Since last year, the number of serious attacks on police officers in Honolulu has increased and authorities are concerned that the violence is affecting recruitment and public safety. According to the Honolulu Police Department’s data dashboard, there have been 21 cases of attempted first-degree murder of a police officer on Oahu so far this year, […]
Charles M. Tarver | Guest opinion Currently, chainsaws and logging trucks are destroying one of the most beautiful and biologically diverse old-growth forests in Western North Carolina. The US Forest Service’s Brushy Mountain logging project is cutting down a rare old-growth forest near Highlands. The logging is destroying the habitat of rare green salamanders and […]
Providing Americans with broadband internet access is critical to creating equity in today’s digital world, which is why we’re pleased to see federal funding being used to expand access in some Dallas County communities that need it most. The new project, announced Tuesday, will use about $27.8 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds to […]
CRAIG T. KOJIMA / MAY 1 Nainoa Damon can be seen in court. Nainoa Damon, the 22-year-old son of a Honolulu police officer, was sentenced today to life in prison with the possibility of parole for the first-degree murder of Haaheo Kolona in connection with a botched robbery in 2022. District Judge Shanlyn Park denied […]
The fact that people are forced to leave Marin because of exorbitant real estate prices is nothing new. However, things are not getting better and more and more people – retirees on fixed incomes and even renters on middle salaries – are finding that their checking accounts cannot keep up with rent payments. They are […]
Governor Hochul is considering a reduced congestion toll that would exempt union members, reports Carl Campanile of the Post – after the elections in November. OK, Hochul never said she would do more than “suspend” tolls, but she did raise concerns about the city’s economy – not for the political calendar. But this is clearly […]
We keep you safe in Lee County, and here’s how Michael Greenwell | Fort Myers News-Press The health, safety and welfare of the public is the highest priority of the Board of Lee County Commissioners and we fund significant investments in both the Lee Sheriff’s Office and Emergency Services. Next year’s budget calls for $315 […]
Some Lorain County officials are rightly skeptical about the new Via Lorain County and Lorain County Transit line that will transport high school and college students to their classrooms. The officials have doubts. Classes at both Elyria High School and Lorain County Community College will begin on August 19, with Lorain High School beginning on […]
The picture is heartbreaking. An 11-year-old boy, barely four feet tall and dressed as if he were playing in a youth soccer game, is arrested by New York police after allegedly committing a brutal robbery. And he wasn’t just an accomplice. He was the “main aggressor,” hitting the victim when she tried to get her […]
Dallas County’s jail population rose to 96% of capacity over the weekend, with the total inmate population surpassing 6,800 on Sunday, coming dangerously close to the cap of 7,119 inmates. Officials are understandably focused this week on “getting people through the system as quickly as possible,” Dallas County Administrator Darryl Martin told us. But as […]
