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A Wilkesboro man faces multiple charges for allegedly running an illegal moonshine distillery that exploded. According to the North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement Division ALE), agents investigated an illegal liquor distillery in Wilkes County on Monday, Oct. 26 after a reported fire caused by an explosion. ALE agents were initially...

An Orange County couple who helped steal more than $3.4 million from New York's Medicaid program by billing for fake medical transportation trips will spend time in prison, prosecutors said. Rohail Raja, 45, of New Windsor, was sentenced to six to 18 years in state prison on Tuesday, Oct. 27, …

Long Island’s historic Oheka Castle sold at auction for $72 million on Tuesday, Oct. 27, according to multiple reports. The 112,000-square foot home on 23 acres in Huntington has been facing financial troubles for years. But co-owner Gary Melius told Newsday that Tuesday’s sale was enough to clear h…

A New Jersey developer is proposing a billion-dollar AI data center in Monroeville, a Huron County village of roughly 1,300 people. Decimal Digital bought 48 acres in the Fort Monroe Industrial Park in 2025 and is now pitching a 100-megawatt facility called Project Eagle Ridge. The proposal follows problems at a cryptocurrency-mining operation across the street, and the village’s yearlong moratorium on new data center projects, which ends in March, means Decimal Digital must make its case to res

Heating assistance opens Dec. 1 for Northeast Georgia seniors CLEVELAND, Ga. — Ninth District Opportunity will begin accepting applications Dec. 1 for home heating assistance for eligible elderly and medically homebound residents across Northeast Georgia. Households may qualify for early assistance if every member is 65 or older or if all adults are medically…

Georgia Department of Public Health officials say they are working to identify individuals who may have been exposed to measles through contact with the infected individuals.

Waymo is now mapping Arlington’s residential streets, the robotaxi company confirmed. ARLnow spotted one of the self-driving car company’s mapping vehicles in a residential part of Arlington this past Friday (Oct. 23), and a reader separately reported seeing another on a local street. Asked whether that means a...

Richmond is one of the most intellectual cities in the nation, per a study from New York-based social club Maxwell Social. Why it matters: We smart. State of play: Maxwell Social ranked RVA at No. 9 among America's 50 most "intellectual" metro areas. That puts us ahead of D.C. (No. 10) and Raleigh (No. 29) and one place behind NYC — but just by a measly 0.1 point. Boston took the top spot, followed by Hartford and San Francisco. How it works: Researchers were looking for "intellectual life outsi

The woman was allegedly robbed of her purse after two men flagged her down and asked for help jumpstarting their vehicle in Philadelphia

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