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Illinois state Supreme Court overturns Jussie Smolletts conviction in hoax attack

Thursday, November 21

(SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) -- The Illinois Supreme Court has thrown out former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett’s conviction for lying about a 2019 hate crime.Smollett was found guilty in 2021 for faking a racist and homophobic attack and lying to the police. His lawyers said... Read More.

Diamond View Middle School Goes on Soft Lock Down- Threat Determined to be Hoax

Friday, May 3

Yesterday afternoon, Diamond View Middle School went under a soft lockdown, just as the majority of students had already left campus, as Principal Dede Heimbigner stated in an open letter to parents.The school had received a report from an outside source regarding a potential... Read More.

Lassen Sheriff’s-Susanville PD Deem Threat to County Schools a Hoax with Help from FBI

Thursday, February 29

Parents with school-aged children received an alarming message from their children's schools late afternoon Wednesday stating an unknown source sent a “threatening message”.LC Sheriff McGarva said after administrators contacted the SO about the possible bomb threat at the local Schools an investigation was conducted.McGarva... Read More.