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Hannah Edelman

Criminal Justice and Breaking News Reporter at News Journal - Delaware Online

criminal justice + breaking news reporter @delawareonline / @USATODAY network | @COMatBU alum | they/them 🏳️‍🌈 | [email protected]

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  • 6 days ago | delawareonline.com | Hannah Edelman |Michelle Ganassi

    Getting ready to go get your Real ID? Here's how to get a Real ID in Delaware. Beginning May 7, 2025, all U.S. travelers 18 and over must be Real ID compliant to board domestic flights. What is a Real ID? The requirement comes from the Real ID Act, which Congress passed in 2005 to improve national security following 9/11. How to get a Real ID in DelawareTo upgrade your existing driver's license or other state-issued ID, you will need to bring it to a Delaware Department of Motor Vehicles location.

  • 1 week ago | bellinghamherald.com | Hannah Edelman

    A member of the Lummi Nation was sentenced to 51 months in prison for assault by strangulation in the U.S. District Court in Seattle on Thursday. Joseph Michael Quincy Jefferson, 36, was found guilty by a jury in January. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Jefferson “punched, pushed, and strangled” a woman referred to as Jane Doe on April 8, 2023. Jefferson claimed at his trial that he acted in self-defense.

  • 1 week ago | bellinghamherald.com | Hannah Edelman

    Jury deliberation began Thursday afternoon in the trial of Alexander Vanags, who was accused of murdering his friend while they were camping at Baker Lake in 2019. The four-week trial involved numerous testimonies and more than 500 exhibits surrounding the death of 28-year-old Mark Stebakov. According to prosecutors, Vanags intentionally caused Stebakov’s death when he slashed him at least 14 times with a machete while the two were on LSD.

  • 2 weeks ago | bellinghamherald.com | Hannah Edelman

    Courtroom gavel stock image Getty Images File photo A Deming man has been convicted of two felonies in federal court related to his possession of more than 90,000 files depicting child sexual abuse, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Robert J.

  • 2 weeks ago | chronline.com | Hannah Edelman

    A Lummi Nation man was scheduled to appear in federal court in Seattle on Monday afternoon on charges related to the alleged shooting of two bald eagles on the Lummi Reservation in February. According to a U.S. Department of Justice news release issued Monday, Joel David Ridley, 38, was arrested Feb. 23 by the Lummi Nation Police Department and taken to Whatcom County Jail. Police were called that morning by a man who heard a gunshot while walking his dog.

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Hannah Edelman
Hannah Edelman @h_edelman
10 Apr 25

A jury has found the city of Bellingham responsible for damages caused by their handling of a former Bellingham Police Department officer’s abuse. They must pay plaintiffs a combined $2.25 million. https://t.co/byUtqChBvj

Hannah Edelman
Hannah Edelman @h_edelman
26 Mar 25

An Afghan couple threatened by the Taliban had to leave their baby behind to seek refuge in the U.S. Now, they're asking for help to reunite with their daughter https://t.co/T9DNk3VvV0

Hannah Edelman
Hannah Edelman @h_edelman
19 Mar 25

The murder trial of Alexander Vanags is underway in Whatcom Co. Superior Court. Vanags killed his friend with a machete while they were camping at Baker Lake in 2019 in what defense attorneys allege was self-defense. https://t.co/t9lbu6GF2q