An open seat on a new state education board – one that’s asking the U.S. Supreme Court to allow it to approve the nation’s first religious charter school – has been filled by an entrepreneur who once enjoyed success in the restaurant industry. In mid-November, just four days before leaving office due to term limits, … Read more
The byes are over. As of next week, all 16 teams are back in the pool. And the Week 15 schedule is unusual, to say the least. It’s a joint CBS/FOX doubleheader weekend, and each network will broadcast an awesome late afternoon game. CBS has the 10-3 Bills at the 12-1 Lions. Fox has the … Read more
Law and order across the Pacific will be bolstered as Australia launches a state-of-the-art training and education facility. The new Australian Federal Police-led centre in Brisbane will be opened on Tuesday by Pacific leaders and Attorney General Mark Dreyfus. The centre will train new police and act as a coordination hub when Pacific nations require … Read more
The improved energy efficiency of new homes has been revealed, sparking calls for politicians not to water down building standards that would result in steeper electricity bills for residents. The typical house built in 2010 or later is twice as energy efficient as one built before then, when new minimum standards in the National Construction … Read more
Newly released data from Realtor.com for September shows that potential buyers and sellers in Ingham County saw higher home sale prices than the previous month’s median of $179,900. The median home sold for $195,000, an analysis of data from Realtor.com shows. That means September, the most recent month for which figures are available, was up … Read more
Around one year ago at this time, the Las Vegas Raiders were supposedly buoyant. The malignant approach of fired head coach Josh McDaniels had been exercised from the franchise, victory cigars were a thing again, players felt heard, and even Las Vegas team owner Mark Davis seemed to have a renewed pep of optimism in … Read more
A trio wanted over the likely terror attack on a synagogue while people were inside remain on the run. The Joint Counter Terror Team (JCTT) is now in charge of the investigation into Friday’s arson at the Adass Israel Synagogue at Ripponlea in Melbourne’s southeast. Authorities declared the fire a likely terror attack on Monday … Read more
OTTAWA COUNTY — As he prepares to become Ottawa County’s top law enforcement officer, sheriff-elect and current undersheriff Eric DeBoer has named a successor. DeBoer announced Monday, Dec. 9, that David Kok will become his second-in-command. DeBoer has been undersheriff since March, after the retirement of Valerie Weiss. Kok has more than 25 years of … Read more
(Getty Images) (This image cannot be republished unless you have a Getty subscription.) OKLAHOMA CITY – A federal appellate court has put on hold Monday’s clemency hearing for child killer Kevin Ray Underwood. The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board was set to meet Monday to consider Underwood’s bid for clemency. A federal district judge on … Read more
Floridians will get a short reprieve from unusually cool weather from a series of cold fronts before another hits the area on Tuesday night. Unfortunately, the beginning of the week will see showers and thunderstorms across the Florida Panhandle, heading toward Florida’s Big Bend, leaving little opportunity to enjoy the warmer weather. Tuesday night’s cold … Read more