Sarasota: Sarasota Police executed a search warrant on April 6 at a home in the 3000 block of 31st Way, arresting 35-year-old Demarius R. Jones and seizing fentanyl, cocaine, prescription pills, marijuana, ammunition and more than $10,000 in cash, authorities said. The investigation is ongoing and police requested public tips; meanwhile,...
Indianapolis — Governor Mike Braun signed an executive order Wednesday suspending Indiana's 7% state gas sales tax for 30 days to provide relief amid rising fuel costs tied to the Iran conflict, effective immediately, with diesel excluded and implementation expected to take several days at some pumps. State officials said the...
Truckee, California — The Truckee Town Council on Tuesday approved Development Code amendments creating a local workforce and affordable housing density bonus program that offers developers increased building capacity and incentives in exchange for deed-restricted units, aligning with the Truckee 2040 General Plan. This week, Douglas County schools declared surplus land...
Baton Rouge: A one-year-old boy, Ian Castellanos, was reported abducted after a gray 2013 Toyota Tundra was stolen from a gas station about 7:00 a.m. Wednesday; authorities issued an AMBER Alert after receiving the request from the Baton Rouge Police Department around 8:18 a.m. By 9:15 a.m. a Baton Rouge police...
Washington — Gen. Dan Caine said Wednesday that U.S. forces struck more than 13,000 targets in Iran during nearly six weeks of fighting and that logistics for Operation Epic Fury included about six million meals, roughly 950,000 gallons of coffee, and two million energy drinks amid a fragile pause in...
Washington — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on April 8 that Operation Epic Fury, launched Feb. 28, delivered a decisive battlefield outcome against Iran and forced Tehran to accept a two-week ceasefire, announcing the claims during a Pentagon briefing alongside Joint Chiefs leadership. The Pentagon official outlined extensive strikes and...
Washington: On April 8, U.S. President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that the United States will engage with Iran after what he called a 'very productive Regime Change,' stating there will be no uranium enrichment and pledging U.S. cooperation to dig up and remove buried nuclear material. The statement also...
Bushnell, Florida. On April 2, a CSX train clipped a Sumter County school bus carrying 29 students after the bus moved forward at a railroad crossing; law enforcement reviewed video evidence and cited driver Yvonne Hampton for failing to stop, leading to an arrest. This week the Sumter County Sheriff announced...
United States municipalities advanced budget proposals this month: Newtown's Legislative Council moved a $147.4 million 2026–27 plan to an April 28 referendum after March 30 deliberations, Ansonia's tax board debated a $68.1 million proposal April 8, and the CCSD board approved a tentative nearly $4 billion budget for 2026–27. Voters in...
Manila — Vice President Sara Duterte filed a petition with the Supreme Court on April 1 seeking to halt the House Committee on Justice's "hearing proper" on impeachment complaints against her; the court on April 8 did not grant a temporary restraining order, allowing committee proceedings to continue. The decision leaves...
