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Damaging winds gusting between 55 and 70 mph are creating "critical" fire risks across LA and Ventura counties through Wednesday, officials say. Evacuation orders are expected to rise again.
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The Plattsburgh Charter Revision Commission plans to meet this week to review input from the community. -
For the third year in a row, The Wild Center in Tupper Lake, New York has been nominated as Best Science Museum in a nationwide newspaper’s poll. -
The Albany County Correctional Facility isn’t just a place where inmates serve out sentences, it is also a place where homeless people can find a reprieve from the cold. -
In Massachusetts, one of the last major pieces of legislation to be signed into law in 2024 was an omnibus bill, geared toward substance use disorders and support for those affected. WAMC spoke with one of the bill’s biggest proponents in the Senate about just what the new act does. -
More than 200 airmen from the Vermont National Guard have been deployed to Japan.
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In a final report on his investigation, special counsel David Weiss said President Biden's criticism "undermines the very foundation of what makes America's justice system fair and equitable." -
Anthony Mitchell Sr. and his son Justin were waiting for help to evacuate on the day they died in the Eaton fire, family members said. Anthony Sr. was remembered for his devotion to his children. -
A new study establishes that soda consumption is doing ever more damage to health — with rising rates of diabetes in regions where soda-drinking is on the rise, like sub-Saharan Africa. -
California's insurance industry was already in crisis. Now the wildfires in the Los Angeles region may upend efforts to stabilize the market. -
Colleagues are remembering the soap opera star for her "quick wit" and presence on set. She died after a long illness. -
Oscar nominations had already been delayed once due to the fires raging in Los Angeles. The ceremony itself remains scheduled for early March.
The Met Opera returns this season with wide-ranging performances that bring joy to the ears. Beginning the season with Strauss’ “Die Frau ohne Schatten,” and a new production by Jeanine Tesori “Grounded.” The season will also bring all the classics you including Puccini’s “La bohème,” and Jack Heggie’s “Moby-Dick.” The Met Opera will air on Saturdays at 1 p.m., Dec. 7 through June 7.
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