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Worker at Speedway daycare where infant died found guilty

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Published: Saturday, August 26, 2017 @ 9:22 AM Updated: Monday, August 28, 2017 @ 10:50 AM By: Breaking News Staff UPDATE @ 10:50 a.m. (Aug. 28):  Ohio Task Force 1 will head to the southern part of Houston to perform boat rescues , after the Houston area received over 30 inches of rain from Hurricane Harvey .  LATEST: Hurricane Harvey slams into Texas coast MORE: Photos: Hurricane Harvey causes widespread damage The task force has been given a window until around noon Central Time before water will be released from a levy or dam.  News Center 7’s Gabrielle Enright remains with Ohio Task Force 1 in Texas, and we’ll continue to update this page as we learn more.  UPDATE @ 6:20 p.m. (Aug. 27) Ohio Task Force 1 is in Katy, outside Houston, ready to operate water rescue missions . The Houston area has been deluged by ‘unprecedented flooding” from torrential rains from Tropical Storm Harvey . Rainfall totals are approaching 20 inches, recorded at the Houston Intercontinental Airpor...

Improvements advance for traffic issues in Burns Harbor Village

Work continues on resolving traffic and sight issues on Burns Boulevard within sections of the Village In Burns Harbor. Burns Harbor Street Department Superintendent Pat Melton said stop signs have been painted to make them more noticeable and the Town Council asked him Wednesday to keep painting white crossing lines to mark the corners. But the Village Property Association is hoping to do more to mitigate problems after the Council last month asked that it trim the overhanging trees in view of the stop signs. POA President Jeff Freeze wrote a letter to the Council saying that a quote was solicited for tree trimming but the POA determined it was not able to cover the whole neighborhood. He asked the Council to allow more time to resolve the issue. Stop signs, speed limit signs and one-way street signs have been ordered and the POA will work with Melton and the Police Department to install those, Freeze said. Melton said he could also find some paint for the fire hydrants as well. ...

Greytown, New Zealand's most creative corner

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Last updated 14:06, August 3 2017 landmark White Swan on the Main Street of Greytown." title="" src="https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/k/t/0/p/j/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1ksrps.png/1501725989333.jpg" class="photoborder" /> The landmark White Swan on the Main Street of Greytown. Greytown is an unlikely place for jihadists to run amok. But the turban-clad warriors are fighting a fierce battle inside the former bootmaker's shop in this quiet corner of rural New Zealand. Joining them in the tussle are the Camel Corps, spear-carrying dervishes and even a gun- toting Winston Churchill astride a horse. "That's the Sudan and the Battle of Omdurman, which Churchill was in," says David Cowe. "We actually make Churchill and the 21st Lancers. But we're always selling those." READ MORE: * 10 things to do in Greytown, New Zealand * 36 hours in Greytown * Tourists looking for a more ...