New housing could be coming near the corner of Gervais and Bull streets near downtown Columbia, as developers including City Councilman Will Brennan look to expand upon an existing historic renovation project. In 2022, Brennan Design and Mashburn Construction rehabilitated the historic Whaley House on the corner of Gervais and Pickens streets. The historic home’s […]
For the 17th time, travelers along Route 66 between Joliet and Bloomington-Normal will be able to make stops in a number of communities and check out what events are being held during the Red Carpet Corridor event. Among the stops for road warriors will be able at Dwight, Odell, Pontiac, Chenoa and Lexington. According to […]
President of the Kurdistan region in Iraq Nechirvan Barzani (R) and Iraqi Kurdish Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (L) receive Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C) during a welcoming ceremony at Erbil International Airport (EIA). Ismael Adnan/dpa Turkey, Iraq and two Gulf countries have signed a declaration to pursue closer trade links with a new economic […]
The Underground Railroad Consortium of New York State wants to connect historic sites statewide via a 500-mile scenic byway to increase tourism and improve the public’s understanding of how Harriet Tubman and others helped enslaved people reach freedom before the Civil War. “It will elevate and tell the story of many freedom seekers,” said Karen […]
Editor’s note: This story is available as a result of a content partnership between WFTV and the Orlando Business Journal. A vote by the governing board of SunRail has set the stage for discussions on a proposed shared corridor with Brightline. The Central Florida Commuter Rail Commission — made up of Orange, Osceola, Seminole and […]
Maryland commuters are being asked to avoid the Interstate 695 southeast corridor after Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed early Tuesday after it was struck by a cargo ship, sending the bridge and cars into the Patapsco River. The Maryland Transportation Authority issued a traffic advisory asking motorists to use Interstate 95 and Interstate 895 […]
By Humeyra Pamuk and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Washington is working to coordinate a multinational effort to set up a maritime aid corridor into Gaza, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday, part of a U.S. strategy of “flooding the zone” with humanitarian assistance. President Joe Biden last week announced plans for the […]
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Michele Kambas CAIRO/LARNACA, Cyprus (Reuters) – The head of the European Commission said on Friday a maritime aid corridor could start operating between Cyprus and Gaza this weekend, part of accelerating Western efforts to relieve the humanitarian crisis in the war-ravaged Palestinian enclave. Ursula von der Leyen’s comments came a day […]
A ship will head to Gaza carrying humanitarian aid, the European Commission president said, as international donors launch a sea corridor to supply the territory, which faces widespread hunger and shortages of other essential supplies after nearly five months of war. A ship belonging to Spain’s Open Arms will make a pilot voyage to test […]
The European Commission president says that a charity ship will leave for Gaza as part of a pilot operation to test a new humanitarian sea corridor delivering aid directly from Cyprus to the Palestinian enclave. Ursula von der Leyen said the EU, together with the US, the United Arab Emirates and other involved partner countries […]
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has gathered evidence against two more top Russian officers who committed war crimes against the civilian population of Ukraine. Source: the SSU, the Prosecutor General’s Office Details: Vice Admiral Sergey Pinchuk, First Deputy Commander of the Staff of the Black Sea Fleet of the Armed Forces of Russia, and […]
KELOWNA, British Columbia (AP) — Just below the fog line hanging over the central Okanagan Valley, rows of saplings for a cherry orchard expansion span the eastern stretch above Highway 33 on the outskirts of Kelowna in Canada’s wine country. New cherry varieties and climate change in British Columbia’s interior have enabled the fruit to […]