Tampa state Rep. Susan Valdes on Monday switched her party registration from Democrat to Republican. The move expands the GOP majority in the House to 86-34, the largest Republican majority in the House, according to a memo from Speaker Danny Perez, R-Miami. In a statement, Valdes, who is term limited and was recently re-elected as … Read more
A judge on Monday approved a motion from both the prosecution and defense to push the start of Karen Read’s second murder trial back three months, a new court filing showed. The retrial of Read will not take place until April 2025 at the earliest after Norfolk Superior Court Judge Beverly Cannone signed off on … Read more
WISCONSIN RAPIDS − A 24-year-old woman charged with calling in a false threat to a Wisconsin Rapids elementary school pleaded not guilty Monday. Grecia M. Aguirre, of Wisconsin Rapids, faces charges of making a terrorist threat and false reporting of an emergency. Aguirre’s attorney, Laura Tritt, waived Aguirre’s right to a preliminary hearing Monday in … Read more
The transportation sector accounts for more than 36% of overall carbon emissions in Rhode Island. (Gettyimage) After Rhode Island’s greenhouse gas emissions spiked in 2021 when pandemic lockdowns lifted, state emissions decreased ever-so-slightly, says a new report by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management published on Monday. The 9.6 net million metric tons of … Read more
Harford County Circuit Court in Bel Air. File photo by Bryan P. Sears. A Harford County Circuit Court judge is being asked to dismiss what is left of a lawsuit filed by a former county council member who is seeking to reclaim his seat. Dion Guthrie filed the lawsuit late last month, weeks after pleading … Read more
A federal investigation into the Worcester Police Department found that the law enforcement agency’s “pattern or practice” includes “outrageous government conduct,” “excessive force,” and “sexual misconduct” by officers. The Department of Justice opened the investigation on Nov. 15, 2022, with U.S. Attorney Joshua S. Levy on Monday announcing “serious and sobering” findings in a 41-page … Read more
Keizer’s newest city councilor is a familiar face at city hall. Former Mayor Lore Christopher, who lost the November election to incumbent Mayor Cathy Clark, was appointed to replace City Councilor Robert Husseman, who resigned earlier this year. The Keizer City Council appointed Christopher to fill the vacancy for Position 5 on Dec. 2. She … Read more
The trial has started for a sex offender who prosecutors said attacked and tried to rape a woman on a bike path in Clark County. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] News Center 7′s John Bedell was the only reporter in our today. He will have the new details he learned … Read more
The North State is receiving more than $65 million from the federal government to repair and upgrade aging water infrastructure systems. The money will go toward 11 projects, from Shasta Dam south to the Coleman National Fish Hatchery to improve water conveyance and storage, increase safety, improve hydropower generation, provide water treatment, and benefit fish. … Read more
Police in Monroe say two children were shot, one was killed and one was taken to a hospital, during a “large street fight” Saturday evening. The fight was reported on Skywatch Lane, which is in a neighborhood in the west side of Monroe off of Waxhaw Highway. Police said officers were called for the fight … Read more