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Yahoo
28-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Law enforcement officials and DAs hold state funding discussion for new technology
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) — Law enforcement officials throughout Chemung County were in Elmira on Tuesday with state representatives and district attorneys from at least two counties to discuss recent state funding bringing new crime-fighting technology to the area. The group convened at the Chemung County District Attorney's Office to discuss statistics, funding, and public safety efforts that have worked in Elmira and around the state. Joseph Popcun, executive deputy commissioner at the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, spoke directly with the group to go through the benefits of the technology grants, see what crime mitigation tactics are working, and discuss the Gun Involve Violence Elimination Program and services for victims. Popcun said that the state wants to help reach areas of unmet need, so bringing vital technology to help combat crime is important. Corning funeral director arrested in Pa predator sting 'We want to reach communities like Chemung County, Elmira, where we recognize there were potential areas of unmet need,' Popcun said. 'So, hearing today about how some of this technology is being put to work, to identify shootings, to respond quicker, to look at the ballistics casings to tie shootings together and then ultimately to support a prosecution to make sure people are held accountable,' Popcun said. Some of the technology already helping Elmira includes the Flock Raven System set up to detect gunshot audio in the city. Elmira Police Chief Kristen Thorne already noted a few cases where the system helped officers arrest suspects involved in the shootings. As for the new equipment, the grant funding EPD received allowed it to purchase two new SWAT robots, a crisis negotiation phone, and a new pole camera. This new equipment replaces outdated technology and will be used in the field and during training sessions. Accompanying the physical equipment is new software that the police department and detective bureau can use to work through cases more efficiently. The police department isn't the only area benefitting from the new technology Chemung County District Attorney Weeden Wetmore noted that the amount of physical evidence that's attainable now is important in prosecuting cases. Pine City man faces felony charge after domestic incident Wetmore said during trials when he has videos and photographs from cameras and other technology throughout the city, it helps tremendously. The group added funding for victim services as a huge part of this initiative, with Wetmore noting the importance of helping the victims. 'We're here to seek justice, and justice is not just about prosecuting individuals, the bad guys, but it's also about making the victim whole,' Wetmore said. 'With this, with the victim's assistance, the money that's given they are provided resources they can utilize, whether it be counseling, whether it be a home for a short period of time, there are various things that can help out the victims, so that's a very important component of this,' Wetmore said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Thomas Rhett and Tucker Wetmore Give a Nod to 'Small Town Girls' in New Song Ahead of Tour Kickoff
Thomas Rhett and Tucker Wetmore are giving a nod to "Small Town Girls" with a catchy new track. The country superstars have teamed up for a new song ahead of the kickoff of Thomas Rhett's Better In Boots Tour on Thursday, June 5. The tour will feature Wetmore in select cities. A visualizer for the summer-ready anthem has dropped, showcasing Thomas Rhett, 35, and Wetmore, 25, playing salesmen at the fictional "Small Town Furniture." The track begins with Thomas Rhett getting a call from a man named Bobby telling him that a "new guy" is coming into the store. The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now! "Bobby, may I remind you that I've been employee of the month five months in a row now," says Thomas Rhett as Wetmore enters the store and the song begins. As he sips his coffee and admires his employee of the month certificate, Thomas Rhett begins showcasing appliances at the store. Wetmore then shows off some of the store's furniture as his part of the song commences and the two come together to sing the song's chorus. As the track continues, each dances to the song's beat. The hilarious lyric visualizer ends with Thomas Rhett lending his glasses to Wetmore, who earned his own employee of the month certificate, which he put on a shelf. In addition to Wetmore, Thomas Rhett's tour will feature The Castellows and Dasha, who will rotate their appearances alongside the singer over the different tour dates. The tour concludes on Sept. 26 in Ridgefield, Wash. "Small Town Girls" is also not the only track released by the country star after his August 2024 studio album, About a Woman. Thomas Rhett has also released the tracks 'I'm That Guy' and 'Dance With You" in his first batch of new songs off About a Woman (From a Small Town). 'When we were deciding what to include on About a Woman last year, I had about 30 songs we were picking between. We landed on the 14 that came out in August knowing we could keep releasing more of the others," Thomas Rhett said in a press statement. "These three are feel good summer songs that the band and I have already started rehearsing for tour, and to sing 'Small Town Girls' with Tucker every night is going to be a blast. I'm looking forward to putting out more throughout the summer," his statement continued. As for Wetmore, he told PEOPLE ahead of the release of his debut album What Not To on April 25, that he hopes his album will help "differentiate" him from his peers. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. "The more that I'm around and the more that people take the time to get to know me, they'll know 'Oh yeah, that's just Tuck,' " he said. Read the original article on People
Yahoo
25-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
How Model/Actriz Learned to Let Go and Have a Little Fun
If you saw one of the 100-plus shows that Model/Actriz played in 2023, what you were probably most struck by was the Brooklyn noise band's intensity. Every night felt somewhere between a secret initiation and a car crash, with lead singer Cole Haden at the center of the madness. 'It's not a show unless we're all drenched in sweat,' says Haden, 28. Those shows were never less than exhilarating for the audience, but by last year, the band was starting to feel exhausted. 'Playing shows every day fried the reward center of my brain,' says drummer Ruben Radlauer, 29. 'I didn't know how to make the shows feel good anymore unless it was constantly leveling up. And usually the only way is just to play harder.' More from Rolling Stone Help Joanna Sternberg, Model/Actriz, and Others Defend Trans Rights With New Comp The Outrageous Thrills of Model/Actriz Noise Rules the Night in Austin Guitarist Jack Wetmore, 29, winces as he remembers one European tour where he played so hard that he ended up injuring himself onstage. 'I had gotten into a habit of throwing equipment,' Wetmore says. 'And then that shit hurt me back.' Bass player Aaron Shapiro, 30, smiles thinly: 'I don't think I've ever felt less sympathy for a person in pain than a man who threw a guitar at himself.' Model/Actriz can laugh about that era of the band now, because they're about to vault past it. Their second album, Pirouette, out April 25 via True Panther, is a stunning sequel to their rave-reviewed debut, Dogsbody. If Haden's lifelong love of pop stars like Lady Gaga and Kylie Minogue was something the last album hinted at, it's front-page news on this one. Radlauer calls Pirouette 'a dance-pop album,' and while you won't confuse it with anything on the Top 40, there's a new energy that's irresistible. 'Before, it's been very claustrophobic and kind of gnarly all the time, and scared to show emotion sometimes,' Wetmore says. 'This one feels like we took big leaps of faith into trying to be as open as possible.' On lead single 'Cinderella,' Haden recounts how he dreamed of having a Cinderella-themed birthday party in elementary school, only to change his mind out of fear. 'That's my experience as a gay youth,' he says. 'I remember wanting to wear the dress, and I was imagining entering the party. And then I remember thinking about what other people would think of me.' In the music video, he gets his moment at the ball after all, starring as Cinderella in a surreal storyline that climaxes at an underground club. Radlauer, Wetmore, and Shapiro play Cinderella's mean step-family. 'It's the first time I'm doing choreo on camera,' Haden says. 'It really is a diva moment for me.' More seriously, he sees 'Cinderella' as reflecting the personal growth he's done as an adult. 'Despite all of that pain, I still made it through to the other side,' he adds. 'And I don't have to defend myself like I did. I can let the shield down.' Some of Pirouette's most thrilling peaks come on songs like 'Vespers,' where Haden lets us listen in on his inner monologue before a show ('I'm asking, are you her? Are you free/To be a bitch, but graciously?'), and 'Diva,' where he fully embraces his power as a charismatic performer ('Yeah, you could call me a small-business owner/Living in America, while trapped in the body of an operatic diva'). The latter song's lyrics came to him spontaneously: 'I had one verse written and then I was like, 'I think this song will be better if I have a glass of wine and just do it in the booth,'' Haden recalls. 'It was just to amuse myself and let it not be overwrought — which is something that I would not have been able to do on the first album.' That playful quality in his words mirrors the band's newly flexible studio philosophy. Recording over a few weeks in Rhode Island last fall, they found that their sound has room for an acoustic ballad ('Acid Rain') and a spoken-word ambient interlude ('Headlights') along with plenty of sleek twists on the industrial clangor they're known for. 'A lot of it was asking ourselves, what is the point of all of this, honestly?' Wetmore says. 'I mean, the world was falling to shit in so many different ways, and we're out here trying to write fucking songs. We had to rediscover what the point is.' They found a surprisingly liberating answer in letting go of any expectation of how a Model/Actriz album should sound. 'We were so stressed out making the last one, and worried that it wouldn't represent us,' Radlauer says. 'All we can do now is have fun with whoever we are at the moment.' Best of Rolling Stone The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
CBC
23-02-2025
- Health
- CBC
Door-to-door transportation service fills transit gap in rural St. Mary's
Darlene Naugle had difficulties getting around the small community of Port Bickerton on Nova Scotia's Eastern Shore when she moved to area from Alberta three years ago to care for her sick daughter. The retiree was unable to run errands, like getting groceries, without a vehicle. That changed for Naugle last October when a community transportation system called Smart-Go was introduced in the Municipality of the District of St. Mary's. "I felt like I died and went to heaven because of the fact that I'm so isolated, I don't drive and I don't know anyone here," said Naugle. 'There was a big need for it' The transportation program is run by the St. Mary's Association for Rural Transit, a non-profit dedicated to providing door-to-door, accessible service for the municipality's 2,300 residents. The federal government said last September it was providing $185,000 for the program, while the province gave $800,000 to help buy vehicles and subsidize fares for low-income individuals. Riders pay a $5 base fee plus 75 cents a kilometre. They are picked up at their home in one of two vans and taken where they need to go, including destinations outside the municipality like Halifax and Antigonish. "There's a lot of seniors there. People were having difficulty getting to medical appointments," said Heather Kreffer, executive director of Smart-Go. "There was a big need for it, and the community knew." Kreffer said there are more than a dozen people who use the service regularly, and that ridership is growing every month. Similar transportation services already exist in other rural municipalities, including East Hants, St. Margaret's Bay and Victoria County. Doug Wetmore of It's More Than Buses, a Halifax-based transit advocacy group, said expanding transit systems across the province starts with services like Smart-Go. "You build up ridership from there and then expand the service," he said. Expanding options Wetmore hopes the province will eventually fill any transit gaps across province and that rural areas can be connected to larger services, like Halifax Transit. "Making sure that those options are available is incredibly important in order to make sure that ... all of our communities are accessible within one another," said Wetmore. Naugle said not only has the service helped her stay connected to her community, but its employees have become like family. "I've never been in a situation like this in my life, being so isolated," she said. "But my experience is there needs to be more [transit] like it and people like them."
