ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque woman is behind bars after police say she starved her special needs son to death. Marcella Montelongo, 23, is in jail after Albuquerque police say she killed her 5-year-old son. According to the criminal complaint, the Albuquerque Police Department was called to Montelongo's home in July where her son was []
There’s growing concern from parents of special needs athletes in Decatur who fear that the city’s plans to replace the Recreation Coordinator- Therapeutics position is moving too slowly.
Aurelia uses a wheelchair and had no school place for four months after leaving primary school.
"This is such a fun opportunity for us to host the "Job Olympics" for our students with disabilities. It gives them a chance to highlight all the skills we're working on in our job skills classes. It gives them a chance to not only practices those skills but celebrate the hard work that they've done in building these skills throughout the school year," Slatton says.
The show is at The Vagabond Theater on North Main Street.
Maurice Leon “Mel” Opotowsky, a former newspaper editor and tenacious free press advocate who was known for helping to advance 1st Amendment rights, has died. Opotowsky died April 18 at Claremont Manor retirement community, where he lived with his wife, Bonnie Opotowsky, according to their son, Didier Opotowsky. He said his father’s cause of death is not certain, and that he had Parkinson’s. He was 92. Opotowsky was a top editor at the Riverside Press-Enterprise when the paper brought two cases...
Nonprofit organization Special Connections celebrated its 20-year anniversary with a fashion event on Wednesday, April 24.
By Sym Posey | The Birmingham Times Libby’s Friends, a nonprofit that assists families with a child who has a disability, has won its share for accolades for great work including “Best Local Cause” twice and “Family of the Year” once, but Lane Hagan, who serves as Executive Director of the group, said there’s more. […]
Other counts were dismissed as part of a plea bargain. Urías received probation, must complete 30 days of community labor and take a 52-week domestic violence counseling course.
Other counts were dismissed as part of a plea bargain. Urías received probation, must complete 30 days of community labor and take a 52-week domestic violence counseling course.
On Tuesday, South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs held its inaugural event called “Autism Connect 2024” at the University of South Carolina Alumni Center.
Despite being touted by the Liberals as the budget’s largest line item, critics say the funding won't help the 1.4 million disabled people living in poverty across Canada.