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Missouri Medicaid funding at risk as crucial taxes stall. It could be a ‘huge loss’
Not renewing the series of taxes would be “huge, huge loss to the state and the revenue that it brings in,” said John Barclay, president of the Missouri Ambulance Association.
7 min read - LifestyleWFXT
These are the 10 best places to live in Massachusetts, according to real estate experts
Are you considering a move? Real estate experts have revealed their list of the best places to live in Massachusetts.
1 min read - USMiami Herald
A Miami-Dade house fire kills a father who lived in the garage with his son
Here’s what we know so far.
1 min read - USNBC News
Police hunt former cop after two women are found dead and a child is abducted
Police are urgently searching for a man suspected to have shot dead two women and abducted a 1-year-old boy before possibly fleeing towards Mexico on Monday.
2 min read - USTelegraph-Forum
Authorities still investigating March shooting death in Bucyrus
Guilianno Yamani was found dead of an apparent gunshot wound at 817 S. Highland Ave. One person has been arrested but the investigation is ongoing.
1 min read - USThe Marion Star
Tri-Rivers students and staff to take part in a day of community service
Hundreds of students and staff will be participating in a day of community service in Marion, Morrow and Union counties on Friday.
1 min read - USKansas City Star
Man dies after being shot in a business parking lot in Kansas City, Kansas
He was declared dead at the scene.
1 min read - USThe Record-Eagle, Traverse City, Mich.
Affordable apartments loan approved for the Flats at Carriage Commons
Apr. 23—TRAVERSE CITY — More housing is coming to a Garfield Township corner already bustling with development, this time the first phase of an affordable apartment complex. Michigan State Housing Development Authority recently approved a $12 million loan to Traverse City Housing Commission, according to an agency release. That'll build 48 apartments out of the 210 the commission plans for the ...
3 min read - LifestyleFort Worth Star-Telegram
Looking to buy a generator? Stock up on emergency supplies on tax-free weekend in Texas
Grab the checkbook and head to the hardware store.
3 min read - USThe Record-Eagle, Traverse City, Mich.
'MakerFest': Sparking interest in STEAM education
Apr. 23—TRAVERSE CITY — Hundreds of children and their parents went to Howe Ice Arena at the Civic Center on Saturday to participate in "MakerFest," an annual celebration of all things STEAM. STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics. It's a variant of the more common acronym STEM, a technical education term that was coined by the National Science Foundation ...
2 min read - USVirginian Pilot
Virginia State Sen. Aaron Rouse announces run for lieutenant governor
VIRGINIA BEACH — Virginia State Sen. Aaron Rouse announced Tuesday morning he will run for lieutenant governor. Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney also announced Tuesday that he’s running for the role. Rouse has been steadily moving up through public service ranks over the last several years. The former NFL player is a former Virginia Beach City Council member. In January last year, Rouse won a ...
1 min read - USVC Star | Ventura County Star
Wildlife commission lists Southern California Steelhead as endangered
State wildlife commissioners have broadened protections for a native Southern California fish on the brink of extinction.
3 min read - USRaleigh News and Observer
Judge strikes down NC law on felon voting, saying racist origin ‘has not been cleansed’
The judge wrote that the law “was enacted with discriminatory intent ... and continues to disproportionately impact Black voters.”
2 min read - USKansas City Star
Scattered showers, thunderstorms sweep across KC area; weekend storms drawing concern
Rain is expected to move out of the Kansas City area Tuesday morning. Weekend storms are drawing the concern of forecasters.
2 min read - BusinessMiami Herald
Delta gives workers pay hikes and higher minimum wage. One union calls it ‘crumbs’
See what Delta is offering and why one group is not impressed
4 min read - USLewiston Tribune, Idaho
Clarkston aims for skills center
Apr. 23—The Clarkston School Board unanimously approved a resolution Monday to apply for a feasibility study for a new skill center. Now that the resolution is approved, the district can apply for the grant before the May 1 deadline. Asotin School District will also join the application for the feasibility study and will vote on a resolution at its meeting next Monday, Superintendent Thaynan ...
3 min read - USDelaware Online | The News Journal
Express, longtime mall clothes retailer, to close 95 stores after filing for bankruptcy
Express, the longtime mall clothes retailer, filed for 11 bankruptcy protection in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware and will close 95 stores.
2 min read - USThe Cullman Times, Ala.
2024 FCCLA All County Poultry Cook-Off winners announced
Apr. 23—County school students met at the Alabama Farm Credit headquarters, Thursday, April 18, in Cullman for the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America County Poultry Cook-off. The event was sponsored by the Farmers Federations, Poultry and Egg Association and Alabama Farm Credit. The Poultry cook-off had two categories: casseroles and whole pieces. Poultry casserole winners were: ...
1 min read - USKIRO
Amber Alert: Tri-Cities double murder suspect may be headed to Mexico with 1-year-old
Police say a former Yakima Police officer took the boy after killing two people.
2 min read - USFort Worth Star-Telegram
Your lottery ticket has won $1 million in Texas. Now what? Here’s how to claim your prize.
Here’s where to go to in Texas to claim your prize if you hit it big in the lottery.
2 min read - OpinionHerald-Tribune
'Earth Day': Rather than protecting planet, Sarasota focuses on destroying it
Two stories about large planned developments ran on the front page April 22. Nothing was published about Earth Day celebrations.
6 min read - USWPXI
Body found in abandoned Aliquippa building identified as missing woman
A body found in an abandoned building in Aliquippa last week has been identified as a woman who went missing over a year ago.
1 min read - LifestyleAZCentral | The Arizona Republic
Salt River Tubing 2024: Ultimate guide to the coolest Arizona summer tradition
Salt River Tubing's 2024 season opens soon. Here's everything to know about floating the lower Salt River, including how much it costs and when to go.
4 min read - USSan Luis Obispo Tribune
‘There’s a yak on the sidewalk’: SLO County native working for Peace Corps in Mongolia
Nipomo native Claire Bodger has been working with the Peace Corps in Mongolia since summer 2023, educating local children about the environment.
4 min read - USState College Centre Daily Times
Centre County jail holds firm on no-contact policy despite calls for change from advocates
It’s not the first time criminal justice reform advocates have expressed criticism about the jail’s design.
4 min read - USTri-City Herald
Tri-City Herald death notices April 22, 2024
Death notices for Kennewick, Pasco, Richland and the Yakima Valley.
2 min read - USTri-City Herald
Badger Mountain Superbloom. Why are there so many wildflowers in Eastern WA this spring?
“.... (T)hey are really showing off this year.”
3 min read - WorldTri-City Herald
Richland’s Chamna Preserve earthquake unusual for this area. Here’s how it was different
No, it doesn’t mean a big one is less likely now.
3 min read - USThe Olympian
Man who suffered medical emergency and died at Thurston County rest area identified
He was 58.
1 min read - BusinessBellingham Herald mcclatchy
Forget BYOB. These unique Bellingham stores make you bring your own container. Here’s why
Bellingham’s ‘refilleries’ offer customers an innovative, sustainable solution to plastic waste. Here’s what you need to know about them.
4 min read - USSacramento Bee
How much can my landlord raise my rent? Am I being overcharged? Know these California laws
A Sacramento Bee reader reached out to us frustrated about her monthly rent obligations.
6 min read - USKansas City Star
One man dies, another injured after shooting at hotel near Kansas City airport
Here’s the latest.
1 min read - PoliticsSacramento Bee
California lawmakers approve bill that would make you show ID before looking at porn
The committee unanimously approved the bill despite opposition from civil liberty, LGBTQ and abortion advocacy groups
3 min read - USMiami Herald
Alligator found hiding in landing gear of plane at Florida Air Force Base, photos show
A tug-of-war played out as officers moved the alligator.
1 min read - USWJAX
JSO identifies woman found shot to death at apartment complex
JSO identified the victim as 43-year-old Valondia Norris.
1 min read - USLexington Herald-Leader
Fire sends Kentucky firefighter to hospital. One person still unaccounted for
A volunteer firefighter was airlifted to UK.
1 min read - USThe Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa.
Boswell celebrates start of work to eliminate stormwater problems; sidewalks, street repairs to follow
Apr. 23—BOSWELL, Pa. — A construction crew working along Ohio Street in Boswell exposed an underground creek, flowing five feet below the asphalt. When heavy storms roll in, that creek becomes a torrent, sometimes washing out sections of road and filling basements, Boswell Borough Secretary Goldie Oberholser said. Not for much longer, though. Boswell Borough officials on Monday joined state ...
2 min read - USBluefield Daily Telegraph, W.Va.
Tuesday is the last day to register for voting in the May Primary
Apr. 23—By GREG JORDAN Bluefield Daily Telegraph PRINCETON — In person and online options are available today for people who have not registered yet to vote during the upcoming May Primary Election. Today is the last day for voter registration before the May Primary. Mercer County Clerk Verlin Moye said Monday that the county had around 57,000 citizens according to the last census. About 65 ...
7 min read - USThe Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa.
Officials, advocates team up, fight Turnpike Commission's plan to cut 'permanent scar' through Allegheny Mountain
Apr. 23—NEW BALTIMORE — Atop the eastern slope of the Allegheny Mountain ridge, Randy Musser was surrounded by nature — and faced the unsettling thought that it could be disrupted forever. The Mountain Field and Stream Club, of which Musser is the president, has spent 25 years fighting the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission's plan to slice a gouge as wide as three football fields are long ...
5 min read - USBluefield Daily Telegraph, W.Va.
Firefighter injured in two-vehicle crash; fire truck hits beauty salon
Apr. 23—By GREG JORDAN Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEWELL — A firefighter was one of two people who were injured Monday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of U.S. Route 52 and Lorton Lick Road in Mercer County. An F-550 pickup truck with the Bluewell Volunteer Fire Department and a Subaru Outback were in a crash near the Family Dollar store, which is also located near the ...
1 min read - ScienceThe Courier Journal
There is a 'pink' moon on the horizon. Here's when the April full moon is and how it got the name
April's 'pink' full moon happens this week, but don't expect a Barbie pink glow to it. Here's why we call it the pink moon.
3 min read - USTampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla.
5 arrested after shots fired at Tampa police officers trying to make traffic stop
Tampa police arrested five people Monday after at least one person fired shots at officers, leading to brief pursuit, police said. . At about 8 p.m., officers in an unmarked car spotted a reckless driver heading north on North 43rd Street from East Hanna Avenue, according to a news release from Tampa Police Department. When the officers tried to make a traffic stop, at least one person in the ...
1 min read - USHerald-Tribune
Sarasota County Schools 2024 Spring Art Show set for Art Center Sarasota, Venice Art Center
Prizes include two $10,000 scholarships from Ringling College of Art and Design and a one-year full-tuition scholarship from State College of Florida.
2 min read - USBaltimore Sun
Maryland weather: Warm and sunny Tuesday, chance of showers overnight in Baltimore area
Warming up from a late-April frost advisory, temperatures are expected to reach the 70s Tuesday amid sunshine in the Baltimore area. A frost advisory was in place across most of Maryland until 8 a.m. Tuesday due to overnight temperatures as low as 34 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. Sunny weather is expected as the frost thaws. A high of 73 is forecast for Baltimore’s Inner ...
1 min read - USWFXT
3 Massachusetts high schools ranked among best in America
High schools in Massachusetts continue to stack up against the best in the United States.
2 min read - USNC Newsline
U.S. Supreme Court appears to lean toward Oregon city in complex homelessness case
WASHINGTON — A majority of U.S Supreme Court justices Monday seemed inclined to side with an Oregon town’s law that bans homeless people from sleeping outdoors, in a case that could have broad implications for local ordinances related to homelessness across the country. During oral arguments in City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson, conservative […] The post U.S. Supreme Court appears to lean toward Oregon city in complex homelessness case appeared first on NC Newsline.
9 min read - USWHIO
Officer shoots dog while responding to burglary call in Ohio
A dog is dead after an Ohio police officer shot it while responding to a burglary call Monday afternoon.
1 min read - USStar Tribune (Minneapolis)
Meet the West Sider taking the helm at Neighborhood House, helping new arrivals find a better life
Janet Gracia came to St. Paul's West Side as a young single mother of an infant daughter. She was immediately drawn to Neighborhood House, the center of immigrant life since it helped settle Russian Jews at the end of the 1800s. Gracia didn't need Neighborhood House's complete plethora of services — she was able to find work, housing and belonging over the decades. But Neighborhood House was a ...
4 min read - SciencePopular Mechanics
Scientists Think They Know How Pluto Got Its Mysterious Heart
New research offers a chilling explanation for the dwarf planet's most famous feature.
3 min read - USSouth Florida Sun Sentinel
Suspect arrested in group beating of man at Lauderhill ‘drug house’ in 2019
Years after a man was beaten by multiple people outside of a “drug house” in Lauderhill and dropped off at the hospital where he would later die, one of the men allegedly involved has been arrested. Paulesky Mauney, 47, was dropped off at Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale on the afternoon of Oct. 20, 2019, and was pronounced dead 10 days later from multiple blunt traumatic ...
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