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LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The Clark County School District (CCSD) and the district’s bus driver are facing a second lawsuit in three years for causing an accident that attorneys say is just the latest incident for a driver with a history of crashes and a prior DUI conviction. According to the lawsuit filed May 20, CCSD bus driver Victoria Nelson collided with Jorge Mejia in October near the intersection of Desert Inn Road and Nellis Boulevard. Video from inside the school bus shows the vehicle driven by Nelson accelerating through a red light and colliding with Mejia’s pickup truck. Audio…
The grant will award $150,000 in grant funding to nonprofit organizations making a difference in their communities. AUSTIN, Texas — The City of Austin is launching a new grant program. The Food and Climate Equity Grants, through the City of Austin’s Office of Sustainability, will award grants matched to $150,000 to nonprofit organizations making a difference in the local community. “Support projects in our communities that are working towards community resilience, climate justice and food justice,” said Amanda Roehrich, food policy officer for the Office of Sustainability. Nonprofits can apply until July 18. Grants will be paid out starting in…
Chris Prewitt said he’s grateful to be able to spend Father’s Day weekend with his sons, after suffering a heart attack just after Christmas last year. AVON LAKE, Ohio — June is Men’s Health Awareness Month and, naturally, Father’s Day is this weekend, so now’s the perfect time to sit down with your dad and discuss his health history, and Chris Prewitt tells us it could save your life. “My story is pretty wild,” says Chris, of Avon Lake. “I turned 48 at the end of last year and have been focusing on my health my whole life. I’ve run…
According to information received, as a precautionary measure, police teams have closed the bridge at the location preventing the suspects from accessing it in both directions from one vehicle to the other.#live: July 15th Martyrs’ Bridge closed in both directions https://t.co/M7jpq011gl— Anadolu Agency (@anadoluajansi) June 14, 2024Though there were many police teams on the bridge, vehicles were not allowed to enter the bridge. A queue of vehicles was formed at the entrance to the bridge.The Istanbul Governor reported that there had been private activity on the bridge and police had halted traffic on the bridge as a precautionary measure.Minister of…
Healthy food on a cutting board. Image via Pixabay from Pexels San Diego children and families experiencing food insecurity will have more meal options over the summer thanks to a collaborative effort announced Friday between the San Diego Unified School District and local community sites, including libraries and recreation centers. Schools, YMCAs, military installations, public libraries, parks and recreation centers and other community organizations provide free breakfasts and lunches to children and teens, along with nutrition education resources, reading activities and food stipends to help families buy groceries. “When school is out for the summer, many children are without the…
The end of the congressional session means repeal will take effect sooner than the start date of Prohibition in 1864. Democratic lawmakers are seeking a legal opinion on the current law. PHOENIX — This weekend could mark the beginning of the end of Arizona’s 160-year-old near-total abortion ban. The ban could have been put in place for a short time in the fall ahead of the presidential election. But that’s not the case anymore, and here’s why. This year’s legislative session is expected to end by Saturday, which would mean all new laws will take effect in 90 days. The…
According to information received, a suspicious vehicle was stopped at Martyrs’ Bridge at around 22:45 on July 15. Istanbul Police were notified about the suspicious vehicle.Traffic in both directions was stopped while “SMA” was written on the vehicle. Traffic jams formed lines of cars for kilometers. “We believe that the incident on the bridge was the action of an individual. Police have stopped traffic on the bridge as a precautionary measure,” Istanbul’s governor said in a statement as police teams were dispatched to the scene. After a while, traffic flow from Anatolia to Europe was opened up, but the bridge…
Qassam Brigades: Blown up houses and tunnels housing Israeli soldiers | International News Hamas’ military wing, the Izzat al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, said Israeli forces had been targeted across Gaza. No Israeli statement has been made on the matter. Entry: 15.06.2024 – 00:43 Updated: 15.06.2024 – 00:43 Facebook twitter-x linkedin whatsapp email subscribe Hamas’ military wing, the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, said it targeted residential buildings and tunnels containing Israeli military vehicles and soldiers across the city, particularly in the Zeitoun neighborhood in the southwest of Gaza City. The Qassam Brigades issued a written statement saying, “We blew up a house…
The return of two reigning champions and a rematch of last year’s Division 3 title match is just the beginning of what will be talked about in this weekend’s MHSAA girls soccer finals at DeMartin Stadium. This weekend should feel somewhat familiar to most of the contenders: Six of the final eight teams have reached the season’s final weekend at least once since 2021, including Hudsonville Unity Christian and Grosse Isle, who beat the Crusaders 3-0 last year, and Kalamazoo Christian, which is also looking to win back-to-back championships. Three teams are looking to win their first championship and a…
The Food Allergy Institute stickers have a QR code that takes people to foodallergyinstitute.com to learn more about food allergies. (Image courtesy of the Food Allergy Institute) According to the Food and Drug Administration, common dishes contain about 160 ingredients that can cause an allergic reaction in people, from wheat and dairy to common allergy triggers like peanuts and shellfish. The Food Allergy Institute of Long Beach has launched an initiative called the Food Allergy League, a program that aims to literally make restaurants safer places for people with food allergies. “Approximately 33 million people suffer from severe food allergies,”…