Democratic Rep. Kim Schrier won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Washington on Thursday. She defeated Republican Carmen Goers, who works in financial services. Schrier, a pediatrician, first won her seat in 2018, becoming the first Democrat to represent the district. Of the seven Washington state congressional districts that Democrat Joe Biden carried in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice appointed his wife to the state school board this week. First Lady Cathy Justice’s appointment to the state board of education came about a day after the Republican governor declared victory in the U.S. Senate race against Democratic opponent Glenn Elliott. Cathy Justice will
Continue ReadingBy Neal Riley Click here for updates on this story WEST STOCKBRIDGE, Massachusetts (WBZ) — The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree is on its way to New York City after being cut down in West Stockbridge, Massachusetts on Thursday. A festive crowd showed up to say farewell to the tree and watch workers saw through the
Continue ReadingBy Allen Cone Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — PortMiami had a record 8,233,056 cruise passengers in fiscal year 2024, which ran from Oct. 1, 2023 to Sept. 30, the county said Thursday. PortMiami had a 12.79% increase in cruise passenger totals compared with past record of 7,299,294 the previous year.
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The renewal bond measure before Redmond School District voters, including some in Jefferson County, has held onto a narrow but growing margin of success since Election Night.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Authorities say a husband and wife died in each other’s arms after they were swept away by floodwaters as they drove to a polling station in rural Missouri early on Election Day. Wright County Sheriff Sonny Byerley says the two were regular election volunteers and that they were driving to the polling place
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Bend is launching two new data hubs for community members to view information on the Transportation Fee and Housing data. Both dashboards were presented to the Bend City Council at Wednesday night’s meeting. The City of Bend is launching a Transportation Data Hub which contains data and budget information about
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haitian activists are demanding that other countries temporarily stop deportations to their country given a surge in gang violence and deepening poverty. Tens of thousands of people have been deported to Haiti in the past month, including 61,000 from the Dominican Republic. Haiti’s Support Group for Returnees and Refugees
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s governor declared an emergency Thursday after a powerful winter storm left tens of thousands of people without power as heavy snow, fierce winds and freezing temperatures marched across the northern two-thirds of the state and into Colorado. Dozens of crews with Public Service Co. of New Mexico
Continue ReadingTALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus’s authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, who has led a harsh crackdown on opposition, has pardoned and released 31 political prisoners. Their names were not made public but Lukashenko’s office said three of them are invalids and 17 have chronic illnesses. Human rights activists and former prisoners say medical care and health
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Elwood Edwards, a behind-the-scenes graphics and camera operator at local Cleveland television station WKYC whose voice was propelled to worldwide fame after he recorded AOL’s email greeting, ‘You’ve Got Mail,’ has died, according to his former employer. He was 74. WKYC said he passed following an undisclosed
Continue ReadingRepublican Rep. Scott Perry won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Pennsylvania on Thursday. The former Freedom Caucus chairman found himself in an expensive race against Janelle Stelson, a longtime local TV news anchor, in a Harrisburg district that Republican Donald Trump carried in the 2020 presidential election. Perry, a four-term congressman, was the
Continue ReadingRepublican Rob Bresnahan won election to a U.S. House seat representing Pennsylvania on Thursday, defeating Democratic Rep. Matt Cartwright. Republicans have long sought to unseat Cartwright in this Scranton-based seat that Republican Donald Trump carried in the 2020 presidential election. Bresnahan is a first-time candidate and the CEO of an electrical contracting company founded by
Continue ReadingBy Mike Hellgren, Christian Olaniran Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — Seven Salisbury University students, including four from Anne Arundel County, are charged with a hate crime for an alleged brutal attack on a victim because of his sexual orientation, according to authorities. The defendants had court hearings Wednesday morning
Continue ReadingAndrea Gomez (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden reflexionó sobre la “lucha por el alma de Estados Unidos”, la premisa central de su campaña de 2020 tras la victoria del expresidente Donald Trump en 2024, ofreciendo un mensaje de unidad al tiempo que llamaba a sus partidarios a mantenerse comprometidos. “Sé que para algunas personas,
Continue ReadingBy Graham Hurley, CNN (CNN) — Residents in a small South Carolina town are finding themselves in the middle of a real-life game of Jumanji after 43 monkeys escaped Wednesday from a research facility. The rhesus macaque primates are all still on the loose as of Friday night after escaping from the Alpha Genesis Primate
Continue ReadingBy Erica Finke Click here for updates on this story WEST ALLIS, Wisconsin (WISN) — A West Allis family is relieved after being reunited with their 11-month-old puppy they thought was stolen by a delivery driver. Bebop, an American Bully, was on the porch of her home near 108th Street and Rogers Street at 4
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Tecoluca, El Salvador (CNN) — La luz del sol inunda el cavernoso edificio. Un techo altísimo y un suelo pulido dan el aspecto de una estación de ferrocarril o de un hangar de aviones. Pero el aire no se mueve y se siente intensamente claustrofóbico. A los lados de la sala hay grandes
Continue ReadingMANKATO, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota man was convicted Thursday in the killing of his girlfriend. Madeline Kingsbury’s 2023 disappearance garnered national attention and prompted thousands of people to join search efforts before her body was found hidden in a rural area of the state. The jury found Adam Fravel guilty of first-degree murder less
Continue ReadingBy Travis Fortnum Click here for updates on this story WINDSOR, ONTARIO (CTV Network) — A Windsor, Ontario teen’s social media post showing off a distinctive pizza topping has gone viral, drawing millions of views worldwide and sparking new curiosity about Windsor-style pizza. Aden Unger, 18, posted a photo of a pizza topped with Windsor’s
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