By Spectrum News Staff Nationwide PUBLISHED 12:38 PM ET Mar. 10, 2021 PUBLISHED 12:38 PM EST Mar. 10, 2021
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The Senate voted Wednesday to confirm Ohio Rep. Marcia Fudge as Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the first Black woman to lead the department in decades.
What You Need To Know
Ohio Rep. Marcia Fudge was confirmed by the Senate 66-34 to serve as President Joe Biden s Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development
She will be the second-ever Black woman to lead HUD and the first woman to lead the department in over 40 years
Fudge, 68, is a former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus and was recently elected to a seventh term representing a majority Black district that includes parts of Cleveland and Akron
By Spectrum News Staff Rochester PUBLISHED 8:03 PM ET Mar. 08, 2021 PUBLISHED 8:03 PM EST Mar. 08, 2021
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. The United Christian Leadership Ministry is commenting on what it says was “savage and ruthless” treatment by the Rochester Police after a woman was pepper-sprayed and arrested with her 3-year-old nearby last month.
The Ministry reviewed police body-worn camera footage of the incident on Portland Avenue on February 22.
It s calling for City Council and New York State to investigate the Rochester Police for what it believes is the existence of white supremacist elements in the department.
One pastor says Rochester has a history of incidents like the one on Portland Avenue, and it needs to come to an end.
Flames Contained After Hernando County Crews Battle Fast-Moving Brush Fires By Spectrum News Staff Hernando County UPDATED 8:14 PM ET Mar. 08, 2021 PUBLISHED 3:04 PM ET Mar. 08, 2021 PUBLISHED 3:04 PM EST Mar. 08, 2021
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UPDATE: The Florida Forest Service says the fires in Spring Hill have been 100% contained. About five acres were scorched, and the cause of the fire is unknown.
Florida Forest Service #Barclay Wildfire, Spring Hill, is 100% contained at this time, 5 acres, cause unknown. pic.twitter.com/5oNDxYXXTt FFS Withlacoochee (@FFS Withlacooch) March 8, 2021
ORIGINAL STORY:
SPRING HILL, Fla. - Hernando County fire crews are fighting several brush fires on Barclay and Lawrence in Spring Hill.
House Fire in Greece Leaves 3 Hospitalized By Spectrum News Staff Rochester PUBLISHED 9:51 PM ET Mar. 08, 2021 PUBLISHED 9:51 PM EST Mar. 08, 2021
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Ridge Road firefighters tell
Spectrum News they got to the home on Mount Read Boulevard at around 2:30 p.m. Monday.
Firefighters from @RidgeRoadFD, @BarnardFD, and @northgreecefd working a house fire this afternoon on Mt. Read Blvd. Fire is out. Appears to be heavy damage inside the home. @GreecePoliceNY@nyspolice@monroesheriffny@mcfwpic.twitter.com/1ZLeywKws6 Rich Healey (@r heals13) March 8, 2021
A Good Samaritan and a state trooper helped get all of the residents and their pets out of the multi-family home.