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3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Country superstar Lorrie Morgan announces the death of her sixth husband after 14 years of marriage
Country singer Lorrie Morgan is 'devastated' following the loss of her sixth husband Randy White on Sunday after 14 years of marriage. The retired entrepreneur - who owned a landscaping business - had just celebrated his 72nd birthday on May 15 before passing away following a year-long battle with mouth cancer. 'Randy has been my partner, my champion, and my rock for 17 years,' the 65-year-old War Paint podcaster - who boasts 654K social media followers - wrote Sunday. 'Our big, wonderful family and I are devastated at the loss of this truly kind and incredible man. I was blessed by his love. Ran-Ran, I will love and miss you forever.' Randy reportedly studied at Volunteer State Community College in Gallatin, TN and he graduated from Hendersonville High School in Hendersonville, TN. Country singer Lorrie Morgan is 'devastated' following the loss of her sixth husband Randy White on Sunday after 14 years of marriage (pictured in 2022)
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Measuring the economic impact of county ambulance services
MT. JULIET, Tenn. (WKRN) — Though most Tennessee cities depend on county ambulances, one new law could take a closer look at the economic impact that it creates. 'Since 2001, all counties have been required to provide ambulance services,' Sen. Joey Hensley (R-Hohenwald) said in March. When the law was first introduced in the state legislature, it required any municipality that does not provide ambulance services to reimburse the county for a portion of the cost of the service. However, it was amended to have the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations' first look into the economic impact. MARCH : Mt. Juliet EMS has responded to over 6,900 calls since launching 2 years ago 'So, the ambulances that were here in Mt. Juliet would oftentimes be responding to calls, and we would have to wait for other ambulances to come from the county into the city,' Mt. Juliet's EMS chief Eric Newman, told News 2. Newman was tasked with building an EMS service inside the fire department several years ago. He said Mt. Juliet is one of ten fire departments in the state that provides EMS transport. 'For as long as I know, Sumner County like most counties in the state, has provided ambulance services,' Gallatin Mayor Paige Brown said. In Gallatin, meanwhile, the city relies on Sumner County to run their ambulance transport. 'The thing that we have done in Gallatin — and some other cities have done this as well — is we have really elevated the role of our fire department in getting them trained as EMTs and some as paramedics,' Brown said. Brown said firefighters can provide life-saving measures before an ambulance arrives. However, the state is looking into the potential economic strain county ambulance transport has on them. 'I actually serve on TACIR, so it will be interesting to see that study and what the economic impact is because it's going to be a very large impact,' Brown said. 'And when most governments are doing the most that they can with the least burden on taxpayers as they possibly can, it would change things.' ⏩ Brown said if the law stayed in its original language, it would have negatively impacted taxpayers in Gallatin. which could still happen after TACIR completes the review. 'I imagine a scenario where we have to negotiate this give and take — we are all better off just remaining good partners with one another,' Brown said. Once TACIR completes its study, the findings and recommendations will then be reported with any proposed legislation. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
AG Knudsen blasts Gallatin County Attorney for advising against ICE contract
Gallatin County Courthouse in Bozeman. (Keila Szpaller/The Daily Montanan) A Gallatin County Commissioner described a scalding letter from the attorney general about a local legal opinion as 'political theater' and said Friday the county has had the longest-standing agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of any county in Montana. Wednesday, Attorney General Austin Knudsen sent a letter to the Gallatin County Commissioners criticizing a legal opinion — which Knudsen put inside quotations as 'legal opinion' — by Gallatin County Attorney Audrey Cromwell. The April 24 opinion from Cromwell argued against entering into an agreement with ICE to detain undocumented immigrants from across the state at the Gallatin County Detention Center. Cromwell said doing so would raise constitutional and legal questions and potentially cost taxpayers millions of dollars. The Trump administration has been aggressive in pursuing, and in some cases deporting, immigrants nationwide, including in Montana, as the president pledged to do in his campaign. In March, MTN News reported that ICE detained 17 immigrants it described as undocumented in Bigfork. In some cases, judges have found authorities under Trump acted without due process and deported people illegally, including legal immigrants and even U.S. citizens. A New York Times analysis said illegal deportations are difficult to undo. But immigration is a political hot button, and in his criticism of the Gallatin prosecutor, Knudsen said the American people sent Donald Trump back to the White House 'to secure our border,' and Montanans want state officials to support his agenda, 'not undermine it.' 'At its core, the Cromwell Opinion is an endorsement of the disastrous open border policies of the Biden administration,' Knudsen said in his letter. In a 2024 report, the Pew Research Center said unauthorized immigrants hit a 12.2 million peak in 2007 and, after a downward trend, crept up again in recent years to 11.1 million in 2022, and likely higher since then. 'My office fought back against these destructive policies for four long years, and I refuse to stand by as feckless left-wing prosecutors attempt to subvert the will of the people and put dangerous criminals back on the streets,' Knudsen wrote. In response, Cromwell said in a statement that Gallatin County already participates in a program, known as the federal 287(g) program, that ensures 'undocumented individuals charged with a crime in Gallatin County are immediately flagged and held for ICE.' The 287(g) program authorizes local law enforcement officials to perform specific immigration duties under the agency's oversight. 'Given constitutional concerns regarding due process, significant legal liability, and added strain on overburdened County resources, I stand by my legal opinion, which advises the Commission against entering into an additional agreement with ICE to detain non-local undocumented immigrants in the Gallatin County Detention Center,' Cromwell said. Her legal opinion said earlier this year, a court found Suffolk County in New York responsible for $60 million in a class action lawsuit that found unconstitutional detention practices of undocumented immigrants. The county is appealing the decision, according to a local news report. Gallatin County Commissioners said they already cooperate with ICE on immigration and will 'continue to work closely with the Gallatin County Attorney, who was elected by our community.' 'And we will continue supporting the Sheriff and his dedicated team of public safety heroes,' Commissioners said in a statement. In an interview Friday, Gallatin County Commissioner Zach Brown said under the existing agreement, Gallatin County already temporarily holds detainees for ICE to pick up when an immigration flag comes up during booking. 'That's a legal framework that is in place and has been in place for a long time,' Brown said. Cromwell's opinion said 1.4% of the county jail population has been flagged for ICE holds over the last year. Brown also said he wanted to cut through some of the rhetoric around immigration. For one, Brown said the president and the attorney general are conflating civil and criminal law — and doing so 'intentionally.' In other words, he said, local government and county law enforcement handle criminal offenses, but federal civil procedures govern people whose immigration status is questioned. County facilities and services aren't designed, funded or empowered to execute federal civil procedures, he said. Rhetoric, including from President Trump, implies that every illegal person is a criminal, he said, but that's not necessarily true. 'If someone has an immigration issue, that does not make them inherently a criminal under American federal law,' Brown said. However, he also said Gallatin County has made 'record investments' in public safety, including in salaries, new positions, and equipment, and resources for the drug task force, courts, 'and on and on.' 'That trajectory and commitment to law enforcement is really strong with this commission and within this community,' Brown said. In February, MTN News reported ICE agents arrested six alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua in Gallatin County. At the time, Sheriff Dan Springer told MTN News law enforcement had been working to combat the gang and had been successful given no violent incidents had been reported. Springer could not be reached by voicemail Friday for an update. Cromwell's opinion said those people were held solely on ICE detainers and not on criminal charges, and the situation demonstrates the risk that counties may inadvertently hold people without due process. Brown also pointed to statistics that show Gallatin County has the second lowest crime rate among urban counties in Montana, only behind Flathead County. Citing the Montana Board of Crime Control, he said Gallatin had 540 incidents per 10,000 in 2023, the most recent data available, compared to 1,100 per 10,000 in Cascade County, reporting the highest number per capita. Info Box Reported Crime incidents per 10,000 in 2023 (urban counties), according to the Montana Board of Crime Control: Cascade County – 1,100 Yellowstone County – 887 Missoula County – 865 Butte-Silverbow – 640 Lewis & Clark County – 632 Ravalli County – 565 Gallatin County – 540 Flathead County – 487 Source: Gallatin County Commissioner, citing Montana Board of Crime Control Dashboard. Brown also said that at its root, immigration is squarely a federal issue, and an argument about a county contract, 'a minor, minor issue,' is a distraction from the fact that Congress hasn't taken action on immigration reform since 1986. 'It's infuriating that these issues are getting talked about at the local government level. Just that, in and of itself, is political theater,' Brown said. He said local government is at the behest of the federal government when it comes to immigration, it's experienced whiplash upon changes in administration, and it will continue without action. 'Congress is allowing the executive branch to make policy on immigration law, and that's not the executive's job under the constitution and our form of government,' Brown said. He called on Montana's congressional delegation to legislate, and he said the dispute over the additional agreement between ICE and Gallatin County is just a symptom of the disease. 'The cancer in the system is Congress' inaction. So Congress needs to get off their butt and do their job,' Brown said. U.S. Sens. Steve Daines and Tim Sheehy are from Bozeman in Gallatin County and could not be immediately reached for comment on Friday. However, in remarks three weeks ago and posted on his Facebook page, Daines said presidential leadership matters. He said law enforcement officers in Bozeman told him they weren't getting any response from ICE under the Biden administration, and that changed right after Trump was sworn into office. 'Within 30 days, those ICE agents swarmed and got those TDA (Tren de Aragua) guys apprehended and deported from our country. That directly affects my hometown of Bozeman,' Daines said. In his letter, Knudsen, said the 'horrors aren't hypothetical.' In his letter, he said under the Biden administration, the state Crime Lab reported 262 fentanyl-linked deaths in Montana, and he said 100% of illicit fentanyl seized in Montana is trafficked across the border. 'In one Gallatin County operation conducted in March, three illegal immigrants were arrested on drug-related charges and methamphetamine, cocaine, cash and four vehicles were seized,' Knudsen said. He also said earlier this year, the Eastern Montana High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area seized 9,400 carfentanil pills in Billings, just a couple of hours away from Gallatin County. He said carfentanil is 100 times more potent than fentanyl, 'making it even more dangerous and deadly.'
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
NYU may have ignored its own protocols to allow anti-Israel grad speech: insider
New York University may have ignored its own protocols for commencement speakers, allowing a student speaker to complete a divisive anti-Israel speech at its Gallatin School graduation — as some faculty members applauded, a school insider told The Post. 'As I search my my heart . . . the only thing that is appropriate to say in this time and to a group this large is a recognition of the atrocities currently happening in Palestine,' student Logan Rozos said Wednesday in the opening of his three-minute speech laced with a one-sided narrative about the Israel-Gaza war. 'I want to say that I condemn this genocide and condemn the complicity in this genocide,' he said claiming the US was 'militarily and politically' complicit, as faculty on the dais were seen applauding and nodding emphatically. An NYU insider who's been at the school decades told The Post Rozos should have never been allowed to finish his speech. Students have to 'submit a copy of the speech and agree to read that speech and none other,' the insider said. 'There's definitely a breakdown in protocol. When someone goes off script, the mic is supposed to be cut. These events are produced to the syllable because they need to be. 'It's supposed to be zero surprises – 100 percent by design.' The insider added that 'the real question is if there were faculty on the inside who put him up to this.' 'My mind, seeing all the faculty on the stage clapping, caused me to question whether they were in some way involved or not,' said the source, noting their robust record of anti-Israel sentiment according to the Canary Mission, which tracks antisemitism. Fellow grads were aghast NYU allowed Rozos to finish the 'inflammatory' and 'incredibly narcissistic' diatribe at the Beacon Theatre ceremony. 'They absolutely should have cut it off and not applauded him,' fumed Sabrina Maslavi, a Gallatin grad who settled a federal antimsemitism lawsuit with NYU last year. Maslavi told the Post that the 'inappropriate' speech 'definitely ruined my graduation for me and my family,' estimating about half of faculty on the dais openly supported the screed. 'They applauded him and let him finish. And after he sat down, the faculty still applauded him.' She claimed she was shunned when she didn't follow fellow grads in giving him a standing ovation. 'I got the death stare.' Another grad groused about the 'horrible' and 'embarrassing' spectacle for the institution. 'It took any prestige they had and squashed it,' the grad said, adding that Rozos 'should have been pulled off the stage.' Gallatin dean Victoria Rosner took the stage directly after Rozos, ignoring the divisive rant. Hours after the speech, an NYU spokesperson announced it would be withholding Rozos's diploma while it 'pursues disciplinary actions.' The school said Rozos 'abused' his 'privilege,' 'denounc[ing]' Rozos's speech and accusing him of 'misus[ing] his role as student speaker to express his personal and one-sided political views.' The rep did not address any breach in protocol but said the student 'lied about the speech he was going to deliver and violated the commitment he made to comply with our rules.' The 24-year-old Rozos, who wrote in a student online platform that he was raised in Washington Heights and the Bronx, was honored in 2020 for his 'groundbreaking' role in the series 'David Makes Men' on the Oprah Winfrey Network. 'At the time, Rozos was one of very few trans men on television,' read the 2024 Glaad writeup. The Post reached out to Rozos multiple times for comment. Students think that the punishment will only boost Rozos's notoriety, transforming him into a hero. 'There's nothing that NYU could do to make him regret what he said,' said a Jewish male grad who was appalled at the ceremony. 'I wouldn't be surprised if Logan turns into a victim from this— a victim of Israel and the Jewish people. People are going to feel bad for him.' Jeff Rabhan, father of a Gallatin grad, ripped NYU, where he was chair of the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music for 11 years. 'You can't tell me they didn't discuss the possibility of this happening,' he said. 'There was plenty of opportunity to right the wrong,' seethed the dad about not cutting off the student. 'It's offensive for families who spend $250,000' for the NYU degree. Watchdog groups condemned the message sent by NYU's slap in the wrist. 'We fail to see how New York University has made any positive changes to deter – or impose consequences on – Jew-hatred when this is the speech given at commencement to rounding applause but no condemnation,' said Michelle Ahdoot of End Jewish Hatred, which first published the graduation video.
Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Yahoo
Men wanted on grand jury indictments added to Metro's ‘Most Wanted' list
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Two men wanted for multiple felony offenses are the latest fugitives from justice sought by the Metro Nashville Police Department. Each week the MNPD Criminal Warrants Division posts a list of the Top 10 'Most Wanted' fugitives on their Facebook page. The list features the people who have evaded capture by law enforcement and are considered the top most wanted by the department. According to Metro detectives, those featured on the list are often considered to be some of the 'most violent' offenders in the city. Since the list debuted in October 2022, more than 165 people featured on it have been apprehended or surrendered to law enforcement, including those captured out of county or even out of state. In 2025 alone, there have been nearly a dozen arrests of those featured on the 'Most Wanted' list, and 68 'Most Wanted' arrests in 2024. | READ MORE | Most recently, a Gallatin woman wanted for attempted murder, who made her debut on the list last week, was taken into custody by Metro police. Holle Callahan, 39, is charged with attempted first-degree murder, two counts of aggravated assault, and being a felon in possession of a weapon. The charges stem from an April 2023 shooting of a woman in downtown Nashville, according to police. Below is a list of suspects who made the 'Most Wanted' list for the week of April 30, 2025. According to police, Dadiri Muhina, 24, is wanted after being indicted by a federal grand jury on multiple felony counts. His charges include first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, solicitation to commit first-degree murder, attempted murder and tampering with evidence. Court records show the charges stem from a September 2021 shooting that killed 16-year-old Ja'Niya Birdsong and injured another 17-year-old. Family members told News 2 multiple young men were involved in an argument with the two teens before shots rang out. Wilson County man shot, killed by deputies Birdsong died at the scene in her grandmother's Paragon Mills driveway. She was a junior at Hillsboro High School and hoped to become a hairstylist, according to family. While initially the only link to a suspect was a light-colored sedan seen leaving, six people—including Muhina—have since been identified. As their investigation progressed, detectives said they found text messages between the suspects regarding their plans to destroy the car used in the alleged homicide. Muhina and the other suspects are also accused of conspiring to hire someone to kill a witness. At least one other suspect in the shooting was taken into custody. However, Muhina has remained at large. Anyone with information on Muhina's whereabouts is asked to contact the MNPD at 615-862-8600 or Crime Stoppers at 615-742-7463. Raceme Crutcher, 23, has been on the run from police for more than a year, after he was named one of two suspects in a deadly Fourth of July shooting in 2023. Officials said the shooting happened at the Fallbrook Apartments on Dellway Villa Road. Etabo Malanda, 16, was reportedly standing on the porch of an apartment when two armed individuals came from around the corner and confronted him. Malanda allegedly tried to pull out a pistol that was inside his hoodie, but he was shot first. Police said he died shortly after he was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center. According to investigators, four guns were recovered from the apartment, including one that was reported stolen. Crutcher and 17-year-old Jaylin Brown were reportedly connected to the crime through witness accounts. Investigators also obtained surveillance footage and additional information from community members that they said pointed to Crutcher and Brown as suspects in the case. Officials believe the motive may have been an ongoing dispute between the suspects and Malanda. Man accused of pointing gun at woman, children in Edgehill Brown was taken into custody on Aug. 31, 2023, after police said they caught him driving a stolen car. Crutcher, however, is still on the run. He was added to the 'Most Wanted' list more than a year ago, on Nov. 15, 2023. His last location is unknown. De'tynn Smith, 21, is wanted for first degree murder, attempted first degree murder, aggravated robbery and committing a felony with a dangerous weapon. He was previously featured on the 'Most Wanted' list in 2023, even earning the 'Top Most Wanted' designation from MNPD on March 8, 2023. He has previous criminal history in Nashville, including an indictment on a felony theft charge and felony carjacking charge in 2022. He was also indicted for a misdemeanor, evading arrest in 2022, according to court records. His last location is unknown to police. Devon Martak, 39, was added to the list at the end of 2024. According to Metro police, Martak is wanted for a grand jury indictment of three counts of rape of someone who is mentally defective or helpless and three counts of rape without consent. Martak has an extensive criminal history in Nashville. He has previous convictions for drug possession, unlawful weapon possession, driving on a suspended license and reckless driving; he also has a 'no contest' plea for an aggravated sexual battery charge in 2022. His last known location was in Madison, according to police. The first new addition to the list this week is Demarius Claybrooks, 43. According to authorities, Claybrooks is wanted on grand jury indictments for aggravated statutory rape and rape by force or coercion. His last location is unknown to police, according to MNPD. Yudel Ordunez, 52, has spent nearly eight weeks among Nashville's 'Most Wanted' fugitives. He was first added at the beginning of January. According to Metro police, Ordunez is wanted on grand jury indictments for rape without consent and three counts of sexual battery by an authority figure. Alabama teens identified as victims in apparent double homicide near Percy Priest Lake Ordunez was last seen in West Nashville, police said. Surpassing two months on the 'Most Wanted' list this week is Marcellus Springer, 21. According to MNPD, Springer is wanted on a grand jury indictment for statutory rape. His last location is currently unknown to police. Anthony Howland, 38, was added to the list Feb. 12. According to Metro police, Howland is wanted for vehicular homicide while intoxicated and vehicular assault-1st offense. Police said his last location is currently unknown. ⏩ The other new addition to the list this week is Alphonso James, 19. The youngest person on the list, James is wanted on a grand jury indictment for multiple domestic violence charges. According to police, his charges include aggravated kidnapping – bodily injury, attempted aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, harassment causing emotional distress, and theft of property. His last location is currently unknown to authorities. Added to the list two weeks ago was Lacheryl Howse, 43. The MNPD said Howse is wanted on domestic violence charges. Her charges include aggravated assault – strangulation, domestic assault – bodily injury, and interference with an emergency call. Howse is also wanted on a non-domestic violence-related charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Howse was last seen in Madison, according to Metro police. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
