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Updated: State police escorted him from Punjab Share Article AAA A cavalcade moves towards Banda Jail to transport gangster-turned politician Mukhtar Ansari from Punjab to Uttar Pradesh jail, in Rupnagar district, Tuesday, April 6, 2021.   | Photo Credit: PTI State police escorted him from Punjab Escorted by a security team of the U.P. police, Mr. Ansari was then put through a series of checks and no illegal item was found on him, said the State Prison Department. A team of doctors from Gov...

AUGUSTA — When the Maine House of Representative convened March 30 at the Augusta Civic Center, State Representative Bill Pluecker, I-Warren, spoke on the House Floor to highlight the heroic action of Maine State Prison corrections officers and staff. “While the day was overshadowed by political party divisiveness surrounding the passage of the upcoming two-year budget, Representative Pluecker found it imperative to highlight the courageous actions of Mainers who work in a dangerous env...

A year ago this month, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment began tracking outbreaks of COVID-19 in the state. Out of more than 4,000 sites identified as outbreaks since then, 32 have registered more than 100 COVID-19 cases each, with five of them topping 1,000 — several by a lot. The departments data, most recently updated on March 31, shows that the vast majority of those mega-outbreaks remain under active investigation — a reflection of the massive infection counts an...

145 years ago Escaped Planned. — It is reported that Larkin, convicted of murder in the first degree for the shooting of Dan Corcoran, at Virginia on the 4th of last August, received the verdict of the jury with great coolness, The cause may be explained in a discovery made by the jailer on Friday, which was a trap door cut under the bank in his cell. It is thought he intended to leave his cell through the door, crawl to the outer wall, cut or dig through it, and thus effect his escape. 130 y...

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AP Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam speaks as he prepares to receive a covid-19 vaccine at the Governors Mansion in Richmond.   TribLIVEs Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. RICHMOND — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday that he has restored voting rights to more than 69,000 former felons who have completed their prison sentences but are still on probation. Northam’s move mirrors a proposed constitutional amendme...

In addition to being able to vote, the rights include the right to serve on a jury, run for office and become a public notary. “Too many of our laws were written during a time of open racism and discrimination, and they still bear the traces of inequity,” Northam said in a statement. “If we want people to return to our communities and participate in society, we must welcome them back fully — and this policy does just that,” he said. Under the state constitution, the governor can rest...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday that he has restored...

RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday that he has restored voting rights to more than 69,000 former felons who have completed their prison sentences but are still on probation.

FROM PAGES PAST: 1921: Shall Liberty St. in Penn Yan be paved for progress? Staff reports The Chronicle-Express Consolidation, January 1, 1926, of the Yates County Chronicle (1824) and the Penn Yan Express (1866); the Rushville Chronicle (1905) and the Gorham New Age (1902) The Yates County History Center’s volunteers have gleaned these entries for your enjoyment from their digitized newspapers. You can access them at the free site www.nyshistoricnewspapers.com. For more information about the...