Looking for 5-month-old baby taken by birth mother
Phoenix police are searching for 5-month-old Eunice Salinas, who they say was taken from her foster family by her birth mother on Saturday. Around 8:30 p.m., Eunice was in the care of her foster family when her biological mother, identified as 24-year-old Angelica Salinas, arrived at the house and “forced her out,” according to a Phoenix police news release. Angelica Salinas does not have custody of the baby and “there is concern for the child’s safety,” police said. Eunice is described as a 2-foot-6-inch, 15-pound baby with black hair and brown eyes. She was wearing a blue and pink floral…
Read More »Haunted History Tours Offered in Jacksonville – Medford News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News
Historic Jacksonville Inc. will carry out its Enchanted History walking tours on Friday, August 12. Costumed teachers will share stories of woe, sorrow and regret, along with stories about the spirits that still linger in Jacksonville’s historic buildings. These are not your typical special effects ghost tours. They are historical tours about real ghosts derived from past events. The stories come from people who have actually experienced these lingering spirits. Tours depart from the Jacksonville Visitor Center at the corner of North Oregon and C streets and last approximately 1 hour. Guests can choose from two different tours that are…
Read More »Ashland police use of force remains steady – Medford News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News
Ashland police in 2021 used force about the same number of times as in 2020, despite the city’s overall downward trend in crime. The department also struggles with issues of race and equal treatment in policing, according to a report Ashland Police Chief Tighe O’Meara gave to the City Council on Tuesday. Ashland officers used force 22 times in 2021, compared to 21 times in 2020, O’Meara said in his annual presentation on the police department’s use of force. All incidents were reviewed by a use-of-force board and found to be within the department’s use-of-force policy, he said. The 22…
Read More »Breaking News Live Updates – August 8, 2022: 3 women devotees killed in stampede at Rajasthan’s Sikar temple
FOR August 8, 2022 For News 18/ Updated: 08 Aug 2022, 05:55 IST Up-to-the-minute news updates on events from around the world, with a special focus on India. From daily coronavirus news on the likely third wave, number of infections, vaccination and reopening of places and activities to all the latest in the fields of politics, education, business, entertainment and sports, everything you need to know, as it happens, and all in one place. Get instant news about elections, governments and political parties; updates on school and university admissions and exam results; and information on the evolution of the stock…
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Fourth set of human remains found in Lake Mead
Human remains were found again in Lake Mead, the nation’s largest reservoir that continues to shrink amid a decades-long drought, officials announced Sunday. According to the National Park Service, someone made the discovery at the park’s swimming beach at Lake Mead National Recreation Area on the Nevada side around 11:15 a.m. Saturday. This is the fourth time since May that human remains have been found in Lake Mead, where water levels continue to recede to historic levels. With the help of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department dive team, park rangers responded and set up a perimeter to recover the…
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National down but still leads 1 News / Kantar political poll
National has fallen to 37 per cent but still leads Labor on 33 per cent in the latest 1 News / Kantar political poll. Photo: RNZ / Dom Thomas The poll placed the Green Party, which has faced leadership turmoil, with 9% of the vote, ACT with 11%, NZ First with 3% and Te Pāti Māori with 2%. The numbers, if they hold, would mean National and ACT together would have enough seats to form the next government. It compares with previous results at the end of May: National is steady at 39 per cent, Labor at 35 per cent,…
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Senate passes broad package on climate, health care and taxes, putting Democrats on the cusp of historic victory
WASHINGTON – Senate Democrats approved a sweeping economic and climate package on Sunday, putting President Joe Biden and his party on the cusp of a major legislative victory just three months before crucial midterm elections in November. After a marathon overnight Senate session, the 51-50 vote was strictly along party lines, with all Republicans voting no and all Democrats voting yes. After Vice President Kamala Harris cast the tie-breaking vote, Democrats stood and applauded. The legislation, called the Inflation Reduction Act, now heads to the House, which plans to return from its summer recess on Friday, pass the legislation and…
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Republicans remove $35 insulin price cap from Democrats’ bill, but insist Senate rules to blame
Nearly uniform Republican opposition in the Senate on Sunday removed a proposed cap on private insurance insulin prices from the Democrats’ climate, health and tax bill. Democrats had sought to overturn a ruling by the Senate rules official, the lawmaker, that a $35-a-month cap on private insurance insulin costs did not comply with the budget reconciliation process, which allowed Democrats to pass his bill with an absolute majority. . The cap, which was proposed by Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., needed 60 votes to pass and remain in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). It ultimately failed by a vote of 57…
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