South heat wave to bring dozens of records this week

South heat wave to bring dozens of records this week

A dangerous heat wave currently sweeping the South will remain locked in this week, with triple-digit highs, stifling humidity and little relief overnight from Texas to Florida and the Carolinas. Where it’s hot now It’s already hotter even than August standards in the south. The combination of heat and extremely muggy air has caused heat … Read more

What you need to know about Hurricane Lala recovery: All public schools, state and county offices closed Tuesday : Big Island Now

What you need to know about Hurricane Lala recovery: All public schools, state and county offices closed Tuesday : Big Island Now

Updated at 7:15 p.m. Aug. 17. Information will be regularly updated. Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green announced during a press conference Monday afternoon in Hilo about the recovery from Hurricane Lala that all public schools, as well as all county and state offices on the Big island, will be closed Tuesday. This is because of a … Read more

Penn State frat brothers charged with running cocaine trafficking ring

Penn State frat brothers charged with running cocaine trafficking ring

Two Penn State University fraternities are at the center of a cocaine trafficking bust, which led to charges against 14 people, authorities announced Monday. According to the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office, the cocaine was cut and packaged primarily at Delta Upsilon and Sigma Chi fraternity houses before being distributed, primarily to other Penn State students. … Read more

Lindsay Clancy’s mother testifies “she had thoughts of harming the children,” as defense begins in murder trial

Lindsay Clancy's mother testifies "she had thoughts of harming the children," as defense begins in murder trial

Lindsay Clancy’s Massachusetts murder trial resumed Monday in Plymouth Superior Court, with prosecutors dismissing the case. The defense began calling witnesses, including Clancy’s mother and sister, before the trial day ended. Paula Musgrove, Clancy’s mother, took the stand around 12:40 p.m. and completed her testimony shortly before 3 p.m. Michael Vulfovich, an emergency room doctor … Read more

Supreme Court again rebuffs Trump in $5M Carroll defamation case

Supreme Court again rebuffs Trump in $5M Carroll defamation case

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday again rejected President Donald Trump’s push to throw out a $5 million jury finding that he sexually abused writer E. Jean Carroll in a New York City department store in the mid-1990s and then defamed her. The Republican president’s lawyers had asked the justices to reconsider their … Read more