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- USAlbuquerque Journal, N.M.
Jurors deliberate in retrial of veteran's 2016 killing
May 3—Jurors began deliberating Friday in the retrial of a man previously convicted in the 2016 shooting death of an Army veteran during an Albuquerque ATM robbery. Matthew Chavez, 34, was convicted in 2018 of second-degree murder and attempted armed robbery and sentenced to 23 1/2 years in prison for the shooting death of 24-year-old Tyler Lackey. In October 2021, the New Mexico Court of ...
3 min read - USAlbuquerque Journal, N.M.
Volcano Vista Teacher named as one of the recipients of 2024 Golden Apple Award
May 3—Volcano Vista High School teacher Desiree Sers thought she was on her way to a science department meeting on Thursday afternoon , though she wasn't quite sure what the meeting was about. "I thought we were in trouble for something," Sers said, "so I was a little anxious coming in, for sure." Her colleagues from the science department were sitting at a table in the center of the room, ...
4 min read - USAlbuquerque Journal, N.M.
Middle Rio Grande irrigation workers unionize
May 3—Irrigation workers at the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District voted to form a union with AFSCME Council 18 on Tuesday, according to a news release from the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees in New Mexico. Council 18 is the umbrella organization for the various city, county, and state locals affiliated with AFSCME. Irrigation systems operators aim to give ...
1 min read - USAlbuquerque Journal, N.M.
Lapel videos show Albuquerque police firing at fleeing suspect
May 3—The Albuquerque Police Department released lapel videos Friday showing two officers shooting at a fleeing vehicle in a West Side neighborhood. APD Cmdr. Kyle Hartsock, who oversees APD's Criminal Investigation Bureau, said on March 30 officers Nathien Apodaca and Hernan Conchas opened fire on a vehicle with Alijah Archuleta, 19, and three others inside. Archuleta, who was suspected in a ...
4 min read - USAlbuquerque Journal, N.M.
Woman dies in apparent suicide at Bernalillo County jail
May 3—A female inmate died at the Metropolitan Detention Center on Thursday afternoon in what authorities are calling a suicide. Jail spokesman Daniel Trujillo said the facility's medical staff responded to a medical emergency involving Marcella Montelongo, 23. He said Bernalillo County firefighters and paramedics responded to the call at MDC around 2:30 p.m. and "life-saving measures" went on ...
1 min read - BusinessAlbuquerque Journal, N.M.
Maxeon deal gets top honors from Site Selection magazine
May 3—A deal struck to have a Singapore-based company invest $1 billion in an Albuquerque facility and bring 1,800 jobs to the area has been named one of the 2023 Top Deals in North America by a national magazine. Site Selection magazine recently named New Mexico's deal with Maxeon Solar Technologies as the 17th top deal of the year in North America and one of just a handful of similar deals ...
2 min read - EntertainmentAlbuquerque Journal, N.M.
Raise your glass: VARA distiller wins "Moonshiners: Master Distiller"
May 3—The spotlight is back on New Mexico's distilling scene with Vara Winery & Distillery's head distiller, Martin Ulloa, earning the title of Master Distiller on "Moonshiners: Master Distiller." Ulloa, took the title on season six, episode eight of the popular Discovery Channel show, which aired on April 23 and can be streamed on Prime Video. He competed against two seasoned distillers and ...
3 min read - USAlbuquerque Journal, N.M.
Couple found dead in apparent murder-suicide at North Valley home
May 3—Deputies say a married couple was found dead after an apparent murder-suicide Thursday at a home in the North Valley. Jayme Fuller, Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman, said Maximiliano Chavez, 30, and Marion Chavez, 28, had been fatally shot and "preliminary evidence from the scene suggests that this was a domestic-related incident that ended in a murder-suicide. "A firearm, ...
1 min read - LifestyleDeseret News
Utah’s caucus-convention system leaves young families behind
The system shuts out parents with young children who don't have 17 hours to spare.
4 min read - PoliticsNBC News
Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar and wife indicted on bribery and foreign influence charges
Texas Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar and his wife Imelda were indicted by the Justice Department on charges of accepting bribes, money laundering and improper foreign influence.
7 min read - USWSOC
Grandmother rattled after swatting call
Officers stormed into the home of a Gastonia grandmother after someone told police she was holding children at gunpoint.
1 min read - USWHIO
3 people hit by vehicle after fight near Dayton middle school
Three people were sent to the hospital Thursday night after they were hit by a car near a Dayton middle school.
1 min read - USWFXT
School bus driver from Marlboro charged with raping child
A Marlboro man who had been working as a school bus driver is being accused of raping a child, the Middlesex District Attorney’s office said Friday.
2 min read - USThe Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va.
AREA ARRESTS
May 3—MON SHERIFF Leggett, Joshua Robert, 42, receiving or transferring stolen goods, failure to appear after being charged of a misdemeanor, April 28, Deputy Crawford. Henley, Germaine Diontae, 25, possession with intent, April 30, Deputy Rose. WESTOVER POLICE Mercer, Tyler E, 30, disarming or attempting to disarm a police officer, May 2, Officer Scott. STATE POLICE Fourqurean, David M, 41, ...
1 min read - USThe Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va.
West Virginia charter school board to accept federal grant applications
May 3—CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Professional Charter School Board has been given the green light from the federal government to begin accepting grant applications from charter schools across the state. The U.S. Department of Education on Wednesday approved the board's Request for Applications (RFA) for Charter Schools Program (CSP) grant funding. The board's Executive Director James Paul ...
2 min read - USThe Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va.
Local nonprofit gets visit from Equal Employment Opportunity commissioner
May 3—Students and team members at West Virginia Women Work (WVWW) in Morgantown were visited by Commissioner Kalpana Kotagal from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently, highlighting the importance of federal and local collaborations in promoting workplace diversity and equality. Kotagal was travelling the country for listening sessions when she connected with WVWW, ...
4 min read - USThe Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va.
Scott's Run Settlement House moving after 100+ years in Osage
May 3—In 1922, Scott's Run Settlement House (SRSH) was chartered to serve a massive influx of immigrants relocating to Osage for mining jobs. Over the next 100 years, the mission expanded, focusing on food insecurity—not just in the Osage area, but across Monongalia County. Today, the facility serves clients spread across western, central and eastern areas of the county with heavy ...
6 min read - LifestyleThe Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va.
Women's struggles, achievements chronicled in WVU library collection
May 3—Consider the patriarchy and the Republic. Consider how long it took for us to get there—some later than others. Consider that, for many, it still isn't as easy as it might look, in the telling. In 1974, nearly 200 years after the Founding Fathers signed America's governing document decreeing that all men are created equal, other legislation was inked. Legislation, which granted women in ...
3 min read - USWFXT
New England’s Unsolved: The Disappearance of Amanda Grazewski
A frustrating 4-year search for a missing woman in New Hampshire: No one has seen or heard from Amanda Grazewski since Saint Patrick’s Day 2020. She was last seen in Derry, NH. But the search for Amanda has taken police to several local cities.
3 min read - USDeseret News
Texas can still enforce its law protecting children from pornography. What that could mean for the future
The U.S. Supreme Court did not block Texas from enforcing the law.
6 min read - LifestyleTODAY
‘Sad Beige Mom’ goes viral for giving children’s sandbox a makeover
The 'sad beige mom' trend has a new hero, or villain: Adrianna Santiago, who showed on TikTok how she painted a bright green sandbox to make it tan and brown.
2 min read - USWSOC
FAN GUIDE: Lovin’ Life Music Fest in Uptown Charlotte
The Lovin’ Life Music Fest is taking over First Ward Park in Uptown this weekend and is expected to draw 90,000 music fans over the three days. Here’s what you need to know before you go.
3 min read - USGoshen News, Ind.
POLICE AND RESCUE NEWS: Victims of Tuesday plane crash identified
May 3—ELKHART — The victims in Tuesday's plane crash in Bristol have been identified as Wendell Ridenour, 81, (pilot), and William Holdgrafer, 78, both of Elkhart. An autopsy was completed Thursday Elkhart County Coroner Mervin Miller advised that the manner of death is accidental and the cause of death is blunt force trauma. At approximately 2:20 p.m. dispatch advised that an airplane had ...
6 min read - USGoshen News, Ind.
Historical reenactment returns to Ligonier
May 3—LIGONIER — Indiana live history returns to the area with Five Medals at The Trace on Saturday and Sunday. Gates at Stone's Trace, 5111 Lincoln Way South, Ligonier, open at 9 a.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. Sunday. There are live reenactments of British, Colonial American and French military camps, a Potawatomi Native village, cannon and musket firing, and 18th-century artisans and shopping ...
2 min read - USAustin Daily Herald, Minn.
MnDOT asks motorists, farm equipment operators to safely share the road during planting season
May 3—Motorists traveling on Minnesota roads this spring should watch for large farm equipment moving to and from the fields during planting season, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Since 2020, there were 446 crashes involving farm equipment in Minnesota, resulting in eight deaths and 171 injuries. Inattentive driving and speed were the biggest contributing factors in ...
1 min read - USGoshen News, Ind.
Indiana leaders explore 911 communications
May 3—GOSHEN — As the only state treasurer in the United States who also serves as board chair of his state's 911 board, Daniel Elliott's history growing up in rural Indiana and his technology background gives him a unique understanding of some of the problems facing call centers. On Friday, he and state Rep. Joanna King toured the Elkhart County 911 Call Center to ask dispatchers about the ...
3 min read - USAustin Daily Herald, Minn.
MnDOT encourages schools, communities to join Bike to School Day
May 3—Thousands of Minnesota students are gearing up to for Bike to School Day on Wednesday, May 8, and the Minnesota Department of Transportation encourages more schools to get involved. More than 150 Minnesota schools have signed up to participate. Bike to School Day is a healthy way to promote safe biking and walking activities in an academic setting. Each year this event is sponsored by ...
1 min read - USAustin Daily Herald, Minn.
Austin Online Academy receives Star of Innovation Award
May 3—Austin Public Schools' Austin Online Academy received a Bronze Star of Innovation Award from the Minnesota Association of Secondary Principals (MASSP). The Star of Innovation Award is "designed to recognize schools statewide for the development and support of ... exemplary and innovative education program[s]." "We are humbled and grateful to be recognized for our collaborative efforts in ...
1 min read - USWFXT
Stolen street signs being sold for scrap in West Boylston, police say
The West Boylston Police Department says they believe 55 street signs were recently removed to be sold for scrap metal.
1 min read - USAppeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif.
Homicide suspect arrested after Linda shooting, police say
May 3—Sunny Bavra, 45, was arrested Thursday following a high-speed chase after law enforcement officials determined he was the suspect in an alleged homicide that took place in Linda, the Yuba County Sheriff's Department said. According to officials, authorities received a call at about 3:15 p.m. on Thursday regarding gunshots that were reportedly heard in an area of Remington Way and ...
1 min read - USWFXT
Arrest made after woman was stabbed at East Boston apartment complex, police say
Neighbors told Boston 25 reporter Daniel Coates that the victim, who lived at the complex, was possibly targeted because she is deaf.
1 min read - USPioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.
Felony charges filed against man shot by police during standoff in Woodbury Target lot
The man who was shot last month during a standoff with police in the parking lot of a Target in Woodbury now faces multiple felony charges. Donald Eugene Roche, 61, of Rockford, Minn., was charged Friday in Washington County District Court with two counts of second-degree assault, one count of financial transaction card fraud and one count of third-degree burglary in connection with the events ...
3 min read - USWHIO
Shots fired during large fight at Dayton apartment complex, 911 caller says
A large police presence was called to an apartment complex in Dayton Friday after reports of a large fight.
1 min read - USWPXI
Man hurt in Wilkinsburg shooting
A man was shot in the chest in Wilkinsburg on Friday evening.
1 min read - PoliticsUtah News Dispatch
Utah governor candidate Phil Lyman must find new running mate after judge rules his pick ineligible
A judge decided on Friday that Phil Lyman’s first running mate choice doesn’t meet the Utah Constitution’s residency requirements to be eligible for the office of lieutenant governor. This is the end of the brief legal fight against the Lieutenant Governor’s Office, which oversees the state’s elections, to include Bangerter on the primary ballot, Lyman […] The post Utah governor candidate Phil Lyman must find new running mate after judge rules his pick ineligible appeared first on Utah News Disp
5 min read - USKIRO
Tacoma woman dead after partner allegedly punches, stomps her over 50 times
A Tacoma woman is dead after he partner “snapped,” and punched and stomped her more than 50 times, according to new court documents.
7 min read - USThe Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.
Prosecutor: Deputies justified in shooting, killing man who shot at them last June
May 3—Spokane County Deputies were justified in shooting and killing Bjorn Manycolors , who fired a gun at deputies when they were trying to arrest him last June, Spokane County Prosecutor Larry Haskell ruled Friday. Manycolors, 30, was approached by Deputies Brent Miller and Matt Peterson late on the evening of June 3, 2023, as they were looking for Asher Sorenson, who had an active warrant, ...
2 min read - OpinionShreveport Times | The Times
Louisiana Key Academy sheds light on dyslexia, breaks down education barriers
Louisiana Key Academy sheds light on dyslexia, breaks down education barriers
4 min read - USWPXI
Cruz, Pirates finally show life in 9th inning but fall to Rockies 3-2
The Pittsburgh Pirates finally showed signs of life on offense in the ninth inning but it wasn’t enough.
1 min read - USThe Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.
Tod Stephens: The Dirt: Housing development planned for west Spokane
May 3—Plans have been sent to the city of Spokane to build 72-units of housing near the Copper River Apartments in west Spokane. The site, owned by Catholic Housing Services of Eastern Washington, is across the Spokane River from Doomsday Hill. Still in preliminary talks with city planners, the project is called the River Family Haven and has not yet been submitted for permit approval. The ...
5 min read - USFlorida Today
Winning Mega Millions numbers for Friday, May 3, a $284 million jackpot. Check your tickets
Within weeks, Mega Millions lottery has jumped from $20 million to $284 million for Friday, May 3, 2024. Along the way, Florida tickets have won big.
3 min read - USWyoming Tribune-Eagle, Cheyenne
Cheyenne bank CEO announces run for Senate District 6
May 3—CHEYENNE — Kim Withers said Wyoming's lawmakers are too distracted by national politics to focus on the actual needs of their constituents, which is why she's decided to run for a seat in Senate District 6. Incumbent Sen. Anthony Bouchard, R-Cheyenne, has held the seat since 2017, but has not announced whether he will seek re-election. Withers told the WTE on Thursday that Bouchard and ...
4 min read - PoliticsAZCentral | The Arizona Republic
Kari Lake challenges Ruben Gallego to debate her on abortion. Here's what to know
Republican Kari Lake wants to debate Democrat Ruben Gallego but is ignoring her GOP U.S. Senate primary opponent, Mark Lamb.
5 min read - USNBC News
How police officers preyed on teens in the Boy Scouts’ police Explorer program
Explorer programs, created by the Boy Scouts of America, are supposed to foster interest in policing. They have faced misconduct allegations involving nearly 200 young people.
17 min read - USNBC News
Her family thought her death was a tragic accident. It was years before the truth came out.
Susann Sills’ family couldn’t fathom that her husband Scott Sills was involved in her murder — until his arrest and eventual sentencing of 15 years to life in prison.
9 min read - USTexas Tribune
Feds accuse Texas prison agency of discriminating against employee for wearing a headscarf
A federal lawsuit asserts that the Texas agency terminated a state prison clerk who refused to remove a head covering in line with her Ifa faith.
3 min read - USKTVX
Warm and windy Saturday before stormy Sunday
Happy Friday, Utah! After seeing some showers this morning, the trend will be calmer skies this afternoon as our storm system exits.
2 min read - USNBC News
Passenger who disrupted flight ordered to pay United Airlines more than $20,000
An unruly passenger who was “physically combative” on a flight last month has been ordered to pay more $20,000 to United Airlines, according to court documents.
2 min read - USWREG articles
Dog missing after AR bank robbery, police chase
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A dog owner is crying for help after her vehicle was stolen and used in a bank robbery out in West Memphis. The vehicle has been recovered after that suspect was captured but the dog is still missing. Friday morning, an armed suspect led a chase with West Memphis Police after trying […]
2 min read - USThe Bergen Record
Mega Millions winning numbers for Friday, May 3, 2024
The Mega Millions lottery jackpot was an estimated $284 million for Friday night's drawing.
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