Новости за 12.08.2018

Residents of a Long Island village are divided over what to do about a glut of goose droppings around town. Brightwaters Mayor John Valdini tells Newsday in a story published … Click to Continue »

Washington state Department of Transportation engineers will close one of the bridges along state Route 162 for a month starting next week. Crews will be repairing the deck and inspecting … Click to Continue »

A dog could not resist being lured away from a busy Massachusetts highway by a teddy bear. The Massachusetts State Police got multiple calls of a dog dashing through traffic … Click to Continue »

The Latest on events marking the anniversary of violent white nationalist rallies in Charlottesville, Virginia (all times local): 2:30 p.m. More than 1,000 protesters are gathered in Freedom Plaza near … Click to Continue »

New parks, restaurants, store fronts and housing — a downtown district is in Lakewood’s future. It won’t be there this week, but it might be in the next few decades. … Click to Continue »

Q: I’ve seen large (foam) blocks being used in a couple of different road projects around the region lately (Interstate 5 in Tacoma, and the state Route 167 HOV lanes … Click to Continue »

Attorneys for North Dakota and the federal government are asking an appeals court to reject the state of Missouri's challenge to a massive upstream Missouri River water project. The $244 … Click to Continue »

A.R. "Babe" Schwartz, a longtime liberal state senator with a reputation of being one of the most formidable orators in the Texas Legislature, has died at age 92. His son, … Click to Continue »

Eagan businesses are working to assess the economic impact of being the new home of the Minnesota Vikings' training camp. Some Eagan businesses have found that the number of visitors … Click to Continue »

A Wisconsin museum is highlighting the contribution of the Green Bay Packers' first African-American players in a new exhibit, as the team the gears up to celebrate its centenary in … Click to Continue »

Dusk was falling on the sweltering hot day of Dec. 16, 2017, when Paddy Moriarty went to the Pink Panther, the only hotel and bar in this tiny, dusty town, … Click to Continue »

A Baltimore police officer confronts a man on a sidewalk Saturday, pushing him against a wall, in a video shot by a bystander. “So what? Don’t touch me,” the African … Click to Continue »

The Latest on the Syrian conflict (all times local): 4:30 p.m. Syrian opposition activists say a mysterious blast in the country's north has killed at least 36 people, including children. … Click to Continue »

Sunday afternoon and the buzz of conversation in the garden, the rustle of tweed, the gentle thwack of mallet striking ball: croquet season in Meadville. And for those who couldn't … Click to Continue »

When Miguel Figueroa saw how his daughter, Illiana, was into watching people's shows on YouTube, he suggested she do one of her own, but was shocked when Illiana told him … Click to Continue »

The Latest on the primary election (all times local): 10:27 p.m. Hawaii Gov. David Ige has won the Democratic primary in his bid for a second term in office, defeating … Click to Continue »

Former Congressman Ed Case emerged from a crowded field on Saturday to win the Democratic Party primary to represent Honolulu in Congress. The 65-year-old fiscal conservative defeated five other major … Click to Continue »

The Latest on the primary election (all times local): 7:38 p.m. U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard won the Democratic nomination for Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District. Gabbard defeated Sherry Alu Campagna on … Click to Continue »

Mike Mathews, who identified himself as a friend of Richard "Beebo" Russell's family, reads a statement to reporters Saturday night in Orting. … Click to Continue »

U.S. Rep. Chris Collins ended his re-election bid Saturday, days after his indictment on insider trading charges, a move that raised questions about how the Republican Party might replace him … Click to Continue »

The stolen turboprop plane went down in a remote area of sparsely populated Ketron Island, covered with heavy brush and trees. The crash site was off-limits to all but official personnel. … Click to Continue »

In Washington, it takes 259,622 signatures for a citizen initiative to be certified and make it to the ballot. Signature gatherers have a limited range of choices. They can go … Click to Continue »

John Waldron frequently takes walks around Chambers Creek Regional Park near his University Place home. He often goes down to the beachfront, but he stayed at the top of the … Click to Continue »

Richard “Beebo” Russell loved Alaska, and working as a baggage handler was a way for him to visit the people he loved there. Those details and others emerged Saturday about … Click to Continue »

Hey, Washington Post. Don’t tell us to Have a Nice Day. “What cities have the most nice days in America?” the newspaper in the other Washington asked in a story … Click to Continue »