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From the HERE City National Desk
MILWAUKEE — Major League Baseball released the schedule for the 2026 National League Championship Series between the Milwaukee Brewers and Los Angeles Dodgers, a rematch for a second straight season. The best-of-seven series begins at 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, with Game 1 at American Family Field in Milwaukee. Game…
From the HERE City National Desk
WASHINGTON — Mike Ditka, the Hall of Fame tight end who coached the Chicago Bears to their only Super Bowl championship, died Friday. He was 86. A family spokesperson said Ditka died about 9 a.m. Friday surrounded by family and friends. Funeral arrangements had not been announced. In its statement,…
From the HERE City National Desk
WASHINGTON — The Golden State Valkyries finished off a semifinal sweep of the defending champion Las Vegas Aces with an 87-77 overtime win Friday, reaching the WNBA Finals in just the franchise second season. Golden State rallied from a 13-point deficit on the road, using a 17-0 run in the…
From the HERE City National Desk
WASHINGTON — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday her state will take part in the new federal scholarship tax credit, making her the second Democratic governor to voluntarily opt in to the school choice program created in last year federal tax and spending law. Hochul follows Colorado Gov. Jared…
Events
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Nickelback will return to Grand Rapids, Mich., on Feb. 10, 2027, at Van Andel Arena as part of the band's newly announced Everything Under the Sun Tour. Venue and radio updates tied the West Michigan stop to a broader North American run that also includes a…
Politics
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers traded personal attacks Thursday night in Grand Rapids, Mich., during their first head-to-head general-election debate in Michigan's U.S. Senate race. The hour-long televised forum opened on rising gas prices before shifting into sharper exchanges over the war in Iran,…
From HERE Ann Arbor
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Voters got a closer look Thursday night at the two candidates seeking to become Michigan's next secretary of state during a debate in Ann Arbor, Mich., at the University of Michigan. Democrat Garlin Gilchrist, the outgoing lieutenant governor, and Republican Anthony Forlini, the Macomb County clerk,…
From the HERE City National Desk
WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says he is running again to lead Senate Democrats, even as several of his own nominees refuse to commit to supporting him after the November midterms. Schumer, who has led the Senate Democratic Caucus since 2017, said he believes Democrats have wind in…
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