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Colorado releases first 5 wolves in reintroduction plan approved by voters to chagrin of ranchers
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press GRAND COUNTY, Colorado (AP) — Somewhere on a remote mountainside in Colorado's Rockies, a latch flipped on a crate and a wolf bounded out, heading toward the tree...
At least 100 elephants die in drought-stricken Zimbabwe park, a grim sign of El Nino, climate change
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — At least 100 elephants have died in Zimbabwe's largest national park in recent weeks because of drought, their carcasses a grisly sign of...
Illegal crossings surge in remote areas as Congress, White House weigh major asylum limits
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press LUKEVILLE, Ariz. (AP) — Hundreds of dates are written on concrete-filled steel columns erected along the U.S. border with Mexico to memorialize when the Border...
Marshall County High School shooting victims have been awarded $36 million in damages.
MARSHALL COUNTY, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) --- in January of 2018, 15-year-old Gabe Parker shot multiple students at the Marshall County High School. Two were killed in the violent assault. Now, five...
Railroad Crossing Closures Scheduled on Certain Perry County Routes Through Dec. 21
PERRY COUNTY – Starting Dec. 19 at 8:30 a.m., BNSF Railway plans to begin closing its railroad crossings on State Routes C, E, M and H in Perry County, Missouri, to perform routine maintenance on...
Major cleanup underway after storm batters Northeastern US, knocks out power and floods roads
By PATRICK WHITTLE and LISA RATHKE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Utility crews worked Tuesday to restore power to hundreds of thousands of customers in Maine and some rivers continued to...
Eric Montross, a former UNC and NBA big man, dies at 52 after cancer fight
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Eric Montross, a former North Carolina and NBA big man, has died after a cancer fight, his family said. He was 52.The school released the family's announcement Monday...
Caden Veltkamp throws for 5 TDs, Western Kentucky erases 28-point deficit to beat ODU 38-35 in OT
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Western Kentucky redshirt freshman quarterback Caden Veltkamp decided to enter the transfer portal earlier this year after being told by the...
Drew Lock’s late touchdown pass rallies Seahawks to 20-17 victory over sliding Eagles
SEATTLE (AP) — Amid the flood of emotions that continued long after he walked off the field a winner, Drew Lock paused briefly to reflect. Rare is the chance to have a moment like what the Seattle...
A brrrrr-tastic start to the day.
Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson No snow. No ice. But it is bitterly cold across the region. Wind chill temperatures are a few degrees colder than this. We will have quite a bit of sunshine this...
Christmas Cops Program Helps Kids Celebrate Christmas
PADUCAH, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) --- This Saturday, members of the Paducah Police Department, McCracken County Sheriff's Office, The Police Foundation of Paducah-McCracken County, Inc. and Kentucky...
Paducah Men Charged With Drug Trafficking At Hotel
MCCRACKEN COUNTY (NewsFirst) --- Paducah Men Charged With Drug Trafficking At Hotel 12/19/2023 A joint investigation conducted by the McCracken, Calloway, and Marshall County Sheriff’s Offices has...
What about Bob? Some NJ Democrats want Menendez to move on so they can fight for his Senate seat
By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — For years in New Jersey, any Democrat weighing a run for statewide office had to grapple with an important question: What about Bob? It wasn't...
Feel alone? Check out these quotes on what it’s been like to be human in 2023
By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press To feel 2023 is to listen closely and think on the words of awe, dread, anger, disconnect, loss — and yes, love — that flowed from people directly involved in the...
These kids want to go to school. The main obstacle? Paperwork
By BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS AP Education Writer ATLANTA (AP) — It’s unclear to Tameka how — or even when — her children became unenrolled from Atlanta Public Schools. But it was traumatic when, in fall...
Good news for late holiday shoppers: Retailers are improving their delivery speeds
By HALELUYA HADERO and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Haven’t ordered any of your holiday gifts yet? Well, you might find solace in discovering some of America’s biggest...
Google to pay $700M in antitrust settlement reached with states before recent Play Store trial loss
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer Google has agreed to pay $700 million and make several other concessions to settle allegations that it had been stifling competition against its Android app...
Thousands of lights at Chicago Botanic Garden illuminate tunnels, lilies and art
By CHARLES REX ARBOGAST Associated Press GLENCOE, Ill. (AP) — Chicago Botanic Garden is dazzling patrons and visitors from around the world with their fifth annual holiday display of light and...
How many students are still missing from American schools? Here’s what the data says
By SHARON LURYE AP Education Writer Since the pandemic first upended American education, an estimated 50,000 students are still missing from any kind of U.S. school. That’s according to an...
Israel strikes south Gaza and raids a hospital in the north as war grinds on with renewed US support
By NAJIB JOBAIN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces raided one of the last functioning hospitals in Gaza's north and bombarded the south with airstrikes that...
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