NEWS YOU OUGHT TO KNOW
Some North Texas Residents have concerns about chlorine smell and taste in their water.
A yearly maintenance during the spring the North Texas Municipal Water District flushes the system with chlorinated water to clean it before the summer months which can bring bacteria growth. District Officials say even though the practice may cause a smell and taste, the water is safe to use.
Charges of Misdemeanor Deadly Conduct Dismissed Against Three Dallas Police Officers
(Dallas, Texas) – On Monday, March 18, the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office dismissed charges of misdemeanor deadly conduct against Dallas Police Sgt. Kevin Mansell and Officers Danny Vasquez and Dustin Dillard in the death of 32-year-old Anthony Timpa.
On December 6, 2017, the case was presented to the Grand Jury. Presentation of the case lasted two days, and included testimony of three medical examiners, including Dr. Nizam Peerwani, a medical examiner hired by the family. The Grand Jury had concluded the officers engaged in reckless conduct that placed Mr. Timpa in imminent danger of serious bodily injury.
Today’s decision to dismiss the charges was made following a lengthy investigation and determination as to the official cause of death of Mr. Timpa on August 10, 2016.
Dallas County Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot met with all three medical examiners regarding their findings. They stated they do not believe the officers acted recklessly. Additionally, they cannot, and will not, testify to the elements of the indictment beyond a reasonable doubt.
Mr. Creuzot met with family members and their attorney last Thursday to inform them of the decision.
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Amber Guyger’s trail set for August 12 in the killing of Botham Jean
DALLAS (AP) — A date has been set for the murder trial of a white former Dallas police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man in his own apartment.
Court records show that Amber Guyger is scheduled to begin a jury trial on Monday, Aug. 12, less than a year after she shot Botham Jean, whose apartment she says she mistook for her own.
Guyger was arrested on a manslaughter charge three days after the Sept. 6 shooting of her neighbor, a 26-year-old native of the Caribbean island of St. Lucia who worked in Dallas for an accounting and consulting firm.
The case drew national attention and the initial charge was criticized as being lenient. Guyger was fired from the Dallas Police Department later in September. A grand jury indicted her for murder in November.
Wendy Williams Announced Tuesday She’s in Treatment for Addiction, Living in a Sober House
NEW YORK – Wendy Williams is taking the steps to seek treatment for herself after returning from an extended break away from her talk show.
Williams made the tearful announcement Tuesday morning on her show in New York, telling her audience she has been living in a sober facility in the Tri-state area as she deals with ongoing struggles with addiction.
She did not reveal exactly what the problem is but admitted she has had struggles with cocaine in the past and never fully received treatment.
Fox News hires Donna Brazile as political contributor
NEW YORK (AP) — Former Democratic National Committee chief Donna Brazile, who was fired by CNN for tipping off the Hillary Clinton campaign about debate topics in 2016, has joined Fox News Channel as a political commentator.
Brazile said Monday she knows fellow liberals will criticize her for joining Fox, but that it’s important for people not to retreat to “safe spaces” where they just talk to people who agree with them.
“There’s an audience on Fox News that doesn’t hear enough from Democrats,” Brazile said in a statement.
Her conduct at CNN was revealed as part of emails exposed by Wikileaks. She had contacted the Clinton campaign about topics that would be covered in a March 2016 town hall when the competition was Bernie Sanders
Dog Sent To “Death Row” By Government After Biting Trespasser
Guilford, CT – The right to occupy one’s own property free from intrusion is once again under attack in the United States. However, the latest incident from Guilford, CT is particularly egregious as it involves the defense of private property after a crime had already been committed against it.
As reported by local news outlet, ZIP06.com, a neighborhood teen was bitten by Simon, a mixed-breed dog, after the teen had breached the fenced property. A recent press release distributed in Simon’s defense adds the detail that the teen “deliberately cut the fence separating their yards and illegally trespassed (law 22-357) on Young’s yard where Simon was playing.” Moreover, the youth “was brandishing a lacrosse stick in a threatening manner. Simon feeling threatened bit the teenager on the leg (In his own yard).”
