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close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for March 22 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. The county comprising about three quarters of Nevada’s registered voters announced a new elections director on Tuesday. Lorena Portillo will succeed Joe Gloria, who ran elections in Clark County, which includes Las Vegas, for nearly a decade and worked in the elections department since 2020. He had long planned to leave the office after last year’s midterms to work at the National Association of Election Officials. Portillo, appointed as registrar of voters unanimously by the Clark County Commission, has worked in the Clark County elections department for 25 years. She has most recently served as assistant registrar. WISCONSIN DEMOCRATS PROPOSE NEAR-ELIMINATION OF CASH BAIL Clark County, Nevada, announced a new elections head Tuesday. Lorena Portillo will succeed Joe Gloria as … [Read more...] about Nevada’s most populous county announces new elections director

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for March 22 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. One of the state's lead prosecutors who helped convict Derek Chauvin of murder in the May 2020 killing of George Floyd has been appointed as a judge in Hennepin County, Minnesota's governor announced Tuesday. Gov. Tim Walz said Matt Frank "will be a remarkable judge who will approach this position with the understanding that justice is a process, not a result." Frank is an experienced attorney with the state Attorney General's Office, and he helped lead the state's prosecution of Chauvin and three other former Minneapolis police officers who were charged in Floyd's killing. MINNESOTA MOVES TO FORTIFY STATUS AS REFUGE FOR PEOPLE SEEKING ABORTIONS Chauvin was convicted of murder and manslaughter and sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison. He later pleaded guilty to a federal count of violating … [Read more...] about Lead prosecutor who helped convict Derek Chauvin of murder appointed judge in Hennepin County

Death. Taxes. The Woodlands ranking highly among "U.S. Cities You'd Be Proud to Take Home to Mom and Dad." Niche.com , our friendly "market leader in connecting colleges and schools with students and families," released its annual rating of "Best Cities to Live in America" on Monday. As in previous years, The Woodlands was rated highly among the site's list of top livable metropoles in the U.S., which is judged on a variety of factors including diversity, school district ratings, Niche.com user reviews, FBI crime statistics and other metrics its analysts equate to deciding the desirability of location when it comes to living and raising a family. The Woodlands ranked No. 3 overall in Niche.com's 2023 city ratings, earning an A+ overall grade and A+ rating for public schools. And yes, with a population of 114,000 per 2020 U.S. Census Data , the Harris County enclave north of Houston does qualify as a city in accordance with Niche.com's 100,000 population threshold. … [Read more...] about The Woodlands ranked No. 3 among ‘Best Cities to Live In America’—again

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for March 22 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Indiana police say the parents of missing Indiana 14-year-old Scottie Dean Morris allegedly forced him to take a photo wearing a T-shirt with "demeaning" words but are now "heartbroken" that their son seemingly vanished and has been unaccounted for nearly a week as of Wednesday. In first announcing Morris was missing, the Eaton Indiana Police Department shared a photo to its official Facebook page showing the teen with a shaved head and wearing a white T-shirt with handwritten demeaning words, including "I’m a liar," "hurt" and "cheat." The department later took it down and shared a more cropped version of the image showing just Morris’ buzzcut and face. WPTA said Turner confirmed Morris’ parents forced him to wear the shirt as a form of punishment, but the chief added that the shaved head was allegedly the … [Read more...] about Indiana police say missing teen’s parents forced him to wear shirt with demeaning words, are now ‘heartbroken’

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for March 22 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. The Missouri Supreme Court decided Tuesday not to disbar a defense attorney, who was caught on video groping six clients in a jail interview room, in a courthouse and while behind the wheel. The 4-3 ruling to indefinitely suspend 86-year-old Dan Purdy will allow him to apply for reinstatement after a year, The Kansas City Star reports. A disciplinary hearing panel had recommended disbarment for the attorney, and Judge Zel Fischer blasted the majority's decision in his dissent. "There may have been a time when a temporary suspension was an adequate punishment for sexually assaulting or harassing a client, vulnerable or otherwise," Fischer wrote. "But," he added, "in my view, that time is long gone." In the majority ruling, Judge George Draper acknowledged Purdy, who is based in Osceola, Missouri, had … [Read more...] about Missouri attorney seen on video groping 6 clients avoids disbarment

close Video Fox News Flash top sports headlines for March 21 Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Los Angeles authorities tried to inject new life into solving the 2018 murder of NBA champion Richard Jefferson’s father as they offered a $20,000 reward for information that can help solve the case. Richard Jefferson Sr. was shot and killed in Compton, California, in what police called a drive-by shooting. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said Jefferson was standing on a street corner when a person in a dark-colored car opened fire, according to the Los Angeles Times. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Former NBA player and ESPN analyst Richard Jefferson before game four of the Eastern Conference Finals on Sept. 23, 2020, at the AdventHealth Arena in Orlando, Florida. (Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images) The … [Read more...] about Los Angeles authorities offer reward for info to help solve murder of former NBA star’s father

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 2 PAJARO, Monterey County — For nearly a week, Diego Garcia stayed at home in this farmworker community with his mother and three siblings — refusing to evacuate even as the water from the levee break flooded the street outside their apartment. The family couldn’t afford to pay for a hotel or another place to stay. But as the flood soaked the fields where Garcia’s mother picks strawberries, Garcia, 18, knew he had to leave his family and return to school and work in Watsonville. So the high school junior grabbed some clothes and drove past the police stationed at Pajaro River Bridge, tasked with keeping people out of Pajaro. Since he left three days ago, Garcia has returned to his high school, worked after school at a butcher’s shop and applied for a job at a local pizza shop. At night, he sleeps in his car at a park in Watsonville. “It’s hard,” Garcia said. “No one is going to have money … [Read more...] about Flooded out but resilient: Pajaro residents who stayed behind face mounting challenges

close Video Conservative school board member forced to vacate seat due to 'clerical error' Eric Meadows, Kenosha, Wisconsin school board member, and attorney Erick Kaardal discuss the push to remove Meadows from office due to a 'clerical error.' South Carolina teachers and local leaders slammed conservative Charleston County school board officials, labeling them ‘White Christian’ nationalists at a recent rally. The " Protect Education Rally " took place March 13 outside the Gaillard Center, a performing arts theater, before the school district's board of trustees met to discuss issues such as increasing wages and compensation for teachers. "They're all based in a particular brand of religious identities that sociologists are calling ‘White Christian nationalism,'" progressive activist and psychologist Bonnie Cleaveland aud at the rally. "In schools, White Christian nationalists are targeting social-emotional learning, sex education, … [Read more...] about South Carolina teachers, activists revolt against conservative school board: ‘Christian nationalists’

close Video They’re definitely targeting kids: Jon Hatami Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Jon Hatami shares how fentanyl-related deaths are up 1,700% in his district on ‘Fox News @ Night.’ A California teen who allegedly posted threats against a school on social media and was allegedly caught carrying stolen guns almost escaped criminal charges under Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon, according to police. "On March 21, 2023, the filing District Attorney at Downey Superior Court initially The unnamed juvenile suspect was allegedly carrying two stolen pistols, body armor, high-capacity magazines and ammunition when police arrested him, but the social media company had not yet turned over information requested by detectives. The delay prompted the local police chief to go directly to the Democrat DA's office. LA DA ANNOUNCES ‘RESTRUCTURING’ OF SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT DAY AFTER YEAR-OLD LEAKED MEMO ASKED FOR … [Read more...] about California teen arrested with 2 stolen guns after threatening school, George Gascon declines to charge: police

L-R Emily Moore, Christie Harnett, Nadia Sharif (Image: Harnett/Moore/Sharif families) SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info A Middlesborough mental health hospital where three teenagers took their own lives has been blasted in a damning report, which claims staff allowed patients to self-harm and access websites about suicide. The report was ordered after three teenagers - Christie Harnett, 17, Nadia Sharif, 17, and Emily Moore, 18 - died across an eight-month period at West Lane Hospital, with the last death being in February 2020. Related articles Mum of boy 'groomed' by county line gangs sends warning after death Boris and co must own up to this Covid disaster, says TOBY GREEN The hospital was described as … [Read more...] about Chaotic mental health hospital where 3 took own lives allowed patients onto suicide sites