PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – Virginia state regulators with the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) voted to reopen the winter harvesting season for blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay in a 5-4 vote on Tuesday, ending a 15-year closure. In 2008, declines in the blue crab population led to a fishery disaster declaration in which multiple […]
STORY: Disney and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis have finally put an end to their long-running feud. Under a new agreement announced this week, the entertainment giant will invest $17 billion over the next 15 years to develop its Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando. That’s according to the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, the special […]
(Reuters) – Disney and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis have put an end to their feud with a deal that allows the entertainment giant to develop the Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando for the next 15 years. DeSantis and Disney, one of Florida’s biggest employers, had been embroiled in a dispute since 2022, when former […]
QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) – A Florida man has been arrested after a discarded fork linked him to the killing of his uncle in Queens 15 years ago, District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Thursday. Anthony Scalici, 41, reportedly stabbed his 64-year-old uncle, Rosario Prestigiacomo, inside his Ridgewood home in 2009, authorities said. 3 men shot […]
Familiar faces and longtime vendors reunited in Lexington last weekend for the 15th annual Sheep and Fiber Festival. The gathering was held at Masterson Station Park in collaboration with Lexington Parks & Rec, the Kentucky Sheep and Goat Development Office and other associations and fiber guilds, according to Sarabeth Parido, the festival’s director. “The Kentucky […]
GE Aerospace (GE), the newly minted aerospace and defense pure play, continues to snag new highs amid price-target hikes. Is GE stock a buy? X GE Aerospace Launches On April 2, General Electric split in two — into GE Aerospace and GE Vernova. GE Aerospace, which makes jet engines and aviation systems, kept the GE […]
The removal of dams that restricted water flow has led to the restoration of a river in Maine. As explained by The Nature Conservancy, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act provided $2.9 million in funding to assist in removing “narrow culverts, small dams and other hindrances” to revive the Penobscot River. This helps bring incredible […]
FORT MILL, S.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — The Town of Fort Mill announced Friday that the Strawberry Festival scheduled for Saturday has been canceled. “This is the first time in its 15-year history that a full cancellation was needed due to weather,” Fort Mill town officials said on Friday. “The Town has been provided guidance […]
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian activist has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for attempting to set fire to a military conscription office in protest against the Russian action in Ukraine, officials said Friday. A military court in Khabarovsk, in Russia’s far east, said Angel Nikolayev was convicted on charges of terrorism for placing […]
Alberta is emerging from its deadliest flu season in 15 years. Provincial data shows 167 people died of influenza during the 2023-24 flu season, eclipsing all other seasons dating back to 2009. This season’s death toll more than tripled the 2018-19 season total and nearly doubled the prior year. Last season, which was the previous high, saw […]
(FOX40.COM) — The Placer County Sheriff’s Office said on Thursday that the second fentanyl-related murder sentence in California has officially been delivered to a man who was found responsible for giving the lethal drug to a young woman in August 2022. “Arron Dare was sentenced to 15 years in prison for selling fentanyl to Haleigh […]
Apr. 1—The federal government plans to conduct large-scale tree thinning and prescribed burns northwest of Los Alamos in a 10- to 15-year project intended to enhance forest lands and watersheds while reducing wildfire risks. The U.S. Forest Service plans to burn 74,000 acres, thin more than 26,000 acres and allow commercial logging on about 7,200 […]