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City council committee advances plan for migrant camp at vacant South Side lot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:49 GMT

CHICAGO — The city is one step closer to transforming vacant land on the South Side into a migrant shelter. On Monday, a Chicago City Council Committee advanced a plan to purchase a 67,000-square-foot vacant former Jewel and the surrounding 6.5 acres of land near West 115th Street & South Halsted Street. But local residents are organizing against the plan."We are here to stand up, to tell the people enough is truly enough," Kamilya Wilson, a community activist, said.  City announces plan to keep asylum seekers warm as temps drop The city’s all-hands-on-deck approach to migrant care has exacerbated tensions between Black and brown communities. Many African Americans say they’re frustrated the city is spending millions to house migrants in communities that have long suffered from disinvestment. "Are residents are concerned because time after time, there’s been promises made and they haven’t been kept," Ald. Ronnie Mosley (21st Ward) said. In a statement to constituents, Mos...

What is a dry promotion and should you accept one?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:49 GMT

(NewsNation) — Employers are cutting costs by offering employees what are known as "dry promotions." Here's what you need to know about the practice."You get all the responsibility, you get all the work, you do get that title, but you do not get the pay bump that should be coming with said promotion," said NewsNation business contributor Lydia Moynihan.From a corporate perspective, bosses may see dry promotions as a sign they're invested in an employee and recognize their hard work by offering them a new title and additional responsibility."They see it as a way to basically give somebody a gold star, give somebody a slap on the back for doing a good job," Moynihan said. "They think this is a great thing." Most Americans have gone years without a raise: survey For employees, however, that deal might not look so great when those added responsibilities don't come with more money in their paychecks."A lot of job experts encourage employees to take advantage of the opportunity to negot...

Man found dead at Colorado amusement park was armed with guns, explosives: police

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:49 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A man who was found dead inside the Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park was heavily armed and wearing body armor.According to the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office, on Saturday morning, deputies were notified of a man who was found dead inside the park. His body was discovered prior to the park’s opening, and deputies said it was not related to any of the rides.The man illegally entered the park after hours when no employees or guests were around, according to the sheriff's office. Deputies continued their investigation over the weekend and identified the man as a 20-year-old from the Carbondale area. He was initially said to be 22 years old, but investigators corrected that Monday afternoon in a news conference. Goodwill employees in Wisconsin find ‘live cluster bomblet’ among donated items The man was found dressed in black-colored tactical clothing, bearing patches and emblems that gave the appearance of someone with law enforcement. He was heavily armed with a ...

Suspect wanted in connection with San Marcos homicide now in custody

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:49 GMT

SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) -- The San Marcos Police Department arrested a man wanted in connection with a homicide that officials said happened earlier Monday.Police were previously searching for Andre Symon, 32, a spokesperson with the City of San Marcos said, following a homicide in the 900 block of North Interstate 35.Shortly after 4 p.m., officials said Symon was taken into custody without incident, and the homicide remained under investigation.According to officials, this is the third homicide being investigated by SMPD in 2023. There were no homicides in San Marcos in 2022.

Iron Maiden announces Xcel Energy Center concert nearly a year in advance

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:49 GMT

British heavy metal legends Iron Maiden will play St. Paul’s Xcel Energy Center for the third time on Oct. 22.Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday through Ticketmaster. Neither the venue nor the promoter announced ticket prices.Formed in East London in 1975, Iron Maiden hit No. 4 on the British charts with their self-titled 1980 debut album. They didn’t find success in the States until their third release, 1982’s “The Number of the Beast,” the group’s first with vocalist Bruce Dickinson.For the next decade, Iron Maiden continued to release new music and tour heavily, including a handful of shows at the old Met Center. In 1993, Dickinson left Iron Maiden for a solo career. The group’s album sales plummeted with new lead singer Blaze Bayley and they reunited with Dickinson in 1999.In the years since, Iron Maiden has released a half dozen new albums and toured the world. In 2008, the group commissioned an Astraeus Airlines Boeing 757 to carry the band, the...

Murder charge: Little Canada man ‘choked out’ sex worker in Eagan hotel room

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:49 GMT

A Little Canada man was charged Monday with strangling a woman who was working as a prostitute in an Eagan hotel room this month, prosecutors say.Philip Jedidiah Wong, 25, admitted to police he paid the woman for sex Oct. 12 but said he didn’t learn she was dead until someone from her “organization” called and told him, according to the criminal complaint charging him with second-degree murder and first-degree manslaughter.Philip Jedidiah Wong (Courtesy of the Dakota County Sheriff’s Office)Wong said he did not believe she was dead and thought it was a scam and they were trying to get more money from him, the complaint says. However, Wong’s roommate told investigators he said he “choked her out” after she tried to blackmail him.According to Eagan police and the complaint:The woman, identified as 53-year-old Jianqin Zhang, was discovered dead Oct. 12 by a housekeeper and Zhang’s friend at Microtel Inn & Suites, east of Interstate 35E and west of Lexington Avenue.The H...

Charges filed in Maplewood homicide; suspect at large

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:49 GMT

MAPLEWOOD, Mo. – A Town and Country man is charged in connection with a homicide outside a Maplewood apartment building.According to Corporal Dustin Hoskins, a spokesman for the Maplewood Police Department, officers responded to a shooting in the 2200 block of Yale Avenue just after 5:40 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 26.Police found a male victim, Terron Vales, in the courtyard, suffering from a gunshot wound. Vales was brought to a local hospital and pronounced dead. He was 32. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Daily News SIGN UP NOW Maplewood police contacted the Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis to assist in the investigation.On Monday, the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office filed an at-large warrant for Justin Vance on charges of second-degree murder,...

Top Aurora VA leaders reassigned amid internal investigation into concerns about oversight, workplace culture

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:49 GMT

Two of the federal Department of Veteran Affairs’ top health care leaders in Colorado have been reassigned following concerns over operational oversight, organizational health and workplace culture.In an all-staff email to the VA’s Aurora-headquartered Eastern Colorado Health Care System, the regional director, Sunaina Kumar-Giebel, said “recent developments” on these matters have been referred to the Veterans Health Administration’s Office of the Medical Inspector, which investigates health care issues raised by veterans.She did not specify the exact issues that led to the leadership changes.“Concurrently, VA is making temporary leadership adjustments to facilitate this review and expedite the necessary changes to meet our obligations to the veterans we serve,” Kumar-Giebel wrote in the email, which was reviewed by The Denver Post.Effective Nov. 6, Michael Moore will take over as interim director, while Dr. Matthew Talarczyk will serve as a...

Central Coast real estate developer accused of bribing county supervisor

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:49 GMT

LOS ANGELES - A Central Coast real estate developer with a violent criminal record has been arrested again, this time on charges that he bribed an elected official.Ryan Wright, 37, who goes by “Ryan Petetit,” was arrested Monday on a three-count federal indictment, according to the United States Attorney’s Office.He faces charges of conspiracy, falsification of records and obstruction of justice.From at least June 2014 to May 2017, federal prosecutors say Wright conspired with his business partner to bribe an unnamed San Luis Obispo County supervisor to win approval for his real estate projects.The money and gifts totaled more than $95,000 and included a trip for the supervisor to see a Major League Baseball playoff game involving the San Francisco Giants, prosecutors allege.“To conceal the scheme, in response to a federal grand jury subpoena served on his development company, Wright allegedly caused the company to produce falsified records to the FBI,” the U.S. Attorney's Office sa...

Riverside County resident tests positive for tuberculosis; 150 people may have been exposed

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:49 GMT

A Riverside County resident has tested positive for tuberculosis, the county's Public Health Department announced Monday.That person is currently undergoing treatment and is expected to recover.Public health officials have contacted members of the public who may have come in contact with this person, who could have been exposed between Sept. 5 and Oct. 16.The individual is affiliated with California Baptist University in Riverside and is believed to have come in close contact with about 150 people at the school, which has more than 15,000 faculty, students and staff.Those who may have been exposed will be receiving an electronic notice from the Riverside County Department of Public Health. Tuberculosis is spread through "prolonged, repeated and close contact with someone who is infected," health officials said. Symptoms can include a persistent cough, fever, night sweats and unexplained weight loss. Most people infected with TB often experience a latent infection, that does not prog...