An 1899 Victorian Queen Anne-style home hit the market this month in the historic district of York, South Carolina, 40 minutes from Charlotte. Spencer and Jordan Barkin are selling their home at 2 Kings Mountain St. for $575,000, according to its listing by Keller Williams Realty agent Kim Bigach. The home has been on the […]
If you had to name the state where a Vietnam war veteran almost lost his apartment for owning the wrong kind of dog; in which a ring of thieves made off with millions of dollars of residents’ money they were obligated to look after; and where a family was threatened with legal action over decorative […]
PORTSMOUTH — Two Portsmouth city leaders said they were fired within weeks before the city’s new permanent manager is set to take the reins. Former Deputy City Manager Vernell Woods and an attorney now representing former Interim Director of Public Utilities Russell Stevens told The Virginian-Pilot Friday that they were recently terminated by outgoing Interim […]
(Bloomberg) — Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, 72, will step down May 15 as part of a long-planned succession, ending a two-decade run and ushering in a new era led by his deputy Lawrence Wong. Most Read from Bloomberg Deputy Prime Minister Wong, 51, who’s also finance minister, will become the city-state’s fourth premier […]
Mar. 14—OTTUMWA — Cole O’Donnell has seemingly been everywhere, including three states, remote areas and river towns. Now, he turns his next focus to the biggest market he’s worked in. O’Donnell, a native of Huxley with a wife and four grown children, was introduced as the finance director for the City of Ottumwa at last […]
China EV China has vowed to stall the expansion of its electric vehicle industry just as the West braces for a flood of exports to enter the market. Xin Guobin, the country’s vice-minister of industry and information technology, said Beijing would crack down on “disorderly” competition among electric vehicle (EV) projects from local governments and […]
There is a familiar scene in many a film where the protagonist jolts awake from a terrible nightmare, only to realise that he or she didn’t wake up all: the nightmare continues. Related: Iowa caucuses 2024: live Republican results in full For the millions of Americans who abhor Donald Trump, there was a similar sensation […]
Dec. 29—MORIAH — When Thomas Scozzafava was elected Moriah town supervisor in 1986 he was 29 years old and the youngest person ever to serve on the Essex County Board of Supervisors. He’s retiring this weekend at age 67 as the longest serving town supervisor on the board. Scozzafava leaves office at midnight on Friday, […]