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The tree which was planted in memory of Eira Bowden A TREE planted in memory of a Hartford parish councillor was snapped in two in what is believed to be an act of vandalism. The tribute was planted in Grange Park in Hartford to remember Eira Bowden who died in February 2019. A bench was also installed nearby for Eira’s family to sit and remember her. Eira had a keen interest in the village community and served as a member of Hartford Parish Council from 2009 until ill health forced h...

tonight, there are storms bouncing around all over the area. theyre generating lots of lightning. severe thunderstorm warnings have been issued. doug, this is potentially rough stuff, huh? >> yeah, real rough stuff, jim. i think the biggest concern right now is going to be the heavy rain, and we are looking at a lot of lightning here. a lot of reports on my facebook and twitter pages talking about a major lightning storm out there. the biggest storm right here into frederick county, we...

time tomorrow night. now, every month, of course, it -- it gets very close to the earth, too. its in elliptical orbit around the earth. rarely does it happen when we also have a full moon. its going to be a sight to see on saturday, too. it was quite a sight this morning. the moon bigger and brighter than average. as we look at whats been happening the last 1 hours, the last of the -- 12 hours, the last of the storms long gone. partly cloudy to mostly clear sky now. the temperatures ar...

mother, a prominent political figure in her own right told judge john bates i humbly and passionately plead for mercy for my son. thomas himself said what is wrong? i broke the law. i humiliated my family. i humiliated my mother. he said i took this money because it was a sense of entitlement. my needs ahead of everyone. thomas pleaded guilty in january to two felony counts after several years of siphoning city money intended for youth programs he championed. he also resigned the counc...

cheated city children. this is a case of betrayal, the judge said. these programs were to benefit under privileged and needy children. most of the stolen money was used for lavish personal purposes by thomas. the former council member could have received 51 months in prison. he left the courthouse again without speaking to reporters. >> i think the verdict was fair. it was fair. could have been a little more but, you know, he needs to pay for what he did. >> ive been for most of my lif...