Dr. Lawrence Heiskell

Give Credit Where Credit is Due

I still can't wrap my head around President Barack Obama's being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. As a Los Angeles Times editorial noted, it's embarrassing to him and diminishes the prize. But getting rewards and being deprived of them is nothing new.

Tony L. Jones

Mayor of Town Where Police Force Resigned Killed in Vehicle Pursuit

McColl Mayor George Garner II, 49, was killed Tuesday afternoon "when the vehicle he was driving collided head on with a truck" in Mechanicsville, according to Darlington County Coroner Todd Hardee.

Asthmatic Man Dies After NYPD Officer Uses Chokehold on Him

“I can’t breathe! I can’t breathe!” Eric Garner, 43, repeatedly screamed after at least five NYPD officers took him down in front of a Tompkinsville beauty supply store when he balked at being handcuffed. Read Full Story Here.

Steve Atkinson

Kevin R. Madison

Florida Deputies Thwart Mass Shooting, Possible Ambushes of Police After FBI Tip

The search of the man’s residence yielded 18 firearms, body armor, rifle plates, a helmet, and 12,000 rounds of ammunition. The deputies found he had a full Class B Palm Beach County SO uniform and gear.

Former Deputy Convicted of Criminally Negligent Homicide

A former Colorado deputy sheriff has been convicted of criminally negligent homicide of a 22-year-old who was shot five times by the then-deputy in 2022.