The expansion of high-tech surveillance along the U.S.-Mexico border continues as the Big Bend Sector of U.S. Border Patrol has deployed two additional Autonomous Surveillance Towers (ASTs). This latest effort to tighten border security was completed earlier this month, with these solar-powered structures featuring advanced long-range sensors and night thermal technology. According to the U.S....
The Detroit Police Department is conducting investigations after the discovery of an unidentified body inside a trash can on Detroit’s east side. The grisly find was made near the intersection of Omira Street and Knudson Park, specifically on the 20400 block of Omira Street, around 5:10 p.m. last Thursday, as reported by CBS News ....
Ramsey County is taking a major step forward in its approach to gun violence prevention. County Attorney John Choi announced a set of new protocols related to Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs) during a recent press conference. Designed to temporarily prevent individuals who are deemed at high risk of harming themselves or others from accessing...
Summa Health, an Akron-based integrated healthcare delivery system, has found itself poised to join forces with General Catalyst’s Health Assurance Transformation Corporation (HATCo) following the signing of a definitive agreement, as initially reported by WKYC . The $485 million transaction is expected not only to retire Summa Health’s $850 million debt but also to foster...
A Grand Rapids contractor, Wesley Pawloski, 30, is facing legal action after multiple allegations of contractor fraud. Authorities were first alerted to potential fraudulent activity in July 2023 when an Ottawa County resident reported paying for construction services that were never delivered by Pawloski’s company, Blackstone Partners LLC, as per the FOX 17 report ....
Addressing an issue that had long been obscured by the margins of mainstream awareness, Arlington Public Library dedicated an evening to shedding light on the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) crisis. The event, a cooperative effort with UTA Libraries and MMIWTX Rematriate, aimed to bring forth powerful storytelling that wove the historical with the...
As residents of Phoenix, AZ gear up for a week of characteristic sunshine, the National Weather Service has provided clear skies and climbing temperatures in their latest forecast, ensuring folks can plan their days with the certainty of pleasant weather. According to the National Weather Service , today will remain sunny with a high near...
The once prominent Fort Lauderdale City Hall, erected in 1969, has been fully dismantled following extensive flood damage earlier last year. The structure succumbed to a devastating “1,000-year flood” in April 2023 and was deemed irreparable. The demolition work which started months ago has now concluded, paving way for a modern replacement, according to WSVN...
A 22-year-old Silver Spring man, identified as Melvin Obdulio Jimenez Y. Jimenez, has died following a head-on collision with a box truck in Anne Arundel County. The crash occurred early Wednesday, and police reported that Jimenez was driving a 2004 Acura RSX on Dorsey Road near Asphalt Road, south of Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport,...
The City of New Orleans is kicking off a series of public meetings and unveiling a survey for residents to weigh in on the future of electric transportation in the city. The Office of Resilience & Sustainability spearheads this outreach, set between Nov. 12 – 14, intending to gather public opinion to help shape the...