LIHEAP heat benefits may fall short as home energy costs rise

LIHEAP heat benefits may fall short as home energy costs rise

With home energy prices rising, LIHEAP heating benefits may fall short this winter. Nearly 5 million American households receive heating assistance through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. But this winter, these households could struggle to pay their heating bills and risk falling behind on utility bills. American households are projected to spend an … Read more

Sen. Thom Tillis says that, without checks on power, “we will have a sort of dictator king if we’re not careful”

Sen. Thom Tillis says that, without checks on power, "we will have a sort of dictator king if we're not careful"

As Senator Thom Tillis leaves the Senate, he criticizes many of the advisers President Trump has surrounded himself with as “sycophants and calls on his colleagues to confront the executive branch as the co-equal branch of government that they are.” The North Carolina senator, 66, talks about what he calls the “WTF moments” of the … Read more

SBI agent shot while searching for man in Reidsville, officials say

SBI agent shot while searching for man in Reidsville, officials say

SBI agent shot while searching for man in Reidsville; suspect charged, officials sayREIDSVILLE, N.C. —A North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) agent is receiving treatment after being shot in the leg in Reidsville, according to the agency. SBI officials said the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office requested assistance after Marvin White, 38, allegedly shot two … Read more

Girl killed in crossfire during youth football game

Girl killed in crossfire during youth football game

12-year-old girl dies in crossfire during youth soccer game in Baltimore; 4 adults injured ‘The dispute probably happened in a stupid parking spot’ BALTIMORE — A 12-year-old girl was shot and killed in crossfire during a youth soccer game in Baltimore. Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley said officers were called around 6:15 p.m. Saturday to … Read more

US Coast Guard searching for air ambulance, carrying 6, after it vanished on route to Boston

US Coast Guard searching for air ambulance, carrying 6, after it vanished on route to Boston

“Are you coming blindly? Is that what you said?” a controller asked the pilot around 12:46 a.m., “Are you declaring an emergency or not?” As the plane approached Nantucket, its pilot reported electrical failures, according to radio transmissions. Data from the FlightAware website shows the plane descended thousands of feet in three minutes. Shortly after, … Read more