Baby, 10-year-old among 4 wounded in Northern California shooting, police say
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A 1-year-old girl and a 10-year-old boy were among four people wounded in a weekend shooting in Sacramento, California, authorities said Sunday. Officers responded around 10 p.m. Saturday following reports of gunfire near an intersection northeast of downtown, according to the Sacramento Police Department. Officers found the baby girl and young boy […]
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BG City Council and Finance Committee meetings scheduled for Monday – BG Independent News | #citycouncil
Bowling Green City Building Posted By: Jan Larson McLaughlin May 14, 2023 The Finance Committee of Bowling Green City Council will hold a meeting on Monday, May 15, at 6 p.m. This meeting will be held in the Council Chamber located in the City Administrative Services Building, 304 N. Church St., to discuss a citizen’s […]
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Huntington Bay Village passes budget but mayor grilled on reserve funds, use of credit card
At the Village of Huntington Bay meeting where the board last week approved a $2.34 million budget, residents also demanded to know why the village’s reserve funds dropped and questioned the mayor about his use of a village-issued credit card that one resident said raises “ethical” concerns. The village board at its monthly meeting on May 8 voted 5-0 to adopt the spending […]
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The story of America’s last ‘king’ — and why his followers turned on him | #elections | #alabama
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) – This past weekend, King Charles III joined the expansive and historic list of people to lead the United Kingdom, stretching back more than a millennium. Stateside, our official ties with the commonwealth ended with King George III and the British defeat in the Revolutionary War. But George wasn’t necessarily America’s […]
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Agriculture in the Arkansas River Valley and Beyond – by Jan Wondra
This ditch and channel redirection gates are right along U.S. 285 just north of Centerville. In the background, Browns Canyon National Monument. Photo by Jan Wondra Newcomers to Rural Areas, Be Aware of “The Right to Ranch” This time of year as the snow is melting off the peaks and the grass is turning green, […]
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Teachers in Oakland, California, reach agreement with school district on ‘common good’ demands as strike continues
Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group/AP Special education teacher Olivia Michelson, center, along with fellow Oakland Unified School District teachers, students and parents picket outside La Escuelita Elementary School in Oakland, California., on May 10, 2023. (CNN) — More than a week after public school educators in Oakland, California, hit the picket lines, the teachers’ union […]
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Minneapolis city council nomination brawlers could be expelled from Minnesota Democratic Party | #citycouncil
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Democratic Party will consider expelling anyone involved in a brawl that broke out at a political event to nominate candidates for a Minneapolis City Council seat. At least two people were injured in Saturday’s confrontation. The head of the state Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, Chair Ken Martin, said on Twitter that he […]
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One year after Buffalo mass shooting, NYC Mayor Adams says time to end gun violence ‘is now’
One year after a gunman opened fire at a Buffalo supermarket in a deadly racist attack, local, state and federal officials mourned the 10 people killed in one of the state’s deadliest mass shootings. The shooting, carried out by an 18-year-old white man, targeted Black people at the Tops Friendly Market on May 14, 2022. […]
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Latest trip to Arkansas a success for top ’25 LB
Class of 2025 linebacker Noah Mikhail visited Arkansas a third time on Saturday while in town to celebrate his cousin graduating from Arkansas. He first visited Arkansas last July and again to attend the Razorbacks’ home football game against Alabama in October. Mikhail, 6-3, 216 pounds, of Bonita High School in La Verne, Calif., has […]
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Governor, farm groups condemn court ruling upholding California law involving the sale of pork produced in other states
LINCOLN — A court ruling billed as a victory against what animal rights groups call animal cruelty involving hog confinement is being slammed by Gov. Jim Pillen — a hog producer — as well as several major farm organizations. “This decision is a huge blow for producers and will raise food costs for consumers and […]
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