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EUREKA SPRINGS, Ark. — Carole Baskin was in Northwest Arkansas on Saturday, April 29.
Baskin, famous for her rivalry with Tiger King Star, Joe Exotic, was at Turpentine Creek's 'Feast with the Beasts' event in Eureka Springs on Saturday, April 29.
Dozens gathered in support of the 31st anniversary of Turpentine Creek and the recent passage of the Big Cat Safety Act. But the celebration doesn't stop there, the park has big plans coming this fall.
"Well we're actually developing a 13-and-a-half-acre field and it's a big pasture that we have and it's a big pasture that we have and it's been the prime one of the most special locations we have on this property," said Tanya Smith, President and founder of Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge Park.
President and Founder Tanya Smith says the expansion plan will feature about 40 habitats and 22 of those cages will be for smaller cats. As of now, the park has nearly 100 cats, 8 bears, and 1 hyena.
"We're hoping that by July we'll be able to get the big cats here. They only have six tigers right now, so we'd like to get those six tigers moved here as soon as possible and then we feel like by October we'll be able to get all the smaller animals here," Smith explained.
In late March, Turpentine Creek announced it will acquire dozens of Carole Baskin's big cats and provide lifetime refuge for the animals.
Tanya Smith is the president and founder of Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge Park
"The Baskin's had Scott and I to Tampa to celebrate the big cat public safety act getting passed, they another agenda I guess to come and ask us if we would (Turpentine Creek) would take in their 41 cats there," Smith said.
Attendees at this event say the uniqueness of this refuge is its reputation for caring for the animals and providing education to the public. One attendee stated, "It's so important that they rehabilitate animals and they take care of the animals, you know, so many bad things happen people keep cats as pets and put them in cages. and here they're free to live their lives out safely."
Aside from seeing all the animals at the park attendees were excited to see Saturday evening's special guests Carole and Howard Baskin. By bringing the cats from Big Cat Rescue in Florida to Arkansas, the Baskins say they want to pay it forward.
"So by moving the cats here we will be able to sell the land and it's worth millions and be able to fund much more of these projects," Howard Baskin said.
If you want to visit the new cats, you have to wait. Park officials told 5NEWS the expansion is expected to be complete by October and once it's complete, Baskin's cats will start to come to Northwest Arkansas.
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SPRINGDALE, Ark. — Make-A-Wish Mid-South held its annual 2023 Walk for Wishes at Arvest Ballpark Saturday, April 29.
Several families gathered for the celebration which came after years of hosting a drive-through meeting following Pandemic measures.
According to their release, the event also shares the anniversary of the first-ever wish granted on April 29 in 1980. The event kicked off with a VIP wish kid breakfast which was followed by a short ceremony.
Board member and market chair Danyelle Musselman hosted the ceremony recognizing the fundraising groups. Clint Gill, SVP GMM TEO of Sam's Club, joined the ceremony as a wish dad and fundraiser. This year, groups broke a fundraising goal and record for the event gathering a total of $230,049.
"It's just a chance to kind of celebrate Make-a-Wish, and so it's really fun. And it usually is something that's very important for those families," Musselman said.
The walk took place around the ballpark led by the U of A marching band. Afterward, wish kids and wish families joined in a carnival-style celebration, Wish World, where they completed wish passports for a prize at the end.
"It's kind of like a carnival. So the kids basically get a bingo card, and they have to get all of the spaces X out," Musselman explained. "They get to visit all of these different stations. And it's really fun. And they all are, you know, things that kids are going to enjoy. And then at the end, they get to spin the prize wheel and get a prize."
Wish families of the past, present, and future were in attendance for the event. Among those celebrating was the Sluyter family representing "Do It For Hewitt" A year ago, the family found out their son, Hewitt Kahana, had a brain tumor the size of a baseball and had it removed.
"We spent the summer getting proton radiation out of state and were able to come back to Northwest Arkansas for six months of chemo," Mom, Christen Sluyter, said. "He just finished, and he has been cleared to go back to school. And yeah, we're getting back to living life again."
To help with their costs, their friend, Scotti Lechuga, put together the group "Do It for Hewitt." The group challenged bike riders to complete the most bike miles in 24 hours.
"Our community rode over 30,000 miles, and raised over $50,000 for Hewitt," dad, Jared Sluyter, said.
During the ceremony at Arvest Ballpark, Danyelle Musselman revealed that the Sluyter family had still been awaiting their wish to be granted. With Star Wars theme music and cosplayers to match, Hewitt's wish of a Disney trip was granted.
"It was probably one of the best experiences I've had in my entire life," Hewitt said.
When asked how it felt to have both the Do It For Hewitt group and Make a Wish care so much for him, he said "It's hard to describe it because it feels so good. I don't know if there's a word for it."
"He was he has stayed positive the whole time. And now that we know that he's healthy, we are just excited to get back to doing all the things we love. So having this wish granted, I feel like is the cherry on top. It's like the last ending chapter, the moving on. It's really exciting," Christen claimed.
"He's riding his bike. He's playing baseball, and we're gonna go to Disney World. So it's back to having a good time," Jared explained.
With the family returning to some normalcy, Hewitt is jumping back on his bike. He'll be participating in this year's Do It For Hewitt Ride on June 24.
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2 arrested at Detroit casino garage after leading police on chase Sunday
Two men were arrested after leading police on a car chase Sunday through Metro Detroit before abandoning their vehicle in a casino's parking garage, officials said.
Troopers with the Metro South Post were alerted at about 1 a.m. Sunday that Warren police officers and troopers with the Metro North Post were in pursuit of a white Chrysler 300 in connection with a theft from a vehicle and an attempted unlawful driving away of an automobile.
At some point, Warren police terminated their pursuit while a state police helicopter followed the suspect vehicle to Romulus. A state police sergeant on patrol found the Chrysler in a Romulus subdivision and attempted to conduct a traffic stop but the car's driver sped away. Officials said the sergeant did not pursue it.
However, the state police helicopter continued to track the vehicle and saw it enter the Motor City Casino's parking garage in Detroit.
Troopers located two men they believed to have been in the Chrysler walking along the street outside of the garage. One of the men ran but was caught a short distance away.
They searched the garage and found the Chrysler abandoned inside the garage. Police reviewed footage from the garage's security cameras, which confirmed the two men were in the 300.
Troopers then arrested the suspects, a 32-year-old Livonia man who was seen driving the Chrysler in the footage, and his 24-year-old passenger from Detroit. Both were taken to the Detroit Detention Center to await charges.
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Twitter: @CharlesERamirez | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2023/05/01/2-arrested-at-detroit-casino-garage-after-leading-police-on-chase/70170002007/ | 2023-05-01T16:57:23 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2023/05/01/2-arrested-at-detroit-casino-garage-after-leading-police-on-chase/70170002007/ |
Suspect in 1988 murder of Three Rivers mother arrested
A man has been arrested in the 1988 violent murder of a 19-year-old western Michigan woman in her home, police said Monday.
Cathy Swartz was beaten, stabbed and strangled in her apartment while her 9-month-old daughter, Courtney, was in the next room, Three Rivers police officials said. They also said Swartz fought back against her attacker but succumbed to her injuries.
Detectives called in crime scene technicians with the Michigan State Police to help gather evidence after her body was discovered and they found fingerprints, blood and footprints they believed belonged to her killer. After a lengthy investigation, police could find no match to the evidence left at the crime scene, they said.
Last year, Three Rivers police made solving the cold case one of its top priorities and continued working with state police. Analysts were able to use forensic genetic genealogy to narrow investigators' suspect pool to a single family.
Police interviewed and fingerprinted members of the family in addition to testing their DNA. Through the process, they identified Robert Waters as a suspect, officials said.
Detectives traveled to South Carolina to speak with Waters. After their interview, they obtained an arrest warrant for the suspect.
"While nothing can replace the loss of Cathy Swartz, and the impact this senseless tragedy has had, we hope the identification and arrest of a suspect will bring some long-awaited closure to her family and friends," Three Rivers Police Chief Scott Boling said in a statement.
Boling also thanked those who worked on the case, Michigan State Police, and Western Michigan University's Cold Case Project students who scanned and organized about 10,000 documents related to the investigation.
Three Rivers is about 20 miles south of Kalamazoo and near the Michigan-Indiana border.
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Twitter: @CharlesERamirez | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/05/01/cold-case-three-rivers-murder-cathy-swartz-robert-waters/70169634007/ | 2023-05-01T16:57:29 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/05/01/cold-case-three-rivers-murder-cathy-swartz-robert-waters/70169634007/ |
Jewish community center after hate symbol painted on exterior: It won't 'define us'
A Jewish community center in Royal Oak targeted by an act of antisemitism over the weekend says it won't let "hate define us."
The Royal Oak Police Department received a report about a swastika, a Nazi symbol, spray painted on the exterior of Woodward Avenue Shul, a Jewish community center on Woodward Avenue, around 4 p.m. Friday.
Rabbi Mendel Polter of the Woodward Avenue Shul said the police department arranged for the graffiti to be cleaned from the building but he said the community was still "somewhat shaken" by the incident. Officials estimate it happened between noon and 4 p.m. Friday. Police continue to search for suspects.
"The Jewish Sabbath was beginning shortly afterwards and the community was somewhat shaken, but we're standing very steadfast in our sense of devotion," Polter said. "We do not want to let the hate define us. As much as we need to do everything possible to prevent such things from happening, which we will, we don't want the fear to be instilled in our hearts."
According to a release from the police department, in addition to the swastika was the letters "AZOV."
"What exactly that stands for is debatable… if you put it into Google the first thing that comes up is a pro-Nazi Ukrainian militia… I'm assuming that that's correct," Polter said. "In Hebrew, that word 'azov' would mean leave."
"I cannot say this is a shock. The Jewish people have been struggling with this since the beginning... we've always had opponents, we've always had haters," Polter said. "The last few years it seems to have been a little more present... I don't know why."
Antisemitism rose in the U.S. in 2022 according to a report released by Tel Aviv University's Center for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry and the U.S.-based Anti-Defamation League.
The ADL found antisemitic incidents increased by more than 35%, from 2,721 in 2021 to 3,697 in 2022. Antisemitic and white supremacist propaganda in the U.S. also hit new levels, the organization said.
Last year's report found that 2021 set a new high for antisemitic incidents, with the coronavirus pandemic fueling a worldwide rise in antisemitism. This year the researchers said that “2022 did not mark a universal reversal of the trend, and in some countries, most alarmingly the United States, it intensified.”
Royal Oak police said a detective will review videos from the Jewish community center and surrounding businesses Monday to look for the person who spray painted the synagogue. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Royal Oak Police Department at (248) 246-3456. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/oakland-county/2023/05/01/police-royal-oak-woodward-avenue-shul-antisemitism/70169564007/ | 2023-05-01T16:57:40 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/oakland-county/2023/05/01/police-royal-oak-woodward-avenue-shul-antisemitism/70169564007/ |
Vernel Smith Jr., Kenneth Kipp vie in runoff election Tuesday for Haines City Commission
Haines City will hold a runoff election Tuesday for City Commission Seat 1.
Vernel Smith Jr. and Kenneth Kipp advanced to the runoff by finishing first and second, respectively, in a four-way race in April. Smith received nearly 34% of the vote, and Kipp collected nearly 25%.
Incumbent Commissioner and Vice Mayor Jayne Hall received about 21% of the vote to place third. Maricela Arteaga finished fourth with just over 20%.
Municipal elections in AprilIncumbents win in Bartow, Lake Wales, but not Haines City; Ft. Meade OKs 8 charter changes
2024 electionsNew candidates emerge for Polk County Commission, School Board
Voting will take place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at two locations: the Oakland Community Center for voters in Precincts 302, 341, 407 and 408; and the Haines City Community Center for those in Precincts 306, 405, 409, 413 and 414. | https://www.theledger.com/story/news/politics/elections/local/2023/05/01/smith-kipp-vie-in-runoff-election-for-haines-city-commission/70169575007/ | 2023-05-01T17:02:54 | 1 | https://www.theledger.com/story/news/politics/elections/local/2023/05/01/smith-kipp-vie-in-runoff-election-for-haines-city-commission/70169575007/ |
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Tenn (WJHL) — The David Crockett High School Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) is calling all car and bike lovers to the 5th annual Car and Bike Show.
The day-long event serves as a fundraiser for the David Crockett High School JROTC program. It’s set for Saturday, May 6 beginning at 10:00 a.m. with car and bike judging beginning at noon.
Both the car and bike categories have several divisions to enter. The Car and Bike show will be held in the David Crockett High School parking lot at 684 Old State Route 34 in Jonesborough.
Spectators are free and the cost to register a car or bike is $20. The first 25 entries will receive a dash plate.
For more information contact Christy Marshall at (423) 721-5288. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/david-crockett-njrotc-hosts-5th-annual-car-and-bike-show/ | 2023-05-01T17:10:43 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/david-crockett-njrotc-hosts-5th-annual-car-and-bike-show/ |
JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. (WJHL) – The Town of Jonesborough plans to cut the ribbon on the new Lincoln Park Friday, May 5.
A release from the town states the new park is located at 122 North Lincoln Ave. Town Administrator Glenn Rosenoff stated that the park is conveniently located behind the Jonesborough Senior Center and just off East Main Street.
The 3.46-acre park includes the following features:
- Pickleball courts
- Shuffleboard courts
- Horseshoes
- Bocce ball
- Playground
- Walking trails
- Raised garden bed area
- Multiple restrooms
According to the town, Lincoln Park also boasts an amphitheater that can seat 100 people, relaxing water features and landscaping and an education building that will provide gardening classes.
The park was partially funded by a $500,000 Local Park and Recreation Fund Grant through the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation. The town reports Lincoln Park was one of 56 in the state to receive one of the grants.
Previously, the park site functioned as the town’s municipal garage facility.
The ribbon-cutting ceremony is set for 10 a.m. Friday and will feature live entertainment at the amphitheater, demonstrations in the game areas, refreshments for those in attendance and giveaways. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/jonesborough-to-debut-new-park-complete-with-game-area-amphitheater/ | 2023-05-01T17:10:49 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/jonesborough-to-debut-new-park-complete-with-game-area-amphitheater/ |
LIMESTONE, Tenn. (WJHL) – There’s history across the state of Tennessee, and some of that rich history is deeply rooted in the towns of Washington County.
The Broylesville Museum and Research Center is dedicated to restoring and preserving the history behind the old Grist Mill in Limestone.
The Washington County Commission has proclaimed May 6 as ‘Broylesville Day,’ and there will be a big celebration.
It’s happening Saturday, May 6 at the Broylesville Museum & Research Center at 203 Gravel Hill Road in Limestone, Tennessee.
There will be a free shuttle from West View Elementary. The event is from 9:15 a.m. until 4:15 p.m. rain or shine.
The Founder & Executive Director, Cheryl Christensen Bennett, sat down with the Good Morning Tri-Cities team to talk more about what this celebration means to her and how people can get in on the fun. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/new-museum-in-limestone-focused-on-preserving-county-history/ | 2023-05-01T17:10:55 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/new-museum-in-limestone-focused-on-preserving-county-history/ |
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – The dog park with a bar is back with more action for the Cinco De Mayo holiday.
Off Leash Social, located at 234 Denny Mill Road in Johnson City, is hosting a party Friday, May 5 for humans and dogs alike.
The park will be open from 2:30 – 9 p.m.
Despite the operation being a dog park, you do not need a dog to join in on the festivities.
There will be live music from Florencia and the Feeling, Calaveras food truck, and more.
Dogs must be registered online prior to the event with their latest vaccination information. To register your dog, click here.
Paul Boynton, the owner of Off Leash Social, sat down with the Good Morning Tri-Cities team to discuss the upcoming event and other services the dog park offers year-round.
Dog-sitting services have now also been added to the park. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/off-leash-social-to-host-cinco-de-mayo-evening-of-live-music-food-and-fun/ | 2023-05-01T17:11:01 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/off-leash-social-to-host-cinco-de-mayo-evening-of-live-music-food-and-fun/ |
GREENSBORO — It was a good run for the Women's Only 5K, which Cone Health said is being discontinued after 30 years.
Cone Health announced in a news release today that it is exploring replacing the breast cancer-focused event with other efforts that bring attention to a broader look at women's health concerns.
"Cone Health is aware that the Women’s Only was more than a 5K," the announcement said. "The beloved celebration raised more than $1 million over the last 30 years supporting breast health. Cone Health’s commitment to breast cancer detection and treatment remains."
The event was created to raise funds to provide screening mammograms to women who couldn't afford them, but much has changed over the years, Cone Health officials said.
"The Affordable Care Act, Medicaid expansion and the North Carolina Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program make breast cancer screening more available to women than ever before," according to the announcement.
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The Greensboro-based health system said residents can continue to support the Mammography Scholarship Fund and the Alight Program by visiting conehealthphilanthropy.org.
— This is a developing story. | https://greensboro.com/news/local/the-finish-line-cone-health-announces-end-of-annual-womens-only-5k-walk-run/article_515308cc-e836-11ed-b605-8fa327ed48b7.html | 2023-05-01T17:24:08 | 0 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/the-finish-line-cone-health-announces-end-of-annual-womens-only-5k-walk-run/article_515308cc-e836-11ed-b605-8fa327ed48b7.html |
'Tis the season for garage sales in North Texas, and a sale hosted by Boy Scouts in Fort Worth netted #SomethingGood."
The Longhorn Scout Council Troop 17 recently held a massive garage sale at the steps of St. Stephen Presbyterian Church.
Their families were happy to sell a few things, and bargain hunters were ready to cash in.
After a long day that started before dawn, the sale raised more than $5,000. The money will help the Scouts cover expenses for their trip to the Kandersteg International Scout Centre in Kandersteg, Switzerland.
The boys will be in the Swiss Alps this summer for an International Scout Jamboree to earn merit badges towards their goal of Eagle Scout.
"This trip only comes around about every 10 years so the troop is extremely motivated to make this happen," Shosana Thoma-Isgur wrote in an email. Her son was one of the Scouts that organized the garage sale and put in the long hours to see it through until the end.
Thoma-Isgur says if anyone wants to help send Troop 17 to Switzerland, donations are accepted at @Troop17payments on Venmo. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/boy-scouts-host-garage-sale-to-pay-for-trip-to-swiss-alps/3247641/ | 2023-05-01T17:24:26 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/boy-scouts-host-garage-sale-to-pay-for-trip-to-swiss-alps/3247641/ |
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If a 1927 law was seen to completion, a spur of Route 4, now Route 9, would have connected Tuckerton to Atlantic City via Little Beach, the last uninhabited island on the Jersey Shore. That would have provided a shortcut from North and Central Jersey to Atlantic City and the South Jersey beaches, rewriting the shore's history forever. However, only the Ocean County side was completed, which is now Great Bay Boulevard or Seven Bridges Road. Joe Martucci digs into why shortcut was never built and how the shore would have changed forever if it was.
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP — The Ram's Head Inn is getting a fresh start.
The inn on the White Horse Pike has been sold, according to Richard Baehrle, a Realtor with a local branch of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach.
Baehrle shared the news on his Facebook page Sunday, standing beside the restaurant, which has been closed since 2019.
"This (inn) was four days away from being demolished, and we're going to resurrect it," Baehrle said.
A notice of sale was not on file with the Atlantic County Clerk's Office on Monday.
The Ram's Head Inn closed in 2019 due to what the then-owners said were fire-suppression issues.
The four acres the inn sits upon had a business open there for 90 years before it was put up for sale, going from a roadhouse in the 1930s and 1940s to a Dutch-themed restaurant in the 1970s. At the point, it was owned by Fred and Ethel Noyes, the couple who developed Historic Smithville about 20 minutes away.
The Ram’s Head had 25 full-time and 35 part-time staff before it closed, hosting nearly 60 weddings averaging 125 to 175 people yearly.
Mayor Anthony Coppola said at the time the inn was up for sale in 2019 that it was included in the municipality's redevelopment area.
Coppola, who has wanted to see the inn open for parties and weddings again, couldn't immediately be reached for comment on Monday.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
A look back at the Ram's Head Inn
Ram's Head Inn for sale
Ram's Head Inn in Galloway Township, which is now for sale. The story is an update about the Ram's Head, which we last reported was closed. David Bonanni is trying to sell the restaurant. Aug. 5, 2019 (Craig Matthews / Staff Photographer)
Craig Matthews / Staff Photographer
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GILDASAUCTION
Pat Croce,left Auctoneer with Joe Piscopo,right takes part in Gilda's Big Night Out' is the name of a big silent auction to benefit Gilda's Club at Ram's Head Inn Thursday, April 24, 2003..
EDWARD LEA
FACES Connections Disabilities
( L tO R) John Travey of Northfield NJ, Betsy Murphy of Northfield NJ, Sharon Farrell of Galloway Twp. NJ and Garo Ghazarian of Gallway NJ pose for a picture at Disabilities Resource Center Laureate Awards Roman Banquet on Thursday Feb. 8, 2007 at the Ram's Head Inn in Gallowat Township NJ.
Tom Briglia
PIANO
Carolyn Walls sits at the piano while celebrating her 98th birthday with family and friends at the Ram's Head Inn, in Absecon, Wednesday 1/22/03. From left, friends Bill Hoch, Henry Speed, Bess Miller, Jerry Rothbard and Walls' daughter, Helene Walls. She was a longtime pianist at the Smithville Inn during the Noyes years and later the Ram's Head Inn.
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Lisa Erlandson of Bargaintown, Egg Harbor Township, left, gives St. Baldrick's charity information to Margaret Farrell of Pomona, right, during the nonprofit expo, Thursday, May 20, 2010 at Ram's Head Inn in Galloway.
Sean M. Fitzgerald
FACES Connections Disabilities
( L tO R) Rabbi Plobkin of Ventnor NJ, Dawn Dubois of Cape May NJ, and Joyce Bank of Margate NJ pose for a picture at Disabilities Resource Center Laureate Awards Roman Banquet on Thursday Feb. 8, 2007 at the Ram's Head Inn in Galloway Township NJ.
Tom Briglia
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New Jersey Governor John Corzine, right, listens to Steven J. Batzer, Managing Director SOSH Architects during the Southern New Jersey Development Council meeting at the Ram's Head Inn, in Galloway Township, Friday, Feb. 24, 2006
Michael Ein
EGAP ACBP d15 Rams Head donation
Rams Head Inn bartender Josh Harrah, 27 of central Galloway, right, serves Bill Scott of Tabernacle at the Ram's Head Inn winter wonderland holiday event to benefit the Just 4 Kids Foundation, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010 in Galloway. Harrah and the rest of the Ram's Head staff donated their time working the event.
Sean M. Fitzgerald
SOUNDOFF
Gov. James E. McGreevey presents the keynote speech at the Southern New Jersey Development Council's annual Sound Off for South Jersey at the Ram's Head Inn in Galloway Township, Friday, Feb. 27, 2004.
MICHAEL EIN
GOP Governor Candidate
Brian Levine, Mayor of Franklin Township, left Steven Lonegan, Former Mayor of the Borough of Bogota Moderated by Michael Aron, and Chris Christie, Former US Attorney, right take part in 27th Annual Sound Off for South Jersey at Ram's Head Inn Friday, Feb 27, 2009. Sound Off is the region's largest legislative conference and typically attracts over 300 members of both the public and private sector.
Edward Lea
GALA
Phyllis Hughes, of Folsom, holds up her plate for a squirt of red pepper coulis from Joseph Cuccurullo, of Ram's Head Inn at the Press of Atlantic City Restaurant Gala held at the Atlantic City Convention Center, Thursday, Apr. 22, 2004.
MICHAEL EIN
Bailey Award
From left, Keith Dawn, publisher of The Press of Atlantic City, presents the Bailey Award to Doug and Gail Fraser, of Marmora, and Jim Fraser,of Egg Harbor Township, at the Ram's Head Inn, in Galloway Township, Thursday Feb. 9, 2012.
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MCGREEVEY
Tom Bracken of Sun national Bank speaks with Gov. James E. McGreevey during the Annual Southern New Jersey Development Council's Stand Up for South Jersey Legislative Conference, Friday, Feb. 28, 2003, at The Ram's Head Inn in Absecon.
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Ram's Head Inn special events coordinator Joel Ballesteros, of Lower Chelsea, Atlantic City, left, talks with Rich Hearn, center, and Keith Herbert, right, both of Fawn Meadow in Galloway Township, during the Ram's Head Night Out at the Inn, a gay, lesbian, bisexual and transexual social event, Monday, September 27, 2010 in Galloway Township.
Sean M. Fitzgerald
Etiquette class
K. Afifi, General Manager of Ram's Head Inn and Vonnie Clark, President of Concierge Association speaker at Etiquette class and Training Development Consultant at Rams Head Inn in Galloway Township Thursday, Aug 9, 2012.
Edward Lea
EGAP ACBP d15 Rams Head donation
Shannon Wallace, 13 of Upper Township, Maxine Seelig, seven and her sister Sacha Seelig, nine, of northeastern Galloway, and Dallas Pritchard, nine of Linwood, from left, work as elves collecting donated toys at the Ram's Head Inn winter wonderland holiday event to benefit the Just 4 Kids Foundation, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010 in Galloway.
Sean M. Fitzgerald
corzine
New Jersey Governor John Corzine speaks at a Southern New Jersey Development Council meeting at the Ram's Head Inn, in Galloway Township, Friday, Feb. 24, 2006
Michael Ein
FACES Connections Disabilities
( L to R)Lisa Renzzak of Cape May court House NJ, Scott campbell of Northfield NJ, and Justine Coyle of English Creek NJ pose for a picture at Disabilities Resource Center Laureate Awards Roman Banquet on Thursday Feb. 8, 2007 at the Ram's Head Inn in Galloway Township NJ.
Tom Briglia
Connections Breakfast
Nancy Fontana from Somers Point at left and Peg Kendrick from Ocean City attend The Auxillary of Shore Memorial Hospital's fashion show fundraiser "Breakfast at Tiffany's" at the Ram's Head Inn Thursday, April 11, 2007.
Sharon Stabley
EGAP ACBP d15 Rams Head donation
Guest bid on auction items at the Ram's Head Inn winter wonderland holiday event to benefit the Just 4 Kids Foundation, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010 in Galloway.
Sean M. Fitzgerald
GILDASAUCTION
Pat Croce,left Auctoneer auction off Michael Jordan Framed Bulls Jersey-signed during Gilda's Big Night Out' is the name of a big silent auction to benefit Gilda's Club at Ram's Head Inn Thursday, April 24, 2003..
EDWARD LEA
RIGBY.43901
Cathy Rigby speaks at the Ninth Annual WomenÕs Conference held at the Ram's Head Inn and sponsored by the Center for WomenÕs Health. Sat. 3/4/00
SCOTT E. STETZER
WINETASTE
Anthony Fisher, a liquor store owner, tastes wines he likes as well as wines he thinks his customers will like at a wine tasting, Monday, Mar. 29, 2004, at the Ram's Head Inn in Galloway Township.
MICHAEL EIN
WINETASTE
photo / MICHAEL EIN
FACES Connections Disabilities
( L to R) John Spurlock of Northfield NJ, Melissa Brooks of Newfield NJ, and Chuck Betson of Ventnor, NJ pose for a picture at Disabilities Resource Center Laureate Awards Roman Banquet on Thursday Feb. 8, 2007 at the Ram's Head Inn in Galloway Township NJ.
Tom Briglia
Connections Breakfast
From left to right Vicky Shawl from Marmora, Marjorie Miller from Ocean City and Eileen Turnbull from Beasley Point attend The Auxillary of Shore Memorial Hospital's fashion show fundraiser "Breakfast at Tiffany's" at the Ram's Head Inn Thursday, April 11, 2007.
Sharon Stabley
EGAP ACBP d15 Rams Head donation
Guest bid on auction items at the Ram's Head Inn winter wonderland holiday event to benefit the Just 4 Kids Foundation, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010 in Galloway.
Sean M. Fitzgerald
EGAP ACBP d15 Rams Head donation
Rams Head Inn bartender Josh Harrah, 27 of central Galloway, right, serves Bill Scott of Tabernacle at the Ram's Head Inn winter wonderland holiday event to benefit the Just 4 Kids Foundation, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010 in Galloway. Harrah and the rest of the Ram's Head staff donated their time working the event.
Sean M. Fitzgerald
SOUNDOFF
Gov. James E. McGreevey talks with attendees brfore presenting the keynote speech at the Southern New Jersey Development Council's annual Sound Off for South Jersey at the Ram's Head Inn in Absecon, Friday, Feb. 27, 2004.
MICHAEL EIN
gaab m26 NonprofitExpo
Don Kreutzer of Pinehurst, Galloway Township, dances with Charo impersonator Linda Axelrod of Marlton, as a fundraiser during the nonprofit expo, Thursday, May 20, 2010 at Ram's Head Inn in Galloway.
Sean M. Fitzgerald
GILDASAUCTION
Pat Croce,left Auctoneer with Joe Piscopo,right takes part in Gilda's Big Night Out' is the name of a big silent auction to benefit Gilda's Club at Ram's Head Inn Thursday, April 24, 2003..
EDWARD LEA
Connections Breakfast
From left to right Laurie Wagenheim from Linwood with childhood friend Beth Loftus from Northfield attend The Auxiliary of Shore Memorial Hospital's fashion show fundraiser "Breakfast at Tiffany's" at the Ram's Head Inn Thursday, April 11, 2007.
Sharon Stabley
EGAP ACBP d15 Rams Head donation
Shannon Wallace, 13 of Upper Township, Maxine Seelig, seven and her sister Sacha Seelig, nine, of northeastern Galloway, and Dallas Pritchard, nine of Linwood, from left, work as elves collecting donated toys at the Ram's Head Inn winter wonderland holiday event to benefit the Just 4 Kids Foundation, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010 in Galloway.
Sean M. Fitzgerald
EGAP ACBP d15 Rams Head donation
Just 4 Kids president and founder Kay Seelig of northeastern Galloway, with board members Ed Blake of Ventnor, and Joel Ballesteros of the Rams Head Inn at the Ram's Head Inn winter wonderland holiday event to benefit the Just 4 Kids Foundation, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010 in Galloway.
Sean M. Fitzgerald
EXPO.44014
Michele Linden, from the Ram's Head Inn, cooks Sauteed Scallops Beurre Blanc at the Taste of the Shore event at the Greater Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce Business Expo 2000, 'Catch the Wave.' held at the AC Convnetion Center. Wed. 3/8/00
SCOTT E. STETZER
WINETASTE
Anthony Fisher, a liquor store owner, tastes wines he likes as well as wines he thinks his customers will like at a wine tasting, Monday, Mar. 29, 2004, at the Ram's Head Inn in Galloway Township.
MICHAEL EIN
FACES Connections Disabilities
( L to R) Alan Noble of Brigantine NJ, Ben Pitts of Brigantine NJ and Leslie Monforto of Deptford, NJ pose for a picture at Disabilities Resource Center, Laureate Awards Roman Banquet on Thursday Feb. 8, 2007 at the Ram's Head Inn in Galloway Township NJ.
Tom Briglia
EGAP ACBP d15 Rams Head donation
William Cradle of the Inlet section of Atlantic City, right, Louis Fatato of the Inlet, JoAnne Pirillo of the Inlet, and Jeff Wilson of west side, Atlantic City, from left, bid on auction items at the Ram's Head Inn winter wonderland holiday event to benefit the Just 4 Kids Foundation, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010 in Galloway.
Sean M. Fitzgerald
corzine
New Jersey Governor John Corzine spaeks at a Southern New Jersey Development Council meeting at the Ram's Head Inn, in Galloway Township, Friday, Feb. 24, 2006
Michael Ein
Awards
Representing The Tun Tavern and Brewery awarded for being the most Outstanding Business Partner are from left to right tavern owner Montgomery Dahm from Atlantic City, Diane Tharp from Palermo, K. Afifi from Northfield, Jonelle Kulb from Brigantine and Mary Walsh from Egg Harbor Township attend The Disabilities Resource Center's Laureate Awards Roman Banquet at Ram's Head Inn Thursday, February 9, 2006.
Sharon Stabley
Connections Breakfast
Juanita Harmon from Pleasantville at right with her daughter Juliet Williams from Jersey city attend The Auxillary of Shore Memorial Hospital's fashion show fundraiser "Breakfast at Tiffany's" at the Ram's Head Inn Thursday, April 11, 2007.
Sharon Stabley
DINNER
Daniel Anderson, Assistant General Manager of Ram's Head Inn, demonstrates good table etiquette for interviews during dinner held at Stockton College Wednesday, March 06, 2002. (acp photo/Mary Godleski)
MARY GODLESKI
MCGREEVEY
Karlos LaSane of Park Place Entertainment shakes hands with Gov. James E. McGreevey during the Annual Southern New Jersey Development Council's Stand Up for South Jersey Legislative Conference, Friday, Feb. 28, 2003, at The Ram;s Head Inn in Absecon.
MICHAEL EIN
GOP Governor Candidate
Steven Lonegan, Former Mayor of the Borough of Bogota, left Moderated by Michael Aron, and Chris Christie, Former US Attorney, right take part in 27th Annual Sound Off for South Jersey at Ram's Head Inn Friday, Feb 27, 2009. Sound Off is the region's largest legislative conference and typically attracts over 300 members of both the public and private sector.
Edward Lea
MCGREEVEY
Gov. James E. McGreevey speaks to a group that includes Casino Control Commissioner Michael Fedorko during the Annual Southern New Jersey Development Council's Stand Up for South Jersey Legislative Conference, Friday, Feb. 28, 2003, at The Ram's Head Inn in Absecon.
MICHAEL EIN
Awards
Tamara Marshall at right from Philadelphia with ACME chats with Evelyn Hultz and Joe Hultz from Ocean City representing the Cape May Court House ACME attend The Disabilities Resource Center's Laureate Awards Roman Banquet at Ram's Head Inn Thursday, February 9, 2006.
Sharon Stabley
EGAP ACBP d15 Rams Head donation
Just 4 Kids president and founder Kay Seelig of northeastern Galloway, with board members Ed Blake of Ventnor, and Joel Ballesteros of the Rams Head Inn at the Ram's Head Inn winter wonderland holiday event to benefit the Just 4 Kids Foundation, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010 in Galloway.
Sean M. Fitzgerald
Etiquette class
K. Afifi, General Manager of Ram's Head Inn speaker at Etiquette class and Training Development Consultant at Rams Head Inn in Galloway Township Thursday, Aug 9, 2012.
Edward Lea
gaab m26 NonprofitExpo
Eleven year old Tori Kreutzer of Pinehurst, Galloway Township, dances with Elvis impersonator Teddy Prior of 2nd Avenue in Galloway, as a fundraiser during the nonprofit expo, Thursday, May 20, 2010 at Ram's Head Inn in Galloway.
Sean M. Fitzgerald
Connections Breakfast
From left to right Eileen Pitel, Mary Ellen Devers, Beth Ford and Margaret Gutierrez all from Harbor Pines development in Egg Harbor Township attend The Auxillary of Shore Memorial Hospital's fashion show fundraiser "Breakfast at Tiffany's" at the Ram's Head Inn Thursday, April 11, 2007.
Sharon Stabley
Connections Breakfast
Carolyn Bassett from Linwood at left and Mildred Thomas at right attend The Auxillary of Shore Memorial Hospital's fashion show fundraiser "Breakfast at Tiffany's" at the Ram's Head Inn Thursday, April 11, 2007.
Sharon Stabley
MCGREEVEY
Sen. Bill Gormely speaks during the Annual Southern New Jersey Development Council's Stand Up for South Jersey Legislative Conference, Friday, Feb. 28, 2003, at The Ram's Head Inn in Absecon. On Left is Assemblyman Nick asselta, and at right is moderator Michael Aron, of NJN TV.
MICHAEL EIN
WINETASTE
Jerry Cogen, of Select Brands International, presents Zeller Schwartz Katz wine in a cat bottle, Monday, Mar. 29, 2004, during a wine tasting at Ram's Head Inn in Galloway Township. The wine retails for $8.33.
MICHAEL EIN
EGAP ACBP d15 Rams Head donation
William Cradle of the Inlet section of Atlantic City, right, Louis Fatato of the Inlet, JoAnne Pirillo of the Inlet, and Jeff Wilson of west side, Atlantic City, from left, bid on auction items at the Ram's Head Inn winter wonderland holiday event to benefit the Just 4 Kids Foundation, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010 in Galloway.
Sean M. Fitzgerald
BALLROOM
The Jersey Shore Ballroom dancers annual black-tie and formal dance at the Ram's Head Inn Saturday, Mar 29, 2003. The group has 75-100 members from Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland counties. They have frequent events at Christ Church in Somers Point and the second floor of Bubba Mac's Shack in Somers Point.
EDWARD LEA
ACP ATSNEWYEAR
Luigi, the chef from the Ram's head Inn, in Absecon, Sunday 11/21/99, prepares one of his specialties in the restaurant's kitchen for the millenium New Year bash.
VERNON OGRODNEK
BALLROOM
Larry Silverman and wife Claudia Silverman of PA dances the night away during The Jersey Shore Ballroom dancers annual black-tie and formal dance at the Ram's Head Inn Saturday, Mar 29, 2003. The group has 75-100 members from Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland counties. They have frequent events at Christ Church in Somers Point and the second floor of Bubba Mac's Shack in Somers Point.
EDWARD LEA
Awards
From left to right Bernadette Houston from North Cape May, Dianne Griesbach from Cape May Court House and Barbara Ingersoll from Wildwood Crest attend The Disabilities Resource Center's Laureate Awards Roman Banquet at Ram's Head Inn Thursday, February 9, 2006.
Sharon Stabley
ACP ATSNEWYEAR
The chef from the Seaview Marriott, left, and from the Flanders, toast as chefs from around South Jersey met in the dining room of the Ram's head Inn, in Absecon, Sunday 11/21/99, with their specialties for the millenium New Year bash.
VERNON OGRODNEK
Awards
From left to right Robin Otto and sister Lois Grossman both from a Philadelphia suburb chat with their nephew Howard Bank from Ventnor representing the Sheldon and Joyced Bank Family who recieved the salute to Family Award and Rabbi Shalom Plotkin from Beth El Synagogue attend The Disabilities Resource Center's Laureate Awards Roman Banquet at Ram's Head Inn Thursday, February 9, 2006.
Sharon Stabley
Awards
Lifetime of Service Award recipient Frank Amari Sr, from Vineland at center, his son Frank Amari Jr. from Vineland and his daughter Adrianna Amari from Baltimore attend The Disabilities Resource Center's Laureate Awards Roman Banquet at Ram's Head Inn Thursday, February 9, 2006.
Sharon Stabley
BEAUJOLAIS
Dan Anderson sit with the prop bottles and casks on display at The Ram's Head. The new wine label is on the left. Mon. 11/11/2002 3:00 PM Ram's Head Inn in Absecon is among area restaurants featuring Beaujolais Nouveau starting Nov. 21, the day it is released in France. Dan Anderson, assistant manager, has been with the Ram's Head for 18 years and doesn't remember a time when the restaurant didn't make a fuss over the wine. Illustration for secondary story in Sunday Food & Wine section.
BEN FOGLETTO
Awards
Frank Amari Sr. from Vineland, the recipient of the Lifetime Service Award, talks with Rachel Corso with New Jersey Protection and Advocacy in Trenton during The Disabilities Resource Center's Laureate Awards Roman Banquet at Ram's Head Inn Thursday, February 9, 2006.
Sharon Stabley
BALLROOM
Dom Fantini of Egg Harbor Township and dance partner Pam Trevarthen of Pcean City dances the night away during The Jersey Shore Ballroom dancers annual black-tie and formal dance at the Ram's Head Inn Saturday, Mar 29, 2003. The group has 75-100 members from Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland counties. They have frequent events at Christ Church in Somers Point and the second floor of Bubba Mac's Shack in Somers Point.
EDWARD LEA
GALA
Phyllis Hughes, of Folsom, holds up her plate for a squirt of red pepper coulis from Joseph Cuccurullo, of Ram's Head Inn at the Press of Atlantic City Restaurant Gala held at the Atlantic City Convention Center, Thursday, Apr. 22, 2004.
MICHAEL EIN
FACES Connections Disabilities
( L to R) John Spurlock of Northfield NJ, Melissa Brooks of Newfield NJ, and Chuck Betson of Ventnot, NJ pose for a picture at Disabilities Resource Center Laureate Awards Roman Banquet on Thursday Feb. 8, 2007 at the Ram's Head Inn in Galloway Township NJ.
Tom Briglia
Etiquette class
K. Afifi, General Manager of Ram's Head Inn and Vonnie Clark, President of Concierge Association speaker at Etiquette class and Training Development Consultant at Rams Head Inn in Galloway Township Thursday, Aug 9, 2012.
Edward Lea
BALLROOM
The Jersey Shore Ballroom dancers annual black-tie and formal dance at the Ram's Head Inn Saturday, Mar 29, 2003. The group has 75-100 members from Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland counties. They have frequent events at Christ Church in Somers Point and the second floor of Bubba Mac's Shack in Somers Point.
EDWARD LEA
Ram's Head Inn for sale
Ram's Head Inn in Galloway Township, which is now for sale. The story is an update about the Ram's Head, which we last reported was closed. David Bonanni is trying to sell the restaurant. Aug. 5, 2019 (Craig Matthews / Staff Photographer)
Craig Matthews / Staff Photographer
Ram's Head Inn for sale
Ram's Head Inn in Galloway Township, which is now for sale. The story is an update about the Ram's Head, which we last reported was closed. David Bonanni is trying to sell the restaurant. Aug. 5, 2019 (Craig Matthews / Staff Photographer)
Craig Matthews / Staff Photographer
Ram's Head Inn for sale
Ram's Head Inn in Galloway Township, which is now for sale. The story is an update about the Ram's Head, which we last reported was closed. David Bonanni is trying to sell the restaurant. Aug. 5, 2019 (Craig Matthews / Staff Photographer)
Craig Matthews / Staff Photographer
Ram's Head Inn for sale
Ram's Head Inn in Galloway Township, which is now for sale. The story is an update about the Ram's Head, which we last reported was closed. David Bonanni is trying to sell the restaurant. Aug. 5, 2019 (Craig Matthews / Staff Photographer)
Craig Matthews / Staff Photographer
Ram's Head Inn for sale
Ram's Head Inn in Galloway Township, which is now for sale. The story is an update about the Ram's Head, which we last reported was closed. David Bonanni is trying to sell the restaurant. Aug. 5, 2019 (Craig Matthews / Staff Photographer)
Craig Matthews / Staff Photographer
Ram's Head Inn for sale
Ram's Head Inn in Galloway Township, which is now for sale. The story is an update about the Ram's Head, which we last reported was closed. David Bonanni is trying to sell the restaurant. Aug. 5, 2019 (Craig Matthews / Staff Photographer)
Craig Matthews / Staff Photographer
Ram's Head Inn for sale
Ram's Head Inn in Galloway Township, which is now for sale. The story is an update about the Ram's Head, which we last reported was closed. David Bonanni is trying to sell the restaurant. Aug. 5, 2019 (Craig Matthews / Staff Photographer)
Craig Matthews / Staff Photographer
Ram's Head Inn for sale
Ram's Head Inn in Galloway Township, which is now for sale. The story is an update about the Ram's Head, which we last reported was closed. David Bonanni is trying to sell the restaurant. Aug. 5, 2019 (Craig Matthews / Staff Photographer)
Craig Matthews / Staff Photographer
Ram's Head Inn for sale
Since its closing in January, the Ram’s Head Inn has been frozen in time. The Galloway Township restaurant employed 25 full-time and 35 part-time staff and hosted about 60 weddings a year with an average size of 125 to 175 people, according to the Realtors.
Craig Matthews / Staff Photographer
Ram's Head Inn for sale
Ram’s Head Inn in Galloway Township, which is now for sale. The story is an update about the Ram’s Head, which we last reported was closed. David Bonanni is trying to sell the restaurant. Aug. 5, 2019 (Craig Matthews / Staff Photographer)
Craig Matthews / Staff Photographer
Ram's Head Inn for sale
Ram's Head Inn in Galloway Township, which is now for sale. The story is an update about the Ram's Head, which we last reported was closed. David Bonanni is trying to sell the restaurant. Aug. 5, 2019 (Craig Matthews / Staff Photographer)
Craig Matthews / Staff Photographer
Ram's Head Inn for sale
Ram's Head Inn in Galloway Township, which is now for sale. The story is an update about the Ram's Head, which we last reported was closed. David Bonanni is trying to sell the restaurant. Aug. 5, 2019 (Craig Matthews / Staff Photographer)
Craig Matthews / Staff Photographer
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SEA ISLE CITY — New development on the site of a former 19th century manufactured gas plant inched further through a deed notice authorized by the city.
At its April 25 meeting, City Council authorized the notice for portions of Central Avenue and 39th and 40th streets once occupied by the former gas plant owned by Jersey Central Power & Light.
By doing so, the company can further its cleanup efforts, clearing a path for development on nine lots at the site. The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities approved the lots' sale in 2022.
They're nine of 14 parcels required under state Department of Environmental Protection rules to undergo environmental remediation due to their location at the site of the former gas plant, according to a notice the BPU filed Oct. 26.
According to the DEP, a deed notice is a "notice to inform prospective holders of an interest in the property that contamination exists on the property at a level that may statutorily restrict certain uses of, or access to, all or part of that property, a delineation of those restrictions, a description of all specific engineering or institutional controls at the property that exist and that shall be maintained in order to prevent exposure to contaminants remaining on the property, and the written consent to the notice by the owner of the property."
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The plant operated between the 1880s and 1920s, providing its citizens with "town" gas or "coal gas" for lighting, cooking and heating needs before natural gas became prevalent, according to a fact sheet prepared by JCP&L and made available on the Sea Isle City Taxpayers website in 2007.
The facility was demolished in the 1940s.
More properties at the popular Jersey Shore resort weren't able to be erected until the site underwent environmental cleanup. Officials found byproducts from gas production, including materials in coal tar and oils, at the site, causing some soils and groundwater under portions of the surrounding roads to be tainted.
Studies including soil sampling began in 2003, the fact sheet says. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/sea-isle-city-oks-deed-notice-for-former-gas-plant-site/article_13ebddc6-e839-11ed-8480-a33dc074af44.html | 2023-05-01T17:27:35 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/sea-isle-city-oks-deed-notice-for-former-gas-plant-site/article_13ebddc6-e839-11ed-8480-a33dc074af44.html |
DALLAS(KDAF)—The morning temperature was in the low 50s, but the afternoon temperature is expected to reach the mid 70s and 80s. Tuesday,we could see rain but chances are low.
NWS Fort Worth said, “The start of the work week and the month of May will be very pleasant with a partly cloudy sky and near seasonal temperatures. Highs will range from the lower 70s in the northeast to the lower 80s in the southwest. Lows will be mainly in the 50s. An east wind will prevail today and tonight between 5 and 10 mph”.
It will mostly be sunny skies with cool to mid warm temperatures, but you should check your local news channel if the weather changes.
NWS Fort Worth said, “Pleasant and generally quiet weather conditions will continue through Wednesday. Temperatures will range from the upper 70s to mid-80s. There is a low chance of showers/storms across the far western zones late Tuesday night”.
North Texas is expected to experience storms on Thursday. There is a possibility of heavy rain continuing through the weekend.
NWS Fort Worth said, “A warming trend is expected towards the second half of the week. Chances for showers and storms return Thursday through the weekend, so continue to check back over the coming days as more details become available”. | https://cw33.com/news/local/a-storm-system-could-hit-north-texas-on-tuesday-followed-by-more-storms-on-thursday/ | 2023-05-01T17:28:53 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/local/a-storm-system-could-hit-north-texas-on-tuesday-followed-by-more-storms-on-thursday/ |
STACKER—Depending on who you ask, tacos are more than just a quick snack you can grab off a truck for lunch. They’re an experience. One that allows the chef to layer flavor and textures—from the fresh crunch of the cilantro and onions to the smoked heat of roasted chiles cavorting with the savory delight of your protein of choice—all onto one delicious tortilla, freshly crisped over an open flame…sorry is anyone else hungry?
Much like the food, the origin story has a fairly layered history. Both Mayan and Aztec civilizations were said to have eaten a food similar to what we know as a taco, but the modern iteration traces back to the 1800s in Mexico. Born of a need to ensure that miners had a means to easily consume hearty food while on the job, piles of meat would be rolled into corn tortillas and packed for the road. During hours upon hours of hard labor in horrible conditions, the ability to pull out a few taquitos (named for the gunpowder role the miners carried with them) was practically life-saving.
Considering LA Taco once called the dish a “multifaced god” it’s clear that the reverence for this dish has traveled across time and space—which resulted in a plethora of places to choose from. So where do you go to get the best taco?
Stacker compiled a list of the highest-rated restaurants for tacos in Dallas using data from Yelp. See if some of your favorites are on the list, or go find some new favorites to enjoy! Note, some restaurants may have recently closed, so be sure to double-check.
#16. Jack in the Box
– Rating: 2.0/5 (26 reviews)
– Price: $
– Address: 190 Continental Ave Dallas, TX 75207
– Categories: Burgers, Fast Food, Tacos
– Read more on Yelp
#15. Jack in the Box
– Rating: 2.0/5 (32 reviews)
– Price: $
– Address: 3811 Live Oak St Dallas, TX 75204
– Categories: Fast Food, Burgers, Tacos
– Read more on Yelp
#14. El Mero Mero Tamalero
– Rating: 2.5/5 (76 reviews)
– Price: $
– Address: 920 S Harwood Dallas, TX 75201
– Categories: Tacos
– Read more on Yelp
#13. Playground Bar Uptown
– Rating: 3.0/5 (85 reviews)
– Price: $
– Address: 2908 McKinney Ave Dallas, TX 75204
– Categories: Bars, Tacos
– Read more on Yelp
#12. Federales
– Rating: 3.5/5 (145 reviews)
– Price: $$
– Address: 2820 Commerce St Dallas Dallas, TX 75226
– Categories: Tacos, Cocktail Bars
– Read more on Yelp
#11. Yellow Rosa
– Rating: 3.5/5 (140 reviews)
– Price: $$
– Address: 2901 Commerce St Dallas, TX 75226
– Categories: Tacos, Tapas/Small Plates, Cocktail Bars
– Read more on Yelp
#10. Taco City y Mas
– Rating: 4.0/5 (86 reviews)
– Address: 265 W Comstock St Dallas, TX 75208
– Categories: Tacos
– Read more on Yelp
#9. Velvet Taco
– Rating: 4.0/5 (319 reviews)
– Price: $$
– Address: 3411 McKinney Ave Dallas, TX 75204
– Categories: American (New), Tacos, Vegetarian
– Read more on Yelp
#8. Fuel City – Dallas
– Rating: 4.0/5 (1246 reviews)
– Price: $
– Address: 801 S Riverfront Blvd Dallas, TX 75207
– Categories: Convenience Stores, Tacos, Coffee & Tea
– Read more on Yelp
#7. Revolver Taco Lounge
– Rating: 4.0/5 (412 reviews)
– Price: $$
– Address: 2701 Main St Ste 120 Dallas, TX 75226
– Categories: Tacos
– Read more on Yelp
#6. Tejas Taco Factory
– Rating: 4.0/5 (65 reviews)
– Address: 1001 Ross Ave Ste 100 Dallas, TX 75202
– Categories: Tacos, Tex-Mex
– Read more on Yelp
#5. Salsa Limon
– Rating: 4.0/5 (303 reviews)
– Price: $$
– Address: 411 N Akard St Dallas, TX 75201
– Categories: Tacos, Breakfast & Brunch, Cocktail Bars
– Read more on Yelp
#4. La Botana Taco Bar
– Rating: 4.0/5 (14 reviews)
– Address: 2508 Maple Ave Dallas, TX 75201
– Categories: Tacos, Food Trucks, Caterers
– Read more on Yelp
#3. Tacos Y Chelas
– Rating: 4.5/5 (20 reviews)
– Address: 244 W Davis St Dallas, TX 75208
– Categories: Tacos, Chicken Wings, Breakfast & Brunch
– Read more on Yelp
#2. Velvet Taco
– Rating: 4.5/5 (24 reviews)
– Address: 2556 Elm St Dallas, TX 75226
– Categories: Tacos, American (New)
– Read more on Yelp
#1. Mami Coco
– Rating: 4.5/5 (341 reviews)
– Price: $
– Address: 4500 Bryan St Ste B Dallas, TX 75206
– Categories: Tacos
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STACKER—Fifty-odd years ago, Michael Lang, Artie Kornfeld, Joel Rosenman, and John P. Roberts put on what has come to be arguably the best-known music festival of all time: the Woodstock Music and Art Fair. Advertised as three days of peace and music, the event attracted some 400,000 attendees (twice the expected 200,000 maximum) who were entertained by 32 acts. While Woodstock certainly wasn’t the first music festival to be held in the U.S., it changed the course of the industry from community-run and just-for-fun to commercial and competitive.
About 32 million Americans attend music festivals each year, according to Billboard. Almost half of these are millennials, who place a lot of value on experiences and travel. Organizers, recognizing the generation’s priorities and massive spending power, have started making their events not just parties but destinations. Rather than running festivals in rural areas like Bethel, New York, many of the country’s biggest events are now held within a few hours of the biggest cities.
In light of that, Vivid Seats compiled data on the driving time to music festivals from Dallas. 511 music festivals being held in the U.S. in 2023 that have the highest ticket sales on Vivid Seats or are among the highest-attended festivals were considered. Drive times were acquired from the location platform Here. Read on to learn more about driving times to music festivals from Dallas or read the national analysis here.
Dallas music festivals by the numbers
– Number of festivals within 1-hour drive: 9
– Within 2-hour drive: 12
– Within 4-hour drive: 32
– Within 8-hour drive: 64
– Closest festivals:
— Flashback Funk Fest (0.1 hours)
— Rediscover Festival (0.1 hours)
— Lights All Night Dance Festival (0.2 hours)
— So What?! Music Festival (0.3 hours)
— Dallas Pride Festival (0.4 hours)
— Ubbi Dubbi Festival (0.5 hours)
— Mexico in Our Blood (0.5 hours)
— TimTheTatmans Tailgate (0.5 hours)
— Stars Over Texas Music Festival (0.9 hours)
— Troubadour Festival (1.8 hours)
– Driving time to major festivals:
— Austin City Limits Festival (3.1 hours)
— Bonnaroo Music Festival (10.6 hours)
— Coachella Music Festival (18.5 hours)
— Lollapalooza (14.3 hours)
— New Orleans Jazz Festival (7.7 hours)
— Summerfest (15.6 hours)
Metros with the most music festivals within a one-hour drive
#1. Los Angeles, CA (29 festivals)
#2. Chicago, IL (17 festivals)
#3 (tie). Atlantic City, NJ (15 festivals)
#3 (tie). Phoenix, AZ (15 festivals)
#5. Las Vegas, NV (14 festivals) | https://cw33.com/news/local/see-how-many-music-festivals-are-within-a-1-hour-drive-of-dallas/ | 2023-05-01T17:29:05 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/local/see-how-many-music-festivals-are-within-a-1-hour-drive-of-dallas/ |
ESPN has apologized for airing a brief clip of the Twin Towers during the halftime broadcast of Sunday's Knicks loss to the Miami Heat to open Round 2 in the NBA playoffs.
It happened as the network cut back from a promo with a Statue of Liberty beauty shot during its coverage of New York's Game 1 matchup against the Heat in the Eastern Conference semifinals at Madison Square Garden.
That would have been all well and good, but viewers noticed the Twin Towers clearly visible at the bottom of the frame.
The backlash was swift.
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ESPN apologized for the mishap shortly after the game, telling Awful Announcing, which was among the first to report the fracas, that a stock image had been used inappropriately.
"We mistakenly used an old stock image, and we apologize," spokesman Ben Cafardo told the blog in a statement.
The Knicks lost Sunday's game to the Heat 101-108. They face Miami in Game 2 at home Tuesday night. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/espn-apologizes-for-twin-towers-clip-during-knicks-game/4292381/ | 2023-05-01T17:29:34 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/espn-apologizes-for-twin-towers-clip-during-knicks-game/4292381/ |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The Federal Housing Finance Agency is changing its pricing framework for loans backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. What those changes will be is dependent on a variety of factors, such as credit score.
The FHFA said in a statement some updated fees are higher and some are lower. There isn’t a pure increase or pure decrease for high-risk borrowers or low-risk borrowers.
The FHFA statement also says borrowers with high credit scores or large down payments will see their fees decrease or remain flat. The updated fees generally increase as credit scores decrease for any level of down payment, similar to the prior fees.
“The same rules that held true before these changes hold true now,” VP of Real Estate at Credit Union of America Ernest Warren said. “The lower the credit score, the lower the money that you have down for payment, the rate that you would expect is going to be higher based on that risk.”
When it comes down to the price you will end up paying, that is dependent on a variety of factors Warren says are sorted out by your lender.
“You need to rely upon your lender because your lender has and will always be regardless of this change, responsible for making sure that you get the appropriate product with the best rate that meets your affordability needs,” Warren said. “That pricing matrix is just one piece of the equation.”
Warren says the change is based on metrics, adjusting the framework to be more accurate with data.
“What they’ve revealed is that there are a lot of people that have credit scores that may not be top tier that may not have a significant amount of savings, but those loans historically have performed higher than the original risk-based pricing model,” Warren said.
He says the FHFA manages the health of the home lending environment, so steps like adjusting the matrix are necessary.
For home buying in general, a mortgage banker at Leader One Financial Randy Pitts says there are options for people with different needs.
“There’s options out there that don’t include putting 5%, 10%, 15%, 20% down,” Pitts said. “There are No-down-payment zones.”
Pitts says those zones include places such as Andover and Goddard.
He advises people who are looking into home buying not to pre-qualify themselves because sometimes clients are in better shape than they expect. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/some-home-buyers-could-see-changes-to-rates/ | 2023-05-01T17:41:12 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/some-home-buyers-could-see-changes-to-rates/ |
Former reserve police officer challenging Ridenour on Muncie GOP ballot
MUNCIE, Ind. − Tony Cox says he is very familiar with the top reason he decided to run for mayor of Muncie this year. He sees the damage daily caused to vehicles by the streets and roads in Muncie.
Cox, who served as a reserve Muncie police officer from 1983 to 1990, now works at Benson Motorcycles in the city as a Harley-Davidson technician. His platform is the same now as it was when he thought about running four years ago, he said − roads.
"They are worse now than they have ever been," Cox said during his work day at the shop.
In 2019, the rookie politician said he considered running but the local leadership of the Republican Party advised him not to declare for the office. This year he didn't ask.
More:Primary election ballots take shape in Muncie, Gaston and Eaton
Cox said the Ridenour administration hasn't devoted the resources needed to adequately fix streets that suffer from potholes and decay. Even though the city under Mayor Ridenour has bought paving equipment, so the city can now do some of its own work instead of waiting for contractors to become available, Cox says it not enough.
The candidate says the police department is overworked, and while Ridenour has filled many positions on the department, the officers he knows are "worn out" and forced to work overtime.
"Muncie is not a safe place," he said.
According to statistics from the Uniform Crime Reporting Program, as of 2021 Muncie ranked 30th for violent crime among 70 cities in Indiana with 13.38 such crimes per 1,000 people. Terre Haute had the highest rate at 35.86 per 1,000. people, and Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Kokomo and Anderson all having higher violent crimes rates in 2021. That year, Muncie recorded nine homicides, one kidnapping, 119 sex offenses, 29 rape cases.
Cox says Muncie needs to reinstitute the reserve officer program, which he says was eliminated because of liability concerns. The reserves could fill in the gaps and provide more help running security for events and other assignments, freeing frontline police to battle crime.
Cox was employed in Rome City for a number of years as a town marshal.
The Muncie native and Muncie Central High School graduate, who attended Ball State University but did not complete a degree, said he has met with the mayor and thinks he is a "nice guy."
But he said the mayor should work closer with city council and partner with them on pursuing solutions for city problems. Cox also noted that Ridenour consulted with a company to determine what roads needed paving in the city.
"I'm no rocket scientist," Cox said, but he added that he could determine which roads to pave on his own.
The mayor has said that the independent assessment of street needs is dome in conjunction with the Indiana Department of Transportation and that under his administration, streets are not improved based on political favors or whether a city official lives on the street.
Cox said he thinks that too many houses and buildings are being torn down in the city, when instead the city should invest in those structures and make them better.
"I want Muncie to feel good about itself," Cox said.
The primary election polls open at 6 a.m. Tuesday. | https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2023/05/01/former-reserve-police-officer-challenges-ridenour-on-muncie-gop-ballot/70163941007/ | 2023-05-01T17:46:01 | 1 | https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2023/05/01/former-reserve-police-officer-challenges-ridenour-on-muncie-gop-ballot/70163941007/ |
Millus to be honored at Rialzo XII
MUNCIE, Ind. — Hank Milius, president and CEO of Meridian Health Services, will receive the Rialzo XII Spirit of Meridian award during Merdian's annual Rialzo fundraising celebration on Saturday, May 6.
This year's charity gala — with an Alice in Wonderland theme — will be held at the Horizon Convention Center.
The event will feature "an evening of dinner, dancing and fundraising games" and feature entertainment by Muncie Civic Theatre, Orchestra Indiana and Cornerstone Center for the Arts, and the national party band Universal Crush.
The Spirit of Meridian award recognizes and pays tribute to an individual who demonstrates proactive actions in promoting healthier communities. Milius is retiring from Meridian at the end of this year after 21 years of service.
Makers Market to be part of First Thursday events
MUNCIE, Ind. — The Muncie Makers Market will be part of downtown's First Thursday community events, including one planned for Thursday, May 4.
The events see "all sorts of vendors, artists, and entertainers set up throughout downtown Muncie," according to a release.
The Muncie Makers Market will set up every month on the sidewalks at the corner of Walnut and Adams streets for this year's First Thursday gatherings, and be open to the public from 5 to 8 p.m.
The Muncie Makers Market is a registered farmers market featuring handmade creations, homemade foods, and locally grown produce and plants.
Information on First Thursday can be found online at https://muncieevents.com/event/7318.
Minnestria Farmers Market to begin Saturday
MUNCIE, Ind. — Minnetrista’s outdoor season of Farmers Market begins on Saturday, May 6, from 9 a.m. to noon.
"With a wide range of fresh produce, baked goods, plants, meats, artisan goods, and more, you're sure to find something delicious to eat or take home with you," according to a release
The outdoor season of Farmers Market at Minnetrista runs every Saturday through October. | https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2023/05/01/meridian-president-to-be-honored-at-rialzo-xii/70168538007/ | 2023-05-01T17:46:07 | 1 | https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2023/05/01/meridian-president-to-be-honored-at-rialzo-xii/70168538007/ |
Two GOP primary races and one Democrat race in Muncie to be settled Tuesday
MUNCIE, Ind. − If there is any such thing as a small election, Tuesday might qualify.
The race for Muncie mayor is contested on the Republican side between a Muncie reserve police officer Tony Cox and the incumbent Dan Ridenour. Only two other contested races are on the ballot. One involves Republican City Council District 4 and the other a battle for the Democrats to see who will get their nomination in District 6.
More:Primary election ballots take shape in Muncie, Gaston and Eaton
But there has been plenty of political fighting leading up to Tuesday, including the battle over who would finally be on the ballot that wasn't settled by the courts until a little more than a week ago.
Much of the work by the Delaware County Election Board leading up to the election involved preparing to vote through vote centers, as much of the rest of Indiana does. That work came to naught after Ashley Nichols, Democrat representative on the board, voted sown the proposal she had helped develop on Feb. 28. Nichols had claimed Republicans hadn't properly prepared for the change.
The board then heard challenges to candidates for office concerning the filing of their paperwork. Two incumbent city council members, Tony Ingram and Isaac Miller, were removed from the Republican primary ballot due to fouled up paperwork. Miller had submitted forms meant for the previous year's election and Ingram had failed to completely fill out his paperwork.
More:Roger Overbey selected for Muncie City Council seat, replacing Anitra Davis
Ingram filed a lawsuit saying his removal from the ballot was based on Republicans wanting him out of office because he too often supports Democrats over Republicans on the council. The court found for the board and Ingram remained off the ballot.
Another lawsuit, filed by Democrat city council candidate Audie Barber, targeted Delaware County Clerk Rick Spangler and Muncie City Clerk Belinda Munson. It asked Munson be removed from the ballot because she did not file all her paperwork, including a financial disclosure, by deadline. The court dismissed the case, saying such matters were not up to the courts but were up to the Election Board to determine. The decision was released last week.
In early April the community lost Marwin Strong, a candidate on the Republican ballot for city council at-large. Strong, a community activist, will remain on the ballot. Should his name draw among the top three totals for a nomination spot, the Republicans will caucus to determine who should fill the spot on the general election ballot in the fall, said Spangler.
Meanwhile, voters have been casting ballots since the first week in April leading up to Tuesday. But not very many.
"It's terrible," Spangler said of early voting. "That's terribly low."
As of Monday morning, walk-in early voting at the Delaware County Building had only drawn 413 registered voters. The last municipal election primary in 2019 drew 18 percent of registered voters.
More:Judge dismisses effort to remove Belinda Munson from Republican primary ballot
"We'll have to have a huge turnout tomorrow to reach that," Spangler said.
But an important decision will be made.
Cox, who is running for political office for the first time, is challenging Ridenour, who is ending his first term.
In District 4, with the loss of Isaac Miller from the ballot, Muncie Parks Board President Brad Marshall is running against Brandy Webb. Webb is the wife of Delaware County Council member Ryan Webb.
For Democrats, the District 6 race includes incumbent Roger Overbey, who was placed on council by a Democrat caucus following the resignation of Anitra Davis. Harold D. Mason Jr., Monte M. Murphy our also running for the seat.
Polls open at 6 a.m.
David Penticuff is a reporter with The Star Press. He can be contacted at dpenticuff@gannett.com. | https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2023/05/01/two-gop-and-one-democrat-primary-races-to-be-settled-tuesday-in-muncie/70163635007/ | 2023-05-01T17:46:13 | 1 | https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2023/05/01/two-gop-and-one-democrat-primary-races-to-be-settled-tuesday-in-muncie/70163635007/ |
Don’t have insurance? Your hospital stay might be short
Editor's Note: The following is part of a class project originally initiated in the classroom of Ball State University professor Adam Kuban in fall 2021. Kuban continued the project this spring semester, challenging his students to find sustainability efforts in the Muncie area and pitch their ideas to Deanna Watson, editor of The Star Press, Journal & Courier and Pal-Item. This spring, stories related to health care will be featured.
MUNCIE, Ind. – Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, U.S. hospitalizations have risen dramatically.
According to the weekly hospitalization tracker by John Hopkins University, there was an increase of Indiana inpatient beds being occupied by COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients in January 2022, with 80% of the beds being occupied. However, a patient's insurance coverage can affect the length of their hospital stay and health outcomes.
As of 2021, Medicaid insures 21.6% of Hoosiers under the age of 65, while 8.8% are uninsured, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. But a 2016 study in the medical journal "The American Surgeon" found that “insurance status strongly associates with hospital [length of stay] after trauma" with the uninsured spending fewer days in the hospital as compared to those with private insurance, and those with public insurance, such as Medicare and Medicaid, were "experiencing extended stays."
"A lot of times the uninsured may or may not have an advocate," said Glynnis Dear, office manager of Walker Medical LLC, a professional limited liability company with specialization in pediatric and young adult medicine. "If it is an indigent patient, their hospital stay can be shorter. If they have state-funded insurance, [hospitals] are pretty good at keeping the patient. But it is known that [the hospital] will release you earlier if you're not critically ill."
Indigent patients are those who cannot afford the medical care they receive on top of their living expenses, Dear explained.
"Certainly, we've done a much better job in the last 10 years of reducing the amount of people with no insurance at all," said Kevin Gatzlaff, associate professor of insurance at Ball State University. "Any hospital that takes Medicare has to provide treatment without regard to the ability to pay."
That's due to the Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act passed by Congress in 1986.
According to the Indiana Department of Insurance, "Most people age 65 or older are eligible for Medicare Part A (Hospital Insurance) based on their own employment or their spouse's employment." Part A coverage includes services from inpatient hospital care to operating and recovery room costs.
For those who qualify for Medicaid or the "Healthy Indiana Plan," or HIP, patients receive coverage for hospital stays. Still, they are required to pay a copayment every time they "receive a health care service such as going to the doctor, filling a prescription or staying in the hospital."
However, a patient's ability to pay could affect the quality of care they receive at a hospital.
According to a study published in 2021 by “BMC Health Services Research,” "Low-income patients tend to experience worse health quality and delayed diagnosis and treatment, leading to worse health conditions when they are forced to seek health care."
Dear explained when patients are released prematurely, their likelihood of returning to the hospital increases.
"You run the risk of reinjury. You run the risk of symptoms becoming worse," said Dear.
"Everything dealing with Medicare and Medicaid — even general patients are numbers; they are codes," said Esther Cummings, retired insurance verifier and financial counselor at Methodist Hospital Northlake. She worked in the hospital system for 25 years.
What Cummings is referring to is called medical coding.
For example, a patient is admitted into the hospital for contracting influenza but also has pre-existing condition such as arthritis. Both of those conditions would be entered into the hospital’s medical system as alphanumeric codes for documentation and medical billing purposes. Patients and insurance companies can be charged based on those codes, Cummings explained.
"The more codes you have on a person, the longer they can stay in the hospital. That can be a determining factor as well," she said.
Gatzlaff believes patients' reliance on the government may not be as great as people think.
"That's the risky take; the more you rely on insurance, the more you rely on government. There's going to be more distance between the doctor and the patient," Gatzlaff said. | https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/indiana/2023/05/01/dont-have-insurance-your-hospital-stay-might-be-short/70155853007/ | 2023-05-01T17:46:19 | 0 | https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/indiana/2023/05/01/dont-have-insurance-your-hospital-stay-might-be-short/70155853007/ |
BREAKING NEWS
Phoenix police officer hospitalized after responding to domestic violence call
Andrea Ramirez
Arizona Republic
A Phoenix officer was taken to a hospital after responding to a domestic violence call and being assaulted, police said.
Just after 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, an officer with the Phoenix Police Department was investigating a domestic fight between a man and woman in the area of Central Avenue and Thomas Road. The man physically attacked the officer, causing serious injuries that were not life-threatening, police said.
After the assault, the man was taken into custody near 3rd Street and Roanoke Avenue by additional responding officers.
Police did not identify the suspect but said he is currently in the process of being booked into jail. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix-breaking/2023/05/01/phoenix-officer-hospitalized-after-responding-to-domestic-violence-call/70170621007/ | 2023-05-01T17:47:22 | 1 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix-breaking/2023/05/01/phoenix-officer-hospitalized-after-responding-to-domestic-violence-call/70170621007/ |
Bug Fest buzzing to River Bend May 12
The River Bend Nature Center Bug Fest will be 6:30-8:30 p.m., Friday, May 12.
During the experience, guests can find out what a 10-inch millipede feels like, look a tarantula right in its eight eyes and learn more about the beauty of bugs and their importance to the world.
There will be activities for all ages including an OSU Insect Adventure where guests can see, hold and touch many insects, a Bug Hunt Contest, bug games, crafts and a costume contest.
Visitors can also see the center’s Bug Stop live collection, walk through the nature conservatory and Payton’s Place butterfly exhibit.
Admission is $6 per adult, $5 per child and children one year old and younger are free.
RBNC members receive $1 off admission per member to Bug Fest.
For more information visit http://www.riverbendnaturecenter.org, visit them on Facebook or call 940-767-0843.
River Bend Nature Center is located at 2200 3rd St. | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/05/01/bug-fest-buzzing-through-river-bend-may-12/70170923007/ | 2023-05-01T17:48:48 | 1 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/05/01/bug-fest-buzzing-through-river-bend-may-12/70170923007/ |
History musueum gets new director
The Museum of North Texas History has a new executive director.
The museum’s board chose Nadine McKown for the top spot. McKown previously was site manager for the Kell House Heritage Center and has been active with the Wichita County Heritage Society.
"We are happy Ms. McKown will be joining the Museum and look forward to her leadership in the future," Board President Tim Swagerty said.
More:Calcote-Garcia leaving as museum director
McKown replaced Madeleine Calcote-Garcia, who left the job in October.
The museum at 720 Indiana Avenue in downtown Wichita Falls has a mission to collect, preserve, exhibit, and interpret the history of the North Texas Area and to “inspire an interest in the past for the education and enrichment of people of all ages.”
More:Could railroad museum get a new lease on life?
One of the challenges McKown will have early on is the disposition of hundreds of small articles left by the now-defunct Wichita Falls Railroad Museum. The Wichita Falls City Council is considering handing those artifacts over the museum, but some local residents are making an effort to resurrect the railroad museum. | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/05/01/history-musueum-gets-new-director/70170063007/ | 2023-05-01T17:48:54 | 1 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/05/01/history-musueum-gets-new-director/70170063007/ |
MSU Texas cycling team qualifies six riders for Collegiate Road Nationals
Kalaba brothers finish first and second in conference cycling
Andy Newberry
Pavle Kalaba of Midwestern State University won the overall conference championship (Men’s A) at the South Central Collegiate Cycling Conference event in Celina, Texas. His brother and teammate, Dušan Kalaba, claimed second place.
MSU Texas qualified six riders for the Collegiate Road Nationals May 5-7 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
MSU Texas finished second as a team behind Texas A&M. Texas State finished third.
Anoud Awamleh also had an outstanding showing, finishing second overall in the Women’s A division. Joaquin Traslosheros was third in Men’s B, and Jonathan Flores was second in Men’s C.
The Mustangs had a 1-2-3 finish in the criterium, with Noah Reinertz first, followed by Pavle Kalaba and Dušan Kalaba. | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/05/01/msu-texas-cycling-team-qualifies-six-riders-for-collegiate-road-nationals/70170215007/ | 2023-05-01T17:49:00 | 1 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/05/01/msu-texas-cycling-team-qualifies-six-riders-for-collegiate-road-nationals/70170215007/ |
Rain boosts lake levels, more in the forecast
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Times Record News
Wichita Falls is slightly ahead in the rain game with the chance of more precipitation this week.
As of Monday, the city had received 7.97 inches of rain so far in 2023. The normal for this time of year is 7.23 inches.
The latest rain helped the lakes, getting the combined total of lakes Arrowhead and Kickapoo to the 65 percent capacity mark. Water customers remain under Stage 1 Drought Watch water usage restrictions.
The National Weather Service predicts North Texas will have chances for more rain Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, on Thursday, and on Saturday. Storms on Thursday and Saturday could become severe.
Temperatures should be warm all week, approaching 90 degrees by the weekend. | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/05/01/rain-boosts-lake-levels-more-in-the-forecast/70169241007/ | 2023-05-01T17:49:06 | 1 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/05/01/rain-boosts-lake-levels-more-in-the-forecast/70169241007/ |
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – Two Brevard County deputies sprang to action and saved a woman who was choking at an Outback Steakhouse in Merritt Island Thursday, the sheriff’s office said in a Facebook post.
Deputies Jospeh Batch and Mark Rozecki responded to the restaurant where an 81-year-old woman was reportedly choking. Upon arrival, deputies said they found the woman turning purple, not breathing and with no pulse.
Batch immediately attempted the Heimlich maneuver to try and dislodge what was obstructing her airway, but was unsuccessful, so Rozecki stepped in and quickly began CPR, according to the sheriff’s office.
After repeated rounds, Batch was able to see the piece of steak blocking her airway and remove it using the finger sweep method as Rozecki continued CPR, deputies said.
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The victim started to breathe again and was taken to the Cape Canaveral Hospital, where she made a full recovery.
“I could not be more proud of these amazing Deputies and their actions and I ask that you please join me in thanking both Deputy Batch and Deputy Rozecki for their quick thinking and team work, that undoubtedly saved this woman’s life!!” Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey said in the post. “I tell people all the time that I am surrounded by an amazing team of men and women who knock it out of the park every day to keep our citizens safe and this case is just another perfect example of how true that statement is!!”
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LADY LAKE, Fla. – A 52-year-old Lake County man was arrested on allegations of attacking another man with a golf club over an argument about walking on the course, according to sheriff’s officials.
Deputies said the victim and his wife were waking on the Harbor Hills Country Club golf course path in Lady Lake when Eddie Orobitg, who was playing golf with his son, told the pair that they were not supposed to walk on the path because it is “intended for golf carts and it is a rule of the golf course.”
According to an arrest affidavit, the victim said an argument began and Orobitg spit in his face. Orobitg then struck the victim’ leg with a golf club, leading a physical altercation, officials said.
The victim said that Orobitg then struck him again with the golf club, this time on the side of his head from behind, according to the affidavit. The man told deputies he tried to defend himself by striking Orobitg with his water bottle, according to authorities.
Orobitg continued to strike the man several times and the victim told deputies that be believed his ribs were broken in the attack, the affidavit stated.
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According to the affidavit, the victim was unable to provide a written statement but was able to give a verbal one.
Deputies said the the victim’s body and clothes were covered in what appeared to be blood and the man had several cuts on his body, including an ear lobe that was “ripped.”
The man was taken to a hospital for potential broken ribs, a possible traumatic brain injury and potentially having a broken jaw, officials said.
Orobitg was arrested and taken to the Lake County jail on charges of aggravated battery, according to the affidavit.
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44% of Oregon families don't earn enough to cover bills: 4 things to know
Nearly half of Oregon households are unable to afford the basics, according to a new report from United Ways of the Pacific Northwest and United for ALICE.
The report looked at data from 2021 and revealed that 744,895 households, 44%, were either in poverty or defined as ALICE, which stands for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed. ALICE households earn above the Federal Poverty Level and often do not qualify for public assistance but cannot afford the basic cost of living in their county.
The number of financially insecure households in Oregon grew by 42,000 during the first two years of the pandemic, rising by 6% between 2019 and 2021.
While job disruptions and inflation caused a lot of financial hardship, a combination of pandemic supports and rising wages helped to blunt what could have been a deeper financial crisis, the report found.
As some benefits fall away and inflation persists, the report warns of greater financial stress in the future.
“With COVID-19 supports all but gone, we know things may be much worse on the ground in many communities than seen in this 2021 spotlight," Jim Cooper, president and CEO of United Ways of the Pacific Northwest, said in a news release. "We must be diligent to not let our neighbors continue to fall through the cracks, or the costs to society will be much greater."
Here are four takeaways from the 30-page report:
1. A family of four needed $73,380 to get by in Oregon in 2021
While the federal poverty threshold was an annual total of $26,500 for a family of four in 2021, it cost $73,380, or $6,115 monthly, to afford the essentials needed to live and work in the modern economy in Oregon.
The Child Tax Credit and Child Dependent Care Tax Credit helped to soften the blow, bringing the budget down from $88,152.
The report's estimated 'survival budget" is estimated to be the minimum average income a household needs to afford housing, child care, food, transportation, health care and a smartphone plan, plus taxes.
The poverty threshold for a single adult is $12,880 annually, but the ALICE Houshold Survival Budget is $27,324.
While the poverty threshold went up by 3% from 2019 to 2021, household expenses went up by 13% for a family of four and 15% for a single adult.
2. Oregon households are food insecure
Rates of food insufficiency have remained elevated since the beginning of the pandemic.
In an August 2020 survey, respondents living below the ALICE Threshold in Oregon were far more likely to report that their household sometimes or often did not have enough food in the prior seven days than respondents above the threshold (15% vs. 3%).
Rates remained relatively flat through November 2022 (16% and 2%).
3. 64% of Black households were below the ALICE Threshold
There are households below the ALICE Threshold across all demographic groups. However, the report found disparities in the rates of financial hardship due to issues such as racism, ageism, gender discrimination and geographic barriers that limit many families’ access to resources and opportunities for financial stability.
For example, 54% of Hispanic, 56% of American Indian and Alaska Native, and 64% of Black households were below the ALICE Threshold in Oregon in 2021, compared with 40% of Asian and 42% of White households.
4. In certain counties, more residents suffer
Statewide, 44% of households in 2021 were under the ALICE threshold. But in Lane County, the numbers were at 46%. Lane County’s percentage has gone up by 8% since 2019 and the number of households under the threshold grew by 3%.
In Marion County, the percentage was 43%. Marion County’s percentage went up by 5% since 2019 and the number of households grew by 3%.
In Polk County, 39% of residents lived below the ALICE threshold in 2021, 1% less than 2019 and the number of households grew by 10%.
Counties with a notably higher percentage of households below the ALICE threshold include Harney (63%), Malheur (57%) and Josephine (55%).
Contact reporter Tatiana Parafiniuk-Talesnick at Tatiana@registerguard.com or 541-521-7512, and follow her on Twitter @TatianaSophiaPT. | https://www.registerguard.com/story/news/local/2023/05/01/report-says-nearly-half-of-oregon-households-struggle-to-afford-basics/70164805007/ | 2023-05-01T17:53:35 | 1 | https://www.registerguard.com/story/news/local/2023/05/01/report-says-nearly-half-of-oregon-households-struggle-to-afford-basics/70164805007/ |
Charges filed in case of Worcester County hit and run that killed 14-year-old Gavin Knupp
A Berlin man is facing charges in the case of the fatal hit and run that claimed the life of Worcester County teen Gavin Knupp last July.
A total of 17 charges were filed against Tyler Mailloux, 22, in connection to the hit and run that killed the 14-year old on July 11, 2022. The charges include failure to immediately stop vehicle at scene of accident involving bodily injury and failing to immediately stop vehicle at scene of accident involving death, among others.
According to Maryland State Police, at about 10:45 on July 11, 2022, Knupp was crossing the street at Grays Corner Road in Berlin last year to return to a passenger car when he was struck and killed by a vehicle. The vehicle then fled the scene.
A week later, police found the black Mercedes that was suspected to have been the car involved in the hit and run, and the damages on the car matched evidence left at the scene and suspected damages consistent with the crash. But the investigation into the person operating the Mercedes at the time of the incident continued until charges were filed last week.
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Salisbury player wins $100,000 in Maryland Lottery, and here's where they bought ticket
A trio of tickets worth $100,000 topped the latest week’s list of the Maryland Lottery’s biggest wins, with one of those lucky tickets purchased in Salisbury.
Salisbury's $100,000-winning ticket was sold in the $100,000 Lucky game at the Thirsty’s store at 444 Snow Hill Road.
In all, the seven days ending April 30 produced 35 winning tickets worth $10,000 or more that were sold or redeemed across Maryland, and the Lottery paid more than $31.1 million in prizes during that span.
Winners of prizes larger than $25,000 must redeem their tickets at the Maryland Lottery Claims Center in Baltimore, which is open by appointment only. More information is available on the How To Claim page of mdlottery.com.
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'I have run my last election': Sen. Ben Cardin of Maryland won't seek new term in 2024
WASHINGTON — Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin of Maryland won't seek reelection in 2024, opting to retire at the end of this term.
The 79-year-old released a statement saying he will not seek reelection. His retirement is likely to create a highly competitive Democratic primary to replace him as the party faces a tough electoral map to maintain its slim majority next year.
Cardin has served in the Senate since 2006, when he won a seat to replace retiring Democrat Paul Sarbanes. Before that, he was a congressman who represented a large part of Baltimore and several nearby suburbs, winning his first U.S. House race in 1986.
“I have run my last election and will not be on the ballot in 2024, but there is still much work to be done. During the next two years, I will continue to travel around the state, listening to Marylanders and responding to their needs," Cardin said.
"My top priorities include continuing our progress for the Chesapeake Bay, helping the people of Baltimore City deal with the challenges they face, and permanently expanding opportunities for telehealth, mental and behavioral health.
"As Small Business chair, I will continue to work on behalf of small businesses in Maryland and across the country who still face a tough economic climate. We need to keep building up the tools available to help our small businesses, especially women-owned, veteran-owned, minority owned and underserved entrepreneurs. I plan to make the most of every moment left."
During his tenure in the Senate, Cardin has been a leader on health care, retirement security, the environment and fiscal issues. The senator has been a leading advocate for clean water and the Chesapeake Bay, the nation’s largest estuary, which flows in his home state.
He helped write the Paycheck Protection Program that helped small businesses in Maryland and nationwide endure the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. He also created the Economic Injury Disaster Loan Advance Grant program to quickly get cash to small businesses in need.
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“I am proud of all I have done for Maryland. I have given my heart and soul to our great state, and I thank Marylanders for trusting me as your representative for all these years," Cardin said in the release.
"I thank my family for their support and counsel, and recognize the many sacrifices they have endured as we traveled this path together. My profound thanks also to the most dedicated staff in all of Congress, many of whom have spent all or most of their career serving alongside me."
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BALTIMORE — Governor Wes Moore recently announced May is Tickborne Disease Awareness Month in Maryland.
Following this proclamation, the Maryland Department of Health launched a Tickborne Disease awareness campaign encouraging Marylanders to take precautions to prevent illness caused by infected ticks.
Warmer weather mean increased risk of tickborne disease transmission.
Lyme disease is the most commonly reported tickborne disease in Maryland. In 2021, more than 900 cases of the disease were reported in the state.
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Symptoms include a rash, fever, headache, joint pain and fatigue.
The best way to avoid these diseases is to avoid ticks and their habitat says the Maryland Health Department.
Ticks prefer humid environments can be found outdoors in leaf litter, weeds, tall grasses, shrubs and woods.
To prevent tick exposure and bites:
- Use EPA approved insect repellents
- Wear light colored clothing to spot ticks more easily
- Wear long pants and sleeves and tuck your pants into shoes
- Shower as much as possible after returning indoors
- Talk to your veterinarian about to ways to protect your pets
To learn more about how to protect from ticks, click here. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/maryland-department-of-health-urges-residents-to-be-wary-of-ticks | 2023-05-01T17:58:43 | 1 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/maryland-department-of-health-urges-residents-to-be-wary-of-ticks |
TILLATOBA, Miss. (WTVA) — A 38-year-old man died Sunday following a boating accident in Yalobusha County.
Yalobusha County Coroner Ronnie Stark identified the victim as Kalawinski Shaw, 38, of Grenada.
The coroner said Shaw and a friend went fishing Sunday on Tillatoba Lake, which is between Tillatoba and Coffeeville.
They fell out of a boat; the friend swam to shore but Shaw drowned, the coroner said. | https://www.wtva.com/news/local/grenada-man-drowned-in-tillatoba-lake/article_bcba1ef6-e841-11ed-ab0c-e7c52b40d8b8.html | 2023-05-01T17:59:31 | 0 | https://www.wtva.com/news/local/grenada-man-drowned-in-tillatoba-lake/article_bcba1ef6-e841-11ed-ab0c-e7c52b40d8b8.html |
NEW ALBANY, Miss. (WTVA) — An infant died one week after police arrested a man for allegedly abusing the child in New Albany.
Union County Coroner Pam Boman said Ryker Burns, born on March 1, died on Sunday at a hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.
An autopsy will be performed to determine the official cause of death.
Arthur Eurek, 26, is accused of abusing the child; he’s not the child’s father.
New Albany Police arrested and charged him with felony child abuse. WTVA is working to confirm if police upgraded the charge.
New Albany Police Chief Chris Robertson said the child’s mother, with whom Eurek was in a relationship with, left the child in his care as she went to work.
Police provided no more details about what allegedly happened but confirmed the child suffered a severe head injury.
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PHOENIX — >>Editor's note: The above video is from a previously aired broadcast.
Hiking is one of Arizona's most popular weekend activities. But the days are getting longer, and hotter. Every year, over 200 hikers are rescued from Phoenix alone, according to Arizona State Parks and Trails (ASPT).
But there are plenty of ways to get out on the trails and enjoy Arizona's gorgeous summers without becoming one of those hikers in need of help.
We've got everything you need to know about hiking in the heat:
Hydration is a journey, not a destination
We can't stress this one enough: Always bring more water than you think you'll need!
You should be drinking water before, during, and after a hike, according to ASPT. You may not feel like you're sweating a lot because of the dry weather, but you'll be losing water even faster in the heat.
"When you've finished half of your water supply, it's time to turn around -- no matter where you are on a trail," the department said.
According to REI, you should drink half a liter up to a full liter of water every hour that you're on the trail.
Here are the signs of dehydration:
- Dry mouth
- Decreased energy
- Nausea
- Muscle cramps
- Headaches
So know what to look for, and stay on top of your hydration game!
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Plan ahead, and gear up
Know where you're going! Before you hike, make sure you have all of your trail maps and guides downloaded or printed.
You can find plenty of trail information at AZStateParks.com/Arizona-Hiking or third-party organizations like AllTrails or Gaia GPS. When you're heading out, the department said it's a good idea to take a GPS with you and make sure your phone is fully charged.
Keep an eye on emergency alerts. The National Weather Service will issue a heat warning if the temperature poses a threat.
And if you're hiking alone, tell someone you know where you're going and how long you expect to be gone.
And make sure you have the right gear. Here are a few things to consider:
- A hat
- Sunglasses
- Sunscreen
- Long lightweight sleeves
- Light-colored, moisture-wicking, breathable clothing
- Sturdy, comfortable footwear
- Insect repellent
- Salty snacks
- Plenty of water
Know your limits
As so many people like to say: It's a dry heat. And that dry heat will sneak up on you. Make sure you know the warning signs of heat exhaustion, and heat stroke.
Heat exhaustion can cause dizziness, excessive sweating, nausea, and vomiting, as well as cool and clammy, pale skin.
Heat stroke -- which is much more serious -- can cause severe headaches, confusion, and changes in behavior. A person suffering from heat stroke will stop sweating and feel hot to the touch.
At that point, it's time to call 911.
But it's always best to avoid the problem entirely. There's no shame in calling off a hike and turning around!
During a hike, check in with yourself and see how you're doing. How are your energy levels? Do you still have enough water? What's the temperature?
Questions like those are the key to having a fun-filled weekend on Arizona's beautiful trails.
As ASPT puts it, "Every trail can be your favorite if you have a great time."
For more tips and safety information, you can visit azstateparks.com/hiking-safety.
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Here are several videos about Arizona's extreme heat and how you can stay safe during the state's summer months. | https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/heatbeat/hike-safely-arizona-summer-heat-hiking-parks-trails/75-759951a7-b329-49b1-8eb2-b39ec43b7b16 | 2023-05-01T18:06:50 | 0 | https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/heatbeat/hike-safely-arizona-summer-heat-hiking-parks-trails/75-759951a7-b329-49b1-8eb2-b39ec43b7b16 |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Sedgwick County Emergency Management (SCEM) is expanding the use of Civic Ready Alerts to include 17 more cities, in addition to the initial test sites of Wichita and Mt. Hope. The free alert system notifies residents by phone or email of emergencies or important news in their area.
As of Monday, May 1, 2023, citizens can opt-in to receive messages regarding public safety, health, weather or other community bulletins from these cities:
- Andale
- Bel Aire
- Bentley
- Cheney
- Clearwater
- Colwich
- Derby
- Eastborough
- Garden Plain
- Goddard
- Haysville
- Kechi
- Maize
- Mt. Hope
- Mulvane
- Park City
- Valley Center
- Viola
- Wichita
“Civil Ready Alerts allows each city to customize what kinds of notifications it sends out and when,” said Julie Stimson, director of SCEM. “It’s an easy way to keep people informed of what’s happening in their own hometown, especially during times of danger.”
Signing up for Civil Ready Alerts is fast and easy on the SCEM website, Emergency Management | Sedgwick County, Kansas. Residents can specify how they want to be contacted – by email, text or voice call – and which notifications they would like to receive – from emergency and weather alerts to road closures and health advisories. By sharing a home address, residents can even receive alerts targeted for their neighborhood, through geo-fencing.
Notifications can also be translated instantly into 69 written languages and 31 spoken languages. Residents simply choose their preferred language when signing up.
“Civic Ready Alerts adds another layer to our warning system,” said Cody Charvat, SCEM operations officer. “We will still activate the Emergency Alert System on radio and TV when needed and send Wireless Emergency Alerts to your cell phone, but this gives us one more tool to reach residents who might be in harm’s way.” | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/sedgwick-county-expands-free-public-alert-system/ | 2023-05-01T18:07:03 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/sedgwick-county-expands-free-public-alert-system/ |
Bloomington filmmaker's World War I documentary tells of Indiana's heroes of the Great War
World War I's first U.S. soldier to die, Cpl. James Bethel Gresham, was from Evansville, a Hoosier. The first American Red Cross nurse to die overseas, Lottie May Berry, was from Henry County, Indiana. One of the most decorated Indiana soldiers was an African American, Aaron Fisher, from Lyles Station, Indiana. One of the country's most decorated soldiers, Sam Woodfill, from Madison, became Indiana's only World War I Medal of Honor recipient. (Fisher should have received it also, but at that time, that award never were awarded to Black soldiers.)
"Over There: Hoosier Heroes of the Great War" is a new one-hour documentary that explores these and three other Hoosiers who served in what was known as the Great War. Jo Throckmorton, Emmy Award-winning producer and director from Bloomington, was at the helm directing.
We forget heroes because time passes; other heroes are born. To keep their memories upfront, we build monuments, erect plaques and name streets.
The most effective way to remember heroes, however, might be by turning their stories into plays and films. The human brain likes stories. Stories stick in our minds. They help us visualize what happened.
"Over There: Hoosier Heroes of the Great War" released to PBS stations
This month, Throckmorton released “Over There: Hoosier Heroes of the Great War” to the Indiana PBS Broadcast Station Network, as well as to stations in Ohio, Kentucky and Illinois.
The film highlights six soldiers and one nurse from Indiana who served in World War I. It contains historical footage and artifacts as well as real-seeming reenactment footage.
There are two people who were first to serve and die overseas, as well as five other stories of sacrifice and bravery. Two soldiers are from Bloomington: Pvt. Laurens Bennett Strain was killed in action on June 7, 1918, by a machine gun bullet to the head; Sgt. Ernest Finley Duncan was killed on June 10, 1918. The VFW Post 604 in Bloomington is named in honor of Strain. Duncan received the Croix-de-Guerre and Silver Star for his distinguished service. Ultimately, the film honors all people who chose to serve in the Great War.
Many who have worked to bring the film to production are Bloomington area locals, including its music composer Alex Tedrow.
About the Hoosier soldiers honored in the documentary
Maj. Sam Woodfill was the only World War I Medal of Honor recipient from Indiana. Not only did he survive the war, he was a favorite soldier of Gen. John Pershing.
"Major Sam was a very modest person, seldom spoke, and always told the truth," said his great nephew Robert Woodfill in an email. "I tried to pattern my life after his character. He was a soldier and only doing what a soldier should do while in the military. He was a straight-arrow, a soldier’s soldier, and would follow the Army’s orders to the T. Because of his modesty, his exploits and accomplishments are not known nor celebrated, and that is just the way that he would want it."
Second Lt. Aaron Fisher is not only an example of a courageous and loyal person but also an embarrassing example of racial discrimination.
"Here is a man, a kid when he enlisted, actually, who volunteered to join the U.S. Army to fight for his country despite that country not really seeming to care for him as a person," Throckmorton said in an email. "Fisher's influence, both in leading his fellow soldiers while under attack at the Saales Pass in St. Die, France, to his teaching at Wilberforce University in Ohio, to finishing his career working at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, was immense."
Fisher's actions near Lesseux, France, saved lives and were, to many who have done the research, worthy of the Medal of Honor.
"This film does not advocate for an interpretation, but rather explains his actions which are part of the official U.S. Army and French Army records, and lets the viewer decide."
Throckmorton makes it a point to provide clear imagery to propel the story.
"Could we have done the film without going to France? Yes. But we would not have seen the very woods these people walked through, the towns they helped retake from the Germans, the places they were injured and the very spots they were killed and buried."
He said the locations where they filmed in France look eerily similar to Indiana.
"It makes it more visceral, more real and more relevant."
A demanding component of historical documentaries that date back more than 100 years is to find first-hand accounts. That was not possible on this film; all except one of those with first-hand knowledge have died. So Throckmorton and his staff relied on two things: official U.S. Army documents and family stories.
Three soldiers — including Pvt. Charles Harrison Forrest of Veedersburg, Sgt. Louis Carl Rupholdt of Goshen — included in the documentary were Killed in Action (KIA). For two, interviewers spoke with direct dependents.
Family members integrated records that the film's staff provided from the National Archives with the stories the families had heard growing up. This brought up forgotten memories and facts about the soldier or nurse.
"The family members also provided the most important element of humanizing the soldier, allowing us to remember they were not unlike any of us. Just ordinary people called upon to do extraordinary things," Throckmorton said.
James Silberstein served as producer and a donator for the film. He said the crew would have liked to include additional soldiers and nurses but, for time, had to stop at seven.
The historical footage, he said over the phone, is in the public domain. For part of his research he visited the National Archives in St. Louis and Washington, D.C.
For the reenactment scenes he said Throckmorton acquired unused footage after gaining permission. This part of the action takes place in Pennsylvania with actual soldiers, not actors.
"We also used real battle tanks from World War I," Silberstein said.
According to the website theworldwar.org/learn/women, thousands of women participated in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps and the Navy Nurse Corps. By mid 1918, more than 3,000 American nurses served in more than 750 British-managed hospitals in France.
Silberstein talked about the sad case of Indiana nurse Lottie May Berry, who contracted pneumonia on the voyage overseas: "Lottie died four days after she got to France."
When stories have time limits, painful cuts must be made.
"We have so much more we could tell," Throckmorton said. "Maybe someday those stories will be told. Visit the film's website to view some of the “cutting room floor” material.
About the documentary "Over There: Hoosier Heroes of the Great War"
WHAT: "Over There: Hoosier Heroes of the Great War," the new film from Emmy Award winning producer and director Jo Throckmorton
WHERE TO SEE IT: Available now on PBS stations. View the trailer at https://vimeo.com/394514225. Visit the film's website at www.hoosierheroesofwwi.com
MORE INFO: Jo Throckmorton has been nominated by the Directors Guild of America for Outstanding Directorial Achievement. He produced and directed a major film for a museum installation at the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery in Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, France, in 2016. That led to the production of "Over There: Hoosier Heroes of the Great War." He also has received the award for best documentary by the Society of Professional Journalists for his work on “Hard Life.” Find Throckmorton at blueacemedia.com/ and at facebook.com/JoThrockmortonFilmworks/. | https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/entertainment/local/2023/05/01/local-filmmakers-hoosier-heroes-of-the-great-war-documentary-on-pbs/70150192007/ | 2023-05-01T18:07:48 | 1 | https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/entertainment/local/2023/05/01/local-filmmakers-hoosier-heroes-of-the-great-war-documentary-on-pbs/70150192007/ |
Ellettsville gives man more time to bring property into compliance after court ruling
Ellettsville resident Robert Lowers has until May 10 to bring his property on Ind. 46 into compliance with town ordinances.
And if he doesn't, town workers will.
Work crews using heavy equipment descended on Lowers' home Monday and again on Tuesday to demolish hand-built walls and other structures around his house that violated Ellettsville's building regulation codes. They also hauled away debris, recycled materials and several vehicles.
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They tore down a treehouse, demolished bridges and walkways, shattered tall walls made from beer bottles, used a bucket claw to remove several ponds and dug up his pet cemetery, where a few months ago he buried a beloved dog.
Lowers said the town workers were gone and the area was quiet on Wednesday. He said a planning department official let him know they would return Wednesday, May 10, to complete the work detailed in a compliance order.
He said they left standing a greenhouse where he keeps plants during cold weather. He said the wall around an inner courtyard was left standing as well, for now.
In the meantime, the 60-year-old is planning for a future not in Ellettsville.
His son, Matt Lowers, established a GoFundMe account with hopes of raising $10,000 to buy his dad a plot of land in Greene County. There's a mobile home there he could fix up, creating a life in the country without town ordinances and close-by neighbors.
Twenty years ago, Lowers move into the Ellettsville house at 1119 Main St., buying it on contract from the now-deceased Marion Jacobs.
Matt Lowers wrote on the fundraising site that his dad "began adding his personal artistic touch to it over the years. He would repurpose materials that others call trash into what he called art. Now would I call it art? No, probably not, and Ellettsville didn't see it as art either. But beauty lies in the eye of the beholder, right?"
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Neither Ellettsville officials, Monroe Circuit Court Judge Geoffrey Bradley nor the Indiana Court of Appeals recognized the "beauty" of Lowers' land and additions, which resulted in a legal battle that Lowers lost.
After a 2021 bench trial, Bradley ordered Lowers to pay years' worth of $25-per-day ordinance violation fines that total $140,800. He also has to pay the town attorney's $8,765 legal bill. The judge said Lowers had years to comply with town codes but never did.
This past February, the appeals court upheld Bradley's ruling and the fines. "We cannot say … that the court improperly fined Lowers for subsequent ordinance violations. And we cannot say the imposed fines violated the statutory limits."
Bradley's order then went into effect. "Robert Lowers is hereby permanently enjoined and restrained from further violations of the Ellettsville Town Code," it said. "This injunction shall be construed so as to include the further constructing, adding, erecting, or assembling of any additions to his residence, house, or property without first obtaining the permits as required by the Ellettsville Town Code and from constructing or assembling any structures that violate setback requirements or exceed maximum height requirements."
The judge's order gave Lowers 30 days to modify or remove his existing structures to comply the town regulations. The ruling ordered Lowers "to immediately and permanently abate the conditions which violate the town code by removing from his property all junk, debris, construction materials, trash, vehicle parts, toys, tools, and other items not in functioning condition outside of his residence. This includes but is not limited to: fencing, concrete blocks, windows, vehicles in nonworking order, the boat, bicycles,mops, bicycle helmets and umbrellas.
"Robert Lowers has 30 days to clean up his property."
And if he didn't? The judge's ruling allows the town "to perform its own compliance and abatement activity on the Lowers property without need for additional notice to Robert Lowers and without seeking additional compliance and abatement authority or orders from the court for the same or similar violations."
That's what the town is doing. Ellettsville Planning Director Denise Line didn't return a call on Friday to confirm that town workers will return May 10 if the property concerns aren't addressed.
Lowers is working to transport what's left of his outdoor possessions to the Greene County site where he said he will eventually move. There are several years left on his contract to buy the Ellettsville house and land the town is clearing.
In a court document suggesting Judge Bradley find in favor of Lowers, his attorney explained his client's way of life.
"Lowers' work and additions to his property are extreme. His adherence to sustainable living philosophies and adherence to recycle, reuse and repurpose philosophies are admittedly conducted to what might be perceived to an extreme extent," Michael Carmin wrote.
"The attempt to regulate Lowers' use of his property is an attempt to regulate based on aesthetic concerns and considerations. Indiana law does not regulate property use based on mere aesthetic considerations."
Lowers said he has no choice but to move on. "They destroyed my property so bad, everything, saying this is all a public nuisance. I still can't believe it."
Contact H-T reporter Laura Lane at llane@heraldt.com or 812-318-5967. | https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/local/2023/05/01/ellettsville-gives-robert-lowers-until-may-10-to-address-property/70164696007/ | 2023-05-01T18:07:54 | 0 | https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/local/2023/05/01/ellettsville-gives-robert-lowers-until-may-10-to-address-property/70164696007/ |
For veterans: State fund can help homeowners who need financial aid due to COVID
The Indiana Homeowner Assistance Fund (IHAF) is available for homeowners needing assistance with their mortgage payments and property charges because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The goal of IHAF is to prevent foreclosures and displacements of eligible homeowners. IHAF is funded by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The program cap for IHAF is $50,000 per household.
IHAF can assist with mortgage delinquency, up to six months of monthly payment assistance, property taxes, homeowners insurance, homeowner association fees and condo fees.
As a homeowner, this is how you qualify:
- You own and live in a single-family home, condominium, or a 2-, 3- or 4-family dwelling, or a manufactured home permanently affixed to real property in Indiana
- You or someone in your household had their income go down or living expenses go up, after Jan. 21, 2020, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes job loss, fewer work hours, paying more for childcare, illness or being unable to work because you had to take care of a family member
- You meet the program's income limits. You must have an income equal to or less than 150% of the Area Median Income adjusted for household size or 100% of the National Median Income, whichever is greater.
Learn more and apply at www.877gethope.org. If you need help with your application, including language assistance or reasonable accommodations, call 877-GET-HOPE, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. You may also work with a nonprofit housing counseling agency that can help you apply. A list of housing counseling agencies can be found here: www.877gethope.org/ifpn-partners.
If you are interested in volunteering to drive for the DAV van, need assistance filing a VA disability claim, or have questions about federal, state, or local veterans benefits, please contact my office. Steven Miller, Monroe County Veteran Service Officer, 812-349-2537, smiller@co.monroe.in.us. | https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/local/2023/05/01/indiana-homeowner-assistance-fund-helps-people-in-need-due-to-covid/70155435007/ | 2023-05-01T18:08:00 | 0 | https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/local/2023/05/01/indiana-homeowner-assistance-fund-helps-people-in-need-due-to-covid/70155435007/ |
My Favorite Ride: Carolyn Dean's 1964 Mercury Comet? It's still on the road
It was June 1964 when Carolyn L. Dean of Coral Gables, Florida, purchased a six-cylinder, two-door 1964 Mercury Comet 202 from Strickland Motors, a Lincoln-Mercury dealership in Indianapolis.
"Thank you for selecting a 1964 Comet as your new car. We know you will enjoy many, many hours of pleasant driving behind its wheel," the registration card for the vehicle, still in the glovebox, said.
"As each mile rolls by we're certain you'll grow even more pleased that you decided on a Comet. For in choosing Comet you have chosen quality ... quality that endures."
Another area car:My Favorite Ride: Stinesville man carries on the family sand rail tradition
This particular Comet, six decades later and now owned by Darwin "Doc" Atkins of Martinsville, has endured nearly 60 years since it was bought new on June 24, 1964. During all that time, there surely were "many, many hours of pleasant driving behind its wheel."
This past week, Atkins' son, Kerry Atkins, started the old car up and drove it to Martinsville's courthouse square for the Thursday night cruise-in. I found six cars I liked, a lot, and took some pictures.
The sixth one, Atkins' light blue Mercury Comet, was my favorite. In all my years of car column writing, I don't think I've encountered another one. The grille reminds me of the Lincoln Continental of that era.
I liked the car so much that I took 30 pictures of it, really. Every angle, close-up and from a distance with downtown Martinsville buildings in the background. I looked through the owner's manual, still in the glovebox after all this time.
The Mercury Comet was produced from 1960 through 1969, and was re-introduced in 1971; 1977 was the last year of production.
Early on, the Comet was planned as a new version of the Ford Edsel, an unpopular car Ford suddenly stopped making in 1959. So the Comet prototype got pushed over to Ford's Lincoln-Mercury division.
The 1964 version was more square that previous Comets. The performance model was called a Cyclone, then there was the high-end Caliente, the custom 404 and the base model, the 202 like the Atkins car.
Kerry Atkins said his father bought his Comet three or four years ago in Bloomfield; he wasn't sure from whom. Maybe hear that previous owner will see this column and help me trace the car back a lifetime to Carolyn Dean.
I decided not to contact the elder Atkins; his son thought it would be fun if he just happened upon pictures and a story about his Comet while reading the Reporter-Times newspaper, one of the publications where My Favorite Ride appears.
Come back next week, when the column will feature detail photographs from the other five cars that caught my eye at the most recent Morgan County Courthouse square cruise-in. I'll challenge you to identify an eclectic mix of vehicles.
Until then, keep your eyes open for the many car shows and cruise-ins happening around the area. Contact Pat Ellis at pj.ellis80@yahoo.com, and ask to receive his Hoosier Car Scene Weekly email. It which contains a comprehensive list of car events in southcentral Indiana.
Have a story to tell about a car or truck? Contact reporter Laura Lane at llane@heraldt.com or send a text message to 812-318-5967. | https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/local/2023/05/01/my-favorite-ride-carolyn-deans-1964-mercury-comet-still-on-the-road/70161357007/ | 2023-05-01T18:08:06 | 0 | https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/local/2023/05/01/my-favorite-ride-carolyn-deans-1964-mercury-comet-still-on-the-road/70161357007/ |
ARLINGTON, Texas — A job fair will be open Thursday at AT&T Stadium for veterans, their spouses, active-duty military personnel and members of the National Guard and Reserve.
The Dallas All Veterans Job Fair will be at the AT&T Stadium on May 4 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The fair will be in the stadium's Endzone West. You'll go through Entry J to enter the stadium, and there will be a one-way flow for people to circle to all employers at the fair.
Free parking is available at the stadium's Lot 10. View the parking and event map here.
As of Monday, there were 76 registered employers for the job fair, including Canon, National Oilwell Varco, Constellis, Combined, Cook Children's, Trinity River Authority of Texas, John Deer and Texas Health Resources.
Prospective employers can register for the job fair here. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/arlington-texas-att-stadium-is-hosting-a-job-fair-for-veterans-this-week-dav-employers-jobs/287-cdf2a3a8-32e8-41f9-8487-71858bd84d00 | 2023-05-01T18:11:30 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/arlington-texas-att-stadium-is-hosting-a-job-fair-for-veterans-this-week-dav-employers-jobs/287-cdf2a3a8-32e8-41f9-8487-71858bd84d00 |
DALLAS — Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia called a wounded K-9 partner a "hero" for its actions during the pursuit of a suspect last week, saying the dog helped save his partner's life as both were shot.
The shooting happened early Friday as Sr. Cpl. Scott Jay and his K-9 partner, Figor, were trying to find a shooting suspect in the area of 2900 Cypress Avenue, in southeast Dallas.
As the two closed in on the suspect Brian Casillas, 20, Casillas shot Figor through his chest and then shot at Jay, wounding him in the chest and leg, Garcia said.
Figor then kept pursuing Casillas and helped take the man into custody.
"The work of this dog this night was nothing short of heroic," Garcia said at a news conference Monday. "Shot, injured, Figor goes back to do his job and take the man into custody."
Casillas died at the scene after Jay shot back at him. Jay and Figor were taken for treatment and survived the shooting.
"God wasn't ready for two warriors that night," Garcia said, "and these warriors did their duty in the face of evil."
Watch the bodycam video from the shooting:
Garcia said Jay and Figor's work on Friday showed "the commitment these have to one another was like no other bond."
Garcia played body camera footage of the shooting during the news conference Monday.
In the video, gunshots can be heard, followed by Figor yelping as he was wounded. More gunshots followed, followed by more yelping from Figor.
Jay can then be heard yelling, "We're hit! We're hit!"
"I'm hit!" Jay yelled again. "Suspect down. I'm hit. My partner's hit."
After the shooting, Jay, even as other officers tried to put a tourniquet on his wound, managed to get to where he could tie Figor to a tree.
"Let me get my dog!" Jay said. "The suspect's down!"
"Our K-9s are invaluable members of this police department and [he] helped save his partner's life," Garcia said. "He did everything he was trained to do and exceeded all expectations of a K-9 partner and as a member of the Dallas Police Department."
The incident early Friday began with a 911 call around 9:45 p.m. Thursday, when police received a call about a shooting on Cypress Avenue. Officers arrived and learned that Casillas had shot two people inside of a home after he was confronted about loud music, police said. The victims called for hep, and Casillas ran away.
The two shooting victims survived.
Police began searching for Casillas and didn't find him over the next several hours. Around 12:30 a.m., a 911 caller reported that a man was knocking on their door in the 9400 block of Briggs Street, a couple blocks from the Cypress shooting, police said.
Officers responded to the area and found a shoe and a blood trail. That's when Jay and Figor responded and began tracking Casillas to a creek near a bridge. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dallas-police-shooting-officer-k-9-saved-scott-jay-figor/287-9fb53ae0-dcea-4e43-af10-39d911c214cd | 2023-05-01T18:11:36 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dallas-police-shooting-officer-k-9-saved-scott-jay-figor/287-9fb53ae0-dcea-4e43-af10-39d911c214cd |
Commission approves a partial restoration of the historic Thelma A. Boltin Center
After years of debate, Gainesville leaders have once again changed direction for the future of the historic Thelma A. Boltin Center.
This time, however, the decision seems more of a compromise between past decisions.
The Gainesville City Commission unanimously agreed last week to a partial restoration of the facility, an effort expected to cost $5.6 million. The center, which has been closed since March 2020, was first built in 1943 as part of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s "New Deal," and has served mostly as an event space, offering residents a place to dance, entertain and play bingo over decades.
“There is a rich history with the Thelma A. Boltin Center,” said Wild Spaces and Public Places Director Betsy Waite during a presentation last week where she presented commissioners with four design options.
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The city chose partial restoration of the center over making repairs, a complete replacement and complete restoration. The approved plan includes demolishing all but two walls and rebuilding portions to match the existing structure.
In order to execute the change, a heritage pecan tree on the site will have to be removed. The Historic Preservation Board also supported this option.
“The question that I try to keep in mind as we make these decisions is if Thelma Boltin were a city worker now and came up to Alachua to tell us what she thought we needed,” Mayor Harvey Ward said, “Would she have said keep it exactly the way it was? Or would she say let's get the most use we can?”
The money for the project, which breaks down to $472 per square foot, comes from the Wild Spaces Public Places surtax, a one-cent tax Alachua County residents voted for in November 2022. Half the money raised from the one-cent tax is dedicated to land conservation and parks, while the other half is earmarked for infrastructure needs and affordable housing.
The center has been the subject of many commission votes in recent years.
In 2019, the commission voted to renovate the place. But in April 2022, the previous commission voted to demolish the center and replace it entirely. More recently, in December 2022, the Historic Preservation Board approved plans to restore the auditorium.
“This building has been used hard and used well,” Ward said. “It is a well-loved building by a lot of people in a lot of different decades and different generations in our community for a lot of different things. It has served us very well.” | https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/local/2023/05/01/gainesville-city-commission-votes-to-restore-the-historic-thelma-a-boltin-center/70164300007/ | 2023-05-01T18:32:15 | 0 | https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/local/2023/05/01/gainesville-city-commission-votes-to-restore-the-historic-thelma-a-boltin-center/70164300007/ |
Guaranteed income program gives $874K to formerly incarcerated Alachua County residents
A Gainesville guaranteed income pilot program gave $874,000 to formerly incarcerated Alachua County residents during its first year.
The program, Just Income, was put on by Community Spring, a Gainesville-based organization set out to combat poverty and economic injustices. As part of Just Income, 115 formerly incarcerated residents received $7,600 over the course of a year to use however they pleased. Participants had to have been released from prison or jail with a felony or begun felony probation within six months of applying for the program.
“It costs Floridians about $28,000 a year to hold someone in prison," the group's Director Kevin Scott said in a release. "Alternatively, we’re investing just $7,600 directly to one of our valued neighbors, giving them a vital income floor. The entire community benefits when we truly support our neighbors and allow people to make the best decisions for themselves.”
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The idea behind the program is to provide people who have fewer opportunities for a stable income with money they can use to pay off legal fees, housing costs and other debts while they regain footing after incarceration. The goal is to prevent reincarceration due to a lack of income, according to the release.
The top three spending categories for program participants were retail, food and transportation, according to the pilot’s preliminary data. The impact of the study is being evaluated by the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Guaranteed Income Research, with the academic findings to be released in fall 2024.
When people come out of prison the odds are stacked up against them, Scott said in 2022. He said that 27% of those released are unemployed, with homelessness rates 10 times higher than for the general public.
Scott said formerly incarcerated people are also being released from prison with a great deal of debt, often from fines and fees that were part of their sentences.
"And so you're coming out to not a level playing field, at all, like most people would imagine but you're actually coming out in a hole financially," Scott said.
Program participants received $1000 during their first month, and $600 a month for 11 months after that. The program is funded by Mayors for a Guaranteed Income and Spring Point Partners. Former Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe was a member of the mayors' organization at the time of Just Income’s inception and was a frequent proponent of a guaranteed income.
Guaranteed income differs from universal basic income, as the former is targeted to specific groups like formerly incarcerated people while a universal basic income provides money to all citizens.
“Sometimes people just need a little more help than other people and there's nothing wrong with that,” said one recipient in the release. “Y'all made a great difference in my life with the help you gave me when I really needed someone to see the good in me.” | https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/local/2023/05/01/program-gives-formerly-incarcerated-alachua-county-residents-874k/70155252007/ | 2023-05-01T18:32:21 | 1 | https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/local/2023/05/01/program-gives-formerly-incarcerated-alachua-county-residents-874k/70155252007/ |
A New York financial giant’s plans to build a solar farm on some 1,710 acres of woods and wetlands in Chesterfield County, including a Virginia Essential Conservation Site, is sparking strong opposition before the State Corporation Commission .
The SCC would have to find the facility, which is planned to generate 160 megawatts of electricity, enough to power almost 28,000 homes, is needed to meet the state’s energy use and clean energy goals before the solar plant can be built.
This map shows the site where a New York financial firm wants to build a solar farm in Chesterfield County.
David Ress
Shaw plans to install 380,000 solar panels, transformers, inverters and cables on about 1,675 acres of a tract bounded by Bradley Bridge Road to the north, Branders Bridge Road on the north and east, Swift Creek and the Glebe Point neighborhood to the west and Beach Branch to the south.
It also plans to build a substation and two 34.5 kilovolt interconnection yards at the side, as well as a 115 kilovolt overhead line to connect to a Dominion Energy switchyard 1.75 miles away, mostly along a former railroad lone.
A unit of the D.E. Shaw and Co. investment firm, which has $60 billion of assets under management, wants to own and operate the facility.
It has projects underway in 25 states and is operating or developing more than 20,000 megawatts of renewable energy facilities.
But the site where it wants to build in Chesterfield includes the Chester Seeps, home to 10 different rare plants, including the “squarehead” or Pineland nerveray , a yellow sunflower-like plant found nowhere else in Virginia, as well as the lance leaved rose-gentian , a perennial herb with white flowers that flourishes in bogs and clearings in pine woods. Purple pitcher plants, velvet sedge, red milkweed, small white-fringed orchid are among the rare plants found there, while the rare fasciculate beakrush found there is at its northernmost home.
“I really hope there is an alternative location for the solar panels that won't affect the pitcher plant swamp!,” Rachel Fried wrote to the SCC.
“If you haven't seen the red milkweed, Asclepias incarnata, especially, it's GORGEOUS … Every year the seeds sell out like hot cakes because they're so rare. Only places like this can help continue these flowers in the wild for their symbiotic friends like monarch butterflies,” she wrote.
Another Chester Seeps plant on the state’s rare plant list, Cuthbert's turtlehead , Chelone cuthertii, has a special relationship with bumble bees, she wrote.
The bees evolved with plans like the turtlehead "because their big butts are heavy/strong enough to push open the semi-closed lips of the flowers. It's too cute! Cool stuff like that? Please, we gotta work to protect it!” she added.
Marielena Lamont, of Great Falls, wrote: “We need these plants and animals in our environment, and some, like the Squarehead, are critically endangered.
"Let’s find a better location for the solar facility, please."
Evangeline Rutherford of Richmond wrote: “Please save the pitcher plants!”
Kelli Quinn of Richmond wrote: “Solar fields don’t belong on Natural Heritage Treasures!”
A solar farm in Virginia.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
More than 775 people, mostly opposing the plans, have so far submitted comments to the SCC.
State environmental regulators told the SCC that they are tallying all the wetlands and stream crossings on the site, while the Department of Conservation and Recreation’s Division of Natural Heritage will want to offer specific recommendations to protect rare plants there.
The Department of Wildlife resources said it is concerned about the large area of woods to be cleared, adding that the perimeter fencing required will reduce wildlife habitat and movement corridors.
Chesterfield County supervisors approved the plan in 2019, overruling the county’s planning commission.
From the archives: Remembering Ukrop's through the years
1958 Ukrop's
2/21/1958: Sam D. Ukrop, 33-year-old owner of Ukrop's Supermarket on Mechanicsville Pike, has opened a 3,000-square-foot department store adjacent to the market.
staff photo
1963 Ukrop's
Ukrop's store on Hull Street circa 1963.
HANDOUT PHOTO
1963 Ukrop's
Ukrop's store on Buford Road circa 1963. James E. Ukrop, son of the founders, convinces his father to allow him to open a second store, on Midlothian Turnpike near Buford Road in Chesterfield County.
HANDOUT PHOTO
1965 Ukrop's
May 11, 1965: New Shopping Center This new shopping center at Walmsley boulevard and State Rt. 10 is scheduled to open tomorrow. The 25,000-sauare-foot center was developed by Joe Ukrop, who will operate a supermarket in the center. Other tenants include Jewel Laundry and Dry Cleaners and a barber shop, operated by Smith & Nelson. Robert M. Dunville & Brothers, Inc., was the general contractor. The supermarket will be Ukrop's third in the Richmond area.
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1972 Ukrop's
James E. Ukrop, 34. published caption Feb. 6, 1972: James Ukrop Serves as General Manager of Local Concern Company Will Open Another Richmond Area Store in the Summer (new store is in the Dumbarton Square Shopping Center at Hilliard and Staples Mill roads -- the company's first location on the north side of the James River.)
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1981 Ukrop's
11/21/1981: Final touches are being made at Ukrop's Supermarkets 12th Richmond area store in the Gayton Crossing Shopping Center expansion in western Henrico County. The $1.2 million, 32,000-square-foot store will open Dec. 8, company officials say. The architect was David Dunville and the contractor was Robert M. Dunville & Bros. Inc. the store will include a delicatessen and a Dot's Pastry Shoppe. About 120 people will be employed.
Amir M. Pishdad
1983 Ukrop's
Ukrop's Super Market
Don Long
1984 Ukrop's
1984: A display of stock is set up in the new Ukrop's store on West Cary Street by (from left): Store Manager Jim Blackwell, Assistant Store Manager Bill Calson and Grocery manager Billy Piece.
TIMES-DISPATCH
1985 Ukrop's
5/22/1985: Another Ukrop's opens The 16th Ukrop's Supermarket in the Richmond metropolitan area opened yesterday at the Stony Point Shopping Center in South Richmond. The $3.3 million store is the first retailer to open in the shopping center, while other spaces still are under construction. The Ukrop's store , which will employ about 120 people on a fulltime and part-time basis, is managed by Russell Wood, who transferred from the company's Chippenham North Shopping Center store.
Clement Britt
1985 Ukrop's
1985: Carol Beth Spivey (left), cameraman Stephen Berry and Patty Papazian.
TIMES-DISPATCH
1986 Ukrop's
1986: Drawing was to show the Ukrop's Super market store which was to be the anchor of the Laburnum Park shopping center.
FREEMAN & MORGAN ARCHITECTS/FILE/TIMES-DISPATCH
1987 Ukrop's
Vickie Griffith discusses "Valued Customer Card" program with a Ukrop's customer.
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1987 Ukrop's
11/6/1987: Ukrop's lands in East End The 19th and largest store in the Ukrop's Super Markets Inc. chain, and the company's first store in the eastern Richmond area, is getting ready to open Tuesday at Laburnum Park Shopping Center on Laburnum near Interstate 64 in Henrico County. The 43,500-square-foot grocery is the anchor tenant in the 130,000-square-foot center being developed and managed by S.L. Nusbaum Realty Co. Other tenants are a Rite Aid drugstore, Radio Shack, Merribee crafts and needlework, a video store, Contempo fashions, Sit 'N' Sleep retail store, an Italian restaurant and a Curles Neck ice cream store.
P. Kevin Morley
1987 Ukrop's
James E. "Jim" Ukrop, left, and brother Robert S. "Bobby" Ukrop at Ukrop's 50th anniversary charity program. 6/29/1987
Carl Lynn
1987 Ukrop's
1987: James Ukrop watches brother Robert make point.
TIMES-DISPATCH
1987 Ukrop's
12-18-1987: Dick Hollander (l), Bobby Ukrop announce The Diamond's name at December meeting.
Bob Brown
1987 Ukrop's
From left, Joseph (Joe) Ukrop, Jacquelin B. Ukrop (Joe's wife) and son Robert S. Ukrop published 6/18/1987, no origin date available
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1988 Ukrop's
Feb. 23, 1988: Shopping mobility David Baber, a shopper at the Patterson Avenue store of Ukrop's Super Markets Inc., uses a motorized cart designed for handicapped customers. Ukrop's, with 19 sotres, purchased 25 of the carts from an Arkansas company last year and is the first grocery chain in Virginia to use the electric-powered vehicles.
Carl Lynn
1988 Ukrop's
1988: IN THE BAG — Coy Bryson, representing Ukrop's, bags groceries in the state grocery bagger's competition. Five finalists, Bryson among them, competed yesterday at the Marriott.
TIMES-DISPATCH
1988 Ukrop's
James E. Ukrop with founders of Ben & Jerry ice cream company. From left: Jerry Greenfield, James E. "Jim" Ukrop, Ben Cohen
Carl Lynn
1989 Ukrop's
Rich Hedrick, Jim Ukrop and Bob Ukrop of H.U. Development Associates look over the plans for CentreCourt at the site of their office park on Route 10, Chesterfield County. Published caption July 16, 1989
handout
1990 Ukrop's
March 20, 1990: PRECAUTION -- Ukrop's posted an apology to customers where its soup kettles usually sit. Throughout the area, soup bars like this one were closed yesterday because tainted syringes were found in soup in three Chesterfield stores last week.
Bob Brown
1990 Ukrop's
1990: Jerome Thomas loads groceries at a service conscious Ukrop's supermarket. Ukrop's Super Markets Inc., with more than 4,100 employees, moved onto the "Top 50" list for the fist time.
TIMES-DISPATCH
1990 Ukrop's
1990: Roy Harris greets a customer at Ukrops, where he works as a courtesy clerk.
TIMES-DISPATCH
1990 Ukrop's
July 22, 1990: MUSIC MAKERS -- Since they began two years ago under the direction of Harry Jones, the Ukrop's Singers has grown from 10 to 48 members. The group is made up of Ukrop employees and others who perform a variety of musical selections at nursing homes, Richmond Braves baseball games, the State Fair of Virginia and other local events throughout the year.
Bruce Parker
1991 Ukrop's
3/7/1991: NEWEST STORE -- Ukrop's, which commands the area's largest market share at 30.2 percent, opened its 22nd store last week in the Hanover Square Shopping Center in Mechanicsville. The company has plans for opening other new stores soon.
Alexa Welch
1991 Ukrop's
3/7/1991: "MAKING A STATEMENT" -- With some larger displays and warehouse-type shelving, the new Ukrop's 58,000-square-foot store in Mechanicsville's Hanover Square Shopping Center tries a new tactic inthe company's battle against competitors who push low prices.
Alexa Welch
1991 Ukrop's
8/25, 1991: LEADING THE PACK -- After customers told Ukrop's Super Markets Inc. that they wanted more ready-to-eat, prepared food, company officials added cafe menus and selections.
Bruce Parker
1992 Ukrop's
Ukrop's "Valued Customer" card
handout
1992 Ukrop's
1992: Westpark Ukrop's Cafe
TIMES-DISPATCH
1996 Ukrop's
Gregory Mehfoud pushes a cart in the Tot Spot in the new Ukrop's in Short Pump. At right, Ukrop's employee Karen Huddleston reads to other children. At left, Marissa Halpert enters the Tot Spot after her mother dropped her off.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
1996 Ukrop's
Claus Larsen takes chicken out of the fryer at the Stony Point Ukrop's store.
STUART T. WAGNER
1996 Ukrop's
View from the Ukrop's Cafe' eating area at the new Ukrop's in Short Pump.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
1996 Ukrop's
The Italian Pasta and Panini bar in the new Ukrop's at Short Pump. A girl in a grocery cart (right) smells a carnation. Greeters at the new store handed out carnations to shoppers entering the new store on its opening day.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
1996 Ukrop's
The natural foods section in the new Ukrop's at Short Pump.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
1996 Ukrop's
Shoppers in checkout line at the Westpark Ukrop's.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
1997 Ukrop's
New Ukrop's grand opening drew a crowd in Fredericksburg.
BRUCE PARKER
1997 Ukrop's
Farmers Market Bank opened November 4 at the Ukrop's in Chesterfield. 11/3/97
Rachel Naber
1997 Ukrop's
Ukrop's supermarket under construction at 11361 Midlothian Turnpike.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
1997 Ukrop's
New Ukrop's opens in Fredericksburg.
BRUCE PARKER
1998 Ukrop's
Ukrop's employee Dennis Forbes hands pizza of to a customer at the Village Shopping Center location
Joe Mahoney
1998 Ukrop's
Ukrop's employee John Maderia loads goods into a customer's vehicle at the Village Shopping Center location.
Joe Mahoney
1998 Ukrop's
Ukrop's employee Lowell Stansberry takes groceries out for a customer at the Village Shopping Center location.
Joe Mahoney
1998 Ukrop's
Joe Bugas, 3, gets a close look at a fresh Virginia oyster held by Shirley Estes, an employee of the Virginia Marine Products Board at Ukrop's on Pump Road. The board is sponsoring 'Meet a Waterman' demonstrations in Ukrop's stores. At left rear is Joe's mom, Tracy Bugas, of Rockville.
Joe Mahoney
1998 Ukrop's
ShaBrenda Bennett shops the reduced-price meat cooler at the Ashland Ukrop's store just after they opened at 8am Wednesday, May 6, 1998 in order to make ends meet for the family budget.
BOB BROWN
1999 Ukrop's
Ukrop's Carytown store that will be expanding into the area to the right of the sign. Photo taken Wednesday, July 21, 1999.
BOB BROWN
1999 Ukrop's
Shoppers at the Ukrop's store on W. Cary St. flooded the checkout counter Tuesday, Mar. 9, 1999, after snow began falling in the Richmond area.
BOB BROWN
1999 Ukrop's
Ukrop's Fresh Express store at 10th and Main Streets will be closing. Photo taken Monday, February 22, 1999.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
1999 Ukrop's
Shoppers at the Ukrop's store across from Short Pump Elementary School queue up at the checkout lines Wednesday morning, Sept. 15, 1999 in anticipation of the arrival of Hurricane Floyd.
BOB BROWN
2000 Ukrop's
Ukrop's cashier Jennifer Hadley (lower right) assists a customer at the store's Carytown location Saturday, as the weatherman sent shoppers scurrying after calling for snow.
Joe Mahoney
2000 Ukrop's
Ukrop's cashier Anna Cloninger places a milk jug into a bag for a customer at the store's Carytown location, Saturday. The store was doing a brisk business, partly because of weather forecasts calling for snow.
Joe Mahoney
2000 Ukrop's
While the rest of the store was doing brisk business, ice scrapers hang largely ignored by shoppers Saturday at Carytown Ukrop's.
Joe Mahoney
2000 Ukrop's
Ukrop's at 3522 W. Cary St. was temporarily closed Saturday afternoon 09/30/2000.
MASAAKI OKADA
2000 Ukrop's
James E. Ukrop is the chairman of Ukrop's/First Market Bank in Richmond.
CINDY BLANCHARD
2001 Ukrop's
Customer card for Ukrop's.
2002 Ukrop's
Gareth Jones, 16, left, and Mary Norris, 17, bag groceries at Ukrop's in Chesterfield County.
Joe Mahoney
2002 Ukrop's
Ukrop's store at Harbour Point Shopping Center on Hull St. Rd. is testing a new ordering system for its deli departments. Customers can avoid line by placing their order at these new kiosks.
MARK GORMUS
2004 Ukrop's
Exterior of the Ukrop's store on Midlothian Tpke. near Chesterfield Towne Center.
LINDY KEAST RODMAN
2004 Ukrop's
Birchard Holden is 81-years old and working at Ukrop's 20 hours a week.
Joe Mahoney
2005 Ukrop's
Ukrop's store on Midlothian is soon to be remodeled. Chesterfield Crossing Shopping Center
DEAN HOFFMEYER
2006 Ukrop's
Ukrop's employee Jim Jones walks Barbara Anderson to her car before loading her groceries into it Wednesday morning at the Ukrop's Super Market on Patterson Ave and Gaskins Rd., which is set to close its doors January 28 after 30 years of operation. Jones has been working at the Patterson Ukrop's for five and a half years, treating customers and colleagues to his smiles and good humor.
EVA RUSSO
2007 Ukrop's
Franklin Pond, 90, wheels Ann Marie Reutti's groceries at the Ukrop's at Virginia Center Commons. Pond is among the million-plus workers in America who are over 75 years old.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
2007 Ukrop's
Courtesy clerks and cashiers, representing all 29 Ukrop's stores, compete in the Ukrop's Best Bagger Finals at the John Rolfe Ridgefield store. The winner, Nathan Hutzell, received a cash prize and the chance to represent Ukrop's in the state contest in Bristol, VA . The state winner will advance to the national competition taking place Feburary 2008 in Las Vegas.
CLEMENT BRITT
2007 Ukrop's
Ukrop's CEO and former UR basketball player Bobby Ukrop has been selected as one of the most influential Richmonders in sports. Here, Ukrop makes a basket at the Robbins Center at University of Richmond.
EVA RUSSO
2008 Ukrop's
Ukrop's store at Grace and Harrison streets Tues. April 15,2008.
MARK GORMUS
2008 Ukrop's
Richmond building inspector John Whealton checks the structure of the Ukrop's store in Carytown after a car drove into the natural foods section.
LINDY KEAST RODMAN
2008 Ukrop's
Wade Charmichael, senior category manager of produce for Ukrop's, smells a cantaloupe at the Carytown Ukrop's. He relies more on looking at the melon as a way to judge its goodness, but says that smellers should smell fruit, if they think it helps determine the fruit's goodness.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
2008 Ukrop's
The Ukrops is now open at White Oak Village, in Eastern Henrico County
LINDY KEAST RODMAN
2008 Ukrop's
Ukrops deli lead Valerie Williamson makes a 3' sub at the Ukrops store in the Short Pump Crossing.
LINDY KEAST RODMAN
2008 Ukrop's
Ukrops food service manager Pat Collawn assembles a shrimp tray at the Ukrops store in the Short Pump Crossing.
LINDY KEAST RODMAN
2008 Ukrop's
Ukrop's store at Grace and Harrison streets Tues. April 15,2008.
MARK GORMUS
2009 Ukrop's
Robert S. "Bobby" Ukrop (left) takes Rick Herring on a tour of his stores on Friday, December 18, 2009. Herring is the president of Ahold's Giant-Carlisle division, which is buying the Ukrop's chain. Here, the two visit the Stratford Hills location.
EVA RUSSO
2009 Ukrop's
James King (left), of Ukrop's, helps Deedee Redford, of Varina, load her groceries at the Ukrop's at the Shops at White Oak Village, in Richmond, on Thursday, December 17, 2009. "I don't shop anywhere else," said Redford, who said she's been shopping at Ukrop's for about 20 years.
EVA RUSSO
2009 Ukrop's
Austin Wilson of Richmond picked up some Christmas cookies at the Carytown Ukrop's.
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2009 Ukrop's
Ukrop's in Mechanicsville
DEAN HOFFMEYER
2009 Ukrop's
Welcome sign at the new Ukrop Park in Chesterfield County.
JOE MAHONEY
2009 Ukrop's
Denise Konrad chats on a cell phone while waiting for her deli order at the Carytown Ukrop's.
JAM
2009 Ukrop's
Robert S. "Bobby" Ukrop (left) takes Rick Herring on a tour of his stores on Friday, December 18, 2009. Herring is the president of Ahold's Giant-Carlisle division, which is buying the Ukrop's chain. Here, Herring meets employee Henry Brissette at the Stratford Hills store.
EVA RUSSO
2009 Ukrop's
Robert S. "Bobby" Ukrop took Rick Herring on a tour of his stores on Friday, December 18, 2009. Herring is the president of Ahold's Giant-Carlisle division, which is buying the Ukrop's chain. During the tour, many greeted, thanked, congratulated and hugged Ukrop. Here, Jane Lawrence hugs him at the Stony Point store.
EVA RUSSO
2009 Ukrop's
Robert S. "Bobby" Ukrop (left) takes Rick Herring on a tour of his stores on Friday, December 18, 2009. Herring is the president of Ahold's Giant-Carlisle division, which is buying the Ukrop's chain. Here, the two leave the Stratford Hills location after they toured the store and Ukrop picked up his shirts.
EVA RUSSO
2009 Ukrop's
Robert S. "Bobby" Ukrop (left) takes Rick Herring on a tour of his stores on Friday, December 18, 2009. Herring is the president of Ahold's Giant-Carlisle division, which is buying the Ukrop's chain. Here, Ukrop (right) introduces Herring (left) to customer Ann Carlton at the Stony Point store.
EVA RUSSO
2009 Ukrop's
Robert S. "Bobby" Ukrop takes Rick Herring (not seen) on a tour of his stores on Friday, December 18, 2009. Herring is the president of Ahold's Giant-Carlisle division, which is buying the Ukrop's chain. Here, Ukrop takes a phone call at the Stony Point location while retrieving an out-of-place loaf of bread.
EVA RUSSO
2009 Ukrop's
Robert S. "Bobby" Ukrop (center) took Rick Herring on a tour of his stores on Friday, December 18, 2009. Herring is the president of Ahold's Giant-Carlisle division, which is buying the Ukrop's chain. Here, Ukrop takes a moment to help a customer at the Stony Point store by getting him a basket.
EVA RUSSO
2009 Ukrop's
"Grandma really likes that they bring stuff out to your car," said Katy Palmer (center), of Highland Springs, about how she likes the customer service of Ukrop's. Here, Bryan Smith, of Ukrop's, helps Palmer unload her groceries as her grandmother Macie Palmer stands nearby outside the Ukrop's at the Shops at White Oak Village, in Richmond, on Thursday, December 17, 2009.
EVA RUSSO
2009 Ukrop's
James King (left), of Ukrop's, helps Deedee Redford, of Varina, load her groceries at the Ukrop's at the Shops at White Oak Village, in Richmond, on Thursday, December 17, 2009. "I don't shop anywhere else," said Redford, who said she's been shopping at Ukrop's for about 20 years.
EVA RUSSO
2010 Ukrop's
Ukrop's Staples Mill last day.
JAM
2010 Ukrop's
Ukrop's Staples Mill last day. That's 4-year-old Ania Hill of Richmond behind the cart.
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2010 Ukrop's
Ukrop's Staples Mill last day. Meat department's Don Crider replaces shelves after cleaning.
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2010 Ukrop's
Ukrop's Staples Mill last day.
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2010 Ukrop's
Ukrop's Staples Mill last day.
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2010 Ukrop's
Ukrop's Staples Mill last day.
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2010 Ukrop's
Ukrop's Staples Mill last day.
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2010 Ukrop's
Ukrop's Staples Mill last day.
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2010 Ukrop's
Ukrop's Staples Mill last day.
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2010 Ukrop's
Ukrop's Staples Mill last day. Monica North.
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2010 Ukrop's
Ukrop's Staples Mill last day. Mary B. Rhodes of Glen Allen.
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2010 Ukrop's
Ukrop's Staples Mill last day. Don Crider took time out from replacing meat department shelves to get a hug from former employee Paula Nuckols
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2010 Ukrop's
Ukrop's Staples Mill last day.
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2010 Ukrop's
Ukrop's Staples Mill last day.
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2010 Ukrop's
Ukrop's Staples Mill last day. Bill Raynor checks out customers.
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2010 Ukrop's
Ukrop's Staples Mill last day. Signature service
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2010 Ukrop's
Ukrop's Staples Mill last day.
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2010 Ukrop's
Ukrop's Staples Mill last day. That's 4-year-old Ania Hill of Richmond behind the cart.
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2010 Ukrop's
Ukrop's Staples Mill last day.
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2010 Ukrop's
Ukrop's Staples Mill last day.
JAM
2010 Ukrop's
Michelle Plourde shopped for a few dinner and weekend food items at the Ukrop's on Brook Rd. across from Virginia Center Commons Fri. April 2, 2010.
MARK GORMUS
2010 Ukrop's
Employees of Superior Sign Productions, of Richmond, prepare the facade of the Ukrop's store at 10150 Brook Road for installation of the Martin's logo.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
2010 Ukrop's
Martin's grocery store at Virginia Center Commons.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
2010 Ukrop's
A worker uses a small snowplow to clear a sidewalk at the Stony Point Ukrop's on Huguenot Road Saturday morning.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
2010 Ukrop's
In the Stony Point Ukrop's parking lot, workers were busy maneuvering snowplows to clear snow for shoppers' cars.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
2010 Ukrop's
Ukrop's Staples Mill last day. Signature service by Fred Tucker.
JAM
2010 Ukrop's
Franklin Pond, 90, loads a customer's groceries at the Ukrop's at Virginia Center Commons. Pond is among the million-plus workers in America who are over 75 years old.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
2011 Ukrop's
Bobby Ukrop heads for the podium to adress the crowd at the Greater Richmond Aquatics Partnership Aquatics Center at Ukrop Park in Chesterfield County, VA Monday, June 13, 2011.
BOB BROWN
2011 Ukrop's
Richmond Christmas Mother Jayne Ukrop is carried down the staircase by her sons Jeff Ukrop (left) and Rob Ukrop (right) at the Jefferson Hotel Tree Lighting on November 28, 2011. Jayne Ukrop's husband, Bobby Ukrop, follows with their family.
EVA RUSSO
2012 Ukrop's
Bobby Ukrop was spotted during the Ukrop's Monument Ave. 10K presented by Martins, Saturday March 31, 2012.
JOE MAHONEY
2012 Ukrop's
Richmond businessman James Ukrop, R, is offering his guidance to Ricky Dennis for his Arena Racing USA operation.
JOE MAHONEY
2014 Ukrop's
Elite runners start the Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10K race on Broad Street, near Harrison St., March 29, 2014.
P. Kevin Morley
2014 Ukrop's
Runners in the first wave of the Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10K prepare for the start of the race. 3/29/14
Chris Conway
2015 Ukrop's
Denise Johnson packs a case of White House Rolls at Ukrop's Homestyle Foods on Wednesday, April 29, 2015.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
2015 Ukrop's
White House Rolls make their way on the conveyor belt toward packaging at Ukrop's Homestyle Foods Wednesday, April 29, 2015.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
2015 Ukrop's
Ted and Katie Ukrop atop the building that will become Quirk Hotel, at 201 W. Broad Street. The boutique hotel is just blocks from the Jefferson Hotel (right, background). The 75-room hotel will include five penthouse rooms on this level (under construction on the right) along with a rooftop bar. Katie Ukrop's Quirk Gallery will be relocated to the first level of the hotel. May 18, 2015.
P. KEVIN MORLEY/TIMES-DISPATCH
2015 Ukrop's
Bobby Ukrop, president and CEO of Ukrop's Homestyle Foods, LLC, holds a package of rolls while speaking to employees of the Richmond Times-Dispatch during a Town Hall presentation, October 28, 2015.
P. KEVIN MORLEY/TIMES-DISPATCH
2015 Ukrop's
Jim Ukrop, founding member of New Richmond Ventures, meets with his executive assistant, Ellen Fleming. Nov. 10, 2015.
P. KEVIN MORLEY/TIMES-DISPATCH
2016 Ukrop's
Robert "Bobby" Ukrop holds a package of Ukrop's White House rolls in their main office on Wednesday June 22, 2016. The rolls have been in production for 30 years.
SHELBY LUM / TIMES-DISPATCH
2016 Ukrop's
Micah Carney arranges Ukrop's White House rolls onto sheets after they had been baked on Wednesday June 22, 2016.
SHELBY LUM / TIMES-DISPATCH
2016 Ukrop's
Martins Food Market employee Stanley Ball returns shopping carts to the store at 5700 Brook Road Wednesday, July 13, 2016. He started working for Ukrops in 1989 and has been with Martins since they bought Ukrops.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
2016 Ukrop's
Mayor-elect Levar Stoney (left) talks with Bobby Ukrop before the RTD Person of the Year lunch at the John Marshall Ballrooms on Thursday Dec. 8, 2016.
SHELBY LUM / TIMES-DISPATCH
2017 Ukrop's
(From left) Chris Kantner, Robert "Bobby" Ukrop and Scott Aronson in the Ukrop's Homestyle Foods main office on Tuesday Jan. 24, 2017. Ukrop's prepared food products will become available at other local grocery stores with Martin's leaving the market.
SHELBY LUM / TIMES-DISPATCH
2017 Ukrop's
Some of Ukrop's prepared food products in the main office on Tuesday Jan. 24, 2017. Ukrop's Homestyle Foods prepared food products will become available at other local grocery stores with Martin's leaving the market.
SHELBY LUM / TIMES-DISPATCH
2017 Ukrop's
Some of Ukrop's prepared food products in the main office on Tuesday Jan. 24, 2017. Ukrop's Homestyle Foods prepared food products will become available at other local grocery stores with Martin's leaving the market.
SHELBY LUM / TIMES-DISPATCH
2017 Ukrop's
Some of Ukrop's prepared food products in the main office on Tuesday Jan. 24, 2017. Ukrop's Homestyle Foods prepared food products will become available at other local grocery stores with Martin's leaving the market.
SHELBY LUM / TIMES-DISPATCH
2017 Ukrop's
A cake symbolizing the availability of Ukrop's Homestyle Foods in all 18 Kroger stores in the Richmond areb. 15, 2017. More than 180 Ukrop's items will be sold in Kroger stores. The announcement/kickoff was at the Kroger at 14101 Midlothian Tnpk. Feb. 15, 2017.
P. KEVIN MORLEY/TIMES-DISPATCH
2017 Ukrop's
Jim Ukrop, Co-Founder and Managing Director of NRV, formerly called New Richmond Ventures, a local venture capital firm that recently raised $33 million in capital to invest in promising early-stage businesses in the Richmond region and throughout Virginia.
SHABAN ATHUMAN/TIMES-DISPATCH
2018 Ukrop's
Weeds grow in the parking lot in front of the empty Ukrop's / Martin's grocery store in the Richmond Shopping Center in the Carytown district of Richmond, VA Friday, July 27. 2018.
BOB BROWN/TIMES-DISPATCH
Ukrop's
First Ukrop's Market
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A former Richmond police officer has been convicted in Louisa County of 50 counts of possession of child pornography.
David E. Stone, 51, faces up to 255 years in prison. A sentencing hearing is scheduled July 17.
Stone, of Mineral, was arrested in January.
Prosecutors in a statement said the Louisa County Sheriff’s Office was notified in January 2022 by the National Center of Missing and Exploited Children after a tech company flagged Stone's online behavior.
Police conducted a search warrant of Stone's house and found child pornography on a tablet in his bedroom, prosecutors said.
Richmond police arrested him when he showed up for work. Stone was put on administrative leave without pay.
50 photos from the RTD Archives
This February 1953 image shows East Main Street near 10th Street in downtown Richmond, with Rao’s Restaurant on the corner at left.
Staff
In May 1950, Willie Bradby (left) and Pamunkey Chief Tecumseh Deerfoot Cook checked a shad net on their reservation in King William County. The tribe had a profitable year from fishing, so it made a donation to the Richmond Memorial Hospital building fund in memory of tribe member Charles Bush, who had been killed in World War II. The chief noted that sick tribe members were treated at Richmond hospitals, so the Pamunkey wanted to help the construction effort.
RTD Staff
In October 1958, Judy Ann Austin was named Queen of Tobaccoland and honored in the National Tobacco Festival parade. The festival ran in Richmond from 1949 to 1984 and was a top event in the city during its run. Austin, 18, who had been runner-up in the Miss South Carolina pageant in addition to numerous other pageant wins, had lived in Richmond when she was a child. Tobacco Festival Queen Rides Away on Float. Judy Ann Austin Adds Honor to a Growing List.
Staff
In April 1937, several blocks of lower Hull Street, the main thoroughfare in South Richmond, were flooded so completely that it took rowboats and hip-waders to reach buildings. Three days of rains had caused the James River to crest at 27 feet. About 700 men worked around the clock for up to 36 hours to secure the dike. Total property damage in Richmond was estimate at more than $100,000.
RTD Staff
In December 1952, Richmond’s Lady Wonder indicated that a mute 6-year-old Rhode Island boy, missing for more than two months, was alive but hurt and could be found in Kansas. Lady had developed a reputation as a psychic horse, and the boy’s mother, who read about Lady and was desperate for help, arranged for her to field questions about the case. Tragically, the child’s skull was found a year later only 1 mile from his Rhode Island school. Missing Boy Alive, Wonder Horse 'Says' Carefully, She Spells Out Word, 'Yes' [Lady Wonder]
Staff
In July 1948, the Sixth Street Market in Richmond had an abundance of locally grown produce. Hanover tomatoes were 10 cents a pound, Crozet peaches were 2 pounds for 35 cents, and butterbeans were 70 cents a pint. Local melons were not available, and the watermelons from other states cost between 50 cents and $1, down from $2 earlier in the season. Other local vegetable prices included carrots for 10 cents a bunch, cucumbers for 5 cents each, cabbage at 5 cents per pound, and squash at 15 cents for 2 pounds.
Times-Dispatch
In June 1943, students at the Grace Arents School celebrated the end of the school year. The Oregon Hill school, which opened in 1911, honored the philanthropist for her donation of the land and $5,000 toward the building. After decades as an elementary school and later a special education school, the building has housed Open High School since 1989. 6-10-1943: School's all over until next Fall for these Grace Arents students, shown as school was dismissed today.
RTD Staff
On Nov. 9, 1944, downtown merchants found a layer of soot covering much of First to Eighth streets, between Marshall and Main streets. Some called it “black snow,” but it required more cleanup – sidewalks, shop windows and car windshields had to be swept, scrubbed or hosed off. Local weatherman Foy Hibbard called it a normal occurrence caused by a lack of wind, though this was the first time anyone recalled such a happening, and a better explanation was never offered. 11-9-1944: Grace Street sidewalk being cleared of today's 'black snow.' Soot and grime. Air pollution.
RTD Staff
In February 1957, “Miss Lula” Pugh (in hat) said goodbye as she retired after 47 years working for C.F. Sauer Co. in Richmond. Sauer’s, established in 1887, was located at Broad and Meadow streets. The plant featured the sweet smells of its many spices and flavorings.
Times-Dispatch
In June 1946, James Q. Jones took his male donkey on a two-week breeding circuit through Goochland, Louisa and Hanover counties. Jones “bugled his brains out” on his Boy Scout bugle to alert nearby horse owners and members of the League for Planned Mule Parenthood of his arrival.
Times-Dispatch
In August 1945, Richmond News Leader reporter Irene Stickler got her palm read by a fortune teller at the newspaper office. For a story, Stickler got her fortune told by six area psychics and compared their interpretations of her past, present and future.
Times-Dispatch
In October 1955, five members of the Goldwyn Girls, who made an appearance in Richmond during the National Tobacco Festival, bid farewell to a local representative. The women were a part of a famous musical stock company, established by film producer Samuel Goldwyn, that performed in traveling shows. Several Goldwyn Girls went on to become Hollywood stars, most notably Lucille Ball.
Staff photo
In March 1952, Mrs. V.C. Wiltshire, 85, prepared for spring planting at her home on Patterson Avenue in Richmond.
Staff photo
In May 1964, Mrs. C.L. Pugh, a nurse at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, cared for a burn victim. Large plastic coverings with built-in gloves isolated patients’ beds in the burn ward to prevent infection.
Don Pennell
In December 1957, firefighters battled at blaze at L.R. Brown & Co., a furniture store on Hull Street in South Richmond. The warehouse blaze destroyed a lot of pieces intended for Christmas gifts.
Staff photo
In July 1951, two women enjoyed the white sand beach of Cape Charles on Virginia’s Eastern Shore.
Staff photo
In September 1948, as the school year started, Dick Harvey gave a playful tug to Sue Gallegher's pigtails. The new year saw an unexpected boom in registrations across the area. Bellmeade and Summer Hill schools on the Petersburg Pike saw such an increase that they considered adding staff and operating classes on two shifts.
RTD Staff
In September 1970, children enjoyed a ride on a roller coaster at the 62nd annual Southside Virginia Fair. Attendance at the weeklong event was running ahead of 1969's record 160,000. But in 1977, officials announced that the Petersburg-based fair, Virginia’s second-largest, would cease operations after experiencing drops in attendance, livestock exhibitors and revenue.
James Ezzell
In January 1973, David Alexander (left) and his brother, Martin, delivered the Richmond News Leader on the newspaper route they had shared for about a year. One would take one side of the street and one took the other.
Bill Lane
In December 1951, the Staples Mill Pond froze, giving people the chance to dust off their ice skates and have some fun. The pond was a popular ice-skating spot whenever it froze.
Richmond Crawford Jr.
In July 1954, the domes on the Mosque were in a state of disrepair and needed maintenance. At a cost of about $1,000, the copper coverings on the two minarets were repaired, and new support rods were installed.
Staff photo
07-31-1985 (cutline): Bolt jolt--So that's where they get it! The Virginia Electric and Power Co. building in downtown Richmond was in the foreground of this line of lightning last night. The storm brought .22 inches of the day's .86 total rainfall, according to National Weather Service.
P. Kevin Morley
The Dec. 6, 1953, edition of The Times-Dispatch included a photo spread on the Southern Biscuit Co., whose products – under the Famous Foods of Virginia brand – established the company as one of America's largest producers of cookies and crackers. Here, baked cookies moved along a conveyor. The Richmond factory near Scott’s Addition now houses the Cookie Factory Lofts apartment complex.
Staff photo
In May 1972, Italian artisan Nino Buffoni demonstrated the ancient art of free-form glass blowing. Buffoni was preparing to exhibit his art at Eastgate Mall in Henrico County. At one point, he even did custom work for Disney.
Times-Dispatch
An Easter Cross as a Memorial. The American Gold Star Mothers of Virginia placed an Easter cross at Virginia's War Memorial March 28, 1959 as a tribute to the state's war dead. The cross was placed on behalf of chapters in Richmond, Roanoke, Portsmouth, Alexandria and Arlington. Placing the memorial are (left to right) Mrs. R. J. Reynolds, Richmond chapter chapliain; Mrs. William W. Nicholas Sr., department of Virginia first vice president, and Mrs. Nora B. Moon, chapter president.
James Netherwood Jr.
8/10/2015: This January 1967 image shows the new Bull & Bear Club, located on the 23rd floor of the Fidelity Bankers Life Building at Ninth and Main streets in Richmond. Among other amenities, members enjoyed an intimate lounge area where they could monitor the New York Stock Exchange via a ticker behind the bar. The club, which later moved to the James Center, closed in May 2015.
Don Pennell
In May 1934, workers from G. Krueger Brewing Co. transported beer barrels on West Broad Street in Richmond. The company, which was founded in Newark, N.J., joined the American Can Co. in 1934 to experiment with putting beer in a can, and Krueger chose Richmond as test market. In 1935, it sold the first can of beer in history in Richmond, and many breweries soon followed suit.
Staff photo
In May 1968, Royal Excuse led Annapolis Girl early on, but Annapolis Girl ultimately won the half-mile Thoroughbred event at the Goochland County Races. Almost 3,500 spectators gathered at the Goochland Fairgrounds to watch the day’s contests.
Bill Lane
06-28-1950
Times-Dispatch
02-13-1982 (cutline): Crazy Zanies' belly dancers, Al E. Gator, conehead and gorilla pose for family portrait.
Amir M. Pishdad
In April 1965, a huge trash bin was displayed on Fifth Street in downtown Richmond to dramatize an ongoing anti-litter campaign. The effort was organized by several litter-prevention and beautification groups and was supported by Gov. Albertis S. Harrison.
Staff photo
In November 1982, a young Pamunkey Indian sat atop part of the tribe’s annual tribute, which was given to the state government in lieu of a tax payment. The offering came in the form of game, most often deer and wild turkey, and commemorates the 17th-century peace treaty between the Pamunkey and Mattaponi tribes and the English.
George Lamm
In July 1967, members of the YMCA-sponsored Camp Weyanoke learned about boating. The 250-acre camp, on the James River in Charles City County, was expecting more that 400 area boys that summer. In addition to sailing, boys ages 8 to 15 enjoyed horseback riding, archery, riflery, water skiing, canoeing, rowing and camping.
O'Neil
This August 1984 image shows part of death row, including haunting artwork, at the Mecklenburg Correctional Center. In May, six death row inmates, including the Briley Brothers, escaped after studying the behavior of guards, overpowering them, stealing their uniforms and feigning a bomb threat in order to get out of the unit. All were recaptured and later executed.
Bob Brown
In October 1977, members of the Boys Club of Richmond, located on North Robinson Street, gathered to play pingpong and chess. The club was an agency of the United Way and offered youth development programs to promote independence, fitness and leadership.
Don Pennell
In November 1940, the Richmond News Leader published a photo essay titled “Working … on the railroad, ” which featured laborers on the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway. This image shows motor cars being lifted off the tracks at the end of the day, while the cook in the kitchen car in the background signals that it’s dinnertime.
Times-Dispatch
In April 1941, retired Pamunkey Indian chief J.R. Bradley removed kinks from his net during shad fishing season near the reservation in King William County. At the time, shad was one of the most valuable commercial food fishes in Virginia waters.
RTD Staff
This July 1950 photo shows Sharp’s Island, located on the James River in downtown Richmond. The island is part of an archipelago of islands adjacent to Mayo Island. The island was named after its owner, Russell Sharp, whose father bought the island many years prior.
Richmond Times-Dispatch
In July 1967, a new pool opened in South Richmond. The Blackwell pool, at 15th and Maury streets, received a formal opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony led by Mayor Morrill M. Crowe.
Bob Jones
In November 1956, The Times-Dispatch newsroom in downtown Richmond was buzzing with activity on Election Night. President Dwight D. Eisenhower was handily re-elected; in Virginia, he received 55 percent of the vote, while Adlai Stevenson collected 38 percent
Staff photo
In January 1949, state toxicologist Sidney Kaye tested blood for lead poisoning. He joined the chief medical examiner’s office in 1947 after working in the St. Louis police department’s research lab.
Times-Dispatch
This October 1954 photo shows the steeple after damage from Hurricane Hazel.
Staff
TD columnist Dorothy Robertson was most self taught in the culinary arts.
Staff photo
In April 1960, members of the Richmond Virginians lined up ahead of their International League season opener at Parker Field against Toronto. The Vees played in Richmond from 1954 to 1964 and were the AAA affiliate of the New York Yankees for much of that span.
Staff photo
HURRICANE AGNES 1972: June 22, 1972 Photographer Bill Lane - (cutline) Main Street Station in Richmond, Va. sites amidst waters of Tropical Storm Agnes
Bill Lane
In July 1933, a group of Richmonders enjoyed lunch and lager at a local establishment. Virginia lawmakers were close to legalizing some beer sales as the Prohibition era was nearing its end.
Staff photo
05-31-1971 (cutline): Voting Machines destined for Henrico Polling booths are unloaded.
Staff photo
01-26-1940 (cutline): Thirteenth and Main Sts. as they appeared two days after 15 to 22-inch snowfall of 1940.
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Work is resuming next week on Coldwater Road over Interstate 69, the Indiana Department of Transportation said today.
Starting on or after May 8, crews will begin working on the southbound side of Coldwater Road, including bridge construction, pavement patching and resurfacing, the transportation department said in a statement.
Work is expected to last until the end of October, the statement said. All work is weather-dependent and schedules are subject to change.
The I-69 ramps to southbound Coldwater Road, as well as this southbound stretch of Coldwater Road, are to be temporarily closed for a short period in July, INDOT said. Drivers will be directed to use I-69 to Lima Road as a detour. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/construction-to-resume-on-coldwater-road-over-i-69/article_1fc65722-e832-11ed-b07f-8b73e8213db3.html | 2023-05-01T18:39:44 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/construction-to-resume-on-coldwater-road-over-i-69/article_1fc65722-e832-11ed-b07f-8b73e8213db3.html |
A 22-year-old Fort Wayne woman was identified today as the victim who died in a crash on Decatur Road.
Jarice Utique Austin is the county's 14th motor vehicle crash fatality of the year, according to Michael Burris, Allen County Coroner's Office chief investigator. The cause and manner of death are pending further investigation and testing.
Her vehicle left the roadway and entered a parking lot in the 6100 block of Decatur Road, according to a news release. It then struck a parked trailer.
Austin was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Fort Wayne Police Department, Allen County Prosecutor’s Office and Allen County Coroner’s Office are continuing to investigate the crash. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/coroner-identifies-22-year-old-woman-who-died-in-friday-crash/article_307a448a-e836-11ed-a12f-7bdf8082ac05.html | 2023-05-01T18:39:51 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/coroner-identifies-22-year-old-woman-who-died-in-friday-crash/article_307a448a-e836-11ed-a12f-7bdf8082ac05.html |
The city of Fort Wayne issued this news release today:
When it rains, the 100-year-old combined sewers in older parts of Fort Wayne can overflow, resulting in the discharge of a combination of stormwater (rain or snowmelt) and untreated sewage into CSO impacted waterways within the Great Lakes Basin. Today's forecast indicates a strong possibility that overflows will occur or have started to occur within the past four (4) hours. The overflow may be continuing. The approximate times when the overflow started and stops will be summarized within seven (7) days in a supplemental notice available on the City's website at https://www.cityoffortwayne.org/cso-notification.html.
Consumption of or direct contact with sewage-contaminated water could make you sick. Signs are posted along affected waterways in Fort Wayne to identify the locations of combined sewer overflow points and areas where contact with water could be hazardous to your health. These locations, and waterbodies potentially impacted, may also be found by clicking the following link: https://www.cityoffortwayne.org/cso-notification.html.
During and after a combined sewer overflow event, individuals should avoid direct contact with water in any of the waterways that are potentially impacted by CSOs as shown on the map found at https://www.cityoffortwayne.org/cso-notification.html.
In addition, City Utilities encourages the public to take the following precautions:
• Avoid direct contact with CSO-impacted streams during and for three days (72 hours) after a rain event and for 72 hours after receiving a CSO notification;
• Alter recreational activities to avoid direct contact with CSO-impacted water;
• If contact does occur with CSO-impacted water, wash your hands immediately, especially prior to eating;
• Use a waterless hand sanitizer at outings that occur near CSO-impacted streams.
Every Wednesday City Utilities will post information at the following location giving details of any CSO discharge events that have happened in the previous seven (7) days:
https://www.cityoffortwayne.org/cso-notification.html.
Clean water is a priority for the City of Fort Wayne. City Utilities is implementing a variety of projects to improve waterways and reduce CSO discharges. The long-term costs to control CSOs in Fort Wayne will likely exceed $250 million. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/verbatim-combined-sewer-overflow-warning-today/article_e82117fc-e832-11ed-be74-e384b2549319.html | 2023-05-01T18:39:57 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/verbatim-combined-sewer-overflow-warning-today/article_e82117fc-e832-11ed-be74-e384b2549319.html |
North Dakota's congressional delegation is urging the Federal Emergency Management Agency to abandon or delay its implementation of a new flood insurance rate map for Bismarck.
Sens. John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer and Rep. Kelly Armstrong, all R-N.D., recently sent a letter to Madi Pluss, a regional risk map specialist with FEMA, as did Bismarck Mayor Mike Schmitz last month.
Concerns include that the new federal flood risk map could require some residents in a high-poverty area to buy flood insurance.
“Proceeding with the current timeline will have a negative impact on Bismarck’s most vulnerable populations,” the delegation wrote.
Both the delegation and the city also say Bismarck should be given more time to complete flood mitigation improvements.
The new map would add 1,500 Burleigh County and 650 city parcels to the list of those with increased flood risk. An appeal period ends May 18. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/delegation-opposes-bismarck-flood-map/article_f7ca5f08-e844-11ed-b540-6bdf6c4a8b9c.html | 2023-05-01T18:41:59 | 1 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/delegation-opposes-bismarck-flood-map/article_f7ca5f08-e844-11ed-b540-6bdf6c4a8b9c.html |
Thursday is the deadline to buy tickets for the 2023 City of Bismarck Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast later this month.
Single ($25), half-table ($250) and full-table ($500) ticket options are available. People who want to attend may RSVP by calling Travis Rau at 701-355-1894, or register online through Eventbrite. Money raised from the event supports Crisis Care Chaplaincy, which serves first responders, law officers, firefighters and people experiencing traumatic events.
The breakfast is Thursday, May 18, at Chick’s Place in the Leach Center on the University of Mary campus. Doors open at 7 a.m. The breakfast will run from 7:15 to 8:15 a.m. Author, educator and human rights activist Patrick Atkinson will be the featured speaker. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/mayors-prayer-breakfast-ticket-deadline-looms/article_9aee5572-e83b-11ed-9994-ab9c56d9b95c.html | 2023-05-01T18:42:05 | 0 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/mayors-prayer-breakfast-ticket-deadline-looms/article_9aee5572-e83b-11ed-9994-ab9c56d9b95c.html |
Delaware one of five states to get $1 million for tutoring in schools: Education round-up
One nonprofit selected five states to receive $1 million. Delaware is one of them.
Accelerate, a national organization aimed at making effective tutoring "a standard feature of the American school day," announced the awards by late April — sending a cumulative $5 million to Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, Ohio and The First State.
Each grant fuels the integration of "high-impact tutoring" into the standard school day within the next academic year, according to a press release from the nonprofit launched in 2022. The funds have been awarded by Accelerate's States Leading Recovery program, focused on helping states address academic gaps. The U.S. Department of Education estimates 1 in 10 students receive effective tutoring.
A handful of leading states need to create a model others can learn from, according to Accelerate CEO Kevin Huffman. He said the public sector will see the need to invest in tutoring programs that come during the school day, when all students can access it.
Focused on tutoring in reading, Delaware is hoping to join that call.
"We are grateful for this recognition and the grant, which will allow us to partner with Reading Assist to support high-dosage reading tutoring across Delaware starting this summer," said Secretary of Education Mark Holodick in a statement. "Helping students become strong readers is essential for their success in school and life. The earlier we can provide support the better the outcomes."
This was a competitive application process among states. Delaware received funding to provide early literacy tutoring that aligns with the science of reading to students in grades K-3, according to Accelerate. It buttresses legislation passed last year to support the implementation of the science of reading.
Alongside the funds, Accelerate will also provide all grantees with implementation support.
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A national signing day for Delaware teachers
In other education news, graduating high school seniors will be signing letters of intent to attend post-secondary education in order to pursue a career in education on May 2.
Like soon-to-be professional athletes, the students will take to the Old State House for a ceremony and signing event starting at 10 a.m. Delaware will have 42 students participating, according to DDOE, and parents, educators, legislators and other supporters are encouraged to attend.
The signings and celebration will take place outside if weather permits.
If you go:
What: Delaware Educators Rising National Day of Signing
Where: Old State House, 25 The Green, Dover
When: 10 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Gov. John Carney extends time for students to apply to Board of Education
Gov. John Carney announced on Thursday the application period for the student seat on the State Board of Education is now open through Friday, May 5. Applications for the seat first-appointed in 2019 are online.
“When we make big decisions that impact schools in our state, it’s important Delaware students have a seat at the table,” Carney said in a press release. “I have been pleased to hear positive experiences from the Board and the young members year after year. I encourage rising juniors and seniors to consider applying for this opportunity.”
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A qualified student will be appointed to serve as a nonvoting member of the board. This student must be a Delaware resident and be enrolled in eleventh or twelfth grade at a Delaware public school next academic year.
The nonvoting student seat was approved by the General Assembly in 2018 with the passage of House Bill 455. | https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2023/05/01/delaware-one-of-five-states-million-dollar-award-tutoring-in-schools-nonprofit-accelerate/70169121007/ | 2023-05-01T18:42:30 | 1 | https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2023/05/01/delaware-one-of-five-states-million-dollar-award-tutoring-in-schools-nonprofit-accelerate/70169121007/ |
KOUTS — University of Notre Dame professor Mark Schurr wants to dig deeper into the history of the Collier Lodge site along the Kankakee River.
He and the Kankakee Valley Historical Society are looking for volunteers for this summer’s archaeological excavation.
Schurr plans to follow up on some of the things discovered last year. Underneath the Collier Lodge was a root cellar, perhaps from a log cabin. Schurr wonders how far west that cellar went.
Also found was a prehistoric oven or roasting pit. Complicating the find is that historic pottery was also found there.
For purposes of the Collier Lodge site, prehistoric means pre-1680, when Rene Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, explored the Great Lakes area. The land was inhabited, but written records haven’t been found prior to LaSalle’s explorations.
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Last year, a few volunteers helped college students with the excavation. This year, the plan is to have mostly volunteers and a few college students.
Volunteers might not find dinosaur fossils, but their work is invaluable. “It fills out our knowledge of the past that we don’t have any source to,” Schurr said.
John Hodson, who founded the historical society, said 13 applications have been received so far, but more are needed.
“It should be a great for all those budding Indiana Joneses to see what an architectural dig is really like,” he said.
He’s fascinated by the artifacts they've found: “The biggest hit I had was these French flints,” near where a fire had been. “You could see he tossed away the flints that were stamped and couldn’t be used anymore.
“He also dropped a brand-new one.”
Visitors are welcome, too, as long as they don’t get so close that they disturb the dig site.
“There were whole groups of mothers, their own little kind of field trip,” bringing their children and staying to watch the progress.
This summer’s dig is made easier because Collier Lodge is no longer there. “It wasn’t until we took the building down and could see the foundation that we could see how tiny the Collier Lodge was,” Hodson said.
The historical society is planning to build a larger version of the building in the same style. The first floor would be for weddings, meetings and other events. A rental unit would be on the second floor for a caretaker’s use, along with offices.
The new building will be three or four times larger than the original lodge, Hodson said. “It will be much more functional for the 21st century. We’ll have bathrooms.”
One of the board members is working on a 3-D design of the new lodge. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/help-wanted-excavating-history-at-collier-lodge-site/article_ec11eefe-e797-11ed-9c1b-9f7d8e7591d0.html | 2023-05-01T18:46:06 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/help-wanted-excavating-history-at-collier-lodge-site/article_ec11eefe-e797-11ed-9c1b-9f7d8e7591d0.html |
YORK SPRINGS, Pa. — A Cumberland County man was killed in a single-vehicle crash early Sunday morning, according to State Police.
The crash occurred around 5 a.m. Sunday in the area of York Road and Myers Road in Monroe Township, police said.
Matthew McCorkel, 32, of York Springs, was found dead at the scene of the crash by responding troopers. His vehicle, a Nissan Frontier, had been traveling east on York Road when it crossed into the opposing lane, left the roadway, struck a utility pole, and came to rest after striking a fence.
McCorkel was found dead inside the vehicle, police said. An autopsy determined he died of multiple traumatic injuries, according to the Cumberland County Coroner's Office. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/cumberland-county/matthew-mccorkel-fatal-crash-monroe-township-cumberland-county/521-9d0123c9-90ae-4cc1-8cde-bda2d28cd1fe | 2023-05-01T18:46:41 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/cumberland-county/matthew-mccorkel-fatal-crash-monroe-township-cumberland-county/521-9d0123c9-90ae-4cc1-8cde-bda2d28cd1fe |
MIDDLETOWN, Pa. — Police in Dauphin County are looking for help identifying two people believed to be involved with the theft of a package from a porch in Middletown.
The alleged theft occurred Sunday at about 4:27 p.m. on the first block of East Emaus Street, according to Middletown Borough Police.
The suspect who took the package fled west toward Union Street after the theft occurred, police said.
Investigators believe both people in the photo were involved, according to police.
Anyone with information on the incident or the suspects is asked to contact Middletown Borough Police at (717) 558-6900 or submit a tip online. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/dauphin-county/middletown-package-theft-investigation/521-d82a2ff6-9f7e-44ba-847f-f17fe18b23e8 | 2023-05-01T18:46:47 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/dauphin-county/middletown-package-theft-investigation/521-d82a2ff6-9f7e-44ba-847f-f17fe18b23e8 |
YORK COUNTY, Pa. — An Adams County woman passed away at the hospital approximately four days after a crash that dealt her debilitating injuries, the York County Coroner's Office announced.
Summer Sneeringer, 46, of Straban Township, was involved in a single-vehicle crash on April 24, the coroner said. She was driving south on Flickinger Road in Gettysburg, Adams County, when she swerved into the opposite lane and then back, hitting several trees.
The coroner says the airbags in Sneeringer's Jeep were deployed and she was wearing her seatbelt.
Emergency responders took her to a hospital for evaluation. She was released from the hospital after the crash but readmitted on April 27, passing away from her injuries on April 28 around 3:35 a.m.
The York County Coroner says her cause of death was a laceration on her spleen and the manner was accidental.
Sneeringer's next of kin have been notified. There will be no autopsy, but a routine toxicology was obtained. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/woman-dies-days-after-crash-summer-sneeringer/521-cb94f508-eb01-4374-8163-1db9d4ecec2f | 2023-05-01T18:46:53 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/woman-dies-days-after-crash-summer-sneeringer/521-cb94f508-eb01-4374-8163-1db9d4ecec2f |
Midwest Holdings, a Lincoln-based insurance and annuity company, announced Monday that it is being acquired by an affiliate of Antarctica Capital.
The deal calls for Antarctica to pay $27 a share in cash, nearly double the price of Midwest's stock at the close of the Nasdaq stock exchange on Friday. The deal values Midwest at nearly $100 million.
Georgette Nicholas, CEO of Midwest, said the deal, "delivers a substantial cash premium to our shareholders while also providing Midwest with the resources necessary to fully capitalize on our platform, business momentum and market opportunity."
As part of the deal, which is scheduled to be finalized sometime in the second half of this year, Midwest will keep its name, personnel, headquarters in Lincoln and operational hubs in New York and Vermont.
Midwest Holdings was founded in 2003 and became a publicly traded company in 2020 with an offering on the Nasdaq. The company designs and develops annuity products and also offers a cloud-based policy administration service.
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Union Bank & Trust Promotes Sellers
Lincoln, Neb. (March 23, 2023) – Union Bank & Trust (UBT) recently promoted Julie Sellers to Relationship Manager in the Retirement Plan Services (RPS) division.
Sellers joined UBT in 2016 and has served in various roles within RPS, including call center representative, generalist, and client services supervisor. In her new role, Sellers will work in tandem with individual HR teams to coordinate a variety of retirement plan administrative services.
A graduate of the University of Nebraska – Lincoln with a bachelor’s degree in business administration, Sellers has also completed the Retirement Plan Fundamentals course. Active in volunteerism with various organizations, she’s recently served as treasurer/secretary of the School Family Association for her children’s school. | https://journalstar.com/business/local/lincoln-insurance-company-acquired/article_b531e988-e824-11ed-be4b-97a76a9dffa4.html | 2023-05-01T18:53:42 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/business/local/lincoln-insurance-company-acquired/article_b531e988-e824-11ed-be4b-97a76a9dffa4.html |
Lincoln is celebrating the month of May — national bike month — with a series of cycling tours crisscrossing the city and a host of related activities.
The weekly Tour de Lincoln will explore the city's four quadrants on trails ranging from 12 to 16 miles. The first tour will take cyclists through the Southwestern portion of Lincoln and start at 6 p.m. Thursday, with other tours on May 11, May 18 and May 25, according to a news release from the city.
Each of the rides begins at the Jayne Snyder Trails Center, 228 N 21st St., and no registration fee is required. More information can be found on the Great Plains Trails Network website at gptn.org.
The city is also sponsoring "Bike to Work Week" from May 15 to May 21. Those who participate will be able to take advantage of discounts at participating businesses. The week will wrap up with a celebration at the Jane Snyder Trails Center on May 19 and a hybrid 10K run and 15-mile bike race at Pioneers Park on May 21. More information can be found at lincoln.ne.gov/biketowork.
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With Tasc Air Flow Shorts, the liner fabric is about 50% bamboo. Runners will appreciate the comfortable feel that easily compares to a traditional synthetic liner. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/lincoln-to-host-several-cycling-events-in-may/article_2d95d7ae-e76c-11ed-9d3d-278ae8daa977.html | 2023-05-01T18:53:48 | 1 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/lincoln-to-host-several-cycling-events-in-may/article_2d95d7ae-e76c-11ed-9d3d-278ae8daa977.html |
A Dallas police officer and his K-9 partner are reunited after both were injured in a shooting late last week that left another man dead. Dallas Police, meanwhile, released a body camera video Monday morning showing the search and shootout.
Dallas Chief of Police Eddie Garcia went over the details of the incident in a news conference Monday and identified the injured officers as Sr. Cpl. Scott Jay and his K-9 partner Figor, and said the dog's actions were "heroic" and "helped save his partner's life."
“The work of this dog that night is nothing short of heroic. Our K-9s are invaluable members of this police department and helped save his partner's life,” said Garcia. "He did everything he was trained to do and exceeded all expectations as a K-9 partner and as a member of the Dallas Police Department."
Jay and Figor were called out to help search for 20-year-old Brian Casillas, a man Garcia said was suspected of shooting two family members after they complained about loud music. Casillas left the home after the shooting and the injured family members locked themselves in a room and called 911. They were later hospitalized and treated for injuries that were not considered life-threatening.
Garcia said a 911 call came after midnight from a nearby home, about a man who was bleeding and knocking on the door. At about 2 a.m., officers found a shoe and a blood trail on the same street.
Jay and Figor followed the trail to a creek and located Casillas under a bridge. Garcia said the body camera showed Figor moved toward Casillas and that's when he shot the dog in the chest. The round exited the dog’s shoulder.
Casillas also fired rounds at Jay, hitting him in the legs and the center of his ballistic vest. Jay returned fire, hitting Casillas multiple times. Casillas was pronounced dead at the scene. It's not immediately clear why Casillas was bleeding before he was shot by police.
The unblurred body camera footage has been posted on the department's YouTube page and can be seen here, though viewer discretion is advised.
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Despite being injured, Jay and his K-9 partner climbed out of the creek and received immediate first aid from other officers and Dallas Fire Rescue.
"Having been shot in the chest and bleeding from a lower body gunshot wound, the commitment these two have to one another is unlike any other bond,” said Garcia.
The officer was taken to Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas for treatment and released. Figor was transported to an emergency veterinarian for treatment and released. The two were reunited with each other over the weekend, as shown in a tweet by Dallas Police on Monday morning.
Garcia said the officer is expected to complete his recovery in the next month and a half.
The investigation is ongoing and is being handled by the Dallas Police Department's Special Investigations Unit.
According to Garcia, the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office was notified and responded to the scene, and will conduct their own investigation. The Office of Community Police Oversight has also been notified. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/body-cam-video-shows-heroic-effort-by-dallas-officer-k-9-partner-in-shooting/3247683/ | 2023-05-01T18:58:00 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/body-cam-video-shows-heroic-effort-by-dallas-officer-k-9-partner-in-shooting/3247683/ |
This year's election includes more than a dozen bond proposals from various North Texas school districts. Below is a quick look at each proposal with links to learn more from each school district.
ALEDO ISD
The Aledo ISD is asking voters to consider Proposition A, a $124 million bond package that includes a 2.5 cent interest and sinking (I&S) tax rate increase. The money from the bond is largely designated for school facilities and furniture but also includes funding for security enhancements, school buses, and technology upgrades. The money also allocates money for land purchases for future sites. Voting "For" Prop A would result in a property tax increase.
The district breaks down the bond as follows: "The proposition includes a new Elementary School No. 7 ($59.8 million) that will be located on a district-owned property northwest of the new McAnally Middle School, additions/repurposed high school space ($20.2 million), replacement furniture for students in grades 9-12 ($5 million), safety and security ($5 million), technology ($6.5 million), maintenance ($5 million), school buses ($4.5 million), and land for future school sites - including additional high school facilities ($17.8 million)."
For more information on the bond, visit AledoISD.org/bond.
CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD
The Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD is asking voters to consider Proposition A, a $716.4 million bond that they said will generate funding for state-mandated safety and security updates, replacement schools for three of the district’s oldest elementary schools, renovations to special education classrooms and support spaces, updates for early childhood education, and more. Voting "For" Prop A would result in a property tax increase.
The bond is allocating $37.7 million for safety and security at every campus; $130 million for student support facilities including classroom and restroom updates to special education areas at 25 campuses, early childhood classrooms at seven elementary schools, as well as strategic updates to Career and Technical Education (CTE) spaces, fine arts, and PE/athletic areas; $199.55 million to replace three of the district's oldest elementary campuses as well as a new, combined campus for Grimes and Salazar; $349.19 million for renovations and updates to restrooms, libraries, offices, cafeterias, and classrooms throughout the district.
For more information on the bond and to see which campuses are being marked for improvement, visit CFBISD.edu.
CEDAR HILL ISD
The Cedar Hill ISD is asking voters to consider Proposition A, a $208 million bond package that will provide enhancements to safety and security, capital improvements, technology network upgrades, new elementary playgrounds, and renovations for CTE, STEM, fine arts, and more. Voting "For" Prop A would result in a property tax increase.
If passed, the district will allocate $10.1 million for new, accessible playgrounds at six elementary schools; $100 million for capital improvements at 13 facilities; $64 million for campus renovations for fine arts, STEM and CTE; $11 million for safety and security updates all campuses; $16 million for a new transportation center and new buses and $5.8 million for technology infrastructure updates for all schools.
For more information on the bond, visit CHISD.net/bond2023.
COPPELL ISD
The Coppell ISD is asking residents in Coppell, Dallas (Cypress Waters), North Irving, Lewisville and Valley Ranch to consider four propositions that are part of a $321.5 million bond package that will improve and refresh facilities. Voting "For" the propositions would result in a property tax increase.
- Proposition A is a $269,584,000 bond that will build new playgrounds; add shade to playgrounds and refresh interiors. The money will also fund site improvements; classroom additions; enhance safety and security at all schools and buildings; fund buses and vehicles; upgrade network security and add fine arts rehearsal space.
- Proposition B is a $39,472,000 bond that will fund technology upgrades and lifecycle replacements of student and staff devices; provide wireless access and audiovisual equipment.
- Proposition C is a $2,931,000 bond that will pay for renovations to Buddy Echols Field and includes track and turf lifecycle replacements and seat backs.
- Proposition D is a $9,524,000 bond that will replace the turf at the Coppell High School field house and fund improvements at the tennis center, including the addition of a locker room.
For more information on the bond, visit CoppellISD.com.
CROWLEY ISD
The Crowley ISD is asking voters to consider three propositions that are part of a bond package totaling more than $1.1 billion that would fund the construction of new schools, additions and renovations at existing schools, safety enhancements at all campuses and more projects listed below. The total cost of the 2023 Bond is projected at $1,172,472,522. Voting "For" the bonds would not result in a tax rate increase. The district said they are able to cover the cost of the bond package due to the taxes received from the growth in assessed property values.
- Proposition A is a $948,240,217 bond that will fund the construction of seven new schools, including three elementary schools, a middle school and a replacement for Crowley High School. The bond would also cover safety and security enhancements at all campuses; facility upgrades, additions and renovations district-wide; a new Crowley Collegiate Academy and renovations to the Johnson CTE Center; student support hub and family resource center; a satellite parking lot for 100 buses; new buses; technological infrastructure improvements and land purchases for future school sites.
- Proposition B is a $95,406,485 bond that will fund a new inclusive outdoor learning center designated for children with special needs and a track and field complex.
- Proposition C is a $128,825,820 bond that will fund a new performing arts and innovative learning center on the site of the previous administration building.
For more information on the bond, visit CrowleyISDTX.org.
DENTON ISD
The Denton ISD is asking voters to consider three propositions that are part of a $1.4 billion bond package they said will prepare the district for "tremendous student growth, bolstering safety and security, providing technological upgrades and giving enhanced opportunities for all students." Voting "For" the propositions would result in a property tax increase.
- Proposition A is a $1.2 billion bond that would "cover district growth, student opportunities, and safety and security." The proposition would replace Ginnings and Borman elementary schools, and add three new elementary schools, a high school and an advanced technology center. The bond would also replace dirt tracks and grass practice fields at middle schools with all-weather tracks; fine arts would be improved at secondary campuses and playgrounds would be replaced at 16 elementary schools. Elsewhere, 28 campuses would receive HVAC upgrades, 15 would receive nutrition/cafeteria upgrades; 17 keyless entry upgrades; 14 roof replacements; 12 interiors refreshed; 39 campuses would receive automatic door locks (panic button). A host of other improvements around the district are planned.
- Proposition B is a $119 million bond that would cover technology upgrades and provide a new laptop for every student in the district. The bond would also pay for computer lab and library device refreshes.
- Proposition C is a $5.2 million bond that would renovate the press box, dressing rooms, storage facilities and parking lot lighting at the Collins Athletic Complex.
For more information on the bond, visit DentonISD.org/2023bond.
GARLAND ISD
Garland ISD is asking voters to consider three propositions that are part of a $1.3 billion bond package for school facilities. If passed, Garland ISD says "the bond would modernize aging facilities, enhance student safety, and provide additional education opportunities for all GISD facilities." Voting "For" the propositions would result in a property tax increase.
- Proposition A includes safety enhancements and facility upgrades to improve our infrastructure, promote equity between campuses and expand career preparation opportunities for all of our students. The bond will provide safety enhancements including fencing, forced-entry-resistant film at entrances, removing portable buildings and barrier improvements. Prop A also provides facility upgrades including two ADA playgrounds, locker room renovations, new field houses, fine arts improvements, turf fields with bleacher canopies, the construction of a student services center, transportation center, network center, and technology and agriculture sciences facility. Prop A will cost $1.1 billion.
- Proposition B includes multi-program activity centers at all high school campuses for various academic, fine arts and athletic activities. The centers provide students a place to practice without being outdoors and also serve as a gathering place for evacuations and security alerts. Prop B will cost $135,910,000.
- Proposition C includes acquiring and updating technology equipment for students and staff across the district for a total cost of $40,605,000.
For more information on the bond, visit GarlandISD.net.
GODLEY ISD
Godley ISD is asking voters to consider an $889 million bond package "that will provide classrooms and facilities for more than 5,000 students expected to enroll in GISD schools in the next 8-10 years." Godley ISD plans to build three new elementary schools, renovate RB Godley and Legacy elementary schools, add a new middle school, renovate an addition at Godley Middle School and build additions at Godley High School.
Voting "For" the proposition would not result in a property tax increase. Godley ISD said they will make all existing and new bond payments with the $.50 I&S tax rate residents are currently paying and that funding will come from new homeowners and businesses moving into the district.
For more information on the bond, visit GoldeyISDBond.com.
IRVING ISD
Irving ISD is asking voters to consider five propositions as part of a $702 million bond package for school facilities. Voting "For" the propositions would result in a property tax increase.
- Proposition A includes the replacement of Barton Elementary School, Farine Elementary School, and Crockett Middle School. It funds the renovation of 32 other schools in the district. The district plans to create two baby universities (tuition-based employee childcare centers), a career and technology education center, fine arts transportation and equipment, and safety and security upgrades. Prop. A is for $538,750,000.
- Proposition B includes technology upgrades and provides students and staff with computers, high-speed Wi-Fi, and internet. The proposition will upgrade network infrastructure and implement cybersecurity systems. Prop. B is for $18 million.
- Proposition C covers the replacement of the student transportation and logistics center. Prop. C is for $17 million.
- Proposition D includes the construction of three new multi-purpose indoor facilities (Football, Soccer, Baseball, Softball, Track and Field, Marching Band, STEM, and JROTC). Prop. D is for $45 million.
- Proposition E is for the creation of a new performing arts center. Prop. E is for $83 million.
For more information on the bond, visit IrvingISDBond.com.
KENNEDALE ISD
Kennedale ISD is asking voters to consider five propositions as part of a $106 million bond package for "maintenance and efficiency projects, including safety and security upgrades, maintenance and refurbishment projects, and purchasing new technological devices for students and staff." Voting "For" the propositions would result in a property tax increase.
- Proposition A would pay for campus additions, renovations and upgrades and security enhancements. The district would add a CTE/culinary lab and a fine arts storage facility at Kennedale High School, a library at RFP, science labs at Kennedale Junior High School and capital improvements. Prop. A would also fund renovations and upgrades at campuses including upgrades to HVAC systems and roofing. Proposition A would also pay for security monitoring improvements at every school, districtwide cybersecurity enhancements and exterior and parking lot lighting replacement and upgrades. Prop. A is for $97,930,000.
- Proposition B would fund improvements at the Performing Arts Center including replacing the sound mixing board and upgrading the existing sound system. Prop. B is for $345,000.
- Proposition C is for athletic facility upgrades at Kennedale Junior High including installing artificial turf. Replacing field lighting and resurfacing the track. Prop. C is for $3,150,000.
- Proposition D is for technology upgrades to replace student and teacher devices and update classroom instructional technology. Prop. D is for $330,000.
- Proposition E is for facilities and outdoor education at Kennedale High School including replacing the indoor practice facility lighting and turf lifecycle replacement. Baseball and softball field turf lifecycle replacement. Outdoor education facility addition. Prop. E is for $4,395,000.
For more information on the bond, visit KennedaleISD.net.
NORTHWEST ISD
Northwest ISD is asking voters to consider three propositions as part of a $2 billion bond package for new schools and other renovations. Voting "For" the propositions would result in a property tax increase.
- Proposition A is for educational facilities and capital improvements including new facilities, additions, new land, and new buses. The proposition includes the construction of a new high school, a new middle school, and four new elementary schools along with replacing two existing elementary schools. The proposition would fund land acquisition for new schools, new buses and a new agriculture center. Capital improvements include renovations to district support facilities including enlarging high school cafeterias, gyms and auditoriums, adding bleachers, turf and track replacements, lighting upgrades, and middle school kitchen upgrades and new classroom furniture. Prop. A also covers safety and security upgrades and technology and network infrastructure improvements. Prop. A is for $1,672,193,000.
- Proposition B is for home stadiums and field renovations. Three stadiums would be built for Byron Nelson High School, Eaton High School and the new fourth high school. Northwest High School would continue to use NISD Stadium. The proposition would fund renovations at Texan Field and stadium infrastructure lifecycle replacements to the pressbox, HVAC, roof, and stadium lighting. Prop. B is for $301,555,000.
- Proposition C is for technology devices for students and teachers. The bond would cover lifecycle replacements and enrollment growth. Bonds issued for technology devices would not exceed three years. Prop. C is for $21,752,000.
For more information on the bond, visit NISDTXBond.org.
PRINCETON ISD
Princeton ISD is asking voters to consider a $797 million bond package that would provide eight new campuses to they say will address the projected growth in the district over the next decade. Voting "For" the proposition would result in a property tax increase.
Proposition A includes the construction of one early childhood center (2025), four elementary campuses (2026, 2027, 2030, 2031), two middle school campuses (2026, 2032) and a new senior high school (2029).
For more information on the bond, visit PrincetonISD.net.
SLIDELL ISD
Slidell ISD is asking voters to consider a $26 million bond package for school facilities. Voting "For" the proposition would result in a property tax increase.
Proposition A will provide for a new elementary school with three classrooms per grade level and a tornado shelter. At the high school, the kitchen and serving line will be expanded and they'll make safety and security upgrades to the campus. The district also plans to add HVAC in the WPA gymnasium, upgrades to the Vo-Ag facility and parking improvements. Prop. A has a cost of $25,900,000.
For more information on the bond, visit SlidellISDBond.com. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/voter-guide-may-6-2023-school-bond-propositions/3246674/ | 2023-05-01T18:58:06 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/voter-guide-may-6-2023-school-bond-propositions/3246674/ |
At its current pace, New York City is on track to have one of its deadliest years on the road.
Fifty-one people were killed in traffic crashes during just the first three months of the year, that's according to new numbers released by Transportation Alternatives. That number of deaths represents an 11% increase over the same time period in 2022.
If the trend established in the first quarter of 2023 holds, the city could see the "deadliest year for traffic violence since 2014," the group said Monday.
"As record numbers of New Yorkers are turning to biking, the City must do everything in its power to keep them safe,” said Danny Harris, Executive Director of Transportation Alternatives. "We know what works: smaller vehicles, slower speeds, protected bike and bus lanes, automated enforcement, and better street design – and we need our leaders to treat this crisis with the urgency it deserves.”
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At least one in every three traffic deaths between January and March were in a single borough: Queens. Dolma Naadhum is among those killed. The 7-year-old was hit by an SUV whose driver allegedly failed to come to a complete stop at an Astoria intersection, city officials have said.
New York City streets have proved especially deadly for the city's cyclists. In the same time period, nine riders were killed, that's a record under Vision Zero.
Transportation Alternatives points out this year's cyclist deaths is more than the first quarters of 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 combined. One of the deaths this year was a 37-year-old mother mowed down while riding her bike in Brooklyn. A truck struck Sarah Schick in the bike lane, which was unprotected, in Gowanus back in January.
“New York City cannot continue to drag its feet and ignore major deadlines to construct safe infrastructure, especially after the City completed only two-thirds of its legally mandated protected bike lanes last year," Harris continued.
space | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nyc-is-having-one-of-its-deadliest-years-for-traffic-crashes-spec/4292349/ | 2023-05-01T18:58:29 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nyc-is-having-one-of-its-deadliest-years-for-traffic-crashes-spec/4292349/ |
AMHERST COUNTY, Va. – The Amherst County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a man who they say is armed and dangerous after an armed robbery Monday morning in Madison Heights.
On Monday, May 1, around 8:20 a.m., authorities said 57-year-old John Burney went to the Smoke Shop in Madison Heights.
Authorities said he then went inside, pulled out a gun, and stole cigarettes along with an unknown amount of cash before running away on foot. It was unclear which direction Burney was running when he left the store, deputies said.
Burney is 5′11″ tall, weighs about 204 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes, according to the sheriff’s office. We’re told he was last seen wearing a white t-shirt and black sweatpants.
The Amherst County Sheriff’s Office said they obtained warrants for Burney for armed robbery, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts is asked to contact Investigator Cindrick at 434-946-9373 Opt. 5 or Crime Stoppers at 1-888-798-5900. You can also visit The Central Virginia CrimeStoppers website, enter a tip number online, or use the P3 app on your mobile device. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/05/01/amherst-county-authorities-searching-for-man-after-armed-robbery/ | 2023-05-01T18:59:13 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/05/01/amherst-county-authorities-searching-for-man-after-armed-robbery/ |
There's an ongoing stereotype that larger cities are more dangerous. While no larger cities (population of 300,000 or more) made the overall safest list, fewer than half of the 15 least-safe cities in the U.S. The most dangerous cities were determined from the analysis by their per capita cost of crime.
- St. Louis, MO - $8,457 cost of crime per capita
- Mobile, AL - $8,014
- Birmingham, AL - $7,900
- Baltimore, MD - $7,230
- Memphis, TN - $7,184
- Detroit, MI - $6,780
- Cleveland, OH - $6,491
- New Orleans, LA - $6,444
- Shreveport, LA - $6,344
- Baton Rouge, LA - $5,739
- Little Rock, AR - $5,374
- Oakland, CA - $5,329
- Milwaukee, WI - $5,243
- Kansas City, MO - $4,884
- Philadelphia, PA - $4,755
Mass Shootings in American Cities Are Getting Worse
Mass shootings are a particular scourge on American life. According to Gun Violence Archive, which defines mass shootings as any single incident in which four or more people are shot, there were 648 mass shootings in 2022 and 18 as of January 9, 2023.
Mass shooting events are included in our safest and most dangerous cities rankings. Though they are relatively rare, we do not adjust our rankings for these events. The emotional impact of mass shootings is incalculable, traumatizing families and entire communities. To quantify the economic impact, MoneyGeek calculated the total cost of mass shootings in 2021 to be $8 billion — that's about 4% of the total cost of crime in the approximately 263 cities analyzed and a 33% increase in costs from 2020 to 2021.
WORST CITIES FOR MASS SHOOTINGS IN 2021
- Boulder, CO - $108,651,414
- San Jose, CA - $108,393,140
- Indianapolis, IN - $98,457,785
- Atlanta, GA - $86,843,649
- Colorado Springs, CO - $75,875,198
Safety and the Cost of Crime
The direct economic costs of crime to individuals and society include victim medical and mental health care needs, damage to and loss of property and police and corrections costs. Aside from the imminent danger of crime, people living in higher crime areas see depressed home values and pay higher premiums on average for home insurance, renters insurance and auto insurance.
To assess the safest cities, MoneyGeek analyzed crime data, including violent crimes such as murder, rape and aggravated assault and property crimes such as home burglary and motor vehicle theft. This list calculated each city's cost of crime and ranked the cities based on the cost of crime per capita. Additionally, researchers have quantified how much more violent crimes cost a community than property crimes.
While perceptions of safety are vital, crime statistics do not capture any city or community's whole story.
"Behind all these averages that people like to cite about the crime rates in different communities are individual people and their decisions about how they choose to engage in their community," says Jesse Bruhn, Annenberg assistant professor of education and economics at Brown University who researches education issues and inner-city gang violence. "There's a lot more heterogeneity in these patterns that we just can't measure."
Despite genuine threats, Bruhn says, it may be surprising how safe people can feel in neighborhoods with high crime rates. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/man-arrested-for-trying-to-set-car-on-fire/article_ba904caf-32b5-5fc8-9528-1ded18bea710.html | 2023-05-01T19:07:04 | 0 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/man-arrested-for-trying-to-set-car-on-fire/article_ba904caf-32b5-5fc8-9528-1ded18bea710.html |
SEATTLE — Monday ushers in a new era for Amazon as corporate staff start returning to the office for work at least three days a week.
It means tens of thousands of employees will be back in downtown Seattle, marking a big policy shift for the tech giant and a big change for the city post-pandemic.
Businesses in and around Amazon's South Lake Union campus are hoping it also means a boost to their bottom line.
"We're totally looking forward to it, we've been planning for it for a few weeks now and we've actually had meetings with Amazon," said Joseph Smith, who manages the Middle Eastern eatery Manna, which opened on the corner of Terry and Republican last summer.
Smith says since then, business has been slow. So slow in fact he's predicting a jump in sales by a couple hundred percent.
"Zero to 60 in about two weeks," Smith said adding they worked on their systems to be more efficient and also updated their presence on third-party delivery apps all to cash in on the lunchtime rush.
"DoorDash accounts for less than 10% of our sales right now," said Smith.
While businesses are hopeful, the new policy is causing anxiety among some employees who are calling for more transparency from the tech giant.
"If you were doing your work and you were productive doing it in your previous working situation, and now being told to do your work in this specific space these times a week," said one employee who wishes to remain anonymous.
He says it's the controlling party that is most frustrating, especially after being hired during the pandemic and under the impression he would be able to continue working from home.
"I also learned that each department head is going to start tracking...how many are coming in those three days a week," said the employee, who isn't alone.
KING 5 obtained a picture of a Slack channel called "Remote Advocacy" that has more than 33,000 people in it posting concerns and questions about the return.
A letter from leadership in response to a petition signed by employees to stop the rollout reads in part: “the guiding principle used in our decision making was to prioritize what would enable us to make our customers' lives better and easier every day, and relentlessly invent to do so."
While it's unclear if and how the new policy will be enforced, the employee says, "As much as I am complaining, if I need to comply I'll probably comply." He hopes for more transparency from Amazon in the future.
An Amazon spokesperson did respond to our request for comment about the rollout which reads in full:
"We're excited to have employees coming into the office more regularly because we believe it builds culture and connection among our teams and drives innovation on behalf of customers. Adjusting to a new way of working will take some time, and we'll continue to keep employees updated on the latest information and address personal circumstances on an individual basis."
Employees are also not expected back in the office until their building is ready. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/washington/amazon-employees-anxious-businesses-hopeful-return-to-office-policy/281-4923b6fc-b1f3-4473-8600-81cff49bca87 | 2023-05-01T19:07:31 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/washington/amazon-employees-anxious-businesses-hopeful-return-to-office-policy/281-4923b6fc-b1f3-4473-8600-81cff49bca87 |
ATLANTIC CITY — Four people were arrested Wednesday after one man ran from detectives, police said, adding they later found a gun and drugs in their investigation.
Detectives Christopher Dodson and Eric Evans were investigating information Wednesday morning about a man armed with a handgun, police said Saturday in a news release. The detectives saw the man, Brian Lott, at 9:39 a.m. in the passenger seat of a pickup truck.
The detectives stopped the truck in the first block of South Morris Avenue and ordered Lott out of the vehicle. Police said Lott resisted detectives’ efforts to detain him and ran from the scene. Officer Jonathan Walsh, who arrived as backup, saw Lott running north on Morris Avenue and arrested him with the aid of the other pursuing detectives.
Police searched Lott and found him in possession of three wax folds of suspected heroin and $50 in cash, the department said. A satchel that Detective James Barrett had wrested from Lott before he allegedly ran from the scene of the initial stop was alleged to contain a handgun, specifically a ghost gun, typically defined as a self-assembled firearm without a serial number. Police said the gun was fitted with a high-capacity magazine and loaded with hollow-point ammunition.
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Police then searched the truck Lott was in and found 1.7 grams of suspected crack cocaine, the department said. They also searched the driver of the truck, John Brown, and found him in possession of 1.4 grams of suspected crystal methamphetamine. Brown and two other people in the truck were then taken into custody.
Lott, 18, of Atlantic City, was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a ghost gun, possession of a large capacity magazine, possession of hollow point ammunition, possession of a weapon during a drug distribution offense, two counts of possession of a controlled dangerous substance, two counts of possession with intent to distribute, two counts of aggravated assault on a police officer, resisting arrest and obstruction.
Brown, 54, of Atlantic City, was charged with two counts of possession of CDS and possession of drug paraphernalia. Police said Brown also had multiple active warrants for his arrest.
Steven Montgomery, 54, of Pittstown, Hunterdon County; and Rachel Kirkpatrick, 27, of Atlantic City, were each charged with possession of CDS and possession of drug paraphernalia. Police said Kirkpatrick also had an active warrant for her arrest.
Brown, Kirkpatrick and Lott were sent to the Atlantic County jail. Montgomery was released on a summons pending court. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/atlantic-city-police-arrest-four-after-one-flees-detectives/article_114143b6-e7a0-11ed-a30f-97763c000b0b.html | 2023-05-01T19:07:31 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/atlantic-city-police-arrest-four-after-one-flees-detectives/article_114143b6-e7a0-11ed-a30f-97763c000b0b.html |
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP — A few years ago, when Serena Zulauf and her husband, Kevin, bought their house next to Mays Landing Country Club, she wasn't afraid the aesthetics of a golf course could be trumped by home development.
Zulauf, a resident of the Glen Eyre housing development adjacent to the golf course, lives down the street from one of the shuttered country club's holes. Up until golfers stopped returning this season, the course was one of the neighborhood's most aesthetically pleasing aspects, a draw for buyers.
"Hearing the golf club hitting the ball, there's just something peaceful about it," said Zulauf, 35.
The club appears to have been closed for about two or three months.
Some residents fear more houses at the golf course could be on the way because a deed restriction from 2014 is still in place.
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While the entire property looks like a spot for a developer to add to Hamilton Township's property tax base, no fewer than 12 golf holes must be kept open on the land, according to a deed restriction amendment filed in 2014 and signed by James Fraser, the country club's former president.
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However, the deed restriction leaves 50 acres that could be developed.
Residents of Glen Eyre, a newly built housing development beside the course, are concerned that property values may drop, especially for homes whose backyards are adjacent to the golfing action. When the development was built, homeowners who chose to live on the golf course paid a higher amount for their properties.
Fears of higher traffic and the effects of construction have also spread in the neighborhood.
The owners who purchased the course in 2015 said they planned on maintaining 18 holes, opting not to make substantial changes besides improvements. But that's not who owns the course now.
Frank Ruocco, executive vice president of Ocean Casino Resort, bought the shuttered golf course out of foreclosure, according to a notice of sale filed with the Atlantic County Clerk's Office late last month.
The purchase comes about two years after Ruocco and a group of investors purchased Greate Bay Country Club in Somers Point.
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Ruocco has not returned multiple requests for comment.
The country club initially put a deed restriction on the land to keep it a golf course, according to a filing in the Clerk's Office from March 19, 2002.
In the filing, the club agreed the property "shall be used only as a public golf course and shall be operated and maintained as a public golf course in the first-class, mid-market manner and condition."
Should the country club be sold, the incoming owner would be subject to the same terms, the document states.
The deed restriction, however, was amended, according to a filing from 2014, which kept the limitation in place only for land occupied by holes 10-18, leaving the other holes closest to Monet Drive available for building.
That filing amended that the course's restricted area "contain no less than a 12-hole public golf course."
ATLANTIC CITY — It’s the middle of winter.
Fraser said when the country club was sold in 2015 that his family pondered selling part of the course to developers and leaving it as a 12-hole course, an idea that was scrapped because of Atlantic County's then economic condition and housing market.
Mayor Carl Pitale said last week he was not deeply familiar with the property or its history but wished for the new owner's success.
“I’m being optimistic that it’s a good thing,” Pitale said.
The country club was a well-known 18-hole course in Atlantic County and a Fraser family heirloom until it was sold in 2015 to Green Valley Destinations and Resorts. Its event room was also a popular place for parties and wedding receptions.
While prime golf season is approaching, drawing hundreds of local and visiting players, the facility is mostly dormant, displaying "no trespassing" signs on different ends of the property to steer away curious people.
Since the 2015 acquisition, the club appeared to retain its golfing operations before being acquired by WSFS Bank, based in Wilmington, Delaware, earlier this year for about $2.5 million, tax records show.
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Before the shutdown, the club's owners, in 2021, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, safeguarding the facility while its finances were reorganized in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bill Schmidt, a resident of the 55-and over community that was built around the golf course, said he would like to see the facility reopened. The 72-year-old, who has been living there since about 2003, said he isn't a fan of new development closer to the Glen Eyre homes, as the amended deed restriction would permit.
"Compared to the courses around here, like Harbor Pines, Ballamor and stuff, it would need considerable tender loving care to get it into a reasonable state," Schmidt said. "It certainly isn't destroyed by any sense of the imagination. If they left it at 18 (holes), it would be great."
Staff Writer Christopher Doyle contributed to this report. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/mays-landing-country-club-site-must-have-golf-course-deed-restrictions-say/article_2fe56dae-dfaf-11ed-946b-674ae98aacf2.html | 2023-05-01T19:07:37 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/mays-landing-country-club-site-must-have-golf-course-deed-restrictions-say/article_2fe56dae-dfaf-11ed-946b-674ae98aacf2.html |
Voters will face all new electronic voting machines when they go to the polls for the June 6 primary and Nov. 7 general election.
Election officials will hold a free, hands-on experience with the new machines at 6 p.m. Thursday in the Jury Assembly Room of the Atlantic County Criminal Courts Complex, 4997 Unami Blvd. in Mays Landing.
Officials will also provide information and instructions on using mail-in ballots, to avoid making common errors that can prevent the vote from counting.
Until now, the new machines were only used by those who chose to vote early, because the county didn't have enough new machines to provide them at all voting sites on Election Day.
In December, Atlantic County commissioners passed an ordinance to bond $3.4 million to buy 325 new voting machines that will provide a paper audit trail.
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Admission is free, and facilities are handicapped accessible. No registration is required.
Dueling offshore wind events
Two groups with very different attitudes toward the offshore wind industry will hold events Wednesday at about the same time.
The Steve Sweeney Center for Public Policy at Rowan University will hold an Offshore Wind Technology Conference at Rowan in the Chamberlain Student Center from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Workshops include "Preparing for the Offshore Wind Economy: University Perspective," "Offshore Wind on New Jersey’s Continental Shelf," and "Developing New Jersey’s On-Shore Wind Industry and Grid Connections."
At 9:45 a.m. Wednesday, New Jersey Republicans will hold an independent virtual hearing "on the surge of whale and dolphin deaths along the Jersey Shore in recent months and potential links to wind farms that are under development."
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The hearing will be livestreamed on the Facebook page of the New Jersey Senate Republicans, and will include state Sens. Vince Polistina, R-Atlantic; Michael Testa, R-Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic; and others.
Testa on trans athletes
State Sen. Michael Testa is making a renewed push for legislation he says will protect women's sports.
In 2021, Testa introduced the “Fairness in Women’s Sports Act," which requires that participation in school-sanctioned sports be based on biological sex at birth at public and nonpublic schools, as well as institutions of higher education.
The new effort to pass legislation follows the April 20 passage in the House of Representatives of H.R.734, the “Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023.”
The federal bill would amend Title IX to “provide that for purposes of determining compliance with Title IX of such Act in athletics, sex shall be recognized based solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth.”
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It is not expected to pass the Democratically controlled U.S. Senate.
“Title IX was adopted in 1972 to ensure that girls and women are not discriminated against and have a fair playing field in sports,” said Testa, R-Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic. “Sadly, that fair playing field that girls have enjoyed for 50 years is slowly disappearing as more male athletes who identify as transgender are choosing to compete in women’s sports, including swimming, track, and even power lifting.
“It’s a bigger problem than just the appearance of unfairness, it’s increasingly borne out in the final results of competitions where women have been crowded off the winners’ podium by transgender athletes," Testa said. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/political-briefs-learn-to-use-new-voting-machines-mail-in-ballots/article_f6192e12-e83c-11ed-90b0-7f7201cbf5b7.html | 2023-05-01T19:07:43 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/political-briefs-learn-to-use-new-voting-machines-mail-in-ballots/article_f6192e12-e83c-11ed-90b0-7f7201cbf5b7.html |
GREENSBORO — Community members are invited to a meeting in Colfax Thursday for an update from Guilford County Schools on plans for a new K-8 school for the area.
The meeting will take place from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the multipurpose room at Colfax Elementary School.
The school board voted last year to name the school the Katherine G. Johnson School for Science and Mathematics in honor of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson.
Due to growth in the area, building the new school is a top priority in the district’s facilities master plan, and leaders have been on the lookout for the past few years for property to suit the need. The district now has sights set on three adjacent properties in Colfax: 8869 and 8871 Boylston Road and 721 S. Bunker Hill Road. | https://greensboro.com/news/local/education/boylston-bunker-hill-guilford-county-high-point-colfax-k-8-katherine-johnson-road-stem-meeting/article_20fdfd1a-e829-11ed-831d-6f52178ab01c.html | 2023-05-01T19:12:44 | 0 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/education/boylston-bunker-hill-guilford-county-high-point-colfax-k-8-katherine-johnson-road-stem-meeting/article_20fdfd1a-e829-11ed-831d-6f52178ab01c.html |
Oakland University rescinds COVID vaccine mandate
Oakland University has rescinded its requirement that all students, faculty and staff be vaccinated for COVID-19, joining other Michigan universities that have scaled back or eliminated their virus vaccination requirements.
The change, which school officials announced in late March and went into effect Monday, is based on declining infection rates and other factors. President Joe Biden has announced that the federal government's COVID emergency declaration ends May 11.
"The (university's) Executive Policy Group has decided to implement this change following a careful review of pandemic conditions across the region by the Infection Prevention and Control Committee," said the university in a March press release. "This work has revealed strong COVID-19 vaccination rates, as well as a declining number of infections, severe illnesses and deaths as a result of the pandemic."
The Rochester-based university, which has approximately 15,000 students, joins Michigan State University, which also lifted its mandate on Feb. 28.
"... As the pandemic continues to shift from an acute public health crisis to a personal health responsibility, MSU no longer will require the COVID-19 vaccination for students, staff and faculty, effective today," University Physician Michael Brown wrote in a Feb. 28 statement. "There still may be limited situations in which professional students and employees must be vaccinated due to the requirements of the hospitals and health care facilities where they work and study."
The University of Michigan in February changed its mandate to require only UM Ann Arbor students living in school housing to be vaccinated. Those students must submit proof of vaccination with the bivalent omicron booster and five routine childhood vaccinations by May 15, UM Chief Health Officer Robert Ernst said in a February statement.
“This puts us in line with the vast majority of Big Ten and peer institutions, and follows state requirements for K-12 students,” Ernst said. “Most students living on campus already have these childhood immunizations, and we will now be better prepared to respond in the event of an outbreak or exposure from one of these diseases."
The UM-Dearborn and UM-Flint strongly encourage, but do not require all students, faculty and staff be up to date with their COVID-19 vaccination and boosters. Michigan Medicine, the university's health system, is maintaining its own policy for its students and employees.
"These revisions have been made following many careful deliberations,” UM President Santa Ono said in the February statement. “Given our community’s high level of COVID-19 vaccination, we can safely move our focus to students living in UM-Ann Arbor housing, most of whom will be new to the community this fall.”
Wayne State University in Detroit continues to require all students, faculty and staff to be vaccinated, according to its website.
The university "will be communicating our plan for fall in the coming week," Wayne State spokesman Matt Lockwood said in a Monday email.
Prior COVID vaccination requirements prompted the firings of hundreds of employees and thousands of suspensions or holds placed on the academic accounts of students who violated COVID vaccine and testing mandates at some of Michigan's largest universities in 2021.
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OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – An Osceola County woman claimed a $1 million prize off a Florida Lottery scratch-off game, officials announced Monday.
According to lottery officials, 41-year-old Racquel Maxey, of Kissimmee, purchased the Gold Rush Doubler scratch-off game at the 7-Eleven, located at 4015 West Irlo Bronson Highway.
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The retailer will receive a $2,000 commission bonus. Maxey chose to receive her earnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $685,000 at Lottery Headquarters.
The $5 Gold Rush Doubler game features more than $188 million in cash prizes, including 28 top prizes of $1 million.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – The University of Central Florida’s PhD in Nursing program takes the top spot in the country, according to a ranking by RegisteredNursing.org.
The nursing advocacy organization said the programs were judged on factors like how well a program supports students during school, towards licensure, and beyond.
“Nurses can perform different professional roles aside from caring for patients in a hospital or clinical setting. From conducting original research to teaching, nurses can pursue their Ph.D. in Nursing online at the University of Central Florida. Students learn to contribute to the discipline as an academic,” read the description for the top-ranked program at UCF.
The top five schools are as follows:
- University of Central Florida
- Endicott College
- Mercer University
- Texas Woman’s University
- William Carey University
In February, NEWS 6 anchor Justin Warmoth sat down with Mary Lou Sole, the dean of UCF’s College of Nursing, on “The Weekly” to discuss the nursing shortage.
Florida is projected to have a shortage of 59,100 registered nurses and licensed practical nurses by 2035, according to a report by the Florida Hospital Association.
“We know that Central Florida’s growing,” Sole said. “We’re trying to partner with our health care facilities on how we can educate more nurses and more faculty to teach those nurses and then keep everybody engaged and retained once they’re hired at the facilities. It’s so important to address Central Florida and Florida as a whole.”
According to RegisteredNursing.org, candidates seeking a PhD in nursing focus on research and education, helping to pave the way to “shape the next generation of nurses.”
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Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan releases contract at center of ethics questions, apologizes
Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan announced Monday that she has terminated her contract with private marijuana company Veriede Holding — a contract that will be the focus of an ethics investigation demanded by Gov. Tina Kotek.
Fagan said in a statement that she owed the people of Oregon an apology and welcomed any investigations.
"I look forward to the findings of the Oregon Government Ethics Commission because they will confirm that I followed Oregon ethics rules and laws," she said in the statement. "I am also eager for the Department of Justice’s review of the OLCC audit because the review will verify that hard-working auditors in the Oregon Audits Division conducted their work with independence and integrity."
Fagan also released the contract she signed with Veriede Holding. According to the contract, Fagan was receiving $10,000 a month and would have received $30,000 in bonuses for "successful acquisition of license(s)" Veriede and its affiliates outside of Oregon or New Mexico. Further specifics about the consulting work not clear from the released contracts.
Willamette Week first reported Thursday that Fagan had entered a contract with Veriede Holding in February. The Oregon company is an affiliate of La Mota, a cannabis chain whose owners, Rosa Sazares and Aaron Mitchell have reportedly failed to pay millions of dollars in cannabis and federal income taxes and faced workplace complaints.
Fagan recused herself from an audit the Secretary of State's Office was conducting into how the state is handling marijuana-related businesses five days before she reportedly began consulting work for Veriede Holding on Feb. 20. In the email she sent to staff in Feb. 15, Fagan announced her deputy secretary, Cheryl Myers, would oversee the audit as she would "soon be consulting for a company involved in the cannabis industry in multiple states." And while Fagan has said the ethics commission did not advise her of an actual or potential conflict, the Oregonian reported that she did not ask for anything in writing surrounding the position.
Sazares and Mitchell also have become major Democratic funders.
Top Republicans called for Fagan's resignation Thursday.
“She must resign,” Senate Republican Leader Tim Knopp and House Republican Leader Vikki Breese-Iverson said in a joint statement. “This appears to be an ethics violation, and if it isn’t, then Oregon’s ethics laws are broken. An elected official cannot take funds for personal use from someone they regulate
Late Friday, Kotek called for the Oregon Government Ethics Commission to investigate Fagan's actions and for the Department of Justice to take a look at the newly released audit carried out by Fagan's office that has since been overshadowed by the revelations.
“It’s critical that Oregonians trust their government,” Kotek said in a statement. “That is why I am urging the Oregon Government Ethics Commission to immediately investigate this situation. Additionally, I am requesting that the Oregon Department of Justice examine the Secretary of State’s recently released audit of the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC) and its cannabis program.”
According to a press conference on Friday and Willamette Week's reporting, Fagan attended two meetings about the audit before her recusal, and the audit was substantially finished by the time she had recused herself. Meeting notes mention Fagan specifically asked the audit team if they had interviewed Cazares.
"I exercised poor judgment by contracting with a company that is owned by my significant political donors and is regulated by an agency that was under audit by my Audits Division," Fagan said in her statement Monday. "I am sorry for harming the trust that I’ve worked so hard to build with you over the last few years, and I will spend the next two years working hard to rebuild it."
Fagan is holding a press conference later in the morning.
Dianne Lugo covers the Oregon Legislature and equity issues. Reach her at dlugo@statesmanjournal.com or on Twitter @DianneLugo. | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/oregon/2023/05/01/oregon-secretary-state-shemia-fagan-marijuana-company-veriede-holding-consulting/70170585007/ | 2023-05-01T19:27:57 | 1 | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/oregon/2023/05/01/oregon-secretary-state-shemia-fagan-marijuana-company-veriede-holding-consulting/70170585007/ |
Cemetery districts prove controversy can find the smallest governments
The cemetery district in Pedee has never filed a financial report with the state, something it is required to do on a yearly basis.
Board meetings of elected officials where no one from the public has ever shown up.
An individual paid with public funds by two districts who refused to acknowledge she works for them.
And a district that has not filed required annual financial records to the state in decades, if ever.
Cemetery districts are the smallest of local governments, and one of the most overlooked. Ask most people if they live in a cemetery district or what the district does, and chances are they don’t know.
Cemetery districts are intended to offer those living within its boundaries affordable burial options.
Elected officials for the districts are required to do many of the same things any other government – such as a city council or county commission – in Oregon does, such as posting public notices of when they’re meeting and comply with public records requests for information about their finances.
But state records and interviews with local public officials show these districts operate with little to no oversight, often running afoul of state regulations.
In Polk County, there are five cemetery districts in and around Dallas, Independence and Monmouth. There are none in Marion County.
It’s not easy to figure out when those people who are elected are going to meet or what they’ll do when they get together.
Maybe that's why residents never attend the meetings.
Cemetery districts are special districts
There are more than 1,000 special districts in state, according to the Special Districts Association of Oregon.
It's unknown many cemetery districts are in Oregon because no one keeps perfect records, even the Secretary of State’s Office. There are possibly 58, 59 or more, depending on who is trying to track it. Most are in rural areas.
According to the SDAO, the purpose of a cemetery district is to manage and maintain public cemeteries and “offer affordable interment services for Oregon residents.”
The average burial plot in Oregon is $2,222, and they cost as much as $11,900, according to the website PerfectGoodbyes.com.
Residents of a cemetery district pay as little as $400 for a plot. The price goes up if someone doesn’t live there.
Cemetery districts in Oregon also are required to have one person buried there before Feb. 14, 1909.
Special districts, including transit districts like Cherriots or education districts like Chemeketa Community College, get most of their operational budgets from taxpayers.
Most of the cemetery districts tax people at lower rates than any other government.
In Dallas, taxpayers pay five cents per $1,000 of assessed property tax. That’s about $13.67 per year for someone with a home assessed at $250,000. the tax brought in about $98,000 in taxes last year.
The Pedee Cemetery District has the highest tax rate in the county at 15 cents per $1,000, and brought in $6,788.04 in taxes last year, according to a report by the Polk County Tax Assessor’s office.
The Salt Creek Cemetery District in the southeast portion of the county doesn't tax its residents. It got the majority of its $10,858 income from the sale of plots.
You quit when you die
People on cemetery district boards joke that, “You quit when you die.”
In the May 16 election, the cemetery districts in Polk County are the definition of down-ballot contests.
Most cemetery district boards are made up of three people, though Dallas has five. Races often have one candidate, if any.
The outlier in this election is in Dallas. There are more people running for cemetery district positions – seven for three positions – than for school board – four for four spots.
“It’s not normal,” Polk County administrative officer Greg Hansen said. “This time is an anomaly of weird stuff.”
The Dallas district oversees one cemetery, the Dallas Cemetery. Most oversee two or three.
Most of the districts don’t have the money to do anything more than mow the lawn.
Dallas Mayor Ken Woods is running for one of the three special district positions. He said there was no controversy that spurred that many people to run.
“Not that I’m aware of,” Woods said.
He was on the Dallas city council from 1983 to 2022. He said he is running because he wants city councilors to get involved in other positions in the community.
Mark Jumisko is one of two people running against Woods.
Jumisko said he and his wife, Teri Borchers, walk around the Dallas Cemetery every morning. In talking with people who work there, they learned about the openings on the board and both filed to run.
“We really enjoy the cemetery and we felt like we wanted to help guide it into the future,” Jumisko said.
Jumisko didn’t know he was running against Dallas’ mayor until a reporter told him.
The other person running for that position, Cole Cochrane, didn’t respond to written questions about why he is running.
Borchers is running against Carol Trowbridge and Kimberly Cornthwaite in the other contested cemetery district race in the county.
Board meetings no one from the public attends
Scotty Girard was appointed to the board of the Hilltop Cemetery District – which is located in and around Independence – after someone on the board died a couple years ago.
A retiree, Girard had worked with the cemetery district’s maintenance person when they both worked for the Central School District. She is running for the position she currently holds.
For decades, the Hilltop Cemetery District held its board meetings at the Buena Vista Church. But after a board member died, they moved their meetings to the fire station in Buena Vista.
“They can last anywhere from an hour to a couple of hours,” Girard said. “We try to make sure we get all of our business taken care of, but then there’s a little bit of catching up with everybody, you know, like all meetings.”
Girard said a member of the public has never shown up at a board meeting.
That’s not to say that Hilltop is without controversy.
The district has regulations about how stones are placed and what can be on graves. But relatives come to the cemetery – which is unattended most of the time – and do things like put white rock on top of graves and plant flowers on it.
Those decorations often make it difficult for the maintenance people to mow the grass.
“They think that they have bought a cemetery plot and that is their land,” she said. “And it isn’t. You buy the rights to have somebody buried there.”
Hilltop sells plots of land in its cemeteries through Farnstrom Mortuary in Independence.
Girard won’t be buried at the Hilltop Cemetery or the Buena Vista Cemetery in the district. “I said I just want to be cremated and my ashes spread in Hawaii so I can be the next Moana,” Girard said.
The district has two part-time employees.
Multiple people, including Girard, said accountant Marjorie Meador of Aldrich CPAs + Advisors, have worked for decades with the Hilltop and Fir Crest Cemetery District, which is in and around Monmouth.
When contacted by the Statesman Journal, Meador said she had spoken with her firm’s legal counsel and was advised not to speak with a reporter.
“I can’t confirm they’re even our clients,” Meador said.
Never filed a financial report
Brenda Ronco grew up on a farm in Pedee, an unincorporated community of 100 or so people 15 miles southwest of Monmouth at the base of the Coast Range.
She moved away to teach in Bandon, then moved to Dallas and taught the rest of her career in Willamina.
A few years ago, Ronco retired and moved back to the family farm in Pedee.
She lives about a half mile from Wormer Cemetery where her parents and grandparents are buried. She has other relatives buried in Montgomery Cemetery, another cemetery in the district a few miles away.
“People in Pedee know of these cemeteries,” she said. “We’re a community. We’re out in the country, but people know of the cemetery out here in Pedee.”
Ronco said she and family members have returned to the cemeteries in Pedee every Memorial Day to place flowers on the family graves.
“I don’t know that we’ve ever missed any,” Ronco said. “It is important to our family.”
Ronco is running for the only open seat on the board. She’s not entirely sure what the position does. She said she was asked to run for the position by Laverne Bennett.
It turns out the Pedee Cemetery District has fallen through a lot of government cracks over the years.
Bennett said she has been on the Pedee Cemetery District board since it was formed in the “early 80s.”
She said no one has ever showed up for any of the two board meetings they have each year, which they hold at the Pedee Women’s Club.
“We just say, ‘OK, we need to have a meeting,’ and I contact the board members and the caretakers,” Bennett said.
Bennett said when someone wants to buy a plot in one of the cemeteries, the person contacts her. But she declined to say how much plots cost, despite them being publicly owned.
The district hasn’t filed a financial audit with the Secretary of State’s Office since at least 2004, according to the department’s records, something all government entities are required to do yearly in accordance with Oregon law.
“Technically, it appears that is correct – we don’t have any record of Pedee Cemetery District in our files,” Secretary of State spokesperson Laura Kerns said in an email.
Mayor Woods said that in his 40 years of owning an insurance firm in Dallas, his firm often provided the bond for someone representing the Pedee cemetery board. But, he said, the person who needed to be bonded frequently changed, and he wasn’t informed.
“They don’t communicate with you and they don’t seem to feel the need to,” Woods said.
Woods said that if the district isn’t insured, if someone is injured at one of the cemeteries, the directors would be personally liable.
As a public entity, a cemetery board's expenses and revenues are public record and must be provided, sometimes for a fee, to anyone who requests them. They have to notify anyone who requests it about board meeting discussions and any votes on things like finances.
But unlike city or county governments, the Polk County cemetery districts have no online presence and provide few ways for the public to reach board members.
“I mean, when you see the city budget, it’s right there," said Polk County Commissioner Jeremy Gordon, formerly Falls City’s mayor. "When you’re a district, if you’re curious where the money’s going, how do you find out?”
Bill Poehler covers Marion County for the Statesman Journal. Contact him at bpoehler@StatesmanJournal.com | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/polk-county/2023/04/30/cemetery-districts-prove-controversy-can-find-the-smallest-governments/70156643007/ | 2023-05-01T19:28:03 | 0 | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/polk-county/2023/04/30/cemetery-districts-prove-controversy-can-find-the-smallest-governments/70156643007/ |
FENTRESS, Texas — A licensed skydiver died while skydiving in Fentress, Texas on Friday.
On Friday, April 28, an experienced 31-year-old skydiver died while skydiving solo in Fentress, which is around 15 miles outside of San Marcos. According to Skydive Spaceland San Marcos, the skydiver has been licensed to skydive solo for the last four years and has completed multiple, successful skydives at the same location in the past.
The skydiver, who has not been identified as the family is still being contacted, used their own parachute for a "self-supervised skydive." The company stated that the equipment was appropriately sized for the skydiver, in good condition and maintained by the standards set out by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
However, the early investigation has shown that the primary parachute malfunctioned, leading the backup parachute to be implemented.
"The skydiver did not survive the landing despite immediate medical attention," the company stated. "The skydiving community is small and any loss is felt deeply throughout the sport. We offer our sincerest condolences to the family of the deceased and the many friends who shared the skies throughout the years."
The FAA provided the following statement regarding the incident:
"The FAA is aware of a skydiving accident in Fentress, Texas around 1 p.m. local time Friday, April 28. Local authorities will provide the name and medical condition of the person involved. The FAA investigates the packing of the main and reserve parachutes and the rules of flight for the pilot and aircraft. The FAA does not determine cause."
This is a developing story. Check back for updates. | https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/skydiver-parachute-malfunction/269-94d6a7af-6eef-4b6c-869c-acb2ec3e6da1 | 2023-05-01T19:29:43 | 0 | https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/skydiver-parachute-malfunction/269-94d6a7af-6eef-4b6c-869c-acb2ec3e6da1 |
BELTON, Texas — The trial for Capital Murder suspect Cedric Marks was delayed Monday due to what Marks called a medical issue he was having.
Day eleven of the trial was supposed to begin at 9:30 a.m. in the 426th Bell County District Court.
Instead, Marks told Judge Steven Duskie he was not feeling well and would not be able to focus. Marks is defending himself against charges he killed his ex-girlfriend Jenna Scott and her friend Michael Swearingin in 2019.
Duskie asked Marks' standby counsel if they believed he was too sick to continue. They agreed he did not look well and would not be able to focus. Duskie asked prosecutors for a response. They agreed to continue the trial until Tuesday.
A large portion of the trial was expected to focus on a recorded interview that Temple Police Department Det. Corey Powell conducted in 2019.
According to prosecutors, they just found the footage last week and were trying to enter it as new evidence on Friday. It is a total of 40 minutes with four interviews with Maya Maxwell, Ginell McDonough and Marks' family members.
Marks said he had not seen the video and needed time to review it before it could be presented to the jury.
Maxwell is accused of helping Marks bury Scott's and Swearingin's bodies on property his family owned in Oklahoma. McDonough is Marks' wife.
Marks and Maxwell were staying with McDonough in Michigan when police caught up to them.
The trial was expected to resume Tuesday morning. | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/cedric-marks-medical-issue-leads-delay-trial/500-e0f725b2-6316-4841-8a27-ce6e976b41a5 | 2023-05-01T19:30:12 | 0 | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/cedric-marks-medical-issue-leads-delay-trial/500-e0f725b2-6316-4841-8a27-ce6e976b41a5 |
GROESBECK, Texas — One person was killed in an early morning house fire in Groesbeck Monday, according to Groesbeck City Administrator Chris Henson.
Henson posted to the city's Facebook page that firefighters arrived at the home on the 600 block of N. Grayson St. just after 12:30 a.m.
They found three people had been in the home when the fire started. Two of the people escaped, according to Henson.
The person who died was not discovered until after the fire was under control. Their name was not released.
Henson said the State Fire Marshal's Office was helping with the investigation into how the fire started. | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/one-person-killed-groesbeck-house-fire/500-fcb5b6d8-be7f-4b73-9386-c9b529476c4a | 2023-05-01T19:30:19 | 1 | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/one-person-killed-groesbeck-house-fire/500-fcb5b6d8-be7f-4b73-9386-c9b529476c4a |
SAN ANTONIO — Nobody likes to be stuck in traffic, but if you drive in Texas, this list might not come as a surprise to you. Four of Texas' major cities made it into the list of the Top 15 to avoid if you hate commuting.
A Hire A Helper study ranked the top cities in the United State you should avoid if you don't want to find yourself sitting still.
One of the few benefits of the COVID-19 pandemic was the dramatic reduction in vehicle traffic on our roadways. Stay-at-home orders, school closures, and working from home kept people at home and cars off the road. Then when workers returned to the office and businesses resumed their normal operations, traffic congestion started to rebound but is still well below pre-pandemic levels.
Long commute times and traffic can have a significant impact on a person's well-being, and often play a major role when you choose where you are going to live.
The study used data such as average one-way commute time, share of workers who use their own car, diversity of times people leave for work, how many households share a vehicle and population density to determine the cities with worst commutes.
San Antonio has a total score of 68.8 using their data. The average one-way commute time in the San Antonio area, which includes New Braunfels, is 25.8 minutes and almost 80% of workers use their own vehicle. Add in the population density of 355.8 people per square mile and we've got a problem, which is why we are number 14 on the list.
But Dallas, Houston and Austin have it way worse than us.
Houston, which includes The Woodlands and Sugar Land, comes in at number 7 on the list with a composite score of 72.6. The average one-way commute time in the Bayou City is 28.9 minutes. More folks live in Houston, with a population density of 871.6 people per square mile.
The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington area has a score of 75.0 and comes in at number six on the list. DFW's average one-way commute time is 27.3 minutes and their population density is 894.4 people per square mile.
The Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown area is apparently the worst in Texas with a score of 75.6. Commute-time in our capital city is 26.1 minutes one way. The population density is 557.5 people per square mile.
So what can you do to shorten or improve your commute?
- If possible, leave earlier - that usually means less people on the road.
- You can also try to switch up your route.
- Don't be afraid to pop a drive you routinely take into your GPS; it might show you a shorter route you're not as familiar with.
- Carpool is another option because on some highways, you can take the HOV lanes which usually aren't as congested as the main lanes.
- And almost always an option - consider public transportation.
The less of us on the roads, the faster the commute, so if you can - think about using it. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/four-texas-cities-in-top-15-of-large-metro-cities-to-avoid-if-you-hate-commuting-commute-traffic-car-travel/273-cf76444c-b0c2-403e-9664-2019a3ac0bb3 | 2023-05-01T19:32:39 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/four-texas-cities-in-top-15-of-large-metro-cities-to-avoid-if-you-hate-commuting-commute-traffic-car-travel/273-cf76444c-b0c2-403e-9664-2019a3ac0bb3 |
FENTRESS, Texas — A licensed skydiver died while skydiving in Fentress, Texas on Friday.
On Friday, April 28, an experienced 31-year-old skydiver died while skydiving solo in Fentress, which is around 15 miles outside of San Marcos. According to Skydive Spaceland San Marcos, the skydiver has been licensed to skydive solo for the last four years and has completed multiple, successful skydives at the same location in the past.
The skydiver, who has not been identified as the family is still being contacted, used their own parachute for a "self-supervised skydive." The company stated that the equipment was appropriately sized for the skydiver, in good condition and maintained by the standards set out by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
However, the early investigation has shown that the primary parachute malfunctioned, leading the backup parachute to be implemented.
"The skydiver did not survive the landing despite immediate medical attention," the company stated. "The skydiving community is small and any loss is felt deeply throughout the sport. We offer our sincerest condolences to the family of the deceased and the many friends who shared the skies throughout the years."
The FAA provided the following statement regarding the incident:
"The FAA is aware of a skydiving accident in Fentress, Texas around 1 p.m. local time Friday, April 28. Local authorities will provide the name and medical condition of the person involved. The FAA investigates the packing of the main and reserve parachutes and the rules of flight for the pilot and aircraft. The FAA does not determine cause."
This is a developing story. Check back for updates. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/skydiver-parachute-malfunction/269-94d6a7af-6eef-4b6c-869c-acb2ec3e6da1 | 2023-05-01T19:32:45 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/skydiver-parachute-malfunction/269-94d6a7af-6eef-4b6c-869c-acb2ec3e6da1 |
SAN ANTONIO — A woman was stabbed in the stomach while trying to get on a VIA bus, police say.
It happened on the east side of town at the 1300 block of Willow Street around 12:08 p.m. Police say she exited the bus following the attack and ran a few blocks away.
When police found her, she had a stab wound to her stomach. Officials say it was a small wound that is non life-threatening.
This is a developing story.
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WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Wichita State University is taking measures after someone tried to hack into the school’s network systems.
WSU disconnected several university systems over the weekend. As a result, on Monday morning, people off campus could not access the main WSU website, the NIAR network, and email.
By Monday afternoon, WSU posted an update, saying it took proactive measures over the weekend “to isolate an unauthorized attempt by a third party to access the University’s systems.”
The school said most of the system access has been restored, and there is no indication that any secure data or information has been compromised.
The university said it is prioritizing student needs as it works to get the whole system restored. It expects to have all networks and major systems up by tomorrow.
“But we are also mindful that these incidents often create residual issues, and future interruptions may occur,” WSU said in a statement.
It said cyber attacks have become more common, especially in large organizations like WSU.
“The University has and continues to devote the necessary resources to its digital infrastructure to guard against unauthorized access,” WSU said. “We appreciate the Shocker community’s continued patience.” | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/hacker-targets-wichita-state-university/ | 2023-05-01T19:38:37 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/hacker-targets-wichita-state-university/ |
American roads haven't been this deadly since 2007. And the situation isn't getting any better; in fact, it may be getting worse. Across the U.S., nearly 39,000 people died in traffic crashes in 2020, amounting to about 11.78 deaths per 100,000 residents. Two in three deaths were vehicle occupants, while nearly 1 in 5 were pedestrians or cyclists.
Stacker used Department of Transportation data to rank the 50 cities with the highest motor vehicle crash fatality rates in 2020—the most recent data available—and broke ties by the total number of fatalities. Only cities with a population of at least 150,000 were considered.
When new data is released, it could show that roadways became even deadlier in 2021 and stayed similarly deadly in 2022.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that 2021 roadway fatalities grew by 10.5% from 2020, marking a 16-year high and the largest year-over-year increase since the agency began capturing data. Crashes involving more than one vehicle and those that occur on city roads as opposed to rural ones grew the most, according to those estimates. The projection also points to an increase in deaths on roadways during the day and for those who are older than 65.
The latest estimates reflect a public health crisis that officials at the traffic safety agency have called "urgent and preventable." The biggest contributing factor to fatal car wrecks is the speed of the vehicle. In 2020, NHTSA recorded more than 11,000 deaths as a result of speeding.
Surveys also reveal that drivers admit they have increasingly taken part in risky driving behaviors in recent years. According to a AAA survey of drivers in 2021, 12% more drivers said they drove significantly faster than the speed limit, and roughly 24% more drivers admitted to driving under the influence compared with the year prior. The association condemned the growth in risky driving behaviors as "disturbing."
Psychologists have also pointed to stress associated with the pandemic as a potential factor in the increase in traffic fatalities.
Many of the cities that rank among the most deadly according to 2020 data are located in the southern U.S. Read on to see where your city ranks on this list.
You may also like: How alcohol-related deaths have changed in every state over the past two decades | https://trib.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/multi-car-crash-with-injuries-closes-old-glenrock-highway/article_b6e11874-e83f-11ed-a3a1-0b2dcbb29f54.html | 2023-05-01T19:41:12 | 1 | https://trib.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/multi-car-crash-with-injuries-closes-old-glenrock-highway/article_b6e11874-e83f-11ed-a3a1-0b2dcbb29f54.html |
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, Md. — The Anne Arundel County Police Department arrested Meade High School teacher Manuel Navarro-Montero, 43, for inappropriately touching a student.
The teacher has been charged with third-degree sex offense, two fourth-degree sex offenses and second-degree assault.
On January 26, the Anne Arundel County Police Department became aware of an alleged sex offense between a female student and a male teacher.
According to the victim, the suspect touched her "private and intimate areas" over and under her clothing while in the school building.
Immediately upon being notified of the allegations, the school system removed the teacher from the school.
Navarro-Montero was then arrested on May 1.
Detectives are asking anyone with any additional information on this or other potential cases to call the TipLine at 410-222-4700. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/high-school-teacher-arrested-for-inappropriately-touching-student-in-aa-county | 2023-05-01T19:43:28 | 0 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/high-school-teacher-arrested-for-inappropriately-touching-student-in-aa-county |
BALTIMORE — A Baltimore man plead guilty to the murder of Frankye Duckett, who was an MTA mobility bus driver.
It all started when Duckett picked up an elderly woman on Mulberry Street back in January of 2021.
RELATED: Man arrested, second suspect wanted in killing of MTA Mobility driver in Baltimore
For some reason he and another man who had been waiting with the woman, got into a heated argument.
After boarding the van, the woman told Duckett the guy he'd been arguing with was her grandson, 33-year-old Marquis Poteat.
As Duckett drove to the next stop in the 4400 block of Moravia Road, security camera footage shows a passenger get out of a beige Buick Lesabre, and fire a handgun through the van front driver's side window, killing Duckett.
READ MORE: New details emerge on what led to the January murder of an MTA mobility van driver
The gunman then gets back into the passenger side of the Buick, and takes off.
Later police pulled over a car matching the description, and identified the driver as Ernest Ford.
He admitted to driving the alleged shooter, presumably Poteat, to the scene and dropping him off downtown afterwards.
READ: Second suspect arrested in January killing of MTA Mobility driver in Baltimore
In April of 2021, Warrant Apprehension detectives along with U.S. Marshals and Florence County Sheriff’s Office, arrested Poteat.
Poteat was arrested in Florence, South Carolina, with the help of the Carolinas Regional Fugitive Task Force.
After pleading guilty to first degree murder charges, Poteat was sentenced to 60 years in prison. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/man-pleads-guilty-to-murder-of-mta-bus-driver-sentenced-to-60-years-in-prison | 2023-05-01T19:43:34 | 1 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/man-pleads-guilty-to-murder-of-mta-bus-driver-sentenced-to-60-years-in-prison |
Flooding: that’s the topic of two planned community meetings hosted by the city of Flagstaff this month.
City officials plan to discuss preparations for monsoon season and answer questions from residents.
The first meeting, planned for Monday, May 8, 5:30 – 7 p.m at the Flagstaff City Hall council chambers, will focus on the northwest side of town. That meeting will be most relevant to residents who live in the Coconino Estates and Coyote Springs neighborhoods.
Then a meeting the next week on Monday May 15, 5:30 – 7 p.m. also at the council chambers in city hall will focus on flooding risk on the eastern side of the city, particularly focusing on the areas of Paradise, Grandview and Sunnyside neighborhood.
The meetings will be streamed online and can be viewed at flagstaff.az.gov/1461/Streaming-City-Council-Meetings. Complete recordings of the meetings will also be uploaded to the City’s website after the meetings.
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While both meetings will be streamed, virtual participation, such as asking questions virtually, will not be available for either meeting. Residents should attend in person to ask specific questions or email questions to info@pipelinewestflooding.com for the west side meeting and contact info@museumfloodprojects.com for information on the east side meeting.
For reference, a map of Flagstaff neighborhoods and subdivisions is available here.
Reasonable efforts will be made to assist and accommodate persons with disabilities desiring to attend the meeting. If you need assistance, please email sarah.langley@flagstaffaz.gov. | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/city-to-hold-two-flooding-community-meetings-this-month/article_174e5176-e846-11ed-ac97-273098be19d3.html | 2023-05-01T19:43:37 | 0 | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/city-to-hold-two-flooding-community-meetings-this-month/article_174e5176-e846-11ed-ac97-273098be19d3.html |
After the recycling center closed suddenly last week, the city is still asking residents not to put their recycling bin on the street.
Last week, city officials had said they hoped to get recycling services back online by Monday.
But in a media release, the city announced it was not yet ready to make that a reality. There is currently not an estimated date for which residential recycling services will be brought back online, although commercial pick up is still occurring.
Even so, without an alternative place to bring those materials yet available, those recyclables are being brought to the Cinder Lake Landfill.
In the interim, alternative public recycling drop-off locations can be viewed in Google Maps here. However, the City encourages the public to hold their recyclables until further notice.
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City officials say they are in the process of finalizing an arrangement with a Materials Recovery Facility in the Phoenix area that has agreed to receive recyclables from Flagstaff.
Residents with questions related to recycling services can call 928-213-2110 or email solidwastesolutions@flagstaffaz.gov. Updates will also be shared through flagstaff.az.gov/4855/Recycling-Updates. | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/recycling-serves-still-on-pause-after-sudden-facility-closure/article_36ad169c-e84b-11ed-bdce-5ba2b08fc449.html | 2023-05-01T19:43:39 | 1 | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/recycling-serves-still-on-pause-after-sudden-facility-closure/article_36ad169c-e84b-11ed-bdce-5ba2b08fc449.html |
TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) — The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks (MDWFP) reopened one of its offices Monday morning in Tupelo.
The office is at Elvis Presley Lake.
MDWFP Deputy Director Larry Pugh said the office had been closed for five years.
Previously, it was not staffed full time. The reopening changes that by making the office more available to the public.
Even though the office has reopened, the lake and campgrounds are not yet open to the public.
MDWFP closed the lake during the summer of 2021 for renovations.
It was also restocked with fish, which need time to grow.
The lake is expected to reopen in 2024 | https://www.wtva.com/news/local/mdwfp-reopens-office-at-elvis-presley-lake-lake-remains-closed-though/article_a501da2a-e84a-11ed-a455-cb30bd5c33f8.html | 2023-05-01T19:43:42 | 0 | https://www.wtva.com/news/local/mdwfp-reopens-office-at-elvis-presley-lake-lake-remains-closed-though/article_a501da2a-e84a-11ed-a455-cb30bd5c33f8.html |
NEW ALBANY, Miss. (WTVA) — An infant died one week after police arrested a man for allegedly abusing the child in New Albany.
Union County Coroner Pam Boman said Ryker Burns, born on March 1, died on Sunday at a hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.
An autopsy will be performed to determine the official cause of death.
Arthur Eurek, 26, is accused of abusing the child; he’s not the child’s father.
New Albany Police arrested and charged him with felony child abuse. However, the charge has been upgraded to capital murder, New Albany Police Chief Chris Robertson confirmed Monday afternoon.
Robertson said the child’s mother, with whom Eurek was in a relationship with, left the child in his care as she went to work.
Police provided no more details about what allegedly happened but confirmed the child suffered a severe head injury.
Related - Infant severely injured; child abuse arrest made in New Albany | https://www.wtva.com/news/local/new-albany-infant-died-one-week-after-child-abuse-arrest/article_1828d0f8-e83c-11ed-b223-57aa3a90aa8e.html | 2023-05-01T19:43:48 | 1 | https://www.wtva.com/news/local/new-albany-infant-died-one-week-after-child-abuse-arrest/article_1828d0f8-e83c-11ed-b223-57aa3a90aa8e.html |
Another Ross Dress for Less could be opening up in downtown San Francisco just a block away from one of its existing stores at 799 Market St., the San Francisco Business Times first reported.
The new department store would take over the 40,000-square-foot space at 901 Market Street, where Saks Off 5th and Nordstrom Rack are currently located. Permit details obtained by SFGATE from the San Francisco Department of Building Inspection reveal that plans are underway for an “interior remodel” of the lower level and ground floor at an “existing Ross store,” including the installation of merchandise racks, register counters and fitting rooms.
Still, it remains unclear whether the Dublin-headquartered discount clothing retailer plans to move from its current Market Street location to this one or if it plans to open a new store altogether, replacing Nordstrom Rack and Saks Off 5th. The latter isn’t entirely out of the question: As the Business Times pointed out, Jamestown Properties CEO Michael Phillips said the 55,000-square-foot store at 799 Market St. was “a top-five producer for the whole Ross chain,” and it frequently has customers lining up outside to enter. SFGATE attempted to contact representatives for Ross but did not hear back by time of publication.
Ross closed one of its longstanding stores at 5200 Geary Blvd. in January, leaving just three other locations in San Francisco, including the one on Market Street, one on Sloat Boulevard and one on 16th Street. However, a news release shared by the company in March announced that it had opened 11 new Ross stores and eight dd’s Discounts stores across the U.S. in February and March — part of the company’s plan to “continue the expansion” of its presence to 2,900 locations and unveil approximately 100 new locations this year.
As of March, Ross Dress for Less had 2,034 stores in operation. | https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/another-ross-could-open-in-san-francisco-18000752.php | 2023-05-01T19:46:07 | 1 | https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/another-ross-could-open-in-san-francisco-18000752.php |
Police have identified and are searching for two persons of interest in a quadruple shooting that left three teenagers dead and another injured in Philadelphia’s Lawncrest neighborhood last week.
On April 28, at 3:36 p.m., police responded to a report of a person with a gun and a shooting on the 5900 block of Palmetto Street. When they arrived they found 17-year-old Malik Ballard on the sidewalk suffering from gunshot wounds, 18-year-old Khalif Frezghi on the front porch suffering from gunshot wounds and 14-year-old Salah Fleming just inside the doorway of a home. All three teens were pronounced dead.
A fourth victim – a 16-year-old boy – was taken to the hospital where he was treated for a gunshot wound to the stomach.
A gun was also recovered from inside the home.
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Investigators believe there was a gun deal or gun swap inside the home prior to the shooting.
"They go into a house on that block for some sort of transaction," Philadelphia Police Staff Inspector Ernest Ransom said. "At some point during their meeting, gunfire erupted and resulted in four shooting victims. Three succumbed to their injuries."
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A short time later, police found a black Ford Edge they believe was involved in the shooting on the 500 block of East Wyoming Street. Two teen boys were then arrested and charged with violation of the uniform firearms act and other related offenses in connection to the shooting.
"The gun violence with the juveniles is out of control, that goes without saying," Inspector Ransom said. "We believe the parents need to be more involved in this to make it happen."
On Monday, Philadelphia Police announced they identified two additional persons of interest in the shooting, 15-year-old Taj Lennon and 22-year-old Tyree Lennon. Investigators believe the two are cousins and said they have outstanding warrants. They are both considered armed and dangerous. If you have any information on their whereabouts or the incident, please call the Homicide Unit at 215-686-3334 or 911.
Fleming was an eighth grade student at Mathematics, Civics and Sciences Charter School. Students and staff at the school will organize a memorial for the teen boy.
"This city was known as Philadelphia, city of brotherly love," Veronica Joyner, the founder of the school, told NBC10. "We're now known as 'Killadelphia,' the city of brotherly hate."
There are additional resources for people or communities that have endured gun violence in Philadelphia. Further information can be found here. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/police-id-2-persons-of-interest-in-triple-homicide-in-philadelphia/3557100/ | 2023-05-01T19:52:27 | 0 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/police-id-2-persons-of-interest-in-triple-homicide-in-philadelphia/3557100/ |
MIDLAND, Texas — The City of Midland has now opened up the application window for its 2023 city pool positions.
The city is looking for Pool managers, pool lifeguards, and pool attendants to work at both the Washington Aquatic Center and Doug Russell Aquatic Center. All lifeguards must have an American Red Cross Lifeguarding Certificate.
People can apply online by going to www.MidlandTexas.gov | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/city-of-midland-opens-up-application-window-for-2023-city-pool-positions/513-89f4c73a-3b32-4f3c-807b-a16e2cd7a759 | 2023-05-01T19:59:48 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/city-of-midland-opens-up-application-window-for-2023-city-pool-positions/513-89f4c73a-3b32-4f3c-807b-a16e2cd7a759 |
TEXAS, USA — Four local Boy Scouts received their Eagle Scout designation over this past weekend.
A ceremony was held at St. Luke's United Methodist Church for the four Boy Scouts from Troop 160. The four newest Eagle Scouts are Connor Alleman, Luke Edwards, Jonathan Lann and Cameron Pool.
"It's pretty amazing to watch them," said Scout Master for Troop 160 Brian Stubbs. "They come in when they're about twelve years old. They're definitely boys and they want to learn about life and figure out things and through his journey, they learn a lot, see a lot, we have a lot of adventures. A lot of fun things that we go do and you get to see these boys grow in ways that you just never thought they could."
The ceremony served to not only honor and congratulate the boys for their achievement, but also allowed for the boys to honor their family members and mentors who helped them on their journey as well. The boys even received a video message from U.S. Congressman and fellow Eagle Scout August Pfluger personally congratulating them. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/four-local-boy-scouts-receive-eagle-scout-designation/513-a6ddfb40-c0b8-4ba5-b4b8-76a9fa0279dd | 2023-05-01T19:59:59 | 1 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/four-local-boy-scouts-receive-eagle-scout-designation/513-a6ddfb40-c0b8-4ba5-b4b8-76a9fa0279dd |
ODESSA, Texas — Two people have been arrested for abandoning their children in an unsupervised residence for over two days this past weekend.
On April 30, Ector County Deputies were called to a residence in the 5300 block of Lime for welfare check of three children. Upon their arrival, Deputies found a 15-year-old male, a 10-year-old female with special needs and a 1-year-old in the residence in extremely hot conditions.
It is believed that the parents of the children had not been back to the residence since April 28. The 10-year-old with special needs was also believed to be wearing the same diaper since April 28, while the 15-year-old male did not know how to properly prepare a bottle for the 1-year-old.
The Children were immediately sent to MCH for evaulations and then put into the hands of CPS.
36-year-old Bobby Crew, the father of the 15-year-old and 1-year-old, and 26-year-old Daysha Medrano, the mother of the 10-year-old, arrived to their residence before Deputies left the area. They were arrested and charged with multiple counts of Abandoning a Child.
Their bonds are set at $10,000 per charge and this investigation is still ongoing. We will continue to update this story as we receive more information. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/two-arrested-in-ector-county-for-abandoning-children-in-residence-for-over-two-days/513-bf2c8f45-25a5-4786-b2de-baf31e5ba553 | 2023-05-01T20:00:05 | 1 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/two-arrested-in-ector-county-for-abandoning-children-in-residence-for-over-two-days/513-bf2c8f45-25a5-4786-b2de-baf31e5ba553 |
ATLANTA — Editor's Note: The video above is from a previous version of this story.
The nephew of a 19-year-old father who was shot to death outside his driveway is now in custody, accused of killing his uncle, according to Atlanta Police.
Calvin McDowell was shot and killed on April 13 in his driveway at his Atlanta home on Woodland Avenue just after midnight, police said.
Authorities with Atlanta Police, Southeast Fugitive Task Force and Georgia State Patrol SWAT unit arrested Demetrius McDowell, 28, for his involvement in Calvin's homicide, authorities said.
Calvin's girlfriend, Shay Hardy, confirmed that Demetrius was the victim's nephew.
Calvin welcomed a baby into the world eight months ago. Hardy said Calvin was an aspiring rapper and was known by his rap name "K5."
Hardy said he loved music and was working toward creating a career out of it playing at local night clubs and different shows.
"Oh, Calvin, he was so outgoing, ambitious and humble," Hardy said. "He always checked on the people he loved."
Hardy remembered the night Calvin McDowell's dreams were cut short so vividly.
"I got the call that he'd been shot," Hardy sadly explained.
As she walked up to the yellow tape stretched across a yard on Woodland Avenue, Hardy knew something was very wrong.
"They kept pushing me back, they was like go, go go," she recalled.
Hardy said she stayed on scene all night and eventually was asked to identify her boyfriend's body.
"That was him. He didn't even get a chance to be a father for real, he was just taking off in his career. My son doesn't have a father," she said.
Police have not yet announced a motive in the shooting at this time.
Demetrius was charged with homicide in the case. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/arrest-in-calvin-mcdowell-shooting-on-woodland-ave-atlanta/85-a6ecc2fa-824d-4dc6-9871-81a4cefdee7a | 2023-05-01T20:02:51 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/arrest-in-calvin-mcdowell-shooting-on-woodland-ave-atlanta/85-a6ecc2fa-824d-4dc6-9871-81a4cefdee7a |
EAST POINT, Ga. — Editor's Note: The video above is from a previous version of this story.
Two teens are behind bars accused in the death of a 16-year-old after they were shot in the head at an East Point MARTA station Sunday, police said.
MARTA Police Department said officers were called to the station around 3 p.m. Sunday after the victim was shot on the northbound platform during a busy weekend for Atlanta.
The Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office identified the teen that was killed as Jaylan Major, who later died at the hospital.
According to arrest warrants, officers arrived at the rail station and found Major bleeding from the head. As they worked to collect evidence, authorities said one shell casing was on the platform and a gun was found in nearby bushes.
East Point Police officials said that a 15-year-old pulled the trigger leading to Major's death. An 18-year-old was with the other teen at the time of the shooting. Warrants reveal that a third person was also detained at the initial scene but was determined to be a friend of Major's.
The four were involved in an argument that became physical, with Major stepping into the fight after one of the teens punched his friend, warrants show. That's when one teen fired a single shot, killing Major, according to arrest records.
The 15-year-old was charged with possession of a handgun and voluntary manslaughter and the 18-year-old was charged with simple battery involuntary manslaughter, according to police.
This is a developing story. Check back often for new information.
Also download the 11Alive News app and sign up to receive alerts for the latest on this story and other breaking news in Atlanta and north Georgia. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/east-point-marta-shooting-victim-identifed-teens-arrested/85-edbc8f05-2b29-435e-a183-dbbab867a113 | 2023-05-01T20:02:57 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/east-point-marta-shooting-victim-identifed-teens-arrested/85-edbc8f05-2b29-435e-a183-dbbab867a113 |
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — The Johns Creek Fire Department battled a fire that started Monday at a home off Winherst Lane.
The fire appears to have destroyed a two-story home, with only the skeleton and rubble remaining.
Gwinnett County firefighters were also called to the scene to help, officials said.
Fire at Johns Creek home
Currently, it is not known if anyone was injured from the fire.
This is a developing story. Check back often for new information.
Also download the 11Alive News app and sign up to receive alerts for the latest on this story and other breaking news in Atlanta and north Georgia. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/fire-destroys-home-johns-creek-fulton-county/85-87584855-6bbe-4caf-8e1c-c4bad25aa240 | 2023-05-01T20:03:03 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/fire-destroys-home-johns-creek-fulton-county/85-87584855-6bbe-4caf-8e1c-c4bad25aa240 |
ATLANTA — Georgia tax filers may have already received some extra cash.
The Georgia Department of Revenue and the governor's office announced Monday that the first round of surplus tax refund checks have been issued. The extra money is an additional refund of income taxes from 2021 stemming from the state's revenue surplus.
To receive the funds, filers must have paid and filed taxes for the past two tax years.
Below is the structure of the payments:
- $500 for married couples filing jointly
- $375 for single filers with dependents
- $250 for single filers
According to a spokesperson for the agency, Georgia's DOR has already processed over 1.1 million refunds totaling $257 million.
If you haven't received your money yet, don't worry. The DOR said the refunds will go out over the next eight weeks for those who filed by April 18. Those who filed after the tax deadline will of course wait a little longer as refunds will not be issued until one's 2022 tax returns have been processed, according to state officials.
"Filing early does not impact when a taxpayer receives their surplus refund. Filing an extension will delay your refund. Additionally, individuals without a tax liability will not receive a tax refund," a DOR spokesperson clarified.
There are very specific circumstances that could impact one's refund. The DOR has outlined issues that could reduce one's reimbursement here.
Why are we getting the payments?
Georgia has a very large budget surplus - at the latest report last year, it was more than $6 billion - of which $1 billion the governor and legislature have decided to return to taxpayers in the form of these payments.
Critics of the payment policy said the surplus has been created because the state estimates its revenue conservatively. They also said it was created because the state government cut funding for many state agencies when COVID hit, anticipating a drastic fall in revenue - which wound up not really materializing. Only, they left the lower funding levels in place.
The Georgia Budget & Policy Institute estimates the state is spending $121 less per resident for this fiscal year than it did 15 years ago - about $1.3 billion total.
The state's Republican leadership has countered that conservative fiscal management has left the state better off financially than many other states and that the payments are the best use of the surplus money. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/first-round-of-georgia-surplus-tax-refunds-issued-2023/85-4d4092be-e9f5-4f3b-90de-2fa55946684e | 2023-05-01T20:03:09 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/first-round-of-georgia-surplus-tax-refunds-issued-2023/85-4d4092be-e9f5-4f3b-90de-2fa55946684e |
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