A sign at a Carl’s Jr. restaurant in Anchorage, Alaska, advertises for workers. The state’s minimum wage increased to $11.91 this month and will rise to $13 in July. (Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon) The minimum wage will increase in nearly half the states this year even as the federal wage floor remains stuck at $7.25 per … Read more
The defensive player of the year often is a guy who gets a lot of sacks or a lot of interceptions. Broncos Patrick Surtain II did neither. He was still the finest defensive player in the NFL for the 2024 season. And so Surtain is the PFT 2024 NFL defensive player of the year. He … Read more
MONTREAL — Monique Henry has been teaching English in Quebec for the better part of two decades without official certification. As a so-called “unqualified” teacher, she has had to learn her profession the hard way. When she started teaching in 2006 she struggled with unruly students. As she never completed a university education program, she … Read more
CLEVELAND ‒ The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio brought in more than $27 million in civil and criminal penalties in the 2024 fiscal year, including more than $1 million from the former Republic Steel in Canton. “Every year, dedicated …. employees work hard to collect debts owed to the government based … Read more
The best time to grab sleds and hit the Stark County area hills is after a heavy and wet snowfall, not colder than 30 degrees. Cleveland Clinic says sled riders should avoid sub-zero temperatures and icy hills. Also, do not sled at night when visibility is low to see obstacles. Riders should also pick hills … Read more
You can see them out gathering pollen sometimes, on a warm sunny winter day. It helps if you have some nectar and pollen plants. Recently I was at a local nursery and saw a table full of Gaillardia. The honeybees were going from bloom to bloom, gathering what the flowers had to offer. It’s a … Read more
While National Arbor Day is always in April, many Floridians do not know that Florida’s Arbor Day is the third Friday in January. In 2025 that date is Friday, January 1. This early date is perfect for planting trees in our area. The trees have time to start establishing themselves before the typical dry spring … Read more
Multiple roads across the Charlotte metro iced over Friday night, creating slick conditions. ALSO: People dance to snow coming down in Uptown Channel 9′s Joe Bruno spotted a massive downed tree laying across 9th Street in Uptown across from the SkyHouse Luxury Apartments early Saturday morning. Thankfully, a Charlotte Firehouse was nearby on North Church … Read more
The fraud case against Hertel & Brown Physical & Aquatic Therapy is the largest-ever white-collar criminal prosecution in Erie. With 21 defendants, it is also a case that has spent years in the federal justice system in advance of a trial. The prosecution started with a grand jury indictment returned in U.S. District Court in … Read more
An Erie woman is facing felony assault and firearms charges after city police accused her of shooting up a house in an eastside neighborhood Wednesday night. Rianna S. Price, 34, is accused of firing gunshots into a residence in the 400 block of East 24th Street. The house was struck by four bullets that went … Read more