Tennis Legend Serena Williams Announces Her Retirement – NBC Connecticut
Tennis legend Serena Williams announces her retirement originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington Serena Williams is preparing to say farewell to professional tennis after a 22-year career that included a record 23 Grand Slam titles. [...]
California chief justice calls for oversight of private judges
The private judging industry needs stronger oversight, California’s chief justice said, following a Times report last week on the role for-hire judges played in Los Angeles attorney Tom Girardi’s suspected swindling of clients out of [...]
Chris Sprowls’ podcast returns for 2nd season, eyes ESG effects
House Speaker Chris Sprowls and author Vivek Ramaswamy take on “woke capitalism” in the Season 2 premiere of Sprowls’ “Read, White & Blue” podcast. In the first episode of the second season of his podcast, [...]
Karen Swift’s husband indicted a decade after death
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — The husband of Karen Swift, a woman who was found dead after a Halloween party, has been indicted in her death, the Dyer County Sheriff’s Office announced. A Dyer County grand [...]
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, August 8, 2022
The MV LeConte, an Alaska state ferry, sits at the dock in the Southeast village of Angoon on Thursday, March 28, 2019. (Nat Herz/Alaska’s Energy Desk) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. Send news tips, [...]
Boulder County Community Services announce 2023 Human Services Fund …
Boulder County Community Services Department announced the 2023 Human Services Fund grant application for community-based human services programs. According to a news release, the department anticipates awarding $1.3 million in funding to qualified community organizations through [...]
Police respond to Block Island ferry terminal
NARRAGANSETT, R.I. (WPRI) — Police are gathered outside the Block Island Ferry terminal in Point Judith. It’s unclear exactly what happened, though a 12 News crew on the scene saw cruisers from Narragansett, Charlestown, North [...]
Biden to halt controversial ‘Remain in Mexico’ program
The Biden administration will halt the use of a Trump-era policy that forced migrants seeking asylum to remain in Mexico, after a Supreme Court ruling said the government could unwind the program, according to two [...]
Mar-a-Lago FBI raid outrages state Republican pols, dubbed ‘3rd World’ move
The historic spectacle of the FBI raiding the former President’s instantly recognizable Palm Beach estate lit Twitter on fire Monday night with outraged Republicans venting about the news. State Republicans argued the raid is an [...]
Alabama GOP to consider closed primaries at upcoming meeting
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — Alabama is one of 15 states with open primaries, meaning you don’t need to register as a Republican or Democrat to vote, but that could be changing. The Alabama GOP will [...]
Anchorage Health Department director resigns amid investigation into…
As director of the Anchorage Health Department, Joe Gerace oversaw everything from COVID-19 response and homelessness, to restaurant inspections and animal control. (Jeff Chen/Alaska Public Media) Anchorage health director Joe Gerace resigned Monday, hours after [...]
Seesaws, hurdles no obstacle for goats at Boulder County Fair
There were no ribbons for clichés at the Boulder County Fair 4-H utility goat show Monday afternoon. Benjamin Weber leads his goat Daryl over a hurdle during the goat obstacle show at the Boulder County [...]
FBI conducted search of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate
The FBI searched former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate as part of an investigation into whether he took classified records from the White House to his Florida residence. Trump disclosed the action in a lengthy [...]
Manchester man who was leader of nationwide romance and lottery scam gets prison, has to pay back $5.9 million
Federal prosecutors said that between about August 2015 and March 2020, Fasasi and others “used lottery scams, romance scams and other fraudulent means to induce elderly victims to provide them with money, gifts and personal [...]
Anaheim man sentenced to 10 years in prison for series of freeway shootings
A man accused of a series of shootings, where he fired a BB gun at passing cars on roads and freeways in Southern California last year, was sentenced to 10 years in state prison Monday [...]
Last Call for 8.8.22 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics
Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and his top challenger, Democratic U.S. Rep. Val Demings, continued pumping cash into ads, with [...]
Sheriff: 3 arrested after drugs found at tattoo shop
JACKSON COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) – Three people now face several drug charges after a search of a Scottsboro tattoo shop. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said several drugs and drug paraphernalia were found during a [...]
Anchorage school meal program faces worker shortage, loss of pandemi…
Server/Cashier Julie Whitfield prepares for lunch at Dena’ina Elementary School in Wasilla in 2020. In Anchorage, the school district is struggling to hire cafeteria workers this year. (Jeff Chen/Alaska Public Media) It’s not just bus [...]
One defendant in Louisville police vehicle arson case takes plea dea…
Johnny Holden (Boulder County Sheriff’s Office) One of the men accused of lighting a Louisville police SUV on fire last year has entered into a plea agreement. Johnny Holden, 35, pleaded guilty in Boulder District [...]
Brush Fire Closes Route 34 in Oxford – NBC Connecticut
Part of Route 34 in Oxford is closed due to a nearby brush fire, according to the state Dept. of Transportation. Officials said the road is closed at Punkup Road. It's unknown when the road [...]
‘Street Outlaws’ star Ryan Fellows is killed in car crash
Ryan Fellows, star of the Discovery Channel’s racing show “Street Outlaws: Fastest in America,” was killed in a car crash Sunday, the show confirmed on social media. “The Street Outlaws family is heartbroken by the [...]
Father, son get life for hate crime in Ahmaud Arbery’s death
The White father and son convicted of murder in Ahmaud Arbery’s fatal shooting after they chased him through a Georgia neighborhood were sentenced Monday to life in prison for committing a federal hate crime. A [...]
Man accused of stealing from church and funeral home
DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) – A Decatur man is accused of stealing catalytic converters from a church and trying to steal another from a funeral home. Andrew Scott Strasser, 31, has been charged with three counts [...]
Bird flu concerns mean there will be no chickens, turkey, geese or d…
The Alaska State Fair in 2021. (Matthew Faubion/Alaska Public Media) There will be no chickens, turkeys, geese or ducks on display at this year’s Alaska State Fair in Palmer due to concerns about spreading bird [...]
Louisville development plan is worse than old one; voting is key to …
Sally Bruggeman: Development: New Louisville plans are worse than old ones Holy crap! Last April, Louisville citizens, despite being outspent thirty-six to one, prevailed against a developer wanting to build three million square feet of [...]