Lt. Gov. Nuñez highlights water safety as the hotter months approach
Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez speaks on water safety importance at a news conference in Ormond Beach, June 5, 2024. (Screenshot from Nuñez’s X account) Quality Journalism for Critical Times Lt.…
Awash in tourists, Juneau prepares to turn some cruise ships away
Cruise ships line the Juneau waterfront on Wednesday, June 8, 2022. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon) Alaska’s state capital is set to become the first city in Alaska and one…
Juror in Feeding Our Future case excused after being offered bags of cash to acquit
Photos from court documents of the bag of cash containing 100s, 50s, and 20-dollar bills totaling about $120,000 that was seized by the FBI. MINNEAPOLIS —A juror in the Feeding…
Congress calls for review of injuries from military blasts in light of Lewiston shooter history
U.S. Army Soldiers with 9th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, joined other multinational troops for exercise Verboom in Adazi, Latvia, Oct. 28, 2023. During…
Judith Herbst Witters
Born 1945 Richmond, Indiana Died May 3, 2024 Lincoln, Vermont Details of services In lieu of flowers, we ask people to give in support of two things she loved most:…
New York governor puts congesting pricing on hold
Drivers entering Manhattan south of 60th Street would have been forced to pay a $15 toll under the plan, which was set to take effect June 30, 2024. (Dana DiFilippo/New…
United WE study identifies child care needs of women entrepreneurs
Wendy Doyle, United WE president and CEO (left), and Kelsey Lents, founder and CEO of the Two Birds child care and school facility, stand at the entrance of Lents’ business…
New York governor puts congesting pricing on hold
Drivers entering Manhattan south of 60th Street would have been forced to pay a $15 toll under the plan, which was set to take effect June 30. (Dana DiFilippo |…
USDA aims to aid small farmers by barring pay deductions from poultry firms
Poultry companies provide chicks to farmers who raise them to market size, when the company collects the birds. A Biden administration plan would restrict companies’ ability to cut pay to…
Universities try 3-year degrees to save students time, money
FILE – Students walk to and from classes on the Indiana University campus, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021, in Bloomington, Ind. A new study from the State Department and the Institute…