The Russian forces once again attacked Ukraine with drones on 7-8 February at night. Civilian infrastructure has been struck in the cities of Odesa and Mykolaiv, the fragments of downed drones caused a fire at an infrastructure facility in Vinnytsia Oblast. Source: the Defence Forces of Ukraine’s South; Vitalii Kim, head of the Mykolaiv Oblast […]
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Why isn’t the Biden administration suing Texas for taking over the job of Border Patrol?
Texas is taking an increasingly aggressive stance about using state law enforcement and the National Guard to police its border with Mexico, and may soon expand the territory it has wrested from federal control. But so far the Biden administration has not followed through on its veiled threat to sue. A month ago, Texas took […]
Spokane City Council votes to approve $135,000 settlement with couple hit by patrol car in 2020
Feb. 5—A couple hit by a Spokane police officer going twice the speed limit in his patrol car will get a $135,000 settlement, after the City Council unanimously voted to approve the settlement Monday night. The officer involved, Michael Brunner, 31, may lose his peace officer certification as a result of the incident. Brunner was […]
Arrest made in connection to crash that killed Georgia State Patrol trooper in Gwinnett County
An arrest has been made after a Georgia State Patrol trooper died in the line of duty earlier this week. Trooper Jimmy Cenescar was trying to stop a motorcycle for a traffic violation on Interstate 85 North near Old Peachtree Road on Sunday. GSP says Cenescar’s patrol car left the roadway during a pursuit and […]
Deer runs onto road and a driver is killed, South Carolina Highway Patrol says
A person was killed when the motorcycle he was driving collided with a deer on a South Carolina road, officials said. The crash happened Tuesday at about 4 a.m. in Spartanburg County, according to Master Trooper Mitchell Ridgeway of the South Carolina Highway Patrol. The Spartanburg County Coroner’s Office identified 49-year-old Pacolet resident Alberry Fleming […]
Sheriff tells townships not to expect 24-hour road patrol until summer
BRANCH COUNTY — Sheriff John Pollacks told township boards in January he does not expect all six new road patrol deputies to be on patrol until this summer. After a lobbying effort with resolutions passed by each of the 16 townships, Branch County commissioners found funds in the 2024 budget to add six deputies to […]
Driver dead after hitting a tree during police chase, SC Highway Patrol says
One person died following a police chase in Sumter County on Friday night, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol. Just before midnight, a 2017 Nissan Ultima was driving north on U.S. Route 15 while trying to evade police, Lance Cpl. Brittany Glover said. The driver ran off the road and a hit a tree. […]
One person killed in Friday night crash on I-20, South Carolina Highway Patrol says
A motorcyclist was killed Friday night in a single-vehicle collision, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol. Just before 10:30 p.m., a 2020 Yamaha motorcycle was traveling west on Interstate 20, five miles south of Irmo, said Lance Cpl. Brittany Glover. The motorcyclist drove off the right side of the road and collided with a […]
Biden administration renews demand for Texas to allow Border Patrol to access a key park
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A clash between Texas and the Biden administration over immigration enforcement showed no signs of easing Wednesday as federal officials renewed demands for the state to give Border Patrol agents access to a riverfront park that is a popular corridor for migrants illegally entering the U.S. Texas has installed rows of […]
Person killed when hit by two cars on busy SC road, Highway Patrol says
One person was killed Tuesday night after getting hit by two cars, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol. The collision happened at about 10 p.m. in Dorchester County, said Cpl. David Jones. A pedestrian was walking across Ashley Phosphate Road, near the intersection with Stratton Drive, according to Jones. The busy road is in […]
Biden administration demands Border Patrol be allowed into border park taken over by Texas
The Biden administration has demanded that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton give federal border agents full access to a riverfront park in the border town of Eagle Pass, where state law enforcement officers have been arresting migrants who cross into the U.S., according to a copy of a letter obtained by NBC News. In the […]
Supreme Court allows Border Patrol agents to remove razor wire Texas installed at Mexico border
WASHINGTON — A closely divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed Border Patrol agents to cut through or move razor wire Texas installed on the U.S.-Mexico border as part of the state’s effort to prevent illegal border crossings. The court on a 5-4 vote granted an emergency request filed by the Biden administration, which had argued […]