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Teen, 17, arrested in connection with shooting that injured 2 near Broward high school
Read full article: Teen, 17, arrested in connection with shooting that injured 2 near Broward high schoolDetectives with the Broward County Sheriff’s Office have arrested a 17-year-old male in connection with a shooting that injured two people near Blanche Ely High School in Pompano Beach earlier this month, authorities confirmed Tuesday.
Atlanta officials say water repairs are done after 5 days of outages and service is being restored
Read full article: Atlanta officials say water repairs are done after 5 days of outages and service is being restoredCity of Atlanta officials say workers finished repairs on a ruptured water main on Tuesday.
Iconic Old West tumbleweeds roll in and blanket parts of suburban Salt Lake City
Read full article: Iconic Old West tumbleweeds roll in and blanket parts of suburban Salt Lake CityTumbleweeds, the gnarled icon of the Old West, rolled in over the weekend and kept rolling until blanketing some homes and streets in suburban Salt Lake City.
New this week: 'The Sea Beast,' early Elton John, 'Maggie'
Read full article: New this week: 'The Sea Beast,' early Elton John, 'Maggie'This week’s new entertainment releases include two lost albums from rock superstars Neil Young and Elton John, more than two dozen contestants of reality shows like “Survivor,” “The Amazing Race” and “Big Brother” facing off in the contest “The Challenge: USA,” and Netflix’s “The Sea Beast” brings a “Moby Dick”-like tale down to kid size.
Native mascots still a sticking point in high school sports
Read full article: Native mascots still a sticking point in high school sportsLemiley Lane, a Bountiful junior who grew up in the Navajo Nation in Arizona, poses for a photograph at Bountiful High School, July 21, 2020, in Bountiful, Utah. It's an honor, they say, but not to many Native Americans who see the portrayals throughout high school, collegiate and professional sports. Maine lawmakers last year banned Native American mascots in public schools. Attempts in other states to govern the use of Native American mascots have failed in recent years. At the college level, Native American mascots seen as hostile and abusive have been banned in championship play since 2005.
Deputy accused of planting drugs in traffic stops
Read full article: Deputy accused of planting drugs in traffic stopsMARIANNA, Fla. - A former sheriffs deputy in the Florida Panhandle was arrested Wednesday on charges that he routinely pulled over drivers for minor traffic infractions, planted drugs and then arrested them on made-up drug charges. Former Jackson County deputy Zachary Wester was arrested in Crawfordville, Florida after a nearly year-long investigation, according to a statement from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Jackson County is located about 40 miles (64 kilometers) northwest of Tallahassee along the Georgia and Alabama borders. He also faces misdemeanor charges of perjury, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. I would like to thank the citizens of Jackson County for their patience during the investigation and my staff for continuing to serve our citizens during this difficult time, Jackson County Sheriff Lou Roberts said in a statement.