Month: August 2022

This video was captured by Matt Euson from his building at 1302 Main Street in OTR. You can see people running around frantically during the quick shots. In the process of breaking up this crowd, two groups broke out in a physical altercation. CPD said at least two people involved in the altercation drew firearms and exchanged gunfire near the intersection of Main and Woodward streets. At least 15 shots were fired, according to investigators. Two officers assigned to the Civil Disturbance Response Team (CDRT) saw an individual shooting south of this intersection on Main Street. CPD said one of…

Top Republicans Call Dem Amendment ‘Cynical Ploy’ Amid Politically Charged Branch Vote Top Republicans on Sunday criticized a Democratic senator’s decision to introduce an amendment against the gas tax at a 60-vote threshold after voting against a similar amendment at a 50-vote threshold during the marathon vote of the Senate. “It’s certainly a very cynical ploy,” said Senate Minority Whip John Thune, RS.D. “Vote for one at 60 after you just voted against at 51. But nothing around here surprises me.” “They are completely misleading,” said National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman Rick Scott, R-Fla. The senator who introduced the amendment,…

Red flag warnings through Monday have firefighters working quickly to shore up containment lines The McKinney Fire is seen from the Walker Road and Highway 96 bridge looking southeast. [Inciweb photo] Containment of the McKinney fire near the Oregon border in northern California has grown to 40 percent and was listed as 60,271 acres Sunday morning, 227 acres more than the size reported Saturday. A red flag warning for potentially strong winds, high temperatures, low humidity and the possibility of thunderstorms had firefighters warily watching the skies on Sunday, but incident commanders were very optimistic they were on track to…

Bronx jewelry store robbery caught on camera, 4 suspects wanted 01:25 A robbery by four masked men who brazenly broke into a Bronx jewelry store last week and made off with an estimated $2 million worth of merchandise is under investigation, according to the NYPD. The incident, which involved four men wearing face masks and was recorded by the business’s surveillance camera, happened shortly after 2.30pm local time on Friday afternoon. The footage shows a man initially standing in the doorway of Rocco’s Jewelry, a retailer whose store is located on a busy Bronx avenue, steps from Fordham University and…

Washington – Senate Republicans on Sunday blocked a $35-a-month cap on the cost of insulin on the private market from being included in Democrats’ tax-and-spend package, voting against an amendment to the measure during a marathon session that will lead to what Democrats hope for. be the final approval of the bill. On Saturday night, the Senate began considering more than 30 amendments to the Inflation Reduction Act, a $700 billion piece of legislation from Democrats that aims to fight climate change, raise taxes on big corporations and address rising health care costs. Among the proposed changes to the plan…

ROME, Ga. — University of Georgia researchers have captured the largest lake sturgeon ever reported to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. DNR officials say researchers caught 52-inch, 24-pound lake sturgeon from a portion of the Coosa River in Rome. They say the fish is the largest of their species they’ve had since they started stocking the native species in 2001. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Before the fish was released back into the river, it was implanted with a radio tag so researchers and DNR officials can continue to monitor it. Lake sturgeon cannot…

Washington – The Senate approved the sweep of Democrats on Sunday economic package designed to combat climate change, address health care costs and raise taxes on big corporations, marking a crucial victory for President Biden and his party as they seek to retain control of Congress in the midterm elections November mandate. The plan, called the Inflation Reduction Act, passed the upper house on a 51-50 vote along party lines, with Vice President Kamala Harris providing the tie-breaking vote in the evenly divided Senate. Democrats used a fast-track legislative process known as reconciliation to pass the measure over unanimous opposition…