SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday that he'll change more than 500 death sentences in the state to life in prison without the possibility of parole, though the state Supreme Court will have the final say in hundreds of those cases. "I take this action ...
A gunman who killed a woman before being fatally shot by a security guard at Citibank's sprawling office complex in Tampa targeted the campus because he was angry over a $2,500 debt collection, a sheriff said Thursday. About three hours before Wednesday's shooting, Jacob Pearson called an ...
Friday, November 6 Holiday Open Barn, noon-5 p.m., Historic Taylor Barn, 1827 E 1150 Road. 30+ local artists, holiday music and more. Continues through the weekend. AUMI Jam, 4:30-5:30 p.m., Sound+Vision Studio, lower level, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. KU Inter-Arts ...
Story updated at 5:33 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5: After winning a nationwide performing arts award, the Lawrence Opera Theatre is feeling a bit like Cinderella – or, should we say, “La Cenerentola”? “La Cenerentola” is the operatic retelling of the classic fairy tale that won the local ...
Story updated at 2:41 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026. The Lawrence school district briefly placed all of its school buildings on a lockout Thursday afternoon on the advice of the Lawrence Police Department after a "credible threat involving a mental health concern with an individual in the ...
Construction has started up again recently at Lawrence's outdoor pool and is close to finished on a road and stormwater project next to it on Tennessee Street. The Tennessee Street improvements and the Outdoor Aquatic Center renovation, which is now in its second phase, have been taking place ...
