Almost two years into his tenure as the permanent chief of Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical, Shaun Coffey says he knows his role well: To make sure first responders have the proper equipment and resources to serve city and county residents.
“They do all the hard work; I just make sure they have what they need to do that effectively," Coffey said.
That hasn’t always been easy. Since Coffey took over — ...
A decision on whether two attorneys representing Rontarus Washington Jr. will be allowed to withdraw from the long-running murder case has been delayed for almost a week.
After meeting in private with Washington’s attorneys — Adam Hall and Angela Keck — and the prosecutors in the case on Friday, Judge James McCabria said he would continue to take the request for withdrawal under advisement and would ...
A Lawrence man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted first-degree murder after Lawrence police responded to a call for a stabbing early Friday morning.
Brian S. Stubbs, 24, was arrested in the 1700 block of West 24th Street after the Lawrence Police Department responded to a call for a stabbing around 1 a.m.
Patrick Compton, a spokesman for LPD, told the Journal-World that officers found at the scene a ...
Enrollment in English classes for native speakers of other languages in the Lawrence school district has decreased significantly in recent years, according to the district's new report on its English to Speakers of Other Languages, or ESOL, program.
The Lawrence school board will hear a presentation on the district's report during its meeting on Monday.
The ESOL program has seen a drop in enrollment of more ...
Douglas County’s school virus guidance will remain at its lowest tier for the sixth straight week as key metrics for the spread of COVID-19 remain low.
On Thursday, Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health announced that its guidance to schools would stay in the green tier, which recommends that schools use fully in-person classes. The color-coded guidance is meant to help county school districts navigate ...
Two attorneys defending Rontarus Washington Jr. against a murder charge have requested to withdraw as counsel, possibly delaying the six-year-old case even further.
Adam Hall and Angela Keck, the two attorneys representing Washington, filed their motions to withdraw from the case on Tuesday, court records show. During a hearing on Wednesday, they met privately with Judge James McCabria, who is presiding over ...
