BATON ROUGE — An investigative reporter out of New Orleans sued the Louisiana Department of Public Safety on Monday, alleging it had failed to respond to public records requests.Nick Chrastil, a journalist with nonprofit news outlet The Lens, sued after the agency would not disclose records associated with its hiring of a private law firm, WilmerHale, to provide legal services to the state in connection with consent decrees and the federal government, a statement from the Tulane...
Wreck happened Wednesday night.
A truck driver in Pennsylvania pulled over for a power nap when he was rudely awakened by a shaking cab. As The Kansas City Star reports: When the driver got out of the truck to see what was going on, he saw four SUVs and 12 men, according to police. — Read the rest
Sgt. Green said these accidents can be prevented, and it takes cooperation from drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists.
A journalist for a Louisiana nonprofit newsroom is suing a state agency for access to certain public records. According to a news release, Nick Chrastil asked the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections for information on WilmerHale.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is seeking public comment until May 22 on proposals to prohibit canned hunting and implement trapping standards for mountain lions.
Dustin L. Roecker, 35, is accused of plowing into the victim at 'high speed' on April 20.
Anthony Melvin Harris Sr., 60, of Detroit, was initially charged with second-degree murder, a Class B felony that carries a maximum sentence of life in prison
Foreign secretary says UK hopes Israel will respond ‘in a way that does as little to escalate this as possible’
TRENT, Texas — About two dozen cars of a Union Pacific train derailed east of Trent on Tuesday, April 23, KTXS-TV reports. The derailment occurred about 8 p.m.; a UP spokesman said there were no injuries and no releases of hazardous materials. Images on the station website show derailed double-stack containers. KTAB/KRBC-TV reports that high []Read More
Several casualties were reported in an attack on Rafah, the southernmost city in Gaza, according to Al Jazeera Arabic. The media outlet reported a strike targeting a residential building, resulting i
LOWER MERION — A truck driver found himself in a tangled mess after hitting low wires, brining them onto his truck, and then getting trapped inside. Wednesday night, just before 10:30, crews from the Merion Fire Company of Ardmore responded to the rear of the Ardmore post office on the report of a man trapped […]