HONOLULU (KHON2) — Good news for inter-island travelers: the state is expanding its list of trusted testing partners for inter-county travel. [Hawaii news on the go–LISTEN to KHON 2GO weekday mornings at 7:30 a.m.] More trusted testing partners will make it easier for residents who island-hop to bypass quarantine with […]
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Top row from left: Adam Fox, Daniel Harris, Kaleb Franks, Ty Garbin and Eric Molitor. Second row from left: Pete Musico, Joseph Morrison, Brandon Caserta, William Null and Michael Null Third row from left: Shawn Fix, Paul Bellar and Barry Croft All face charges related to what the FBI says […]
Six men face federal charges and seven other men face state charges in the case. A few things jump out. First, this alleged plot, detailed by federal and state officials, was very plausible. It’s frightening to contemplate, but the alleged kidnapping scheme could well have succeeded had it not been […]
By Julia Jones, CNN (CNN) — The Vac Shack sits in the middle of a row of single-story shops in a commercial part of Grand Rapids, Michigan, between a beauty salon and a taco joint. Adam Fox had moved into the basement of the vacuum repair shop after his girlfriend […]
CLOSE The federal government has charged six people with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, per newly unsealed court records. Wochit The 13 men charged Thursday in a conspiracy to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer used Facebook and secure messaging apps to connect and plot their attack. The group’s use of […]
Investigators have a trove of evidence — audio recordings of meeting, taped phone calls, group and individual texts and online chats — against the men charged with planning to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. It was gathered by two informants and two undercover FBI employees, according to the criminal complaint. The investigation began in early 2020, when […]
Marc Rasmus/imageBROKER/Shutterstock Disneyland Disneyland and other California theme parks are likely not opening anytime soon amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, according to Governor Gavin Newsom. In a news conference on Wednesday, Newsom, 52, said that while “there are disagreements” about reopening California’s theme parks — including Disneyland, Universal Studios Hollywood, […]
FILE – In this photo Sept. 16, 2020 file photo, provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Gov. Whitmer addresses the state during a speech in Lansing, Mich. According to a criminal complaint unsealed Thursday, Oct. 8 six people plotted to try to kidnap Whitmer at her vacation home. […]
HARRISBURG — Governor Tom Wolf this week encouraged residents to help reduce litter by joining the statewide “Pick Up Pennsylvania” campaign of community cleanups running through May 31. The governor also invites everyone to learn about litter’s negative impacts and state efforts to reduce this scourge in a free online […]
A Grand Rapids federal judge Tuesday refused to let prosecutors share secret grand jury testimony with state prosecutors who are trying to convict eight men on terrorism charges related to the alleged plot to kidnap and harm Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker said federal prosecutors failed to justify […]
DETROIT (AP) — One of six men charged in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiracy, admitting that the group discussed an incredible scheme to snatch her at her lakeside vacation home and destroy a bridge to slow down police. Ty Garbin’s guilty […]
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WFFF) – Gov. Phil Scott delivered his fifth budget address to Vermont lawmakers on Tuesday, pitching what he views as a balanced budget with bold investments in the economy, infrastructure and climate change. Gov. Scott said the $6.83 billion budget will help pave the way for pandemic recovery […]
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – Gov. Cuomo announced a proposal to open the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York’s (DASNY) low-cost financing, design and construction services to all non-profits and school districts as part of the Governor’s 2021 State of the State agenda. Through this program, nonprofit organizations and school districts can access DASNY’s services for […]
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has proposed an extra-large capital budget for the 2021-23 biennium that would tap future bond capacity with an aim to jump-start the state’s ailing economy and expedite key infrastructure projects. Highlights of the plan include investments across the state in areas ranging from housing to K-12 […]
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo called on the Trump administration Sunday to enact a ban on travel from the U.K. or require mandatory testing as a new, significantly more dangerous strain of the coronavirus emerges there. The new variant in the U.K. could be “up to 70% more transmissible” than […]
Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday announced a package of proposals for the legislative session that are aimed at addressing equity issues in Washington state. The package includes $365 million in policies and budget items, according to his office, and comes at the end of a year that has featured both […]
The way to “perfect the system” for testing inbound Hawaii passengers for COVID-19 would be to extend the mandatory preflight testing to four days from three and then require a second test upon arrival, Lt. Gov. Josh Green told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s Spotlight Hawaii online video program. The extra day […]
CLOSE Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says Michigan is “in the worst part of” the coronavirus pandemic (Nov. 12) AP Domestic This content is being provided for free as a public service during the coronavirus outbreak. Please support local journalism by subscribing at LSJ.com/subscribe. A new series of statewide restrictions to prevent the […]
Gov. Jared Polis and a cadre of lawmakers on Tuesday morning talked about the flow of traffic and money in northern Colorado, as the region hopes to keep the long-needed improvements for Interstate 25 on track. “Northern Colorado is a driver in our state’s economy,” Polis told the Northern Colorado […]
LANSING, Mich. — Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced today that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is making Economic Injury Disaster Loans of up to $2 million available to eligible small businesses, agricultural cooperatives, and nonprofits impacted by excessive rain that occurred Oct. 1, 2019 through June 3, 2020. SBA extended the loans following the Secretarial Disaster Declaration obtained by Governor Whitmer from U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue last year. “This is welcome news for Michigan […]
Kim Chandler, Associated Press Updated 5:00 pm EDT, Thursday, October 22, 2020 FILE – In this Sept. 11, 2018, file photo, Will Ainsworth, center, then-Republican nominee for lieutenant governor, talks with constituents during the Public Retiree Convention at Renaissance Hotel in Montgomery, Ala. Lt. Gov. Ainsworth, who has called the state […]
Gov. Charlie Baker is encouraging Massachusetts residents to think about not traveling this Thanksgiving due to the coronavirus pandemic. “This might be a good year not to travel,” he said during a press conference Wednesday afternoon. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is also already discouraging people from making […]