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The Daily Freeman
April 27, 2018
The New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) will offer free naloxone training in Greene County in May, funded by a grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Participants will learn how to recognize, respond to, and reverse an opioidÃâà...
FOX43.com
April 27, 2018
MANHEIM, Lancaster County — The winner of the $456.7 million jackpot-winning Powerball ticket sold at a Lancaster County gas station has stepped forward, according to the Pennsylvania Lottery. The claimant, Emerald Legacy Trust, opted to take the cash prize of $273,959,698, less the 24 percentÃâà...
WMTW Portland
April 27, 2018
In the days following the shooting death of Corporal Eugene Cole in Norridgewock, law enforcement officers from across the state of Maine are stepping up to offer help to the Somerset County Sheriff's Office. Advertisement. Officers offer help to Somerset County in wake of deadly shooting. Loading moreÃâà...
Danville Advocate
April 27, 2018
One day after Danville trounced Garrard County 10-0 in five innings, the two teams were at it again for the second of their 45th district games. Only this time, it was a pitchers duel. After Garrard County senior Ethan Lamb set down Danville in order to begin the game and Danville's Ethan Wood dancedÃâà...
News Item
April 27, 2018
SUNBURY — Lycoming County Senior Judge Dudley N. Anderson has denied the three preliminary objections filed by Coal Township commissioners in a lawsuit filed against them by county commissioners involving permit fees for the new Northumberland County Prison.The judge, in citing case law,Ãâà...
Sacramento Bee
April 26, 2018
Q: In August 1978, Jack Allen Jessup was arested at the Coralaire Apartments on Fulton Avenue for being the “Woolly Rapist.” He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 18 years at San Quentin. Was he released after serving the 18 years? Jan, Sacramento. A: Jack Allen Jessup, then 34, was taken intoÃâà...
Big Think (blog)
April 26, 2018
Most people in the United States are believers in one faith or another. While some would call it a Christian nation, it's not really so. Its founders created America to be a place where people of all beliefs — and those who don't subscribe to a religion — would be welcome. Also, the sheer breadth of beliefs weÃâà...
News Sentinel
April 25, 2018
Eastern Allen County is still in the running to receive a grant under the state's Stellar Communities program. Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch Wednesday announced six regions as finalists for the 2018 program, including the New Allen Alliance, which comprises Allen County, Grabill, Leo-Cedarville, Monroeville,Ãâà...
WPXI Pittsburgh
April 4, 2018
Columbiana County in east central Ohio... Coshocton County in east central Ohio... Carroll County in east central Ohio... Tuscarawas County in east central Ohio... Western Beaver County in western Pennsylvania... Southwestern Lawrence County in western Pennsylvania... Northeastern Ohio County inÃâà...
KRNV My News 4
April 4, 2018
After a wet March, Washoe County crews are working to repair potholes that typically form during wet weather. Road maintenance crews are urging people to call 311 to report potholes, so they can repair them. Road maintenance crews are working to clear roadside ditches ahead of this weekend's storm, but they also haveÃâà...
Charleston Post Courier
April 4, 2018
Nicole Goodlett, 28, is seen with her twin girls. Goodlett was reported missing March 12, 2014. Her remains were found in 2015 behind Cainhoy Elementary School. Provided. James Goodlett. Buy Now. James Goodlett speaks to reporters at the Berkeley County Sheriff's Office about his daughter, NicoleÃâà...
WJHG-TV
April 4, 2018
WALTON COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - One local area is booming. So much so, the U.S. Census Bureau has put it on the list for the Fastest Growing Counties in the Nation. Walton County seems to continue to be a place where many people want to be. "I see economy, I see housing, property all up andÃâà...
La Crosse's NewsTalk 1410AM 92.3FM
April 3, 2018
La Crescent's town board voted to give the county zoning power over the township, following the announced retirement of township zoning official Larry Hafner. The board made the decision in a quick meeting Monday, following a public hearing conducted by the township planning commission. Become aÃâà...
The Daily Pennsylvanian
April 2, 2018
Philadelphia is the least healthy county in Pennsylvania, according to a recent ranking compiled by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. The rankings analyze lifespan and quality of life, reported CBS Philly, and take poverty, crime, access toÃâà...
Indianapolis Business Journal (blog)
March 19, 2018
For the eighth year in a row, Hamilton County has been ranked as the healthiest county in Indiana. And for the eighth year in a row, Marion County ranks near the bottom: 75th this year out of 92 counties—up slightly from 79th place last year. The adjoining counties represent the wide health disparities inÃâà...
The Park Record
March 15, 2018
Summit County Council members were asked this week what their vision for the community in 12 years is at their annual retreat, a timeframe that would be critical if Utah submits a bid for the Winter Olympics in as early as 2030. The Council spent more than an hour on Monday discussing its long-term visionÃâà...
Cleveland Scene
March 15, 2018
Incomplete data on Cuyahoga County's infant deaths in 2017 paint — once again — a grim and alarming picture. While the overall rate of infant mortality fell slightly (eight percent) last year, the racial gap widened significantly. The rate of white infant deaths declined by 45 percent, but the rate of black infantÃâà...
nbc25news.com
March 15, 2018
Deputies: Man shoots wife in Isabella County in apparent murder suicide attempt. by Jason Lorenz. Investigators in Isabella County say a man shot his wife several times before killing himself. (Photo: MGN). AA. ISABELLA COUNTY, Mich. - Investigators in Isabella County say a man shot his wife several times before killingÃâà...
New Jersey Herald
March 15, 2018
Morris County ranks healthiest in New Jersey and Cumberland County is the least healthy county in the state, according to the ninth annual County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, released Wednesday by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.
Chicago Tribune
March 15, 2018
The least healthy in 2018 was Alexander County in far southern Illinois near Cairo. Monroe County, which held the top spot last year, fell to No. 4 in 2018. It is located just southeast of the St. Louis area. The annual rankings are collaboration between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the UniversityÃâà...
Naples Daily News
March 14, 2018
Collier County is the second-healthiest county in Florida for the fifth year in a row, according to new rankings released Wednesday by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The healthiest among Florida's 67 counties is St. John's County — home to the city of St. Augustine. St. John's has held the title of theÃâà...
AL.com
March 13, 2018
Alabama's obesity rate is just over 32 percent, one of the highest percentages in the country. The county with the highest obesity rate in Alabama tops the already-high state overage by more than 14 percentage points. 24/7 Wall Street used Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data to determine theÃâà...
The Sheridan Press
March 11, 2018
Justin Sheely | The Sheridan Press Sheridan's Tristan Bower walks away as Campbell County High School celebrates during the boys class 4A State Championship at the Casper Event Center Saturday, March 10, 2018. The Broncs fell to the Camels 71-61.;. CASPER — The Sheridan High SchoolÃâà...
Danville Advocate
March 11, 2018
The Titans took down George Rogers Clark in the state tournament semifinals 44-27 on Saturday with a strong defensive performance to move on to their second-straight state title game. GRC scored just two points in the first quarter and single digits at halftime as Mercer alternated between a 2-3 and 3-2Ãâà...
Odessa American
March 11, 2018
Allstate recently released a list of stormiest counties in Texas over the past 10 years, ranking Midland County third. Collin and Denton counties were ranked first and second, respectively, on the list of highest frequency of wind- and hail-related property damage claims over the past 10 years, a news releaseÃâà...
Danville Advocate
March 11, 2018
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS – For most teams, it would be a risky move at best to switch to a zone defense in the semifinals of the state tournament after years of playing man-to-man almost exclusively. For Mercer County, however, it was exactly the right move. Mercer put a stranglehold on George Rogers ClarkÃâà...
Seattle Times
March 10, 2018
“Every human being deserves to be treated with dignity,” says Anitra Freeman of WHEEL/Women in Black. The group stands vigil for homeless people who die outside or by violence in King County. (Bettina Hansen & Lauren Frohne / The Seattle Times). A new report shows that not only were homelessÃâà...
24/7 Wall St.
March 10, 2018
Obesity is one of the leading causes of preventable death in the United States. Obesity is measured as a function of the body mass index, a ratio of height to weight. A person with a body mass of 30 or greater — weighing at least 203 pounds and standing at five feet and nine inches, for example — qualifiesÃâà...
WDRB
March 8, 2018
The needle exchange was a response to the HIV epidemic that rocked Scott County in 2015. In part, the breakout was the result of drug use and needle sharing. “No one wants to be an addict,” said Scott County Health Department Preparedness Coordinator Patti Hall. “It's something they cannot fight onÃâà...
WXIX
December 31, 1999
Jackson County, IN, SUV crash leaves 7 injured. Sunday, March 4th 2018, 3:53 pm PST Sunday, March 4th 2018, 4:13 pm PST. Posted by Avery Jennings, Digital Content ... A rollover crash on I-65 in Jackson County, Indiana, left the seven occupants of this SUV seriously or critically injured the morning of March 4.
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