Today’s edition of quick hits. * On the Hill: “House Republicans on Thursday appeared to have finessed a second spending agreement to avoid a looming government shutdown, just hours after the original bipartisan agreement was torpedoed by President-elect Donald Trump.” * This ruling will be appealed, and it’s important to emphasize in the interim that … Read more
BOCA RATON — The Boca Raton Police Department has identified the man killed in an officer-involved shooting at Second Avenue and Second Street downtown on Wednesday morning. Police identified the man as Morey Clemmons. He was 39. Shortly before 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, a Boca Raton police officer “encountered” Clemmons between Northwest Second Street and Palmetto … Read more
HOPEWELL – A man arrested Wednesday in connection with the invasion and armed robbery of a landmark Hopewell restaurant last March is the same person that Colonial Heights Police believe shot a woman to death at a riverside park six weeks later. Raymont Tasco, 57, of Hopewell, was formally charged with robbery and use of … Read more
Military personnel, including Kitsap’s over 14,000 active duty service members, could expect a pay raise of at least 4.5% and an increase of their basic allowance for housing by 5.4% in the new year. Specifically, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025 authorizes a 14.5% pay raise for junior enlisted service members … Read more
A Hesperia man is accused of manslaughter after allegedly plowing a work van into a sedan while drunk in Phelan, killing a Victorville man, before fleeing the scene and being taken into custody following a police pursuit, officials said. Mitchel Ray Leftwitch, 57, is accused of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, DUI causing death, hit-and-run … Read more
Joe Biden may still occupy the Oval Office, but it’s clearer than ever that he’s no longer in charge of Washington. More than a half-dozen House Democratic lawmakers said Thursday that the conference had yet to hear from the president, even as Congress scrambled to salvage a funding deal and avoid shutting down the government. … Read more
Human trafficking panic gets a holiday twist in the latest faux trafficking scare to hit social media. In a December 16 Instagram post that received more than 190,000 likes, user Ernest Carter shared a video of a Coca-Cola delivery truck that he claimed was found “full of kids.” Carter said the truck was found in … Read more
Dec. 19—LOCKPORT — The Eastern Niagara Hospital property has been sold to 521 East Ave LLC, a subsidiary of Kids First in Monsey, NY. The sale closed on Oct. 30, 2024 was finalized on Nov. 21 through the Niagara County Clerk’s Office. The purchase price has not been disclosed. The hospital shut down due to … Read more
Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old from Maryland who has been charged as the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Dec. 4, now faces federal charges on top of his criminal cases in New York and Pennsylvania. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan leveled charges of murder through use of a firearm, two stalking charges … Read more
In an apparent about-face by the Oklahoma State Board of Education, three legislators who attended the board’s regular monthly meeting entered an executive session without issue, which is their right under the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act. Rep. Dick Lowe, R-Amber, the incoming chair of the House Education Subcommittee, joined new Rep. Gabe Woolley, R-Broken Arrow, … Read more