There are expansion plans for the state-owned Honey Creek Resort in south central Iowa. Iowa Department of Natural Resources director Chuck Gipp says the private firm hired to manage the park will build a wedding pavillion and install a year-round, outdoor pool. “The new management group is Delaware North,” Gipp says. “They’re incredibly experienced throughout […]Powered by WPeMatico
iStock/Thinkstock(JERSEY CITY, N.J.) -- A member of the Navy SEAL Elite Parachute team "The Leap Frogs" was killed in a parachuting accident during Fleet Week Sunday in Jersey City, New Jersey.According to Rear Adm. Jack Scorby, Commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic, the parachute of one of the team members failed to open properly and he landed in the water adjacent to Liberty Park.The Coast Guard and the Jersey City Fire Department […]
David Becker/WireImage(SAVANNAH, Ga.) -- Gregg Allman, co-founding lead singer, keyboardist and one of the main songwriters of the legendary The Allman Brothers Band, has died at age 69. A statement on Allman's official website reads, in part, "It is with deep sadness that we announce that Gregg Allman, a founding member of The Allman Brothers Band, passed away peacefully at his home in Savannah, Georgia. "Gregg struggled with many health issues […]
Multnomah County Sheriffs Office(PORTLAND, Ore.) -- The family of one of the two men stabbed to death in Portland, Oregon, in an incident allegedly involving hate speech said the victim, 23-year-old Taliesin Myrddin Namkai-Meche, died in a "final act of bravery.""We lost him in a senseless act that brought close to home the insidious rift of prejudice and intolerance that is too familiar, too common," the man's sister, Vajra, said […]
iStock/Thinkstock(PORTLAND, Ore.) -- Civil rights advocates say the stabbings in Portland, Oregon, that left two people dead and one injured come amid an increase in incidents of hate speech and hate crimes around the country since the 2016 presidential election.Jeremy Joseph Christian of North Portland has been arrested in connection with the stabbings on a light-rail train in Portland on Friday afternoon. A preliminary investigation by Portland police indicates that […]
Virginia State Police(RICHMOND, Va.) -- A Virginia State Police special agent was shot and killed after conducting a traffic stop in Richmond, Virginia, on Friday night, officials said. Special Agent Michael T. Walter, 45, was riding with a police officer from Richmond when they pulled up behind a silver Chevrolet Cobalt around 7:25 p.m. on Friday in the 1900 block of Redd Street, according to the Richmond Police Department. The […]
Lori Hall(ATLANTA) -- One mother postponed the pursuit of her ultimate dream of attending law school. Instead, Jerita Hall raised her children."That was my dream in high school, but I grew up in an area where there was not a lot of professional women that I knew," Hall, 64, recalled to ABC News."It was an era when most girls graduated high school, went to college and had a family. So […]
Iowans who are looking for full-time work and students who need a summer job can find plenty of options through a state agency. Jennifer Andrade, at Iowa Workforce Development, suggests starting with the website www.futurereadyiowa.gov. “You can take a look at the job description, what are the day-to-day responsibilities for that career, what training might […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa’s new “acting” lieutenant governor says he sees God’s hand in what’s just happened in Iowa’s political scene. “God has a plan for everything, long before we ever even know about it,” acting Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg said Friday. Gregg visited his hometown of Hawarden on Friday morning. Gregg listed a series of events — […]Powered by WPeMatico
