By Joanna PutmanPolice1AUSTIN, Texas — Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis has launched a 100-day plan to tackle staffing shortages, response times, crime prevention and community trust as part of her new role leading the Austin Police Department, KVUE reported.Davis aims to improve emergency response times,...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1FINDLAY, Ohio — Newly released body camera footage shows the moment a fleeing juvenile suspect fired shots at an officer, leading to a fatal officer-involved shooting, WTOL reported.At a press conference, Findlay Police Chief James Mathias explained that the incident began with a...
By Ethan Varian and Ryan MacaseroBay Area News GroupSAN MATEO COUNTY, Calif. — San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus has vehemently denied accusations leveled in a scathing independent investigator’s report alleging the county’s first Latina sheriff had an inappropriate relationship with her chief of staff,...
By Clara HarterLos Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — The footage is shocking. A brown bear — and there hasn’t been one of those in Southern California for more than a century — breaks into a 2010 Rolls Royce Ghost, seemingly using the door handle. Then it...
By Sarah RoebuckCrash Responder Safety Week (CRSW) highlights the critical risks roadway responders face when working to restore safe travel following traffic incidents. This year’s theme, “Responders Ahead! Reduce Your Speed As You Proceed,” encourages drivers to keep the safety of law enforcement, fire-rescue, EMS,...
A spacious historic house located at 113 Hunnewell Street in Needham Heights has a new owner. The 3,907-square-foot property, built in 1928, was sold on Oct. 21, 2024, for $2,225,000, or $569 per square foot. This three-story house offers a capacious living environment with its...
A father and son who own two Woburn restaurants pleaded guilty to charges that they smuggled migrants into the U.S. from Brazil, some of whom they later employed at the restaurants, federal prosecutors announced. Jesse James Moraes, 66, and Hugo Giovanni Moraes, 45, both of...
The Red Sox offseason has been slow in terms of actual transactions to this point, with Boston’s only major league addition coming in the form of veteran reliever Justin Wilson, who signed a one-year, $2.25 million contract Thursday. But questions should soon start becoming answers...
SOUTHWICK – The Planning Board has decided to hold a public hearing on Dec. 17 to begin the process of reconsidering its decision to deny a special permit to a Connecticut-based commercial developer that was seeking to build a Dollar General on College Highway.“The Planning...
WESTFIELD - The Wyben Parade Committee is planning its first Lighted Tractor Christmas Parade on Nov. 23 at 5 p.m., the Saturday before Thanksgiving, with a Sunday, Nov. 24 rain/weather date.The committee, which runs the annual 4th of July parade, has decided to add another...