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How This Couple Runs One of the Oldest Stationery Online Delivery Services in the US

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 22:27:13 GMT

The demand for customized stationery and gifts has skyrocketed in the age of internet shopping. These items provide a creative way to express feelings and create lasting memories.Nevertheless, there are some drawbacks to the rapid rise in popularity, most notably the lack of clarity about how printed or embossed customized things will seem. When consumers get a product that doesn’t meet their expectations, it may be disheartening and make them think twice about making similar purchases.Notably, the challenges don’t end there. The overwhelming array of choices regarding paperstock, inks, fonts, and other customization options can be paralyzing. When looking for a last-minute, high-quality present for a friend or family member, the “choice overload” phenomenon may make shoppers feel stressed and overwhelmed.To address the challenges of uncertainty and choice overload in personalized stationery shopping, StationeryXpresshas introduced a user-friendly personaliza...

John Sellers Dies in 2-Car Accident on Highway 126 [Santa Paula, CA]

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 22:27:13 GMT

60-Year-Old Man Pronounced Dead after Two-Car Collision near Hobson RoadSANTA PAULA, CA (December 18, 2023) – John Sellers early Thursday morning in a 2-car accident on Highway 126 just west of Hibson. Police responded to the scene around 5:34 a.m.According to reports, the operator of a 2008 Toyota Prius in silver accessed the eastbound lanes from a private driveway, resulting in a collision with a 2017 Jeep Compass. Emergency responders extracted and conveyed the male driver of the Jeep to Ventura County Medical Center, where he ultimately succumbed to his injuries. The deceased individual was later identified as 60-year-old John Sellers from Bakersfield.In the initial stages of the investigation, the 31-year-old male driver of the Prius remained at the scene and cooperated with authorities. Those who observed the incident are urged to reach out to the California Highway Patrol at 805-662-2640.In this sorrowful time, the Sweet James team would like to extend their heartfelt c...

Jimmy Louis Crathers Killed in U-Turn Collision on Avenue H [Temple, TX]

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 22:27:13 GMT

66-Year-Old Man Pronounced Dead after Two-Vehicle Accident near Southeast LoopTEMPLE, TX (December 18, 2023) – Jimmy Louis Crathers died Thursday afternoon in a U-turn crash on Avenue H near Southeast Loop. The incident occurred at approximately 3:20 p.m., on December 7th.According to accounts, Crathers, aged 66, was operating a vehicle and executed a U-turn within the loop. During this maneuver, the driver of another vehicle collided with the driver’s side of Crathers’ vehicle. The collision proved fatal for Crathers, while his passenger suffered severe injuries.Emergency responders took the injured passenger to Baylor Scott & White Hospital. Conversely, the other driver emerged without significant injuries. Troopers took measures to block the southbound lanes of the highway. Presently, an ongoing investigation is in progress to ascertain the details surrounding the incident.In this sorrowful time, the Sweet James team would like to extend their heartfelt cond...

San Jose police arrest man allegedly connected to seven-figure fraud scheme

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 22:27:13 GMT

SAN JOSE — San Jose police say they’ve arrested a 30-year-old man in connection to a fraud scheme that caused victims to lose more than $1 million combined.Investigations into a series of check fraud and identity theft cases began in May 2022, authorities said in a news release Monday. Those cases, which added up to losses in the seven-figure range, were connected to a crime ring that police say printed fraudulent checks, stole legitimate personal checks and altered money orders in order to fund the purchases of guns, drugs and jewelry.The investigation resulted in the identification of a 30-year-old Sunnyvale man, who was arrested Thursday after a $1 million warrant was issued. Police said he was in possession of a privately made “ghost” gun — carrying no serial number — with an extended magazine at the time of his arrest.When a search warrant was executed at his home, investigators located a short barreled assault rifle, another ghost gun with extended magazines,...

Late Supreme Court Justice O’Connor honored as a trailblazer

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 22:27:13 GMT

By Lindsay Whitehurst | Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, was remembered Monday as a trailblazer who never lost sight of how the high court’s decisions affected all Americans.O’Connor, an Arizona native who was an unwavering voice of moderate conservatism for more than two decades, died Dec. 1 at age 93. Mourners at the court on Monday included Vice President Kamala Harris, the first woman to serve in her role, and her husband Doug Emhoff.Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor spoke at a private ceremony that included the nine justices and retired Justice Anthony Kennedy, as well as O’Connor’s family and court colleagues.“She would often say, ‘It was good to be the first, but I don’t want to be the last,'” Sotomayor said of O’Connor’s distinction as the first woman. She lived to see a record four women serving on the high court.“For ...

Some of Trump’s 2020 fake electors have roles in 2024 races

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 22:27:13 GMT

By Gabe Stern | Associated Press/Report for AmericaVIRGINIA CITY, Nev. — Nearly two years after he signed documents attempting to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 loss in Nevada, Jim Hindle thanked everyone gathered in a historic Nevada boomtown’s commission chambers and asked them to bear with him while he learned how to oversee elections in rural Storey County.Hindle was another replacement in what was a revolving door of county election officials across Nevada as the 2022 midterms approached. He had just unseated the interim clerk, who had stepped in after the prior clerk resigned.But Hindle’s tenure in the heavily Republican county is part of a trend across battleground states where fake electors have retained influence over elections heading into 2024.He is among six Republicans who were indicted this month by Democratic Attorney General Aaron Ford for their alleged roles in attempting to overturn the election outcome in the swing state, which Democrat Joe Biden c...

Storms wallop the Northeast, ground flights, flood roads

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 22:27:13 GMT

By Patrick Whittle | Associated PressPORTLAND, Maine — A storm barreled up the East Coast on Monday, flooding roads and downing trees in the Northeast, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands, and forcing flight cancelations and school closures.More than 5 inches (13 centimeters) of rain had fallen in parts of New Jersey and northeastern Pennsylvania by mid-morning, and parts in several other states got more than 4 inches (10 centimeters), according to the National Weather Service. Wind gusts reached nearly 70 mph (113 kph) along the southern New England shoreline.Power was knocked out for more than 700,000 customers in an area stretching from Virginia north through New England, including over 278,000 in Massachusetts and 263,000 in Maine, according to poweroutage.us.In Maine, Gov. Janet Mills said all state offices would close for the afternoon.“With the storm expected to grow stronger in the coming hours, I encourage all Maine people to be safe and vigilant and to exerci...

Sale closed in Saratoga: $3.8 million for a three-bedroom home

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 22:27:13 GMT

13544 Debbie Lane – Google Street ViewA 2,354-square-foot house built in 1968 has changed hands. The spacious property located in the 13500 block of Debbie Lane in Saratoga was sold on Nov. 20, 2023, for $3,760,000, or $1,597 per square foot. The layout of this single-story house consists of three bedrooms and three baths. Inside, a fireplace enhances the ambiance of the living area. In addition, the home includes a two-car garage. The property’s backyard also boasts both a spa and a pool.Additional houses that have recently been sold close by include:A 2,476-square-foot home on the 20400 block of Glen Brae Drive in Saratoga sold in July 2023, for $4,105,000, a price per square foot of $1,658. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.In July 2023, a 3,945-square-foot home on Thelma Avenue in Saratoga sold for $6,250,000, a price per square foot of $1,584. The home has 5 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms.On Sevilla Lane, Saratoga, in November 2023, a 3,073-square-foot home was sold for $4,210,...

Driver says he hit a deer, police found a dead body in his car

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 22:27:13 GMT

By JOHANNAH GRENAWAY, OLIVIA LEACH | KTVTNORTH TEXAS (KTVT) — A deadly collision in Dallas is leaving police, and even veteran officers, stunned after the pedestrian victim was found in the driver’s passenger seat 40 miles away.“When you’re impaired to this level, where you hit a pedestrian on the roadway and you think it’s an animal, that’s a significant impairment and, in all my 28 years, I have never really worked a case like this,” White Settlement Chief of Police Christopher Cook said at the press conference Sunday morning.Authorities are still trying to figure out exactly what happened Saturday night, but they’re putting the pieces together.Police immediately detained the driver, 31-year-old Nester Lujuan Flores of Arlington, who they say was intoxicated.(White Settlement Police Department) Around 11:00 p.m., a concerned citizen called in a report of a driver who appeared to be slumped over their steering wheel in the parkin...

Pedestrian killed in San Leandro hit-and-run collision; suspect later arrested

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 22:27:13 GMT

SAN LEANDRO — A woman was killed in a hit-and-run traffic collision early Monday morning and a suspect was later arrested, authorities said.Coroner’s officials did not immediately release the name of the woman, pending confirmation of her identity and notification of her next of kin.The collision happened shortly after 12 a.m. Monday in the 600 block of Lewelling Boulevard.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Man convicted of murder at Montalvin Manor meth house Crime and Public Safety | One person arrested in fatal Antioch shooting Crime and Public Safety | Records raise new questions about County’s response to Fremont toddler fentanyl death Crime and Public Safety | Three detained after an East Bay shooting leaves one dead Crime and Public Safety | Walnut Creek police investigating November death as a homicide Police said the woman was a pedestrian, but it was not clear if she was in a...