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MOBILE, Ala. — A museum telling the story of the Clotilda, the last ship known to transport Africans to the American South for enslavement, opened Saturday, exactly 163 years after the ship arrived in Alabama’s Mobile Bay. Dedication ceremonies for the $1.3 million Africatown Heritage House and “Clotilda: The Exhibition” took place Friday and Saturday in Mobile. The exhibit tells about the ship, its survivors, and how they founded the community of Africatown in Mobile after being freed from five years of slavery after the Civil War. The Clotildas left Alabama in 1860, more than 50 years after Congress banned…

PULASKI COUNTY – (TNS) A husband and wife who died at their home Friday afternoon in Pulaski County may have been overcome by carbon monoxide, according to the sheriff’s office. A vehicle was left running for some time in the garage of the home of Lewis Catron, 77, and his wife Carol Catron, 73, which may have led to a deadly level of carbon monoxide in the home, the Pulaski County Sheriff Bobby Jones said. a release Harold Catron was a longtime member of the sheriff’s office and was serving as an honorary deputy at the time of his death….

Photo sent Patrick Stewart With the presidential primary season fast approaching, the public will get to know a number of often unknown candidates from both major parties. Traditionally, presidential debates—especially during the primary season—have been a means of differentiating candidates based on their leadership qualities and the positions they hold on important issues of national concern. A new book by the professor of political science at the University of Alicante Patrick A. Stewart, The audience decides: Applause, laughter and boos during debates in the age of Trump, argues that this may no longer be the case. Taking a close look…

A suspect arrested in connection with a deadly hostage incident at a California park in April escaped custody Sunday, authorities said. Eric Abril, 35, is accused of shooting and wounding a Highway Patrol officer in Mahany Park and taking two bystanders hostage, fatally shooting one and wounding the other, the police. Abril escaped from Sutter Roseville Medical Center early Sunday. The Placer County Sheriff’s Office and the Roseville Police Department are searching the easternmost area of ​​Roseville. Officials did not clarify why Abril was at the medical center. Mahany Park in Roseville, CaliforniaGoogle Maps “We have developed new information that…

Submitted photo Left to right are Abigail Groves, Jenny Castro, Cheryl Nilsen, April Hubbard, Peg Morris and Brittany Armstrong, cast of “Calendar Girls.” “Calendar Girls” will be presented by Minot State’s Summer Theater beginning today, July 10, and continuing through Friday, July 14, in the newly renovated amphitheater. Doors will open at 8:00 p.m. and the show will begin at 8:30 p.m. Directed by Robert Hubbard, the play is based on a true story and film of the same name, and features a cast of local female talent. “He’s a real madman with occasional moments of surprising tenderness. I think…

ForEyewitness news Monday, July 10, 2023 03:57 NEW ROCHELLE, New York (WABC) — There was a storm-related rescue in Westchester County on Sunday with no time to spare A man and woman were found unconscious near a New Rochelle marina. Police believe they both touched a guardrail that somehow carried an electrical current. By chance, someone at the marina saw the two people in the water. “I went back and got a net and helped her out of the water with the net and he was face down and two other members came over here and pulled him out,” said…

Update: Liberty County Coroner Reginald Pierce tells WJCL 22 News that one person has died in the crash. According to an officer at the scene, a Chrysler Aspen moved from the right lane to the left lane and struck a Chevy Silverado. The Aspen spun several times and ejected a woman who landed under the Silverado. Other motorists helped remove the woman’s truck. Five other people were injured and taken to Memorial Health. The Georgia State Patrol is investigating a multi-car crash in Liberty County that left several in the hospital. The Coastal News Service reports that a teenager was…

LEXINGTON, Mass. – The family of Keoni Hubbard, the Massachusetts boy who died Friday in a boating accident on a New Hampshire lake, is remembering him as a “selfless kid” who found joy in the happiness of others. In a statement released Sunday, the Hubbard family said, “Our hearts are forever broken by the loss of our Keoni. Loved by his family and friends, Keoni’s spirit and empathy for others resonated with all those who love and admire him. Keoni was simply the best – a selfless boy who truly found joy in the happiness of others. Our family appreciates…