Skykomish Valley Fire Chief warns excessive traffic on U.S. 2 delays emergency response
As the weather warms up, more and more people flock outdoors
GOLD BAR, Wash. - Warmer weather sprouts the promise of traffic and parking congestion along portions of US Highway 2 through the Skykomish Valley of East Snohomish County.
The main highway snaking through the region’s small towns connects Puget Sound to Central and Eastern parts of Washington. Communities like Startup, Sultan and Gold Bar have long endured the stop-and-go vehicle traffic, which increasingly spills over into neighborhood side streets. These residents are basically prisoners in their own homes on the weekends from Sultan to Index, Snohomish County Councilman and Washington Transportation Safety Commissioner Sam Low told The Daily Herald.
MCPS to train middle school teachers on de-escalating situations involving student conflicts
By Ayesha Khan
Teacher de-escalation training in Montgomery County
Can middle school teachers in Montgomery County handle certain conflicts that come up between students? The school system is getting ready to train hundreds of teachers on how they can de-escalate situations without needing help from police.
GAITHERSBURG, Md. FOX 5 DC) - Hundreds of middle school teachers in Montgomery County will soon be getting trained on how to help de-escalate certain in-school situations and conflict that might arise between students.
The method will provide training on restorative justice to avoid having police intervene.
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Closing the gap
Democrats in Pennsylvania still have a registration edge of 700,000 over Republicans, with 4.2 million Democrats, compared to 3.5 million Republicans. However, the GOP has been making gains, while Democrats have seen small losses.
Over the last four years, Republicans added 205,000 registered voters, while Democrats saw their total registration slip by 10,000.
Nowhere has this trend been more pronounced than Westmoreland County. As recently as 25 years ago, Democrats there boasted a 2-1 registration edge, but Republicans took the lead in registered voters in 2019. Deb Erdley
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