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Golfer mistaken for clown charged with DWI in New York

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

August 29, 2011 - 1:12 pm

BATAVIA, N.Y. — A Massachusetts man whose colorful golf attire was briefly mistaken for a clown outfit has been charged in New York with driving a golf cart while drunk.

The Genesee County sheriff says they got a report that someone dressed as a clown was operating a stolen golf cart in the western New York town of Batavia on Sunday night. Deputies found 37-year-old James Straub, of Stoneham, Mass., driving along a road.

He wasn’t dressed as a clown — just wearing some colorful clothing after an outing at Terry Hills Golf Course. But deputies say he was intoxicated.

Straub pleaded not guilty in town court to a misdemeanor count of driving while intoxicated and a lesser charge of refusing to take a breath test. He didn’t have a lawyer at his initial appearance.

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7 victims recovered from chocolate factory blast

By Ximena Conde, The Philadelphia Inquirer Tribune Content Agency

March 26, 2023 - 7:38 pm

By Sunday night, the hope for survivors came to an end, the death toll having risen to seven. The final bodies pulled from the debris were believed to be unaccounted for workers, according to authorities.

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Facing potential indictment, Trump holds defiant Waco rally

By Jill Colvin and Michelle L. Price The Associated Press

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Trump declared Saturday that his “enemies are desperate to stop us” and that “our opponents have done everything they can to crush our spirit and to break our will.”

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Proposed bills could provide Nevada renters with more protections

By Jimmy Romo / RJ

March 25, 2023 - 7:07 pm

Legislators and advocates held a press conference Wednesday related to several bills that would give more protections to renters.

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2 dead, 5 missing in chocolate factory explosion, officials say

The Associated Press

March 25, 2023 - 10:10 am

An explosion at a chocolate factory in Pennsylvania on Friday killed two people and left five people missing, authorities said.

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Theres nothing left: Deep South tornadoes kill 26

By Emily Wagster Pettus, Michael Goldberg and Rogelio Solis The Associated Press

March 25, 2023 - 2:51 pm

Rolling Fork Mayor Eldridge Walker told CNN that his town was essentially wiped out.

Henderson council candidates split on hiring next police chief internally

By Mark Credico / RJ

March 25, 2023 - 7:33 am

Candidates in Henderson’s Ward 1 special election were split in their views on the city’s plan to hire the next police chief from within the department.

Nevada Division of Forestry fire engine. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Nevada prisoners suffered burns fighting wildfire, lawsuit says

By Katelyn Newberg / RJ

March 24, 2023 - 7:20 pm

The lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Nevada alleges that the incarcerated firefighters were “mocked and ignored” when they said their shoes were melting while fighting a wildfire in 2021.

Family suing Tuscany hotel after child drowns

By David Wilson / RJ

March 24, 2023 - 6:42 pm

The pool at Tuscany wasn’t properly monitored when a 3-year-old drowned, the complaint alleged.

Henderson City Council candidates vow openness with public

By Mark Credico / RJ

March 24, 2023 - 5:33 pm

Ahead of the Henderson’s Ward 1 special election, city council candidates talked about transparency with records and the media, an issue the city struggled with in the past.

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Henderson Council candidates debate sports subsidies

By Mark Credico / RJ

March 24, 2023 - 5:26 pm

Candidates in Henderson’s Ward 1 special election discussed whether they’d support using public funds to bring sports or entertainment facilities to the city, as has been done repeatedly in the past.