The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office has issued a warning about a phone scam where the caller is impersonating a lieutenant. An alert said a scammer is calling residents and identifying themselves as Lt. Mason or Lt. Harris from the sheriff’s office. The caller tells people that they have missed jury duty or have a warrant […]
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Trump-backed candidate in Indiana’s lieutenant governor race falls short
INDIANAPOLIS — Donald Trump’s eleventh-hour endorsement in Indiana’s lieutenant governor’s race flopped on Saturday, with his preferred candidate losing in a convention battle in this deep-red state. In a somewhat rare down-ballot defeat for the former president, state Rep. Julie McGuire, his endorsed candidate, narrowly lost to Micah Beckwith — a Christian nationalist pastor and […]
St. Johns County Fire Rescue lieutenant, wife dead in apparent murder-suicide
St. Johns County Fire Rescue Lieutenant Shawn Yarbrough and his wife Andrea Yarbrough are dead after an apparent murder-suicide, the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office announced in a news release Friday. Around 9:20 p.m. Thursday, deputies found the couple dead inside their home in the Entrada Subdivision. Autopsies done on Friday revealed Andrea died from […]
Retired Las Vegas police officer penned anonymous letters targeting lieutenant, detectives say
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A former Las Vegas Metro police officer allegedly sent more than a dozen anonymous letters to discredit a lieutenant who penned the investigative document that led to the officer’s forced retirement, detectives said. Christopher Lange, a retired Metro officer who investigated sex crimes, faces charges of libel, a gross misdemeanor; and […]
Volusia County corrections lieutenant arrested for having sex with inmate
A Volusia County Branch Jail nighttime supervisor was arrested and accused of having sexual relations with an inmate and bringing the woman restricted items like cough medicine and giving her his cell phone, a sheriff’s office charging document shows. Volusia County spokesman, Michael Ryan, said Wednesday that Lt. Jonathan Harding, 43, of Daytona Beach, was […]
Hal Weatherman wins Republican runoff for lieutenant governor, AP projects
Hal Weatherman is Republican voters’ choice in the runoff election for lieutenant governor, according to the Associated Press. AP called the race for Weatherman about 20 minutes after polls closed. Tuesday was North Carolina’s second primary election, held to select the Republican nominees for lieutenant governor and state auditor. In early results from the runoff […]
Biden gets key GOP endorsement from Geoff Duncan, former lieutenant governor of Georgia
Former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan, a frequent critic of Donald Trump’s lies about how election fraud cost him the 2020 election, endorsed President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign. In an op-ed Monday in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Duncan’s remarks read like a clarion call, urging sane conservatives not to align themselves with a self-centered wannabe authoritarian. […]
Georgia’s former lieutenant governor backs Biden in high-profile defection from GOP
Not long ago, Geoff Duncan was seen as a rising star in GOP politics. Now, the former Georgia lieutenant governor says he’s voting for President Joe Biden in 2024, and he’s urging other Republicans to do so, too. “Unlike Trump, I’ve belonged to the GOP my entire life. This November, I am voting for a […]
CMPD lieutenant, charged with taking $1,600, said it was a mosque donation
A Charlotte-Mecklenburg police lieutenant conspired with his wife to take $1,600 from her old employer after she was fired, court filings allege. To do it, the couple used a company credit card, a small business app and a mosque, the records say. Lt. Warith Muhammad, 47, has been charged by CMPD with financial card fraud […]
Richmond Mayor Stoney drops Virginia governor bid, he will run for lieutenant governor instead
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democratic Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney announced Tuesday that he is dropping his bid for Virginia governor in 2025 and will instead run for lieutenant governor. “After careful consideration with my family, I believe that the best way to ensure that all Virginia families do get the change they deserve is for […]
Virginia State Sen. Aaron Rouse announces run for lieutenant governor
VIRGINIA BEACH — Virginia State Sen. Aaron Rouse announced Tuesday morning he will run for lieutenant governor. Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney also announced Tuesday that he’s running for the role. Rouse has been steadily moving up through public service ranks over the last several years. The former NFL player is a former Virginia Beach City […]
Who is running in the second primary for lieutenant governor in North Carolina?
With current Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson running for governor this election cycle, the race for the open seat is underway. But before the faceoff in November can take place, Republicans Hal Weatherman and Jim O’Neill will compete in a runoff election. Early in-person voting begins on April 25, and Election Day is May 14. This […]