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Correction: Due to a reporter's error, New Vision Fire and Rescue was inaccurately reported as the department originally in charge of the investigation. Tragedy struck a Marion County family after a fire ravaged their home Easter morning, killing a man and three dogs. John Bailey II, 55, of Marion, was pronounced dead at the scene, said April Short of the Marion County Coroner's Office. Short said an autopsy is still being conducted by the Lucas County Coroner to determine the cause of death.  According to an event report from the Marion County Sheriff's Office, the fire began early on Ea...

Tribal governments in Oklahoma at a glance Staff reports Address: 2025 S Gordon Cooper Drive, Shawnee, OK 74801 Contact: 405-275-4030, www.astribe.com Did you know? The Absentee Shawnee Tribe was one of the first seven tribes in the U.S. to become a self-governing nation during the 1990s. Alabama Quassarte Tribal Town Address: 101 E Broadway, P.O. Box 187 Wetumka, OK 74883 Contact: 405-452-3987, www.alabama-quassarte.org Did you know? The Hernando de Soto expedition first encountered the Alabamas in northern Mississippi in 1540 and the Koasati in their island town on the Tennessee River. Ap...

Houston Police, HCSO investigate two officer-involved shootings on violent Christmas day Authorities investigating 2 officer-involved shootings that left one man dead on Christmas day Houston Police and Harris County Sheriff's Office are investigating two separate shootings that left one man dead. HOUSTON - Authorities are investigating 2 separate shootings that took place early Christmas morning. "It’s sad that it had to happen like this on Christmas Day," said Andrea Laberne. According to Laberne, Harris County deputies shot and killed her sister’s ex-fiancé at an apartment off Aldine ...

  VANCOUVER -- A stubborn fire destroyed a large portion of a Cloverdale greenhouse complex where cannabis is grown. According to Surrey firefighters, the call came in at about 9:00 a.m., and when crews arrived they found smoke and flames pouring out of the building. The greenhouse, on 176th Street, south of 16th Avenue, sits several hundred metres from the nearest hydrant, forcing firefighters to truck water to the blaze. “We did start with a tender relay to supply water to the fire trucks,” said Asst. Chief Ben Dirksen. “But we did eventually lay about 2,000 feet of fire hose fr...

Ohanaeze President-General hopeful, Obiozor, slumps in meeting Raphael Ede, Enugu There was palpable tension on Sunday at the emergency Ime-Obi meeting of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo following the sudden collapse of the leading contestant for the group’s president-general, Prof. George Obiozor. The meeting held was called to resolve differences arising from the 40-man list of electoral committee members for the 2021 election of Ohanaeze Ndigbo submitted to Ime-Obi Ohanaeze by the President-General, Chief Nnia Nwodo, on December 6. Obiozor, 78, had earlier been endorsed by Imo State stakeholders as ...