January 2024

TL/DR - Duke Energy has announced that it will be conducting a test at the Harris Nuclear Plant in North Carolina, during which sirens will be heard. The test, scheduled for 10 a.m., will produce a steady, full volume tone from all sirens for up to 30 seconds. The company notes that this is a normal maintenance test, and residents in the area do…

TL/DR - Thousands of college football fans from the Pacific Northwest and Great Lakes regions are headed to Houston to see the Washington Huskies and Michigan Wolverines compete in the NCAA College Football Playoff National Championship game. Forecasts for the game predict potentially dangerous severe weather, including supercell thunderstorms…

TL/DR - The Grand Rapids area reported 24 real estate transactions from January 1 to January 7. During this period, the median sale was a 2,326-square-foot home on White Hills Avenue in Grand Rapids, which sold for $370,000. The highest sale was a home on Rosewood Avenue in Grand Rapids, which sold for $900,000. This article lists all real…

TL/DR - President Trump gave a speech in Newton, Iowa where he called Obamacare a "catastrophe" and promised to fight for better health care. He mentioned the late Republican Senator John McCain's critical vote in 2017 which prevented the dismantling of the Affordable Care Act. Trump implied that without McCain's vote, the replacement of…