Judges: Even in quarantine, county inmates get court hearings
EVERETT — As the omicron variant surged, some inmates at the Snohomish County Jail the past couple weeks appeared at court hearings from behind bars. In light of recent court rulings, jail guards started bringing laptops and phones from cell to cell so…
Ventura County Sheriff’s Office seeks public assistance identifying burglar
FILLMORE, Calif. — The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office and Fillmore Police Department are seeking the public’s assistance identifying a suspect(s) responsible for burglary. Around 6 p.m. on Jan. 27, the unknown suspect(s) shattered the…
Man accused of tasing Guilford County sergeant facing murder charge in Virginia
(Image courtesy of the Henry County Sheriff’s Office). ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — Police have released the identity of the man who died after a northwest Roanoke shooting Sunday evening, as well as the identity of the man facing charges in connection with…
Volunteers needed for annual count of Sacramento County homeless
Volunteers will help count and survey those experiencing homelessness or help in deployment centers. SACRAMENTO, Calif — City officials in Sacramento are calling on members of the public to volunteer for this year’s annual Point-In-Time (PIT) count…
Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office launches ‘Tip411’ app to fight crime
Customized app helps better connect law enforcement with the public PULASKI COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) – The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office has launched a new app for customized crime-fighting and better connects law enforcement with the public. According to…
Bay County schools race to the future with new technology upgrades for classrooms
BAY COUNTY — Bay District Schools officials are reporting early success with their recent push to replace nearly 10-year-old technology in every classroom by 2025. During a Bay District School Board workshop in March, it was announced that part of the…
What we know about the first case of omicron COVID-19 variant detected in Middlesex County
BOSTON (AP) — A woman in her 20s who had traveled out of state is the first known case of the omicron variant of the coronavirus detected in Massachusetts, the state Department of Public House announced Saturday. Genetic sequencing confirmed the variant,…
As the holidays near, St. Johns County nonprofits appeal to donors for support
Ricardo Rosado, regional director for the local Catholic Charities, sorts through donated Christmas toys at his office in St. Augustine on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. Catholic Charities will give the toys to 160 families this year in Putnam, Flagler and St.…
Ohio county commissioner denies knowing about attempted breach of election network
John Hamercheck, president of Ohio’s Lake County Board of Commissioners, on Tuesday denied knowing about any attempts to breach the county’s election network during the spring primary. Driving the news: According to the Washington Post, a…
Ohio county commissioner denies knowledge of attempted breach of local election network
A commissioner in Lake County, Ohio, whose government office was used to plug a private laptop into the county network during the spring primary, said Tuesday that he was not aware of an attempt to breach the local election board’s computers. John…