Refugee students in the Fort Worth Independent School District will soon have access to on-campus counseling services to help them navigate challenges they face in starting school in a new country. The district’s school board approved a memorandum of understanding allowing Catholic Charities Fort Worth to place certified counselors on campuses to work with students […]
FRESNO, Calif. (KGPE) – Central California had strong thunderstorms move through Monday afternoon. These storms moved in from the southwest and produced a lot of lightning, thunder, and even hail. These storms also provided a temporary cool down from the triple-digit heat, but the cooler weather didn’t last long. Temperatures warmed up again not long […]
Global hospitality group Minor Hotels has signed a management agreement with the Boulevard Hotel Company for a new hotel in central Bangkok, the capital city of Thailand, as part of its strategy to cross-develop its brands globally. The signing will introduce Minor Hotels’ NH Hotels & Resorts brand in Bangkok. It will be the second […]
URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — Sunday marked the first ever Ngoma African Festival at the Community Center for the Arts in downtown Urbana. The ngoma is a musical instrument used in Africa to express feelings. Part of the festivities were held at the downtown music school. Organizer Jean Rene Balekita said the event’s goal is to […]
An area of stormy weather in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico could bring localized flooding to parts of northeastern Mexico Sunday, though its chances for tropical development are steadily dwindling. The large area of showers and thunderstorms was located about 20 miles southeast of La Pesca, Mexico, as of 8 p.m. and was due to […]
A series of mass shootings rocked the US early on Sunday, leaving at least one dead and 34 others wounded in just four cases reported in New York, Alabama, Missouri and Ohio. The shootings came amid a broader spate of recent mass shootings, including the one at an Arkansas grocery store on Friday that left […]
An area of stormy weather in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico could bring localized flooding to parts of northeastern Mexico Sunday, though its chances for tropical development are steadily dwindling. The large area of showers and thunderstorms was located about 20 miles southeast of La Pesca, Mexico, as of 2 p.m. and was due to […]
The Long Bend Fire burning on the west side of the Deschutes River, roughly 4 miles southwest of Maupin, has brought “a precautionary evacuation” for two popular campgrounds. The fire, which blackened 108 acres by Saturday night and was 0% contained, brought the evacuation of Harpham Flat and Wapinitia campgrounds. Currently there are no boating […]
Jun. 22—Another round of storms sweeping through the area late Saturday afternoon brought another round of headaches to a community already saturated from heavy rains. Saturday afternoon’s rain came hard and fast resulting in rapidly rising waters in downtown Austin and stranded one vehicle on Main Street North. Crews worked quickly to block off the […]
Jun. 22—GRAND FORKS — A stroll through the Greater Grand Forks Fair brings the sounds of fair rides whirring, the smell of fried foods and the sight of a man balancing a ladder on his face. Dallas Saupe and his son Nick Stainback, also known as Dallas the Fire Guy and Nicktorius, are new faces […]
SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO – Steady rain fell in Ruidoso on Friday, a welcome relief to hot, dry weather that helped to fuel two forest fires that have burned parts of the mountaintop village and neighboring Mescalero Apache Reservation. Rain started about 10 a.m. and continued steadily for several hours, said Kerry Gladden, spokesperson for the […]
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — In a country where racial segregation was once brutally enforced, South Africa’s new coalition government has brought a Black president and a white opposition leader together in an image of unity. Yet the power-sharing agreement sealed a week ago between President Cyril Ramaphosa‘s African National Congress party and the […]