Author: Breaking Local News Report
FROSTBURG, Md. — The City of Frostburg is calling on residents to begin voluntary water conservation efforts in response to ongoing drought conditions and declining water levels at Piney Reservoir. City officials recommend several measures to reduce water usage, including avoiding lawn watering and car washing, taking shorter showers, and operating washing machines and dishwashers only with full loads. These steps are intended to help alleviate the strain on the city’s limited water resources. The water conservation advisory affects multiple communities served by Frostburg’s water system, including Eckhart, Consol, Grahamtown, Clarysville, Carlos, Shaft, Klondike, Borden, Zihlman, Mount Savage, Woodcock Hollow,…
TRENTON, N.J. — Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced the formation of the Youth Justice Working Group to explore repurposing options for the New Jersey Training School and the Female Secure Care and Intake Facility, which are slated to close. This initiative is part of the state’s ongoing comprehensive youth justice reform. The reforms have significantly reduced the number of young people sent to detention centers and Juvenile Justice Commission (JJC) facilities. In 2017, New Jersey decided to close these two facilities and allocate funds to build new, smaller facilities offering intensive support services. The first of these new facilities…
QUEENS, N.Y. — Jeffrey Thurston, currently serving an 18-year sentence for attempted murder, has been indicted by a grand jury on charges of second-degree murder following the death of Malachi Capers, a former college athlete shot by Thurston in July 2020. Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced the indictment, highlighting the tragic escalation of a minor altercation into fatal violence. Capers, a student at SUNY Buffalo on a football scholarship, succumbed to complications from the gunshot wound in January 2024, nearly four years after the incident. The original altercation occurred on July 27, 2020, when Capers accidentally bumped into Thurston…
UTICA, N.Y. — Three pedestrians, including two children, were injured in a motor vehicle accident on Route 12 Northbound at the Oswego Street intersection late Wednesday night. Utica Police responded to the scene around 10:30 p.m. on July 24 after receiving reports of a collision involving a vehicle and three pedestrians. Upon arrival, officers found the driver of the vehicle and the injured pedestrians, an adult and two children. All three victims were transported to Wynn Hospital for initial treatment. The two children were later transferred to SUNY Upstate Medical University for further care. One of the children sustained significant…
RALEIGH, N.C. — Launice Shanique Battle has been sentenced to 94 to 125 months in prison for the deaths of her two young daughters, who died after being left in a hot car for over six hours while she gambled at an internet casino. Wake County Superior Court Judge Rebecca W. Holt delivered the sentence on Thursday, following a plea agreement in which Battle pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree murder. Originally charged with two counts of felony murder, Battle faced a potential maximum sentence of more than 80 years in prison. In determining the sentence, the court acknowledged…
CLAIRTON, Pa. — The Allegheny County Police Department has charged two individuals in connection with the fatal shooting of a 27-year-old man in Clairton. On July 12 at 10:12 p.m., county emergency services were notified of a shooting in the 900 block of Madison Avenue. First responders arrived to find Terell Blanks suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Blanks was pronounced dead at the scene. Clairton Police requested assistance from the Allegheny County Police Department’s Homicide Unit, which launched an investigation. Through witness interviews and surveillance footage, detectives identified 27-year-old Thomas Walker V of North Braddock as the shooter. Additionally, 25-year-old…
Director of National Intelligence on Iran’s Role in U.S. Protests WASHINGTON, D.C. — Josh Kirby recently claimed that Iran has been funding and encouraging some of the protest activity in the United States. He stated that while Iran’s involvement is acknowledged, the majority of the protests are driven by organic concerns from the American public regarding the situation in the Middle East. According to statements made by the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), there is indeed evidence that Iran has been involved in some capacity in influencing protests within the United States. In October 2020, then-DNI John Ratcliffe publicly stated…
REPORT: Recent media narratives are allegedly being reshaped to benefit the Harris campaign. Here are five purported myths being promoted this week: Harris and the Minnesota Freedom Fund Claim: CBS reports that Trump is lying about Harris donating to the Minnesota Freedom Fund, which bailed out individuals arrested during the George Floyd riots. Reality: Harris promoted the fund on social media platform X, encouraging people to donate to the cause. In June 2020, during the protests following the death of George Floyd, then-Senator Kamala Harris publicly expressed her support for the Minnesota Freedom Fund (MFF), an organization that assists in…
BUTLER, Pa. — A recent post by Benny Johnson on social media has brought to light serious allegations of incompetence within the Secret Service and local law enforcement regarding the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. The incident, which took place in Butler, Pennsylvania, involved a shooter identified as Crooks, who managed to fire shots at Trump from a rooftop. Johnson’s post includes a video from a second-story window of the AGR building, which overlooks the rooftop where the shooter was positioned. According to Johnson, a Butler County SWAT sniper team, directed by the Secret Service, was stationed in…
BRONX, N.Y. — On Thursday, July 25, 2024, at approximately 2:57 p.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding an unresponsive individual at 946 College Avenue, located within the confines of the 44th Precinct. Upon arrival, officers found a 46-year-old male, later identified as Eric Ballek, unconscious and unresponsive inside the location. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) arrived shortly thereafter and pronounced Ballek deceased at the scene. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death. The investigation into the circumstances surrounding Ballek’s death is ongoing.