Jun. 3—ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Court of Appeals rejected a multi-pronged appeal from a former Dodge County Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints leader convicted of raping a juvenile. The court’s decision, filed Monday, June 3, 2024, upholds the May 2022 conviction and 30-year sentence for Michael Adam Davis, 39, a former elders […]
BROWN COUNTY, Wis. (WFRV) – Authorities say an Appleton man was arrested Sunday evening for what appears to be his 4th Operating While Under the Influence offense. According to a release from the Wisconsin State Patrol Northeast Region Fond du Lac Post, a Wisconsin state trooper stopped a 2018 Nissan Rogue at 5:52 p.m. on […]
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister James Marape accused Joe Biden of disparaging the South Pacific island nation by implying that an uncle of the U.S. president had been eaten by “cannibals” there during World War II. Biden’s comments offended a key strategic ally as China moves to increase its influence in […]
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Sunday applauded the House’s bipartisan approval of foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, arguing the vote “sends a message” to the world. “So, we’re building and this measure, strongly bipartisan, I think sends a message to the world,” Blumenthal said during an interview on “Fox News Sunday.” “The foreign […]
Apr. 8—The Ohio House may vote this week on a bill that would make it a criminal violation for an adult to engage in “grooming” a minor. House Bill 322, voted out of committee with bipartisan support last week, would make it illegal for an adult to engage in a pattern of conduct with a […]
GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit against the Guilford County Board of Education regarding a now-convicted sex offender who worked at Dudley High School, according to Rhine Law Firm. Two plaintiffs, listed as Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2, and the Board of Education agreed to the […]
If you get pulled over for speeding or having expired tags, chances are you’ll get a ticket. Traffic tickets usually come with fines, mandatory court appearances and higher auto insurance rates — but sometimes officers will let you off with a warning. Though writing tickets is left up to officers’ discretion, North Carolina highway patrol […]
Mar. 21—Lynn Crawford, mayor of Ruidoso, wants to expand his clout by becoming a state senator. But he figures deal-making by retiring Sen. Bill Burt has diminished his chances of winning. Burt, R-Alamogordo, initially said he would run for a fourth term. No one from either major party stepped up to challenge him. Then Burt […]
Democrats are going on the attack after former President Trump raised the possibility of cuts to Social Security and Medicare. Trump said in a Monday interview there’s “a lot” that can be done on entitlements “in terms of cutting,” a comment President Biden immediately seized on. The Biden campaign quickly released a new ad, contrasting […]
A 63-year-old man faces charges of first-degree sexual offense and indecent liberties after an investigation into an alleged sexual assault of a juvenile in 1998, the Wake County Sheriff’s Office said Friday night. Charles Russell Walton of 6601 Brandywine Rd., Raleigh, is being held on $500,000 secured bond at the Wake County Detention Center after […]
Sen. Chris Murphy is urging President Joe Biden and his fellow Democrats to “go on the offense” on immigration after a bipartisan border deal he helped negotiate was tanked by Republicans, led by former President Donald Trump, who called it insufficient. “The vast majority of the country believes that we should have robust legal immigration […]
Mar. 1—TRINITY — A man who was stopped for a traffic offense tussled with the deputy and was found to have drugs and stolen property, and he also was wanted on multiple charges in two other counties, the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office said. A sheriff’s deputy stopped Casey Jay Bare, 33, on Braxton Craven Road […]