Mayor Doug Diny proclaimed Feb. 11 as 211 Day in Wausau to highlight United Way of Marathon County's 211 program. The 211 service operates 24/7 and last year handled more than 4,000 calls and offered over 9,000 referrals.
The Poetry Zone continues monthly readings at the Karpeles Manuscript Museum with small in-person gatherings, and the series traces back to the 1970s when Walt Hopman founded it.
The EPA plans to announce it will revoke the 2009 endangerment finding that linked greenhouse gases to harm to human health, a change that underpins many federal pollution rules. UCLA experts say the move raises legal and public-health questions.
Stacy Keibler posted a photo of James Van Der Beek watching a sunset from a wheelchair and wrote about spending his final days with him. Van Der Beek was reported to have died early Wednesday and no official cause has been announced.
Bijou Phillips is hospitalized in Los Angeles and back on dialysis at UCLA while she awaits a second kidney transplant; she has publicly appealed for a living donor.
The FDA approved Novocure's Optune Pax for certain locally advanced pancreatic cancers after a Phase 3 trial met its primary endpoint; the company's shares rose in after-hours trading.
About two dozen Buddhist monks and their rescue dog completed a 2,300‑mile Walk for Peace from Fort Worth to Washington, D.C., drawing large public gatherings and millions of online followers.
Officials say an 18-year-old female allegedly shot people at a Tumbler Ridge home and then at the local secondary school, with multiple people killed and others injured. Police reported the alleged shooter was found deceased at the school and said the investigation is ongoing.
Clarksville Fire Rescue received a nearly $33,000 grant from the Gary Sinise Foundation, awarded with support from Whataburger and facilitated by Waterdogs Scuba and Safety; the funds provide multiple sets of personal protective equipment for the department's dive team.
The Beaufort Lions Club will hold its annual Sweetheart Breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026, at Sea Island Presbyterian Church; proceeds will support the club's vision and diabetes programs.
