If heat-trapping pollution from burning coal, oil and gas continues unchecked, thousands of hazardous sites across the United States risk being flooded from sea level rise by the turn of the century, posing serious health risks to nearby communities, according to a new study. What You Need To Know Researchers identified 5,500 sites that store,…
U.S. immigration agents carrying out an enforcement push in North Carolina’s largest city have arrested more than 130 people and are expected to soon move into the state’s capital city. What You Need To Know U.S. Border Patrol agents carrying out immigration enforcement operations in North Carolina’s largest city have arrested more than 200 people …
U.S. Border Patrol said 37 immigrants who lack legal status were arrested in the span of three days in an operation along the I-90 Thruway. Thirty of these arrests were through “Operation Bear Cave.” The individuals had valid CDL licenses from California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, and Pennsylvania. These individuals…
Charlotte leaders voiced their frustration with the lack of communication with federal officials about the Border Patrol’s impending deployment to the Queen City. What You Need To Know Local and state officials in Charlotte condemned U.S. Customs and Border Patrol’s lack of transparency about its plan to come to the city Reports circulated Wednesday that federal…
The State Bureau of Investigation, N.C. State Highway Patrol and the U.S. Coast Guard have deployed air units to assist in the search for a Craven County man accused of killing his grandmother and stabbing a deputy, Craven County Sheriff Chip Hughes said Tuesday. What You Need To Know The search continues for Dominic Connelly,…
A panel of judges denied appeals from the convicted founder of the former Capital Region-based NXIVM cult Monday in federal court. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit rejected multiple appeals from Keith Raniere. Known as “Vanguard” among his followers, Raniere is serving a 120-year sentence in an Arizona federal prison for his…
BUFFALO, N.Y. – As you get ready for your morning commute, take a deep breath. That advice comes from AAA, as a recent study found that 96% of drivers admitted to engaging in aggressive driving behaviors over the past year. AAA did a similar study in 2016. Since then, they found: Cutting off other vehicles is up…