Wrangling over whether to punt government funding to Trump heats up
As lawmakers rush toward the next shutdown deadline, a debate within the Republican Party rages over whether to release government funds into the new year. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) said this week that lawmakers are running out of time before the Dec. 20 deadline, and that passing an extension until early 2025 would benefit […]
Florida officials caught on camera wrangling eight-foot alligator lurking in yard
Florida wildlife officials and sheriffs sprung into action recently after an 8-foot-long alligator was spotted lurking in the front yard of a home along the state's Gulf Coast. The Lee County Sheriff's Office worked with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) to capture the reptile from a home in Bonita Springs last weekend. […]
Video shows officials wrangling alligator after it snatched and killed Florida grandmother
Dramatic new body camera footage shows the horrifying aftermath of a fatal alligator attack that claimed the life of a homeless Florida grandmother as authorities try to determine what caused the tragedy. Sabrina Peckham, 41, was killed in September after being dragged into a canal along a residential street in Largo, a small town four […]
North Carolina alligator filmed doing a ‘death roll’ during wrangling
An alligator in North Carolina was filmed performing a “death roll” last week as law enforcement relentlessly cracked down on it. The Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office posted about the incident on Facebook on May 14th. The reptile was found near the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge in Wilmington after a resident alerted law enforcement. “Our legislators […]
Legacy Health, Regence reach a new contract after almost a year's wrangling – KGW.com
The two sides have been trying to reach an agreement to renew the payment agreement for most of this year. PORTLAND, Ore. — Legacy Health and Regence BlueCross BlueShield have reached an agreement on a new reimbursement plan and signed the contract late Sunday night. The two sides agreed to a new contract on the […]