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A witnesss description, combined with the skill of a forensic artist, can make all the difference in helping police crack a case. Four local artists, now retired, used their artistic skills to fulfill those roles during their time on the force. Forensic artists who are currently working declined to speak to a reporter for this story.  For retired Glendale Police Officer Carrie Doss, one case involved the  sexual assault of a woman at her Fox Point home. It was one of the first cases Doss ...

View Comments A Saturday afternoon fire at a Fox Point apartment complex displaced more than 50 people and is expected to cause more than $1 million in damages, the state fire marshals office said. The fire was reported shortly before 5 p.m. at the Lighthouse Hill Apartments on Terra Hill Drive near Governor Printz Blvd. The Brandywine Hundred Fire Company arrived on the scene with flames shooting from the roof of a three-story apartment building. No injuries were reported, but the fire se...

A Saturday afternoon fire at a Fox Point apartment complex displaced more than 50 people and is expected to cause more than $1 million in damages, the state fire marshal's office said.

Activists in Milwaukee and beyond have called for extensive police reforms in the last year. Here is a rundown on where reform efforts stand.

Nirva LaFortune, now a candidate for Mayor in 2022 Councilor Nirva LaFortune who is a candidate for Mayor in 2022, who supported defunding the police in 2020, stands by her position and calls for systemic change in policing. In an email to GoLocal, LaFortune wrote, “I am still and will always be committed to taking proactive approaches to address this systemic issue. That may be reallocating funds to invest in social services to help address harmful conditions faced by marginalized communitie...

By PW Staff | May 14, 2021 The most pervasive feeling I remember from my own childhood is loneliness. My mother and father were together only once, underneath an old oak tree not far from the house where my mother, Vernita, was raised in Kosciusko, Mississippi. My father, Vernon, used to tell me I would never have been born if he hadn’t been curious about what was underneath my mother’s pink poodle skirt. Nine months after that singular encounter, I arrived. From the moment...

House of the Week: Family has made memories for generations at their Fair Haven lake house Posted May 14, 2021 Facebook Share FAIR HAVEN, N.Y. – If location really is everything in real estate, then Fox Point Retreat in Fair Haven near Sterling is truly something special. Built on a picturesque point on Little Sodus Bay, with easy access to Lake Ontario, equidistant between Rochester and Syracuse, and close to Fair Haven State Park, this is a one-of-a-kind property. “It is unlike any other...

Tallulah’s Taqueria opened in Fox Point on the East Side of Providence seven years ago. Owners Jake and Kelly Ann Rojas followed up with a seasonal Jamestown outpost. Last week, the couple unveiled their new Jamestown corner location at 35 Narragansett Ave. serving the same favorites of Carnitas Tacos, Camaron Burritos, Papas al Chipotle Nachos plus beer, wine, margaritas and summer additions.  Coming late this year is their third restaurant which will be at the new Farm Fresh Rhode Is...

Heres a look at which southeastern Wisconsin schools are requiring masks and quarantines or making them optional Alec Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel © Mark Hoffman / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Second grade students at Lake Country School in Hartland place their arms out to maintain proper social distancing while heading outside for recess on Sept. 4, 2020. The school is maintaining its COVID-19 health measures through the end of the school year. Is your school district r...

Top Workplaces 2021: 15 employers join the southeastern Wisconsin list for the first time Ricardo Torres, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Land & Space: Wantables new headquarters includes a cafe for employees--and the public Replay Video UP NEXT A total of 15 businesses are being recognized for the first time as a Top Workplace for Southeastern Wisconsin. Wantable Inc., a subscription box retailer, opened a new headquarters and cafe in Walker’s Point in 2020.   The company fe...