NEW!1,395sharesTwo capital murder suspects “became upset” with fellow members of a club and went to a Valhermoso Springs house to “wipe the slate clean” on the night seven people were found shot to death there, a Morgan County investigator’s affidavit says., were angry about “perceived disobedience toward the club” and the theft of “personal firearms,” a witness told authorities, according to an affidavit filed by investigator Jordan Byrd of the sheriff’s criminal investigative division.Legg and Rogers remain jailed in Oregon and face capital murder charges in Morgan County in the June 4...…NEW!1,395sharesTwo capital murder suspects “became upset” with fellow members of a club and went to a Valhermoso Springs house to “wipe the slate clean” on the night seven people were found shot to death there, a Morgan County investigator’s affidavit says., were angry about “perceived disobedience toward the club” and the theft of “personal firearms,” a witness told authorities, according to an affidavit filed by investigator Jordan Byrd of the sheriff’s criminal investigative division.Legg and Rogers remain jailed in Oregon and face capital murder charges in Morgan County in the June 4...WW…

NEW!471sharesA man shot by police Saturday morning in Lehigh County is believed to be the , according to township police.Saturday’s incident occurred in the area of Second and Main streets in Slatington, near the home of Adam M. Zaborowski, Bethlehem Township police Sgt. Daryl LaPointe confirmed.“It is to my understanding that the Slatington Borough (police) and Pennsylvania State Police troopers engaged our suspect from (Friday) and there was an exchange of gunfire and during that Mr. Zaborowski was wounded,” LaPointe told .The Bethlehem Township Police Department’s spokesperson, Sgt....…NEW!471sharesA man shot by police Saturday morning in Lehigh County is believed to be the , according to township police.Saturday’s incident occurred in the area of Second and Main streets in Slatington, near the home of Adam M. Zaborowski, Bethlehem Township police Sgt. Daryl LaPointe confirmed.“It is to my understanding that the Slatington Borough (police) and Pennsylvania State Police troopers engaged our suspect from (Friday) and there was an exchange of gunfire and during that Mr. Zaborowski was wounded,” LaPointe told .The Bethlehem Township Police Department’s spokesperson, Sgt....WW…

NEW!U.S. Space Command’s top general admitted to a congressional committee that an expensive secure communications network to connect the headquarters to the Pentagon and other installations would have to be built if it moves from Colorado to Huntsville, Alabama.While backing the planned move, Space Command’s Gen. James Dickinson, under furious questioning from U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., also admitted the command enjoys an advantage being near the wide array of military space units in Colorado.“In terms of military type of operations, I believe you can do it in two different locations...…NEW!U.S. Space Command’s top general admitted to a congressional committee that an expensive secure communications network to connect the headquarters to the Pentagon and other installations would have to be built if it moves from Colorado to Huntsville, Alabama.While backing the planned move, Space Command’s Gen. James Dickinson, under furious questioning from U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., also admitted the command enjoys an advantage being near the wide array of military space units in Colorado.“In terms of military type of operations, I believe you can do it in two different locations...WW…

NEW!Michael Wetzel; The Decatur Daily, Ala. (TNS)Apr. 4—Decatur business operators said they’re ready for the state mask mandate to end Friday, but most plan to encourage customers and staff to continue mask wearing, at least in the short term.Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has said she’ll let the order requiring masks expire Friday.“If Gov. Ivey drops the mask mandate, we’re not going to require masks to be worn,” said Charles Christopher, manager of Martin’s Family Clothing. “However, our associates will be wearing them for the time being. We’ll monitor other businesses and see how our customers...…NEW!Michael Wetzel; The Decatur Daily, Ala. (TNS)Apr. 4—Decatur business operators said they’re ready for the state mask mandate to end Friday, but most plan to encourage customers and staff to continue mask wearing, at least in the short term.Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has said she’ll let the order requiring masks expire Friday.“If Gov. Ivey drops the mask mandate, we’re not going to require masks to be worn,” said Charles Christopher, manager of Martin’s Family Clothing. “However, our associates will be wearing them for the time being. We’ll monitor other businesses and see how our customers...WW…

NEW!209sharesDecatur Councilman Hunter Pepper said Saturday he was “extremely sorry” for making a racially insensitive social media post in 2018, but a fellow council member said an apology was not enough and that Pepper should resign.“It’s something that shouldn’t be accepted,” seven-term Councilman Billy Jackson said after Pepper discussed at a news conference a Facebook post he made when he was 16 suggesting Black protesters at the Galleria Mall in Hoover should be run over.The Facebook post came in response to an story about protests following the fatal 2018 police shooting at the mall....…NEW!209sharesDecatur Councilman Hunter Pepper said Saturday he was “extremely sorry” for making a racially insensitive social media post in 2018, but a fellow council member said an apology was not enough and that Pepper should resign.“It’s something that shouldn’t be accepted,” seven-term Councilman Billy Jackson said after Pepper discussed at a news conference a Facebook post he made when he was 16 suggesting Black protesters at the Galleria Mall in Hoover should be run over.The Facebook post came in response to an story about protests following the fatal 2018 police shooting at the mall....WW…

NEW!56,394sharesWhen a visiting rooster flew the coop, the people of Cullman stepped up to help reunite the owner with his feathered friend.It all started when 18-year-old Thomas Ramsey, a student at Copiah Academy in Gallman, Miss., and founder of the Muddy Rabbits Mess, a 32-member military reenactment group and the largest youth group nationally, was returning from a Civil War reenactment in Springhill, Tenn., and stopped for lunch on Jan. 31 at . With him was his friend Jonas Patrick and his Buff Orpington rooster, Peep.Peep is a handsome fellow, in keeping with the standards of this...…NEW!56,394sharesWhen a visiting rooster flew the coop, the people of Cullman stepped up to help reunite the owner with his feathered friend.It all started when 18-year-old Thomas Ramsey, a student at Copiah Academy in Gallman, Miss., and founder of the Muddy Rabbits Mess, a 32-member military reenactment group and the largest youth group nationally, was returning from a Civil War reenactment in Springhill, Tenn., and stopped for lunch on Jan. 31 at . With him was his friend Jonas Patrick and his Buff Orpington rooster, Peep.Peep is a handsome fellow, in keeping with the standards of this...WW…

NEW!161sharesOne of Donald Trump’s first acts on moving into the White House in January 2017 was to hang a portrait of Andrew Jackson, the former U.S. president and known racist, in the Oval Office.When Joe Biden moved into the Oval Office on Jan. 20, even before signing his first 17 executive orders and directives, he had the Jackson portrait removed and replaced with a portrait of Founding Father Benjamin Franklin. He also installed sculptures of Cesar Chavez, Rosa Parks and the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.The bust of labor union organizer Chavez, by artist Paul A. Suarez, sits on a...…NEW!161sharesOne of Donald Trump’s first acts on moving into the White House in January 2017 was to hang a portrait of Andrew Jackson, the former U.S. president and known racist, in the Oval Office.When Joe Biden moved into the Oval Office on Jan. 20, even before signing his first 17 executive orders and directives, he had the Jackson portrait removed and replaced with a portrait of Founding Father Benjamin Franklin. He also installed sculptures of Cesar Chavez, Rosa Parks and the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.The bust of labor union organizer Chavez, by artist Paul A. Suarez, sits on a...WW…

NEW!1,384sharesAfter losing a , officials in three states that failed in their bid to host the are calling for an investigation into the selection process.Several lawmakers said the U.S. Air Force appeared to be playing politics when it chose Redstone Arsenal outside of Huntsville over five other cities including Albuquerque, as the location for Space Command Headquarters. there were better reasons to locate the command center at Air Force bases in their respective states.“It’s no surprise the outgoing administration would make a politically-motivated decision on their way out the door,”...…NEW!1,384sharesAfter losing a , officials in three states that failed in their bid to host the are calling for an investigation into the selection process.Several lawmakers said the U.S. Air Force appeared to be playing politics when it chose Redstone Arsenal outside of Huntsville over five other cities including Albuquerque, as the location for Space Command Headquarters. there were better reasons to locate the command center at Air Force bases in their respective states.“It’s no surprise the outgoing administration would make a politically-motivated decision on their way out the door,”...WW…

NEW!1,538sharesFormer Attorney General Jeff Sessions and his top advisors were the “driving force” to push for family separations at the U.S. southern border, a scathing report by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General revealed Thursday.The report’s release comes two and a half years after the Trump administration initiated its “zero tolerance” policy ordering migrant parents crossing the border with children detained and charged. The policy led to family separations, with children kept away from their relatives.The investigation finds the Justice Department...…NEW!1,538sharesFormer Attorney General Jeff Sessions and his top advisors were the “driving force” to push for family separations at the U.S. southern border, a scathing report by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General revealed Thursday.The report’s release comes two and a half years after the Trump administration initiated its “zero tolerance” policy ordering migrant parents crossing the border with children detained and charged. The policy led to family separations, with children kept away from their relatives.The investigation finds the Justice Department...WW…

NEW!622shares Inc. job ads are everywhere. Plastered on city buses, displayed on career web sites, slotted between songs on classic rock stations. They promise a quick start, $15 an hour and health insurance. In recent weeks, America’s second-largest employer has rolled out videos featuring happy package handlers wearing masks, a pandemic-era twist on its annual holiday season hiring spree.Amazon’s object is to persuade potential recruits that there’s no better place to work.The reality is less rosy. Many Amazon warehouse employees struggle to pay the bills, and more than 4,000 employees...…NEW!622shares Inc. job ads are everywhere. Plastered on city buses, displayed on career web sites, slotted between songs on classic rock stations. They promise a quick start, $15 an hour and health insurance. In recent weeks, America’s second-largest employer has rolled out videos featuring happy package handlers wearing masks, a pandemic-era twist on its annual holiday season hiring spree.Amazon’s object is to persuade potential recruits that there’s no better place to work.The reality is less rosy. Many Amazon warehouse employees struggle to pay the bills, and more than 4,000 employees...WW…