Category Archives: Local News

Ford Confirmed Salaried Worker Cuts (Dearborn, MI) -- More salaried job cuts are expected at Ford Motor Company as part of an eleven-billion-dollar overhaul. Workers in accounting, administrative supp...

Facebook, Instagram Coming Back To Life (Menlo Park, CA) -- Facebook is coming back to life after a global outage yesterday. Facebook and Instagram users were experiencing widespread outages for most ...

Damaging Winds, Tornadoes Threaten South, Midwest As Midwest Flooding Continues (Undated) -- Severe storms packing damaging winds and tornadoes are bearing down on the South and the Midwest, while maj...

Beto O'Rourke Announces Presidential Run (Undated) -- Former Texas Congressman Beto O'Rourke is officially running for President. The 46-year-old former representative from El Paso announced today he ...

Mattoon will soon be down to one ambulance service. Dunn's Ambulance plans to shut down local operation in May. A reason for the departure was not given. The city council will start mapping out a plan...

The Palestine Humane Society, also known as BARC, is the proud recipient of a gift from Miranda Lambert. Miranda's "MuttNation" has awarded the organization a $1,000 grant. They plan to use the money ...

For Immediate Release - USDA Butterball LLC Recalls Turkey Products Due to Possible Salmonella Schwarzengrund Contamination Class I Recall 030-2019 Health Risk: High Mar 13, 2019 WASHINGTON, March 13,...

Google Employee Sets New Pi Record (Mountain View, CA) -- There's a new pi record on International Pi Day. Pi, in this case, refers to the endless number you get when you divide a circle's circumferen...

Kids Plan Global Walkout For Climate Change (Stockholm) -- Kids around the world plan to skip school Friday to demand action on climate change. Students are expected to protest on March 15th as part o...

FDA Addresses Teen Vaping (Washington, DC) -- The Food and Drug Administration is proposing new measures to crack down on the use of e-cigarettes by minors. The FDA released a statement Wednesday sayi...