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The $6.2 billion deal that could reshape local TV across America  The Washington Post TV Giant Nexstar Agrees to Acquire a Rival, Tegna, for $6.2 Billion  The New York Times KTVB’s owner agrees to sale. Report says KBOI2’s owner wants to bid, too  BoiseDev 9News parent company Tegna sold to Nexstar, which owns Denver and Colorado Springs Fox affiliates  The Colorado Sun Broadcast TV …

A once-vanquished disease spread by mosquitoes may be making inroads into the United States. New Jersey officials are now investigating whether a resident’s malaria infection was locally acquired. The New Jersey Departments of Health (NJDOH) and Environmental Protection reported on the case Monday. The resident hadn’t recently traveled, suggesting they likely caught it from homegrown mosquitoes. If so, this would …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Nexstar, the biggest owner of US TV stations, is trying to get even bigger, believing the Trump administration will allow it to do so. On Tuesday, Nexstar announced a deal to acquire another broadcast station heavyweight, Tegna, in a $6.2 billion deal including debt. The deal will require government approval. Public interest groups say TV mega-mergers …

What: Falcon 9 rocket at Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County. When: 8:44 a.m. to 12:44 p.m. Monday, according to SpaceX. If needed, the team has backup opportunities during the same time period Tuesday. Where: Space Launch Complex-4 on South Base. Landing: The first-stage booster, making its ninth flight, will land on the Of Course I Still Love You …

Kevin Green walked his dog near the Lake Pontchartrain shoreline Sunday morning and, like many residents of New Orleans this weekend, thought about the squandered promise of Mayor LaToya Cantrell. A neighborhood activist turned anti-establishment politician, Cantrell once seemed like a breath of fresh air for New Orleans, said Green, a retired police officer who grew up in Gert Town …

With over 825 miles of sandy beaches, Florida’s reputation as the perfect summer holiday destination has always been considered unshakeable. But this year, some business owners along the coast say the typical summer boom failed to materialize. “Spring Break, really never happened for us, and then the summer swing, never happened for us,” says Kirsten Smail, a marine educator for …

REDMOND, Wash. — NASA’s Artemis campaign is a bold series of missions to take humans back to the moon… and those astronauts will get there thanks to help from rocket engines made right here in Washington! “If we didn’t make these engines, then there wouldn’t be any sort of orbital maneuvering system, there wouldn’t be a way for the crew …

REDMOND, Wash. — NASA’s Artemis campaign is a bold series of missions to take humans back to the moon… and those astronauts will get there thanks to help from rocket engines made right here in Washington! “If we didn’t make these engines, then there wouldn’t be any sort of orbital maneuvering system, there wouldn’t be a way for the crew …

Chargers receiver Quentin Johnston was transported to a local hospital for precautionary reasons after suffering a concussion during Saturday’s preseason matchup with the Rams, head coach Jim Harbaugh told reporters after the game. With the Chargers’ starters playing, Johnston exited the contest after the third play of the game when his head bounced off the turf after taking a big …

Vappie and his lawyers have not issued a comment.  The indictment emerged after a lengthy corruption investigation that overshadowed her final term as mayor, which ends in January. Together, she and Vappie face 18 felony accounts, including conspiracy, wire fraud, obstruction of justice, false statements and false statements before a grand jury.  Over a year ago, shortly after retiring from …