Month: August 2022

An East Hartford man was accused of getting out of his vehicle and hitting a Department of Transportation employee who asked him not to drive in an active construction zone on Interstate 84 in West Hartford, police said . Luis Moreno Jr., 31, was allegedly driving westbound on I-84 near Exit 41 in West Hartford around 11:58 p.m. Tuesday while the right lane was closed for construction, according to the trooper H of the Connecticut State Police. He allegedly drove into the active construction zone, where a state Department of Transportation employee directed him to leave the area. Moreno Jr….

St. PAUL – Final counts for Minnesota’s Tuesday, Aug. 9 primary election have not yet been certified, but Secretary of State Steve Simon said voter turnout appeared to be “relatively strong” compared to other years . More than 18 percent of eligible voters cast ballots in the 2022 primary, according to preliminary counts from the Secretary of State’s Office. Preliminary results show more than 700,000 people voted for the republican governor and farm labor democrat candidates Those numbers could change as local election officials across the state certify their results, and the final official turnout likely won’t be available until…

Updates will be provided once the investigation is complete August 10, 2022 3:50 p.m Published: August 10, 2022 3:50 p.m VICTORIA, Texas – Deputies with the Victoria County Sheriff’s Office are charging four subjects with operating an illegal gambling den. At 12:31 a.m. Wednesday, the Victoria County Sheriff’s Office received an anonymous call of a fight in progress at a business in the 8700 block of Hwy 59 S. Deputies arrived and determined there was no fight or assault. While on site, an investigation determined that the site was an illegal arcade. At this time, officials are obtaining a search…

Fish biologists thought this could be a deadly summer for Rogue salmon, but their fears have cooled along with the water. Brandon Hiatt, a Klamath Falls fishing guide, cleans a spring chinook salmon at TouVelle State Recreation Area in July. [Jamie Lusch / Mail Tribune] Despite a dozen recent triple-digit days that had the potential to trigger fatal fish diseases, this summer’s Rogue River salmon migration has been pretty smooth, thanks to plenty of stored reservoir water . Water releases from Lost Creek Lake have boosted Rogue flows enough to allay biologists’ fears that spring chinook salmon on their way…

Governor Kemp launches an economic plan ATLANTA — A day after Stacey Abrams unveiled her economic plan, Gov. Brian Kemp made a big economic announcement. Kemp said it was another record year for the Georgia economy. “We tell people all the time that we live in the best state to live, work and raise our families. And that is the great state of Georgia. I believe that more than ever,” Kemp said. Just three months before Election Day, Kemp announced what he says was another record year for the Georgia economy. At the Capitol, he told reporters that the amount…

These projects are expected to come online in late 2024 and 2025, respectively. Kemp said even without the Rivian and Hyundai projects, the state still would have set a job record over the past year. Abrams has credited Democrats, specifically Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, with laying the groundwork for companies to come to Georgia, and criticized the $1 billion state-backed incentive packages used to close the two deals of electric vehicle factories. “Listen to me clearly, we don’t have to raise taxes,” Abrams said Wednesday of his agenda. “All we have to do is raise our expectations of…

LYNN, MASS. (WHDH) – A 13-year veteran of the Peabody Police Department was arrested by Lynn Police for trespassing, according to Essex County District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett. James Festa was arrested by police Wednesday morning after a Lynn resident called 911, reporting a man had entered the residence and refused to leave. Festa has been charged with breaking and entering during the day for the crime of fearing a person. Peabody police placed Festa on paid administrative leave. Officials said Peabody Police Chief Thomas Griffin ordered an internal investigation into the incident. Festa was arraigned Wednesday in Lynn District Court…