Migrants being flown to small West Texas town before being released by Biden administration

The Biden administration is reportedly flying migrants to Abilene, Texas, before releasing them to board other flights with destinations around the U.S., KTAB News reported Thursday. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has…

Government News

Some Texas school districts defy governor’s ban on school masks

The school districts of Dallas and Austin, Texas will require masks to keep students and staff more protected against the COVID-19 delta variant surge. The decisions announced by each school districts’ superintendent…

School and Education News

New York City man exonerated for a murder he didn’t commit after spending 32 years in prison

Queens County District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that she will file a joint motion with the defense to vacate the conviction of Carlton Roman, who has been incarcerated for 32 years…

New York News

Modesto Men Plead Guilty to Drug Conspiracy

FRESNO, Calif. — Modesto residents Genaro Serrato Calles, 49, and Antonio Valencia Hernandez, 65, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and heroin, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According…

Central Valley Fruit Broker Member Pleads Guilty and Agrees to Pay $1.25 Million to Resolve Criminal and Civil Allegations of Fraudulent Crop Insurance Claims

FRESNO, Calif. — Ralph Hackett, 66, of Clovis, pleaded guilty today to aiding and abetting mail fraud and agreed to pay $650,000 in criminal restitution for helping another individual submit a fraudulent…

Illinois Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Sending Threatening Communication Through Social Media

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – An Illinois man was sentenced today to 10 months in federal prison for sending a threatening message through social media to a West Virginia law enforcement officer. According to…

San Diego Gang Member Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Dealing Methamphetamine and Heroin While Armed with Loaded Firearm

SAN DIEGO – Jason John Clipper, aka “Smokey,” a member of the East Side San Diego criminal street gang with ties to the Mexican Mafia prison gang, was sentenced today in federal…

Escondido Resident Admits to Selling Over $1 Million of Forged Art

For further informtion Contact: Assistant U. S. Attorney Andrew J. Galvin (619) 546-9721 SAN DIEGO – Jason Harrington pleaded guilty today and admitted that he sold $1.1 million of forged art. Harrington…

District Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Firearms Offenses

WASHINGTON – Clark Calloway, 47, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to seven years in prison for possession of a firearm and to acquiring that firearm…

Stanislaus County Woman Sentenced for Using Her Sister’s Social Security Number to Hide Employment Income from the Social Security Administration

FRESNO, Calif. — Linda Expose, 56, of Salida, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd to two years in prison for aggravated identity theft, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A.…

Jackson County Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Gun Crime

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Jackson County man was sentenced today to 36 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. According to court documents and statements made…

Cuomo staffer says they will leave if he’s not impeached

Whether he resigns or is impeached, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo needs to go, a source working in the governor’s executive chamber told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “If I weren’t as sure…

Politics

Pennsylvania Governor says no school mask mandate after New Jersey announcement

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf said today there will be no facemask mandates for students in his state, raising serious political and health questions for many families just a few thousand feet away…

New Jersey News

Star Wars shop owner, Vietnam vet under fire after argument with transgendered city official

In a viral public confrontation, a transgender council member confronted the owner of a Washington Star Wars shop over a sign that reads “If you are born with a dick, you are…

Community News

Arizona Democrat Senator arrested for multiple charges for sexual assault of minor

Arizona Democratic state Sen. Tony Navarrete was arrested Thursday on multiple charges including sexual conduct with a minor. The Phoenix Police Department received a report Wednesday that Otoniel “Tony” Navarrete had engaged…

Police Blotter

Woman found shot dead on South End street

BOSTON, MA – At about 9:30 PM on Friday, August 6, 2021, officers assigned to District D-4 (South End) responded to a call for a person shot in the area of 162…

Massachusetts News·Police Blotter

County Medical Center and County Agree to Pay $11.4 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Medically Unnecessary Inpatient Admissions

SAN FRANCISCO – San Mateo County Medical Center and San Mateo County (collectively SMMC), located in California, have agreed to pay approximately $11.4 million to resolve alleged violations of the False Claims…

Justice Department Settles Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against Property Manager and Owners of California Apartment Buildings

Note: View the Spanish translation of this press release here. LOS ANGELES – The Justice Department announced today that it has reached an agreement to resolve a lawsuit alleging that Filomeno…

Fact Check: Did 350 million Americans get vaccinated as President Joe Biden claims?

President Joe Biden today claimed that 350 million Americans have been vaccinated, but did that happen? Is that even possible. “Well over, what’s the number again, I have to remind myself,” the…

In the News

Phil Murphy orders NJ public students to mask up regardless of vaccine status

TRENTON, NJ – Whether or not your child has been vaccinated or not, it doesn’t matter. When you go back to school shopping in New Jersey, make sure you pick up some…

New Jersey News·School and Education News

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