BREAKING NEWS: Staffing shortages lead to police reassignments and service cuts
Provided by the Evanston Police Department On August 3, 2022, the Evanston Police Department reassigned five members, four officers and one sergeant, from the Community Policing Unit to patrol for what is expected to be a minimum temporary assignment of 60 days. This drastic step is necessary due to the continuous shortage of personnel that the Department is suffering from. The reduction of the Community Policing Unit will affect the Department’s ability to serve the needs of the Community along with Council members and the requests for police services presented to them by their constituents. Three officers will remain in…
Read More »Two women shot in Homewood North
Two women were shot Thursday morning in Pittsburgh’s Homewood North neighborhood. The shooting happened in the area of Brushton Avenue and Stranahan Street. A bullet hit a house in the area. No one inside was injured. A person inside that home tells Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 they heard four to six gunshots. The two women, who are now teenagers, were taken to hospital. One of them is in critical condition. No word on any suspects or arrests. This is a developing story. Stay with Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 for updates. Download the WTAE mobile app to stay connected with breaking…
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Breaking News: ESPN Films Announces ’30 for 30′ Documentary About Hall of Famer Bill Walton
[08/04/22 – 08:00 AM]ESPN Films announces “30 for 30” documentary about Hall of Famer Bill WaltonInterview subjects featured in the story include Larry Bird, Julius Erving, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Artis Gilmore, World B. Free, Robert Parish, Jim Gray, Luke Walton, Jamal Wilkes, Brent Musberger, Bob Ryan and a number of close people. friends and teammates from Bill’s high school days to today. [via press release from ESPN] ESPN Films announces “30 for 30” documentary about Hall of Famer Bill Walton Film directed by Steve James (“Hoop Dreams”, “Abacus: Small Enough to Jail”) ESPN Films announced today that it has begun…
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Breaking news: Select Magnolia Network content from Chip and Joanna Gaines is coming to HBO Max in September
Select content from Chip and Joanna Gaines’ Magnolia Network coming to HBO Max in September Fixer Upper: The Castle will simulcast on cable, HBO Max and discovery+ in October HBO Max and Chip and Joanna Gaines announced today that select content from the Magnolia Network will be available to stream on the platform beginning Friday, September 30, as part of a new featured page featuring select content from the Magnolia Network. The slate will include Fixer Upper: Welcome Home, Magnolia Table with Joanna Gaines, The Lost Kitchen, Growing Floret, Family Dinner with Andrew Zimmern, Restoration Road with Clint Harp, Maine…
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Former Steeler and 2-time Super Bowl champion
Former Steeler and two-time Super Bowl champion Jack Deloplaine dies Updated: 6:04 PM EDT August 3, 2022 Hide transcript Show transcript ANDREW: REMEMBERING JACK “HYDROPLAINE” DELOPLAINE, A FORMER PITTSBURGH STEELERS RUNNING BACK AND SUPER BOWL CHAMPION. HE DIED AT THE AGE OF 68. PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS 4 TALK TO HIS FAMILY TONIGHT. >> HE LOVED THE STEELERS, YOU KNOW, JUST, THAT WAS HIS DREAM. HE WENT TO A SMALL SCHOOL IN WEST VIRGINIA FOR HIM, BECAUSE IT’S A LITTLE INVISIBLE, THE SCHOOL WAS SO SMALL. AND YOU KNOW, I WAS PROUD OF IT. WHAT HE LOVED ABOUT THE STEELERS AND…
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Ron DeSantis SUSPENDS ‘Soros-funded’ Florida Democratic Attorney for ‘Ignoring the Law’
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday suspended a progressive state attorney whom he accused of “ignoring the law” for refusing to enforce several recent conservative reforms. “The state’s attorney for this judicial circuit, Andrew Warren, has publicly put himself above the law,” DeSantis said during a news conference on the prosecutor’s territory. “In June 2021, he signed a letter saying he would not enforce any bans on sex-change operations for minors.” DeSantis, who accused Warren of being funded by billionaire George Soros, also said that after the Supreme Court struck down abortion rights, Warren “signed a letter saying she would…
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Northeast scorched with intense, record heat
Scorching heat has returned to the Northeast, with 70 million Americans under heat warnings Thursday that are likely to last into the weekend. Boston is expected to reach 99 degrees on Thursday, breaking the high of 96 degrees since 1928, according to the National Weather Service. The mayor of Boston declared a heat emergency from Wednesday to Sunday, opening of 16 cooling centers throughout the city. “I urge everyone to stay cool and safe and check on your neighbors throughout the week,” Mayor Michelle Wu said in a statement. Hartford, Conn., is expected to reach 101 degrees on Thursday, breaking…
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By Associated PressJuly 15, 2022 02:54 More than 13 months after disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh called 911 to say he found his wife and son shot outside his home, a grand jury has indicted him for murder in their murders. But the legal documents shed little light on the ongoing mystery surrounding the deaths that captivated the public, which has clicked on hundreds of stories and podcasts detailing the dozens of other criminal charges that have piled up in the months since that Murdaugh’s wife, Maggie, 52, and their 22-year-old son, Paul, were killed on June 7, 2021….
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