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Twenty Exelon employees/teams are receiving Volunteer Awards of $5,000 to their chosen nonprofits in recognition of their exemplary service. Altogether Exelon hosted more than 200 volunteer events... | April 28, 2023

Three other Twin Cities men will be sentenced for their roles in the murder later this summer.

There was no raining on the parade of accolades for Tristan Wirfs this past weekend. Mount Vernon resident and Super Bowl winning athlete Tristan Wirfs was honored at this year’s Mount Vernon Heritage Days events. “It’s awesome to have Tristan recognized and celebrated by this community, as Mount Vernon has been such a big part of his life,” said Sarah Wirfs, Tristan’s mom. “It feels good, and I’m so excited to be recognized by this community,” said Trist...

provide fair pay for what is done. that is a benefit to the workers obviously, but its a benefit to the entire community. >> reporter: loitering around the centrevilll library presumed to be illegal immigrants prompted an idea to place a trailer in the middle of a local shopping center to accommodate the workers. the shopping centers owner came up with the idea, but many businesses are strongly opposed. >> i worry about the safety and the perception of safety there. okay. so im saying ...

workers to gather. in this community its no secret that the centreville square shopping center is a place where day laborers gather to find work work. >> been here for 20 years. >> reporter: when the manager and some of the others heard there was going to be a potential center for the workers behind the plaza, they got concerned. >> [ indiscernible ] they will be back there. >> the last thing i need is negative impact on my business. >> reporter: other business owners share their opini...

out there. >> mini concert. thee or four songs? >> i have no clue. they like to give their fans as much as they can. who knows? maybe more. >> well find out in just a couple of hours. how is it looking for folks outside? >> it is warm outside. lets take a look at what is going on out there. weve got warm conditions across the area with temperatures in the 60s and 70s and as far as cloud cover goes, things look pretty good. there may be a couple of spots of patchy fog but skies are most...

contain this thing and we label to capture the ship and minimize the amount of pollution, amount of oil spilling to the sea. >> but before that happens, it could actually increase the flow by up to 20%. >> the fact of the matter is there will be a period of time where there will be hydrocarbons coming out of the well while we cut the pipe, remoift, put the cap in place. >> reporter: as bp wraps up oefrts the floor of the gulf, the white house is stepping up its presence and pressure al...