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Jan. 6 Non-Partisan ‘Lest We Forget’ Vigil



The League of Women Voters of Newport County, RI, is holding a candlelight vigil from 4:30-5:30 pm, on Friday, January 6th, in Newport’s Washington Square.

Organizers of the event want this vigil to stand as a reminder that the voting in Rhode Island—as well as other states—in 2020 and 2022, was safe, secure, and indeed represented the will of the people. The country came under attack two years ago, casting doubt on the sanctity of voting in this country. This non-partisan vigil will be a reminder that Votes not ... Read more

Man taken into custody after claiming to have shot & killed

Man taken into custody after claiming to have shot & killed his wife

by Emily Blume

PEND OREILLE COUNTY, Id. — At about 5:30 in the evening on Sunday, the Pend Oreille County Sheriff’s Office got a report of a gunshot in ... Read more

Missing person last seen in Newport on May 20

Missing person last seen in Newport on May 20

by Will Wixey

Travis Coy

NEWPORT, Wash. — The Pend Oreille County Sheriff’s Office is requesting public assistance in locating 33-year-old Travis S. Coy.
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Walton: NWA poised to be ‘hub’ for advanced air mobility

Among many examples, one thing Northwest Arkansas is good at is scaling things up. Walmart Inc., Tyson Foods and J.B. Hunt Transport Services are just three of the business illustrations of that claim.

Steuart Walton sees an opportunity ... Read more

EEOC and Fashion Retailers Conciliate Pregnancy Bias Charge

HAYDEN, Idaho – Fashion retailers Sage Boutique, LLC, and Just Because - Washington, LLC, located in Hayden, Idaho, and Newport, Washington, respectively, have agreed to pay a former employee $37,000 and furnish other relief to resolve a discrimination charge filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

Following a federal investigation by the agency’s Seattle Field Office, the EEOC found reasonable cause to believe the social media manager had been fired due to concerns ... Read more

71 Sears stores to close permanently nationwide

A once-expansive retailer is preparing to close dozens of its locations.

At least 71 Sears Hometown stores will be shutting their doors for good in the coming weeks, according to a report from Axios. A list of closing locations was poste ... Read more

How the homework gap may actually be the key to solving our

This story is part of Crossing the Broadband Divide, CNET's coverage of how the country is working toward making broadband access universal.

When schools shut down in March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Freeman School Distric ... Read more

Washington Water Files Suit Over Highway 170 Project

FAYETTEVILLE -- Washington Water Authority has sued the Arkansas Department of Transportation and city of Farmington asking a judge to stop work on the widening of Arkansas 170 until an agreement is reached to move the authority's water lines.
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