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Armed man opens fire, targeting people who kicked him out of hotel bar, Ohio cops say - On Feb. 4, David Kaczynski, 41, was kicked out of CLEOH’s bar, located inside a Fairview Park Ramada hotel after he was accused of attacking a bartender

An Ohio man is facing attempted murder charges after police say he opened fire on patrons who kicked him out of a hotel bar. On Feb. 4, David Kaczynski, 41, was kicked out of CLEOH’s bar, located inside a Fairview Park Ramada hotel after he was accused of attacking a bartender, according to a news release from the Fairview Park Police Department. “Bar employees and patrons grabbed Kaczynski and threw him out of the bar after a struggle,” police said.

Former Overland Park hotel owner pleads guilty in $800K COVID-19 fraud scheme - Federal authorities indicted Reazuddin, who now resides in Georgia, in April 2023 on four counts of wire fraud and seven counts of money laundering

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A former Overland Park business owner pleaded guilty Monday in U.S. District Court to fraud related to COVID-19 CARES Act funding. Mirza M. Reazuddin, 66, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of money laundering for falsifying an application and documents to receive more than $800,000 in federal pandemic-relief money.

A government employee bought a wildly expensive sex doll to promote kimonos to tourists. Now the scandal's blowing up. Bought a sex doll for a tourist exhibition and the doll, which cost over $2,800, was clad in a kimono and displayed at an airport

Auditors have rapped the Tokushima Prefectural Government for purchasing an "extremely expensive" sex doll to promote the city's tourism. The government's tourism policy division said it paid 424,440 Japanese yen, or $2,880, for the doll, which was used in a tourist exhibition at the Tokushima Awaodori Airport in 2017, per a Mainichi Shimbun report on Monday.

Las Vegas Crime Roundup - Strip Hotel Visitor Shot Dead. A woman passed away at a Las Vegas Strip hotel room early Monday after she was shot. The shooter remains at large.

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) officers discovered the victim shortly before 2 a.m. She was unconscious when police arrived and died a short time later. Police suspect the shooting was a homicide. Officers initially arrived at the hotel to do a welfare check on the woman, according to Las Vegas TV station KLAS.

Wynn Scandal Raises Licensing Doubts Over New Fontainebleau President Maurice Wooden - Ex Wynn exec Maurice Wooden will take the position of President at Fontainebleau

He was President of Wynn from 2013 to 2019, during the Steve Wynn scandal. The NGCB will have to license Wooden and will likely ask him about the Wynn saga. Fontainebleau Las Vegas has seen quite the staff turnover since its opening in December 2023. Four top level execs have left in recent weeks, and now a man brought in to take the place of President might not even get his license, if some critics are to be believed.

‘Thank God’ - Waikiki beachgoers dodge serious injuries after railing crashes down - It fell from around the 5th floor. Miraculously, HFD said it did not hit anyone directly

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Emergency crews responded to the Moana Surfrider Hotel Tuesday afternoon after a balcony railing collapsed. EMS said two people refused transport to the hospital. Photos from the scene showed the metal railing from one of the rooms on the sand below. It fell from around the 5th floor. Miraculously, HFD said it did not hit anyone directly.

Nebraska Settles with Hilton Hotels to End Hidden Fees - “Drip pricing,” is a practice many hotel chains and online travel agencies engage in, where they gradually disclose fees to consumers as they proceed through the booking process

Nebraska has reached another settlement with a major hotel chain to end a deceptive practice referred to as “drip pricing.”. Customers often don’t learn the total price of their booking—room rate plus mandatory fees—until the last page in their online booking, or sometimes until they check into the hotel.

Infosys Techie Killed At Hotel Near Pune, Boyfriend Seen On CCTV Arrested - The incident took place at a Oyo hotel in Pimpri Chinchwad's Hinjewari area

A software engineer working with Infosys was shot dead Saturday night at a hotel on Pune outskirts, police have said. The woman's boyfriend has been arrested for allegedly murdering her, and a pistol recovered from him. The incident took place at a Oyo hotel in Pimpri Chinchwad's Hinjewari area. After police received information about a firing incident, they reached the hotel and recovered the woman's body. The body was on the floor and blood stains were found in the room.

Strike to affect hotel, restaurant and supermarket chains in Finland in early February - Covering tens of thousands of employees, the 24-hour strike will start at midnight and end at 11.59pm on 1 February

SERVICE UNION UNITED (PAM) on Wednesday announced its decision to hold a series of strikes at hotels, restaurants, retail shops, service stations and cleaning and real estate companies in early February. “PAM sees no choice but to demonstrate and stage a political strike to plead with the government to amend the negative changes it intends to implement,” commented Annika Rönni-Sällinen, the chairperson at PAM.

BIWTC engineer found dead at Dhaka hotel - An executive engineer of the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation was found dead at a hotel in the capital’s Naya Paltan area

An executive engineer of the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation was found dead at a hotel in the capital’s Naya Paltan area early Wednesday. The deceased was Md Abbas Uddin, 50. He was the executive engineer of the BIWTC’s Chattogram Sadarghat and a resident of Cumilla’s Muradnagar upazila.

Hotel employees sue Atmos, A group of eight employees and two family members are suing the owners of the Sandman Signature hotel along with gas utility company Atmos Energy over an explosion that rocked downtown Fort Worth.

The group claims gross negligence was responsible for the explosion that injured 21 people on Jan. 8. They are looking for redress of their trauma and to get questions answered about what happened, said Matt Greenberg, an attorney with Houston-based Zehl & Associates representing the group. Some of the plaintiffs have alleged they smelled gas for at least an 90 minutes before the explosion, he said.

Teen dies after falling from chairlift at Quebec ski resort, investigators looking into cause - Quebec police are investigating the death of a 15-year-old following a Friday night fall from a ski lift in the town of Morin-Heights

Quebec police are investigating the death of a 15-year-old following a Friday night fall from a ski lift in the town of Morin-Heights, about 70 kilometres northwest of Montreal. Sgt. Catherine Bernard says police were called to the local ski resort at around 10 p.m. for an incident involving a teen.

Liverpool FC's owner's wife's escape from Iceland volcano earthquake - Linda Pizzuti reveals terrifying moment she was woken by tremor, evacuated hotel with her son then flew out as lava fountained below

The wife of Liverpool FC owner John W Henry has revealed the terrifying moment she was woken by the volcanic eruption in Iceland. Linda Pizzuti Henry posted videos and several pictures of the disaster on social media after the eruption and the resulting '160ft fountains of lava' caused her to flee with her son Xander.

Sheriff’s Report - Summit County man arrested for exposing himself at Kimball Junction hotel

Summit County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to a Kimball Junction hotel over the weekend after a man was reported to be behaving obscenely. A guest staying at the Holiday Inn Hotel said the 60-year-old Summit County man was exposing himself on Sunday in the pool area, according to a shift report. Deputies approached the man, who was sitting in a pool chair wearing nothing but a towel.