May 11—Dozens of officers and deputies gathered Friday morning at the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office for the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run — the first since former Decatur police Chief Ed Taylor, a Special Olympics advocate, died last month. “It’s a wonderful event,” said Carol Taylor, Ed Taylor’s widow. “They’ve raised many, many dollars for […]
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DPS Special Agent receives Lifesaving Award
A special agent with the Texas Department of Public Safety recently won a Lifesaving Award for his actions in finding a missing child from Corpus Christi. Henry J. Schultz, a special agent in the Criminal Investigations Division of DPS, was recognized by the Texas Public Safety Commission and DPS Director Steve McCraw at the PSC […]
Arkansas fiscal session ends without funding for Game and Fish, special session possible
The Arkansas General Assembly failed to pass an appropriations bill for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission on Thursday, the last day of the fiscal session, leaving the agency’s funding up in the air. This means that at the start of of the new fiscal year on July 1, the Game and Fish Commission will […]
Remarkable Women special airing May 11
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Each week in March, WKRG News 5 highlighted local women who work to better the lives of others — but just because March is over does not mean that Remarkable Women is too. The station’s parent company, Nexstar, is hosting a 1 hour special on the accomplishments of the Remarkable Women […]
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US special forces want longer reach for rockets, snipers, robots
TAMPA, Fla. — Special operators are pushing for more firepower in their small teams, asking industry for a lighter shoulder-fired rocket, a long-range sniper rifle, and both land- and air-based weaponized drones. Lt. Col. Tosh Lancaster told the audience at the Special Operations Force Week conference that U.S. Special Operations Command plans to publish a […]
Trailer with equipment for Special Olympics stolen from Lansing school
LANSING — A trailer containing Special Olympics equipment has been stolen from a Lansing school, police said. In social media posts, Lansing police asked that anyone who sees the trailer report it to them “so the athletes can participate in their event this weekend.” Lansing police said this Special Olympics trailer was stolen recently, and […]
Biden administration will seek partial end to special court oversight of child migrants
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Biden administration will seek to partially end the 27-year-old court supervision of how the federal government cares for child migrants traveling alone, shortly after producing its own list of safeguards against mistreatment, an attorney involved in the case says. The Justice Department has told opposing attorneys it will ask a […]
SLO County gas station and convenience store to get new owners. ‘A pretty special place’
The Old Cambria Market convenience store and Shell gas station will change owners next month. According to a notice on the door, the store located at 589 Main St. in Cambria, is being transferred to Harbor Business Ventures Inc. Old Cambria Market is currently owned by John Hallvik and Eric Johnson who are both retiring. […]
45 Mother’s Day movies to watch on Mom’s special day
There are so many ways to celebrate your mom on Mother’s Day. You could make her a playlist of Mother’s Day songs, craft a homemade card with a thoughtful message, plan a fun day out, post a cute throwback photo on Instagram, or send her a sweet text. Besides gifts and flowers, your mom probably […]
These snakes not only fake their own deaths, they use gory special effects to do it
Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Awards season may be over for human actors this year, but there’s no rest for some of nature’s most audacious thespians. Dice snakes can fake their own death when being attacked by predators, putting […]
Special operators set to pick light machine gun in new caliber
TAMPA, Fla. — U.S. special operations officials are set to select a new machine gun in the coming months to give shooters .50-caliber-like performance in a lightweight machine gun package, according to the program manager for special operations lethality. Army Lt. Col. Tosh Lancaster said here Tuesday during the Special Operations Forces Week conference that […]