The council planners must be thrilled their development blueprint for the next decade has been rubber-stamped, despite a raft of serious objections, and the blunt truth is it will not solve the housing crisis. Rather than accept plans to force businesses to make way for houses are largely pie-in-the sky, the reporters have dodged the issue. “It is acknowledged that the spatial strategy may require higher levels of intervention given the council relies on a number of sites with current occupiers...
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“To protect my family today, I’ll withdraw as a candidate.” That’s the main takeaway from a rather long statement released on Thursday by Arizona state Rep. Austin Smith, who’s no longer running for re-election in his district after being accused of forging signatures to get on the ballot this fall. As AZ Central reports: The signatures on his petitions have also been sent to the state attorney general for review. Smith’s lengthy statement (which you can read below) says this is "silly" and...
The Iowa City Shelter House Emergency Shelter is set to renovate the single adult dormitories, bathrooms, and stairwells to improve the safety of guests and staff. The Johnson County Board of Supervisors approved a request by Shelter House to reopen the Winter Shelter for the duration of the project to continue uninterrupted emergency shelter services.
Another confirmed case of travel-related dengue has been reported to the state Health Department — this time, in Haleiwa.
The Boone County Sheriff’s Department made a horrific discovery when they were called to a house in the Morrisvale community this week to investigate a reported death. They found the body of a 14-year-old girl on the bathroom floor. The criminal complaint described the girl’s physical appearance as “shocking with an obvious emaciated, skeletal state.”
A woman whose son works for a House Democrat told the court that it would not affect her ability to serve as a juror on the Trump hush money case and be fair and impartial.
It often feels like we live in a fully connected world, but anyone who has been caught without a signal at a time of need can tell you it's far from true. Emergency satellite connectivity is a solution to this problem, and one the Google Pixel 9 series and next-generation Google Fold will allegedly offer, according to Android Authority's Kamila Wojciechowska. The feature will purportedly be available for T-Mobile customers first, thanks to the network provider's partnership with SpaceX to create...
A judge Friday denied a request by a man who already posted $75,000 bond in a felonious assault case to also have his house arrest revoked.
Moar Power: White House Considers Invoking "Unprecedented" Climate Emergency How best to grab power when there's no convenient emergency to use as excuse? Invent one! That's right: if you had 'climate emergency' on your 'list of disasters to prompt mail-in balloting' bingo card, you may soon be able to cross that square off. That's because the Biden administration is reportedly renewing discussions "about potentially declaring a national climate emergency," according to Bloomberg. ...
While this year has proven to be a tumultuous time in Congress, House Republicans find themselves face to face with yet another chaotic showdown this week as the conference fractures over foreign aid and a possible motion to vacate House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA). The release of Johnson’s four-pronged foreign aid plan combined with Rep. […]
Purchase-and-rehab project underway for S. 22nd Street.