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Anchorage, AK, United States / KBYR 700 AM Jun 14, 2021 | 11:25 AM RIPLEY, Tenn. (AP) — A convicted felon was sentenced to life in prison without parole Monday in a deal with prosecutors in the rape and killing of a Tennessee prison administrator during a 2019 escape. Curtis Ray Watson pleaded no contest to a charge of first-degree murder in the perpetration of a rape. He also pleaded no contest to aggravated rape, and guilty to seven additional charges, including aggravated burglary and e...

Panelists (from left to right) Roberto Gomez, Tony Wallin, Ray Watson, Joshua Bates, Tyler Parr and Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsal. Almost a year after the death of George Floyd and the ensuing national calls for police reform and accountability, a group of Humboldt County law enforcement officers sat with a couple of ex-convicts for a discussion on criminal justice with local youth. For the Humboldt Independent Practice Associations Boys to Men support groups, the discussion started we...

Share Several local entities held elections Saturday, May 1, to fill available city leadership and school board positions. Mayor Mary Alderman was re-elected as mayor of Hubbard after defeating challenger Steve Czapski by a vote of 117-80. Serving as Hubbard council members will be Marty Kimbrough with 125 votes and Roger "Scooter" Lynch with 89 votes. Others running for council seats in Hubbard were Simone Johnson, who received 85 votes; Audrey Johnson, with 51 votes; and Walter Hill, with ...

A couple of weeks ago, I interviewed Chris MacFarland, CEO of SD-WAN and SASE provider, Masergy. While we talked about the importance of having a robust set of SASE security services and a strong network to power its SD-WAN, a big part of the conversation was around the importance of AIOps. There’s no question that the evolution to SD-WAN and SASE are critical for digital organizations as these technologies align the network better with digital trends such as cloud, mobility and IoT. Howev...

Share Early Voting To Begin Monday For Some Area Cities, Schools Early voting for the cities and school districts that will require elections to fill positions on the Saturday, May 1, election date will begin Monday, April 19, and continue through Tuesday, April 27. Many area cities and schools canceled elections after those filing for city positions and school board seats were unopposed, but several communities will have decisions to make at the ballot box. Whitney Independent School Distri...

Share Candidates File For Area City And School Board Positions Many area cities and schools will not need elections after the filing period for the Saturday, May 1, election date ended recently, while a few others will need elections to fill spots. The City of Hillsboro will be canceling its election after all incumbents filed to keep their seats and were uncontested. Mayor Andy Smith and council members Eric Fleming (Precinct 1), Dana Robinson (Precinct 3) and Leann Richmond (Precinct 5) all...

3 months ago Converged Network and Security Essential as Telemedicine and Connected Medical Devices Deemed Top Challenges DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Masergy, the software-defined network and cloud platform for the digital enterprise, today released results from a new IDG research study, co-sponsored by Fortinet, on the state of IT in the healthcare industry. The study surveyed IT leaders from hospitals, primary and urgent care facilities, pharmaceutical companies...

Toy for Joy distribution planned in Greenfield as Christmas approaches Updated Dec 19, 2020; Posted Dec 19, 2020 Lt. Emily Leslie, who heads up the Greenfield office of the Salvation Army, takes a selfie with Toy for Joy gift packages set to be distributed Monday and Tuesday. Facebook Share GREENFIELD — Many people will spend the next few days doing some last-minute shopping and preparing for Christmas celebrations. The Greenfield branch of the Salvation Army will spend several days distrib...

A month-by-month look at COVID-19 in Rhode Island With two weeks still to go, December is already one of the worst months of the pandemic By Dan McGowan Globe Staff,Updated December 18, 2020, 8:21 a.m. Email to a Friend A health care worker carries a COVID-19 specimen from a motorist at a drive-thru testing site outside McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket, R.I, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020. The testing site was set up outside the minor league baseball stadium as a partnership with the state and ACCU Referenc...