The top teachers in the Coastal Bend for the year have been chosen, with two teachers now under consideration for state honors. Education Service Center-Region 2, established by the state to provide services to school districts, held a teacher of the year celebratory lunch Friday. ESC-2 covers Nueces, Aransas, San Patricio, Bee, Live Oak, McMullen, […]
Virgin Galactic has named one of the first commercial astronaut crews for its Delta-class planes, set to fly no earlier than 2026. The crew, announced on Thursday (June 20), includes past Virgin Galactic American private astronaut Kellie Gerardi, who flew aboard Galactic 05 in November 2023, along with Canadian Shawna Pandya and Ireland’s Norah Patten. […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — In Atlanta to promote the Biden administration’s efforts to quell the import of illegal drugs into the U.S., Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced new sanctions against members of a Mexican drug cartel accused of trafficking fentanyl, cocaine, meth and migrants through the southern border. Included in the sanctions are eight members of […]
PROVIDENCE – Though his health challenges kept him away from the State House for much of the last legislative session, Senate President Dominick Ruggerio on Thursday reinforced what he told the media last week – he is running for reelection. “I am very excited to formally launch our reelection campaign,” said Ruggerio, who represents Senate […]
Insights from Politico, Reuters, Bloomberg, and Le Monde The News The European Union announced new sanctions on Russia on Thursday, targeting the country’s liquefied natural gas sector for the first time since it introduced penalties in response to Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The rules include blocking onward shipments of Russian LNG from EU ports, […]
Circle K has announced a special fuel discount will be in place for a limited time at select service stations. From 12-5pm on Thursday, customers will save 10 cents per litre when they fuel up at participating Circle K service stations. Current members of Circle K’s new loyalty programme Extra, as well as people who […]
NEWCASTLE, Australia (AP) — The Australian Government announced Thursday it will provide a further two million Australian dollars ($1.3 million) to support reconstruction efforts in the region of last month’s major landslide in Papua New Guinea’s mountainous interior. The support comes as PNG continues to grapple with the aftermath of the disaster in the remote […]
A popular beach town on Cape Cod that has seen a “dramatic increase” in unsafe and dangerous conduct in recent years is rolling out new restrictions for the Fourth of July to protect the safety of the public. Officers in the seaside resort town of Dennis have had to respond to a spike in calls […]
This article was originally published in Wisconsin Examiner. Gov. Tony Evers took the next step in starting additional audits of Milwaukee Public Schools on Monday, opening a request for services to conduct an independent operational audit of the district and starting a waiver to expedite the process of hiring an auditor to conduct an independent […]
Area fairgoers may notice some upgrades at their respective county or independent fairs this summer. Gov. Mike DeWine and state officials announced $10 million in grants to support Ohio fairgrounds and enhance fairgoers’ experiences. Locally, Ashland County, Crawford County and Richland County agricultural societies each received $106,831.54. The money was awarded Monday as part of […]
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird held a news conference at the Polk County Sheriff’s Office June 18, 2024 announcing the creation of the cold case unit within the AG’s office. (Photo courtesy the Iowa Attorney General’s Office) Attorney General Brenna Bird has announced the creation of a cold case unit within the state office dedicated […]
A billionaire who previously donated £500,000 to the Conservatives has said he will be voting for Labour, and encourages others to do the same. John Caudwell, founder of Phones4U, was one of the biggest donors to the Tories ahead of the 2019 general election, when he gave half a million pounds to Boris Johnson’s campaign. […]