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- USThe Battle Creek Enquirer
Four arrested in connection to Battle Creek marijuana dispensary break-in
Police said a large amount of stolen marijuana was recovered.
1 min read - USMilitary Times
Lawmakers again push to ease firing rules for misbehaving VA staff
Punishing underperforming VA workers was a priority during Trump's first term. Congressional leaders want to zero in on the problem again.
3 min read - USTimes West Virginian, Fairmont
Inconsistent service leads City of Fairmont to review garbage collection contract
Jan. 17—FAIRMONT — The recent snowstorms highlighted continuing problems the City of Fairmont has with Republic Services, its contracted trash collector. "I don't fully say that snow related delays are unreasonable," City Manager Travis Blosser said. "But, when I have people sitting with almost three weeks of not having their trash serviced, that is unacceptable." Dissatisfaction with ...
4 min read - USTimes West Virginian, Fairmont
Judge denies bail in case of Pagan's first-degree murder case in Marion County Circuit Court
Jan. 17—FAIRMONT — Marion County Circuit Court Judge Matthew Delligatti did some work this week undoing the Gordian Knot that has become the series of trials seeking accountability for the September 2022 murder of Henry Silver. The Marion County Prosecuting Attorney is trying six men for Silver's murder in 2022. Charged with first-degree murder, John Wolfe, Ryan Lane, Jonathan Biller, Derek ...
4 min read - USThe Meadville Tribune, Pa.
Snow and cold are 'hot' for some area businesses
Winter weather is good for business, according to owners of a number of companies that deal in winter-related items. This season’s snowstorms and cold temperatures have increased consumer demand in Crawford County and northwestern Pennsylvania for products and services to combat winter’s wrath. “It’s the first real winter in five years,” said Cheryl Ervin, owner of the Ace Contractor Center ...
3 min read - USThe Meadville Tribune, Pa.
Grant will boost precision machining program at Crawford Tech
Crawford Tech was among 58 schools and school districts to receive funding through a competitive grant program administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE), the department has announced. The county’s only career and technical school will receive $85,000 to purchase a new compact machining center for its precision machining technology program, part of the school’s overall ...
2 min read - PoliticsAnchorage Daily News, Alaska
In its final days, Biden administration pitches sweeping subsistence protections in National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska
Jan. 17—The Biden administration on Thursday rolled out last-minute plans to add protections for more than 3 million acres of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska for subsistence resources. A portion of the areas chosen for additional protections is close to Nuiqsut, an Iñupiaq village in the northeastern area of the reserve, and ConocoPhillips' massive Willow oil project and Nuna project, ...
3 min read - USTCPalm | Treasure Coast Newspapers
Two men in jail after chase through Palm City on drug, fleeing law enforcement charges
South Florida men jailed on multiple charges related to drug possession and fleeing law enforcement officers
3 min read - PoliticsMSNBC
Maddow Blog | Trump’s Treasury pick rejects minimum wage hike, champions tax breaks
Trump's incoming Treasury secretary summarized the administration's perspective perfectly: Yes to tax breaks for the wealthy, no to increasing the minimum wage.
3 min read - LifestyleGiangi's Kitchen LLC
Mustard Chicken – Creamy & Delicious
Prepare to fall in love with this delicious and easy-to-make mustard chicken.
- USWFXT
Rainy Saturday, plowable snow Sunday: Latest weekend forecast, storm timelines, expected totals
A one-two punch of rain and snow is expected to make for a messy weekend in Massachusetts.
1 min read - WorldYale Environment 360
Carbon Dioxide Levels Rose by a Record Amount Last Year
Carbon dioxide is accumulating in the atmosphere faster than ever before, putting hopes of limiting warming in jeopardy.
2 min read - USThe Fayetteville Observer
Police find man off Hope Mills Road in Fayetteville suffering from fatal stab wound
Police were called to the neighborhood behind Sherwood Park Elementary School shortly before midnight.
1 min read - USDetroit Free Press
Will schools be open on Martin Luther King Jr. Day? What to know about the federal holiday
Many public institutions will close for Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday, while some private businesses will remain open. Here's what to know.
2 min read - USThe Daily Jeffersonian
Lore City man faces three felony charges relating to abuse of a 4-month-old
Sheriff Paden said the investigation is ongoing and the case will be presented to the grand jury.
1 min read - USStar Beacon, Ashtabula, Ohio
Two men indicted in October shootings on West Avenue
Jan. 17—ASHTABULA — Two men were recently indicted by a county grand jury for their alleged roles in an October drive-by shooting on West Avenue. Naulige Able Cahill, of Geneva, and Kevelin Emmanuel Wells, of Ashtabula, were each charged with six counts of felonious assault with fire arm specifications and a drive by shooting specification, according to Ashtabula County Court records. Wells ...
2 min read - USStar Beacon, Ashtabula, Ohio
Beth Cybulski appointed executive director of LEADERship Ashtabula County
Jan. 17—ASHTABULA — Beth Cybulski has been appointed the new executive director of LEADERship Ashtabula County. Founded in 1989, the organization hosts classes and programs for county adults and children, to teach them about the area and surrounding region. Cybulski, who is also on the Geneva Area City School Board and Geneva Business Women Inc., said she wasn't sure about the position at ...
2 min read - USStar Beacon, Ashtabula, Ohio
Court program participants exceed national average for sober days
Jan. 17—GENEVA — Participants in Western County Court's Continuous Alcohol Monitoring Program broke the national average of sober days last year. The court received a 99.8% rating from Ohio Alcohol Monitoring System, according to a press release from the court. Western County Court Judge Casey O'Brien said his office learned about the statistics last week. "It was great to find out," he said. ...
2 min read - USCumberland Times News, Md.
Stockyard fire ruled accidental by investigators
Jan. 17—ACCIDENT — A fire that swept through Friend's Stockyard along U.S. Route 219 Wednesday remains under investigation by the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal. Firefighters from at least three counties were called to the Stockyard Road property at about 5:20 p.m. and fought the blaze in 10-degree weather, according to the fire marshal's office. It took them about two hours to ...
1 min read - USWHIO
Man wanted in connection to drug, prostitution investigation in custody
A man wanted in connection to a drug and prostitution investigation is in custody.
1 min read - USLansing State Journal
Early morning passage brings Soo Locks season to end. Which ship was last through?
The spring shipping season is expected to begin in March when the Army Corps of Engineers reopen the locks.
4 min read - USWFTV
Man arrested after pregnant woman attacked over pizza delivery tip
A man accused of attacking a pregnant woman over a pizza delivery tip is in the Osceola County jail.
1 min read - USThe Courier Journal
What are the Mega Millions numbers for Friday, Jan. 17? Jackpot stands at $113 million
Is today your lucky day? The numbers for the Mega Millions jackpot will be drawn at around 11 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
2 min read - USKentucky Lantern
Universities say expanding their missions would meet KY needs. Will legislature agree?
Kentucky could have two new medical schools — one for people, one for animals — along with more doctoral programs under Republican-backed bills filed in the House. The legislation would remove barriers in state law to plans for an osteopathic medicine college at Eastern Kentucky University, up to five research doctoral programs at Western Kentucky […]
7 min read - USPanama City News Herald
Credit union gives Florida State Panama City $10,000 for scholarships, community services
Tyndall Federal Credit Union gifted Florida State University Panama City a check for $10,000 to support scholarships and community services on Jan. 16.
1 min read - USThe Guardian
California wildfires: containment improves as winds recede and people begin return home
Two largest wildfires, the Palisades fire and Eaton fire, have become more contained, but dry winds could return next week
4 min read - LifestyleAsheville Citizen-Times
What you need to know about your child’s internet use
Internet safety – Tips for parents from Callahan Walsh and NCMEC
7 min read - USWJAX
Man who killed Creekside High School graduate in wrong-way crash to be sentenced Friday
Action News Jax is in the courtroom and will be updating this article when Ariel Monteagudo’s sentence is handed down. *Save and refresh this link.
1 min read - BusinessThe Tuscaloosa News
Unemployment claims in Alabama increased last week
Here's a look at how weekly unemployment claims changed in Alabama last week compared with the week prior.
- USDaily Inter Lake, Kalispell, Mont.
Developer proposes erecting small prefab homes off Two Mile Drive in Kalispell
Jan. 17—Kalispell may see a unique style of housing eventually hit the market. The Kalispell Planning Commission heard a proposal for a new subdivision off Two Mile Drive that would consist of shipped-in prefab homes intended for first-time homeowners or seniors looking to downsize. The commission also OK'd an amendment to be brought to City Council allowing for skybridges in certain zones. ...
2 min read - USDaily Inter Lake, Kalispell, Mont.
Kalispell City Council leans toward loan to replace lead service lines
Jan. 17—Kalispell City Council on Monday weighed funding options for replacing lead pipes in the municipality's drinking water supply. A majority of councilors on Jan. 13 expressed interest in tapping into a federal loan program to fund the replacement of all lead and galvanized service lines in the city. Accessing the loan will be up for a vote at Council's meeting next week along with a ...
5 min read - USDaily Inter Lake, Kalispell, Mont.
Motorist in drug-fueled wreck given partially suspended sentence
Jan. 17—A Kalispell motorist accused of leaving his passenger with two broken vertebrae after a drug-fueled vehicle wreck in 2023 earned a partially suspended sentence earlier this month. Prosecutors charged Jason Robert Skalsky, 52, with felony negligent vehicular assault in the wake of the Feb. 25 wreck near the intersection of Woodland Avenue and Willow Glen Drive. Skalsky allegedly plowed ...
2 min read - USDaily Inter Lake, Kalispell, Mont.
Law roundup: There's no such thing as free lunch
Jan. 17—A man tried to have it his way at a fast-food joint and became upset with the employee manning the drive-thru window refused to hand out free grub. The man allegedly began yelling and punching the glass barrier, but took off after the employee rang the Kalispell Police Department. Officers caught up with him and let him know he was no longer welcome at the restaurant. Tired of dealing ...
2 min read - USDaily Inter Lake, Kalispell, Mont.
Jury awards damages to former Whitefish Housing Authority director
Jan. 17—A Flathead County District Court jury on Wednesday awarded damages to the Whitefish Housing Authority's former executive director after she sued the public entity for defamation. In finding the housing authority liable, the jury awarded Lori Collins a total of $1.5 million. The sum includes $850,000 for damage to her reputation, $75,000 for lost wages and $575,000 for emotional ...
2 min read - USDaily Inter Lake, Kalispell, Mont.
Glacier High School finding ways to curb graffiti in pedestrian tunnel
Jan. 17—Glacier High School is inviting students to help clean up graffiti and garbage marring the nearby pedestrian tunnel that runs underneath the U.S. 93 Bypass. The tunnel, which was painted by KALICO through the Rails to Trails Tunnel Vision Project, was reportedly graffitied last week. The vandalism prompted school officials to meet with the Northwest Montana Rails to Trails group on ...
3 min read - USAZCentral | The Arizona Republic
Prescott Valley driver suspected of fatally striking bicyclist was impaired, police say
Prescott Valley police announced that officers arrested Daniel Lee Jones in connection with the death of a 14-year-old boy in November.
1 min read - USThe Pueblo Chieftain
Pueblo 19-year-old pleads guilty to shooting and killing sister's former boyfriend
A 19-year-old Pueblo man who shot and killed his sister's former boyfriend in April 2024 recently pleaded guilty to second-degree murder.
3 min read - USKIRO
Deputies chase suspect from Sammamish into Renton after burglary and shots fired
Deputies say more shots were potentially fired at the top of the I-90 ramp to I-405, but no injuries to deputies or anyone else were reported.
1 min read - PoliticsOregon Capital Chronicle
Meet Oregon’s 19 new state legislators
Mari Watanabe, who will replace newly appointed Sen. Lisa Reynolds in the House, is the last of 19 new faces in the state Legislature, which will begin its work in earnest on Tuesday.
11 min read - USThe Guardian
‘The nearby schools have burned down’: LA teachers and students grapple with altered reality
Residents of less affluent Altadena worry their neighborhood will not have the same chance to rebuild as wealthy Palisades
6 min read - PoliticsNevada Current
Lame duck Congress ended without mine permitting reform bill pushed by NV lawmakers
A bipartisan effort to give mining companies more legal rights to federal lands and speed up the permitting process did not make it past a contentious five-week lame duck session, dashing hopes to reverse a major court ruling adopting a stricter interpretation of federal mining law, at least for the time being. In the final […]
5 min read - PoliticsPopular Mechanics
50,000 Scientists Beg Congress to Protect Science As Trump Prepares to Take Office
Project 2025 and growing anti-science sentiment threaten to undermine several critical scientific institutions.
6 min read - PoliticsPolitico
Pizzagate Has Lost Its Bite
A series of lawsuits and shifts among conspiracists have produced a strange lack of anxiety in Washington.
8 min read - USWPXI
1 dead after car goes off Parkway East, lands in creek near Squirrel Hill Tunnel
One person is dead after a car went off the Parkway East and landed in a creek near the Squirrel Hill Tunnel.
1 min read - USErie Times News
Vehicle stuck on tracks destroyed in train collision in North East
The accident happened along Bort Road Thursday night.
1 min read - BusinessDetroit Free Press
Michigan electricity law appears unconstitutional, federal appeals court says
Alternative energy suppliers argue Michigan Public Service Commission requirements unfairly protect from competition DTE Energy and Consumers Energy.
3 min read - USThe Oklahoman
Inauguration Day 2025: See Oklahoma City watch parties, march, MLK Day events
Inauguration Day will occur throughout Monday morning, with the main events happening closer to noon.
2 min read - USTCPalm | Treasure Coast Newspapers
What were most popular baby names in Florida, US in 2024? Did your name make the list?
There were just a few similarities between the U.S. and Florida when it came to the most popular baby names in 2024.
3 min read - USThe Guardian
Judge allows lawsuit aiming to restrict abortion pills across US to proceed
Texas judge Matthew Kacsmaryk rules attorneys general of Idaho, Kanas and Missouri can continue mifepristone case
2 min read - USWSOC
Family member accused of killing Rock Hill woman appearing in court
A man arrested in connection with the death of a 53-year-old woman last fall is expected in court Friday, Rock Hill police say.
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