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Morgan Taylor, Renowned Kids Musician, Cartoonist From Region Dies At Age 52
If you aren’t familiar with Morgan Taylor’s music, that’s okay given you most likely are not in the New York musician's target demographic.
But chances are some kids you know have jammed out to the Columbia County singer, songwriter, and cartoonist’s work while watching his award-winning Gustafer Yellowgold video series, or at one of his many live performances around the country.
The two-time Grammy nominee, who lived in Chatham with his wife and two sons, died Thursday, Aug. 11, at the age of 52 following a brief illness, according to his obituary.
Born in Kettering, Ohio on Sept. 5, 19…
White Plains Native Walter Douglas Kley, 85, Loved Travel And His Wife's Thai Cooking
Walter Douglas Kley, 85, died June 12, 2022 in Palm Coast, FL, where he had recently moved.
He was born in White Plains on October 19, 1936 to Arthur Kley and Arlene Prudy Kley. He was raised in White Plains and attended White Plains High School. After high school, Walter spent three years in the Navy and then attended Miami University in Oxford, OH, where he received his undergraduate degree in Business Administration.
He worked in Dayton, OH and then moved to the South, working with Top Value Stamps he moved to Daytona Beach, FL, Birmingham, AL, and Memphis, TN. He moved to Atlan…
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PA Dad Of 15 Dies Two Days After Struck By Lightning
A Pennsylvania father of 15 children, including his foster and adoptive children, has died two days after he was struck by lightning, according to his family.
Daryl Ray Lewis, 50, of Dravosburg formerly of Clairton, was struck while repairing his rig that had broken down during a Walshak Trucking of Pittsburgh job in Medina, Ohio on July 6, according to his obituary and a GoFundMe campaign started for the family.
"Bystanders and first responders quickly came to his aid," the update states and, "He was rushed to a local hospital and eventually transferred to a trauma center in Dayton, …
Police Boost Patrols At Long Island Malls, Popular Areas After Mass Shootings
Long Island law enforcement officials are assuring resident they are on high alert following the massacre of 31 people in two separate mass shooting incidents over the weekend.
The first shooting happened at a Walmart at a shopping mall in El Paso, Texas, just after 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 3 local time (and 1 p.m. Eastern time). In that incident, 22 people were killed and 26 injured.
Twelve hours later, at around 1 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 4, another gunman opened fire in the historic Oregon District in downtown Dayton, Ohio, killing nine people and injuring 37.
Nassau County Police Commissioner P…
31 Killed In Two Mass Shootings 12 Hours Apart In Ohio, Texas
This story has been updated.
Separate mass shootings 12 hours apart left 31 people dead and dozens injured in Ohio and Texas.
The first shooting happened at a Walmart at a shopping mall in El Paso, Texas, just after 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 3 local time (and 1 p.m. Eastern time). In that incident, 22 people were killed and 26 injured.
It is unclear why the 21-year-old suspect taken into custody, who is from the Dallas suburb of Allen, Texas, targeted El Paso, on the border of Mexico, and about 650 miles away.
Less than an hour before the gunman opened fire, police said they believe he poste…
