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An oceanside Florida highway may be named after the late Jimmy Buffett

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:53 GMT

(CNN) — Soon, you may be able to cruise down a Florida highway named after singer Jimmy Buffett while listening to his A1A album named after the road.A Florida lawmaker filed a bill Friday to rename State Road A1A, a coastal highway that spans from Key West in the south to Fernandina Beach in the north, in honor of Buffett.The singer, who blended the sounds of the tropics with country, died a month ago from Merkel cell cancer. The 76-year-old entertained audiences for more than five decades with his tales of the people and places he encountered on the road.His audiences subscribed to his vision of a life filled with flip-flops, beaches, boats and booze.State Rep. Chuck Clemons, a Republican, filed House Bill 91 on Friday to give “honorary designation” of certain portions of State Road A1A in specified counties, according to the bill.If the bill gets passed, the state road will be renamed “Jimmy Buffett Memorial Highway” in all Florida counties on the East Co...

Boston Mayor Wu backs Weber in District 6 City Council race

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:53 GMT

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is working to influence a fourth City Council race, by throwing her support behind Benjamin Weber, a labor attorney seeking the District 6 seat held by outgoing Councilor Kendra Lara.“I’m proud to endorse Ben Weber to represent District 6 on the City Council,” Wu said in a Tuesday statement. “As a BPS dad, youth soccer coach, neighborhood council member and attorney fighting for workers’ rights, Ben has spent many years actively working for a bright future for our city.“He’ll be an effective partner on the policies and constituent services for Boston to be the best city for families,” she added.Weber, of Jamaica Plain, was the top vote-getter in a September preliminary that eliminated Lara. He will face off against William King, an information technology specialist from West Roxbury, in the Nov. 7 general election.“I am deeply honored to earn the support of Mayor Wu,” Weber said in a Tuesday statement. “We share the same progressive ideals and, if elected, I...

Columbus Day vs. Indigenous Peoples Day fight gets joint hearing, again

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:53 GMT

With Columbus Day around the corner, indigenous residents and supporters of their efforts again asked a joint committee of the Legislature to do away with the holiday in the Bay State.The Spanish-sponsored Italian ship captain born Cristoforo Colombo, known in King Ferdinand’s court as Cristóbal Colón, is not the hero many Americans may think him to be, according to dozens of people who appeared to testify before the Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.“Christopher Columbus, as you know, did not discover the Americas. That myth, steeped in racism and violence, has allowed generations to credit a European man with discovering a land already teeming with societies,” state Sen. Joanne Comerford told her colleagues to start Tuesday’s hearing. “Indigenous communities and tribal nations in the Commonwealth and across the United States call us to act.”Comerford and state Rep. Christine P. Barber have offered S.1976/H.2989, or An Act establishing Indigenou...

Pigskin pampering

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:53 GMT

The Patriots Foundation gave 18 cancer survivors a day of pampering at Gillette Stadium Tuesday as part of the NFL’s Crucial Catch Campaign. The day involved candle and jewelry making, manicures, facials, massages, and a visit to the field. Plus, a lot of smiles.Deborah MacEachern works at the jewelry making station as cancer survivors get a “Patriots Day of Pampering” at Gillette Stadium. (Nancy Lane/Boston Herald)

Campland on the Bay shoreline closed after fire causes runoff, $1.7 million in damages

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:53 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- The Campland on the Bay shoreline along Mission Bay is now closed due to contamination after a fire erupted Monday afternoon. The fire destroyed a facility used for storage, rentals and items sold for fishing at Campland on the Bay."Whenever something like this happens, it's deeply felt in the community," Campland on the Bay Chief Operating Officer Jacob Gelfand said. "Fortunately our rental fleet of kayaks and pedal boats and pontoon boats were all spared, so we are hoping to be able to get back to offering those rentals as soon as possible." I-805 north connector to SR-15 reopens after fatal crash As the campground works to get the area restored and eventually replaced, the county is stepping in to close the waterway impacted by the firefighting efforts."The County issued a water-contact closure in compliance with state law for the shoreline around Campland on the Bay due to the introduction of firefighting liquid runoff, latex paint, and gasoline into the recr...

Arrest made in $94K spear phishing scam that targeted GTHA homeless shelter

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:53 GMT

Peel Regional Police have arrested a 33-year-old man behind an alleged spear phishing scam that duped the Good Shepherd in Hamilton, Ont.Investigators said the Good Shepherd organization was invoiced for work by a contractor who was known to them. The contractor had their business email compromised and imitated to look like the genuine online contact information.Peel Regional Police said Good Shepherd was advised to send outstanding payments of over $94,000 to a different bank account, and once they learned that the funds were not received by the contractor, police were notified and an investigation commenced.Authorities arrested 33-year-old Emmanuel Pobee of Mississauga on September 29. He was charged with possession of property obtained by crime. The accused will appear in court at a later date.In a news release, a Peel Regional Police spokesperson urged all employers to be vigilant in examining changes to payments, bank account numbers and verifying the identity of those in charg...

The latest developments on the provincial election in Manitoba

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:53 GMT

WINNIPEG — It’s election day in Manitoba. Heather Stefanson’s Progressive Conservatives are fighting to win a third consecutive majority government, while Wab Kinew’s NDP is trying to regain the government it lost in 2016.Here are the latest developments (all times are CT):7:20 p.m. Elections Manitoba says issues with its website earlier today have been resolved and vote counting machines have “generally been working well,” despite power interruptions in some places.Southern Manitoba experienced rain and thunderstorms when polls opened today.Mike Ambrose, the communications director for Elections Manitoba, says in an email that in cases where there were power failures, the agency switched to manual procedures to maintain service for voters.Earlier in the day, Elections Manitoba communications officer Zack Rach said voters who were having trouble searching its website for information on where to vote were being directed to call phone lines.Rach said ther...

Things to know about the resignation of a Kansas police chief who led a raid on a small newspaper

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:53 GMT

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas police chief who led an August raid on a small weekly newspaper seemed to have the support of most city leaders in the weeks since the search, despite public outcry and calls for his resignation. But that changed quickly once details began emerging about Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody’s conduct. Cody was suspended Thursday, the same day a television station reported that he asked a local restaurant owner to delete text messages. Then body camera video of the Aug. 11 search of the Marion County Record was released — and it appeared to show Cody looking at a reporter’s investigative file about him. Emails about the raid also emerged. By Monday, he resigned.The raid on the paper, along with related searches of the homes of its publisher and a City Council member, put the town of 1,900 residents some 150 miles (240 kilometers) southwest of Kansas City at the center of a national debate over press freedoms. The raids also focused an intense spotl...

2 teens injured in shooting in Chicago's Kenwood neighborhood

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:53 GMT

CHICAGO — Two teens were hospitalized on Tuesday afternoon after a shooting in the city's Kenwood neighborhood, police say. According to Chicago police, the shooting, which left a 17-year-old and a 19-year-old injured, happened in the 4300 Block of South Lake Park around 5:30 p.m. CTA bus supervisor shot on Chicago’s Southwest Side Offices say it happened after the 17-year-old boy attempted to break up a fight in the area. The people involved in the altercation fled from the scene, but police say they later returned with a gun. Chicago Police say the offenders fired shots at the two teens, hitting both of them in the lower back. Both teens were later taken to the hospital in stable condition.According to police, nobody is in custody in connection to the shooting and Area 1 Detectives are conducting an investigation.Those with information can leave a tip for officers at CPDtip.com. Tips can be left anonymously.

Texas House releases new evidence not admissible during Ken Paxton's impeachment trial

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:53 GMT

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Nearly three weeks after Attorney General Ken Paxton's acquittal in the Senate, the House impeachment managers released piles of evidence on Tuesday, many of which were deemed inadmissible during the 10-day impeachment trial.The hundreds of pages of documents provide more information about the Paxtons' home renovations central to one of the impeachment articles, as well as a behind-the-scenes transcript that details why Laura Olson — the woman Paxton is accused of having an extramarital affair with — ultimately didn't testify after being called to the witness stand.Transcriptions show Olson also planned to exercise her 5th Amendment right against self-incrimination, and parties wrestled over whether House managers could still call her to the witness stand. The new batch of information also details the alias Uber account that Nate Paul — the embattled Austin real estate developer key to accusations against the attorney general — allegedly set up for Paxton to use. ...