More than 100 years after the nation’s deadliest race massacre, the Senate is considering a bipartisan bill to grant national monument status to Greenwood, Oklahoma, also known as “Black Wall Street.” In 1921, Black Wall Street was burned to ashes by white mobs who attacked the then-thriving and predominantly Black neighborhood in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The […]
May 14—The family of a 23-year-old Marshallese man who was killed by police after allegedly holding a knife to a toddler in 2022 may soon receive a settlement of $250,000 from the city of Spokane, avoiding a lengthy and potentially costly civil trial. Peterson Kamo’s family filed a tort claim in September of that year, […]
May 14—Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham‘s office is considering legal recourse after a state district judge halted a controversial Public Education Department rule mandating 180 instructional days at schools across the state. “We are exploring our legal options as we continue to fight this lawsuit and do everything we can to improve the public education system […]
PANAMA CITY BEACH — City officials say there might be more they can do to regulate large special events. In a meeting on Thursday, Panama City Beach City Council members directed staff to draft a proposed update to the city’s special events ordinance — one that would allow leaders to consider traffic impacts and available […]
Appleton’s $20 wheel tax helps to fund street reconstruction projects. APPLETON — The city’s $20 wheel tax that has been in effect for nearly a decade could be increased by $10 later this year to help pay for rising street reconstruction costs. Common Council member Nate Wolff introduced a resolution to raise the fee to […]
Air Vanuatu announced that it had cancelled international flights for four days and was considering bankruptcy protection for the South Pacific state-owned carrier. It said international flights were cancelled until Sunday and flights after that day were “under review”. In a statement, Air Vanuatu said: “The Vanuatu government is now considering placing Air Vanuatu into […]
Students at Owyhee High School walk into their classes, some lingering in the doorway for a few seconds to take final glances at their cellphones. Then, they drop their devices into 36-slot blue pocket holders at the entrance of their classrooms and sit down. It’s a system they know well. Owyhee, in the West Ada […]
(Bloomberg) — The UK is contemplating sending soldiers to Gaza to support aid deliveries once a new corridor opens in May, the BBC reported. Most Read from Bloomberg The British forces could drive trucks off landing craft along a floating causeway onto a beach and transport goods to a secure distribution area ashore, though no […]
The Florida High School Athletic Association could potentially sanction competitive video gaming, or esports, as an official sport amid growing interest from member schools. The FHSAA Board of Directors held a discussion about esports during a meeting in Gainesville Monday, with talks focusing on the share of Florida schools that would be interested in offering […]
WAUSAU − Residents of the Wausau School District will soon have an opportunity to have their voices heard on the district’s budget. The Wausau School Board approved a contract with the Donovan Group last week to facilitate a survey to gauge the community’s opinion on a possible fall 2024 referendum question for operations funding. In […]
A costly new national certification exam for psychologists has convinced the profession’s licensing authority in Texas to consider crafting a cheaper alternative to help alleviate a persistent mental health provider shortage here. On Thursday, the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists moved to begin researching the cost of a cheaper state exam instead of […]
ALABAMA (WHNT) — Former Alabama Ethics Commissioner Stan McDonald resigned Wednesday. The decision comes as the Alabama Senate considers a bill that would overhaul Alabama’s existing state ethics code. According to state campaign finance records, McDonald made contributions to at least one political campaign after being appointed to the commission in 2019. Under state law, […]