Citizens rip Mesa Council as rate hikes OK’d

Citizens rip Mesa Council as rate hikes OK’d

Dec. 9—Residential and commercial customers in Mesa will see an uptick in their bills beginning Feb. 1 for utilities such as water, wastewater, trash and recyclable pick-ups. City Council last week unanimously voted 7-0 to approve the hike as over 20 residents called it burdensome and said Mesa needs to cut its spending and be … Read more

Eagles snap counts: Nolan Smith quietly becomes top edge rusher

Eagles snap counts: Nolan Smith quietly becomes top edge rusher

Eagles snap counts: Nolan Smith quietly becomes top edge rusher originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia With Brandon Graham out for the season, second-year player Nolan Smith has quietly become the Eagles’ top edge rusher in the rotation. In Sunday’s too-close-for-comfort 22-16 win over the Panthers, Smith finished with 52/71 snaps to lead the edge … Read more

Syrians search notorious Assad jail for underground cells while freed prisoners rejoice

Syrians search notorious Assad jail for underground cells while freed prisoners rejoice

Syrians on Monday celebrated the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad, as thousands of detainees were freed from his notorious jails while families and rescuers searched for those still missing. Powerful images have emerged showing people, including women and children, being freed from prisons across the country after the toppling of Assad, whose brutal regime saw hundreds … Read more

Bill could require Ohio liquor stores to open high-demand bottles when sold

Bill could require Ohio liquor stores to open high-demand bottles when sold

A new bill is looking to stop resellers from snatching up limited-release, high-demand liquor. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Ohio State Sen. Bill DeMora introduced Senate Bill 320, which would require liquor stores to open up the high-demand bottles and reseal them upon sale. TRENDING STORIES: The hope is the … Read more

Independent voters increased their share of the vote, expanded influence in 2024

Independent voters increased their share of the vote, expanded influence in 2024

With a growing number of American voters identifying as politically independent, many pollsters, most members of the media and the campaigns themselves viewed the independent vote as crucial to the outcome of the 2024 presidential election. According to Gallup, political independents continue to constitute the largest political bloc in the United States. In 2023, 43% … Read more

Search for murder weapon in UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting continues

Search for murder weapon in UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting continues

NEW YORK — The manhunt in UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s murder continues to expand. Police have been searching Central Park for clues, both on land and in water, as U.S. Marshals work to figure out where the person of interest boarded a bus to New York City. Central Park dive teams looking for murder weapon NYPD … Read more

‘Particularly Dangerous Situation’ Santa Ana Wind Event Brings Wildfire Risk To Southern California

‘Particularly Dangerous Situation’ Santa Ana Wind Event Brings Wildfire Risk To Southern California

Strong Santa Ana winds are causing dangerous fire conditions to set up across Southern California during the first half of the week. The National Weather Service (NWS) office in Los Angeles has issued a rare Particularly Dangerous Situation (PDS) alert for the critical fire danger. (MORE: What Are Santa Ana Winds?) “Due to the expected … Read more

How Darius Slay turned the calendar back to save the game

How Darius Slay turned the calendar back to save the game

How Darius Slay turned the calendar back to save the game originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia His birth certificate says he’s 33 and turns 34 in three weeks. On the biggest play of the game Sunday, Darius Slay turned the calendar back about a decade. The Panthers, trailing 22-16, found themselves with a 4th-and-9 … Read more