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BR nonprofits tackle gun violence with series of new outreach programs BR nonprofits tackle gun violence with series of new outreach programs 1 month 2 weeks 3 days ago Tuesday, February 02 2021 Feb 2, 2021 February 02, 2021 7:52 AM February 02, 2021 in News Source: WBRZ Share: BATON ROUGE - As homicide statistics in East Baton Rouge Parish soar to unprecedented rates, officials and community leaders are teaming up to unearth the root of the problem and take action to solve it.   Several orga...

Shawnee hospital makes donation to BBBS The Shawnee News-Star As the area closes in on a year of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, local hospital employees have remained front-and-center, helping others who need it, though sometimes not in a way that is expected. Through their casual Friday fundraiser, SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital-Shawnee employees recently offered a donation to a local nonprofit — something they do regularly. The latest recipient of the hospitals ongoing fundraising eff...

Jan. 28, 2021 Share This: When the pandemic sent tens of thousands of students home to complete their classes virtually, the Titan Alumni Association stepped up to help. “The pandemic created so much uncertainty when it hit, that we quickly tried to assess how CSUF students might be negatively impacted,” said Darren Jones ’91 (B.A. business administration-finance), executive director of enterprise technology for The Walt Disney Co. and president of the Cal State Fullerton Alumni A...

Awards Handed Out to NW LA Law Enforcement Officers Over the past year, we have heard lots of criticism about police. But today, we take a moment to honor some of the best officers in our region. Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook has handed out awards to several law enforcement officers from our region who have gone above and beyond the call of duty to help fight crime in our communities. These officers or deputies were presented with Meritorious Service Awards in recognition ...

Former New Bedford cop sentenced on child pornography offenses Standard-Times BOSTON – A former New Bedford police officer was sentenced Monday in federal court in Boston for possessing and distributing child pornography, according to a news release from U.S. Attorney Andrew E. Lellings office.   Paul Hodson, 44, of Acushnet, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Patti B. Saris to six years in prison and five years of supervised release. In December 2019, Hodson pleaded guilty to on...

City officials are considering submitting a grant funding application to aid the Project Safe Neighborhoods initiative.

The Plague Doctor (Photo: Sabrina Orah Mark)   “I can’t find my plague doctor.” “Your what?” says my mother. “My plague doctor.” “I don’t know what that is,” says my mother. I text her a photo of my plague doctor in his ruffled blouse and beak mask sitting on my bookcase a few months before he disappeared. “I still don’t know what that is,” says my mother. “Forget it,” I say. “If you want to find it then look for...

Wicked Local BOSTON – An Illinois man was indicted Tuesday, Jan. 12, by a federal grand jury in connection with producing child pornography of a 14-year-old Massachusetts girl. Domenique Dequon Hines, 23, of Crystal Lake, Ill., was indicted on one count of production of child pornography. Hines was charged by criminal complaint and arrested in Illinois on Dec. 3, 2020. According to the charging documents, Hines and a 14-year-old Massachusetts victim initially met on Instagram and exchanged ph...

Copy to Clipboard Tyrese Gibson and Samantha Lee Gibson (Instagram) After a troubled marriage with his first wife, actor and rapper Tyrese Gibson found love again in the arms of Samantha Lee Gibson and they tied the knot in 2017. Now, the couple shocked their fans after announcing divorce on social media.  "We have decided to make a statement of a painful and significant development in our lives. After much thought, consideration, and prayer, We unfortunately have made the difficult decision t...

How Many Prosecutions For Illegally Owned Suppressors Happen in the USA? Ammoland Inc. Posted on How Many Prosecutions For Illegally Owned Suppressors Happen in the USA? U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- Very few people are prosecuted for the illegal possession of silencers/suppressors in the United States. One of the problems in understanding the U.S. criminal justice system is records are dispersed. Records are kept in many different formats, and not easily searchable or sortable by offense. Th...