An Indiana woman has been convicted of first-degree murder in Fayette County. According to Fayette County Prosecuting Attorney Anthony Ciliberti Jr., Amanda Don Soultz, 32, of Elkhart, Ind., plead guilty to first-degree murder before Circuit Judge Paul M. Blake Jr. on Dec. 6. Soultz’s plea agreement provides for her to be sentenced to life in … Read more
OCONTO – A 15-year-old is dead following an all-terrain vehicle crash on Saturday in Lakewood, according to the Oconto Sheriff’s Office. The sherriff’s office were notified about the crash at 8:17 p.m. Saturday in the area of the 17000 block of West Wheeler Lake Lane in the town of Lakewood. The road was covered in … Read more
As MLB’s Winter Meetings get underway in Dallas, Juan Soto has reportedly agreed to a record 15-year, $765 million contract with the Mets. The biggest contract in professional sports history has sent ripples throughout Major League Baseball. Soto ultimately chose the Mets over the Yankees just two months after hitting a home run which punched … Read more
Japanese star RHP Roki Sasaki will be coming to MLB for the 2025 season. The 23-year-old flamethrower has been posted by the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball, per multiple reports. His signing window opens on Dec. 10 and closes on Jan. 23. Both the Mets and Yankees have been linked to Sasaki. And … Read more
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
Annual Winter Meetings charity auction to benefit Willie Mays Park originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area DALLAS — The Giants are hopeful that the trip to Rickwood Field earlier this year will lead to future games honoring the legacy of Willie Mays. On Monday, Major League Baseball announced another initiative meant to support baseball … 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
Remote communities across the country will have free public wi-fi available under a federal government plan aimed at ensuring digital inclusion for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Twenty-three communities in the Northern Territory, South Australia, Queensland and Western Australia have signed up for the $20 million program, which Indigenous Australians Minister Malarndirri McCarthy said … 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