A community fundraiser focused on preventing an asphalt plant from being built on State Route 169 adjacent to the Cedar River was held on Oct. 15 at VFW Post 1263 on behalf of the Citizens to Stop the SR169 Asphalt Plant Legal Fund.
The Vietnamese Student Association (VSA) is preparing for its annual mid-autumn festival while trying to recruit new members.The festival will be held on Thursday, Sept. 15, at UNC Charlotte s Star
Florida Toddler Overdoses on Cocaine During Neighborhood Walk; Couple Charged
On 6/4/21 at 11:33 AM EDT
A couple in Florida was recently arrested and charged with child neglect after a toddler in their care overdosed on cocaine.
According to a press release from the Sarasota County Sheriff s Office, the arrest stemmed from an initial call on January 8, when officers responded to a home in Venice, Florida, to assist the Sarasota County Fire Department on a medical call involving an unconscious child who was not breathing. The child was only identified as being a 21-month-old.
Police said that when officers arrived to the residence along Park Road, they spoke with a 33-year-old woman identified as Kaitlyn Van Dorn. Upon arrival, the woman explained to police that she was on a neighborhood walk with the child, he picked up an unknown object and proceeded to put it in his mouth.