KHOTIV, Ukraine (AP) — Despite war-time restrictions, Ukrainians marked midsummer with festivals that featured frenetic folk dancing, flower decoration and jumping over bonfires. The festival of Ivana Kupala on Sunday was held as Ukrainians start their third summer at war, with Kyiv and other cities hit by regular blackouts and remaining under nightly curfew. An […]
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San Francisco orders curfew on some shops to stop late-night crime in Tenderloin district
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved legislation Tuesday to institute a curfew on certain businesses in the city’s latest attempt at preventing drug use in the crime-ridden Tenderloin district. The new curfew rules would prevent businesses in the Tenderloin selling “prepackaged food or tobacco products from operating” between midnight and 5 a.m. Businesses that […]
New Caledonia reopening airport and shortening curfew as unrest continues to ebb
The French Pacific territory of New Caledonia is shortening its overnight curfew and reopening its international airport which has been closed to commercial flights for more than a month because of deadly violence that wracked the archipelago where pro-independence indigenous Kanaks want to break from France. La Tontouta airport that links New Caledonia’s capital, Noumea, […]
New Caledonia reopening its international airport and shortening curfew as unrest continues to ebb
FILE – Smoke rises during protests in Noumea, New Caledonia, Wednesday May 15, 2024. The French Pacific territory of New Caledonia is shortening its overnight curfew and reopening its international airport that was closed to commercial flights for more than a month because of deadly violence. The archipelago’s high commissioner said Sunday, June 16, 2024 […]
Savannah police offer reminder of city’s nighttime curfew
With another school year in the books and a recent spate of violent crime in the city, the Savannah Police Department reminds residents about nighttime restrictions aimed at protecting young people. A citywide curfew limits the nighttime activities of anyone 16 years old or younger. Those falling in that age group are prohibited, if unsupervised […]
After killing of 16-year-old, Columbia considers curfew for teens. Some question if the idea will work.
A 16-year-old was shot and killed while attending a late-night graduation party Sunday. Now, a Columbia city councilman wants the city to consider adopting a curfew for minors to prevent similar late-night gatherings from escalating into violence. Councilman Tyler Bailey proposed establishing a city-wide curfew for minors during summer months in response to the killing […]
Curfew crackdowns have happened in Lansing before
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – Tuesday’s press conference with promises of an aggressive enforcement of the city’s curfew ordinance is not a new strategy to address an uptick in gun violence amongst this city’s youth. During the administration of former Mayor Virg Bernero, a citywide crackdown on curfew violations was brought to bear in the city, […]
Lansing has a curfew ordinance. Police vow to enforce it after mass shooting
LANSING — One day after a mass shooting that killed one teen and left six others hospitalized, Mayor Andy Schor said the city will immediately begin enforcing its existing curfew. The shooting happened near the city’s Rotary Park early Monday, but many of those who were present should have been home, according to city ordinances. […]
Lansing police to enforce curfew to curb youth violence
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Lansing police and city officials are reacting to another teen losing their life to gun violence by enforcing an existing minor curfew ordinance. The change was shared during a press conference on the early Monday shooting that left 7 injured and 17-year-old Kylete Owens dead near Rotary Park. This is not the […]
Claremore sets curfew to aid emergency responders
May 26—City of Claremore officials announced a curfew — effective from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. — to allow emergency responders to continue repair and recovery efforts, according to a media release. Officials offered the following updates following overnight storms that included a tornado striking Claremore: — At the time of this update, there were […]
France imposes curfew in New Caledonia after unrest by people who have long sought independence
PARIS (AP) — Authorities in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia announced a two-day curfew and banned gatherings on Tuesday after violent unrest on the archipelago with decades of tensions between indigenous Kanaks seeking independence and colonizers’ descendants who want to remain part of France. The French Interior Ministry announced that police reinforcements were […]
Newark’s first weekend of new teen curfew
NEWARK, NJ (PIX 11) — Newark city officials are taking a step to curb youth-related violence in the city with a curfew that goes into effect this weekend banning children under 18 from being outside overnight. “One thing we can all agree on is that a child at 12 and 13-years-olds should not be out at […]