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National Guard Mariachis Highlight Independence Day
That’s the New Mexico National Guard 44th Army Band, MariachI Adelante. The band was one of several featured performers at Friday’s Independence Day celebration at the Santa Fe Plaza, during the annual Pancakes on the Plaza event. The trumpet...

20 states, including Washington, sue to keep Medicaid data away from ICE
By Elyse Apel / The Center Square A multi-state coalition is suing to keep Medicaid enrollment information away from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Washington, Colorado, California joined 18 other states, almost all Democrat-run, in the...

College sports: Swimmers, football players sign Letters of Intent
There are 27 Verona Area High School student-athletes that have signed National Letters of Intent to continue their athletic careers in college. Here are four of those signees. Name: Emily Spielman Sport: Swimming College: Minnesota State...

Man dies after being hit by vehicle in Sacramento
Man dies after being hit by vehicle in Sacramento, police say THIS IS KCRA THREE NEWS AT FIVE. WE’RE EXPECTING TO LEARN MORE FROM COUNTY INVESTIGATORS TODAY ABOUT THE VICTIMS OF LAST WEEK’S EXPLOSION IN ESPARTO. THIS AS MORE FAMILY MEMBERS SPEAK...

The best city in the entire US is not on either of the…
Looking to take advantage of the last six months of the year with an exciting getaway? Here are the best cities to check out, according to a newly released ranking. Travel + Leisure announced its 2025 World’s Best Awards on Tuesday, marking the...
Thursday morning news: July 10, 2025
Editor's note: The following text is a transcript of a podcast story. To listen to the story, click on the arrow beneath the headline above. Russia hits Ukraine w/largest drone barrage of the war » Russia is intensifying its attacks against...

What to do in Madison this weekend: Fête de Marquette, 'Reconstituting' and more Isthmus Picks
Wicked, through July 27, Overture Hall: One of Madison’s favorite Broadway musicals returns this summer when Wicked flies back into Overture Center. Based on Gregory Maguire’s novel, the musical revisits characters from The Wizard of Oz to tell...

Hundreds gather at high school stadium to honor victims of Texas flash floods
Several hundred people gathered for a worship ceremony at a high school stadium in Texas on Wednesday evening to remember the at least 120 people who died in the catastrophic flash floods over the July Fourth holiday, as well as the many still...

Florida: Nation's deadliest state for morning motorcyclists; Miami crashes up 26%
Rise and ride...unless you’re a motorcyclist in Florida. A new study has revealed that Florida is the deadliest state in the nation for motorcyclists–specifically in the mornings. The personal injury law firm Shook & Stone recently analyzed...

Las Cruces on CNN list for top 10 U.S. towns to visit
Las Cruces is among the top 10 towns to visit in 2025, according to a CNN list. CNN ranked Las Cruces as the No. 7 town to visit in 2025 in a recent poll, "America's Best Towns to Visit in 2025." Las Cruces Mayor Eric Enriquez noted the...

20 states sue to keep Medicaid data away from ICE
(The Center Square) – A multi-state coalition is suing to keep Medicaid enrollment information away from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Colorado and California joined 18 other states, almost all Democrat-run, in the lawsuit. The...

SHOCKING: Tech CEO Admits WEATHER MODIFICATION Was Conducted in Texas Before Deadly Flood | Elijah Schaffer (VIDEO)
Welcome to The Gateway Pundit’s Week-in-Review with Elijah Schaffer, where he covers the top 5 stories throughout the last 24 hours. ARTICLE 1: Confirmed: CEO of Weather Modification Company Reveals Cloud Seeding Operations Were Conducted in Texas...

Wyles joins UNCP as associate dean of the College of Optometric Medicine
PEMBROKE – As UNC Pembroke prepares to launch its new Doctor of Optometry program, the university has named Dr. Elizabeth Wyles as associate dean of the College of Optometric Medicine. A nationally respected educator, clinician and leader in...

Trump Willing to Let Migrant Laborers Stay on U.S. Farms
July 8, 2025: Once again, President Donald Trump emphasized his willingness to protect American farmers who rely on immigrant workers to operate their farms. At a rally in Iowa last week, the president said he would allow farmers who hire migrant...

Ralph Gene Wallace
Ralph Gene Wallace, formerly of Parrish, passed away peacefully on June 29, 2025, at his home in Florence. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, July 12, 2025, at 2 p.m. at Woodland Trace Church of Christ, to be immediately followed by...

How Hollywood Taught a Generation to Fear the Bomb
Back in the late 2000s, I was teaching a class on nuclear weapons to undergraduates who had mostly come of age after the fall of the Soviet Union. As I tried to explain what it was like to grow up worrying about a sudden apocalypse, a student...

20 US bishops join interfaith effort opposing ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ as ‘moral failure’
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Twenty U.S. Catholic bishops have signed onto an interfaith effort opposing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which would enact key provisions of President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda on taxes and immigration, calling...

How to Sell Yourself in Wartime
Sign up for The Media Today, CJR’s daily newsletter. Serhii Prokopenko, the editor in chief of Gwara Media, a newsroom near the front lines in Kharkiv, Ukraine, calculates the probability of risk in percentages. “I don’t see any other ways to...

Leo G. DeGroot
WEST BEND Leo G. DeGroot May 31, 1931— July 7, 2025 Leo G. DeGroot of West Bend died on Monday, July 7, 2025, at Kathy Hospice at the age of 94 years. He was born May 31, 1931, to the late Mark and Marie (nee Lebrun) DeGroot. He attended East...

Texas Agencies Missed Opportunities to Fund Flood Warning System
Over the last decade, an array of Texas state and local agencies missed opportunities to fund a flood warning system intended to avert a disaster like the one that killed dozens of young campers and scores of others in Kerr County on the Fourth of...