An man was shot and killed Saturday on a road in front of a residential area, according to the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to Wellstar MCG Health, a hospital in Augusta, after a report that a man was brought to the emergency room with a gunshot wound to the body. The sheriff’s office […]
An man was shot and killed Saturday on a road in front of a residential area, according to the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to Wellstar MCG Health, a hospital in Augusta, after a report that a man was brought to the emergency room with a gunshot wound to the body. The sheriff’s office […]
Every year, waves of people from around the world make their way to southern California to start a new life and find safe harbour. Along remote, isolated sections of the border between California and Mexico, many asylum seekers cross illegally, often fleeing violence or persecution in their home countries, and then surrender to border agents; […]
At least four people have died crossing the US-Mexico border near El Paso, Texas, amid the searing heatwave gripping the south-west. Temperatures in El Paso peaked at 106F (41C) on Thursday, and some 34 million people – from the southern tip of Texas across Arizona and up into California and Nevada – were under heat […]
LONDON (AP) — Around 80 migrants were rescued at sea by British authorities on Thursday after a small boat got into difficulty while crossing the English Channel from France. The coastguard confirmed that it scrambled two helicopters after the incident while the Royal National Lifeboat Institution dispatched lifeboats. “The search has now concluded with all […]
A school crossing guard in a Pennsylvania community was arrested for allegedly supplying middle school students with narcotics. According to officials, Kiara Lee, 26, was taken into custody on Tuesday night and is accused of distributing electronic cigarettes and substances containing marijuana to students at Penn Wood Middle School. Police told Fox 29 Philadelphia that […]
DARBY, Pa. – A symbol of safety and security for parents and students is being charged with heinous acts that completely contradict that notion. Kiara Lee, a 26-year-old crossing guard, is accused of distributing electronic cigarettes and substances containing marijuana to students at Penn Wood Middle School. Officials say a student reported that Lee provided […]
TAUNTON — Police reports reveal new details about both incidents after a former Taunton Public Schools crossing guard was arrested twice in one day for allegedly assaulting people. Former Taunton school crossing guard Louis Freitas Chaves was first charged with assaulting occupants of a vehicle outside Taunton High School on the morning of Monday, June […]
A school crossing guard from Taunton was fired on Monday after allegedly assaulting a mother and child with a stop sign stick. The man then confronted several news crews outside of his arraignment. Louis Chaves, 68, of Taunton, is charged with three counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (handheld stop sign stick). […]
A crossing guard with Taunton Public Schools is off the job after a “physical altercation” Monday morning. A spokesperson with Taunton Public Schools would not specify if the altercation involved a student, parent or staff member but confirmed police are investigating the incident. “As a result of this incident, the crossing guard has been terminated, […]
DUBAI (Reuters) – The Rafah border crossing critical to aid deliveries into Gaza from Egypt cannot operate again unless Israel relinquishes control and hands it back to Palestinians on the Gaza side, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said on Monday. Last month, Israel seized Gaza’s entire border with Egypt including the crossing during its offensive […]
A bicyclist was killed on U.S. 15 Saturday afternoon after he was struck by an SUV near Thurmont, police said. The cyclist was identified as 64-year-old Scott Cornell Binde of Alexandria, Va. The fatal crash occurred at the intersection with Catoctin Furnace Road shortly before 3:30 p.m., according to a press release from Maryland State […]