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BALTIMORE (CBS/WBOC)— Health providers across Maryland have joined a federal initiative to expand COVID-19 testing and treatment access to residents.
At Maryland pharmacies and health partners participating in the Test to Treat initiative, people are able to get a rapid COVID-19 test and — if they test positive — can get the appropriate treatment or prescription filled all at one location.
More than 50 healthcare providers are participating in the initiative in the state, according to the Maryland Department of Health.
“This effort complements the Maryland Department of Health’s progress on expanding access to potentially life-saving treatments and medications for Marylanders who are at risk of severe illness from COVID-19,” said MDH Secretary Dennis Schrader. “This HHS initiative to further expand testing, clinical evaluation, and treatment at one-stop locations throughout the state fits perfectly with our progress toward learning to live safely with COVID-19 in our communities.”
Visit the US Health and Human Services website to find health providers near you participating in Test to Treat.
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Germany expels "significant number" of Russian diplomats after Bucha
Germany will expel a "significant number" of Russian diplomats, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said Monday in a statement, linking the expulsion to the reported atrocities in Bucha, Ukraine.
What they're saying: "The pictures from Bucha bear witness to the unbelievable brutality of the Russian leadership and of those who follow its propaganda, to a will to annihilate that transcends all borders," Baerbock said.
- "The federal government has therefore decided today to declare a significant number of members of the Russian Embassy as undesirables, who have worked every day against our freedom and against the cohesion of our society here in Germany," she added.
- "We are launching further responses together with our partners. We will further tighten existing sanctions against Russia, we will decisively expand our support for the Ukrainian armed forces, and we will also strengthen NATO's eastern flank."
State of play: The reported killings of civilians in Bucha — some with their hands tied behind their backs — have prompted vows of new sanctions against Russia from both President Biden and European Union leaders.
- Russia's defense ministry has rejected the reports.
- The expulsion order applies to 4o members of the Russian embassy's diplomatic staff who have been linked to Russia's intelligence services, Süddeutsche Zeitung reported.
The big picture: Germany is once again under pressure by other EU countries to sanction Russian energy imports in the wake of the Bucha massacre, writes Axios' Zach Basu.
- The EU plans to agree on a fifth package of sanctions as this week, but divisions over energy remain.
- German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht said on Sunday that the EU should discuss banning Russian gas imports.
- Last week four EU countries expelled Russian diplomats over spying allegations.
Go deeper: The latest on the Russia-Ukraine crisis
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RenoFi raises $14M for home improvement financing
Renovation financing startup RenoFi raised $14 million in Series A funding led by Canaan, with Nyca Partners and CMFG Ventures participating.
Why it matters: The company aims to make the surging demand for home improvements affordable by providing financing to its customers.
Context: The renovation market is being driven by a combination of aging housing stock, record low inventory, and the COVID-19 pandemic making many homes into hybrid workstations for homeowners.
- Add in supply chain shocks and high labor demands and those who wish to do renovations are being struck by sticker shock when they get a quote from a general contractor.
How it works: RenoFi offers loan origination and underwriting for borrowers seeking to do renovations who may not have built up equity in their homes yet.
- "Banks are very good at underwriting the credit risk of a borrower, but they don't have the capabilities typically to underwrite the risk of a renovation," RenoFi founder Justin Goldman tells Axios.
- For borrowers that wouldn't usually qualify for a home equity line of credit or a cash-out refinance, RenoFi enables lenders to underwrite loans by considering the value of a home after its renovation.
- That allows RenoFi to work with banks and credit unions to offer homeowners more attractive options for financing home improvements.
By the numbers: Now available in 49 out of 50 states in the U.S., homeowners have generated $10 billion in renovation financing demand from lenders on RenoFi's platform.
- And the company has seen more than $2 billion in renovation financing requests in just the first three months of 2022.
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By Tali Arbel, Associated Press
Apr 4, 2022
Photo by Jaromir Chalabala/Shutterstock
Passengers reported waited for hours to reschedule their canceled flights and being stranded for days.
JetBlue, Southwest, Alaska, and American were all affected.
Airlines canceled more than 3,500 U.S. flights this weekend and delayed thousands more, citing weather in Florida and other issues.
FlightAware, a website that tracks flights, noted major disruptions at several Florida airports, including in Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Tampa, and Orlando, as well as Baltimore, New York City, and other airports around the country. Local news reported storms in Florida on Saturday.
JetBlue, Southwest, Alaska Airlines, Frontier, Spirit, and American Airlines were most affected, according to FlightAware, with JetBlue and Spirit canceling one-third of Sunday’s scheduled flights. Several airlines said Sunday that operations were returning to normal.
The spate of cancellations arrived as air travel is rebounding from the pandemic, with strong demand for spring break flights. People on social media complained about waiting on hold or in lines for hours to get their canceled flights rescheduled and being stranded for days.
“Severe weather in the Southeast and multiple air traffic control delay programs have created significant impacts on the industry,” a JetBlue spokesperson said in an email. “Today’s cancellations will help us reset our operation and safely move our crews and aircraft back into position.”
Southwest Airlines also cited “weather and airspace congestion” Saturday in Florida, as well as a “technology issue.” It canceled about 1,000 flights over the weekend but said that as of 1 p.m. Eastern, it had no more cancellations on Sunday.
American said Florida weather Saturday affected its operations, and it was recovering today.
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Alaska Airlines seemed to be dealing with a separate issue. The airline said Sunday that weekend flight cancellations that began Friday have affected more than 37,000 customers and that further cancellations were possible. The airline declined to say why it canceled flights but referred in its statement to contract negotiations with its pilots. Off-duty pilots picketed in several U.S. cities Friday over stalled negotiations. They have been without a new contract for three years.
“Alaska Airlines failed to properly plan for increased travel demand and take the steps necessary to ensure it attracted and retained pilots,” the pilots union said in a Friday press release.
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Bojangles restaurants to give away $1 million in free gas
(WHNS/Gray News) - Bojangles is giving away $1 million in free gas to help relieve pain for customers at the pump.
The restaurant said that starting Monday and lasting until supplies run out, every purchase of a Bojangles Family Meal featuring 12 or 20 pieces of bone-in chicken, plus scratch-made biscuits, choice of side, and tea will come with a $10 gas gift card at participating locations.
“Southerners are known for being friendly neighbors, so as a Southern brand, it’s in our DNA to want to help our customers who are feeling the pain of soaring gas prices,” said Jackie Woodward, Bojangles Chief Brand and Marketing Officer in a news release. “We don’t want anyone to have to choose between enjoying a delicious meal with the family or buying gas, so let Bojangles help with both.”
According to data compiled by AAA, gas prices reached the highest levels on record in March 2022. The restaurant said as a “family-forward” chain, Bojangles saw an opportunity to rally and help thousands of customers.
“This is the first time in Bojangles’ history that we’ve ever given away $1 million, but we know our customers are worth it, and we’re just glad that we could come together with all of our franchisees to support them,” said Woodward.
The restaurant mentioned Family Meals featuring Chicken Supremes, as well as all delivery orders, are not eligible.
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Murphy asks commandant to drop manslaughter charges against MARSOC Marines
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WITN) - An Eastern Carolina congressman is asking the Marine Corps commandant to drop manslaughter charges against two MARSOC Marines.
Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Draher and Gunnery Sgt. Joshua Negron, both stationed at Camp Lejeune, are facing the charges after a retired Green Beret was killed outside an Iraqi bar while he was working as a defense contractor on January 1, 2019.
Rep. Greg Murphy said the charges against Draher and Negron were politically motivated. Murphy said he led a successful attempt last year to get the secretary of defense to drop charges against Chief Petty Officer Eric Gilmet.
“After working on this case for the past year, I am confident that the evidence does not meet the charges that have been levied against these elite special forces operators,” said Murphy. “All three MARSOC Raiders participated in a tragic but ultimately lawful act of self-defense, yet they have become the victims of a political agenda.”
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Police are scrambling to find the assailants who opened fire in the California capital Sunday, killing six people and injuring 12 others.
"Investigators are working to identify those responsible for this horrific act," Sacramento Police Chief Katherine Lester said Sunday afternoon. "We know that a large fight took place just prior to the shootings. And we have confirmed that there are multiple shooters."
The motive for the mass shooting remains unclear.
One of the victims, 38-year-old Sergio Harris, was "a very vivacious young man" who smiled all the time and never bothered anyone, his mother Pamela Harris told CNN affiliate KOVR.
"And for this to happen, it's crazy," she said. "And I'm just to the point right now (where) I don't know what to do. I don't even think this is real."
California Attorney General Rob Bonta urged the public to come forward with any information about the shooting.
"Enough is enough. The sickening gun violence plaguing our communities must end," he said.
"There have been about as many mass shootings in America as days so far in 2022. My office continues our work to get illegal guns off our streets, hold those responsible for gun violence accountable, and push for -- and defend in court -- commonsense gun laws. This work is urgent. We must act now."
A senseless mass tragedy
A large crowd had gathered near 10th and K streets when gunfire erupted around 2 a.m. Sunday, Lester said. But she said it's not clear whether the crowd was connected to a particular venue or event.
A video posted on social media appears to show an altercation before the shooting, police said in a statement. "We are currently working to determine what, if any, relation these events have to the shooting," the statement said. Police said part of the incident was captured on a nearby camera.
For reasons still unknown, three men and three women were killed. The Sacramento County Coroner's Office has been working to notify their families.
Lester said a stolen handgun was among the hundreds of pieces of evidence found at the scene.
The mass shooting happened in a busy part of downtown, just a few blocks from the California State Capitol, Sacramento City Hall and the Golden 1 Center, where the Sacramento Kings played the Golden State Warriors on Sunday night.
"Obviously, it's an incredible tragedy. I hope it doesn't put a bold eye on our city because I think it's a great place to be and a great place to live," Sacramento Kings Head Coach Alvin Gentry said.
"It's unfortunate that something like that can still happen nowadays in an environment where everybody is out having fun," he said. "The gun thing has to change. The accessibility to guns in general, but to automatic weapons is my own personal opinion."
Golden State Warriors Head Coach Steve Kerr said he thought it was appropriate for both teams to observe a moment of silence before the game.
"But I'll be honest, it's probably the ninth or tenth moment of silence that I will have experienced as coach of the Warriors, when we mourn the losses of people who have died in mass shootings," Kerr said. "So I don't think moments of silence are gonna do anything."
'Thoughts and prayers are not enough'
Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg said solutions -- not well wishes -- are needed to help change the trajectory of gun violence in America.
"Thoughts and prayers are not enough," he said. "It is beyond time to have a sane conversation (about) guns in America. We have a sickness -- it's a sickness in our country, it's a sickness in our culture."
He said Sacramento will keep investing in programs focused on early intervention and violence prevention for young people.
"In our city, we will take stock and we will do everything we can -- on the investment side, on the public safety side, on the gun side -- to protect the public," Steinberg said.
Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a statement saying the "scourge of gun violence continues to be a crisis in our country, and we must resolve to bring an end to this carnage."
And President Joe Biden said Sacramento is "another community devastated by gun violence" and called on Congress to act on gun control measures.
"In a single act in Sacramento, six individuals left dead and at least a dozen more injured," Biden said in a statement. "Families forever changed. Survivors left to heal wounds both visible and invisible."
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President Joe Biden on Monday called the atrocities allegedly committed by Russian forces in Bucha, Ukraine, a "war crime" and called for a trial to take place against Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The US President did not, however, label the killings a "genocide" but said he was looking into additional sanctions against Russia.
Biden said the images coming from Bucha warranted calling Putin a "war criminal," adding, "but we have to gather the information. We have to continue to provide Ukraine with the weapons they need to continue the fight and we have to get all the details so this can be an actual -- have a war crime trial."
Biden's assessment that the killings did not amount to a genocide puts him at odds with that of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who used the term during an interview with CBS on Sunday.
"This guy (Putin) is brutal and what's happening in Bucha is outrageous and everyone's seen it," Biden said.
Images released this weekend show civilian bodies strewn across a street following the withdrawal of Russian forces, and CNN reporters observed a mass grave in the town, with residents saying they believe at least 150 people are buried there.
The scenes out of the Kyiv suburb of Bucha have drawn international outrage, with Western leaders calling for war crimes investigations and fresh sanctions against Russia.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that the State Department would help document any attacks by Russian troops against Ukrainian civilians. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called the deaths of civilians in Bucha a "brutality" and said "I strongly welcome" an investigation by International Criminal Court, which has opened an investigation into war crimes in Ukraine.
The Russian Ministry of Defense claimed the extensive footage of dead civilians in Bucha was "fake" and that "not a single local resident suffered from any violent actions" during Russia's occupation of the town. "In the settlements of the Kiev region, Russian military personnel delivered and issued 452 tons of humanitarian aid to civilians," the ministry said in a statement.
This story has been updated with additional background information.
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The Capital Wing of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) will host a “Meet and Greet” for the public on Saturday April 23 at the Culpeper Regional Airport as part of its Member Appreciation Day.
This will be an opportunity for people to walk through the warbird hangar, get up close to WWII warbirds and talk to Capital Wing members who are pilots, mechanics and warbird support crews.
Gates open to the public at 10:30 a.m.
After this “Meet and Greet” event, the Capital Wing will start its annual Warbird Showcase tour to 11 cities in six states in the mid-Atlantic region. First stop on the tour will be at the Warrenton-Fauquier Airport in Midland on May 7 and 8.
Flights will be available in four different warbirds: the B-25 Panchito, Stinson L-5, Fairchild UC-61 and a Stearman bi-plane.
Advance tickets are available at https://www.capitalwingwarbirdrides.org/.
The Capital Wing is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization staffed entirely by volunteers. For more information, please contact CapitalWingCAF@gmail.com.
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Looking at art can bring people joy, soothe their souls and foster an appreciation of life. Being able to create art is even more incredible; Joe Baker of Bristow knows this well.
“It's my favorite thing to do,” says Joe. “I like free drawing and sketching buildings and all that. It makes me happy and I like doing fun things.”
The 21-year-old ink artist has faced many challenges in his life.
“He was diagnosed with autism when he was four years old,” says his mother, Colleen. “He was having a really hard time writing, so in kindergarten we pushed for occupational therapy. Within a couple years of OT, he started writing and started drawing and just never stopped.”
When Joe was in the fifth grade, he had his first major seizure.
“We think the change into puberty was what prompted it; a third of kids with autism end up with epilepsy,” she says.
But art has always been there for him. It was a way to wind down after a school day and a vehicle to get his feelings out. While at Patriot High School, he took an art class and was also on the Unified Sports basketball team. “He loved playing,” says his mother.
Unfortunately, Joe’s epilepsy became much worse and Colleen, a teacher for 29 years, the last of which were in Prince William County, decided to quit working in order to stay home and care for him. She also home schooled Joe so he could obtain his high school diploma, which he proudly did.
When COVID hit, the idea of turning Joe’s passion into an actual business took hold.
“I was doing some life skills with him like managing money,” she says. “We were stuck at home, and we made one of our bedrooms into an art studio. We bought all the furniture and spruced it up and bought a bunch of art equipment.”
In September of 2020, Artfully Joe was up and running. Joe goes into his studio every weekday afternoon at 1:00 and usually works until 4:00, except for Fridays, which he and his mom call Fun Fridays.
“We think it's going great,” says Colleen. “We're always trying to come up with something different, so in addition to the drawings, we’ve added note cards to our repertoire, and made calendars for the holidays. We haven't really been to any official art shows yet but are looking to do some.”
Right now, some of Joe’s artwork can be found at The Winery at Sunshine Ridge Farm in Gainesville, where he also did a meet and greet in February.
As with many small at-home businesses, initial customers consisted mainly of family and friends. But now, Artfully Joe receives orders from as far away as California, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Florida. It’s not surprising. There are wonderful collections of flowers, animals, silhouettes and more available online.
Joe encourages people to buy his artwork.
“They can hang it up somewhere in their house and put it in a nice frame and love it,” he says.
Colleen believes Joe gets his talent from her father.
“I'm crafty, not artsy like him, but his grandfather is an artist, although not by trade. His mother’s family was from Copenhagen, Denmark and he had a couple artists in the family that still have artwork there.”
Joe and Colleen often brainstorm together about what he should draw next.
“We have a whiteboard in his studio that somebody made for us and we decorate it for the seasons and we put ideas on it,” she says. “We also put up what we have going on that month.”
Colleen enjoys helping Joe with his business. “I help him with ideas for social media and the website, and with purchases and shipping, and I try to include him in what I'm doing or what we sell.
“It can be challenging for those with his issues to find a job. This has been great because he can see the benefits of working, and yet, if he has a seizure one day, he can stop and rest. He has that flexibility.”
In addition to his business, Joe is also excited about becoming an uncle this summer.
“I have a sister who is pregnant now and her name is Abby,” he says. “I also have three dogs – Billy, Baxter, and Petey.” Joe will take commissions drawing other people’s dogs, but not his own. He wants to keep them all to himself.
“I'm really good,” says Joe. “I really love how I draw things and color them.” He would love for others to follow him and see his amazing pieces on social media. He also posts videos of himself in his studio, which are a must-see!
Follow Artfully Joe Here:
Facebook- Joe Baker
Instagram- @artfullyjoe
Twitter-Joe Baker
TikTok- @theartfullyjoe
To commission a custom piece or purchase one of Artfully Joe’s works, click here.
This feature appears in the April 2002 issue of Haymarket-Gainesville Lifestyle Magazine.
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Kemonye Canady Lakeland SR
Kalee Easter Carroll County JR
Elizabeth Creed Meridian Jr
Alyssa Ervin Carroll County SO
Zoraida Icabalcete Meridian SR
Zoli Khalil Spotswood JR
Jeni Levine Staunton River SR
Alden Yergey Brentsville JR
Player of the Year Alyssa Ervin Carroll County SO
Coach of the Year Marc Motley Carroll County
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Jaelyn Brown Lakeland JR
Erin Edmonds Hopewell FR
Alexis Edmonds Hopewell JR
Ta’Nashia Hairston Magna Vista SR
Peyton Jones Meridian JR
Leah Kiracofe Turner Ashby SR
McKenna Mueller New Kent SR
Kiersten Ransome Fort Defiance SR
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Finals racing was on display at the Walter Mess Regatta on April 2 at Sandy Run Regional Park. As the third regatta of the Virginia Scholastic Rowing Association (VASRA) season, heats and finals for all varsity events with more than 6 entries were added to the program. In total, 28 schools competed in 32 separate events.
Langley girls and Walter Johnson (MD) boys captured the Varsity 8 events. Robinson boys and Stone Bridge girls were the fastest Varsity 4s. In sculling events (2 oars per rower) Mathews girls won the Quad while Justice boys and Walter Johnson (MD) girls finished first in the Doubles events.
The regatta is named in honor of World War II spy and founder of the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority (now NOVA Parks). VASRA and NOVA Parks have a long history of working together to run a series of 9 local high school regattas on the Occoquan and Potomac Rivers. Many of the regattas are named after individuals who had a significant impact on local high school rowing.
Varsity Results:
Girls Varsity 8 Final
1 Langley 5:46.3
2 Madison 5:48.0
3 Colgan 5:49.0
4 Robinson 5:51.0
5 West Springfield 5:57.1
6 Washington-Liberty 5:57.3
Boys Varsity 8 Final
1 Walter Johnson (MD) 5:05.6
2 Langley 5:07.5
3 Colgan 5:08.5
4 Madison 5:18.6
5 West Springfield 5:26.9
6 Woodbridge 5:27.4
Girls 2nd Varsity 8 Final
1 Langley 5:51.8
2 Robinson 5:59.4
3 Riverside 6:00.2
4 Madison 6:09.0
5 West Springfield 6:15.0
6 Colgan 6:21.5
Boys 2nd Varsity 8 Final
1 Riverside 5:18.7
2 Colgan 5:24.0
3 Langley 5:33.0
4 West Springfield 5:34.0
5 Woodbridge 6:07.8
6 Walter Johnson (MD) 6:08.9
Girls Varsity 4 Final
1 Stone Bridge 6:17.3
2 South County 6:19.2
3 Elizabeth Seton (MD) 6:35.0
4 Episcopal 6:35.4
5 Walter Johnson (MD) 6:40.7
6 Briar Woods 6:42.7
Boys Varsity 4 Final
1 Robinson 5:28.8
2 Stone Bridge 5:32.0
3 South County 5:34.2
4 Fairfax 5:42.6
5 Broad Run 5:47.1
6 Briar Woods 5:51.1
Girls 2nd Varsity 4 Final
1 Lake Braddock 6:40.5
2 Independence 7:10.7
3 South County 7:22.1
Boys 2nd Varsity 4 Final
1 South County 5:57.0
2 Stone Bridge 5:57.7
3 Fairfax 6:06.1
4 Battlefield 6:24.9
5 Briar Woods 6:26.4
Girls Quad Final
1 Mathews 6:01.6
2 Hylton 6:09.2
3 Justice 6:43.5
4 Gar-Field A 6:44.0
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6 Hylton 8:10.8
Girls Double Final
1 Walter Johnson A 6:11.4
2 Mathews 6:12.7
3 Walter Johnson B 6:48.9
4 Mount Vernon 8:23.7
Boys Double Final
1 Justice 6:19.6
2 Hylton 6:32.4
3 Stone Bridge 6:38.3
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The 2022 Grammys returned with a bang this year in all its former in-person theatrical glory. Watching a host of talented acts take the Las Vegas stage got us reminiscing about when we witnessed many of these same faces take our very own, much tinier, stage.
We've been lucky enough to bask in the musical excellence of many of last night's winners in intimate, stripped down Tiny Desk performances over the years. A staggering 25 winners from last night's event have performed at the physical Tiny Desk in Washington D.C. or at smaller tables around the globe via our COVID-era Tiny Desk (home) concert series.
Join us in congratulating the winners and taking a look back at the 15 minutes we've shared with artists like Anderson .Paak, Jon Batiste and Olivia Rodrigo.
Tiny Desk Playlist: 2022 Grammy Winners
Anderson .Paak (of Silk Sonic)
(record of the year, song of the year, best R&B performance, best R&B song)
Jon Batiste
(album of the year, best American roots performance, best American roots song, best score soundtrack for visual media, best music video)
Olivia Rodrigo
(best new artist, best pop solo performance, best pop vocal album)
Black Coffee
(best dance/electronic music album)
St. Vincent
(best alternative music album)
Jazmine Sullivan
(best R&B performance, best R&B album)
Lucky Daye
(best progressive R&B album)
Tyler, The Creator
(best rap album)
Chris Stapleton
(best country solo performance, best country song, best country album)
Brothers Osborne
(best country duo/group performance)
Chick Corea
(best improvised solo jazz album, best latin jazz album)
Esperanza Spalding
(best jazz vocal album)
Juanes
(best latin rock or alternative album)
Los Lobos
(best Americana album)
Béla Fleck
(best bluegrass album)
Christone "Kingfish" Ingram
(best contemporary blues album)
Rhiannon Giddens
(best folk album)
Jack Antonoff
(producer of the year, non-classical)
Arooj Aftab
(best global music performance)
Andra Day
(best compilation soundtrack for visual media)
Alicia Keys
(best immersive audio album)
Yo-Yo Ma
(best chamber music/small ensemble performance)
H.E.R.
(best traditional R&B performance)
Caroline Shaw
(best contemporary classical composition)
Anthony Ross Costanzo
(best opera recording)
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.
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U.S. Space Force Capt. Tory Robinson, 5th Space Launch Squadron Falcon Flight chief of electrical systems, poses for a group photo with graduate students from George Washington University, March 14, 2022, at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla. Falcon Flight has been working with four students from George Washington University through a National Security Innovation Network program called ‘Hacking for Defense’ (H4D) to better leverage historical SpaceX launch data to more efficiently and accurately assess mission risk and execute launch vehicle processing. (U.S. Space Force photo by Amanda Ryrholm)
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Graduate students from George Washington University visit Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, March 14, 2022, at CCSFS, Fla. The 5th Space Launch Squadron Falcon Flight has been working with four students from George Washington University through a National Security Innovation Network program called ‘Hacking for Defense’ (H4D) to better leverage historical SpaceX launch data to more efficiently and accurately assess mission risk and execute launch vehicle processing. (U.S. Space Force photo by Amanda Ryrholm)
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BOSTON (SHNS) – Gov. Charlie Baker on Friday signed the multi-faceted $1.67 billion midyear spending bill that lawmakers sent to his desk Thursday night, approving all of the bill’s spending while sending back one veto and one amendment.
The fiscal 2022 supplemental budget allocates money toward the ongoing COVID-19 response ($700 million), rate enhancements to human service providers ($401 million), winter road repair ($100 million), rental assistance ($100 million) and more, extends pandemic-era restaurant policies for a year, and directs state officials to divest public pension funds from Russia-involved companies.
Baker vetoed one section that he said would “prevent the Department of Early Education and Care from entering into any contracts exceeding one year in length between March 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023.” Baker said he was vetoing the “restriction” because it “impermissibly interferes with executive decision making, as well as the efficient delivery of essential childcare services”
The governor also sent back with an amendment a section of the bill that allocates supplemental early intervention staffing recovery payments “disproportionately in favor of large providers at the expense of smaller providers.” Baker said he supports the funding but the distribution formula the section established “can and should be improved.”
Though he signed the section “to indicate support for the intent of the appropriation,” Baker told lawmakers in a letter that he wants to work with them to “effectuate a technical fix to an item authorizing spending for refugee resettlement.” The bill includes $10 million for Ukrainian refugee and immigrant resettlement efforts. –
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WYOMING, Mich. — Police say the body of a Wyoming man missing since December has been found.
The Wyoming Police Department says the body of 66-year-old Darriol Stephens was found Sunday in a rural area of Barry County near the intersection of Finkbeiner Road and Ravine Drive.
Stephens’ car was found a short distance away in a field.
Wyoming police say they believe Stephens may have suffered a medical event prior to his death.
At this time, police say there are no signs of foul play or self-harm.
An autopsy has been conducted and the results are pending.
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This year as every few more, Google made their annual “Pledge Week\" an entire...week, starting Sunday September ninh month (hints towards the fall).\nWith this I wanted to look forward and also bring over here, another...\nYou would be interested how I was not sure when Google Pledget week started - as a way of bringing an issue (this week being...\nWe want them there and they still exist there just different but with one caveat is... More than 681,000 small SUVs are being recalled by General Motors due to issues with the windshield wipers.
According to a recall notice on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration website, the recall affects 2014 and 2015 models of Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain.
The ball joints in the windshield wiper might corrode which could cause one or both windshield wipers to fail.
Dealers will inspect the wiper module, and repair or replace it as necessary, for free.
Owners will be notified beginning May 2.
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By Ephorus. May 5 and is a Permanent General Licensor’ A’ and licen 9(2-I(7-II/March21,,iI.9-M609-.i47-,‘.. ..990/-t2~’t11’~,:o1r20)i .~ ..9-‘.\nsue 53885 or ATC J # (01/P062e): Winehouse, The Slip\nThe band from Oz return to our favorite site again as with every record the group gives their hearts (some could find more), this one comes in the \"lull after the Storm - \" a kind of \"Crim'ny & Gray\" or maybe not. The Slip will see them through the trips when things went bad as any long-term couple/best fwl can (WXYZ) — The Carleton Police Department said a man was reportedly beaten by members of a biker club outside of a bar on Saturday morning.
Police say they were called to the Wolf's Den Bar in downtown Carleton a report of several men assaulting one victim.
Witnesses told police the victim, a 35-year-old Carleton man, was leaving the bar and accidentally bumped into another customer who was a biker wearing Iron Coffins colors.
Police say multiple bikers started yelling at him, and the victim decided to leave through a side door and began walking away.
Several members of the Iron Coffins M.C. came after the victim, and he was able to fight off the first attacker. He was fighting off a second attacker when several more club members joined in.
The man suffers from seizures and had to have 28 staples to close the head wound he received from the assault, police say.
Police said they have identified everyone in the photo and thanked the public for its help.
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Forest Park graduate Lewis Long has signed his first pro soccer contract with NK Uljanik Pula, a third division team in Croatia.
After earning first-team all-state honors in high school, Long signed with George Mason University before transferring to James Madison after his freshman year.
Long played in 39 games over two seasons for JMU, recording two goals and two assists.
Oduro explores NBA Draft
Gainesville resident Josh Oduro has announced his intention to explore his chances of selection in the 2022 NBA Draft while retaining his college eligibility.
The process allows Oduro to gauge NBA teams’ interest through feedback. If Oduro chooses to return to college, he can.
Oduro became the first George Mason University men’s basketball player to earn first-team all-Atlantic 10 honors.
The junior forward averaged an A-10-best 18.0 points per game during the regular season while ranking third in the league in field goal percentage (.528) and eighth in blocks (1.7). Oduro started his high school basketball career at Battlefield before transferring and finishing up at Paul VI.
Chambers takes over at Manassas Park
Former Battlefield and Brentsville assistant coach Ray Chambers is Manassas Park’s new head boys basketball coach.
Chambers has been a Cougars’ varsity assistant the last two seasons.
Chambers replaces Gary Chicko. Chicko led the Cougars for seven seasons, compiling a 63-87 overall record.
Under Chicko, Manassas Park reached regionals the last five seasons, including four straight trips to the semifinals.
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Summer is just around the corner, which means now is the time to give your closet a refresh. If you’ll be attending any events this summer and need to add some dresses to your wardrobe, one dress on Amazon has customers raving about how well it will flatter your figure.
This YUOIOYU Women’s Summer Sleeveless T-Shirt Dress comes in sizes SM to XL and is priced between $25.99-$26.99. The scoop-neck tank dress has a ruched tie waist and is made of lightweight material that is comfortable and breathable. It also has a bit of stretch, so it’ll move with you while you’re having fun with summer activities.
It works as a mini dress, summer sundress, tank dress or party dress, and note that while the name calls it a T-shirt dress, it’s sleeveless. The hem of the dress hits above the knee.
If you have some insecurities about your belly, the ruching at the waist has a slimming effect. Plus, the tie allows for a customized fit, as you can make it tighter or looser, or tie it anyway you like, such as a bow or knot, for different looks.
The dress comes in eight colors, including dark green, black, brown, light green, gray, pink and red. One thing to be aware of is that the lighter colors can be a bit see-through, so if you choose one of those, you will want to also purchase a slip, like this adjustable spaghetti strap slip for around $15.
The dress has a rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, with reviewers saying it is particularly flattering for those who are trying to conceal their tummy.
“The tie in the front is my favorite because on those days I’m not feeling my best or too bloated it makes me look AMAZING!!!” one reviewer wrote. “So so flattering and compliments my body well. I was pleased with my normal size, L.”
One reviewer that gave it just 3 stars, however, says it’s fine for running errands, but isn’t her go-to if she wants to wear something that “looks nice.”
If you’re looking for a similar dress, Amazon has a variety of other summer dresses that are around the same price.
This short-sleeve T-shirt dress is priced at $25.99 and has a tie waist and crew neck — plus that much-appreciated dress feature: pockets! It comes in a dozen colors from blue, gray and green to red, pink and yellow.
The MEROKEETY Women’s Short Sleeve Crew Neck T Shirt Dress is another T-shirt wrap-dress option that reviewers seem to love. It comes in sizes SM through XL and 23 colors for $26.99-$30.99. One reviewer called it the “perfect throw-on-and-go dress.”
Or you can order this LaClef dress for $19.99-$22.99, which is a mini bodycon ruched tank dress. It comes in 24 colors and styles, including solid colors, floral print and tie-dye. With 1,544 reviews, it has a rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars.
Are you feeling ready to rock some summer dresses yet?
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Blue java bananas, sometimes also called ice cream bananas because their texture reminds some people of vanilla ice cream, are a creamy banana variety you might not have tried before.
The blue java variety isn’t as blue as some manipulated images that have made the rounds on social media might make it out to be. They don’t have a bright blue skin and light blue flesh — the real blue java varietal is a deep green with a blue-silver undertone when unripened and turns yellow when ready to eat. Part of the bluish tinge comes from the waxy and protective coating on the banana’s skin.
You can see both a photoshopped version (on top) and the real blue-green hue of the fruit when unripe (bottom) in a tweet from Rustling Trees organic grocery store.
The unripe blue Java banana is blue and green. Turns yellow when ripe pic.twitter.com/KDGlDFrdNI
— RustlingTrees (@RustlingTrees) October 17, 2021
Blue java bananas are also known as the Ney Mannan, Krie, Cenizo or Hawaiian banana, depending on where you are (though they’re not called this in Hawaii, ironically). The variety comes from Southeast Asia originally and is a cross between the Musa balbisiana and Musa acuminate banana species, reflected in its Latin name: Musa acuminata × balbisiana.
Weird Explorer has a great video explainer of Blue Java bananas from reviewer Jared Rydelek.
Rydelek doesn’t think the banana tastes like ice cream but does find it “delicious.” He says the texture of the banana is soft, dense, and creamy, but tastes more like berries to him.
This ice cream banana also does well in slightly colder climates than many banana varieties. So even if you don’t live in Hawaii or Florida, you might have luck growing your own plant in non-tropical zones if you can find a starter and give it some help. U.S. growing zones 8-11 may find they can grow blue javas well.
One commenter on Weird Explorer’s blue java banana video wrote that she’s successfully grown the variety inside in Oregon and been experimenting with growing it outdoors in mulched ground.
“Like most other bananas, they grow best in continuously moist but not wet soils,” wrote the Hawaii Horticulture blog. “They can tolerate a few dry months but if rain doesn’t fall in decent amounts for more than three months where you live, they will need some added irrigation.”
Blue java banana plants can grow up to 15 or 20 feet tall and do need space to get to full size. According to Epic Gardening, it could be between a year and two years before your blue java banana plant actually produces fruit.
I’m from Hawaii, and one of the best bananas I’ve ever had that is also very common here is a sweet-tart flavored “apple banana.” Some have said blue java bananas taste similar to apple bananas. While I haven’t had blue javas before, apple bananas satisfy my sweet tooth and are much more tangy-sweet than most bananas you’d find in a grocery store.
While blue java bananas and apple bananas are closer to the size of plantains, they are not comparable in taste. Plantains have a blander, starchier taste.
These blue java ice cream bananas, though, would be great in desserts and smoothies.
Would you try growing a blue java banana plant?
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As of April 4, the number of total coronavirus cases reported in Louisiana increased by 249 and there have been 8 new deaths, according to the Louisiana Department of Health.
The total number of cases reported to the state as of Monday is 1,232,762. The current total death count is 17,146.
On January 19, LDH, in accordance with CDC, began including total and new reinfections in statewide total and new cases.
Of new COVID cases Monday, LDH says 42 are reinfections (defined as a positive viral COVID-19 test in an individual with a previous positive test at least 90 days prior). So far, 64,018 total reinfections have been reported to the state.
LDH reports that not fully vaccinated Louisiana residents accounted for 58 percent of cases and 49 percent of deaths from March 17 to March 23, 2022. Those not fully vaccinated also accounted for 68 percent of current COVID hospitalizations.
LDH is reporting an additional 3,730 COVID-19 vaccinations administered since the last update. The state has now administered 5,031,651 doses, including 2,452,568 completed two-dose series. In LDH Region 4, which includes Acadiana, 317,313 vaccine series have been initiated and 288,030 (47.53% of the population) have been completed. A total of 985,768 "extra doses" have been administered.
Louisiana residents wanting to receive a vaccine can find more information here.
LDH reports that 73 individuals are hospitalized with COVID across the state (down 6 from Friday). Of those patients, 7 were on ventilators (no change from Friday).
Across Acadiana, there were 33 new cases and 2 new deaths reported since Friday.
Parishes in Acadiana (probable and confirmed cases and deaths)
- Acadia - 15,858 cases (up 4) | 291 deaths (up 1)
- Calcasieu - 54,617 cases (up 7) | 702 deaths (no change)
- Evangeline - 8,378 cases (up 2) | 156 deaths (no change)
- Iberia - 19,048 cases (up 2) | 264 deaths (up 1)
- Jefferson Davis - 6,932 cases (no change) | 156 deaths (no change)
- Lafayette - 62,299 cases (up 12)| 497 deaths (no change)
- St. Landry - 22,163 cases (up 2) | 414 deaths (no change)
- St. Martin - 12,933 cases (up 1) | 186 deaths (no change)
- St. Mary - 12,466 cases (up 1) | 261 deaths (no change)
- Vermilion - 15,242 (up 2) | 223 deaths (no change)
See the full breakdown from the Louisiana Department of Health, here.
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FROM FRIDAY:
As of April 1, the number of total coronavirus cases reported in Louisiana increased by 91 and there have been 11 new deaths, according to the Louisiana Department of Health.
The total number of cases reported to the state as of Friday is 1,232,513. The current total death count is 17,138.
On January 19, LDH, in accordance with CDC, began including total and new reinfections in statewide total and new cases.
Of new COVID cases Friday, LDH says 18 are reinfections (defined as a positive viral COVID-19 test in an individual with a previous positive test at least 90 days prior). So far, 63,976 total reinfections have been reported to the state.
LDH reports that not fully vaccinated Louisiana residents accounted for 58 percent of cases and 49 percent of deaths from March 17 to March 23, 2022. Those not fully vaccinated also accounted for 70 percent of current COVID hospitalizations.
LDH is reporting an additional 3,093 COVID-19 vaccinations administered since the last update. The state has now administered 5,027,921 doses, including 2,450,557 completed two-dose series. In LDH Region 4, which includes Acadiana, 317,133 vaccine series have been initiated and 287,805 (47.49% of the population) have been completed. A total of 982,609 "extra doses" have been administered.
Louisiana residents wanting to receive a vaccine can find more information here.
LDH reports that 79 individuals are hospitalized with COVID across the state (down 1 from Thursday). Of those patients, 7 were on ventilators (no change from Thursday).
Across Acadiana, there were 10 new cases and 1 new death reported since Thursday.
Parishes in Acadiana (probable and confirmed cases and deaths)
- Acadia - 15,854 cases (up no change) | 290 deaths (no change)
- Calcasieu - 54,610 cases (up 5) | 702 deaths (no change)
- Evangeline - 8,376 cases (no change) | 156 deaths (no change)
- Iberia - 19,046 cases (no change) | 263 deaths (no change)
- Jefferson Davis - 6,932 cases (no change) | 156 deaths (no change)
- Lafayette - 62,287 cases (up 3)| 497 deaths (up 1)
- St. Landry - 22,161 cases (no change) | 414 deaths (no change)
- St. Martin - 12,932 cases (no change) | 186 deaths (no change)
- St. Mary - 12,465 cases (up 1) | 261 deaths (no change)
- Vermilion - 15,240 (up 1) | 223 deaths (no change)
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As of March 31, the number of total coronavirus cases reported in Louisiana increased by 165 and there have been 10 new deaths, according to the Louisiana Department of Health.
The total number of cases reported to the state as of Thursday is 1,232,422. The current total death count is 17,127.
On January 19, LDH, in accordance with CDC, began including total and new reinfections in statewide total and new cases.
Of new COVID cases Thursday, LDH says 30 are reinfections (defined as a positive viral COVID-19 test in an individual with a previous positive test at least 90 days prior). So far, 63,958 total reinfections have been reported to the state.
LDH reports that not fully vaccinated Louisiana residents accounted for 58 percent of cases and 49 percent of deaths from March 17 to March 23, 2022. Those not fully vaccinated also accounted for 69 percent of current COVID hospitalizations.
LDH is reporting an additional 3,093 COVID-19 vaccinations administered since the last update. The state has now administered 5,027,921 doses, including 2,450,557 completed two-dose series. In LDH Region 4, which includes Acadiana, 317,133 vaccine series have been initiated and 287,805 (47.49% of the population) have been completed. A total of 982,609 "extra doses" have been administered.
Louisiana residents wanting to receive a vaccine can find more information here.
LDH reports that 80 individuals are hospitalized with COVID across the state (down 4 from Wednesday). Of those patients, 7 were on ventilators (no change from Wednesday).
Across Acadiana, there were 22 new cases and 3 new deaths reported since Wednesday.
Parishes in Acadiana (probable and confirmed cases and deaths)
- Acadia - 15,854 cases (up 11) | 290 deaths (no change)
- Calcasieu - 54,605 cases (up 9) | 702 deaths (no change)
- Evangeline - 8,376 cases (no change) | 156 deaths (no change)
- Iberia - 19,046 cases (no change) | 263 deaths (no change)
- Jefferson Davis - 6,932 cases (no change) | 156 deaths (no change)
- Lafayette - 62,284 cases (up 1)| 496 deaths (up 1)
- St. Landry - 22,161 cases (no change) | 414 deaths (up 1)
- St. Martin - 12,932 cases (no change) | 186 deaths (no change)
- St. Mary - 12,464 cases (up 1) | 261 deaths (up 1)
- Vermilion - 15,239 (no change) | 223 deaths (no change)
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As of March 30, the number of total coronavirus cases reported in Louisiana increased by 129 and there have been 13 new deaths, according to the Louisiana Department of Health.
The total number of cases reported to the state as of Wednesday is 1,232,257. The current total death count is 17,117.
On January 19, LDH, in accordance with CDC, began including total and new reinfections in statewide total and new cases.
Of new COVID cases Wednesday, LDH says 14 are reinfections (defined as a positive viral COVID-19 test in an individual with a previous positive test at least 90 days prior). So far, 63,928 total reinfections have been reported to the state.
LDH reports that not fully vaccinated Louisiana residents accounted for 58 percent of cases and 49 percent of deaths from March 17 to March 23, 2022. Those not fully vaccinated also accounted for 67 percent of current COVID hospitalizations.
LDH is reporting an additional 3,420 COVID-19 vaccinations administered since the last update. The state has now administered 5,024,828 doses, including 2,448,794 completed two-dose series. In LDH Region 4, which includes Acadiana, 316,969 vaccine series have been initiated and 287,601 (47.45% of the population) have been completed. A total of 980,174 "extra doses" have been administered.
Louisiana residents wanting to receive a vaccine can find more information here.
LDH reports that 84 individuals are hospitalized with COVID across the state (down 7 from Tuesday). Of those patients, 7 were on ventilators (down 2 from Tuesday).
Across Acadiana, there were 11 new cases and 1 new death reported since Tuesday.
Parishes in Acadiana (probable and confirmed cases and deaths)
- Acadia - 15,843 cases (up 2) | 290 deaths (no change)
- Calcasieu - 54,596 cases (up 4) | 702 deaths (no change)
- Evangeline - 8,376 cases (no change) | 156 deaths (no change)
- Iberia - 19,046 cases (no change) | 263 deaths (no change)
- Jefferson Davis - 6,932 cases (up 1) | 156 deaths (no change)
- Lafayette - 62,283 cases (up 3)| 495 deaths (up 1)
- St. Landry - 22,161 cases (no change) | 413 deaths (no change)
- St. Martin - 12,932 cases (no change) | 186 deaths (no change)
- St. Mary - 12,463 cases (up 1) | 260 deaths (no change)
- Vermilion - 15,239 (no change) | 223 deaths (no change)
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FROM TUESDAY:
As of March 29, the number of total coronavirus cases reported in Louisiana increased by 84 and there have been 18 new deaths, according to the Louisiana Department of Health.
The total number of cases reported to the state as of Tuesday is 1,232,128. The current total death count is 17,104.
On January 19, LDH, in accordance with CDC, began including total and new reinfections in statewide total and new cases.
Of new COVID cases Tuesday, LDH says 6 are reinfections (defined as a positive viral COVID-19 test in an individual with a previous positive test at least 90 days prior). So far, 63,914 total reinfections have been reported to the state.
LDH reports that not fully vaccinated Louisiana residents accounted for 58 percent of cases and 60 percent of deaths from March 10 to March 16, 2022. Those not fully vaccinated also accounted for 71 percent of current COVID hospitalizations.
LDH is reporting an additional 3,420 COVID-19 vaccinations administered since the last update. The state has now administered 5,024,828 doses, including 2,448,794 completed two-dose series. In LDH Region 4, which includes Acadiana, 316,969 vaccine series have been initiated and 287,601 (47.45% of the population) have been completed. A total of 980,174 "extra doses" have been administered.
Louisiana residents wanting to receive a vaccine can find more information here.
LDH reports that 91 individuals are hospitalized with COVID across the state (up 2 from Monday). Of those patients, 9 were on ventilators (no change from Monday).
Across Acadiana, there were 16 new cases and 4 new deaths reported since Monday.
Parishes in Acadiana (probable and confirmed cases and deaths)
- Acadia - 15,841 cases (no change) | 290 deaths (no change)
- Calcasieu - 54,592 cases (up 2) | 702 deaths (up 1)
- Evangeline - 8,376 cases (no change) | 156 deaths (no change)
- Iberia - 19,046 cases (no change) | 263 deaths (up 1)
- Jefferson Davis - 6,931 cases (no change) | 156 deaths (no change)
- Lafayette - 62,280 cases (up 10)| 494 deaths (up 1)
- St. Landry - 22,161 cases (up 3) | 413 deaths (no change)
- St. Martin - 12,932 cases (no change) | 186 deaths (up 1)
- St. Mary - 12,462 cases (up 1) | 260 deaths (no change)
- Vermilion - 15,239 (no change) | 223 deaths (no change)
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FROM MONDAY:
As of March 28, the number of total coronavirus cases reported in Louisiana increased by 198 and there have been 10 new deaths, according to the Louisiana Department of Health.
The total number of cases reported to the state as of Monday is 1,232,044. The current total death count is 17,086.
On January 19, LDH, in accordance with CDC, began including total and new reinfections in statewide total and new cases.
Of new COVID cases Monday, LDH says 24 are reinfections (defined as a positive viral COVID-19 test in an individual with a previous positive test at least 90 days prior). So far, 63,908 total reinfections have been reported to the state.
LDH reports that not fully vaccinated Louisiana residents accounted for 58 percent of cases and 60 percent of deaths from March 10 to March 16, 2022. Those not fully vaccinated also accounted for 75 percent of current COVID hospitalizations.
LDH is reporting an additional 3,420 COVID-19 vaccinations administered since the last update. The state has now administered 5,024,828 doses, including 2,448,794 completed two-dose series. In LDH Region 4, which includes Acadiana, 316,969 vaccine series have been initiated and 287,601 (47.45% of the population) have been completed. A total of 980,174 "extra doses" have been administered.
Louisiana residents wanting to receive a vaccine can find more information here.
LDH reports that 89 individuals are hospitalized with COVID across the state (down 20 from Friday). Of those patients, 9 were on ventilators (up 1 from Friday).
Across Acadiana, there were 24 new cases and 0 new deaths reported since Friday.
Parishes in Acadiana (probable and confirmed cases and deaths)
- Acadia - 15,841 cases (up 1) | 290 deaths (no change)
- Calcasieu - 54,590 cases (up 2) | 701 deaths (no change)
- Evangeline - 8,376 cases (no change) | 156 deaths (no change)
- Iberia - 19,046 cases (up 3) | 262 deaths (no change)
- Jefferson Davis - 6,931 cases (no change) | 156 deaths (no change)
- Lafayette - 62,270 cases (up 8)| 493 deaths (no change)
- St. Landry - 22,158 cases (up 4) | 413 deaths (no change)
- St. Martin - 12,932 cases (up 2) | 185 deaths (no change)
- St. Mary - 12,461 cases (up 3) | 260 deaths (no change)
- Vermilion - 15,239 (up 1) | 223 deaths (no change)
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Musician Jon Batiste walked away from the 64th annual Grammy Awards with five awards including Album of the Year.
Batiste, who grew up in Kenner, entered the night with 11 nominations, the most of any artist for this year’s awards. Governor John Bel Edwards released a statement on Batiste's wins Sunday night.
“Jon Batiste has been a tremendous ambassador for Louisiana, as an entertainer and as someone who truly cares about the people of our great state,” Gov. John Bel Edwards said. “From his early days at St. Augustine High School and the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, Jon has gone on to prime-time stardom and international acclaim as a musician of the highest order. Through it all, he has kept New Orleans and Louisiana close to his heart, and that affection shines through in the music that the Recording Academy chose to recognize Sunday night. We congratulate Jon on this tremendous achievement.”
Perhaps best known as the bandleader for “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” Batiste won an Academy Award in 2021 for his collaboration on the “Soul” movie soundtrack. He is the subject of this year’s New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival commemorative poster.
Batiste’s Grammy haul Sunday night included Album of the Year (“We Are”), Best Music Video (“Freedom”), Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (“Soul,” shared with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross), Best American Roots Song and Best American Roots Performance (“Cry”). Louisiana artists who contributed to the winning “We Are” album include P.J. Morton, Hot 8 Brass Band, Gospel Soul Children Choir, St. Augustine High School Marching 100 and Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews.
In addition, The Governor's Office highlighted other Louisianans who walked away with awards. New Orleans singer-songwriter Lucky Daye won the Grammy for Best Progressive R&B Album for “Table for Two.”
Other Louisiana artists who earned Grammy nominations this year were Sean Ardoin, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, Corey Ledet, Cha Wa, P.J. Morton, Christian Scott, Terence Blanchard, Youngboy Never Broke Again and Ledisi.
For a look at all the winners at the Grammy's click here.
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Red Cross chose to partner with Louisiana National Guard Child and Youth Program on Sunday to host another Easter event.
An Easter egg hunt was held at a home just outside of Moncus Park from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm.
The goal was to show appreciation for those in the National Guard, first responders and their families.
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Former President Donald Trump has endorsed former GOP vice president candidate and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin for Congress.
"Sarah Palin is tough and smart and will never back down, and I am proud to give her my Complete and Total Endorsement, and encourage all Republicans to unite behind this wonderful person and her campaign to put America First!" Trump said in a statement released Sunday.
He also praised her for supporting him when he ran for President in 2016.
"Sarah shocked many when she endorsed me very early in 2016, and we won big. Now, it’s my turn!" Trump said. "Sarah has been a champion for Alaska values, Alaska energy, Alaska jobs, and the great people of Alaska."
Palin announced last week that she was entering the race to replace the late U.S. Rep. Don Young, who passed away last month.
She joins a field of at least 40 candidates that includes an orthopedic surgeon and a North Pole city council member named Santa Claus, the Associated Press reported.
A special primary is set for June 11, and the special general election will happen on Aug. 16.
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Businessman Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale has reportedly bet $5.5 million on Kansas to win the NCAA men's basketball tournament.
According to Forbes, McIngvale, who owns furniture stores in Texas, took a helicopter ride to Louisiana, where sports betting is legal and made the wager.
Forbes says McIngvale will collect 10.5 million if Kansas beats North Carolina Monday night.
McIngvale is no stranger to big bets. He lost nearly $10 million after betting on the Bengals to win the Super Bowl.
It's not a total loss for McIngvale, he runs promotions at his furniture stores to offset the costs of losing. If he wins, customers get their purchases for free.
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Businesses are dealing with two huge headaches right now:
- Risings costs of materials/labour
- Supply chain bottlenecks
Alone, those factors would be highly damaging to businesses but they're buffered by very strong order books so overall businesses are cheerful. The Bank of Canada's latest survey of businesses was released today and it showed some slowing in order files and intensification in capacity constraints but businesses overall remain optimistic.
"Expected future sales growth decelerated, but from very high levels, and over 80% of businesses reported they would have trouble filling an unexpected increase in orders. Hiring and investment plans remained strong - but acute labour shortages pushed up expected wage growth to 5.2% over the next year," RBC assistant chief economist Nathan Janzen wrote.
"The Bank of Canada will take some comfort from the fact that longer-run inflation expectations have yet to come unanchored with most businesses expecting a return to near a 2% rate after three years. But that was also contingent on expectations that the central bank will continue to increase rates. Clearly, the economy and inflation pressures are too firm to justify emergency-low levels of interest rates and we think the Bank of Canada is most likely to hike the overnight rate by another 50 bps later this month to follow up on the 25 bps increase in March."
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- Talks with Ukraine are continuing
- Asked about prospects for a deal, says 'there's always hope'
- Russia will hold a news conference later on Monday in New York to address Bucha allegations
- UK blocked Russian attempt to convene UN Security Council meeting on Bucha
He doesn't sound optimistic on a deal.
The gas market is an interesting spot today on the sanctions front. Italy now says it won't veto sanctions on Russian gas. However TTF prices are down 3.8% so I don't think the market is too concerned.
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Nearly 60 years ago, a historic Black community founded as a home for people emancipated after the Civil War was demolished for a national park commemorating both the Battle of New Orleans and Civil War casualties.
Now park rangers and iris enthusiasts believe they may have found a botanical reminder — Louisiana irises and African lilies that the village’s residents may have planted.
The flowers were first noticed last spring.
The 30-home community called Fazendeville was founded around 1870 by a Black man who had been born free.
The Associated Press reported that a grocer named Jean-Pierre Fazende founded "The Village," which it was called by people who lived there.
The community was expropriated by the National Park Service in the mid-1960s because it was between the 1815 battleground and a national cemetery where thousands of Union soldiers and sailors were buried.
At first, the park service tried to buy the land, but the owners refused. Congress eventually approved expropriation and the community was demolished, the news outlet reported.
Homeowners were paid about $6,000, but homes in the area cost $16,000, a “64 Parishes” magazine published by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities reported.
In later years, the park service addressed the expropriation, saying that "the choice to preserve one history sacrificed another,” the AP reported.
According to the AP, a marker commemorating the community was erected in 2010.
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Police are seeking leads that can help them locate those responsible for a shooting in Sacramento, California that left six people dead and 12 injured.
The coroner released the names of the victims on Monday: Johntaya Alexander, Melinda Davis, Yamile Martinez-Andrade, Sergio Harris, Joshua Hoye-Lucchesi and Devazia Turner.
The shooting happened early Sunday morning in the downtown area, which is filled with bars and nightlife attractions.
Police believe there were multiple shooters firing from a vehicle.
No suspect information has been released, but police say the incident happened after a large fight took place.
A stolen gun was found in the area where the shooting occurred, authorities said. Police are investigating whether it was used in the shooting.
On Sunday, President Joe Biden said Congress needs to do more to prevent mass shootings.
"Ban ghost guns. Require background checks for all gun sales. Ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. Repeal gun manufacturers’ immunity from liability," Biden said in a statement. "Pass my budget proposal, which would give cities more of the funding they need to fund the police and fund the crime prevention and intervention strategies that can make our cities safer."
The shooting in Sacramento was one of two mass shootings in the U.S. over the weekend. One person was killed and 11 others were wounded at a concert in Dallas.
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A $90 million yacht that belongs to a Russian oligarch was seized by Spain at the request of the U.S. Department of Justice, officials said Monday.
The 255-foot yacht is owned by Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg, who is currently facing sanctions for Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Attorney General Merrick Garland said the yacht is the first seizure of property belonging to a sanctioned individual with ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"It will not be the last,” Garland asserted. “Together, with our international partners, we will do everything possible to hold accountable any individual whose criminal acts enable the Russian government to continue its unjust war.”
The U.S. and Spain are part of a treaty that requires mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, the Justice Department said.
"Together, with our international partners, we will do everything possible to hold accountable any individual whose criminal acts enable the Russian government to continue its unjust war," Garland said.
The yacht is now in Mallorca, Spain and will be subject to forfeiture.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stock in a company planning to buy Donald Trump’s new social media business plunged Monday on a news report that two key staff members left and a regulatory filing that it will miss a key deadline to file its annual financial statements.
Digital World Acquisition Corp. dropped more than 10% in midday trading on a Reuters report that two key executives — one the company’s chief technology officer — had left the company, citing two anonymous sources.
That report followed a filing by the company last week stating that its accountants needed more time to review financial figures before filing its annual report.
Many public companies request filing extensions, but the news added to investor jitters fueled by the botched February launch of Trump’s Truth Social app, which was marred by outages and long wait lists to gain access.
The stock fell to $56.50, down more than a third over the past month.
The Truth Social app topped Apple’s App Store free rankings on the day it was made available to a limited set of subscribers in February. Since then, it has tumbled down the charts and is no longer in the top 200.
Digital World is planning to buy Trump’s new social media company, Trump Media and Technology Group. Digital World needs regulators to sign off on its deal to merge with Trump Media to access the more than $1 billion that the former U.S. president had helped line up to fund the business. Regulators are investigating Digital World following reports it may have broken security rules last year.
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By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA
Big technology and communications stocks made solid gains and helped lift the broader market in afternoon trading on Wall Street Monday.
The S&P 500 rose 0.5% as of 1:54 p.m. Eastern. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 22 points, or 0.1%, to 34,842 and the Nasdaq rose 1.6%.
More stocks were losing ground than making gains within the benchmark S&P 500, but big technology and communications stocks did the heavy lifting to offset losses elsewhere. Tech companies, with their pricey stock values, tend to have more weight in pushing the market up or down.
Twitter surged 29.7% after the company disclosed that Tesla’s Elon Musk had taken a 9.2% stake in the social media platform. In recent weeks Musk has publicly questioned the company’s commitment to free speech. The gains were a key factor in lifting the broader communications sector and keeping the S&P 500 in the green.
Investors continue to monitor the conflict in Ukraine, where Russia could face even stricter economic sanctions now that details are emerging of what appear to be deliberate killings of civilians.
The European Union’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, joined a growing chorus of international criticism of the alleged atrocities, saying the 27-country bloc “will advance, as a matter of urgency, work on further sanctions against Russia.”
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has elevated concerns about rising inflation and the impact on global economic growth. Prices for everything from food to clothing had already been rising and the war has made for even more volatile energy prices.
The price of U.S. benchmark crude oil rose 3% and Brent crude, the international standard rose 2.1%. Prices are up roughly 40% globally, which has put pressure on costs for gasoline and other goods.
Bond yields mostly gained ground. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 2.40% from 2.38% late Friday. The yield on the two-year Treasury held steady at 2.44%.
The two-year yield remains above the 10-year yield, which is a potentially ominous sign. Such a flip of the usual relationship between two- and 10-year yields has preceded many recessions in the past, though it hasn’t been a perfect predictor. Some market watchers caution the signal may be less accurate this time, because of distortions in yields caused by extraordinary measures by the Federal Reserve and other central banks to keep interest rates low.
Bond yields have been gaining ground all year as Wall Street prepares higher interest rates. The Federal Reserve has already raised its key overnight rate once, the first such increase since 2018. The central bank is expected to continue raising rates throughout 2022 to help counter the impact from rising inflation.
The Fed is due to release minutes from its last meeting on Wednesday.
Markets in Europe closed higher. Asian markets also rose and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng jumped 2.1% after regulators in Beijing said they plan to revise rules regarding access of overseas regulators to full audits of companies that have shares listed in overseas markets.
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Tommy Davis, who won back-to-back batting titles in 1962 and 1963 for the Dodgers, has died at the age of 83, the team announced Monday.
Davis, who died Sunday night in Phoenix, was a member of three World Series championship teams (1959, 1963 and 1965) with the Dodgers.
He still holds the Dodgers’ single-season records with 230 hits and 153 RBI in 1962. That season, he hit .346 in 1962 to become the first batting champion in Los Angeles franchise history..
He won the batting title the following season with a .326 average.
The Brooklyn native, who debuted with the Dodgers in 1959 and played in L.A. until 1966, spent 18 seasons in the major leagues. He finished with a .294 average, 153 home runs and 1,052 RBI in 1,999 games, playing primarily in the outfield but also at third base and designated hitter.
In retirement, Davis worked with the Dodgers in community relations.
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Former Sayreville teacher sues school district, principal. Here's why
SAYREVILLE - A former Sayreville school teacher is suing the school district and an elementary school principal alleging her civil rights were violated when her contract was not renewed.
Andrea Roman, who taught at teacher at Emma L. Arleth Elementary School, filed the suit Feb. 23 in state Superior Court in New Brunswick, against the school board, Arleth school Principal Robert Preston and others.
Sayreville has not filed a formal court reply to the suit.
Roman was hired in September 2018 and worked as a replacement second grade teacher at Arleth through June 2019, according to the suit.
She was rehired for the 2019-2020 school year as a general education teacher assigned to a pull-out-resources (POR) or special education classroom and was rehired again for the 2020-2021 school year.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the district transitioned to remote learning. In-person learning resumed in or around November 2020, with hybrid remote and live classes.
According to the lawsuit, Roman returned to her POR classroom at Arleth and from November 2020 to December 2020, she was the only teacher physically present in the POR classroom although under state law, a certified special education instructor is required to be present, the lawsuit says.
Roman reported the alleged violation to the Sayreville Education Association Union representative for Arleth, who said her concerns were forwarded to the teachers union president, a protected conduct under the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act (CEPA), the lawsuit says.
The lawsuit alleges that whenever this and other concerns were forwarded to the principal, Preston told Roman and others to "Make it work."
In another incident, Roman objected that the school district was not following Center for Disease Control guidelines for contact tracing and not notifying students and parents of potential COVID exposures, the suit alleges.
Roman brought her complaints directly to Preston, who allegedly said he was "not aware of the situation" and "dismissively" told Roman that everything was "fine" and that there was "no need for concern," according to the lawsuit.
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In April 2021, Roman tested positive for COVID and experienced complications. Her physician advised her to seek treatment at an emergency room.
According to the lawsuit, Preston was sent an email about the seriousness of her condition with a doctor's note was attached.
While Roman was still hospitalized, the suit alleges, Preston asked if instead of taking sick leave, if she could work remotely, which she was unable to do.
Roman was cleared to return to work on April 26, 2021, but on or about May 7, 2021, she was told by Preston that her contract would not be renewed for the upcoming year, according to the lawsuit.
Roman "was never provided any formal or informal counseling for any perceived deficiency in her job performance" and "was provided no legitimate, non-retaliatory, non- discriminatory rationale for the decision not to renew her employment," the lawsuit charges.
Roman's dismissal "was motivated by and blatantly retaliatory" for her CEPA protected conduct, the lawsuit says, adding that the non-renewal decision "was wanton, intentional and occurred with actual malice."
The lawsuit further alleges that Roman's use of earned sick leave to recover from COVID was a "reasonable accommodation for her temporary disability" and the decision to end Roman's employment was "motivated in whole or in part by plaintiff's request for a reasonable accommodation for her temporary disability."
Email: sloyer@gannettnj.com
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Old Bridge names another acting police chief. How long will he serve?
OLD BRIDGE - A year to the day that former township police chief William Volkert retired, the township has named another officer acting police chief.
Capt. Scott Gumprecht took over the role of acting police chief on Friday, replacing Capt. Joseph Mandola Jr.
Gumprecht will serve in that role at least through Sept. 30, Mayor Owen Henry said.
“One of the options I have as mayor is to rotate captains,” Henry said. “Scott is the next senior officer and he is deserving of the opportunity. The first time I did this it was just for a month and they didn’t even have a chance to settle in their desks yet. A six-month period is a better opportunity to evaluate the performance of the acting chief along with the supporting administration and the department as a whole under his command. What I’m doing is in the best interest of the department.”
An unexpected, but unspecified, personnel issue has stalled the selection of police chief, Henry said in February.
“That’s still the big piano hanging over our head right now,” Henry said on Friday. “I can’t do anything as far as the chief process, but that doesn’t stop me from running the department.”
READ:Here's why the hiring of a new police chief in Old Bridge is taking longer than expected
EARLIER:Old Bridge hasn't named a police chief in nearly a year, township officials remain silent
When Volkert retired, Henry said he would develop a process for choosing a new chief to lead the department of more than 100 officers.
Henry said he started the process, but it was put on hold in last summer because of a personnel issue, which he could not discuss.
Under township ordinance, captains and lieutenants within the department are eligible for the promotion.
"I sent out notices to all eligible candidates and received six responses back from candidates, who were interested in participating in the selection process," the mayor said in February. "Everybody interested was sent informational questionnaires. Interviews were just about to be scheduled and a personnel issue arose, which I can't talk about publicly."
Henry said he has not yet decided whether the acting police chief rotation will continue after September. He said he is hoping he can get the selection process restarted.
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Need emotional help recovering from Ida? Somerset County has a program
BRIDGEWATER - Though it was seven months ago, the impacts of the devastating Hurricane Ida floods are still being felt.
It's just not people struggling to find new homes or restore their homes from catastrophic damage, but also the stress and trauma from one of Somerset County's worst floods stubbornly refuses to fade away.
Somerset County’s Richard Hall Community Health and Wellness Center has received a $305,767 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to help support mental health programs to help victims of Hurricane Ida.
The funding will allow the center's Hope and Healing program to provide free mental health services to Somerset County residents for the next eight months.
“I’m so grateful that Hope and Healing can continue to provide these valuable and free services to residents who are struggling emotionally after last year’s floods,” said Somerset County Commissioner Paul M. Drake. “Ida was traumatic and took an emotional toll on many families who experienced a loss of life, disruption in work and school, long periods of being displaced from their homes, unrecoverable property damage, and losing a sense of safety.”
The Hope and Healing program offers “Unprecedented,” an interactive disaster recovery workbook for adults, which teaches skills for coping with traumatic stress brought on by disasters such as Hurricane Ida.
Mental health professionals can also receive training for how to use the “Unprecedented” workbook.
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Other services include support groups for community members and wellness workshops for employees and volunteers of businesses and organizations who have been impacted by Hurricane Ida.
Hope and Healing programs for children include a storytime featuring “Penelope the Powerful Parrot,” a therapeutic and interactive story that teaches children how to cope with traumatic stress.
Other services, such as school assemblies, community storytime events, and a six-week curriculum that teaches additional coping skills are also available through Hope and Healing.
Hope and Healing collaborates and networks with community leaders and organizations to identify the needs of county residents and to deliver free, accessible, creative services, which are provided virtually and in-person. Crisis counseling, support groups, public education, and access to community resources are some of the programs Hope and Healing provides.
All Somerset County residents and area employees are eligible, regardless of income, race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, age, or belief system.
The program is being provided in collaboration with the New Jersey Department of Human Services Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services.
The community health center is located at 500 N. Bridge St. and its phone number is 908-725-2800.
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Mazzola to be honored at Patriots’ game between Yankees and Mets Double A affiliates
BRIDGEWATER - A tribute to the late Ron Mazzola, known as the “The Voice of Old Bridge,” will take place at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, home of the New York Yankees Double A affiliate Somerset Patriots.
Mazzola will be honored in memoriam as part of Somerse's Aug. 4 home game against the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, the Double A affiliate of Mazzola’s beloved New York Mets.
A generous benefactor, who wishes to remain anonymous, has gifted 250 tickets for the game with the explicit purpose of making them first available to Mazzola’s family and the Old Bridge High School Knights football and wrestling programs, both of which Mazzola was a huge part in myriad ways.
The free tickets were gifted in support of The Marisa Tufaro Foundation’s “Mazzola Monday” campaign, in which the nonprofit respectfully requested individuals consider performing an act of kindness on April 4 in Mazzola’s honor and as a reflection of his boundless generosity.
The high school’s athletics department will work with coaches, players and their families to distribute the free tickets on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Anyone else from the Old Bridge school-community and beyond interested in attending the game, which The Marisa Tufaro Foundation is promoting at the anonymous benefactor’s request as “Ron Mazzola Knight,” can purchase tickets for $6 through a generous Somerset Patriots discount.
To purchase discounted upper box tickets in the “Ron Mazzola Knight” seating section, please visit bit.ly/RonMazzolaKnight and enter the password Ron.
Through their remarkable kindness, which reflects the benevolence of the man being honored, the Patriots have graciously offered to conduct a moment of silence for Mazzola before the first pitch at 7:05 p.m.
In addition, images of Mazzola will be streamed across the scoreboard in right field during a brief pregame ceremony while the public address announcer reads a special message. Mazzola’s family will be invited on the diamond for the occasion, provided COVID-19 protocols at that time permit field access.
A fireworks show will take place following the conclusion of the contest, which is part of Somerset’s six-game homestand with Binghamton.
Mazzola frequented minor league ballparks, including TD Bank Ballpark, and spearheaded annual trips to such venues with relatives and friends, which adds meaning to the occasion.
“The Voice of Old Bridge,” Mazzola was an institution in New Jersey scholastic sports, renown statewide for his involvement in wrestling and gymnastics, and throughout the Greater Middlesex Conference as a staunch supporter of all athletics programs.
The NJSIAA dedicated to Mazzola its recent boys state individual wrestling tournament championship, a three-day event 34,000 total spectators attended at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.
Other tributes honoring Mazzola, from youth leagues to high schools, will be conducted throughout the year.
A beloved Old Bridge High School Wall of Fame inductee, Mazzola died unexpectedly Feb. 21. He was 61 years old.
Mazzola was among the biggest supporters of The Marisa Tufaro Foundation, whose mission is to help children in need throughout the greater Middlesex County area.
Spectators sitting in the “Ron Mazzola Knight” section are encouraged to wear purple to the Aug. 4 game, reflecting Old Bridge High School’s official color.
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FORT MYERS, Fla. — Fort Myers police are looking for the man depicted in cell phone camera footage repeatedly punching a dog.
Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers says the incident took place at a RaceTrac station "somewhere in Fort Myers" (the exact location is not known at this time) on Tuesday, March 29.
The footage shows a man in the backseat of a gold or tan Chrysler 200, repeatedly striking at what is believed to be a dog.
Investigators hope someone who witnessed the incident or perhaps also captured the crime take place will reach out to them. "We need to find him... what he did is not okay," Crime Stoppers said in their account of the crime.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-780-TIPS.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A local girl is apologizing to an officer after she mistakenly called 911.
According to a Facebook post from the Tallahassee Police Department, a school resource officer was called to help a little girl who said she was having a medical emergency. The officer discovered the girl had mistakenly called 911. The following day, she decided to write a letter apologizing to the officer.
The letter reads, in her own spelling:
I am sorry
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I am so sorry that I said I am ding I have should of not said that next time I will do beder and not pull polec resorses. I hope you can for give me.
To: Officer
From: Annie
While TPD called the note "adorable" and are glad she is doing well, they stressed the importance of teaching children about when they should call 911.
"It’s important to teach children that a 911 emergency is when someone needs help right away because of an injury or an immediate danger. A few examples of this would be: a fire, someone having trouble breathing or is choking, someone being unconscious after an accident, or a crime such as a break-in is happening."
They added that it's also important that children not speak to strangers, but understand it is okay to trust the operators at the Consolidated Dispatch Agency.
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More than 681,000 small SUVs are being recalled by General Motors due to issues with the windshield wipers.
According to a recall notice on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration website, the recall affects 2014 and 2015 models of Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain.
The ball joints in the windshield wiper might corrode which could cause one or both windshield wipers to fail.
Dealers will inspect the wiper module, and repair or replace it as necessary, for free.
Owners will be notified beginning May 2.
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Former President Barack Obama will return to the White House for the first time since leaving office, multiple news outlets are reporting.
According to CNN and NBC News, Obama will take part in an event on Tuesday to mark 12 years since the Affordable Care Act was signed into law.
The law has become known by many as Obamacare.
CNN reports that President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Obama will deliver remarks about the "success" of the program which has expanded healthcare to millions of people in the U.S.
According to the Department of Health and Human Services, more people than ever have health coverage through the Affordable Care Act.
The department said in 2021 that more than 31 million people are currently enrolled in the Marketplace or Medicaid expansion
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The State Department announced on Monday that they are launching the Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy as a way to defend Americans online.
In a news release, the agency said the bureau will address "national security challenges, economic opportunities, and implications for U.S. values associated with cyberspace, digital technologies, and digital policy."
The department said it would consist of three policy units: international cyberspace security, international information and communications policy, and digital freedom.
Eventually, a Senate-confirmed ambassador-at-large will lead the bureau.
Jennifer Bachus would begin serving as principal deputy assistant secretary starting Monday, the department said.
She will also lead the bureau until an ambassador-at-large is appointed.
Other positions the department announced include Michele Markoff as acting deputy assistant secretary for international cyberspace security, Stephen Anderson as acting deputy assistant secretary for international information and communications policy, and Blake Peterson as acting digital freedom coordinator.
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Yet another 7-night sailing has been canceled for Norwegian Escape as the ship continues to undergo repairs due to having run aground in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, on March 14. Including the cruise that was shortened due to the incident, this makes five cruises that have been canceled for the vessel.
Another Sailing Canceled, Alternative Sailings Offered
Booked guests and travel partners received notification today that the planned April 9 departure of Norwegian Escape will not be possible, as repairs on the vessel are not yet complete. The email, signed by Senior Vice President of Guest Services Katty Byrd, is virtually identical to the communications canceling previous voyages, only changing the dates of the sailings mentioned.
“We are so very sorry to inform you that the repairs onboard Norwegian Escape will take longer than originally expected and as result, your voyage onboard Norwegian Escape April 9, 2022, has been canceled,” the letter said.
As with the previous cancelations, guests have two compensation options – a replacement sailing still setting sail this weekend plus a 100% Future Cruise Credit (FCC), or a full refund plus a 50% FCC.
The alternative sailings can be aboard Norwegian Joy, Norwegian Dawn, Norwegian Breakaway, or Norwegian Encore. Each one is still a 7-night voyage, but leaving from a different embarkation port and with three of the ships – Breakaway, Dawn, and Encore – leaving one day later than Norwegian Escape‘s now canceled cruise.
Norwegian Escape was to have sailed from Port Canaveral to Cozumel, Mexico; Ohio Rios, Jamaica; and Great Stirrup Cay, Norwegian Cruise Line’s private island in The Bahamas.
None of the replacement sailings are visiting the same ports as Norwegian Escape‘s planned itinerary, though Norwegian Joy, Norwegian Dawn, and Norwegian Breakaway will still visit Cozumel, and Norwegian Encore will still visit Great Stirrup Cay. The alternative voyages all visit four total ports of call, whereas the original Norwegian Escape itinerary only had three stops.
Guests Should Act Quickly
Space on the alternative sailings is limited and will be capacity-controlled, so interested guests are advised to act quickly to secure their bookings if desired. The Norwegian Cruise Line team will do its best to match stateroom categories for each reservation, but the email does state that the “original category secured may not be available.”
Guests choosing to rebook for a different sailing this weekend must contact Norwegian Cruise Line no later than 9 p.m. on Wednesday, April 6, to select their new cruise.
No fees will be assessed for moving to the new reservation, and Norwegian Cruise Line will also rebook air arrangements for guests who originally booked airfare through the cruise line. Guests who booked independent air travel should contact their airline or travel agent for changes, and may seek reimbursement through their travel protection provider, if applicable.
Norwegian Escape is a Breakaway-Plus vessel, the same as Norwegian Joy and Norwegian Encore. Norwegian Breakaway is a slightly smaller Breakaway-class and Norwegian Dawn is a significantly smaller Dawn-class vessel.
Guests who do not contact Norwegian Cruise Line by the deadline will automatically receive the full refund and 50% FCC, which will be applied to their Latitudes account. The new FCC will be available from April 18, 2022, and is valid for sailings embarking no later than April 18, 2023.
When Will Repairs Be Finished?
No timeline has been given for when repairs on Norwegian Escape should be finished, nor has the cruise line provided details on the nature of those repairs.
Hull damage was spotted on the vessel after the incident and the ship has since returned to Port Canaveral, where she remains docked and undergoing the necessary work.
In the meantime, Norwegian Cruise Line is taking the cancelations one cruise at a time, in order to bring Norwegian Escape back into service for passengers as soon as possible.
The ship only has one more 7-night departure planned from Port Canaveral, scheduled for April 16. After that, the ship is scheduled to depart for New York and then on to Rome for the summer and fall seasons in the Mediterranean.
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Guests sailing with MSC Cruises now have more opportunity for a deeper exploration of popular embarkation ports with the line’s new “Stay & Cruise” packages. The pre-cruise packages will first be offered at two iconic Mediterranean ports this summer, and will be coming to three North American embarkation ports later in 2022 and in 2023.
Pre-Cruise Stays in Italy and Greece
The first of these carefully curated packages are being offered for eastern Mediterranean sailings from Venice, Italy and Athens, Greece, prior to 7-night sailings from those ports. Five of MSC Cruises’ ships will participate in this initial program introduction.
“Up to two days spent in the magnificent cities of either Venice or Athens will be a fantastic prelude to our guests’ seven-night cruises in the East Mediterranean and should be especially attractive for those that will fly into Italy and Greece for their summer holiday so that they can really make the most out of their trip,” said Achille Staiano, Vice President of Global Sales for MSC Cruises.
The Stay & Cruise packages include up to two nights’ accommodation in a 4-star hotel with breakfast included, a half-day city exploration excursion around the city, luggage transfers from the hotel to guest cabins onboard the cruise ship, and private ground transportation to the port.
This provides guests with a convenient, stress-free way to enhance their getaway and discover more about the rich culture, history, and vibrancy of these cities.
Furthermore, the hotels will have dedicated MSC Cruises staff on hand at convenient times throughout the day to provide guests with personalized information and “top tips” for getting the most from their city excursion.
The two-day “Venice Viewpoint” package will be available for guests sailing aboard MSC Armonia, MSC Fantasia, MSC Musica, and MSC Sinfonia from the Italian ports of Venice/Marghera, Monfalcone/Venice, and Trieste.
Guests for MSC Lirica’s sailings from the port of Piraeus in Greece can opt for up to two days of the “Athens Attractions” package ahead of their cruise.
Read More: 17 MSC Cruise Ship Deployments Detailed for Summer 2022
Further details about each package are not yet available, but are sure to include local tour guide services and visits to some of each city’s most iconic attractions, “bucket list” items for many travelers.
In Venice, for example, that may include a visit to the famous Rialto Bridge, a romantic gondola ride through the Grand Canal, a tour of the richly historic doge’s palace, or a glass blowing demonstration at the renowned Murano glass factory.
These enhanced pre-cruise packages will be available to book by the end of April either directly through the cruise line’s website or from passengers’ travel agents.
North American Options Coming Later
In addition to the packages available for eastern Mediterranean sailings, MSC Cruises is also planning to offer similar pre-cruise extensions for sailings from Miami and Port Canaveral later this year, with further options from New York expected to be available for the summer 2023 sailing season.
“When we roll out the ‘Stay & Cruise’ program later this year in the USA we’ll see many more Europeans join our cruise ships to take advantage of having a truly memorable time in Miami and Orlando, plus from summer 2023, New York will prove a strong pull for those who want to explore the Big Apple prior to their cruise,” said Staiano.
No date has been announced for when the Miami, Orlando, or New York pre-cruise tour extensions will be available to book, which ships will be a part of the program, or what options will be included in the tours.
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The summer cruise season will kick off in Boston today with the arrival of Norwegian Pearl, the first ship to sail from the port in 2022.
The ship will arrive at approximately 10 a.m. this morning, officially opening the Massachusetts Port Authority’s cruise season, and her first passengers will begin embarkation shortly thereafter in preparation for a 3 p.m. departure.
First of Many Ships for 2022
Norwegian Pearl is the first of 125 ships from 19 cruise lines expected to visit Flynn Cruiseport Boston this year.
This is slightly below the record-setting 2019 schedule, when the port saw 138 visits from 34 ships, representing 21 cruise lines, but is still a strong return to passenger cruising as travel demand continues to rise across the cruise industry.
The cruise port saw no passenger traffic during the industry shutdown in 2020, and had an abbreviated season in 2021 that began when Crystal Cruises’ Crystal Symphony set sail from Boston on August 23, 2021. The Boston cruise season typically lasts from April through November.
Each visit supports the local economy, as many cruise passengers either travel to the port early or visit for several days after sailing, enjoying the rich history and culture of the region. The peak cruise season for the port is in September and October, when fall foliage tours are at their most colorful.
Norwegian Pearl is scheduled to dock at berth T2, and will be setting sail on a 4-night Bermuda cruise. The ship will remain homeported in Boston until early November, offering primarily 7-night sailings to Bermuda that will also visit Bar Harbor, Maine.
In September and October, during the peak of fall foliage sailings, the ship will offer 7-night one-way sailings between Boston and Quebec City, Canada.
Norwegian Pearl is part of Norwegian Cruise Line’s Jewel class of ships, weighing in at 93,530 gross tons and measuring 965 feet long and 106 feet wide. The ship features 16 decks and a double occupancy passenger capacity of 2,394 guests with 1,100 crew members.
The best viewing spots to watch the ship’s arrival this morning as well as her departure this afternoon include Deer Island in Winthrop and Castle Island, in South Boston.
In addition to Norwegian Pearl homeporting in the city, two other Norwegian Cruise Line ships will visit Boston this year as a port of call. Norwegian Joy and Norwegian Breakaway will both bring visitors to Boston during the peak fall season.
Many Cruise Lines Scheduled
Norwegian Cruise Line is not the only line that will offer cruises departing from Boston this year. According to Flynn Cruiseport Boston’s schedule, the following ships will all offer sailings with Boston as the embarkation port:
- Celebrity Summit will sail 10-12 day Boston, Maine, and Canada sailings from late August through mid-October.
- Royal Caribbean International’s Voyager of the Seas will sail a short series of 7-night Canada sailings in September and October.
- Nieuw Statendam from Holland America Line will offer four departures – to Iceland and Canada – from August through October.
- Zaandam, also from Holland America Line, will begin offering one-way 7-night voyages to Canada from the end of May, with longer voyages to different destinations later in the season.
- Luxury expedition line Vantage will offer a single Boston departure aboard Ocean Explorer, a 10-day one-way sailing to Nassau, leaving Boston on October 29.
- Windstar Cruises will take advantage of the fall foliage season with two 11-day one-way sailings of Star Pride from Boston in October, one to Montreal and the other to San Juan.
In addition to enjoying Boston as a departure port, many other cruise lines will visit the vibrant city as a port of call, including Royal Caribbean International, P&O Cruises, Princess Cruises, Oceania Cruises, TUI Cruises, Cunard Line, Seabourn, Seven Seas Cruises, Silversea Cruises, Viking Cruises, and more.
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NEW YORK – When a Pulitzer Prize-winning architecture critic panned Donald Trump’s plans for a new Manhattan skyscraper, Trump responded by suing. When the tenants of a building he was trying to clear sued to halt their evictions, Trump slapped back by filing suit against the law firm representing the tenants. And when an author said the former president was worth far less than he’d claimed, Trump again took legal action.
Last week, Trump last week filed a lawsuit accusing his 2016 rival Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party of conspiring to sink his winning presidential campaign by alleging ties to Russia.
Throughout his business and political career, he has used the courts as a venue to air his complaints, among other things.
“It’s part of his pattern of using the law to punish his enemies, as a weapon, as something it was never intended to be,” said James D. Zirin, a former federal prosecutor in Manhattan and the author of the book “Plaintiff in Chief,” which details Trump’s legal history. “For him, litigation was a way of life.”
Trump’s latest suit says Democrats in 2016 concocted fictitious claims that his campaign was colluding with Russia and that the FBI as a result pursued an “unfounded” investigation.
The 108-page suit names as defendants longstanding targets of his ire from both the political realm – Clinton and her aides – and the law enforcement community. That includes former FBI Director James Comey and Peter Strzok and Lisa Page, two FBI officials who exchanged critical text messages about Trump during the 2016 campaign.
It also piggybacks off the work of special counsel John Durham, listing as defendants the three people – a cybersecurity attorney, an ex-FBI lawyer and a Russia analyst – who have been charged in that criminal probe.
Trump, in the suit, paints himself as the victim of a vast, racketeering conspiracy in which FBI officials who led the investigation knew that it was “based on a false and contrived premise.”
“Acting in concert, the Defendants maliciously conspired to weave a false narrative that their Republican opponent, Donald J. Trump, was colluding with a hostile foreign sovereignty,” his lawyers wrote, describing the alleged scheme as “so outrageous, subversive and incendiary that even the events of Watergate pale in comparison.”
It’s well-established through a Justice Department inspector general investigation that the FBI made errors and missteps during the Russia probe that Trump could look to seize on.
U.S. intelligence agencies concluded in January 2017 that Russia mounted a far-ranging influence campaign aimed at helping Trump beat Clinton. And the bipartisan Senate Intelligence Committee, after three years of investigation, affirmed those conclusions, saying intelligence officials had specific information that Russia preferred Trump and that Russian President Vladimir Putin had “approved and directed aspects” of the Kremlin’s influence campaign. It also found clear ties between Trump’s campaign and Russia, concluding that Trump’s campaign chairman had had regular contact with a Russian intelligence officer and that other Trump associates were eager to exploit the Kremlin’s aid.
Former special counsel Robert Mueller, who was charged with further investigating the links between Trump and Russia, did not establish a criminal conspiracy between Russia and the Trump campaign, but concluded that Russian interference was “sweeping and systematic.” His investigation resulted in criminal charges against 34 people and three entities, including 26 Russians, Trump’s former campaign chair and national security adviser.
More litigation?
Representatives for Trump did not respond to requests for comment for this news article. But Trump attorney Alina Habba defended his approach on Newsmax, telling the network more suits were coming “soon.”
“We have another suit being filed shortly,” she said. “And anybody that’s going to try and make up malicious stories about him while he was sitting as president, prior to his presidency or now is going to be sued.”
Trump, meanwhile, was already using the filing to rile up his crowds at a recent rally in Georgia.
“To fight back against this corrupt establishment’s relentless hoaxes and lies, this week I filed a historic lawsuit to hold them accountable for the Russia, Russia, Russia hoax,” Trump said to cheers. His mention of Clinton prompted especially loud applause and a revival of the “Lock her up!” chant that was a defining feature of his 2016 campaign.
In addition to serving as a useful political cudgel, Trump’s effort, which comes as he is mulling another run for the White House, could lend the imprimatur of credibility to campaign trail grievances, said Stephen Gillers, a New York University professor of legal ethics.
“To the unaware public, the fact that grievances are repackaged as legal claims adds credibility to the force of those grievances,” Gillers said. “Anyone who pays attention to what goes on in the courts will be able to see through these claims as claims of political victimization in another form. But the public by and large does not pay attention to the validity of the claims.”
Last year, Trump took similar action, filing suits against three of the country’s biggest tech companies, claiming he and other conservatives had been wrongfully censored after his accounts were suspended.
“Trump loved to sue, especially parties that could not afford a legal defense,” said Barbara Res, a former longtime Trump Organization executive turned critic. She said one legal tactic he turned to often was the “preventive strike” suit to weaken rivals and create the impression he was the aggrieved party before they acted.
“Trump’s perception and that of many people is that the first person to sue has a legitimate complaint,” Res said.
Education in tactics
Trump learned his legal tactics from one his early legal advisers, the late Roy Cohn. Cohn was a disbarred lawyer who made his name as a prosecutor in the Julius and Ethel Rosenberg communist spying case that sent the husband and wife to the electric chair, then as aide to Sen. Joe McCarthy during the Red Scare hearings.
Under Cohn, Trump countersued the Justice Department after it brought a case against the Trump Organization in the early 1970s for housing discrimination. The Trump Organization eventually settled, admitting no guilt.
In the years that followed, the casework never let up.
“He’s exceptionally litigious, much of which is instituted not to win but rather to frustrate the opposing party by causing financial hardship,” said Trump’s former fixer-turned adversary Michael Cohen, who went to jail for making hush money payments to a pornography star who alleged an affair with Trump, as well as lying to Congress about a proposed Trump skyscraper in Moscow.
When Trump wins – as he did in March in a case involving the porn star Stormy Daniels – Cohen said, “It emboldens him to continue this rampage of litigation for alternative purposes.”
The suits have proven beneficial in other ways. Trump spent more than a year and a half fighting efforts by then-Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. to obtain copies of his tax returns, taking the case all the way to the Supreme Court. While Trump ultimately failed, his stall tactics dragged the case out so long that Vance, who had appeared on the cusp of seeking an indictment, was replaced by a successor who has allegedly all but closed the case.
Family is not immune.
In September, Trump sued his estranged niece, Mary Trump, and The New York Times over a 2018 story that challenged Trump’s claims of self-made wealth by documenting how his father, Fred, had given him at least $413 million over the decades, including through tax avoidance schemes. Trump’s lawsuit, filed in state court in New York, accused Mary Trump of breaching a settlement agreement by disclosing the records to the newspaper’s reporters.
Mary Trump’s lawyer, Ted Boutrous, wrote in a March 11 letter to the court that Trump’s lawsuit was “brought to punish Mary Trump and to chill speech in the public interest about the former President.”
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* WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to 6 PM MDT Wednesday. While a
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* IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Strong cross winds may be
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CHEYENNE – Average gasoline prices in Wyoming have fallen 0.5 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.06 per gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy.com's survey of 494 stations in Wyoming.
Prices in Wyoming are 40.8 cents per gallon higher than a month ago, and stand $1.19 per gallon higher than a year ago.
According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Wyoming was priced at $3.69 per gallon Sunday, while the most expensive was $4.59, a difference of 90 cents per gallon.
The national average price of gasoline has fallen 5.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.17 per gallon Monday. The national average is up 25.5 cents per gallon from a month ago, and stands $1.31 per gallon higher than a year ago, according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million weekly price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country.
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* WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to 6 PM MDT Wednesday. While a
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Carey Avenue and 26th Street are slated to close April 11, 2022, for construction. Photo via Google.
CHEYENNE – If you drive near the intersection of Carey Avenue and 26th Street, be forewarned that there will be road closures due to construction.
The good news is that the area is expected to be back to normal in time for the start of Cheyenne Frontier Days.
What the city of Cheyenne called "an extended closure" is set to begin in just over a week at Carey and 26th. It is expected to start on Monday, April 11, according to a news release from the municipality sent via email on Wednesday. Separately, some other construction work in town also is expected to begin then, as previously reported.
This is just one of several spots around town that are experiencing road and other work, sometimes resulting in some mostly minor delays to motorists. At this specific location, the construction is part of the 26th Street Storm Sewer Extension project.
On Saturday, Construction Engineer Sam Berta told the Wyoming Tribune Eagle by phone that the roads at Carey and 26th are expected to be back open before Cheyenne Frontier Days. This year, CFD starts on July 22, per its website.
Doing the math, this means that Carey and 26th could be closed for as long as three-plus months.
However long the intersection is undergoing construction work, the city provided notice of a detour route: This "will take traffic westbound at West 25th Street, then northbound at O’Neil Avenue." The locality noted that "detours will be posted in the area, and alternative routes are advised."
According to a Jan. 18 city announcement, utility work for the 26th Street Storm Sewer Extension Project had been completed for the winter. And, as promised then, "work will resume in the spring of 2022, when warmer temperatures arrive. All current detours will remain in place for motorists."
Also back in January, the city of Cheyenne had advised that "the new storm sewer, water main and sanitary lines for the project have been installed and are functional. When work returns in the spring, road surfacing will be a primary focus."
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* IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Strong cross winds may be
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A photo of the Greater Cheyenne Greenway, courtesy of Forward Greater Cheyenne.
CHEYENNE – Spring is here, and the city of Cheyenne appreciates the community’s continued support of the Greater Cheyenne Greenway and their significant maintenance contributions.
The Greater Cheyenne Greenway Spring clean-up effort is scheduled for two weeks this year, May 7 through May 22.
As usual, boots or sturdy shoes, long pants and gloves are a good idea for appropriate wardrobe for clean-up efforts. The Cheyenne Greenway staff can provide trash bags and lightweight gloves upon request.
If you would like to “Adopt a Spot,” if anything has changed with your contact information or Greenway segment preference, or if you are unable to continue with the program, contact Jeanie Vetter, Greenway and Parks Planner, at 307-638-4379 or jvetter@cheyennecity.org.
Please contact Cheyenne Greenway staff when your segment is complete, and crews will pick up the filled bags from the side of the Greenway path following your clean-up.
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Youth Alternatives Special Friends Program looking for adult mentors
CHEYENNE – The Office of Youth Alternatives Special Friends Program is looking for adult mentors that are 18 years and older to acts as positive role models to youth in one-to-one mentoring relationship.
Qualifications do apply. For more information, individuals interested in serving may call 307-637-6480.
Youth Alternatives is a program of the city of Cheyenne.
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ROCK SPRINGS -- Wyoming will soon receive National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) formula funds to use to facilitate electric vehicle infrastructure development, especially charging stations, around the state. WYDOT and other state officials have scheduled public meetings around the state in early April to gather public input as well as feedback from potential bidders and other interested parties.
Each meeting is expected to have a virtual component so viewers can attend any meeting and see the proposed plan and make comments.
There will be a meeting in Rock Springs on April 7 at 5-7 p.m. at WYDOT District Office, 3200 Elk St.
Rocket Miner cruised around town to get feedback from locals about their feelings about electric vehicles.
According to Rock Springs resident Justin Eastman, the environment is better off without electric cars.
“The process of getting fuel is cleaner and more Earth friendly than stripping the Earth away to get to the lithium needed to make electric car,” said Eastman. “Plus, when Biden opens the oil fields back up, we’ll be able to produce more oil thereby providing more jobs and economic stability.”
He added, “I hope that when they put the charging stations in, the customers get charged for it.
“If I have to pay for the electricity in my house, they should have to pay to charge their cars.”
Rock Springs resident Johnny Delgado agrees.
“Fuel cars are better,” Delgado said. “Electric cars are more harmful to the environment due to expired batteries being thrown into the landfills.”
Green River resident Troy Bass pointed out that it would be very expensive to own an electric vehicle.
“To be honest, electric cars are good but they’re time-consuming because of how often you need to charge it,” Bass mentioned. “On long-distance rides, I prefer fuel cars.”
He went on to say the charging mechanisms can be very expensive.
“Unless you have solar panels, it’s going to be expensive to keep it charged at home.”
He added, “My wife and I were looking into electric cars but we found out how pricy it would get for the charging port in our house.”
Rock Springs resident Taz Anderson had a different approach.
“I’m not for either one!” Anderson shared. “I got an electric scooter.”
He said, “It’s still cheaper than gas. It’s a small town. Depending on which scooter you get, it can last up to 25 miles.”
Rock Springs resident Aly Corona explained how inconvenient it would be for parents.
“An electric car will last 200 miles,” Corona said. “My car can last 500 miles without fuel stops.”
She added, “When you’re in a hurry, you just don’t have time to wait for it to charge especially when you have an impatient toddler!”
She pointed out that some Tesla charging stations added programs for drivers to have access to while they wait for their vehicles to be charged such as games.
“People won’t go inside businesses if people are going to be tempted to play those games in their cars,” she said. “If electric charging ports are supposed to help the economy, why shouldn’t they want the driver be out doing something else?”
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* WHEN...From 3 PM Monday to 6 AM MDT Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Elevated blowover risk,
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ROCK SPRINGS -- The Rock Springs Chamber of Commerce would like to invite the public to their monthly Membership Connection Luncheon on Thursday, April 14th at 12 p.m.
Devon Brubaker, Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport director, will make a presentation. He will speak to the myths and realities of air service as well as an overall update on the airport and their projects.
The monthly Membership Connection Luncheon is sponsored by Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, Holiday Inn, Whisler Chevrolet and Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport.
Tickets in advanced are $15 and at the door will be $18 with a credit card fee of 99 cents. For more information, call the Rock Springs Chamber of Commerce at 307-362-3771.
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* IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Elevated blowover risk,
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Rock Springs High School senior Emily Taucher fields a ball during the Lady Tigers' game against Evanston High School.
SWEETWATER COUNTY – The Rock Springs High School Lady Tigers hosted the Evanston High School Lady Red Devils on Thursday, March 31, in the only game played among Sweetwater County teams for women’s soccer.
The Lady Tigers dismantled the Lady Red Devils, 7-0, which included five goals scored in the first half and four of them coming in a 12-minute span.
Rock Springs improved its overall record to 3-2 and is 2-1 in 4A West Conference action.
Below are the current standings of each conference, along with the teams’ overall records followed by their conference record.
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A man who regained consciousness in 2003 after spending 19 years in a coma has passed away.
Terry Wallis died last week at 57, according to an obituary published by Roller Funeral Homes, USA Today and NBC News reported.
According to a 2003 Associated Press article, the Arkansas native and a friend were in a car accident in July 1984 when their vehicle left the road and plunged into a creek.
When they were found the next day underneath a bridge, his friend had died, and Wallis was comatose.
According to the obituary, Wallis' daughter was born six weeks before the accident.
Wallis remained in a coma until June 12, 2003, when he regained consciousness and became known worldwide as "The Man Who Slept for 19 Years," the news outlets reported.
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Louis C.K.’s post-“cancellation” road is apparently paved in gold. The disgraced comedian, who admitted to sexual misconduct with multiple women in 2017, won the Grammy for best comedy album at Sunday’s Grammys 2022. It was C.K.’s third win in this category—following victories in 2012 and 2016.
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C.K.’s album Sincerely Louis C.K. beat out fellow nominees Nate Bargatze (The Greatest Average American), Lewis Black (Thanks for Risking Your Life), Lavell Crawford (The Comedy Vaccine), Chelsea Handler (Evolution), and Kevin Hart (Zero F**ks Given). The category was presented by host LeVar Burton at the Premiere Ceremony prior to this year’s main telecast. C.K. was not present.
This was C.K.’s first comedy special since multiple women accused him of sexual misconduct, alleging that he had masturbated—or had asked to do so—in front of them. At the time, C.K. released a statement, saying, “These stories are true. At the time, I said to myself that what I did was O.K. because I never showed a woman my dick without asking first, which is also true.”
His admission was followed by a flurry of severed ties. C.K. was dropped by his management team at 3 Arts Entertainment, his APA agency, and publicist Lewis Kay. The overall deal between FX Productions and his production company, Pig Newton, was canceled, and wide release plans for his film, I Love You, Daddy, were scrapped. But by 2018, he returned to the stage with a handful of sets at New York City’s Comedy Cellar. In August 2021, C.K. announced a nationwide comedy tour.
Some of C.K.’s latest Grammy-winning special centers on his controversy and subsequent “cancellation.” At one point, he asks: “How was your last couple of years? How was 2018 and 2019 for you guys? Anybody else get in global amounts of trouble?” adding, “I learned a lot. I learned how to eat alone in a restaurant with people giving me the finger from across the room.”
Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. defended the organization’s right to nominate people like C.K. and the similarly tainted Marilyn Manson, who was recognized with several collaborators on Kanye West’s album Donda. “We won’t look back at people’s history, we won’t look at their criminal record, we won’t look at anything other than the legality within our rules of, is this recording for this work eligible based on date and other criteria,” he told The Wrap last November. “If it is, they can submit for consideration.”
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Joe Biden reportedly views Fox News boss Rupert Murdoch as the “most dangerous man in the world,” and sees Fox News as “one of the most destructive forces in the United States,” according to a forthcoming book by New York Times reporters Alexander Burns and Jonathan Martin, first excerpted by CNN. The book, This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden, and the Battle for America’s Future, slated for a May release, bills itself as a look into how Fox News has generated a “torrent of anti-Biden programming, stoking skepticism about vaccines, and disseminating wild conspiracy theories about the January 6 attack.”
According to CNN, the president has never publicly commented on the conservative media mogul. Though, since assuming office last year, Biden has taken direct and indirect shots at Fox News on a few occasions, including in a January hot mic incident in which the president called Fox correspondent Peter Doocy a “stupid son of a bitch.” (According to Doocy, Biden later called to offer him a personal apology for the insult.) During the government’s vaccine rollout last year, the Biden administration signaled that it was not seeking a “fight” with Fox News, despite the president mocking some at the network for experiencing an “altar call” moment when they “all of a sudden…[came out and said] ‘Let’s get vaccinated, let’s get vaccinated.’” In an October town hall hosted by CNN, Biden joked that he occasionally watches Fox News “to find out how popular I am.” The network’s hosts have routinely accused Biden of lacking the cognitive abilities necessary to run the country.
Murdoch owns Fox News, the New York Post, The Wall Street Journal, as well as publications in the United Kingdom and Australia. Several of his news outlets are known for their conservative coverage, and severely critical views on Democratic administrations and leaders. Fox News was often questioned as a propaganda arm for Donald Trump’s administration.
News of Biden’s reported personal views on Fox News comes as a new study released by media researchers, David E. Broockman and Joshua L. Kalla, from University of California, Berkeley and Yale, respectively, which found that Fox viewers actually changed their minds on certain issues after watching CNN for just one month. The study paid a group participants $15 per hour to watch up to seven hours of CNN per week in September 2020, just before the presidential election, and prioritized hours participants said they typically watched Fox News. The study’s authors continued: “Despite regular Fox viewers being largely strong partisans, we found manifold effects of changing the slant of their media diets on their factual beliefs, attitudes, perceptions of issues’ importance, and overall political views.”
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The Biden administration will add more sanctions against Russia amid mounting evidence of war crimes in Ukraine by Vladimir Putin’s forces. “There needs to be accountability for it,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken told CNN on Sunday, as reports of Russian brutality near Kyiv sparked global outrage. “We can’t become numb to this,” Blinken continued. “We can’t normalize this.”
President Joe Biden told reporters on Monday that the United States is collecting evidence to support war crimes charges against Putin, working on new sanctions, and continuing to provide weapons to Ukrainian defense forces. “You may remember I was criticized for calling Putin a war criminal,” Biden said. “The truth of the matter, you saw what happened in Bucha—this warrants him…he is a war criminal,” Biden continued. “This guy is brutal, and what’s happening in Bucha is outrageous, and everyone’s seen it.”
Accounts of Russian atrocities have accumulated since Putin launched his Ukraine invasion in February. Last month, Ukraine’s foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba, warned that “war crimes are part of Russia’s deliberate strategy.” But the human toll of Russian attacks has come into even starker view in recent days following the Russian withdrawal from Bucha, a suburb near Ukraine’s capital city. Satellite images have shown mass graves in the town. Reuters journalists on the ground in Bucha also described horrific scenes of bodies in the street and open graves “with hands and feet poking through the red clay heaped on top.” The city’s mayor, Anatoly Fedoruk, told the Washington Post that nearly 300 civilians had been found in mass graves there.
The “Bucha massacre was deliberate,” Kuleba tweeted Sunday, along with images of slaughtered civilians. “Russians aim to eliminate as many Ukrainians as they can.”
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Residents in areas occupied by Russian forces in Ukraine described summary executions of civilians, rape by a Russian soldier, and other abuses against Ukrainians in a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report released Sunday. In one instance described to the human rights organization, Russian forces in Bucha forced five men to “kneel on the side of the road, pulled their T-shirts over their heads, and shot one of the men in the back of the head.”
“The cases we documented amount to unspeakable, deliberate cruelty and violence against Ukrainian civilians,” Hugh Williamson, Europe and Central Asia director at HRW, said in the report, which documented alleged atrocities in Chernihiv, Kharkiv, and other Russian-occupied areas of the country. “Rape, murder, and other violent acts against people in the Russian forces’ custody should be investigated as war crimes.”
Russia, which has a history of human rights abuses under Putin, including in its aerial bombardment of Syria half a decade ago, is already under International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation for war crimes. ICC prosecutor Karim Khan said in announcing the investigation March 2 that his office “had already found a reasonable basis to believe crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court had been committed, and had identified potential cases that would be admissible.” But the international community has struggled at times to respond to Russia’s aggression, attempting to support Ukraine and hold the Kremlin accountable without further provoking Putin, who has repeatedly issued nuclear threats.
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There were plenty of outstanding looks at the 2022 Grammys on Sunday night, but John Legend confessed that the one he was most jealous of was worn by his own son.
Legend and his wife Chrissy Teigen brought along their two kids, 5-year-old daughter Luna and 3-year-old son Miles, to the star-studded award ceremony held in Las Vegas over the weekend. During the event, the musician gave a special performance following a statement from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, playing his new song “Free” on the piano accompanied by Ukrainian singer Mika Newtown, musician Siuzanna Iglidan, and poet Lyuba Yakimchuk.
Later that night, Legend posted a handful of photos of his family's red carpet outfits, confessing in the caption of one cute shot of Luna and Miles posing side-by-side that he is, “Truly jealous of Miles's look.” For the ceremony, Luna wore a colorful pastel-hued Gucci dress with a tulle handkerchief hem, sequin zig-zag stripes, and a Peter Pan collar, while her younger brother opted for a teal Gucci logo-printed blazer, bow tie, black slacks, and black-and-white loafers. Legend also shared another shot of just him and his wife on the red carpet, writing alongside the shot, “I'm a lucky man,” with a double pink heart emoji.
The musician then went on to share some footage of his Grammys performance on his social media account, explaining to his followers why singing that particular song alongside so many Ukrainian musicians was such “an honor” for him. “FREE is a prayer. It's a prayer for peace throughout the world. A prayer for all the dispossessed and dislocated. The refugees of every nationality, religion and skin color, longing for a safe place to live and flourish,” he explained. “It can be paralyzing to see war being waged by big nation-states with expensive weapons. I wrote FREE after a week of seeing the horrific images of the senseless, brutal invasion of Ukraine by a regime with no moral justification—no right to kill, dominate and subjugate the Ukrainian people, no right to silence the will of the people in a democratic nation. I know I can't end any wars with a song, but I had to write this song as my prayer, my contribution to the chorus of voices calling for peace and freedom for all people. I hope each of us can find our own way to contribute to this chorus. May we drown out the voices and forces of hate, bigotry and authoritarianism. May we make our world truly FREE.”
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Jon Batiste won big at the 2022 Grammys on Sunday night, but the musician apparently already had plenty to celebrate as he also recently married his partner of eight years, Suleika Jaouad.
The singer and Jaouad secretly wed in February, exchanging vows the day before she was scheduled to undergo a bone marrow transplant surgery. That trip to the hospital came five months after Jaouad was diagnosed with leukemia for the second time. On Sunday, Batiste took home five Grammy Awards, including the biggest award of the night, winning album of the year for We Are, and beating out major pop stars like Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, Lil Nas X, Doja Cat, and Olivia Rodrigo.
In an interview with CBS Sunday Morning, Jaouad, who is the author of the bestselling cancer memoir Between Two Kingdoms, confirmed the bittersweet news. “We got married the day before I was admitted to the hospital to undergo my bone marrow transplant,” she told CBS correspondent Jim Axelrod. “We have known that we wanted to get married, I think, from the first week that we started dating. That's when Jon first brought up the topic of marriage to me. So, we've had eight years.” She added with a laugh, "This is not, you know, a hasty decision!"
Because of the impromptu nature of their “tiny, beautiful, little ceremony,” the author said that they had to forego a few traditional elements, including exchanging formal wedding rings. “We used bread ties,” she said. Batiste added that his new bride's latest struggles with leukemia are not going to “interrupt the plan that we have. This is just a bump in the road.” He went on to explain that their marriage is “an act of defiance. The darkness will try to overtake you, but just turn on the light. Focus on the light. Hold onto the light.”
Jaouad went on to explain that after she was diagnosed for the second time, Batiste confessed to her that he had been planning on proposing for a year. “He said to me, 'I just want to be very clear, I'm not proposing to you because of this diagnosis. It's taken me a year to design your ring. So, just know this timing has nothing to do with it. But what I do want you to know is that this diagnosis doesn't change anything. It just makes it all the clearer to me that I want to commit to this and for us to be together.' But once we realized we had this tiny window before the bone marrow transplant, we decided to go for it,” she said.
The author continued, “And thanks to a friend, we were able to arrange to get a marriage license at the very last minute, while I was in the OR getting a catheter placed into my chest. And it was absurd! There were nurses around, there were surgeons around. We had this computer. I was in a hospital gown. But we made it happen. And that night we went and bought our wedding outfits together, very last-minute, lots of laughter. But it was, you know, not anything like what we'd imagined. There were maybe four people present. It was private. It was tiny. And it was perfect.”
Jaouad concluded, “And I'll tell you, we walked into that bone marrow transplant unit on cloud nine. We were so happy, so brimming with love and positivity from this beautiful evening that we'd had. And I really believe that that carried us through. That sense of community, that sense of love, that sense of joy and spontaneity were so important.”
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MOORE, S.C. (WSPA) – Three people have been arrested and charged in connection to a fatal shooting in Moore.
According to the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office, the shooting occurred on Vista Drive Sunday afternoon.
The shooting resulted in the death of 21-year-old Victoria Grace Long, of Moore.
One man was charged with murder, while two others face accessory/obstruction charges. Those charged are as follows:
- Mathew Long (25): Charged with Murder and Possession of a Weapon During a Violent Crime
- Donald Long (71): Charged with Felony Accessory After the Fact
- Carolyn Long (77): Charged with Obstructing Justice
All three are being held at the Spartanburg County Detention Center, and a bond hearing is set for 2 p.m. Monday.
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The Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a fatal shooting in Moore.
According to the sheriff’s office, deputies responded to a shooting on Vista Drive Sunday afternoon.
When deputies arrived, they said the victim was taken to the hospital and the other people at the house were taken to the sheriff’s office for interviews.
The victim died at the hospital, deputies said.
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A sampling of about 70 community water supplies in Iowa found detectable levels of toxic chemicals that persist indefinitely in the environment in a dozen of them, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
The DNR began its sampling late last year and published the last of its results last week on its website. The testing is meant to determine the prevalence of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances — commonly referred to as PFAS or “forever chemicals” — in the state’s drinking water.
Three water supplies in Hardin and Franklin counties were among those tested. According to the DNR, the Iowa Falls, Eldora and Hampton samples did not show detectable levels of PFAS.
There are thousands of PFAS. The two most-studied of the group have been linked to cancers and other ailments and were a focus of the sampling, along with 23 other PFAS.
The water sources selected for the first round of testing were believed to be the most at-risk for contamination, using federal and state data that tracks the companies that have used or stored PFAS, areas where firefighting foam that contains PFAS was used, and others, said Corey McCoid, supervisor of the DNR’s Water Supply Operations.
None of the detections exceeded a non-mandatory federal guideline for the two most prominent PFAS, although the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is expected to revise that health advisory to be more strict and is considering mandatory regulations.
“Overall, we’re glad that it’s currently not above the health advisory,” McCoid said, “but as the EPA is looking to change that health advisory, I suspect we’ll have some facilities at that point in time that will be affected.”
Chief among them is Central City, where the DNR found PFAS subject to the advisory in combined concentrations of 61 parts per trillion, which approaches the guideline of 70 parts per trillion. The city has stopped using water from a contaminated well — except in cases of emergency need — and a DNR investigation is underway to determine the source of the contamination.
Kammerer Mobile Home Park, near Muscatine, might also be affected. The DNR found concentrations of 29 parts per trillion in its water.
The other cities with detections of the two PFAS in finished drinking water include:
- Ames Water Treatment Plant: 9.6 parts per trillion
- Burlington Municipal Waterworks: 7.2 parts per trillion
- Camanche Water Supply: 12 parts per trillion
- Iowa-American Water Company, in Davenport: 6 parts per trillion
- Keokuk Municipal Water Works: 4.3 parts per trillion
- Muscatine Power & Water: 7.6 parts per trillion
- Rock Valley Water Supply: 2.1 parts per trillion
- Sioux City Water Supply: 9.2 parts per trillion
- Tama Water Supply: 5.5 parts per trillion
- West Des Moines Water Works: 5.3 parts per trillion
Cedar Rapids and Iowa City treated water did not have detectable amounts, but each city had a well that did. Contaminated water from a well can be diluted in larger cities by uncontaminated water from other wells.
McCoid expects to test roughly 60 more water supplies in the coming months. Some of those will be in areas near the other detections. The cities with the detections in their finished water are required to test the water quarterly and report the results to the DNR.
Find a full list of the water supplies that were tested here.
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After weeks of waiting, Tim Hartkopp has opened a new laundromat in Iowa Falls. Equipment and manpower wasn’t the issue as he waited for power to be connected to Duds Doing The Suds. The new 24-hour laundromat is located at 205 Railroad St. Entry is accessed in the alley on the west side of the building.
“A lot of people have been asking and I heard all the rumors that we weren’t going to open at all,” Hartkopp said last week. “The truth was, I was waiting on Alliant to hook me up. I wanted to be open the first of March, but it just didn’t happen. But, we’re open now.”
Hartkopp may still be waiting had he not purchased the 13 washing machines and 12 dryers, laundry carts, and tables from previous laundromat owner Randy Jennings. Jennings closed his business, formerly at 424 North Oak St., when the property was purchased. That location is currently under construction to become a Scooter’s Coffee.
“All that stuff was too heavy to not open,” Hartkopp said. “It was a big help getting it all from Randy. A big thank you to Randy, Swart Electric, Hometown Comfort Heating and Cooling, Barnhart Electric and the City of Iowa Falls for their help getting it open.”
Hartkopp said a new power source was needed. Without it, not much could be done. He said between the dryers and washing machines - and everything else - a 400 amp service is required. A typical house only takes 200 amps. He said this location was the best suited in town to put in the new electrical source and still have a central location.
The cost of doing laundry will remain the same, at least for now, Hartkopp said.
“With inflation and everything, the price is going to be the same,” Hartkopp said. “Now, this fall? They’ll probably go up except for the dryers. This isn’t a huge moneymaker. I’m doing it because Iowa Falls needs it.”
While there are still a few things to complete, and some kinks to work out, Hartkopp said Duds Doing The Suds is officially open. The Iowa Falls native added that he is happy to be the guy to bring a laundromat back to town. He's something of a jack-of-all-trades – flipping houses, helping farm, mowing, and other things. There was no doubt that he would open, despite the electrical setbacks.
“This has been in the works since early January,” Hartkopp said. “I knew I could put this together. I’m relieved it’s open and I’ll be more relieved when we get some customers. It’s nice to get it done and it’s nice to be a part of the community. I’m doing it more for the town. It needs it.”
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Duds Doing The Suds officially opened with the placing of the main sign on Friday. It is the new laundromat in town, located at 205 Railroad St. in Iowa Falls.
After weeks of waiting, Tim Hartkopp has opened a new laundromat in Iowa Falls. Equipment and manpower wasn’t the issue as he waited for power to be connected to Duds Doing The Suds. The new 24-hour laundromat is located at 205 Railroad St. Entry is accessed in the alley on the west side of the building.
“A lot of people have been asking and I heard all the rumors that we weren’t going to open at all,” Hartkopp said last week. “The truth was, I was waiting on Alliant to hook me up. I wanted to be open the first of March, but it just didn’t happen. But, we’re open now.”
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Gov. Kim Reynolds, joined by Sen. Annette Sweeney, speaks during a stop at Iowa Falls City Hall on Friday, March 26, 2021. Sweeney voted against the governor's school voucher bill last week.
With her lone Republican 'no' vote on a bill that would divert money from public schools to students to use private schools if they chose, Iowa state Sen. Annette Sweeney broke ranks from her colleagues last week.
“It just didn’t fit our rural environment," Sweeney said. "I did like parts of the bill. They were expanding the optional sharing, which is fantastic for our rural schools. We’re going to need that. So, that’s something I’m going to work on.”
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Weather moved the Panthers' home opening series with Iowa Central Community College to Fort Dodge, where the Tritons won two out of three games in the series.
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SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – A man is facing multiple charges after a crime spree in Spartanburg County in March.
According to the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office, Samuel Olen McClain, 65, is being charged in connection to three incidents that happened on March 30.
The sheriff’s office said the Inman Police Department responded to an attempted armed robbery at the Truist Bank on the Asherville Highway around 4:45 p.m.
According to the bank teller, McClain passed a note asking for money but the teller did not give him the money so he fled the scene in a blue Dodge Dakota.
McClain left the bank and went to the Briar Patch gas state on Goodjoin Road in Campobello, deputies said. He pumped $56.84 worth of gas, did not pay for it and left.
The sheriff’s office said McClain then drove to the Redi Mart on Hwy 357 in Lyman, parked his car at the gas pumps then walked into the store.
According to SCSO, he presented a note to the clerk that said “give me the money, be quiet, don’t get hurt.” The clerk told McClain that she was not alone and he stated that he didn’t care.
Deputies said the clerk reached for the panic alarm and McClain ran to his truck and left the property.
McClain was charged with two counts of attempted armed robbery and petit larceny (enhanced), according to SCSO.
The sheriff’s office said McClain has an extensive criminal history that dates back to 1979. He has done two 20 year sentences in prison for armed robberies and accessory to homicide.
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As part of our nationwide Nexstar media contest we’re honoring remarkable women and the great contributions they are making in our local communities. We are meeting all four local finalists this morning and announcing our local winner.
Our next Remarkable Women Finalist Jackquelyn Blakley is here.
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It's a cold day for painting a mural and yet artist Vania Soto is working high up on scaffolding. She’s painting a colorful graduation mural on the campus of Kansas City, Kansas Community College on State Avenue.
“My goal is to cover all of the base color first,” Soto says. “After I cover that I can go back and do the details and the fine stuff. ”
Soto’s bundled up against the cold and her long flowing hair is pulled back into a ponytail. She’s determined to finish before her deadline — when students return from the holiday break.
“I try to make everything as colorful as possible. My sister calls it as magical as possible," Soto says. “My sister says, ‘It's like magic.’”
Home and hue
Soto was born in Mexico and her color palette is strongly influenced by her heritage.
“Everything that I do is cultural based because that is where all of my bright colors come from: Mexico. So definitely, my culture is the inspiration of my style,” she explains.
During the pandemic, Soto completed three large-scale paintings documenting the history of El Centro in Kansas City, Kansas.
In October when first lady Jill Biden visited the school which offers a dual-language early childhood education program, Soto's paintings were on full display. The first lady’s visit was a part of a national tour during National Hispanic Heritage Month.
"During her speech she actually mentioned the murals and I freaked out," remembers Soto. "It's just reinforcement that I am doing what I need to be doing."
Recently, Soto painted another commissioned mural. Her 'Virgen de Guadalupe' can be seen just outside of La Posada Restaurant on Southwest Boulevard.
Soto’s young, petite and glamorous — even on a wintry day with a paintbrush in hand. She’s found being a woman can work against her.
“It is pretty hard to get jobs for sure, especially when it's me applying in person,” Soto says. “They will just totally judge me like, ‘You're not afraid of heights?' I always get those questions. I definitely had a lot of experiences where the sexism was there."
To get clients to take her seriously Soto beefed up her social media presence. She saturated her Instagram and TikTok accounts with videos of her creating art. She calls it the new resume.
“So that's why I started doing time lapses because I can actually show people that I am actually doing the job and capable of doing the job,” Soto says.
Across town, Soto is teaching the next generation of young, female artists. Today the class is painting a picture of a boat. She offers free drawing and painting classes twice a week at the Police Athletic League in Kansas City, Kansas.
A picture of the future
For Soto, art and entrepreneurship go hand in hand. She’s been selling her paintings since she was 13. It’s a lesson Soto shares with her students.
“They're already selling paintings, so their self-worth and everything is just through the roof because being able to help their parents or being able to buy their own phone or something like that really helps their self-esteem,” Soto explains.
Isabella Brito Hernandez is 15, and she's been taking classes from Soto for five years. She says she aspires to paint murals, too. Soto cautions Hernandez to be patient as she finds an audience for her artwork.
“I got impatient and I was just worried that no one was going to buy it, but she helped me throughout the process and explaining to me how she said that your painting is worth something and people will value it,” Hernandez says.
Hernandez says she admires Soto’s work both in and out of the classroom.
“It's just very inspiring how she's helping people like us and like the Latino community and how we can learn how to create businesses and just help everyone else,” Hernandez says. “And so it's just inspiring how she does that in her own way.”
Back at Kansas City, Kansas Community College, Soto is thinking about what comes next.
“I feel like now that I have a base of work here in Kansas City, hopefully, it will give me more opportunities to actually tell the stories I want to tell,” Soto says. “You know being able to express that into living in the States, being Mexican, try to have both of my worlds in one. Living here, but still being Mexican. So hopefully, I'll get there and get the opportunity to kind of do my own thing and people will trust my art enough that it'll make an impact.”
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A few hundred years ago, rather than “hello” or “howdy,” many folks living in and around the Kansas City area would have greeted each other with a hearty “bonjour.”
Like many cities along river corridors in the midwest, Kansas City shares a French heritage dating back to the 1700s. French fur trading families founded the first permanent white settlements in the area in the early 1800s, trading (and sometimes intermarrying) with Native American people, and established the basis for what would become the largest city in Missouri.
But unlike St. Louis, St. Joseph or New Orleans, that French heritage is a bit harder to spot nowadays. Nevertheless, there’s plenty of French culture to experience and French heritage to explore about town.
Bon voyage!
L'histoire de Kansas City
Three hundred years ago, the European explorers, missionaries, soldiers and traders wandering the forests and plains in the middle of North America were either French or Spanish. They arrived to the area from Mexico, up the Mississippi River, and down from the Great Lakes.
With the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, what had been nearly exclusive opportunities for the French to trade and explore, opened up to the nascent United States.
Lewis and Clark’s journey is thoroughly recorded. But decades prior, Étienne de Veniard, Sieur de Bourgmont — who lived his life in and out of favor with the French authorities — documented this part of the country, describing the confluence of the rivers, the majestic bluffs and the people who lived here.
He established Fort Orleans along the Missouri River in 1723. Located about 100 miles east of present-day Kansas City, it was the first European settlement in Missouri. French forces also established Fort de Cavagnial, a military fort and trading post north of Leavenworth, Kansas, in operation from 1744 to 1764.
Françios and Bérénice Chouteau are widely acknowledged as the “Father” and “Mother” of what grew into Kansas City. After scouting a few different places along the Missouri River, the Chouteau family established the first permanent European settlement in the area in 1821 on a bend of the river. It became known as Chez les Canses for the Kanza people who already lived in the area, and later, Chouteau’s Town.
A francophone community formed from the few dozen families who settled along the river bluffs and in the French Bottoms. In 1838, 14 merchants (including "West Port" founder John McCoy) bought acreage from French farmer and blacksmith Gabriel Prudhomme in what is now the River Market.
Throughout the area, the Chouteau family and others set up trading posts, though only the building at 504 Westport Road remains. Originally built by Cyprian Chouteau and partners around 1850, it was later sold to (and currently named for) Jim Bridger, and remains one of Kansas City’s oldest buildings.
Before she died in 1888, Chouteau matriarch Bérénice outlived her husband and children, survived the Civil War, administered to the sick during the cholera epidemic and saw railroads replace the riverboat that had brought her to the region. Through that time she witnessed an explosive amount of growth as the small settlement reached a population of nearly 130,000, though no longer predominantly French.
Explorer
You can find nods of acknowledgment to French influence throughout the city.
The Chouteau Society, which operated from 1984 to 2008, erected 11 historical markers around the metro for a self-guided tour of significant spots. From the River Market to Loose Park, these markers (inscribed in English and French) outline the early lives of French settlers in broad strokes, with little remaining of their settlements.
A parking garage covers what was once an old French cemetery at 11th and Pennsylvania. Flooding in 1844 destroyed the cabins in the French Bottoms (now known as the West Bottoms, and filled with luxury lofts and haunted houses).
Pearl Hill (the original “Quality Hill” where Bèrènice Chouteau lived at 1st and Grand) was flattened to allow for easier access to the riverfront, and what was once Chouteau’s Landing is now part of Riverfront Park.
The area’s first church, St. Francis Regis (also known as Chouteau’s Church) was erected in 1834-1835. Though the original log structure is long gone, the location on 11th Street has continued to serve as a space for spiritual and community activities, eventually growing into the golden dome splendor of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. The original bell is preserved at St. Teresa’s Academy.
François Chouteau was more recently honored with the unveiling of the François Chouteau and Native American Heritage Fountain along North Kansas City’s Chouteau Trafficway. A handful of other NKC landmarks bear the Chouteau name, including an elementary school, a park and a grain elevator, all located near the trafficway.
For the William Volker Memorial Fountain in Theis Park, artist Carl Milles chose a depiction of St. Martin of Tours, the patron saint of France and of generosity, to honor Volker's philanthropy.
Is reading about French culture making you crave French conversation? Alliance Française Kansas City offers language classes and events to help learn, practice and enjoy the French language, with events such as Walk & Talk “en français” on Saturday, Jan. 15 at Mill Creek Park. International Relations Council (IRC) also hosts “Lexicon Language Intros,” with this video exploring the basics of French.
Celebrate KCMOlière: 400 in 2022
Over the past few years, the organization KCMOlière has initiated scads of partnerships and events throughout the metro in celebration of the 400th birthday of the French Baroque playwright, Molière.
The organization tapped the talents of hundreds of artists in honoring French culture and Kansas City’s French heritage, with theatrical performances, Baroque music, specialty wines and desserts, a unique KCMOlière mascot “MoMo,” educational resources and even a coloring book.
Members also participated in Kansas City’s celebration of the Missouri Bicentennial with the world premiere of Philip blue owl Hooser’s “Tartuffenthrope!”, a farcical imagining of mashed up Molière plays and the founding of Kansas City.
The Kansas City Actors Theater begins its production of Molière’s 1661 “The Pests” (in a new translation by Felicia Londré) at City Stage at Union Station, which runs Jan. 12-30.
Unfortunately, the official 400th birthday party on January 15 (originally scheduled at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art) was postponed due to health and safety concerns.
Bon appétit
Perhaps your interest in French culture is more gastronomique? Kansas Citians have plenty of options for authentic and French-inspired cuisine, from charming to funky to elegant — sometimes all at once.
For over two decades, local bistros have offered a range of authentic French dining: Le Fou Frog in the River Market, Café Provence in Prairie Village, Aixois in Brookside and Café des Amis in Parkville, Missouri.
In Westport, there’s champagne bar Ça Va and Parisian cafe options from Westport Café. The Westside boasts two crȇperies with Chez Elle and Seven Swans. Macarons — the modern icon of attainable decadence — are found in many venues where you can find sweet treats, such as Annedore’s Fine Chocolates.
Perhaps you fancy yourself an oenophile? Did you know the Missouri grapes had a hand in saving French vines? Learn more on KCUR's podcast Hungry for MO.
Once you have a taste for it, you might try making some of the beloved dishes yourself. Along with a bakery, French foodstuffs and in-house dining options, French Market in Prairie Village has grab-and-go kits to prepare at home. On Saturdays, hear live music at the market, including the French-speaking Made In France Band on Jan. 29th.
The Culinary Center of Kansas City offers classes for various French staples and styles. Of note are macaron classes with pastry chef Natasha Goellner.
Whether or not you’re a francophile, as you traverse Kansas City’s avenues and boulevards it never hurts to embrace a certain joie de vivre.
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The idea of sister cities (or twin towns) has been around for centuries. But it sparked the imagination of American civil and public leaders after World War II, when President Dwight Eisenhower promoted a program of “citizen diplomacy."
The concept appealed to Kansas City leaders, with Joyce Hall as one of the instigators at the national level. Sister Cities International began in 1956 and now reports over 1,800 participating cities around the world in 138 countries.
Here in Kansas City, Missouri, we partner with 12 different international cities, with many more in the surrounding communities.
But sister cities partnerships are not entered into lightly. Partnerships are based on commonalities between cities, highlighting similarities and celebrating differences. It's formalized with documents signed by respective mayors and cultivated by dedicated volunteers who, across great distances, forge bridges of friendship with their passion, curiosity and love of community.
There’s no one way to build a family. These relationships take shape in a variety of ways, though most involve multiple factors of educational, business and cultural exchange.
For 66 years in Kansas City, sister cities have shared goodwill and positive fellowship, establishing our hometown as a global city proud of its richly diverse heritage.
Twin towns and sister cities
The most iconic emblem of sister cities in Kansas City is the Sister Cities International Bridge, featuring national flags whipping in the breeze across Brush Creek. Facing the Country Club Plaza, replica terracotta warriors from Xi’an guard (or welcome) at the entry.
The Kansas City Sister Cities Association coordinates the various local sister cities chapters. Seville, Spain, was the first partnership forged in 1967, and throughout the decades Kansas City has connected with communities around the world.
Here's the complete list of Kansas City's sister cities:
- Seville, Spain (1967)
- Kurashiki, Japan (1972)
- Morelia, Mexico (1973)
- Freetown, Sierra Leone (1974)
- Tainan, Taiwan (1978)
- Xi’an, China (1989)
- Guadalajara, Mexico (1991)
- Hannover, Germany (1993)
- Port Harcourt, Nigeria (1993)
- Arusha, Tanzania (1995)
- Ramla, Israel (1998)
- Yan’an, China (2017)
Learn more about some of these partnerships through the Kansas City Sister Cities Bridge Series, a video series presented by the International Relations Council.
In developing each unique partnership, delegates look for elements of civil life that coordinate, including geographic region, population, cultural elements, commerce and agriculture.
The Country Club Plaza’s architecture mimics that of Seville, Spain, a city also shaped by a large river. Kansas City, Morelia, Mexico, and Hannover, Germany, are all designated UNESCO Creative Cities of Music, each with its own strong jazz community, as well as other musical styles.
Connecting across continents
Kansas City connects with its sister cities in a variety of ways. International visits include educational and cultural exchanges, also promoting trade and tourism. Chapters coordinate donations of medical and school supplies, promote language learning and sponsor cultural events, including the Dragon Boat Festival along Brush Creek each June.
While travel and international exchange are integral elements of the organization, local involvement is just as important. Chapters and partner organizations host events and festivals, creating opportunities for Kansas Citians to engage with different heritages here at home.
Though many events have been canceled over the last two years, some went virtual, including the 2020 Greater Kansas City Japan Festival. The festival returns this fall on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022.
Throughout the city, there are expressions of these friendships. In Loose Park, Kurashiki donated a tea room and garden, as well as cherry blossom trees. A mural depicting Japanese scenes adorns Bartle Hall. In front of City Hall, two lions guard the entrance: the east lion is Ti and the west lion is Wie. Both are gifts from Tainan, Taiwan, and were dedicated in 1977.
Kansas City also makes its mark in the world. Seville, Spain, dedicated a main thoroughfare in the city as La Avenida de Kansas City in 1969. In 1992, Kansas City delegates attended the World’s Fair (the only city from the U.S. invited), and gifted the city a half-sized replica of Kansas City’s iconic statue, The Scout, which was installed along the avenue and is known as “la Estatua del Explorador."
Kansas City also sent flowering dogwood trees — the Missouri state tree — to Japan. In Xi’an, a statue called Bridge of Friendship was a gift from Kansas City. A replica of the statue sits at the intersection of North Oak Trafficway and Vivion Road.
Neighboring sister cities
The worldly connections to our region extend beyond city limits into the neighboring suburbs and towns, which also developed international partnerships.
Kansas City, Kansas, shares partnerships with Karlovac, Croatia; Limerick, Ireland; Linz, Austria; and Uruapan, Mexico, places that share heritages with some of the immigrant communities which shaped the city.
Shawnee, Kansas, dedicated parks in honor of its sister cities: Erfurt, Germany; Listowel, Ireland; Pittern, Belgium, as well as a petite Sister Cities Park.
Independence, Missouri, twins with Higashimurayama, Japan. Independence installed a traditional Japanese garden near City Hall and hosts an annual festival celebrating its sister city connection. Each city honored its sister with a street naming. There are also Chur and Chalet Streets in honor of Olathe's sister city: Chur, Switzerland.
Honestly, though, there’s no one way to celebrate and interact with a sister city. The town of Liberal, in southwest Kansas, is twins with Olney, England. Since 1950, they’ve celebrated International Pancake Day with a pancake race (shown above) and a festival on Fat Tuesday.
Stronger together: Cities as works in progress
Maintaining interest and goodwill over decades can be a challenge for any community, as civic leaders navigate priorities and shifting politics. But the nature of the sister cities program is to connect at the individual level, developing positive relationships around the world. It takes hours of dedicated work by volunteers to create and sustain successful, productive, affirming relationships.
And like any relationship, they grow and change.
The Kansas City Sister Cities France Committee is currently working on identifying a potential match in France. (From 2004-2008, Kansas City twinned with Metz, France, but that partnership lapsed.) Kansas City already has preliminary Friendship City agreements with San Nicolas de los Garza, Mexico, and Kabul, Afghanistan, which hopefully will see fruition in the future, as global situations evolve.
Though international travel has been on hold the past few years, the Arusha, Tanzania, chapter is currently in the planning stages for a summer trip, focusing on health care, commerce discussions and coordinating art projects between the communities.
In preparation for the 40th anniversary of Kansas City’s twinning with Morelia, Mexico, they hope to install a replica of Fuente de las Tarascas, a famous Morelian landmark fountain, by 2023. The fountain was a gift from Morelia in 2013, but a suitable location and adequate funding delayed installation.
You, too, can become an international citizen diplomat. Individuals and families can join the Kansas City Sister Cities Association or a specific chapter, volunteer to host exchange students and participate in cultural events in Kansas City with other passionate volunteers. There are many organizations in the region committed to extending the global reach and influence of Kansas City and promoting our shared humanity.
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The winter solstice has come and gone, but daylight still feels fleeting in Kansas City. One way to combat those pesky wintertime blues is to care for a living thing — a green, growing plant, for instance.
From polka dot begonias to the always-popular pothos — not to be confused with the philodendron, which has a different leaf shape — it seems more folks are on the hunt for the perfect plant companion. Is this a sign of the times? A bit, perhaps.
But the brighter perspective is that humans and plants were always meant to thrive together, which is good news considering time outside has become limited due to dropping temps.
Whatever your reason for digging around in the dirt, this guide highlights a sampling of terrific Kansas City greenhouses, fresh flower purveyors and pop-up shops.
Virgil's Plant Shop
Little known fact: Virgil’s Plant Shop is named after owner Reba Hamilton’s pup, whose photo hangs inside her shop in Kansas City’s Longfellow neighborhood.
Virgil’s is coming up on its three-year anniversary, but some of that time was spent in a green school bus popping up at markets and events around town. Even though Hamilton has her own brick-and-mortar now, she says the bus is a staple. You’ll see it parked out front when you swing through.
Inside, a neon sign hangs above the large, wicker selfie-taking chair. Rows of gleaming plants and pots line the walls and floor. The wallpaper is extremely aesthetically pleasing. But Virgil’s is more than just aesthetics — the staff takes great pride in community involvement. Hamilton says she plans to host a handful of pop-ups and block parties come springtime.
Additionally, the shop curates frequent Plant Drops on Instagram, where potential plant parents can scroll through photos to claim the Monstera deliciosa of their dreams. Virgil’s will even hand-deliver the greenery or include personalized notes on gifted items.
Paradise Garden Club
Speaking of aesthetics — if it’s a cactus, succulent, or tropical house plant you’re after, look no further than Paradise Garden Club.
Even the merch is satisfyingly attractive, and there’s nothing like walking in from the city to a setting that looks like the desert. Hanging above the interior cactus garden is a giant, sun-like lamp that works to dissipate any and all forms of seasonal depression.
Paradise has it all: Stylish t-shirts and mugs, terra cotta pottery, bags of hand-mixed soil, birds of paradise, giant aloe vera, ric-rac cacti and all sorts of rare alocasia. With so many plants to choose from, half the fun is picking your way through the shop. There’s even a propagation station full of baby plants up the stairs.
The shop also offers weekly Planting 101 classes, which cost $40 and are available in Spanish. This class teaches you the skills of basic plant care and propagation techniques. You can catch the next one on Feb. 18. There's also a $45 second-tier class, Planting 102, that goes beyond the basics to teach you all about "the wonderful world of mammillaria cacti."
Another event you might find interesting is the Valentine’s Day class, where for $45, you can build your own succulent bowl. All materials are provided, and you’ll leave feeling wealthy in newfound plant knowledge.
KC Tiny Greenhouse
No matter what you hope to find there, the West Bottoms is an adventure in its own right. Kansas City’s historic industrial area, which flooded once in 1903 and again in 1951, is home to an abundance of rare gems, including KC Tiny Greenhouse.
The greenhouse is co-owned by dynamic duo Austin Mosier and Tristan Carlson, who opened in the Bottoms in June of 2021. Before that, they’d operated out of the original tiny greenhouse in Hyde Park.
Collaboration and fair-mindedness are the driving forces behind KC Tiny Greenhouse, made apparent by Mosier and Carlson’s dedication to displaying work from 30 or so artists in the shop. Not only will you come away with some special variety of variegated hoya, but you’ll also know you’re giving back at the local level.
Follow the KC Tiny Greenhouse Instagram page for information on pop-ups, new plants in stock and more.
Verdant & Convivial Production
Stepping into Verdant is like being enveloped in a cozy plant hug.
Imagine Mother Nature parting the clouds and radiating sunbeams down over Crossroads, where the botanical gift shop is located. OK. Maybe that’s a lot. But the only thing overshadowing Verdant’s vibe is the staff’s level of dedication to craft.
Verdant is the brainchild of Chentell Shannon, owner and designer of ceramics manufacturer Convivial Production. As Convivial’s first retail location, Verdant is meant to help customers find the perfect gift or match a plant to one of Convivial’s stunning ceramic vases. It should be noted, too, that Convivial offers private tours of its factory space in the West Bottoms, where you can see the whole process from start to finish.
Verdant has a collection of prayer plants and vibrant bird’s nest ferns for sale, but customers have options.
Other offerings include refillable soy candles in handcrafted vessels, greeting cards and puzzles, vases and seed packets. You can create a personalized bouquet of dried flowers or pick from the fresh, sculptural arrangements kept in a cooler. Assistant manager Melissa Mulford designs these and says folks can also bring back their ceramic pieces to fill with more flowers at a discounted price.
Mulford says she feels fortunate to be included among a close-knit group of Kansas City artists, makers and farmers.
Verdant partners with Woolly Bee Farm, a family-owned operation out of Wamego, Kansas, and Prairie Birthday Farm, of Kearney, Missouri. Both farms hope to educate the public on sustainable farming practices.
“We’ve been blessed to have these relationships with local farmers,” Mulford says.
Shop Local KC and rOOTS KC
Few people know the Kansas City maker community quite like Katie Mabry van Dieren does. She owns Shop Local KC, a retail gift and flower shop that functions as the addition to a craft fair you may have heard of: The Strawberry Swing, which was founded by Heather Baker in 2011 and is now owned and operated by van Dieren.
Located in Midtown, Shop Local houses hand-painted jewelry, candles, artwork and linocut prints, as well as apparel from a diverse bunch of local artisans. The in-store and online selections are always changing, and the retail space — instantly recognizable by its splashy blue and green exterior mural — is welcoming and friendly. It’s a space designed by artists, for artists.
What’s more, van Dieren makes a point of arranging her own bouquets of fresh flowers, available for in-store purchase or delivery. Locals can also order dried flower stems to pick up and arrange themselves or place an order for a dry bouquet online.
In addition to bringing handmade items to the public, Shop Local works with plant shops such as rOOTS KC to organize pop-up sales such as the one recently held on Jan. 22.
Created by the Oots family, rOOTS KC is known for its well-appointed booth space on the third floor of Bella Patina. As long as First Friday weekends are in full swing in the West Bottoms, locals can access an array of porcelain ceramics, fertilizers and a rotating stock of tropical plants.
Can't find what you're looking for? rOOTS will even order a particular plant for you. Check out the shop on Instagram for more on upcoming giveaways and pop-ups.
Correction: An earlier version of this story misidentified the creator of the Strawberry Swing Indie Craft Fair. It is Heather Baker.
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This story was first published in Classical KC's "Take Note" newsletter. You can sign up to receive stories like this in your inbox the first Wednesday of every month.
Let 2022 be your year for new music and new-to-you music, with world premieres, hidden gems, curated playlists, and stimulating interviews with musicians in the Kansas City community and beyond.
Here are a few opportunities coming up for auditory exploration:
Performances
Classical music draws from a 500-year-old well of inspiration, with each generation adding to the rich diversity of the wide-ranging genre. This month, hear the Kansas City premiere of Joel Thompson’s “To Awaken the Sleeper,” co-commissioned by the Kansas City Symphony and performed in Helzberg Hall, conducted by Michael Stern (January 28-30).
Stay tuned to the Kansas City Symphony on Classical KC for exclusive broadcasts hosted by Stern and Classical KC's Dan Margolies.
Recently nominated for multiple Grammy Awards, the four members of Brooklyn-based Sandbox Percussion have been around Kansas City recently of late, serving as UMKC Conservatory percussion faculty since August 2021. Their collaboration with composer Andy Akiho, “Seven Pillars,” was nominated for both Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance and Best Contemporary Classical Composition (KCUR interviewed Sandbox co-founder Ian Rosenbaum about the nomination.)
Check out the video component of the project on their YouTube channel. And hear them in action performing Steve Reich’s “Drumming” with the UMKC Conservatory percussion studio on January 19 at UMKC White Recital Hall.
Want to see more performances, but don’t know where to start? Challenge an arts-loving friend to a ticket exchange and take turns surprising and introducing each other to new styles and ensembles.
Interviews
Cellist and University of Kansas professor Hannah Collins released her solo debut album “Resonance Lines” last fall. She talked with Sound Currents hosts Sascha Groschang and Laurel Parks about the project. Each week, Sound Currents on Classical KC offers raw, insightful commentary on the music of today.
Learn about the artists making music in our community with in-depth interviews and high-quality musical selections on the Kansas City Local Feature, from Kansas City staples like newEar Contemporary Chamber Ensemble to visiting artists like Black Violin.
You can also dive into groundbreaking artists from previous generations with From the Archives with Frank Byrne.
Get Involved
Listening to music is only part of the experience. Learn new skills (or refresh some rusty ones) by engaging with music as an amateur performer. Separate from her role as a radio personality, Laurel Parks runs high energy, low anxiety violin workshops for adult beginning learners.
Throughout the metro area, community groups welcome new members who’ve reclaimed their love of performing. Learn more about groups like the Kansas City Wind Symphony, Rezound Handbell Ensemble, or Heartland Men’s Chorus.
If you can’t commit to the rehearsal schedule, nearly every arts organization needs volunteers in a variety of capacities, and it’s a great way to support the arts and your favorite artists.
For new music, voices and ideas, stay tuned to Classical KC.
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Transgender inmates say the Kansas prison system put them in danger by refusing to accept their gender or provide gender-affirming care. As Blaise Mesa of the Kansas News Service reports, many say the environment inside Kansas prisons left them especially vulnerable to violence, leading some to consider or attempt suicide.
Contact the show at news@kcur.org. Follow KCUR on Twitter and Facebook for the latest news.
Kansas City Today is hosted by Nomin Ujiyediin. It is produced by Byron Love with Trevor Grandin and edited by Gabe Rosenberg & Lisa Rodriguez.
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Every 10 years, states redraw their congressional districts based on new population data from the U.S. Census. That process can have a big impact on what Congress looks like, and how Americans are represented in our legislature. Jason Rosenbaum, political correspondent for Saint Louis Public Radio, helps explain what redistricting is and what may or may not change in Missouri districts.
Contact the show at news@kcur.org. Follow KCUR on Twitter and Facebook for the latest news.
Kansas City Today is hosted by Nomin Ujiyediin. It is produced by Byron Love with Trevor Grandin and edited by Gabe Rosenberg & Lisa Rodriguez.
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Yakima residents can comment on a draft redistricting plan for the city during a public meeting Tuesday.
The Yakima City Council is considering a draft redistricting plan that uses 16th Avenue as the east-west district boundary and adjusts district boundaries to follow arterial city streets.
The plan, developed by city staff members with input from the American Civil Liberties Union and the Southcentral Coalition of People of Color for Redistricting, would also add a third Latino-majority district in the city. Districts 1, 2 and 4 would have a Latino majority.
The city can revise council districts every 10 years based on population changes reflected in census data. The 2020 Census showed that the number of Yakima residents who identified themselves as white dropped by about 9%, going from 52.2% to 43.5% of the total population from 2010 to 2020. At the same time, the number of those identifying as Latinos increased by about 7% in the past 10 years, moving from 41.3% to 48.5%.
The Latino population grew by 20% to 40% in the eastern part of the city, where the three Latino-majority districts fall in the plan.
This will be the first time the boundaries have been adjusted since a voting rights lawsuit resolved six years ago changed how residents are represented by the City Council.
The public meeting will start at 6 p.m. Tuesday during the regularly scheduled council meeting, which will be held in a hybrid format. The council will accept written comments by mail at 129 N. Second St., by email at citycouncil@yakimawa.gov, and on the online mapping software.
Also at the meeting, the council will get a report on the city’s Housing Action Plan, consider switching to a biennial budget cycle, and discuss a plan for sidewalk improvements and updated pedestrian signals to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Community members can register to comment on any item on Tuesday’s agenda by visiting www.yakimawa.gov/council/public-comment.
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California Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla’s Sunday night flight to DC was forced to turn around due to a medical emergency onboard — forcing the Senate Judiciary Committee to delay its Monday vote on Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson.
The Democrat’s unplanned absence meant that Jackson’s nomination could not be considered by the committee as planned early Monday afternoon. The panel’s 22 members are evenly divided by party and all 11 Republicans are expected to oppose Jackson.
“We have a problem and it could have happened to any one of us,” said committee chairman Dick Durbin (D-Ill.). “One of our colleagues, Sen. Padilla, got on the overnight special out of Los Angeles last night. It took off and a medical emergency on the airplane forced them back to Los Angeles.”
Durbin added that Padilla “was stranded and unable to return until this morning. It’s my understanding that he’s going to be on a flight that will return this afternoon. So we will have a chance to assemble with his presence.”
The unusual open-ended recess was an embarrassing road bump in the hearings, and leaves Senate Democrats with less time to fulfill their stated goal of confirming Jackson before breaking for the Easter recess at the end of this week.
Durbin said Padilla “thought he’d done everything right — he put his whole family on the plane last night.”
“I know it troubles him and pains him not to be here,” he added.
Padilla spent six years as California’s secretary of state before being appointed last year by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom to fill the vacancy created when Kamala Harris took office as vice president.
Ahead of the committee vote, Republicans took turns expressing concern about Jackson’s judicial philosophy and her approach toward criminal sentencing, including in child porn cases, and noted a late-breaking controversy about a rapist who received a light sentence for failing to register as a sex offender before reoffending.
By contrast, Democrats praised Jackson, including for her temperament in handling GOP criticism during more than 20 hours of questioning.
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Several Republican senators cited Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s decision to sentence niece rapist Leo Weekes to half the prison time sought by prosecutors — allowing Weekes to allegedly assault another relative when he would have been locked up — ahead of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Monday vote on Jackson’s nomination to the Supreme Court.
Details of the case — which were reported by The Post on Sunday — were not widely known during Jackson’s confirmation hearings, meaning she didn’t face questions about her decision to give Weekes 12 months behind bars for falsifying sex offender registration information rather than the 24 the government had requested.
The full story of Jackson’s role in Weekes’ case emerged in a cache of records delivered to the Judiciary Committee just ahead of the panel’s scheduled Monday vote.
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) said in his closing remarks that “just three days ago and over a week after the hearings were concluded, we received the sentencing transcripts from a case where Judge Jackson gave yet another light sentence — to a violent child rapist who failed to give truthful information to the court and falsified his address for purposes of requiring a sex offender registry participation.”
Lee said that Weekes “would have been in prison and unable to sexually assault his sister-in-law if Jackson hadn’t sentenced him below the guidelines range and below the government’s recommendation.”
The Weekes revelations followed contentious confirmation hearings where some conservative senators accused Jackson of giving light sentences to people convicted of viewing images of child pornography. Democrats defended Jackson, saying the criticism focused on a small number of examples and overlooked the fact that many Republican-nominated judges similarly deviated from sentencing guidelines.
In 2010, Weekes was convicted of raping his 13-year-old niece and received a sentence of 16 months in prison and four years of probation. He also was required to register as a sex offender for 10 years, but he supplied false information.
Prosecutors asked Jackson in February 2014 to jail Weekes for 24 months for the registration violation, but Jackson said, “I do believe that criminal history is having a disproportionate impact on the sentence that the guidelines prescribe in this particular case in light of what you actually did here,” before sentencing Weekes to 12 months, with credit for time served.
Weeks allegedly assaulted his sister-in-law in June 2015 — during the two-year sentence window prosecutors had requested. Weekes’ relative told DC police that Weekes attempted to rape her after plying her with alcohol while she was babysitting. Weekes “was able to digitally penetrate her vagina with his fingers and then tried to perform oral sex on her,” according to a police report.
Weekes was charged with first-degree sexual abuse, but paid his sister-in-law $2,500 to cease her cooperation with police and a grand jury. He pleaded guilty in March 2016 to obstruction of justice and failing to register as a sex offender and received concurrent sentences of five years and six months, respectively.
In February 2017, Jackson sentenced Weekes to 24 months in prison for probation violations, but allowed the sentence to overlap with his penalty for covering up the assault of his sister-in-law — rejecting a prosecution request for consecutive rather than concurrent punishment.
Two other Republican senators slammed Jackson over her sentencing decision in the case, which she is unlikely to publicly explain in detail because Senate floor proceedings typically do not allow for questioning a committee-approved nominee.
“We just last week, after the hearing, got information on another case … of an individual who raped his 13-year old-niece. Jackson sentenced him to half what the prosecutor wanted because he failed to register on a sex registry and went to work at a daycare,” said Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas).
“Because he was released early, because of Judge Jackson’s sentence, he committed another sexual assault — a rape. Again she had him before her, and again she sentenced him to half of what the prosecutor sought. This is a pattern.”
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) also cited the case, saying “the government asked for him to go to prison for two years. Judge Jackson gave him just one year. During that second year when he should have been in prison, yes, he went on to try to rape again and then bribe the victim with $2,500 to recant her testimony.”
“Judge Jackson is endorsed by the Fraternal Order of Police, the International Association of Chiefs of Police, over 60 sheriffs and police chiefs leading many of the largest and busiest departments in our nation, and 83 former state attorneys general from both parties — as well as a coalition of anti-sexual violence advocates and survivors,” a White House official told The Post Sunday evening. “She has answered the most questions for the record of any Supreme Court nominee in history and has provided thousands of pages of documents to the committee, including about her decisions — all of which are public record.”
The White House official also noted a press release from Judiciary Committee Republicans during Jackson’s confirmation hearing that mentioned the Weekes case, but did not say when the sentencing transcripts and other documents were transmitted to the committee.
Jackson’s confirmation is widely seen as a foregone conclusion because she requires just 50 votes in the Democrat-held Senate and at least one Republican, Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, supports her nomination. She is expected to receive committee approval later Monday afternoon and confirmation by the full Senate later this week.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. — Questions, questions, questions about Tiger Woods and his surprise appearance at Augusta National for this week’s Masters fewer than 14 months removed from the grisly car crash he was in outside of Los Angeles on Feb. 23, 2021.
Woods arrived to Augusta on Sunday afternoon, hit balls for 20 minutes at the practice range and then played some holes on the back nine. Woods was scheduled to arrive to the course Monday afternoon to practice and play some holes, according to his caddie, Joe LaCava, who was walking the course early in the morning.
Here are some questions and answers involving Woods, who on Sunday tweeted that it would be a “game-time decision” on whether he’ll compete in the tournament or not.
Q: Does he have to declare before tee times are released? If so when is that?
A: Woods does not have any hard deadline by which he must commit, according to a tournament official. The tee times are announced at about noon on Tuesday, and as long as Woods hasn’t told tournament officials that he’s not going to compete, then he’ll be on the tee sheet with a time for Thursday’s opening round. Woods doesn’t really need to tell anyone his intention until his actual tee time on Thursday — at which time he can withdraw if he doesn’t feel physically up for it.
Q: If Woods opts not to play is there a replacement waiting for the call?
A: No. Unlike regular PGA Tour events, which have a list of alternates who can get into the tournament field if players withdraw before teeing off, the Masters is an invitational and has its field set in advance. There are no alternates. The field is the field and if players withdraw, their place it not taken by another player.
Q: What is Tiger doing on Monday?
A: He’s most certainly spending time physically preparing himself to practice, which includes stretching and some lifting. His plan has been to practice and play some holes in the afternoon. We hear Tiger will tee off at 3 p.m. and probably play nine holes Monday.
Q: What’s the scene like at Augusta on a normally quiet Monday?
A: This is the 28th Masters I’ve covered for The Post and I’ve never seen this many people on the grounds on a Monday. Monday at the Masters a few years ago was a sleepy, quiet experience. Today, with the prospect of Woods turning up at any moment, the grounds are mobbed with anticipation. The practice area has been packed since this morning.
Q: How are the bookmakers reacting to Tiger?
A: There’s a lot of action involving Woods, though at the moment, he’s a 50-1 bet to win. It seems like Las Vegas is in a wait-and-see mode with Woods, who’s left open the possibility that he won’t play (though that’s highly unlikely). According to a Yahoo report, as of Monday morning, Woods’ betting odds had moved from +6600 to +5000. “Once Tiger Woods began practicing at Augusta, bettors flocked to BetMGM to place wagers on the golf legend,” said Matt Cosgriff, the director of trading for BetMGM. “Tiger moved from +6600 to +5000 to win the Masters last week in anticipation of his return to the course. Woods is currently BetMGM’s biggest liability to win the tournament.”
According to BetMGM, Woods has received 7.6 percent of the bets and 7.7 percent of the money to win the tournament. In terms of ticket percentage, Woods has received more bets than any other competitor.
Q: If Woods plays does he really have a chance to win?
A: I don’t believe Tiger would be here this week if he didn’t think his golf game was in a state that was good enough to win. So, if his right leg can handle the physicality of walking the hilly terrain for four-plus days, he knows how to get the ball around Augusta National as well as anyone, and winning a sixth green jacket cannot be discounted.
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Tom Brady has joined a company that was recently launched by Declan Kelly, a well-connected crony of the Clinton family who last year was ousted as CEO of the powerful consulting firm Teneo over sexual misconduct.
Brady — who briefly left the NFL in February to focus on family and various ventures including an NFT startup — is joining the disgraced public-relations guru’s new startup as a partner, The Consello Group, according to the firm’s website.
That’s despite the fact that Kelly was forced out of Teneo after he was caught drunkenly cavorting with six employees at a VIP fundraiser led by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex last May, with inappropriate behavior that included “nonconsensual touching of a number of women,” the Financial Times reported at the time.
Kelly also reportedly had conducted a lengthy affair with another colleague at the powerhouse firm he founded in 2011.
A confidante of Bill and Hillary Clinton, Kelly openly peddled his access to the couple, people close to the former Teneo boss told The Post. Kelly’s political ties helped him nab Bill Clinton and former Prime Minister Tony Blair for his Teneo board. Kelly had been appointed Special Economic Envoy to Northern Ireland by Hillary Clinton in 2009.
Until now, the most notable NFL-related headline for the Irish-born Kelly was was when he was caught snoozing at the Super Bowl in 2020. But after stacking Teneo with political types, Kelly now appears to be focusing on athletes.
In addition to Brady. Paul Gasol, a former LA Lakers player and NBA championship winner, is also on Consello’s advisory board.
“Tom Brady is the new Bill Clinton,” one ex-Teneo staffer told The Post.
“I can’t imagine him advising him on important M&A decisions or staying up late to write press releases,” the source said. “But Brady, like Clinton, has the “sparkly glitter that lures clients.”
Kelly has also brought two of his former assistants at Teneo to the new firm, a person with knowledge told The Post. But most other current Teneo staffers haven’t been approached by Kelly about jumping ship, people with knowledge add.
In June, Kelly said he would take time to focus on his health and quit drinking. But it appears his time off was even shorter than Brady’s: In July, less than a month after leaving Teneo, he founded the LLC for his new firm Consello, according to company filings.
Kelly’s new venture includes an investing arm, an M&A advisory and merchant banking division, and a digital currency advisory. When Kelly left Teneo in June, he signed a non-compete clauses that prohibited him from opening a firm too similar to Teneo, sources told The Post.
But the Consello team includes some of Kelly’s top clients at Teneo. Steve Mollenkopf, former chief executive officer at Qualcomm — a company that worked extensively with Teneo — is a partner at the firm, according to the company’s site.
Kelly Kramer, former chief financial officer at Cisco — another longtime Kelly client — is a senior advisor. Oscar Salazar, co-founder and chief technology at Uber is also a partner at the firm.
The emphasis of this group, people told The Post is much more focused on financial services than the communications advising Kelly did at Teneo. Much like Teneo, Kelly is bringing on bankers with deep knowledge of the M&A and crypto space.
Kelly did not immediately respond to request for comment.
Brady has built his business empire in recent year. He has co-founded three companies: NFT startup Autograph.io, apparel group BRADY Brand, and wellness line TB12 Sports. He and his supermodel wife Gisele Bündchen also took a stake in $32 billion crypto exchange FTX last year.
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TAMPA — Deivi Garcia’s strong spring wasn’t enough to get him onto the Yankees’ Opening Day roster, as both he and fellow right-hander Luis Gil were optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Monday.
Garcia has shown encouraging signs that he’s put his dreadful 2021 season behind him, pitching well in a pair of Grapefruit League starts, allowing just one run in five innings while striking out two and walking none. His velocity also bumped up to 95-96 mph after dipping last season, when a change in his delivery led to serious ineffectiveness.
Both Garcia and Gil will almost certainly be called up to The Bronx soon, especially as the team looks to navigate the early part of the season following a shortened spring training due to the MLB lockout.
The Yankees also assigned lefty Manny Banuelos to SWB after the former prospect’s surprising spring. He opened eyes with his stuff and command throughout camp after pitching in Taiwan the previous two seasons.
Ender Inciarte, in a battle with Tim Locastro for the extra outfield spot, was also assigned to SWB. Locastro was on a major league deal, so the Yankees don’t have to create a roster spot for him.
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Pleasant weather hangs around to begin the new week
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Warm and sunny conditions are carrying over from the weekend in Middle Georgia today.
Today
It was a chilly morning to kick things off in Middle Georgia. Temperatures for most of the region were below 45 degrees at the time of the sunrise. The chills will not last, however. Highs this afternoon around Middle Georgia are in the upper 70s and lower 80s. Cloud cover will be a bit more prominent than yesterday, but there shouldn’t be as many as Saturday. This afternoon’s clouds will primarily be high level cirrus clouds. These are often seen when a large storm system is expected to move in the next day (hint hint). As for wind this afternoon, it will hover around 5 mph as it gradually shifts from the southeast towards the southwest.
Tonight we will see more cloud cover fill in at the mid-levels, however it likely won’t really increase until closer to tomorrow morning. The winds will shift back towards the south-southeast, blowing in at 5-10 mph. Forecast low temperatures are in the mid to upper 50s by tomorrow morning, largely being kept warm by those southerly winds and insulation of cloud cover.
Tomorrow
When you leave home tomorrow, do not forget your umbrella/raincoat or rain boots. Plenty of rain is expected around the Peach State tomorrow, and Middle Georgia is no exception. It will begin to move into the region ahead of lunchtime and stick around the area most of the afternoon. Scattered storm activity is likely to follow the heavy rain in some of the southern counties. The majority of the rain, however, is anticipated to fall in the northern counties.
First off, there is a Level 3 “Enhanced” risk for severe weather tomorrow. It includes all of Middle Georgia. With the washout conditions moving in, however, the threat of tornadoes or hail is extremely low. Strong straight line winds are definitely a concern, however the number one threat is Flash Flooding, primarily in the northern counties of the region. Forecast rain totals in places like Macon and Forsyth are more than 3 inches. That’s just for tomorrow afternoon. The southern counties, by contrast, are expected to keep it under an inch. Those places could see scattered storm activity later in the evening, and that is when a potential tornado threat could show itself. The more rain that is received ahead of the isolated evening storms, the lower the overall severe threat will be.
Overnight cloud cover will remain abundant and scattered showers will likely persist. It will stay very warm overnight as winds blow in from the southwest at 5-15 mph. Gusts could reach upwards of 25 mph. Low temperatures rolling into Wednesday morning are forecast to be in the low to mid 60s.
Wednesday and Beyond
Wednesday brings another severe weather threat to Middle Georgia, currently set as a Level 2 “Slight” risk for most of the region, however Monroe County is currently under the Level 3 “Enhanced” risk. The setup unfortunately looks more conventional to a typical “severe weather” day, so expect afternoon storms that could actually pose a bit of a tornado threat. Highs in the region are expected to be in the low to mid 80s that day: plenty of fuel for storms. If cloud cover can remain more blanket-like through the lunchtime hours, it could keep the overall severe threat down by keeping the highs down a couple of degrees. A line of weaker storms (with the cold front) will potentially move through behind the isolated storms once the sun sets.
A bit of rain may be left early Thursday morning, but expect the sunshine to return by the middle of the day. Highs will be in the mid to upper 70s with lows in the mid 40s.
Friday will see a good amount of sun, but scattered clouds are likely do develop in the afternoon. It looks like there could be some strong breezes throughout the day as well. Highs will be in the mid 60s, lows in the upper 30s and lower 40s. The cold snap should fully take hold by Saturday.
Follow Meteorologist Aaron Lowery on Facebook (Aaron Lowery 41NBC) and Twitter (@ALowWX) for weather updates throughout the day. Also, you can watch his forecasts Monday through Friday on 41NBC News at Daybreak (6-7 a.m.) and 41Today (11 a.m).
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MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Warm and sunny conditions are carrying over from the weekend in Middle Georgia today.
Today
It was a chilly morning to kick things off in Middle Georgia. Temperatures for most of the region were below 45 degrees at the time of the sunrise. The chills will not last, however. Highs this afternoon around Middle Georgia are in the upper 70s and lower 80s. Cloud cover will be a bit more prominent than yesterday, but there shouldn’t be as many as Saturday. This afternoon’s clouds will primarily be high level cirrus clouds. These are often seen when a large storm system is expected to move in the next day (hint hint). As for wind this afternoon, it will hover around 5 mph as it gradually shifts from the southeast towards the southwest.
Tonight we will see more cloud cover fill in at the mid-levels, however it likely won’t really increase until closer to tomorrow morning. The winds will shift back towards the south-southeast, blowing in at 5-10 mph. Forecast low temperatures are in the mid to upper 50s by tomorrow morning, largely being kept warm by those southerly winds and insulation of cloud cover.
Tomorrow
When you leave home tomorrow, do not forget your umbrella/raincoat or rain boots. Plenty of rain is expected around the Peach State tomorrow, and Middle Georgia is no exception. It will begin to move into the region ahead of lunchtime and stick around the area most of the afternoon. Scattered storm activity is likely to follow the heavy rain in some of the southern counties. The majority of the rain, however, is anticipated to fall in the northern counties.
First off, there is a Level 3 “Enhanced” risk for severe weather tomorrow. It includes all of Middle Georgia. With the washout conditions moving in, however, the threat of tornadoes or hail is extremely low. Strong straight line winds are definitely a concern, however the number one threat is Flash Flooding, primarily in the northern counties of the region. Forecast rain totals in places like Macon and Forsyth are more than 3 inches. That’s just for tomorrow afternoon. The southern counties, by contrast, are expected to keep it under an inch. Those places could see scattered storm activity later in the evening, and that is when a potential tornado threat could show itself. The more rain that is received ahead of the isolated evening storms, the lower the overall severe threat will be.
Overnight cloud cover will remain abundant and scattered showers will likely persist. It will stay very warm overnight as winds blow in from the southwest at 5-15 mph. Gusts could reach upwards of 25 mph. Low temperatures rolling into Wednesday morning are forecast to be in the low to mid 60s.
Wednesday and Beyond
Wednesday brings another severe weather threat to Middle Georgia, currently set as a Level 2 “Slight” risk for most of the region, however Monroe County is currently under the Level 3 “Enhanced” risk. The setup unfortunately looks more conventional to a typical “severe weather” day, so expect afternoon storms that could actually pose a bit of a tornado threat. Highs in the region are expected to be in the low to mid 80s that day: plenty of fuel for storms. If cloud cover can remain more blanket-like through the lunchtime hours, it could keep the overall severe threat down by keeping the highs down a couple of degrees. A line of weaker storms (with the cold front) will potentially move through behind the isolated storms once the sun sets.
A bit of rain may be left early Thursday morning, but expect the sunshine to return by the middle of the day. Highs will be in the mid to upper 70s with lows in the mid 40s.
Friday will see a good amount of sun, but scattered clouds are likely do develop in the afternoon. It looks like there could be some strong breezes throughout the day as well. Highs will be in the mid 60s, lows in the upper 30s and lower 40s. The cold snap should fully take hold by Saturday.
Follow Meteorologist Aaron Lowery on Facebook (Aaron Lowery 41NBC) and Twitter (@ALowWX) for weather updates throughout the day. Also, you can watch his forecasts Monday through Friday on 41NBC News at Daybreak (6-7 a.m.) and 41Today (11 a.m).
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Two teens killed in Sparta car wreck
SPARTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A car crash Sunday night claimed the lives of two Sparta teenagers. According to a release from the Georgia State Patrol around 8:26 p.m. a tractor trailer was traveling north on State Route 15 when a black Lexus ES 350 traveling east on Fairmont Road ran a stop sign and entered the path of the tractor trailer. The front of the tractor trailer struck the passenger side of the Lexus. The driver of the Lexus was air lifted to Augusta University Medical Center with serious injuries. The front and back seat passengers suffered fatal injuries. The passengers were identified as Alana McClain, age 16, and Lauren McClain, age 15, both sisters from Sparta. The crash number remains under investigation.
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Two teens killed in Sparta car wreck
SPARTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A car crash Sunday night claimed the lives of two Sparta teenagers. According to a release from the Georgia State Patrol around 8:26 p.m. a tractor trailer was traveling north on State Route 15 when a black Lexus ES 350 traveling east on Fairmont Road ran a stop sign and entered the path of the tractor trailer. The front of the tractor trailer struck the passenger side of the Lexus. The driver of the Lexus was air lifted to Augusta University Medical Center with serious injuries. The front and back seat passengers suffered fatal injuries. The passengers were identified as Alana McClain, age 16, and Lauren McClain, age 15, both sisters from Sparta. The crash number remains under investigation.
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Victim in March 7th Warner Robins shooting dies from injuries
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The Warner Robins Police Department says Phillip Thompson, the victim in a March 7th shooting died on March 30th.
At 8:06 a.m. on March 7th officers responded to a gunshot wound call to 912 Davis drive. Officers located Thompson in a small building behind 912 Davis drive suffering from several gunshot wounds. He was treated on scene and transported to Atrium Health Navicent for Emergency surgery.
Early investigations showed Thompson and his wife Shanita, got into some type of argument where she shot him several times. Her charges are upgraded from aggravated assault to homicide.
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WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The Warner Robins Police Department says Phillip Thompson, the victim in a March 7th shooting died on March 30th.
At 8:06 a.m. on March 7th officers responded to a gunshot wound call to 912 Davis drive. Officers located Thompson in a small building behind 912 Davis drive suffering from several gunshot wounds. He was treated on scene and transported to Atrium Health Navicent for Emergency surgery.
Early investigations showed Thompson and his wife Shanita, got into some type of argument where she shot him several times. Her charges are upgraded from aggravated assault to homicide.
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Lawyers for Bolivia said Monday that Chile’s decision to file a case at the United Nations’ top court about a dispute about a river that crosses their border in the Atacama Desert has hampered diplomatic efforts to resolve the disagreement.
The case between the Latin American neighbors at the International Court of Justice is focused on a small water system but is seen as an opportunity to lay down important jurisprudence at a time when fresh water is becoming an increasingly important world resource.
Chile filed the case in 2016, asking the world court to rule on the nature of the Silala River and use of its waters. At hearings Friday, Chile’s Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Ximena Fuentes Torrijo told judges that the dispute offered the court “an opportunity to affirm the applicability of the basic principle of reasonable and equitable utilization in these times of increasing fresh water scarcity.”
The two nations say they have narrowed the scope of their disagreement since Chile filed the case. Bolivia has filed counterclaims arguing it has sovereignty over artificial channels and the waters of the Silala that they carry.
Lawyer Mathias Forteau told judges at the Hague-based court that Chile’s “hasty and unilateral” decision to file a case reduced the chances of a diplomatic solution between the two countries.
“Chile seems to have brought the case before the court primarily for preventive purposes” after Bolivia had suggested it might start legal proceedings over the river, Forteau said. “Ultimately what this these proceedings show that if there is a need at all it’s just need for cooperation, not for litigation between the two countries.”
Bolivia’s ambassador to the Netherlands told judges that his country “finds no reason to justify Chile’s claim over the waters of the Silala before this court.”
There is, he added, “no concrete offense whatsoever committed by my country against the uses that Chile makes of the waters of the Silala in its territory.”
The court will likely take months to issue a ruling in the case. Its rulings are final and legally binding.
It’s not the first time the two nations have faced off at the Hague-based court. In 2018, the court’s judges ruled that Chile did not have an obligation to negotiate access to the sea for landlocked Bolivia. Despite that ruling, Bolivia maintains that it has a right to sovereign territory giving it access to the Pacific Ocean.
Bolivia lost its only coastline to Chile during an 1879-1883 war and the nation has demanded ocean access for generations. Chile, meanwhile, has a coastline that stretches 4,300 kilometers (2,675 miles).
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LULEA, Sweden (AP) — For hundreds of years, raging blast furnaces — fed with coking coal — have forged steel used in cars, railways, bridges and skyscrapers.
But the puffs of coal-fired smoke are a big source of carbon dioxide, the heat-trapping gas that’s driving climate change.
According to the World Steel Association, every metric ton of steel produced in 2020 emitted almost twice that much carbon dioxide (1.8 tons) into the atmosphere. Total direct emissions from making steel were about 2.6 billion tons in 2020, representing around 7% of global CO2 emissions.
In Sweden, a single company, steel giant SSAB, accounts for about 10% of the country’s emissions due to the furnaces it operates at mills like the one in the northern town of Lulea.
But not far away, a high-tech pilot plant is seeking to significantly reduce the carbon emissions involved in steel production by switching some of that process away from burning coking coal to burning hydrogen that itself was produced with renewable energy.
HYBRIT — or Hydrogen Breakthrough Ironmaking Technology — is a joint venture between SSAB, mining company LKAB and Swedish state-owned power firm Vattenfall launched in 2016.
“The cost of renewable energy, fossil-free energy, had come down dramatically and at the same time, you had a rising awareness and the Paris Agreement” in 2015 to reduce global emissions, said Mikael Nordlander, Vattenfall’s head of industry decarbonization.
“We realized that we might have a chance now to outcompete the direct use of fossil fuels in industry with this electricity coming from fossil-free sources,” he added.
Last year, the plant made its first commercial delivery. European carmakers that have committed to dramatically reducing their emissions need cleaner steel. Chinese-owned Volvo Group became the first carmaker to partner with HYBRIT. Head of procurement Kerstin Enochsson said steel is a “major contributor” to their cars’ carbon footprint, between 20 and 35%.
“Tackling only the tailpipe emissions by being an electric company is not enough. We need to focus on the car itself, as well,” she said.
Demand from other companies, including Volkswagen, is also sending a signal that there is demand for green steel. Steelmakers in Europe have announced plans to scale up production of steel made without coal.
The HYBRIT process aims to replace the coking coal that’s traditionally used for ore-based steel making with hydrogen and renewable electricity.
It begins with brown-tinged iron ore pellets that react with the hydrogen gas and are reduced to ball-shaped “sponge iron,” which takes it name due to pores left behind following the removal of oxygen. This is then melted in an electric furnace.
If the hydrogen is made using renewable energy, too, the process produces no CO2.
“We get iron, and then we get water vapor instead,” said SSAB’s chief technology officer Martin Pei. “Water vapor can be condensed, recirculated, reused in the process.
“We really solve the root cause of carbon dioxide emissions from steel making,” he said.
Steel is a recyclable material, but demand for the alloy is expected to grow in the coming years, amid a push to transform society and build wind turbines, solar plants, power transmission lines and new electric vehicles.
“Steel is a superb construction material. It is also possible to recycle steel again and again,” said Pei. “You can reuse steel as many times as possible.
“The only problem today is the current way of making steel from iron ore emits too much CO2,” he said.
By the end of this decade, the European Union is attemptingto cut overall CO2 emissions in the 27-nation bloc by 55% compared to 1990 levels. Part of that effort includes making companies pay for their C02 emissions and encourage the switch to low-carbon alternatives.
Sweden’s steel industry has set out plans to achieve “fossil-free” operations by 2045. SSAB in January brought forward its own plans to largely eliminate carbon dioxide emissions in its steel-making processes by the end of the decade.
“The companies are well aware of their possibilities and limitations in the current processes and that they have to do something about it,” said Helen Axelsson, director of energy and environment at Jernkontoret, the Swedish steel producers’ association.
But according to the World Steel Association, over 70% of global steel production takes place in Asia, where steel producers don’t have access to the same quantities of old scrap steel as countries that have been industrialized for a longer time. That’s another reason why average emissions per ton of steel are higher in the global south.
Filip Johnsson, a professor in energy technology at Gothenburg’s Chalmers University, said the vast amounts of renewable electricity necessary to make hydrogen and cleaner steel could make rolling out the HYBRIT process difficult in other parts of the world.
“I would say that the major challenge is to get loads of electricity and also to provide it sort of constantly,” he said.
The small Lulea pilot plant is still a research facility, and has so far produced just a couple of hundred tons. There are plans to construct a larger demonstration plant and begin commercial deliveries by 2026.
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