Tag: Local News

Driver Who Crashed Into Law Enforcement Cadets in Los Angeles Claims He Fell Asleep at the Wheel

The SUV driver who crashed into a group of law enforcement cadets last week in Los Angeles County has denied claims of intentional wrongdoing and said that he fell asleep at the wheel. “It wasn’t intentional,” Nicholas Joseph Gutierrez, 22, said in an interview with NBC Los Angeles on Monday, adding, “I wish it never…


Middletown, New York, Warming Station Shelters Homeless From Cold Nights

Alexis Dunning works at a Family Dollar store, but her back pain and anxiety make it hard for her to do long hours. She struggles to make ends meet. As winter inches closer, she finds herself homeless again. She was among 17 homeless people who took shelter at the only overnight warming station in Middletown…


LIVE NOW: Chuck Schumer Gives Updates on Funding, Services for New York

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will give New Yorkers the latest updates from Washington, D.C, including the funding and assistance he has delivered in various acts and plans, in a breakfast event at 8:30 a.m. on Nov. 22, hosted by ABNY, a nonprofit organization to promote the growth and renewal of the people, businesses, and…


Chuck Schumer Gives Updates on Funding, Services for New York

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will give New Yorkers the latest updates from Washington, D.C, including the funding and assistance he has delivered in various acts and plans, in a breakfast event at 8:30 a.m. on Nov. 22, hosted by ABNY, a nonprofit organization to promote the growth and renewal of the people, businesses, and…


Top Congresswoman Investigated for Alleged Ethics Violations, Seeking to Attend Met Gala

Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) is under investigation for allegedly asking for an invitation to the Met Gala, which would violate House rules and federal law on solicitation of gifts, according to a congressional ethics watchdog. In a June report (pdf) released on Nov. 21, the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) said it has “substantial reason…


Warnock Stumps In Walker’s Hometown

At a formerly segregated school in Herschel Walker’s hometown, there was little love for him shown Monday night. His opponent in Georgia’s Senate runoff, Raphael Warnock, spoke at a Wrightsville rally where more than 200 people had crowded into what was once the Dock Kemp School’s cafeteria and auditorium. Georgia Republican Senatorial candidate Herschel Walker speaks at…


Police Hail ‘Hero’ Bystanders, Including Veteran, Who Took Down Colorado Nightclub Shooting Suspect

Police in Colorado have identified the two “heroes” who took down the gunman suspected of opening fire at a nightclub last weekend, killing five people and wounding dozens more. In a statement on Monday, the Colorado Springs Police Department named the two heroic bystanders as Thomas James and Richard Fierro, a decorated Army veteran. “Their exact actions…


2 Arrested After Twitter Threats to ‘Shoot Up a Synagogue’: NYC Officials

NEW YORK—Social media posts about attacking a synagogue represented a real danger to the city’s Jewish community, Mayor Eric Adams said Monday. “This was not an idle threat,” Adams said at a news conference where he was joined by officials from the FBI, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and other agencies involved in the arrests early…


New Mexico Police: Planned Attack Led to University Shooting

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—New Mexico investigators say a University of New Mexico (UNM) student conspired with two other students and a teenage girl to lure a visiting New Mexico State University basketball player onto campus, leading to a shootout that left the UNM student dead and the player wounded. The investigation into the shooting early Saturday continued…


Mohave County Delays Certifying Arizona Election Results in Protest

A second Arizona county on Monday delayed certifying its midterm election results until the Nov. 28 deadline in a show of solidarity with Maricopa County, where voting problems were reported on Election Day. The Mohave County board of supervisors explicitly promised during a meeting they would certify the results by Nov. 28, saying their decision to…