Dierra Fields, the woman who an Akron police officer body-slammed during a family argument in January 2024, has sued the city of Akron in federal court. The suit, filed by Fields’ attorney Imokhai Okolo on Friday, also lists Akron police officer Thomas Shoemaker, Sgt. Timothy Shmigal and Chief Brian Harding as defendants. The suit lists … Read more
More than 170,000 Southern California Edison customers were without power as of late afternoon Friday as multiple fires and extreme winds have led to outages throughout the week. The utility provider said that more than half of the outages were part of the public safety power shutoff program and that due to unsafe conditions, restoration … Read more
BERKELEY – A driver is in the hospital after crashing into a pickup truck with a trailer early Saturday morning, officials said. The Ford F-250 with a trailer attached was trying to turn around on Route 9 near Hickory Lane when it had backed into the concrete block on the shoulder, according to the Berkeley … Read more
A teenager is facing murder charges in connection with a deadly shooting in Jamaica Plain last year. 18-year-old Jason Douglas of Quincy is slated to be arraigned in Suffolk Superior Court. on charges of murder, possession of a large capacity feeding device, carrying a loaded firearm without a license, and unlawful possession of ammunition. Officers … Read more
CHEYENNE — A third man accused of kidnapping and torturing a woman for “disrespecting them” has been served a warrant by Laramie County sheriff’s deputies in Cheyenne, according to a booking sheet provided Monday to the Wyoming Tribune Eagle. Felix A. Carrera, Brenceis Jimenez and Brandon Warden are accused of duct-taping a woman’s mouth, hands … Read more
WORCESTER — It was snowing but the outlook was for Do-si-dos, Thin Mints, S’mores and more favorites Saturday morning as the Girl Scouts cookie season got underway with the annual Cookie Drop. Several big tractor-trailers from the New England company Bormann Brothers delivered 15,620 cases of cookies to the Girl Scouts of Central and Western … Read more
In order to identify the areas that care the most, a recent study compared the 100 largest cities across 38 key indicators of a compassionate spirit. The data set ranges from the share of sheltered homeless people to volunteering hours per capita to the share of income donated to charity. Life can be difficult. Sometimes, … Read more
The future of the Historic Arkansas Riverwalk of Pueblo’s (HARP) boathouse and channel extension project may have been as up in the air in January 2024 as the boathouse structure’s ceremonial signed beam was on Jan. 10. Local elected officials, H.W. Houston construction crews and other community stakeholders gathered at the sight of the incoming … Read more
Jan. 11—The following stories from this week appeared on www.jamestownsun.com and in The Jamestown Sun. The Jamestown City Council unanimously approved on Monday, Jan. 6, a proposal by Heartland Heating & Cooling in Jamestown to purchase and develop property at the Harold P. Bensch Addition. The city attorney’s office also was authorized to work with … Read more
Jan. 11—JAMESTOWN — The James River Senior Center and Public Transit expects to move into its new location, the former IDK building, in 2026, said Maureen Wegenke, executive director. A $2.8 million project is planned at the new location that includes two additions to the building, remodeling the inside and paving the parking lot, she … Read more