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Family robbed after home destroyed during Hurricane Helene [Video]
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Family robbed after home destroyed during Hurricane Helene [Video]

AND TOTALS FOR YOUR TOWN. CHRIS. THANK YOU. A SPARTANBURG COUNTY FAMILY IS CONTINUING TO DEAL WITH DAMAGE FROM HURRICANE HELENE AFTER THREE TREES FELL THROUGH THEIR HOME. NOW THEY ARE DEALING WITH A NEW NIGHTMARE AFTER THEY SAY BURGLARS BROKE IN AND SWIPED SOME FAMILY HEIRLOOMS AND ANTIQUES. NATE STANLEY SPOKE WITH FAMILY TONIGHT. ITS A STORY YOULL SEE ONLY ON WYFF NEWS. FOUR. THIS IS WHATS LEFT OF THAT FAMILYS GARAGE. AS YOU CAN SEE, A TREE COMING THROUGH, SMACKING THE ROOF AND LEAVING IT IN PIECES. NOW THIS ISNT EVEN THE WORST OF THEIR HEADACHES, AS THE HOME WAS RANSACKED ON MONDAY. NOW THE HOMEOWNER IS HOPING THE BURGLARS WILL BRING BACK THEIR TREASURED KEEPSAKES. THEY ENDED UP COMING IN THROUGH THAT ROOM. SIGNS OF A HOME BURGLARY STILL EVIDENT IN MICHAEL KUHNS HOUSE. DAYS AFTER THIEVES BROKE INTO HIS FAMILYS HOME AND ROBBED THEM. THE HOUSE WAS VACANT AT THE TIME, HIS FAMILY STILL DISPLACED AFTER HURRICANE HELENE. A GENERATOR WAS RECENTLY STOLEN FROM THEM TOO. WE HAD KEPT THE GENERATOR HERE EVEN THOUGH WE WERENT LIVING HERE, BECAUSE WE WERE RUNNING A LIGHT INSIDE JUST TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE THERES SOMEBODY IN THE HOUSE. SO GENERATOR GOT STOLEN. I DONT REMEMBER THE EXACT DATE, BUT TO 2 OR 3 WEEKS AGO, YOU CAN STILL SEE WHERE THE THIEVES TRIED TO BREAK INTO THE FRONT DOOR. YOU CAN SEE WHERE THEY WORKED USING A WINDOW TO GAIN ACCESS INSTEAD. THERES THE BRICK. MOSTLY FAMILY HEIRLOOMS, A CARTIER ROSE. AND THEN THEY TOOK A RIFLE. I HAD A COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE INKWELLS. THOSE ITEMS, GIFTS FROM HIS RECENTLY DECEASED FATHER. IT TRULY, TRULY SUCKS THAT PEOPLE FEEL ENTITLED TO DO THINGS LIKE THAT. YOU KNOW, IF THEY WOULD HAVE TAKEN A TV, WHATEVER. I CAN REPLACE A TV. THESE THINGS ARE IRREPLACEABLE. EVEN WITH UNLIMITED AMOUNT OF MONEY. NOT BECAUSE THEYRE SO UNIQUE, BUT BECAUSE THEY WERE HIS OKUN HAS A MESSAGE FOR THE PEOPLE WHO DID THIS. BRING IT BACK. ALL WILL BE FORGIVEN IF YOU DONT BRING IT BACK. IM GOING TO FIND YOU ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. AND HE ALSO TELLS US THAT HE WENT AROUND TO LOCAL PAWNSHOPS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEYRE ALSO ON ALERT, IF ANY, OF THESE ITEMS WERE TO TRY TO BE SOLD. RE

Gov. Mills prepares for final legislative session as chief executive [Video]
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Gov. Mills prepares for final legislative session as chief executive [Video]

GUNS AWAY FROM A DANGEROUS PERSON. “AFTER OCTOBER 25 OF LAST YEAR LAW ENFORCEMENT ACROSS THE STATE BECAME MUCH MORE AWARE OF THE LAW AND WHAT IT ENTAILS. WE ALSO AMENDED IT THIS YEAR TO SIMPLIFY IT, STREAMLINE IT, MAKE IT EASIER TO USE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND DISTRICT ATTORNEYS SO IT’S BEING USED MORE EFFECTIVELY.” 02;37;12;15 MILLS CRITICIZED SAGADHOC COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY AARON SKOFIELD FOR NOT DOING MORE TO USE THE LAW TO PREVENT THE LEWISTON MASS SHOOTING LAST OCTOBER. SOT FROM PRESSER? – NOW — A GROUP OF MAINERS LED BY THE MAINE GUN SAFETY COALITION IS WORKING TO PUT A CITIZENS REFERENDUM ON THE BALLOT TO CREATE A RED FLAG LAW IN MAINE. “WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THE CITIZENS REFERENDUM TRYING TO PUT THE RED FLAG ON THE BALLOT? I KNOW YOU SAID THE WORD INCONSISTENT, WOULD THAT BE INCONSISTENT WITH THE LAW WE HAVE NOW? WELL AGAIN I HAVEN’T STUDIED IT IN DETAIL BUT MY EDUCATED GUESS IS THAT IT IS INCONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE HAVE AND IT WOULD BE VERY VERY CONFUSING TO TRY TO HAVE BOTH ON THE BOOKS.” 02;37;35;14 IN RECENT YEARS — THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES HAS BEEN SCRUTINIZED FOR ITS HANDLING OF CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES – – PARTICULARLY THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN KILLED — AND OF NURSING HOMES — FORCING MANY OF THEM TO CLOSE. “I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN A PUSH IN RECENT YEARS AS WELL IN THE LEGISLATURE TO MAYBE SEPARATE THE OFFICE OF FAMILY AND CHILD SERVICES FROM DHHS… WHAT IS YOUR STANCE ON THAT? I THINK PEOPLE HAVE LOOKED AT THAT OVER TIME AND IT DOESN’T NECESSARILY STREAMLINE ANYTHING… INEVITABLY THERE WOULD BE ADDITIONAL COSTS TO DOING THAT AND THE MORE MONEY YOU PUT INTO THE THE BUREAUCRACY OR ADMINISTRATION.. THE LESS MONEY YOU’RE PUTTING INTO SERVICES.” 02;40;05;22 GOVERNOR MILLS HAS TOUTED HER ADMINISTRATION’S ABILITY TO MAX OUT THE STATE’S RAINY DAY FUND. IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS — SHE’LL BE FOCUSING MORE ON FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY. “IN A RECENT POLITICO ARTICLE YOU WERE QUOTED SAYING “WE’VE GOTTA TALK ABOUT ABOUT POCKETBOOK ISSUES AND GET OVER IDENTITY POLITICS.” WHAT DID YOU MEAN BY THAT AND ARE YOU PLANNING TO FOCUS ON MORE FISCAL ISSUES THI

Camp RISE helps kids earn money, learn about careers in Milwaukee [Video]
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Camp RISE helps kids earn money, learn about careers in Milwaukee [Video]

Right now, there’s a growing call for help and donations to a special camp for Milwaukee Public Schools students. Camp RISE, a leadership and career exploration program, is returning for its fourth year next summer.Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson helped found the program. “Camp RISE is unique,” said Johnson. “In fact, in my conversations with leaders, mayors from all over the country, I’m not even aware of a similar program like this anywhere else in the United States.”Camp RISE is open to 400 Milwaukee Public Schools students ages 10 to 13. “We do a lot of money management and leadership training,” said Romell Greer of Employ Milwaukee. “Some of the things we do is we go throughout the city, we set up field trips to paint murals, and also clean neighborhoods. We took the kids to the port last year, and the kids were able to see these large boats and were astonished that those boats were actually coming to Milwaukee. We also try to do a lot of relationship building. How do you de-escalate? How do you talk problems out? How do you avoid the physicality and avoid the misunderstandings, and what do you do? Those are some of the things in which we do at Camp RISE.”Once kids age out of the camp, they can move into a paid counselor role. “It introduces them to the world of work with some stipends, cash payments, for participating in this program, Camp RISE,” Johnson said.The city wants to make Camp RISE as accessible as possible, even offering buses to and from students’ homes to places like North Division High School, where they participated in the camp last year.Ahead of Giving Tuesday, Johnson pushed to remind residents Monday to think of Camp RISE on the worldwide day of donation.”This is a unique thing piloted and started in Milwaukee and seeing success here,” said Johnson. “We’re encouraging our partners in the community on Giving Tuesday to contribute to help, to make sure we continue to have this happen.”Tom Berman of the Berman Family Foundation has already made a donation to the camp and encourages others to consider supporting the program. “So many bright people never have a chance, and this gives them a chance,” Berman said. “It gives them direction. It builds them a foundation. I think in these times, you’ve got to be unique in your thinking about what you’re going to do to improve the lives in the inner cities all over America.”Johnson believes your investment could change the future of the city.”I absolutely 100% believe that a Camp RISE student one day will be mayor of the city,” Johnson said.To learn more about Camp RISE or to make a donation, click here.