Red Cross deploys in Texas after Harvey to aid victims
Mike Mitchell of Holland, executive director at Red Cross West, has been in Corpus Christi since Aug 30 guiding relief. He travels five counties Refugio Victoria Bee Dewitt and Goliad meeting officials to identify needs as communities lack power and water. He says many have lost homes and face ongoing hardship.
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Holland
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Victoria
Bee
Dewitt
Goliad
Red Cross
West Michigan
Aid Drive Tries to Meet Harvey Aftermath Needs
Officials describe a rapid response focusing on shelter food and mental health in the disaster aftermath. Leaders like judges and sheriffs are coordinating long days across counties to assess needs and speed aid.
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Sentinel
Irma Bears Down on Caribbean as It Strengthens to Catastrophic Winds
The Associated Press reports Hurricane Irma, a Category 5 storm with 185 mph winds, advancing toward the Leeward Islands including Antigua and Barbuda, and threatening Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Experts warn of destruction if it tracks toward Florida, noting the storm as one of the strongest on record in the Atlantic.
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Caribbean
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Antigua and Barbuda
U.S. Virgin Islands
Leeward
Colorado State University
Phil Klotzbach
Miami
Atlantic
Caribbean Sea
Gulf of Mexico
Allen
Wilma
Gilbert
Trump ends DACA program, says two year permits illegal
Attorney General Jeff Sessions declared the Obama era DACA program unconstitutional and announced its end. U S Citizenship and Immigration Services will continue daily operations until March 5 as Congress is given six months to craft a new policy.
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Obama
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Holland boxer Isaac Flores sentenced for shooting
Isaac Flores a Holland professional boxer, 22, was sentenced to three to 10 years for shooting Travis Taylor in the head on Lillian Street in Park Township on February 2. Flores pleaded no contest to assault with intent to do great bodily harm as Taylor could not testify at sentencing.
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Isaac Flores
Flores
Lillian Street
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