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Police: Woman high on medication crashes with children in car
2+ hour, 7+ min ago (183+ words) A New Jersey woman rear-ended a car at a red light in Dickson City while high on prescription medication, police say, leading authorities to take custody of her children. Korinne Bastianelli, 40, of Ocean View, faces felony child endangerment charges. She'was…...
Runner competing in Arizona ultramarathon dies after medical emergency
4+ week, 12+ hour ago (248+ words) First responders attended to a woman in her 40s who was participating in the race and collapsed at a trailhead in the Groom Creek community south of Prescott, Yavapai County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Paul Wick said on Wednesday. Cocodona 250 ultramarathon codirector…...
Today in History: May 6, kidnapped women found alive a decade later at Ohio home
4+ week, 1+ day ago (286+ words) Today is Wednesday, May 6, the 126th day of 2026. There are 239 days left in the year. On May 6, 2013, three women who had been kidnapped and held for years are found alive at their captor's home in Cleveland, Ohio. (Ariel Castro pleaded guilty…...
Judge sides with Arizona election official in ruling that has implications for midterms voting
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (529+ words) The decision could have broad implications in one of the nation's most prominent battleground states, which will have several high-profile races this fall. Maricopa County, which includes Phoenix, has been roiled by election conspiracy theorists ever since President Donald Trump…...
Arizona utility agrees not to cut off power for nonpayment when it's 95 degrees Fahrenheit or above
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (249+ words) Mayes" office said the lawsuit grew out of concerns about disconnection practices during extreme heat, including the death of Katherine Korman at her Sun City West home. Her service was cut off in mid-May 2024 because of nonpayment on a day…...
Judge rejects bid to stop Arizona's prosecution of Kalshi on wagering charges
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (494+ words) In a decision Wednesday, U. S. District Judge Michael Liburdi also denied Kalshi's request for a ruling saying federal law trumps Arizona's gambling laws. Liburdi said it's too early in the case for him to rule on that issue. The Arizona Attorney…...
Renewable energy advocates make gains in fight over future of big Arizona power utility
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (344+ words) However, election results released by the Phoenix-area Salt River Project mean that the rival slates will be forced into compromises over potential questions of whether to increase rates and whether to favor natural gas or renewable energy technologies to meet…...
Savannah Guthrie makes offscreen visit to "Today" show, first since her mother went missing
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (156+ words) Scranton Times-Tribune The "Today" show said Guthrie, a longtime co-host of the morning news program, plans to return to the air at some point but "remains focused right now supporting her family and working to help bring Nancy home." Nancy…...
Haddock introduces worker heat-protection legislation ahead of Labor Day
9+ mon, 3+ day ago (492+ words) Rep. Jim Haddock looks forward to getting the first heat-protection legislation passed to protect state workers. "I am eager to get the first heat protection legislation passed to protect our Pennsylvania workforce. It is unbelievable that today our workers do…...
Immigration enforcement ordinance not on commissioners" Wednesday agenda
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (293+ words) A potential Lackawanna County ordinance barring the county's cooperation in federal immigration enforcement operations is still under review and won't be introduced for first reading at Wednesday's commissioners meeting. The county confirmed as much in a social media post Tuesday…...