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- LifestyleRaleigh News and Observer
Where are Raleigh’s most expensive apartments for renters? Take a look
Rent soars above $6,000 monthly at some downtown Raleigh spots. What do you get for that?
2 min read - USLexington Herald-Leader
Lexington to spend $1.6 million for 100 license plate cameras. More could come
Police say the Flock cameras help the solve crimes.
2 min read - PoliticsAustin American-Statesman
To debate or not debate? Dade Phelan, David Covey trade blame over lack of political forum
Both candidates are blaming each other for skirting the opportunity to address Southeast Texas voters in a televised debate ahead of the May 28 runoff
5 min read - SportsAustin American-Statesman
Texas Lottery Pick 3 Morning, Pick 3 Day results for April 25, 2024
Check your tickets for Texas daily lottery draw games here.
1 min read - USThe Palm Beach Post
Palm Beach firms, residential designs win big at annual Mizner Awards ceremony
The 2023 Addison Mizner Awards were bestowed by the Florida chapter of The Institute of Classical Architecture & Art during a ceremony at The Colony.
5 min read - OpinionHerald-Tribune
Warm Mineral Springs is a community jewel. Let's make it sparkle again.
Warm Mineral Springs in North Port deserves to be rescued and preserved as the natural, historical and geological wonder it is.
6 min read - USThe Oklahoman
In light of audit, Shelley Zumwalt faces difficult Senate confirmation for tourism secretary
Shelley Zumwalt says she won't resign and asserts she didn't have "decision-making authority" when husband's company hired for state work.
5 min read - USStatesman Journal
What's that being built near Dude Donut City and Home Depot in southeast Salem?
A new project is coming to the patch of land at Hagers Grove Road SE and Lancaster Drive in southeast Salem.
1 min read - OpinionThe El Paso Times
NM Legislature, governor need to act on immigration issues: Rod Montoya
If we fail to take the steps necessary to end the public safety crisis, we will have no else to blame than ourselves.
3 min read - USMilwaukee Journal Sentinel
Search for Sade Robinson's remains continues in Milwaukee while key questions of the case linger; suspect Maxwell Anderson seeks a trial
It’s been over three weeks since Sade Robinson went missing and was later found to be killed and dismembered in Milwaukee. As the case and investigation continue, questions linger.
6 min read - BusinessAustin American-Statesman
Nominations open for American-Statesman's 2024 Austin Top Workplaces. Here's how to nominate.
For the 15th year, the American-Statesman will honor quality workplace culture in the region. Any organization with 50 or more employees is eligible.
1 min read - USStatesman Journal
Democrats Virginia Stapleton, Keith Haxton face off in primary for House District 21
The winner will face Republican incumbent Kevin Mannix in the November general election.
4 min read - USStatesman Journal
Incumbent Bill Burgess faces current and former employees in Marion County Clerk race
If one of the three gets more than 50% of the vote, they will advance to the November general election. If not, two will advance.
5 min read - USThe 74
Access: How a St. Louis Nonprofit Guides Kids from Middle School to College
The jump from eighth grade to high school is one of the hardest transitions in childhood. Joseph Olascoaga had to make it while living thousands of miles from his parents. His mother and father, who immigrated illegally to St. Louis before he was born, returned to Mexico when he was still in middle school. It […]
15 min read - LifestyleKansas City Star
The outside can be brutal. Here’s how to ease your transplants into a shock-free move
“Hardening off” is gradually introducing seedlings and plants grown indoors to outdoor conditions.
2 min read - USLexington Herald-Leader
Judge says Louisville House representative can stay on ballot, but challenger is likely
Judge: “The court cannot justify interfering in the electoral process on the inadequate grounds presented here.”
3 min read - USKansas City Star
Police got 116 calls to this KC business in a year. What the city is doing about it now
The city denied a business license application for Up in Smoke. But the shop on Independence Avenue was open on Thursday.
3 min read - USThe Oklahoman
More people escaping domestic violence eligible for utility fee waivers in Oklahoma
Gov. Kevin Stitt signed the bill into law Tuesday, the same day he vetoed a different measure intended to help domestic violence victims
2 min read - USThe Oklahoman
Controversial bill allowing chaplains in Oklahoma's public schools advances
A controversial Oklahoma chaplain bill inspired by a Texas law has advance after being recent approval by the state House of Representatives.
4 min read - USThe Oklahoman
Cursive is making a comeback: Gov. Stitt signs law requiring it to be taught in schools
A new law makes official what was already a general practice — teaching third- and fifth-graders cursive handwriting. It's trending on social media.
2 min read - OpinionLas Cruces Sun-News
Procurement Code ethics an important protection against public corruption in New Mexico
"It is unlawful for a public official or employee to arrange for a contract to go to a certain person or entity without regard to the objective, fair decision-making process the Code directs."
3 min read - USWFTV
Great weather this weekend in Central Florida
Central Florida is forecast to have some nice weather this weekend.
1 min read - USMaryland Matters
Activist mom turns son’s life into hopeful legacy
Grieving Prince George's County mom plans to lease a mentoring center for kids, and where moms can do healing circles 'and just release and find resources.' The post Activist mom turns son’s life into hopeful legacy appeared first on Maryland Matters.
7 min read - USMaryland Matters
Virginia casino vote a likely windfall for Cordish
Unpublicized City Council vote picks Baltimore company to be the casino operator in Petersburg, south of Richmond along Interstate 95. The post Virginia casino vote a likely windfall for Cordish appeared first on Maryland Matters.
5 min read - USNew Jersey Monitor
Anxiety over squatters, fueled by TikTok, inspires a wave of legislation
Squatter horror stories have reached a fever pitch after a migrant on TikTok encouraged people to squat in homes across the United States. The post Anxiety over squatters, fueled by TikTok, inspires a wave of legislation appeared first on New Jersey Monitor.
9 min read - USWJAX
Firefighters contain large brush fire on Jacksonville’s Southside, JFRD says
JFRD put out a large brush fire in a wooded area off Kirbo Road.
1 min read - USIndiana Capital Chronicle
Cash-strapped election offices have fewer resources after bans on private grants
This month, Wisconsin joined 27 other states that have banned or restricted local governments’ use of private donations to run cash-strapped election offices, buy voting equipment or hire poll workers for Election Day. All of the state laws came in the past four years, pushed by conservative lawmakers and activists who claim that Democratic voters […] The post Cash-strapped election offices have fewer resources after bans on private grants appeared first on Indiana Capital Chronicle.
9 min read - USKansas City Star
This KC Star reporter flew on Air Force One. It was an ‘undeniably cool’ experience
The Kansas City Star’s Washington correspondent occasionally participates in the “press pool” reporting on the president. Sometimes that means a flight on Air Force One.
4 min read - USStevens Point Journal
Nelsonville residents file lawsuit against DNR and Gordondale Farms over groundwater monitoring settlement
The residents allege the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources did not follow proper procedure to allow public input on the agreement.
2 min read - LifestyleThe Des Moines Register
Maximize your time off work this summer: Turn holidays into long weekends
Trying to pencil in some vacation time this summer? Consider maximizing your time off around these holidays.
2 min read - USReuters
Colorado paramedic to be sentenced in Elijah McClain's death, bringing case to a close
A Colorado judge on Friday is expected to sentence a paramedic convicted in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, the last defendant to face jail time for the young Black man's death. McClain, 23, died after police slammed him to the ground soon after stopping him and put him in a chokehold at least twice. Paramedics injected him with an excessive dose of ketamine, an anesthetic used for sedation, after police said he was in a state of "excited delirium."
3 min read - BusinessThe Cool Down
Clean energy developer to transform former mine into massive clean energy storage project: 'Will help ensure people have energy when they need it'
"Storing and generating on-demand electricity, which can be used in any number of ways."
3 min read - USWFXT
All Day Sunshine!
A Freeze Warning is in effect until 8 AM in eastern and southeastern MA where the growing season has begun. Full sunshine will boost temperatures back into the lower 50s at the coast and upper 50s to 60 degrees inland.
1 min read - USChicago Tribune
Around the Southland: Sandburg engineering students succeed, fire damages Orland restaurant, more
Sandburg CAD students sketch up success Students studying computer-aided design and engineering at Carl Sandburg High School in Orland Park made a successful trip to the Illinois Design Educators Association State CAD Competition recently at Illinois State University. Sandburg competed in five divisions and medaled in three. Senior Logan Zerfass finished in 1st place in the Introductory CAD ...
5 min read - USWPXI
Springdale police warn residents of phone scam
Springdale police are warning residents about a phone scam.
1 min read - USWFXT
Man, woman hurt following fire at an apartment building in Manchester, NH
A man and a woman are hurt after a fire at a Manchester, New Hampshire apartment complex on Thursday night.
1 min read - PoliticsAustin American-Statesman
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is wrong about a ban on NIH research about mass shootings
Since 2020, CDC, NIH, and other federal agencies have funded millions of dollars in gun-related research, including studies on mass shootings.
4 min read - USThe Tennessean
Cicadas won't be the only thing emerging in 2024. What to know about their enemy — killer cicada wasps
The killer wasps not only prey on cicadas, but can also cause damage to lawns with their burrows. Here's what else to know.
3 min read - USThe Columbus Dispatch
Five years on, progress stalls on new Franklin County Municipal Courthouse as costs rise
Columbus voters approved $130M in bonds for new Franklin County Municipal Courthouse in 2019, but five years later construction hasn't begun.
4 min read - OpinionNewark Advocate
Faith Works: A brief primer on church polity, the intersection of theology, logistics
Newark Advocate Faith Works columnist Jeff Gill discusses the important but often overlooked work of church polity, where theology and logistics merge.
3 min read - BusinessDetroit Free Press
When the NFL draft is over: Steps to take if a flight home will not take off as scheduled
Anyone who travels knows air traffic controller shortages, late arriving aircraft, computer glitches and other reasons trigger delays. What do you do?
11 min read - LifestyleSavannah Morning News
Sparkling Rose is more than a summer sip, it's a stunning addition to any garden mix
Some in the green industry might consider it a novelty bedding plant, mainly due to its coloring, but Superbena Sparkling Rose is an award winner.
3 min read - USVirginia Mercury
New EPA rules will force fossil fuel power plants to cut pollution
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday released a sweeping set of rules aimed at cutting air, water and land pollution from fossil fuel-fired power plants. Environmental and clean energy groups celebrated the announcement as long overdue, particularly for coal-burning power plants, which have saddled hundreds of communities across the country with dirty air and […] The post New EPA rules will force fossil fuel power plants to cut pollution appeared first on Virginia Mercury.
9 min read - OpinionThe Tennessean
I just made the 'perfect paella.' COVID pandemic helped me get here.
Opinion: I was a bad cook before COVID. Time, our weekly 'cuss and fuss' tradition and an eager audience helped me grow into a competent culinarian.
5 min read - BusinessKnox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel
Home prices projected to increase through 2028: See how high Knoxville ranks
A new report about the hottest real estate markets in the U.S. ranked Knoxville's housing market 64th out of 122 midsize cities.
3 min read - USNewark Advocate
Future uncertain for fire-ravaged Avalon building; former residents without permanent homes
After a March fire, some residents moved in temporarily with family and friends while others found apartments in an already limited housing market.
7 min read - USThe Columbus Dispatch
Hundreds of Colonial Village tenants still need housing as deadline to vacate motels looms
Four months after 1,300 people were displaced from troubled apartment complex, less than one-third of the households have found permanent housing.
4 min read - USThe Post-Crescent
Appleton, Neenah, others team with visitors bureau to offer kayak rental stations. Here is what you need to know
The Rent.Fun kayak stations charge $20 for the first two hours and $10 for each additional hour.
3 min read - LifestyleMilwaukee Journal Sentinel
After 40 years in tech, he channeled his love of baking into Oconomowoc's Bayview Bread
Mike Riggs started baking during the pandemic and turned it into a business after retiring from the tech industry.
7 min read - USThe Oklahoman
Severe storms could hit this weekend as Oklahomans celebrate art, music festivals
A chance of severe storms coincides with two of the biggest springtime events this weekend, the OKC Festival of the Arts and Norman Music Festival.
2 min read