“A New Road Reality” – Medford News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News
Pacific Crest Trail hikers avoid McKinney Fire Jamie Lusch / Mail Tribune Andy Seldon, 51, PCT trail name “Sad Spot,” brushes his teeth Tuesday with a toothbrush he cut in half to save weight in his backpack at Jackson Wellsprings in Ashland. Navigating a 110-mile section of the Pacific Crest Trail closed in response to the McKinney fire took the work of some angels. “Trail Angels” and other connections PCT hikers rely on helped ease their transition from the trail after the U.S. Forest Service closed the trail between Etna Summit in Siskiyou County, Calif., and Mt. Ashland. More trail…
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Former CT Victim Services Advocate Gets 9 Years in Prison on Child Porn Charges
A man who previously worked as a victim services attorney in Hartford Superior Court was sentenced this week to nine years in prison for sharing child pornography on a social messaging app while working at the courthouse. Robert Eccleston, 58, was sentenced Monday to a total of 108 months in federal prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release, for distributing images and videos showing the sexual abuse of children, according to court documents and a US release. Connecticut District Attorney’s Office. In 2020, the FBI began monitoring several public groups on the social media app Kik and flagged photos…
Read More »Marijuana raids uncover guns, cash, plants – Medford News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News
Marijuana raids in Josephine County revealed plants, electrical hazards, weapons, cash and processed marijuana. [Photo courtesy of Josephine County Sheriff’s Office] Four raids conducted in Josephine County Three men were arrested this week during raids that turned up guns, $400,000 in cash, 12,000 marijuana plants and 10,000 pounds of processed marijuana, the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office said. The four raids on Monday and Tuesday targeted illegal marijuana crops in the 4000 block of Redwood Avenue in Grants Pass, the 12000 block of Williams Highway in Applegate Valley, the 300 block of Livingston Way and the 1500 block of Three Pines…
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Toxic burn bill for veterans PASSES Senate after Republicans derailed it last week
Legislation expanding health care for military veterans exposed to toxic burn pits passed the Senate by an overwhelming 86-11 vote Tuesday evening. All of the “no” votes on the Honor Our PACT Act were cast by Republican lawmakers, including Mitt Romney of Utah, Thom Tillis of South Carolina and Tommy Tuberville of Alabama. Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester, who led the effort to pass the bill, celebrated bipartisan support for the bill after the vote. “This bill puts us on the path to finally paying for the cost of war,” Tester said. “We put politics aside, we got results through…
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Breaking Missouri’s US Senate Race
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Update 5:26 p.m. | Live updates of election results It’s a crowded field as several Republican and Democratic candidates seek to fill Roy Blunt’s vacant U.S. Senate seat. News political reporter Stephanie Liebergen breaks down what you need to know about the Missouri US Senate race: Update 16:40 | The Washington Post reported on Tuesday that the source of Monday afternoon’s blast of text messages to Kansas voters on Amendment 2 was a political action committee led by a former Kansas congressman. The publication says the PAC, identified as Do Right, is connected to former US…
Read More »A man who allegedly killed a teenager and stabbed 4 others, claims self-defense
Miu told investigators she first encountered the group when she went to look for her friend’s lost phone, according to court documents. The phone was in a float (a tuber bag to keep your valuables from sinking) and Miu donned her scuba gear to look for it in the river. He said he came across the first group that looked like they had found something. When he asked about a cell phone, the group began insulting him, removing his tube and glasses and throwing them into the water and calling him a “child abuser,” he said. He told police he…
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Garland Announces First DOJ Lawsuit to Protect Abortion Access
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Tuesday that the Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against the state of Idaho challenging its law that will take effect next month and would make it a crime to perform an abortion under all circumstances except in extremely limited circumstances. Garland said the law violates the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), which requires hospitals that receive Medicare funds to provide necessary treatment to patients who come to their emergency departments while experiencing a medical emergency That medical care, according to Garland and the DOJ’s lawsuit, could include abortion. “The lawsuit seeks…
Read More »Driver killed when garbage truck overturns and crashes into several homes in Wilmerding – WPXI
Driver killed as garbage truck overturns, crashes into several homes in Wilmerding WILMERDING, Pa. – The driver of a garbage truck has died after crashing into several homes in Allegheny County early Tuesday, the Wilmerding fire marshal confirmed to Channel 11. PHOTOS: Driver killed as garbage truck overturns and crashes into several homes in Wilmerding The crash happened in the 300 block of Patton Street in Wilmerding around 4:00 a.m. Allegheny County police said first responders found the driver, a 47-year-old man, dead at the scene. Police said the driver was traveling on Jefferson Street and attempted to turn onto…
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