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I-10 West now open at LA 415 after 18-wheeler cab flips
I-10 West is closed at LA 415 due to an accident on the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge. Motorists are advised to use an Alternate Route. The closure resulted from the cab of an 18-wheeler flipping on its side. Pictures show significant damage to the guardrails. LaDOTD says it’s too early to tell how long it will…
Chief confirms Ponchatoula Police Department on strike Friday
PONCHATOULA – At 6:30 a.m. Friday, Ponchatoula police chief Bry Layrisson found the doors locked and the lights off at his police station. No one showed up for work. “I was the only employee in the building,” said Chief Layrisson. “4 patrolmen, a communications officer, then after 8 am you’d have office personnel, detectives, agents,…
Daniel P. Jordan, Monticello leader in changing times, dies
Daniel P. Jordan, who as president of the foundation that owns Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s plantation in Virginia, broadened its educational mission — and, perhaps most significant, commissioned a study that found that Jefferson had almost certainly fathered six children with Sally Hemings, one of hundreds of people he enslaved — died March 21 in Charlottesville,…
An Eye for Art: Westminster blacksmith is an artist with an eye for American history
Reb Staup is a local blacksmith, woodworker and T-shirt designer living in Westminster. When Staup was young he liked to draw. “I was always interested in some type of art,” Staup said. He started blacksmithing in 2004, when he took classes from the nonprofit Blacksmith Guild of Central Maryland, Inc. He helped at the historic…
Leading candidates in Baltimore mayoral race spend $1.5M+ in final campaign push
The leading candidates for Baltimore mayor collectively spent more than $1.5 million in the last month, primarily on television and radio advertising, as they made their final push ahead of the May 14 primary. That spending, as well as ongoing fundraising efforts, were detailed in campaign finance reports filed late Friday. According to the reports,…
What Prompted the City College of New York to Call the N.Y.P.D.
The public college based in Harlem has a long history of radical politics and activism. Press Release Distribution Service
Outsiders Were Among Columbia Protesters, but They Dispute Instigating Clashes
City officials have blamed “external actors” for escalating demonstrations at Columbia University and elsewhere, but student protesters reject the claim. Press Release Distribution Service
Donald J. Trump’s Scandals Captivate the Court, but Hush-Money Case Hangs on Dry Details
Prosecutors started their criminal case against Donald J. Trump with eye-catching and lurid stories, but the heart of the matter is invoices and ledger entries. Press Release Distribution Service
New Francis Scott Key Bridge design proposed by Italian engineering company
An Italian company that helped rebuild a bridge that collapsed in Genoa, Italy, in 2018 said it is ready to do the same in Baltimore. The Webuild Group sent a preliminary design and plans to Maryland officials for the reconstruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge on Friday. The company said its cable-stayed bridge aims…
Dreary Saturday leads into cooler, cloudier week with increasing chance of thunderstorms
On-and-off showers will soak the D.C. region Saturday, before turning heavy in the evening. The National Weather Service said cooler temperatures, rain showers and plenty of clouds are expected across the D.C. area as a frontal boundary remains stalled to the west. As of 10:08 a.m., slow traffic continued on Route 50 in Prince George’s…
