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Craig Shoup and George Thomas give their reviews of "Inside Out 2."

Nicole Hunt, who is an attorney and Life Issues Analyst at Focus on the Family, says there are states who deny foster care to some families based on their beliefs.

We talk about how excited Scarlett Johansson is to be in "Jurassic World 4." You can read the story at https://buff.ly/3VMTVZK.

With a brutal heat wave sweeping across the nation, sky-high utility bills are about to hit local communities.

But according to a new study, three out of four Americans aren’t prepared for this financial strain.

Scott Baradell of DuraPlas talks about the study here.

The 2024 DuraPlas Summer Cooling Survey was conducted by by the third-party platform Pollfish and found that:

* 74% percent of Americans say they don’t have a plan for dealing with summer energy costs, with nearly half (48%) saying they’ll have to cut back on dining out and entertainment if necessary to cover the increase.

* 77% said they expect some level of increase in their summer energy bills, and 63% report that they’ve already made lifestyle adjustments to cover the extra costs–with nearly a quarter saying those adjustments have been significant.

The good news is that 32% say regular maintenance of their HVAC system helps them better control these costs.

Pittsburgh Botanic Garden announces a larger-than-life summer exhibit, David Rogers’ Big Bugs + Pollinators, running this summer only, through September 15. Guests to the Garden will experience 10 large-scale sculptures of beneficial insects and pollinators. Boasting up to 20 feet wide and 18 feet long, the sculptures are hand-crafted using natural materials, highlighting the fascinating anatomy of each species.

Chris Pugh and Mike Brown review Ohio's 28-10 win over Pennsylvania in the Stateline Football Classic, we preview the NBA Draft and discuss the Cleveland Guardians continued impressive start to the season.

Chris Pugh and Guy Vogrin talk about the latest in the downtown Youngstown explosion, we praise the Juneteenth federal holiday and look forward to July 4 events.

Paul Yanchek speaks on 1 Thessalonians 2:17-20 during a recent sermon at Christ Alliance Church in

We take a closer look at 'The Bikeriders'

MILWAUKEE (National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum ) – On Friday, the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled a limited-edition Cicada Bobblehead. Due to an unusual overlap of the lifecycles of two broods of cicadas, trillions of the insects are expected to emerge in the United States by the end of June, especially in the Midwest as well as parts of the southern and eastern portions of the United States. The 13-year and 17-year cicadas only emerge in these regions of the U.S. in the same year every 221 years, with 2024 being the first such year since 1803. The first Cicada Bobblehead is being produced by the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum. Positioned on a base bearing its name across the front with a grass-like texture on top, the cicada bobblehead features its prominent red eyes set wide apart, short antennae, and membranous wings. The bobbleheads, which will be individually numbered, are only available through the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum’s Online Store. Expected to ship in November, the bobbleheads cost $30 each, plus a flat-rate shipping charge of $8 per order. The periodical cicada spends most of its life underground, emerging after 13 or 17 years depending on the species to transform, reproduce, and ultimately die over the space of just a few days. Huge populations of the insects have synced up to emerge within the same window of time to give them the best chance of successfully finding a mate and producing young before they are eaten by predators or expire naturally. These populations are called broods, and for the first time since 1803, two of them the 17-year Brook XIII, concentrated in northern Illinois, and the 13-year Brood XIX found in southern Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, and throughout the Southeast – are emerging together. Soil temperature is what tells the cicadas when it’s time to emerge. Once the soil reaches a temperature of about 64 degrees at a depth of 12-18 inches, the great emergence is triggered. In ideal habitat conditions, as many as 1.5 million cicadas can appear in any given acre. However, that number is lower in many areas depending on the number of trees, local chemical use, human development, and number of impervious surfaces. The mating call of male cicadas has been known to be extremely loud. To humans, it might sound obnoxious or unpleasant, but it’s an important way for cicadas to find each other to reproduce in a short amount of time. The calls can reach 80-100 decibels – equal to the sound of a garbage disposal, lawn mower, or a jackhammer. Cicadas are largely harmless to humans, but their appearance is welcome in places where people routinely snack on them as a low-cost source of calories and protein. Up to two billion people regularly eat insects, especially in South and Central America, Asia, Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. Cicadas, when available, are among the most popular. You can buy the bobbleheads at https://www.bobbleheadhall.com/

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