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Brood XIX continues to come out across US

Already seeing a lot of cicadas? Arkansas is one of 17 states expected to get a visit from some of the trillions of cicadas this year, part of a rare, double brood event. The state will entertain Brood XIX cicadas this year, which emerges every 13 years and will be found in more states than […]

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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ home broken into; suspect arrested

A suspect was arrested after allegedly breaking into the home of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass early Sunday morning, the Los Angeles Police Department said. Police said an individual, later identified as Ephraim Matthew Hunter, 29, smashed a window to gain entry into the Getty House around 6:40 a.m. local time Sunday morning. Bass was […]

Arkansas

Races set nominees in 3 races

Arkansas voters decided three legislative runoff races on Tuesday — two Democratic contests in and around West Memphis and a Republican election outside Texarkana. The results of these elections decided the outcome of primary races from March 5 where no candidate received more than 50% of the vote. ∎ In the District 88 Republican runoff, […]

Alabama

Democrat Marilyn Lands wins Alabama District 10 on abortion platform | #elections | #alabama

A Democrat won a contentious special election Tuesday for a state house seat in Alabama, in win that could signal the dominant role of abortion and in-vitro fertilization in elections across the country in 2024. Marilyn Lands beat Republican Teddy Powell in a race for the seat that was left vacant after former Republican Rep. David Cole […]

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Brigitte García, Ecuador’s youngest mayor, found shot to death

Ecuador’s youngest mayor and her press officer were found Sunday shot to death in a vehicle amid an ongoing state of emergency, police said. Brigitte García, the 27-year-old mayor of San Vicente and member of the left-wing Citizen Revolution Party, was found alongside her advisor, Jairo Loor, in the vehicle, Ecuadorian police said in a […]

Arkansas

Fundraising reports give early look at Arkansas ballot questions

Money is flowing in for potential Arkansas ballot measures. Language for several of the major measures, including ones concerning abortion and the Freedom of Information Act, were approved January and signature gathering efforts are underway. Another, concerning public education, was approved just this month. March 15 was the deadline to submit campaign finance reports for […]

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Will Trump win? Local races on ballot

Voters across 15 states, including Arkansas, are heading to the polls today to cast ballots in the Republican and Democratic presidential primaries — along with many other state and local races for General Assembly, U.S. Congress and county-level contests. More delegates in the presidential nominating process are at stake today than on any other single […]

Arkansas

What you need to know, who is on the ballot

If you’ve been watching the news lately, you’ve probably been hearing a lot about Super Tuesday — especially if you live in a state like Arkansas that participates in it. Like the name might lead you to believe, it’s a pretty big deal. It can make or break campaigns and is an important mile marker […]

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Arkansas police chief charged with kidnap, assault of Eudora resident

A police chief in a small southeast Arkansas town was arrested this week and charged with the suspected kidnapping of a man who he is accused of driving to a remote location, beating and leaving stranded. The charge stems from an October incident in which Eudora Police Chief Michael H. Pitts, 45, was dispatched to […]

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Who are some of the key players in Akron’s new mayoral administration?

Akron’s new administration features a couple of new roles and several new faces. Mayor Shammas Malik has restructured his Cabinet, consolidating some functions, creating new ones and discontinuing others. As one example, Malik reclassified the police and fire chiefs into Cabinet-level positions reporting directly to the chief of staff, eliminating the deputy mayor for public […]