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UVALDE, Texas — Senator Roland Gutierrez is suing the Texas Department of Public Safety for documents related to the school shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde.
The suit alleges DPS violated public records law by ignoring the Democrat's request for certain reports.
"Be truthful with the public of Texas. Say you erred. Say we all erred, and move on," Gutierrez told KENS 5 in an interview Wednesday. "Let this community heal through the truth."
Texas law requires state agencies to acknowledge public records requests, either by releasing the records or appealing records' release to the attorney general. If a department ignores the request, a judge may compel that agency to release the desired material.
DPS did not respond to KENS 5's request for comment about the suit.
A gunman armed with a rifle and hundreds of rounds of expensive ammunition murdered 19 children and 2 teachers at the school on May 24.
The gunman waited in the classroom for more than an hour before law enforcement barged in and killed the shooter. Gutierrez contends DPS hasn't taken enough responsibility for law enforcement's delay.
"Everything has been put in place to establish a false narrative that, 'These other guys failed. We didn't fail. Those guys failed,'" he said.
During a Texas Senate hearing Tuesday, DPS director Steve McCraw again blamed school police chief Pete Arredondo for law enforcement's response. McCraw identified Arredondo as the on-scene commander, a responsibility the chief rejects.
"To simply point your finger at the local school cop isn't responsible and it's not helping in the community," Gutierrez said.
The senator notes there were 360 other law enforcement officers at Robb Elementary on May 24, including 91 from DPS.
He isn't the only elected official who's questioned why troopers didn't take command of the situation or barge inside the classroom themselves.
"Everybody is trying to 'CYA' on this," Uvalde mayor Don McLaughlin said Tuesday. "It's almost like they don't want to admit there were DPS officers there."
McLaughlin called McCraw's testimony to the Senate the "Bozo the clown show."
"He didn't talk about any other agencies that were there," McLaughlin said. "Every report you hear, we never talk about DPS officers being there. You always want to talk about local officers there."
McCraw didn't directly address why troopers inside Robb's hallways didn't barge into the classroom, though he said misinformation was rampant during the response. He also said, in general, it's dangerous for law enforcement officers to take action without instruction.
"One fails, we all fail," McCraw told lawmakers. "I appear to be hyper-critical of the on-scene commander. I don't mean to be, but the facts are the facts."
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PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating the whereabouts of two overdue boaters from Virginia Beach. The couple, who sailed from Hampton toward Portugal, didn’t come back from their trip earlier this week.
Yanni Nikopoulos, 65, and Dale Jones, 65, left Hampton on June 8, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
The Virginia Beach couple headed for the Azores. They set sail on a 36-foot sailboat "Kyklades Toronto."
A news release from the Coast Guard said Jones’s daughter heard from the boaters on June 13. They said heavy weather damaged the boat and that they were heading back to Hampton.
At that point, officials said Nikopoulos and Jones were more than 400 miles east of Virginia Beach.
On June 17, Jones’s daughter contacted Coast Guard watchstanders. She was worried about the pair's well-being because she hadn't heard from them.
“We have not received any signs of distress, however, we encourage the public to keep a sharp eye out for Yanni Nikopoulos and Dale Jones," said Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Pulliam, the search and rescue mission coordinator in the Fifth District Command Center.
Coast Guard crews from Elizabeth City have flown over the area where they think the couple could be. They also issued an Urgent Marine Information Broadcast, letting boaters know about the situation.
A command duty officer, Chief Brian Gainey, stated in part: “It’s a lot of detective work, but it’s all in service to finding these two individuals and bringing them home to their families.”
Nikopoulos and Jones live in Virginia Beach. 13News Now spoke with several of their neighbors off-camera, who described the couple as outdoorsy people and always pleasant.
Jones’s daughter declined an interview.
The couple was supposed to return from their trip on June 20.
Officials with the Coast Guard are working with authorities in the Azores, Bermuda and Canada in this investigation.
Anyone with information on Nikopoulos and Jones is asked to call the Fifth District Command Center at 757-398-6390. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/yanni-nikopoulos-and-dale-jones-missing-after-sailing-trip-to-portugal/291-8f657429-7d13-4563-be78-375b1b28a5f7 | 2022-06-23T05:41:03 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/yanni-nikopoulos-and-dale-jones-missing-after-sailing-trip-to-portugal/291-8f657429-7d13-4563-be78-375b1b28a5f7 |
Arizona lottery numbers, June 22
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These Arizona lotteries were drawn Wednesday:
Pick 3
4-9-2
Fantasy 5
02-03-17-23-36
Estimated jackpot: $56,000
The Pick
04-21-25-28-41-42
Estimated jackpot: $1.1 million
Triple Twist
01-06-16-17-24-38
Estimated jackpot: $494,000
Mega Millions
Estimated jackpot: $312 million
Powerball
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22-year-old firefighter killed in pedestrian crash in Ocean City
A 22-year-old Elkton man, a volunteer firefighter, died after being struck by a car in Ocean City Monday night.
The incident occurred in the area of 46th Street and Coastal Highway at about 9:40 p.m., as a 44-year-old Berlin man was driving north on Coastal Highway, according to police. The victim, 22-year-old Noah Day, was "in the roadway and not in a marked crosswalk" when he was struck, police said.
According to social media posts from various Maryland fire companies, Day was a volunteer firefighter for the North East Fire Company. The annual Maryland State Firemen's Convention is taking place in Ocean City June 18 - 23.
Despite lifesaving efforts by police and EMS, Day was pronounced dead at the scene. Alcohol was not a contributing factor for the driver, police said.
Traffic on northbound Coastal Highway was diverted to an alleyway for about 3.5 hours.
Anyone with information related to this incident should contact Pfc. Ramirez at yramirez@oceancitymd.gov or 410-520-5136 using reference case number 2022-002616.
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2 teens arrested in Pittsville armed robbery, vehicle chase: Police
Two teens robbed a convenience store with a "long gun," then led police on a vehicle chase, according to Maryland State Police.
The teens are a 13-year-old female and a 15-year-old male, according to state police.
At about 4:50 p.m. Wednesday, a Pittsville Shore Stop employee called 911 to report the robbery. The information given to the Salisbury Barrack at the time was the male suspect left in a white, hatchback vehicle, according to the Wednesday afternoon press release.
Another 911 caller, shortly thereafter, reported a reckless driver in the area of Route 50 west and Forest Grove Road. During the call, the caller said "an object was raised and pointed at him" from inside the white passenger vehicle, the release states. The caller remained on the phone and continued to provide information.
The vehicle went to the Royal Farms located on Walston Switch. There, the suspect(s) entered the store and quickly exited, police said. A trooper from the MSP Aviation Command was near the Royal Farms and observed what took place at the Royal Farms, the release states.
The officer followed the vehicle, now traveling west on Route 50 without headlights, until backup arrived. Additional MSP units joined in as the vehicle neared Hobbs Road and Route 50. The driver failed to stop, police say, when emergency lights were activated in an attempt to stop the car.
A vehicle pursuit was authorized. Several resources were used included successfully deploying stop-sticks. The vehicle pursuit ended in the area of Route 13 and Gordy Road in Salisbury. The suspect driver and passenger fled on foot and were apprehended by troopers, police said.
Minor property damage was incurred "by the inability of the 15-year-old driver to maintain control of the vehicle," police said. Two weapons were found inside the vehicle and seized, according to the release.
No one was injured, including the clerk or juveniles, police said. | https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2022/06/22/police-chase-salisbury-md-store-robbed-msp/65362742007/ | 2022-06-23T06:17:52 | 1 | https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2022/06/22/police-chase-salisbury-md-store-robbed-msp/65362742007/ |
ECTOR COUNTY, Texas — In the wake of last month's tragic school shooting in Uvalde, Ector County ISD police held an active shooter training exercise Wednesday.
It primarily took place at the Whitaker Building on the Odessa High School campus. Other law enforcement agencies from Odessa joined ECISD for the training.
The training was unique because of a shift in tactics.
It focused on the responding officer and how they can handle that kind of scenario on their own.
“It's kind of changed from the beginning stages of what you see with alert trainings and things like that,” ECISD Assistant Police Chief Jeff Daniels said. “Instead of waiting for a team to show up and go in to address the situation, it's now up to that single officer that gets on scene first.”
Daniels said the department has done active shooter training for 20 years, but in the past four years they've put an emphasis on solo officer response. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/ecisd-police-active-shooter-training/513-79bf6eef-f095-4043-98ab-958a4dcc18b7 | 2022-06-23T06:18:48 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/ecisd-police-active-shooter-training/513-79bf6eef-f095-4043-98ab-958a4dcc18b7 |
ECTOR COUNTY, Texas — Tuesday night, the Ector County Utility District board of directors discussed and debated bidding on new hydrants for their system.
"In 2019, we had 157 hydrants out here that did not work, some people call them fire hydrants, we had 474 in our system, 157 did not work," said Tommy Ervin, president of the ECUD board of directors.
Besides being a water supply for firefighters, they are also necessary to clear out still or tainted water.
"So we said 'let's buy some hydrants,' so we went out for bids for 175 hydrants, we went out for bids to replace some valves, because a lot of valves do not work," said Ervin.
Some of the ECUD board members didn't agree with the way in which the bidding was done.
"So we brought it up in a special meeting that we had last night, some of the board members did not like that process," said Ervin. "They looked at it and said 'this is the law, it clearly states that you have to do things certain ways' and I disagreed with them."
Two board members were against the bidding process, while two others were for it, making three with Ervin.
"The reason being is because I think that we're within the law, that's number one, number two is we saved the tax payers over $25,000 by saying yes last night," said Ervin.
The debate came down to guidance from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. According to TCEQ, if a bid is between $25,000 and $75,000 there must be at least three competitive bids. If it is more than $75,000, the utility district is required to advertise the proposed contract and seek competitive bids.
Ervin said they are being transparent and welcome anyone to find out more about the utility district.
"If any customers of ECUD want to come out here and see anything, you're more than welcome," said Ervin. "If you want financial stuff, you need to do a Freedom of Information Act request and we can make that happen also. Or we can have our CPA, our auditing CPA, we can have them come out here and explain financials to you. Either way we're wide open, we are clear, we are transparent in our financing." | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/ecud-discusses-debates-bids-new-supplies/513-5bcb439a-33c1-4348-91a2-c3b4f96283fc | 2022-06-23T06:18:54 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/ecud-discusses-debates-bids-new-supplies/513-5bcb439a-33c1-4348-91a2-c3b4f96283fc |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The newest addition to Sacramento’s skyline is bringing some renewed attention toward Old Sacramento.
Every night after sunset, drivers heading south on Interstate 5 will see the new neon-like LED sign guiding them to the historic waterfront district. The ceremonial switching Wednesday celebrated the district’s past, present and future.
“Really, the sign is a great proclamation of place," said Scott Ford, Downtown Sacramento Partnership director. "It celebrates one of the regions most unique neighborhoods....”
The sign is perched 20 feet above the California State Railroad museum, and adorns the city's first commercial corridor with a neon-like LED light that uses less power than a blow dryer. It is custom-designed by local business Neon Company. The design includes railroad tracks and waves of water.
"It really just speaks to how many exciting things there are here in the Old Sacramento Waterfront for visitors and residents alike to discover,” Ford said.
The iconic sign project was two years in the making and funded by donations to the Downtown Sacramento Partnership. The organization supported several dozen merchants through two years of pandemic challenges, and for Old Sacramento, helped them through a violent summer in 2021. The downtown district is now within 15% of pre-pandemic visitation levels.
“It symbolizes the resiliency and the never say die attitude Old Sacramento merchants are known for today and always have been," Ford said.
While this sign was funded through donations, a separate $5 million dollars of investment by the city is being used to improve lighting and security in Old Sacramento.
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PORTAGE, IN - On June 21st, Darlene (Mom) Jordan Holman left her home of 48 years in Portage, IN to spend eternity in heaven. Darlene was born in Hopkins County Kentucky on Sept. 29th 1954. She is preceded in death by her parents Rufus Jordan and Callie Spradlin Sisk of Kentucky and Moses Dee Miller who died tragically in an auto accident during their seventh year of marriage. She is survived by her husband of 31 years, Jim Holman; two sons: Edward Alan Miller (Jessica) of Bettendorf, IA Michael Ryan Miller (Danielle) of Portage, IN; one son by marriage, James Andrew Holman (Erica) of Portage, IN; two daughters by marriage: Nicole Lynn Conaway (Robert) of St. Louis, MO and Jami Lynn Cloud (Andy) of Portage, IN; two brothers and one sister, all of Kentucky; nine grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
There will be a grave side service July 16th in Earlington, KY. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/darlene-jordan-holman/article_c720409b-20d5-5f26-9204-6146ac281e38.html | 2022-06-23T06:42:04 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/darlene-jordan-holman/article_c720409b-20d5-5f26-9204-6146ac281e38.html |
GARY, IN - Donald "Donny" Balon, 52, of Gary, IN, passed away Saturday, June 18, 2022. He is survived by his siblings, Julie "Juju" Balon, Helen (late Ronald) Culver, Edward (Michelle) Balon, and Mary (Michael Reid) Balon, dear nieces and nephews RJ, Ryan, Katrina, Konnor, and Tristan, and longtime friend Sonya Sparks. He was preceded in death by his parents, Francis and Kathleen (Yohe), and brother Joseph.
Donny was a graduate of Munster High School. He would always make his friends and family smile with his impersonations of his favorite characters, especially of WWE wrestlers. He enjoyed spending his time at the Indiana MENTOR day program, making many friends. His fun personality will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
A Memorial Service will be held Friday, June 24, 2022 at HILLSIDE FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION, 8941 Kleinman Rd (one block south of Ridge Rd) Highland, IN, 46322 from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm with a service at 5:30 pm.
In lieu of flowers, a contribution can be made to Indiana MENTOR.
For additional information, please contact HILLSIDE FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION CENTER KONNIE KUIPER-KEVIN NORDYKE-MICHAEL KUIPER-VASS by calling us at 219-838-0800 or visiting us at www.hillsidefhcares.com. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/donald-donny-balon/article_2a571f90-ea93-566b-a228-7d2f9276c944.html | 2022-06-23T06:42:11 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/donald-donny-balon/article_2a571f90-ea93-566b-a228-7d2f9276c944.html |
EAST CHICAGO, IN - Willie F. Wilson Jr., 77, of East Chicago, IN passed away Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at Community Hospital in Munster, IN. Willie was born January 4, 1945, in San Antonio, Texas. He was a retiree of Inland Steel after over 30 years of service.
He leaves to cherish his memories four children, Tanya Brown, Zonja (Donta) Johnson, Bryant Wilson, and Willie (Lynette) Wilson III; 12 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren; brother Charles (Frankie)Wilson of Texas and a host of other family and friends.
Celebration of life will be held Friday, June 24, 2022, at noon at St. Patrick's Church 3810 Grand Blvd in East Chicago, IN. Visitation one hour prior to service. Interment Fern Oak Cemetery, Griffith IN. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/willie-f-wilson-jr/article_1f9e35ee-e449-5742-999e-52bf25de92ea.html | 2022-06-23T06:42:17 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/willie-f-wilson-jr/article_1f9e35ee-e449-5742-999e-52bf25de92ea.html |
The school year came to a chaotic end at a New Jersey high school, with a brawl breaking out on the last day of classes after someone set off fireworks in and outside the building.
No gunshots or weapons were involved in sparking the chaos at Union High School around lunchtime Wednesday.
"It was an intense moment. We were watching from over there, there were firecrackers and police everywhere, it was crazy," said Deshaun Broomfield, a junior at the Union school.
As students streamed out of the building, a brawl broke out about 50 feet outside the entrance, according to the school superintendent, who said the fight was premeditated.
"One of our students was hurt, fortunately not seriously. I'm very proud of my faculty — two of my teachers intervened, we've got some heroic teachers," said Union Schools Superintendent Dr. Scott Taylor.
That intervention from the teachers may have kept things from getting worse as police, EMS and firefighters converged at the school. One student was taken away by ambulance.
"I was on my way out and they stated telling everyone to get out, and I went to go walk over there and I seen a riot. Everyone got in a group and started fighting," said Kerry Bruce, a junior at the school.
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"What we saw was an eruption of anger and frustration and anxiety that I think has been pent up in kids around the country for so long now, because of the pandemic," said Taylor. "As much as we can provide counseling and accountability, there's still a lot of work to be done."
This past year, the district brought in additional therapists, but resolving conflict without violence is still a challenge, Taylor said. The kids involved in the dispute will face disciplinary action.
"These students will be held seriously accountable, they may even be expelled from school," said Taylor, adding that the students could potentially face charges as well. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/brawl-breaks-out-at-nj-high-school-after-fireworks-set-off-on-final-day-of-school/3745725/ | 2022-06-23T06:44:23 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/brawl-breaks-out-at-nj-high-school-after-fireworks-set-off-on-final-day-of-school/3745725/ |
INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Metro Police are investigating shootings that injured at least seven people in a span of about 30 minutes early Thursday morning.
An IMPD spokesperson said officers were called to reports of the sound of gunfire just before 12:30 a.m. at The Life at Belhaven Apartments, which is near East 10th Street and Mitthoeffer Road. Police found two victims. An adult male was taken to a hospital in "stable" condition. The other person was said to be a male child who also sustained sustained a gunshot wound. Neither of the injuries were believed to be life-threatening, according to police.
At about the same time, dispatchers learned that a person with a gunshot wound walked in to Community East Hospital. That victim was also said to be in stable condition. Police are investigating whether the shooting happened around 42nd & Meadows.
Shortly after 1 a.m., officers were called to the 1900 block of North Dexter, a neighborhood not far from 19th & Harding streets. They found a person with what appeared to be a gunshot wound. IMPD said that victim was "awake and breathing."
Then moments later, according to IMPD, three people sought treatment at Eskenazi Hospital. A spokesperson said two of those victims were in stable condition. The condition on the third person was not available. Police said the victims at Eskenazi might have been injured in the incident on Dexter Street.
Police haven't said whether they have suspects in any of the cases, nor whether motive is known in the shootings.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – In a record attempt, Ian Mackay is working to travel 174 miles in 24 hours, all on a motorized “sip and puff” wheelchair.
Mackay is an outdoorsman and quadriplegic from Port Angeles, Washington. He spent the day on Sauvie Island where he completed a loop over 14 times starting at 8 p.m. Tuesday night and finished Wednesday night.
During a break, KOIN 6 News spoke to Mackay about why he set this goal.
“We all need a challenge and ability should never determine your ambition and what you love to do. I also love being out here with my friends and the community and just showing what’s possible for those that are challenged mobility-wise,” Mackay said.
Along with the record and the challenge, Mackay is also hoping to raise money for his non-profit, Ian’s Ride, that focuses on making the outdoors more accessible. | https://www.koin.com/local/washington-man-attempts-wheelchair-distance-record-on-sauvie-island/ | 2022-06-23T06:48:21 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/local/washington-man-attempts-wheelchair-distance-record-on-sauvie-island/ |
MT ANGEL, Ore. — As fire season begins, many fire departments in Oregon are getting a financial boost to increase staffing during the summer months.
The Oregon State Fire Marshal invited fire departments to apply for one-time $35,000 grants to help increase staffing for fire season. So far, more than 160 agencies have applied for the grants, which cap out at $6 million. That funding comes from Senate Bill 762, which passed after Oregon's nightmarish 2020 fire season.
“We're going to be able to pay some of our volunteers and give our full-time people overtime to be able to staff this station during our most critical hours,” said Mt. Angel Fire District Chief Jim Trierweiler. “Our [fire season] apprehensions get a little bit higher each year.”
Mt. Angel is one of several rural agencies in Marion County. When called upon, the agencies all play a collective role in helping fight major fires across the Willamette Valley and beyond. It happened during the wildfires of September 2020; Chief Trierweiler helped coordinate that regional response.
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“I think we were able to get about 20 to 30 pieces of equipment to dedicate to the Santiam Canyon Fire,” said Trierweiler, noting many rural agencies are run in part by volunteers. “We were running extremely tight on resources.”
During wildfire season, agencies like Mt. Angel still take care of people in their towns. Trierweiler said they get two to three calls a day for things like house fires, car accidents or medical emergencies. When they send a task force out of town, they want to be covered at home. This grant money is designed to help them do that.
“That has a ripple effect when you're headed out to cover a brush fire or different things like that,” said John Hendricks, public affairs specialist with the state fire marshal's office. He said over the last few years, there has been a decrease in volunteer firefighters within many fire departments.
“[The grants are] just temporary funding to get us through this fire season and test the waters so to speak to see if this is a model that will really have an impact,” said Hendricks.
Now more than ever, Chief Trierweiler said each response to every call is rooted firmly in one goal.
“Get on fires when they're small,” said Trierweiler, “and keep them small before they get to a conflagration.” | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/wildfire/oregon-fire-departments-summer-staffing-boost/283-3fce85ac-a9ea-47d2-9581-9bfcdac61610 | 2022-06-23T06:50:33 | 1 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/wildfire/oregon-fire-departments-summer-staffing-boost/283-3fce85ac-a9ea-47d2-9581-9bfcdac61610 |
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — For 13 years, Casey Cravens has battled fires and saved people’s homes, but on Sunday he was not able to save his own.
After working a 14-hour shift in the Pipeline Fire near Flagstaff, he found his RV home destroyed at his campsite on Rainbow Ranch Road.
“I built everything into that home,” Cravens said. “I gave everything up to come out and fight fires, to travel and help, but everything was destroyed.”
The wildland firefighter’s main concern was his two dogs, rottweilers Ali and Jr, who stayed inside the trailer home.
“I looked around and Jr and Ali weren’t around,” he said. “I got into the truck and started yelling for Ali, for Jr. No response.”
But Craven’s dogs had been found dead inside the trailer hours before he got there.
The Summit Fire and Medical Department responded to the scene around 1:30 p.m. on Father’s Day.
The RV trailer was showing smoke, but no flames were visible when firefighters arrived on the scene. Officials noted all the exterior doors were looked at, which required crews to force entry into the trailer and put out the fire.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation, but Cravens has questions as to why his dogs were trapped inside.
“I can tell you that deadbolt was not locked,” said Cravens referencing the front door entrance to the trailer. “They had a way out before we left, and when we got there that deadbolt was locked.”
The Mississippi native said he always left the windows and door open for Ali and Jr when he went to work. They have traveled with him since they were puppies.
The trio was in New Mexico helping with the Calf Canyon, Crooks, and Hermits Peak fires, before arriving in Flagstaff a week prior.
Cravens said the local Humane Society helped get Ali and Jr get cremated, so they can continue to be with him as he continues to fight fires.
“The locals here went above and beyond for us,” he said. “I can’t thank any one of them enough. I can’t thank a single one too much. I don’t know how I would repay what they have given me.”
The non-profit Arizona Foothills 411 is in the process of getting Craven a donated trailer for him to keep doing what he loves.
There is also a GoFundMe account set up to help the wildland firefighter get back on his feet.
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PHOENIX — Unable to get votes from their own members, Republican legislative leaders have agreed to more education funding to get the necessary support from Democrats.
The major part of the plan being crafted for final House action would immediately add $526 million to base education funding for K-12 schools. That is $60 million more than the package originally proffered by Republican Gov. Doug Ducey and the GOP leadership.
Only thing is, that package did not have the support of all 16 Senate Republicans and the 31 Republicans in the House, the bare majority necessary for final approval, at least in part because some found the nearly $18 billion spending plan too large. So that forced Senate President Karen Fann and House Speaker Rusty Bowers to deal with the Democrats.
And what they wanted was even more spending.
What this also created is the first truly bipartisan budget since the Republican-controlled Legislature was forced to negotiate with Democratic Gov. Janet Napolitano. And that hasn't happened since 2008.
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The final plan offers not just more basic state aid to public schools. It also provides an immediate $50 million infusion in "opportunity'' funds, dollars earmarked to help students who come from low-income households.
There are other changes.
As proposed, charter and district schools would divide up $60 million in what is classified as "additional assistance.'' These are funds with certain flexibility on how they can be used.
But the original plan gave half of that to the charter schools.
Democrats said that was a non-starter, pointing out that would give far more cash on a per-student basis to charter schools, which have only about a quarter of the students as traditional public schools. Now the formula is on a per-student basis, with a plan to nearly double the additional aid by the 2024-2025 school year.
Universities also will do better — at least two of them.
The original plan provided $41 million for the three universities. But there was a big concern that the University of Arizona was getting more than its fair share given its enrollment.
So the final deal provides an additional $54 million in one-time dollars for Arizona State University and $22 million for Northern Arizona University.
The deal also scraps something some Republicans wanted: an expansion of the ability of individuals to get dollar-for-dollar tax credits for donations to help students attend private and parochial schools.
Those credits reduce the amount of funding available for all other state programs, including public education. In the 2020-2021 budget year, the most recent figures available, individuals and corporations took $250 million in credits.
But the existing donation limits would remain.
What also is in the package, however, is the creation of a system to provide state funds to parents who can use these vouchers to send their children to private and parochial schools. Those vouchers essentially redirect the state aid for that student that would have gone to the public school.
While that may be a deal between legislative Republicans and Democrats, that doesn't mean the activist group Save Our Schools Arizona will also accept vouchers for all students as inevitable. Beth Lewis, executive director of the organization of educators and their allies, said it won't stop them from trying to kill the plan even after it becomes law.
"It's grift, it's been rejected by voters,'' said Beth Lewis, the group's executive director. "We're not going to go quietly.''
Options range from legal challenges to gathering signatures on petitions to hold up enactment until voters get the last word.
There is one thing in the package that doesn't directly affect state funds: an agreement to ask voters if they're willing to tax themselves to help support rural fire districts. The measure proposes a sales tax of one-tenth of a percent, which could generate about $150 million annually.
Sen. Paul Boyer, R-Glendale, said he is hoping residents of urban areas support it because they recognize that it is the rural fire departments that respond to accidents and health emergencies when people are on the road.
Separately, lawmakers are adopting other Republican priorities, ranging from tax credits for companies that build facilities for making movies and TV shows, to capping how much the state can keep in taxes from the expanded gaming approved last year.
They also agreed to ask voters to approve a constitutional amendment that would require a 60% approval rate for future ballot measures if they involve new taxes. By way of comparison, Proposition 208, which sought to impose an income tax surcharge on the most wealthy to increase state aid to schools, passed with a margin of less than 52% in 2020.
But they rejected a proposal by Sen. T.J. Shope, R-Coolidge, to allow students to get high school credits for everything from outside jobs to participating in organized sports. | https://tucson.com/news/local/az-legislative-leaders-hike-k-12-funding-to-win-dems-budget-support/article_bc93af14-f2bf-11ec-bc63-97e240ef9f31.html | 2022-06-23T07:25:28 | 0 | https://tucson.com/news/local/az-legislative-leaders-hike-k-12-funding-to-win-dems-budget-support/article_bc93af14-f2bf-11ec-bc63-97e240ef9f31.html |
Maxine L. (Carlson) Eliason, 91, died Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at the Kanawha Community Home. Arrangements: Ewing Funeral Home, Kanawha.
Jane A. (Wesenberg) Moore, 74, of Rockford, Illinois, died Thursday, June 16, 2022 at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center in Rockford, Illinois. Arrangements: Ewing Funeral Home, Dows. | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/death-notices/globe-death-notices/article_1cb53db0-9824-5d88-998e-14d59c09c603.html | 2022-06-23T07:37:04 | 0 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/death-notices/globe-death-notices/article_1cb53db0-9824-5d88-998e-14d59c09c603.html |
Edna Louise Wolcott
October 18, 1935-June 21, 2022
Edna Louise Wolcott, 86, formerly of Floyd, IA passed away peacefully surrounded by her loved ones at home on Tuesday, June 21, 2022.
A celebration of life will be held at 11:00 a.m. with a one hour prior visitation on Saturday, June 25, 2022 at the Grace United Methodist Church, 701 1st Avenue in Floyd. Pastor Mechille Boldt will be officiating. Per Edna's wishes, her body was donated to Mayo Hospital in Rochester, MN to help further education and medical research. Those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to consider the Parkinson's research fund.
Edna was born on October 18, 1935 in Wakonda, South Dakota to William and Pearl (Smith) Dwyer. She graduated from Larrabee High School in Larrabee, IA. Edna was united in marriage on September 1, 1957 in Cherokee, IA to Jack Wolcott. The couple moved to Floyd in 1964, where Edna was very active in the community and the Grace United Methodist Church. She worked as a Library Aide for the Charles City Community School District for 40 years until retirement due to illness.
In her free time, Edna enjoyed shopping, playing cards and having coffee with the ladies in downtown Floyd. She was an avid reader and loved reading until she was no longer able. Edna and her husband did a lot of traveling together throughout their lifetime. They traveled to places such as Egypt, Singapore, France and Spain, just to name a few. Edna and her husband also did a lot of camping and motorcycle trips with their family and friends.
Above all else, Edna really loved spoiling her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was known for giving her grandkids treats, whether it was ice cream or even a little sip of pop. Edna would take her grandkids to Dairy Queen; she loved ice cream and chocolate.
Those left to cherish her memory include her children: Christine (Mark), favorite son-in-law Guggisberg of Wilmington, North Carolina, Jack (Michelle) Wolcott II of Mason City and Arthur Wolcott of Charles City; grandchildren: Wyatt Guggisberg, Hannah (Brian) Guggisberg, Kristal (Jaimee) Wolcott, Mallorie (Allen) Hamilton and Chazz Wolcott; great-grandchildren: Faith Wolcott, Aidan Wolcott, Annabelle Wolcott, Nella Hamilton, Allen Hamilton and Tekaree Wolcott.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Wolcott in 2014; parents, William and Pearl Dwyer and siblings: Margaret McCaughey, Dorothy Essick, Mary Ellen Miller, Harry Dwyer and Bob Dwyer.
Fullerton-Hage Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 401 Blunt, Charles City, Iowa 50616 641-228-4211. www.Fullertonfh.com, Facebook/Fullertonfuneralhomes | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/edna-louis-wolcott/article_27e68668-e403-568f-8e50-0beb5a3a93d2.html | 2022-06-23T07:37:10 | 1 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/edna-louis-wolcott/article_27e68668-e403-568f-8e50-0beb5a3a93d2.html |
Glendora “Dolly” Wyke
October 18, 1929-June 18, 2022
BRITT-Glendora “Dolly” Wyke, 92, of Britt passed away Saturday, June 18, 2022 at Westview Care Center in Britt.
Memorial services for Dolly Wyke will be held on Monday, June 27, 2022 at 11:00 AM at Ewing Funeral Chapel, 178 Center Street West in Britt.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to services on Monday at Ewing funeral home.
Glendora Mae (Espevold) Wyke, the daughter of Harry and Anna (Nielson) Espevold, was born October 18, 1929 in Newton, Iowa. She grew up in Kensett and graduated high school there with the class of 1947.
Dolly was confirmed and married in the Kensett Bethany Lutheran Church. She was united in marriage to Clive Junior Wyke on September 16, 1950. The couple moved to Britt in 1952 where they raised their daughter Julie.
She enjoyed traveling, shopping, camping, playing cards, and dining out. She was an avid Iowa Hawkeye, Minnesota Vikings and Minnesota Twin's fan. She participated in bowling league and the hospital's walking club. Most of all, Dolly enjoyed being around her family and friends.
Dolly is survived by her daughter Julie (Ken) Schreiber of Knierim, Iowa; grandson Kenny Schreiber Jr. and great grandchildren Zackary his wife Kenadee, Hannah, Abby, Savannah, Hunter and Megan; five great-great grandkids; sister-in-law Betty Jane Chapman of Thornton, Colorado, along with nieces, nephews and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Clive Wyke in 2018, brother Harley Espevold and sister Alice Angell.
www.ewingfh.com, Ewing Funeral Chapel, 178 Center Street West, Britt, Iowa, 50423, 641-843-3839 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/glendora-dolly-wyke/article_c075bae5-1355-5ab9-b49e-1dff97f3a6fb.html | 2022-06-23T07:37:17 | 1 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/glendora-dolly-wyke/article_c075bae5-1355-5ab9-b49e-1dff97f3a6fb.html |
John “Jack” Frederic Turner
March 17, 1932-June 21, 2022
MASON CITY-John “Jack” Frederic Turner, 90, was born March 17, 1932, in Guyandotte, West Virginia, the third son of Aaron Lee and Iva Myrtle (Adkins) Turner. He passed from this life on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at Good Shepherd Health Center, Inc., Mason City, Iowa 50401.
In 1949, Jack was graduated from Huntington East High School, Huntington, West Virginia. He attended college at Marshall University and the University of Colorado. During his military career with the U.S. Air Force, Jack was stationed at many bases in the U.S. as well as serving in Korea, Japan, England, Germany and France. After leaving the military, Jack specialized in banking and real estate. He was employed as a loan officer, an assistant Vice President and a member of the Board of Silver State Savings & Loan Association in Denver, Colorado before taking a position as President of Cabell Federal Savings and Loan Association in Huntington, West Virginia. In later years, Jack, having received and maintained his Certification as a Colorado Real Estate Appraiser, owned and operated the appraisal firm Turner & Associates.
Jack spent over 60 years doing genealogical research on his family as well as assisting members of his family to further their familial information. As a younger man, Jack also enjoyed hunting, fishing and gardening. Jack was a member of the IOOF, American Legion, VFW, Denver Junior Chamber of Commerce, Tau Sigma, and the National Association of Realtors.
He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Sandra D. (Olson) Turner, who was born and raised in Mason City. He was preceded in death by his parents and his three brothers, Billy Mack, Richard Lee and Boyce Donald Turner.
In agreement with his wishes, no service will be held and cremation rites have been accorded. A private entombment will follow at a later time. Jack has suggested any contributions be made to the charity of your choice. Jack and Sandra wish to thank family and friends for all the loving calls, visits and prayers that enriched their lives in recent months. Condolences may be sent to 380 S. Yorktown Pike, Unit 13, Mason City, Iowa 50401.
Arrangements are with Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, Mason City, Iowa 50401, 641-423-0924, www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com. | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/john-jack-frederic-turner/article_51c5cd44-0744-5590-a0d9-b26ad87835c4.html | 2022-06-23T07:37:23 | 0 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/john-jack-frederic-turner/article_51c5cd44-0744-5590-a0d9-b26ad87835c4.html |
Mary Elizabeth Robison
August 2, 1966-June 18, 2022
Mary Elizabeth Robison, 55, passed away at a residence in Mason City on Saturday, June 18, 2022.
Visitation and a Celebration of Life will be held on Monday, June 27, 2022 at 10am at Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, 126 3rd St NE, Mason City, IA 50401.
Mary was born on August 2, 1966, in Mason City, to parents Valentine Flores and Carol Gallagher.
Mary is survived by her husband Jason Robison, her sons Kevin (Kellie) Hamilton, Allen (Mallorie) Hamilton, Johnathan Hamilton, and step-daughter Aleigha; grandchildren Brayden, Braylon, Stevie, Teghan, Talaya, Faith, Aidan, Annabelle, Nella, Allen Jr., and Sophia; siblings Rita Arp, Linda Flores, Vickey Flores, Valentine Flores, Mingo Flores and Carolann Flores; along with numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.
Mary is preceded in death by her parents, her grandparents June and Louie Flores, nephew Stevie Huerta, grandchild Braylon and great-niece Sophie.
The family asks that memorials in Mary Robison's name be made to Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel. | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/mary-elizabeth-robison/article_2508d47c-f411-5453-b83d-5092fc5da7f3.html | 2022-06-23T07:37:29 | 0 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/mary-elizabeth-robison/article_2508d47c-f411-5453-b83d-5092fc5da7f3.html |
Mary Smidt
October 5, 1943-June 21, 2022
BRITT-Mary Smidt, 78, of Britt, passed away Tuesday, June 21, 2022 at the Westview Care Center in Britt.
Funeral service for Mary Smidt will be held at 2:30 PM, Sunday, June 26, 2022 at Ewing Funeral Chapel, 178 Center Street West in Britt. Burial will be at Evergreen Cemetery in Britt.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the funeral home on Sunday.
Mary Ann (Ryerson) Smidt, the daughter of Herbert and Opal (Howlett) Ryerson, was born October 5, 1943 on the family farm outside of Britt. She grew up and graduated in Britt with the class of 1961.
Shortly after high school, Mary was united in marriage to Ole Smidt. The couple made their home in Britt for most of their lives. To this union, three children were born Lorie, Tracy and Trent.
Her home was a staple in her livelihood. She had an in home daycare for over 40 years taking great care of many children. She enjoyed tending her flower and vegetable gardens, was a great cook and baker, loved listening to records and watching sports. Her favorite teams being the West Hancock Eagles, Iowa Hawkeyes and the Minnesota Vikings.
Mary loved spending time with her family. She enjoyed their annual summer trips, going to the races especially to watch her grandchildren race, and going out to eat. She made sure they were always together during the holidays and Hobo Days.
Mary is survived by her children Lorie (Kim) Nelson of Garner, Tracy (Brian) Riekens of Britt and Trent Smidt of Britt; grandchildren Travis (Shantel) Nelson and their daughters Everly and Iva, Trever Nelson and his children Emerson and Ada, Taylor (AJ) Krutsinger and their son Kael with one grandson on the way, Amanda (Jordan) McLaughlin and their children Easton and Abigail and Cara (Devin) Fish and their children Owen, Boone, Axton and Bridget; her sisters Phyllis (Albert) Steinberg, Karen Keepers and her twin sister Martha Dawson.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Ole Smidt (2021), parents-in-law Ole and Evelyn Smidt, brother Paul Ryerson, and great granddaughter Harley Nelson.
www.ewingfh.com, Ewing Funeral Chapel, 178 Center Street West, Britt, Iowa, 50423, 641-843-3839 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/mary-smidt/article_3a83387f-e9b0-56d2-8b54-178496fe0ad9.html | 2022-06-23T07:37:35 | 1 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/mary-smidt/article_3a83387f-e9b0-56d2-8b54-178496fe0ad9.html |
David L. Hughes Jr., 72, of Shoshone died Monday, June 20, 2022, at St. Luke’s Medical Center in Twin Falls. Funeral arrangements are pending under the care and direction of Demaray Funeral Service—Shoshone Chapel.
Carolyn L. Howard-Hillis, 91, of Buhl died Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at a local hospital. Services are under the care of Farmer Funeral Chapel, Buhl.
Anna Lowder, 78, of Wendell died Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at her home. Funeral arrangements are pending under the care and direction of Demaray Funeral Service—Wendell Chapel. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/death-notices/article_e5485ecc-f270-11ec-a461-77ec2a5b5548.html | 2022-06-23T07:56:20 | 1 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/death-notices/article_e5485ecc-f270-11ec-a461-77ec2a5b5548.html |
Aug. 13, 1938—June 16, 2022
MALTA – Karen Holtman Fowles, age 83, peacefully passed away with her family by her side on June 16, 2022, at Rosetta Assisted Living, in Burley, Idaho.
Karen was born August 13, 1938, in Yost, Utah, to Edward and Reta Holtman. She was welcomed by an older brother, Kent. Growing up in Yost was the greatest childhood anyone could ever wish for. She attended school in a two-room schoolhouse in Yost from first grade through tenth grade, and graduated from River High School. By the fourth grade she was helping teach the first and second graders how to do math and read. She loved playing marbles at recess and running track, usually winning the dashes and broad jump.
Her life changed when the Earl and Helen Fowles family moved to the Wildcat Ranch in the spring of 1952. Her friendship with the Fowles family was almost instant. It was then she met the love of her life, Gary, and they were married Sept. 17, 1956, in the Logan Utah Temple. They purchased a 100-acre farm in Malta, where they raised their family.
Karen was a hard worker and learned to work at a very young age. Her dad told her she was the best boy he ever had. She grew up helping on the farm and her strong work ethic continued throughout her life. She hoed beets, picked potatoes, drove potato truck, school bus, feed truck and owned her own truck for many years hauling sugar beets, potatoes and silage. As if that wasn’t enough, she was an Insurance Agent for Farm Bureau for 33 years.
Karen was by Gary’s side throughout his 40-year battle with Multiple Sclerosis. She pushed him to be as active as possible and helped him maintain his independence to the end. She was her children’s and grandchildren’s greatest supporter. She was always at every event cheering them on. She loved all sports. She was an avid softball player, was on the Pomerelle Ski Patrol for 25 years and taught Pomerelle Ski School. Many memories were made playing games with friends and family, but Pinochle was a favorite. She was well known for her funny sarcastic wit by all who knew her.
Karen was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and held numerous callings, but her favorites were teaching the youth and the nursery.
Karen leaves behind her four children: Kerrie Lynn Dschaak (Michael) of Burley, Kyle Fowles (Sonya) of Kaysville, Utah, Melanie Bowen (Kerry) of Declo, Joseph Fowles of Cheyenne, Wyoming; 16 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and her siblings: Phyllis Wilson (Bob), Ronald Holtman (Susan), and Marie Hitt (Tom).
She is welcomed to Heaven by her son, David; sweetheart, Gary; parents, Eddie and Reta Holtman; and brother and sister-in-law, Kent and Rochelle Holtman.
A special thank you to the staff at Rosetta Assisted Living who treated her with love and dignity to the end. Also, thank you Intermountain Homecare & Hospice Staff, especially Marcie, Wanda, Ilene, Drs. North and Romney for their compassion and love shown to our mom. Mom is truly in heaven now with Dad, David, family and friends, with her mind free and clear.
The funeral will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, June 27, 2022 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Malta, with Bishop Lane Schumann officiating. Burial will follow at Valley Vu Cemetery in Malta.
Friends and family will be received from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. Sunday, June 26, 2022 at Rasmussen-Wilson Funeral Home, 1350 E. 16th St., in Burley, and from 10:00 until 10:45 a.m. Monday, preceding the service, at the church.
A webcast will be available and maintained at rasmussenwilson.com. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/karen-holtman-fowles/article_ed0e81ec-fa05-5e36-a11c-040fe3f430a1.html | 2022-06-23T07:56:27 | 0 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/karen-holtman-fowles/article_ed0e81ec-fa05-5e36-a11c-040fe3f430a1.html |
CALIFORNIA, USA — After weeks of closed-door talks at the U.S. Senate, there could be a significant amount of new federal dollars to expand "red flag" laws. These so-called "red flag" laws are meant to prevent people from having access to the weapons that could allow them to commit a mass murder or suicide.
In 2016, California enacted its "red flag" law, known as gun violence restraining orders, or "GRVOs." Veronica Pear, a UC Davis assistant professor who has studied GVROs since 2016, said they've been used to remove weapons from people who have threatened mass shootings.
She recently published a study analyzing the GVROs filed from 2016 to 2018. Researchers found they were utilized for 58 threatened mass shootings and for threats of suicide and hurting others. Six of the 58 mass shooting threats targeted minors and schools.
"That’s really the value of a GVRO. Is that they can come in under these tense circumstances when people are at the most high risk of harming themselves or others, and they can de-escalate by removing the weapon that would really cause the most harm," Pear said.
While no single law by itself will solve gun violence, she said California's "red flag" laws could be a model for other states trying to tackle gun violence.
The Sacramento Police Department said their officers applied for gun violence restraining orders as one of the many tools available to help address the threat of gun violence.
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Did a Long Island library board decide to hide the pride?
On Tuesday, the Smithtown Library Board voted to take down all pride displays and ban any books about gay pride from their children’s sections — a controversial move that has lots of people weighing in, from Gov. Kathy Hochul to a New York Times best-selling author.
The library's board of trustees voted 4-2 to remove all LGBTQ+ Pride displays from their four libraries.
But it doesn't end there, as any LGBTQ+ book is now banned from the children’s rooms and must be placed elsewhere.
"Our LGBTQ youth are under attack," said Dr. David Kilmnick, the president and CEO of the New York LGBTQ Network. "This isn’t Alabama or Florida or the bible belt — this is Long Island!"
Brianna Baker-Stines, the president of the library board, was similarly shocked and disappointed by the actions taken. She told NBC New York, "I was horrified by the display of ignorance at last night's Board meeting. As a member of the LGBTQIA+ community, I recognize the importance of access to diverse materials.”
Nassau County Legislator Arnold Drucker said "I feel like I'm living in the Twilight Zone."
"Earlier this year, when Florida was ramming destructive ‘Don’t Say Gay’ laws through its State Legislature, I lamented the fact that this coordinated, nationwide assault on the LGBTQ+ community could soon arrive on our doorstep. Well, it’s here," he said in a statement. "What transpired yesterday in Smithtown shows us that we cannot pull the wool over our own eyes for a moment longer by saying, ‘it won’t happen here.'"
The push to block gay pride books targeted for kids from libraries is happening nationwide. Conservative group Catholic Vote is calling on parents to “hide the pride” by checking out all LGBTQ books — essentially emptying all Pride displays from libraries.
"You come after our kids, we’re going after you. We’re gonna replace you on the school boards, we’re gonna replace you on the library boards," said Dr. Kilmnick.
Before she was a New York Times best-selling author, Jodi Picoult said she used to work at the Smithtown Library. She posted on Facebook that the memo "disgusts me and makes me reevaluate an institution that I have praised for being formative in my life as an author."
The outrage goes up to the governor's office as well, with Hochul saying in part in a tweet "Our public spaces should be accepting our young people – not rejecting them.”
The president of the library board says she’s going to do everything to make sure children and families have access to these books. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/long-island-library-pulls-all-lgbtq-material-in-childrens-section-during-pride-month/3745781/ | 2022-06-23T08:17:16 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/long-island-library-pulls-all-lgbtq-material-in-childrens-section-during-pride-month/3745781/ |
Don’t look now, but there is battle between Midland ISD and Ector County ISD (Odessa) when it comes to teacher pay.
On Wednesday, Midland ISD Chief of Human Capital Management Woodrow Bailey stated in a press release “MISD will continue to offer the highest teacher pay package in West Texas. … Providing competitive compensation is critical as we work tirelessly to recruit and retain the top teaching talent for our students."
The comment came the morning after Ector County ISD board members voted to raise their starting teacher salary to $58,750 -- $250 greater than MISD’s starting salary.
Midland ISD also reported that included in the district’s budget proposal are:
- a $1,000 annual incentive bonus for all employees, “Therefore, a beginning teacher in MISD will earn at least $59,500 next year;”
- 100% employer-funded health insurance plan that “secures the district's total compensation package as the most attractive in the area.”
Teachers appear to be the big winner in the race between Midland ISD and Ector County ISD to a $60,000-a-year starting salary for teachers.
As recently as the 2009-2010 school year, the starting salary for an MISD teacher was $40,900. MISD also noted that starting teacher pay has increased nearly 10% since the 2019-20 school year when starting teacher pay was $53,500.
In Ector County, the starting teacher salary was $44,500 in 2017-18.
ECISD also has raised its minimum wage for other staff to $15 an hour. Midland ISD’s minimum hourly rate increased this year to $13.50 an hour.
"In the face of rising costs for all families, this board understands the importance of responsibly supporting the hard-working staff of Midland ISD," said MISD board President Bryan Murry in a press release. "From teaching our students to maintaining our buildings, each of them plays a critical role in the success of our district."
ECISD benefits from a higher maintenance and operations tax rate, because of a tax ratification election passed by its residents. Midland ISD’s total tax rate is $0.9148 per $100 valuation. ECISD’s total tax rate is $1.17792.
A history of Midland ISD’s starting pay for teachers
2009-10: $40,900
2010-11: $42,000
2011-12: $42,400
2012-13: $45,000
2013-14: $47,000
2014-15: $48,000
2015-16: $49,050
2016-17: $49,050
2017-18: $49,050
2018-19: $50,000
2019-20: $53,500
2020-21: $56,500
2021-22: $57,500
2022-23: $58,500
Source: MISD | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/MISD-ECISD-battling-for-top-teacher-pay-17259118.php | 2022-06-23T08:44:08 | 1 | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/MISD-ECISD-battling-for-top-teacher-pay-17259118.php |
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis City Market and Indiana landmarks have teamed up to bring another season of catacombs tours to people looking to take a peak into the downtown's past.
They host tours every first and third Saturday of every month between May and October and host one after-hours tour per month for those over 21.
"I think the biggest draw is that it's somewhere hidden, it's somewhere underground. It's a different experience than you can have anywhere else in Indianapolis," said Kasey Zronek, director of Volunteers & Heritage Experiences at Indiana Landmarks. "We have people that learn a lot about the city, even if they've lived here their whole lives. They really enjoy getting to see this space that's not usually open."
The tours are 45 minutes long and take place under what used to be Tomlinson Hall, a building built in 1886 and taken down in 1958. People can walk along a dirt surface through the Roman-looking brick arches and experience firsthand a piece of Indianapolis history.
"One of my favorite parts about this space is that it very visibly was not designed for public consumption, so there are pieces of the architecture down here that you can see that tell us that they didn't spend a lot of time on this," Zronek said. "They were worried about the very tall building that was above our heads."
The next tour is an after-hours event this Thursday, June 23. For more information on tours, click here. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/indianapolis-city-market-hosting-catacombs-tours-through-october-dates-times-cost/531-857a089b-8635-4b50-bdae-9a8cd410f6af | 2022-06-23T09:48:00 | 0 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/indianapolis-city-market-hosting-catacombs-tours-through-october-dates-times-cost/531-857a089b-8635-4b50-bdae-9a8cd410f6af |
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Affordable housing and support for homeless dominates Great Falls City Commission meeting
Homelessness and the City’s plans to encourage the development of more affordable housing was at the forefront of the regular meeting of the Great Falls City Commission on Tuesday. Though short by city commission meeting standards, the lid was pulled away from two separate but related concerns in dealing with housing and homelessness in Great Falls within the coming years.
City commissioners voted unanimously on Tuesday to schedule a public hearing on Tuesday, July 5, to consider an amendment to the City’s five-year plan guiding expenditure of federal Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grants to combat homelessness and urban blight. City Planning and Community Development Director Craig Raymond explained that in the year ahead the City of Great Falls anticipates receiving more than $1 million in federal Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) and Home Investment Partnership (HOME) funds from HUD and intends to place “a higher priority and interest on homelessness services” across the community.
“These programs are funded by the federal government to help local community development,” Raymond explained. “The primary goal is to assist the low and moderate income (LMI) individuals in the community.”
The amendment the City Planning Department is proposing would allow the City greater latitude to allocate funds allowing social welfare groups to acquire distressed homes in Great Falls; those that are currently either vacant or at risk of being condemned, and to rehabilitate them with the goal of providing more affordable housing within the community.
At the same meeting, City Attorney Jeff Hindoin announced that the First United Methodist Church has withdrawn their application for a Conditional Use Permit, which would have allowed the church to continue to offer their city center parking lot on 2nd Ave N. as an informal campground providing temporary refuge, meal service and access to a port-a-potty to persons in need.
“Throughout the early part of 2022, the City has received complaints from businesses, City residents, and Neighborhood Councils regarding the activities taking place on the property,” a report from the City Planning Department states. “The complaints included allegations of drug use, harassment of passers-by, assaults and other inappropriate behaviors by individuals residing on the property. City staff began investigating the nature of the property use relative to the City’s applicable land use regulations and whether there were potential grounds for violations of the City’s public nuisance ordinances.”
The Planning Department’s report adds that the encampment on the First United Methodist Church’s property have created an increased strain on Great Falls Police Department and Municipal Court resources “which in turn creates additional burden on the city budget.”
“They’ve withdrawn it (Conditional Use Permit application) as it is currently structured with the intention of amending it and then resubmitting it,” Hindoin said of the First United Methodist Church, “which means it would go back before the Planning Board and Zoning Commission for review again. It’s the City’s hope that the church is going to take steps to have that particular structure and condition of the property removed while we turn around and go through this CUP process for an emergency shelter land use.”
Affordable housing in Great Falls
Although the two agenda items that dominated Tuesday’s city commission meeting are unassociated as to funding and/or legal obligation, they are two sides of a very similar coin.
According to a housing study released by The Concord Group, the median price of a home in Great Falls rose by $31,000 between January and December of 2020. By the end of 2021, that number jumped again by $53,500 to a median price of $265,000. Rent in Cascade County has gone up by an average of 6.5% since 2019, according to the Washington Post.
So the questions become, what plan does the City of Great Falls have to encourage the development of more affordable housing, and what can be done to help families, children and itinerant men left with few good housing options other than to sleep on the city’s streets?
These two separate but similar issues arrived at the nexus of Tuesday’s meeting from very different starting points.
According to Raymond, the City’s complications with obtaining federal housing assistance began after Great Falls revised its five-year plan to guide housing development. That plan was adopted in 2022 by the city commission in anticipation of an additional round of federal housing allocations.
“It’s kind of the over-riding, five-year big picture of what we want to accomplish with our HUD funds at this point,” Raymond said of the City’s Consolidated Action Plan. “It provides policy guidance for funding priorities that are required to be incorporated in each year’s Annual Action Plan. It’s strictly related to only the funds that we get through CBGP and HOME allocations. It’s kind of the controlling document of what we’re going to try and accomplish this year.”
What the Consolidated Plan did not provide was a request to the Housing and Urban Development for authority to use HUD funds to revitalize residential properties with the goal of expanding the pool of available, low-cost housing and reducing urban blight.
“The biggest change that we’re now considering is using CDBG funds for the acquisition of property,” Raymond said.
He added that under program guidelines the City of Great Falls would not actually purchase any distressed homes but would instead act as a passthrough entity authorized to review and approve local funding applications.
“The typical scenario that we’re likely to see is … different organizations would find distressed properties. Then they’d actually buy the property, demolish the condemned or nearly condemned building and build a new house. We don’t allow CDBG funds for new construction per se, but we can use the CDBG funds for the acquisition and demolition, and then they can follow-up and use either HOME funds or some other source of funds outside of the City’s programs to actually build the new house.”
“Normally it’s a sub-recipient that’s doing all this,” Raymond added, “whether its Habitat for Humanity or NeighborWorks. They are the ones that actually go through and buy the property, demo the house and build a new house. They’re just applying to us for the funding to do so.”
While on the surface the proposed amendment to the City’s Consolidated Action Plan appears to be nothing more than a minor clerical omission, Raymond emphasized that dealing with any federal appropriations request is a precise, time consuming and nearly Byzantine process. Any errors or omissions could lead to a rejection of the application.
“If you want to do something outside of either the Annual Action Plan or the Consolidated Plan, if it’s not specifically listed in there … you have to do an official amendment, or they consider it non-eligible for funding and you end up in trouble. Maybe you end up having to pay money back to the federal government, which we try to avoid.”
The official amendment process requires an additional opportunity for public comment, which is the purpose of the newly scheduled public hearing on Tuesday, July 5, beginning at 7 p.m.
“It provides transparency and visibility to what we’re trying to accomplish,” Raymond explained of the public hearing. “If there’s those in the community that can help with those efforts it encourages them to get engaged, to apply for those funds and provide those services.”
First United Methodist Church’s best of intentions
No one can question the compassion and goodwill intentions of the First United Methodist Church’s ministry to the homeless.
“The First Methodist Church of Great Falls’ purpose is to minister on behalf of Jesus Christ to the people living and working in the community of downtown Great Falls regardless of their beliefs, sexual orientation, ethnicity, social and economic status,” the church’s application for a Conditional Use Permit states. “People who are houseless and living on the streets are one group who especially need our help and ministry. While some choose to live on the streets, many live on the streets because of mental illness or economic hardship and the lack of affordable housing.”
In an attempt to be proactive in its mission, the Church began a meal service and temporary refuge program on their property across 2nd Ave. N. – just a block down from the Cascade County Courthouse and along one of the busiest thoroughfares within the City of Great Falls. That effort quickly morphed into people setting up trailers and camps along the 7th St. N. side of the First Methodist Church.
After receiving numerous complaints, the City of Great Falls launched an investigation into the First Methodist Church’s “Emergency Shelter.” City investigators documented upward of 20 individual encampments on First Methodist Church grounds, along with all the attendant problems of panhandling, public intoxication and waste removal.
The location of the First United Methodist Church is zoned in the city's C-4 central business core. This permits emergency shelter with a conditional use permit; however, the C-4 district does not permit campgrounds. The City Attorney’s Office concluded that the First Methodist Church’s “campground/encampment” violated city zoning ordinances. Three weeks ago, the City of Great Falls filed a complaint in District Court demanding the Church remove the tents and camping arrangements as directed by city ordinance.
City Attorney Jeff Hindoin said the action was not taken lightly.
“Normally, if someone’s in a land-use situation where they’ve got an activity going on that might be permitted in that zoning district, we’ll work with those citizens or businesses to get them through the CUP process,” the City Attorney said. “We don’t run off to court to establish that they’re violating the zoning ordinance. In this particular case, however, that very type of land use isn’t permitted in that district either as a matter of right or even as a conditional use.”
“That’s the basis for the zoning lawsuit,” Hindoin added. “We’re hopeful that they (the Methodist Church) will take steps to get that particular land use and condition of the property removed, which would address the zoning enforcement lawsuit and simultaneously allow us to work through the CUP process for what some form of emergency shelter land use would look like.”
None of these legal wranglings clearly address the problem of homelessness in Great Falls itself. People kicked off church property still need someplace to go, still need access to some form of affordable housing to help get them off the streets and on the road to rebuilding their lives.
As it stands today, the campground/emergency shelter at the First Union Methodist Church is still occupied. Hindoin said he has no hard, statistical evidence that crime in that area has risen, or that Great Falls’ homelessness is on the rise. But with unparalleled inflation, coupled with a looming economic recession its safe to say the problems of homelessness and a lack of affordable housing in Great Falls are unlikely to get better anytime soon. | https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/local/2022/06/22/great-falls-city-commission-homeless-camps-affordable-low-cost-housing/65362735007/ | 2022-06-23T10:05:06 | 1 | https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/local/2022/06/22/great-falls-city-commission-homeless-camps-affordable-low-cost-housing/65362735007/ |
Laurel Porter knows her corner of northwest Bexar County so well she could draw a map with her eyes closed. Just south of Boerne and north of Camp Bullis, sloping valleys and chalky canyons line twisting roads and rural Texas Hill County by the cities of Grey Forest, Helotes and Fair Oaks Ranch.
Since she was a girl, Porter has visited a 5-acre spot just off Interstate 10, at the Bexar-Kendall county border, to work with horses at the equestrian Campbell Urban Training Center. The owners, Rick and Judy Urban, became her second family, and she loved it so much she returned to buy a 5-acre property next to the Urbans’ land.
Porter, 38, has a horse, a donkey, two dogs and a pig named Mr. Pigglesworth at her place just behind the equestrian center, where the Urbans care for 17 horses. The area has been Porter’s home for decades, a dream piece of Hill Country she couldn’t imagine living without. So when she heard that someone had proposed building a 600-unit apartment complex a few feet from her home, she felt like her world was crashing down on her.
“I don’t know what’s going to happen with all the animals,” she said, citing concerns about dust and noise from construction and the effects on water quality and the environment once the apartments are built. “I’m worried people won’t want to board their horses here anymore. Then what do we do?”
Many people are concerned about such development in the area, which has spurred angst and consternation among stakeholders over the environment, growth, water and their way of life. They wonder what the area will look like in the next two decades.
In many ways, such fear of the unknown is founded. On one hand, the northwest side of Bexar County is an attractive area to build. It offers good schools and a high standard of living in proximity to popular places such as The Rim and La Cantera.
Meanwhile, local governments have limited tools to manage growth in those sensitive areas, San Antonio officials said, and due to a variety of regulators and complicated processes, predictions of what’s to come for the Texas Hill Country are ultimately conjecture.
“One of the chief challenges is that San Antonio specifically has very little tools to manage the growth in those sensitive areas and in the county,” Mayor Ron Nirenberg said. “Virtually no tools exist.”
Porter’s segment of the Hill Country is known to many as the Scenic Loop-Boerne Stage Corridor. Scenic Loop and Boerne Stage roads meander north of San Antonio, cutting through hills, creeks and limestone cliffs, and over the vulnerable Edwards Aquifer — which serves 2.5 million people and is home to eight endangered species. For centuries, the area was ranch land, undeveloped and wild. But in the past two decades, it has grown exponentially.
From 2000 to 2020, the corridor grew by nearly 107,034 people, an almost 133 percent increase over that span, records show. From 2002 to 2022, land there has been subdivided into more than 25,000 new parcels, an 87 percent increase, according to an Express-News analysis of parcel data.
And much of the growth has been in high-density development, in which 80 to 100 percent of the land is covered with impervious materials — such as sidewalks, driveways and streets — that increase the amount of contaminated runoff into rivers and streams. From 2001 to 2019, such development increased by more than 200 percent, according to the Express-News analysis.
All of this has led to more traffic and new roads as developers plan subdivisions, apartment complexes and mixed-use projects.
“I can’t imagine staying here after this,” Porter said. “It feels like I’m being kicked out of my home.”
Limited regulations
When Porter concluded that the proposed project could threaten her and her neighbor’s way of life, she immersed herself in Bexar County’s development regulations to see whether there was anything she could do. She found a complicated maze of rules, restrictions and city meetings — and few answers.
Porter did, however, learn a few key things: that she and the Urbans live on unincorporated land within five miles of San Antonio city limits, known as the extraterritorial jurisdiction, or ETJ; that the ETJ does not have city zoning; and that as a result, if developers want to build an apartment complex next to a farm, they can with few, if any, regulatory hurdles from the city or county.
The only restriction on the land next to Porter’s was a density limit imposed due to its proximity to Camp Bullis, to protect the military training post from encroachment and light pollution. But it wasn’t an obstacle for long. When developers sought to build nearby, they were able to get that limit changed from low- to medium-density development — needed to accommodate the project — with the Army’s approval.
Porter and the Urbans didn’t find out about the apartment complex — called the Lux at Lemon Creek — until April 27 when the city’s Planning Committee approved the density for developer Garrett Glass at Source-Texas LLC. On May 19, the City Council also approved the change with little, if any, discussion, despite neighboring landowners’ pleas.
“It’s been a way of life for us for a long time,” Judy Urban told the City Council in May. “The watershed, the environment, the horses, especially the ones we’ve been training.”
The Urbans have called their farm on Fredericksburg Road home since 1996. At 70 and 71, Rick and Judy expected to live the rest of their lives there — or have at least another decade before the area changed too much.
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Judy Urban said it’s not possible to build something comparable to what they enjoy now for the money they could get selling their property. Instead, they wonder whether the developer can at least erect a wall between their properties, though it would not shield them from the dust and noise and increased traffic.
Neither Glass nor his attorney, Kevin DeAnda from the law firm Brown & Ortiz, responded to requests for comment.
The city’s unified development code contains regulations geared toward protecting people and the environment, with requirements to control drainage and stormwater and protect the watershed. Meanwhile, the Texas Commission for Environmental Quality enforces regulations related to the Edwards Aquifer’s recharge and contributing zones.
But many advocates for a healthy environment believe they don’t go far enough, and some are trying to get the city to amend the UDC this year to incorporate stricter regulations.
Porter’s and the Urban’s property is over the contributing zone and near the normally dry Cibolo Creek, where rainwater flows into the Edwards recharge zone.
Edwards Aquifer Explained
In one effort to manage growth, the city in 2016 adopted the SA Tomorrow Comprehensive Plan — a 25-year framework for future growth and development. Among other things, the plan calls for more development on vacant urban parcels.
And in 2010, the city adopted the North Sector Plan — a comprehensive document to guide development in areas generally north of Loop 410. The plan suggested zoning tiers for different areas of the North Side, such as country tiers designated for large lots and suburban tiers that can have low-to medium-density development.
But in practice, the plan has been malleable, as developers have routinely been able to obtain amendments to accommodate subdivisions that were otherwise inconsistent with the tiers in which they were planned.
From 2013 to 2021, 85 proposed plan amendments out of 180 filed cases were recommended by the San Antonio Planning Commission and then approved by the City Council, according to a study by the Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance, an environmental nonprofit. Of those, 26 were over the Edwards Aquifer recharge zone, 28 were over the contributing zone, and two were between the two zones.
“All the developers would have to do is meet our very limited regulations and move forward with the plan,” said Rudy Nino, assistant director for the city’s Planning Department. “Only if the developers need some special consent from the city, then we could negotiate the types of developments that would be closer to our adopted plan.”
In one such case, the Guajolote Ranch tract — a contentious proposed development spanning 1,160 acres between Helotes and Chiminea creeks a few miles from the recharge zone in the ETJ — will have to apply for special permit through the City Council to build its own wastewater treatment plant.
That led to negotiations involving the San Antonio Water System and developer Lennar Homes of Texas, which yielded several protective concessions, said Tracey Lehmann, SAWS’ director of development. Those concessions included limiting impervious cover to 30 percent, setting aside 50 percent of the project as open space and hiring an A-level wastewater operator — the highest level of certification — to manage the treatment plant.
Nevertheless, most developments can be built without such requirements. They’re generally dealt with on a case-by-case basis, Lehmann said. And even with concessions on developments like Guajolote, critics are concerned the regulations are inadequate.
The Guajolote Ranch tract was originally designated in the North Sector Plan as part of the rural estate tier, but the developers were able to have the plan amended. While there have been numerous developments in the area, this project will be the most dense so far with 3,000 homes, or two homes per acre.
“We all know the rules of the game here,” Nino said. “We all know what the processes are and what the state allows us to do and not to do. We’re just trying to work with that.”
Environmental tipping point
Besides their equestrian-centric lifestyle, the Urbans are concerned about the proposed apartment complex’s long-term effects on the environment, particularly water runoff.
Residents have similar environmental concerns about the Guajolote Ranch development.
In 2018, as part of the city’s Edwards Aquifer Protection Plan, researchers at the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio studied the impact of wastewater facilities on the Helotes Creek watershed, which runs through a section of Scenic Loop and Boerne Stage roads. They found that any further development and additional wastewater systems would degrade the watershed and the quality of water recharging the Edwards Aquifer. And the results, they said, were applicable to most watersheds over the recharge and contributing zones.
Nutrients in wastewater, such as phosphorus and nitrogen, can cause algae growth and compromise the watershed, said Ron Greene, a scientist at SwRI who worked on the study.
Contaminants can travel from the contributing zone — in waterways such as Cibolo and Helotes creeks — to individual wells with no chance for the water to be filtered or to eliminate harmful pathogens, such as E. Coli or coliform.
Green said the Guajolate development may not irrevocably contaminate the Edwards Aquifer, but it could set a precedent for more high-density projects over the aquifer’s recharge and contributing zones and eventually shift the overall ecological balance.
The Edwards Aquifer Authority is likewise seeking balance. Roland Ruiz, the EAA general manager, said developers and homeowners must have a greater level of awareness and sense of responsibility for protecting natural resources.
The EAA over the years has sought ways to make development more sustainable. It has improved its technology and research capabilities to include a sharper analysis of contaminants in the aquifer’s watershed and more trend mapping, such as monitoring one well’s health over years. It’s also been researching best practices for sustainable development, such as how to deal with waste being discharged, capturing rain or incorporating systems to manage stormwater runoff.
“This all takes time,” Ruiz said. “But we’re moving in the right direction.”
Infrastructural challenges
While developers attracted to northwest Bexar County have often been able to get density limits relaxed, there are challenges to building there. Many tracts aren’t big enough to accommodate large-scale development, such as a 250-plus-acre development, according to the Real Estate Council, and utilities aren’t readily available throughout the area.
SAWS’ water and wastewater certificates of convenience and necessity, or CCNs, which designate the boundaries within which the water company must provide those services, don’t completely cover Bexar County’s northwest side. Developers seeking to build in those gaps must get SAWS to extend pipelines or find other ways to deliver those services.
SAWS continuously receives proposals from developers, who typically must determine whether they can receive water services before they apply for city permits or start construction. And if SAWS builds new infrastructure to accommodate such a request, it can attract others, said Amy Hardberger, a SAWS board trustee.
“If you build it, they will come,” she said.
For the planned apartments next to Porter’s farm, which is just outside SAWS’ CCNs, the developers will tap into the water supply that was built for Lemon Creek Ranch nearby. Because the development is in the ETJ, SAWS is more inclined to provide service. At the SAWS board’s next meeting in July, it is likely to approve water and wastewater service for the complex.
At the same time, providing the infrastructure affords SAWS a tool to protect the environment and avoid the installation of multiple septic systems. On the other hand, developments that rely on septic systems are generally lower density, which environmental advocates prefer.
Robert Puente, CEO at SAWS, said the utility will follow the city’s lead. If the city adopts stricter regulations over the Edwards Aquifer or promotes housing elsewhere, then SAWS can act accordingly. Puente cited a massive wastewater pipeline that was built a decade ago on the West Side that prompted developers to begin building in that area rather than the Northwest Side — steering clear of the aquifer.
“Developers would have more of an incentive to build where there’s already wastewater, rather than applying and going through the whole process,” Puente said. “We could do something like that on the South Side or East, but we need that lead from the city to redirect growth.”
Nirenberg said he’s well aware of such conversations, since he sits on SAWS’ board.
He said improving the SA Tomorrow Comprehensive Plan is a key element to balancing development and environmental concerns.
“It’s clear through these different issues that come up quite often that we need a growth management strategy that goes a bit further into policy, and how we manage that growth — our community’s goals — are through SA Tomorrow,” Nirenberg said. “I’m hopeful it will continue to be improved because it needs to.”
Any changes in regulating development and managing growth, however, will be too late for Porter or the Urbans. Under the current rules, they had little, if any, ability to stop the proposed apartment complex from being built next to them.
The developers suggested buying their land and finding comparable land for them, an offer that Porter viewed skeptically, saying that none of the compromises proposed felt good for her. Eleven of Porter’s neighbors were notified about the new development, but only she and Urbans showed up to fight it. It seemed to them like they were predetermined to lose.
“The developer told me if they didn’t develop, someone else would,” she said. “So I guess that’s that.”
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Fashioned from AA batteries: Brown students launch satellite on Elon Musk's rocket
Brown University students, with a low-cost satellite, are blasting off on a budget.
It’s called SBUDNIC, not to be confused with Sputnik, the Soviet satellite that launched in the 1950s. This one is much smaller, about the size of a loaf of bread. On either end, cameras equipped with fisheye lenses will snap grainy photos of Earth and beam them back to the ground every 10 minutes, and temperature data will be recorded.
All for the low, low price of $10,000.
That may seem like a hefty chunk of change, but in the space world, it’s far from astronomical.
“A lot of the choices that we made were necessitated by the fact that our budgets were small,” said Marco Cross, the project’s chief engineer, who recently graduated with a master’s in biomedical engineering. “There’s two ways of looking at this. One is that we intentionally made things really cheap, but that implies that we had some sort of choice in the matter. We didn’t.”
It all started in a space systems design course instructed by adjunct professor Rick Fleeter, who had an opportunity from Italian aerospace company D-Orbit to launch a satellite on Elon Musk’s SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. So he gave his students what Cross described as “the greatest gift that anyone has ever given” — the chance to send something into space.
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So SBUDNIC was born. That translates to Satellite by Brown University, D-Orbit, and the National Italian Council for Research, which helped to fund the project.
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Building it was the hard part. This was the first time that Cross and his fellow students had ever taken such a class, let alone tried their hands at building a functioning piece of spacecraft. How did they manage?
“Lots of trial and error,” said Selia Jindal, an incoming senior, intern at Lockheed Martin Space, and daughter of former Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal. “We were all new to space. We’re all from a variety of disciplines and backgrounds, and we’re all students. So this was all of our first satellite. It’s all of our first time going through this, and design of space systems was all of our first course.”
Though building a satellite might not be a task for which the average person is equipped, the materials used were found in average places. Instead of shelling out money for a space-grade battery pack, students fashioned one from AA batteries. When it came to setting up a command system for the satellite, they used a printed circuit board that can be found online for less than $50.
Opening up space to more people
If everything goes according to plan, SBUDNIC could help to make space more accessible to more people.
That was a dream of Fleeter’s during his days studying at Brown in the 1970s. Now, he’s passed it on to his students.
“It’s been kind of a mantra, and it was kind of interesting to me that the students picked up on that same mantra, because despite all these years of trying to do it, it’s still a fairly elite territory,” Fleeter said.
While space remains available only to a select few non-scientists, such as celebrities and the ultra-rich, there are an increasing number of passengers jetting off into the cosmos.
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“I think the fact that there are billionaires going to space right now is a key indicator that space is more accessible,” Cross said. “It does seem like it’s a rarefied few that are getting it, but it’s a rarefied few, as opposed to being a cadre of 10 astronauts.”
For Fleeter, this is just the beginning.
“We’ve made it to the point where fairly advanced students with a lot of help are building small satellites and doing missions, and now we’re trying to get it to the point where students pretty much unassisted, with a really modest budget, could put something in space,” he said. “And I think that is going to happen.” | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2022/06/23/elon-musk-rocket-sbudnic-satellite-brown-university-students-onboard/7650738001/ | 2022-06-23T10:51:53 | 1 | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2022/06/23/elon-musk-rocket-sbudnic-satellite-brown-university-students-onboard/7650738001/ |
Here's where to watch July Fourth fireworks, parades and concerts in Rhode Island
At least 11 Rhode Island communities are planning fireworks shows to celebrate Independence Day.
Many of the events include music and food. Of course, Bristol throws a huge celebration, with its parade stepping off the morning after the fireworks show.
Listing all the Fourth of July fireworks and parades around RI:
Glocester's celebration: June 25
The celebration begins at 5 p.m. with music followed by fireworks at Glocester Memorial Park, behind the senior center. (Rain date is July 9.) The 96th Ancients & Horribles Independence Day Parade is at 4 p.m. on July 4.
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Smithfield's Fourth of July party: July 1
The party begins at 4 p.m. with food trucks and music at Deerfield Park, 39 Lisa Ann Circle, Greenville. Steve Anthony and Persuasion play at 6 p.m. Fireworks begin at dark. (Rain date is July 8.)
Fireworks planned for July 1 on Block Island
Fireworks will start "as soon as it's suitably dark, probably around 9," according to the Block Island Tourism Council. The fireworks will be launched from a barge off Crescent Beach "and will be visible from nearly everywhere on the island," the council says.
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Bristol's famous Fourth of July celebration kicks off July 3
Fireworks will begin at 9:30 p.m. over Bristol Harbor. The town's annual Fourth of July Parade will begin at 10:30 a.m. July 4, stepping off at the corner of Chestnut and Hope streets (Route 114), ending on High Street, between State and Bradford streets.
East Providence Fourth of July celebration includes music and fireworks: July 3
The celebration starts at 5 p.m. at Pierce Memorial Stadium with music from David Tessier's All-Star Stars, Luis Neves, MOJO Rising, Brendan Rush and Bella Hannah. Fireworks start at 9:30 p.m. (Rain date is July 5.)
Jamestown fireworks: July 3
9 p.m., East Ferry.
North Providence: Celebration includes food, music and fireworks on July 3
Entertainment starts at 6 p.m. and continues until 9 p.m. with a food court and music by Reminisce at Governor John A. Notte Jr. Park. Fireworks start immediately after. (Rain date is July 5.)
Pawtucket: Live music, food trucks and McCoy Stadium fireworks on July 3
The celebration will start at 5:30 p.m. with live music and food trucks in the Jenks Junior High School front parking lot. Fireworks will begin shortly after 9 p.m., fired from McCoy Stadium. The stadium will be closed to the public, but the city says the show will be visible across the city. (Rain date is July 9.)
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Fireworks on Oakland Beach in Warwick on July 3
Fireworks start at dusk at Oakland Beach. The city says spectators should expect heavy delays on Oakland Beach Avenue and seek alternate routes to the seawall area, such as Sea View Drive or Pequot Avenue. City Park also offers unobstructed views of the display along the shoreline, according to the city. (Rain date is July 4.)
Newport's Fourth of July plans
Fireworks will light up the harbor starting at about 9:15 p.m. For best viewing, find a westward-facing spot along Newport Harbor, according to the City of Newport, which adds that popular viewing locations include Perrotti Park, King Park and Queen Anne Square. Visitors are encouraged to use the following city parking lots: Gateway Center, Touro Street, Mary Street Lot, Long Wharf. (Rain date is July 5.)
July 4 in Wakefield
The celebration starts with music and food at 5:30 p.m. at Old Mountain Field, 831 Kingstown Rd. (Rain date is July 5.)
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Another season of the Alliance Farmers Market begins Saturday with at least 30 vendors
ALLIANCE – Fresh produce and baked goods return Saturday for another season of the Alliance Farmers Market at a new location.
The market runs 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday until Oct.1 in the grassy lot at the northeast corner of State Street and Union Avenue.
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Cinmarron Ney-George, manager, of the Alliance Farmers Market, said there will be live music, some new vendors and plenty of familiar faces. At least 30 vendors will participate in this year's market.
"You can come out and share in your local economy, share with locals you live with," she said.
The market also will sell T-shirts and reusable shopping bags.
"You can see the farmers who grow the food that you can eat and it's super fresh. And the bakers who spent all of their time on their baked goods," Ney-George added.
Making the move
Ney-George acknowledged not everyone was thrilled with the location change but she said it should increase visibility for the vendors, "who have to make money."
She said some people wanted to see the market return to city's downtown, where it was held for years before a move to the Giant Eagle parking lot on West State Street. The market is in its 14th season.
"It had a certain atmosphere and a certain vibe," Ney-George said. "But the market wasn't being seen, and there was a drop-off in attendance. The vendors weren't making money."
She hopes the new location will return "some of the diehard market fans when it was downtown" because it is more centrally located and near the hospital.
Managed differently
Another change, as previously reported, is that Alliance Area Chamber of Commerce is managing the market. It previously was managed by volunteers.
Chamber President Mark Locke said the market will move to the new location so it has space to grow.
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"The area is located halfway between downtown and West State Street, so it is a great compromise," said Locke, who visits the market weekly.
He added: "The market provides fresh locally grown fruits and vegetables at a very reasonable prices to clientele that may not normally have access to fresh produce."
For more information or questions, visit facebook.com/alliancefarmersmarket or email farmersmarketalliance@gmail.com.
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This business may be easy to miss, but not the custom pipe organs they've built since 1980
If you pass by too quickly, you might miss it.
Tucked away in a small plaza on the northeast corner of East Saint Clair and Massachusetts Avenue, a sign reads "Goulding & Wood Pipe Organ Builders, established 1980," in gold lettering on dark green paint.
The local company has been designing, constructing and restoring awe-striking pipe organs for 42 years.
Thomas Wood and John Goulding, who met while working together at another organ company along Mass Ave. in the 1960s, launched the business in 1980. John's son, Mark Goulding, took over in 2003 when the pair retired.
The company builds custom pipe organs — the timeless, majestic kind you see crawling up the walls of places of worship and leading congregational singing with their larger than life sound, produced by a system pushing wind through thousands of pipes of various tones and sizes.
It takes about a year and a half for an average, mid-size organ to be designed and built from start to finish. Some parts come from outside manufacturers, such as the pipes and keyboards, but the majority of an instrument is made from scratch by the shop's 14 employees specializing in various areas such as engineering, woodworking and adjusting the tone of the pipes.
"Obviously each church is a little bit different, the designs are all different, same thing with the pipe organs," owner Mark Goulding said.
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"One of the things we strive for with a new instrument going into an existing building is that it looks like it was mean to be a part of the building. It matches the interior décor and the architectural style."
One of about two dozen companies of its kind in the United States, Goulding & Wood does work for clients all across the country. When a project is complete, the crew travels to the client to spend days or weeks installing the instrument.
Just recently, the crew transported new casework and facade pipes to Germantown, Tennessee, the final phase of an instrument they'd been building upon for more than a decade.
In addition to building its own organs from scratch, the company performs maintenance on all kinds of pipe organs, and takes on restoration work, as well.
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Goulding & Wood restored historic pipe organs at the Indiana Landmarks Center and Irvington Presbyterian Church, two local examples of the company's work.
"I feel very blessed to have some very, very talented people that work here. I think one of the things that makes that happen is it's a unique job and they all really enjoy what they do," Goulding said.
"It's one of the things that's kept me here for 37 years, I can truly say I really enjoy coming to work every day."
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Traveling this summer? Here's what to expect in Indianapolis and beyond
It may be a long, hot, expensive summer ahead, but that doesn't appear to be holding many Americans back.
Motor gasoline inventories are hitting record lows, indicating strong demand. The number of people passing through airport security checkpoints is nearly at 2019 levels. Amtrak ridership is recovering faster than many local transit agencies.
These same indicators apply to the Indianapolis area, which means Hoosiers looking to travel need to plan ahead.
The global marketplace is unpredictable, but if current conditions hold, just about everything may continue to stay high or tick up.
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"It's old advice to wait for 'the last minute deals,'" travel advisor Mandy Horn said. "This is the era of book early and save."
Traveling by air
Jet fuel prices are closely related to gasoline prices. They, too, are setting new records every week — the current average domestic round-trip price of $330 in the second quarter is 7% higher than in 2019, according to Hopper.
Meanwhile, demand is very strong. The number of passengers getting on planes at the Indianapolis International Airport in March and April were above 90% of their 2019 numbers, according to the airport's airline activity reports. That's close to the national recovery, according to Transportation Security Agency checkpoint figures.
"And at the same time, we have disruptions," said Yi Gao, associate professor at Purdue University's School of Aviation and Transportation Technology, referring to labor shortages prompting flight cancellations.
"If demand is strong, the airline has the stronger position to pass along costs to consumers, because consumers have no choice," he said. "Unfortunately now for consumers, airlines are in that stronger position."
These conditions are likely to persist until something alters the supply and demand imbalance, such as a recession, he said. With the Federal Reserve raising interest rates, he wouldn't be surprised if this happened within the next year, which would bring prices down.
With the testing requirements lifted for returning to the United States from abroad, Carmel-based travel agent Scott Jones thinks demand for international travel is only going to increase. This spring and summer, his agency, EZTravelPad, has fielded inquiries on par with 2019 levels.
"The testing requirement has had more of an impact on international travel than I believe fuel prices are ever going to," he said.
Horn, an agent with The Traveling Compass and Global Dream Vacations, has also seen more interest in trips just outside the U.S., like Jamaica and Mexico.
"Many of our clients put off big trips for the past few years and are now ready to take those trips and have had additional time to save for them, wanting to do bigger and better than ever," she said.
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Traveling by car
There are certainly some car-centric vacations that gas prices are high enough to make one reconsider. In 2020, when gas was cheap, Jones and his wife rented a motor home and drove across the western states.
"I wouldn’t dream of that today," he said.
But overall, people are still driving, a lot, despite gas prices now at $5.12 in Indiana, which is higher than the national average, according to AAA.
Midwestern gasoline supply is at its lowest on record, and consumption is remaining high, said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy.
It wouldn't take much to jolt prices in either direction if something else happens to alter supply, he said. A major hurricane down south could hurt supply and send prices up — possibly beyond the $5 range — or Saudi Arabia could announce an oil production ramp-up, sending prices down.
"There’s very little breathing room, so anything could cause that to change and cause the market to panic," he said.
Traveling by train
Ticket sales for Amtrak, which operates three trains a week each direction out of Indianapolis, have been rising for the last four months, spokesperson Marc Magliari said, which pre-dates the most recent gas spikes.
"How much is it based on pent-up travel demand, and how much based on gas prices, is hard to say," he said. "Historically, when gas gets to a pain point, we see an increase of inquiries."
But since the train service has not been able to back fill the wave of retirements and resignations that came during the height of the pandemic, it operates fewer rail cars in each of those trips, which means fewer available seats and thus, slightly higher prices lately — about 4% higher than in 2019.
Those prices may continue to tick up when Amtrak starts to feel the pressure from diesel fuel costs. Amtrak typically buys its diesel six to eight months in advance.
"Eventually advance will come now," he said.
The service nationally has seen about 80% of its pre-pandemic ridership so far this spring and summer, he said, with trains coming through Indianapolis doing slightly better.
Given these conditions, it's best to book as early as possible and to be flexible with your travel plans, he said.
Indy's tourism rebound
All indications are that Indianapolis will see pre-pandemic numbers of tourists, said Chris Gahl, senior vice president of marketing and communications for Visit Indy.
Hotel occupancy rates so far this summer — from May 1 to June 21 — have been at about 80% on Friday and Saturday nights, which is the same as this time in 2019, he said. The tourism organization expects this pattern to hold through Labor Day.
"To us, that is a sign of confidence that travel is back," he said.
Periods of economic stress or high gas prices haven't dampened the city's hotel occupancy rates in the past, such as in 2009 and 2010, even when other major cities suffered, Gahl said.
The nonprofit markets Indy to a dozen cities within 400 miles as a driving-distance destination that is walkable and affordable, and has seen growing numbers of visitors from emerging markets like Detroit and Nashville.
"We do lean into the affordability piece in our marketing," he said.
Advice from the experts
The most common advice is to be flexible and book early. There are other small things Hoosiers can do to try to save money, too.
- Drive more fuel efficiently. Driving a steady 55-60 mph, rather than revving up to 80 mph and having to slow down and speed up multiple times, is a more efficient use of fuel and can save you money, De Haan said.
- Make sure your tire air pressure and alignment are correct. These are the top two fixes that Ray Turner, director of retail operations for Belle Tire stores in Indiana, recommends. Having less air in your tires creates more friction and heat, and increases your rolling resistance; having tires pointed slightly off-kilter can have you scuffing down the road instead of rolling smoothly. These issues can cost you up to 10% of your fuel economy, meaning how far your $5.21-a-gallon gets you, he said.
- Consider going to different airports. The United States is somewhat unique in our proliferation of airports, Gao said. While jet fuel is one factor in airfare, so is airline competition in the area where you're flying. More competition in the market may produce more reasonable prices. Shop around.
Contact IndyStar transportation reporter Kayla Dwyer at kdwyer@indystar.com or follow her on Twitter @kayla_dwyer17. | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/transportation/2022/06/23/indianapolis-summer-travel-automobile-plane-train-higher-prices-longer-waits/7633740001/ | 2022-06-23T11:02:34 | 0 | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/transportation/2022/06/23/indianapolis-summer-travel-automobile-plane-train-higher-prices-longer-waits/7633740001/ |
FORT STOCKTON, Texas — Hector Flores Jr., the Fort Stockton man who went missing with his daughter, has been found Guilty by a Federal Jury on one count of Child Endangerment, according to a court docket.
On June 20, Flores Jr. and his team filed a motion to have his case dismissed. However, the motion was denied by the Judge the next day, and the trial moved forward.
There was also an oral motion for judgement of acquittal by Flores Jr., which was also denied by the Judge.
Flores Jr. and his daughter were found near the national park, in the Mexican state of Coahuila, over two weeks after they went missing on Jan. 28.
In March, Flores Jr. was indicted on federal child endangerment charges, which he pleaded not guilty to.
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MIDDLE TOWNSHIP — Some parents and players want to see Middle Township High School’s ousted head lacrosse coach reinstated, bringing their case to the Board of Education meeting this month.
This was Justin Haworth’s first year as head coach for boys lacrosse at the high school. He was asked to resign after an incident at a game in May.
As a parent of a player described the incident to the school board at a public meeting, he lost his temper at an official over a call at a game. On Tuesday, Haworth confirmed that account.
“I let my emotions get the best of me. I had some choice words for the official,” he said. Haworth maintains that the referee had made bad calls during the game, but said he lost his temper over a call he did not make.
He says the official failed to call a play by the other team that could have injured a Middle player.
The match was played at home against Oakcrest on May 6.
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The outburst included obscenities, Haworth said. He, and those who spoke in his favor, said the official filed a complaint with the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, which suspended him for two games. The school district also issued a two-game suspension.
The incident came late in the season, so that was the end of his coaching for the year.
But the school district went further, Haworth said, calling him into a meeting and demanding he resign as head coach soon after the game. As he describes it, he was forced to resign.
At the Board of Education meeting, some parents asked that he be reinstated as head coach. Several team members also attended the meeting. They did not address the board, but stood at the back of the room and clapped in support of some speakers.
Tadhg Campbell, who described himself as the father of one of the players, called on the board to reconsider. He said Haworth was only trying to protect his players, and that there was overreaction on both sides.
“Did either of these men handle it correctly? Not at all. Should there be discipline? Absolutely,” Campbell said at the meeting. “Should one lapse in judgment decide the fate of a new coach? I certainly think he deserves a second chance and I am not alone.”
He described the outburst as a rookie mistake by a rookie coach. Others also spoke in favor of reinstating Haworth, saying he is both skilled and dedicated as a coach, and that the players like him.
In a phone interview after the meeting, Haworth said administration officials asked him to come in to another meeting. At that meeting — which he said included the high school principal, the athletic director and the school superintendent — it was emphasized that he would not coach in the district again.
Haworth alleges that basketball and football coaches also have lost their tempers at games, but have not received similar discipline. He said he is trying to get a full-time job in education and does not want the district’s reactions to keep him out of the running for local jobs.
Haworth said the lacrosse program is relatively new in the district, and said he was able to take team members to “the next level” in the game and in life.
This spring, Middle went 7-10 with a very young team that had only a handful of seniors. The Panthers lost the first four games of the season, but then won three of their next five. Middle closed out the season winning four of its last six games. In 2021, the team went 5-12.
School superintendent David Salvo did not immediately respond to a request for comment on this story. At the June 9 Board of Education meeting, board President Dennis Roberts said there would be no response from the board on the issue.
“It is a personnel matter, so we’re not going to comment, but I can tell you thank you for coming and we do hear your comments,” Roberts said.
There was no response to a request for comment sent to the NJSIAA. Those who spoke at the board meeting did not identify the official by name.
Haworth’s name has been removed from the district website, with the head coach for high school boys lacrosse now listed as TBD.
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Growing up, Johnny Gress played T-ball and baseball through the YMCA until that day at recess when he discovered the sport that really drew his interest: soccer.
Perhaps it was only fitting that Gress fell in love with the sport. Growing up in a Hispanic family, soccer was always No. 1 at home.
"We didn't talk about the NFL, the NBA, the MLB, we talked about the soccer games going on," said Gress, whose favorite club is Real Madrid.
So after a few lunchtime scrimmages, Gress' father found a YMCA team for his son to join. Soon, Gress was playing in more competitive leagues and hitting the road for tournaments.
But the disparities between members of Gress' team and the opponents they would lace up their cleats against were hard to miss and discouraging for an up-and-coming soccer star.
His experience is a common one across the state, say advocates, who argue a "pay-to-play" philosophy is leading to increasing disparities and inequities in the youth sports landscape, from children's leagues to high school athletics.
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"We would play teams with guys in all-matching backpacks and uniforms. We showed up in drawstring bags and basketball shorts," Gress said. "It almost felt like we were a step behind."
He later considered joining a select team after taking part in a tryout, but the upfront fees were too much.
For as long as he can remember, his family was enrolled in the federal free- and reduced-lunch program when Gress and his siblings were in school.
That didn't stop him from quickly rising through the soccer ranks, eventually making varsity at Lincoln North Star High School his sophomore year. But again, the disparities became quickly apparent: The players that had played for years on the select team circuit were now playing together on other high school teams.
"You'd see the games on the schedule ... and you automatically know you're going to lose," he said.
Gress' story is ultimately one of success. He earned a scholarship to play soccer at York College after graduating in 2015, but he knows not everyone has the same story, which he shared at a recent Community Health Endowment of Lincoln forum on the disparities in youth sports.
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The discussion is part of a project created by Steve Dosskey, who became increasingly interested in the issue from his experience as the junior varsity boys soccer coach at Lincoln Southeast.
Dosskey, a graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Raikes School for Computer Science and Management, began collecting data — from Lincoln Public Schools, the Nebraska School Activities Association, the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department and others — looking for correlations.
"One of the upsides to the pandemic was it gave me a lot of time to sit at home and dive into this project," said Dosskey, who works for a local software startup.
He mapped out each Class A school's percentage of free- and reduced-lunch students — a metric schools use to measure poverty — and looked at which schools qualified for state competition and eventually won championships.
The findings, while not surprising, quantified longstanding gaps between schools with higher poverty levels and achievement on the field.
Over the past 20 years, 75% of Class A state qualifiers in all sports came from schools in the lower half of free- and reduced-lunch enrollment. For state champions, that figure grows to 81%.
Extrapolated even further, the disparities become even more evident. For example, the schools in the lowest quarter of the poverty index accounted for 44% of state qualifiers and 58% of state champions.
Schools with the most poverty — those in the top quarter of free- and reduced-lunch enrollment — made up only about 9% of state qualifiers and 10% of champions.
The gaps play out on the local level, too, Dosskey found.
From 2003 to 2022, teams from the three LPS high schools with the lowest poverty levels — Lincoln East, Southeast and Southwest — had vastly more state-qualifying seasons than teams from LPS' other three high schools.
Tryout rates and overall performance also roughly correlated to a school's poverty level, the data showed.
Obviously, there are exceptions to the rule. In boys soccer, schools like Grand Island and Omaha South, with large Hispanic populations, have proven to be outliers. And in Class A, the correlations are less strong in certain sports, such as basketball and track and field.
The issue is, in part, one of access, Dosskey argues.
Before high school, student-athletes typically participate in either recreational leagues or on select teams.
Recreational leagues, like those offered through the YMCA, are often more accessible and less cost-prohibitive, but often less competitive than select teams. Select teams, on the other hand, typically have greater access to better facilities, better equipment and better competition.
"None of this is to denigrate the experience of club sports, but that opportunity and experience comes at a cost that a lot of people simply can't afford," he said.
The disparities have an impact on the classroom as well, Dosskey's data shows.
Students in grades 4-8 who came from low-income households were more likely to score worse on the PACER test, which measures aerobic fitness. Lower aerobic fitness has been shown to have an impact on student learning outcomes.
Another notable stat Dosskey found: Children in the U.S. from households where the income exceeds $100,000 participated in sports at almost twice the rate of those from households with incomes less than $25,000.
"As a youth sports coach, I fully acknowledge that this is just sports and there are a lot of more pressing problems in the world, but youth sports are such a formative experience for young people. It really does have strong impacts on later outcomes in life and who a kid grows up to become," he said.
When John Goodwin was growing up in Chicago, youth sports — especially football — were a lifesaver for a young Black man like himself.
Not only did they provide valuable life lessons for Goodwin, the executive director of the Malone Center, but they kept him away from gangs and drugs.
"It basically formed ... who I am now and how I operate on a daily basis," he said.
But he knows not every child has the same access to those opportunities. Since coming to the Malone Center in 2017, Goodwin has helped lead youth sports initiatives as part of the cultural center's mission of ending multigenerational poverty.
The center offers a variety of affordable club sports options, including in football, basketball and track and field. Donations to the center help fund things like uniforms and equipment.
"I think fees are the lowest in city, if not the state, in regards to the responsibility for payment," he said.
Goodwin would like to see more collaboration between agencies such as Lincoln Public Schools and community centers to invest in youth sports.
"We need to get in the mindset of being together and collaborating with one another to make sure all of our youth have the same experience," he said.
While Dosskey's research project is still in the early stages, he's working with the Community Health Endowment, which invests in health-related causes and programs in Lincoln, to put forward recommendations to combat the disparities.
For Gress, coaching soccer is how he connects with the sport these days. He's looking forward to the day when his own children — a 2-year-old daughter and newborn son — can participate.
While it's too early to know which route they'll take, Gress hopes they will find the same benefits he did.
"I didn't play for a club team and I still have so many great, youth sports memories and great connections," he said. "And, ultimately, having those connections opened up so many doors."
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INDIANAPOLIS — A chain reaction crash in the left lanes of westbound Interstate 465, just west of the Harding Street exit, backed up traffic for miles on the south side of Indianapolis Thursday morning.
The crash involved eight vehicles and happened around 6 a.m. By 6:20 a.m., traffic was backed up two miles, almost to U.S. 31.
Emergency crews are at the scene to check for injuries.
State Police is starting their crash investigation.
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LEBANON, Indiana — Under Rebecca Stanton's roof, everyone is welcome.
She lives in Lebanon with her wife, Jill, and three daughters, Katelyn, Hannah and Dylan. Rebecca and Jill have been married for nearly six years.
"All girls," Rebecca said. "Lot of feelings!"
Under Rebecca's roof, she owns and operates Ulen Candle Company. It's a homegrown small business she started in 2020.
"I would start in the basement," Rebecca said, "and end up taking over the kitchen. I'd be packing orders on the dining room table."
Rebecca now has a dedicated candle studio in the back of her home, where she specializes in candles, wax melts and room sprays.
"We also have a couple different Pride labels," Rebecca said. "This month, we chose 'love is love.'"
In between all the candles and wax melts is a book, titled "Under Our Roof" by Rebecca Stanton.
Rebecca said she never imagined becoming a children's book author.
"It's completely out of my comfort zone," Rebecca said. "If you ask anyone that knows me, I usually stick to myself."
A couple years ago, however, Rebecca said she couldn't "stick to herself," after an incident at her child's birthday party.
"When a parent said they wouldn't let their kid sleep over, I didn't know how to respond, what to do, and I just started writing," Rebecca said.
She wrote about her family. She wrote about small moments with her wife and children. She wrote about the love under her roof.
Rebecca said it started as a way to start a conversation with her own family.
"It just kind of took off online from there," Rebecca said, "but it was mainly to show the kids that we are no different under our roof. The same love that we show at our house is going to be the same anywhere else, and that's what other families should expect, too."
Rebecca self-published "Under Our Roof" in 2019 on Amazon.
Since then, Rebecca said she has helped families of all shapes and sizes talk about love under their roofs.
"There are other types of families," Rebecca said. "Some have two moms. Some have two dads. Some have a single parent. It's not just your mom and dad at home."
While "Under Our Roof" is designed to be a children's book, Rebecca said it is also a tool for parents to spark communication within families.
"Opening a book and starting that conversation is perfect," Rebecca said. "There is not much you even have to say. Just read a book. Kids will ask the questions they are concerned about. You don't have to put it in the spotlight or make it a big deal because it's not."
Rebecca and her family have donated copies of the book across the state of Indiana to spread the "love is love" message.
"I just hope that they see how much love is surrounded in that book and in our house, and that they would feel love coming from the pages," Rebecca said, "Love is love. Every family has that." | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/lebanon-mother-uses-uncomfortable-moment-to-spark-change-write-book-love-is-love/531-5016ebc8-8e8c-40e0-b39a-b39a9ca6f4ef | 2022-06-23T11:19:14 | 1 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/lebanon-mother-uses-uncomfortable-moment-to-spark-change-write-book-love-is-love/531-5016ebc8-8e8c-40e0-b39a-b39a9ca6f4ef |
A New York man was arrested and charged with assaulting four women in two separate attacks that were captured on video in South Philadelphia as well as raping another woman in a third incident.
Malcolm White faces counts of aggravated assault, simple assault, reckless endangerment and related offenses, Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office spokeswoman Jane Roh said Wednesday.
White is accused of randomly punching three women along the 1200 block of Morris Street on June 15, then attacking another one on the 1900 block of South 13th Street a few minutes later.
The first attack left a 27-year-old woman with a swollen lip, a 29-year-old with a broken nose and another 29-year-old with a swollen lip and cuts to her face, Philadelphia Police Department Chief Inspector Frank Vanore said last week.
Around 20 minutes later, a man matching the description of the suspect in the Morris Street attack, now identified as White, went up to a woman sitting on a porch and punched her unconscious, Vanore said.
"I remember being on the ground and him having my feet in the air and just dragging me down the pavement towards like the middle of the block and I just started kicking and screaming," the victim of the second attack told NBC10.
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"I think that somebody like that is a danger to society, period," the victim said. "I hope this guy gets locked up quickly until he can no longer be a danger to anybody."
White is also accused of raping a woman at a business on the 6100 block of Ridge Avenue back on June 16. He is charged with rape, aggravated assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, false imprisonment, theft and additional offenses in connection to that incident.
White is currently jailed in neighboring Montgomery County. Court records show he’s charged there with aggravated assault, robbery, robbery of a motor vehicle and related counts. Vanore said last week that he had been arrested in Whitpain Township for attacking a woman during a carjacking.
A spokesperson for the District Attorney's Office said White was on probation in New York State at the time of all three incidents in Philadelphia. Court records also indicate White is from Brooklyn, New York. They do not list an attorney who can comment on his behalf. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/ny-man-to-be-charged-with-attacking-4-women-in-philadelphia/3745035/ | 2022-06-23T11:19:27 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/ny-man-to-be-charged-with-attacking-4-women-in-philadelphia/3745035/ |
Forty years after its debut, “Little Ole Opry on the Bay” is still gathering audiences in droves at the Liberty Theatre in North Bend.
Music director Les Engle, who was there when the summer variety began in 1982, said, “This year, we’ve got something for everybody. Little bit of country, little bit of Rock ‘n Roll…. Take your pick or take it all in."
Based on Nashville’s “Grand Ole Opry,” LTOB’s version also features a live band, dancers and singers of all ages. A comedy team provides “down home” comic relief between acts. Patrons from all over Oregon and the U.S. arrive year after year to see this heartwarming production. Special guest saxophonist this year will be local sensation Isaiah Kingery.
The themed shows will be different each of the four weekends in July. Saturdays start at 7 p.m. with a Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. Doors open one hour before the show. July 9-10 is “Country,” July 16-17 is “Fifties,” July 23-24 is “More Country” and July 30-31 is “Director’s Choice.” A quick sampling of tunes from different shows includes “Rama Lama Ding Dong” sung by the popular Young Bucs and “Let’s Have a Party” by Becky Armistead; “Country Sunshine” by reigning Miss Coos County Sammie Huffman and “Highway 40 Blues” by Brian Hampton. Director’s Choice will be a combination of the shows, with material decided on by the team of directors.
Longtime dancer/choreographer/singer Kallie Mill is in charge of the most experienced dancers, who come from different Coos County high schools.
“These girls are so full of energy,” she said, “and are so talented that you will be enjoying every minute of their time on stage!”
The older dancers include: Camila Torres-Zepeda, NBHS, Aliyah White, Winter Lakes HS, Jimena Torres, NBHS, Caylee Renard, NBHS, Chloe Moore, NBHS, Amy Greig, NBHS and Hailey Lowas, MHS.
Working with the elementary and middle school youth, teaching them basic steps and routines is 16-year-old Chloe Moore. Although just in her teens herself, she has extensive experience already, being onstage in a variety of shows for the past nine years. Although young, some have already been on stage in previous productions: Finnley Johnston, Mikayla Callaway, Emma Warr, Olivia Roberts, Harper Baker, Lyla Davidson, Sadie Green, Mia Camacho, Gwendolyn Chan, Charlotte Trosper, Peyton Johnson, and Sayjal Singh.
The third weekend will feature the tiniest dancers, ages 7 and under: Leah Ford, Lily Ford, Isabella Simpson, Iliana Simpson and Isaiah Simpson, with Ali Randle as choreographer.
In 1981, after a trip to Nashville to see the “Grand Ole Opry,” Suzie Walberg Newton got the inspiration to bring that big show back to her own community. At the time, she said she was “enthralled by the whole thing, and…how you could do that in any small town.” So, the next year, she recruited musicians and dancers to put on a new kind of show from the regular plays that were being held at Little Theatre on the Bay.
Of the original people involved in the early days, three remain: Guitarist Fred Corbett, comedy team leader Dr Jill Hanson and Engle, while show director Shirley Kintner has been involved for over 15 years, with 30 years as a performer herself.
Kintner explains some of the reasons the show is so well-loved.
“This family-friendly show features veteran performers and talented newcomers that are sure to please," she said. "It’s some of Coos County’s finest talent, with other specialty musicians from around the state who are invited to play.”
She noted that “All your friends and neighbors will be there too. Come celebrate Little Ole Opry’s 40th year with us!” | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/little-ole-opry-returns-for-40th-year/article_5f4b2352-f1aa-11ec-ba75-f3c72695699e.html | 2022-06-23T11:27:36 | 1 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/little-ole-opry-returns-for-40th-year/article_5f4b2352-f1aa-11ec-ba75-f3c72695699e.html |
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Officers responding to a crash that left a teenage pedestrian dead in West Philadelphia found the possibly intoxicated driver not wearing any pants while behind the wheel of a stolen SUV, Philadelphia police said.
The force of the crash along North 44th Street near Parrish Street just before 11 p.m. Wednesday knocked the 16-year-old out of his sneakers as he was dragged about 100 feet, Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small told NBC10.
The 16-year-old was badly injured and died a short time later at the hospital, Small said.
A 20-year-old pedestrian was also struck and left injured with an apparent broken leg and bumps and bruises, police said.
Small said first responders found a man in his 20s in the driver's seat of a Toyota Highlander SUV in an "unusual" state.
"When they took him out of the vehicle he was completely naked from the waist down," Small said.
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The driver was taken to the hospital for treatment for bumps and bruises, Small said. The man appeared to be impaired.
Investigators overnight pieced together details of the crash.
The SUV driver was driving along North 44th Street when he first struck the 16 year-old and then struck the 20-year-old, Small said. The SUV driver then went about another block where he crashed into at least three parked cars around 44th and Reno streets.
Police later found out that the crashed SUV is believed to have been stolen from Cheltenham Township in neighboring Montgomery County, earlier Wednesday, Small said.
No charges were filed as of Thursday morning. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/driver-naked-from-waist-down-strikes-kills-teen-in-west-philly-police-say/3278928/ | 2022-06-23T11:29:16 | 0 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/driver-naked-from-waist-down-strikes-kills-teen-in-west-philly-police-say/3278928/ |
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Three people were injured when more than 40 shots were fired in a West Philadelphia shootout Wednesday night, police said.
At least 40 shots were fired at 42nd Street and Lancaster Avenue shortly before 9:30 p.m. Two men and a woman were critically injured, Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said.
Officers found a woman, 36, and a man, 20, both shot in the leg, police said. The woman stumbled into a takeout restaurant after being shot.
While investigating the scene police said they were notified that another man showed up to Presbyterian Medical Center also shot in the leg.
Small said the two men and woman are expected to survive. Detectives believe at least one of them wasn’t involved in the shootout.
Investigators found a semi-automatic handgun with an extended magazine at the scene, police said.
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/woman-2-men-critically-injured-in-west-philadelphia-shootout/3278973/ | 2022-06-23T11:29:28 | 0 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/woman-2-men-critically-injured-in-west-philadelphia-shootout/3278973/ |
DALLAS — Dallas city councilmembers have passed a new ordinance issuing regulations to event promoters and venue owners in the city in the wake of high-profile shootings this year.
New regulations passed include requiring commercial promoters to register with the city's commercial promoter registration program, pay a $175 registration fee and meet safety plan requirements for commercial promoters.
Penalties for violating any of the new regulations would be between $500 and $2,000, the ordinance states.
The ordinance also requires promoters and venue owners to have safety plans in the case an event such as a mass shooting might occur.
"[C]ity council desires to safeguard residents, visitors, and employees at promoted events by ensuring all commercial promoters develop, maintain, and comply with safety plans, which address crowd management, crowd control, and security to reduce violent crime and harm to persons and property," the ordinance reads.
A "promoted event" as defined by the ordinance would mean any indoor commercial event open to the public, or an outdoor event with an anticipated occupancy of more than 100 people which is open to the public. Such events which would fall under this would include dance shows, concerts and theatrical performances.
Safety plans are required to include information such as the maximum occupancy of the venue space, the expected total attendance and maximum expected attendance at any given time, a crowd management plan, a security management plan and first-aid and medical information including the accident/incident report procedures at the venue.
Any promoter with two or more citations for violating the new ordinance may have their promoter registration suspended, the ordinance states.
Promoters who hold an event without registering with the city, or without an approved safety plan, or in violation of an approved safety plan, may be punishable by $2,000 per violation.
Dallas police Chief Eddie Garcia and other city officials began pushing for more stringent regulations after two mass shootings in Dallas this spring.
In March, 10 people were injured in a shooting at an event venue called The Space on Botham Jean Boulevard, south of downtown Dallas.
In April, two people were killed and 16 others injured in a shooting at a concert and trail ride in southern Dallas.
The event was held on the outskirts of town, and the promoter didn't have a permit; although they did have some security, including the six off-duty Dallas police officers and a sergeant.
Garcia said they should not have been given permission to work an unpermitted event. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dallas-trail-ride-shooting-new-regulations-ordinance-for-event-promoters-city-hall-council/287-cce9519d-97bd-41a6-9ff5-a697b0580249 | 2022-06-23T11:41:44 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dallas-trail-ride-shooting-new-regulations-ordinance-for-event-promoters-city-hall-council/287-cce9519d-97bd-41a6-9ff5-a697b0580249 |
DALLAS — One man was shot and killed at a Dave & Buster's restaurant in North Dallas late Wednesday night, police said.
The incident happened at the Dave & Buster's at 9450 North Central Expressway, near Walnut Hill Lane. Officers were dispatched to the location around 11:30 p.m.
Police said two men were fighting when one pulled out a gun and shot the other man.
A 29-year-old man died at the scene, police said. No arrests have been made, and more information about the shooting was not yet available.
More Dallas news: | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dave-and-busters-shooting-dallas-texas-one-man-killed/287-c59af97f-c4ba-4092-bda5-eee6b5946ceb | 2022-06-23T11:41:47 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dave-and-busters-shooting-dallas-texas-one-man-killed/287-c59af97f-c4ba-4092-bda5-eee6b5946ceb |
One person is dead after a shooting at a Dave & Buster's restaurant in Dallas on Wednesday night.
According to the Dallas Police Department, officers responded to a shooting call at 9400 North Central Expressway at approximately 11:30 p.m.
Police said when officers arrived, they found a male between the ages of 23 and 26 suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.
The preliminary investigation found that the incident began when two men were involved in an altercation, prompting one of the men to pull a gun, police said.
According to police, the victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police said the suspect, a male in this early 30s, may have fled the location with two other individuals.
Check back for the latest on this developing story. As details unfold, elements of this story may change. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/1-killed-in-overnight-shooting-at-dallas-dave-busters/2998539/ | 2022-06-23T11:57:38 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/1-killed-in-overnight-shooting-at-dallas-dave-busters/2998539/ |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – President Joe Biden on Wednesday asked Congress to support him in suspending the federal gas tax for three months as prices continue to rise around the country.
If Congress approves the gas tax holiday, it would save you 18 cents per gallon, but are lawmakers on board and will it help?
Two Kansas lawmakers had mixed reactions. One said that any price reduction would help Kansans. However, the other said this is not solving the real problem.
“The real solution on the gas prices is we need to have more supply, and we need to have the ability to provide people with the energy and the power that we need,” said Rep. Ron Estes.
Calling it a gimmick, Estes said the federal gas tax vacation would not drive down gas prices if demand continues.
“When you try to price fix a commodity that people use, it just doesn’t work. We’ve seen that over and over again throughout history through that process,” said Estes.
Rep. Sharice Davids has been pushing for this tax vacation for months.
“We need to be using every tool in our toolbox to get relief to folks as quickly as possible while we’re working on, of course, continuing to work on to long term,” said Davids.
Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall have spoken against the gas tax holiday. Moran calls it a trivial attempt to address a serious issue, and Marshall calls the president’s announcement a farce.
An economist at Wichita State University said while it could help, it’s a quick fix.
“It isn’t addressing the underlying issue of limited supply and fairly high demand. It’s like a band-aid being put on the bigger problem,” said Dr. Ted Bolema, the executive director of the Institute of the Study of Economic Growth for the Barton School of Business at Wichita State University.
Bolema said if the gas tax vacation passes through Congress, it would benefit consumers and the refineries slightly. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/kansas-lawmakers-react-to-bidens-push-for-gas-tax-holiday/ | 2022-06-23T12:17:02 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/kansas-lawmakers-react-to-bidens-push-for-gas-tax-holiday/ |
DERBY, Kan. (KSNW) — A motorcyclist is dead following a crash outside of Derby on Wednesday.
The crash occurred just before 10 p.m. near the intersection of 71st Street South and Greenwich Road.
Officers found a motorcycle off the road in a wooded area.
The driver from Oklahoma died at the scene. The identity of the motorcyclist hasn’t been released. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/one-dead-in-motorcycle-crash-in-derby/ | 2022-06-23T12:17:08 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/one-dead-in-motorcycle-crash-in-derby/ |
The National Space Intelligence Center (NSIC) is launching operations at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, with a private ceremony scheduled Friday marking the milestone.
Col. Marqus Randall will take command of the NSIC in a ceremony at the Ervin J. Nutter Center. That ceremony is closed to the public.
A new U.S. Space Force unit, Space Delta 18, will run the center.
NSIC will be responsible for collecting and providing intelligence on foreign space threats to the nation, working for the Space Force, the Air Force and sister services. Combatant commands and national leaders will rely on the information it provides.
John Gass, civilian director of the NSIC, noted last month at the Ohio Space Forum at the NASA Glenn Research Center that the NSIC has borrowed two squadrons from the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC), which is based at Wright-Patterson.
NSIC will be co-located with NASIC.
NASIC’s Space Analysis Squadron and Counter-Space Analysis Squadron have helped in the establishment of NSIC.
Space Force already has an intelligence unit, Space Delta 7, at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado, responsible for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance for military operations, Space News recently reported.
The new Space Delta 18 will support the space intelligence community, including the Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and the National Reconnaissance Office, Space News said.
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Civil War and technology.
You don’t normally hear those words uttered together, but Doug Dammann says we’ve got it all wrong.
“There was a lot of technology involved with the Civil War,” said Dammann, education manager for the Kenosha Public Museums. “They had artillery that could hit a target over a mile away. And there was a lot of engineering work involved, in building roads and bridges, and work on transportation of equipment and troops. The Navy created ironclad vessels, and in the medical field, there were all kinds of advances.”
Looking back, he added, “it all seems primitive to us, but for its time and place, this was all new technology.”
To explore that subject, the museum is hosting Civil War Technology Living History Day on Saturday, with free activities starting at 10 a.m.
“We’re very excited about this,” Dammann said. “It’s the first time living history groups will be here since COVID. The groups will be outside, which is a great way for us to get back into these types of programs.”
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The Battery A, Chicago Light Artillery and the 1st Michigan Engineers will present outdoor demonstrations, including cannon firings and military drills.
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While living history programs are going on outside, RG Productions — a local radio theater troupe — will be inside, performing “The Red Badge of Courage.”
In a fun twist, Dammann said, “the show is coordinating with the outside group for sound effects. We’re working to link up the cannon fire so it’s used during the drama. We’re excited to get this to work.”
Nita Hunter, who is directing the show, said this production “gives us a chance, once again, to highlight a classic piece of American literature.”
Working on Stephen Crane’s classic novel, she said, offers the chance for audience members “to know and experience the story in an engaging way — all in one hour.”
The story — which highlights the courage and bravery of a young Civil War enlistee, Henry Fleming, who flees from the field of battle yet ultimately returns to the fight — “has several battle scenes, which we are coordinating with the groups outside,” Hunter said. “We think our audience will enjoy visiting the Civil War technology groups outside and then coming inside and gaining a deeper perspective of how those technologies played out during battle.”
The show will also, she added, “have plenty of live and recorded sound effects by Kandy Helson and Morgan Hunter.”
“The Red Badge of Courage,” Hunter said, is “a transformational story. Through the actions of Henry Fleming, the main character, and other characters, we see those young men who entered and fought in the American Civil War had real emotions. They went in filled with excitement and proud to serve the cause, very idealistic, but through a series of battles each of them came to be more than just ‘mule drivers,’ a term used in the play to depict them as blindly following the regiment, but as real men facing great death for the cause of freedom.”
Actors in the play are: Matt Lindstrom (as Henry Fleming), John McLaughlin, Jan Michalski, JR Trimark, Jay Rattle and Dan Stika as the narrator. The sound engineer is Rick Hagerty.
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And while you’re at the Civil War Museum Saturday, exploring Civil War era technology and watching a live radio-style drama, consider this: President Abraham Lincoln was an early adopter when it came to technology, Dammann said.
“Lincoln used the telegraph to communicate with his generals in the field,” he said. “He understood that new technology and used it. Rather than send messengers, Lincoln could get a telegraph message to them immediately. The telegraph lines followed the Army and made it possible for the president to gets his messages to them right away.”
As president, Dammann added, “Lincoln really understood the power of technology.” | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/kenoshas-civil-war-museum-hosting-technology-day/article_2b82226a-ee57-11ec-bec4-b3b266659d79.html | 2022-06-23T12:25:56 | 0 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/kenoshas-civil-war-museum-hosting-technology-day/article_2b82226a-ee57-11ec-bec4-b3b266659d79.html |
It’s Typewriter Day, celebrating this humble device. Actor Tom Hanks loves typewriters so much, he collects them. Kenosha has a connection to the typewriter: Christopher Latham Sholes, who invented the QWERTY keyboard (still used today), lived here and published the Kenosha Telegraph newspaper. On June 23, 1868, Sholes received a patent for his “Type-Writer” machine; it was the first commercially successful typewriter. The next time you wonder why “t” is next to “y,” thank Mr. Sholes.
The free Bristol Woodstock concert series features Acoustic Blue, performing from 6 to 8 this evening. The concerts take place Thursday nights, through Aug. 4, in Bristol Woods County Park, 9800 160th Ave. For more details, “like” Kenosha County Parks on Facebook.
Batter up! The Kenosha Kingfish are hosting the Rockford Rivets tonight at Simmons Field. The 6:35 p.m. game is also Pride Night, with a special ticket and hat promotion. To purchase tickets, call 262-653-0900, log on at kingfishbaseball.com or go to the ticket office at Simmons Field.
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The new season of “Music & More” concerts continues today. The free concerts are noon to 1 p.m. Thursdays in Racine at First Presbyterian Church, 716 College Ave. For more details, see the story in today’s Get Out & About entertainment section.
In Milwaukee, Summerfest starts today, with 12 stages of music and lots of food and other activities. Opening day features a free acoustic show on the water. For more details, see our story in today’s Get Out & About entertainment section. | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/todays-events-for-thursday-june-23/article_eb0876da-f1d0-11ec-bb69-4b142fe7a100.html | 2022-06-23T12:26:02 | 0 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/todays-events-for-thursday-june-23/article_eb0876da-f1d0-11ec-bb69-4b142fe7a100.html |
SAN ANTONIO — Police are searching for a driver who hit a bicyclist on the east side of town overnight.
It happened on Susanwood Drive near East Houston Street just after midnight. Police say a woman in her 40s was riding her bike when she was struck by the driver, who stopped briefly, but then took off.
The victim was pretty banged up and taken to the hospital with a possible broken ankle and bumps on her head.
Police don't have a description of the vehicle.
This is an ongoing investigation.
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HOUSTON — It was Sept. 1, 2021, when Texas Senate Bill 8, banning abortions around six weeks of pregnancy, became law.
“Beginning Aug. 31, our phone call volume went through the roof," Zach Gingrich-Gaylord, with Trust Women Clinics, said.
Gingrich-Gaylord said they have two abortion clinics, one in Kansas and one in Oklahoma. They noticed the influx immediately.
“We’re only seeing a small part of the volume that is actually being outsourced by SB8," Gingrich-Gaylord said.
Data from the Oklahoma State Department of Health shows abortions for Texas patients nearly quadrupled last year - from 341 in 2020 to 1,327 in 2021.
In Louisiana, abortions for Texas patients nearly doubled, from 871 in 2020 to 1,481 in 2021, most of them happening in the months after the Texas law went into effect, with each month increasing 300 to 400 percent.
And, up in Colorado, abortions for Texas women also jumped significantly -- from 233 in 2020 to 400 in 2021 -- most also happening at the end of the year.
“I don’t think that data undermines the Texas Heartbeat Act or the fact that it has saved so many lives in Texas," Rebecca Parma, with Texas Right to Life, said.
Instrumental in getting SB8 passed, Texas Right to Life said it's not surprising to hear women are heading out of state, but said this means their work is not finished.
“We want to be abortion-free and fully pro-life and the fact that women are going to other states and getting an abortion means that we still have work to do in Texas to make our state fully pro-life," Parma said.
As for the clinics in other states, they, too, are fighting their own battles, like Trust Women in Oklahoma. They can no longer offer abortions after the state enacted a ban similar to the Texas law.
“It’s a very difficult situation, because like I said, not everybody can travel," Gingrich-Gaylord said. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/texas/numbers-texas-women-going-out-of-state-abortions/285-8d1aa492-912b-4952-b9e0-68f2630be98a | 2022-06-23T12:27:38 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/texas/numbers-texas-women-going-out-of-state-abortions/285-8d1aa492-912b-4952-b9e0-68f2630be98a |
‘No to the bondage of other human beings': What Juneteenth means to Tauntonians
The future is now.
That was the theme for Taunton’s Juneteenth celebration, happening on the lawn of First Parish Church in downtown Monday.
Going beyond the holiday’s celebration of independence for African Americans, the organizers of Taunton’s Juneteenth used the day to highlight the future of advancement and empowerment in the community: The youth.
Members from several academic clubs from Taunton Public Schools were present, including the Taunton High School African American Club, the Joseph H. Martin Junior African American Club, and the Taunton High School Tenacity Challenge Club. Tables were set up displaying their accomplishments and accolades over the previous school years, as well as the art some of them created.
“Today marks the day where America said ‘No’ to the bondage of other human beings. We must continue to say ‘No’ to the way in which justice is served to the Black community today,” said Condoleezza Dwuye, president of the Taunton High School African American Club, when she spoke to the full lawn of attendees.
Dwuye is the daughter of immigrants from Liberia in Africa. She also gave a musical performance with her clarinet.
Young people from Taunton schools’ academic clubs performed read aloud about the history of Juneteenth and recited multiple poems and reflections on the significance of the day, what their heritages mean to them and social injustices that continue to harm African American communities.
A Long Time Coming
2022 marks the 3rd year for Juneteenth in Taunton. The first year, 2020, was the year Gov. Charlie Baker made it a state holiday for Massachusetts. The following year it was finally established as a federal holiday.
“Over the years, Taunton has been a community that has embraced diversity and the African culture. I’m so glad about this turnout, especially with the youth,” said Josephine Dwuye, mother of Condoleezza, and member of the Juneteenth Committee, which organized the event.
Attendance for the previous Juneteenth events in Taunton was hindered greatly by the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as deficiencies advertising them, according to Gloria Palmer, member of the Juneteenth Committee.
“Right now, what we’re trying to do is honor the true Juneteenth spirit. We’re acknowledging it happened, but also showing that African Americans have a resilient spirit,” said Palmer, adding they’ve done a better job at advertising the event this year.
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Both Josephine Dwuye and Gloria Palmer sit on the Taunton Cultural Council. Both credit Alison Rosa, the Chair of the Juneteenth Committee, as the true organizer of the Juneteenth events the last three years.
“We just helped out,” said Palmer.
Rosa also sits on the Board of Commissioners for Taunton Housing Authority.
Recognition by the city
Once the Taunton High School Air Force Junior ROTC presented the colors for the Pledge of Allegiance and national anthem, the Juneteenth celebration kicked off with a performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” a hymn which has become known as the “Black National Anthem.”
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After an opening invocation by the Rev. Cynthia Correia from The Church of Restoration came an official welcome by the organizers of the celebration, as well as recognition of dignitaries in attendance.
“This is an opportunity to reflect where we’ve been, where we are, and where we are going. The fact that we are all here together shows Taunton is a strong community,” said Mayor Shaunna O’Connell.
Also in attendance was State Rep. Carol Doherty, D. Taunton, who remarked favorably at the large turnout for the event and expressed satisfaction with the Juneteenth flag raised at the State House.
The Future is Uncertain
Guest speakers for Juneteenth made certain to tie their thoughts around the event’s theme of celebrating and empowering Taunton's youth.
Tanya Lobo, founder and director of advocacy group T.R.U.E. Diversity, prefaced her speech with, “The truth hurts.”
Lobo talked about how, as enslaved people, African American ancestors were taught to betray their own families by their “masters.”
It was this act of pitting slaves against one another which “created a long-lasting divide and hatred amongst ourselves that has carried on for generations,” said Lobo.
Lobo called on the youth to be the vessel for change.
“You are that generation to make this community what it needs to be,” she said.
At the same time, she advised the adults that “this generation of Black youth needs your help” from those using distractions and micro-aggressions to “disregard our hurt by minimizing our experiences.”
She concluded her speech by emphasizing “we can’t change the past, but the future is uncertain.”
Dethrone the 'old reign'
Final guest speaker Stephanie Taylor is chairperson for the Bristol County Commission on the Status of Women. This year, the commission became the first regional board in the state with a majority being women of color.
Taylor spoke about both her African American and Native American ancestry.
“We are the seeds, the survivors, the remnants of villages destroyed,” she said.
Taylor can trace her father’s side all the way to her great-great-grandmother and a slave owner in North Carolina. Her mother’s side is native Cherokee, though she said she didn’t know much else.
“So many native families from the diaspora of Africa cannot trace their family history,” she said.
She encouraged all African Americans in attendance to research their own ancestry.
“Contrary to what they teach you and don’t teach you in schools, we have a rich royal history of thousands of years,” she said.
Taylor lamented that it took Texas two years to end slavery after the issuing of the Emancipation Proclamation, and now, today, that state is one of several that prohibits the teaching of critical race theory in schools.
Taylor said with Texas being able to control how slavery will be taught to their children, she was reminded of an African proverb: “Until the lions have their historians, the tales of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.”
She tied her speech back to the youth in attendance by encouraging them to become more civic-minded by running for office, holding local leaders accountable, speaking out against injustices and registering to vote.
“There’s an old reign of government here that is supported by an old reign of voters. The old reign is counting on you not to vote and to keep them in office,” she said.
The ending of the Juneteenth celebration came with a cookout of hamburgers and hotdogs, various clothing vendors, including authentic Liberian garments, an Afro Beats dance workshop instructed by Chefiatou Tokou, music from saxophonist Isaiah Brown, and ice cream courtesy of Mike’s Ice Cream Truck. | https://www.tauntongazette.com/story/news/local/2022/06/23/taunton-holds-third-annual-juneteenth-celebration-2022/7684249001/ | 2022-06-23T12:27:46 | 0 | https://www.tauntongazette.com/story/news/local/2022/06/23/taunton-holds-third-annual-juneteenth-celebration-2022/7684249001/ |
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — An LGBTQ archival group is hosting a workshop open to the public to collect more pieces of Southern LGBTQ history.
The Invisible Histories Project is a is a 501(c)(3) non-profit group based in Birmingham focused on preserving “Pride, pageant and bar memorabilia” as well as other LGBTQ items of historical importance.
The event, Guerilla Archiving Workshop, will be hosted at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 25.
IHP will accept donation materials, but individuals not wanting to part with pictures or paper objects can instead have them scanned for the organization’s records.
The event will also include a free lunch and learning event for those who attend.
IHP mainly serves to preserve history of LGBTQ life from the Southern region, which includes Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and most recently the Florida Panhandle. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/lgbtq-archival-group-collecting-pieces-of-southern-history-in-birmingham-saturday/ | 2022-06-23T12:38:15 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/lgbtq-archival-group-collecting-pieces-of-southern-history-in-birmingham-saturday/ |
Back-to-school shoppers will get a break on New Jersey's sales tax later this summer, Gov. Phil Murphy and fellow Democrats in the Legislature said Wednesday.
Murphy and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin and Senate President Nicholas Scutari said they reached an agreement as part of ongoing budget negotiations to halt the state's 6.625% sales tax from Aug. 27 to Sept. 5 on school supplies.
The covered items include pens, pencils, notebooks, binders, art supplies, books and computers.
It's the second time in a week that the state's Democratic leaders announced a tax break — the fallout of a bruising statewide election last year that resulted in Democrats embracing affordability as an issue.
A week ago, Murphy and his legislative counterparts said they'd agreed on a $2 billion property tax break for 2 million households.
High inflation and pain at the gas pump as prices hover around $5 a gallon were on the leaders' minds when they announced the sales tax holiday.
“As inflation is a central worry around many of our residents’ kitchen tables, now is the time to do it,” Murphy said. “This program will cut the cost for the most essential items needed for educational success and help make New Jersey more affordable for our students and families.”
New Jersey levies sales tax goods like cars, furniture, food prepared in restaurants and on services like auto repair and landscaping. Unprepared food and clothing are exempt from the sales tax.
Republicans are in the minority in the Legislature and don't have the votes to block the Democratic majority, but panned the decision. Tom Szymanski, the executive director of the state Republican Party, said Democratic tax holiday doesn't address underlying fiscal policy.
“All the Democrats are offering you is $0.07 cents back on a glue stick,” he said in an email.
Lawmakers estimated families spend about $250 on school supplies a year and teachers put out $600 of their own funds to buy classroom materials.
States around the country regularly have sales tax holidays for school supplies in late summer. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/new-jersey-sales-tax-break-school-supplies/3746064/ | 2022-06-23T12:51:26 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/new-jersey-sales-tax-break-school-supplies/3746064/ |
Tie a few balloons onto it and it’d look like something straight out of a Pixar movie.
Near the southern entrance of Golden Gate Park at 19th Avenue and Lincoln Way, a miniature model of a blue-and-yellow Victorian home is perched on a gnarled tree stump about 30 or 40 feet tall. It’s quietly watching over Mothers Meadow — and no one knows how it got there.
On Wednesday morning, the dollhouse-like dwelling surprised a jogger who glanced over at its intricate facade and tiny staircase, then did a double take. A couple of bicyclists grinned and pointed at it as if by reflex. A hummingbird curiously fluttered around it before suddenly darting away.
“What the heck is that?” a man said as he walked by and noticed me taking a photo.
Unfortunately, I didn’t have an answer. And Tamara Aparton, a spokesperson for San Francisco’s Recreation and Park Department, said it’s been a mystery to the park’s gardeners for more than a month.
“As far as we can tell, it appeared about six weeks ago without explanation,” she told SFGATE in an email.
There’s no signature on the meticulous work of public art to identify its creator, but it appears to come in peace. A message written on the hand-painted plywood in Sharpie reads, “Where there is hatred, let us sow love.”
The department’s general manager, Phil Ginsburg, was so charmed by it that he instructed staff not to take it down. Admittedly, I was surprised it had lasted for as long as it had, withstanding inclement weather, gutsy squirrels and meddlesome parkgoers (though they certainly wouldn't get very far without a tall ladder.) But the colorful building fit for a fairytale isn't exactly uncharacteristic of the park, which is known for fabled fairy doors and "secret" buried treasure hidden within its 1,017 acres of greenery.
The tiny piece of offbeat architecture is even sparking conversation on Twitter as residents try to guess who may have been responsible for crafting it.
Some suspected Alec Hawley, a landscape architect who replaced one of the park's fairy doors after it had gone missing early last year, was behind the new whimsical abode.
However, Hawley denied involvement.
“I actually have no clue who it was this time,” he said via direct message on Twitter. “[But] I am glad that my reputation is such that it is assumed when anything goofy is done that it was me.”
For now, it’s another source of everyday magic — and a few wisecracks about the city’s housing market.
“The square footage isn’t too impressive, but you can’t beat the view,” Ginsburg said. | https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/san-francisco-golden-gate-park-mini-victorian-home-17259056.php | 2022-06-23T12:51:38 | 0 | https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/san-francisco-golden-gate-park-mini-victorian-home-17259056.php |
New Jersey would change the age for purchasing rifles and shotguns from 18 to 21 under legislation an Assembly committee advanced on Wednesday, part of new bills aimed at tightening the state's already strict gun laws.
The measure comes after fatal shootings in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, New York, where authorities identified the shooters as 18-year-olds. The fate of the bill, though, is uncertain because the state Senate has not so far taken up the measure.
New Jersey's bill follows New York, which earlier this month adopted legislation setting 21 as the age at which residents could buy semiautomatic rifles — weapons already banned in New Jersey. Rhode Island adopted a similar measure just this week.
Under current law, New Jersey requires residents to be 21 to purchase a handgun. The new measure would raise the age threshold to 21 for those seeking to purchase rifles and shotguns, but also include several carveouts. Under the bill, those younger than 21 could possess a long gun under the direct supervision of a parent or guardian or another person permitted to carry a firearm; or for military drills, target practice, instruction, or training; or for hunting during the designated season along with holding a valid hunting license and taking a safety course.
The committee also considered eight other bills, broadly in line with Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy's repeated calls for more gun safety measures. The other measures include legislation sought by Murphy to allow the state attorney general to probe and seek injunctions against gun manufacturers whose weapons go against the state's public nuisance laws.
The hearing unfolded over nearly four hours, with a handful of advocates and opponents in attendance.
Wearing a red Moms Demand Action T-Shirt, Amy Faucher directly linked the bill increasing the firearm purchase age to the shootings in Texas and New York.
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“Our nation has been shook to the core over the past month with two horrific mass shootings," said Faucher, a volunteer with Moms Demand Action. "If this bill can save one life in one city somewhere, to me it’s worth it.”
Darin Goens, a lobbyist for the National Rifle Association, criticized the bill, indicating it amounted to turning 18-to 20-year-olds into a second class of citizens who couldn't exercise a constitutional right. He predicted the bill would be challenged all the way up to the Supreme Court if it becomes law in New Jersey.
“In our estimation this is a complete violation of the Second Amendment,” Goens said.
Bills that pass out of committee typically head next to the full Democrat-led Assembly for consideration. The Democrat-controlled state Senate is considering the same legislation Thursday, except for the increase in the purchase age.
Asked recently about the bills, Senate President Nicholas Scutari said he was evaluating the bills and “making sure that we bring common sense gun solutions ... not just bills to pass bills but bills that are focused on a specific issue that could solve issues in our society." | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/nj-assembly-advances-bill-raising-firearm-purchase-age-to-21/3278367/ | 2022-06-23T12:51:53 | 0 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/nj-assembly-advances-bill-raising-firearm-purchase-age-to-21/3278367/ |
100 years ago
June 23, 1922: Seventeen young men from McLean County are set to attend the Citizens' Military Training Camp to be held Aug. 2 to Sept. 2 at Camp Custer near Battle Creek, Michigan. McLean County is one of the 50 leading counties of the three states, Michigan, Illinois and Wisconsin, in the number of applications for admission.
75 years ago
June 23, 1947: Central Illinois horse enthusiasts saw some of the finest horses in this part of the country during the final two sessions of the Corn Belt Horseman's association Fifth Annual Horse Show. During the showing of the equitation riders under 16, judge Don Kays praised Jo Ann Crane, owner and rider of Hytone King, for her style, ease and ability to govern her mount.
50 years ago
June 23, 1972: Health needs of McLean and Livingston County residents, as described at public meetings in May, have been compiled by the Mid-Illinois Areawide Health Planning Corp. The needs are described as improved services in general areas of cost, coordination and expansion of services, education, availability of physicians and care of the aged.
25 years ago
June 23, 1997: For two years, Raymond "Bus" Graham of rural Bloomington has collected aluminum cans, recycled them and donated the proceeds to the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life. Graham, 64, had collected 21,000 cans, enough to fill 16 55-gallon drums. This year's Relay event has a $463,000 fundraising goal.
Compiled by Pantagraph staff | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/history/100-years-ago-17-mclean-county-men-headed-to-military-training-camp/article_ab56548a-f24d-11ec-93b1-232860cbd1ba.html | 2022-06-23T12:54:01 | 1 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/history/100-years-ago-17-mclean-county-men-headed-to-military-training-camp/article_ab56548a-f24d-11ec-93b1-232860cbd1ba.html |
LEESBURG, Fla. – A 57-year-old man was arrested Wednesday afternoon after fatally shooting another man who came up to his car on a Leesburg road, the sheriff’s office said.
Deputies said they responded to the shooting around 2:50 p.m. at Whitney Road in Leesburg.
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Upon arrival, investigators said they found a 26-year-old man on the shoulder of the road with a gunshot wound to his head.
The victim was transported to the hospital, where he later died, according to the sheriff’s office.
According to deputies, witnesses told them the victim and James Carlton were driving on Whitney Road when the victim recognized Carlton’s car. The sheriff’s office said both men stopped their cars and the victim went over to greet Carlton.
Following a short conversation, Carlton shot the victim, deputies said.
Investigators said they later discovered and arrested Carlton at a bar in Marion County.
He was booked into Marion County jail and faces a murder charge. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/23/man-arrested-at-bar-after-shooting-victim-in-head-in-leesburg-deputies-say/ | 2022-06-23T12:55:15 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/23/man-arrested-at-bar-after-shooting-victim-in-head-in-leesburg-deputies-say/ |
ORLANDO, Fla. – Orlando Police Chief Orlando Rolón will host a news conference Thursday morning from the department’s headquarters in Parramore.
Rolón is scheduled to speak at 11:30 a.m. and will give an update on a crime that recently occurred, a department spokesperson said. No other details were shared ahead of the event.
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Rolón on Wednesday officiated the Orlando Police Department’s Quarterly Awards Ceremony, where he recognized distinguished officers and community members with awards for such things as “good citizenship” and “life saving.” The chief is set to retire from his position on Nov. 1, handing the reins to Deputy Chief Eric Smith.
News 6 will stream the conference live at the top of this story when it begins. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/23/watch-live-at-1130-am-orlando-police-chief-gives-crime-update/ | 2022-06-23T12:55:21 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/23/watch-live-at-1130-am-orlando-police-chief-gives-crime-update/ |
PORTLAND, Ore. — The metaverse is the future. But really, it's already here. It's a whole digital world, accessible right now by clunky, big goggles that will only get smaller and better. It’s a 4d version of the internet that you're inside of, rather than just looking at. Boatloads of money are set to be made inside of it, so companies need to get on board or risk being left behind.
The exhilaration of virtual reality is hard to convey to those who've never tried it. There’s an experience called "Richie's Plank" available on PlayStation's VR and Meta's Oculus headsets. You’re standing in a digital city's downtown core. Look all around you and you see high-rise buildings, cars driving by, birds flying. Turn around and there’s an open elevator.
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You step inside and see four buttons, the top floor being called The Plank. Reach to push the button and you feel the haptic technology in the controllers, almost like a real button push, and hear the sound. Then the elevator doors shut and you see the light whooshing upwards through the crack in the elevator doors. When it opens, you’re suddenly dozens of floors in the air and there’s a wooden plank. As soon as you step onto it, you hear the creaking of the board in your headset.
The feeling, the sounds, the 360 degree-ness, it feels so real. Scientists have studied people doing it.
"And it looks very real. It gives you the same kind of emotion as if you were really there doing that," said Skye Lininger, an executive in residence at Portland State University. "Your palms will sweat. Your blood pressure will go up a little bit. And so you can create a sense of presence and a sense of emotion within these digital environments."
Lininger is teaching the university's first course on the subject, "Introduction To The Metaverse." And this month, PSU became among the first schools to hold their entire class inside the metaverse. Each student, at home, created an avatar that resembled them. They wore an Oculus headset and held controllers, and sitting or standing inside the virtual class, they listened to virtual reality experts discuss examples of ways to use this new digital world.
Stanford was the first school in the world to do this last summer. Stanford medical students are now learning in virtual reality, students literally walking inside a body to label organs, learn the circulatory system, etc.
But where the metaverse will really make an impact is for commerce. Want to buy cool digital clothes for your avatar? Facebook and Walmart want to sell them to you. Nike is ready to sell digital shoes or shoes you could buy to arrive at your real front door. Want to go to a virtual Snoop Dog concert? He and others are already doing it.
The Brooklyn Nets are the first pro sports team to soon sell virtual tickets to see their real games. One hundred high-resolution cameras have been installed around Barclays Center to create that 360-degree experience. Fans will choose to be behind the basket, courtside or in the middle of the court for the game, all for a price but not as much as a regular ticket that close to the action would cost.
The Masters golf tournament is considering doing the same next year. Digital real estate is a thing: people using cryptocurrency to purchase plots of "land" to set up their own money-making ventures.
"What we are trying to teach the students here, to make them aware of is, that you don't need to be just thinking about what's coming next. You need to think about what's coming after what's coming next," Lininger said.
It's estimated half the companies on the S&P 500 right now will be knocked off and replaced within the decade as new tech surges faster and faster along.
These are the hundreds of companies that get it. They're creating the metaverse right now. From the UX (user experience), through the graphics, animation and monetization of things, to the hardware of headsets, microphones and controllers, down to the semiconductors, cloud computing and telecom needed to run it without glitches and store all the data.
Tony Schwartz is a criminal defense attorney of 20 years in Portland and now a part-time student at PSU.
"It was intriguing to me to be able to study, really, the future of technology as it's coming up," Schwartz said. "Kind of the way I looked at it was, if I had the chance to study the internet, the World Wide Web in 1998, 1999, before Facebook, you know, as Google wasn't even a public company and Amazon was four or five years old, would I have done it? Absolutely!"
Schwartz first enrolled in PSU's Business Blockchain certificate program, and now is taking the metaverse course. He's intrigued by the virtual learning aspect.
"I realized that the business use cases for this were unlimited," Schwartz said. "I immediately thought about all the ways that I could use this technology to assist my practice, like teaching law students how to give an opening statement or closing statement, teaching students how to take or defend depositions. And also give them a sense of what it's like to have an opposing counsel who's angry, combative, or a judge who's not giving you what you want, how to move around that.”
The possibilities are endless. Lininger is trying to get his students to see they better jump on the train.
"When you have early technology, you have lots of people trying to stake a claim," Lininger said. "The speed of development is happening so quickly that many companies don't see what's coming until it's overtaken them."
In KGW's ongoing series What's Next?, we look at the technology and work of the future. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/metaverse-digital-4d-virtual-reality-commerce-explainer/283-5ccf453b-9aec-4853-b204-bdc5f28e71ac | 2022-06-23T12:55:38 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/metaverse-digital-4d-virtual-reality-commerce-explainer/283-5ccf453b-9aec-4853-b204-bdc5f28e71ac |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A national movement is asking the homeless directly what resources they need to get off of the streets. But even supporters of the Built for Zero movement say there are ways it should improve.
Built for Zero brings community partners together to pool information from those living on the streets. They take this information to help identify trends in that community and disseminate resources accordingly.
The director of Built for Zero, Beth Sandor, says those investments should ultimately help reduce the number of homeless over time.
“Are we moving the needle? Are there fewer people experiencing homelessness this month than last month? That is what all of our programs and investments should be adding up to,” said Sandor.
City Commissioner Dan Ryan says the goal of the program in Portland is to help people move into housing.
Portland, Gresham and Multnomah County joined the initiative last year.
Multnomah County Commissioner Sharon Meieran also supports Built for Zero as she thinks it will bring actionable change to the homeless crisis in Portland. However, even as a supporter she is critical of the rollout of the program.
Meieran says one of the biggest issues is misinformation going around about Built for Zero and one of its defining elements: the by name list.
The by name list is supposed to be a comprehensive list of everyone in the community experiencing homelessness that’s updated monthly.
She said in order to address the problem we need that information to understand who is seeking help and what exactly they need.
“It’s like a family budget,” said Meieran. “You can’t just say we need a bunch of food to feed the family, and then we go out and we buy a bunch of random stuff. You need to know the specific needs of the family members — people are diabetic, they’re allergic, what they like to eat, are they vegan. Then, you can plan your meals according to your budget and the needs of your family, go shopping for the right ingredients and make the meal.”
Further, she said she’s concerned the key elements aren’t in place yet for a proper rollout. That includes someone who is in charge, who has the authority to make decisions and can be held accountable.
Right now, 107 counties or multi-county jurisdictions across the U.S. participate in Built for Zero. Using this model, chronic homelessness has been eliminated in over a dozen communities across the nation.
The latest report on Built for Zero from the Joint Office for Homeless Services can be found here. | https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/built-for-zero-makes-head-way-in-portland-despite-some-concern/ | 2022-06-23T12:57:57 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/built-for-zero-makes-head-way-in-portland-despite-some-concern/ |
A large water main break sent water gushing down streets in North Philadelphia Thursday morning.
The Philadelphia Water Department said a main broke at 4th and Berks streets.
Crews are trying to get the main shut off to stop the flow of water, water dept. officials said.
SkyForce10 was overhead as gallons of water quickly bubbled up from the a sunken-in portion of the street. A black SUV seemed to be stuck in the road where the water was rising.
This is a developing story. Check back here for updates. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/water-gushing-down-north-philly-streets-after-large-water-main-break/3279054/ | 2022-06-23T13:00:42 | 0 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/water-gushing-down-north-philly-streets-after-large-water-main-break/3279054/ |
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Casey Cravens has battled fires and saved people’s homes for 13 years. He wasn't able to save his own this past Sunday.
Cravens found his RV burned down at his campsite outside of Flagstaff after working a 14-hour shift fighting the Pipeline Fire. He'd later learn that his two rottweilers, named Ali and Junior, were found dead inside the trailer hours before he had arrived.
“I looked around and Jr and Ali weren’t around,” Cravens said. “I got into the truck and started yelling for Ali, for Jr. No response.”
A locked deadbolt inside the RV is causing questions to arise. Cravens says he always leaves the door and windows open for the dogs when he leaves, but firefighters say they had to force entry into the RV.
“I can tell you that deadbolt was not locked,” said Cravens referencing the front door entrance to the trailer. “They had a way out before we left, and when we got there that deadbolt was locked.”
The Mississippi native said he always left the windows and door open for Ali and Jr when he went to work. They have traveled with him since they were puppies.
Firefighters' account of the blaze
The Summit Fire and Medical Department responded to the scene around 1:30 p.m. on Father’s Day.
The RV trailer was showing smoke, but no flames were visible when firefighters arrived on the scene. Officials noted all the exterior doors were locked, which required crews to force entry into the trailer and put out the fire.
Fire officials are still investigating what caused the fire to ignite.
Ali and Junior to stay with Cravens in spirit
Cravens and his two dogs were in New Mexico helping with the Calf Canyon, Crooks, and Hermits Peak fires, before arriving in Flagstaff a week prior.
Cravens said the local Humane Society helped get Ali and Jr get cremated, so they can continue to be with him as he continues to fight fires.
“The locals here went above and beyond for us,” he said. “I can’t thank any one of them enough. I can’t thank a single one too much. I don’t know how I would repay what they have given me.”
The non-profit Arizona Foothills 411 is in the process of getting Craven a donated trailer for him to keep doing what he loves.
There is also a GoFundMe account set up to help the wildland firefighter get back on his feet.
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I shall go on some last wilderness trip to a place I have known and loved. I shall not return. – Everett Ruess
In a brief span of three years in the early 1930s, Everett Ruess created an archetype that endures to this day: the figure of the young artistic-but-doomed vagabond who pursues natural beauty and life experiences, in Everett's case, through wandering the rugged quarters of the desert Southwest.
Everett began his extended ramblings in California's High Sierras in 1930, and he would roam the Sierras again, but he became best known for tramping all around Arizona and southern Utah.
One month after graduating from Hollywood High in January 1931, Everett thumbed rides along Route 66 to Flagstaff ("I slept on pine needles in the Coconino Forest that night"), hitched another ride with a Diné mailcarrier to Kayenta, where he acquired a burro for $6 and a small dog for free. Having named the burro 'Pegasus' and the dog 'Curly', Everett completed his beeline to Monument Valley, a locale whose beauty had been recommended to him, though the Valley was not yet famous as a Western movie backdrop. The trio explored Monument Valley for several days, though the nights were still quite cold.
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Back in Kayenta, Everett consulted with trading post owner and self-taught archeologist John Wetherill. Encouraged, he built a small hogan to serve as a Kayenta base between his visits to Hisatsinom sites (Canyon de Chelly, Keet Seel, Betatakin, and others), the Hopi Mesas, Chinle, and other locales. Everett enjoyed spending weeks at a time among the Diné and Hopi.
In early June, Everett, Pegasus, and Curly set out to visit the Grand Canyon. But the days had become hot now, and by the time the threesome approached the Little Colorado River by Cameron, Everett was visibly exhausted.
Two youngsters in a pickup truck stopped to offer him water, and soon proposed to drive Everett and his menagerie to their "ranch" on the forested western slope of San Francisco Mountain. The youngsters were Pat Jenks and Tad Nichols, high schoolers at the Mesa Ranch School's Flagstaff campus. And their "ranch" was Jenks' Deerwater/Veit Springs property on the original Snowbowl Road. Everett accepted the offer.
The following day Everett recounted the story in a letter to his family:
June 8
This letter is being sent from the vicinity of Flagstaff...Yesterday noon I was at the Little Colorado River, about to turn westward, when along came two boys in a small Ford truck who were much interested in what I was doing...One of them suddenly decided to take me and the burro and Curly to a ranch of his in the Coconino Forest, among the San Francisco peaks. I was much surprised, and did not consider the project feasible, but he was confident that it could be done.
The three of us finally shunted the donkey on, after much maneuvering. The rest of the pack was lashed on the roof. Pegasus stumbled and lurched from side to side, but maintained his equilibrium...At dusk we reached their school, which has five teachers and five pupils. This afternoon I'll go to the ranch, and stay in the vicinity for a week or more.
Everett stayed eight days at Deerwater and gifted Pat Jenks with two of his block prints before heading for the Grand Canyon. "I stopped for six days at a sheep camp, where I chopped a truckload of wood, and assisted in marking lambs...." With the money earned, Everett purchased fresh supplies, then traded his shotgun for Pericles, a new burro. They arrived at the South Rim on June 30th, and spent "...two weeks there, two weeks in the Canyon, and...a week on the North Rim."
After tramping over to Zion National Park, Everett's little caravan rim-to-rimmed their way back south once more. From the South Rim, Everett and Curly hitched a ride to central Arizona and its warmer climes for the winter. Like Pegasus before him, Pericles was set free.
A Tonto Basin tour completed Everett's 1931 visit to Arizona. But Everett would return to Arizona, and Flagstaff, again.
To be continued next week...
Bill Wade, a 14-year veteran as one of Flagstaff's NPS/USFS Roving Rangers, is yet another Flagstaff geologist.
The NPS/USFS Roving Rangers volunteer through a unique agreement between the Flagstaff Area National Monuments and the Coconino National Forest to provide Interpretive Ranger walks and talks in the Flagstaff area each summer.
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Scheduled for three games in the U.S. Virgin Islands at the end of November, the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks will take on a pair of programs for the first time in school history with a third being just the third-ever meeting for the school.
Playing in the Reef Tournament of the 2022 Paradise Jam at the University of the Virgin Islands in St. Thomas, the Lumberjacks will open with Arkansas on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 24. The stretch of three games in three days continues on Nov. 25 with Kansas State and concludes against Clemson on Saturday, Nov. 26. The meetings with Arkansas and Clemson will be the first ever for the Lumberjacks while Kansas State and Northern Arizona will face off for the first time since 2001 after playing for the first time in 1988.
"COVID put a little bit of a wrinkle into our foreign trip plans two years ago, so this really serves as that opportunity for our team to go and experience a tropical location and also get some incredible competition," said Lumberjacks coach Loree Payne. "We will continue to take it one game at a time just like we do in the regular season, but we are just really excited to have this opportunity to go and compete against some of the best teams in the country."
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The champion of the tournament will be decided by the head-to-head records of the teams followed by the net margin of the head-to-head contests.
For the Lumberjacks, who finished 17-14 in 2021-22 and reached the Big Sky Conference Tournament championship game, the Razorbacks, Wildcats and Tigers present a trio of games against Power-5 Conferences with two schools coming off NCAA Tournament appearances.
Last season, Arkansas went 18-14 overall and 7-9 in the SEC. Seeded eighth in their conference tournament, the Razorbacks fell in the quarterfinals to South Carolina, the No. 1 seed in the SEC as well as the nation, and eventual national champion. Earning a No. 10 seed in the NCAA Tournament, Arkansas fell to No. 7-seed Utah in the first round.
Finishing the 2021-22 season 20-13 overall and 9-9 in the Big 12, Kansas State also reached the NCAA Tournament as a No. 9 seed and defeated the No. 8-seeded Washington State Cougars 50-40 in the first round before falling to No. 1 seed NC State 89-57 in the second round.
Lastly, Clemson finished last season 10-21 overall with a 3-15 record in the ACC. Seeded No. 13 in their conference tournament, the Tigers beat Syracuse 88-69 before their season came to an end against Virginia Tech in the second round.
Track and field
The USTFCCCA announced the latest Bowerman Award Watch List for excellence in track and field, naming Abdihamid Nur a semifinal candidate.
Nur completed his NCAA outdoor season with a national championship 10,000-meter bronze medal (28:14.51), and a west regional 10K individual championship title.
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Fort Wayne investigators are trying to determine the cause of a two-story house fire that left one person seriously injured early today.
Crews arrived at 408 W. Baker St. at 12:48 a.m. after receiving a call about a residential fire with people trapped inside. They found smoke coming from the second floor of the home and one adult passed out on the front porch, officials said.
Firefighters worked to revive the victim who was taken to a hospital in serious condition.
No other people were found inside the house and crews had the blaze under control by 1 a.m. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/police-fire/1-seriously-injured-in-fort-wayne-fire/article_dd1f0d0a-f2dd-11ec-8772-579ce5ea0da6.html | 2022-06-23T13:12:05 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/police-fire/1-seriously-injured-in-fort-wayne-fire/article_dd1f0d0a-f2dd-11ec-8772-579ce5ea0da6.html |
GARDEN CITY, Idaho — Fire has severely damaged a home in Garden City.
Boise Fire Department crews were called at about 10 p.m. Wednesday to the home, located on West Marigold Street between North Glenwood and North Garrett.
Battalion chief Terry Theriot said three people were inside the house when the fire started, but they were not seriously hurt.
"I talked to the homeowner and he said a cat alerted him to it. He went to a back bedroom where the fire seemed to have started. He tried putting it out on his own -- did get burned a little bit," Theriot said.
Six Boise Fire engine crews, two trucks and two medic units were called to help fight the fire. Garden City Police and Ada County Paramedics also responded.
Theriot said chemicals inside the house caused the fire to spread quickly and leave more damage.
"We've had extensive loss within the structure itself," he said. "A lot of chemicals stored inside the building, and so it kind of got a jump on us."
No other buildings were damaged. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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ABILENE, Texas — UPDATE (7:32 p.m. Wednesday): APD: The 13-year-old driver of the stolen car in Wednesday morning's fatal crash was released from the hospital Wednesday evening and immediately taken to the police department to be interviewed.
He has been charged with theft of property, evading arrest, directive to apprehend and murder and was transported to the Taylor County Juvenile Detention Center.
The 14-year-old boy was transported to a Lubbock hospital for treatment of burns to his body. The 15-year-old boy was treated at Hendrick Medical Center for non-life-threatening injuries.
After further investigation, traffic investigators determined the 13-year-old boy who died in the crash was not ejected, as was originally reported by the department.
The names of the teens will be withheld because of their ages. This investigation is ongoing.
ORIGINAL STORY:
A 13-year-old boy died early Wednesday morning after being ejected from a car that crashed into a traffic pole. Abilene Police say the car was stolen earlier Wednesday morning.
The APD's Traffic Division is investigating the fatal crash involving the stolen car and four teenagers, one of whom died after being taken to the hospital.
At 3:09 a.m. Wednesday, a 2018 Audi S5 coupe was reported to have been involved in a crash by the car’s Bosch system (similar to OnStar), which showed the crash was in the 1300 block of Ross Avenue, but responding officers were unable to find the car.
At approximately 3:40 a.m., a concerned parent reported their son and others were livestreaming on social media in a stolen Audi. It was believed the teens were headed to the Dallas area.
At approximately 3:50 a.m., the owner of the stolen Audi called to report his car missing from his home on Highland Avenue.
At approximately 3:57 a.m., the Callahan County Sheriff’s Office reported a theft at a Clyde convenience store, where it was believed the teens in the stolen Audi were involved. At that time, the last known direction of travel was westbound towards Abilene.
At approximately 4:07 a.m., Abilene Police officers found the occupied car at a north side hotel near Highway 351 and Interstate 20. The car hit an unoccupied patrol vehicle. A second officer at the scene activated the vehicle’s emergency lights in an attempt to stop the stolen car. The driver did not stop and left the hotel's parking lot, going westbound on Highway 351 toward Ambler Avenue.
Officers did not actively chase the stolen car, which was reportedly last seen westbound on Ambler Avenue.
At approximately 4:09 a.m., the Audi was involved in a major vehicle crash at the intersection of Ambler Avenue and Treadaway Boulevard. The car was reportedly traveling at a high rate of speed when it crashed - hitting a traffic pole.
The officers and MetroCare, who were nearby, immediately started rendering aid, extracting the injured and fire suppression.
The APD said there were four teenagers in the car:
• 13-year-old boy, who was driving the vehicle
• 13-year-old boy, who died after being ejected from the vehicle (reported runaway)
• 14-year-old boy
• 15-year-old boy (reported runaway)
The 13-year-old driver of the stolen car faces multiple felony charges and the APD said there may be other charges related to the incident, pending the ongoing investigation.
Anyone with information is urged to contact the department’s Investigations Bureau at 325-676-6610.
The Abilene Independent School District released a statement Wednesday morning regarding the death of one of its students:
"The Abilene ISD Family is incredibly saddened by the death of one of our students who passed away early this morning in an off-campus accident. Our deepest condolences go out to this student’s family and friends. Our thoughts and prayers are also with the families and friends of three other students who were injured in this accident.
Abilene ISD crisis response staff and guidance counselors will be available to provide support to those affected by this tragedy at two summer school campuses, Clack and Craig middle schools, until 3:00 p.m. today and tomorrow. We also encourage our parents to take this opportunity to support and talk with your students about what happened and to listen to feelings they may have.
Please contact us if there is anything we can do to support you or your child at this time." | https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/local/update-abilene-pd-provides-new-information-on-fatal-crash-involving-teens/504-fd9f4edd-23bb-4c2d-9d4e-a5d823140d71 | 2022-06-23T13:19:37 | 0 | https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/local/update-abilene-pd-provides-new-information-on-fatal-crash-involving-teens/504-fd9f4edd-23bb-4c2d-9d4e-a5d823140d71 |
The city of Lincoln generally does not allow more than three unrelated people to live together unless they are in some sort of licensed care setting, such as a group home or foster home.
However, the federal Fair Housing Act says cities cannot discriminate against people with disabilities, which courts have determined includes recovery from substance-abuse problems.
That formed the crux of the decision the Lincoln-Lancaster County Planning Commission faced Wednesday in weighing whether to recommend granting "reasonable accommodations" to three properties that house people recovering from alcohol or other substance abuse.
The houses offer sober living environments for those with drug and alcohol problems, but they do not provide counseling services, nor do they provide oversight of the residents. They are not licensed.
Attorneys for the organizations argued that means they don't qualify as group homes, which the city regulates.
Instead, the homes were seeking a waiver from the city's rules as to what constitutes a family.
One of the homes, at 1923 B St., houses up to 14 men in a 3,200-square-foot house that has five bedrooms and two bathrooms. It's run by Oxford House, a national organization with homes across the U.S., including several in Lincoln.
Many of those homes also have more residents than would normally be allowed under city code, but the organization was seeking an accommodation for the one on B Street because neighbors made a formal complaint to the city.
Scott Moore, an attorney representing Oxford House, said the operations are "run like a family," with residents responsible for paying their own rent, doing household tasks and holding each other accountable. They also make decisions on who lives in the house and whether someone should be kicked out for not following the rules.
Ryan Watson, an attorney representing Michael House, another operation seeking accommodations for houses at 5203 Walker Ave. and 315 N. 35th St., said having more people in a house increases the chances of success.
"The more you have, the greater accountability you create," he said.
Having more people also makes the operation more financially feasible, Watson said.
Opposition was largely focused on the house at 1923 B St., with more than a dozen people sending letters to the Planning Department and roughly 10 people testifying in opposition at the hearing.
While some expressed concerns about parking issues and the potential for crime, many also said they felt Oxford House was trying to take advantage of the situation.
Vishnu Reddi, president of the Near South Neighborhood Association, said it seemed like "a commercial opportunity in a residential district."
Neighbors also expressed concerns about the amount of people living in the house.
"I do not believe it's reasonable to accommodate 14 adult males in a house with five bedrooms and two bathrooms," said Heather Westra.
Only two people spoke in opposition to the Michael Houses.
That seemed to play a role in how commissioners voted, as did the fact that Michael House owns the homes its clients rent and also provides more oversight.
In the end, the Planning Commission voted 4-2 to recommend denial of the Oxford House application, with Tracy Corr, Maribel Cruz, Gloria Eddins and Cindy Ryman-Yost voting no and Dick Campbell and Cristy Joy voting yes.
Because it failed to get five yes or no votes, the application will come back before the Planning Commission on July 13.
The commission voted 5-1 in favor of recommending the accommodation for the two Michael Houses, with Corr the only one voting against.
In other business Wednesday, the commission recommended approval of a plan to surplus city-owned property on the southeast corner of the intersection of 27th Street and Leighton Avenue so that it can potentially be sold.
The commission also recommended approval of a zoning change and use permit for the 1.2 acres of land that restricts how a future owner can develop it to essentially 20 residential units and up to 15,000 square feet of space.
In this week's City Hall column, Margaret Reist looks at why supporters of a fairness ordinance in Lincoln aren't simply satisfied by a mayor's executive order.
A group of longtime Lincoln advocates disappointed in the City Council's decision to rescind the so-called fairness ordinance plans to launch an initiative to get the question on the November ballot.
The stretch of Nebraska 2 that runs through the city will be called Nebraska Parkway when the South Beltway opens; and the old Muny Pool bath house is getting a mini-facelift.
The Lancaster County Election Commissioner's Office will be open through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., on Saturday from 9-11 a.m. and on Monday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Bennie Shobe, the only council member not to say publicly how he would vote, ultimately sided with Richard Meginnis, Tom Beckius and James Michael Bowers in voting to rescind the ordinance the council passed on a 5-0 vote in February.
The City Council heard plans to put a luxury apartment complex, new office buildings, retail and commercial space and make upgrades to the Bishop Heights shopping mall at 27th and Nebraska 2.
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The following is the opinion and analysis of the writer:
The Second Amendment states, “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” There are those who consider this amendment absolute in its regard for the “rightful” possession of a weapon; however, there are those who believe differently.
A brief review of the history of the Constitution would reveal that the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, also known as the Bill of Rights, were written as a restriction on the federal government. The people who created this document wanted to prevent a central government from acting like a monarchy. The original intent was to reserve certain powers to the states. Thus, we have the Tenth Amendment, which states: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”
There have been arguments that to restrict any gun possession is a slippery slope to losing our Second Amendment rights. But the Second Amendment does not define a numerical value to arms as to how many weapons a person may own, meaning one or two guns can be considered to fulfill this qualification. Nor does it overtly allow or restrict specific weaponry. And it definitely was not given any consideration to military-style weapons of war (since our government at the time was incapable of supplying weapons). And at a point in history, concealed weapons weren’t even allowed in Southern states.
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We should give consideration to gun restrictions in American history when discussing going forward with legitimate gun violence legislation. And for many, the Old West is a beginning reference point. People should do more reading research about this. They would find the Old West had stricter gun laws than we have today.
Two examples:
First, Dodge City during the time of Bat Masterson had a restrictive gun law that Masterson dutifully enforced.
Second, there is Arizona’s famous Tombstone, which had a very restrictive policy about having a gun within the boundary of the town. So much so, that our famous heroes, the Earp brothers with their friend Doc Holliday confronted Billy Claiborne, the Clanton brothers, and the McLaury brothers in a gun fight on Fremont Avenue (we now call the OK Corral) in Tombstone. Needless to say, our heroes dispatched those troublesome gun rights advocates with effectiveness, maintaining Tombstone’s gun restriction laws.
Note that neither of these events caused any person’s loss of their Second Amendment rights.
Other historical events we might consider are: The Thompson submachine gun, first banned in 1937, then outlawed in 1986, did not cause any cry related to any loss of gun rights.
We had a 10-year federal ban on assault weapons. Yet, no one during that time complained of losing access to their weapons.
Ronald Reagan’s Brady Bill in 1993. Although Reagan did not sign the Brady Bill, his strong endorsement of it guaranteed its passage. No one lost gun rights.
However, during the latest 10 years, we have seen a loosening of gun laws with a corresponding increase of the loss of lives of our children. This must end! But it won’t. Not because of politicians, but because of us.
We know who is blocking reasonable gun violence legislation, but we won’t vote these people out of office. There are conservatives who understand that a child’s life is more important than a temporary policy. We need to stand together, and send a message to all those who have allowed our children to die. The message is, if you are not willing to save the lives of our children, then we do not need you in Washington.
Frank Thompson is past president of Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 106 in Tucson and a retired engineer and school teacher. | https://tucson.com/opinion/local/local-opinion-old-west-had-tougher-gun-laws-than-we-do/article_9b91f23a-ecde-11ec-a4bd-536e80dc4a52.html | 2022-06-23T13:27:14 | 0 | https://tucson.com/opinion/local/local-opinion-old-west-had-tougher-gun-laws-than-we-do/article_9b91f23a-ecde-11ec-a4bd-536e80dc4a52.html |
LOGAN, W.Va. (AP) — Six people were killed when a helicopter crashed in West Virginia on Wednesday, authorities said.
The Vietnam-era helicopter was based at the Logan airport and used for tourism flights, Ray Bryant, chief of operations for Logan County’s office of emergency management, told WSAZ-TV. All six on board were killed, the office’s deputy director, Sonya Porter, told WCHS-TV.
The Federal Aviation Administration said the Bell UH-1B helicopter crashed near Route 17 in Logan County around 5 p.m.
Bobbi Childs, who lives nearby, saw smoke and flames and got close enough to see a man who was trapped.
“I saw that there was a guy trapped, I guess the captain. I tried to get down to the door where he was at. You could see him plain as day. I tried to get to him, but the fire was too hot. I couldn’t get to him,” Childs told WOWK-TV.
Firefighters arrived to extinguish the flames, Bryant said.
“The cockpit of the aircraft is burned up,” Bryant told WOWK-TV. “The tail boom is laying across the road. It is recognizable, we knew it was a local helicopter.”
The road was expected to remain closed for at least 24 hours. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate.
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SALISBURY, Md. — A Maryland sheriff’s deputy who was fatally shot last week as he tried to arrest a fugitive was remembered Tuesday as a protector, a father and a beloved friend with an infectious smile.
“Glenn loved what he did so much that he went out on that battlefield to protect us and his family,” said Pastor Dana Bunting-Stauffer of Emmanuel Fruitland, who officiated the service. “I’m grateful that he was our protector, and if it meant chasing down an assailant, he would.”
First Sgt. Burley Williams, of the sheriff’s office remembered Hilliard as a friend, not just as a colleague.
“His smile and laughter were infectious,” Williams said of Hilliard. “There’s no way you could be around Glenn when he was having a great time and not have a great time yourself.”
Maryland Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford described Hilliard as “one of our true heroes who was there to protect our state with true valor.”
Wicomico County Sheriff Mike Lewis remembered hiring Hilliard in 2012 and said it didn’t take long for him to become a role model for other deputies and the community. He noted that Hilliard’s personnel file was “full of letters of commendation.”
“His was a career highlighted by valor and sacrifice, benchmarks of our law enforcement profession,” Lewis said. “Glenn put the welfare and safety of others beyond his own.”
Hilliard was fatally shot while trying to arrest a man wanted on multiple felony warrants at an apartment complex in Pittsville on June 12. After a two-hour search, Austin Davidson, 20, was arrested and charged with first- and second-degree murder, first- and second-degree assault and other offenses in connection with Hilliard’s death.
Lewis said he was surprised when Hilliard requested a transfer from the criminal investigation division to the patrol division, but Hilliard explained that he was interested in “professional development to become a corporal.” On Tuesday, Lewis posthumously promoted Hilliard from the rank of deputy first class to corporal. He also awarded Hilliard the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office Medal of Valor for his sacrifice, presenting the award to Hilliard’s widow, Tashica.
“I’ve been there in support of people. But, I’ve never been the one who needed to be supported. I’m proud of how all of the different agencies took care of my family throughout this,” Hilliard’s brother-in-law Theophilus Hobbs IV said. “This right here is amazing, and he would love it. My sister says it, and I know it for sure. He would love the way that he is being represented today.” | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/slain-deputy-remembered-as-friend-role-model-protector/2022/06/22/5053c2fc-f252-11ec-ac16-8fbf7194cd78_story.html | 2022-06-23T13:36:54 | 0 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/slain-deputy-remembered-as-friend-role-model-protector/2022/06/22/5053c2fc-f252-11ec-ac16-8fbf7194cd78_story.html |
HAMMOND — A decorated army veteran has avoided prison over illegally trafficking in guns.
Senior U.S. District Court Judge James T. Moody imposed a sentence of 2 years probation Wednesday on Marqwan Blasingame, 25, of East Chicago.
Blasingame pleaded guilty May 27, 2021, to being a straw buyer of firearms — making false statements to two Indiana licensed gun dealers to acquire the weapons.
He pleaded guilty under an agreement with the U.S. attorney’s office to receive a more lenient sentence than the 10-year maximum penalty he faced had he gone to trial and been found guilty.
He admitted to lying on federal gun purchasing forms about his home address and falsely swearing he was buying the guns for himself, when in fact, he was paid to buy them for others who may have been ineligible to possess firearms under federal law.
Blasingame admitted he lied repeatedly on firearms purchase documents during a two-week period in late December 2019 when he was buying eight guns from Westforth Sports Inc., located in unincorporated Calumet Township, and Cabela’s in Hammond.
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Court documents allege Gary police recovered one of those firearms, a Taurus G2C semi-automatic pistol, from a stolen vehicle that was traced to a Gary homicide that took place Dec. 16, 2019 — within hours of Blasingame illegally purchasing it for another unidentified person.
His defense attorney, Matthew D. Soliday, stated in an earlier memo to the court that this was Blasingame’s first arrest and conviction of any kind.
Soliday said Blasingame was in the army and received three decorations: the national defense service medal, the global war on terrorism service medal and the Army service ribbon.
Soliday said Blasingame committed this crime “to earn some money to live on.”
Blasingame is one of dozens of men and women the U.S. attorney in Hammond charges each year with circumventing federal firearms restrictions that are supposed to keep guns out of the hands of convicted felons.
Federal investigators allege that neither Westforth nor any other federally licensed firearms dealers would have sold Blasingame guns if Blasingame hadn’t lied to them on gun purchase documents.
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into Lake County Jail
Salvador Casares
Age : 43
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205089
Arrest Date: June 13, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION; THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Jonathan Colon
Age : 35
Residence: Montgomery, TX
Booking Number(s): 2205105
Arrest Date: June 14, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Daniel Swets
Age : 44
Residence: St. John, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205044
Arrest Date: June 11, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Karen Sweet
Age : 63
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205025
Arrest Date: June 11, 2022
Offense Description: OPERATING A VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING PRIVILEGES ARE SUSPENDED
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Amaan Smith
Age : 28
Residence: Chicago Heights, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205033
Arrest Date: June 11, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Anthony Smith
Age : 35
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205039
Arrest Date: June 11, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Diandre Smith
Age : 25
Residence: Glenwood, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205029
Arrest Date: June 11, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/PERMANENT INJURY OR DISFIGUREMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jeremy Soria
Age : 28
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205045
Arrest Date: June 12, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Rogers
Age : 28
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205049
Arrest Date: June 12, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lynn Lessard
Age : 56
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205038
Arrest Date: June 11, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Leondre Lewis
Age : 29
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205028
Arrest Date: June 11, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Richard Moss
Age : 35
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205042
Arrest Date: June 11, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Anthony Person Jr.
Age : 38
Residence: Steger, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205023
Arrest Date: June 11, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Consuela Folger
Age : 51
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205040
Arrest Date: June 11, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Jones Jr.
Age : 31
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205050
Arrest Date: June 12, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Ramiro Escamilla
Age : 24
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205022
Arrest Date: June 11, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING - W/NO INTENT OF FELONY THEFT; BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Matthew Evans
Age : 28
Residence: South Holland, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205047
Arrest Date: June 12, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Evan Alexander
Age : 25
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205037
Arrest Date: June 11, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Edward Anaszewski
Age : 52
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205048
Arrest Date: June 12, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Andre Bullock
Age : 31
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205046
Arrest Date: June 12, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Amanda Wilk
Age : 26
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205065
Arrest Date: June 12, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Travis Spoolstra
Age : 21
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205064
Arrest Date: June 12, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
David Stibgen
Age : 30
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205056
Arrest Date: June 12, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jason Miller
Age : 21
Residence: N/A
Booking Number(s): 2205055
Arrest Date: June 12, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE; THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Tracey Spencer
Age : 47
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205070
Arrest Date: June 13, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Haley Kniola
Age : 22
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205067
Arrest Date: June 12, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tyler McKenzie
Age : 23
Residence: Perry, FL
Booking Number(s): 2205072
Arrest Date: June 13, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Noel Garabito Jr.
Age : 34
Residence: Lansing, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205063
Arrest Date: June 12, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Ebonie Byers
Age : 30
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205060
Arrest Date: June 12, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - INSTITUTION - BANK/FINANCIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
William Ellis
Age : 30
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205061
Arrest Date: June 12, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Devante White
Age : 28
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204992
Arrest Date: June 10, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - FROM MACHINE OR DEVICE - $750 TO $50,000; BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
David Wszolek
Age : 52
Residence: LaPorte, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205010
Arrest Date: June 10, 2022
Offense Description: OPERATING A VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING PRIVILEGES ARE SUSPENDED
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Sterling Walton IV
Age : 22
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204999
Arrest Date: June 10, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Tavares McKinstry
Age : 37
Residence: Indianapolis, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204997
Arrest Date: June 10, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kenneth Mezydlo
Age : 54
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204993
Arrest Date: June 10, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kaleb Wall
Age : 33
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205002
Arrest Date: June 10, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jenifer Joy
Age : 35
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205008
Arrest Date: June 10, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jacob Kelley
Age : 19
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205007
Arrest Date: June 10, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - AGAINST A PREGNANT PERSON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
John Madden
Age : 58
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204994
Arrest Date: June 10, 2022
Offense Description: WEAPON - POSSESSION - DESTRUCTIVE DEVICE (EXPLOSIVES) - W/KNOWLEDGE IT WILL BE USED
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kori Arguelles
Age : 26
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205003
Arrest Date: June 10, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Rondell Christmas
Age : 23
Residence: Lynwood, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205011
Arrest Date: June 10, 2022
Offense Description: INVASION OF PRIVACY; BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Michael Tsouchlos
Age : 54
Residence: Marathon, FL
Booking Number(s): 2205206
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Vernon Walters
Age : 61
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205200
Arrest Date: June 16, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - AGAINST A PREGNANT PERSON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Megan Phillips
Age : 35
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205202
Arrest Date: June 16, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING; OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Antonio Steward
Age : 38
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205190
Arrest Date: June 16, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Javante Toran
Age : 30
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205192
Arrest Date: June 16, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - AGAINST A PREGNANT PERSON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kerri Olson
Age : 43
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205188
Arrest Date: June 16, 2022
Offense Description: 2205188
Highest Offense Class: Felony
John Bowling
Age : 50
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205195
Arrest Date: June 16, 2022
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Amy Hunt
Age : 26
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205208
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Kevin McGrath
Age : 31
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205204
Arrest Date: June 16, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Nicholas Naumoff
Age : 54
Residence: Munster, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205184
Arrest Date: June 16, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
William Nunez III
Age : 28
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205207
Arrest Date: June 17, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Francisco Tequimila
Age : 22
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205163
Arrest Date: June 15, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A SERIOUS VIOLENT FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Cheri Terranova
Age : 32
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205162
Arrest Date: June 15, 2022
Offense Description: NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Clevon Riley
Age : 28
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205155
Arrest Date: June 15, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Stephanie Sons
Age : 34
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205170
Arrest Date: June 15, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Anthony Mauer
Age : 27
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205165
Arrest Date: June 15, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Kirk McGuire
Age : 32
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205178
Arrest Date: June 15, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Tyrone McKee
Age : 59
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205158
Arrest Date: June 15, 2022
Offense Description: HOMICIDE - MURDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nicole Peterson
Age : 50
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205152
Arrest Date: June 15, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jeremy Jones
Age : 25
Residence: South Holland, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205161
Arrest Date: June 15, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Artesta Lewis
Age : 69
Residence: Harvey, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205153
Arrest Date: June 15, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Joyce Edwards
Age : 52
Residence: South Bend, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205169
Arrest Date: June 15, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/PERMANENT INJURY OR DISFIGUREMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Sarah Fox
Age : 34
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205179
Arrest Date: June 15, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Brandon Johnson
Age : 32
Residence: Dolton, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205182
Arrest Date: June 16, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Denzel Shaw
Age : 29
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205124
Arrest Date: June 14, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Sade Vigilant
Age : 26
Residence: Lansing, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205112
Arrest Date: June 14, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Amanda Nippers
Age : 25
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205118
Arrest Date: June 14, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michelle Mendez
Age : 43
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205121
Arrest Date: June 14, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Daniel Lumsdon
Age : 54
Residence: Crete, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205134
Arrest Date: June 14, 2022
Offense Description: PUBLIC INDECENCY - INDECENT EXPOSURE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Saivion Covington
Age : 27
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205115
Arrest Date: June 14, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Robert Currie
Age : 28
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205113
Arrest Date: June 14, 2022
Offense Description: HOMICIDE - INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Joseph Gutierrez
Age : 22
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205123
Arrest Date: June 14, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - FIREARM
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Landrum Coleman Sr.
Age : 45
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205114
Arrest Date: June 14, 2022
Offense Description: WARRANT - DEFENDANT IN CUSTODY; ORDER TO APPEAR; DEFENDANT AT LIBERTY; NOTICE TO APPEAR; ARREST UPON FAILURE TO APPEAR
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Charles Carter Jr.
Age : 36
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205131
Arrest Date: June 14, 2022
Offense Description: FAILURE TO REGISTER; RESISTING - ESCAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Joseph Boatman
Age : 31
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205117
Arrest Date: June 14, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - AGAINST A PREGNANT PERSON; POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
James Burnett III
Age : 32
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205116
Arrest Date: June 14, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Joel Acosta
Age : 31
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205109
Arrest Date: June 14, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - MORE THAN $50,000; THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Tyree Baines
Age : 25
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205140
Arrest Date: June 14, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT DEFENDANT USES A VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Marcus White
Age : 37
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205107
Arrest Date: June 14, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Daiquan McClinton
Age : 20
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205093
Arrest Date: June 13, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Douglas Mills
Age : 37
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205085
Arrest Date: June 13, 2022
Offense Description: CONFINEMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Latanya Snelling
Age : 54
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205099
Arrest Date: June 13, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - POCKET-PICKING - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Malik Ward
Age : 25
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205086
Arrest Date: June 13, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - AGAINST A PREGNANT PERSON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Matthew Manous
Age : 23
Residence: Munster, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205081
Arrest Date: June 13, 2022
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - SCHEDULE V; OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Steven Heintz
Age : 52
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205096
Arrest Date: June 13, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Benjamin Hynek
Age : 23
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205098
Arrest Date: June 13, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Joshua Hynek
Age : 33
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205097
Arrest Date: June 13, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Krystal Johnston
Age : 45
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205101
Arrest Date: June 14, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Demarco Dillon
Age : 21
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205087
Arrest Date: June 13, 2022
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Creedon
Age : 59
Residence: Crystal Lake, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205083
Arrest Date: June 13, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
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Tamara Dickerson handles dispatch for Merrillville and Crown Point at the Lake County 911 center.
John J. Watkins, The Times
Hobart Police Chief Garrett Ciszewski argues his point Wednesday at the Lake County Public Safety Communications Commission meeting in Crown Point.
John J. Watkins, The Times
Mark Swiderski, executive director of the 911 center, gives his position at the Lake County Public Safety Communications Commission meeting Wednesday.
John J. Watkins, The Times
Lake County Public Safety Communications Commission Chairman Mike Repay leads the conversation on the commission's budget.
John J. Watkins, The Times
Hobart Police Chief Garrett Ciszewski argues his point at the Lake County Public Safety Communications Commission meeting Wednesday.
John J. Watkins, The Times
At the Lake County 911 Center Jody Jackson, left, handles dispatch for Hobart, Lake Station and New Chicago while Tamara Dickerson handles dispatch for Merrillville and Crown Point.
John J. Watkins, The Times
Merrillville Assistant Police Chief Kosta Nuses makes a point at the Lake County Public Safety Communications Commission meeting Wednesday.
John J. Watkins The Times
Lake Station Mayor Bill Carroll addresses the Lake County Public Safety Communications Commission meeting Wednesday.
John J. Watkins, The Times
Hobart Councilman Christopher Wells addresses the Lake County Public Safety Communications Commission meeting Wednesday.
CROWN POINT — Hobart, Lake Station and Merrillville public officials aired their concerns Wednesday about a proposed merger of police dispatch channels, but the leader of Lake County's E-911 Center defended the move as a necessary change.
E-911 Executive Director Mark Swiderski plans to merge the Hobart and Lake Station/New Chicago police dispatch channels onto one frequency and the Merrillville and Crown Point police dispatch channels onto another frequency.
The channel realignments, which are expected to take effect after Labor Day, will allow dispatchers to monitor a single channel instead of listening to one channel in an earpiece and a second in a speaker on their desks.
Police officers, who currently hear talk on their radios from only those within their departments, will begin hearing communications from all agencies using their shared channels.
Hobart Police Chief Garrett Ciszewski said the merger could negatively affect officer and community safety, decrease quality of service to residents and reduce the amount of proactive policing by his officers.
"We just want to do what's best for our officers, what's best for our community," he said. "It's hard when a county agency tells us how our officers should talk on the radio."
Ciszewski and several other public officials took their concerns to the Lake County Public Safety Communications Commission, which held a special meeting to approve its 2023 budget.
Chairman rejects chief's motion
Ciszewski, a member of the board, asked other members to consider a motion for Hobart and Merrillville police to each have their own talk and dispatch groups by January 2023.
Lake County Commissioner Mike Repay, D-Hammond, who serves as chairman of the Public Safety Communications Commission, refused to accept Ciszewski's motion. A motion would have to be on the board's agenda to be considered, but the board's special session Wednesday was called for the purpose of approving a budget, he said.
Ciszewski asked if his motion could be placed on an agenda for the board's next meeting, which is scheduled for October.
Repay said Ciszewski's request could be placed on an agenda, but so could a discussion about the color of a room.
Ciszewski passed around a data sheet, which showed Merrillville is the fourth busiest and Hobart is the fifth busiest of all departments served by the Lake County E-911 Center.
"There is no reason why we should not have our own dispatcher and our own talk group," he said. "The current way is not working. It's stressful on dispatchers. It should not be that way."
Dispatchers' pay isn't as high as it could be, and they need a working environment that's easier on them, he said.
After Repay opened up the meeting to public comment, Lake Station Mayor Bill Carroll said the plan to merge dispatch channels "is a horrible idea."
"When do we put a price tag on people's lives and our first responders' lives?" he said. "Merging will only cause us more of a problem, more of a headache and also more confusion. We're already heading into confusion as first responders. We don't need more confusion."
Merrillville Assistant Police Chief Kosta Nuses said the proposal is "a reckless move."
"The E-911 Center has had a struggle from jump, and there's been a lot of times that some of the decisions made by dispatchers were questionable at best," he said.
There are situations, such as when shots are fired at police or officers find themselves in fist fights while on calls, when police need to call for backup. It's scary when they can't immediately get on the air to make that call because the channel is too busy, he said.
"It's very easy for somebody who's never been in any of those situations to sit behind a desk and put numbers together and come up with this type of solution," Nuses said. "That's not a shot at anyone. That's just the reality of what it is."
The Lake County E-911 Center opened in 2015 following a state-mandated consolidation of 15 city and town police and fire communications departments. Schererville and Cedar Lake declined to join the county radio network and instead operate a second dispatch center.
Other departments share channels, including Griffith, Highland and Munster, and Dyer, Lowell and St. John.
Ciszewski said E-911 officials proposed consolidating some of the channels that currently remain separate when the center opened, but police pushed back. The compromise was that one dispatcher would monitor multiple channels, so police would not hear other departments on their frequencies.
"That's why I'm seeking an alternative route here. I think the numbers justify it," he said. "If budget is not an issue, then I don't know why we can't make it happen."
The E-911 Center is budgeted for 105 employees, but current staffing was 71, Swiderski said. Six new employees were expected to be released from training by the end of the month, and another five in training could begin by September.
Even at full staffing, it's more of a priority to have more call takers than dispatchers, he said.
When residents complain they call 911 and can't get through, it's because there aren't enough call takers to keep up, Swiderski said.
"God forbid we ever had a school shooting or something like that — we can pull some of those call takers into a dispatch position to assist," he said. "But we don't want to try to use those resources every day, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, because some of them just aren't busy enough to allocate just one dispatcher."
Ciszewski and Hobart police Capt. James Gonzales said officers likely will make fewer traffic stops or "risk it" and not call in their traffic stops if there's more radio traffic on their channel.
Traffic stops and calls for domestic violence can be among the most volatile situations police face.
"Any time an officer is not able to get on the air is not good," Ciszewski said.
Communication is key, especially in high-stress situations where someone has been seriously injured or a suspect is on the loose, they said.
Hobart police saturated the airways for 15 to 20 minutes June 16, after a 911 call about a 14-year-old boy who had been stabbed in the neck by a 16-year-old boy, Gonzales said.
Officers needed to convey information about the victim's condition, his emergency medical needs, the suspect's description, where to set up a perimeter and the path of a K-9 search, he said.
The 14-year-old was flown by helicopter to a Chicago hospital, and the 16-year-old eventually went to the police station with his parent to turn himself in, Gonzales said.
Swiderski said that when situations such as the Hobart stabbing occur, the other agencies on the shared channel will be able to switch over to a different channel temporarily to continue their work.
If officers find themselves in need of immediate backup, they have an "officer down" button on their microphones they can push that automatically gives them priority on the channel, he said.
When Swiderski arrived at the E-911 Center in 2016, he immediately began questioning why one dispatcher was monitoring multiple channels because he thought it was an officer safety problem, he said.
"I have said in meetings throughout my tenure here that I wanted to make this change," he said. "We have one dispatcher managing both channels right now, which is extremely difficult."
Swiderski said he never suggested the proposed realignment had to do with money, and he thanked the board for approving the center's proposed 2023 budget.
"This realignment is happening because we want the dispatcher to manage the one channel, not have to bounce back and forth through these different talk groups," he said. "Because that's how mistakes happen."
Swiderski said he's never been shot at or punched on the job, but he's worked in a busy call center where eight departments shared a single channel without any threat to public safety.
Repay acknowledged the E-911 Center has had issues during the past six years.
The Public Safety Communications Commission has duties outlined in state statute, such as hiring a director for the center and approving a budget, he said.
"Mark, for as long as he's been here, he's brought that up as a concern of his," Repay said. "Just like I've never been shot at — although I've had a gun held to my face — I've also never picked up a 911 call. I've made a lot of 911 calls. And so I have to entrust, and I think the board has to entrust, his operational skills and ability to do those things, to make those decisions for the operation of the 911 center."
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At the Lake County 911 Center Jody Jackson, left, handles dispatch for Hobart, Lake Station and New Chicago while Tamara Dickerson handles dispatch for Merrillville and Crown Point. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/officials-air-their-concerns-about-dispatch-merger-plan/article_1997399d-a7cb-5ca1-93fb-835b56e57660.html | 2022-06-23T13:44:05 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/officials-air-their-concerns-about-dispatch-merger-plan/article_1997399d-a7cb-5ca1-93fb-835b56e57660.html |
When Rick Jeffrey looks back, he considers it a providential occurrence.
If it had snowed one February day, 36 years ago, maybe the college basketball game he was scheduled to referee would’ve been postponed. And maybe he wouldn’t have met the fellow referee who helped him land a job with Special Olympics Virginia.
Perhaps Jeffrey never would’ve wound up with the organization that has been his home for more than three decades, and maybe he wouldn’t have had the opportunity to impact thousands upon thousands across the state, through the power of sport.
So it was providential that he encountered good weather on that February 1986 night, when he was scheduled to officiate a basketball game at Roanoke College. There he met Pete Lampman, who was also officiating, but who worked for Special Olympics Virginia as well.
Lampman and Jeffrey chatted in the locker room that evening, and Jeffrey happened to ask if Special Olympics Virginia had any openings. Lampman pulled out a business card and flipped it into Jeffrey’s bag.
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Jeffrey didn’t think much more about it then, but he found the card in his bag some time later. He grabbed it and gave Lampman a call. And, six months later, Jeffrey was on staff at Special Olympics Virginia.
Special Olympics, Jeffrey discerned, was one the greatest uses of sport he had ever seen. It provided the athletes the opportunity to sharpen the tools that would help them excel in the community. And it provided, for others, a chance to see just how capable those with intellectual disabilities are.
Sports, then, through the Special Olympics, became a vehicle for social change. And it’s a ride Jeffrey has been on ever since 1986. He has led Special Olympics Virginia as president since 2000, steering the organization to vast growth in terms of reach, impact and financial standing.
It has been a momentous 36-year run, an era that ends June 30, as Jeffrey retires.
But Jeffrey exits having left an indelible mark, one that will help steer the organization into what’s ahead.
“He really saw the value of what sport could do for people. Not only the [Special Olympics athletes], but the folks around them,” said Dave Pawlowski, Special Olympic Virginia’s vice president of sports, health and fitness. “I think that passion has driven us to expect more out of our athletes. But also get them out in the community to let other people see what they can do.”
Jeffrey, 68, has been virtually a lifelong lover of sports, ever since the Richmond native started in Tuckahoe Little League as a kid. He played basketball and baseball at Douglas Freeman High, and then played basketball at Hampden-Sydney College, too.
English was Jeffrey’s major at H-SC, and he went on to teach and coach at Amelia Academy and at John Rolfe Middle School. Away from teaching, Jeffrey refereed college hoops games, which led him to the February 1986 encounter with Lampman, who was Special Olympics Virginia’s assistant executive director then.
Jeffrey loved teaching. But, for him, the Special Olympics was a better fit — struck by how the organization utilized athletics as part of a greater purpose.
“Which was to improve people's lives and give people an opportunity to show what's possible through sport. And so that's really why I got involved, that intrigued me,” said Jeffrey, who began as a region director, serving as a resource for local Special Olympics programs across Central Virginia.
He didn’t know at the beginning all of the places that the organization could touch. That was learned along the way.
But the basis became to not only improve the lives of Special Olympics athletes, but to also change others’ minds about what those athletes could accomplish — it’s 50/50. Jeffrey believes that if Special Olympics Virginia can change peoples’ minds about the proficiency of those with intellectual disabilities, then the lives of those with intellectual disabilities get better because it can prompt meaningful inclusion in the community at large.
"He came to Special Olympics for the same reason I did, and a lot of other people I think, is because we see more in sports than most people,” said Roy Zeidman, Special Olympic Virginia’s senior vice president. “Rick's big wording is sports is a vehicle. ... It's really just a vehicle to get people together, so they can interact and learn from each other."
As Jeffrey rose through the ranks at Special Olympics Virginia — from region director to director of sports and competition, to director of programs, to vice president of programs — he realized that, the more he delved into leadership, the greater the influence he could have. He could have a greater say in the organization's priorities.
And, to Jeffrey, the sports themselves have always been top of the list. The best Special Olympics programs in the country, to him, are those that do that.
“And then get the sports part of it right so that you can teach the leadership and everything else, and you can influence the population,” Jeffrey said.
Zeidman, who arrived at Special Olympics Virginia not long after Jeffrey, in 1987, could see Jeffrey on a trajectory toward becoming president. Jeffrey always had ideas, and he was always looking at how to grow things, Zeidman said.
And, in 2000, Jeffrey was elevated to the presidency, replacing Virginia Foster.
"I wanted to have an opportunity to do more,” Jeffrey said. “And so she gave me that opportunity to do more."
As president, Jeffrey could influence, but he could also get Special Olympic Virginia’s message out and he could recruit staff and board members who could work together to drive the organization forward.
Jeffrey always imagined being a college basketball coach. People even call him “Coach” around the office in Richmond.
And Jeffrey views his leadership of Special Olympics Virginia like a coach might. He’s putting together the people and formulating a plan, and then those people are going out and executing.
“You would probably be shocked at how few decisions I actually make,” Jeffrey said. “Because we have great players on this team at every level. And they have the autonomy to make decisions. So, they're making the plays, not me. But I'm putting them together and trying to coach a team.”
But Jeffrey is also the public face of the organization, said Donnie Knowlson, a longtime friend, ex-officio Special Olympics board of directors member, and former senior vice president of sales and marketing at Virginia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company, which was a longtime corporate sponsor of Special Olympics Virginia.
And, under Jeffrey’s purview, the number of Special Olympics Virginia athletes has grown to 23,000 — up from 5,000 range when he first joined the organization. He’s also made sure the organization is on supremely solid financial standing, with strong fundraising. Special Olympics Virginia currently has a reserve fund of more than $4.7 million and an endowment of $1.7 million.
He didn’t forget his background in education, either. Motivated by that, Jeffrey has pushed programming in Virginia schools over the past 13 years, as part of Special Olympics’ Unified Champion Schools initiative. The national program joins students with and without intellectual disabilities together in activity.
“Before the pandemic hit, we were in 527 schools around the state of Virginia,” Jeffrey said. “That was the largest number of schools penetrated by any Special Olympic program in the country.”
It’s important to Jeffrey that the athletes in Special Olympics Virginia are challenged, too — the organization believes in their capabilities. In the old days, Jeffrey said, at a swim meet, proper form wasn’t enforced. As long as the athletes finished it was OK. But now the rules are upheld just like anywhere else. If a swimmer, for example, doesn’t perform the breaststroke properly they will be disqualified.
"We thought it was disrespectful to our athletes,” Jeffrey said. “Because we had enough respect for them to think they could do it properly.”
Through it all, though, Jeffrey has come to be recognized for his marked personability, too. He’s a great storyteller, Zeidman said. And Knowlson said it’s rare that he doesn’t know an athlete’s name.
He tries to make everyone welcome, said Chelsea Gaughran, the athlete representative on the Special Olympics of Virginia’s board of directors.
“He makes sure he sees every athlete. He'll help them, he'll say hi to us,” Gaughran said. “He hangs out with us. ... He is truly going to be missed."
Jeffrey’s retirement coincides in part with the retirement of his wife, Robin. Robin retired a year ago and Jeffrey figured that he would probably work one more year and then retire himself, which lines up now.
He made the intention known last year, to allow time to identify a successor. Local firm Fahrenheit Advisors was brought on, for a national search. And the person who emerged was another longtime employee of Special Olympics Virginia: David Thomason, vice president for advancement.
Thomason has been with the organization since 1987. His emphasis is that the athletes are first, said Zeidman.
“And I just think that's a perfect progression of how we're moving along,” Zeidman said.
Jeffrey jokingly likes to say that his goal is to ride off into the sunset and that nobody would notice. That’s in the sense that he’s recruited quality staff members and, like a coach, has built a bench that will keep the organization chugging along with him gone.
And that’s what he fully expects.
Thanks to Jeffrey’s chance encounter in Roanoke 36 years ago, Special Olympics Virginia will never be the same.
"I will miss everybody,” Jeffrey said. “But, what I really wanted to know is that a year from now or two years from now or five years from now or 10 years from now, this thing is still moving forward up here.
“Taking the lessons that we've learned along the way and then building on those and learning new lessons to make everything stronger.” | https://richmond.com/sports/local/special-olympics-virginia-president-rick-jeffrey-leaves-having-taken-the-organization-to-new-heights/article_7174cd4d-9b9f-5373-9f75-c161b0de09d7.html | 2022-06-23T13:44:48 | 1 | https://richmond.com/sports/local/special-olympics-virginia-president-rick-jeffrey-leaves-having-taken-the-organization-to-new-heights/article_7174cd4d-9b9f-5373-9f75-c161b0de09d7.html |
Judge denies ban on Jan. 6 defendants' contact
A federal judge has denied a request from federal prosecutors to limit communications among local residents charged in relation to the U.S. Capitol attack.
Prosecutors filed a motion in April asking U.S. District Court Judge Carl Nichols of the District of Columbia to prohibit contact without a lawyer present among the defendants – Olivia Pollock of Lakeland; Joshua Doolin of Polk City; Joseph Hutchinson III, formerly of Lakeland and now living in Georgia; and Michael Perkins of Plant City.
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Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Moeder argued that the four defendants were “extremely dangerous” and also cited the fact that a co-defendant, Jonathan Pollock of Lakeland, remained a fugitive. Pollock was indicted along with the other four but was not present when FBI agents arrested Olivia, his sister, at the family property in June 2021.
Nichols ordered the defendants not to have any contact with Jonathan Pollock but wrote that they were otherwise free to communicate with each other.
All but Doolin face felony charges that include assaulting law-enforcement officers during the Jan. 6, 2021, melee outside the U.S. Capitol. Doolin is charged with misdemeanors.
Doolin is scheduled for trial in September. His lawyer has asked for the trial to be moved from Washington, D.C., to Florida. Nichols has not yet ruled on that request. The others are scheduled for trials in January.
In his order, Nichols granted Hutchinson’s request for permission to travel from Georgia to Lakeland for the July 4 holiday weekend with family members. It is the fifth request the judge has approved allowing Hutchinson to travel back to Polk County from Albany, Georgia, where he now lives. | https://www.theledger.com/story/news/local/2022/06/23/capitol-riot-judge-denies-bid-block-contact-among-january-6-defendants/7697511001/ | 2022-06-23T13:55:18 | 0 | https://www.theledger.com/story/news/local/2022/06/23/capitol-riot-judge-denies-bid-block-contact-among-january-6-defendants/7697511001/ |
Haines City delays decision for youth football teams jockeying for use of a field
HAINES CITY — The Haines City Commission has canceled its special meeting, previously scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday, where it was supposed to discuss proposals from three city football programs jockeying for the use of Myers & Wiley Field.
According to the city's Facebook page, the meeting has been rescheduled to 6 p.m. on July 5.
The special meeting was called to consider three proposals for the use of Myers & Wiley Field from the following football and cheerleading teams: the Haines City Rattlers, the Haines City Vipers and the Northeast Rattlers.
The three teams have been in conflict for months over use of the field for practices and games. Parks and Recreation Director Terrell Griffin has informed commissioners at multiple meetings that the field cannot support practice time for three different teams.
The commission was supposed to consider the three proposals and render a decision at the July 7 meeting. But on June 16, Horace West appeared before commissioners and asked for an earlier consideration. West is a former Haines City commissioner and mayor as well as the brother of current commissioner and former mayor Morris West. He also represents the Haines City Vipers.
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West said at the June 16 meeting that he originally appeared before commissioners in April, asking for use of the field. He wants to use the field for five days for games and does not want to use it for practice time.
"The holdup for the entire state league is the Haines City Vipers. They can't finish the schedule without the Vipers' schedule," West said. "No one, from Miami to Jacksonville, can schedule because of us."
Mayor Anne Huffman resisted the idea of holding a special meeting, saying that previously, other commissioners had been upset when she'd called them.
"I think a special meeting really needs to be something that is crucial to the business of the city," Huffman said. "And I'm not trying to downplay the football program in any way. But to come out, to bring people out just for a special meeting because July 7th is too late, I think that that's really being unreasonable to the businesses that we have."
But the other commissioners in attendance — Commissioner Omar Arroyo, Vice Mayor Jayne Hall and Commissioner West — supported holding a special meeting. Commissioner Roy Tyler was absent.
And while Huffman didn't support moving up the timeline, West expressed that he and the other teams had waited long enough.
"I came before you in April. It is now almost July. So we're talking four months later, and I haven't received an answer," West said.
The meeting was scheduled for Thursday, two weeks ahead of when the proposals were originally meant to be heard. Now, there will be a decision rendered just two days before the original date.
"That is crazy — the jamboree is a couple weeks after that," West said in a phone call with The Ledger. "Oh my goodness, that's three weeks after everyone else has started. That is just leaving us in a very awkward position. That puts everybody in Haines City at a terrible disadvantage ... because everybody else is practicing every day."
West said his team hasn't been able to practice since the start of the season. And since there's no active, approved user agreement, none of the teams should be using the field, according to the June 16 meeting.
City Manager Jim Elensky said in a phone call with The Ledger that the meeting was rescheduled because City Attorney Fred Reilly is out on vacation and he anticipated legal questions coming up at the meeting.
West said while he can appreciate that Reilly is going to be absent, he thinks the decision shouldn't have to go before the commission, anyways. He wants to see user agreements for fields returned to the sole authority of the parks and recreation department "for a more timely decision."
West added that some days he thinks "maybe I shouldn't have gotten off the commission."
Maya Lora can be reached with tips or questions at mlora@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter @mayaklora. | https://www.theledger.com/story/news/local/2022/06/23/haines-city-delays-decision-use-myers-wiley-field-youth-football-teams/7705985001/ | 2022-06-23T13:55:24 | 1 | https://www.theledger.com/story/news/local/2022/06/23/haines-city-delays-decision-use-myers-wiley-field-youth-football-teams/7705985001/ |
MT. HOPE, Kan. (KSNW) — A proposed gun range located just west of Mt. Hope and south of Kansas Highway 96 was postponed indefinitely by the Sedgwick County Board of County Commissioners Wednesday.
Commissioner David Dennis says the property in question contains several pits roughly 26 feet deep—the bottom of those pits intersects with the area’s water table.
“And that water table happens to be the Equus Beds that provides water to a lot of people in this area,” Dennis said.
Dennis says lead from shotgun shells and bullets could make its way into the area’s water supply.
“As they impact the, the dirt berms, they’re going to fragment, and then what happens is during rain then that can possibly wash out and down into these pits again and interact with the groundwater,” Dennis said.
According to the EPA, the action level, or limit, in drinking water is 15 parts per billion. Dennis warns contamination could be much higher if these concerns are not resolved.
“Just five people shooting three or four rounds, we’re talking 40 or 50 pounds of lead,” Dennis said.
Landowner Tyler Graves says he bought the property last year in the hopes of creating a gun range.
“It’s been a dream for a long time,” Graves said.
Graves says several state and local officials were involved in the process long before the Sedgwick County Board of County Commissioners’ decision Wednesday.
“There’s some frustrations—we’ve, we’ve jumped a lot of hurdles so far,” Graves said.
Graves says he will continue to work with Sedgwick County and other local/state officials to ensure water quality is not compromised.
“We’re drinking out of the same wells that our land sits on so, you know, we don’t, we definitely don’t want to harm anybody in that way,” Graves said. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/lead-concerns-lead-to-gun-range-project-indefinitely-postponed/ | 2022-06-23T13:57:14 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/lead-concerns-lead-to-gun-range-project-indefinitely-postponed/ |
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Detroit police seek tips in fatal June 6 shooting on west side
Charles E. Ramirez
The Detroit News
Detroit — Police are asking the public for help to identify the shooter who fired at a driver earlier this month, killing the man on the city's west side.
The shooting happened at about 4:30 p.m. on June 6 in the area of Mark Twain and Tyler streets, according to authorities.
The victim, 25, was driving a red Dodge Durango when someone in a black SUV fired shots at him. The rounds struck and fatally wounded the victim, officials said.
Anyone with information about the shooting should call the Detroit Police Department’s Homicide Unit at (313) 596-2260 or Crime Stoppers of Michigan at 1 (800) SPEAK-UP.
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SB Southfield Fwy. to close between 8 Mile, Michigan Avenue this weekend
Charles E. Ramirez
The Detroit News
Detroit — The southbound Southfield Freeway between Eight Mile and Michigan Avenue will close this weekend for construction work, officials with the Michigan Department of Transportation said Thursday.
Crews will perform a variety of work on the freeway, including collecting soil and pavement borings for a future project, and cleaning and repairing drainage structures.
The freeway closure will begin at 10 p.m. Friday and is scheduled to reopen by 5 a.m. Monday, officials said. All on- and off-ramps will also be closed.
Southbound Southfield Freeway traffic will be rerouted to westbound Eight Mile to southbound Telegraph to eastbound Michigan Avenue and back to the freeway.
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Senate OKs $101M incentive for Ford work in Metro Detroit
Lansing — A Michigan Senate panel gave the final approvals Thursday to a $100.8 million incentive for Ford Motor Co., which plans to use the state cash to supplement a roughly $1.16 billion update to five plants.
The Senate Appropriations Committee voted 14-3 to transfer the money to the Strategic Outreach and Attraction Reserve for eventual distribution to Ford.
The Senate's approval came after a short presentation from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and Ford, and senators asked no questions before delivering their stamp of approval.
The meeting was a marked change from the House Appropriations Committee's 20-8 vote last week, when House lawmakers questioned Ford's treatment of suppliers and the general idea of paying companies to stay in Michigan when other changes could be made to the state's tax or regulatory structure instead.
Ford Economic Development Director Gabby Bruno said Thursday the investment would support the company's electric vehicle plans by nearly doubling F-150 Lightning production in Dearborn. The money also would aid efforts related to gas-powered vehicles, such as the Mustang and the new Ranger, she said.
"Public-private partnerships like the one we’re discussing here today are important to keep Michigan at the forefront of automotive manufacturing," Bruno said. "The economic support you are considering for this project plays a key role in helping make the business case for Ford to expand its EV footprint.”
Bruno also argued the investment in Ford would have a ripple effect for suppliers — an apparent response to concerns raised by House lawmakers about alleged delays in payments to suppliers lower on the production chain.
The money given by the Legislature would help to support the company's 2,200 suppliers from whom Ford purchases about $21 billion from annually, Bruno said.
Sen. Jim Runestad, one of three Republican senators to vote against the fund transfer, said he wasn’t in favor of fast-tracked deals made behind closed doors. He also argued that the state should be creating a more competitive business environment for all companies by scaling back regulations and taxes, rather than picking winners and losers.
“Fast-tracking these at this speed, finding out what’s in the language later on, doing this for a single company — I think Ford does a great job, but that’s one company,” the White Lake Republican said.
“We’re losing some of these deals because overall the business climate in Michigan is not competitive.”
Under the details of the agreement, Ford plans to invest about $1.16 billion to update five plants and create 3,030 jobs. The automaker has said about 65% of jobs created through the investment will be tied to electric vehicle manufacturing, according to Josh Hundt, chief projects officer and executive vice president of strategic accounts at the Michigan Economic Development Corp., who addressed House lawmakers last week.
The plan includes the creation of 1,508 jobs and $450 million investment at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center; 382 jobs and $475 million at the Michigan Assembly Plant; 650 jobs and $35 million investment at the new Monroe Packaging Center; 250 jobs and $160 million at the Rawsonville Plant; and 240 jobs and a $40 million investment at the Livonia Transmission Plant.
In order to meet the terms of the state incentive, Ford must make the full $1.16 billion investment by June 30, 2024, or the tax dollars may be clawed back.
The company must fulfill its hiring quota by June 30, 2025. The jobs, which have an average pay of about $55,000, must be created in addition to Ford’s current Michigan base of about 22,190 employees and sustained for at least 12 months.
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LAS VEGAS — Lake Mead's water levels this week dropped to historic lows, bringing the nation's largest reservoir less than 150 feet away from "dead pool" — when the reservoir is so low that water cannot flow downstream from the dam.
Lake Mead's water level on Wednesday was measured at 1,044.03 feet, its lowest elevation since the lake was filled in the 1930s. If the reservoir dips below 895 feet — a possibility still years away — Lake Mead would reach dead pool, carrying enormous consequences for millions of people across Arizona, California, Nevada and parts of Mexico.
"This is deadly serious stuff," said Robert Glennon, an emeritus professor at the University of Arizona who specializes in water law and policy.
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SAN DIEGO — A new report card is grading California's dirtiest and cleanest beaches. Fifteen local beaches made the honor roll and one was on the bummer list.
The organization, Heal the Bay, released its annual beach report card Wednesday. Beaches with a 'C' grade or lower pose a greater risk of getting you sick.
Extremely dirty beaches receive an 'F' Tijuana Slough was ranked among the most polluted in the region.
"That means they experienced a lot of poor water quality and by water quality we mean fecal pollution," said Luke Ginger, a water quality scientist at Heal the Bay.
He said infrastructure issues cause millions of gallons of sewage to enter the Tijuana River and eventually travel into the Pacific Ocean.
"The United States Federal Government is beginning to invest some more money into correcting this issue so we're optimistic it will improve," he said.
San Diego County honor roll beaches:
- Del Mar, at 15th Street San Diego
- Carlsbad, at Tamarack Ave. San Diego
- Carlsbad, at Poinsettia Lane San Diego
- Carlsbad, at Encina Creek San Diego
- Carlsbad, at Palomar Airport Rd. San Diego
- Carlsbad, at Cerezo Drive San Diego
- Oceanside, at Forster Street San Diego
- Oceanside, Harbor Beach at Harbor Drive San Diego
- Point Loma, Lighthouse San Diego
- Point Loma, Point Loma Treatment Plant San Diego
- Sunset Cliffs, at Ladera Street San Diego
- Mission Beach, Belmont Park San Diego
- La Jolla Shores Beach, 1000 ft. south of Scripps Pier San Diego
- La Jolla Shores Beach, 250 feet south of Scripps Pier San Diego
- La Jolla Shores Beach, 500 feet north of Scripps Pier San Diego
"The best beach that I've been to is Carlsbad. They have a pier there with the fish and everything. The water is truly blue there and I think it makes the fish happier," said Darius Crowder, visiting from North Carolina.
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No personal cellphones: Arizona board sets new guidelines for how teachers talk to students
The State Board of Education is recommending that all schools in Arizona adopt new guidance for educators to communicate electronically with students.
The guidance, approved by the board on June 9 is simple: Teachers should use school-approved technology and refrain from using their personal devices when connecting with students online. And they should do so only during school hours or scheduled extracurricular hours.
A bill signed by Gov. Doug Ducey last year required the state board to issue the guidelines and although it calls for the agency to encourage all schools to adopt them, it doesn't mandate schools to do so.
Many school districts and charter schools already have adopted social media and online communication policies in their employee handbooks. The Arizona School Board Association, which serves more than 240 governing boards in the state, has a policy model available on its website that districts can adopt to address school staff's electronic communications.
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The State Board of Education guidelines come after a task force in 2019 recommended the board issue best practices for social media and cellphone use between teachers and students.
Inappropriate communication between teachers and students via social media and texts came to light after high-profile cases, such as Goodyear teacher Brittany Zamora, convicted of molesting a student, gained attention.
A 2019 analysis done by The Arizona Republic and KJZZ-FM, Phoenix's public radio station, into more than 180 allegations of teacher sexual misconduct over the previous four years showed inappropriate behavior often takes place electronically.
The report noted some teachers sent sexually explicit texts while others were caught viewing pornography on district-issued computers. In Zamora's case, she often communicated via Instagram with the student.
A report released by the state board in January showed between 2012 and 2021, the agency took 1,107 enforcement actions against teachers accused of immoral or unprofessional conduct. In 2012, the board took 55 actions against educators, a fraction of the 146 figure reported in 2021.
The report also noted the largest share of enforcement actions, or 38% of them, resulted from alleged sexual misconduct.
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The new guidelines
The guidelines are intended to ensure safety. According to the state board, educators should:
- Only use school-controlled and approved technologies when communicating with students or parents while refraining from using personal devices.
- Include a parent, another educator, or supervisor in any communication with students that could be construed as inappropriate. For example, if devices are not provided by the employer and the educator is taking chaperones and students on a field trip and is required to stay in contact with the students throughout the trip, the educator should create a large group messaging thread with other adults in the conversation rather than messaging students directly.
- Only communicate with students regarding academic or extracurricular activities and should refrain from communication outside of academic and extracurricular scheduled hours.
- Follow school policies and state law by appropriately reporting communication received from a student of a serious nature, such as abuse, suicide, threats of self-harm, and threats to other students or the school.
The guidelines also say school professionals are responsible for the content of their online activity on any platform. They emphasize educators must be aware of their position and ensure their online content is consistent with how they wish to present themselves to colleagues, parents, students, community members, and the state board.
School officials are able to report violations of the new guidelines to the state board, which can discipline educators for engaging in immoral or unprofessional conduct.
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Social media, electronic communications keep evolving
Marisol Garcia, a mother and the president-elect of the Arizona Education Association, told The Republic in 2019 that her rule for her son's teachers was simple. They shouldn't talk to him after 4:30 p.m. She cautioned teachers then against talking to students online.
Now, Garcia said her 16-year-old has one channel of direct online communication with his teachers: through Microsoft Teams, which is controlled by his school.
One thing it hasn't changed for Garcia is that parents need to be aware of their children's use of social media. She pointed out the challenges parents face with the rapidly evolving platforms on which teachers and students can strike up a dialogue.
The COVID-19 pandemic helped change that scenario even more rapidly as teachers had to adapt to online teaching and learn a new set of skills in the past two years.
Garcia also said that schools are different across the state and often districts serve students from different age groups, which can mean that communication needs also can be different.
Schools should present, discuss and negotiate policies related to social media and electronic communication with educators at the beginning of every school year so that the onus is on everybody, including parents, students, and school employees, she said.
"At a local level, it might be good to negotiate and be part of a really good, healthy social media policy just so everyone's on the same page," Garcia said.
Reach the reporter at rclo@arizonarepublic.com or at 480-267-4703. Follow her on Twitter @renataclo.
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Arizona abortion law: What you need to know if Roe v. Wade is overturned
As we continue to wait for the Supreme Court to issue its decision on abortion rights, many in our communities have questions about what could happen in Arizona if Roe v. Wade is overturned.
We asked our readers to submit their questions about abortion rights in Arizona in an effort to help clarify the confusing political landscape around reproductive justice.
Have a question? What do you want to know about abortion rights in Arizona?
Here are the answers to those questions:
Is abortion legal in Arizona?
Yes, abortion is legal. However, Arizona has a couple of restrictions in place.
The state Legislature has passed laws on when a patient can have the procedure deeming it available up until "viability." That means until the fetus has developed enough where it is able to survive outside the uterus with medical help. This is about 24 to 26 weeks of pregnancy.
A recent law signed by Gov. Doug Ducey in March has added more restrictions on abortion access limiting the procedure to 15 weeks of pregnancy. The bill sponsored by Sen. Nancy Barto, R-Phoenix, will not go into effect until 90 days after the end of the legislative session like most other bills. The legislative session typically ends in June.
How old do you have to be to get an abortion in Arizona?
You must be 18 years old in order to get an abortion in Arizona.
If you are under the age of 18, a parent or legal guardian must give you permission to get an abortion in Arizona. Otherwise, as a minor, you are able to apply for a judicial bypass if this is unavailable.
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Does Arizona have an abortion trigger law?
A "trigger" law is one that is designed to take effect automatically in the event that Roe v. Wade is overturned. There are 13 states that have a law like this on the books: Arkansas, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming.
Notably, Arizona is not one of them.
However, before Roe, the state passed a law in the late 1800s that calls for mandatory prison time for providers who perform the procedure at any point in a pregnancy.
Does the Arizona Constitution protect the right to access an abortion?
The legal argument at the federal level is that the U.S. Constitution does not specify a right to abortion access. The precedent set by Roe v. Wade has long been a pillar for pro-abortion legislation. However, if the Supreme Court strikes it down it would leave the legality of abortions up to state governments.
The Arizona Constitution has a line that reads, "No person shall be disturbed in his private affairs, or his home invaded, without authority of law."
Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic's state politics and issues reporter, has done a lot of reporting to make sense on how local government would respond.
Stern explains, "Lawyers can debate what this means, but it's worth noting that the same people that added this into the Constitution in 1910 also included the anti-abortion law with mandatory prison, and the state had no problems enforcing that law until 1973, despite the privacy clause."
Currently, the state does not have direct language in the Constitution that explicitly protects this right. A group of reproductive justice activists, health care professionals and advocates are pushing to change that during the midterm elections.
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If Roe v. Wade is overturned, will Arizona's old law outlawing abortion become law? Or will the governor's new 15-week abortion ban become law?
It is unclear which law would be the face of abortion law in Arizona.
The current legal landscape on abortion rights in Arizona is full of overlapping laws that restrict access to the procedure. The recent passing of a 15-week ban is just another layer added to the web of anti-abortion laws.
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Stern has been asking legal experts, such as Arizona State University's Paul Bender, to figure out the law of the land. Bender believes the 1864 law would take effect, however, Ducey has stated that the 15-week ban would be law.
"I've also been told that no law will automatically take effect to the extent that it could be enforced immediately, and that legislative lawyers would have to get involved in determining how a Roe reversal in Arizona would play out," Stern explains.
Which Arizona state representative can I call to protest anti-abortion laws?
Anti-abortion laws were passed along party lines with Republican lawmakers being responsible for these restrictions on access. By authoring these laws they are responsible to any change in legality.
Informing yourself on who your district representative is would be a good start. The Arizona Legislature has a tool for folks to find out who that is.
In which states is abortion illegal in 2022?
The only state that has made abortion at any term illegal is Oklahoma.
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed the nation’s toughest anti-abortion law in May, making abortions illegal except in cases of rape or incest reported to law enforcement or to save the life of the mother. The law also allows private citizens to sue anyone who helps a woman get an abortion.
Several states have trigger laws that will put abortion restrictions in place if Roe v. Wade is overturned.
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Is abortion legal in Mexico?
Last year the Supreme Court in Mexico ruled that abortion would no longer be a crime in the country. The decriminalization of abortion bars people from being jailed for having the procedure.
This has prompted states to lift local restrictions and legalize it, like Baja California, Baja California Sur, Colima, Mexico City, Oaxaca and Coahuila, where the case for the Supreme Court originated.
The state bordering Arizona, Sonora, has some of the most restrictive laws in place on abortion access. The only exceptions made are in cases of rape or health risk up to 12 weeks of pregnancy.
Are taxpayers still paying for abortions?
Arizona taxpayers almost never pay for abortions. The rare instances in which state money is used are when attempting to save the mother's life.
During 2020, 13,273 abortions were performed in Arizona. Of those, only three were paid for by the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System or AHCCCS, which is the state's Medicaid agency, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services' 2020 Abortion Report.
Stephanie Innes, a health reporter for The Republic, explains that health plans that use public money only cover abortions in very specific instances.
"Health plans offered in the state’s health exchange under the Affordable Care Act can only cover abortion in cases of life endangerment or severely compromised physical health" she said.
This also applies to public employees and how their health insurance covers abortions.
The road ahead as we wait for the Supreme Court to hand down its decision will be bumpy. The Republic is committed to helping you make sense of it all.
In order to stay on top of what's going on and how it affects our communities follow Ray Stern and Stephanie Ines as they work to answer our readers questions.
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Need a job? Surprise hosting job fair with 17 West Valley employers
Surprise will hold a job fair on June 30 with 17 West Valley employers who are seeking to fill positions in such areas as retail, warehousing, security and government.
The hiring event will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Northwest Regional Library, 16089 N. Bullard Ave.
Attendees must sign up ahead of time at azjobconnection.gov. On the day of the job fair, job candidates should bring several copies of their resume and dress for on-site interviews.
The event is hosted by Surprise in partnership with Arizona@Work, a statewide network for recruiting employees in a number of industries.
Arizona@Work hosts monthly hiring events as well as workshops to teach interview skills, understanding LinkedIn and more.
The hiring event also will feature nonprofit positions and apprenticeship programs.
The full list of the employers at the job fair includes:
City of Surprise
Protech Staffing
Sun Health
Home Instead
Fry's
Walmart
Mark Anthony Brewing
Benevilla
Gladiator Iron Workers
VetLink
Superior Court Law Library/PACS/AmeriCorps
Stronger Together
Veteran Security
Taylor Farms
State of Arizona
Dysart Unified School District
Arizona Coalition for Military Families
Reach the reporter at endia.fontanez@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter at @EndiaRain.
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ABILENE, Texas — UPDATE (7:32 p.m. Wednesday):
APD: The 13-year-old male driver of the stolen vehicle in this fatal crash was released from the hospital this evening. He was immediately taken to the police department and interviewed. He has been charged with theft of property, evading arrest, directive to apprehend and murder. He was transported to the Taylor County Juvenile Detention Center.
The 14-year-old male was transported to a Lubbock hospital for treatment of burns to his body. The 15-year-old male was treated at Hendrick Medical Center for non-life-threatening injuries.
After further investigation, traffic investigators determined the 13-year-old deceased was not ejected in the crash as was originally reported.
The names of the individuals will be withheld due to their ages. This investigation is ongoing.
ORIGINAL STORY:
A 13-year-old boy died early Wednesday morning after being ejected from a car that crashed into a traffic pole. Abilene Police say the car was stolen earlier Wednesday morning.
The APD's Traffic Division is investigating the fatal crash involving the stolen car and four teenagers, one of whom died after being taken to the hospital.
At 3:09 a.m. Wednesday, a 2018 Audi S5 coupe was reported to have been involved in a crash by the car’s Bosch system (similar to OnStar), which showed the crash was in the 1300 block of Ross Avenue, but responding officers were unable to find the car.
At approximately 3:40 a.m., a concerned parent reported their son and others were livestreaming on social media in a stolen Audi. It was believed the teens were headed to the Dallas area.
At approximately 3:50 a.m., the owner of the stolen Audi called to report his car missing from his home on Highland Avenue.
At approximately 3:57 a.m., the Callahan County Sheriff’s Office reported a theft at a Clyde convenience store, where it was believed the teens in the stolen Audi were involved. At that time, the last known direction of travel was westbound towards Abilene.
At approximately 4:07 a.m., Abilene Police officers found the occupied car at a north side hotel near Highway 351 and Interstate 20. The car hit an unoccupied patrol vehicle. A second officer at the scene activated the vehicle’s emergency lights in an attempt to stop the stolen car. The driver did not stop and left the hotel's parking lot, going westbound on Highway 351 toward Ambler Avenue.
Officers did not actively chase the stolen car, which was reportedly last seen westbound on Ambler Avenue.
At approximately 4:09 a.m., the Audi was involved in a major vehicle crash at the intersection of Ambler Avenue and Treadaway Boulevard. The car was reportedly traveling at a high rate of speed when it crashed - hitting a traffic pole.
The officers and MetroCare, who were nearby, immediately started rendering aid, extracting the injured and fire suppression.
The APD said there were four teenagers in the car:
• 13-year-old boy, who was driving the vehicle
• 13-year-old boy, who died after being ejected from the vehicle (reported runaway)
• 14-year-old boy
• 15-year-old boy (reported runaway)
The 13-year-old driver of the stolen car faces multiple felony charges and the APD said there may be other charges related to the incident, pending the ongoing investigation.
Anyone with information is urged to contact the department’s Investigations Bureau at 325-676-6610.
The Abilene Independent School District released a statement Wednesday morning regarding the death of one of its students:
"The Abilene ISD Family is incredibly saddened by the death of one of our students who passed away early this morning in an off-campus accident. Our deepest condolences go out to this student’s family and friends. Our thoughts and prayers are also with the families and friends of three other students who were injured in this accident.
Abilene ISD crisis response staff and guidance counselors will be available to provide support to those affected by this tragedy at two summer school campuses, Clack and Craig middle schools, until 3:00 p.m. today and tomorrow. We also encourage our parents to take this opportunity to support and talk with your students about what happened and to listen to feelings they may have.
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INDIANAPOLIS — Wheeler Mission and Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana are taking care of many more people during the heat of the summer, despite inflation costs.
Wheeler Mission Center for Women and Children always anticipates more guests in the extreme heat or extreme cold. When 13News visited, only two rooms were available out of 30.
"Six people have already called today for family shelter. So I, at this point, do not have enough rooms to help the guests that are already calling," said Bethany LaRocco, director of family services at Wheeler Mission Center for Women and Children.
Some calls are from people living in their vehicle, realizing it was no longer a safe idea in the heat.
With kids out of school, more families will need help.
"Sometime that puts a strain on a family that maybe already has a lot of family members living in the home, and so they find themselves needing shelter as well," LaRocco said. "So, these are things that we can predict and project and be prepared for. I don't think anybody was prepared for the heat that we hit this summer. I think we're just trying to take it day by day and trying to make sure everyone has water, and we offer shelter to as many people as we can at this point in time."
Thanks to daily donations, inflation has not affected the nonprofit.
However, inflation prices are creating long lines for families at Gleaners Food Bank in the 21 counties they serve each day. Gleaners has seen a 40% increase in costs related to food prices, fuel and utilities. It has multiple semis delivering meals to those food banks.
"When you're spending over $100,000 to fill a fuel tank here per fill-up, that's 800,000 meals. Every dollar of expense here is eight meals we can't provide," said John Elliott, president and CEO of Gleaners Food Bank.
At the height of the pandemic, the number of families coming through Gleaners increased by 137%. Now, more recently, it is helping to fill the gap that was created by federal food subsidies and school meal programs ending.
Water is currently Wheeler Mission's big need. Additionally, meat has been the constant problem for Gleaners. For the first time, it hasn't received any poultry donations at all.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – A 19-year-old was shot and killed early Thursday in Daytona Beach, according to police.
The fatal shooting was reported just before 2 a.m. near Forest Glen Boulevard and Oak Tree Circle.
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The victim was shot multiple times, according to police, who said there’s no information about the suspected shooter.
No other details have been released.
A homicide investigation is underway.
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