Trump again offers GOP votes to make Pelosi speaker. This time it doesn't sound like he's joking.
Washington Post
President Trump on Saturday reupped his offer to help Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) become House speaker in the next Congress by rallying Republican members to vote for her; this time it's not so obvious that he's joking. Many had assumed Trump was ...

NPR

Separated By Fire, Man Launches Wrenching Search For His Wife
NPR
Editor's note: This story contains some disturbing details that may be upsetting. Since the deadly Camp Fire barreled into the Northern California town of Paradise, Jim Knaver, who is in his 60s, has barely slept or eaten. The elementary school teacher ...

NPR

Saudis Deny Reported CIA Conclusion That Crown Prince Ordered Khashoggi Assassination
NPR
The CIA has concluded that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the killing of outspoken Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, according to media reports. Washington Post journalist Shane Harris, who was part of the team that broke the story, ...

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Plans for downtown storm water explained
Measures planned to keep storm water runoff from entering buildings in a downtown area that includes the intersection of Ninth and Main streets in North ... More
12:00pm, November 16, 2018

Page now in interim WTA post
A former Wilkes County manager who returned to that position here on an interim basis in early October is now serving as interim executive director ... More
12:00pm, November 16, 2018

New librarian coming from South Carolina
A woman who has been in charge of a public library near Myrtle Beach, S.C., for three years has been hired as the new Wilkes ... More
12:00pm, November 16, 2018

Center links visitors with destinations seeking them
Travelers on Interstate 40 or U.S. 421 between Burlington and Boone have one state-funded highway rest stop: the Northwest N.C. Visitor Center just east of ... More
12:00pm, November 16, 2018

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