To prepare for it’s closure, Wells College staff “cut corners,” resulting in damage to its prized Minerva Statue – a gift to the college from Charles Wells in 1868 – The Wells Legacy Society alleged late last week. The nonprofit organization was formed on May 15, 2024, by a group of Wells College alumnae responding […]
South Korean soldiers fired warning shots after North Korean troops briefly crossed the border for the second time this month. About 20-30 North Korean soldiers were doing construction work in the area when they crossed the military demarcation line that is the border between the two countries, South Korea’s joint chiefs of staff said, according […]
CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A Charlotte man has been sentenced to six and a half years in federal prison for his role in a real estate fraud scheme, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Dennis S. Lepka, Jr., 42, of Charlotte, was also ordered to pay more than $2 million in restitution. Officials said […]
The Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating an assault involving approximately seven students that occurred at James M. Bennett High School earlier Friday morning. On Friday, May 24, at 7:37 a.m., the School Resource Deputy assigned to James M. Bennett High School witnessed a large fight near the main entrance to the school. Road […]
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – More than four years after a Pennsylvania man was accused of kidnapping his girlfriend, bringing her to Nevada, and then killing her, a federal grand jury has found him guilty. John Matthew Chapman was on trial and charged with kidnapping resulting in the death of Pennsylvania resident Jaime Feden. He was […]
Apr. 7—New Mexico Highlands University is the latest victim in a series of local cyberattacks: A ransomware attack threatened the university’s cybersecurity defenses last week, resulting in canceled classes and disruptions in employee payroll systems. Classes — in-person and online — will be canceled through Tuesday, campus officials announced Sunday via an online emergency operations […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A Columbus resident’s dash camera captured the moment a car without a license plate took over an intersection and crashed into another vehicle – a growing trend law enforcement said started early this year. On March 23, police were called to Williams Road and Alum Creek Drive in the South Alum […]
The Armed Forces of Ukraine have launched a missile strike from multiple launch rocket systems targeting a cluster of Russian forces in the town of Olenivka, Donetsk Oblast. The attack resulted in the injury and death of several dozen Russians. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook Quote: “Early reports on […]
A small plane carrying Rio Tinto workers to the company’s Diavik diamond mine in Canada’s remote Northwest Territories has crashed shortly after takeoff, resulting in a number of fatalities. The aircraft – identified by Canada’s Transportation Safety Board as a BAE Jetstream – was found near the Slave River after leaving Fort Smith on Tuesday […]
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The mother of 19-year-old Isaiah Williams filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Federal Court against the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and several officers nearly two years after police shot and killed her son. The lawsuit demands at least $1 million, saying officers – who shot Williams 17 times – violated […]