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News photo by Temi Fadayomi The Alpena County Circuit Court building in this May 2023 news file photo. ALPENA – A defendant pleaded guilty Monday in 26th Circuit Court in Alpena to multiple charges related to his possession of sexually explicit material of a child and his criminal sexual conduct with his daughter when the child was under 13 years old. Garrick Madison, 33, faced eight charges, including three counts of child sexual abuse material: aggravated possession, three counts of using a computer to commit a crime, one count of aggravated child sexual abuse activity and one count of second-degree…

There has been a lot of talk about a “cashless” society, but it’s not here yet. In fact, cash can still be a valuable part of your overall financial picture, if you use it wisely. But how? Consider these four key uses of cash: Daily expenses – Of course, you need enough cash on hand to pay your living expenses: mortgage, debt payments, utilities, groceries, etc. You likely rely on your savings or checking accounts to pay for these needs. Unexpected expenses and emergencies – It’s never a bad idea to set a monthly budget. But as you know, life…

Soon On July 15, 2023, the Italian National Anti-Corruption Authority issued the new interpretative guidelines of Legislative Decree no. 24/2023, which develops the EU Directive on complaints. The new Guidelines aim to provide practical guidance to those employers who, under the new law, are now required to implement their own internal reporting channels. In particular, the guidelines provide further guidance on the application requirements and clarify the basic principles that the employer “may” take into account when establishing its whistleblowing policy, subject to the possibility of future clarifications by the Italian National Anti-Corruption Authority (ie the authority empowered to issue…

A wildfire that started about 25 miles northeast of Challis in the Salmon-Challis National Forest last week doubled in size over the weekend, topping 14,800 acres by Monday evening and prompting pre-evacuation orders in the Lemhi Valley on Monday. The Hayden Fire ignited in fir and subalpine spruce along Hayden Creek around 11:30 a.m. July 19. Within a day of the fire, the U.S. Forest Service ordered two interagency “Type 1” fire teams of about 20 firefighters each and three “Type 1” Chinooks used for America’s largest wildland helicopters. The fire is now slightly bounded by the Mill, Mogg and…

Retro Metro LLC, the owners of the Metrocenter Mall in Jackson, has filed a lawsuit against the city of Jackson to break its lease. According to the lawsuit filed June 21, the city of Jackson leased the Belk Building at Metrocenter Mall on April 4, 2011, for the purpose of maintaining office complexes and other administrative facilities for the city. These offices include the Jackson Police Department’s District Two and the city’s Water Billing Department. Retro Metro LLC is accusing the city of Jackson of failing to pay “consumer price index for urban wages” (CPI-U) rent starting in October 2021….

LAREDO, TX. (KGNS) – The Laredo Police Department is clarifying the details behind a three-vehicle crash in south Laredo that claimed the lives of two children. Laredo police had received a call of a three-vehicle crash near the intersection of Cuatro Vientos and Aguanieve Drive shortly after 6:30 p.m. According to reports, three of the victims involved in the accident are children. Their ages are nine, seven and six. We’re told two of the children died and a third was taken to San Antonio in critical condition. Four adults involved in the accident have been stabilized but are in serious…

HOLLISTON, Mass. – Crews responded to a Holliston home Monday afternoon for an explosion. Holliston police say the explosion occurred around 3:55 pm inside a home on Westfield Drive. Arriving officers found two men, ages 59 and 61, in the front yard with significant burns to their bodies, officials said. “I saw their injuries were serious and I just wanted to be helpful, so they wouldn’t get hurt any more,” said Kristen Mahoney, a neighbor. “It was very scary, and I’m still a bit bewildered by the whole situation.” They were transported to an area hospital by medical helicopter and…