Work to start on new Como Community Center this fall, before costs go up any more
Two years after hitting the pause button, city leaders are ready to get started on giving the Como neighborhood the new community center it was promised in the 2014 bond program. Project costs have ballooned — to $13.9 million from $8.7 million in the meantime. "This was our first venture …
Long Beach election results for mayor, city council
The front yard of a house on Rutgers Avenue in District 5, in east Long Beach, on Election Day, Tuesday, April 10. This house served as a polling place. (Chris Haire/staff). By Chris Haire | chaire@scng.com | Long Beach Press-Telegram. April 10, 2018 at 8:37 pm. Mayor Robert Garcia is …
Facebook sends privacy alerts to affected users
Facebook has begun alerting some users that their data was swept up in the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal. Anthony Bagnetto was one of many people who woke up Tuesday morning to a notification on his Facebook feed informing him that "one of" his friends used Facebook to log into a … …
Heavier and sicker: Why Tarrant County can’t wait any longer to expand healthcare
Heavier and sicker: Why Tarrant County can't wait any longer to expand healthcare | Fort Worth Star-Telegram · News · Sports · Obituaries · Classifieds · Clear. 69°. Full Menu. Clear. 69°. eEdition · Customer Service · Customer Service · Mobile & Apps · Newsletters · Newsroom. News. Local · …
Community groups criticize voting video by Long Beach Gazette editor
The Press-Telegram and the Grunion Gazette are both part of SCNG. In his video, Saltzgaver criticized uninformed voters and suggested a “test” in which voters would be asked to answer such questions as who was running for office. “The reckless, mindless statements about our unalienable right to vote … Read More
Yankees gear will get you ejected from Athol Police Station
ATHOL — Pinstripes will get you pitched if you're caught wearing them in the Athol Police Station. That's according to an edict handed down by Police Chief Russell T. Kleber. In a short memo to “All Personnel,” Chief Kleber wrote, “No Yankees clothing may be worn inside the Athol police …
Day after Bolton takes over, homeland security adviser is out
In this Dec. 19, 2017, file photo, White House Homeland Security Adviser Tom Bossert speaks during a briefing at the White House, in Washington. White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement Tuesday, April 10, 2018, that Bossert would be leaving his post. The Associated … Read More
Oklahoma Republicans refuse to bow to teachers’ demands
A top Republican lawmaker said Tuesday that the Oklahoma Legislature has no plans to bow to striking teachers' demand to eliminate a capital gains tax break as a way to end a walkout now in its second week. Rep. John Pfeiffer, a House majority floor leader, also said lawmakers are …
Russia Turns Screws on Popular Messaging App
A lawyer for Telegram, Ramil Akhmetgalieyev, said the demand is “technically impossible,” according to The Independent. As Meduza writes, Telegram claims messages are secure because encryption keys are stored on users' own devices, putting them out of reach of hackers or governments. Read More
Popular pastor, founder of Gateway Church still in hospital after surgery complications
The popular pastor of a Southlake megachurch remains in serious condition after emergency surgeries Sunday and Monday night, a church spokesman said. Lawrence Swicegood said Tuesday that Pastor Robert Morris, the founder of Gateway Church, underwent a surgery to discover the cause of … Read More