Dec. 9—Maine’s state offices will open at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Gov. Janet Mills announced Monday afternoon. A storm expected to form late Monday and carry over into Tuesday triggered the closure, Mills said in a statement. She said the delay will help state employees make it to work safely. “Maine is forecast to receive a … Read more
Dec. 9—Brandon Libby told police several times that the gunshot that killed his girlfriend was an unfortunate accident. In multiple phone calls, interviews and while walking detectives through his home, he told police that she had pointed the gun at him and it discharged when he tried to push it away. She must have been … Read more
A Nevada court dealt nonagenarian media mogul Rupert Murdoch a major blow on Monday. And one that could – potentially – shatter his plans to secure his rightwing legacy. Behind closed doors, Murdoch has been involved in a legal battle for control of the family’s media assets, pitching the mogul and Lachlan Murdoch, his political … Read more
A 31-year-old New Philadelphia man faces assault charges after he struck a 37-year-old borough man, according to state police at Frackville. Police charged Joshua Minrod after an incident Dec. 5 in which he reportedly shoved the man to the ground and hit him approximately two times, injuring him. Minrod faces misdemeanor charges of simple assault … Read more
POTTSVILLE — The expression on 4-year-old Colson Conville’s face said it all. Standing near Santa Claus and a real, live reindeer, the Buck Run lad was awestruck Sunday evening at Winter Wonderland in Yuengling Bicentennial Park & Gardens. It was as if Clement Moore”s “’Twas The Night Before Christmas” had come true, and Santa was … Read more
LOS ANGELES — Democrats are still reeling and reflecting on what went so wrong for their party this year. But at the Democratic governors’ annual gathering in California, they were in full agreement that something has to change in order for their party — and, in their eyes, hopefully one of them — to have … Read more
Dec. 9—GIRARD, Kan. — Fire and sheriff’s department authorities are investigating the death of a woman in a structure fire Saturday at 389 S. 190th St. The Crawford County Sheriff’s Office received a call about the fire at 7:12 a.m. Investigators from the State Fire Marshal’s Office were contacted and responded to the scene. The … Read more
Dec. 9—The filing period for people to run for area school boards and city councils in the April 8 municipal election opens Tuesday and ends Dec. 31. The city of Joplin only has city elections in even-numbered years, so it will not be having a city election in 2025. Candidates file at their respective city … Read more
Dec. 9—The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is holding a public meeting at 9:30 a.m. Friday in Jefferson City to “continue discussing permitting land application of industrial wastewater and wastewater treatment residuals.” Attendance can be in person, by conference call and by Webex, a video meeting service. Companies such as Denali Water Solutions, based in … Read more
Dec. 9—LISBON — The cause of a fire at a local printing company Monday morning is still being investigated, according to fire officials. Lisbon Fire Chief Craig Bouchard said at the scene that the fire at Dingley Press at 119 Lisbon St. was reported at 9:13 am. Initially, one employee was reported missing but they … Read more