Jan. 13—The Lenore Bridge will close for about six weeks starting sometime in the coming months to allow for emergency repairs designed to keep the ailing span on life support. But even after the work is done, the nearly 90-year-old structure that the Idaho Transportation Department has determined is in critical need of replacement will […]
Polls have closed after Taiwanese cast their votes for a new president and legislature in an election that could chart the trajectory of the self-ruled democracy’s relations with China over the next four years. At stake is the peace and stability of the island 100 miles off the coast of China that Beijing claims as […]
Jan. 10—ST. PAUL — Leadership in the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced Wednesday that they will be closing the Upper Sioux Agency State Park on Feb. 16, with intentions of transferring the 1,300-acre park to the Upper Sioux Community in mid-March. DNR Commissioner Sarah Strommen called the transfer “the right thing to do” on […]
All lanes in both directions along U.S. Highway 20 from north of Mountain Home to Fairfield were closed Tuesday afternoon because of whiteout conditions, state transportation officials announced. The 36-mile road closure, from mile markers 116, at the Anderson Dam Road in Dixie, to 152 started just after 2:30 p.m. There was no timeline issued […]
Jan. 9—WILKES-BARRE — This morning, Wilkes-Barre City Mayor George C. Brown announced that the Solomon Creek flood gates at Waller Street and Regent Street would be closed, beginning at 10:30 a.m. The mayor said these closures are out of an “abundance of caution,” given the current weather reports. Any further closures will be announced as […]
Global warming in 2023 hit 1.48 degrees Celsius, data published Tuesday shows, as the hottest year on record propelled the world just hundredths of a degree away from a critical climate threshold. Analyses last year had already confirmed 2023 to be the warmest on record, but Tuesday’s data shows an alarming leap in heating from […]
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — School officials in Salt Lake City could make a final decision Tuesday on whether or not to close four elementary schools later this year. In November, the Salt Lake City School District recommended closing four elementary schools: Hawthorne, M. Lynn Bennion, Mary W. Jackson and Riley elementaries. PREVIOUS STORY: Salt […]
This article was originally published in Mississippi Today. The board of the Jackson Public School District approved a plan Tuesday night to close 13 school buildings, with one board member dissenting. In October, JPS district leadership introduced a plan to close 16 school buildings because of declining enrollment in the district. The district has lost […]
Two highway ramps will be closed on Monday as crews work on the State Route 520/Montlake Project. Beginning Friday night, the off-ramp to Lake Washington Boulevard closes from westbound SR 520, and the on-ramp to eastbound SR 520 closes from Montlake Boulevard. Contractors are installing drainage along these ramps. Westbound drivers can access Lake Washington […]
A popular Atlanta bakery announced on social media this week that it will be closing its main location later this month. Highland Bakery founder and CEO Stacey Eames says January 31 will be the final day at the store off Highland Avenue in Old Fourth Ward. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news […]
Jan. 5—GRAND FORKS — Grand Forks’ principal animal shelter is $15,000 short of making its next payroll and will begin cutting staff and services without a significant cash infusion. Circle of Friends rolled over some $42,000 in unpaid bills from December, has effectively exhausted its reserves and may close its Adoption Center at 910 S. […]
Former President Donald Trump has a 29-point lead among South Carolina Republican voters over the state’s former governor, with less than two months until the state’s GOP presidential primary, according to a new Emerson College Poll. Trump received 54% of support from the 584 people polled on Tuesday and Wednesday. Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki […]