At least two dead, 11 injured in California earthquake
At least two people have died in the massive earthquake that struck northern California Tuesday, authorities said. Both deaths resulted from medical emergencies during or following the 6.4-magnitude earthquake that rattled the area at 2:30 a.m., the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office of Emergency Services announced. One of the fatalities was in Rio Dell, the Los […]
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Cañon City Council to discuss proposed trespass penalty ordinance in new year – Canon City Daily Record | #citycouncil
The Cañon City Council has concluded its meetings for 2022, but a couple of items are on the docket to be discussed early in the new year. During the Feb. 8 General Government meeting, the council will discuss a proposed trespass penalty ordinance that would allow the municipal court to order a person who is […]
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Sheila Russell, former mayor of Cambridge, dies at 87
A lifelong Cambridge resident who entered politics after her husband, former Cambridge mayor Leonard J. Russell, died in office, Mrs. Russell served on the City Council for 14 years. She was 87 and her health had been failing when she died Dec. 12 in her Cambridge home. Get Fast Forward A look at the news […]
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How The 2 Major American Political Parties Evolved | #elections | #alabama
An image of the mascots of the two major American political parties, via Phys.org One of the founding principles of the American republic was nonpartisanship, so how did the 2 party system evolve? In the United States Constitution and its amendments, there is no mention of political parties. Nine years after the Constitution was […]
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2 Dead, 70K Without Power As Aftershocks Ripple
Topline A massive earthquake in Northern California on Tuesday left 11 people injured, 2 dead and over 70,000 in the region without power, local authorities said. This image posted by Caltrans District 1 shows a road closure on California State Route 211 at … [+] Fernbridge, a 1,320-foot-long concrete arch bridge that spans the Eel […]
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See’s Candies expands in California, shouldering rising prices along the way – Orange County Register
Did someone say candy? Few names in California are as synonymous with chocolate-covered confections as See’s Candies. The company has expanded its California footprint with recent store additions in Temecula and another in Bakersfield. Established more than 100 years ago, the South San Francisco-based chocolate maker operates more than 240 candy shops across the U.S. […]
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Pleasantville City Council tables Lakes Bay Redevelopment | #citycouncil
Students from Leeds Avenue School in Pleasantville is representing New Jersey at the centennial National Christmas Tree display in Washington, D.C. Paper ornaments adorned with pictures of state symbols and landmarks, created by 24 students were selected to be placed on the display’s New Jersey tree. PLEASANTVILLE — A development plan for the long-vacant […]
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Embattled New Orleans mayor appoints interim police chief amid crime surge, recall effort
Embattled New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell appointed a temporary police superintendent Monday to replace the police department’s outgoing chief amid a surge in violent crime and a recall effort against her. Cantrell tapped New Orleans police Capt. Michelle Woodfork to become the first female police superintendent in the history of the New Orleans Police Department […]
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Congress rolls out $1.7 trillion spending deal in race to Friday deadline | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
WASHINGTON — Congress unveiled a $1.7 trillion spending package early Tuesday that would fund the federal government for the rest of the fiscal year, completing the annual process that began this spring when President Joe Biden sent lawmakers his budget request. Biden’s chief budget official in a statement urged Congress to speedily pass the massive […]
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Federal judge rules against California gun law that mimicked Texas’ abortion ban
CNN — A federal judge has struck down part of a California gun law that was inspired by the novel legal mechanisms pioneered in a Texas 2021 law that allowed private citizens to sue abortion providers. The ruling was praised not only by the gun rights activists who challenged the law, but by its chief defender, […]
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