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The Promises and Pitfalls of a Modern-Day Boomtown A decade ago, Williston, N.D., became a magnet for desperate men, thanks to oil in the Bakken Formation. In an interview, author Michael Smith talks about life in an oil patch and the human cost of fueling the nation. Clay S. Jenkinson, Editor-at-Large   |   April 2, 2021   |  Features You can listen to the companion audio version of this and other essays in the series using the player belo...

Former Oklahoma cop found guilty of murdering his police chief KATE FELDMAN A former Oklahoma police officer who was found on top of his dead chief has been found guilty of his murder. Michael Nealey, 50, was found guilty Wednesday of the second-degree murder of Mannford Chief of Police Lucky Miller, according to the Pensacola News Journal. On Nov. 10, 2019, a security guard at the Hilton Pensacola Beach hotel went into their hotel room after multiple noise complaints and found ...

Austin 360 Austin360 On The Record is a weekly roundup of new, recent and upcoming releases by local and Austin-associated recording artists.  NEW RELEASES Graham Wilkinson, “Cuts So Deep.” The indie singer-songwriter’s first release since 2016’s “Because of You” features 11 songs he wrote across several years and recorded with engineer Patrick Herzfeld at Austin-area studio Signal Hill Recording. Herzfeld also contributed drums, keys, guitar, bass and backing vocals, with other pa...

By Michael Patrick F. Smith Viking: 464 pages, $29 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. What are you doing right now? Have you taken any risks lately? When’s the last time you were truly scared? In the summer of 2012, Michael Patrick F. Smith read an article in Men’s Journal about the Bakken oil fields in North Dakota. At the time, he was working a white-collar job in lower Manhattan, living in Bro...

• Oct 16, 2019 Iowa biofuels groups are calling on President Donald Trump to step in to resolve a dispute with the Environmental Protection Agency. This week, the EPA released a proposal to make up for lost demand from waivers allowing small oil refineries to use less ethanol and biodiesel. But the plan only covers about half of the industry’s annual losses.  Ethanol producers like Plymouth Energy in Merrill were shut down for weeks at a time this year because of the effect of ...

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Same pipe burst, same home development; several residents impacted during winter storm crisis Residents experienced thousands of dollars in damage due to poor insulated pipes, according to contractor Tags:  SAN ANTONIO – Residents living in the Highland Homes Development in San Antonio are holding the development accountable after several experienced the same pipe burst in the same location of their homes during the winter crisis. They believe this expensive and unfortunate trend was due to ...

Chris Noth teases Mr. Big returnIt looks like Chris Noth could reprise his role as Mr. Big in th...

MLW announces a talent signing February 23, 2021 By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet) MLW issued the following press release to announce the signing of Leo Brien to a long term contract. NEW YORK — Major League Wrestling (“MLW”) today announced it has signed Leo Brien to a long-term contact. “Leo is one of the sport’s best kept secrets,” said MLW CEO Court Bauer. “A 265 pound southern brawler that hits like (Stan) Hansen and moves like (Terry) Gordy? Yo...

Sex and the CityWe know Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis will all reprise t...