Tag: serving

Mercy Chefs reflects on 2 years of serving in Ukraine

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — This weekend marks two years since Russia invaded Ukraine. Four days after the war started, Portsmouth-based non-profit, Mercy Chefs, traveled to Ukraine to begin feeding those in need. Mercy Chefs’ founder, Gary LeBlanc, says his team has been there since the beginning and they plan to stay as long as they’re […]

Trump asks about whereabouts of Nikki Haley’s husband, who’s serving overseas

CONWAY, South Carolina — Former President Donald Trump made a fresh jab at his GOP opponent Nikki Haley’s husband during a rally Saturday afternoon, questioning his whereabouts as he’s deployed overseas. While telling a story about Haley previously meeting Trump at his residence in Mar-a-Lago, he lobbed rhetorical and prodding questions to the rowdy crowd […]

Biden’s Son Beau Didn’t Die While Serving in Iraq

Claim: Beau Biden, U.S. President Joe Biden’s son, died while serving in the military in Iraq. Rating: Rating: False Context: Biden falsely stated that his son Beau Biden died in Iraq, even though Beau actually died from brain cancer in 2015, six years after he returned from his military service. Biden himself has been open […]

Raynham businesses busted for serving alcohol to a minor: Top stories

Before we begin the new week in earnest, we’re taking a look back at the week that was, and the stories that led the news with Taunton Daily Gazette readers. Top stories this past week included: More of our picks for All-Scholastics. This past week, we celebrated All-Scholastic athletes for: boys cross country, girls cross […]

Proposed law would make hundreds of Washington prisoners eligible for resentencing if they are serving time for juvenile records

Jan. 22—OLYMPIA — Between 800 and 1,500 Washington residents are sitting behind bars, serving extra time for their juvenile records — offenses state law says should not add additional time onto sentences for crimes committed as adults. Of those incarcerated people, 422 are Indigenous, said state Rep. Chris Stearns, D-Auburn. Last year, the Legislature passed […]