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Dear WV cities: Just because the Supreme Court says you could doesn’t mean you should
Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Grants Pass v. Johnson that cities can charge people with crimes for sleeping in public, even when they have nowhere else to go. The ruling partially reversed the 2018 case Martin v. City of Boise, which had held that cities had to offer sufficient housing alternatives before criminalizing […] The post Dear WV cities: Just because the Supreme Court says you could doesn’t mean you should appeared first on West Virginia Watch.
2 shot, 1 dead outside Maryland high school where vigil was held for 3 former football players killed in crash
A man and a woman were shot Friday evening outside a high school in Prince George's County where a vigil was held for three former football players who were killed in a car crash. The man was taken to the hospital in critical condition, and later died. The woman is...
Mother of wanted suspect charged for allegedly helping him hide from police: PSP
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — The mother of one of Pennsylvania State Police's most wanted suspects is facing charges for allegedly helping her son hide from police. Victor Vanvranken, 35, of Chambersburg is wanted on charges related to a rape that happened in 2023-2024, statutory sexual assault and unlawful contact with a minor, according to Pennsylvania State Police (PSP). Police obtained a warrant for his arrest on April 1.
Suspects Charged For Stealing Designer Watch From Teen Leaving Prom Party In Waldorf: Sheriff
On Friday, July 12, the sheriff's office announced that three suspects have been arrested and charged in connection to an assault and robbery in Waldorf earlier this year. According to a spokesperson from the agency, on May 10, two people approached a teen who was leaving a prom party on Devongate Street, when one placed a gun to his stomach, the other to his head and demanded a designer watch before fleeing.
Demand for rare elements used in clean energy could help clean up abandoned coal mines in West Virginia
researchers are finding that groundwater pouring out of this and other abandoned coal mines contains the rare earth elements and other valuable metals that are vital to making everything from electric vehicle motors to rechargeable batteries to fighter jets smaller, lighter or more powerful.
Free event provides STEAM education to teachers from across West Virginia
The STEAMPOSIUM was free of charge and open to all PK-12 educators from across the state with the goal of providing education about different opportunities in STEAM so teachers can bring this knowledge back to their students.
Former Wisconsin guard participates in third straight summer league
The 2025 NBA Summer League officially starts on Friday, and former Wisconsin Badgers guard Johnny Davis will be participating for the third straight year with the Washington Wizards. Davis was selected 10th in the first round of the 2022 NBA draft by the Wizards, but he hasn’t found a consistent groove in the league. The 6-foot-4 guard appeared in 50 games in his second season in the NBA this past year, averaging 3 points and 1.4 rebounds while shooting 40.3% from the field. The 22-year-old will play alongside Washington’s three first-round picks from the 2024 NBA draft: big man Alexandre Sarr (No. 2), guard Bub Carrington (No. 14) and Kyshawn George (No. 24). With the Wizards coming off a rather disappointing 15-67 season, their sixth consecutive losing campaign, the summer league represents an opportunity for their young assets to get more comfortable with one another, and Davis will look to take advantage. The Wizards’ Summer League roster is out. 1st round picks Sarr, Carrington and George are on it plus Tristan Vukcevic and Johnny Davis. Also, former Kansas State NCAA Tournament star Markquis Nowell. pic.twitter.com/cIivgV0mYb — Chase Hughes (@chasedcsports) July 10, 2024
More than 2,000 families fear they may end up on the streets as DC housing program lacks funding
WASHINGTON — More than 2,000 families are at the end of a year-long subsidized housing program in D.C. They fear they’ll be back on the streets because they can’t afford the city’s high rents on their own. WUSA9 went to District leaders Thursday to get answers about the Rapid Rehousing program.
Man injured in shooting behind Harris Teeter in Olney
A 23-year-old man was shot in both legs Thursday night behind the Harris Teeter grocery store in Olney, according to Montgomery County police radio transmissions. Police responded around 8 p.m. to a report of a shooting outside of 3031 Appomattox Ave., according to the transmissions. A woman reported that her boyfriend had been shot behind the grocery store, which is located at 18169 Town Center Drive.
The decade-long search for Relisha Rudd continues
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Relisha Rudd has been missing for a decade but one family member said she still believes there is hope. Melissa Young said she is convinced that her granddaughter Rudd, who was 8-years-old when she vanished in 2014 in D.C., is not dead despite all the time that has passed. “I […]
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