Tractor sold at auction for almost £215,000 to businessman who grew up on farm The 40-year-old 1982 County 1474 ‘Short Nose’ machine would have cost around £20,000 new. The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2022
LA County homeless deaths surged 56% in pandemic’s first year, with overdoses largely to blame LOS ANGELES — Deaths of homeless people in Los Angeles County soared by 56% in the year after the start of the pandemic, driven primarily by an increase in overdoses, according to a study published this month. Los Angeles Times · Apr 23, 2022
Defendants on home confinement now get 2 days a week to roam freely, and some are getting in trouble Since a new provision of the Illinois SAFE-T Act took effect Jan. 1, dozens of people on home confinement in Cook County have been arrested while free of supervision, records show. Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 1, 2022
NC school district says no employees were involved in mock 'slave auction' on campus The Chatham County school system has confirmed that some Black students were "sold" by classmates at a mock "slave auction," but says no school employees were involved in the "racial incident." Tribune News Service · Mar 22, 2022
'Excellent news' - MPs react as County Durham is shortlisted to be City of Culture 2025 Most North East MPs have reacted with excitement - however one MP says the team behind the bid have so far failed to respond to briefing requests by him Chronicle Live · Mar 19, 2022
County Durham’s UK City of Culture 2025 bid moves a step closer after making shortlist Could County Durham put the North East on the map with a prestigious City of Culture title? Chronicle Live · Mar 18, 2022
Family of man left paralysed files $75m lawsuit against Prince George’s County Demonte Ward-Blake broke vertebrae in his neck and spine and leaving him paralysed from the chest down The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2022
Exact time Storm Eunice's blizzards and heavy snow to hit Scotland in Met Office warning Snowy Storm Eunice is forecasted to bring 'substantial' snowfall and blizzards in Scotland on Friday. Daily Record · Feb 17, 2022
For the first time, this Calif. county DA files murder charges in fentanyl death arrest SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Placer County, California, prosecutors for the first time have filed murder charges against a defendant accused of selling the synthetic opioid fentanyl to a person who later died. Tribune News Service · Feb 16, 2022
Coronavirus test provider says it plans to sue LA County Sheriff Villanueva over China claims LOS ANGELES — The company that provides Los Angeles County with coronavirus testing said it plans to sue Sheriff Alex Villanueva for defamation over claims the sheriff made alleging the company has links to the Chinese government. Los Angeles Times · Jan 25, 2022
Shutdown of Gun Stores During Early COVID Months Violated Second Amendment So holds a Ninth Circuit panel—with the authoring judge penning a hypothetical dissent, to illustrate his view that the Ninth Circuit's Second Amendment precedents are too malleable. From McDougall v. County of Ventura, today's opinion by Judge Lawrence Vandyke joined by Judge Ryan Nelson: "[T]he right of the people to… Reason · Jan 20, 2022
Florida to prioritize transplant hospitals, cancer centers for scarce COVID-19 drug MIAMI — A scarce monoclonal antibody for people who cannot build immunity from COVID-19 vaccines will be prioritized for distribution to Florida hospitals with large numbers of organ transplant and cancer patients, the Florida Department of Health said on Tuesday, signaling a change in strategy more than three weeks after… Miami Herald · Jan 19, 2022