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The 20-year-old was fatally shot by a police officer during a traffic stop. The officer reportedly thought she was deploying her Taser when she shot him.

Lake Club’s Kathy Wright hadn’t knitted in 10 years until she saw on Nextdoor that a group of East County women were meeting to knit. On April 1, she grabbed her yarn, needles, a folding chair and other supplies and drove to Greenbrook Adventure Park. Projects in the works Although the Common Thread group meets every week, each person is able to work on individual projects. Here are projects some of the knitters are working on: Lake Club’s Laurie Riehm is working on a toss pillow cover sh...

Alice Jones took on the running challenge to raise cash for Maggie’s Merseyside. Throughout the month of January Alice ran more than 50 miles and raised an outstanding £1,768. She said: “In October 2018, my Mum was diagnosed with bowel and colon cancer. As a family, we felt like our world was falling apart. "When I saw the Maggie’s 50 Mile Challenge come up on my Facebook, I didn’t even have to think twice about signing up for it. "I knew I wanted to do something for Maggie�...

Maggies Centre topping out ceremony. Picture: Brian Roberts A NEW cancer support centre in the grounds of Clatterbridge Hospital aims to start helping its first patients in the next few weeks. Maggies Merseyside provides free practical, emotional and social support for people living with cancer. Its new purpose-built facility is located at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre. The Steve Morgan Foundation - a charity supporting projects that help children and families, people with physical or...

Morgan Wallen, shunned by music industry for racist slur, still scheduled for Country Thunder, Midwest festivals Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Morgan Wallen no longer eligible for Academy of Country Music Awards after using racial slur UP NEXT Morgan Wallens fast-rising career crashed and burned this week after video Tuesday night circulated of the country artist saying the N-word.  His record label suspended his contract indefinitely, radio stations and streaming ser...

Good News: Benicia students land on University of Utah fall 2020 dean’s list Several local students made the list. They include: Benicia students Luna Esmerode, whose major is listed as ballet and English; Sam Enke, whose major is listed as environmental and sustainable studies; Margaret Bergen, whose major is listed as pre biology; and Kathy Wright, whose major is listed as psychology. Their accomplishments were listed in a press release from the university. To qualify, students must earn a ...

EAU CLAIRE — When Madelynn Branco learned girls were allowed to join Scouts BSA in February 2019, the Eau Claire teenager knew immediately she wanted to be part of the iconic organization. Less than two years later, Branco, 16, will make history today when she is set to become one of the nation’s first female Eagle Scouts — the highest rank in scouting. Branco, a junior at Memorial High School, will be the first girl from Scouts BSA’s Chippewa Valley Council and among hundre...

‘We wouldn’t be here without her’: Local vet saves dog’s life ‘We wouldn’t be here without her’: Local vet saves dog’s life By Lauren Artino | December 24, 2020 at 7:01 AM EST - Updated December 24 at 8:41 AM CINCINNATI (FOX19) - It was late December of 2019 when Emma Hancock knew something was wrong with her chocolate lab puppy, Bear. “When he was around four or five months, I was just sitting by him. He was laying on his back... I felt his che...

>> and you said he believes he is the smartest person in the room after studying and researching this man for so many years, what do you think he is feeling right now, knowing whats ahead here. >> i think he is in a holy moly moment, what did i do. i think he is kicking himself. it was so stupid the documentary was his idea. he thinks he can boom booze he will. i have seen police holding cells, i was there four months covering hurricane katrina, it is not pretty, not a pleasant place. went from ...

himself. this happened hours before the final installment in that documentary focusing on his life on hbo. producers of the documentary promised a dramatic conclusion. durst is the subject of the hbo documentary "the jinx." >> did not tell the whole truth, nobody tells the whole truth. >> reporter: the series re-examines three crimes the disappearance of his wife a 2001 murder in texas for which he stood trial and was acquitted. >> not guilty. >> reporter: and the murder he was arreste...