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(The Car Connection) — Nissan bids farewell to the Rogue Sport small crossover at the end of this year, according to a report from Automotive News. It will join the Nissan Maxima large sedan among Nissans dropped for the 2023 model year.
Launched in 2017, the Rogue Sport never really stepped out of the shadows of Nissan’s bestseller, the Rogue compact crossover. Smaller, lower, and in no way sportier, the Rogue Sport employed a 141-hp 2.0-liter inline-4 with a continuously variable automatic transmission. The front-wheel drive came standard, while all-wheel drive could be had for about $1,500. With a starting price of about $25,000, the 2022 Nissan Rogue Sport offered a reasonable value with good standard safety features.
Production of the Japanese import ends this December as Nissan pivots to higher volume crossover SUVs. The underwhelming Rogue Sport gives way to the edgier and more budget-friendly Nissan Kicks, which is produced in Mexico. Nissan is expected to redesign the Kicks for 2024, making it larger and adding all-wheel drive.
Many automakers have followed a similar path in retiring the first generation of their smallest crossover for a vehicle better suited for American shoppers: Mazda replaced the cramped but sporty CX-3 with the larger CX-30; Toyota is in the process of replacing the funky CH-R with the Corolla Cross; and Honda supersized its redesigned 2023 HR-V to nearly CR-V proportions.
While the trailblazing Nissan Maxima may return as an electric sedan, expect the chapter to close on the Rogue Sport after just one generation. Sales will continue into early 2023, and Nissan says it will supply parts of the vehicle until 2033. | https://www.wspa.com/news/nissan-discontinues-rogue-sport-small-crossover/ | 2022-09-07T00:41:18Z | wspa.com | control | https://www.wspa.com/news/nissan-discontinues-rogue-sport-small-crossover/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
BOSTON (WWLP) – With incumbent Attorney General Maura Healey running for Governor, Massachusetts will be choosing a new attorney general this fall.
Three Democrats are on the ballot, but only two of them are actively campaigning heading into Primary Day. Andrea Campbell is a former Boston City Councilor who ran unsuccessfully for mayor of the city last year. Shannon Liss-Riordan is a labor attorney who briefly challenged incumbent Sen. Ed Markey for the 2020 Democratic U.S. Senate nomination, before dropping out of the race.
A third candidate on the ballot for attorney general, Quentin Palfrey, dropped out in the final days of the campaign.
The winner of the Democratic primary will face Bourne attorney Jay McMahon, who is running unopposed for the Republican nomination. | https://www.wwlp.com/news/attorney-general-primary-election-results/ | 2022-09-07T00:45:13Z | wwlp.com | control | https://www.wwlp.com/news/attorney-general-primary-election-results/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Chicago business says it can't coexist with 'Salt Shed' due to noise
CHICAGO - It opened its summer concert series to rave reviews, but one nearby business says it cannot coexist with Salt Shed Chicago.
That is the new music venue that went in at the old Morton Salt Facility.
Essanay Studios sits just on the other side of the Chicago River from the venue and for the last 26 years has been a go-to spot to shoot commercials.
The studio says since the Salt Shed launched its summer concert series, there is sound leakage throughout their entire building, essentially ruining a major part of their business model.
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"We're getting zero help from anybody. The city has done nothing for us. The alderman has done nothing for us. Nobody seems to be interested in saying, ‘What about them?’" the owners of Essanay Studios said.
The head of the hospitality group that operates the "Salt Shed" said it has worked with Essanay Studios to give them advance notice about sound checks and shows, but Essanay says that is not a viable solution. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-business-says-it-cant-coexist-with-salt-shed-chicago-due-to-noise | 2022-09-07T00:54:26Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-business-says-it-cant-coexist-with-salt-shed-chicago-due-to-noise | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Chicago research groups, organizations form virtual lab to understand impact of climate change citywide
CHICAGO - A new study aims to take a deeper look at the impact of climate change in Chicago neighborhoods.
Research groups and organizations citywide are coming together to form the Urban Integrated Field Laboratories.
Officials say $25 million in funding will go to the virtual lab.
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It will be led by the Argonne National Laboratory.
The lab will look deep into the impact of climate change, down to individual streets and blocks.
Community partners in the research include the Greater Chatham Initiative and the Puerto Rican Agenda. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-research-groups-organizations-form-virtual-lab-to-understand-impact-of-climate-change-citywide | 2022-09-07T00:54:32Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-research-groups-organizations-form-virtual-lab-to-understand-impact-of-climate-change-citywide | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Chicago tourism industry leaders push for cruise ships to sail through city
CHICAGO - Snapping pictures and sipping champagne — people connected to Chicago’s tourism industry took in the familiar view of Chicago from a not so familiar spot. They stood on the deck of a cruise ship docked at Navy Pier Tuesday, during an effort to showcase Chicago's budding cruise industry.
"It brings people to Chicago that normally wouldn't think about it. And I think so many people take our city for granted and don't think about it as a destination," said Robyn Gevas from the luxury travel company, Protravel Chicago.
American Queen Voyages is the only cruise line to dock downtown with two ships, as it sets sail on a tour of the Great Lakes with two ships. Tuesday’s event on the Ocean Voyager brought travel agents and influencers on board in an effort to help them see and then promote Chicago worldwide as a cruise city.
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"We have this wonderful asset called the Great Lakes and we really do want to sell that worldwide. When you think about this great body of water, you know, to heck with it, people shouldn't be traveling on the Rhine. They should be coming over to Chicago," said Lynn Osmond, President and CEO of Choose Chicago.
The ship holds about 200 passengers as it sails from Chicago to Toronto over 11 days, stopping at places like Mackinac Island, Detroit and Niagara Falls as it visits all the Great Lakes. Each sailing includes a night in Chicago, plus offers tours of this city which means more money for the city's tourism coffers.
"I'm born and raised in the Great Lakes area. There used to be cruise vessels around the Great Lakes before the development of the highway system. So, it's great to get cruising back, and it really let people discover that what's really in their backyard," said Bill Annand, VP of Marine Operations for American Queen Voyages.
Summer sailings end this month, but start again in the spring to show off the Great Lakes and great views of Chicago. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-tourism-industry-leaders-push-for-cruise-ships-to-sail-through-city | 2022-09-07T00:54:38Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-tourism-industry-leaders-push-for-cruise-ships-to-sail-through-city | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Missing teen charged with murder blames victim's 'biker buddies' for burglary gone wrong, court docs say
PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. - Two 16-year-olds face murder and burglary charges as newly obtained court documents connect the well-publicized ‘disappearance’ of one of the suspects to the slaying of a 51-year-old Pierce County man.
That disappearance was a sham, according to investigators, who also say the teen – Gabriel Davies – was intimately familiar with the victim, Daniel McCaw: detectives learned that McCaw had previously been in a relationship with the Davies’ mother. As for a motive, the documents drop another bomb-shell allegation: Davies is claiming this all started with a threat from members of an "outlaw motorcycle club."
According to charging documents filed Tuesday by Pierce County prosecutors, at around 9:30 a.m. on Sept 1, deputies responded to a home near the corner of 190th St. E and 219th Ace. Ct. E. to do a welfare check. Deputies were told that Daniel McCaw had not shown up to work for four days.
When deputies got inside his house, they smelled what they thought was the odor of a decaying body. Deputies found an unsecured door into the laundry room and found McCaw dead with a gunshot wound.
Investigators said initially they thought the man could have died by suicide, but there was no firearm nearby so that could not have been the case.
According to the medical examiner's office, McCaw suffered a gunshot wound to the head and another to the torso. McCaw also had what appeared to be multiple stab wounds to the abdomen.
Detectives learned that the victim had previously been in a relationship with the mother of Gabriel Davies, a Thurston County boy who had been reported missing on Aug. 31.
Detectives discovered that Davies and a friend, Justin Jiwoon Yoon, had been camping with family and friends at Panther Lake in Mason County on Aug. 27 and 28. Shortly after midnight on the 28th, the two left and didn't return to the cabin until 6:30 a.m., documents said. The pair left Panther Lake again at 11:45 a.m. and did not return.
Surveillance footage from victim's home
According to documents, investigators obtained surveillance video from McCaw's home, and it showed two "young skinny males" arrive at 1:59 a.m. Video showed the suspects crawl through the dog door into the home. The victim left his detached garage at 2:41 a.m. and "stumbled" into the residence.
At 2:47 a.m., a dog suddenly ran out of the dog door, and one minute later both suspects left the home through the side door.
"The suspects ran back and forth to the garage before fleeing at approximately 2:52 a.m.," documents said. "Both suspects appeared to be carrying items, including a possible handgun."
Both suspects were wearing gloves and appeared to carry something away from the scene,
Detectives said they used Department of Licensing photos, and it appeared that the two suspects were Davies and Yoon.
Deputies got a search warrant for both Davies and Yoon's homes. They were each arrested at their homes around 8:00 p.m. on Sept. 2.
Detectives said Davies later showed them where he and Yoon disposed of two firearms they had stolen from the victim's home. The guns were found in a military style ammunition can and matched the two empty holsters found at the victim's residence.
Approached by ‘biker buddies’
According to court documents, earlier on Sept. 2, Davies' father contacted police and said "Gabe was involved in (the victim's) death."
"The father said that his son was approached by the victim's ‘biker buddies’ to steal something from the victim's residence. He further stated that they threatened his son with harm if he didn't do it. Gabriel Davies confided in Justin Yoon, and the two of them developed a ‘plot’ to steal the item out of the safe. On Saturday night or Sunday morning, the two went to the victim's house and snuck in through the doggy door. The father reported that his son knew where the victim's gun was kept, and said that ‘when the victim came into the house, Justin ran after him and stabbed him,’ and then stated that ‘then, Gabe heard a gunshot.’ He reported that his son told him that he went out to the garage to get the ‘item’ out of the safe when he heard a second gunshot. The father reported that his son told him the firearm used in the incident was ditched near his home."
Davies' father went on to say that his son told him: "that his son claimed the victim's ‘biker buddies’ who he said were members of a specific outlaw motorcycle club, followed him on Wednesday and pulled him out of his vehicle at the location on Tilley Road where his vehicle was found. Defendant Davies told his father that the blood in his truck was from bikers smashing his face against the interior of the car. They also reportedly put him in a Suburban and rove him around, roughing him up before releasing him. The father also said that the motorcycle club members took his shirt and shoes, and then purportedly went through his truck looking for whatever item had been stolen from the victim. Defendant Davies told his father that they never actually stole anything."
Yoon's father also contacted authorities and said he had information about "a crime in which Davies was involved."
Charged with murder, burglary
Davies and Yoon are charged in Pierce County Superior Court with:
- Murder in the first degree
- Murder in the second degree
- Burglary in the first degree
- Unlawful possession of a firearm in the second degree
- Unlawful possession of a firearm in the second degree (2nd count)
A judge set bail at $1 million for both. Their next court date is scheduled for Oct. 6.
FOX 13 News typically does not identify minors charged with crimes but did in this case because of the serious nature of the crimes and prior media coverage of Davies' disappearance. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/gabriel-davies-justin-yoon-missing-thurson-county-teen-charged-with-murder-blames-victims-biker-buddies-for-burglary-gone-wrong | 2022-09-07T00:54:56Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/gabriel-davies-justin-yoon-missing-thurson-county-teen-charged-with-murder-blames-victims-biker-buddies-for-burglary-gone-wrong | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Illinois has seen 280 traffic deaths so far this year
CHICAGO - Driving in a post-pandemic world is leading to more roadway tragedies in Illinois.
Highway traffic deaths are up, and experts say there are no signs things are slowing down soon.
Deaths have jumped nearly 24-percent in the first quarter of this year compared to 2021.
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Nationwide, more than 9,500 people died in car crashes in the first three months of 2022 — a 20-year high.
In Illinois, there have been more than 280 fatalities during the first quarter.
The National Safety Council says the numbers suggest roads are less safe now than pre-pandemic. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-has-seen-280-traffic-deaths-so-far-this-year | 2022-09-07T00:55:08Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-has-seen-280-traffic-deaths-so-far-this-year | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Marquisha Ousley: Missing pregnant woman last seen on Chicago's South Side
CHICAGO - Chicago police are asking for the public's help locating a missing 24-year-old pregnant woman.
Marquisha Ousley — who also goes by just Quisha — was last seen September 2, 2022, in the 8800 block of South Bishop Street in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood.
According to police, Ousley may be carrying a black purse with silver chain. They're not sure what she was last wearing as clothes.
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Police say Ousley is six months pregnant and may be in the company of a 24-year-old Black man.
Marquisha Ousley | Chicago Police Department
Ousley has tattoos: picture of a rose on her upper right arm, picture of claw marks with cheetah print on her left front shoulder, pictures of butterflies — one large on the nape of her neck and multiple small ones on left side of neck.
Police say Ousley may be in need of medical attention and a mental health evaluation.
Anyone with information is asked to contact 911 or CPD at 312-747-8274. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/marquisha-ousley-missing-pregnant-woman-last-seen-on-chicagos-south-side | 2022-09-07T00:55:14Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/marquisha-ousley-missing-pregnant-woman-last-seen-on-chicagos-south-side | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Police: Man accused of 'inappropriately touching' 2 girls underwater at Rehoboth Beach sought
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. - Investigators with the Rehoboth Beach Police Department are searching for a man accused of touching two young girls inappropriately at the beach over the weekend.
According to police, the incident happened on Sunday around 7 p.m. on the beach in the area of Rehoboth Avenue.
Witnesses told police the man repeatedly got into the ocean, swam underwater near two 11-year-old girls and grabbed or touched their genital areas multiple times, authorities say.
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Officials say witnesses confronted the man and he fled on foot westbound on Rehoboth Avenue.
Anyone with information on the identity or location of the suspect is asked to contact Cpl. Susan Gladmon at 302-227-2577.
Police are asking anyone who sees the suspect to call 911 immediately. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/police-man-accused-of-inappropriately-touching-2-girls-underwater-at-rehoboth-beach-sought | 2022-09-07T00:55:20Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/police-man-accused-of-inappropriately-touching-2-girls-underwater-at-rehoboth-beach-sought | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Truck catches on fire at Midway International Airport
CHICAGO - A truck caught on fire at Midway International Airport Tuesday afternoon.
At about 4:35 p.m., a truck driven by an electrician with the Chicago Department of Aviation caught on fire at Midway International Airport.
City officials say the truck was on the northwest side of the airfield and was near a non-active runway.
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The Chicago Fire Department responded and extinguished the fire.
No injuries were reported.
There was no impact to flight operations. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/truck-catches-fire-at-midway-international-airport | 2022-09-07T00:55:32Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/truck-catches-fire-at-midway-international-airport | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Soldier Field gets new sod for Bears home opener Sunday
CHICAGO - Grounds crews at Chicago’s Soldier Field are getting ready for Sunday’s season opener against the San Francisco 49ers.
It will be the first time the Bears play on a new turf, literally.
For the first time ever, Bermuda grass has been installed at Soldier Field. The sod is expected to be more resilient than the usual Kentucky bluegrass.
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Soldier Field's grass has been an ongoing problem for years, receiving multiple complaints from players and coaches alike.
Meanwhile, the Bears released renderings Tuesday of a new entertainment district and enclosed stadium, should the team move to suburban Arlington Heights in the coming years.
"We envision a multi-purpose entertainment district anchored by a new, best-in-class enclosed stadium, providing Chicagoland with a new home worthy of hosting global events such as the Super Bowl, College Football Playoffs, and Final Four." | https://www.fox32chicago.com/sports/soldier-field-gets-new-sod-for-bears-home-opener-sunday | 2022-09-07T00:55:38Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/sports/soldier-field-gets-new-sod-for-bears-home-opener-sunday | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Sebastian Modak is a journalist based in New York. In the past, he’s toured the world as a drummer, spent a year in Botswana documenting the local hip-hop scene, and, in 2019, was the New York Times 52 Places Traveler.
Sebastian Modak is a journalist based in New York. In the past, he’s toured the world as a drummer, spent a year in Botswana documenting the local hip-hop scene, and, in 2019, was the New York Times 52 Places Traveler. | https://www.afar.com/authors/sebastian-modak | 2022-09-07T00:59:17Z | afar.com | control | https://www.afar.com/authors/sebastian-modak | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
What’s a Companion Pass you ask? Well, book a round-trip flight (or two one-way flights) on Southwest right now and you can find out. Southwest Airlines is currently running a promotion for members of its Rapid Rewards loyalty program for fall travel that can earn you two months of Companion Pass access.
Why do people love the Companion Pass so much? Those who have a Southwest Companion Pass can add any one person to their booking free of charge (save for taxes and fees) for as long as the pass is valid. That’s a lot of potential free-ish flights for you and your traveling companion(s)—you can change your designated travel buddy up to three times while the pass is valid.
Here’s how the current promotion works. If you aren’t already a Rapid Rewards member, go ahead and create an account (which is free to do). Once you have a Rapid Rewards account, you’ll need to register for the promotion, and then book either a round-trip flight or two one-way flights by 11:59 p.m. Central Time on September 8, 2022, for travel that takes places between September 6 and November 17, 2022.
Added bonus: Fall is shoulder season. Flight prices tend to be more reasonable, and popular destinations Southwest flies to, including Hawai‘i, San Diego, and Phoenix, will have cooled off—both in temperature and crowds.
That booking will earn you a Companion Pass that will be valid for flights booked and flown between January 4 and March 4, 2023. (Hello, ski season travel.)
If that taste of a Companion Pass has you yearning for more, you can aim for a Companion Pass that is valid for the remainder of 2023 by earning either 125,000 Rapid Rewards points or by flying 100 qualifying flights. | https://www.afar.com/magazine/how-to-score-a-southwest-companion-pass-with-one-round-trip-flight | 2022-09-07T00:59:23Z | afar.com | control | https://www.afar.com/magazine/how-to-score-a-southwest-companion-pass-with-one-round-trip-flight | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Every evening around 7 p.m., an apricot-colored glow spreads steadily across the Piazza San Marco, Venice’s famous central square. It emanates not so much from the setting sun as from oversize glasses filled with the orange-hued beverage known as the Aperol Spritz, which proliferate at this time of day—recognized throughout Italy as aperitivo hour. For a time, during the loneliest years of the pandemic, those orange orbs were sparse. Now they are back in force, because for the gazillions of tourists who are again flooding the city like a human version of acqua alta, Venice’s legendary high tides, aperitivo means one thing: an Aperol Spritz.
The word “aperitivo” (or aperitivi in the plural) refers both to a drink and to a daily ritual that takes place from roughly 7 to 9 p.m. It comes from the Latin aperire, meaning to open—as in, to open the appetite—and it usually involves a few salty (and free) snacks and a glass of something alcoholic. For Italians, the aperitivo is a fiercely protected tradition, a social ritual with a primary purpose: to bridge the transition from day to evening while ensuring no one gets too hungry, or thirsty, while waiting for dinner. Although there are regional variations on the theme, three drinks each associated with a different Italian city and each gilded with legend—have become classics.
Milan’s cocktail king
The Americano—a mix of Campari, sweet vermouth, and a splash of soda water—is the oldest of the aperitivo triumvirate. In the 1860s, bartender Gaspare Campari invented his namesake liqueur, an infusion of bitter herbs, aromatic plants, and citrus. At his Milanese bar, Caffè Campari, Gaspare began mixing the liqueur with vermouth from nearby Turin and served the drink under the name Milano-Torino.
Some 70 years later, an unknown soul decided to add soda water to the mix, and the Americano was born. The name might be a nod to the Italian boxer Primo Carnera, who, after winning a world championship in New York in 1933, was dubbed “L’Americano.” Or it might hail from a Milan bar where, in the 1930s, American tourists asked for a lighter take on the Milano-Torino. As with so much in the world of cocktails, opinions differ. You can debate it all at Caffè Campari, which still traffics in the Milano-Torino (and the Americano), 160 years later. But when I asked a few Milanese locals where I should go for an aperitivo, they all said the same thing: Bar Basso.
At 7 p.m. on a Saturday, Bar Basso is hopping—quite a feat for a place whose brocade walls, faded velvet chairs, and black-vested waiters were the height of fashion when the spot was founded in 1947. I manage to find a seat among the families and groups of friends who crowd around tables that quickly fill with plates of fat olives, oily focaccia, and mini tuna sandwiches.
Mirko Stocchetto bought Bar Basso from its founder in 1967. At the time, bars in Milan still had a somewhat seamy reputation, but Mirko had learned the trade in his native Venice, where he worked at the iconic Harry’s Bar. Back then, Venetian bars had a more polished sheen, explains Mirko’s son, Maurizio, who now owns Basso.
“Thanks to the movie Roman Holiday, Americans had started to come,” Maurizio says. “It was the time of La Dolce Vita, of Peggy Guggenheim, and you had all these jet-setters arriving. Americans were high rollers and heavy drinkers, and they liked their cocktails.”
Mirko set about bringing that glamorous cocktail culture to Milan. Good Venetian that he was, he designed glassware—enormous goblets, short-stemmed coupes, simple chalices—to upgrade his cocktails. Each day, he hauled blocks of ice from the city icehouse using a three-wheeled motorbike with a platform attached. “They’d use electric saws to cut the ice,” Maurizio says. “If you came in the morning for coffee, the place sounded like a carpentry shop.”
Mirko’s efforts paid off. Today, Bar Basso has a citywide reputation and a 500-plus cocktail list. Purist that I am, I stick with the Americano. It arrives in a tall, stemmed glass, garnished with half an orange slice, and is as bitter and bracing as I imagine it was nearly a century ago.
Florence’s spirited spin
Negronis are as crisp as Americanos—but they’ll get you drunker quicker. For that, we can thank a Florence-based count (or purported count) named Camillo Negroni. It was 1919, World War I had just ended, the Spanish influenza was raging, and the count— legend holds—needed a stiff drink. So, at a bar in Florence, he asked for a splash of gin in his Milano-Torino.
Until relatively recently, Florence’s Negroni standard-bearer was Caffè Giacosa, founded in 1815. After Giacosa closed in 2017, that title switched to Caffè Lietta, which opened in 2019 with some of Giacosa’s staff.
Caffè Lietta bartender Martina del Sordo once worked for another Florence institution, Rivoire. With her tattoos and bright red lips, she doesn’t look like a traditional Florentine bartender. But after many years at Rivoire and three more now at Lietta, she knows how to achieve the perfect balance between the vermouth, Campari, and gin—and she would never swap the classic orange-slice garnish for that newfangled abomination, a strip of orange peel. Nevertheless, she is alert to the cocktail’s exquisite sensitivity. “You’ll never have the same Negroni twice,” Martina says. “It all depends on the hand of the bartender.”
With that, Fabiano Buffolino would agree. Co-owner and visionary behind Manifattura, a cult Florence cocktail bar, Fabiano has created a drink menu that couldn’t be more modern but still manages to pay homage to Italy’s spirited past. In fact, he and his team—clad in classic white bartender coats—do extensive research, revive old spirits, and seek out well-made versions of new, local ones. “This is a bar where we talk about Italianity, and that means we only serve Italian bottles,” Fabiano explains.
Those self-imposed limits have opened a whole new world of possibilities. They’ve led him, for example, to seek out special spirits—such as a juniper and bergamot liqueur he found in Calabria—that are clear expressions of the terroir that produces them. “We’re looking for that point between tradition and innovation,” he says, and when it comes to aperitivi, “it’s not enough to just serve Campari and sodas.”
Fabiano makes me a Negroni with peated gin and bitters so intense they make Campari taste like a lollipop in comparison. “The Negroni offers endless combinations,” he says. “But if someone comes in and asks for the classic [version], we’re winning.”
Venice’s polarizing spritz
Fabiano’s words follow me to Venice. The city is home to its own classic cocktail, the Bellini, a luscious mix of peach nectar and pro secco. But the Aperol Spritz—a blend of prosecco, soda water, and bitter, orange-hued Aperol, garnished with a green olive and an orange slice—has become so heavily favored among the visitors who flock here that I see signs of a backlash in bars in the less touristed parts of town. Literally. (WE DON’T SERVE ANY F***ING APEROL SPRITZES, reads one.)
To me, there’s nothing wrong with the drink itself. It has its own long history: Spritzes, in the form of white or sparkling wine and soda, were introduced to Venice during World War I. Aperol, which was invented in neighboring Padua just as the war was ending, probably seemed an obvious addition. What seems to irk the Venetians is both the Instagram-fueled association between the drink and mass tourism itself, and the way that Campari’s sustained advertising campaign has made it difficult for independent producers to gain traction. (Over the years, the company has acquired smaller alcohol producers, including Aperol and Cynar, an artichoke-based bitter liqueur also used in spritzes.)
“When I was young, we only drank prosecco for an aperitivo,” says Stefano Munari, gesturing at the dozens of tables around the Piazza San Marco. “And Campari was just something old people drank. Now, look around: It’s just orange, orange, orange.”
Stefano is the manager of fine dining at Gran Caffè Quadri, one of the oldest cafés in the central square. It’s been in business under that name since 1775, but about a decade ago, the establishment was taken over by brothers Massimiliano and Raffaele Alajmo, an acclaimed chef and restaurateur, respectively, and its opulent interior was restored by designer Philippe Starck. As a consummate hospitality professional, Stefano takes a tolerant approach to the Aperol Spritz—give the customers what they want, after all—and has been known to occasionally drink one, sans olive, himself.
I would normally shun the cafés in Piazza San Marco, with their overpriced, multilingual menus and cheesy bands cranking out pop classics. But I am also a consummate professional, so in the name of research, I take a table at Gran Caffè Quadri and order an Aperol Spritz. It’s . . . fine. Yet sitting there, bathed in the sunset glow reflecting off the Basilica and watching Italian families strolling past on their way to their own aperitivi, I am seduced nonetheless. When my glass is empty, I order another drink. Although this time, I make it a Bellini. | https://www.afar.com/magazine/trying-the-best-aperitivos-in-italy | 2022-09-07T00:59:30Z | afar.com | control | https://www.afar.com/magazine/trying-the-best-aperitivos-in-italy | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
1 Suspect Dead, Another On the Lam After 10 Killed in Canada Stabbings
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau added that all flags be lowered to half-mast.
One suspect in the stabbing deaths of 10 people belonging to a Canadian Indigenous community and a nearby town in Saskatchewan Sunday has been found dead and another suspect is still at large, according to CBS News.
Damien Sanderson, 31, was found dead Monday outside a house being examined on the James Smith Cree Nation, with "visible injuries" that police said did not appear self-inflicted, authorities said.
It remains unclear what Sanderson’s exact cause of death was and will be determined by the Saskatchewan coroners office, commanding officer of the Saskatchewan RCMP Rhonda Blackmore said at a press conference Monday.
Sanderson’s brother, Myles, 30, is still at large and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police released a “do not approach” warning to locals in the community if he is seen.
Authorities did not say if Myles had anything to do Damien’s death.
“Myles Sanderson, Damien's brother, may have sustained injuries, this has not been confirmed. We want the public to know this because there is a possibility he may seek medical attention. Even if he is injured, it does not mean he is not still dangerous. Myles has a lengthy criminal record involving both persons and property crimes,” Royal Canadian Mounted Police said in a statement. “Myles is facing three counts of first-degree murder and is wanted. We considered him armed and dangerous, do not approach him. If you know of his whereabouts, immediately call 911.”
Including the death Damien Sanderson, the toll is 11 deceased, 19 injured and 13 crimes scenes, according to authorities, making it one of the deadliest attacks in Canada's history. .
Regina Police Chief Evan Bray said Myles Sanderson's last known sighting had been in Regina, the provincial capital, more than 200 miles away from the scene of the stabbings, CBS News reported.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned the attacks Monday and asked anyone with information to contact authorities.
"Yesterday's attacks in Saskatchewan are shocking and heartbreaking," Trudeau said. "This kind of violence—or any kind of violence—has no place in our country. We're still of course monitoring the situation closely and we urge everyone to follow all the updates from the authorities. The priority is keeping you and your loved ones safe. So please be careful, if you see anything, if you have any information, please call 911 to share that."
Trudeau added that all flags be lowered to half-mast.
“Sadly, over these past years, tragedies like these have become all too commonplace. Saskatchewanians and Canadians will do what we always do in times of difficulty and anguish – we’ll be there for each other, be there for our neighbors, lean on each other, help grieve and help heal. We will continue to do that, and all Canadians will be with you in this difficult time.”
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21-Year-Old Canadian TikTok Influencer Dies in Skydiving Accident
Tanya Pardazi fell to her death in late August.
A Canadian college student and TikTok influencer died in a skydiving accident in Toronto in late August, according to reports.
Twenty-one-year-old Tanya Pardazi, fell to her death on Aug. 27 while conducting her first solo dive with Skydive Toronto after completing the facility’s required day of ground school, Pardazi’s childhood friend Melody Ozgoli told CTV News Toronto.
In a Facebook statement that did not specifically mention Pardazi, the Skydive Toronto reported the death of a student who was 21 years old.
The skydiver "released a quickly rotating main parachute at a low altitude without the time/altitude required for the reserve parachute to inflate," the statement said.
Skydive Toronto’s website states that students are required to complete a course to be taught “all the fundamentals required to to successfully complete your first skydive” like "equipment, how to exit the airplane, freefall body position (arch), canopy control, and emergency protocol" — before taking their first solo jump from 4,000 feet.
Pardazi was a philosophy student at the University of Toronto and Miss Canada semi-finalist, according to CTV News Toronto.
Pardazi ran a TikTok account with over 115,000 followers and more than two million likes.
"She really lived every second to the fullest,” Ozgoli told CTV News Toronto. "This is the biggest shock to us. It's very hard to process. It's been a couple of days, but we still don't even believe it."
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3 Separate Utah Hiking Accidents Leave 2 Men Dead, 1 Woman Injured
One incident occurred Saturday while the others happened Monday.
In three separate Utah hiking accidents over the holiday weekend, two men fell to their deaths on different trails and one woman was injured, according to CBS News.
Officials identified Thomas James Rawe, 45, as the first fatality, according to CBS News. He was first reported missing Saturday night after he failed to meet a friend at the mouth of American Fork Canyon north of Provo, KUTV-TV reported.
Rawe’s body was found Sunday morning by a crew in a state Department of Public Safety helicopter and authorities say he had fallen a great distance.
"While we don't know specifically happened to cause the fall, it is likely Mr. Rawe lost his footing or stumbled, then fell and tumbled several hundred feet down the steep slope," Utah County Sheriff's office spokesperson Sgt. Spencer Cannon said in a statement.
The police posted the news on Facebook along with images of their recovery efforts.
On Monday, a 22-year-old man died while hiking with some friends in Neffs Canyon south of Salt Lake City, when he fell approximately 30 feet and sustained serious head injuries, the Salt Lake Unified Police District said.
The victim died as a medical helicopter was en route to the scene, CBS News reported.
His identity was not released.
The second incident on Monday occurred in Mount Timpanogos in the American Fork Canyon.
Utah County officials say they received a call about an 18-year-old woman who had fallen, hit her head and temporarily lost consciousness while hiking in the area. The woman was airlifted out of the canyon to a hospital, CBS News reported.
Her identity has not been released.
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55-Year-Old Florida Man Charged With Aggravated Stalking of a 6-Year-Old Girl
Mark Greenburg allegedly made several comments to the young girl while she was playing outside.
A 55-year-old Florida man has been charged with aggravated stalking of a 6-year-old girl, according to local authorities.
Mark Greenburg was arrested Sept. 3 by Volusia County Sheriff’s deputies after they received multiple reports from the child's father and neighbors about Greenberg's repeated harassment towards the young girl and others, according to the sheriff's office,
"Reports involved Greenburg harassing neighbors, yelling at them and their kids using a megaphone, and driving past houses while recording children on his phone," the sheriff’s office said in a press release.
During the evening of Sept. 2, the 6-year-old's father called police after he said Greenburg walked to the end of his driveway and made several “unusual comments” to the young girl while she was playing outside, reports the sheriff’s department.
“'I’m going to make you famous' and 'I’m going to turn you into a woman' or a 'big girl,'” were some of the comments according to the sheriff’s department.
Other witnesses also reported hearing the comments and that Greenburg said he’d bring the girl to Disney World, according to the release.
With all the harassment, the young girl does not feel safe when outside in her neighborhood, the father told police.
Even when not at home the young girl isn’t safe from him — authorities allege that Greenburg also followed the girl to her grandmother's house.
"The 6-year-old often visits her grandmother’s house in another neighborhood, where it was reported Greenburg parked outside Thursday and Friday and took pictures," the sheriff's office reports.
Despite efforts by the deputies on Sept. 2, Greenburg refused to speak with them and requested they come back a different day.
Deputies along with the Deltona Crime Suppression Team obtained a warrant and returned to arrest Greenburg on Sept. 3 for aggravated stalking.
Greenburg was brought to Volusia County Branch Jail where he remains in custody on a $5,000 bond.
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After News Anchor Suffers Stroke on Live TV, How to Spot the Signs of a Stroke and What to Do to Help
Julie Chin began suffering the beginnings of a stroke while anchoring the morning news for KJRH-TV over the weekend. “I’m sorry, something is going on with me this morning," Chin told her viewers.
A news anchor in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is on the road to recovery after suffering a stroke live on television over the weekend.
Julie Chin began suffering the beginnings of a stroke as she reported on NASA's since-canceled Artemis I launch during the morning news for KJRH-TV. She became visibly confused and began repeating words, later saying she first lost vision in one eye before her hand and arm went numb.
She then was unable to speak the words she could see on the teleprompter before her.
“I’m sorry, something is going on with me this morning," Chin told her viewers before a handing over the sow to a meteorologist for a weather update.
Chin’s symptoms came out of nowhere, but her quick-thinking colleagues immediately recognized something was wrong and called 911.
She was hospitalized for several days. Tests at the hospital showed she suffered the beginning of a stroke.
"I'm so glad to tell you I'm OK," Chin posted on Facebook. "The past few days are still a little bit of a mystery, but my doctors believe I had the beginnings of a stroke live on the air Saturday morning. Some of you witnessed it firsthand, and I'm so sorry that happened."
Strokes are the No. 5 leading cause of death in the United States, according to the American Stroke Association. They occur when a blood vessel carrying oxygen to the brain is either blocked or bursts.
“Strokes are definitely common in older people but strokes can happen in younger people and we are seeing this increasingly,” Dr. Rigved Tadwalker, a cardiologist at Providence Saint John's Health Center in California, told Inside Edition.
Oral contraceptive use and other factors can lead to strokes among younger women, according to Tadwalker, who noted, “Younger people now have risk factors for stroke that we didn’t see in the past.”
“This includes obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, that puts them at risk,” he said.
Symptoms of a stroke include difficulty speaking or understanding what others are saying, paralysis or numbness in one’s face, arm or leg, difficulty seeing, rapid severe headaches accompanied by vomiting or dizziness, and trouble walking.
Such symptoms typically have a sudden onset, Tadwalker said. He said remembering the acronym BE FAST— or Balance, Eyes, Facial dropping, Arm numbness, Slurred speech, and Time being of the essence— can help save lives.
Chin said there are many questions that remain and there is still “lots to follow up on,” but that she “should be just fine.”
“Most importantly* I’ve learned that it’s not always obvious when someone has a stroke, and action is critical... be fast and call 911,” she wrote on Facebook.
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Arkansas Bride Forgets She Put PornHub Web Address on Wedding Invitations as Joke Before Placing Actual Order
When Sydney Zotti started planning her wedding and went the invitation proofs came back, she learned the hard way that she accidentally put the address to Pornhub as the place to RSVP and guests could stay at the Super 8.
Generally, a couple getting married seeks to have present something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue to ensure good luck for their union. One Arkansas couple unintentionally also added something lewd to their list, a mistake that has since gone viral
Sydney Zotti immediately started planning her wedding after getting engaged to her fiancé, Nate, over Memorial Day weekend. When the invitation proofs came back, she learned the hard way that she put the web address to PornHub as the place to RSVP and noted guests could block off rooms at a Super 8 motel—both details complete mistakes that were not meant for guests' eyes.
But Zotti found the humor in this and posted a video of her accident on TikTok. “I got my wedding invitations in the mail today… I made a very large mistake,” Zotti said in the video.
The video, which has over 215,000 views on TikTok, has made Zotti’s upcoming April wedding one for the books.
“We didn't have our website yet, we're not registered anywhere yet and we hadn't got our engagement pictures back, so we didn't have a website, and so I guess me being funny and myself, I put a place holder of PornHub.com instead of our website," Zotti told Inside Edition Digital, noting she immediately began wedding planning after she and Nate got engaged. "We don't have room blocks yet either, so for that place holder, I put the Super 8 motel."
She was wedding planning in between studying for school, and in the back and forth of her many to-dos, Zotti forgot she hadn't replaced the place holders on her invitations. "I went back to studying and then a few days later, my ADHD brain was like, oh, I need to order these...And then they came in the mail and I was like, I forgot I did that," she said.
Once they arrived, she says she laughed and felt the urge to share it with friends on Snapchat and TikTok.
“If you are a guest I promise I didn’t block off rooms at the Super 8 motel; If you are my mom, I am really, really sorry!” she says in the video.
“A lot of the comments were like, why didn't you just put Google.com or literally, Wikipedia, anything else? And it was, for some reason, the first thing that popped in my head that gave me a little chuckle,” she said.
Luckily for Zotti and her fiancé, the invitations did not make into the mail. Still, explaining the mix-up to her parents, who were unfamiliar with PornHub, was punishment enough.
“With her and my father's age and era, porn was like, you had to go buy a magazine and bring it home, physically go do something. And they didn't realize how technologically advanced the porn industry,” she said with a laugh.
It wasn't long before her parents' friends were reaching out, having seen the growing coverage of the mix-up. And so, Zotti's own mother took to the internet to search for stories about her daughter— by searching "PornHub" and "wedding girl."
“(Things) that you probably shouldn't search on an iPad, a family iPad, family iCloud," Zotti said. “So she clicked on it of course, on her iPad. And... it was what you imagine. And then she couldn't figure out how to get it closed off the tabs... And then she kept clicking on it, trying to get rid of it. And she had to call my brother... and he had to come close it. And there's 38 tabs open of it."
The soon-to-be bride also admitted that she is trying to parlay her mishap into a good opportunity for her and the X-rated website.
“I will admit—sorry, mom and dad and in-laws and whoever else is my family watching this—I did DM them, sent them my thing and I was like, ‘Hey, if you want to send some honeymoon stuff or sponsor anything, I'm open to it.’ So maybe after this, they will,” she said with a laugh.
Though not opposed to working with the likes of PornHub, Zotti noted she is weary of the gifts she may receive because of her invitation mishap.
“I'm awkward anyway. I don't like opening gifts in front of people. And so I could use this as an excuse of we're opening gifts privately. No one's going to see me. Mom's not going to watch me open this. Nana's not going to watch me open anything,” she said.
Zotti has since hired a professional wedding planner to handle making arrangements for the rest of her and her fiancé's special day.
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Cease and Desist Letter Sent to Some North Texas Schools Following ‘In God We Trust’ Sign Controversy
In a press release obtained by Inside Edition Digital, a cease and desist letter sent by the Kaplan Law Firm says that “notices to North Texas school districts who refused to remove posters that violate the law and replace them with ones that do not.”
A law firm has sent a cease-and-desist letter to North Texas schools after one district declined “In God We Trust” signs written in Arabic and one with rainbow colors that a civilian living in the area offered at a meeting last week.
In a press release obtained by Inside Edition Digital, a cease and desist letter sent on September 2 by the Kaplan Law Firm says that “notices to North Texas school districts who refused to remove posters that violate the law and replace them with ones that do not.”
It added that: “Texas Senate Bill 797 revised Section 1.004 of the Texas Education Code to require schools to conspicuously display a durable poster or framed copy of the United States national motto, ‘In God We Trust,’ in every school building when such displays are donated. The Code requires: 1. The display must contain a representation of the United States Flag centered under the national motto; 2. Must contain a representation of the state flag; and 3. May not depict any other words or images.”
The press release comes after the board of the Carroll Independent School District in Southlake, Texas, declined the offer of the signs at a meeting earlier in the week after a civilian named Sravan Krishna tried to donate them, according to Washington Times.
However, the school district did accept "In God We Trust" signs from a Christian conservative cellphone company called Patriot Mobile on August 15 to be displayed at all schools, according to WFAA.
The law firm then pointed out in their press release, “A group of parents donated copies of the compliant display created by a Carroll ISD alumnus ... to officials in Carroll, Grapevine-Colleyville, Keller, and Mansfield Independent School Districts. Private corporation Patriot Mobile donated copies of the non-compliant display ... which violates the law because it depicts other images: stars in the background.”
Inside Edition Digital has reached out to Carroll, Grapevine-Colleyville, and Mansfield Independent School Districts for comment and has not heard back.
Keller ISD did respond to Inside Edition Digital’s request for comment saying, “Keller ISD has received a cease and desist request regarding the display of recently donated posters featuring the national motto. It is our practice not to comment on issues of pending or potential litigation, but our legal counsel is reviewing the request and will draft an appropriate response.”
Inside Edition Digital has reached out to Patriot Mobile for comment and has not heard back.
Kaplan civil rights attorney Trenton Lacy said in the press release, “the legislature passed this law to set a good example for schoolchildren, so we are taking action to ensure schools do just that, and conspicuously display compliant posters that everyone is sure to love, equally.”
When reached for comment about the cease and desist letter, Lacy told Inside Edition Digital, “We’ve sent cease and desist letters to all four districts on behalf of parents in those districts. Any potential lawsuit will depend on the districts’ responses; we hope that they’ll do the right thing and replace any noncompliant posters with our clients’ compliant posters without court intervention.”
In the wake of the cease and desist, Inside Edition Digital spoke to Sravan Krishna, who said he felt compelled to donate the rainbow and Arabic signs at the school board because “we heard from many students that felt they were being given a message that the signs were meant to tell them they were outsiders in their own school and we wanted to correct that.”
“We didn’t do this for us, we did this for our kids and they are optimistic because they know we will get it done,” he added.
Krishna, who has lived in the Southlake, Texas, community where the Carroll ISD is located for 11 years, says he is planning on getting those signs hung up not just where he lives but throughout Texas as well.
He says he has been contacted by other parents in the state asking for a “blueprint” on what to do.
“We’ve had many communities throughout Texas and other states ask for our blueprint or wish us well. We have had 3 other communities join us today,” he said.
Krishna’s offering of the signs came less than a week after Florida activist Chaz Stevens launched a GoFundMe campaign to create “In God We Trust” signs in Arabic, as he pointed out on the crowdfunding site, “law seemingly presumes these signs are written in English. Oopsie.”
Stevens told Inside Edition Digital that the he does not know Krishna but praised what he did, saying, “good for him!”
Krishna echoed the sentiment, saying he is “aware” of what Stevens is doing in Florida for Texas adding, “While we were trying to figure out our approach, Chaz Stevens' approach was inspirational too. It’s the right thing to do and we are sure many other communities are doing the same thing. We can learn from each other.”
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Eliza Fletcher Murder an 'Isolated Attack by a Stranger,' DA Says as Jogger's Accused Killer Appears in Court
Eliza Fletcher was jogging when she was forced into an SUV early Friday, surveillance footage of the terrifying ordeal showed. Cleotha Abston was arrested Sunday after police said DNA found on flip-flops left at the crime scene matched his own.
The man accused of the kidnap and murder of an heiress who was abducted while out for a run appeared in court in Memphis for the first time.
Cleotha Abston was being arraigned on charges including aggravating kidnapping and tampering with evidence when the prosecutor made a dramatic announcement. “Additional charges were filed this morning for murder, premeditated murder and murder in the perpetration of a kidnapping,” the prosecutor said.
Eliza Fletcher, a mother of two and heiress to a billion-dollar hardware company, was an accomplished marathon runner who regularly jogged before dawn. The 34-year-old runner, who was also a beloved elementary school teacher known for her dedication and devotion to her students, was jogging when she was forced into an SUV early Friday, surveillance footage of the terrifying ordeal showed.
Her body was found Monday behind a vacant duplex about 7.5 miles from where she was abducted, officials said.
Abston was arrested Sunday after police said DNA found on flip-flops left at the crime scene matched his own. Investigators also said Abston’s brothers told them he saw him washing the interior of his SUV and “acting strangely” at 7:30 a.m. the morning of Fletcher’s kidnapping.
He refused to lead investigators to Fletcher’s body, police said. Authorities did not say what led them to the vacant duplex where they discovered Fletcher’s body.
Abston will be arraigned Wednesday on charges of first-degree murder, premeditated murder and murder in the course of the perpetration of a kidnapping, Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy said Tuesday.
Abston previously spent nearly two decades in prison for an aggravated kidnapping. He pleaded guilty to the charge in November 2001 and was released in November 2020.
Mulroy, the district attorney, told reporters during a news conference Tuesday authorities believe Fletcher’s murder was “an isolated attack by a stranger,”
"To lose someone so young and so vital is a tragedy in and of itself, but to have it happen in this way, with a senseless act of violence, it's unimaginable," Mulroy said, offering his condolences to Fletcher's family.
“Now it’s time to remember and celebrate how special she was and to support those who cared so much for her,” Fletcher’s grieving family said in a statement.
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Lori Vallow’s Son, 26, Arrested and Charged With Sexual Assault: Cops
Colby Ryan was booked into Maricopa County Jail Saturday and faces two counts of sexual assault.
The 26-year-old son of Lori Vallow, also known as Lori Daybell, was arrested in Arizona over the weekend and charged with sexual assault, according to police.
Colby Ryan is accused of raping a woman at her home on August 3, 2022, in Mesa, Arizona, according to a court document obtained by Inside Edition Digital.
The arrest came Saturday evening after the woman involved in the alleged incident went to police with a recording of Ryan, in which he admitted to sexual assaulting her, according to the court document.
The woman said that she and Ryan were at her home Friday night watching TV and started with “consensual romantic contact of kissing, rubbing, and touching, however, the Victim decided she did not want to proceed with sexual contact,” the court document said.
The woman said Ryan started pushing to escalate what they were doing but she didn’t want to continue and said, “stop, this isn’t a good idea,” and “I don’t want to do this,” according to the court document.
The woman pleaded for him to stop and tried to push him off, according to authorities.
On Saturday morning, the woman recorded a conversation between herself and Ryan where he apologized and admitted to raping her after she told him to stop, according to the police report obtained by Inside Edition Digital.
Ryan was booked into Maricopa County Jail Saturday and faces two counts of sexual assault.
Inside Edition Digital has reached out to the Maricopa County Jail for comment and if Ryan has posted bail but has not heard back. IED has also contacted the Maricopa County Courts to see if Ryan has obtained council and entered a plea and is awaiting comment.
Ryan’s mother, Lori Vallow, is accused of killing her two kids, JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan, in July 2019. JJ and Tylee’s remains were found at the Idaho home of Vallow’s husband, Charles "Chad" Daybell.
Vallow was arrested in February 2020, and prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. Chad Daybell could also get the death penalty, if convicted. Both she and Chad Daybell have pleaded not guilty to all charges.
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Police Ask for Public’s Help Solving Mystery as Lizards Mailed to Wrong New York Address
You can imagine the recipient's shock and surprise when the box was opened.
Police in Port Chester, New York, are asking for the public’s help after a box of lizards were mailed to the wrong New York address last month.
The lizards showed up at the wrong recipient's home on August 27, according to the New York Post and you can imagine the shock and surprise they had when they opened the box.
The recipient notified police, who then posted on Facebook about the incident.
“Needless to say the addressee was quite startled when they opened the box,” Port Chester police wrote. “If you lost your lizards and iguanas we have them at the police department.”
The post also came with a corresponding photo of the lizards.
Cops say the lizards are currently at an animal sanctuary and will remain there until someone claims them.
Inside Edition Digital has reached out to the Port Chester Police Department to see if there are any updates and has not heard back.
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Why is Sept. 5 so important for Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey brand?
- Nearest Green Distillery is open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday-Saturday; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
- Distillery tour and tasting: 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday-Saturday; 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.
- Nearest Green Distillery is located at 3125 U.S. Highway 231 S. in Shelbyville.
- More information: Visit UncleNearest.com.
SHELBYVILLE — The fifth of September is a special date for Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey. It’s a date that stretches across three centuries, on a journey to preserve the legacy of America's first recorded African American master distiller, Nearest Green.
Once enslaved on a farm owned by pastor Dan Call, Nearest Green taught whiskey-making to a young Jack Daniel, whose birthday is celebrated as Sept. 5.
Annie Bell Green Eady — Nearest Green's granddaughter — was born on Sept. 5, 1901. Although his name was relatively unknown to most outside his familial descendants, Eady made sure everyone she met, family or otherwise, knew about her grandfather.
Decades later, Eady's granddaughter, Victoria Eady Butler, serves as Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey's master blender. And she's still talking about her decedent.
'Whiskey truly is in my blood': Uncle Nearest master blender pays tribute to family's legacy
More than 165 years after Nearest Green revolutionized charcoal-filtered whiskey, his descendants and biggest supporters will gather this Sept. 5 to marvel over the future plans for the Middle Tennessee distillery.
As the popularity of Nearest Green’s story grows, so has the Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey brand. Travel sites have dubbed the distillery “Malt Disney,” Butler said, making it a destination, not just a tour stop, because there’s so much going on at the 325-acre property on Shelbyville Highway.
And to think. It all started with a newspaper article.
In 2016, author Fawn Weaver was traveling overseas when she read the article about Nearest Green. She was drawn into the story of the once-enslaved master distiller and his relationship with an energetic neighbor and tutor, who later founded Jack Daniel's, a Tennessee whiskey and global brand produced in nearby Lynchburg.
Within weeks, Weaver made it her mission to bring Nearest Green's name to the world, eventually launching Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey in 2017.
No longer in the shadow of another, Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey has become one of the most awarded American whiskeys or bourbons for the past three years, raking in nearly 400 national and international awards since its launch.
“She was proud of the story,” said Butler, who was brought on board in 2019 by Weaver, transforming her into America's first Black female master whiskey blender.
More:Record-breaking sales for Uncle Nearest whiskey, named for a slave who mentored Jack Daniel
Keeping legacy alive
The Sept. 5 date pops up again with the birth of Weaver in 1976. She also shares the birthday with New York Times reporter Clay Risen, who wrote the story about Nearest Green that spurred the brand's journey.
It was Daniel's close relationship with the formerly enslaved Green that solidified Tennessee's connection to whiskey. Using a method adapted from West African traditions, Green developed what became known as the "Lincoln County Process" of filtering whiskey through sugar maple charcoal.
When the distillery opened to the public in 2019, the date was — you guessed it — Sept. 5.
“Everything we do here at Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey is done with purpose and on purpose. Nothing we do is happenstance,” said Butler, twice honored as Master Blender of the Year by Whisky Magazine's American Icons of Whiskey Awards.
A little more than six months after opening, the pandemic put a halt to tours. But the whiskey makers moved forward by procuring the product and transforming the former Tennessee walking horse breeding and training operation into a distillery.
Uncle Nearest Whiskey reopened June 19, 2021, on Juneteenth, the annual commemoration of the end of enslavement of African Americans that was first marked in 1866.
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Nearest Green name is growing
Although it’s taken nearly 170 years to give Nearest Green the spotlight he deserves, Butler believes it was divine timing.
Over the past five years, Uncle Nearest has become the fastest-growing American spirit in history, she said, and the only major brand to honor an African-American man. The brand is also the only major whiskey company owned and led by an African-American woman.
Since reopening, weekend tours and tastings at Uncle Nearest Distillery are consistently booked. If you want to go, it’s best to make reservations in advance, Butler said. At the end of the 1 ½-hour tour of the operation, you’ll find an enormous welcome center and gift shop where you can buy Uncle Nearest-branded items, as well as the whiskey itself.
“People ask me a lot, ‘Are you bitter that it took so long?’ No, I'm not mad. Not bitter. Things happen when they are supposed to," Butler said. "I have learned to trust process that has been put before me."
Because of Weaver, Butler said, Nearest Green's name — and spirit — is alive on the lips of millions.
Another addition to the property is a concession stand that sells Tennessee's most iconic snacks. And nearby is a secret door that leads visitors into Philo + Frank's, a non-alcoholic speakeasy designed to educate guests about Tennessee's role in the women's suffrage movement and temperance movement.
Four months ago, Barrel House II barbecue and brews opened. (The first Barrel House is located in Lynchburg, home to Jack Daniel’s Distillery.)
In the near future, Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey will release another expression of the brand. The release date for the mystery whiskey is under wraps.
There have been five brand variants produced, with Uncle Nearest 1856 Premium Aged Whiskey and Uncle Nearest 1884 Small Batch available for purchase at the distillery. Uncle Nearest is also available at liquor stores across the nation.
Sometime in the fall, Humble Baron, an on-site bar, restaurant and event venue, will open. The restaurant will feature a menu of elevated Southern cuisine, hand-picked by James Beard nominee Gerry Garvin, the star of the cooking show "Turn Up the Heat." Renowned Atlanta chef Jay Craddick will lead the team.
When completed, Butler believes the bar area will be certified as the longest in the world by Guinness World Records — more than 405 feet long.
In the years to come, Butler said plans into constructing on-site accommodations.
"We're just going to keep going," Butler said. "We've just barely scratched the surface."
'We're still in pretty early days':A new wave of distillers write Tennessee whiskey's next chapter
NEAREST GREEN DISTILLERY: IF YOU GO
Hours of operation for Nearest Green Distillery, located at 3125 U.S. Highway 231 S. in Shelbyville, are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Distillery tour and tasting is 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.
Reservations are recommended, as tours often sell out. Cost for the 1 ½-hour tour is $35 for adults, $31.50 for seniors/military, $25 for non-drinking adults, $10 for ages 10 to 17 and free for ages 10 and younger.
The facilities are closed to the public Monday-Wednesday as well as most major holidays. Visit UncleNearest.com to book a tour and learn more.
Barrel House II restaurant serves from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday through Sunday. Visit the website at barrelhousebbq.com.
Plans are in the works to open Humble Baron restaurant in October. Visit humblebaron.com.
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Since Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell spoke at the Jackson Hole symposium last month, markets have been slipping – and largely in response to his comments. The central bank head made it clear in his comments that he’ll continue pushing interest rates up in an effort to combat inflation, which is currently running at 8.5% annually. It appears that investors are in the process of pricing in that stance, and expectations are that the Fed will institute another 0.75% rate hike later this month.
But while markets generally are feeling pain, investors can still find individual stocks that are set to potentially benefit from today’s environment of rising interest rates – and Wall Street’s stock pros are already picking out these potential winners.
Using TipRanks’ database, we pinpointed two such stocks. These are Strong Buy tickers, according to the analyst community, and both offer double-digit upside potential. Let’s find out just what about them has caught the analysts’ attention.
Hancock Whitney Corporation (HWC)
We’ll start with a bank holding company, Hancock Whitney. This firm operates bank branches in the Gulf Coast region, with more than 230 locations in the states of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas, and its headquarters in Gulfport, Mississippi. The bank offers the usual full range of retail, small business, and commercial services, including savings and checking accounts, mortgages, business loans, personal credit, online and mobile banking, retirement advising, insurance, and wealth management. In an interesting side note, the firm is the official bank of the New Orleans Saints pro football team.
In its latest quarterly statement, for 2Q22, total revenues reached $331.4 million, in-line with Street expectations. Pre-provision net revenue – the sum of net interest income and non-interest income minus expenses (san loss provisions) – was up $12.4 million, or 9%, year-over-year, to reach $146.9 million. The company’s income, of $121.4 million, was down slightly (1.7%) from the $123.5 million reported in 2Q21. Diluted EPS was listed as $1.38, compared to $1.40 in the year-ago quarter. At the same time that earnings came in slightly lower y/y, it also just edged in higher than the $1.35 EPS forecast.
Like many banking firms, Hancock pays out a modest dividend. The company’s current payment, declared in July for payment this month, was for 27 cents per common share. At this rate, the dividend annualizes to $1.08 and yields a slightly-above-average 2.3%. The key point here is reliability – Hancock Whitney has paid out a dividend in every fiscal quarter since 1967.
In covering this stock for D.A. Davidson, analyst Kevin Fitzsimmons points out just how Hancock Whitney stands to gain as rates go up: “HWC remains an asset sensitive beneficiary of higher rates and an ability to lag on deposit pricing, and we view the bank as well-positioned for additional NIM (net interest margin) expansion in 2H22… We get the sense that 2H22 NIM will increasingly benefit from higher rates, while the remaining excess liquidity will likely get utilized by YE22. While HWC remains quite asset sensitive, we get the sense the bank is looking at adding cash flow hedges to create a more neutral position.”
To this end, Fitzsimmons gives HWC shares a Buy rating and his price target, at $60, implies a one-year upside potential of ~29%. (To watch Fitzsimmons’ track record, click here)
Overall, this bank holding company has picked up 4 recent Wall Street analyst reviews, and all agree: this is a stock to Buy, making the Strong Buy consensus rating unanimous. The shares are priced at $46.59 and their $58.25 average price target suggests an upside of 25% in the next 12 months. (See HWC stock forecast on TipRanks)
Payoneer (PAYO)
From banking we’ll adjust slightly – to fintech, and look at Payoneer. This company has been in the business of online international money transfers and digital payment services since 2005, and now offers services in over 35 languages through 24 global offices to more than 5 million customers worldwide. Payoneer went public through a SPAC transaction in June of last year.
In its most recent quarterly report, it’s fifth as a public company, for 2Q22, Payoneer reported total revenues of $148.2 million, a year-over-year gain of 34%. Net income for Payoneer dropped sequentially in Q2, from Q1’s $20.2 million to the current report’s $4.4 million. Per share, this meant a drop from 6-cent EPS to 1-cent EPS. At the same time, the figure beat Street expectations for EPS of $-0.06. The company has reported two profitable quarters in a row, as opposed to the net losses of the previous three quarters. In addition, the company has well over $5 billion in customer funds on deposit, and cash assets of $492 million.
Commenting on the impact of rising rates on Payoneer, Northland 5-star analyst Michael Grondahl says, “Payoneer’s customers maintained $5.1B+ of balances on the Payoneer platform and as interest rates rise this may drive higher interest income.”
Getting to the nitty-gritty, Grondahl goes on to say: “Payoneer had a strong 2Q with new customer acquisitions, nice partnerships, a new customer payback period of less than 12 months, and increased adoption of higher value services including B2B AP/AR in many high growth markets including 50% y/y for both volume and revenue growth in Latin America, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa.”
Unsurprisingly, Grondahl rates Payoneer shares an Outperform (i.e. Buy) and his $10 price target indicates potential for ~59% upside this coming year. (To watch Grondahl’s track record, click here)
Overall, all five of the most recent analyst reviews on this stock are positive, giving PAYO its coveted Strong Buy consensus rating. The shares have an average price target of $9.13 and a trading price of $6.29, suggesting an upside of ~45% over the next 12 months. (See PAYO stock forecast on TipRanks)
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UC Alumi, W. W., Peng Q, A M., Wang CHRSTT PTNCTH, Lin JB., Zha YWJ WCQ TN, Yu HHH LB CN J, GJ J. XZJNK LN DCTY GW XF, (4 July., In vitro biocompatibility assesssment revelealed bone induction, \nKumar SKP\nK When Kendra Busbee’s 30-year-old daughter Kristine Smalls received her doctorate in psychology from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, she wanted everyone to know about her daughter’s achievement. Smalls was always a dedicated student who attended kindergarten through 12th grade without a single absence.
“At the age of 5 years old, she knew that she wanted to be a doctor,” Busbee told WABC.
She decided her daughter’s sizable efforts deserved sizable recognition. So she went big. Busbee, of Camden New Jersey, rented a billboard.
Busbee surprised her daughter by telling her they were having an outdoor celebration due to COVID. Family and friends gathered in a parking lot, and when the mom and daughter arrived, Jay-Z’s song “Public Service Announcement” was playing. As the artist sang the lyrics “allow me to reintroduce myself,” Smalls saw similar words above a larger-than-life digital version of herself on a nearby billboard. Busbee posted a video of the moment on Facebook.
“You must be my shining star,” Busbee wrote in a Facebook post displaying Smalls standing below the billboard. “You were going to shine no matter where you are! I am the proudest mommy bean. I love you Dr. Kristine S. Smalls.”
Smalls was surprised seeing her likeness on the billboard, but not by her mom’s gesture. Busbee is a single mother to Smalls and her brother who worked two jobs for most of their lives.
“She usually does anything for me and my brother when we have any kind of success,” Smalls told Local Today. “She kind of outdoes herself every time.”
Camden has a reputation for violence and poverty. Every week, about 150,000 vehicles pass the billboard, which Busbee rented for a month. She hopes the billboard provides an uplifting message to those who see it.
“Every achievement they make needs to be heard,” Busbee told Local Today. “For our Black kids and our Brown kids, to let them know that anything is possible.”
And there is one other person they hope sees the sign.
“Can we get Beyoncé?” Busbee asked ABC7 with a laugh.
Smalls will begin a post-doctorate program at a mental health practice in Pennsylvania this fall.
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An animated horror comedy featuring Danny DeVito as the voice of Satan is “clearly evil,” says a Republican congressman from Louisiana whose Facebook post denouncing “Little Demon” had reached millions of people by Tuesday morning.
U.S. Rep Mike Johnson objected to the sitcom aired by FX Networks. Its website says the series is about a woman and her 13-year-old daughter who are trying to live normal lives even though Satan is the girl’s father and wants custody of her soul.
A trailer for the show, which airs its fourth episode late Thursday, played during Sunday night’s TV broadcast of Louisiana State University’s football opener against Florida State.
“I couldn’t get to the remote fast enough to shield my 11-year-old from the preview, and I wonder how many other children were exposed to it — and how many millions more will tune in to the new series, owned and marketed by DISNEY,” the congressman and vice chairman of the House Republican Conference wrote on Monday.
FX Networks and Hulu, where the show is streamed, are among entertainment assets that Disney bought from Fox in a stock deal worth about $52.4 billion in late 2017.
On the show, DeVito voices the role of Satan and his daughter, Lucy DeVito, plays Satan’s daughter, Chrissy the Antichrist. Aubrey Plaza plays the mother. New episodes are broadcast at 10 p.m. Thursdays on FXX.
Disney and FX Networks did not immediately respond on Tuesday to emails requesting comment.
Johnson posted on Tuesday that more than 6.1 million people have read his earlier post — more, he said, than watched Sunday’s game, “which the latest ratings say dominated Sunday night TV with 5.87 million total viewers.”
He had written online Monday: “Our job as parents is to guard the hearts and minds of our kids. This culture has become alarmingly dark and desensitized and this is not a game. Disney and FX have decided to embrace and market what is clearly evil. STAY FAR FROM IT.”
Although many people thanked Johnson for the post and talked about boycotting Disney, many others disagreed with Johnson’s assessment. Some noted that “Little Demon” was made for and marketed to adults. Children should be in bed by 10 p.m., some wrote. Others said people opposed to the show’s existence are trying to make networks shelter their children when that’s a job for parents.
Johnson responded on Tuesday in a Facebook message and tweet that also were linked to from his House webpage.
“Free speech is an important principle, and in this country, everyone can obviously make their own decisions about what media they and their families consume,” he wrote. ”But a corollary is that Christians have the freedom to fulfill our obligation to ‘speak the truth in love’ (Eph. 4:15), even — sometimes most importantly — when it may not be popular.”
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Wakulla County's population in April 2010 was just under 31,000. It rose by nearly 3,000 over the next decade. As of July 2021, its grown by an additional 1,000. Of the over 34,000 residents, 14% under 65 years old do not have health insurance.
Maggie Rose has lived in Crawfordville for 50 years. She said Wakulla County needs more healthcare options because she oftentimes has to drive to Tallahassee to get the care she needs. "I have bad health myself and need care that I'm really not getting so you know if it was closer I could get better and more care," said Rose.
Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare is looking to decrease help meet this need. Executive Director for TMH Physician Partners Rob Moss said they are looking to open a walk-in urgent care in Wakulla County. After seeing an increase in same day appointments, he believes now is a good time to expand their services to meet resident's needs.
"Our hope is that we can provide a facility for the folks of Wakulla County to go to being close to home and much less expensive," said Moss.
Moss said TMH is looking to acquire land between the Walmart and Publix for a 12,000 square foot facility. The new building will provide urgent care services, rehab and visiting specialists. Moss hopes the new location will open sometime next year.
Courtney Davis is a nurse practitioner at Forward Wellness in Crawfordville. She said that Wakulla County currently has a ratio of 3,893 citizens for every primary care provider...compared to the national benchmark of 631 citizens for every PCP, resulting in limited access to primary care services to those living in the country. Davis believes this disparity will continue to increase as the population grows.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon is facing sharp criticism following her decision this week to grant a request by former President Donald Trump’s legal team for an independent arbiter to review documents obtained during an FBI search of his Florida property last month.
Cannon on Monday authorized an outside legal expert to review the records taken during the Aug. 8 search of Mar-a-Lago as part of a probe into Trump’s inappropriate retention of sensitive material from the White House. The expert would have power to weed out any material that might be protected by claims of attorney-client privilege or executive privilege.
The order came over the strenuous objections of the Justice Department, which said a so-called special master was not necessary in part because officials had already completed their review of potentially privileged documents.
The move was cheered by Trump supporters seeking a check on the government’s probe. But others say Cannon gave undue deference to the former president and unnecessarily put on hold certain investigative work by the Justice Department. They say she has slowed the momentum of the federal investigation into possible Espionage Act violations.
The Justice Department has not indicated whether it will appeal, though there are reasons why it might not be eager to do so, including out of concern that it could delay the investigation further or produce case law that it finds unfavorable for future probes, said Brandon Fox, a Los Angeles defense attorney and former federal prosecutor.
Regardless, he said, Cannon’s opinion creates a perception of “two systems of justice.”
“The criminal justice system is set up to try to make sure that everybody is accountable in the same way for alleged crimes they have committed,” Fox said. “Here, it appears that Mr. Trump is getting special benefit” by virtue of being a former president.
Trump’s former attorney general, William Barr, told Fox News on Tuesday that the opinion was “deeply flawed in a number of ways.”
A little-known federal judge appointed to the bench two years ago by Trump, Monday’s order was easily the most consequential move of her career, thrusting the Colombian-born former federal prosecutor to the center of a simmering legal debate about the confines of executive privilege and presidential power.
Cannon is the least senior federal judge for the Southern District of Florida, where five of the 16 active judges were appointed by Trump. According to court rules, cases like the special master request are “assigned on a blind rotation basis ... to a judge assigned to hear cases in the division to which the case has been assigned.”
During her roughly seven years as an assistant U.S. attorney, Cannon worked mainly out of the U.S. attorney’s office in Fort Pierce, Florida, which is part of the same federal district as Miami but about 130 miles (209 kilometers) to the north. The cases there generally do not get the same kind of attention as those in the more densely populated, media-heavy areas around Miami.
Beginning in 2013, Cannon prosecuted 41 cases as part of the Major Crimes Division, later handling appeals of criminal convictions and sentences.
One of those involved a defendant in a major $800 million Ponzi scheme who unsuccessfully appealed his numerous fraud convictions to the Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Her opposing counsel in that case, longtime Miami defense attorney Richard Klugh, described Cannon as “very bright and talented” and fair to the defense.
“I didn’t see anything I could characterize as anything other than good lawyering, and no political bias whatsoever,” Klugh said, adding that he has worked on cases handled by Cannon as a federal judge although he has not appeared in her courtroom.
“She’s known for affording fair process and hearings. You like somebody who actually hears you out,” he said.
Born in Cali, Colombia, in 1981, as her father worked in advertising throughout South and Latin America, Cannon came to the United States as a child, ultimately graduating from Duke University in 2003.
During her college years, Cannon wrote a series of articles for El Nuevo Herald, a Spanish-language newspaper in southern Florida owned by the Miami Herald. According to a list of articles provided to the Senate Judiciary Committee, Cannon wrote primarily about health- and culture-related topics.
After earning a degree from the University of Michigan in 2007, Cannon clerked for U.S. District Judge Steven M. Colloton on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit. She next worked in private practice in Washington for three years with prominent international law firm Gibson Dunn & Crutcher.
The question of loyalty to Trump surfaced during her 2020 Senate confirmation process, when Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California asked in written questions if Cannon had had “any discussions with anyone — including, but not limited to, individuals at the White House, at the Justice Department, or any outside groups — about loyalty to President Trump?”
“No,” was Cannon’s simple reply.
Of course, being a Trump-appointed judge in no way assures deciding cases in his favor.
In May, for instance, U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Kelly — nominated by Trump in 2017 — permitted the House panel probing the Jan. 6 Capitol riot to obtain the Republican National Committee’s marketing email data leading up to the violence, turning aside claims that the committee’s practices weren’t appropriate. Other Trump-appointed judges have sided in favor of the panel’s work.
But Cannon’s opinion in this case, and her musings about the possibility of “reputational harm” caused to Trump in the event of an indictment, have focused attention on her judicial background.
Cannon’s initial response to the special master request, in which she asked the Trump team for more clarity about what exactly they wanted her to do and why they thought she might have jurisdiction, suggested some skepticism. But days later, she followed up with a new order in which she said it was her “preliminary intent” to appoint a special master but would give the Justice Department an opportunity first to argue against it.
Since 2005, Cannon has been a member of the Federalist Society, a conservative legal organization that has championed judges appointed by Trump, including Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett.
During her July 2020 confirmation hearing, the then-prosecutor noted that her mother “had to flee the repressive Castro regime in search of freedom and security,” leaving Cuba at the age of 7.
“Thank you for teaching me about the blessing that is this country and the importance of securing the rule of law for generations to come,” Cannon said, addressing her mother. | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national-news/florida-judge-faces-criticism-following-order-in-trump-case | 2022-09-07T01:24:44Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national-news/florida-judge-faces-criticism-following-order-in-trump-case | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 49 |
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon is facing sharp criticism following her decision this week to grant a request by former President Donald Trump’s legal team for an independent arbiter to review documents obtained during an FBI search of his Florida property last month.
Cannon on Monday authorized an outside legal expert to review the records taken during the Aug. 8 search of Mar-a-Lago as part of a probe into Trump’s inappropriate retention of sensitive material from the White House. The expert would have power to weed out any material that might be protected by claims of attorney-client privilege or executive privilege.
The order came over the strenuous objections of the Justice Department, which said a so-called special master was not necessary in part because officials had already completed their review of potentially privileged documents.
The move was cheered by Trump supporters seeking a check on the government’s probe. But others say Cannon gave undue deference to the former president and unnecessarily put on hold certain investigative work by the Justice Department. They say she has slowed the momentum of the federal investigation into possible Espionage Act violations.
The Justice Department has not indicated whether it will appeal, though there are reasons why it might not be eager to do so, including out of concern that it could delay the investigation further or produce case law that it finds unfavorable for future probes, said Brandon Fox, a Los Angeles defense attorney and former federal prosecutor.
Regardless, he said, Cannon’s opinion creates a perception of “two systems of justice.”
“The criminal justice system is set up to try to make sure that everybody is accountable in the same way for alleged crimes they have committed,” Fox said. “Here, it appears that Mr. Trump is getting special benefit” by virtue of being a former president.
Trump’s former attorney general, William Barr, told Fox News on Tuesday that the opinion was “deeply flawed in a number of ways.”
A little-known federal judge appointed to the bench two years ago by Trump, Monday’s order was easily the most consequential move of her career, thrusting the Colombian-born former federal prosecutor to the center of a simmering legal debate about the confines of executive privilege and presidential power.
Cannon is the least senior federal judge for the Southern District of Florida, where five of the 16 active judges were appointed by Trump. According to court rules, cases like the special master request are “assigned on a blind rotation basis ... to a judge assigned to hear cases in the division to which the case has been assigned.”
During her roughly seven years as an assistant U.S. attorney, Cannon worked mainly out of the U.S. attorney’s office in Fort Pierce, Florida, which is part of the same federal district as Miami but about 130 miles (209 kilometers) to the north. The cases there generally do not get the same kind of attention as those in the more densely populated, media-heavy areas around Miami.
Beginning in 2013, Cannon prosecuted 41 cases as part of the Major Crimes Division, later handling appeals of criminal convictions and sentences.
One of those involved a defendant in a major $800 million Ponzi scheme who unsuccessfully appealed his numerous fraud convictions to the Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Her opposing counsel in that case, longtime Miami defense attorney Richard Klugh, described Cannon as “very bright and talented” and fair to the defense.
“I didn’t see anything I could characterize as anything other than good lawyering, and no political bias whatsoever,” Klugh said, adding that he has worked on cases handled by Cannon as a federal judge although he has not appeared in her courtroom.
“She’s known for affording fair process and hearings. You like somebody who actually hears you out,” he said.
Born in Cali, Colombia, in 1981, as her father worked in advertising throughout South and Latin America, Cannon came to the United States as a child, ultimately graduating from Duke University in 2003.
During her college years, Cannon wrote a series of articles for El Nuevo Herald, a Spanish-language newspaper in southern Florida owned by the Miami Herald. According to a list of articles provided to the Senate Judiciary Committee, Cannon wrote primarily about health- and culture-related topics.
After earning a degree from the University of Michigan in 2007, Cannon clerked for U.S. District Judge Steven M. Colloton on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit. She next worked in private practice in Washington for three years with prominent international law firm Gibson Dunn & Crutcher.
The question of loyalty to Trump surfaced during her 2020 Senate confirmation process, when Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California asked in written questions if Cannon had had “any discussions with anyone — including, but not limited to, individuals at the White House, at the Justice Department, or any outside groups — about loyalty to President Trump?”
“No,” was Cannon’s simple reply.
Of course, being a Trump-appointed judge in no way assures deciding cases in his favor.
In May, for instance, U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Kelly — nominated by Trump in 2017 — permitted the House panel probing the Jan. 6 Capitol riot to obtain the Republican National Committee’s marketing email data leading up to the violence, turning aside claims that the committee’s practices weren’t appropriate. Other Trump-appointed judges have sided in favor of the panel’s work.
But Cannon’s opinion in this case, and her musings about the possibility of “reputational harm” caused to Trump in the event of an indictment, have focused attention on her judicial background.
Cannon’s initial response to the special master request, in which she asked the Trump team for more clarity about what exactly they wanted her to do and why they thought she might have jurisdiction, suggested some skepticism. But days later, she followed up with a new order in which she said it was her “preliminary intent” to appoint a special master but would give the Justice Department an opportunity first to argue against it.
Since 2005, Cannon has been a member of the Federalist Society, a conservative legal organization that has championed judges appointed by Trump, including Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett.
During her July 2020 confirmation hearing, the then-prosecutor noted that her mother “had to flee the repressive Castro regime in search of freedom and security,” leaving Cuba at the age of 7.
“Thank you for teaching me about the blessing that is this country and the importance of securing the rule of law for generations to come,” Cannon said, addressing her mother. | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national-news/florida-judge-faces-criticism-following-order-in-trump-case | 2022-09-07T01:24:44Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national-news/florida-judge-faces-criticism-following-order-in-trump-case | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 49 |
Britain's latest Prime Minister, Liz Truss, has officially taken over for scandal-plagued Boris Johnson and has been formally asked to form her own new government by Queen Elizabeth II.
The choreographed event, which comes after centuries of tradition, happened at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, and is largely ceremonial.
The historic event between the head of a royal family and the UK government leader was the first time in the Queen's 70-year reign that the handover took place at the castle and not at Buckingham Palace in London.
It might not, however, be the first time a government official has had objections to the idea of a royal family.
In a Tweet released by the royal family's account, it said, "Ms. Truss accepted Her Majesty's offer and was appointed Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury."
🤝 The Queen received Liz Truss at Balmoral Castle today.
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) September 6, 2022
Her Majesty asked her to form a new Administration. Ms. Truss accepted Her Majesty's offer and was appointed Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury. pic.twitter.com/klRwVvEOyc
British network ITV shared a clip of Truss on Tuesday during an interview where as a student in 1994 she vehemently rejected the idea of a monarchy calling it "disgraceful."
In the clip Truss says, "I'm not against any of them personally, I'm against the idea that people can be born to rule. That people, because of the family they're born into, should be able to be the head of state of our country, that's disgraceful."
In this clip from 1994, Leeds student Liz Truss tells ITV News the idea of the monarchy is 'disgraceful'.
— ITV News Calendar (@itvcalendar) September 6, 2022
Today she meets the queen to be appointed as the new PM. pic.twitter.com/FO9WaJRSbO
Democracy might not come into play in this scenario either as the new prime minister had been selected by less than 0.5% of British adults, the Associated Press reported. British lawmakers have called for an early election.
Truss enters office with a list of major issues for her country, including an energy crisis presenting the working people of England with skyrocketing bills, along with multiple issues plaguing the country's national health service (NHS), including long wait times.
Johnson has indicated that he will try and make a political comeback. | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/new-uk-leader-is-approved-by-head-of-a-royal-family-she-has-called-disgraceful | 2022-09-07T01:24:56Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/new-uk-leader-is-approved-by-head-of-a-royal-family-she-has-called-disgraceful | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
A court in Iran has sentenced two LGBT activists to death, sparking widespread condemnation among international human rights groups.
A court in Iran's northern city of Urmia found Zahra Seddiqi-Hamedani, 31, and Elham Choubdar, 24, guilty of "corruption on Earth."
The BBC reported that while the death sentences for the two have been confirmed by authorities in Iran, their activism is being framed by the country's judiciary as human trafficking, going against assessments by human rights groups.
The judiciary's news outlet Mizan reported that the two attempted to "deceive women and young girls" and traffic people to "one of the countries of the region."
Seddiqi-Hamedani has been described by Amnesty International as a "gender non-conforming human rights defender."
Seddiqi-Hamedani was detained in Oct. 2021 by Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) while attempting to cross the border into Turkey seeking asylum.
Amnesty International said Seddiqi-Hamedani was detained "solely in connection with her [sic] real or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity as well as her [sic] social media posts and statements in defense of [LGBT] rights."
Sedighi-Hamadani said in a video in Dec. 2021, released by the Iranian Lesbian and Transgender Network known as 6Rang, "If I make it, I will continue to look after LGBT people. I will be standing behind them and raising my voice. If I don't make it, I will have given my life for this cause."
CNN reported that confirmation had not immediately surfaced indicating that either Sedighi-Hamadani or Chobdar had been able to retain attorneys.
The Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, registered in Norway, said Seddiqi-Hamedani is originally from a predominantly Kurdish town called Naqadeh, which borders Turkey and Iraq.
In July Amnesty called on Iran to stop the "horrific wave of executions" in the country. The organization said Iran's government has been carrying out a systematic string of continued executions "following grossly unfair trials."
“During the first six months of 2022, the Iranian authorities executed at least one person a day on average. The state machinery is carrying out killings on a mass scale across the country in an abhorrent assault on the right to life. Iran’s staggering execution toll for the first half of this year has chilling echoes of 2015 when there was another shocking spike,” said Amnesty's Diana Eltahawy, a regional director for the Middle East and parts of Africa. | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/two-lgbt-activists-sentenced-to-death-in-iran | 2022-09-07T01:25:02Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/two-lgbt-activists-sentenced-to-death-in-iran | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The skies surrounding the Battle Lake Municipal Airport was filled with the buzzing of aircraft and excitement as attendees, on Sept. 3, as pilots and passengers came together for the 16th annual “Gathering of Airplanes,” a tribute to Gerry Beck this past Saturday.
Gerry was killed in an airshow in Oshkosh, Wis., in 2007. He was a passionate aviator who founded an aerial spraying and aircraft maintenance firm in Wahpeton, in 1974. Tri-State Aviation, Inc. soon evolved to become a fabricator of WWII aircraft parts and eventually served to restore venerated warbirds such as the P-51 Mustang after Beck’s purchase of a F4U-4 Corsair project plane in 1982.
He was instrumental in the formation of the Fargo Air Museum and was widely recognized for his philanthropy and steadfast, positive spirit. He was known to openly share his vast knowledge and passion for aviation along with encouraging and assisting others of all ages who showed interest in his work and endeavors.
“Hopefully everybody that attended, whether they flew in, drove in or walked in was somewhat inspired and also enjoyed every second,” said Cindy Beck, the wife of late husband Gerry. “The number of warbirds that came in or flew over, that’s always dynamic.”
The Battle Lake Area Community Fund sponsors the event and the food is put on by Shoreline Restaurant. Although attendance is estimated, the cars counted for this year’s event was approximately 500, making for a successful tribute and wonderful way to introduce people young and old to the world of aviation.
More information about the Fargo Air Museum and WWII plane restoration and history can be found at the following: tri-stateaviation.com, fargoairmuseum.org.
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The district operates under an eight-year curriculum review cycle. That means that once a curriculum is purchased in a particular subject area, it will be utilized for instruction for eight years before being replaced. Selecting a new curriculum is a fairly lengthy process. It involves departments examining student performance data to determine the strengths and weaknesses of the curriculum currently being used. It also involves comparing the various curricula available for purpose to the local, state and national standards that we are required to teach. Departments and/or grade levels will make a recommendation that goes before the District Curriculum Review Advisory Committee (DCRAC) which is composed of school board members, administration, faculty and community members. If DCRAC gives the request a favorable recommendation, it goes before the entire school board for adoption.
The Minnesota Department of Education reviews the standards we are required to teach in each subject area on a cycle as well. Their process is fairly detailed. There are typically many opportunities for the public to be involved in the process before MDE officially approves new standards. Ideally, our district closely follows MDE’s cycle so that we are in alignment.
Before diving into recent changes, a short recap from last week’s article will set the stage:
CORE KNOWLEDGE
To maintain a competitive advantage in the employment world and to be well-equipped to meet the challenges of daily living and derive personal satisfaction and well-being, it is essential that our graduates embrace the concept of lifelong learning and develop mastery of key foundational knowledge. Among the foundational knowledge areas: language arts literacy, numeracy, scientific literacy, personal financial literacy, arts literacy and vocational literacy. Students should be able to organize and prioritize their time. They should have knowledge of career paths and how to plan their path to a desired career. Students will also need to be knowledgeable in the use of various technologies including how to best utilize technology for effective communication. Students will have core knowledge in obtaining and maintaining their physical, emotional and cognitive well-being.
The district has been extremely busy adopting new curricula, new instructional practices and new technology over the past three years. All of this takes a lot of time and effort. As a community, you can be very proud of the efforts being made to ensure that all students are receiving an exemplary education.
In the educational world of curriculum adoption, we have tackled three heavy-weights in succession.
Science
We adopted a new K-12 science curriculum to support some significant changes in standards made by MDE that also included a philosophical change in instruction. It utilizes an inquiry-based model meaning that it revolves around asking (and answering) questions about the world around us. It emphasizes a more hand-on instructional approach. Following is an excerpt from MDE: “Science is the process of exploring and explaining the processes, structures, designs and systems that make up our natural and human-made world. In Science, all students engage in practices including making observations, developing and revising models, and recording and analyzing data to answer scientific questions and design solutions to problems. Scientifically literate classroom communities make observations of the world around them, design investigations to answer questions, make connections between ideas across the science disciplines, and solve problems using technologies for an ever-changing world.”
Language Arts (K-6)
The adoption at the elementary level naturally places great emphasis in supporting the students’ learning needs as developing readers. From MDE: “English Language Arts (ELA) are all of the communication and language skills and processes people use every day to receive and send information. Students in ELA classrooms and across the content areas take in information through reading, listening, and viewing from both literary and informational sources. Students also write, speak and exchange ideas to express themselves and communicate with others. The ability to use and understand language is critical to every aspect of students’ lives and their future career and college readiness.” The district will be reviewing our 7-12 language arts curriculum this year with a recommendation for a new curriculum coming to the school board sometime in the spring of 2023.
Math
The district will be implementing new math curricula this year and the district is very excited about the new ways that it will support student learning needs. From MDE: “Mathematics is a discipline whose basic ingredients are numbers, shapes, and algebraic relationships. Logical reasoning is used to study the properties of these objects and develop connections between them. The results can be used to understand and analyze a vast array of phenomena arising in all of the sciences, engineering and everyday life. For this reason, mathematics is often called the ‘language of science.’ We support mathematics achievement for all learners by providing guidance and technical assistance on implementation of academic standards, current best practices, and multi-tiered systems of intervention.” We have purchased supportive math technology that truly meets students at their skill level. As students solve problems, the software analyzes whether it is necessary for additional background knowledge, support and practice needs to take place or whether the student has mastered the skill and is ready to proceed to the next level. This software will greatly increase our ability to provide individualized learning and instruction for all students.
Future columns will address project based learning, our goals for technology instruction and how the use of technology augments student learning.
My appreciation to our staff for the extra efforts they are putting forth. We have a lot going on, but the results of this work are going to provide our students with an amazing education!
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Suicide is the eighth leading cause of death in Minnesota and 10th nationally. In 2017 alone, 783 Minnesotans died by suicide and the rates are increasing; from 1999 to 2017, suicide deaths rose from nine per 100,000 people to 13.8, marking an uptick of 53 percent.
Lorrie Carlson, of Fergus Falls, lost her daughter Elisha to suicide April 8, 2014. She has been harnessing her grief to help others in unique and impactful ways ever since: “Since that time, I have prayed for a way to honor her memory. Now I believe I have found what I have been searching for.”
Carlson discovered that her daughter had been saving nearly all the cards that she had sent her throughout her 25-year struggle with mental illness: “In my personal experience, I found it challenging to find the right card – a get-well card can seem inappropriate and encouragement suicidecards don’t always convey the right message.”
The search for the right way to express love and support drew Carlson to the work of Dr. Jerome Motto, a leading psychiatrist who discovered the power of non-demanding “caring letters” in suicide prevention. Through his research, he found that sending a card or letter expressing genuine care to discharged patients who had previously attempted suicide reduced the rate of recurrence by half.
Carlson’s mission is to spread the message of H.O.P.E., an acronym for “Hold On, Pain Ends.” In her quest to share these words and feelings she discovered the artwork of Marva Sheriff of Credo Designs. Sheriff’s work spoke to Carlson and aligned with her goals. The resulting cards can be viewed at glimmersofhope22.com.
“There is power in a written card that can be saved, read again and cherished,” Carlson says. “Imagine, if your message of caring compassion and hope to someone reading these cards would save just one life, my hopes and dreams would be fulfilled.”
If you or someone you know is struggling, there is help. The following are contact details from the Minnesota Office of Ombudsman for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Suicide Prevention Resource List: suicidepreventionlifeline.org, National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 / TTY: 1-800-799-4889, Crisis Text line: Text: MN to 741741.
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Hit and run being investigated
A hit and run that occurred at 305 South Union Avenue in a gas station parking lot on Sept. 3, at approximately 5:03 p.m., is being investigated by the Fergus Falls Police Department. Police say a suspect driving a blue Dodge minivan rear ended a vehicle in the parking lot. No injuries were reported following the incident. Police also say the suspect also left without paying for gasoline totaling $51.28. The two incidents are still under investigation.
Door propped open at church
Fergus Falls police responded to a possible break-in at a church on 400 block of South Court Street on Sep. 1, at approximately 9:03 a.m., when a person with church reported that when they arrived at the church a door was found propped open. The person stated that the building had been locked up tight when they had left the previous night. An officer that was dispatched checked the building and nothing suspicious was found inside.
Box full of cash flagged by shipper
An employee of UPS contacted Fergus Falls police on Sep. 1, at approximately 5:10 p.m., about a suspicious package that staff had opened to inspect that was full of cash. An officer contacted and spoke with the sender of the package and advised them in depth about scams and the dangers of sending money like they were, however, the person was adamant that they were not being scammed. The person eventually went back to UPS and got their money back after speaking with the officer and did not send it, which the officer verified with UPS.
Bag of marijuana found
Fergus Falls police responded to a report from an employee of finding a bag of marijuana at a facility on North Whitford Street on Aug.. 31, at approximately 9:27 a.m. A responding officer learned that the employee found a Crown Royal bag with marijuana on the property and wanted to turn it over to police. The bag was taken for disposal.
Boating close call
The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office dispatch took a call from a boat who was pulling a water skier on West McDonald Lake near Dent that said a boat had deliberately driven into their path on Sep. 1, at approximately 9:44 a.m. The driver of the boat apparently had to veer hard to avoid a collision. After the parties collected registration of the suspect and observed that the boat was still in the water near the access, they contacted dispatch. A deputy later made contact with the boat driver who had a different view of the incident, as did the operator of the water skiers boat. The sheriff’s office said the boat operator was forthcoming and apologetic and noted that it did not appear that he had intended to cause an issue. Both boat drivers estimated the distance between them at approximately 50-75 yards. | https://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/news/from-the-record-aug-30-sept-5-2022/article_06576f50-2e07-11ed-9cd0-4723bb5d607a.html | 2022-09-07T01:27:51Z | fergusfallsjournal.com | control | https://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/news/from-the-record-aug-30-sept-5-2022/article_06576f50-2e07-11ed-9cd0-4723bb5d607a.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Firefighters see us at our worst in most cases, but we rarely think or ponder the effects our disasters have on them and their mental health.
According to the website for the Hometown Heroes Assistance program, the Minnesota state legislature created the $4 million annual fund in July of 2021 to ensure that every firefighter in the state has access to the education, prevention and care that is needed to handle a cardiac, emotional trauma, or cancer diagnosis.
Being hailed as the most comprehensive firefighter well-being legislation in the nation it has already supported hundreds of peer support calls and visits with mental health providers, trained the majority of the state’s firefighters on their occupational health risks and has paid out nearly $800,000 in critical illness claims – all at no cost to firefighters, their departments or their communities.
Fergus Falls Fire Chief Ryan Muchow said the program has been an excellent resource for their department.
“We’ve done the ‘Be Awareness’ training, about MN Fire, which is a component of the Hometown Heroes. We’ve done that department-wide. Also as part of that initiative, we had a retired member who is in their mid 90’s, who was back in the area and he joined our team as a peer counselor/peer supporter internally, he’s also a peer support person for MN Fire,” said Muchow.
Muchow also said a few of their members have called in to seek some form of help. Whether it’s questions on cardiac and on the emotional wellness side of it too.
With the program, in the event of a cancer related event and if determined to be eligible, a firefighter could be payed up to $20,000 with that policy, which is at no cost to the firefighters or the city.
As for the emotional wellbeing part of the program, Muchow said the support is crucial.
“How their system works is there’s a network of peer supporters within the state and like myself and the peer counselor here we’re on that list so, if somebody calls in for help, if they’ve a round fire call or something personal going on, just looking for another firefighter that can be that person they can call until they can get professional help, that’s kind of the intent of that peer support line. That I do know has been utilized in our membership here. I heard members say, ‘Hey thanks for the MN Fire number.’ It’s definitely been utilized locally,” said Muchow.
Muchow explained how MN Fire is only one part of the heroes act that’s been going on since 2017.
“We brought on five new members beginning in July and as part of that internally our peer counselor talked to each member how to help each other and here’s an additional layer of help through the act, to kind of raise awareness of it and the purpose of it being there.”
Muchow said the training will take place at least once a year. He said a regular training session in April included information on the program.
“We also brought in financial planners for advice on how to take care of their financial well-being. Because our firefighters come from all walks of life, some are planners and some are not. That’s been one of our initiatives here for them to be as informed as possible.”
As part of the program, all active Minnesota firefighters whether they are volunteer, paid-on-call, part-time and full-time have access to the Mn Fire assistance program and are automatically enrolled in the critical illness insurance policy and receive training.
More info on the program can be found at mnfireinitiative.com. | https://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/news/landmark-firefighter-health-program/article_683291e6-2df8-11ed-a0f4-b3c1c79e9cd4.html | 2022-09-07T01:27:57Z | fergusfallsjournal.com | control | https://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/news/landmark-firefighter-health-program/article_683291e6-2df8-11ed-a0f4-b3c1c79e9cd4.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The Cozy Theatre will be hosting the 2022 Whisky Creek Film Festival that is returning to Wadena after a year hiatus, with showings beginning on Sept. 9 and finishing on Sept. 15.
Dave Quincer is the third-generation owner of the theatre, which was built in 1914 and has been in the family since 1923. He explains that they’ve been putting the festival on since about 2005 when a community member approached him with the idea for the event. September is historically is a slow time of the year in the theatre business and this year’s lack of product from Hollywood exacerbates that even more.
“It’s a good time to do it,” Quincer explains. “It brings movies to town we normally probably wouldn’t show. That’s kind of been our goal, to bring stuff to town that people normally wouldn’t see in the theatre in this area.”
The festival is produced by the Whiskey Creek Film Festival committee and will consist of six new films in current release: A Love Song, Phantom of the Open, Mr. Malcolm’s List, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris and Vengeance.
“It’s been a fun thing to do, and it has certainly built in popularity over the years,” Quincer notes. “We’re hoping for another good year – with no new Hollywood product, we’ve got some unique original films that I think people will find something in there that they’ll enjoy.”
More information on the film festival and upcoming showings can be found at the following: whiskeycreekfilmfestival.org.
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Gov. Tim Walz signed an executive order during the last week that implements cybersecurity measures to protect the state’s critical infrastructure. Walz also extended the free nursing assistance training program and recognized members of the military at the Minnesota State Fair.
On Aug. 29, Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan recognized Mental Health Awareness Day during an event at the Minnesota State Fair. They also highlighted the Walz-Flanagan administration’s work to support mental health, including a bill that Walz signed into law earlier this year which makes significant investments in children’s mental health.
On Aug. 30, Walz signed Executive Order 22-20, requiring Minnesota’s state agencies to work with critical infrastructure providers to improve information security programs across the state of Minnesota. The Governor’s office said the critical infrastructure that protects Minnesotans’ health and safety faces increasingly sophisticated cyber-attacks. To elevate Minnesota’s critical infrastructure cybersecurity defenses in a continuously evolving threat landscape, Minnesota will assist critical infrastructure operators and owners in continuously improving their information security programs.
“We must do all that we can to strengthen the state’s cybersecurity,” said Walz. “Minnesota’s critical infrastructure is operated and owned by both the public and private sectors, and we have a shared responsibility to defend it. By taking steps to understand, educate, support and encourage the adoption of cybersecurity best practices, we can enhance our capabilities to safeguard our interconnected critical infrastructure.”
The executive order directs state entities with regulatory oversight of critical infrastructure providers to identify and focus resources to protect Minnesota’s critical infrastructure. It also directs state entities with regulatory oversight of critical infrastructure providers to aid those operators with performing risk assessments and prioritizing defenses to counter immediate cyber threats. It also emphasizes the need to secure state government cyber defenses by directing state agencies to prioritize patching critical vulnerabilities, take additional steps to prepare and practice response to cyber-attacks and identify additional opportunities to further state cybersecurity. Finally the order advances information-sharing with the Minnesota Fusion Center and Minnesota IT Services during critical cybersecurity events and it provides instructions for state agencies to implement cybersecurity best practices.
Executive Order 22-20 goes into effect fifteen days after publication in the state register and filing with the Secretary of State.
Also on Aug. 30, Walz joined Sen. Tina Smith to celebrate Military Appreciation Day at an event on the Leinie Lodge Stage at the Minnesota State Fair, recognizing military members and their families for their service.
On Sep. 1, Walz announced a $2.4 million investment to continue Minnesota’s free nursing assistant training program. The Next Generation Nursing Assistant initiative provides Minnesotans with free training, books, uniforms, and covers the cost of the certification exam. The initiative has so far recruited and trained 1,370 Minnesotans, strengthening the state’s health care workforce pipeline.
According to employment data from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, nursing assistants are the sixth highest demand job in the state. The COVID-19 pandemic only exacerbated the need for qualified nursing assistants. This initiative invests in the future health of our state by providing trained workers who will fill vacant positions at hospitals, long-term care facilities, and veterans’ homes throughout Minnesota.
On Sep. 2, Walz announced Minnesota health care providers are ready to administer new COVID-19 booster shots that have been formulated to be more effective against the Omicron variants.
The bivalent boosters — one from Pfizer and one from Moderna — were authorized by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Aug. 31 and recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Doses are expected to begin shipping immediately and providers are expected to start taking appointments early next week, once they receive their doses and have reviewed the CDC recommendations. These providers will include a state vaccination site at the Mall of America, which is set to begin administering doses on Sept. 7. Sites in Duluth, St. Paul-Midway, Rochester and Moorhead will begin administering doses the following week. These sites will be by appointment only. | https://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/news/walz-weekly-roundup-aug-29-sept-2-2022/article_3fa26aac-2e08-11ed-8da0-0ff15b440d98.html | 2022-09-07T01:28:10Z | fergusfallsjournal.com | control | https://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/news/walz-weekly-roundup-aug-29-sept-2-2022/article_3fa26aac-2e08-11ed-8da0-0ff15b440d98.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Billy Schoon
1941-2022
Billy Schoon, 81, of Erhard, died Wednesday, August 31, 2022, at Sanford in Fargo surrounded by his family.
Billy was born August 21, 1941 to Ernest and Bertha, aka Peggy (Peterson) Schoon in Fergus Falls, MN.
He went to country school, District 29, and graduated from the Fergus Falls High School. In 1962 he married Shelba Fuder and from that union had three daughters, Tammy, Penny, and Paula. On June 21, 1986 he married Beverly Mortenson and from that union he gained another daughter, Dawn. He and Beverly lived in Fergus Falls until 2001 when they moved to their current residence in Erhard, MN.
He retired in 2003 after 42 years as a highway maintenance worker for MN DOT. His other employment included working for Suhr Ford and owning Circle S Tack. He took pride in the work he did for the DOT, plowing nearly every state road in OTC during his career, most of his time spent on Highway 59 and the left lane of I-94.
Billy had a mischievous spirit, starting his shenanigans in country school by doing things like turning the teachers clock ahead so that they could get out of school early. His strong work ethic started at a young age working on the farm with his family. His Saturdays involved rising early to clean the barn and chicken house, and grind feed, hunting in the afternoon, ending the day with more chores. He once traded work at the neighbors’ farm for a pony, turned out that pony wasn’t the best deal. He participated in 4-H demonstrating top-notch hand-stitching and carving skills. Target shooting was a past-time he did with his brothers aiming at the smallest of targets placed on top of the barn. He was an ace shot and even in the last few years was usually the last one standing at a shooting game of Annie Oakley. As a young adult he became a bit of a motorhead and loved building FAST go-carts and cars.
He spent many hours at the Town & Country Saddle Club with his girls, instilling strong sportsmanship values. You always praised your horse before you left the arena, even if you got hurt during your ride, you could cry later. He was also a stickler about cheering as loud if not louder for your competitors than you did your friends or family.
Billy enjoyed hunting, camping, fishing, and traveling. Hunting favorites were deer hunting and the grouse trips with the guys. Many memories were made camping at Twin Lake and Vagabond. He proved to have a cool head once while fishing when the trolling motor went awry, a few 360’s happened, and fishing lines got tangled. He and Bev liked to travel out west where one trip to the Black Hills had a detour to the backside of Mt. Rushmore, he had an adventurous spirit. More recently the travels involved tour bus trips out east, where the ladies on the bus flirted shamelessly with him. He was completely unaware of the flirting, or so he said.
Many Friday nights were spent country dancing. Bevie says she created a monster when she suggested they take country dance lessons, as you could not keep him from the dance floor. He and his Bevie cut a mean two-step and he loved a good “Belly Rubber.”
Other past-times were stock car racing, snowmobiling with the Rough Riders Club, playing Texas hold’em and Whist, deterring those darn red-squirrels, playing bean-bags, pretending to be chief wampa wampa, journaling any and everything, being the official gopher getter, atv-ing, watching and feeding the deer and turkeys, morning coffee with the guys, telling jokes, spending time with family, reminiscing on the porch, and cuddling with his four-legged friend Poppy Lou.
He had a hard time wearing his glasses or hat straight, especially if it might embarrass someone.
He had great faith; reading his devotional daily, regularly attending church (more recently virtually) so that he could hear, he knew his God and he lived his faith, was always willing to help others, had (at least) two of everything, was a hard worker (nearly to a fault), mischievous, a little bit of a smart butt, complimented all of Bevies meals and has only ever said a bad thing about food when it was cauliflower disguised as mashed potatoes. Did you know that ketchup can’t even fix that? He had a hug that was sometimes a little too strong and lasted a little too long, but no worries even if you passed out he would still be hugging you when you came to. He loved his Bevie and family FIERCLY. His impact will be felt far and wide. To say he will be missed just doesn’t quite do it, we are all so thankful we got to be in his life.
Preceding him in death were his parents; sister, Lanore (Reynold) Hanson; brothers, Ervin (Evie) (Ellen) Schoon, Gary Schoon, and Keith (Carol) Schoon.
Billy is survived by his wife; daughters, Tammy (Don) Wahlstrom, Penny (Tim) Rogelstad, Paula (Brandon) Sedler, Dawn (Mike) Tenneson; 9 grandchildren, Cody (Rachel Johnson) Wahlstrom, Baylee (Matt) McKinney, Brooke Rogelstad, Brynn (Stetson Ellingson) Rogelstad, Bauer Rogelstad, Matthew Mithaugen, Madison Mithaugen, Jileen (Jay) Zimmerman, and Mitchel Tenneson; 2 great-grandchildren Corrie and Camryn McKinney; his dog, Poppy Lou; brother, Jim (Judy) Schoon; sister-in-law, Alice (Gary) Schoon; brother-in-law Lonny (Julie) Mortenson, numerous nieces and nephews.
Visitation: 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 8, 2022 at Olson Funeral Home in Fergus Falls, with a Celebration of Life service at 6:00 p.m.
Clergy: Pastor Jim Bjork.
Arrangements provided by Olson Funeral Home in Fergus Falls.
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Dwaine Christensen
1922-2022
Dwaine J. Christensen, 99.93 years of age, of Fergus Falls, died peacefully on August 30, 2022, after a short stay at Brandon Assisted Living in Brandon, MN.
Dwaine was born on September 25, 1922, to Jake and Meta Jacobsen in the Village of Fremont, Nebraska, within the County of Dodge. He was then raised in Chokio, MN, by Jake’s sister and her husband, Sophie and Louie Christensen. Dwaine attended country school thru 8th grade and then found his love for farming and working fields with his father on the farm.
In 1946, Dwaine happily married Pauline Sax and purchased their farm and started their family near Herman, MN. It only took Dwaine 2 years to gladly give up milking cows! Dwaine was an active member of the Methodist Church in Herman, enjoyed the camaraderie of farmers, served on ASCS as a committee man for Eldorado township and was an active Odd Fellows member. After the passing of his wife, Pauline, in 1966, Dwaine continued his passion to farm.
Dwaine’s love for dancing led him to meet Ordys Haugen, from Fergus Falls, at the Cat’s Eye Dance Hall. They were married on December 5, 1970. They enjoyed 25 years of traveling south to Arizona to escape the Minnesota winters, dancing, golfing, playing cards, pitching horseshoes, and spending time with their friends and families. Dwaine joined the Elks Lodge in Fergus Falls, volunteered at The Point (Elks) and at the Historical Museum, and was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church.
Dwaine retired from farming in 1987 and continued enjoying the outdoor activities including drawing a license and bagging a bull moose.
Dwaine was well known for his pipe, a little whiskey/water, traveling to visit grandkids, avid golfer and friend, and caring for his family. Dwaine was a man that wasn’t a conversationalist but a wonderful listener. Actions always spoke louder than words. The VFW and Eagles were his favorite spots to spend time with his many friends. His dry sense of humor lasted him to the end.
Preceding him in death were, Pauline Sax, Ordys Haugen, his parents, 2 sisters, 2 brothers, and other family and friends.
Survived by his daughter, Darlene; 3 grandchildren, Paula (Ryan) Becker, Chad (Tammy) Wojtalewicz and Lisa (Cory) Lundstrom; 6 great-grandchildren; 2 step-grandchildren and numerous family and friends.
Memorials are preferred to Bethlehem Lutheran Church or organization of donor’s choice.
Service: 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 9, 2022, at Olson Funeral Home in Fergus Falls, with visitation one-hour prior to the service.
Clergy: Reverend Loren Mellum
Interment: 2:30 p.m. Friday, September 9, 2022 at Lakeside Cemetery, Herman, MN
Arrangements provided by Olson Funeral Home in Fergus Falls.
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CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – The Chicopee Electric Light Department (CELD) is reporting a power outage in downtown Chicopee Tuesday night.
According to CELD, approximately 1,740 customers are without power in the downtown region. It is unknown at this time the cause of the outage.
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Gerald Suchy
1939-2022
Gerald Suchy, 83 of rural Parkers Prairie died Saturday September 3, 2022. Gerald David Suchy was born on April 11, 1939, on the family farm 1 mile south of Urbank, Minnesota. He was the oldest son of David and Alveda Suchy. Gerald attended one year at Urbank Catholic school and then attended school in Henning, MN.
At 18 years of age on, October 22, 1957 Gerald David Suchy was inducted into the US Army. Gerald served in Germany as a radio operator until 1959. Gerald served in the US Army Reserves 1959-1963. He was discharged from the reserves in September 30, 1963.
Gerald & Shirley Suchy were married on October 28, 1961, in South St. Paul, Minnesota. They lived in South St. Paul for seven years where Gerald worked at Armor’s. In 1967, they purchased their farm south of Urbank; which was originally homesteaded by his Grandparents; Bernard and Magdalene Suchy. Gerald primarily did dairy and crop farming.
Gerald loved to laugh and was “The Best Storyteller’ ever! In his later years he enjoyed spending time outdoors cruising around on his side by side. He enjoyed his many cats which he faithfully went to the barn to feed each morning. Gerald loved his many deer, duck, turkey hunting and fishing adventures. Gerald especially enjoyed time spent with his family, friends and his good friend Dick.
Gerald is survived by three daughters, Cindy Dorfner of Andover, son Derik (Chelsea), Peyton, Finley, Paisley, son Adam Dorfner. Teresa (Gary) Meemken of Clitherall, 5 daughters, Samantha (Nathaniel) Nienow, Jessica (Ryan) Christensen, Emily, Randy. Brittany (Tyler) Sjolie, McKenzie, Riley. Amber (Christy) Irhke, Vince, Daniel, Joslyn. Dana (Brandon) Van Santen, Evelyn, Natalie. and Carmen (Kurt) Kastner of Andover; son Jared (Elliana), daughter, Carly Kastner. Gerald has nine grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren; brother, Roman (Mary) Suchy of Vining, Patricia Pischke of Clitherall, Elaine (Denis) Rounds of Bertha, Genny (Sam) Rossi of Ham Lake, Doris (Wayne) Fridgen of Alexandria, Delrose (Tom) Henry of Parkers Prairie, Linda James of Alexandria, three sister in-laws, Lorraine (Jerry) Erickson of Fergus Falls, Joan Ahlfs of Ottertial, Rita (Bernel) Cichy of Henning; three brother in-laws, Robert Underhill of Battle Lake, Dennis (Mary) Underhill and Darroll Underhill all of Vining; and by numerous nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.
Gerald was preceded in death by his wife Shirley (Underhill) Suchy and his parents, David and Alveda (Hanson) Suchy and brother-in-law’s; Jerry Myrum, Walter Pischke, In-laws; James & Esther Underhill, Gloria (Leo) Hemmerlin, Joyce (Doyle) Miller, Daniel Underhill, Earnest Underhill, Judy Underhill, Larry Ahlfs, Lorraine Underhill.
Funeral Mass: 11:00 AM, Friday, September 9, 2022, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Urbank.
Visitation: Thursday September 8, 2022 from 5 to 7 PM at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
Interment in the church cemetery following the service
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Helen Watkins
1928-2022
Helen Renee Watkins, 94, of Fergus Falls, died on Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at Lake Region Healthcare.
She was born July 27, 1928, in Hettinger, North Dakota, the ninth child of Ebba Berg and Elmer Hokenson (originally of Pelican Rapids). The Great Depression drove the family to the relatively greener pastures of Minnesota in 1936. She graduated from Chisago City High School and then from Concordia College in 1950. After teaching business education in rural Minnesota, she moved to Colorado, where she fell in love with a young Texan who attracted her attention by volunteering to wash dishes at a YMCA outing. A few months later, in 1953, she married Air Force Sergeant William H. Watkins and began her years of service to her country as a military wife. (Best not to ask how often Bill washed dishes after that!)
That service brought her from Colorado to Alaska, Washington state, Kansas, back to Alaska, North Dakota, and finally four years in England. During those years Helen dedicated herself to raising three children, Billy, David, and Elizabeth, volunteering with church and scouts, and working as a librarian and school secretary. Leaving England in 1974, the family had to decide where to retire, somewhere that would be convenient to see both Helen’s Minnesota family and Bill’s Texas family: Fergus Falls was clearly the ideal compromise!
While in Fergus Falls, Helen kept busy with gardening, cooking, working for the Camp Fire Girls, singing in the choir at First Lutheran and serving in her church circle, making money with the Investment Club and spending some of it on things to show the Antiquarians, meeting friends around the country at Bill’s tool collector meetings, continuing for over 60 years a “round-robin” letter chain with her best friends from Concordia, and traveling to see family and friends in Hong Kong, China, and Sweden.
In recent years, and especially after Bill’s death in 2020, she experienced the inevitable aches and pains of old age, but to the very end, her mind was sharp. She was ready to go, but in the meantime, she was fully engaged with the people and events around her.
Two of her granddaughters, Ruth and Emma, were visiting her at the end of August. On the evening before their departure, they prepared a meal of chicken pot pie, salad, and blueberry-peach cobbler. At the end of the meal, Helen jokingly repeated what Bill had always said over 67 years of marriage, the words that are on his gravestone in Fort Snelling: “Pretty good, what there was of it.”
A couple of hours later, she died, with a full belly and her beloved granddaughters at her side. She had requested that four words be inscribed on the gravestone that she will share with Bill, words that apply both to her 94 years on this earth and to her heavenly home: “Happy to be here.”
Helen was preceded in death by her Mama and Papa, her eight older siblings, her husband, and her son David. Her memory will be honored by her younger brother Rodney, David’s wife Jeanne, and many other surviving family members and friends.
Gifts may be made in her memory to First Lutheran Church, the Fergus Falls Public Library, or the Otter Tail Country Historical Society
Memorial Service: 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 9, 2022, at First Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls, with visitation one-hour prior to the service.
Clergy: Reverend Tiffany Sundeen.
Interment: Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN Friday, October 28, 2022 at 1:30 p.m., meet at assembly area #6 at 1:15 p.m.
Arrangements provided by Olson Funeral Home in Fergus Falls.
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James Iverson
1946-2022
James R. Iverson passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Monday, September 5, 2022 at the Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, North Dakota. He was 75 years old.
James was born December 19, 1946, in Fordville, North Dakota, the only child of Johannes and Thelma (Myer) Iverson. He was raised on the family farm near Dahlen, North Dakota. He graduated from Unity High School in 1964 and enlisted in the United States Army.
He served three years in Korea and Vietnam, stationed near Long Binh, from November 1966 until September 1967. He served with B Company, 7th Support Battalion, 199th Infantry Brigade, also known as the “Redcatchers.” He made close friends during his service in Vietnam, and they remained in touch his entire life.
He returned from Vietnam and married Corrine Sears in November of 1968. They took over the family farm where Jim and his father had grown up, and where his grandfather settled after emigrating from Norway. They raised two daughters, making his children the fourth generation of Iversons to live on the home quarter in Dahlen Township. His happiest hours were spent in a tractor on the prairie.
In 1995, he and Corrine left the farm and moved to Grand Forks, North Dakota where he worked in maintenance engineering at the Crookston Hospital. He worked there until his retirement in 2013 when he and Corrine moved to Fergus Falls, MN. They were members of First Lutheran Church.
Able to build or fix anything, Jim enjoyed helping his wife and daughters with home improvement projects, and helping his grandsons build contraptions in the garage. He played endless games of UNO with his granddaughters and helped them learn the multiplication tables (with mixed success). He always had candy in his pockets and time for his grandchildren.
He loved history and enjoyed trips to the Smithsonian and Marine Corp museums when visiting his daughter in the Washington, D.C. area. He had eclectic musical tastes, ranging from Pavarotti and Johnny Cash to Spamalot. He loved being on the water and enjoyed days on the lake. He was a deeply loved husband, father, grandfather, and friend.
He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Corrine; two daughters, Christine (Brian) Gunderson of Alexandria, VA and Melissa (Craig) Silvernagel of Alexandria, MN; seven grandchildren, Samuel, Max, Sebastian, and Janie Silvernagel and Erik, Mark, and Kari Gunderson.
Memorials are preferred to the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation at 230 East Ohio Street Suite 500, Chicago, Illinois 60611
Memorial Service: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, September 10, 2022 at Olson Funeral Home in Fergus Falls, with visitation one-hour prior to the service.
Clergy: Reverend Tiffany Sundeen
Interment: Sunday, September 11, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. Petersburg Lutheran Cemetery, Petersburg, North Dakota followed by a picnic on the home quarter.
Arrangements provided by Olson Funeral Home in Fergus Falls.
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John Morstad
1948-2022
John Morstad, age 74, formerly of Fergus Falls, passed away on August 31, 2022, at his home in Mesa, Arizona.
John was born March 12, 1948, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and was brought home to Fergus Falls by his newly adoptive parents, Neal and Laverne Morstad. John went through the Fergus Falls school system, first at Lincoln Elementary, followed by Washington Junior High and finally as a graduate of the Fergus Falls High School class of 1966. He was a multi-sport athlete in high school, finding particular success as a running back in football and a sprinter on the track team, while serving as captain of both during his senior year.
As a young boy, John demonstrated a great sense of curiosity and desire to explore what the world had to offer. While sports quickly became a source of passion and enjoyment, he also found a love for reading, writing, art, music, and a willingness to find out for himself how things worked. When he focused on something, he was all in, be it a game, drawing a picture, building a fort, reading a book, or enjoying his friends. Growing up in the 50’s and 60’s was seemingly meant for someone like John, and he embraced every moment it offered. He was grateful for the opportunity to be raised in a small town with the support of friends, family, and community.
Following high school, John played football while at Moorhead State University his freshman year, after which he transferred to the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. His time at the U of M led him to pursue several academic interests, eventually focusing on child psychology. His first job out of college was at Fairview Hospital in Minneapolis, where he would stay until 1980, when his desire for new adventures led him to Arizona.
John was energized by the beauty of the desert, and quickly fell in love with his new state. All of his tinkering as a boy came in handy as he began a new career in the semiconductor industry at Microchip Technology. It was there he would meet his future wife, Mary, whom he married in 1987. They were to have a son, Michael, in 1991. John continued his career at Microchip, rising to a managerial position while seeing the company experience tremendous growth. After an 18-year career, John retired in 1998 to enjoy new opportunities such as volunteering with the homeless in Phoenix, exploring the vast beauty of Arizona, and spending time with a new joy in his life, his two grandchildren.
John was a kind soul, thoughtful and generous, with a thirst for knowledge and purpose in life. He gave much to many and we will miss him.
Preceding him in death were his parents, Neal and Laverne Morstad.
Survivors include his son, Michael (Stephany), of Mesa, AZ; grandchildren Mayson and Scarlett; brothers Tom (Barbara) and Jim (Tracy); as well as several nieces and nephews, relatives, and friends.
A private family service will be held at Oak Grove Cemetery at a later date.
Arrangements are provided by Olson Funeral Home in Fergus Falls.
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Laurie Kay Petersen, 64, of Fergus Falls, died Friday, September 2, 2022, at Pioneer Pointe in Fergus Falls.
Laurie was born December 21, 1957, to Selmer and Mariean (Bullock) Quam in Fergus Falls, MN. She graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1976 and went on to attend Minnesota State Community & Technical College in Moorhead, MN for fashion merchandising. On May 10, 1980 she married Dean Brekke in Fergus Falls, MN. They had two children, Matt and Wade. On July 7, 2007, Laurie married Frederick (Fred) Petersen at their country home near Underwood, MN. They enjoyed mustang rides, yard work, their pets, and playing games until his passing on November 22, 2017.
Laurie worked for many years in the medical field as a CNA. In her later years she helped start Beyond the Mitered Corners, cleaned homes, owned a dog grooming business, and worked at Shoretex Products. She enjoyed arts & crafts, playing games, spending time with family, friends, her dog Roxy, and most of all her grandchildren.
Preceding her in death were her father, Selmer Quam; mother, Mariean Bullock; stepfather, Leonard Bullock; and husband Fred Petersen.
Survivors include her children, Matt (Kristi) Brekke of Fergus Falls, Wade Brekke of Fergus Falls, and stepdaughter, Amy Petersen of Fergus Falls; grandchildren McKenna and Klayton Brekke; siblings, Jerald (Phyliss) Quam of East Grand Forks, Darlene (Gary) Westerhaug of Fergus Falls, Carol (Ron) Ehlers of Elbow Lake, Donald (Arlene) Quam of West Fargo, Roger (Barb) Quam of Etowah, Tennessee, and Nola (Bullock) Halvorson of Stillwater; and her dog, Roxy.
A private graveside service will be held at the Leaf Mountain Cemetery, rural Clitherall.
Arrangements are provided by the Olson Funeral Home in Fergus Falls.
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Former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid will plead guilty to a felony DWI charge stemming from his 2021 crash that severely injured a young girl, his lawyer announced Tuesday.
According to multiple reports, court records state Reid will plead guilty on Sept. 12 and faces up to seven years in prison.
“Mr. Reid is sorry for his actions and hopes that his plea brings some sense of justice to all those he affected,” Reid’s lawyer J.R. Hobbs said in a statement.
Reid, 37, was accused of driving while intoxicated after his Ram pickup truck crashed into two vehicles near Arrowhead Stadium on Feb. 4, 2021. The accident left 5-year-old Ariel Young with a traumatic brain injury and caused non-life-threating injuries to a 4-year-old. In November 2021, Young’s family announced they had reached a care plan for her.
“Mr. Reid sincerely apologizes to A.Y. and her family, and to his own family,” Hobbs said. “He also extends his deep apologies to the Hunt family, the Chiefs organization and Chiefs Kingdom.”
Court documents say Reid, the son of Chiefs coach Andy Reid, measured a 0.113 blood alcohol level and was driving 83 miles per hour 1.9 seconds before the crash.
Reid, who originally pleaded not guilty back in April, was set to see his criminal trial begin on Sept. 26 but likely will avoid that now. The crash happened three days before the Chiefs lost to the Buccaneers in the Super Bowl. Reid was a coach with the Chiefs from 2013-2020 and his contract was not renewed after the 2020 season. | https://nypost.com/2022/09/06/britt-reid-to-plead-guilty-in-dwi-crash-that-injured-young-girl/ | 2022-09-07T01:29:09Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/09/06/britt-reid-to-plead-guilty-in-dwi-crash-that-injured-young-girl/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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The Fergus Falls Otters girls tennis team split matches on Sept. 2, in a home triangular with the Detroit Lakes Lakers and Thief River Falls Prowlers. Fergus topped the Lakers 4-3, while a strong team from TRF earned a 6-1 win over the home team.
In the first match of the day, it was a rematch with Detroit Lakes. Fergus had beaten them earlier this season in a 4-3 nail biter and expected much the same. A nail-biter is exactly what they got. Their wins came in the one’s and two’s with Isabella Abrahams and Leila Nasri grabbing the singles wins and doubles teams of Ashtyn Lill/Hattie Fullhart and Karley Braeger/Cyntreya Lockett earning victories.
“Nesri continues to play clean and consistent tennis for us in that second singles spot and earned a routine straight set win. Her all-around game and patience on the court is serving her so well this season,” states Otters coach Jamie Lill. “Abrahams had a challenge on her hands as she came up against Anna Askelson who had defeated her last week 6-4, 6-4. There was a different outcome this time, however. Abrahams brought her A-game and really imposed herself offensively most of the match, earning a 6-4, 6-1 win.”
Braeger and Lockett cruised through their first set 6-0, before hitting a bit of a hiccup in the second set. They did a very nice job of staying the course and battling mentally to earn the match in a second set tiebreak. The Otters needed one more point to earn the team victory over the Lakers when Lill and Fullhart found themselves in a third set super tie-breaker. This match was very back-and-forth and full of fast-paced volleys and great lobs. In a tight tie-break, Lill pulled out a great wide service ace to seal the deal 10-7 in the third. The losses against DL were really tight matches as well with eighth grader Kaia Ness falling 6-4, 6-1 at fourth singles and Hannah Anderson and Kezi Hartwell falling 6-4, 6-4 in third doubles. Ruby Ellison narrowly missed a win in her marathon third singles match, eventually dropping the match 6-3, 1-6, 10-8.
“Our match against Thief River Falls had a little different feel to it on many courts. They are easily the toughest line-up we’ve seen so far this season. They are dominating singles in most of their matches and continued to do so, dropping just two games in the four singles matches combined,” mentioned Jamie.
The Prowlers demonstrated very clean and technically sound tennis. They are also an extremely athletic team that moves very well and has great court coverage. Braeger and Lockett earned the only team victory at third doubles with a 6-4, 6-0 win. Fullhart and Ellison played a great three-setter at second doubles, but ultimately lost in the third set super tie-breaker.
Fergus will host the St. Cloud Crush, on Sept. 6 and travel to Brainerd on Sept. 8.
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Coco Gauff’s U.S. Open is over.
The 18-year-old American, the No. 12. seed, suffered a 6-3, 6-4 quarterfinal loss to No. 17 seed Carolina Garcia in the U.S. Open Tuesday night at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
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Kicking off the 2022 campaign, the Fergus Falls Otters volleyball squad had a pair of Central Lakes Conference games at the end of last week, defeating Saint Cloud Apollo, 3-0 and losing to Rocori, 3-0.
Against Apollo, set scores were 25-10, 25-23 and 25-15.
“The girls played with a lot of energy and controlled their game,” said Fergus coach Sabrina Noon. “We were able to run a solid offense with our back row getting the ball to our setters. We served aggressively and our defense was not letting balls drop!”
Jenna Carlson led the offense with 11 kills, while Ariana Noplos and Ava Uhrich each had six. Karyssa Eberle proved 23 assists and four aces
Avery Knutson led the Otters with 12 digs, while Emma Stans had seven and Carlson six.
Rocori 3 Fergus Falls 0
The script was flipped on the Otters, after winning their season opener. Rocori controlled throughout, winning via sets scores of 25-22, 25-14 and 25-11.
“Tough loss for the girls. We opened up strong against Rocori with some strong offense and defense to keep us going but Rocori has some hitters that we just couldn’t adjust to,” said Noon. “Our girls kept fighting but in the end, Rocori’s scrappy defense and their strong offense took over the game.”
Bella Anderson, Eberle and Carlson each had five kills, Knutson posted 14 digs and Carlson 12, while Eberle had 19 assists.
Now at 1-1, Fergus volleyball will return to action on Sept. 8, hosting Sartell.
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CVS Health will pay about $8 billion to expand into home care, a practice that could cut costs and keep patients happy, provided they get the help they need.
The health care giant is buying Signify Heaalth, a technology company that sends doctors or other care providers to patient homes to assess how they are doing and what help they might need.
The deal, announced late Monday, is a way for CVS Health to provide more help to patients where and when they want it, CEO Karen Lynch told analysts Tuesday morning.
“The home is increasingly part of that choice,” she said, noting that the deal gives the company a foundation to expand further into home health care.
CVS Health runs thousands of drugstores nationally, sells insurance and manages prescription drug coverage.
Like competitors Walgreens and UnitedHealth Group, CVS Health also has been delving more into providing care and managing the health of its customers, especially those with chronic or expensive medical conditions.
Insurers and employers are pushing more for this approach to help patients stay healthy, on their medications and out of expensive hospitals.
Bill payers and care providers have recognized for years now that a patient’s health is largely affected by where they live, how they eat and other factors that happen outside any care provided during a brief doctor’s office visit.
Signify Health works with thousands of doctors, nurse practitioners and physician assistants nationally. They visit patients to check on their health and other factors in their home that may affect it.
That can include examining into whether the patient is eating well and can afford prescriptions. They also will look for any safety problems like tripping hazards in the home.
The company says it then connects patients after that assessment to “appropriate follow-up care and community-based resources.” A company representative said Signify shares what it learned with both the patient’s insurer and primary care doctor.
Signify Health does these annual assessments mostly for patients on Medicare Advantage plans, which are privately run versions of the government’s Medicare program for people who are age 65 and older. It also works with patients who have returned home from a hospital stay.
Care delivered at home is a trend that started growing before COVID-19 and then accelerated after the pandemic hit, said Jeff Jonas, a portfolio manager with Gabelli Funds.
“People just don’t want to go to the hospital or go to a large physician office,” he said, noting that he expects home care to continue growing.
Health care researchers say the impact of these visits and assessments on a patient’s health isn’t clear yet.
“Overall, the key question is what will happen with the assessment once it’s made,” said Gretchen Jacobson, a vice president of Medicare with the nonpartisan Commonwealth Fund.
The assessments could be helpful to patients, provided they receive the right support afterward to address any challenges that were identified, said Tricia Neuman, a senior vice president with the Kaiser Family Foundation, which also studies health care issues.
She said that some patients may have a complex prescription drug regimen to track, and they may need help managing that as well as other daily activities. If the patient has no family to help with this, then the plan or care provider has to help fill those gaps.
She noted that needs can differ by patient.
“Not everybody prefers to be at home because not everybody has the support they need at home,” she said. “This is both a challenge and an opportunity.” | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/cvs-health-moves-closer-to-home-care-with-8b-signify-deal/article_ac7e2158-2e2f-11ed-ae18-132fb8772cbc.html | 2022-09-07T01:31:54Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/cvs-health-moves-closer-to-home-care-with-8b-signify-deal/article_ac7e2158-2e2f-11ed-ae18-132fb8772cbc.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The Niagara County Sheriff’s Office has appointed three new School Resource Officers (SROs) to work with area school districts in the 2022-2023 academic year.
The new SROs were appointed for the Wilson and Starpoint districts and Niagara Charter School. All started work on Sept. 1.
Wilson is taking on Deputy Talon Zuchlewski, who was hired by the sheriff’s office in 2016. Zuchlewski is a member of the NCSO Emergency Response Team, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Team and the Bike Patrol, in addition to being a Field Training Officer. He also is Crisis Intervention Team certified.
Starpoint's SRO is Deputy Gwendolyn Schuler, who was hired by the sheriff’s office in 2021. Schuler is a member of the Bike Patrol and is certified in Advanced Roadside Impairment Driving Enforcement (ARIDE).
Deputy Joshua Cain has been assigned to Niagara Charter School. Cain was hired by the sheriff’s office in 2016, and has 15 years of prior experience with the Middleport, Barker, Youngstown and Lewiston police departments. He is also a Field Training Officer, a member of the Accident Investigation Unit, a certified Police Instructor, and a Peer Support.
In a press release about the appointments, Sheriff Michael Filicetti praised the cooperation of the various school districts during the SRO appointment process.
“I look forward to these partnerships to keep children safe and foster relationships between law enforcement and our youth in Niagara County,” he stated.
With the latest appointments, the sheriff's office has five SROs working around the county. The others are Deputy Raymond Needle, working in the Newfane district, and Deputy Michelle Ohar, working with Orleans/Niagara BOCES in Sanborn.
SROs function as security guards for the schools to which they’ve been assigned. While being largely security oriented, they are trained in de-escalation and crisis intervention. They also have other roles, such as being occasional instructors and counselors for students. | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/local_news/3-school-resource-officers-appointed-by-sheriff/article_deefd28e-2e21-11ed-b4d1-5f76760b4154.html | 2022-09-07T01:32:00Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/local_news/3-school-resource-officers-appointed-by-sheriff/article_deefd28e-2e21-11ed-b4d1-5f76760b4154.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The Niagara County Department of Health is preparing to distribute its stock of the newly updated COVID-19 vaccine. Last week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the updated Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, which are geared towards combating the omicron variant of the virus as well as its sub-variants.
Tracy Fricano Chalmers, director of public health planning and emergency preparedness, said the county has already received 300 doses of the Pfizer vaccine and 300 pre-ordered doses of the Moderna vaccine should be received by Friday.
To begin administering the updated vaccines, Fricano Chalmers said, the county largely only needs the New York State Department of Health to update its standing orders for registration and the computer program it uses for registration and tracking of vaccinations, and these actions are expected later this week.
“If everything goes well, then we will be able to administer this weekend,” she said.
The county already has a Covid vaccination clinic lined up for Saturday and Sunday at the Lewiston Peach Festival.
Fricano Chalmers said the county's distribution method for the updated Covid vaccines will be the same as always.
“We’ll still be working with our community partners, the health equity community task force and our school districts,” she said. “We will be doing clinics in the same format as we did before. They will usually be held in the afternoon or evening so that there’s more availability for people to attend.”
Other county vaccination clinics have been organized at Cataract Elementary School in Niagara Falls on Sept. 14 and the Niagara Celtic Heritage Festival at the Niagara County Fairgrounds on Sept. 17 and Sept. 18. A clinic will be held at Orleans / Niagara BOCES on a date yet to be determined. While walk-ins are welcome at the county clinics, Fricano Chalmers said appointments are preferred.
Pharmacies and other private providers should also be in the process of receiving updated vaccines, she added.
According to Fricano Chalmers, the updated Pfizer and Moderna vaccines have two components: one half is intended to fight the original BA.1 version of COVID-19, and the other half is intended to protect against the newest versions of the omicron variants BA.4 and BA.5, which are currently the most contagious.
“It’s more like the flu vaccine,” she said. “They predict what it’s going to be like every year, what strains are going to circulate, and they modify and tailor the vaccine to the strains that they think are going to offer better protection. This vaccine follows that same guideline.”
The updated vaccines can be received by anyone aged 12 years and older as long as they’ve already received full vaccination or a booster at least two months ago. Both versions can also be received by anyone who got the single-dose Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine. | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/local_news/county-expects-to-have-updated-covid-vaccines-in-hand-by-the-weekend/article_165c7ec0-2e36-11ed-8993-ef30faf2bdf9.html | 2022-09-07T01:32:06Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/local_news/county-expects-to-have-updated-covid-vaccines-in-hand-by-the-weekend/article_165c7ec0-2e36-11ed-8993-ef30faf2bdf9.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Twenty homeowners along Crestfield Lane and Sherwood Drive have petitioned town highway superintendent David Miller to pave their streets in 2023.
The petition declares the streets have never been paved, only patched, since they were built 15 years ago.
Miller acknowledged receipt of the petition during the town board's Tuesday work session. He said he'd put the request into "consideration" but his department's annual paving list isn't made up until February-March. | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/local_news/town-paving-petition-turned-in/article_2f96ca62-2e1d-11ed-b158-174ea9558a1c.html | 2022-09-07T01:32:12Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/local_news/town-paving-petition-turned-in/article_2f96ca62-2e1d-11ed-b158-174ea9558a1c.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Residents will notice a lot of construction within the town of Lockport in the coming year. In a Tuesday work session, the town board approved three resolutions connected to infrastructure projects, all of which will break ground in 2023.
Water lines will be replaced in the spring and summer at a cost of approximately $3 million. According to Town Engineer Rob Klavoon, the focus of the work is “everything north of Robinson (Road) going up to the city.”
“The funding for the water project came from bonds that the town applied to some time ago,” Councilman Paul Siejak said, noting that the approved work constitutes the final phase of a three-phase project.
Niagara Falls-based 4th Generation Construction of Niagara was declared the lowest responsible bidder for the work.
Sewer lines will also be addressed, through a “trench-less" method of sliding a liner into the existing sewer line and using steam to expand it into an interior wall. Lining eliminates the need for digging up and replacing lines, Klavoon said, but requires expert oversight.
“There are only about six firms in the Northeast that can do this,” Klavoon said.
The town will spend about $2.1 million of its American Rescue Plan Act fund on the sewer improvement project. Design work by Wendel Engineering will be completed by the beginning of 2023 and construction will start in the spring.
The board also selected general and electric contractors for a $3.45 million project to add or upgrade generators at the town's sewer pump stations. STC Construction bid $2.3 million for general contracting and Goodwin Electric bid $609,000 for electrical work. The expected date of work completion is late spring - early summer.
Also known as lift stations, the purpose of the town's 38 pump stations is to send sewage uphill towards the wastewater treatment plant. Without these stations, back-ups could occur or lines could break. According to Siejak, the generator at each station will be standardized from diesel to natural gas. | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/local_news/town-water-sewer-upgrades-on-the-horizon/article_68c42846-2e1a-11ed-a758-7fb7b7aa413d.html | 2022-09-07T01:32:18Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/local_news/town-water-sewer-upgrades-on-the-horizon/article_68c42846-2e1a-11ed-a758-7fb7b7aa413d.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — In the aftermath of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, governors around the country vowed to take steps to ensure their students would be kept safe.
Months later, as students return to classrooms, money has begun to flow for school security upgrades, training and other new efforts to make classrooms safer.
But the responses have often reflected political divisions: Many Republicans have emphasized school security spending, while Democrats have called for tighter gun control.
At every step, the actions have stirred debate over whether states are doing the right things to address the scourge of school shootings.
In a special legislative session in Arkansas last month, lawmakers set aside $50 million for a school safety fund proposed by Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson. The rules for distributing the money haven’t been finalized, but Hutchinson has said he wants it to help implement recommendations from a school safety commission he reinstated following the May shooting in Texas, where 19 students and two teachers were killed.
The shooting “served as a reminder that the threat of violence in our schools has not abated,” Hutchinson said. “It continues to be real, and we have to act with a renewed sense of urgency to protect our children.”
Texas was among several other states that set aside money for school security. Gov. Greg Abbott and other top Republican leaders announced $105.5 million for school safety initiatives. Nearly half of that was slated for bullet-resistant shields for school police and $17.1 million was for districts to purchase panic-alert technology.
Other Republican governors who made money available for security upgrades include Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, who announced $100 million for school security three days after the Uvalde shooting, and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, whose state is giving $2.6 million to increase training capacity and classes for school resource officers.
“While these are the latest measures we’re taking to ensure our children’s safety, I can assure you they will not be the last. I will work with anyone, even in the midst of a heated election cycle, to protect our students,” Kemp, who is running for reelection, said in June.
Some of the Republican governors who have moved aggressively to bolster school security have ruled out any kind of gun control measures.
Hutchinson had said there should be a conversation about raising the age to purchase an AR-15-style rifle — the type of weapon used in Uvalde — but didn’t pursue such a measure during the session. Abbott also has pushed back on calls for more gun control by families of the Uvalde shooting victims. Oklahoma Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt vowed to fight any firearms restrictions when he signed an executive order on training for law enforcement and risk assessment at schools.
In California, which already had some of the nation’s toughest gun laws, Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a dozen more this legislative session and even took out ads in Texas newspapers criticizing the state’s stances on guns.
“We’re sick and tired of being on the defense in this movement,” Newsom said in July.
In New Jersey, Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation last month requiring the state’s nearly 600 school districts to set up assessment teams aimed at stemming violence in schools. One of the bill’s sponsors recounted hearing of an Uvalde victim who pretended to have been killed in the attack to escape the shooter.
“Does anybody want to teach this — how to play dead?” Assemblywoman Pamela Lampitt, a Democrat, said during a hearing in June.
Despite the partisan divisions on gun violence, a group of governors says it will attempt to find common ground. A task force created by the National Governor Association following the Uvalde shooting will develop recommendations to stop mass shootings, with an emphasis on school safety. Hutchinson, a former chairman of the association, has said the task force will focus in part on how states might use money coming to them through the bipartisan gun control bill President Joe Biden signed in June.
Teachers, political opponents and others have raised questions about the scope and effectiveness of state leaders’ plans.
In Arkansas, Democratic lawmakers questioned whether districts taking the new grant program’s money would be required to have an armed presence on campus, one of the initial recommendations from the state’s school safety commission.
“It’s one thing to say ‘school safety,’ but that runs the gamut of so much,” said Democratic Sen. Linda Chesterfield, a retired educator and the only legislator to vote against the grant program. “What specifically do you have in mind, and what price is it going to cost? I guess I’m just tired of having to fly by the seat of my pants and not know a thing about what’s going to go into that (commission’s) report.”
In Ohio, teachers unions say one-time funding that’s for equipment like door locks and radio systems — but not ongoing needs like personnel — is helpful but not enough.
Schools need money for staffing, too, including for safety and mental health personnel, said Scott DiMauro, president of the Ohio Education Association.
“Ideally, you’re gonna use funding to ensure that every school that wants to hire well-trained school resource officers, as part of their school safety plan, can do that,” DiMauro said. “And from that perspective, you know, the $100 million isn’t going to solve the problem in the long run.” | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/states-plans-to-make-school-safer-reflect-political-divides/article_3a3260c4-2e2e-11ed-b4b2-1fd429afe1e9.html | 2022-09-07T01:32:25Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/states-plans-to-make-school-safer-reflect-political-divides/article_3a3260c4-2e2e-11ed-b4b2-1fd429afe1e9.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Nope
If I’m still around in 2035, and if the law hasn’t been reversed or been pushed ahead several years,
the following is what I plan to do. I will take a mini-vacation to Las Vegas.and buy a new “gas-guzzler” car and drive it back to California.
My guess is I’ll get that trip and stay for free because the Las Vegas auto dealers will probably be offering “Stay in Las Vegas free deals” if you buy a new car. And if California decides to do something even more ridiculous like not registering new gas burning vehicles in the state, I”ll just move to another state.
— David Ward, Anaheim
Another bad idea
The governor, all hair and jaw of him, recently said that gas cars will be effectively outlawed by 2035. Really? This from a man who has so little concern for our grid infrastructure that we are about to experience rolling blackouts.He wants to run for president? What would be his campaign slogan. Let me do to the nation what I’ve done to destroy California?
— Roger Olsen, Burbank
Thoughtless
Another thoughtless mandate with no consideration of the subsequent consequences.
— Gordon Osborne, Woodland Hills
Make EVs more affordable
I don’t think they should ban these vehicles but they should make electric vehicles more affordable. This change would be impractical to those who can’t afford an electric car or aren’t close to a charging port. This change should come later when there is more access to the charging ports and electric cars are easier to manufacture. I don’t know if the 2035 is far enough away to allow changes like this one to happen.
— Luis Madrigal, Pomona
It’s not practical
The Air Resources Board is overstepping their authority by a large measure without regard to the real world problems with global warming and public sentiment.
Without massive upgrade and investment to produce electricity the added load will devastate the grid. Remember, electricity is primarily generated by burning fossil fuel. .
— William Lewis, Irvine
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SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. — As the 2022 Spokane County Interstate Fair approaches, Spokanites should be aware of what they, their friends and family can enjoy.
Here's a list of the different themes fairgoers can enjoy over the course of ten days at the Spokane County Fairgrounds.
Friday, Sept. 9- Nom Nom Day
Opening day events include the Flying Fools High Dive Show at 1 p.m., the Magic of Rafael Illusions/ Extreme Side Show at 4 p.m. and countless livestock judging events.
Saturday, Sept. 10 – Columbia Bank Day
This day's events include youth goat judging at 11:30 a.m., a butter-making demonstration at 1:30 p.m., Kids Pedal Tractor racing at 3 p.m. and All Alaskan Racing Pigs at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 11 – Carpet’s Barn – Heroes' Day
Heroes' Day's events include a Lego Building Contest at 1 p.m., the Magic of Rafael Illusions at 3 p.m., and Kids' Mutton Bustin' at 7 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 12 – Senior Day
Senior Day includes an Antique Tractor Pull Show at 2 p.m., a feature of the Legendary Longhorns at 2:30 p.m., and a Poultry Costume Contest at 4: 30 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 13 – Sensory Day
Sensory Day features Open Horse Ranch Riding at 10 a.m., Old Coots Giving Advice at 3 p.m., and a Spokane Falls Needlework Guild Demo at 4 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 14 – (No special theme scheduled)
This day's events include Open and Youth Floral Judging at 8 a.m., a Blacksmithing Demonstration at 11 a.m., and the Close to My Heart Card Making Demo with Shannon Smoldt at 4 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 15 – Pepsi Day
Pepsi Day's events include a Rope Making Demonstration with Phil Kuhnkey at 11 a.m., Open Horse Department Awards at 3 p.m. and Corn-Hold Play for Fun at 4 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 16 – Washington Lottery Day
Washington Lottery Day includes Open Class Beef Judging at 10 a.m., Youth Llama Judging at 11 a.m., and a Mixed Media Painting Demo by Robyn Smith at 3:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 17 – BECU Day
BECU Day includes a Model T Club Car Show at 10 a.m., a Pumpkin Carving Activity sponsored by Mark and Mary Jepsen at 11 a.m., and Youth Horse English then Western Judging at noon.
Sunday, Sept. 18 – STCU Free Admission for all School Employees Day (Coats 4 Kids)
This day includes a Wood Stove Cooking Demonstration at 10 a.m., a Corn Hole Tournament at 1 p.m., a Dairy Goat Costume Class at 2 p.m. and a Demolition Derby at 4 p.m.
More details on these events can be found on the fair’s official program.
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KATC and Jim Olivier's Family of Companies are at it again with this week's Tools for Schools, giving supplies that children need in Acadiana's classrooms.
Anna Olivier tells us we're delivering in Lafayette Parish today, at Milton Elementary and Middle School.
"Milton is all about community, and so it's very important to us that we build relationships with our students and within our school, but also our community," says librarian Alanna Guillot.
Guillot tells us that she's using the donations to build activities to engage kids in STEAM - Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Math - and guide students in inquiry, discussion and problem-solving.
"I requested tools that would be used to build STEAM buckets, so the kids at Milton can create using engineering design process and explore things they are interested in," Guillot says.
The TFS donation is going to help provide things the budget couldn't cover.
"It will make a huge difference in the library because without Tools for Schools' assistance we could not afford the materials to create the buckets," Guillot says. "I can't believe we are going to be able to put this together and make this happen to our kids."
The students are so excited about these activities, Guillot adds.
"This is so exciting for us that you supported our ideas and have shown our students the importance of community and working together," she says. | https://www.katc.com/community/tools-for-schools/tools-for-schools-milton-elementary-and-middle-school | 2022-09-07T01:37:16Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/community/tools-for-schools/tools-for-schools-milton-elementary-and-middle-school | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane Mayor Nadine Woodward has directed all flags at City facilities to be lowered to half-staff in remembrance of Spokane Civil Rights Activist Sandy Williams.
Williams was among the passengers lost in a floatplane crash in the Puget Sound in Seattle on Sept. 4, 2022. The City says flags will remain at half-staff until sunset on Sept. 9, 2022.
“Spokane is only beginning to come to terms with the loss of Sandy Williams, who poured her heart and soul into the toughest of conversations searching for a better way for a community she loved,” said Mayor Woodward in a press release. “When Sandy spoke people listened because she took the time to listen first. She sat at many tables in many rooms soaking in the discussion, processing her thoughts, and eloquently sharing her perspective. Her quiet, calm demeanor was her strength. She earned respect with her professionalism and credibility through her thoughtful and disarming way of engaging, although no one mistook her composure for a lack of fire.”
Williams served the Spokane community as a community organizer, filmmaker and entrepreneur with an extensive background focusing on discrimination, equity and social justice. She was the publisher and editor of THE BLACK LENS, Eastern Washington's only African-American focused newspaper. Williams also served as the executive director of the Carl Maxey Center.
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SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane's new homeless shelter on Trent Avenue opened on Tuesday, after months of negotiations and planning.
When Spokane Mayor Nadine Woodward first started campaigning in 2019, she did not want to add more shelter bed space. Now, however, she told KREM 2 that the new shelter is exactly what the city needs to try and turn the corner on homelessness in Spokane.
The mayor has previously said she wants to use the shelter for people currently staying at the homeless encampment.
According to the city's Point-in-Time count, the homeless population in Spokane County has almost doubled since 2018. Five years ago, more than 1,200 people were experiencing homelessness. Now, there are nearly 800 campers just on the WSDOT land near I-90.
Here's how the city's homelessness crisis got to where it is now.
Spokane's homeless crisis can be traced back to 2018 when homeless campers first set up outside of City Hall in protest. They were demanding more low-barrier shelter beds and a repeal of the city's no camping and sit and lie rules that prohibited sleeping on sidewalks and other public spaces.
The tents were later removed by authorities and the campers scatters.
Then-mayoral candidate Woodward campaigned for mayor in 2019 with the message that adding more shelter bed space would not solve Spokane's homelessness problem.
Months after Woodward took office, the COVID-19 pandemic hit the city. The pandemic forced the city to open temporary shelters are the Spokane Convention Center, the Spokane Arena and the downtown public library.
It wasn't until mid-2021 that Spokane's Way Out shelter transitioned into a bridge housing program, ending access to more than 100 low-barrier shelter beds. In response to this, campers once again set up outside of City Hall in protest.
Authorities responded, saying the camp was blocking access to the building and posed a public health hazard. This time, with help from advocates at Jewel's Helping Hands, homeless campers migrated to a plot of land located near Freya Street and I-90.
The new camp continued to grow, but this time, it was outside of the city's jurisdiction, as the land is owned by the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT).
By late 2021, Woodward proposed a new 250-bed, low-barrier shelter in a warehouse on East Trent Avenue.
The new Trent shelter is just one of the projects that will utilize funds from the Washington State Department of Commerce. City leaders and Catholic Charities are also hoping to use Commerce funding to get the old Quality Inn on Sunset Hill up and running as transitional housing for those leaving that I-90 encampment.
The city is hopeful that the new shelter will encourage many of the campers on the WSDOT land will leave the camp and move into the shelter. Spokane is working with the Department of Commerce to move people out of the encampment.
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SPOKANE, Wash. — The new homeless shelter on Trent Avenue in Spokane is open. This has been anticipated for months as city officials and homeless advocates worked to secure the plan and the funding.
On the first day of the Trent Shelter opening, about 20 people moved in. The first shuttle left the homeless encampment near I-90 and Freya Street at approximately noon Tuesday.
Jewels Helping Hands, the non-profit at the camp, said they are getting the word out about the shelter and handing out flyers.
The shelter will provide three meals a day and an overnight sleeping area for people who want to stay long-term. There are currently 40 beds, but that number is expected to grow to 250.
“Everything seems like a good idea, honestly. I mean food and shelter everything, just to have a place. Keep people off the streets and stuff and away from here,” said Luis Moreno, a homeless encampment resident.
The city hopes the shelter gives people at the homeless encampment on I-90 and Freya a safe and healthy living option.
Andy James Kreig, a resident at that camp, was one of the first people on the bus to the shelter.
“I’ll have a bed and shower and all three meals and a place I can call home for now," Kreig said. "An address, and get me a phone, and people won’t be stealing me blind in sin city or downtown. I’m looking forward to it.”
While some encampment residents are excited for the shelter, many of the residents at the camp did not want to leave.
“It looks like a concentration camp. I don’t know if anyone’s seen it but it just like a bunch of tents and beds and looks like it’s in a big warehouse surrounded by a fence,” said Jonah Michael Johnson, a homeless encampment resident. “Nobody’s going to go there.”
The shelter currently does not have indoor plumbing, but Spokane Mayor Nadine Woodward told KREM 2 she is hoping that funds from the Department of Commerce will pay for indoor plumbing and laundry facilities.
“What does this shelter consist of, change?" said Jason Staples, a resident at the homeless encampment. "Does it consist of empathy? Compassion for the people here?”
The mayor said that the shelter will be a new option for the campers, but is not a solution to fully clear out the camp.
Jewels Helping Hands said they hope as the weather gets colder and through word of mouth, more people will want to move into the shelter.
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ISLAND COUNTY, Wash. — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) deployed a team of seven investigators to assess a deadly plane crash that took place near Whidbey Island over the weekend.
The United States Coast Guard confirmed the identities of all 10 victims on board. The plane was flying from Friday Harbor to Renton Municipal Airport when it crashed on Sept. 4. One victim has been recovered so far.
The plane that crashed was a de Havilland DHC-3 Otter, a single-engine propeller plane, according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The plane was operated by Friday Harbor Seaplanes, which is a service owned by Northwest Seaplanes.
John Nance is a pilot, air force veteran and licensed attorney with decades of experience analyzing crash investigations. He said investigators may begin to release details in the coming days, but a final answer about what caused the crash could be weeks, or months away.
Typically, the NTSB Go Team includes experts on operations, structures, powerplants and other components. Usually there isn't just one cause. There may be multiple factors that contribute to a crash.
The Coast Guard already covered 2,100 square nautical miles as part of a search and rescue mission, looking for victims. The NTSB will likely use sonar and other maritime tools to locate the aircraft, and potentially, the passengers.
"They should be able to find [the plane]," Nance said. "Getting it then grappled from the bottom up to the surface will depend on how deep it is and of course the water is about 350, 400 feet deep right off that area- so that may take a while."
The NTSB also faces obstacles in investigating what went wrong. So far few witnesses have come forward to investigators.
Any tips people have about what they saw could help provide answers in the crash.
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IT came to me as a rude shock when I heard of the passing of my former boss, Mr. Olatunji Ayanlaja, SAN on the 26th of July 2022. Until his death, he was a Founding Partner of the firm of Ayanlaja Adesanya & Co. I write this tribute to an extraordinary lawyer .I joined the firm of Ayanlaja, Adesanya and Co. in January 1987 as the first full-time lawyer employed by the firm. In Chambers was Deji Balogun, now Hon. Justice Deji Balogun who was serving as a youth Corper. The job was heaven-sent, and my long wait had paid off because my monthly salary of N750 was a lot higher than the N400 to N500 my colleagues who had gotten jobs earlier were earning. Mr. Ayanlaja was a very seasoned and knowledgeable practitioner. There was so much to learn from him; his dapper dressing, his work culture, charisma, carriage, class, research methods, analytical skills, attention to detail, oratory skills, tenacity, confidence and hard work.
We usually held the firm’s meeting on Friday, and we had to read the Nigeria Weekly Law Reports (NWLR) for each week before the meeting because Mr. Ayanlaja and Mr. Adesanya would drill us on recent decisions in the report. We all imbibed punctuality as a virtue as Mr. Ayanlaja was always in the office at 7:30am every day without fail except he was not around, and you had no excuse for coming late. Mr. Seyi Akinwunmi (now the Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Football Federation) and Honourable Justice Sola Williams (Nee Ilori) later joined the firm. I remember that on one occasion, we were preparing papers for an appeal, and I left the office at 10:30pm. The following morning, I was back in the office at 7:00am. On arrival, Mr. Ayanlaja greeted me and said in Yoruba: “ Ayo, you left very early yesterday”, I smiled. This was the work ethic of Ayanlaja Adesanya & Co, and this has stuck with me till this very day.
There is no shortcut, you had to do deep research and leave no stone unturned. Mr. Ayanlaja would typically give you a big file and he would simply write the words “Please Treat”. To know what to “treat” you had to read the file back-to-back to trace the history of the case, the nature of the dispute, the current situation, and the next line of action.
After identifying the next line of action, you needed to prepare a worthy process for Mr. Ayanlaja’s consideration. There was usually a lot of back and forth with Mr. Ayanlaja because he would simply write on your draft “Not Satisfactory”. You did not know exactly what was “ not satisfactory”, you just had to figure it out until he approved the process. His style helped us to have a clear understanding of procedure, the legal requirements for the type of application you were making, pleadings, what you must prove to succeed and defences. Bullen &Leake was a regular reference as your pleadings must conform to the standard of the authors. His approachgave us confidence and boldness in court that we had satisfied all the legal requirements to the minutest detail. I still follow these precepts to date.
Mr. Olatunji Ayanlaja, who took silk in 1995was a colossus in the legal profession in Nigeria. An extraordinary lawyer. A go-to lawyer who you can go to sleep if you had him in your corner. He was a dogged fearless fighter. He was involved in many landmark and novel cases which are frequently cited by lawyers and judges. Some of them include: Saraki v. Kotoye (1992) 9 NWLR, Pt. 264 p 156, Inakoju v. Adeleke (2007) 4 NWLR, Pt. 1025, Stanbic IBTC Bank v. Long Term Global Capital Ltd &Ors. (2017) 18 NWLR Pt. 1598 p431, RE: Ladoja(2006) LPELR-7655and Ijebu-Ode Local Government Council v. Segun &Ors. (2011) LPELR-4290. Mr. Ayanlajalived a very impactful life. He positively propelled all that crossed his path to pursueexcellencein the legal profession and distinction in all spheres of life. ADIEU! Mr. Olatunji Ayanlaja, SAN – Rest in Peace my dear boss.
- Akintunde (C.Arb, FBR) is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria
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NEW YORK -- After defeating unseeded Ajla Tomljanovic 6-4, 7-6 (4) on Tuesday afternoon at the US Open, Ons Jabeur is into the semifinals.
The pride of Tunisia, Jabeur is ranked No.2 in the Race to the WTA Finals and the fifth seed in New York. Her win against Tomljanovic was her 43rd for the year. Only top-ranked Iga Swiatek has more. Here at the US Open, Jabeur -- also a Wimbledon finalist earlier this year -- has been solid, dropping only a single set through five matches.
“I believe in myself after Wimbledon,” she said in an on-court interview. “I know that I have it in me to win a [major] final. And here I am in the semifinals.”
It wasn’t an easy day for Jabeur, who at a few points in the match lost some of her composure.
“Emotionally it was kind of tough to manage the frustration,” Jabeur said, referring to a few racquet tosses. “I think I’m going to be fired from my job, as ‘Minister of Happiness.’ I want to apologize for my behavior.”
Here are three takeaways:
A wonderful sense of timing
While her service speeds were nearly identical to Tomljanovic’s, Jabeur demonstrated an uncanny sense of when to turn up the heat. Serving for the first set, she drilled a body serve at the Australian and the result was a short ball she punished for a forehand winner. At 30-15, she ripped a 106 mph ace down the middle -- one of four for the match. Those were two free points in a pivotal game, and it made the difference.
The first African woman in the Open Era to reach the @usopen semifinals 💪@Ons_Jabeur | #USOpen pic.twitter.com/bqIgmwbRym
— wta (@WTA) September 6, 2022
It happened again in the second-set tiebreak, when at 5-4, she fired a 107 mph offering down the middle that Tomljanovic barely got a racquet on. By contrast, Tomljanovic had a crucial double fault at 3-4, her ninth of the match.
“I kept repeating to myself [in the tiebreak], ‘I can, I can,’” Jabeur said.
Likewise, on break points -- the crucible where champions are made -- Jabeur was better. In five matches, she’s created 53 break-point opportunities, tied with Victoria Azarenka for the most so far, and converted 27, tied with Tomljanovic for first.
Variety, the spice of tennis life
As always, Jabeur proved to be wonderfully handy around the court with the usual array of pleasing shots you don’t see every day.
While her trademark drop shot wasn’t part of the steady diet, her backhand slice was a weapon, particularly when aimed at Tomljanovic’s backhand.
Perhaps the best point of the match came in the seventh game of the first set with Tomljanovic serving at break point. The two moved toward the net and engaged in a volley battle, which Jabeur won with a well-struck backhand volley that looped over the Australian’s head and dropped in.
Jabeur finished with 29 winners and 30 unforced errors.
An enduring sense of history
Jabeur, it seems, makes history every time she plays a major tournament.
Jabeur is the first Arab or African woman to reach the semifinals at the US Open in the Open Era. Previously, she joined Maryna Godwin (1968) and Amanda Coetzer (1994, 1996 and 1998) as the only African women to reach the quarterfinals at the US Open.
She’s now been to the second week of all four majors and is trying to mirror her run to the final at Wimbledon, where she lost to Elena Rybakina.
Speaking of history, Jabeur has altered hers dramatically. After losing the first two Grand Slam quarterfinals of her career -- in 2020 at both the Australian Open and Wimbledon -- she’s won the past two.
“I’m just trying to do my job here, hopefully I inspire more and more generations from Africa,” Jabeur said. “It really means a lot to me.” | https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2784659/takeaways-jabeur-turns-up-the-heat-vs-tomljanovic-into-us-open-semis | 2022-09-07T01:41:42Z | wtatennis.com | control | https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2784659/takeaways-jabeur-turns-up-the-heat-vs-tomljanovic-into-us-open-semis | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
NEW YORK -- No.17 seed Caroline Garcia defeated No.12 Coco Gauff 6-3, 6-4 in the US Open quarterfinals to advance to her first major semifinal. The win extended the Frenchwoman's current win streak to 13 matches, a streak that began with her victory in Cincinnati. She will face No.5 Ons Jabeur in Thursday's semifinals.
Playing in her first major quarterfinal since 2017, Garcia is now the third Frenchwoman in the Open Era to make the US Open semifinals. She joins Amelie Mauresmo (2002 and 2006) and Mary Pierce (2005).
Garcia, 28, is bidding to become the first Frenchwoman since 2005 to make the US Open final and the first since 2013 to win a major singles title.
Garcia came into Tuesday night's quarterfinal aiming to score her first win against Gauff in three meetings. Gauff won their last meeting earlier this year in straight sets on the hard courts of Doha. Neither woman had yet to lose a set in New York.
Wow. 😱@CaroGarcia is on absolute FIRE 🔥 pic.twitter.com/aAHq2diTJW
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 6, 2022
Garcia came out of the blocks quickly. Sticking to the swarming, aggressive style that has made her the winningest player since the start of July, Garcia built a quick 4-0 lead.
Gauff broke to get on the board down 4-1 and slowly began to close the gap. The key game came with Garcia serving at 4-2. Gauff got the game to deuce but could not generate a break point in the three-deuce game. Garcia held to 5-2 and coolly closed out the set two games later after 45 minutes.
Coco Gauff shows off her net game. pic.twitter.com/36E6GL5IeI
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 7, 2022
The second set unfolded in a similar fashion. Garcia broke early for a 2-0 lead and held off Gauff from there. With Garcia serving at 3-2, Gauff earned her first break point of the set. Once again the confident Frenchwoman found a perfect first serve to save it and hold. When Gauff had a 0-30 look at Garcia's serve at 4-3, Garcia fired two aces and two forehands to hold.
Ultimately, Gauff will rue the mistakes that came on balls she would not otherwise miss. But the pressure from Garcia was relentless. On this night, offense and experience won out. Not even Gauff's speed and court coverage could rattle Garcia as she methodically made her way to the finish line. Garcia closed out the match after 1 hour and 37 minutes.
Garcia finished the match with 24 winners to 22 unforced errors. Gauff, who out-aced Garcia five to four, finished with 18 winners and 24 unforced errors.
✈️ flying into the semis!@CaroGarcia | #USOpen pic.twitter.com/PryjllRBZh
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 7, 2022 | https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2784777/garcia-defeats-gauff-at-us-open-to-make-first-major-semifinal | 2022-09-07T01:41:48Z | wtatennis.com | control | https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2784777/garcia-defeats-gauff-at-us-open-to-make-first-major-semifinal | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
NEW YORK, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, continues to investigate potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of Twitter, Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) resulting from allegations that Twitter may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public.
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WHAT IS THIS ABOUT: On August 23, 2022, CNN published an article entitled "Ex-Twitter exec blows the whistle, alleging reckless and negligent cybersecurity policies" which revealed that "Twitter has major security problems that pose a threat to its own users' personal information, to company shareholders, to national security, and to democracy, according to an explosive whistleblower disclosure obtained exclusively by CNN and The Washington Post." The report also stated that the disclosure was "sent last month to a number of US government agencies and congressional committees, including the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice" and that the whistleblower is "Peiter 'Mudge' Zatko, who was previously the company's head of security, reporting directly to the CEO." The report further stated, among other things, that "[w]hat Zatko says he found was a company [Twitter] with extraordinarily poor security practices, including giving thousands of the company's employees — amounting to roughly half the company's workforce — access to some of the platform's critical controls." Finally, the report stated that the disclosure "also alleges that some of the company's senior-most executives have been trying to cover up Twitter's serious vulnerabilities, and that one or more current employees may be working for a foreign intelligence service."
On this news, Twitter's share price fell $3.15 per share, or 7%, to close at $39.86 per share on August 23, 2022, on unusually heavy trading volume.
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According to National Weather Service reports on Tuesday, Sept. 6, the prolonged heat wave will finally break this weekend as a rapidly weakening tropical cyclone Kay stalls offshore. Tropical cyclone Kay will bring cloudy skies and a chance of showers and thunderstorms this weekend across Southern California.
Related story: When will this infernal heat wave end?
The cyclone may briefly peak as a category 3 hurricane off of the southern Baja Peninsula late Wednesday or early Thursday. It is forecast to still be a formidable hurricane by the end of the day Thursday. Flash flooding might become a concern for the mountains and deserts over next weekend.
Key points
- Dangerous heat wave through Friday — High risk for heat illness
- Elevated fire weather conditions through Friday — Favorable environment for active wildfires
- Hurricane Kay to move very close to Southern California Friday through Monday — Potential for gusty winds, heavy rain, thunderstorms and coastal flooding
Sources: National Weather Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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BOSTON (AP) — Attorney General Maura Healey won the Democratic primary for Massachusetts governor on Tuesday, bringing her one step closer to becoming the first openly gay candidate and first woman elected to the state’s top political office — eight years after she was elected the nation’s first openly gay attorney general.
Healey, whose only rival for the nomination dropped out of the race but remained on the ballot, will be the heavy favorite in November against the winner of the Republican primary. Former state Rep. Geoff Diehl, who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, and businessman Chris Doughty, who is considered more moderate, are running for the GOP nomination.
The current officeholder, centrist Republican Gov. Charlie Baker, decided against seeking a third term. He did not endorse either Republican candidate.
The 51-year-old Healey has touted her efforts as the state’s top law enforcement official to protect students and homeowners from predatory lenders. Healey also sued Exxon Mobil Corp. over whether the oil giant misled investors and the public about its knowledge of climate change — a case still winding its way through the courts — and targeted OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and members of the Sackler family over allegations they deceived patients and doctors about the risks of opioids. In 2021, Healey announced a resolution to that case.
Her most frequent target, however, was Trump. Healey led or joined scores of lawsuits against Trump while he was president. One of her first challenged Trump’s travel ban, which would have barred teachers and students from seven majority-Muslim countries, including Iran, Iraq and Syria, from coming to Massachusetts, which attracts students from around the world.
Republican voters in the state on Tuesday will become just the latest to decide whether the party will further embrace Trumpism or is ready to move back toward the center. In recent primaries in other blue states like Maryland and Connecticut, GOP voters have nominated Trump loyalists, hurting the party’s chances of winning against a Democrat in the November general election.
Voting in the Cape Cod town of Barnstable was extended until midnight after a mechanical issue with the town clerk’s vault blocked the clerk from getting access to ballots, delaying the delivery of ballots to polling locations.
Diehl, the favorite among state Republican Party delegates in Massachusetts, has ties to Trump stretching to 2016, when he served as co-chair for Trump’s presidential campaign in the state. Trump lost Massachusetts by almost 30 percentage points in his two presidential campaigns. Diehl has also opposed COVID-19 protocols and hailed the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade.
Doughty said he supported some of Trump’s initiatives but wants to focus on challenges facing Massachusetts, which he said is increasingly unaffordable.
Diehl has come to embrace Trump’s false claims that he won the 2020 election. Diehl said last year that he didn’t think it was a “stolen election” but later said the election was rigged, despite dozens of courts, local officials and Trump’s own attorney general saying the vote was legitimate. Doughty, meanwhile, has said he believes President Joe Biden was legitimately elected.
The challenge for both is that support of Trump may play well among the party’s conservative wing but could be a political albatross in a state where registered Republicans make up less than 10% of the electorate compared to about 31% for Democrats and about 57% for independents.
Diehl faced a similar struggle when he challenged Democratic U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren in 2018. He won a three-way Republican primary only to capture just over a third of the vote in the general election.
Doughty said he would work to lower taxes and has said that although he considers himself “pro-life,” he accepts the state Supreme Court decision recognizing a right to abortion in Massachusetts.
Massachusetts has a history of electing fiscally conservative, socially moderate Republican governors — including former Govs. William Weld and Mitt Romney — to provide a check on overwhelming Democratic legislative majorities. Baker, another Republican in that mold, has remained popular in the state.
Healey is widely seen as a strong favorite to win the governor’s office, particularly if Diehl, the Trump-backed candidate, were to win. Healey said she would work to expand job training programs, make child care more affordable and modernize schools. Healey has also said she would protect “access to safe and legal abortion in Massachusetts” in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
But Healey does face an oddball hurdle in Massachusetts — the so-called curse of the attorney general. Since 1958, six former Massachusetts attorneys general have sought the governor’s office. All failed.
The state has previously had a female governor, though she was appointed to the position. Republican Jane Swift served as acting governor after Gov. Paul Cellucci stepped down in 2001 to become U.S. ambassador to Canada.
Tuesday’s election also features several statewide contested Democratic primaries, including for attorney general and secretary of the commonwealth.
Two Democrats are jockeying for the top law enforcement office: former Boston City Councilor Andrea Campbell and workers’ rights attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan. A week before the election, a third candidate, former assistant attorney general Quentin Palfrey, announced he was suspending his campaign and endorsed Campbell; he remained on the ballot.
Campbell would be the first Black woman to hold the office in Massachusetts if elected.
The winner will face Republican Jay McMahon, a trial attorney who previously ran against Healey and lost.
Incumbent Democratic Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin, who is vying for an eighth term in office, defeated fellow Democrat Tanisha Sullivan, president of the Boston branch of the NAACP. Sullivan would have been the first Black person to serve in the post if elected.
Galvin will face Republican Rayla Campbell in November. Campbell is also Black.
There are also contested races in the Democratic primary for auditor and in the Democratic and Republican races for lieutenant governor.
None of the state’s nine incumbent Democratic U.S. House members is facing primary challengers. There are two contested Republican primaries in the 8th and 9th congressional districts. | https://www.wpri.com/news/elections/polls-close-as-mass-gop-voters-pick-nominee-for-governor/ | 2022-09-07T01:46:34Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/news/elections/polls-close-as-mass-gop-voters-pick-nominee-for-governor/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
California warns power outages "very possible" as heat strains supply
California ISO, the state's grid operator, declared a stage 3 alert Tuesday evening, urging residents to reduce energy use as a record heat wave pummels the western U.S.
Why it matters: The ISO warned rotating power outages were "very possible." California Governor's Office of Emergency Services said in an alert sent to phones in the state that the extreme heat was "straining" the energy grid and "power interruptions may occur unless you take action."
The big picture: California declared a power grid emergency on Monday in response to the sustained heat wave that's seen all-time, monthly and daily records broken this week.
- The heat wave combined with the ongoing extreme drought that's reduced hydroelectric power output is placing the California grid under stress, per Axios' Andrew Freedman.
Context: Studies show climate change is making extreme heat events like the one that's currently roasting the U.S. West more common and intense.
Editor's note: This is a breaking news story. Please check back for updates. | https://www.axios.com/2022/09/07/california-heat-power-outages-grid-operator-alert | 2022-09-07T01:51:15Z | axios.com | control | https://www.axios.com/2022/09/07/california-heat-power-outages-grid-operator-alert | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Scoop: Larry Hogan's "tough on crime" push
As elements of his party feud over the FBI's search of Trump's Florida estate Mar-a-Lago, Maryland's Republican Gov. Larry Hogan is using his final weeks in office to launch a new "tough on crime" offensive, Axios has learned.
Why it matters: Hogan is seeking to chart a political future as a mainstream alternative to former President Trump by campaigning for and donating the maximum amounts to "pro-law enforcement" gubernatorial candidates in four key states.
- The potential 2024 presidential candidate's new efforts in Oregon, Georgia, Nevada and New Mexico come as Trump and his allies have rallied around calls to defund or abolish federal law enforcement agencies after the FBI search.
- After several years in which Republicans used the progressive "defund the police" slogan to attack Democrats as weak on crime, the pro-Trump dynamic has complicated GOP messaging in the final weeks of the midterm campaigning.
What they're saying: "At a time of rising crime, Republicans must be the party of law and order and supporting law enforcement. It’s absurd and dangerous that some Republicans would betray those principles and adopt the failed rhetoric of the far-left,” Hogan told Axios.
The big picture: Hogan is eager to steer the GOP back to what he considers its "traditional" positions — including by abandoning Trump.
- "We won't win back the White House by nominating Donald Trump or a cheap impersonation of him," Hogan told Axios in an interview this year.
- The moderate governor views boosting these "tough on crime" gubernatorial candidates as a way to realize that goal and win a power struggle in which pro-Trump candidates have largely dominated in GOP primaries.
Driving the news: Hogan's C4, An America United, will on Wednesday announce new contributions to four gubernatorial candidates who have pledged to "fully fund the police."
- They include Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, Nevada nominee Sheriff Joe Lombardo, New Mexico nominee Mark Ronchetti and Oregon nominee Christine Drazan.
- The group will give the maximum amounts to each candidate, except in Oregon, where there are no limits. | https://www.axios.com/2022/09/07/larry-hogan-law-enforcement-fbi | 2022-09-07T01:51:46Z | axios.com | control | https://www.axios.com/2022/09/07/larry-hogan-law-enforcement-fbi | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Remember how great it was gonna be when Bitcoin made it into the mainstream and was to be accepted by institutions and such?
Yeah, about that .... now it trades like any other 'risk' asset/fiat, but its down at the more stinky end of the spectrum of those.
BTC fell overnight with the rampant USD, revisiting its low now: | https://www.forexlive.com/Cryptocurrency/bitcoin-is-trading-like-any-other-emerging-market-ust-yields-up-btc-smashed-20220907/ | 2022-09-07T01:56:51Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/Cryptocurrency/bitcoin-is-trading-like-any-other-emerging-market-ust-yields-up-btc-smashed-20220907/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
GDP y/y +3.6%
- expected 3.5%, prior 3.3%
- this is 'real' GDP, nominal was +4.1% q/q and 12.1% y/y
GDP q/q 0.9%
- expected 1.0%, prior 0.8%
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Chain Price Index, an indicator of inflation is +4.3%
- prior + 4.9%
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Q2 is April, May and June. The RBA began its interest rate hiking cycle in May and hiked again in June. Continued rate hikes in July, August and September might have more of an impact (not a positive one) on economic growth in Q3. | https://www.forexlive.com/news/australian-q2-gdp-09-qq-vs-expected-10-20220907/ | 2022-09-07T01:56:52Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/news/australian-q2-gdp-09-qq-vs-expected-10-20220907/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
GBp, EUR, AUD, NZD, CAd, CHF all lower against the USD.
Equity indexes are dropping.
10yr UST yield has hit 3.365% again.
USD/JPY rose earlier in the session, but the yen is a basket case, yeah? :-D
GBp, EUR, AUD, NZD, CAd, CHF all lower against the USD.
Equity indexes are dropping.
10yr UST yield has hit 3.365% again.
USD/JPY rose earlier in the session, but the yen is a basket case, yeah? :-D
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LAURENS COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – A man wanted in connection with a deadly Laurens County shooting in early July has been arrested in Las Vegas.
The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office said 42-year-old Justin Mathis was arrested Tuesday in Nevada’s largest city.
The sheriff’s office said Mathis was wanted in the murder of 37-year-old Tyrin Pulley of Laurens.
Pulley was shot to death on July 5 on Eichelberger Road near Gray Court.
There’s no word yet on when Mathis will be brought back to South Carolina to face charges. | https://www.wspa.com/news/local-news/suspect-in-laurens-co-murder-arrested-in-las-vegas/ | 2022-09-07T02:21:13Z | wspa.com | control | https://www.wspa.com/news/local-news/suspect-in-laurens-co-murder-arrested-in-las-vegas/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) – New surveillance footage shows the man accused of abducting and murdering Eliza Fletcher, whose body police identified Tuesday, cleaning out his car hours after the Memphis school teacher disappeared.
The video shows Cleotha Abston arriving at the Longview Garden apartments where his brother lives around 7:57 a.m. Friday morning, more than three hours after Fletcher was forced into an SUV while she was jogging near the University of Memphis.
He sits in the vehicle for a while and then goes to the trunk. It’s hard to see exactly what he is doing but he runs to his brother’s apartment unit shortly after.
A few minutes later, he comes back outside and spends more than an hour at the passenger side of the SUV.
According to court documents, a witness said Abston was in a strange mood and vigorously cleaned the interior of his car with carpet cleaner and washed his clothes in the house’s sink.
The video comes after Memphis Police confirmed Tuesday that Fletcher was found dead behind a home in South Memphis Monday night. The body was found during a search in South Memphis near where police said Abston was seen cleaning out his vehicle.
U.S. Marshals arrested Abston, 38, on Saturday after police detected his DNA on a pair of sandals found near to where Fletcher was last seen, according to an arrest affidavit.
Abston was released from prison in 2020 after serving 20 years for a previous kidnapping. On Tuesday morning, he made his first court appearance on charges of kidnapping, tampering with evidence, theft, identity theft, and fraudulent use of a credit card.
Several of Fletcher’s relatives were in the courtroom along with more than 20 media members as Abston was issued a $510,000 bond. Abston said he could not afford bond and he could not afford a lawyer. General Sessions Judge Louis Montesi appointed a public defender to represent Abston.
Court records showed Abston also has been charged with first-degree murder. He is scheduled to appear in court again Wednesday.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. | https://www.wspa.com/news/national/nexstar-media-wire/video-suspect-in-eliza-fletchers-murder-cleans-car-hours-after-abduction/ | 2022-09-07T02:21:26Z | wspa.com | control | https://www.wspa.com/news/national/nexstar-media-wire/video-suspect-in-eliza-fletchers-murder-cleans-car-hours-after-abduction/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
SALISBURY, Md. -- 'Joining with Jackson' is a donation drive, organized by 50kSouls and YMCA of the Chesapeake to bring clean water to Jackson, Mississippi. The drive began Tuesday, September 6th, and will run until September 25th. Jackson's water system failed, and now thousands are without access to clean water. That's why they're asking the Delmarva community to donate bottles of water.
G. Mandel Copeland, founder of 50kSouls and pastor at United Faith Church in Salisbury, says it's tough to see families in Jackson go through this difficult time.
"It just kind of touches me to know that there is families, that there is a mother that has kids and she's got to create her own treatment center in her kitchen," said Copeland. "She's got to boil water, got to go through all of this, just to get clean water."
Kevin Lindsay of YMCA of the Chesapeake shares in that concern, and says it's a big reason why the YMCA got involved.
"What they're going through, I can't imagine going through that, so why not do something about it, and we[YMCA] have the resources and the capabilities to do that," said Lindsay.
Donations can be dropped off to the United Faith Church in Salisbury or to any of the 11 YMCA locations in the Chesapeake. Those locations range from Cecil County all the way to Chincoteague. Lindsay says if there's a YMCA near you, to please make a donation, because even small donations can make a big difference.
"If you're near a YMCA of the Chesapeake, and you want to donate water, just drop it off there, and we'll figure out the rest," said Lindsay.
Once the drive ends, Pastor Copeland and other members from 50kSouls will be making their way down to Jackson, Mississippi, so they can personally hand out all of the donations they've collected.
The last time these two organizations worked together, they brought three tractor trailers full of supplies to Kentucky in 2021. They're hoping to do it again. | https://www.wboc.com/news/a-little-generosity-can-go-a-long-way/article_b1cbc520-2e34-11ed-af6d-8bcec2dfa216.html | 2022-09-07T02:23:44Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/news/a-little-generosity-can-go-a-long-way/article_b1cbc520-2e34-11ed-af6d-8bcec2dfa216.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
KENT COUNTY, Del. - A shooting that took place on the Delaware State University campus early Saturday morning left four people injured, two of them being university students. Today, university officials held an online public forum to provide updates and answer questions about the incident.
In today's discussion, Delaware State University President, Tony Allen, said the two students who were hospitalized are doing much better.
President Allen also says the investigation is still ongoing but that officials are "fairly clear" the perpetrator was not a DSU student.
DSU Police Chief, Bobbie Cummings, talked about safety protocols on campus and how to make them more effective this school year.
Although the goal of the forum was to answer questions, many students on campus are still feeling uneasy about the incident.
Some students believe the university needs to be more diligent with checking school ID's and closing off public entrances to the campus.
President Allen said this is not something that happens often at Delaware State and ensures the security team is constantly working to keep the university safe. | https://www.wboc.com/news/delaware-state-university-officials-discuss-recent-shooting/article_8ffc0a90-2e34-11ed-974c-efbd18e60e9f.html | 2022-09-07T02:23:50Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/news/delaware-state-university-officials-discuss-recent-shooting/article_8ffc0a90-2e34-11ed-974c-efbd18e60e9f.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
From farmers to everyday gardeners, rain is vital for quality yields. Delmarva this year has experienced drought conditions with the driest areas being in eastern Sussex, Wicomico, Somerset, and all of Worcester county. Marcella Crowe lives in Salisbury and has a garden. She's had to get creative during the dry spells.
"We have this one rain spout and it has a hole on this side of the head and I take a big bucket in place to catch the water," Crowe said. "I try to do that stuff to conserve water and the grass dying especially where we planted new grass, we had it growing good, and now it's all dead."
Now the abnormally dry conditions have taken a toll on agriculture but there are some farmers, like Charles Wright, who utilize irrigation systems and prefer the drier season.
"Were vegetable farmers mainly," Wright said. "I like dry better than too much rain and we have a lot of irrigation we can apply the water as we need it and gives me more control."
Delmarva is below yearly rainfall totals with parts of Sussex county over 3 inches below the average. And farmers who are without irrigation systems...
"Most have drop insurance to back them up and prayer," Wright said. "But when you go for a month-long period of just a half over an inch, it's going to decrease the size of the seed and thus decrease the size of the yield."
So rain today did help but people are still hoping for a little more rain. When it comes to dry conditions today's rainfall was ideal for drought recovery because the rain fell over a few hours instead of all at once. | https://www.wboc.com/news/rain-brings-some-relief-to-abnormally-dry-areas-on-delmarva/article_d988d0b2-2e43-11ed-83fc-4787b21253ae.html | 2022-09-07T02:23:56Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/news/rain-brings-some-relief-to-abnormally-dry-areas-on-delmarva/article_d988d0b2-2e43-11ed-83fc-4787b21253ae.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
OCEAN CITY, MD.- Two people were arrested on Friday in connection to an armed robbery that happened back in July at an Ocean City home.
On July 26, police were called to a possible shooting just after 9:00 p.m., at a home on 144th St. When officers arrived, they found a victim with a head injury, and not a gunshot wound which was originally reported by the 911 caller. The victim was seen by Ocean City EMS and refused further treatment.
Through the course of the investigation, the victim told police that he had invited the suspects over to his home. Once inside, one of the suspects displayed a revolver and demanded some of the victim’s things. A fight started between the suspects and the victim. During the fight the victim hit on the head with the revolver and a shot was fired inside the home. The suspects stole some of the victim’s personal property before leaving the home.
Detectives were able to identify the suspects as Nasir J. Waters, 19, from Bishopville, and a 15-year-old teen boy from Selbyville. Arrest warrants were obtained for both suspects in addition to the search and seizure warrant.
Police say members of the Ocean City Major Crimes, Narcotic, and Special Enforcement Units along with members of the Worcester County Bureau of Investigations, Criminal Enforcement Team, and the STAR team executed the warrant on September 2.
Detectives found a handgun matching the description of the weapon used during the robbery along with various controlled dangerous substances and packaging materials during the execution of the search and seizure warrant. Waters was located at the home and was taken into custody without incident. The Delaware State Police Governor’s Task Force located the teen suspect at his home in Selbyville and took him into custody without incident.
The two have been charge with the following crimes:
Nasir J. Waters:
- Conspiracy to commit murder- first-degree
- Attempted first-degree murder
- Attempted second-degree murder
- Armed robbery
- First-degree assault
- Second-degree assault
- Firearm used during a felony/violent crime
- Possession of a firearm by a minor
- Handgun on person
- Loaded handgun on person
- Theft $100 < $1,500
Waters was seen by a Maryland District Court Commissioner and was held without bond.
The juvenile has been waived to adult status and charged with:
- Conspiracy to commit murder- first-degree
- Attempted first-degree murder
- Attempted second-degree murder
- Armed robbery
- First-degree assault
- Second-degree assault
- Firearm used during a felony/violent crime
- Possession of a firearm by a minor
- Handgun on person
- Loaded handgun on person
- Theft $100 < $1,500
The juvenile was seen by a Maryland District Court Commissioner and was held without bond. | https://www.wboc.com/news/two-arrested-in-connection-to-ocean-city-armed-robbery/article_fb5e6b0e-2e37-11ed-8e40-7f8c1402b069.html | 2022-09-07T02:24:02Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/news/two-arrested-in-connection-to-ocean-city-armed-robbery/article_fb5e6b0e-2e37-11ed-8e40-7f8c1402b069.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING THURSDAY FOR
GUSTY WEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 427, 428,
429, 430, AND 432...
The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a Fire
Weather Watch, which is in effect from Thursday morning through
Thursday evening.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 418 through 425. Fire weather
zones 427 through 430. Fire weather zone 432.
* WIND...West to northwest winds 15 to 20 mph sustained with gusts
to 35 mph possible.
* HUMIDITY...7 to 15 percent.
* HAINES...5 to 6.
* IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.
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1937-2022 Deanna K. Morton, 85, of Cheyenne died August 26. Deanna was born to Frank and Grace (Baptist) McNiel in Fruita, CO March 11, 1937. Services will be held Thursday September 8, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. at Restoration Fellowship church. To view full obituary please visit www.wrcfuneral.com.
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...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING THURSDAY FOR
GUSTY WEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 427, 428,
429, 430, AND 432...
The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a Fire
Weather Watch, which is in effect from Thursday morning through
Thursday evening.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 418 through 425. Fire weather
zones 427 through 430. Fire weather zone 432.
* WIND...West to northwest winds 15 to 20 mph sustained with gusts
to 35 mph possible.
* HUMIDITY...7 to 15 percent.
* HAINES...5 to 6.
* IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.
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Lester David Scott 1954-Lester David Scott, a bright light on this planet, left us on August 27, 2022. Les had “gone home” to Nucla for his 50th class reunion and passed in the night. Lester had recently married his longtime sweetheart, his ½ a hoot, Delilah. Lester was born in Uravan, Colorado on March 24, 1954 to Winfield “Bus” and Helen Scott McKannan, the fourth child with four more on the way. Lester spent his childhood in Nucla, graduating from Nucla High in 1972. He lived in Grand Junction for many years and was married to Vicky McClure Hayden. They had three children, Jennifer (Matt) Berman, David Scott, and Shelley Callahan. He also had two stepchildren, Nicole (Matthew) Mullins and Melissa (Tyrrell) Kochenower. He had four grandchildren and two step grandchildren. Lester graduated from Mesa College with an engineering degree. He was an electrician, musician, old car buff, jester and master tinkerer. He worked for DISH Network and retired in Cheyenne as Field Engineering Manager. Les was involved in various bands over his life. He played with the Cheyenne Little Theatre Players in their production of The Patsy Cline Story as well as many dances and events over the years. Lester is survived by his loving wife, Delilah, his children, stepchildren, and his five remaining siblings, Inez (Ben) Garland, Rev. Anna Scott, Patrick (Nancy) Scott, Donald (Cindy) Scott and Leo Scott. He is preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Betty Gardner and brother, Tommy Scott. A memorial service will be held on September 10, 2022 at 11 AM at Faith Pentecostal Church of God, 1712 H Road, Delta, CO with Rev. Willie Harrison presiding. Memorial contributions can be made to Colorado Mesa University music program or to Colorado Parks and Wildlife. 2022
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...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING THURSDAY FOR
GUSTY WEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
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Apple, pictured, tested positive for feline panleokopenia and was in critical condition, but she responded to treatment administered by the Cheyenne Animal Shelter. She was recently moved from an isolation room and will be ready for adoption following a quarantine period. Courtesy of the Cheyenne Animal Shelter
An isolation room for cats sick with feline panleokopenia (FP) at the Cheyenne Animal Shelter on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. Alyte Katilius/Wyoming Tribune Eagle
Apple, pictured, tested positive for feline panleokopenia and was in critical condition, but she responded to treatment administered by the Cheyenne Animal Shelter. She was recently moved from an isolation room and will be ready for adoption following a quarantine period. Courtesy of the Cheyenne Animal Shelter
An isolation room for cats sick with feline panleokopenia (FP) at the Cheyenne Animal Shelter on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. Alyte Katilius/Wyoming Tribune Eagle
CHEYENNE – After a week of quarantine and cat intake diversion, the Cheyenne Animal Shelter hasn't had any new cases of feline panleukopenia since Friday, according to a Tuesday news release from the shelter.
Shelter Medical Director Tessha Winsch, DVM, immediately implemented an outbreak management plan to help prevent the spread and to provide supportive care to any sick cats.
"As of right now, we are seeing success in our plans to manage exposure in the building, and will hopefully be able to start lifting quarantines next week," Winsch said in the release.
Last week, there were three confirmed cases of feline panleukopenia and more than 10 additional suspected cases. As of Tuesday morning, all of the cats in critical care had recovered, and several will be ready to move on to their adoptive homes, the shelter reported.
Shelter staff said they were grateful for the community support, help with limiting the intake of cats and donations for their care. The shelter is still diverting the intake of cats through Sept. 15, and will update the public as soon as scheduled intake appointments resume.
Cats will be made available as they’ve completed quarantine and have been medically cleared. Currently, one cat is ready to be adopted; the shelter hopes to have more as the week continues.
For those interested in helping, the shelter is still asking for monetary donations and also has a wishlist of items needed to support the cat population during the quarantine period.
The shelter will be hosting a vaccine clinic on Oct. 1 for both cats and dogs, and encourages the community to participate. Vaccinations are the first defense against illness like feline panleukopenia. For more information, visit cheyenneanimalshelter.org or call 307-632-6655. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/local_news/shelter-cats-responding-to-outbreak-management-plan-for-panleukopenia/article_28b6ade8-2e3b-11ed-9405-87e7e67b7098.html | 2022-09-07T02:26:32Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/local_news/shelter-cats-responding-to-outbreak-management-plan-for-panleukopenia/article_28b6ade8-2e3b-11ed-9405-87e7e67b7098.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Criminal hackers have recently targeted U.S. school districts and will likely continue to escalate their attacks this school year, federal agencies warned Tuesday.
The alert — issued by the FBI, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and MS-ISAC, a nonprofit organization that shares cyber threats — warned that “attacks may increase as the 2022/2023 school year begins and criminal ransomware groups perceive opportunities for successful attacks.”
“School districts with limited cybersecurity capabilities and constrained resources are often the most vulnerable; however, the opportunistic targeting often seen with cyber criminals can still put school districts with robust cybersecurity programs at risk,” the group added.
The alert comes after the Los Angeles Unified School District, one of the largest school districts in the U.S., announced late Monday evening that it had been infected with ransomware. Hackers infected the district’s computer networks with malicious software, locking up files and demanding a ransom payment.
While classes in Los Angeles weren’t canceled, the attack caused a “significant disruption” to the school district and some of its services, the district announced.
Ransomware hackers often go after computer networks tied to essential services, especially if they’re not staffed with strong cybersecurity protections, making school districts a ripe target. In some cases, that leads to schools being closed with little notice, forcing parents to make emergency plans for how to watch their kids.
At least 26 U.S. school districts have been infected with ransomware so far in 2022, with seven of those incidents coming since the beginning of August, according to a tally maintained by Recorded Future, a cybersecurity company.
The Biden administration officially made ransomware a high-priority concern in May 2021, after hackers locked up computer networks belonging to Colonial Pipeline, leading to some gas shortages. Since then, there haven’t been any such high-profile ransomware attacks on energy infrastructure.
But ransomware attacks on school districts as well as health care facilities, which fall under the Department of Homeland Security’s definition of critical infrastructure, have continued, said Brett Callow, a ransomware analyst at Emsisoft, a company that specializes in responding to ransomware attacks.
“I suspect that actors may be avoiding the U.S. targets which they believe are likely to attract the attention of U.S. Cyber Command or put them in the crosshairs of U.S. law enforcement,” Callow said.
Ransomware attacks on schools also run the risk of giving hackers access to children’s personal information, the government warned.
“K-12 institutions may be seen as particularly lucrative targets due to the amount of sensitive student data accessible through school systems or their managed service providers,” the government alert said.
An NBC News investigation in 2021 found that ransomware groups had published sensitive personal data on American schoolchildren from more than 1,200 schools. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/national/criminal-hackers-targeting-k-12-schools-u-s-government-warns/article_5c4086c8-2e33-11ed-8ef8-3b153242e56d.html | 2022-09-07T02:30:37Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/national/criminal-hackers-targeting-k-12-schools-u-s-government-warns/article_5c4086c8-2e33-11ed-8ef8-3b153242e56d.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
An American tourist was killed in a shark attack Tuesday in the Bahamas.
The woman, whose name was not released, was snorkeling with a group of five to seven relatives when she was attacked by a bull shark shortly after 2 p.m. at Green Cay, said Royal Bahamas Police Force Superintendent Chrislyn Skippings at a news conference.
The area is about a half-mile northwest of Rose Island, a private island off the coast of Nassau.
The woman, who officials said was 58, had no vital signs after the attack, Skippings said.
She arrived in the Bahamas via a cruise ship Tuesday morning, the superintendent said. A private tour boat took her group snorkeling off Rose Island.
Family members witnessed the attack and, along with a tour operator, pulled her from the water and took her by boat to Fort Montagu on Nassau, Skippings said.
The area of the attack was cordoned off and closed indefinitely to snorkelers.
"It's just an unfortunate situation," Skippings said.
According to the University of Florida's Florida Museum of Natural History, the last recorded shark attack in the Bahamas was in 2018.
But the institution says bull sharks are one of the most common when it comes to unprovoked attacks on humans.
They are large, capable of inflicting serious injuries, commonly found in areas where humans enter the water, and have teeth designed to shear rather than hold, the museum states in a primer on species. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/national/u-s-tourist-killed-in-bahamas-shark-attack/article_e15303bc-2e43-11ed-b3bf-4ba230874635.html | 2022-09-07T02:30:43Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/national/u-s-tourist-killed-in-bahamas-shark-attack/article_e15303bc-2e43-11ed-b3bf-4ba230874635.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
RICHLAND, Wash. — The third largest gathering in the Tri-Cities, Sausage Fest, is returning to full festivities in 2022, with the Chicken Dance competition on September 15 and Sausage Fest on September 16 and 17. The event was canceled and adapted into a drive-thru in previous years, but is back to normal with games, food booths, a beer garden and live music.
Food offered at the Sausage Fest is sourced from the area, with nothing outside of a 40-mile radius. You can order bier rocks, Frito banditos, homemade desserts and corn picked that day.
Local bands will perform live music throughout the weekend. Games, arts and crafts and bingo will be offered for attendees as well.
Admission to Sausage Fest is free, and activities are offered at a low price “in order to provide an inexpensive, enjoyable time for families in our community,” according to the event press release.
The event benefits the Christ the King Catholic School, and a dance is held for the middle school students. The Chicken Dance Competition features students in costumes performing interpretations of the chicken dance. They’re judged on originality, costume and effort.
The competition begins at 10 a.m. on Thursday at 1111 Stevens Drive. Sausage Fest is from 5 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on Friday and from 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, also at 1111 Stevens Drive. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/annual-sausage-fest-and-chicken-dance-competition-returns/article_6ac5bfee-2e40-11ed-877f-fbddbc8fb5af.html | 2022-09-07T02:30:49Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/annual-sausage-fest-and-chicken-dance-competition-returns/article_6ac5bfee-2e40-11ed-877f-fbddbc8fb5af.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The first signs of the Alaskan invasion were discovered by an intern.
In July, a young woman walking the shoreline of the Metlakatla Indian Community during an internship with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration found a shell of a known menace in the U.S. — the European green crab.
Two more were soon discovered. It was a day many had been dreading for years.
“We always knew we were eventually going to see evidence of green crab,” said Dustin Winter, a member of the Metlakatla Indian Community and the program director of its fish and wildlife department. “I didn’t think it was going to happen so quickly.”
Within a month and half, more than 80 live green crabs had been trapped along the Metlakatla shoreline, Winter said, making the community ground zero in the fight against the species in Alaska, though it’s possible other areas of Alaska have been colonized already.
The green crab is a notorious invasive species that has reshaped U.S. ecosystems and hammered East Coast commercial fisheries for decades. The discovery of the species in Alaska represents a profound risk in a state that accounts for about 60% of the nation’s seafood harvest.
They’re also almost impossible to remove. Nowhere in the world have green crabs been eradicated after they’ve established a population, scientists say. The discovery, which experts say is likely tied to warming waters due to climate change, threatens Alaskan economies, ecosystems and longstanding ways of life.
“They’re like marine locusts,” said Genelle Winter, the tribal community’s invasive species program director, outlining how the creatures could degrade the area’s coastal shorelines, eat the Dungeness crab tribal members rely upon for meals and destroy the area’s eelgrass habitat for salmon — the foundation of the Metlakatla economy.
Meanwhile, efforts to thwart green crab populations elsewhere have required incredible investment and effort. Earlier this year, Gov. Jay Inslee issued an emergency proclamation to eradicate or prevent green crabs from spreading in Washington state waters. The state fish and wildlife agency assigned a crab “incident commander” and its Legislature forked over $8.5 million in emergency funding to repel its invasion.
Alaska, which has less than one-tenth of Washington’s population and more than 10 times the coastal shoreline, is preparing now for what promises to be an expensive and complicated struggle.
“Green crab really can explode and dominate ecosystems,” said Linda Shaw, a wildlife biologist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration based in Juneau, Alaska. “The implications are huge for Alaska.”
A steady march
The European green crab has been a pest in American waters for some 200 years, but it remained an East Coast-only menace until the late 1980s, when it was discovered in San Francisco Bay, likely transported by humans in bait or in packaging.
Green crabs are a shore species with long legs. Their bodies can grow to about four inches in width, and their color can vary. On the West Coast, these crabs can be easily confused for native species. A telltale sign for identification is that they feature five spines next to each eye.
On the West Coast, the crabs took hold in the Bay Area and then spread from there, sending larvae into ocean currents that would eventually carry them to Oregon, Washington and British Columbia.
“Throughout the early 2000s, we would periodically have green crab spread up throughout the coast,” said Sean McDonald, a marine ecologist and associate teaching professor at the University of Washington.
Huge pulses of green crab larvae are spread during strong El Niño conditions, when warmer surface waters dominate the North Pacific, McDonald said.
Green crabs were first discovered along inland Washington state shores in 2016, after a prolonged marine heat wave known as the Blob. By summer 2020, they had expanded as far north as British Columbia’s Haida Gwaii, which sits near the southern tip of the Alaskan peninsula.
“It was a steady march north,” Shaw said.“Realizing they were getting closer, it was probably inevitable they were going to show up here.”
Like many invasive species, green crabs are likely benefiting from climate change, which often facilitates invasions. Marine heat waves, made more common by climate change, are likely boosting reproduction and distribution of green crabs, Shaw said.
In warmer waters, larvae are more likely to survive the winter, which ramps up reproduction. Warmer waters also mean new habitat is available for green crabs.
Federal agencies have helped to fund monitoring programs at the Metlakatla Indian Community for several years, concerned that the species would wash up and take hold on Alaskan shores.
It’s possible that green crabs have already colonized other remote shoreline areas in Alaska.
“Unless you’re really looking for them, you probably could easily miss that they’re there,” Shaw said.
And if Washington state’s efforts are any indication, deterring an invasion can be a Sisyphean task.
On a recent afternoon in late August, Jeff Adams stalked out to the center of Nick’s Lagoon, just off Hood Canal in Washington state, taking big, thigh-burning strides through a thick muck that gave off a stench of salt and sulfur.
Adams, a marine ecologist with Washington Sea Grant who is part of a research group tracking green crabs’ spread in the state, cradled pairs of minnow and fukui traps in his hands as if carrying a football. Slung over his shoulder is a shrimp trap with a dead mackerel speared and suspended at its center.
“The water is maybe two inches deep here,” said Adams, as his legs disappeared up to his knees in the sludge.
Nick’s Lagoon — a pond-shaped salt marsh the size of a football field that spills in and out of Hood Canal with the ebb of the tides — is far from pristine wilderness. A rusted gear shaft stuck out from grasses on shore. Golf balls littered the lagoon bed. Another researcher, Emily Grason, reported standing on the frame of what she thought was an old car in the middle of the lagoon. It had apparently been swallowed whole by the mud in the past.
Even so, Nick’s Lagoon is a productive ecosystem, with signs of beavers, deer and hairy shore crabs native to Washington state.
Green crabs were trapped in Nick’s Lagoon in May, marking the first time the species had been discovered in Hood Canal and the farthest south green crabs were known to have ventured in the Salish Sea, the inland body of water that connects Seattle and many other Washington port cities to the Pacific.
The researchers, Adams, Grason and Aina Hori, a master’s student, are part of an effort to deter greens from the area. The three members of Washington Sea Grant’s crab team waded into the smelly lagoon for more than an hour, submerging 22 traps in every corner of the lagoon. They returned the next day, pulled up the traps and collected their findings. Two green crabs were among their catch.
Years ago, the crab team began to construct a monitoring network to detect the species in Washington. Between 200 and 300 volunteers now help monitor 67 sites across the state by setting traps, documenting environmental changes and reporting invaders to the crab team on a hotline.
So far, 15 green crabs have been caught at Nick’s Lagoon, according to Grason’s data. It’s the kind of place that could become a breeding ground if left alone.
“What we worry about is that they raise the density where they can find each other and easily reproduce,” Grason said of the crabs.
Preventing the crabs from reproducing in Hood Canal is paramount, Grason said, because currents here could pen in larvae.
“If you release green crab larvae in those places, you’re going to ratchet up your reproduction rate very quickly,” Grason said. “If you wait for them to be abundant before you do anything on it, you’ve missed your chance.”
Right now, there’s one main way to get rid of green crabs — by trapping them. The crab team’s monitoring network is designed to detect green crab, gather data and pinpoint where to focus trapping efforts.
The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife now has six permanent staffers and 15 seasonal workers helping to trap green crabs, according to Allen Pleus, the incident commander for the invasion response. Tribal governments and shellfish growers are also trapping.
As of Aug. 7, the agency and its partners had trapped 138,000 European green crab. Most of these creatures are frozen and sent to a landfill. Some are saved for science.
It’s expensive work. The state Legislature in 2022 appropriated $8.5 million in emergency funding to mount a response. In the future, Pleus said the program expects to receive about $6.1 million each fiscal year.
Even with the burst of funding, no one expects to eradicate the green crab.
“Nobody has ever gotten rid of European green crab once it’s established large populations in its geography,” Grason said. “To the extent we can hold the line, we can buy ourselves time to figure out how to protect eelgrass beds and natural crab populations.”
A threat to Alaska
Alaskan fisheries are among the most productive in the world. Seafood is a multi-billion dollar economy. Many indigenous communities, including the Metlakatla, rely on the region’s shorelines for shellfish.
“The area we’re finding the crabs right now is a huge subsistence area. It’s where everybody harvests shellfish. It’s the largest population of Dungeness crab on the reservation,” Genelle Winter said.
Threats to salmon are threats to the tribe’s future.
“If we didn’t have a salmon fishery, I don’t know what the community would do,” Dustin Winter said. “It’s the biggest economic impact to the tribe.”
The discovery of green crabs on the Metlakatla Indian Community’s shoreline touched off a flurry of activity in Alaska.
Tammy Davis, the state’s invasive species coordinator, last week set off to survey other areas of southeast Alaska for signs of invasion.
Fending the invaders off remains a daunting prospect.
“I’m alarmed,” Davis said. “There is so much available habitat.” | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/green-crabs-have-already-invaded-washingtons-shorelines-now-theyre-heading-to-alaska/article_ca3fa046-2e38-11ed-89eb-1f8668c9c27c.html | 2022-09-07T02:30:55Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/green-crabs-have-already-invaded-washingtons-shorelines-now-theyre-heading-to-alaska/article_ca3fa046-2e38-11ed-89eb-1f8668c9c27c.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The Coast Guard on Tuesday released the names of the passengers and the pilot who are presumed dead after a charter floatplane crashed Sunday near Seattle.
Ten people were on board when the de Havilland DHC-3 Otter floatplane went down off Whidbey Island, about 40 miles north of Seattle, the Coast Guard said in a statement.
The agency called off the search for survivors Monday, saying in its statement Tuesday that it offers its "deepest sympathies to those who lost a loved one in this tragedy."
The Coast Guard identified the pilot as Jason Winters and the passengers as Patricia Hicks, Sandra Williams, Luke Ludwig, Rebecca Ludwig, Joanne Mera, Gabrielle Hanna, Lauren Hilty, Ross Mickel and Remy Mickel, who was nearly 2 years old.
Sandy Williams
Sandy Williams, 60, was vacationing in Washington's San Juan Islands, her brother Rick Williams, of Arroyo Grande, California, said Tuesday.
Williams founded a Black newspaper, The Black Lens, and a community hub, the Carl Maxey Center, both in Spokane, Washington, Rick Williams told NBC News.
“They used to call her the Black mayor of Spokane,” he said. “She was an advocate for those who didn’t have a voice. She was a staunch fighter for the Black community or for anyone who didn’t have the power to get their needs met. … That was her passion, and that’s what she devoted her life to.”
Williams said his family was in shock at the unexpected loss because Sandy was an “integral part of our family.”
The president of Gonzaga University in Spokane, Thayne M. McCulloh, said in a statement on Twitter that "our community has tragically lost a leader, teacher, activist & powerful voice."
"I am devastated to learn of Sandy Williams’ passing and we ... extend our condolences to her family, many friends and colleagues. Sandy: Rest In Peace,” McCulloh said.
Patricia Hicks
Patricia Hicks, of Spokane, was a retired teacher. She was vacationing with Sandy Williams in the San Juan Islands, Williams' brother said.
Joanne Mera
Joanne Mera, 60, of San Diego, was visiting family in Seattle, her niece Sami Sullivan told NBC affiliate KING of Seattle.
Mera was the CEO of an event management company she co-founded in California.
“Joanne Mera was someone everyone gravitated towards. She was the life of any party and the soul of our family,” Sullivan said. “She was the best mom, wife, sister and friend. Our hearts are shattered, not just for our family’s loss, but for the loss we know other families are feeling right now.”
Mera is survived by her husband of more than 30 years, her three children, sisters, brother, nieces and nephews, Sullivan said.
Ross Andrew Mickel, Lauren Hilty and Remy Mickel
Ross Andrew Mickel, the founder of the Ross Andrew Winery, was on board with his pregnant wife, Lauren Hilty, and their nearly 2-year-old son, Remy, The Seattle Times reported.
The Mickel family said in a statement to KING that their "grief is unimaginable."
“We are deeply saddened and beyond devastated at the loss of our beloved Ross Mickel, Lauren Hilty, Remy and their unborn baby boy, Luca," the statement said. "Our collective grief is unimaginable. They were a bright and shining light in the lives of everyone who knew them. Although their time with us was too short, we will carry their legacy forward.”
The Washington State Wine Commission said in a statement that the wine community will miss Ross Mickel. “We are deeply saddened by the news about Ross Mickel and his family. Ross had an incredible impact on the Washington wine community and he will be greatly missed. Our thoughts are with his loved ones as they navigate this extraordinarily difficult time.”
Gabrielle ‘Gabby’ Hanna
Seattle lawyer Gabby Hanna was returning from a friend’s wedding when the plane went down, The Seattle Times reported.
“She was a fierce, fierce young woman, in the best of ways,” her father, Dave von Beck, told The Times on Tuesday. “There are no words to describe the pain. Her family loved her very much.”
Von Beck said in a statement to KING, “Our family and friends are just heartsick with grief at the loss of our beautiful Gabby, who at 29 should have had many decades of a wonderful life still to be lived.”
She attended Garfield High School in Seattle and Occidental College in Los Angeles, KING reported. She competed in swimming at Occidental and majored in philosophy, according to the college’s website.
Luke and Rebecca Ludwig
The Ludwigs were a couple from Minnesota.
“We have nothing to share at this time, other than we are coping with this tragedy with overwhelming support from family, friends, and a loving community," their family said in a statement to KING.
"We ask that the media respect our family’s privacy and allow us to deal with our losses without future media attention or prominence.”
Luke Ludwig was an engineering leader with Arizona-based HomeLight Home Loans.
“The entire HomeLight team extends our deepest sympathies to both Luke and Becca’s families, friends, and loved ones,” the company said in an email. “Luke was a deeply devoted father, husband, outdoorsman, and coach for his kids’ sports teams, known for his remarkable kindness and generous spirit.”
Charter company says it's ‘heartbroken’
Northwest Seaplanes owned the plane, The Seattle Times reported. No one with the company could be immediately reached for comment Tuesday.
In a statement on its website, the company said: “The team at Northwest Seaplanes is heartbroken, we don’t know any details yet regarding the cause of the accident. We are working with the FAA, NTSB and Coast Guard. We have been in communication with the families. We are praying for the families involved, including our pilot and his family.”
Cause of crash remains unknown
Officials got reports that “the aircraft dropped suddenly at a fair amount of speed and hit the water,” Scott Giard, the director of Coast Guard search and rescue for the Pacific Northwest, said at a news conference. “We don’t have any video or pictures of the incident as of this moment.”
There was no distress call or distress beacon, he said. The aircraft has an electronic locating transmitter, but there has been no transmission.
The Coast Guard found “minimal debris,” Giard said. By Monday afternoon, it had found only three to four long, narrow pieces of aluminum, very few personal items, a seat and some small pieces of foam.
Without a clear picture of the actual crash and not knowing whether it exploded on impact or immediately sank to the seafloor, it’s difficult to know what happened to the plane, he said.
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/here-is-what-we-know-so-far-about-the-victims-in-the-charter-floatplane-crash/article_d686af04-2e45-11ed-b3a2-0bc2f9c97d35.html | 2022-09-07T02:31:01Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/here-is-what-we-know-so-far-about-the-victims-in-the-charter-floatplane-crash/article_d686af04-2e45-11ed-b3a2-0bc2f9c97d35.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
SUNNYSIDE, Wash. - Gang violence is a common trend in many of our local communities and some parents may worry about their kids being exposed to it. Dr. Ana Garcia, a pediatrician from Astria Health, breaks down how you can talk to your kids about this topic and some of the reasons kids get involved with gangs.
According to Dr. Garcia, there are many different reasons kids get involved with gangs, including promises of money, sex, drugs and protection. Gangs often go after a certain type of kid.
"Gangs are offering a family," Dr. Garcia said. "That's how they entice these children to go into the gang because they are offering what they believe the child is not getting at home, so they are going after the children they believe are coming from broken families."
In her 11 years as a pediatrician at Astria Health, she said the youngest kid she's seen show signs of being involved in a gang was 12-years-old. Dr. Garcia said teaching your kids from a young age that actions have consequences is one important step to keep them on the right path.
"I've seen kids slap their parent in the face and everyone laughs, that's not funny," Dr. Garcia said. "We have to start letting them know that is not okay that there are boundaries that there are rules."
She added parents should also make an effort to know who their kids are spending time with and who their parents are. Talking about topics like violence in the community is also important. The best way is to be direct.
"Just ask your children, 'how do you feel about this? How do you feel about that? Look, this happened in our community, are you scared? Does that bother you? Is that something that you admire?" she said.
When patients come to her and Dr. Garcia sees signs of gang involvement, she can't always disclose that unless she fears for their life or other's lives because doctors have confidentiality agreements with their patients. However, she tries to reason with the person to help them.
"Tell them what I feel about their decisions is not right and try to convince them to go to a counselor by themselves," she said. "I try to get one for them. I try to make appointments for them and follow up as much as I can."
She said it doesn't always work because sometimes they stop responding to her.
Dr. Garcia said teachers can also help identify kids they believe are at risk for gang involvement and try to help them because kids spend a big part of their lives in school.
She said most people who spend a lot of time around kids often know what the signs are but common signs of gang involvement include the way they dress, act, speak with certain slang and certain affiliated tattoos.
Dr. Garcia said parents should also support their kids and show them they love them through their actions because gang life is less appealing to kids with happy home lives.
If you're kid is in need of mental health resources, Astria Health offers inpatient and outpatient behavioral health services in Grandview and Toppenish.
Resources: | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/how-to-talk-to-your-kids-about-gangs/article_a256a44c-2e3a-11ed-8e15-07a943db9d7b.html | 2022-09-07T02:31:07Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/how-to-talk-to-your-kids-about-gangs/article_a256a44c-2e3a-11ed-8e15-07a943db9d7b.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
TRI-CITIES, Wash. — Numerica Credit Union has partnered with Second Harvest to hold Great Grocery Gifting pop-up events on September 8, where donations are rewarded with gift cards. Anyone who donates $50 to Second Harvest during the event will get a $50 gift card from the credit union to Yoke's Fresh Market, or Grocery Outlet for donations in Wenatchee.
The events are from 4-7 p.m. on September 8 at four regional locations:
Numerica Pavilion at Southridge Sports and Events Center in Tri-Cities
Town Toyota Center in Wenatchee (gift cards are for Grocery Outlet)
Numerica SkyRide in Spokane
McEuen Park in Coeur d-Alene
Data from the Feeding America’s 2022 Map the Meal Gap shows that one in every nine people in the Inland Northwest struggle with hunger. The partnership hopes to raise $40,000 for this cause. Second Harvest turns $50 into 250 meals, according to the press release. Numerica has a total of 830 gift cards to five away, and if they’re all passed out, it would mean 207,000 meals can be provided.
“Numerica is committed to giving back to organizations that support vulnerable families in our community,” said Amanda Swan, the assistant vice president of community development and impact at Numerica. “We wanted to find a fun way to reward people for their generosity, raise awareness for the work of Second Harvest, and make an impact in our neighborhoods.”
The gift cards are offered on a first come, first serve basis, while supplies last. To get a gift card, you must make a donation in person with cash or a credit card.
“We’re incredibly hopeful and excited to see the community show up to support each other,” said Second Harvest Inland Northwest CEO and president, Jason Clark. “We’re grateful that Numerica has been a partner with Second Harvest for more than a decade and are committed to building healthier communities together. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/second-harvest-and-numerica-to-give-out-gift-cards-for-donations/article_d9ae44fa-2e48-11ed-9569-e3951d1a4a58.html | 2022-09-07T02:31:14Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/second-harvest-and-numerica-to-give-out-gift-cards-for-donations/article_d9ae44fa-2e48-11ed-9569-e3951d1a4a58.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
GRANT COUNTY, Wash. —
UPDATE: SEPTEMBER 6, 2022 3:40 p.m.
The driver has been identified by the Grant County Sheriff's Office as 38-year-old Eduardo Diaz Magana, from Quincy. He was driving a 2019 Dodge Challenger with his 46-year-old brother, Noel Diaz Magana, in the passenger seat.
Eduardo Diaz Magana died at the scene, according to GCSO. When responders got there, he was trapped under the car. His brother was taken to the hospital for a head injury, but has since been cleared.
The crash is still under investigation, but speed is believed to be a factor.
SEPTEMBER 5, 2022 6 p.m. The Grant County Sheriff’s Office reported a closure on Road 6 Northwest between Roads T and U after a deadly car crash near Quincy. A car was headed east on Road 6 around 4:30 p.m. on September 5, driving fast when it went off the road around the 20000 block, according to GCSO.
The car then hit a utility pole, a car parked in front of a nearby home and a parked flatbed trailer, GCSO reported. One person inside the car was found dead, the other was taken to the hospital. Their identities will reportedly be released September 6.
GCSO’s Motor Traffic Unit is investigating the crash. Road 6 is still closed, take another route if you can. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/update-driver-dies-brother-survives-in-grant-county-crash/article_656d745e-2d7f-11ed-ade3-531788abb5c9.html | 2022-09-07T02:31:20Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/update-driver-dies-brother-survives-in-grant-county-crash/article_656d745e-2d7f-11ed-ade3-531788abb5c9.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The Professional Bull Riders' Challenger Series is bucking its way back to the Tri-Cities.
Wyatt Rogers, one of this weekend's competitors, says you'll get to see 40 of the best PBR bull riders in the world.
"It's gonna be action packed. Lot of fun. Just a great family time. Lot of just carefree couple hours of an event."
The Tri-Cities Classic is a two-day event held at the Toyota Center on Friday and Saturday.
It debuted last year with Washington native Cody Casper going 3-for-3 atop his rides to take home a victory.
Rogers says it's nice to be able to go to new places and new crowds.
"When you get out on the East Coast or the West coast, rodeo's kind of dying down in some places, so we want to be able to grow it up and get people a chance to experience the sport we love and show them why it's a great sport."
Rogers also says coming out just to see the way these bulls move is unlike anything else you'll see in the world.
The action gets started on Friday at 8:00 p.m. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/sports/area_sports/pbr-challenger-series-comes-to-tri-cities/article_b86f3940-2e46-11ed-b2b2-0f0faa5f714d.html | 2022-09-07T02:31:26Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/sports/area_sports/pbr-challenger-series-comes-to-tri-cities/article_b86f3940-2e46-11ed-b2b2-0f0faa5f714d.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Dutch Oven Cook-Off coming Saturday
On the evening of Saturday, Sept. 10, Tetonia is bringing back its favorite flavorful festivity, the Dutch Oven Cook-Off, in which chefs compete to cook up the finest fare to be found in cast iron crocks.
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On the evening of Saturday, Sept. 10, Tetonia is bringing back its favorite flavorful festivity, the Dutch Oven Cook-Off, in which chefs compete to cook up the finest fare to be found in cast iron crocks.
The north end town has been hosting the cook-off for almost a decade in some form or fashion. Covid slightly complicated the logistics in 2020, and in 2021 the city opted to combine the cook-off with the Tetonia Celebrates America festival in July. Now, it’s back as a stand-alone meal and friendly competition between neighbors.
City clerk Jacque Beard said that entrants show off their chops with a wide range of dishes (including, well, chops).
“We get all kinds of food entries,” she said. “Everything from side dishes like potatoes, breads and beans to main dishes like fried chicken, soups, pizza or ribs. Desserts are also a huge hit.”
In 2021 a dessert called “moose balls” actually won the blue ribbon. It was a fried scone with a chocolate center covered in powdered sugar. Other entrants cooked up desserts from cobblers to brownies.
The entry fee is $15 and each contestant receives a Tetonia Dutch Oven printed apron. Each year’s apron is a different color so that multi-year chefs can show off their variety. Everyone is welcome to compete, and there are separate brackets for adults and children, first through third place and a people’s choice award. Prizes in the past have ranged from milkshakes, swag, gift cards, golf passes and Dutch ovens, thanks to generous community sponsors.
Contact Beard to register at clerk@cityoftetonia.com or by calling (208) 456-2249. Contestant check-in begins at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10 at Ruby Carson Memorial Park and dinner begins at 5:30 p.m.
The public can buy a taster ticket for $7 to sample the entries and vote on a people’s choice, or enjoy a free meal (donations accepted) of Dutch oven chicken, potatoes and a variety of salads. Attendees will also enjoy games, music, and raffles.
“Nobody ever leaves hungry and if they do it’s their own fault!” Beard said.
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