DENVER (KDVR) — The city of Denver is considering adding millions of dollars to its security contract spending limits that cover protecting sites like homeless housing and migrant shelters. Three proposals for spending limit increases cover three different security companies the city currently contracts with. The proposal seeks to increase two of the contracts from a […]
NEW YORK (PIX11) — Starting Wednesday, adult migrants can be evicted from city shelters after reaching a limit of 30 or 60 days, depending on their age. Many are left wondering where to go with limited opportunities under new shelter rules agreed upon in a court settlement in March. About 65,000 migrants are currently in the […]
Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday was asked if he supports “any restrictions on a person’s right to contraception.” (Getty Images) WASHINGTON — Donald Trump, the Republican Party’s presumptive nominee for president, suggested during a taped interview with a Pittsburgh TV news station Tuesday that he might be open to states restricting access to contraceptives, […]
Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday was asked if he supports “any restrictions on a person’s right to contraception.” (Photo of a package of birth control pills by Getty Images) WASHINGTON — Donald Trump, the Republican Party’s presumptive nominee for president, suggested during a taped interview with a Pittsburgh TV news station Tuesday that he […]
©Shutterstock.com Most people are familiar with Social Security but less familiar with Supplemental Security Income, or SSI. This program is also administered by the Social Security Administration, but these funds go to U.S. citizens who, in addition to having limited income and assets — SSI is generally for individuals who don’t earn more than $1,971 […]
EICHSFELD, Germany (AP) — When Erdina Laca goes grocery shopping in Eichsfeld these days, she pulls out a special payment card that’s for asylum-seekers only. She no longer pays in cash for her apples, eggs and fish — like most of the Germans standing in line with her at the register. Laca, 45, came from […]
May 11—GRAND FORKS — Grand Forks County will lift spring load limits restrictions on county roads restrictions at 8 a.m. May 13. Load limits have been placed on Grand Forks County roads since March 18. After May 13, there will be no seasonal weight restrictions, but the maximum restriction of 105,500 pounds without a special […]
May 11—GENEVA — Jerry Juncker, 77, has been involved in pushing limits for decades. Juncker continues to push himself into the future after holding high school track records, completing the Boston Marathon and last fall walking the Grand Canyon from rim to rim. Juncker said he was approached by high school classmate Harold Wellman about […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Proposed restrictions in Kansas on the foreign ownership of land died Friday when the state’s Democratic governor vetoed a bill that top Republican lawmakers argued would protect military bases from Chinese spying. The Kansas House’s top GOP leader accused Gov. Laura Kelly of “apathy” toward serious national security threats from China […]
New York City rolled out shelter-stay limits for migrant families in a “haphazard” way — without adequate policies or effective case management — Comptroller Brad Lander said Thursday. Mayor Adams announced a 60-day limit on how long migrant families could stay in shelters in October as an influx of asylum seekers strained the city’s shelter […]
There’s a controversy brewing over a popular hike in Caldwell County that has attracted families for generations. A sign has gone up warning visitors they must now have permission from the property owner before heading up Hibriten Mountain. Channel 9′s Dave Faherty found out a superior court judge recently issued a ruling limiting access to […]
Gas and propane stoves significantly increase exposure to nitrogen dioxide in rooms throughout the home, and these unsafe levels of exposure have had harmful effects on the health of tens of thousands of people in the United States, according to a new study. The World Health Organization has set guidelines for exposure to various air […]