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DALLAS (KDAF) — The NBA Summer League is getting closer and The Dallas Mavericks‘ have released their summer league schedule.
Here is the team’s schedule:
- July 8 at Chicago – 3 p.m. on ESPNU
- July 11 at Utah – 9 p.m. on NBA TV
- July 12 at Phoenix – 9 p.m. on ESPN2
- July 14 at Milwaukee – 6 p.m. on ESPNU | https://cw33.com/news/local/here-is-the-dallas-mavericks-nba-summer-league-schedule-and-where-to-watch/ | 2022-06-21T22:34:45 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/local/here-is-the-dallas-mavericks-nba-summer-league-schedule-and-where-to-watch/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — June 21 is the Summer Solstice, but it is also National Selfie Day. It’s time to take those phone front cameras out, take those selfies and show the world your beautiful face.
All selfies are beautiful, but there is an art to taking selfies, and DFW Airport is sharing some tips on Twitter that could help make your selfies ever so slightly better.
“Happy #NationalSelfieDay from DFW Airport! We’re celebrating today from our newly opened High C Gates, which includes an excellent selfie spot,” DFW Airport said in the tweet.
Here are their tips:
- Keep light sources in front of you, not behind you
- Shoot from an angle with your face or tilted down
- Leave some distance between you and your background. They also recommend portrait mode.
To see their full thread, click here. | https://cw33.com/news/local/its-national-selfie-day-dfw-airport-shares-some-selfie-taking-tips-on-twitter/ | 2022-06-21T22:34:51 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/local/its-national-selfie-day-dfw-airport-shares-some-selfie-taking-tips-on-twitter/ |
A Two Rivers man connected to the 2021 shooting death of Malachi Moore is sentenced in child neglect, OWI cases
Fulfilling our obligation: This report is part of the Herald Times Reporter's mission to follow criminal cases from arrest to their conclusion.
MANITOWOC - A Two Rivers man who was arrested in connection with the 2021 shooting death of 17-year-old Malachi Moore has been sentenced.
Todd P. Mueller, 48, was sentenced in three different cases Tuesday.
Mueller was present at his residence on May 17, 2021, with several other people, including his two children, when Moore was shot in one of the bedrooms.
When police arrived at Mueller's residence, they saw the house was unsanitary and smelled strongly of ammonia, according to the criminal complaint.
The criminal complaint does not state the ages of the children but did describe a house filled with feces, broken glass and spoiled food.
In the basement, police found dog feces and urine "deep enough to resemble standing water."
In the complaint, Mueller told police the children were responsible for taking care of the dogs and the housework. He also told police he did not know if the children were attending school.
Police interviewed a neighbor who said she provided food and clothing and did some housework for the children, according to the complaint.
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Mueller appeared for a sentencing hearing Tuesday in Manitowoc County Circuit Court. While Mueller was not charged with any crimes related to the death of Moore, he was charged with two felony counts of chronic neglect of a child. On both counts, his sentence was withheld and he was given two years of probation.
In a separate case filed on July 29, 2021, Mueller was charged with a misdemeanor providing improper animal sanitation and felony bail jumping. On both counts, his sentence was withheld and he was given two years of probation.
In a third case, filed on July 27, 2020, he was charged with his fifth operating while intoxicated, a felony. He was sentenced to one year in state prison, followed by two years of extended supervision.
Conditions of his extended supervision and probation include absolute sobriety, full-time employment and to take part in any counseling, treatment or assessments his probation agent deems necessary.
Four other men were charged in 2021 in connection with Moore's death — Joshua Walcott was charged with first-degree homicide, felony possession of a firearm and felony sexual assault of a child; Malik Thomson was charged with felony possession of THC and misdemeanor carrying a concealed weapon; Rodney Anderson Jr. was charged with harboring or aiding a felon; and Kaden Jones was charged with misdemeanor bail jumping, which was later dismissed.
Walcott is expected in court on Thursday for a motion hearing, and Anderson is scheduled for a status conference on Sept. 1. A scheduling conference is also scheduled for Thomson on Aug. 10.
Contact Alisa Schafer at aschafer@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter at @AlisaMSchafer. | https://www.htrnews.com/story/news/local/2022/06/21/two-rivers-man-connected-shooting-death-malachi-moore-sentenced-child-neglect-owi/7648496001/ | 2022-06-21T22:35:57 | 0 | https://www.htrnews.com/story/news/local/2022/06/21/two-rivers-man-connected-shooting-death-malachi-moore-sentenced-child-neglect-owi/7648496001/ |
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – Cutting off the final countdown about 20 seconds short of what was planned, NASA still called Monday’s wet dress rehearsal of the Space Launch System rocket a success, based on reaching other objectives.
For the first time in all its tests at Launch Pad 39B since the spring, NASA said it fully fueled its most powerful rocket ever, the 322-foot SLS.
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Monday’s testing didn’t wrap up until after 7:30 p.m.
Artemis I mission leaders spoke to reporters during a teleconference Tuesday.
“A long day for the team, but I think it was a very successful day,” said launch director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson. “Accomplished a majority of the objectives we had not completed in the prior wet dress.”
Blackwell-Thompson said another hydrogen leak was discovered Monday, like in an earlier test, and that issue will need a closer look.
Still, the mission managers said SLS is closer to launch than ever before. However, in Tuesday’s teleconference NASA could not answer if that first launch will be delayed even further.
August was the most recent launch target.
“I think there’s a huge amount of pressure on the team, but I also think they’re professionals,” said CBS News space analyst Bill Harwood. “They’re going to look at all the data, figure out what’s the best path forward.”
NASA said making a final decision on whether another test will be needed should take a couple of days.
Stick with News 6 and ClickOrlando.com for updates. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/21/another-test-or-launch-nasa-weighs-next-steps-for-artemis/ | 2022-06-21T22:45:57 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/21/another-test-or-launch-nasa-weighs-next-steps-for-artemis/ |
APOPKA, Fla. – Six months after admitting he had been duped by international conmen to move more than $3 million to offshore bitcoin accounts, the Apopka custodian who fell for the photograph of a porn star told News 6 he did it again.
The custodian, who asked to remain anonymous, recently received $12,000 in cash from California, Texas and Missouri along with a $20,000 counterfeit check that appeared to be from a physician in Potomac, Maryland.
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News 6 confirmed the signature on the check did not match the doctor’s name.
“I just thought in my mind, she wouldn’t lie to me again,” the tearful man said. " She said, ‘I love you, baby. I miss you.’”
This all started because the custodian was convinced the woman he still calls his wife was going to travel to Central Florida in time for his birthday. The money was supposed to be deposited for her travel expenses from Niagara Falls to Orlando.
He told News 6 they were married “spiritually” even though they have never spoken, met in person or even communicated in the last six months.
Senior Agent Roger Fuentes of the Orlando Secret Service told News 6 romance is a common tool to hook unsuspecting men and women, again and again.
“A lot of these money mules that we see, 2 out of 5 fall for it again,” Fuentes said. “He was willing to do it, he didn’t ask questions, just as simple as that.”
The Orlando Secret Service tells News 6 it is currently investigating dozens of money mule cases where many of the victims are still in denial.
A retired Air Force serviceman now living in Central Florida had been moving money for a woman he knows as Marta. He contacted News 6 when his bank shut down his account because he had no explanation for the source of the funds he had been receiving.
When the Secret Service explained it appeared to be a money mule scheme he wanted proof.
In an email to News 6, he wrote, “I have been given no evidence by the Secret Service or anyone else as to this person’s (Marta) true identity.”
The photos he received from “Marta” appear to be of a European model who has no idea her photographs are being used in these schemes.
In each case, the victims are part of a network, moving money from U.S. banks to bitcoin accounts.
“Basically, he acts as the banker for these different fraud groups out there, " Fuentes said. “He sends it in bitcoin and that’s how they get their money.”
The custodian said he felt “manipulated” and was going public to warn people not to use social media to find love with people who refuse to meet you face to face.
“Here I go believing that I can find it (love) on the internet, find it on Facebook or Instagram,“ he told News 6. “And that’s not where it’s at.”
You can help stop romance imposters by reporting suspicious profiles or messages to the dating app or social media platform. Then, tell the FTC at ReportFraud.ftc.gov. Learn more at ftc.gov/romancescams.
If you think you have been set-up by a romance imposter, email Mike Holfeld at: mholfeld@wkmg.com. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/21/apopka-custodian-falls-for-romance-scam-again/ | 2022-06-21T22:46:03 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/21/apopka-custodian-falls-for-romance-scam-again/ |
ORLANDO, Fla. – Alexandre Temes calls her job a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The manager of the Englewood Kidz Zone grew up right in the neighborhood and has worked at the center for 23 years, starting as a summer camp counselor when she was just 16 years old.
“All my uncles, aunts, we all lived on the same street which was really beautiful. And besides that having the opportunity to come to this facility as a young person. I had birthday parties here, I had the opportunity to participate in youth sports programming,” Temes said. “I feel good when I walk in. The energy in this building is amazing from the children, all of us working together. We’re just one big, happy, beautiful village and community just chugging along trying to make the world a better place.”
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With school out for the summer, the Kidz Zone is busy. Students’ days are filled with academics, sports, playtime and even cooking.
Temes added the center’s cooking teacher, Ms. Ruby, has a very special place in her heart. Temes took cooking classes with her as a child, and through grants, was able to create Ruby’s Garden, where kids grow and harvest food.
“And to know someone like her, she’s phenomenal. And again just to continue giving that back and continuing that legacy. It started before me. I’m just continuing and expanding on it,” Temes said.
While the center itself is multigenerational and serves thousands of people a week, the Kidz Zone specifically caters to newborns through 25-year-olds.
“We have a ‘whatever it takes’ attitude. Whatever we need to do to create stability for that child and that family to achieve the American dream, that’s what we’re going to do,” Temes said.
Temes said about 230 kids are enrolled in the zone and the program encompasses every single area of a child’s life. Workers are even embedded in schools.
“This is one person that knows every person in that child’s life and is communicating with all of them to make sure we are building the best life plan for them. If things aren’t working out, we step in with our program, and all of the sudden they’re on the right track, and everything about that child changes. It’s the most fulfilling thing in the world. My favorite part of the job is just being able to be a servant to the community. I consider myself just a lucky member of society who gets to work in the neighborhood she grew up in,” Temes said.
To learn more about the Englewood Neighborhood Center and to see if there is a Kidz Zone in your area, visit their website. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/21/big-happy-beautiful-village-orlando-kidz-zone-lets-children-explore-life-skills-hobbies/ | 2022-06-21T22:46:09 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/21/big-happy-beautiful-village-orlando-kidz-zone-lets-children-explore-life-skills-hobbies/ |
OCALA, FLA – A woman from Ocala was reported missing on June 3, and her family is worried because they have not heard from her or seen her on social media, the police said.
Grace Michelle Mancell Slane, who goes by “Gracie” was last contacted on May 9, according to a news release.
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She was allegedly staying at the Budget Inn, located at 2901 S Pine Ave. in Ocala and has been known to use drugs, according to police.
Slane is described as having multiple tattoos, including the name “Joshua” on her chest. She also has tattoos on her shoulders and calves, officials said.
If anybody has information on Slane’s whereabouts, call OPD at 352-369-7000 or dial **TIPS. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/21/ocala-woman-missing-last-seen-on-may-9/ | 2022-06-21T22:46:15 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/21/ocala-woman-missing-last-seen-on-may-9/ |
Lincoln Fire & Rescue crews responded to a fire in the 1000 block of Furnas Avenue at 6:45 a.m. Tuesday.
Battalion Chief Jim Bopp said a caller reported smoke and flames coming from the home next door — which should have been vacant. According to neighbors, Bopp said, squatters had been seen going to and from the residence.
Investigators say the fire likely was not an accident, as utilities had been shut off for some time.
"(The homeowners) have been having problems with people getting into the house and trespassing," Schweitzer said. "They tried to keep it as locked up as they possibly could."
Jenna Thompson is a news intern who has previous writing and editing experience with her college paper and several literary journals. She is a senior at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln pursuing degrees in English and journalism.
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.
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.
The 35-year-old man told police he had started talking with an unknown man at Cooper Park early Thursday morning, but the conversation devolved into a disagreement, and later, into a shooting.
The 22-year-old fled officers and ran into a residential neighborhood where he was later arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and tampering with physical evidence, police said.
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.
Everette O'Neal is set for sentencing next month, where he is likely to face at least 25 years in prison, given that prosecutors have alleged he is a habitual criminal.
Nebraska State Patrol was made aware that the 13-year-old girl might be driving through Nebraska in a Ford F-150 with a man. Troopers quickly located the vehicle and found the girl hiding inside. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/early-morning-blaze-seems-intentionally-set-lincoln-fire-investigator-says/article_4689ea0d-15d6-5ab0-904f-d6ebcd99e610.html | 2022-06-21T22:48:29 | 1 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/early-morning-blaze-seems-intentionally-set-lincoln-fire-investigator-says/article_4689ea0d-15d6-5ab0-904f-d6ebcd99e610.html |
City Council member James Michael Bowers is emotional after talking about his vote on the city's so-called "Fairness Ordinance" during the Lincoln City Council meeting Monday at the County-City building.
JAIDEN TRIPI, Journal Star
Lincoln City Council member Bennie Shobe motions as he speaks during Monday's meeting, where the council voted to rescind the city's "Fairness Ordinance."
JAIDEN TRIPI, Journal Star
Lincoln City Council member Sändra Washington talks Monday about the "Fairness Ordinance," a broad update to the city's Title 11, the portion of city code that deals with equal opportunity in housing, employment and public accommodation. Washington originally introduced the ordinance.
JAIDEN TRIPI, Journal Star
Lincoln City Council member Richard Meginnis introduced the successful motion to rescind the city's "Fairness Ordinance" because, he said, he thought it was too divisive for the community right now.
A group led by longtime advocates of a so-called fairness ordinance that would expand discrimination protections to include sexual orientation and gender identity are launching an initiative to get the question on the ballot in November.
“We believe Lincoln, given the opportunity to vote, will vote to be inclusive, caring, and protective of people who are marginalized due to military status, veteran status, disability, race, national origin, marital status and sex,” a group sponsored by six longtime advocates said in a prepared statement.
The ballot language includes many of the changes that were part of a city ordinance that the council rescinded last week on a 4-3 vote. That same council had passed the ordinance months earlier on a 5-0 vote. Tom Beckius and Richard Meginnis were absent.
The ordinance was a broad update to the city’s Title 11, the portion of municipal ordinance that deals with equal protection in housing, employment and public accommodation.
It added active military and veterans as a protected class, it updated language on race to include such protections as hair texture and hairstyles, as well as updating disability language.
The flash point, however, was expanding the definition of sex to include sexual orientation and gender identity. Opponents, led by the Nebraska Family Alliance, launched a successful referendum petition that required the City Council either to vote to rescind the entire ordinance or put it to a vote of the people.
Some transgender advocates had been vocal about their fears that supporters weren’t adequately prepared to win at the ballot, given the well-organized and well-funded opposition, and that transgender people would be the targets of any opposition campaign.
On June 13 – just a week ago – council members who narrowly voted to rescind the ordinance because of those concerns -- said they supported such protections. Meginnis, who introduced the motion to reconsider the ordinance, said he thought the issue had become too divisive now.
That upset many of the longtime advocates who have worked for years to get such protections in city code and were convinced Lincoln, which has elected five Democrats to the City Council – including three openly gay members -- and a Democratic mayor, would pass the ordinance.
Organizers of the initiative, called “Let Lincoln Vote” plan to file the initiative with the City Clerk on Wednesday and hold a press conference at 2 p.m.
The group said registered voters have until Aug. 1 to sign a petition to put the question on the November ballot.
Lancaster Election Commissioner Dave Shively said the group will have to collect 8,846 signatures to get the initiative on the ballot. However, once the signatures are verified the City Council will have to pass a resolution to get it on the ballot.
Kay Siebler, one of the petition organizers, said she and others believe voters will approve the initiative.
“We decided this anti-discrimination language must be. It must be. It’s past time. It’s not a controversial decision. That’s why we’re doing it.”
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.
City Council member James Michael Bowers is emotional after talking about his vote on the city's so-called "Fairness Ordinance" during the Lincoln City Council meeting Monday at the County-City building.
Lincoln City Council member Bennie Shobe motions as he speaks during Monday's meeting, where the council voted to rescind the city's "Fairness Ordinance."
Lincoln City Council member Sändra Washington talks Monday about the "Fairness Ordinance," a broad update to the city's Title 11, the portion of city code that deals with equal opportunity in housing, employment and public accommodation. Washington originally introduced the ordinance.
Lincoln City Council member Richard Meginnis introduced the successful motion to rescind the city's "Fairness Ordinance" because, he said, he thought it was too divisive for the community right now. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/group-will-launch-petition-drive-in-lincoln-to-get-fairness-ordinance-on-the-ballot/article_8946e0dd-cb4f-5502-9c91-c9acbce7269b.html | 2022-06-21T22:48:35 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/group-will-launch-petition-drive-in-lincoln-to-get-fairness-ordinance-on-the-ballot/article_8946e0dd-cb4f-5502-9c91-c9acbce7269b.html |
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Police have released the identity of a woman whose body was found over the weekend on railroad tracks in Johnson City.
The Johnson City Police Department identified the woman as Meghan Carter, 24 of Etowah, Tennessee.
According to police, Carter’s body was found Saturday night in the area of East State of Franklin Road near Division Street.
“The area the female was located is nearby a frequented homeless camp, which is near the downtown railroad tracks,” the police department said in a release.
According to the JCPD, there are no indications of foul play and the incident “is believed to be an isolated event, with no current threat to the general public.”
The investigation is ongoing and the police department is asking anyone with information on the case to call detectives at 423-434-6166, or to remain anonymous, Crime Stoppers at 434-6158. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/johnson-city-police-identify-body-found-on-railroad-tracks/ | 2022-06-21T22:56:08 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/johnson-city-police-identify-body-found-on-railroad-tracks/ |
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) – One local company is pitching in to help the people of Ukraine, with much more than just supplies. Their idea has wheels.
R Enterprises, an ambulance refitting company based in Greeneville, Tennessee, ends each of its staff meetings with a prayer. One day, the overwhelming prayer request was one for the people of Ukraine, who had been ripped from their homes or pulled to the front lines of war.
“About two weeks later we had a gentleman walk in named John Rolland, and he had just gotten back from Ukraine on medical mission work, and was looking to buy an ambulance,” said Mark Brannen, general manager. “And that just started the conversation.”
Rather than build and sell the rig, the team at R Enterprises chose to donate one of their own trade-ins to the cause. A 4×4 Ford E-450 is no small thing to move, even without an ambulance rig attached to the back, but it’s slated to begin its journey through another organization’s efforts Wednesday afternoon.
To help make sure the ambulance saves as many lives as possible, the crew at R Enterprises are filling the vehicle to the brim with medical supplies. With a full pallet donated by Samaritan’s Purse, Brannen said the team is even more excited to ship it overseas.
For one member of the project, however, the work wasn’t just about “over there.”
“Being far away from Ukraine makes me feel helpless,” said Ella Pavlyuk, a Ukrainian-American with family still inside the country. “So I’m trying to help however I can from the distance. This is the least I can do, to get involved in projects like that, and it’s been a great experience working with these people.”
Pvlyuk, a resident of Asheville, used much of her time in community work long before war broke out in her home country. Now, she’s putting those skills to work helping out those in need thousands of miles away.
Serving mostly as a translator and liaison between American and Ukrainian organizations, Pavlyuk helped pave the way for R Enterprise’s first foray into the war. While plans are not set yet, more units may be rebuilt and prepared for aid in the future according to founder and operator Jay Ross.
“It’s one unit, and on the one hand you can say it’s just only one,” Ross said. “But it is one, and one can make a difference. And so when it is that people are contemplating what they can do, and they’re thinking that they’re only one, they are one. And they ought to do what’s on their heart to try to be helpful.” | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/local-company-donates-ambulance-to-ukraine/ | 2022-06-21T22:56:14 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/local-company-donates-ambulance-to-ukraine/ |
Daytona Dream Center and Second Harvest feed 300 families at Daytona International Speedway
DAYTONA BEACH — Dozens of volunteers handed out groceries to more than 200 cars in the parking lot of the Daytona International Speedway on Tuesday during the Second Harvest food giveaway.
The Daytona Dream Center, a nonprofit that partners with other community organizations teamed up with Second Harvest and Calvary Christian Center located in Ormond Beach to help those in need and to bring the drive-thru food giveaway to fruition.
“During the pandemic was a phase, post-pandemic is another phase with everything going up. People are struggling,” said Jamie Hartsgrove, director of the Daytona Dream Center. “There’s a great need in our community. Second Harvest dropped off 24 pallets of food from Orlando. We have fresh produce like watermelon, potatoes and frozen meat. We have enough food to feed 300 families.”
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Hartsgrove said working together as a community is key.
“We see so many people in need in our community,” said Hartsgrove. “We have a mobile food program and there's such a food insecurity in our state and it shouldn't be that way. So our goal is that no one goes hungry in our community.”
Josh Michael, a volunteer with Calvary Christian Center traveled from South Carolina to help out.
“Our team came down to help serve Calvary this week and help out with what they're doing in the Daytona area,” said Michael. “We love their heart and their mission to be a practical example of Jesus to their community and meet some physical needs as well as the spiritual needs of the community. We believe that if you can meet some physical needs, it opens up doors to meet the spiritual needs of people as well.”
Erica Van Buren covers general assignment and Ormond Beach government for The Daytona Beach News-Journal and USA TODAY Network. Connect with her at EVanBuren@News-Jrnl.com or on Twitter: @EricaVanBuren32 | https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/local/volusia/2022/06/21/daytona-dream-center-partners-second-harvest-host-free-food-drive-speedway/7686221001/ | 2022-06-21T23:00:47 | 1 | https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/local/volusia/2022/06/21/daytona-dream-center-partners-second-harvest-host-free-food-drive-speedway/7686221001/ |
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WIAT) — The University of Alabama will implode the old Tutwiler Hall Monday, July 4, at 7 a.m.
Due to the building’s location on Paul W Bryant Drive, and the large safety area put in place, in-person viewing of the implosion will be greatly limited. Those wishing to view the implosion are encouraged to watch UA’s live stream of the implosion on the UA News Center website.
A small public viewing area will be available on the top floor of the Magnolia Parking Deck at 800 Paul W. Bryant Dr. The public should access the deck by taking Bryant Drive to 6th Ave.
Parking will be available on the first two floors of the parking deck and in the surface lots around the deck. Dust masks will be provided to spectators who watch the implosion from the Magnolia Parking Deck.
A map of how to get to the public viewing area is available online.
The demolition will also cause roads around old Tutwiler to be closed, starting at 5 a.m. on Monday, July 4.
The closed roads include:
- Paul W. Bryant Drive from 6th Avenue to Wallace Wade Avenue.
- 10th Avenue from 12th Street to Paul W. Bryant Drive.
- 12th Street from 8th Avenue to 10th Avenue.
- 8th Avenue from Paul W. Bryant Drive to 12th Street.
- Colonial Drive from Paul W. Bryant Drive to Judy Bonner Drive.
- Magnolia Drive from Paul W. Bryant Drive to Judy Bonner Drive.
The following streets will also be closed beginning at 5 a.m. to westbound traffic at 7th Avenue:
- 10th Alley.
- 11th Street.
- 11th Alley.
According to a press release sent by UA, all streets will begin reopening after the implosion.
The old Tutwiler Hall housed more than 50,000 women since its opening in 1968. The new Tutwiler Hall, which is located nearby the demolition site, will open in August in time for the Fall 2022 semester. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/tutwiler-hall-to-be-demolished-on-4th-of-july-with-road-closures-planned/ | 2022-06-21T23:04:22 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/tutwiler-hall-to-be-demolished-on-4th-of-july-with-road-closures-planned/ |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The identity of the man shot to death following an attempted traffic stop in Milwaukie was released Tuesday along with the names of the officers involved in the shooting.
Shortly before 1 a.m. June 18, Derrick Dewayne Clark of Tigard was believed to be driving under the influence when law enforcement tried to pull him over. Instead, he took off but ended up in a ditch near the corner of Southeast Railroad Avenue and SE Wood Avenue, west of the North Clackamas Aquatic Park.
The 24-year-old was ordered to get out of the car and show his hands, but the Clackamas County District Attorney’s Office said he got out of the car with a handgun.
He was shot twice and died at the scene, the DA said.
Detective Dan Ferguson of the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office and Oregon State Police Trooper Zachary Cole were involved in the shooting. Both are on leave pending the outcome of the investigation, standard procedure in these cases.
The investigation continues and the DA said the case will later go to a Grand Jury for review.
Sue McDonald, who lives in the neighborhood, told KOIN 6 News the incident went on for hours.
“I woke up about 12:30 this morning, hearing gunshots and hearing a megaphone, police officers saying, ‘Give yourself up, put your hands in the sky. We’re not going anywhere so you need to give yourself up,’” Sue McDonald said. “That was said over and over for hours.”
McDonald said while she couldn’t see the suspect, she heard police negotiate for hours before more shots rang out.
“About 4:30, probably close to 5, before there was more gunshots,” she said. “There was a lot of other things going on like sheriff’s big truck came up. I don’t know if it was a coroner’s truck or what.”
KOIN 6 News will have more information as it develops. | https://www.koin.com/local/clackamas-county/driver-officers-involved-in-milwaukie-shooting-idd/ | 2022-06-21T23:09:32 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/local/clackamas-county/driver-officers-involved-in-milwaukie-shooting-idd/ |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Portland Fire and Rescue announced Tuesday, ahead of the Fourth of July, that the city has banned the use of fireworks.
Officials said the decision is due to the annual fires, injuries and deaths associated with the use of fireworks.
The ban also includes the use of aerial luminary devices or pyrotechnics.
Portland Fire and Rescue encourages the public to watch the Waterfront Blues Festival fireworks show.
Fireworks are also banned in the city of Vancouver at all times. It is illegal to use, possess or sell fireworks within the Vancouver city limits.
“Public safety agencies spend an extraordinary amount of resources responding to fireworks-related incidents, which can have a negative effect on the response time for other life-threatening emergency calls for service,” Vancouver Fire Marshal Heidi Scarpelli wrote in a statement in 2021.
While Vancouver and Portland have both experienced extremely wet springs, much of the Pacific Northwest is still in some sort of drought.
In Oregon, as of June 14, 68% of the state was experiencing some sort of drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. | https://www.koin.com/local/portland-oregon-bans-fireworks-ahead-of-july-4-fourth/ | 2022-06-21T23:09:38 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/local/portland-oregon-bans-fireworks-ahead-of-july-4-fourth/ |
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Dallas City Manager T.C. Broadnax will keep his position for the time being following Mayor Eric Johnson's statement that he should be fired earlier this month.
In a joint announcement Tuesday, Johnson and Broadnax said they had reached an agreement to move forward together.
“A little over a week ago, I said that it was time for a change at the top of our city government,” Johnson said. “I still believe we need change. But after some serious and frank discussions with our city manager, I believe he is ready to make the necessary changes to address issues that are critically important to our residents.”
Broadnax came under fire following his response to criticism of the city’s beleaguered construction permitting process. The Dallas Morning News reported on June 10 that Johnson felt Broadnax needed to be fired.
Broadnax acknowledged in Tuesday's statement that he didn't handle things "up to [his] own standards."
“I take full responsibility for addressing the issues that are critical to the long-term success of the city. I recognize that our problems are not just about what the media reports, but how we perform," Broadnax said.
The city's news release highlighted the following five areas of improvement.
- Permitting: The city manager will develop a clear action plan for fixing the city’s development services backlogs and delays on an expedited timeline. The plan will incorporate feedback from builders and developers and focus on improving the customer experience. It will also focus on both short-term triage and systemic change that will ensure smoother operations in the future.
- Public safety: The city manager and the mayor are committing to working together to make Dallas the safest major city in the United States. The city manager is committing to active and timely meet-and-confer negotiations with police and firefighters. The mayor and the city manager will also collaborate on improving community-based public safety initiatives such as violence interruption services, blight remediation, and lighting improvements in high-crime areas.
- 911 call center: The city manager will continue to make improvements to the 911 call center to ensure reliable, efficient, and high-quality service and public safety for residents.
- Focus on high-priority issues: The city manager and mayor will work collaboratively to address top citywide issues, such as enhancing the city’s international stature, continuing to develop an Economic Development Corporation that puts the City of Dallas’ economic interests first, and passing and implementing the mayor’s policy priorities for City Council’s committees.
- Communication: The city manager will enhance communication about progress on top priority issues. The city manager will also develop a protocol for surfacing problems for City Council discussions. The mayor and city manager will begin meeting on a biweekly basis to discuss major issues, priorities, and progress.
A review of Broadnax's job performance will take place in August. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dallas-city-manager-broadnax-to-keep-job/2997292/ | 2022-06-21T23:12:26 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dallas-city-manager-broadnax-to-keep-job/2997292/ |
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It is only mid-way through June and Texas has already seen triple-digit heat with very little rain, with the trend expected to continue.
The anticipation of drought can cause thoughts of water shortages, increased wildfire risk and more, but what do drought conditions mean for trees?
WHAT IS A DROUGHT?
Drought is defined as a relatively long duration with substantially below-normal precipitation, typically occurring over a large area.
Texas is no stranger to drought. According to the US Drought Monitor, in 2011, more than 80% of Texas experienced exceptional drought conditions. The drought killed an estimated 300 million trees.
Experts at Texas A&M Forest Service said tree fatalities occur during drought because of the significant stress it can place on trees.
"A stress is anything that reduces the capacity of the tree to function efficiently and grow vigorously," said Karl Flocke, Texas A&M Forest Service woodland ecologist.
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"Stresses can affect growth, nutrient uptake and the ability of the tree to defend itself" against things such as heat and disease, said Flocke.
Drought alone may not kill your trees but it can be the tipping domino and should raise concern.
WHAT HAPPENS TO TREES DURING A DROUGHT?
During a drought, the lack of water causes trees to photosynthesize less which leads to a lack of nutrients needed to survive and grow.
Courtney Blevins, Texas A&M Forest Service urban forester said "the things to look for on your tree are leaves drooping or wilting, small or malformed leaves and the yellowing of leaves and browning of tips."
Some tree species like junipers may lose all of their leaves. However, falling leaves do not necessarily mean your tree is dead.
On smaller trees, you can use your nail to scrape smaller twigs. If there is green underneath, the tree is alive. In weeks, leaves may begin to grow again. If you are concerned your tree is dead, contact a certified arborist for a professional opinion.
HOW TO REDUCE TREE STRESS
The best way to reduce tree stress is to provide supplemental water. The amount and frequency of the water will depend on your tree and area.
"If you have established trees that are well-adapted to your location, it's very likely that they might not need supplemental water at all," Flocke said.
However, monitoring is still important for all trees. If you see signs of stress and the soil is dry, it's time to begin watering. To test soil dryness, stick a long screwdriver in the ground. If the screwdriver does not go easily six to eight inches into the soil, watering is needed.
"Start by watering the area around the canopy of the tree," said Flocke. "Not just at the base of the tree or around the edge of the dripline but water the entire area underneath the canopy until you have water pooling and running off the surface."
Watering can be done with a hose, sprinkler or bucket. A good rule of thumb for the amount of water your tree needs is two to three gallons per one-inch trunk diameter.
In terms of frequency of watering, try to mimic what a normal summer would look like, watering every 10 days to two weeks. Large, established trees may not need much watering but extreme temperatures warrant watering a couple of times a month. When watering, adhere to any water use restrictions in your area.
Flocke said to avoid watering during the heat of the day because of increased evaporation. "Either early in the morning or later in the evening is the best time to water."
Another way to reduce tree stress is by mulching. Mulch is easy and inexpensive and it conserves water, regulates soil temperature and improves soil health.
AVOIDING ADDITIONAL STRESS
During a drought, it's imperative to avoid adding more stress to your tree. First, avoid pruning unless absolutely necessary.
"Pruning, even when you have to, is adding stress because you are wounding the tree," said Blevins. "If you're pruning out live branches or live leaf areas, you're removing food and the site where the tree's root growth hormone is developed, affecting root growth and further stressing the tree."
Blevins said the exception to pruning is a dead branch or one that is a hazard to its surroundings.
Another common mistake during a drought is using fertilizer.
"Just generally applying fertilizers without knowing if there is a deficiency is a really bad idea," said Blevins. "If there is not a nutrient deficiency then it's not going to help anything and it can actually hurt things and make the tree worse."
During summer heat and especially during drought conditions, monitor your trees for stress symptoms and add supplemental water when necessary. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/how-to-save-your-trees-during-summer-heat/2996939/ | 2022-06-21T23:12:46 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/how-to-save-your-trees-during-summer-heat/2996939/ |
A Grand Prairie man is in custody and facing a murder charge after police say he killed his ex-girlfriend.
According to Grand Prairie Police, officers were asked to check on 51-year-old Sabrina Freeman on Saturday night and arrived at her residence on the 1400 block of N. State Highway 360 to find her deceased with apparent lacerations on her body.
The woman's ex-boyfriend, identified by police as 53-year-old Samuel Wilson, was identified as a suspect and he surrendered to police at the police station the following day.
Police said Wilson and Freeman previously dated but revealed no details about a motive in her slaying or what led them to develop Wilson as a suspect.
Wilson is currently being held in the Grand Prairie Detention Center on a charge of murder with a bond set at $1 million. It's not clear if Wilson has obtained an attorney.
The investigation into Freeman's death is ongoing. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/killed-at-home/man-surrenders-to-police-after-ex-girlfriend-killed-in-grand-prairie/2996967/ | 2022-06-21T23:12:52 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/killed-at-home/man-surrenders-to-police-after-ex-girlfriend-killed-in-grand-prairie/2996967/ |
A man is dead and his girlfriend is recovering after both were shot during an argument with her daughter's father outside her Duncanville home Sunday evening, police say.
Duncanville Police officers were dispatched to a shooting with injury call at a home on the 1000 block of Hayworth Avenue at about 9:43 p.m. Sunday. When officers arrived, they reported finding a 35-year-old man and a 36-year-old woman on the ground suffering from apparent gunshot wounds.
According to investigators, a 36-year-old man dropping off his teenage daughter at the home she shared with her mother and her mother's boyfriend got into an argument with the man.
Police said both men pulled out handguns and that multiple shots were fired. The 35-year-old man and the 36-year-old woman were both injured.
DeSoto Fire Rescue took the injured man to Methodist Dallas Medical Center where he later died. The woman was taken to the same hospital for treatment of an arm injury that was not considered life-threatening.
The 36-year-old man was taken into custody for family violence, police said. The man's name has not been released and it's not immediately clear if he's obtained an attorney.
The case will be referred to a Dallas County Grand Jury, police said. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/man-killed-woman-injured-in-duncanville-domestic-shooting-police/2996906/ | 2022-06-21T23:12:59 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/man-killed-woman-injured-in-duncanville-domestic-shooting-police/2996906/ |
A driver is under arrest and facing multiple charges after a fatal crash that killed a motorcycle rider Monday afternoon, police say.
Hurst Police said they were called to a crash at about 12:40 p.m. Monday along North Loop 820 near Pipeline Road involving a truck and motorcycle.
Responding officers reported the motorcycle rider had been killed in the crash and that several others had been injured. The conditions of those injured were not immediately known.
Police said one person has been arrested and will be charged with intoxication manslaughter and intoxication assault. That person's name was not released by the police.
The investigation into the crash is ongoing and further details have not yet been released. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/motorcycle-rider-killed-in-crash-along-north-loop-820-driver-arrested/2996997/ | 2022-06-21T23:13:05 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/motorcycle-rider-killed-in-crash-along-north-loop-820-driver-arrested/2996997/ |
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Texas District Judge Bobby Galvan has denied a request made by Nueces County District Attorney Mark Gonzalez to withdraw the execution date of a death row inmate whose case had raised legal questions about the role of spiritual advisers in the death chamber.
On April 12, an order was signed establishing John Henry Ramirez's, 37, execution for Oct. 5.
Ramirez's execution had been put off multiple times before.
Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review his challenge of state rules that would have prevented his pastor from laying hands and praying aloud during his execution.
Just two days after a death warrant was issued, Gonzalez asked for the order to be withdrawn, saying the execution date was mistakenly requested by his office.
"(I have) the firm belief that the death penalty is unethical and should not be imposed on Mr.Ramirez or any other person while (I occupy this) office," Gonzalez said.
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However, amidst a court hearing via Zoom on Tuesday, Judge Galvan stated that he believed Ramirez's case had reached a point where setting an execution date is warranted.
"So Mr.Gonzalez, I respectfully disagree with you. I'm not sure that I have the power to do so and for that reason, I'm not going to withdraw the warrant," Galvan said.
Ramirez is on death row for the murder of a Corpus Christi convenience store worker during a 2004 robbery. Ramirez stabbed Pablo Castro 29 times and robbed him of $1.25.
After the hearing, Ramirez's attorney, Seth Kretzer, said he and Gonzalez have planned to file a joint motion to appeal Galvan's decision to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, the state's highest court.
"It is unprecedented for a n unopposed/joint motion to withdraw a death warrant to be denied," Kretzer said.
During a roughly 20-minute Facebook live stream in April, Gonzalez told the public he believed the death penalty is one of the "many things wrong with our justice system...I don't feel that the government should have that power to put people to death."
Four of Castro's children filed a motion asking that Ramirez's execution be left as is "ending an ordeal that has denied peace and closure to Pablo Castro's children for nearly twenty years."
In a letter from the Texas Attorney General's Office, they said that Gonzalez's "shifting ethical position" was not a legitimate reason to withdraw the order.
Ramirez's original execution was set for September 8, 2021, but the U.S. Supreme Court blocked his execution and agreed to take up his case to address the role of spiritual advisers in the death chamber.
In March, the court said states must accommodate the wishes of death row inmates who would like their faith leaders to pray during their time of execution.
After the high court's ruling, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice said it would grant requests in regards to spiritual advisers excluding those who pose security threats or are "outrageous."
JoDuring the hearing on Tuesday, Galvan questioned what would happen if he were to refuse a prosecution request to set an execution date.
"I could refuse, but I don't think I would have the authority to stop the execution," Galvan said. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/judge-denies-request-stay-of-execution-for-inmate-who-sought-pastors-touch/2997249/ | 2022-06-21T23:13:31 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/judge-denies-request-stay-of-execution-for-inmate-who-sought-pastors-touch/2997249/ |
On June 25, the SPCA of Texas is hosting a job fair, open to the public, at its Mary Spencer Spay/Neuter and Veterinary Care Clinic at Village Fair. The event will run from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Applicants do not need an appointment but should bring a resume and be prepared for a same-day interview.
In the event that too many applicants show to participate in the same-day interviews, interviews will be scheduled for later times.
The SPCA of Texas offers a wide range of employment benefits:
- Comprehensive health insurance plan following 60 days of employment (for example dental, vision, and life)
- Paid-time off for employees after six months of employment
- Discounts of veterinary care for the pets of employees
- A discounted pet food program for employee pets
- A free pet adoption for employees following six months of employment
- Paid short-term and long-term disability and
- A welcoming, tight-knit group of fellow animal-loving colleagues
The SPCA of Texas would like to note that it operates in accordance with all applicable Equal Opportunity laws, directives and regulations of federal, state and local governing bodies or agencies.
To find more information on open positions at the SPCA of Texas, please visit this website. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/spca-of-texas-host-job-fair-multiple-positions-available-for-hire/2996905/ | 2022-06-21T23:13:37 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/spca-of-texas-host-job-fair-multiple-positions-available-for-hire/2996905/ |
Amid rising gas prices, President Joe Biden is said to be considering a gas tax holiday.
The holiday would suspend the federal gas tax, lowering the price of a gallon of gas nationwide by 18.4 cents.
However, Biden's proposal would not remove states' tax rate which differs from the federal number. Below is a look at how Texas' state gas tax rate stacks up against those of other states around the country.
While suspending the tax would be a welcome short-term change for drivers, it could have a long-term cost. The federal gas tax is the primary source to fund infrastructure projects like roads, bridges and overpasses.
While there has been no state proposal to suspend Texas' fuel excise tax, according to the comptroller the Lone Star State similarly uses its gas tax to "build and maintain state highways, roads and bridges" so any suspension, while a relief to Texas drivers, could impact those programs.
It has already been documented that rising inflation is slowing infrastructure projects or completely postponing them. The potential suspension of federal and/or gas taxes would be expected to exacerbate the delays. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/what-do-texans-pay-in-state-taxes-per-gallon-of-gas/2997152/ | 2022-06-21T23:13:43 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/what-do-texans-pay-in-state-taxes-per-gallon-of-gas/2997152/ |
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WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — It was a day dedicated to healthy eating for kids in Wilkes-Barre — Child Nutrition Day. For families, it's not just about eating but about education.
"We know that to instill the importance of healthy eating, nutrition, physical activity. This is the time to do it so they are set up for success," said Brittany Shoemaker, director of Luzerne County Head Start.
The Luzerne County Head Start program teamed up with the Wilkes-Barre Health Department and other organizations for the kids' nutrition day.
"Food insecurity is a huge problem here in the valley, so we just want to make sure we are connecting our families with a lot of different ways to keep supplementing these things."
The Weinberg Food Bank is serving up pasta ratatouille with a side of tips for parents to get the little ones to become more adventurous eaters.
"Getting them involved at the store or wherever you are choosing your foods, they are more likely to eat the food if they choose it themselves and, the other important thing is including them in the preparation of the food," said nutrition educator Amanda Gordineer.
They're also teaching families how to stretch their food budgets while providing healthy options using fresh, frozen and canned goods.
"We are trying to incorporate all of the good groups here because it is important for people to know how to cook quick healthy meals," said nutrition educator Kathy Lockman.
For parents like Megan Jardine, a mother of three, she tells Newswatch 16 she's always keeping an eye out for local resources.
"The last booth was talking about dinners for families, and that is something I didn't know about, so I'm actually going to take advantage of that since, you know, three kids, it talks about delivering dinners; I'm all for it."
All the resources are available for families year-round.
Check out WNEP’s YouTube channel. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/luzerne-county/helping-wilkes-barre-families-make-delicious-and-nutritious-decisions-head-start-health-department-weinberg-food-bank/523-cc5efabe-66f6-4e06-b25b-8d9bbad290e6 | 2022-06-21T23:17:04 | 1 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/luzerne-county/helping-wilkes-barre-families-make-delicious-and-nutritious-decisions-head-start-health-department-weinberg-food-bank/523-cc5efabe-66f6-4e06-b25b-8d9bbad290e6 |
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — A Williamsport Area School District principal is accused of having a sexual relationship with a former student.
Roger Freed, 34, is a ninth grade principal in the Williamsport Area School District.
He was arraigned Tuesday on charges that he sexually assaulted a former student for years.
Freed is charged with 30 counts of sexual contact with a former student. According to state police, Freed began an emotional relationship with the boy in 2015, and that relationship eventually became sexual.
Court papers indicate that when the student was in ninth grade, he turned to Freed for emotional support.
The student told troopers that Freed would text, call, and Facetime with him outside of school settings and would also massage his shoulders.
The relationship turned sexual during the boy's junior year and continued until this past spring.
Some of the alleged sexual encounters took place at the Williamsport Area High School and Freed's former home in the city.
Freed faces a list of charges, including sexual assault and aggravated indecent assault.
He was released, but he must wear an ankle monitor at all times and must stay away from the alleged victim.
The Williamsport Area School district would not comment on Freed's job status.
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EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. — Sydni Smith from East Stroudsburg High School South always knew she wanted to go to college. She just didn't know which one.
"There was no school I was dead set on. I just liked to have options and see them," Smith said.
When it was time to apply, she didn't waste any time. Her first acceptance letter came in November of 2021.
"I started applying at the beginning of the school year because I knew that I wanted to apply to a lot of places early on just so then I would know some things earlier and didn't have to wait up until April to know if I was accepted or not," said Smith.
Her hard work paid off in a big way. Smith was accepted to 57 colleges and universities and awarded about $2 million in scholarships.
The recent high school graduate says she used the Common Black College Application, where she was able to apply to all 64 historically Black colleges and universities at once.
"I got into around 40-something schools from the Common Black app in total, and the Common App, even the school suggests us to use it," said Smith. "The maximum you can add on there are 20 schools that I could do on Common App, and I just had to write all the supplemental essays, my Common App essay."
While Smith's time has ended at East Stroudsburg South High School, she's offering some advice for students who are getting ready to start the college application process.
"Start early. I wish I started in my junior year. Like I said, COVID took that away from me," Smith said. "If you want to cast a wide net, cast a wide net. Don't listen because sometimes people will say only do two or three, just pick your top choice and two safety schools."
Smith says if she had listened to others, chances are she wouldn't be going to the University of Michigan on almost a full ride.
"Some of them are like amazing schools that are really competitive too and super hard to get into, and knowing that I've achieved that is just like really awesome," Smith said.
Smith starts the summer program at Michigan this Friday and will continue her studies in the fall.
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SELINSGROVE, Pa. — The Isle of Que is part of Selinsgrove, located along the Susquehanna River and Penns Creek.
"It's a nice recreational area. There's boat launches here, and it's a great haven for walking and riding bikes," said Ed Auman, owner of Rine's Florist and Prettyleaf Greenhouses.
The business has been on the Isle of Que for 107 years and has been through both fire and flooding.
"We've gone through '72. There was a flood, I believe, in '78. I've been here for the '96 flood, the 2004 flood, and the 2011 flood," Auman said.
Auman bought the business in 1995. He lives and works on the Isle of Que and says flooding is a worry, but you learn how to deal with it.
"Every year, we watch the weather and see what's going to happen. You live year to year, and you never know," Auman said.
Auman was not in Selinsgrove when Hurricane Agnes flooded the island, but his customers remember it well.
"It has been rather devastating for the people who have lived here, but there are so many local residents that have stayed, and they have been resilient to all the floods and bounced back and have continued to live here. I think that's a testament to the people of Selinsgrove," Auman said.
As a way of remembering Agnes, Rine's is giving back to the people who live on the Isle of Que.
Auman is giving Isle of Que residents a $30 voucher to his greenhouse on Friday, during the week of the 50th anniversary of Hurricane Agnes. Residents can pick out plants of their choice.
"As a way of saying thank you for staying here, thank you for living here, and just a way to remember what did happen," Auman said.
Auman says this week's anniversary certainly won't be something to celebrate. Instead, he is giving away plants to remember what happened here 50 years ago.
See more stories about the Agnes Flood on YouTube. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/snyder-county/selinsgrove-greenhouse-remembers-hurricane-agnes-rines-floris-prettyleaf-greenhouses-flooding/523-85c8b0b8-c439-49f6-83cd-7904f2170183 | 2022-06-21T23:17:22 | 1 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/snyder-county/selinsgrove-greenhouse-remembers-hurricane-agnes-rines-floris-prettyleaf-greenhouses-flooding/523-85c8b0b8-c439-49f6-83cd-7904f2170183 |
TEMPLE, Texas — A GoFundMe page was set up for the family who lost a father and his 1-year-old daughter in a crash on Father's Day.
Luis Miguel Castillo, 20, was driving east on US 84 in Goldthwaite, Texas when he hit a guardrail for an unknown reason, according to Texas Department of Public Safety.
DPS said his car then went down an embankment and crashed into a tree, which then caught on fire. Both Castillo and his daughter, identified as Amilliana Renee Castillo, died a the scene, DPS said.
"This is one of the most tragic things a mother can endure, losing her precious 1 year old baby girl, Amilliana and the Love of her life Luis Castillo, father of her unborn child, on Father’s Day," wrote Alexus Mendoza, who created the GoFundMe page.
"Luis was a strong-minded young man that had one goal in life, which was to build a happy home for his small family the best way he could," Mendoza added.
The goal is to reach $4,000 to help cover costs for both of their funerals. Click here if you'd like to donate.
DPS said the crash is still under investigation.
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BOISE, Idaho — Free life jackets will be available again this summer at ponds in the City of Trees, Boise Parks and Recreation announced Tuesday.
A community partnership between the St. Luke's Health System, Boise Fire Department, Idaho River Sports and Boise Parks and Rec gives children and families an opportunity to receive a life jacket and learn about water safety.
Life jackets are available at Idaho River Sports and loaner stations at Quinn's Pond beach and the children's beach area at Esther Simplot Park. All life jackets provided by the Boise partnership are U.S. Coast Guard approved.
The program is returning in 2022 after a $3,000 donation from the St. Luke's Health system. Back in 2018, St. Luke's awarded its first grant to the City of Boise to purchase the life jackets for park visitors.
"Providing access to free life jackets for anyone swimming at Quinn's Pond or Esther Simplot Park is an important part of our mission to encourage safe recreation each summer," Boise Parks and Recreation Director, Doug Holloway said. "We're grateful for the support of St. Luke's and all of the community partners who continue to make this a priority for our residents and visitors."
Boise Parks and Rec asks anyone who takes advantage of the program to return the life jackets to the loaner stations or Idaho River Sports after borrowing them for swimming. Life jackets are available for children and adults.
"The Boise Fire Department highly encourages the use of life jackets and all other personal protective equipment as it relates to water recreation, specifically in the Boise River," Boise Fire Special Operations Division Chief, Paul Roberts said. "The river and other bodies of water often appear calm and non-threatening, but things can change rapidly causing a bad outcome when not wearing a life jacket. This program is important because it works directly to prevent that from happening."
The St. Luke's Children's Pediatric trauma team cares for children involved in water-related accidents each year. Drowning can happen within one minute in water less than two inches in depth, according to Tuesday's news release.
"We want summer water activities to be safe for people of all ages. We are hopeful that these life jackets, together with close supervision from undistracted adults, will improve the safety of our children around any type of water," St. Luke's Children's System Medical Director, Dr. Kenny Bramwell said. "Using a layered approach to water safety is ideal – undistracted adult water watchers, properly worn life jackets, and equipping kids with swimming lessons, can all go a long way for safer swimming."
The City of Boise's list of water safety tips is available by clicking here.
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PORTLAND, Maine — If you’ve been yearning to get outside and listen to live music, The Portland Symphony Orchestra has you covered with its summer concert series.
This summer, there will be three different concerts at the Seaside Pavilion in Old Orchard Beach:
June 25: The music of Beethoven and Tchaikovsky
July 2: Schooner Fare
July 9: The Music of Star Wars with guest conductor Morihiko Nakahara
It is recommended but not required for concert goers to wear masks at the show. Masks are required in restrooms and on the parking trolleys. However, masking will be required at all times if York County reaches a medium or high level of COVID-19 transmission. You are not required to show proof of vaccination or negative COVID-19 test to attend the shows.
“This is a fairly new thing, and we are super excited because it is outdoors, and when you’re outdoors the experience is very, very different,” conductor Eckart Preu said. “You can go to the beach beforehand and then listen to some good music.”
Check out the full video for a taste of each concert. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/207/portland-symphony-orchestra-kicks-off-summer-concert-series-starting-july-9/97-388cf3e4-525d-4593-a838-cbe531afa63c | 2022-06-21T23:26:42 | 1 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/207/portland-symphony-orchestra-kicks-off-summer-concert-series-starting-july-9/97-388cf3e4-525d-4593-a838-cbe531afa63c |
MAINE, USA — Maine environmental regulators are putting several major food manufacturers on notice that they have until July 1 to be in compliance with Maine's ban on chemicals known as phthalates. The ban recently went into effect on Jan. 1 of this year.
Federal studies show exposure to the chemicals is linked to concerning health effects, especially in young children.
The cease and desist letters come after tests showed the harmful compounds were in a number of products on Maine grocery shelves.
Officials at the Department of Environmental Protection tell NEWS CENTER Maine that the agency has sent letters to three different food manufacturing companies. The warnings come after evidence shows they distributed and sold products violating Maine's ban on phthalates in food packaging.
"The Department issued letters to 3 companies notifying them that evidence was provided to the Department that they distributed and offered for sale products that violated Maine’s prohibition on phthalates in food packaging," DEP Deputy Commissioner David Madore said in a statement.
Goya Foods, Inc., Constellation Brands, Inc., and Ahold Delhaize, the parent company of Hannaford Supermarkets, are being singled out after tests from two different labs found phthalates in products from sofrito sauce, soda, and Corona Extra beer.
Madore shared the context of the letters with NEWS CENTER Maine in the following statement:
"The Department is notifying the 3 companies, and all others, that any food packaging containing phthalates must no longer be offered for sale by July 1, 2022. Noncompliant products must be removed from stores. The Department is requesting that the 3 companies provide certificates of compliance to the Department certifying all their products distributed in Maine are compliant or identifying which non-compliant products will be removed from sale and distribution in Maine."
"The vast majority of products are already in compliance, it's really about the laggers who are not following Maine's law," Deputy Director of Defend Our Health Patrick MacRoy explained.
The non-profit environmental advocacy organization, Defend Our Health, collected the samples and helped draft the phthalate ban that was signed into law in 2019.
Commonly used to make plastic less rigid and more pliable in food processing equipment, phthalates can leach into products such as mac-n-cheese, snacks, frozen pizza, and baked goods.
The chemicals are also in the lining of jar lids and metal bottle caps. Federal studies have found the chemicals can disrupt hormone production, with pregnant women and developing babies at a higher risk for health problems.
Last month, the FDA rejected two petitions from a group of public health, food safety, and environmental organizations urging the agency to prohibit the use of phthalates.
Katherine O'Brien is a Maine-based attorney for Earthjustice, a nonprofit public interest environmental law organization filed the original petition 6 years ago.
"They said they may take a new look at the safety of those uses in the future, but there is no timeline for that process," O'Brien explained.
O'Brien says the nonprofit could challenge the FDA's decision in court.
"It's really just a matter of corporations that own these big brands, taking responsibility and start making the change," MacRoy said.
Madore tells NEWS CENTER Maine that Goya Foods, Inc. has pledged to no longer distribute food packaging containing phthalates after July 1.
Maggie Bowman, the vice president for Constellation Brands, Inc. Beer Division, issued the following statement:
"CBI fully complies with all applicable laws and regulations, and we take the health and safety of our consumers very seriously. In accordance with this new law, we will have eliminated phthalates from our bottle caps in line with the July 1st deadline and expect those updated packages to flow into the market shortly."
"We have looked into this and I can confirm we are in compliance and currently in the process of providing documentation," Elvira Bos, the director of media and external relations for Ahold Delhaize, told NEWS CENTER Maine.
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MAINE, USA — Those that knew Nicole Mokeme are remembering her for her loving nature, advocacy, support for Black and Indigenous communities, and her passion for uplifting others.
"She was probably one of the most forgiving, patient, and encouraging people. She wanted to see you do great, no matter what you were doing," Moon Machar said, a friend of Mokeme.
Mokeme was one of the organizers of the Black Excellence Retreat 2022 at the Schoodic Institute located in Acadia National Park over the weekend, where she was killed.
Maine State Police said she died after being struck by a car sometime between Saturday night and early Sunday morning. The driver reportedly took off.
Officials are asking for the public's assistance in locating the vehicle believed to be a 2016 Black BMW X3 SUV with license plate 5614WM. Police said the car is registered to Raymond Lester, 35, of Portland.
"A legacy already established, but a legacy just starting to become," Rev. Kenneth I. Lewis Jr. said. Mokeme attended Green Memorial AME Zion Church in Portland, where Lewis serves as Reverend.
"I think Nicole wanted to exude all layers of life and engage people in every aspect of self determination, inner strength, faith," Lewis said.
Both Lewis and Machar are remembering Mokeme for her loving nature. They say she was compassionate, understanding, and fierce advocate for communities of color.
Mokeme was the creative director of the Rise and Shine Youth Retreat. The organization aims to empower people of color.
Machar said through retreats and programs, Mokeme helped young Black and Indigenous kids experience the Maine outdoors and gain confidence in the process.
"Nicole knew how important it was for us, as a Black community, as a community of color, as people of Indigenous and African heritage to connect with the land, and that was her biggest motivation and dream," Machar said.
Machar and Lewis say she was also a mother, and always involved in her community. They hope to see her advocacy and work continue.
"Her spirit, everything she taught us, and the ways that she touched us, we should continue to move it forward. Because that's what Nicole would want," Machar said. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/nicole-mokeme-remembered-as-loving-person-who-uplifted-community-maine/97-36d6f1e6-3aa4-4959-9905-346345cf81b0 | 2022-06-21T23:26:54 | 0 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/nicole-mokeme-remembered-as-loving-person-who-uplifted-community-maine/97-36d6f1e6-3aa4-4959-9905-346345cf81b0 |
PILOT POINT, Texas — Pilot Point Mayor Matthew McIlravy, just elected last month, was arrested Tuesday morning by the Dallas Police Department, charged with soliciting a minor online.
The official charge for McIlravy, 42, is online solicitation of a minor under the age of 14, a second-degree felony, Dallas police stated.
McIlravy was arrested by the DPD's Internet Crimes Against Children Unit and had assistance from the U.S. Marshals Task Force, Homeland Security Investigations, Texas Department of Public Safety, the Collin County District Attorney's Office, the DPD Drone Unit and North Central CRT.
This arrest culminated in a five-month-long investigation by the DPD's ICAC Unit, police added, which is the lead agency of the North Texas ICAC Task Force.
Police said the investigation, which is ongoing, showed other communications with minors who haven't been identified.
Google search results show McIlravy had a webpage on the City of Pilot Point's website, but it has since had his photo and information removed.
This is a developing story, check back for updates. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/pilot-point-mayor-arrested-charged-soliciting-child/287-89e7c5ff-44c4-4d8d-aae5-4224b2e8f0b1 | 2022-06-21T23:27:26 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/pilot-point-mayor-arrested-charged-soliciting-child/287-89e7c5ff-44c4-4d8d-aae5-4224b2e8f0b1 |
With North Texas seeing back-to-back days with temperatures well over 100 degrees, a popular theme park has decided to bring in some equipment to help keep customers cool.
For the first time this summer, Arlington's Six Flags Over Texas is bringing out its cooling stations to help counter the intense heat and high temperatures as more people start to head to the theme park.
Six Flags Over Texas will also be providing complimentary cups of water to guests, according to Marketing and Communications Manager Brad Malone.
Katherine Kennedy and her kids drove in from Tyler in East Texas Tuesday, saying they her family is "excited" despite knowing temperatures would be in the triple digits while they were at Six Flags.
“It’s very hot," Kennedy said. "We came prepared with fans.”
While Six Flags is a place with many rides and attractions geared toward kids, Malone said the theme park knows it's important to remember the sun can be dangerous and has implemented many different ways to keep customers cool and out of the sun.
“We have shaded lines so we want to make sure guests can stay in the shade,” said Malone.
Throughout the park, Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) crews are on standby. Park security officers are also consistently monitoring the cameras and making sure there are no medical emergencies.
“Our team members, whether it’s on rides park services staff, our food and beverage team members, they’re going to know if a guest does need assistance,” Malone said.
The city of Arlington sent out a message to everyone about staying safe, with the video saying in part:
“What are heat exhaustion and heat stroke? signs of heat exhaustion inclusive heavy sweating, weakness nausea, or vomiting." | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/six-flags-arlington-intense-heat-cooling-stations/287-8e794036-ab51-4f6f-91bc-7bed5efeeaf0 | 2022-06-21T23:27:32 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/six-flags-arlington-intense-heat-cooling-stations/287-8e794036-ab51-4f6f-91bc-7bed5efeeaf0 |
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Transit officials say their ridership numbers are coming back up after losing half of their riders during the pandemic.
The Ozark Regional Transit Authority serves Washington, Benton, and Carroll County. The executive director, Joel Gardner, says they've experienced an increase in riders since the start of 2022.
"we're starting to see an additional uptick in ridership," said Gardner. "We do have people that are using it more often now than when they were when gas prices were low"
In Fort Smith, Transit Director, Ken Savage, said they experienced a loss in ridership but learned lessons for the future.
"While our performance suffered due to the pandemic, the lacking ridership opened up more seats on our bus system increasing social distance space that became a value to our routine passengers that rely on transit to meet their transportation needs," said Savage.
Nile Parks is a part-time driver for Razorback Transit. He's been driving for the transit system for nearly 20 years, including through the pandemic.
"It is really back up to point, we don't use the on-demand van carrying around people from union station to downtown."
Even as more people are choosing public transportation, officials explained that transit systems nationwide were experiencing a driver shortage.
"We can use some more drivers and they keep hiring them but we're still short," said Parks.
"We're at probably about 30% loss of employees right now. I've got employees that are working doubles quite a few days out of the week just to help us keep the service levels that we're at right now," said Gardner. "People would leave us with a Class B CDL, passenger endorsement, airbrake endorsement and go to other areas that were paying 2,3,4,5 dollars an hour more."
Transit officials also say they are experiencing the impact of higher gas prices. Gardner explained that ORT transit could return to charging a fare of $1.25 instead of the no-charge currently.
"As we start to see our ridership performance return, we are thankful the new buses (to be delivered in the August/September time frame) will operate entirely from compressed natural gas so as to help offset the rising cost of fuel and provide an improved carbon footprint," said Savage.
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CARTER COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Less than a week after a pig wandering the back roads of Carter County made national news, one wildlife sanctuary took it upon itself to give her a new life.
Known to the residents of Judge Ben Allen Road as Petunia, the 300-pound sow spent her last days in Tennessee as she had any other — sleeping and eating. Little did she know, only hours later she would join over 100 other pigs at Harley June Farm and Sanctuary.
How It Started
Petunia was a nuisance animal — one that trespassed and caused property damage throughout the areas she was known to frequent. After several calls from residents to local authorities scattered over months, the Carter County Sheriff’s Office put out a call for her owner. Petunia needed to be dealt with, and if her owner wouldn’t, someone else would. There was only one problem: moving a pig that big is a bit difficult.
“We have no way to transport a 300-pound pig; we have nowhere to put a 300-pound pig…safely,” Shannon Posada, director of the county’s animal shelter, said. “Unless we ask for a foster, and we’re happy to ask for a foster, but still, we have no way of transportation for that large of an animal.”
The shelter hoped a local farmer would pick Petunia up, but there were no guarantees that she would end up in a permanent home once the foster had her. In the meantime, she was still at large and enjoying a hearty diet of grasses and neighborhood property.
So, how do you get her out? Simple: an interstate effort from multiple people to capture and transport a 300-pound animal.
Operation: All The Way Home
Enter Amy Mullins, owner and operator of Harley June Farm and Sanctuary. She was first made aware of Petunia’s predicament after CBS Mornings picked up her story.
With the logistics down, Mullins and company needed to figure out the nuts and bolts of Petunia’s pickup.
Pigs are notoriously stubborn creatures without the added independence of free-range wandering, so crews needed a way to figure out just how to get her from Point A to Point B without major injuries or damage. The solution is straightforward: let her walk in herself.
Using boards to her left and right and a blocker behind, helpers were able to guide Petunia into a livestock trailer without a shoving match that they would have lost. In a video, you can hear her grunting in protest but going along with the crew’s directions albeit slowly.
Part of that lumbering pace, it turns out, was because she was “Fat Blind,” a condition in pigs that occurs when forehead and cheek fat grows so large that it covers the eyes completely.
A pig being heavy isn’t altogether that surprising, but Petunia’s weight is a topic that Mullins plans to address at her new home in North Carolina.
How It’s Going
Nowadays Petunia goes by another name: Ellie Mae. She’s living high on the hog in North Carolina, at an undisclosed location for her and her new friends’ safety.
In the short term, she’s living in a smaller pen as the herd gets used to her. Pigs have a pecking order much like chickens (yes, it’s a thing.), so throwing her straight in with new pigs could lead to fights and injuries. Plus, with her being temporarily blind, the stress of all the new sensations could prove to be too much for her.
That smaller space isn’t without its amenities: she has a pool, brand new straw pile bed and a chicken friend that likes to sleep on her back.
Ellie’s Carter County journey has come to an end, but her weight loss journey has just started. To get the medical care she needs like spaying, she’ll have to trim down quite a bit. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/home-again-home-again-tn-mystery-pig-whisked-away-by-nc-pig-rescue/ | 2022-06-21T23:30:29 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/home-again-home-again-tn-mystery-pig-whisked-away-by-nc-pig-rescue/ |
Delaware County commissioners provide 7 derelict properties for Muncie Land bank to sell
MUNCIE, Ind. — The Delaware County commissioners have handed over seven delinquent properties in the city to the Muncie Land Bank so the real estate can be cared for, marketed, sold and ultimately returned to tax rolls.
Nate Howard, executive director of the land bank, said this batch of properties will be different than most of the lots the land bank has handled, in that it includes six dwellings.
The properties with houses in good enough shape to be habitable will receive basic repairs and care in preparation for their sale.
Most of the properties are located in the Southside Neighborhood, with one each in the Industry and Old West End neighborhoods.
The addresses of the properties are:
- 525 E, Fifth St.
- 2003 S. Jefferson St.
- 2007 S. Biltmore Ave.
- 2105 S. Elm St.
- 2218 S. Jefferson St.
- 1217 W. Kilgore Ave. (vacant lot)
- 2306 S. Jefferson St.
Howard took over as land bank executive director in March after Meghan Jennings resigned from the post to take a position out of town. Howard told commissioners that potential buyers for some the properties were being vetted and that all the properties will be cleaned up and basic improvements will be made to buildings.
Earlier:Muncie Land Bank moving vacant properties back into use in city neighborhoods
"This is our first time taking on properties with structures," he said.
He told commissioners the properties should be back to producing tax income within 18 months.
The goal of the organization is to support neighborhoods by putting idle properties back into good use in areas needing investment.
The land bank takes an interest in how the properties will be used and the ability of the buyers to make improvements to the real estate. A committee from the land bank vets potential buyers and looks at the needs of the neighborhood.
More:Muncie homebuyers face tough market as number of houses listed to sell dwindles
According to a document Howard provided to commissioners, the Urban Light Community Development Corp. already has expressed interest in the Fifth Street property.
Land bank documents state it should take four months to get the properties marketable with an insurable title and the properties secured and readied for sale. An estimated three months later, a marketing package will be provided for each of the properties, including financing options.
Commissioners asked Howard to report back to them in a few months on his progress in getting the properties back in use.
Mental health care and mowing
In other business Tuesday, proposals were submitted to commissioners for the construction of a mental health facility inside the Justice Center at 3100 S. Tillotson Ave. The county also took proposals for the operation of the center, to be placed in the area that once held a pool when the building was a school.
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John Brooke, attorney for the commissioners, said he would review the proposals and report back to the commissioners.
Tommie Humbert, county highway superintendent, said his department would be meeting with farmers in the county seeking to contract with them for mowing along county roads.
Humbert said the going rate was $20 per mile. Right now, he said, the highway department has no part-time mowers employed. But he added that now the department was fully staffed for full-time employees.
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Delaware County's COVID-19 new cases flat; Indiana cases holding steady
Indiana reported 8,473 new cases of coronavirus in the week ending Sunday, from 8,643 the week before of the virus that causes COVID-19.
Indiana ranked 45th among the states where coronavirus was spreading the fastest on a per-person basis, a USA TODAY Network analysis of Johns Hopkins University data shows. In the latest week coronavirus cases in the United States decreased 0.7% from the week before, with 730,572 cases reported. With 2.02% of the country's population, Indiana had 1.16% of the country's cases in the last week. Across the country, 15 states had more cases in the latest week than they did in the week before.
Delaware County reported 160 cases and one death in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 154 cases and one death. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 25,800 cases and 448 deaths.
Randolph County reported 12 cases and zero deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 24 cases and zero deaths. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 5,994 cases and 148 deaths.
Henry County reported 74 cases and one death in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 79 cases and zero deaths. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 13,326 cases and 232 deaths.
Blackford County reported 11 cases and zero deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 14 cases and zero deaths. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 3,175 cases and 69 deaths.
Jay County reported 11 cases and zero deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 10 cases and zero deaths. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 4,911 cases and 78 deaths.
Within Indiana, the worst weekly outbreaks on a per-person basis were in Shelby County with 246 cases per 100,000 per week; Orange County with 234; and Fountain County with 226. The Centers for Disease Control says high levels of community transmission begin at 100 cases per 100,000 per week.
Adding the most new cases overall were Marion County, with 1,180 cases; Lake County, with 776 cases; and Hamilton County, with 483. Weekly case counts rose in 52 counties from the previous week. The worst increases from the prior week's pace were in Marion, Vanderburgh and Shelby counties.
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Across Indiana, cases fell in 40 counties, with the best declines in Clark County, with 219 cases from 313 a week earlier; in Tippecanoe County, with 237 cases from 311; and in Bartholomew County, with 79 cases from 131.
In Indiana, 28 people were reported dead of COVID-19 in the week ending Sunday. In the week before that, 38 people were reported dead.
A total of 1,755,959 people in Indiana have tested positive for the coronavirus since the pandemic began, and 23,806 people have died from the disease, Johns Hopkins University data shows. In the United States 86,246,101 people have tested positive and 1,013,413 people have died.
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Indiana's COVID-19 hospital admissions staying flat
USA TODAY analyzed federal hospital data as of Sunday, June 19.
Likely COVID patients admitted in the state:
- Last week: 919
- The week before that: 910
- Four weeks ago: 808
Likely COVID patients admitted in the nation:
- Last week: 59,526
- The week before that: 57,395
- Four weeks ago: 52,179
Hospitals in 29 states reported more COVID-19 patients than a week earlier, while hospitals in 25 states had more COVID-19 patients in intensive-care beds. Hospitals in 31 states admitted more COVID-19 patients in the latest week than a week prior, the USA TODAY analysis of U.S. Health and Human Services data shows.
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IDEM moves ahead with Chevy brownfield environmental work after Muncie solar project dies
MUNCIE, Ind. — The defeat of plans to turn a 53-acre contaminated brownfield into a revenue-producing solar field has not halted cleanup efforts for the site.
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management is moving forward with the plans it had to conduct soil testing for lead within the neighborhood of the site as well as removal of some contaminated soil from the area where the plant stood.
Democrats on city council along with council member Troy Ingram, who was elected as a Republican, nixed a planned solar project advanced by Republican Mayor Dan Ridenour earlier this month. The project would have produced revenue for the city's general fund through the sale of electricity, estimated at about $500,000 each year. Stated reasons for rejecting the project ranged from a desire to have the city spend more on city street maintenance to fears that the venture was too risky.
Also of concern was a statement to The Star Press from Bob Hare, cleanup manager for RACER Trust, which is in charge of contamination cleanup and maintenance at the site. Hare said the site along Eighth Street could have been used for any number of commercial and industrial purposes. However, IDEM has placed specific limiting guidelines on the brownfield's use.
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Barry Sneed, public information officer with IDEM, said the testing of the neighborhood soil is still planned and IDEM is sending access agreements to property owners and tenants seeking permission to take soil samples.
"Sampling has not been scheduled, but we anticipate it happening in September 2022. Approximately 100 properties within a one- to two-block area of the former … Muncie facility are the focus of IDEM’s sampling. The final number of properties sampled depends on how many homeowners sign the access agreement to allow IDEM to take soil samples," Sneed said in a statement to The Star Press.
He said the access agreements sent to the neighborhood only give IDEM permission to take surface soil samples and don't limit the rights of any property owner. The testing results will be shared with property owners at no cost.
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RACER Trust took possession of various GM properties, including the Muncie transmission plant location, in 2011 after the 2009 bankruptcy of the automaker. The city bought the Muncie brownfield from RACER for $110,000 in advance of the planned solar project.
Sneed said the city's purchase of the property came before an environmental restricted covenant was finalized with RACER for the site. The agreement will pass to the city as the owner. The covenant's limitations for the use of the property at this point include.
- The former factory site can't be used for a school or child care site.
- Its groundwater cannot be used for human or animal consumption or industrial processes.
- The real estate can't be used for any agricultural purpose.
- No dwelling or work space is to be placed on the real estate unless a vapor mitigation system is installed and used within the dwelling or work space. IDEM might waive this requirement if it is shown there is no unacceptable risk to human health.
- Occupancy duration at the PCB remediation waste locations on the site should be no more than 335 hours per calendar year for those not wearing dermal and respiratory protection.
- Fencing and corrective measures should be maintained at the site.
IDEM will continue to work with RACER Trust on long-term groundwater monitoring and will also work with RACER Trust and the City of Muncie to ensure proper activity restrictions that are protective of human health are included in the environmental restrictive covenant, the IDEM spokesman said.
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In addition to soil sampling IDEM said RACER plans to remove small areas of contaminated soil at the site this summer.
Sneed said that $5.6 million has been placed with RACER for site investigation, cleanup and long-term operation, monitoring, and maintenance of the brownfield.
David Penticuff is the local government reporter at The Star Press. Contact him at dpenticuff@gannett.com. | https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2022/06/21/idem-test-chevy-site-soil-september-cleanup-pushes-ahead/7645722001/ | 2022-06-21T23:30:41 | 1 | https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2022/06/21/idem-test-chevy-site-soil-september-cleanup-pushes-ahead/7645722001/ |
Muncie lands share of READI grant money for McKinley, Whitely neighborhoods
MUNCIE, Ind. — The city's initial share of the $15 million in READI grant money awarded to East Central Indiana has been dedicated to projects in the Muncie Central High School area, the nearby McKinley Live-Learn Neighborhood and the Whitely Neighborhood on the east side.
Mayor Dan Ridenour's administration recently announced $2.65 million of the $15 million that the state approved for the East Central Indiana Regional partnership is being devoted to projects improving streets, sidewalks and the intersection of Walnut Street and Columbus Avenue at the high school. Trees will be added at the intersection and crosswalk improvements will be made.
The grant also will pay for demolition of sub-standard houses and offers a homeowner reimbursement grant in both McKinley and Whitely neighborhoods, according to administration spokesperson Michele Owen.
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"There is both a safety component and a beautification component to this project," Owen said. "These improvements are very important to the neighborhood and Muncie Schools, particularly Muncie Central High School."
The Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative (READI) grant requires a local match of funds. The city's plan has been to use part of a $3.5 million bond issue by the Muncie Redevelopment Commission to provide the match.
That bond issue was defeated 5-4 by the city council, then the rejection was rescinded at the same meeting on June 6. The matter was tabled and Owen said the bond issue will be on the council agenda again at its July 11 meeting.
The grant would provide the necessary match for the READI grant, as well as providing funding for improvements at the former Southway Plaza and parks, including a new city park called Till Pond, to be located near Tillotson and Memorial Drive.
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Council President Jeff Robinson first voted against the bond issue at the June 6 council meeting after he and Ridenour quarreled about an opinion piece in The Star Press that the mayor had written concerning the bond issue and what he thought Robinson's position was concerning it. Right after voting no, the council president called the matter back for reconsideration and then moved to table the bond issue, which the council did.
"Without the bond, MRC will have to pay directly for the READI match, Southway Plaza, and street improvements, which does not leave room in the budget for Till Pond or parks," Owen said in a statement. "This also leaves little room in the MRC budget for future projects, including a 57-unit housing subdivision, a hotel on the east side, improvements to the (Muncie) Sportsplex, and additional housing in Whitely and the south side."
Council members have questioned the use of a bond issue for projects that the mayor has said can be completed over five years without borrowing.
Late last year the state announced its allocation of half-a-billion dollars on 17 regions in the state through the competitive READI grant program. The eight-county East Central partnership garnered $15 million for its proposal, while some other regions won $50 million or $30 million amounts to be matched with private and other dollars. Smaller regions also received $15 million and a single-county entrant was awarded $5 million.
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The READI fund, passed by the General Assembly in the 2021 session, uses federal American Rescue Plan monies. The East Central Indiana Regional Partnership includes Blackford, Delaware, Fayette, Grant, Jay, Henry, Randolph and Wayne counties.
Following the grant awards, the READI Governing Body, which consists of two representatives from each participating county, began to prioritize projects based on the $15 million allocation, according to a partnership statement.
David Penticuff is the local government reporter at The Star Press. Contact him at dpenticuff@gannett.com. | https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2022/06/21/muncie-receives-readi-grant-money-mckinley-whitely-neighborhoods/7658820001/ | 2022-06-21T23:30:47 | 0 | https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2022/06/21/muncie-receives-readi-grant-money-mckinley-whitely-neighborhoods/7658820001/ |
Dunkirk woman fatally injured in crash on Ind. 167
DUNKIRK, Ind. — A Dunkirk woman was fatally injured in a single-vehicle crash on Ind. 167.
Linda D. Thompson, 50, was pronounced dead early Saturday after being flown by medical helicopter to Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne.
The crash was reported about 11:50 p.m. Friday on the state highway north of Dunkirk.
According to the Jay County Sheriff's Department, Thompson, driving a 1997 Chevrolet Lumina, was traveling southbound when her car left the highway near Division Road, went into a ditch and rolled several times in a field.
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Thompson was ejected from the car.
The crash remains under investigation.
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Douglas Walker is a news reporter at The Star Press. Contact him at 765-213-5851 or at dwalker@muncie.gannett.com. | https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2022/06/21/woman-killed-in-fatal-dunkirk-crash/7691538001/ | 2022-06-21T23:30:53 | 1 | https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2022/06/21/woman-killed-in-fatal-dunkirk-crash/7691538001/ |
A mountain lion that has been roaming residential neighborhoods in central Bismarck since last week was seen on home surveillance video again Tuesday.
Sue Olson, who has lived in her house on North 11th Street just to the east of the Capitol for 45 years, said her surveillance system sent an alert to her cellphone at 2:37 a.m. Tuesday. Stray cats have prompted similar alerts in the past, and "I thought if it was a burglar I'd hear more noise, so I didn't get up," she said.
When she did get up at 6 a.m. she looked at the video and saw the lion passing through her backyard.
"That was quite exciting. My heart pretty much went," she said. "I just couldn't believe it. I hollered at my husband (Jerry) and said 'Get in here!'"
The mountain lion was first captured on home video about 5 a.m. Thursday in the 1000 block of North First Street. A sighting in the 1000 block of North Fourth Street was reported to police midday Friday. There also were unconfirmed sightings on Saturday and Sunday in the 1000 and 1200 blocks of Ward Road, according to Police Lt. Luke Gardiner. Officers also responded to the sighting at the Olson residence Tuesday.
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"We will keep responding to calls regarding the mountain lion and encourage the public to reach out to us with any information," Gardiner said.
State wildlife officials believe the lion is either a young male or a female, according to Stephanie Tucker, furbearer biologist with the North Dakota Game and Fish Department.
Tucker thinks the lion "took a wrong turn" and came into the city, possibly while seeking new territory. It's unclear what the animal is surviving on.
Mountain lions in the wild typically feed on deer and elk, but they also will eat smaller animals such as rabbits and turkeys, according to Game and Fish.
"Mountain lions are opportunistic predators, meaning they'll eat just about anything," Tucker said, adding that they're strictly meat eaters and won't eat people's garbage. "Also, they don't need to eat every day," she said.
Olson said she and her husband are trying to spread the word about the lion. Their son put their video on social media.
"We have told the whole neighborhood, because everyone has little dogs and cats, and kids," she said. "I want the whole city to know it's still out and about."
Mountain lions tend to shy away from people, and there has never been a documented attack on a person in the state, though the possibility can't be ruled out, Tucker said. She advises anyone who encounters a lion to raise their arms to make themselves bigger, yell and slowly back away.
The last known mountain lion in Bismarck city limits was in January 2019. Police officers shot and killed the male animal near Municipal Ballpark to eliminate any danger to the public. Police also shot and killed a male lion behind the former Home Depot building in north Bismarck in November 2009. The current lion will suffer the same fate if it surfaces again and is deemed by police to be a safety risk.
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AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin Police Department, Austin Fire Department, Emergency Medical Services and Office of the Chief Medical Officer may all soon operate out of a Public Safety Campus at 1520 Rutherford Lane, according to a memorandum written to the Austin City Council and Mayor Steve Adler.
The memorandum, dated June 21, states APD's current buildings – the City of Austin Police Department at 715 E. Eighth St., the recruiting building on 1520 Rutherford Lane, the TechniCenter at 4201 Ed Bluestein Blvd – were not intended for such use and "result in operational and efficiency deficits."
This spurred the City to consider relocating APD and other emergency services to a Public Safety Campus.
Consultants with the Financial Services Department finished space program requirements in April 2022 and will also present performance specifications for the campus, which are set to be completed by the end of the month. Using technical data from the finished specifications and requirements, the City can then create a Request for Proposals for the campus' redevelopment.
In October 2020, the APD considered shutting down its building on E. Eighth Street but insisted on staying downtown.
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NORTHFIELD — A four-year contract to give about 16 superior officers in the Atlantic County Sheriff's Office raises averaging 3.85% a year passed at Tuesday's commissioners meeting.
"We believe that’s fair and the union is happy," said County Counsel Jim Ferguson of PBA 243, covering sergeants, lieutenants and captains.
Under the terms of the four-year contract, a two-tier system that paid those hired after Oct. 1, 2015, less than those hired before that date will phase out in the fourth year.
"In effect, in the final year of the contract, everyone will go to one tier," Ferguson said.
The county got a concession regarding health insurance, Ferguson said, with the union agreeing its base medical plan would be a less expensive option than the current base plan.
"Officers will still have the option to elect the more expensive plan, but will have to pay the difference in premium," Ferguson said.
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The unions also compromised on sick or terminal leave, Ferguson said, regarding payouts at time of retirement.
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Previously officers could get 100% of unused sick time up to a maximum of $22,500, but that has now been reduced to a maximum of $18,000 for those hired prior to May 21, 2010.
Those hired after that date could get a maximum payout of $15,000, Ferguson said.
County Administrator Jerry DelRosso said the COVID-19 pandemic caused the county to rethink its contracts and make efforts to raise salaries.
"We are giving higher percentage increases to counteract that we are asking the union to take (a less expensive medical option)," DelRosso said. "Medical costs to the county go down, now the salary goes up."
The rank-and-file officers contract, covering about 80 officers, will come up later for renewal, Ferguson said.
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Also at the meeting, the commissioners tabled a resolution sponsored by Democratic Commissioner Caren Fitzpatrick in support of a woman's right to sovereignty over her own body.
It resolved that the commissioners support the right of women to choose their own reproductive health care, and that the board supports federal legalization of abortion set by Roe v. Wade and statute if needed.
The vote to table was 6-2, with all Republicans present voting to table and the two Democrats voting against tabling.
The resolution now goes to a commission committee where it will be worked on to see if wording acceptable to all can be reached.
"I did let Commissioner Fitzpatrick know my opinion," said Republican Commissioner Amy Gatto. "I don't totally disagree with some of the elements in the resolution," but she said she needed some changes to vote for it.
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Crews battle blaze at historic Holly Hotel
Firefighters were battling a blaze Tuesday in the northern Oakland County village of Holly including at the historic Holly Hotel, a venue for historical figures, a president, state governors and sports teams, according to online posts and officials.
The fire spread to multiple businesses near Broad Street.
"Our hearts are broken," the Downtown Holly Facebook page said.
Representatives for the Holly Moose Lodge No. 1168 in the 200 block of Broad Street also said on Facebook that an attached building, Andy's Place, caught fire in the afternoon.
"Prayer warriors unite!" officials said. "... Fenton Fire has ladder truck spraying Holly Moose roof! Pray, pray, pray!"
Andy's Place, a bar and grill, reported on Facebook the blaze began behind the building on Tuesday. The business was expected to be closed through Wednesday.
The owner of the nearby Creative Fashions posted that the blaze also affected the hotel and the Battle Alley Arcade Antiques.
The phone line at the building was unavailable Tuesday. Hotel officials did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment.
Holly and Fenton fire officials confirmed they were helping at the scene but said they could not provide details.
There was no immediate report of injuries.
The hotel, a Queen Anne style facing Battle Alley, is an example of the "railroad hotels once so common in American small towns," according to a website on the hotel's history, hollyhotel.com.
It served as a stop by Carry Nation, who brought her pro-temperance movement to town in 1908 to rail against "the drinking habits of the locals" that patronized the hotel's "very large bar." Every Michigan governor "since 1979 has dined at the Holly Hotel," according to the site.
In 1992, then-President George H.W. Bush and his wife selected the hotel as a dinner stop during Bush's campaign in Michigan. The Red Wings brought their Stanley Cup during championship years, the online history of the hotel said.
Tuesday's fire follows a blaze in 1913 the destroyed the second and third floors, hollyhotel.com said. Then, "exactly sixty-five years to the date and to the hours of the first fire in 1913," the hotel burned again on Jan. 19, 1978. Damage was $550,000 "and the last significant architectural link to the 1800s was being considered for demolition," according to the site.
Instead, it was renovated in "a labor of love," with salvaged wood, railing, molding, tile and glass reincorporated alongside Victorian touches.
In 1980, the hotel was entered into the National Register of Historic Places, according to the website.
The Detroit News once voted its "afternoon tea" among the best in Michigan.
The Holly Moose Lodge launched in 1913, includes more than 1,200 active members and participates in events including BBQ competitions, according to its website. It is part of the fraternal Moose organization.
"Please pray for our brothers and sisters at the Holly Moose Lodge!" Fenton Moose Lodge officials said on Facebook. ".. .Also please keep the first responders in your thoughts and prayers as they fight this fire." | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/oakland-county/2022/06/21/holly-moose-lodge-fire-1168/7693985001/ | 2022-06-21T23:39:14 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/oakland-county/2022/06/21/holly-moose-lodge-fire-1168/7693985001/ |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento Zoo announced Tuesday morning on World Giraffe Day that one of its giraffes is expecting this summer.
A Masai giraffe named Shani is pregnant with what will be the 21st calf born at the zoo since 1964.
The announcement comes from the celebration of World Giraffe day on June 21, which according to the Sacramento Zoo celebrates the world’s tallest animal on the longest day of the year — the summer solstice.
World Giraffe Day celebrates supporting conservation and awareness of the vulnerable species, and the Sacramento Zoo is celebrating its newest addition to its herd.
Giraffes have a 15-month pregnancy term and birth calves typically 6 feet tall and over 140 pounds, according to the Sacramento Zoo.
Shani’s calf is due later this summer and will be the giraffe’s second born.
More facts about World Giraffe Day and conservation efforts have been shared on the Sacramento Zoo’s website.
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SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, Calif. — The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office Cold Case Investigations Unit is looking to identify a number of items to solve cold cases from decades ago.
Unsolved potential murder/missing persons cases from the 1980s and 90s have resurfaced following several items found at the bottom of a well in 2012.
Officials said the cases have not been positively linked to any recovered victims, but that identifying these items may help them get one step closer to solving these cold cases.
Deputies are asking anyone who recognizes items or remembers a woman who disappeared in the 1980s or 1990s to contact the sheriff's office. Any information about the items related to the case can be submitted through the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office tip line.
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Biden signs off on hefty pay raise for federal firefighters
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has signed off on giving federal wildland firefighters a hefty raise for the next two fiscal years, a move that affects more than 16,000 firefighters and comes as much of the West braces for a difficult wildfire season.
Pay raises for the federal firefighters had been included in last year’s $1 trillion infrastructure bill, but they had been held up as federal agencies studied recruitment and retention data to decide where to deliver them.
The White House said the move announced Tuesday is intended to set “federal agencies on a path to continue working with stakeholders towards an updated, competitive, and equitable pay structure, along with a support system that will address the many challenges that have plagued our wildland firefighter workforce for decades.”
The legislation stipulated that the $600 million in the infrastructure bill to increase pay for wildland firefighters should go to all those firefighters provided that they are “located within a specified geographic area in which it is difficult to recruit or retain a federal wildland firefighter.”
The Biden administration in the end decided on a raise for all the federal wildland firefighters over the next two years, according to a senior administration official who spoke on the condition of anonymity ahead of the formal announcement. The official said the infrastructure bill offered enough money to provide the raises but the administration was looking to work with Congress to provide a long-term fix on the firefighters' pay.
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“I will do everything in my power, including working with Congress to secure long-term funding, to make sure these heroes keep earning the paychecks — and dignity — they deserve,” Biden said in a statement.
The infrastructure law also authorized agencies to increase the base salary of federal wildland firefighters by $20,000 per year or 50% of their current base salary, whichever is lower, through 2023. The firefighters will receive back pay for the raises, dating to October 2021.
The National Federation of Federal Employees union had been urging the Biden administration to interpret the statute as broadly as possible, as firefighters across the country were struggling to make ends meet.
Forest Service Chief Randy Moore told a Senate subcommittee last month that his agency’s staffing levels are at 90% overall but as low as 50% percent in some areas, including Oregon, Washington state and California.
Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., was among a group of lawmakers who had been pushing the administration to resolve the pay issue amid worries that it would further exacerbate staff shortages as the West enters the hot summer months. Heinrich called the two-year pay fix “progress” but said more needs to be done. New Mexico this year has endured the largest wildfire on record.
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“These men and women are battling historic fires in NM and are on the frontlines of the climate crisis across the West,” Heinrich said in a Twitter message. “This is admirable, strenuous work and hard on their families.”
The issue of recruitment, retention and low pay for wildland firefighters had been on Biden’s radar since early in his administration.
Last June, before the infrastructure bill was passed, the Democratic president signed an executive order temporarily raising pay for federal firefighters to ensure that no one was making less than $15 per hour.
Biden said he had been dismayed after learning that the starting pay for federal firefighters was significantly lower than that at many local and state fire agencies. Pay for new federal firefighters had typically started at $11 per hour to $14 per hour, and they were overtime-eligible. | https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/local/new-mexico/2022/06/21/biden-signs-off-on-hefty-pay-raise-for-federal-firefighters/65362293007/ | 2022-06-21T23:43:04 | 0 | https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/local/new-mexico/2022/06/21/biden-signs-off-on-hefty-pay-raise-for-federal-firefighters/65362293007/ |
Massive New Mexico blaze blamed on miscalculations, errors
ALBUQUERQUE – U.S. Forest Service employees made multiple miscalculations, used inaccurate models and underestimated how dry conditions were in the Southwest, causing a planned burn to reduce the threat of wildfires to explode into the largest blaze in New Mexico’s recorded history, the agency said Tuesday.
The agency quietly posted an 80-page review that details the planning missteps and the conditions on the ground as crews ignited the prescribed fire in early April. The report states officials who planned the operation underestimated the amount of timber and vegetation that was available to fuel the flames, the exceptional dry conditions and the rural villages and water supplies that would be threatened if things went awry.
Within hours of declaring the test fire a success that day, multiple spot fires were reported outside containment lines and there were not enough resources or water to rein them in.
“The devastating impact of this fire to the communities and livelihoods of those affected in New Mexico demanded this level of review to ensure we understand how this tragic event unfolded,” U.S. Forest Chief Randy Moore wrote. “I cannot overstate how heartbreaking these impacts are on communities and individuals.”
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As of Tuesday, the blaze had charred more than 533 square miles, making it the largest fire to have burned this spring in the U.S. It comes during a particularly ferocious season in which fire danger in overgrown forests around the West has reached historic levels due to decades of drought and warmer weather brought on by climate change.
The number of acres burned so far this year is more than two and half times the national average for the past 10 years, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. So far, 31,000 wildfires have burned more than 5,000 square miles in the United States.
Anger and frustration have been simmering among residents and elected officials in northern New Mexico, where hundreds of homes have been destroyed and thousands of residents were displaced.
Many mountainsides have been reduced to ash and once towering ponderosa pine trees have been turned into charred toothpicks. Spots considered sacred by the ranching and farming families who have called the region home for generations have been wiped out.
U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández called the Forest Service review incredibly disturbing, pointing to the use of outdated data to plan for the prescribed burn and the “cascade of errors” that followed.
She said the failures of the Forest Service destroyed many rich and proud New Mexico communities.
“These are complex issues. Starting a prescribed burn in an area where there are homes and watersheds and communities should be something that you take incredibly serious because those are high value assets,” she said. “They did not value the resources, the communities, the historic nature of these communities and so they went forward allowing more risk than they should have.”
Leger Fernández also said threats of a second disaster are looming with rainfall expected over the burn scars.
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As a result of the fire, the Forest Service in May suspended prescribed burn operations across the U.S. pending its own nationwide review that will identify the need to update protocols, policies or procedures based on changing conditions due to drought and climate change.
The report on the New Mexico fire stated that the crew members believed they were within the approved limits for the planned burn and had a plan to construct a line where they could check the fire’s progress and cease ignitions if the parameters were exceeded.
But the fire was burning in much drier conditions than the crew understood, according to the Forest Service’s analysis of fuel and weather information.
“Persistent drought, limited snow and rain, fine fuel accumulation, and fuel loading from burn unit preparation all contributed to increasing the risk of escape,” the report stated.
A mix of spot weather forecasts and on-site observations were the only methods of weather collection used. The days preceding the ignition of the prescribed fire were described as a “weather roller coaster,” and the agency said more data should have been used to assess the conditions.
The report also said managers failed to accurately assess the complexity of the planned burn, providing a picture that indicated risks has been reduced when in fact that wasn’t the case.
The prescribed burn was part of a plan first adopted in 2019 to reduce the risk of wildfire in the Gallinas Watershed. New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said she was frustrated that Forest Service planning documents related to the project were reapproved each year since then without adjustments being made to account for the worsening drought.
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She said in a statement that it does not appear anyone involved in the burn was being held accountable for what she called “significant mistakes.”
It was not immediately clear whether the Forest Service has taken any disciplinary actions, but the report includes proposed recommendations to improve policies and performance.
The report states that on several occasions before and after a test fire ahead of the prescribed burn was lit, some personnel felt that the dry conditions would result in higher risk but they accepted the assignment.
Leger Fernández said her request for an independent investigation has been approved. It will look at federal prescribed fire policies nationwide.
President Joe Biden recently flew over the fire and stopped briefly in New Mexico to assure residents the federal government would take responsibility for its role in causing the blaze. | https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/local/new-mexico/2022/06/21/calf-canyon-hermits-peak-fire-in-new-mexico-blamed-on-miscalculations-errors/65362423007/ | 2022-06-21T23:43:10 | 0 | https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/local/new-mexico/2022/06/21/calf-canyon-hermits-peak-fire-in-new-mexico-blamed-on-miscalculations-errors/65362423007/ |
First came the New Mexico fires, now come the floods
Northern New Mexico residents are left on their own to face major flooding
This story was originally published by Searchlight New Mexico.
TIERRA MONTE — Two weeks after the Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire tore across his family ranch, Jerry Gomez stood among the melted wreckage of tools, vehicles and memories in his uninsured garage, forced a smile and vowed to rebuild.
But when rain appeared in the weather forecast late last week, his smile disappeared. Gomez knew that even a modest rainfall could threaten his severely burned mountain property with flooding and landslides. In the days remaining, he hauled in bulldozers and backhoes to reinforce the banks of a pond that sits just uphill from the house he already started rebuilding.
"You don't know which way to spend the money you have — whether on rebuilding or saving whatever is left," he said.
The fires are extinguished in many of the communities hit by the Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire, but people living near severely burned patches of forest have been forced to pause in their recovery efforts to prepare for the monsoon rains. There are high chances of rain in areas of the burn scar through Thursday, with heavy rain expected Tuesday night.
Some residents say they’ve been warned of the possibility of a 500-year flood. Experts warn that even half an inch of rain within a 30-minute period can cause landslides and overwhelm rivers.
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Despite these dire predictions, most flood mitigation programs haven't yet kicked in. For many residents in the area, the stress of preparing for yet more destruction has pushed them to a boiling point.
"The race against time is the biggest problem," said Max Trujillo, a San Miguel County commissioner. "There are tons of organizations that are going to help eventually, but it just doesn't seem like there is the same level of organization for post-fire as there is for a current fire."
Why do floods follow fire?
Whenever it rains in a healthy forest, the trees, soil and smaller vegetation soak up much of the water that hits the ground. What doesn't feed the plants slowly makes its way through the soil and runoff channels into rivers and streams.
What happened in parts of the Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon fire made normal absorption impossible. The fire burned so intensely in some areas that it blackened trees and turned vegetation and brush to ash. In such severe burns, the superheated plant material leaves behind a waxy substance that leaches into the soil and causes it to repel water.
These so-called "hydrophobic soils" — along with the absence of living trees — convert an ordinary raindrop into a high-caliber artillery round. Free from branches to slow its descent, the raindrop hits the water-resistant soil with such force that it can tear earth away from the ground before slipping down a mountain unimpeded. As many raindrops hit the surface and sweep down a mountainside, they pick up the loosened soil, forming a heavy mud flow.
"There's a lot of power behind that — power to scour to move rocks, boulders and logs," said Kit MacDonald, a soil scientist with the U.S. Forest Service. "And when this torrent reaches a river or stream, it can cause it to overflow, carving out deep, damaging channels and leaving behind ash and debris that can damage water quality for years.
A scramble to prepare
Even with their resources diminished by the still-burning fires, emergency managers are scrambling to ramp up their alert systems.
“The most difficult task we have encountered is notification,” said David Dye, secretary for the state’s Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
Damaged infrastructure — cell towers, roads and bridges — have limited the ability of emergency alert systems to reach people. In response, emergency managers plan to broadcast flood warnings on 540 AM radio, which has one of strongest signals in the area. On Friday, officials went door to door with flyers warning residents of the potential floods.
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People who live near rivers or on steep slopes have already started preparing. Last week, just days before the first spate of projected rainfall, brothers Charles and Kenny Martinez were stacking sandbags along the back of their workshop, mere feet from Gallinas River.
Their ad-hoc flood mitigation is mostly guesswork based on the water levels they remember from the 2013 floods. That was a 100-year flood event, but, depending on the rains, these floods could be much worse. The Martinezes, lifelong Gallinas residents, said they’d reached out to the Forest Service and local government, but the only help came from the county, which delivered sandbags to a lot near the fire station for residents.
"To get help it's like talking to a wall," said Kenny Martinez. "We'll just work until it gets dark and then get up early in the morning to keep going."
Beyond material resources, residents say they've struggled to even get technical advice from experts on what interventions they should do on their own.
Rob Roach has a home near a steep slope that burned in the fire. He said he reached out to the State Forestry Division for help designing flood mitigation plans for his property, but couldn't find anyone providing even the most basic technical advice. He did his own research and designed a plan, which he estimates will cost about $20,000 by the time he’s done.
"New Mexico has good guidelines about fire prevention, but for this there are no concepts, no help," Roach said. "Right now, people are really frustrated."
Government officials note that there are large pools of federal money available for post-fire recovery, and that groups like the Natural Resources Conservation Service offer assistance to private landowners. But while assessors are working to analyze properties for possible mitigation work, the NRCS will not provide money or technical assistance until after all assessments are completed.
In the meantime, several offices have initiated watershed protection efforts. Last week, the Army Corps of Engineers completed the first tier of a series of rock-filled metal cages in the Gallinas River to protect the intake structures for Las Vegas' drinking water systems. Called "gabion baskets," these cages are designed to block debris from damaging water infrastructure and to filter out ash from drinking water supplies.
The Hermits Peak Watershed Coalition and the Tierra Y Montes Soil and Water Conservation District have introduced small projects to prevent major flooding damage to the Gallinas Watershed. That work will continue throughout the summer. But as with all mitigation work, its effectiveness will depend on the severity of the floods. The State Forestry Division is also coordinating erosion control within the Gallinas and Tecolote drainages and at the headwaters on Forest Service land.
"We do have some tools in our bag and some are really good," said Lea Knutson, the director of the Hermits Peak Watershed Alliance. "We have to give it our best, but it really totally depends on how the rain comes."
Get help
- Emergency managers are urging all residents in potential flood zones to turn on their cell phone alerts and location services. Early alert flood gauges are in place to warn downstream residents who may be unaware of oncoming floods. They also warn that property owners cannot effectively defend their homes from floods by remaining on-site and urge evacuation in the event of a flood or landslide.
- Flood warnings will be issued on 540 AM radio.
- People who need assistance evacuating due to disability or lack of transportation can call the New Mexico Help Line for assistance prior to a flood event at 800-432-2080.
- The Natural Resources Conservation Service's Emergency Watershed Protection Program has teams on the ground assessing private property for mitigation work. Property owners can request assistance through the program until June 24 by contacting Kenneth Branch at 505-761-4454 (kenneth.branch@usda.gov). Work will begin once all properties have been assessed.
- Flood insurance can be purchased through FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program. For most policies there is a 30-day waiting period for coverage to begin.
Lindsay Fendt writes for Searchlight New Mexico, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization dedicated to investigative reporting in New Mexico. | https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/local/new-mexico/2022/06/21/first-came-the-new-mexico-fires-now-come-the-floods/65362305007/ | 2022-06-21T23:43:16 | 0 | https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/local/new-mexico/2022/06/21/first-came-the-new-mexico-fires-now-come-the-floods/65362305007/ |
Big new development pitched for downtown Greenville 'Bermuda Triangle'
Miami-based developer NR Investments has proposed a large mixed-use development for the property of the old Memorial Auditorium in downtown Greenville, the site Greenville Mayor Knox White once called the "Bermuda Triangle of downtown development."
The Gateway Development includes 300 apartments, restaurant and commercial space, creative studios, and a 300-car partially underground parking structure concealed by a raised public terrace, according to plans filed with the city's urban Design Review Board.
The development would anchor the east end of the Cultural Corridor, a pedestrian-friendly streetscape the city is planning along College Street that would run through downtown Greenville between North Main Street and Heritage Green.
It would also serve as a "gateway and arrival experience into the urban core," according to the plans.
The city's Design Review Board will have to approve the plans for the developer to construct the project. The board is due to meet July 7.
The developer did not immediately return a call seeking comment.
The total construction site spans 312,500 square feet, including 298,500 square feet of residential space; 6,600 square feet of commercial, and 6,700 square feet of publicly accessible amenity space, which would depend on public-private partnerships in Greenville to come to fruition.
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Those amenities would include a public terrace over the parking garage, a terrace restaurant, a "landscaped water feature," public art, a café courtyard, a public garden and a Cultural Corridor extension lined with art studios, according to the plans.
Among the 300 apartments, according to plans, 15% are to be studio, 20% are to be studios that have additional small space, 20% are to be one-bedroom and 45% are to be two-bedroom.
Plans also call for 335 parking spaces and a rooftop pool.
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The Gateway property, or the old auditorium site, is at 400 Church Street. It is bounded by East North Street to the south, across from Christ Church Episcopal, and Beattie Place to the north, across from a municipal parking garage.
The auditorium land last sold for $3 million in 2017 to Clemson hotelier Rajesh Patel.
The 1.83-acre former Memorial Auditorium site has sat empty since the auditorium was razed in 1997. White once called the land the "Bermuda Triangle of downtown development" after plans to develop the key parcel failed to materialize despite years of effort from the city.
Challenge has lied with the property’s shape and placement downtown, according to Greenville News archives. The site where the auditorium hosted events for nearly 40 years is landlocked by two one-way streets, Beattie Place and East North Street. The busy Church Street thoroughfare runs at the base of the triangle.
Developers have pitched plans for the land over the years, including a federal courthouse, a entertainment district, a high-rise hotel and multiple proposals for apartments.
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The previous rendition of “Greenville Gateway” called for more than 250 luxury apartments around a 330-space parking garage. After numerous revisions, the city’s Design Review Board approved the project in the fall of 2015, but the developer, Charlotte-based FCD-Development, backed out of the deal for reasons they didn't disclose, according to The News' archives.
The newest submitted plans come after Greenville residents, business owners and officials met with consultants in February to discuss a new vision for the larger Gateway area, kicking off a series of intensive planning sessions, or a charrette.
The sessions sparked a years-long process to build a plan that will create "a unified vision for public and private investments" in the area and improve walkability and character, according to the project website.
This story will be updated. Check back later for more.
Macon Atkinson is the city watchdog reporter for The Greenville News. She's powered by long runs and strong coffee. Follow her on Twitter @maconatkinson. | https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/greenville/downtown/2022/06/21/downtown-greenville-sc-bermuda-triangle-new-development-plans/7691846001/ | 2022-06-21T23:43:21 | 1 | https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/greenville/downtown/2022/06/21/downtown-greenville-sc-bermuda-triangle-new-development-plans/7691846001/ |
AMES, Iowa — It's no secret staffing shortages and issues have plagued all types of industries since the onset of the pandemic — and area law enforcement agencies say they're not immune to these challenges.
"We're currently down about 20% of our staffing," said Commander Daniel Walter with the Ames Police Department. "The hard part for us right now is that maybe 20 years ago, when I started, we might have 250 applicants for maybe one or two positions. And what we're seeing now is that we might have five positions, like we have right now. In this last recruitment, we only had 14 applications for those positions."
This shortage means current officers have more work on their plate.
"There has been an increase in violent crime not only in our city but across the state, across the country," Walter said.
Walter believes this isn't an issue only his department is facing, but one example of a widespread problem.
"The bad news is that we're all trying to hire those same individuals," Walter said. "So, what we have seen across the metro was one agency might be doing the hiring process and they're doing a background on that individual. And that individual has also started that process here in Ames. So we're all kind of competing for the same individuals that might have an interest in serving their community."
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The Des Moines Police Department said it's currently sitting at a comfortable staffing level and has a record number of recruits in the academy. However, the stability of that workforce is less than ideal.
"You can plan for regular service retirements," said Des Moines Police Sergeant Paul Parizek. "You can't account for injuries and you can't account for folks who just decide to get out of the profession. So predicting how many we need going into the future is kind of difficult."
Regardless of what the future brings, Parizek says more boots on the ground would be a big help for the department.
"Our city has grown significantly over the past few decades, but our authorized strength hasn't," Parizek said. "So, while we're at our authorized strength, it still can be a little bit higher to serve the community the way we want to serve the community." | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/staffing-issues-create-challenges-for-metro-police-departments-ames-shortage-iowa/524-95156112-a620-4979-9aa7-111fc5ccbe42 | 2022-06-21T23:46:07 | 0 | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/staffing-issues-create-challenges-for-metro-police-departments-ames-shortage-iowa/524-95156112-a620-4979-9aa7-111fc5ccbe42 |
Health department-sponsored COVID vaccination events for babies and toddlers in the Richmond area filled up fast Tuesday afternoon.
The first event sponsored by the Richmond and Henrico Health Districts is scheduled for Wednesday morning, but only two appointments were left by Tuesday afternoon, just hours after the appointments went live.
To book a vaccine appointment through the Virginia Department of health, visit Vase.vdh.virginia.gov.
Vaccines are also available at pharmacies and pediatricians.
Some CVS Minute Clinics in the Richmond area had appointments as early as Tuesday.
While the state health department generally doesn’t require appointments for vaccines, appointments are recommended for baby vaccines because of heightened demand.
“Walk-up appointments cannot be guaranteed and will be accommodated as capacity allows,” said Cat Long, a spokesperson for the Richmond and Henrico Health Districts.
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If appointments fill up at an event, health district staff will work with families to schedule a future appointment.
Residents of Richmond and Henrico can request the vaccine at home. Residents of other localities who have limited mobility also can request a home delivery.
Recipients of the Pfizer vaccine receive two 3-microgram doses three weeks apart and a third dose eight weeks after the second dose.
Pfizer had an efficacy of 76% for children 6 months to 2 years and 82% for children 2 to 4.
The third shot is essential to gaining strong immunity, meaning it takes longer for the shot to reach full effect.
Side effects include pain near the injection point, irritability and drowsiness. It is available for babies and toddlers 6 months to 4 years old.
Moderna recipients get two 25-microgram doses four weeks apart, delivering immunity faster.
It’s available for children 6 months to 5 years old and is 37% effective for children 2 to 5 and 51% effective for babies 6 months to 2 years.
But Moderna’s shots caused fevers of 100.4 degrees or higher in about one in every six children under age 2. Among older children, the rate was slightly lower. Other side effects include pain near the injection site, sleepiness and loss of appetite.
The following VDH-sponsored clinic events had availability Tuesday afternoon but can fill up. These events will offer the Moderna vaccine. No Pfizer events were scheduled as of Tuesday afternoon. Visit Vase.vdh.virginia.gov to book an appointment.
- Wednesday from 9 a.m. to noon, West Henrico Health Department, 8600 Dixon Powers Drive
- June 30 from 1-4 p.m. at Richmond City Health Department, 400 E. Cary St.
- July 5 from 9 a.m. to noon at East Henrico Health Department, 1400 N. Laburnum Ave.
- July 6 from 9 a.m. to noon at West Henrico Health Department, 8600 Dixon Powers
- July 7 from 1-4 p.m. at Richmond City Health Department
- July 12 from 9 a.m. to noon at East Henrico Health Department
- July 13 from 9 a.m. to noon at West Henrico Health Department
- July 14 from 1-4 p.m. at Richmond City Health Department. | https://richmond.com/news/local/heres-where-to-get-baby-covid-vaccines-in-richmond-area/article_4c16006a-929c-5682-b4c9-e93ab4dcd16e.html | 2022-06-21T23:47:50 | 0 | https://richmond.com/news/local/heres-where-to-get-baby-covid-vaccines-in-richmond-area/article_4c16006a-929c-5682-b4c9-e93ab4dcd16e.html |
This article originally ran on Page A1 of the Richmond Times-Dispatch on July 3, 2002.
As two hunters and their rabbit hounds came around a corner, a boy's head popped out of the ground just off the dirt road.
They stopped their pickup. It was a frosty January morning in 1973; they were in a heavily wooded area in what is now the city of Suffolk in southeastern Virginia. "He was screaming and hollering, and we jumped out of the truck and we run up there ... and the boy said that he had been kidnapped," one of the hunters later testified.
The 13-year-old was chained inside a buried wooden box. His abductor, Richard Alvin Ausley, had spent the previous seven days sexually abusing him.
The day he abducted Paul Martin Andrews, Ausley was scheduled to appear in a Portsmouth courtroom on a sodomy charge involving a 14-year-old boy. At the time, Ausley was on parole for the 1961 abduction of a 10-year-old boy whom he had hog-tied, sexually assaulted and left in the woods.
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Ausley, now 63, is due to be paroled again. He was sentenced to nearly 48 years in prison for the crimes against Andrews and other offenses. A law on the books that might have kept Ausley locked up will not be put into effect until 2004. So he must be released April 21, 2003, under the old parole rules that govern his convictions. (Update: In 2004, Ausley was murdered by his cell mate.)
"I know I'm in here on some very bad charges, but my past is in the past and that's where it is going to stay. I've got too much going for me out there, too much to look forward to," Ausley said. "Am I ashamed? Very ashamed. Do I regret it? Definitely."
He said he is not a threat to anyone.
Andrews disagrees. He is now 43 and lives in Florida.
"I don't think that he should be out on the street. He's a total sociopath. He has shown no remorse at any time for anything that he did to me or anybody else, and I don't think that that has changed," Andrews said.
"This man is a monster. He preys on children. This is someone who raped and kidnapped and beat a child who's 13 years old ... and buried him in the ground and left him there to die. If it hadn't been for the grace of God, that those hunters that came out there on the last day of hunting season and found me, I would still be there."
Andrews said he has kept track of where Ausley has been imprisoned. He said the last photograph he saw of Ausley - there is one on the Virginia State Police violent sex offender database - was taken in 1999.
"He looks as though he's still pretty well put together," Andrews said.
Releasing Ausley, Andrews said, "is a horrible thing on the part of the state of Virginia."
Ausley, meantime, insisted his life has changed.
Interviewed recently at the Augusta Correctional Center, Ausley is a slim man at 5 feet 7 inches tall. "Everybody calls me Peewee," he said. There is a crude crucifix tattooed in blue ink on his right hand.
"I'm not the man I was 30 years ago. I don't intend to go back to the dark side of life that I lived."
The nightmare he caused Andrews, who then lived in Portsmouth, began on Thursday, Jan. 11, 1973. It was a school snow day, and the eighth-grader had the day off.
Andrews was running an errand when Ausley, driving a blue Ford van, approached him and offered to pay him to help move some furniture.
Using various pretexts, he got the boy, who weighed 105 pounds, into the buried box. Andrews testified that once he was inside the box, Ausley told him: "You have just been kidnapped."
The sexual assaults began almost immediately - three the first day, two the next. Andrews was threatened with a butcher knife and beaten. His eyes were blackened and his nose and a tooth were broken.
It went on for a week inside the box that had been carefully constructed by Ausley, who was a carpenter. At times Andrews was let out of the box so the two could cook. At one point, Ausley threatened to hang his victim from a tree with a chain and beat him.
On the second Friday of Andrews' captivity, he heard a pickup truck approaching while Ausley was away.
"I reached up out of the box and I pushed the lid back as far as I could and I had my head up, and I could wave one arm by holding the lid, and I screamed and hollered at them, and told them that I had been kidnapped and to stop - 'Don't leave me' - and they slowed down," he testified.
Police photographed him, still chained in the box, and rescue squad workers used bolt cutters to free him.
Ausley went to prison in 1973 after being found guilty of abduction and sodomy. His story was that Andrews was running away from home and went with him voluntarily.
A brief escape from the former State Penitentiary in Richmond aside, Ausley settled down in prison and became an accomplished artist, working in acrylics, pastels and watercolors. He painted still lifes, animals and pastoral scenes.
He said a Southwest Virginia family for whom he has done artwork has offered to give him a place to stay when he leaves prison.
"Right now, they're my second family. In fact, they're the only family that I have. My real family's all died out."
Ausley declined to talk about subjects other than his art, and he became upset when he learned there would be a story about his crimes and upcoming parole.
"It's the worst type of crime somebody could ever be in prison for. Even inmates frown on this type of thing.
"There's not a day goes by I don't hear something - whispers, finger-pointing," he complained. "I got to live in this darn place. This is not going to make my life very pleasant here."
He said that "30 years is a long time for punishment," and he urged, "Don't destroy what chance I have out there. Don't destroy what I have accomplished."
Andrews had no sympathy for Ausley's plight.
"It is a part of my life every day, and it has been for all of these years," Andrews said. "Hardly a day goes by that I don't think, in some way, about that week and what he put me through."
After the attack, Andrews went to live with his father in North Carolina and attended school there for half a year. He returned to Portsmouth for high school and then went back to North Carolina for his senior year and graduation. He attended classes at Old Dominion University and in Florida, where he works as a computer repair technician.
"I can't say I'm scarred. I don't walk around not living my life because of that, but it is certainly part of my psyche. Somebody like that can just take a part of your life and just insert themselves into it and it's there all the time. You can't get away from it.
"I don't go around with my head hung all the time, nor am I ashamed of myself. I have no shame in the matter, but it does affect you in a lot of very subtle ways.
"It's just something that you live with every day."
(804) 649-6340 | https://richmond.com/news/local/history/from-the-archives-virginia-man-kidnapped-raped-a-13-year-old-boy-and-kept-him/article_e0bfe444-3a43-5f37-b579-9fa704aa72c1.html | 2022-06-21T23:47:56 | 1 | https://richmond.com/news/local/history/from-the-archives-virginia-man-kidnapped-raped-a-13-year-old-boy-and-kept-him/article_e0bfe444-3a43-5f37-b579-9fa704aa72c1.html |
DECATUR, Ga. — Atlanta expects to reach heat in the triple digits come Wednesday, and with multiple heat advisories issued for parts of Georgia, people are finding new ways to beating the heat.
One method that Georgia first responders use to keep cool is called pre-hydrating. It's known as a strategic way to hydrate one's body, especially before an event, medical professionals say.
Decatur Fire Station Fire Captain Gary Menard said pre-hydration is a crucial part of the crew's strategy to stay safe and hydrated during the summer months.
"We're often going to be in a situation where we're in danger of overheating," he said. "We're going to lose all that moisture, but we're not going to shed the heat that comes with that. So we have to make sure that we have hydrated in advance so that we have more to start with to lose."
So how does pre-hydration work?
Assistant Chief and Fire Marshall of Decatur Fire and Rescue Ninetta Violante said it is simply preparation.
“If you know you're going to be outside; if you know you're going to be in an atmosphere where you're going to be sweating just like anything else, you want to just take preparations for that," Violante said.
Preparation starts hours beforehand, the emergency officials explained.
Menard and Violante said that at least 20 oz. of water should be consumed two to three hours before going into the heat or doing any strenuous activity.
Then the drinker should wait until 15 minutes before an activity and drink another 20 oz. of water - this process will help one stay cool and hydrated.
However, Violante said not everyone should automatically start pre-hydrating.
“Obviously being hydrated is going to benefit everyone, but at the same time, you can have medical conditions where you need to be just more mindful of your consumption and the volume and how much and when," the chief said.
Drinking too much water can have adverse effects on the body if not done right. The pair said too much water can dilute your bloodstream and remove important minerals like sodium, therefore pre-hydration should also include a balance of electrolytes.
In addition, medications and preexisting health conditions could negatively impact the effects of pre-hydrating which is why Violante and Menard expressed that it is important to consult a doctor when thinking about using the technique.
If pre-hydrating is not an option, they have other tips on how to stay cool in the summer. This includes using a T-shirt or towel soaked in wet water as a cooling agent, wearing light breathable clothes that allow heat to escape the body and finding shade or an air-conditioned facility if it gets too hot.
"You want to make sure you take care of yourself and get out of the sun and get hydrated," Menard said.
They also want to remind the public that the Decatur Fire Stations are considered cooling stations when heat advisories are issued. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/first-responders-and-prehydrating/85-3c408abc-9692-4927-9e62-4e1eebc30d61 | 2022-06-21T23:50:42 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/first-responders-and-prehydrating/85-3c408abc-9692-4927-9e62-4e1eebc30d61 |
NEWNAN, Ga. — A man with severe dementia was found dead in the woods near Piedmont Newnan hospital on Saturday after being released. His family said they were never notified.
William Bowles' family took him to the hospital last Tuesday for a mental health evaluation, but when his daughter called hours later, they said he'd been released.
"I told everyone over and over again, he doesn't know who he is," Jennifer Conseleya, his daughter, said. "He has dementia; he's not safe."
The family reached out to 11Alive's Kaitlyn Ross after word of Bowles' release, asking her to post a photo of Bowles on social media. She posted it and Coweta County Sheriff's Office issued a Mattie's Call. People shared the post hundreds of times and a search party was formed.
Bowles' family said the hospital would not release surveillance video to the sheriff's office for two days - so they didn't have a lead about where he might have gone after leaving the hospital.
"If they would have given us the video the first day when we told him he was missing from there, it would have been a hot trail," she said.
Ultimately Bowles was found dead five days later, about a quarter-mile in a creek behind the hospital.
"Please make sure that these people are being released with people who can take care of them, so other people aren't feeling the pain that we are feeling," she said.
Newnan Piedmont released a statement to 11Alive about the incident saying:
"We extend our sympathies regarding this heartbreaking loss. We will continue to work with the appropriate authorities in any ongoing inquiries." | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/william-bowle-piedmont-newnan-dementia/85-4b305077-4b42-4a02-a1d9-b57425330f14 | 2022-06-21T23:50:48 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/william-bowle-piedmont-newnan-dementia/85-4b305077-4b42-4a02-a1d9-b57425330f14 |
CROWN POINT — A 19-year-old man pleaded guilty last week in connection with allegations he shot a man in the arm in 2020 after the man and the man's father confronted him about a stolen firearm.
Antonio M. Brown, of Gary, admitted to battery by means of a deadly weapon, a level 5 felony. In exchange for his plea, Lake County prosecutors dropped several charges, including attempted murder.
If Lake Criminal Court Judge Salvador Vasquez accepts Brown's plea agreement, he would face a sentence of one to three years.
Defense attorney Patrick Young and Lake County Deputy Prosecutor Jovanni Miramontes are expected to argue the length of Brown's sentence at a hearing set for July 12.
Brown admitted in his plea agreement he was in the area of 48th Avenue and Adams Street in Gary on Jan. 17, 2020, when he was confronted by the man and his father about an incident earlier in the day.
Brown fired a handgun at the man, who was shot in the arm, court records state.
According to charging documents, Brown was seated in a car in the area of 47th Avenue and Jefferson Street with the man and three others earlier that day when he asked to see the man's gun.
The man handed Brown the gun, and Brown got out of the vehicle and pointed the gun at those still seated in the car, records state.
The gun's owner told police he went home and told his father that Brown, whom he had known since middle school, stole his gun, according to court documents.
The man and his father drove back to the area where Brown was last seen and pulled up alongside him.
When the man's father rolled down his car window, Brown turned and fired 10 to 15 shots at them before running out of ammunition and fleeing, records state. The father told police he returned fire with his own gun before driving away.
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into Lake County Jail
Salvador Casares
Age : 43
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205089
Arrest Date: June 13, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION; THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Jonathan Colon
Age : 35
Residence: Montgomery, TX
Booking Number(s): 2205105
Arrest Date: June 14, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Daniel Swets
Age : 44
Residence: St. John, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205044
Arrest Date: June 11, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Karen Sweet
Age : 63
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205025
Arrest Date: June 11, 2022
Offense Description: OPERATING A VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING PRIVILEGES ARE SUSPENDED
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Amaan Smith
Age : 28
Residence: Chicago Heights, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205033
Arrest Date: June 11, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Anthony Smith
Age : 35
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205039
Arrest Date: June 11, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Diandre Smith
Age : 25
Residence: Glenwood, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205029
Arrest Date: June 11, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/PERMANENT INJURY OR DISFIGUREMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jeremy Soria
Age : 28
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205045
Arrest Date: June 12, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Rogers
Age : 28
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205049
Arrest Date: June 12, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lynn Lessard
Age : 56
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205038
Arrest Date: June 11, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Leondre Lewis
Age : 29
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205028
Arrest Date: June 11, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Richard Moss
Age : 35
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205042
Arrest Date: June 11, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Anthony Person Jr.
Age : 38
Residence: Steger, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205023
Arrest Date: June 11, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Consuela Folger
Age : 51
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205040
Arrest Date: June 11, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Jones Jr.
Age : 31
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205050
Arrest Date: June 12, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Ramiro Escamilla
Age : 24
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205022
Arrest Date: June 11, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING - W/NO INTENT OF FELONY THEFT; BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Matthew Evans
Age : 28
Residence: South Holland, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205047
Arrest Date: June 12, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Evan Alexander
Age : 25
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205037
Arrest Date: June 11, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Edward Anaszewski
Age : 52
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205048
Arrest Date: June 12, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Andre Bullock
Age : 31
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205046
Arrest Date: June 12, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Amanda Wilk
Age : 26
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205065
Arrest Date: June 12, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Travis Spoolstra
Age : 21
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205064
Arrest Date: June 12, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
David Stibgen
Age : 30
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205056
Arrest Date: June 12, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jason Miller
Age : 21
Residence: N/A
Booking Number(s): 2205055
Arrest Date: June 12, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE; THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Tracey Spencer
Age : 47
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205070
Arrest Date: June 13, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Haley Kniola
Age : 22
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205067
Arrest Date: June 12, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tyler McKenzie
Age : 23
Residence: Perry, FL
Booking Number(s): 2205072
Arrest Date: June 13, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Noel Garabito Jr.
Age : 34
Residence: Lansing, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205063
Arrest Date: June 12, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Ebonie Byers
Age : 30
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205060
Arrest Date: June 12, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - INSTITUTION - BANK/FINANCIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
William Ellis
Age : 30
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205061
Arrest Date: June 12, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Devante White
Age : 28
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204992
Arrest Date: June 10, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - FROM MACHINE OR DEVICE - $750 TO $50,000; BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
David Wszolek
Age : 52
Residence: LaPorte, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205010
Arrest Date: June 10, 2022
Offense Description: OPERATING A VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING PRIVILEGES ARE SUSPENDED
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Sterling Walton IV
Age : 22
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204999
Arrest Date: June 10, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Tavares McKinstry
Age : 37
Residence: Indianapolis, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204997
Arrest Date: June 10, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kenneth Mezydlo
Age : 54
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204993
Arrest Date: June 10, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kaleb Wall
Age : 33
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205002
Arrest Date: June 10, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jenifer Joy
Age : 35
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205008
Arrest Date: June 10, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jacob Kelley
Age : 19
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205007
Arrest Date: June 10, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - AGAINST A PREGNANT PERSON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
John Madden
Age : 58
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204994
Arrest Date: June 10, 2022
Offense Description: WEAPON - POSSESSION - DESTRUCTIVE DEVICE (EXPLOSIVES) - W/KNOWLEDGE IT WILL BE USED
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kori Arguelles
Age : 26
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205003
Arrest Date: June 10, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Rondell Christmas
Age : 23
Residence: Lynwood, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205011
Arrest Date: June 10, 2022
Offense Description: INVASION OF PRIVACY; BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Michael Tsouchlos
Age : 54
Residence: Marathon, FL
Booking Number(s): 2205206
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Vernon Walters
Age : 61
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205200
Arrest Date: June 16, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - AGAINST A PREGNANT PERSON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Megan Phillips
Age : 35
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205202
Arrest Date: June 16, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING; OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Antonio Steward
Age : 38
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205190
Arrest Date: June 16, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Javante Toran
Age : 30
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205192
Arrest Date: June 16, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - AGAINST A PREGNANT PERSON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kerri Olson
Age : 43
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205188
Arrest Date: June 16, 2022
Offense Description: 2205188
Highest Offense Class: Felony
John Bowling
Age : 50
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205195
Arrest Date: June 16, 2022
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Amy Hunt
Age : 26
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205208
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Kevin McGrath
Age : 31
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205204
Arrest Date: June 16, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Nicholas Naumoff
Age : 54
Residence: Munster, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205184
Arrest Date: June 16, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
William Nunez III
Age : 28
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205207
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Francisco Tequimila
Age : 22
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205163
Arrest Date: June 15, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A SERIOUS VIOLENT FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Cheri Terranova
Age : 32
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205162
Arrest Date: June 15, 2022
Offense Description: NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Clevon Riley
Age : 28
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205155
Arrest Date: June 15, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Stephanie Sons
Age : 34
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205170
Arrest Date: June 15, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Anthony Mauer
Age : 27
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205165
Arrest Date: June 15, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Kirk McGuire
Age : 32
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205178
Arrest Date: June 15, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Tyrone McKee
Age : 59
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205158
Arrest Date: June 15, 2022
Offense Description: HOMICIDE - MURDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nicole Peterson
Age : 50
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205152
Arrest Date: June 15, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jeremy Jones
Age : 25
Residence: South Holland, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205161
Arrest Date: June 15, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Artesta Lewis
Age : 69
Residence: Harvey, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205153
Arrest Date: June 15, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Joyce Edwards
Age : 52
Residence: South Bend, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205169
Arrest Date: June 15, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/PERMANENT INJURY OR DISFIGUREMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Sarah Fox
Age : 34
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205179
Arrest Date: June 15, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Brandon Johnson
Age : 32
Residence: Dolton, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205182
Arrest Date: June 16, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Denzel Shaw
Age : 29
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205124
Arrest Date: June 14, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Sade Vigilant
Age : 26
Residence: Lansing, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205112
Arrest Date: June 14, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Amanda Nippers
Age : 25
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205118
Arrest Date: June 14, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michelle Mendez
Age : 43
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205121
Arrest Date: June 14, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Daniel Lumsdon
Age : 54
Residence: Crete, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205134
Arrest Date: June 14, 2022
Offense Description: PUBLIC INDECENCY - INDECENT EXPOSURE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Saivion Covington
Age : 27
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205115
Arrest Date: June 14, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Robert Currie
Age : 28
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205113
Arrest Date: June 14, 2022
Offense Description: HOMICIDE - INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Joseph Gutierrez
Age : 22
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205123
Arrest Date: June 14, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - FIREARM
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Landrum Coleman Sr.
Age : 45
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205114
Arrest Date: June 14, 2022
Offense Description: WARRANT - DEFENDANT IN CUSTODY; ORDER TO APPEAR; DEFENDANT AT LIBERTY; NOTICE TO APPEAR; ARREST UPON FAILURE TO APPEAR
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Charles Carter Jr.
Age : 36
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205131
Arrest Date: June 14, 2022
Offense Description: FAILURE TO REGISTER; RESISTING - ESCAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Joseph Boatman
Age : 31
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205117
Arrest Date: June 14, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - AGAINST A PREGNANT PERSON; POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
James Burnett III
Age : 32
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205116
Arrest Date: June 14, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Joel Acosta
Age : 31
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205109
Arrest Date: June 14, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - MORE THAN $50,000; THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Tyree Baines
Age : 25
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205140
Arrest Date: June 14, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT DEFENDANT USES A VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Marcus White
Age : 37
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205107
Arrest Date: June 14, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Daiquan McClinton
Age : 20
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205093
Arrest Date: June 13, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Douglas Mills
Age : 37
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205085
Arrest Date: June 13, 2022
Offense Description: CONFINEMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Latanya Snelling
Age : 54
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205099
Arrest Date: June 13, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - POCKET-PICKING - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Malik Ward
Age : 25
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205086
Arrest Date: June 13, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - AGAINST A PREGNANT PERSON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Matthew Manous
Age : 23
Residence: Munster, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205081
Arrest Date: June 13, 2022
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - SCHEDULE V; OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Steven Heintz
Age : 52
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205096
Arrest Date: June 13, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Benjamin Hynek
Age : 23
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205098
Arrest Date: June 13, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Joshua Hynek
Age : 33
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205097
Arrest Date: June 13, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Krystal Johnston
Age : 45
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205101
Arrest Date: June 14, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Demarco Dillon
Age : 21
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205087
Arrest Date: June 13, 2022
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Creedon
Age : 59
Residence: Crystal Lake, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205083
Arrest Date: June 13, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
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Indiana will have a new secretary of state overseeing voting for the next presidential election in 2024.
Delegates to the Republican Party State Convention declined Saturday to nominate GOP Secretary of State Holli Sullivan for a full term in her own right after Gov. Eric Holcomb last year selected the former Evansville state representative to succeed the retired Connie Lawson as Indiana’s chief elections officer.
Instead, the Indiana Republican Party selected Diego Morales, of Indianapolis, as its candidate for secretary of state.
Morales, a Guatemalan immigrant and self-proclaimed “America First” Republican, has described as a “scam” the 2020 election results that saw Republican President Donald Trump turned out of office after Trump failed to win either the popular or electoral vote, according to the Associated Press.
If he’s elected, Morales hopes to reduce Indiana’s 28-day early voting period to just 14 days to save money, require Hoosiers to provide proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote and create an election task force to investigate “shenanigans.”
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“As the next Indiana chief election officer, I will stand firm in support of protecting the right to vote. I will be vigilant in defending the sanctity of each ballot and election integrity,” Morales said.
Morales previously worked in the secretary of state’s office under Republicans Todd Rokita and Charlie White. The latter was removed from office in 2012 after being convicted of voter fraud.
Both of Morales' stints in the secretary of state's office ended shortly after they began when Morales was accused of failing to complete his work and lack of focus, the AP reported.
Rokita, now Indiana attorney general, nevertheless applauded Republican convention delegates for nominating Morales and Morgan County Republican Chairman Daniel Elliott, of Martinsville, for state treasurer.
“This convention proved that Hoosiers are fed up with the establishment, woke corporations, and leftist media who run the Indianapolis swamp,” Rokita said. “Morales and Elliott will be partners of mine to drain it, and save our Hoosier values for generations to come.”
Elliott prevailed in a four-candidate race for the GOP state treasurer nomination. The final round of voting saw Elliott top Elise Nieshalla, a member of the Boone County Council, by just three votes to claim the party's nod.
Schererville-native Pete Seat received the fewest votes in the first round of state treasurer balloting and was eliminated from subsequent consideration.
The convention also nominated State Auditor Tera Klutz, of Fort Wayne, for a second full term.
Indiana GOP Chairman Kyle Hupfer said he’s excited to campaign with the “dynamic” team of Morales, Elliott and Klutz leading up to the Nov. 8 general election.
“Under Republican leadership, Hoosiers have come to expect great government service from these offices, and with our slate of candidates, this legacy of leadership will undoubtedly continue,” Hupfer said.
The Democratic candidates for each statewide office were nominated without opposition Saturday.
They are Destiny Wells, of Indianapolis, for secretary of state; Monroe County Treasurer Jessica McClellan, of Bloomington, for state treasurer; and ZeNai Brooks, of Indianapolis, for state auditor. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/elections/indiana-republicans-nominate-2020-election-skeptic-for-secretary-of-state/article_c9301f27-8950-5cfd-b864-f2896b69a6ed.html | 2022-06-22T00:01:10 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/elections/indiana-republicans-nominate-2020-election-skeptic-for-secretary-of-state/article_c9301f27-8950-5cfd-b864-f2896b69a6ed.html |
The man who shot and seriously injured a Kenosha Police officer in August 2020 was found guilty of all the charges against him Tuesday.
Johnathan T. Massey, 31, was found guilty by a jury of attempted first degree intentional homicide, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, felony bail jumping and misdemeanor bail jumping in Kenosha County Circuit Court. He faces decades in prison.
Massey shot Officer Justin Pruett after the officer stopped to speak to him because he matched the description of a suspect in a vehicle entry complaint in the 4600 block of Sheridan Road on Aug. 8, 2020.
According to prosecutors and in an encounter partially captured on squad video, Massey shot Pruett in the abdomen around 5 a.m. around 13th Avenue and 50th Street. He shot Pruett after the officer deployed a Taser when Massey refused to cooperate, became combative and began pulling something out of his pants.
Pruett then returned fire, striking Massey as he fled. Pruett sustained serious injuries and had to undergo emergency surgery to save his life.
Massey, a convicted felon with a long criminal history, fled the state after shooting the officer. He was eventually arrested by U.S. Marshals on Aug. 12, 2020, in Gary, Ind.
Pruett said he was fired at twice by Massey and the first bullet struck him.
Pruett said during the trial that the bullet felt like “I had a huge sunburn” and he had absolutely “no doubt” Massey fired at him.
Pruett, a U.S. Navy veteran, said the the injury left him unable to hold his newborn child after he was born because he couldn’t lift more than a few pounds after his surgery.
The jury trial was held before Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge Jason Rossell and prosecuted by District Attorney Michael Graveley. Massey was represented by attorney Michael Cicchini.
A sentencing hearing is set for Aug. 25. The trial lasted about a week.
Following the verdict, Massey became "very agitated and threw a water pitcher across the courtroom" almost hitting an assistant district attorney, according to court records. Massey's brother, Tronic Massey, also became disruptive and was escorted out of courtroom by Kenosha County Sheriff's deputies.
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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."
The Racine Police Department is warning the public that there has been an increased presence of fentanyl, an incredibly deadly opioid, in locally recovered marijuana, a drug that it is virtually impossible to overdose from.
Jonathan Massey and his attorney Michael Cicchini speak Tuesday in court. Massey is charged with attempted first-degree homicide for shooting a Kenosha Police Department officer Aug. 8, 2020. | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/man-who-shot-and-injured-kenosha-police-officer-found-guilty-on-all-charges/article_c2798e16-f1ad-11ec-9ca3-5f69dae3034f.html | 2022-06-22T00:04:42 | 1 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/man-who-shot-and-injured-kenosha-police-officer-found-guilty-on-all-charges/article_c2798e16-f1ad-11ec-9ca3-5f69dae3034f.html |
HUNTINGTON, WV (WOWK) – The Jewel City is about to welcome another cannabis dispensary right next to Marshall University.
The Trulieve dispensary is taking the place of the old Sabatino’s along 5th Avenue.
Contractors say they plan to rival TerraLeaf, the first dispensary that arrived in Huntington almost one year ago, as it will be almost right next door.
TerraLeaf says they welcome them to the area.
“We welcome all dispensaries. I think it’s a wonderful thing, personally. We want to bring medicine to the people, we want to end the stigma surrounding cannabis, especially in West Virginia,” said Joseph Lucianoc, the head educator for TerraLeaf.
Marshall students say with this location being right within a heavy walking path it will be convenient for students.
“It’s like a walk away from campus or wherever you’re from like the apartments, just walk right down the street,” explained, student, Jacob Cottingham.
Another student, Jaedan Pawell, says it will be great for more than just students.
“I think it’s a good thing. It brings in a certain business and allows people who need medical marijuana to have access to it. And even though it’s right next to the university, I believe as long as it’s maintained properly, it shouldn’t be an issue at all,” Pawell explained.
The dispensary is expected to open in Sept. and has plans of expanding to more locations in West Virginia including in Morgantown, Hurricane, Milton and Belle. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/new-cannabis-dispensary-to-open-next-to-marshall-university/ | 2022-06-22T00:05:48 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/new-cannabis-dispensary-to-open-next-to-marshall-university/ |
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The Cape Coral Community Fridge and Pantry along SE 47th Terrace is resurfacing with restocked shelves.
Dionne Lopez, owner of Lee County Plumbing Supply, opened the pantry during the pandemic. She recently teamed up with Gabrielle Ferraro with Double Dee’s Munchies to revamp the site.
“I opened up my food truck in the middle of the pandemic, now I think its time for me to give back,” says Ferraro.
Ferraro posted about the stocked pantry on social media and within 24 hours the shelves were wiped.
“You wouldn’t imagine how many people still need food,” says Lopez.
It’s open 24/7, for anyone to take what they need or leave what they can.
“The goal is to keep going and fill,” says Ferraro.
They accept any kind of donation, frozen food, perishable items and even toiletries.
“Food is a human right and thats kind of what we’re pushing here you should have access to good food not just something you don’t want,” says Ferraro. | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2022/06/21/community-fridge-in-cape-coral-restocked-by-wave-of-donations/ | 2022-06-22T00:15:18 | 0 | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2022/06/21/community-fridge-in-cape-coral-restocked-by-wave-of-donations/ |
Battelle Energy Alliance, contractor for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory, and NASA have selected three proposals from businesses to design a nuclear power system for moon-based missions.
INL announced the selected contractors in a Tuesday news release. The goal of the project is to design a fission surface power project which demonstrates a 40 kilowatt-electric nuclear reactor on the moon by the end of the decade.
Each contract is valued at approximately $5 million and targets developing initial designs, the release said. INL is awarding the 12-month contracts to the following companies for the project’s Phase 1 design effort:
• Lockheed Martin — the company will partner with BWXT and Creare.
• Westinghouse — the company will partner with Aerojet Rocketdyne.
• IX, a joint venture of Intuitive Machines and X-Energy — the company will partner with Maxar and Boeing.
The Associated Press, in November, reported that plan submitted in response to the project's request for proposal for the power system should include a uranium-fueled reactor core, a system to convert the nuclear power into usable energy, a thermal management system to keep the reactor cool, and a distribution system providing no less than 40 kilowatts of continuous electric power for 10 years in the lunar environment.
Some other requirements include that it be capable of turning itself off and on without human help, that it be able to operate from the deck of a lunar lander, and that it can be removed from the lander and run on a mobile system and be transported to a different lunar site for operation, the Associated Press reported.
Additionally, when launched from Earth to the moon, it should fit inside a 12-foot diameter cylinder that’s 18 feet long. It should not weigh more than 13,200 pounds, the Associated Press reported.
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“The Fission Surface Power project is a very achievable first step toward the United States establishing nuclear power on the moon, and I look forward to seeing what each of these teams will accomplish,” INL Director John Wagner said in the release. “This project will also advance technologies that are directly relevant to nuclear electric propulsion systems for space applications.”
The fission surface power project intends to create a power-rich environment on the moon and new capabilities for crewed Mars exploration, according to INL’s website. Additionally, the program aims to establish industry teams to partner with NASA and the Department of Energy to gain further insight and explore new concepts of fission surface power systems. | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/battelle-awards-contracts-to-design-lunar-nuclear-power-system/article_a3e2a1dd-9f94-5346-8d1c-c9287f9b5b7e.html | 2022-06-22T00:15:33 | 0 | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/battelle-awards-contracts-to-design-lunar-nuclear-power-system/article_a3e2a1dd-9f94-5346-8d1c-c9287f9b5b7e.html |
Following in her father's footsteps, Tessa Dalton, 17, of Idaho Falls, led the 2022 Idaho Syringa Girls State as governor last week.
Girls State, run by the American Legion Auxiliary, is a hands-on experience where students learn about how the government functions and how to be involved citizens within their community.
“They are immersed into learning about the political process from dedicated volunteers, making sure the program’s nonpartisan governmental, patriotic and civic objectives are carried out with intense learning along with some fun,” according to the Idaho Syringa Girls State website.
In 1993, Dalton's father, Jim, served as Idaho Boys State governor. He said he always hoped one of his daughters would participate in Girls State. Before Tessa, Idaho Falls had not been home to a Girls State governor since 2005.
"I couldn't feel better that Tessa was elected governor," Jim said. "There's a sweetness in seeing her doing what I did, and even exceeding what I did at that age."
The father-daughter duo created a competitive atmosphere all throughout Tessa's life.
"When it came to my dad, I always thought 'if you can do it, I can do it,’" Tessa said with a laugh. "He's my biggest role model. There's definitely a friendly competition between us."
Jim Dalton went to Jerome High School and later studied engineering at the University of Idaho. As a Vandal, Jim served as the student body president his junior year. This position allowed him to form valuable connections which led him to work as a speech writer for former Gov. Dirk Kempthorne.
He later attended J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University while still writing for Kempthorne. Jim initially put his law degree to work in Dallas at the Jones Day Law Firm.
"I had a great time in Texas, but when a job opportunity came up in Idaho, I jumped at it," he said.
Jim is currently general counsel and chief legal officer for Kyäni, an Idaho Falls-based vitamin and food supplements company.
Idaho has always been home for Jim, and his daughter Tessa also holds the state close to her heart. Along with her service as Girls State governor, Tessa wrote and performed a song with her younger sister, Lyla, that became the program’s official song. The song is titled, "My Home's in Idaho." This accomplishment combined Tessa's two ambitions, music and love for her country.
Tessa has been playing the violin since she was 4 years old. Music has always been a passion for her. This fall, Tessa hopes to make music into a career. She plans on attending Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn., to study commercial music.
Her long-term aspirations don't stray far from those of her father's. Tessa eventually wants to attend law school and become an entertainment lawyer. She also said, later in life, she hopes to run for office in local government.
"Going to Girls State really shapes the trajectory of your life," Tessa said.
Tessa found that Girls State reinforced her love for her country. During her time as Girls State governor, Tessa had the opportunity to lay a brick at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery in Boise.
"Seeing the graves there reminded me that I want my impact to be permanent. It was really moving to be there to see the sacrifices that were made and to pay our respects," Tessa said.
Tessa grew up in a patriotic family. She recalled memories of her siblings sitting around the dinner table quizzing each other on the constitutional amendments. She said that all of her siblings could recite the Gettysburg Address. She also attended American Heritage Charter school, where she was student body president and class valedictorian.
"It is very important to my family that we learned a love for our country," Tessa said.
This patriotism rooted itself in Jim's past. Jim's father served in the military during the Vietnam War. He also said that at the time he applied for Boys State, his brother was in the military and stationed in Somalia.
"I hoped to teach my children to love their country, to see the courage and sacrifice it takes to make it great. I hope they stand up and speak out. I always say, you don't have to like your government, but you should always love your country," Jim said.
Jim and Tessa agreed that Girls and Boys State do a good job at enforcing those values. The event prioritizes love, respect and appreciation for veterans, according to Tessa.
"I know Tessa is proud of where she comes from. She is a great example to her younger sisters and brother, and I can't wait to see what she accomplishes," Jim said. | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/like-father-like-daughter-dalton-family-shares-governor-title/article_5d489c34-e58e-53cd-b765-d2e4e2c25d96.html | 2022-06-22T00:15:39 | 1 | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/like-father-like-daughter-dalton-family-shares-governor-title/article_5d489c34-e58e-53cd-b765-d2e4e2c25d96.html |
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PALM COAST, Fla. – A Brink’s security truck pinned a worker against an ATM Tuesday afternoon after an employee forgot to leave it in park, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The truck was parked in the drive-thru portion of an Intracoastal Bank in Palm Coast as two men working for Brink’s, a security company, were working on one of the ATMs, a report shows.
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Troopers said one of the workers failed to put the truck into park before he left the vehicle, causing the truck to roll forward toward them.
According to a crash report, the front of the truck hit one of the workers, pinning him against the ATM.
Afterward, the truck continued across the parking lot and crossed over Pine Cone Drive, exiting to the west shoulder and eventually stopping after it hit a tree, troopers said.
One of the workers, a 58-year-old man from Daytona Beach, was taken to Halifax Hospital in Daytona Beach with serious injuries, FHP said.
No other injuries, including any involving the Port Orange worker, 59, were reported.
No other information is available at this time. Check back here for updates. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/21/armored-vehicle-pins-worker-against-atm-after-not-being-put-in-park-troopers-say/ | 2022-06-22T00:19:13 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/21/armored-vehicle-pins-worker-against-atm-after-not-being-put-in-park-troopers-say/ |
OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – A driver backed into a patrol car on the Florida Turnpike in St. Cloud Tuesday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The driver, a 38-year-old Kissimmee man, was stopped at an outside shoulder on northbound State Road 91 on the turnpike, near an emergency-vehicle-only ramp from Friar’s Cove Road, troopers said.
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A report shows an FHP trooper was also heading north on the turnpike and pulled in behind the Kissimmee driver.
The trooper put on his car’s emergency lights and placed the vehicle in park moments before the first driver began backing up, troopers said.
According to FHP, the trooper then began blowing his horn to get the driver’s attention, though the driver still backed right into the trooper’s vehicle.
FHP stated there were no injuries, and neither the driver nor the trooper were taken to the hospital.
There is no roadblock in the area, but the crash remains under investigation. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/21/driver-hits-trooper-patrol-car-on-turnpike-in-st-cloud-fhp-says/ | 2022-06-22T00:19:14 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/21/driver-hits-trooper-patrol-car-on-turnpike-in-st-cloud-fhp-says/ |
MARION COUNTY, Fla. – A woman from Ocala claimed a $1 million prize from a scratch-off ticket purchased at a food store in Marion County, Florida Lottery officials announced in a news release on Tuesday.
According to lottery officials, 49-year-old Lizaida Adorno won the prize from a 500X THE CASH scratch-off purchased at Quick King Food Store, located at 168 Marion Oaks Blvd. in Ocala. The store will receive a $2,000 commission bonus, according to the news release.
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Adorno chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $820,000 at the Lottery’s Gainesville District Office.
The $50 scratch-off game features a top prize of $25 million. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/21/marion-county-woman-wins-1m-from-florida-lottery-scratch-off-ticket/ | 2022-06-22T00:19:31 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/21/marion-county-woman-wins-1m-from-florida-lottery-scratch-off-ticket/ |
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Parents and the public had the opportunity to hear in-depth from the two finalists for Orange County Public Schools’ superintendent position ahead of the school board’s upcoming interviews.
The candidates vying for the position are Dr. Maria Vazquez and Dr. Peter Licata.
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School Board Members had 90 minutes to interview both finalists, with each member was allotted 10 minutes to ask questions.
Dr. Vazquez currently serves as the deputy superintendent for OCPS, with a background of more than two decades of experience working for the district.
She touted her familiarity and said, “I think that there is no one that knows Orange County and our community better than I do.” Vazquez started her career in education as a teacher in Hillsborough County before coming to Orange County.
Dr. Licata currently serves as the Regional Superintendent for the south region of Palm Beach County schools. Prior, he was a professor at Florida Atlantic University, and started his career as a middle school teacher in Boca Raton.
Dr. Licata told News 6 that what makes him a unique candidate is what he brought to the career and technical program in their district.
“Nobody can match what I’ve done in the world of CTE, career and technical education,” he said.
While Tuesday’s interviews were public, board members will have private one-on-one interviews with each candidate Wednesday.
They will have 45 minutes with both of the finalists to ask questions before voting Tuesday, June 28. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/21/orange-county-school-board-to-interview-superintendent-candidates/ | 2022-06-22T00:19:38 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/21/orange-county-school-board-to-interview-superintendent-candidates/ |
Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest acquires new public land south of York
The Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest recently added 108 acres of new public land south of York, Montana, on the Helena Ranger District. Motorized recreation, big game hunting and scenic driving are popular in this area of the forest. The new parcel, almost entirely surrounded by National Forest System (NFS) land, is anticipated to contribute winter range for elk and mule deer, as well as provide numerous opportunities for hunters and other recreationalists to experience.
In early 2021, Montana's Outdoor Legacy Foundation and the Montana Fish and Wildlife Conservation Trust were notified of an acquisition opportunity.
The parcel belonged to Lee Bowers, who was interested in selling a large portion of his family's homestead property. The Bowers family had managed and maintained the property for generations and wanted to see it become part of the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest so all could enjoy it for generations to come.
“The property was completely surrounded by National Forest System Land and directly off the Jim Town Road, making it highly accessible and highly desirable to add to our public land system,” said Mitch King, executive director of Montana’s Outdoor Legacy Foundation.
Together, the foundation, working as the manager of the Montana Fish and Wildlife Conservation Trust, Lee Bowers, and the Forest Service, worked with Lewis and Clark County to ensure that the transfer of the property complied with county zoning regulations.
This newly acquired parcel will have the same seasonal motorized travel restrictions as adjacent National Forest System lands, which close between Dec. 2-May 15 each year for wildlife habitat management. The land transfer is now final, and the result is the addition of 108 acres of quality forested habitat that will provide outdoor recreational opportunities for present and future generations to enjoy. | https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/local/2022/06/21/more-than-100-acres-of-prime-elk-habitat-hunting-rec-helena-lewis-and-clark-national-forest-montana/65362288007/ | 2022-06-22T00:21:04 | 0 | https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/local/2022/06/21/more-than-100-acres-of-prime-elk-habitat-hunting-rec-helena-lewis-and-clark-national-forest-montana/65362288007/ |
UTICA, N.Y. -- Distraught family members gathered at New Forest Cemetery in Utica Tuesday to meet with board members who say insurmountable debt and a lack of support has left them with no choice but to walk away.
Johnny Williams has a lot riding on New Forest Cemetery getting solvent, and staying open.
"I got my father, mother, sisters, brother, nieces and nephews and my aunt and uncles…,” Williams said. "I don't want to see this place close. I don't want to not be able to have access to enter and see family.”
He is not alone.
“Nobody's up in there for free. Nobody got a handout. Nobody got nothing. We paid for that," shouted one of about two dozen or so family members, gathered outside the cemetery office.
A rep from the state Division of Cemeteries was there, as was Assemblywoman Marianne Buttenschon,D-119, who toured the cemetery, where overgrown weeds and grass and fallen tree limbs encroach upon headstones.
"How the grave diggers going to get in there if the trees taller than us?” yelled a concerned family member.
“Yeah, essentially, the board, we’re through," said outgoing board chair, Craig Minor.
Board members basically walked away today, frustrated by a volunteer gig more exhausting and demanding than most paid jobs.
"Cutting the grass, burying folks," said Minor. “Probing for graves, weed whacking, cutting…record keeping, it's a lot. And for somebody to volunteer to do these things, come on."
The cemetery is buried by financial problems.
“They owe $188,000, $525,000 that they have that's unencumbered that yields some dividends, but not enough to maintain this," said Minor.
Buttenschon addressed the crowd, and the financial woes.
“There was a group out of Buffalo that said they'd be willing to take over and manage as long as that debt was not there," said the Assemblywoman.
The Assemblywoman brought legislation to forgive the debt. The Assembly passed it. The Senate added an amendment, which means it's back to the Assembly, where she's hopefully they'll pass it again. But there's no telling when.
“The Division of Cemeteries is now in charge," said Minor.
An outgoing board member told the crowd they'd keep the gates open, with an “enter at your own risk” sign. | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/family-members-distraught-as-board-walks-away-from-new-forest-cemetery-in-utica/article_2987a9fa-f1ac-11ec-b3de-fb9846f95657.html | 2022-06-22T00:21:50 | 0 | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/family-members-distraught-as-board-walks-away-from-new-forest-cemetery-in-utica/article_2987a9fa-f1ac-11ec-b3de-fb9846f95657.html |
A longtime co-star in Fuccillo car commercials, Tom Park, has died at 69 years old.
According to a Facebook post from his wife, Jenny Lou Park, Tom died on June 19 following a battle with cancer.
Tom worked with Billy Fuccillo for decades and is also known for using the catchphrase, “it’s huge!”
Fuccillo died in June of 2021. | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/tom-park-of-fuccillo-fame-dies-at-69/article_f68a183c-f1a9-11ec-b681-2bb739a9359c.html | 2022-06-22T00:21:57 | 1 | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/tom-park-of-fuccillo-fame-dies-at-69/article_f68a183c-f1a9-11ec-b681-2bb739a9359c.html |
Originally published June 21 on IdahoEdNews.org.
A surging rate of inflation could leave Idaho’s colleges and universities in a no-win situation.
They could be forced to increase tuition — passing on costs to parents and students — to cover ever-increasing personnel and operations costs.
The final decision is months away. But last week, State Board of Education President Kurt Liebich suggested a tuition increase — and a Statehouse debate over the issue is all but inevitable.
“We get it, and we’ll be prepared when we go into the legislative session next year to make these arguments,” Liebich said during a State Board meeting, before asking for help from university leaders. “We’re going to really need to craft a story here so folks can understand the reality of what you’re all dealing with.”
Idaho’s four-year schools have frozen in-state, undergraduate tuition since 2020-21. The schools agreed to continue the freeze for a third academic year, after the 2022 Legislature approved a $25 million increase in higher education spending. State Board members and college and university presidents agreed the 8% budget boost would eliminate the need to increase tuition.
But university officials say their budgets remain tight.
For Boise State University, the budget passed by the Legislature translates into an additional $9.3 million of taxpayer money, plus $4 million in one-time money. Despite the tuition freeze, the growing university also expects to collect an additional $5.7 million in tuition and student fees.
But that influx of money isn’t enough to head off an $8.8 million deficit. The red ink has nothing to do with new programs, Boise State associate vice president for finance and administration Jo Ellen DiNucci told the State Board last week. Instead, it comes down to inflation, and the rising cost of recruiting and keeping employees. Boise State will use budget reserves and the $4 million in one-time state money to cover the deficit.
“However, it is not a sustainable operating model,” Di Nucci said.
Inflation is driving up day-to-day costs in a variety of areas, from utility costs to subscriptions on library databases. At Idaho State University, the electrical bill is going up by more than $500,000 next year, the natural gas bill is increasing by $400,000, and library subscriptions are increasing by more than $300,000.
“Our costs of operation are outpacing our resources, and doing so quickly,” President Kevin Satterlee told the State Board.
Inflation is showing up in other areas as well. Bids on capital projects routinely are coming 20% to 30% above projections, due to rising mechanical, plumbing and electrical costs, said Brian Foisy, the U of I’s vice president for the division of finance and administration.
In essence, higher education has two funding sources: student tuition and fees, and taxpayer support. The tuition freeze, a high-stakes attempt to encourage high school graduates to continue their education and do so in Idaho, has also effectively capped one major revenue source.
Satterlee acknowledged the dilemma last week. As a first-generation college graduate, he recognizes the importance of keeping college affordable. But he also said the tuition freeze hamstrings the four-year schools. They can only use taxpayer money for specific purposes, such as employee pay raises or legislative-approved line items, and not to cover inflation.
“These budget pressures are real,” he said.
Are new higher ed programs a nonstarter?
Inflation could have another impact on higher ed: It could jeopardize attempts to build cooperative programs in high-demand fields such as cybersecurity and health care.
Last week, the State Board discussed several possible higher ed budget requests. But there’s a catch. Gov. Brad Little’s budget team has asked higher ed, and all state agencies, to limit 2023-24 budget increases to 3%.
“Generally, agencies should prioritize successfully implementing the major multiyear programs from the previous year’s budget rather than looking to create new ones,” Alex Adams, administrator of Little’s Division of Financial Management, said in a June 2 memo to agency heads.
The 3% increase is supposed to include a “placeholder” for pay raises, and increases in health insurance costs.
Considering those guidelines, and the current rate of inflation, State Board members said higher ed may have no room in its budget for new programs.
Liebich, a Little appointee, criticized the governor’s budget team for making “ridiculous” fiscal assumptions.
“I don’t know how you come up in this environment with a 3% cap. I don’t know what reality that is,” Liebich said during Wednesday’s State Board meeting. “We’ve got the greatest inflation we’ve had in 40 years and we’re setting budget assumptions … It just seems like insanity to me.”
DFM staff members have spoken to Liebich since Wednesday, Adams said, in an attempt to clear up some “misunderstandings” about the 3% cap. “I think you probably witnessed the initial reactions,” Adams said in a telephone interview Tuesday afternoon.
The higher ed budget line items remain in play, Adams said Tuesday. And Adams noted that last year, agencies were asked to cap proposed budget increases at 3.1% — but higher education received an 8% boost, a record increase of close to $25 million in added taxpayer support.
The State Board will revisit the higher ed line item requests at its next meeting, in August. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/as-higher-ed-wrestles-with-inflation-a-tuition-increase-could-be-looming/article_e0d3374a-e1d4-5493-9d4d-237324330993.html | 2022-06-22T00:22:22 | 1 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/as-higher-ed-wrestles-with-inflation-a-tuition-increase-could-be-looming/article_e0d3374a-e1d4-5493-9d4d-237324330993.html |
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MERIDIAN — Every day, the Meridian KOA turns away eight to 12 people seeking a month-to-month spot for rent at the RV park, according to manager Ron Lundquist.
The demand for long-term spots for rent has increased in recent years at the park. Today, the Meridian KOA reserves 150 spots for monthly rates; that is roughly 40% of the park.
“This is our choice. This is what we wanted to do,” traveling nurse Jennifer Willis said. “I like the minimalist lifestyle.”
But while Willis’ stay at the KOA is a choice, several people at the campground are living there out of necessity. A recent study by Florida Atlantic University concluded that Boise is the most overpriced housing market in the country.
“If you make $15 an hour, I don’t even see how it’s possible to afford housing here,” Willis said.
Coincidently, Willis lives no more than 50 yards away from Richard Moorhouse. Moorhouse has called the KOA home since February.
He is retired and lives on a fixed income; the housing market priced him out of apartments and rentals, Moorhouse said. He lives in his daughter’s trailer.
“(To move out of the KOA) I’d have to go back to work, and I’m 76,” Moorhouse said. “So, it was nice of her to do that for her dad.”
Several trailers and RVs at the Meridian KOA have decks, gardens, and even home improvement projects. These are sure signs the residents aren’t leaving anytime soon.
“It’s pretty much been full since we’ve been here. As well as all the other RV parks,” Willis said.
At the KOA, a monthly spot costs $525. A typical power bill can cost another $100, Lundquist said. In all, it’s a deal Moorhouse can’t find anywhere else.
“I think it’s shameful. I think that I seen this coming,” Moorhouse said. “Unless I get a better deal than this, no way I can leave.” | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/housing-crisis-has-idahoans-living-month-to-month-in-rv-parks/article_0cd056d5-6583-5aad-b7c9-cb40fd1f92d4.html | 2022-06-22T00:22:24 | 0 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/housing-crisis-has-idahoans-living-month-to-month-in-rv-parks/article_0cd056d5-6583-5aad-b7c9-cb40fd1f92d4.html |
BOISE — Idaho’s state Land Board voted unanimously Tuesday to proceed with an auction of Cougar Island in the middle of Payette Lake, over the objections of Valley County commissioners, who said they’d like to look into ways to raise funds for a public purchase of the iconic island to protect its recreation and scenic values and the water quality of the lake.
“It is extremely difficult for public entities to participate in the auction process,” Commissioner Sherry Maupin told the Land Board, which is chaired by Gov. Brad Little and also includes the attorney general, secretary of state, state controller and state superintendent of public instruction. “Cougar Island is a historical gem of Valley County,” she said, long available for public access and recreation.
Maupin said the area’s economy rests on tourism and recreation, and pleaded with the board to find a way to accomplish both its goals – maximum long-term returns for the state endowment, whose largest beneficiary is the state’s public schools, as required by the Idaho Constitution – and the local community’s goals, including preserving and enhancing its environment and economy.
A letter to the Land Board signed by all three county commissioners said, “Selling such beloved lands – enjoyed by generations of ldahoans – would be a permanent and irreversible black mark in our state's decorated history of conserving special places so that future generations can share those same places and experiences. The weight of losing the island will not just be carried by those of us lucky enough to be elected leaders, but by all future generations of ldahoans.”
The Land Board first voted in 2018 to auction off Cougar Island. The state Department of Lands has divided the island into five lots, one of which is currently leased to a lake home owner. That lessee, Jim Laski of Bellevue, has repeatedly applied to participate in an auction to purchase his lot, something the state has been encouraging as it tries to get out of the business of leasing state endowment lands for cabin sites, seeking better-earning investments instead. The state already has auctioned off 140 of its 168 leased cabin sites on Payette Lake.
Laski told the board his family has treasured the 10 summers it’s been using the property, and has taken care to take a light touch, never renting it out, never using fertilizers, and never establishing lawns or other non-native plantings to preserve the lake’s water quality.
Land Board staff told the board they plan to auction off the five lots individually, and also the island as a whole, and even offer the option of two halves. “We’d offer it in various ways, and whichever one generates the most revenue is the winner,” Josh Purkiss, real estate services bureau chief, told the board.
Mark Bottles, a real estate broker whose firm has run multiple public auctions for the state Lands Department, said not all of the five lots are suitable for development or septic tanks, and the state likely could make more money by selling the whole island to someone who wants it as exclusively theirs.
Laski said he’s paid for multiple appraisals now and filed paperwork repeatedly for auctions that haven’t proceeded; he pleaded with the board to stick with its planned July 30 auction date at least for his lot. He noted that the August 2021 state-conducted appraisal he paid for, which would expire if the auction doesn’t go forward this summer, came at the peak of values, so the state endowment would be selling high. When state-owned cabin sites are auctioned, the appraisal is the starting bid. Laski also said he’s been working with United Payette on possible plans for public ownership or conservation of the remainder of the island outside his lot.
But the board voted unanimously, with no discussion, to reaffirm its 2018 decision to auction off the island, giving the department staff the go-ahead to proceed as they choose; department staff said they're now eyeing September for the auction. Afterward, a disappointed Laski said, “We’ll see what happens. They’ll probably get some rich Californian to buy it.” | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/land-board-votes-to-auction-off-cougar-island-in-payette-lake-over-county-objections/article_f272ab60-a0bc-5aad-b06e-358b07144862.html | 2022-06-22T00:22:24 | 1 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/land-board-votes-to-auction-off-cougar-island-in-payette-lake-over-county-objections/article_f272ab60-a0bc-5aad-b06e-358b07144862.html |
MERIDIAN — Meridian officials broke ground on the city's first police precinct and a co-located fire station Tuesday, in a fast-growing part of the city.
Officials spoke as sounds of home construction rang out from behind the assembled crowd. Though parts of the surrounding area are still fields, the West Ada School District just built a new high school last year, directly to the south of the new public safety campus.
“Where we are today is not what we’re going to be in 10 years out here,” Mayor Robert Simison said. “Where we stand right now, we’re going to see a city grow up in these hills around us.”
The area will transform “greatly,” in the next five to 15 years, he said. The facilities will help maintain services.
“We need to be making investments in areas where we’re approving growth to occur because those residents deserve it,” Simison said. “Doesn’t matter if they just come here tomorrow or came here six weeks or came here 20 years ago. People pay taxes for services.”
Meridian Chief of Police Tracy Basterrechea never imagined there would need to be a precinct when he started with the department around 25 years ago, the Idaho Press previously reported. At the time, the city had fewer than 22,000 residents.
Now, there are around 100,000 more residents. The population growth, as well as response times, were two big drivers of the need for a precinct.
“It’s really exciting to see the changes that have gone in Meridian and within the police department and within the fire department,” Basterrechea said.
Co-locating fire stations, police stations and other government buildings has become a trend in North America, according to Firehouse Magazine. Both the fire station and police precinct will be over 11,000 square feet, according to a news release.
“We’re super excited. This is really pretty historical for us and really, for the state of Idaho. It’s really going to be the only precinct of its kind in the state,” Basterrechea said. “You don’t have usually precincts really set up full-service.”
Last year, The city of Meridian declined to fund two police precincts during budget talks. Only one could be funded with impact fees and councilmembers said a $6.5 million price tag on a southeast Meridian police precinct was too large.
“We do have some plans for a precinct south as well, so we’ll be analyzing that and the feasibility of that as this precinct grows and matures,” Basterrechea said.
However, the precinct will be a few years out, he said, and will not be in the upcoming budget.
For this precinct, the department is still looking at what staffing will look like.
There's also a need for expanded city fire services, according to Fire Chief Kris Blume.
In the past two weeks, there have been seven house fires, Blume said. All are still under investigation.
“We’re the ultimate insurance policy. You never know when you’re going to need us, but when you need us, it’s nice to know that we’re there,” Blume said.
Blume said he was excited about the groundbreaking. The co-location is new for Meridian, he said.
“Locating this station in one of the high-growth areas is going to meet current and future demand,” Blume said. “There’s tremendous need for no less than two more fire stations in the city of Meridian in the near future.” | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/meridian-breaks-ground-on-new-fire-station-police-precinct/article_7248cb76-6b27-52d1-8aa8-13f0aec74b92.html | 2022-06-22T00:22:41 | 1 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/meridian-breaks-ground-on-new-fire-station-police-precinct/article_7248cb76-6b27-52d1-8aa8-13f0aec74b92.html |
Forty beagles arrive in Rhode Island, rescued from fate of medical research
WARWICK – Forty floppy-eared beagles made a pilgrimage to Rhode Island on Tuesday, completing their dramatic rescue from the medical-research industry.
The dogs, including 15 puppies, arrived aboard a special canine transport vehicle with a Maryland license plate.
Then, one by one, the wiggly beagles landed in the arms of loving volunteers and staff of the Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
The beagles were brought into the air-conditioned building as part of a dramatic turn of fortune.
At one point, the dogs were the property of a company that provides beagles to medical laboratories for research purposes.
Then, the Humane Society of the United States took custody in a bid to give them different lives. Now, the RISPCA has set out to find New Englanders who are willing to adopt them.
"They won the beagle lottery," said the RISPCA's president, Wayne Kezirian, who limited his comments on the provenance of the beagles and their background, declining to name their previous owners.
Kezirian said he is muzzled by a confidentiality agreement. He declined to say what state the beagles came from, saying only that "these were in an apparent neglect situation."
The organization has moved in on a fast track to accommodate the beagles. Its kennel in East Providence has no vacancy.
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The two puppy litters each had their own room. One litter remained with their mother.
A veterinarian was expected on site later Tuesday afternoon to examine a beagle who might be pregnant with what would be a third litter, Kezirian said.
In general, Kezirian was happy with the condition of the beagles, saying that he had feared that they would need some special care before they would be ready for adoption.
"What I have seen from them coming off the transport is that these animals are pretty much ready to go," he said.
Over the next couple of days, volunteers and staff will care for animals at facility on Plan Way.
The puppies who have been weaned from their mother should be ready for adoption next week, he said.
The weaning and preparation of the other litter will take about eight weeks, he said.
The dogs should be ready by the first or second week of July, he said.
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Some of the dogs need dental care. The RISPCA has made arrangements for that, but the organization hopes to find volunteers who can look after dogs in the interim.
To adopt one of the dogs, make contact with the RISPCA via their website. To volunteer, call (401) 438-8150.
Meanwhile, Kezirian said, the organization hopes to find someone capable who is willing "to step up" and look after seven puppies, plus their nursing mother, for an entire month.
Kezirian made the appeal looking in one direction.
"That would be wonderful," he added, as he turned his head back toward some other cameras and two hand-held microphones.
The head movement was beagle-like. He smiled. | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2022/06/21/beagles-saved-rispca-prepares-adoption/7688601001/ | 2022-06-22T00:24:19 | 0 | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2022/06/21/beagles-saved-rispca-prepares-adoption/7688601001/ |
Providence reparations panel believes final report will provide framework for other cities
Providence's reparations commission, which will tell the city how it should spend $10 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds on historically disenfranchised groups, is making headway on its final report.
In a meeting Tuesday, panel member Idrees "Lanre" Ajakaiye presented a brief proposing that the city create an "impact fund" with a slew of initiatives from education to real estate development, including creating more affordable housing, restaurants and micro-spaces for businesses, all for African heritage and indigenous people. Ajakaiye described the effort as not limited to one-time ARPA funds, but perhaps securing contributions from organizations "deemed to be complicit" in slavery and other injustices. Ajakaiye said it would be for the commission to determine what those organizations may be.
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The city attempted to answer that question last year in its "Matter of Truth" report that explored not only Providence’s connections to the slave trade, but its history of redlining, unfair employment practices, and displacement due to the construction of superhighways, Brown University’s expansion, urban renewal and gentrification.
Rodney Davis, who chairs the commission, said he sees recommendations taking the shape of a framework for other municipalities in the state that might one day explore reparations.
"Other organizations are going to want to look at not just affecting Black and African heritage and indigenous people just in the city of Providence, but eventually the entire state," Davis said, contending that "by us taking the lead, it is going to engender others that want to do it."
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Raymond Two Hawks Watson, another commissioner, asked that as the panel continues its work, it make clear that it is looking to direct funds at organizations "owned, operated and managed by African heritage and indigenous" people.
"I think if we’re not … very intentional and very unapologetic about that, we will have people trying to figure out a way, with reparations dollars, to continue to take advantage of our communities and I’m going to be absolutely livid if we allow that to happen," he said.
How will the funds set aside for reparations be dispersed?
The commission is still deciding how it will disperse the funds, though direct payments to individuals or payments to businesses and other entities are all on the table.
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Regardless, the funds must be deployed to groups hardest hit by COVID-19, or into any qualified census tracts, which would encompass Elmwood, Fox Point, Mount Hope, Olneyville, Silver Lake, South Providence, Wanskuck, Washington Park and the West End.
Are there limitations on how the funds can be spent?
Next, the panel, which has until July 25 to finalize its recommendations, will need to make sure they're in keeping with Treasury Department guidelines for spending ARPA funds. The regulations, spelled out in a 117-page document, require the panel to do two key things: document that those receiving funds are within groups negatively impacted by the pandemic, and ensure that the giving of the funds will "address or respond to the identified impact or harm."
The commission will start to hash that out in its upcoming weekly meetings.
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Though the questions may be tough, Providence isn't the only New England city now debating reparations. Last week, Boston's city council passed a resolution issuing a formal apology for the city's part in the slave trade. The council is also considering establishing a commission to discuss reparations.
For Providence, Davis cautions this is a launch pad rather than an end.
"It's very easy to call this a bandaid, and just cover up the wound and hope that it just heals," he said. "This is something that we're going to have to be working on and really being resilient ... staying on course with this." | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2022/06/21/providence-reparations-panel-final-report-covid-relief-funds-education-real-estate/7689808001/ | 2022-06-22T00:24:25 | 0 | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2022/06/21/providence-reparations-panel-final-report-covid-relief-funds-education-real-estate/7689808001/ |
RI Supreme Court: Airport police deputy chief was owed hearing before dismissal
PROVIDENCE — The deputy chief of the Rhode Island Airport Police Department, fired without a hearing in November 2020, won a key victory Tuesday when the state Supreme Court ruled she is covered by the Law Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights.
The high court ruled that the state Airport Corporation, the agency that runs Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport, violated the law by not giving Deputy Chief Helen Ricci a hearing under the bill of rights law.
The court ordered that Ricci receive back pay, but it did not order her reinstated. Instead, the justices ordered further proceedings in Superior Court, where Ricci sued the Airport Corporation and several related people and agencies after she was denied a hearing.
Is a hearing still possible?
Airport spokesman John Goodman said Tuesday afternoon, "While we disagree with the outcome, we respect the process and will proceed with a Law Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights hearing at the appropriate time."
But, Ricci's lawyer, Joseph F. Penza Jr., said the first question the Superior Court will have to address is whether a hearing is still possible. He has contended in court papers that because the Airport Corporation never nominated a member of a hearing committee, the charges against Ricci were effectively dismissed, meaning she was never fired.
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The Airport Corporation had argued that Ricci was not covered by the bill of rights law because, at the time she was fired, the chief's position was vacant and Ricci was the highest ranking officer and, therefore, exempt.
The Supreme Court disagreed, noting that Ricci had never been given the title of chief and that the airport director and deputy director were also considered high-ranking officers in the Police Department.
Penza said Ricci has been working two part-time jobs since being fired: teaching criminology at the University of Rhode Island and managing internal-fraud investigations for Amazon.
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TRI-CITIES, Tenn. (WJHL)- As of Tuesday morning, 9,133 children were in the custody of the Department of Children’s Services.
“The need for foster homes is critical,” said Carren Broadnax, the resource linkage coordinator for DCS. “As of today, we currently have 9,133 children in custody across the state. You have children that lost parents during the pandemic and a number of other life situations that were exacerbated beyond measure.”
The issue has been so bad that children have had to sleep in the DCS offices overnight.
“It’s not something that we set out to do to ever have a kid sleep in the office. It was not our intent ever, but certainly our problem and we’re working to address it,” Broadnax explained. “There is always a staff person that is with them if they have to stay in the office. We ensure that they have food and meals and that they’re needs are taken care of. In some of the offices there may be televisions and game systems and things of that nature just to kind of help the time pass until we can get them in a placement option.”
The pandemic exacerbated the problems.
“We had foster homes that had lost jobs, they lost spouses. COVID impacted families across the board. That being said, I think we just got lost somewhere in the conversation,” said Broadnax. “Just in the 15 county area of East Tennessee, we had 411 homes that closed in good standing between DCS and contract homes at the year-end of 2021.”
The issue comes as Isaiah 1:17 Houses, the temporary placement homes across the region, are also at max capacity, sometimes forcing children to go to different counties.
“We like to be able to try to keep those kids if at all possible in areas that are comfortable and familiar to them,” she said. “Particularly if we’re able to stay in the same school, we would like to be able to do that.”
The issue of children sleeping on air mattresses at DCS offices was highlighted by News Channel 11 in Greene County earlier this month. After the story aired, we found out, it was happening across the region.
“At the height of the placement crisis they were having children stay at the DCS office here in Hawkins County and case managers were staying here with them and away from their families,” said Hawkins County juvenile court judge Daniel Boyd. “When children come into custody the department is having a hard time finding placement for the children which usually means that case managers are having to sit with children at some point in time at various locations.”
The pandemic has also caused a backlog in the system.
“We’re seeing placements denying children because of behaviors. Either the pandemic has brought behaviors more to the front or they’ve been unaddressed and services haven’t been provided during the pandemic for various reasons,” Boyd explained.
Along with behavior issues, Boyd says the main reason children are taken from homes in Hawkins County, like Greene County, is due to drugs.
“It’s a traumatic experience good or bad – children being taken away from their parents or family members and being someplace strange,” said Boyd. “So, you want to make that transition and that removal as smooth as possible.”
The Isaiah 1:17 House for Hawkins County is just in the awareness phase and might not be ready for quite some time.
“It’s a respite and a placement for children that are awaiting placement. It gives them home instead of sitting in a cubicle and sleeping on an air mattress,” he shared. “It gives them a bed, it gives them a tv, good food, warm showers, etc.”
Tennessee lawmakers are aware of the problem, putting just under $50 million in the next budget toward children’s services.
“They want the kids to have exactly what the court feels they need,” said state Rep. David Hawk (R) of Greene County. “I’m frustrated. The judges are frustrated. I know that it’s a problem that has popped up across the state. It never starts immediately but having the promise of these dollars out there will hopefully spur families and folks to come into DCS employment very soon.”
About $5 million is going to Children’s Advocacy Centers. $9.7 million is going to DCS to increase wages for case workers and fund more positions. The bulk of the money- $33.8 million- is going to fund kinship placements. That’s where aunts, uncles, grandparents, and other relatives of the children going into custody can get the children placed with them.
“There are some kinship placements who throw their hands up and say, ‘I can’t do it. I can’t afford to bring another child into the house,’ and they’ve had to turn loved ones away, blood relatives away because they couldn’t afford it so we’re trying to make the answer easier to say ‘yes’ on every occasion for that blood relative to take that child in,” Hawk said. “It’s important to keep a continuum of care for the children that they don’t lose their healthcare services, they don’t lose their childcare services. They don’t lose whatever services they may be receiving in school just because they’ve gone from a parent who’s not doing well financially to a parent who may be doing better financially.”
Another relief that can hopefully help families on the front end is $25 million to Northeast Tennessee from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.
“We’ve got a substantial investment there we’re making in the region as well to ensure that families number one are on a good footing to start with to try to avoid any of these abuses in the future,” Hawk said.
While putting money toward the problem is helpful, the biggest need is for foster care families and mentors, of all shapes, sizes, and walks of life.
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Dallas ISD teachers are set for a boost in pay, especially novice educators new to the district.
DISD hopes more money will attract and keep more teachers as the state faces an educator shortage. But the union representing Dallas educators said it may not be enough.
Alliance/AFT, a Dallas-based labor union, is encouraging parents to call the board of trustees and attend Thursday night’s school board meeting.
Trustees are expected to vote on a new budget for the 2022/23 school year where the district has already proposed raising the minimum wage for support personnel workers from $13.50 an hour to $15.00/an hour.
“So whether it’s a bus driver or a child nutrition worker, an office manager, something like that,” said Dwayne Thompson of DISD.
The district moved to increase the hourly wage quicker than initially intended in part to attract workers, said Thompson.
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“We just have to pray that they will do the right thing,” said Rena Honea of Alliance/AFT.
Dallas ISD is in a competitive battle with surrounding districts for teachers, Thompson said. The district is proposing to increase the starting salary of new teachers by 6% to $60,000.
“And that’s to be as competitive as we possibly can to attract teaching staff,” said Thompson.
But not everyone is pleased.
“Our veteran teachers feel very slighted because they’re not getting that kind of increase,” said Honea.
Instead, DISD is proposing a three percent increase for teachers with ten or more years of experience. The district would also offer a one-time retention stipend of up to $3,200, added Thompson.
Honea says all teachers should receive an 8-9% increase in salary just to cover inflation.
“Anything else is really pretty much a pay cut by the time you factor in all of the costs of everything,” she said.
The union representative warns a number of teachers are waiting to see what kind of increase the board passes before deciding whether to stay on for the year ahead or leave the district.
“We could see more people leaving,” said Thompson.
The union urges parents to attend Thursday evening’s school board meeting wearing red in solidarity.
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Continuing to cite COVID-19, a crowded jail, and staffing issues, the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office got more money from the county for its overtime budget for the rest of the fiscal year.
On Tuesday, county commissioners unanimously approved 140,000 hours to cover overtime worked from May 1, 2022, to September 30, 2022.
“It is a lot of hours, but when you’re trying to fairly compensate your deputies for something that’s beyond our control…to spend time guarding an inmate population that should not be in the county jail, then we need to compensate them for it,” Sheriff Salazar told KENS 5.
According to documents, the sheriff’s office will exceed its overtime budget by $5.2 million at the current burn rate, using 335,629 hours costing an estimated $13.4 million for the 2022 fiscal year.
“I’d love to not be up here…that’s something for the last 12 years has continued to be an issue,” Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said to County Commissioners in Tuesday’s meeting.
Sheriff Salazar told KENS 5 that there are 795 inmates in the jail waiting to be transferred to other facilities. Some inmates are waiting to be transferred to state prison and others are waiting for mental health beds to open.
“I understand they’re starting to pick up again, but I really wish they’d go about it quicker,” Sheriff Salazar says he’s also sent some letters to state leaders venting his frustration with the overcrowded jail, which has more than 4,500 inmates this year.
During April’s commissioner's court meeting, the county approved more than 67,000 hours of mandatory overtime between March 5 to May 20. That funding request exhausted the remaining approved jail overtime budget, and the hours requested were exhausted the week of April 30, according to county documents.
The county is hoping the long-awaited findings of two jail consultants--one hired by former County Commissioner Trish DeBerry and one hired by the Sheriff's office--will present some solutions to the jail issues.
“It should be one of the most comprehensive looks in a number of years at the detention issues," Commissioner Tommy Calvert said.
The county also hopes to address the long-term effects of mental health patients taking up beds in the jail. The Texas Legislature approved building a new 300-bed hospital on the San Antonio State Hospital grounds, and the county has paid $200,000 for a study to see how the vacated buildings could be used to house patients or inmates with mental health issues.
Meanwhile, Sheriff Salazar has sent letters to the state asking when they can expect additional transport of inmates.
"My deputies...they're exhausted from 12 years of having worked overtime. And it's just getting worse and worse and worse because all levels of government have failed them at every turn," Sheriff Salazar said. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/bexar-county-sheriffs-office-approval-for-140000-overtime-hours-jail-deputies-san-antonio/273-64d692b0-3ca0-4c1e-8f3a-f9b5fb558420 | 2022-06-22T00:27:18 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/bexar-county-sheriffs-office-approval-for-140000-overtime-hours-jail-deputies-san-antonio/273-64d692b0-3ca0-4c1e-8f3a-f9b5fb558420 |
BOERNE, Texas — It has happened again.
Just like in November 2017, the Tapatio Springs Hill Country Resort near Boerne has been the scene of a massive fire.
The first call for help was toned out at 8:56pm Monday, when a Kendall County fire dispatcher said they had received a report of an audible alarm coming from a smoke detector in the laundry area at the secluded resort.
Moments later, when the first fire company arrived on scene, there more calls for manpower, including a page for all off duty personnel to report and help fight the fire.
Video shows flames leaping into the night sky with fire and wind roaring as firefighters used aerial ladder trucks to gain an advantage in a battle that eventually saw the roof of the Puresolspa collapse.
A spokesman for the City of Boerne said in spite of the best efforts by Boerne, Leon Springs, Bergheim, and Comfort Fire-Rescue, the 10,000 square foot building is considered a total loss. They say they believe there were no people inside at the time and there were no injuries reported.
The Kendall County Fire Marshal is leading the investigation into the cause of the fire.
The property, which was co-owned by musician George Strait until June 2, is now owned by a group of private investors and managed by Crescent Hotels and Resorts, according to one on-site manager.
Guest Dan Freiberger said he was having dinner in downtown Boerne when he saw fire trucks race across town. He said he thought they might be responding to a crash on the nearby highway until he returned to the resort and saw the parking lot full of flashing lights.
Freiberger said he left the area to give firefighters a chance to finish their work, but when he returned, he found more smoke and fire in the building adjacent to his room.
"We couldn't get back into our room so we went back to town to hang out for a bit and as I'm coming back down the road, I saw more smoke," Freiberger said adding that he believes the first responders did a great job.
"They had one ladder truck spraying the building and they had another one on the way so it seems like there were a lot of first responders here quickly," Freiberger said.
"They got on it. Yes. Very quickly. I was impressed!" Freiberger said, who added the staff did a great job of seeing to his needs.
"Everybody has been really nice here. It's a great place," he said, in spite of the inconvenience.
27-year resident Jann Turnbow calls the resort a wonderful place to live, in spite of the fire. "It's sad but it will always bounce back. It always has and I know it always will," Turnbow said.
"I go walking here and I am still awestruck after all these years," Turnbow said.
Turnbow said she believes the area will continue to grow and improve "When we moved out here there were 25 families and now there's about 300."
Referring to the fire that swept through the clubhouse in 2017, Turnbow said "We are heartbroken again, but now, hopefully it will be repaired and it will have all new wiring and plumbing and will not burn again."
While the spa is a loss, other areas of the resort are unaffected. https://www.tapatiosprings.com/ The management team declined an offer to appear on camera for comment, but off camera they said they will be working hard to repair the damage and make sure the new additions will be enjoyable changes for guests - and soon. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/tapatio-springs-spa-fire-boerne-george-strait/273-3eec1ce4-76b6-4297-aa06-02656d50143a | 2022-06-22T00:27:24 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/tapatio-springs-spa-fire-boerne-george-strait/273-3eec1ce4-76b6-4297-aa06-02656d50143a |
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