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National politics don’t stay in the federal arena. Instead, they are increasingly filtering down to local races — including the prosecutor’s office. Having the same political party alignment as a successful U.S. presidential candidate gives an incumbent prosecutor a significant edge in re-election, according to recent research by Binghamton University Political Science Professor Jeffrey L….
Rev. Gwendolyn Walker, of the Guardian-Highland Block Club, has hope. Hope that there is finally a plan, a strategy — something — to reimagine, restore and revitalize a decaying stretch of north Main Street and return a portion of the Falls North End to prosperity. “I think this is wonderful,” Walker said after almost an…
LOCKPORT — On a night when Niagara County lawmakers authorized a significant raise for a top elected official, dozens of unionized workers gathered inside the courthouse building to advocate for higher wages of their own. Members of the Civil Service Employees Union, which represents more than 600 mostly white-collar county workers from the departments of…
MAJURO, Republic of the Marshall Islands—From Nov. 6 to 18, 2024, representatives from U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam and U.S. Coast Guard District 14 supported critical engagements with Republic of the Marshall Islands partners, advancing maritime security and fostering collaboration under the Compact of Free Association. During the visit, the team worked with key…
BEIJING — China announced Tuesday it is banning exports to the United States of gallium, germanium, antimony and other key high-tech materials with potential military applications, as a general principle, lashing back at U.S. limits on semiconductor-related exports. What You Need To Know China has announced a ban on exports to the United States of…
LUANDA, Angola — Joe Biden on Tuesday used the first visit to Angola by a U.S. president to promote billions of dollars of investments in the sub-Saharan African nation and speak at a slavery museum, where he’ll acknowledge the trafficking of humans that once linked the nations’ economies. What You Need To Know Joe Biden…
A rockfall incident at about 5 p.m. Nov. 27 caused a complete closure of U.S. 50 between Salida and Howard until 7:30 p.m., when the highway opened up for alternating traffic. The rockfall was completely cleared from the highway at approximately 9 p.m. The incident is speculated to have occurred due to a crack developing…
A staffer for U.S. Rep. Joe Morelle was charged by the U.S. Capitol Police for carrying unlawful ammunition on Capitol grounds, authorities said Monday morning. Capitol Police said in a statement that Michael Hopkins, 38, entered the Cannon House Office building and put his bag through screening, where authorities detected what appeared to be ammunition…
A Tucson man was fatally shot Friday night while traveling through a volatile part of northwest Sonora, on the same highway where two Arizona women were killed in an August shooting and where a U.S. resident was killed in December. The U.S. State Department identified the man who was shot as Nicholas Douglas Quets, a…
If you’re seeking an alternate way to get your Christmas tree this year, the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management have opened federal lands for tree cutting. U.S. Forest Service Tree Permits Bureau of Land Management Tree Permits and Map Tree permits from the Forest Service cost $8 per tree, and families…