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National Politics Support Local News. Weve been with you throughout the pandemic, the vaccinations and the reopening of schools, businesses and communities. Theres never been more of a need for the kind of local, independent and unbiased journalism that The Day produces. Please support our work by subscribing today. Paul Hodgkins, first felony defendant sentenced in Capitol riot, gets eight months in prison In this file image from U.S. Capitol Police video, Paul Allard Hodgkins, 38, of...

Size of Oregon wildfire underscores vastness of the US West PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The monstrous wildfire burning in Oregon has grown to a third the size of Rhode Island and spreads miles each day, but evacuations and property losses have been minimal compared with much smaller blazes in densely populated areas of California. The fires jaw-dropping size contrasted with its relatively small impact on people underscores the vastness of the American West and offers a reminder that Oregon, whic...

Capitol rioter sentenced to prison By AI HEPING in New York | China Daily Global | Updated: 2021-07-20 10:06   The US Capitol is seen behind security fencing in Washington, DC, on July 6, 2021. [Photo/Agencies] The first person convicted of a felony in the Jan 6 attack on the US Capitol has been sentenced to eight months in prison and ordered to pay $2,000 in restitution for a portion of the damage to the building. Paul Hodgkins, 38 of Tampa, Florida, pleade...

Size of Oregon wildfire underscores vastness of the US West PORTLAND, Ore. -- The monstrous wildfire burning in Oregon has grown to a third the size of Rhode Island and spreads miles each day, but evacuations and property losses have been minimal compared with much smaller blazes in densely populated areas of California.   The fires jaw-dropping size contrasted with its relatively small impact on people underscores the vastness of the American West and offers a reminder that Oregon, which is l...

U.S. News Peaceful Capitol Protester Threatened With 20 Yrs In Prison For Taking Selfie And Praying On Senate Floor Takes Plea Deal Image Credit: Email Peaceful Jan 6 Capitol protester Paul Allard Hodgkins was maliciously overcharged by the feds with “obstructing an official proceeding of Congress” and faced 20 years in prison for the crime of taking a selfie on the Senate floor with others as they “cheered and said prayers.”  Hodgkins only spent 15 minutes inside “the People’s Hou...

Insurrection Update I know this is a long read….but I refuse to let this act of treason go under-reported. On 06 January 2021 a pack of rabid in-bred morons breached the Capitol security and went about destruction and theft…….some want to move past that dark day and to that I say “screw you”….we should NEVER move on or forget the traitors that assaulted our way of life with the revisionist bullshit of the defunct president. I will update my readers as often as I can with the events ...

BBC News Published image captionPaul Hodgkins was inside the Capitol building for 15 minutes, according to his lawyer A Florida man has become only the second person so far to enter a guilty plea for taking part in the storming of the US Capitol building. Paul Hodgkins, 38, entered the Senate chamber wearing a Trump T-shirt and carrying a "Trump 2020" flag. The crane operator admitted obstructing an official proceeding of Congress. Hodgkins, of Tampa, is one of at least 450 people charged in ...

A crane operator from Florida admits obstructing an official proceeding of Congress.

When the Justice Department was ready to set the tone for hundreds of its US Capitol riot cases, it looked to a working-class Floridian who had gone into the Senate chamber with the crowd for 15 minutes on January 6.

Paul Hodgkins became the second defendant to plead guilty in the sprawling Capitol riot investigation.