Florida man charged with faking 1100 911 calls
Florida man Michael A. Holmes, 20, faces felony extortion and misuse of 911 charges after making more than 1,100 calls to emergency lines. Dispatchers described disruptive behavior including simultaneous calls and taunting phrases. authorities say no one was in immediate danger.
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Florida
Gainesville
Fla
Michael A. Holmes
Alachua County
Keith Faulk
Holmes
Allison Marler
Death toll climbs as Texas floods rage across regions
Rain and runoff from the Hill Country kept flooding in Central and South Texas while West Texas faced new deluges. Abilene saw up to a foot of rain amid drought, hundreds evacuated, and Medina Lake near San Antonio faced concerns of failure. The Medina River flood closed U S Highway 90 as Castroville and LaCoste evacuated, and statewide flood damage extended across Guadalupe, San Antonio, and Nueces basins with thousands displaced.
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Mico
Texas
South Texas
Abilene
Medina Lake
San Antonio
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Medina County
Gilbert Rodriguez
Guadalupe
Nueces
Manly
David J
Phillip Alice Wahl
Guadalupe River
New Braunfels
Texas Hill Country
Del Rio studies quality of life through schools and arts
The Del Rio plan titled Del Rio Economic Base Analysis surveys education crime cost of living and cultural amenities. It notes SFDRCISD faces a financial base challenge but has seen improved performance through state aid and staff effort. It suggests more higher education and Main Street developments to retain graduates and boost downtown culture.
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del Rio
TIP Development Strategies Inc
Austin
San Felipe Consolidated Independent School District
Cis
Sfdrcisd
Val Verde County
Pilots arrested after high risk midsummer airpranks near New York
Two pilots Andre Morais and Daniel Oliveira, Miami residents, were arrested in New Jersey on reckless endangerment charges after low flying advertising banner planes over Rockaway Beach and Cape Cod. Queens DA Richard Brown says the men may face extradition to New York, with potential seven year prison terms. Three helicopters trailed the planes to Wall Township Airport where they landed.
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New Jersey
Andre Morais
Daniel Oliveira
Wall Township
Monmouth Executive
Allaire
Queens District Attorney's
Queens
Richard Brown
Hollywood
Fla
Morais
Oliveria
Miami
Rockaway Beach
Brown
Cape Cod
Mass
Wall
N.J
Manhattan
Aerial Sign Corp
Hothwood
Phi Phe Compaq
Jin Butler
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Hes
Eddie Ochoa
Rafael Castillo Jr
Dora G. Alcala
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Fred Hernandez
Karen Gleason
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