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Veterans prepare for Honor Flight from Wilmington to Washington, D.C.
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – A gaggle of navy veterans will take their first Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. this weekend to go to nationwide monuments and memorials that stand of their honor.
Vietnam Battle veterans from southeastern North Carolina Don Betz, Bob Finan, and Terry Blackburn every have completely different causes for making the journey.
Betz says he appears to be like ahead to visiting our nation’s capital to expertise a welcome he didn’t really feel when he first returned residence from service.
“Vietnam veterans from in-country and even through the period didn’t have a welcome residence,” Betz stated.
Betz joins in Honor Flight’s mission of teaching the group in regards to the significance of navy service.
“The inhabitants [should] perceive that the sacrifices which are made by the navy service, no matter department that we’re in, is a sacrifice on the households and it’s crucial that we’ve a chance to speak about it,” stated Betz.
Saturday’s journey would be the first Honor Flight to go away from Wilmington in 12 years. Ruth Ravitz Smith based the native Honor Flight chapter in 2020 and is worked up to see veterans from World Battle II, Korea, and Vietnam expertise the journey for the primary time.
“They should perceive that they’re particular and that we admire them,” stated Smith. “They’re among the many most humble folks you’ll ever meet. So, I hope that a few of them take that away.”
Every veteran will probably be joined by a guardian to escort them all through the day. Finan’s escort will probably be his son.
“He was not born once I was in Vietnam and he doesn’t know very a lot about my navy service,” Finan stated.
Finan appears to be like ahead to instructing his son in regards to the battle and people he served with.
“I’m significantly fascinated by going to the Vietnam Memorial,” Finan stated. “I’ve of us with whom I’ve served who’s names are on the wall and, so, that will probably be an honor to have the ability to go there and pay respects to these of us that I do know.”
As for Blackburn, he appears to be like ahead to honoring his father.
“My main purpose for desirous to go on the Honor Flight was to honor my father,” Blackburn stated. “My dad was a sailor from World Battle II and served lots of the marketing campaign battles within the South Pacific.”
The general public is requested to welcome the veterans again from their journey Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Wilmington Worldwide Airport. If you want to attend, you might be requested to convey indicators and flags and line the sidewalk alongside Airport Boulevard to twenty third Avenue.
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DC ranked 8th best place to celebrate Fourth of July
WASHINGTON – Washington, D.C. is the eighth-best place in the country to celebrate the Fourth of July, according to a new study by WalletHub.
The personal finance company compared the 100 largest U.S. cities based on how much holiday fun you can have on a budget.
The study was based on 18 key metrics, including average beer and wine prices, to the duration of fireworks shows. The study also looked at the Fourth of July weather forecast.
The study also took safety into account, looking at crime rates, DUI-related fatalities, and deadly pedestrian crashes.
Los Angeles, New York, Seattle, Las Vegas, Minneapolis, San Francisco, and San Diego came in ahead of the nation’s capital. St. Paul and St. Louis rounded out the top 10.
In Virginia, Virginia Beach ranked 35, Norfolk ranked 51, and Chesapeake ranked 59. In Maryland, Baltimore ranked 41.
DC ranked 8th best place to celebrate Fourth of July
Washington, D.C
'This was home': Residents devastated after blaze sparked by fireworks guts DC apartment building
WASHINGTON – Families who lived in one D.C. apartment building are devastated after officials say illegal fireworks are what sparked the two-alarm blaze that left them without a place to call home.
The fire broke out around 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Oxford Manor Apartments on Bowen Road in Southeast D.C.
FEMS says two kids playing with Roman candles are what caused this devastating fire that left 30 apartments destroyed and more than 75 people displaced.
Investigators say the firework landed on a second-floor balcony. Flames quickly shot out, spreading up into the attic and onto the roof, then to nearby apartments. The fire has been ruled accidental.
Two people went to the hospital with minor injuries but some of the residents FOX 5 spoke with say they are incredibly grateful it wasn’t worse.
Residents were going in and out of the burned building all day long, putting whatever they could salvage into black trash bags.
Fireworks accidentally ignite massive DC apartment fire that displaced 76 residents
Duane Campbell, who has lived in the apartments for 17 years, says he’s trying to stay hopeful amid the devastation.
“Words can’t really explain. You don’t wake up and this is something you can plan for. There’s no way. I’m still wrapping my mind around all of it but the only thing I can say is, every day might get easier,” Campbell said. “Today is just the beginning – the end of this, but everything has a silver lining.”
D.C. Fire is holding a news conference Thursday morning to detail which fireworks are allowed and which are not in the District, ahead of the July 4th holiday.
“This was home,” Campbell said. “I raised three kids here and it’s so unfortunate. So many things…memories that are never going to be replaced. But you put one foot in front of the other. You keep going. That’s life. It throws you curveballs you take a hit and keep going.”
Meanwhile, Minkoff Restoration shoring up the damaged apartments and guiding residents in safely to recover what they can.
“We’ve been working hard to get the building safe so we can do that. Wrapping the building with a security fence, boarding the windows, locking everything so nobody can get into each other’s apartments,” Guy Tull with Minkoff Restoration said.
Tull also wants to remind people how crucial renter’s insurance is – a lot of these folks didn’t have it and are at a loss for what to do next.
The Red Cross is working to help those impacted.
Washington, D.C
Washington, DC Could Soon Have Open Sports Betting Market
Posted on: June 26, 2024, 03:27h.
Last updated on: June 26, 2024, 03:27h.
Washington, DC could soon allow multiple operators to conduct mobile sports wagering in the District after City Council member Kenyan McDuffie’s (I-At Large) amendment to broaden the market was included in the council’s proposed budget for fiscal 2025, which was passed Tuesday.
McDuffie introduced the Sports Wagering Amendment Act of 2024 in March. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) still has to approve the budget, but if she does, that could open the door to the city having more than one mobile sports betting option. Currently, FanDuel has a monopoly on mobile betting in the US capitol city.
The unit of Flutter Entertainment took over online sports betting in the city in April after the city council allowed Intralot to subcontract its responsibilities out to another company. Intralot previously ran the heavily criticized GambetDC app.
Last month, representatives from BetMGM, Caesars Sportsbook, DraftKings, and Fanatics Betting & Gaming testified before the Washington, DC City Council’s Committee Business and Economic Development Committee to advocate for a more competitive mobile sports betting landscape in the city.
Usual Suspects Likely to Eye DC Sports Betting Entry
Should Washington, DC’s sports wagering market be liberalized, forcing FanDuel to shed its brief monopoly, the typical names in the industry would likely seek entry.
Currently, BetMGM (Nationals Park) and Caesars Sportsbook (Capital One Arena) have retail sportsbooks at professional sports venues in the city. Those operators would almost certainly pursue licenses if the District opens to mobile wagering competition as would rivals DraftKings and Fanatics.
A decision on making the District’s sports betting market could boil down to simple economics. FanDuel paid a $5 million conversion fee to the Office of Lottery and Gaming (OLG) to take over the Intralot deal and is promising $2 million to $4 million in annual operating payments to the city. If several other gaming companies made similar financial commitments, mobile betting expansion could be a significant moneymaker for the city.
However, there are market share considerations for operators. While Washington, DC is an enticing market for sportsbook firms, there are no guarantees adequate threats to FanDuel will be mounted. In the first quarter in neighboring Virginia, FanDuell commanded market share of 40.14%, or more than DraftKings and BetMGM combined.
Resistance to Open DC Sports Betting Market
Obviously, FanDuel wouldn’t be thrilled about the idea of shedding its monopoly in DC, but there’s likely to be resistance to an open market from other corners — namely small businesses that have sports wagering kiosks.
Those FanDuel-operated machines are found in 63 locations across the city, including bars and lottery retailers, and have become important revenue streams for those establishments.
Retailers that have those kiosks fear that if more mobile wagering options are permitted in the District, bettors will be less inclined to use the kiosks. McDuffie believes that other gaming companies could provide comparable devices to businesses should the Washington market be liberalized.
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