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LAKELAND — Shawanda Lamones, 39, and her mother, 70-year-old Maebelle Cooper Laster, had plans to make gingerbread houses with Lamones’ four children on Christmas Eve. Instead, at 5:40 p.m., Laster lay fatally wounded in Lamones’ Amos Avenue front yard and Lamones, her husband Ralph Lamones, Jr., 43, and their 13-year-old daughter were all shot by a group of people Lamones said belong to a local gang.  “It’s just a situation that’s so unfortunate — I don’t really know how to explain. I’m really lost for words because this could’ve been handled so different...

Chillicothe News 12:08 a.m., Officer removed debris from the roadway at Trenton and Central. 4:45 a.m., Officer assisted EMS with a medical call in the 300 block of Jackson Street. 7:17 a.m., Officer received a parking complaint in the 400 block of Jackson Street.  Complaint was resolved. 8:24 a.m., Officer received an animal complaint on Waples and Liberia.  Officer made contact with owner of animals and advised of the complaint.  Animals were secured by owner. 10:56 a.m., Officer received report of an animal at large in the 500 block of South Washington.  Owners were contacted and advis...

Auto Camps to Motor Lodges and Motels on Oregon Coast | History Part 2 Published 02/20/21 at 6:26 AM PDT By Oregon Coast Beach Connection staff (Oregon Coast) – When tourism first kicked into life on this coastline, it was a rough experience of primitive camping. No glitzy comforts for even this time period. No room with a view. For almost everyone, it was simple tents that you could rent: hotel rooms were rare for about the first forty years and then only for the upper class. (Above: the Greenville Auto Camp in North Bend, 1949; courtesy Coos History Museum) That encapsulates part one of...

Reedsport to Brookings, places to stay; winter deals The history of tourist lodging on the Oregon coast runs an interesting evolutionary route: from tent cities, to cabins, auto parks, a unique thing called motor lodges, and then finally to motels, with hotels running a parallel existence in some ways. On the north Oregon coast, tourism started off sooner as trains started coming to Seaside from Portland about 1880. On the southern coast – according to the Coos History Museum and the Oregon Coast Historical Railway Museum in Coos Bay – it wasn’t until 1916 that trains brought visitors ...

Get Out in the Open in Riverside County, Charming Towns of Riverside County offer myriad of outdoor activities Share Article With another stay-at-home order in place in California, stir crazy residents are looking for safe and fun outdoor activities and the towns of Riverside County provide a plethora of compliant outdoor adventures. Murrieta Biking Throughout Temecula wine country, miles of trails beckon hikers, cyclists and horseback riders to explore the rolling hills and vineyards that the city is famous for. Pack a picnic or grab take out from one of the town’s top tables to enjoy al f...