MOUNT HOLLY — Burlington County commissioners have taken a first step to preserve nine farms totaling almost 1,200 acres. The commissioners gave preliminary approval Wednesday for the properties to enter the county’s farmland preservation program. In a statement Thursday, the county said it will obtain appraisals to buy development rights to the farms and have […]
(Bloomberg) — China is likely to detain more Taiwanese people under a law that targets supporters of independence in a bid to pile pressure on the new president, senior security officials from the island said. Most Read from Bloomberg A recent move by Beijing to flesh out the law amounted to weaponizing domestic legislation against […]
A small plane crashed near Sidney, New York, on Sunday afternoon, according to transportation officials. The single-engine Piper PA-46 crashed at about 2 p.m. Sunday in Delaware County after taking off from Albert S. Nader Regional Airport in Oneonta, New York, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. Five people were on the plane […]
Prescott officials planned to hold a ceremony on Sunday dedicating a memorial statue to the 19 firefighters who were killed in the Yarnell Hill Fire, on the tragedy’s 11-year-anniversary. In a post from Prescott Fire Department’s Facebook, they said that the Dedication of the Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial will occur at 3:45 p.m. on Sunday […]
By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean officials wore pins with a portrait of Kim Jong Un in public for the first time in pictures released by state media on Sunday, the latest step in the development of a cult of personality about the leader. The officials, speaking at a key meeting chaired by […]
The Sarasota City Commission will decide on Monday, July 1, whether to approve additional money for Commissioner Kyle Battie’s legal fees, which already exceed the $15,000 that was originally approved. The city commission should decline the request for more money. Battie was sued for defamation by Kelly Franklin, a private citizen, after he brandished a […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian missiles slammed into a town in southern Ukraine, killing seven civilians, including children, and wounding dozens more, local authorities reported. Ukrainian officials published photos of bodies stretched out under picnic blankets in a park in Vilniansk, and deep craters in the blackened earth next to the charred, twisted remains of […]
A rare white American buffalo calf, which is considered sacred to some Indigenous people, has not been seen since its birth earlier this month, Yellowstone National Park confirmed. In a June 28 statement from the national park, officials said the calf has not been since it was born June 4 in Lamar Valley, noting that […]
Officials have identified the man shot and killed by police after he allegedly threatened an officer with a gun, and fired a shot during a struggle in Manchester, New Hampshire Friday. The New Hampshire Attorney General’s office says an autopsy performed Saturday on Andrew E. Smith, 56, confirmed the man was shot multiple times in […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian drone strike killed at least five people in Russia’s Kursk region, local officials said Saturday, while rescuers in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro dug through rubble after a Russian attack ripped through a nine-story residential building, leaving one dead. Two children were among the victims of the Ukranian attack […]
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (NEXSTAR) — The presidential debate last night sparked plenty of conversations about the two candidates at the top of the ticket. The presidential debate last night sparked plenty of conversations about the two candidates at the top of the ticket. Many of former president trumps claims about his offices’ success in areas like […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A burn ban will be in effect in Washington County beginning July 1 due to a “high-fire danger,” officials announced. The ban will be enacted by all fire agencies within Washington County, including Banks Fire District #13, Cornelius Fire Department, Forest Grove Fire Department, Gaston Rural Fire District, Hillsboro Fire and […]