A state senator found a way to deliver on his offer last year to pay for Worcester students to visit Old Sturbridge Village, after the city’s school committee essentially banned annual field trips there in response to a conflict with the museum’s proposal to open...
BOSTON — When the NHL’s best head to Toronto next month for All-Star Weekend, there will be two former UMass Minutemen on the ice.Frank Vatrano, an East Longmeadow native in addition to be a former Minuteman, was the Anaheim Mighty Ducks’ representative when the first...
PARIS (AP) — It was Wild West meets melting pot America at the Louis Vuitton Fall-Winter 2024 men’s show Tuesday, where musician-turned-designer Pharrell Williams unveiled his highly-anticipated sophomore collection.The show, set against the dramatic silhouette of the Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris, masterfully channeled Americana,...
By Police1 StaffIn a comprehensive analysis of the tragic active shooter incident at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Critical Incident Review (CIR) sheds light on the various systemic failures and oversights in the law enforcement response.This review, spearheaded by...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1PITTSBURGH — Added lighting and police patrols have helped Pittsburgh’s South Side streets feel safer, residents told KDKA.Ten police officers and a sergeant have been in charge of patrolling the South Side for six months after the bureau made a decision in June...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1STARKE, Fla. — The city of Starke has voted to disband its police department in favor of contracting county law enforcement, WCJB reported.The City Commission voted 4-1 on the issue on Jan. 16, according to the report. The decision will displace the department’s...
By Chris BolinGreeley Tribune, Colo.GREELEY, Colo. — A man who hit and killed a Weld County sheriff’s deputy in September 2022 while she was riding a motorcycle to work will spend up to 24 years behind bars.Judge Timothy Kerns sentenced 37-year-old Norberto Garcia-Gonzales to 24...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1SAN FRANCISCO — Three recruit classes currently training at the San Francisco Police Department Academy represent the most cadets training at the same time since before the pandemic, a San Francisco news release states.Academy class 282, which includes 19 recruits, began training Jan....
Associated PressUVALDE, Texas — Police officials who responded to the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas “demonstrated no urgency” in setting up a command post and failed to treat the killings as an active shooter situation, according to a Justice Department report released Thursday that...
By Alexis StevensThe Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionATLANTA — After increasing for three years in a row, Atlanta’s homicide rate dropped by 21% in 2023, a welcome reversal echoed in other major metros. City leaders say joint efforts will be key in continuing the trend.“I don’t put an...