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- USMiami Herald
Mixed up with murder suspect, man was tackled by Fort Lauderdale officers. He’s suing
Two of the officers were also named in a federal lawsuit filed by BLM protesters.
4 min read - USCrossville Chronicle, Tenn.
Glade homicide draws 25-year sentence
Jun. 6—Tony Charles Davenport's attorneys were able to convince a jury earlier this year that a March 2022 home invasion that led to one death and the wounding of two others was not a willful shooting. Instead, the defense team of Crossville attorneys Jeff Vires and Joe Wyatt described it as a combination of anger gone wrong and ultimately self-defense. Jacob Conrad Lewis, 24, was fatally ...
4 min read - ScienceReuters
In Malaysia, warmer temperatures mean fewer male turtles, hurting conservation efforts
On a secluded Malaysian beach, a group of volunteers carefully retrieved newly laid sea turtle eggs in the sand and moved them to a shady, cooler location, in response to fears by researchers that warmer weather is leading to fewer male hatchlings. Observers at the Chagar Hutang Turtle Sanctuary on Redang Island believe they are already seeing fewer males being hatched due to climate change - with the situation made worse this year by prolonged hot and dry spells caused by the El Niño weather p
1 min read - USMSNBC
Police in Vermont subject unsuspecting students to a mock shooting
Local outlets reported that a man in a ski mask burst into a room with Burlington high schoolers and pretended to open fire as fake gunshot sounds rang out.
1 min read - USPost-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn.
Minnesota State College Southeast receives a $217,000 gift, one of the largest in its history
Jun. 6—WINONA, Minn. — Minnesota State College Southeast in Winona is the recipient of a $217,000 donation, the college said. The gift of stock was one of the largest in the school's history. The money will be used for student scholarships. "We are thrilled to accept this amazing gift," said Jennifer Hawkins, executive director of the Minnesota State College Southeast Foundation. The donor, ...
1 min read - USNBC News
2 police officers under investigation after they were recorded beating a man with batons at a bus stop
Two Seattle police officers are under investigation after a bystander recorded them beating a man with their batons at a bus stop last week.
2 min read - USOdessa American, Texas
Simple precautions can keep vehicles running smoothly, TSTC Automotive Technology students say
Jun. 6—SWEETWATER — The roadways of Texas soon will be filled with summer travelers. Two Texas State Technical College Automotive Technology students recently said that preventive vehicle maintenance is the key to a successful road trip. Automotive Service Professionals Month, which is observed in June by the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence, is a good time to check ...
2 min read - USOdessa American, Texas
ECISD facing shortage of special ed teachers
Jun. 6—A shortage of certified special education, as well as bilingual, math and science teachers is a national issue that Ector County ISD is facing. During his media call Wednesday, Superintendent Scott Muri said these continue to be critical shortage areas across the state and nation, especially with special education numbers in Texas on the rise. "We need more and more of those ...
5 min read - BusinessOdessa American, Texas
Public Utility Commission of Texas secures refunds, bill credits
Jun. 6—AUSTIN — The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) secured refunds and bill credits of $92,746.87 for Texas electric, water, and telecommunications consumers in the third quarter of Fiscal Year 2024 (March 2024 — May 2024). The agency's Consumer Protection Division (CPD) team of 26 employees assisted customers who reported billing issues or other complaints across the three ...
2 min read - USOdessa American, Texas
Home to the most woman veterans, Texas honors their service on Women Veterans Day
Jun. 6—AUSTIN — Women Veterans Day on June 12 is an opportunity to recognize the contributions of women who served in the military. It recognizes the anniversary of the Women's Armed Services Integration Act, signed in 1948, allowing women to serve as regular members of the military. In 2017, the State of Texas designated June 12 as Women Veterans Day. Texas has the highest women veteran ...
2 min read - BusinessOdessa American, Texas
Pfluger, Barrasso lead letter protecting use of predator control devices for sheep and goat producers
Jun. 6—WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) and Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) Thursday led a bicameral letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) demanding the agency roll-back its ban on purchasing or deploying M-44 sodium cyanide ejector devices. M-44 devices are used by farmers and ranchers, mainly sheep and goat producers, for predator control. These devices are a ...
3 min read - BusinessOdessa American, Texas
PSP welcomes Energy Transfer and Phillips 66 as 30th and 31st members
Jun. 6—MIDLAND — The Permian Strategic Partnership (PSP) proudly welcomes Energy Transfer and Phillips 66 as its newest members, expanding to 31 members. In the five years since its founding, the PSP has nearly doubled in size and exponentially expanded its impact in Southeast New Mexico and West Texas. Through collaborative efforts with federal, state, and local leaders, PSP remains dedicated ...
2 min read - USOdessa American, Texas
Fernando Gutierrez named James 'Randy' Fugate Memorial Wildlife Division Professional of the Year
Jun. 6—AUSTIN — Fernando Gutierrez, wildlife technician at Kerr Wildlife Management Area (WMA), is recipient of the 2024 James "Randy" Fugate Memorial Wildlife Division Professional of the Year Award. The award was established in 2021 and recognizes a staff member who demonstrates a positive attitude toward all aspects of their position, has an ability to provide high-quality customer service, ...
2 min read - USOdessa American, Texas
DPS announces Featured Fugitive for June
Jun. 6—AUSTIN — Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender Ramiro Dominguez is this month's Featured Fugitive. The reward for information leading to his arrest is increased to $3,000 for the month if the tip is received in June. According to a Department of Public Safety news release, Ramiro Manuel Dominguez, 34, of Abernathy, has been wanted since December 2023, when a warrant was issued out of Hale ...
2 min read - USOdessa American, Texas
Board to hear update on new middle school
Jun. 6—PBK — Architects will present an update on the design of a new middle school during the Ector County ISD Board of Trustees workshop at 6 p.m. June 11. The meeting will be in the first floor board room of the administration building, 802 N. Sam Houston Ave. Items to be discussed include the project scope/schedule, site plan, floor plans, exterior design concept, interior design concept, ...
2 min read - USOdessa American, Texas
TEEX announces statewide expansion of extension training and technical assistance program
Jun. 6—COLLEGE STATION — With funding provided by the 88th Texas Legislature, the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) has expanded its outreach efforts throughout Texas to offer training and assistance in three critical disciplines essential to Texas communities: Fire and Emergency Services; Law Enforcement and Protective Services; and Critical Infrastructure/Water and Wastewater ...
2 min read - OpinionLansing State Journal
Viewpoint: Pre-K system in Michigan is working; new legislative proposals would threaten that
Opinion: Michigan must leverage all available federal and state resources to provide best options for universal Pre-K to families.
3 min read - USAZCentral | The Arizona Republic
Arizona's monsoon: 6 driving tips to keep yourself safe
Knowing what to do if caught out on the road during these storms is important. Here are some tips to keep you safe
2 min read - USPolitico
Florida investigated 2 former employees involved in Washington Post records lawsuit
The investigation was started after the employees had filed complaints about the handling of records related to protecting Gov. Ron DeSantis during his presidential campaign.
7 min read - USNBC News
9 charged, including warden, in connection with 2 Wisconsin inmate deaths
Nine Wisconsin correctional officials, including the warden of a maximum-security prison, have been arrested on charges connected with the deaths of two inmates that the sheriff said showed a “blatant disregard for the safety of human beings.”
4 min read - PoliticsPolitico
Biden’s big new push against AI companies faces a Trump-shaped obstacle
Looming antitrust probes into Microsoft, OpenAI and Nvidia mark a new phase in the battle between Washington and Big Tech — but could hit a hurdle if the White House changes hands.
5 min read - USAiken Standard, S.C.
Aiken man accused of sexually assaulting, kidnapping a minor
Jun. 6—An Aiken man has been accused of sexually assaulting and kidnapping a minor. Aiken Department of Public Safety officers arrested Marlon Maurice Ashley, 25, on Wednesday. A member of the juvenile's household reported that the female juvenile had been sexually assaulted around 2 a.m. on May 1, according to a police report. The police report gave no further details. Ashley has been charged ...
1 min read - USWHIO
Internet crimes detectives arrest Ohio 2nd-grade teacher on child sex-related charges
The teacher is accused of trading images depicting child pornography via social media, according to the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office in southwest Ohio.
1 min read - USAiken Standard, S.C.
'This isn't the end': Aiken County detention center celebrates its first class of GED graduates
Jun. 6—In a classroom in the Aiken County detention center, Capt. Nick Gallam prepared a 2024 graduate banner for the projector to provide the most pomp and circumstance for his graduates. Inmates Shannon Rees, 41; Stevi Kneece, 38; and Brooke Ryder, 22; arrived in caps and gowns a few minutes later. It was a small, but significant, service for Rees, Kneece, Ryder and the state of South ...
2 min read - PoliticsPolitico
New immigration policy already causing Biden legal headaches
A lawyer for the state of Texas cited the policy as it fights to maintain concertina wire along the border
3 min read - USDeseret News
Hallie Biden reveals troubling details about her relationship with Hunter Biden, and why she threw away his gun
Hunter Biden was angry with Hallie Biden after she told him she threw away his gun, she said in court Thursday.
3 min read - USThe Enquirer
Here's why these canoers are making a 250-mile voyage down the Ohio River
The Ohio River Way Challenge is a 250-mile expedition down the Ohio River to raise support for river towns and recreation.
4 min read - USWJAX
Jacksonville man arrested for Saturday downtown shooting within hours of graduation, baseball game
Jacobie Lewis, of Jacksonville, has been arrested for shooting a man downtown within hours of a graduation ceremony and Jumbo Shrimp game on Saturday, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
1 min read - USWSOC
Police seek leads in deadly block party shooting
A man and a woman were shot and killed, and two others were hurt in a shooting over the weekend at a block party in Rock Hill and police are asking the public for help in solving the crime.
2 min read - USKansas City Star
Judge increases bond of former Hereford House worker accused of contaminating food
Jace Hanson is accused of contaminating food at Leawood restaurant
3 min read - USNY Daily News
Safe gun storage info to go out to all NYC public school families this year
The New York City Department of Education will soon send letters to parents of schoolchildren advising them on how to safely store firearms, Mayor Adams and Rep. Dan Goldman said Thursday. Their announcement comes just days after a 12-year-old boy shot his 15-year-old cousin in Brooklyn. The 12-year old has been charged with manslaughter in the death of his cousin, Jasai Guy. The gun belonged ...
2 min read - USNBC News
Rex Heuermann, suspect in Gilgo Beach killings may have started preying on women more than three decades ago
Rex Heuermann, the man charged in the Gilgo Beach serial killings may have started preying on young women earlier than first believed — and not just on the South Shore of Long Island.
5 min read - PoliticsPolitico
Trump heads west for $500K-per-couple, California buck-raking swing
He's continuing his post-conviction fundraising effort.
4 min read - USTexas Tribune
Brandon Herrera to request recount in primary runoff against U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales
Herrera said he doesn’t expect the results to change, “but I feel I owe it to my volunteers, voters, and supporters to leave no stone unturned.”
3 min read - USNew Jersey Monitor
Ex-New Jersey A.G. shares a ‘gross’ story of strong-arming at Menendez’s corruption trial
Former New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal testified that Sen. Bob Menendez tried to intervene in a pending criminal case. The post Ex-New Jersey A.G. shares a ‘gross’ story of strong-arming at Menendez’s corruption trial appeared first on New Jersey Monitor.
5 min read - USSacramento Bee
Sacramento developer will serve house arrest after plea deal for embezzling investors
Developer Chris Vrame will serve two years probation after he pleaded no contest to embezzling $4.1 million.
3 min read - USTallahassee Democrat
Apalachicola Riverkeeper challenges DEP plan to permit oil drilling in North Florida
The Apalachicola Riverkeeper is mounting a legal challenge to try to stop the latest effort to drill for oil in environmentally sensitive North Florida.
3 min read - USWFXT
Authorities identify driver whose SUV careened over Boston intersection onto I-93 ramp
Police identified the driver involved in a deadly crash where an SUV burst through the barrier of a Boston intersection onto a highway ramp.
1 min read - USLexington Herald-Leader
UK declines to talk about swim coach controversy, but KY Open Records Act sheds light
How we’re reporting the Jorgensen story: The Herald-Leader has reconstructed events using UK’s own documents, thanks to the Kentucky Open Records Act. “We believe our readers and Kentucky taxpayers deserve to know all aspects of this controversy at UK,” Editor Richard Green says
4 min read - BusinessDemocrat and Chronicle
‘Extreme value’ grocery store chain opening in Henrietta, first in New York state
The Henrietta store will be the first in New York state.
2 min read - WorldNY Daily News
Man randomly slashed in neck by NYC’s Astor Place Cube; attacker still at large
A man minding his own business near the tourist-magnet Astor Place Cube in Manhattan was randomly stabbed in the neck in broad daylight Thursday, according to cops and witnesses. A man in dark clothes and camouflage pants slashed the victim, who was roughly in his twenties, amid hordes of pedestrians around 3:22 p.m., police said. The attack came completely out of the blue, a witness told the ...
1 min read - USDaily Commercial
Groveland wants to build a major new park. Check out the details
The city of Groveland hopes to annex and rezone 144 acres for a park in the Green Swamp. Here's what we know so far:
1 min read - USThe Santa Fe New Mexican
New facility open for some boys who were sleeping at CYFD offices
Jun. 6—Some of the children who recently were sleeping in the offices of the New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department are moving into a new multiservice home the agency has set up in Albuquerque. CYFD Secretary Teresa Casados told members of the Legislative Health and Human Services Committee on Thursday four children already have moved into the home, which has enough room for 12 ...
2 min read - USThe Santa Fe New Mexican
Lawmakers examine mental illness petitions ahead of special session
Jun. 6—With a special session coming up, some state lawmakers on Wednesday delved into the mechanics of a law that lets a court order a person experiencing serious mental health issues to participate in outpatient treatment services. During the July special session, which will be focused on public safety, lawmakers are expected to debate whether to expand the list of people who can file a ...
3 min read - USThe Santa Fe New Mexican
Two arrested, two sought in retail theft ring, DOJ says
Jun. 6—Two people have been arrested and two others are sought on charges of involvement in an organized retail crime ring that is accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of goods, mostly from big-box stores in Santa Fe. Arrested Thursday were Molly Maestas and Sandra Salazar, both of whom are charged with organized retail crime, a second-degree felony, and conspiracy, a third-degree ...
2 min read - PoliticsThe Guardian
‘Rigged’: Trump attacks judge and courts in first post-conviction rally
Ex-president in Arizona warns appeal courts to ‘step up and straighten things out’ and insists no crimes were committed
4 min read - USKansas City Star
July 23 hearing to determine if accused Indian Creek serial killer is fit for trial
Fredrick Demond Scott is accused of murdering six people between 2016 and 2017, most along the Indian Creek trail. Rulings on his competence to stand trial have conflicted.
2 min read - USThe Lima News, Ohio
Local educators sing praises of state program
Jun. 6—VAN WERT — Educators from Van Wert on Thursday sang the praises of a state program that allows them to earn free continuing education credits while at the same time allowing them to get a behind-the-scenes glimpse as business and manufacturing operations within their own county. Teachers from the Van Wert, Lincolnview and Crestview school districts spent a portion of their week touring ...
2 min read - LifestyleThe Lima News, Ohio
Pull off the interstate for some heavenly coffee
Jun. 6—BLUFFTON — Lisa Rains is a wedding and event planner by trade and a Christian at heart. She says when God told her to open a coffee shop in Bluffton there was little doubt in her mind that it would happen. That conversation, which took place some five years ago, came to fruition last month when LuvU A Latte coffee shop opened its doors — or, more correctly its drive-thru window — at the ...
2 min read - USThe Enquirer
When you drive to work Monday, a new stretch of Norwood Lateral will be closed
The westbound closure comes roughly 13 days after eastbound lanes completely reopened.
1 min read