WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed into law Tuesday a bill requiring the federal Bureau of Prisons to overhaul outdated security systems and fix broken surveillance cameras after rampant staff sexual abuse, inmate escapes and high-profile deaths.
HOUSTON (AP) — Hundreds of bats lost their grip and plunged to the pavement underneath a bridge in Houston after going into hypothermic shock during the city's recent cold snap, according to wildlife rescuers who saved them by administering fluids and keeping them warm in incubators. The Mexican freetailed bats that roost at Houston's Waugh Bridge went into shock when temperatures plunged below freezing last week, the Houston Humane Society said in a Facebook video.
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The National Guard went door to door in parts of Buffalo on Wednesday to check on people who lost power during the area's deadliest winter storm in decades, and authorities faced the tragic possibility of finding more victims amid melting snow.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Scientists will get $25 million to study salt lake ecosystems in the drought-stricken U.S. West, as President Joe Biden signed legislation recently allocating the funds in the face of unprecedented existential threats caused by the lack of water.
The City of Clinton may soon have a new option for the disposal of solid waste after Elk City’s City Commission voted to enter into an interlocal agreement with the Clinton Solid Waste Authority. The vote comes after months of casual conversation between the two cities regarding the issue.
The Clinton Economic Development Authority moved to reject both proposals for the Glancy Motel property and to further discuss plans for the property at its next meeting in January.
Glena Burke has helped Clinton Public Schools for the past 14 years in various capacities, but now she helps by working with the school’s finances.
Nance Elementary student Kamari Hawthorne listens to Clinton Public Schools Nurse Sheffield Southall’s heartbeat before winter break begins.
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