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The Travis County District Attorney’s Office, led by José Garza, has announced a major shift in policies and practice to better support survivors of “interpersonal violence,” including domestic abuse and sexual assault. Announced today (Friday, Feb. 25), the new policies will go into effect immediately, though some aspects, such as a new community advisory board, wont be finalized for another month or two. The office’s three-page announcement highlights four areas of focus: Prioriti...

Credit: Argonne National Laboratory Six groups that included 17 scientists, engineers and other staff from the U.S. Department of Energys (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory were recipients of the recently announced DOE 2020 Secretary of Energys Honor Awards. "The Laboratory can be very proud. The number of Argonne researchers who earned this prestigious recognition from DOE, the Secretarys Honor Awards, is more than double that of the previous year," said Argonne Director Paul Kearns. "Congrat...

New Year’s Eve downtown will of course look much different this year compared to last year.

Savannah’s Plant Riverside District preparing for New Year’s Eve celebrations, COVID-19 safety Savannah’s Plant Riverside District preparing for New Year’s Eve celebrations, COVID-19 safety By Sean Evans | December 31, 2020 at 3:39 PM EST - Updated December 31 at 6:32 PM SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Celebrations will look very different this year due to the pandemic. Most will be done virtually or at a safe distance. Plant Riverside has two New Year’s Eve celebrations Th...

Vincy elected to USA Fencing Board Nzingha Prescod By: Nelson A. King - US Correspondent• Following the conclusion of elections among elite fencers, two-time Vincentian-American Fencing Olympian and East Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York resident Nzingha Prescod, has been selected to serve as an athlete director on the USA Fencing Board of Directors, beginning on Jan. 1, 2021. USA Fencing said Prescod, 28, whose mother is Vincentian lawyer Marva Prescod, a Kingstown native, was elected with 2012 ...

/ Erin Martinson has been chosen to lead the Travis County DAs special victims unit. She will oversee cases involving sexual assault, domestic violence and child abuse. José Garza, Travis Countys incoming district attorney, has picked his primary challenger in the March election to lead the office’s special victims unit. Attorney Erin Martinson will oversee cases involving sexual assault, domestic violence and child abuse. “The criminal justice system in Travis County has repeatedly failed...

Travis County District Attorney-elect José Garza on Thursday announced he is appointing former DA candidate Erin Martinson to lead the special victims unit at the DA’s office next year. Martinson lost to Garza in the Democratic primary after she campaigned on a platform of making sexual assault cases a priority — work she will partly focus on in this future role. The unit is dedicated to addressing domestic violence, child abuse and sexual violence cases. “The criminal justice system ...