Tag: Law and order
New Boy Scouts bankruptcy plan could exclude local councils
DOVER, Del. — The Boy Scouts of America have filed a new bankruptcy reorganization plan that increases the proposed contribution of local BSA councils...
Jury convicts man of fatally shooting 16-year-old girl
INDIANAPOLIS — A jury has convicted a man of murder in the December 2018 slaying of a 16-year-old girl who was fatally shot at...
Washington state governor OKs bill banning for-profit jails
OLYMPIA, Wash. — One of the country’s largest for-profit, privately run immigration jails would be shut down by 2025 under a bill signed Wednesday...
Texas truck driver indicted in deaths of 8 migrants in crash
DEL RIO, Texas — A Texas man who drove a pickup truck involved in a deadly head-on crash, killing eight migrants he was carrying,...
Iowa lawmakers pass bill seeking to stop farm investigations
DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa lawmakers for the fourth time have approved restrictions aimed at stopping animal welfare activists from documenting animal abuse at...
Ex-officer appeals 20-year sentence for killing Black man
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A former South Carolina police officer serving 20 years in prison for killing an unarmed Black man who was running away...
White Wisconsin officer who shot Black man returned to duty
KENOSHA, Wis. — A white police officer from Wisconsin who was investigated and cleared for shooting and injuring a Black man during a domestic...
Ex-L.A. sheriff’s deputy gets prison for pot warehouse theft
<p>LOS ANGELES — A former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy who staged a $2 million robbery of a marijuana warehouse was sentenced Monday to...
Joe West awarded $500,000 in damages against Paul Lo Duca
<p>NEW YORK — Major league umpire Joe West was awarded $500,000 in damages plus interest dating to July 8 in a defamation suit against...
Ex-L.A. sheriff’s deputy gets prison for pot warehouse theft
LOS ANGELES — A former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy who staged a $2 million robbery of a marijuana warehouse was sentenced Monday to...