Douglas County sheriff’s officers had arrested one of their own — Deputy Robert “Mike” French — in the early hours of Feb. 9, 2013, on suspicion of trying to lure a 16-year-old boy into a sexual relationship. It was a Saturday and French, then 41, was taken to the Douglas County Detention Facility at about 3:30 a.m. He was kept there and at the Arapahoe County detention facility until he was to appear before a judge two days later. On Monday morning, before any word that French had been arrested was made public, Senior Deputy District Attorney Jay Williford asked a judge to suppress the case and all the information surrounding French’s arrest and the crimes he was accused of committing, court records show. The judge agreed. Later that day the Douglas County Sheriff’s Department, which wasn’t subject to the order, announced the arrest and said it had fired French. A handful of television news stories followed — but after … [Read more...] about How news coverage of two high-profile sex-crime cases faded after they were suppressed by Colorado judges
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Senior News: Juneau’s complementary transit system
Juneau’s “fixed route” bus system is well-used and efficiently run. For those who need a more personalized form of public transit, Juneau offers two transportation options: Care-A-Van Service and the Taxi Voucher Program. Care-A-Van is primarily for people who are unable to use the Capital Transit bus due to disability. Care-A-Van provides door-to-door service for individual passengers who, under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), have equal access to the service regardless of the trip purpose. Any senior citizen (age 60 and over) may also use the Care-A-Van. Care-A-Van is the paratransit service operated by Southeast Senior Services. Required by the ADA, the Care-A-Van complements the Capital Transit bus system and runs during the same days and hours as the bus system. Unlike the Capital Transit fixed route bus, the Care-A-Van is a “demand response” system and does not run along a fixed route. When an individual requests a ride, they ask for a … [Read more...] about Senior News: Juneau’s complementary transit system
AP News in Brief 07-29-18
Nation and World News By Associated Press | Sunday, July 29, 2018, 12:05 a.m. Share this story Friends of the Bledsoe family embrace outside of the sheriff’s office in Redding, Calif., on Saturday after hearing news of the death of Melody Bledsoe and her great-grandchildren James Roberts, 5, and Emily Roberts, 4, who were killed at their home by an advancing wildfire. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) Fire claims 2 children, great-grandmother REDDING, Calif. — The death count from a rapidly growing Northern California wildfire rose to five Saturday after two young children and their great-grandmother who had been unaccounted for were confirmed dead. ADVERTISING “My babies are dead,” Sherry Bledsoe said through tears after she and family members met with Shasta County sheriff’s deputies. Bledsoe’s two children, James Roberts, 5, and Emily Roberts, 4, were stranded with her grandmother Melody Bledsoe, 70, when walls of … [Read more...] about AP News in Brief 07-29-18
WJXT apps deliver local news, weather, sports
News4Jax.com is Jacksonville's No. 1 local source for news, weather, sports and local events on desktops and mobile devices, but the digital team at WJXT also has a suite of apps for your Apple or Android smart phone or tablet. And they're all free. News4Jax wherever you are Our tens of thousands of people get their news each day via the News4Jax app. Not only does it bring up all the latest content with one touch, but you can also enable push notifications to get an alert when there's a big news story, major traffic incident or weather warning. You can check the forecast or current radar, use the interactive traffic map, even watch any Channel 4 newscast or breaking news coverage on your device, from The Morning Show to the Ten O'Clock News. Search WJXT in the app store or download now: iPhone | Android Weather, hurricanes and your photos/video Download user-friendly Weather Authority app from WJXT to your smartphone and never be without the latest weather information. Our main … [Read more...] about WJXT apps deliver local news, weather, sports
OLD NEWS: Mayor’s secretary first in Little Rock history
One hundred years ago on Thursday, Mayor Charles Taylor promoted his stenographer into the post left vacant when his private secretary went to war. Thus did Nellie Mae Bossart (or Nelliemae, Nellie May or, most likely, Nella May) make history in Little Rock. The Arkansas Democrat noted her historicity Aug. 2, 1918: Miss Bossart has been stenographer in Mayor Taylor's office for the past 18 months, and prior to that time was employed in the bank of the W.B. Worthen Company. Some of the work devolving upon the secretary will be performed by attaches of the health department. This will be the first time in the history of the city that a woman has been secretary to the mayor. Of course a Nellie Mae could not be expected to carry quite the same load as a capable man like Charles E. Taylor Jr., the mayor's son and former private secretary, who had enlisted in the naval aviation service. Some office duties must shift to the health department and the city clerk, too. By summer 1918, so many … [Read more...] about OLD NEWS: Mayor’s secretary first in Little Rock history