Month: June 2023

UPDATE (31/5/2023 14:45): The subject has been located, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. A Silver Alert has been issued for a missing 82-year-old man who was last seen in McCurtain County Wednesday morning, according to OHP Troopers. Troopers say 82-year-old Donald Hamm was last seen at the address of 986 Beargrass Trail in Ringold, Oklahoma. Authorities say Hamm is 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs around 170 pounds. Hamm also has gray hair and brown eyes. Authorities say Hamm suffered from dementia and may have a three-legged black and white dog with him. This is breaking news, please…

FULTON COUNTY, Ark. (KAIT) – A shooting in Fulton County that left one person dead is currently under investigation. Sheriff Jake Smith told K8 News that deputies responded to that shooting near Glencoe on Wednesday, May 31. He said Brandon Chrisco, 27, had at least one gunshot wound. Chrisco was pronounced dead at the scene by the county coroner. Smith said a suspect was taken into custody, but no charges have been filed. K8 News will continue to follow this developing story for new details. BREAKING: Fulton County Sheriff Jake Smith said deputies responded May 31 to reports of a…

For free real-time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox, sign up for our breaking news emails Sign up to our free emails for breaking news A Florida federal jury on Thursday awarded $63.5 million to a pair of businessmen who claimed a Miami city commissioner used his office to harass them after they supported the political opponent of commissioner Miami City Commissioner Joe Carollo was found civilly liable in federal court in Fort Lauderdale for violating the First Amendment rights of Little Havana business owners William Fuller and Martin Pinilla. The six-member jury awarded $8.6 million in compensatory…

CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC) – Advocates for Charleston’s gay and queer community say they’re excited about big plans and events this Pride month, despite what they say felt like an attack on the community by state legislators this session. Chase Glenn is the director of Alliance For Full Acceptance. The North Charleston-based advocacy group does a lot of lobbying in the statehouse for and against certain bills that deal with gay, queer and transgender people. “This year, there were 19 anti-LGBTQ bills introduced in our statehouse here in South Carolina,” says Glenn. The bill spawned in both the South Carolina House…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) – A federal jury in Florida on Thursday awarded $63.5 million to a pair of businessmen who claimed a Miami city commissioner used his office to harass them after they supported the political opponent of the commissioner. Miami City Commissioner Joe Carollo was found civilly liable in federal court in Fort Lauderdale for violating the First Amendment rights of Little Havana business owners William Fuller and Martin Pinilla. The six-member jury awarded $8.6 million in compensatory and $25.7 million in punitive damages to Fuller, as well as $7.3 million in compensatory and $21.9 million in punitive…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A man pleaded guilty Thursday to assaulting Democratic Rep. Angie Craig of Minnesota in the elevator of her Washington apartment building in February, court records show. Kendrid Khalil Hamlin pleaded guilty to charges of assault on a member of Congress and assault on law enforcement officers, according to court records. Hamlin was also accused of assaulting two officers as they tried to arrest him on the same day as Craig’s attack. Hamlin’s attorneys said in an emailed statement that he “accepted responsibility for his actions today in the sincere hope of moving toward the rehabilitation and mental…

The Wyoming Supreme Court has ruled that the Uinta County Republican Party must follow state rules regarding its internal elections. This sets a precedent for all political parties at the county level despite their status as private organizations. County-level political parties such as the Uinta County Republicans are run by a precinct committee. This committee is elected by party members during the primary election, when registered Republicans or Democrats vote on who will represent their district at local party meetings. The district committee then votes for its own internal leaders, and according to a recent sentence of the Supreme Court…

SALT LAKE CITY — In what should come as no surprise, record snowfall brought a record number of skiers to Utah’s slopes last season. Ski Utah reports that the 7.1 million skier visits to the state in 2022-23 were up 22 percent from the previous record set a year earlier. The high numbers are a reflection of the resorts opening earlier and staying open much later due to the endless winter. Nearly all of Utah’s 15 ski resorts broke snowfall records, while the three that fell short still had their snowiest seasons in years. At 903 inches, Alta Ski Area…