Virginia Beach will have a new deputy city manager beginning in April. Amanda Jarratt will oversee the departments of Agriculture, Convention and Visitors Bureau, Economic Development and Planning and Community Development, the city announced Friday. She was tapped for the position left vacant by Taylor Adams, who accepted a post outside the city in May. […]
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Middletown man pleads guilty in crash that kills Franklin woman, injures 8-year-old son
Jan. 31—A Middletown man pleaded guilty to causing a crash last summer that killed a Franklin woman and seriously injured her fiancée and 8-year-old son in German Twp. Cristian Jesus Villajuarez-Castillo, 20, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court to one count of aggravated vehicular homicide and two counts of aggravated vehicular assault. […]
Suspected fentanyl dealer charged with death of woman, unborn baby in Franklin County
A pregnant woman was found dead from a drug overdose last fall. Now, the suspected drug dealer is charged in the death of the mom-to-be and her unborn child. Amanda Yost, 37, of Chambersburg was arrested on Jan. 25 and put in Franklin County Jail on $150,000 bail, according to online court records. She is […]
Franklin to seek reelection for Cass County Coroner
Jan. 26—George Franklin Jr. has announced his intention to seek reelection for the Office of Cass County Coroner. “(It) is an honor to assist surviving family members through a very difficult time in their life,” Franklin said in a press release. “I have served as Cass County Coroner for a total of seven years. During […]
Franklin homeowner jailed after allegedly firing shot at delivery drivers
FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WKRN) – A Franklin homeowner is in jail after they allegedly shot at two delivery drivers dropping off a package. Officials said one of the drivers was heading to meet the other driver after dropping off a package at a home on Ann Crockett Court. He was performing what’s called a rescue, which […]
Is Franklin Street dying or just different? What’s fueling Chapel Hill street’s changes?
On the Thursday night before Linda’s closed down, 88 people stood in line for cheese fries and whatever beer remained undrunk — a collection of downhearted UNC alumni with gray hair and ruined nostalgia. After 48 years, Chapel Hill’s shrine to drink specials and last-call pickup lines announced its unthinkable collapse this month, adding another […]
Franklin, Delaware counties under Level 1 snow emergency as schools close after snow fall
Franklin and Delaware counties are under a Level 1 snow emergency as overnight snow fall has created slick road conditions across central Ohio. Current road conditions in central Ohio The city of Columbus said it had crews out Thursday night and Friday morning. As of 5:30 a.m., plows were on major roads in the city. […]
Lawsuit against Franklin Borough police alleges brutality and false arrest
FRANKLIN – A lawsuit alleging brutality and false arrest has been filed against the police department and three individual officers by a borough resident over an incident which occurred more than two years ago. The lawsuit was filed by the Marchese Law Firm which represents Lukas Budzel, who alleges police tracked him down in a […]
Firefighters battle house fire in Franklin County
(WHTM) – The Franklin Fire Company responded to a house fire on the 8800 block of Edenville Cheesetown Road on Thursday. The companies stated on social media that Station 4 and 12 members were on the scene for around two and a half hours. Local firefighter killed in South Carolina crash Crews used an 800-foot […]
Priest working at Franklin church removed from active ministry after reports of sexual misconduct, Diocese of Nashville says
FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WKRN) — A priest has been removed from public ministry amid the Franklin Police Department’s investigation into reports of sexual misconduct, according to the Catholic Diocese of Nashville. In a statement released on Saturday, Jan. 6, the diocese said the priest in question served as the associate pastor at St. Philip Catholic Church […]
Weymouth man dies after rollover crash in Franklin
A Weymouth man was killed after being ejected from his vehicle during a rollover crash on Route 495 in Franklin Friday. Massachusetts State Police troopers responded to the reported crash near Exit 41 in Franklin around 3:30 to find the man had been ejected from the vehicle, which had rolled several times. The 39-year-old Weymouth […]
Franklin woman, 19, dies after single-car crash on Interstate 495 in Hopkinton
HOPKINTON — A 19-year-old Franklin woman died Tuesday afternoon after a single-car crash on Interstate 495 in Hopkinton. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene of the 1:10 p.m. crash, according to a Massachusetts State Police press release. As of 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, authorities had not yet released her identity. The crash occurred on […]