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5 ex-officers charged with murder of Tyre Nichols Video to be released Friday Tribune Content Agency Five former Memphis police officers were charged with second-degree murder Thursday in the brutal beating of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, during a traffic stop, authorities said. Ex-Officers Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr. and Justin Smith, who are Black, were charged with second-degree murder, two counts of official misconduct, one count of official oppression, aggravated assault-act in concert and two counts of aggravated kidnapping in the death of Nichols, according to the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office in Tennessee. “I’m excited. It shows that justice is being served. It doesn’t matter the color of the officers. The fact is, the officers did what they did, and it was unnecessary,” Nichols’ aunt Kandi Green said in an interview with the Los Angeles Times. The encounter occurred Jan. 7 and was captured on police body cameras. Memphis police and other law enforcement agencies across the country were bracing for reaction to the release of the video showing the beating of Nichols, who died Jan. 10, three days after the encounter with police. The city of Memphis announced it would release video of the police encounter Friday after 6 p.m. Central

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An evacuation warning has been issued by the Solano County Sheriff’s Office for Gates Canyon, above, and

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GDP expands at healthy 2.9% pace in 4Q Tribune Content Agency The U.S. economy expanded at a healthy pace in the fourth quarter, though signs of slowing underlying demand mounted as the steepest interest-rate hikes in decades threaten growth this year. Gross domestic product increased at a 2.9% annualized rate in final three months of 2022 after a 3.2% gain in the third quarter, the Commerce Department’s initial estimate showed Thursday. Personal consumption, the biggest part of the economy,

climbed at a below-forecast 2.1% pace. Median projections in a Bloomberg survey of economists called for a 2.6% rise in GDP and a 2.9% advance in spending. About half of the GDP increase reflected inventory growth, while government spending matched the biggest gain since early 2021. The report also showed some signs of stress for American consumers whose wages have failed to keep up with inflation and continued to encourage them to draw down See GDP, Page A8

Sheriff issues

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TO MIX, GATES CANYONS DUE TO HAZARDOUS ROADS

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FAIRFIELD — The Solano County Sheriff’s Office has issued an evacuation warning in the Mix and Gates canyons area due to road closures. The warning affects Gates Canyon Road, above the 2.5-mile marker, and Mix Canyon Road, above the 1.2-mile marker, “due to hazardous road conditions caused by the recent storms,” a statement released by the Sheriff’s Office said. “The evacuation warning is

prompted by emergency responders being unable to access residents while both roads are closed, creating a potential threat to life and/or property,” a statement released at 1:20 p.m. Thursday by the Sheriff’s Office said. “Solano County Resource Management engineers have determined both roads have experienced land slippage compromising their structural integrity,” the statement said. Emergency vehicles will no longer be able to get into the areas

once repair work starts Saturday. Mix Canyon Road is expected to be closed for about seven days and Gates Canyon Road is expected to be closed for about 30 days. “The evacuation warning will remain in place until at least one of the roads is reopened,” the statement said. Gates Canyon and Mix Canyon roads have been closed to traffic – except for emergency vehicles – since Jan. 13. “Residents in the affected See Roads, Page A8

Solano’s annual report highlights accomplishments in 2022 Todd R. Hansen

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Visitors check out a bedroom while touring the new Solano County Mental Health Residential Treatment Facility in Fairfield, Dec. 13, 2022.

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Mix Canyon roads in Vacaville due to hazardous road conditions, Thursday.

FAIRFIELD — Nearly $24 million in benefit claims were awarded in 2022 to the 34,000 veterans and 90,000 military dependents who live in Solano County. The county also continued in its recovery efforts from the 2020 LNU Lightning Complex Fire that destroyed 309 homes and claimed the lives of two Vacaville hills residents. The new 36-bed mental

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health treatment and residential complex opened; and the county libraries hosted 553,000 visitors with 1.8 million books and other materials checked out – a 40.2% increase over 2021 – and experienced a 33% increase in digital checkouts. “Libraries are a cornerstone of our communities for what they offer and provide,” said County Administrator Bill Emlen, who was See Report, Page A8

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