We’ve had a lot of questions in the jdnews.com comments recently about why we include information about Marines that we don’t include about other people. The latest example is today’s story about the Marine who slashed his buddy’s wrist open at a party early Sunday morning.   Read the story here.   What I find [...]

So we here at JDNews do a pretty decent job of getting most breaking news to you before anyone else. There are times when we are beaten to the punch by the TV stations, but it’s usually a pretty even race. There is one area, however, where TV beats us almost every time: anything happening [...]

Sheriff Ed Brown called me a little before 5:30 p.m. yesterday to tell me that the medical examiner had finally listed an official cause of death for Anneka Lasseter, a 29-year-old mother who was murdered and dumped in a drainage ditch in May.   Read the story here.   And yes, it was on jdnews.com [...]

Four adults and a juvenile were charged Thursday with robbing an area business. Read news here. From the press release, with a bit extra since I completely spaced on checking the Department of Correction in the midst of typing what’s on the website up and fighting with my computer. ARRESTEE:  Cameron Albertini                   W/M D.O.B.  08/12/1976 [...]

When Lindell Kay suggested I take over this blog, I was on the fence. Open myself up to direct bashing? Why the hell would I want to do that? It’s bad enough reading the comments on jdnews.com.   But alas, a blank page – any blank page – is the siren call to the professional [...]

Good news, folks! Off the Cuff will soon be active again, with crime reporter Ashley McErlean leading the charge.