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90.5 WESA Alexis Mighty, CEO of Pittsburgh I Can't Breathe, leads a march through the city's Hill District Tuesday. Videos of George Floyd dying beneath Chauvin’s knee sparked global outcry and months of protests last year. Crowds moving through the streets of Pittsburgh calling for racial justice became an almost daily sight. Two groups of young activists rose to prominence during that time: Black, Young, & Educated and Pittsburgh I Can’t Breathe. Both marched through the city Tuesday evening after the guilty verdict in the Chauvin trial was announced. Leaders have spent the last few ...

The Council Nearly Killed the Oak Cliff Streetcar, Then They Realized They Can’t The modern streetcar remains a strain on the city's budget, but it won't become sustainable until the network expands beyond Oak Cliff By Peter Simek Published in FrontBurner February 24, 2021 9:00 am For the first hour or so of Tuesday’s meeting of the Dallas City Council’s Transportation Committee, council members listened as the region’s top transportation official and the assistant city manager who oversees transportation discussed the need for a more integrated approach to long-range planning. They ...

Citrus sheriff investigating deputy-involved shooting in Homosassa By Fox 13 News staff Published  article HOMOSASSA, Fla. - The Citrus County Sheriff's Office says it is investigating after a deputy-involved shooting in Homosassa. Investigators say the incident happened Friday morning in the area of West Cardinal Street and Gross Ave, near a Marathon gas station. "All agency personnel are safe, and the scene is contained," the sheriff's office said. No details have been released on what led to the shooting. The sheriff's office is asking the public to avoid the area. This is a developing s...

Santa Claus is Coming to Town Published: 16 December 2020 El Centro, California - The City of El Centro is excited to announce that Santa is coming to town! Our dispatch center has received a mutual aid request from Santa Claus to help him tour City neighborhoods. Santa’s city tour begins on Monday, December 14, and runs through Saturday, December 19, 2020. Single households are encouraged to watch from their front yards. This will be a contactless city tour, and the public is advised to follow state and local health guidelines and recommendations. Santa’s tour will begin at...

El Centro firefighters team up with Santa to spread holiday cheer Saint Nick to hop a ride on a firetruck during neighborhood visits EL CENTRO, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) - Santa Claus will visit El Centro a little early this year, and he's going to hang around a little longer. Santa usually stops by to attend the city's annual Christmas Parade. Unfortunately, coronavirus forced the city to cancel its annual holiday celebration. So the jolly old elf put in a mutual aid request so he could still share his spirit with families, and the El Centro Fire Department was happy to help him out, and fill i...