By Janice Limon Click here for updates on this story SPARTANBURG COUNTY, South Carolina (WYFF) — A South Carolina detention facility officer was arrested Wednesday morning as he arrived at work, and then booked back into the same facility, officials said. Spartanburg County Detention Deputy Joey Ghant, 40, of Chesnee, faces charges of misconduct in
Continue ReadingBy Breana Albizu Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — For Vangie Randall-Shorty, her booth is more than a place for information. Rather, it’s a table filled with hope and memories. All for a son gone way too soon. “I’m trying to stay strong. I’m still praying that we get
Continue ReadingBy TIA GOLDENBERG, WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s military said Wednesday it seized control of a strategic corridor along Gaza’s border with Egypt to cut off smuggling tunnels as it tries to destroy the militant Hamas group in a war now in its eighth month. The capture of the
Continue ReadingBy Julian Paras Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — “She had a focus in life and she made sure she completed those ambitions that she had,” Bernadette Bachtel said. She is the proud daughter of Maria Lourdes Maes — one of the first Latina women to serve in the
Continue ReadingBy MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In declining to step aside from two high-profile Supreme Court cases, Justice Samuel Alito on Wednesday provided a rare window on the opaque process by which justices decide to step aside from cases. Alito faced calls from Democrats to recuse from two cases involving former President Donald
Continue ReadingBy Ari Hait Click here for updates on this story GIFFORD, Florida (WPBF) — Tuesday marked 10 years since 27-year-old Dominique Dawson was found shot to death in Gifford. His mother, Shanta Dawson, said she misses him more now than ever. “I miss him so much,” she said. “I can hear his voice. I can
Continue ReadingBy Kayla James Click here for updates on this story WHITE OAK, Iowa (KCCI) — People living in White Oak continue to clean up areas around their property following a tornado that came through the northern Polk County community last Tuesday. According to the Elkhart Fire Department, about a dozen homes experienced moderate to severe
Continue ReadingBy Kate Amara Click here for updates on this story ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (WBAL) — A Severna Park Elementary School teacher will remain in jail until his trial, an Anne Arundel County judge ruled Tuesday afternoon. Matthew Scott Banks Schlegel was charged on May 16 with 36 counts of sexual abuse and other charges. At his
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho man charged with murdering his wife and his girlfriend’s two youngest children was driven to commit the crimes by money, power and sex, a prosecutor told jurors during closing arguments on Wednesday. “Three dead bodies … and for what?” prosecutor Lindsey Blake told jurors
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Joe Biden renewed his election-year pitch to Black voters on Wednesday, lashing out at Donald Trump’s “MAGA lies” and saying the winner of this year’s White House race will make crucial decisions, including on nominees for the Supreme Court, that could affect
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Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — La Major League Baseball (MLB) incorporó las estadísticas de exjugadores de las Ligas Negras a sus registros históricos en su sitio web, lo que significa que líderes legendarios en algunas categorías como Babe Ruth y Ty Cobb han sido reemplazados en los libros de récords por jugadores a los
Continue ReadingBy NIGEL DUARA, CalMatters SAN MATEO, Calif. (AP) — By most metrics, Gerald Kowalczyk was a uniquely bad candidate to leave jail before his trial. He had a criminal record of more than 60 convictions, a history of failing to adhere to his release conditions and a pretrial algorithm’s assessment that he presented the highest
Continue ReadingBy Blair Young Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WBAL) — A Maryland native will swim in Baltimore’s inner harbor this summer as part of the “Bay-to-Baltimore” history-making event in June. Ultra-marathon open-water swimmer Katie Pumphrey, a Maryland native, announced her plans to attempt a 24-mile swim from the Chesapeake Bay bridge to
Continue ReadingBy JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The election board in Georgia’s largest county has voted to certify its May 21 election results. But one of the board’s Republican-appointed members abstained Tuesday. The abstention by Republican-appointed Fulton County election board member Julie Adams aligns with a lawsuit she has filed. Adams wants more control
Continue ReadingBy Lindsay Weber and Leticia Ordaz Click here for updates on this story WOODLAND, California (KCRA) — A reward has been increased to $10,000 after a large, heavy, valuable bronze statue of a horse was stolen from a Yolo County horse boarding stable earlier this month. The horse statue served as a landmark for Willow
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Moore Click here for updates on this story BUNCOMBE COUNTY, North Carolina (WYFF) — A man from Buncombe County, North Carolina, tried to hire other inmates to murder a witness and a detective after he was caught in the closet of a minor he was having a sexual relationship with, according to the
Continue ReadingBy Eric Schucht Click here for updates on this story California (KCRA) — A 14-year-old boy driving a pickup truck died in a crash Monday afternoon in El Dorado County, California Highway Patrol said. CHP was dispatched around 2:10 p.m. to the crash site in the area of Mormon Emigrant Trail near Park Creek Road.
Continue ReadingBy LEKAN OYEKANMI and KEN MILLER Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Residents across Texas are recovering again from storms that ripped off roofs in Dallas and flooded roads in Houston. Up to 1 million homes and businesses were without power during the severe weather Tuesday. One electric utility said Wednesday that some outages could linger
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ, ERIC TUCKER and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The jury in Donald Trump’s hush money trial ended its first day of deliberations without a verdict Wednesday but asked to rehear testimony from key witnesses about the alleged hush money scheme at the heart of the
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Cam Barrett conoce la fecha exacta de su primera menstruación. Su madre lo publicó en Facebook. “Estaba en cuarto grado. Tenía 9 años. La fecha era el 9 de septiembre de 2009. Y mi madre publicó… algo así como: ‘Dios mío, mi niña es hoy una mujer. Tuvo su primer periodo’”, dijo
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