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The Rev. Brian Thompson and his family were riding in his black Cadillac Escalade about eight years ago when a siren interrupted their Sunday afternoon drive. Thompson, the pastor at Simon Temple AME Zion Church on Yadkin Road, had finished three church services that morning. The family had just stopped for ice cream and were headed down McPherson Church Road when the patrol car with two white police officers pulled him over. The officers approached on each side of the SUV with their hands on ...

Trying to reduce higher-than-average rates of suspension, the Thames Valley District School Board is training more than a 1,000 staff on alternative ways of…

Trying to reduce higher-than-average rates of suspension, the London district school board is training more than a 1,000 staff on alternative ways of dealing…

An East Ham British Armed Forces veteran’s exploits during National Service 60 years ago will be front and centre of an innovative UK-wide new…

The Satsuma Company begins operations in Tifton.  Submitted photo TIFTON – The Satsuma Company, a citrus packing and shipping plant focusing on crops grown in South Georgia and North Florida, has flicked the switch on its Tift County processing and distribution center. “We discovered this burgeoning citrus industry in South Georgia and North Florida and we feel like it’s exciting and fun,” said Duke Lane, one of the company’s acti...

Dennis Wright went missing from Doubleday Drive, Gillingham  |  A man who was reported missing before Christmas has been found safe and well. Police had launched a search for Dennis Wright after he was last seen in the Doubleday Drive area of Gillingham. Dennis Wright has been missing for almost a week. Picture: Kent Police (43660906) The 59-year-old, who was wearing a dark grey parka coat with blue jeans and black trainers, went missing on December 16, This morning, the police confirmed that...

Law enforcement officers in Cumberland County seldom execute no-knock warrants, which have become controversial as part of the Black Lives Matter movement, officials said. And when they are used, they are an absolute last resort for reasons such as protecting police officers’ lives. A judge has to first sign off on them, officials added. Some states have signed off on laws banning no-knock warrants, but North Carolina is not one of them. The controversy over no-knock warrants boiled over f...

Missing Dennis Wright was last seen in Groombridge Drive, Gillingham  |  Police are appealing for help in finding a man missing for several days. Dennis Wright was last seen in Groombridge Drive, Gillingham, on Wednesday last week. Dennis Wright was last seen on Wednesday. Picture: Kent Police The 59-year-old is 5ft8in tall with a stocky build and grey, medium length hair. He was last seen wearing a dark grey parker coat with blue jeans and black trainers. Anyone with information on his where...