St. Pete Leaders Seek Change After 2 Killed in a Single Day PUBLISHED 7:02 PM ET Mar. 31, 2021 PUBLISHED 7:02 PM EDT Mar. 31, 2021
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Detectives are working to solve the 12th homicide in the city of St. Petersburg this year. City leaders gathered on Wednesday to call on the community to stop the violence.
What You Need To Know
There have been 12 homicides in St. Petersburg so far this year
There were 15 homicides in the city for all of 2020
On Tuesday, there were two homicides in St. Pete in a single day
Mayor Rick Kriseman and Police Chief Anthony Holloway spoke about the gun violence so far this year. In 2020, there were 15 homicides in the city; in the first three months of 2021, there have been 12.
Dates announced for 2021 Downtown Fargo Street Fair
The 2020 Street Fair was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. According to a DCP Facebook post, a health and safety plan for the 2021 event will be posted at a later date. 8:32 am, Dec. 23, 2020 ×
The 2016 Downtown Fargo Street Fair drew large crowds. Forum file photo
FARGO The 2021 Downtown Fargo Street Fair will be held July 15 - 17, according to a post to Downtown Fargo Community Partnership Facebook page Tuesday, Dec. 22. It is with hope and excitement we announce the dates of the 2021 Downtown Fargo Street Fair! The annual event features artists, crafters, and food vendors from around the country on the streets of historic Downtown Fargo, read the post.
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore.– On April 10th, 2020, officers responded to a domestic disturbance on the 1700 block of Fargo Street in Klamath Falls.
Police say a high speed car chase ensued, after an intoxicated man named Matthew Goff kidnapped his 6 year old son.
The chase ended when on Wocus Road, when Goff unloaded at officers.
Klamath County deputy DA, Cole Chase, said, “He had an ar-15 style weapon, ten magazines fully loaded, fired at least 36 shots into the vehicles occupied by the troopers and the deputies.”
The firefight left the suspect dead at the scene and two officers injured.
The boy was unharmed.
Emanuel Displaced Persons sound alarm on urban renewal vote December 15 2020
Portland City Hall will consider expanding indebtedness of Interstate Corridor Urban Renewal Plan to $402 million.
A city plan to get more cash for urban renewal projects has drawn disapproval from residents who say they haven t received true restitution for the demolition of their homes and businesses. The proposed changes to the Interstate Corridor Urban Renewal Plan would allow officials to take out another $67 million loan for projects surrounding Interstate 5 the river of traffic and cement that has riven Portland s historically-Black neighborhoods since it was built in the 1960s.
But some community leaders are pushing back, saying a vote to approve the proposal shouldn t happen without further commitment for restitution for the owners of property that was razed.