Six dead as Las Vegas fire rips Alpine Motel Apartments
Investigators comb the Alpine Motel Apartments room by room after a weekend blaze that killed six residents and injured 13 in downtown Las Vegas. Fire officials note past code complaints, heating issues, and possible stove use for warmth while an aid center opens for displaced residents.
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Crear
Las Vegas Fire & Rescue
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Rick Jones
Clark County Coroner’s Office
Robert Nolan
Las Vegas City
Alpime Motel
Nolan
Alpine Motel Apartments
City Code Enforcement Office
Malinda Mier
13 Action News
Health Department
Associated Press
Mier
Red Cross
California hits as for profit detention contracts approved
The Trump administration awarded 6.8 billion dollars in long term contracts to GEO Group CoreCivic and Management Training Corp to run immigration detention centers in San Diego Calexico Adelanto and Bakersfield. The deals cover about 4000 beds with expansion capacity while California moves to bar for profit prisons effective January 1. ICE says contracts fall outside the new law and aims to limit detainee transfers from the state.
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Trump
California
Gavin Newsom
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Calexico
Adelanto
Bakersfield
ICE
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Hughes
Vicky Waters
Newsom
Ing
Waters
Senate
Assembly
Trump Administration
GEO Group Inc
GEO
CoreCivic Inc
Management & Training Corp
Mexico
Louisiana
Virginia governor seeks bill replacing Lee statue in Capitol
Gov. Ralph Northam will push for legislation to remove Virginia's statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee from the U S Capitol and choose a replacement. The plan follows a letter from Reps Wexton and McEachin urging a more inclusive historical narrative and mentions candidates like Oliver Hill and Booker T. Washington.
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Ralph Northam
Robert E. Lee
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Northam
Alena Yarmosky
Yarmosky
McEachin
Wexton
George Washington
South
U.S. Capitol
Oliver Hill
Booker T. Washington
Florida
Edmund Kirby Smith
Mary McLeod Bethune
Keep Mercer County Clean Campaign Aims To Beautify Roads
Puckett notes improvements in county road cleanup with two truckloads hauled away in a single effort along Courthouse Road to Ramey Ford. The Keep Mercer Clean campaign begins February 2020, inviting students to enter Trash to Treasure using litter for art, running March 20 to April 30 to boost tourism appeal.
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Puckett
Mercer County
Courthouse Road
Ramey Ford
Mercer County Day Report Center
Keep Mercer Clean
Greg Jordan
gjordan@batantine. com
Guilty plea in Mercer County child sexual abuse case described
The defendant admitted guilt on multiple charges including law, custodian or person of trust, and incest with a prepubescent girl. A misdemeanor cruelty to animals charge was dismissed. Sentencing planned for Feb. 28 after a pre sentence investigation and sex offender evaluation. Prosecutor detailed a Facebook Messenger case with video of sexual acts involving a young girl and authorities obtained records via a Facebook search warrant. The suspect remains jailed on bonds totaling $300,000.
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Paul Cassell
Haway
Joe Harvey
Sadler
Harvey
Steve Sommers
Mercer County Sheriff’s Office
National Center For Missing and Exploited Children
Facebook Messenger
Sommers
Facebook
Hawai
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