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SANTA ROSA BEACH — One year after the May 6, 2020, wildfire that scorched 343 acres of southern Walton County, destroying 34 homes and damaging 25 others — but causing no deaths — the man charged in connection with the blaze appears headed to trial next month. Allen Boyd Smith, 59, of a Mussett Bayou Road address, was arrested just days after the blaze and charged with reckless burning of lands, burning illegal/prohibited materials and with an open burning violation. He has been free on a $5,000 bond since shortly after his arrest by state and local authorities. The open burning and ...

Portsmouth Herald HAMPTON — Aquarion Water Company of New Hampshire recently announced the New Hampshire Water Works Association selected Glenn Eaton as the recipient of the 2020 Meritorious Achievement Award. Eaton of Rye serves as a Senior Pump Operator for Aquarion Water Company, which provides water service to Hampton, North Hampton, and Rye. Each year, the Meritorious Achievement Award recognizes a member of NHWWA who provides outstanding service to a water utility and the drinking water community through diligence, innovation, leadership and hard work. “The New Hampshire Water Work...

Art Museum of Greater Lafayette highlighting Purdue graduate Boyd Smith's artwork this Black History Month The Art Museum of Greater Lafayette is taking part in Black History Month. If you visit in person or on the website, you'll be able to view an exhibit that's bringing a new perspective to the Black experience. Posted: Feb 17, 2021 6:51 AM Posted By: Micah Upshaw GREATER LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) -- A local art exhibit is bringing a new perspective to the Black experience. The Art Museum of Greater Lafayette is showcasing interactive art pieces this Black History Month. The exhibit is cal...

Families of couple killed in botched Houston police raid file lawsuit CNN 1/29/2021 © KTRK The families of a man and woman killed in a botched police raid in Houston have filed lawsuits against the city and police department, according to two separate complaints filed Wednesday. Rhogena Nicholas and her husband Dennis Tuttle were killed along with their dog when a tactical team raided their home on January 28, 2019. An officer alleged a criminal informant bought heroin from a man at Tuttle and Nicholas' home. The officer also alleged the man had a gun. Four police officers were shot duri...

Just shy of two years after 2019’s fatal Harding Street raid, the families of the married couple killed by Houston Police Department officers during the incident sued the City of Houston and multiple Houston cops for violating their relatives’ constitutional civil rights. Lawyers for the families of Rhogena Nicholas and Dennis Tuttle each filed federal civil rights lawsuits Wednesday night in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Nicholas family attorney Mike Doyle said he believes the two lawsuits filed Wednesday will ultimately be combined into one case in federal ...