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Santa Clara County workers poised to strike over staffing concerns

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 09:05:11 GMT

(KRON) -- Following six days of voting by Santa Clara County’s largest union, SEIU Local 521, members voted to authorize their bargaining committee to call for an Unfair Labor Practice Strike.The potential strike could affect more than 12,500 county jobs. Union members work for the county's three hospitals and clinics, social services, 911 dispatch communications centers, parks, maintenance, the assessor’s office, and recorder’s office. County workers are calling for the county to invest in "funding the frontline." The vote passed with 95 percent of members casting "yes" votes, the union announced Thursday afternoon.During the next sessions of negotiations, the SEIU 521 Santa Clara County bargaining team and union leaders will evaluate when, and if, a strike is necessary. SEIU Local 521 Vice President Andre Thomas speaks at a rally. (Image courtesy SEIU Local 521) "This overwhelming majority 'yes' vote represents the voices of workers all across the county. Workers that played...

Del. Lewis leads Father’s Day pledge to combat domestic violence

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 09:05:11 GMT

A closeup of the signature of some members of the House of Delegates on a poster to combat domestic violence. Photo by William J. Ford.(William J. Ford) A closeup of the signature of some members of the House of Delegates on a poster to combat domestic violence. Photo by William J. Ford.(William J. Ford) As Father’s Day approaches Sunday, some elected officials in Maryland are spreading a pledge to combat domestic violence.About 40 Maryland state delegates signed their names to a Prince George’s County poster with a pledge “to never engage in any type of abuse — physical, emotional, sexual, financial or digital.”Del. Jazz Lewis (D-Prince George’s) led the effort a few days before this year’s 90-day legislation ses...

Search underway for suspect in shooting that killed 16-year-old boy in Prince George’s Co.

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 09:05:11 GMT

A 16-year-old Silver Spring boy was killed and a man hospitalized after a shooting in Langley Park, Maryland, Wednesday. Police are asking for help finding the person responsible.Prince George’s County police said the shooting happened around 5:30 p.m. in the 7900 block of Riggs Road. Police said responding officers found Kevin Ruiz Campos in the parking lot of an apartment building. He had been shot several times and was pronounced dead at the scene.A man who’d also been shot was taken to the hospital and was still there as of Thursday night, police said.Campos was a sophomore at Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring. In a letter to the school community, Principal Renay Johnson said the school is making psychologists and counselors available to students who need support.“Our counselors are available to offer a listening ear and resources to help our students cope with the death of a peer,” Johnson said. “I know you join me in extending our hear...

McIlroy, Koepka shake hands and smile, then turn to chasing down leaders at US Open

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 09:05:11 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — They shared a bro handshake and a laugh or two on the first tee box. Then, the odd couple — Rory McIlroy and Brooks Koepka — started down the fairway in search of solutions for the biggest problem in golf. On Thursday at the U.S. Open, it had nothing to do with Saudi-backed LIV Golf (Koepka’s tour) or the future of the PGA Tour (McIlroy’s). Rather, it was the eight-shot deficit they shared before they’d even put a tee in the ground. McIlroy did something about it. His 5-under 30 on the front nine during the afternoon wave matched what both Xander Shauffele and Rickie Fowler shot over the same nine holes in the morning en route to their record-setting 62s at Los Angeles Country Club.Koepka did not. He spent the first half of his round missing fairways, scrambling for pars and making three bogeys before he rallied with back-to-back birdies to turn at 1-over 36.The USGA’s pairing of Koepka and McIlroy — with Hideki Matsuyama added to the mix t...

How Loudoun Co. created student-to-teacher pipeline, helping address teacher shortage

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 09:05:11 GMT

Loudoun County Public School’s Teacher Cadet program is seeing an increase in enrollment, school officials said at Tuesday’s board meeting, helping the Virginia school system address a teacher shortage by creating a pipeline to hire former students.The program was launched at Park View and Potomac Falls high schools during the 2002-03 school year, and included 34 future educators, spokesman Dan Adams said. There weren’t any Teacher Cadet programs in the state prior to 2002.Starting next year, the Teacher Cadet program will be offered in 14 of the county’s 18 high schools, according to Lynn Caldwell, a Human Resources and Talent Development recruiter with the county. Enrollment in the program is also increasing, with 236 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year, up from 157 in 2021-22, according to a presentation shared with the school board.Sophomores and juniors can apply for the program, which requires a minimum 2.7 GPA, two recommendation letters and s...

Police ID pregnant woman killed in DC shooting; baby in ‘critical condition’

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 09:05:11 GMT

A pregnant woman was killed and a man was wounded Thursday in what D.C.  police called a “targeted” shooting by two suspects armed with what appeared to be assault rifles.The woman and the man were parked in a car in the 300 block of 37th Street SE, when another car pulled up and two armed men jumped out and opened fire, said Andre Wright, interim executive assistant police chief during a news conference.The shooting happened about 11:20 a.m.“This is a brazen act,” Wright said. “It happened in the middle of the day.”Both the woman and the man suffered several gunshot wounds. The woman, Samya Gill, 22, of Fort Washington, Maryland, was taken to the hospital in critical condition. She gave birth at the hospital, and then she died. Police said the baby in in “critical condition.”The man, who was the driver of the car, was taken to the hospital with injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening.Wright said police believe the shoot...

MMA fighter Conor McGregor accused of sexually assaulting woman at NBA Finals game in Miami

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 09:05:11 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — The NBA and the Miami Heat are investigating an allegation that former UFC champion Conor McGregor sexually assaulted a woman inside an arena bathroom after Game 4 of the NBA Finals.The woman’s attorney, Ariel Mitchell, said her client has provided Miami police with the clothing she was wearing that night and that a report was filed. Miami police did not respond when asked Thursday evening whether they were investigating.McGregor’s attorney said the fighter denied any wrongdoing. “Mr. McGregor will not be intimidated,” said the attorney, Barbara Llanes.In letters sent to the NBA, the Heat and McGregor’s representatives, Mitchell detailed her client’s allegations and said the client would discuss “reasonable settlement offers” before June 12 or else proceed with litigation.https://twitter.com/MiamiHEAT/status/1669418013659938822?s=20“We are aware of the...

Murder suspect arrested in Raynham after chase, crash, police say

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 09:05:11 GMT

A murder suspect was taken into custody Thursday after he allegedly led police on a chase and later crashed into another car in Raynham, leaving one of the car’s occupants with serious injuries, state police announced. State police said troopers initially saw David Lynch, 24, sitting in a BMW SUV in the parking lot of a Holiday Inn hotel in Middleborough around 3 p.m.When approached, police said Lynch rammed a pair of police vehicles and fled onto Route 44. State police said troopers pursued Lynch “for a short period of time” before they lost sight of the vehicle he was driving. Moments later, state police said troopers learned Lynch’s vehicle had hit the second car at the intersection of Orchard Street and Warren Street in Raynham. Police said Lynch and a passenger in the car he was driving fled the scene on foot but were soon taken into custody. Lynch, his passenger and one occupant of the car Lynch allegedly hit were taken to a hospital after th...

East Boston residents brace for impacts of temporary Sumner Tunnel closure

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 09:05:11 GMT

East Boston residents spoke up on Thursday as they brace for the impacts of a planned nearly two-month closure of the Sumner Tunnel beginning next month. The main artery connecting East Boston to the rest of Boston is slated to shut down beginning on July 5 to make way for needed repairs. With closing time near, the state Department of Transportation held an open house to community members to ask questions and voice concerns on Thursday. “A nightmare,” said East Boston Resident Debbie Raso. “ A total nightmare.”Weekend closures already in place on most weekends for the past year have given drivers a preview of what to expect.  “On a Saturday night, if we want to go out for dinner, a 15 minute drive, usually, is an hour and a half,” Raso said. “I don’t have to commute,” said resident Judy Lyons. “I feel bad for those who do.”This week’s MassDOT open house aimed to let community members ask last-minute closure-related questions. In Eas...

Ray Lewis III, a son of Ravens legend Ray Lewis, dies; ‘be our guardian,’ brother posts after losing sibling

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 09:05:11 GMT

Ray Anthony Lewis III, a son of Ravens legend Ray Lewis, died Thursday, one of his brothers said on social media. He was 28.Rahsaan Lewis said on Instagram that he prayed his older brother was “at peace now,” and that he “won’t ever have the words” to describe the loss of his sibling.“Be our guardian,” he wrote. “I promise I’ll make you smile and be proud.”Along with his younger brother, Lewis III followed in the footsteps of his father, who is credited with forever changing the position of NFL middle linebacker throughout his 17-year career with the Ravens that ended with his retirement from football in 2013.Lewis III attended Lake Mary Prep in Florida, rushing for 5,283 yards and 53 touchdowns in three seasons, according to MaxPreps, and telling The Baltimore Sun in 2010 that he had a dream of playing in the NFL, as well as aspirations of “making a difference in people’s lives outside the football field.”...