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American Red Cross installs new smoke detectors in Bed-Stuy apar

BROOKLYN - The American Red Cross educated residents about fire safety Saturday following two fatal fires in Brooklyn. Volunteers installed more than 140 smoke detectors in Bed-Stuy apartments as part of their push to prevent fires and teach Brooklyn residents the importance of fire safety. The Red Cross says batteries in the new smoke detectors last 10 years. "They said it'll be good to have the Red Cross come check our units and make sure we were prepared," says resident Verna Gray , of Bed-Stuy. "It was a good idea because we weren't sure how many units had good working smoke detectors ." The Red Cross encourages families to perform escape drills on a regular basis as well as smoke detector tests to prepare for emergency situations.

Police: 3-month-old found dead at Scottsdale apartment complex - Story

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (KSAZ) - Police say a 3-month-old infant was found dead at a Scottsdale apartment complex on Tuesday. Scottsdale police say the infant was found dead at an apartment complex near 60th Street and Thomas Road. Police say the investigation is ongoing and no other information has been released. This is a breaking story. Stay with FOX 10 Phoenix for updates.

Woodland Creek Apartments in Eugene, OR 97402

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Beaches and the beauty of doing nothing

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L' amore alla spiaggia : Love at the beach. (Photo: Michael Kiefer/The Republic) In Italian they call it Il bel far niente, “the beauty of doing nothing.” It was hot and humid in Rome, and the city was lousy with sweaty tourists. I’d finished my business in Italy, and had scheduled some beautiful-do-nothing time in Sperlonga, a beach town about 80 miles south of the capital in Italy's Lazio region.  Sperlonga is a medieval village built atop a cliff overlooking a stretch of the Mediterranean known as the Tyrrhenian Sea. Though it’s well-known in Italy, most Americans have never heard of the town, and those you might encounter there probably work in Europe or have family ties there that bring them back. Still, it’s one of the Borghi piu belli d’Italia , “the most beautiful villages of Italy,” designated by the Borghi Italia Tourist Network , an organization dedicated to bringing visitors to Italy’s lesser-known cultural wonders. Sperlonga fits the description. The old city is...

Deal Reached To Avert Strike In Keystone Oaks School District « CBS Pittsburgh

Follow KDKA-TV : Facebook | Twitter DORMONT, Pa. (KDKA) — The union for teachers in the Keystone Oaks School District announced a tentative agreement on a new contract, averting a strike that threatened to delay the start of the school year. The Keystone Oaks Education Association made the announcement on its Facebook page Wednesday night . There has been no statement from the Keystone Oaks School District . The union had given notice to the district of its intent to strike if there was no agreement before midnight Thursday. The strike was to begin Aug. 24, the first scheduled  day  of school for students. In addition, the president of the union had said in a statement that it would pursue labor charges through the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board because the district had failed to bargain in good faith Last March, another scheduled strike by Keystone Oaks teachers was avoided when the two sides signed a one- year contract extension . That contract expired on June 30.

The Bristol Press - Bristol Police Blotter

Jennifer DiBiase, 38, of 50 Ebert Drive, Apartment 68, was charged Aug. 8 with possession of a controlled substance or more than a half-ounce of cannabis and sixth degree larceny . Catherine Romines, 54, of 71 Beech St., was charged Aug. 8 with sixth degree larceny . Nicholas Markure, 20, of no known address, was charged Aug. 8 with second degree failure to appear. Kristine Pavloski, 41, of 6 Orchard St., was charged Aug. 9 with having no insurance and operating an unregistered motor vehicle . Michelle E. Labbe, 27, of 30 Seymour Road, Terryville, was charged Aug. 9 with (first offense) operation of a motor vehicle while using a hand- held mobile telephone to engage in a call or while using a mobile electronic device and illegal operation of a motor vehicle under suspension. Gary A. Barkley, 60, of 98 Morningside Drive, was charged Aug. 9 with second degree breach of peace. Laquonte G. Taylor, 37, of 502 South St., Apartment A10, awas charged Aug . 9 with possession of a contro...

Danny Rolling killed five in Gainesville 27 years ago this week

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The following story appeared in the St. Petersburg Times on October 26, 2006, the day after Danny Rolling was put to death. Also included are photos covering the period from the time of the murders to the day of Rolling execution . Rolling Executed By Chris Tisch, Tamara Lush and Shannon Colavecchio-Van Sickler Times Staff Writers STARKE – The drab brown curtain between killer and survivors opened at 5:59 p.m. Wednesday. Danny Rolling lay on a gurney. A prison official asked Florida 's most notorious serial killer since Ted Bundy if he had a last statement. Rolling responded with a twangy hymn, apparently self-penned. "He who flung the stars into heavens above, created the oceans, mountains, eagles and doves," he sang. "None greater than thee, Oh Lord, none greater than thee." Family members of his eight victims - five in Florida and three he was linked to in Louisiana - clutched each other, rolled their eyes or shook their heads. One family member later ...