Lawmakers want Texas to join a growing number of states in prohibiting public school students from using cellphones during the school day, responding to requests from educators who say the state needs to eliminate distractions in the classroom. Rep. Caroline Fairly of Amarillo sponsored House Bill 1481, which would prohibit K-12 public school students from … Read more
Richard Wood, a contractor who reportedly scammed many Big Country residents out of thousands of dollars for unfinished repair jobs, has been arrested. The Taylor County District Attorney’s Office reported that Wood was arrested in Deschutes County, Oregon. They stated that once the government warrant is obtained in Oregon, they will apprehend Wood and bring … Read more
An Alabama man was recently convicted in a decades-old Wyoming Game and Fish Department wildlife case after failing to appear in court for more than 20 years. Kenny Craig, 53, of Elkmont, Alabama, and formerly of Lysite, Wyoming, was arrested in March 2024 on a bench warrant issued in February 2000 after failing to appear … Read more
According to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, a man was detained after officers claimed he choked a woman and then used a shovel to attack the dog defending her. Geoffrey Anderson, 32, of Worthington, was booked into North Central Regional Jail on Wednesday following a domestic altercation on January 9th. When the victim asked Anderson … Read more
Idaho State Police (ISP) have detained a suspect in a shooting on Interstate 90. On January 8th, a female driver reported an incident to ISP after someone shot at her vehicle while she was going down Interstate 90. The driver called the ISP Regional Dispatch Center at 9:30 p.m., and the dispatcher routed him to … Read more
According to the Upshur County Sheriff’s Office, a man was arrested after calling 911 on Wednesday to report a bogus emergency while high on methamphetamine and other narcotics while caring for a four-year-old child. Hezekiah Spore, 33, of Buckhannon, called 911 three times Wednesday night to tell that someone was attempting to kill him, authorities … Read more
The Metropolitan Police Department has announced that an additional arrest has been made in connection with the Southeast shooting. On Friday, November 22, 2024, around 9:42 a.m., First District officers responded to the 1700 block of East Capitol Street, Southeast, for reports of a gunshot. Officers spotted a 15-year-old male with a gunshot wound. He … Read more
Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police’s Special Victims Investigations Division are seeking public assistance in locating Rihanna Gomez, a 15-year-old who has gone missing. Gomez was last seen on the afternoon of Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at the 11300 block of Connecticut Avenue in Kensington. She stands 4 feet, 6 inches tall, weighs … Read more
A Maryland man has been charged in Prince George’s County with possessing an explosive device and illegally possessing ammunition. Robert Criss, 43, of Capitol Heights, Maryland, is being held with no bond. Prince George’s County Police and the Prince George’s County Fire Marshal Bomb Squad responded to a storage facility in the 4400 block of … Read more
Darius Young, 33, was killed in a gunshot on Thursday in Southeast D.C., according to the Metropolitan Police Department. This is D.C.’s first homicide since February 24. Officers responded to a gunshot at a business on the 5000 block of Benning Road in Southeast D.C. on Thursday at 9:26 a.m. Young was located inside, suffering … Read more