NM wildfires grow to 12,000 acres and $28 million estimated cost
Firefighters drop water and build fire line Monday where the Blue 2 Fire is burning in the Lincoln National Forest, about 8 miles north of Ruidoso. (Photo Courtesy US Forest…
Wayne State University stays remote for second day over Pro-Palestinian encampment impasse
Members of pro-Palestinian encampment at Wayne State University in Detroit. Screenshot from Instagram account of U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit). Wayne State University in Detroit will operate virtually for a…
The jury now will decide Trump’s fate in hush money trial, after lengthy closing arguments
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 20: Former U.S. President Donald Trump appears in court during his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments at Manhattan Criminal Court on…
UK on Thursday will practice for ‘active aggressor crisis.’ Don’t be alarmed; it’s ‘only a drill.’
The training provides an opportunity for first responders to run drills they cannot run while classes are in session at the Lexington campus, above. (Photo by Mark Cornelison | UK…
More KC schoolkids are asking for help with their mental health. A few are finding it
The reasons behind the rise in mental health issues among children and adolescents remain unclear. Mental health professionals often point to smartphones, social media and — a big one —…
Funds for clean school buses coming to hundreds of districts, White House saysÂ
The Biden administration on Wednesday said it will provide funding to help school districts purchase clean school buses, most of them electric. Shown is a yellow electric school bus plugged…
Decades-long monitoring shows reduced levels of regulated contaminants in Arctic people’s bodies
Trees are reflected in the waters of Lake Spenard on the evening of May 16. Lake Spenard and Lake Hood, to which it is attached, showed high levels of PFAS…
Oregon Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer criticized infrastructure law, now lauds it
Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Oregon, participates in a roundtable on homelessness in Oregon City on Jan. 25, 2024. (Julia Shumway/Oregon Capital Chronicle) As a candidate in 2022, Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer said…
Can California Supreme Court strike the right balance on bail?
Greg Padilla Bail Bonds signs in downtown Sacramento on Nov. 2, 2022. Photo by Rahul Lal, CalMatters Bail is one part of California’s justice system that has vexed judges, lawmakers…
Watch: Democrats kill California homeless camp ban, again
A bill to ban homeless encampments statewide near parks, schools and transit hubs failed to get out of the same legislative committee as last year.