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In just one semester, Newtown High School’s new African American/Black and Puerto Rican/Latino History course has created more than just a class. As multiple students and the teacher reflected recently, everyone participating has bonded. NHS Social Studies teacher Rachel Torres reported that she has been “thoroughly enjoying” teaching the course’s first group of students. “They […]
KEY WEST, Fla. – Local 10 News traveled 70 miles west of Key West toward the Dry Tortugas, where more than 300 migrants from Cuba made landfall over the New Year holiday weekend. On Wednesday night, after a multi-day effort to make sure they were safe and . . .
Photo illustration: Axios Visuals. Photo: Sara D. Davis/Getty Images Rep. David Price has represented the Triangle for more than 30 years as a Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives. But after choosing not to run for re-election in the 2022 election, his term has expired. Price spoke with Axios for our “Local Limelight” series […]
Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson, RNC chair Ronna McDaniel and local host committee chair Reince Priebus sign the official bid for Milwaukee to host the 2024 RNC. Credit: TMJ4 News live stream With inflation at its highest rate in the Unites States since the early 1980s, including Milwaukee area gas prices that briefly soared above $5 […]
CAIRO, Dec 27 (Reuters) – The price of gold in Egypt has risen to unprecedented highs as nervous savers seek refuge from a weakening currency and some companies export bullion to raise scarce dollars to fund imports, industry experts say. Figures from the Federation of Egyptian Chambers of Commerce’s (FEDCOC) gold division show the price […]
“It was really nicely packed,” smiled Rosenberg. “Nobody said, ‘nobody needs linguistics’ or ‘intellectuals are strange people’. They just nicely asked, ‘Do you have to go back there tomorrow?’ That’s very typical.” Despite the popularity (or notoriety) of Berliner Schnauze, Rosenberg believes that its usage is on a slight downturn. This fall off reflects a […]
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) – Sarabi, Recce, Marco, Avery, and Modi – Five puppies who were rescued from Kenya by five local U.S Army National Guard soldiers who were in the same unit. Six months later, they were reunited with their rescuers, and now owners, thanks to Paws of War. “It was just surreal, really,” said […]
You see the signs in businesses all the time, reminding you that patronizing these local gems employs your neighbors and invests in your community. Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, released a report just last month noting that fewer individuals who work for small businesses are being laid off this year compared […]
A newly minted law enforcement officer from Virginia drove to a Riverside cul-de-sac, where he parked a few houses down from the home of a teenage girl he met online by pretending to be someone else, police say. Neighbors say the man waited for the 15-year-old’s family to get home Friday morning, going back and […]
Periodically, the Library will close for a Staff Day in order to train our employees on a host of different matters. The training this past October was no different. And in the afternoon, as a bit of a break, I found myself taking my fellow employees to the Evanstoniana Room on the second floor. Mildred […]