Local Impact

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (377+ words) You’re reading The Weekly, a Saturday morning recap of the best Dispatch content of the week, with some additional commentary from Managing Editor Rachael Larimore. Hello and happy Saturday. Last weekend was a rough one here in the Ohio bureau....

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (537+ words) Larry Miller Jr. still doesn’t know how or why he spent hours behind bars late last week. Miller, 57, of Jeannette, claims he was erroneously detained by the Westmoreland County Sheriff’s Department on a warrant issued for another man across the…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (451+ words) TEXAS — The attention from one of the greatest football comebacks for the University of Texas was steered away by an online post many are calling racist. The backlash was swift. Republican Rep. Jeff Leach of Allen, whose son is a…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (698+ words) Republican nominee for the Texas Railway Commission, Bo French, was slammed by fellow Republicans over comments made on Twitter about University of Texas fans Members of the Republican Party in Texas have spoken out against Bo French, a Republican nominee…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1587+ words) This article was originally published by Documented, an independent, non-profit newsroom dedicated to reporting with and for immigrant communities in New York City. The original article can be accessed here. For the last few months, Margarita and her husband have…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (280+ words) NEW YORK – Attorneys for Cilia Flores have asked U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein to grant her conditional release while she awaits trial in New York, arguing that she is suffering from a serious and documented heart condition that has…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (140+ words) (FOX 2) - A federal immigration operation unfolding in New Baltimore led to the local school district being put on alert amid uncertainty from law enforcement. Out of an abundance of caution, New Baltimore police notified Anchor Bay Schools. The ICE operation…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (148+ words) New Bedford Guide ICE Boston arrested Jermaine Oneil Thompson, a Jamaican illegal alien the agency called a criminal illegal alien, during operations in Springfield, Massachusetts ICE said his record includes pending charges for two counts of aggravated rape of a…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (92+ words) Lexington Progress Article by Steve Corlew Very few single days change the course of our lives, and the course of world history, but this Friday will mark the 25th anniversary of one of those days. For many people, September 11th changed how…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (750+ words) Kayvon Powell during the 2024 traffic stop. LANDER — Nearly a year after a federal lawsuit was filed against the city of Lander and current and former city law enforcement officials alleging excessive force, a settlement has been reached. Lander resident Kayvon…...