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News · WV
Gov. Patrick Morrisey issued the order after flooding eroded an Ohio River bank and pushed a landslide close to railroad tracks.
News · KY
A release order directs that Bevin’s custody end, though it does not by itself confirm that he has left the jail.
News · WA
Seattle’s mayor signed an order addressing the city’s emergency protocols while those procedures face scrutiny.
News · AZ
A former Arizona police commander has been indicted on multiple charges in a matter focused on public safety.
News · WA
The mayoral order addresses Seattle’s emergency protocols as the city faces scrutiny over how those procedures operate.
News · ND
The woman alleges Fargo police wrongfully arrested her after using an artificial intelligence lead.
News · MD
The civil case asks a court to consider police responsibility connected to a wrongful conviction.
News · WA
The mayor announced an emergency management order concerning Seattle government, with no candidate race or election directly linked to the action.
News · WA
The mayor took formal city action after scrutiny connected to a mass shooting, with the order’s implementation now the key process to follow.
News · WA
The mayor directed Seattle to formalize its emergency-alert process after a delayed response to a mass shooting.
News · VA
The FAIR Unit will investigate gun manufacturers and dealers and may bring civil lawsuits under Virginia’s responsible-conduct law.
News · KY
The former governor’s release concerns his custody status and is not directly tied to a Kentucky election or candidate race.
News · WI
West Allis police used Flock technology to help catch a Milwaukee man accused of stabbing his grandfather and to pursue shooting suspects.
News · KY
The order directs that former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin be released from a Louisville jail.
News · IA
A closely divided Iowa City council approved a new police unit focused on downtown public safety.
News · TX
The department was ordered to shut down after failing to provide a public benefit, Dallas News reported.
News · US
The action keeps in place a national emergency concerning people who commit, threaten, or support terrorism.
News · US
Rust became the committee’s staff director in 2014 after serving as senior counsel and acting director of investigations.
News · TX
The state ordered the Trinidad Police Department to close after a TCOLE investigation into the local agency.
News · MD
A police accountability board member has taken Baltimore’s mayor to court in a dispute over the city’s policy for removing members.
News · US
Shannon says Republicans can appeal to Black voters without Trump on the ballot by emphasizing job creation and lower crime.