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Trump's Department of Justice targets Seattle as a sanctuary city, threatens to sue
SEATTLE — The Trump administration's Justice Department has released a list of states, cities, and counties identified as having policies that allegedly hinder the enforcement of federal immigration laws, with Seattle and the state of Washington...

Why Las Vegas is so empty at present?
Las Vegas is currently experiencing a notable downturn in tourism, with this being particularly acute in 2025. Many factors have been cited as key in seeing only a 67% hotel occupancy in July 2025. High costs for visitors are quoted as a key...

DOJ releases new list of ‘sanctuary jurisdictions’; Upstate NY city on the list
The Justice Department identified some three dozen states, cities and counties as so-called sanctuary jurisdictions on Tuesday, two months after the federal government quietly removed a much longer list that included many localities that support...

DOJ publishes list of 35 "sanctuary" jurisdictions, vowing more lawsuits
Washington — The Justice Department published a list of 35 "sanctuary" jurisdictions on Tuesday, vowing to bring lawsuits against states, counties and cities that limit local cooperation with federal immigration agents. "Sanctuary policies impede...

Penn State Defender of the Day update: A second-year DB earns praise from Jim Knowles
A Pennsylvania city has been listed as a so-called immigration “sanctuary city” by the Department of Justice, along with four New Jersey cities. Philadelphia was among 18 cities included on the list of those that have “policies, law, or...

Candice Lynn Christmann Clark
Candice Lynn (Christmann) Clark, age 76, lovingly known as Candy, passed away peacefully in her sleep at Rocky Mountain Care in Logan, Utah, from natural causes on Sunday, July 13 th , 2025. She was a devoted mother, grandmother, and friend, known...

The Much-Hyped New <em>Wizard of Oz </em>Is an Atrocity
Although it is, at least according to the Library of Congress, the most-watched movie of all time, The Wizard of Oz was a costly failure at the box office, and only became a perennial favorite thanks to the regular TV airings that began in the...

Scource: Manhattan gunman was at a Las Vegas gun show in June

Denver remains only Colorado city on federal sanctuary jurisdictions list
Denver remains the only Colorado municipality on the U.S. Department of Justice's updated list of "sanctuary jurisdictions." Released on Tuesday morning, the updated list identified 22 cities and counties around the country, a significant decrease...
Nonprofits to host Picnic With a Purpose at Bishop City Park
Friends of the Inyo and INYO350 will host Picnic with a Purpose Wednesday, Aug. 6 from 6-8 p.m. at Bishop City Park, for residents to discuss environmental and immigration concerns affecting the Eastern Sierra while also enjoying food, music and...

DC’s Framebridge takes custom framing to the West Coast
D.C.-based Framebridge, which has grown its custom framing business from an online-only store to more than three-dozen locations in 15 states, has opened its first West Coast stores. It has also opened a new framing studio in Henderson, Nevada, to...

Fern Hillmann
Fern Hillmann, age 94 of Gibbon, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 31, 2025, at the Southview Living Center in Gibbon. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Monday, August 4, 2025, at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Moltke Township. Pastor...

Las Vegas Aces vs. Los Angeles Sparks FREE LIVE STREAM (7/29/25) | Time, TV Channel for WNBA game
The Las Vegas Aces face the Los Angeles Sparks on Tuesday, July 29, 2025 (7/29/25) in a regular season WNBA game at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Tip-off is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET on NBA TV. Streaming platform Free trial Monthly price...

‘Rerum Novarum’ 2.0? Catholic labor advocates heartened by direction of Pope Leo XIV
(OSV News) — When he took the papal name Leo XIV, it was widely suggested by Vatican commentators that the former Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was sending a message. A message that, like the last Leo — Pope Leo XIII, who was pope from 1878-1903...

New Santa Fe Habitat for Humanity leader outlines busy first five months
Cathy Collins took over as executive director at Santa Fe Habitat for Humanity in early March following stints leading Habitat chapters in New York and Connecticut. The seasoned nonprofit executive holds a doctorate in human and organizational...

Under the cover of darkness
Seven Minutes in Heaven! That’s what this mild-mannered seventh grader thought he was playing when a bunch of giddy girls shoved him into a darkened bathroom with “that special someone” during a weekend youth retreat in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Of...

Nevada sees job losses in June as US unemployment rate ticks up
The Labor Department announced Friday, Aug. 1, that the unemployment rate has increased 0.1% with a modest amount of 73,000 jobs added in July, 32,000 jobs less than economists expected. Payroll growth slowed amid President Donald Trump's sweeping...

CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Door kick social media challenge now in Las Vegas Valley, residents say
LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Two North Las Vegas residents say they are on high alert after a dangerous new social media trend reported across the country has made its way to the Las Vegas Valley. Valley Vista Resident Tyler Reggie shared video with FOX5,...

What are the 4 'major' cities in the US? Is Dallas included?
A social media trend has influencers and commenters up in arms over the "major" cities in the country, as well as how the top of that list should be ranked. DALLAS — What are the top four "major" cities in the U.S.? That's a hot debate on TikTok...

Las Vegas Gunman Targets NFL Building, Kills Four before Taking Own Life
A lone gunman fatally shot four people, including an off-duty police officer, before turning the gun on himself in Midtown Manhattan on Monday afternoon after traveling cross-country from Las Vegas. The suspect, identified as 27-year-old Shane...