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Amtrak will restore full daily service between the Capital Region and New York City in early March, while the Metro-North commuter railroad expansion north of Poughkeepsie has been cancelled due to the return of Amtrak’s Empire Service trains. Source (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by PostX News and is published from a syndicated feed.)

Missing Long Island teen Thomas Medlin was caught on surveillance video pacing the Manhattan Bridge — moments before the cameras recorded an ominous splash in the East River, Suffolk County police revealed Wednesday. Cops stopped short of saying that the 15-year-old boy from St. James — who vanished after leaving school on Jan. 9 — somehow plunged into the icy waters, but noted that the footage does not show the teen leaving the bridge. Thomas Medlin, 15, left school on Long Island on Jan. 9 and headed into Grand Central Terminal. Suffolk County Police Department Suffolk County police said Medlin…

Agents with the Federal Bureau of Information are executing a search at a warehouse that serves as Fulton County’s election hub.The agency confirmed that its agents were “executing a court authorized law enforcement action” at 5600 Campbellton Fairburn Road, the site of the Fulton County Elections Hub & Operations Center. Agents wearing camouflage vests were seen going in and out of the warehouse.An FBI spokesperson did not provide any details about what the search was concerning, other than saying their investigation was ongoing. A source familiar with the investigation tells CBS News that the investigation is in connection with the…

The Cherry Creek School District Board of Education announced that the district’s superintendent formally announced his resignation on Wednesday morning. Source (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by PostX News and is published from a syndicated feed.)

Colorado’s new poet laureate will help celebrate the state’s 150th anniversary — and the nation’s 250th — this year while continuing to teach kids about poetry, work with artists statewide, and advocate for the arts. Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday announced Crisosto Apache as the latest Colorado poet to receive the two-year term, following Boulder poet Andrea Gibson. Apache is an Indigenous poet and associate professor at Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design whose published works include the collections “GENESIS,” “Ghostword,” and “is(ness).” He also serves as editor-at-large for the literary publication The Offing Magazine, the governor’s office said…

An election worker walks near voting machines at the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center on Nov. 5, 2024. John Bazemore/AP hide caption toggle caption John Bazemore/AP The FBI on Wednesday was conducting a search of the Fulton County election office outside of Atlanta. The FBI confirmed in a statement it was executing a “court authorized law enforcement action” but would not clarify whether the action is tied to the 2020 election. Last month the Department of Justice announced it’s suing Fulton County for records related to the 2020 election. President Trump narrowly lost Georgia’s 2020 presidential race by…

The popular Chinese lantern festival is making its way back to the Saint Louis Zoo soon. Source (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by PostX News and is published from a syndicated feed.)

Carnival season shimmies into New Orleans each year on Twelfth Night (January 6), bathing the city in purple, green, and gold; icing the trees with errant Mardi Gras beads; and dotting the days with sparkly, sugar-crusted king cakes.In fact, the Crescent City is awash in all kinds of king cakes, traditional and not. The most common king cake in New Orleans is made with a brioche dough shot through with cinnamon, shaped into a circle (like a king’s crown), and blanketed by white icing and purple, green, and gold sugar. Sometimes it’s filled with treats like cream cheese and pecans…

Want to be among the first on the block with 2026 La Onda passes? Well, your chance comes when presale tickets for the popular Latin music festival go on sale at noon Jan. 30, LaOndaFest.com. The lineup for the La Onda festival — which runs May 30-31 at Napa Valley Expo in downtown Napa — will be announced on Feb. 11. The 2025 La Onda festival lineup included Marco Antonio Solis, Carin León, Banda MS, Pepe Aguilar, Grupo Firme, Xavi, Tito Double P, Chino Pacas, La Receta, Camila Fernández, Los Aptos, Sonora Tropicana, MAR, Edgar Alejandro, Christian Nava, Eden Muñoz,…

ATLANTA (AP) — FBI agents were executing a search warrant at the Fulton County elections office near Atlanta on Wednesday, an agency spokesperson confirmed.An FBI spokesperson said agents were “executing a court authorized law enforcement action” at the county’s main election office in Union City, just south of Atlanta. The spokesperson declined to provide any further information, citing an ongoing matter.The search comes as the FBI under the leadership of Director Kash Patel has moved quickly to pursue the political grievances of President Donald Trump, including by working with the Justice Department to investigate multiple perceived adversaries of the Republican…