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- USStar Beacon, Ashtabula, Ohio
Proponents testify in favor of court consolidation bill
May 9—The Ohio House of Representatives' Civil Justice Committee heard testimony from proponents of the consolidation of the Eastern and Western county courts on Tuesday. Judges Harold Specht, of Eastern County Court, and Casey O'Brien, of Western County Court, both spoke in favor of the bill, along with Ashtabula County Commissioner Casey Kozlowski. Conneaut Municipal Court Judge Nicholas ...
3 min read - USWFXT
Live court video, updates: More witness testimony from friends on Day 8 of Karen Read murder trial
More witnesses close to John O’Keefe and Karen Read are expected to take the stand on Thursday in Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham as the Karen Read murder trial enters Day 8.
3 min read - USLohud | The Journal News
Chestnut Ridge zoning law challenge for houses of worship rejected by U.S. appeals panel
A federal appeals panel rejected a challenge to void Chestnut Ridge's 2019 zoning law that allows neighborhood houses of worship across the village.
5 min read - BusinessChambersburg Public Opinion
Central Atlantic region gas prices fell from last week: See how much here
Here's a look at how weekly regional gas prices changed in Central Atlantic region last week compared with the week prior.
1 min read - LifestyleThe State
Beach-loving dog with ‘boundless energy’ has spent 3 years in shelter. He needs a home
Video shows the “spunky” South Carolina pup frolicking along the shore.
2 min read - USArmy Times
Two injured in Apache helicopter mishap in Kansas
The soldiers are in stable condition, a division spokesperson confirmed.
1 min read - USDaytona Beach News-Journal
Tomoka Reserve developers seek mediator to settle dispute with Ormond. Here's why.
Attorney for developers describes move as the "final opportunity" to avert a lawsuit against Ormond Beach regarding the former Tomoka Oaks golf course.
7 min read - WorldFlorida Today
920th Rescue Wing performs dramatic medical rescue at sea from cruise ship in Atlantic
The rescue involved a child with a medical condition and the child's mother from the Carnival Venezia.
3 min read - USMilitary Times
Most VA police have not finished veteran suicide prevention training
Whistleblowers told lawmakers that fewer than one-third of VA law enforcement personnel completed mandatory suicide prevention training last year.
2 min read - USFort Worth Star-Telegram
3 kids shot in barrage of gunfire that ‘Swiss-cheesed’ front of Texas home, cops say
Five people were shot, including three children under the age of 10, authorities said.
1 min read - USWJZY
Belmont drive-in, fully open for the first time since 2014, damaged during storms
The owners of the Belmont Drive-In Theater are no strangers to persevering during difficult times.
2 min read - USAZCentral | The Arizona Republic
How The Arizona Republic covered June 26, 1990, Phoenix's hottest day ever
It's heating up as summer approaches, but current temperatures pale compared to the sweltering, egg-frying heat that hit the Valley on June 26, 1990.
3 min read - USAZCentral | The Arizona Republic
St. Mary's calls for participation in this year's 'Stamp Out Hunger' food drive
The "Stamp Out Hunger" food drive is a massive food drive that takes place annually, but participation this year is more important than ever.
4 min read - USAZCentral | The Arizona Republic
Was my mail-in vote counted? Ballot tracking program expanded to all Arizona counties
The Arizona Secretary of State's Office has expanded a program that allows voters to track the progress of their mail-in ballot.
1 min read - USHartford Courant
Man shot after charging at police with knife in CT park released from hospital, arrested
A man armed with a knife who was shot by police after running toward officers at a park in Naugatuck last month has been arrested. Kyle O’Creene, 24, faces charges of attempted assault on a police officer, carrying a dangerous weapon, interfering with an officer and first-degree reckless endangerment, according to the Naugatuck Police Department. He was charged Wednesday after being released ...
2 min read - USDelaware Online | The News Journal
Wilmington City Council approves task force's report recommending reparations
For the last two years, the Wilmington City Council Reparations Taskforce looked into reparations for Black Americans. Here's what they found.
5 min read - USKRQE Albuquerque
Less wind and higher rain chances through the weekend
The winds are staying lighter this morning, and skies are partly cloudy in northern New Mexico, while its sunny in southern New Mexico. There is a chance for a few sprinkles in the northeast highlands this morning, and a better chance for rain in the northern mountains this afternoon and evening. Light snow accumulation will […]
1 min read - USKIRO
Two detained after child fatally shot in Seattle’s Magnolia Neighborhood
Seattle Fire Department medics pronounced the child dead at the scene.
1 min read - WorldCBS News
18 bodies — 9 left with messages — found in Mexico
Nine men were found dead in the city of Morelos in Zacatecas — a day after nine bodies were found on an avenue in the city of Fresnillo.
2 min read - USWKRN articles
Boy injured in storm-related accident in Christiana
According to a Rutherford County Schools spokesperson, Dr. James Sullivan's son was involved in an accident during the storm.
1 min read - USWLAX La Crosse
Wisconsin Women in Conservation holds event in Chippewa Falls
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (WLAX/WEUX) – One group in Wisconsin is aiming to get more women into helping preserve the Earth. Wisconsin Women in Conservation held a Learning Circle at Kamp Kenwood near Chippewa Falls this afternoon (5/8/24). Over 30 women landowners, farmers and local conservation experts got together to learn from each other about how […]
1 min read - USMichigan Advance
Michigan House passes $80.9B budget, as the Senate is expected to take up its version Thursday
The Democratic-controlled Michigan House voted through its $80.9 billion vision of the Fiscal Year 2025 budget Wednesday night, going slightly above Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s $80.7 billion recommendation, which had free preschool and community college as centerpiece proposals. However, those plans didn’t make it into the House’s version passed on Wednesday. The goal was focusing on […] The post Michigan House passes $80.9B budget, as the Senate is expected to take up its version Thursday appeared
6 min read - USSuperior Telegram, Wis.
Superior school district to survey public about referendum
May 9—SUPERIOR — The Superior School Board has given administrators the green light to gather public feedback on a potential operating referendum. A list of survey questions will be developed and sent to residents, who will be given three weeks to reply. Results should be available in July, District Administrator Amy Starzecki said during the Committee of the Whole meeting Monday, May 6. The ...
2 min read - USHartford Courant
Serious injuries reported in wrong-way crash on Route 15
State police are investigating a serious wrong-way crash on Route 15 in Stratford in the early morning hours Thursday that led to a trooper who was responding being involved in a separate collision. Troopers from the Troop G barracks responded to a report of the crash just after 1:45 a.m., according to Connecticut State Police. Both sides of Route 15 were initially shut down. The southbound ...
1 min read - LifestyleThe Decatur Daily, Ala.
New exhibit at Cook Museum lets kids mine for gemstones
May 9—The latest exhibit at Cook Museum of Natural Science in Decatur really brings out the kid in you. It is an authentic mining experience where children and adults can sluice for their very own gemstones and minerals, which they can then learn about and take home. One couple has even gone on a date to the sluicing operation, a museum volunteer said. On Wednesday morning, the Decatur-Morgan ...
3 min read - USThe Decatur Daily, Ala.
Ex-probation officer accused of child abuse was foster parent; biological mom speaks out while DHR remains silent
May 9—Joddie Brooke King, a former Decatur field officer for the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles charged with eight counts of child abuse, is a 22-year law enforcement veteran who had been a foster parent with DHR for around 20 years, according to her attorney. The biological mother — formerly a probationer under King's supervision — of two of the allegedly abused children spoke out from ...
8 min read - USWBRE
Schuylkill County man dies after Berks County crash
BETHEL TOWNSHIP, BERKS COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A Schuylkill County man died in the hospital after crashing in Berks County Tuesday afternoon. Pennsylvania State Police say the crash happened in the area of State Route 183 and Appalachian National Scenic Trail Tuesday around 2:30 p.m. Troopers say when they arrived on the scene they found the car […]
1 min read - BusinessMilwaukee Journal Sentinel
These Wisconsin brewers are among the top 50 craft beer producers in the country, a new report says
The Brewers Association ranked New Glarus Brewing Co., Stevens Point Brewery and Minhas Craft Brewery in the top 50 producers of craft beer.
2 min read - PoliticsSalon
Investigation launched into Judge Engoron’s “very troubling” chat with lawyer about Trump case
A lawyer says he approached Engoron to give him unsolicited advice about the law in Trump fraud case
3 min read - USThe Bergen Record
NJ Transit awards $85M contract to bus company accused of fraud. Which routes are affected
Academy Express is paying off a $20.5 million settlement after NJ accused it of missing tens of thousands of bus trips over six years
3 min read - USWJAX
‘Cyber Security Event’ reported at Ascension hospitals
Ascension said in a news release that unusual activity was detected on some of its network systems on Wednesday.
1 min read - WorldReuters
Panama Papers law firm co-founder Ramon Fonseca dies in hospital, lawyer says
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) -Ramon Fonseca, who co-founded the now defunct law firm linked to the Panama Papers scandal, died overnight in hospital, his lawyer told Reuters on Thursday morning. "He had been hospitalized since the start of April," Fonseca's lawyer Guillermina McDonald said in a phone call, without saying for what Fonseca was being treated. "Because of this he was not able to attend the hearing," McDonald said, referring to a court proceeding that took place at the start of April to e
1 min read - USKDVR Denver
Half of Denver homeowners are in this age group
Denver has one of the highest populations of homeowners in the 25 to 44 age group nationwide, with just under half, or 49.5%, of homeowners being in this group, according to a new analysis by MoneyGeek.
1 min read - USThe Oklahoman
Ryan Walters claims Mid-Del Public Schools misspent funding, demands millions in repayment
Walters demands repayment of federal COVID relief money he says the district misspent; the district has strongly disputed the claim
3 min read - USThe Record-Eagle, Traverse City, Mich.
Airport undergoes 'live fire' training after contract switch
May 9—TRAVERSE CITY — Contracted firefighters joined local firefighters at the airport for annual training exercises Wednesday. This joint training opportunity was the first time they've collaborated after last May's Traverse City Fire Department's contract termination with Cherry Capital Airport concluded more than 20 years of working together. Pro-Tec Fire Services, out of Kalamazoo, was ...
4 min read - USThe Record-Eagle, Traverse City, Mich.
Tornado terror: Storms in southern Michigan evoke memories of Gaylord twister; renew calls for readiness
May 9—GAYLORD — Vic Ouellette's mind races back to what he calls the scariest 10 seconds of his life when a tornado hits, as it did in southern Michigan Tuesday night. He's a retired sheriff's deputy and is used to responding to disasters, but becoming a victim of one when an EF-3 tornado struck Gaylord in May 2022 was a "whole new wake-up call." "I couldn't wrestle it, I couldn't shoot it, I ...
5 min read - PoliticsMaine Morning Star
U.S. House GOP targets noncitizen voting, even though it’s rare
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson Wednesday unveiled a bill that would require states to verify proof of citizenship to prevent noncitizens from voting in federal elections, something already barred under the law. Johnson, a Louisiana Republican who played a key role through legal challenges in defending the former president’s efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential […] The post U.S. House GOP targets noncitizen voting, even though it’s rare appeared first on Maine Morning Star.
4 min read - USVC Star | Ventura County Star
Oxnard's Del Sol High has been running on diesel generators. Costs run more than $1.6M
Ventura County's newest public school campus has spent more than $1.6 million for diesel generator power. Here's why.
5 min read - USWHBF Davenport
Greater QC Hispanic Chamber presents Multicultural Speaker Series
The Greater Quad Cities Hispanic Chamber of Commerce will present Stacia Carroll with Genesis Health System, according to a news release. This Multicultural Speaker Series session will focus on leveraging resilience to optimize your well-being and flourish at home and work. The Multicultural Speaker Series seeks to provide an opportunity for attendees to enhance cultural […]
2 min read - USFresno Bee
Human rights group sues for police K-9 bite records. ‘People of Fresno deserve to know’
In one case, a Fresno K-9 bit an innocent bystander in 2015.
3 min read - LifestyleWDVM
DMV woman helps families find low-cost, free activities outside for kids
VIRGINIA (DC News Now) — With the warmer temperatures, a lot of families may be looking to get outside. “It is expensive to live around here, but getting out with your kid is important,” said Ellie Reilly. Reilly started her social media account Kids Around the DMV to help families find low-cost and free things […]
1 min read - USHanover Evening Sun
DNA evidence leads to charges against man in 15-year-old Adams County burglary
Fifteen years after an unknown burglar left blood on a broken window in a burglary, state police filed charges against a man based on DNA evidence.
2 min read - USMiami Herald
New fraud or extortion could send a Florida mover to jail after order by Miami judge
The mover, based out of Fort Lauderdale, Orlando and Pompano Beach, has started a new set of companies in Orlando.
4 min read - USWJW
TRAFFIC ALERT: Crash slowing part of state Route 2
A crash involving a semi truck, a Laketran bus and a car has slowed traffic on a portion of state Route 2 West.
- USOrlando Sentinel
Maximum heat index for Thursday with temps nearing 100
Thursday looks to be a scorcher as multiple parts of Central Florida will see temperatures at or near 100 degrees. There is a maximum heat index with advice to seek shade from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., according to NWS Melbourne. Kissimmee, Kenansville, Daytona Beach and Titusville are all expected to be 100 degrees. Other Central Florida locations will be anywhere from 97 to 99 degrees. Weather ...
1 min read - USSource New Mexico
In some parts of the U.S., the grid of the future might be closer than you think
A little more than two years ago, a clean energy record was broken. For the first time, a regional transmission organization met more than 90% of its electric demand, called load, with renewable power. But if you don’t follow the electric industry closely, you might be surprised where it happened. On March 29, 2022, Southwest […] The post In some parts of the U.S., the grid of the future might be closer than you think appeared first on Source New Mexico.
11 min read - USThe Star Gazette
Catlin man wanted after Beaver Dams incident captured, faces weapons and menacing charges
The Schuyler County Sheriff's Office announced Rexford "Ely" Smith, 40, was taken into custody Wednesday after a manhunt following an incident May 4.
1 min read - PoliticsReuters
Trump vows to target EVs, LNG exports in meeting with oil CEOs -report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump vowed to reverse dozens of the Biden administration's environmental rules and policies at a meeting with top U.S. oil executives, where he also asked them to raise $1 billion for his presidential campaign, the Washington Post reported on Thursday. The Post, citing unidentified sources familiar with the meeting last month in Florida, said Trump promised to end President Joe Biden's emissions rules aimed at promoting electric ve
1 min read - USKansas City Star
Could storms rain on your Mother’s Day plans? What the Kansas City forecast says
A break in rain and severe weather is likely for the Kansas City area. Here’s when storms will return
2 min read - USWPXI
Second suspect in smash-and-grab theft at Twin Lakes Park wanted by police
Westmoreland County Park police are looking for a second suspect in a smash-and-grab theft at Twin Lakes Park on April 28.
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