WEATHER ALERT
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Some businesses opening, expanding despite pandemic hurdles
Read full article: Some businesses opening, expanding despite pandemic hurdlesAs the vast majority of in-person fitness clubs switched to virtual classes when the pandemic hit, Legacy Fit took the opposite approach. “You’re going, going, going 100 miles an hour. Add the challenges of a devastated economy and constantly changing rules for operating in a pandemic, and survival is even tougher. Despite the challenges, some analysts say the pandemic has created a climate for businesses to flourish if they can distinguish themselves. "If you don’t embrace the change, you’re going to get lost in it.”
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Florida man guilty; used claw hammer, knife to kill family
Read full article: Florida man guilty; used claw hammer, knife to kill familyPENSACOLA, Fla. – A Florida man could get a death sentence after being found guilty of using a claw hammer, knife and gun to kill his mother and half-brothers. His mother, Voncile Smith, 77, and two half-brothers, John Smith, 49, and Richard Smith, 47, were found dead in their home July 31, 2015. Marlin Purifoy, another inmate who testified in hopes of reducing his own sentence, testified that Hartung confessed to the killings while behind bars. Hartung told Purifoy that he "tortured his mother by cutting her pinkie in order to get safe combinations,” Jensen said. “How can Marlin Purifoy know that?