Americana Corner: The Virginia Barrister, Jefferson county

Jefferson Award winner Judy Jacomet: A life dedicated to service

LIMA, Oh (WLIO) - Service to the community is a significant part of Judy Jacomet’s life, and she consistently goes above and ...

Influenza numbers trending down in Clallam, Jefferson counties

PORT TOWNSEND — Public Health Officer Dr. Allison Berry said on Friday that she is hopeful that Clallam and Jefferson counties will move out of flu season in the next few weeks. “We are finally ...

Sheriffs want to hire COs fired from state prisons after strike

The organization representing New York state's county sheriffs is hoping Gov. Kathleen C. Hochul will relax her wholesale ban on any state or local government from hiring any of the 2,000 corrections ...

Abby Dingman is Jefferson County ISU Extension’s County Youth Coordinator

FAIRFIELD – Abby Dingman is the new County Youth Coordinator for Jefferson County ISU Extension and Outreach.

Jefferson County School Leader Becomes the National Face of Education

JefCoEd Superintendent Walter Gonsoulin Jr., newly named National Superintendent of the Year, works to give students a chance ...

Lancaster County lawmaker faces criticism for offering class taught by prominent Christian nationalists

State Rep. Tom Jones was in the hot seat Thursday morning as dozens of Democrats attended his monthly constituent event to question his offering of a free class on U.S.

Middletown shooting: Victim identified as 65-year-old retired sheriff's reserve deputy

John Thomas McQuillen, 65. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Department confirms he worked there are a reserve deputy for 10.5 ...

Get the Facts: Metro Council votes on how to spend $2.9M in opioid settlement funds

The Louisville Metro Council has decided how to spend another round of opioid settlement money. Councilmembers voted 20-4 Wednesday evening to approve a plan for allocating the funds. The city ...

Jefferson K-12 Community Partnership School enhances education and support for local families

Jefferson K-12 School is making a significant impact through its Community Partnership program. It offers free healthcare, mentoring, and food services.

Americana Corner: The Virginia Barrister

Parliament passed the Stamp Act, the first internal tax on the American colonies, and thus began a decade of missteps by the British. Their miscalculations would take their country and their colonists ...

Toforest Johnson case illustrates why prosecutors must be able to revisit the past: op-ed

That is what Jefferson County, Alabama District Attorney Danny Carr has tried to do in the case of Toforest Johnson, a man ...

New brief filed by former prosecutors urges new trial for Alabama death row inmate

Johnson has been on death row since 1998 when he was convicted of capital murder for the death of Jefferson County Deputy ...

19 JCPS seniors receive scholarship for academic achievement, community leadership

The scholarship recognizes students for their academic achievements and leadership in and out of the classroom, according to JCPS officials. Each student received $12,000 as part ...

Man sentenced to 26 years in prison in Galleria shooting that killed 8-year-old Royta Giles

A 23-year-old man has been sentenced to more than two decades in prison for the killing of 8-year-old Royta Giles during a ...

Pipe band hurt in Lackawanna County crash expected to be OK

The Greater Scranton Black Diamonds Pipe Band was on board a school bus that crashed Sunday night in Lackawanna County ...

JCPS restores bus stops for some magnet, traditional school students in Louisville

The state's largest school district said around 1,000 magnet and traditional school students had their bus stops reinstated.

Colorado's DNA scandal: Hundreds of cases affected, but very few retests ordered

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) scandal involving the state's most prolific and revered DNA analyst, Yvonne Woods, ...

Officials confiscate person of interest's passport as college student remains missing

Officials say Joshua Riibe is believed to be the last person seen with Sudiksha Konanki, who was last seen on March 6. Though ...

JCPS restores bus routes to some students at six schools

In January, the JCPS Board voted to restore some bus routes, to the delight of many parents. The district told WHAS11 News ...

JCPS resumes bus service to 6 schools after driver shortages led to cuts

Jefferson County Public Schools resumed bus service Monday for six magnet and traditional schools after cutting them due to driver shortages. Approximately 1,000 out of 3,000 eligible students will ...

Semi-truck and school bus crash in Lackawanna County

MOUNT COBB, Pa. — A school bus and semi-truck crashed in Lackawanna County. The crash happened along Mount Cobb Road in ...

Here’s what we know so far about Missouri’s deadly weekend of tornadoes

Tornadoes whipped through Missouri on Friday night, ripping apart homes, businesses, and the electrical system. Gov. Mike ...

LATEST: Officials confiscate passport of Joshua Riibe as Pitt student Sudiksha Konanki remains unfound

The man who officials called a person of interest in the case of missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki ...

Person of interest named following disappearance of Pitt student Sudiksha Konanki

The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office in Virginia confirmed to Pittsburgh's Action News 4 that the man is considered a person of interest but not a suspect.