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Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Former Rockford IceHogs coach Steve Martinson returning to the ECHL's Allen Americans
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO/WQRF) — Former Rockford IceHogs coach Steve Martinson isn't finished coaching hockey. Not by a long shot. Monday he was named the head coach and general manager of the ECHL's Allen Americans in Allen, will be Martinson's second stint there. The first time around he guided the Americans to four championships. Overall, in his coaching career, Martinson has coached professional teams to ten championships in various leagues. One of those teams was the 2006-07 IceHogs team that won the UHL (United Hockey League) last year, Martinson was inducted into the IceHogs' Ring of Honor. In a statement on the Americans' website Martinson said the following: 'I'm super excited to get to work rebuilding this team. The first thing I will do is tell players to watch the Florida Panthers. If that's your style, you've found your place to play. Fast, skilled, and heavy. If you can't play that way, then Allen is not for you. Everyone knows my style and now we have an owner committed to creating the best environment for players to develop and the team to win. Myles Jack lived the importance of team, culture, and identity. As a player, you know when management and ownership give you all the tools you need to up, Kick Ass, Repeat. Let's Go.'Martinson spent this past season coaching in Georgia in the Federal Prospects Hockey League. He was named the Coach of the Year there after guiding his team the Athens Rock Lobsters to the playoffs Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
17-04-2025
- Yahoo
Convicted cat killer faces new accusations
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A Sioux Falls man, on probation for killing cats in Brookings, is back behind bars. This time he's accused of killing kittens in Sioux Falls. We first told you about Cory D. Martinson in 2023, when he was arrested and accused of strangling three cats in Brookings County. Looking back 55 years to Sioux Falls' first Earth Day He pleaded guilty in February of 2024 and received a suspended sentence, meaning he didn't have to go to prison as long as he stayed out of trouble. Five months later, in July of 2024, an affidavit says Martinson violated probation by taking care of a cat and five or six kittens for homeless woman in Sioux Falls. … when she contacted Martinson to pick up her adult cat and kittens Martinson stated that the mother cat had ate her kittens and that the mother cat then went missing.' Affidavit On July 12th, 2024 the court document says he contacted the Sioux Falls Area Humane Society and said, his cats were in dire need of medical attention. 'In the shelter's notes it states that Martinson was very angry throughout the entire conversation and that he was yelling, swearing and talking fast.' Affidavit When he was later asked what happened to the cats, Martinson admitted killing four of kittens. The court document says the mother cat and the surviving kitten had such serious injuries that Sioux Falls Animal Control said they had to be put down. On Wednesday, a Brookings County Judge revoked Martinson's suspended sentence. On Thursday, he was transferred to prison. That's where he will wait until his next hearing at the Minnehaha County Courthouse. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
03-04-2025
- Politics
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Social Security Administration planned job cuts leave many seniors in Puget Sound alarmed
The Trump Administration's plans to change the Social Security Administration (SSA) is leaving many seniors in The Puget Sound alarmed. While President Donald Trump has insisted that he is not touching Social Security, which has more than 70 million recipients, he is planning to realign the government by reducing jobs of several high-profile agencies, including the SSA. Weeks ago, the Social Security Administration announced plans to cut around 7,000 employees, or about 12% of its workforce. The agency has also been hit by a bevy of changes. The Social Security Administration announced last month that it would require in-person identity checks for new and existing beneficiaries, with some limited exemptions. It also announced that recipients would no longer be able to change their direct deposit and other banking information with the agency by phone, claiming it could lead to fraud. Instead, recipients will be required to use the agency's website or visit a local office. But for George Martinson, of Fircrest, who's been receiving the benefits for 17 years, he said he's now facing hurdles to get help with his concerns, including if his benefits will be delayed after the president's announcements. 'We were turned away right at the door, saying that you couldn't go into the office without an appointment,' he said. 'We're concerned what's going to happen this month.' Martinson said every time he calls the agency to schedule an appointment, he's on hold for hours, and often times, the phone hangs up. The Pierce County native walked KIRO 7 News through his experience. The automated operator told Martinson that he would have to wait more than two hours to speak with a representative, however, he was not given the chance to wait as the phone clicked minutes later. 'To be left in this vague state of affairs... It's very concerning. It's a worry. It's a concern and it scares us,' he said. 'If we need information, we should be able to get that information and bring some stability and assurance back into our life.' KIRO 7 News spoke with Republican Representative Jim Walsh about the recent federal announcements. While he believes the agency needs to be better at responding to questions, the state lawmaker said the recent job cuts can improve the government and help more seniors. 'The Social Security Administration has always struggled with good customer service. That's not a new thing,' he said. 'We're hoping that the efforts of DOGE to review the operations of government bureaucracies actually improves things like customer service like communication from a large bureaucracy like the Social Security Administration,' he said. Walsh added that the job cuts would save millions of dollars, as he believes the agency has more workers than needed. 'The purpose of the exercise is to make large bureaucratic agencies like SSA more efficient, not less efficient,' he said. But for Donna Well, a leader of Wise Elders Take Action, a Washington grassroots organization that advocates for senior benefits, she believes the changes are taking the country in the wrong direction. 'So upset and so concerned with all the cuts that's happening,' she shared. 'Any cuts to Social Security would affect so many people. Social Security is something we paid into and rely on,' she added. 'Social Security could use more people, as far as I'm concerned. They could be easier to access.'
BBC News
11-02-2025
- BBC News
Eaton Socon arsonist set £1.8m fire to destroy drug evidence
A man who started a fire to destroy evidence of drugs - causing £1.8m of damage at a car recovery site - has been jailed for 13 Martinson, 34, of Crescent Avenue, Grays, in Essex, started the blaze in a van at the Enfield's site, in Eaton Socon, Cambridgeshire, at 05:30 GMT on 24 February van, which contained £500,000 of cannabis, was completely destroyed along with 28 other vehicles, some of which were part of police investigations, police was found guilty of arson with recklessness as to whether life was endangered and was sentenced at Cambridge Crown Court on Friday. Cambridgeshire Police said the recovery yard contained broken-down vehicles from the roadside and others seized by officers after being used in had potentially been involved in an attempted murder, a burglary series and a robbery, the force found the fire was started in, or very close to, a Luton van seized after a robbery in Huntingdon the night before. The van was found to have contained cannabis worth £500, established the fire was started to try to destroy the van and the hidden drugs. Martinson was arrested after CCTV showed him and others breaking into the were also able to trace the car he used and a petrol container he used to start the refused to answer any questions while in custody and was charged with was jailed for 13 years with an extra four years on Martinson, Judge Philip Grey said the offence involved "organised, brazen criminality" and a "determined attempt to destroy evidence". Det Con Lauren Kirkup, who investigated, said: "The sheer scale of the fire caused the roof to partially collapse and resulted in huge structural damage."A total of 29 vehicles were completely destroyed. This included some seized by police and nine vehicles awaiting examination for serious and fatal collisions, meaning family members may never get justice for their lost ones."Thanks to Martinson, evidence was also lost in an attempted murder investigation and an ongoing burglary series."She added that the owner of the vehicle recovery site had spent 23 years building the business and was left feeling "helpless and frustrated" and was still losing money. She said he estimated the overall damage costs to exceed £1.8m. Follow Cambridgeshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
