By Taylor LaneLas Vegas Review-JournalLAS VEGAS — A Las Vegas police helicopter filmed and assisted with the capture and arrest of a man who police say stole a car on Tuesday.Officers were first notified about a stolen car around 11 a.m. , but when the...
Associated PressCALICO ROCK, Ark. — A former police chief in Arkansas who is serving decades-long sentences for murder and rape escaped from prison Sunday, state corrections officials said.Grant Hardin, the former police chief of the tiny town of Gateway near the Arkansas-Missouri border, escaped from...
SUBSCRIBE AND LISTEN:Wondery|Apple Podcasts|Spotify|Other podcast platformsThe final episode of the podcast “Death County, PA” begins to answer the question why so many people have been dying in a Pennsylvania county jail in recent years.And one part of the answer is the people who were supposed...
By Alene TchekmedyianLos Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — The family of a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy who died after a mobile shooting range erupted in flames is suing the Sheriff’s Department for wrongful death, alleging that its failure to properly clean the trailer resulted in...
By Brooke BaitingerCentre Daily Times (State College, Pa.)DURANGO, Colo. — An “unexpected repeat offender” led cops on a chase through a Colorado town — for the second time in less than a year.The creature tries to hop around an officer in a narrow alleyway along...
James E. Young, distinguished professor emeritus of English and Near Eastern studies and founding director of the Institute for Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Young was one of...
The Greater Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau promoting the region as Explore Western Mass, honored 10 individuals from the hospitality industry April 28, during the 28th annual Howdy Awards for Hospitality Excellence. The dinner, held at the MassMutual Center attracted more than 500 hospitality industry...
For Amber and Michael Casali, moving into The Cove in Worcester was more than just about luxury apartment living — it was about baseball. “We specifically chose The Cove over a couple of other new luxury apartment buildings in the area because of the WooSox,”...
Memorial Day, a federal holiday held the last Monday in May, is recognized this year on Monday, May 26. Most local and federal government offices are closed but many retail stores are open.Memorial Day was originally known as “Decoration Day,” and originated in the years...
Dear Readers: Memorial Day is often seen as the unofficial beginning of summer — a long weekend filled with backyard barbecues, road trips and the smell of freshly cut grass. Stores run sales, families gather and children run barefoot through sprinklers. These moments of joy...
