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Franklin Park Middle School Soars Over Annual Can Food Drive Goal

Salem City Council Gives Final Approval to Exhume Grave

Three Area Counties in Top Five for Wild Turkey Harvest

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Local News

Wind driven fire destroys home in rural Mt. Vernon

Area Fire Departments Impose Burn Ban

Centralia woman sentenced to three years in prison after failing drug court

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SCHS Superintendent shares concerns about TIF District 4

Police Beat for Wednesday, March 19th, 2025

Salem City Council gives final approval to exhume grave of unknown train wreck victim

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Area Fire Departments Impose Burn Ban

West Ellis Street Railroad crossing in Central City remains closed until further notice

FMC Water Company LIFTS Boil Order

Boil order for 300 and 400 blocks of South Davis in Centralia

Trash pickup in Central City moving to roadways

Blogs

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Local Sports

Wildcats Snap Skid And Beat Mt Vernon To Open Baseball Season

It's regional time for middle school volleyball

Lady Wildcats & CORLHS Win Softball Season Openers

Lady Wildcats Fall In Soccer Opener To Annies

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National News

Crowdfunding campaign raises over $100,000 for Connecticut man held captive in home for 20 years

Residents told to 'leave now' as wildfires threaten Oklahoma towns

Minnesota Republican state Sen. Justin Eichorn arrested for soliciting minor: Police

Judge calls out military's history of discrimination in blocking Trump's transgender soldier ban

JFK files key takeaways: What we learned and didn't

Crowdfunding campaign raises over $100,000 for Connecticut man held captive in home for 20 years

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Trump administration escalates legal battle over alleged gang member deportations 8h ago

Concerns about the FAA's air traffic control system date back decades 8h ago

Toddler found wandering streets alone with soiled diaper leads police back to shocking scene at home 8h ago

Government releases thousands of declassified records related to JFK assassination 19h ago

National Sports

Scoreboard roundup -- 3/18/25

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Scoreboard roundup -- 3/13/25

Mar 14, 2025

Scoreboard roundup -- 3/17/25

Mar 18, 2025

Florida's 7-foot-9-inch player Olivier Rioux doesn't need ladder to cut net after SEC win

Mar 17, 2025

Scoreboard roundup -- 3/16/25

Mar 17, 2025

Business News

Will Trump's tariffs threaten the Fed's soft landing? Experts weigh in.

8h ago

Fed set to make first interest rate decision since outbreak of trade war

8h ago

Tesla board members, executive sell off over $100 million of stock in recent weeks

Mar 18, 2025

Gold prices are soaring. Is it a good investment amid the stock selloff?

Mar 17, 2025

Political News

Trump to speak with Ukraine's Zelenskyy after Putin rebuffs 30-day ceasefire plan

3h ago

Pentagon aims to cut 50,000 to 60,000 civilians

17h ago

FBI arrests alleged MS-13 leader with help of Mexican government

21h ago

Schumer defends vote to avert shutdown and his position as Senate Democratic leader

Mar 18, 2025

World News

Man seen with missing Pittsburgh student trying to obtain new passport, lawyers say

3h ago

Russian drone hits Ukraine hospital after Putin, Trump discuss possible ceasefire

6h ago

Israeli forces resume ground operations in Gaza, IDF says

8h ago

Man seen with missing Pittsburgh student 'ready to go home and go back to my life'

19h ago

Health News

Texas measles outbreak grows to 279 cases, approaching nationwide total for 2024

Mar 18, 2025

HHS appears to delete Surgeon General gun violence advisory webpage

Mar 18, 2025

Gender-affirming care may lower depression risk, study finds, but many are losing access

Mar 17, 2025

Frontline health care workers reflect on early days of COVID 5 years after WHO declared pandemic

Mar 15, 2025

Entertainment News

Jonathan Majors and Meagan Good are indeed married

6m ago

Elisabeth Moss leads a rebellion in 'The Handmaid's Tale' final season trailer

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Ana de Armas comes face-to-face with Keanu Reeves' John Wick in 'Ballerina' trailer

1h ago

Country Music News

He's not the problem: Morgan Wallen to return to 'Saturday Night Live'

Watch Kane Brown take 'The High Road' to Vevo's 'Extended Play'

Lainey Wilson, Kelsea Ballerini & Reba McEntire to be honored at 'Variety' Power of Women Nashville bash

Dasha may be serving up 'Party' vibes, but she's definitely got something to say

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