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Yahoo
4 days ago
- Business
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‘Difficult decisions:' GA non-profits prepare for federal cuts as budget moves forward in Congress
As lawmakers in Washington work out how to get a federal budget passed, potential cuts to government funding have some non-profits bracing for a new normal. Channel 2's Lori Wilson spoke to three non-profits that are all preparing for the future. 'It's been a rough road and I'm worried,' Karen Beavor, CEO of the Georgia Center for Non-Profits said. 'There is no way to plug the enormous gap, funding gap.' [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Beavor said she works with organizations every day that are all bracing for federal budget cuts. As it stands, the 'Big, Beautiful Bill' includes cuts to funding programs for education, healthcare and housing. TRENDING STORIES: Grandfather dies saving twin granddaughters from falling tree limb in Dacula Kennesaw City Council considering decriminalization of cannabis, reducing fines, sentences 'The Wire' actor says his son was 'thrown 300 feet' from their home in Henry County tornado Chris 180 is a mental health organization that supports children, youth and families in the metro Atlanta area that says they could be affected too. 'If we don't have funding to support the programs, we're not able to keep that workforce,' CEO Cati Stone said. 'We've had to make some really difficult decisions.' Stone said part of the organization's goal was to provide stability, and that's hard right now. 'In the meantime, as we wait for certainty, we're scenario planning and trying to identify what our options are in the future to be flexible,' Stone said. For the Interfaith Public Policy Center, an organization that empowers the faith community to advocate for the common good, CEO Wesley Myrick told Channel 2 Action News that some institutions have had to close. 'Unfortunately in the short term, we're seeing institutions close their doors,' Myrick said. 'We're seeing some staff members at institutions be furloughed.' Myrick said he hopes lawmakers look at the big picture and the domino effect big cuts will have on organizations that serve people in need across Georgia. 'It is hitting every community across our state,' Myrick said. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
08-05-2025
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Search continues for Knox man involved in Laurel Lake boating accident
SOUTH LAUREL — Search efforts for a missing man remain underway following a boat accident Sunday afternoon. John Myrick, 26, of Gray, is described as wearing a gray and black jacket and blue jean pants. Myrick went missing from the capsized boat in water off East City Dam Road, in southern Laurel County, at approximately 12:15 p.m. Sunday. One other person reportedly escaped the water and hospitalized but has since been released. 'They told me the water is 28 feet deep there; it's really murky; and the water temperature is about 60 degrees so they can't stay under water very long,' Gilbert Acciardo, Public Affairs Deputy at the Laurel County Sheriff's, said Tuesday as the search stretched into a third day. 'That has tampered the efforts of attempting to locate this individual.' Agencies involved consist of area fire departments and emergency responders, including London-Laurel County Rescue Squad, Laurel County DPS and Emergency Management, Kentucky Fish and Wildlife, Kentucky State Police, the Laurel County Sheriff's Office, Corbin Fire Department, Woodbine Fire & Rescue, Laurel-Whitley County Emergency Management, and Area 9 Emergency Management director. Laurel Sheriff's Deputy Austyn Weddle is leading the missing persons investigation, assisted by Deputy Robert Reed. Crews had focused their search around the 312 Dam area. Search operations for Myrick have so far been temporarily suspended overnight and then resumed each morning. On Tuesday, the London-Laurel Rescue Squad reported that crews utilized rope, K9s, divers, underwater cameras, and sonar equipment. Myrick remained missing as of press time Wednesday.
Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Early GOP candidate for governor taps former delegate as running mate
Brenda Thiam, a Republican former delegate from Washington County, speaks to supporters after filing with the Maryland State Board of Elections as John Myrick's running mate in the 2026 race for governor. Myrick, a Prince George's County Republican who filed his candidacy in February, is currently the only candidate to officially enter the race. (Photo by Bryan P. Sears/Maryland Matters) Maryland's only filed candidate for governor has tapped a former state delegate as his running mate. John Myrick, a Republican candidate for governor, tapped former Del. Brenda Thiam to round out his ticket as lieutenant governor. Myrick, who ran a brief and unsuccessful campaign for U.S. Senate in the 2024 Maryland Republican primary, was the first — and so far, only — candidate to officially file for office in February. Following that, Myrick said he established a panel of advisers to seek a running mate. 'Quite frankly, one name was at the top of that list from the very beginning,' said Myrick, who announced Thiam had filed the required paperwork at the Maryland State Board of Elections just prior to their public announcement. Myrick has spent the first part of the year speaking to Republican groups. It is not clear how much money he has raised. His first report will not be filed with the state until next year. Democratic Gov. Wes Moore and Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller are expected to seek re-election in 2026 backed by a well-funded campaign machine. Other Republicans, including Gov. Larry Hogan, have been mentioned as potential contenders in the Republican primary. Hogan, the first two-term Republican governor in Maryland since Theodore McKeldin, is a seasoned campaigner and adept fundraiser. His entry into the race could present challenges for other Republican primary candidates. Myrick, a Prince George's County resident, is a staunch critic of Moore especially on budget, tax and economic policies. 'Every Marylander wants lower taxes. Every Marylander wants safer streets,' Myrick told a crowd of about a dozen supporters gathered Wednesday on the grounds below the south side of the Maryland State House. 'And we're going to give that to them. In order to do that, it takes a bit of common sense, and more importantly, integrity and accountability.' Myrick, in an interview after the announcement, said the cuts to federal jobs in Maryland and other adverse decisions by President Donald Trump are a direct reflection of Moore's refusal to 'work with' Trump. 'Pennsylvania hasn't suffered like this. They have a Democrat governor,' Myrick said. 'You know why they haven't suffered on this? Because Gov. [Josh] Shapiro up there will work with this administration. He will maintain a cordial relationship with this administration, and he has. 'Our governor has publicly said he can't. So what incentive does the federal government have to not savage Maryland? You know, I use that because I honestly feel that way,' Myrick said. 'They've savaged Maryland over our top political personalities who refuse to work with them.' It's a punishment on Maryland he said would have also happened had Moore's predecessor, Larry Hogan, been in office. 'I say that because of Larry Hogan's animosity with Donald Trump, the animosity that they have between each other,' Myrick said. Myrick, who will be 61 later this year, lives in Lanham with his wife Nancy Nevarez-Myrick. He is a federal consultant who previously served as a Harford County deputy sheriff and is a 23-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force Reserve, as well as a civilian intelligence officer, according to his campaign biography. Jake Day eyes challenge on Eastern Shore to GOP Rep. Andy Harris Myrick, in promoting his lieutenant governor, offered his stark contrasting comparison to Miller. 'I cannot govern the state by myself,' he said. 'Unlike the current governor, I knew we needed a lieutenant governor who was the most qualified, best person for the job — not just somebody who can stand there and look cute. That's what he's got. That's unacceptable.' Miller, 60, served two terms in the House of Delegates representing Montgomery County. She holds a bachelors degree in civil engineering and has experience as an engineer, planner and transportation official in Montgomery County and Los Angeles County, California. While in the House, Miller served four years on the Ways and Means Committee and four years on the Appropriations Committee. She worked on paid family leave, transportation, domestic violence and STEM education, among other issues. A Maryland Democratic Party spokesperson blasted the 'blatant sexism' of Myrick's remarks about Miller. 'It's why John Myrick is a failed Republican politician that finished fifth in the Senate primary last year,' the spokesperson said. 'Lt. Gov. Miller is a transportation engineer, former legislator, and proven statewide leader with years of service to the people of Maryland and continues to fight for us as the state's lieutenant governor. The remarks today show he doesn't understand what governing actually means, or what kind of leadership Marylanders look for.' Speaking to the gathered supporters Wednesday, Thiam (pronounced 'cham') said she planned to help 'right this ship, to champion the values that are important to all of us.' Included in those, she said, were reducing taxes and 'burdensome regulations' and a focus on the creation of nongovernment jobs. 'We're going to make Maryland great again,' Thiam said. 'I can guarantee you that.' Thiam, a Washington County Republican, was the first Black woman Republican to serve in the House when she was appointed in October 2021 to fill Paul Corderman's seat, when he was appointed to replace retiring Sen. Andrew Serafini. She lost her bid for election to the seat in 2022. Thiam holds a master's degree in education, focusing on special education, from the University of Maryland, College Park, a doctoral degree in special education leadership from Capella University and a post-graduate certificate in applied behavior analysis from Penn State University. She has worked in special education for more than 20 years in both public and private Maryland schools as a teacher and, later, as an administrator managing teaching staff and budgets, as well as students with special needs. 'My favorite thing is fixing education and returning it to teaching the students, giving them the tools they need to be successful in their life and forgoing all the indoctrination that our current administration seems to think is important to us,' Thiam said. 'All those strains of ideologies that we will not tolerate for our children.' In an interview after the announcement, Thiam was asked to elaborate on the 'strains of ideologies' that concern her in public education. 'Well, when you think about the conversations that are occurring, particularly in Frederick County, with what they're going through, and having bathrooms for young people who may consider themselves of a different identity, but they can use the (different) bathroom,' Thiam said. When asked if she was referring to students who identify as transgendered, she said 'absolutely.' Thiam also expressed concerns about 'books that are questionable on our bookshelves for students to check out and read.' She said she did not believe those books were in libraries in Washington County 'but in Frederick County, that does exist.' In addition to her time in Annapolis, Thiam also ran an unsuccessful campaign last year for the 6th Congressional District seat. SUPPORT: YOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE Thiam stumbled out of the gate at Wednesday's announcement, saying the 'lieutenant governor is the president of the Senate. So, the fact that I have served in the House of Delegates, I've served in this fine institution. I know that I am prepared to get the work done.' In Maryland, the lieutenant governor does not serve as Senate president, who is elected by senators from their own ranks. Sen. Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City) has held the position for the last six years, and before him the position was held for more than three decades by Sen. Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. The Maryland Constitution defines the role of lieutenant governor, who is the second-highest officer in state government, but whose duties are limited. Primarily, the lieutenant governor succeeds the governor in the event of a vacancy or fills in as acting governor if the governor is temporarily unable to fulfill the duties of the office. Other than that, the role is limited to duties delegated by the governor. The lieutenant governor also chairs a half-dozen state panels, including the State House Trust, and serves as a member on four other panels. Thiam later acknowledged the error when asked by a reporter, saying it was the result of late night research and a historical reference to the duties of the position. Christopher Christian Cox was the only lieutenant governor to serve as Senate president. He was elected in 1864, at a time when governor and lieutenant governor were elected independently, and served one term before the position was abolished under the 1867 version of the Maryland Constitution, according to the Maryland State Archives. The position was reestablished by voters in a 1970 constitutional amendment. The recreation of the office fulfilled a promise by Gov. Marvin Mandel, who was House Speaker in 1969 when the legislature elected him to fill the vacancy created when Gov. Spiro Agnew became vice president under Richard Nixon. At the time, there was no clear line of succession for the state's chief executive officer.
New York Times
05-04-2025
- Health
- New York Times
As Measles Spreads, Some Doctors Are Seeing the Virus for the First Time
Until this year, Dr. Leila Myrick had never seen a case of measles. She doesn't remember professors in medical school talking about the virus. When she saw photos of the characteristic red rash on practice board exams, she flipped back through her textbooks to figure out what it was. 'Most practicing doctors, in today's day and age, are not going to see it in real life,' she said. But in the past few months, Dr. Myrick, a family medicine doctor in Seminole, Texas, has treated about 20 people with measles. She is likely to see more cases, as a raging outbreak that has infected 481 people in Texas and killed one child continues to spread. In Texas, New Mexico and other parts of the country where cases have emerged, health care workers like Dr. Myrick are confronting the highly contagious virus for the first time. On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 607 confirmed cases of measles in the U.S. this year — more than double the number of cases seen in all of 2024. 'The generation of physicians who are currently, for the most part, treating patients haven't actually seen what a measles case looks like other than from a textbook or a video,' said Dr. Andy Lubell, chief medical officer of True North Pediatrics in Pennsylvania, where a physician diagnosed the practice's first ever measles case this March. The United States declared measles eliminated in 2000. Cases still pop up around the country each year, sometimes seeding larger outbreaks. But public health experts worry that this year, measles could become more common in more places. The virus is spreading rapidly in some parts of the country, and vaccination rates nationwide have been falling for years. 'I remember learning about measles, German measles, all these things,' said Dr. Seth Coombs, a doctor at the Lovington Medical Clinic in New Mexico who saw his first measles case this year. 'But you just don't see them. And so like anything, if you don't use it, you lose it.' Measles can sometimes be hard to recognize at first, especially if a doctor doesn't think to look for it. The infection causes a telltale red rash, but it can take days to appear. Before that, someone with measles might have only a fever, cough, a runny nose and red, watery eyes — symptoms that mimic the signs of many other viral infections. 'We see anywhere from 120 to 200 patients in the emergency department each day,' said Dr. Michael Koster, director of the division of pediatric infectious diseases at Hasbro Children's in Rhode Island. 'And probably 70 percent of them are kids coming in with fever.' In January, Dr. Koster said, the hospital's emergency room staff treated a baby who was dehydrated and had a fever, and then sent the family home. Days later, the infant returned, still with a high fever. It was only on the second visit that doctors realized the baby had measles. Even when people do present with a rash, doctors who aren't familiar with measles cases or don't have the infection at the top of their minds could confuse it for an allergic reaction to medication, said Dr. Laraine Washer, an infectious disease doctor at Michigan Medicine. Recognizing measles quickly matters, in large part because doctors want to isolate patients who might be contagious. Measles can linger in the air for two hours after an infected person leaves the room. If someone with the virus shows up in an emergency room unmasked, they can spread the virus widely. And prompt care is important, too. Doctors confirm a diagnosis with laboratory tests and work to ease symptoms, often using medications to lower a fever and ensuring patients stay hydrated to counteract lost fluids. They also watch closely for complications: About one in every 20 children develops pneumonia, which is the most common cause of measles deaths in young children. Providers also monitor for brain swelling, which can occur in rare cases and lead to hearing and vision loss, intellectual disabilities and permanent neurological damage. Doctors are now working to quickly get each other back up to speed. At UCLA Health, attending physicians lecture residents and medical students on how to spot signs of an infection that are harder to recognize, like small white dots that can show up inside an infected patient's cheeks. Dr. Sanchi Malhotra, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at UCLA Health, said she has been showing colleagues photos of the subtle differences in measles rashes across a variety of skin tones. These efforts have felt all the more urgent since two people with measles passed through Los Angeles International Airport, said Dr. Ishminder Kaur, a pediatric infectious diseases physician at the UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital. 'We want to teach everybody possible now,' she said, 'before somebody misses a patient and then ends up bringing them to the emergency room full of other immunocompromised patients.'
Yahoo
20-03-2025
- Yahoo
DeKalb father, girlfriend sentenced for beating 5-year-old to death for not cleaning up the house
A Decatur man and his girlfriend will spend years in prison after being convicted in connection to his five-year-old daughter's death. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] On Wednesday, Unchinna Myrick, 28, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and two counts of cruelty to children in the first degree. Last September, Cedric O'Neal Herring, now 30, was found guilty of malice murder, two counts of felony murder, aggravated assault and two counts of cruelty in the first degree. The conviction stems from the death of Cedric Herring's five-year-old daughter Janiyah Herring. TRENDING STORIES: UGA wide receiver charged with reckless driving, suspended indefinitely 20-year-old motorcyclist tries to hide in storage unit after allegedly doing wheelies on I-85 18-year-old killed in metro Atlanta park while celebrating Senior Skip Day, deputies say According to the investigation, on May 29, 2021, Cedric carried his daughter into Emory Decatur Hospital emergency room and told the nurse, they were in a multi-vehicle car crash. The 30-year-old said his daughter was knocked unconscious in the crash and didn't wake up. Officials said, the nurse realized the child was not breaking and rushed her into a room for medical treatment. After an hour, doctors were unable to revive the little girl. The DeKalb County District Attorney's Office said, a doctor examined the five-year-old and found most of her body was covered in bruises and wounds consistent with child abuse. Hospital staff contacted DeKalb County police, the medical examiner's office, and the Division of Family and Children Services. When police interviewed Cedric Herring, he shared more details about the alleged car accident, but investigators said the accident never occurred, nor the vehicle he claimed he was driving during the time of the crash. The DA said, that when police asked Cedric Herring about the child's injuries, he admitted that he sometimes hit his children with a belt when they misbehaved. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter] An autopsy revealed that the five-year-old died of blunt force trauma and the cause of death was homicide. According to the DA, when investigators spoke with Cedric Herring's other children, they said the five-year-old had refused to help clean up the house on the day that she died. Police said this was when Cedric Herring's girlfriend, Myrick whipped Janiyah Herring with a cord. When the five-year-old tried to get away, Myrick tied her to a bed and continued to beat her, authorities said. Eventually, Myrick released the child and Janiyah Herring fell to the floor. The DA said, Cedric Herring came into the room and yelled at his daughter to get up and when she didn't, he also beat her. He realized something was wrong, and tried to revive his child with an ice bath before taking her to the hospital. In October 2024, a judge sentenced Herring to life in prison. Myrick was sentenced to 50 years to serve 30 in custody with the remaining years on probation.
