New York City recorded 447 killings as of Tuesday, the highest since 2011
The number of killings represents a 41 per cent increase over those seen in 2019
The people shot more than doubled the 2019 s total and nears a 14-year high
The 2020 murders marked the third consecutive year of rising homicides
Police Commissioner Dermot Shea said: I can´t imagine a darker period
‘Dark Period : Killings Spike in NYC Amid Pandemic, Unrest Among the stray bullet victims: a 1-year-old boy sitting in his stroller at a summer cookout; a 53-year-old teacher walking his dog; and a 43-year-old mother looking out the window of her child’s third-floor bedroom By Michael R. Sisak and Jim Mustian •
Published December 29, 2020 •
Updated on December 29, 2020 at 8:33 pm
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The city had recorded 447 killings as of Tuesday, a 41% increase over last year and the largest number since 2011. The number of people shot has more than doubled last year’s total, nearing a 14-year high.
Among the victims: a 1-year-old boy sitting in his stroller at a summer cookout; a 53-year-old teacher walking his dog; and a 43-year-old mother looking out the window of her child’s third-floor bedroom. All three were killed by stray bullets.
BY Media Release | December 26, 2020
University of Nebraska System President Ted Carter, together with three other public Midwestern university leaders, have announced a commitment to a new, first-of-its-kind academic alliance in support of the research and workforce needs of U.S. Space Command.
Carter – joined by Purdue University President Mitch Daniels, North Dakota University System Chancellor Mark Hagerott and Kansas State University President Richard Myers – touted the effort as a uniquely powerful draw for the Midwest as Nebraska seeks to become U.S. Space Command’s permanent home. Offutt Air Force Base in Bellevue is one of six finalist sites currently under consideration by the Department of the Air Force.
Omahan Rick Galusha has been hosting âPacific Street Bluesâ as a volunteer for 30 years. Through the show, and his former job as president of Homerâs Records, he has met or talked with lots of rock and blues stars, including Bonnie Raitt, B.B. King, Maria Muldaur and Dr. John. We talk with him about the show and whatâs next.
Q. How did the showÂ
come about?
A. I was the president of Homerâs record store. And a new radio station had opened, the View, 105.9.
At Homerâs, we would often work with new radio stations because they were less expensive (to advertise on), we could sell them CDs to start their catalogs, and they got lots of attention.
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Patrons taking in the Cathedral Arts Project Flower Festival in 2021 will experience all of the showâs beauty.
But they will have to imagine the intoxicating scent created by thousands of blooms.
Chris Krampe
The 36th annual festival will be online, featuring highlights from previous shows with accompanying music. Brother William Woeger is creating the show with cinematographer Ben Drickey.
A spokeswoman for the arts project said that the video will be posted on the groupâs website and that they hope to distribute DVDs to area assisted living centers and nursing homes.