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- USMiami Herald
Pembroke Pines man accused of murdering 2-year-old girl
Police arrested him on a first-degree murder charge and say more charges could be pending.
1 min read - USThe Lima News, Ohio
Shawnee Township intersection to convert to a roundabout
May 28—LIMA — A busy intersection near the Lima Cenovus Refinery will become a roundabout intersection after qualifying for more than $2.3 million in funding through the Ohio Department of Transportation's Highway Safety Improvement Program. According to a recent announcement from Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine's office, nearly $87 million is set to be invested through this program into 28 roadway ...
2 min read - USThe Lima News, Ohio
Allen County Children Services reacts to new funding
May 28—ALLEN CO. — Allen County Children Services is set to meet with Governor Mike DeWine this week to discuss the new pilot program that the state will fund to help 34 public children service agencies support foster families and children with complex behavioral needs. Sarah Newland, executive director of ACCS, said the agency is excited to be one of three PCSAs in the area, with Auglaize ...
3 min read - USThe Lima News, Ohio
Jury trial begins for Lima woman charged with burglary, theft
May 28—LIMA — A jury trial began Tuesday with some witness testimonies for a Lima woman charged with aggravated burglary and theft. Court documents claim on March 6, 2023, Breanna Shurelds, 25, entered an occupied house without permission and attempted or threatened to inflict physical harm on another, then stole items from the house. The homeowner was Shurelds' brother's ex-girlfriend, ...
1 min read - USCincinnati.com | The Enquirer
How is Cincinnati's new Black Music Walk of Fame doing?
The Cincinnati Black Music Walk of Fame opened in July 2023 with national fanfare and a red carpet ceremony
6 min read - LifestyleIdaho Statesman
Downtown Boise’s new ‘rustic’ hotel opens with coffee, supper club and rooftop cocktails
The hotel is a ‘unique blend of luxury where rustic meets refined’
2 min read - USLansing State Journal
MSU investigation into trustee misconduct, bullying passes $2 million
Michigan State University has also paid for Trustees Rema Vassar and Dennis Denno's legal representation during the investigation into their behavior.
2 min read - USWJAX
'There's smoke:' Questions about timeline leading up to selection of new DCPS superintendent
New questions are being raised about the timeline that led up to the selection of Duval County’s new top educator.
2 min read - USThe Tribune-Star, Terre Haute, Ind.
THPD: Another arrest made in May 7 fatal shooting
May 28—Terre Haute police have made a third arrest in a May 7 fatal shooting. Arrested about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday was De' Rion Wilcox, 20, of Terre Haute. Wilcox, who turned himself in, faces charges of attempted murder, burglary, and conspiracy. Killed was Antonio M. Jones, 48, of Terre Haute. Arrested earlier this month were Levon J. Warrington, 21, of Terre Haute, and Nick O. Rogan, 21, also ...
1 min read - USNBC News
Thousands in Dallas may be in the dark for days after more damaging storms rip through the area
Communities from Texas to New York were picking up the pieces Tuesday after a devastating holiday weekend brought tornadoes, storms, and heavy rain that killed at least 24 people and left hundreds of thousands without power.
3 min read - PoliticsNBC News
The battle for the GOP’s future comes to Texas: From the Politics Desk
The Texas runoff primary elections will settle bitter Republican battles. Rep. Tony Gonzles and state House Speaker Dade Phelan aim to fend off challengers.
5 min read - USThe Decatur Daily, Ala.
Priceville police: Madison man charged with trafficking fentanyl
May 28—A Madison man was arrested and charged with trafficking fentanyl and second-degree possession of marijuana during a Saturday evening traffic stop, according to the Priceville Police Department. Jonathan Wade Emerson, 32, was booked into Morgan County Jail early Sunday and released Monday on a $250,000 bond, jail records show. Emerson was a passenger in a vehicle stopped for minor ...
1 min read - USMilwaukee Journal Sentinel
Teens who died in Dodge County crash at 'problematic' intersection identified by Madison area schools
Four students of Madison area high schools are among the dead following a crash in Dodge County in the early morning hours on Memorial Day.
4 min read - USWFXT
Police: One suspect arrested amid ongoing investigation into a double shooting near a Cambridge park
A suspect in connection with a double shooting in the area of Cambridge’s Donnelly Field last week has been taken into custody, according to Cambridge Police.
1 min read - USBiloxi Sun Herald
Authorities hunt Kentucky man who fled MS Coast courtroom during child sex crimes trial
A jury convicted Jimmy Joe Davis of Mondonville, Kentucky, in absentia for child sex crimes.
1 min read - USDaytona Beach News-Journal
Man having a 'violent episode' shot to death by Holly Hill police
The man had allegedly "armed himself with a steak knife and was threatening to harm himself and others."
1 min read - USVictorville Daily Press
Women accused of stealing more than $1,000 worth of merchandise from Victorville JCPenney
The suspects were arrested on suspicion of grand theft and criminal conspiracy.
1 min read - USWJAX
‘European feel:’ St. Augustine up for ‘Most Walkable City to Visit’ in the U.S.
The Nation’s Oldest City is in the running for the nation’s “Most Walkable City to Visit!”
1 min read - USMcAlester News-Capital, Okla.
OHP: One man dead following weekend boat accident
May 28—The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said an Indianola man died over the holiday weekend in a boat accident on Lake Eufaula. Troopers said Charles Gustafson, 25, was killed in a boat accident near the number 9 bridge near Longtown in northeastern Pittsburg County. The report states a Eufaula man was operating a 2019 JBC Express 24-foot open boat Sunday near the Number 9 Marina in Longtown. OHP ...
1 min read - USMcAlester News-Capital, Okla.
Turnpike on-ramps on U.S. 270 to temporarily close as upgrades continue
May 28—Temporary closures of the on-ramps onto the Indian Nation Turnpike from U.S. 270 are now scheduled to happen next week as part of ongoing plans to convert the turnpike to a cashless toll system. The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority will temporarily close the southbound ramp onto the Indian Nation Turnpike on Wednesday, June 5 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. for the placement of cashless tolling ...
2 min read - USThe Elkhart Truth, Ind.
Residents hopeful about community’s future
ELKHART — A recent survey conducted by Vibrant Communities shows Elkhart County residents are hopeful about the future. But the survey also revealed a decrease in perception of the quality of the schools in Elkhart County. “With these surveys, they measure attitudes and perceptions,” said David Blouin, associate professor of sociology at Indiana University South Bend, who was involved in ...
3 min read - USThe Clarion Ledger
$1.5 million being spent along Farish Street. See what is happening
The money for Farish Street, which can only be used for this project, is meant to help offset urban heat.
3 min read - USWausau Daily Herald
Wausau man gets life in prison for 2021 homicide and can petition for release in 25 years
Michael Turner shot Quentin Solomon three times while Solomon sat in his car on a Wausau street the morning of May 15, 2021.
6 min read - USWHIO
1 hurt, 1 arrested after stabbing in Dayton
At approximately 7:48 p.m., Dayton police and medics were transported to the 900 block of Troy Street on reports of a stabbing.
1 min read - USWSOC
1 shot, killed at east Charlotte apartment complex, police say
One person was shot and killed at an apartment complex in east Charlotte Sunday morning, police said.
2 min read - USSacramento Bee
Overnight road closures planned in Roseville for parkway expansion. Here’s when and where
A major roadway construction project is affecting multiple streets.
1 min read - USAZCentral | The Arizona Republic
Navajo President Nygren denies harassment claims by VP Montoya, calls for new policies
Vice President Richelle Montoya first described the August 2023 incident during a Facebook Live, but did not name Nygren. He denied the claim.
6 min read - ScienceNBC News
Bilingual AI brain implant helps stroke survivor communicate in Spanish and English
Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco have developed a bilingual brain implant that uses artificial intelligence to help a stroke survivor communicate in Spanish and English for the first time.
3 min read - USRock Hill Herald
4-year-old drowns in pool in York County SC near Lake Wylie, coroner says
The girl was found in a pool near her home Saturday, officials said.
1 min read - USRaleigh News and Observer
‘Egregious and disturbing.’ NC audit questions $600,000 put on university credit cards
Purchases included Amazon purchases, gifts, travel, IT hardware or software and payment of invoices.
2 min read - USMichigan Advance
Exams begin for next group of people charged in fake electors scheme
Six individuals facing felony charges for submitting false electoral votes for former President Donald Trump in 2020 were back in court Tuesday for a hearing to determine if a crime has occurred. In all, 15 people are charged with counts including election law forgery and conspiracy to commit election law forgery in a case brought […] The post Exams begin for next group of people charged in fake electors scheme appeared first on Michigan Advance.
7 min read - USVictorville Daily Press
Suspected DUI driver found asleep at the wheel of car in Victorville, 'ghost gun' seized
Deputies found the man asleep in a running car, with its transmission still in drive, officials said. Further investigation led to an unregistered gun.
1 min read - OpinionMaryland Matters
With court ruling looming, homeless people need assistance, not arrest
“Have you ever been homeless?” asked a woman standing outside a coffee shop with nowhere to go. She said she had lived on the streets of Annapolis for weeks, ever since being evicted from her apartment after losing her job. Without a permanent residence, she said that she sleeps and hangs out wherever she can […] The post With court ruling looming, homeless people need assistance, not arrest appeared first on Maryland Matters.
4 min read - USNew Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester
Florida man, tired from hours of bushwhacking, rescued in White Mountains
May 28—A Florida man was rescued after hours of bushwhacking left him lost and exhausted in the Wild River area of the White Mountain Forest Tuesday, conservation officers said. At 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, Conservation Officer Matthew Holmes received a call from State Police reporting that 911 dispatchers were texting with a lost hiker near the Highwater Trail in Bean's Purchase. Following up on the ...
1 min read - USPortland Press Herald, Maine
Woman who crashed on I-295 in Portland tells state police she fell asleep
May 28—A woman who crashed her SUV in the northbound passing lane of Interstate 295 over Tukey's Bridge in Portland on Tuesday afternoon told Maine State Police that she fell asleep at the wheel. The accident around 3 p.m. blocked the left-hand lane and snarled traffic for about 45 minutes, a Department of Public Safety spokesperson said in a statement. The woman, whom state police did not ...
1 min read - USKentucky Lantern
Grim toll tallied again after weekend tornado tears through some places hit in 2021
Sitting on her front porch surrounded by tornado damage, Tabatha Adams never imagined being on the other side of disaster recovery. As the former president of her local Rotary Club, she helped her neighbors when Dawson Springs grappled with the devastating aftermath of an EF-4 tornado in December 2021. The Western Kentucky city of about […] The post Grim toll tallied again after weekend tornado tears through some places hit in 2021 appeared first on Kentucky Lantern.
6 min read - USNew Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester
Nebraska firm recommended to manage computer science ed stipends
May 28—CONCORD — State officials are recommending a Lincoln, Nebraska company get a four-year, $2.9 million contract to provide bonus stipends for students who become credentialed teachers in the computer science field. Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut told the Executive Council that the state seeks to grant FACTS Education Solutions LLC for the work because the agency needs to set up the ...
1 min read - USNew Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester
Federal judge strikes down NH law on banned concepts
May 28—CONCORD — A federal judge struck down the state's law banning the teaching of discrimination in public schools, concluding it was unconstitutionally vague and denied educators their right to due process. In a sweeping 50-page decision, U.S. District Court Judge Paul Barbadoro determined the 2021 Right to Freedom from Discrimination and Public Workplaces and Education could not withstand ...
4 min read - USLouisiana Illuminator
Lawmakers advance LA GATOR private school voucher program with less fiscal bite – for now
An effort to move some of Louisiana’s public school dollars to private education was nudged closer to final approval Tuesday, although it’s not the sweeping measure its authors originally proposed. Senate Bill 313 by Sen. Rick Edmonds, R-Baton Rouge, gives authority to the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to create the Louisiana Giving […] The post Lawmakers advance LA GATOR private school voucher program with less fiscal bite – for now appeared first on Louisiana Illuminator.
3 min read - USThe Norman Transcript, Okla.
Faculty group calls on OU to commit to DEI efforts
May 28—The University of Oklahoma chapter of the American Association of University Professors released a statement questioning the university's dedication to diversity, inclusion and equity efforts and demanding action. OU-AAUP has called for the university to reiterate its commitment to diversity, inclusion and equity. It also called for the university to rescind all DEI course ...
1 min read - USPortland Press Herald, Maine
U.S. offers state a lease to research offshore wind in the Gulf of Maine
May 28—Federal officials on Tuesday offered Maine a lease to research offshore wind turbines in the Gulf of Maine, moving the state closer to establishing a presence in the budding zero-carbon energy industry. The site is 28 nautical miles off the coast, southeast of Portland. If developed, it will include up to 12 floating offshore wind turbines generating up to 144 megawatts of renewable ...
4 min read - USPortland Press Herald, Maine
Portland is updating its zoning laws. What does that mean?
May 28—What is ReCode? ReCode is an ongoing project to update the city's zoning regulations. Zoning dictates what land can be used for. For example, to build a city park, the land has to be zoned to allow for a park to be built. In order to open a coffee shop on the corner, that building has to be in a zone that allows businesses. It also regulates what type of housing can be built in which ...
3 min read - USPortland Press Herald, Maine
Former worker accuses Puritan Medical Products of 'heinous racism' in federal lawsuit
May 28—A Black-Hispanic man has filed a civil rights complaint in federal court against Puritan Medical Products, alleging managers and coworkers at the swab maker's Pittsfield facility racially harassed him. Dupreme Ammonds, a Hartland resident, worked for 14 months at Puritan Medical Products, which produces medical swabs used in COVID-19 test kits. Ammonds alleges that several workers there ...
3 min read - USPortland Press Herald, Maine
Maine Department of Corrections names new superintendent of state's sole youth prison
May 28—Maine's only youth prison has hired a new leader to oversee the facility. Ryan Andersen has been appointed superintendent of the Long Creek Youth Development Center, the Maine Department of Corrections announced on Tuesday. Andersen had been deputy superintendent at Long Creek since 2022. He filled in as acting superintendent after the facility's former leader, Lynn Allen, resigned in ...
2 min read - USThe Clarion Ledger
See which former Mississippi casino could house undocumented immigrant children
State officials are skeptical of a potential project to locate an influx care facility for undocumented children in Tunica County.
3 min read - USNBC News
Former South Dakota mayor charged in triple-murder
A former mayor of a South Dakota town has been charged with murder after a triple-slaying Monday night in the community he once oversaw, according to the state’s attorney general.
1 min read - USLA Times
Proposal to limit transgender youth rights fails to qualify for California's November ballot
Supporters of the measure said that schools were infringing on "parental rights" by supporting students' gender identity.
3 min read - USWFXT
Brookline man accused of secretly dosing pregnant ex-girlfriend with drug to cause her to miscarry
A Brookline man is accused of giving his pregnant ex-girlfriend an abortifacient -- while telling her it was iron -- to end her pregnancy, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan announced.
2 min read - PoliticsMSNBC
‘From deny to spin’: Inside the Trump campaign's meltdown in aftermath of Access Hollywood tape
Vaughn Hillyard, NBC News Correspondent, Lachlan Cartwright, Special Correspondent for The Hollywood Reporter, Susanne Craig, New York Times Investigative Reporter and Andrew Weissmann, MSNBC Legal Analyst join Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House with reaction to the prosecution reminding the jury of how big of a deal the release of the embarrassing Access Hollywood tape was for the Trump campaign a month out from the 2016 Election and why it was so important for the campaign to suppress any
- USDeseret News
Nevada roadways slick with crushed Mormon crickets causing crashes
Mormon crickets causing chaos on Nevada roadways and threatening agriculture.
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