Board debates FID snow-day pilot and enforces active-shooter drill rules

Board debates FID snow-day pilot and enforces active-shooter drill rules

Board members spent substantial time discussing the district’s use of Flexible Instruction Days (FID) as a contingency for snow days. Administrators said FID days are intended for remediation and review rather than new content and that elementary schedules are divided into half-hour blocks; they emphasized the need for fidelity (consistent implementation) across classrooms for FID … Read more

Man found dead inside burning N.J. home, authorities say

Man found dead inside burning N.J. home, authorities say

Bergen County Published: Jan. 16, 2026, 8:36 p.m. A man was found dead Friday afternoon inside a burning home in Carlstadt, authorities said. Local police and firefighters located the man inside the Third Street home around 4 p.m. while working to extinguish the blaze, according to a statement from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office. The … Read more

Missing 8-year-old found dead in Coalmine as federal, Navajo authorities investigate

Missing 8-year-old found dead in Coalmine as federal, Navajo authorities investigate

WINDOW ROCK Federal and Navajo Nation authorities are investigating the death of 8-year-old Maleeka “Mollie” Boone after her body was found and identified Friday afternoon in Coalmine, Arizona, officials confirmed. The FBI’s Phoenix Field Office, working alongside the Navajo Department of Criminal Investigation, is leading the investigation following the discovery, according to a statement from … Read more