On Monday morning, one person was killed and two others were injured in a shooting in the parking lot of the Hardin County Justice Center. Police are classifying the incident as domestic violence. The suspect, who barricaded himself in his car, is in a standoff with police in western Kentucky, Elizabethtown Police Chief Jeremy Thompson […]
Gary Brown | Specially for The Canton Repository HEAD: In memory of Norma Snipes Marcere DIGITAL CAPTION: A Stark County educator dedicated her life to helping people who “have learning disabilities.” “Undaunted when her application for a teaching job in Canton City Schools was rejected, Norma Snipes Marcere forged a unique educational career that spanned […]
A man was sentenced to life in prison on Friday for killing another man in DeBary and then stealing his car, prosecutors said. A jury found 33-year-old Sammy McKnight Jr. guilty of first-degree murder, auto theft with a firearm, burglary with a firearm and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. District Judge Leah […]
Keith Payne, cross country and indoor track and field coach and assistant outdoor track and field coach in Swain County, died Saturday. “It is with a heavy heart that we must inform you of the passing of a valued employee, Keith Payne, on Saturday afternoon,” Swain County Schools Superintendent Mark Sale said in a news […]
A 15-year-old high school student from Kansas died two days after suffering a medical emergency. The player reportedly collapsed during practice. It is the third case in the US this month. On Wednesday, August 14, at approximately 5:32 p.m., Johnson County Med-Act was dispatched to Shawnee Mission Northwest High School in Shawnee, Kansas, about 10 […]
An Akron police officer shot and killed a man early Saturday morning while investigating a stolen U-Haul, a police news release said. Police identified the victim only as a 54-year-old man. A woman at the scene who said she was a family member said they were looking for answers and that the man had rented […]
A Springfield woman has been sentenced to life in prison for her role in the death of a 5-year-old boy who suffered blunt force injuries and was malnourished while in her care, investigators say. Shannon Leigh Elliott was charged in March with two counts of first-degree murder and three counts of aggravated child abuse in […]
Why is the flag at half-mast? These are possible reasons The flag of the United States of America is flown at half-mast on several occasions, which generally means that the country is in mourning. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has ordered flags to fly at half-staff in honor of former Greene County Judge Robert Hagler, who […]
QUINCY – Kelly Shaw, 44, pleaded not guilty Thursday afternoon in Dedham Superior Court to the first-degree murder of Christine Mello of Weymouth. Shaw was remanded in custody without bail. Shaw was charged with murder on Monday. Shaw and a co-defendant, John Harper, were previously charged with theft related to the alleged theft of Mello’s […]
The high school football game between Laney and Westside was canceled Friday night after shots were fired during the game. According to a press release from the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office and Westside assistant football coach Chris Crayton, the shooting allegedly occurred shortly after 9:15 p.m. near the intersection of Augusta Court and Blounts Avenue […]
