The Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers Training Academy in Pearl isn’t the most aesthetically appealing place to train officers these days, its director, Pat Cronin, concedes. The March 18 hailstorms that struck metro Jackson destroyed 87 law enforcement and civilian vehicles …
Damage from a southwest Michigan apartment complex fire believed to have been sparked by a resident trying to cook a squirrel with a propane torch is estimated at $1.4 million. Debra Spohn, senior vice president of the apartment complex’s parent …
An 8-year-old Springfield, Va., boy who set up a lemonade stand to help his neighbors rebuild their home after it was damaged by a recent storm has surpassed his goal. The Washington Post reports that Johnny Karlinchak has raised $500 …
Terrebonne Parish Sheriff Vernon Bourgeois says it’s no problem that his department doesn’t have a contract with the production company filming a planned A&E reality show called “Cajun Blue.” Records show taxpayers have had to cover the $1,000 insurance deductible …