After the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024, on Dec. 10, Rep. Chuck Edwards issued a statement highlighting water infrastructure projects in Western North Carolina that will receive funding and dam-related laws that will go into effect if the bill becomes law as expected. The WRDA … Read more
A former Navy Seabee inspired by helping disabled veterans successfully defended his AI-powered literacy app for kids Monday night, claiming a $50,000 grand prize in a live event in Philadelphia. Michael Hyacinthe, 45, was the 11th annual winner of Veteran Shark Tank, a veteran-founded event — held in conjunction with Army-Navy Week — intended to … Read more
Donald Trump struggled at times to boost international U.S. investments during his first term, but as the president-elect prepares to return to the White House, the Republican is apparently getting creative in exploring possible new solutions. “Any person or company investing ONE BILLION DOLLARS, OR MORE, in the United States of America, will receive fully … Read more
Kris Kolluri was officially named the next president and CEO of NJ Transit at the agency’s board of directors meeting Wednesday morning. It was confirmed Monday that Kevin Corbett would be leaving the role after heading the agency for seven years. His resignation is effective Jan. 15, 2025. Kolluri previously served as the state’s Commissioner … Read more
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue’s chief legal officer, Steven R. Schultz, found himself in the Tippecanoe County Jail on Wednesday morning on suspicion of drunk driving. West Lafayette police stopped Schultz at Pierce and State streets about 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to West Lafayette police. Schultz pulled out in front of a patrol officer northbound … Read more
Bridges, a nonprofit that supports homeless high school students so they can safely continue learning and eventually graduate, broke ground on a new facility in Moore Tuesday. The new facility will help students with food, clothing, medical needs, and especially, stable housing. When completed, the facility will provide housing for up to twenty “unaccompanied,” or … Read more
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department has concluded its investigation into an “employee’s misuse of (Coachella Valley Unified School District) funds” and determined that the claims were unfounded, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s department confirmed. Yet Carissa Carrera, the teachers’ union president and a CVUSD teacher since 2004, has remained on administrative leave since Oct. 25, … Read more
A hiker who was missing for two days has been rescued by the US Coast Guard from Shore Acres state park in Oregon after rescue crews heard her shouting for help. The 64-year-old, who was found on Sunday, had been missing since Friday evening after being separated from her hiking group, the coastguard said. Oregon … Read more
Dec. 11—A wind and rain storm increasing in intensity throughout the day could cause flooding and power outages. Periods of freezing rain Wednesday morning will give way to a widespread soaking rain that will last through the night, according to the National Weather Service in Gray. Southerly winds along the coast are expected to gust … Read more
County Commissioner Carolyn Cummings is calling for a deep dive with both the county and the city on the future of underground utilities in Leon County. County staff presented to the commission their after-action report on Hurricane Helene at their final meeting of the year on Tuesday, showing that the storm cost the county $1.3 … Read more