By Trevor MetcalfeThe Virginian-PilotNORFOLK, Va. — Police Chief Mark Talbot said the city experienced a significant drop in crime in 2024, especially compared with 2022, when a string of downtown shootings led to a major city crackdown on nightclubs.Homicides, nonfatal shootings and all crime declined...
Shoppers have battled increasing grocery costs for years — but consumers aren’t the only ones making note of the uphill battle. Chief Executive Officer of Walmart Inc., Doug McMillon, recently spoke out about the effect rising grocery costs have on consumer buying habits. Last week,...
By Craig W. FloydThe past 10 days have been one nightmare after another for law enforcement. Four officers were shot and killed in three separate incidents. Late on the night of February 21, Virginia Beach (Va.) Police Officers Cameron Girvin, 25, and Christopher Reese, 30,...
MARICOPA, Ariz. — A Maricopa police officer was wounded and a suspect was fatally shot in a gunfire exchange outside a convenience store, AZ Central reported.Body camera footage released from the incident shows the man firing several shots at officers before officers fired shots at...
By Safiyah RiddleAssociated Press/Report For AmericaHANCEVILLE, Ala. — As a small Alabama city weighs whether to disband its police department accused of having a “rampant culture of corruption,” residents are split over how to weigh the need for public safety against longstanding misconduct.The city council...
RICHMOND, Va. —Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has commuted the prison sentence of former Fairfax County police sergeant Wesley Shifflett, who was convicted of reckless handling of a firearm in the 2023 shooting death of a shoplifting suspect, NBC 4 Washington reported.Shifflett was sentenced on Feb....
By Kristi MillerPioneer PressSR. PAUL, Minn. — A former St. Paul police officer who was brutally attacked while responding to a 911 hang-up call more than a decade ago has died of her injuries, the police department announced Sunday.“It’s with great sadness that we share...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will go forward on its plans to demolish the “Pink House” along Plum Island Turnpike in Newbury, officials announced Friday, months after Gov. Maura Healey stopped an earlier plan to tear down the structure.In October, Healey reached an agreement...
Dear Annie: We met a nice couple who were seated at the table with us on a cruise last summer. We had a few things in common and pleasant conversations. They shared a travel schedule and plans to be on the go all the time.My...
After a day of “well below normal” temperatures Monday, residents of Massachusetts can expect a warm-up to spring-like conditions later this week.Highs on Monday are expected to reach the high-20s to mid-30s due to a cold airmass in place above the Bay State. It will...