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A Westminster tradition bringing gifts and necessities to local families in need is bigger than ever for its 15th year.
Wednesday morning, Nov. 21, Shop With A Cop in Westminster began with the unveiling of the “Angel Tree” at Walmart in Westminster. Continue reading “Shop With A Cop in Westminster kicking off 15th year”
Rage rooms are new businesses where people are invited to break things like bottles and old electronics. The idea is to relieve stress. Work off a little tension. One recently opened in a Rochester suburb, but is breaking things really a good stress reliever?
In Henrietta, off Jefferson Road, in a shopping plaza, right next to the dollar tree – there’s a little shop with a big sign out front that says SMASH THERAPY – GRAND OPENING. Continue reading “Smashing things feels good, but are rage rooms OK?”
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) Burlington Police are using new equipment to aid in their response to emergencies.
The department’s Emergency Response Vehicle or ERV is custom-designed and one of the only vehicles of its kind used on the local police level in Vermont. It’s used almost daily for a variety of calls. Continue reading “ERV makes emergency responses easier for Burlington police”
Lloyd Bates worked in construction almost all his life.
That’s why it came as a surprise to his wife, Carol, when the day came that he couldn’t remember the basics of carpentry. Being that he’s blind in one eye and partially losing his hearing, she wrote most of Lloyd’s missteps off as aging.
“He couldn’t figure out how to put plugs in drywall. He couldn’t see to put them in,” Carol said. “I attributed a lot of what was happening to his inability to see.” Continue reading “Should a family remove their guns after a dementia diagnosis? Here’s why this one did”
As a pediatrician-scientist who develops new vaccines for neglected diseases, I spent most of my career in the Boston-Washington, DC corridor.
While working in the Northeast, I had heard a few things about the anti-vaccine movement.
As both a vaccine scientist and a father-of-four, including a daughter diagnosed with autism and intellectual disabilities, I followed the emergence of doubt over vaccine safety in the general public. Continue reading “The anti-vaxxer maps of America: Where states allow parents to opt-out for ‘personal belief’ reasons – and where the trend is taking hold”
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) Migrant Justice is suing the Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The group claims the two government agencies colluded to target Migrant Justice leaders, who are in the country illegally, because of their activism.
Our Neliana Ferraro has been sorting through the evidence submitted in federal court. Migrant Justice provided anecdotal evidence Wednesday and says it obtained public records to prove its members have been targeted. But ICE says it does not target people based on their free speech. Continue reading “Migrant Justice sues Vt. DMV, ICE over detainment of member leaders”
The Jamestown Sun – by Jack Dura
BISMARCK – North Dakota lawmakers of the interim Judiciary Committee have no recommendations for Marsy’s Law after a study brought about last session.
State voters overwhelmingly approved Marsy’s Law as an initiated measure in the 2016 general election, planting crime victim rights in the state Constitution. Continue reading “Marsy’s Law adds ‘very little’ to state statute, ND lawmakers’ review concludes”
NORFOLK, Va. – In just a few weeks, there have been a series of mass shootings across the United States.
With these high profile cases of gun violence happening in ordinary places like a synagogue, yoga studio and even a bar, some people are wondering if they can do more to protect themselves. Continue reading “Norfolk self-defense instructors see increase in calls after mass shootings”
Delaware Public Media – by Nick Ciolino
Delaware’s Department of Insurance is set to hold a public hearing this month regarding an international business acquisition.
The Chinese company China Oceanwide Holdings Group announced in 2016 it would acquire the Virginia-based S&P 400 insurance company Genworth Holdings in a $2.7 billion transaction. Continue reading “Chinese acquisition of domestic insurance company requires Delaware’s approval”
The Jamestown Sun – by Robin Huebner
MANVEL, N.D. — Hunting trips for Chris and Susan Felege are a bit more complicated than they used to be, and the two wouldn’t have it any other way.
Along with camouflage gear, guns and ammunition, they’re packing pacifiers, snacks, baby toys and diapers.
The couple from rural Manvel has brought daughter Kaylee along for every outdoor adventure they’ve had since her birth in late January. Continue reading “North Dakota couple brings baby along for the hunt”
Fredricksburg – by Scott Shenk
A Spotsylvania County family that has battled the Department of Social Services for nearly two years to get their son back apparently has regained custody.
“It’s official. The judge has signed the orders! We do not need to appear in court this Friday. God is good. Juan Antonio is coming home no later than December 24th!” Alma Buckley posted on the family’s Facebook page on Oct. 3.
Continue reading “Spotsylvania family regains custody of son after two years”
The New Yorker – by David Armstrong
In September, 2016, Jenn Thompson and her boyfriend, Robbie Ray, discovered that she was pregnant. They had met just over a month earlier, through the dating app Tinder, and quickly became inseparable. Robbie would stay at Jenn’s place several nights a week, and on the weekends they tailgated at football games. The pregnancy was unplanned, but both had recently turned thirty and were ready to start a family. When they went in for an ultrasound appointment, a technician pointed out two tiny circles on the screen: twins. They bought a baby Doppler and Robbie would hold the monitor on Jenn’s stomach so they could listen to the two hearts beating in tandem. Continue reading “The Child-Abuse Contrarian”
DOVER, Del. (AP) – Authorities say the death of a bicyclist who was hit by a vehicle driven by a Delaware state trooper during a chase was an accident.
A spokeswoman for the attorney general’s office said Wednesday that the agency’s Office of Civil Rights and Public Trust determined the June incident it to be “an unfortunate accident” and not an intentional use of deadly force. Continue reading “Officials Say Death of Cyclist Hit by Trooper Was Accident”
DELAWARE– In June, the Delaware General Assembly passed House Bill 300, legislation that outlawed the possession of bump stocks and trigger cranks.
On Wednesday, Delaware State Police offered financial incentive for people who opted to voluntarily surrender bump stocks and trigger cranks for guns. Bump stocks and trigger cranks both attach to rifles and allow the guns to shoot at a much higher rate than they normally would. Continue reading “Delaware State Police Hold Bump Stock and Trigger Crank Collection”
A Texas homeowner has been arrested for firing his gun in an apparent attempt to scare of illegal immigrants when he saw them running through his property after crossing the border.
Enrique Fernandez, 56, was arrested in Brownsville, Texas, after agents who were patrolling the border heard the shots and called the local sheriff’s department. Continue reading “Texas homeowner is arrested after firing his gun to ‘scare off’ illegal immigrants who ran onto his property after crossing the border”
KITV 4 – by by Laura Schweizer
KANEOHE, Hawaii – The name of a newly opened transitional housing lot fits its mission. What’s being called “The Shelter,” will be a temporary home for nearly 45 single homeless women and their children.
“I think the people who move in will feel a sense of value, dignity, and ‘ohana,” said Pastor Klayton Ko, Senior Pastor at First Assembly of God, Kane’ohe, and visionary behind the dome shelters. Continue reading “The state’s first igloo dome shelters open to help Hawaii’s homeless”
From Burnsville to Crystal, many cities in the metro area no longer require residents to obtain pet licenses, calling the practice out-of-touch in an age when rabid dogs rarely roam and people have other ways to find their missing pets.
“What I’ve seen is some cities finding it is more of a headache … than it is a benefit,” said Graham Brayshaw, head veterinarian for the Animal Humane Society in Golden Valley. Continue reading “No license, no problem: More cities eliminating pet licenses”