A former mayor and political candidate in New Jersey has been indicted by a grand jury for allegedly sexually assaulting a child he met online. The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office announced on Friday that former Dumont Mayor Andrew LaBruno, 44, was indicted on multiple charges. LaBruno was arrested last year after being accused of drugging and sexually assaulting the child. Authorities Arrest Police Sergeant, Former Democrat Mayor For Alleged S*x Crimes Against Child He Met Online News12 New Jersey shared further: The Bergen County Prosecutors Office says Andrew LaBruno contacted a minor online and made arrangements to meet. The sexual assault later took place at the victim’s home in Englewood, according to authorities. In addition to his role as mayor, authorities say he served as police sergeant in Jersey City. He also ran for a seat in the state assembly. LaBruno was indicted on charges of official misconduct, aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, and endangering the welfare of a child. The official misconduct charge was added after investigators determined he identified himself as a police officer to prevent his own apprehension. More charged for former Dumont Andrew LaBruno who was on duty and in his police uniform during the incident and had the teen use amyl nitrate "poppers," an inhalant used for sexual activity, which made the victim dizzy What an absolute scumbag https://t.co/PvUHsSn93i https://t.co/puFZnzxP4C pic.twitter.com/UmrO9jgHbw — Wake Up NJ

An 86-year-old Pennsylvania farmer turned down millions of dollars from a data center developer for his land. “Cumberland County farmer Mervin Raudabaugh, 86, chose instead to sell the development rights to his 261 acres in Silver Spring Township for just under $1.9 million,” PennLive wrote. “The conservation easements now held by Lancaster Farmland Trust effectively preserve Raudabaugh’s farms for agricultural use in perpetuity,” the outlet continued. NEWS: Man turns down $15 million to prevent farmland from becoming data centre in Pennsylvania pic.twitter.com/WG5RA3WIRS — All day Astronomy (@forallcurious) February 16, 2026 According to WHTM, the data center developer was “dangling $15 million over his head.” Raudabaugh will only sell the land itself to someone that will keep it farmland, the outlet noted. “They were approaching him, and they were, in his view, harassing him to the point that his attorney was considering filing against them in court,” said Laura Brown, coordinator of the township’s land preservation program, according to the outlet. “So, that’s when I called Jeb [Musser] and Lancaster Farmland Trust and said, ‘Hey, are you guys interested in preserving?'” Brown continued. ICYMI – A Cumberland County farmer turned down millions to turn his land into a data center.https://t.co/3ttKfZFw7p — abc27 News (@abc27News) February 15, 2026 WHTM shared more: Silver Spring Township is one of four municipalities outside the Philadelphia area where voters decided to dedicate part of their income taxes to purchase the development rights for their land. It costs the average household $120 each year, and residents have preserved 21 properties since 2013, the township said. “Once Laura reached out to us, our board was more than supportive of this,” said Jeb Musser, vice president of land protection for the trust. “These farms met all of our criteria as far as good farms to preserve.” The township compensated the Lancaster Farmland Trust, a nonprofit, to hold and enforce the easement to Raudabaugh’s land. Raudabaugh can likely sell the land as farmland for a few million dollars, meaning between that and the money he got for preserving it, he would get less than half of what the data center folks were offering. “Raudabaugh, who has several heirs but none interested in taking over the farm, said he had actually explored preservation for several years. He finalized the deal late last year after what he described as persistent efforts by a data center team to buy his 261 acres and two neighboring properties,” PennLive wrote. Watch Raudabaugh explain his decision below:

Tom Pritzker, Illinois Gov. Pritzker’s cousin, resigned as chairman of Hyatt Hotels because of his association with Jeffrey Epstein. Both are members of the renowned weirdo Pritzker family of Chicago. They are known for extensive holdings and political influence. The decision to step down, according to Pritzker, was in order to provide “good stewardship” to […] The post Illinois Gov. Pritzker’s Cousin Resigns as Hyatt CEO Over His Epstein Past appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made fools of the United States in Munich this past week. For some reason, possibly to give her foreign affairs credits, she was sent to Munich. She wants to run for president. The only thing she managed to verbalize was support for communism. She couldn’t answer a simple question.

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Robert Duvall’s passing marks the end of a rare kind of screen presence, the kind built on honesty, restraint, and characters so real they felt lived‑in long before the camera ever found them. The post Robert Duvall, RIP appeared first on The Retro Network.