When President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump took the debate stage Thursday night, it was unknown how their performances might influence voters as they promoted their campaigns ahead of the November election. We asked for your reactions, and here’s what some of you said: ▪ Did Joey show up? I thought for sure that […]
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Viral video shows California mom accosting drag queens. UC Davis, her employer, responded
UC Davis published a statement Tuesday about “offensive comments” made by employee Beth Bourne while she was on a family vacation in Hawaii. Bourne, the local chapter president for parents rights group Moms for Liberty, posted a video of herself confronting a group of drag queens who were filming a video at the hotel Bourne […]
Lilac Parade resumes after pause as police responded to shooting that left two people injured
May 18—A shooting in downtown forced a long pause in the annual Lilac Festival Armed Forces Torchlight Parade late Saturday as police worked to secure the area and emergency crews treated two injured people. The parade was paused about 9 p.m. after police received reports of a shooting inside PM Jacoy’s convenience store near Washington […]
Former Uvalde mayor is surprised a new report defends how police responded to school shooting
The former Uvalde mayor who ordered an investigation into actions by local police during the Robb Elementary School shooting said Friday he was surprised the report defended officers and believes the acting chief on the scene failed during the 2022 massacre. “What I’ve seen so far, it’s not quite what I was expecting,” said Don […]
How Republicans and Democrats responded to Biden’s State of the Union and Sen. Katie Britt’s GOP rebuttal
The reviews are in for President Biden’s State of the Union address and Sen. Katie Britt’s official Republican rebuttal. Here’s a roundup of notable reactions from both Republicans and Democrats to each. 📢 How the GOP reacted to Biden’s speech Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene heckles President Biden during the State of the Union. (Shawn Thew/Pool […]
Newberry Township Police responded to ‘swatting’ call at Walmart
Newberry Township Police responded to what turned to out to be a “swatting” incident at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 8 at the Walmart store at 50 Newberry Parkway, according to a news release. Police said they received a call from “a person reporting they shot someone, took another person hostage and placed bombs around the […]
Here’s how the NAACP has responded to Corpus Christi’s desalination proposal.
Proposed desalination development near a Northside Corpus Christi neighborhood has come under new fire on the heels of city officials taking their most significant steps to finance and construct the facility. The local chapter of the NAACP recently weighed in, taking an official position on the project, proposed for construction on a 17-acre tract of […]
Paso Robles police responded to call for shots fired — but all they found were bullet casings
The Paso Robles Police Department is looking for possible suspects after gun fire was heard early Sunday morning in Paso Robles — but no actual shooter was found. In a department news release, police said they responded to a call about gun fire near the 100 block of Almond Street at 4:09 a.m. Upon arriving […]
Police responded to shots fired Sunday morning near Campus Corner
Jan. 29—Around 2 a.m. Sunday morning, three Norman law enforcement agencies responded to a gunshot near the intersection of Asp Avenue and Duffy Street. According to a Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office press release, deputies were patrolling the area when they heard a gunshot in the northern area of Campus Corner. The deputies subsequently witnessed a […]
Will Uvalde grand jury indict officers who responded to school shooting? Here’s how it works
Law enforcement officers who responded to the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting could face criminal charges from a grand jury in Uvalde County. A total of 376 officers from local, state and federal agencies responded to the event on May 24, 2022, but as of this writing, it’s not clear how many of those officers […]
A voter pushed Nikki Haley to call Donald Trump a ‘grave danger’ to the US. Here’s how she responded
ANAMOSA, Iowa (AP) — Nikki Haley stopped short Thursday of answering one Iowa voter’s question the way he’d hoped. Asked by 44-year-old Jacob Schunk to label Donald Trump a “grave danger to our country,” Haley ticked through criticisms of the former president ranging from foreign policy to government spending. And then the former United Nations […]