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More Charges Expected Next Week Against Couple Accused of Kidnapping Amish Sisters

August 17, 2014 Posted by Gabrielle Stewart

On Friday 15, two Amish girls were kidnapped and sexually abused by Stephen Howells II and Nicole Vaisey. The northern New York couple was charged with the abduction of the girls, but a prosecutor believes that they will receive more charges in the following week. At the moment potential evidence, such as computer hard drives, are still being collected at the couple's home, declared Mary Rain, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: State News Tagged With: Amish girls, Amish girls abduction, more charges for Amish case, sexual abuse, state news, Vaisey & Howells

Gov. Rick Perry Calls Indictment a “Farce” & “Political Prosecution” During Debate

August 17, 2014 Posted by Staff

Gov. Rick Perry vowed on Saturday that he will fight his indictment on charges of "abuse of power". He referred to these accusations as a "political prosecution" and "farce" during his debate. At the moment, Mr. Perry has two felony counts against him. They are a result of his pressures on the district attorney here. He wanted the democrat to withdraw using threats to veto state funding for her … [Read more...]

Filed Under: State News Tagged With: District Attorney General, Gov. Rick Perry, John Witmire, political prosecution, Rick Perry, Rosemary Lehmberg

Ferguson Police Arrests 7 Protesters on First Day of Curfew

August 17, 2014 Posted by Amelia Donovan

Violence erupted on the streets of Ferguson, Missouri, after the tragic death of an African-American teenager (Mr. Brown was shot by Darren Wilson, a Ferguson officer). Police officers decided to impose a curfew (which takes effect at 0100 ET) in order to quell the series of aggressive demonstrations and street violence. Governor Jay Nixon of Missouri was the one to impose the new curfew on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: State News Tagged With: Black teen shooting, curfew in Ferguson, Ferguson police, Gov. Nixon, Michael Brown shooting, police officer, state news

Utah Woman Poisoned with Lye After Drinking Tea

August 15, 2014 Posted by Editor

A 67 year-old Utah woman is in critical condition after drinking ice tea that was sweetened with lye instead of sugar. After the first sips of her ice tea, Jan Harding immediately felt the tea burning her mouth. She suffered severe burns after she drank her beverage at the Dickey’s Barbecue Pit in South Jordan. Cpl. Sam Winkler of the South Jordan Police said that the tea contained an industrial … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health, State News, West Jordan Tagged With: industrial cleaner, lye, lye ice tea, poisoned ice tea, utah woman poisoned

Unarmed Black Teen Shot by Police Officer in St. Louis

August 10, 2014 Posted by Editor

During a news conference on Sunday, Chief Jon Belmar of the St. Louis County Police declared that a black teenager was fatally shot during an altercation with the police. Michael Brown, 18, was killed by a police officer in a suburb of St. Louis. According to the police officer, Brown physically assaulted an officer. He pushed him into the vehicle, they struggled inside and at some point the teen … [Read more...]

Filed Under: State News Tagged With: altercation, black teen shot, fatal gunshot, police officer shoots teenager, state news

Uncontrolled Wildfires in California Prompt State of Emergency

August 3, 2014 Posted by Jack Ford

Blazing temperatures and severe drought conditions have created the perfect conditions for wildfires. They are now spreading uncontrolled in California and Oregon. More than a dozen of them have determined Gov. Jerry Brown to issue state of emergency over the weekend. For local and state agencies that are responding to fires, this means reimbursements. At present, the wildfires have scorched … [Read more...]

Filed Under: State News Tagged With: California state of emergency, California wildfires, Gov. Jerry Brown, wildfire state of emergency

Border Crisis Bill Harshly Criticized by President Obama

August 1, 2014 Posted by Editor

On Friday, President Obama discussed the bill that Republicans have been planning to pass and described it as an unworkable and extreme piece of legislature. He also added that the bill is clearly going nowhere and that Republicans aren’t trying to solve the problem. Obama’s statement during a press conference at the White House was actually much harsher. The bill is, according to President … [Read more...]

Filed Under: National News, State News Tagged With: border bill, border crisis, deportation law, deportation legislature, mexican border, national guard, senate

Defamation Suit leaves Minnesota Ex-Governor $1.8 million Richer

July 29, 2014 Posted by Contributor

Jesse Ventura, former Minnesota Governor, was awarded $1.8 million in damages by the federal jury which ruled in his favor at his defamation trial. On Tuesday, Ventura received the verdict in the case where an ex-Navy SEAL accused Ventura of getting in a bar fight with him. The Jury ruled 8-2 in favor of the former governor and awarded Ventura $1.35 million for unjust enrichment and half a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: National News, State News Tagged With: Minnesota governor, navy seal, navy seal trial, ventura, ventura trial, ventura verdict

Utah QB Travis Wilson Receives Underage Drinking Citation

July 28, 2014 Posted by Editor

The Salt Lake City Tribune reported last week that the Utah junior quarterback Travis Wilson was set to be cited for drinking while below the legal age. The underage drinking citation was sent to the 20 year-old athlete after an incident that took place Friday evening in Salt Lake City. Wilson was found by the police authorities supervising a Tim McGraw concert in Salt Lake City to be in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: State News Tagged With: 2014 season, junior quarterback, Salt Lake City, tim mcgraw concert, travis wilson, underage drinking citation, utah, utes

Spiderman Street Performer Arrested for Punching a Police Officer

July 27, 2014 Posted by Staff

A bizarre series of events on Sunday led to an officer being punched by Spiderman, in New York Times Square. Of course, we are not talking about the real Spiderman, from the Marvel universe, but a street performer dressed as him. This unusual super-hero makes a living out of the tips that he receives from tourists and local people. Although he is allowed to perform on the street, he is not … [Read more...]

Filed Under: State News Tagged With: Junior Bishop, police officer, Spiderman, Spiderman performer, street performer

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