Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge (Photo: Kate Bloomfield/USFWS) Policy, politics and progressive commentary Southern Nevada’s federal delegation are calling on the federal government to prohibit mining on public land in the fragile Amargosa River watershed, an effort pushed by locals in the area for months. On Tuesday, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto sent a letter to […]
CNN reports indicate that just 47.9 million people tuned in to the first 2024 presidential debate. The 2020 re-match saw a 35% dip in audience from the first clash between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, which drew 73.1 million viewers in September 2020. The debate, hailed by many as catastrophic for the Biden campaign as […]
After more than 20 years, Dairy Queen is making a return to Franklin with a new Grill & Chill, opening Tuesday at the Mack Hatcher/Hillsboro Road intersection. The new location is under the ownership of the nation’s largest Dairy Queen franchisee, Fourteen Foods, which recently moved its headquarters to Franklin from Minnesota. “We are thrilled […]
City officials and leaders of the marriage equality movement celebrated the 20th anniversary of the first same-sex marriage licenses issued in 2004. Pictures and exhibits at the Kendall Center in Cambridge Friday illustrated the 20-year journey since May 17, 2004. “We were the first to open our doors,” said Cambridge’s mayor Denise Simmons. “We were […]
NEOSHO, Mo. — 20-plus years in education is winding down for Neosho’s school superintendent. “The higher you go up, the more people you can have an impact on,” said Dr. Jim Cummins, Neosho R-5 Supt. Advice that prompted Dr. Jim Cummins to focus his experience in the classroom on school leadership. “Ended up with an […]
The Cherokee County District Attorney’s Office announced a 55-year-old man was given a 20-year sentence for sexually exploiting children and having drugs. The DA’s office said Allen Joseph Peacock was charged in relation to a 2022 investigation after “an individual close” to him told members of law enforcement that they’d found a message on Snapchat […]
My 20-year friendship with Bob Graham started with a lunch we had towards the end of his U.S. Senate career, when I was just a pup staffer in the Florida House Democratic Office, and him, a 38-year public servant starting to think about life after public office. Bob was committed to remaining involved after he […]
Apr. 11—A man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in a fatal shooting near the Waianae Small Boat Harbor in 2021 was sentenced Wednesday by Circuit Court Judge Shanlyn Park to 20 years in prison. A man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in a fatal shooting near the Waianae Small Boat Harbor in 2021 was sentenced […]
.A 19-year-old St. Paul woman was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison for shooting and killing a 17-year-old boy as they sat in a car in Chanhassen. Vanessa Sanchez-Lopez was convicted in Carver County of second-degree murder in the February 2023 death of Manuel Bernal Jurado of South St. Paul, with whom she was […]
Joanna and Chip Gaines continue to raise the bar when it comes to their thriving Magnolia home design empire and their relationship. The couple announced in early March that 10 years since the start of their famed-series “Fixer Upper,” they are back with a new series “Fixer Upper: The Lakehouse.” “When ‘Fixer Upper’ premiered 10 […]
Joanna and Chip Gaines continue to raise the bar when it comes to their thriving Magnolia home design empire and their relationship. The couple announced in early March that 10 years since the start of their famed-series “Fixer Upper,” they are back with a new series “Fixer Upper: The Lakehouse.” “When ‘Fixer Upper’ premiered 10 […]
The search for a 16-year-old Florida girl who vanished in 2004 may have come to an end with the discovery of an unmarked burial site, according to investigators. An excavation of the spot revealed human remains, the Volusia Sheriff’s Office reported Feb. 28. “The remains are believed to be those of Autumn Lane McClure, a […]