Glenn Heights Grass Fire Is Now OUT!
Photo credit Amy Sanchez Gallegos Facebook Twitter Pinterest Fast-moving grass fire threatens homes in Glenn Heights GLENN HEIGHTS – The city of Glenn Heights has successfully extinguished a 350-acre fire. Three neighborhoods have been evacuated since 17:15, Friday 29 July. The neighborhoods are Craddock, Mesa Wood and Watercrest. The fire broke out around 3:30 p.m. this afternoon and is currently in the field between the Lin Dell estate and the city’s Mesa addition area. The cause of the fire has not been reported. Dispatch called for help in Cedar Hill, DeSoto, Lancaster, Red Oak, Ovilla and Waxahachie. Homeowners brought buckets…
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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Maryland man is accused of abandoning a stolen Tesla in Westmoreland County and breaking into a vacation rental property in the area. State police said a man from Washington, DC, contacted them about his stolen car. The missing 2020 Tesla 3 was found, thanks to an app, near the intersection of Route 31 and Hellein School Road in Donegal. When an officer reported finding the stolen car, a woman fled from a rental property not far away. (Photo credit: KDKA) According to court records, the woman claimed that as she and her children entered the rental…
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Senate Committee Calls For Marijuana, Psychedelics And Hemp Reforms In Draft Spending Legislation
Senate Democrats have released a massive package of spending bills and related reports for the 2023 Fiscal Year, including numerous provisions that deal with issues such as state-level medical marijuana protections, psychedelics research and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) cannabis policy. The newly unveiled legislation from Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) contains many familiar drug policy sections, some of which overlap with spending measures that were approved in the House this month. Both chambers have also notably excluded an existing rider that has blocked Washington, D.C. from implementing a system of legal marijuana sales—a decision that’s already…
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With a presence in South Korea and the UK, The Post can operate as a 24-hour newsroom, with the two global hubs driving coverage on the usually paid Live Updates pages, which they provide constant updates on important news, such as the collapse of the Afghan government or the war in Ukraine. Douglas Jehl, Washington Post foreign editor (Photo by Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post) “We know that readers really value this kind of quick, live coverage of major news events,” Jehl said. “We’ve consistently found that it’s this storytelling, especially in Ukraine, that’s driving our biggest audiences around the world…
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Industry Professionals Urge Congress to Regulate CBD and Hemp-Derived Compounds in 2023 Farm Bill
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The crash happened on eastbound I-20 near the Lee Road exit after traffic began to slow and a blue Honda Civic failed to break in time, a State Patrol spokeswoman said. Georgia, Courtney Floyd. The car struck the back of the school bus owned by an Alabama daycare center, Floyd added. The children were treated at the scene for minor injuries that Floyd said consisted mainly of bumps and bruises. The children, who were on their way to Six Flags, were taken to the Douglas Sheriff’s Office after the crash until another bus could pick them up and take them…
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