Day: September 1, 2023

California

Man found guilty of murder in landmark California fentanyl case

A Temecula man was convicted this week of second-degree murder for knowingly supplying fentanyl to a 26-year-old woman who died from the drug, the first jury verdict for a fentanyl-related homicide in California, Riverside County prosecutors said. After one day of deliberation, the jury on Thursday found Vicente David Romero, 34, guilty in the 2020 […]

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California

California Deploys 112 New CHP Officers

  WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: 112 new law enforcement officers were sworn in today as part of the CHP’s largest graduating class of the year. With the addition of these new officers, CHP — the largest state police agency in the country — now has over 6,600 sworn officers assigned across California to keep […]

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City Council

Dalton City Council expected to vote on property tax rate cut | Local News | #citycouncil

The Dalton City Council is scheduled to vote Tuesday to cut the city’s property tax rate. The council meets at 6 p.m. in City Hall. The meeting is open to the public and will be livestreamed on the city’s YouTube channel. The council members are expected to vote to set the 2023 property tax rate […]

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Mayor

Construction company cancels deal for new Jennings community center and city hall, blames the mayor

JENNINGS — The construction company contracted by the city of Jennings to build a new recreational center and city hall says it is finished with the agreement, and that the mayor’s actions have cost it more than $100,000 in damages.  Hankins Construction President Stephen Hankins sent a letter to Jennings Mayor Gary Johnson on Thursday, […]

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Alaska

US shoots down unknown ‘high-altitude object’ over Alaska, White House says | #alaska | #politics

Recovery operations continued Saturday to retrieve a “high-altitude object” shot down over the waters off Alaska. U.S. Northern Command said in a statement that arctic weather conditions, including wind chill and limited daylight, were a factor in the search occurring on sea ice and that personnel were “adjusting recovery operations to maintain safety.” “We have […]

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California

Governor Newsom’s Mental Health Package Moves Through the Legislature

Published: Sep 01, 2023 WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Governor Newsom’s legislative package modernizing the Mental Health Services Act (SB 326) and proposing a $4.68 billion bond (AB 531) to build behavioral health beds and housing units passed off of the Appropriations Committee’s Suspense File today.   SACRAMENTO – Today, Governor Newsom’s historic mental health […]

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California

Will mask mandates return as California COVID cases rise?

With the rise of COVID-19 metrics across the Bay Area, the familiar sight of weathered stickers in shop windows urging mask-wearing and social distancing may now regain relevance. But the landscape has shifted since the emergence of the coronavirus — and with it our understanding of its transmission and treatment.  Vaccines, medications and a sensible risk […]

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City Council

Wilmington City Council to consider property sale, rezoning for apartments | #citycouncil

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – The Wilmington City Council is set to consider selling a property at 115 N 3rd St., a rezoning for new apartments and other items at a meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 5. Selling a property on 3rd Street The council will consider a resolution to sell 115 N 3rd St. via sealed […]

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Mayor

Aurora reaffirms interest in Chicago Bears move to city

Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin said Thursday the city would make a perfect home for the Chicago Bears football team. He’s said it before, and many wrote it off as wishful thinking. But Irvin was realistic when he said Aurora would make a perfect home for the Bears if other places cannot bring them across the […]

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Alabama

Gun law raises funding concerns for school hunting programs | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

WASHINGTON — Republican lawmakers are concerned that the Biden administration is interpreting last year’s bipartisan gun safety law to cut funding for school archery and hunting programs, though programs themselves say they haven’t been affected. A provision in the law – a bipartisan effort to curb gun violence that established new criminal offenses, and expanded background […]

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