BREAKING NEWS: Officer-Involved Shooting In South Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, NC – Charlotte-Mecklenburg police are investigating after an officer-involved shooting in south Charlotte Friday night. It happened shortly after 5:30 p.m. in the 8900 block of St. Croix Lane. It’s in the Raintree neighborhood, off Providence Road. Police say they arrived at the scene to serve an involuntary commitment warrant on a woman who lived at the home. They say a man opened the front door and when officers called out to the woman, she shot them from inside the home. One officer was hit in the chest by a bullet, but his bulletproof vest prevented him from being…
Read More »Construction set to begin on first US Coast Guard Museum
NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) — Construction is set to begin on a long-awaited national museum honoring the U.S. Coast Guard. A special keel-laying ceremony, a term commonly used to celebrate the construction of a cutter, was held Friday on the museum’s riverfront in New London, Conn., about 40 miles to the south of Providence, Rhode Island. It comes after $50 million was included in the 2022 federal budget for the project, money that U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn., said has “turbocharged construction” of the 80,000 structure square feet The Coast Guard and the Space Force are the only two branches…
Read More »Santa Rosa company becomes official CBD supplier of the Professional Pickleball Association
It was a tale of two racquet sports. Howarth Park’s five tennis courts were deserted around 5:30 on a recent afternoon, with the exception of a lone man hitting a backboard. A short distance away, the park’s four pickleball courts were filled with four players each, laughing, shouting, accompanied by a bass beat and the lyrical stylings of Santa Rosa’s Max Heller, aka Chief Maxtaa semi-pro pickleballer who’s also the sport’s unofficial poet laureate, as evidenced by these hip-hop verses from his song, “What You Know About Pickleball”: “Out here in a pickle when it’s hotter than a sauna/ But…
Read More »Shooting At Mall Injures 1, Suspect Sought: Police: CT News
Here’s a roundup of some of the most read stories from across Connecticut on Friday night. You can also find your local Patch and catch up on these stories here. Police have released three photos of a suspect they are looking for in connection with a shooting that took place in the Macy’s parking lot that left one person injured.>>>Read more. The former Hooter’s on Boston Post Road is finally getting new life.>>>Read more. One man suffered serious “leg impalement” injuries, police said.>>>Read more. The student was meeting someone in a Dunkin’ parking lot when “an altercation ensued and another…
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Drones, blasts hit Russian-held parts of Ukraine showing Kyiv’s battlefield reach
Russia reported new Ukrainian drone strikes on Friday evening, a day after explosions erupted near military bases in Russian-controlled areas of Ukraine and Russia itself, apparent signs of Kyiv’s growing ability to strike assets from Moscow away from the front lines. The latest attacks followed large explosions last week at an airbase in Russian-annexed Crimea. In a new assessment, a Western official said those explosions had rendered half of Russia’s Black Sea naval aviation force useless in one strike. Russian news agencies RIA and Tass, citing a local official in Crimea, said Russian anti-aircraft forces appeared to have been in…
Read More »The CBD revolution: seven brothers on a medical marijuana mission | The Times Magazine
There were 11 children in the Stanley house and even before their father left with them, money was tight. They grew up in poverty, first in a trailer home and then in a succession of rental homes in Oklahoma, Texas and Colorado. Food was sometimes short; clothes were shared; privacy didn’t exist. “Looking back, I wouldn’t change it,” says Jesse Stanley, 41. Learning to watch out for each other, he explains, proved to be ideal preparation for his careers in the cannabis industry. Today the seven Stanley brothers: there are also Josh (47), Joel (42), Jon (39), Jordan (38), Jared…
Read More »US Department of Transportation stats show rise in NJ traffic deaths
August 19, 2022 at 10:14 p.mUpdated 1 hour ago For: News 12 Personal Traffic deaths in New Jersey continue to rise even after a 14-year record high in 2021, according to the US Department of Transportation. The DOT released statistics showing that traffic deaths have increased by 13.7%. Drivers say they wish people would slow down and not drive so wildly. “People drive like maniacs in New Jersey,” says Brittany Dinelle. “I’ve lived here all my life. I don’t know why people are in such a hurry.” Keith Fletcher says it would be great if people were less aggressive on…
Read More »Canada beats Czech Republic 5-2 in world junior semifinals
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Dylan Garand made 31 saves, Kent Johnson had a goal and two assists and Canada beat the Czech Republic 5-2 on Friday to advance to the world junior hockey championship. Canada will face either Finland or Sweden on Saturday night. Logan Stankoven added a goal and an assist to help Canada improve to 6-0. Connor Bedard, Mason McTavish and Joshua Roy also scored. Jan Mysak and David Jiricek scored for the Czech Republic. Tomas Suchanek made 22 saves in the first two periods, and Pavel Cajan stopped eight shots in the third. The Czech Republic defeated…
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