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Kaylee Greenlee Some police departments are having a hard time recruiting potential officers as others gear up for what could be another summer of civil unrest. Demonstrations criticizing officer’s use of force and demanding general police reform last year hurt departments’ recruitment efforts leading to…
Read More Police Recruiting Plummets While Crime Surges In Major US Cities
Fort Myers, FL – U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell has sentenced Chester “Chet” Risco (36, North Fort Myers) to 19 years and 7 months in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine. Risco had pleaded guilty to four counts of distributing the drug on September 1,…
Read More North Fort Myers Man Sentenced To More Than 19 Years In Prison For Distribution Of MethamphetamineThomas Catenacci Anthony Fauci accused Americans of “misinterpreting” the federal government’s latest mask guidance, which allows vaccinated individuals not to wear masks in most settings. People have misinterpreted the updated Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance released, White House coronavirus adviser Anthony Fauci told Axios on Wednesday. Many Americans…
Read More Americans Are ‘Misinterpreting’ CDC Mask Rules, Fauci Says
Kaylee Greenlee Border officials seized nearly 2,400 more pounds of fentanyl from January to April 2021 than during the same period in 2020, according to Customs and Border Protection. Officials seized nearly 3,290 pounds of fentanyl in the first four months of 2021 compared to…
Read More Border Officials Seized 2,400 Pounds More Of Fentanyl In The First Four Months Of 2021 Than During The Same Period In 2020
The FBI says the death of a transgender woman is being investigated as a possible hate crime. Jenna Franks’ body was found on February 24, 2021, near Ellis Boulevard and White Street. City workers were clearing the ditch area when they saw a body next…
Read More FBI And Police Reward Up To $15,000 In North Carolina Homicide Of Transgender Woman Jenna Franks
A prior sex offender who was on parole supervision at the time of his latest offense was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 186 months in prison and a lifetime of supervised release for attempting to sexually coerce a minor to engage in unlawful…
Read More Ohio Man Gets 15-Years In Prison Trying to Sexually Coerce A Child
Thomas Catenacci The influential Empire State Manufacturing Survey conducted by the New York Federal Reserve Bank showed that manufacturing prices are rising at a record pace. Both the future manufacturing prices paid and future prices received indices hit record highs, according to the Empire State Manufacturing Survey report released Monday.…
Read More Manufacturing Prices Rise At Record Pace, Influential Fed Report Shows
By Sarah Kwon Last summer, Anna Ramsey suffered a flare-up of juvenile dermatomyositis, a rare autoimmune condition, posing a terrifying prospect for the Los Angeles resident: She might have to undergo chemotherapy, further compromising her immune system during a pandemic. After an agonizing three-day wait, the…
Read More Doctors Now Must Provide Patients Their Health Data, Online And On-Demand
Kaylee Greenlee Pro-Palestine groups organized dozens of anti-Israel demonstrations in major U.S. cities over the weekend after Israeli forces responded to rocket attacks from Gaza with airstrikes. Samidoun, a group designated as a terror organization in Israel with active chapters in the U.S., advertised 80 demonstrations from Friday through…
Read More Activist Groups That Support Terrorists Organize Anti-Israel Protests Across US
A former correctional officer with the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office (RPSO), Detention Center 1, in Alexandria, Louisiana, was sentenced today in federal court for violating the civil rights of three inmates in his custody. Cody Richardson, 31, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Dee…
Read More Former Louisiana Correctional Officer Sentenced for Violating the Civil Rights of Three Inmates