SF locals hate this bridge. For its fans around the world, it's irreplaceable.

After a day of December rain, the bridge is strewn with trash. Cigarette butts, cardboard boxes and tissues form soggy clumps underneath its benches. The concrete tops of its walls are crusted with ...
Big Rapids Pioneer

Dec. 23: Nonprofit, community events in Mecosta County

10 a.m. to noon Mondays and 8:45-10:15 a.m. Wednesdays at New Hope GMC, 7296 9 Mile Road, Mecosta. Noah’s Nook is for ...

How the IRS' crime-fighting force took on immigration and other issues in 2025

The IRS Criminal Investigations unit is doing more than just cracking down on tax evaders. This year, its agents were ...

Texas layoff filings fell in 2025, but thousands of workers were still affected

Texas employers reported 27,188 layoffs in 2025. A handful of major cuts—led by Tyson, FedEx, Chewy, TTEC and Southwest—drove ...
World Property Journal

Home Listings in U.S. See Sharpest Drop in Two Years Amid Cooling Buyer Demand

New listings of U.S. homes for sale fell 1.7% year-over-year in the four weeks ending December 7, 2025, marking the largest ...
Midland Reporter-Telegram

Cautious shoppers step up spending to start holiday season

Consumers stepped up gift giving during the first seven weeks of the holiday shopping season, yet uncertainty about the ...

Congressional panel accuses DC police chief of pressuring commanders to manipulate crime data

A congressional committee's report says the police chief in Washington, D.C., pressured subordinates to manipulate department ...
Big Rapids Pioneer

NORWOOD: How to keep the post-holiday blues at bay

Children of Mecosta and Osceola counties will stay warm this winter. ResLife Sisterhood made 130 fleece blankets for Angels of Action. The General Federation of Women’s Club of Big Rapids donated hats ...

North Shore beats Duncanville in state championship game, thanks again to a memorable throw

Dematrius Davis had the most famous one of all, connecting with Ajani Carter for a Hail Mary to beat Duncanville in the 2018 ...

‘Home Alone 2’ nailed holiday travel chaos, but flight rules make movie's plot less plausible today

The “Home Alone” movies turned holiday travel chaos into comedy. Scenes of the McCallister family sprinting through a crowded ...
Opinion

As DOJ begins to release Epstein files, his many victims deserve more attention than the powerful men in his ‘client list’

For much of the 20th century, rape victims were routinely named in U.S. news coverage – a reflection of unequal gender norms. Victims’ reputations were treated as public property, while men accused of ...
Midland Reporter-Telegram on MSN

From the Permian to the North Pole: Oil companies' letters to Santa

Permian Basin oil and gas companies share letters to Santa, wishing for safety, pipelines, steady prices and strong communities this Christmas.