The fishing vessel Nancy Elizabeth, a herring trawler involved in the Loper Bright Supreme Court decision in June, is seen in Cape May, N.J. The decision upheld a challenge by herring fishermen to a rule that made them pay for federal monitors and could set an important precedent for states seeking to challenge both Republican … Read more
NEW YORK — Daniel Penny has been found not guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely on a New York City subway car in 2023. Penny, 26, pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide. The judge dismissed the second-degree manslaughter charge against Penny on Friday after … Read more
(Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) Electricity Maine customers should keep an eye out for refund checks coming in the mail. The Office of the Public Advocate, along with the staff of the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) and Electricity Maine reached a settlement that will provide up to three months of unlawful charges for about 20,000 … Read more
ALIQUIPPA ― A city man entered a guilty plea in federal court Friday for trafficking cocaine across the Ohio border. According to court documents, detectives arrested 60-year-old James Louis Peronis, of Aliquippa, in July 2021 on drug trafficking charges. Sentencing is scheduled for April 2025, and a release from the court notes that Peonis can … Read more
An open seat on a new state education board – one that’s asking the U.S. Supreme Court to allow it to approve the nation’s first religious charter school – has been filled by an entrepreneur who once enjoyed success in the restaurant industry. In mid-November, just four days before leaving office due to term limits, … Read more
Newly released data from Realtor.com for September shows that potential buyers and sellers in Ingham County saw higher home sale prices than the previous month’s median of $179,900. The median home sold for $195,000, an analysis of data from Realtor.com shows. That means September, the most recent month for which figures are available, was up … Read more
OTTAWA COUNTY — As he prepares to become Ottawa County’s top law enforcement officer, sheriff-elect and current undersheriff Eric DeBoer has named a successor. DeBoer announced Monday, Dec. 9, that David Kok will become his second-in-command. DeBoer has been undersheriff since March, after the retirement of Valerie Weiss. Kok has more than 25 years of … Read more
(Getty Images) (This image cannot be republished unless you have a Getty subscription.) OKLAHOMA CITY – A federal appellate court has put on hold Monday’s clemency hearing for child killer Kevin Ray Underwood. The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board was set to meet Monday to consider Underwood’s bid for clemency. A federal district judge on … Read more
Floridians will get a short reprieve from unusually cool weather from a series of cold fronts before another hits the area on Tuesday night. Unfortunately, the beginning of the week will see showers and thunderstorms across the Florida Panhandle, heading toward Florida’s Big Bend, leaving little opportunity to enjoy the warmer weather. Tuesday night’s cold … Read more
SEABROOK — A Rochester man is facing charges following a high-speed pursuit that ended in a crash with his passenger seriously injured Sunday. New Hampshire State Police were alerted at 10:36 p.m. by Massachusetts authorities about a 2020 Hyundai Accent speeding at over 100 mph on Interstate 95 north. Troopers pursued the vehicle off Exit … Read more