On March 13, 2023, Charles I. Spencer Sr., 84, of Laplace, Louisiana, left this world and went to live with his heavenly father. Charles, sometimes known as “Sarge,” was the oldest of six brothers born on March 22, 1938, in Homestead, Pennsylvania. Charles enrolled in Pennsylvania’s Fifth Avenue High School when he was 14 years … Read more
DENVER — When a 17-year-old Denver student shot two administrators, escaped to the mountains, and killed himself, Colorado teachers flocked to the state Capitol on Friday to demand more safeguards for children and school personnel. A day after children and parents gathered at the Capitol to make comparable demands, around 1,500 teachers and their allies … Read more
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – March 24, 1998, began as a routine day in Arkansas, but that was before the news from outside Jonesboro arrived. It was a typically warm and sunny early spring Tuesday. Mike Huckabee, the governor, recently declared his intention to run for office. The information arrived from Westside, a district of schools … Read more
The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office has opened separate investigations into allegations that two Frederick County Public School system workers had inappropriate contact with two of the school’s children. Both incidents featured students from different schools; one included a student from Frederick County Middle School, and the other involved a student from Sherando High School. On … Read more
On Thursday, the Denver Public School District in Colorado passed a motion to temporarily lift its restriction on the presence of armed guards and police officers in classrooms. The motion was approved unanimously. The prohibition had been in force since 2021 when a spate of demonstrations against police brutality occurred in response to the killing … Read more
LANSING — Before last month’s campus mass shooting, Michigan State University Police’s optional active violence training courses were frequently requested and rarely attended. According to university documents obtained by Bridge Michigan via a Freedom of Information Act request, an average of 842 persons per year attended “Run, Hide, Fight” training sessions at a school with … Read more
On Saturday, March 18, 2023, Linda Jean Garand, Ph.D., R.N., of Pleasant Hills in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, passed away. On July 28, 1958, Linda was raised in St. Albans, Vermont, as one of Armand Simeon Garand and Patricia Anne (Cook) Garand’s six children. Peter Allen Garand, her brother, also died before her, along with her parents. … Read more
A native of Manhattan Beach, California, Lauren Patricia Cavanagh, passed away on January 26, 2023. The only child of Claire M. Buckey and the late Thomas J. Cavanagh of Sacramento, Lauren Patricia Cavanagh was born at Sutter Hospital in Sacramento, California, on September 9, 1982. Lauren attended the Catholic elementary and middle schools at Our … Read more
Texas, Oklahoma — Tecumseh parents are on high alert after police claim two males attempted to entice a girl to them using candy in a black van or SUV. According to Tecumseh police, two guys in a black van or SUV approached a 14-year-old girl as she was walking to a friend’s house on Wednesday … Read more
The family of Shafer, Minnesota resident Larry Richard Schmidt regrets to inform you of his untimely passing on March 4, 2023, while on vacation in Lakewood Ranch, Florida. Richard and Muriel, Schmidt of Chisago City, gave birth to Larry on February 12, 1948, and he had just turned 75. Larry graduated from Chisago Lakes High … Read more