Month: June 2023

CINCINNATI – More than a dozen developers are rolling up their sleeves and putting shovels in the ground as Hamilton County’s largest affordable housing investment moves forward. Commissioners announced the launch of the first phase of the project on Tuesday. In partnership with the Cincinnati Development Fund, the county will allocate $14 million to finance 17 new developments that will add 552 units, 445 of which are income restricted and 65 of which are single-family homes. Forty percent of the units will serve households with an area median income of 50% and below. “Our board has taken a bold step….

Two people were killed and five others were wounded Tuesday during a shooting outside a high school graduation ceremony in Richmond, Virginia, police said. The victims have been identified as Shawn Jackson, 18, and his stepfather Renzo Smith, 36, of Chesterfield County, Richmond, Acting Police Chief Rick Edwards said at a news conference Wednesday. They were taken to a local hospital where they died Tuesday night, police said. The victims have been identified as Shawn Jackson, 18, and his stepfather Renzo Smith, 36. United Communities Against Crime The teenager graduated from Huguenot High School on Tuesday. Amari Pollard, 19, of…

A bitter dispute between the nuns of an isolated Arlington convent and the Diocese of Fort Worth came into the public eye Tuesday during a hearing in Tarrant County civil court. The nearly six-hour proceeding included explosive testimony from diocese officials, numerous references to “sexting” and drug use, and a 40-minute audio recording of a conversation between Fort Worth Bishop Michael Olson and the former head nun of the monastery. U.S. District Court Judge Don Cosby, who must decide whether the civil court has jurisdiction in the matter, said he did not expect to rule this week. “This is a…

The relocation of migrants from New York City to the northern suburbs could be an encouraging factor in getting people to the polls during Tuesday’s primary election. But then again, that may not be the case. It depends on participation, said veteran journalist Larry Levy, executive dean of Hofstra University’s National Center for Suburban Studies. If there is a higher turnout than usual, it could mean that voters are engaged. “Higher turnout could mean people are gravitating to one side or the other or both,” Levy told Capital Tonight. “That’s the first thing to look at. If it’s the normal…

BOSTON – Matthew Nilo, a New Jersey attorney accused of a series of sexual assaults in Charlestown in the 2000s, was indicted Tuesday on new charges related to a series of rapes and sexual assaults in the North End in 2007 and 2008. according to Suffolk District Attorney Kevin. Hayden said. Nilo, 35, was indicted by a Suffolk County grand jury on seven counts: one count of rape, one count of aggravated rape, three counts of assault with intent to rape and two counts of indecent assault and battery, he said. Hayden said in a statement. The attacks took place…

India Walton calls her mother on election night to tell her she won the Democratic primary on June 22, 2021. Robert Kirkham/Buffalo News Two years ago, on another June primary election night, India Walton was the star of what might have been the best video featuring a Buffalo politician. On June 22, 2021, Buffalo News photographer Robert Kirkham captured Walton calling his mother and saying, “Mom, I’m the mayor of Buffalo.” Walton, then a first-time candidate on the far left, had stunned the political world by defeating four-term Mayor Byron W. Brown in a Democratic primary in the heavily Democratic…

CONCORD, NH – If your child, teen or loved one has been negatively affected by a social media platform, the New Hampshire Attorney General’s office wants to hear from you. The attorney general’s office is seeking public input for a national investigation into the impacts of social media on children and youth, amid what some are calling a youth mental health crisis. “In recent years, there has been increased focus on the correlation between the development of serious mental health disorders by minors and time spent on social media,” the attorney general’s office said in a statement. “There has also…

The Florida Department of Health issued a statewide malaria advisory Monday after Sarasota County reported four cases since last month. The cases are the first in the last two decades contracted in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This means that house mosquitoes may be infected with the virus and could spread it further. Malaria is a vector-borne disease, so it is spread by the bite of an infected mosquito rather than person-to-person. Health facilities have been reported in Pasco, Pinellas and Hillsborough counties 16 cases of malaria since early 2022. But these infections…