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Month: October 2022

Uvalde school district fires officer after CNN identifies her as trooper under investigation for her response to massacre

CNN By Shimon Prokupecz, Matthew J. Friedman and Rachel Clarke, CNN The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District fired a newly hired school officer on Thursday after CNN identified her as one of the officers under investigation for her actions during the Uvalde school massacre in May. Crimson Elizondo was one of the state troopers who

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‘We’re like the forgotten bunch’: Foster youth fair aimed at beating the odds of homelessness

By Nick Natario Click here for updates on this story     HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A first-of-its-kind event will take place this weekend to show those who may feel forgotten that there are opportunities for them. Justin Hayward knows what it’s like to be in the foster care system. “We’re like the forgotten bunch,” Hayward explained.

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Biden pardons all federal offenses of simple marijuana possession in first major steps toward decriminalization

By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden is taking his first major steps toward decriminalizing marijuana, fulfilling a campaign pledge to erase prior federal possession convictions and beginning the process of potentially loosening federal classification of the drug. Biden on Thursday pardoned all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession, a move that senior administration

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Palm Springs Police Department set to add drone to inventory of military equipment

The Palm Springs Police Department is updating its inventory of military equipment following the recent adoption of a new policy by The Palm Springs City Council. The Council unanimously approved the department’s purchase of a $35,161 drone. A September 29, 2022 report by Interim City Manager Teresa Gallavan to The Council explained that “unmanned aerial

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