Tag: Local News

Arizona County Approves Plan to Hand Count Ballots

A Republican-controlled county in Arizona will hand count some ballots cast at polls in November’s midterm congressional elections after voting to approve the measure on Oct. 24. The Cochise County Board of Supervisors in southeastern Arizona voted 2–1 on Monday to count ballots in next month’s elections by hand. Republican Supervisors Peggy Judd and Tom Crosby supported the…


Texas Lawmaker, Parents Battle School District Over Sexual Content in Libraries

A Texas state representative and local parents say they’ve battled mostly “woke” school board trustees for almost a year to remove sexually explicit books from their city’s school libraries. “It’s been a very long story and a very big fight,” State Rep. Jared Patterson, a Republican from Frisco, told The Epoch Times. Patterson said he…


‘Bounced up Like It Hit a Bump’: Train Derails at Missouri Amusement Park

A Missouri amusement park has reported that a steam train derailed on Wednesday night, injuring six guests and one employee. A passenger and guest of the park said the carriage “bounced” before tipping. “Silver Dollar City confirms that earlier this evening, sections of the Frisco Silver Dollar Line Steam Train derailed from the track,” the…


New Partnership Aims to Grow Business at Port of Baltimore

The Port of Baltimore is expanding through a new partnership. Tradepoint Atlantic and Terminal Investment Limited are preparing to establish a 165-acre rail-served container terminal at Coke Point, Gov. Larry Hogan said, that officials with the project say will create about 1,000 new jobs in the region. The project launches a major phase of Sparrows…


Ahead of Halloween, Police Warn Parents of Rainbow-Colored Fentanyl ‘Candies’

With Halloween falling on Oct. 31, many children are looking forward to trick-or-treating. However, with the trafficking of fentanyl on the rise, U.S. law enforcers have reminded parents to stay on high alert to avoid “fentanyl” candies. A number of cases of fentanyl pills disguised as candies have been recently identified with the Pasadena Police…


Education Is Key to Reclaiming America, Vietnam Veteran Tells Local GOP Event in Pennsylvania

WEST CHESTER, Pa.—Educating the public on what is undermining society is key to reclaiming America, said a speaker at a local Republican event. A “triad of evil” is creating chaos in U.S. society, Vietnam vet John Radell told attendees at a “We the People Speaker Series” event organized by Chester County GOP of Pennsylvania on…


Former Ohio College Physician Charged With 50 Counts of Rape, Sex Crimes

A former physician in Ohio has been charged with 50 counts of rape, sexual battery, and other sex crimes involving 15 women. Donald Gronbeck, 42, was indicted in Greene County by a grand jury. The 50 charges include felony and misdemeanor charges, including nine counts of rape between 2017 and 2021. Gronbeck was arrested on…


One Construction Worker Dies in Bridge Collapse in Missouri

KEARNEY, Mo.—One construction worker died and two others were injured Wednesday when a bridge under construction in northwest Missouri collapsed, officials said. Workers were pouring concrete for the deck of the bridge when it fell, Clay County officials said. The bridge, which was replacing an older bridge, spanned Carroll Creek in a rural area near…


1 Construction Worker Dies in Bridge Collapse in Missouri

KEARNEY, Mo.—One construction worker died and two others were injured Wednesday when a bridge under construction in northwest Missouri collapsed, officials said. Workers were pouring concrete for the deck of the bridge when it fell, Clay County officials said. The bridge, which was replacing an older bridge, spanned Carroll Creek in a rural area near…


Arizona Prisoner to Be Executed by Lethal Injection

PHOENIX—An Arizona prisoner who is scheduled to be executed in three weeks for two 1980 killings will be put to death by lethal injection. Attorneys for Murray Hooper said Wednesday that he declined to pick a method of execution when corrections officials asked him if he wanted to die by lethal injection or the gas…