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Washington families of people killed by police react to Chauvin verdict People in Washington state who have had family members killed by police said the guilty verdict in Derek Chauvin’s murder trial Tuesday brought strong emotions of relief and satisfaction for the Floyd family. Some said they’re hopeful that the conviction of the former police officer for the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis will mark a turning point for similar cases. RELATED: Elaine Simons, foster mother of Jesse Sarey: “This is for all of us! I pulled over, I was driving when I heard the news and I h...

By WAYNE FORD | The Athens Banner-Herald | Published: April 9, 2021 ATHENS, Ga. (Tribune News Service) — For two years, a steady effort to find a photograph of a Georgia soldier killed in the Vietnam War failed to provide an image. But recently, a series of conversations between cousins and a former classmate ended the long search. Last week, Janna Hoehn of Hawaii told the Athens Banner-Herald she had received a photo of Fred L. Thomas, a U.S. Army private who died Aug. 15, 1966, on a battlefield in South Vietnam. Hoehn is a volunteer for the Wall of Faces, an online project that links a...

FROM PAGES PAST: 1921: Shall Liberty St. in Penn Yan be paved for progress? Staff reports The Chronicle-Express Consolidation, January 1, 1926, of the Yates County Chronicle (1824) and the Penn Yan Express (1866); the Rushville Chronicle (1905) and the Gorham New Age (1902) The Yates County History Center’s volunteers have gleaned these entries for your enjoyment from their digitized newspapers. You can access them at the free site www.nyshistoricnewspapers.com. For more information about the YCHC, visit www.yatespast.org. 150 Years Ago March 2, 1871 Seneca Lake — But one boat, the “Lan...

Families of Black males killed by police want sheriff out Follow Us Question of the Day By - Associated Press - Friday, March 12, 2021 SEATTLE (AP) - Relatives of Black males who have been shot and killed by law enforcment officers called Friday for the resignation of King County Sheriff Mitzi Johanknecht for what they say is “her failure to treat racism with the seriousness it requires in her position.” The group, which asked King County Executive Dow Constantine and the Metropolitan King County Council ...

Families of Black males killed by police want sheriff out March 12, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail SEATTLE (AP) — Relatives of Black males who have been shot and killed by law enforcment officers called Friday for the resignation of King County Sheriff Mitzi Johanknecht for what they say is “her failure to treat racism with the seriousness it requires in her position.” The group, which asked King County Executive Dow Constantine and the Metropolitan King County Council to support its demand, also called for the firing of sheriff’s Capt. Todd Miller, who was leading a sting in which a fatal...