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- USWHIO
Man escapes from area courthouse after judge revokes bond, leads police on hour-long chase
The man ran away after the judge revoked his bond.
1 min read - BusinessWHIO
INSIDE LOOK: Reimagined Honda plant aims to meet the future of electric vehicles
One of the Miami Valley’s largest employers is making radical changes to the way to do business.
2 min read - BusinessThe Daily Republic, Mitchell, S.D.
Gregory couple relocates craft store to Chamberlain for new beginnings
Feb. 4—CHAMBERLAIN, S.D. — After nearly a decade in Gregory, Annette and Charlie Wagner have relocated their craft and fabric store, B and F Variety, to Chamberlain — a move driven by shifting economic tides and a quest for renewed vitality. For 23 years, the Wagners operated a variety of businesses in Gregory, including a bakery, antique shop and even the local movie theater. But it was ...
3 min read - PoliticsReuters
US judge blocks Trump from sending transgender women to men's prisons
The decision by U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth in Washington marked the second time that a federal judge had at the urging of LGBTQ legal rights groups prevented the U.S. Bureau of Prisons from implementing the order Trump signed on his first day back in office on Jan. 20. Lamberth's order goes further than a Jan. 26 decision by a federal judge in Boston blocking prison officials from transferring a transgender woman to a men's facility by preventing the administration from implementing the
1 min read - USPennsylvania Capital-Star
Cannabis, minimum wage and school funds: Shapiro proposes $51.5 billion budget for 2025-2026
Gov. Josh Shapiro on Tuesday delivered a $51.5 billion budget proposal for the 2025-2026 fiscal year that he touted as a plan for Pennsylvania “on the rise.” It includes new investments in public education, health care, workforce, economic development and transportation. Shapiro’s proposed budget would see the state spend roughly $4.5 billion more than his […]
10 min read - USThe Lima News, Ohio
School funding: Formula of calculating educational cost is under scrutiny
Feb. 4—LIMA — Bob Cupp spent years working to fix Ohio's school funding formula. The former House speaker from Lima partnered with Democratic colleague Rep. John Patterson to devise a new formula to calculate the true cost to educate a child and a school district's capacity to raise revenue through local taxes. The result — known as the Cupp-Patterson or Fair School Funding Plan — is in ...
4 min read - BusinessThe Lima News, Ohio
JobsOhio Small Business Grant funding leads to more efficient workplace
Feb. 4—LIMA — Since 2020, 17 companies in Allen County have been awarded a combined $500,000 in grants through the JobsOhio Small Business Grant with Regional Growth Partnership. The Allen Economic Development Group works with JobsOhio and Regional Growth Partnership to support projects in distressed communities and for businesses owned by traditionally under-represented populations. "This ...
3 min read - NewsThe Lima News, Ohio
Lupus Foundation of America support group event slated
Feb. 4—LIMA — The Lupus Foundation of America is holding an informational and support group at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 10 at the Lima Public Library, 650 W. Market St. in Lima. No registration is required. For more information, contact Mike Vollmar, patient navigator, Lupus Foundation of America-Greater Ohio Chapter at 419-296-8278. Featured Local Savings © 2025 The Lima News (Lima, Ohio). Visit ...
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Former Brunswick DA Jackie Johnson testifies in her defense during criminal trial
Former Brunswick District Attorney Jackie Johnson took the stand Tuesday in her own defense, continuing her criminal trial concerning her alleged mishandling of the investigation into Ahmaud Arbery’s murder.
2 min read - USThe Lima News, Ohio
Rape victim testifies in man's trial
Feb. 4—LIMA — A woman testified Tuesday about the incident that led to a St. Marys man being tried on first-degree felony rape and aggravated robbery charges in the Allen County Common Pleas Court. The 31-year-old woman, who will remain anonymous to protect her privacy, was in a casual relationship for about a year with defendant Jonathan Wheeler, 31, before Feb. 10, 2024, when the incident ...
4 min read - USWHIO
Utility crews prepare to tackle impacts of freezing rain, icy conditions
Road and power crews are on stand-by as pending winter weather could cause some trouble in the Miami Valley.
1 min read - ScienceFlorida Today
SpaceX notches Tuesday launch doubleheader from Cape Canaveral featuring fog, sonic booms
Tuesday's second SpaceX rocket lifted off at 6:13 p.m. from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, then deployed two Maxar Space Systems-built satellites.
2 min read - USNY Daily News
NY judge resigns after saying all defendants are guilty to avoid jury duty
An upstate New York judge has resigned after saying he could not serve on a jury because he believes all defendants are guilty. Richard T. Snyder, who served a justice of the Petersburgh Town Court for about a decade, stepped down after being charged with misconduct by a state judicial commission, officials announced Tuesday. According to court transcripts, Snyder attempted to get out of ...
2 min read - USThe Montgomery Advertiser
Elmore County man dies in crash
The crash happened Monday night on Alabama River Parkway.
1 min read - USWFXT
New Bedford man to serve time in prison, face deportation for distributing fentanyl in region
A New Bedford man will serve time in federal prison and then face deportation for his role in distributing fentanyl in the region, the U.S. Attorney said Tuesday.
1 min read - USThe Tennessean
Middle Tennessee schools close due to widespread illness. Is your school on the list?
Several Middle Tennessee schools will close this week due to widespread illness, officials say.
1 min read - USWSOC
North Carolina Supreme Court race fight will remain in state court
The Federal Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday that the fight over North Carolina’s Supreme Court race will remain in state court.
1 min read - USWFXT
Utility pole, wires knocked down in Dorchester, blocking roadway
Crews are diverting traffic after a telephone pole fell down in Dorchester Tuesday night.
1 min read - USHoward County Times, Columbia, Md.
Baltimore weather: Mild conditions before chance of snow Wednesday
Feb. 4—Temperatures are predicted to be mild before rain and snow could move back into the Baltimore area, according to the National Weather Service. The high Tuesday reached 61 with mostly sunny conditions. The wind will be blustery with gusts as high as 30 mph. [Get the latest weathercast from FOX45 News] Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of winter Sunday for Groundhog Day, and he ...
2 min read - PoliticsFlorida Today
Four more Republican candidates seeking Florida Senate seat in Brevard that Mayfield wants
The winner of the Republican primary will face Democrat Vance Ahrens in a June 10 special general election for the seat.
5 min read - USWFXT
Keeping an eye on snow, ice and rain this week
Tuesday will be “mild” again with highs around 40 degrees. A mix of sun and clouds will run the show. It will be breezy too, with a northwest breeze 15-20 mph in the afternoon with gusts 30-40 mph. Any streams that flow out of the snowbanks today will freeze overnight.
1 min read - USWFXT
Homicide detectives investigating after woman found dead in Dorchester, police say
Homicide detectives are leading an investigation in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood after a woman was found dead in an apartment.
1 min read - USThe Des Moines Register
No criminal charges will be filed in deadly Davenport apartment collapse
Scott County Attorney Kelly Cunningham announced Monday she will not file any criminal charges in the deadly 2023 collapse of a Davenport building.
2 min read - USThe Florida Times-Union
Council member won't vote for garbage fee hike unless Deegan says whether she supports it
Nine Jacksonville City Council members have gone on record so far for increasing the garbage fee. Ten votes would be needed to raise the fee.
5 min read - USCBS News
Neo-Nazi leader found guilty of plotting attack on Maryland power grid
The leader of a neo-Nazi group was found guilty of conspiring to attack Maryland's power grid in a terrorist plot, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.
3 min read - USPortsmouth Herald
Maine and NH lobstermen celebrate reversal of lobster catch size limits
New England lobstermen celebrate as regulators repeal controversial lobster catch size limits.
3 min read - PoliticsAZCentral | The Arizona Republic
Here are Arizona's US senators and how to reach them
Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego give Arizona a pair of Democrats in the upper chamber of Congress.
3 min read - PoliticsMSNBC
‘It feels like Joe McCarthy’: Weissmann reacts to FBI turning over list of worked on Jan 6th probe
Andrew Weissmann, former top prosecutor at the Justice Department and Michael Steele former RNC Chairman joins Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House with reaction to the breaking news that the FBI has turned over information which includes employee ID Numbers to the Justice Department listing FBI staff that worked on January 6th related cases.
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Diamond District raid allegedly linked to burglary of Bengals QB Joe Burrow's home, sources say
Two people were taken into federal custody Tuesday following an investigation linked to the burglary of the home of Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, sources tell CBS News New York.
2 min read - USThe Tennessean
Middle Point Landfill seeks 'more than a status quo expansion' on neighboring county land:
Middle Point Landfill management pitched expansion Tuesday after facing recent opposition from the Rutherford County and Murfreesboro mayors.
7 min read - BusinessWSB Cox articles
Atlanta-based designer featured in Target campaign feels ‘gaslit’ after DEI changes
Carlton Mackey used to collaborate with Target, but he said not anymore after Target changed its DEI initiatives.
2 min read - USNorth Dakota Monitor
Legislative hearing at North Dakota State Penitentiary highlights rehabilitation programs
There was a podium with a microphone and a sign-in sheet, just like any other legislative committee hearing. A key difference Tuesday was the series of seven locked doors and layers of security that lawmakers had to pass through at the North Dakota State Penitentiary to conduct that hearing. The hearing on Senate Bill 2015, […]
5 min read - USChicago Tribune
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s campaign pledge to ban no-knock warrants uncertain amid renewed talks on Anjanette Young ordinance
Mayor Brandon Johnson indicated Tuesday he is moving ahead with a stalled ordinance to overhaul guidelines on Chicago police raids but hedged on whether his latest plan would preserve a key ban on no-knock warrants that he campaigned for two years ago. Johnson confirmed in a City Hall news conference that his administration was working on an updated draft of the so-called Anjanette Young ...
5 min read - USMilwaukee Journal Sentinel
Madison police officer from viral Barstool video on State Street is now subject of internal investigation
The Madison police officer seen in a viral video using profane language toward a member of the public is now subject to an internal investigation.
1 min read - USThe Des Moines Register
Cedar Rapids casino plan gets new life as Iowa Senate derails gambling moratorium bill
Despite House support, the Iowa Senate will not consider a 5-year pause on gaming licenses. State regulators may consider Cedar Rapids' casino bid.
6 min read - USWSB Cox articles
Students, teachers upset after popular Atlanta beauty school abruptly closes
Beauty school students and employees are demanding answers after a local school abruptly closed.
2 min read - USWPXI
Pittsburgh police officer under investigation for alleged inappropriate relationship
According to court documents obtained by 11 Investigates, it all began last May at the Rivers Casino, when a couple got into a fight.
3 min read - USWPXI
Monaca man pleads guilty to sexual exploiting 2 minors
A Monaca man pleaded guilty to federal charges Monday after investigators say he convinced two kids to make sexual content.
1 min read - USThe Florida Times-Union
Months after others, accused internet cafe 'sponsor' jailed in Jacksonville racketeering case
Derek Fleming, 73, turned himself in to police Sunday. The state had called him a "high level member" of a racketeering group jailed in December.
1 min read - USNew Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester
Family of boy killed in 2023 boating accident in NH sues Boy Scouts
Feb. 4—The family of an 11-year-old Boy Scout from Massachusetts who died after being struck by a propeller in a boating accident on a New Hampshire lake in 2023 has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the organization, calling the accident "horrific and preventable." Keoni Hubbard, from Troop 119 in Lexington, Mass., died in the accident at Camp Bell on Manning Lake in Gilmanton on July 7, ...
4 min read - USNew Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester
Charities protest proposed $50K cap on gambling profits
Feb. 4—Leaders representing scores of nonprofits, from groups that run homeless shelters and brain-injury treatment centers, to those training service dogs, said setting a cap of $50,000 in revenue from charity gambling would threaten their very survival. Susan Ford is executive director of My Friend's Place, a homeless shelter in Dover that serves 30 people every day with an annual budget of ...
4 min read - USNew Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester
Judge finds Manchester man violated civil rights for assault of ex-girlfriend over her sexual orientation
Feb. 4—A Hillsborough County Superior Court judge found that a Manchester man violated the New Hampshire Civil Rights Act for assaulting his ex-girlfriend in 2023 after she told him she is bisexual. The state Attorney General's Civil Rights Unit filed the civil complaint against Lavaughn Barnett, 20, for five violations regarding an incident that took place on Aug. 8, 2023. He faces up to ...
3 min read - USIowa Capital Dispatch
Casino moratorium bill stalls in Iowa Senate committee
A proposed five-year casino moratorium hit a roadblock Tuesday in the Iowa Senate after sailing through the House. Sen. Ken Rozenboom, R-Oskaloosa, said Tuesday there is not sufficient support for the moratorium among Senate Republicans and he chose not to debate the bill at a State Government Committee meeting. House File 144, passed by the […]
5 min read - BusinessNew Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester
Home prices rise 14% in year as more older buyers selling homes
Feb. 4—Realtor Moe Archambault said he's seeing home sellers skewing older in early 2025. "What I'm finding is there are more, I guess, you would call Baby Boomers and seniors," said Archambault, principal of Moe Marketing Realty Group in Laconia. "They're afraid to lose out on this elevated-priced market to get something else to better suit their needs as they get older," he said. "They've ...
1 min read - USPortland Press Herald, Maine
Maine approves rules to restrict utilities' lobbying, prevent costs from being passed to customers
Feb. 4—Maine regulators on Tuesday approved a set of rules restricting utility spending on political activities, advertising and certain education initiatives. The new rules also forbid those expenses from being passed on to ratepayers. The Public Utilities Commission voted 3-0 to adopt a regulation requiring electric, gas and water utilities to file annual reports describing their political ...
2 min read - PoliticsPortland Press Herald, Maine
Maine members of Congress pushing to eliminate trade penalty on PFAS-free outdoor clothing
Feb. 4—Members of Maine's congressional delegation are pushing to remove trade barriers to selling outdoor apparel that does not contain PFAS, also known as "forever chemicals." Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-1st District, introduced a bill related to the matter in the House of Representatives on Tuesday. Sens. Angus King, I-Maine, and Susan Collins, R-Maine, previously introduced similar legislation ...
2 min read - USNY Daily News
Adams attempts to downplay fears NYC immigrant children are skipping school
Mayor Adams on Tuesday poured cold water on the idea that deportation fears since President Trump’s inauguration have led to a drop-off in New York City public school attendance — despite early signs that some immigrant families are fearful about sending their children to school. In the immediate aftermath of Trump’s return to power, the city’s school system recorded attendance rates between ...
4 min read - USRepublican & Herald, Pottsville, Pa.
Road rage case advances to court
ORWIGSBURG — All charges were held for court in the case of an Orwigsburg man charged with attempted criminal homicide after a Nov. 19 road rage incident on Route 61 in West Brunswick Twp. Eric Kohl, 29, is also charged with felony aggravated assault, and misdemeanors of simple assault, recklessly endangering another person and disorderly conduct hazardous/physical offenses, according to ...
3 min read - USRepublican & Herald, Pottsville, Pa.
Arson suspect charged with attempted murder
Attempted murder charges have been filed against Tyre Dunn, 36, who already faces arson charges in connection with a city house fire Jan. 17. Mark Musella, prosecutor for Bergen, New Jersey, announced in a press release the charges were filed Jan. 31 against Dunn for two counts of first degree attempted murder, armed burglary, two counts of second degree aggravated assault; possession of a ...
3 min read - USRepublican & Herald, Pottsville, Pa.
Police log: Woman charged with stealing car
A 28-year-old Mahanoy City woman was jailed in Schuylkill County Prison after she stole a 65-year-old Barnesville woman’s car, police said. State police at Frackville charged Mercedes Maria Alexander on Jan. 6 after they said she stole the woman’s Kia from her home on Buck Mountain Road in Mahanoy Twp. Police said the victim, while preparing to leave for work, started up her car and went ...
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