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State Road 38 to close after March 22 for major pavement project in New Castle

NEW CASTLE, Ind. — Contractors will begin a very lengthy construction project in the new Castle area later this month as they close State Road 38 on or after Wednesday, March 22 to begin construction on a $5.3 million pavement replacement and rehabilitation project between State Road 3 (Memorial Drive) and 31st Street. Road closures will be phased to maximize

Columbus police believe Jacquelyn Watts died while trying to help lost dog near river

COLUMBUS, Ind. – Columbus police said during a news conference on Monday they believe Jacquelyn Watts died while trying to help a lost dog near the river. An autopsy of Watts’ body is scheduled for this afternoon, and they will release the cause of her death at that time. Police reiterated the fact that they do not suspect foul play.

Pregnant Mom Passes Time Waiting in Solidarity for April the Giraffe to Give Birth

MYRTLE BEACH, SC – As we are all watching and waiting for April the giraffe to give birth to her baby Olive, others have come up with creative ways to pass the time… This hilarious spoof is from another mama waiting to give birth, Erin Dietrich in South Carolina. She shared the antics on Facebook Live about 15 hours ago

Former Queen’s Guard officer shot dead on his ranch in Kenya as land invasions escalate

Tribal warriors shot dead a former Guards officer on his ranch in Kenya Sunday as a campaign of land invasions in the country’s white farming heartlands claimed its most prominent victim to date. Tristan Voorspuy, 60, was killed on Sosian, a 24,000 acre ranch in the Laikipia region, which was occupied by armed warriors last month. Voorspuy’s death, the first

Tens of thousands of U.S. immigration detainees claim they were forced into labour for $1 a day

Tens of thousands of immigrants detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement were forced to work for $1 day, or for nothing at all – a violation of federal anti-slavery laws – a lawsuit claims. The lawsuit, filed in 2014 against one of the largest private prison companies in the country, reached class-action status this week after a federal judge’s

Earth’s orbiting junkyard threatens the space economy: ‘It’s kind of like the Wild West’

You never see it in those lovely NASA pictures of Earth, but the space surrounding our pale blue dot is a cosmic junkyard. Debris abounds, moving at ludicrous speeds and presenting plenty of hassles for satellite operators who do business in orbit. This pollution poses an existential risk for greater commercialization of space, from the grand ambitions of Elon Musk’s

Half century old State Road 1 bridge over I-70 to be replaced

WAYNE COUNTY, Ind. — A half century old bridge in Wayne County along State Road 1 over Interstate 70 will become history as contractors plan to rebuild that bridge later this month. The bridge built in 1962, will be closed beginning March 15th, and remain closed until November. In late March, flaggers will direct traffic on State Road 1 during

FBI Director asked Justice officials to refute Trump’s unproven claim that Obama ordered wiretap of his phones

FBI Director James Comey asked the Justice Department this weekend to issue a statement refuting President Donald Trump’s claim that President Barack Obama ordered a wiretap of Trump’s phones before the election, according to U.S. officials, but the department did not do so. Comey made the request on Saturday after Trump accused Obama on Twitter of having his “‘wires tapped’

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