‘Girl Scouts Heart of the South’ hosts Women of Distinction Luncheon
This is the third year the local Girl Scouts organization has hosted the Women of Distinction awards.
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Non Profit Gets Bullet Proof Vests For More Law Enforcement Officers
So far, 89 vests have been purchased because of the 5k.
Arizona, Texas prepare to send National Guard members to border
AUSTIN, Texas — Arizona and Texas announced Friday that they were preparing to deploy National Guard members to the U.S.-Mexico border in response to President Donald Trump’s call for more border security. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey said about 150 Guard members would deploy next week. And the Texas Military Department, the umbrella agency over the Texas’ National Guard branches, said…
Hiker who went missing for days reveals what kept him going
MALIBU, Calif. — A man went out for a hike last Sunday in the rugged hills along Southern California’s Malibu coast. Then, he disappeared. He turned up days later with a serious injury and quite a story. Marcelo Santos did just about everything you’re not supposed to do if you get lost on a remote trail. “I didn’t have any survival…
Homeland Security to compile database of journalists, media influencers
The Department of Homeland Security posted a contract request this week for “Media Monitoring Services,” which will compile a database of hundreds of thousands of journalists, bloggers and “media influencers” for the federal government. After an outcry on social media, a Department of Homeland Security spokesman tweeted “this is nothing more than the standard practice of monitoring current events in…
Governors could be powerless to deny Trump troop request
SALEM, Ore. — President Donald Trump’s plan to deploy National Guard troops to the border with Mexico has drawn resistance from some governors, most of them Democrats. But they could be powerless to deny the commander in chief’s request for soldiers. Governors have some leeway to say no to presidents, but depending on which federal law Mr. Trump uses to…
Jury awards $3M to LAPD officer who claimed sexual harassment, retaliation
A Los Angeles jury on Wednesday awarded $3 million to a female police officer who claimed she was sexually harassed by a supervisor and subsequently monitored after she complained about it. The weeklong trial ended with a 12-0 verdict after the jury deliberated for only an hour, the Los Angeles Times reports. LAPD Officer Linda Allsot claimed another officer, who…
Rep. Blake Farenthold resigns
Rep. Blake Farenthold, the Texas Republican under scrutiny for using $84,000 in taxpayer funds to settle a sexual harassment claim, officially resigned on Friday. Farenthold had already announced he wouldn’t run for reelection, after initially saying he would run. His resignation became effective 5 p.m. Friday. “While I planned on serving out the remainder of my term in Congress, I…
Judge lets Blue Cross Blue Shield antitrust suit move ahead
An attorney for the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Scott Nehs, says the organization will appeal.
Espy officially announces run for Mississippi US Senate seat
Besides Hyde-Smith and Espy, Republican state Sen. Chris McDaniel and Democratic Tupelo Mayor Jason Shelton are also running.
Mississippi governor backs sending National Guard to border
As of Friday afternoon, Patterson says the state hasn’t received orders to send troops to the border.
Alabama to review Guard resources if sought for border duty
President Donald Trump wants to send as many as 4,000 Guard members to the border, and some governors are opposing the request.
Raw & Cold Saturday On Tap
Unseasonably cold air settles in for the start of the weekend.
Winston County 5th graders graduate D.A.R.E. program
While illegal activities have been the focus for years, law enforcement also talk to the kids about life choices.
New Hope hosts 20th annual special olympics
Teachers say this is a great way to bring the student body together.
Baby delivered after pregnant woman is shot in head in Ohio
Police at the scene in Springfield, Ohio where a pregnant woman was shot in the head WHIO SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – Authorities in western Ohio say hospital staffers delivered a pregnant woman’s baby after the mother was shot in the head. The Springfield News-Sun reports the woman who was shot and critically wounded in Springfield was at least 30 weeks pregnant….
Aberdeen’s 43rd Annual Spring Pilgrimage
Festivities will conclude Sunday afternoon.
Sessions orders “zero tolerance” policy on illegal border crossings
Last Updated Apr 6, 2018 4:07 PM EDT Attorney General Jeff Sessions has ordered a “zero tolerance” policy aimed at people entering the United States illegally for the first time on the Mexican border. His directive Friday tells federal prosecutors in border states to put more emphasis on charging people with illegal entry, which has historically been treated as a…
Facebook announces advertisers running political, issue ads must be verified
Last Updated Apr 6, 2018 3:51 PM EDT Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced two more steps the company is taking to head off interference in the 2018 midterm elections. From now on, Zuckerberg wrote in a Facebook blog post published at 2 p.m. ET, advertisers who want to run political or issue ads will have to be verified. “To get…
Facebook admits to secretly deleting CEO’s messages
The development comes as Facebook faces questions about trust in light of one of its worst privacy scandals in its 14-year history.
6 questions Mark Zuckerberg still needs to answer
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg did something this week he hardly ever does: He took questions from reporters on a call and invited others to listen in. The call on Wednesday came more than two weeks after news broke about Cambridge Analytica, a political consulting firm that harvested data of up to 87 million Facebook users without their permission. Zuckerberg’s company has been in…
Protests after University of Chicago student shot by officer
Charles Thomas, 21, is seen in Morocco, while studying abroad Elijah Wolter via CBS Chicago CHICAGO — Bond has been set at $15,000 for a University of Chicago student who was shot after rushing at campus police officers brandishing a long metal pipe. Twenty-one-year-old Charles Thomas is charged with aggravated assault on an officer with a weapon and property damage….
Assault weapons ban doesn’t violate 2nd Amendment, judge says
BOSTON — A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit challenging Massachusetts’ ban on assault weapons and large-capacity magazines, saying in a ruling released Friday that the weapons fall beyond the reach of the Second Amendment. U.S. District Judge William Young said assault weapons are military firearms and aren’t protected by the constitutional right to “bear arms.” Regulation of the weapons is…
Dad arrested after boy brings loaded gun to school in book bag
MIAMI – A father is behind bars after his 8-year-old son brought a loaded gun to school, reports CBS Miami. Ramon Nuiry, 53, was booked into jail on Thursday after allegedly admitting to police that he put his loaded gun inside his son’s book-bag and forgot to remove it before the child went to school. His son then took the…