PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Five Hampton Roads cities officially adopted their fiscal year 2025 budgets on Tuesday night. The approvals by Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News and Chesapeake come after Hampton and Suffolk previously approved their FY25 budgets. Here are some of the highlights: Virginia Beach Virginia Beach passed its $2.6 billion FY25 budget […]
School nurse Matt Galantowicz is having a perfect day. “My kids came to visit me at work,” Galantowicz tells TODAY.com, his voice oozing with pride. “They came running in yelling, ‘Daddy!’” Being a parent still feels surreal. Galantowicz, 49, his husband, Keith, 47, spent years trying to adopt a child. There were countless rejections for […]
Green-rumped parrotlets appear to have high instances of both adoption and infanticide, showcasing two very different sides of life in the animal kingdom. A study published May 6 in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) details what drives them to go to two extremes when it comes to handling another bird’s […]
May 4—PLATTSBURGH — Twenty of the dogs that were seized from the Beekmantown animal rescue, A Canine Gem, in February still need to be adopted. Executive Director for the Elmore SPCA, Rebecca “Becki” Moss-Patnode, said she is happy with the number of dogs adopted so far. Those interested in adopting can find the available dogs […]
BUFFALO N.Y. (WIVB) – After a “ruff” start, one puppy has found her forever home with Buffalo’s bravest. “I never thought she’d fall right in my lap. She’s perfect for me,” said Buffalo firefighter Anthony Pulvino of Engine 19. On April 5, two high school students saw the puppy get hit by a car near […]
House Bill 1015 would formally implement the “five essential components of reading” into curricula across the state. (Dan Forer | Getty Images) New Hampshire public school teachers and officials would be required to update how they teach reading under a bill heading to Gov. Chris Sununu’s desk. House Bill 1015, which passed the Senate by […]
Apr. 18—While Monongalia County Schools is engaged in the marketing of the Renaissance Academy, the proposed standalone school for science, technology, engineering and math that would be the first of its kind in West Virginia, the day-to-day business of the local district goes on. BOE members moved to adopt regular and excess levy rates for […]
A woman fell in love with a shelter dog and couldn’t stop thinking about her — then came a joyful reunion. Months after the woman met Cocoa, she discovered the pup was still in need of a home. So, she reportedly rushed back to the Florida shelter to adopt her. Upon seeing the woman again, […]
The oldest person in the world recently turned 117 years old. According to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, life expectancy in the United States currently stands at 77.5 years. That’s a nearly 40-year gap. Hoping to inch closer to the supercentenarian end of the spectrum? While a lot of […]
The oldest person in the world recently turned 117 years old. According to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, life expectancy in the United States currently stands at 77.5 years. That’s a nearly 40-year gap. Hoping to inch closer to the supercentenarian end of the spectrum? While a lot of […]
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – A federal court in Texas that has become a favored destination for conservatives suing to block President Joe Biden‘s agenda has decided not to follow a policy adopted by the judiciary’s top policymaking body that aims to curtail the practice of “judge shopping.” Chief U.S. District Judge David Godbey of […]
The Republican Party may return this year to adopting a position platform after not taking that step at its convention four years ago, breaking more than 100 years of tradition. Lara Trump, new co-chair of the Republican National Committee and daughter-in-law of former President Donald Trump, told the Journal Sentinel she expected a return of […]