Category: State News

Sharks Bite 2 Fishermen in Florida Keys in Separate Incidents

SUMMERLAND KEY, Fla.—Two fishermen have been bitten by sharks in separate incidents less than 36 hours apart in the Florida Keys, officials said. Last Thursday, a 20-year-old Miami-Dade County man was bitten in the leg while spearfishing with two other people off Marathon, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. A medical…


Teen Arrested for Bringing Rifle, Ammunition to High School in Arizona: Police

Authorities in Arizona arrested a teenage student after he allegedly brought an AR-15-style rifle and ammunition to a high school in Phoenix, according to officials. In a letter to parents, Bostrom High School Principal Michelle Gutierrez de Jimenez said staff received a tip on May 19 about a possible weapon on campus and immediately notified…


Pregnant NYC Hospital Worker Accused of Citi Bike Theft Provides Receipts

In a recent incident that gained significant attention on social media, a Manhattan hospital worker was accused of attempting to take a Citi Bike from a young black man. However, the woman’s lawyer has provided receipts indicating that she was the one who paid for the bike at the center of the viral incident. The…


Middletown District Showcases K-12 Programs at Annual Community Event

Thousands of residents got to see Middletown School District programs at an annual community event at the local high school on May 19. Student-organized exhibits and interactive sessions took up three floors of the school building, covering arts, engineering, biomedicine, coding, and humanities. “This is the most exciting time of the year because [our students]…


College Student Who Tracks Elon Musk’s Private Jet Is Now Targeting Ron DeSantis

The college student who tracks Elon Musk’s private jet on Twitter has now turned his attention to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s plane. Jack Sweeney, a University of Central Florida student, has set up a Twitter account with the handle @DeSantisJet to track the movements of DeSantis’s government-owned jet. It follows days after Florida passed a…


IN-DEPTH: Mile High City of Denver Feeling the Strain of Illegal Immigration

DENVER, Colo.—Pastor Bryan Sederwall, director of the Denver Dream Center, says he’s used to getting requests to meet the basic needs of the city’s homeless and less fortunate on short notice. City officials gave him just days to set up a temporary supply center for newly arrived asylum seekers from south of the U.S.-Mexico border….


IN-DEPTH: Sanctuary City Denver Scrambles for Resources Amid Surge of Illegal Immigrants

DENVER, Colo.—Pastor Bryan Sederwall, CEO of the Denver Dream Center, says he’s used to getting requests to meet the basic needs of the city’s homeless and less fortunate on short notice. City officials gave him just days to set up a temporary supply center for newly arrived asylum seekers from south of the U.S.-Mexico border….


Pedestrian Lying in Street Injured by Hit-and-Run Driver in San Diego

SAN DIEGO—A pedestrian was seriously injured Saturday by a hit-and-run driver after the victim laid down in the road in the Rolando neighborhood, police said. The injury took place at 4:56 a.m. Saturday in the 6300 block of El Cajon Boulevard, according to Officer David O’Brien of the San Diego Police Department. A vehicle of…


DeSantis Asks That Judge Be Disqualified From Disney’s Free Speech Lawsuit

ORLANDO, Fla.—Gov. Ron DeSantis is asking that a federal judge be disqualified from the First Amendment lawsuit filed by Disney against the Florida governor and his appointees, claiming the jurist’s prior statements in other cases have raised questions about his impartiality on the state’s efforts to take over Disney World’s governing body. DeSantis’s attorney filed…


New Trial Ordered for Man Who Spent 15 Years on Death Row in Death of 3-Year-Old Boy

CINCINNATI—A new trial has been ordered for a man who spent more than a decade and a half on Ohio’s death row in the 2006 death of the 3-year-old son of his former live-in girlfriend. Lamont Hunter, 54, was convicted of aggravated murder, child endangering, and rape in the death of Trustin Blue, who authorities…