Concerns Mount Over Ocean County Commissioner’s Health Amid Clerk Election Bid
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Ocean County Commissioner Jack Kelly’s reportedly declining health is sparking questions about the smooth operation of county government, potential succession plans, and the future of the Ocean County…
Ride-hailing firm Lyft slams brakes on U.S. hiring as recession fears mount
(Reuters) -Lyft Inc is freezing all hiring in the United States through the end of the year, a company spokesperson said on Tuesday, making the ride-hailing firm the latest to pause recruitment…
Two Charged in Arrest at Mount Vernon House Known For Narcotics Sales
MOUNT VERNON, IN – On Thursday September 15th, 2022 at about 1550 hours members of the Mt Vernon Police Department / Jefferson County Sheriffs Department Narcotics Unit served a search warrant at…
Biden says ‘the pandemic is over’ even as death toll, costs mount
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said in an interview aired on Sunday that “the pandemic is over,” even though the country continues to grapple with coronavirus infections…
Rocky Mount Gang Leader Sentenced to More than 27 Years in Prison for Drug Conspiracy
NEW BERN, N.C. – A Rocky Mount man was sentenced today to 335 months in prison for leading a conspiracy to sell cocaine, crack, and other controlled substances. Terrence Brandon Mabry, 32,…
Bank of Korea to raise rates on Thursday as price pressures mount – Reuters poll
By Devayani Sathyan BENGALURU (Reuters) – South Korea’s central bank will raise its key interest rate again on Thursday to fight inflation, according to a Reuters poll of economists, but they are…
Global physical oil market weakens as recession jitters mount
By Arathy Somasekhar, Noah Browning and Alex Lawler HOUSTON/LONDON – Physical oil prices around the world have begun to sag alongside futures, reflecting less alarm over Russian-led supply disruptions along with heightened…
Analysis-World’s biggest bond markets back in vogue as recession fears mount
By Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON – One day you’re out and the next day you’re in: the world’s battered sovereign bond markets are back in favour as global recession fears mount. Government borrowing…
Rocky Mount Man Sentenced to More than 29 Years in Federal Prison for Armed Robbery Spree
RALEIGH, N.C. – A Rocky Mount man was sentenced to 349 months in prison for multiple armed robberies in July 2019 across Wilson, Nash, Edgecombe, Pitt, Halifax, and Greene Counties. On December…
Rocky Mount Man Sentenced to 28 Years in Federal Prison for Armed Robbery Spree
RALEIGH, N.C. – A Rocky Mount man was sentenced to 336 months in prison for multiple armed robberies in July 2019 across Wilson, Nash, Edgecombe, Pitt, Halifax, and Greene Counties. On December…
Mount Vernon Man Charged With Sex Trafficking Of A Minor
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced…
Mount Airy Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Drugs, Obstruction of Justice and Firearms Offenses
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that RAYDELL SCOTT, age 45, of Mount Airy, Louisiana, pled guilty on June 14, 2022 to conspiracy to distribute cocaine, heroin, fentanyl and…
Rocky Mount Man Arrested for Illegally Selling Firearms Stolen Guns and High-Capacity Rifles Seized
RALEIGH, N.C. – A Rocky Mount man was arrested today on charges of dealing firearms without a federal firearms license and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number. If convicted,…
Mount Oliver Felon Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Drug and Gun Offenses
PITTSBURGH, PA — A resident of Pittsburgh has been sentenced in federal court to eight years’ imprisonment, followed by a six-year term of supervised release on his convictions of violating federal narcotics…
Russia’s jobless rate falls to record low but economic hurdles mount
MOSCOW – Russia’s unemployment rate dropped to a record low in May but industrial output fell and consumer demand, measured by retail sales, waned after a decline in real wages amid high…
Brazil’s Petrobras elects new CEO as fuel price pressures mount
By Rodrigo Viga Gaier and Rafaella Barros RIO DE JANEIRO – The board of directors of Brazil’s Petrobras elected Caio Paes de Andrade as its new chief executive on Monday, as a…
Four Subjects Arrested in Rocky Mount for Federal Firearms Charges
RALEIGH, N.C. – Today, U.S. Attorney Michael Easley announced preliminary results from the Rocky Mount Violent Crime Action Plan (VCAP), implemented last month, in collaboration with the Rocky Mount Police Department, the…
Rocky Mount Woman Sentenced for Drug and Firearms Offenses Concerning Buying Guns for Gang Members
RALEIGH, N.C. – A Rocky Mount woman was sentenced yesterday to 71 months in prison for conspiring to distribute heroin and fentanyl and conspiring to make false statements during the purchase of…
Two Shot Saturday Morning in Mount Oliver
MOUNT OLIVER, PA – A man and a woman were both shot in Mount Olver at around 1:00 am Saturday morning, the Allegheny County Police Department reported Monday. “At approximately 12:59 am,…
Japan PM Kishida backs BOJ ultra-easy policy while yen worries mount
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Leika Kihara TOKYO -Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Tuesday the central bank should maintain its ultra-loose monetary policy, brushing aside opposition calls that the policy be…
Rocky Mount Robber Sentenced to 92 Months’ Imprisonment
NEW BERN, N.C. – Jesse Lamont Jenkins was sentenced this week in federal court to 92 months’ imprisonment for his role in an armed robbery of an ABC store located on Westwood…
66-Year-Old Mount Holly Man Gets 21 Years for Assaulting Underage Victim
MOUNT HOLLY, NJ – George F. Young pleaded guilty to criminal sexual contact with his victim, a young girl in Burlington County and today was sentenced to 21 years in prison for…
CASH4LIFE Ticket Worth $1,000 A Week For Life Sold in Mount Vernon
MOUNT VERNON, NEW YORK – One lucky CASH4LIFE ticket won the second-prize for the June 2nd drawing. This lottery ticket wins a guaranteed $1000/week for life. The ticket was purchased at AA…
Japan price pressures mount as firms ditch ‘deflation’ model, says BOJ official
By Leika Kihara TOKYO -Japan may see inflationary pressure build as more companies shift away from a business model that worked under a prolonged period of deflation, Bank of Japan board member…
Son Wanted for Attempted Murder of Parents in Mount Oliver
MOUNT OLIVER, PA – Police have issued an alert for a Mount Olver man who tried to kill his parents who had come from Florida to visit him last week. Police arrived…
Man Charged With April 2018 Mount Vernon Murder
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, John B. DeVito, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, New York Field Division (ATF),…
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