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- USNative News Online
Eight Saint Regis Mohawk Citizens Arrested in Landback Protest
This week, eight Saint Regis Mohawk tribal members were arrested by New York state police and charged with trespassing and conspiracy, for attempting to reclaim tribal land on Barnhart Island. The property is currently owned by the New York State Power Authority, and the group of tribal members did not have permission to be on the property, police said. “An investigation determined a group of tribal members of the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe were trespassing and intentionally damaging the property,
2 min read - TechnologyThe Santa Fe New Mexican
'A lot of science': Elon Musk takes private tour of Los Alamos National Laboratory
May 23—A day before expounding on a global stage his fears about artificial intelligence — at least where the competition is concerned — Elon Musk got a peek at AI development at one of the most advanced research facilities in the country: Los Alamos National Laboratory. The lightning rod tech magnate popped by the secret city Wednesday for a private tour with lab Director Thom Mason, a ...
3 min read - USThe Santa Fe New Mexican
Ceremony Monday to mark Memorial Day at national cemetery
May 23—Flags will begin appearing Saturday at the Santa Fe National Cemetery in preparation for this year's Memorial Day ceremony, to be held at 10 a.m. Monday. The hourlong event will include a wreath-laying ceremony, speeches, a moment of silence, the playing of taps, a rifle volley and a flyover by the New Mexico Civil Air Patrol. Maj. Gen. Miguel Aguilar, adjutant general of the New Mexico ...
2 min read - USThe Santa Fe New Mexican
State police investigate alleged assault on woman in Pecos area
May 23—New Mexico State Police are investigating the alleged assault of a woman in the Dalton Canyon area near Pecos, an agency spokesman confirmed Thursday morning. "Our officers responded to a call of a female who had allegedly been assaulted near Dalton Canyon Road," Wilson Silver wrote in an email. "Our officers arrived around 5:30 p.m.," wrote. "The female was transported to an area ...
1 min read - USThe Santa Fe New Mexican
State to receive $19M to detect cancer-causing chemicals in water
May 23—New Mexico will get about $19 million in federal infrastructure money to expand efforts to detect PFAS in the water systems of the state's smaller and disadvantaged communities. The grant money will be made available to 500 communities to test their public water systems for PFAS and other emerging toxic chemicals that pose a health threat. However, the money will not be available for ...
4 min read - OpinionThe Santa Fe New Mexican
Five liberal candidates relying on same strategist
May 23—Campaign managers were political stars on The West Wing television series. The real world is different, though an exception might be brewing. Most voters in New Mexico don't know Neri Holguin. That's understandable. Her name isn't on the ballot, and her work is done backstage. But Holguin might prove to be the most influential person in the June 4 Democratic primary election. She is ...
4 min read - USThe Santa Fe New Mexican
Santa Fe mayor unveils plan to put controversial statue of conquistador in museum
May 23—Santa Fe Mayor Alan Webber expressed hopefulness Thursday as he unveiled a plan to try to end a long-running dispute over a statue of a Spanish conquistador whose role in history makes him both reviled and revered. "I'm glad you could all make it for this terrific announcement of a very positive development in our community," said Webber, who was flanked by tribal and Hispanic leaders ...
8 min read - USThe Santa Fe New Mexican
Red River revs for Memorial Day weekend, but ...
May 23—RED RIVER — Rudy Romero and John Ortega rolled a corn roaster down a trailer ramp earlier this week into Brandenburg Park in this small mountain town in preparation for this weekend's Memorial Day festivities. Because of a celebrated motorcycle rally, Memorial Day weekend traditionally has been a big money-maker for Romero, who owns the roaster, and Ortega, who sells fair-style food out ...
6 min read - USWHIO
Power poles in western Montgomery County ‘snapped like a toothpick,’ man says
Police were dispatched to an area of Little Richmond Road and Johnsville Brookville roads on the report of poles down.
1 min read - ScienceFlorida Today
SpaceX launches more Starlink satellites Thursday as constellation passes 3 million users
Following stage separation, the Falcon 9 rocket first-stage booster landed on the SpaceX drone ship Just Read the Instructions in the Atlantic Ocean
1 min read - LifestyleThe World, Coos Bay, Ore.
Community Calendar of Events
May 23—COMMUNITY COOKING WITH THE CO-OP: Starring Kelli! The Coos Bay Public Library has partnered with Coos Head Food Co-op to offer this FREE, virtual community event on every fourth Thursday. Did you know that a person walking with a white cane is blind? The American Council of the Blind of Oregon, Southwest Chapter meets every second Saturday at The Venture Inn Restaurant at Inland Point, ...
4 min read - PoliticsSouth Dakota Searchlight
U.S. House panel debates nutrition benefit changes in GOP farm bill proposal
WASHINGTON — Democrats and Republicans on the U.S. House Agriculture Committee clashed late into the evening Thursday over funding for food and nutrition programs as part of Republicans’ sweeping proposal for the new five-year farm bill. The committee’s $1.5 trillion omnibus farm bill would set policy and funding levels for agriculture and conservation programs for […] The post U.S. House panel debates nutrition benefit changes in GOP farm bill proposal appeared first on South Dakota Searchlight
5 min read - USWFXT
Two people injured after shooting at a Cambridge park, police say
Police responded to Donnelly Field in Cambridge at 9:40 p.m. for reports of a shooting.
1 min read - USNaples Daily News
Collier County, Florida Graduation 2024: Thousands of photos capture the excitement and joy
Families gathered across the county to cheer on their 2024 Lee County high school graduates. See the joy, excitement and moving moments in photos.
- USNaples Daily News
Barron Collier High School Class of 2024 graduates; see festivities in dozens of photos
Congratulations to the Barron Collier High School Class of 2024! 398 students earned their diplomas on Thursday.
1 min read - USDaytona Beach News-Journal
Palm Coast man fleeing deputies in St. Johns killed in rollover after hitting spike strips
The wreck occurred at about 5:20 p.m. near St. Augustine Shores on U.S. 1 at Shores Boulevard, according to an FHP report.
1 min read - USAlbuquerque Journal, N.M.
'Their sacrifices mean so much': Albuquerque metro area fallen officers remembered at Civic Plaza
May 23—Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office deputy Angelic Garcia was always there to lend someone a helping hand anytime they needed it, her uncle Arthur Pedroncelli says. "I did her eulogy," he told the Journal. "It felt so awkward because that was always the role she (had). She always stepped up when there were deaths in the family or somebody had some misfortune." She was one of 41 ...
4 min read - USAlbuquerque Journal, N.M.
Bernalillo juvenile jail doubles staff, boosts holding capacity
May 23—The Bernalillo County juvenile jail has more than doubled its staff and added a dozen beds after local law enforcement leaders expressed concerns about the facility's safety and holding capacity. Melissa Smith, a Bernalillo County spokeswoman, said the Juvenile Detention and Youth Services Center in the North Valley is using a previously shuttered pod to house 12 more juveniles. She ...
3 min read - USAlbuquerque Journal, N.M.
Heavy travel expected over weekend
May 23—The Albuquerque International Sunport will have a city's worth of passengers travel through it this weekend. Officials are expecting 90,000 passengers — 16,000 to 20,000 per day — from Friday through Monday. That would mark a 4.5% increase from last Memorial Day weekend and an 18% increase from 2022, said Diana Lopez, a public information officer for the Sunport. She said that the ...
2 min read - USAlbuquerque Journal, N.M.
New Mexico gets millions to address PFAS, the 'forever chemicals', contamination
May 23—New Mexico's Environment Department is getting $18.9 million in federal dollars to help the state deal with PFAS and other emerging contamination in public water systems, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday. New Mexico is the first state in the region to receive this funding, said EPA Region 6 Administrator Earthea Nance. The funds can be used for studying PFAS ...
3 min read - USAlbuquerque Journal, N.M.
Red River rolls out rebranded holiday weekend event after last year's fatal shootings
May 23—Red River is bracing for its first Memorial Day influx of visitors since a deadly shooting last year that left three dead and five injured. The town has scrapped the old name — the Red River Motorcycle Rally, as it was called for 42 years. This year's 43rd Memorial Day weekend event is called Mayfest in the Mountains. The town is essentially playing down the event's image as a biker ...
4 min read - USLansing State Journal
Woman, 65, killed in homicide in Lansing's Westside Neighborhood
It’s not clear how the woman was injured. Lansing police did not say what her injuries were or how they happened.
1 min read - PoliticsPolitico
‘Biden didn't come to the Bronx’: Trump makes a foray into Democratic turf
Trump’s campaign specifically sees an opportunity with Black and Hispanic voters.
6 min read - USWHIO
Police identify suspect accused of killing pregnant woman, 16-year-old in Dayton shooting
Police are searching for a suspect accused of shooting and killing a pregnant woman and a teenage boy in Dayton.
2 min read - USAZCentral | The Arizona Republic
Flagstaff father convicted of first-degree murder after 6-year-old son starved in closet
After a day and a half of deliberation by a jury, Anthony Martinez was charged with the first-degree murder of his son after months-long abuse
1 min read - USThe Arizona Republic
Phoenix police ID man stabbed to death in domestic violence incident, girlfriend accused
Police identified a man who was allegedly stabbed to death by his girlfriend in a dispute at a west Phoenix home on Monday.
2 min read - PoliticsIowa Capital Dispatch
U.S. House panel debates nutrition benefit changes to open GOP farm bill consideration
WASHINGTON — Democrats and Republicans on the U.S. House Agriculture Committee clashed late into the evening Thursday over funding for food and nutrition programs as part of Republicans’ sweeping proposal for the new five-year farm bill. The committee’s $1.5 trillion omnibus farm bill would set policy and funding levels for agriculture and conservation programs for […] The post U.S. House panel debates nutrition benefit changes to open GOP farm bill consideration appeared first on Iowa Capital D
5 min read - BusinessWFXT
‘State of the art’: MBTA changing how commuters pay for subway, bus rides this summer
MBTA officials expect a new fare collection system to launch this summer allowing subway and bus riders to pay by tapping a contactless credit card or mobile wallet instead of the traditional CharlieCards and paper tickets.
1 min read - USWFTV
Local after-school program celebrates another group of graduates
An Orlando after-school program celebrated 22 graduates on Thursday.
1 min read - USWFXT
‘No one is taking control’: Back Bay residents skeptical about summer drag racing crackdown
People in Boston’s Back Bay are sharing skepticism days after the Boston Police Department’s announcement about a summer crackdown on illegal drag racing, ATV and dirt bike activity.
2 min read - PoliticsNorth Dakota Monitor
Congress, campaigns engage in tug-of-war over gas prices as summer travel begins
WASHINGTON — As Democrats continue to ramp up their push against the oil industry, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and others on Thursday called out big oil companies and their executives for high gas prices heading into the heavily traveled Memorial Day weekend. Republicans in turn have blamed President Joe Biden’s energy policies for high […] The post Congress, campaigns engage in tug-of-war over gas prices as summer travel begins appeared first on North Dakota Monitor.
5 min read - USWFLA
‘We were in shock’: 2024 NOAA ‘extraordinary’ hurricane forecast comes as Hurricane Ian victims still recover
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its annual forecast for the 2024 hurricane season on Thursday, predicting a very active season is in store for the tropical Atlantic.
2 min read - USWFTV
Woman accused of killing elderly Mount Dora couple in 2022 found incompetent to stand trial
A Lake County judge ruled Monday that a woman accused of killing an elderly Mount Dora couple at their home on New Year’s Eve 2022 is incompetent to stand trial.
1 min read - BusinessThe Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va.
PSC creates task force for utilities and cable providers to create uniform procedures for outage notifications
May 23—MORGANTOWN — The state Public Service Commission has created a task force for utilities and cable service providers to recommend best practices and universal procedures for notifications regarding utility and cable service outages. The creation of the task force follows the PSC's April 8 opening of a general investigation into such notifications by 14 regulated utilities. The PSC ...
3 min read - USNBC News
Louisville police officer who arrested Scottie Scheffler had been previously suspended
The police officer who put world No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler in handcuffs has a lengthy disciplinary record that includes multiple suspensions, employment records revealed Thursday.
2 min read - USWGNO
New Orleans RTA gets $5M for accessibility upgrades on St. Charles streetcar route
The New Orleans Regional Transit Authority is getting more than $5 million for accessibility upgrades for the St. Charles streetcar route.
1 min read - USWSOC
Twins out on bond in Meck County arrested again
The Clarks are being held without bond at the Iredell County Detention Center due to being out on the previous bonds.
- USWSOC
Man found guilty of killing grandparents to get inheritance
On Thursday, a jury found a U.S. Army veteran guilty of murdering his grandfather and great-grandmother on Father’s Day in 2020 to get an inheritance.
1 min read - USWSOC
Teen arrested after 14-year-old CMS student found shot to death in woods, police say
Someone found a body riddled with gunshot wounds in the woods of a northeast Charlotte community Wednesday afternoon, officials said.
3 min read - USTelegraph-Forum
Floyd case expert testifies in Brown trial about trail of blood, body placement scenarios
Blood patterns across the driveway where Thomas Brown and Sean Cassaro fought do not prove any specific series of events, an expert witness testified.
5 min read - USWSOC
UNC Board of Governors repeals DEI funding
The University of North Carolina Board of Governors has repealed funding tied to diversity, equity and inclusion programs, according to WTVD.
2 min read - USKIRO
More Memorial Day air travelers expected this year at SEA
TSA expects to see more Memorial Day passengers than last year.
1 min read - USGoshen News, Ind.
Ceremonies, parades lined up for Memorial Day
May 23—The following events are planned for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend. GOSHEN * Goshen Memorial Day Services and Parade: Monday, May 27. The event will start with a brief service at Powerhouse Park, 311 W. Washington St., at 8:45 a.m. to honor the fallen and missing members of the Navy and Coast Guard. At 9 a.m., a memorial service will take place at the Veterans Memorial on the ...
3 min read - USGoshen News, Ind.
District 49 primary results may not be certified for months
May 23—GOSHEN — It may be months before an actual Republican primary winner in the District 49 state representative race is certified. On Thursday morning, the Elkhart County Election Board conducted an emergency meeting at the County Administration Building to discuss the recount in the District 49 race, tabulate the military and overseas ballots, tabulate the mail ballots that arrived on ...
2 min read - USGoshen News, Ind.
Goshen man sentenced on federal weapons charge
May 23—SOUTH BEND — A Goshen man has been sentenced in connection with a federal firearms case. Koby Eldridge, 31, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty after pleading guilty to possessing a firearm after being adjudicated mentally defective, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson, a news release stated. Eldridge was sentenced to 84 months in prison ...
1 min read - USGoshen News, Ind.
BOARD OF WORKS: Homes previously up for demolition receive second life
May 23—GOSHEN — Two homes that were sold during auctions in January had review hearings for unsafe buildings Thursday by the Goshen Board of Works at its weekly meeting. Both homes, previously owned by local landlord Ron Davidhizar, were sold in order to prevent their demolition. The properties had hearings with the Goshen Board of Works Feb. 8, where all new owners were given time to make ...
4 min read - USGoshen News, Ind.
Victims killed during Goshen standoff identified
May 23—GOSHEN — The Goshen Police Department has released the names of the two people found dead following a Thursday standoff. Sabrina Lieb, 30, and Elisha Smith, 36, were both found shot to death following a standoff which took place at 104 Huron St., a GPD news release stated. Goshen officers were called to the home at 3:45 p.m. after they were notified about a "victim with an alleged ...
1 min read - USGoshen News, Ind.
Thompson sentenced in wife's murder
May 23—GOSHEN — A man who murdered his wife was sentenced to a total of 65 years during Elkhart County Circuit Court on Thursday. "I loved her more than words can describe or actions could show," Matthew Thompson said at his sentencing. Elkhart police were called to the couple's home in the 1400 block of Cone Street in Elkhart at 7:16 p.m. Aug. 19, 2023, where Matthew Thompson, 36, had ...
5 min read - USMuskogee Phoenix, Okla.
Special call meetings: Muskogee Municipal Authority, Parking Authority, Redevelopment Authority and City Council -- Glances
May 23—On Monday, the Muskogee City Council took action on the following items during the special call meetings: MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY APPROVED: —Consider approval of Resolution No. 2990 adopting the Muskogee Municipal Authority budget for FY2024-2025, establishing budget amendment authority. ----PARKING AUTHORITY APPROVED: —Consider approval of Resolution No. 2991 adopting the Muskogee Parking ...
6 min read - BusinessTODAY
What’s going on at popular Disney Springs bakery, Gideon’s Bakehouse?
Employees of Gideon's Bakehouse, a popular Disney Springs bakery, have accused management of racism, low wages and unfair labor practices.
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