A proposed toll bridge over Lay Lake that could spur economic development in central Alabama is drawing concerns from some residents and environmentalists. Some who live near the site on...
February 15, 2020
A Utah car repair shop owner has spoken publicly for the first time about he, his brother and his son being attacked by a man with a metal rod who...
February 15, 2020
The former administrator of a south Mississippi hospital is defending the $17.7 million that he and his wife were paid over a decade to run the facility. Ted and Julie...
February 15, 2020
A former Baltimore police commissioner who pleaded guilty to failing to file federal tax returns has been released from prison. Prison officials told The Sun on Friday that Darryl De...
February 15, 2020
The Kansas Department of Labor on Friday ordered the Shawnee Mission School District to stop enforcing its labor contract with teachers after finding the district wrongly imposed a three-year contract...
February 15, 2020
An invasive bug was discovered feeding on avocado leaves across the state of Hawaii and was most recently found on Maui plants in retail outlets, entomologists said. The avocado lace...
February 15, 2020
A contractor is threatening to stop work on Margaritaville Amusement Park in south Mississippi over what it says are $5 million in unpaid construction bills. The Tindall Corp., a South...
February 15, 2020
China reported 143 virus deaths and a dip in new cases Saturday while the head of the World Health Organization praised the country's efforts to contain the new disease, saying...
February 15, 2020
A South Carolina company is buying a convenience store chain based in Mississippi's Delta region. Refuel Operating Co. of Charleston, South Carolina, announced the purchase Thursday of Double Quick, based...
February 15, 2020
Port officials in Lake Charles are hailing $46 million in federal funding that is going toward a project designed to improve navigation to port facilities in Lake Charles. The money...
February 15, 2020
The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission is approaching the wire for when it must issue a ruling on Public Service Company of New Mexico's application to end operations at the...
February 15, 2020
Work is set to begin on the site of a massive Amazon warehouse in the Hudson Valley. The Times Herald-Record reports that nearly 190 acres of trees in the Town...
February 15, 2020
Legislation is advancing in Rhode Island's General Assembly to draw more movie and television productions to the state. The House of Representatives passed a motion picture tax credit bill Thursday...
February 15, 2020
A bill making its way through the Massachusetts Statehouse would require schools to provide free disposable menstrual products to students. Under the proposal, all “elementary and secondary public schools in...
February 15, 2020
Drivers in New Jersey and around the nation are again seeing lower prices at the pump amid continued low oil prices, a slight increase in East Coast inventories and demand...
February 15, 2020
Houston's lack of zoning restrictions has left many residents with neighbors they don't want: petrochemical facilities and businesses that handle hazardous materials. That unease was laid bare again last month...
February 15, 2020
It reads like a forensic crime drama - and in a very real sense it is. A Montana game warden learns of an unusual elk shot along the Rocky Mountain...
February 15, 2020
Thursdays are reserved for debt collection in Putnam County's courthouse. Some owe a landlord. Others fell behind with a payday lender. And many have unpaid medical bills with Cookeville Regional...
February 15, 2020
Massive concrete beams destined for the Mile Long Bridge along the Tri-State Tollway's heaviest-traveled section are getting police escorts from a Wisconsin factory to a tollway plaza in Chicago's southwest...
February 15, 2020
In a state once synonymous with the Old South, Democrats are using their newfound legislative control to refashion Virginia as the region's progressive leader on racial, social and economic issues....
February 15, 2020
Road crews in Indianapolis are getting a new weapon in their endless task of filling potholes: Special heaters that should make their road-patching chores easier, especially in cold weather. The...
February 15, 2020
FOR SATURDAY FEB. 15 Members of the Georgia House of Representatives are rejecting some midyear budget cuts proposed by Gov. Brian Kemp, saying the Republican governor wanted to cut too...
February 15, 2020
Jennifer Mykytyn has been fighting to honor her son for five years and finally got a hearing to ask South Carolina lawmakers to require inspections for balconies so no one...
February 15, 2020
The stakes are high when a major civic exercise involves a large population, new technology that has not been thoroughly tested and an entire country waiting on the results. Just...
February 15, 2020
Few people are better qualified to weigh in on racial tensions and the criminal justice system in the United States than Bryan Stevenson. Mr. Stevenson, a Delaware native who founded...
February 15, 2020
An insurance company magnate and two associates go on trial this week on charges they conspired to bribe an elected North Carolina regulator with up to $2 million in campaign...
February 15, 2020
The Florida Legislature is past the halfway point of its annual 60 day session and hasn't tackled any major issues. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has been sent seven bills for...
February 15, 2020
Disagreements over revenue and reparations have held up proposals to legalize recreational marijuana in New York, but opportunities for compromise could come up in the weeks ahead. Gov. Andrew Cuomo...
February 15, 2020
Allowing China's state-run railway to build a high-speed rail line linking London with central and northern England would be an “extremely questionable" decision, a prominent British lawmaker said Saturday. Tom...
February 15, 2020
England is still due to retain four Champions League participants next season regardless of Manchester City's ban. City is second in the Premier League but the Abu Dhabi-owned club was...
February 15, 2020
Many of the 2,666 passengers who boarded the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Yokohama, Japan on Jan. 20 had travel pill packs in tow, holding just the right amount of...
February 15, 2020
With a .25-06 rifle cradled in the crook of his left elbow, Jay Holzmiller used his right arm to sweep a spotlight across his pasture, checking his cows and looking...
February 15, 2020
A nonprofit Jacksonville wildlife sanctuary is planning an estimated $8 million renovation project to enhance the 225-acre refuge for rescued big cats and other animals. Catty Shack Ranch Wildlife Sanctuary,...
February 15, 2020
Joe Tamborello, Sr. was born the same day his family opened their Ybor City service station. That business remained central to his life for the next 69 years, until he...
February 15, 2020
Jack Eichel snapped his stick over the crossbar in frustration after an empty-net goal sealed a Buffalo Sabres loss, splintering it across the ice. He and other NHL players might...
February 15, 2020
The first thing the Rev. Tom Thomas will tell you is he's a felon who understands the struggles of addiction. The second thing he will tell you is how important...
February 15, 2020
When his wife, Florence, died six years ago, Mert Gustad wanted to give her the kind of funeral she'd wanted — at a cost he could afford. That's often out...
February 15, 2020
Sleepy Bees Lavender Farm northeast of Cortland is one of only two lavender farms in Nebraska. Owners Jerry and Holly McCabe said they moved to the 21-acre farm in 2016...
February 15, 2020
Joana Friesz is busy this time of year. From late January to early February, lambing is underway for the New Salem area rancher and her family. Friesz knows her stuff....
February 15, 2020
Amanda Wuestefeld wanted more than to be Indiana's first female Fish & Wildlife director — she wanted to change the division. That's what the two-decade veteran of the agency remembers...
