The governor's moves came as part of a final set of decisions on gun control measures introduced in the wake of the Lewiston mass shooting.
As promised the government's bringing back the Three Strikes law. The Prime Minister and the Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee announced today it’ll be in Cabinet by mid-year. And they’re changing it just a wee bit. One of the criticisms of the law is that it sent a guy to jail for kissing a woman on a street in Wellington without consent, but because it was his third strike, he was sent away for the maximum sentence which was seven years. But that was way too harsh because he had...
On December 3, 2019, the Pacific island state of Vanuatu made an audacious proposal: Make ecocide—the destruction of nature—an international crime. “An amendment of the Rome Statute could criminalize acts that amount to ecocide,” stated Ambassador of Vanuatu John Licht at the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) annual Assembly of States Parties in the Hague. He More
HAZLE TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police report that five women were arrested after being accused of retail thefts at a Walmart in Luzerne County. According to Pennsylvania State Police, troopers responded to Walmart in Hazle Township for separate retail theft incidents throughout April. On April 9 around 5:30 p.m., troopers say they were []
The litigation regarding the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities Annexation of the Dow Street Substation is coming to an end. The BPU Board approved a settlement agreement at its monthly meeting Monday that will now go to the town of Ellicott, village of Falconer, and Falconer Central School District for their acceptance. Under the settlement, […]
A series of 7 On Your Side Investigations sparked changes to squatter laws statewide but some lawmakers say there is more work to be done.
Opposition parties have hit out at the Government's reintroduction of Three Strikes legislation, calling it "political posturing" and "archaic". Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee announced the return of a rejigged Three Strikes law today, alongside Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. A similar "Three Strikes" law was brought in under the previous National government, but was scrapped under the last Labour government. It aimed to deter offenders with the threat of progressively punishing...
UMG let its last TikTok license expire on Feb. 1, citing unfair
Jeff Guenther, from Portland, Oregon, has become a viral sensation on TikTok. The expert therapist has detailed the 'silly' issues that can lead to a break up. He shared his advice in a now viral video of the social media platform
Three people have been charged after a spree of thefts and an armed robbery attempt, Sarnia police say.
Dozens of students set up the encampment last Wednesday to speak out