By MELISSA GOLDIN In addition to pardoning two North Carolina turkeys at the annual White House ceremony Tuesday, President Donald Trump discussed his crime-fighting efforts in Washington, D.C., claiming that it’s been months since the city has seen a murder. … Continued
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office says it is moving away from its CodeRED emergency system following recent cyberattacks and data breaches nationwide. CodeRED is a critical notification system used to deliver time-sensitive alerts during severe weather events, public safety threats … Continued
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge in Manhattan is demanding more information from the Justice Department as he weighs its request to unseal records from the sex trafficking case against Jeffrey Epstein’s … Continued
The city of Grant has hired longtime area city administrator Kristina Handt to be its new interim city administrator and treasurer. Her first day on the job was Monday. Handt takes over the position from Kim Points, who had held … Continued
By GENE JOHNSON and CEDAR ATTANASIO SEATTLE (AP) — Oil company BP has found the source of a leak in a major Pacific Northwest pipeline system, allowing it to restart the flow of jet fuel to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on … Continued
Rights groups on Tuesday slammed the Trump administration’s decision to end protected status for Myanmar citizens due to the country’s “notable progress in governance and stability,” even though it remains mired in a bloody civil war and the head of … Continued