Temperatures in the triple digits are forecast on Tuesday, and Portland Public Schools is adjusting athletic team practice times. Adjusting practice times is one of the most significant changes at Ida B. Wells High School. To avoid high temperatures and for the safety of the children, the cross-country team rehearsed in the morning rather than … Read more
A judge ordered Monday that a teenager who opened fire at a central Indiana middle school in 2018, injuring another student and a teacher, be admitted to a residential treatment program. Hamilton Superior Court Judge Michael A. Casati ordered that the now-18-year-old be placed at the Hamilton County Juvenile Service Center for 120 days while … Read more
Late Monday, a 16-year-old kid was accused with sh00ting and murd*ring a 16-year-old boy in Highland Park over the weekend. According to the Lake County Major Crimes Task Force, Estiven Sarminento, of Highland Park, shot and ki!!ed 16-year-old Omar Diaz of Highwood. Investigators suspect Diaz was a friend of Sarminento’s and that they had a … Read more
A judge ordered Monday that a teenager who opened fire at a central Indiana middle school in 2018, injuring another student and a teacher, be admitted to a residential treatment program. According to news agencies, Hamilton Superior Court Judge Michael A. Casati ordered that the now-18-year-old be placed at the Hamilton County Juvenile Service Center … Read more
Superintendents in Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley discussed several strategies for keeping students alive during a shooting. They emphasized close relationships with police, claiming that cops can help prevent shootings from occurring. “If I had a billion dollars, I would hire officers for every building,” Terry Morawski, superintendent of Fort Smith Schools, which has … Read more
On July 21, GOP presidential candidate and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis attempted to locate the silver lining in American chattel slavery at a press appearance in Utah. “Some of the folks… eventually parlayed being a blacksmith into doing things later in life,” he added of enslaved people. DeSantis made these remarks while supporting the Florida … Read more
The increased number of school shootings in recent years has increased the demand for greater building security in Virginia schools. Virginia experienced a record-breaking 13 school sh00tings in 2022, and by early August 2023, the number of casualties had already surpassed the previous year’s total. Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin pledged $16.4 million in competitive grant … Read more
A gunshot occurred late Friday night at a Starkville High School football scrimmage. According to a Starkville Police Department spokesman, officers rushed to the SHS parking lot around 12:30 a.m. to assist the school’s law enforcement after receiving reports of rounds fired. There were no reported injuries. There have been no arrests thus far. Before … Read more
Tory Lanez was sentenced to ten years in jail on Tuesday for shooting rap megastar Megan Thee Stallion in both feet at a party at Kylie Jenner’s house on July 12, 2020. Lanez, real name Daystar Peterson, maintains his innocence, but he was convicted of three felonies in December 2022: assault with a semiautomatic pistol, … Read more
Six police officers in the Philippine capital are being investigated for the fatal sh00ting of a teenager who they mistook for a m*rder suspect. Jerhode Baltazar drowned after being shot in the head last Wednesday in a fishing town in suburban Manila. As authorities attempted to arrest him, he jumped into the sea. Given that … Read more