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- USDelaware Online | The News Journal
State salaries: Delaware paid $2.6M to employees last year. How the data breaks down
Over 58,000 people received at least one paycheck from the state in 2023.
3 min read - BusinessDelaware Online | The News Journal
Why Wilmington postponed a hearing on proposed Airbnb regulations until June
Short-term rental owners have pushed back on the proposal to regulate the market after city residents faced issues with some units next door.
2 min read - OpinionThe Courier Journal
I've hated Mother's Day since I was 7. I choose to celebrate my mom in my own way.
Opinion: People like my mom deserve to have their stories told, deserve to have their voices lifted.
3 min read - USMichigan Advance
Community advocates spotlight impacts of pollution in metro Detroit
Members of the newly formed Clear the Air coalition on Monday hosted policymakers and environmental justice advocates as they toured areas in metro Detroit bearing the brunt of industrial pollution. Community activists Theresa Landrum and Simone Sagovac were joined by U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) and Michigan House Majority Floor Leader Abraham Aiyash (D-Hamtramck) in […] The post Community advocates spotlight impacts of pollution in metro Detroit appeared first on Michigan Advance.
10 min read - OpinionKansas Reflector
This loyal University of Kansas alum wonders about wisdom of pricey athletics project
The years that I spent at the University of Kansas were some of the best of my life, and I will never forget the experiences that carried me down many roads over the years in a multidimensional career. But I question the outsized role of athletics in so many institutions of higher education, and KU […] The post This loyal University of Kansas alum wonders about wisdom of pricey athletics project appeared first on Kansas Reflector.
4 min read - USThe State Journal-Register
Springfield man with 'significant criminal history' sentenced on gun charges
The recent sentencing stems from a Springfield traffic stop back in 2022.
1 min read - LifestyleJournal Star
Can you eat cicadas? Wine-pairing and recipes for incoming broods
The cicadas are coming by the trillions. Can you eat them? What do they taste like? How do you cook them? Oh, and what wine pair with them best?
3 min read - OpinionDelaware Online | The News Journal
Want to impact Delaware students and schools? Vote in your May 14 school board election
Opinion: There is an easy way to have an impact on the success of education in Delaware: voting in your school board election on Tuesday, May 14.
3 min read - USWHIO
UPDATE: Over 3,400 without power after Tuesday’s severe weather
Thousands of people remain without power across the area after Tuesday night's storms.
1 min read - USWSB Cox articles
Man, 3 children found shot to death inside car at Gwinnett Co. park
The Gwinnett County Police Department say they are investigating the deaths of several people in a vehicle at Lucky Shoals Park.
1 min read - OpinionUSA TODAY Opinion
Trump and the RNC want slow counting of mail ballots to target Biden supporters
Donald Trump and the Republican National Committee are attacking mail-in ballots across the country. They know it hurts Biden.
5 min read - USPortsmouth Herald
NH House kills bill to incentivize building more housing
NH House voted down a bipartisan bill meant to make it easier to build housing in the state. Several Seacoast Democrats voted against it.
6 min read - USPetoskey News Review
Dry conditions lead to heightened wildfire concerns in Northern Michigan
“If people are out there burning and it’s real windy out and it’s warm and we have low dew points ... if there was a fire that started it could spread really quickly,” said meteorologist Andy Sullivan.
1 min read - USThe Daily Reporter
Ground floor apartment plan delays indoor baseball center on S. Monroe
Wright told commissioners that plans for 59 S. Monroe is "creating a downtown condo, which I would actually occupy next to my business."
2 min read - USPortsmouth Herald
York County reports $2M in damage following April nor'easter
Maine Gov. Janet Mills formally requested that President Joe Biden declare a major disaster declaration for the state following a severe April nor'easter.
2 min read - USPortland Press Herald, Maine
Sister of Portland man convicted of manslaughter says she gave false testimony against him
May 8—The sister of a Portland man who was convicted of manslaughter in the 2019 death of her boyfriend now says she gave false testimony against her brother at his trial. Chelsey Cardilli contacted the Portland Press Herald late last week to request that a line in a recent story about the case be removed. The line in question was a summary of her testimony, during which she accused her ...
5 min read - USHerald-Tribune
Sarasota OKs demolition of 112-year-old historic house to make way for new development
The developer maintained it wouldn’t demolish the structure until the site plan is fully approved.
8 min read - USHerald-Tribune
Sarasota School Board rejects Title IX protections against gender identity discrimination
The board vote comes as the Biden Administration expanded federal Title IX regulations in April to include gender identity discrimination.
7 min read - USThe Standard-Times
Improvements on the horizon in New Bedford Harbor. Feds see what their money is buying.
New Bedford's North Terminal is nearing completion while the Leonard's Wharf project is ready to begin. Officials took a tour to see the progress.
4 min read - USThe Herald News
Students uncover historic homes in Fall River's first 'downtown': Here's where they are
RWU students say Fall River's Steep Brook — its first 'downtown' — is rich with history. They found four old homes that could be preserved.
6 min read - USHerald-Tribune
Sea Tow Venice plans to build permanent office and storage facility on U.S. 41 Bypass S.
Service answers questions, comes to the aid of boaters in distress and helps local law enforcement as needed
2 min read - USThe Herald-Mail
Former Maryland State Police trooper sentenced for sexually abusing girl years ago
Brian H. Murphy, a former Maryland State Police trooper, was sentenced Tuesday to 45 years in state prison for sexually abusing a girl years ago.
7 min read - USPortland Press Herald, Maine
Sagadahoc deputy criticized by Lewiston shooting commission blasts its report as 'misleading'
May 8—The Sagadahoc County Sheriff's Office deputy who has faced intense criticism for failing to confront the Lewiston shooter before he committed a mass shooting filed a 20-page defense of his actions Tuesday morning with the commission investigating the shooting. In its March 15 interim report, the commission blasted Sgt. Aaron Skolfield for not doing more to disarm Robert Card in September ...
4 min read - USPortland Press Herald, Maine
Maine high court to consider whether to try Waldo County teen as an adult in deadly shooting
May 8—Two years ago, a teenager in Brooks fired six shots from an illegal "ghost gun," killing a man who had offered him shelter from a traumatic past marked by abuse. Atilio Delgado, now 18, has not denied the act — but his defense attorneys and the state are fighting over whether he should be tried as an adult, a decision that could mean the difference between a short stint in a youth ...
6 min read - USTaunton Daily Gazette
B-R High School junior wins prestigious scholarship. Will he accept it?
Bridgewater-Raynham High School junior Cole Bridges was surprised to learn he won a scholarship worth $160K because he didn't even apply for it.
3 min read - USCheboygan Daily Tribune
Cheboygan students release classroom sturgeon into Black River
This year's fish grew to 17 inches before being released into the Black River on May 3.
3 min read - TechnologyThe Holland Sentinel
Grand Valley steps into the future with new College of Computing
Provost Fatma Mili announced Monday, May 6, that Marouane Kessentini has been appointed dean of the new College of Computing, effective July 6.
2 min read - USThe Monroe News
Monroe Community Credit Union awards five scholarships
Sierra Goins, Kennedy Irwin, Rachael Miska, Madison Moore and Christopher Stein each received a $1,000 scholarship.
1 min read - USThe Cool Down
Officials celebrate opening of fully electric bus fleet: 'Progress continues to be at the forefront of this city'
"By embracing clean, electric power, we're paving the way for a healthier environment."
2 min read - USLohud | The Journal News
What is the mortgage gap? It may turn you into a lifelong renter
Researcher Adam Bosch says the gap between home prices and the mortgages that families qualify for "knocked me over." Home ownership is out of reach.
6 min read - USLohud | The Journal News
Rally planned at Brooklyn prison for NY man held since 2021 on Jan. 6 cop-assault charges
Supporters of Capitol riot defendant Jake Lang of New York plan to rally outside the Brooklyn prison where he's being held while awaiting trial.
4 min read - USLohud | The Journal News
Resident group files suit against Piermont over proposed apartment, development
A group of Piermont residents filed a lawsuit against the village.
5 min read - OpinionThe Dispatch
The Pulitzer for Propaganda Goes to …
The Washington Post was rewarded for a willfully misleading series on the AR-15.
12 min read - USFox News
Former Army soldier convicted of murdering pregnant soldier on Germany base in 2001
A former Army soldier has been convicted of second-degree murder in the November 2001 killing of 19-year-old Pfc. Amanda Gonzales, who was four months pregnant at the time.
2 min read - NewsKARK
Severe weather hitting parts of central Arkansas overnight
Severe weather has hit parts of central Arkansas overnight into Wednesday.
- USWFRV Green Bay
Some disappointed as city of Neenah moves pride event away from downtown
NEENAH, Wis. (WFRV) – Neenah city officials are asking organizers to move their pride festival to Riverside Park after giving conditional approval to have the event downtown. The decision has caused backlash from the event organizers as well as some downtown businesses. When Dana Johnson and other leaders of Fox Valley Pride look at West […]
4 min read - USKTLA articles
Canoga Park home raided by FBI agents, SWAT team
Neighbors remain stunned after FBI agents and SWAT team members swarmed a Canoga Park home on Tuesday night. Federal agents responded to a townhome on the 21700 block of Hart Street at around 5:45 p.m. A search warrant for a male suspect was being served as armored trucks arrived on the scene. Officers deployed flash […]
3 min read - USWSB Cox articles
AAA shares safety tips for motorist for May’s Bicycle Safety Month
In Georgia alone, within the last 10 years from 2013 to 2022, there were 241 fatalities.
2 min read - USKSEE articles
‘She loved God’: Family, friends remember 11-year-old lost in Madera Co. crash
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Family and friends of the 11-year-old girl killed in a crash on Highway 41 in Madera County are remembering her. They describe 11-year-old Amelia Marsh as a child who was full of light and love. “I mean from the minute she was born she has just been a light,” longtime family […]
2 min read - PoliticsMSNBC
Maddow Blog | 'What could possibly go wrong?': In familiar folly, Daniels underestimated peril of Trump interaction
Alex Wagner reviews a portion of the transcript from Donald Trump's New York criminal trial in which Stormy Daniels is encouraged to accept Trump's invitation to dinner because "what could possibly go wrong?" - reasoning likely used by many people who were ultimately burned by getting too close to Trump's toxicity. Rachel Maddow joins to discuss the remarkable cascade of events that has brought us to the present with the entire country finding out just how much can go wrong.
- USHillsdale Daily News
Portage, Michigan tornado destroyed mobile homes, injured about 12
Authorities continued to search a mobile home park in Pavilion Township into the night, but believe a tornado caused only injuries.
3 min read - USWGN Chicago
Egg-size hail in Tuesday’s storms; Wednesday’s Outlook
TUESDAY STORM REPORTS Large hail was the biggest culprit Tuesday, but a few wind gusts reached severe levels Tuesday’s storm reports included chicken egg-size hail Tuesday’s Wind and Hail Reports Chicago-O’Hare rainfall: It’s been an active weather period dating back to late April √ 10 of the past 12 days have seen at least a […]
1 min read - USFox News
Bill to expand Florida's 'Safe Haven' law now on DeSantis' desk
A bill to expand Florida’s "Safe Haven" policy is now on Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' desk awaiting his signature after it passed through the state legislature.
2 min read - USWRBL Columbus
Columbus man pleads guilty to murder of 16-year-old, gets life sentence
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — A Columbus man appeared in Superior Court Tuesday afternoon for a sentencing hearing, pleading guilty to a shooting that left a teenager dead in November 2020. LilMarcus Terell Ransom, 24, has been in jail for over 3 years in connection with the murder of 16-year-old Allen Toombs. According to court testimony, Toombs […]
1 min read - USKSEE articles
20-year-old arrested near Dinuba in child sex abuse investigation, deputies say
TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A 20-year-old near Dinuba was arrested Tuesday as part of an ongoing child sexual abuse investigation, the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office announced. Deputies say they served a search warrant at a home outside of Dinuba with the help of the Central California Internet Crimes Against Children task force and Homeland […]
1 min read - USKRON
Fatal crash reported on Highway 101 in San Jose
(KRON) — California Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash that happened Tuesday night on Highway 101. The crash happened at about 8:30 p.m. on northbound US 101 near Trimble Road. Caltrans’ traffic log said it involved a fatality. CHP shut off the on-ramp and off-ramp at Trimble Road, as well as State Route 87 […]
- PoliticsMSNBC
Maddow Blog | Key detail in Stormy Daniels' salacious testimony deflates Trump defense
Rachel Maddow and Lawrence O'Donnell talk with Alex Wagner about Stormy Daniels' testimony in Donald Trump's New York criminal trial, which was notable for the salacious details of Trump and Daniels' sexual encounter, but also revealed a contradiction in Trump's defense of why he wanted to catch-and-kill Stormy Daniels' story.
- USKDVR Denver
3 Castle Rock police officers sued in arrest of Colorado man with cerebral palsy
A Colorado man with cerebral palsy is suing three Castle Rock police officers on claims of excessive force.
2 min read - OpinionReason.com
Trump Promised To 'Drain the Swamp.' He Did the Opposite.
Total spending under Trump nearly doubled. New programs filled Washington with more bureaucrats.
4 min read - USKansas City Star
Live Kansas City traffic updates: Accidents, road closures, delays on KC-area highways
Hitting the road soon? Check our live traffic updates to see if your route is clear.
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