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Summit sheds light on cancer cluster, elder fraud, Boy Scouts recruiting members, and more on Houston Newsmakers
Read full article: Summit sheds light on cancer cluster, elder fraud, Boy Scouts recruiting members, and more on Houston NewsmakersKhambrel Marshall spoke to officials about the cancer cluster in Firth Ward reportedly caused by creosote and about a summit held to obtain answers for the community.
These old Titanic photos show just how much has changed since April 1912
Read full article: These old Titanic photos show just how much has changed since April 1912Each year on April 15 marks another Titanic Remembrance Day, a time to reflect on the lives lost when the famed ship sank into the North Atlantic’s icy waters back in 1912.
Scouts sell off camps under strain from sex abuse suits
Read full article: Scouts sell off camps under strain from sex abuse suitsAs the financially struggling Boy Scouts sell off a growing number of campgrounds — conservationists, government officials and others are scrambling to find ways to preserve them as open space.
Boy Scouts spend over 100,000 hours on new project
Read full article: Boy Scouts spend over 100,000 hours on new projectThis year, the Boy Scouts of America announced a brand new service project. It took over three months, but 400 troops conducted around 400 community-wide service projects across southeast Texas. Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. on Houston Life, we’ll check in with some of those troops and their families to see how they helped out in their local neighborhoods.
Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts suffer huge declines in membership
Read full article: Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts suffer huge declines in membershipAmerica’s most iconic youth organizations – the Boy Scouts of America and the Girl Scouts of the USA – have been jolted by unprecedented one-year drops in membership.
Teen credited with saving injured KPRC 2 reporter receives national award
Read full article: Teen credited with saving injured KPRC 2 reporter receives national awardIn January of 2020, KPRC 2 reporter Brandon Walker was hit by a truck in a crosswalk. He was severely injured and doesn’t remember much of that night. A few weeks later he learned a high school senior and Eagle Scout came to his rescue before an ambulance arrived. Walker and the young man have remained in touch ever since.
Boy Scouts submit reorganization plan to bankruptcy court
Read full article: Boy Scouts submit reorganization plan to bankruptcy courtPaul Mones, an attorney representing hundreds of former Scouts, called the plan “woefully and tragically inadequate.”“The problem is that the Boy Scouts are not willing to dig deep enough for the deep pain they caused,” he said. “I think the Boy Scouts have a responsibility here to make sure those men are taken care of,” Mones said. Some 600 of the lawsuits were filed after the Boy Scouts asked the bankruptcy judge for a preliminary injunction halting lawsuits against local councils and sponsoring organizations. The committee has complained about a lack cooperation by local councils in response to its requests for information about their financial assets. Meanwhile, a court-appointed panel of mediators submitted a court filing Monday night indicating that the Boy Scouts have reached settlements with the official committee of unsecured creditors and with JPMorgan Chase, the organization’s senior secured lender.