Reia Leen Delantar 
State Senator Steve Southerland is pushing folks to take advantage of the approaching Tennessee sales tax holiday. The annual Sales Tax-Free Weekend will begin on July 28, shortly before the start of the school year. Additionally, from August 1, the sales tax on groceries will be postponed for three months. The sales tax breaks are part of … Read more
THE INVESTIGATION HAS NOW EXPANDED INTO MULTIPLE STATES New York authorities have published additional information about their investigation into Rex Heuermann, the man accused of being the Long Island Serial Killer. Authorities have been examining Rex Heuerman’s Massapequa Park house on Long Island since his arrest on July 13 for evidence that may be related to … Read more
A Florida babysitter was arrested on Wednesday after the 10-month-old in her care died. The infant was allegedly left in a hot car for almost five hours, according to authorities. According to a press statement from the Baker County Sheriff’s Office, the Florida babysitter, identified as Rhonda Jewell, picked up the infant from the child’s mother’s house … Read more
The Houston Independent School District, Texas’ largest school system, is said to have cut over 2300 administrative employees due to a reduction in student enrolment. According to Houston Public Media [HPM], Houston Independent School District Superintendent Mike Miles announced during a virtual forum on Thursday the elimination of 2,347 employees or more than 20% of … Read more
Michael Cohen, 56, filed a lawsuit against the corporation in 2019, stating that it stopped paying his expenses after he began helping with inquiries into its operations. The civil trial over the disagreement was scheduled to begin on Monday, with jurors being chosen and sworn in this week. On Friday, lawyers of Michael Cohen and … Read more
The Fresno County District Attorney’s Office withdrew a murder case against Joseph Hernandez who has been accused of killing Maria Guadalupe Garcia Gaspar, 17, in late 2021, citing a lack of evidence. The defendant, 21-year-old Joseph Hernandez, breathed deeply as Senior Deputy District Attorney Kelly Smith announced the news to Judge Mark Cullers. “We could … Read more
After a second trial, a man identified as Alexis Candelario accused of opening fire at a club owned by a rival drug dealer in northern Puerto Rico, killing eight people, was found guilty on Friday. A federal jury additionally found Alexis Candelario Santana guilty of killing an unborn child and injuring 19 others in the October 2009 … Read more
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the Department of Education, and the FBI would all be shut down as part of a proposal to dismantle the “deep state” that was announced by Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy on Thursday during a conference. The event, which was live-streamed on YouTube, was billed as a way for Vivek Ramaswamy … Read more
Rent stabilization will be permanent in Montgomery County. After hours of debate, the county council enacted measures to limit rent increases 7-4 on Tuesday. Annual rent increases will be limited to 3% plus inflation, to be capped at 6%. The measure failed 7-4 with votes against it coming from council members Gabe Albornoz (D-At-large), Andrew Friedson … Read more
Sniffspot app is best characterized as an “Airbnb for dogs” that allows homeowners to rent out their yards to dog owners so their puppies can exercise. It is one of Baton Rouge’s newest emerging trends. Sniffspot app, which debuted in Seattle in 2018, has since expanded across the country, with at least 15 East Baton Rouge Parish … Read more