The Columbus Board of Public Works on Wednesday approved a resolution to donate Taser cartridges and batteries to a neighboring police department. Continue reading at The Republic News.
Iowa City City Councilor Laura Bergus proposed an amendment to the city’s budget on Tuesday to shift an increase in funds for the police department to other public safety services that do not involve law enforcement. This comes a year after Bergus attempted the same amendment with last year’s budget. Both attempts proved unsuccessful, but
Two people are dead in an apparent murder-suicide at a motel in southwest suburban Lemont.
Syracuse police are asking residents within several blocks of Caleb and Nichols avenues in Eastwood to shelter in police due to a “very active police” response Sunday afternoon. Police on the scene said a man with a weapon has barricaded himself in a home.
South Texas police say that a 10-year-old boy admitted to killing a man in 2022 when he was only 7 years old. The shocking admission came after the boy allegedly threatened to kill another student on a school bus on April 12. When the boy was questioned, he admitted to killing a man, and that prompted an investigation by the Gonzales County Sheriff's Office. When questioned by police, the boy recalled in detail how he killed 32-year-old Brandon O'Quinn Raspberry in January 2022. He said...
The Jamestown School Board has officially adopted a $104.5 million budget for the 2024-25 school year that will now go onto voters for final approval. The spending plan includes no increase in the tax levy. District Assistant Superintendent for Finance & Operations Brittnay Spry said since March, the replacement of two lifts at the bus […]
The sanctuary city's progressive Mayor Mike Johnston unveiled a budget proposal on Wednesday, allocating $89.9m to assist undocumented migrants. As a result of this reallocation, the police and fire department are some of the those expected to face budget cuts. The amount will be drawn from approximately $45 million that's used for public programs and services
Sean O’Brien, who has 24 years of law enforcement experience, has been selected as the new University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Associate Vice Chancellor for Public Safety and UTC Police Chief. Lt. O’Brien, who has worked for the Chattanooga Police Department (CPD) since 2007, will join UTC effective May 1, 2024.
Several former leaders of the House and Senate Budget committees criticized the current state of the congressional budget process on Wednesday in the wake of Congress's repeated failure to adopt concurrent budget resolutions in recent years. “The budget process is absolutely broke, and it needs to be repaired,” said former Sen. Don Nickles (R-Okla.), who
Nigerians clamouring for state police may have to wait a little longer as the process of amending the 1999 constitution to make the initiative possible may take two years. The constitution amendment process is expected to run from January 2024 to December 2025, according to the work plan unveiled by the committee on constitution review Read More
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Lebanon announces temporary closure of its airspace, Lebanon's Al Jadeed TV saysLebanon announced the temporary closure of its airspace, Lebanon's Al Jadeed TV said late on Saturday, amidst threats of an Iranian attack on Israel.