The City of Mitchell will be holding a special collection of FURNITURE AND APPLIANCES ONLY during the week of April 15th – 19th, 2019. These items will be collected on your regular garbage collection day during that week. Example: If your normal day for garbage collection is Wednesday, you would place your furniture or appliances …
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Mar 28
After Sandy Hook dad’s apparent suicide, wife says he ‘succumbed to the grief that he could not escape’
Gregory Rec/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images(NEWTOWN, Conn.) — After the father of a Sandy Hook school shooting victim died by apparent suicide this week, his widow is speaking out, saying her husband “succumbed to the grief that he could not escape.” Jeremy Richman’s body was found Monday at Edmond Town Hall in Newtown, Conn., …
Mar 28
Propeller injures 2 students at Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics, police say
B&M Noskowski/iStock(VIENNA TOWNSHIP, Ohio) — A propeller injured two students working inside a hangar at the Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics, according to police. A 20-year-old student was critically injured after he was struck in the head at the school’s campus at the Youngstown Warren Regional Airport, Vienna Police Chief Bob Ludt told ABC News. He …
Mar 28
Disney to ban smoking at its California and Florida theme parks
Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Visitors to Disney World and Disneyland will soon no longer be able to smoke inside the theme parks. The new rule will go into effect on May 1. “Smoking areas will no longer be present inside Walt Disney World or Disneyland theme parks, water parks, ESPN Wide World …
Mar 28
Spirit Airlines introduces ‘Dumbo’ plane to celebrate release of live-action Disney film
Spirit Airlines, Inc.(DETROIT) — If you ever wanted to see an elephant fly in real life, now is your chance. Spirit Airlines recently debuted a plane from its fleet that commemorates the March 29 release of Dumbo. The Airbus 321 is wrapped with everyone’s favorite big-eared elephant floating among the clouds. The decor of the …
Mar 28
Storm moving across the country with rain, severe weather for central US
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A storm that brought hail the size of golf balls to Florida on Wednesday has moved out and now we are watching a western storm as it crosses the country and brings more severe storms, heavy rain and even snow. Unsettled weather stretches from the West Coast all the way to …
Mar 28
Two cops shot after confronting sword-wielding man at Church of Scientology
KABC-TV(INGLEWOOD, Calif.) — Two police officers were shot responding to a person wielding a sword at the Church of Scientology in Inglewood, California, on Wednesday afternoon. The two officers responded to calls about a man armed with a sword at the house of worship for the controversial religious group at about 3:30 p.m. local time …
Mar 28
Federal government charges Facebook with housing discrimination because of its targeted advertising
David Tran/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Facebook is being charged with violating fair housing laws because of the demographic data it provides to advertisers, the federal government announced Thursday. The social media giant has long been the subject of complaints by fair housing advocates. Last week, it reached a court settlement and agreed to hide certain demographic data …
Mar 28
Should I sign up for a store credit card? What you should know before applying
Kwun Kau Tam/iStock(NEW YORK) — This month, Sephora and Apple announced they were entering the realm of credit cards. And with the former’s Beauty Insider Program and the latter’s ongoing release of new products and services, it might be tempting to sign up and reap the rewards. But are store- and retailer-issued cards really the …
Mar 28
Cargo ship hijacked by migrants recaptured, arrives at port in Malta
Pawel Gaul/iStock(VALLETTA, Malta) — A merchant ship that was hijacked by migrants it had rescued off the Libya coast has arrived at a port in Malta, Maltese officials told ABC News Thursday morning. The cargo ship, El Hiblu 1, rescued 108 migrants in the Mediterranean Sea, 6 miles off the Libyan coast, on Wednesday. But …