Democrats To Subpoena Oil Companies Over Alleged Disinformation Campaigns

House Democrats plan to subpoena six fossil fuel industry entities for documents the corporations and groups failed to provide prior to a “Big Oil” hearing last month. “I tried very hard to…

US and World News

CRT Opponents Winning Big In School Board Elections Across America

Candidates opposed to the teaching of critical race theory in public schools won school board elections across the United States on Tuesday. The victories ranged from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, where the conservative education…

Politics·US and World News

Vallejo Man Sentenced to over Three Years in Prison for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Michael Ray Pitre, Jr., 36, of Vallejo, was sentenced Monday by Chief U.S. District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller to three years and 4 months in prison for being a…

Government News

Mexican National Charged with Possessing Firearms, Methamphetamine in Checked Luggage at MSP Airport

ST. PAUL, Minn. – A federal criminal complaint has been filed against a Mexican national after TSA agents at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport found firearms and methamphetamine in his luggage, announced Acting…

Felon Pleads Guilty to Escape

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – An Alabama man pleaded guilty today to an escape charge. According to court documents, Jonathan Felts, 32, admitted he left Dismas Charities, Inc., a Bureau of Prisons residential reentry…

Two Men Plead Guilty to Roles in Multi-State Methamphetamine Conspiracy

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Two men who participated in a multi-state methamphetamine conspiracy entered guilty pleas in federal court. Dennis Deire Mosley, Jr., 35, of Akron, Ohio, and Frederick Clyde Waite, 49, of…

‘If These Issues Can Arise Here, They Can Occur Anywhere’: Teachers Break Down How Virginia Became The Ground Zero In The Education Culture War

When a northern Virginia school board threatened to punish educators for speaking against equity initiatives, high school teacher Monica Gill could not stay silent. “I thought my job was to present kids…

US and World News

D.C. Police Searching for Burglary Suspect

WASHINGTON, D.C. – – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Fifth District seek the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect in reference to a Burglary Two offense that occurred on Monday, November…

D.C. News·Police Blotter

Nampa Man Pleads Guilty to Distribution of Methamphetamine

BOISE – A Nampa man pleaded guilty to distribution of methamphetamine. According to court records, Edward Lee Noll, 54, of Nampa, sold another person methamphetamine on two different occasions. On October 19, 2020,…

Detroit Lakes Man Pleads Guilty to Armed Robbery of Convenience Store on the White Earth Indian Reservation

ST. PAUL, Minn. – A Detroit Lakes man pleaded guilty to armed robbery of a convenience store on the White Earth Indian Reservation, announced Acting U.S. Attorney W. Anders Folk. According to…

Texas Man Sentenced To Five Years In Prison For Multi-Year Embezzlement Scheme To Defraud Alameda-Based Labor Union

OAKLAND – Scott A. Wilson was sentenced today to sixty months in prison and ordered to pay more than $4 million in restitution for executing a multi-year embezzlement scheme targeting his former…

‘We Need The Police’: Minneapolis Voters Reject Measure To Abolish Police

Minneapolis residents overwhelmingly rejected a measure to replace the city’s police department with a public safety force on Tuesday. Voters rejected the measure by a margin of roughly 56% to 43%, according…

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Elkview Man Sentenced to 17 Years in Federal Prison for Attempted Enticement of a Minor

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Joey Michael King, 41, of Elkview, was sentenced to 17 years in federal prison for attempted enticement of a minor. King was also ordered to pay a $5,000 special…

Inmate Sentenced for Possessing Weapon at FCI McDowell

BLUEFIELD, W.Va. – An inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) at McDowell was sentenced today for possessing a weapon at the correctional facility. Jorge Amador, 47, was sentenced to one year…

Berkeley County Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Child Exploitation Offense

BLUEFIELD, W.Va. – A Berkeley County man was sentenced to 15 years in prison for a child exploitation offense. James Braddock Biggerman, 21, of Hedgesville, previously pleaded guilty to attempted enticement of…

Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Crime

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Maryland man pleaded guilty today to a federal gun crime. Edward Sample, 37, of Baltimore, pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. According to court documents,…

St. Paul Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Distributing Meth, PCP, Cocaine, Heroin, Marijuana

MINNEAPOLIS – A St. Paul man was sentenced today to 180 months in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release for his role in a multi-drug trafficking conspiracy. According to court…

San Fernando Valley Man Who Plotted the Bombing of Long Beach Rally Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison

LOS ANGELES – A San Fernando Valley man who planned the bombing of a political rally in Long Beach in 2019 was sentenced today to 25 years in federal prison. …

Woman Pleads Guilty To Drug Trafficking After Flying From Hawaii And Attempting To Smuggle Heroin Into High Desert State Prison

SACRAMENTO, Calif. —Arlene-Anela Kekoolani, 30, of Honolulu, Hawaii, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin, Acting United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to…

Federal Jury Convicts Minneapolis Felon of Illegally Possessing a Firearm

MINNEAPOLIS – A federal jury convicted a Minneapolis man for possessing a firearm as a felon, announced Acting U.S. Attorney W. Anders Folk. Following a four-day trial before Judge Nancy E. Brasel,…

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