October 2024

Two weeks after the Marshalltown City Council approved the first reading of a controversial new ordinance that will allow pad parking in yards (but not pads made of gravel), an amended second reading does allow gravel to be approved by a narrow margin of 4 to 3. Once Public Works Director Heather Thomas shared a…

Now that the World Series is over, players who reached 2024 in the final year of their contracts are eligible for free agency. First, Major Leagues will observe a five-day “quiet period” during which those free agents will only be able to negotiate with their current team. More news: Dodgers reliever announces sudden retirement after…

PORTLAND Pray. (KPTV) – A 51-year-old man died and a 21-year-old man was arrested after a crash Monday in Northeast Portlandthe Portland Police Bureau said Wednesday. Shortly after 6:30 a.m., police responded to a two-car crash near Northeast Halsey Street and Northeast 118th Avenue. After an initial investigation, police said the crash occurred when the…

BEIRUT– The family WhatsApp group chat was full of constant messages. Israel was intensifying its air attacks in towns and cities in southern Lebanon. Everyone was glued to the news. Reda Gharib woke up unusually early that day, September 23. Living a continent away, in Senegal, she scrolled through videos and images shared by her…

NASHVILLE, TN — Skilled nursing facilities have a complicated relationship with the volatile talent market. Today, providers will have to be creative in structuring their compensation philosophies to attract and retain the highly qualified leaders they so desperately need. For 84% of operators For those who review their incentive offers annually and the 12% who…

Through the first three games of the season, the Oklahoma City Thunder have alternated between three different starting lineups en route to lopsided victories in all three tilts. On Wednesday against the San Antonio Spurs, Mark Daigneault stopped the starting carousel by repeating the first five for the first time all season. So far this…

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Raleigh police made a second arrest Wednesday night after a shooting at Crabtree Valley Mall over the weekend. They arrested Jamarion Burton, 22, of Durham. He was charged with a felony after opening fire outside the mall on Saturday and breaking the windows of nearly 20 cars. “To do the ‘OK…

There was a bit of “Salty Tua” on Wednesday, and the Miami Dolphins quarterback’s comments didn’t go unnoticed by a pair of former NFL players, one of them his former teammate Ryan Fitzpatrick. Tagovailoa was questioned about mishandled plays Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals, which resulted in a 28-27 loss. “It’s as simple as catching…

1 hour ago The Benin United Forum (BUF) has called on the Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty Oba Ewuare II, to intervene in the escalating cult violence in Edo State by cursing the youths involved in the brutal clashes. 2 hours ago The funeral rites of Dame Comfort Nkadilim Nkechika, who recently passed away…

Police absence from attempted Hamilton home invasion leaves wheelchair-bound woman terrified …