A man has been arrested in California for allegedly blowing up two Pacific Gas and Electric transformers and causing “destruction and harm to public safety.” Peter Karasev, 36, was identified with cell phone data and video surveillance footage. He made his first court appearance on Friday, Mar. 3, and is …
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March, 2023
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1 March
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice signs campus carry gun bill
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice signed a bill Wednesday allowing people with concealed carry permits to take firearms onto public college and university campuses. “Proud day for me,” Republican Gov. Jim Justice said as he signed the bill, surrounded by more than two dozen state lawmakers, members of the National …
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February, 2023
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28 February
Apartment rents fall as new units hit the market
Apartment rental prices have dropped in every major metropolitan region across the U.S. over the past seven months as the largest batch of new housing in almost 40 years hits markets across the country. After surging for much of the past two years, rents fell every month from last August …
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24 February
“Rust” shooting: Weapons supervisor Hannah Gutierrez
A film-industry weapons supervisor made her first formal court appearance Friday on a felony charge in the shooting death of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin on the set of a Western movie. Hannah Gutierrez-Reed‘s attorney said his client will plead not guilty, but the judge did not take that …
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23 February
Former NFL player Joe Staysniak charged for allegedly hitting son and strangling son’s boyfriend
Former NFL player Joe Staysniak was arrested at his Indiana home after allegedly assaulting his son and his son’s boyfriend, according to a probable cause affidavit from a responding Hendricks County Sheriff’s deputy. The 56-year-old Staysniak, who played for the Indianapolis Colts from 1992 to 1995 and on several other …
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23 February
Appeals court to decide whether Rep. Scott Perry’s cellphone was legally seized by Justice Dept
Washington — A federal appeals court will decide whether Justice Department investigators probing the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol were legally allowed to seize Pennsylvania Rep. Scott Perry’s cellphone last year, and whether they are allowed to access its contents. Judges sitting on the Washington, D.C. Circuit Court …
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20 February
Reckitt recalls two batches of plant
British consumer goods company Reckitt has recalled two batches of a plant-based infant formula product over contamination concerns. The company said it’s recalling the infant formula “out of an abundance of caution” after samples tested negative for contaminants. No consumers have reported adverse reactions to the product, Reckitt said in …
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13 February
Electric cars 2023: In some parts of the U.S., recharging now more costly than filling up
Here’s how much electricity prices have surged in parts of New England this winter: For some drivers of electric vehicles and hybrid cars, it’s now more expensive to charge up than to fill up. Power rates across the region have jumped an average of 30% since last summer, while gasoline …
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11 February
2 men arrested after cutting fence at Virginia power facility, police say
Police arrested two men in Virginia in connection with a burglary at a power facility in Loudoun County. The men were arrested early Saturday morning when deputies from the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of two men cutting a fence at a Dominion Energy property, the office …
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3 February
California bicyclist John Mammone struck by Lexus, then allegedly stabbed to death by Vanroy Evan Smith
A driver was arrested for allegedly running into a bicyclist and then fatally stabbing him on a Southern California roadway, authorities said. Vanroy Evan Smith, 39, of Long Beach was taken into custody Wednesday on suspicion of murder for the attack Wednesday in Dana Point. “When deputies arrived, Smith was …
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