Defendant talks his way into extra time

Defendant talks his way into extra time

CATLETTSBURG An Ashland man with a lengthy rap sheet probably won’t be making any more snide remarks to a sitting judge after receiving quick consequences on Thursday. After clearing up some confusion between two defendants with the same name, 41-year-old Jeffrey A. Hurn approached a podium at the Boyd County Detention Center livestreaming a feed…

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'I don’t feel safe': No arrests yet in West End shooting; police, EMS response questioned at wide-ranging forum | News

‘I don’t feel safe’: No arrests yet in West End shooting; police, EMS response questioned at wide-ranging forum | News

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – The largest mass shooting in Johnstown’s recent history, during which four women were injured outside a nightclub early Sunday morning, has brought increased attention to public safety and race relations between the Black community and the Johnstown Police Department. Those were among the many subjects discussed during a public forum, organized by…

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Hong Kong urged to tighten regulation of counsellors following misconduct case

Hong Kong urged to tighten regulation of counsellors following misconduct case

Hong Kong should set up a statutory registration system for counsellors and grant legal exemption to professional organisations to publicly address wrongdoings, experts have said, after a body failed to name a member who was expelled over misconduct. Professor Chui Yat-hung, president of the Hong Kong Professional Counselling Association, warned of the dangers posed by…

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