A Henderson man accused of stockpiling more than 50 firearms and threatening a mass shooting was arraigned Wednesday on 35 felony counts, though the terrorism-related threat charge police announced two days earlier does not appear in the formal complaint filed by the Clark County District Attorney’s Office. “Allison Howlett”, 36, appeared by video before Henderson…
Tim Walz Joins Board in Granting Pardon to Convicted Child Sex Offender
The clemency decision could affect the deportation of a Laos national who had been ordered removed since 2006. The Minnesota Board of Pardons granted a pardon June 10 to a Laos national convicted of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl, a decision that could block his deportation just weeks before it was set to occur. The…
End of Watch: Michael E. Pahira Jr., Pennsylvania State Police
“The man died a hero. He was an outstanding trooper, an excellent motor carrier enforcement officer, and was considered to be one of our best.” A Massachusetts truck driver is jailed on $700,000 bail after Pennsylvania State Police say his tractor-trailer struck and killed a state trooper conducting a roadside inspection Wednesday morning. Michael Bon,…
California Senate Panel Rejects Sex Offender Candidate Ban After Divisive Hearing
A California Senate committee voted Tuesday to kill a bill that would have barred registered sex offenders from running for or holding elected office, while advancing a narrower measure that excludes certain offenses involving minors—including some convictions for sexual penetration—from disqualifying a candidate. Assembly Bill 2753, authored by Assemblywoman Esmeralda Soria, D-Merced, failed in the…
Boyle Heights Faces Lingering Health Concerns After Massive Warehouse Fire
Residents report overpowering odors and rat activity as crews begin removing millions of pounds of spoiled food. Nearly two weeks after firefighters extinguished a blaze that burned for eight days at a Boyle Heights cold storage warehouse, residents are confronting a new crisis: an overpowering stench that multiple neighbors have compared to a decomposing body,…
Sixteen Railcars Derail in Bensalem as Crews Assess Hazardous Cargo
Officials issued a temporary shelter-in-place order after discovering two derailed railcars were carrying hazardous materials. BENSALEM, Pa. — Sixteen cars from a 72-car CSX freight train derailed in Bensalem Township on Tuesday afternoon, prompting a shelter-in-place order for nearby residents after two of the derailed cars were found to be carrying hazardous materials. The eastbound…
FBI Vault File Details Years of Surveillance Before 2015 Garland Terror Attack
Newly released records revisit the bureau’s long-running investigation into Elton Simpson before the deadly ISIS-inspired shooting. On May 3, 2015, Elton Simpson and Nadir Soofi pulled up to the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, Texas, body-armored and armed with assault rifles, and opened fire on security personnel outside a “Muhammad Art Exhibit and Contest.” A…
Investigators: Alabama Man Died While Hiding Girlfriend’s Body
Authorities concluded the suspect suffered a fatal heart attack while dragging the victim into a wooded area. Chambers County, Alabama sheriff’s deputies responding to a report of two unresponsive people found a man and a woman dead in the brush along County Road 86 in Lanett on June 24, their bodies lying next to each…
Former Death Row Prisoners Seek $572 Million Over Alleged Jury Discrimination
The federal lawsuits accuse Alameda County prosecutors of systematically excluding Black and Jewish jurors for decades. Ernest Dykes, who was sentenced to death for shooting nine-year-old Lance Clark to death in Oakland in 1993, filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday demanding 282 million dollars from Alameda County, arguing that prosecutorial misconduct during jury selection at his…
