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image captionBernard McGuigan was one of 13 civil rights demonstrators to die when the Army opened fire in Londonderry in January 1972
The family of a man shot dead on Bloody Sunday have lodged a legal challenge against a decision not to charge a former soldier with his murder.
Bernard McGuigan, known as Barney, was one of the 13 people killed when the Army opened fire on civil rights demonstrators in Londonderry in 1972.
His family are challenging the decision not to prosecute an ex-paratrooper known as Soldier F.
He has been charged with murder over two deaths, but not Mr McGuigan s.
A quarter century ago, drug violence was exploding. The government’s response was Draconian punishment. Wilfredo Perez, who was selling kilograms of cocaine from an auto repair shop on Hartford’s south side, became an example of how criminal justice was dispensed.His case now illustrates how attitudes toward crime and punishment have changed.
Authorities charge homeless man with arson in Springfield fire; Park Street building was set for demolition
Updated Feb 12, 2021;
Posted Feb 12, 2021
This building at 24 Park St. in downtown Springfield, which was set to be demolished, was damaged in a fire Feb. 10, 2021. (Don Treeger / The Republican file photo)
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SPRINGFIELD A suspect was arrested by Springfield authorities Thursday in connection with a fire that damaged a derelict downtown building the day before.
John Patrick Doherty, 35, whose last known address was in Darmouth, was arrested and charged with arson of a building after fire investigators and Springfield police detectives identified him from video surveillance footage and eyewitness statements.
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The Edmonds City Council, city staff and Mayor Mike Nelson listen Tuesday night to residents’ testimony on the draft tree code.
The Edmonds City Council Tuesday night held a public hearing on draft tree regulations and took another look at a proposed ordinance that would allow hotels as a permitted use on the city’s waterfront but didn’t make a decision on either item.
The proposed code aims to improve tree retention with new development on private property. It would also implement low-impact development principles, would establish a tree fund into which development contributions or tree penalties can be tracked with the proceeds spent on tree planting and preservation and provide updates to definitions, the city’s existing permitting process and the penalties for tree cutting.
Bridge wall damaged 1 week after 3 year project – KCTV
KANSAS CITY, Kansas (KCTV) KDOT announced all lanes of Westbound I-70 will be closed for several days on the bridge over the Lewis and Clark Viaduct due to damaged done Friday by a semi that overturned.
The bridge re-opened less than a week ago after being closed for more than two years to fix it.
A semi carrying wrecked cars smashed into the curve, sending some of the cars onto the street below.
“That explains the half of a car that was below the bridge,” said Patrick Doherty.
The Colonial Club bartender saw the wreck while walking his dog.