READING, Pa. – Authorities in the Dominican Republic are still searching for several men in connection with the shooting that injured David Ortiz. One of those men is also wanted in a Reading, Pennsylvania shooting Continue reading
Washington (AFP) – US Republicans including powerful allies of Donald Trump pushed back strongly Tuesday against the president’s threat to slap tariffs on Mexican imports, warning the move … t come to that and we don’t go down this road, but we’ll …PSP commissioner gets permanent title
The Scranton Times-Tribune|6 hours ago
A Wilkes-Barre native has been appointed commissioner of Pennsylvania State Police, authorities announced Thursday. Col. Robert Evanchick was confirmed in a unanimous vote by the state Senate …
Lottery competition is at odds — is it being cheated out of millions or doing the cheating?
Gary Rotstein, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Jun 4, 2019, 7:26 AM
In a confusing, complicated coincidence involving some of the billions of dollars state residents devote to gambling every year, unrelated accusations Monday contended either the Pennsylvania Lottery is being cheated out of millions in revenue or is doing big-time cheating itself.
Or both of those are taking place. Or possibly neither.
The uncertainty occurs despite state officials’ high confidence in one fact: The lottery is on track for a record of nearly $1.2 billion in revenue in 2018-19. Continue reading
Across rural Guatemala, Martinez said, word has spread that those who travel with a child can expect to be released from U.S. custody. Smugglers were offering two-for-one pricing, knowing they just needed to deliver clients to the border – not across it – for an easy surrender to U.S. agents.
“If this continues, I don’t think there will be anyone left in Guatemala,” Martinez joked. The men from his village near the town of Chiquimula were all leaving, he said, bringing a child with them.
Nick Miroff, The Washington Post
EL PASO, Texas – In a dusty lot along the U.S.-Mexico border fence, a single Border Patrol agent was stuck with few options and falling temperatures.
A group of 64 parents and children Continue reading
Memorial service at the US Capitol pays tribute to fallen police officers
Stars and Stripes-2 hours ago
WASHINGTON — National Police Week culminated Wednesday with a memorial service at the U.S. Capitol in Washington where President …
Would-be robbers in Washington, DC, thwarted by St. Louis County cops…
STLtoday.com-May 14, 2019
David Sandbach, with the The St. Louis County Police Pipes and Drums, … in Washington, D.C., for a national weeklong police memorial event ..
