New York to probe sputtering legal marijuana program as storefronts lag, black market booms
Read full article: New York to probe sputtering legal marijuana program as storefronts lag, black market boomsNew York will evaluate its troubled recreational marijuana licensing program as lawsuits and bureaucratic stumbles have severely hampered the legal market and black-market sellers have flourished.
Maine family gives up on proposal to honor veterans with the world's tallest flagpole
Read full article: Maine family gives up on proposal to honor veterans with the world's tallest flagpoleA family with an audacious plan to build the world’s tallest flagpole as a centerpiece for a billion-dollar project honoring veterans is abandoning the idea.
New York man convicted of murdering woman who wound up in his backcountry driveway after wrong turn
Read full article: New York man convicted of murdering woman who wound up in his backcountry driveway after wrong turnA man has been convicted of second-degree murder for fatally shooting a young woman after the SUV she was riding in mistakenly drove into his rural driveway in upstate New York.
Suspect in killing of judge who presided over divorce case found dead in rural Maryland
Read full article: Suspect in killing of judge who presided over divorce case found dead in rural MarylandAuthorities say a man suspected of killing a Maryland judge last week has been found dead in a heavily wooded area about a mile from where authorities had earlier spotted the his abandoned SUV.
US regulators might change how they classify marijuana. Here's what that would mean
Read full article: US regulators might change how they classify marijuana. Here's what that would meanWhen it emerged this week that U.S. health regulators are suggesting that the federal government loosen restrictions on marijuana, the news lit up the world of weed.
Marijuana recommendation from Health Dept. hailed by senators as first step to easing restrictions
Read full article: Marijuana recommendation from Health Dept. hailed by senators as first step to easing restrictionsThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has delivered a recommendation to the Drug Enforcement Administration on marijuana policy, and Senate leaders are hailing it as a first step toward easing federal restrictions on the drug.
Man charged in connection with hit and run that left VDOT employee seriously injured
Read full article: Man charged in connection with hit and run that left VDOT employee seriously injuredA Washington County man is facing several charges for allegedly hitting a VDOT employee with his vehicle and then fleeing the scene, according to Virginia State Police.
Neighbor: Man in wrong-turn shooting disliked trespassers
Read full article: Neighbor: Man in wrong-turn shooting disliked trespassersWhen Kaylin Gillis and her friends took a wrong turn into an upstate New York driveway last weekend, they wound up on the property of a man bitter about people driving onto his land by mistake.
Manhunt underway after two inmates escape Southwest Virginia Regional Jail
Read full article: Manhunt underway after two inmates escape Southwest Virginia Regional JailThe Washington County Sheriff’s Office is searching for two inmates who escaped from an Abingdon jail Thursday afternoon, one of which is a convicted murderer.
Pipeline section in Kansas with oil spill is back in service
Read full article: Pipeline section in Kansas with oil spill is back in serviceA pipeline operator has put a damaged section in Kansas back into service, a little more than three weeks after a spill dumped 14,000 barrels of crude oil into a creek.
Company: Regulators OK reopening of Kansas pipeline segment
Read full article: Company: Regulators OK reopening of Kansas pipeline segmentThe operator of a pipeline that spilled about 14,000 barrels of heavy crude oil into a northeastern Kansas creek says it has permission from U.S. government regulators to reopen the repaired segment where the rupture occurred.
Company reopens most of pipeline following Kansas oil spill
Read full article: Company reopens most of pipeline following Kansas oil spillThe operator of a pipeline with a large onshore crude oil spill has reopened all of it except for the stretch in Kansas and northern Oklahoma that includes the site of the rupture.
Lawsuit says woman gave birth alone on Maryland jail floor
Read full article: Lawsuit says woman gave birth alone on Maryland jail floorA woman who said she was left to give birth to her baby alone on the dirty floor of her jail cell in Maryland last year is suing, alleging that jail nurses ignored her screams and pleas for help for six hours.
Beyond Meat executive charged with biting man in fight
Read full article: Beyond Meat executive charged with biting man in fightA top executive at plant-based food company Beyond Meat has been charged with felony battery after a fight outside a college football game in which he was accused of biting a man’s nose.
Duggar trial focusing on computer where child porn was found
Read full article: Duggar trial focusing on computer where child porn was foundComputer forensics experts have testified that a computer used by Josh Duggar at work contained child pornography behind a partition that allowed the user to circumvent an application that monitors internet use.
Past molestation evidence allowed in Duggar child porn trial
Read full article: Past molestation evidence allowed in Duggar child porn trialA federal judge says that jurors in Josh Duggar's child pornography trial can hear evidence that the former reality TV star molested four girls nearly 20 years ago.
Judge refuses to suppress video evidence in Josh Duggar case
Read full article: Judge refuses to suppress video evidence in Josh Duggar caseA federal judge has denied motions to suppress video evidence found on electronic devices seized from former reality TV star Josh Duggar, who is facing child pornography charges.
Josh Duggar released as he awaits trial on child pornography
Read full article: Josh Duggar released as he awaits trial on child pornographyFormer reality TV star Josh Duggar has been released from an Arkansas jail as he awaits trial on federal charges that he possessed and downloaded child pornography.
Wisconsin school football coach fired after exposing players to COVID-19
Read full article: Wisconsin school football coach fired after exposing players to COVID-19WASHINGTON COUNTY, Wis. – A Wisconsin football coach was fired after officials say he attended a scrimmage game knowing that he may have been positive for COVID-19. Washington County Executive Josh Schoemann said that the coach had been feeling ill with symptoms of COVID-19 and went to his doctor’s office for a test last Thursday. It was during the game that county contact tracers from the health department called the coach. “He got that phone call as he was walking onto the field or as he was on the field, and made the decision that he needed to be at that scrimmage,” Schoemann says. When the Kewaskum Gridiron Youth Football league learned of the coach’s diagnosis, they fired him immediately and looked at game film to see who he came into contact with.
16-year-old killed, others hurt in southwest Virginia crash
Read full article: 16-year-old killed, others hurt in southwest Virginia crashWASHINGTON COUNTY, Va. – State police are investigating a two-vehicle crash that left a 16-year-old boy dead and several others hurt. It happened just before 7 p.m. on Saturday in Washington County on Route 19 (Porterfield Hwy) at Route 633 ( Black Hollow Road). There were four people in the Chrysler, including a 16-year-old boy from Abingdon who was taken to Johnston Memorial Hospital, where he later died from his injuries from the crash, according to Virginia State Police. The Chrysler’s driver, a 33-year-old man of Abingdon, wasn’t hurt in the crash, according to Virginia State Police. The Honda CR-V’s driver, Kayla Byrd, 35, of Abingdon, was taken to a nearby hospital with minor injuries, according to Virginia State Police.
Galax, Washington County reporting new coronavirus cases
Read full article: Galax, Washington County reporting new coronavirus casesGALAX, Va. – On Friday afternoon, we learned about second coronavirus cases in both the city of Galax and Washington County. Both this new case, as well as the first case reported in Galax are associated with international travel, according to health department officials. In the Virginia Department of Health count, only one of these two cases will appear because cases are reported based on the individual’s locality of residence. Washington County second case is associated with out-of-state and out-of-area travel. “We continue to see new cases of COVID-19 throughout the Commonwealth, and it’s now in our area.
8-year-old boy found in Pulaski County after mother didn’t realize he wasn’t in car on I-81 trip, police say
Read full article: 8-year-old boy found in Pulaski County after mother didn’t realize he wasn’t in car on I-81 trip, police sayPULASKI COUNTY, Va. – A missing 8-year-old boy was found in Pulaski County on Sunday after his mother reported him missing earlier that day. The woman also apparently told police that it wasn’t until she reached Exit 24 in Washington County that she realized her son wasn’t in the car with her. She couldn’t describe where she used the restroom, according to Virginia State Police. Police immediately began an extensive search and notified other law enforcement agencies in the area from Augusta County to Washington County. At 7:05 p.m., the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office notified state police that the boy had been found and that he was safe.
Storm, wind knock out power to more than 9,000 Virginians
Read full article: Storm, wind knock out power to more than 9,000 VirginiansROANOKE, Va. - Thousands are without power as storms and wind move through the region. As of 3:29 p.m. Friday, Appalachian Power is reporting more than 9,000 customers in Virginia have lost power. The highest concentration of outages is as follows:Nelson County - 1,651Franklin County - 1,115Patrick County - 1,070Carroll County - 686Henry County - 396Roanoke County - 394For the full list of outages, check Appalachian Power's website. As a result of the storms and wind on Thursday and Friday, at one point, more than 20,000 Virginians were without power. Copyright 2019 by WSLS 10 - All rights reserved.
Henry Thomas, star of 'E.T.,' arrested on DUI charges
Read full article: Henry Thomas, star of 'E.T.,' arrested on DUI chargesPhoto by Washington County Sheriffs Office via Getty Images(CNN) - Henry Thomas, best known his role as Elliott in the 1982 film "E.T. Subsequent investigation by officers resulted in Thomas, 48, being arrested and charged with driving under the influence of intoxicants. Thomas was transported to the Washington County Jail, according to Massey. made Thomas a child star when the film debuted in 1982. He was released from custody Tuesday morning on his own recognizance, according to a Washington County Jail spokesperson.
HIV-positive Maryland man charged with raping, giving meth to boy on Appalachian Trail
Read full article: HIV-positive Maryland man charged with raping, giving meth to boy on Appalachian Trail- Authorities say an HIV-positive man has been charged with raping a boy on the Appalachian Trail in western Maryland. The Herald-Mail reports that 43-year-old Jason Henry Cochrane, of Millersville, is charged with sex abuse of a minor, second-degree rape and other counts in Washington County. Maryland Natural Resources Police said in court documents that officers were called Saturday morning to the Pine Knob Shelter on the Appalachian Trail near the border with Frederick County. Officers found Cochrane and an adolescent boy in a camping tent north of the shelter that contained condoms and sex toys. Police say DNA tests confirmed sexual contact and that Cochrane gave the boy crystal meth.
ON THIS DAY: Historic tornado outbreak unfolds seven years ago
Read full article: ON THIS DAY: Historic tornado outbreak unfolds seven years agoSevere weather season is upon us, and has proven active for us thus far. Close to 1,700 tornadoes spun up across the United States that year, and nearly 25% of those tornadoes came over a four-day span. This unleashed what we now know as the April, 27 2011 tornado outbreak. If you go anywhere from Alabama to New York, chances are people know about the tornado outbreak of April 27, 2011. More tornadoes were confirmed in last week's severe weather event.