McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A former Santa Maria school board trustee who smuggled drugs for the Jalisco New Generation Cartel was sentenced to nearly six years in prison Tuesday. Oscar Saldivar Jr., 57, of Weslaco transported 54 pounds of cocaine and 13 pounds of heroin from the Rio Grande Valley to Austin in October 2019. []
It is not clear at this time if the pole broke on its own or if it was struck.
Joseph Yuran was back in a packed Trumbull County courtroom on Tuesday to learn his sentence.
A passenger who was injured when a vehicle hit a utility pole on Roanoke Avenue on April 1 has died. In that incident, at 12:12 a.m., Chattanooga Police responded to a traffic crash with
The crash happened at the intersection of Fonteyn Drive and Giselle Avenue, in Wantirna South, in Melbourne 's east, at 3.45pm on Tuesday.
By Jerrie Whiteley Herald Democrat Early voting starts Monday for school and city elections. A number of area school districts have places up for grabs on their school boards. Residents can vote for their particular school district’s election at any of the county’s vote centers. Below is a list of the local candidates for the school boards. Pottsboro ISD Vote for none, one or two: Audrea Shea Perdu Mike Springer Casey Shines Doyle Roy Jr. Sherman ISD School Board Trustee Place 1 (three-year...
Aisha Carr suspected of unethical conduct. Her supporters criticized the board.
At their final meeting of the month on Monday, Richmond City School Board members will discuss topics that could impact numerous students across the district, including a school name change and staffing shortages.
The Fenton High School board is seeking an independent review into how school administrators handled allegations against former staff member dating back to 2011.
A bill that permits educational programs about periods to be taught in public schools, if school boards allow it, has been signed into law by Governor Glenn Youngkin.
In most cases, when school boards are confronted about issues, it is the parents confronting them. After all, not only are they the taxpayers, but they also have a vested interest in their children's education. In a recent case, however, one student didn't wait around for her parents to take on her local school board. In what is a pretty gutsy move for someone her age, she decided to take the school board on herself. When it's parents taking on the school board, in many cases, they turn a deaf...
Jim Brown recently addressed the state Board of Education.