PNS Daily Newscast - January 18, 2020
The pandemic isn't stopping MLK Day celebrations of justice, equality and public service; the Maryland Justice Program fights for a women's pre-release program.
2021Talks - January 18, 2021
Quiet weekend; Kamala Harris set to resign from U.S. Senate; Biden announces ambitious plans for his first 10 days; and Lindsey Graham has warnings for both President and President-elect.
Archive: May 31, 2013

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. – Millions of lost and homeless companion animals currently fill shelters in New York and around the country, and thousands are euthanized every day simply because of a lack of funds and space. North Shore Animal League America in Port Washington is working to change tha ...Read More

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The fish is called Diamond Jim, because more than 50 years ago the organizers of a Chesapeake Bay fishing contest put a diamond in him. Now, there's no diamond, but the Department of Natural Resources is offering a hefty prize – $10,000 – for anyone who catches a ...Read More

RICHMOND, Va. – It's Virginia's latest take on the fox and the hound. The state is proposing new rules to regulate the practice of penning – confining foxes and allowing them to be chased by packs of dogs. That type of hound training has a long history in the state, but animal welfar ...Read More

PHOENIX – The head of the Association of Arizona Food Banks, Ginny Hildebrand, is stepping down after guiding development of a statewide food banking network that "kept hunger at bay" during the Great Recession. Hildebrand says the non-profit organization has grown to include nearly 1,600 fo ...Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Observers of corporate bankruptcies say the ruling in the Patriot Coal case will open the door to other corporations that want to shed retiree obligations. In a controversial decision Wednesday, a bankruptcy judge in Missouri ruled that the coal company could slash health ...Read More

LANSING, Mich. – Michigan Lawmakers this week passed the state's education spending plan for the 2013-2014 school year. It includes a $65 million budget increase for the Great Start Readiness Program, which offers preschool to 4-year-olds living in low- to moderate-income families. Last y ...Read More