According to a 22nd Circuit Court report, a 62-year-old man was found guilty on multiple charges of child sex offenses and given a startling ten life sentences plus 63 years. Judge Madeline Connolly sentenced Craig Wilbert for his offenses of sexual trafficking, sodomy, and supplying children with pornographic material. Connolly stipulated that two of these...
Keith Schuermann is the new Library Director of Cobb County, taking over from Helen Poyer, who is leaving after a resolute 18-year career. This is part of a recent change in library leadership. Schuermann, who has over 20 years of library management experience and was previously in charge of the Troup-Harris Library System, started his...
A large donation from a local nonprofit has strengthened the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board’s (MPRB) dedication to environmental preservation and natural beauty. According to the MPRB, Friends of the Wildflower Garden donated $95,533 for new fence at the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden and Bird Sanctuary in honor of their partnership’s nearly 75-year anniversary. The...
On Tuesday night, Worcester police responded to a complaint regarding gunshots on Brookside Avenue, causing a major disturbance in a residential area. Two gunshot victims were found inside an apartment following the incident, which happened yesterday at around 6:21 PM, according to a news release from the Worcester Police Department. When Worcester officers arrived on...
The District Attorney’s Office said Thursday that Jason Robert Steiner, 34, was scheduled to be arraigned on several charges, including murder, in connection with a deadly event that occurred at the La Mota dispensary in North Portland last month. This is a significant step in Multnomah County’s criminal justice system. After being brought before Judge...
The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) has granted the Raleigh-Wake Emergency Communication Center (ECC), a crucial center for public safety communications, national reaccreditation, demonstrating the ECC’s unwavering dedication to providing exceptional service. According to Raleighnc.gov, this recognition confirms the center’s compliance with more than 200 professional requirements that are necessary for the...
The story of Cincinnati’s I-471 bridge continues with new developments as the chaos of urban planning collides with the strict requirements of structural stability. With new developments, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), in partnership with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) and local officials, continues to repair the southbound approach to the Daniel Carter Beard...
When well-known medical malpractice lawyer Stephen Snyder was convicted of attempted extortion, the Baltimore judicial system was faced with a case that has garnered widespread attention. After less than three hours of deliberation, a federal jury rendered the decision today, bringing a dramatic case to a fast end. The 77-year-old attorney is currently facing legal...
For the 2022 murder of a Florissant woman, a man from St. Louis County was given a cumulative term of 40 years in jail. After a jury found 27-year-old Douglas Shelton-Herron guilty of second-degree murder and armed criminal action in connection with the killing of 39-year-old Lekeshia Stokes, he was sentenced. According to the St....
The arrest of Uwana Ubom, a 33-year-old resident of Northwest Washington, D.C., marks a major breakthrough for the Metropolitan Police Department in a string of sexual assault cases. Ubom is charged with 12 sex offenses in various locations in the District of Columbia between June 2021 and November, according to a news release from the...