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Pamplin Media Group - Life changed forever after woman hit by car in Milwaukie in 2014

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View Comments Kelsey Zionskowski 's dream of becoming a nurse shattered after she was hit on McLoughlin Boulevard near River Road On Aug. 5, 2014, 25-year-old Kelsey Zionskowski was heading home from her second day working as an office assistant at Oregon Health & Science University when her life was changed forever . Kelsey Zionskowski , 28, receives help from her mother, Raquel, in placing her walker in the back of her car." title="PHOTO BY RAYMOND RENDLEMAN - Kelsey Zionskowski , 28, receives help from her mother, Raquel, in placing her walker in the back of her car." class="caption" width="100%" />Zionskowski's dream of becoming a nurse was shattered after she was hit by a vehicle as she waited to cross McLoughlin Boulevard near River Road. She suffered massive trauma to both legs, just after getting off the TriMet bus that took her from OHSU to the bus stop across from her home in Milwaukie. While she was waiting for the traffi...

Wife Allegedly Stabbed Husband, Boy at UNC

A 34-year-old woman is accused of fatally stabbing a 5-year-old boy before turning the knife on her husband at their apartment on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus early Sunday , PEOPLE confirms. On Monday, the Orange County, North Carolina, district attorney, Jim Woodall, said he plans to charge Ebony Oluwasegva with first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder, according to local TV station WNCN . She may also face charges of felony child abuse and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, Woodall said. Oluwasegva has not yet been charged and authorities would not say whether the boy is her son, though he was described as such by the Durham Herald Sun and other local reports. Her husband survived , though his condition was not immediately available on Wednesday. Oluwasegva remains in the hospital, under police watch, recovering from injuries she sustained in the attack. PEOPLE could not reach her for comment. She will...

Court to appoint attorney for murder suspect | Local News

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Jovhon Stewart A court-appointed attorney will be assigned to the case of an East Bay man suspected of shooting and killing a 24-year-old in a Belmont apartment earlier this month after he admitted he would not be able to afford a retained lawyer Wednesday , according to the San Mateo County District Attorney ’s Office. Jovhon Alexander Stewart , 27, did not enter a plea in his second court appearance since his arrest last week, which ended a four- day manhunt spanning two Bay Area counties , according to prosecutors. Early in the morning on Saturday, Aug. 5, DeJohn Jones, a 24-year-old Union City resident , was shot four times at his ex-girlfriend’s 1-bedroom apartment at 566 Ralston Ave., according to prosecutors. According to police and prosecutors, Jones and the woman had recently broken up when he showed up possibly unexpected. Jones, his sister and his cousin went to the woman’s apartment to retrieve his TV and some personal items. When he arrived the woman was th...

Video Shows Confrontation Between Georgia Police and Arrestee's Mother

WILDWOOD, Ga. — A Dade County woman sued a sheriff's deputy and a state trooper after she got tackled to the ground during her daughter's arrest last year. Around 9:15 p.m. on Nov. 23, Deputy Denny Reyes and Georgia State Patrol Trooper Joseph Geddie responded to a car crash at the intersection of New England Road and Main Avenue. Jessica Gaha, 31, had lost control of her Honda Civic, crashing it into a tree. Checking her identification, Geddie realized that Gaha's license was suspended in Indiana. He put her in handcuffs. Gaha's mother, Kiersten Elise Quick , then arrived at the scene. She yelled and cursed, and Geddie told her to step away. She walked back a few feet, but Geddie wanted her farther from the crash scene. The two argued, and Geddie grabbed her wrist and pulled her into a ditch. She said he slammed her head into the ground multiple times . Geddie charged Quick with obstruction of justice and disorderly conduct, pointing out that she yelled curse wor...

Dade County woman alleges excessive force in suit against state trooper [video]

WARNING: This video contains explicit language. [embedded content] WILDWOOD, Ga. — A Dade County woman sued a sheriff's deputy and a state trooper after she got tackled to the ground during her daughter's arrest last year. Around 9:15 p.m. on Nov. 23, Deputy Denny Reyes and Georgia State Patrol Trooper Joseph Geddie responded to a car crash at the intersection of New England Road and Main Avenue. Jessica Gaha, 31, had lost control of her Honda Civic, crashing it into a tree. Checking her identification, Geddie realized that Gaha's license was suspended in Indiana. He put her in handcuffs. Gaha's mother, Kiersten Elise Quick , then arrived at the scene. She yelled and cursed, and Geddie told her to step away. She walked back a few feet, but Geddie wanted her farther from the crash scene. The two argued, and Geddie grabbed her wrist and pulled her into a ditch. She said he slammed her head into the ground multiple times . Geddie charged Quick with obstruction of jus...

Jamestown man charged with murder | News, Sports, Jobs

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A member of the Chautauqua County Forensic Investigation Team at the scene Saturday of a “suspicious death” on East Sixth Street in Jamestown." /> Photo by Eric Tichy A member of the Chautauqua County Forensic Investigation Team at the scene Saturday of a “suspicious death” on East Sixth Street in Jamestown. JAMESTOWN — A Jamestown resident was charged with second-degree murder after a man was found dead in the parking lot of an apartment complex early Saturday in the city. Police charged 51-year-old Brian M. Korzeniewski just hours after the prone body of Michael A. Bull was discovered between two parked sedans in the 500 block of East Sixth Street . Officers were first notified of a suspicious situation around 4:45 a.m. and quickly cordoned off the area. Bull, whose age and address were not released, was found to have died as the result of blunt-force trauma, Jamestown police said in a statement. Members of the Chautauqua County Forensic Investigation Team were...

5-year-old stabbed in UNC Chapel Hill family residence complex

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Authorities in North Carolina say they anticipate charging a 34-year-old woman with first-degree murder after a " domestic incident " on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's campus left her 5-year-old son dead. Orange County District Attorney Jim Woodall says Ebony Oluwaseva, 34, will be charged with first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder. She is hospitalized with injuries she suffered in the Sunday morning attack . Her husband, 32-year-old Victor Oluwasegva, was injured in the incident but is expected to recover. The deceased child hasn 't been named. The violence occurred shortly after midnight in a single- family residence at the Baity Hill family housing community . Authorities said a knife was used as the weapon in the violence. Authorities would not say whether the woman is the mother of the child. A man who identified himself as her husband told 911 dispatchers that she stabbed him with a k...

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BELMONT — A 27-year-old Menlo Park man charged with the murder of a friend’s ex-boyfriend pleaded not guilty Tuesday, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney ’s Office. Jovhon Stewart  The 24-year-old victim, DeJohn Jones, was fatally shot in the early morning hours of Aug. 5 when he went to Jolie Harris’ one-bedroom apartment on the 500 block of Ralston Avenue in Belmont with his sister and cousin to retrieve a television and other items that belonged to him. Prosecutors said Jones and Harris had recently broken up. At the apartment with Harris that morning were her brother Victor Bell and five other friends, including the suspect, Jovhon A. Stewart. Stewart was identified as Jones’ killer by Bell, Stewart’s girlfriend Bryana Fields and Davinci Mendoza, according to prosecutors. Authorities arrested Stewart at the Union City BART station on Aug. 9. An autopsy showed Jones was shot twice in the back, once in the head and once in the arm. Prosecutors said he was not a...

Man pleads not guilty for Belmont murder | Local News

Jovhon Stewart An East Bay man suspected of shooting and killing a 24-year-old in a Belmont apartment earlier this month pleaded not guilty and gave up his right for a speedy trial, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney ’s Office. Jovhon Alexander Stewart , 27, was arrested Aug. 9 after a four- day manhunt spanning two Bay Area counties , according to prosecutors. Early in the morning on Saturday, Aug. 5, DeJohn Jones, a 24-year-old Union City resident , was shot four times at his ex-girlfriend’s one-bedroom apartment at 566 Ralston Ave., according to prosecutors. According to police and prosecutors, Jones and the woman had recently broken up when he showed up possibly unexpected. Jones, his sister and his cousin went to the woman’s apartment to retrieve his TV and some personal items. When he arrived the woman was there with her brother and five of his friends, including Stewart. It’s not yet clear what prompted the shooting, but police have reason to believe those in...

Orwigsburg votes to use eminent domain - News

Article Tools The Orwigsburg Borough Council adopted a resolution recently that authorized eminent domain proceedings for a portion of the Scott and Sandra Sopko property in the borough. At its Aug. 9 regularly scheduled meeting , the council took the action. Members Michele Rudloff and Angie Hoptak-Solga did not attend the meeting. The property on Ridgeview Drive has a 20-foot easement on it. A meter pit and meter connection were put on the property for the Orwigsburg Bulk Water Project earlier this year. That work on the property has since been completed. The installation of the meter pit will be used for development in the old Deer Lake Drive -in area. Apartments and a hospital could be built there. The Schuylkill County Municipal Authority will buy the water from Orwigsburg, then bill customers in West Brunswick Township . Borough Manager Robert Williams declined comment , except to say there was no public comment on the matter. Council President Buddy Touchisky also declin...

Mother accused of stabbing 5-year-old suffered from mental health issues :: WRAL.com

Chapel Hill, N.C. — A woman facing charges in connection with the death of her 5-year-old son on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus last weekend had a history of mental health issues , according to search warrants . Police responded to a single- family residence at the Baity Hill family housing community just after midnight Sunday in response to a domestic incident involving a husband, wife and child. According to a 911 call released earlier this week, Victor Oluwasegva told a dispatcher that his wife, Ebony Oluwasegva, stabbed him multiple times while he was sleeping. Search warrants reveal that Victor Oluwasegva told officers who responded to the scene that his wife had injured or killed their child. According to the warrants, police who responded to the home found a knife that appeared to be covered in blood just inside the doorway of the apartment. Upon entering the apartment, officers located the body of 5-year-old Israel Oluwasegva in the living roo...

Apartment complex proposed for ‘downtown’ Lynbrook | Herald Community Newspapers

By Mike Smollins Village of Lynbrook officials are mulling a proposal by development company Mill Creek Residential to build a luxury apartment complex on Rocklyn Avenue, near Merrick Road. Hot Skates, Fun Station USA and Hi Tech Security now occupy the three-acre site. “Today’s apartment residents are craving a downtown living experience along with convenient access to a mix of urban and suburban lifestyle experiences ,” Russell Tepper, a senior managing director at MCR, wrote in an email to the Herald. “Lynbrook’s new residential community would serve all types of residents … so that they may take advantage of the luxuries of suburban living , without sacrificing the trappings of an urban, modern lifestyle.” MCR acquires and operates high- end rental communities across the country, and has built complexes in West Hempstead, Mineola, Yonkers, Westchester County and New Jersey. Tepper said that the company would create a transit- oriented residential community — a walkable nei...

The Home Front: As word of ICE raids hits Roaring Fork Valley, Carbondale approves policies to ‘gain the trust of immigrants’

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ICE raids hits Roaring Fork Valley , Carbondale approves policies to ‘gain the trust of immigrants’" title="The Home Front: As word of ICE raids hits Roaring Fork Valley , Carbondale approves policies to ‘gain the trust of immigrants’" /> “Carbondale trustees have approved new town policies in an attempt to gain the trust of immigrants, while word has spread of arrests by federal immigration officials in the Roaring Fork Valley ,” reports The Glenwood Springs Post -Independent . “Ted Hess, a Glenwood Springs immigration attorney , said that several of his immigrant contacts reported numerous arrests early last week by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents , though that activity is difficult to verify. Hess said all he has is anecdotal evidence, but he received seven phone calls Aug . 14 from people reporting ICE arrests and activity, and similar accounts followed later in the week. ICE has arrived, he said, and these kinds of raids will be a feature...

Journal Record Week in Review

With prices not expected to rise, drillers seek efficiency Efficiency is the name of the game for Oklahoma drillers and out-of- state companies drilling wells in Oklahoma. Lessons learned during the two-and-a-half-year downturn have helped boost some oil and gas businesses. Comanche Nation lawsuit challenges proposed Chickasaw casino The Comanche Nation of Oklahoma has filed a lawsuit against several federal officials , claiming the Chickasaw Nation doesn ’t have the right to build a casino in Jefferson County. The Comanche Nation is seeking injunctive relief voiding a recent trust acquisition in Jefferson County by the U.S. Department of the Interior for the Chickasaw Nation ’s benefit. Some legislators not sure of support for OKC income tax proposal Even state legislators who support educational funding enhancements during the state budget crunch are torn on the philosophy behind a new initiative petition in Oklahoma City. The proposal calls for a temporary 0.5- percent tax ...