Jan. 2—BEMIDJI — Attendees of the annual First Day Hike at Lake Bemidji State Park left their snowshoes at home and joined other community members for a walk to start the year off right. With the peculiar lack of snow for January in the Northwoods, the “snowshoeing under the pines” themed hike was just a […]
A reminder: New York State Thruway tolls will increase by 5% Jan. 1 as the first system-wide hikes in 14 years begin. And an identical increase will go into effect in 2027. For passenger cars with E-ZPass, that means a cost increase of nearly 5 cents per mile in 2027, up from the current 4.5 […]
Dec. 29—The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is partnering with America’s State Parks for free guided First Day Hikes in state parks on New Year’s Day, Monday, Jan. 1. Information about the hike is below: —The 2-mile roundtrip hike is on Pearl’s Trail and hikers will learn about the flora, fauna, and fungi of the […]
BOGOTA(Reuters) – Colombia’s minimum wage will increase by 12% in 2024, Labor Minister Gloria Ines Ramirez said on Friday, taking the figure to 1.3 million pesos ($340) per month. The increase in the minimum wage represents a hike of 140,000 pesos ($36.63) per month. The wage increase comes as the country battles persistently high inflation […]
Whether it’s to walk off the effects of celebrations from the night before or to get 2024 started off on the right foot, Kansans can take part in First Day Hikes are offered across the state on New Year’s Day. The national First Day Hikes program, which has origins going back at least to 1992, […]
In the past two weeks, hospital admissions due to COVID-19 have gone up 20% in the U.S. and 27% in New Jersey, according to federal Centers for Disease Control data. And across the state, a pocket shared by Monmouth and Ocean counties is seeing the biggest hike in hospital admissions due to COVID-19. More: JN.1 […]
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – An application by Southwest Gas to raise homeowners’ rates some 10% in the near future has some customers saying enough is enough. “It’s going to put a lot of stress on us because we won’t be able to afford it,” Maria Prentice of Las Vegas said. She and her husband are […]
Costco (COST) sported some bulked-up earnings for its fiscal 2024 Q1 results. For the quarter, Costco reported adjusted earnings per share of $3.58, higher than Wall Street expectations of $3.41. Revenue came in at $57.8 billion, up 6% year over year, compared to expectations of $57.71 billion, per Bloomberg data. Same-store sales, excluding gas and […]