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Republican Brett Ligon, former Montgomery County DA, wins special election for open Texas Senate seat

A rematch is scheduled for November, as Ligon’s win only puts him in the seat through January. But the former prosecutor will be heavily favored, given the district’s solidly Republican makeup.

The Texas Tribune

Houston veteran accused of killing wife and mother-in-law after separation

Investigators said Tara Hardin had recently separated from her husband and had been living with her mother

The Independent UK

Staffer at Maryland assisted-living facility charged over killing of elderly millionaire resident

Robert Fuller Jr., 87, was shot dead in his apartment at the Cogir Potomac Senior Living facility this past Valentine’s Day

The Independent UK

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Alabama promised to improve psychiatric care for men charged with crimes. They still wait years

Fernando Clark died in the Montgomery County Jail while waiting for psychiatric treatment

The Independent UK

12-Year-Old Escapes Home Where She Was Severely Mistreated, Sheriff Calls It “Deeply Disturbing”

The 12-year-old child was subjected to a long list of horrors, including being zip-tied to a table and being forced to eat dirt and hair off the floor.

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How distant relatives, DNA markers and a water bottle helped sentence a cold case killer to 22 years in prison

Eugene Gligor pleaded guilty to the 2001 killing of Leslie Preer, his ex-girlfriend’s mother, after he was arrested last year

The Independent UK

Boyfriend charged with killing police officer in their Maryland home nearly 30 years ago

Authorities say a man charged this week with fatally shooting a police officer in her Maryland home nearly 30 years ago was the officer’s live-in boyfriend and had blamed her 1995 killing on a burglary

The Independent UK

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Court Considers Claim of Montgomery County (Md.) Teachers Transferred for Pro-Palestinian Speech Following Oct. 7, 2023

The speech included in-class display of "Free Palestine," e-mail signature saying "From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free," and pro-Palestinian social media posts.

Reason

Trump supporter kicked off voter rolls

Mary Howard-Elley's saga shows how tough it can be for eligible voters to get reinstated

Salon

Texas condemned for placing book on colonization in library’s fiction section

Outcry in Montgomery county as Linda Coombs’ book on European colonization of Native American land reclassified

The Guardian - US

Blocking Dissenters from School System's "StaffPride" Twitter Account May Have Violated First Amendment

From yesterday's opinion by Judge Paula Xinis (D. Md.) in Foldi v. Bd. of Ed. for Montgomery County: Foldi and Mandel live in Montgomery County, Maryland. Foldi writes for a news magazine, The Spectator, and Mandel is a columnist for several national publications and has written extensively on education and…

Reason

Three Deaths In Texas' Montgomery County Due To Hurricane Beryl

Hurricane Beryl claims three lives in Montgomery County, Texas, adding to the US death toll. Severe impact underscores the importance of preparedness durin...

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Maryland Teen Arrested For School Shooting Plot

Maryland teenager arrested for planning school shootings, raising concerns about mental health and gun access.

The Texas Tribune

Montgomery County directs citizen board to review, and potentially remove, library books

The county north of Houston adopted the guidelines amid a growing number of book bans in school districts and a new state law that supporters claim protects children from inappropriate material.

The Independent UK

Mother and 2-year-old son among six dead as tornadoes slam Tennessee

Two dozen more injured as first responders search through rubble for survivors in Nashville and Montgomery County

The Hindu

HYSEA, Montgomery County ink MoU to nurture startup, innovation ecosystem

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The Guardian - US

What’s behind a surge of deaths at one Ohio jail?

Montgomery county jail’s population is only 600 people – and all seven deaths happened within days of entering the facility, during pre-trial detention

Reason

Brickbat: Born Behind Bars

An inmate in the Montgomery County, Tennessee, jail gave birth alone in her cell despite having called for help. The woman, who wasn't named by the media, called for help at 11:31 a.m., and a deputy notified medical staff. A licensed practical nurse examined her and left to consult with…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Medical assistant pleads guilty to identity theft and using patients' info to buy home goods and rent an apartment

A medical assistant has pleaded guilty to 11 felony charges related to identify theft involving seven Montgomery County patients, the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office said Tuesday.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Mike Sielski: Manny London is 91. He and his friends are still tearing it up on the softball field.

PHILADELPHIA — Manny London isn’t playing as much softball as he once did. There was a time when he was a member of three different leagues — one in Montgomery County, one in Bucks County, one that had him traveling on weekends to tournaments as far away as Las Vegas…

Daily Mirror

Missing dad found alive a week after vanishing on morning walk as family slam rumours

Colby Richards, a father of two from Texas was found alive a week after his disappearance, in an area called The Woodlands in Montgomery County, 43 miles north of Houston

Tribune News Service

Baltimore is a wild card in US Senate race so far lacking a hometown candidate

BALTIMORE — From the owner’s box at Camden Yards, David Trone gazed out at the crowd — a sea of Orioles fans in orange and black — and pronounced himself one of them.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Bruce Castor dumps Rudy Giuliani as a client: 'He's not cooperating, and he's not paying me'

PHILADELPHIA — Bruce Castor, the former Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, district attorney and county commissioner who represented former President Donald Trump during his second impeachment trial, filed an eight-page motion in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court on Tuesday, asking to no longer represent former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani in a civil…

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