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The Star
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Star
Tamparuli's Atitih Yatih Robert crowned Unduk Ngadau 2025
PENAMPANG: Atitih Yatih Robert of Tamparuli was crowned the 65th Unduk Ngadau Kaamatan at Hongkod Koisaan on Saturday (May 31), emerging top among 51 finalists from districts across Sabah and beyond. Elka Alika Pijeh (Tambunan) was named first runner-up, followed by Celarin Jenny (Kiulu) as second runner-up. Rini Swanda Jukilin (Beluran), Steavaynie Ginadus (Beaufort), Jenylin Janis (Ranau), and Evanatie Sannie (Bandaraya Kota Kinabalu) completed the top seven. Atitih walked away with RM15,000 cash, a tiara, UNK2025 sash, trophy, bouquet (sponsored by Sawit Kinabalu Group), an ATI education scholarship, an NBUC scholarship worth RM35,000 and RM2,500 cash, haircare and skincare products, PHI Dental's ClearCorrect aligner treatment worth RM20,000, a one-year rice supply by Sazarice, a 3D2N stay at Taman Badukan Riverside Resort, and return flight tickets to South Korea sponsored by Trippo. The 2025 pageant also introduced a major upgrade in its scoring process through e-Unduk, a digital system developed by Sabahan IT expert and PhD researcher Ts. Aedeshie Daisy Rayner. "For over six decades, we relied on manual scoring using paper forms and pens. But with e-Unduk, we are embracing digital transformation in culture, while still upholding the values and traditions that define us,' said the organising committee in a statement. They said the research-based system uses scientific algorithms to enhance the traditional scoring structure, boosting transparency and public confidence in the judging process. "This reform also reflects what Unduk Ngadau truly stands for – not just beauty, but empowerment, innovation, and the preservation of our Kadazandusun Murut Rungus heritage in the digital age.'
Yahoo
5 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Carteret Community College now has home base for Crystal Coast Fire Academy
MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (WNCT) — Carteret Community College's new Crystal Coast Fire Academy has found its home for future trainees. County leaders, members of the Carteret Chamber and more all gathered at Beaufort Fire Station 2 Thursday, May 29, 2025, for the ribbon cutting on the new Crystal Coast Fire Academy. Carteret Community College has had a fire academy since 2008, but has had to utilize different fire departments to host classes for it consistently all over the county. Now, they have a centralized location to have those classes. 'We're delighted to have a space in this part of the county because not only will we be able to have a home for the fire academy, but we'll also be able to offer courses for people in this part of Carteret County who might not be able to get to Morehead City either because they don't have transportation or the time to go that far for classes,' Carteret Community College President Tracy Mancini said. 'So, it's going to be a win-win.' The official building at Beaufort Fire Station 2 gives all trainees a home base to consistently train at. 'It gives us a base to come to every night to start your academy while they're in the four months of academy,' Beaufort Fire Department Chief Tony Ray said. 'The emergency training facility is a mile-and-a-half right down the road. So, the classroom can begin here or practical work, they can go right down there.' The academy provides many people in the area with an opportunity to serve their local communities and become a member of one of Carteret County's many stations. 'It's an opportunity to partner with the college. It's an opportunity to provide for the community,' Ray said. 'As I said earlier, this is workforce development which leads to career development, which leads to community and neighborhood development. As people leave here and go back here, their career may not be in Carteret County. We have people come from all over the state to attend across the Crystal Coast Fire Academy.' For more information on the 18-week academy, click here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
American Legion Post 99 hosts Memorial Day ceremony
BEAUFORT, N.C. (WNCT) — Members from the American Legion Post 99 held a flag raising ceremony in honor of those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for the country. Post Commander John Owens said the organization took over the ceremony after the county stopped hosting one during the pandemic. They flag raising ceremony was coupled with a performance of the national anthem, a poem and wreath laid in front of the Carteret County courthouse. 'Memorial Day is the only day that the flag is set at half-mast at sunrise and then raised at noon,' Owens said. 'The reason for that is that we honor those that have passed away, in the morning with a half mast, and then in the afternoon we raise it for the freedoms they gave us.' The post is made up of veterans from multiple wars across generations including World War II veteran Marvin Pake. 'It's on my mind all the time about the sacrifices our country has made,' Pake said. All came together to honor those sacrifices. 'It takes sacrifice and whether it's sacrifice like the ultimate sacrifice of your life for this nation or sacrifice and serving this nation in the armed forces, whether it's the Coast Guard, Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps,' Owens said. 'If we want to keep the freedoms and the liberties of this nation, young folks have to serve.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Yahoo
TRAFFIC ADVISORY: BFT Memorial Day parade road closures
BEAUFORT COUNTY, S.C. (WSAV) — The Beaufort Memorial Day parade is Monday at 10 a.m. and will affect some driving routes. The following roads will be closed from 10 a.m. to approximately 11:30 a.m.: Boundary Street (Adventure to Carteret) Carteret Street (Boundary to Bay) Bay Street (Carteret to Bladen) Bladen Street (Bay to Boundary) The parade route starts in front of Beaufort National Cemetery. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Daily Mail
22-05-2025
- Daily Mail
Harrowing true story of killer who went on a gruesome murder spree... and claimed a dog bite was to blame
Joseph Vacher wreaked havoc across France in the late 1800s, killing as many as 50 people during a horrific three-year murder spree that haunted the nation. His sadistic nature and gruesome crimes earned him the nickname the French Jack the Ripper and, over a century later, he is still one of the most notorious serial killers of all time. During his trial, his defense claimed that being bitten by a 'mad dog' as a child was to blame for his twisted killings. It has also been said that a gunshot wound to the head during a failed suicide attempted left him disfigured, and that the brutal backlash that he faced over his looks was what pushed him to kill. Either way, Joseph's chilling story is one that is still talked about today, more than 100 years on. Joseph grew up in a small town in the south-east of France called Beaufort. his father was an illiterate farmer, and he was the second youngest of 16 children. According to the New York Times, after he was bitten by a wild dog as a child, he was taken to the 'village herbalist' who gave his medicine. It was said by his lawyers during his trial that he was previously 'quiet' child, but he started having nasty outbursts after that. He once shot at a group of boys who had been heckling him with his dad's rifle, and attempted to strangle his own brother when he noticed he was slacking off. At age 15, his family sent him to a strict boarding school but he was expelled after only two years because he was allegedly caught torturing animals. Joseph went on to join the Army in 1890, but his service was cut short after he attempted to murder a woman named Louise Barrand because she had continuously rejected his advances. He broke into her home and shot her three times, before he turned the gun on himself, putting two bullets in his head. The injury resulted in one side of his face becoming paralyzed and deformed him severely. He later said during his trial that the way people mocked him because of his looks following the incident made him hate 'society' as a whole. After the ordeal, he was discharged from the Army and sent to a mental institution, where it was said he often attacked staff and destroyed furniture. However, following his trial for Louise's attempted murder - he was found not guilty by reason of insanity - he was transferred to a state-run hospital, where he stayed for three months before he was released and pronounced 'completely cured.' It was then that he went on a sadistic murder spree that lasted from 1894 until 1897. The exact number of his victims is unknown, but it's believed that he killed up to 50 people - at least 11 have been confirmed. Many of his victims were young boys or farmers and he usually killed them by stabbing them repeatedly. Some of them were also raped. In 1897, Joseph was finally caught after her tried to attack a woman - when her husband and neighbors heard her screams, they rushed to help her and knocked Joseph out. They locked him in a shed and got the police, who arrested him for attempted rape. Soon, his years of crimes began to unravel, and he ultimately confessed to committing 11 murders. During his trial, his defense tried to claim insanity, but he was ultimately pronounced sane after a lengthy investigation by a team of doctors appointed by the court. He was found guilty of murder and sentenced to death in 1898, and was ultimately executed by guillotine later that year.
