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Yahoo
5 hours ago
- General
- Yahoo
Man with filet knife arrested after standoff in Mercer County
A man armed with a filet knife was arrested after a standoff in Mercer County Friday morning, according to a social media post from the Celina Police Department. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Celina police responded to a domestic violence call in the 500 block of S Walnut Street before 9 a.m. TRENDING STORIES: Local spa accused of operating as brothel; 2 arrested Popular music center gets a new name, $60 million gift to transform the venue Loretta Swit, 'Hot Lips' Houlihan on 'M*A*S*H,' dies at 87 Authorities received reports that Dustin Lawson, 39, allegedly assaulted two women. Upon arrival, officers saw Lawson standing in the doorway of the home with a 10-inch filet knife, according to the post. Lawson then barricaded himself inside and a 90-minute standoff began. The post indicates that a 15-year-old was inside the home, but authorities were able to remove the child through a bedroom window. Lawson came out of the house multiple times but wouldn't surrender. A less-lethal shotgun with bean bag rounds was used, but Lawson ran back inside and locked the door, according to the post. As police started breaking down the front door, Lawson tried to run outside through the back door. Officers stopped Lawson at the back of the house and arrested him without further incident, the post said. Lawson was booked into the Mercer County Jail on domestic violence, assault, inducing panic, obstructing official business, and resisting arrest charges. At the time of this incident, Lawson was out on bond for a prior felony charge, the post said. Mercer County Court of Common Pleas records show that Lawson was on bond for a failure to comply with an order or signal of a police officer charge. The Mercer County Prosecutor's Office is reviewing this case. [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
5 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Companies vie for ‘tried-and-true' CFOs amid volatility: Russell Reynolds
This story was originally published on CFO Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily CFO Dive newsletter. Companies seeking their next finance chief are on the hunt for 'tried and true' finance leaders that can help them navigate choppy economic seas, Jim Lawson, co-leader of executive search and leadership advisory firm Russell Reynolds Associates' CFO practice told CFO Dive, with the appointments of first-time CFOs inching downwards in the year's first quarter. Though most new CFO appointments in Q1 2025 (58%) were internal hires, of those that were external hires, 'experienced CFOs are increasingly favored,' Russell Reynolds' Q1 2025 CFO Turnover Index found. Experienced CFOs made up 80% of external hires, a quarterly high on par with results seen in 2021, 'as some organizations continue to navigate complex economic markets and succession plans fail to materialize,' the report found. 'If we don't think our bench is ready quite yet, we would love to bring in a super experienced CFO who has been successful a few times and can bring that seniority in some of these turbulent markets,' Lawson said in an interview of how companies are approaching their CFO hiring strategies. Businesses are putting a growing premium on experienced finance chiefs after CFO turnover reached a six-year high in 2024, RRA previously found. That trend has continued; for the year's first quarter, 95 CFOs were appointed, compared to 89 appointments in the prior year period, the leadership advisory firm found. Finance chiefs are also reporting shorter tenures; in Q1, the average stint in the top financial seat was 5.8 years, slightly below a six-year, full-year average of 6.2 years, RRA found. A top factor that has continued to drive CFO turnover is rising retirement rates, in keeping with trends seen in 2024, 60% of departing finance chiefs either retired or moved exclusively to board positions in Q1, with many choosing not to seek new CFO roles due to factors such as burnout or financial security, or simply because now seems like the right time for retirement, according to the report. However, that growing exodus represents a challenge for businesses today looking for their next finance leader. One of the most troubling trends is 'we don't see the same kind of pipeline that we used to see 10 years ago,' said Jenna Fisher, managing director, global financial officers practice for Russell Reynolds Associates. There's a narrowing number of new accounting and finance graduates — and moreover, many of the training programs or strategies companies may have historically put into place to hone future finance chiefs have since fallen out of common practice, Fisher said. For example, many companies previously tapped investor relation roles as a kind of 'breeding ground' for their next finance chiefs, a tactic that's become less commonplace today in favor of more specialization. 'Every company wants the best head of investor relations and the best treasurer and the best head of FP&A, and so that heterogeneity of experience, that toolkit building, is harder to come by for many aspiring CFOs than it was five, 10 years ago,' Fisher said. 'And so we see a continued struggle in terms of the supply, demand imbalance for CFOs.' Businesses on the hunt for their next finance chief aren't just searching for leaders with financial chops — though such skills are still key — but for CFOs with 'effective communication skills,' Lawson said. 'Effective communication with the board, with the CEO, with the street or investors, that ask has been amplified,' when it comes to firms seeking out their next finance leader, he said. As the demand for experienced finance chiefs becomes more acute, it's critical for companies to find ways to nurture upcoming talent as a way to bridge the supply, demand gap, Fisher said. Russell Reynolds offers a CFO mentor program which works to pair first-time CFOs with finance chiefs who have recently retired, she said. 'We really believe that there need to be more mechanisms for developing excellent CFOs, because we don't see CFOs fail generally, because of a lack of skill set,' Fisher said. 'Generally, it's because they're failing on some of the quote, unquote, softer dimensions. It's communication with the board and CEO. It's the ability to inspire and develop and retain their team.'
1News
20 hours ago
- Automotive
- 1News
Liam Lawson delivers double top 10 finish during Spanish GP practice
Kiwi Formula One driver Liam Lawson has made an impressive start to the Spanish Grand Prix weekend, clocking two top 10 finishes between the two practice sessions at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. The 23-year-old Racing Bulls driver, who scored a career-best finish last weekend in Monaco, was sixth fastest in Free Practice 1, and 10th fastest in Free Practice 2, showing an encouraging pace across the day. Lawson called the result "a good start to the weekend". "It's a good base to build on," he said after practice. "But obviously, tomorrow is what counts." "We'll keep working on improving the car. Everybody is chasing it, everybody's car was probably a little bit further away at the start of FP1, because of the new front wing. ADVERTISEMENT 'For everybody, for every team, it's different. For us, our car is in a good place right now. 'But we expect everybody to keep improving.' Liam Lawson during practice in Spain. (Source: Getty) The Spanish Grand Prix weekend marks the debut of a new technical directive regarding front wing flexibility, with most teams using FP1 largely as a data-gathering mission. The Kiwi driver ran all three tyre compounds during the sessions but didn't set a lap time in his initial run due to the car being fitted with an aero rake — a tool used to analyse airflow during regulation changes. During the final 20 minutes of FP1, Lawson posted a 1.14.339 on a fresh set of soft tires to go sixth fastest, just 0.045s behind championship leader Oscar Piastri. Lawson finished ahead of teammate Isack Hadjar, who ended the session in P8. In FP2, Lawson again looked comfortable and clocked a fasted lap time of 1.13.494, finishing P10 ahead of Lewis Hamilton's Ferrari. ADVERTISEMENT McLaren's Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri topped both sessions, respectively, with reigning world champion Max Verstappen for Red Bull also remaining near the front. Lawson will be looking to continue his strong form in Qualifying on Sunday morning (2am NZT), where 24 of the last 34 races in Barcelona have been won from pole position. The race will take place Monday morning at 1am (NZT).
Yahoo
21 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Devastating fire linked to wreck of stolen car
A fire that destroyed a nearly 130-year-old building in downtown Kernersville last weekend has been confirmed to have been caused by the high-speed wreck of a stolen car that also killed the woman driving the car, officials said. The connection between the wreck and the fire that destroyed the building occupied by Caudill Electric Co. — originally built in 1897 as the Harmon and Reid Roller Mill — had been much discussed on social media since the Saturday night fire, but officials did not release any confirmation until Wednesday. The Kernersville Police Department issued a press release on the wreck Thursday involving what WGHP reported was a Chevrolet Corvette. A police officer saw the car about 8:20 p.m. Saturday speeding north in the 800 block of N.C. 66, and the officer swung around, turned on his emergency lights and tried to get the car to pull over, the police department said. However, the car sped away instead 'at speeds well above the posted limit.' As the chase on N.C. 66 reached E. Bodenhamer Street, about three-quarters of a mile from where it began, the officer reduced his speed and lost sight of the car in the 300 block of E. Bodenhamer Street, police said. The officer soon came upon the wreckage where the car gone off the side of the road and hit a utility pole in the 100 block of E. Bodenhamer Street, which brought down power lines, police said. The officer pulled the driver, Isabelle Rose Lawson, 25, from the wreckage, and additional officers promptly arrived and provided immediate medical assistance, including CPR and the use of an automated external defibrillator. Emergency Medical Services arrived shortly after and pronounced Lawson dead. The fire at 208 E. Bodenheimer St. was reported about 8:35 p.m., shortly after the wreck, and it quickly grew to consume the entire three-story building. The fire was reported to be under control before 3 a.m. Sunday, but firefighters remained for several more hours, putting out hot spots. The Kernersville Fire Rescue Department determined that the fire stemmed from 'a catastrophic electrical event' caused by the wreck, it said in a press release Thursday. No injuries related to the fire were reported. The construction of the building for the grist mills operated by DeWitt Harmon and John G. Reid was part of the commercial boom period for Kernersville following the arrival of the railroad in 1873, according to the town's application to the National Register of Historic Places. Dana Caudill Jones, the owner of Caudill Electric, said her company will rebuild at the same site and will make arrangement to continue to operate elsewhere in the interim. 'We started rolling out trucks at 2 p.m. on Tuesday. We own the 205 building on East Bodenhamer, so we can work from there,' she said. 'The old Parks & Recreation building (at 135 E. Bodenhamer) is vacant and for sale, so we hope to move there while we are rebuilding the Caudill Electric site. It will be a total new construction that meets all the standards.'
Japan Today
a day ago
- Japan Today
Convenience store manager saves elderly customer from being scammed
By Casey Baseel, SoraNews24 On the night of April 21, an elderly man walked into the Namioka Fukuda branch of convenience store chain Lawson in Aomori City, Aomori Prefecture. Working the register at that time was the store's manager, 45-year-old Indonesian national Heni Susilawati. Susilawati recognized the man, since he's one of her regular customers. However, there were a few things that made this shopping run different from his usual ones. For starters, the man usually comes in to the store in the morning, and second, this time he was buying something he'd never purchased at the store before: prepaid online payment cards. Granted, we're living in an age where more and more people are ordering stuff online, but the two cards the man brought to the register had a combined total value of 180,000 yen, which is a whole lot for someone who hadn't previously displayed such enthusiasm for e-commerce. So Susilawati asked the man what sort of payment he was planning to make using the cards, and he informed her: 'My computer got infected with a virus. I have to buy these to pay for the repairs.' That's not how PC maintenance is supposed to work, though, so Susilawati strongly suspected the man was being scammed. She tried several times to talk the man out of buying the cards, but each time he cheerfully brushed aside her concern, saying 'No, it's not a scam. I need to fix my computer.' With Susilawati unable to convince him, the man completed his purchase and left the store, but she was still worried about him, and so she contacted the police and told them what had happened. By examining security camera footage, the quick-working investigators were able to follow the man's path from the store back to his home. Once they'd determined his location, officers were dispatched, and they were able to convince the man not to hand over the card information to the party claiming to he needed to pay them for repairs. The incident comes as Aomori is strengthening its efforts to prevent fraud. According to the Aomori Prefectural Police Department, in 2024 investigators prevented roughly 27.29 million yen from being transferred from private citizens to scammers, more than three times the amount for 2021. However, you can't prevent money from being lost in frauds unless it was targeted in the first place, showing that there are still plenty of crooks going after people in Aomori, and as is often the case, senior citizens are some of the most at-risk individuals. Susilawati says she's happy to have been able to save someone from getting ripped off, and that she'll continue to tell customers, of all ages, that they might be getting scammed if the transactions they're making seem fishy. It's a sign of Japan's growing internationalization that foreign-born service convenience store workers aren't just responsible for stocking shelves and ringing up purchases, but now are helping with crime prevention too. Source: Yomiuri Shimbun, Lawson Read more stories from SoraNews24. -- Heroic Japanese convenience store owner saves foreigner from online scam artist -- Japanese woman reported to police for 'not looking right in a suit,' turns out she's a crook -- Foreigner convenience store clerk in Japan saves elderly woman from scammers with quick thinking External Link © SoraNews24
