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Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Yahoo
Guilford County Family Justice Center celebrates 10th anniversary
GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — It's a place where victims of child abuse and domestic violence can find safety, and the Family Justice Center in Guilford County is celebrating its 10th anniversary. In Mommy Matters, the center's director explains what the Family Justice Center does to help families and how it's celebrating a decade of accomplishments. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Yahoo
13-year-old accused of stabbing stepfather in Dayton arrested
A 13-year-old boy was arrested after he reportedly stabbed his stepfather in Dayton Monday night. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Dayton Police Sergeant Roberta Bailey said officers responded to reports of a stabbing in the 100 block of W Parkwood Drive around 9:45 p.m. TRENDING STORIES: Major hospital network targeted by cyberattack, experiencing system-wide issues System-wide issues at major healthcare network impacting fire, EMS services in Miami Valley Police investigating after 2 people found dead in hot tub Upon arrival, officers found a 33-year-old man bleeding from his hand and began rendering first aid. The victim told officers that his 13-year-old stepson attacked him after asking why he left the house without permission and missed school, according to Bailey. Medics took the man to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Bailey said the teenager left the scene before officers arrived, but was later located and arrested. He has since been booked into the Juvenile Justice Center, and the authorities presented the case for possible charges. Detectives with the Family Justice Center are investigating this incident. [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
‘People will die': OKC family justice center loses federal funding for a third of its staff
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — More Oklahomans are being affected by federal cuts. Palomar: Oklahoma City's Family Justice Center serves those who are fleeing domestic abuse, human trafficking, sexual assault or criminal violence. The center partners with other community agencies to provide wraparound services to victims. Each year, Palomar serves around 6,000 victims, but now federal cuts are threatening its services. 'The bottom line is our programming is vital to Oklahoma City and families and it cannot stop and it cannot be interrupted or people will die,' said Kim Garrett-Funk, chief visionary officer and founder of Palomar. Palomar found out this week that four full-time employees they had through AmeriCorps were let go immediately. 'Some of them work in our children's sanctuary, so they provide trauma informed care for kids who come in from violent environments that need a lot of care and a sensitive training and support,' said Garrett-Funk. Last year alone, the children's sanctuary helped nearly 2,000 kids. 'As we go into the summer, our rates of children coming in for services will only increase, while our staffing is forced to decrease because of these federal cuts,' said Garrett-Funk. Childcare centers begin to close as state changes funding formula The AmeriCorps workers were also vital to Palomar's Shop for victims. 'When families flee, they literally have nothing, but the clothes on their back and now we don't have anybody to run that program for helping with clothes and distributing diapers and formula to families who are most vulnerable,' said Garrett-Funk. Garrett-Funk says the U.S. Department of Justice also stripped them of a $500,000 grant through the Office of Victims of Crime. 'Funded direct services for adults and our case management, so long term support services as people rebuild from chronic trauma, those services have been defunded by the federal government,' said Garrett-Funk. Between both cuts, Garrett-Funk says they've lost funding for a third of their staff 'Can you imagine waking up and like your network being defunded a third and what's heartbreaking is how it's being done, people are just getting blindsided by emails telling them they're terminated,' said Garrett-Funk. The reason for these cuts is because the Trump administration has different priorities. 'The cut is shocking and we are appealing it. We appealed it two days later because many of the things we do aligns with the administration's priorities to help hurting children in America,' said Garrett-Funk. In the meantime, Palomar is asking the community to support them to bridge the gap in federal funding and they're also exploring different ways to generate revenue for operations. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Yahoo
SJ County taking new approach to cold cases
Apr. 15—STOCKTON — County officials are taking a new approach to solving some 600 cold cases. The San Joaquin County board of supervisors unanimously approved creating a Countywide Cold Case Task Force, spearheaded by District Attorney Ron Freitas and Sheriff Pat Withrow at its meeting last Tuesday. Supervisors also approved a $500,000 increase in the District Attorney's Family Justice Center budget to support the new initiative, with funding allocated from the Proposition 69 DNA Identification Fund. The funds will assist with DNA testing, forensic analysis and the implementation of new investigative technologies, staff said. "This task force is about hope and justice for families who've waited far too long," Board chair Paul Canepa said. "The DA and Sheriff are working together to include the right people and the right tools to finally get answers, and we are proud to support their efforts. These families deserve to know what happened to their loved ones, and we're doing everything we can to make that happen." The task force will not only be working to solve homicides, but also sexual assaults and missing person with suspicious circumstances, and will meet regularly to share investigative strategies, coordinate digital case tracking, prioritize cases, ensure consistent communication with victims' families. and use private forensic laboratories to provide DNA testing. Staff said the investment in advanced testing and cross-agency collaboration was a key recommendation of the 2024 San Joaquin County Grand Jury report that called for enhanced efforts to reduce the backlog of unsolved cases. "The San Joaquin County Cold Case Task Force represents our unwavering commitment to justice," Withrow said. "Every unsolved case is a promise we made to a victim and their loved ones — a promise that we will never stop seeking the truth. No matter how much time has passed, we owe it to our community to bring answers, closure, and accountability." The Cold Case Task Force is the result of a partnership between the San Joaquin County District Attorney and Sheriff's offices, local police departments, and the California Department of Justice created in October. "We're not just opening old files, we're reigniting a commitment to truth," Freitas said. "The Cold Case Task Force brings together expertise, technology and determination to deliver answers and accountability. For every family still waiting, this is our pledge: we won't stop until justice is served."
Yahoo
08-03-2025
- Yahoo
1 hurt, 1 arrested after shots fired in Dayton neighborhood
A 50-year-old woman was arrested after a shots fired incident in Dayton Tuesday night, according to Dayton Police Department Sergeant Roberta Bailey. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Dayton police were called to the 400 block of Burleigh Avenue on a weapons complaint after 9:20 p.m. TRENDING STORIES: 3-year-old boy shot in Ohio apartment; Police issue warrant for man allegedly involved No one injured, pets unaccounted for after house fire in Darke County 1 person extricated after crash in Dayton Upon arrival, officers found the people involved in the incident. A 32-year-old man was treated on scene for minor injuries and the woman was arrested. It is not clear how the man was injured. Bailey said someone fired a gun during an argument, but no one was struck. Detectives with the Family Justice Center are investigating this incident. Additional information was not immediately available. [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
