By Nathan SolisLos Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — In a bid to impose heavier penalties on repeat criminal offenders, top Southern California law enforcement officials announced a new initiative Wednesday to target and try more suspects under federal guidelines.The initiative, dubbed Operation Safe Cities, was born...
By Police1 StaffSEATTLE — BRINC has announced the launch of its latest innovation, the LiveOps platform. Accessible on any modern browser, the LiveOps software platform enhances coordination, efficiency and effectiveness in public safety drone operations.LiveOps integrates with BRINC’s entire hardware ecosystem including LEMUR 2, BRINC...
By Gene Johnson and Mark ThiessenAssociated PressBOISE, Idaho — Authorities are searching for an Idaho prison inmate and an accomplice who fled after the accomplice shot and wounded corrections officers as they were transporting the inmate from a Boise hospital, according to police.Police said Nicholas...
By Alexis WeisendThe Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.VANCOUVER, Wash. — A Vancouver man was sentenced Tuesday to a year and a day in federal prison for intentionally selling low-quality ballistic protective equipment produced in China to dozens of domestic law enforcement agencies and the U.S. military.Jeffrey Meining,...
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Tanner Houck has been a terrible spring training pitcher.“I know it,” Houck said.The 27-year-old righty entered this spring with a 6.88 ERA (52 ⅓ innings, 40 earned runs) and 38 walks in 17 Grapefruit League outings (2020-23). But this spring has...
Spring may have sprung, but parts of Massachusetts are likely to see a return of winter weather as soon as early Saturday morning.In Boston and Eastern Massachusetts, the weather service said there is a chance of snow showers around 2 a.m. Saturday, mixing with rain...
A carpenter from Worcester who’d been playing the lottery for a month with cash he’d won from a $500 scratch ticket ended up winning a $1 million prize on another scratch ticket game.Deivson Alves Martins won the $1 million prize from the lottery’s $50 scratch...
The World Figure Skating Championships are underway and continue Thursday morning into the evening. The United States team features defending champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates, as well as Ilia Malinin, who is the world’s top-ranked skater for men’s singles. He’ll be competing against Japan’s...
One man was killed and another was injured in a house fire in Carver Wednesday night, according to the Carver Fire Department. Firefighters responded to the two-story home just before 11 p.m. and arrived within three minutes, the fire department said in a press release....
As Isaiah Thomas suited up for the G-League Salt Lake City Stars, all he wanted was an opportunity to get back to the NBA. Well, the Suns offered him just that, signing him to a 10-day contract. Thomas, 35, has been vocal about his NBA...