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The Orlando Pride couldn’t get on the scoreboard nor break their winless streak on Sunday in Chicago.
Mallory Pugh’s goal in the 10th minute was the only scoring of the game for the Chicago Red Stars in a 1-0 win over the Pride.
Orlando (2-2-4, 9 points) is winless in its last four games.
Next up for the Pride is a trip out west to face the Portland Thorns at 3 p.m. next Sunday. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/13/orlando-pride-see-winless-streak-extend-to-4-games-with-shutout-loss-at-chicago/ | 2022-06-13T08:50:42 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/13/orlando-pride-see-winless-streak-extend-to-4-games-with-shutout-loss-at-chicago/ |
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — Monday night public officials and artists will gather for a panel to discuss the process of creating public murals, from requests for proposals to applying to execution.
The “Making Murals: The Why and How of Large Art and Design” is part of Create Appalachia’s Arts@Work series.
The first half of the evening includes public officials from across the Tri-Cities who have or want to put the call out for murals. The second half the audience will hear from artists who have experience creating murals.
Organizers say there is often a disconnect for artists when it comes to how to pitch themselves as a business.
“That confusion a lot of times keeps artists from actually applying for doing murals,” said Cher Cornett, Founder & President of Create Appalachia. “We want them to do that, I mean, Create Appalachia our mission is to help artists succeed, and, and to help create economic development through the arts.”
Jocelyn Mathewes will serve as the facilitator. Mathewes is a local artist who serves as both a Create Appalachia staff member and on Johnson City’s Public Art Committee.
“Having everybody in the same room I think will bring a little bit more clarity to just the wide variety of ways that we can make murals happen in our communities,” said Mathewes.
Panelists will include members of the Johnson City Public Art Committee and the Kingsport Office of Cultural Arts. The artists will include muralists Jen Otey, Caitlin Maupin, and Alice Salyer, fine artist, muralist, and Digital Lab Manager at the William King Museum of Art.
Public officials are excited to both educate local artists and attract more artists to the area.
“So this is an opportunity for artists and art committees to all see what is really needed here in the Tri-Cities area,” said Hannah Powell, City Kingsport Office of Cultural Arts Program Coordinator. “So we are really excited that this can actually help bring in more artists and show up show off what we have to offer here in the Tri-Cities, and for us Kingsport.”
The panel will be tonight from 5:30 to 7:30 at the Kingsport Chamber of Commerce. Registration is free, but you do need to register beforehand to either attend in person or via zoom. Registration can be completed here. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/making-murals-panel-to-gather-public-officials-and-artists/ | 2022-06-13T09:15:07 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/making-murals-panel-to-gather-public-officials-and-artists/ |
Persistently high inflation and stock market volatility that eroded last year’s gains in retirement accounts have some retirees thinking about returning to the workforce.
Some retirees are saying, “‘If I had known then what I know now. I made decisions based on what was in front of me,’” said Vickie Carraher senior services coordinator for the city of Kettering. “Nobody predicted a pandemic. Nobody predicted the craziness that COVID brought to us.”
Some older people who are still working are thinking about delaying retirement, and those who have already retired may be cutting back on spending, said Forst Elliott, a financial advisor at Edward Jones in Moraine.
“Recently we’ve really seen the gas prices be a concern: how much it is costing to fill a tank of gas. So they are making adjustments as far as how much traveling they are going to do or where they are going to travel,” Elliott said. “Probably the biggest concern was the cost of going out to eat.”
Financial worries dominated a survey of U.S. retirees and pre-retirees aged 45 and over, according to a report by Edward Jones in partnership with Age Wave and The Harris Poll. Asked to list three things they worried about the most, 49% said physical health, 34% the cost of health care/long-term care, and 32% each for unexpected expenses and economic conditions, according to the survey released in May. Twenty-six percent are afraid they will outlive their savings.
Even though 41% viewed retirement as a time to never work for pay again, the majority said the ideal approach to retirement was to remain working at some level, according to the Edward Jones survey.
Credit: Alexis Larsen
Credit: Alexis Larsen
Local experts offered tips for people considering retiring or those who have retired and are thinking of returning to the workforce.
Topping the list is gathering information in advance of making a decision. Experts recommend that potential retirees first consult their employer’s human resources office and the Social Security Administration, visit the Medicare website or a Medicare consultant and talk to a professional financial advisor and a tax attorney.
Here’s are some of the key things to consider.
Social Security and Medicare implications
Everyone’s situation is different, but experts say a good rule of thumb is to not start drawing Social Security until reaching full retirement age, which ranges from 65 to 67 based on birth year. Taking Social Security early means the monthly check will always be less than it would have been had the retiree waited until full retirement age.
Set up a personal “my Social Security” account at the Social Security Administration website to get estimates of retirement benefits, income and the effects of different retirement ages.
For retirees who take Social Security early and then get a job the annual earnings limit is $19,560, said Theresa Busher, public affairs specialist for the Social Security Administration. The penalty is a reduction in the Social Security monthly check of $1 for every $2 over the limit.
The only way to get around that penalty is to set up a deferred compensation arrangement at the new employer, said Ben Feldmeyer, a certified financial planner and private wealth advisor at Feldmeyer Financial Group in Centerville.
Credit: Bryon Black
Credit: Bryon Black
There are no income limits or penalties for people who wait until full retirement age to draw Social Security.
Retirees who return to work will have Social Security and Medicare taxes withheld from their paychecks and that could have a positive effect on future Social Security checks.
“The benefit amount may increase due to work. As long as an individual continues to work, even if they are receiving benefits, they will continue to pay Social Security taxes on their earnings,” Busher said.
At least three to six months before retiring, talk to an expert about Medicare, as it can take two or three months to get it, said Tracy Goodpaster, agency owner of The Medicare Connection in Kettering.
She said people considering returning to work may get hired by a company that offers health insurance, which she said can be helpful as secondary insurance.
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Credit: Contributed
Goodpaster strongly recommends against dropping Medicare even if the new job offers great insurance.
“Most times Medicare is less expensive than employer group coverage. That along with the fact that turning your Medicare off then trying to restart it can be challenging and takes a considerable amount of time,” she said. “That makes keeping Medicare an easier choice.”
Pensions and retirement funds
Defined benefit pension plans are rare in the private sector as companies switched to 401(k) and other defined contribution plans that rely heavily contributions from the employee.
In 1975, 19% of workers had a defined benefit private pension plan, a number that declined to 8% in 2019, according to the Edward Jones report.
As a result, most people are dependent on Social Security alone or that plus savings and personal retirement funds, either through work or an individual IRA.
After plunging in the early weeks of the pandemic, the stock market rose, padding those retirement funds. But declines this year shrunk those accounts.
Feldmeyer and Elliott advise against panic.
“It’s not timing the market, it’s time in the market,” Elliott said. “A well-diversified portfolio that follows a long-term strategy does have better stability. So staying the course in the long run absolutely does make sense.”
One tip for people who’ve reached age 72 and must begin taking mandatory minimum distributions from their 401(k) is to wait until the end of the year, when hopefully the market will restore those losses.
If you are 72, you can send the mandatory distribution directly to a qualified charity and avoid paying taxes on it, Feldmeyer said. He also suggests converting those minimum distributions to an IRA, which offers greater investment choices, or use it to purchase other income-producing investments.
Feldmeyer suggests retirees have a combination of investment plans: qualified, such as pre-tax 401(k) and IRAs; non-qualified after-tax investments, such as brokerage accounts that are taxable; and a Roth IRA which uses after-tax money that can be withdrawn tax-free for people 59.5 years and older.
Elliott recommends that people write down what they spend money on, a process that can be quite revealing in determining what are necessary costs verses those which are discretionary.
“And also looking at the sources of income that they have. And do those sources of income provide a cost of living or an adjustment for inflation?” Elliott said. “That’s where dividend-paying stocks have become very popular because corporations are increasing the amount of dividends that they are paying. That’s a good offset to inflation.”
Resources
Social Security Administration: https://www.ssa.gov/
Dayton Region - 888-329-5724
National toll-free - 1-800-772-1213
Medicare - Medicare.gov
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A summer internship at a construction firm in Dallas is a full-circle moment for a student at the University of Texas at Arlington. Her connection to that firm goes back 18 years, and the story behind it is something good.
When Delaney Rainford was a little girl, she'd often tag along with her dad to work at The Beck Group. She was there so often, that the company made her an ID badge and the title "Daddy's Helper."
Delaney's father, Clyde, remains a longtime Beck employee, and she is now back at the firm for a summer internship.
"The people at Beck are so nice," she said in a news release. "I'm so thankful for the internship, which runs through August. I'm a better learner when I see what it is I'm learning in the classroom and how that applies to the real world."
The dad-daughter connection goes even deeper than sharing the same workplace. Clyde Rainford is a 2003 UTA mechanical engineering graduate.
Delaney will earn her civil engineering degree from UTA in the fall of 2023. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/something-good/ut-arlington-student-secures-internship-18-years-in-the-making/2990740/ | 2022-06-13T09:59:59 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/something-good/ut-arlington-student-secures-internship-18-years-in-the-making/2990740/ |
Canes, walkers, wheelchairs: 'Wheelie Women' create mobility aid lending library
During a 24-month trip to India in 1993, Susan Seizer almost completely lost vision in one eye overnight.
“When something happens with your eyes, you kind of take it seriously,” she said. “You go to the doctor. It’s one of those kinds of things that you don’t ignore.”
Seizer left her trip, where she was working on dissertation fieldwork in anthropology as a graduate student from the University of Chicago, two months early. As soon as possible, she went to see a neurologist in the United States, where she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
“The MS diagnosis was really scary because it’s a degenerative disease, and there’s no cure,” she said.
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Seizer is one of the “Wheelie Women” — four local women with physical disabilities who have launched a program in conjunction with the Monroe County Public Library and the City of Bloomington Council for Community Accessibility to provide mobility devices to those in need, free of charge.
The Mobility Aids Lending Library will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. on the last Sunday of every month, at least through the end of the year, in Room 2B of the public library, 303 E. Kirkwood Ave. The organization can be contacted at mallbloomington@gmail.com.
Seizer said most of the mobility devices will come from community donations. Some people need mobility aid for temporary reasons, others may need permanent or additional aids. Many community members are willing to donate, Seizer said.
“A lot of people have a mobility aid that they needed at the time and no longer need,” she said. “They're just filling up storage rooms and basements. So we figured, let's get them out. Let's have them. Reuse, recycle and be a community resource.”
Sharing resources that are no longer needed
Greene County resident Melissa Larimer said she and her husband took care of her mother-in-law from 2019 until May 2022. After her mother-in-law had a stroke in 2012, she had limited mobility and a need a cane and walker. Larimer said she wanted to help her mother-in-law be as healthy and mobile as possible.
Recently, Larimer’s mother-in-law transitioned to a new walker, so Larimer donated the cane on a Facebook page. She said she’s considering donating the walker to the Wheelie Women to distribute. Sharing resources is beneficial because it cuts costs for the community, she said.
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People need to treat the elderly and those with limited mobility with patience and kindness, Larimer said, which starts with a shift in mindset as a community and nation.
“We need our community to be patient with our elders, or with people who have limited mobility,” she said.
Anyone can come to the lending library to borrow a mobility aid for a few weeks or to have permanently, Seizer said.
“It’s a lending library,” she said. “But it’s also you can keep it if you need it.”
Creating a community of support
The Wheelie Women started as a group of six women who worked at IU and had a disability. Seizer said they came together as a support group for one another.
“We share tips, and they’re so helpful,” she said.
For example, Seizer said she and Coleman Kavigan, another Wheelie Woman, have the same type of wheelchair and give each other advice on how to use it. They swim at the YMCA and discuss how to receive assistance, if necessary.
Emotional support, especially, is huge, Seizer said. She’s given Susanne Even, another Wheelie Woman, advice on asking for accommodations with her department at Indiana University, because she had to do it herself.
Seizer wrote to her department to request she teach only three courses a year instead of the required four, as the regular load was too stressful. They approved the request and that experience allowed her to help Even, she said.
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Chris Jackson, outreach services manager for MCPL, volunteered the library as a location for the monthly lending library. Jackson also stores smaller items such as crutches and canes in his office. People are encouraged to contact one of the organizers to arrange drop-offs or pick-ups. Anderson’s Medical Products is where larger items such as scooters and wheelchairs are stored.
“We like the idea of a monthly event where people could come and talk to experienced users of wearable medical equipment, to get advice on what their experience has been and how to use a particular device,” Jackson said.
Distribution of the mobility devices doesn’t necessarily have to happen at the monthly meeting, Jackson said. People can pick up or drop off items at the library or Anderson’s Medical Products at any time. Recipients are asked to sign a release form that protects the women and library from liability if there’s an issue with a device.
Area 10 also offers mobility aids
Chris Myers, executive director at Area 10 Agency on Aging, said the private, nonprofit organization is designed to help support older adults and individuals with physical disabilities so they can live at home. The agency also has a mobility device lending program, like the Wheelie Women.
Most devices are given away and not expected to be returned, Myers said, as people typically use them for the rest of their lives. Some devices donated and given include canes, toilet risers, wheelchairs, grabbers, walkers and more. Anyone can call the agency and organize receiving a device.
In the United States, where 13.7% of adults with functional disabilities have mobility disabilities, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, accessibility still has a long way to go, the Wheelie Women agreed. The first step to improve this lack of accessibility is changing people’s attitudes surrounding disabilities.
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Jackson, a member of the CCA, said when they visit local businesses, they almost always find something not compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
“We may be doing better than some places, but we still have a long ways to go and that awareness just isn't always there,” he said.
At some point in our lives, we all may have accessibility challenges, Jackson said.
“It's not people with disabilities and people without disabilities,” he said “There's this spectrum. Where we are on that spectrum is different for all of us.”
Seizer said she’s seen how her dad, who is 91, resists the idea that he needs help getting around.
“He thinks of himself as an able-bodied person and he can’t understand why he can’t get up,” she said. “It’s so hard to change the mindset.”
Living with mobility challenges
It can be frustrating to travel because of that lack of awareness. Seizer said on an airplane trip, workers accidentally broke the lever that allows her wheelchair to brake. She filed a claim and her wheelchair was fixed later.
“But it’s really a problem for wheelchair users,” she said. “It’s effectively like your legs have been cut off.”
Most people with disabilities who use a wheelchair have one for home and one for travel, Seizer said, and the Wheelie Women were inspired to start the lending library by all the mobility aid devices that had piled up.
Even said she and the others have been fortunate enough to afford their devices, but a lot of people aren’t.
“These things cost a lot,” she said. “They’re not getting any better by sitting in the closet. So we might as well give them to some people who cannot afford it.”
Even said the Wheelie Women have also provided emotional support to her. It’s comforting to not have to explain things to one another, she said.
“If you’re the only family member with a disability, you might be quite isolated,” she said. “So the idea is that it could also turn into an unofficial forum of people who are just kind of in the same situation.”
Reach Luzane Draughon at ldraughon@gannett.com or @luzdraughon on Twitter. | https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/local/2022/06/13/bloomington-mobility-devices-wheelie-women-community/7456686001/ | 2022-06-13T10:31:55 | 0 | https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/local/2022/06/13/bloomington-mobility-devices-wheelie-women-community/7456686001/ |
Tandem Birth Center plans to partially open this summer, fully open by end of 2022
By the end of this year, pregnant people in Monroe County will have a new alternative way to have their baby: a freestanding birth center.
Officially founded in late 2019, the Tandem Community Birth Center and Postpartum House will partially open this summer with a gynecology clinic and community space and aims to open a birthing center and postpartum house by the end of 2022. The two-story center is at 2613 E. Third St.
The Gannett Foundation's annual giving program, A Community Thrives, granted Tandem $60,000 last year. The grant making and crowdfunding program is currently accepting applications from nonprofits serving Bloomington and Monroe County. The deadline to apply is June 30.
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People in Bloomington have asked for more pregnancy care options for years. Over six years ago, a petition campaigning for the expansion of midwifery care in IU Health Bloomington Hospital received 1,000 signatures.
Tandem will be the first freestanding birth center within 60 miles of Bloomington. The center will also fill a need for pregnancy and early parenting education, co-founder Julie Duhon said.
Birth centers are alternatives to hospitals or home births and allow for more natural births with minimal medical intervention. Most people with lower-risk pregnancies can consider birth centers as an option, Duhon said.
The goal of the center is to make pregnancy and birth feel more normal and allow the pregnant person to feel in control of their bodies, she said.
“No one can control what happens in birth,” she said. “But at Tandem, we’re approaching birth from the perspective that this is a normal physiological process that human bodies have been doing for a long time. You’re not sick. Your body is doing something that it can do.”
Birth center has key differences from hospital
Duhon isn’t against medical intervention or hospitals. In fact, she’s had three children in a hospital.
Still, she believes feeling truly supported in pregnancy and birth is crucial. At Tandem, two or three midwives will spend hour-long appointments with patients and allow them more choice during birth, such as standing or squatting instead of laying in a bed.
When Duhon did typical prenatal appointments, she felt the providers only had time to make sure she wasn’t having any life-threatening complications and not much else.
“I felt that … when I walked in, all they saw was my uterus,” she said. “When you have a very large number of providers or short appointments, they all have the intention to provide that really high quality care, but it’s just much more challenging.”
At Tandem, Duhon hopes patients won’t ever feel like that. Midwives will take time to sit with the patient and try to understand all their concerns and feelings.
“The hour-long midwifery appointments mean that yes, you still check all those things to make sure there aren’t any complications happening … but you also have that time to talk about how you’re eating, how you’re feeling, what you’re thinking.”
The center will have two birth suites with a large bed and a birthing tub. Providers will provide trauma-informed care and be trained to know when a medical situation calls for a trip to the hospital, Duhon said.
Postpartum house included among other services
By the end of the year, the center will also open its postpartum house, which will feature four overnight guest rooms. Guests will stay for one to five nights and receive care from providers such as pelvic floor physical therapists, mental health therapists and lactation consultants.
The center also will include a medical clinic that offers services such as pap smears, chest exams, STI screenings and contraceptive consultations. The clinic is set to open this summer.
Additionally, a community space opening this summer will provide a place for parents to come and receive support from peers and providers and act as a safe space to relax.
“This is going to be a place where they can just come with their baby and sit on the couch and someone will understand what they are going through and be able to connect them with resources or just be there with them,” Duhon said.
The center already provides classes on topics such as lactation education and postpartum planning. These classes, which are mostly virtual, will continue in person once the center partially opens this summer.
Services that aren’t typically covered by insurance, such as the education classes or postpartum house services, will be offered with sliding scale fees.
“Certainly we are trying to be accessible to everybody regardless of where they’re at on the income spectrum,” Duhon said.
Center needs additional work before opening
While the center plans to partially open soon, its biggest barrier to opening is meeting certain landscaping requirements of the city of Bloomington, Duhon said. One of these requirements is planting certain pre-approved shrubs in the parking lot before receiving occupancy and building permits.
The center is having a shrub drive where anyone can donate shrubs or loads of dirt and mulch to help meet the city’s landscaping requirements. A list of accepted shrubs can be viewed on the center’s website.
Other city requirements, such as redoing the sidewalk in front of the building, could be pricey. In addition to the $60,000 grant from the Gannett Foundation, the nonprofit raised more than $13,000 through community donations last year. Tandem continues to fundraise and accept donations.
Contact Christine Stephenson at cstephenson@heraldt.com. | https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/local/2022/06/13/tandem-birth-center-to-open-clinic-this-summer-bloomington-monroe-county/10001781002/ | 2022-06-13T10:32:01 | 0 | https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/local/2022/06/13/tandem-birth-center-to-open-clinic-this-summer-bloomington-monroe-county/10001781002/ |
Black Wisconsinites were half as likely as white applicants to get pandemic unemployment payments, report finds
MADISON – A federal watchdog agency is urging Wisconsin to look into racial disparities in how a pandemic-era unemployment program was paid out, after it showed that white claimants got paid out at about twice the rate of Black applicants.
The U.S. Government Accountability Office released a report looking at the implementation of Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, a program established to pay unemployment to self-employed and part-time workers during the pandemic. Those workers typically wouldn't qualify for unemployment.
Researchers looked at Wisconsin's implementation of the program in addition to Louisiana, New York and North Dakota. The audit was conducted from January 2020 through April 2021, covering some of the most trying times for the Wisconsin unemployment system, when the number of claims soared and the department struggled to keep up with the influx of claimants.
In Wisconsin, 43.3% of white claimants were receiving their PUA payments, while about 22% of Black claimants, about 42% of Asian claimants about 27% of Native claimants and about 25% of Hispanic claimants were receiving their payments.
North Dakota also showed a gap between different races and ethnicities in its payouts, with 39% of white claimants receiving benefits, compared to about 20% of Black claimants. Asian, native and Hispanic claimants in North Dakota all received benefits at about the same rates as white claimants, the report showed.
When asked about the data, the DWD wasn't sure what caused the disparities between who received their payments during the pandemic.
"Wisconsin officials stated that they did not know what the possible causes might be for the racial and ethnic disparities we found in their state data," the report said. "Officials stated that their IT system does not capture the reason for denial of claims, and that they would need to examine each PUA application manually."
The report suggested that the Department of Workforce Development, which implements the state's unemployment program, should examine and address equity issues within its system.
In a statement, the department said it is working to close the gaps shown by the report.
"The Department of Workforce Development strives to make Wisconsin a fair and just place for all people to live and work," said Jennifer Sereno, the communications director for the department. "This includes eliminating racial and ethnic disparities while advancing equity and economic opportunity through workforce development."
The department has accepted a grant from the Department of Labor to implement projects to improve equity, Sereno said, and is working toward a more accessible platform to apply for benefits, including implementing more "plain language" and options for people to file even if they don't have internet access.
Outdated IT system caused issues in Wisconsin
Another issue the report highlighted: the amount of time it took Wisconsin to pay off the massive number of PUA claims. Wisconsin started making its payments for the program on May 21, 2020, but paid out only 1,000 claimants by the end of that month. In June, it paid first benefits to 6,000 claimants, and about 17,000 in July.
By comparison, New York was able to start making PUA payments on April 13, 2020, paying about 7,000 claimants by the end of the month. The state then ramped up to 568,000 payments in May that year.
Wisconsin's unemployment woes during the early months of the pandemic led to a queue that took months to clear, with the number of unpaid claims reaching over 800,000 in early August 2020. That delay continued into early 2021 before the department was able to clear it.
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One of the main reasons for those delays was Wisconsin's antiquated unemployment system, an issue that state officials had warned of years before COVID-19 reached the state. The system wasn't able to be programmed to handle many of the pandemic programs instituted by the federal government, causing slow downs and confusion at the agency.
The system also did not have the ability to receive documents from claimants online, meaning that faxes and paper copies were the only means of getting some information to the DWD and further slowing down the process for many Wisconsinites waiting on unemployment.
Wisconsin said it was closely reviewing each application in order to make determinations manually, in an effort to get payments out without overpaying claimants, and cited that as a reason for the slow pace of getting benefits to those who applied.
In addition, the agency was not staffed at the level needed to handle the influx of claims at the beginning of the pandemic, citing the hiring of more workers as another reason getting PUA claims processed took a long time.
The state has taken strides to address the outdated system since the pandemic exposed its weaknesses. The department has implemented a number of changes in the system. A full update of the program is expected to take several years and cost about $100 million.
Laura Schulte can be reached at leschulte@jrn.com and on Twitter at @SchulteLaura. | https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/wisconsin/2022/06/13/wisconsin-black-applicants-lagged-whites-pandemic-unemployment/7567179001/ | 2022-06-13T10:49:00 | 1 | https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/wisconsin/2022/06/13/wisconsin-black-applicants-lagged-whites-pandemic-unemployment/7567179001/ |
Dennis Kagel qualifies for Top of the Table
NORMAL — Dennis Kagel, ChFC (Chartered Financial Consultant), owner and president of Dennis Kagel Financial Services, has qualified for The 2022 Million Dollar Round Table with Top of the Table status. There are three levels of membership status based on 2021 business production: basic membership, Court of the Table and Top of the Table. Court of the Table requires three times the production of basic membership and Top of the Table requires six times the production of basic membership. Kagel has qualified for Top of the Table status in eight of the past 10 years.
Founded in 1927, The Million Dollar Round Table is a global, independent association of the world's leading financial services professionals from more than 500 companies in 70 nations and territories. MDRT members serve their clients by exemplary performance and the highest standards of ethics, knowledge, service and productivity.
Kagel established his financial services firm in 1983. He specializes in retirement planning, income planning and estate planning. As an independent adviser, he represents numerous companies in an effort to be able to provide the best solution for each individual's situation and financial goals.
Kagel's office is at 321 Susan Drive, Suite A in Normal. The phone number is (309) 454-9171.
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Starting Saturday, June 25, the South Coast Folk Society is partnering with NBPL for a monthly singalong. The singalong will run from 11 a.m. to noon In the library’s meeting room on the fourth Saturday of each month. Copies of the songbook Rise Up Singing will be provided for sharing, and singers are invited to bring their own copies as well as acoustic instruments.
The South Coast Folk Society is dedicated to preserving and teaching world folk traditions on Oregon’s South Coast by providing year-round opportunities for people of all ages and abilities. More information about the SCFS can be found at their website.
Communal singing is a beneficial activity for the individual as well as the group. Research shows that singing not only exercises the brain and improves breathing, singing with others has proven to be a quick way to forge strong social bonds.
It should be noted that the singalong is not a concert, nor are there solos, so no one needs to worry about not having enough talent to sing with a group.
For more information about this event and other library programs, contact the North Bend Public Library at 541-756-0400, email nbservices@northbendlibrary.org or see the website at http://northbendoregon.us/library. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/monthly-singalong-starting-at-north-bend-public-library/article_4b91b89e-e75f-11ec-8d16-5bf040c4af8d.html | 2022-06-13T11:16:06 | 0 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/monthly-singalong-starting-at-north-bend-public-library/article_4b91b89e-e75f-11ec-8d16-5bf040c4af8d.html |
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Texas prison system officials say they're resuming inmate transportation with tougher security after a convicted murderer escaped a prison bus and killed five people.
Texas Department of Criminal Justice officials say inmate transportation would resume Monday with three corrections officers for each transport, instead of the previous two, and other new security measures.
Prison officials had suspended non-emergency trips after Gonzalo Lopez slipped his restraints and cage, stabbed the driver and escaped a prison bus last month.
He went on to kill five members of a Houston-area family before law enforcement officers killed him in South Texas.
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TUEPLO• The Juneteenth Tupelo festival will take place June 18 at Gumtree Park with speakers, musicians and family fun, kicking off with a parade at noon and the main event following at 1 p.m.
“We have some great entertainers and a great location,” organizer Jennifer Lawrence said. “It is going to be a good mixture of R&B, rap, blues and gospel.”
Artists include, Crossroad Band, Jay R. Green, Ricky Rowan, Marvin Davis, New Converted Voices, Brandon Burnside, Monique, Music Doll TB, Changed, Boogie Man, Focus, Unique and Rapper J. Speakers include, Ward 4 Councilwoman Nettie Davis, Lee County Justice Court Judge Anthony Rogers, Leesha Faulkner and Kenneth Mayfield.
As part of the festival, there will be a raffle for three $300 scholarships for graduating high school seniors and college students sponsored by Conway Goree. There will also be a raffle for a mini motorbike. Lawrence said both are free to enter. Organizers will draw names during the festival. The winners must be present to receive the prize or scholarship money.
Davis, whose ward the festival takes place in, has been a huge proponent of Juneteenth and was proud to see it named a federal holiday last year.
“It’s going to be a little more exciting this year because this will be the first year it will be a federal holiday,” she said. “This is a very special time for us. (Juneteenth) celebrates that we are free and American citizens.”
Lawrence said the group organizing the festival wanted to make it a full weekend event, but due to rising coronavirus cases in the state and area, the organizers ultimately decided to downscale. Instead, there will be a second event Monday from noon to 2 p.m. with more speakers and food.
“Our hope and goal are to make the festival even bigger next year,” Lawrence said. | https://www.djournal.com/news/local/tupelo-juneteenth-festival-set-for-june-18-at-gumtree-park/article_c6b64405-627d-553f-b365-b3e78236a34a.html | 2022-06-13T11:19:32 | 1 | https://www.djournal.com/news/local/tupelo-juneteenth-festival-set-for-june-18-at-gumtree-park/article_c6b64405-627d-553f-b365-b3e78236a34a.html |
A federal judge's acquittal of a New Mexico man in April was a rare blemish on the Justice Department's record of securing convictions in U.S. Capitol riot cases. More than two months later, a Delaware father and son hope the same judge will clear them, too.
Widely published photographs showed Kevin Seefried carrying a Confederate battle flag inside the Capitol after he entered the building with his son, Hunter. The Seefrieds were "early, aggressive and active participants" in the Capitol breach and among the first rioters to enter the bulling on Jan. 6, 2021, prosecutors have said.
U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden will hear testimony without a jury for the Seefrieds' bench trial, which is scheduled to start Monday. They waived their right to a jury trial, which means McFadden will decide their cases.
McFadden, whom President Donald Trump nominated in 2017, has criticized prosecutors' handling of Capitol riot cases. He suggested that the Justice Department has been unjustly tougher on Capitol riot defendants compared to people arrested at protests against police brutality and racial injustice after George Floyd’s 2020 murder by a Minneapolis police officer.
McFadden also has criticized prosecutors for seeking jail time for some nonviolent Capitol riot defendants but not for left-wing activists who protested Trump’s nomination of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, The Washington Post reported.
In April, McFadden acquitted New Mexico resident Matthew Martin of misdemeanor charges that he illegally entered the Capitol and engaged in disorderly conduct after he walked into the building.
Martin testified that a police officer waved him into the building. A prosecutor rejected that testimony as “nonsense,” but McFadden said it was reasonable for Martin to believe that outnumbered police officers allowed him to enter the Capitol through the Rotunda doors.
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In March, McFadden acquitted a New Mexico elected official of engaging in disorderly conduct but convicted him of illegally entering restricted Capitol grounds. The judge said there was ample evidence that Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin knew he was in a restricted area and didn’t leave. However, McFadden concluded prosecutors didn’t meet their burden to prove that Griffin engaged in disorderly conduct.
McFadden is the only judge to a hold a bench trial for a Capitol riot case so far.
On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly is scheduled to preside over a bench trial for Jesus Rivera, a Pensacola, Florida, man charged with four riot-related misdemeanors. President Bill Clinton nominated Kollar-Kotelly to the court in 1997.
At least four other Capitol riot defendants have bench trials scheduled for this year.
Juries have unanimously convicted five Capitol riot defendants of all charges, a perfect record for prosecutors so far. More than 300 others have pleaded guilty to riot offenses, mostly misdemeanors punishable by no more than one year in prison. Approximately 100 others have trial dates in 2022 or 2023. More than 800 people have been charged with federal crimes related to the Jan. 6 attack.
The Seefrieds traveled to Washington from their home in Laurel, Delaware, to hear Trump's speech at the “Stop the Steal” rally on Jan. 6. After the rally, they stopped by their car before joining the mob that stormed the Capitol, prosecutors say.
The Seefrieds climbed over a wall near a stairwell and scaffolding in the northwest section of the Capitol and were among the first rioters to approach the building near the Senate Wing Door, according to prosecutors. After watching other rioters use a police shield and a wood plank to break a window, Hunter Seefried used a gloved fist to clear a shard of glass in one of the broken windowpanes, prosecutors said.
“The defendants and scores of other rioters entered the Capitol building through that window,” prosecutors wrote.
The Seefrieds joined other rioters in confronting Capitol police officer Eugene Goodman and in looking for members of Congress and the location where they would be counting the Electoral College votes for the 2020 presidential election, according to prosecutors.
Goodman, who is expected to testify at the Seefrieds' trial, has been hailed as a hero for leading a group of rioters away from Senate chamber and up a set of stairs to an area where other officers were waiting. Goodman also directed Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, to turn around and head away from the mob.
Kevin Seefried told the FBI that he threatened Goodman with violence, saying: “And then I threw my stick down. I said, ‘You can shoot me, man, but we’re comin’ in,’” according to prosecutors.
Kevin Seefried brought a Confederate battle flag from home and was photographed displaying it on a large flagpole as he walked through the Capitol.
“Indeed, the flag that Kevin Seefried carried itself served to signal his intent: the Confederate Battle Flag, a symbol of violent opposition to the United States government,” prosecutors wrote.
The charges against both Kevin and Hunter Seefried include a felony count of obstruction of an official proceeding, the joint session of Congress for certifying President Joe Biden's electoral victory.
Hunter Seefried told the FBI that he went to Washington because he was concerned about “fraud” tied to the election, prosecutors said. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/dad-who-carried-confederate-flag-into-capitol-heads-to-trial/3268774/ | 2022-06-13T11:35:34 | 0 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/dad-who-carried-confederate-flag-into-capitol-heads-to-trial/3268774/ |
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A man caring for his mother was shot in the head and killed as he left her house and was getting into his car in North Philadelphia late Sunday night.
Police officers arrived along the 3300 block of North Smedley Street in the Tioga neighborhood around 10:30 p.m. to find a man in his 40s bleeding from his head next to his vehicle with its door open, Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said.
Officers rushed the unresponsive man to a nearby hospital where he died a short time later, Small said.
"It's a tragic story," Small said. "Just left his mother's house -- who he takes care of because she's sick -- and when getting into his car he was shot and killed."
Police found evidence that at least two shots were fired.
"It appears that the shooter or shooters walked right up to this victim and shot him," Small said.
Investigators hoped surveillance video captured the incident. They had no motive for the shooting as of Monday morning.
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Entering Monday, at least 227 people had been killed in Philadelphia, according to Philadelphia police. That's down about 6% from the same time last year, which ended as the deadliest year on record in the city.
There are additional resources for people or communities that have endured gun violence in Philadelphia. Further information can be found here. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/shot-leaving-moms-house/3267221/ | 2022-06-13T11:35:48 | 0 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/shot-leaving-moms-house/3267221/ |
The latest North Dakota coronavirus news: COVID clinic, court hearings, food aid and more.
COVID clinic
CHI St. Alexius Health in Bismarck has opened a Post-COVID Care Clinic for people who may be experiencing post-acute COVID syndrome.
Symptoms include fatigue, shortness of breath, brain fog and depression. It's estimated that as many as 23 million people have it, according to CHI St. Alexius.
The clinic will offer a personalized care plan to patients, and connect them with therapies and supportive care.
The Post-COVID Care Clinic is open to anyone who may be experiencing long-term symptoms. People can call the clinic at 701-530-3065 for more information. Walk-ins are welcome every Thursday from 1-2 p.m. Patients also can be referred to the clinic by their primary care provider.
The clinic is in the Medical Arts Plaza at 810 E. Rosser Ave., Suite 310.
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Court hearings
Judges in the South Central Judicial District have updated procedures for remote hearings.
Criminal case hearings will return to in-person. The court will no longer issue remote platform hearing notices for future hearings. Hearings currently set on the Zoom platform will still be heard remotely.
Defendants in custody at Burleigh Morton Detention Center or the North Dakota State Penitentiary will continue to be seen remotely, unless a written request to transport is made.
The South Central Judicial District comprises Burleigh, Emmons, Grant, McLean, Mercer, Morton, Oliver, Sioux and Sheridan counties. It has judges chambered in Bismarck, Mandan and Washburn.
Mobile food pantry
Trucks carrying fresh vegetables, bakery items and boxed goods will make stops in western and central North Dakota this week.
Food through the Great Plains Food Bank Mobile Food Pantry is available at no cost to those in need. Scheduled stops are (all times are local):
Wednesday
- Ryder, Ryder Community Gym, 3 p.m.
- Velva, Oak Valley Lutheran Church, 400 Main St. N., 1:15-1:30 p.m.
- Granville, McHenry County Food Pantry, 118 S. Main St., 1:30-3 p.m.
- White Shield, public safety building, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Thursday
- Stanton, Civic Center, 751 Lyon St., 1:45 p.m.
- Halliday, Halliday Public School, 30 Fourth St. S., 3-3:45 p.m.
- White Shield, public safety building, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
- Beulah, New Life Worship Center, 416 Seventh St. NW, 5-6 p.m.
For more information, go to https://bit.ly/3lkvv80.
Testing and vaccines
A comprehensive list of free public COVID-19 testing offered in North Dakota can be found at health.nd.gov/covidtesting. That site also lists where free at-home test kits are being offered.
People can go to https://www.ndvax.org or call 866-207-2880 to see where COVID-19 vaccine is available near them.
County-level COVID-19 risks determined by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention can be found at https://bit.ly/3Clifrq.
Guidance and resources for businesses are at https://bit.ly/3w0DpKj.
General information is at https://www.health.nd.gov/diseases-conditions/coronavirus. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/health/north-dakota-coronavirus-news-june-13-post-covid-care-clinic-opens/article_1875665c-e83d-11ec-9409-87404121aae7.html | 2022-06-13T11:59:19 | 0 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/health/north-dakota-coronavirus-news-june-13-post-covid-care-clinic-opens/article_1875665c-e83d-11ec-9409-87404121aae7.html |
Dive right in: Your guide to public pools and aquatic centers in Central Indiana
The temperatures are heating up, which means only one thing: time for Hoosiers to head to the pool.
There are tons of public pools and swimming locations in Central Indiana to get your feet wet and cool off with a splash on a hot summer's day.
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Here are some of them:
Indianapolis
Indy Parks is doing a limited rollout of the city's 17 pools to start the summer. Not all of the pools will be able to open right away due to staffing shortages and repairs.
Pool hours will be 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 3-6 p.m. The pools will be open Wednesday through Sunday and closed Monday and Tuesday. Thatcher Park Pool will be closed Sundays, according to Indy Parks' website.
- Bethel Park, 2850 Bethel Avenue
- Frederick Douglass Park, 1616 E. 25th St.
- Garfield Park, 2345 Pagoda Drive
- Perry Park, 451 E. Stop 11 Rd.
- Thatcher Park, 4649 W. Vermont St.
- Willard Park, 1901 E. Washington St.
Indy Island Aquatic Center, located at 8575 E. Raymond St., is closed for maintenance and will reopen within the next few weeks, according to a press release from Indy Parks.
Ellenberger Park, located at 5301 E. St Clair St., did not open on June 4 as originally expected due to a mechanical issue, but will reopen soon, according to Indy Parks spokesperson Ronnetta Spalding.
Pool admission will be free for Marion County residents, though adults will have to show proof of residency in order to qualify for the free pass.
Acceptable forms of proof of residency include, but are not limited to, state-issued ID or driver's license, utility bills, rent or mortgage statements or school enrollment information.
Fees for non-Marion County visitors will vary by pool location, but will range between $2 to $5 for children and adults, according to Indy Parks.
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Noblesville
Forest Park Aquatic Center, at 1077 Cicero Rd. in Noblesville, opened over Memorial Day weekend, though normal hours began June 3. From Monday to Thursday, the pool is open from noon-7 p.m. On Fridays and Saturdays, the pool is open from noon-8 p.m. On Sundays, the pool will be open from noon-6 p.m.
A day pass is $6 for adults and children, while children 1 and under can enter for free. Admission after 5 p.m. is only $4. There's also a membership option for the summer season.
For more information, go to forestparkpool.org or email info@forestparkpool.org.
Carmel
The Waterpark in Carmel, located at 1195 Central Park Drive West, is open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day from May 28 to Aug. 7.
Daily passes can be purchased day of at the pool. The rates are $15 for adults ages 16-64, $12 for kids ages 3-15 and $12 for seniors 65 and older.
Carmel residents can get a $2 discount on day passes with proper ID. Summer passes are also available for purchase here: bit.ly/3GJRoYp.
For more information, go to carmelclayparks.com/the-waterpark.
Greenwood
Greenwood's Freedom Springs Aquatic Park, located at 850 W. Stop 18 Rd., is open from May 28 to Labor Day, Sept. 5.
The pool's hours are as follows: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. The pool will be open from noon-6 p.m. on Sundays.
On "Thrilling Thursdays" the pool is open until 10 p.m., which will revert to 9 p.m. once school is back in session.
For Greenwood residents with valid ID, day passes to Freedom Springs are $8 for adults and $6 for children ages 3-17 and seniors 55 and older. For nonresidents, the adult rate is $12 and the children and senior rate is $10. The military rate is $6, with valid ID, and children two and under can get in for free.
Frequent visitors can purchase a Splash Card, which includes 10-day passes for $60 and can be used by pool attendees of any age, at any time. Splash cards must be purchased in person at Freedom Springs or at Greenwood Community Center, according to the website.
There's also a season pass option. For more information, visit bit.ly/3ayvlbb.
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Fishers
Fishers' Saxony Lake and Beach, an outdoor beach and lake located at 13358 Pennington Rd., opened May 28 and will be open through Labor Day.
The hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily until the end of July. Starting in August, weekend hours are still 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., but the beach will be open from 4-7 p.m. on weekdays.
While admission is free to Fishers residents who show ID, non-residents will have to pay $7. Children under 2 get in for free.
For more information, visit bit.ly/3zgXyxq.
Avon
Murphy Aquatic Park opened May 28 and will be open every day from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The facility is located at 753 S. County Rd. 625 E. in Avon.
A day pass for resident of Washington Township is $8 and for nonresidents, a day pass is $10. Children under two get in for free.
There are also individual and household pass options for both residents and nonresidents.
Learn more by visiting washingtontwpparks.org/murphy-park.html.
Danville
The Gill Family Aquatic Center, located on 450 Leedy St. in Danville, opened May 28 for the summer season and will stay open until Aug. 9.
The pool is open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Daily passes are $5 for residents and $7 for non-residents. Children ages 3 and under can enter for free.
Twilight passes, from 4 p.m. to the pool's close, are $3 for residents and $3.50 for nonresidents. Interested parties can also purchase a membership.
More information can be found online, at bit.ly/3Q5xV8E, or on the Danville Parks and Recreation Department's Facebook page.
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Plainfield
Splash Island at Plainfield Recreation Center is located at 651 Vestal Rd. and has both indoor and outdoor facilities.
The outdoor water park opened May 27 and will close Sept. 5.
The outdoor park is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from noon-6 p.m. on Sundays. On "Wet Wednesdays" the park will reopen from 7-10 p.m.
The indoor pool will be open for recreational swim from 6-9 p.m. Friday through Sunday. Prices for the indoor and outdoor facilities are the same, and day pass access to the outdoor facility would also permit access to the indoor pool on weekends, according to Stephanie Singh, spokesperson for the town of Plainfield.
For Plainfield residents, an adult pass is $8, a youth pass (kids ages 5-17) is $7, a preschool pass (for kids ages 2-4) is $6 and a senior pass is $7. Infants 1 and under can enter for free. For more information on rates, visit the website: splashislandplainfield.com.
You can purchase day passes at bit.ly/3teE6gW.
Greenfield
Kathy Dowling Aquatic Center, previously known as Riley Park Community Swimming Pool, opened to the public on May 29. The pool is located at 300 N. Apple St. in Greenfield.
The pool is open every day from noon-7 p.m.
The pool offers free swim hours from 5-7 p.m. on Sundays. Adult swim is $5, entry for children ages 3 to 17, seniors and military is $3 and children under 3 get in for free.
Pool passes are also available for purchase here: bit.ly/3xd0yrU. Pool passes are also available.
For more information, go to bit.ly/3PX6mOZ or visit the parks department's Facebook page.
Franklin
Franklin Family Aquatic Center, located at 396 Branigin Boulevard, opened for the summer season May 21.
Daily admission fees are as follows:
- Infants (0-2): $2
- Children 3-17: $6
- Military ID: $5
- Seniors (65 and older): $5
- Group (15 or more people): $5
- Adults: (18 and older): $7
Twilight admission (from 4-6 p.m.) is $2.
Pool hours are every day from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. For the month of August until Labor Day, the pool will be open on weekends only and will close for the season on Labor Day, Sept. 5.
Contact IndyStar trending reporter Claire Rafford at crafford@gannett.com or on Twitter @clairerafford. | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/2022/06/13/central-indiana-public-pools-ultimate-guide/7452696001/ | 2022-06-13T12:12:25 | 1 | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/2022/06/13/central-indiana-public-pools-ultimate-guide/7452696001/ |
317 Project: One of Crown Hill's hidden treasures lies just beyond its gates
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It's stayed hidden just beyond the gates of Crown Hill Cemetery for over a century, easily overlooked amid the expanse of graves. It cries out only on occasion, the sound of a soul nearing its final rest.
The treasure is closed to the public, cloistered in a tower atop flights of rickety stairs in a shadowy, dusty attic. Though shuttered windows acquiesce flashes of light onto its surface, it's virtually invisible from the outside.
But when the bell tolls, it's impossible to ignore.
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The bell was made in 1885 in Cincinnati, the same year the "waiting station" where it's housed was completed.
Remnants of the building's storied history are evident in the high windows in one of the rooms, to preserve the modesty of women in mourning, Marty Davis with Crown Hill Heritage Foundation said.
But the bell is perhaps the most prized artifact. It's most often rung during funeral processions for line-of-duty deaths. These processions can be miles long, and as they pass through the gates, the bell accompanies their journey with each commanding "clang."
Two sets of ropes hang flights below the aforementioned ramshackle stairs. One sets off a hammer, which strikes the inside of the bell. The other activates a wheel that causes a collision between the bell and the "clapper" within.
"This is pretty hard to do," Davis said. She then pulled the rope, which set off the wheel and caused a clanging so loud it could wake the dead.
"You do not want to be up there when that bell is going off," she said.
Working where there's such history packed into the walls becomes normal after a while. Despite the bats and mice, Davis said she'd still rather work here than in another office building.
"You get used to it," Davis said.
The bell is a harbinger of honor. While its peals echo through the living's ears, it memorializes the dead.
Contact IndyStar trending reporter Claire Rafford at crafford@gannett.com or on Twitter @clairerafford. | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/indianapolis/2022/06/13/317-project-crown-hill-cemetery/7532446001/ | 2022-06-13T12:12:37 | 1 | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/indianapolis/2022/06/13/317-project-crown-hill-cemetery/7532446001/ |
A free death cafe discussion of end of life issues will be held on Friday, June 17.
Sponsored by Piasecki Funeral Home and Cremation Service, there’s no objective or theme to the discussion, the main goal is to get people talking about end of life. The objective is ‘to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives’.
The event will be held at Harborside Common Grounds, 5159 6th Ave, Kenosha on Friday from 8 to 9 a.m.
For question or more information, call 262-658-4101 or email director@piaseckifuneral.com. | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/death-cafe-discussion-to-be-held-in-kenosha-on-friday/article_eaf853b4-e9b4-11ec-aa78-cf98dba8c79e.html | 2022-06-13T12:14:34 | 1 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/death-cafe-discussion-to-be-held-in-kenosha-on-friday/article_eaf853b4-e9b4-11ec-aa78-cf98dba8c79e.html |
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — The Kootenai County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) released the identities of 31 people arrested inside a U-haul allegedly headed to start a riot in Coeur d'Alene Saturday afternoon where a Pride event was taking place.
Several national news outlets are reporting among those arrested was Patriot Front Founder, Thomas Rousseau. The Patriot Front is a known white nationalist group, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center.
Police stopped the U-haul on Northwest Boulevard near the skate park and Paul Bunyan, after a concerned citizen made a call to 911 alerting them to suspicious activity.
Inside the back of the truck police found 31 men all wearing the same clothes, including khakis, with navy blue shirts, beige hats, and a white cloth covering their faces.
Police arrested the group and charged them with Conspiracy to Riot Saturday. According to the KCSO, by Sunday afternoon all 31 men had bounded out of the Kootenai County Jail.
Inside the back of the U-haul police said they found evidence of what appeared to be a homemade riot shield and some protective equipment. Police said they also found at least one smoke grenade.
Those arrested came from 12 states:
- Michigan
- Texas
- Alabama
- Colorado
- Idaho
- Wyoming
- Utah
- South Dakota
- Washington
- Oregon
- Illinois
- Arkansas
According to the Coeur d'Alene Police Chief the 31 men had ties to the white nationalist hate group, Patriot Front. Thomas Rousseau, 23, was among those arrested in the U-haul.
According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, Patriot Front is a white nationalist hate group that broke off from Vanguard America in the aftermath of the deadly “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia in 2017.
During that event a young counter protester, Heather Heyer, was killed when a member of the neo-Nazi group drove his car into the crowd.
Following that event, Rousseau formed his group in Texas, which has ideological beliefs focused on white pride and Xenophobia. The group's manifesto calls for the formation of a "white ethnostate" in the United States, the Southern Poverty Law Center said.
"They came to riot downtown," Coeur d'Alene Police Chief Lee White said at a news conference on Saturday.
Based on evidence collected and documents, authorities found that the group was planning to riot in several areas of downtown, not just the park, White said.
This is a developing story KREM 2 Will continue to track the latest updates. | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/patriot-front-founder-among-those-arrested-for-riot-conspiracy-in-coeur-dalene/293-36b6ea29-5063-4306-89b7-106b8a6e6e28 | 2022-06-13T12:23:21 | 1 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/patriot-front-founder-among-those-arrested-for-riot-conspiracy-in-coeur-dalene/293-36b6ea29-5063-4306-89b7-106b8a6e6e28 |
SALINE COUNTY, Ark. — Saline County sheriff's deputies had a very interesting run-in with a very angry culprit and it's all caught on camera.
Saline County Deputies Sharver and McInturff recently became the 'turtle wranglers,' by working to get one angry snapping turtle off the roadway.
The department shared the pictures and video on Facebook.
They said no deputies or turtles were harmed! | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/saline-county-deputies-angry-snapping-turtle/91-401fb3dd-3ca0-4157-86c5-b6d238f5bdfa | 2022-06-13T12:23:30 | 0 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/saline-county-deputies-angry-snapping-turtle/91-401fb3dd-3ca0-4157-86c5-b6d238f5bdfa |
When it passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act in March, Congress quietly gave the National Air and Space Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base a role in the investigation of unidentified flying objects.
The act mandates a role for NASIC in the gathering of information about UFOs, or “UAPs” as they’re sometimes called today, a reference to “Unidentified Aerial Phenomena.”
The law requires that all Department of Defense and federal Intelligence Community components share UAP information with NASIC, as well as the Pentagon office on the issue, the new Airborne Object Identification and Management Synchronization Group.
Wright-Patterson Air Force Force Base was the headquarters of Project Blue Book, the Air Force’s program to investigate UFOs in the 1950s and 1960s until it was terminated by the Secretary of the Air Force on Dec. 17, 1969.
Project Blue Book, and forerunners known as Project Sign and Project Grudge, investigated 12,618 sightings reported around the world between 1947 to 1969. Of those, 701 were never explained, according to a January 1985 letter on the topic issued by Wright-Patterson public affairs officials.
With a Cold War going on in the 1950s and ‘60s, the Air Force took the reports seriously.
“We were afraid that it was a sign of Soviet technological advancements,” Robert Young, a historian at the National and Air Space Intelligence Center, told the Dayton Daily News in 2015. “That’s what we were worried about, that this was Soviet stuff. So we were the experts in bad guy air and space equipment.
“There was a fear, an uncertainty what the Soviets had and, of course, Hollywood drove a bit of fear about beings from outer space and flying saucers so that did make the project more challenging in some ways,” he said.
A declassified 1992 CIA report concluded more than half of those reports were sightings of the U-2 and SR-71 spy planes.
With a budget of more than $500 million and some 4,100 employees, it is NASIC’s job to gather and report intelligence about threats to the nation in the air and space.
“Someone on the intelligence committees thought they (NASIC) should be very much in the loop,” said Douglas Dean Johnson, a Maryland blogger and retired consultant who followed the legislation since its beginnings last summer.
“NASIC is the logical place to conduct investigations of unidentified airborne phenomena, and the new role will not greatly add to the organization’s workload,” said Loren Thompson, a Virginia-based defense industry analyst familiar with NASIC and Wright-Patterson. “However, it won’t be long before conspiracy theorists start charging that NASIC is part of a cover up aimed at hiding the truth.”
Also stipulated in the bill: A government task force, the Unidentified Aerial Task Force, is mandated to report to Congress each quarter on its findings.
In mid-May this year, the House Intelligence Subcommittee hosted the first public congressional hearings on UAPs in more than 50 years.
Though Congress formalized a role for NASIC, members are saying little. A spokeswoman for the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence declined comment and referred questions to the office of Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, who once was relatively outspoken on the subject, saying last year he wanted the government to take the subject of UFOs/UAPs “seriously.” Ansley Bradwell, press secretary for Rubio, declined to comment.
Rubio, R-Fla., said in a release last year that the “bill prioritizes the (Intelligence) committee’s ongoing oversight of China’s malign influence operations, unidentified aerial phenomena.”
“How can we have stuff flying over restricted military airspace and not even be curious — not to mention concerned — about who it is and why they’re here?” Rubio, Senate Intelligence Committee vice-chair, asked last year.
NASIC did not respond to questions.
“Incursions by any airborne object into our SUA (special use airspace) pose safety of flight and operations security concerns, and may pose national security challenges,” the Pentagon said in December 2021, in announcing the creation of a new office dedicated to investigating UFOs. “DOD takes reports of incursions —by any airborne object, identified or unidentified — very seriously, and investigates each one.”
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ATLANTA — Police are searching for a missing teen out of Woodstock Monday morning.
Woodstock Police haven't provided too many details; however, they described 15-year-old Cayden Cotton as being 5'6" and weighing 120 lbs.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Woodstock Police Department. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/missing-teen-woodstock/85-bbde54ec-e0b6-40d0-a401-ca7824a4ffde | 2022-06-13T12:47:36 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/missing-teen-woodstock/85-bbde54ec-e0b6-40d0-a401-ca7824a4ffde |
More than a dozen people escaped a party bus fire that burned so hot it melted overhead power lines in Dallas early Monday morning.
It happened near the intersection of S. Polk Street and Grayson Drive in Dallas. Witnesses and the driver say a fire broke out on the bus around 1 a.m. Monday.
All 19 passengers and the driver escaped without injury but the bus was burned down to the frame.
The heat from the fire was so intense it melted nearby power lines.
No word on what caused the fire. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/driver-and-19-passengers-escape-party-bus-fire-overnight/2990840/ | 2022-06-13T12:51:45 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/driver-and-19-passengers-escape-party-bus-fire-overnight/2990840/ |
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SAN ANTONIO — Texas has broken a record for electricity demand over the weekend. The previous record was set back in August of 2019.
The highest demand was reported at around 5:20 p.m. Sunday with the demand surpassing 75,000 megawatts
This broke the record that was set nearly three years ago when the demand was 74,000 megawatts.
Still, there was enough supply to meet this demand with 84,000 megawatts available. However, this kind of demand is not common—especially over the weekend when office buildings are closed.
It also comes as the state is feeling the heat earlier than usual. ERCOT predicted the record electricity demand earlier in the week, but did not ask Texans to conserve energy. Some outages were reported in north and central Texas.
As of Monday morning, there are about 16 outages with 4,000 people without power in San Antonio. ERCOT is reporting that there was no sudden loss exceeding 450 megawatts on Sunday.
It’s going to be another hot day in San Antonio so keep in mind that there are more than 60 cooling centers.
you can find more information on the city’s website. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/texas-breaks-record-electricity-demand-amid-dangerous-heat/273-30b54b8f-ffea-4b9c-84fc-063a9dfbbe9f | 2022-06-13T12:54:49 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/texas-breaks-record-electricity-demand-amid-dangerous-heat/273-30b54b8f-ffea-4b9c-84fc-063a9dfbbe9f |
SAN ANTONIO — A woman was robbed at gunpoint at a west side apartment complex late Sunday night, officials say.
San Antonio Police responded to the 2400 block of S. Calaveras for a shooting. Police say a man and a woman were inside of a pickup truck at the apartment complex when at some point, the man attempted to rob the woman with a gun.
During the attempted robbery, the man shot the woman in the hand. Police say they searched the area but were unable to find the crime scene or shell casings.
The woman was taken to San Antonio Military Medical Center in stable condition. Police say the suspect drove off in the pickup.
No other details were provided and this is an ongoing investigation, police say. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/woman-robbed-gunpoint-on-the-west-side-police-say/273-9983a490-753a-4485-9fe9-63d1cc86beed | 2022-06-13T12:54:55 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/woman-robbed-gunpoint-on-the-west-side-police-say/273-9983a490-753a-4485-9fe9-63d1cc86beed |
'Anastasia' arrives: Buddy Holly Hall to host traveling tour of Broadway musical
The American Theatre Guild presents the Lubbock engagement of the new Broadway musical "Anastasia". This production is part of the Broadway is Back at the Buddy Holly Hall series and is scheduled to take the Buddy Holly Hall stage at 7:30 p.m. on June 20 and 21.
From the Tony Award-winning creators of the Broadway classic "Ragtime" and inspired by the beloved films, "Anastasia" is the new Broadway musical that’s “one of the most gorgeous shows in years!” (New York Observer).
This dazzling show transports us from the twilight of the Russian Empire to the euphoria of Paris in the 1920s, as a brave young woman sets out to discover the mystery of her past. Pursued by a ruthless Soviet officer determined to silence her, Anya enlists the aid of a dashing conman and a lovable ex-aristocrat. Together, they embark on an epic adventure to help her find home, love, and family.
The cast includes Kyla Stone as Anya, Sam McLellan as Dmitry, Brandon Delgado as Gleb, Gerri Weagraff as Dowager Empress, Bryan Seastrom as Vlad, Madeline Raube as Countess Lily and Taya Diggs and Marley Sophia as Little Anastasia.
The ensemble includes Mikayla Agrella, Lance Timothy Barker, William Aaron Bishop, Harrison Drake, Thomas Henke, Dakota Hoar, Veronica Rae Jiao, Evin Johnson, Ceron Jones, Madeline Kendall, Lizzy Marie Legregin, Victoria Madden, Christian McQueen, Elizabeth Ritacco, Taylor Stanger, Sarah Statler and Lauren Teyke.
"Anastasia" features a book by celebrated playwright Terrence McNally; a lush, new score by the Tony Award® -winning creators of the Broadway classic "Ragtime", Stephen Flaherty (music) and Lynn Ahrens (lyrics); and tour direction by Sarah Hartman based on original direction by Tony Award®-winning director Darko Tresnjak.
The creative team also includes Peggy Hickey (Original Choreographer), Bill Burns (Choreographer), Alexander Dodge (Set Design), Linda Cho (Costume Design), Donald Holder (Lighting Design), Peter Hylenski (Sound Design), Aaron Rhyne (Projection Design), Charles G. LaPointe (Hair/Wig Design), Joe Dulude II (Makeup Design), Tom Murray (Music Supervision), Jeremy Lyons (Music Direction), Doug Besterman (Orchestrations), David Chase (Dance Arranger), and casting by Jason Styres, CSA.
"Anastasia" began performances on Broadway in March 2017 at the Broadhurst Theatre with critics exclaiming “Ahrens and Flaherty have chosen the right moments to musicalize, and their score here sounds complete and full — one of the season’s strongest! (NBC)” and “Smartly adapted by Terrence McNally, Anastasia is a sweeping adventure, romance and historical epic whose fine craftsmanship will satisfy musical-theater fans (Time Out)”.
The show played to sold-out audiences on Broadway for more than three years before expanding its global “Fanastasia” community with productions on tour across North America and in Japan, Spain, Germany and the Netherlands. Globally, the show has been performed more than 2,500 times and sold 3.4 million tickets.
Additionally, the show has garnered more than 15 major international awards, including Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards and Best New Musical in Spain, Germany and the Netherlands.
The original Broadway cast recording is available at BroadwayRecords.com, Amazon.com and iTunes. The 75-minute album includes the Academy Award-nominated favorite “Journey to the Past” alongside new numbers from the show such as “In My Dreams,” “Still” and “My Petersburg.” For more information, visit AnastasiaTheMusical.com
Tickets to "Anastasia" may be purchased at BroadwayAtBuddyHollyHall.com or by calling 1-800-514-3849. Group ticket savings for 10-plus are available by contacting Groups@ATGuild.org. Tickets range from $35 to $125 (plus taxes & fees), depending on seating.
BroadwayAtBuddyHollyHall.com and The Buddy Holly Hall Box Office are the only official sources for tickets to all shows in the Broadway is Back at the Buddy Holly Hall series. If you purchase tickets through another source, you may pay inflated prices and tickets will not be guaranteed.
For information regarding Health and Safety protocols, visit BroadwayAtBuddyHollyHall.com. Check the website frequently for the most up-to-date information. | https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/entertainment/local/2022/06/13/anastasia-arrives-buddy-holly-hall-host-traveling-tour-broadway-musical/7543320001/ | 2022-06-13T12:56:51 | 0 | https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/entertainment/local/2022/06/13/anastasia-arrives-buddy-holly-hall-host-traveling-tour-broadway-musical/7543320001/ |
100 years ago
June 13, 1922: McLean County property owners who have not paid their property taxes have another week of grace before tax sales take place. The county treasurer says delinquency this year is the heaviest in years, with roughly $100,000 that remains to be collected. There is always a rush in the final week, however.
75 years ago
June 13, 1947: To the casual observer, Friday Chambers probably looks like any other goose. Closer acquaintance reveals that the heart of a despotic personality beats beneath his proud feathers. Friday is the 6-year-old goose belonging to N.B. Chambers of Chenoa. He pouts, runs away, plays games, tantalizes photographers and is strictly a "one man" goose.
50 years ago
June 13, 1972: Bloomington postal carrier Domenick Consalvo was recognized for heroic efforts that helped save a 6-year-old. The child, Edwin Backus, had gotten behind the family car after its brakes failed in his driveway. Consalvo saw what happened and jumped into the runaway car, stopping it before the boy could be hurt as the vehicle rolled backward.
25 years ago
June 13, 1997: Fairbury was the top winner in the 1997 Governor's Home Town Award program, which each year recognizes an Illinois community that has tried to improve quality of life. Through the "Facelift for Fairbury" program, volunteers worked toward two main goals: downtown revitalization and park enhancement.
Compiled by Pantagraph staff | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/history/100-years-ago-delinquent-property-owners-find-grace-period/article_e8c13992-e925-11ec-87ed-c7f677231fe4.html | 2022-06-13T12:58:59 | 0 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/history/100-years-ago-delinquent-property-owners-find-grace-period/article_e8c13992-e925-11ec-87ed-c7f677231fe4.html |
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At the end of each spring semester, college students leave behind academic stresses, new friends and enemies, and staggering heaps of unwanted goods.
In the past, the piles of stuff — including clothes, appliances, decorations and school supplies — would have been hauled to a landfill. But in recent years, the Lehigh Valley’s colleges and universities have committed to sustainably redistributing the left-behind items, via donations and sales.
On Thursday, Lafayette College held its first community dorm recycling sale, the West Ward Sale, in the Easton Area Community Center’s parking lot.
As the afternoon sun climbed steadily through clusters of clouds, shoppers screened mountains of books, garments and athletic gear. Some stopped to look over a vase here, or a pair of sneakers there. Others moved slowly through the rows, methodically inspecting items.
Lafayette has run a Green Move Out program — which donates leftover goods to local nonprofits — as well as an intra-college move-out sale, for several years. But this year’s sale was the first one the local community was invited to.
Lafayette collected a record 13,000 pounds of excess goods for the sale, which ran 3-8 p.m. The college’s sustainability outreach manager, Samantha Smith, said the line for the event ran down the block even before it got underway.
The sale’s goals were equity, sustainability and collaboration with the local community, so the average price per item was $1. Proceeds will fund environmental efforts at Lafayette.
“The funds collected from the sale will go into all the initiatives that we have to make campus and the surrounding community more sustainable, such as our carbon neutrality goal,” Smith said.
The idea to host a public sale rather than an internal one grew out of conversation between sustainability and outreach teams at the college, according to Chelsea Morrese, director of the Landis Center for Community Engagement. She said the college has a partnership with EACC, which provided space for the sale for free, to benefit the neighborhood.
Student volunteer Madison Lebish emphasized the importance of “town and gown” interaction.
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“The people throwing their things out aren’t the people who need to buy those things back,” she said. “Those things should be for people in the community.”
Lebish noted that the sale was popular with recent high school graduates who were shopping for fall dorm supplies. According to her, this circular type of waste reduction is at the heart of sustainability, as items that might have been discarded instead get reused by new students.
Lehigh University holds a similar sale, the Great Southside Sale in Bethlehem, which on June 4 returned for the first time since the pandemic. The Great Southside Sale began in 1996, when retired professor Kim Carrell-Smith felt compelled to reduce the amount of items being thrown out or otherwise discarded by students.
Lehigh’s Community Service Office collects goods through the end of the semester from students, faculty and staff, and sells them at “thrift store prices.” All proceeds from the event went to youth programs in south Bethlehem.
Moravian University also runs a Green Move Out program, without the sale component. The school collects clothing, school supplies and nonperishable foods to donate to a variety of causes. The clothing and office supplies go to the nursing program’s trip to Honduras, said Shari Dunham, co-chair of the Moravian Sustainability Committee.
The bulk of the other goods go to Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Lehigh Valley, and nonperishable foods go to a local food bank.
Moravian also has a Green Move In program, which collects and recycles cardboard and plastic foam discarded by students when moving into their residence halls in the fall. | https://www.mcall.com/news/local/easton/mc-nws-green-move-out-sale-20220613-j4jm7bsyjje25hyz3lotofxqeq-story.html | 2022-06-13T13:12:42 | 0 | https://www.mcall.com/news/local/easton/mc-nws-green-move-out-sale-20220613-j4jm7bsyjje25hyz3lotofxqeq-story.html |
Residents next month are getting a chance to purchase stained glass from some of the Lehigh Valley’s churches, officials from the Diocese of Allentown said Monday.
The sale, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. July 16, will be held at St. Elizabeth of Hungary Parish, 618 Fullerton Ave. in Whitehall, according to a news release. There are more than 250 ready-to-hang pieces, starting at $45.
Sales like this have been common for more than a decade. After the diocese closed or consolidated parishes in 2008, many of them in the coal region where ethnic churches were built within blocks of each other during the great migrations of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
During previous sales, the pieces were gone within hours.
The available pieces come from: St. George, Shenandoah; St. Stephen, Shenandoah; St. John Capistrano, Bethlehem; St. Joseph, Girardville; Our Lady of Good Counsel, Gordon; SS. Cyril and Methodius, Coaldale; St. Joseph, Frackville; Sacred Heart, Nesquehoning; St. Mauritius, Ashland; St. Stanislaus, Shenandoah; St. Kieran’s, Heckscherville; Immaculate Heart of Mary, Middleport; SS. Peter and Paul, Lehighton; and St. Jane Frances de Chantal, Easton.
Morning Call reporter Molly Bilinski can be reached at mbilinski@mcall.com. | https://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-nws-stained-glass-for-sale-20220613-excjzud3lfdq5i74lknuy2vnfe-story.html | 2022-06-13T13:12:48 | 0 | https://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-nws-stained-glass-for-sale-20220613-excjzud3lfdq5i74lknuy2vnfe-story.html |
A NYPD Transit Bureau officer was found stabbed to death inside a Bronx apartment early Monday morning, and her husband is now in custody accused in her killing.
Two senior NYPD officials tell News 4 the off-duty officer was found in the Concourse section overnight, around 3 a.m., after police responded to a 911 call of a stabbing.
That 911 call allegedly came in from a family member reporting the incident after the husband called and confessed, the two officials said.
The woman was found with multiple stab wounds across her body and declared dead by emergency responders, police said.
Officials allege her husband is responsible for her death. He turned himself in to police at a nearby precinct Monday morning, the senior officials added.
They also said he has no previous criminal history. The events that led up to her death are unclear.
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The couple share a child who is currently out of the state with relatives, the two officials said.
No charges have been announced as the investigation continues. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/nyc-transit-cop-fatally-stabbed-by-husband-who-turned-himself-in-sources/3731471/ | 2022-06-13T13:15:19 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/nyc-transit-cop-fatally-stabbed-by-husband-who-turned-himself-in-sources/3731471/ |
CARTER COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Carter’s County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) on Sunday announced deputies continue to search for the owner of a pig who is apparently lost.
Authorities stated in a Facebook post they found a pig wandering on Judge Ben Allen Road and have had no success finding the owner.
The sheriff’s office asked for the public’s help to reunite the pig and its owner. Anyone with information is asked to message the CCSO on Facebook or call dispatch at 423-542-1845. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/carter-co-authorities-searching-for-roaming-pigs-owner/ | 2022-06-13T13:26:02 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/carter-co-authorities-searching-for-roaming-pigs-owner/ |
Several wounded, arrested after Roseville shooting
Charles E. Ramirez
The Detroit News
Roseville — Several people were shot Sunday during what police say was a domestic dispute.
Officials said the shooting involved people who know each other.
Police were called at about 5:45 p.m. Sunday to a location in the 26000 block of Kelly Road near Frazho for a report of shots fired, according to Deputy Roseville Police Chief Mitch Berlin. Officers secured the scene and rendered aid to the wounded.
Several victims were taken to hospitals.
Officials said a preliminary investigation showed the shooting stemmed from a domestic dispute and the involved parties are in custody. They also said they recovered several firearms and took several other people into custody. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/macomb-county/2022/06/13/several-wounded-arrested-after-roseville-shooting-sunday/7607445001/ | 2022-06-13T13:29:09 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/macomb-county/2022/06/13/several-wounded-arrested-after-roseville-shooting-sunday/7607445001/ |
Candidates for state, local and national office have until noon, June 17 to qualify
Correction: An earlier version of this story omitted the fact that Democrat Ray Porter has filed for the two-year District 4 seat for the Sarasota County Charter Review Board.
Qualifying week for most candidates seeking election for local, countywide, state and national office for this year's Aug. 23 primary and Nov. 8 general election is set for June 13-17.
Some local races, such as the nonpartisan Sarasota County School Board, may be decided during the Aug. 23 primary.
Other key races will be set for an Aug. 23 primary – especially partisan races such as the Sarasota County Commission, state senate and house races, as well as for governor – with the top party winners facing off in the Nov. 8 general election.
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Qualifying starts at noon Monday and ends at noon Friday. Candidates must pay a fee, submit petitions from registered voters in lieu of the fee, and submit required paperwork during the period.
One local race on a different schedule is the nonpartisan Venice City Council, which will have four council seats on the November ballot. Qualifying week in Venice runs from noon Aug. 23 to noon Aug. 26.
Equally important, Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections Ron Turner – in an open letter posted at https://www.sarasotavotes.gov – urges Sarasota County voters to check their voter status online and make any changes if needed.
The voter registration deadline for the Aug. 23 primary is July 25. Since Florida is a closed primary state, only registered Republicans and Democrats can vote in partisan races during the primary. Currently there are 149,927 registered Republicans, 100,856 Democrats and 96,027 voters who are not affiliated with either party.
In Manatee County, there are 120,020 registered Republicans; 79,002 Democrats; and 74,642 voters who are not affiliated with any party.
Manatee voters can check their status at https://www.votemanatee.com.
Congressional races
U.S Rep. Vern Buchanan, R- Longboat Key, , whose Dist. 16 now encompasses Manatee County and a portion of Hillsborough County, will face a primary challenge against Martin Hyde, while Democrat Jan Schneider is the only Democrat registered to run in that district.
U.S. Rep. Greg Steube, R-Sarasota, whose Dist. 17 now encompasses all of Sarasota and Charlotte counties and a portion of Lee County, currently does not face a primary challenger. Democrats Andrew Bevan and Andrea Doria Kale will face off against each other in the primary, while non-party affiliate Theodore “Pink Tie” Murray has paid the qualifying fee to run in the general election.
State legislative races
Republican state Senate Dist. 22 incumbent Joe Gruters, who represents Sarasota County and a portion of Manatee, currently has no primary opponent. Non-partly affiliate candidate Robert Samuel Kaplan has not yet qualified for the general election and no Democrat has filed to run for the seat.
Republican state Senate District 20 incumbent Jim Boyd will face a primary fight against John Houman, while Michael Harvey Sr, is the only Democrat registered in the race.
In State House races incumbent Republicans Will Robinson, District 71; Fiona McFarland; James Buchanan, District74 and Michael Grant; District 74; as well as Tommy Gregory, who moved to District 72, currently have no primary opponents.
Democrat Derek Richard Reich has filed to run against McFarland and non-party affiliate candidate Connor Jacob Trombley has filed to run against Buchanan but neither have qualified.
In state House District 70, Republicans Mike Beltran and Dennis Cooley would face a primary battle, while Eleuterio “Junior” Salazar Jr. is the only Democrat so far.
Non-partisan races
All registered voters can weigh in on the non-partisan race for the Sarasota County School Board, where seats in Districts 1, 4, 5 are on the ballot.
In District 1, incumbent Bridget Ziegler will face challenger Dawnyelle Singleton; District 4 has Lauren Kurnov facing Robyn Marinelli; and District 5 has Nora Cietek facing Timothy Enos – though three other candidates had filed for the seat but are technically listed as active-withdrawn.
In Manatee County the School Board seats for District 2, 4 and 5 are on the ballot.
In District 1, Susan Agruso, Harold E. Byrd Jr. and Cindy Spray are all on the ballot. In District 4, incumbent Chad Choate is scheduled to face Garin C, Hoover. In District 5, incumbent James T. Golden will face Richard William Tatem and Chantal Wilford.
County commission races
Sarasota County Commission seats for District 2 and 4 will be on the ballot only for voters within those districts.
Incumbent District 2 Republican Christian Zieger has not yet filed for a second term, while two other Republicans, Lourdes Ramirez and Mark Smith have filed and will be on the Aug. 23 primary ballot. Democrats Fredd Atkins, Hagen Brody and Mike Cosentino are also running and will face off in the primary.
In District 4, Republicans Mark Hawkins and Joe Neunder have both filed, while only one Democrat, Daniel Kuether has filed to date.
Two city of Sarasota at-large commission seats are on the Aug. 23 primary ballot. Incumbent Jen Ahearn-Koch will be joined on the ballot by Dan Lobeck, Debbie Trice, Sheldon Rich, Terrill Salem, and Carl Shoffstall.
The top three vote-getters from the primary will advance to the November general election, with the top two there winning at-large seats on the City Commission.
In North Port, where Districts 4 and 5 are up for election, a primary is guaranteed in District 5, where David Pankiw, Phillip Stokes and Victor Dobrin are on the ballot. If one of those candidates receives 50% of the vote plus one, they will win the seat outright. Otherwise, the top two finishers move to the November ballot.
So far only incumbent Mayor Pete Emrich has filed for District 4. If nobody files to oppose him he would be automatically elected.
Three Manatee County Commission seats are on the ballot: Districts 2, 4 and District 6, which is at-large.
In District 2, incumbent Democrat Reggie Bellamy is scheduled to face Charles B. Smith in the primary; while Amanda Ballard is the only Republican to file so far.
In District 4, incumbent Republican Misty Servia is set to face a primary against Mike Rahn; independent Timothy Norwood and write-in candidate Daniel Hansen have filed for the general election.
In District 6, incumbent Republican Carol Whitmore would face a primary fight against Jason Bearden and Carol Ann Felts. Write-in candidates Robert Lesher and Manuel Antonio Llamas are filed.
Sarasota Charter Review and Hospital boards
Only one of five Sarasota County Charter Review Board seats is currently set for a primary race – District 1, where Republican Alexandra Coe will face Les Nichols. Democrat Nancy M. H Simpson is currently unopposed.
For the other district races, Republicans G. Matthew Browkway, Andrew Kirby, Joe Justice currently have no primary opposition – or Democrat opposition – in Districts, 2, 3, and 5, respectively.
In District 4 Republican Clayton W. Taylor is slated to face Democrat Ray Porter in the general election.
Currently only Republicans have filed for the Sarasota County Hospital Board, Joseph J. DeVirgilio Jr. in Central District Seat 2; Jim Meister in Northern District Seat 1; Richard Rehmeyer in Northern District Seat 2; Darryl Henry in Southern District Seat 1; and Gregory Carter in Southern District Seat 2.
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6 News is giving away 5 Family 4-packs to the Belton 4th of July Rodeo at the Bell County Expo Center on July 1st-3rd, 2022. Each Family 4-pack includes 4 tickets to the rodeo, 4 Spur Club armbands, and 4 Belton 4th of July Celebration t-shirts. Use the form below to enter for your chance to win.
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BASTROP COUNTY, Texas — It was a busy weekend for Austin-Travis County EMS amid the Republic of Texas Motorcycle Rally.
The four-day event was held in Bastrop County for the first time this year, but that didn't stop countless motorcycle enthusiasts from rolling into Austin and Travis County.
ATCEMS said it responded to a total of 12 incidents involving motorcycles, which included 14 patients total. Three people were pronounced dead on scene, eight people were transported and three people refused.
ATCEMS provided the following tips for sharing the road with motorcyclists and on riding responsibly:
- If you are turning at an intersection and your view of oncoming traffic is partially obstructed, wait until you can see around the obstruction.
- Allow a motorcyclist a full lane width.
- Motorcyclists can be easily hidden in a vehicle's blind spot. Always look for motorcycles in your mirrors and blind spots before switching to another lane of traffic.
- Allow more follow distance – three or four seconds – when following a motorcycle
- Obey traffic lights, signs, speed limits and lane markings.
- Ride with the flow of traffic and leave plenty of room between your bike and other vehicles.
- Always check behind you and signal before you change lanes.
- Increase your visibility by applying reflective materials to your motorcycle and by keeping your motorcycle's headlights on at all times.
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COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — The Kootenai County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) released the identities of 31 people arrested inside a U-haul allegedly headed to start a riot in Coeur d'Alene Saturday afternoon where a Pride event was taking place.
Police stopped the U-haul on Northwest Boulevard near the skate park and Paul Bunyan, after a concerned citizen made a call to 911 alerting them to suspicious activity.
Inside the back of the truck police found 31 men all wearing the same clothes, including khakis, with navy blue shirts, beige hats, and a white cloth covering their faces.
Inside the back of the U-haul police said they found evidence of what appeared to be a homemade riot shield and some protective equipment. Police said they also found at least one smoke grenade.
Those arrested came from 13 states.
- Michigan
- Texas
- Alabama
- Colorado
- Idaho
- Wyoming
- Utah
- South Dakota
- Washington
- Oregon
- Illinois
- Arkansas
- Missouri
According to the KCSO, by Sunday afternoon all 31 men had bonded out of the Kootenai County Jail. There names are as follows:
- Jared Michael Boyce - 27 from Soringville, UT
- Nathan David Brenner - 26 from Lewisville, CO
- Colton Michael Brown - 23 from Rovendale, WA
- Josiah Daniel Buster - 24 from Watauga, TX
- Mishael Joshua Buster - 22 from Spokane, WA
- Devin Wayne Center - 22 from FayetteVille, AR
- Dylan Carter Corio - 21 from Cheyenne, WY
- Winston North Durham - 21 from Genesse, ID
- Joseph Garret Garland - 23 from Freeburg, IL
- Branden Mitchel Haney - 35 from Kaysville, UT
- Richard Jacob Jessop - 21 from Idaho Falls, ID
- James Michael Johnson - 36 from Concrete, WA
- James Julius Johnson - 40 from Sioux Falls, SD
- Connor Patrick Moran - 23 from Watauga, TX
- Kieran Padraig Morris - 27 from Haslet, TX
- Lawrence Alexander Norman - 32 from Prospect, OR
- Justin Michael Oleary - 27 from Des Moines, WA
- Cameron Kathan Pruitt - 23 from Midway, UT
- Forrest Clark Rankin - 28 from Wheat Ridge, CO
- Thomas Ryan Rousseau - 23 from Grape Vine, TX
- Conor James Ryan - 23 - from Thornton, CO
- Spencer Thomas Simpson - 20 from Ellensburg, WA
- Alexander Nicholai Sisenstein - 27 from Midvale, UT
- Derek Joseph Smith - 24 from Sioux Falls, SD
- Dakota Ray Tabler - 29 from West Valley City, UT
- Steven Derrick Tucker - 30 from Haslet, TX
- Wesley Evan Van Horn - 34 from Lexington, AL
- Mitchell Frederick Wagner - 24 from Florissant, MO
- Nathaniel Taylor Whitfield - 24 from Elk Ridge, UT
- Graham Jones Whitsom - 31 from Haslet, TX
- Robert Benjamin Whitted - 22 from Conroe, TX
31 men arrested inside the back of a U-haul truck in Coeur d'Alene, charged with conspiracy to riot
"They came to riot downtown," Coeur d'Alene Police Chief Lee White said at a news conference on Saturday.
Based on evidence collected and documents, authorities found that the group was planning to riot in several areas of downtown, not just the park, White said.
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HOUSTON — Gov. Greg Abbott said he's directing the Texas Education Agency to investigate a claim made by a parent at a Houston Independent School District board meeting last week.
The parent claims that an HISD teacher brought his son to a drag show.
"He took him to a drag show when he was underage and it was really bad. It was a really bad experience. He also put him next to this sex offender when he was out there with my son," the parent said at the meeting.
Here's HISD's statement in regard to the matter:
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Miracle League complex would bring accessible baseball, playground to Fond du Lac children
FOND DU LAC – An accessible recreation option is in the future for Fond du Lac-area children, according to a baseball league that provides athletic opportunities for people with disabilities.
Miracle League of Fond du Lac plans to create a park and playground at Plamore Park, 495 W. Division St., accessible for everyone of varying abilities, according to the city of Fond du Lac Facebook page.
The park would feature a custom-designed Miracle League baseball field with a cushioned, rubberized and completely flat surface to prevent injuries and optimize use for people who are visually impaired or use mobility devices.
Miracle League and its field would support players with cognitive and physical disabilities and visual and hearing impairments, paired with a "buddy" to play baseball together, according to the Miracle League of Fond du Lac website.
The Fond du Lac complex would also add an equally accessible, all-inclusive playground and a multi-purpose court for alternative activities, such as basketball or pickleball. A small parking lot, restrooms and concession area are also planned.
The complex was designed to support many disabilities, including cerebral palsy, spina bifida, visual impairments, hearing impairments, muscular dystrophy, autism, Down syndrome and amputations, among others.
The national Miracle League opened its first complex in Georgia in 2000 and now has over 300 organizations in America, Puerto Rico, Canada and Australia.
Fond du Lac's chapter is offered by the nonprofit Brooke Industries Inc. The city council approved the recreation complex in 2017 and the league has been fundraising ever since.
The 2022 city budget allocated up to $1 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act money to build the complex this year, deputy comptroller Tricia Davi said in December.
A public information meeting will present the plans at 5 p.m. Thursday at the Lakeside Park Pavilion, 71 Promen Drive.
A timeline for construction is not yet available, but site plans and more information are available at miracleleaguefdl.com.
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CANPACK reaches milestone in construction of mammoth Muncie manufacturing plant
MUNCIE, Ind. — The sheer size of the CANPACK beverage and beer can factory, just finishing its rise up from an empty field near Fuson and Cowan roads off the Muncie Bypass, invites a consult with the thesaurus.
"Colossal," "enormous," gigantic" and even "gargantuan" all appear appropriate for the edifice angling southeast to northwest atop what was farm dirt. It will encompass 862,000 square feet and use 4,500 tons of structural steel and 75,000 cubic yards of concrete when done, according to its general contractor.
Traci Lutton, vice president of Muncie-Delaware County Economic Development Alliance, said the general consensus is that the still-under-construction plant is now the largest standing building in Delaware County, rivaling Progress Rail's 750,000-square-foot factory located just north up Cowan Road. That behemoth factory was built by Westinghouse in 1960 to create giant power transformers.
Groundbreaking:Start of construction of Muncie beverage can factory celebrated by Holcomb, local officials
In history, the granddaddy of Muncie manufacturing facilities was the half-mile-long BorgWarner Automotive plant. It contained more than 1 million square feet of space used to make automotive power transfer cases along Kilgore Avenue. It closed in 2009 and was razed in 2017.
But local manufacturing seems to be returning in a big way now.
Gov. Eric Holcomb, Peter Giorgi, president and chief executive officer of Giorgi Global Holding, which owns CANPACK, and assorted elected local officials and economic developers gathered at the can maker's construction site Wednesday to behold and celebrate the installment of the final steel beam to the plant's frame.
"I think everybody understands how much this means to the community," said Muncie Mayor Dan Ridenour In remarks ahead of the "topping off" event, "This is huge."
And so it was.
Holcomb noted the difficulty faced by project managers in planning and executing such a large building effort amid changing factors in recent months, happening daily and on a global basis.
"And yet, this project in Muncie and Delaware County, because of all the hands that came together, kept us on track," the governor said.
Holcomb said CANPACK jobs will better lives in the community.
"These are careers," Holcomb said. "These are sticky. These are well paying jobs on the south side … this is a godsend. I just love it when a plan comes together."
More:Consultant reports a record-setting year for economic development in county during 2021
The project itself lies outside the Muncie city limits in Delaware County. County Commissioner James King told the crowd that he gets asked how to build the county back up.
"This is how we do it." he said. "Working with great people like CANPACK and bringing them here. Working (Indiana Economic development Corp.) and the governor."
He said the county had lost a lot of manufacturing jobs over the years but the commissioners in place now are bring the jobs back.
More:Indoor farm at former county shell building to be hiring and producing bagged salad soon
King said CANPACK had already had an economic impact of about $33 million on the community.
He presented, to much applause, Lutton and Delaware County Economic development director Brad Bookout to the crowd as the people most responsible, through their business recruiting efforts, for bringing CANPACK to the county.
Holcomb and Giorgi signed the steel beam before it was hoisted into place at the northwest end of plant.
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Watching from a distance, Bill Gorman, senior project manager with Blue Rock Construction, the general contractor assembling the immense structure, said the steel beam was going into the "coil canopy" that will shelter giant coils of aluminum that weigh 9,000 pounds each and provide the metal for the cans.
"Every day is an issue," Gorman said of the bringing together the monumental construction project in the midst of supply chain reliability and hiring still hampered by a global pandemic. But the challenge of the previous nine months had been met.
"It should be making cans by fall," he said.
More:Mushrooming local construction during pandemic delivers much revenue for Delaware County
Tom Johnson, CANPACK regional manager, said the company's $380 million investment will result in a plant capable of manufacturing three billion cans annually when it's fully operational in 24 to 36 months. The cans will be distributed primarily in the American Midwest and south.
"With anything, there is an ebb and flow," Johnson of getting the facility to this point.
The "drive of the teams" engaged in the development of the plant brought it into reality, he said.
The is the second CANPACK factory in the United States. The first is located in Olyphant, Pa
"Delaware County and Muncie did a fantastic job" of selling the community, he said. The company had looked at a dozen different cities as a site.
Now hiring
It will employ 345 people. Some hiring has started with temporary company offices set up in Lofts at Roberts downtown at 420 S. High St. Mondays through Fridays from 7:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Johnson said the company was still looking for both hourly and salaried employees. He said those interested in employment can go online to us.canpack.com to apply or learn more about the company.
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KENT, Wash — A suspect is dead after a shooting involving Kent police officers early Monday morning, according to Valley Communications.
Officials said the suspect died along 24500 Pacific Highway South just after 5 a.m. Emergency crews worked to resuscitate him, but he died from his injuries.
The Kent Police Department, Des Moines Police Department and South King Fire are investigating what led to the deadly officer-involved shooting.
Highway 99 near Pacific Highway South is expected to remain closed while multiple agencies investigate the shooting. Both directions are still shut down as of 5:45 a.m.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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Stuart Carlson, 'fearless' former Journal Sentinel political cartoonist, dies at 66
Stuart Carlson, the former Milwaukee Journal Sentinel political cartoonist, died Friday at age 66.
Carlson, who was the cartoonist for the Milwaukee Sentinel and the Journal Sentinel from 1983 to 2008, was remembered for his incisive, humorous commentary on current events.
"He was fearless," his wife Mary Carlson said. "But he tried not to be mean."
Carlson's strongly held beliefs guided his work, which often broached hot-button topics, those who knew him said.
"He liked to get into good trouble," Mary Carlson said, referencing U.S. Rep. John Lewis' famous words.
In an email, former Journal Sentinel publisher Keith Spore called Carlson "the best to ever create a political cartoon in Wisconsin."
"And he did so with absolute faith in the righteousness of his opinion regardless of who disagreed (including his editors)," Spore wrote.
Carlson grew up in West Bend and earned an arts degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He began making political cartoons as a way to help pay for tuition.
After graduation, Carlson wrote obituaries and made cartoons for the West Allis Post/Star. Then, at the West Bend News, he worked as a reporter covering the courts, crime and local news of Washington County.
When he was hired at the Milwaukee Sentinel, it was first as a lifestyle reporter in the features department.
As editorial cartoonist, Carlson had a distinctive vision and voice, Mary Carlson said.
"He did cartoons that no one else would do," she said.
In 1991, Carlson was named the nation's best cartoonist by the National Press Foundation. In 1995, he won the prestigious John Fischetti Editorial Cartoon Award.
Former Journal Sentinel editorial writer Jerry Resler, who was also Carlson's close friend, praised his humorous and smart approach to the tough issues of the day.
"When he was poking fun or criticizing, especially someone in political office, he did it so well and in such a good spirit that people would look at it and just be impressed with his humor," Resler said.
Carlson received his fair share of hate mail throughout his career, his wife said. Still, he always strived to be fair, Resler said.
"I always thought it was a great compliment when people would say, 'I really disagree with you, but you made a good point.' Or, 'I disagree with you, but you made me laugh,'" Carlson told Urban Milwaukee in 2014.
In the newsroom, Carlson was remembered as a kind-hearted and funny colleague.
"He was not only exceptionally talented as a cartoonist, but one of the kindest men I ever met," Resler said. "You couldn't not like him, he was such a good guy."
After he accepted a buyout offer from the Journal Sentinel in 2008, Carlson continued working as a cartoonist. His thrice-weekly political cartoons ran in over 30 papers across the country as part of a national syndicate.
He and Resler also created a daily comic strip called "Gray Matters," with Resler contributing dialogue and ideas and Carlson taking the lead on art.
Carlson, who was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease about seven years ago, was hospitalized over the Memorial Day weekend with a sudden illness.
He returned home for a day before he was hospitalized again. While at home, he drew what would become his last cartoon: a commentary on semi-automatic rifles after the Uvalde, Texas school shooting.
The cartoon depicts U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz holding a rifle as he proposes fewer doors or entrances in schools instead of fewer guns.
"It took him so much longer to draw in recent years. And it didn't matter. He just loved it," Mary Carlson said.
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What to know, how to watch Monday's House Jan. 6 committee hearing on the Capitol attack investigation
Monday will mark the second public hearing of the House Jan. 6 committee investigating the attack on the Capitol in Washington, D.C. in 2021. In a series of hearings, the House Select Committee is publicly presenting the findings of their 11-month investigation into the insurrection.
The committee, which held its first televised hearing Thursday, will meet three times this week to present more evidence: On Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. Additional hearings have not yet been scheduled.
More than 800 people around the country have been arrested in connection with the Capitol attack, including eight Wisconsin men.
Here's how to watch Monday's hearing, what could be revealed and Wisconsin's ties to the incident.
What time does Monday's hearing start?
9 a.m. CT
Ways to watch Monday's hearing
USA TODAY: Live-streaming the hearings on its website and YouTube.
The January 6th Committee's YouTube: youtube.com/c/January6thCmte
ABC: ABC News Live will carry the hearing. According to a CNN Business report, ABC is planning to preempt regular programming for special reports about the hearing.
CBS: The hearing can be watched on these Wisconsin TV stations: Green Bay WFRV, La Crosse WKBT, Madison WISC, Milwaukee WDJT and Wausau WSAW, according to a CBS News report. It can also be streamed online in the media player at the top of this article.
NBC: The hearing can be streamed online at NBC News NOW, NBCNews.com, MSNBC.com and CNBC.com. According to a CNN Business report, NBC is planning to preempt regular programming for special reports about the hearing.
PBS: The PBS NewsHour will carry the hearings live with reporting and analysis. They will also stream it online.
C-Span: The hearing will be broadcasted on C-Span, C-SPAN.org and C-Span Radio.
The focus of Monday's hearing
Though there's still much unknown about what the hearings may reveal, Monday's hearing will focus on former President Donald Trump's knowing he had lost the election, but despite that, he engaged in a "massive effort to spread false and fraudulent information," Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo. said in a USA Today report.
Who's expected to testify
According to an Associated Press report:
The committee announced that former President Donald Trump’s campaign manager, Bill Stepien, is among the witnesses scheduled to testify at the hearing Monday that focuses on Trump’s effort to spread his lies about a stolen election. Stepien was subpoenaed for his public testimony.
Monday’s witness list also includes BJay Pak, the top federal prosecutor in Atlanta who left his position on Jan. 4, 2021, a day after an audio recording was made public in which Trump called him a “never-Trumper”; Chris Stirewalt, the former political editor for Fox News; noted Washington elections attorney Benjamin Ginsberg; and Al Schmidt, a former city commissioner in Philadelphia. | https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/wisconsin/2022/06/13/what-know-where-watch-jan-6-capitol-attack-committee-hearing/7606038001/ | 2022-06-13T14:02:12 | 1 | https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/wisconsin/2022/06/13/what-know-where-watch-jan-6-capitol-attack-committee-hearing/7606038001/ |
BATH, Maine — Officials are at the scene of a fire at Dike Newell School in Bath.
The Bath Fire Department confirmed that multiple fire departments responded to the scene.
Monday's fire comes days after a Bath man was accused of starting a fire at the elementary school Friday night. No word yet from officials on whether or not Monday's fire is connected to Friday's fire.
In a video sent to NEWS CENTER Maine, flames can be seen coming up through the school's roof.
Allan Thomas Vigil, 30, of Bath was arrested without incident Saturday evening in connection with Friday's fire, according to a Maine Department of Public Safety release. Vigil is charged with burglary and arson.
The release stated Vigil was taken to Two Bridges Jail in Wiscasset.
This story will be updated.
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SAN DIEGO — After two military aircraft accidents in one week, the U.S. Navy announced it will be conducting a safety pause on Monday, June 13 to review risk-management practices and conduct training on threat and error-management processes.
The Navy said, "In order to maintain the readiness of our force, we must ensure the safety of our people remains one of our top priorities."
Naval units that are currently deployed will complete the safety review when they are available.
The announcement comes after five Marines were tragically killed during a training flight on June 8.
Jim Kidrick, President and CEO of the San Diego Air and Space Museum, said the safety pause also known as a, "safety stand-down," gives the military a chance to review safety protocols involved with day-to-day operations.
"One of the most common challenges we have is to ensure we never get complacent," said Kidrick. "Routine flight operations are not routine. They are very dangerous," Kidrick added.
Kidrick said this is an opportunity and a good time for the Navy to look at everything they do when it comes to safety.
"People are the most important asset that we have," Kidrick said. "It reminds us how much we care about ourselves and all of the people that work with us by our sides."
The five Marines died when their Marine Corps Osprey aircraft crashed in the Southern California desert near Glamis in Imperial County.
The Marines were identified as:
- Capt. John J. Sax, 33, of Placer, California, an MV-22B Pilot.
- Cpl. Nathan E. Carlson, 21, of Winnebago, Illinois, a Tiltrotor Crew Chief.
- Capt. Nicholas P. Losapio, 31, of Rockingham, New Hampshire, an MV-22B Pilot.
- Cpl. Seth D. Rasmuson, 21, of Johnson, Wyoming, a Tiltrotor Crew Chief.
- Lance Cpl. Evan A. Strickland, 19, of Valencia, New Mexico, a Tiltrotor Crew Chief.
All five Marines were based at Marine Corps Air Station in Camp Pendleton.
WATCH RELATED: 5 Marines killed after Osprey crash in Southern California Desert identified (June 2022). | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/navy-announces-safety-pause/509-7be57357-bb20-4ce1-81f8-dbdfa14bcc51 | 2022-06-13T14:03:45 | 0 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/navy-announces-safety-pause/509-7be57357-bb20-4ce1-81f8-dbdfa14bcc51 |
SAN MARCOS, Calif. — Imagine attending thirteen years of school with perfect attendance. In this Zevely Zone, I met the Ironwoman of students at San Marcos High School.
I want to run a number by you; 2,353 days of school without missing a single class. "Thirteen years in the making," said 18-year-old Lindsey Frost. She is a senior at San Marcos High School who has never missed a day of school.
As a young student, Lindsey was surprised to learn they'd give you an award just for showing up. "In kindergarten I got the perfect attendance award first and I really liked the idea of it just because all you had to do was show up to get it," said Lindsey.
First, second, third, fourth and fifth grades followed without missing a single day. "Then I thought to myself it would be a neat story to tell my kids one day that I was able to do it every year throughout high school," said Lindsey. I stopped the interview to ask. "Wait hold on, you were ten years old and thinking this was something you would tell your children someday?' I asked. "Yes!!" laughed Lindsey.
"It is very rare," said San Marcos High School Principal Adam Dawson who says who wouldn't hire ironwoman like Lindsey. "What employer doesn't want someone who is there every day?" said Mr. Dawson. Lindsey is also a stand-out student with 4.31 GPA. "She is an impressive student and having her in class was really a joy," said Tara Razi who was Lindsey's U.S. History teacher last year during virtual learning. "Throw in a pandemic on that, and online learning on that and Lindsey taking classes at the same time at the college," said Ms. Razi.
Did we mention Lindsey also completed five college courses without a single sick day? What do people say when they hear about her streak? "They are mostly kind of shocked. They are kind of like whoa!!" said Lindsey.
During our interview, Congressman Scott Peters was touring the school. He had to shake the hand of a student who never missed a day of school in 13 years.
A streak like that has upper office written all over it. "I was pretty good at school, but I can't imagine being there every day, that is pretty impressive," said Congressman Scott Peters.
"She loves learning," said Lindsey's mother Alison who is a software engineer. Lindsey's dad Tom works in employee benefits. "Would you hire your daughter?" I asked. Tom responded, "In a heartbeat." Maybe because they know their daughter's secret to success. "She is very creative about her alarms. She sets a couple in the morning," said Alison.
Lindsey will graduate in a few days from high school and then it is off to college. "I am going to Rice University," she told me. I asked her if she will miss any days of school at Rice? "Um, probably not," said Lindsey with a laugh. Something tells me, Lindsey Frost is just getting warmed up. "Well, I am not going to be absent. ha, ha, ha," she said.
Lindsey plans on double majoring at Rice University by studying math and film.
Watch more Zevely Zone content below: | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/san-marcos-senior-finishes-2353-days-of-school-with-perfect-attendance/509-daa6a887-c66b-44a7-ba60-bcfeffb75664 | 2022-06-13T14:03:52 | 1 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/san-marcos-senior-finishes-2353-days-of-school-with-perfect-attendance/509-daa6a887-c66b-44a7-ba60-bcfeffb75664 |
Valley 101 explores the history of Phoenix's Bethany Home Road
With as many streets as Phoenix has, there's bound to be some interesting history behind their names. One that has caught many people's attention is the historical Bethany Home Road.
Listeners have asked what the original Bethany Home was or who it was named after. A street name must have some significance behind it. Otherwise there wouldn't be so many streets named after the presidents.
In this week's episode of Valley 101, a podcast by The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com, we tried to dig a little deeper and learn more about Bethany Home's origins. Along the way, we learned why it's so important to keep track of history.
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Follow Valley 101 and all azcentral podcasts on Twitter here. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2022/06/13/listen-valley-101-explores-history-phoenixs-bethany-home-road/7589022001/ | 2022-06-13T14:05:51 | 1 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2022/06/13/listen-valley-101-explores-history-phoenixs-bethany-home-road/7589022001/ |
The 14th annual edition of “Liz’s Book Club” is still looking for entries.
Each summer, Kenosha News readers join this “club,” which shares favorite titles through your local newspaper. Our list covers all sorts of books, from the latest thrillers to classics.
It’s simple to join: Just tell us about a great book (fiction or non-fiction) — or several books — you’ve read. Besides getting tons of great reading suggestions, you could also win a $25 gift certificate to our own Blue House Books in Downtown Kenosha. Everyone who sends in a book suggestion is entered into a random drawing for the gift certificate.
Since 2009, the Book Club has listed more than 1,000 titles — and counting! That’s a lot of books, and only about 40% of them were written by John Grisham. We kid, but, seriously, the prolific author has a lot of fans.
Send in your suggestions for good reads, whether they are old favorites or new titles you stumbled on at the library, at Blue House Books or at the airport before getting on a long flight. (I never get on an airplane without plenty of reading material to distract myself from wondering how that heavy aircraft is staying in the air. Something to do with physics, I believe.)
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Send your reading suggestions to: “Liz’s Book Club,” Kenosha News, 6535 Green Bay Road, Kenosha, WI 53142. Send emails to: esnyder@kenoshanews.com. The deadline is Thursday, June 16. We’ll run the list on Sunday, June 19. Until then, happy reading! | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/lizs-book-club-seeking-entries/article_70c2926a-e925-11ec-bccb-070841b35567.html | 2022-06-13T14:07:32 | 0 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/lizs-book-club-seeking-entries/article_70c2926a-e925-11ec-bccb-070841b35567.html |
June is Dairy Month. Since we’re living in the Dairy State, it’s your patriotic duty to consume as many dairy products as possible. Sure, you could pour skim milk over your breakfast cereal and enjoy some plain Greek yogurt with fruit after lunch. But we prefer to celebrate Dairy Month in the most delicious way — and that means eating ice cream! And we’re pretty sure whipped cream is also a dairy product, so go ahead and build that sundae.
“Nature Play: Wacky Weather” — hosted by the Kenosha Public Library — is 11 a.m. to noon in Simmons Library Park, 711 59th Place. Participants will “get outdoors to observe and explore nature and make art related to the natural world.” This is a free activity. Note: Wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty.
Head to the Southwest Library, 7979 38th Ave., for an outdoor Family Storytime. From 6 to 6:30 p.m., participants will read stories and sing songs in the area on the north side of the parking lot. Bring a blanket or towel to sit on and enjoy socially distanced stories, rhymes, and songs. Admission is free.
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The historic Washington Park Velodrome hosts bike racing tonight. Registration for Stock Bike Racing (open to everyone, from age 3 to adults) starts at 6 p.m., with races starting at 6:30 p.m. To race, bring your bike and a helmet. For more details, go to www.kenoshavelodrome.com.
The Kenosha Public Library is hosting Chess Night in Lincoln Park, 6900 18th Ave. The Kenosha Chess Association hosts games from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Mondays outside the park’s Oribiletti Center. All ages and abilities are welcome. Also: The library’s Book Truck will be parked nearby. You can sign up for a library card, check out and return items, and sign up for the Summer Reading Program.
Prost! The Biergarten in Petrifying Springs County Park is now open seven days, serving up cold beverages and warm pretzels. For more details, check the Biergarten’s Facebook page.
Monday night music: Who says Monday night has to be a downer? Not the folks at Union Park Tavern. Start the work week with DJ, Ted Runnels and Trombone Dave. They perform their “not your normal DJ schtick” show — with a mix of blues, jazz, soul, and soul jazz — from 5 to 8 p.m. every Monday evening at the venue, 4520 Eighth Ave. in Kenosha. It almost makes Monday a day to look forward to … almost. | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/todays-events-for-monday-june-13/article_739cbbca-e928-11ec-8cb2-7b5b8888ee09.html | 2022-06-13T14:07:38 | 1 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/todays-events-for-monday-june-13/article_739cbbca-e928-11ec-8cb2-7b5b8888ee09.html |
BOISE, Idaho — Two people were killed Sunday in a one-car crash in Interstate 184 just west of downtown Boise, Idaho State Police said Monday morning.
ISP troopers began investigating at about 9:15 p.m. Sunday. According to ISP, a driver under the age of 18 was headed east in a small passenger car and lost control. The car went off the right shoulder and struck a light pole, then came to rest on the driver's side on the West Fairview Avenue on-ramp.
The on-ramp was blocked for about 2 1/2 hours.
The names of the people killed in the crash have not been released. ISP said everyone in the car was wearing a seat belt.
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Crew Tucson: Crew Tucson, dedicated to advancing women in the commercial real estate industry, donated a total of $15,000 to local nonprofit organizations using funds raised at its spring golf tournament. The organizations receiving donations are Emerge Center Against Domestic Abuse ($5,000), YWCA Southern Arizona ($4,000), CREW Network Foundation ($3,000), Habitat for Humanity – Women Build Fund ($2,000), and the Women’s Foundation for the State of Arizona ($1,000). This year’s event, on March 31, attracted 108 golfers and 18 sponsors.
Meritage Homes: In celebration of Military Appreciation Month, Meritage Homes in partnership with Operation Homefront will place a military family in a new, mortgage-free home in the Tucson area later this year. The home — one of three being built in the US — is nearly 2,400 square feet with four bedrooms in the Entrada del Rio community in Sahuarita, which has a community pool, playground and cabana. The other homes will be located in Nashville and Houston. This is the ninth year Meritage Homes has built and donated homes to Operation Homefront through the Permanent Homes for Veterans program. In total, the company will have donated 17 homes to military families once these houses are completed later this year. For more information about the program, visit: meritagehomes.com/operation-homefront.
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Round Room LLC: Round Room LLC, a Verizon authorized retailer, announced that its subsidiary, TCC, donated nearly $50,000 to child-centered nonprofit organizations across the nation to celebrate its annual Kids Rock initiative. Tucson based nonprofit, FostAdopt Connections, was a recipient of the national donation campaign and received $2,000 from its local TCC store.
Pima Federal Credit: Pima Federal Credit Union raised $60,000 at its ninth annual Pima Federal Golf Classic. The event, held on May 5, hosted 132 golfers and included a live raffle and silent auction. These three local organizations were selected as the beneficiaries, receiving $20,000 each: Literacy Connects, Southern Arizona Law Enforcement Foundation, and Greater Tucson Fire Foundation.
Submit items about charitable donations by businesses or nonprofits to business@tucson.com. | https://tucson.com/news/local/business/giving-back-in-southern-arizona/article_d10ec25e-e75b-11ec-a2b4-579b2f004ec2.html | 2022-06-13T14:13:38 | 1 | https://tucson.com/news/local/business/giving-back-in-southern-arizona/article_d10ec25e-e75b-11ec-a2b4-579b2f004ec2.html |
The following column is the opinion and analysis of the writer:
The Mexican gray wolf once freely roamed the Southwest in the thousands for centuries before they were almost exterminated by the 1970’s. As a result, the Mexican gray wolf has been legally protected under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) since 1976 and was reintroduced into Arizona and New Mexico in the late 90’s.
Today, there are fewer than 200 of these wolves in the wild.
Their survival is a delicate balance between wolf-advocacy groups, who want more of them released from captivity and protected; government agencies that are required to protect them by law (the ESA), but have sometimes worked against them; and the cattle industry, which leans heavily towards elimination.
According to a May 24 report by “The Intercept,” Robert Gosnell, a former wildlife services director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services (APHIS) in New Mexico, became a whistleblower for the wolves.
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Gosnell uncovered the “rubber stamping” of false reports within the USDA’s Wildlife Services. These reports identified wolf predation as the cause of cattle losses.
But the reports were skewed, blaming Mexican gray wolves for 88% of cattle predation deaths on public lands, in stark contrast to the national average of 4%. Ninety-seven percent of these reports were designated as “confirmed or probable,” by the agency, which was absolutely incorrect. This ensured ranchers would receive compensation for illegitimate losses directly blamed on these wolves.
One investigation, through the Freedom of Information Act, looked at 48 (out of 49) claims between 2018-2021 made by one rancher claiming that 10% of her cattle were killed by wolves. As a result, she was compensated $70,000 in 2021. One 14-year veteran investigator stated he had “never heard of such a thing.” In his expert analysis, Mexican Gray Wolves are too small to kill large prey like cattle.
In addition, New Mexico Sen. Mark Heinrich (D-NM) had concerns about the agency and stated in a letter to the USDA inspector general that there were “serious accountability issues” and “lack of scientific integrity” relative to wolf predation, thereby requesting an investigation into the matter.
The USDA’s wildlife services stated mission is to “provide Federal leadership and expertise to resolve wildlife conflicts to allow people and wildlife to coexist.” A mission that is far off the mark and is thus failing to allow Mexican gray wolves to coexist.
The wildlife services’ responsibilities should include transparency and integrity to the people of Arizona and New Mexico, not the cattle industry. As Arizonans, we recognize that stewardship, trust and guardianship of our public lands is part of our heritage. Corruption and mishandling of the wildlife services make it a mockery. One must ask what do the words “allow people and wildlife to coexist” really mean?
Linda Dugan lives in midtown Tucson and is a retired public school teacher. She is an advocate for the environment and wild wolf conservation. | https://tucson.com/opinion/local/local-opinion-mexican-gray-wolves-deserve-protection/article_4e8dbd00-e74a-11ec-a282-cfcb8d5204ab.html | 2022-06-13T14:13:50 | 1 | https://tucson.com/opinion/local/local-opinion-mexican-gray-wolves-deserve-protection/article_4e8dbd00-e74a-11ec-a282-cfcb8d5204ab.html |
Coos Bay Public Library, in partnership with Older Adult Behavioral Health and DHS Adult Protective Services of Coos & Curry, will co-host World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. The event will be held on Tuesday, June 14, from 11 a.m.-noon.
The community is invited to join for a brief overview on different types of abuse and how to report suspected abuse. This event will be held on Zoom (virtual meeting software) but attendees can also come to the library and watch presentation on a big screen. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/library-to-host-elder-abuse-awareness-day/article_e76f0514-e75f-11ec-b263-fb5171f2d689.html | 2022-06-13T14:14:34 | 1 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/library-to-host-elder-abuse-awareness-day/article_e76f0514-e75f-11ec-b263-fb5171f2d689.html |
DALLAS — A four-vehicle accident killed one person and shut down Interstate 30 east of downtown Dallas for several hours Monday morning, officials said.
The crash happened around 2 a.m. in the eastbound lanes near Dolphin Road, according to the Dallas County Sheriff's Office.
Dallas Fire-Rescue crews responded and found one person dead.
Deputies learned that the crash involved four vehicles in the left lane of the highway, where a Chevrolet Malibu stalled.
A box truck struck the Malibu, and then a pickup truck struck the box truck. A sedan came along and crashed into the truck, officials said.
After the crash, the pickup truck drove away and the driver of the box truck fled the scene before deputies arrived. The box truck remained at the crash scene.
Authorities shut down the highway for several hours, backing up traffic through downtown into the morning rush hour.
The name of the victim has not been released.
More information about the crash was not available. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/i-30-crash-dolphin-dallas-1-killed-in-4-vehicle-crash-that-shut-down-i-30-for-hours-in-dallas/287-59d84838-c972-43ea-bb56-c35d79e01b3d | 2022-06-13T14:40:17 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/i-30-crash-dolphin-dallas-1-killed-in-4-vehicle-crash-that-shut-down-i-30-for-hours-in-dallas/287-59d84838-c972-43ea-bb56-c35d79e01b3d |
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — After the arrest of more than two dozen members of a white supremacist group near a northern Idaho pride event, including one identified as its founder, LGBTQ advocates said Sunday that polarization and a fraught political climate are putting their community increasingly at risk.
The 31 Patriot Front members were arrested with riot gear after a tipster reported seeing people loading up into a U-Haul like “a little army” at a hotel parking lot in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, police said.
Among those booked into jail on misdemeanor charges of conspiracy to riot was Thomas Ryan Rousseau of Grapevine, Texas, who has been identified by the Southern Poverty Law Center as the 23-year-old who founded the group after the deadly “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017. No attorney was immediately listed for him and phone numbers associated with him went unanswered Sunday.
Also among the arrestees was Mitchell F. Wagner, 24, of Florissant, Missouri, who was previously charged with defacing a mural of famous Black Americans on a college campus in St. Louis last year.
Michael Kielty, Wagner’s attorney, said Sunday that he had not been provided information about the charges. He said Patriot Front did not have a reputation for violence and that the case could be a First Amendment issue. “Even if you don’t like the speech, they have the right to make it,” he said.
Patriot Front is a white supremacist neo-Nazi group whose members perceive Black Americans, Jews and LGBTQ people as enemies, said Jon Lewis, a George Washington University researcher who specializes in homegrown violent extremism.
Their playbook, Lewis said, involves identifying local grievances to exploit, organizing on platforms like the messaging app Telegram and ultimately showing up to events marching in neat columns, in blue- or white-collared-shirt uniforms, in a display of strength.
Though Pride celebrations have long been picketed by counterprotesters citing religious objections, they haven't historically been a major focus for armed extremist groups. Still, it isn't surprising, given how anti-LGBTQ rhetoric has increasingly become a potent rallying cry in the far-right online ecosystem, Lewis said.
“That set of grievances fits into their broader narratives and shows their ability to mobilize the same folks against ‘the enemy’ over and over and over again,” he said.
The arrests come amid a surge of charged rhetoric around LGBTQ issues and a wave of state legislation aimed at transgender youth, said John McCrostie, the first openly gay man elected to the Idaho Legislature. In Boise this week, dozens of Pride flags were stolen from city streets.
“Whenever we are confronted with attacks of hate, we must respond with the message from the community that we embrace all people with all of our differences,” McCrostie said in a text message.
Sunday also marked six years since the mass shooting that killed 49 people at the Orlando LGBTQ club Pulse, said Troy Williams with Equality Utah in Salt Lake City.
“Our nation is growing increasingly polarized, and the result has been tragic and deadly,” he said.
Authorities in the San Francisco Bay Area are investigating a possible hate crime after a group of men allegedly shouted homophobic and anti-LGBTQ slurs during a weekend Drag Queen Story Hour at the San Lorenzo Library on Saturday. No arrests have been made, no one was physically harmed, and authorities are investigating the incident as possible harassment of children.
In Coeur d’Alene on Saturday, police found riot gear, one smoke grenade, shin guards and shields inside the van after pulling it over near a park where the North Idaho Pride Alliance was holding a Pride in the Park event, Coeur d’Alene Police Chief Lee White said.
The group came to riot around the small northern Idaho city wearing Patriot Front patches and logos on their hats and some T-shirts reading “Reclaim America” according to police and videos of the arrests posted on social media.
Those arrested came from at least 11 states, including Washington, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Colorado, South Dakota, Illinois, Wyoming, Virginia, and Arkansas.
Though there is a history of far-right extremism dating back decades in northern Idaho, White said only one of those arrested Saturday was from the state.
The six-hour Pride event generally went on as scheduled, including booths, food, live music, a drag show and a march of more than 50 people, the Idaho Statesman reported.
“We have been through so much, so much,” Jessica Mahuron of the North Idaho Pride Alliance, which organized the event, told KREM-TV. “Harassment, and attempts to intimidate on the psychological level, and the truth is if you allow yourself to be intimidated you let them win and what we have shown today is that you will not win.”
The group is scheduled to be arraigned on Monday. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/idaho-pride-coure-de-lane-thomas-ryan-rousseau-patriot-front-leader-from-north-texas-among-those-arrested/287-ae1fa273-e791-4aed-8af1-991957a063b2 | 2022-06-13T14:40:23 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/idaho-pride-coure-de-lane-thomas-ryan-rousseau-patriot-front-leader-from-north-texas-among-those-arrested/287-ae1fa273-e791-4aed-8af1-991957a063b2 |
PORTAGE TOWNSHIP — A Porter County police officer said he was pumping gasoline at U.S. 6 and Ind. 149 when he was alerted to a nearby motorist asleep behind the wheel of his car at the intersection with an open can of beer in the center console.
The officer said around 6:24 a.m. Friday he heard nearby vehicles blowing their horns at a blue 2020 Nissan in the southbound lane of Ind. 149 that was failing to pass through the busy intersection with U.S. 6.
"I knocked on the driver window loudly several times, and the male eventually woke up," police said.
The car was in drive and began moving forward until the officer ordered the driver to stop.
The officer said he spotted an open beer can in a center cup holder, which the driver, Trent Nicholas, 21, of Portage Township, attempted to hide.
Porter/LaPorte County Courts and Social Justice Reporter
Bob is a 23-year veteran of The Times. He covers county government and courts in Porter County, federal courts, police news and regional issues. He also created the Vegan in the Region blog, is an Indiana University grad and lifelong region resident.
Police ordered 17-year-old Joshua J. Hughes and a 16-year-old, who were both wearing caps and gowns, to lie facedown in the stadium parking lot because they were each carrying handguns, records show.
The U.S. Justice Department named Gary in fall 2021 as one of 10 National Public Safety Partnership sites, which gave the city access to more federal law enforcement resources.
Erik W. Schneider, 44, is accused of accepting payments from customers of Hometown Appliances but later failing to deliver the merchandise they believed they were buying.
Dawn Carden encouraged her son's friends to call her "Mama D," gave them drugs and guns, and took advantage of the trust they placed in her, a deputy prosecutor said. That trust cost them their lives.
The residents have been temporarily displaced due to the damage. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Matt Djukic at 219-322-5000, extension 2315. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/intoxicated-driver-asleep-at-busy-intersection-was-on-way-to-work-porter-county-police-say/article_1a19a5f5-0bc9-5523-80f2-e9bf39cc0aee.html | 2022-06-13T14:46:59 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/intoxicated-driver-asleep-at-busy-intersection-was-on-way-to-work-porter-county-police-say/article_1a19a5f5-0bc9-5523-80f2-e9bf39cc0aee.html |
HAMMOND — All lanes have been reopened after an overturned truck brought eastbound traffic to a halt early Monday on Interstate 94 near Calumet Avenue, according to the Indiana Department of Transportation.
"Traffic getting by very slowly on the right," INDOT had reported around 6:30 a.m. "Expect serious delays."
Another accident a little further east on I-94 around Kennedy Avenue had temporarily blocked a westbound lane, according to the state.
Gallery: Region residents release butterflies to spread gun violence awareness
Region residents release butterflies to spread gun violence awareness
Region residents release butterflies to spread gun violence awareness
Region residents release butterflies to spread gun violence awareness
Region residents release butterflies to spread gun violence awareness
Region residents release butterflies to spread gun violence awareness
Region residents release butterflies to spread gun violence awareness
Porter/LaPorte County Courts and Social Justice Reporter
Bob is a 23-year veteran of The Times. He covers county government and courts in Porter County, federal courts, police news and regional issues. He also created the Vegan in the Region blog, is an Indiana University grad and lifelong region resident.
An overturned semi-truck was blocking all four lanes of traffic Monday morning on eastbound Interstate 94 near Calumet Avenue, according to the Indiana Department of Transportation. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/update-all-lanes-reopen-after-overturned-truck-shuts-down-eb-i-94/article_24855daa-93ca-5c40-bef3-b64122108b7b.html | 2022-06-13T14:47:05 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/update-all-lanes-reopen-after-overturned-truck-shuts-down-eb-i-94/article_24855daa-93ca-5c40-bef3-b64122108b7b.html |
PORTAGE — A 32-year-old Gary woman was taken into custody late Sunday morning after allegedly striking another vehicle while leaving church, injuring the driver and then fleeing the scene, Portage police said.
Angela Franchville reportedly told police she had just left church on Arlene Street and was attempting to turn west on Stone Avenue when her vehicle was sideswiped by another.
Franchville said she did not stop to exchange information with the other driver, even after seeing police and "a lot of people" gathering around the other vehicle, according to the incident report.
Police said they found Frachville nearby with heavy front passenger side damage to her vehicle and discovered she did not have a driver's license.
The driver of the other vehicle, a 60-year-old Lake Station woman, was complaining of chest and leg pain following the crash and was taken by ambulance to a hospital, police said.
Franchville was taken into custody and faces a charge of leaving the scene of an accident causing bodily injury, according to police.
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Gallery: Recent arrests booked into Porter County Jail
Antoine Whiting
Arrest date: June 10, 2022
Age: 49
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number: 2202362
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Terry Markwell
Arrest date: June 10, 2022
Age: 30
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2202361
Charges: Possession hypodermic syringe or needle, felony
Gloria Maxon
Arrest date: June 10, 2022
Age: 50
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number: 2202368
Charges: Theft, felony
Trent Nicholas
Arrest date: June 10, 2022
Age: 21
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202371
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Ryan Malarik
Arrest date: June 10, 2022
Age: 24
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2202357
Charges: OWI, felony
Gary Bolcerek
Arrest date: June 10, 2022
Age: 48
Residence: Porter, IN
Booking Number: 2202375
Charges: Burglary, felony
Stefan Colville
Arrest date: June 10, 2022
Age: 34
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2202358
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Jacob Henn
Arrest date: June 10, 2022
Age: 32
Residence: LaPorte, IN
Booking Number: 2202359
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Haley Greco
Arrest date: June 9, 2022
Age: 30
Residence: South Bend, IN
Booking Number: 2202350
Charges: Possession of cocaine or a narcotic drug, felony
Junice Busch
Arrest date: June 9, 2022
Age: 64
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number: 2202352
Charges: Fraud, felony
DeVante White
Arrest date: June 8, 2022
Age: 28
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number: 2202345
Charges: Resisting law enforcement, felony
Timothy Szparaga
Arrest date: June 8, 2022
Age: 52
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2202335
Charges: Domestic battery, misdemeanor
Agustin Rios Guzman
Arrest date: June 8, 2022
Age: 37
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number: 2202346
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Henry Scaggs
Arrest date: June 8, 2022
Age: 26
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Booking Number: 2202334
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Spencer Marsh
Arrest date: June 8, 2022
Age: 24
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Booking Number: 2202337
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Carlos Castillo
Arrest date: June 8, 2022
Age: 25
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number: 2202336
Charges: OWI, felony
Ronald Epting
Arrest date: June 8, 2022
Age: 23
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2202343
Charges: Possession legend drug, felony
Michael Swienconek
Arrest date: June 7, 2022
Age: 40
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number: 2202320
Charges: Theft, felony
Gregory Devetski
Arrest date: June 7, 2022
Age: 73
Residence: Chesterton, IN
Booking Number: 2202324
Charges: OWI, felony
Jamey Goin
Arrest date: June 7, 2022
Age: 43
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202321
Charges: Theft, felony
Michael Miller
Arrest date: June 6, 2022
Age: 59
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202316
Charges: OWI, felony
Nicholas Cervantes
Arrest date: June 6, 2022
Age: 24
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number: 2202318
Charges: Resisting law enforcement, felony
Josip Markovich
Arrest date: June 6, 2022
Age: 40
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202317
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Bianca Martin
Arrest date: June 6, 2022
Age: 26
Residence: Crete, IL
Booking Number: 2202315
Charges: Domestic battery, felony
Kevin Zaragoza
Arrest date: June 5, 2022
Age: 43
Residence: Porter, IN
Booking Number: 2202314
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Travis Ridge
Arrest date: June 5, 2022
Age: 24
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202305
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Maurice Russell Jr.
Arrest date: June 5, 2022
Age: 22
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number: 2202310
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Jewel Summers
Arrest date: June 5, 2022
Age: 25
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number: 2202309
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Crystal Jenkins
Arrest date: June 5, 2022
Age: 31
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number: 2202308
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Jacob Nimon
Arrest date: June 5, 2022
Age: 25
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202311
Charges: OWI, felony
Kenneth Clasen
Arrest date: June 5, 2022
Age: 22
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2202307
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Jacob Furlow
Arrest date: June 5, 2022
Age: 38
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number: 2202306
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
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Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb outlined a plan June 9 for Indiana to pay $225 to all adult Hoosiers in July or August, on top of the $125 automatic taxpayer refund payments already going out.
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Gov. Eric Holcomb is planning to call the Indiana General Assembly back to the Statehouse in the last week of June for a special legislative session focused on returning excess state revenue to Hoosier taxpayers.
Gov. Eric Holcomb is planning to call the Indiana General Assembly back to the Statehouse in the last week of June for a special legislative session focused on returning excess state revenue to Hoosier taxpayers.
The Republican chief executive said Friday he's willing to bring lawmakers back to Indianapolis "tomorrow" to approve his plan for the state to pay $225 to all adult Hoosiers in July or August, on top of the $125 automatic taxpayer refund payments already going out.
However, Holcomb said he believes the week of June 27 probably will be best to give legislators time to fully consider his proposal and to prevent any conflicts with lawmakers' Independence Day plans or vacations.
"I think we need to do it sooner rather than later, and yet this month, and we have the ability to do just that," Holcomb said.
The governor's vision of a quick special session seems to suggest he's not in favor of the General Assembly simultaneously tackling new abortion restrictions for which Senate President Rod Bray, R-Martinsville, has promised a "full vetting" that likely would take longer than a single day.
Holcomb said he's still waiting on the U.S. Supreme Court to rule in the pending Mississippi abortion case before deciding whether to heed the request of 100 Republican state lawmakers to reconvene the General Assembly if the nation's high court gives the go-ahead for states to further restrict or outright prohibit abortion access.
In the meantime, Holcomb said the Legislature can act on his taxpayer refund plan before the June 30 end of the state's 2022 budget year.
Under the plan, Hoosier taxpayers who received an electronic deposit of $125 as their share of Indiana's excess revenue at the end of the 2021 budget year would get a second deposit of $225, for a total of $350.
Hoosiers still waiting for a paper check with their original taxpayer refund instead would be sent a single check in August for $350, or $700 for married couples.
"Hoosiers have real needs right now during this period of high inflation, from the gas pump to buying groceries, and everyone should benefit from the state's success," Holcomb said.
That success is Indiana's bulging budget reserve that through 11 months of the state's budget year is running $1.07 billion, or 6.1%, ahead of the revenue forecast most recently revised in December 2021.
Compared to the two-year state budget plan enacted in April 2021, Indiana revenue has topped expectations by $2.75 billion, or 17.3%, according to the State Budget Agency.
In December, Indiana already was projected to end its fiscal year on June 30 with a record-setting $5.1 billion budget reserve, or 26.7% of 2023 budget year expenses.
The ongoing monthly surpluses since that time, including a whopping $496.9 million in April and even more to come in June, make it likely the state will have almost $7 billion in the bank when it closes the books on the current budget year.
Sending a total of $1 billion back to Hoosiers through a $225 per person distribution still would leave the state with its biggest budget reserve ever, records show.
The Republican chief executive outlined a plan Thursday for Indiana to pay $225 to all adult Hoosiers in July or August, on top of the $125 automatic taxpayer refund payments already going out.
Transgender girls in Indiana, regardless of their physical characteristics or gender identity, are prohibited by law from participating in girls sports teams at all K-12 schools beginning July 1.
Three Northwest Indiana lawmakers are calling for Gov. Eric Holcomb to suspend the state's fuel taxes until at least July to give Hoosiers a break when they fill up their tanks.
Gov. Eric Holcomb answered questions about abortion, state revenue, Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. and Sonic during a visit Monday to Northwest Indiana.
Hoosier motorists will be paying a total of 74.5 cents in taxes for each gallon of gasoline they purchase in May — the highest amount in Indiana history.
Hoosiers should keep an eye on their bank account or their mailbox in the months ahead as Indiana begins returning a portion of its excess 2021 tax revenue to the people who generated it.
"Families continue to struggle to meet their basic needs. The Legislature has the power and the funds to provide immediate relief and ultimately invest dollars back into our economy," said state Rep. Vernon Smith.
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb outlined a plan June 9 for Indiana to pay $225 to all adult Hoosiers in July or August, on top of the $125 automatic taxpayer refund payments already going out.
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CROWN POINT — When Mark Baumgardner Jr. and Ryan Cusack were sworn in as full-time firefighters by then-Mayor David Uran in 2008, the Crown Point Fire Rescue responded to about 2,500 calls a year. As the two longtime coworkers begin to lead the station, that number has more than doubled.
As Crown Point's population and the size of the department continues to grow, Baumgardner and Cusack are tasked with navigating an industry that has changed drastically over the past decade.
Though both agree the department's service and response time continues to be seamless, Crown Point is not immune to the national trend of serious employee shortages, supply chain woes and the mental toll of being a first responder.
The city has also faced a lot of changes in recent months. Baumgardner was appointed acting chief after Chief Dave Crane died April 1, then he was officially made chief by Uran. On June 1, Cusack was named assistant fire chief, and then the next day, Uran completed his last day in office after being selected as the next president and CEO of the South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority.
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Former Crown Point Police Chief Pete Land was caucused to replace Uran and quickly appointed Baumgardner chief.
“I got two certificate of appointments all within a couple weeks of each other from two different mayors,” Baumgardner said, pointing to a box containing both framed certificates.
Despite the rapid change, deep-rooted connections with city staff have eased the many transitions.
Baumgardner "quite literally grew up in a firehouse." His father, Mark Baumgardner Sr., was a paramedic and firefighter with the city for 34 years, serving as fire chief from 2006 to 2007.
“He would bring me to the station, point at the couch, turn on cartoons or something, tell me to sit there and not move until he comes back," Baumgardner recalled. “It’s pretty wild to sit back and remember being a little kid running around here with some of the other firemen that are now officers who were also little kids, and we would play tag on the fire trucks, and now here we are in charge of the place.”
Both Baumgardner and Cusack also worked closely with Land during his 34 years in the police department — a relationship that Baumgardner said will help the fire department overcome potential barriers.
A growing department
Built in 1989, the Crown Point firehouse was designed to accommodate four-person shifts. The department now has 39 firefighters and shifts consist of 13 people — Crown Point still only has one station.
With the city's rising population, the department would ideally hire about 15 more staff, but the current station "physically cannot hold any more people," Baumgardner said.
Though the department has made some creative changes — renovating the kitchen and turning a garage into a gym — the station is still "bursting at the seams," Baumgardner said.
Rumors of a second fire station have swirled for decades, but Baumgardner said plans for a new station will likely be finalized "in the very near future."
"When other people hear that we are running over 5,000 calls out of one station, that usually raises an eyebrow,” Cusack said.
With the new station, Baumgardner would like to increase shift sizes to 15. However, while the department looks to grow, supply chain issues and inflation may make budgeting for the growth more difficult.
Delays with ordering equipment began during the pandemic and "have not gotten better," Baumgardner said. A fire engine that would usually take one year to arrive now takes 21 to 24 months. That means the department has to plan orders out far in advance, making budgeting difficult as costs skyrocket.
The department recently ordered a new engine, and in the year it took to finalize designs, the cost increased 18%.
Rising gas prices are also an issue as the department uses historical spending to budget fuel costs.
“No matter what the fuel prices are, we still have to go on calls,” Baumgardner said. "We are facing the same exact problems with rising gas prices as everyone else, only we are tax-based.”
Employee wellness
Some national trends impacting the firefighting field may actually present opportunities for growth.
For years, police, fire and paramedic shortages have put a strain on smaller departments. As the number of volunteer firefighters drop, departments like Crown Point are looking to candidates with little to no experience.
Baumgardner was one of about 30 other volunteer firefighters when he started with Crown Point in 2002. Now the department has under 12. Both Baumgardner and Cusack began to notice the drop in the 2010s.
“I remember sitting in the fire engine, the duty officer was in the other seat, and we’d be waiting for the volunteers to get in and come on the engine so we could go, and I remember having some awareness that it seemed like it was taking longer and longer, or fewer and fewer people were showing up,” Cusack said.
Nationally, increased training and certification requirements and busier lives have made it harder for people to join fire departments on a volunteer basis, Baumgardner explained. The past two rounds of hiring were the first times Crown Point Fire Rescue accepted applicants with zero experience.
After the department hires someone, "you're looking at two and a half to three years of training, and that’s two and a half to three years that they aren’t going on calls," Baumgardner said. "It is a lot of investment of time and money to get them trained and hopefully they pass everything.”
Though the lack of experience requires more of an investment on the department's end, Cusack said it also "gives us different opportunities to get different people in the door, which is really cool.”
As the department grows over the next few years, Baumgardner and Cusack are putting wellness first.
Mental and physical health have historically taken a back seat in the highly stressful field of first responders. However, when a few of Crown Point's firefighters started to get more involved with physical fitness, the department started a wellness initiative.
Though it has only been in place for a few weeks, exercise is now part of the station's daily routine. Shift members work out together, with some members even leading rehabilitative exercises. Physical fitness can help reduce workplace injuries and improve overall performance Baumgardner explained.
The department is also learning more about nutrition, working with a chef from Square Roots who will show them a few healthy meals they can prepare at the station.
At the same time, Baumgardner and Cusack hope to open up a dialogue around mental health.
"Whether it is depression or something on a call that haunts you, ... we (firefighters) are really good at suppressing that for a really long time and eventually for everyone, it is going to come back up,” Baumgardner said. “The whole idea of the wellness program is we invest maintenance into our equipment, we do maintenance on the building, but now it is time to do maintenance on ourselves.”
While the department has always "done a great job of providing service to the city," Cusack said, he and Baumgardner are focused on maintaining that service while ensuring "our people are taken care of" as the department grows. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/crown-point/watch-now-crown-point-fire-rescues-new-leadership-prepares-for-continued-growth-while-prioritizing-employee/article_96b7f950-2bff-54dd-aa3d-d31d99eed62e.html | 2022-06-13T14:47:24 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/crown-point/watch-now-crown-point-fire-rescues-new-leadership-prepares-for-continued-growth-while-prioritizing-employee/article_96b7f950-2bff-54dd-aa3d-d31d99eed62e.html |
EAST CHICAGO — A reorganization of the city’s hard-pressed police department has prompted a debate on how safe its streets currently are.
Officer Brandon Holzhauer, president of the city Fraternal Order of Police lodge, said Friday the police force has shrunk to 56 state-certified officers out of a department that should have 98 on duty.
He said that typically there are only a handful of officers patrolling the streets at any one time.
“That is unsafe for the officers and unsafe for the citizens. We fear that without immediate action, this will continue to the point where the department will not be able to serve the community,” Holzhauer told the Common Council last week.
Interim Police Chief Jose Rivera disputes that. “We have 63 officers. We’ve just hired six more. We don’t have a staffing problem.”
Councilman Robert Garcia, D-5th, said Friday he has no doubts about the seriousness of the problem the FOP complains of.
“Police supervisors are being forced to put some calls on hold to answer the more serious ones.”
Rivera said Friday the FOP is creating unnecessary panic. “The patrol officer is having an average of three to four service calls during a 12-hour shift.
“We have supervisors and detectives who are back-up if the patrol officers are tied up," he said, adding service calls that are not emergencies are handled over the phone.
“There is no backlog of emergency calls,” Rivera said.
Holzhauer said many veteran officers have left in recent months to avoid working longer hours after the department switched this year from 8- to 12-hour shifts.
Rivera said that the 12-hour shifts are helping to reduce unscheduled overtime work and that younger officers, who now constitute most of the force, appreciate the time off that the new schedule affords as well as new flexible overtime scheduling.
Holzhauer, a seven-year department veteran, said many new officers leave for better pay and working conditions at a well-heeled suburban department or in other professions.
“There were four officers in my class year. I’m the only one left,” Holzhauer said.
He said the FOP is demanding better pay and benefits to attract and retain police officers to compete.
“Out of all Lake County police departments, East Chicago is 16th out of 17,” Holzhauer told the council.
“The council supports law enforcement. We gave them a 10% pay raise last year,” Garcia said, adding they have legislated several incentives for police.
Mayor Anthony Copeland vetoed council ordinances, and when the council overrode the veto, the administration refused to enact the council’s pay and benefits plan fully, council attorney Angela Jones said Friday.
The council and mayor have been suing each other since earlier this year in Lake Superior Court over which branch of municipal government has authority over police department labor relations.
Holzhauer said police need the mayor to sign a collective bargaining agreement to settle this dispute and give police officers an attractive and stable workplace.
Copeland couldn’t be reached Friday morning for comment.
East Chicago is not alone.
A 2019 survey conducted by the Washington D.C.-based Police Executive Research Forum showed that 86% of police agencies report a police officer shortage.
A recent U.S. Department of Justice study found younger generations are less interested in police work, have disqualifying financial debt or are not physically fit enough to meet strict standards for police work.
More are leaving the profession, particularly older officers who qualify for pensions, as police work currently demands more responsibilities in the face of rising violence and protests against law enforcement.
Roy Dominguez, former Lake County sheriff, said police departments are chronically short-staffed, but the low staffing in East Chicago is a particular concern, especially because it borders high crime spillover from Illinois.
Holzhauer told the council, “Other departments have shortages, yes, but find one department out there that is losing officers like we are, that has this revolving door where officers continue to walk away.”
The City of East Chicago is currently accepting applications for police officers. Applicants must be between at least 21 to 35 years of age.
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Hallway video from inside a Bronx apartment building captured the first seconds of a violent home invasion robbery where two men used a fake FedEx disguise to get inside, authorities say.
The wanted men are seen walking toward an apartment door Wednesday morning, the first wearing a black FedEx uniform and carrying what appears to be an unmarked package.
Police said it was just after 9 a.m. when one of the building's tenants opened his door to the suspects who rushed inside and pulled a gun. One of the intruders shot the 23-year-old victim in the chest, who was taken to Lincoln Hospital for treatment.
The armed duo fled the unit but not before taking the man's cell phone as well.
They took off in a black Nissan Rouge with Connecticut license plates, last seen heading west down East 135th Street officials said.
The NYPD put out the video of the assailants on Monday hoping to get help tracking them down.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/home-invaders-use-fedex-disguise-to-shoot-rob-nyc-man-in-apartment-cops/3731620/ | 2022-06-13T14:51:12 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/home-invaders-use-fedex-disguise-to-shoot-rob-nyc-man-in-apartment-cops/3731620/ |
An off-duty NYPD officer with the department's transit bureau was found stabbed to death inside a Bronx apartment early Monday, and her husband has surrendered in connection with her killing, two senior police officials say.
The off-duty officer was found in the Concourse section overnight, around 3 a.m., after police responded to a 911 call of a stabbing. The two senior police officials say the 31-year-old woman, whose name has not been released, managed to call a relative, who was the one to make the 911 call to the Grand Concourse apartment.
It was too late. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency responders. They say she had multiple stab wounds.
Officials say a 34-year-old man -- a man the two senior NYPD officials identify as the victim's husband -- surrendered at a neighboring precinct later Monday.
They say he has no previous criminal history and a possible motive isn't yet clear. The two officials did say it happened during some sort of argument.
The couple shares a child who is currently out of the state with relatives, the two officials said. The husband's name hasn't been released yet, either.
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SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — An 75-acre brush fire in Oceanside, south of Camp Pendleton, was stopped Sunday with no loss of structures, but at one point forced residents in surrounding neighborhoods to evacuate, the Oceanside Fire Department said.
Residents in the 300 block of Rimhurst Court, the 300 block of Shadowtree and all of Wala Drive were asked to evacuate out of an abundance of caution, as firefighters battled the fire in the 800 block of West Airport Road.
Officers with the Oceanside Police Department were also going door-to-door notifying residents on Spring Brook Court and Silver Ridge Court to evacuate.
An evacuation center was set up at El Camino High School at 400 Rancho Del Oro Road.
The fire was first reported at 12:21 p.m. Sunday with firefighters from the OFD, Cal Fire San Diego, the North County Fire Protection District, Vista, Encinitas and Carlsbad responding.
Two air tankers were spreading retardant over the area at 1:45 p.m.
A plume of black smoke blanketed the area and could be seen for miles.
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LOWELL, Mich. — A Lowell boy chose to give back instead of getting gifts for his 5th birthday. William "Weasel" Newsted spends his days playing with friends and looking after his families chickens, dogs and cats. When his mom asked about feeding hungry people, Weasel had no hesitation.
"I asked him would you be okay instead of getting presents, your friends brought you food for the food fight for Lowell," said Stacey Newsted, William's mom. "He said mom that’s a great idea."
When the invitations went out, they had the time and place for the party, and a special note on the back reading "Please no gifts! Instead we ask for 1 canned of boxed item for Lowell's Food Fight."
The food fight is a food drive and fundraiser that's been running for 12 years. It benefits Flat River Outreach Ministries (FROM), helping to feed the hungry around Lowell, as well as provide clothing and resources through the organization. Businesses and residents donate items as a competition between the town's north and south side's to see who can collect more. After 12 years, the ministry website has a scoreboard of 6-6.
"I hope that he sees this some day," said Aric Newsted, William's dad. "Obviously he won't remember it at this age, but it’s a building block in our society."
On the day of his party, Weasel's friends brought enough food to fill a whole box and then some. After the party, the Newsted's packed up the car and headed downtown to drop off the birthday gifts.
"The cutest thing, I said to him, good job!" said Dionna Oubier, owner of Showboat Spirits and Fine Wine in Lowell. "He just was not having it, he didn’t want any accolades, no recognition you could tell he was just doing it out of pure love."
It's the first year the party store has participated in the Food Fight as a collection/drop-off location. Oubier says they were excited to take part for the community, but seeing Weasel bring in a box he could fit in was the icing on the cake.
"It's something that just sparks inspiration, hope and goodness and joy," She said. "it’s going to inspire people."
His parents say Weasel hasn't complained about not getting gifts once. He does, however, have his eye on next years wish list, which has one item so far - a helicopter Lego set.
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NEW YORK — Bowie State student and Maryland native Myles Frost has moonwalked away with the award for best lead actor in a musical for playing Michael Jackson and becomes the youngest solo winner in that category.
“MJ” represents the 22-year-old Frost’s Broadway debut as he plays Jackson with a high, whispery voice, a Lady Diana-like coquettishness and a fierce embrace of Jackson’s iconic dancing and singing style, right down to the rhythmic breathing and swiveling head.
Frost thanked his parents and sang during his acceptance speech.
Frost was raised by his mother in Fort Washington, Maryland. After high school, he put theater aside to pursue a career in music. He attended Belmont University in Nashville for two years to major in audio engineering. He transferred to Bowie State University in Maryland for his final two years.
The bio musical is stuffed with the King of Pop’s biggest hits, including “ABC,” “Black or White,” “Blame it on the Boogie,” “Bad,” “Billie Jean,” “Off the Wall,” “Thriller” and “I’ll Be There.”
Frost beat Billy Crystal in “Mr. Saturday Night,” Hugh Jackman from “The Music Man,” Rob McClure in “Mrs. Doubtfire” and Jaquel Spivey in “A Strange Loop.” Frost unseated Ben Platt as the youngest performer to win best leading man in a musical on his own for “Dear Evan Hansen.” (Three young men won for playing Billy Elliot in 2009).
Some of the award show highlights included the massive cast of “The Music Man” filling the massive Radio City stage with “Seventy-Six Trombones,” as well as Prince Jackson and Paris Jackson introducing the show about their father before the “MJ” cast danced to an energetic “Smooth Criminal.” Billy Crystal taught the crowd “Yiddish scatting.”
Many acceptance speeches thanked the audiences for braving spikes in COVID-19 to come to see shows, and Marsha Gay Harden cheered 150 safety officers invited as guests to the Tonys. | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/maryland-myles-frost-dances-off-with-lead-actor-in-musical-crown-at-tony-awards-2022-bowie-state-king-of-pop/65-19f5722c-cfd4-4896-a487-aea16ab4ef8f | 2022-06-13T14:55:39 | 1 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/maryland-myles-frost-dances-off-with-lead-actor-in-musical-crown-at-tony-awards-2022-bowie-state-king-of-pop/65-19f5722c-cfd4-4896-a487-aea16ab4ef8f |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — According to the Sacramento Fire Department, a house fire was contained early Monday morning.
The house, located at 12th Street and Tomato Alley was under foundation construction which made it difficult to enter the home to put out the fire.
The fire was contained shortly after it began. No injuries have been reported, according to the Sacramento Fire Department.
Watch more on ABC10 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/sacramento/fire-monday-downtown-sacramento/103-821eceb2-4fa6-421b-83eb-158545518bec | 2022-06-13T14:55:45 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/sacramento/fire-monday-downtown-sacramento/103-821eceb2-4fa6-421b-83eb-158545518bec |
STOCKTON, Calif. — One man died in a double shooting in Stockton that happened on Sunday night and is under investigation, according to the Stockton Police Department.
Officers responded to the 2000 block of St. Lakes Way to reports of a shooting around 11:10 p.m. Two 26-year-old men were shot. One of the men was pronounced dead at the scene and the other man was taken to a local hospital.
Homicide detectives are investigating the shooting. There is no suspect information at this time. Anyone with information can call the Stockton Police Department's non-emergency number at (209) 937-8377 or the Investigations Division at (209) 937-8323.
STOCKTON CRIME IN CONTEXT
The increase in homicide cases in Stockton during the early months of 2022 came on the heels of a decline in 2021, where police reported fewer homicides ending the year with a total of 38 cases.
While that’s not the lowest number the department has dealt with in the past 12 years, it is below the annual average of 40 homicide cases per year since 1995.
In response to the rise in homicides, community groups held prayer vigils and outreach events meant to unite Stockton residents against violence.
Activists have called on the community to show up to such events and work with local organizations such as Advance Peace, Faith in the Valley, Lighthouse of the Valley and the Office of Violence Prevention to discourage crime and help impacted communities heal.
Click here for a map of crime statistics.
In an interview with ABC10 in March, Stockton City Manager Harry Black said the Stockton Police Department is trying to prevent more deaths by working more on intelligence gathering and cooperating with federal partners such as the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the U.S. Marshall's Service.
The city is also working to improve its crime prevention, intervention and fighting strategy, Black said. Representatives with the city's Office of Violence Prevention are working to be more present in communities impacted by crime. The office's 'peacekeepers program' places mediators and mentors in high-crime areas.
Watch the full interview: Stockton City Manager Harry Black talks recent crime in the city | Extended Interview | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/stockton/double-shooting-in-stockton/103-62be370c-6b0e-4012-bcc0-7bc8dba0ab01 | 2022-06-13T14:55:51 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/stockton/double-shooting-in-stockton/103-62be370c-6b0e-4012-bcc0-7bc8dba0ab01 |
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Strong winds are driving a fast-growing wildfire north of Flagstaff over the weekend that spurred numerous evacuations, and it may have been sparked by a person.
Hundreds of fire personnel, supported on the ground and in the air by heavy equipment, are fighting the Pipeline Fire. It's been burning six miles north of Flagstaff since Sunday, Jun. 12.
A person was arrested for violating the county's burn ban near the time the fire broke out, according to the Coconino County Sheriff's Office. They say a Matthew Riser, 57, was seen driving away from the area of the fire around 11 a.m. in a white pickup truck before he was stopped.
The United States Forest Service is handling the investigation. Riser has been booked into the Coconino County Jail.
A call center has been set up by the county's Health and Human Services Department. Anyone with questions can call: (928) 679-8525.
The full evacuation list, evacuation center information and up-to-date road closures can be found below.
A dedicated website for new information was set up by the county. Click or tap here.
Here’s a breakdown of everything we know about the fire:
Latest fire updates:
- Man arrested in connection with the fire
- Officials estimate that 4,000 to 5,000 acres of land have been burned so far
- Evacuations were ordered in multiple areas
- US 89 has been shut down north of Flagstaff
- An evacuation center has been set up at Sinagua Middle School
- No structures have been damaged so far
We are continuing to track the efforts to contain the blaze and will update the public on any new information as soon as it becomes available. Please check back often for the latest information.
Head to 12news.com/wildfires to get the latest information on all the fires burning around Arizona.
How many acres has it burned?
The Pipeline Fire has burned roughly 4,712 acres and does not have a containment estimate as of Jun. 12, fire officials said.
Forest officials say the wildfire was pushed more than 15 miles due to strong winds.
Are there any evacuations?
The following communities are under the "GO" order and have been asked to evacuate immediately:
- Private land east of Sunset Crater-Wupatki Loop Road
- Schultz Pass Road (FS 420)
- FS 557
- FS 576
- FS 522
- FS 556
- Arizona Snowbowl
- Timberline (South of Brandis to Elden Springs Road)
- Upatki Trails
- Girls Ranch
- Fernwood
The following communities are under the "SET" order and have been asked to prepare for possible evacuation:
- Mt. Elden Estates
- Doney Park
- Homes near FS 420 and FS 556
Coconino County shared the following maps of areas under an evacuation order:
Coconino County has provided a live map of the evacuation area.
Go to the Arizona Emergency Information Network website to learn how the READY, SET, GO evacuation system works.
What roads or highways have been closed?
US 89 is closed north of Flagstaff, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.
The southbound side is closed at milepost 445; the northbound side is closed at milepost 425.
The fire has crossed US 89 and has extended to the opposite side of the highway.
Buffalo Park and FUTS Trail have been closed as well.
Are there any shelters available for residents who may be evacuated?
A Red Cross evacuation center has been set up at Sinagua Middle School at 3950 E Butler Ave, Flagstaff.
Resouces for animal evacuations
- Household animals
You can take your household animals to Coconino Humane Association: 3501 E Butler Ave, Flagstaff, AZ 86004. Please check in with staff upon arrival.
• Livestock
You can take your horses, goats, sheep, pigs, and chickens to the Fort Tuthill County Stables. When you arrive, please leave your animals in your vehicle or trailer.
Wildfire Go-Kit:
Residents in wildfire-prone areas are urged to have an emergency supplies kit to bring with them if they are evacuated from their homes, especially as Arizona residents are beginning to see early widespread fire activity throughout the state.
An emergency supply kit should be put together long before a wildfire or another disaster occurs. Make sure to keep it easily accessible so you can take it with you when you have to evacuate.
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) recommends that residents near a disaster store emergency supplies in a plastic tub, small suitcase, trash can, backpack, or other containers.
Residents should make sure they have the necessities, such as three gallons of water per person and a three-day supply of ready-to-eat food, the NFPA said. A first-aid kit, prescription medications, contact lenses, and non-prescription drugs should also be taken into account.
Copies of any important family documents, including insurance policies, identification, bank account records, and emergency contact numbers should also be taken and put into a waterproof, portable container in your kit, the NFPA said.
The association lists other items that would help in a disaster, including:
Sleeping bag or warm blanket for each person
Battery-powered or hand-cranked radio and an NOAA weather radio to receive up-to-date information
Dust mask or cotton T-shirt to filter the air
Matches in a waterproof container
Complete change of clothing including long pants, long sleeve shirts, and sturdy shoes stored in a waterproof container
Signal flare
The entire NFPA checklist of supplies can be found here.
Arizona Wildfire Season
Get the latest information on how to stay safe and protect your home during wildfire season in Arizona on our 12 News YouTube playlist here. | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/wildfire/flagstaff-area-pipeline-fire/75-1b3838a2-36b4-42b1-9b12-fde93cf01c8a | 2022-06-13T14:55:57 | 1 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/wildfire/flagstaff-area-pipeline-fire/75-1b3838a2-36b4-42b1-9b12-fde93cf01c8a |
Normal Rotary Club honors former ISU president, health care leaders
NORMAL — The Normal Rotary Club honored two local health care leaders and the former president of Illinois State University for their service to the community during their June 1 meeting.
Rotarian Gordon Bidner presented the Jack Wilz Public Health and Safety Award to Dr. Paul Pedersen and Colleen Kannaday. Pedersen stepped down in 2021 after 27 years as chief medical officer at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center. Kannaday is president of Carle BroMenn Medical Center.
Pedersen said in his acceptance speech that local health care workers showed an amazing amount of dedication during the COVID-19 pandemic. He added we are not out of the woods yet and asked Rotarians to talk to people about the benefits of the COVID vaccine. He said vaccination combats the development of new variants and works to prevent overloading of the health care system.
Kannaday praised health care workers at Carle BroMenn for returning to work day after day despite heartbreaking COVID conditions and many unknowns about the disease early in the pandemic.
Next, Mark Jontry presented the Coach Jim Collie Vocational Service Award to Larry Dietz, who retired last year as president of ISU. Jontry said Dietz brought strength and stability to the university during trying times that included the pandemic, when thousands of students and faculty rushed to implement remote learning. Jontry also noted Dietz's leadership of a fundraising campaign for ISU as well as the respect he has earned from his peers.
Dietz said he was accepting the award on behalf of his wife, Marlene, and the ISU staff, faculty and alumni. He said ISU enjoyed the cooperation from OSF and Carle BroMenn as the university and the community navigated the pandemic.
Bloomington seeking nominations for Beautification Awards
BLOOMINGTON — The Citizens' Beautification Committee of Bloomington is seeking community participation in their annual Beautification Awards nomination process.
The program recognizes residential and nonresidential property owners in Bloomington who make positive contributions to the city's appearance through landscaping, architecture and maintenance of their property.
Nominations can be found online at city.blm.org/boards-commissions/citizens-beautification-committee/annual-activities/2022-beautification-awards.
Nominations will be accepted through June 24. Awards will be presented at a late summer city council meeting.
Submit items to newsroom@pantagraph.com | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/monday-memos-normal-rotary-club-presents-honors-bloomington-seeking-nominations-for-beautification-awards/article_4da267ac-e73a-11ec-9720-f339c78556bc.html | 2022-06-13T15:04:37 | 0 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/monday-memos-normal-rotary-club-presents-honors-bloomington-seeking-nominations-for-beautification-awards/article_4da267ac-e73a-11ec-9720-f339c78556bc.html |
Q: My father is a veteran who served honorably. He is getting up in years now and we talked recently about what he wanted done after he passes. Besides the estate and the other financial issues, we talked about funeral details. He was very proud of his military service and decided he would like to have military rites as part of his funeral. He already has a burial site in a private cemetery where my mother is buried. Does the VA provide any benefits for funerals?
A: Upon request, the Department of Defense will provide military funeral honors consisting of folding and the presentation of the United States flag by two or more uniformed members of the armed forces and the playing of "Taps" for a veteran buried in a non-national cemetery. Additionally, the funeral home will usually be able to obtain local veterans groups that have honor guards who may be able to provide a military prayer recitation, a rifle salute and other rites such as a bagpiper and in some cases a “flyover." The VA will provide a marble, granite or bronze grave marker upon request with coordination from the cemetery.
VENDOR AND INNOVATOR ACCESS INITIATIVE
The Department of Veterans Affairs has launched a new initiative called Pathfinder, which will serve as the “front door” for vendors and innovators to engage with the VA while providing useful resources. Pathfinder website users can submit their innovative ideas, solutions, products or services and provide information about themselves, company or organization. For VA to provide the highest quality care to veterans, it must offer a customer-focused pathway to engage industry, academia and veteran advocates who are actively working to solve veteran and health care challenges. The goal is to remove barriers and assist vendors and innovators in navigating the organization while improving care and services for veterans and their caregivers. VA will utilize submissions to Pathfinder to conduct market research, build an innovation solution repository for continuous sourcing and match the innovative solutions from the repository with VA problem spaces. Visit www.Pathfinder.va.gov for more details.
My HealtheVet
The VA has consolidated many of the portals to access various kinds of VA information into My HealtheVet. This Portal to VA information makes it easy to communicate with your health care team, manage your appointments and health records, and refill prescriptions online. To sign up for My HealtheVet, visit www.myhealth.va.gov/mhv-portal-web/user-registration/.
STOLEN VALOR
Did you know it is not a crime in Illinois to lie about having served in the military in order to get discounts at businesses and restaurants? Many retailers would like to honor and recognize our veterans at their business by giving discounts to veterans and their families. However, the “stolen valor” by non-veterans puts the retailer in a tough position — either ask for verification of veterans status and diminish the level of respect to the real veteran, allow the fraud to happen or upset a veteran because the veteran does not have the “right” veterans status information to verify the eligibility for the discount. The Illinois Department of Motor Vehicles will print the word "veteran" on your renewed driver’s license by providing a DD214 when you renew your license. Those who “steal” valor just to get a discount are the bottom of the humanity barrel. Stolen valor currently is only a crime if the fraud is used to get federal benefits.
REMINDER
Tuesday, June 14, is Flag Day.
Jerry Vogler is superintendent of the McLean County Veterans Assistance Commission. | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/veterans-corner-military-funeral-honors-my-healthevet-stolen-valor/article_6e7d0776-e75c-11ec-909c-cf6dc8b05ab8.html | 2022-06-13T15:04:43 | 1 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/veterans-corner-military-funeral-honors-my-healthevet-stolen-valor/article_6e7d0776-e75c-11ec-909c-cf6dc8b05ab8.html |
PENNSYLVANIA, USA — During last week's podcast, the chicks from Chick2Chick, Flora Posteraro and Carrie Perry, spoke about human trafficking; this week, they decided to continue that conversation, since it's such a huge topic.
Posteraro and Perry spoke with the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, which has launched a Human Trafficking Awareness Campaign, about signs to look out for when helping to fight human trafficking.
The chicks joined FOX43 on June 13 to discuss their latest podcast.
To hear more of what the chicks had to say, check out the clip above.
The video podcast can be viewed on Chick2Chick.com and YouTube. It's also available on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, IGTV as @Chick2ChickUSA, and LinkedIn. The audio podcast can be listened to on Stitcher, Spotify, Podbean, GooglePlay, iTunes, and TuneIn.
New podcasts are posted every Monday morning. You can learn more about Chick2Chick by visiting their website. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/morning-show/chick2chick-conversation-human-trafficking-life/521-fe24fe4f-3308-4e98-9bf7-bfd60973abcc | 2022-06-13T15:14:49 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/morning-show/chick2chick-conversation-human-trafficking-life/521-fe24fe4f-3308-4e98-9bf7-bfd60973abcc |
DALLAS (KDAF) — If you live or are planning to spend some time east of I-35 on Monday, be aware as that area in North Texas is under a Heat Advisory according to the National Weather Service center in Fort Worth.
“A Heat Advisory is in effect for areas roughly east of I-35 today due to heat index values exceeding 105 degrees. High temperatures will be near 100 degrees across all of North and Central Texas,” the center adds.
NWS Fort Worth suggests avoiding spending too much time outdoors and ensuring you’re hydrated to counter any heat-related illnesses; “Wear light-colored and lightweight clothing. Check the back seat!”
The center also shared a five-day forecast for Tuesday through Saturday. “Unseasonably hot weather will continue this week. High temperatures will generally be in the mid 90s to low 100s, with heat index values largely between 100-105 degrees. Rain-free weather will continue for the next several days, but low rain/storm chances will return to Central Texas over the weekend.” | https://cw33.com/news/local/part-of-north-texas-under-heat-advisory-on-monday/ | 2022-06-13T15:18:30 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/local/part-of-north-texas-under-heat-advisory-on-monday/ |
Originally published June 9 on IdahoEdNews.org.
It’s the start of a nervous summer for school superintendents and H.R. folks.
Idaho has hundreds of teacher vacancies, and many schools can’t find qualified applicants. That could translate into unfilled positions and larger class sizes — and inexperienced teachers in hard-to-fill disciplines such as math, science and special education.
Idaho schools are fully feeling the pressure of a larger 2022 job market. And their nervous summer comes after what was, by the numbers, a good winter for education. The 2022 Legislature put an additional $104 million into teacher pay, and $180 million into improved benefits for school employees. That should add up to more take-home pay, but still might not prevent a teacher shortage.
As one Treasure Valley administrator put it recently, “The crisis that we have been talking about for the last 10 years is here.”
“People are leaving education,” a Magic Valley administrator said. “We need help.”
The numbers tell only part of the story
To attach some numbers to the problem, the State Board of Education conducted an informal survey.
The results are incomplete. The State Board only surveyed school districts — not the charter schools that serve nearly 10% of Idaho’s students.
And the results are fluid. A week ago, the State Board tallied 894 teacher vacancies (Boise-based KTVB reported these numbers on June 2). The State Board updated its count this week; recent hires brought the number of vacancies down to 702.
Either way, these vacancies reflect less than 5% of a teacher workforce of more than 18,000. But the numbers tell only part of the story.
Timing is a big concern. Usually, schools have their teacher vacancies filled by now — with new hires in place well before the fall. That isn’t the case this year, and “now we’re entering the dry period,” said Tracie Bent, the State Board’s chief planning and policy officer.
Bent can sense that districts are worried, and she has some solid anecdotal evidence. The State Board’s anonymous survey was optional. But administrators from 90 of Idaho’s 115 school districts used the survey as an opportunity to sound the alarm.
‘What pool?’
Of course, vacancies are just part of the H.R. equation. Another piece, equally as important, is the number of applicants.
Asked about the applicant pool, compared with previous years, one East Idaho administrator minced no words. “What pool?”
Across the state, administrators report the same thing: a shortage of qualified applicants — and not just in areas such as math, science or special education, where candidates are generally hard to come by.
As a result, schools are almost sure to fill more of their vacancies by hiring teachers who have gone through alternative certification programs, rather than the traditional path of graduating from a college of education.
This isn’t a new trend. In 2020-21, nearly 700 new educators received an alternative certification, according to a State Board “educator pipeline” report completed in March. For the first time in state history, this number of alternative certifications eclipsed the total number of students who completed traditional programs at Boise State University, the University of Idaho, Idaho State University and Lewis-Clark State College.
Hiring from alternative programs raises short- and long-term questions. Are these new hires prepared to step into a classroom immediately? And do these alternative hires stay in the profession for the long haul? The March State Board report revealed a significant dropoff in retention rates for teachers who go through the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence — the alternative program of choice for most Idaho teachers. One possible reason: ABCTE graduates receive three-year interim certificates, leading to a retention cliff in year four.
It’s all about the money — or is it?
The State Board will discuss the survey at its meeting next week. But the board will not take action, and will receive no recommendations from staff beforehand, Bent said.
But from a policy perspective, state leaders have already spent years trying to address the teacher retention issue. Many of those efforts have been focused on the bottom line: pay and benefits.
Seven years ago, the state adopted the “career ladder,” a teacher salary schedule designed to improve Idaho’s chronically low educator salaries. The ladder appears to be paying dividends, according to the State Board’s March “educator pipeline” report; retention rates approached 92% in 2019-20, up nearly three percentage points over five years.
The 2022 Legislature used a combination of state money and federal coronavirus aid to pump an additional $104 million into the career ladder — although some schools are using the one-time federal money for one-time bonuses or stipends, rather than ongoing pay raises. And the $180 million for benefits is designed to save teachers on the out-of-pocket cost for health care, which is tantamount to a pay raise.
Yet even so, schools are staring at the prospect of teacher shortages come fall. And in the recent State Board survey, some administrators say the state should consider stipends to cover relocation or rising housing costs — augmenting raises that don’t always keep pace with inflation or salaries in neighboring states.
“This is a problem that we all saw coming — very low wages compared to other states,” one Magic Valley administrator wrote. “Now the cost of living has outpaced annual raises and there is no available affordable housing. Perfect storm.”
The housing crunch is a definite factor, among many factors, Idaho School Boards Association deputy director Quinn Perry said this week.
“We can no longer just point and say, ‘Increase teacher salaries,’” she said. “It goes so much deeper and further.”
A question of respect
This year’s investments in pay raises and benefits come after two unusually trying years in education. The stress of COVID-19 closures, and the abrupt shift to online instruction. The uncertainties of moving back to face-to-face learning in the middle of a pandemic. The challenges of helping students overcome learning loss and mental health crises. The nationalized backlash over critical race theory.
“It is more than salary,” said Perry. “It is more than pay. It is respect for the profession.”
The State Board’s educator pipeline report warned of a gathering storm.
“There are early signs that the changing social and political context of public education may soon lead to an increase in educators leaving the field early,” wrote Nathan Dean, the State Board’s educator effectiveness program manager.
This year’s raises and boosts to benefits represent an “important step forward,” Idaho Education Association spokesman Mike Journee said this week. But he said the 2023 Legislature needs to do more to make teaching jobs more attractive — from addressing school safety and student mental health to recognizing the “nobility” of the profession.
“That’s what we have to change, and that’s what we’re going to be fighting for,” Journee said. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/analysis-as-a-nervous-summer-begins-schools-scramble-to-fill-job-vacancies/article_94f31fd1-a8d9-5a3e-8ab6-85cd51f0190a.html | 2022-06-13T15:31:35 | 0 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/analysis-as-a-nervous-summer-begins-schools-scramble-to-fill-job-vacancies/article_94f31fd1-a8d9-5a3e-8ab6-85cd51f0190a.html |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — It’s Mayor Monday on AM Extra, and this morning we’re heading to the city of Beaverton.
Mayor Lacey Beaty talked about her participation in the March for Our Lives over the weekend. She said she was proud to march alongside students and local elected leaders.
She also shared more about the city’s economic recovery, the new year-round homeless shelter and the South Cooper Mountain development. | https://www.koin.com/local/washington-county/beaverton-mayor-participates-in-march-for-our-lives/ | 2022-06-13T15:31:36 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/local/washington-county/beaverton-mayor-participates-in-march-for-our-lives/ |
SALINE COUNTY, Ark. — Saline County sheriff's deputies had a very interesting run-in with a very angry culprit and it's all caught on camera.
Saline County Deputies Sharver and McInturff recently became the 'turtle wranglers,' by working to get one angry snapping turtle off the roadway.
The department shared the pictures and video on Facebook.
They said no deputies or turtles were harmed! | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/arkansas-deputies-angry-snapping-turtle/91-401fb3dd-3ca0-4157-86c5-b6d238f5bdfa | 2022-06-13T15:32:54 | 1 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/arkansas-deputies-angry-snapping-turtle/91-401fb3dd-3ca0-4157-86c5-b6d238f5bdfa |
Attorneys for the former Fort Worth police officer accused of murdering a woman in her own house are asking for a new judge and for a delay in next week’s trial.
The former officer, Aaron Dean, was arrested a few days after he shot Atatiana Jefferson through a window in her backyard as he responded to a neighbor’s report of an open door at her home in October 2019.
Dean’s attorneys, Miles Brissette and Bob Gill, said in court papers that Judge David Hagerman “has grown increasingly hostile, overbearing and rude” to them.
They cited a June 3 hearing in which they sought to delay the trial.
In that hearing, the attorneys argued Hagerman refused to follow courthouse rules and ordered the trial to proceed without lead counsel Jim Lane -- who has been seriously ill -- and without a key defense witness.
In a separate motion, they asked administrative Judge George Gallagher to settle the scheduling conflict.
Brissette and Gill also represent a man accused of sexual assault of a child whose trial also is set for the same time. They argued that his trial should take priority because he has been in jail for months. Dean has been out on bond.
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A hearing was set for noon Monday before administrative Judge George Gallagher who handles courthouse logistics.
A separate hearing was previously scheduled for 2 p.m. before Judge David Hagerman who is presiding over Dean’s trial.
It was unclear if Hagerman’s hearing would proceed as planned. It was scheduled before defense lawyers filed the motion at 10 p.m. Friday to replace him as judge.
Hagerman already granted a previous delay in the trial after lead defense attorney Jim Lane became seriously ill, and the trial had been slowed for months because of the pandemic.
The case has drawn widespread news coverage and community interest.
Dean’s attorneys lost a bid to move the case out of Tarrant County.
Jefferson was home playing video games with her young nephew when a neighbor called police reporting her front door was open, which he found unusual.
She apparently thought Dean was an intruder in her backyard and she grabbed a gun, police said at the time. The officer was in uniform but did not announce himself, the bodycam video showed.
A gag order is in effect in the case, barring participants from commenting publicly. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/ex-fort-worth-cop-accused-of-murdering-atatiana-jefferson-seeks-new-judge-trial-delay/2990911/ | 2022-06-13T15:53:32 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/ex-fort-worth-cop-accused-of-murdering-atatiana-jefferson-seeks-new-judge-trial-delay/2990911/ |
Police are investigating gunfire outside the Duncanville Field House where summer camps were underway Monday morning.
No children have been harmed, the city confirmed Monday morning.
Duncanville police said they were called to investigate a report of gunfire at the field house at about 9:30 a.m.
A car in the parking lot has been surrounded by crime scene tape and is being investigated.
Police have not revealed any information about who may have fired shots or whether anyone was in custody in connection with the gunfire.
The kids taking part in summer camps at the field house were being moved to a nearby recreation center while the gunfire was investigated. Duncanville city officials said parents should go to the rec center at 201 James Collins Boulevard to get their children, not the field house.
Check back and refresh this page for the latest information. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/watch-gunfire-reported-outside-duncanville-field-house-campers-moved-to-rec-center/2990942/ | 2022-06-13T15:53:38 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/watch-gunfire-reported-outside-duncanville-field-house-campers-moved-to-rec-center/2990942/ |
Cyndean Jennings, Gateway Technical College dean of the School of Pre-College and Momentum programs, says many GED, HSED and Adult High School students believe that when they leave high school early, they might never return to school.
That’s why coming back to earn a high school credential is so much sweeter for them.
Many of them did return and felt that sense of accomplishment, as Gateway Technical College recently honored its 229 GED, HSED and Adult High School graduates at a commencement ceremony held in HARIBO Hall in the Madrigrano Conference Center on the college’s Kenosha Campus.
“When I think about our students, I always go back to the times when so many students say to myself, staff or faculty that they never thought this day would come,” said Jennings. “That, when they left high school for whatever reason, they felt they were done.
“For them to be able to have the opportunity to come back and accomplish their credential is amazing. You have people right out of high school, people in their 50s, and every age in between coming back to earn their credential, and it is such a sense of accomplishment for them. You see the joy as they get their credential and they celebrate with their friends. It just does something to you, something to your heart.”
What happened to Rachel, Cameron, Kyle and Leslie Anderson in 2000? Their family is reaching out to the public in the hopes someone will come forward with information.
Synia Young and her children pose after Synia received her diploma at the GED Adult High School graduation ceremony held at Gateway Technical College on May 25. | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/gateway-technical-college-celebrates-ged-hsed-and-adult-high-school-graduates/article_054ca242-e5f0-11ec-9a11-4baa3f74df4c.html | 2022-06-13T15:56:09 | 1 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/gateway-technical-college-celebrates-ged-hsed-and-adult-high-school-graduates/article_054ca242-e5f0-11ec-9a11-4baa3f74df4c.html |
PLEASANT PRAIRIE — Captain Paul Marik of the Pleasant Prairie Police Department has graduated from the FBI National Academy program in Quantico, Va.
Marik completed the 10-week advanced training program as a member of the 282nd Session of the Academy. The session concluded on June 9, Marik and 254 other law enforcement officers graduated representing 47 states, 37 international countries, four military organizations, and nine federal and civilian agencies.
Marik joins Pleasant Prairie Police Chief David Smetana and retired Deputy Chief Daniel Reilly as department members who have graduated from the FBI academy.
“Captain Marik has established his commitment to the people of Pleasant Prairie throughout his career,” said Chief Smetana. “The experience and knowledge gained from the FBI National Academy will be a critical component in how our leadership team delivers service to our officers, staff, and community by providing professional, competent, and compassionate service.”
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Marik has served the village community for 24 years. Since being hired, he has worked in various assignments, including Patrol Officer, School Resource Officer, Patrol Lieutenant, and recently Captain of Patrol. Marik also served as an operator with the multi-jurisdictional Tactical Response Team. He has a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice Administration and a master’s degree in Business Administration, both from Concordia University.
The FBI National Academy is internationally known for academic excellence and offers advanced communication, leadership, and fitness training. Participants must have proven records as professionals within their agencies to attend. On average, officers attending the academy have 21 years of law enforcement experience and usually return to their agencies to serve in executive-level positions. | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/pleasant-prairie-police-capt-paul-marik-graduates-from-fbi-national-academy/article_a1ff1efe-ea72-11ec-81ca-ef47cca804a8.html | 2022-06-13T15:56:15 | 1 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/pleasant-prairie-police-capt-paul-marik-graduates-from-fbi-national-academy/article_a1ff1efe-ea72-11ec-81ca-ef47cca804a8.html |
ATLANTA — Young singers from across metro Atlanta entered for the chance to sing the national anthem at the start line of the Microsoft Peachtree Junior on July 3 in Atlanta.
Two finalists have been selected and we need your help to pick the winner!
View the performances below and click on the link at the end to vote on your favorite.
Voting closes on Thursday, June 16 at 12:00 p.m. The winner will be announced on 11Alive News at Noon on Friday, June 17.
1) KAITLYN HENDRIX
2) TIFFANY GONZALEZ
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Scenes from the 2021 AJC Peachtree Road Race (Sunday). | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/contests/vote-now-microsoft-peachtree-junior-contest/85-68c9eb2d-63f6-4e1e-b71f-af1a8eb2ca94 | 2022-06-13T15:59:02 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/contests/vote-now-microsoft-peachtree-junior-contest/85-68c9eb2d-63f6-4e1e-b71f-af1a8eb2ca94 |
ATLANTA — Imagine it now: A warm Atlanta morning with thousands of runners lining up for the world's largest 10k, the national anthem carrying through the excitement at Lenox Square just before military jets fly overhead. This July Fourth, it will be a reality!
Singers from across metro Atlanta entered to win the chance to sing the national anthem at the start line of the AJC Peachtree Road Race on the Fourth of July. Four finalists were selected and we need your help to vote on the winner!
Watch the performances below and click on the link at the end to vote for your favorite performance.
Voting closes on Thursday, June 16 at 12:00 p.m. The winner will be announced on 11Alive News at Noon on Friday, June 17.
1) CHRISTOPHER ROBINSON II
2) RACHEL NORMAN
3) SYDNEY ECKART
4) OLIVIA DOUCETTE
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Scenes from the 2021 AJC Peachtree Road Race (Sunday). | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/contests/vote-now-national-anthem-contest/85-96ed7b6d-87d7-4849-8fad-39cbba024d33 | 2022-06-13T15:59:08 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/contests/vote-now-national-anthem-contest/85-96ed7b6d-87d7-4849-8fad-39cbba024d33 |
ATLANTA — Atlanta rapper Trouble will be laid to rest on Monday following a week of grieving and celebrating his life. The rising star was shot to death on June 5 in Rockdale County.
The funeral is taking place at House of Hope Atlanta in Decatur at 11 a.m. According to Willie Watkins Funeral Home, the service will be streamed and will be available to watch on 11Alive and the 11Alive YouTube page:
Trouble, whose real name is Mariel Semonte Orr, and also goes by Skoob, was shot and killed at a Conyers apartment complex. An arrest warrant indicates suspect Jamichael Jones shot him after finding him with his ex-girlfriend.
Trouble released his debut mixtape in 2011, called "December 17th," which includes his hit "Bussin'," which has nearly 2.8 million YouTube views.
Just last week, hundreds gathered for a candlelight vigil at Coan Park in southeast Atlanta to remember the musician. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/rapper-trouble-funeral-atlanta/85-3e8dae1f-03eb-4995-b92e-e44e66cfc4e0 | 2022-06-13T15:59:14 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/rapper-trouble-funeral-atlanta/85-3e8dae1f-03eb-4995-b92e-e44e66cfc4e0 |
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — The city of Birmingham will open a cooling station to help those dealing with the sweltering heat Monday.
From 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, the lower level of Boutwell Auditorium on Reverend Abraham Woods Jr. Boulevard will be open as a cooling station.
The opening comes as much of central Alabama remains under a heat advisory for most of the day with temperatures predicated to go above 100 degrees in Jefferson County, according to the National Weather Service.
In collaboration with One Roof, shelter will also be provided by their ongoing partners: The Salvation Army, 2015 26th Ave. North; the Firehouse Shelter (for men), 626 Second Ave. North; and First Light (for women), 2230 Fourth Ave. North. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/birmingham-opens-cooling-station-as-temperatures-rise/ | 2022-06-13T16:02:22 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/birmingham-opens-cooling-station-as-temperatures-rise/ |
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — CBS 42 wants to help you and your family stay healthy. Each week, our resident Dr. Celeste Reese-Willis joins us to talk about a timely health issue.
This week, Dr. Celeste addresses how to protect yourself from ticks, new omicron subvariants, and Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month.
Tune into CBS 42 Morning News every Monday for our latest discussions with Dr. Celeste Reese-Willis. Feel free to send us questions for Dr. Reese-Willis at Housecalls@CBS42.com or message us on Facebook. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/cbs-42-house-calls-protecting-yourself-from-ticks/ | 2022-06-13T16:02:28 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/cbs-42-house-calls-protecting-yourself-from-ticks/ |
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT)- With the national average for a gallon of gas surpassing five dollars, local landscapers are feeling the pain at the pump.
Kelton Langford, the owner of Chief Lawn Care, told CBS 42 that he makes multiple trips to the gas station during the week, spending between $300-$400 weekly on gas for his vehicles and equipment.
The cost of gas has causes Langford to raise his prices.
“I try not to bother my regular standard customers, but anyone new I have to include that in. I hate to do it, but I have to. I just have to tell them up front that this is the price, and you have to be stern,” Langford said. “This is what it is, and you got to make sure you’re doing quality work for them so they can see why you’re charging this price.”
High gas prices also impact equipment costs, repairs and Langford’s daily routes.
“I’ve had to shorten my routes,” Langford said. “If we have far out routes, I try to send two crews down there to go ahead and knock that out. That way we don’t have to keep going back and forth down there, but sometimes we have to due to weather.”
Langford suggests that other landscapers do more while they’re at a property so they won’t have to keep coming back and filling up at the pump. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/high-gas-prices-impacting-local-landscaping-companies/ | 2022-06-13T16:02:34 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/high-gas-prices-impacting-local-landscaping-companies/ |
The youngest defendant convicted in the torture death of a mentally disabled woman a dozen years ago is appealing the new sentence of 60 years to life imposed late last month.
Angela Marinucci, now 29, argued in an appeal filed Friday in Westmoreland County Court that the judge ignored evidence that she has matured during the 12 years she has spent in prison since her arrest in the stabbing death of 30-year-old Jennifer Daugherty of Mount Pleasant, The Tribune-Review reported.
Defense attorney Michael DeMatt said Judge Rita Hathaway ignored a psychologist's testimony that his client's mental health issues have improved in recent years. He also accused the judge of bias in focusing on the nature of the offense and its effect on the court “even positing that was akin to PTSD.”
During the May 31 sentencing hearing, Hathaway recounted the evidence that led to Marinucci's 2011 first-degree murder conviction and in later trials and appearances of her five co-defendants. The judge said the case has given her nightmares and has affected her like no other in her more than two decades on the bench.
Hathaway twice sentenced Marinucci to life prison terms without possibility of parole, but appeals courts ruled the sentences unconstitutional because Marinucci was a few months shy of her 18th birthday at the time of her arrest.
Her new sentence calls for her to serve a sentence of 40 years to life for first-degree murder and a consecutive prison term of 20 to 40 years for conspiracy. She was credited for the dozen years already spent behind bars and will be eligible for parole at age 78 in 2070.
Authorities alleged that 17-year-old Marinucci egged on her boyfriend and others to torture Daugherty in the dingy Greensburg apartment most of the group shared in February 2010. Prosecutors said she had been dating one of the men and became jealous upon learning that the victim was interested in him too.
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Prosecutors alleged that over nearly three days, the six beat the victim, cut her hair and forced her to drink a mixture of detergent, human waste and other substances that they hoped would kill her, then finally choked her with a string of Christmas lights and stabbed her. Her body was wrapped in plastic and stuffed into a garbage can that was wedged under a truck in a middle school parking lot, where it was found during a snowstorm. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/woman-convicted-in-2010-torture-slaying-case-appeals-new-sentence/3268513/ | 2022-06-13T16:09:54 | 0 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/woman-convicted-in-2010-torture-slaying-case-appeals-new-sentence/3268513/ |
Millsboro voters elect new council member with transparency, growth as top issues
Millsboro residents elected Kimberley Kaan as their new District 1 council member in a town election on Saturday.
Kaan secured nearly 64% of the votes with 284 in her favor. She faced incumbent Tim Hodges, the acting mayor, who received 159 votes.
The voter turnout was 444, and one vote was cast without either candidate selected, according to Town Manager Jamie Burk.
Following this election, Burk said the council members will vote on a new mayor in July.
Councilman Jim Thoroughgood's District 2 seat was also up for reelection but was uncontested.
In a candidate questionnaire, both Kaan and Hodges responded to the same questions, a couple of which addressed some often hot topics in Sussex County municipalities: transparency and response to growth.
Kaan advocated for more transparency when publishing information about upcoming town meetings, and she advised that the town consider how future development will benefit the existing community members when making decisions about growth.
To see the candidates' full responses, read the earlier story here.
CANDIDATES:Millsboro's acting Mayor Tim Hodges faces challenger Kimberley Kaan in election Saturday
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Shannon Marvel McNaught contributed reporting.
Emily Lytle covers Sussex County from the inland towns to the beaches. Got a story she should tell? Contact her at elytle@delmarvanow.com or 302-332-0370. Follow her on Twitter at @emily3lytle. | https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2022/06/13/who-millsboros-next-council-member-see-results-town-election/7579525001/ | 2022-06-13T16:10:44 | 0 | https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2022/06/13/who-millsboros-next-council-member-see-results-town-election/7579525001/ |
National Weather Service changes zones in Brevard resulting in more detailed forecasts, warnings
The National Weather Service base in Melbourne has introduced updates to its operations for the 2022 hurricane season, providing a more detailed forecast map of the county.
During a meeting at Brevard's Emergency Management Center Friday in Rockledge, meteorologists from Melbourne's National Weather Service base explained how they now break the county into six zones when looking at the forecast.
In the past, NWS split the county into two zones, comparing how the southern parts are affected with the northern areas.
Now, they've sectioned the county into six parts, separating the northern and southern inland areas from the northern and southern coastal areas and the northern and southern barrier islands.
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The project took about two years to complete, said Kevin Rodriguez, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Melbourne.
"When it comes to tropical products and we're issuing storm surge watches and warnings, you don't have to worry about storm surges in Palm Bay, but you do if you're in Satellite Beach," Rodriguez said.
"This was kind of the motivation, at least for me, to try (and say), 'OK, let's split this up and figure out a way that we can better (get the) message out.'"
The Treasure Coast counties of Indian River, St. Lucie and Martin also split the mainland from the coast in their forecasts.
According to the weather service, conditions among islands, coasts and mainland can vary significantly.
These changes will help provide more accurate and targeted emergency alerts for storm surges, coastal flooding, rip currents, high wind, cold weather and fire weather.
When hurricane warnings are issued by the National Hurricane Center, the weather service can provide a specific report on conditions in each of Brevard's six zones.
"Each zone in that (tropical cyclone discussion) product ... they're each going to be distinct," Rodriguez said. "Now you've got more specific areas of detail."
Having the zones broken into smaller sections will help prevent confusion that has arisen in the past over weather warnings that don't apply to certain parts of the county, Rodriguez said.
"You don't really have to worry about frost on the barrier islands, so now we can actually be more detailed with pinpointing that," Rodriguez said. "Same thing with the storm surge (for mainland areas)."
Finch Walker is a Breaking News Reporter at FLORIDA TODAY. Contact Walker at 321-290-4744 or fwalker@floridatoday.com. Twitter: @_finchwalker | https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/2022/06/13/more-detailed-accurate-warnings-come-nws-rezone-brevard/7585000001/ | 2022-06-13T16:12:55 | 1 | https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/2022/06/13/more-detailed-accurate-warnings-come-nws-rezone-brevard/7585000001/ |
Police on Monday identified the 24-year-old Lincoln man who died Saturday night after crashing his motorcycle into a Jeep on 84th Street.
Keith Doering had been riding his 2015 Yamaha YZFR6 motorcycle north on 84th Street around 9:50 p.m. Saturday when a southbound Jeep turned left onto Augusta Drive, crossing into Doering's path, the police said in a news release.
Doering struck the Jeep and died at the scene, the police department said.
"We would like to extend our condolences to the family and friends of Keith," said the police, who did not identify the Jeep's driver. "We would also ask the public to respect their privacy as they grieve the loss of their loved one."
It's unclear if speed, alcohol or drugs were factors in the crash. It's also unclear if Doering was wearing a helmet. Lincoln Police Capt. Todd Kocian, a department spokesman, did not immediately return a call seeking clarification.
No citations have been issued in the crash, the department said. An investigation is ongoing.
A Kansas City, Missouri, native, Andrew Wegley joined the Journal Star as breaking news reporter after graduating from Northwest Missouri State University in May 2021.
Kyvell Stark turned himself into police Tuesday morning, and Police Chief Teresa Ewins said he would be charged with two counts of manslaughter and two counts of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
Investigators alleged Terran McKethan, 43, posed as a 17-year-old on Snapchat while meeting young girls and offering them marijuana in exchange for sex acts. He won't be parole eligible until 2072.
Police took two men into custody before finding a .40 caliber handgun, drug paraphernalia, $2,994 in cash, 197.5 grams of marijuana and 488 various pills.
Officers arrested the 18-year-old Thursday evening after a brief foot pursuit near 70th and Adams streets, police said. The department's gang task force had identified him as the suspect in a May 18 shooting.
Surveillance footage showed a masked man exit the truck that he had used as a battering ram before grabbing the keys to a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado and leaving in that truck.
Lincoln Police say the motorcyclist was traveling northbound on 84th Street at about 9:45 p.m. when they struck an SUV that was heading southbound and turning east onto Augusta Drive.
The man's first accuser told Bryan West staff that Delbert Taylor had sexually abused her as a child, and later told Lincoln Police the abuse began when she was around 6 years old, the investigator said in the arrest affidavit.
The search turned up over 5 ounces of pure methamphetamine, just under an ounce of cocaine and 4 pounds of marijuana. They also found four shotguns, two rifles and three pistols.
Though officials have pledged to curb erratic driving behavior on Lincoln's primary east-west corridor, the city has made no clear progress in solving the problems that have plagued O Street for decades. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/lincoln-man-identified-in-fatal-motorcycle-crash-near-84th-street-augusta-drive/article_0ab28bd2-e485-5150-beec-35d9cb53e4d2.html | 2022-06-13T16:14:57 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/lincoln-man-identified-in-fatal-motorcycle-crash-near-84th-street-augusta-drive/article_0ab28bd2-e485-5150-beec-35d9cb53e4d2.html |
Police are investigating after several reports of gunfire in north Lincoln Sunday night led officers to a 22-year-old victim with a gunshot wound to the leg, according to authorities.
Officers responded shortly before 9 p.m. to the area near North Ninth Street and Nance Avenue, just north of Salt Creek, where they found the 22-year-old, who refused treatment at the scene and traveled by private car to a local hospital, Lincoln Police Sgt. Chris Vollmer said.
The victim was treated for non-life-threatening injures, Vollmer said.
Police found a single 9 mm shell casing at the scene, he said. Officers did not recover a weapon.
Vollmer said multiple callers indicated gunfire followed a verbal altercation in the area. An investigation into the shooting is ongoing.
Tom Casady's list of the 10 most infamous crimes in Lincoln history
Crimes of the times
This is simply one man’s perspective from the early 21st century (first written in 2010). I had to make a decision about crimes that occurred at locations that are inside the city today, but were outside our corporate limits at the time they occurred. I chose the latter.
Before beginning, though, I have to deal with three crimes that stand apart: the murders of three police officers in Lincoln. I’m not quite sure how to place them in a list. They all had huge impacts on the community, and on the police department in particular. Because these are my colleagues, I deal with them separately and in chronological order.
Patrolman Marion Francis Marshall
Shot in the shadow of the new Nebraska State Capital, Gov. Charles Bryan came to his aid and summoned additional help.
Lt. Frank Soukup
Marion Marshall was technically not a Lincoln police officer, so Lt. Soukup was actually the first Lincoln police officer killed on duty. One of his colleagues who was present at the motel and involved in the gunbattle, Paul Jacobsen, went on to enjoy a long career and command rank at LPD, influencing many young charges (like me) and leaving his mark on the culture of the agency.
Lt. Paul Whitehead
In the space of a few months, three LPD officers died in the line of duty. Frank Soukup had been murdered, and George Welter had died in a motorcycle crash. Paul Whitehead's partner, Paul Merritt, went on to command rank, and like Paul Jacobsen left an indelible mark at LPD and the community.
No. 1: Starkweather
The subject of several thinly disguised movie plots and a Springsteen album, the Starkweather murders are clearly the most infamous crime in Lincoln’s history — so far. One of the first mass murderers of the mass media age, six of Charles Starkweather’s 11 victims were killed inside the city of Lincoln, and the first was just on the outskirts of town. I didn’t live in Lincoln at the time, but my wife was a first-grader at Riley Elementary School and has vivid memories of the city gripped by fear in the days between the discovery of the Bartlett murders and Starkweather’s capture in Wyoming.
The case caused quite an uproar. There was intense criticism of the police department and sheriff’s office for not capturing Starkweather earlier in the week after the discovery of the Bartletts' bodies. Ultimately, Mayor Bennett Martin and the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners retained a retired FBI agent, Harold G. Robinson, to investigate the performance of local law enforcement. His report essentially exonerated the local law officers and made a few vanilla recommendations for improving inter-agency communication and training.
Now I know that many readers are mumbling to themselves “how obvious.” Hold your horses, though. It’s not quite as obvious as you might think. I had two experiences that drove this fact home to me. The first was a visit by a small group of journalism students. Only one member of the class had any idea, and her idea was pretty vague. You need to remember that the Starkweather murders were in 1957 and 1958 — before the parents of many college students were even born.
The second experience was a visit by a Cub Scout den. I was giving the kids a tour of the police station one evening. We were in the front lobby waiting for everyone to arrive. As I entertained the boys, I told the moms and dads that they might enjoy looking in the corner of the Sheriff’s Office display case to see the contents of Starkweather’s wallet — discovered a couple of years ago locked up in the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office safe. After a few minutes, one of the confused fathers asked me who Starkweather was, and why it was significant.
No. 2: Lincoln National Bank
On the morning of Sept. 17, 1930, a dark blue Buick carrying six men pulled up in front of the Lincoln National Bank at the northwest corner of 12th and O streets. Five of the men entered the bank, while a sixth stood outside by the Buick, cradling a machine gun. Observing the unusual events, a passerby called the police. The officer who responded, Forrest Shappaugh, was casually instructed by the machine-gun-toting lookout to just keep going, which he wisely did. Returning with reinforcements, he found that the robbers had already made good on their getaway, netting $2.7 million in cash and negotiable securities.
Ultimately, three of the six suspects were arrested. Tommy O’Connor and Howard Lee were convicted and sentenced. Jack Britt was tried twice but not convicted by a hung jury. Gus Winkeler, a member of Al Capone’s gang, winged a deal with County Attorney Max Towle to avoid prosecution in exchange for orchestrating the recovery of $600,000 in bearer bonds. The following year, Winkeler was murdered in Chicago, the victim of a gangland slaying. The final two robbers were never identified.
The Lincoln National Bank robbery stood as the largest cash bank robbery in the United States for many decades. It precipitated major changes at the Lincoln Police Department. Chief Peter Johnstone was rapidly “retired” after the robbery, the department’s fleet was upgraded to add the first official patrol cars, the full force was armed and a shotgun squad was organized. Forty-four years later when I was hired at LPD, the echo of the Lincoln National Bank robbery was still evident in daily bank opening details, and in the Thomspon submachine guns and Reising rifles that detectives grabbed whenever the robbery alarm sounded at headquarters.
No. 3: The Last Posse
My first inkling about this crime came when I was the chief deputy sheriff. One of my interns, a young man named Ron Boden (who became a veteran deputy sheriff), had been doing some research on Lancaster County’s only known lynching, in 1884. I came across a reference in the biography of the sheriff at the time, Sam Melick, to the murder of the Nebraska Penitentiary warden and subsequent prison break. Melick had been appointed interim warden after the murder and instituted several reforms.
Several years later, a colleague, Sgt. Geoff Marti, loaned me a great book, Gale Christianson’s "Last Posse," that told the story of the 1912 prison break in gory, haunting and glorious detail.
To make a long story short, convict Shorty Gray and his co-conspirators shot and killed Warden James Delahunty, a deputy warden and a guard on Wednesday, March 13, 1912. They then made their break — right into the teeth of a brutal Nebraska spring blizzard. Over the course to the next few days, a posse pursued. During the pursuit, the escapees carjacked a young farmer with his team and wagon. As the posse closed in, a gunfight broke out and the hostage was shot and killed in the exchange, along with two of the three escapees.
There was plenty of anger among the locals in the Gretna-Springfield vicinity about the death of their native son, and a controversy raged over the law enforcement tactics that brought about his demise. Lancaster County Sheriff Gus Hyers was not unsullied by the inquiry, although it appears from my prospect a century later that the fog of war led to the tragedy.
Christianson, a professor of history at Indiana State University who died earlier this year, notes the following on the flyleaf:
“For anyone living west of the Mississippi in 1912, the biggest news that fateful year was a violent escape from the Nebraska state penitentiary planned and carried out by a trio of notorious robbers and safe blowers.”
Bigger news on half the continent than the sinking of the Titanic during the same year would certainly qualify this murder-escape as one of the most infamous Lincoln crimes in history.
No. 4: Rock Island wreck
The Aug. 10, 1894, wreck of a Rock Island train on the southwest outskirts of Lincoln was almost lost in the mist of time until it was resurrected in the public consciousness by author Joel Williams, who came across the story while conducting research for his historical novel, "Barrelhouse Boys."
The wreck was determined to be the result of sabotage to the tracks, perhaps an attempt to derail the train as a prelude to robbery. Eleven people died in the crash and ensuing fire, making this a mass murder, to be sure. G.W. Davis was arrested and convicted of the crime but later received a full pardon. The story was told in greater detail earlier this year by the Lincoln Journal Star.
A historical marker is along the Rock Island Trail in Wilderness Park, accessible only by foot or bike from the nearest trail access points about a half-mile away at Old Cheney Road on the north, or 14th Street on the south.
Here’s the big question that remains unanswered: Was there really significant evidence to prove that George Washington Davis committed the crime, or was he just a convenient scapegoat? The fact that he received a gubernatorial pardon 10 years later leads me to believe that the evidence must have been unusually weak. If he was railroaded, then my second question is this: who really pried loose the tracks with the 40-pound crowbar found at the scene?
No. 5: Commonwealth
On Nov. 1, 1983, the doors to Nebraska’s largest industrial savings and loan company were closed and Commonwealth was declared insolvent. The 6,700 depositors with $65 million at stake would never be fully compensated for their loss, ultimately receiving about 59 cents on the dollar for their deposits, which they all mistakenly believed were insured up to $30,000 through the Nebraska Depository Insurance Guaranty Corporation, which was essentially an insurance pool with assets of only $3 million.
The case dominated Nebraska news for months. The investigation ultimately led to the conviction of three members of the prominent Lincoln family that owned the institution, the resignation of the director of the State Department of Banking and the impeachment of the Nebraska attorney general and the suspension of his license to practice law. State and federal litigation arising from the failure of Commonwealth drug on for years.
At the Lincoln Police Department, the Commonwealth failure led to the formation of a specialized white-collar crime detail, now known as the Technical Investigations Unit. At the time, municipal police departments in the United States had virtually no capacity for investigating financial crime and fraud of this magnitude, and we quickly became well known for our expertise in this area. The early experience served LPD very well in the ensuring years.
No. 6: Candice Harms
Candi Harms never came home from visiting her boyfriend on Sept. 22, 1992. Her parents reported her as a missing person the following morning, and her car was found abandoned in a cornfield north of Lincoln later in the day. Weeks went by before her remains were found southeast of Lincoln.
Scott Barney and Roger Bjorklund were convicted in her abduction and murder. Barney is in prison serving a life term. Bjorklund died in prison in 2001. Intense media attention surrounded the lengthy trial of Roger Bjorklund, for which a jury was brought in from Cheyenne County as an alternative to a change of venue. I have no doubt that the trial was a life-changing event for a group of good citizens from Sidney, who did their civic duty.
I was the Lancaster County sheriff at the time, involved both in the investigation and in the trial security. It was at about this time that the cellular telephone was becoming a consumer product, and I have often thought that this brutal crime probably spurred a lot of purchases. During my career, this is probably the second-most-prominent Lincoln crime in terms of the sheer volume of media coverage.
No. 7: Jon Simpson and Jacob Surber
A parent’s worst nightmare unfolded in September 1975 when these two boys, ages 12 and 13, failed to return from the Nebraska State Fair. The boys were the victims of abduction and murder. The case was similar to a string of other murders of young boys in the Midwest, and many thought that these cases were related -- the work of a serial killer. Although an arrest was made in the case here in Lincoln, the charges were eventually dismissed. William Guatney was released and has since died.
No. 8: John Sheedy
Saloon and gambling house owner John Sheedy was gunned down outside his home at 1211 P St. in January 1891. The case of Sheedy, prominent in Lincoln’s demiworld, became the talk of the town when his wife, Mary, and her alleged lover and accomplice, Monday McFarland, were arrested. Both were acquitted at trial. The Sheedy murder is chronicled in a great interactive multimedia website, Gilded Age Plains City, an online version that builds upon an article published in 2001 by Timothy Mahoney of the University of Nebraska.
No. 9: Patricia McGarry and Catherine Brooks
The bodies of these two friends were found in a Northeast Lincoln duplex in August 1977. Their murderer, Robert E. Williams, was the subject of a massive Midwest manhunt during the following week. Before his capture, he committed a third murder in Sioux Rapids, Iowa, and raped, shot and left for dead a victim who survived in Minnesota. He is the last man to be executed in Nebraska, sent to the electric chair in 1997.
No. 10: Judge William M. Morning
District Court Judge William Morning was murdered in February 1924. He was shot on the bench by an unhappy litigant in a divorce case. His court reporter, Minor Bacon, was also shot, but a notebook in his breast pocket deflected the bullet and saved his life.
Many other crimes
Choosing Lincoln's 10 most infamous crimes was a challenge. Although the top two were easy, the picture quickly became clouded. We tend, of course, to forget our history rather quickly. Many of the crimes I felt were among the most significant are barely remembered today, if not completely forgotten.
Some readers will take issue with my list. In choosing 10, here are the others I considered, in no particular order. They are all murders:
-- Mary O'Shea
-- Nancy Parker
-- Charles Mulholland
-- Victoria Lamm and Janet Mesner
-- Martina McMenamin
-- Regina Bos (presumably murdered)
-- Patty Webb
-- Marianne Mitzner
I also thought about the five murder-suicides in which a mother or father killed multiple family members before taking their own life. Though tragic, these crimes did not command the same kind of attention as the others, perhaps because there was no lengthy investigation, no tantalizing whodunit, no stranger-killer, nor any of the details that come out in the coverage of a major trial. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/man-shot-in-leg-after-argument-outside-north-lincoln-apartment-police-say/article_96eb9584-8e17-59c0-a437-596b6352cbed.html | 2022-06-13T16:15:03 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/man-shot-in-leg-after-argument-outside-north-lincoln-apartment-police-say/article_96eb9584-8e17-59c0-a437-596b6352cbed.html |
AUSTIN, Texas — It's not cheap to keep the air conditioning running. Electricity bills are expected to go up as high temperatures are here to stay in Central Texas.
However, there are some ways to help cool down spending on power. According to AARP, you don't have to be 50-year-old or older to benefit either.
For customers struggling to pay their electricity bill, one option is Deferred Payment Plans. It allow customers to pay in installments or directs people to assistance programs that can help.
According to Austin Energy, the City of Austin Customer Assistance Program (CAP) helps residential customers facing temporary and long-term financial difficulties, as well as those with serious medical problems.
Budget Billing is another option to help save some money. When using budget billing, the City of Austin Utilities will calculate customer's monthly payment by adding together utility service averages based on usage information and days of service. After 6 months, the utility company will update and review individuals' monthly budget payments to make sure its an accurate reflection of usage.
For those with family members who have underlying health conditions, Critical Care or Chronic Care Status may be something worth looking into. This means if someone in your household has a medical condition that could be life-threatening without power, enrolling will help avoid disconnection if you get behind on bills.
The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs offers a program that can help find local assistance. The Comprehensive Energy Assistance Program is designed to help low-income families and can even assist if a household's air conditioning is broken.
A few more housekeeping tips to keep the family cool and lower the bill this summer is:
- Install door sweeps
- Weatherproof doors and windows, caulk any cracks
- Unplug appliances you don't use
- Turn fans counterclockwise
- Set thermostat to 78 degrees or higher
- Keep blinds and curtains closed
PEOPLE ARE ALSO READING: | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/money-saving-tips-to-lower-energy-costs-this-summer/269-1df99eb3-103b-4ff6-9a7a-94b99f6c560e | 2022-06-13T16:23:46 | 1 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/money-saving-tips-to-lower-energy-costs-this-summer/269-1df99eb3-103b-4ff6-9a7a-94b99f6c560e |
Watch live: Sheriff Mike Lewis news conference on shooting death of Wicomico deputy
Sheriff Mike Lewis and Maryland State Police representatives offer an update on the in the line of duty death of Deputy 1st Class Glenn Hilliard.
Hilliard, a 16-year veteran law enforcement officer, was injured in a officer-involved shooting at the Talbot Apartments in Pittsville on Sunday night, according to the town and the sheriff's office, and later died from his injuries.
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Shortly after the shooting, the sheriff's office released information asking for the public's help in locating a man identified as Austin Jacob Allen Davidson, and police said he was located and taken into custody.
Follow along with Lewis' news conference below. | https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2022/06/13/watch-live-sheriff-mike-lewis-news-conference-shooting-death-wicomico-deputy/7610504001/ | 2022-06-13T16:29:57 | 1 | https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2022/06/13/watch-live-sheriff-mike-lewis-news-conference-shooting-death-wicomico-deputy/7610504001/ |
Wicomico sheriff's deputy dies from injuries suffered in shooting in Pittsville on Sunday
Sheriff Mike Lewis announced Monday morning that Deputy First Class Glenn Hillard has died from injuries suffered in a police-involved shooting on Sunday night in Pittsville.
Hilliard, a 16-year veteran law enforcement officer, was injured in a officer-involved shooting at the Talbot Apartments in Pittsville on Sunday night, according to the town and the sheriff's office, and later died from his injuries.
Shortly after the shooting, the sheriff's office released information asking for the public's help in locating a man identified as Austin Jacob Allen Davidson, and police said he was located and taken into custody. Police said he was wanted for questioning in reference to an officer-involved shooting on Gumboro Road on Sunday.
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Here is Sheriff Lewis' account of what went down:
"Sheriff Mike Lewis and members of the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office regret to announce the Line of Duty death of one of their own. Just hours ago, Deputy First Class Glenn Hilliard, a 16 year veteran law enforcement officer was gunned down in Pittsville, Maryland while attempting to apprehend a fugitive who was wanted on multiple felony warrants in multiple jurisdictions.
"Deputy Hilliard spotted the suspect coming out of an apartment complex and a foot pursuit ensued. Deputy Hilliard was fatally shot while attempting to apprehend the suspect. After an extensive manhunt by dozens of law enforcement officers from throughout the region, the suspect was captured and is awaiting arraignment. There is no further threat by this man to our communities.
Read all of Sheriff Lewis' post on Facebook here. | https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2022/06/13/wicomico-sheriffs-deputy-shot-killed-shooting-pittsville-maryland/7607540001/ | 2022-06-13T16:30:03 | 1 | https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2022/06/13/wicomico-sheriffs-deputy-shot-killed-shooting-pittsville-maryland/7607540001/ |
Bird exhibitions allowed to resume as Michigan avian influenza outbreak dwindles
Poultry and waterfowl exhibitions can resume in Michigan because the avian influenza outbreak has dwindled across the state, agricultural officials announced Monday.
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development lifted its statewide ban on exhibitions Saturday. The department had issued the ban on May 10 to prevent the highly contagious virus from spreading through things like shows, exhibitions, swap meets, and fair displays.
The department lifted the ban because Michigan has gone 30 days without a new detection of avian influenza in domestic poultry.
Although it hasn't reached domestic flocks in the last month, the virus remains in Michigan, state veterinarian Nora Wineland said.
"(Avian influenza) continues to be detected in wild birds throughout the state, which is not unexpected as the virus is known to be carried by wild birds," she said. "Since the virus is still present in the environment, it is still crucial for owners and caretakers of domestic birds to take every step possible to protect their flocks."
Prevention strategies include:
- Preventing contact between domestic and wild birds.
- Disinfecting boots and gear when moving between coops.
- Washing hands after handling birds and when moving between coops.
- Disinfecting equipment between uses.
- Keeping poultry feed secure.
ckthompson@detroitnews.com | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/06/13/poultry-exhibitions-resume-avian-influenza-outbreak-abates-michigan/7609130001/ | 2022-06-13T16:32:20 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/06/13/poultry-exhibitions-resume-avian-influenza-outbreak-abates-michigan/7609130001/ |
Man accused of pointing AR pistol at drivers near Southfield Fwy, Ford Road arrested
Detroit — Michigan State Police have arrested a man who allegedly pointed a pink AR pistol out of his car window while driving Monday morning.
Officials said troopers received a call from an off-duty Detroit police officer who was driving into work at about 7:30 a.m. near the southbound Southfield Freeway and Ford Road about a motorist pointing the weapon out of a red Dodge Durango SUV.
The officer followed the driver and guided troopers from the state police's Metro South post to him. The troopers pulled the vehicle over near the Southfield Freeway and Ford Road.
Troopers ordered the man out of the vehicle and arrested him without incident, officials said. They searched the vehicle and found a pink AR pistol sitting on the floor in the vehicle's back seat.
They also checked to see if the suspect had a license to carry a weapon and learned it expired in 2016.
According to a preliminary investigation, police allege the man pointed the gun at several other drivers with whom he was involved in separate road rage incidents. Troopers are trying to locate several potential victims, police said.
Anyone with information should call the Metro South Post at (734) 287-5000. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2022/06/13/man-accused-pointing-ar-pistol-drivers-near-southfield-fwy-ford-road-arrested/7608718001/ | 2022-06-13T16:32:26 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2022/06/13/man-accused-pointing-ar-pistol-drivers-near-southfield-fwy-ford-road-arrested/7608718001/ |
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