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- USAZCentral | The Arizona Republic
Yavapai County judge rules unmanned ballot drop boxes are legal in Arizona
A judge ruled Thursday that unmanned ballot drop boxes are here to stay in a case that could have monumentally shifted how Arizonans' vote
4 min read - PoliticsNBC News
At Supreme Court, Trump lawyer backs away from absolute immunity argument
D. John Sauer conceded there are allegations in the indictment that do not involve official acts, meaning they would not be subject to any presidential immunity.
7 min read - USThe Decatur Daily, Ala.
Inmate escapes from Decatur work release facility
Apr. 25—The Alabama Department of Corrections is seeking the whereabouts of a man who escaped from North Alabama Community Based Facility in Decatur Wednesday evening, according to an ADOC statement. Thomas LaShawn Davis, 49, was wearing jeans, a blue shirt and brown work boots when he escaped at around 7 p.m. from the facility at 1401 Alabama 20 W., ADOC said. According to the ...
1 min read - PoliticsAZCentral | The Arizona Republic
What happens now that the 11 fake electors have been indicted in Arizona? Here's what to know
Arizona's fake electors tried to hand the 2020 election to Donald Trump. Now they face the gavel in Arizona. The Gaggle podcast finds out what's next.
2 min read - USWisconsin Examiner
Work safety advocates list Wisconsin lumber mill where teen died among ‘unsafe’ employers
A northern Wisconsin wood processor where a 16-year-old died after an industrial accident in June 2023 was one of 12 employers listed for egregious workplace hazards by a national advocacy group Thursday. The National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (COSH) put Florence Hardwoods on its 2024 “Dirty Dozen” list of “unsafe and reckless employers […] The post Work safety advocates list Wisconsin lumber mill where teen died among ‘unsafe’ employers appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
5 min read - USAZCentral | The Arizona Republic
Thunderstorm warning issued for Coconino County
The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Coconino County starting at 3:53 p.m. April 25.
3 min read - USKansas City Star
Despite objections, KC Council votes to scrap plan for city’s first low barrier shelter
In January, Hope Faith Ministries had their proposal for the low barrier shelter accepted, but Thursday’s 8-2 vote means they must start over with the bidding process.
7 min read - USMcAlester News-Capital, Okla.
Arbor Day celebration going on, rain or not
Apr. 25—An Arbor celebration at the Kiamichi Technology Center in McAlester will go on as scheduled — rain or shine. That's the word from McAlester Community Tree Board President Lacey Sudderth. The Arbor Day celebration is set for 11 a.m.on Friday, April 26, on the south end of the KTC Campus at 301 Kiamichi Drive in McAlester. "Rain is in the forecast," Sudderth noted, and added if it's is ...
2 min read - USJournal Star
Teen faces multiple animal cruelty charges for allegedly throwing cat out window of car
The 16-year-old will remain in juvenile court because he does not have any prior criminal history.
1 min read - USNew Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester
Police issue alert for missing Epping woman
Apr. 25—Update 5:30 p.m.: State Police report that Alexis Paolini was located and the Silver Alert has been canceled. Authorities are asking the public for help in locating 21-year-old Alexis Paolini of Epping. Paolini was last seen Thursday at about 8:50 p.m. at her home on Jenness Road, according to State Police. She walked away from the home and has not been seen since by family. Police on ...
1 min read - PoliticsPolitico
On his big legal day, Trump pivots to the campaign. Sort of.
His whirlwind day included a New York press conference, attending his criminal trial and a case before the Supreme Court.
4 min read - USNew Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester
Judge won't allow criminal defendants to testify at YDC trial
Apr. 25—A Superior Court judge will not allow eight criminal defendants to take the stand as part of a trial on a lawsuit filed by a former resident of the Youth Development Center alleging abuse in the 1990s. The witnesses were expected to invoke their right against self-incrimination, according to court documents. "The witnesses cannot assert their constitutional privileges before the jury," ...
2 min read - USNew Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester
Woman charged with Manchester murder to receive a competency evaluation
Apr. 25—A woman charged with stabbing a Manchester man to death last month will undergo a competency evaluation. Carrie Drake, 54, is charged with one count of second-degree murder for recklessly causing the death of Vernon Hayford, 75, by stabbing him. She is also charged with being a felon in possession of a deadly weapon and resisting arrest. Judge David Anderson agreed to the evaluation at ...
1 min read - USWJAX
Jury recommends death for Patrick McDowell, man who killed Nassau deputy in 2021
A jury has recommended the death penalty for a man who killed a Nassau County deputy during a 2021 traffic stop.
2 min read - PoliticsMSNBC
Partisan hacks’: Justice Thomas and Alito show their true colors in Trump Immunity arguments
Zoe Lofgren, Democratic Congresswoman from California and Dahlia Lithwick, Senior Editor for Slate, Ian Bassin, Executive Director of Protect Democracy, and Maya Wiley, former U.S. Attorney join Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House with reaction to the conservative Supreme Court hearing Trump’s immunity claim, calling into question whether Justice Thomas should have recused himself given what his wife was involved with regarding the plot to overturn the 2020 Election.
- PoliticsMSNBC
‘Outrageous’: Trump legal team presents ridiculous Presidential Immunity argument to Supreme Court
Zoe Lofgren, Democratic Congresswoman from California and Dahlia Lithwick, Senior Editor for Slate join Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House to break down the arguments held in the Supreme Court regarding Donald Trump’s claim of Presidential Immunity and the court agreeing to hear the case speaks to how far the court has fallen.
- USThe Florida Times-Union
The verdict's in: Jurors agree on sentence for Nassau deputy killer
Jurors opted for the death penalty for Patrick McDowell's sentence in the murder of Nassau County Deputy Joshua Moyers in 2021.
3 min read - USThe Norman Transcript, Okla.
City Council holds public hearing on upcoming budget
Apr. 25—On Tuesday, residents shared their thoughts on Norman's financial future at a public hearing held by the City Council. During the regularly-scheduled Tuesday meeting, Anthony Francisco, the City's Director of Finance, presented the City's projected budget for fiscal year 2025, which begins July 1. The City is projected to generate $307,477,182 in revenue against a projected ...
3 min read - USWJAX
‘We were called to help:’ Coffee shop in Jacksonville changing homeless veteran’s lives
Grabbing a cup of coffee in the morning is something many do to kick-start their day. But Jason Kelloway had a different mission.
2 min read - USThe Daily Star, Oneonta, N.Y.
Boating open ay NYPA reservoirs
Apr. 25—The New York Power Authority has reopened the lower and upper reservoirs for the season to recreational boating at the Blenheim-Gilboa Pumped Storage Power Project. Both fishing areas were recently enhanced with picnic tables and portable bathrooms , according to a NYPA news release. Use of the upper reservoir is limited to rowboats, canoes, stand-up paddleboards and kayaks only — with ...
2 min read - USOrlando Sentinel
SunRail link to airport, theme parks would multiply riders and cost billions
Expanding SunRail to Orlando’s airport and the region’s tourism corridor would boost ridership at least sixfold in the first year of operation but come at an eye-popping cost of about $4 billion, state officials said Thursday in providing their first public projections for the commuter train’s next phase. “There’s a lot of sharpening of the pencil to determine the true cost of this project,” ...
4 min read - USSun Journal, Lewiston, Maine
Balloons blamed for Wednesday power outage in Lewiston
Apr. 25—LEWISTON — Foil balloons shorted out power lines in the Kennedy Park area Wednesday night, knocking out power to nearly 2,000 customers for nearly two hours. Central Maine Power Co. workers removed Mylar (metal-coated) balloons and debris from power lines at 11 Ash St. and restored power to roughly 1,800 customers at about 9:49 p.m., CMP spokesman John Breed said Thursday. When the ...
1 min read - USSun Journal, Lewiston, Maine
Sabattus looks to hire more police officers
Apr. 25—SABATTUS — On the night of Oct. 25, 2023, when shooting rampages in Lewiston left 18 dead and 13 injured, police in area towns prepared for the worst. The shooter could be anywhere, it was generally believed in those tense hours following the shootings. In Sabattus, a lone police officer was on patrol, hardly enough to protect an entire town or to send help where it was needed. Robert ...
4 min read - USThe Daily Star, Oneonta, N.Y.
West Edmeston man arrested for animal cruelty
Apr. 25—Otsego County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested a West Edmeston man Wednesday for animal cruelty following an investigation into a dog complaint. Justin J. Kucera, 29, was charged with overdriving, torturing or injuring animals and failure to provide proper sustenance. Kucera surrendered the dog to the SQSPCA by upon the sheriff's office investigation, according to Sheriff Richard ...
1 min read - USJournal Star
'Disingenuous' mother sentenced to 100 years for murder of 8-year-old son Navin Jones
Stephanie Jones pled guilty to first-degree murder in December, with her husband Brandon Walker receiving life in prison.
4 min read - BusinessThe Joplin Globe, Mo.
New truck stops, restaurants coming to Jasper, Sarcoxie
Apr. 25—JASPER, Mo. — Two of Jasper County's smaller communities are getting a big economic boost with a major truck stop and convenience store chain working on two locations. Love's Travel Stops and Country Stores, a chain that already has a location in Joplin at the interchange between I-44 and Missouri Highway 43 in Newton County, said it is building stores in Jasper, along I-49, and in ...
3 min read - USThe Joplin Globe, Mo.
CWEP water system honored by state association
Apr. 25—CARTHAGE, Mo. — Carthage Water and Electric Plant was honored by the Missouri Rural Water Association as the Water System of the Year in Missouri in 2024 at the group's annual conference last month. Chuck Bryant, CWEP general manager, said the recognition highlights their "commitment to excellence in delivering safe, reliable and high-quality water to our customers in the Carthage ...
2 min read - USThe Joplin Globe, Mo.
Joplin man's felony assault charge dismissed
Apr. 25—NEOSHO, Mo. — The Newton County prosecutor's office has dismissed a felony assault charge that a 23-year-old Joplin man has been facing. A charge of second-degree assault filed on Dylan J. Armstrong two years ago was dismissed at a hearing Wednesday in Newton County Circuit Court with the prosecutor's office citing the alleged victim's reluctance to pursue the matter any longer. The ...
1 min read - USThe Joplin Globe, Mo.
Two sex offenders waive hearings on alleged registration violations
Apr. 25—Two sex offenders residing in Jasper County have been ordered bound over for trial on charges they violated the state's sex offender registration laws. Ray E. Poole, 62, of rural Joplin, waived a preliminary hearing Wednesday in Jasper County Circuit Court on two counts of the offense filed on him in 2023 and again this year. His initial appearance in a trial division of the court was ...
1 min read - USMiami Herald
Mom strip-searched, jailed for 15 hours for not showing ID at her home, lawsuit says
The Alabama woman’s son caught the arrest on video.
3 min read - USThe Florida Times-Union
Jurors decide first of three rape cases against Jacksonville church associates
Vernon Williamson, Jerome Teschendorf and Paul Dyal of Jacksonville Assembly of the Body of Christ are charged with rape. The first is now convicted.
3 min read - USKIRO
Car crashes into storage building in Seattle
West Coast Storage was closed for the day because of the damage.
1 min read - USOklahoma Voice
Treat talks about strained relationship with Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt
OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate President Pro Tem Greg Treat said Thursday that Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt appears to have a pattern of vetoing Senate bills. “My grandma used to have a phrase that said even hypochondriacs get sick every once in a while,” Treat said at his weekly press availability. “So, I may just be […] The post Treat talks about strained relationship with Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt appeared first on Oklahoma Voice.
3 min read - USMiami Herald
Arrest of woman found with cocaine stuffed in lamp linked to carjacking. She’s released
A federal magistrate in Orlando ruled Monicsabel Romero Soto, arrested on drug charges and connected to a Homestead woman’s carjacking, wasn’t a flight risk as she had two young children in Central Florida.
5 min read - USThe Tennessean
Lawmakers OK bill to put decision on holding back 4th graders in hands of schools, parents
Parents and schools will decide whether to hold back Tennessee fourth graders under a bill to change the state's reading law.
2 min read - LifestyleSun Journal, Lewiston, Maine
Nutty Netties Cafe adding a second location in Auburn
Apr. 25—Nutty Netties will be opening a second location on Main Street in Auburn. They plan to open within 30 days. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal Just over two years ago, Annette and Aaron Bucceri took a chance on running a full-time cafe and retail shop in the Auburn Mall, bringing new life to the place and developing an enthusiastic following. Business is so good they've decided to spread their ...
4 min read - PoliticsReuters
At US Supreme Court, clashing views presented on presidential immunity
During arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court on Donald Trump's claim of presidential immunity from prosecution, two starkly different views of the consequences were on display on Thursday. Trump's lawyer, D. John Sauer, painted a dire picture of presidents facing "de facto blackmail and extortion by his political rivals while he is still in office" because of the threat of future prosecution without the immunity the former president is seeking. Michael Dreeben, arguing on behalf of Special C
3 min read - USThe Guardian
Harvey Weinstein: what does ruling mean for California rape conviction?
Mogul’s lawyers say decision in New York will strengthen appeal in Los Angeles but victims confident guilty verdict will be upheld
4 min read - USStar Tribune (Minneapolis)
Police arrest man suspected of invading St. Paul home, raping and robbing woman
A 34-year-old man was arrested Thursday on suspicion that he invaded a woman's home, raped and robbed her last week, officials said. The man was apprehended about 6:30 a.m. in Blaine at a private recycling facility where he works, police said. Police also conducted searches at addresses in Stillwater and Maplewood, where he is known to frequent, said police spokeswoman Alyssa Arcand. The ...
1 min read - USWSB Cox articles
First Black-owned flight school in Gwinnett Co. making history amid push for more minority pilots
The owner has a location in North Carolina and is expanding to Gwinnett County and planning to rehabilitate the building and open the doors by the summer.
2 min read - USWFXT
FBI lead investigator of Gardner heist retiring, speaks of recent potential sightings of stolen art
Special Agent Kelly says the FBI knows who pulled off the Gardner Heist and how it went down.
3 min read - USMiami Herald
Only 360 of these whales remain. Video shows newborn ‘vital’ to recovery of species
“The species is dying faster than they can reproduce.”
2 min read - USWHIO
New developments in Cheryl Coker homicide case 4 years after remains found
New information in a case we have been following for years.
1 min read - USThe Ironton Tribune, Ohio
Supreme Court nominee makes visit to Ironton
Apr. 25—Hawkins running for open seat vacated by Kennedy The November election will be a busy one for the Ohio Supreme Court and, on Thursday, the first of likely many nominees for one of the seats on the ballot paid a visit to Ironton for the campaign season. Dan Hawkins is running for the open seat on the court, vacated by Republican Sharon Kennedy when she won election to the chief justice ...
2 min read - USArgus Leader
Brookings man charged with 10 counts of child pornography, court documents show
Cole Hennen, 27, was arrested for 10 counts of child pornography possession on Monday.
1 min read - USThe Herald Bulletin, Anderson, Ind.
Anderson Social Security Administration worker guilty of wire fraud
Apr. 25—ANDERSON — A Social Security Administration claims specialist who worked in Anderson has entered a guilty plea to one count of wire fraud for being involved in a ghost employment scheme, according to federal filings. Christopher J. Markham, who lives in Westfield, could face up to 20 years in prison and a fine of $250,000, or twice the amount he gained from the scheme, which came to ...
2 min read - USThe Herald Bulletin, Anderson, Ind.
Jail cost declines by $7 million
Apr. 25—ANDERSON — The projected cost of the planned new Madison County jail has been reduced by $7 million. Consultant Eric Weflen Thursday said the most recent estimate is that the planned 528-bed facility will cost $103.3 million. He explained the first estimate in January 2022 was $86.9 million Weflen said the estimate by construction manager Garmong Construction in July, 2023 was $101.4 ...
3 min read - USKIRO
Lynnwood police ask for help identifying graffiti suspects
Lynnwood police ask for help identifying three individuals who vandalized a fence with gang graffiti.
- USThe Montgomery Advertiser
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey sets execution date for death row inmate Keith Edmund Gavin
Gavin is scheduled to be Alabama's third execution of 2024.
1 min read - USThomasville Times-Enterprise, Ga.
Two arrested in federal meth trafficking bust
Apr. 25—THOMASVILLE- Thomas County Sheriff's Office Narcotics/Vice Department, in conjunction with the Colquitt County Sheriff's Office and Georgia State Patrol, made their largest methamphetamine bust to date, taking 4 kilos of meth, valued at nearly $100,000 off the street last week. According to reports, agents were tipped off that two individuals, later identified as Dylan Mendoza and ...
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