LUBBOCK, Texas — A foot-traffic stop by the Lubbock Police Department’s Mounted Patrol Unit has gained national attention after body camera footage showed a suspect bolting when an officer made a joke about his horse, KCBD reported.The incident happened on Sept. 22, when Officers Bryson...
By James QueallyLos Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — Bestselling author Jillian Lauren will avoid jail time for her actions in an incident where she shot at Los Angeles police officers who raced into the backyard of her home while chasing suspects.A judge granted Lauren, 52, diversion...
By Jeffrey Collins Associated PressCOLUMBIA, S.C. — A former sheriff in South Carolina agreed to plead guilty Thursday to stealing money from the force’s benevolence fund and taking pain pills that were supposed to be destroyed as part of a narcotics take-back program.Former Spartanburg County...
By Margaret BakerThe Sun HeraldMOSS POINT, Miss. — Moss Point Police Chief Brandon Ashley is stepping down — and a majority of the officers in the understaffed department are following suit.Jackson County Sheriff John Ledbetter confirmed Tuesday that Ashley had completed the standard interview process...
A Brockton man was sentenced to six to eight years in state prison after admitting to playing a role in the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old in Randolph in 2020, Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey’s office said. Malikai Nicholas-Taylor pleaded guilty to charges of manslaughter...
What challenges do people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) face with social media? Kelsey Oates, the founder of new inclusive social media app Self-Advocacy Wins, and product advisor Kamisha Heriveaux talk with “Enable: The Disability Podcast” about the shortcomings of traditional social media, their...
CHESTNUT HILL – There is an unpredictable aspect to California quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele’s game that Boston College football coach Bill O’Brien finds disconcerting. The 6-foot-3, 225-pound, dual-threat true freshman signal caller from Ewa Beach, Hawaii, has the uncanny ability to create plays when the original...
Early-morning clouds across Massachusetts should give way to a warm and sunny day across the Bay State, a day after rain soaked the state.A few widely scattered showers can’t be ruled out on Friday, particularly in the interior, but conditions should otherwise remain dry. Temperatures...
A 31-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 15 years for killing a man in Norwood more than four years ago, Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey’s office announced.Ernest D. Payne, of Cambridge, was sentenced Thursday in Norfolk Superior...
On Sept. 16, a friend and I took our seats at the Coliseum on the Big E grounds after an enjoyable but tiring day at the fair. With interest and curiosity, we settled in to watch the oxen pull. Having both grown up with horses...
