U.S. agents crack down on illegal marijuana sites on Colorado public lands
DENVER (Reuters) – Several large marijuana cultivation sites in Colorado that were being used by traffickers to ship the drug to other states have been dismantled by federal agents and state police in the past six weeks, authorities said on Thursday.
Student slain in Oregon college shooting honored at memorial
ROSEBURG, Ore. (Reuters) – Mourners on Thursday remembered a student who was among 10 people who died in a shooting rampage at an Oregon community college, in the first of a series of publicly announced memorial services for the victims.
NJ’s Governor Christie takes sand dune fight to court
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s administration on Thursday went to court in an effort to seize beach front property owned by the city of Margate in order to complete an Atlantic coastline storm protection system of sand dunes….
New York’s Cuomo says no closer to deal on MTA funding
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Thursday that he is no closer to an agreement with New York City over funding the city’s public transport system and that any contribution under $3 billion “short changes” users.
California oversight of oil well injection sites inadequate: state review
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California’s oversight of wells where oil companies dispose of wastewater brought to the surface is hindered by inadequate staffing and poorly organized paper records, a state review of the program said Thursday.
New York board says officer used excessive force to arrest ex-tennis star James Blake
NEW YORK (Reuters) – One officer involved in the arrest of ex-tennis star James Blake, who was body-slammed outside a New York City hotel last month in a case of mistaken identity, used excessive force and another abused his authority, a police watchdo…
Collision course with a hurricane: How doomed U.S. ship met its end
NEW YORK/MIAMI (Reuters) – The ill-fated U.S.-flagged El Faro cargo ship sunk by Hurricane Joaquin was sailing at near full speed into the center of the storm before it lost propulsion amid mountainous waves and brutal winds, according to ship tracking…
North Carolina in settlement with officer whose trial in fatal shooting ended in hung jury
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Reuters) – The city of Charlotte will pay $113,000 to a policeman whose manslaughter trial in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man ended in a hung jury, as part of an agreement in which the officer resigned from the force.
Conviction of former New England prep school student appropriate: prosecutors
(Reuters) – Prosecutors in New Hampshire argued in a legal filing on Thursday that a prep school graduate was appropriately convicted for using a computer to “lure” a minor for sex, which could force him to register as a sex offender for life.
UCLA investigating reports of blackface at fraternity party
(Reuters) – The University of California Los Angeles said on Thursday it was investigating reports of a racially offensive Kanye West-themed fraternity party, where some attendees allegedly wore blackface.
