Category: State News

Former NFL Player Damon Arnette Pleads Not Guilty in 2022 Vegas Strip Hotel Valet Gun Case

May 26, 2023
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LAS VEGAS—Former NFL cornerback Damon Arnette has pleaded not guilty in Nevada to felony charges and his lawyer is challenging his indictment alleging he displayed a handgun during an argument with Las Vegas Strip casino valets in January 2022. “He never brandished a gun. He never pointed a gun,” defense attorney Ross Goodman said Thursday…

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Rapper Fetty Wap Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Drug-Trafficking Scheme

May 26, 2023
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CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y.—As friends and family looked on, rapper Fetty Wap on Wednesday apologized for his actions and said he was “exactly where I’m supposed to be,” before a judge sentenced him to six years in federal prison for his role in a New York-based drug-trafficking scheme. The “Trap Queen” rapper, whose legal name is…

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Florida Citrus Industry Posts Worst Year Since 1930s After Hurricane Damage and Crop Disease

May 26, 2023
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Florida’s citrus industry posted its worse harvest since 1937, which should give orange fans some pause at the supermarket. Damage from the 2022 hurricane season, combined with the impact of citrus greening disease, is ravaging the Sunshine State’s orange crop. This will likely cause citrus prices to skyrocket nationwide, as Florida farmers recorded its smallest…

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Shell Agrees to Pay $10 Million for Air Pollution at Massive New Pennsylvania Petrochemical Plant

May 26, 2023
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Shell has agreed to pay $10 million to resolve allegations that it polluted the air around its massive new petrochemical refinery in western Pennsylvania, the administration of Gov. Josh Shapiro announced Wednesday. Shell acknowledged that the plant, located along the Ohio River about 30 miles outside of Pittsburgh, violated air emissions limits, officials said. The…

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Pennsylvania State Sen. Doug Mastriano Not Running for U.S. Senate

May 26, 2023
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Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano has announced he is not running for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Democrat Sen. Bob Casey Jr. He made the announcement Thursday evening with his wife, Rebecca “Rebbie” Mastriano, in a Facebook Live post. In a bid for Pennsylvania’s governor seat last year, Rebbie Mastriano campaigned alongside her husband…

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Pennsylvania State Sen. Doug Mastriano Not Running for US Senate

May 26, 2023
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Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano has announced he is not running for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Democrat Sen. Bob Casey Jr. He made the announcement Thursday evening with his wife, Rebecca “Rebbie” Mastriano, in a Facebook Live post. In a bid for Pennsylvania’s governor seat last year, Rebbie Mastriano campaigned alongside her husband…

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East Texas Teenager Charged With Murder in Killings of Parents and Siblings

May 25, 2023
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NASH, Texas—Authorities in east Texas have jailed an 18-year-old man on capital murder charges in the shootings of his parents, sister and brother. Police in the small town of Nash say officers responding to a report that a man had harmed his family and was threatening to kill himself on Tuesday found Cesar Olalde barricaded…

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Murder, Cruelty Charges Dismissed in Georgia Toddler’s Hot Car Death

May 25, 2023
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ATLANTA—A father from Georgia will not face another trial over his toddler’s death in a hot car, prosecutors said Thursday, after the Georgia Supreme Court last year reversed his murder and child cruelty convictions. Justin Ross Harris, 42, was found guilty in November 2016 on eight counts including malice murder in the June 2014 death…

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Orange County Law Enforcement Officials Offer Summer Safety Tips

May 25, 2023
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As summer approaches, Orange County law enforcement and emergency services officials reminded residents to enjoy the outdoors responsibly.  At a May 24 press conference in Port Jervis, officials offered safety tips on activities such as fireworks, swimming, boating, hiking, and party celebrations.  “It is the human element that we are here to talk about—the good decision-making…

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East LA Kidnapping Suspect Arrested, Alleged Victim Located

May 25, 2023
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EAST LOS ANGELES, Calif.—A man who allegedly forced a woman he was dating into a vehicle at gunpoint as she attempted to board a Montebello Transit bus was arrested May 23, and the woman was located safe and uninjured, authorities said. Angel Flores, 24, approached a woman from behind at about 8:40 p.m. Monday in…

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