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'They're lost, they're alone': Brockton march to end elder abuse hopes to raise awareness
BROCKTON — More than 100 people strode down Brockton's Main Street Wednesday afternoon to show support for World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.
Staff from Brockton's Council on Aging and the Old Colony Elder Services hosted the ninth annual March Against Elder Abuse to raise awareness for elder abuse in the city.
"It's a hidden problem because our elders are isolated," said Terri Kourtz, OCES's protective services director. "We really need people to get the word out."
Beginning at the Council's headquarters at 10 Father Kenny Way, participants marched up to OCES's office near West Elm Street, carrying signs and chanting through a megaphone to "end elder abuse."
A handful of Brockton's elected officials, including District Attorney Tim Cruz, state Rep. Gerry Cassidy and several city councilors, walked alongside the Council staff to express their support.
"Brockton is such a special community and the seniors have played an integral part for the community," said Mayor Robert Sullivan, who spoke at the event but was unable to complete the walk.
OCES's protective services handles reports of elder abuse for the city of Brockton, and Kourtz said the office receives roughly 200 to 300 reports each month. Across the state, 35,202 cases were reported last fiscal year.
"For every one report we get, there are twenty that don't get reported," said Kourtz, who has worked for OCES's protective services for 24 years.
What constitutes elder abuse?
Elder abuse can range from physical abuse, to neglect, to financial exploitation, where family members take control over a senior's finances and use it for themselves or from scammers who convince seniors to pay them "tens of thousands of dollars," according to Janice Fitzgerald, director of the Council on Aging.
"They're so believable that they fall right into it," she said.
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Kourtz said that in the majority of cases the alleged abuser is someone the victim, who must be over the age of 60, knows personally.
Over the last two decades, the number of reported cases of elder abuse in Brockton has risen significantly, Kourtz said, causing OCES to increase their staff from five to 16. It's unclear whether the number of cases has increased, or if it's getting reported more frequently.
"It's important to bring awareness to the fact that elder abuse even exists," said Jeanne Fuller-Jones, a member of the Council's board of directors.
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The March Against Elder Abuse began in 2013 by Fitzgerald and Kourtz. Only 20 people were in attendance. Now, over 100 participants walked up Main Street clad in matching purple T-shirts — the official color of domestic and elder abuse.
In addition to the march, City Hall will be lit in purple lights to spread awareness for World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, which took place June 15. The Zaigham Bridge and Kenneth F. Burns Memorial Bridge will also be lit in purple.
"These people need help," said Ruthie Graham, a staff member for the Council. "They're lost, they're alone." | https://www.enterprisenews.com/story/news/local/2022/06/18/brockton-council-aging-ninth-march-end-elder-abuse/7636303001/ | 2022-06-18T16:41:45 | 1 | https://www.enterprisenews.com/story/news/local/2022/06/18/brockton-council-aging-ninth-march-end-elder-abuse/7636303001/ |
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas — A Silver Alert is has been discontinued for a woman that was last seen in North Richland Hills, about 15 miles northeast of Fort Worth, Texas.
The alert went active after she was last seen Friday night. It has been discontinued as of 9:30 a.m. Saturday.
This story will be updated when more information is available.
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Local organizations award scholarships to students
MUNCIE, Ind. — Local students have received college scholarships in advance of the 2022-23 academic year.
Two students have received Muncie OUTreach’s Rainbow Warrior Scholarships.
Chandler Whitworth, a Muncie resident and a student at Chameleon College of Beauty Culture, received a $2,000 scholarship.
Hannah Coe, a graduating senior from Monroe Central Junior-Senior High School and an incoming Ball State University freshman, received a $1,000 scholarship.
The Delaware County Home Extension Clubs awarded its 2022 Marie Bowen Scholarships to three local students.
Lauren Huffman, Gaston, will attend Ball State University.
Taylor Gillum, Daleville, will attend Anderson University.
Taylor Griffey, Yorktown, will attend Ball State University.
Eastern Indiana Federal Credit Union recently announced its 2022 “People Helping People” Scholarship winners for Henry, Delaware, Hancock and Madison County students. Three out of four recipients of the $750 scholarships were local students.
Cori Allen is a graduating senior from Shenandoah High School. She plans on majoring in elementary education at Grace College.
Lauren Cummings is a graduating senior from New Castle High School. She is pursuing veterinary technician/animal medicine training at the Vet Tech Institute at International Business College.
Gracin Jessup is a graduating senior from Tri Junior-Senior High School. She will attend IU East to study nursing. | https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2022/06/18/local-organizations-award-scholarships-students/7632798001/ | 2022-06-18T16:53:21 | 0 | https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2022/06/18/local-organizations-award-scholarships-students/7632798001/ |
A longtime Region institution has closed after 88 years.
Karp’s Garden & Feed Center at 1365 S. Lake Park Ave. in Hobart shuttered after the owners retired.
Kraft Auction Service recently auctioned off the remaining inventory, chicken equipment, nursery stock, outdoor items, greenhouses, forklift, pallet rocking and garden center supplies. It sold off everything in a "wall-to-wall liquidation."
The family-owned business started as a chicken hatchery in 1934, eventually evolving into one of the largest garden and feed centers in Northwest Indiana.
Waldo Liechty, who worked 18 years at U.S. Steel, bought the business that was then known as the Hobart Hatchery in 1957. He sold it to Larry Karp in 1986.
Karp’s Garden & Feed Center provided a wide selection of products, including trees, shrubs, annuals, perennials, grasses and bedding plants. It was especially known for its unique hanging baskets and patio containers and its custom-arranged plants that were matched to the container's shape and color.
People went there to stock up on lawn products like grass seed, weed killers, insecticides and mulch.
Karp's also had a feed center for products for dogs, cats and other pets, as well as horses and wild birds. It stocked a wide selection of brands like Taste of the Wild, Honest Kitchen and Red Flannel.
It carried feed for a variety of pets like rabbits, guineas pigs, chinchillas, hamsters and Iguanas, as well as farm animals like pigs and alpacas.
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The revived Lynn’s Furniture & Mattress plans to open a big-box store in the Highland Grove Shopping Center about a mile north of where it used to have a store in Schererville.
A drive from Gary east along the South Shore Line, where "we are in full-bore construction mode" provides the most evident example of the confluence of several efforts in 2022.
Chris Janota with Envoy Wealth Management LLC in Crown Point was inducted into the Top 40 under 40 Class of 2022 for InvestmentNews, a national publication that supplies investment news and analysis for financial advisers. | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/karp-s-garden-feed-center-closes-in-hobart-after-88-years/article_241635c0-46dc-5342-aebf-c774048096fe.html | 2022-06-18T17:06:26 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/karp-s-garden-feed-center-closes-in-hobart-after-88-years/article_241635c0-46dc-5342-aebf-c774048096fe.html |
U.S. Steel has named a new chief financial officer.
The Pittsburgh-based steelmaker, one of the Calumet Region's largest industrial companies, named Jessica Graziano CFO and senior vice president. She reports directly to President and CEO David Burritt
“I am pleased to welcome Jessica to U. S. Steel’s executive management team," Burritt said. “Her extensive experience in leading financial operations and proven track record of strong results will be invaluable to the company. As we continue to execute our Best for All strategy, Jessica’s strong leadership will be a great asset to U. S. Steel.”
Graziano previously worked with United Rentals, which is the world's largest equipment rental provider. She ended up serving as executive vice president and CFO there.
She is a graduate of Villanova University and a certified public accountant who earned a master of business administration degree in finance from Fairfield University.
She previously worked in a number of senior leadership roles, including as senior vice president, chief accounting officer and corporate controller at Revlon. She's also worked in internal audit, financial reporting, and financial planning and analysis.
In her new role, she will oversee all of U.S. Steel's finances. She will manage the steelmaker's financial planning, financial analysis, corporate accounting, tax, treasury, pension investments and investor relations.
“This is an exciting time to join U. S. Steel,” Graziano said. “I am very honored to join an iconic company, and I look forward to working with the team as it continues to transform its business model and expand its competitive advantages to create long-term value for stockholders.”
U.S. Steel is one of the Region's largest employers, which founded the city of Gary as a company town. It makes about 22.4 million tons of steel a year and maintains Northwest Indiana operations like Gary Works and the Midwest Plant in Portage.
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Joseph S. Pete is a Lisagor Award-winning business reporter who covers steel, industry, unions, the ports, retail, banking and more. The Indiana University grad has been with The Times since 2013 and blogs about craft beer, culture and the military.
Giant life-sized dinosaurs, including colossal T-Rexes and Brontosauruses that stand up to 14 feet tall, will soon invade Harvest Tyme at 17904 Grant St in Lowell.
The revived Lynn’s Furniture & Mattress plans to open a big-box store in the Highland Grove Shopping Center about a mile north of where it used to have a store in Schererville.
A drive from Gary east along the South Shore Line, where "we are in full-bore construction mode" provides the most evident example of the confluence of several efforts in 2022.
Chris Janota with Envoy Wealth Management LLC in Crown Point was inducted into the Top 40 under 40 Class of 2022 for InvestmentNews, a national publication that supplies investment news and analysis for financial advisers. | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/u-s-steel-names-new-chief-financial-officer/article_5dab2862-fafd-52f2-b073-9b1d343a5fcd.html | 2022-06-18T17:06:32 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/u-s-steel-names-new-chief-financial-officer/article_5dab2862-fafd-52f2-b073-9b1d343a5fcd.html |
Kenosha County Executive Samantha Kerkman has announced a new series of informal office hours to be held in county parks.
Saturdays in the Park with Sam is an opportunity for residents to share ideas and comments with the county executive. Information about county resources and services will also be available to visitors.
These events will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. on these days:
- June 25 at Old Settlers Park, 24100 75th St. (Highway 50), Paddock Lake.
- July 9 at the Kenosha County Veterans Park in Randall and Wheatland, 8530 352nd Ave. (use the Highway KD entrance north of Highway F).
- Sept. 24 at Petrifying Springs Park, 5555 Seventh St. (Highway A), Somers.
- Oct. 15 at Bristol Woods Park, 9800 160th Ave. (Highway MB), Bristol.
Additionally, on Aug. 17-21, Kerkman will be meeting with constituents at the Kenosha County Fair in Wilmot. More details about that availability will be released at a future date.
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“Since I took office as county executive in April, one of my top priorities has been to listen and learn from people inside and outside of county government,” Kerkman said. “I encourage people to come out to one of these events, share their thoughts, and enjoy the sites and scenes of our beautiful Kenosha County Parks.”
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PHOTOS: Opal's Walk for Freedom 2022 Published 1 hour ago • Updated 30 mins ago Dr. Opal Lee walks 2.5 miles through the city of Fort Worth starting at Evans Avenue Plaza and ending at the new Fort Worth City Hall building on June 18 commemorating Juneteenth as the day becomes an official federal holiday. 16 photos 1/16 NBC 5 via Unity Unlimited Inc. 2/16 NBC 5 via Unity Unlimited Inc. 3/16 NBC 5 via Unity Unlimited Inc. 4/16 NBC 5 via Unity Unlimited Inc. 5/16 NBC 5 via Unity Unlimited Inc. 6/16 NBC 5 via Unity Unlimited Inc. 7/16 NBC 5 via Unity Unlimited Inc. 8/16 NBC 5 via Unity Unlimited Inc. 9/16 NBC 5 via Unity Unlimited Inc. 10/16 NBC 5 via Unity Unlimited Inc. 11/16 NBC 5 via Unity Unlimited Inc. 12/16 NBC 5 via Unity Unlimited Inc. 13/16 NBC 5 via Unity Unlimited Inc. 14/16 NBC 5 via Unity Unlimited Inc. 15/16 NBC 5 via Unity Unlimited Inc. 16/16 NBC 5 via Unity Unlimited Inc. More Photo Galleries More Than a Dozen Animals Seized from Van Zandt Property: SPCA of Texas PHOTOS: Inside the Humane Society of North Texas MEGA Adoption Event in Fort Worth PHOTOS: Humane Society of North Texas Pets Available for Adoption Photos: Tickets on Sale for ‘Lightscape' Holiday Light Experience at Fort Worth Botanic Garden | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/photos-opals-walk-for-freedom-2022/2995651/ | 2022-06-18T17:12:06 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/photos-opals-walk-for-freedom-2022/2995651/ |
Man wanted for allegedly killing his father in Georgia arrested in Detroit sting operation
Detroit — A 38-year-old man who allegedly killed his father in Georgia last month was arrested in Detroit Friday when he walked into a sting operation at an east-side tow yard.
Police say a June 10 argument in Clayton County, Ga., between Brandon Williams-Griffin and his 78-year-old father prompted Williams-Griffin to open fire on his dad before he fled to Detroit, where police officials said he was known to have ties.
Detroit police, U.S. Marshals and the Clayton County Police Department worked together to set up the sting, police officials said.
When Williams-Griffin walked into Seven-D's Towing on Nevada at about 1 p.m. Friday, he was swarmed by waiting undercover police. The fugitive was handcuffed and taken into custody. Police said he was carrying a pistol.
Wiliams-Griffin has outstanding warrants in Georgia for malice murder, aggravated assault, possession of a weapon during the commission of a crime, and possession of a weapon by a convicted felon.
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Twitter: @GeorgeHunter_DN | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2022/06/18/man-wanted-killing-father-georgia-arrested-detroit-sting/7669060001/ | 2022-06-18T17:14:06 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2022/06/18/man-wanted-killing-father-georgia-arrested-detroit-sting/7669060001/ |
Grand Rapids man convicted in fire deaths of wife, 3 sons
Grand Rapids – A Grand Rapids man blamed for a fire that killed his wife and three sons was found guilty Friday of four counts of involuntary manslaughter.
The Kent County jury deliberated about an hour and a half before convicting 40-year-old Robert Scales.
Prosecutors said he used a fire pit too close to his family’s home.
Scales was at work at the time of the fire. He said the fire was out when he left for work, but investigators said they believe winds picked up and possibly sent a burning ember toward a mattress stacked next to the house.
The Feb. 4, 2020, fire killed 35-year-old Wanedia Scales and the couple’s three sons, 15-year-old Xavier Woleab, 14-year-old Robert Scales Jr. and 10-year-old Elijah Scales.
Prosecutors said the fire pit was less than 6 feet from the house and that Scales had been burning trash and leaves there earlier that day.
Scales is due to be sentenced Aug. 25. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/06/18/fire-deaths-wife-sons-grand-rapids-man-convicted/50388033/ | 2022-06-18T17:14:12 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/06/18/fire-deaths-wife-sons-grand-rapids-man-convicted/50388033/ |
Divine Child wrestling coach charged with asking student to trade marijuana for sex photos
Dearborn — A wrestling coach has been charged with multiple felonies after prosecutors say he told his 15-year-old student he'd give him marijuana in exchange for sexually provocative photos.
Divine Child High School head wrestling coach Brandon Fenzel, 24, of White Lake was charged with four counts of child sexually abusive activity and four counts of using a computer to communicate with another to commit a crime, prosecutors said Saturday.
"The student was a member of wrestling team when it is alleged that Fenzel asked him to send sexually abusive material in exchange for marijuana," said a Saturday press release from the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office.
Dearborn police investigated the matter and arrested Fenzel Wednesday, the release said.
Fenzel was to be arraigned Saturday before 19th District Judge Mark Sommers.
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OCOEE, Fla. – From marble to masterpiece, the Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune statue exhibit the Lakeshore Center in Ocoee takes visitors on a journey of the educator’s life and how she’s being honored at the Capitol.
State Rep. Geraldine Thompson brought the exhibit to Central Florida on Saturday.
“I think she represents the diversity of the state of Florida,” Thompson said.
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The exhibit starts with McLeod’s accomplishments in education and civil rights. It then chronicles how Florida lawmakers selected the founder of Bethune-Cookman University to represent Florida in Statuary Hall, as well as showcasing how the marble statue was made.
“For people who can’t make it to Washington, D.C., we have it right here in Central Florida,” Thompson said.
The choosing of Bethune is historic, Thompson said. Florida is the only state to be represented by an African American woman at the Capitol.
Thompson said as we celebrate Juneteenth, this shows how far we’ve come.
“To have an African American female as Florida’s representative in Statuary Hall is clear evidence of the progress that we have made,” Thompson said. “However, it also signifies that there’s still much to be done and that we all have to continue to work to get us to a point where more of us are included in positions of influence and authority.”
The exhibit will eventually move to its permanent home at the Wells’Built Museum of African American History and Culture in Orlando.
The official statue unveiling in Washington, D.C., is set for July 13.
Thompson hopes the community will continue to visit the exhibit to learn about Bethune’s contributions.
“What I hope that they will take away is how she was able to build this education institution, her commitment to making sure that people were educated, that they had access and I hope that they will learn that there are people who are talented and skilled who come from all backgrounds,” she said. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/18/dr-mary-mcleod-bethune-statue-exhibit-in-ocoee-showcases-journey-to-statuary-hall/ | 2022-06-18T17:14:45 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/18/dr-mary-mcleod-bethune-statue-exhibit-in-ocoee-showcases-journey-to-statuary-hall/ |
MARION COUNTY, Fla. – Marion County deputies on Saturday said a search had begun for a man living in Fort McCoy who was last heard from a week ago and is considered endangered.
Prince Douglass, 83, last spoke to his family on June 11 and was reportedly seen around that date walking from his home on 12880 NE 110th Avenue Road in Fort McCoy, deputies said. His family on Friday said they could not get in contact with him, later visiting his residence and discovering Douglass was gone and that his cell phone and wallet had been left behind.
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Douglass’ age and the circumstances around his disappearance prompted concern for his well being among family and law enforcement, according to a news release.
He is 5 feet 8 inches tall and 138 pounds with brown eyes and gray hair, deputies said.
Anyone with knowledge of Douglass’ whereabouts was asked to call 911. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/18/missing-endangered-fort-mccoy-man-83-sought-by-marion-county-deputies/ | 2022-06-18T17:14:51 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/18/missing-endangered-fort-mccoy-man-83-sought-by-marion-county-deputies/ |
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — At least one person is dead after a crash in East Earl Township, according to Lancaster County Communications.
On Saturday, around 11:14 a.m., first responders were called to the scene of a crash on Route 897.
Rt. 897 is currently closed between Meetinghouse and Gault Roads.
East Earl Township Police is on the scene investigating the crash.
More information to follow. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/lancaster-county/at-least-1-dead-county-crash-east-earl-township/521-d3aca9c1-1874-4560-b9e0-b0e04db038e1 | 2022-06-18T17:16:34 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/lancaster-county/at-least-1-dead-county-crash-east-earl-township/521-d3aca9c1-1874-4560-b9e0-b0e04db038e1 |
YORK COUNTY, Pa. — Two good samaritans saved a man from a burning vehicle after a two-vehicle crash on Saturday morning in Windsor Township, police said.
First responders were called to the scene of the crash and vehicle fire, on the 300 block of Windsor Road around 6:49 a.m.
Before first responders arrived at the scene, two good samaritans pulled an unconscious man out from a burning vehicle, saving his life.
Fire crews extinguished the two fully engulfed vehicles.
The investigation into this incident is ongoing, police said. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/york-county/unconscious-man-saved-vehicle-fire-crash-york-county/521-6ab9ffe8-ec7a-4e72-b3e1-cd8349485607 | 2022-06-18T17:16:40 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/york-county/unconscious-man-saved-vehicle-fire-crash-york-county/521-6ab9ffe8-ec7a-4e72-b3e1-cd8349485607 |
A firefighter from Belgium died while riding on a New York City fire department boat that collided with a charter boat, city fire officials said Saturday.
The FDNY boat was in the East River when the collision occurred Friday night. A FDNY firefighter and three civilians were also injured in the crash and taken to a hospital with minor injuries.
Officials did not release the identity of the Belgian firefighter but the New York Daily News reported that he had befriended FDNY officials a few years ago.
It was not immediately clear why the firefighter was on the boat and the cause of the collision.
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A 16-year-old behind the wheel of a minivan died early Saturday morning after a chain-reaction crash caused the vehicle to rollover and ejected the driver, authorities said.
Investigators said the minivan was traveling at a high rate of speed when it clipped a vehicle on Belt Parkway around 2 a.m.
That's when the teen driver lost control of the minivan and crashed into a second vehicle, causing it to roll over, according to the NYPD.
The 16-year-old driver, who was ejected from the minivan, and the four passengers inside were all taken to Lutheran Hospital. All four passengers had minor injuries.
Police said the driver ultimately died at the hospital. His identity has not been released.
The person driving the second involved vehicle was also treated for a minor injury, officials added.
The investigation is ongoing. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/teen-driver-ejected-in-fatal-brooklyn-highway-minivan-rollover-police/3740202/ | 2022-06-18T17:20:22 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/teen-driver-ejected-in-fatal-brooklyn-highway-minivan-rollover-police/3740202/ |
Fort Wayne police are looking for a suspect involved in a shooting that left one person injured this morning.
Emergency dispatchers said a caller reported the gunfire at Woodview Manor Apartments near Indiana and Purdue universities in Fort Wayne at 7:45 a.m.
The victim did not suffer life-threatening injuries and was taken to the hospital by ambulance, dispatchers said.
No further information as provided. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/police-fire/fort-wayne-police-hunt-shooting-suspect/article_3b5692ec-ef1b-11ec-9873-43e41189ae9d.html | 2022-06-18T17:20:41 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/police-fire/fort-wayne-police-hunt-shooting-suspect/article_3b5692ec-ef1b-11ec-9873-43e41189ae9d.html |
ASHLAND, KY (WOWK) — New information surrounding a double homicide in Ashland, Kentucky, has been released.
In a press conference from the Ashland Police Department, they say officers were dispatched to the 3000 block of Montgomery Avenue on Friday morning.
They say they found sisters, Selina Easter, 20, and Summer Algarakhuly, 18, with gunshot wounds. Officials on the scene attempted life-saving efforts but were unsuccessful.
A baby, who was not injured, was also found in the apartment. They were taken to King’s Daughter Medical Center.
The suspect, John F. Tooson, 32 of Ashland, fled the scene in Easter’s vehicle. Tooson ended up in Toledo where he barricaded himself from law enforcement, according to officers.
Officers say Tooson then came outside and shot himself. He is currently in the hospital. They say no one else was injured.
Tooson has two warrants for murder, wanton endangerment in the first degree, and theft of an automobile.
The Ashland Police Department is working with the Toledo Police Department. They are still looking for a motive.
The victim’s family, from Columbus, Ohio, say they do believe there was a motive behind this crime but have been advised by Ashland Police not to do an interview during the ongoing investigation.
To view our previous article on this incident, click here. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/ashland-kentucky-double-homicide-suspect-in-hospital/ | 2022-06-18T17:28:11 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/ashland-kentucky-double-homicide-suspect-in-hospital/ |
Daniel Diaz-Bonilla's goal was all the Ocean City Nor'easters men's soccer team needed Friday to remain unbeaten.
Ocean City beat Reading United AC 1-0 at Alvernia University in Reading, Pennsylvania. The Nor’easters set a club record by extending their regular-season road unbeaten streak to 11 games.
The streak began near the end of the 2019 season. There was no season in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. O.C. set its previous record of 10 straight games unbeaten on the road in 2005.
Diaz-Bonilla scored his second goal of the season in the eighth minute, off an assist by Nicolas Cam Orellana. Ocean City goalie Felix Schafer made five saves to record his second shutout of the season.
Ocean City improved to 6-0-1 for 19 points and remain in first place in the Mid-Atlantic Division of the United Soccer Leagues League Two. Reading United dropped to 3-2-3 for 12 points. Both of Reading’s losses were to the Nor’easters.
O.C. and Reading United have the oldest active rivalry in all of the United Soccer Leagues. Friday was their 54th meeting, dating to 1997.
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The Nor’easters return home to Carey Stadium in Ocean City on Sunday for a 7 p.m. game against Real Central New Jersey (3-3-2, 11 points). Ocean City tied RCNJ 1-1 in the season opener May 21.
Contact Guy Gargan: 609-272-7210 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/ocean-city-noreasters-push-unbeaten-streak-to-11-games-with-win/article_e63eed18-ef1f-11ec-a88c-73c422fae9a7.html | 2022-06-18T17:38:02 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/ocean-city-noreasters-push-unbeaten-streak-to-11-games-with-win/article_e63eed18-ef1f-11ec-a88c-73c422fae9a7.html |
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Name: John Plevka
Position: Retiring general manager of The Vidette and adjunct professor at Illinois State University
1. Why is now a good time to retire?
The Vidette has navigated some complicated waters over the past several years and has successfully transitioned to a fully digital news organization. (The final print edition was published in April 2021.) With that transition basically complete, it felt like a good time to pass the baton.
And then there are the numbers 66 and four: 66 being my age and four being the number of young grandchildren with whom I look forward to spending more time.
2. How well-positioned is The Vidette for the future?
I am not an objective observer on this one, but I believe The Vidette is perfectly positioned. While The Vidette is a source of local news, it is foremost a learning laboratory. As such, exclusively concentrating on digital devices and channels for the gathering, managing and distributing information will give today’s student journalists at Illinois State University ample and innovative tools with which to successfully compete in today’s job market. Over its 134 years, The Vidette has an impressive track record of being the launching board for an array of successful careers. The “new” Vidette is positioned — perhaps even at the forefront among other state schools — to keep that tradition very much alive.
3. What are some of your best memories at The Vidette?
Walking through the front door 10 years ago this month and everything else since.
Seriously, it was a terrific run. During my last couple of weeks of employ, I assembled a little movie featuring photos I had taken of The Vidette student staff members since 2012. Sometimes, particularly the older we get, 10-year blocks of time can turn a bit blurry as we lump experiences into a mental folder. But, when you start breaking down the individual moments, the floodgates gush.
The best memories are the students — the energized, talented, hilarious students. I love ‘em all and, like a parent, I am button-poppin’ proud as they move into their professional lives beyond Illinois State University.
4. Do you have any advice for young or aspiring journalists?
Basically, it is still a matter of doing the work. The devices and channels have evolved, but timely, accurate and fair storytelling is still at the heart of what we teach at The Vidette and in the School of Communication. And it is that type of storytelling that is still very much needed in today’s complex and noisy world. It’s hard, stressful and often unsung work. But it is still needed. In 2021, poet Amanda Gorman urged us all to “be the light.” Journalists can be the light.
5. Do you have any plans or what do you look forward to in retirement?
The aforementioned grandchildren will be a highly anticipated focal point. When I accepted the job at The Vidette, we were on the verge of empty-nesthood as our youngest daughter was prepping for college. Today, 10 years later, with these four kiddos, ages 7, 5, 4 and 1, all nearby, our nest ain’t so empty anymore. Let the party begin!
Also, I plan to continue to teach a journalism class at ISU, I have a book project that I’m running out of excuses to finish, and finally, I hope to find my way to seats at Busch Stadium on a more regular basis (Go Cards!).
Summer Games Fest 2022: The biggest games announced and our top picks
Street Fighter 6
The classic arcade fighting game returns.
Resident Evil 4
Remakes are the rage, and the Resident Evil series is working its way through their catalog. They’ve finally reached one of their most popular and top-rated games. Will it do justice to the original?
Planet of Lana
You and your pet are on a mission to save your sister, who is abducted by an invading robot army. Elements of puzzler and stealth mixed with beautiful design make for an intriguing game.
Overwatch 2
This anticipated sequel arrives this October as a free to play game. Grab your friends, form a team and join the battle.
Last of Us Part 1
A remake of the first Last of Us game, with significantly improved graphics. You know, in case you haven’t already played the PlayStation 3 or PS4 version.
Goat Simulator 3
You are a goat. You can do very goat and non-goat things. Seriously, if it is like the first game, it won’t be baaaad.
The Callisto Protoco
If you are a space horror game fan, this Summer Games Fest was for you. Multiple titles dedicated to the genre were announced, headlined by The Callisto Protocol.
Ereban: Shadow Legacy
A stealth game where players transcend a dystopian world to learn about their past and change the future.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
A remake of the 2009 game by the same name. The trailer contains new gameplay footage.
Pentiment
A unique 2-D narrative role-playing game set in 16th century Bavaria. A unique visual style makes this game even more intriguing.
Cult of the Lambs
Did you play Animal Crossing and think “this is great, but it would be more fun if I could truly be evil?” Then Cult of the Lambs is for you. Build and gain followers to become the top cult.
Stormgate
From a studio composed of former Blizzard employees, a game that looks like Diablo and plays like StarCraft is not a surprise.
Our top 10 most anticipated games:
10. Time Flies
You are a fly, with a very short lifespan. What will you do with it?
9. Cocoon
From the gameplay designer of Limbo and Inside, Cocoon calls itself a world-leaping puzzle game. Explore worlds within worlds to solve a cosmic mystery.
8. Final Fantasy XVI
The popular Japanese role-playing game returns with a new adventure, and this time, you can become a kaiju. Summon away!
7. Quiet Farm
You are a cow, trying to save your farm from an alien invasion. Maybe along the way, you will discover something about yourself. Or maybe you will just smash things.
6. Starfield
Bethesda’s long-awaited space game got an extended trailer, showing gameplay, character creation, base building, ship building.and space combat.
5. Stray
You are a cat, exploring a futuristic cyberpunk city. Can you find your way home?
4. System Shock
In this remake of the 1994 classic game, you’re a hacker trying to survive a rogue AI on a space station. Can you find a way to take it down?
3. A Plague Tale: Requiem
Aw rats. Like, hundreds of them. A Plague Tale: Requiem looks amazing, and drops later this year.
2. Gotham Knights
With the Suicide Squad game getting pushed to next year, Gotham Knights takes center stage. How fans will react to a Batman game that doesn’t have Batman is yet to be determined.
1. Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn
A Souls game meets the original God of War. The gods of old face their toughest challenge, you. Use a combination of gunpowder and magic to retake the mortal world. | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/education/5-questions-with-john-plevka-retiring-vidette-general-manager/article_a76acd78-ed94-11ec-a3b2-6769924fa09c.html | 2022-06-18T17:47:37 | 0 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/education/5-questions-with-john-plevka-retiring-vidette-general-manager/article_a76acd78-ed94-11ec-a3b2-6769924fa09c.html |
MIDLAND COUNTY, Texas — The Midland County Sheriff's Office has asked for help locating a horse that went missing on June 17.
The horse named Doc was last seen at Broken Horn, which is near Rankin Hwy and ECR 132.
The family looked all day for the horse by driving down every county road in the area.
Doc is a 17-year-old palomino gelding and is very much underweight due to a heart condition according to the MCSO.
If anyone has seen this horse, please contact the Midland County Sheriff's Office or the owner of the horse, Cami Garner, at 432-661-4640. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/midland-county-sheriffs-office-asks-for-help-locating-a-missing-horse/513-c1fab94b-aa59-4be6-b40f-bf707fc1a373 | 2022-06-18T17:49:37 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/midland-county-sheriffs-office-asks-for-help-locating-a-missing-horse/513-c1fab94b-aa59-4be6-b40f-bf707fc1a373 |
ODESSA, Texas — The Ector County Utility District started the process of testing water samples.
"We just need to make sure that everything is not contaminated in our sample," said Tram Doan with ECUD. "Spraying disinfection products around the area to make sure everything is clean."
Once the area is clean, Doan gets out her testing kit to test the total chlorine and free chlorine in the water.
"This is our testing kit, to test for our residuals we need to make sure our residuals is at the minimum requirement by the TCEQ," Doan said.
That minimum requirement for free chlorine in is 0.2 mg/L and for total chlorine it's 0.5 mg/L.
Using a machine, she first test the total chlorine.
"You have to rinse sample cup multiple times," Doan said. "This is a chem key that we use for testing for all of your chemicals. It could be chlorine, nitrate, ammonia."
Once the chem key has been dipped in the sample cup for testing, she waits three minutes for the results.
Now onto testing for free chlorine, Doan fills a little jar with water from the sample station, she then uses a reagent, the jar is then placed in the machine and she waits a minute.
If there's less light through the color after, then that means there's more residuals present. After she does these tests, she prepares the sample that will be sent off to the lab.
"This is 7123 West Dunn street. We need to make sure the is address correct because if anything comes back positive we know exactly where we need to come and repeat the sample," Doan said. "When you do sample you need to slow down on your water. You don’t want all of the air go into sample, it can contaminate your sample. That’s it for here."
The sample is then put in an ice cooler and will be sent to the lab for further testing. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/what-does-the-ecud-water-testing-look-like/513-7de03f40-5450-4156-b252-5286647608ea | 2022-06-18T17:49:43 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/what-does-the-ecud-water-testing-look-like/513-7de03f40-5450-4156-b252-5286647608ea |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — U.S. Coast Guard crews responded to a flaming fishing boat Saturday morning off the Oregon Coast near Manzanita.
According to the USCG, the only person on board the vessel jumped into the water and was rescued by a Good Samaritan. The service’s Pacific Northwest branch shared video of crews finding the boat, floating and on fire.
The boat’s sole operator was not identified, although officials said they are now being helped by Coast Guard service members and they are not injured. It is currently unclear what caused the fire.
The original distress call came in at 6:30 a.m. The Coast Guard said the boat is still burning and crews have established a safety zone around the now-destroyed 42-foot boat.
This is a developing story. | https://www.koin.com/local/oregon-coast/good-samaritan-rescues-person-who-jumped-from-burning-fishing-boat/ | 2022-06-18T17:50:06 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/local/oregon-coast/good-samaritan-rescues-person-who-jumped-from-burning-fishing-boat/ |
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two actors on the Netflix series The Chosen One were killed and six other cast or crew members were injured after the van they were riding in crashed near Mulege on the Baja California Sur peninsula.
Local media reported the crash occurred Thursday, and said the van flipped after running off the road in a desert area. The crew had apparently been working in the nearby Santa Rosalia area at the time.
The Baja California Department of Culture said Friday that Raymundo Garduño Cruz and Juan Francisco González Aguilar died.
Netflix describes The Chosen One this way: “A 12-year-old boy learns he’s the returned Jesus Christ, destined to save humankind. Based on the comic book series by Mark Millar and Peter Gross.”
According to casting calls, the series is being taped by an independent production company. | https://www.cbs42.com/local/2-dead-in-mexico-after-netflix-series-cast-crew-van-crashes/ | 2022-06-18T18:12:01 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/local/2-dead-in-mexico-after-netflix-series-cast-crew-van-crashes/ |
Lincoln has a new director of the Lincoln Commission on Human Rights – a division of the city’s law department that’s been at the center of a monthslong debate about a fairness ordinance passed and then rescinded by the City Council.
Sara Houston, formerly the lead public health attorney for the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, started Monday. She will earn $95,000. Because the position is classified, and not appointed by the mayor, she will likely get an increase after a six-month probationary period.
She replaces Mindy Rush-Chipman, who left to become legal director of the Nebraska ACLU.
The Lincoln Commission on Human Rights investigates and enforces Title 11, the portion of city code dealing with equal opportunity in housing, employment and public accommodation.
In February, the City Council passed an ordinance that broadly updated Title 11, including expanding protections to include sexual orientation and gender identity. Opponents launched a successful referendum petition drive, which meant the council either had to rescind the ordinance or put it to a vote of the people. On Monday, on a 4-3 vote, they rescinded it.
Houston will now lead the division that investigates complaints, which then go to an appointed commission that decides whether there is reasonable cause to believe discrimination or harassment occurred.
In her role with the state, Houston was part of the senior leadership team of the department and directed legal services in the areas of epidemiology, health promotion, environmental health, emergency preparedness and response, and professional and facility licensure.
As a senior policy adviser for the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta she contributes to public and private grant-funded research projects related to advancing health equity and identifying the causes of health status and health care disparities.
Houston earned her law degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and critical care/flight paramedic certificates from Creighton University. She earned a bachelor’s of fine arts from Webster University in St. Louis.
Margaret Reist is a recovering education reporter now writing about local and county government and the people who live in the city where she was born and raised.
Bennie Shobe, the only council member not to say publicly how he would vote, ultimately sided with Richard Meginnis, Tom Beckius and James Michael Bowers in voting to rescind the ordinance the council passed on a 5-0 vote in February.
The City Council heard plans to put a luxury apartment complex, new office buildings, retail and commercial space and make upgrades to the Bishop Heights shopping mall at 27th and Nebraska 2.
The city would invest in firefighters, police officers, affordable housing and infrastructure in its biennial budget, which the mayor will present to the council on Monday.
Voters must now register to vote in person at the Election Commissioner’s Office. The date to register online or to have a mail-in voter registration application form postmarked has passed.
Lincoln -- like cities around the country -- are battling a lifeguard shortage; advocates want to keep StarTran rides free; and Lincoln has a new director of the Lincoln Commission on Human Rights.
The stretch of Nebraska 2 that runs through the city will be called Nebraska Parkway when the South Beltway opens; and the old Muny Pool bath house is getting a mini-facelift.
Lincoln City Council is set to consider a motion on Monday to rescind the so-called Fairness Ordinance — a broad update that extends protections to include sexual orientation and gender expression. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/lincoln-hires-former-public-health-attorney-as-new-human-rights-director/article_876bd4e0-1f5b-54e7-97ae-315e36103995.html | 2022-06-18T18:15:46 | 1 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/lincoln-hires-former-public-health-attorney-as-new-human-rights-director/article_876bd4e0-1f5b-54e7-97ae-315e36103995.html |
BUCKEYE, Ariz. — A plane has crashed in the desert northwest of the Buckeye Municipal Airport, officials with the Federal Aviation Administration have confirmed.
Reports show that the Cessna aircraft went down around 8:00 a.m. with two people on board.
Officials with the Buckeye Police Department have confirmed that one person was killed in the crash, and the other has been transported to a local hospital in critical condition.
The National Transportation Safety Board is currently investigating the crash, and information is subject to change.
This is a developing story. Stay with 12 News for more updates.
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SELLS, Ariz. — Fire crews are currently fighting the Contreras Fire, burning 20 miles east of Sells since Jun. 11. As of Saturday, four non-scientific buildings were lost at the Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO), fire officials say.
"We are in close contact with the NSF's NOIRLab leadership, who are in direct contact with those leading the firefighting efforts," said University of Arizona President Robert C. Robbins.
Head to 12news.com/wildfires to get the latest information on all the fires burning around Arizona.
The full evacuation list, evacuation center information and up-to-date road closures can be found below:
Latest fire updates:
- The Contreras Fire started Jun. 11 in the Baboquivari Mountain range
- As of Saturday, Jun. 18, the fire has destroyed four non-scientific structures at the Kitt Peak National Observatory.
- As of Friday, Jun. 17 the fire is threatening the Kitt Peak National Observatory
- The Pan Tak community is under GO status for evacuations
- Officials say the fire was started by a lightning strike
How many acres has it burned?
The Contreras Fire has burned 17,646 acres and is 0% contained as of Jun. 18, according to InciWeb reports.
"The fire, burning in highly flammable grass and brush in steep and rugged terrain, is difficult for firefighters to access," officials explained.
As for the loss of buildings at the KPNO, officials say "initial assessment indicates that all the domes and other scientific facilities have been protected from the worst part of the fire to date."
Are there any evacuations?
GO status: Kitt Peak, Pan Tak community
There are no communities currently under READY or SET status.
Go to the Arizona Emergency Information Network website to learn how the READY, SET, GO evacuation system works.
What roads or highways have been closed?
State Route 386 is closed in both directions from SR-86 (1) to SR-86 (12), according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.
Are there any shelters available for residents who may be evacuated?
Officials have not released information on shelters.
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Get the latest information on how to stay safe and protect your home during wildfire season in Arizona on our 12 News YouTube playlist here. | https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/wildfire/contreras-fire-near-sells-arizona/75-fedd00e7-eb33-4cae-9c00-f406b5e6fb2b | 2022-06-18T18:22:29 | 0 | https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/wildfire/contreras-fire-near-sells-arizona/75-fedd00e7-eb33-4cae-9c00-f406b5e6fb2b |
NBC 5's live coverage of the Opal’s Walk for Freedom, produced by Unity Unlimited, Inc. was part of their Juneteenth Fort Worth month-long celebration.
PHOTOS: Opal's Walk for Freedom 2022
The 2.5-mile walk, led by Dr. Opal Lee, a 95-year-old social activist and Nobel Peace Prize nominee, represents the time it took for the enforcement of President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation to reach Texas.
The “grandmother of Juneteenth,” Lee, is a retired teacher, counselor, and activist in the movement to make Juneteenth an official federal holiday, which finally occurred on June 17, 2021.
Continuing her mission to educate others, Lee walked 2.5 miles through the city of Fort Worth, starting at Evans Avenue Plaza and ending at the new Fort Worth City Hall building.
Upon reaching the 2.5-mile mark of the walk, Lee claimed aboard a golf cart for the remainder of the route uphill to Fort Worth's new City Hall.
She called upon everyone to celebrate freedom from June 19 to July 4 each year going forward.
After raising the Juneteenth flag, celebrations continued with “I am Juneteenth Festival” at Panther Island Pavilion culminating with a fireworks show. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/watch-live-opals-walk-for-freedom/2992709/ | 2022-06-18T18:30:28 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/watch-live-opals-walk-for-freedom/2992709/ |
Police say a man is in custody for allegedly causing a fire in Scranton on Friday night.
Police arrested James Lattimore on multiple felony arson charges.
Lattimore allegedly set a home along West Elm Street on fire and left the scene.
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Eight people were displaced after that fire in Lackawanna County.
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BEXAR COUNTY, Texas — Two people were arrested after Bexar County deputies reported finding several pounds of marijuana, as well as other drugs.
On Friday, deputies executed a search warrant for a home in the 6900 block of Martinique Drive.
When authorities were nearing, they found one of the suspects, identified as 28-year-old Ashley Mendez, getting into her car in front of the home. When deputies detained her, they found 52 THC vape pens and more than a pound of marijuana.
Deputies went inside and found the second suspect, 38-year-old Ruben Zambrano, in the kitchen. They found more than 13 pounds of marijuana, two pounds of hash oil, more than an ounce of cocaine, 2.9 grams of methamphetamine, a gun and $16, 757.
Each suspect was taken to the Bexar County Jail and are each facing charges of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver 4g- 200g, 1st degree felony, possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver over 400 g, 1st degree felony, possession of a controlled substance 1g- 4g, 3rd degree felony and possession of marijuana 5lbs- 50lbs, 3rd degree felony.
See the full Facebook post here. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/two-arrested-several-pounds-marijuana-thc-pens-thousands-of-dollars/273-deb76e4c-d2b6-4c46-a549-55b7b349494e | 2022-06-18T18:43:05 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/two-arrested-several-pounds-marijuana-thc-pens-thousands-of-dollars/273-deb76e4c-d2b6-4c46-a549-55b7b349494e |
Lakeland opts for hands-off approach to short-term rentals for now
LAKELAND — Lakeland officials have decided to take a wait-and-see approach when it comes to addressing issues with short-term rentals in the city.
City commissioners were asked to consider creating regulations to rein the proliferation of roughly 200 short-term rentals across the 33801 and 33803 zip codes.
It raised the question of exactly what local municipalities such as Lakeland can and can't do.
"I can't give you a 100% answer as to what we can do locally to regulate these things with 100% confidence," Jerrod Simpson, the city's assistant attorney, told city commissioners on Friday.
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State law has prohibited cities and counties from regulating short-term rentals based on the length of a visitor's stay or how often it's rented since 2011. Cities and counties with previous laws — mostly coastal or high-tourism areas — were grandfathered in.
Lakeland doesn't have any language in its city codes that would give it an exemption, Simpson said. So it's not clear what it can do. Only a handful of cities and counties have tried.
"All of these local governments are operating somewhat cautiously, If you look at ordinances, they have very long preambles explaining what their justifications are, which is something you normally see in an ordinance where the attorney who is drafting it anticipates they may need to litigate," Simpson said.
Flagler County has become an example of a county that regulates short-term rentals by creating a registry, Simpson said. The county was sued but won in court. Simpson said it's become an example for others.
In addition to registering, Flagler requires short-term rental owners to:
- Provide a scaled interior and exterior drawing of the house with proof of capacity and a draft rental agreement.
- Post safety signage.
- Install hard-wired smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.
- Verify all rooms meet Florida building codes.
- Have mandatory yearly inspections.
- Designate a responsible person who's available 24/7 to respond to complaints within two hours and visit the property at least twice a week.
- Adhere to an occupancy limit of 10 people in a single-family zone, 16 in multi-family zone.
Simpson said some of these regulations impose costs on the property owner, particularly the scaled drawings. He's seen where short-term rental owners have pushed back against those regulations.
Commissioner Bill Read asked how many complaints the city has received over short-term rentals.
Brian Rewis, Lakeland's director of community and economic development, said the majority of complaints received are about the existence of short-term rentals — not noise, parties or other potential impacts.
Commissioner Mike Musick, a small-business owner, said he thinks businesses should be regulated but questions some of Flagler County's provisions.
"I think we've got some work ahead of us if we go this direction," he said. "I am curious: Is it a big problem for a few people that we've heard from or is it not much of a problem?"
Billy Townsend, president of Lake Morton Neighborhood Association, told commissioners in May there was local concern that the number of short-term rentals — like those listed on AirBNB or VRBO — was negatively impacting the neighborhood.
Townsend was not present at Friday's discussion. He told The Ledger no one made him aware or notified him of the city's workshop.
It was sparsely attended with Richard and Clare Connolly, residents near Lake Hollingsworth, complaining of a neighbor's short-term rental. The Connollys' concerns about noise and a secondary structure close to the property line could potentially be addressed through code enforcement. Musick talked to them after the meeting.
Garden District resident MeLynda Rinker who operates a short-term rental, said concerns about proliferation of short-term rentals has been "over amplified." Rinker said many advertising sites have their own regulations that business owners must meet, and competition for visitors requires the property to be well maintained.
Read said he would be in favor of the city creating a registry to get proactively ahead of any future problems. But the rest of the commissioners seemed hesitant.
"We're sensitive to the needs, but we're not interested in doing something proactively short term," Mayor Bill Mutz said.
Mutz encouraged residents having issues with parties, noise or parking issues to reach out to Lakeland Police Department, 863-834-6900 for non-emergencies, or the city's Code Enforcement. File a code enforcement complaint online at cac.lakelandgov.net.
Sara-Megan Walsh can be reached at swalsh@theledger.com or 863-802-7545. Follow on Twitter @SaraWalshFl. | https://www.theledger.com/story/news/local/2022/06/18/short-term-rentals-lakeland-commissioners-wont-meddle-right-now/7639921001/ | 2022-06-18T18:44:07 | 1 | https://www.theledger.com/story/news/local/2022/06/18/short-term-rentals-lakeland-commissioners-wont-meddle-right-now/7639921001/ |
The Dairy Air Bike Ride to the Kenosha County Dairy Breakfast made its return Saturday after a two-year hiatus.
Sponsored by County Executive Samantha Kerkman and Kenosha County Parks, the organized ride took cyclists on a trip of 14.3 miles each way from Silver Lake Park Beach to the breakfast at Elfering Farms in Bristol.
Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department deputies provided an escort at the front and back of the ride to ensure a safe trip for the cyclists.
More than 50 people participated in the ride, one of the larger turnouts since the event began.
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On a bright, breezy Friday afternoon, Kenosha community members gathered at the Lincoln Park shelter for the second annual Poetry in the Park.
The event, which was presented through the group We Got Us, allowed five poets to share their own works and recite other poetry in honor of Juneteenth. The holiday commemorates the end of slavery in the confederate states. The word "Juneteenth" is a combination of "June" and "nineteenth," which is the day in 1865 when the Union Army established authority over Texas.
"My purpose, I will say for this event, is to really emphasize the importance of art and how powerful art can be as a form of protest," said Nyairy Daniels, who organized the event. "Through art, we can still protest and still do all of those things and celebrate our freedom through poetry."
This year's event featured five speakers and an array of vendors and refreshments.
Jadara Daniels, Nyairy's sister, was the first to speak as she recited Tupac's "The Rose That Grew From Concrete."
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"I've been doing poetry for a few years now," Jadara said. "I just focused on things that are relatable to me in my culture, the Black culture the Black experience and things that I felt I connected with."
Aphrx Ashe presented a few poetic works. It year was Ashe's second year reading poetry for the event.
"I think I did much better (than last year)," Ashe said. "(I was) more calm, because I came in here with the energy of love."
Ashe chose what to read this year based off inspiration taken from the event flyer.
"For the flyer they had a lot of the Juneteenth colors," Ashe said. "So I knew I had to say something about the culture, (and) as far as culture, I usually make it about something I'm feeling as it pertains to like what's going on current events, current culture (and) about my opinions or my views."
A crowd of roughly 40 to 50 people sat at the picnic tables to listen to each speaker.
Once each person was finished, Nyairy opened the floor to anyone else who wanted to speak. After some encouragement, Jadara grabbed the microphone to share a poem titled "Formation" by Hannah Drake.
When the open session closed, a raffle for framed photos of famous Black figures alongside inspirational quotes took place. When all four framed photos were handed to the winners, Nyairy thanked her mother for her help, thanked the crowd for attending and encouraged everyone to enjoy the refreshments and visit the vendors lined along the side of the shelter.
"I feel like a lot of community events here are kid focused, kid friendly," Nyairy said. "I wanted this event to be family friendly, but not kid focused. I wanted to show that, as adults, we can get out here and we can have a good time." | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/watch-now-poetry-in-the-park-draws-community-together-as-part-of-juneteenth/article_1fdf0c76-ee97-11ec-bf87-13d2a049e104.html | 2022-06-18T18:45:03 | 1 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/watch-now-poetry-in-the-park-draws-community-together-as-part-of-juneteenth/article_1fdf0c76-ee97-11ec-bf87-13d2a049e104.html |
PORTLAND, Maine — Maine is launching a new push to revitalize a former Air Force base in the northern part of the state.
Loring Air Force Base in Limestone closed in the 1990s. It was redeveloped into Loring Commerce Centre.
Gov. Janet Mills said Friday the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development is undertaking a two-year business development and marketing campaign to draw more business to the center. The state set aside $400,000 for the campaign in its supplemental budget.
The state picked a Greenville consulting firm, SHL Enterprise Solutions, to play the lead role in the marketing effort. The firm is expected to work with the state and Loring Development Authority of Maine to implement a recently adopted sustainability plan for Loring.
The center is 3,800 acres and includes an aviation complex. Mills' office said priorities for the center include transportation equipment, aerospace industries, energy operations and agricultural and wood products. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/aroostook-county/mills-proposes-efforts-to-revitalize-former-loring-air-force-base-in-limestone/97-cc1bf416-4f16-423d-9743-dacb7f0d2fbf | 2022-06-18T18:50:58 | 1 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/aroostook-county/mills-proposes-efforts-to-revitalize-former-loring-air-force-base-in-limestone/97-cc1bf416-4f16-423d-9743-dacb7f0d2fbf |
PORTLAND, Maine — EDITOR'S NOTE: The video above was created on April 26, 2022.
A fourth person has been charged in connection with a deadly shooting that happened in Portland back in April of 2022.
Jonathan Geisinger, 44, was arrested Friday at a home on Briarwood Road in South Portland, according to a press release by Portland Police Department Maj. Robert Martin.
Geisinger has been charged with felony murder in connection with the shooting death of Derald Coffin 43, of West Bath.
Martin said Coffin was sitting inside a parked car in the area of 107 Woodford St. around 1 a.m. when a group of men allegedly approached and fatally shot Coffin and a injured woman who was with him.
Geisinger is being held at the Cumberland County Jail on a $500,000 cash bail.
Damion Butterfield, 22, of Saco; Thomas M. MacDonald, 44, of Westbrook; and Anthony L. Osborne, 45, of Standish, are the other three men charged in the death of Coffin, according to police. They each face one count of felony murder.
Martin said this case remains under investigation. No other details were available Saturday. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/portland/fourth-man-arrested-charged-in-deadly-april-shooting-in-woodford-street-portland-maine/97-c0b9e4d7-b09e-4557-b453-2d8b14ae383c | 2022-06-18T18:51:04 | 0 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/portland/fourth-man-arrested-charged-in-deadly-april-shooting-in-woodford-street-portland-maine/97-c0b9e4d7-b09e-4557-b453-2d8b14ae383c |
Protesters pray outside a library in New York City as Flame, a drag queen sporting a bright wig and a red gown, entertains the children inside by singing the ABCs, leading a coloring activity and reading books about how it’s OK to be different.
Outside Chicago, protesters harass parents attending storytime with their children and proclaim that the staff operating the event came “from the devil.”
And in a San Francisco suburb, men invade Panda Dulce’s reading at a library’s Drag Queen Story Hour, shouting homophobic and transphobic slurs.
After focusing on transgender athletes and youths, anti-LGBTQ rhetoric is now targeting drag storytimes — conceived as a way to educate and entertain children by appealing to their imaginations — with interruptions and other protests reported across the country in the past two weeks, since Pride Month began.
Organizers of the story hours say that social media accounts are fueling the backlash and that opponents claiming they want to protect children are actually scaring and endangering them. The organizers said they will enhance security but won’t stop their programs.
The reading groups have faced pushback from the beginning, but the recent vitriol is new, said Jonathan Hamilt, executive director of Drag Queen Story Hour and the co-founder of the New York chapter.
“Being a part of the LGBT community and a queer person in general, we’ve always experienced hate and slurs and homophobia and transphobia. That’s unfortunately just part of our existence,” Hamilt said. “All this feels different and very real, and it feels a bit scarier.”
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Drag Queen Story Hour, a nonprofit, was started in San Francisco in 2015 by activist and author Michelle Tea. Chapters have since opened across the U.S. and elsewhere. Other organizations with readers in drag have also formed.
As part of Drag Queen Story Hour's programming, drag queens read to children and their parents at libraries, bookstores, fairs, parks and other public spaces to celebrate reading “through the glamorous art of drag.”
When the library in San Lorenzo, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) southeast of San Francisco, held its first Drag Queen Story Hour four years ago, people prayed across the street in protest, said Alameda County librarian Cindy Chadwick.
Last weekend, as the library hosted its second such event, at least five men — one of them wearing a T-shirt showing a rifle and the words “Kill Your Local Pedophile” — walked in and began hurling insults at Panda Dulce as she read to children and their parents, Chadwick said.
“The horrible irony of it was they said over and over, ‘We’re here to protect the kids.’ And it was the kids they were terrifying. The kids were afraid of them, and the kids were there with their parents who had brought them to this event,” Chadwick said.
A spokesperson for the county sheriff's office said the men, who identified themselves as members of the Proud Boys, are all residents of the Bay Area. The episode is being investigated as a hate crime.
The Alameda County Library, which continues to receive threats, now plans to host a Pride event each month for the rest of the year, Chadwick said, and the sheriff’s office will provide security.
The library event was mentioned on a right-wing Twitter account that, along with other social accounts, has framed drag queens as abusive, depraved “groomers,” Chadwick said. The same account shared a promotion for a “Kiddie Korner” at a Pride event in Waukegan, Illinois, that was to include a drag storyteller and dress-up bin.
It resulted in dozens of angry calls and messages, said Nikki Michele, executive director of the nonprofit LGBTQ+ Center Lake County, which ran the event.
“A lot of, you’re a groomer, stop grooming children, groomer, groomer, groomer, you’re a pedophile,” Michele said.
The event was interrupted by protesters who tried to film children and yelled at their parents, Michele said.
In Mahwah, New Jersey, a flyer disseminated online and left on doorsteps and in condo lobbies misrepresented a drag performer as a “known PORNOGRAPHER” who “normalizes PEDOPHILIA AND ABUSE OF CHILDREN.”
Detractors called local government offices and the Mahwah Pride Coalition in attempts to shut down its storytime event, said Susan Steinberg, the nonprofit’s director. But Angel Lauriano, who performs in drag as Honey Marie, weathered protesters and showed up anyway Monday — in long sleeves — to talk to kids about cats, dogs and their dreams in life.
The protest campaign — as intended — is giving some parents pause about bringing their kids to a space where they could be harassed. But Michele said it's important to be visible.
“That would be a bad show of faith if my own kids weren’t even there,” Michele said. “But I mean, it did scare me enough that I had that conversation with myself.”
Framing LGBTQ people as endangering children builds on the same playbook anti-gay crusaders used in the 1970s, said Don Haider-Markel, a University of Kansas political science professor.
“The term they used at that time was recruitment,” Haider-Markel said. “Now they’ve just switched that to groomers. It’s old wine in a new bottle.”
It’s a strategy conservative candidates are using to motivate white evangelical Christians to vote, according to Randall Balmer, a Dartmouth College historian of American religion.
“The drag queen story hour plays right into their fears that the children are going to be led astray by evil or satanic or alien ideas,” Balmer said.
Several politicians have discussed plans for legislation to ban drag shows for kids or punish parents for taking their kids to one. Among them is Texas state Rep. Bryan Slaton, a Republican.
“Children don’t need to be focused on sex and sexualization, and we need to let them just grow up to be children and let them do that as they’re getting closer to being an adult,” he said in an interview.
While many drag queens are known for risqué and profane acts in nightclubs, Lauriano and others who read to children tailor these performances to be kid-friendly.
“People automatically assume because we do drag, we want to become females or we want to be sexualized,” he said. “It’s a way to make people feel happy. It’s to entertain. It’s to make people smile.”
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CARTER COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) – After a fire began in the Carter County Landfill, emergency authorities say the blaze is ongoing.
According to Carter County Emergency Communications dispatch officials, crews were actively fighting a fire at the facility as of 1:50 p.m. Saturday.
While dispatch officials did confirm the presence of an active fire, they did not elaborate further on the incident’s specific report time, the scale of the flames or the exact units included in the response.
The cause of the fire is still unknown.
This is a developing story. Details will be updated as they become available. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/dispatch-carter-co-landfill-burning-crews-responding/ | 2022-06-18T18:55:54 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/dispatch-carter-co-landfill-burning-crews-responding/ |
AUSTIN, Texas — Austin police are on the scene after reports of shots fired at a southeast Austin park on Saturday afternoon.
The Austin Police Department said officers were at Krieg Field at Roy G. Guerrero Park, "actively searching for suspects who have been firing shots in the area."
The call came in at 10:38 a.m. for reports of shots fired in a nearby wooded area, police told KVUE. It's not known if anyone was hurt.
Residents are asked to avoid the area.
No other information is available at this time.
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Rental homes planned next to Camelback Ranch ballpark in Phoenix
Eighteen acres of land adjacent to the spring-training home for the Los Angels Dodgers and Chicago White Sox will be transformed into high-density housing, the result of a rezoning and general plan amendment that could open the door for commercial development near the ballpark in Phoenix.
The rezoning, which was approved by the Phoenix City Council on June 24, will allow the Empire Group to develop rental homes near the intersection of Camelback Road and Ballpark Boulevard.
The Empire Group intends to sell the housing community to the White Sox and Dodgers, which share the Camelback Ranch-Glendale ballpark, according to Jordan Rose, the attorney representing the developer.
"The ball teams were actually a part of the approvals and supported the case because they see bringing more residential to the area as helping to fulfill their overall vision of community," Rose said.
A related general plan amendment will allow the teams to purchase additional parcels of land surrounding the ballpark, opening the possibility of mixed-use development in the area.
Opportunity for Glendale
While the spring-training stadium and the land approved for rezoning is in Phoenix, it sits on the border with Glendale, which owns Camelback Ranch.
City leaders there have worked for more than a decade to spark development in the area. Glendale borrowed $200 million for the facility, which opened in 2009. Officials hoped the ballpark would lead to sprawling commercial development, but the plan evaporated in the Great Recession.
Glendale is still saddled with debt from the stadium. In February, city leaders celebrated the opening of a new section of Ballpark Boulevard, saying they hoped commercial development would flourish along the corridor.
The general plan amendment is a step in that direction.
Still, Glendale City Manager Kevin Phelps said he doesn't want to speculate on how future development could benefit Glendale. He said "it is impossible" to know how the city would be impacted "until specific projects are developed."
"Glendale is very confident that the type of development the two teams would consider will be value added to the fan experience," Phelps said. "Enhancing event-day experiences for attendees is an important element of attracting visitors to Camelback Ranch."
Maryvale Village opposition
The Phoenix City Council passed the general plan amendment 8-0, with Councilwoman Thelda Williams abstaining from the vote because of a potential conflict of interest.
But when the rezoning and the amendment were presented to the Maryvale Village Planning Committee on May 13, both failed unanimously. Residents raised concerns about the loss of open space, increased traffic and other impacts on nearby neighborhoods.
Rose said Vice Mayor Betty Guardado, who represents the Camelback Ranch area, worked with the Empire Group to amend its development plans.
"(It) provides the neighbors with pedestrian pathways and allows for the money that the ball teams will pay for the property owned by the city of Phoenix to the north of the Empire site to be used exclusively for improvements to public open space within District 5," Rose said.
Guardado said she takes village committee feedback "very seriously" and believes in letting the community "drive the conversation." She said amendments to the Empire Group's development plan helped officials, developers and residents to "meet in the middle."
The general plan amendment passed untouched. Alan Stephenson, Phoenix's planning and development director, said any rezoning to allow mixed-use development would still need to go through the Phoenix City Council and would require public hearings and community feedback.
"(The general plan amendment) does not come with any land use entitlements and zoning to do the mixed-use," he said. "That would be a future zoning case that would have to come forward to rezone the areas ... to allow that mixed-use to happen."
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Buckeye plane crash leaves 1 dead, 1 critically injured
Laura Daniella Sepulveda
Arizona Republic
One person died and another one was hospitalized following a small plane crash just outside of Buckeye Municipal Airport on Saturday morning, according to Buckeye Police.
According to a tweet from police, two passengers were inside the plane. One of them was pronounced dead on the scene and the other one was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board were investigating, police said.
No further details were available.
Reach breaking news reporter Laura Daniella Sepulveda at lsepulveda@lavozarizona.com or on Twitter @lauradNews.
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VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday released body-worn camera video recorded Friday that shows deputies follow a pair of carjacking suspects from Osteen to Deltona, arresting them near a Walmart.
According to a news release, a deputy on State Road 415 attempted to perform a traffic stop at around 3:30 p.m. of a gray Dodge Charger reportedly traveling 76 mph in a 45 mph zone, only for the vehicle to speed away.
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The occupants — identified by Sanford police as 27-year-old Javaris Jacques Manning and 23-year-old Quanterrius J. Lane — ran away from the car minutes later after deputies said it crashed into and toppled a minivan carrying two adults and a 2-year-old child who suffered minor injuries.
The men left behind an “AR-15-style rifle” in the passenger seat of the Dodge and witnesses said they ran north into a wooded area, the release states.
A thorough search of the area commenced, with K-9 units on the ground, a helicopter overhead and calls sent out to residents within a 2-mile radius, deputies said.
A resident called 911 around 6:15 p.m. to report seeing the men running through his yard, and deputies soon caught up with Lane and Manning as they ran toward the Walmart at SR-415 and Howland Boulevard.
Manning surrendered, deputies said, and Lane ran toward the store where he was tackled, held down and arrested moments later.
Both face charges resisting law enforcement without violence, with Manning facing an additional charge of fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement.
Deputies noted both men were charged separately by Sanford police with carjacking with a firearm, and Manning with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Lane and Manning were booked at the Volusia County jail, where Lane is held on $21,000 bond and Manning on $28,500 bond, deputies said.
Watch the takedown in the video player below.
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The parents of a teenager say he’s lucky to be alive after being hospitalized following an attack by a group of fellow students at a New Jersey school.
The beating at the 9th Grade Academy in Trenton happened June 14th of this week on what was the last day of school, the boy’s parents told NBC10 sister station Telemundo62 in an exclusive interview. Neither the boy nor the parents wished to be identified for fear of further reprisals.
The attack was caught on video and showed a group of students punching, kicking and stomping on the boy as he was on the ground and up against a chain-link fence.
The family shared images with Telemundo62 showing the teen wearing a neck brace at the hospital, with welts and bruises on his body, including a large welt on his forehead. “I feel bad watching everything they did to my son,” his mother said through tears.
After the attack, his mother said, her son also received two messages via Instagram that said the beating was just the beginning and that the perpetrators would kill the boy.
It’s unclear what prompted the attack, but the victim’s parents said he may have drawn the ire of other students because he regularly stands up for fellow Hispanic students who get mocked at the school.
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Trenton Public Schools, the district overseeing the 9th Grade Academy, said in an email that officials were working to identify the attackers and to send their information to the Trenton Police Department.
“We want justice because we don’t want other children to get hurt,” the boy’s father said. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/teen-beaten-by-group-of-students-at-trenton-school/3275190/ | 2022-06-18T19:07:10 | 0 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/teen-beaten-by-group-of-students-at-trenton-school/3275190/ |
Note: District 6 includes Guilford County and part of Forsyth County; District 10 includes all of Yadkin, Surry, Stokes, Rockingham, Lincoln, most of Catawba and Iredell and part of Forsyth counties; District 13 includes all of Davie, Davidson, Rowan, Randolph, Alamance, Caswell, Person and parts of Chatham and Lee and a small section of Iredell counties. These boundaries will change with the new Congress after the 2022 election.
WASHINGTON — Here’s a look at how area members of Congress voted recently.
U.S. House
Marine shipping: The House has passed the Ocean Shipping Reform Act. The bill would change Federal Maritime Commission practices, including requiring the Commission to review fines charged by common ocean carriers, and bar common ocean carriers from refusing to ship goods if they have adequate cargo space for the goods. The vote on Monday, June 13, was 369-42.
Not voting: U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-Denver, 10th District
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Yeas: U.S. Rep. Kathy Manning, D-Greensboro, 6th District; U.S. Rep. Ted Budd, R-Advance, 13th District
Vertical aviation: The House has passed the Advanced Aviation Infrastructure Modernization Act to authorize a $25 million Transportation Department pilot program for issuing grants to fund advanced air mobility infrastructure. Such infrastructure includes vertical airplane takeoff and landing facilities, known as vertiports. The vote on Monday, June 13, was 338-73.
Not voting: McHenry
Yeas: Budd, Manning
Police for Supreme Court relatives: The House has passed the Supreme Court Police Parity Act to authorize the Supreme Court Police force to provide protection for immediate relatives of justices if the court's marshal deems such protection necessary. The vote on Tuesday, June 14, was 396-27.
Yeas: McHenry, Budd, Manning
Wildlife conservation: The House has passed the Recovering America's Wildlife Act to provide about $1.4 billion of annual supplemental funding for Interior Department efforts to conserve plant and wildlife species, including endangered species. The vote on Tuesday, June 14, was 231-190.
Nays: McHenry, Budd
Yeas: Manning
Rural disasters: The House has passed the Small State and Rural Rescue Act to expand the role of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Small State and Rural Advocate office in reviewing requests for FEMA to provide disaster assistance. The vote on Tuesday, June 14, was 396-14.
Yeas: Manning, McHenry
Not voting: Budd
Race and finance: The House has passed the Federal Reserve Racial and Economic Equity Act. The bill would require the Federal Reserve to prioritize eliminating racial and ethnic economic disparities in its activities. The vote on Wednesday, June 15, was 215-207.
Nays: McHenry, Budd
Yeas: Manning
Sales of meat products: The House has passed the Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act. Among other measures, the bill would create the Office of the Special Investigator for Competition Matters at the Agriculture Department, and charge the investigative office with prosecuting violations of meatpacking and poultry marketing laws. The vote on Thursday, June 16, was 221-204.
Nays: McHenry, Budd
Yeas: Manning
U.S. Senate
Ambassador to Denmark: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Alan M. Leventhal to be the U.S. ambassador to Denmark. Leventhal is chairman and CEO of the office properties company Beacon Capital, and serves on the board of several Boston-area charities and universities. The vote on Wednesday, June 15, was 63-32.
Yeas: U.S. Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C.
Nays: U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C.
Veterans and toxic substances: The Senate has passed the Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act. The bill would take various measures to treat and record health problems in military veterans who were exposed to toxic substances during their time in the military, including the war in Iraq. The vote on Thursday, June 16, was 84-14.
Nays: Burr, Tillis
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Shreveport City Marshal confirmed dead after going overboard off boat near Destin, Florida
Shreveport City Marshall Charlie Caldwell has been confirmed dead after his body was discovered by a kayaker in the Gulf of Mexico.
Caldwell served Shreveport for over 14 years, during his time of service he was responsible for the daily routines of conducting the highest level of professionalism within his department.
Caldwell was known by the community for his bright smile and contagious laughter.
"When it was tough for me this brother encouraged me," Rodney Demery, TV host and narrator at Investigation Discovery posted to Facebook. "Little known fact; I am still a proud Shreveport City Marshal reservist. Sincere condolences to his family and the office he proudly commanded."
On June 16, Caldwell fell overboard into the ocean while off the coast of Destin, Florida. The U.S. Coast Guard confirmed his body was recovered.
Shreveport Police Department posted on Facebook, "Today our city has received awful news. We stand with our family at the Shreveport City Marshal's office and mourn the loss of City Marshal Charlie Caldwell."
Caldwell held a Master of Science degree in Criminal Justice from Bethel University as well as a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Wiley College. He graduated from Harvard Kennedy School.
"Marshal Caldwell and I came up through the ranks together," said Judge Brian Barber. "He was a great friend and leader. He will be greatly missed but never forgotten."
Caldwell was employed in law enforcement for over 25 years, five of those years with the Caddo Sheriff’s Office and then becoming a deputy with the Shreveport City Marshal Office, advancing to the elected position of City Marshal.
Jimmy Watson and Misty Castile contributed to this story.
Makenzie Boucher is a reporter with the Shreveport Times. Contact her at mboucher@gannett.com. | https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/2022/06/18/shreveport-city-marshall-confirmed-dead-after-boating-incident-florida-charlie-caldwell/7661734001/ | 2022-06-18T19:32:47 | 0 | https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/2022/06/18/shreveport-city-marshall-confirmed-dead-after-boating-incident-florida-charlie-caldwell/7661734001/ |
SAN FRANCISCO — A man with an “edged weapon" attacked passengers inside a San Francisco International Airport terminal on Friday, leaving three with cuts and scrapes before he was arrested, authorities said.
The man drove to the airport, went into the International Terminal, “walked around the departure terminal and pulled out an edged weapon” before attacking three men at about 6 p.m., police said.
The travelers were in the pre-security area when they were attacked, officials told ABC7.
Police officers arrived and arrested a man, whose name wasn't immediately released.
The victims were treated for minor injuries before continuing on their travels and other airport operations weren’t affected, officials said.
It wasn't clear if the suspect was a traveler and the motive for the attack was unknown, Russell Mackey said.
A KTVU-TV reporter who was covering the Golden State Warriors’ homecoming at the airport said a large knife was removed from the scene.
Other details weren't immediately available.
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DENVER — With Colorado staring down the threat of wildfires, the question comes up what are our homes made of and how much of a chance does it give us to survive a fire.
A new build is a chance to do things right, so we took a look at how new construction has changed in Colorado.
Greg Pixley, with Denver Fire, said the department regularly works with the city to make sure new developments are following fire and building codes to keep those buildings as safe as possible.
He said construction materials have become more efficient and financially friendly, by using smaller pieces of wood and steel. He also said that gives firefighters less time inside a burning home because that material can burn faster.
"Mass is a firefighter friend, larger the materials we use, larger stone, bricks, pieces of wood, gives us the ability to withstand a fire better and a better opportunity to rescue someone stuck inside," said Pixley.
He said a reliable building material is a brick. Pixley is talking about three to four layers of brick that can withstand fire better as well as weather like the weight of snow.
"Some of the buildings you see in downtown Denver," said Pixley, giving an example.
Firefighters know it's not always realistic when it comes to the cost of doing business, that's where building and fire codes become so important.
"Building codes are the marathon game," said Dr. Ian Giammanco, with the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety.
Dr. Giammanco said the right kind of roofing materials and non-combustible siding are being used and that's it's fortunate those materials are in the marketplace.
He did however say it's not being used in mass, in part because it's not always thought about.
"We've struggled across all natural hazards here in the United State to make sure we account for all those hazards, wildfires is one of those," he said.
Fire departments would like to have more conversations with builders and developers about building materials. Some cities and counties have building departments having those same conversations.
Those same talks are happening at a national level as well.
Giammanco said they were a part of a study that shows the cost of building a home with materials that meet wildfire code is comparable to building a home without them. Things did get expensive when it comes to retrofitting homes.
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STOCKTON, Calif. — A California Highway Patrol officer is recovering from minor injuries after allegedly being dragged by a woman suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol Saturday, the Stockton Police Department says in a Facebook post.
Around 2:04 a.m. Saturday, officers with the Stockton Police Department were called to the area of Center and Sonora Streets in downtown Stockton to help the CHP with a DUI traffic stop and investigation.
During the investigation, officers say 28-year-old Macee Myers attempted to drive her car from the DUI traffic stop, dragging a CHP officer with the car.
According to police, the woman eventually stopped the car and continued to resist prompting police to use force to take her into custody.
Myers was arrested and booked into San Joaquin County Jail on suspicion of obstructing or resisting a public officer, assault with a deadly weapon on a police officer -not a firearm- with great bodily injury likely, and felony DUI-alcohol.
Myers is being held on $405,000 bail and is scheduled to appear in San Joaquin County Court Tuesday.
The Stockton Police Department says the CHP suffered minor injuries after being dragged by the car.
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MILWAUKIE, Ore. — The suspect in a vehicle pursuit is dead after a confrontation with Oregon State Police troopers and Clackamas County deputies ended in gunfire near Milwaukie in the early hours of Saturday morning, according to sheriff's office officials.
The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office took to Twitter on Saturday, saying that the situation started as an attempted traffic stop around 1 a.m. that became a police pursuit. That ended at Southeast Railroad Avenue and Southeast Wood, near Milwaukie's business-industrial area.
Both Clackamas County deputies and troopers from OSP were involved in a shooting that ended with the suspect dead, the sheriff's office said.
Though the sheriff's office said that this was a shooting, it wasn't immediately clear who fired or how the shooting transpired. More information will come from the Clackamas County District Attorney's office next week, the sheriff's office said, after an autopsy on the suspect and more investigation into the circumstances of the shooting.
The immediate area of the shooting was shut down for several hours for the investigation, which is being led by the Clackamas Interagency Major Crimes Team and the D.A.'s office.
In late January, a Clackamas County deputy shot and killed 32-year-old Wesley Chance on I-205 in Portland after a pursuit that began near Gladstone. Armed with a handgun, Chance wrecked his car and tried to carjack other drivers before he was shot and killed by the officer, police said. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/milwaukie-officer-shooting-chase-clackamas-deputy/283-157ec71f-5c0e-4d12-aa0f-767455404f2d | 2022-06-18T19:49:19 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/milwaukie-officer-shooting-chase-clackamas-deputy/283-157ec71f-5c0e-4d12-aa0f-767455404f2d |
Juneteenth weekend kicks off with community festival featuring music, food, entertainment
CANTON — Live music, fresh food and small businesses filled Nimisilla Park on Saturday for the first day of the Stark County Juneteenth Community Festival.
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"Even though we're celebrating a trauma that happened in history, this is part of the healing process," said Crystal Smith, public relations director for the festival. "We want everyone to come together, for everyone to be involved from all different cultures throughout the city and throughout the county."
Juneteenth commemorates the end of the enslavement of African Americans in the United States. On June 19, 1865, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation declared all enslaved people free, Union soldiers arrived in Texas, the westernmost Confederate territory, and spread the news that slavery was over by executive decree.
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What is Juneteenth?
The day is considered the United States' second independence day and has been honored and celebrated since 1866. In June 2021, President Joe Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday.
Smith said that federal recognition brought a new level of interest and investment in the Stark County event, which has taken place annually for nearly 25 years.
"Organizations are just coming to us, they want to support us," Smith said. "I remember we were just struggling to find locals, now we have ... very large name organizations."
Which organizations were at the Stark County Juneteenth Community Festival?
Among the organizations at the festival was the Leila Green Alliance of Black School Educators. The group, made up of current and former educators, was giving out books to children and resources to parents.
"We had so many parents who want information about Juneteenth to share with their children on their children's level," President Yvonne Parks said. "And so we just built off of that and we have more info to give. It's just exciting because there is a renewed interest."
Another major element of the festival is the involvement from local small businesses. Angenita Daniels, a local crafter, sells hand-painted items and fabric goods with her daughter.
"We just wanted to support the event and help commemorate the day and the meaning behind the day and just support Black businesses," Daniels said.
The festival continues at Nimisilla Park from noon to 6 p.m. today and will include performances from local bands, a drum circle, a gospel concert and Father's Day events.
Sam Zern can be reached at szern@cantonrep.com or 330-580-8322. You can also find her on Twitter at @sam_zern. | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/stark-county/2022/06/18/stark-county-juneteenth-community-festival/7612844001/ | 2022-06-18T19:53:07 | 1 | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/stark-county/2022/06/18/stark-county-juneteenth-community-festival/7612844001/ |
Pima County and the city of Tucson are approaching the next fiscal year with financially steady budgets, but a continuing struggle to retain and hire employees could hamper the key services the governments provide.
In May, the city reported an overall vacancy rate of about 12%, while the county experienced a 16% rate of unfilled positions, according to data from both jurisdictions.
A variety of factors — from inflation rates not seen since the 1980s, soaring gas prices and insufficient pay — are compounding the ongoing trend of the region’s local governments struggling to maintain a steady employment base.
Both governments are addressing the employment issue amid the laborious task of finalizing budgets for the upcoming fiscal year, which often outlines a compensation plan for employees.
The city’s already adopted a $2 billion budget for fiscal year 2023 that includes giving every city worker a flat-rate $2,013 raise and 3% raises for fire department employees (due to their unique pay structure) at an estimated total cost of about $14.6 million.
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While the county’s set a $1.9 billion cap on its budget, it’s delayed the final adoption of next year’s spending plan as the Board of Supervisors has yet to agree on a compensation package, balancing the need to increase current pay while being able to afford a solid employment base over time. The board will make a final compensation decision at its meeting Tuesday, June 21.
“We may have a good fund balance right now. But given everything I'm seeing change in the economy worldwide — supply chain issues and life coming out of COVID — now is not the time to decrease all of our fund balances when we're going to such a time of uncertainty,” County Administrator Jan Lesher said.
Budget needs versus staffing needs
Before the Board of Supervisors was set to hear a compensation proposal Supervisor Matt Heinz put on the board’s May 17 agenda, dozens of county employees submitted comments asking the board to approve the raises. The proposal included an 8.5% raise for those making $52,000 or less a year, with lower percentage increases for those earning more.
One employee wrote: “as a single parent that works for the county 40 hours a week (not remote), this has been the most challenging time in my entire working career.” Another comment read: “We, all of Pima County, are suffering and this would help us to be able to put food on our tables and pay our bills.”
Carolina Gray, a paralegal at the Public Defender’s Office, was one of the dozens who wrote to the board. As a single mother, she lives with her three kids at her parents’ house but is struggling to find her own residence in Tucson’s volatile housing market and with a $21.40 hourly pay rate.
“I either pay for a vehicle to get me to work or buy a house. It's either one, I cannot be paying both,” she said. “I love my job. I love helping the people, the clients. The economic situation is what makes it hard.”
Supervisors and county administration have submitted eight different formulas outlaying cost of living adjustments for further financial analysis. The board couldn’t agree on a single package at its June 7 meeting, delaying final budget adoption to July 5.
After analyzing the economic impact of the eight scenarios, Lesher is recommending the board adopt a compensation package Supervisor Adelita Grijalva threw into the mix: an 8.5% raise for those making $35,000 a year or less, 5% for those making $35,001-$75,000, 3% for those making $75,001-$150,000 and 1% for those making more than $150,001.
It’s the option that costs the least amount above Lesher’s original compensation plan which would cost about $18.5 million. The new proposed raises would go $690,225 beyond the tentative budget, which will require cuts elsewhere, but Lesher said “we can find that without doing irreparable harm to some of the departments.”
Grijalva said she sympathizes with the financial constraints county employees are facing, but implementing an exhaustive pay increase could cause more harm down the line.
“The increases are hitting everybody, and I wish we could do more … But I also don't want to say to these employees, ‘Here you go, we're gonna go super aggressive, and we're going to exhaust every carry forward (fund) we have,’ and then next year, or the year after that, we'll have to cut jobs.”
Each of the proposed raises assumes about $5 million worth of vacancy savings, or money saved by not filling a position, to go toward funding them.
The county’s department heads have expressed the need for more staffing to complete the core tasks they carry out. Saving money by leaving positions unfilled is often a last-minute effort to balance a budget, but it can compound staffing issues local jurisdictions already face.
“Some of our departments that have been running at 25-30% vacancy for a year, you may have a position or two to give up ... just because a position has always existed doesn't mean it will exist in perpetuity,” Lesher said of cutting positions to free up funding. “What we don't want to do is get in a position where you may be earning more, but you're now doing the job of two. That's not appropriate either.”
The impact of low staffing
Last year, Tucson implemented the largest compensation package for employees in the city’s history, spending around $30 million to bring employees’ salaries up to market rates, or, compensation comparable to what similar positions around the state make.
City Manager Michael Ortega called it a “catch-up year” to bring city employees’ salaries up to speed.
Vacancy savings were used to fund the raises, Ortega said, “because even with the modeling that we prepared, it was clear that we would not be able to fill all of the vacancies that we had on the books.”
But similar to Pima County, recruitment and retention remains an ongoing struggle for the city.
Key city departments are experiencing high vacancy rates, including public safety communications at 18% vacancy and information technology at 25%. The city’s Environmental and General Services Department, tasked with maintaining air quality, groundwater and industrial waste discharge permits, is at a 22% vacancy rate.
When Elsa Quijada, the city’s human resources director, spoke with city council about the annual compensation plan at its May 19 meeting, she expressed how city workers are feeling the impact of vacant positions.
“It was very enlightening for us to speak to our employees and hear those concerns, how burnt out they are, the additional work that they're picking up because of those vacancies,” Quijada told the board. “We're going to target specific areas where we can focus on recruiting efforts to really enhance those positions because it is very concerning. It's impacting life-work balance.”
When the county held its annual budget hearings in mid-May, where each department addresses the board on challenges and accomplishments experienced throughout the year, many department heads expressed the need for more staffing.
Pima County Human Resources Director Cathy Bohland told the board that from April 2021 to March 2022, the county lost 1,533 employees with a 23% turnover rate.
Pima County Recorder Gabriella Cazares-Kelly, whose department had a 28% vacancy rate in May, told the board “challenges in the recording side have been mostly related to staffing” and that “pay is not currently reflective of the demand of the position.”
Dean Brault, director of Public Defense Services, told the board: “We've been dangerously close to not having enough lawyers to be able to have a lawyer for everybody for every case that comes up.”
The great resignation
Both Lesher and Ortega point to national trends like the “great resignation” phenomenon, where mass numbers of employees have left their jobs as priorities shifted throughout the pandemic, and the “silver tsunami,” where an increasing number of workers are reaching retirement age.
“We're an employer, like everybody else who's getting hit with the impacts of the great resignation. And it's hard to hire people,” Lesher said. “I think that these days, I don't think everyone understands what government does or they don't necessarily look for careers in public service.”
Ortega said while the city is doing well financially, the national employment trends taking place are outside one local jurisdiction’s control.
“There are factors that are outside of just Tucson, Arizona,” he said. “It's not just pay, but it's the supply and demand, if you will, the availability of people to do these fundamental and basic public service type jobs and roles going into the future.”
When it comes to pay, competition with the private sector has been a long-standing issue for local governments that work with limited financial leeway while pay raises are subject to lengthy approval processes. For private sector workers, the year-over-year growth in hourly wages in the past four quarters has exceeded the wages for state and local governments by the largest margin on record, according to an analysis by the Pew Research Center.
“We probably have pockets of employees in different areas of the city and the county … that we are not going to be able to compete with the private sector,” Councilmember Steve Kozachik said. “That means that those of us who are looking at public sector employees have got to be offering some of the things that are more creative and flexible in the workplace.”
Both the city and county have adopted strategies to recruit workers, such as providing tuition reimbursement programs and more flexible work hours.
And both are taking advantage of a wide array of online recruitment tools, such as Indeed and LinkedIn.
According to Bohland from the county, thorough recruitment efforts have led to 9,945 applications to work for the city from January to April, a 43% increase from the time frame as last year.
Both the county and city are sitting in solid financial places, partly due to hundreds of millions worth of COVID-19 relief dollars funneled through the federal government. But the relief from those one-time disbursements is temporary.
Those dollars won’t show up in future budget cycles, spurring both governments to begin efforts to draw up long-term compensation and benefit plans.
“We're hearing that our employees, like their counterparts in the private sector, are struggling with the high cost of living … employees, and all workers in this area, are dealing with it,” said Supervisor Rex Scott. “That’s why we're looking at enhanced parental leave, tuition reimbursement, some of the other things we're doing to try and be seen as an employer of choice in Southern Arizona. But salary and benefits are always the bottom line for anybody.”
“The rising tide lifts all boats”
Although both jurisdictions are searching for the same pool of candidates for work in the public sector, the city and county are beginning to work together to address the hiring challenge.
Lesher said plans are in the works with other local governments, including Tucson, to create an online portal that will direct applicants to the public sector job best suited for them, regardless of the jurisdiction.
The county administrator said transferring personnel across organizations is another idea. For example, if a promoted position in the city is full, an employee could take the same position in the county.
“The managers of the four largest incorporated jurisdictions and I meet every other week. Part of what we're talking about is…how do we make sure that we're not stealing from each other, but that we're complementing each other?” Lesher said.
Kozachik is also a proponent of cross-jurisdictional collaboration.
“We have to do this together. We can't be competing against the county, and they can't be competing against us,” he said. “Because the rising tide lifts all boats, and when they're successful, we're successful. And the reverse is true as well.”
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For so long, we could excuse Tucson's flaws because it was cheap and easy to live here.
The roads sucked, but you could afford a house.
The pay was low, but so were the rents.
The schools were so-so, but the taxes were manageable.
Now Tucson isn't cheap anymore, and this seems to be changing the bargain made by many residents. If this metro area can't give us cheap living, then it owes us more of the services, amenities and opportunities that other American cities take for granted.
This occurred to me a couple of weeks ago when I was sitting in my parents' living room in a senior complex near the neighborhood in Minneapolis where I grew up. What stunned me was seeing before-and-after photos of that precise street from just eight years ago compared to now.
Eight years ago, the street was more or less as it had been when I grew up — a desolate road with one-story light industrial buildings in the shadow of towering grain elevators along railroad tracks. I recall exploring the area with friends as a kid, coming across a huge pool of oil, throwing rocks in to figure out how deep it was, and deciding it was bottomless.
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Today the transformation of that area is stunning. A half mile of the street is lined with apartment buildings from four to 10 stories tall. Trees are growing along the sidewalks. There's a good-sized grocery store. It's an all-new neighborhood from practically nothing.
While this area is an especially dramatic example, Minneapolis changed zoning laws in 2018 in a way that encouraged the construction of more apartments, and they've sprung up everywhere. In part as a result of this increasing supply, rents in Minneapolis stabilized as they were skyrocketing around the country.
If they can have that, why can't we?
Ideas become reality
Now, people will rightfully protest that Minneapolis and Tucson are very different cities. Yes, they are.
The Twin Cities are a regional hub with a metro population around 3.5 million — closer in scale to the Phoenix metro area. They also house both the main state university and the state Capitol, as well as many big, old, successful businesses like 3M. Compared to Tucson, the place is rich.
But that doesn't mean we can't take lessons or explore the contrasts. I've gone back to the Twin Cities a lot lately for family reasons, and what has struck me is how things seem to get done there. Ideas become reality readily rather than dragging on or dying out as they often do here.
If they want a new stadium or a light-rail line, it happens.
We in Tucson, on the other hand, have a very mixed record.
The project that sticks in my craw is the redevelopment of the so-called Arena Site on the western edge of downtown, on the east side of the I-10 frontage road and south of West Congress. In 2009 the city chose it as the site of a proposed new arena, eventually designed like the shell of a desert tortoise — a cool idea.
It didn't happen, but the name "Arena Site" stuck, even as the existing Tucson Convention Center arena was revamped instead. For a few years, Greyhound had a temporary station on this site. In 2014, the Rio Nuevo board considered two proposals to develop it, one by Allan Norville's Nor-generations LLC and one by Ron Schwabe's Peach Properties.
Both were "mixed-use" projects, and Norville's included a hotel, apartments, a parking structure, plaza and museum. I wrote a column in advance of the vote noting that Norville did not have a good record of getting things done, whereas Schwabe did. Norville's bid won anyway, thanks to lopsided scoring by a single board member that assured the outcome.
Eight years later, the Arena Site is still empty. The Rio Nuevo board sued Nor-generations over the inaction in 2020, and early this year came to a settlement under which the company paid Rio Nuevo $1.3 million.
Nor-generations attorney Pat Lopez told me the company struggled with changing requests for the property, then the pandemic. Now it is looking to sell half the property to a new buyer who would develop it with the support of — you guessed it — Rio Nuevo.
So, in the same eight years it took to build a half-mile of apartments on both sides of that street in Minneapolis, nothing happened on those 8½ acres next to downtown Tucson.
Failures, successes
Any of us could go on to list other annoying examples of Tucson projects that didn't happen or barely crawled along. My other favorite is the Grant Road reconstruction, which as far as I can tell my unborn grandchildren will be complaining about.
But it is unfair to just note Tucson's failures. We have occasionally succeeded at big accomplishments. The streetcar is done and unleashed massive development. The Chuck Huckelberry Loop is a booming success. Water regularly flows in the Santa Cruz now thanks to city and county efforts.
Rio Nuevo itself has gone from a boondoggle to, on balance, a success, facilitating the redevelopment not just of the downtown area but also of East Broadway.
So we are sometimes able to carry out our big dreams. Nowadays, though, sometimes doesn't seem good enough.
Local radio host and Menlo Park Neighborhood Association president Zach Yentzer says he senses a "restlessness" in Tucson that he didn't sense a few years ago "for more abundant housing, better job opportunities and career mobility, and quality of life issues like addressing rising crime and homelessness."
At first, when I heard saw him say this on Twitter, I thought he was high on his own supply. That is, since Yentzer is restless, he surrounds himself with similarly restless people and sees it as more widespread than it really is. Plus, he acknowledged that he's considering a run for office, so embracing "restlessness" for change could be a political platform.
Still the timing makes sense: Murders, homelessness and especially housing affordability are at unprecedented highs. And he isn't alone. Lots of Tucson's young adults lived through the shock of the Great Recession, the pandemic and today's housing affordability crisis and want something better.
"I think there’s a lot of Tucsonans who are ready to see our community really prosper, really grow," said Vanessa Gallego, a recycling company operator who chairs the city's commission on climate, energy and sustainability.
She told me she's been on the wrong side of the peaks and valleys of the housing market since 2006 and now finds herself priced out again.
"COVID lit this vision. With that change, we all started thinking about our lives, our community our spaces. We want change, and we want to change our communities."
Do more, faster
So if we're not going to be cheap, then we've got to be good. That means fixing our existing problems, of course.
We're trying to fix Tucson's roads by passing Prop. 411, the 10-year extension of a half-cent sales tax. And Mayor Regina Romero's Million Trees Initiative is attempting to address the warming climate by planting trees to help cool Tucson's hottest neighborhoods.
But beyond solving problems, the new deal also requires going farther and accomplishing big things.
Yentzer, who also leads the group Tucson Young Professionals, has been promoting Tucson as the "Space City of the Southwest." He's not the first to note our local expertise in the areas of space, optics and astronomy, of course, but he thinks we should go further than we have.
"This could revolutionize Tucson," he said. "I’m just not sure we’re ready to embrace it."
Justin Williams, who launched Startup Tucson and has been involved in high-tech economic development for years, intrigued me with his explanation of what really drives wealth in American cities. In short, it's innovation, he says. We don't get richer by catering to the parochial concerns of traditional small businesses like restaurants and tire shops, he said.
"The advocacy of a small business chamber in any given town is to lower taxes and deregulate the A-frame signs that they use to drive traffic into their businesses," he said. "None of that matters."
It's education and innovation that matters for building local wealth, he said. Traditional small businesses will rise or fall with that wealth. And, believe it or not, dense development helps. Density, he said, "creates exchange of ideas," which, along with education, drives innovation.
Tucson has, of course, created some of that by establishing the streetcar and easing the development that followed. We need to do more, faster.
Now that Tucson is expensive, the old deal is off.
Contact columnist Tim Steller at tsteller@tucson.com or 520-807-7789. On Twitter: @senyorreporter | https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/tim-stellers-column-tucsonans-demand-more-as-cheap-housing-disappears/article_495753d2-ede4-11ec-b72d-5b1a7482051d.html | 2022-06-18T19:54:27 | 1 | https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/tim-stellers-column-tucsonans-demand-more-as-cheap-housing-disappears/article_495753d2-ede4-11ec-b72d-5b1a7482051d.html |
Washington Street Tap Room is now pouring craft beer in downtown Valparaiso.
The craft beer bar opened at 11 Washington St., celebrating with a grand opening with the Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce last week.
"The Washington Street Tap Room is a new gather and entertainment establishment which further expands citizens' choices to dine downtown," Valpo Chamber of Commerce President Rex Richards said. "Valparaiso has become a dining destination in Northwest Indiana."
Washington Street Tap Room offers a selection of more than 60 beers. It has the slogan "Indiana, Independent, Education, Beer."
It serves a rotating tap of craft beers from craft breweries, including local breweries like The Chesterton Brewery and Ironwood Brewery in Valparaiso. It also serves beer from Hoosier breweries like Peoples Brewing in Lafayette; Hop River, Trubble Brewing, and Mad Anthony Brewing in Fort Wayne; and Metazoa, Black Acre and St. Joseph Brewery in Indianapolis.
The taproom also has beer in a variety of styles from breweries like Surly Brewing in Minnesota and Chimay and Brasserie Fantome in Belgium.
The highly curated selection includes brews from smaller microbreweries like Hoosier Brewing Company in Greenwood, Lawson's Finest Liquids in Vermont and Grand Strand Brewing Company in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. It's constantly offering new beers, updating its current roster on social media.
Washington Street Tap Room is currently open 3-10 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 12-10 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 12-6 p.m. Sunday.
For more information, find the business on Facebook or Twitter.
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The revived Lynn’s Furniture & Mattress plans to open a big-box store in the Highland Grove Shopping Center about a mile north of where it used to have a store in Schererville.
A drive from Gary east along the South Shore Line, where "we are in full-bore construction mode" provides the most evident example of the confluence of several efforts in 2022. | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/washington-street-tap-room-pouring-craft-beer-in-downtown-valpo/article_b7cb7d87-6ebe-5805-adc8-d99cf705acac.html | 2022-06-18T19:56:09 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/washington-street-tap-room-pouring-craft-beer-in-downtown-valpo/article_b7cb7d87-6ebe-5805-adc8-d99cf705acac.html |
CROWN POINT — During a Monday night Plan Commission meeting, the Crown Point Community School Corp. presented two construction projects, which impact Robert A. Taft and Col. Wheeler middle schools.
In late 2020, the school district announced plans to build a new, larger Taft Middle School in Winfield. Construction at the 98.25-acre site at 12408 Gibson St. is underway and slated to be completed before the 2023-24 school year.
The current Taft Middle School, located at 1000 S. Main St., will be transformed into an administrative building and alternative learning center. Built in 1954 as a seven-classroom elementary school, Taft currently serves about 1,100 students. The new Taft will expand to a population of 1,500 and will feature two gyms, a performing arts wing, media center and more than 30 classrooms.
Classes will continue in the current Taft building until spring 2023.
Construction on the new administrative building at that location will start with the demolition of the property's rear parking lot, located on the southern part of the campus. The school district hopes to complete the demolition this summer and then begin construction on a new building which will be completed in summer 2023.
In June 2023, the southern portion of the existing Taft building will also be demolished. The northernmost section will be renovated and used for programs like Birth to School and 18-22 Transition to Adulthood.
The Taft project includes additional parking lots, bringing the location's total to 284 spaces.
The new administrative building will stand 41 feet tall, meaning the developers will likely need to request a height variance as plans are finalized. The Plan Commission unanimously approved the site development plan, contingent on the approval of the height variance.
Under the current plan, the existing soccer fields, tennis courts and track and football field will remain. The entire project is scheduled to be completed in 2024.
The Plan Commission also unanimously approved a site development plan for Wheeler Middle School. Opened in 2007, the school sits at 401 W. Joliet St., next to the Crown Point Learning Center. A proposed auditorium would connect the two buildings, replacing the current driveway. The project would include the creation of a new driveway on the west side of the property and an additional stormwater detention basin located near Harrington Avenue.
Wheeler's additions are also scheduled to be completed in 2024.
A new administrative building will be constructed at the current Taft Middle School. A new Taft Middle School is slated to open in Winfield by fall 2023. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/crown-point/two-crown-point-schools-preparing-for-construction-projects/article_5c6908d7-b09b-5c5f-b1f7-30fc93f25312.html | 2022-06-18T19:56:15 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/crown-point/two-crown-point-schools-preparing-for-construction-projects/article_5c6908d7-b09b-5c5f-b1f7-30fc93f25312.html |
MERRILLVILLE — Construction of the Pawsville Dog Park won’t happen as early as expected, but officials continue planning for the facility.
Town Councilman Jeff Minchuk, D-3rd, said he hoped to break ground for the project this summer or fall, but that will be delayed as the dog park committee examines funding sources for the project.
“It is going to happen,” Minchuk said. “It’s something near and dear to our hearts. Everybody wants to see it — it’s just going to take a little time."
An initial proposal for the site at 73rd Avenue and Broadway includes areas for large and small dogs, a dog rinse station, an overlook shelter area and a parking lot. The cost estimate for the work is about $1.8 million.
“Right now, the cost of supplies is just skyrocketing,” Minchuk said.
He said the $1.8 million figure is more than town officials anticipated, and the dog park committee pursued value engineering to bring the cost down.
Matt Lake, executive director of the Merrillville Stormwater Utility, said that by adjusting some amenities for the project, the estimated cost dropped to about $844,000.
Although some amenities from the initial plan have been changed, they could be added to the project in future phases, said Lake, a member of the dog park committee.
He said town officials want to ensure there are enough amenities at the site while keeping the cost down. It’s also important to make sure the park is aesthetically pleasing because of its location at 73rd Avenue and Broadway.
As planning continues for the dog park, the town could start a sponsorship campaign in which residents, businesses and other entities could provide financial support to the project.
The town had a similar campaign for the Dean and Barbara White Community Center, and it received significant contributions.
Town Council President Rick Bella, D-5th, suggested Merrillville also investigate potential grants for the dog park.
“We’re looking at a bunch of things right now,” Minchuk said.
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Merrillville High School students plant community garden
Merrillville High School students plant community garden
Merrillville High School students plant community garden
Merrillville High School students plant community garden
Merrillville High School students plant community garden
Merrillville High School students plant community garden
Merrillville High School students plant community garden
It's common for officers to accrue comp time, vacation hours and overtime throughout their careers, which can result in them “getting paid for, in some cases, months” after they leave Merrillville.
The Town Council will soon meet with the Code Enforcement Department to discuss instances in which existing ordinances aren’t strong enough and issues that aren’t currently covered in town code.
The Town Council had been contemplating a $5 million bond issue that could have been used for a new public safety facility to serve the south side of town as well as infrastructure work.
The school seeks to educate individuals 18 and older to become a certified nurse assistant (CNA) and eventually a nurse, Merrillville Planning and Building Director Sheila Shine said.
If the ordinance advances, the town would establish a fund for money to be deposited, and HOAs would determine how money would be spent in common areas.
An initial proposal for the site at 73rd Avenue and Broadway includes areas for large and small dogs, a dog rinse station, an overlook shelter and parking. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/merrillville/merrillville-dog-park-remains-on-track/article_f1957135-ae34-5359-9bd7-dfa599dfc393.html | 2022-06-18T19:56:21 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/merrillville/merrillville-dog-park-remains-on-track/article_f1957135-ae34-5359-9bd7-dfa599dfc393.html |
The Fort Wayne Police Department said the 48-year-old woman who went missing Friday morning has been found safe.
Trina Banks was last seen about 10:30 a.m. Friday at Lakeside Park.
Banks walks with a cane and has a condition requiring prescribed medications. Her cane and medicine were left at the park.
No further information about her return was provided. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/police-fire/fort-wayne-missing-woman-found/article_6c32d1a8-eeaa-11ec-b2c6-ab48188836f0.html | 2022-06-18T20:10:26 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/police-fire/fort-wayne-missing-woman-found/article_6c32d1a8-eeaa-11ec-b2c6-ab48188836f0.html |
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Beware of the orange flame
Have you ever noticed the flames on your gas stove turning orange? Las Cruces Utilities Natural Gas and Energy Office Manager, Deborah Hurst noticed a sudden change in flame color one weekend. That Monday she brought up her concern with an LCU natural gas supervisor.
Not because she is an employee, but as an LCU customer Hurst was able to quickly get a technician out for a free inspection of her natural gas line and appliances. The natural gas technician had seen similar issues from other LCU customers calling the dispatch line because they had noticed an orange flame appearing on their stove.
Through research, the LCU technician was able to determine that the common contributing factor was too much humidity in the air, which creates these irregular orange flames on natural gas appliances. The technician then opened all windows and doors inside the house to see if that would make a difference. Within five minutes of doing so, the humidity in the house dropped 20% and the flame was completely blue.
After finding the solution of the sudden flame change, the LCU natural gas technician then took the time to re-light the pilot and checked all gas utilities and gas pressure in the home. Hurst was extremely pleased with the customer service she received and the extra steps that were taken to make sure there were no further issues in her home.
“In addition to providing natural gas to our customers, we also make house calls to our customers and check appliances to make sure everything is on and running as it should,” said LCU Natural Gas and Energy Deputy Director Lucio Garcia.
One major find from this customer success story is the fact that not a lot of people know what the color of their flames mean. LCU pointed out that a blue flame, the hottest and best flame to have, indicates that there are no combustibles around the flame or in the air to burn off. An orange flame means the gas is not burning correctly, there may be combustibles around or in the air, it could show signs of high humidity in the home, or there is carbon in the air that is being burned in the flame. An orange flame is a warning sign that you should call LCU to get a professional out to assess the situation.
Like Hurst, a lot of LCU customers were pleasantly surprised with the quick response, and the complimentary services provided by the City-owned utility. Going above and beyond to meet customer satisfaction is one of the top goals and missions for LCU and their service crews. LCU wants to make sure that anyone who needs assistance knows they can call Utilities Dispatch and get assistance. Not only are they there to solve gas issues in the home, but they can also do pre-checks, pilot re-lighting, check all gas appliances and check for carbon monoxide.
Today is the day to call LCU to get your complimentary home “checkup” and make sure all your gas appliances are running to the most efficient capacity as possible.
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Keep reading:DASO says it won't deliver subpoenas for district attorney. Here's what we know. | https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/local/community/2022/06/18/beware-of-the-orange-flame/65361821007/ | 2022-06-18T20:14:55 | 0 | https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/local/community/2022/06/18/beware-of-the-orange-flame/65361821007/ |
'Remember a Legacy:' Here's how Las Cruces is recognizing Juneteenth
LAS CRUCES - This year's Juneteenth festivities kicked off Tuesday with a week-long jazz arts festival, and were accompanied by New Mexico State University's celebration of the new holiday on Friday.
On the stage outside Corbett Center Student Union, students and community members gathered for an evening of music, poetry, speakers and more.
Juneteenth commemorates news of the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the United States reaching Galveston, Texas, in the 19th century. It became an official federal holiday in 2020 when President Joe Biden signed legislation in the wake of several Black citizens being killed by police and the social justice movements that followed.
NMSU themed this year's Juneteenth celebration "Remember a Legacy to Continue the Journey.”
Patrick Turner, NMSU associate provost of student success and one of the event's main coordinators, said the students felt passionate about this year's theme.
"There's a legacy that we have to continue to remember and be motivated and inspired by in order for us to continue moving forward," Turner said. "But there's still a lot of work that needs to be done."
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Turner said he hoped the event at NMSU would create a fun environment and bring people together despite different backgrounds and walks of life.
"When we talk about diversity and equity inclusion, it's not a Black issue. It's not a Hispanic issue, it's not a Native problem: it's something that you care about: human rights," he said.
Friday's celebration included guest speakers such as NMSU General Counsel Roy Collins III, who is from Galveston, Texas. Collins prepared a small history lesson on Juneteenth to educate the community.
President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1862, which mandated the freeing enslaved people on Jan. 1, 1863. News of this edict reached Galveston in mid June 1865.
Collins said his family arrived to Galveston — an island city southeast of Houston — after the end of the American Civil War. For generations, his family has been involved in Galveston's celebrations of June 19.
"The country has to be reminded and we as a nation have a really short memory," Collins said.
NMSU's program also included a Wontananda West African drum and dance by performers N'Faly Drame, Deollo Johnson and Fred Simpson. The group invited attendees to join on stage to learn the traditional African dances.
Drame, Johnson, and Simpson taught a West African dance course at NMSU last year.
The event continued with more live music and a poetry reading before a somber conclusion — a vigil and moment of silence for the people of color who've lost their lives due to discrimination in the United States, including George Floyd and the victims from the Buffalo supermarket mass shooting on May 14. Organizers and attendees chanted "Black and brown lives matter" after each name.
Jazz arts festival
Separate from the NMSU event, Las Cruces is host to the second New Mexico Juneteenth Jazz Arts Festival, featuring several events, held virtually and in person.
One of those events was a jazz improvisation workshop held Friday afternoon in the Doña Ana Arts Council building. Festival organizer and New Mexico Music Commissioner Derrick Lee, along with fellow jazz musicians, performed for guests while teaching them about jazz music.
This year's jazz festival, which combined seminars on Juneteenth history with Jazz education and concerts, is the first one held in person.
"I just really want to contribute to the community and raise awareness about Juneteenth," Lee said.
The jazz festival continues through Sunday, June 19, with free shows at Plaza de Las Cruces all afternoon followed by a concert inside the Rio Grande Theatre downtown.
Annya Loya can be reached at aloyaorduno@lcsun-news.com or @annyaloya on Twitter. | https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/local/las-cruces/2022/06/18/nmsu-and-jazz-arts-festival-recognize-juneteenth/65361803007/ | 2022-06-18T20:14:56 | 0 | https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/local/las-cruces/2022/06/18/nmsu-and-jazz-arts-festival-recognize-juneteenth/65361803007/ |
In the parking lot of the Bethlehem Temple of Kenosha, 2528 Roosevelt Road, the Rev. Galen Nelson was busy grilling under a perfectly clear Saturday sky, making enough ribs, brats and hotdogs for over 130 people during the church’s Community Day event.
Guests could enjoy free food in the shade, with games and a bouncy castle available for families and kids. Tables of free clothing were also available for those in need, ranging from baby clothes to women’s heels.
Nelson, the chair of the church’s outreach and evangelism missionary team, said that the event was just another part of their efforts to reach out and support the community, such as the gas giveaway they had hosted last month.
“People are in need, they need food, they need clothes,” Nelson said. “You have to take care of the natural needs.”
Nelson said it was important for churches to help people with their practical problems, not just spiritual ones.
“Preaching is for the inside of a church; people have problems outside the walls,” Nelson said. “Even here, we can get so sidetracked by the preaching part, but when people walk out the door, they still have problems.”
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Those “outside” problems have only gotten worse as gas and grocery prices have risen. Nelson said they want to help in the community in any way possible, whether as a meeting place for community events, a vaccination center or, as it was Saturday, a place to get a meal and enjoy others’ company.
“Our goal is to be engaged with the community,” Nelson said. “Whatever it can be, we’re not just here to entertain ourselves.”
The church takes a “no-questions asked” approach to its aid, Nelson said. Regardless of people’s motives, he promised to help to anyone who asked.
“We even feed the mailman when he comes,” Nelson said, laughing.
More information on the church’s future events can be found on the Bethlehem Temple of Kenosha Facebook page. | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/community-day-local-church-offers-free-food-clothing-to-community/article_831d6aec-ef2f-11ec-a628-57000b0e9ba2.html | 2022-06-18T20:28:59 | 1 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/community-day-local-church-offers-free-food-clothing-to-community/article_831d6aec-ef2f-11ec-a628-57000b0e9ba2.html |
The Spirit Lake Tribe has signed a law enforcement agreement with the North Dakota Highway Patrol, the second such pact in the state.
Tribal and state officials on Tuesday signed the memorandum of understanding in Bismarck.
Patrol Sgt. Jenna Clawson Huibregtse said the mutual aid agreement is similar to the one with the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, which inked its pact last fall.
The agreements are intended to improve law enforcement responses on and around American Indian reservations, allowing the closest available officer to respond, regardless of jurisdiction.
"This allows us to assist each other on and near tribal lands but does not expand arrest authority," Clawson Huibregtse said.
Historically, 911 dispatchers have asked reservation-area callers if they are enrolled tribal members or not to help determine jurisdiction, but the question can feel discriminatory. Under the agreements, that determination is essentially left until after the emergency is under control.
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The 2021 Legislature passed a law for mutual aid between tribal police and state and local law enforcement agencies, which Clawson Huibregtse said ensures the agreement is "100% mutual."
Spirit Lake has always had federal Bureau of Indian Affairs and FBI law enforcement services "with at least some presence at some time," according to Tribal Court Chief Judge Joe Vetsch.
Earlier this year, Spirit Lake signed cross-deputization and special law enforcement commission agreements with the Lake Region Narcotics Task Force, the state Bureau of Criminal Investigation and the sheriffs' departments of Benson, Eddy and Ramsey counties, he said.
The most active is Benson County, "mostly because such a large part of the reservation is in Benson County," Vetsch said.
Spirit Lake Tribal Chairman Douglas Yankton said the mere presence of law enforcement hinders criminal behavior such as drug and human trafficking.
Troopers will be trained on the agreement next week and will receive a cultural awareness training at the same time, Clawson Huibregtse said.
Reach Jack Dura at 701-250-8225 or jack.dura@bismarcktribune.com. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/tribal-news/2nd-tribal-nation-signs-pact-with-north-dakota-highway-patrol/article_7842d5a8-e7fa-11ec-bdaf-d7b8f5dcd362.html | 2022-06-18T20:31:42 | 1 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/tribal-news/2nd-tribal-nation-signs-pact-with-north-dakota-highway-patrol/article_7842d5a8-e7fa-11ec-bdaf-d7b8f5dcd362.html |
Natalie Kovarik sat at a picnic table on Wednesday at David Street Station, eating ice cream as the wind whipped through Casper and threatened to take her oldest son’s cowboy hat.
Kovarik looked down at her phone through the bright sun, scrolling through Instagram messages and comments, trying to answer as many as she could before she had to head over to the Ford Wyoming Center for the second night of performances.
She’s a rancher, and a mom to three, but in the last two years she’s taken on another job — influencer. Kovarik typically documents her daily life on her family’s central Nebraska cattle ranch, or makes posts debunking common misconceptions about agriculture to her 101,000 followers.
"It can be stressful, but I love to create," she said. "It's not so much about balancing everything as it is making a priority list."
Since 2019, Visit Casper has paid influencers to promote the CNFR before, during and after the rodeo. This year, Kovarik is one of four working with the tourism board to create content about the event and all the other things visitors can do in Casper.
Visit Casper is spending a total of $13,219 on influencer marketing for this year’s CNFR, spokesperson Tia Troy said. Since they started using influencers, Troy said, they’ve seen an uptick in ticket sales for the event, though she didn’t have concrete numbers to say just how much of an increase the campaign has caused.
Troy said they reach out to Western-focused influencers around three months before the CNFR. According to Kovarik, many of her active followers also work in agriculture, though there are plenty of others who are learning about the industry for the first time through her feed.
Going with more niche influencers with audiences that are already predisposed to go to a rodeo helps Visit Casper make the greatest impact, Troy said. Last year’s analytics show that Kovarik’s CNFR posts alone garnered around 400,000 views.
“These campaigns perform really well, that’s why we continue to do them,” Troy said.
This year’s other influencers include Brady McLean, who’s based in Sheridan and runs a motorcycle clothing brand; Madi Dunbar, a southwest Texas angus rancher and Stephanie Griffey, a barrel racer and lawyer from Idaho who goes by @courtroomcowgirl on Instagram.
All of them made posts ahead of the CNFR, urging people to get tickets, and all but Griffey also came to Casper to attend and promote the event itself.
They receive jam-packed itineraries, designed to showcase the best of the city. They get to choose most of their activities from Visit Casper’s options, Kovarik said, but the one must-do is the CNFR itself.
The influencers also get some behind-the-scenes access, including tours of the Ford Wyoming Center with manager Brad Murphy or getting to go behind the chutes during performances.
Kovarik and her son, Tad, arrived in Casper on Tuesday afternoon. About 24 hours later, by the time they were catching their breath at David Street Station, they’d gone on a boat tour at Alcova, gotten Tad a hat at Lou Taubert’s, picked up candy at Donnells, had dinner at Rib and Chop and gone to the first rodeo performance. The day after, they stopped at Scarlow’s for coffee and hit the Nicolaysen Art Museum before stopping at ART 321 to get a souvenir art piece to take home.
“Before I go to an event, I picture a storyline,” she said. “So for the rodeo, I wanted something of us entering, something in the event, something of me and Tad.”
Most of her content is made at home — it’s easy to share her life as it is, she said. But as her following has grown, she’s gotten opportunities to attend conferences, promote events like this one and represent big brands including Boot Barn and Polaris.
“My authenticity is my competitive advantage,” Kovarik said.
She takes dozens of pictures and videos while promoting an event like this, Kovarik said, most of which never make it online. After the event, she combs through the footage for the best stuff — what’s most relatable? Visually appealing? Funny? — edits it and posts.
The other influencers documented a wagon ride at the National History Trails Interpretive Center, hikes on the mountain, a night at the Beacon and breakfast at Eggington’s and Johnny J’s.
“CNFR is amazing as it is,” Troy said. “But when you combine that amazing rodeo experience with Casper’s hospitality ... it’s something that really surprises and delights people.
“It helps them say, ‘Hey, you know what? I’m gonna put Casper on my itinerary.’”
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On Tuesday, True Bakery became the first vendor to open at The Good Food Hub, Wyoming Food For Thought’s commercial kitchen at 420 W. First Street. It's serving up pastries, bagels, bread and more.
Flags, pins and any wearable item to show pride for the LGBTQ community found their way downtown during the annual Casper Pride at David Street Station, and the 90 degree temperatures couldn’t even put a damper on the celebrations.
Natalie Kovarik, one of four influencers hired by Visit Casper to promote the CNFR this year, documented the rodeo and other Casper-area activities to her 101,000 followers this week. | https://trib.com/news/local/casper/to-market-the-cnfr-visit-casper-turns-to-western-influencers/article_5d3fbd86-ee8d-11ec-ba96-db6d625a8367.html | 2022-06-18T20:32:17 | 1 | https://trib.com/news/local/casper/to-market-the-cnfr-visit-casper-turns-to-western-influencers/article_5d3fbd86-ee8d-11ec-ba96-db6d625a8367.html |
The Marshfield High School Class of 2022 will go down in history as one of the top classes in school history. The senior class played huge roles in state championships in football, basketball and track and field as well as two state titles and speech and debate.
But during their commencement ceremony Saturday, the 148 seniors who received diplomas were remembered for something even greater - the resiliency and determination the young men and women showed as they persevered through two years of ups and downs due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
After years of missing school, cancelling sports and other extracurricular activities and wearing masks, graduation was a celebration of the students who completed the unusual journey, and smiles were everywhere as the Class of 2022 concluded their high-school journey.
"I've never met so many individuals who experienced the challenges I did as a young adult while in high school," Marshfield Principal Elias Ashton said. "In 2020, you were all thrown into a series of unfortunate experiences. Instead of making excused, you adapted. You got creative like have an outdoor homecoming dance. You adapted like playing outdoor volleyball and winter football. I can't tell you enough how proud I am of the people you've come to be."
Ashton then turned to the crowd, saying "They made it."
Ashton said the Class of 2022 earned 1,850 college credits while in high school and were responsible for eight banners hanging in the high school gym.
Turning back to the students, Ashton told them, "Don't forget, once a Pirate, always a Pirate."
In his final graduation ceremony as superintendent of Coos Bay School District, Marshfield's own Bryan Trendell also applauded the senior class.
"Tonight is a night of celebrations and congratulations," Trendell said. "When you look out at the graduates, this is why we do what we do as educators. You are now forever a part of the legacy and tradition that is Marshfield High School."
Talking to the Class of 2020, Trendell told them no matter what they do in life, he wanted them to take three challenges from him. First, be kind. Second, be giving. Third, be good.
"It has been both an honor and a privilege to witness firsthand the journey you have been on the past 13 years," Trendell said. "It has truly been an amazing journey."
School board member Kevin Dubisar, also a Marshfield graduate, also had a message for the graduating class.
"I sat here 21 years ago getting ready to graduate," he said. "It goes quickly. Today is a special day. I'd like you to remember your roots and where you came from. Life will aways challenge you in ways you never expected. If you stay true to yourself, you'll always be a success."
Emmalee Schaefer addressed her classmates, telling them a scripture, Philippians 4:13 has carried her through the unusual challenges of high school.
"For four years now, I've worn this bracelet to remind me no matter what life has thrown at me, I can get through it," Schaefer said. "During the high school experience, there has been a lot of ups and downs. We have overcome a lot, yet we did it."
Schaefer told her classmates they have grown so much in the last four years.
"During this time, we have learned to use our voice," she said. "We have learned how to express our voice in society. We have grown in ways not many classes have done. We started our journey 13 years ago, the first day of kindergarten. We held our mom's hand and we walked to class. Coos Bay schools are were we grew up."
As Schaefer concluded her speech, she told her classmates to remember what they have achieved.
"Take a minute and think of everything we've done together," Schaefer said. "There's so many things we will forget. Remember the little things from the last 13 years. Don't give up. No matter what life throws at you, you can do it."
Sydnie McCarty told her classmates to create a mosaic from their lives, with much of it filled from their high school years.
"I want you to look around at your classmates and lay down the tiles to make your own mosaic," McCarty said. "Know more is to come. Wherever you find yourselves, don't be afraid to take up space. It's yours to have."
Joshua Giacomini also addressed his classmates, saying his high school experience had been amazing.
He pointed out the success and fun he had playing football and competing with the speech and debate teams.
"Moving here to Coos Bay is one of the best things that's happened in my life," Giacomini said. "Congratulations to all of you. I hope you had as good a time as I have."
Ismael Rodriguez Cardoza also addressed his classmates, saying the Class of 2022 is leaving a legacy few can match.
"It was only four years ago that we started this strange journey," he said. "Bam, somehow we are seniors, we are graduates and we are leaving a legacy. Today is a sunny day. Today is a special day. Life is a movie, and we are the main characters."
Perhaps the biggest applause of the night came from the Class of 2022 when the guest staff speaker was announced. Art teacher Heidi Ositis took the stage as the seniors roared in approval.
"There is no 13th grade," Ositis told the students. "The K-12 timeline ends tonight. After tonight, your time is your own and your schedule is your own. It's officially up to you. Your timeline is yours and you don't have to compare it to anyone else."
Ositis told the students a lesson they learned in school, there are goods and bads, will continue. Importantly, she said, both are needed in life.
"For every low, there's an equal high up there," Ositis said. "Without the lows, the highs are not near as good. It's not just about the highs and lows, it's about the twists and turns."
Using her life as an example, Ositis told the students there is no single path to happiness. She said she has tried many jobs, different careers and different educational opportunities.
She was taking psychiatry courses in college when she took an art class as an elective. Five years ago, she found her true calling as an art teacher at Marshfield.
"It is never too late to start over," Ositis said. "It is never too late to pack it up and go in a completely different direction. It might be scary, it might be hard, but you can do it."
And a few minutes later, the Class of 2022 did just that as each student walked to the stage and received their diploma from Ashton. One journey came to a close, while new ones were just beginning. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/class-of-2022-celebrates-victories-resilience/article_4d88a0d4-ef3b-11ec-834b-b768de93ce95.html | 2022-06-18T20:32:18 | 1 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/class-of-2022-celebrates-victories-resilience/article_4d88a0d4-ef3b-11ec-834b-b768de93ce95.html |
The police blotter is a public record of incidents as reported by law-enforcement agencies. All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are innocent until proven guilty. The information printed is preliminary and subject to change.
Friday, 6/10/2022:
North Bend
• 12:11 am, 2400 block of Broadway, illegal burn. Transients have fire at location.
• 3:14 am, 900 block of Virginia Avenue, theft. Subject trying to steal ice from location.
• 3:31 am, 3300 block of Broadway Street, fire. Subject lighting a fire at location.
• 5:51 am, 1300 block of Virginia Avenue, arson. Something burning behind location.
• 10:14 pm, 2000 block of Marion Street, reckless burning/warrant service. A 27 year old male was cited.
Coos Bay
• 7:57 am, 1200 block of Newmark Avenue, recovered property/warrant service. A 41 year old female was lodged at Coos County jail.
• 8:11 am, 1000 block of Newmark Avenue, dispute/warrant service. A 24 year old male was arrested and transported to Coos County jail.
• 9:20 am, 500 block of Ingersoll Avenue, suspicious subject/warrant service. A 47 year old male was cited.
• 11:15 am, Bayshore and Teakwood, hit and run accident. Truck hit pole and kept going. A 64 year old male was cited for failure to perform duties of a driver.
• 11:19 am, 2000 block of Newmark Avenue, theft of bike.
• 11:40 am, 100 block of S 7th, shoplifter. A female subject took clothing items from the store. Subject was cited.
• 5:07 pm, 1900 block of 28th Street, theft of package.
Coquille
• 7:24 am, 1400 block of W Central Boulevard, warrant service. A 27 year old female was transported to Coos County jail on warrants
• 8:22 pm, 1200 block of Shelley Road, theft of gas from vehicle.
• 9:24 pm, 100 block of N Birch Street, theft of bicycle.
Reedsport
• 3:45 pm, 2600 block of Highlands Drive, harassment.
• 4:38 pm, 2700 block of Frontage Road, civil dispute.
Saturday, 6/11/2022:
North Bend
• 12:25 am, 2200 block of Meade Avenue, family dispute. A 56 year old male was charged with assault IV domestic and transported to Coos County jail.
• 5:54 pm, 3400 block of Brussells Street, theft of mail.
• 7:23 pm, 2000 block of Everett Avenue, criminal trespass. A 27 year old male was cited for criminal trespass II.
• 9:14 pm, Sherman and Tower, traffic stop/warrant service. A 28 year old male was cited on warrant.
Coos Bay
• 7:43 am, 500 block of N Broadway Street, disorderly conduct. A 43 year old male.
• 9:02 am, 2000 block of Newmark Avenue, criminal trespass. A 23 year old male was charged with criminal trespass II.
• 11:47 am, 300 block of Broadway Street, disorderly subject/warrant service. A 31 year old and a 58 year old male were cited on warrants.
• 11:50 am, 400 block of W Golden Avenue, tree down.
• 2:39 pm, 1200 block of Newmark Avenue, resist arrest. A 30 year old female was arrested and transported to Coos County jail on DOC II and resisting arrest.
• 4:25 pm, Ocean Boulevard and 19th Street, traffic stop. A 36 year old male was charged with DUII and reckless driving. Subject was lodged at Coos County jail.
• 7:56 pm, 900 block of W Ingersoll Avenue, unlawful entry into motor vehicle and theft of cigarettes and cash.
• 10:15 pm, 2000 block of Newmark Avenue, criminal trespass. A 23 year old male was cited for criminal trespass II.
• 10:53 pm, 1000 block of Newmark Avenue, traffic stop. A 51 year old male was cited for DUII, reckless driving, and reckless endanger another.
Coquille
• 12:32 am, 200 block of Highway 42, accident.
• 6:40 am, 200 block of Highway 42, fraud.
• 12:46 pm, 700 block of N Central Boulevard, criminal trespass.
• 4:57 pm, 600 block of W Central, harassment.
• 8:44 pm, 900 block of N Dean Street, harassment.
Reedsport
• 6:28 pm, 2200 block of Arthur Drive, animal problem.
Sunday, 6/12/2022:
North Bend
• 8:52 am, 2900 block of Broadway, tree down.
• 12:42 pm, 2000 block of Everett Avenue, criminal trespass. A 27 year old male was cited for criminal trespass II.
Coos Bay
• 2:43 am, 1200 block of Bayshore Drive, suspicious subject/warrant service. A 40 year old male and a 34 year old female was cited on a warrant.
• 3:04 pm, 800 block of S 5th Street, theft of bicycle from shed.
• 3:22 pm, 400 block of Student Way, theft of bike.
• 7:54 pm, 700 block of N Front Street, fight/assault. A 43 year old male was charged with assault IV, DOC II and resisting arrest. Subject was transported to Coos County jail.
Reedsport
• 6:15 am, mile post 214 and Highway 101, road hazard.
Monday, 6/13/2022:
North Bend
• 12:00 am, Commercial, brush fire.
• 2:11 am, 1600 block of Virginia Avenue, warrant service. A 31 year old male was cited.
• 3:01 am, 900 block of Virginia Avenue, juvenile problem.
• 10:17 am, 2200 block of Broadway Avenue, arson.
• 8:05 pm, 14th and Broadway, truck hit crosswalk sign.
• 8:47 pm, 1300 block of Virginia Avenue, theft of gas.
Coos Bay
• 8:33 am, 200 block of S Cammann Street, graffiti calls.
• 10:36 pm, 1200 block of Newmark Avenue, criminal trespass. A 30 year old female was cited for criminal trespass II.
• 11:21 am, Millicoma Area, counterfeit money.
• 2:24 pm, 700 block of S Broadway Street, subject unconscious in the restroom/warrant service. A 31 year old male was cited on warrants.
• 2:53 pm, 200 block of N Baxter, Coos County Sheriff Office served Coos Bay Police department warrant on a 45 year old male.
• 3:11 pm, 200 block of N Baxter Street, Coos County Sheriff Office served Coos Bay Police department warrant on a 42 year old female.
• 7:46 pm, 400 block of Ingersoll Avenue, vehicle hit dog.
• 8:29 pm, 80 block of E Ingersoll Street, theft of bike from vehicle.
• 9:23 pm, 1400 block of Southwest Boulevard, counterfeit money.
Coquille
• 8:41 am, 400 block of E 8th Street, family dispute.
• 1:22 pm, 1st Street, dispute.
Reedsport
• 5:30 pm, Safeway, theft. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/the-world-police-blotter/article_819934e6-ef3c-11ec-9459-5b7f62b1a4b2.html | 2022-06-18T20:32:24 | 0 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/the-world-police-blotter/article_819934e6-ef3c-11ec-9459-5b7f62b1a4b2.html |
Ten tiny northwestern pond turtles have arrived at the Oregon Zoo’s conservation lab. The zoo is “head-starting” the endangered reptiles, caring for them until next spring when they will be large enough to have a fighting chance in the wild.
Visitors can watch the hatchlings grow inside the zoo’s Nature Exploration Station. For video of the new arrivals, visit bit.ly/10-tiny-turtles
“The hatchlings are especially vulnerable at this stage,” said Sara Morgan, senior keeper for the zoo’s Great Northwest area. “They’re smaller than a walnut — so tiny, a bullfrog can gobble them up right out of the nest.”
The American bullfrog, native to the eastern United States but considered invasive here, is the largest frog species on the continent. It can tip the scales at more than a pound and has been driving pond turtles and a host of other small, vulnerable aquatic species to the brink of extinction.
In late May, Morgan and her colleagues helped Washington Fish and Wildlife biologists retrieve the turtle hatchlings from sites in the Columbia Gorge, transporting them to the zoo conservation lab. With heat lamps and plentiful food, the turtles experience summer year-round so they don’t go into hibernation. Once they reach about 50 grams (a little more than 2 ounces), they are returned to their ponds and monitored for safety.
“We make sure they’re safe and warm, and have all the food they need,” Morgan said. “When they go back to the wild, they’re only about a year old but they’re as big as 3-year-old turtles.”
The northwestern pond turtle, also known as the western pond turtle, is listed as an endangered species in Washington and a sensitive species in Oregon. Two decades ago, western pond turtles were on the verge of completely dying out in Washington, with fewer than 100 turtles left in the state. Since then, more than 1,500 zoo-head-started turtles have been released.
“This is a critical time for these turtles,” Morgan said. “We need to get their population numbers up if we’re going to save the species.”
The Western Pond Turtle Recovery Project is a collaborative effort by the Oregon Zoo, Woodland Park Zoo, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bonneville Power Administration, U.S. Forest Service and other partners. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/zoo-takes-in-10-tiny-turtles-at-conservation-lab/article_23fe7f98-ef3d-11ec-bf25-67ff571cb274.html | 2022-06-18T20:32:30 | 0 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/zoo-takes-in-10-tiny-turtles-at-conservation-lab/article_23fe7f98-ef3d-11ec-bf25-67ff571cb274.html |
AUSTIN, Texas — A man wanted for allegedly stabbing a person to death on a Capital Metro bus was arrested on Friday afternoon.
Joshua Anthony Trevino, 17, was arrested by the U.S. Marshals-led Task Force in the 2500 block of New York Drive in Austin, officials said. The Austin Police Department (APD) requested the assistance of the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force on Wednesday to find and arrested Trevino.
Trevino has been sought on a homicide warrant from APD that was issued on June 15 and a bond violation with an original firearm theft charge.
An investigation by the task force revealed Trevino was in the Austin area and had recently removed his GPS ankle monitor. On Friday morning, the task force learned that Trevino was possibly located at an apartment complex on New York Drive. He was later surrounded by authorities and arrested without incident, officials said.
Trevino was taken to the Travis County Jail and is awaiting judicial proceedings.
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DeBARY, Fla. – Detectives with the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office have named a person of interest and identified the victim in a fatal shooting Friday evening outside of an IHOP in DeBary.
Sammy McKnight Jr., 31, of Palm Bay, is sought in connection with the shooting death of 36-year-old James Shirley, of DeBary, deputies said.
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The shooting occurred before 6:30 p.m. outside of the IHOP restaurant located at 320 Dirksen Drive. Deputies initially only said that one person had been shot and did not elaborate on their condition. In the update Saturday, deputies said Shirley was pronounced dead at the scene.
A Cadillac that the sheriff’s office was looking for has since been recovered in the Daytona Beach area, where deputies said McKnight may be located.
Anyone who should see McKnight or who has information on his whereabouts was asked to contact 911.
See our previous coverage of this story in the video player below: | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/18/1-killed-in-shooting-outside-debary-ihop-suspect-victim-idd-deputies-say/ | 2022-06-18T20:47:39 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/18/1-killed-in-shooting-outside-debary-ihop-suspect-victim-idd-deputies-say/ |
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – SpaceX early Sunday morning will attempt to send a satellite to low-Earth orbit on a Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
The launch is scheduled for 12:27 a.m., taking off from Space Launch Complex 40. Launch weather officers with the 45th Weather Squadron have given the launch a 70% chance of favorable weather.
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According to Spaceflight Now, the rocket will carry and deploy a spare communications satellite on behalf of Globalstar, adding it to an already-operational constellation, as well as “other unidentified payloads” that may be on board.
The booster used in Sunday’s Globalstar FM15 mission will attempt to land on an autonomous drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.
News 6 will stream the launch live at the top of this story when coverage begins. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/18/watch-live-at-1227-am-spacex-to-launch-communications-satellite-from-cape-canaveral/ | 2022-06-18T20:47:45 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/18/watch-live-at-1227-am-spacex-to-launch-communications-satellite-from-cape-canaveral/ |
Parade marchers wave Pride flags on Saturday as they make their way past spectators during Lincoln's second-ever Star City Pride Parade at the Nebraska State Capitol.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Lincoln Journal Star
Members of a Pride color guard perform their routine during Lincoln's second-ever Star City Pride Parade on Saturday at the Nebraska State Capitol.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Lincoln Journal Star
Spectators line the streets to watch Lincoln's second-ever Star City Pride Parade on Saturday at the Nebraska State Capitol.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Lincoln Journal Star
A parade walker carries a Transgender Pride flag during Lincoln's second-ever Star City Pride Parade on Saturday at the Nebraska State Capitol.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Lincoln Journal Star
Marchers carry a "Love is Love" banner on Saturday during Lincoln's second-ever Star City Pride Parade at the Nebraska State Capitol.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Lincoln Journal Star
A member of the Star City Chorus marches during Lincoln's second-ever Star City Pride Parade on Saturday at the Nebraska State Capitol.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Lincoln Journal Star
Members of the First Plymouth Church wave to onlookers during Lincoln's second-ever Star City Pride Parade on Saturday at the Nebraska State Capitol.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Lincoln Journal Star
Nick Duncan participates in Lincoln's second-ever Star City Pride Parade at the Nebraska State Capitol on Saturday.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Lincoln Journal Star
A parade participant wears colorful lifted sneakers as they walk during Lincoln's second-ever Star City Pride Parade at the Nebraska State Capitol on Saturday.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Lincoln Journal Star
Jenna Wilson wears pride attire while attending Lincoln's second-ever Star City Pride Parade at the Nebraska State Capitol on Saturday.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Lincoln Journal Star
Spectators and supporters watch as parade floats and performers go by during Lincoln's second-ever Star City Pride Parade on Saturday at the Nebraska State Capitol.
Members of the LGBTQ+ and allies from all over Nebraska gathered Saturday at the Capitol to celebrate Pride month with Lincoln's second-ever Pride parade.
The parade, organized by Star City Pride, is a part of an annual two-day festival founded in 2008. The celebration stands as Nebraska's second-largest Pride festival.
Hundreds chanted "Our home, here to stay!" as they walked around the Capitol handing out pride stickers and information on how to be an ally.
For several, this was their first Pride parade, and for others, this was just one of many years fighting for the rights of the LGBTQ+ community. The parade comes just days after Lincoln City Council rescinded a fairness ordinance that would have extended protections in city code to include gender expression and sexual orientation.
For Dannielle Oestreich, of Free Mom Hugs, attending the parade Saturday morning meant showing support to everyone in the community and to her own son, Tucker.
"I think it's important to show him how much we love him and support him no matter what," Oestreich said.
Free Mom Hugs is a national organization that offers parental support to members of the LGBTQ+ community whose families are not supportive.
Other organizations also attended Saturday's parade in alliance such as Nebraska AIDS Project, First Plymouth Church, Heritage Presbyterian Church, The Bay and Planned Parenthood.
Several organizations also came out to advocate for more acceptance of LGBTQ+ members in marginalized communities.
Brandon Stabler, of Two-Spirit Nation, an organization that advocates for visibility within the Indigenous spectrum of LGBTQ2S+, said it's important to show support for those who are not always accepted by their communities.
"We have to let everyone know that we are here and it's okay to be out and proud, and be loud about it," Stabler said.
For others who attended, it was exciting to see the number of children attending this year's Pride parade. Drag performer Indie Skys, of Beatrice, said it's events like these that allow youth to accept themselves and others early on.
"It creates more inclusivity for our youth to be more open minded and know of the resources our community has available now," Skys said.
Skys, among other Drag performers, will be performing at Matt Lot under the Haymarket pedestrian bridge starting at 4 p.m. Saturday as a part of Star City Pride's annual two-day festival.
The festival will feature other drag performers such as Amelia Parke-Deveaux, Onya D Tehnsion and headliner Cynthia Lee Fontaine, from seasons eight and nine of RuPaul’s Drag Race.
Mean Gworlz, a drag parody on the 2004 classic movie, will also be hosted by drag performers Saturday night at Matt Lot.
The festival which will go on until midnight will also feature over 70 vendors, a kids zone, community speakers and more.
Anyone interested in attending the festival can purchase a one-day or weekend festival tickets. Children 10 and under are free. Star City Pride is also offering virtual tickets for the weekend starting at $10.
A post-Pride drag bunch will be hosted on Sunday at noon at Longwells. Those interested can RSVP here.
Evelyn Mejia is a news intern and current sophomore at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She covers breaking news and writes feature stories about her community.
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."
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.
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.
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.
Parade marchers wave Pride flags on Saturday as they make their way past spectators during Lincoln's second-ever Star City Pride Parade at the Nebraska State Capitol.
A parade participant wears colorful lifted sneakers as they walk during Lincoln's second-ever Star City Pride Parade at the Nebraska State Capitol on Saturday.
Spectators and supporters watch as parade floats and performers go by during Lincoln's second-ever Star City Pride Parade on Saturday at the Nebraska State Capitol. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/hundreds-gather-for-lincolns-second-pride-parade/article_65da742f-6d91-5b66-85c6-b0741c9bd288.html | 2022-06-18T20:53:19 | 1 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/hundreds-gather-for-lincolns-second-pride-parade/article_65da742f-6d91-5b66-85c6-b0741c9bd288.html |
Nineteen-year-old Rachel Fleeman is just like her peers — in most ways.
She loves movie nights with friends and traveling. Classes at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln keep her busy. She journals, reads and drinks plenty of coffee to fuel her late-night study sessions.
But when she’s not in school or scrolling through TikTok, she's curating wardrobes, creating stickers and crafting designs for trendy sweatshirts. But the hours she spends styling aren’t just for fun.
Unlike most of her classmates, she already knows the joys and challenges of running a small business.
Fleeman simply decided to stop saying “some day” and start chasing the dream she feels was born to pursue.
Tuesday, she opened a colorful clothing boutique in Waverly called Raine Company. The storefront peddles a variety of women’s clothing, home goods and other accessories. Many of the looks were designed by her.
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When customers walk through her light pink door and past her potted plants, they’re greeted by joyful colors and Fleeman’s smiling face. A wave of rust, blush, mustard and baby blue ripples across the walls.
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“It's a shop that’s inspired to make others feel good and love themselves,” Fleeman said. “The apparel, the meaning behind everything in here is to make you feel good about yourself.”
The young entrepreneur began Raine Company by peddling her products online, and she continues to sell her creations through her website and in more than 50 stores nationwide. But three designs and a few products blossomed into more ideas and a massive internet following that overtook her home.
“I needed a bigger space out of my parents basement, so I looked for office spaces,” Fleeman said. “I guess a storefront was always something I wanted, but it wasn't really on my radar.”
When her aunt let her know that a space next door to the hair salon opened up, Fleeman jumped on it.
After weeks of remodeling, redecorating and rearranging, the store was finally ready for business. She proudly reported that her first day was a bustling success.
“There's been so much love, and I don't even know how to describe the feeling of it,” Fleeman said. “I get messages daily from people who say my business inspires them. … So getting to meet those people, at least the local ones, has been so cool.”
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While Fleeman is inspiring others, her boutique draws inspiration from someone else. Her grandmother, Elaine, passed away in 2020 after 14 years battling Parkinson’s disease. Fleeman said she spread joy everywhere she went, and her business seeks to follow that legacy.
The name “Raine” is a combination of her and grandmother’s names. She began the concept as a senior in high school at Lincoln Pius X, looking to find hope while grieving.
“We were super close,” Fleeman said. “She never complained. She loved constantly on people.”
Several of Fleeman’s family members and closest friends have helped make her goals a reality. Her mom, sister and cousin helped paint the walls and give the space its enthusiastic feel.
Her best friend, Sophie Thorson, helped package and pose for Fleeman’s photos and offered endless support.
“When I wear her stuff, I always get compliments and like to tell people ‘Oh, it's my best friend's business,’” Thorson said.
Thorson said her friend has been kept plenty occupied trying to get the store in order. Instead of hanging out at each other’s houses, they’ve been spending every spare moment organizing clothes for the grand opening.
But Thorson wouldn’t trade her time with Fleeman. She said she’s always been there to cheer her up on dark days.
“She cares about her people more than anyone I've ever met,” Thorson said. “She hates people feeling bad about themselves.”
Thorson is sure Fleeman’s genuine nature will be evident in everything she does with the business.
Her aunt who works next door, Kendra Speicher, said she expects her niece to thrive.
She's a hard worker and a people person through-and-through, Speicher said.
“She's got great potential here and with her business online, reaching out to people and bringing smiles and joy,” Speicher said. “You kind of get that feeling walking in here.”
Past the entryway are racks of pastel sundresses, woven pillows, mugs, caps, candles and books. Inspirational tees spread messages like “treat yourself kindly” and “don’t stress about the could haves.”
Those messages are what ultimately inspire the young woman to juggle school, business ownership and the challenges of being a college student.
Fleeman spent the week preparing for the boutique's grand opening that doubles as a birthday party (she turned 20 over the weekend), but she’s most excited to meet more internet supporters and new friends.
Like everything else she does, it’s all about the community.
“If it wasn't for the people, this wouldn't exist. Seeing their love and their comments and messages and everything like that, that's what keeps me going,” Fleeman said. “To be able to make a difference in their life; that's definitely my favorite part.”
Reach the writer at 402-473-7241 or jthompson@journalstar.com | https://journalstar.com/news/local/watch-now-lincoln-student-opens-boutique-in-waverly-inspired-by-late-grandmother/article_f5a366c8-982e-58f3-8d12-c213ecd1646c.html | 2022-06-18T20:53:25 | 1 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/watch-now-lincoln-student-opens-boutique-in-waverly-inspired-by-late-grandmother/article_f5a366c8-982e-58f3-8d12-c213ecd1646c.html |
MILFORD, Indiana — A statewide Silver Alert has been declared for an 88-year-old woman who is missing from a northern Indiana town.
The Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the disappearance of Mary Ann Rassi, an 88-year-old woman who is 5 feet, 2 inches tall and weighs 135 pounds. Rassi has gray hair and brown eyes.
Rassi has been missing since Saturday, June 18, at 9:18 a.m.
She was last seen wearing a green shirt, blue checkered pajama pants and black shoes. She was driving a cream 2005 Lincoln Town car with an Indiana plate UEX526.
She's missing from Milford, Indiana, which is 139 miles north of Indianapolis.
Indiana State Police say Rassi is believed to be in extreme danger and may require medical assistance.
Anyone with information about her whereabouts is being asked to contact the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department at 574-267-5667 or dial 911.
Amber Alert vs. Silver Alert: What's the difference?
There are specific standards a person's disappearance must meet in order for police to declare an Amber Alert or a Silver Alert.
Amber Alerts are for children under the age of 18 who are believed to have been abducted and in danger. Police also need to have information about a suspect and their car to issue an Amber Alert.
Silver Alerts are for missing and endangered adults or children. They are much more common for missing people. It was not until last year when the standards for Silver Alerts were expanded to include children.
In both situations, these alerts must be issued by police. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/indiana/silver-alert-milford-kosciusko-county-indiana-missing-woman/531-64ceeb6f-47d7-4d03-8596-e468632f019b | 2022-06-18T21:00:41 | 0 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/indiana/silver-alert-milford-kosciusko-county-indiana-missing-woman/531-64ceeb6f-47d7-4d03-8596-e468632f019b |
CHANDLER, Ariz. — A three-year-old boy has nearly drowned in Chandler, and is now in critical condition at the Banner Children's at Desert hospital, officials say.
The near-drowning took place on the 400 block of South Apache Drive. At this time, the Chandler Police Department has not been able to confirm any further details on how the incident occurred.
This is the third child to suffer a drowning or near-drowning in the Valley this week. A child in Yuma also drowned on Jun. 14.
This is a developing story. Stay with 12 News for more updates.
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Drowning is the leading cause of death for children between ages 1-4 aside from birth defects, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Three children die every day as a result of drowning. Here are some tips from the CDC on how to protect children around water:
Learn life-saving skills.
Everyone should know the basics of swimming (floating, moving through the water) and CPR.
Fence it off.
Install a four–sided isolation fence, with self–closing and self–latching gates, around backyard swimming pools. This can help keep children away from the area when they aren’t supposed to be swimming. Pool fences should be completely separate the house and play area from the pool.
Life jackets are a must.
Make sure kids wear life jackets in and around natural bodies of water, such as lakes or the ocean, even if they know how to swim. Life jackets can be used in and around pools for weaker swimmers too.
Keep a close watch
When kids are in or near water (including bathtubs), closely supervise them at all times. Because drowning happens quickly and quietly, adults watching kids in or near water should avoid distracting activities like reading books, talking on the phone, or using alcohol and drugs. | https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/valley/near-drowning-in-chandler-child-in-critical-condition/75-17c7f4af-bb19-4c0f-9411-c1c1b1ca00c3 | 2022-06-18T21:03:31 | 0 | https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/valley/near-drowning-in-chandler-child-in-critical-condition/75-17c7f4af-bb19-4c0f-9411-c1c1b1ca00c3 |
BLOOMINGON — The sky was free of clouds and hundreds were feeling the freedom at Saturday’s Juneteenth Celebration at Bloomington’s Miller Park.
Summer weather cooled down that day, allowing a diverse group of people to relax and have fun in the sun, and learn about community resources and Black culture.
The event was hosted by the City of Bloomington and the Bloomington-Normal Black History Project, which is facilitated by the McLean County Museum of History.
Co-organizer Tony Jones said holding Juneteenth as an in-person event this year felt more organic. He added that his peers were excited and engaged, livestreaming the start to promote it to others, and “just join in the spirit of celebration.”
Jones agreed fair weather conditions were a plus.
“It's a blessing to be in the low 80s for a comfortable experience as well,” he said.
Entertainment began with gospel music by Treyce Spears and Elaine Hill. A demonstration by Zumba Fitness got folks of all ages and colors up and moving their feet. That was followed by jump-roping by Jump 4 Joy Squad, and BCAI performers and music by saxophonist Bianca Bailey, V8 Vast Change and others.
Bloomington Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe attended as well. He told The Pantagraph the turnout made him proud, and that was part of their goal.
“It's an opportunity for the community to come together,” he said. “People of all backgrounds, faiths and ethnicity: Let's come together and learn a little bit about the event and just get to know what strengthens the community.”
He also commended the organizers for how it all came together.
“I think it’s fantastic,” the mayor said of the celebration.
A long list of food vendors, community organizations and business were there as well. One was Black At Rivian Belonging Resource Group, which stationed an R1T electric pickup truck for visitors to check out.
Two group members and Rivian customer guides, Kendrick Forrest and Jess Brooks, were present to answer questions.
Forrest said he was thankful Rivian gave them a platform to celebrate African American freedom.
“It’s important to highlight the diversity the company offers,” added Brooks.
“As Rivian, Bloomington-Normal is the heart of our business,” said Forrest. “So we want to basically just strive to make sure that we're working together locally, and you know, our success is tied with Bloomington Normal as well."
Brooks added families and especially kids were having fun exploring inside the R1T.
“(Kids) love the gear tunnel. They love climbing from one end to the other,” she said. “We're always happy to have kids out here.”
One child who did just that was Ja’Kobe Jordan-Walls. The 10-year-old boy from Bloomington also got to enjoy a popsicle and toss toy footballs.
He said he liked the colors on the R1T truck, and agreed with Illinois voters in a recent contest that it’s the coolest thing made in Illinois.
Other participating organizations included the Bloomington-Normal chapter of the NAACP. Branch President Linda Foster attended, saying nothing can keep us from our freedoms, and she was proud to be among a diverse crowd that day.
She also warned there are efforts to take those freedoms away.
“If we celebrate, we’re fighting and we’re fighting for a better tomorrow,” Foster said.
Several Black authors were in attendance, including Andrew Snorton and children’s book writer Ama Oforiwaa Aduonum, who's also a professor at the Illinois State University. Her first book was titled “Beautiful African Girl.” She said it encouraged children to not box themselves and to be anyone they want to become.
The history and significance of Juneteenth
The history and significance of Juneteenth
Juneteenth commemorates the 1865 delivery of General Order #3
Chattel slavery in all states wasn’t abolished until the end of 1865
Juneteenth celebrations originated in Galveston, Texas, starting in 1866
The first land to commemorate and celebrate the event was purchased in 1872 and is now a public park
South Dakota was the last state to make Juneteenth a legal holiday
Juneteenth has been celebrated in Mexico for more than 150 years
The last enslaved people in the US weren’t adopted as citizens until 1885
Festivities became more commercialized in the 1920s during the Great Migration
Juneteenth officially became a Texas state holiday in 1980
Juneteenth recognized as a federal holiday in 2021
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Brendan Denison is our breaking news reporter. Denison was a digital content producer for WCIA-TV in Champaign and a reporter for The Commercial-News in Danville. He can be reached at (309) 820-3238 and bdenison@pantagraph.com.
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Ja'Kobe Jordan-Walls, 10, of Bloomington, crawls out of a gear tunnel in a Rivian pickup truck during a Juneteenth celebration on Saturday at Miller Park. | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/juneteenth-celebrations-get-jumping-saturday-in-miller-park/article_e4849b5e-ef41-11ec-bbba-5fdef2c16cd1.html | 2022-06-18T21:13:36 | 0 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/juneteenth-celebrations-get-jumping-saturday-in-miller-park/article_e4849b5e-ef41-11ec-bbba-5fdef2c16cd1.html |
After failing to qualify for the House District 24 race, Former Miami-Dade County Commission chairwoman Audrey Edmonson has ended her primary challenge against Rep. Frederica S. Wilson.
Her decision to bow out of the race arrived in a written statement to The Miami Times.
"I entered this race because I care about our community and its future. But I believe, at this time, it's vital to come together as Democrats and join forces for the betterment of the community that both Congresswoman Wilson and I care so much about," Edmonson said.
But just three months ago, she said this of Congresswoman Wilson: "Neglecting to do the job that voters elected her to do is simply unacceptable. Our residents deserve a real voice in Congress, and someone willing to show up for work and fight for Florida families."
Edmonson's pot shot referred to Wilson's frequent use of of proxy voting, which was instituted during the pandemic so that any member who was sick or in quarantine could still cast a vote without physically having to appear in the chamber.
Sources say Edmonson, who raised little money in this failed bid, will consider challenging Wilson again in two years, but in her statement, Edmonson alluded to considering other races, "I am not going anywhere nor ruling out running for office in the near future."
Edmonson represented District 3 on the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners for 15 years and was previously Mayor of the Village of El Portal.
Read more on this developing story in our upcoming edition of The Miami Times. | https://www.miamitimesonline.com/news/local/shake-up-in-district-24-congressional-race/article_2354f06e-ee6f-11ec-ad3d-ff2a0421df26.html | 2022-06-18T21:18:05 | 1 | https://www.miamitimesonline.com/news/local/shake-up-in-district-24-congressional-race/article_2354f06e-ee6f-11ec-ad3d-ff2a0421df26.html |
SAN DIEGO —
UPDATE as of Saturday, June 18: According to the San Diego Humane Society, "Mighty Joe Young" has been reclaimed. We've also learned that his name is Meatball.
Editor’s Note: The video featured in this story was published on June 13, 2022.
The San Diego Humane Society continued Wednesday to care for "Mighty Joe Young," a dog who found his way into the gorilla enclosure at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park last weekend.
On Sunday, the dog made his own way into the park and then the ape enclosure, prompting a call to SDHS officers.
The gorillas watched the dog warily, according to zoo staff reports, with one following the lost dog for a short period of time and another chasing it away from a ledge. When zoo staff saw the dog, they were able to recall the animals using their safety recall procedures.
The three SDHS officers were able to leash the one-and-a-half-year-old shepherd and bring him back to the organization's Escondido campus for evaluation. He does not have a microchip.
"The dog was very easy, sweet, a nice dog. Very easy to leash," said SDHS officer Samantha Clark, who responded on Sunday. "He was incredibly lucky that he did not get any injuries from his encounter."
Neither the dog nor the gorillas were hurt in the incident, SDHS and Safari Park staff reported.
On Monday, Mighty Joe Young received a veterinary exam by the San Diego Humane Society's Dr. Brie Sarvis. She removed several ticks from the dog, but said he is otherwise in good condition. The dog has also been given all of his vaccines.
Now, he waits at the Escondido campus on a "stray hold," a four-day period for the owner to come forward and claim him. If no owner comes forward during that period, Mighty Joe Young will be scheduled for neuter surgery before being placed for adoption.
Watch Related: Dog safe after entering a San Diego Zoo Safari Park gorilla enclosure (Jun 13, 2022) | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/dog-rescued-from-gorilla-enclosure-san-diego-zoo-safari-park-up-for-adoption/509-a0472a60-b064-4bbe-be3b-fdb0d560f84d | 2022-06-18T21:21:09 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/dog-rescued-from-gorilla-enclosure-san-diego-zoo-safari-park-up-for-adoption/509-a0472a60-b064-4bbe-be3b-fdb0d560f84d |
AUSTIN, Texas — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Friday released new information about the plane crash at Lady Bird Lake involving a Texas Parks and Wildlife game warden a day prior.
The NTSB said the warden reported smoke in the cockpit and then loss of engine power. It was a Cessna 206 that went into the water Thursday afternoon around 2 p.m.
Paddle boarder Nicholas Compton helped bring the warden to shore. He said the pilot was first able to grab onto a woman’s paddleboard and, when he arrived, he threw a life jacket to the pilot who grabbed ahold both boards and floated to shore.
RELATED: Texas Parks and Wildlife plane crashes into Lady Bird Lake after experiencing mechanical issues
They were about 50 yards offshore. Compton said the pilot appeared to be in shock.
Officials said he was then taken to Dell Seton Medical Center. Texas Parks and Wildlife said that game warden was taken to hospital, examined and has since been released.
The NTSB said a preliminary report about the crash is expected to be published in 15 days.
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BRISTOL, Va. (WJHL) – People gathered at Black Wolf Harley Davidson in Virginia on Saturday to show support for a woman who has faced a hard battle with COVID-19.
22-year-old Lexi Lester was hospitalized at Vanderbilt University Medical Center for nine months following a positive COVID-19 test. Lester ended up on a ventilator at Bristol Regional Medical Center.
Lester’s boyfriend’s aunt worked at Black Wolf and arranged for her biker family to hold a benefit ride to raise money for medical expenses.
“I’ve been around the Harley world for over 12 years, and I’m used to the Brotherhood/Sisterhood of it all and to see them all come out for somebody they don’t even know means the world to me and to the family,” said Brenda Underwood, aunt of Lester’s boyfriend.
Lester’s battle is still far from over. She is currently at the University of Alabama at Birmingham awaiting a double lung transplant. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/local-bikers-hold-benefit-ride-to-raise-funds-for-medical-expenses-of-22-year-old/ | 2022-06-18T21:21:51 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/local-bikers-hold-benefit-ride-to-raise-funds-for-medical-expenses-of-22-year-old/ |
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – One local cafe gave fathers an early Father’s Day gift.
One Acre Cafe located in Johnson City hosted a Father’s Day breakfast this morning in which dozens of people came out to enjoy the buffet-style country breakfast.
Proceeds from the breakfast will go back to the cafe which ensures that everyone in the community gets a meal regardless of their ability to pay.
“The point of this fundraiser is to continue the mill exchange program and the community outreach of the One Acre Cafe. We are a community cafe. There’s about 64-65 community cafes throughout the country. And what that means is that we help supply meals – nutritious hot meals – to the food insecure,” said Vicki Tipton, a One Acre Cafe volunteer.
One Acre Cafe is always accepting donations to carry its mission forward. Donations can be monetary, food products, or you can volunteer your time. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/one-acre-cafe-holds-fathers-day-breakfast-buffet/ | 2022-06-18T21:21:57 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/one-acre-cafe-holds-fathers-day-breakfast-buffet/ |
ROAN MOUNTAIN, Tenn. (WJHL) – Flowers were on full display for the Rhododendron Festival on Saturday.
The festival began at 10 a.m at the Roan Mountain State Park and guests were able to check out some of the flowers as well as handmade crafts, food music and folkway demonstrations.
The event has been a local favorite since its inception in 1947 when the Roan Mountain Citizens Club memorialized the display of flowers.
Organizers say they had a good turnout for Saturday’s event and expect the same for Sunday,
“There is people literally from all over the world that come to see the rhododendron gardens, we have met people over the years here at the festival and it’s been a wonderful wonderful event,” said Brian Tipton, president of the Roan Mountain Citizens Club.
The festival will continue Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/roan-mountain-state-park-holds-rhododendron-festival/ | 2022-06-18T21:22:03 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/roan-mountain-state-park-holds-rhododendron-festival/ |
A migrant was stabbed to death by a Border Patrol agent in Cochise County last month, according to an autopsy report.
Abigail Roman Aguilar, 32, from Chiapas, Mexico, suffered stab wounds to the chest and blunt force injuries, the autopsy report from the Pima County Examiner’s Office said. Aguilar’s cause of death was ultimately determined to be due to sharp force injuries and the manner of the death was ruled a homicide.
On May 24, Aguilar was admitted to the Copper Queen Community Hospital in Douglas with face and lip injuries following a barb wire incident while running from the United States Border Patrol, the autopsy report said. After he was discharged from the hospital, he was reportedly involved in an altercation with a Border Patrol agent, who ultimately stabbed Aguilar with a knife.
The name of the agent has not been released. According to a Border Patrol statement, the incident is under investigation by the FBI. It is also under review by CBP’s Office of Professional Responsibility and will be presented to the CBP’s National Use of Force Review Board at the conclusion of the review.
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The Consulate of Mexico in Douglas demanded an exhaustive investigation into the incident to clarify the facts and hold the agent accountable, if appropriate, according to a previous Arizona Daily Star story.
The Mexican Consulate was also in touch with Aguilar’s family to help return his remains to Mexico, the Star story said.
Contact reporter Jamie Donnelly at jdonnelly@tucson.com | https://tucson.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/report-migrant-stabbed-to-death-by-border-patrol-agent-in-douglas/article_dcf55a68-ef32-11ec-b15a-17f8ed410de1.html | 2022-06-18T21:26:58 | 0 | https://tucson.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/report-migrant-stabbed-to-death-by-border-patrol-agent-in-douglas/article_dcf55a68-ef32-11ec-b15a-17f8ed410de1.html |
The Contreras Fire, burning southwest of Tucson, continued to grow Saturday with no containment, destroying four non-scientific buildings at the Kitt Peak National Observatory.
Structure protection crews remained at the observatory and the Pan Tak community, which is northeast of the fire, the news release said. Initial assessment indicates that all the domes and other scientific facilities have been protected from the fire, which made a fast run to the observatory early Friday. Four non-scientific buildings on the west side of the observatory property were lost in the fire, officials said.
"Heroic action was taken ... they were able to save all the telescopes," a fire official said at a Saturday briefing about crews assigned to the observatory.
Structure protection crews have also successfully placed defensible lines around all remaining structures, the news release said. Assessments of the observatory site, operated by the National Science Foundation's NOIRLab, will commence Saturday if conditions allow for safe entry into the area.
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"We are in close contact with the NSF's NOIRLab leadership, who are in direct contact with those leading the firefighting efforts," said University of Arizona President Robert C. Robbins in a statement. The UA has a telescope and other facilities at Kitt Peak. "They are providing updates as information becomes available. We are grateful to all who are working to fight the fire and help protect the facilities while keeping everyone safe. We are also proud of our staff who did their best to prepare our facilities before they were ordered to leave the mountain on Wednesday."
Aerial resources are expected to remain over the fire all day on Saturday if lightning is not present in the area, a news release from the Eastern Area Incident Management Team said, which is managing the fire on the Tohono O'odham Reservation. Fire behavior remains typical with an increased movement upslope, due to pushed winds and extremely dry fuels made up of brush and short grass.
On the north end of the fire, fire behavior will be monitored closely with the addition of extra crews and engines. There will be an opportunity for direct attack by crews and air support in this area due to moderate terrain and sparse vegetation, the news release said.
Some leading areas of the fire have burned out because of sparse vegetation, officials said.
An engine and hand crew will check for hot spots along containment lines on the south end of the fire, which is near Elkhorn Ranch.
Elkhorn Ranch is currently in SET status for evacuation. Kitt Peak Observatory staff and the community of Pan Tak had already been evacuated.
There are currently eight crews, six helicopters and 300 plus personnel fighting the lightning caused fire.
The fire started on June 11 on the remote ridge of the Baboquivari Mountain range, 20 miles east of Sells. It has grown to 17,646 acres with 0% containment.
Arizona 386 remains closed due to the fire. | https://tucson.com/news/local/several-non-scientific-buildings-at-kitt-peak-observatory-lost-in-fire/article_9d384f66-ef37-11ec-bd1d-1f7b7fc31d34.html | 2022-06-18T21:27:04 | 1 | https://tucson.com/news/local/several-non-scientific-buildings-at-kitt-peak-observatory-lost-in-fire/article_9d384f66-ef37-11ec-bd1d-1f7b7fc31d34.html |
A team of thieves took home a $25,000 payday this week in Brooklyn after making off with a purse flush with cash, authorities say.
Police said the tag-team duo moved in two waves, distracting their victim before moving in on the ultimate prize. The robbery occurred in Williamsburg Thursday afternoon.
An unidentified man approached the victim on Debevoise Street where she had double parked, police said. The man told the woman, 41, that a passing car struck her vehicle and left damage around the side.
Police said that's when the woman exits her car and walks around to inspect the purported damage. While this happens, an unidentified woman approaches the victim's vehicle to open the back passenger door and swipe a purse.
That purse, according to the NYPD, contained approximately $25,000 in cash.
The department on Saturday released the first surveillance images of the robbery duo accused of stealing the cash and fleeing. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/brooklyn-duo-distract-woman-swipe-purse-stuffed-with-25k-in-cash-cops/3740280/ | 2022-06-18T21:50:47 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/brooklyn-duo-distract-woman-swipe-purse-stuffed-with-25k-in-cash-cops/3740280/ |
A third person has been recovered from the Queens residence where a fast-moving fire burned a total of five private dwellings Friday afternoon, fire department officials said.
The fire prompted a 5-alarm response from the FDNY, who responded to the Ozone Park structures on 125th Street around 2:30 p.m. The initial fire spread due to strong winds, damaging at least four neighboring structures within a couple hours.
Hours after the fire was put under control, police confirmed that two people had died in the inferno. Construction crews were being brought in to knock in the building to see if there were possibly any additional victims killed.
The next day, FDNY officials confirmed a third body had been discovered.
The ages of the known victims who died were not immediately known. At least two of the victims were found in a basement apartment of the home where the fire started.
Five firefighters were suffered minor injuries, officials said, and are expected to recover. More than 200 firefighters responded to the scene.
Winds whipping through the area were proving a difficult challenge for crews trying to get a control of the fire. It also prevented them from going inside to do a thorough search for some time.
The strong gusts helped push the fire even to homes across the street, according to FDNY acting Chief of Department John Hodgens.
The Department of Buildings said that the building where the fire originated had a roof collapse and a rear section collapse due to the flames. There were also partial roof collapses at two other buildings, and damage from the fire at two more as well.
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The American Red Cross said it was providing assistance to nine families impacted by the blaze, including 29 adults and 13 children.
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Juneteenth, a holiday marking the emancipation of African Americans from slavery on June 19, 1865, is being celebrated across the Dayton region this weekend with various events seeking to educate and entertain.
On Saturday, a Juneteenth celebration was held on Mc Donough Street in downtown Dayton. The event was hosted by Genuine Work, a co-working service firm, in collaboration with the Oregon District Business Association, Northwest Dayton Partnership’s Learn to Earn, and venture development firm Trep House.
“We’re very big on community,” said Dana Graham, community manager for Genuine Work. “That’s why Genuine Work event exists because we are here to cultivate our community.”
Saturday brought a reprieve from from this week’s scorching heat wave, with temperatures falling to the upper 70s along with lower humidity. The Genuine Work event included food trucks, a DJ, art vendors, children’s activities, and arguably most important to Graham, an opportunity for engagement.
“Today has been amazing,” Graham said. “I’m very grateful and appreciative of the community supporting and showing up. A lot of different connections are happening and that’s really what we want, which is to keep connecting with our greater Dayton community.”
Artist and Dayton native Tobi Ewing set up shop at the event, offering various pieces of art for sale.
“Something I’m very passionate about is the home space and creating other spaces that feel like home and that are sacred in that way — and I think we all saw the importance of that during the pandemic — to make your space yours, whether that’s your home, an office, a restaurant, or a shop,” Ewing said.
Ewing said events like Juneteenth serve as a reminder to lift up and honor people of color.
“I think it’s always important to celebrate Black people,” she said. “We’re part of what built this country, so it’s always a disturbance when we’re not recognized for that. I’m always going to be down to support Black people and people of color and people who are down for sharing their art, sharing their beauty with the world, and collaborating together.”
Lamont Figgers, of Chicago, is visiting Dayton this weekend for a biennial family reunion and stopped by the event.
“This is my first Juneteenth event I’ve ever attended,” Figgers said. “(These events) let us know where we come from and to understand what our ancestors went through.”
Saturday’s celebrations come just over a year after Congress officially designated June 19 as Juneteenth, though it’s been celebrated in a variety of communities throughout the country since 1865.
“It lets us know that we’re important and that we should have a day to be recognized,” said attendee Victor Gutierrez. “We have Fourth of July, Memorial Day, and others, but this day is important for us and I’m glad we’re able to celebrate it now.”
Juneteenth celebrations will continue across the region through Monday.
“I believe (events like this) are important to empower our community, especially the Black and brown community, and also to educate those who are not necessarily aware of what Juneteenth is and why we celebrate it because it is American history,” Graham said. “I think having these events continues to give reminders of where we’ve been and where we’re going and the progress we need to make to continue to emancipate those under different systems of oppression.”
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Talk of unity, love, and healing was at the forefront of Kenosha’s 2022 Juneteenth Celebration on Saturday.
The event was held on the lawn at 52nd Street at 13th Court, across the street from the Boys and Girls Club of Kenosha. Attendees of all ages and backgrounds gathered to support local Black-owned business vendors, listen to speakers and live music, and to celebrate the spirit of perseverance in Kenosha County.
“This is our re-imagined Juneteenth in honor of all of the events that took place in Kenosha before us,” said Alvin Owens, host of the Juneteenth Celebration. “We are going to continue to grow, and create unity, energy and synergy within our community.”
Rev. Jonathan Barker of Grace Lutheran Church in Kenosha gave an opening prayer and Jacqueline Morris sang the Black National Anthem. A moment of silence was led by Leaders of Faith, and a dance performance was given by members of the Royal Dance Company.
Sisters Network representatives spoke on the importance of breast cancer awareness within the Black community, and expressed to all the importance of honoring and supporting the one in eight women who will receive a breast cancer diagnosis in their life.
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“This is a beautiful day and a beautiful event. It’s a great way to bring people together,” Barker said. “Our community has some wounds that need to be healed, and days like today bring that healing.”
This year’s Juneteenth Celebration featured 107 vendors and sponsors, up from 60 last year.
Brittney Jasper, owner of Big Bella Crystals, attended the event for the first time. “It really shows you that there are so many local businesses that deserve the spotlight,” she said. “It shows a sense of community and collaboration, which is so important given the premise of Juneteenth.”
Live music was performed throughout the day by Roger Randle and Company and The Real Deal.
As celebrations continued, 2022 high school graduates were honored, Mr. and Ms. Juneteenth were crowned, and awards were distributed to those who have positively influenced the community. Governor Tony Evers was slated to attend later in the afternoon.
“We are so excited that Juneteenth is now a national holiday,” said Barker. “We’re grateful for the spirit of liberation that we are celebrating, and will continue the liberation here in Kenosha and throughout this country.”
See additional coverage of Kenosha’s Juneteenth celebration in Monday’s edition of the Kenosha News. | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/kenoshas-juneteenth-celebration-marked-with-talk-of-unity-love-and-healing/article_9208e964-ef43-11ec-af75-e77a883860c7.html | 2022-06-18T22:00:32 | 1 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/kenoshas-juneteenth-celebration-marked-with-talk-of-unity-love-and-healing/article_9208e964-ef43-11ec-af75-e77a883860c7.html |
Trevor residents Sara Veinot and her 2-year-old son, Ryker, pet a young calf at the 2022 Kenosha County Dairy Breakfast at Elfering Farm. Nearly 2,900 people attended the breakfast.
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Faith Lois tosses a bag of shredded cheese into the scrambled eggs being prepared by Community State Bank volunteers. Event organizers said they had enough food to serve around 4,000 attendees.
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Community State Bank volunteer Brian Lois flips pancakes during the 2022 Kenosha County Dairy Breakfast. This marks the first year the event was held at Elfering Farms, one of the last dairy farms left in Bristol.
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Community State Bank volunteers Molly Krause and Robert Pieroni stir the scrambled eggs with clean dustpans, a Dairy Breakfast tradition. Each batch of scrambled eggs began as 30 pounds of egg mix, five pounds of ham and cheese and a half pound of butter.
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BRISTOL — Nearly 2,900 people were served during the 2022 Kenosha County Dairy Breakfast Saturday at Elfering Farms, 15324 Horton Road, turning out to see one of the last working dairy farms in Bristol.
Those with a ticket got a “big farm breakfast” of ham-and-cheese scrambled eggs, pancakes, yogurt, string cheese, milk, orange juice and ice cream, as well as a look into life on a Kenosha farm.
Guests could also walk through the barns to see the cows and in some cases even pet the young calves. Tractor ferries were available for guests, bringing them to and from the parking lot.
It marked the first time Elfering has hosted the annual county event. Although it had taken plenty of work to clean up the farm for the breakfast, owner Dale Elfering was pleased with how it turned out, especially the clear weather.
“Things are going pretty smooth,” Dale said. “I’m happy to have such a nice day.”
One the benefits for guests during such events was seeing a real working dairy farm, Dale said. As they enjoyed their breakfast, visitors could see how the cows were being raised and treated.
Attendee Sara Veinot was with her 2-year-old son, Ryker, doing just that. Ryker got to pet a young calf, and seemed overjoyed at the opportunity.
“I like petting the cows as much as he does,” Sara said, laughing.
Lynn Callovi participated in this year’s Dairy Air Bike Ride from Silver Lake Park Beach to the breakfast and said it was good to see the event return in full force.
“It’s been a couple of years because of the pandemic, so it’s really great to have it back,” Lynn said. “It’s a fun event.”
Tina Elfering, vice president of the Kenosha County Board and a relative of Dale, said they had been “working on” Dale for several years to host the event, which cycles through locations each year.
Elfering Farms is one of the last dairy farms in Bristol, started nearly a century ago by Felix and Ruby Elfering. Today, Dale, Janet and their two sons Daniel and Dustin, make up Elfering Farms LLC, which has three farms on Horton Road milking 160 cows and farming 1,100 acres of crops.
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County Executive Samantha Kerkman, U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil and state Sen. Van Wangaard all spoke at the breakfast, emphasizing the importance of dairy farming for Wisconsin and the value of such community events.
“June is Dairy Month; it’s a great chance to come out and celebrate Wisconsin dairy culture,” Steil said. “It’s important, not just for the tradition of our state, but our agricultural economy.”
Kerkman was especially happy to see the turnout after last year’s drive-thru event.
“To see this many people out here is incredible,” Kerkman said. “I’m so glad people have taken the opportunity to come out and see a working dairy farm.”
Wangaard said he had been to plenty of dairy breakfasts in his time, both in Racine and Kenosha counties.
“This is probably one of the best ones I’ve seen,” Wangaard said. “When you see things that happen that are positive, that’s what Racine and Kenosha are all about. We need more stuff like this.”
Three local students were given scholarships for fields pertaining to agriculture: Carly Lois, who will be attending UW-Madison; Travis Harpster, currently attending Gateway Technical College; and Michelle Edmonds, who will be attending UW-Platteville.
Initial reports indicated that a 5-year-old female child and a 22-year-old man were swimming after jumping into the water from a boat on the lake. The man went underwater and did not resurface.
One young man allegedly used Snapchat, Facebook and a small circle of accomplices to illicitly acquire other people's checks and collect thousands from a credit union. A $50,000 arrest warrant was issued May 20, and he was arrested less than a month later.
The CO is accused of bringing five phones into the prison. A criminal complaint states that she "was under immense pressure from (an inmate, whose name was redacted) and feared for her family."
Trevor residents Sara Veinot and her 2-year-old son, Ryker, pet a young calf at the 2022 Kenosha County Dairy Breakfast at Elfering Farm. Nearly 2,900 people attended the breakfast.
Faith Lois tosses a bag of shredded cheese into the scrambled eggs being prepared by Community State Bank volunteers. Event organizers said they had enough food to serve around 4,000 attendees.
Community State Bank volunteer Brian Lois flips pancakes during the 2022 Kenosha County Dairy Breakfast. This marks the first year the event was held at Elfering Farms, one of the last dairy farms left in Bristol.
Community State Bank volunteers Molly Krause and Robert Pieroni stir the scrambled eggs with clean dustpans, a Dairy Breakfast tradition. Each batch of scrambled eggs began as 30 pounds of egg mix, five pounds of ham and cheese and a half pound of butter. | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/watch-now-kenosha-county-dairy-breakfast-draws-thousands-to-working-dairy-farm-in-bristol-saturday/article_bbd35462-ef3b-11ec-9f7f-bfd9e7893476.html | 2022-06-18T22:00:39 | 0 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/watch-now-kenosha-county-dairy-breakfast-draws-thousands-to-working-dairy-farm-in-bristol-saturday/article_bbd35462-ef3b-11ec-9f7f-bfd9e7893476.html |
The celebration of Juneteenth — a holiday that commemorates the effective end of slavery in America — was in full swing Saturday at SteelStacks in Bethlehem, with music, food, and plenty of activities for both youngsters and adults.
The smell of soul food wafted through the air as vendors sold artisanal soaps, T-shirts and handmade jewelry.
Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. It dates to 1865, when, on June 19 of that year, Union soldiers landed at Galveston, Texas to inform slaves there that they were free. This took place about two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation of 1863.
Juneteenth was proclaimed a national holiday by President Biden last year.
Karen S. Britt, president of Juneteenth Lehigh Valley, said the holiday is a celebration of American history and shows members of the African American community that they are a celebrated part of history
“It allows especially those from the African American community or African dysphoric community to see that their contributions are in the fabric of this nation,” Britt said. “I like to say that somewhere in the red, white and blue is you.”
Britt said the holiday isn’t an effort to change the past, but rather to celebrate the progress made and uplift the African American community.
“It is kind of painful to think about slavery and the atrocities of slavery, but we can’t rewrite history,” Britt said. “We build on that so we celebrate what we’re doing in our accomplishments and our contributions to the nation now, and try to educate other cultures and communities about our history and heritage.”
Sandra Suero of Allentown said she brought her family to the event in an effort to celebrate diversity.
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“I think there is a stereotype that [the] Juneteenth celebration is only for one culture, but it is truly not,” Suero said. “I think there is something here for everyone, and we all have something to learn, and it is just an amazing and delicious event that I would recommend everyone should attend.”
Executive chef Dee Marie of Good & Pretty Foods, of Easton, provided the event with a traditional Juneteenth eight-course meal, including cornbread, pulled pork, pulled chicken, macaroni and cheese, watermelon, red velvet cake, and strawberry soda. Marie said the opportunity to present her cooking and her heritage to attendees was a great honor.
“I’ve been watching this food being made in my life for generations. and it is just such a proud part of our culture,” Marie said. “So to be able to share it with so many people, and have them enjoy it, makes me think how proud my family would be to see the progress we have made in this country.”
Marie said her cooking is an effort to share her culture and bring people together.
“I like to describe my food as a party in your mouth, and with all the politics and race issues we’ve been seeing in the news, I believe good food is a common ground and it really helps bring us all together,” Marie said.
Britt agreed that Juneteenth celebrations are for everyone.
“Anytime I speak to someone about Juneteenth, I like to say that if I can eat a hot dog on the Fourth of July to celebrate the liberation of the United States, you can eat a slice of red velvet cake with me to celebrate our freedoms as well,” Britt said. | https://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-nws-juneteenth-celebration-steelstacks-20220618-fsazazeftfa6dcs5zudzaejk7e-story.html | 2022-06-18T22:18:47 | 0 | https://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-nws-juneteenth-celebration-steelstacks-20220618-fsazazeftfa6dcs5zudzaejk7e-story.html |
Contreras Fire burns over 17,000 acres, reaches Kitt Peak National Observatory
The Contreras Fire, which started June 11 about 8 miles southeast of Kitt Peak National Observatory, reached the location of several astronomic facilities early Friday morning, according to a statement from the University of Arizona.
According to Inciweb, a site that tracks wildfire activity, strong gusty winds developed overnight on Thursday, unexpectedly pushing the fire to the north and causing it to impact Kitt Peak around 2 a.m. on Friday. As of Saturday, the fire had burned 17,646 acres.
Kitt Peak is the location of astronomical facilities managed by the University of Arizona Steward Observatory. Kitt Peak National Observatory is managed by NOIRLab.
"We are grateful to all who are working to fight the fire and help protect the facilities while keeping everyone safe. We are also proud of our staff who did their best to prepare our facilities before they were ordered to leave the mountain on Wednesday," said University of Arizona president Robert Robbins.
According to the University, the fire's north end reached the southwest ridge, where a Hiltner telescope, a McGraw-Hill telescope, a Very Long Baseline Array Dish and the University of Arizona telescope are located.
The fire started in a remote area of the Tohono O'odham Indian Reservation and officials believe it was caused by a lightning strike.
Since the fire started, aviation resources and firefighting efforts have been limited. Smoke in the area, extremely dry fuels, high winds, and the steep and rugged terrain make it difficult to access, according to Inciweb.
A Type 2 Incident Management Team took command on June 17. Over 300 personnel are currently assigned to the fire.
According to a Saturday update on Inciweb, the Pan Tak community, northeast of Kitt Peak along Highway 86, is currently on an evacuation status and a shelter has been established for community members.
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Additional crews and areas will be monitoring and protecting structures in the Observatory and the communities areas, according to the update.
According to the University, damages to structures were not assessed on Friday because of the high fire activity in the area. Assessment of the Observatory was expected to start on Saturday if conditions allow for safe entry, according to Inciweb.
"Initial assessment indicates that all the domes and other scientific facilities have been protected from the worst part of the fire to date," the update said.
Four non-scientific buildings on the west side of the Observatory property were lost in the fire, according to the update.
According to the Bureau of Land Management in Arizona, firefighting conditions were expected to be favorable on Saturday as the fire was expected to reach more advantageous terrain and better chances of showers and thunderstorms were forecasted, with the potential for wetting rains.
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GILLESPIE COUNTY, Texas — The Gillespie County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a man accused of shooting another man near Fredericksburg on Saturday morning.
The sheriff’s office said Juan Solis Malpica, aka Ismael Solis, shot the man at a residence on Grasshopper Lane before leaving in a vehicle, which he later crashed not far from the residence. He then fled on foot, deputies said.
The victim was flown to Brooke Army Medical Center for treatment.
Malpica is described as a Hispanic man, 49 years old, 5 feet, 6 inches tall, about 175 pounds with brown eyes and black hair.
Anyone with any information on his whereabouts is asked to contact the Gillespie County Sheriff’s Office at 830-997-7585 or contact Crime Stoppers anonymously at 830-997-8477. You can also submit a tip via the website at www.gillespiecountycrimestoppers.com.
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ODESSA, Texas — The City of Odessa has announced that the boil water notice has been lifted after water testing samples came back clean.
The City of Odessa took 24 hours to make sure there was no bacteria in the water.
At the press conference held at the City Hall, Public Works Director Thomas Kerr said the bacteria samples came back negative after being tested for 24 hours, meaning the water is clean for people to use.
ECUD has also announced that they have lifted their boil water notice after their testing results showed that the water was clean.
The valve replacement on Andrews and 42nd Street was completed earlier this morning. Kerr said ECUD provided significant help with replacing the valve.
The boil water notice was originally placed into effect back on June 14 after a water main line break occurred in the area of 42nd Street, Tom Green and San Jacinto on June 13.
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“The heat is on.”
— Glenn Frey
I was thinking about this stifling heat wave, and like most in my demographics, I came up with a few “When we were kids ...” thoughts.
But pondering that cliche in relation to this particular period of unrelenting heat, something dawned on me: There was nothing like this when we were kids. Sure, we had periods of hot weather, but there was not a prolonged period that I remember like what we’re going through now.
(NOTE: If you’re one of those people who insists climate change is “fake news” because your chosen politician told you so, I don’t know what to tell you, not that you’d listen anyway. You probably don’t need to read anymore ... unless you’re looking for additional fodder to use as proof of the obvious fact that my mind has been warped by too much heavy metal and by listening to those liberals who fail to see the obvious. We’ll move on.)
Summertime in the late-’50s, ’60s and early-’70s — and I’m talking “Dog Days” summertime, not mid-June, for the sake of Pete — consisted of outdoor activities that typically lasted from sunup to sundown. My brother and I rode our bikes sometimes for hours and hours, stopping only for food or to explore. And here’s the weird part: I don’t remember ever — not once — going inside and whining, “It’s too hot outside.”
Yeah, yeah, kids were tougher back then, especially those of us who didn’t have AC in the house, but we weren’t just toughing it out when we chose to stay outdoors. I don’t remember ever thinking it was too hot to stop us from enjoying being wild and free.
Of course, we lived on land that had a 100-acre-plus cypress pond. Said pond included a spillway that took runoff rainwater to the Willacoochee River.
Especially after a decent-sized rain, water in that spillway would rush over topography that included steepish clay banks that served as natural slip-and-slides into deeper pools of water that allowed us to get good and muddy one minute and jump in to clean off the mud the next.
Added bonus: When the washoff from the rainwaters came in a particular rush, those little slip-and-slide pools became some of the best places to bait up a cane pole and pull out “good eatin’-size” bream and fish we called “woremouth,” which I think were actually crappie.
Another not-so-funny, except in a wistful, I-can’t-believe-we-did-that kind of way, turn on this trip down memory lane was the presence of an outhouse that served as a toilet before my dad added on to his homeplace and brought indoor plumbing into our lives. Another reason to miss and thank my dad on Father’s Day.
(Three things about that outhouse: It was hilarious, we thought, to toss rocks high up in the air so that they would land on the tin roof and scare unsuspected younger kids who were answering nature’s call; but we were frequently the butt (yep!) of jokes from older kids who rode Bus 10 and teased us about our bathroom facilities. Third thing: I can’t think of that primitive facility without it bringing to mind Bobby Bare’s novelty ditty “Don’t Let Them Tear That Little Brown Building Down.”)
Which, in a weird kind of way, brings us back around to this dangerously hot weather we’re experiencing. Call me a liberal fool, or whatever non-stick or stone you want to try and hurt me with, but if our elected officials don’t get their partisan heads out of their partisan rears and take some meaningful action, we’re going to be facing some increasingly dangerous days ahead.
With our iffy in many places infrastructure — Texas obviously a prime example ... of poorly built infrastructure and heads-up-their-butts leadership — continuously being put through the strain of such heat, and that’s all types of infrastructure, private and public, we’re going to start experiencing more and more failures.
In which case, we’ll be reduced to a more primitive existence. I may not be well-adapted to this kind of heat, but at least I’m well-versed in the use and operation of outhouses. | https://www.albanyherald.com/local/carlton-fletcher-remembering-the-days-when-people-outdoors-didnt-melt/article_ba9983e0-ef00-11ec-ac5e-f79be2a311c5.html | 2022-06-18T22:32:47 | 1 | https://www.albanyherald.com/local/carlton-fletcher-remembering-the-days-when-people-outdoors-didnt-melt/article_ba9983e0-ef00-11ec-ac5e-f79be2a311c5.html |
(WJHL) Tenn./Va. – Appalachian Power has released a statement regarding its response to widespread power outages caused by recent severe weather.
The power company states that nearly 2,400 employees and contractors are working hard to get power restored to customers.
So far, power has been restored to 83,00 customers who lost power, but around 47,000 remain, according to a release from Appalachian Power. In addition, there are about 2,500 locations that need repairs made.
“Workers began assessing damage and making repairs yesterday evening, and this work is ongoing. Restoration times will be made available for customers this evening,” the release states.
Outages peaked at around 5 p.m. on Friday with approximately 130,000 customers without power.
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Community Food Basket Idaho Falls (CFBIF) paid off its forever home and had a mortgage burning party Thursday, June 16, to celebrate ownership of its warehouse.
The party was open to anyone who donated to the community food basket, anywhere from $1 to $50,000 according to CFBIF Executive Director, Ariel Jackson. The party was in honor of its contributors and had live music provided by the band Almost Famous, along with food, ice cream, tours, and some raffle items to raise funds for continued help in the community.
Community Food Basket has been an integral and constant part of Idaho Falls since its creation in 1980, providing nearly 42 years of service. The organization has served over 1,738,105 meals in the Idaho Falls area and that number grows every month, according to its website.
The party was thrown at the company's emergency food warehouse at 1895 N. Boulevard, the location they use to store all the food that gets distributed to those in need.
Between the partying and before the burning of the mortgage paperwork, speakers at the event included Idaho Falls Mayor Rebecca Casper, Melaleuca's newest CEO Jerry Felton, and Jackson.
The 30-year mortgage was paid off over 25 years early with the help of the community and several large donors.
"A group of women called The Four Amigas offered us a $100,000 matching challenge," Jackson said. "So through the community, we fundraised for about a year and got to around $50,000 when Melaleuca came in, matched our $50,000 and finished paying it off."
"Owning this location has meant so much to us," Jackson said. "It means that that we no longer have to use such a large chunk of money to pay our mortgage every month. We get to take the money and put it towards programming. We get to put it towards things that really matter and that will help the community.
"We've started delivering senior food boxes to senior housing complexes as well as help with baby formula shortages which have both been increasing our numbers, this helps us to absorb the additional needs in the area."
The number of people in need has risen in Idaho Falls, according to the CFBIF, and is not slowing down.
"People are leaving the grocery stores with way less food than they used to for the same amount of money," Jackson said. "We went from serving 12,000 families a year in 2019 to 18,000 families in 2020. Last month we served about 4,500 people in over 1,200 families.
"When COVID hit, our numbers went up by 130%, then the government assistance programs started coming out and our numbers dipped again," Jackson said. "We thought we were stabilizing, then four months ago we started seeing them get higher and higher and higher and now sometimes we are seeing double the amount of families a day than we would normally see."
Having a warehouse without a mortgage is allowing the food bank to do more for the people of Idaho Falls without the constant worry of having to change locations.
"This is why it was so important for us to always have a building. Before we got into the warehouse we are in now we had moved three times in three years to different warehouses. It is just such a huge burden lifted, to know that we aren't going to have to move again."
This has not only meant good news for the food bank but for other institutions as well. It uses its warehouse to store food for other food pantries in town that do not have the space.
"We store all the food for the soup kitchen, we take in all the major food drives and disperse that out to all other food pantries." Jackson said.
She shared her gratitude for those who donated so all of this could happen.
"They all own a little bit of that building and have ensured that we will be around forever," Jackson said. "We are just really grateful. If you donated a dollar or $10,000, you helped us get there. We want everyone to know that regardless of the amount they donated, it took everyone to get us to where we are."
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The Cape May County Department of Health is urging residents to have their pets vaccinated against rabies. The warning comes after a skunk tested positive for rabies on Wednesday in the Cape May Court House section of Middle Township.
“This is a reminder to all other residents to check your pet’s vaccination and health records and make sure they are current,” Cape May County Health Officer Kevin Thomas said in an open letter published by the county Department of Health on Wednesday.
Rabies is a fatal disease in human and animals that is transmitted via the saliva of those infected. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a case of rabies almost always results in death.
All animal bites should be taken seriously and people should wash their wounds and seek medical attention immediately if an animal bites them. Those bitten by an animal are also being asked to report the incident to their municipal animal control agencies and to the county Department of Health. Those that are in any way exposed to the saliva or blood of a wild or stray animal are also being asked to call their doctor and local health department.
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The Wednesday letter further warns that any contact someone’s pet has with a wild animal should be reported to one’s veterinarian, as well as the county Department of Health, immediately — especially if they have been exposed to a bat, raccoon, skunk or any wild carnivore.
“Protecting your pets by keeping them current on their rabies vaccine is an important buffer between wildlife rabies and human exposure,” Cape May County Commissioner Jeffrey Pierson said in the letter. “Not only does the vaccine keep your pet safe, but it can help keep you and your family safe as well.”
In addition to the Cape May County cases, there have been multiple animal rabies cases in Atlantic County this year, including one in a Northfield raccoon and another in a Pleasantville cat.
People who are exposed to what they suspect to be a rabid animal are to begin taking the rabies vaccine as soon as possible.
The vaccine is highly effective in preventing rabies in dogs and cats, according to the county Department of Health. The CDC notes that the vaccine can prevent rabies in people if administered to them after exposure to the virus. Those who have not previously been vaccinated against rabies and suspect they have been exposed to the virus are generally instructed by the CDC to get four shots of the vaccine administered over two weeks.
Those who have been vaccinated in the past and have later been exposed to the rabies virus typically need two shots of the vaccine.
The county Department of Health is also urging vulnerable people to take several other steps to prevent the spread of rabies:
• Avoid animals that one is not familiar with.
• Keep pets on a leash
• Teach children to let their parents or guardians know if they have been bitten or scratched by an animal.
• Do not feed or touch wild or stray animals, especially stray bats, cats, foxes, groundhogs raccoons or skunks. The letter warned that rabid bats are particularly dangerous, as bats are not typically thought of as a rabies risk and their bites can be imperceptible due to their small teeth. Anyone that is exposed to a bat should have that bat captured and then subjected to rabies testing. If the bat cannot be tested for rabies, any person exposed to the bat should begin a regimen of the rabies vaccine. The letter cited a CDC statistic that bats are responsible for around 70% of rabies deaths in the United States. The CDC rabies web page indicates that dogs are carriers of rabies in other parts of the world and most rabies deaths globally are caused by dog bites.
About 5,000 rabies cases in animals are reported to the CDC annually, with more than 90% occurring in wildlife.
Cases of human rabies are rare in the United States, with the CDC saying only around one to three cases are reported in the country annually. Human deaths from rabies typically occur in those who do not seek prompt medical care when exposed to rabies. It credited animal control, pet-vaccination campaigns and outreach programs as important reasons as why rabies deaths have declined over the last five decades.
The county Health Department letter instructed that anyone wishing to learn more about rabies should visit http://www.nj.gov/health/cd/topics/rabies.shtml or call Kittie Walton at (609) 465-1210. The letter advises that people like the Cape May County Department of Health on Facebook to receive further information about public health.
Contact Chris Doyle | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/cape-may-county-department-of-health-urges-pet-vaccination-against-rabies/article_796ccb2e-ee5c-11ec-94ff-dbd91d49aadf.html | 2022-06-18T22:44:34 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/cape-may-county-department-of-health-urges-pet-vaccination-against-rabies/article_796ccb2e-ee5c-11ec-94ff-dbd91d49aadf.html |
COVID-19 IN NJ
Here’s an update of the COVID-19 numbers in the state:
New positive cases: 2,204
New deaths: 6
Total positive cases: 2,102,498
Total number of deaths: 30,845
Total vaccine doses administered: 14,039,192*
Rate of transmission: 0.83
CASES BY COUNTY
Atlantic: 59,177 cases, 948 deaths, 378,572 doses administered*
Cape May: 11,700 cases, 259 deaths, 133,824 doses administered*
Cumberland: 34,823 cases, 571 deaths, 185,642 doses administered*
Ocean: 145,836 cases, 2,841 deaths, 701,133 doses administered*
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*State did not update vaccination totals Friday or as of 66 p.m. Saturday. State, local totals are as of June 16.
Figures are as of 3 p.m. June 18
Source: N.J. Department of Health | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/new-jersey-reports-more-than-2-200-new-covid-19-cases-6-new-deaths-rate/article_28ed8abc-eea7-11ec-a226-eb6a017d4454.html | 2022-06-18T22:44:40 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/new-jersey-reports-more-than-2-200-new-covid-19-cases-6-new-deaths-rate/article_28ed8abc-eea7-11ec-a226-eb6a017d4454.html |
Dean and Kelly Delisa, of Trenton, snap a show while the band Bowman performs Saturday at the Barefoot Country Music Festival on the beach in Wildwood. The four-day event concludes Sunday night.
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More than 40 performers were scheduled to appear throughout the festival, which had several stages set up.
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Aundrea Munt, of Waretown, plays a round of cornhole toss. More than 20,000 fans were expected to attend the four-day event.
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Fans capture a performance at the Barefoot Country Music Festival on the beach in Wildwood on Saturday.
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Chase Rondeau, of Norristown, Pennsylvania, tries a pullup challenge at the U.S. Marine Corp tent at the festival.
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The festival lineup includes established stars but also up-and-coming performers.
WILDWOOD — The annual Barefoot Country Music Festival is happening here this weekend with some of country music's biggest stars performing just a few yards away from the Atlantic Ocean.
"It's Barefoot, baby!" exclaimed one fan as he waited in line to enter the festival Saturday.
This was the second year for the festival on the city's expansive beach, the one scheduled for 2020 having been scrapped due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Last year, fans had to deal with heavy rain and wet grounds. On Friday, the festival site was briefly cleared when foul weather rolled through, but Saturday afternoon, fans and performers were treated to sunny skies and comfortable temperatures.
The festival began Thursday night and runs through Sunday with more than 40 artists scheduled to perform on the beach between the two Morey's Piers.
“This is my first time coming here, and I have to say that the first two days have been amazing,” said Danny Williams, 21, of Raleigh, North Carolina. “I’m really looking forward to Jason Aldean (on Sunday) because he’s part of the reason why I decided to come, but everybody has been great so far, and the atmosphere is awesome.”
The fun kicked off Thursday night with Cole Swindell, known for hits like "Chillin It" and "Single Saturday Night," headlining a kickoff concert. Swindell was joined by Jameson Rogers, Frank Ray, BOWMAN, and DJ Slim McGraw, and they performed until 11 p.m. to give those in attendance a taste of what the next three days would offer.
Each night had its own distinct theme. On Friday, many people dressed up, as the song goes, in "Denim & Diamonds," as Eric Church and Dustin Lynch headlined the night. Poison front man Bret Michaels add some rock-and-roll flare to the festival, and Kidd G, Brittany Spencer and Ellis Mellio rounded out the artists who performed on the main stage.
The festival also had two other stages where some of country music's up-and-coming stars performed. Not Leaving Sober, BOWMAN, Lauren Davidson, King Calaway, and Kevin Mac and Friends performed on the Jim Beam stage. Kenny Curio, Jessica Rose, Southern Rounds, Gillian Smith, and Diamonds and Whiskey were set to perform on the Coke stage throughout the weekend.
Fans had the opportunity to see every artist perform over the three days as the stages had concerts at different times.
On Saturday, thousands of fans were eager for the music to resume as lines at the entrance gate began forming as early as 11 a.m. The theme for the day was the Wild West, and most people coming through the gate got that message and showed up wearing cowboy hats and boots. Florida Georgia Line, known for hits like "Cruise" and This Is How We Roll," and Walker Hayes, famous for his sensational hit "Fancy Like," were the night's scheduled headliners.
Once the gates opened at 1 p.m., the fans who began filing in were treated to a performance by Curio, who was set up on the back on a Dodge Ram Pickup truck adjacent to event sign in front of which many people took photos.
The on-stage performances began at 1:30 with Philadelphia-based band BOWMAN bringing a little bit of Garth Brooks to the festival on the Jim Beam stage. Performances at the Coke stage kicked off at 2:30 with Jersey's own Not Leaving Sober. Diamonds and Whiskey, out of Charlotte, North Carolina, got the performances started on the main stage at about 3 p.m.
Hayes was scheduled to go on at 8:30 Saturday as the first headliner. Florida Georgia Line was set for 10 p.m. with a 90-minute performance to put an end to the third day of the festival.
Sunday, the final day, will be headlined by Jason Aldean and Chris Janson. Landon McFadden will be the first performer of the day, performing on the Dodge Pickup Popup right as the gates open.
On the second stage, Jessica Rose will be the first performer at 1:30. Jukebox Rehab is set to be the first act of the day on the main stage at 3 p.m.
The headlining acts, Aldean and Janson, will perform at 8:30 and 10 p.m., respectively. Aldean will play until 11:30, a performance that will mark the end of this year's edition of the biggest country music festival in the Northeast.
About 20,000 fans from all across the country were expected to come through the festival over the four days. One couple, who declined to give their names, said they came from Oklahoma because of how unique the Wildwood edition of the Barefoot Festival is.
"Where we are from, you won't ever see something like this," the man said. "Its incredible that we are going to be seeing some of our favorite artists right on the beach. It was a bit of a ride to get here, but the weather is great, and the atmosphere is incredible, so it was definitely worth it."
The driver was much shorter for many other fans.
“The experience thus far has been rather positive,” said Jodie Martin, 35, of Vineland, who was at the festival for the second time. “Last year’s was great, but I’m liking the feel of this year’s better because two of my favorite artists (Florida Georgia Line and Aldean) are here performing. On top of that, the weather is a lot more nicer than last year with the exception of that one storm on Friday.”
Aside from the music, there were quite a few activities, including axe-throwing and cornhole, on the festival grounds to keep concert-goers entertained.
This isn't the only country music festival taking place on the Jersey Shore this summer. The TidalWave Music Festival will be held on the Atlantic City beach in August.
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Atlantic City casino workers are voicing strong support for a potential strike against the gambling houses as union members vote on whether to authorize a walkout if new contracts are not reached soon. Members of Local 54 of the Unite Here union were voting Wednesday on whether to empower their leadership to call a strike. Voting ended at 7 p.m. and union officials said they expected it to take about an hour to count the ballots. A "yes” vote will not result in an immediate strike. It simply gives the union’s negotiating committee, comprised of workers from all nine casinos, the power to call a strike if and when they see fit.
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Dean and Kelly Delisa, of Trenton, snap a show while the band Bowman performs Saturday at the Barefoot Country Music Festival on the beach in Wildwood. The four-day event concludes Sunday night. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/thousands-enjoy-third-day-of-barefoot-country-music-festival-on-wildwood-beach/article_8e60ad2a-ee6b-11ec-bb47-7b6376193a77.html | 2022-06-18T22:44:46 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/thousands-enjoy-third-day-of-barefoot-country-music-festival-on-wildwood-beach/article_8e60ad2a-ee6b-11ec-bb47-7b6376193a77.html |
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP — Franklin Simms surprised everyone but himself Saturday afternoon.
The St. Augustine Prep senior threw a personal-best 191 feet, 11 inches to finish third in a talented discus field at the outdoor track and field Meet of Champions in Somerset County. Daniel Mikay, of Demarest, won with a throw of 196-5.
“From the beginning, I knew what I was capable of,” Simms said. “Everyone else may be surprised, but I knew what I was capable of.”
Simms’ previous personal best was the 167-6 he threw to win the Cape-Atlantic League championship last month. He threw in the first flight Saturday. The top-seeded throwers threw in the third flight.
“That put a chip on my shoulder,” he said. “I’m not used to being in the first flight.”
Simms’ performance was one of several standout efforts by local athletes Saturday. The meet was held at Franklin High School in sunny but windy conditions. Austin Hudak, of Hammonton, and Leah Howard, of Millville, each finished second in the boys and girls javelin events.
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Simms also excelled at running back and linebacker for the Hermits' football team. He will play football at Wagner College, an NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision team.
Saturday was easily the highlight of Simms' track and field career. He traveled more than two hours to Franklin from his Mays Landing home.
“I had to do something,” he said, “to make it worthwhile coming out here.”
Simms got everyone’s attention around the circle with a 190-3 throw on his second attempt.
Simms said he had trouble with fouling all season, but he found a good rhythm at practice last Thursday.
“I worked on my footwork,” he said, “so I wouldn’t fall out of the circle. I told myself if I had a good practice, I was going to do well in this meet today.”
The 191-11 came on his first throw of the finals. It’s the third best throw in CAL history behind Braheme Days, of Bridgeton (199-6), and James Plummer, of Egg Harbor Township (197-0.25), both of which happened in 2013.
“I don’t think it came from anywhere because it was always in there,” Simms said of his performance. “I’m feeling pretty good about myself.”
Hudak places second
Before his final javelin throw Saturday, Hudak took a moment to reflect.
“Before that throw,” the Hammonton senior said, “I realized it was my last one in this uniform.”
Hudak finished second with a throw of 184-11. Robert Paneque, of Jackson Memorial, won with a distance of 189-9.
“It was a good battle,” Hudak said.
A fierce cross-wind made it difficult on all of the javelin throwers.
“It was the hardest (wind) I ever had to throw in,” Hudak said. “I would throw (the javelin) up in the air and the wind would just take it fully right.”
Hudak’s effort capped a standout season. He won the Atlantic County, South Jersey Group III and state Group III championships.
“I had an amazing season,” he said. “Every meet I did as good as I could.
Building for next season
Howard left the javelin event with motivation for next year.
The junior finished second with a throw of 135-11. Nicole Woods, of Demarest, threw 150-10 to win.
“Maybe I’ll get first place (next year),” Howard said. “I’ll hope for the best.”
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HAZLETON, Pa. — Family members and friends gathered at City View Park for the 11th Annual Climbing for Lost Linemen.
The name of the fallen are written on a lantern and one by one, other linemen climb up to hang the lantern on a line strung between two poles.
At the top, they light the candle within and take a moment of silence for those no longer with us.
"It gives me cold chills just thinking about it. They don't forget you after your person is gone. They support you. They don't forget your people and it means the world. It really helps with the whole grief process," said Cindy Batey, Tennessee.
"It's beautiful We wouldn't miss it. It's just something that we wanted to do and we're glad we're here," said Tony Avalos, California.
The non-profit that sponsors the ceremony also provides 12 months of assistance to families who have lost loved ones while on the job.
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LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. — This weekend in Luzerne County is all about getting out on the river, the Susquehanna River, that is.
Riverfest kicked off Friday night at Nesbitt Park in Wilkes-Barre.
The yearly event hosted by the Riverfront Parks Committee features kayak rides, activities for the kids, live entertainment, and food trucks.
The fun got started Friday with a 5K Color Run.
"Everybody's having a lot of fun, We've had about 200 people sign up for the 5K. We're happy to see people smile and appreciate the local environment we have going on here with the river. We try to bring nature themes into our murals, so it's very important for people to connect with that," said Jenna Casaldi, Kingston.
Riverfest continues through Sunday in Wilkes-Barre.
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SPRINGDALE, Arkansas — An investment group with Springdale ties has completed a $4.96 million deal to buy the First Security Bank complex and associated parking lots at 100 W. Emma Ave. in downtown Springdale with plans to redevelop the main building.
Emma Building Group is the new owner. According to a news release, the investors’ plans for a new downtown multi-use building include residential, retail, restaurant, and office use. The property that changed hands consists of the two-story, 30,000-square-foot First Security Bank building — which will be redeveloped — and 10,000-square-foot “Barrack” building fronting Turnbow Park.
Searcy-based First Security Bank was the previous owner.
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