Is Growing Your Own Food Considered Agriculture? Hawaii County Says No
Subsistence farmers on the Big Island say recent changes to county agricultural laws threaten their ability to keep farming.
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Where The Jury Found Mike Miske ‘Not Guilty’
Prosecutors failed to show beyond a reasonable doubt that Miske had paid for the murder of Johnathan Fraser, even though the jury convicted him of other crimes related to Fraser’s…
Utah Gov. Cox to fellow governors: Please don’t ‘tear down’ bipartisan leadership group
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox looks toward the stage for the National Governors Association’s summer meeting at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City on July 11, 2024. (Courtesy of…
The Landry president
James Genovese will be the next president of Northwestern State University (Chris Reich/Courtesy of Northwestern State University) NATCHITOCHES — With no higher education experience to speak of, state Associate Supreme…
Anti-abortion researchers back riskier procedures when pregnancy termination is needed, experts say
A new paper from researchers whose abortion-pill studies were retracted touts C-sections and induced labor as alternatives for pregnant patients in medical emergencies as a federal appellate court revisits a…
Athena nursing home workers say medical bills still going unpaid
The symptoms of multiple sclerosis show up differently in Jamie Iszczak’s body depending on the day. Sometimes it presents as pain, tingling or numbness in her leg. Her vision may…
Guardian angel of the highways
I’m taking a quick break this week for some summer fun, so let’s revisit a column I wrote two-plus years ago… Tom Kaminski is like an omniscient guardian angel, floating…
Nancy Pelosi to NC Democrats: ‘What comes next is very important for our country’
Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi addresses North Carolina Democrats at the party’s Unity Dinner in Raleigh on July 20, 2024. (Photo by Galen Bacharier/NC Newsline) Former Speaker of…
Zebra mussels, which pose ‘extreme risk,’ found in Colorado River near Grand Junction
Rafters float down the Colorado River in Horsethief Canyon near the Colorado-Utah border on May 15, 2023. (Chase Woodruff/Colorado Newsline) State wildlife officials detected zebra mussel larvae in three spots…