No one hurt in Cedar Rapids house fire CEDAR RAPIDS — A house owned by a landlord who is in a nuisance property dispute with the city over other rentals was damaged in a fire early Tuesday, fire officials said. More
Iowa state park camping fees increase for the first time in 20 years Campers at Iowa’s state parks this year will pay a few more dollars a night to put up a tent or park their recreational vehicle, with the largest increases coming at state parks with the most visitors and amenities. More
Legislative Iowa budget work underway DES MOINES — A sure harbinger of adjournment for the 2021 legislative session happened Monday when the Senate Appropriations Committee advanced the first state budget bill — even if the end still is weeks away. More
Photos and videos: Cleanup begins after severe storms, tornadoes hit Omaha metro area and Iowa Follow along for continuing coverage after tornadoes and severe storms hit the Omaha and Lincoln metro areas. Jon Alexander, bottom left, walks back to his house at Sycamore Farms in Waterloo on Saturday, April 27, 2024. A tornado damaged the roof and trees on the property. 04/27/2024 - 3:00 am | View Link
Metro approves $4.8B budget, hikes fares but avoids drastic cuts WASHINGTON - Metro’s Board of Directors approved a $4.8 billion budget on Thursday to begin on July 1. The Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority faced a $750 million budget shortfall for fiscal year 2025. The budget gap would have meant "catastrophic cuts to service," 04/26/2024 - 5:34 am | View Link
Person stabbed after argument on L.A. Metro bus in University Park ... By Melissa Gomez Staff Writer. April 26, 2024 5:17 PM PT. A person was stabbed Friday afternoon after getting into an argument with other passengers on a Los Angeles Metro bus in University Park ... 04/26/2024 - 8:15 pm | View Website
Des Moines Public Schools won't arm staff, metro schools mull options Des Moines schools' decision not to arm staff comes at a time when officials are focusing on overall district security and cybersecurity. Security became a priority heading into the current 2023 ... 04/26/2024 - 12:15 pm | View Website
Newsroom Toronto, April 24, 2024 – METRO Inc. will launch Moi Rewards in all 275 Metro and Food Basics stores in Ontario later this year. Moi Rewards will allow members to save on their grocery purchases by accumulating and redeeming points in-store and online, and to receive personalized promotions from our two leading food banners reaching 75% of ... 04/26/2024 - 9:09 am | View Website
Metro declares public safety emergency, will install bus driver ... LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Following the death of woman on the Metro B Line and a series of violent attacks on bus drivers, the transit agency's Board of Directors declared a public safety emergency ... 04/26/2024 - 8:55 am | View Website
Denham Springs, Louisiana Denham Springs is a city in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States.The 2010 U.S. census placed the population at 10,215, up from 8,757 at the 2000 U. S. census.At the 2020 United States census, 9,286 people lived in the city. The city is the largest area of commercial and residential development in Livingston Parish. Denham Springs and Walker are the only parish municipalities classified ... 04/26/2024 - 5:34 am | View Website
The message from Democrats is short and direct: “Trump’s Plan: Ban Abortion, Punish Women.”
The Democratic National Committee is having that message on a banner flown over Mar-a-Lago, former President Donald Trump’s private club and residence in Palm Beach, for four hours Wednesday afternoon and early evening.
The message is one small part of a strong push by President Joe Biden and Democrats to show voters across the country what voters should expect if Trump and Republicans win in November.
“Donald Trump is the reason for Florida’s extreme abortion ban, and for every abortion ban across the country.
Here’s the latest installment of our Miami Dolphins Q&A, where South Florida Sun Sentinel writers David Furones and Chris Perkins answer questions from readers.
Q: You guys don’t think paying AVG would have been better than drafting Chop? — Pete’s Takes on Dolphins Deep Dive w/Perk
Interesting idea. The Dolphins drafted Penn State edge rusher Chop Robinson with the No.
By PETER SMITH (Associated Press)
CHARLOTTE, N. C. (AP) — United Methodist delegates repealed their church’s longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy with no debate on Wednesday, removing a rule forbidding “self-avowed practicing homosexuals” from being ordained or appointed as ministers.
Delegates voted 692-51 at their General Conference — the first such legislative gathering in five years.
By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING (Associated Press)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said Wednesday she would call a vote next week on ousting House Speaker Mike Johnson, forcing her colleagues to choose sides in a difficult showdown after Democratic leaders announced they would provide the votes to save the Republican speaker’s job.
Speaking outside the Capitol, Greene ranted against Republican Party leaders at the highest levels and pushed back against their public entreaties, including from Donald Trump, to avoid another messy political fight so close to the November election.
The wife of Miami commercial real estate developer George Pino agreed to pay $16 million to the family of a Lourdes high school student permanently disabled in a Biscayne Bay boat crash in which her husband was at the helm.
The settlement reached last week was agreed to by both parties earlier this month, but Cecilia Pino’s attorneys wanted a judge to keep the monetary amount confidential.
A 17-year-old girl, Luciana Fernandez, was killed in the Labor Day weekend crash on Sept.
BOSTON — The formal title is Vice President of Basketball Development.
But this postseason you haven’t found Udonis Haslem seated at the team’s practices and shootarounds with fellow Miami Heat executives Pat Riley, Andy Elisburg, Adam Simon, Alonzo Mourning or others from the team’s front office.
Nor had any of those titled officials been in sweats, on the court, rebounding, shooting, exhorting.
From the start, this next chapter for Haslem, the recently retired championship power forward, was going to be different.