Lackawanna man pleads guilty to beating woman, violating restraining order

LACKAWANNA, PA -Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 41-year-old Raymond P. Acker of Lackawanna pleaded guilty yesterday afternoon before State Supreme Court Justice Deborah A. Haendiges to one count of Burglary…

Biden Administration Rolls Out $3 Billion EV Battery Program

The Biden administration will invest nearly $3 billion to fund domestic battery manufacturing projects in the coming months, the Department of Energy announced Friday. The federal government issued two notices of intent,…

Dating Abuse Impacts Millions of Teens Every Year

ANCHORAGE – Dating abuse impacts millions of teens and young people every year. According to loveisrespect.org, one in three teens in the United States will experience physical, sexual or emotional abuse from…

CBP’s Baltimore Field Office Agriculture Specialists Protect Valentine’s Day from Invading Horde of Destructive Insect Pests

BALTIMORE (Imagery links at bottom) – Presenting flowers to a loved one on Valentine’s Day is an old and cherished tradition, but as time passes, the United States has become more reliant…

New York Man Pleads Guilty to Felony Charges For Offenses Committed During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

WASHINGTON – A New York man pleaded guilty today to assaulting law enforcement and other felony charges related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on…

New Jersey Republicans pushing Reefer Madness as Murphy on the ropes over mandates

TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey GOP, after being submissive to the mandates of Governor Phil Murphy during his two-year-long pandemic emergency orders has the governor on the ropes. Murphy’s agenda has…

Lucky Waldorf Winner Elated After $50K Win on FAST PLAY

WALDORF, MARYLAND – Pick 3, Pick 4 and FAST PLAY are the three Maryland Lottery games favored by a Charles County woman, and no wonder. She just enjoyed a $50,000 encounter with Lottery luck. While…

Home healthcare aide stole $50k from elderly patient

BUFFALO, NY – Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 26-year-old Gregory E. Dread of Buffalo was sentenced yesterday morning before Erie County Court Judge Kenneth Case to 6 months of incarceration…

Teen charged with attempted murder for stabbing student during high school fight

BUFFALO, NY – Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that a 17-year-old male from Buffalo was arraigned shortly after midnight this morning before Buffalo City Court Judge Andrew C. LoTempio, a designated…

DeLand stalking suspect who sent girls running has been arrested

DeLand, Fl – A man who sent two girls running for help after they said he followed them outside a DeLand-area gas station has been arrested on stalking charges. Around 7 p.m.…

FBI searching for a suspect who robbed the same Philadelphia bank four times since January

PHILADELPHIA, PA – The FBI/PPD Violent Crimes Task Force is seeking the public’s assistance to identify and locate the subject responsible for four robberies at the Prudential Bank branch located at 1722…

TikTok Bans ‘Misgendering’ And ‘Deadnaming’ To Promote ‘Safety’ And ‘Security’

TikTok is banning users from “misgendering” and “deadnaming” others in an effort to improve the social media platform, the company announced Tuesday. The company announced the new policies in updated community guidelines…

Indianapolis CBP Seizes Almost 50 Pounds of Ketamine in Three Days

INDIANAPOLIS— U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Express Consignment Operations hub in Indianapolis actively seize narcotics on a nightly basis, but February 3-6 three seizures demonstrate the lengths criminals will…

Federal Agriculture Specialists Protect Valentine’s Day from Invading Horde of Destructive Insect Pests

BALTIMORE – Presenting flowers to a loved one on Valentine’s Day is an old and cherished tradition, but as time passes, the United States has become more reliant on importing those symbols…

‘Showering Itself With Praise’: Republicans Slam Biden Admin Over Failure To Address ‘Another Month Of Record-High Inflation’

Republican leaders blasted the Biden administration after a Labor Department report showed inflation surged to a new 40-year record in January. “Here we are with another month of record-high inflation,” Ranking Member…

‘We Resisted’: French President Macron Announces Aggressive Nuclear Expansion Plans

French President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday that his government would add at least six nuclear power plants to its arsenal in the coming decades. “We are fortunate in France to be able…

Jury Convicts Youth Group Leader for Attempted Coercion and Enticement of a Minor

A federal jury convicted a church youth group leader Wednesday for engaging in a sexualized relationship with a minor, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. Thomas Daniel Johnson, 48, of Sand Springs, was…

Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing Loaded Gun at Chicago Block Party

CHICAGO — A man has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison for illegally possessing a loaded semiautomatic handgun at a block party on the South Side of Chicago. ANTHONY CARR…

Former Inmate Sentenced to 19 Months in Prison for Role in Scheme to use Drones to Smuggle Contraband into Fort Dix Federal Prison

NEWARK, N.J. – A Union County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 19 months in prison for his role in a scheme to use drones to smuggle contraband, including cell phones…

Owner Of Blair Pharmacy Sentenced to a Year and a Day in Federal Prison for Providing Illegal Payments to Independent Marketers to Induce Them to Refer Business to His Pharmacy

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander today sentenced Matthew Edward Blair, age 48, of Timonium, Maryland, to a year and a day in federal prison, followed by 18 months…

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