Benefactor’s legacy lives on in newly acquired SK ambulance
https://lemmy.world/post/18148548
Benefactor’s legacy lives on in newly acquired SK ambulance - Lemmy.World
> A late South Kitsap resident’s wish to aid those who once cared for him was
fulfilled in grand fashion July 23 with SK Fire and Rescue ceremoniously
unveiling a state-of-the-art addition to its EMT fleet purchased entirely
through donated assets. > Ron Johnson’s appreciation for SKF&R had already been
strong, his brother Jerry having served as a volunteer firefighter in the 70s
and his family demonstrating decades of support before that. That appreciation
would grow substantially when he took a nasty fall in December 2006, prompting
his life partner Robert Roblee to call 911. > His gratitude for the service
rendered to him went beyond words, going so far as to bequeath some of his own
property to be transferred to and sold by SKF&R upon his death in order to fund
a new ambulance. Following Johnson’s passing on May 7, 2021, the sale rose
roughly $450,000 according to SKF&R chief Jeff Faucett, with just under $369,000
being used to acquire said ambulance and the associated equipment. > Roblee
returned to Pilgrim Firs to celebrate the awaited fulfillment of the shared
agreement with SKF&R and his late partner just two days short of the three-year
mark of Johnson’s celebration of life at that very site. With the on-site Pride
Garden created in Johnson’s memory behind him and the new ambulance to his left,
Roblee declared to the attendees of a brief ceremony, “South Kitsap Fire and
Rescue gave Ron 15 more years of life…and for me 15 more years of love.”
Seattle police union approves new contract with retroactive raises
https://lemmy.world/post/14877806
Seattle police union approves new contract with retroactive raises - Lemmy.World
> Rank-and-file Seattle police officers voted in favor of a new, partial
three-year contract that, if approved by the Seattle City Council, will give
them immediate retroactive raises totaling 23%. > The agreement, announced by
Mayor Bruce Harrell on Monday, will make Seattle officers the highest paid in
the state, leapfrogging them from 29th. A starting officer will make $103,000 a
year, up from $83,000. > Negotiations are not finished, however. The agreement
covers 2021, when the previous contract expired, through 2023. City negotiators
and the Seattle Police Officers Guild left 2024 unresolved and called in a
mediator with the Public Employment Relations Commission to help. But I thought
the police were defunded!! /s
5 dead and over 100 hospitalized from recalled Japanese health supplements
https://lemmy.world/post/13672774
5 dead and over 100 hospitalized from recalled Japanese health supplements - Lemmy.World
> In the week since a line of Japanese health supplements began being recalled,
five people have died and more than 100 people were hospitalized as of Friday. >
Osaka-based Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. came under fire for not going public
quickly with problems known internally as early as January. The first public
announcement came March 22. > Company officials said 114 people were being
treated in hospitals after taking products, including Benikoji Choleste Help
meant to lower cholesterol, that contain an ingredient called benikoji, a red
species of mold. Earlier in the week, the number of deaths stood at two people.
> Some people developed kidney problems after taking the supplements, but the
exact cause was still under investigation in cooperation with government
laboratories, according to the manufacturer.
Looking to move up from Neptune 2
https://lemmy.world/post/13177600
Looking to move up from Neptune 2 - Lemmy.World
I think it’s finally upgrade time. While I love my Neptune 2, it definitely has
its issues. Ideally, my next printer would have: * Built-in auto leveling, so I
don’t have to install a BL Touch * An enclosure * Be slightly larger than the
Neptune 2 * Open source firmware * OctoPrint support I was looking at the Prusa
MK4, but it seems like a high price for what you get. Any recommendations?
Republicans’ House majority is their smallest in decades, and shrinking
https://lemmy.world/post/13084821
Republicans’ House majority is their smallest in decades, and shrinking - Lemmy.World
> Republicans are entering a months-long stretch of legislating with their
smallest House majority in decades. And the margin is about to tighten even
more. > Departures from the House have whittled down the Republican caucus from
222 to 219, meaning the party can only afford to lose two members and still pass
legislation when everyone is attending and voting. > Another Republican, Rep.
Ken Buck (Colo.), announced Tuesday that he would vacate his seat at the end of
next week. > Meanwhile, Congress is staring down a deadline next Friday to fund
about 70 percent of the government — including the Defense, State and Homeland
Security departments. It could further complicate a stalled border security bill
and aid package for Ukraine and Israel. > Democrats are likely to add another
lawmaker to their ranks after a special election in a deep-blue, Buffalo-area
district in late April. The next special election in a red district isn’t until
May 21.
US energy industry methane emissions are triple what government thinks, study finds
https://lemmy.world/post/13084380
US energy industry methane emissions are triple what government thinks, study finds - Lemmy.World
> American oil and natural gas wells, pipelines and compressors are spewing
three times the amount of the potent heat-trapping gas methane as the government
thinks, causing $9.3 billion in yearly climate damage, a new comprehensive study
calculates. > But because more than half of these methane emissions are coming
from a tiny number of oil and gas sites, 1% or less, this means the problem is
both worse than the government thought but also fairly fixable, said the lead
author of a study in Wednesday’s journal Nature. > The same issue is happening
globally. Large methane emissions events around the world detected by satellites
grew 50% in 2023 compared to 2022 with more than 5 million metric tons spotted
in major fossil fuel leaks, the International Energy Agency reported Wednesday
in their Global Methane Tracker 2024. World methane emissions rose slightly in
2023 to 120 million metric tons, the report said. > “This is really an
opportunity to cut emissions quite rapidly with targeted efforts at these
highest emitting sites,” said lead author Evan Sherwin, an energy and policy
analyst at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Lab who
wrote the study while at Stanford University. “If we can get this roughly 1% of
sites under control, then we’re halfway there because that’s about half of the
emissions in most cases.” > Sherwin said the fugitive emissions come throughout
the oil and gas production and delivery system, starting with gas flaring.
That’s when firms release natural gas to the air or burn it instead of capturing
the gas that comes out of energy extraction. There’s also substantial leaks
throughout the rest of the system, including tanks, compressors and pipelines,
he said.
Massachusetts to pardon ‘hundreds of thousands’ with marijuana charges
https://lemmy.world/post/13084258
Massachusetts to pardon ‘hundreds of thousands’ with marijuana charges - Lemmy.World
> The Massachusetts governor, Maura Healey, announced plans to pardon all simple
marijuana possession charges from the state, which could affect “hundreds of
thousands” who have faced charges. > “We believe this is the most sweeping
cannabis pardon announced by any governor in the United States. The reason we do
this is simple: justice requires it,” Healey said at a press conference on
Wednesday. > Though the state does not have exact numbers of how many people the
pardon will affect, Healey said it could be “hundreds of thousands” in
Massachusetts. > The pardon does not cover other marijuana-related charges,
including those related to distribution or driving under the influence. Without
the pardon, simple marijuana possession charges can show up on people’s criminal
records, affecting their ability to obtain a job or housing.
Idaho Supreme Court denies Bryan Kohberger’s grand jury appeal
https://lemmy.world/post/13084019
Idaho Supreme Court denies Bryan Kohberger’s grand jury appeal - Lemmy.World
> Kohberger’s public defenders had argued that a grand jury seated by
prosecutors improperly indicted him on four counts of first-degree murder and
one count of felony burglary. They contended that Idaho law left open the idea
that grand jurors must reach the higher legal standard of beyond a reasonable
doubt — the same as at trial to convict a defendant — rather than the
longstanding threshold of probable cause to indict. > In the one-page Supreme
Court ruling issued Tuesday afternoon, the justices offered no legal rationale
for their denial of the motion to appeal from Kohberger’s attorneys. The
document was signed by Melanie Gagnepain, clerk of the Idaho Supreme Court.
Rats are high on marijuana evidence at an infested police building, New Orleans chief says
https://lemmy.world/post/13083960
Seattle SWAT officer who fatally shot DV suspect holding infant won't be charged
https://lemmy.world/post/13083954
Seattle SWAT officer who fatally shot DV suspect holding infant won't be charged - Lemmy.World
> The King County Prosecutor’s Office said Officer Noah Zech, 40, was justified
in firing a single round from his patrol rifle, striking Shaun Fuhr in the back
of the head as Fuhr fled through a construction site in the 4100 block of 37th
Avenue South after police responded to a report of domestic violence and child
abduction. > The city’s civilian-run Office of Police Accountability previously
found Zech’s actions fell within the department’s policies. The office also
dismissed complaints of biased policing — Zech is white and Fuhr was Black — and
failure to de-escalate the situation before resorting to deadly force. > King
County Prosecutor Leesa Manion met with Fuhr’s family and their attorneys before
publicly releasing her office’s findings. A federal civil-rights lawsuit from
Fuhr’s family is pending against the city and Zech in U.S. District Court in
Seattle. > In addition to an internal investigation by OPA, the city in a rare
move had asked the King County Sheriff’s Office to investigate the shooting,
along with the SPD’s Force Investigation Team and Firearms Review Board. > Zech,
a member of SPD’s SWAT team and longtime department veteran, was among a large
number of officers who had responded to a frantic 911 call from a woman who said
she had been beaten by her boyfriend, who fired a shot at her and had taken
their 1-year-old daughter, according to police. The woman reported her
boyfriend, Fuhr, had assaulted her throughout the day, and police said she had
significant injuries. > The police department released a copy of the woman’s
frantic 911 call and a clip of body-camera video from another officer who was
pursuing Fuhr. > The lawsuit — filed by Fuhr’s father on behalf of his
granddaughter — alleges she wasn’t in danger and that police, when they caught
up with Fuhr about a half hour after the initial call, could see he was not
armed, was not threatening officers, and was complying with their commands. >
The body-camera video shows several officers chasing Fuhr through a small
parking lot and down the side of a building, where they confront him. Fuhr was
holding the child when he was shot, and another officer ran and picked up the
child. Police said the infant wasn’t physically injured. > The department said a
handgun was found “nearby.” > “At the time Shaun was shot, he was unarmed and
cradling his infant daughter in his arms,” the family’s lawsuit said.
