News about Tamara Williams

After taking KRATOM, a 39-year-old Carpenter from a wealthy Oregon suburb died of 'violent seizures,' as a family sued a KRATOM shop that sold it for $10 million

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 25, 2024
Matthew Torres (pictured) and his long-time girlfriend Meghan Gates were together in Beavercreek making hand-crafted decor items that he would share with relatives and acquaintances. Mr Torres was discovered "foaming at the mouth" by Ms Gates in Oregon's wealthy Clackamas County. Mrs Torres managed CPR until emergency responders arrived, but he was declared dead on May 27, 2021, a month before his 40th birthday.

As Bozeman city manager is caught on hot mic branding the mayor a'small town **********', Montana's AirBnb wars erupts, sparking a fight over wealthy second home owners and rentals

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 1, 2024
Bozeman, Montana's idyllic town has been embroiled in a housing crisis since the pandemic, with local officials now disagreeing over whether or not Airbnb should prohibit rental agencies. The feud this week was heating up as the city manager Jeff Mihelich was caught on camera this week flaking out at Mayor Terry Cunningham, slamming the mayor as a "small town ****." The leaked video emerged after a meeting between local Bozeman chiefs on Tuesday, after which Mihelich stayed on the phone with Anna Bentley, the director of community development, while the others left the Zoom. After the meeting ended, Mihelich erupted: 'And I said, is this good enough Terry?' We'll never get over because one person in the neighborhood, a small town ****, says we'll never get over.' We shouldn't say we're doing well,' he said. According to critics in Bozeman, online platforms such as Airbnb are contributing to a housing crisis, since wealthy homeowners in Montana continue to push prices higher by purchasing second homes and renting them out for high markups. While the mayor has fought the platforms and intends to implement the ban, Mihelich seems to be growing dissatisfied with the town's growing economy.

The AirBnb wars in Montana erupted, with Bozeman's city manager branding the mayor as a "small town ****" after the war over wealthy second home owners and rentals

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 1, 2024
Bozeman, Montana, has been embroiled in a housing crisis since the pandemic, with local officials now debate whether to embrace the economic boom or prohibit rental companies like Airbnb. This week, the spat out as the city manager Jeff Mihelich was caught on leaked Zoom video this week, criticizing the mayor as a "small town." The leaked video emerged following a meeting between local Bozeman chiefs on Tuesday, after which Mihelich stayed on the phone with Anna Bentley, the director of community development, while the others left the Zoom. After the meeting ended, Mihelich erupted: 'And I said, is this good enough Terry?' 'Because we have one person in the neighborhood, a very small town ****, that we can't get over,' we can't.' We don't think we're doing enough,' he said. Residents in Bozeman say that Airbnb is causing a housing crisis because wealthy homeowners continue to raise prices by buying second homes in Montana and renting them out for high markups. Although the mayor has fought the platforms and intends to implement the ban, Mihelich seems to be getting frustrated by the delays in raising the town's economy.

On Father's Day, a Florida nurse and mother of four, 39, died after taking KRATOM while making breakfast for her husband, with the drug's grower now ordered to pay her family $11 million

www.dailymail.co.uk, July 30, 2023
Krystal Talavera, 39, was discovered face down in the kitchen of her family's $640K home in Palm Beach, Florida, by Biagio Vultaggio, (together right) the father of her youngest child. The nurse was next to her one-year-old son and a bare bag of 'Space Dust,' which is a synthetic drug made from kratom. According to a lawsuit brought by Talavera's family, it is commonly sold as a supplement in American stores. Devin Filippelli, her eldest son, slammed kratom manufacturer Grow LLC for her death, a judge ruled she would have to pay more than $11 million in damages. The Palm Beach County Coroner carried Talavera to the hospital where she was declared dead, with her official cause of death identified as 'acute mitragynine intoxication.' When taken in large amounts, ragynine has 'opioid-like effects' and can cause'respiratory failure,' according to the lawsuit.

Airbnb splits Bozeman, Montana, a city that has been ripped apart by vacation rentals, and tourists are moving elsewhere for vacations

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 19, 2023
Residents of Bozeman, Montana, claim to be priced out of renting - let alone buying - in their city following the pandemic's rich second homeowners' purchase of properties and now rent them out on Airbnb. In Bozeman, there were only 500 Airbnb and Vrbo rentals. At the time, the average house price was $460,000, but a typical rent was $1,000 per month. The number of holiday rentals has increased to 945, costing $285 per night on average. Property prices in the United States have soared 41% to $647,146, while monthly rents have risen 88% to $1,800, according to Zillow and Zumper's estimates. Bozeman - which is famed for its national parks, white water rivers and snowy peaks - is among dozens of areas across the US calling for a crackdown on short-term vacation lets/