Arkansas expands Child Care Assistance Program, adds two additional groups
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A program to help with early child care expenses in Arkansas has been expanded to add eligibility for two...
Extreme weather causing ‘unprecedented’ megadroughts in US states
Droughts in the western US have risen to a level "unprecedented" since the 16th century , a new study suggests. Climate researchers...
People are going without food. Legislators call out Tennessee for SNAP backlog.
Tennesseans can't put food on the table due to a state system upgrade. It's created a major backlog in processing food stamp applications....
DEA seizes record amounts of fentanyl in 2023, seizures involving Michigan region up 70%
The Detroit Field Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration confiscated 1,168 pounds of fentanyl in 2023, 70% more than it seized the previous year,...
DNA Testing Links Murder Weapons to Defendants in Homicide Trial
Thank you for reading D.C. Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. On Jan. 24, an expert witness testified before a jury in...
How to file a claim for pothole damage to your vehicle
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) - With the fluctuating weather's effects on the roads, drivers have noticed large potholes forming some creating hundreds of dollars...
Increased traffic from Washington Bridge closure impacts workers, businesses
Across Rhode Island, the Washington Bridge shutdown is impacting businesses, workers and customers alike. "It's been a nightmare," Alisha Rodrigues, owner of Lavish Salon,...
An About Face in Salem around Drug Charges
Salem, Ore. - A change may be coming to Oregon's first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization laws. Democratic lawmakers have introduced a bill to recriminalize the possession...
North Shore homeowners receive a TRO for allegedly doing construction on a public beach
HONOLULU (Island News) - North Shore homeowners receive a temporary restraining order (TRO), from the Department of the Attorney General, that orders them to...
Black Voters Matter starts Campaign tour in South Carolina
NORTH CHARLESTON S.C. (WCBD)–The black voters matter organization is launching its “We Fight Back campaign” to empower voters as we enter election season....
