Ohio State

California State

Los Angeles County, CA

Lancaster, CA

For select inmates in California state prisons, admittance into the Offender Mentor Certification Program is a chance at redemption. The selective program offers certification in drug and alcohol counseling and a chance for inmates to mentor their peers. LA Times public health reporter Emily Alpert Reyes wrote about 20 men in LA County who were given access to this life-changing opportunity. She joined Lisa McRee on “LA Times Today.”

Certification program trains inmates to be counselors

Kentucky State

Alexandria, KY

ALEXANDRIA, Ky. — War continues to wage on in Ukraine more than a year after Russian forces initially invaded the country. A family that has taken devastating blows from that war is now taking refuge in northern Kentucky. And they’ve formed a lifelong bond with the Kentucky family that took them in.

Ukrainian officer, his family find a home with retired Kentucky police chief

Paterson, NJ

New Jersey's attorney general said Monday that his office has taken control of the police department in the state's third-largest city, Paterson, less than a month after officers there fatally shot a well-known crisis intervention worker during a tense standoff. Attorney General Matt Platkin said at a news conference that...

NJ takes over Paterson police after crisis worker's shooting

Wisconsin State

Glenwood City, WI

MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin woman may soon be the first in the state to ever be awarded a Medal of Honor for her service in the military. There is a push for Ellen Ainsworth to be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for her valiant service during World War II.

Wisconsin WWII veteran may soon be the first female to be awarded the Medal of Honor

Boston, MA

Massachusetts State

BOSTON - Homeowners from central and western Massachusetts traveled to the state house on Tuesday to plead with lawmakers to support a bill that would help people with crumbling foundations fix their homes. What You Need To Know. Homeowners from central and western Massachusetts traveled to the state house to...

Homeowners travel to state house to advocate for crumbling foundations bill

Syracuse, NY

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — A man who spent 16 years in prison after he was wrongfully convicted of raping writer Alice Sebold when she was a Syracuse University student has settled a lawsuit against New York state for $5.5 million, his lawyers said Monday. The settlement comes after Anthony...

New York to pay $5.5M to man exonerated in Sebold rape case

Adams, WI

FRIENDSHIP, Wis. — One central Wisconsin school district could be forced to dissolve if a referendum fails on April 4. Across Wisconsin, 81 school districts have a referendum on the ballot on election day. Some are asking for renovation funding, while others have the future of their district hanging in the balance.

Wisconsin school district will dissolve if referendum fails April 4

Hemet, CA

LOS ANGELES (CNS) — Following the drought-easing deluge of rainstorms that hit Southern California in recent weeks, the Metropolitan Water District Monday announced a “major milestone” as it began refilling the region’s largest reservoir for the first time in three years. Officials from the district —...

Metro Water District begins refilling area’s largest reservoir

NewsBreak

Ohio nurse says husband saved her life from cardiac arrest

CARROLL, Ohio — Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer in the U.S. each year, according to the CDC, and in light of American Heart Month,...

Ohio nurse says husband saved her life from cardiac arrest

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