Closing arguments wrapped up at 8 p.m. on Tuesday after a marathon 10-hour session where both the defense and prosecution meticulously laid out their arguments in former President Donald Trump’s historic hush money trial. Court is set to resume at 10 a.m. Wednesday, when the jury will receive its instructions before beginning deliberations. Trump faces […]
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Marathon closing arguments come to an end; jury to receive instructions at 10 a.m.
Closing arguments wrapped up at 8 p.m. after a marathon 10-hour session where both the defense and prosecution meticulously laid out their arguments in former President Donald Trump’s historic hush money trial. Todd Blanche, Trump’s attorney, spent nearly three hours seeking to poke holes in the prosecution’s case. Specifically, Blanche targeted the testimony of key […]
Savanna Schools receive technology grant
May 27—The Oklahoma Educational Technology Trust announced the 21 schools selected to receive grants for the 2024-2025 school year. Established to provide the latest technologies and teacher training to Oklahoma schools, OETT, administered by Communities Foundation of Oklahoma, is awarding each of the 21 schools with $40,000 to purchase new technology equipment. Additionally, each school […]
Orlando to receive over $500M in federal grants for high schoolers and low-income seniors
Orlando is set to receive more than half-a-million dollars that will support programs aimed at helping high schoolers and low-income seniors, according to a recent announcement from Congressman Maxwell Frost. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS The City of Orlando’s Operation AmeriCorps program, and non-profit organization Volunteers for Community Impact Incorporated programs will receive $652,727 […]
ROTC cadets don’t receive military death benefits. Families who lost loved ones are trying to change that.
WASHINGTON — Jessica Swan’s daughter Mackenzie was her “miracle baby.” She was kind, smart, and always wanted to be a scientist — even correcting her mom on the pronunciations of various dinosaurs in grade school. She grew up to be an artist and an athlete, with a love of the mountains in Alaska, where she […]
State to receive $19M to detect cancer-causing chemicals in water
May 23—New Mexico will get about $19 million in federal infrastructure money to expand efforts to detect PFAS in the water systems of the state’s smaller and disadvantaged communities. The grant money will be made available to 500 communities to test their public water systems for PFAS and other emerging toxic chemicals that pose a […]
Do police receive more calls during Spring Bike Rally or Black Bike Week? What we learned
Reality Check is a new Sun News series holding those in power accountable, shining a light on local issues, and answering readers’ essential questions. Have a question or concern we can answer? Email online@thesunnews.com. When Black bikers roll into the Myrtle Beach area over Memorial Day weekend, it has been suggested that an increase in […]
UK blood scandal victims to receive payouts this year: govt
Victims of a decades-long contaminated blood scandal that has killed about 3,000 people in Britain will start receiving final compensation payments this year, the government said on Tuesday, with some likely to receive sums of around £2 million. More than 30,000 people, including children, were infected with viruses such as HIV and hepatitis after being […]
Milwaukee expected to receive severe evening weather, storms expected in Madison area earlier
Western and central Wisconsin will see two separate rounds of storms on Tuesday, before a third severe weather system passes through the state and impacts Milwaukee in the evening. The National Weather Service is forecasting that third storm system to reach Milwaukee and has the potential to bring damaging wind gusts over 74 mph, hail […]
Bemidji High School students receive nearly $3 million in scholarships at annual senior awards program
May 20—BEMIDJI — Bemidji High School students were recently recognized at the annual senior awards program that took place on May 16 for receiving scholarships and earning honors upon graduation. Over $300,000 of private scholarship dollars and about $2.5 million in university dollars were awarded to the 2024 graduating class. Bemidji High School 2024 honor […]
Naperville residents receive college/university degrees, named to honor rolls and dean’s lists
The following Naperville residents have completed college/university degrees or have been named to their school’s dean’s list, honor roll or similar academic achievement list. Names, degrees and honors appear below as provided by the respective schools. GRADUATIONS University of Georgia in Athens: Sydney Clare Rohm. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee: Amine Daali, doctorate, College of Engineering & […]
Eastowne Business Park to receive infrastructure upgrades
May 19—Efforts are ramping up to attract additional business near the outskirts of town. The city of St. Joseph is using $3 million from its 2024 Capital Improvements Program tax to install additional infrastructure, like storm drainage, water lines, sidewalks and lighting at Eastowne Business Park. Brad Lau, vice president of economic development for the […]