A husband in Washington, D.C., got an early start on his Christmas shopping — and it paid off in a big way. Pamela V.’s husband bought her a Powerball ticket for the Dec. 2 drawing and held onto it until Christmas Day, when he gave it to her as a gift, according to a Jan. […]
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Two influential members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi — Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson and Republican Rep. Michael Guest — confirmed to The Associated Press that they will run for reelection as a state qualifying period began Tuesday for candidates seeking federal office. Thompson, the top Democrat on the […]
A New Year’s Eve shooting ended with one teenager dead and another taken into custody, North Carolina police told media outlets. A call about a shooting led police to find 14-year-old Zykere Langley seriously injured from a gunshot wound in his chest, the Greenville Police Department said, per WCTI’s reporting. Footage from the city’s public […]
A man was arrested early Tuesday after he broke into the Colorado Supreme Court overnight and opened fire inside the building, state police said in a news release. The incident was not believed to be “associated with previous threats to the Colorado Supreme Court Justices,” the Colorado State Patrol said. The break-in comes two weeks […]
A popular Hamptons fashion and home goods store with a loyal following has opened a second location in Palm Beach. Les Toiles, the sister store of Les Toiles du Soleil on Park Place in East Hampton, opened at 361 S. County Road on Dec. 8 — 15 years to the day since the first Les […]
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., said in candid remarks about his struggles with depression that he feared seeking treatment would be the end of his political career. In an exclusive interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” the first term senator, who was discharged in March from inpatient treatment for clinical depression, recalled a “very dark” […]
Dec. 28—Editor’s note: The Times-Call is counting down the top 10 news stories of the year, as selected by the newspaper’s editors. After months of anticipation by local shoppers, Costco officially opened for business in Longmont on May 4. Located at 205 E. Ken Pratt Blvd., the 152,000-square-foot warehouse includes a bakery, a deli, fresh […]
Ukraine has opened a diplomatic mission in Accra, the capital of Ghana, and plans to open embassies in Rwanda, Mozambique, and Botswana, the Foreign Ministry announced on Dec. 27. One of Ukraine’s foreign policy priorities for the upcoming year is continuing to develop ties with African countries, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Dec. 22, as […]
Have the artistic chops and the desire to open a tattoo parlor in downtown Hornell? The opportunity is there after the Hornell Common Council approved a resolution allowing tattoo parlors and tattooing within the city’s B-1 business district. Prior to the Common Council’s action, tattoo parlors were restricted to areas considered “Light industrial,” which is […]
Dec. 27—Georgia River Network has announced the 2024 dates for its guided paddling trips, which include two local trips. Local trips will be on the Satilla River and another on the St. Marys River, which will include an optional excursion into the Okefenokee Swamp. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to […]
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — El Mercado Fresco cut the ribbon on a new Independence grocery store this month. It’s in a neighborhood where it looked like it might be tough to attract new owners just a few months ago. Save-a-Lot closed its store at Blue Ridge Cutoff and 40 Highway, along with another in Gladstone, Missouri, […]
Dec. 26—Good River Wellness, a new medical marijuana in Euclid, has opened its doors. The new location officially started business on Dec. 1 and is now the second medical marijuana location in Euclid. Kody Miller, general manager of the dispensary, says that he wants Good River Wellness, located at 27101 Euclid Ave., to be a […]