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Originally published June 15 on KTVB.COM.The North Fork Championship kicked off Thursday and world-class white water kayakers are visiting Idaho to test their skills on the Payette River. The three-day event brings people from all over the world, but for the community of Banks, the area can offer much more than premier whitewater sports.
“I mean the community is really what draws a lot of us to this place,” said Liam Kelly, a rafting guide with Bear Valley Rafting.
What first drew Kelly to first work in Banks in the summer of 2015 was the Payette River system.
“There are incredible rivers all over the place. Up and down the drainage there’s a little bit of something for everybody,” Kelly said. He added there are family-friendly routes on the Main Fork, to full-day stretches up the Canyon.
Within the whitewater world, the town of Banks is commonly referred to as the ‘Center of the Universe.’
“Really some of the best accessible hard whitewater in the world,” Kelly said.
However, it’s the community that’s kept Kelly and others coming back each summer.
“It’s really just like accepting and welcoming community,” Kelly said. “It’s people that are really excited about sharing knowledge, sharing skills and showing folks down the river.”
Not too far from the river lies Banks Café.
From food, to beer, to showcasing local art, to local entertainment; the Banks Café is where seasonal employees and visitors spend most of their time off the water.
“This is such a hub for the community,” Katie Dandrea, an employee of Banks Café.
Dandrea, originally of Boise, has been spending her summers working in Banks, previously spent the last two seasons as a rafting guide and now works at the Café.
“While I think that there are really wonderful places that you can stop, I think the difference with Banks Cafe is the welcoming and warm energy from really everyone,” Dandrea said.
She said living in the Banks community during the summer is something she’s never experienced before.
“From sunrise to sunset, we’re all together and we’re all really supporting each other,” Dandrea said.
It’s the support from others she said that makes the difficult parts of living out of their car or a tent for the summer all worthwhile.
“You just get lost in conversation with folks that you probably wouldn’t have met if you weren’t up in Banks and they weren’t brought together by the love of whitewater and the love of community,” Dandrea said.
While many who work in Banks in the summer live elsewhere during the off-season, there are a few who call it home year-round.
“There’s a lot more to Banks than just what meets the eye,” said Katy Wentz, a waitress at Banks Café.
Wentz said she is part of one of the original 17 families to become residents of Banks. During the summer, the town grows and has around 200 people call Banks home for the season.
“We get people in here from Costa Rica, Chile, Europe,” Wentz said. “It’s just actually so awesome to know all these different people and get to learn about them.
While Wentz loves her hometown, she said she dreads winter because her friends leave.
“I’ve definitely developed lifelong friendships here,” Wentz said. She added people are able to get a lot more than a good meal if they visit the café.
“The raft guide community is a very tight circle. Like once you’re in that circle, you have friends for life,” Wentz said.
However, looking at the friendly smiles and laughs around the Café it wouldn’t be too hard to break into that community.
“I’ve got just a deep sense of gratitude for this place,” Kelly said. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/center-of-the-universe-town-of-banks-offers-world-class-whitewater-and-community/article_ac9627be-a904-5fdd-91d1-681b34bbe87a.html | 2022-06-17T17:38:14 | 1 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/center-of-the-universe-town-of-banks-offers-world-class-whitewater-and-community/article_ac9627be-a904-5fdd-91d1-681b34bbe87a.html |
NAMPA — Brooks Dille, an 8-year-old Nampa resident, grew interested in learning business skills when friends in Utah organized a business fair where kids could sell goods and make money.
Now, with the help of his dad, Paul Dille, Brooks will host Nampa’s first Kid Business Fair on Saturday, June 18, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in downtown Nampa at the corner of 14th Avenue South and First Avenue South.
“It’s a farmers market and kids do the selling instead of parents,” Brooks said. “They can sell anything they find that they think they will make money with and they bring their own booths and set it up to look cool,” Brooks said.
Paul Dille said there will be 200 kids among 90 booths, one per family. Booth registration was open to children ages 5-15, according to the event website. Some of the items kids will be selling include bracelets, dog treats, photography, Korean food, and greeting cards, Dille said.
Brooks emphasized the important role the community will play in attending the event.
“(It’s) to help support all the kids that worked very hard on it, so they have something to look forward to from all their hard work,” Brooks said.
Paul emphasized that though the event will be kid-led, people of all ages can attend.
“We’ve already pushed for kids to get involved; now we want to invite the whole community,” Paul said.
Erin Banks Rusby is a reporter with the Idaho Press. She covers Canyon County, including agriculture, education, and government. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/kids-to-practice-entrepreneurship-at-nampas-first-kid-business-fair/article_7cc7dfa7-5711-546b-a909-b57fe13e4e4f.html | 2022-06-17T17:38:20 | 1 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/kids-to-practice-entrepreneurship-at-nampas-first-kid-business-fair/article_7cc7dfa7-5711-546b-a909-b57fe13e4e4f.html |
Construction continues on a home in the Meadows at West Highlands subdivision in Middleton, Thursday, June 16, 2022. Earlier this month, the city of Middleton temporarily stopped accepting new residential development applications because of concerns over funding for road construction.
Lots stand vacant in a section of The Estates at Westgate subdivision In Middleton, Thursday, June 16, 2022. Earlier this month, the city of Middleton temporarily stopped accepting new residential development applications because of concerns over funding for road construction.
An excavator is used to clear land in a subdivision off N. Meadow Creek Way in Middleton, Thursday, June 16, 2022. Earlier this month, the city of Middleton temporarily stopped accepting new residential development applications because of concerns over funding for road construction.
Construction continues on a row of homes in the Meadows at West Highlands subdivision in Middleton, Thursday, June 16, 2022. Earlier this month, the city of Middleton temporarily stopped accepting new residential development applications because of concerns over funding for road construction.
Construction continues on a home in the Meadows at West Highlands subdivision in Middleton, Thursday, June 16, 2022. Earlier this month, the city of Middleton temporarily stopped accepting new residential development applications because of concerns over funding for road construction.
Lots stand vacant in a section of The Estates at Westgate subdivision In Middleton, Thursday, June 16, 2022. Earlier this month, the city of Middleton temporarily stopped accepting new residential development applications because of concerns over funding for road construction.
An excavator is used to clear land in a subdivision off N. Meadow Creek Way in Middleton, Thursday, June 16, 2022. Earlier this month, the city of Middleton temporarily stopped accepting new residential development applications because of concerns over funding for road construction.
Construction continues on a row of homes in the Meadows at West Highlands subdivision in Middleton, Thursday, June 16, 2022. Earlier this month, the city of Middleton temporarily stopped accepting new residential development applications because of concerns over funding for road construction.
The city of Middleton earlier this month temporarily stopped accepting new residential development applications because of concern about its ability to fund any road construction needed because of the developments.
In its emergency moratorium ordinance, the city said Canyon County has not been collecting the impact fees agreed to as part of the Mid-Star Impact Fee program.
“The impact fee study and capital improvement plan for the Mid-Star Impact Fees rely upon the collection of said fees by all participants therein,” the ordinance said. “... said failure jeopardizes the City of Middleton’s ability to provide adequate road facilities.”
The moratorium temporarily stops the processing of all residential development applications and permits, including annexations, rezones and building permits, according to a legal notice.
The ordinance said city staff should present a permanent solution within 90 days of June 1, and the moratorium will be in place for up to 182 days.
At the June 1 meeting, Canyon County Commissioner Leslie Van Beek said she heard the city’s concerns, according to the meeting minutes. She added that she had been trying to push the matter forward with commissioners.
The next morning, Van Beek emailed the other commissioners and county staff to inquire about the status of the impact fees.
“Their frustration is not without merit,” Van Beek wrote. “We need to move this forward.”
One city staff member, Zach Wesley, wrote back and said he had emailed on May 4 to indicate there was no legal reason for the commissioners not to proceed with the impact fees.
“This email included a list of steps that need to be taken that was originally provided to the Board in April,” Wesley said. “I’ve had subsequent conversations with the Board and Director Fultz about those steps.”
At the June 1 Middleton Council meeting, one resident expressed concerns about the moratorium.
The resident, Matt Wilke, said he was worried it would cost the city legal issues in the future, according to the meeting minutes. Wilke also said based on traffic information alone he did not believe the city could prove the safety of residents was in peril.
Caldwell paused new residential development for up to 120 days last summer, after a new property tax law that limited city budgets passed.
At the time, developer Tim Mokwa said already-soaring home prices would increase more because of the moratorium, as previously reported.
Carolyn Komatsoulis covers Boise, Meridian and Ada County. Contact her at 208-465-8107 and follow her on Twitter @CKomatsoulis. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/middleton-pauses-building-over-concern-with-county/article_4d63451f-180d-5c9b-a7ae-582b300c3394.html | 2022-06-17T17:38:26 | 1 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/middleton-pauses-building-over-concern-with-county/article_4d63451f-180d-5c9b-a7ae-582b300c3394.html |
In honor of local KTVB meteorologist and community philanthropist Larry Gebert, the city of Boise’s Parks and Recreation Department is hosting a series of volunteer opportunities on Saturday, June 25.
Mayor Lauren McLean signed a proclamation earlier this year naming June 25, which is Gebert’s birthday, Larry Gebert Day in Boise. It is a day for acts of service both big and small, the city said in a news release.
“Larry Gebert spent his life and career helping those in need in our community,” McLean said in the release. “Let’s do our part to make sure Larry’s legacy of giving continues for generations to come.”
Gebert died April 1 at 65 years old. An outpouring of support followed from the local community, including condolences shared on social media from figures such as Gov. Brad Little and Idaho State Police, along with former colleagues penning personal thoughts and messages.
Community members can take part in the following events on Larry Gebert Day by signing up online at the coinciding links below.
• Help Zoo Boise with landscaping and maintenance work from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Volunteers must be at least 18 years old to participate (https://bit.ly/3tIsJ0Z)
• Join Boise Parks and Recreation and the Daughters of the American Revolution for a “Monumental Challenge” to clean over 1,100 veteran grave markers in the Silent Camp and Field of Honor sections of Morris Hill Cemetery from 9:30 a.m. to noon (https://bit.ly/3QrROqB)
• Participate in a garden work party at Boise Urban Garden School (BUGS) to spread mulch and keep weeds at bay from 9 to 11:30 a.m. (https://bit.ly/39txi8H)
Spots are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration is required to participate. In most cases, necessary tools or materials will be provided. Additional project information will be shared with registered volunteers ahead of June 25. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/volunteer-events-to-highlight-larry-gebert-day-in-boise/article_16298ec2-688f-5781-b28b-d4cb79a8a0b9.html | 2022-06-17T17:38:33 | 0 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/volunteer-events-to-highlight-larry-gebert-day-in-boise/article_16298ec2-688f-5781-b28b-d4cb79a8a0b9.html |
AUSTIN, Texas — Austin-based electric car maker Tesla is facing yet another lawsuit, this time alleging a "toxic workplace culture grounded in racist and sexist abuse and discrimination against its own employees."
The lawsuit was filed Thursday by Tesla stockholder Solomon Chau of New Jersey. It also comes after the company has been hit with numerous complaints from former employees claiming reports of sexual harassment and racist abuse.
Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas Austin Division, the suit claims California officials conducted a 3-year long investigation into workplace harassment and discrimination at the company, finding evidence that a factory in Fremont was racially segregated and that Black workers were subjected to racial slurs and discrimination.
It also cites a recent uptick in lawsuits and regulatory scrutiny regarding its treatment of employees amid an ongoing investigation.
"Equally troubling is Tesla's apparent refusal to cooperate with regulators by failing to produce complete and accurate employment and personnel records despite being required to do so by law," the suit states.
It also claims that CEO Elon Musk has directly advised Tesla employees to be "thick-skinned" when it comes to workplace harassment.
"Through the same channels he has used to announce Tesla products, relay corporate changes to the public, and comment on the financial status of the Company, defendant E. Musk has also made numerous sexually objectifying statements that multiple complainants have cited as direct influences on the culture of harassment they endured at Tesla," the suit continues. "Critically, it also appears from the Company's production of the Section 220 Documents that, even when presented with widespread claims of sexual harassment and racial discrimination at its manufacturing facilities, the Board itself did little to address the misconduct."
PEOPLE ARE ALSO READING: | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas/tesla-new-lawsuit-alleging-toxic-workplace-culture/269-de109148-66a5-45a8-818a-eb024367bbb1 | 2022-06-17T17:50:09 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas/tesla-new-lawsuit-alleging-toxic-workplace-culture/269-de109148-66a5-45a8-818a-eb024367bbb1 |
Babysitter arrested after 1-year-old boy nearly drowns in bathtub in El Mirage
The El Mirage Police Department said a woman was arrested and charged with child endangerment after a 1-year-old boy nearly drowned and was found unresponsive at a home in El Mirage on Thursday.
Fire and police officials were called to the home at approximately 8:35 p.m. where they found the boy unresponsive.
Paramedics performed emergency life-saving measures on the child and took him to a hospital. He was then air-lifted to Phoenix Children's Hospital where he was in critical condition.
The drowning happened at the home of a babysitter, Cynthia Gaddy, 49, who was arrested on suspicion of child endangerment.
An initial investigation indicates a mother dropped off her three children — ages 1, 3 and 7— at Gaddy's home Thursday.
Around 8:30 p.m., Gaddy gave the 1-year-old boy and 3-year-old child a bath. Officers said they believe Gaddy's attention was diverted, and she went to another part of the house. When she returned, the 1-year-old boy was under water.
An investigation was ongoing.
Bath safety tips
El Mirage Fire Department shared to their Facebook Page tips on bath safety:
- Collect all bathing material before starting the bath.
- Typical water temperature for baby is 90-100 degrees Fahrenheit.
- No water should be in adult tub or sink. Keep adult drain open when using baby tub.
- Never lift tub or seat with baby in it.
- Bath seats should only be used with child who can sit unassisted
- Ignore distractions! Never leave child unattended.
Reach breaking news reporter Haleigh Kochanski at hkochanski@arizonarepublic.com or on Twitter @HaleighKochans.
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Distracted driver may be to blame in crash that killed Muncie man
Corrections & clarifications: This article was updated after Indiana State Police released new information regarding the driver's age.
Investigators believe distracted driving might be behind the cause of a fatal crash early Friday that closed all lanes of Southbound Interstate 465.
Officers were dispatched to the 49 mile marker near Interstate 74 on the southeast side of Indianapolis around 3:45 a.m. Upon arrival, the driver of the Jeep was found unconscious, unresponsive and trapped in the vehicle wreckage. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the Jeep was later identified as Joseph Dely, a 31-year-old Muncie resident.
The driver of the Malibu was taken to the hospital with injuries police believe are not life-threatening.
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Investigators believe both vehicles were traveling southbound when the Malibu made contact with the rear left side of the Jeep, causing the Jeep to spin off the interstate and flip several times, according to Indiana State Police.
Officers suspect the driver of the Malibu may have been distracted by a phone prior to the crash, officials said. The investigation remains ongoing and toxicology results were unavailable.
Contact Hannah Brock at hannah.brock@indystar.com. Follow her on Twitter @hannah_m_brock. | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/2022/06/17/muncie-joseph-dely-killed-indianapolis-crash-interstate-465/7659432001/ | 2022-06-17T17:54:39 | 0 | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/2022/06/17/muncie-joseph-dely-killed-indianapolis-crash-interstate-465/7659432001/ |
HOUSTON — This weekend will be full of activities and celebrations and many of you will be dealing with the Houston heat.
As we crank up the AC, will the Texas power grid be able to handle it?
ERCOT has its projected supply and demand chart online. It shows that it will be incredibly close between 3 and 4 p.m. on Friday afternoon.
The number one stressor on Texas’ electric grid is people running their air conditioners, which most are doing heading into an extremely hot weekend.
To give you some perspective, ERCOT just released its latest weather update saying this was the warmest April Texas has seen since 2012, and the warmest May on record.
Because of that, ERCOT has already hit a record for the most demand ever and that record will likely continue to be broken this summer.
It’s something energy and climate experts are watching closely.
“During winter storm Uri the grid didn’t stay up during the worst-case scenario,” Andrew Dressler, with Texas A&M University, said. “This year it’s looking maybe more likely that we have a worst-case heat wave event and ERCOT has to be ready for it if that happens.”
His concern? The power grid is old.
Dressler is one of many experts saying, because Texas hasn’t made necessary investments to update it, there’s really no margin for error if something goes wrong.
That supply-demand chart is constantly updated throughout the day. KHOU 11 News will be keeping an eye on it throughout the day.
Monitoring the power grid
Anytime the Texas power grid is the subject of a conservation advisory, or when the weather turns extreme in the Lone Star State, it's a good time to check on supply and demand.
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas has a dashboard that allows you to monitor real-time grid conditions.
This is a real-time look at supply of power and demand, as reported by ERCOT. It also shows projected supply and demand, based on forecast.
ERCOT is tracking the state of the grid, as well as the state of the operating reserve.
There are several more real-time monitors that you can check on ERCOT's site, including system-wide demand, solar, current prices, and more. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/texas/will-the-power-grid-hold-up-as-texans-crank-up-their-acs/285-609b751d-4123-4129-baf7-9f78d148f21b | 2022-06-17T17:57:50 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/texas/will-the-power-grid-hold-up-as-texans-crank-up-their-acs/285-609b751d-4123-4129-baf7-9f78d148f21b |
DALLAS (KDAF) — “Because every child deserves a full head of hair.”
HairClub For Kids is the nonprofit sector of Dallas’ HairClub. They operate on the belief that every child should have the opportunity to do all the things children love to do without the restrictions that hair loss can give.
They provide non-surgical hair replacement services completely free for eligible children. Eligibility includes children between the ages 6-to-17 years of age experiencing hair loss.
“Children come in with the consent of their parents and physicians, and if they are referred to us by a physician; and we have hair made for them. To fit their texture, [hair] color, density and size of their head, so that it looks as though they are growing hair from their head, just like the rest of us do,” Sherry Hight, HairClub stylist, said.
Officials say they have been helping children with hair loss since 1992. For more information visit hairclub.com/hair-club-kids. | https://cw33.com/news/local/because-every-child-deserves-a-full-head-of-hair-dallas-nonprofit-helps-children-with-hair-loss/ | 2022-06-17T18:03:44 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/local/because-every-child-deserves-a-full-head-of-hair-dallas-nonprofit-helps-children-with-hair-loss/ |
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Seven years ago, on June 17, 2015, about two dozen members of a Bible study group at Charleston's Emanuel AME Church -- known as Mother Emanuel -- were holding their regular weekly evening meeting.
An admitted white supremacist entered the church shortly before the meeting started and sat in with the group, beside Rev. Clementa Pinckney. After prayer was said and the meeting was over, the white man stood up and opened fire on the African American churchgoers, killing nine.
Several events have already taken place and more are scheduled to mark the anniversary. You can find out more about them on the Mother Emanuel website.
These are the nine:
The Honorable Rev. Clementa Pinckney, 41: Pastor at Mother Emanuel, SC and a South Carolina state senator. Pinckney had lead rallies after the shooting of Walter Scott by a North Charleston Police officer and had pushed for legislation requiring police to wear body cams. According to reports, earlier on June 15, he was campaigning with Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Pinckney's body laid in state in the Rotunda at the State House in Columbia on June 24. His service was held June 26 at TD Arena at College of Charleston. President Barack Obama gave the eulogy, famously singing part of the hymn “Amazing Grace.”
Cynthia Graham Hurd, 54: Bible study member, manager in the Charleston Count Public Library system, sister to former SC state senator Malcom Graham. Service was held at Emanuel AME Church on June 27. Hurd’s family established the Cynthia Graham Hurd Fund for Reading and Literacy organization to give children easier access to books.
Susie Jackson, 87: Bible study and choir member. Service held at Emanuel AME Church on June 27.
Ethel Lance, 70: Sexton at Mother Emanuel. Service held at Emanuel AME Church on June 25.
Rev. DePayne Middleton-Doctor, 49: Bible study member, school administrator and admissions coordinator at Southern Wesleyan University, pastor.
Tywanza Sanders, 26: Bible study member, grandnephew of Susie Jackson. According to reports, Sanders tried to talk Roof out of shooting the others and was the first person shot after stepping in front of his aunt. Service held at Emanuel AME Church on June 27.
Rev. Daniel Simmons, 74: Pastor at Mother Emanuel and also at Greater Zion AME in Awendaw.
Rev. Sharonda Singleton, 45: Pastor, speech therapist and track coach at Goose Creek High School, mother of former Chicago Cubs player Chris Singleton. Service held at Emanuel AME Church on June 25.
Myra Thompson, 59: Bible study teacher
The killer, a 21-year-old avowed white supremacist, was captured on June 18, one day after the killings. He was sentenced to death on his federal charges on Jan. 10, 2017 and life in prison without parole on state charges on April 10, 2017. He's currently in federal prison.
What's happened since the shooting:
July 2015: Mother Emanuel establishes The Reverend Pinckney Scholarship Fund to support education for church members, victims of the shooting and their extended families.
July 6, 2015: South Carolina Legislature decides to remove the Confederate flag that had been flying in front of the State House and move it to the Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum.
July 10, 2015: The Confederate flag is taken down.
July 1, 2016: Survivors sue the FBI over the "Charleston loophole" that allowed the shooter to inadvertently purchase the gun used in the massacre. The phrase "Charleston loophole" refers to a "proceed to sale" provision in federal gun laws that allows a person the option to legally sell a firearm after three days, even if a background check is not completed.
February 28, 2019: US House passes S.154, a bill introduced by Rep. Jim Clyburn of South Carolina, that would close the "Charleston loophole" by extending the length of FBI background checks for gun purchases from three to five days and establishing a more uniform and expedient process for reporting and maintaining criminal records. The bill has never passed the U.S. Senate, despite several attempts.
June 17, 2019: “Emanuel” documentary released. NBA star Stephen Curry and actress Viola Davis are executive producers, with actress Mariska Hargitay as a co-producer. The film uses interviews from survivors and news footage to tell what happened on June 17, 2015.
March 2, 2020: Memorial to the Mother Emanuel victims receives $250,000 grant. motheremanuel.com/emanuel-9/
October 28, 2021: The families of the victims of the attack reach an $88 million settlement with the U.S. government. A mistake by the government allowed the killer to purchase the gun he used in the attack.
April 28, 2022: Survivors of the massacre urge South Carolina, one of just three states without a hate crime law, to pass a hate crime bill that's been languishing in the State House for years. The bill did not pass this session, but supporters say it will be reintroduced. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/charleston-church-massacre-seventh-anniversary/101-243fed60-4731-457c-bcc8-f6489cbca7f4 | 2022-06-17T18:03:48 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/charleston-church-massacre-seventh-anniversary/101-243fed60-4731-457c-bcc8-f6489cbca7f4 |
ARLINGTON, Texas (KDAF) — Within three days, some of the biggest names in music rolled through Arlington for the So What music festival?! Artists like 3OH!3 and Travie McCoy to local artists like Penny Bored getting to perform here too.
“That was the idea behind this year too was bringing together rock, punk, metal, hip hop, all these different genres,” So What?! Founder Mike Ziemer said.
Which has lent stages to artists whose genres don’t check just one box – much like Travie McCoy.
“I grew up on so many kinds of music so sticking to one genre would be blasphemous to my father and my mother,” McCoy said.
Not sticking to a single genre has created a space for all.
“We saw all the metal bands but then we got pulled into Trippie Redd and the rap vibe – it’s been really nice,” one festival-goer enthusiastically said.
When we say So What?! brings in a variety of performers, we mean a variety. That includes early 2000s favorite groups like 3OH!3 to the nostalgic new millennium feels of Simple Plan.
“Now, we’ve been part of the scene of the early 2000s like Good Charlotte, Sum41, Simple Plan, New Found Glory – I love that sound,” Pierre Bouvier of Simple Plan said. “The fans who love that sound expect that from us. So we try to stay in that lane while trying to expand out a bit every time.”
“The festival has also spotlighted local bands on the rise like Penny Bored, who’ve drawn inspiration from both local and headlining artists,” Ryan Sword, singer and songwriter of Penny Bored said. “I think in a bunch of different areas, there are local bands you can take inspiration from. Everybody gets like local inspiration and influence”
Performing at So What?! with bigger name artists offers those up-and-comers more inspiration and opportunity.
“There’s a lot of kids here I’ve been working with – Wes Period who performed,” Travie McCoy said. “That’s like my little brother. Lil Aaron, No Love, Mod Sun’s my brother. A lot of people performing here who you’ll probably hear collaborations with me in the future. It’s a new energy – I love it.”
For 3OH!3, performing at a festival like so what gives them a chance to show off their newer, different songs.
“I think when you get to this point and you’ve been releasing stuff, things go in circles – kind of touch back on the early stuff you did but then also have learned a lot so you push it forward,” Sean Foreman said. “Sometimes I look at the newer songs that we’ve done and I say, we’ve never done anything like that.”
While Simple Plan gets a chance to connect with their longtime fans.
“Someone recently asked me about the Simple Plan legacy,” Sébastien Lefebvre of Simple Plan said. “On a daily basis, we get on stage, have a good time, make lunches and step on LEGOs. We’re very normal people. Every once in a while someone tells you that the music helped them through a tough time, or literally saved their lives. For someone to tell you that means everything – truly.”
For Travie, performing at so what was just another opportunity to live out his dream.
“Especially walking around this festival – everybody is doing everything,” McCoy said. “That’s something I feel like it was a mission for Gym Class Heroes so to see this happening is dope.”
For the local kids of Penny Bored, this was their opportunity to do the same.
“I started crying at the end of our set because it was a really big milestone for us,” Faith Sword, lead singer of Penny Bored said. “We’ve only been a band for a little over a year – this is my first band ever. So it was great – it was really nice hearing everybody sing our songs back to us. And seeing people who haven’t heard of us before coming over and checking us out – it was really nice.”
More coverage on So What?! and how the local favorite festival has grown in it’s over 10 years in the area will be coming soon on CW33.com! | https://cw33.com/news/local/so-what-music-festival-brings-top-names-in-music-to-the-metroplex/ | 2022-06-17T18:03:50 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/local/so-what-music-festival-brings-top-names-in-music-to-the-metroplex/ |
ATLANTA — Georgia investigators are looking for a man with a tattoo that reads "Florida Boy."
The Georgia Attorney General's Office took to social media on Friday, hoping someone could locate the man. Their office released a sketch of an exposed chest, with "Florida Boy" written in western font and an alligator drawn between the two words.
They said to reach out to them using Crime Stoppers by calling 404-577-8477.
The post did not say what the man was wanted for, only that they were looking for him as a part of an investigation.
Have information about a crime? Submit a tip to Crime stoppers in Greater Atlanta through their online form. More about Crime Stopper and other ways to contact:
Rewards of up to $2,000 are offered for tips that lead to arrests of individuals on their Wanted list. Tips can also be accepted over the phone at 1- 404-577-8477.
The Crime Stoppers tip line is completely anonymous. It allows information providers or “tipsters” to be sure of their privacy and help law enforcement agencies without the fear of becoming involved in the process.
Tipsters are not required to provide their names, and Crime stoppers do not use Caller ID or other methods to track or trace the call.
Crime stoppers partners with media organizations, police departments, and other law enforcement agencies in eight Middle Georgia counties to provide anonymous rewards for tips that lead to criminal arrests.
The Crime stoppers in Greater Atlanta are a part of the Atlanta Police Foundation (APF), which said they work to increase public safety by creating community programs to provide resources to underserved neighborhoods and training to cultivate a mindset of true servanthood among the Atlanta Police Department sworn personnel.
>> Get in touch with them here.
>> Learn more about their programs around public safety. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/georiga-investigators-man-florida-boy-tattoo/85-15533475-db1d-415c-8307-1ad74004c83b | 2022-06-17T18:03:54 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/georiga-investigators-man-florida-boy-tattoo/85-15533475-db1d-415c-8307-1ad74004c83b |
SEATTLE — If you've ever wondered what it was like to climb the iconic 832 steps to the top of the Space Needle, this is your chance.
The Base 2 Space climb benefitting Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center is back after a two-year break from the pandemic.
The event will start Oct. 2, but registration opened Friday.
"It's great to be back," said Randy Coté, director of Marketing at the Space Needle.
Coté encourages people wanting to take part to sign up early as the event is popular.
"The day of the event we have signs that people can fill out with who they are climbing for," Coté said.
For some climbers, the event is personal.
Marcy Grantor has been taking part in Base 2 Space for all five years its taken place.
"I do this event for my brother who we lost to cancer," said Grantor, who climbed the steps during Friday's registration launch event.
Over the course of five years, Base 2 Space has raised over $3 million in donations.
Children ages 8+ are allowed to climb.
For more information or to register, click here. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/climb-top-space-needle-raise-money-cancer-research/281-839c0295-e71c-4488-ab25-0302cf39e4d3 | 2022-06-17T18:04:29 | 0 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/climb-top-space-needle-raise-money-cancer-research/281-839c0295-e71c-4488-ab25-0302cf39e4d3 |
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – A changing of the guard is underway at North Side Elementary, city officials announced Friday.
According to a press release from Johnson City Schools (JCS), principal Sharon Pickering is moving to work at JCS Central Offices, leaving the spot open for another experienced educator in the system.
Allecia Frizzell will serve as North Side’s new principal after Pickering’s transition, the release said, and is expected to utilize her years as an assistant principal at Indian Trail Intermediate School in her new role.
“Dr. Frizzell has the background and experience to be a great fit for the North Side community,” Johnson City Schools Superintendent Steve Barnett said. “North Side has a tremendous school culture. Allecia is student-centered and has a love for all students and families. She will continue to move North Side forward and pick up where Dr. Pickering left off.”
Frizzell’s career in the city began in 2016, and previous worked as a special education administrator for both Johnson City and Washington County. She received her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees in education from the University of Florida, and received a Doctorate of Education from East Tennessee State University.
“I am so excited to be given the opportunity to serve as the principal of North Side Elementary School,” Frizzell said. “During my past four years at Indian Trail, I was able to work with students and families who attended North Side. North Side has an amazing reputation for providing a caring and supportive learning environment.
“Dr. Pickering has worked diligently to create a culture focused on supporting students and creating a learning environment where all students can experience success. I look forward to continuing the mission to ensure student success and academic excellence. I am honored to be a part of North Side and Johnson City Schools.”
Pickering, North Side’s principal since 2010, will become the system’s new Coordinator of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Projects. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/jc-schools-announces-new-north-side-elementary-principal/ | 2022-06-17T18:06:01 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/jc-schools-announces-new-north-side-elementary-principal/ |
CHENANGO, N.Y. — Four Lancaster County man were among those arrested on weapons charges during two traffic stops in the New York town of Chenango, just north of Binghamton, New York State Police said in a press release.
A total of six suspects were detained and charged with possession of illegal weapons and magazines not compliant with the New York SAFE Act, police said.
The Lancaster County suspects were stopped by State Police on Upper Front Street on June 12, according to State Police.
The other two men detained were arrested in a separate traffic stop on the same day, police said.
The Lancaster County suspects charged are:
- Robert J. Applegate II, 56, of Kinzers: charged with three counts of the class “D” felony of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the third degree
- Robert J. Applegate III, 31, of Lancaster: charged with three counts of the class “D” felony of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the third degree.
- Glen W. Applegate, 28 of Kinzers: charged with three counts of the class “D” felony of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the third degree.
- Trevor D. Sweigart, 29 of Lititz, charged with four counts of the class “D” felony of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the third degree.
In addition to the allegedly illegal weapons, police found leather vests with the logo and script of the Infamous Ryders Motorcycle Club, but did not indicate whether any of the suspects arrested were members.
All six suspects were processed at SP Binghamton then arraigned at Broome County Central Arraignment and Processing and remanded to the Broome County Jail without bail, according to police. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/lancaster-county/4-lancaster-county-men-among-suspects-arrested-on-illegal-weapons-charges-during-traffic-stop-in-new-york/521-6f14921e-f549-4302-bfa5-58724d9b6ee7 | 2022-06-17T18:08:55 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/lancaster-county/4-lancaster-county-men-among-suspects-arrested-on-illegal-weapons-charges-during-traffic-stop-in-new-york/521-6f14921e-f549-4302-bfa5-58724d9b6ee7 |
SALEM LAKES —The 22-year-old swimmer who went missing on Silver Lake on Thursday afternoon has been identified by Kenosha County authorities.
The Kenosha County Sheriff's Department indicated it was Philip Shwaiko, a resident of Kenosha. His body was recovered from the water at 7:10 p.m. Thursday at a depth of 25 feet by area dive teams.
The Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department was called to the lake at 12:37 p.m., along with Salem Lakes Fire and Rescue, for a report of a missing swimmer in the water.
Initial reports indicated that a 5-year-old female child and a 22-year-old male were swimming after jumping into the water from a boat on the lake, according to Kenosha County Sheriff's Department media release. The male, who was not wearing a flotation device, went underwater and did not resurface.
The child was wearing a personal flotation device and was picked up by another boat that was also on the lake.
Dive teams from southeast Wisconsin and northern Illinois were called in to assist in an attempt to locate the missing male.
At about 2:40 p.m. Salem Lakes Fire Chief James Lejcar no longer considered the incident a rescue, and at that time turned into a recovery mission.
Anyone with information regarding the incident should contact the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department at 262-605-5100.
The Kenosha County Sheriff's Department was called to Silver Lake at 12:37 p.m. Thursday, June 16, along with Salem Lakes Fire and Rescue, for a report of a missing swimmer in the water.
Travis Devlin, Lee Newspapers
The Kenosha County Sheriff's Department was called to Silver Lake at 12:37 p.m. Thursday, June 16, along with Salem Lakes Fire and Rescue, for a report of a missing swimmer in the water.
Travis Devlin, Lee newspapers
The Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department was called to Silver Lake at 12:37 p.m. Thursday, June 16, along with Salem Lakes Fire and Rescue, for a report of a missing swimmer in the water.
Travis Devlin, Lee Newspapers
The Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department was called to Silver Lake at 12:37 p.m. Thursday, June 16, along with Salem Lakes Fire and Rescue, for a report of a missing swimmer in the water.
Travis Devlin, Lee Newspapers
60 photos that capture summer in the ’60s
60 photos that capture summer in the '60s
A lot happened in the 1960s . The Vietnam War dominated the headlines, John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon both served in the Oval Office and Martin Luther King Jr. fought for civil rights. Before the organizational power of modern social media existed, a group of students protested segregation with the first-ever sit-in, and women’s rights activists created the Women’s Liberation Movement.
War and protests may have marked the ‘60s, but it was also the era of Woodstock, miniskirts and rock ‘n’ roll. Snacks like Chips Ahoy! and Doritos made their debut, and athletes started fueling their games with Gatorade . The first man walked on the moon and innovations led to the the creation of the computer mouse and the modern internet .
In honor of summer, Stacker looked back through news archives and historical sites to remember some of the most important months in an era that shaped the country’s political, cultural and technological landscape. Click through to see some of the most exciting events and trends from a decade that left a major mark on history.
Related: Top 50 movies from the '60s.
Fortepan // Wikicommons
U.S. troops in Vietnam
The U.S. Army 173rd Airborne Brigade was sent on a jungle ‘search and destroy’ patrol in Phuong Tuy Province, Vietnam in June of 1966. While conflict in Vietnam began in the 50s, President Lyndon B. Johnson escalated U.S. involvement by sending combat troops over in 1965 .
Hulton Archive // Getty Images
“I Have a Dream” speech
Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963. King was assassinated five years later on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee.
Public Domain // Wikimedia Commons
March on Washington
Several hundred thousand Americans walk together for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom near the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963.
Library of Congress // Wikimedia Commons
Bob Dylan and Joan Baez
Bob Dylan sings with Joan Baez during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28,1963. Dylan entered the music world shortly after dropping out of college in 1960, and signed a deal with Columbia Records in 1961 .
National Archives and Records Administration // Wikimedia Commons
Rolling Stones
Members of The Rolling Stones are photographed in New York in the summer of 1964. The British rock group formed in 1962 and scored their first #1 hit in America with “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” in June of 1965.
William Lovelace // Getty Images
Sammy Davis Jr.
Sammy Davis Jr., American actor, dancer and singer, uses the “Jiffy-Gym,” an elastic chest expander, in June 1968. Davis was not only a popular performer of the ‘60s, he was active in the Civil Rights Movement and participated in the March on Washington in the summer of 1963.
Evening Standard // Getty Images
Woodstock Festival
A crowd gathers at the Woodstock Music and Arts Festival in Bethel, N.Y., on the land of farm-owner Max Yasgur in August 1969 . The festival organizers expected around 200,000 people, but close to half a million guests showed up for three days of music and mud.
Hulton Archive // Getty Images
Beetle nap
Two Woodstock attendees nap on the roof of a Volkswagen Beetle.
Three Lions // Getty Images
Voting Rights Act
U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson passes Martin Luther King Jr. a pen to sign the Voting Rights Act in Washington, D.C., on August 6, 1965.
Washington Bureau // Getty Images
Young love
A couple hugs one another in Greenville, Mississippi, on July 15, 1967.
Harry Benson // Getty Images
Water carriers
An August 6, 1960 photo shows girl guides from around the world at Mersham-le-Hatch, near Ashford in Kent, England. They display each culture's water-carrying methods to one another as part of an international educational camp.
Fox Photos // Getty Images
Summer camp
Two boys read comic books while attending a summer camp run by the National Association for Gifted Children on August 17, 1967. Summer camps were ushered into popular culture in 1961 with movies like “The Parent Trap . ”
Potter/Express // Getty Images
Hot dogs and baseball
Two boys eat hot dogs at a baseball game. The 1960s is referred to as the “last decade of innocence of America's favorite pastime,” when children spent summers trading baseball cards and listening to baseball games broadcast on transistor radios, writes LA Times journalist Susan King .
Orlando // Getty Images
Sportsmobile
Children smile as they jump rope during a visit from the Nassau County Division of Parks and Recreation Sportsmobile in 1966.
Susan Schiff Faludi // Getty Images
Beach ensemble
A woman models a floral-patterned beach jacket with matching bikini in 1965.
Keystone // Getty Images
Do "The Twist"
Couples dance to “The Twist” on June 17, 1962, as another kiss onboard the steamer “Royal Daffodil II.” This trip across the English Channel featured 12 hours of music by 10 bands, and the resulting dance craze stormed the nation after Chubby Checker’s song by the same name appeared on Dick Clark's “American Bandstand ” in 1960.
Keystone // Getty Images
Surf city
Women model “young swimsuits” in an ad of the era. The song “Surf City,” which was co-written by Beach Boy Brian Wilson, hit #1 on the U.S. pop charts in 1963 .
rchappo2002 // Flickr
Beach Party
Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello starred in “Beach Party” in 1963 . Funicello brought the two-piece bikini into the mainstream.
Public Domain // Wikicommons
Bikini run
Several models sport bikinis on a Pensacola, Florida beach in 1969.
State Library and Archives of Florida // Wikimedia Commons
Hippies in the park
Young people gather in Washington Square Park, part of Greenwich Park, in New York City in 1968. The hippie movement developeds on college campuses in large part as an opposition to the Vietnam War. They advocated non-violence, and coined the enduring phrase “Make love, not war.” Hippies often referred to themselves as “flower children.”
Peter Keegan/Keystone // Getty Images
Summer in the city
New York City Police Commissioner Stephen Kennedy sprays water after opening a fire hydrant on Manhattan's Hester Street, closed to traffic and designated for playing on a particularly hot July 13, 1960.
Keystone // Getty Images
Life in color
A woman poses in a two-piece bathing suit on a Florida beach in 1968. Polaroid introduced instant color film in 1963 .
Public Domain // Wikicommons
Coney Island
Brooklyn, New York's Coney Island Beach is filled with beach-goers in July of 1966.
Harry Benson // Getty Images
Apollo 11 crew
The Apollo 11 crew poses at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida during a hands-on test in preparation for the first manned lunar landing mission in July 1969. Pictured from left to right, Neil A. Armstrong, commander; Michael Collins, command module pilot; and Edwin E. “Buzz” Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot.
NASA
Space walk
Before the first moonwalk took place, astronaut Edward White took the first-ever spacewalk on July 3, 1965. White was one of the three-man crew who later perished in the ill-fated Apollo 1 fire.
NASA
First man on the moon
Neil Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969. Armstrong, along with Buzz Aldrin, walked among the moon dirt and surface rock for three hours.
NASA
Women’s Liberation Movement
Women in New York City hold up signs during a women's liberation demonstration in 1968. The National Organization for Women was founded on June 30, 1966 .
Hulton Archive // Getty Images
Equal pay conference
The fight for women’s rights took place across the pond as well as Stateside. Ford Motors machinists stood with signs at a conference on equal rights in the industry at Friends House in Euston, London, on June 28, 1968.
Bob Aylott // Keystone//Getty Images
Beauty pageant
The crowd looks on as women take the stage in one-piece bathing suits and heels at the Roosevelt Raceway in Long Island, New York in the early ‘60s. In 1968, activists protested the largest of all beauty contests: the Miss America Pageant .
Powell // Getty Images
Muhammad Ali
Cassius Clay— known as Muhammad Ali — stands on the podium after winning the gold medal in light heavyweight boxing during the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.
Central Press//Getty Images
Billie Jean King
Billie Jean King, right, holds the trophy after defeating Maria Bueno. King won her first Wimbledon singles tennis match on July 2, 1966.
Douglas Miller//Keystone // Getty Images
Twiggy
English model Twiggy—whose real name is Lesley Hornby—poses for a shoot on June 12, 1966. While the model wasn’t American, she became a sixties icon and a major influence on fashion in the U.S. and abroad.
Stan Meagher//Express // Getty Images
Hugh Hefner and his bunnies
Hugh Hefner poses with some of his bunnies at one of America’s Playboy Clubs on July 18, 1962. In the summer of 1963, Show magazine published Gloria Steinem’s “A Bunny’s Tale" in two parts. Steinem went undercover as Marie Catherine Ochs to give readers an inside look at the not-so-glamorous life of a bunny at a Playboy Club.
Helmut Kretz // Getty Images
The Kennedys during summer
President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, and their children John, Jr. and Caroline, are pictured at their summer home in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts on August 4, 1962. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963 .
Cecil W. Stoughon // Wikimedia Commons
Summer fashion
An ad in BuenHogar—Good Housekeeping, the Spanish language women's magazine, shows beach fashion for the summer of 1967.
Classic Film // Flickr
Children’s fashion
Young girls model pinafores by Simplicity in the June 1996 issue of Woman’s Day.
Classic Film // Flickr
Men’s swimwear
Two models show off belted swim trunks in a summer 1967 issue of Ebony magazine.
Classic Film // Flickr
Bathing beauties
Women dressed in swimwear enjoy drinks at a bar in Las Vegas.
Three Lions // Getty Images
Marilyn Monroe's death
Marilyn Monroe has some fun on the beach while filming a movie. On August 5, 1962, Marilyn Monroe—born Norma Jeane Mortenson—was found dead in her hotel room .
L J Willinger // Getty Images
Black students register
Vivian Malone and James Hood, two black students, register at the University of Alabama on June 12, 1963, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. On June 10, 1963 , President John F. Kennedy federalized the National Guard, deploying them to the school in order to force its desegregation.
AFP // Getty Images
George Wallace stands in the way
Alabama governor George Wallace faces General Henry Graham in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on June 12, 1963, to block the enrollment of black students. Despite a federal order not to interfere with the enrollment, Wallace stood in the doorway of the administration building to prevent the students from registering. In response, President John. F. Kennedy federalized the Alabama National Guard. One hundred guardsman escorted the students to campus and Gen. Graham ordered Wallace to step aside.
AFP // Getty Images
Civil Rights Act
President John F. Kennedy meets with civil rights leaders at the White House on August 28, 1963. The Civil Rights Act passed the following year on July 2, 1964, ending segregation in public spaces and banning employers from discriminating on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin.
National Archive // Getty Images
Summer of Love
San Francisco hippies encircle a tree at San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. In the summer of 1967, close to one hundred thousand hippies gathered in the city's Haight-Ashbury neighborhood for the “Summer of Love.”
Warren Hammond // Getty Images
Jimi Hendrix
Members of the Jimi Hendrix Experience are pictured on August 21, 1967. Hendrix took the stage during the “Summer of Love” at the Monterey Pop Festival in June of 1967.
Express//Express // Getty Images
George Harrison
The Beatles’ George Harrison is pictured on June 30, 1967. Harrison played at the Monterey Pop Festival in addition to Jimi Hendrix.
John Williams//BIPs // Getty Images
The Beatles release Sgt. Pepper
The Beatles celebrate the completion of their album, “Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.” The LP was released on June 1, 1967.
John Pratt//Keystone // Getty Images
Democratic National Convention
A young female protester looks on at armed police officers at an anti-Vietnam War demonstration outside the the August 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois.
Hulton Archive // Getty Images
Harlem riots
Widespread disorder erupts in the streets during the 1964 Harlem neighborhood race riots in New York City. The riots lasted for six days, beginning July 16.
Library of Congress // Wikimedia Commons
Demonstrators in Harlem
Demonstrators carry photographs of Lieutenant Thomas Gilligan as they march during the Harlem riots, which flared up after Gilligan, a white off-duty police officer, shot and killed an African-American teenager.
Library of Congress // Wikimedia Commons
Watts riots
A wounded man sits near an armed police guard during the Watts riots in Los Angeles during the summer of 1965. The riots started after a white police officer arrested a black man on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, and lasted from August 11-16.
Harry Benson//Express // Getty Images
Segregation in public pools
The public swimming pool in Raleigh, N.C.'s Pullen Park was closed by the city on August 7, 1962 after four black men went swimming with two white companions. Other public pools in the city followed suit until the issue could be resolved. Swimming facilities had been segregated until then, and the city council felt the public would not accept their desegregation.
David Hoffman // Flickr
Lemonade stands
Children sell lemonade in La Cañada, California, on July 31, 1961.
George Garrigues // Wikimedia Commons
Shortened hemlines
Women model dresses for Hess Brothers Department Store in 1965. The shortened hemline—like those of the miniskirt —began to gain popularity in the mid-1960s.
Public Domain // Wikimedia Commons
Jell-O
Jell-O marketed a vegetable-flavored gelatin dish in a Better Homes and Gardens magazine ad in August 1964, the same year the company released its slogan: “There’s Always Room for Jell-O. ”
Jamie // Flickr
Summer heat wave
A group of children play in the street on a hot July day in 1962.
Schafer // Getty Images
Nun fun
A nun visiting a low-income neighborhood in New York plays a skipping game with children in August 1965.
Roy Kemp // Getty Images
Marsha Hunt
Actress, singer, model and activist Marsha Hunt dons an Afro—a popular hairstyle in the 60s—on August 21, 1969.
McCarthy // Getty Images
60 photos that capture summer in the '60s
A great deal happened in the 1960s—to say the least. The Vietnam War dominated the headlines, John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon both served in the Oval Office and Martin Luther King Jr. fought for civil rights. Before the organizational power of modern social media existed, a group of students protested segregation with the first-ever sit-in, and women’s rights activists created the Women’s Liberation Movement.
In honor of summer, Stacker looked back through news archives and historical sites to remember the summertime months in an era that shaped the country’s political, cultural, and technological landscape.
War and protests may have marked the ’60s, but it was also the era of Woodstock, miniskirts and rock ’n’ roll. Snacks like Chips Ahoy! and Doritos made their debut, and athletes started fueling their games with Gatorade. The first man walked on the moon and innovations led to the creation of the computer mouse and the modern internet.
Click through to see some of the most exciting events and trends from a decade that left a major mark on history.
You may also like: Top 50 movies from the ’60s.
Schafer // Getty Images
US troops in Vietnam
The U.S. Army 173rd Airborne Brigade was sent on a jungle “search and destroy” patrol in Phuoc Tuy Province, Vietnam in June 1966. While the conflict in Vietnam began in the ’50s, President Lyndon B. Johnson escalated U.S. involvement by sending combat troops over in 1965.
Express Newspapers // Getty Images
‘I Have a Dream’ speech
Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963. King was assassinated five years later on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee.
Agence France Presse // Getty Images
March on Washington
Several hundred thousand Americans walk together for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom near the Lincoln Memorial on Aug. 28, 1963.
Library of Congress // Wikimedia Commons
Bob Dylan and Joan Baez
Bob Dylan and Joan Baez sing during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on Aug. 28, 1963. Dylan entered the music world shortly after dropping out of college in 1960 and signed a deal with Columbia Records in 1961.
Rowland Scherman // Getty Images
Rolling Stones
Members of The Rolling Stones are pictured in New York in the summer of 1964. The British rock group formed in 1962 and scored their first #1 hit in America with “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” in June 1965.
William Lovelace // Getty Images
Sammy Davis Jr.
Sammy Davis Jr., an American actor, dancer, and singer, uses the “Jiffy-Gym,” an elastic chest expander, in June 1968. Davis was not only a popular performer of the ’60s, he was active in the civil rights movement and participated in the March on Washington in the summer of 1963.
Evening Standard // Getty Images
Woodstock Festival
Crowds gather at the Woodstock Music and Arts Festival in Bethel, New York, on the land of farm-owner Max Yasgur in August 1969. The festival organizers expected around 200,000 people, but close to half a million guests showed up for three days of music and mud.
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Warner Bros/Michael Ochs Archives // Getty Images
Beetle nap
Passerbys look on in this picture as two Woodstock attendees nap on the roof of a Volkswagen Beetle.
Three Lions // Getty Images
Voting Rights Act
U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson passes Martin Luther King Jr. a pen to sign the Voting Rights Act in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 6, 1965.
Washington Bureau // Getty Images
Young love
A couple hugs in front of stores on a street on Nelson Street in Greenville, Mississippi, on July 15, 1967.
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Harry Benson // Getty Images
Water carriers
An Aug. 6, 1960 photo shows girl guides from around the world at Mersham-le-Hatch, near Ashford in Kent, England. They display each culture’s water-carrying methods to one another as part of an international educational camp.
Fox Photos // Getty Images
Summer camp
Two boys read comic books while attending a summer camp run by the National Association for Gifted Children on Aug. 17, 1967. Summer camps were ushered into popular culture in 1961 with movies like “The Parent Trap.”
Potter/Express // Getty Images
Hot dogs and baseball
Two boys eat hot dogs at a baseball game. The 1960s is referred to as the “last decade of innocence of America’s favorite pastime,” when children spent summers trading baseball cards and listening to baseball games broadcast on transistor radios, writes LA Times journalist Susan King .
Orlando // Getty Images
Sportsmobile
Children smile as they jump rope during a visit from the Nassau County Division of Parks and Recreation Sportsmobile in 1966.
Susan Schiff Faludi // Getty Images
Beach ensemble
A woman models a floral-patterned beach jacket with a matching bikini in 1965.
Keystone // Getty Images
Do ‘The Twist’
Couples dance to “The Twist” on June 17, 1962, as another kiss on board the steamer Royal Daffodil II. This trip across the English Channel featured 12 hours of music by 10 bands, and the resulting dance craze stormed the nation after Chubby Checker’s song by the same name appeared on Dick Clark’s “American Bandstand” in 1960.
Keystone // Getty Images
Surf city
Women model swimsuits in an ad of the era. The song “Surf City,” which was co-written by Beach Boy Brian Wilson, hit #1 on the U.S. pop charts in 1963.
Archive Photos // Getty Images
Summer stunts
Couples enjoy lake surfboarding in Cypress Gardens, Florida, in 1965. Beach-themed movies like “Surf Party,” “Beach Blanket Bingo,” and “Muscle Beach Party” hit the silver screen in the ’60s.
Keystone // Getty Images
Beach Party
Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello star in “Beach Party” in 1963. Funicello helped bring the two-piece swimsuit into the mainstream.
Bettmann // Getty Images
Bikini run
Several models sport swimsuits on a Pensacola, Florida, beach in 1969.
Michael Ochs Archives // Getty Images
Hippies in the park
Young people gather in Washington Square Park, part of Greenwich Park, in New York City in 1968. The hippie movement developed on college campuses in large part as an opposition to the Vietnam War. They advocated nonviolence, and coined the enduring phrase “Make love, not war.” Hippies often referred to themselves as “flower children.”
Peter Keegan/Keystone // Getty Images
Summer in the city
New York City Police Commissioner Stephen Kennedy sprays water after opening a fire hydrant on Manhattan’s Hester Street, closed to traffic and designated for playing on a particularly hot day on July 13, 1960.
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Keystone // Getty Images
Life in color
A group in swimsuits with surfboards gathers in and around a car parked on a Florida beach in 1968. Polaroid introduced instant color film in 1963.
Tom Kelley Archive // Getty Images
Coney Island
Brooklyn, New York’s Coney Island Beach is filled with beach-goers in July 1966.
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Space walk
Before the first moonwalk took place, astronaut Edward White took America’s first space walk on July 3, 1965. White was one of the three-man crew who later perished in the ill-fated Apollo 1 fire.
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Apollo 11 crew
The Apollo 11 crew poses at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida during a hands-on test in preparation for the first manned lunar landing mission in July 1969. Pictured from left to right, Neil A. Armstrong, commander; Michael Collins, command module pilot; and Edwin E. “Buzz” Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot.
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First man on the moon
Neil Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969. Armstrong, along with Buzz Aldrin, walked among the moon’s dirt and surface rock for three hours.
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Women’s Liberation Movement
Women in New York City hold up signs during a women’s liberation demonstration in 1968. The National Organization for Women was founded on June 30, 1966.
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Equal pay conference
The fight for women’s rights took place across the pond as well as stateside. Ford Motors machinists stood with signs at a conference on equal rights in the industry at Friends House in Euston, London, on June 28, 1968.
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Beauty pageant
The crowd looks on as women take the stage in one-piece bathing suits and heels at the Roosevelt Raceway in Long Island, New York, in the early ’60s. In 1968, activists protested the largest of all beauty contests: the Miss America Pageant.
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Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali stands on the podium after winning the gold medal in light heavyweight boxing during the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.
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Billie Jean King
Billie Jean King, right, holds the trophy after defeating Maria Bueno. King won her first Wimbledon singles tennis match on July 2, 1966.
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Twiggy
English model Twiggy—whose real name is Lesley Hornby—poses for a photoshoot on June 12, 1966. While the model wasn’t American, she became a ’60s icon and a major influence on fashion in the U.S. and abroad.
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Hugh Hefner and his bunnies
Hugh Hefner poses with some of his bunnies at one of America’s Playboy Clubs on July 18, 1962. In the summer of 1963, Show magazine published Gloria Steinem’s “A Bunny’s Tale” in two parts. Steinem went undercover as Marie Catherine Ochs to give readers an inside look at the not-so-glamorous life of a bunny at a Playboy Club.
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The Kennedys during summer
President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, and their children John, Jr. and Caroline, are pictured at their summer home in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, on Aug. 4, 1962. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963.
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Summer fashion
An ad in BuenHogar—Good Housekeeping, the Spanish language women’s magazine, shows beach fashion for the summer of 1967.
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Children’s fashion
Young girls model pinafores by Simplicity in the June 1996 issue of Woman’s Day.
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Men’s swimwear
Four guys and a girl sit or stand next to a Barris surf car parked on a California beach while wearing the latest fashion in Jantzen bathing suits in 1966.
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Gambling in the pool
Women dressed in swimwear enjoy drinks and gambling at a bar in Las Vegas.
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Marilyn Monroe’s death
Marilyn Monroe has fun on the beach while filming a movie. On Aug. 5, 1962, Marilyn Monroe—born Norma Jeane Mortenson—was found dead in her hotel room.
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Black students register
Vivian Malone and James Hood, two Black students, register at the University of Alabama on June 12, 1963, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. On June 10, 1963, President John F. Kennedy federalized the National Guard, deploying them to the school in order to force its desegregation.
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George Wallace stands in the way
Alabama Gov. George Wallace faces Gen. Henry Graham in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on June 12, 1963, to block the enrollment of Black students. Despite a federal order not to interfere with the enrollment, Wallace stood in the doorway of the administration building to prevent the students from registering. In response, President John. F. Kennedy federalized the Alabama National Guard. One hundred guardsman escorted the students to campus and Gen. Graham ordered Wallace to step aside.
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Civil Rights Act
President John F. Kennedy meets with civil rights leaders at the White House on Aug. 28, 1963. The Civil Rights Act passed the following year on July 2, 1964, ending segregation in public spaces and banning employers from discriminating on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
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Woolworth desegregated
Young African American students perform sit-ins at the segregated Woolworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, in 1960. Months of protests led to the desegregation of the counter on July 25 of that year.
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Summer of Love
San Francisco hippies encircle a tree at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. In the summer of 1967, close to 100,000 hippies gathered in the city’s Haight-Ashbury neighborhood for the “Summer of Love.”
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Jimi Hendrix
Members of the Jimi Hendrix Experience are pictured on Aug. 21, 1967. Hendrix also took the stage during the “Summer of Love” at the Monterey Pop Festival in June 1967.
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George Harrison
The Beatles’ George Harrison is pictured on June 30, 1967. Harrison played at the Monterey Pop Festival in addition to Jimi Hendrix.
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The Beatles release ‘Sgt. Pepper’
The Beatles celebrate the completion of their album, “Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.” The LP was released on June 1, 1967.
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Democratic National Convention
A young female protester looks on at armed police officers at an anti-Vietnam War demonstration outside the the August 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
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Harlem riots
Widespread protests erupted in the streets during the 1964 Harlem neighborhood riots in New York City. Long suffering under police brutality, Black residents rose up after a Black boy, 15-year-old James Powell, was shot and killed by a white policeman Lieut. Thomas Gilligan.
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Demonstrators in Harlem
Demonstrators carry photographs of Lieut. Thomas Gilligan as they march during the Harlem riots. The uprisings spread to more than a dozen American cities where Black residents lived under police violence and widespread discrimination.
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Watts riots
A wounded man sits near an armed police guard during the Watts riots in Los Angeles during the summer of 1965. The riots started after a white police officer arrested a Black man on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, and lasted from Aug. 11-16.
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Segregation in public pools
The public swimming pool in Raleigh, North Carolina’s Pullen Park was closed by the city on Aug. 7, 1962, after four Black men went swimming with two white companions. Other public pools in the city followed suit until the issue could be resolved. Swimming facilities had been segregated until then, and the city council felt the public would not accept desegregation.
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Beach jeers
Three Black people walk away from jeering white beach-goers on July 14, 1963, at a beach in Savannah, Georgia. While desegregation was implemented nationwide in the 1950s, many cities in the South resisted the change until long after.
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Lemonade stands
Children sell lemonade in La Cañada, California, on July 31, 1961.
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Shortened hemlines
Women model dresses for Hess Brothers Department Store in 1965. The shortened hemline—like those of the miniskirt—began to gain popularity in the mid-1960s.
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Jell-O
Jell-O marketed a vegetable-flavored gelatin dish in a Better Homes and Gardens magazine ad in August 1964, the same year the company released its slogan: “There’s Always Room for Jell-O.”
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Summer heat wave
A group of children play in the street on a hot July day in 1962.
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Nun fun
A nun visiting a neighborhood in New York plays a skipping game with children in August 1965.
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Marsha Hunt
Actress, singer, model, and activist Marsha Hunt shows off her Afro—a popular hairstyle in the ’60s—on Aug. 21, 1969.
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WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. — A 2-year-old boy was killed, and his mother was injured in an overnight shooting in West Memphis.
West Memphis Police Department said that officers responded to a shooting at 741 N. 18th Street Friday morning at 1:13 a.m.
WMPD said that the mother and her son left the crime scene to seek immediate medical attention at Baptist Crittenden Hospital before the police arrived to the scene.
The mother was taken to Regional One Hospital for further treatment, police said.
According to WMPD, no arrests have been made, and the investigation is ongoing.
WMPD said that anyone who has any information about this shooting is strongly encouraged to contact the police department's Criminal Investigation Division at 870-732-7554.
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Belief in God among Americans dipped to a new low, Gallup’s latest poll shows.
While the majority of adults in the U.S. believe in God, belief has dropped to 81% — the lowest ever recorded by Gallup —and is down from 87% in 2017.
Between 1944 and 2011, more than 90% of Americans believed in God, Gallup reported.
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Younger, liberal Americans are the least likely to believe in God, according to Gallup’s May 2-22 values and beliefs poll results released Friday.
Political conservatives and married adults had little change when comparing 2022 data to an average of polls from 2013 to 2017.
The groups with the largest declines are liberals (62% of whom believe in God), young adults (68%) and Democrats (72%), while belief in God is highest among conservatives (94%) and Republicans (92%).
The poll also found that slightly more than half of conservatives and Republicans say they believe God hears prayers and can intervene, as well as 32% of Democrats, 25% of liberals and 30% of young adults.
Gallup said it has documented steeper drops in church attendance, membership and confidence in organized religion, which suggests that the practice of religious faith is changing more than general belief in God.
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Once again this year red-tailed hawks nested near a TxDOT camera in Irving, giving North Texans a rare, up-close view of the birds raising their baby.
After nearly two months, the baby hawk is looking more like a full-grown bird and is walking around the tower perching in different areas. When the bird will take a leap and fly is anyone's guess -- but you can watch along in the player above.
Be warned, while most of the time you'll see the birds it could also be feeding time -- and we've witnessed meals including rats, rabbits, or whatever else they catch and tear apart for dinner.
Hawks are known to also eat squirrels, snakes, bats, frogs and other birds -- you never know what's on the menu.
The camera at State Highway 114 at Rochelle Boulevard has been home to a family of hawks dating back until at least 2016. Preservationtree.com says it's common for a family of hawks to use the same nesting spot year after year.
The hawk chicks typically leave the nest 6-7 weeks after hatching, according to audubon.org, but are not capable of strong flight for another couple of weeks after that.
If you see a traffic report in the stream above, the hawks will return soon. If our stream is not active above, the best way to see the baby hawk is on TxDOT's website (click here). When the camera isn't monitoring traffic conditions, it's facing the new family.
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Texans might be surprised to know state law once prohibited a person from purchasing a pistol without a “certificate of good character” from a judge.
In fact, owning a pistol without a judge’s approval was a crime in Texas for nearly 30 years.
“No person may purchase a pistol unless said purchaser has secured from a Justice of Peace, County Judge, or District Judge in the county of his or her residence a certificate of good character,” said the law, which was enacted in 1931.
A person who got a pistol without a character reference could be found guilty of a misdemeanor.
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Juneteenth celebrations are taking place all across the five boroughs and the tri-state area this weekend in honor of the recently recognized federal holiday.
Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 when the Emancipation Proclamation was brought to enslaved people in Texas — more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln issued it.
This year will be the second one that the United States has recognized the day as a federal holiday.
Here are some upcoming events honoring this year's celebration:
Manhattan
Broadway Celebrates Juneteenth
Duffy Square, Broadway between 45th & 47th Streets, Midtown, Sunday, 12 to 1:30 p.m.
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Cost: Free
Black performers, and allies, from a variety of Broadway shows will perform their own works, including song, dance, and poetry as well as live music.
Juneteenth March/5K Run/Walk/Roll
Begins at the Engineers Gate on 90th Street & 5th Ave, Sunday, 12 to 2 p.m.
Cost: Payment is optional for registration, $25 donation is recommended
Originally founded as The Juneteenth March back in 2020, a peaceful march from Harlem to City Hall, it highlighted the wide range of injustices and lack of reform for Black residents in New York City and across the United States. The march has since evolved into the Juneteenth March/5K Run/Walk/Roll. Following its change of purpose, all proceeds are now donated towards funding for The Harlem Community Center, which is a community center that offers services from more than 30 community-based organizations.
Celebrating Black LGBTQIA+ Creatives at "The Center"
7th Avenue and Greenwich Avenue, Sunday, 12 to 5 p.m.
Cost: Free
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community Center (commonly called “The Center”) has been known as a safe space and resource hub for the LGBTQIA+ community since 1983. They are continuing their Pride Month celebrations with Black of Center: a Juneteenth Block Festival featuring Black LGBTQIA+ artists, storytellers, small businesses, vendors, as well as interactive activities like art workshops, readings, musical sets by DJ Jamz, and discussion boards from members of the community.
The Big Payback Screening at The Apollo
235 W 125th Street, Sunday, screening begins at 6 p.m.
Cost: Free
There will be a free community screening of Color Farm’s THE BIG PAYBACK, co-directed by Erika Alexander and Whitney Dow.
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Marcus Garvey Park, Friday, screening begins at 8 p.m.
Cost: Free
This Friday Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) will return to the Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage to open their season of shows in neighborhood parks, commemorating Juneteenth.
Brooklyn
13th Annual Juneteenth NY 2022 Festival
Linden Park on Linden Blvd. & Vermont St. in East New York, June 18, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Prospect Park at the Main Entrance – Lafayette Memorial – Prospect Park W & 9th Street, Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., online, Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Cost: Free
This three day festival begins Friday. Health & Wellness Day “Mind, Body & Soul” is the first event when the celebration kicks off its virtual summit on Friday and continues in person throughout the rest of the weekend with performances from local talent, and vendors featuring a selection of local, Black-owned restaurants. There will be basketball clinics with The Brooklyn Nets and the New York Liberty, a fashion exhibition and more.
Honoring Juneteenth
Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway, Prospect Heights, Sunday, 12 to 6 p.m.
Cost: Free
The Brooklyn Museum is honoring Juneteenth with a full day of activities. Since Juneteenth coincides with Fathers Day, this year's event will feature activities for the whole family.
New York City Juneteenth/Freedom Day Celebration at Grand Army Plaza
10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, NY 11238, at the steps of the Brooklyn Public Library, Sunday, photo op and press conference at 9 a.m., celebration and festivities 8 to 11:30 a.m.
Cost: Free
The family-friendly event will include spoken word performers, poets and musicians.
Queens
André De Shields is Frederick Douglass: Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory
Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd, Flushing, Sunday, 2 to 8 p.m.
Cost: $40; $30 members & seniors; $20 students; $10 children younger than 12
Tony, Grammy and Emmy Award winner and Hadestown star André De Shields performs an excerpt from his self-made solo work and one-man show “Frederick Douglass: Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory.”
Juneteenth Storytime
Queens Public Library, Richmond Hill, 118-14 Hillside Avenue, Richmond Hill, Saturday, 11 to 11:30 a.m.
Cost: Free
Children and caregivers are welcomed to the Queens Public Library for a special storytime to learn more about Juneteenth through picture books.
The Princess and the Frog Screening at the Museum of the Moving Image
Museum of the Moving Image , 36-01 35th Ave., Astoria, Friday to Sunday: Friday 2:30 p.m.; Sunday, 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Cost: $15; $11 seniors 65 and older and students over 18; $9 ages 3-17
The Museum of the Moving Image is celebrating Juneteenth with a movie showing that celebrates Black heritage including screenings of the 2009 Disney animated film The Princess and the Frog, which features the first African American Disney princess, Tiana.
The Bronx
2nd Annual Juneteenth Family Day
Pelham Bay Park, Middletown Road & Stadium Avenue, Bronx, Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Cost: Free
This event is family friendly and includes events such as arts and crafts, face painting, live performances, and more.
Juneteenth Celebration and Ceremony at Van Cortland Park Alliance
Van Cortlandt Park, 242nd Street and Broadway, Bronx, Monday, 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
The Van Cortlandt Park Alliance is commemorating Juneteenth with performances, including music and spoken word. After the performances, you can follow in a procession with drums to the Enslaved African Burial Ground for a libation ceremony, honoring the memory of the enslaved people.
Staten Island
Juneteenth Freedom Parade
Lineup starts at 85 Snug Harbor Rd. at 8:30 a.m. and step off is at 10 a.m., Saturday
Cost: Free
The Jubilee Collective will host the first Juneteenth Freedom Parade on Saturday. All are welcome to share in the jubilation to watch or walk in the parade.
Juneteenth Celebration Active Performance
The Staten Island Children’s Museum on Sunday, Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Cost: Free
Grammy-nominated music and social justice artist Fyütch will perform behind the Museum on the South Meadow of Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden as part of the Juneteenth Freedom Festival organized by the Jubilee Collective in celebration of Juneteenth.
New Jersey
NEWARK: Newark Museum of Art Juneteenth Festival in Honor of Harriet Tubman
Washington Park (which will soon be renamed Harriet Tubman Square), across the street from the NMOA (49 Washington St., Newark), Saturday, 12 to 5 p.m.
Cost: Free
The Newark Museum of Art is hosting an outdoor festival in honor of Harriet Tubman where guests can decorate ceramic tiles that will then be used to create the Harriet Tubman Monument in Washington Park. Jacari Harris, executive director of the George Floyd Foundation, will speak, and performances by Black artists and dancers are scheduled throughout the day.
MAPLEWOOD: MAPSO Juneteenth Festival
Memorial Park (580 Valley St.), Saturday, 5 to 9 p.m.
Cost: Free
MAPSO (Maplewood & South Orange) will host a festival including readings and performances by Ras Heru, Donyah Michelle, Rachelle Parker, SOMA Justice, Jané, Autumn Jones and more. A fireworks show will end the night.
BLOOMFIELD: Black-Owned Business Festival
Between Bloomfield and Glenwood Avenues and Lackawanna, Saturday, 12 to 6 p.m.
Cost: Free
Black-owned businesses will be celebrated at Bloomfield’s 2nd annual Juneteenth celebration. Throughout the day, visitors will participate in live inspiration services, dance classes and musical performances. Hair stylists from the area will pay homage to Madam CJ Walker in The Giveback Hair Show.
Connecticut
WEST HAVEN: West Haven Celebrates Juneteenth
Brent Watt Park, Saturday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Cost: Free
The city of West Haven is celebrating Juneteenth with an event featuring local vendors, music, food and a talent showcase. Learn about the history behind Juneteenth and celebrate with residents and local officials.
OLD LYME: Jazz & Poetry Event: Juneteenth Celebration
Florence Griswold Museum, Saturday, 2 to 4 p.m.
Cost: Free
The Juneteenth celebration takes place on the grounds of the Museum and features music by the Nat Reeves Jazz Quartet and readings by the Witness Stones Poets Marilyn Nelson, Kate Rushin, Rhonda Ward, and Antoinette Brim-Bell who created a tribute in verse to those remembered with Lyme Street plaques which mark former sites of enslavement and indentured servitude.
ENFIELD: Juneteenth Festival Celebration
Enfield Town Green, Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Cost: Free
UJIMA African American Alliance is hosting a Juneteenth festival.
Rockland County
HAVERSTRAW: The Juneteenth Celebration
Clinton Street, Saturday, 3 to 5 p.m.
Cost: Free
The Haverstraw African American Connection is hosting their 7th annual Juneteenth celebration. There will be a parade, food, vendors, a kids zone, and live music with special musical guest, Mietta Stancil-Farrar.
SPRING VALLEY: ForTheCulture Juneteenth Fest
Memorial Park, Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Cost: Free
The ForTheCulture Foundation will host an event that will feature entertainment from local talent, food & drinks, as well as games & activities for the entire family to enjoy.
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The LQBTQIA+ community and its allies are celebrating Pride Month across the tri-state area.
Pride Month takes place in June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan, a touchstone event in LGBTQ history that laid the foundation for Pride. The month aims to inspire, educate, commemorate, celebrate and recognize the impact that LGBTQIA+ has had on history locally, nationally, and internationally.
While many are familiar with the annual NYC Pride March -- this year's march will take place on June 26 starting from 25th Street and 5th Avenue at 12 p.m. -- there are many other events lined up to add to the celebration.
A brunch is scheduled for this Sunday (June 19) at 12 p.m. The culinary experience is set to feature a curation of Juneteenth food stories from black LGBTQIA+ chefs. For more information, click here.
A Garden Party is scheduled for Tuesday (June 21) at 6 p.m. at pier 84. The event will include performances by Paula Cole, Sophie B. Hawkins, and more to be announced. Included will also be food, drinks, entertainment, and Hudson River views. Tickets must be purchased for entry.
On June 23, there will be a conference focusing on activism and issues impacting the community.
Additionally, following years of virtual celebrations due to the pandemic, the long-awaited fully in-person Pride Island experience is scheduled to take place this year -- at a new location.
The three-day music festival, part of NYC Pride, will fill Governors Island from June 24 to 26.
NYC Pride Events
Here are some events scheduled to take place on June 24:
- The DiscOasis in Central Park at 10 a.m.
- Frisky-Wonderful World at 12 p.m.
- The Rally at 4 p.m.
- 2022 Love Above All Ball at 9 p.m.
- HustlaBall at 10 p.m.
Additional events are scheduled for June 25:
- Hester Street Fair at 11 a.m
- Rainbows on the Hudson at 11 a.m.
- Youth Pride at 1 p.m.
- Teaze at 2 p.m.
- Pride Island at 2 p.m.
- Fantasy Days at 2 p.m.
- Posh Day Party at 4 p.m.
- Planet Pride at 4:30 p.m.
Meanwhile, on June 26, the day of the annual NYC Pride March, the following events will also take place:
- Pride Fest at 11 a.m.
- Bliss days at 2 p.m.
- ALEGRIA PRIDE at 6 p.m.
The last day of events will be on June 27 where there will be an event called Broadway Sings which partnered with NYC Pride to present the concert event of the year, honoring pop icon and LGBTQIA+ ally, Taylor Swift.
Additionally, at 5 a.m. there will also be Tribal Fever Afterhours event.
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New Jersey
For those in New Jersey here are some Pride parades and events to check out:
Princeton Pride Parade on June 18, the parade begins at the Princeton Municipal Building located at 400 Witherspoon Street.
Official Pride Bar Crawl on June 18, in Hoboken.
Cabaret of Pride on June 18, in West Orange.
MENAGE: PRIDE at The Golden Cicada on June 18 in Jersey City
Dating in Jersey City | Singles Event | Pride Celebration on June 21 on the rooftop at Six26
Concert with New Jersey Gay Men’s Chorus on June 25 at The Ocean County Library
Morris County Pride 2022 on June 25 which will include onstage performances, along with food, craft, merchandise vendors, and community groups.
Pride in the Park on June 26, at Riverside Gardens Park in Red Bank
Connecticut
For those in Connecticut here are some events in the area:
Hamden Pride Festival on June 18
Let's Go Birding Together! A Pride Month Birding Celebration on June 18 in Greenwich
Pride Paint Night on June 21 at Niantic Public House and Brewery in East Lyme
Mental Health in the LGBTQ+ Community on June 23 at Connecticut Historical Society in Hartford
West Hartford Pride Fest on June 25
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GRAHAM — Authorities say a Burlington man faces a first-degree murder charge after assaulting another man.
Robert Daniel Terry, 43, was arrested in the death of Michael Thomas Hickox after a physical confrontation late Thursday night, according to a news release from the Alamance County Sheriff's Office.
At 11:14 p.m. Thursday, deputies responded to a home in the 5700 block of Rumley Road in Graham, near Saxapahaw, in reference to a cardiac arrest. The first deputy on scene immediately administered CPR, which continued until the arrival of Emergency Medical Services.
Hickox was later pronounced dead by EMS.
Witnesses told deputies that Terry came inside the residence asking for Hickox and began striking him and strangling him. Witnesses also said the men confronted each other earlier at the Community Shell of 87 South, according to the news release. Investigators are trying to determine what prompted the confrontation.
Terry was taken to the Alamance County Detention Center without bond. He was also charged with felony absconder.
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Talk with an Indigenous political cartoonist, read to a dog, play games at the library
Monroe County Public Library provides opportunities for local residents to read, learn, connect and create. The downtown library is at 303 E. Kirkwood Ave. and the Ellettsville branch is at 600 W. Temperance St. All events are free of charge. Event funding is provided by the Friends of the Library Foundation.
Intro to Warhammer mini painting and gaming
The library provides the minis, paints and know-how. Try your hand at miniature painting and learn how to play Warhammer. All skill levels are welcome. Ages 12-19. It’s 3:30-5 p.m. Friday in Ellettsville meeting room A. Please register at mcpl.info/calendar.
Rainbow Reads Storytime
Talk and learn about social and emotional issues such as acceptance, being yourself, and loving who you are. The library will explore these topics with you and your child in an LGBTQ+ inclusive and fun environment by sharing stories that discuss gender identity, positive relationships and by leading the group in songs, rhymes and other fun activities surrounding Pride month. Ages 3-6. It’s 10:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday in the children’s program room at the downtown library. Drop in.
A Conversation with Marty Two Bulls Sr.
Marty Two Bulls Sr., acclaimed political cartoonist and illustrator, whose innovative cartoons voice a Native American perspective on contemporary political issues, will discuss his Pulitzer-nominated work with “The Lakota Times,” as well as his work illustrating many Lakota-language picture books in partnership with local educational nonprofit, The Lakota Language Consortium. After this event, Mr. Two Bulls will hold a brief interactive Q & A about his important work on Lakota culture and Lakota language reawakening. He will also host a virtual lesson in Traditional watercolors. He is a member of the Oglala Lakota, from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. All ages. It’s 1-2 p.m. Saturday in the auditorium at the downtown library. Drop in.
Read to a Dog
Registered therapy dogs listen to your child read aloud, aiding in the development of reading skills and encouraging a regular habit of reading for fun. This is great for readers of all abilities but especially helpful for reluctant or struggling readers. Ages 5-12. It’s 2-3:30 p.m. Sunday in the children’s program room at the downtown library. Drop in.
Teen Artist Club: Under the Sea Terrariums
Are you a teen artist looking to hang with others? Drop in to make fun stuff, show off your work, chat and relax. Ages 12-19. It’s 3:30-4:30 p.m. Monday in The Ground Floor teen space at the downtown library or 3:30-4:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Ellettsville teen space.
Preschool Storytime
Join in the fun with stories, songs, puppets and more that encourage the development of early literacy skills. For ages 3-6 and caregivers. It’s 10-10:30 a.m. Tuesday in the auditorium at the downtown library. Drop in.
Little Makers
Explore your creativity with different materials and techniques at this fun, open-ended art experience. Dress to mess. For ages 3-6 and their families. It’s 10:30-11:15 a.m. Tuesday in the children’s program room at the downtown library. Drop in.
Comics and Cookies with Kaleidoscope Youth Community: "Heartstopper”
It's a special session of Comics and Cookies. You’ll chat about the graphic novel (and Netflix show!) Heartstopper, eat cookies, and share your feels. Reading the graphic novel before the event is encouraged but not required. Ages 12-20. It’s 4-4:30 p.m. Tuesday in meeting room 1B & 1C combo at the downtown library. Please register at mcp.info/calendar.
Board game night
It's game night. Join the library to chat and play a fun selection of board games out in the community at Hopscotch Kitchen. All ages. It’s 6-9 p.m. Tuesday at Hopscotch Kitchen, at 235 W. Dodds St., Bloomington. Drop in.
Tuesday Night Music Club: “Diamond Life”
Join other music fans to discuss classic albums virtually. This week, it's Sade's “Diamond Life.” Listen before the meeting, then come share your reaction. You’ll also listen to select songs as a group. The albums are available for streaming and download on Freegal with your library card. Age 18 & up. It’s 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday on Zoom. Please register at mcpl.info/calendar for the Zoom link.
Cartoon Tuesdays
Join fans of classic cartoons like “Samurai Jack,” “The Powerpuff Girls” and “SpongeBob Squarepants” for a night of snacks, crafts and toons. Ages 12-19. It’s 7-9 p.m. Tuesday in The Ground Floor teen space at the downtown library. Drop in.
Tiny to Two @ Switchyard Park
Families with babies play, sing, read and talk together at Switchyard Park. Feel free to bring something to sit on. Ages birth–3. It’s 10-10:45 a.m. Wednesday at the Pavilion Lawn at Switchyard Park, at 1601 S. Rogers St., Bloomington. Please register at mcpl.info/calendar. Please note: The rain location for this event is the downtown library children's program room.
Monsters and Mayhem
Ready to test your mettle against monsters and mayhem in a new RPG? These drop-in sessions will give players a chance to experience a different gameplay style than D&D and face new challenges. All skill levels are welcome. Ages 12-19. It’s 4-5:30 p.m. Wednesday in meeting room 2A at the downtown library. Drop in.
Grow a happy houseplant
Learn what your houseplants need to grow strong and healthy. Sheila Brewer from Mays Greenhouse will demonstrate plant care basics and answer your questions. All attendees will be entered to win a plant. Age 18 and up. It’s 6-7 p.m. Wednesday in Ellettsville meeting room B. Please register at mcpl.info/calendar.
Rainbow Reads for Teens
Join the library to chat about your favorite reads with LGBTQ+ characters. The library will provide snacks, you bring the discussion. Ages 12-19. It’s 4-5 p.m. Thursday, June 23 in the Ellettsville teen space.
Tween Tech
Come explore different tech activities each month. The possibilities include LEGO WeDo robotics, Dash and Dot robots, green screen technology, Makey Makey, stop motion animation, light painting, paper circuitry, guest presenters and more. Ages 8-12. It’s 5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 23, in the children’s program room at the downtown library. Drop in.
Adzooks Puppets Presents: “The Tortoise and the Hare”
Cheer on the classic rivals as they discover timing is almost everything in this fun puppet show! All ages. It’s 6:30-7:15 p.m. Thursday, June 23, in the auditorium at the downtown library. Please register at mcpl.info/calendar.
Plant Problem Drop-In Hour
Drop in any time during the hour for possible plant diagnoses and advice. Bring your plant samples or photos with you. Plant expert and Purdue Extension–Monroe County Director and Educator Amy Thompson will be onsite. All ages. It’s 6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 23, in meeting room 1C at the downtown library. Drop in.
Tiny Art Show
Looking for something fun to explore? Come view the 3-by-3-inch painted tiny art masterpieces at the Ellettsville Branch Art Gallery, painted by local kids, teens and adults. All ages. Drop in throughout the month of June.
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UPDATE (12:23 p.m. on Friday, June 17): Two women are dead from gunshot wounds in Ashland.
Ashland PD said that police were called to the 3000 block of Montgomery Ave. at 8:18 a.m. on Friday for a welfare check. They were told that gunshots had been heard in the area.
They found two female victims and attempted life-saving efforts on the scene. They were unsuccessful.
The identities of the victims have not yet been released.
This is still an active investigation.
UPDATE (11:32 a.m. on Friday, June 17): Boyd County Coroner Mark Hammond confirms that his office is on the scene in Ashland.
The scene is still being processed, and a statement from Ashland PD is expected later today.
ASHLAND, KY (WOWK)—A heavy police presence has been reported in Ashland, Kentucky on Friday morning.
Boyd County 911 says that Ashland PD has responded to an incident on the 3000 block of Montgomery Ave., but they could not give any more details about the incident.
This is a developing story, and we will provide updates as new information becomes available. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/developing-heavy-police-presence-in-ashland-kentucky/ | 2022-06-17T18:39:29 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/developing-heavy-police-presence-in-ashland-kentucky/ |
LOGAN, WV (WOWK)—A legendary radio personality from the Logan area has passed away.
Jay Nunley died on Thursday from cancer. He was 52.
His last job was at WVOW in Logan, but he worked in Huntington, Charleston, Nashville and other cities.
The Logan native and Marshall graduate began his career in 1986.
He later became a Presbyterian minister in Logan and Gilbert. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/legendary-logan-radio-personality-passes-away/ | 2022-06-17T18:39:35 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/legendary-logan-radio-personality-passes-away/ |
NAMPA, Idaho — This article originally appeared in the Idaho Press.
Treasure Valley cities are mixed on their responses to Juneteenth, a holiday marking the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to free slaves.
The holiday falls on Sunday, June 19, this year, but entities like the federal government and banks will recognize the holiday on Monday, June 20.
On June 17, 2021, President Joe Biden signed legislation making Juneteenth a federal holiday. Government buildings in Boise, Meridian and Nampa did not close last year, due to the short notice. However, Gov. Brad Little closed state offices on Friday, June 18.
This year, Meridian City Hall will be closed and employees will have June 20 off in observance of the holiday, Communications Manager Stephany Galbreaith wrote in an email to the Idaho Press.
Boise and Garden City will also observe Juneteenth on June 20.
However, Nampa’s full-time employees will take the paid holiday on December 23, according to Amy Bowman, communications manager for the city.
“This year, we are using Juneteenth as a floating holiday; similarly to how the City of Nampa takes the Columbus Day holiday on the day after Thanksgiving,” Bowman wrote in an email.
Kuna’s offices will be open, though employees can take the day off if they choose, Mayor Joe Stear said in an email. The city of Eagle will also remain open on Monday.
Last fall, Idaho County commissioners questioned whether to add Juneteenth to their list of holidays. Normally, government workers would have Monday off, since the holiday falls on a non-business day this year, but Idaho County Treasurer Abbie Hudson told the commissioners June 20 is the final day of property tax collections for the second half of the year, the Lewiston Tribune reported.
Idaho County Commission Chairman Skip Brandt went a step further.
“We have plenty of holidays ... and I’m disinclined to add another one,” Brandt said, according to the Lewiston Tribune.
Holidays show what is valued by society, Kristin Haltinner, an associate professor of sociology at the University of Idaho, told the Idaho Press last fall. Holidays also create community and unity.
“I think the resistance to holidays that recognize some of these racist histories reflects the lack of reconciliation that Idaho has done with its own racist past,” Haltinner said at the time.
This article originally appeared in the Idaho Press, read more on IdahoPress.com.
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BLOOMINGTON — A retired Chenoa pilot proudly flew on Thursday an old “gas-breathing dragon” above the Twin Cities and past its electric vehicle manufacturing plant.
Bill Thacker still hasn’t hung up his wings after about 30,000 flight hours and a 35-year career. After all, he’s been passionate about flying historical planes his whole life.
“It’s all I ever wanted to do,” he told The Pantagraph.
The Experimental Aircraft Association is partnering with the Liberty Aviation Museum in Port Clinton, Ohio, to showcase the Ford Trimotor 5-AT-B and offer brief flights to the public. The EAA said it was the first aircraft to be mass produced on an assembly line.
Thacker is one of 10 pilots who flies old planes with the EAA, which has Chapter 129 based in Bloomington-Normal. Flights are available through Sunday on a walk-in basis at a hanger next to the Prairie Aviation Museum in Bloomington.
In total, 199 Ford Trimotor planes were produced before Henry Ford ordered production to be halted “at the drop of a hammer” to focus on the Model A, Thacker said. Around six still fly on the regular, he said, and another six could be air-ready after a lot of work.
He said the Ford Trimotor was first designed in 1926, and model 5-AT-B, serial No. 8, tail number NC9645, was built in 1928. It took off on Thursday afternoon from the Central Illinois Regional Airport in Bloomington and made a 15-minute loop to the west side of the city with 12 people on board, including Thacker.
Ford Trimotors have worn several livery names over the years, notably nicknamed as “The Tin Goose.” NC9645 was first titled "City of Wichita" and has since been bestowed with Port Clinton’s name following the Liberty Aviation Museum acquisition.
Thacker said the Ford Trimotor is probably one the most important planes in history, because it was the first to be specifically designed for hauling passengers. Transcontinental Air Transport purchased the plane in 1929, ferrying passengers across the country in just 48 hours.
He said the Trimotor only flew during the day on transcontinental journeys, and passengers were transferred to railcars by night. Tickets were priced around $300, which adjusted to $6,000 today after inflation.
That was at a time, he noted, when there were no airports or mechanics located across the country. Additionally, pilots navigated by land markers, such as large concrete “Lindbergh arrows” or light beacon towers. One of the latter can be found near the former Green Gables restaurant, a Lake Bloomington icon that burned down last month.
“This airplane was flown over that tower many times,” Thacker said.
To Thacker, the plane being able to hit the skies just over two decades after Orville and Wilbur Wright first took flight was an incredible feat.
He also appreciates the basic simplicities of the Trimotor and its three reliable Pratt and Whitney engines, each boasting 450 horsepower. It has ailerons but no flaps that enable lower flight speeds. He also noted the interior looks very similar to a Pullman railcar.
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Thursday’s warm and sunny conditions offered ideal flying conditions. No turbulence was noticeable on the trek, which was eerily similar to a modern flight, sans air conditioning and in-flight concessions.
Rick and Jeanne Tarro, of rural Crescent City, boarded the Trimotor for the Thursday flight. Rick Tarro said it was a smooth ride for a 94-year-old airplane.
“A lot smoother than what you’d think,” he added.
Jeanne Tarro said she’d go for another flight.
Thacker said he taught his two kids how to fly at his airfield at home. His daughter Jessica was recently hired to fly for United Airlines; his son Jacob works as a aircraft technician.
Thursday’s flight lifted the Chenoa flyer into good spirits. “I’m on top of the world right now,” he said.
Contact Brendan Denison at (309) 820-3238. Follow Brendan Denison on Twitter: @BrendanDenison | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/history/watch-now-historic-ford-trimotor-flights-taking-off-this-weekend-in-bloomington/article_02fa29aa-edc6-11ec-b151-83a0c04371b6.html | 2022-06-17T18:42:05 | 1 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/history/watch-now-historic-ford-trimotor-flights-taking-off-this-weekend-in-bloomington/article_02fa29aa-edc6-11ec-b151-83a0c04371b6.html |
A 25-year-old Andrews woman died Thursday afternoon after a Ford Bronco ran into a truck tractor, Department of Public Safety officials reported.
DPS reported Friday morning that Stephanie Ann Stokes was driving the Bronco westbound in the 7500 block of Highway 80 – 2.6 miles west of Midland. At that point a 2022 International truck trailer was attempting to turn into the eastbound lanes of Highway 80 and was blocking both westbound lanes. Officials report the Stokes attempted to avoid the collision but struck the rear of the truck tractor.
Stokes was not wearing a seat belt and was pronounced dead at the scene. The accident was reported to have taken place around 3:40 p.m. | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/Andrews-woman-dies-after-collision-near-Midland-17248764.php | 2022-06-17T18:56:11 | 1 | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/Andrews-woman-dies-after-collision-near-Midland-17248764.php |
ATLANTIC CITY — Bail reform and the COVID-19 pandemic have hampered the city's ability to cut down on shoplifting, illegal public drug use and other antisocial activities, a group of merchants and officials agreed at a public safety meeting at Tanger Outlets/The Walk on Friday.
But with the national NAACP convention coming to the nearby Atlantic City Convention Center in July, the group vowed to work together to crack down on repeat offenders, some of whom have threatened staff members and created upsetting scenes for visitors.
"Our biggest concern is safety. Shoplifting is absolutely rampant," Tanger Outlets/The Walk General Manager Linda Berger said at the meeting called by 3rd Ward Councilman and Council Vice President Kaleem Shabazz. "My understanding is they are given a slap on the hand and let go."
Broken street lighting in the area also creates a safety hazard, Berger said. Non-working street lights have been an ongoing problem in all parts of the city.
At the meeting Berger asked Atlantic City Police Capt. Rudy Lushina to increase foot patrols in the area and to begin staffing the police substation provided in The Walk and approved by City Council a year ago, which has so far gone unused.
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Police are also opening substations on the Boardwalk and in other areas, Lushina said, and are still trying to get furniture and equipment to begin using those locations for processing arrests, storing bikes and restroom facilities.
Berger said the outlets are bringing people into the city, but suburbanites will not come back again if they witness altercations, drug use or shoplifting.
The Walk, which is in Shabazz's ward in the center of the city, is the first thing visitors see when they enter via the Atlantic City Expressway, and is next to the convention center.
"The national NAACP convention is huge for Atlantic City," said Atlantic County Commissioner Caren Fitzpatrick. "The spotlight will be on us. ... People all over the country are going to go home and talk. We can get more (national conventions) if it goes well — when it goes well."
The Walk is also just a block from the Atlantic City Rescue Mission, where homeless people are housed. They must leave the facility during the day, so often spend their days in the area near the mission, and some have mental health and addiction problems.
"Police write tickets, but they don't show up in court," said Anthony Mack, owner of the nearby McDonald's restaurant. "It's a revolving door. They are back on the street."
Under bail reform, initiated by a 2017 state law, those arrested no longer have to 'make bail' but are released until trial. Only those deemed a public safety risk are held in jail until trial.
Mack said he recently chased a shoplifter down the street, and he is afraid that dealing with thieves will eventually cause him bodily harm.
"One officer said, 'What do you want me to do about it?'" Mack said. "That's not good."
Dominique Wilkins, the security director for The Walk, said many accused shoplifters do not carry identification and give a different name each time they are caught, then do not show up in court. Some have threatened store workers with violence if the police are called.
"One guy threatened to stab a girl ... that guy is still walking the streets. The car he was driving was stolen," Wilkins said. "We think (police) should always be out here."
All shoplifters should be taken to the police station and fingerprinted, said Lushina.
Police can get arrest warrants from judges on repeat offenders, said Atlantic County Prosecutor William Reynolds said, which allows them to be held until trial.
Reynolds suggested getting all stakeholders together regularly to work on quality-of-life issues in the city, and to coordinate efforts.
The meeting was called by Shabazz, and some of the others in attendance were Assemblyman Don Guardian, R-Atlantic; Fitzpatrick, prosecutor's office Chief of Atlantic County Investigators Bruce K. DeShields, Public Works Assistant Director Crystal Lewis, and AtlantiCare's Vinnie Kirkland.
The group plans to meet again next Friday.
In 2020, The Walk was the center of protests and looting in the wake of the George Floyd killing in Minneapolis.
The Columbia Sportswear store there boarded up its windows completely for months in 2020 to 2021, as a protest, after shoplifters repeatedly broke windows to get into the store. That store has since left.
After a known, repeat shoplifter was caught recently, Wilkins said, a police officer came and shook the guy's hand and let him go. When he asked why he wasn't being arrested, Wilkins said the officer responded, 'You got your merchandise back.'"
The officer knew the offender, and said it was someone he was working with and trying to help rather than arrest.
Lushina said he would look into how officers are handling shoplifting arrests and retrain them or discipline them, if needed. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/tanger-outlets-the-walk-looks-for-more-police-presence-as-naacp-convention-nears/article_5c4f4ce4-ee55-11ec-8e48-135b38cfc684.html | 2022-06-17T19:03:02 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/tanger-outlets-the-walk-looks-for-more-police-presence-as-naacp-convention-nears/article_5c4f4ce4-ee55-11ec-8e48-135b38cfc684.html |
OCALA, Fla. – A grand jury in the Middle District of Florida’s Ocala Division has charged two men with a federal hate crime for their alleged roles in the beating of a Black man because of his race, according to the Department of Justice.
Defendants Robert Dewayne Lashley, 52, and Roy Lamar Lashley, 55, allegedly aided and abetted each other in the incident “on or about” Nov. 17, 2021, according to an indictment filed June 7.
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The two are accused of using closed fists and the handle of an ax to beat the man “because of his actual and perceived race,” calling him racial slurs as it was happening, the DOJ said in a statement.
The indictment was unsealed Friday following Robert Lashley’s arrest, the DOJ said. Both defendants face a maximum of 10 years in prison if convicted, as well as three years of mandatory supervised release and a $250,000 fine. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/17/2-florida-men-charged-with-federal-hate-crime-for-beating-black-man-shouting-racial-slurs/ | 2022-06-17T19:04:25 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/17/2-florida-men-charged-with-federal-hate-crime-for-beating-black-man-shouting-racial-slurs/ |
ORLANDO, FLA – Whether you love taking pictures or admiring art, we have compiled a list of murals around Central Florida.
Orlando Murals
- Diversity Mural of Orlando: located at 1336 N Mills Ave, Orlando, FL 32803.
- Orlando Postcard mural by Greetings Tour: located at 703 N Orange Ave, Orlando, FL 32801.
- Painting Justice by Andrew Spear: located at 801 E. Washington St, Orlando, FL 32801 in Thornton Park.
- In Memory by Michael Pilato: located at 12715 Pegasus Dr, Orlando, FL 32816 in UCF’s Student Union.
- Fruit Forward by Boy Kong: located at 1336 N Mills Ave Orlando, FL 32803.
- Women’s Suffrage by WISP: located at 805 E. Washington St, Orlando, FL 32801 in Thornton Park.
- Big Butterfly by Jane Kim: located at Intersection of South Orange Avenue and Anderson Street in Orlando.
- Mural by The Unsigned Artist: located at 698 Altaloma Ave Orlando, FL 32803.
Sanford Murals
- Tropical Flight (Butterfly) by St John’s River Art Center, Art-for-Kids students: located at 230 E 1st St, Sanford, FL 32771 in the Sanford Information Center.
- The Hotchkiss Mural: located at 211 E. 1st Street Sanford, Fl 32771 in the west side of the Hotchkiss building.
- The Stack on French by Jennifer Lindquist, Ysabel Flores and Jasmine Ramos: located at 2109 S French Ave Sanford, FL 32771.
- Sanford City Hall Mural by Kristi Hamby: located at 300 N Park Ave, Sanford, FL 32771 in Sanford City Hall.
- Dog Mural: located at 401 South Laurel Ave, Sanford, FL 32771 in Pet Rescue By Judy.
- Goldsboro Mural by Alijhae West, Joyce “Joy” Hayes, Marcellus Walker: located at 1017 Historic Goldsboro Blvd Sanford, FL 32771.
Kissimmee Murals
- The Unbridled Future by Christian Stanley: located at 16 Broadway, Kissimmee, FL 34741, Main Street Pizza.
- Florida Burrowing Owl by German Lemus: located at 8 Broadway #104, Kissimmee, FL 34741, Hanson Walter & Associates Inc.
- Animal Array by Works of Stark: located at 1111 Dyer Blvd Kissimmee, FL 34741.
- Kissimmee by Ric. One: located at 131 Broadway, Kissimmee, FL 34741.
- The Wild Ones by Steven Teller: located at 120 Broadway, Kissimmee, FL 34741.
- Florida Panther by Ryan Semple: located at 420 Broadway, Kissimmee, FL 34741.
Oviedo Murals
- Black History of Oviedo by Xavier Moss: located at 891 E Broadway St, Oviedo, FL 32765 in Round Lake Park.
- Greetings from Oviedo by Xavier Moss: located at located at 891 E Broadway St, Oviedo, FL 32765 in Round Lake Park.
- The Abstract Dogs of Oviedo by Works of Stark Murals and Design: located at 47 S Central Ave Oviedo, FL 32765 in The Pet Bow-Tique.
- World Peace Mural by Renda Writer: located at 245 W. Beasley Rd. Oviedo, FL 32765, Maya Papaya Organic Farm.
- Oviedo Brewing Mural: located at 1280 Oviedo Mall Boulevard #1095, Oviedo, FL 32765, Oviedo Brewing Company.
Lakeland Murals
- Welcome to Lakeland, FL by Jenna O’Brien of Twenty Seven: located at 110 W Highland St, Lakeland, FL 33803.
- Flights of Fancy by Tim Hass: located at 901 Florida Ave S, Lakeland, FL 33803.
- Lakeland Mural: located at 1035 S. Florida Ave S, Lakeland, FL 33803.
- Greetings from Lakeland, FL Postcard by Gillian Fazio: located at 505 Martin L King Jr Ave, Lakeland, FL 33815, Residential Roofing Depot.
- Tobacco Leaf Mural by Gillian Fazio: located at 112 S Tennessee Ave, Lakeland, FL 33801.
- Oranges at the Yard on Mass by Gillian Fazio: located at 802 N Massachusetts Ave, Lakeland, FL 33801.
- Greetings from Lakeland at Boring by The Atlanta Illustrator: located at 950 E Main St, Lakeland, FL 33801. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/17/art-fans-will-love-these-murals-found-around-central-florida/ | 2022-06-17T19:04:32 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/17/art-fans-will-love-these-murals-found-around-central-florida/ |
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – The Dr. Phillips Center is putting diversity in the spotlight this Juneteenth.
The Orange County theatre is featuring six months’ worth of showcases and performances highlighting and celebrating African American artists.
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Officials with the performing arts center said there will be various shows, dances and concerts held between June and December 2022 across both the Steinmetz Hall and Alexis & Jim Pugh theaters.
Find more information about the productions below.
TGaines Entertainment presents R&Bingo
Saturday, June 18, 2022 | Steinmetz Hall | 7 p.m.
The event, which is hosted by comedian The Black Tim Allen, radio host Koiya and DJ Xclusive City, will feature four rounds exploring R&B and hip-hop hits from the 90s to today.
Black Theatre Girl Magic presents Facets of Freedom: Juneteenth Celebration
Sunday, June 19, 2022 | Alexis & Jim Pugh Theater | 6 p.m.
This free event, which moved to this location due to inclement weather, will feature multiple artists bringing Juneteeth to life, including Joyful, Step team RYZE, DJ Jaé, Jarred Armstrong, Veryl Jones and Levi Johnson, bringing all the best parts of community art and artists to you.
Simmons Enterprise LLC Presents CharlyceMusic: Giving You the Best That I Got: The Anita Baker Experience
Saturday, June 25, 2022 | Alexis & Jim Pugh Theater | 8 p.m.
This tribute show to the singer known for her soulful ballads will feature such classic tunes as, “Giving You the Best That I Got”, “Angel”, “Caught Up in the Rapture” and “Sweet Love.”
ESOR Dance Ensemble presents Our Stories
Sunday, July 3 | Alexis & Jim Pugh Theater | 7 p.m.
Featuring performers from all over the Caribbean, this dance troupe, originally established in 2006, is bringing a slice of Jamaican life to the Central Florida stage, capturing the culture and heritage through music, movements and colorful costumes.
United Back in CommUNITY, Inc. presents Cece Teneal’s ICONS
Saturday, September 17, 2022 | Steinmetz Hall | 7 p.m.
ICONS is a celebration of just that—pioneers who preserved and progressed performing arts in the area. The show will include the Central Florida Community Arts Orchestra and Choir and all proceeds will go toward CFCArts.
Dr. Phillips Center presents Step Afrika!
Saturday, September 24, 2022 | Steinmetz Hall | 7:30 p.m.
The first professional company devoted to the tradition of stepping and blending various percussive African dance styles is taking part in the Dr. Phillips Center Freedom Series. During the 90-minute performance, all types of dance will be on display, including those from West and South Africa and historical African American fraternities and sororities.
Dr. Phillips Center presents Soweto Gospel Choir: HOPE – It’s Been a Long Time Coming
Saturday, December 17, 2022 | Alexis & Jim Pugh Theater | 4 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
A choir of American and South African artists will sing the struggles for civil rights and social justice in this second Freedom Series production. Through music, this Grammy-Award winning group will detail the complexities and nuances of their countries’ histories.
To purchase tickets for these shows, visit the Dr. Phillips Center website. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/17/diversity-on-display-during-dr-phillips-centers-juneteenth-showcases/ | 2022-06-17T19:04:38 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/17/diversity-on-display-during-dr-phillips-centers-juneteenth-showcases/ |
AUSTIN, Texas — Scorching hot temperatures mean our local lakes and rivers will be busier than usual.
Drowning is the leading cause of death for children under five years old. That's why advocates urge parents to keep their eyes on the water.
"Truth is, drowning doesn't discriminate," said Alissa Magrum, executive director of Colin's Hope. "We find drownings occurring across all age groups, all socioeconomic levels, all races, all genders."
Colin's Hope is an organization dedicated to teaching parents about water safety. Magrum said the organization recommends kids start swimming lessons as early as six months old.
But practicing water safety starts in the bath or shower. The first time babies are introduced to water is in the bath, so pouring water on their face so they acclimate is a good place to start. After that comes learning how to blow bubbles, then floating.
"Floating on your back because that's where if you fall into a pool and you're able to get floating, you can yell for help, you can cry," Magrum said.
Other things to teach kids at a young age are how to move their arms and kick their legs because if they fall into the pool, those actions can get them to safety.
If kids don't know how to swim, put them in lifejackets. You should also never leave kids alone in or near water.
"We learn how to swim often in a calm, clear pool where the bottom is even and we can get out from the steps of the ladder," Magrum said. "We think we learned to swim or navigate pool water. And then we go to that where there's rip currents and there are waves, and there's Lake Travis. There's rocks. And the ... lake is not constant level. So, I don't think we properly prepare people to access open water."
PEOPLE ARE ALSO READING: | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/kids-careful-water-drowning-leading-death/269-f100b857-b4a2-40d7-b89b-e4b4e25905c8 | 2022-06-17T19:05:38 | 1 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/kids-careful-water-drowning-leading-death/269-f100b857-b4a2-40d7-b89b-e4b4e25905c8 |
HARRISON COUNTY, Texas — An East Texas man is behind bars after officials say he initially asked law enforcement for help after not paying his supplier for drugs.
According to the Harrison County Sheriff's Office, on Thursday around 2:40 p.m., a man, identified as Pedro Serrano, 32, went to their headquarters claiming to be in danger.
"He asked to speak with members of our Joint Harrison County Violent Crime & Narcotics Task Force because he was concerned with his safety," the HCSO said in a statement. "Task force investigators escorted Serrano to the sheriff’s office interview room, where they began interviewing him."
During the interview, the HCSO says Serrano said he had a large quantity of narcotics in his vehicle, which he parked outside. Authorities say Serrano was seeking protection from law enforcement after not paying his narcotics dealer.
"As the interview concluded and investigators began arresting Serrano for the narcotics, he began fighting them while inside the interview room," the HCSO said. "Serrano continued to resist even after several HCSO Investigators responded to assist. Serrano was eventually placed into custody and escorted to the Harrison County Jail."
The HCSO reports investigators executed a search warrant on Serrano’s vehicle, revealing approximately 825 grams of methamphetamine.
Serrano was charged with the following crimes:
- Possession of controlled substance
- Resisting arrest/search
“Law enforcement is a unique career, and every day is different, as this episode clearly shows," Sheriff BJ Fletcher said. "I am thankful these narcotics landed in our lap instead of the streets or lives of our community. Fortunately, none of my staff were injured during the struggle of trying to arrest this suspect.” | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/east-texas-man-asked-law-enforcement-for-protection-after-not-paying-supplier-for-drugs/501-2e40e64b-c95d-445e-976d-d3744cb13a6c | 2022-06-17T19:17:42 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/east-texas-man-asked-law-enforcement-for-protection-after-not-paying-supplier-for-drugs/501-2e40e64b-c95d-445e-976d-d3744cb13a6c |
SAN ANTONIO — A San Antonio woman has been arrested months after her two-year-old daughter was shot and killed.
Jessica Cantu is charged with endangering a child, according to an arrest report.
Police say Cantu reported that her child, Juelz Gonzalez, had shot herself back in February at a home in the 100 block of Dublin Street on the south side.
The toddler died at University Hospital a few days later.
During the investigation, it was reported that the child had shot herself with a gun belonging to her mother's boyfriend, Joshua Christopher Ramirez. Police say he fled the scene before officers arrived. When police later searched his residence, they found a duffel bag with the illegal gun. Ramirez was then federally charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm, following his prior conviction.
But now the Bexar County Medical Examiner says the child could not have shot herself. The gun was fired from a distance and not in close proximity and the child’s death was ruled a homicide.
Cantu’s cellphone contents revealed messages about purchasing the same type of weapon found at the crime scene, according to arrest paperwork. Police say she arranged a meetup location and a price for the weapon. There are also messages that reveal she knew Ramirez carried a gun, according to the affidavit.
Officials have determined that Cantu intentionally and knowingly placed her child in imminent danger by allowing her to be in the presence of a handgun in possession of a felon with a violent criminal history.
Cantu is being held on $150,000 bond. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/mother-charged-in-shooting-death-of-toddler-san-antonio-texas-child-gun-weapon-south-side/273-a66313a4-2f59-4cf9-a0b0-0c6cdcd7ac21 | 2022-06-17T19:17:48 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/mother-charged-in-shooting-death-of-toddler-san-antonio-texas-child-gun-weapon-south-side/273-a66313a4-2f59-4cf9-a0b0-0c6cdcd7ac21 |
SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio Pets Alive! is in desperate need of pet fosters in order to save dogs and puppies that are on the city's euthanasia list.
The organization says 25 dogs and puppies are on the Animal Care Service's euthanasia list on Friday. They issued a "Code Red" meaning the dogs have just hours to be saved.
The organization says fostering an animal is the best way to help save them. That frees up a space in the shelter to save the dogs that are on the euthanasia list.
If you are able to foster a puppy or adult animal, you can fill out an application here or email foster@sanantoniopetsalive.org. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/sapa-shelters-completely-full-desperately-seeking-pet-fosters-euthanasia-list/273-086eb54f-b3ea-4581-9637-91270fa2e7e7 | 2022-06-17T19:17:54 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/sapa-shelters-completely-full-desperately-seeking-pet-fosters-euthanasia-list/273-086eb54f-b3ea-4581-9637-91270fa2e7e7 |
AUSTIN, Texas — When 31 members of a Texas-based white supremacist group were arrested near a Pride event in Idaho last weekend, Mandy Giles worried about what it would mean for the upcoming Pride Houston event and her two nonbinary transgender 20-year-old children.
“It’s still scary just for them to be part of the trans community and put them in a larger LGBTQ community,” Giles, president of the LGBTQ advocacy group PFLAG Houston, said about her kids.
Before last weekend’s incident, the organization was set on participating in the Houston parade. Allies of PFLAG were invited to tag along. But then Giles realized it was important to figure out how the group was feeling in the aftermath of the arrests.
The organization had to decide whether participating in the event was even safe.
PFLAG Houston is just one of several LGBTQ advocacy groups this month weighing their safety and their desire to move forward with the events that commemorate the catalyst of their civil rights movement.
“We just keep hearing of these far-right extremists that continue to attack and demonize the LGBTQIA community,” Daniel Pacheco, co-chair of Stonewall Democrats of San Antonio, told The Texas Tribune. “It’s definitely concerning to us.”
Members of Patriot Front were arrested Saturday in Idaho on misdemeanor conspiracy to riot charges after the Coeur d’Alene police department responded to a call about “a little army” of people with masks and shields getting into a U-Haul van near a Pride event. Officials on the scene located a smoke grenade in the vehicle, along with “abnormally large metal poles and voice amplification-type devices,” according to court records obtained by KXLY News. The group members, eight of whom are Texans, have since been released on bond.
The arrests have cast worry over dozens of Pride events across Texas scheduled to take place in the coming weeks as the monthlong celebration in remembrance of the 1969 Stonewall Uprising continues. This month’s Pride falls six years after the mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, the deadliest violent incident against LGBTQ people in American history.
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Pride celebration also arrives with a warning from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security about potential violence spurring from recent and upcoming hot-button events. And it comes on the heels of Texas officials targeting trans children’s access to gender-affirming care and the LGBTQ-themed books that children can access in school libraries.
“This is something that is on our community’s mind,” Pacheco said. “We realize that we’re constantly under attack, whether it be from these movements, and I think a lot of it also stems from the words that our elected officials are utilizing. I think that’s what’s sparking, lighting the flame to this hate.”
In June 1969, New York City police raided the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar, setting off six days of protests. Resistance to the violent police force was led by notable trans women of color Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera. Pride commemorates the uprising, which is largely considered the catalyst of the LGBTQ civil rights movement.
Since Stonewall, Pride has represented the “the ability to come together in a safe place,” said Ahmad Goree, director of public relations for Dallas Southern Pride.
“To fellowship together and be happy and just see that there’s other people out here like you,” Goree said. “They come from so many different backgrounds, such as career backgrounds, educational backgrounds, various parts of the United States. For all them to see that, you know, these are the same type of people as you are. And you’re able to have fun safely in this particular, one place.”
Dallas Southern Pride, which primarily serves LGBTQ people of color, is set to host the Juneteenth Unity Festival this weekend. The events will combine both Pride and emancipation celebrations. Goree said the organization has stayed in close contact with local government officials and law enforcement to ensure the safety of members and attendees.
Pacheco said his organization has spoken with local law enforcement ahead of San Antonio’s Pride kickoff event on Friday to make sure there is “adequate security for our members, for our community.”
Other organizations like PFLAG Austin were initially reluctant to make contact with police given a fraught history between law enforcement and the LGBTQ community. After the extremist activity in Idaho, however, the organization is revisiting that plan, said Anna Nguyen, the chapter’s president.
The Department of Homeland Security last week issued a warning that recent and upcoming events — including the mass shootings in Uvalde and Buffalo, New York; the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court decision on abortion access; and the November midterm elections — could be “exploited to justify acts of violence against a range of possible targets.”
Earlier this year, Gov. Greg Abbott issued a directive instructing the Department of Family and Protective Services to investigate parents who provide gender-affirming care for their trans children as possible child abuse — despite major medical associations recommending the care to treat gender dysphoria, the distress one can feel when their gender identity does not align with their biological sex. An Austin judge last week temporarily stopped those investigations for Texans who are members of PFLAG.
Texas Republican officials have also recently limited how teachers discuss history and current events. And the GOP has looked to limit childrens’ access to books with references to sexuality and race. In April, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said he would prioritize a Texas version of the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, Florida
Austin Davis Ruiz, communications and marketing manager of the Montrose Center in Houston, said the advocacy organization’s members weren’t surprised by the white supremacist incident in Idaho. The rhetoric and legislation shaped by Republican state officials, he said, has “very real world effects,” which include discrimination and violence against LGBTQ communities.
Ruiz said the Montrose Center is mapping out a plan for alternative meet-up locations in case extremist activity materializes in the coming weeks. The city is scheduled to host the annual Pride Houston event at the end of the month.
“When you see that kind of conservative effort and that kind of mass restriction of LGBTQ rights, specifically with trans people, that then has a ripple effect to communities across the country,” Ruiz said. “People feel emboldened and empowered to attack our communities, to shoot trans people, to rush Pride events and to try and cause disruption and violence. It all is interconnected.”
In 2021, Texas introduced 124 restrictive bills aimed at LGBTQ communities, including limiting trans kids’ participation in school sports and access to gender-affirming health care, according to the Human Rights Campaign. Texas was among the 22 states in the organization's lowest-rated category for achieving basic equality.
Also last year, five LGBTQ Texans were victims of fatal violence, according to the advocacy group, making Texas among the top states for such incidents. Black trans women made up 66% of all known victims across the country since 2013.
Texas’ hate crime law doesn’t include protections for sexual orientation or gender identity.
Violence against LGBTQ people is nothing new, said Ricardo Martinez, executive director of Equality Texas. But given everything that has occurred recently, he said, “it feels so much heavier.”
Earlier this month, Republican state Rep. Bryan Slaton of Royse City said he would file a bill in the next legislative session to ban drag shows from happening in front of minors. That vow came days after a Dallas bar hosted what organizers called a family-friendly event with drag performers, according to WFAA-TV. Abbott on Sunday tweeted that he was directing the Texas Education Agency to investigate a claim by a Houston Independent School District parent who said a teacher took his underaged son to a drag show at a club in 2019.
“Given the boldness of people in positions of power threatening to take our rights away, it feels really severe, it feels deeply disturbing,” Martinez said. “When vigilantes are traveling hundreds of miles to terrorize queer people, Pride is an act of bravery. And when state politicians refuse to address the systemic violence that is happening and instead fixate on drag performers, Pride is an act of bravery. So we are being called to summon from an empty cup.”
Far-right extremists have taken the Republican-sponsored legislation and rhetoric as “a cue that they’re OK to exist,” said Michael L. Casey, secretary of PFLAG San Marcos. They said the organization will likely discuss safety plans for future Pride events in the city.
“What I find is, with these groups, they are often consisting of people that are very misinformed. And they are consciously and intentionally misinformed,” Casey said. “They are wanting to be in an echo chamber where they hear only what they think is right in the first place anyway. And I find that the state legislatures, whether they intend to or not, tend to inadvertently and indirectly endorse such extremist groups.”
PFLAG Houston ultimately concluded that individual members can decide if they want to attend the Pride event there or not. Giles, the group’s president, personally felt that attending was the right thing to do. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/texas/texans-pride-safety-concerns/285-894373c6-1714-4eac-854d-239648727caf | 2022-06-17T19:18:00 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/texas/texans-pride-safety-concerns/285-894373c6-1714-4eac-854d-239648727caf |
MESQUITE, Texas — Court records say the three men accused of fatally assaulting a security guard at a Mesquite gym earlier this year are not being indicted by the Dallas County Grand Jury.
The records showed all three men were "no-billed" by the jury, meaning they did not indict the men on their murder charges.
Previous coverage: Fight after basketball game leads to fatal assault of security guard at North Texas gym, court documents reveal
They were accused of assaulting Patrick Prejean, 43, on Jan. 22 at the Fitness Connection gym located on North Town East Boulevard.
Prejean was found lying unresponsive on the floor when police arrived. He was taken to a hospital, where he later died.
Witnesses told officers that multiple people assaulted Prejean.
Three men were arrested and identified as Xzaviour Williams, 20, Darius Williams, 26, and Cameron Walton, 26. All three were charged with murder.
According to an arrest affidavit, a fight over a basketball game led to the fatal beating. Gym surveillance footage showed Prejean and the three men arguing as they were walking away from the gym's basketball court. Once they were near the backdoor of the gym, footage showed Prejean pushing Xzaviour.
That's when the fight broke out, according to officers.
Previous coverage: 3 Georgia men arrested for murder in fatal assault of security guard at North Texas gym, police say
Police said the footage showed Walton knocking out Prejean with a punch to the face when Prejean tried to rush over to him. While Prejean was unconscious on the floor, the three suspects kicked and punched him in the head several times.
The medical examiner's office told WFAA that Prejean's cause of death was "psychological stress associated with a physical altercation in the setting of hypertensive cardiovascular disease and morbid obesity." The manner of death was ruled a homicide.
Mesquite PD also responded to WFAA with the following statement:
"The investigation is completed and there are no other parties involved to further investigate. The three men involved were arrested and charged. All felony offenses are presented to the Dallas County Grand Jury for indictment, and in this case the Grand Jury returned a No Bill indicating they did not believe probable cause for the charges existed for the included offenses."
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FRISCO, Texas — The City of Frisco is spraying for West Nile virus after a second mosquito pool has tested positive for the virus, officials announced Friday.
A pool near Potomac Lane, near the intersection of Eldorado and Independence parkways, tested positive this week.
As a result, the city will do a ground spray for mosquitoes in the Villages of Stonelake Estates, Stonelake Estates and Custer Creek Farms on Friday night and Saturday night.
Last week a positive pool was discovered near McCommas and Michelle drives in the Creekside at Preston neighborhood but not ground sprays were ordered. City officials decided to monitor the area for mosquito pools instead.
The city was also monitoring for pools in the nearby Panther Creek Estates and Dominion at Panther Creek neighborhoods.
While no treatments are being planned for the positive pools, city officials are urging residents to wear long sleeves, use insect repellants and remove any standing water from their property out of precaution.
West Nile virus hasn't been detected in humans much this year; only one case has been reported in Texas, in Dallas County, in April. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/frisco-texas-mosquitoes-test-positive-for-west-nile-virus/287-35eb4f7d-fc13-4f03-9e8b-b0d8bf2ab351 | 2022-06-17T19:23:11 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/frisco-texas-mosquitoes-test-positive-for-west-nile-virus/287-35eb4f7d-fc13-4f03-9e8b-b0d8bf2ab351 |
ARLINGTON, Texas — When the World Cup comes to Dallas in 2026 -- sorry, we mean Arlington -- AT&T Stadium will feature soccer's biggest stage.
Literally.
AT&T Stadium is one of the larger stadiums in the U.S. But apparently, its playing surface isn't big enough for FIFA, soccer's governing body that runs the World Cup.
As a result, the field level will have to be raised 15 feet to accommodate a wider playing surface.
Here's a look at how high the playing surface will be, in relation to the normal level:
AT&T Stadium has been a regular host for soccer matches through the years, but nothing on the scale of the World Cup, thus the expanded playing surface required by FIFA.
FIFA field regulations call for about 105 meters long and 68 meters across. That's about 75 yards across; for comparison, a football field is 50 yards across, so any extra room needed for a FIFA regulation field would make a tight squeeze, with sidelines included.
The raised, wider field will also cut into some of the lower bowl seating at the stadium. But with more than 90,000 seats in the building, there should be plenty to go around.
There's still no word on whether the AT&T Stadium games will be played on a grass surface, as opposed to the stadium's usual synthetic playing field. It almost certainly will be grass -- all World Cup games have been played on grass and previous soccer games at AT&T have been played on grass over synthetic, or a mixture of the two.
One other nugget about AT&T Stadium and the World Cup: It will be the rare time a World Cup game has been played inside a domed stadium.
Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium also got a World Cup location for 2026. In 1994, the Pontiac Silverdome near Detroit hosted the first domed stadium. The retractable-roofed Commerzbank-Arena in Germany hosted games during the 2006 World Cup. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/why-the-fifa-world-cup-dallas-big-stage-all-15-feet-of-it-is-coming-to-att-stadium/287-97ccbdc2-30f9-43f0-8378-f50e009fd179 | 2022-06-17T19:23:17 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/why-the-fifa-world-cup-dallas-big-stage-all-15-feet-of-it-is-coming-to-att-stadium/287-97ccbdc2-30f9-43f0-8378-f50e009fd179 |
A missing Indiana girl was found traveling with a Colorado man during a traffic stop near Kearney on I-80 Wednesday afternoon.
Nebraska State Patrol was made aware that the 13-year-old girl might be driving through Nebraska in a Ford F-150 with a man. Troopers quickly located the vehicle and found the girl hiding inside.
Kyle Miotke, 20, was arrested on suspicion of promotion of sexual trafficking of a younger child, kidnapping a victim less than 14 years of age, performing sexual conduct in the presence of a minor, inappropriate communication with a child via an electronic device and dissemination of matter harmful to minors.
Four minutes after warning residents to stay away from the area near 15th and U streets, the school's police department announced the person was arrested.
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.
As the 5-year-old dog charged officers, knocking one to the ground, a second officer retreated backward and fired his gun, striking the dog, the police department said. The dog, Diva, was ultimately euthanized.
The complaint — filed by two shareholders in Superior Court of the State of Washington, where Costco is based — involves an undercover investigation into Lincoln Premium Poultry last year.
The jogger, a 23-year-old woman, was running near 33rd and Apple streets around 6:30 a.m. Friday when she was struck on the head, knocked to the ground and robbed of her phone and headphones, police said.
The 35-year-old man told police he had started talking with an unknown man at Cooper Park early Thursday morning, but the conversation devolved into a disagreement, and later, into a shooting.
"The smoke covered everything," The Oven's general manager said, as he and other company employees tried to sort through the ash-covered restaurant the fire left behind.
Avid drag racers said they have no place race and are scapegoats for problems on O street, and residents frustrated by the noise and speeding cars expressed their frustrations at a town hall meeting. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/missing-indiana-girl-found-traveling-with-man-near-kearney/article_76060bf5-29b2-5da3-965a-360c560b924c.html | 2022-06-17T19:26:03 | 1 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/missing-indiana-girl-found-traveling-with-man-near-kearney/article_76060bf5-29b2-5da3-965a-360c560b924c.html |
Residents can celebrate the LGBTQ+ community this weekend at Lincoln's Star City Pride. The event, founded in 2008, stands as Nebraska's second-largest Pride festival.
The festival, which began Friday and runs through Saturday, features a vendor marketplace and performers at Matt Lot 8 under the Haymarket pedestrian bridge, along with a parade.
Morgan McMichaels, Melanin Magic and Star City Chorus are the headliners Friday night. McMichaels, a Scottish-American drag performer, is best known as a contestant on the second season of the reality television competition RuPaul's Drag Race, as well as the third season of the show's All-Stars spinoff.
Melanin Magic, starting at 10 p.m., was founded in 2019 and highlights Nebraska's most talented Black drag performers.
The second annual pride parade begins Saturday at 9:30 a.m. at the Capitol.
Cynthia Lee Fontaine, Mean Gworlz — a drag parody — and Queer Choir will headline Saturday night's festival. Fontaine, a Puerto Rican drag performer, is best known for competing on the eighth and ninth seasons of RuPaul's Drag Race.
Anyone interested in attending the festival can purchase a one-day festival pass for $10. Children 10 and under are free. Star City Pride is also offering virtual tickets for the weekend starting at $10, find out more here.
A post-Pride drag brunch is scheduled for noon Sunday at Longwells. If interested, RSVP here.
Star City Pride hosted a pre-Pride celebration Thursday at the Graduate Hotel's Scarlet Room.
Rachel Adamson, a Northwest Missouri State University alumna, joined the Journal Star in May 2022 as an assistant digital editor after a stint on the social team at the Tampa Bay Times.
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.
Four minutes after warning residents to stay away from the area near 15th and U streets, the school's police department announced the person was arrested.
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.
There were no immediate reports of damage caused by a tornado, but law enforcement indicated some debris evident along I-80 near the Pleasant Dale exit and campers overturned near Greenwood.
Asked about the ruling, Courtney Lawton said Friday: "I was denied justice and I still believe that my First Amendment right to freedom of expression was violated."
As the 5-year-old dog charged officers, knocking one to the ground, a second officer retreated backward and fired his gun, striking the dog, the police department said. The dog, Diva, was ultimately euthanized.
The complaint — filed by two shareholders in Superior Court of the State of Washington, where Costco is based — involves an undercover investigation into Lincoln Premium Poultry last year.
A Holdredge couple set off on a ride to retrace the route where their love first began. The week of their engagement was Bike Ride Across Nebraska's fifth ride, and this year was the group’s 40th trip. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/star-city-pride-returns-to-lincoln-this-weekend/article_3a383ef4-e0a0-5e43-a8ba-16f3fb392f4e.html | 2022-06-17T19:26:09 | 1 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/star-city-pride-returns-to-lincoln-this-weekend/article_3a383ef4-e0a0-5e43-a8ba-16f3fb392f4e.html |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Several people and pets were displaced after a fire erupted in a West Vancouver neighborhood Thursday morning, fire officials said.
Crews with the Vancouver Fire Department responded to a report of a house fire with people possibly still inside the home at 710 W 32nd Street just after 8:15 a.m. Thursday.
When they arrived, firefighters said they found an RV ablaze and flames coming from the back of the home. Everyone who lived there was already outside, VFD said, and crews spent about 25 minutes extinguishing the fire.
According to VFD, firefighters had trouble getting to some of the burning spots in hidden and concealed spaces and crews stayed on the scene for hours.
Six adults, one child and four pets were displaced from the home after the fire. They are being helped by the Red Cross, VFD said.
Officials did not immediately state what caused the fire an no injuries were reported. | https://www.koin.com/local/clark-county/rv-house-fire-displaces-several-people-pets-in-west-vancouver/ | 2022-06-17T19:35:13 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/local/clark-county/rv-house-fire-displaces-several-people-pets-in-west-vancouver/ |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Remnants of a 300-year-old Spanish galleon were recovered on the Oregon Coast this week near Manzanita, as reported by National Geographic.
Timber from the ship, called the Santo Cristo de Burgos, washed into a sea cave was first spotted by a beach-goer back in 2019, but removal efforts that normally take years to plan moved at warp speed recently.
The pandemic and permit requirements slowed down the process, but archaeology firm Search Inc., state parks and local agencies teamed up to pick up the artifacts this week.
Remains from the ship have long been an elusive find for treasure hunters, who believe the ship veered off course from its trade route, possibly in a storm. Those pieces that have been awash for centuries are now finding a home.
“In this case, I think the most appropriate place for it to be would be the Columbia Maritime Museum because who better than the experts here to deal with that shipwreck,” said Stacy Scott, an archaeologist with Oregon Parks and Recreation.
The Columbia River Maritime Museum in Astoria has already secured some of the pieces.
National Geographic provided photos from the recovery, viewable in the gallery below. For more on this story, click here.
Visitors can see them on display at the museum. According to National Geographic, this shipwreck inspired the movie The Goonies. | https://www.koin.com/local/oregon-coast/remnants-of-300-year-old-spanish-galleon-recovered-from-sea-cave-on-oregon-coast/ | 2022-06-17T19:35:19 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/local/oregon-coast/remnants-of-300-year-old-spanish-galleon-recovered-from-sea-cave-on-oregon-coast/ |
PORTAGE — Porter Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Clymer said Friday he reluctantly accepted a plea agreement that results in a 16-year sentence for a 52-year-old Portage resident, who severely beat and injured another man with a wooden board.
Clymer said he would like to have heard from the victim in the 2019 crime, who had been airlifted to a Chicago hospital in critical condition and placed on a ventilator. He reportedly had bleeding on his brain in two locations.
The judge told the defendant, Tito Caudillo Jr., that the facts in the case are clear that when he consumes substances that cause intoxication bad things result.
Caudillo had pleaded guilty to a felony count of aggravated battery in return for prosecutors dismissing a second and more serious felony count of attempted murder.
The agreement calls for Caudillo to serve at least 75% of a 16-year incarceration period, but after 10 years, he will be eligible to be placed in a prison substance abuse program.
A neighboring surveillance video shows a man stagger out of the front door of Caudillo's house and then fall into some landscaping, according to charging documents. Caudillo is seen walking over to where the other man had fallen and striking him 15 to 20 times with a two-by-four, the records state.
"The video shows Tito raising the two-by-four over his head and striking victim No. 1 while he was laying on the ground," according to court documents.
Caudillo is seen falling to the ground several times during the two-minute attack before he was confronted by another person, police said. The other person began recording with a cellphone as Caudillo mumbled something and then walked over to begin standing on the neck of the man on the ground, according to the court documents.
A neighbor threw Caudillo to the ground and held him until help arrived.
Caudillo was out on bond at the time from a 2018 felony charge of intimidation based on allegations of holding a hunting knife and twice charging at another man, according to court records.
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into Porter County Jail
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VALPARAISO — Prosecutors and defense agreed to Thursday's mistrial in a rape and incest case after learning that a piece of evidence had mistakenly been presented to jurors, according to the court.
"The court indicated that during jury deliberations, it came to the attention of the court and the parties that an item of evidence had gone back to the jury room that shouldn’t have," the court statement reads.
"Both the State and Defense asked for a mistrial based upon the potential prejudice to the case from the jury’s access to this evidence," the court said. "The court granted their joint motion."
Porter County Prosecutor Gary Germann has said his office will take another shot next month at convicting Porter resident Elon Howe on the charges of rape and incest.
"When there are trials there is always a risk of a mistrial," Germann said. "It is unfortunate, but we do plan to retry the case."
Defense attorney Mark Chargualaf said Friday, "We look forward to trying this case again."
The case was tried this week before Porter Circuit Court Judge Mary DeBoer.
Jurors watched Wednesday morning as Howe told a detective during a videotaped interview how he attempted to have sexual intercourse with an intellectually disabled family member.
While describing how the adult woman "liked attention," Howe, 58, took blame for his actions.
"I'm the bad person," he told Porter police Detective Sgt. Tawni Komisarcik during the July 29, 2019, interview.
Komisarcik testified during this week's trial that her department was alerted to the accusations on July 10, 2019, and went to the local Fairhaven Baptist Church where the pastor told them a church member had been told of the abuse by the alleged victim.
The church member told police the alleged victim was helping out with day care at the church on July 7, 2019, when she mentioned she was Howe's "belated birthday present," court documents state. It was at that point that she described the sex acts and the pain it caused her.
"He stated that she (his wife) has not been giving him attention," police said of Howe. "Howe did not deny the allegations and said that he would try to be a better (family member)."
Komisarcik said the woman's responses reminded her of a 5-year-old child.
DeBoer ruled last month that the woman, who reportedly has an IQ of 48, which places her in the severely intellectually disabled range, is not competent to testify during the trial.
"It's been a gradual build up for a year or two," Howe said during his police interview.
When asked if his wife knew about the alleged abuse, Howe responded, "I'm not going to talk about that."
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into Porter County Jail
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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. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/porter-county-rape-incest-mistrial-triggered-by-mistake-with-evidence-court-says/article_631a5013-4690-532e-bbc6-7470ac7df74a.html | 2022-06-17T19:35:53 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/porter-county-rape-incest-mistrial-triggered-by-mistake-with-evidence-court-says/article_631a5013-4690-532e-bbc6-7470ac7df74a.html |
MARICOPA, Ariz. — Editor's Note: The video above is from an earlier broadcast.
Instead of shooting guns, Maricopa police officers are being trained to shoot cables that can hook around and immobilize combative suspects.
The Maricopa Police Department announced earlier this month it had begun utilizing BolaWrap, which can project a 7-foot cord and wrap around the arms or legs of an individual from up to 25 feet away.
Officer Jeff Pokrant said the device can serve as a painless alternative to tasers or pepper spray in detaining a citizen who is not complying with an officer's demands.
The BolaWrap deploys cables in a fashion that's "kind of like Spider-Man," Pokrant said, and can help detain a suspect more safely than other types of police interventions.
"They can't take a step, they can't move their arms, (BolaWrap) allows us to go in safely and take them into custody without hurting the suspect, without hurting the officer," Pokrant said.
Maricopa has purchased eight BolaWrap devices and officers are now using them in the field.
Several other police agencies around Arizona have been implementing BolaWrap into their officer training for the last couple of years.
As of last year, police agencies in Tempe, Glendale, Avondale, Goodyear, Lake Havasu, and the Arizona Department of Public Safety had begun to train with BolaWrap devices.
BolaWrap is not the first piece of new technology deployed by Maricopa police in recent years.
A couple of years ago, the agency purchased GPS trackers that can shoot out of a police vehicle and stick to a fleeing suspect's car.
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Editor's note: The above video aired during a previous broadcast.
A siren and repeated voice message will sound several times in Flagstaff on Friday starting at noon through 2 p.m.
The siren is part of a new city system warning residents of oncoming flood waters. The test is happening nearly a year after floodwaters from the Museum Fire burn scar devastated the homes of numerous residents in the area.
Now, another warning from the city says more residents may be flooded by the Pipeline Fire burn scar as monsoon 2022 starts.
"Residents in Schultz Creek Watershed and the Rio de Flag floodplain are encouraged to immediately purchase and maintain flood insurance," a City of Flagstaff press release said.
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Those two watersheds neighbor numerous communities, including:
- Downtown Flagstaff
- Southside
- North End
- Creighton Estates
- Forest Hills
- Cheshire
- Coyote Springs
- Anasazi Ridge
- Coconino Estates
- Ridge Crest
Flagstaff-area communities at-risk of flooding from Pipeline Fire burn scar
"Homeowner's insurance policies do not cover flood damage and coverage must be purchased separately," the city said. "Residents are encouraged to purchase flood insurance through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Flood insurance is the only way for residents to be compensated for flood damage on private property."
Dozens of homes were damaged last year by two storms that dropped water on the Museum Fire burn scar. The floods moved debris down neighborhood streets and forced brackish water up through the drains of homes.
One commander called the disaster a 200 to 500-year rain event.
COVERAGE OF LAST YEAR'S FLAGSTAFF FLOODS:
“It’s very difficult to mitigate to that size of the storm,” Lucinda Andreani, Co-Incident Commander of the Museum Fire Flood Area, told 12 News last year.
Officials have confirmed that the Pipeline Fire has not affected the flooding risk for those affected by the Museum Fire burn scar flooding last year. The residents in the above-listed communities, however, are right in harm's way if monsoon 2022 rain falls upon the new burn scar.
RELATED: Where does the storm water go?
Monsoon 2022
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BATH, Maine — Editor's note: The video above aired on May 5, 2022.
The future USS John Basilone, the 39th guided-missile destroyer built at Bath Iron Works, will be christened Saturday morning at a ceremony in the shipyard.
The DDG-122 is named for U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone, who was awarded the deal of Honor and the Navy Cross during World War II
BIW President Charles Krugh, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Troy E. Black, U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Scott Conn and U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Francis Morley, and Basilone's brother, Donald Basilone, are expected to speak.
Also under construction at BIW are DDG 120, the future Carl M. Levin; DDG 124, the future USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr.; DDG 127, the future USS Patrick Gallagher; DDG 126, the future USS Louis H. Wilson Jr.; DDG 130, the future USS William Charette, and DDG 132, the future USS Quentin Walsh.
DDG 51s are built by Bath Iron Works and Ingalls Shipbuilding of Pascagoula, Mississippi.
Earlier this month, the Navy awarded BIW a $54 million contract extension to continue lead yard services for DDG 51 destroyers for another year.
Lead yard services include configuration management, logistics, supply chain, engineering, and design services.
The Navy has proposed a new multi-year procurement for 2023-2027 of nine, and possibly 10, DDG 51s. Previous multi-year contracts have divided the ships between BIW and Ingalls. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/bath-brunswick/biw-to-christen-future-uss-john-basilone-ddg-122-general-dynamics-bath-iron-works-shipyard-navy/97-7c33114f-2b89-4120-9d34-02bf011b14bf | 2022-06-17T19:40:01 | 1 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/bath-brunswick/biw-to-christen-future-uss-john-basilone-ddg-122-general-dynamics-bath-iron-works-shipyard-navy/97-7c33114f-2b89-4120-9d34-02bf011b14bf |
HERKIMER, N.Y. – The New York State Board for Historic Preservation has recommended adding the Quackenbush property in Herkimer to the State and National Registers of Historic Places.
The property is one of 23 statewide that the board has suggested adding to the list.
When properties receive these historical designations, owners can become eligible for programs and grant funding to help revitalize the properties.
The Herkimer 9 took possession of the Quackenbush property in July and say they plan to turn it into a science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) center.
The commissioner of the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation must approve the recommended properties before they are officially added to the list. | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/board-recommends-adding-quackenbush-property-in-herkimer-to-state-national-registers-of-historic-places/article_e381ecc2-ee5e-11ec-8ea3-079363c9b322.html | 2022-06-17T19:47:28 | 0 | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/board-recommends-adding-quackenbush-property-in-herkimer-to-state-national-registers-of-historic-places/article_e381ecc2-ee5e-11ec-8ea3-079363c9b322.html |
More than 400,000 over-the-counter pain reliever bottles sold at Kroger and Walgreens are under recall because they do not meet federal child resistant packaging requirements.
The packaging for Walgreens brand acetaminophen and Kroger brand aspirin, ibuprofen and acetaminophen is not child resistant, posing a risk of poisoning if the pills are swallowed by young children, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Consumers immediately should store the recalled projects in a safe location out of reach and sight of children and can return the product at the place of purchase for a full refund.
Following are subject to recall:
Walgreens pain reliever acetaminophen, 500 mg 150-count bottles with UPC number 311917218090 and lot numbers P2100627, P2100671, P2100672, P2100689 P2100747, P2100859 and P2200050.
Kroger aspirin, 81 mg low dose delayed release tablets, 300-count bottle with UPC number 0004126001295 and lot numbers A077J, F032H, F035H, J011H and K031H.
Kroger ibuprofen, 200 mg softgel capsules, 160-count bottle with UPC number 0004126001298 and lot numbers FH1163, C11044, C11047, C11064, C11065, C11079 and C11084.
Kroger arthritis pain acetaminophen, 650 mg, 225-count bottle with UPC 0004126001284 and lot numbers P2100890, P2100891, P2100992 and P2101010.
Kroger acetaminophen, 650 mg extended-release caplets, 100-count bottle with UPC 0004126001287 and batch codes AC45463, AC38213 or AC30682.
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Police are looking for a man they say walked up to a 37-year-old on a Greenwich Village street, not far from the West 4th subway hub, and slashed him in the face, sending him to the hospital where he needed 60 stitches to close the wound.
The victim was standing on Avenue of the Americas around 2:30 a.m. June 6 when he was attacked. It wasn't clear if any words were exchanged, nor was a possible motive shared in the information police provided on Thursday.
Their update included surveillance images of the suspect (above). Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.
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Prescott police shoot, kill woman after verbal threats, trespassing reported
A woman was shot and killed while Prescott police were responding to a tresspassing call on Wednesday night, officials said.
Officers responded to a report of a woman trespassing and verbally threatening a Prescott property owner in the area of Montezuma Street and Navajo Drive at approximately 9 p.m.
When officers arrived, they learned that the woman was still inside the residence. During initial contact, the woman verbally threatened officers, according to the Prescott Police Department.
Officials said attempts to de-escalate the situation were unsuccessful and it resulted in an officer using "lethal force."
The woman, who was not identified by police, was pronounced dead on the scene.
Police did not provide information on what prompted the officer to shoot. Information about the officer involved was also not released.
The Department of Public Safety is investigating the shooting.
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BIG SPRING, Texas — The City of Big Spring is warning residents it will be conducting an aerial spray to help get rid of the high number of mosquitoes.
At this time the spraying is set to begin in the late evening on June 22-23.
The spraying will depend on if weather permits.
Vector Disease Control will be conducting the spray and will be using Perm-X UL 31-66. For more information on this product you can click or tap here.
The city says aerial spraying is especially effective for reaching hillside and rural areas of Big Spring.
For more information on this you can reach out to the city manager at 432-264-2401. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/big-spring-spray-mosquitos/513-6388e74a-5e68-4da7-8409-01ae18021761 | 2022-06-17T19:57:37 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/big-spring-spray-mosquitos/513-6388e74a-5e68-4da7-8409-01ae18021761 |
ODESSA, Texas — Medical Center Health System is hosting Moonlight Markets throughout the summer.
The markets will run from 6 to 8 p.m. on June 24, July 22, August 26 and September 23.
"Odessa's only farmers market under the stars" will feature local produce and other products such as breads, pastries salsas, jams and more.
There will also be live music and food trucks on hand.
The markets will be on the corner of 3rd and Alleghaney.
For more information you can click or tap here. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/medical-center-hospital-moonlight-market/513-1dee3ca1-12da-47f2-a18b-328e7c2122d4 | 2022-06-17T19:57:43 | 1 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/medical-center-hospital-moonlight-market/513-1dee3ca1-12da-47f2-a18b-328e7c2122d4 |
BOONES CREEK, Tenn. (WJHL) — Officials introduced a new hub for Saturday night gospel and bluegrass music.
The Boones Creek Opry, made possible by donations from Wolfe Development and Hicks Construction, is located at the historic Keefauveer homestead at 632 Hales Chapel Road. The City of Johnson City gifted the organization to the Boones Creek Historical Trust.
In addition to musical performances Saturday at 6 p.m., visitors can also participate in craft-making workshops, music lessons and learn more about the history of the Boones Creek community.
Admission to the performances is $2, according to the organization’s website.
“The Oprey will be a magnet that keeps people coming again and again to become a part of something beautiful and to keep it going for generations,” State Rep. Rebecca Alexander said.
The Boones Creek Opry continues to partner with ETSU’s Department of Appalachian Studies and Bluegrass, Old-Time and Country Music program. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/boones-creek-opry-marks-new-spot-for-saturday-night-gospel-bluegrass-music/ | 2022-06-17T20:02:03 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/boones-creek-opry-marks-new-spot-for-saturday-night-gospel-bluegrass-music/ |
(WJHL) — June 19 marks Juneteenth, a federal holiday that commemorates the freedom of enslaved Black people. The day has been celebrated since 1866 but just gained federal recognition as a holiday in 2021.
Organizations have planned several Juneteenth celebrations across the Tri-Cities area, and News Channel 11 compiled a list below.
Johnson City
What: ETSU Juneteenth event
When: Friday, June 17 at 11:30 a.m.
Where: Mary V. Jordan Multicultural Center located on the second floor of the D.P. Culp Student Center
Kingsport
What: Tri-Cities CommUNITY Juneteenth Festival
When: Saturday, June 18 beginning at 10 a.m.
Where: VO Dobbins Community Center
More: Food trucks, local vendors and music
Greeneville
What: Greeneville’s First Juneteenth Celebration, planned by the Town of Greeneville and the George Clem Multicultural Alliance
When: Sunday, June 19 from 3-7 p.m.
Where: The Big Spring, located behind the Greeneville-Greene County Public Library at 210 N. Main St.
Tazewell County
What: Friends of Juneteenth Celebration with music, a parade, stories about the underground railroad, food and games
When: Saturday, June 18 at 11 a.m.
Where: Main Street in Tazewell
What: Worship at Nuckols Hall followed by Sunday meal
When: Sunday, June 19 at 10:45 a.m.
Where: Tazewell County Fairgrounds | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/list-juneteenth-celebrations-across-the-tri-cities/ | 2022-06-17T20:02:09 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/list-juneteenth-celebrations-across-the-tri-cities/ |
(WJHL) — New Peoples Bank, which serves Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia, announced Wednesday that it is experiencing “technological issues” that have led to service outages.
All banking services were initially unavailable, but the bank has since announced that debit cards can be used for purchases again, and ATMs are again available to access funds.
On Thursday, New Peoples Bank provided the update that drive-thru windows reopened with the availability of “limited transactions.” Details surrounding the transactions were not disclosed.
Since its service outage, the bank stated it brought in third-party experts to help in its efforts to provide a solution. The bank also stated it is unclear when the issues will be completely restored.
News Channel 11 reached out to officials at the bank and await a response. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/new-peoples-bank-experiencing-outages/ | 2022-06-17T20:02:15 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/new-peoples-bank-experiencing-outages/ |
NORMAL — Rivian Automotive is planning to add a wind turbine to its manufacturing plant in west Normal.
The electric vehicle company announced Friday plans to install a large-scale wind turbine “intended to provide clean energy to enable new R1 vehicles to be powered by renewables for their first charge.”
Initial plans for the turbine include installation in the north loop of the plant’s test track, located on the eastern side of the Rivian campus, 100 Rivian Motorway.
Rivian will host a public forum and open house from 5 to 7 p.m. June 29 at Heartland Community Center’s Astroth Center.
The Normal Planning Commission will consider the proposal at its meeting July 7; the commission’s report on the proposal will be published by June 30.
If the planning commission has a recommendation at the end of that meeting, the plan will go before the Normal Town Council on July 18, Town Planner Mercy Davison said.
Rivian leaders said the wind turbine project would support the company’s long-term vision for renewable energy and reducing its carbon footprint.
“To us, our job isn’t done when our vehicles come off the line,” said Andrew Peterman, director of renewable energy for Rivian. “While we’re working hard to help electrify transportation, we’re also pushing to accelerate the shift to carbon-free electricity for all. This wind turbine is an early step on that path, and it’s also a beacon of our vision for a clean energy future.”
Rivian's turbine would stand less than 510 feet tall — in accordance with Normal zoning code — with white, non-reflective blades. It is designed for a capacity of at least 2.8 megawatts, capable of generating nearly 10 million kilowatt-hours of electricity per year, or enough electricity to power 890 average U.S. homes, according to a Rivian statement.
If approved, the turbine would join a 783-kilowatt solar canopy installed at the plant in Normal earlier this year, scheduled to begin generating electricity this summer.
Rivian said it commissioned studies on potential sound and shadow effects of the wind turbine as well as the impact on wildlife, cultural resources and communication systems. Sound is estimated to average 35 decibels and reach a maximum of 42 decibels, similar to a refrigerator’s noise, the company said.
This announcement comes two months after the Normal Town Council approved an ordinance codifying its wind energy zoning code.
The code permits large-scale turbines with a maximum height of 510 feet as a special use in a general manufacturing district, the zoning classification under which Rivian falls.
Davison said Rivian's detailed proposal aligns with town code.
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SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White announced on Friday that all offices and facilities will be closed Monday, June 20, in observance of Juneteenth.
Offices and driver services facilities operating on a Tuesday through Saturday schedule will be closed Saturday and reopen for business on Tuesday. In Central Illinois, this includes the driver services facilities in Bloomington, Charleston, Clinton, Decatur, Effingham, Gibson City, Lincoln, Mattoon, Peoria, Pekin, Pontiac, Roanoke, Shelbyville, Springfield - Klein and Mason, Taylorville and Tuscola.
Offices and driver services facilities operating on a Monday through Friday schedule will be closed Monday and reopen for business on Tuesday. In Central Illinois, this includes the Springfield - Dirksen Parkway and Springfield - Howlett driver services facilities.
White's office also reminded residents that all driver’s license, ID card and learner’s permit expiration dates have been extended to July 31. This extension does not apply to commercial driver’s licenses and CDL learner’s permits. Additionally, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has extended the federal REAL ID deadline to May 3, 2023.
Individuals can visit the Secretary of State’s website at ilsos.gov for online services including checking eligibility to renew their driver’s license online, applying for a duplicate driver’s license, renewing license plate stickers or locating the nearest driver services facility.
The history and significance of Juneteenth
The history and significance of Juneteenth
Juneteenth—also known as Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, or the country’s second Independence Day—stands as an enduring symbol of Black American freedom.
When Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger and fellow federal soldiers arrived in Galveston, a coastal town on Texas’ Galveston Island, on June 19, 1865, it was to issue orders for the emancipation of enslaved people throughout the state.
Although telegraph messages had shared news of the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, and while the war had been settled in the Union’s favor since April of 1865, Granger’s message was a promise of accountability. There was now a large enough coalition to enforce the end of slavery and overwhelm the Texas Conferedate constitution, which forbade individuals’ release from bondage.
In that way, Texas became the last Confederate state to end slavery in the U.S.
Though celebrated for hundreds of years in parts of the U.S., Juneteenth’s history and significance only recently scaled for a massive national audience and inflection point. The historic date was not recognized as a federal holiday until 2021—more than a century and a half after it took place.
Stacker explored the history and significance of Juneteenth by examining historical documentation including texts for General Order #3 and the Emancipation Proclamation. Stacker also researched the lasting significance of this historic day while clearing up some of the most egregious misinformation about it.
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Juneteenth commemorates the 1865 delivery of General Order #3
Maj. Gen. Granger was given command of the District of Texas following the Civil War’s conclusion, making him an obvious choice for delivering General Order #3.
In its simplest terms, General Order #3 declared that all enslaved people in Texas were free; but the order maintained racist undertones and encouraged enslaved people to stay where they were being held to continue work—this time for wages as free men and women.
The order’s handwritten record , preserved at the National Archives Building in Washington D.C., reads:
“The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality of personal rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves, and the connection heretofore existing between them becomes that between employer and hired labor. The freedmen are advised to remain quietly at their present homes and work for wages. They are informed that they will not be allowed to collect at military posts and that they will not be supported in idleness either there or elsewhere.”
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Chattel slavery in all states wasn’t abolished until the end of 1865
The Emancipation Proclamation, signed into law by President Lincoln on Jan. 1, 1863, called for an end to legal slavery in secessionist Confederate states only, impacting about 3.5 million of the 4 million enslaved people in the country at that time. As the war drew to a close and Union soldiers retook territory, enslaved people living in those areas were liberated.
Lincoln’s decision to free only those enslaved individuals in bondage in Confederate states was a strategic, militaristic method, as he notably did not free those enslaved in Union states. Further, the proclamation was unenforceable. Still, Union troops fighting in the war brought news of emancipation along with the military might to enforce it. Many enslaved people were motivated enough by the news to risk fleeing and seek safety in Union states or by joining the U.S. Army and Navy to help fight.
Following the Emancipation Proclamation, any enslaved person who escaped over Union lines or to oncoming federal troops during the war was free in perpetuity.
Maj. Gen. Granger’s orders on June 19, 1865, released enslaved people in Texas from bondage. But it was another six months before the last two states—Delaware and Kentucky —freed enslaved people, and only then when the 13th Amendment was ratified on Dec. 18, 1865.
The 13th Amendment officially ended slavery and involuntary servitude at the federal level, except as a punishment for a crime. That loophole has been capitalized upon since the amendment passed. Kentucky officially adopted the 13th Amendment in 1976.
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Juneteenth celebrations originated in Galveston, Texas, starting in 1866
Mixed reactions followed Granger’s proclamation .
Many newly freed people remained on former enslavers’ properties to work for pay, while others immediately fled north or into nearby states like Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma to reunite with family. As people fanned out around the country, they took Juneteenth celebrations along with them. Formerly enslaved people and their descendants also made yearly pilgrimages back to Galveston to memorialize the date’s significance.
Juneteenth became an official Texas holiday in 1980.
While Juneteenth is among the oldest celebrations of emancipation, it is not the oldest. That distinction goes to Gallipolis, Ohio, which has celebrated the end of slavery there since Sept. 22, 1863.
Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper // Library of Congress
The first land to commemorate and celebrate the event was purchased in 1872 and is now a public park
Formerly enslaved African American ministers and businessmen got together in 1872 to raise the $1,000 necessary to buy 10 acres of land in Houston’s Third and Fourth wards. They called the lot Emancipation Park .
The park was donated to the city of Houston in 1916. In the late 1930s, the Public Works Administration, which was established as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal, constructed a recreation center and public pool on the park site. The Houston City Council declared the park a protected historic landmark on Nov. 7, 2007.
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South Dakota was the last state to make Juneteenth a legal holiday
In February 2022, Gov. Kristi Noem signed HB 1025 to recognize Juneteenth as a legal holiday.
Hawaii and North Dakota preceded South Dakota by about eight and 10 months, respectively.
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Juneteenth has been celebrated in Mexico for more than 150 years
Mexico was a longtime sanctuary for those who escaped chattel slavery, with a Southern Underground Railroad that helped as many as 10,000 people flee bondage. Descendants of enslaved people who also emigrated over the southern border from the U.S. brought with them a tapestry of histories and traditions, including the Juneteenth celebration.
Juneteenth has been celebrated in a small Mexican village called Nacimiento since 1870.
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The last enslaved people in the US weren’t adopted as citizens until 1885
The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma sided with the Confederacy during the Civil War and had members who enslaved Black women, children, and men. Following the Civil War’s conclusion, the Choctaws did not grant those who were enslaved their freedom.
The Treaty of 1866 called for the Choctaws to free the enslaved Africans in exchange for $300,000 paid by the U.S. government to the Choctaws and Choctaw Nation. Many of those liberated chose to stay and live as free people among the tribal communities. More than 100 years later, in 1983, Choctaw voters adopted a tribal constitution that declared all members “shall consist of all Choctaw Indians by blood whose names appear on the original rolls of the Choctaw Nation … and their lineal descendants,” all but expelling Freedmen citizens from citizenship within the tribal community.
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Festivities became more commercialized in the 1920s during the Great Migration
Early Juneteenth celebrations were spent in prayer and with family but eventually expanded to include everything from rodeos and baseball to certain foods like strawberry soda pop and barbecues. Food has long been central to Juneteenth, as participants often all arrive with their own dishes.
Attention for Juneteenth waned in the early 20th century as classroom instruction veered away from the history of enslavement in the U.S. and instead taught that slavery ended in one fell swoop with the Emancipation Proclamation.
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Juneteenth officially became a Texas state holiday in 1980
Texas was the last Confederate state to free enslaved people from bondage, but it was also the first to make Juneteenth an official state holiday.
The late Texas Rep. Al Edwards put forth a bill in 1979 called HB 1016 that was entered into state law later that year and went into effect on Jan. 1, 1980. It was more than a decade before another state—Florida—passed a similar law of recognition.
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Juneteenth recognized as a federal holiday in 2021
Juneteenth achieved increasing recognition in recent decades, but the full embrace of the celebration as a national holiday gained momentum around the nation following the murder of George Floyd on May 20, 2020. The resultant Black Lives Matter protests that erupted worldwide in a stance against acts of racial injustice and police brutality spurred corporations nationwide to support Juneteenth as an act of allyship—and things snowballed from there.
The following year, President Joe Biden signed a bill in June 2021 officially declaring Juneteenth a national holiday. Juneteenth was the first new federal holiday since 1983 (MLK Jr. Day) after decades of organizing .
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DES MOINES, Iowa — On June 18, the Red Bull Soapbox Race is rolling into town for the first time.
Casey Peterson, the senior communications manager for the Heartland Region of Red Bull, said more than 40 teams will be competing to win the race.
Peterson said around 150 people applied to be in the race and that number was narrowed down to 50 people. The reason there are more than 40 teams competing is because some teams dropped out.
The senior communications manager said teams participating in the race had had to build non-motorized carts that were both fast and creative.
"They will be going down a 20-feet ramp that propels them down a path on a hill," Peterson said.
The path is about 700 feet long, he said.
One team hoping to roll to victory is Team Lebeda. Their cart is designed around a Lebeda mattress that includes a nightstand, dice on the wheels and a safety strap.
But team member Dante Romeo said what's underneath the cart is what will take them to victory.
"Under there, we're going to have some really nice braking," Romeo said. "Hopefully, those impacts [aren't] detrimental to the car. Other than that, we've got some really solid tires."
Crowd presence is another element the teams will be judged on. Team Lebeda told Local 5 they planned a special skit that should help them win over the crowd.
Each team also has the opportunity to be voted the people's choice.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — With growth booming in Johnson City, the city’s development services director is leaving his job.
Preston Mitchell, who took the Johnson City post in November 2018, began a three-month paid administrative leave June 10. His last official day as a city employee is Sept. 30.
City Manager Cathy Ball said the parting was “a mutual decision” that was reached June 10.
Development Services oversees the city’s building codes, code enforcement and planning departments, about 15 employees in all. Plans and permits for building projects flow through development services and projects have been trending upward steadily for the past several years as Johnson City has seen its population grow.
Dave McClelland, the city’s development services manager, was named interim director and has been acting in that role since Tuesday.
City Commissioner John Hunter told News Channel 11 the city’s elected leadership would continue focusing on addressing Johnson City’s growth through development services staff. Hunter said elected leaders plan to invest in growth management to best navigate “an influx of new residents that we happily welcome.”
Mitchell has been in the middle of numerous residential and commercial growth projects since coming to Johnson City from a 14-year stint as Salisbury, N.C.’s development and code services manager.
“Our community has embarked on a period of tremendous growth during his tenure, and we appreciate his three-plus years of service,” Ball said in a statement.
Hunter said development services will help carry forward commissioners’ desire to preserve Johnson City’s longstanding quality of life, which he said “needs to be done through careful planning.
“The planning department as a whole is key to this pursuit as we identify ways to handle the growth patterns and ways that development occurs.”
Hunter said those goals are prioritized in the city’s just-passed fiscal 2023 budget, which invests in a growth study plan and additional staff that will fall under development services.
City officials did not provide any details on Mitchell’s reason for leaving his job. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/johnson-city-development-services-director-parting-ways/ | 2022-06-17T20:16:01 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/johnson-city-development-services-director-parting-ways/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — Nexstar is celebrating its 26th anniversary on Friday, June 17 by banning together and giving back in a similar movement from years past.
“Our CEO Perry Sook decided that [since] we had such a big footprint across the country that we could group our efforts together and come up with a way to give back to our communities both directly and then make a greater impact across all of our markets by collectively doing it all in one day,” Marc Hefner, Vice President and General Manager at KDAF, said.
In North Texas and specifically, Irving where the corporate offices are located, the company and many of its executives and employees were out and about giving back to the community. Alongside Keep Irving Beautiful was the first stop of the day at T.W. Richardson Grove, where almost 100 volunteers showed up to help.
Nexstar employees were hard at work Friday morning cleaning up trash along the shoreline of the lake and all around the park in an effort to keep the water as clean as possible.
“This is the last stop to pick up this trash before it really gets into the river that could cause some damage. So I think it’s important that we all try,” Traci Wilkinson, Senior Vice President and Regional Manager at Nexstar, said.
And it doesn’t stop here, we have teams volunteering at VNA Meals on Wheels and Irving Cares. | https://cw33.com/news/local/nexstar-founders-day-of-caring-2022-celebrated-by-giving-back-on-june-17/ | 2022-06-17T20:16:03 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/local/nexstar-founders-day-of-caring-2022-celebrated-by-giving-back-on-june-17/ |
TRI-CITIES, Tenn. (WJHL) — From music festivals to free fishing, there is a variety of events occurring this weekend to match anyone’s interest.
News Channel 11 compiled a list of different weekend events so you can plan how you’ll spend yours with family and friends.
Rhododendron Festival
Where: Roan Mountain State Park located at 527 TN-143
When: June 18-19 from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.
More: The 75th event will feature vendors, food and the world’s largest natural rhododendron gardens atop Roan Mountain. Click here for more information.
VA-KY Fair and Horse Show
Where: Wise County, Virginia Fairgrounds located at 10101 Fairground Road, Wise
When: June 14-18 at 5 p.m.
More: On Saturday, June 18, the event will feature a horse show, beer garden, live music and karaoke. $10 for those 18 years and older, $5 for those 5-17 years and 4 years and under free.
High Knob Music Festival
Where: High Knob Recreation Area in Norton, Virginia
When: Saturday, June 18 beginning at 11 a.m.
More: Rolling Thunder to do opening ceremonies. Music includes Kudzu Killers, Cash Crop, Soulmanders and Ron Addison and the Tom Cats. $5 per vehicle for day use area fee.
Bass Pro Free Fishing
Where: Any Bass Pro location
When: June 18-19 from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m.
More: Click here for more information.
Taste of Tennessee
Where: Downtown Jonesborough
When: Saturday, June 18 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
More: The festival will host an array of vendors. Learn more here.
Proud to be an American: Riding the Wave of Patriotism
Where: Elizabethton’s Kiwanis Park located near the intersection of G Street and Carter Boulevard
When: Saturday, June 18 from 4-5 p.m.
More: An open-air music festival celebration. Families and friends encouraged to bring a picnic
Jonesborough’s Brews & Tunes
Where: Main Street in Jonesborough
When: Sunday, June 19
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Gov. Doug Burgum has named two people to serve on North Dakota's State Board of Higher Education.
Burgum on Friday reappointed Stanley business consultant Danita Bye, of Tioga, and appointed Kevin Black, of Minot, chief executive officer of Creedence Energy Services. The four-year terms begin July 1. Black succeeds Jill Louters, who resigned last month after accepting a position with North Dakota State University Extension.
Eleven people applied for the two positions. Two Bismarck residents were among the six finalists -- Sabina Gasper, a director at the Alkermes Inc. pharmaceutical company, and Stanley Schauer, assessment director for the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction.
The Higher Ed board oversees the 11 public colleges and universities that make up the North Dakota University System. It has eight voting members including a student representative, and two advisory, nonvoting members who represent the system’s staff and faculty.
Black earned a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering and management from NDSU. He is vice chair of the Minot Area Chamber EDC, and a board member for the North Dakota Economic Development Foundation and the North Dakota Petroleum Council. He also serves on the North Dakota University Development Foundation Board of Trustees and the University of North Dakota Petroleum Engineering Industry Advisory Council.
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Bye, who was originally appointed to the board in 2020, holds bachelor’s degrees in biology and psychology from the University of Sioux Falls and a master’s degree in transformational leadership from Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota. She serves on the board for the North Dakota Petroleum Council and The Triple T Inc. oil and gas company. She previously served on the North Dakota Economic Development Foundation board, the Innovate ND board and the University of Sioux Falls Board of Trustees. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/education/burgum-names-2-to-state-higher-ed-board/article_cab9521c-ee67-11ec-bb83-ffde3d8f4b3d.html | 2022-06-17T20:20:28 | 0 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/education/burgum-names-2-to-state-higher-ed-board/article_cab9521c-ee67-11ec-bb83-ffde3d8f4b3d.html |
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in North Dakota continue to rise, and more counties are now considered to have medium or high coronavirus transmission risks.
The state Health Department's pandemic dashboard on Friday reported 1,329 new coronavirus cases over the week, a 23% increase from the previous week's total. The figure for Burleigh-Morton counties was 227 weekly cases, up from 138. The two counties also moved from low risk to medium risk during the week, according to levels determined by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
There were 84 COVID-19 patients admitted to hospitals during the week, up from 50 the previous week. Coronavirus patients made up about 3.5% of occupied inpatient beds and 3% of intensive care unit beds statewide.
Federal data showed three virus-related deaths over the week, raising North Dakota's pandemic total to 2,287. County-level death data is not available.
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The rise in COVID-19 cases since late April is due to mutations of the omicron variant of the coronavirus, particularly BA.2.12.1, which state Medical Services Section Chief Kirby Kruger said "has increased infectiousness and increased ability to evade antibodies."
There have been 247,796 confirmed COVID-19 cases in North Dakota during the pandemic that began in March 2020.
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Federal data shows that North Dakota continues to have some of the worst COVID-19 vaccination rates in the country: 66.6% of adults in the state are fully vaccinated, with the rate for all vaccine-eligible people -- age 5 and older -- at 60.2%. The national averages are 76.8% and 71%, respectively.
COVID-19 booster shots are recommended for people 12 and older. North Dakota's first booster rate is 45%, compared to 48.9% nationally.
Second booster doses are available for three main groups of people, according to Kruger:
- All adults 50 years and older.
- All people 12 years or older who are moderately to severely immunocompromised.
- Adults 18 to 49 years who received two doses of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine.
County-level COVID-19 risks determined by the CDC can be found at https://bit.ly/3Clifrq. Fourteen North Dakota counties are now in the medium risk category, up from nine the previous week; six counties are at high risk, up from three.
State Health Department guidance and resources for businesses is at https://bit.ly/3w0DpKj.
Go to https://www.ndvax.org or call 866-207-2880 to see where COVID-19 vaccine is available. Information on free public testing and free test kits is at health.nd.gov/covidtesting. More detailed pandemic information is at www.health.nd.gov/coronavirus and https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html.
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State wildlife officials have confirmed a mountain lion sighting in a residential area of central Bismarck, and police are searching for the animal.
A home security camera captured video of the animal about 5 a.m. Thursday, according to Stephanie Tucker, furbearer biologist with the North Dakota Game and Fish Department. The home was in the 1000 block of North First Street.
"I would say it was either a young male or a female -- that would put it in the range of a small lion," she said.
Bismarck police were leading the investigation. Four officers including an animal control officer were looking for the lion in the 1000 block of North Fourth Street after a sighting there about 12:30 p.m. Friday, Lt. Luke Gardiner said.
Tucker said residents should be alert but not worried, as mountain lions tend to shy away from people.
"There's never been an attack of a mountain lion on a person in North Dakota," she said. "That doesn't mean it can't happen."
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There is no need for people to keep children or pets indoors, according to Tucker. She offered this advice for anyone who comes into direct contact with a lion: "Make yourself big (by raising arms), yell, back away slowly."
It's impossible to say where the lion might be headed.
"Mountain lions frequently wander into towns in North Dakota and other states. This is not unusual," Tucker said. "I'm sure it's trying to get out of the predicament it got itself in. It took a wrong turn and came into town."
It's possible that the lion is seeking new territory. Mountain lions can have litters year-round, but there's typically a birth peak in July and August, "so it would make sense they would kick last year's litter out at this time of year," Tucker said.
The last known mountain lion in Bismarck city limits was in January 2019. Police officers shot and killed the male animal near Municipal Ballpark to eliminate any danger to the public. Police also shot and killed a male lion behind the former Home Depot building in north Bismarck in November 2009.
Game and Fish will not translocate a lion from city limits, according to Tucker. If the lion spotted Thursday surfaces again and is deemed by police to be a safety risk, "ultimately that lion will be killed," she said.
(Reporter Alex Kautzman contributed to this story.)
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Shelbyville man who stole police baton to beat police during Jan. 6 riot pleads guilty
A man from Shelbyville who was accused of bringing a revolver loaded with hollow-point bullets onto U.S. Capitol grounds during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection has pleaded guilty to federal crimes.
Mark Mazza, 57, will be sentenced for assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers with a dangerous weapon, and carrying a pistol without a license, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia.
He faces up to 20 years imprisonment for the first charge, and up to five years imprisonment for the second charge. Mazza was originally indicted by a grand jury on thirteen charges.
During a December hearing, a federal judge with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia told Mazza the charges against him were "extremely serious."
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"This case is the only case that I'm aware of where someone had a loaded firearm on Capitol grounds the day of Jan. 6," Judge Zia Faruqui said.
Court documents say Mazza brought a revolver loaded with two hollow-point rounds and three shotgun shells onto U.S. Capitol grounds, but he "lost possession" of the firearm at some point in the afternoon during the riots, the news release said.
Later, Mazza stole a police baton from an officer and started swinging at other officers, hitting one in the arm, according to prosecutors.
Two days after the insurrection, Mazza filed a false police report in Indiana claiming he'd lost his firearm at the Hard Rock Casino in Cincinnati, court documents say.
Mazza's sentencing hearing will take place in September.
Call IndyStar courts reporter Johnny Magdaleno at 317-273-3188 or email him at jmagdaleno@indystar.com. Follow him on Twitter @IndyStarJohnny | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/marion-county/2022/06/17/mark-mazza-pleads-guilty-extremely-serious-jan-6-riot-charges-capitol-arrests/9186370002/ | 2022-06-17T20:26:32 | 1 | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/marion-county/2022/06/17/mark-mazza-pleads-guilty-extremely-serious-jan-6-riot-charges-capitol-arrests/9186370002/ |
LAKEVIEW, Ark. — A man from Lakeview, Ark. won $1 million dollars through an Arkansas Scholarship Lottery scratch-off ticket.
The man, who chose to remain anonymous, claimed the prize Wednesday, June 15 at the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Claim Center in Little Rock.
The man won the top prize from the $20 $1,000,000 Riches scratch-off ticket. He says his wife purchased the ticket from Michael Gas N Go located at 6135 Highway 5 North in Midway.
The gas station will receive $10,000 in commission for selling the winning ticket.
“My wife and I have a routine when playing the lottery - she buys the tickets, and then I scratch them to see if they’re winners,” the winner told lottery officials. “She’s really good with understanding the odds and how many top prizes are left on all the games.”
The winner says he plans to retire early, help his family and friends and take a vacation with his wife of more than 30 years with the lottery prize. He is the 86th person that has won a lottery prize worth $1 million or more in the state since 2009.
“I’m a big believer in good karma,” he said with a smile.
Two top prizes of $1 million remain in the $1,000,000 Riches game, and a $50,000 ticket is still in circulation.
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FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas — The Chick-fil-A across from the Northwest Arkansas Mall is proposing demolishing its current restaurant to get a new look.
The Fayetteville City Council approved a request from Chick-fil-A to vacate a 0.02 acre portion of a water and sewer easement. The request was passed by the council 8-0 at a meeting on Tuesday, June 7.
In Chick-fil-A’s letter of intent to the council, it states that the company wants to redevelop the site by getting rid of the dining room and expanding the drive-thru. This location also plans to add a meal order canopy to protect its workers from various weather conditions.
The dual-lane drive-thru will add 11 new stacking spaces, making the total 29. There will also be 36 parking spaces. The total project will add an extra 4,100 square feet onto the property which will allow for more landscaping and less runoff into the road.
Both Chick-fil-A restaurants in Fayetteville seem to share the same problem: traffic runoff. At last week’s meeting, council member Mike Wiederkehr expressed that he would like south Fayetteville’s Chick-Fil-A on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. to consider making changes.
The restaurant has not yet announced when this project will begin or when the location will temporarily close.
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FORT SMITH, Ark. — The City of Fort Smith Board of Zoning Adjustment and Planning Commission approved a development plan for a Scooter's Coffee in the city.
The coffee shop will be located at 5607 Rogers Ave. and plans on opening its doors sometime in November.
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A 60-year-old has been sentenced to 19 years in prison after a guilty plea on drug and firearm charges, the U.S. District Court said Friday.
Michael Teems of Fort Wayne was sentenced Thursday by U.S. District Judge Damon R. Leichty to 228 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release. A news release said Teems pleaded guilty to possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime.
According to documents in the case, Teems was stopped in January 2020 by law enforcement and arrested based on an outstanding Ohio warrant. From his residence, various drugs were seized including methamphetamine, marijuana, and fentanyl pills, along with ammunition and magazines, a scale and body armor.
Teems admitted he had obtained large quantities of methamphetamine and other drugs periodically since November 2019, and also admitted to carrying his firearm for protection of his drug trafficking activities, the news release said. Based on his criminal history, Teems was determined to be a career offender and received a sentence based on this sentencing guideline enhancement.
The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives with assistance from Indiana State Police. Assistant U.S. Attorney Anthony W. Geller prosecuted the case. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/drug-firearm-charges-lead-to-nearly-20-year-sentence/article_0584a5dc-ee62-11ec-8e65-fb6c9e3f0ce7.html | 2022-06-17T20:36:10 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/drug-firearm-charges-lead-to-nearly-20-year-sentence/article_0584a5dc-ee62-11ec-8e65-fb6c9e3f0ce7.html |
In episode two of Real Talk Real Solutions former Orlando Magic standout, Bo Outlaw discusses his passion for mentoring with News 6 anchor Ginger Gadsden.
In the beginning of the conversation, Gadsden highlights a few details from his basketball career, including the fact that he played with the Orlando Magic from 1997-2001 and again from 2005-2007.
In total, he appeared in nearly a thousand games with the Magic. He was an impact player known for his tenacity and athleticism.
When Gadsden mentioned his stats Outlaw bowed his head as if he is blushing.
Gadsden went on to focus on his current role as the Community Ambassador for the Orlando Magic.
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“I cannot think of a better person to hold that title right now,” Gadsden said.
“I guess I am the guy always trying to help and raise people up and let them know they are appreciated, so when someone tells me, I guess I’m uncomfortable,” Outlaw said.
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But, for the next 15 minutes Outlaw opened up talking about the people who helped shape him and why giving back is important to him.
“I wouldn’t be here without someone mentoring me,” he said,
Outlaw pointed out you don’t have to have an official title to be a mentor.
“You don’t have to step up and say I want to be a mentor, you just have to be in that kid’s life,” he said.
And when it came to coaches and men who influenced him, Outlaw said, “I wouldn’t say that’s my mentor, no, it was just someone I looked up to in the neighborhood, one of my coaches.”
While there are many organizations that help adults form mentor-mentee relationships Outlaw said it can be more organic than that.
“If you see this one kid every day and you speak to that kid you might be making that kid’s day, cause every day you might have something different, a different nugget for that kid... something you say might just trigger that kid and make a difference in their life and you don’t even know it.”
Though Outlaw said a lot of the people in his community helped to shape who he is today his Mother was by far the most influential.
“She was my Mom, my Dad, my provider, whatever I needed,” he said.
While he has achieved a great level of success Outlaw said he had humble beginnings.
He said his mom “didn’t come to a lot of my sporting events until later in life because she was trying to provide.” So, when people have said he doesn’t understand what it looks like to struggle he lets them know he gets it.
With Christmas around the corner, Outlaw said he plans to keep giving back and helping people this holiday season.
Learn more about the sports figures Outlaw looked up to, how he considered being a swimmer instead of a basketball player and what you need to keep in mind as you venture into becoming a mentor on the second episode of Real Talk Real Solutions. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2021/12/08/former-orlando-magic-player-shares-why-he-is-focused-on-helping-kids/ | 2022-06-17T20:39:41 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2021/12/08/former-orlando-magic-player-shares-why-he-is-focused-on-helping-kids/ |
ORLANDO, Fla. – Justice James E.C. Perry made history in Florida. Now he says it’s about time history is made in our country’s highest court.
Perry became the first African American appointed to the 18th Judicial Circuit Court, comprised of Seminole and Brevard counties, in 2000. Nine years later, he was appointed to the Florida Supreme Court.
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Perry recently sat down with Real Talk Real Solutions host Ginger Gadsden to talk about the importance of breaking barriers and rising to the top as Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson gets closer to earning her spot as the first Black woman on the Supreme Court.
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“Black females have been in the forefront of Black progress throughout the history of this nation and it’s important they have a voice at an important table,” Perry said.
He believes Jackson is ready for the job.
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“Her credentials are far superior to any of the last seven or eight appointees to the U.S. Supreme Court,” Perry said.
According to the White House, Jackson has served as a public defender, a Supreme Court clerk and a judge on both the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
While Perry says it’s important to be educated and driven, he says other things also have to go right if you want to be a judge.
“Being a judge entails more than you wanting to be one,” he said. “It’s a political process, that the right person has to be in office to appoint you. They have to have the philosophy that diversity is important.”
Despite her qualifications, Perry says many are still making digs about the fact that she is Black. It’s something he says is familiar to him.
”Some call her an affirmative action appointment. I was (also) told, “Jim, you got this because you’re Black and I said, ‘It’s about time I got something because I’m Black because I was kept out of so many things because I am Black.’”
Perry said he decided to go to law school when he heard Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated.
“I still didn’t know what law school was about, didn’t know any lawyers. But I needed the credibility to try and continue Dr. King’s fight and law would give me the credibility to do it... so I had no hopes and dreams of being a judge or a lawyer and it’s made all the difference in the world,” Perry said.
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Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson says her road was different.
“My father, in particular, bears responsibility for my interest in the law. When I was four, we moved back to Miami so that he could be a full-time law student. And we lived on the campus of the University of Miami Law School,” Jackson said. “During those years, my mother pulled double duty, working as the sole breadwinner of our family, while also guiding and inspiring four-year-old me. My very earliest memories are of watching my father study. He had his stack of law books on the kitchen table while I sat across from him with my stack of coloring books.”
But Perry stresses even if you don’t have examples of what you want to do in your own circle, you can still achieve it. He added his parents had very little education.
“If I had waited for my parents, where would I have been?” Perry said. “Education is an individual thing. It has to come from within. You have to want it so you can get it irrespective of what your conditions were when you were growing up.”
Perry is excited about the prospect of Jackson being the first African American woman to serve on the Supreme Court.
“I’m happy it’s finally about to happen. It’s going to happen. It’s going to be close,” Perry said. “Hopefully, it will be bipartisan, but it probably won’t be. Because that is just the nature of politics in this nation today. I think we are probably a very divided nation. It’s time for us to come together as Americans. Not as Republicans or Democrats, not as blue, red or white, but as the United States of America.”
After Perry’s conversation on Real Talk Real Solutions, Susan Collins, a Republican Senator from Maine, came out to say she would vote to confirm Jackson.
Collins’ support gives Democrats at least a one-vote cushion in the Senate, split 50-50, and likely saves them from having to use Vice President Kamala Harris’ tie-breaking vote to confirm President Joe Biden’s pick.
Collins says Jackson has “the experience, qualifications and integrity” to serve on the Supreme Court.
Listen to the full Real Talk Real Solutions episode for more perspective on this historic moment unfolding during Women’s History Month. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/03/31/former-florida-supreme-court-judge-discusses-historic-nominee-ketanji-brown-jackson/ | 2022-06-17T20:39:48 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/03/31/former-florida-supreme-court-judge-discusses-historic-nominee-ketanji-brown-jackson/ |
OCALA, Fla. – A local nonprofit is getting results in Marion County by making sure veterans who may have been forgotten get a proper burial.
“We want to tell that story, so they don’t walk that last leg of their journey alone,” said one man during a Marion County Veterans Council meeting.
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The Marion County Veterans Council says its mission is to make sure every veteran’s story has a proper ending.
The council work with the county’s unclaimed bodies program to help lay to rest veterans who may have been forgotten.
“What we do is actually have a full service, we try and get as much information about the veteran’s service, branch, where they were, what they did, so that our chaplain can really personalize the service,” said Suzy McGuire, who is the secretary of the Marion County Veterans Council.
The council helps to find the next of kin to ensure a reunion with their loved ones. When that doesn’t happen, the council then begins working to provide a proper burial.
The latest happened earlier this month. The council held a memorial service at Forest Lawn Cemetery for Robert Hamill Sr. and Charles Wesley II.
Both died this past December. Hamill served in the Coast Guard and Wesley was a Vietnam veteran serving in the Army.
“We do background checks and things of that nature to get as much information as possible regarding this,” said chaplain Michael Kelso.
Kelso tells News 6 that a challenge for these services has been making sure they have enough information to give veterans a proper service.
“The Army guy was an E-4, which is a specialist and the Coast Guardsman we had very little, so I relied upon my experience in the Coast Guard. I was able to give a broad general idea what he may have done,” Kelso said.
The Marion County Veterans Council says as they continue working with the unclaimed bodies program, they need more veterans, whether they are homeless, have low income, or limited family members, to know where their DD-214 is, which holds their entire military history.
“That is the whole thrust about getting as much information as possible, so we can personalize,” Kelso said. “This gentleman did this and this is what he was doing, this is where he was at.”
Marion County has now gone into a contract with Roberts Funeral Home to help with unclaimed bodies.
The council, spear-heading the efforts, says they’ll continue to honor their own no matter the cost.
”Whether they have served 4 years or 20-plus years into retirement, we want to make sure they are honored and not forgotten,” McGuire said. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/17/marion-county-nonprofit-honors-veterans-lays-to-rest-unclaimed-remains/ | 2022-06-17T20:39:55 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/17/marion-county-nonprofit-honors-veterans-lays-to-rest-unclaimed-remains/ |
DELAND, Fla. – A woman has been arrested in connection with an attempted carjacking that happened last month outside a DeLand Walmart, police said.
Estela Luna, 24, was arrested Thursday by deputies in West Palm Beach on outstanding warrants, records show.
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Police said Luna was with suspects Isaiah Thomas, 21, and John Torres, 22, during an attempted carjacking outside the Walmart on North Woodland Boulevard on May 21.
Police said the suspects attacked a man who was watching videos on his phone inside his car, demanding his keys. The victim was able to run to the Walmart for help with the keys in his pocket, but the suspects ran away, police said.
Almost an hour after the Walmart incident, police said there was a second attempted carjacking at Florida Technological College. In that case, a victim was shot and died from his injuries a few weeks later.
Police believe the two incidents are related, but have not charged anyone for the second case yet.
Luna faces charges of principal to carjacking, principal to burglary, assault and battery.
Anyone with information about the incidents or the suspects is asked to contact the DeLand Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division at 386-626-7400. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/17/woman-arrested-in-connection-to-attempted-carjacking-outside-deland-walmart-police-say/ | 2022-06-17T20:40:01 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/17/woman-arrested-in-connection-to-attempted-carjacking-outside-deland-walmart-police-say/ |
MILLVILLE — Police officers were forced to fatally shoot a pair of dogs that attacked a father and son during their fishing trip at the Maurice River Walking Trail Monday.
Four dogs were on the loose on the trail near Mulford Avenue around 8:30 p.m. when the animals charged at a 42-year-old man fishing with his 12-year-old son, biting them several times.
Responding officers fired fatal rounds at two of the dogs, city police Cpt. Ross Hoffman said Friday.
The father and son were treated for multiple bite wounds by paramedics on scene and taken to Inspira Medical Center Vineland for further assessment, Hoffman said, without providing their current status as of Friday.
The remaining dogs were located, and their owner was identified.
It's unclear if the owner was in the area with the dogs when they got loose and attacked. Their breed is unknown.
Charges against the owner for the attack are pending. The investigation into what provoked the animals or how they got loose remains ongoing, Hoffman said. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/millville-police-kill-dogs-attacking-duo-fishing-along-city-trail/article_f96d4132-ee70-11ec-9a12-f3c198387ebe.html | 2022-06-17T20:40:39 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/millville-police-kill-dogs-attacking-duo-fishing-along-city-trail/article_f96d4132-ee70-11ec-9a12-f3c198387ebe.html |
IDAHO, USA — By the spring of 1863, just before the formation of Fort Boise there were about 100 non-native people living in the valley.
By 1900, 10 years after Idaho became a state, that population was above 19,000. The makeup was still very rural, with more than 1,600 farms on more than 113,000 acres of land, according to the Idaho State Historical Society.
About 896,000 of those acres were irrigated, thanks to the 568 miles of canals and irrigation ditches that spider-webbed across the valley.
Communities can't grow, in more ways than one, without access to water and pioneers had to figure out how to get water from the valley floor, up and out into higher elevations like the bench. They did it relatively quickly, within about three decades, or one generation.
Time, water and growth all come together to tell the story of Friday's Get to Know Idaho.
You have likely seen or driven on Ustick Road. It stretches 40 miles from Curtis Road mostly straight to the Snake River. It was once on a timeline to become its own, independent community, until time and growth got in the way.
Water, like time, can roll by undeterred, altered sometimes only by the path in front of it. A change in direction can change a lot. Water is what made the Treasure Valley productive and livable and led to communities popping up.
"If you're in a barren landscape, the next obvious thing is you need to find access to water," Historian with the Idaho State Historical Society, HannaLore Hein said.
In the 1870s, a canal system began to take shape, a series of ditches to take river water where it wasn't.
Think the New York, Ridenbaugh and Settlers.
"By 1891, there were nearly 50 miles of canals that brought Boise River water as far west as Nampa," Hein said.
This called for homesteads and farms sprouting in spots south and west.
"We have Boise in a central location and we have a town of Meridian that had started to grow in 1893 and this Ustick property sat kind of in-between the two," Hein said.
160 acres claimed by Jacob Clemons in 1894, who filled them with orchards.
"Anytime you have a product, you have to have a way to bring that product to market," Hein said.
Back then, that meant investing in railroads.
"So, the Boise Interurban Railway had a loop that took people and goods from Boise along State Street to Collister, a number of points, then, back down along what we consider Ustick Road back down into downtown Boise," Hein said.
One of those investors of the Interurban Railway was a gentleman named Dr. Harlen P. Ustick.
"So, this is where this name Ustick comes into the picture," Hein said.
An ear, nose and throat doctor from Ohio, Ustick also had an eye for business and thoughts of building a town.
So, Ustick acquired some of Clemons Acres and laid out his plans and the plats by 1907. People bought into Ustick's idea.
"We clearly see the Boise valley railway line following this route," Hein said. "You had a train track that runs through, you got water, now you got people interested in buying there, what came next? He ended up opening a bank and he served as president of a bank in town."
However, Ustick wasn't much of a banker and it closed after just three years.
"But they were also able to secure a mercantile store," Hein said.
Even the orchards found success in the form of a cider house.
"There was a Baptist church that opened and built a building," Hein said. "There was a Ustick school and it really did operate as a true individual community."
A community that was cut short, much like Dr. Ustick himself.
"In 1917, he was visiting some of his mining interest in Yellow Pine and he died of a heart attack," Hein said.
After that, nothing could stop the life being squeezed from his town.
"You know, by 1918, we're in the middle of a world-wide pandemic and we're in the middle of WWI and things are changing," Hein said. "Interurban Railways are no longer as critical, because automobiles have become the primary mode of transportation. Boise is growing, Meridian is growing."
The two became actual cities, while Ustick tried to stick with its roots.
"Ustick never elevated to that level, in part because they always were rural, they always maintained that rural profile and they never let that go," Hein said. "Eventually those orchards became subdivisions and eventually the City of Boise annexed those subdivisions into city limits."
That was in 1995. Nearly 30 years after, you can still see some of what Ustick envisioned more than 115 years ago.
"The original bank building and the original mercantile building are still standing," Hein said.
So are the lessons learned.
"Change happens all the time, but change also leaves breadcrumbs and if we can take the time to watch for that change and to see what has been left behind, there's always a story that we can learn from that," Hein said.
The town of Ustick lasted 50 years, 40 years after its founder's death, with the post office being shut down in 1958. The school stopped teaching kids a year later.
Residents once tried to get those few remaining buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places, but only the school was added back in 1982.
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BOISE, Idaho — Beginning Sunday, the Protect Idaho Kids Foundation (PIK) will be providing free meals to families at Ann Morrison Park in Boise.
The 'PIKnik in the Park' program offers pre-packaged lunches to children and adults facing food insecurity during the summer months. The program was originally scheduled to begin Sunday, June 12, but was postponed one week due to weather concerns.
Each Sunday from June 19 to July 31, guests may receive a sandwich, fruit, chips, a cookie and milk or soda. The meals will be served from noon to 1:30 p.m. during the seven-week program.
In addition to free family lunches, PIK will also hold drawings at 1:30 p.m. each Sunday. Anyone who attends PIKnik in the Park receives a ticket for the drawing, with a boy's and girl's bicycle as the grand prizes.
PIK is an Idaho non-profit organization, with a mission of making the Gem State "the safest state in the nation for children."
Life's Kitchen, a Boise-based non-profit organization, will help prepare the PIKnik lunches. Life's Kitchen provides educational resources and training in food service and life skills to young adults with barriers to employment.
Current staff and alumni of the organization will earn income for their work, according to PIK's news release.
Each event also includes a food pantry, where families can take food home for later in the week. The free lunches may be eaten at Ann Morrison Park or taken home.
PIKnik in the Park is looking for volunteers to help make lunches from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturdays, June 18 through July 30. Volunteers will meet at Immanuel Church, located at 707 West Fort Street in downtown Boise.
Sponsors of the annual program include TDS Fiber, Hubble Homes and Channel 7.
More information on PIKnik in the Park - including the volunteer registration form and GoFundMe to donate to the program - can be found by clicking here.
PIK's tables for free lunches will be set up on the roadway on the south side of the Ann Morrison Fountain, which is currently under construction. To reach the tables, enter on the west side of the park off Americana Boulevard.
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BOISE, Idaho — Boise Police on Friday afternoon began looking for a missing vulnerable adult who, they say, disappeared a second time after showing up at an old address for a family member.
William, 79, is from Midvale and is "likely lost and unable to find his way home," Boise Police said in a post on Twitter.
He is driving a 2004 Toyota Camry with Idaho license plate W 0716U. The Boise Police Department says it's unknown where William may be headed next, and he does not have his medication with him.
Anyone with information is asked to call Ada County Dispatch at 208-377-6790 or contact Crime Stoppers of Southwest Idaho at 208-343-COPS or at the Crime Stoppers website.
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Daytona Dream Center partners with Second Harvest to host free food drive at Speedway
DAYTONA BEACH — To assist financially struggling families post-pandemic, Second Harvest and other community organizations are partnering to provide free food to Volusia County residents.
“We're bringing enough food to feed about 300 families,” said Dan Samuels, director of philanthropy for Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida. “We do two to three distributions like this every single day across the six counties that we serve.”
Calvary Christian Center in Ormond Beach is the co-host of the free food distribution. The drive-thru food giveaway starts at 11 a.m. at the Daytona Beach International Speedway located at 1801 W. International Speedway Blvd., while supplies last.
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“If folks aren't able to get to this distribution and are in need of food assistance we have many ways that people can access food,” said Samuels. “The best and easiest way is to visit our website. We have a tool that’s called ‘Food Finder’. It's like ‘Google Maps’ for food pantries. It shows all of the 505 nonprofit organizations that we partner with to distribute food.”
Anyone interested in volunteering is asked to arrive at the Speedway at 10 a.m. Tuesday.
Erica Van Buren covers general assignment and Ormond Beach government for The Daytona Beach News-Journal and USA TODAY Network. Connect with her at EVanBuren@News-Jrnl.com or on Twitter: @EricaVanBuren32 | https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/local/volusia/2022/06/17/daytona-dream-center-partners-second-harvest-host-free-food-drive-speedway/7648030001/ | 2022-06-17T20:46:28 | 0 | https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/local/volusia/2022/06/17/daytona-dream-center-partners-second-harvest-host-free-food-drive-speedway/7648030001/ |
It's National Fresh Fruits and Veggies Month: Four Farmers Markets to visit in Volusia County
June is National Fresh Fruits and Veggies Month and farmers markets are great places to grab fresh produce.
June is the peak season for some fruits and veggies, making it a great time to switch things up a bit, for instance adding fresh berries to your favorite salad mix, according to the National Day Calendar.
Michael Garnett, owner of G&G Produce located at the Daytona Flea and Farmer’s Market said there are a few things shoppers need to keep in mind when shopping for produce at farmer’s markets.
“The first thing you want to do when you get home is to get it out of the plastic bag if it's in plastic, otherwise the plastic kills your produce,” said Garnett. “If you’re going to be here all day, having a cooler to store your produce won’t hurt. You also want to make sure you rinse your produce off. It has all kinds of pesticides on it.”
Garnett who has had a stand at the market for 20 years, offers fresh tomatoes, corn, Florida cantaloupe and South Carolina peaches.
According to the United States Department of Agriculture you should refrigerate cut or peeled fruits and vegetables within two hours after you cut, peel or cook them (or 1 hour if the outside temperature is 90°F or warmer).
Carefully examine your produce for large bruises, cuts, and insect holes as they can potentially store bacteria that hide and spread rapidly to the inner parts of the produce.
When buying other perishable items, store them as soon as possible; they should not remain in hot weather (90°F or above) for more than one hour and should not be at room temperature for more than two hours.
“We offer a lot of different stuff, but definitely all the basics: tomatoes, broccoli, onions and potatoes,” said Melissa Mott, co-owner of 'They’re Good Produce' located at Daytona Flea and Farmer’s Market. “If people want to walk around the flea market first that’s fine. We’re always here and we’re the last ones to leave.”
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Downtown Daytona Beach Farmers’ Market
Where: 127 Magnolia Avenue, Daytona Beach
Hours: 7 a.m. to noon every Saturday
Phone: 386-671-8189
Website: https://riverfrontshopsofdaytona.com/farmers-market/
All Aboard Flea & Farmers Market
Where: 5005 South Ridgewood Ave, Port Orange
Hours: 7:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday through Sunday
Phone: 386-523-3579
Website: http://allaboardmarket.com/
Ormond Beach Farmer's Market
Where: 22 South Beach Street, Ormond Beach
Hours: 8 a.m. through 1 p.m. every Thursday
Phone: 386- 492-2938
Website:http://ormondbeachmainstreet.com/farmers-market/
Daytona Flea & Farmer’s Market
Where: 1425 Tomoka Farms Rd., Daytona Beach
Hours: 9 a.m. through 5 p.m. Friday to Sunday
Phone: 386-253-3330
Website: https://daytonafleamarket.com/
Erica Van Buren covers general assignment and Ormond Beach government for The Daytona Beach News-Journal and USA TODAY Network. Connect with her at EVanBuren@News-Jrnl.com or on Twitter: @EricaVanBuren32 | https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/local/volusia/2022/06/17/its-national-fresh-fruits-and-veggies-month-5-farmers-markets-visit-volusia-county/7499046001/ | 2022-06-17T20:46:34 | 0 | https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/local/volusia/2022/06/17/its-national-fresh-fruits-and-veggies-month-5-farmers-markets-visit-volusia-county/7499046001/ |
A fast-spreading wildfire southwest of Tucson burned through the property of the Kitt Peak National Observatory early Friday, but the damage to the world famous telescope site was not known, officials said.
Around 2 a.m. Friday, the Contreras Fire, which started 20 miles east of Sells, crested the southwest ridge where the Hiltner 2.4-meter Telescope, McGraw-Hill 1.3-meter Telescope, Very Long Baseline Array Dish and University of Arizona 12-meter Telescope are located, a news release from the observatory said. Personnel from the observatory had already evacuated the site because of the fire, which started June 11.
"The Contreras Fire reached the observatory early Friday morning. We are working with firefighters at the site to assess possible damage," according to a tweet from Kitt Peak officials. The observatory is operated by the National Science Foundation's NOIRLab.
Dense shrub ground cover below Kitt Peak allowed the fire to make rapid upslope growth, a news release from the Eastern Area Incident Management Team said. Structure protection crews worked to protect structures at the observatory.
Electrical supply to the observatory has been suspended to reduce unintentional sparking, the news release said. Ground crews are also utilizing fuel reduction methods to clear flammable ground material and create fuel breaks.
On the east side of the fire, scouts are monitoring fire behavior and looking for access points for crews while structure protection crews on the south end of the fire are utilizing fire control lines, sprinkler systems and other suppression methods to ensure the safety of Elkhorn Ranch, the news release said.
The chances of precipitation Friday afternoon and throughout the weekend is expected to slow the growth of the fire, the news release said. Critical fire weather remains in the area and there is potential for frequent lighting and gusty, erratic winds.
There are currently five helicopters assigned to support suppression efforts along with 300 plus personnel battling the blaze. More crews have been ordered and are expected to arrive Friday, the news release said.
The community of Pan Tak was evacuated and the Elkhorn Ranch was told to prepare for possible evacuaton.
The fire started on June 11 on a remote ridge of the Baboquivari Mountain range on the Tohono O'odham reservation. The fire was caused by lightning and has burned a total of 11,489 acres with no containment.
Arizona 386 had been closed due to the fire.
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The Contreras Fire burning on the slopes of the Kitt Peak mountain on Friday early morning. In the foreground is the NRAO’s Very Long Baseline Array Dish. | https://tucson.com/news/local/wildfire-reaches-kitt-peak-observatory-sw-of-tucson/article_5a78ce78-ee72-11ec-b678-d7d97bcd17b7.html | 2022-06-17T20:48:28 | 0 | https://tucson.com/news/local/wildfire-reaches-kitt-peak-observatory-sw-of-tucson/article_5a78ce78-ee72-11ec-b678-d7d97bcd17b7.html |
Mahoning County Land Bank secures nearly $1.5 million for Royal China cleanup
SEBRING – The Mahoning County Land Bank received a grant of nearly $1.5 million grant to clean up the soil at the former Royal Sebring China site.
The agency said Friday in a news release that state officials awarded funding for the project. The 20-acre property on South 15th Street has sat dormant since Royal Sebring China shut down operations in the 1980s.
"The redevelopment potential is definitely there. We just need to deal with the soil, the contaminated soil there. And now we're going to be able to do that. So it's great news, a great day for Mahoning County," said Debora Flora, executive director of the Mahoning County Land Bank.
Flora said the cleanup will take about 15 months. The project will involve removing more than 2,300 tons of contaminated soil and installing new storm sewers, according to the land bank's news release.
Redevelopment at the former Royal Sebring site has been a slow process. Factory buildings were demolished after a fire in 2010. The Mahoning County Land Bank acquired the property after it went through tax foreclosure several years ago. Flora said the property had significant tax delinquency.
The land bank turned the property over to MAC Trailer President and CEO Michael Conny in 2020 as part of a collaboration between the land bank, local government and business owners.
Flora said the grant was made possible through the cooperation of state, county and local government.
She said Conny, a Sebring native, wants to bring "good jobs to Sebring through the development of that site." She said he has already done some work on the property and provided matching funds that were necessary for the grant request.
The land bank also received grant funding to clean up several other properties in Mahoning, including three in Youngstown and one in Struthers.
Flora said she believes the Royal China redevelopment will be beneficial for the area.
"We're going to get the site cleaned up so we can put it back into play for the good of the location, community and Mahoning County as a whole," she said.
Reach Paige at 330-580-8577 or pmbennett@gannett.com, or on Twitter at @paigembenn. | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/alliance/2022/06/17/royal-sebring-china-property-sebring-lands-nearly-1-5-million-grant/7661590001/ | 2022-06-17T20:49:10 | 1 | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/alliance/2022/06/17/royal-sebring-china-property-sebring-lands-nearly-1-5-million-grant/7661590001/ |
SAN ANTONIO — SAN ANTONIO — As the frosted-glass window slides open, a dozen heads pop up, all with the same anxious, expectant look. One by one, women are called up to the desk at Alamo Women’s Reproductive Services to learn whether and when they can get an abortion.
For months, the clinic has had to be the bearer of bad news, telling clients that they were too far along to terminate their pregnancies in Texas. It doesn’t get any easier, employees said, explaining again and again that the state has banned abortions after about six weeks, a point at which many don’t even know they are pregnant.
But recently, the clinic has had to flip that script. Many of the women who were seen for an initial appointment on a recent Tuesday weren’t too late for an abortion — they were too early.
One patient said she took two pregnancy tests, one positive, one negative, so she decided to come in just to be safe. Nothing showed up on her ultrasound, so clinic staff told her to take another test in a week and come back.
She leaned in, twisting her paperwork in her hands.
“Can I just take the [abortion] pill to be sure?”
Many patients are taking daily pregnancy tests, clinic director Andrea Gallegos said, and coming in at — or before — the first sign of pregnancy, terrified that they’re going to miss the six-week window.
“There’s some patients we see two, three times for sonograms before we actually see evidence and before we can give the pill,” Gallegos said. “But at least we catch it before six weeks.”
It’s far from perfect — the clinic is still having to turn away patients who are beyond the legal limit, and Gallegos worries most of all about the patients who know they’re beyond six weeks and don’t even make an appointment.
But over the last nine months, abortion clinics, and the patients they treat, have started to adapt to life under the new law.
This is what abortion clinics in Texas have done for decades. They add waiting periods and read the mandated script. They force patients to listen to a description of the fetus from the required sonogram. They fight new laws in court, and at the same time, race to comply with them, always bobbing and weaving to ensure they’re still able to provide abortions.
But any day now, the U.S. Supreme Court may deliver the knockout punch these clinics have feared for decades.
“If we can’t do abortions, then these clinics will no longer exist,” Gallegos said. “For the first time, I think we all just feel really helpless.”
After the bans
Last week, Gallegos sat at the front desk of Tulsa Women’s Clinic, the sister clinic to Alamo Women’s Reproductive Services, looking out at the waiting room. For months, every chair had been occupied as women poured over the state line, seeking abortions they couldn’t get in Texas.
But in late May, Oklahoma passed a law banning abortion from the moment of fertilization, and ever since, the room has been empty.
Early on, the clinic fielded a lot of phone calls and encouraged callers to come in for a sonogram, to see how far along they were and learn about their options, limited as they might be. The clinic can help connect patients with funding to help them travel out of state, and provide follow-up care when they return.
A few people who came in were less than six weeks pregnant, so in a role reversal, staff sent them to clinics in Texas for abortion care.
“A lot of people who come to our clinics, this is the first time they’ve seen a physician about their pregnancy,” Gallegos said. “This is their first sonogram. They may decide they want to continue the pregnancy, but they don’t have an established OB, so we give referrals for that. We’re a line of support, no matter what they decide.”
But as word has spread about the new law, the phone has stopped ringing.
“It’s really scary,” Gallegos said.
The clinic is keeping the lights on and the staff employed for the time being, but in the long term, it can’t operate an abortion clinic in a state that doesn’t allow abortions.
And soon, it won’t just be Oklahoma. In the coming weeks, the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on a case that is expected to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that established a constitutional protection for abortion early in pregnancy.
If the final ruling aligns with a draft version that was leaked in early May, it will be up to each state to set its own laws around abortion. More than half of all states, including Texas and Oklahoma, are expected to outlaw the procedure.
After decades of fighting to stay open, abortion clinics in those states will likely have to close their doors. But as the last nine months — and the last few decades — in Texas have shown, the demand for abortion care won’t disappear quite as easily.
50 years of fighting
As a young medical resident in San Antonio, Dr. Alan Braid was called on to treat a 16-year-old girl who’d arrived at the emergency room after a botched, illegal abortion. She was in sepsis, her vagina packed with rags, the smell of infection so overpowering that Braid backed out of the room, gagging.
She died a few days later.
This was 1973, a few months after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Roe v. Wade. Abortion clinics were not yet widespread, and many women continued to seek illegal abortions. Braid couldn’t stomach the idea that women were dying over what should have been, even at that time, a simple and safe medical procedure.
Braid started working part time providing abortions at a clinic in the area. Eventually, he took over ownership of Alamo Women’s Reproductive Services and Tulsa Women’s Clinic.
The San Antonio clinic is a testament to the hoops Braid has had to jump through to continue to provide abortions. In 2013, the state passed an omnibus abortion law that, in part, required clinics to comply with onerous building requirements.
Braid joined a legal challenge seeking to overturn parts of the law, but he also spent $3 million building a new clinic that complied with the new requirements. It opened on the same day the U.S. Supreme Court blocked the law from being enforced.
“We were ready, though, in case the ruling didn’t come down our way,” he said. “And I never regretted it, because we’ve been able to treat more patients and more serious cases.”
When state lawmakers passed Senate Bill 8 in 2021, which banned abortions after about six weeks, Braid was the only provider in Texas to openly violate the law, hoping to generate a lawsuit that would get it overturned. He was sued three times, but more than nine months later, those cases are stalled and the law remains in effect.
In hindsight, he regrets performing one abortion in violation of the law. He wishes, instead, he had performed many more.
“It would have been risky, but I’m more and more convinced that the law would have been done in a month if I’d just kept providing abortions as usual,” Braid said.
Now, once again, he’s considering his next move. If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, the clinics in Oklahoma and Texas will close. He’s considered relocating to New Mexico or Colorado, or finding a Native American tribe that would let him open a clinic on tribal lands. A friend suggested commandeering a ship and heading for international waters.
But he’s in his late 70s now, and starting over is easier said than done. There was a time, in the early days after Roe v. Wade, when he and colleagues believed abortions might become a commonplace medical procedure that you could access at your OB-GYN’s office.
The state’s crusade to eliminate abortion access has only provided Braid with more and more evidence that this kind of care is a necessity. Women drive hours to make their appointments. They come back, again and again, until they can get treated. They bring their kids, and miss work. They sit in his exam room, wracked with sobs, when they’re turned away.
Unbidden, they tell him their stories. They’re in abusive marriages. They’ve been raped. They’re on their way to college. They’re already struggling to feed the kids they have. They’re undocumented and can’t leave the state.
These women are often desperate and always resourceful, so he’s certain they’ll continue to find ways to access abortion care. Some will leave the state, or the country. Some will obtain abortion-inducing medication online. Some will turn to more desperate measures.
For decades, abortion clinics have been just as resilient as the patients they serve.
“We’ve always been ready for whatever comes our way,” Braid said. “It’s never been easy. But I also never, ever, ever thought Roe would be overturned. Ever.”
This article originally appeared in The Texas Tribune. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas-tribune/texas-abortion-clinic-survived-decades-of-restrictions-the-supreme-court-may-finally-put-it-out-of-business/287-14cc9690-7704-4110-bcf4-e54a4f36a72d | 2022-06-17T20:53:39 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas-tribune/texas-abortion-clinic-survived-decades-of-restrictions-the-supreme-court-may-finally-put-it-out-of-business/287-14cc9690-7704-4110-bcf4-e54a4f36a72d |
Originally published June 15 on IdahoEdNews.org.Idaho schools are in the middle of a systemwide, unprecedented teacher hiring “crisis,” State Board of Education member Linda Clark said Wednesday.
Clark, a retired West Ada School District superintendent, said the problem goes beyond anything the K-12 system has faced in the past. Historically, public schools have struggled to find math, science and special education teachers. Those jobs remain hard to fill — but now schools are struggling to find elementary school teachers too.
“That’s a big harbinger …,” Clark said during a State Board meeting Wednesday morning.
Clark’s assessment came during a brief but grim discussion of a recent State Board survey, which pinpointed at least 700 public school teacher vacancies.
The vacancy rate itself isn’t that unusual, Clark said. But in past summers, schools have been able to take advantage of Idaho’s growth, hiring new arrivals who come to the state with teaching certificates. That isn’t happening this year, she said.
According to the survey, many school administrators reported they have received only a handful of applications — or none at all. And that means schools will probably be forced to hire more teachers who have not graduated from a traditional college of education, instead choosing applicants who have gone through an alternative teacher certification route.
On Wednesday, board members seemed to want to understand the root cause of the problem.
Lauding the Legislature’s 2022 investments — more than $100 million in teacher pay raises, and $180 million to improve school employee health benefits — board President Kurt Liebich noted that schools remain at a disadvantage.
“We’re not keeping up with the private sector, in this market,” he said.
The pay gap is a big factor, Clark said, especially as schools struggle to find bus drivers, cafeteria staff and other classified workers. But she said the teacher shortage is more complicated — with stress and political pressures driving some educators out of the classroom.
“Some of the superintendents report that teachers just walked off their contracts, without concern about what that meant for teacher certification or anything,” Clark said.
Meeting Tuesday and Wednesday at Idaho State University, the State Board worked through several other items. Here are some other items from Wednesday.
Legislative ideas
The board gave its initial go-ahead to 16 legislative proposals — including one possible approach to the teacher shortage.
This proposal would create a teacher apprenticeship program. Apprentices could receive a teaching certificate without getting a four-year degree or going through an alternative certification program after college. And unlike student-teachers, apprentices could be paid while they work in the classroom.
The apprenticeship program isn’t unique. Tennessee has had some “really good results” from a similar approach, said Tracie Bent, the State Board’s chief planning and policy officer.
Many of the 16 legislative ideas were minor and procedural — but one was familiar and far-reaching.
This proposal would permanently change Idaho’s arcane school funding formula, from a complex calculation based on average student attendance to a formula based on enrollment. Advocates say an enrollment-based model allows money to follow students who take a menu of in-person or online classes from more than one school.
The state began using an enrollment-based formula during the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, Gov. Brad Little vetoed a bill to keep this formula intact through 2023-24. Weeks later, the State Board approved a temporary rule to continue enrollment-based funding through the 2023 legislative session.
The State Board’s legislative ideas now go to Little for review. If he signs on, the State Board will take up the ideas again during its August meeting.
Virtual charter shutdown
The troubled Another Choice Virtual Charter School will close its doors — a process that now will begin later this month.
Siding with the Idaho Public Charter School Commission and an independent hearing officer, the State Board ordered the Nampa-based virtual charter to shut down.
Another Choice serves around 400 at-risk students.
But in February, the charter commission voted unanimously to order the school’s shutdown, citing poor academic performance and oversight issues. The school appealed. Instead of hearing the appeal itself, the State Board turned the matter over to an independent hearing officer, who held an appeal hearing in May and later recommended the closure.
It’s just the second time in two decades that the state has ordered a charter school to close. Noting the rarity of the event, Liebich emphasized that the board believes in school choice.
“But we also believe in public school accountability,” Liebich said.
Administrative salaries
Without discussion, the State Board approved a series of administrative pay raises, effective July 1:
- Scott Green, president, University of Idaho: $440,993 (up from $419,994).
- Marlene Tromp, president, Boise State University: $437,757 (up from $425,006).
- Kevin Satterlee, president, Idaho State University: $420,000 (up from $400,000).
- Cynthia Pemberton, president, Lewis-Clark State College: $275,000 (up from $240,000).
- Matt Freeman, executive director, State Board: $173,306 (up from ($170,601).
- Clay Long, administrator, Division of Career-Technical Education: $137,540 (up from $133,910).
- Jane Donnellan, administrator, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation: $130,963 (up from $127,317).
- Jeff Tucker, general manager of Idaho Public Television, elected not to take a pay raise. His salary will remain at $130,000. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/a-crisis-a-grim-state-board-looks-at-the-looming-teacher-shortage/article_a0d47cbb-847c-5027-8942-95a25c825607.html | 2022-06-17T20:58:02 | 1 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/a-crisis-a-grim-state-board-looks-at-the-looming-teacher-shortage/article_a0d47cbb-847c-5027-8942-95a25c825607.html |
Originally published June 14 on IdahoCapitalSun.com.
Toward the end of the 2022 legislative session in March, after one of the only sick days she ever took in her 10 years at the Idaho Legislature, Carrie Maulin rasped and coughed her way through reading the full text of multi-page bills — an exercise that is normally unnecessary but can be forced by an objection from legislators, according to the rules.
And Maulin is someone who always follows the rules.
Maulin has been chief clerk of the Idaho House of Representatives since 2016 and worked as the journal clerk of the House before that. At the end of this month, she will end her tenure to take a job with the National Conference of State Legislatures as director of legislative staff services. Her replacement will be another new face among many in the 2023 legislative session, with at least 19 new legislators slated to replace incumbents who lost their primaries in May.
The chief clerk works full time during the legislative session at the beginning of the year, and part time for the remainder of the year. According to the job description, the clerk is responsible for advising the speaker of the House and other House members on how the body is meant to conduct itself according to the Idaho Constitution, House rules and other parliamentary procedures. One of the qualifications is the ability to “work under extreme pressure” and to effectively communicate with legislators, public officials and the general public.
That pressure is often felt during floor sessions, like when a member forces a bill reading. Maulin said her job is not to react to it and become the story, but just to do her job.
“I say this often and I mean it that when we’re up there working, we’re just pieces of furniture. The story isn’t about us, it’s not about what we do,” she said. “If we do our job right, nobody ever knows what we do, because we’re there just to make sure that the Legislature functions on time.”
Legislators: Maulin’s professionalism and calm were valuable to political process
Speaker of the House Scott Bedke, R-Oakley, said Maulin has always conducted herself in a professional way as chief clerk, and he has no doubt she’ll be an asset in her next job. His disappointment about her departure was tempered by the fact that he won’t be speaker in 2023, he said.
“She was a great parliamentarian, and she was a great student of the process,” Bedke said. “When things got tense, she kept her composure and her knowledge of the system and the process kept tense situations diffused because she understood it and was able to communicate that back when people’s emotions were running high. And that was absolutely valuable to the process.”
Bedke said Maulin was able to articulate rules and processes in a matter-of-fact way even to legislators who weren’t in the mood to hear it.
“She was able to explain the process and rules in such a way that was very disarming to even the most impassioned antagonists,” Bedke said.
Rep. Rick Youngblood, R-Nampa, was elected as a legislator at the same time Maulin started her job there in 2012 and said even when he and Maulin disagreed on a procedural question, she was professional and knowledgeable.
“There’s nobody better. She is going to be so missed, it’s unbelievable,” Youngblood said. “That lady, there wasn’t a question I could ask about House rules and decisions on bills that she wasn’t just straight out great to work with and had the answers.”
Chief clerk didn’t seek out the job, but found home in it
As the daughter of a U.S. Navy intelligence officer, Maulin grew up living around the world and surrounded by politics. She was born in Hawaii and graduated from high school in the Dominican Republic, and her brother was born in the Middle East. So when she took the job as journal clerk in 2012, it felt like she’d found a place that combined her interests in current events with her strong organizational skills.
“This just wraps all of my nerdiness into one,” Maulin said. “I like the nerdiness of all of the documentation that we do. We keep track of every single bill that comes to the House, whether it originates in the House or Senate. We do the final legal record, and they use that in court cases. It’s kind of this really great rush of 90 to 100 days of just using your brain to the fullest and I find it challenging, but also super interesting.”
But it wasn’t the career she set out to do by any means. Maulin earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Idaho in interior design and spent a few years working on décor for model homes. Then she moved on to working as executive director for Boise WaterShed exhibits, a conservation project with an education center for children to learn about water and climate science. But after five years of work there, Maulin said she was tired of begging for money and ready to do something else. One of her friends who is the chief fiscal officer of the Idaho Legislature, Terri Franks-Smith, sent her the journal clerk job.
“It was kind of one of those, ‘Well, here we go,’ things,” Maulin said.
Special session of 2020 was ‘one of the scariest times’ in the building
There are many aspects of the job she has enjoyed, including working with most of the members over the years. But the past two years have brought significant challenges, including the special session in August of 2020, when protesters who were angry about COVID-19 restrictions shattered a glass window in the House gallery and rushed in.
“(That) was one of the scariest times I’ve ever had in the building,” Maulin said. “I was embarrassed for our state that we had that kind of dynamic happening in the Capitol and in the House. I understand they were very incensed by (Gov. Brad Little’s) proclamations and all of that, and I get that it’s the people’s house, but to really come in and just basically trash the building because you’re upset, I don’t think that’s OK.”
The following regular session of 2021 was difficult as well, she said, as the pandemic wore on and the political environment felt like a tinderbox. She regularly received messages from people across the country asking if everything was all right.
“It didn’t change my mind about being clerk, but it did make me look at my job and my world differently, which is pretty sad,” she said.
Maulin and her staff also worked hard to avoid contracting COVID themselves, despite the fact that the rest of the Idaho Legislature did not adopt any formal rules around testing or notification if someone had COVID or had been exposed to the virus. Maulin and her staff tested three times a week, in part because if any of them got sick during the session, it would bog down the legislative process.
“If the entire clerk’s office went down, the Legislature couldn’t function,” Maulin said.
During the same session, the Legislature grappled with one of its most serious ethics cases in its history with former Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger, a Republican who represented Lewiston. A House intern who had previously worked as a page when she was in high school reported that von Ehlinger, 39, raped her in March 2021, when she was 19 years old. He resigned his legislative seat in April 2021 and a jury convicted him of the crime in April 2022.
Not only was Maulin responsible for helping the House ethics committee sort through the complaint process, but she had to testify at the hearing. She tears up thinking about the situation and said it was heartbreaking.
“It’s one of the worst things I’ve ever experienced in my entire life. It shouldn’t ever happen,” she said. “It was terrible for staff, terrible for the reputation of the Legislature. My heart’s broken for her.”
Changes in Idaho Legislature have included a breakdown in civility, clerk says
Those experiences aren’t the reason she’s leaving, Maulin said, but going through them did make her more open to the opportunity with the National Conference of State Legislatures when she saw it. On top of all that, over the past decade she said there have been dramatic changes in the Legislature as a whole.
“One of the things I think is the most obvious is sort of the breakdown of civility, and I think the Legislature is a reflection of the world, so I think you see that in social media,” she said. “You see that in some of the demonstrations, and those videos you see online of people just kind of losing their minds over somebody stepping in front of them in line.”
That civility breakdown shows up in the Legislature when members talk over each other and quickly object to the content of debates, Maulin said, and it has shown up in the frequency of legislators requiring bills to be read on the floor. While it’s often used as a tool of the minority party to slow the progression of a particular bill, it has frequently been used by Republican members for reasons that aren’t clear to Maulin.
“(They) used it sort of as a bludgeon, I would say, to make a point on the floor, that’s my interpretation anyway,” she said. “I heard one member say specifically, ‘I don’t like that member, so I’m going to have their bills read.’”
New House chief clerk still to be determined
Maulin’s replacement hasn’t been hired yet, but she said she’s trying to leave as many instructions as possible for her successor to make it an easy transition. She has also offered to return in November to help with new legislator training for the large class of freshmen legislators that will be coming in 2023.
Maulin said many of the members she’s worked with are some of the nicest people she’s met in her life, and she had a great working relationship with Bedke, who said she was an example of a dedicated Idaho resident who could have worked anywhere and chose to work at the Capitol.
“The system is better for her having been there,” he said.
Regardless of what comes next or what has already taken place, Maulin has loved the job.
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NAMPA — A recount spanning three counties has confirmed that Scott Syme has lost the legislative race for District 9, Seat B to Judy Boyle by just six votes.
Each of the three counties that make up the ninth legislative district — Canyon, Washington, and Payette counties — reported that the number of votes tallied for each candidate was the same as on election night.
"I just want to thank people for their patience and waiting and for all the three county clerks and all the workers," Boyle said. "They went through a lot of time, effort, and expense of taxpayer dollars for the recount. They did a super great job."
Syme said, "It has been a honor and a real privilege to be able to serve the people of Idaho for six years."
Syme and Boyle, both incumbents, ran in the same district due to the redistricting process that occurred ahead of the last election. Because the vote margin in the May 17 primary was so slim, Syme was able to request a recount in each of the three counties that make up District 9. For a free recount to be paid for by the state, the difference in total votes must be less than 0.1%, or the difference should be five votes or less, whichever is greater, according to Ballotpedia.
In Canyon County, where Syme resides, he led by 13 votes, receiving 1,509 to Boyle’s 1,496. In Washington County, where Boyle and Syme are from, Syme led by 10 votes, receiving 1,230 votes to Boyle’s 1,220. But in Payette County, Boyle led by 29 votes, receiving 1,920 votes to Syme’s 1,891. That makes Boyle the next District 9, Seat B representative, with 4,636 votes to Syme’s 4,630.
Syme said the results demonstrated a sound election process, despite his loss.
"This is really a vindication of how secure and accurate our elections are," Syme said. "I believe that our nation, counties across our nation, are really no different than Idaho, and that our elections in this country are safe, secure, and accurate. There is no big lie."
Canyon County did its recount Tuesday, followed by Washington County on Wednesday, and Payette County on Thursday, according to staff at each county.
Syme first won election to the Idaho House of Representatives in 2016 after winning a five-way GOP primary race by 47% of the vote, and the general election with more than 80% of the vote.
Boyle has served in the House since winning election in 2008. In 2016, she visited Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in eastern Oregon to show support for the Ammon Bundy-led takeover there, as previously reported. In the most recent legislative session, she sponsored a bill to require drug-testing of substitute teachers, but the bill was voted down in the House.
Boyle said going forward, she hopes "that we can all come together and do what's best for the people of Idaho, instead of continuing the feud between people." | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/recount-boyle-edges-out-syme-in-district-9-seat-b-race/article_0ee68ca1-751c-5ec4-9c7e-6de1c4b93fef.html | 2022-06-17T20:58:31 | 1 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/recount-boyle-edges-out-syme-in-district-9-seat-b-race/article_0ee68ca1-751c-5ec4-9c7e-6de1c4b93fef.html |
A pump malfunction was the cause of a hazmat incident at a Harpers Mill community pool Wednesday, the Chesterfield Fire Marshal's Office said Friday.
Fire and emergency personnel responded to the 8600 block of Pullman Road at about 11:20 a.m., after dispatchers had received reports of a strange order and children at the pool feeling ill.
Emergency crews used clean water to rinse and decontaminate 25-30 people who had been in the pool, officials said. Four children and an adult were taken to a hospital by ambulance while 11 others transported themselves, according to emergency officials. No serious injuries were reported.
A malfunction allowed more-than-normal amount of a pool chemical to enter into the pumping system, causing the problem, the fire marshal's office said on Friday. Pool staff followed all proper procedures.
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Top five weekend events: Juneteenth, Method Man & Redman and fireworks near Rocketts Landing
Jubilation in June
Friday-Sunday
Richmond celebrates Juneteenth all weekend starting 8 p.m. Friday with R&B cover group Legacy Band performing at Dogwood Dell; on Saturday, local students perform in the theater production “Journey to Freedom” at 17th Street Market from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; and on Sunday, the festivities wrap up with a festival and fireworks near Rocketts Landing at Intermediate Terminal, 3101 Wharf St., beginning at 4 p.m. The festival will feature the Elegba Folklore Society, local artist Bee Bouiseou, and The Hamiltones performing from their album “1964.” Fireworks start at 9:15 p.m. Free. www.rva.gov/parks-recreation/dogwood-dell
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Method Man & Redman
Saturday
Art of Noise RVA presents East Coast-based rappers Method Man and Redman on Brown’s Island. Gates open at 4 p.m.; show starts a 6 p.m. Entrance is at Fifth and Tredegar streets. $30-$75. https://thebroadberry.com
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"The Jimmy Dean Musicale"
Saturday
Country artist and entrepreneur Jimmy Dean, now deceased, is known for his music and breakfast foods. His life story from childhood to an extensive career is brought to life with singer Ronnie McDowell (below), Donna Meade and the popular Old Dominion Barn Dance. 7:30 p.m. at Perkinson Center for the Arts & Education, 11810 Centre St., Chester. $50. www.perkinsoncenter.org
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Diamond Flea Market
Sunday
The Diamond Flea Market returns with the theme “Dad at The Diamond.” The market features over 100 vendors, and in honor of Juneteenth, 75% of vendors will be Black-owned businesses. The Diamond Flea Market, held once a month on Sundays, is hosted by local shops The SPOT and Rotate VA. Vendors will sell everything from vintage clothing and sneakers to home goods and custom accessories. Noon to 6 p.m. The Diamond, 3001 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd. Admission is free. www.diamondfleamarket.com
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Juneteenth Festival Celebrating Fathers
Sunday
The Hanover NAACP and the town of Ashland are hosting their first Juneteenth Festival with live music, food trucks, wine tasting and vendors. The event will feature Bubba Johnson & The Gospel Gents, jazz by Glennroy Bailey, Robbie Cunningham performing an Al Jarreau set, line dancing with Kemel Patton, and more. There will be an interactive “Histories not told in the history books” from Black Hanover residents, Black authors reading their books and a kid-and-father project from Ace Hardware. To celebrate Father’s Day, all dads will receive a free gift. Noon to 7 p.m. Ashland Town Hall Square, 121 Thompson St., Ashland. Free. www.facebook.com/hcbnaacpva
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A Chesterfield County man charged with slashing more than 54 tires at three auto businesses and a hotel on Midlothian Turnpike was upset about events in his personal life and acted out by destroying property, police said Friday.
The June 6 vandalism spree that caused more than $5,000 in damages "had nothing to do with those businesses," said Chesterfield police Sgt. Jonathan McDonald. "I think it was probably more of a crime of opportunity. He was there, and he was upset about something in his personal life and he acted out by attacking these businesses."
On Thursday, police arrested Andrew G. Heywood, 54, of the 12000 block of Stamford Road in Chesterfield. He was charged with one count of felony vandalism and three counts of misdemeanor vandalism.
He is accused of slashing tires on 14 vehicles at Haley Toyota; slashing tires on seven more vehicles at One Stop Auto; and slashing tires on two vehicles and a trailer at RnR Tires. Police said a total of 54 tires were damaged. All the businesses are in the 8300 block of Midlothian Turnpike.
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In addition, police determined that Heywood was responsible for slashing the tires of three vehicles at a nearby hotel, and puncturing the tire of car at another adjacent business.
An image of the suspect from a surveillance video helped lead to Heywood's arrest.
Police didn't disclose what specifically in the suspect's personal life led him to commit mass property damage, but they emphasized it wasn't related to anything that involved the businesses.
“There is nothing in our investigation to indicate that he targeted those businesses because of any [issues he had] with those businesses, McDonald said.
Total damage exceeded $5,400 with the value of each tire destroyed set at $100.
From the archives: 65 photos of Richmond in the 1930s
In November 1938, an early appearance of winter painted a striking picture at Byrd Park. The storm dropped 7.5 inches of snow on Richmond, about double the previous record for a November snowfall set in 1929.
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This October 1930 image shows the view from the Southern Biscuit Co. building, looking northwest across the Boulevard in Richmond. Several of the buildings pictured are still standing today.
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This January 1936 image shows the Carillon in Byrd Park as seen from across Swan Lake. The design for a memorial to World War I’s dead was debated in the mid-1920s, with Richmond industrialist Granville Valentine leading a campaign for a carillon — despite a war memorial commission favoring an alternative. The state ultimately endorsed a carillon, and the bell tower was dedicated in October 1932.
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In late April 1937, the James River crested at 27 feet in Richmond as one brave soul crossed the bridge to Belle Isle. Days of drenching rains to the north led to statewide property damage estimated at more than $2 million, with half of that concentrated in Fredericksburg.
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In April 1937, several blocks of lower Hull Street, the main thoroughfare in South Richmond, were flooded so completely that it took rowboats and hip-waders to reach buildings. Three days of rains had caused the James River to crest at 27 feet. About 700 men worked around the clock for up to 36 hours to secure the dike. Total property damage in Richmond was estimate at more than $100,000.
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This August 1933 image shows Semmes Avenue and the streetcar tracks that the Virginia Electric and Power Co. proposed to remove if the Richmond City Council allowed it. The company offered to give Forest Hill Park to the city in exchange and promised to put buses on the South Side thoroughfare in place of the streetcar line. Grass plots were planned to replace the tracks and poles. The proposal was approved early in 1934.
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In early July 1939, there was considerable curiosity about the fate of the Murphy’s Hotel bridge, which spanned Eighth Street at Broad Street downtown, after the sale of part of the hotel property. Later that month, it was announced that the unique span, built in the early 1900s to connect the main hotel and its annex, would continue to serve as a lounge for hotel patrons. But in 1942, the bridge was dismantled so the steel could be used in the war effort.
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In late April 1937, after days of heavy rain across the state, the James River crested at 27 feet in Richmond, with flood damage here estimated at more than $100,000. Tate Field on Mayo Island was more like a lake – an example of the recurrent flooding that in part prompted team owner Eddie Mooers to build a new baseball stadium for his Richmond Colts several years later. 4-27-1937: During the 1937 flood, the old ball park on Mayo Island looked like a lake. TONING COMPLETE ORG XMIT: RIC1311011500203626
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This May 1937 image shows Trinity Methodist Church in Chesterfield Courthouse. The church was dedicated in 1889, built on land donated by Mack Cogbill and with donations from 40 members of the community. Offerings included a Bible, pulpit chairs, an organ and a total of nearly $1,500.
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This image from the later 1920s or early 1930s shows the State-Planter’s Bank and Trust Co. building at the corner of North Avenue and Brookland Park Boulevard in Richmond. In January 1926, two banks merged to become State-Planter’s, and this building, constructed in the early 1920s for the State and City Bank and Trust Co., was home to the merged bank’s North Side branch until June 1933. The building still stands today.
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In March 1936, throngs of Richmonders crowded the Mayo Bridge at 14th Street to view the torrent of the James River, but shortly after this photo was taken, the span was closed to traffic and spectators. Flooding in a dozen Eastern states killed more than 100 people, and while the James crested at 28.3 feet, the temporary dyke at the foot of 17th Street held.
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This June 1934 image of Cary Street helped illustrate a traffic problem along Richmond streets. Drivers tended to use the center lane instead of the right lane, next to the parked cars. With passing on the right prohibited, traffic would stack up behind slow cars, usually resulting in someone pulling into oncoming traffic to try to pass – and increasing the chance of accidents.
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On Jan. 18, 1934, George Campbell Peery was inaugurated as the 52nd governor of Virginia. After Prohibition was repealed, Peery named the first members of the state’s new Alcohol Beverage Control Board. Virginia’s unemployment insurance also was established during his term. Governor Peery's inauguration. TONING COMPLETE ORG XMIT: RIC1312241105263623
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On Jan. 18, 1934, George Campbell Peery was inaugurated as the 52nd governor of Virginia. After Prohibition was repealed, Peery named the first members of the state’s new Alcohol Beverage Control Board. Virginia’s unemployment insurance also was established during his term. Governor Peery's inauguration. TONING COMPLETE ORG XMIT: RIC1312241105263623
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8-21-1932: This group of former governors of Virginia was photographed recently at Virginia Beach, Va., when they celebrated "Governor's Day" with Governor John Pollard, the present governor. He decorated them with medals. Left to right: Westmoreland Davis, U.S. Senator Claude Swanson, Governor Pollard, E. Lee Tirnkle, and Andrew Jackson Montague.
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In March 1938, a military high Mass was celebrated at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church in Richmond, with Benedictine High School cadets acting as a military escort. The special ceremony, which commemorated the Feast Day of St. Benedict, had been conducted only a few times in Richmond.
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In March 1938, the Richmond-Ashland Electric Line ceased operating trolleys after 31 years. The route had its start in 1812 as a stagecoach toll road. Trolleys were seen as the way of the future in 1907, but because of financial difficulties, the route finally changed over to bus service.
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This image from the early 1930s shows Rep. Andrew Jackson Montague delivering a speech. Montague was governor of Virginia from 1902 to 1906, and during his term, he lost a U.S. Senate bid to rival Democrat and incumbent Thomas S. Martin. Montague was elected to the House of Representatives in 1912 and served until his death in 1937.
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In April 1938, Virginia Gov. James H. Price and wife Lillian (center) left the Executive Mansion for a church service. Accompanying them were their son, James Jr., and the governor’s niece, Elizabeth Martin, who was visiting from Mount Airy, N.C.
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This March 1938 image shows some of the 31 women engaged in the Works Progress Administration sewing project in Suffolk. The women were creating 400 to 500 garments and blankets per month, earning $22 monthly. The WPA was a New Deal employment program, and The Times-Dispatch had published an editorial questioning its value. A reporter and photographer were sent to Suffolk to tour various WPA projects, and their conclusions shed a positive light on the effort.
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In October 1933, the Red Cross “Ship of Mercy” helped launch the relief organization’s annual membership drive, known as the Roll Call, outside the Virginia Capitol. The ship, designed by the display department of Miller & Rhoads, was mounted on a hidden truck chassis and rolled along in the opening ceremonies. During the Roll Call week, the ship was to “anchor” at various places around Richmond, with staff on board collecting membership dues and contributions. As part of the ceremony, the ship was “christened” with rose petals by Virginia’s first lady, Mrs. John Garland Pollard.
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In late 1938, Forest Hill Presbyterian Church on West 41st Street in Richmond opened its first expansion. The church, organized in 1924, moved into its first building in 1925 after meeting in the Patrick Henry School during construction. This new building was to house the parsonage, Sunday school, fellowship groups, suppers and church meetings.
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This March 1938 image shows children washing up in one of the day nurseries run by the Works Progress Administration in Suffolk. The WPA was a New Deal employment program, and The Times-Dispatch had published an editorial questioning its value. A reporter and photographer were sent to Suffolk to tour various WPA projects, and their conclusions shed a positive light on the effort.
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This May 1935 image shows the entrance to the old brick building on Belle Isle in Richmond, which once served as headquarters for the officers in charge of the Belle Isle prison camp during the Civil War. It also held offices for Old Dominion Iron and Steel Corp., whose history on the island spanned from before the war to the 1970s.
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In May 1931, Eddie Mooers finished his last season as a player with the Richmond Byrds in the Eastern League. He subsequently purchased the Richmond Colts, which he owned through 1953. In 1942, he moved the Piedmont League team out of Tate Field to the new Mooers Field, which stood until 1958. TONING COMPLETE: Eddie Mooers during his final season as a baseball player ORG XMIT: RIC1308061601454911
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This January 1931 image shows Tate Field, located on Mayo Island in the James River and used for several Richmond baseball teams from 1890 to 1941. The ballpark, named for 1880s local player Edward “Pop” Tate, had recurring problems with flooding, and a fire caused significant damage in 1941. TONING COMPLETE- MAX IMAGE SIZE 10 inches at 200dpi. Tate Field photo from 1/31/1931. ORG XMIT: RIC1203211152368626
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In December 1932, boxes of donations secured through the Richmond Times-Dispatch’s Good Fellows Club were piled outside the newspaper building. The initiative secured toys and food for needy children at Christmas as early as 1924. The Richmond News Leader had a similar drive, and in 1935, these two evolved into the Christmas Mother Fund.
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In March 1938, Citizens’ Service Exchange members Linwood F. Jones (left) and Daniel Evans engaged one of the numerous duties – cutting fuel for wood – for which members were paid in scrip instead of money. Richmond had one of the first such self-help cooperatives in the country – first lady Eleanor Roosevelt even wrote an article in the Rotarian about Richmond’s program. Scrip was used for food, clothing and other necessities, and in 1938, members logged more than 211,000 hours of work.
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In March 1938, Benedictine High School cadets filed in and served as escorts at a military high Mass at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church in Richmond. The special ceremony, which commemorated the Feast Day of St. Benedict, had been conducted only a few times in Richmond.
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In May 1936, the Charles Stores Company department store opened on East Broad Street between First and Foushee streets. This store featured 23 departments, and some grand opening specials included women’s dresses and white shoes for $1 and men’s dress shirts for 50 cents. A parking lot now occupies the site. 5-7-1936: New location of the Charles Stores at 13-17 East Broad Street. Lease negotiations were handled by the office of Gordon E. Strause. TONING COMPLETE ORG XMIT: RIC1310041646056291
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This May 1935 image shows Herbert’s shoe store at 419 E. Broad St. in downtown Richmond. The store advertised itself as “the first air-cooled shoe store in the entire South.” A fall sale that year offered women’s shoes as low as $1.77.
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In May 1939, an end was in sight to a six-week strike that included more than 450,000 coal miners and caused a coal shortage that affected many industries. Here, empty coal gondolas stood ready in Richmond yards, awaiting the signal to resume operations. Thousands like these filled train yards in the Appalachian soft coal area.
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In September 1937, Richmond continued celebrating the city’s bicentennial with a parade featuring the Richmond Light Infantry Blues as well as 30 floats, 18 bands and 2,000 participants. The march traversed 32 blocks downtown and took 55 minutes to completely pass by.
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In September 1935, heavy rain caused the James River to crest at 26 feet. City workmen piled sandbags in a desperate attempt to hold back the rising waters. This dike was built near Main Street Station downtown, where water was coming up through the brick-lined street.
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In May 1939, Gov. James H. Price and Richmond Mayor John Fulmer Bright, followed by officers of the Connecticut Governor's Foot Guard, led the procession to St. Paul's Episcopal Church for the Richmond Light Infantry Blues’ annual memorial service. This service culminated the Blues’ sesquicentennial
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This February 1934 image shows four ex-governors of Virginia. Standing from left are Westmoreland Davis, Elbert Lee Trinkle, Harry F. Byrd Sr. and John Garland Pollard.
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This March 1938 image shows a woman working on a Works Project Administration bookbinding project in Suffolk in which hundreds of books were prepared for use in schools. The WPA was a New Deal employment program, and a Times-Dispatch reporter and photographer went to Suffolk to tour various WPA projects.
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In June 1939 at the state Capitol in Richmond, the first of a planned dozen Chevrolet bookmobile of the Statewide Library Project was put into service. The project, which aimed to expand book availability in rural areas, was part of the Works Progress Administration, a New Deal employment program. At right, WPA official Ella Agnew turned over the key to C.W. Dickinson Jr. of the State Board of Education. With them were (from left) F.E. Gross of Chevrolet, Leslie Stevens of the Virginia State Library, project technical supervisor Mary Gaver and project administrative supervisor W.A. Moon Jr.
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In November 1934, a reproduction of a mule-drawn trolley was the first vehicle to cross the newly restored Marshall Street Viaduct in Richmond. Horse- or mule-drawn trolleys were a preferred mode of transportation here starting in about 1860. They began to be replaced by electric trolleys in the late 1880s, and they were all retired by 1901.
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This August 1936 image shows the former headquarters of the Army’s 80th Division at Camp Lee near Petersburg. The building was constructed during World War I and later known as David House. In 1972 it was designated as a historical site; it is still standing today as the oldest building at Fort Lee and the only one left from WWI.
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In March 1930, the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway’s new luxury train, the Sportsman, stopped at Main Street Station in Richmond on the last leg of an exhibition tour ahead of service beginning on a new route from Norfolk to Detroit and Cleveland. In its day on exhibit in Richmond, the train was visited by about 10,000 people, including Gov. John Pollard, Lt. Gov. James Price, Mayor J. Fulmer Bright and numerous other local and state dignitaries.
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This June 1938 image shows the old YMCA building at Seventh and Grace streets in downtown Richmond. Built in 1908, it was the center of “Y” activities for 30 years. In 1938, it was sold for $300,000, and the YMCA later relocated to West Franklin Street, where it remains today. This building was torn down after the sale, and a new one replaced it.
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In March 1938, the Westhampton opened on Grove Avenue in Richmond. The newest addition to the Neighborhood Theatres group had one screen and a balcony (which was later converted to a second screen). Admission was 25 cents (20 cents for matinees, and 10 cents for children). Current operator Regal Entertainment Group has announced that the struggling Westhampton will close this year.
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This April 1935 image shows the historic Hanover Tavern, which dates to the 1730s and offered refuge for weary travelers doing business at the historic courthouse nearby. The tavern now serves as a restaurant and theater; the oldest part that still stands dates to 1791. Young statesman Patrick Henry lived there for several years after marrying the daughter of the tavern’s owners.
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8/8/2015: In May 1934, workers from G. Krueger Brewing Co. transported beer barrels on West Broad Street in Richmond. The company, which was founded in Newark, N.J., joined the American Can Co. in 1934 to experiment with putting beer in a can, and Krueger chose Richmond as test market. In 1935, it sold the first can of beer in history in Richmond, and many breweries soon followed suit.
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In July 1937, a man napped on Cherry Isle in the James River in Richmond while his clothes and belongings dried on a line. An accompanying article reported that Cherry Isle was a popular gathering spot for train-hoppers – the illegal practice increased in the post-Depression era as thousands travelled from place to place looking for work.
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In September 1935, a small group of men, part of a larger army of workers and 70 trucks, reinforced dykes with sandbags to protect the 5-mile area controlled by Richmond’s Shockoe Creek Pumping Station from flooding caused by a severe storm.
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In December 1938, Richmond Glass Shop had a new home at 814 W. Broad St., site of the old Ashland Railway Station. The shop, run by brothers Frank R. and A.G. Bialkowski, had glass of many types, including for automobiles, and offered bath and kitchen installation, storefront construction and paint products.
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In July 1933, a group of Richmonders enjoyed lunch and lager at a local establishment. Virginia lawmakers were close to legalizing some beer sales as the Prohibition era was nearing its end.
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In December 1938, radio station WMBG opened a new studio building at the corner of West Broad and Tilden streets in Richmond. Marked by modern architecture and red neon letters on the roof, the building opened with a celebration that included a speech by Virginia Gov. James H. Price. Public tours were offered as well. The building’s three studios included a fully equipped kitchen for use during cooking school broadcasts.
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In December 1935, the pets of Mrs. A.J. Nocka of Richmond enjoyed a feast to celebrate Bill the cat’s 21st birthday. Bill, at the head of the table to the right, was joined by his cat, dog and rooster pals.
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In July 1938, James Gordon picked up one of his guinea pigs. He bred the animals to sell as pets, noting that they were docile companions if they weren’t handled too much.
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In April 1937, workers with the Works Progress Administration frantically erected riverfront dikes to protect Richmond from flooding. The James River was expected to reach a 26-foot crest after heavy rains, which had shut down major bridges and roadways in the area. The WPA was a New Deal employment program, and this flood project involved about 200 workers.
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In September 1935, three men used small rowboats to navigate over a submerged bridge at 17th and Dock streets in Richmond. Storms, wind and flooding caused major damage in the city and surrounding localities, and the James River crested at about 26 feet.
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In June 1934, teenagers enjoyed swimming and diving off rocks at the Bryan Park quarries in Richmond. Three quarries were once located on the edge of the North Side park, and they were popular swimming holes.
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In June 1939, Michael Ziegler, a foreman with the Virginia Land and Minerals Corp., inspected a new mechanical cutter that was to be used at a coal mine on Springfield Road in Henrico County.
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In February 1936, the Cohen Co. building on East Broad Street in downtown Richmond – which once housed one of the city’s oldest trading firms – was getting ready for new life after being vacant for many years. Department store operator The Charles Stores Co. of New York opened in the building in May.
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This March 1939 image shows Ellen Glasgow, a Richmond native and Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist. Glasgow helped establish the Equal Suffrage League of Virginia in 1909, and as a lover of animals, she served as the longtime president of the Richmond SPCA. She died in 1945 and left much of her state to the organization.
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View from Southern Biscuit Company looking northwest and across Boulevard. 1930
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May 31, 1939: Their cause was, 'legal and honorable' - These three Confederate Veterans from the Old Soldiers' Home listened intently at Hollywood yesterday as Memorial Day speakers eulogized the valor and the justics of the cause of the men who followed Lee and Jackson. They are, left to right, W.R. Thomas, J.W. Blizzard and John H. Shaw.
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7-19-1936: Montague speaks - Representative A. J. Montague snapped as he spoke yesterday before a rally of the Lee Ward Democratic Club at a Brunswick stew in Bryan Park. Governor Andrew Jackson Montague
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This March 1938 image shows children playing basketball in a high school gymnasium that had been remodeled by the Works Progress Administration in Suffolk. The WPA was a New Deal employment program, and The Times-Dispatch had published an editorial questioning its value. A reporter and photographer were sent to Suffolk to tour various WPA projects, and their conclusions shed a positive light on the effort.
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This April 1936 image shows the old City Auditorium at the corner of Cary and Linden streets in Richmond. The building dates to the late 19th century and first served as a market. Later, it became an auditorium, hosting conventions and other events. After many remodels, the latest being in 2010, it currently serves at the Cary Street Gym for Virginia Commonwealth University.
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As another national economic downturn lurks, a large majority of Virginia public school districts still have not financially recovered from the stock market crash that occurred nearly 15 years ago.
The Great Recession, which began in December 2007 and ended in June 2009, bottlenecked the level of funding that public schools relied on from state and local tax revenues.
“The years immediately following that period [the Great Recession] represented the largest and most sustained decline in national per-pupil spending in more than a century,” according to a 2020 paper from Education Next, an education policy journal.
Approximately two-thirds of Virginia school districts were still not spending at pre-recession levels during the 2018-2019 school year, when adjusting for inflation, according to data from the state education department. Nearly all of the state’s most populous divisions are in that group, including the Richmond-area's “Big four” of the city of Richmond and Chesterfield, Henrico and Hanover counties, as well as major districts in Northern Virginia and the Hampton Roads area.
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On average nationwide, per-pupil spending fell by roughly 7%, the Education Next paper states. Per-pupil spending, which is calculated by a school division’s annual budget divided by the number of students, is annually funded by a mix of local, state and federal tax dollars.
Virginia did not escape the slash in school funding stemming from the Great Recession. Statewide, school spending bottomed out in the 2012-2013 academic year, after federal relief funds aimed at combating the financial crisis were phased out between 2010 and 2011.
As the federal money moved away, there was less revenue from states and localities to replace the lost funds during the financial crisis recovery, Jim Wyckoff, a professor of education and public policy at the University of Virginia, said in an interview. Effectively, he said, the federal relief funding pushed the effects of the recession on education a few years down the road.
According to the nonprofit Economic Policy Institute, the recovery funds being “prematurely” phased out coupled with continued gaps in state and local revenues, “left a total shortfall of nearly $1,000 per student in 2012–2013, a point when the economic recovery was purportedly in full swing.”
The Richmond Times-Dispatch analyzed state education department data on school spending, with a focus on comparing the 2007-2008 and 2018-2019 academic years in order to examine school systems’ spending patterns in the years before they received major federal relief funding.
Some of the biggest drops in inflation-adjusted spending are in Northern Virginia localities like Alexandria, Arlington and the smaller city of Falls Church. Spending in Richmond and Chesterfield was down approximately 7% in 2018-2019, while the state data shows that Henrico and Hanover saw more modest decreases of 3% to 4%.
Of the 85 divisions spending less in 2018-2019 than in 2007-2008, the small Northern Virginia city of Manassas Park had the largest inflation-adjusted drop in the state, going from spending $16,962 per child in 2007-2008 to spending $13,122 per student in 2018-2019, representing a 22.6% drop.
Hopewell’s spending only changed by 0.1% in the time frame. The city spent $14,174 per child in 2007-2008 and $14,157 in 2018-2019, in today’s dollars. Petersburg was one of the districts that had recovered to pre-recession levels by 2018, spending roughly 1% more in 2018-2019 than in 2007-2008.
While most Virginia schools struggled to reach pre-recession spending levels 11 years after the financial crisis, on a national level, per-pupil spending returned to pre-recession spending in the 2015-2016 academic year, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
Wyckoff does not expect the 2020 pandemic recession to have the same lasting impact to education funding as the Great Recession.
"I think that the other part of the story here in Virginia and largely southern but not only southern states, is a question about the willingness of the governor and the legislature to support increases in per-pupil spending for education," Wyckoff said.
The Virginia Board of Education’s 2018 annual report on the condition and needs of public schools in the state said “Virginia schools are underfunded … [and that] despite recent progress by the legislature, state [school] support is still down 9.1 percent per student for the 2018-2019 school year in real dollars compared to 2008-2009.”
In the 2020 annual report, the board wrote that Virginia schools were still underfunded and “even when adjusting for inflation, state per-pupil support for K-12 education has not been restored to pre-recessionary levels more than 10 years after the end of the Great Recession.”
The Times-Dispatch analysis found that per-pupil state funding had fallen by more than 6% from 2008-2009 to 2019-2020, when adjusting for inflation.
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On an overcast afternoon, Alexander “A. Ali” Ali sat in the living room of his North Chesterfield home as light streamed in from outside, where a white Honda had pulled off from the driveway a few moments earlier.
It was his wife, he said, who had just left for another breast cancer treatment.
“I will say that life is beautiful, but life is also challenging,” Ali said. “And, you know, we never ask for the hand that we're dealt – I certainly didn't expect this to be the hand – but everything happens for a reason.”
On this Father's Day, Ali reflected on the years of struggle that brought him to this moment as a father and an aspiring musician. After a difficult custody battle that lasted nine years, Ali gained custody of his two sons in 2018. This took place while Ali was also regaining his strength as a survivor of thyroid cancer.
All the while, Ali was writing and producing his own music and video projects.
“I was always in love with writing poetry,” Ali said. “I would just write about my surroundings as a kid – things I saw, things that went on in the home with my cousins – and I just always loved to write.”
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What started as a love for writing grew into original music and video productions. Today, one of his songs has been featured in TikTok videos garnering millions of views and made the Digital Radio Tracker Top 150 Independent Airplay Chart.
Upstairs, Ali sat on the couch of his makeshift studio scrolling through some of the music he’d been working on. A lot of the songs had been written around 2013, he said, but he was only just beginning to release them. Much of his music revealed stories from his past.
“I feel like this – you only live once, and I don’t want to live with regret when I get older,” Ali said. “So, I'm going to do – or at least attempt to do – any and everything I can within certain confines. I don't want to live with regret and I feel like God has blessed me with a talent, and I think I will be a fool not to take advantage of it.”
Growing up
Ali grew up in the projects of Portsmouth with his mother, father, great grandmother and a few of his cousins in a two-bedroom apartment. Coming up, he said, they were really poor – most of his clothes had been hand-me-downs and he remembered the roaches. But there was always food on the table and a roof over the family’s heads.
“For some, it's embarrassing, but to me, it's just life,” Ali said. “You know, you either have or you don't, but everyone did pitch together and one thing we did have was a lot of love.”
At age 5, Ali witnessed a murder while helping his great grandmother hang laundry on their clothesline. Years later, a group of women tried to jump his mother after an argument. At age 16, Ali got in a disagreement with his father and ended up on his own for a while. After attending Virginia State University for a short period, Ali was homeless, depending on friends – or an outdoor bench – for shelter.
Eventually, he went back to get his pharmacy technician certification through J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College and an associate degree in social sciences. Today, he works in sales while also producing music and other media content through P&M Productions LLC, which he owns.
At P&M, Ali and his team engage in screenwriting, songwriting and music production among other services.
“I would like to do something that's going to greatly impact people – but mostly children that have gone through similar situations – in a good way,” he said.
A father and a friend
Ali and his first wife ended up separating, which began a protracted and emotional legal battle for his sons. It took 9 years, but with the help of the Henrico County chapter of the NAACP, he gained custody of his kids in 2018.
Around 2017, when Ali had met with Henrico NAACP, another Richmond father who had gone through his own 14-year custody battle for his son was invited to speak at a Fatherhood and Accountability Support Group in Henrico.
At the support group, fatherhood advocate Vincent Ellis White, a foster care worker specializing in home studies, met Ali for the first time. He said he was quiet and didn’t say much until after the session, when Ali reached out to him personally.
“He told me about his fatherhood journey, but as I got to know him a little bit more and started to really spend time with him, it got to the point where I could call him my friend,” White said.
The two quickly became close. Ali told White about his ongoing legal battle regarding his children. He showed White the scars from his own battle with cancer, after being told he wouldn’t speak the same again. He told White about working a full-time job while being a husband and a father. He told White about his wife’s breast cancer diagnosis.
“It all sounded overwhelming – and I know how overwhelming being a father is,” White said.
Despite it all, White described Ali as someone who loved to laugh. He said Ali was a workaholic, going to his full-time job and then staying up until 3 a.m. to write music. And most importantly, he said, Ali had a big heart.
“If I needed someone’s help at two in the morning, he would be the one to come,” he said. “If friends need him, he’ll show up because he has a big heart despite all he’s been through.”
Today, White is more than Ali’s friend – he became his manager within P&M Productions.
“I was just honored that he reached out to me to start a friendship and then later with managing and whatnot,” White said. “I’ve been doing what I can to get him out there because not only is his music great but his story, it’s amazing.”
Walking away
A few days later, White joined Ali in his living room on a sunnier May morning. The two were recounting an earlier project about a series they both loved – the Fast and Furious movies.
Out of their love for the series, P&M wrote, recorded and produced the music video for “The Fast Life,” celebrating 20 years of the Fast and Furious franchise. The video features clips from each of the nine movies with a just as fast-paced song accompanying it. After reaching out to the creators of the movie – who said they were impressed – they were given permission to share the video last year.
Over 227,000 viewers on YouTube watched the video, in addition to another 42,000 who had seen it via Facebook. It was the first video P&M had produced as a group.
The group went on to produce “U BAD,” a “twerk song” making the rounds on TikTok videos garnering millions of total viewers. It also charted the Digital Radio Tracker Top 150 Independent Airplay Chart.
His most recent song, “Walking Away,” was released on streaming services at the end of May. To his more “deep and thought-provoking” theme, the song was about his past relationship in what he described as “a letter to his ex.”
In the song, Ali said “we’ll be back in August,” the same month he bought a new house for the family – and just a week and a half after getting custody of his sons back in 2018.
To his fellow fathers, Ali said to never give up, “no matter how hard those times may be.”
“My situation, it was way bigger than me at the time,” he said. “I tried to burden it all and I couldn't because we're only people – we're human. So don't try to take it all on by yourself and just don't give up. Know that there is light at the end of the tunnel.”
Being that his sons, now 14 and 15, are able to see the hard work their father puts in each day makes a big impact on their lives, Ali said. And if they stumble, he said, they can know that he'll be there for them because being a father never stops.
"I'm gonna always be there for my children as long as I have breath in my body," he said. "And that's the way I think it should be."
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The National Weather Service on Friday said that a tornado likely occurred Thursday evening in Goochland County.
A preliminary survey shows widespread damage, uprooted and snapped trees near Rock Castle and Old Stage Roads.
The weather service said the tornado likely occurred at about 7:47 p.m. and measured about 100 yards wide, with gusts of up to 90 mph.
Sixteen homes were damaged, and Dominion Energy on Friday afternoon reported that about 1,000 customers had no power.
The weather service issued a severe thunderstorm watch for parts of Virginia, Maryland and North Carolina on Friday afternoon.
Severe storms are expected as early as 5 p.m. Friday, according to meteorologist Mike Montefusco.
He told the Richmond Times-Dispatch that a cold front crossing the area Friday afternoon is likely to trigger storms along and to the west of Interstate 95.
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"Right now, central Virginia is at an slight risk for thunderstorms," Montefusco said. "For us, that means most of Richmond is at risk for strong winds and showers throughout the day."
Top five weekend events: Juneteenth, Method Man & Redman and fireworks near Rocketts Landing
Jubilation in June
Friday-Sunday
Richmond celebrates Juneteenth all weekend starting 8 p.m. Friday with R&B cover group Legacy Band performing at Dogwood Dell; on Saturday, local students perform in the theater production “Journey to Freedom” at 17th Street Market from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; and on Sunday, the festivities wrap up with a festival and fireworks near Rocketts Landing at Intermediate Terminal, 3101 Wharf St., beginning at 4 p.m. The festival will feature the Elegba Folklore Society, local artist Bee Bouiseou, and The Hamiltones performing from their album “1964.” Fireworks start at 9:15 p.m. Free. www.rva.gov/parks-recreation/dogwood-dell
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Method Man & Redman
Saturday
Art of Noise RVA presents East Coast-based rappers Method Man and Redman on Brown’s Island. Gates open at 4 p.m.; show starts a 6 p.m. Entrance is at Fifth and Tredegar streets. $30-$75. https://thebroadberry.com
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"The Jimmy Dean Musicale"
Saturday
Country artist and entrepreneur Jimmy Dean, now deceased, is known for his music and breakfast foods. His life story from childhood to an extensive career is brought to life with singer Ronnie McDowell (below), Donna Meade and the popular Old Dominion Barn Dance. 7:30 p.m. at Perkinson Center for the Arts & Education, 11810 Centre St., Chester. $50. www.perkinsoncenter.org
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Diamond Flea Market
Sunday
The Diamond Flea Market returns with the theme “Dad at The Diamond.” The market features over 100 vendors, and in honor of Juneteenth, 75% of vendors will be Black-owned businesses. The Diamond Flea Market, held once a month on Sundays, is hosted by local shops The SPOT and Rotate VA. Vendors will sell everything from vintage clothing and sneakers to home goods and custom accessories. Noon to 6 p.m. The Diamond, 3001 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd. Admission is free. www.diamondfleamarket.com
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Juneteenth Festival Celebrating Fathers
Sunday
The Hanover NAACP and the town of Ashland are hosting their first Juneteenth Festival with live music, food trucks, wine tasting and vendors. The event will feature Bubba Johnson & The Gospel Gents, jazz by Glennroy Bailey, Robbie Cunningham performing an Al Jarreau set, line dancing with Kemel Patton, and more. There will be an interactive “Histories not told in the history books” from Black Hanover residents, Black authors reading their books and a kid-and-father project from Ace Hardware. To celebrate Father’s Day, all dads will receive a free gift. Noon to 7 p.m. Ashland Town Hall Square, 121 Thompson St., Ashland. Free. www.facebook.com/hcbnaacpva
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Philadelphia will be one of the host cities for the 2026 World Cup, with games to be held at Lincoln Financial Field, which the city's bid team believes was a deciding factor.
What exactly is there to know about the venue that helped make Philly become one of the 16 chosen host cities?
Home to the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL, the American football stadium's playing surface may have aided in its selection.
"They were actually commenting on the condition of that field, that grass, when they were walking around looking at the field. It's a beautiful facility," Mayor Jim Kenney said Thursday.
The upwards of 69,000-seat stadium is not new to hosting large events, including major soccer games and other sports outside of the usual American football.
The Linc has hosted the Women’s World Cup, CONCACAF Gold Cup and Copa America Centenario in the past. Plus, the venue hosted games in the NHL Stadium Series in 2019, bringing ice hockey to the field as the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins.
The city's bid team believes the venue is in the right spot, close to both highways and public transportation.
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Travelers can hop on Interstate 95 anywhere along the East Coast to get to Lincoln Financial Field. For those looking to catch another game of the tournament, I-95 will also take them north to East Rutherford, where games will also be played as part of the New York/New Jersey bid. Those making their way to Philadelphia from the west can hop on Interstate 76.
The 22,000 parking spaces on the Lincoln Financial Field lot create ample space for drivers.
There are also various public transit options to get to and from the stadium.
Those just arriving at Philadelphia International Airport can take a train to City Hall and then hop onto the Broad Street line, which ends at NRG Station. The station is a roughly 10-minute walk to the stadium.
There are also various bus routes from the airport to the stadium. The Linc also has a list of route options for getting to the stadium from various surrounding locations.
Not only does its size, accessibility and history hosting large-scale events give Lincoln Financial Field and the City of Philadelphia bonus points in the selection process, but the stadium also maintains impressive sustainability and clean energy efforts.
The Linc is Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold certified.
The U.S. Green Building Council developed the LEED rating system, which awards the certification in tiers: basic, silver, gold and platinum.
The USGBC awarded this certificate to the venue for implementing practical and measurable strategies and solutions aimed at achieving high performance in sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality, according to the Philadelphia Eagles.
Lincoln Financial Field operates on 100% clean energy, which you can attribute partially to the 11,000 solar panels around the stadium. A large chunk of power comes from the panels over the parking lot, as well as those on top and on the back of the venue, Eagles Director of Fan Experience Norman Vossschulte told NBC10 First Alert Meteorologist Bill Henley in an environmental tour of the stadium.
The Eagles' passion for environmentally conscious decisions and sustainability can only be matched by Philadelphia soccer fans' eagerness and passion for the game.
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COLUMBIA COUNTY, Pa. — Charges have been filed against a contractor accused of taking money from clients but not finishing the job.
Jeff McCreary of Nescopeck faces a slew of charges including home improvement fraud and theft by deception.
This comes after a woman reportedly paid him hundreds of thousands of dollars to build a home in Schuylkill County, but McCreary didn't finish the work and closed his business.
In a statement to Action 16 last month, McCreary said that increasing costs of building materials during the pandemic hit his company hard.
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