Hastings, NE

Mountain View, CA

North Carolina State

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Charlotte, NC

Town Talks

We all like to think we're tidy, with our moms' voices reminding us to make our beds, do the dishes, and clean the bathrooms. But sometimes, we fall short. Did you know that more than 1.57 million Americans live without a toilet or tap at home? The lack of basic water sanitation costs the U.S. economy $8.58 billion every year, according to a report produced by DigDee.

North Carolina City Has Been Named Among The 'Dirtiest' In America

Colorado State

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Boulder, CO

The Spun

One of the more fascinating college football games of week two will be played in Lincoln on Saturday.  Colorado will travel to play Nebraska in Lincoln after the two played in Boulder last year. Colorado won that game in blowout fashion, 36-14.  Nebraska will be looking for some revenge ...

Joel Klatt Releases Score Prediction For Nebraska vs. Colorado Game

New Jersey State

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Florida State

Akeena

Florida’s long-held reputation as a top destination for Americans on the move seems to be cooling off in 2024. According to a new report from moving and storage company PODS, only three Florida cities cracked the top 20 most moved-to areas in the country—a big drop from last year when six Florida cities made the list.

Fewer People Are Moving to Florida in 2024 — Except to This One City

Hillsborough County, FL

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Brandon, FL

Uncovering Florida

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) has arrested Avery Rhodes, a 15-year-old student at Bloomingdale High School, for allegedly making threats to "shoot up" the school on social media, according to an official release shared by the department this evening.

15-Year-Old Student Arrested for Threatening Hillsborough County School Shooting

Kansas State

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Missouri State

CJ Coombs

According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), 1,467 children have been reported missing in the U.S. since January 1, 2024, a drop since the figure of 1,533 previously reported. That drop indicates 66 cases were resolved.

15 missing children in Missouri since June 2024: some cases resolved and more added

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Denver, CO

David Heitz

They're shaped like a potato and tend to bake in hot weather, biologists say. That's why you will find cheeky little pikas in Colorado's mountains. But climate change could cause these critters' numbers to dwindle, according to wildlife experts. Like polar bears, Pikas may predict warmer temperatures, scientists say.

Potato-shaped critter visible now may predict climate change in Colorado

Wyoming State

Buffalo, WY

WyoFile

The House Draw Fire burning in northern Wyoming grew to more than 163,000 acres on Thursday — nearly the combined size of Denver and Salt Lake City — threatening structures, prompting evacuation orders and forcing the closure of Interstate 90.

Wildfire burns 163,000 acres in northern Wyoming, forcing evacuations and I-90 closure

Rushville, MO

Historic Enoch Madison Fenton House, now dismantled, was also known as the Edward Jackson Fenton House and commonly known as the Fenton Homeplace. This was a two-story rectangular home constructed close to Rushville, Missouri in Buchanan County.

Remembering the Enoch Madison Fenton historic house that no longer stands in Missouri

Seattle, WA

Maria Shimizu Christensen

School may be back in session, but that doesn't mean that summer fun is completely over. After all, the season isn’t technically done until the last day of summer on September 22nd. In the meantime, we’re expecting great weather this weekend, making it perfect for taking the kids out to beat the back to school blues. There’s also plenty going on to keep adults happy.

Big List of Festivals and Family Friendly Events This Weekend

Aurora, CO

The Venezuelans living in Aurora apartment buildings facing condemnation were not put there by the city of Denver. Denver city spokesman Jon Ewing said none of the residents are part of the Denver Asylum Seekers Program, or DASP. Amidst a flurry of media reports, some not substantiated, some have claimed the City and County of Denver placed the migrants in the Aurora buildings.

City of Denver didn’t place migrants in troubled Aurora buildings

Georgia State

Daily Coffee Press

The chances for the tropical wave in the Atlantic developing have now risen to 80% over the next seven days. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has advised that this disturbance could become the next tropical storm or hurricane within the coming days, potentially targeting the U.S. East Coast.

Tropical Wave That Could Impact Georgia Now Has 80% Chance of Development

Columbus, OH

The Lantern

One man is dead after a five-hour standoff with police Sunday morning near Ohio State’s South campus. Credit: Lantern File Photo. One man is dead after an over-five-hour-long barricade standoff with the Columbus Division of Police Sunday morning.

One dead after five-hour standoff with police in the University District Sunday morning

Declutterbuzz

It is a natural thing for me to declutter and get organized four times a year in accordance with the seasons. Maybe it is a New England thing because the seasonal change is a noticeable transitional period.

Fall Decluttering Is The Best Time To Get Organized!

Louisiana State

Natrona County, WY

Houma, LA

The crane operator who was killed on the job earlier this month at a wind-energy construction site in remote Natrona County was driving a crane that rolled into a pond, according to a Natrona County Sheriff’s Office’s incident report obtained by WyoFile.

Deadly workplace accident trapped victim in a Natrona County pond

Aurora, Colo. -- Angry Aurorans on social media poked fun at the local news media Friday as more information came out about Venezuelan gangs on the Front Range. Mike Coffman, Aurora mayor, posted on Facebook that the city will use court orders to shut down additional apartment complexes that have been infiltrated by the gangs. It contradicted comments made by Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, who told the New York Post the gang problem was a figment of Aurora council member Danielle Jurinsky’s imagination.

Migrant gang crisis underrated? Denver media criticized

Colorado mountain lions and bobcats, which November voters will have the opportunity to save from trophy hunters, are sparing the ecosystem devastation from chronic wasting disease.

Why Colorado bobcats, mountain lions need protection

The driver of a bakery goods truck who Denver police crashed into head-first will receive a $350,000 payday from the city. The settlement to Christopher Cordova appears on the consent agenda of Monday’s City Council meeting. Items are the consent calendar are considered routine and generally pass in a block vote. However, council members Shontel Lewis and Sarah Parady regularly call out the settlements to draw attention to them.

Bakery truck driver latest to receive a Denver police payout

Chicago, IL

Lashaunta Moore

Chennedy Carter’s highly anticipated return to the court was sealed with a Chicago Sky win. The guard and her teammates snapped a seven game losing streak as they attempt to make a playoff run.

Chennedy Carter Neared a Triple-Double in Chicago Sky Return

One moose and more than 50 cattle have died of anthrax in the past month in south-central Wyoming, officials confirmed Wednesday. Anthrax occurs naturally in soil but has not been documented in Wyoming in livestock since the 1970s and in wildlife since 1956. No humans have been infected, according to the Wyoming Department of Health.

Anthrax kills Wyoming moose, more than 50 cattle, for first time in decades

Washington State

Timothy A Gruver

Deer and elk hunters who bought a multi-season permit application this year could pick up an extra deer or elk tag, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife reports. Starting today, the next 130 hunters on the original draw list will get to choose from one of 2,369 remaining multi-season deer tags and 130 multi-season elk tags, according to the WDFW. The original multi-season draw, the department reports, is being used to prevent people from flooding retail locations.

Extra deer and elk tags available for multi-season hunters

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The 5th Quarter Week 2: High school football highlights & scores (09.06.24)

HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB) - Week 2 of the high school football season featured dozens of games from around the area....

The 5th Quarter Week 2: High school football highlights & scores (09.06.24)

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