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Washington states primary election is coming up, and election officials are calling on voters to be vigilant about misinformation. Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs said misinformation at election time has become more prevalent. He said local election officials are being more proactive and encourages people who have questions about the voting process to reach out to their local county auditor. ...

Tomorrow marks the start of early voting for the New York primary, and advocates for New Yorkers with disabilities are raising awareness about the barriers some voters face for casting a ballot. Groups such as the Center for Independence of the Disabled New York (CIDNY) have tips for election officials on how to make sure a given polling place is completely accessible. Monica Bartley, manager of community organizers for CIDNY, said it is rare to see an election without any accessibility roadbl...

Residents of northern Westman are cleaning up after being battered by hail, rain and severe winds Th...

Manitoba Parks is advising of changes to flood-related closures and advisories at some provincial parks. Flood conditions continue to pose a risk to public safety. All visitors are reminded to check and carefully monitor conditions prior to heading to provincial parks.

The province announced the next phases of its reopen plan in Whiteshell Provincial Park, after rising waters prompted a local state of emergency last month.

More of the north Whiteshell area is being reopened, as floodwaters continue to recede....

In Oertwich v. Traditional Village of Togiak, 2022 WL 951272 (9th Cir. 2022), Oertwich, a non-Native, had lived in Togiak, an Alaskan Native Village (Tribe), for over thirty years and operated the Airport Inn there.

"Operation Blue Prairie" sought to cut off the drug pipeline between Detroit and North Dakota. Prosecutors charged 26 people, including 17 North Dakotans.

After a 12-day trial, a federal jury in Fargo today (Fri) found two Detroit men guilty for their leadership in...

(Fargo, ND) -- A jury convicted two men on multiple counts for their leadership in a drug trafficking organization, which targeted three North Dakota Native American Reservations. A multi-agency investigation led by the Bureau of Indian Affairs Diversion of Drug Enforcement called "Operation Blue Prairie", found Baquan Sledge, Darius Sledge, and multiple co-conspirators