CHARLOTTE — In a major health-focused shift, the Charlotte Pride Festival has partnered with Mecklenburg County Public Health to establish the event’s first-ever tobacco-free zone at First Ward Park this weekend. The initiative, set for both Saturday and Sunday, prohibits smoking, vaping, and all tobacco product usage within designated areas of the festival grounds, according…
ILLINOIS — A horrifying child abuse case out of San Diego has sent shockwaves nationwide as 31-year-old Brittney Lyon was sentenced to 100 years to life in prison for facilitating the sexual abuse of multiple special-needs children while working as a babysitter. Prosecutors said Lyon intentionally allowed her boyfriend, Samuel Cabrera, to access and assault…
FLORIDA — A decades-old mystery that haunted one family across continents has finally been solved, thanks to a supermarket loyalty card and the persistence of a retired detective from Central Florida. The Ocoee Police Department has confirmed that the skeletal remains found near the Florida Turnpike in 2016 belong to Lloyd P. Williams, a Jamaican-born…
NEWBERRY SPRINGS — A 17-year-old girl is recovering from multiple injuries after being viciously attacked by a large pack of dogs while jogging near her home last month. Authorities have arrested the dog owner, 61-year-old Craig Arthur Simmons, on felony charges related to the mauling. Teen Attacked by Over 10 Dogs While Jogging The incident…
CHICAGO — A team of researchers at The Ohio State University may have just cracked open the next frontier in memory technology. In a study that’s drawing national attention, scientists revealed that liquid crystals — commonly used in LCD screens — can now retain directional memory, potentially transforming how we store data in the future….
ILLINOIS — While environmental concerns grow nationwide, Colorado has announced a sweeping initiative to plug 142 low-producing oil and gas wells, a move designed to curb methane emissions and prevent environmental degradation. The project is a part of a broader, publicly funded environmental remediation program aimed at strengthening air quality and public health across the…
COLORADO — As the fast-moving Stoner Mesa Fire burned through thousands of acres in southwestern Colorado this week, wildlife biologists launched an emergency rescue operation to save a rare native fish species — the Uncompahgre cutthroat trout — from the wildfire’s destructive path. The collaborative effort between Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) and the San…
NORTH CAROLINA — A convicted felon has been sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison after law enforcement uncovered a cache of illegal firearms, ammunition, and drugs in his possession. Michael Anthony Cornwell, 30, received a 106-month federal prison sentence, followed by two years of supervised release, for possession of a firearm by…
ILLINOIS — A Charlotte man has been sentenced to more than two years in federal prison after pleading guilty to a violent burglary involving theft of firearms from a licensed gun dealer. The case is part of a broader national crackdown on gun crimes under the Department of Justice’s Operation Take Back America initiative. According…
ILLINOIS — A man from Indian Trail, North Carolina, is facing serious felony charges after allegedly launching a violent attack at an Uptown Charlotte bar using a machete-style blade and brass knuckles, leaving one man hospitalized and another injured. The incident took place around 2 a.m. last Saturday in the 300 block of Brevard Street,…