Info becomes harder to find Trump administration lacks consistent data reporting on key policy REBECCA SANTANAAssociated Press Mar 21, 2026 Mar 21, 2026 0 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detain a person Jan. 27, 2025, in Silver Spring, Md. ALEX BRANDON, ASSOCIATED PRESS Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save REBECCA SANTANAAssociated Press IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENTkAm%96 %CF>A 25>:?:DEC2E:@? =:<6D E@ AC@>@E6 :ED :>>:8C2E:@? 6?7@C46>6?E 286?52 E9C@F89 ?F>36CD[ H:E9 2>3:E:@FD 8@2=D E@ 56A@CE ` >:==:@? 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Marion man charged with assaulting woman and sheriff's lieutenant An arrest warrant said the lieutenant had a cut to the head that required stitches.
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Owner of Old Fort's Stuckey’s, Dairy Queen hopes to reopen as soon as possible after fire “I just happened to look back, and the flames were already up to the ceiling, and I dropped the drinks I had in my hand,” one employee said of…
Marion man arrested, charged in Friday shooting in McDowell County that injured one He was charged with felony assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury.
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