The Israeli army has ordered a mass evacuation of Palestinians from the eastern half of Khan Younis. Monday’s order is a sign that Israeli troops could soon return to the southern city – the second-largest in Gaza. Israel ended an offensive in Khan Younis earlier this year and withdrew most of its forces. The evacuation […]
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Images of soldiers returning from the front in Eastern Ukraine
After nearly two and a half years of war, it is unclear how many Ukrainian soldiers have been killed or injured. However, the limited data released suggests it’s well into the tens of thousands. CBC News recently gained access to a medical evacuation bus transporting injured soldiers from the front line to a hospital in […]
Tornado watch for eastern Kansas and western Missouri, including KC, for Friday night
The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for the Kansas City area for Friday, potentially covering around three million people. The tornado watch will last until 11 p.m. and covers parts of both Kansas and Missouri. Storms could be seen in Kansas as far west as Salina and as far south as Newton, […]
The Supreme Court will consider reinstating a critical approval for a rail project in eastern Utah
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to consider reviving a critical approval for a railroad project that would carry crude oil and boost fossil fuel production in rural eastern Utah. The justices will review an appeals court ruling that overturned the approval issued by the Surface Transportation Board for the Uinta Basin […]
Falling beer demand, crushing glut putting a chill on Eastern WA hop crop
Washington hop growers are dramatically curtailing production amid a crushing glut and chilling demand for both craft and commercial beer. In the language of the hop industry, growers “strung” about 33,000 acres in 2024. That was a 15% drop from the year before, which was already reduced by 10%, according to figures released this month […]
Nonprofits team with state, federal governments to tackle housing shortage in Eastern Kentucky
Walls and trusses for eight homes to be constructed in Wayland are stored on city land across from the 11 homes to be completed by the end of June. (Photo by Jenni Glendenning) A religiously oriented group using volunteers from many states is doing much of the housing recovery work in flood-ravaged Eastern Kentucky. The […]
Gov. Noem issues emergency declaration after eastern SD floods
Gov. Kristi Noem has declared a state of emergency for parts of South Dakota, following recent storms and associated flooding on the eastern side of the state. Noem signed the declaration Saturday evening, stating in a press release that state agencies continue to assist local governments throughout the emergency. “Even though the rain is slowing […]
Gov. Wes Moore highlights innovation in agriculture with visit to Eastern Shore farm
For decades the farm was a cow pasture. Then it became a home for corn and other row crops. When Maryland’s governor visited Twin Maples Farm on the Eastern Shore this month, he was met (even enveloped) by something else: miscanthus. Miscanthus grass, the Asian native over 10 feet tall with bamboo-like stems, has been […]
Technical troubles halt new tests at huge Eastern WA radioactive waste melter
The Department of Energy is unlikely to meet a deadline set by a federal court for the next step to prepare the Hanford site’s vitrification plant to treat radioactive waste for disposal. On Thursday DOE notified the Washington state Department of Ecology that it was at risk of not meeting the Aug. 1 deadline to […]
Eastern NM fairgrounds gives evacuees chance to house pets or find them
Jun. 19—ROSWELL — The Eastern New Mexico Fairgrounds has not only opened its doors to displaced families but their pets as well. “We don’t charge them a dime,” ENMF ground manager Rick Ford said. “And we won’t.” Some people have kennels by their cots inside the main building, while others keep their pets outside, like […]
Woman sues Catholic order in Delaware for child sex abuse on Maryland Eastern Shore
BALTIMORE — A woman is suing the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, a Catholic order based in Delaware, for sexual abuse she says she suffered as a young girl at the hands of a priest on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Joyce Harper, 74, who now lives in Florida, alleges in a lawsuit filed Wednesday that […]