Police say Decatur man accused of rape, assault sentenced to life Rodney Brown, 54, of Decatur (Source: DPD) By WAFF 48 Digital Staff | April 7, 2021 at 3:56 PM CDT - Updated April 7 at 4:31 PM
DECATUR, Ala. (WAFF) - A judge sentenced a man to life in prison without the possibility of parole for assaulting a Decatur woman in 2019.
Police say, on January 25, 2021, Rodney Brown, 54, of Decatur, was found guilty of first-degree rape, first-degree kidnapping, first-degree burglary and second-degree domestic violence. On April 7, Brown was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole on rape, burglary and kidnapping charges. Additionally, he was sentenced to life in prison on the domestic violence charge.
Hays teen dies in Jewell County accident
Hays Daily News
JEWELL COUNTY A Hays teen was killed after being struck by a semi-trailer as he was loading traffic-control equipment onto a trailer on the side of U.S. Highway 36, authorities said.
According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the accident occurred about 10:30 a.m. Tuesday just east of 300 Road on US-36.
Gabriel Rupp, an 18-year-old senior at Hays High School, was on the north shoulder of the highway loading equipment onto a trailer, which was in the roadway, KHP said.
The driver of the semi-trailer failed to stop in time and struck Rupp. Rupp was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Bliss Car Wash Announces World Water Day Fundraiser
Bliss Car WashMarch 17, 2021 GMT
LOS ANGELES, March 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) In honor of World Water Day, Los Angeles-based Bliss Car Wash today announced a fundraising effort for the nonprofit Wells Bring Hope, an organization that builds wells for needy villages in Africa. The water-saving car wash chain will donate $5 for every Transform Plus wash or membership sold from March 22 through March 24 of this year. Bliss is a southern California brand of eco-friendly car washes sensitive to water usage and environmental factors. The brand is founded by Vahid David Delrahim, a California businessman, philanthropist and passionate environmentalist. Wells Bring Hope, based in Los Angeles, is a not-for-profit organization that works to transform lives by drilling deep-water wells that provide safe, clean water to rural villages in Niger, W
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