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Safe, responsible gun ownership, mental health awareness and family are key in the fight against youth gun violence, police and religious leaders say.

Assistant Chief Heath Helton of the Little Rock Police Department has applied to become the next police chief, joining 20 others who have submitted applications to lead the department after the May resignation of former Police Chief Keith Humphrey.

Interviews paint a picture of disarray and indifference during much of the pandemic – problems that appear to have improved in late 2021, once the county switched medical providers. Especially in the early days of the pandemic, fear moved from cell to cell.

A nurse who worked at Southern Regional Jail for six months in 2019 said Wednesday that not only are prisoners at the state facility in Beaver not given adequate medical

There’s hardly a “Get Out of Jail Free” option, but some have had to pay a hefty cost due to a backlog with fitting GPS tethers.

The sheriffs office answered questions about its tether program following a Free Press report detailing delays keeping people in jail for a week or more.

Nearly 200 years ago, the lectures of a celebrity vegetarian visiting Portland caused a riot But eschewing meat, alcohol and spices and endorsing whole wheat bread and "pure" water were only part of his message. By Avery Yale Kamila Share People across the United States were abuzz with talk of the Portland Graham riot in the summer of 1834, a time when vegetarian ideas were in vogue locally. The “Agitation,” as headlines in Boston, Philadelphia and Albany called it, was a violent mob that...

Robert Clifford was expected to be sentenced Thursday for the second-degree murder of his estranged wife Nichole. Instead, the judge agreed to a defence application for a mistrial and vacated the conviction.

Temperance, a brush with a train and $4 for gas By Tim Colliver - tcolliver@aimmediamidwest.com Editor’s note — We’re continuing our tradition of taking a look back each Saturday at some of the important, interesting or even odd events as they were reported during the same week throughout the years, along with interesting advertising features from years gone by. This week in 1890, the Highland News reported that commencement exercises were conducted at the New Lexington High School (curre...

Several Detroit City Council members wont seek reelection Detroit — New representation is in store this fall for many Detroit residents as nearly half of the incumbents on the City Council are not seeking new terms. Indicted District 7 Councilman Gabe Leland is foregoing another run as well as District 4 Councilman Andre Spivey, who represents the east side, and District 6 Councilwoman Raquel Castañeda-López, the first Latina elected to the council whose district covers southwest Detroit...