More human remains found
MIDLAND The Midland Police Department and Search One Rescue Team on Saturday canvassed the area near the 1700 block of East Texas Avenue where...
As tornadoes hit, survivors hid in tubs, shipping container
By SHARON JOHNSON and BUTCH DILL
The Associated Press
MARBURY, Ala. An Alabama engine mechanic took refuge in a shipping container as a tornado from...
UTPB STEM Academy notches high test scores
UTPB STEM Academy is celebrating its high standardized test scorers with plaques (and a breakfast).
Middle/High School Principal Cody Griffin said the idea was suggested...
THE IDLE AMERICAN: Shall we pray?
Inherent with insistence to dig ever deeper—rarely satisfied with merely getting to the bottom of things—are the risks of learning more than we want...
BUILDING PERMITS: Jan. 1 – Jan. 7, 2023
NEW RESIDENTIALS
Lorenzo Sanchez/BBA Homes LLC, 1605 Wrigley Drive, $225,000; Robert Wilbur/BBA Homes LLC, 5901 Fenway Drive, $310,000; Robert Wilbur/BBA Homes LLC, 5903 Fenway Drive,...
Claim of mammoth bones brings treasure hunters to NYC river
By DEEPTI HAJELA
The Associated Press
NEW YORK Ask people what you might find buried in the muck at the bottom of New York City's...
MATTER OF RECORD: January 14, 2023
MARRIAGE APPLICATIONS
Dec. 27: Freddy Sebastian Contreras and Yesenia Lopez Casteneda.
Dec. 28: Alejandro Acosta Acosta and Andrea Pando Trevino.
Dec. 29: Henry P....
Oil prospects much better than natural gas
This year opened with a much better outlook for oil than for natural gas.
Oil prices will probably be strong all year, maybe reaching $100...
ELAM: Musk net worth tumbles
Elon Musk has set a world record for the largest loss of personal fortune in history, about $ 200 billion since November 2021.
Guinness World...
Maine gets 1st Mega Millions jackpot with $1.35B grand prize
By BRIAN P.D. HANNON
The Associated Press
Maine scored its first Mega Millions jackpot — and someone beat the ill fortune of Friday the 13th...