New Jersey election officials have reported requests for mail-in ballots
On the day wildfires destroyed much of Lahaina and killed at least 101 people, poor communications between Maui’s mayor and top state and local emergency officials stymied their realization of how serious the situation was. At one point, Maui’s top emergency management official rejected an offer of additional help from Honolulu. And evidence since gathered indicates the catastrophic fire that exploded on the afternoon of Aug. 8 ignited in the same area where a downed powerline had sparked an...
The downballot primary season continues Tuesday in Pennsylvania, where both parties will host closely watching nominating contests for attorney general and will pick their nominees for several key House seats. No one has released any reliable polling for any notable races, which adds some extra suspense to election night. The polls close at 8 PM ET. Below you'll find our guide to the top primaries to watch across the Keystone State. To help you follow along, you can find an interactive map...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – Former two-term Auditor General Eugene DePasquale has won the Democratic nomination for Pennsylvania’s Attorney General. “We won tonight because our campaign is about every Pennsylvanian,” said DePasquale. “Now, it’s time to unite toward a common vision – to make democracy work for all of us, defend abortion rights so women can get the healthcare they []
McHenry County State's Attorney Patrick Kenneally was running unopposed on the November ballot.
(The Center Square) – An attorney who worked on a recent U.S. Supreme Court case striking down a local government’s use of “substantial” impact fees in California says similar fees in Pitkin County, Colorado, also are unconstitutional. The court’s ruling in Sheetz v. County of El Dorado centered on a resident who wished to build a prefabricated house on his property, but the county charged a $23,420 traffic impact fee for a building permit. The court, using a...
Morrisey alluded to appeals possibilities that include asking all of the judges of the Fourth Circuit to review the case -- or petitioning for consideration by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Morrisey made the announcement of a Supreme Court appeal attempt at a press conference surrounded by other political figures and Riley Gaines, the former collegiate swimmer who has been active in the politics surrounding gender identity and women’s sports.
Former football star and celebrity criminal defendant O.J. Simpson was cremated Wednesday, the lawyer handling his estate said following his death last week at home in Las Vegas at age 76.
There are 400 infants and toddlers in New Jersey with developmental delays waiting months for treatment that could prepare them for school — down time their developing brains do not have to spare. That backlog could be eliminated by including $4.4 million to the proposed state budget to hire more speech, occupational and physical therapists at more competitive wages through the state’s Early Intervention program, which served 17,000 last year, said Cathy Chin, executive director for the Alliance...
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York man has pleaded guilty to sending death threats to the state attorney general and the Manhattan judge who presided over former President Donald Trump’s civil fraud case, prosecutors said Thursday. Tyler Vogel, 26, of Lancaster, admitted to one felony count of making a terroristic threat and one misdemeanor […]
The McHenry County state’s attorney said more than 50% of non-local defendants released under the SAFE-T Act after being arrested for retail theft failed to show up in court this year. 34 people have been indicted for felony retail theft, which is a theft over $300, in McHenry County in 2024. Only six of the […]