MMIP. The Democratic National Committee (DNC) announced today it will launch a new print and digital awareness campaign to commemorate the upcoming Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day on May 5. The campaign’s flight begins today and will run through May 9 in Arizona, Colorado, Michigan, New Mexico, Nevada, and Wisconsin through a digital […]
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a warning Tuesday about a multi-state e.coli outbreak connected to walnuts. Twelve people from two states have gotten sick with this particular strain of the bacteria. Seven people got so sick that they had to be hospitalized. Two people have developed hemolytic uremic syndrome, a form […]
A major 911 outage Wednesday showed the urgent need for increased modernization and regulation of the emergency system, experts in telecommunications and public safety told NBC News. On Thursday, Lumen Technologies, a telecommunications company based in Louisiana, said in a statement that “some customers in Nevada, South Dakota, and Nebraska experienced an outage due to […]
(Reuters) – The fifth largest jackpot in the history of the U.S. multistate Mega Millions is up for grabs on Tuesday when a lucky winner could scoop up $1.1 billion – before tax, that is. The top prize has ballooned after remaining unclaimed for 30 consecutive drawings. The televised ceremony starts at 11 pm ET […]
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — One of two Michigan men who police say led them on a multi-state chase pleaded not guilty to multiple charges on March 18, according to court documents. Trenton Johnson, 21, was arrested on Feb. 7 along with Robert Mercier, 21, on three counts of aggravated assault, criminal conspiracy, possession of destructive […]
Authorities are warning drivers to avoid a part of a major interstate after officials say there was a shootout involving law enforcement. Haralson County sheriff officials said on Saturday, just before 4 a.m., deputies received reports of a chase on Interstate 20 EB. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] According to […]
As primary season ramps up ahead of what’s sure to be a polarizing general election in November, California Governor Gavin Newsom’s national push has migrated to an ad campaign touting the need for reproductive rights. His Campaign for Democracy launched the red-state focused campaign Sunday morning with “Hostage,” an advertisement airing in Tennessee that depicts […]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday unveiled a multistate ad campaign to combat proposals in several Republican-controlled states that he said aim to ban out-of-state travel for abortions and related medications. The six-figure ad campaign and an online petition effort are set to launch Monday, beginning with a TV ad targeting a bill under consideration […]
Feb. 8—Two brothers were sentenced Thursday to more than a decade each in a multi-state drug trafficking ring that reportedly operated in Dayton and was connected to a 2019 search warrant where Dayton police Detective Jorge Del Rio was fatally shot. Roger “Mike” Earl Walton Jr., 44, of Concord, North Carolina, was sentenced to 14 […]
A man is facing charges following a sex sting in Ohio and leading law enforcement on a high-speed chase. >>1 hospitalized after shooting near Wright State University campus; suspect at large Adam Hileman, 43, of Brackenridge, has been charged with compelling prostitution, attempted sexual conduct with a minor, felonious assault, and possession of criminal tools, […]
Feb. 5—New Mexico will receive about $2.7 million from a multistate settlement of litigation alleging the marketing company Publicis Health and its affiliates helped Purdue Pharma aggressively market and sell addictive opioids like OxyContin to more people for longer periods of time. The state’s share comes out of the $350 million settlement the company reached […]
A man accused of being a “key figure” in a dogfighting ring across North Carolina and South Carolina is now behind bars, according to the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies with the sheriff’s office raided a home on Whitney Lane, west of Statesville, on Thursday after an investigation into alleged dogfighting. At the home, investigators […]