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Only $146,000 of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s record-breaking $21.9 million fundraising haul reported this week came from donors who gave $250 or less. That’s 0.7 percent of her money.

Breakfast has been called the most important meal of the day, but few have championed morning fare like chefs Kristina Liedags Compton and Rachel Sillcocks, who are putting their fine dining pedigree to work elevating porridge and pancakes at their new brunch restaurant, Hilda and Jesse, in North Be...

Over the summer the government called upon the UK's asset owners to participate in an investment big bang to rebuild the economy after the pandemic and to help level up the regional differences.

She’s been an actress and a college professor. She has survived three husbands. So, what’s her secret to a long life? “Lots of sex,” she said Friday with a laugh, adding later that she was just kidding. Ellis, who moved to Corona del Mar in 1962 and has lived in the Bluffs community since 1974, certainly maintains her good sense of humor. She is planning to have small gatherings with both family and friends this weekend to celebrate her birthday. She grew up in Washington and received...

By MICHELLE SLATER Walhalla was open to locals only after significant landslips had destabilised the main access roads into the mountain community last week. Walhalla and Mountain Rivers Tourism Association president and town local Russell Wright said crews were assessing the damage in and around town. “I heard lots of tumbling and crashing and the sound of the roaring river taking away roads, fences and trees,” Mr Wright said. “When daylight broke, I saw extensive damage, so we began ass...

A DELIVERY driver has thanked a woman who has bought him an electronic bike which will enable him to return to work after his bike was stolen. Tanin Miah, 28, was an Uber Eats delivery rider in Worcester up until his electric bike worth £1,000 was stolen whilst he was collecting an order from McDonalds in The Foregate. Mr Miah, a foreign exchange student currently studying business and management, says the theft had left him extremely depressed and out of work. After hearing about Mr M...

PANAMA CITY — Some area funeral homes have seen their workloads spike in the past year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but plenty of cemetery plots are still available. While Panama City-owned cemeteries — Hillside Cemetery, Greenwood Cemetery, Oakland Cemetery and Millville Cemetery — are out of plots, those were bought years if not decades ago, officials said. Instead, the spike in deaths caused by the virus still can be handled by the several privately-owned cemeteries in the area, ...

Matthew Kulesza’s face is disfigured and will need reconstructive surgery.

Adobe File Photo A man and his father are facing felony charges after allegedly beating a private investigator Wednesday in suburban Antioch. Russell Wright, 23, and Steven Wright, 62, allegedly attacked the investigator while he was conducting surveillance for a case about 5:30 p.m. in the 24700 block of West Nicklaus Way, the Lake County sheriff’s office said. The Wrights are each charged with felony counts of robbery, aggravated battery and criminal damage to property, the sheriff’s of...

Nacogdoches rallies around officer, wife with cancer A Nacogdoches Police Officer and his wife received news that both are battling cancer. Nacogdoches rallies around officer, wife with cancer By Jeremy Thomas | January 14, 2021 at 2:33 PM CST - Updated January 15 at 5:17 AM NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) - A Nacogdoches police officer and his wife received news that both are battling cancer. The community is rallying around the family to help with their needs. Nacogdoches Police Sergeant Terry...