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While two-thirds of Montana is getting a bit of relief from wildfire smoke, conditions in the western portion likely will continue to be smoky, according to the Montana Department of Environmental Quality. By Monday afternoon, smoke had cleared out of much of the central portion of the state, with Great Falls, Helena and Havre all […]

When David Morales was elected to the State House in 2020, then-Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza called to congratulate him and invited the freshman lawmaker to meet the next day, offering advice about governing and public service.  Six years later, Elorza formally endorsed Morales’ bid to unseat Providence Mayor Brett Smiley. “If you’re a voter who […]

President Donald Trump continues to insist damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was the result of vandalism, despite a Department of Justice motion filed on July 31 that placed the blame squarely on a contractor's "botched" installation of the pool coating "and not vandalism as initially represented" by the Department of Interior. The post Trump’s Continued Claims of Vandalism at Reflecting Pool Disputed by U.S. Attorney Memo appeared first on FactCheck.org.

Gov. Mike Braun fired Indiana Utility Regulatory Commissioner Andy Zay from his post, in the first such dismissal in more than a decade.

July ended with hot temperatures and record high dew point temperatures, according to a weekly weather report from the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship.  While the temperatures were warm and parts of the state could use some rain as of the July 27 through Aug. 2 reporting period, Iowa’s crops continue to progress […]

En Gironde, près de deux semaines après avoir dû évacuer leur village, les 3 500 habitants de la commune de Le Porge ont pu rentrer chez eux ce lundi 3 août dans l'après-midi, dans un paysage apocalyptique. Avec plus de 180 maisons calcinées, c'est la commune qui a été la plus touchée par ce méga-incendie qui a ravagé 42 000 hectares.

With less than a month before early voting begins for Rhode Island state and local primaries, candidates are pounding the pavement and packing in the public events in the hopes of gaining voters’ support — and potentially, donations.  Second-quarter campaign finance reports were due to the Rhode Island Board of Elections by 11:59 p.m. on […]

New Fargo Mayor Josh Boschee announced his resignation from the North Dakota Senate on Monday, effective as of Aug. 4. Boschee was elected mayor in June and took office last month.  In a letter addressed to Senate Majority Leader Sen. David Hogue, chair of Legislative Management, Boschee said he resigned earlier than he had originally […]

The proposed solutions, which include elevating trolley tracks or moving them underground, are three to four times La Mesa’s annual budget.

Federal lawsuits settled Monday accused Lexington police of excessive force, unlawful search and seizures, retaliatory arrests and detentions without due process.

A train struck a pickup truck that was partially on the railroad tracks near East Weber Avenue late Sunday, but no one was injured, police said. Man arrested on suspicion of DUI after train strikes truck in Stockton is a story from Stocktonia News, a rigorous and factual newsroom covering Greater Stockton, California. Please consider making a charitable contribution to support our journalism.

Social media posts from friends and family say that Ashley Garibay of Stockton was among those killed in the In-N-Out shooting in Idaho. 23-year-old Stockton woman among those killed in In-N-Out shooting in Idaho is a story from Stocktonia News, a rigorous and factual newsroom covering Greater Stockton, California. Please consider making a charitable contribution to support our journalism.

"This line of argument can appear sound—why shouldn’t the poorest New Yorkers get sole access to rent-stabilized apartments?—but it is ultimately a distraction from the real dynamics at play in the rental housing market." The post Opinion: Rent Stabilization Isn’t Means Tested—And It Shouldn’t Be appeared first on City Limits.

Former state Sen. Brett Lindstrom submitted more than 5,700 signatures in his bid to qualify as a nonpartisan candidate for Nebraska governor.

The U.S. Supreme Court on April 9, 2026. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom)]]>

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The Hinds County Board of Supervisors authorized the hiring of an additional prosecutor, which could help the Hinds County District Attorney's Office clear mounting caseloads.

Con un espectacular vestido rojo firmado por Carolina Herrera, un diseño asimétrico que realza su figura y complementos cuidadosamente elegidos, la monarca acaparó todas las miradas en una noche donde el cine compartió protagonismo con uno de los estilismos más comentados del verano.

Mayor Cavalier Johnson and Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman discussed how adults in their lives helped them stay the right path. The post Milwaukee mayor, police chief and others speak out about the role of parenting in preventing gun violence appeared first on Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service.

美国国会众议院外交事务委员会亚太小组金映玉(Young Kim)率领的一个跨党派代表团，于7月25日到8月2日0韩国、日本与台湾进行了访问。金映玉在结束访问后表示，此行“旨在确认美国的主要同盟并强化印太地区的伙伴关系”。就在金映玉一行完成印太地区访问之际，众议院外委会荣誉主席迈克·麦考尔(Mike McCaul)也于同期抵达台湾进行五天访问，预定在今年的凯达格兰论坛上就强化美台关系等议题发表演说。