California couple agrees to guilty pleas in college scam

BOSTON (AP) — A California couple agreed Friday to plead guilty to paying $250,000 to get their daughter into the University of Southern California as a fake volleyball recruit.

California couple agrees to guilty pleas in college scam

BOSTON (AP) — A California couple agreed Friday to plead guilty to paying $250,000 to get their daughter into the University of Southern California as a fake volleyball recruit.

California couple agrees to guilty pleas in college scam

BOSTON (AP) — A California couple agreed Friday to plead guilty to paying $250,000 to get their daughter into the University of Southern California as a fake volleyball recruit.

California couple agrees to guilty pleas in college scam

BOSTON (AP) — A California couple agreed Friday to plead guilty to paying $250,000 to get their daughter into the University of Southern California as a fake volleyball recruit.

High wire act

Man guilty in scheme to ship military boats to China

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A Chinese man has been convicted in Florida in a scheme to buy and ship inflatable military boats from the United States to China.

Man guilty in scheme to ship military boats to China

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A Chinese man has been convicted in Florida in a scheme to buy and ship inflatable military boats from the United States to China.

Man guilty in scheme to ship military boats to China

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A Chinese man has been convicted in Florida in a scheme to buy and ship inflatable military boats from the United States to China.

Man guilty of giving escort employer credit card sentenced

CHICAGO (AP) — An Illinois man who claims his 2012 divorce prompted him to go on a binge that included alcohol, prostitutes and giving a woman his corporate credit card used to finance an opulent lifestyle and rack up millions of dollars in debt was sentenced Thursday to prison.

Man guilty of giving escort employer credit card sentenced

CHICAGO (AP) — An Illinois man who claims his 2012 divorce prompted him to go on a binge that included alcohol, prostitutes and giving a woman his corporate credit card used to finance an opulent lifestyle and rack up millions of dollars in debt was sentenced Thursday to prison.

Lebanese hold raucous rally outside US Embassy in Beirut

BEIRUT (AP) — Dozens of Lebanese protesters held a raucous anti-U.S. rally outside the fortified American Embassy in Beirut on Friday, denouncing what they said was Washington's interference in Lebanon's affairs while some chanted in support of the militant Hezbollah group.

Quincy Crime Stoppers to form

QUINCY — When local farmer Larry Schaapman saw haystacks aflame and had bales of wire stolen last summer, he decided to form a Crime Stoppers group in his hometown to help his neighbors catch criminals and prevent future crimes.

METAL THEFT

Metal theft in our county is occurring daily. Even if you are not a direct victim of these thefts, you still pay a cost through higher insurance rates. Grant County would become less attractive to criminals if more effort and some changes were made by our elected officials and law enforcement.

Kudos to Quincy Crime Stoppers

We applaud Quincy farmer Larry Schaapman and other community members for forming a Crime Stoppers group to help combat crime. Schaapman had his bales of wire stolen last summer and used his experience to help others with the formation of a local Crime Stoppers group. In a recent Columbia Basin Herald article, Schaapman stresses people who supply crime-solving tips to law enforcement can remain anonymous. The group is even exploring the idea of a reward system for tips.

Former test administrator to plead guilty in college scam

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Former test administrator to plead guilty in college scam

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County sheriff increases patrols in rural areas

EPHRATA - The Grant County Sheriff is increasing patrols in rural communities in an effort to better combat property crimes.

Blue Bell pleads in ice cream listeria case; ex-CEO charged

AUSTIN (AP) — A Texas ice cream company has pleaded guilty to distributing contaminated goods and its former CEO has been charged with conspiracy and attempted wire fraud in connection to a 2015 listeria outbreak that left three people dead, federal prosecutors announced Friday.

Blue Bell pleads in ice cream listeria case; ex-CEO charged

AUSTIN (AP) — A Texas ice cream company has pleaded guilty to distributing contaminated goods and its former CEO has been charged with conspiracy and attempted wire fraud in connection to a 2015 listeria outbreak that left three people dead, federal prosecutors announced Friday.

Blue Bell pleads in ice cream listeria case; ex-CEO charged

AUSTIN (AP) — A Texas ice cream company has pleaded guilty to distributing contaminated goods and its former CEO has been charged with conspiracy and attempted wire fraud in connection to a 2015 listeria outbreak that left three people dead, federal prosecutors announced Friday.