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Downtown Knoxville high rise Hill & Locust apartment tower design approved

Knoxville could welcome a major change to its skyline now that a proposed 18-story apartment building is moving ahead following three months of back-and-forth discussion on the design, mostly about how the blank back side of the building would benefit…

How to get rid of beetles, grubs, more

With the arrival of warm weather also comes the arrival of summer’s menaces: bugs. While some people might detest insects just for being so buggy, for gardeners, each year might feel like another new battle against the bugs in determining…

How to create a ‘Bucket of Doom’ to manage mosquitos in Wilmington, NC

It has been a glorious spring here in southeastern North Carolina with gentle temperatures and consistent rainfall. My garden has responded to the rain with a profusion of flowers that are attracting bees, butterflies and other beneficial insects. Unfortunately, the…

Emerald ash borer detected, what to know about this invasive pest

The presence of an emerald ash borer in Loveland was confirmed by Colorado State University on Monday, according to a city of Loveland news release. The emerald ash borer (EAB) is an invasive beetle that feeds on ash trees.  “Infestations…

Jason Jennings Bonnycastle apartment Louisville, Kentucky

When Jason Jennings first set eyes on his Bonnycastle apartment two years ago, he fell in love with the numerous windows that allowed natural light to flow throughout the space. One feature he wasn’t thrilled about was the walls —…

Home repair costs are steep. Is it worth going into debt?

You borrowed money when you bought your home. Now you’re borrowing more money to fix it up. Is that a good idea? One in five homeowners has taken on debt to cover maintenance and other “hidden costs” of homeownership, according…

COVID-19 variant KP.3: Test positivity, deaths, symptoms

Cases of the latest COVID-19 variant, also known as KP.3, are on the rise in the United States. According to data collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the KP.3 variant has become the dominant variant in the…

Carfentanil is back in Florida. Officials are worried

Medical examiners in Florida have noted an increase in overdose deaths involving carfentanil this year. Carfentanil is a synthetic opioid that is 100 times stronger than fentanyl and 10,000 times more potent than morphine. It was first created in 1974…

Supreme Court decision preserves access to abortion drug mifepristone

WASHINGTON − Two years after erasing the constitutional right to an abortion, the Supreme Court went the other direction Thursday and tossed out a challenge to the widely used abortion drug mifepristone that would have curbed access to the drug…

Symptoms, spread, infections, latest data from CDC

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it is tracking the new COVID variant KP.3 as data shows its dominance across the United States. “CDC is tracking SARS-CoV-2 variant KP.3. For the two-week period ending on June 8, 2024,…