Month: May 2023

An 18-year-old man was arrested on a charge of vehicular homicide after he ran a red light at a Dunedin intersection Wednesday and crashed into a woman’s car, killing her, officers said . Dominic Rampi of Dunedin was driving a 2011 BMW 335i south on Belcher Road at a high rate of speed around 10:50 p.m. when he ran a red light at the intersection with Curlew Road, according to the County Sheriff’s Office pinellas The BMW crashed into the side of a 2013 Dodge Charger that was headed east on Curlew. Dominic Rampi, 18, was arrested Thursday on a…

BETHEL PARK, Pa. — UPDATE: He has been found safe. Bethel Park police are searching for a missing 10-year-old boy. According to police, Dominic Mulig walked out of Hillcrest Christian Academy shortly after 7pm on Thursday. He is 4 feet 6 inches tall and weighs 70 pounds. He was last seen wearing a navy blue Penn State sweatshirt and navy blue shorts with an orange stripe down both sides. Dominic was last seen in the wooded area behind the school on Sylvania Drive. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact police at 412-833-2000. Download the FREE WPXI…

Two more Cañon City men have been arrested in connection with what Cañon City Police Lt. John Schick is calling “one of the largest and most deadly illegal drug busts in the last decade or more “. According to a news release issued by the Cañon City Police Department, an officer was dispatched to 260 Justice Center Road, Apt. B204, on April 2 for a report of a person not breathing. Upon arrival, an individual was found to have overdosed on fentanyl and was transported to St. Thomas More. CCPD narcotics detectives were notified and responded to the scene. After…

GRETCHEN’S SPOON Arconic, a Pittsburgh-based company with a plant in Riverdale, has been acquired. The company announced Thursday morning that Apollo Global Management, Inc. is buying the company for $5.2 billion. The purchase includes a minority investment of funds managed by subsidiaries of Irenic Capital Management. Subscribe today and support local journalism! In the Quad-Cities, Arconic employs 2,400 people, according to the Quad-Cities Chamber of Commerce. It was not immediately clear Thursday whether and to what extent the sale would affect the Riverdale plant. The deal calls for Arconic shareholders to receive $30 per share in cash, representing a premium…

It’s a scene that’s becoming more common outside state capitol buildings across the country: Protesters outraged that lawmakers inside are moving to pass new laws that restrict transgender rights. So far this year, there are 54 bills that restrict transgender rights approved in 18 statesaccording to the Monitoring of trans legislation. Most of these bills limit gender-affirming care for transgender youth and restrict their participation in school activities, such as sports. Despite the viral protest scenes, a novelty Scripps News/YouGov poll shows that Americans overwhelmingly support such laws. The poll found that 44 percent of Americans support laws restricting transgender…

Hundreds of protesters gathered at the Ohio Statehouse this week to protest a Republican plan to make it harder to amend the Ohio constitution. The state Supreme Court explained its definition of theft, and we checked out what Ohio’s election integrity unit has done. We break down what it all means on this week’s episode of Ohio Politics Explained. A podcast created by the USA TODAY Network Ohio Bureau to get you up to speed on the state’s political news in 15 minutes or less. This week, anchor Anna Staver was joined by reporter Laura Bischoff. Burglary vs Robbery Ohio’s…

A bill requiring California teachers to receive LGBTQ cultural competency training is again in fiscal trouble in light of the state’s growing budget deficit. Meanwhile, the expected completion date of the online trainings has been delayed by a year. Shortly after being sworn in last December, gay freshman Assemblyman Rick Chavez Zbur (D-West Hollywood) introduced House Bill 5, the Safe and Supportive Schools Act. It would require teachers and credentialed staff serving seventh- through twelfth grade public school students to take an online LGBTQ cultural competency training course when it begins in two years. The California Department of Education is…

The woman who was in critical condition after being shot in Inola has died, authorities say. Related story: Identified shot woman, dead in Inola; Suspect in custody This is a breaking news update as of 4/20/2023 9:05 PM Below is the original report: A man is accused of shooting his girlfriend in the head in Inola Wednesday night, Rogers County deputies said. Authorities said Jericho James Haverstick called police around 8 p.m. and said he had been shot in the head. Deputies later found the woman in a field along Highway 595. Related story: They find a woman with a…