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PNS Daily Newscast - October 18, 2018
Robert Muller now expected to reveal findings of his probe right after the November Midterm Elections. Also on the Thursday rundown: the poorest people pay the highest taxes in states like Nevada; and the terminator fights gerrymandering.
Archive: July 7, 2016
IOWA CITY, Iowa – More than 6 out of 10 drug overdose deaths in the U.S. in 2014 involved an opioid, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. In that same year, 165,000 people died from prescription opioid overdoses. However, a new study from the University of Iowa s ...Read More
INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana is looking for groups to study the Great Lakes. The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) is giving out grants as part of the Great Lakes Air Deposition program (GLAD). The idea is to see where toxins are being deposited and understand how they advers ...Read More
LANSING, Mich. – The rules and regulations that govern financial institutions aren't typically on the minds of most Michiganders, but credit union leaders say changes are coming that should benefit the entire state. For the first time in 13 years, the law known as the Michigan Credit Union A ...Read More
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - "You scream, I scream, we all scream for ice cream" is more than just a song for a growing number of North Carolina businesses - it's a mantra. July is National Ice Cream Month and local, boutique ice cream shops are growing in popularity - including The Hop in Asheville. Open sinc ...Read More
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Arkansans are being asked to roll up their sleeves and donate blood because there's a critical shortage of it across the state and nation. The American Red Cross Greater Ozarks-Arkansas Region is made up of the whole state of Arkansas, plus southwest Missouri and Memphis, ...Read More
LACEY, Wash. - Washington state employees are asking for competitive wages in bargaining for next year's contract today in Lacey. A recent state survey showed 99 percent of state employees are paid less than the market rate, which includes pay for their counterparts in Washington as well as other st ...Read More
RICHMOND, Va. – Many Virginians with mental illness end up in jail, and some are involved in deadly altercations with police. Jamycheal Mitchell suffered from delusions, and died in jail last year after being arrested for stealing $5 worth of snacks. Surveys say 15 to 20 percent of Virgini ...Read More
CHARLESTON W.Va. - The paper trail of a company that dumped West Virginia radioactive frack waste into Kentucky landfills is raising serious questions. This spring, regulators cited Advanced TENORM Services for dumping the low-level radioactive waste in two municipal landfills. Not long after, the c ...Read More
