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Washington County receives $1.2M to help prevent, or shorten, homelessness

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:32:47 GMT

Washington County will receive an additional $1.165 million in one-time funding to help people who are homeless or are at risk of becoming homeless.The Washington County Board voted last week to accept the funds from the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency for the Family Homelessness Prevention and Assistance Program.The money, expected to be available June 1, will primarily be used for direct assistance to prevent homelessness, including payments for past-due rent of up to three months, first months’ rent and damage deposit, utility assistance and some moving costs, said Sarah Tripple, a division manager in the county’s community services department.“Even though it says ‘family,’ it’s available to all household types, including youth and adults without children,” Tripple said.Washington County has applied for and received funding from the program since 2007. The county contracts with two agencies – Solid Ground and Community Action Plan of Ramsey and Washington – to use the funds to s...

98.3 TRY Social Dilemma: Was I Wrong to Adjust The Thermostat in My In-Laws Home?

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:32:47 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Today's 98.3 TRY Social Dilemma came from Becky and it's about staying at your in-laws. Here's the email: Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Good morning Jaime, I really need to get your opinion on something. This past weekend my husband and I were visiting his parents in their new house. The house is really nice but his parents are the kind of people that always run hot so the thermostat is set to like 60 degrees in the house. During the day it wasn’t to bad but at night it was freezing and I couldn’t get warm. I asked my husband to turn up the thermostat but he never did so one night I got up and put it up to 68 degrees. I slept much better after it finally kicked in. The next afternoon his dad realized it was up to 68 and he was mad. He put it back down and told me to wear a warmer sweater or sweatshirt. I apologized but to be honest I don’t really care because I was freezing. My husband was also ma...

Smokey early morning porch fire doused in Ulster County

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:32:47 GMT

ULSTER, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Crews worked to put out a porch fire at 600 East Chester Street early Saturday morning. According to volunteer firefighters, it is believed the fire started on the porch possibly due to discarded cigarettes. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Firefighters arrived on the scene around 4:12 a.m. to find heavy fire and heavy smoke showing. A second alarm was sounded and once two handlines were deployed, a bulk of the fire was down in minutes. Image via Ulster Hose Co. #5Firefighters say additional unit searches were complete and pockets of fire were extinguished in opened walls and ceilings. Extensive overhaul was completed and all units returned at 5:55 a.m. Firefighters did not mention any injuries.

Ask Amy: My ex-boyfriend broke up with me years ago. Now he won’t leave me alone.

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:32:47 GMT

Dear Amy: I dated a former boyfriend over three years ago. We met through a dating app.I was in the process of moving to the same area where he lived (but not because of him). He broke up with me, and I was OK with that.Afterward, he contacted me a few more times.A few months after we broke up, I agreed to meet with him, thinking that it would finally end his contact.I stated I was not interested in pursuing any relationship.I blocked him on my phone after the meet-up, and thought it was done.Since then, he has emailed me several times, once while I was dating my (now) husband. I ignored the email.He then “friend requested” me on my social media and professional profiles. All rejected.He emailed me again. I replied, stating that I wished no more contact, as I was now married. My email was short and to the point, but not mean.He friend-requested me again on social media and even went as far as to email me on my work email shortly after.I blocked him from everything again.Related Arti...

Russia denies reports of Ukrainian breakthroughs along front lines

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:32:47 GMT

The Russian defence ministry denied on Thursday (11 May) reports that Ukrainian troops had broken through at various points along the front line and claimed the situation was under full control.Moscow responded after Russian military blogs, posting on Telegram, claimed that Ukrainian forces were making advances to the north and south east of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine. Some suggested a long-awaited offensive by pro-Kyiv troops had begun.Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said that the offensive has not yet begun.The Russian Defence Ministry said that the statements made by Telegram channels in relation to 'defence advances' in various areas along the line-of-contact did not match reality.In a press release, it used the Kremlin’s description of war in Ukraine to say that the "overall situation" in the area is under control.The fact that the Russian Ministry felt compelled to issue the statement is indicative of what Moscow admits as a "very challenging" military operati...

Healthcare workers at 5 California hospitals vote to authorize strike beginning May 22

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:32:47 GMT

Thousands of healthcare workers at five HCA facilities in California have voted to authorize an unfair labor practice strike, claiming management is threatening and intimidating employees who complain of short-staffing and low wages.With 97% voting in favor, an estimated 3,000 emergency room technicians, nursing assistants, respiratory therapists, lab techs, dieticians, pharmacy techs and cooks are set to launch a five-day strike beginning May 22 at the following locations:HCA Good Samaritan Hospital in San JoseHCA Regional Medical Center in San JoseHCA Los Robles Medical Center in Thousand OaksHCA West Hills HospitalHCA Riverside Community HospitalWorkers allege management has violated labor law by stopping them from meeting and talking in hospital public areas, throwing union staff out of hospitals and telling caregivers they can’t wear union logos. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG) The workers, whose labor contract expired March 31, are represented by SEIU-...

3 Chicago gang members arrested in California triple slaying

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:32:47 GMT

Three men associated with a gang have been arrested in connection with two deadly Los Angeles shootings in a case in which all suspects and victims were from the Chicago area, police said Friday, May 12.Investigators, however, would not specify the motive for the shootings that killed three women and wounded four other people in January and a man in December.“We can’t discuss the motive but we can say that it’s associated with Chicago,” Capt. Jonathan L. Tippet, commanding officer of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Robbery-Homicide Division, told a headquarters press conference.“One thing that can be said is that the violence that occurs in Chicago today is having an effect on all of us,” he said.A police officer pulls a line of crime scene tape as a coroner’s van arrives at the scene of a shooting that left three people dead and four others injured in Beverly Crest early Saturday morning, on Jan. 28, 2023. (Photo by Raphael Richardson, Contributing Photographer)Detectives...

The 10 most expensive reported home sales in San Jose the week of May 1

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:32:47 GMT

A house in San Jose that sold for $2.8 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in San Jose in the past week.In total, 36 residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $2 million. The average price per square foot ended up at $989.The prices in the list below concern real estate sales where the title was recorded during the week of May 1 even if the property may have been sold earlier.10. $2.3 million, single-family home in the 6100 block of Corte de La ReinaThe sale of the single family residence in the 6100 block of Corte de La Reina in San Jose has been finalized. The price was $2,300,000, and the new owners took over the house in April. The house was built in 1969 and has a living area of 3,027 square feet. The price per square foot was $760. The house features 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.Corte de La Reina9. $2.3 million, detached house in the 1000 block of Cross Springs CourtThe property in...

‘We’re fighting against our extinction,’ striking writers ready for long battle

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:32:47 GMT

Two weeks into the Writers Guild of America strike, hopes for a quick resolution are low, but determination among picketing writers is high.The WGA went on strike in 1960, 1981, 1988 and 2007. Yet as a sea of writers pound the pavement outside the studios, bearing signs like “pens down, knives out” and “here’s a wild pitch: pay us fair wages,” there is a distinct feeling that this time is different.“Every other strike was about corporate greed, this is about extinction,” said screenwriter Billy Ray. “We are fighting against our extinction as a class of craftsmen.”Writers allege that changes in industry practices are making the job financially untenable. This includes shorter seasons, smaller workplace rooms, shrinking residual payments from streaming services and the rising use of AI, or artificial intelligence.“This is probably the most important strike I’ve participated in,” said veteran screenwriter Peter Hancock, who has picketed in every strike since 1981, as he marched outside...

California Iraq war veteran sentenced to 11 years for killing girlfriend

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:32:47 GMT

An Anaheim man who stabbed his girlfriend to death and then tried to persuade a police officer to shoot him was sentenced Friday to 11 years in prison.Frank Moseley, a 34-year-old Iraq War veteran, was convicted earlier this year of voluntary manslaughter for the January 2017 killing of 25-year-old Janessa Smith in an Anaheim apartment, after an Orange County Superior Court jury rejected a more serious murder charge.Frank Moseley Moseley, who never denied responsibility for Smith’s violent death, apologized to her family prior to his sentencing and alluded to the PTSD that his attorney argued had helped lead to the killing.“I just want to express how apologetic I am to anyone who is affected by the crime I committed,” Moseley said.“I don’t want anyone who is dealing with psychological trauma to be in this situation,” he added.Orange County Superior Court Judge Kimberly Menninger acknowledged Moseley’s PTSD and military service, but also described the killing as “brutal” and not...