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State police to end 24/7 coverage in Reno amid high turnover
Truck driver Kim Santiago’s delivery routes between Utah and California routinely take him through Reno, Nevada, while most people are still asleep. After countless trips through northern Nevada, Santiago is now likely to find himself traveling on Reno's highways during a gap in...
Rising GOP star embroiled in tough Kentucky primary fight
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Flagged as a rising Republican star who worked for Mitch McConnell and pitched Donald Trump’s campaign to Black voters, Daniel Cameron could have taken a cautious approach and run for reelection as attorney general. Instead, he took a career-defining risk...
Ex-officer who fatally shot Breonna Taylor hired as a deputy
CARROLLTON, Ky. (AP) — A former Louisville police officer who fired the fatal shot that killed Breonna Taylor has a new job in law enforcement - a controversial hiring that drew protesters to a rural Kentucky county northeast of the city. The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office on...
Black chiefs to meet amid debate on benefit of cop diversity
Over his 32-year police career in Dallas, Terrance Hopkins has seen tremendous changes in the profession. For rookie Black officers in a predominantly white and conservative field, he said, the prevailing feeling used to be that you were lucky to be allowed on the force. Now, it is...
Today in History: March 13, Pope Francis is elected
Today is Monday, March 13, the 72nd day of 2023. There are 293 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: In 1925, the Tennessee General Assembly approved a bill prohibiting the teaching of the theory of evolution. (Gov. Austin Peay signed the measure on...
Louisville police instructor on leave after recruit shot
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Louisville police firearm instructor's gun discharged during a training exercise, striking a recruit in a bulletproof vest, the department said. The Louisville Metropolitan Police Department said Friday's shooting appeared to be accidental but that it was...
After Breonna Taylor death, feds find police discrimination
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department found Louisville police have engaged in a pattern of violating constitutional rights and discrimination against the Black community following an investigation prompted by the fatal police shooting of Breonna Taylor. Attorney...
