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SUMTER, SC (WIS) – A Midland woman had a frightening experience while driving her truck on Interstate 20 Saturday evening.The truck she was in caught fire around 8 p.m. while towing a trailer for a Sumter food truck. Michelle Green, an employee of Baby Suzie’s Chicken Fry food truck, was injured when her vehicle caught fire while she was traveling with two other employees toward Sumter. Today, she said she is grateful to be alive. “I feel blessed, I feel privileged and I feel very blessed,” she said. “Everybody was scared. Jessica was driving good. She pulled over to the…

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The first heat wave of the season has officially arrived in the DMV, and it’s not just rising temperatures, it’s a potential health hazard, with temperatures reaching the 90s every day this week and heat indexes reaching triple digits. Public pools will be closed through Saturday, and D.C. will open 128 cooling centers through Friday to ensure safety. A heat wave is defined as three consecutive days of daytime high temperatures reaching the 90s Fahrenheit. As of now, the DC News Now weather team is predicting two consecutive days of heat waves this week, and…

Register for Agriculture and Food Science Exploration (AFSE) Day Published Monday, June 17, 2024 at 8:21 pm Agriculture and Food Science Exploration Day. Photo courtesy Mower County 4-H, Riverland Community College, Nexus Cooperative and Austin Community Education have partnered to host the third annual Agriculture and Food Science Exploration (AFSE) Day on Wednesday, July 10th. This program is aimed at youth in grades 6-9 and is an opportunity for anyone interested in science, biology, chemistry, engineering, computers, agriculture, mathematics and food science. If your youth loves spending time outdoors, having fun and learning new things, this is the perfect event…

Though he has yet to play in an official game, Ladd McConkey is already making NFL history.Heading into the 2024 NFL Draft, Ladd McConkey was a name that caught the attention of many NFL coaches and analysts. The wide receiver’s agile route running and explosiveness after the catch had him listed as a potential first-round draft pick by many. Unfortunately, McConkey was selected just two spots below the first round, at 34th overall.But McConkey is certainly being paid that way despite not being selected in the first round: Per Ian Rapoport, McConkey signed a rookie contract with the Los Angeles…

A unique new cruise offers an up-close look at a nearly forgotten corner of New York City: the abandoned islands along the East River. These islands have been the setting for baseball stars, vicious shipwrecks, wildlife refuges and deadly diseases, and every Sunday through July, Classic Harbor Line’s Urban Naturalist Tours will take you to these sites aboard a 1920s-style yacht. The three-hour cruise starts on tiny Belmont Island, then passes Roosevelt Island and Randalls Island (both of which are still inhabited), before heading to Mill Rock at the mouth of the Harlem River. The cruise departs from Chelsea Piers,…

AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — Ogallala Commons has received a $240,000 grant from the Amarillo Area Foundation to support the Texas Foodshed Reconstruction Project. “Ogallala Commons runs a food hub and brings together people who can help with how to bring people together to work with producers and how to work with agencies that provide nutrition to students and other groups,” said Sarah Griffin, director of grants and community investments at the Amarillo Area Foundation. John Whitler, executive director of Ogallala Commons, said they serve primarily rural areas and develop leaders to help communities thrive. Whitler said Ogallala Commons is partnering…

Noah Verrier was always drawn to art, even before he knew what it meant to him. The artist, who has been garnering attention for his still-life oil paintings of everyday objects, from vases to McDonald’s Happy Meals, told People magazine that his love of art began at a young age. “I’ve been drawing ever since I was a child. I wasn’t from an artistic family, but I remember being intrigued every time I saw a painting. My mother was taking art classes at university, and I saw them on TV and got interested. I thought, maybe I could do it,…

Alternate History of Ancient Aliens Erich von Däniken, “Chariots of the Gods?” An Alternate History of Ancient Aliens Jamie Gunderson has a different take on the ancient astronaut theory than I do. I highly recommend reading her thoughtful article in Theology & Science, “UFOs in Christian History: The Joy of Alternate Histories.” Let’s analyze Gunderson’s take on the crucifixion of Jesus and the alternate history of ancient aliens. Alternate History of Ancient Aliens I wrote the first edition of UFOs—God’s Chariots? in 1976 primarily to criticize and deconstruct Erich von Däniken’s Chariots of the Gods?. Von Däniken’s book has sold…

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – Every year at the College World Series, fans consume thousands of pounds of food at concession stands, but there’s still a lot of leftover food that just ends up being thrown away.But Saving Grace Perishable Food Rescue has partnered with MECA and Levy Restaurants to try to keep food from going to landfills.”That means we connect food providers like grocery stores, caterers and event centers to collect surplus fresh and prepared foods and deliver them the same day in refrigerated trucks to nonprofit organizations serving local residents in need,” said Renli Kunze, CEO and president of…

The Tampa Housing Authority and the Tampa Bay History Center announced Monday they are teaming up to create Tampa’s first Black history museum. The museum will be built in the former St. James Episcopal Church in the Angkor district, a restored historic structure that retains its original appearance.The exhibit is still in preparation, but program director Ashley Morrow and staff at the Tampa Bay History Center plan to cover a wide range of topics, said Fred Hearns, the organization’s black history curator. It will include accounts of Tampa’s black music, churches, neighborhoods, food and fashion through the centuries, with a…