STRONGS PRAIRIE − A body found at a home in the Adams County town of Strongs Prairie Thursday has been identified as Sharon K. Miller, also known to friends as Sharon Miller-Robinson, according to a Sunday afternoon news release from the Adams County Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff’s Office also reported Sunday morning that a second […]
ADAMS COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) – Several animals rescued from a “horrific” animal abuse case in Adams County were put down due to the severity of their injuries. The Adams County SPCA took in more than two dozen animals last week after police responded to a school bus that was towing a trailer. Inside the bus […]
Leonard Adams is resigning as president of Knoxville College after serving in the role since 2022. He previously worked as interim president and on the historically Black college’s board of trustees. His term will end June 30 but he has agreed to stay on through the end of September to help the college transition to […]
Sean “Diddy” Combs has returned New York’s honorary Key to the City, at the direct request of Mayor Eric Adams, after shocking video released last month showed the music mogul violently assaulting his ex-girlfriend. The Harlem native, who was awarded the key last September, turned it into City Hall nearly a week after Adams sent […]
Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams, a Republican, speaks to a crowd while accepting the 2024 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award. (Screenshot via JFK Library Foundation livestream) Accepting the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award Sunday night, Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams thanked the JFK Library Foundation for incentivizing political courage […]
A slightly pared-back version of the Adams administration’s “City of Yes” plan to modernize “laughably” outdated zoning rules for businesses, easing how and where they can operate, was passed on Thursday by a final 36-14 City Council vote. “City of Yes for Economic Opportunity” is intended to give businesses across the city more breathing room […]
NEW YORK — One of Mayor Eric Adams’ top aides, Tim Pearson, was named in a third lawsuit Thursday for allegedly retaliating against a staffer who corroborated accusations of sexual harassment against Pearson. NYPD Lt. George Huang accused Pearson — along with the city, the NYPD’s Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey and another police official […]
The Adams administration is asking a judge to suspend implementation of the ban on solitary confinement at New York City jails until the federal monitor overseeing the facilities can weigh in. A city Law Department lawyer made the request in Manhattan Federal Court on Wednesday, months after the City Council overrode Mayor Adams’ veto of […]
NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday announced more than $100 million in investments to protect programs for children — his latest step in reversing unpopular budget decisions that have provided ammunition for his political opponents. Flanked by fellow Democrats, the mayor laid out a plan to spare youth programs from the pending loss […]
New York City will build 46 new public rest rooms and renovate an additional 36 loos in city parks within the next five years, Mayor Adams said Monday. The new initiative, dubbed “Ur in Luck,” includes a new smartphone-accessible map that displays all the city, MTA and public library toilet options available throughout the five […]
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s rat-hating mayor has once again been ticketed for a rat infestation at his Brooklyn property. Mayor Eric Adams’ latest ticket was issued by a city health inspector May 16 at a row house he owns in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood. The inspector observed fresh rat droppings and a rat […]
May 29—RITZVILLE — Construction could start as early as August on a project to bring fiber optic cable to the Ritzville and Lind areas. Adams County Public Works Director Todd O’Brien said fiber installation in the two cities would be the first phase of a two-phase project. The second phase will be the addition of […]