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- BusinessRedding Record Searchlight
Redding Red Lobster among locations closed. Restaurant had been open 30-plus years
Red Lobster was part of a boom of retail and restaurants that opened along Dana Drive in the late 1980s and 1990s as Redding’s retail landscape grew.
2 min read - USWFXT
Authorities investigating deadly train collision in Natick that killed two people
Authorities in Natick are actively investigating a tragic train collision that claimed the lives of two individuals, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan confirmed.
1 min read - USPolitico
Ship that crashed into Baltimore bridge had an electrical blackout the day prior to collision
The Dali suffered a series of electrical blackouts just a day before leaving the Port of Baltimore, federal investigators said.
2 min read - USNY Daily News
First new MTA electric buses come to Queens
Two new electric buses are ready to hit the streets in Queens and Brooklyn, the MTA announced Tuesday — and 58 more should be in service by the end of the year. “We have the largest bus fleet in America, what with 6,000 buses,” NYC Transit president Richard Davey said Tuesday, standing before the two new buses in the garage of the Grand Ave. Depot in Maspeth. “We will be transitioning over the ...
2 min read - USThe Mountaineer, Waynesville, N.C.
21-year-old charged in Monday night murder in Waynesville
May 14—A Waynesville man has been arrested and charged with murdering the father of a girl he was dating in a shooting on Allens Creek Road Monday night. Dillard Thomas Hooper, 21, was charged with common law murder in the death of Jason Abram Caldwell, 45. Hooper was supposedly dating Caldwell's daughter. Around 8:30 p.m. Monday night, Waynesville Police got a 911 call reporting a shooting. ...
2 min read - PoliticsNBC News
Ben Carson calls for making divorce harder
Ben Carson, who is often named as a potential running mate for Donald Trump, is out with a new book in which he calls for an end to no-fault divorce laws in the United States.
3 min read - USWCIA Champaign
Crime slightly up in Urbana in 1Q of 2024, police data shows
URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — New data from the Urbana Police Department is showing how crime was distributed across the city in the first quarter of 2024 and how it compares to the first quarter of last year. The data shows that overall crime increased by about 5.5% from the first quarter of 2023 to the […]
1 min read - USThe Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Oahu flood advisory canceled, but 'heavy downpours' expected to continue
May 14—1/3 Swipe or click to see more CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM Micah Fernandez grins as he paddles down Waiahole Valley Road on bodyboard during the torrential rains which flooded the area on Monday. 2/3 Swipe or click to see more CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM Many areas around Windward Oahu were flooded Monday after heavy rains, including the ...
3 min read - USIowa Capital Dispatch
Drake University announces $28 million gift from alum, board of trustees member
Areas across Drake University, from its capital projects to scholarship funds to colleges, will feel the impact of a multi-million dollar gift from a businessman and alum. Greg Johansen and his wife, Cie Johansen, have committed $28 million to the Drake University Ones Campaign, to be invested in programs and projects spanning the campus. Once […] The post Drake University announces $28 million gift from alum, board of trustees member appeared first on Iowa Capital Dispatch.
5 min read - USWFXT
Witness in Karen Read trial says she saw ‘black blob’ in snow on night John O’Keefe died
Read, 44, of Mansfield, is facing charges including second-degree murder in the death of O’Keefe, who was her boyfriend at the time.
4 min read - USThe Commercial Appeal
City of Memphis subpoenas DA's office records, communications between Nichols family, DOJ
The City of Memphis has subpoenaed communications between the Shelby County District Attorney's Office and Tyre Nichols' family, along with others.
3 min read - OpinionMSNBC
Five reasons not to freak out about the latest presidential poll
Trump is ahead in the NYT-Siena poll, but other numbers indicate Biden is a stronger presidential candidate than he looks.
3 min read - USThe Topeka Capital-Journal
Motorcyclist Christopher L. Evans, 38, dies of injuries suffered in May 7 crash in Topeka
Christopher L. Evans, 38, of Topeka, died Saturday of injuries suffered May 7 in a two-vehicle crash involving a a car and a motorcycle he was riding.
1 min read - USNY Daily News
NYC shutters 75 illicit weed shops in first week of crackdown, with hundreds and hundreds to go
Seventy-five illegal weed shops were shuttered in the first week of the Adams administration’s “Operation Padlock” crackdown on illicit marijuana sales in the city, officials announced Tuesday. The first batch of closures marks a drop in the bucket as there are believed to be some 3,000 illegal pot shops operating in the Big Apple, most of which cropped up in the wake of the state legalizing ...
3 min read - USKGET Bakersfield
Man gets 6 years in DUI manslaughter case
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man was sentenced to six years in prison Tuesday after pleading no contest to gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated in a crash that killed a pedestrian four years ago. Jonathan Lopez drove a Chevy Silverado that hit 34-year-old Marco Antonio Garcia early Feb. 23, 2020, as Garcia walked on Edison […]
1 min read - USThe Topeka Capital-Journal
Kansas selects new KanCare contractors to administer state's privatized Medicaid program
Gov. Laura Kelly's administration has awarded KanCare contracts to three of seven bidders to serve as managed care organizations for Medicaid.
3 min read - USWCIA Champaign
Arthur high school open house offers look at future building plans
ARTHUR, Ill. (WCIA) — The Arthur School District is welcoming parents and students to view potential building plans for Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond High School. The designs and a building tour will be available at the high school open house until 7 p.m. Tuesday. Interested community members will also have another chance to see the […]
1 min read - USAZCentral | The Arizona Republic
Air quality alert issued for Maricopa County
The National Weather Service has issued an air quality alert for the Phoenix area that runs through 9 p.m. May 15.
1 min read - SportsWKRN articles
2024 TCAP tests: What parents, students need to know
Students are about to get preliminary TCAP results back this month, and there are a lot of questions about the retention law.
2 min read - USRaleigh News and Observer
Draft county budget won’t cover the Durham schools’ proposed raises. What happens now?
The county manager proposed a property tax increase, but it’s not enough, school leaders say.
4 min read - USRaleigh News and Observer
NC school district removed books featuring gay parents. It now faces federal complaint.
Singling out books that have homosexual parents violates Title IX, federal complaint says.
4 min read - USStar Tribune (Minneapolis)
Kayaker's body found in central Minnesota lake
Crews searching a south-central Minnesota lake for a kayaker who went missing late Saturday have recovered the man's body. Divers with the Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Office found the body of Shane White, 39, of Overland Park, Kan., about 9 a.m. Tuesday on the southwest side of Nest Lake, near Spicer. He was found about 264 yards from shore in 11 feet of water, the sheriff's office said. White ...
1 min read - WorldThe Oklahoman
Family confirms recovered body in Barnsdall belonged to Wayne Hogue
The family has confirmed it was Wayne Hogue's body that was recovered in Barnsdall on Saturday.
1 min read - USWDVM
Rockville Volunteer Fire Department loses over $200K in wire transfer
ROCKVILLE, Md. (DC News Now) — The Rockville Volunteer Fire Department recently lost over $200,000 in a wire transfer while attempting to purchase two new ambulances for the station. “We’re used to emergencies, we’re used crisis,” said Eric Bernard, president of Rockville’s Volunteer Fire Department. “We are not used to somebody trying to steal from […]
2 min read - USKansas City Star
Hereford House customers not at risk of infectious disease after contamination, police say
Jace Christian Hanson, the former employee accused of making genital contact with Hereford House food, has tested negative for several infectious diseases, officials said.
2 min read - USWFXT
Police: Serial retail thieves arrested for stealing over $4k worth of merch from Wareham store
Authorities arrested a man and woman accused of two dozen shoplifting incidents across Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
1 min read - USWCIA Champaign
Mahomet considering nearly $2 million bid for revitalizing Main Street
MAHOMET, Ill. (WCIA) — Mahomet is considering approving an aesthetic project to revitalize the village’s Main Street. Mid Illinois Concrete and Excavation, Inc. of Urbana has filed a bid proposal for $1,939,589 to switch up the downtown area. Mahomet’s Board of Trustees is set to vote on it Tuesday night. Some of the proposed changes […]
1 min read - OpinionLexington Herald-Leader
Anne Donworth responds: My record of success on civic projects shows I deserve your vote.
OpEd: I am an active listener and strategic thinker who believes in finding upstream solutions to downstream problems.
1 min read - USNBC News
Alabama middle school principal arrested and charged in 2013 cold-case murder in Georgia
An Alabama middle school principal was arrested and charged in the cold-case deaths of three people in Georgia more than a decade ago.
2 min read - USFort Worth Star-Telegram
21-year-old cashier has ‘long’ recovery ahead after she was stabbed in Kroger robbery
“I was just trying to worry about if I’m going to stay alive or not,” Mariah Smith said. Her mother is asking for help with medical expenses.
3 min read - USLockport Union-Sun & Journal, N.Y.
Elma woman pleads guilty in fatal Transit Road hit-and-run
May 14—A 37-year-old Elma woman faces up to seven years in prison following her guilty plea in a January fatal hit-and-run incident involving a still-unidentified man. Stephanie R. Kollatz, 37, of Elma pleaded guilty Monday afternoon before Erie County Court Judge Kenneth Case to one count of leaving the scene of an incident resulting in death (Class "D" felony). She pleaded guilty to the ...
1 min read - USWJW
Akron schools could slash 300 jobs
Working to trim millions from the district's budget, members of the Akron School Board's Finance Committee got a first look at a proposal that would achieve the cuts by slashing nearly 300 jobs.
2 min read - USTODAY
I ran away from a troubled teen program and escaped for good. This is my story
Erich Bartlebaugh recounts his experiences at a troubled teen program called the DeSisto School, and how he escaped.
12 min read - PoliticsBaltimore Sun
Alsobrooks, Trone in close US Senate primary race in Maryland
BALTIMORE — The costliest U.S. Senate primary campaign in Maryland history matched David Trone, a record-breaking self-funder, against Angela Alsobrooks, who was backed by the governor and other leading lawmakers, in a Democratic nomination battle with implications for which party controls the chamber. Trone, 68, a third-term congressman from Montgomery County and the co-founder of the Total ...
3 min read - NewsMSNBC
‘Beyond thin skinned, rude’: Andrew Weissmann tears into Trump’s defense team’s performance
Andrew Weissmann, former top prosecutor at the Justice Department, Susanne Craig, New York Times Investigative Reporter, Vaughn Hillyard, NBC News Correspondent join Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House with live reaction to the Michael Cohen cross examination which is showing flaws in the competence of Trump’s defense team, and shows how is lawyers are playing more to appeasing their client then trying to get their client acquitted by a jury.
- PoliticsMSNBC
Why Trump might avoid jail over his surrogates’ words despite gag order
Since Donald Trump was held in contempt for his 10th gag order violation, prosecutors haven’t alleged that his statements — or his allies — have violated it.
3 min read - USMichigan Advance
Moms and students continue push for policies to address gun violence in Michigan
Members of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action on Tuesday took to downtown Lansing as they called on the Legislature to pass additional measures to prevent gun violence. Michigan lawmakers passed a number of gun law reforms in 2023 following the mass shooting at Michigan State University, including universal background checks, safe storage requirements, […] The post Moms and students continue push for policies to address gun violence in Michigan appeared first on Michigan Advance.
3 min read - USWJZY
Department of Justice officials say segregation persists 70 years after Brown v. Board ruling
Top Washington officials are marking the 70th anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision this week.
2 min read - USIowa Capital Dispatch
President Biden issues major disaster declaration for Iowa areas hit by April tornados
President Joe Biden on Tuesday issued a major disaster declaration for areas of Iowa that were hit by tornados and severe weather in late April, approving a request from Gov. Kim Reynolds. Reynolds requested an expedited disaster declaration from Biden on May 2, after issuing a state disaster proclamation in late April for storms on […] The post President Biden issues major disaster declaration for Iowa areas hit by April tornados appeared first on Iowa Capital Dispatch.
3 min read - USKGET Bakersfield
Police seek pair of ‘porch pirates’ suspected in theft from Radcliffe Ave home
A pair of suspected porch pirates were pictured picking packages from a northeast Bakersfield home, and police are looking to identify them.
1 min read - USBaltimore Sun
Ship that collapsed Key Bridge lost power twice the day before crash, report finds
BALTIMORE — Two times the day before a massive cargo ship struck and destroyed Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, the vessel lost power completely, federal safety investigators have found. A series of electrical breaker failures aboard the 984-foot Dali also caused it to lose power and propulsion twice within about half a mile of the bridge before it struck around 1:30 a.m. on March 26, ...
4 min read - PoliticsWJZY
Cohen’s second day of testimony draws Trump ire
As the Trump trial's star witness spent another day testifying, Team Trump fought back.
2 min read - USKRQE Albuquerque
Albuquerque resident pleads guilty to tampering with evidence in deadly crash
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A vehicular homicide charge was dropped against the person who claimed their truck, involved in a deadly crash with a pedestrian, was stolen. According to the criminal complaint, a pedestrian was killed on July 11 on Louisiana and Constitution. Police say a red car hit the pedestrian while they were in the crosswalk. […]
1 min read - USMiami Herald
Elementary principal caught on camera assaulting student in classroom, Florida cops say
A teacher heard screaming coming from the classroom and saw the principal throw the child to the floor, deputies said.
2 min read - USThe Coloradoan
All 520 spots available for June 4 session on PSD school closure plans fill within hours
All slots available for the only remaining opportunity to provide in-person feedback on PSD's school closure plans filled just hours after opening up.
3 min read - USKFOR articles
‘Conflicts with many existing directives’: Oklahoma law enforcement leaders issue joint statement on immigration bill
The Oklahoma Association of Chiefs of Police and Metro Law Enforcement Agency Leaders released a joint statement on Tuesday addressing the recently signed immigration bill, HB 4156.
2 min read - PoliticsSpringfield News-Leader
Senate Democrats filibuster bill raising threshold to pass constitutional amendments
Missouri Senate Democrats are filibustering a bill filled with ballot candy that would raise the threshold to pass citizen-led constitutional changes.
5 min read - USWSOC
15-year-old arrested for deadly shooting of Gastonia father
A 15-year-old has been arrested after a Gastonia father was shot and killed earlier this month.
2 min read - USKFOR articles
OK farmers, ranchers can now apply for disaster assistance after recent tornadoes
Recent tornadoes have wreaked havoc in several areas across the state and many have experienced losses including Oklahoma’s farmers and ranchers.
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