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Snow shovels replaced riot gear on Capitol Hill on Monday and de-icing materials dotted the sidewalks that four years prior were stained by bear and pepper spray, as Congress made Donald Trump’s Electoral College victory official on the anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. No Democratic lawmakers rose to challenge any state’s electoral results […]
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — The City of Champaign has been preparing for this weather for months. Salt trucks and plows took to the streets on Sunday to make sure people stayed safe in the snow. Snow emergency declared in multiple Central IL cities, counties The City’s Public Works Department started the process back in October […]
A phase 2 citywide parking ban will begin on Tuesday, at 7 a.m., as snow clearing operations expand into residential neighborhoods. Crews will work around the clock, Monday through Friday, to clear snow and ice from residential roadways, with the parking ban in effect during weekdays and lifted on weekends. “Crews will be clearing residential […]
Last month, the Swiss group IQAir compiled and analyzed data from 14 regional monitoring stations to declare Pakistan’s capital, Lahore, the world’s most polluted city. This came as a shock to the country, with Lahore’s air quality index (AQI) score as high as 1,165. It then increased to a staggering 1900. Lahore is not alone […]
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported that food and non-food items provided by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), the Office of the Civil Defense (OCD), Local Government Units (LGUs), and Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) to storm victims have reached P1.1 billion as of November 3. This announcement follows President […]