Former Maryland State Police Trooper Justin Riggs, 35, of the Smithsburg area, pleaded guilty Feb. 24, 2025, to federal drug and bribery charges.
A North Carolina Supreme Court decision has refused to accelerate further the appeals over an election for a seat on the court.
With every ballot counted, Justice Allison Riggs, the incumbent and a Democrat, narrowly defeated her opponent, Jefferson Griffin, by 734 votes. But Griffin—a Republican and sitting judge on the ...