I hope you all were able to enjoy the many St. Patrick’s Day festivities over this past month. I was proud to have marched in the Holyoke Parade last weekend, alongside my fellow elected officials from the Paper City. I’m already looking forward to next...
Racial inequity in health care is ubiquitous. It has been an enormous problem in this country for hundreds of years.In 1865, President Lincoln appealed to Congress to address the social and health needs of newly freed slaves and low-income white people. Many in government, public...
Are you tonight’s lucky winner? Grab your tickets and check your numbers. The Mega Millions lottery jackpot continues to rise after someone won the $395 million prize on December 8.Here are the winning numbers in Friday’s drawing:3-8-44-31-35; Mega Ball: 16; Megaplier: 3XThe estimated jackpot for...
READING, PA – The Worcester Railers hockey team (26-28-4-3, 59 points) beat the Reading Royals (25-30-5-2, 57 points) on Friday evening by the final score of 7-3 in front of a crowd of 3,231 at Santander Arena.The Railers play in Reading again on Saturday, March...
By Caroline Petrow-CohenLos Angeles TimesMURRIETA, Calif. — The maker of Lego toys has asked the Murrieta Police Department of Riverside County to stop using digitally added Lego heads to hide the identities of suspects in mug shots.The request comes after the department posted a photo...
By Jakob Rodgers, Shomik MukherjeeBay Area News GroupOAKLAND — Mayor Sheng Thao named a northwest Texas police chief as the new head of the Oakland Police Department on Friday, ending a yearlong search to fill one of the city’s most high-profile vacancies.The mayor named Floyd...
PRESS RELEASEJACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Safariland, a brand of The Safariland Group, a leading global provider of safety products designed for the public safety, military, professional and outdoor markets and one of Cadre Holdings, Inc.’s (NYSE: CDRE) (“Cadre”) key brands, announces an exclusive collaboration with Noveske...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Tallahassee Police Department has released body camera footage of a suspect shooting an officer with the officer’s service weapon.The March 8 incident began when officers ordered Willis Adams, 36, to leave a hotel, according to the video release. Video...
By John SimermanThe Times-Picayune | The New Orleans AdvocateNEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Police Department has made big strides in recent years to prevent unconstitutional stops, searches and arrests, according to U.S. Justice Department lawyers and the federal judge overseeing NOPD reforms at a...
By Mark PriceThe Charlotte ObserverBREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — The K-9 partner of a Florida sheriff’s deputy did something horrifying — and potentially deadly — at a crime scene when it jumped without warning from a high-rise bridge over the Indian River.It happened on the 528...