MIDDLESBORO, KY (December 15, 2024) -  According to the Bell County Ky. Sheriff's Department: On Friday, December 13, 2024, Bell County K-9 Deputy Keith Fuson observed a red Chevrolet truck with no registration plate while traveling on Highway 190 near Pineville.

BARBOURVILLE, KY (December 30, 2024) - The Knox County, Ky. Sheriff's Department is reporting that on Sunday, December 29, 2024, at approximately 3:30 p.m., Knox County Deputies received a complaint of a man being observed opening mailboxes on KY-1809 in Bryants Store.

LONDON, KY - Traffic safety checkpoints identified: Sheriff John Root is reporting that: the Laurel County Sheriff's office will be conducting traffic safety checkpoints in Laurel County.

COLUMBIA, KY (January 1, 2025) - Kentucky State Police Post 15 will be conducting periodic traffic safety checkpoints in the Post 15 area, which includes Green, Taylor, Marion, Washington, Russell, Casey, Adair, Metcalfe, Monroe, Clinton, and Cumberland counties. 

PORTLAND, OR - On Monday, December 30, 2024 at 11:38 a.m., Portland Police officers assigned to East Precinct responded to a report of an assault and threat with a weapon outside of a restaurant in the 200 block of Northeast 82nd Avenue. The report was that the suspect had a black and red rifle that the caller believed was fake. 

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Do We Want a Republic or Mob Rule?

Opinion Editorial by: Gerardo Serrano, Advocate for Fiscal Responsibility

The recent push by Democrats, led by Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Dick Durbin (D-Illinois), and Peter Welch (D-Vermont), to abolish the Electoral College represents a fundamental shift away from the structure our Founders carefully designed to protect the Republic.