Month: May 2023

The next executive director of the Jekyll Island Authority will be Mark Williams, who is currently the commissioner of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. The JIA board of directors voted unanimously Tuesday to approve Williams, who serves on the JIA board but was not present at the meeting. Board member George Ruel Joyner, Jr. was also absent. The board took the vote after spending about 45 minutes in executive session following its monthly meeting. Williams will start in the new role on July 1, replacing current executive director Jones Hooks. Hooks, who has held the position since 2008, announced…

The Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Tuesday afternoon that a Coast Guard helicopter had to make an emergency landing near a golf club. Deputies say the helicopter had a hard landing near LochenHeath Golf Club in Williamsburg. The Coast Guard says the crew made a precautionary landing due to a hydraulic leak while training over East Bay. They say they are assessing the condition of the helicopter before making plans to move it. Authorities said initial reports were that no one was injured in the incident. We’ll have more on this developing story as we gather information. [ad_2] Source…

A former New York City firefighter from Babylon admitted to driving drunk for 3.5 miles in the wrong direction on Sunken Meadow Parkway in 2020 before crashing into a car driven by a Queens teacher, killing him instantly, at an emotionally charged plea hearing in Riverhead on Tuesday. Joseph Norris, 40, who lost both legs in the crash, pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide, second-degree manslaughter and aggravated driving while intoxicated in the crash that killed Anthony Mariano, 44, social studies teacher at Benjamin N. Cardozo High School. in Bayside. Acting State Supreme Court Justice Stephen Braslow is expected to…

ORLANDO, Fla. – ABC News has confirmed reports that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will announce he’s running for president on Wednesday during a discussion with Twitter CEO Elon Musk. >>> STREAM CHANNEL 9 LIVE EYEWITNESS NEWS

Two young brothers died after a “heartbreaking” drowning incident in Livingston Parish over the weekend, authorities say. In a statement, Livingston Parish Sheriff Jason Ard said deputies were dispatched to Deer Lakes Trail around 12:30 a.m. Saturday to assist with an apparent drowning. The neighborhood has an Independence address, but is in the parish of Livingston. Ard said the brothers, who were not identified by name but were 6 and 9 years old, respectively, were seen walking near the neighborhood pond, but noted it was unclear “how or why they ended up in the water.” “But once in the water,…

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BOSTON – A woman is suing a local restaurant chain for contracting Salmonella food poisoning after eating at one of its locations last week, court documents revealed Tuesday. On Friday, city officials temporarily closed two of Los Amigos Taqueria’s Boston locations in Brighton and West Roxbury after public health inspectors found a number of health violations, including unsanitary working conditions that appear to be related to a Salmonella outbreak in the area. City and state public health officials “are investigating an emerging salmonella outbreak linked to the Los Amigos Taqueria restaurant in Brighton, affecting residents of the Brighton, Boston and…

It is 6 pm on October 8, 2009. A day and an hour that Kazakhstan B-Boy Amir he says he will never forget. It’s the day it started breaking. “It’s my second birthday,” Amir tells Olympics.com. “Everyone knows their birthdays.” It is no coincidence that the 25-year-old Kazakh regards that moment as a kind of rebirth because, in many ways, the sport has saved him from a very different life. Recently crowned February winner 2023 Breaking for Gold World Series (BfG) in Kitakyushu, JapanAmir has built a reputation as one of the world’s most creative and innovative break dancers since…