The M-85/Fort Street bridge over the Rouge River in southwest Detroit will be closed for repairs two days this week, Michigan Department of Transportation announced Saturday. The route will be closed from Miller Road to Denmark Street as officials work on the bridge. It will be closed from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday … Read more
A suspect is dead after Shelby police attempted to serve a warrant at 11:19 p.m. Saturday on a suspect at Arby’s on 234 Mansfield Ave. in Shelby, northwest of Mansfield. Shelby police Sgt. Noah Kocher and Officer Dominic Ewing attempted to serve a warrant out of Shelby Municipal Court on Tyler Jacobs at Arby’s, when … Read more
Andy Kim, a three-term congressmember who upended New Jersey’s political landscape in his quest for higher office, was appointed to the U.S. Senate Sunday. Kim, 42, takes office following the resignation of interim Sen. George Helmy, who had long said he would leave office once the results of the 2024 election were certified. He will … Read more
The embattled leader of Milwaukee’s public housing agency, Willie L. Hines, Jr., is retiring at the end of the year. It marks an end not only to his controversial tenure leading the Milwaukee Housing Authority, responsible for providing housing to thousands of the city’s low-income residents, many of them disabled or elderly, but also to … Read more
President-elect Donald Trump announced Sunday he plans to start issuing pardons in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol riot on “first day.” More than 1,500 people across the country have faced charges related to the Capitol riot, with offenses ranging from trespassing to assaulting law enforcement officers. Nearly 650 people are already serving sentences — … Read more
Sen.-elect Andy Kim was appointed to the United States Senate on Sunday by Gov. Phil Murphy ahead of his elected term, which starts Jan. 3, 2025. The appointment follows his certification Thursday by the State Board of Canvassers as the winner of the Senate race to fill the seat once held by Bob Menendez. Kim … Read more
Dec. 8—SELINSGROVE — Festively dressed pets took over the streets of Selinsgrove Borough Saturday afternoon for the Selinsgrove Chamber of Commerce’s eighth annual pet parade. This year’s event had the most participants yet including several dogs and one goat, according to parade organizer and owner of First Class Male Barbershop Duane DeWire. While some new … Read more
A 26-year-old Tacoma woman was struck by a Puyallup driver Saturday night and later died at an area hospital, according to Puyallup police. The Puyallup driver, who was not impaired, remained at the scene and called 911, according to police. However, the 31-year-old man was cited for driving with a suspended license and for not … Read more
Dec. 8—Portland residents woke up Sunday morning to the city’s first noticeable snowfall of the winter season after an overnight storm system dropped a few inches of flakes across the region. But flurries were forecast to taper off throughout the morning, and high temperatures in the 40s combined with sun in the forecast will likely … Read more
Newly released data from Realtor.com for September shows that potential buyers and sellers in Pueblo County saw lower home sale prices than the previous month’s median of $312,000. The median home sold for $305,250, an analysis of data from Realtor.com shows. That means September, the most recent month for which figures are available, was down … Read more