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A Multicultural & Diverse Ceremony - Houston Mayoral Inauguration

When the Mayor Sylvester Turner, City Controller Chris Brown and City Council members took their oaths of office, a course for city improvements and advancements was set in action on multiple fronts. The inauguration ceremony was full of multi-cultural entertainment along with prayers which reflected the unique diversity of the city.

In his speech, the chairman sketched out activities for his subsequent term to extend road fixes past the 250,000 potholes filled in his first term; include non-benefits and companies as budgetary accomplices in further decrease of vagrancy; do recently supported flood relief ventures; debut the last form of the city's first atmosphere activity plan, improve neighborhood stops through a private-open association; further grow the city's advanced development monetary segment; proceed with work through his Complete Communities activity toward evenhandedness for under-served neighborhoods; and that's only the tip of the iceberg.

Through Austin Neighborhood, Wild Pigs Walk Confidently

The number of wild pigs in and around Texas is tremendously high. These beasts have an endless appetite and they decimate the crops by running across in herds.

A resident from the Oak Crest community, on 30 December 2019, shared a video in which a dozen of the swine can be seen coming out for a 3 a.m. stroll. Further in the video, they can be seen encroaching on neighbourhoods in hunt of food or a potential meal.

A lot of efforts have been put to eliminate them. Even the wild pig hunters have been called to hunt them down. the officials of the state have now approved the use of helicopters as well as hot air balloons so that the hunters can fire upon them from the air.

Till now nothing has worked and these wild boars continue to increase in numbers at an astonishing level. Since they are ornery, it is quite hard to capture them. Among the hunting community, there have been many stories of charging wild pigs.

Sid Miller, Texas Agriculture Commissioner, once suggested the idea of placing poison strategically across Texas to kill the animals. But the idea was put down by a judge. Deer and different creatures could become blow-back to the toxic substance, pundits contended, in addition to the ingested toxin would demolish the pig meat in making it unsatisfactory for the market.

See the first Borns of 2020 of Houston area

We have some new citizens in the city that made their entrance on an extraordinary day. Their birth is being celebrated as they are the firstborn in the new year and a new decade.

Marco Aguero is a first baby boy who took birth in 2020 in the Houston area. He took birth at Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital, and he was born 20 seconds after midnight.

And the first baby girl who took birth in 2020 is named as Jasmine Sophia Sixtos. She was born at 12:07 a.m. at Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital.

Long term agreement signed between Port of Galveston and Royal Caribbean Cruises

The Port of Galveston signs a long term contract for a new $100 million cruise terminal with Royal Caribbean Cruises.

This terminal is expected to be completed by November 2021, and it will become Allure of the Seas, one of the world’s largest cruise ships.

Rodger Rees, Port Director, and CEO that it is a historic moment for both Galveston and Port. He also included that this partnership will bring economic growth to the region because it will generate new jobs, spending, and tax revenues. He further said that it would attract more tourists, and Galveston is on course to become a global destination for cruising.

The two-story terminal will cover 170,000 square feet on 10 acres, and it will also feature state-of-the-art technology with facial recognition and mobile check-ins.

Port will take responsibility for parking, maintenance, and improvements that will help to accommodate large vessels. The allure of the Seas will be provided with $165 million amplification before sailing into Galveston, and it will include Ultimate Abyss that is the tallest slide at sea that has a 10-story plunge.

The ship will also include multi-story waterslides, restaurants, bars, and an arcade. It is expected that the construction of the terminal will begin in April.

During northwest Harris County home invasion, 2 sought after man killed

During a home invasion on Monday night, a man was shot and killed at a northwest Harris County apartment complex. The reports of shooting came in at 9:30 p.m. at West Road on Easton Commons Drive.

As per the Harris County deputies, Tre Cain's girlfriend called two man have broken into their apartment and had shot Cain while robbing the family. Deputies further said that they found Cain with multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the crime scene.

Agents said that it seems two men with masks and gloves raged into the condo and open fired the deadly shots. The men fled the scene after Cain's sweetheart gave them what cash she had, they said.

Deputies said the couple's kids, ages 1 and 4, were inside the condo at the hour of the home attack. No wounds were accounted for. Anybody with info about the case should call Houston Crime Stoppers at 713-222-8477.

Use & restriction of fireworks in Harris County

New year is that time of the year when people try to celebrate it by using fireworks, howvere, there are certain restrictions to its use and fines for illegal use.

As per the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, only 50 milligrams of gunpowder can be carried by a legal consumer firework. But sometime illegal fireworks may carry as much as three times of this amount.

ATF spokesman Alex Guerrero says that if a kid is seen making it then know that serious injury can be caused if anyone is found near the explosion. In Houston, fireworks are illegal while used in the limited purpose in Harris County.

Firecrackers are lawful to use in unincorporated territories of Harris County. Be that as it may, they can't be utilized close to holy places, medical clinics, refuges, permit and kid care focuses. They must be utilized close to open or non-public schools and universities if an individual gets composed approval from the association.

For each caught minor, parents are slapped with fine even if they were unaware of the possession. Fines for unlawful utilization of firecrackers can run somewhere in the range of $500 and $2,000 for every firecracker. Individuals can report illicit firecracker use by calling 713-884-3131, however in the event that there is a crisis identified with firecrackers, call 911.

Male African lion of Brookfield Zoo, Zenda dies

The Brookfield Zoo said its male African lion Zenda has died at age 13. The death of the male African lion was announced by the zoo on Friday. If he had been alive, he would have turned 14 in July. According to the officials of the zoo, Zenda was facing problem in walking and standing juts before Christmas. Although the veterinarians gave him the required treatment but his health declined unusually on Thursday, as per the officials of the zoo. This resulted in euthanizing him by the zoo.

Revealed through necropsy, the zoo said that tthe loin was found to have multiple ruptured degenerative discs due to old age. These ruptures were found in his spine and the discs couldn't be operated anymore. Zenda, a geriatric lion, arrived at the zoo in the month of May 2008.

In a statment released by the zoo officials, upon his death, it was said that, "In his later years, he began losing his impressive mane, but his impressive roar could often be heard from across the park."

Zenda mated with Isis who had also come to the zoo in 2008 and will turn 15 in 2020. The health of Isis will be closely monitored by the zoo staff as she adjusts to the loss of Zenda.

Temporarily evacuated, CTA Orange Line Ashland stop for gas leak

The Ashland stop at the CTA Orange Line was closed and temporarily evacuated due to a gas leak on Friday night. Orange line trains are running with lingering postpones after which the service was briefly suspended because of the hole. Fire authorities said a level one hazardous materials reaction was sent to the CTA station. No wounds were accounted for and nobody was taken to a clinic for treatment. Individuals' Gas said an outsider contractual worker hit a 6-inch primary gas line, causing the hole. It was verified as of 7:45 p.m.

For Los Angeles County, No Burn Alert In Effect

Everyone likes comfortable wood-burning fireplaces, however, this weekend light some candles. In many places of Los Angeles, Riverside, Orange and San Bernardino counties, indoor and outdoor wood burning has been prohibited. As per the South Coast Air Quality Management District, this was done due to the weather conditions being conducive to the concentrated pollution.

A "no-burn" alert has been issued by the agency which will remain in effect for Saturday. All the residents living in the Riverside, Orange County, San Bernardino counties and non-desert portions of Los Angeles will have to follow it.

It doesn't have any significant bearing to mountain networks over 3,000 feet, the Coachella Valley or the High Desert, or homes and low-salary family units that depend on wood as an underside wellspring of heat, as indicated by the AQMD.

The request bans consuming wood or made fire signs in chimneys or any indoor or outside the wood-consuming gadget. Individuals can even now utilise gas and other non-wood-consuming chimneys.

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В области был пойман угонщик 17-ти лет.

В районе Семиульском был задержан семнадцатилетний парень который является подозреваемым в угоне автомобиля. Немного ранее молодой человек уже был судим за такое же преступление. Об этом было прессе сообщено из Главного управления Министерства внутренних дел по нашей области.

О том что было украдена машина “VAZ 2103” заявление в правоохранительные органы подал владелец автомобиля, парень восемнадцати лет который третьего января не обнаружил свою машину на месте. Полицейские при розыске автомобиля обнаружили его в Семиульске. А немного времени спустя и друга хозяина автомобиля семнадцати лет.

С рассказа парня второго января ночью он знал что машина не заперта сел в автомобиль соединил провода зажигания и поехал кататься по улицам города. На улице просто оставил машину и ушёл.

По данному преступлению было заведено уголовное дело по статье сто шестьдесят шестой Уголовного кодекса Российской Федерации. Парню грозит до пяти лет колонии.

Пожар в общежитии из за которого сгорела комната.

В Воронеже в студенческом общежитии по улице Хользунова сорок четыре четвертого января в субботу произошел пожар. В дежурную часть сообщение о пожаре поступило без пяти минут десять до полудня. На место происшествия выехало двенадцать машин и различной техники. Об этом прессе было сообщено из Главного управления министерства чрезвычайных ситуаций Воронежской области.

На пятом этаже общежития загорелась комната. Из-за сильного дыма из здания было выведено восемьдесят человек. Четверо из них выходило оттуда в масках. Сейчас сотрудниками пожарных служб устанавливается причина возгорания. Согласно их данным пострадавших в пожаре нету.

Это уже второй пожар за сутки в Воронеже в результате которого жильцы комплексов покидают свои дома и выходят на улицу, чтобы не подвергаться опасности. Ранее в новостной ленте появлялась информация о возгорании в многоэтажном доме из которого было выведено десять человек.