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Volleyball coach, teacher Markus Hicks pleads not guilty in large sexual violence case

A St. John's teacher and volleyball coach who police say used fictitious identities online to lure youth and adults into sex acts has pleaded not guilty to all charges against him.

Dozens of new charges laid against Paradise teacher accused of luring through social media

A teacher and volleyball coach have been charged with five new cases of sexual violence in addition to the one sexual assault charge from last week.

Police say man charged with sexual assault used fake social media accounts to arrange encounters

RNC charged a 32-year-old man with counts of sexual assault. Police said the accused allegedly used fake social media accounts to lure the victim.

Friday kicks off Cape Fear Craft Beer Week with the Ultimate Brewing Championship

'Turning Point': Greater Philadelphia Convention Industry Wades Into In-Person Events – NBC10 Philadelphia

By Laura Smythe - Philadelphia Business Journal • Published 4 hours ago • Updated 58 mins ago NBC Universal, Inc. Greater Philadelphia’s convention and large events industry is starting to transition back into the realm of in-person gatherings as COVID-19 vaccinations continue and people begin feeling more comfortable out and about, the Philadelphia Business Journal reports. Last month Philadelphia hosted East Coast Volleyball’s 2021 Northeast Volleyball Qualifier tournament, marking the city’s first large-scale, in-person event in more than a year because of the pandemic.  Download our mobile app for iOS  to get alerts for local breaking news and weather. The citywide, meaning an event generating upwards of 2,000 hotel rooms nights on its busiest night, makes Philly the first major Northeast city to host such an event at a convention center in over a year ahead of Washington D.C., Baltimore, New York and Boston, according to the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau.

A volleyball tournament came to Philadelphia last month. Convention planners say it shows how to hold large events in the pandemic.

A volleyball tournament came to Philadelphia last month. Convention planners say it shows how to hold large events in the pandemic. Catherine Dunn, The Philadelphia Inquirer For three weekends between late March and early April, high school athletes filed into the Pennsylvania Convention Center for their annual tournament, East Coast Volleyball’s Northeast Volleyball Qualifier. Last year, the pandemic forced organizers to reschedule the event. Now tourism officials say the spring tournament — held with guidance from the city’s public health department — offers lessons for how to balance safety protocols with gatherings worth millions in economic activity. Among five major Northeast cities — including Washington, D.C., Baltimore, New York and Boston — the volleyball tournament in Philadelphia was the first large event to take place in a convention center in over a year, according to the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau. The event generated $14.3 million in overall economic impact, and an estimated $1.3 million in state and local taxes, the visitors bureau said.