York County Sheriff’s Office arrests 11 would-be child predators in ‘Operation Huntsman’ sting operation

ROCK HILL — Eleven alleged would-be child predators were arrested in York County as part of two separate investigations by the York County Sheriff’s Office in August and September, the office announced Oct. 1. The sheriff’s office, which is part...

Leaked emails expose Venezuela-Belize ‘air bridge’ in global drug trade

For years, drug traffickers have relied on clandestine air routes to move cocaine from Venezuela to the United States, bypassing maritime patrols and land-based interdictions. Now, a series of leaked emails from Mexico’s defense ministry has shed...

11 Arrested in South Carolina Online Child Predator Sting Operation

YORK COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA — Eleven men have been arrested in a sweeping online child predator sting in South Carolina, authorities announced this week. Operation Huntsman The York County Sheriff’s Office led the effort in August and September,...

A new migrant caravan is heading north from Chiapas, but it’s not US-bound 

More than 1,000 migrants have set out together from southern Mexico, but they have no intention of trying to reach the United States. Instead, their goal is to get to Mexico City, where they hope to expedite their asylum claims and regularize...

IMG Renews Partnership with School the World for Seventh Corporate Service Trip

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — IMG (International Medical Group) is pleased to announce its continued sponsorship of School the World, an organization focused on providing access to quality education in Central America. For the...

Tying the Knot: ‘Orbiting each other’

By Sydney Kodama | skodama@alextimes.com Clarice Medrano and Riley Little orbited each other for years before finally dating and saying “I do” in June. After meeting in a class freshman year at Christopher Newport University and later graduating...

How to watch Conference League 2025/26: live stream options, TV channels, free streams

Watch 2025/26 Conference League live streams to see clubs from England, Italy, Spain, France and all across the continent do battle for European silverware. Just the fifth edition of the revamped version of UEFA's third competition, English clubs...

n a first, the Queen Elizabeth is coming to Miami to sail on Caribbean cruises

It’s a pioneer and one of the world’s oldest shipping companies, but in its 185-year history, Cunard has never called Miami home. That’s about to change. The Queen Elizabeth will arrive at PortMiami on Oct. 16 and sail out of the Magic City until...

Part 1: Meet three of the seven candidates running for Seat 2 on the Idaho Falls City Council

IDAHO FALLS — Seven total candidates are running for Seat 2 on the Idaho Falls City Council this November. The six candidates include Teresa Dominick, Brandon Lee, Mosy Moran, Jordan Bardsley, Stephanie Taylor-Thompson, Christopher Joseph Brunt,...

Update: Temporary Protected Status Designation for Syria Terminated, Effective November 21, 2025

In a notice published in the Federal Register on September 22, 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Syria will be terminated, effective November 21, 2025. Quick...

University of Arizona joins fight against New World screwworm

The University of Arizona will support a national effort against the outbreak of New World screwworm after the Arizona Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory was named one of three sites in the country selected to aid the U.S. Department of Agriculture...

11 arrested following York County child predator investigation

1/11 Travis Ethan Betts – 28 2/11 Damaris Latrez Johnson – 23 3/11 Jonni Osman Pineda – 38 4/11 Anthony Luis Olmedo – 43 5/11 Jacob Eugene Tester – 25 7/11 Ja’Bri Agurs Feaster – 22 8/11 Alexander Gerard Arounerangsy – 30 9/11 Richard Frances...

Rugby skills took Black Hawk pilot to new heights

CHULA VISTA, Calif. — Kaity Schwarting put all of herself into the game of rugby for four years at the U.S. Military Academy. On a clear spring night in 2022, her collegiate career ended in pain. Early in the second half of a national quarterfinal...

Nogales nonprofit innovates affordable prosthetics, wheelchairs

NOGALES, Sonora — Francisco Trujillo ran through the anatomy of a prosthetic using a young man’s discarded leg. A sawed-off plastic jug served as the socket — the part connecting the prosthesis to the body — fastening a partial-metal crutch to a...

11 arrested in online child predator bust in South Carolina

Sheriff Tony Breeden emphasized the operation's importance, calling it "a battle of good versus evil." YORK COUNTY, S.C. — The York County Sheriff's Office announced the arrest of 11 individuals during a multi-agency operation targeting online...

October 2025 Change Links Community Calendar

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Retiree’s pandemic pastime leaves an enduring mark on the Danville landscape

When you drive along Danville’s Oneida Road, a sudden uphill curve displays a small barn and steep gully, where rock walls and brightly flowering gardens sweep up a short ridge. It could have been built by generations, adding to each other’s work,...

These American cities are bracing for a federal troop surge

The sight of armed, camouflaged and masked border patrol agents making arrests near famous downtown Chicago landmarks has amplified concerns about the Trump administration's growing federal intervention across U.S. cities. As Illinois leaders...

No hurricane landfalls so far this year. Here’s why, and what to expect next.

By the end of September, the U.S. usually has at least one hurricane landfall, if not several. Not so in 2025. Four hurricanes have formed so far in the Atlantic season and none have hit the U.S. In fact, this is the first hurricane season in 10...

Former US ambassador to Bosnia criticizes White House’s foreign policy

LIMA, Peru — Former U.S. Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina Eric Nelson says the Trump-Vance administration has tarnished the U.S.’s standing around the world. “We’ve really lost our way in terms of understanding what our strengths are, what our...