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Guildford Dragon NEWS
Dry warm sunny periods continued for the most part as we moved into the first weeks of October. Although temperatures remained in the low 20s Celsius, many of the trees were still leafed in green. As I continued my excursions about local areas of the Surrey countryside, the feel of autumn had begun to creep in as night-time hours were noticeably increasing from daylight. By October 3, the first sightings of redwings had started to be reported flying overhead in several locations throughout Surrey.
Disturbing video of infant monkeys at UW lab reignites debate over primate research Original
Disturbing video of infant monkeys at UW lab reignites debate over primate research Newly released video showing infant monkeys undergoing experiments at a University of Washington research laboratory is reigniting a decades-old debate over whether primates are still necessary for biomedical research.
Disturbing video of infant monkeys at UW lab reignites debate over primate research
Newly released PETA footage shows infant monkeys undergoing experiments at a University of Washington research laboratory. PETA argues that modern technology makes primate testing unnecessary, while UW says some research still requires animal models. UW says the experiments shown ended years ago, but the debate continues over whether monkeys should still be used in biomedical research.
Why Civics Needs Economics
Americans need economic understanding now, more than ever, to vote wisely. Commentary The growing popularity of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) reflects the continuing decline in patriotism among young Americans. A variety of polls illustrate this. Most recently, a CNBC/Generation Lab poll shows that young American adults are more likely than ever to favor socialism, with 46 percent having a favorable view of democratic socialism while only 23 percent had an unfavorable view.
Guildford Dragon NEWS
High pressure remained firmly in control in southern regions of the UK as we moved into the latter weeks of September. Daytime temperatures continued to remain mostly in the low to mid 20s Celsius as the mostly dry spell of weather continued around Surrey and the surrounding counties. Pleasant sunny periods continued to tempt me out locally to see what I could see and photo.
Arrest made in WA deadly shooting of Coast Guard member Connor Overstreet
An 18-year-old has been charged with second-degree murder in the August shooting death of Coast Guard member Connor Overstreet in Skyway. Investigators say ballistics linked a revolver recovered after a police pursuit to the bullet that killed Overstreet. Prosecutors are seeking $3 million bail for Isaiah Altre Bolar, who is scheduled to be arraigned Oct. 7. KING COUNTY, Wash.
Man gets 14 years for shooting at Pierce County, WA deputies
The Brief A convicted felon pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a 2024 shooting targeting Pierce County sheriff's deputies in Parkland. Deputies recovered a SIG Sauer pistol near a golf course and found a spent shell casing inside the suspect's vehicle. Omari Brown, 35, was convicted of five felony charges and sentenced to 14 years and eight months in prison. PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. A convicted felon who shot at Pierce County Sheriff's deputies in the Parkland Precinct in 2024 has pleaded guilty.
9-time felon pleads not guilty to Key Peninsula, WA pursuit
The Brief A nine-time convicted felon pleaded not guilty after deputies say he led them on a high-speed pursuit in Pierce County. The pursuit ended when the pickup truck crashed into two power poles, leaving 28-year-old Preston Wierman with five fractured ribs. Deputies say stolen mail and other suspected stolen items were found in the truck, and additional charges could be filed. KEY PENINSULA, Wash.
Man gets 14 years for shooting at Pierce County, WA deputies
A convicted felon pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a 2024 shooting targeting Pierce County sheriff's deputies in Parkland. Deputies recovered a SIG Sauer pistol near a golf course and found a spent shell casing inside the suspect's vehicle. Omari Brown, 35, was convicted of five felony charges and sentenced to 14 years and eight months in prison. PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. - A convicted felon who shot at Pierce County Sheriff's deputies in the Parkland Precinct in 2024 has pleaded guilty.
9-time felon pleads not guilty to Key Peninsula, WA pursuit
A nine-time convicted felon pleaded not guilty after deputies say he led them on a high-speed pursuit in Pierce County. The pursuit ended when the pickup truck crashed into two power poles, leaving 28-year-old Preston Wierman with five fractured ribs. Deputies say stolen mail and other suspected stolen items were found in the truck, and additional charges could be filed. KEY PENINSULA, Wash.
Bellevue, WA police seek ID of theft suspects targeting golf stores
The Brief Bellevue police are warning golf retailers about a group suspected of targeting stores across the area. Police say thieves stole several thousand dollars worth of golf drivers from Puetz Golf in Bellevue on Sept. 10. The suspects have reportedly been spotted at three golf stores, and police are asking for help identifying them. BELLEVUE, Wash. Bellevue police are warning retailers to be on alert for a group of thieves suspected of targeting golf stores across the area.
Bellevue, WA police seek ID of theft suspects targeting golf stores
Bellevue, WA police seek ID of theft suspects targeting golf stores Mon, September 21, 2026 at 8:05 PM EDT Bellevue police are warning golf retailers about a group suspected of targeting stores across the area. Police say thieves stole several thousand dollars worth of golf drivers from Puetz Golf in Bellevue on Sept. 10. The suspects have reportedly been spotted at three golf stores, and police are asking for help identifying them. BELLEVUE, Wash.
Guildford Dragon NEWS
Temperatures remained respectfully in the low to mid 20s with nighttime cooling only into the high teens Celsius as we moved into September and the first metrological days of autumn. A warm and sunny start to the month continued to see a good number of late summer butterflies still on the wing, during my walks around one of my local patches – the old horse fields at Whitmoor Common. Clouded yellow butterflies continued to be sighted about the field, counting a good handful or more on most visits.
Convicted Seattle mass shooter recently released booked on new charges Original
Convicted Seattle mass shooter faces new charges after Bellevue arrest A convicted felon who was sentenced to nine years in prison for shooting five people at a Seattle bus stop in 2016 is back behind bars, facing new charges for carrying a loaded gun in Bellevue and a Federal Way shooting.
Convicted Seattle mass shooter recently released booked on new charges
A convicted felon was arrested in Bellevue after police say officers found a loaded .45-caliber handgun in his pocket. Alrick Hollingsworth served nearly seven years for shooting five people at a Seattle bus stop in 2016 and was released in February. Federal Way police have since identified Hollingsworth as a suspect in a separate June shooting and he has been formally charged. BELLEVUE, Wash.
Misinformation about misinformation
The Government wants to build the most restrictive apparatus of speech control since Charles I. The evidence it relies on does not survive contact with reality The title of this article is not mine. The term “misinformation about misinformation” was coined by five academics, led by Ceren Budak of the University of Michigan, in a paper published in Naturein June 2024. It describes the gap between what public figures say about falsehood online and what the research shows.
Labour’s pro-BBC plot is an act of censorship worthy of Charles I
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Labour’s pro-BBC plot is an act of censorship worthy of Charles I
In the past year, ministers have said they want to impose broadcast-style rules of accuracy and balance on social media platforms before elections, to compel them to push “trustworthy” news into every citizen’s feed. Everything else will be demoted. In other words, barely noticed by opposition politicians or the media, the Government is rolling the pitch for the most restrictive regime to control public speech since the reign of Charles I.
Labour’s pro-BBC plot is an act of censorship worthy of Charles I
In the past year, ministers have said they want to impose broadcast-style rules of accuracy and balance on social media platforms before elections, to compel them to push "trustworthy" news into every citizen's feed. Everything else will be demoted. In other words, barely noticed by opposition politicians or the media, the Government is rolling the pitch for the most restrictive regime to control public speech since the reign of Charles I.
Labour’s pro-BBC plot is an act of censorship worthy of Charles I
In the past year, ministers have said they want to impose broadcast-style rules of accuracy and balance on social media platforms before elections, to compel them to push "trustworthy" news into every citizen's feed. Everything else will be demoted. In other words, barely noticed by opposition politicians or the media, the Government is rolling the pitch for the most restrictive regime to control public speech since the reign of Charles I.
Misinformation about Misinformation
← Back to Publications The Government’s case for regulating online misinformation rests on a review that cost taxpayers almost half a million pounds, relied on AI summaries of 228 unread papers, and ignored contradictory peer-reviewed research.
Guildford Dragon NEWS
By the latter weeks of August the sustained long hot and dry summer that had been with us since mid-June finally showed signs of breaking down. On August 19 we finally broke the 62 days without recorded rainfall in Surrey as an overnight blanket of cloud moved in from the west across southern counties of the UK briefly dampening the dusty soil. Although still muggy, daytime temperatures were dropping into the lower 20s Celsius although night-time temperatures were not falling much lower.
Family offers $30K reward in Skyway, WA shooting death of Coast Guard rescue pilot
The Brief The family of Coast Guard Lt. Connor Overstreet is offering a $30,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in his Skyway killing. The 29-year-old rescue pilot was shot and killed Aug. 23 while visiting Washington for work and training. No suspects have been identified, and detectives are seeking surveillance or dashcam video from the area.
Family offers $30K reward in Skyway, WA shooting death of Coast Guard rescue pilot
The family of Coast Guard Lt. Connor Overstreet is offering a $30,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in his Skyway killing. The 29-year-old rescue pilot was shot and killed Aug. 23 while visiting Washington for work and training. No suspects have been identified, and detectives are seeking surveillance or dashcam video from the area.
Deputies seek video after Coast Guard member shot, killed in Skyway, WA
The Brief King County detectives are investigating the fatal shooting of 29-year-old Coast Guard member Connor Scott Overstreet in Skyway. Investigators are asking for surveillance or dashcam video from the area around South 124th Street and South Langston Road early Sunday. No suspects have been identified, and Crime Stoppers is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and charge. SKYWAY, Wash.
Deputies seek video after Coast Guard member shot, killed in Skyway, WA
King County detectives are investigating the fatal shooting of 29-year-old Coast Guard member Connor Scott Overstreet in Skyway. Investigators are asking for surveillance or dashcam video from the area around South 124th Street and South Langston Road early Sunday. No suspects have been identified, and Crime Stoppers is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and charge. SKYWAY, Wash.
Guildford Dragon NEWS
Moving into August, high pressure remained static over southern areas of the UK. Dry conditions continued with temperatures increasing surpassing the mid-thirties Celsius as we approached the middle of the month. By the end of the first week of the month nearly all of the local swifts had departed. The last recorded parent and fledgling, 42 days after hatching, leaving the nest box on August 9 after nightfall to make their journey back to Africa.
Guildford Dragon NEWS
During the first two weeks of July high pressure stretching up from the Azores continued to dominate the weather in southern counties of the UK, with temperatures hovering around 30 degrees Celsius. I mostly visited my local patches at the Riverside Nature Reserve near Burpham and Whitmoor Common. Due to the unexpected break in service of the Dragon, my usual fortnightly reports were sadly postponed.
Puyallup, WA man ditches ankle monitor, wanted in armed robbery spree
The Brief Tacoma police are searching for a 20-year-old robbery suspect accused of cutting off his GPS ankle monitor and fleeing while awaiting trial. Investigators say Timothy Yuk is wanted in multiple armed robbery cases and should be considered armed and dangerous. Anyone who sees Yuk should call 911 immediately. Anonymous tips leading to his arrest may qualify for a reward of up to $1,000. TACOMA, Wash.
Puyallup, WA man ditches ankle monitor, wanted in armed robbery spree
Tacoma police are searching for a 20-year-old robbery suspect accused of cutting off his GPS ankle monitor and fleeing while awaiting trial. Investigators say Timothy Yuk is wanted in multiple armed robbery cases and should be considered armed and dangerous. Anyone who sees Yuk should call 911 immediately. Anonymous tips leading to his arrest may qualify for a reward of up to $1,000. TACOMA, Wash.
Family seeks answers in disappearance of Seattle man missing since July 6
Seattle police are searching for a 28-year-old Lake City man who has been missing since July 6 under what his family calls suspicious circumstances. His family says he left behind his ID, passport, phone and beloved cats—behavior they describe as completely out of character. Anyone who saw Diangelo McKinney or has information about his disappearance is urged to contact Seattle police.
Family seeks answers in disappearance of Seattle man missing since July 6
Published July 21, 2026 3:49 PM PDT SEATTLE - Family members of a 28-year-old Lake City man who has been missing for more than two weeks are pleading for the public’s help as they search for answers in his unexplained disappearance. Seattle police are asking for assistance in locating Diangelo McKinney, who was last seen leaving his apartment building at 5:45 p.m. on July 6. His family says a series of unusual circumstances has heightened concerns for his safety.
Renton, WA police search for thief who stole kid's birthday bike
The Brief Renton police are searching for a suspect caught on camera stealing a surprise birthday gift from a family's front porch. Surveillance video shows someone taking a boxed electric dirt bike before driving away in a silver sedan early Sunday morning. Police are asking anyone who recognizes the suspect or vehicle to come forward, with Crime Stoppers offering a reward of up to $1,000. RENTON, Wash. Renton Police are asking for the public's help to ID a package theft suspect.
Renton, WA police search for thief who stole kid's birthday bike
Renton, WA police search for thief who stole kid's birthday bike Tue, July 21, 2026 at 2:54 AM UTC Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Renton police are searching for a suspect caught on camera stealing a surprise birthday gift from a family's front porch. Surveillance video shows someone taking a boxed electric dirt bike before driving away in a silver sedan early Sunday morning.
Renton, WA police search for thief who stole kid's birthday bike Original
Renton police searching for dirt bike package thief Renton police are asking for help identifying the suspect who stole a huge box off a family's front porch, which contained a dirt bike. Renton Police are asking for the public’s help to ID a package theft suspect. The backstory: A family came home from a weekend camping trip to discover that the surprise gift they got for their daughter had been stolen off their porch. Home security video of a package theft in Renton.
Father charged after kids trapped in smoking Burien, WA apartment Original
Father refuses to let girls leave apartment during fire Caught on bodycam, King County deputies discovered three young girls trapped on a balcony while responding to an apartment fire, because their father wouldn't let them open the door to escape. A Burien man is facing criminal charges after King County sheriff’s deputies forced their way into a smoke-filled apartment and rescued three children who said he blocked them from leaving during a fire.
Family pleads for help finding missing Kitsap County, WA woman last heard from in March
The Brief The family of a missing Kitsap County mother of three is asking for the public's help after she disappeared in March. Investigators say 30-year-old Autumn Kilfoyle Sciarini is considered vulnerable, and her family believes she did not go missing voluntarily. Crime Stoppers is offering up to a $1,000 reward for information that helps locate Autumn or leads to an arrest. KITSAP COUNTY, Wash.
Deputies arrest woman accused of stealing child's bike in Spanaway, WA
Deputies arrest woman accused of stealing child's bike in Spanaway, WA Mon, July 6, 2026 at 9:27 PM UTC Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Deputies arrest woman accused of stealing child's bike in Spanaway, WA Pierce County Sheriff's deputies arrested Tricia Roland for stealing a seven-year-old girl's red Spider-Man bicycle from a Spanaway driveway on June 19.
Guildford Dragon NEWS
After a rather cool and inclement start to June weather conditions settled in southern regions of the UK. A high pressure system thrust up from the southern Europe forming what is known as an Omega block – a ridge of high pressure sandwiched between two low pressure systems either side. Thereby increasing temperatures over the British Isles to the mid-30s Celsius as we moved into the last week of June.
Deputies seek suspect who stole 7-year-old's bike in Spanaway, WA Original
Woman steals bike given by late father Pierce County deputies are searching for a woman caught on video stealing a 7-year-old girl's bike in Spanaway. The Spider-Man bicycle was a cherished gift from the child's late father. The suspect fled in a gray Dodge Durango, and the family is pleading for its safe return.
Guildford Dragon NEWS
In contrast to the last weeks of May, weather conditions turned much cooler as we entered into June – the first metrological week of summer. Atlantic low pressure systems dominated for the first week and continued to bring showers or longer spells of rain, impeding my attempts to get out and about with my camera. A visit to Crooksbury Common on June 5 in the company of Dougal saw a drier day, but mostly overcast. It also saw a male common redstart, still in song.
Guildford Dragon NEWS
The cooler than average days of the first weeks of May were soon forgotten as we moved into the latter weeks of the month. Although conditions remained dry for the most part, temperatures soared in excess of 30 Celsius in southern regions of the UK for several days during the last week of the month, competing with a milestone not reached since in May 1922 and 1944, since records began.
Seattle police issue warning over fake charity digital payment scam
The Brief Seattle police are warning tourists and upcoming FIFA World Cup attendees about an ongoing street scam targeting digital payments. Suspects posing as youth program fundraisers use handheld payment devices or QR codes to charge victims hundreds of dollars instead of the agreed-upon donation amount. Authorities advise the public to use cash for street donations, look out for high-pressure digital payment demands, and immediately report suspected fraud to 911.
Could SEC football players stop gerrymandering? | Letter Original
Whatever your mantra is, Go Vols or Go Hogs, we have one thing in common, a belief that the contest should be fairly played. We should expect as much from our elections. Gerrymandering makes a mockery of our beliefs, but there is something that can be done. In the fall of 2015, Black students at the University of Missouri were feeling uncomfortable. Slurs, spray-painted swastikas, hanging nooses, the usual activities of bigots, were going unchecked.
Guildford Dragon NEWS
The weather remained largely settled in south-eastern regions of the UK during the first weeks of May. And when the sun shone temperatures rose to suit. However, a northerly breeze kept temperatures mostly below average during my local walks about the Surrey countryside. A trip out in the month into Kent allowed me to photograph my first turtle doves since August 2024. https://guildford-dragon.com/birdwatchers-diary-no-310/ A bird rarely seen in Surrey since my youth.
Guildford Dragon NEWS
The weather continued to remain settled in late April as a high pressure system continued to build over the UK. Its cyclonic flow continued to bring a cool easterly breeze, and by the last week of the month temperatures began to rise reaching the low to mid 20s Celsius, remaining dry at times. Opportunities of adding to this year’s sightings with photos were so abundant I found myself having to relent to a synopsis here of the many birds I encountered.
Guildford Dragon NEWS
During the first weeks of April the weather for the most part remained settled with temperatures lifting briefly to 25 Celsius on the 7th and 8th. These brought the warmest days of the year so far, before returning to mid to low teens. This gave me little excuses not to get out and about in hope of adding to this year’s sightings and getting a few record-shots with my camera on my local travels. The month started on a high, having stumbled upon another pair of common crossbills nesting in Surrey.
Poem Of The Week: In Passing By Lisel Mueller
arts In Passing How swiftly the strained honey of afternoon light flows into darkness and the closed bud shrugs off its special mystery in order to break into blossom: as if what exists, exists so that it can be lost and become precious Image by Ekaterina Novitskaya on Unsplash Lisel Mueller’s poem of natural evanescence is rendered with a delicacy that befits a barely perceptible transitioning of forms.
Guildford Dragon NEWS
Weather conditions began to settle for the most part as we moved into mid-March. High pressure held back rain-bearing westerlies from southern counties of the UK. On the whole, temperatures began to rise for a while as daylight hours lengthened, although several nighttime frosts were still recorded. With daytime temperatures peaking into their mid to high teens Celsius, the warmth of the sun was enough to encourage a few more overwintering species of butterflies out to add to this year’s sightings.
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Graced by a spell of dry weather in mid February allowed me another coastal visit. This with much thanks to Bob and Dougal inviting me on a trip to Pagham, West Sussex. Once again it gave me the opportunity to photograph a few birds rarely seen within our landlocked county of Surrey. My best opportunity for photos, on this occasion was while visiting the North Wall location there.
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