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Arkansas Town Passes Ordinance Banning Dog Breeds

A new ordinance bans pit bull terriers and other types of dogs inside the limits of an eastern Arkansas city. Members of the Trumann City Council on Tuesday approved the ordinance barring American pit bull terriers, Staffordshire bull terriers, American …

Arkansas Town Gets $1 Million Grant for Safe Room

A town hard hit by a deadly tornado outbreak in late April is getting more than $1 million to build a safe room at the high school. The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Tuesday that its Hazard Mitigation Grant Program …

Montana Clinic Receives $10M Grant for Asbestos Screenings

U.S. Sen. Max Baucus says a Lincoln County clinic has secured a $10 million, four-year federal grant to screen people for asbestos-related disease. The Montana Democrat announced Monday that the Center for Asbestos Related Disease, also known as the CARD …

Former Rhode Island Parks Director Suing Town

Former Charlestown parks and recreation director Lisa DiBello has announced plans to sue the town over her firing last year. DiBello, who filed a discrimination claim with the Commission for Human Rights in March, alleges that her termination was retaliation …