Police in Altoona arrested a suspect Monday in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last week in New York, authorities announced. New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch identified the man arrested as Luigi Mangione, 26, with ties to Philadelphia and whose last known address was in Honolulu, Hawaii. Mangione was in possession of what … Read more
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will designate a national monument Monday that will memorialize the federal government’s oppression of thousands of Native American children in a boarding school system during the 19th and 20th centuries. Biden will announce the new monument, called the Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument and located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, … Read more
For the second time in less than a week, a guest at East Peoria’s Par-A-Dice Hotel Casino got a five-figure pay day after winning on one of the facility’s slot machines. The casino said that a guest laid a $9 bet on the Blazing 777 Triple Double Jackpot Wild Nudge – produced by Las Vegas-based … Read more
After over 50 businesses were nominated, the search for the best tamales in metro Phoenix has concluded after three intensive weeks of voting. Racking up nearly 12,000 votes in our final voting round, which lasted from Dec. 2 through Dec. 8, among five finalists — The Tamale Store, Sazón Sinaloense, La Güera Hispanic Food, Old … Read more
After over 50 businesses were nominated, the search for the best tamales in metro Phoenix has concluded after three intensive weeks of voting. Racking up nearly 12,000 votes in our final voting round, which lasted from Dec. 2 through Dec. 8, among five finalists — The Tamale Store, Sazón Sinaloense, La Güera Hispanic Food, Old … Read more
The person being questioned in Pennsylvania in connection with the shooting death of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson has been identified as Luigi Mangione, according to six law enforcement officials with knowledge of the investigation. Mangione, 26, was arrested on a firearms charge by police in Altoona, Pennsylvania, but has not been charged in the … Read more
U.S. Rep. Ron Estes, a Republican, is running for reelection to represent Wichita and south central Kansas in Congress. Estes, along with Kansas’ other Congressional incumbents, appeared likely to win another term. (Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector) TOPEKA — U.S. Rep. Ron Estes and U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, both Kansas Republicans, will join the caucuses supporting President-elect … Read more
State health officials are warning red tide is present at the beach near Seagate in Collier County and beachgoers should be cautious if they have health issues. The presence of red tide at Seagate follows a similar advisory water sample testing finding red tide in late October at Marco Island and in North Naples at … Read more
EVANSVILLE — Former Pigeon Township Trustee Mariama Wilson was sentenced to three years of probation Monday in federal court. Wilson, 52, was accused last year of defrauding the township of $38,000 as part of an unlawful kickback scheme. This September, she pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. As a part … Read more
In July, just a few days after President Joe Biden ended his re-election bid, as Democrats rallied behind Vice President Kamala Harris’ 2024 candidacy, Donald Trump turned his attention to something unexpected. In a rant published to his social media platform, the Republican condemned a gag order imposed on him months earlier in his criminal … Read more