By Barry Adams Click here for updates on this story TOWN of SPRINGFIELD, WISCONSIN (madison.com/Wisconsin State Journal) — A new driveway is getting closer to reality for Steve Roudebush. The 200-yard stretch of narrow asphalt is pocked with potholes and less than a smooth ride to his family’s farm, which shares space with Roudebush’s machine
Continue ReadingBy LISA BAUMANN Associated Press BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — Days of heavy rainfall and high winds Monday coming from a powerful atmospheric river in Washington caused extensive flooding and mudslides that forced evacuations, closed schools and closed Interstate 5 south of Bellingham. More than 158,0000 customers were without power in western Washington Monday afternoon. Authorities
Continue ReadingBy LISA BAUMANN Associated Press BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — Days of heavy rainfall and high winds Monday coming from a powerful atmospheric river in Washington caused extensive flooding and mudslides that forced evacuations, closed schools and closed Interstate 5 south of Bellingham. More than 158,0000 customers were without power in western Washington Monday afternoon. Authorities
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA (AP) — A powerful Philadelphia labor leader and a city council member were found guilty of conspiracy charges in a corruption trial. The conviction Monday followed a lengthy FBI investigation. Prosecutors said John “Johnny Doc” Dougherty kept a union electrician-turned-Philadelphia City Council member Bobby Henon on the payroll to help his union keep a
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin Nueva York (CNN Business) — Los clientes de Chick-fil-A que quieran comer en el restaurante el fin de semana de Navidad de este año estarán decepcionados. La cadena de pollos estará cerrada el día de Navidad, que cae sábado, además del domingo siguiente. Tradicionalmente, Chick-fil-A cierra en Navidad. Pero debido a la
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas Taylor Swift has delivered another red present. The Grammy Award winner dropped the music video for “I Bet You Think About Me,” a newly released track off of her “Red (Taylor’s Version)” album, on Monday. The six-minute video is directed by Swift’s friend, Blake Lively and features actor Miles Teller. Some Swift
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Federal safety regulators reach an agreement with Smithfield Foods to settle a contested citation of the company’s coronavirus safety measures during a massive outbreak last year at the South Dakota pork processing plant. The company will develop a plan to prevent infectious diseases at meatpacking
Continue ReadingBy Tom Barton Click here for updates on this story DAVENPORT, Iowa (Quad-City Times) — A Davenport man was arrested and being held in the Scott County jail Sunday after driving through Duck Creek Park and homeowners’ yards while fleeing law enforcement during an attempted traffic stop. Jarian T. Beason, 30, was arrested by Bettendorf
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Eagan Click here for updates on this story NORTH ANDOVER, Massachussets (WCVB) — There is a growing push at the state and local level to shake off our reliance on fossil fuels and power our homes with electricity. Could a North Andover home be on the frontier of a new way of building
Continue ReadingCNN By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Adele had a big night. The singer’s new special, “Adele: One Night Only” notched roughly 10 million viewers for CBS on Sunday. The network said it was the most-watched entertainment special since the Oscars seven months ago. In fact, Adele slightly beat the Oscars, which nabbed a record-low 9.8
Continue ReadingBy Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Adele had a big night. The singer’s new special, “Adele: One Night Only” notched roughly 10 million viewers for CBS on Sunday. The network said it was the most-watched entertainment special since the Oscars seven months ago. In fact, Adele slightly beat the Oscars, which nabbed a record-low 9.8 million
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Long-time Bend-based solar electric company Sunlight Solar Energy has laid down a marker with the completion of their new net zero energy headquarters at 150 NE Hawthorne Avenue in the Bend Central District.
Continue ReadingBy EMILY HAMER Click here for updates on this story FORT MCCOY, Wisconsin (madison.com/Wisconsin State Journal) — Frough Tahiry, 23, hid in dark places along the streets of Kabul in the middle of the night Aug. 27 as her country fell to the Taliban. She was alone — something she said could get her killed
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Federal safety regulators reach an agreement with Smithfield Foods to settle a contested citation of the company’s coronavirus safety measures during a massive outbreak last year at the South Dakota pork processing plant. The company will develop a plan to prevent infectious diseases at meatpacking
Continue ReadingBy DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Republicans are on track to win a majority in the House of Delegates, according to results certified by the state on Monday. But two races where Republicans are leading by razor-thin margins are eligible for recounts, leaving open a remote possibility of a 50-50 split
Continue ReadingTBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Several thousand people have rallied in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, demanding that authorities in the ex-Soviet nation transfer the jailed ex-president to a civilian hospital amid reports that his health is deteriorating after weeks of being on a hunger strike. Mikheil Saakashvili, 53, announced a hunger strike shortly after his
Continue ReadingBy TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Health care costs rise every year, but the nation’s biggest employers still see insurance coverage as an important benefit to provide. They just struggle getting the health care system to deliver what their workers need, according to Elizabeth Mitchell, CEO of the Purchaser Business Group on Health. Mitchell’s nonprofit
Continue ReadingBy TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Health care costs rise every year, but the nation’s biggest employers still see insurance coverage as an important benefit to provide. They just struggle getting the health care system to deliver what their workers need, according to Elizabeth Mitchell, CEO of the Purchaser Business Group on Health. Mitchell’s nonprofit
Continue ReadingBy Alani Letang Click here for updates on this story SANTA CRUZ, California (KSBW) — Global supply chain problems have threatened to dim a holiday light display that is a community favorite. Pat Farley starts shopping for Christmas decorations early for his front yard holiday attraction, Farley Christmas Wonderland. “Christmas. Like this past Christmas Day,
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Helping your neighbors and their families stay warm just got easier. Pacific Power will match every dollar you donate to the Oregon Energy Fund with $2 more.
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