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Marijuana legalization looms in New York as deficit balloons Democrats in control and poised to approve recreational drug use in New York Dan Clark FacebookTwitterEmail 6 1of6Cannabis nearing harvest is grown inside the Vireo Health medical marijuana production facility on Monday, Nov. 9, 2020, in Fulton County, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less 2of6Cannabis nearing harvest is grown inside the Vireo Health medical marijuana production ...

Disability Network of the Thumb helps Upper Thumb families through the pandemic Paige Withey, paige.withey@hearstnp.com FacebookTwitterEmail 3of3 UPPER THUMB — With the coronavirus pandemic taking a financial toll on individuals and families across the upper thumb, the Disability Network of the Thumb and Huron County Homeless Solutions is working harder than ever to help those struggling to pay back rent or utilities, through the help of some newly implemented state programs. Previously know...

Dow High, Midland High F2F students to remain virtual through Jan. 14 Dow, Midland F2F students to return to in-school learning Jan. 19 Daily News staff FacebookTwitterEmail H.H. Dow High School and Midland High School face-to-face (F2F) students will remain  in remote learning through the end of the first semester, which is Thursday, Jan. 14, Midland Public Schools Superintendent Michael Sharrow announced in an email communique to MPS stakeholders late Friday afternoon. Dow High and Midland H...

Fairfax firefighters routinely denied workers comp after coronavirus infections, union says Antonio Olivo, The Washington Post Dec. 19, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail Firefighters battle a five-alarm fire in the Alexandria section of Fairfax County, Va., in February.photo for The Washington Post by Evelyn Hockstein. Since March, about 100 of Fairfax Countys firefighters and paramedics have tested positive for the coronavirus, which its union says is part of the hazard that comes with emergency call...

A little extra Christmas spirit Santa coming to Harbor Beach  Paige Withey, paige.withey@hearstnp.com FacebookTwitterEmail 1of6 Bernie and Kelley Champagne, of Elkton, have been decorating their yard for Christmas since they were married 22 years ago, a display with now boasts over a mile of Christmas lights. (Courtesy Photo) Show MoreShow Less 2of6 Bernie and Kelley Champagne, of Elkton, have been decorating their yard for Christmas since they were married 22 years ago, a display with now ...

Loefflers attacks show little outreach to Georgia moderates Billy House, Bloomberg FacebookTwitterEmail Supporters of Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., hold up signs during a rally with President Donald Trump in Valdosta, Ga., on Dec. 5, 2020.Bloomberg photo by Elijah Nouvelage. Sen. Kelly Loefflers campaign was designed to broaden the Republican Partys appeal to voters in Georgias increasingly Democratic suburbs -- instead the race has turned into a contest in which each side is hardening its core ...

COVID-19 vaccines headed to hospitals Rochelle Eiselt, Journal-Courier FacebookTwitterEmail Passavant Area Hospital is expected to receive 440 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.Javier Zayas Photography County health departments soon will provide the COVID-19 vaccine to Memorial Health System hospitals to administer to health care workers. Memorial is expecting the vaccine to arrive this week, said Michael Leathers, media relations consultant for Memorial Medical Center. That still could change, th...

Men allegedly steal womans purse on Target parking lot Charles Bolinger, charles.bolinger@edwpub.net FacebookTwitterEmail FILE - This Wednesday, June 29, 2016, file photo, shows a Target store in Hialeah, Fla. Target reports financial results Wednesday, Nov. 16. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File) EDWARDSVILLE — As a woman unloaded the contents of her shopping cart in to the trunk of her vehicle, she allegedly became an unwitting target Monday evening. Edwardsville Police Chief Jay Keeven said the wo...

Farm Credit honored by Extension The Telegraph FacebookTwitterEmail Farm Credit Illinois of Jerseyville recently received the 2020 Community Partner Award. Pictured from left are Judi Neese, Member Service Specialist; Hollie Nixon, Regional Manager; Jack Stork, Extension Council Chairman; Jessica Jaffry, 4-H & Youth Development Program Coordinator; and Jackie Goode, Loan Process Specialist. JERSEYVILLE — Farm Credit Illinois of Jerseyville, nominated by Jersey County Extension for the 2020 Co...

What you should know about Brazos ISD ending remote learning FacebookTwitterEmail Brazos ISD moves to get rid of remote learning in 2021.Josie Norris, The San Antonio Express-News / Staff Photographer Despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Brazos Independent School District will not longer hold virtual classes beginning next semester. According to KHOUs Chloe Alexander, Brazos ISD superintendent Brian Thompson announced the school is moving away from virtual learning, saying it hasnt bee...