Community award winners announced at Chamber’s Night of Distinction
Jackson, Mich. — Previously known as the Annual Meeting, the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce hosted its 114th annual Night of Distinction on Thursday, February 2nd at the Michigan Theatre. The ceremony included a reinstatement of existing
Why the job market is booming despite high-profile layoffs
Carol Yepes/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The job market is booming despite high-profile layoffs at companies like Amazon, Microsoft, Twitter and Goldman Sachs. The economy added a staggering 517,000 jobs in January, more than double the employment
Thursday evening shooting in Jackson turns fatal
Updated 2/3/23 Jackson, Mich. — Police have released the name of an 18-year-old male who passed away following a shooting Thursday evening around 7:30 in the 800 block of N. Waterloo. The victim has been identified as
Russia-Ukraine live updates: US announces new weapons package for Ukraine
SAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Almost a year after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion into neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of areas throughout eastern and
Unemployment rate dips to 3.4% as 517,000 jobs added in January
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — U.S. employers added 517,000 jobs to their payrolls in January, the latest figures released Friday by the Labor Department show. The number of jobs added far exceeded what economists had expected and
Households plunge into debt amid inflation and high interest rates
Tetra Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — When Karissa Warren lost her job as a kitchen manager in December, she worried about how she and her husband would continue to pay off over $10,000 in credit card debt
Families sue Snapchat parent company over drug delivery deaths
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Nearly two years ago in June 2021, mom Fran Humphreys got a phone call at work that no parent wants to receive. “I was called at work and came home to the
Scoreboard roundup — 2/2/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION LA Lakers 112, Indiana 111 Cleveland 128, Memphis 113 New York 106, Miami 104 Chicago 114, Charlotte 98 Dallas 111, New Orleans