Texas man accused of killing neighbor in argument over loose dog
LIBERTY COUNTY, Texas — Sheriff’s deputies in Texas arrested a 70-year-old man who is accused of shooting and killing his neighbor in an ongoing dispute over a dog running loose. Eric Elliott is facing murder charges for the death of his neighbor, William Womack, KPRC reported. Investigators told the station that Elliott had been working in his yard when Womack’s dog got loose and went onto Elliott’s property. Witnesses told investigators the two men met in the street to talk about the threat, where Elliott kicked Womack in the leg and pulled a gun from his waistband. The women told investigators they saw Elliott return the gun to his truck after the shooting.
wftv.comFlorida man arrested in Georgia in strangling death of missing Auburndale senior, deputies say
A 30-year-old Auburndale man was arrested in Georgia on March 10 after allegedly leading investigators to the body of a man he was accused of strangling to death in Polk County, according to the Auburndale Police Department and the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
In rural Texas, unpredictable shipments mean vaccination sites wait for more doses to arrive
In rural Texas, unpredictable shipments mean vaccination sites wait for more doses to arrive While the nationwide pace of the vaccination rollout seems to be picking up, only about half of the doses distributed so far have been administered. In rural areas like Liberty County, Texas, vaccination sites are not getting the doses needed due to unpredictable shipments. CBS News' Omar Villafranca joins CBSN AM with the latest on the dire circumstances.
cbsnews.comAt the end of Florida's voter registration period, Republicans narrowed the gap to almost equal registered Democrats
The remainder are voters registered with third parties.With Republicans overtaking Democrats in rural DeSoto County between the primaries and the general-election book closing, the GOP is the major party in 48 of the state’s 67 counties.Meanwhile, Democrats lead in seven of the most populated counties, topped by Miami-Dade, which has 1.56 million total voters. Broward County has the next-largest amount at 1.266 million voters, and Palm Beach County is at 1.02 million.Lafayette County in rural North Florida has the fewest registered voters, with 4,568, followed by Liberty County, which is west of Tallahassee, at 4,601. Lafayette has a Republican majority while Liberty County has more people registered as Democrats. Both counties voted overwhelmingly for Trump in 2016.Nearly 2.1 million voters have already cast ballots by mail for the Nov. 3 elections. With the updated book-closing numbers, that means about 14.5 percent of the state’s registered voters have cast ballots.Democrats had returned 49.9 percent of the vote-by-mail ballots as of Thursday morning, to 29.8 percent by Republicans.Early-voting sites open in 52 counties on Monday.
orlandoweekly.comAfter brother charged, Simone Biles says her heart aches
(CNN) - Olympic gymnast Simone Biles said Monday night she was "still having a hard time processing last weeks news," days after her brother was charged in a New Year's Eve shooting the left three people dead in Ohio. The five-time Olympic medalist and 14-time world champion said on Twitter that her "heart aches for everyone involved, especially for the victims and their families." Tevin Biles-Thomas has been charged with murder, voluntary manslaughter, felonious assault and perjury in a December 31 shooting in Cleveland. Authorities said the shooting started after a group of uninvited guests walked into a home and a fight began. Biles-Thomas was arrested August 29 in Liberty County, Georgia, where he is being held without bond pending extradition to Cuyahoga County, the Liberty County Jail said.
Small school districts wary of Parkland massacre legal fight
Small school districts, like large ones, also face this threat, on a daily basis. As potentially damaging as appellants (the Parkland parents and victims) proposed interpretation could be for larger school districts, the impact on small school districts could have a much more devastating fiscal impact.The legal question in the case focuses largely on whether the mass shooting was a single incident or occurrence under state law. The association also argued that many school districts have made a deliberate choice to self-insure, which leads them to taking on risks. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments Aug. 28 in the dispute and in another case that involves the same legal issue. The budget for preparing for risk-adverse events for school districts, especially small ones, has always been an issue of available funds, the brief said.
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