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MY EDMONDS NEWS Posted: March 17, 2021 Michelle Bennett Edmonds Mayor Mike Nelson on Wednesday announced that he has appointed King County Sheriff’s Office veteran Michelle Bennett to serve as the city’s acting chief of police, effective Thursday, March 18. Bennettt will replace Acting Chief Jim Lawless, who is resigning to take a job as assistant police chief in Marysville. Bennett will serve as acting chief while the city conducts its recruitment for the next police chief — a proce...

We trace the connections between the terrorist group and a prominent journalist 5 March 2021 • 8:47pm Roy Greenslade has revealed that while working at the heart of Fleet Street he had been secretly devoted to the paramilitary cause The IRA weapons dump at a remote spot in the Welsh countryside was thought to be intended for a Christmas bombing campaign on the British mainland. In the autumn of 1989 the Sunday Times had heard that police were keeping watch on the secret cache but, with the a...

Chicago’s speed cameras start churning out $35 tickets March 1 Chicago’s speed cameras start churning out $35 tickets March 1 Chicago’s mayor said speed cameras will enforce a lowered tolerance March 1 as a way to curb traffic fatalities. Critics see the $35 tickets as a money grab when residents are still reeling from the COVID-19 economic downturn. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s new speed camera policy took effect March 1, slapping motorists caught driving 6 to 10 mph over the post...

Westmeath refuse to support move to tackle cynicism in hurling Motion at next weekend’s GAA Congress will not be supported by Westmeath. 24 February 2021 Former All-Ireland referee Barry Kelly, Westmeath GAA Head of Operations Patrick Doherty and Westmeath Central Council delegate Tom Hunt. Westmeath has sensationally shot down a move to tackle cynicism in hurling, calling for greater consideration and more time to be given before rule changes are made. A motion at next weekend’s GAA Congr...

BBC News Published image copyrightPA 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 decis...

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) Facebook Share SPRINGFIELD — A suspect was arrested by Springfield authorities Thursday in connection with a fire that damaged a derelict downtown building the day before. John Pa...

MY EDMONDS NEWS Posted: February 2, 2021 858 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 develo...

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 ...

Crestwood mayor gets December trial date on federal bribery charges By Jason Meisner A jury trial has been set for December for Crestwood Mayor Louis Presta on charges alleging he took an envelope stuffed with cash bribes from a representative of a clout-heavy red-light camera company that does business in his town. In setting Dec. 6 as a trial date, however, U.S. District Judge Thomas Durkin noted the situation at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse remained fluid due to the ongoing pandemic...