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Mayor Browns plan to boost Spokanes art scene with new city merger [Video]

SPOKANE, Wash. – Spokane Arts, a nonprofit organization created in 2012 when the city’s art program was cut, is set to undergo significant changes starting in the new year. Organizers will determine which parts of Spokane Arts will be absorbed by the city office.

The transition may include the upkeep of murals created by the nonprofit, such as those on Monroe, Lincoln, Division, and Maple Street.

Mayor Lisa Brown stated that the move aims to re-energize the city’s commitment to art and local artists.

Skyler Oberst, the executive director of Spokane Arts, will return to work with the city as the arts department’s director. Oberst expressed excitement about the new opportunity and hopes the change will not negatively impact staff or projects.

“Inevitably, there will be twists and turns, as there always is in partnerships and building something new. We’re going to do our best,” Oberst told the Spokesman Review.

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Mass. police officer bit ex-boyfriend, also an officer, prosecution says [Video]

WITH WHAT WERE LEARNING, SARA. MARIA AND ERIKA. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED HERE AT THIS GROCERY STORE IN MALDEN. ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, THE EVERETT POLICE OFFICER CAME HERE TO SEE HER EX-BOYFRIEND. AND SHE ALLEGEDLY BECAME VIOLENT. MARIA SYLVAIN, AN EVERETT POLICE OFFICER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LAW. GOOD MORNING, MISS SYLVAIN. HOW ARE YOU? VERY GOOD. SIR. HOW ARE YOU? MAURICE SYLVAIN, FACING A JUDGE FOR ALLEGEDLY ATTACKING HER EX-BOYFRIEND. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AT THE STOP AND SHOP IN MALDEN SUNDAY. THE VICTIM, A MALDEN POLICE OFFICER, WAS WORKING A DETAIL. HE TOLD INVESTIGATORS. SYLVAIN SHOWED UP TO THE STORE AND WOULD NOT LEAVE AS HE REQUESTED. THEN THE ENCOUNTER TURNED VIOLENT. THE DEFENDANT IN THIS CASE BIT THE VICTIM IN HIS FACE AND REFUSED TO LET GO OF HIM AND PUNCHED HIM MULTIPLE TIMES. THE POLICE REPORT GOES ON TO STATE THAT SYLVAIN LATER SHOWED UP AT THE VICTIMS HOME, ALLEGEDLY ASSAULTING HIM AGAIN. THE 27 YEAR OLD OFFICER WAS SWORN INTO SERVICE AT EVERETT POLICE IN 2022. SYLVAIN LEFT THE COURTHOUSE AFTER BEING RELEASED ON HER OWN RECOGNIZANCE AND DID NOT MAKE ANY COMMENT. HER ATTORNEY SAYS SHE DENIES THE CHARGES. SHE IS SUSPENDED. SHE IS ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE AS ANY, WHICH IS STANDARD FOR ANYBODY CHARGED WITH ANY POLICE OFFICER CHARGED WITH A CRIME. IF YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT HER CHARACTER OR WHO SHE IS, I THINK SHES AN EXTREMELY NICE PERSON. THE JUDGE ORDERED THAT SYLVAIN STAY AWAY FROM THE VICTIM. SHE ALSO HAS TURNED IN HER DEPARTMENT, ISSUED FIREARM TO THE EVERETT POLICE DEPARTMENT.

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All-Clad D3 Tri-Ply 10-Piece Cookware Set, Chef Review [Video]

As a private chef, Ive gone through a lot of cookware sets from many different brands, but the All-Clad D3 Tri-Ply 10-Piece Cookware Set has been my go-to for years. This is an ideal stainless steel cookware set for frequent home usage, and it will hold up for years to come.

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US home sales in 2024 weakest in nearly 30 years [Video]

Sales of previously owned US homes slipped to their weakest level in about three decades last year on the back of high housing prices and mortgage rates, according to industry data released Friday. Existing home sales came in at 4.06 million on an annual basis in 2024, the lowest level since 1995, said the National