Teacher who’s wife of town police chief, daughter of mayor learns fate after conviction for sexually abusing 15-year-old boy
A former substitute teacher in Oklahoma was found guilty Wednesday of sexually abusing a 15-year-old student. According to reports, Emma Delaney Hancock, 28, is also the wife of the Wellston police chief and the daughter of the mayor of Wellston. Hancock was found guilty of two counts of solicitation of sexual activity or communication with […]
North Carolina Lawmakers Demand Congress Pass Disaster Aid Before Leaving Town
Two Republican senators are pushing for relief for constituents suffering from the devastating hurricane and are calling on Congress to pass disaster aid before they leave town for the Christmas holidays. North Carolina Republican Sens. Thom Tillis and Ted Budd were devastated by Hurricanes Helen and Milton before lawmakers were scheduled to leave town over […]
HGTV stars say you can ‘live the dream’ in a small town
HGTV stars Ben and Erin Napier set out to show people what life in a small town is really like. Ben and Erin star in “Home Town,” where the couple work to restore a historic home using found materials and old textiles in their hometown of Laurel, Mississippi. “People just have an idea in their […]
Texas Town Awarded by Religious Liberty Group for Defending Nativity Scene at Local Court House
This week, religious freedom organizations awarded a letter of commendation to a group of residents in a Texas town who resisted residents' attempts to remove a nativity scene outside the local courthouse. in a press release published On Tuesday, the Becket Fund for Religious Freedom announced that it would be unable to move forward with […]
Can a steel town survive if its furnaces are turned off? – podcast | Wales
Tata Steel announced in January that it would end primary steel manufacturing at Port Talbot. The town is known for its two giant blast furnaces and a large steel mill that has provided employment for decades. George McDonagh went there to see people's reactions. He met Gareth Edwards, who had worked there for 30 years […]
Las Vegas is now America’s most exciting sport town
Las Vegas, a city once known for its underworld origins, dazzling neon signs, and 24/7 party atmosphere, is now something else, the unexpected epicenter of American sports. . The arrival of the NFL, Formula 1 racing, the National Hockey League, WNBA, and soon Major League Baseball turned Sin City into a sports city. There, fans […]
Biden commutes sentence of official who stole $53M from Illinois town
President Biden made history Thursday by commuting the sentences of nearly 1,500 people and pardoning 49 people, making it the largest single-day clemency act in modern history. In this drastic step, Biden shaved years off the prison sentence of a person convicted of the largest local embezzlement in U.S. history, infuriating the current leaders of […]
Biden Commutes Sentence of Illinois Official Who Embezzled $53M from Small Town
As part of a wave of pardons, President Joe Biden commuted the sentence of Rita Crundwell, an Illinois public servant convicted in 2013 of the worst embezzlement of government funds in U.S. history. Biden granted 39 presidential pardons on Thursday, commuting the sentences of an incredible 1,500 convicted felons, including Mr. Crundwell, in the largest […]
New York town threatens to take action if state doesn’t empty out immigrants from its hotels
A town in western New York state warned state officials: will take action If the state did not implement measures to empty hotels of immigrants. Asylum seekers have been housed in two hotels in the Buffalo suburb of Cheektowaga since June 2023. After two allegations of sexual assault by asylum seekers, local county officials said […]
Jewish Community Center Targeted in Attempted Terror Attack in Cape Town
Last Friday, a Jewish community center in Cape Town was the target of an attempted terrorist attack, but the plot was thwarted when explosives were discovered on the premises of the building before it could be detonated. The center houses the community's main institutions and is located across the street from the historic Gardens Synagogue. […]