Iowa center called police nearly 1,000 times in 3 years before teen killed staffer, records show
Read full article: Iowa center called police nearly 1,000 times in 3 years before teen killed staffer, records showPolice records show that officers responded nearly 1,000 times in the past three years to an Iowa juvenile treatment center where a staff member was killed.
Columbus statue, removed from a square in Providence, Rhode Island, re-emerges in nearby town
Read full article: Columbus statue, removed from a square in Providence, Rhode Island, re-emerges in nearby townThree years after a Christopher Columbus statue was removed from a square in Providence, Rhode Island, the bronze cast has re-emerged, this time in a park in Johnston, Rhode Island, about 9 miles west of the capital.
Rare New England tornado lifts car from a highway as strong storms damage homes and flood roads
Read full article: Rare New England tornado lifts car from a highway as strong storms damage homes and flood roadsStorm-weary New Englanders are cleaning up after tornadoes caused damage and lifted a car off a highway in Rhode Island.
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Steak-out: Rhode Island's runaway steer has been recaptured
Read full article: Steak-out: Rhode Island's runaway steer has been recapturedFILE - This Feb. 2021 file photo provided by Adam Seaberg shows a cow that escaped on Feb. 4, in Johnston, R.I., as it was being unloaded at a slaughterhouse. Weeks after escaping, the steer was finally captured unharmed in Johnston by its owner on Friday, March 26, and returned to a Connecticut farm. (Adam Seaberg via AP, File)JOHNSTON, R.I. – A steer that has been on the lam for nearly two months after escaping while on the way to a Rhode Island slaughterhouse was finally corralled Friday morning, police said. The beefy, 1500-pound (680-kilogram) fugitive was captured unharmed in Johnston by its owner and returned to a Connecticut farm, Johnston Chief Joseph Razza told WLNE-TV. The steer took off Feb. 4 when a wholesaler lost control of it outside Rhode Island Beef & Veal in Johnston, according to authorities.
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Where's the beef? Runaway steer still roaming Rhode Island
Read full article: Where's the beef? Runaway steer still roaming Rhode IslandThis February 2021 photo provided by Adam Seaberg shows a cow that escaped on Feb. 4, in Johnston, R.I., as it was being transported. More than a month after escaping while being unloaded at a slaughterhouse, the steer is still roaming the streets of Johnston, about 10 miles (16 kilometers) west of Providence. (Adam Seaberg via AP)JOHNSTON, R.I. – Where's the beef? More than a month after escaping while being unloaded at a slaughterhouse, a 1,600-pound (725-kilogram) steer is still roaming the streets of Johnston, about 10 miles (16 kilometers) west of Providence. “Though it appears in this picture that it backs the blue, the escaped Johnston cow is still on the lam,” police wrote.

New gym could be lifesaver for Bedford County first responders
Read full article: New gym could be lifesaver for Bedford County first respondersBEDFORD COUNTY, Va. - Dragging a heavy bag across the floor to simulate dragging a person to safety is just one of many exercises Bedford County firefighters can now do from the comfort of one of the county fire and rescue stations. "We're right next door to the Bedford Fire Department, so we collaborated and came up with a plan," Bedford County Fire and Rescue Operations Deputy Chief Abbey Johnston said. Johnston said the gym will give firefighters an important, convenient option to improve both their physical and mental health. Bedford firefighters used a grant from 555 Fitness and their own money to purchase the equipment. Bedford County Fire and Rescue Hazmat Division Chief John Moore led the effort to build the gym.

'It sounded like a train coming through the yard': Thaxton family unhurt after trees fall on house
Read full article: 'It sounded like a train coming through the yard': Thaxton family unhurt after trees fall on houseTHAXTON, Va. - Tammy Johnston says she is blessed to be alive after a natural disaster took out half of her Thaxton home Saturday night. "It sounded like a train coming through the yard," Johnston said. "I'm amazed that we're all OK."Two large trees toppled in a thunderstorm and landed on Johnston's roof. The disaster happened while the family is mourning Johnston's husband, who died suddenly of a stroke a week ago. "It has been extremely hard, but I'm blessed and doing a lot of prayer," Johnston said.
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'Ralph Breaks the Internet' directors realize cyber dreams
Read full article: 'Ralph Breaks the Internet' directors realize cyber dreamsThat's exactly what co-directors/co-writers Rich Moore and Phil Johnson have masterfully achieved with their new animated feature "Ralph Breaks the Internet," the long-anticipated sequel to the 2012 Oscar-nominated blockbuster "Wreck-It Ralph." In "Ralph Breaks the Internet," opening Wednesday in theaters nationwide, we find Wreck-It Ralph and Vanellope within the 8-bit video game arcade from the first movie, until a crucial component breaks on her "Sugar Rush" game. While "Ralph Breaks the Internet" is big on comedy and action, Moore and Johnston astutely took the opportunity to use the film to address the ever-growing problem of the vitriol people encounter on social media. The directors felt that including a scene about Ralph being cyberbullied on social media was an absolute necessity. "We said, 'We don't want to just show good things about the internet and what's fun about the internet and what are the positive things.'

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