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LAKELAND, Fla. – As Pfizer’s and Moderna’s lower-dose COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5 are rolled out across the U.S., Lakeland-based supermarket chain Publix confirmed this week that it is not administering the shots to that age group “at this time,” offering little explanation.
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When asked by News 6 and Twitter users, Publix did not provide a reason for the decision, only saying the vaccine is not available for young children.
Publix is not administering the COVID vaccine to individuals under 5 years of age at this time.
Publix Media Relations
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention over the weekend approved giving the shots to children as young as six months old, but Publix is far from the only major Florida pharmacy enrolled in the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program that is not currently giving COVID-19 vaccines to children that small. In fact, among the pharmacies to return inquiries from News 6, none of them are.
On Tuesday, CVS Health opened appointments for children 18 months through 4 years old, but for Publix, Sam’s Club, Walgreens, Walmart and Winn-Dixie, the latter four offer vaccinations for children only as young as 3 years old.
Publix is not administering the COVID vaccine to individuals under 5 years of age at this time. We suggest that
— PublixHelps (@PublixHelps) June 21, 2022
customers speak with pediatrician’s
offices, community health centers,
children’s hospitals, and public health
clinics for availability at this time. --Cheyanne
As Publix suggested Tuesday in the above reply, those wishing to get a COVID-19 vaccine for a child younger than 5 years old could also look for participating community health centers on the official Health Resources and Services Administration website.
Florida lawmakers on Wednesday addressed a letter to Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo urging the governor’s administration and the state health department to “change course immediately” on their stance against helping distribute the lower-dose vaccines using state resources, as well as to cease spreading “disinformation about the safety and efficacy of vaccines, confusing parents and jeopardizing the health of their kids.”
Parents of young children have been eagerly awaiting this authorization, & the DeSantis Administration’s response to this recent advancement has caused unnecessary confusion among parents & providers & threatened the health of over one million kids across the state. pic.twitter.com/fJU5CnnIof
— Rep. Lois Frankel (@RepLoisFrankel) June 22, 2022
A Florida Department of Health spokesperson told News 6 ahead of the rollout that doctors could still order the vaccines in spite of the state’s belief that “healthy children” may not benefit from it, pointing to the Florida Department of Health’s pediatric COVID-19 vaccine guidance.
However, the department in that document only recommended against vaccines for “healthy children aged 5 to 17.” As seen on the FDOH website, it has not yet made the same recommendation against the shots for children under 5:
The currently available evidence on COVID-19 vaccines for children ages 6 months to 5 years is inadequate for assessing risks and benefits.
Florida Department of Health | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/23/publix-not-offering-covid-19-vaccine-to-children-under-5-at-this-time/ | 2022-06-23T14:26:56 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/23/publix-not-offering-covid-19-vaccine-to-children-under-5-at-this-time/ |
ORLANDO, Fla. – Veg-Fest is coming to Orlando with ample foods, drinks and activities for the whole family on Saturday, according to the organizer.
The event will be hosted by the Orlando Bearded Vegan, whose stated goal is to connect the community to “everything plant-based” by assembling local businesses and vendors at family-friendly events, festivals and markets, according to their Facebook.
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Veg-Fest is expected to have more than 20 vendors offering food, drinks, crafts and art. There will also be live music to enjoy, the organizer said.
Admission to the festival is free, and the event will also be pet-friendly, according to the Orlando Bearded Vegan.
Veg-Fest will be happening from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Persimmon Hollow Brewing Co., located at 227 N Eola Drive, Orlando, FL 32801-2028. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/23/veg-fest-vegan-festival-to-sprout-in-orlando-this-weekend/ | 2022-06-23T14:27:02 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/23/veg-fest-vegan-festival-to-sprout-in-orlando-this-weekend/ |
ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. — A veterans group will hold a retirement ceremony for American flags on Saturday, providing respectful disposal for the distressed Old Glories.
The ceremony will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday in the Brossman Ballroom at Masonic Village in Elizabethtown.
Members of Harrisburg Chapter 76 - National Sojourners, York Camp, Heroes of ’76, in full colonial uniform, will lead the ceremony, which consists of remarks, prayers, a performance of the National Anthem, the burning of distressed American flags, the playing of “Taps” and a three-volley salute.
Residents of Masonic Village and community members, including Elizabethtown American Legion, Elizabethtown Boy/Cub Scouts, Elizabethtown First Responders, ROTC groups and winners of an essay contest, have been invited to participate.
“These flags have become worn in service as an emblem of our Country, in the service of memory and tribute to our honored dead," organizers said in a press release. "From the shot heard ‘round the world,’ on April 19, 1775, at the Battles of Lexington and Concord, to those heroes of today, and in respect to events honored by our National Holidays.”
The National Sojourners are a Masonic organization of military members, which aims to foster appreciation of the American heritage of freedom of life, liberty, religion and free expression.
Heroes of ’76 and York Camp are affiliate auxiliary organizations of the National Sojourners. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/lancaster-county/american-flag-retirement-masonic-village-elizabeethtown/521-3b7f074b-2121-4cce-93dd-74750a00afae | 2022-06-23T14:28:03 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/lancaster-county/american-flag-retirement-masonic-village-elizabeethtown/521-3b7f074b-2121-4cce-93dd-74750a00afae |
YORK, Pa. — It's been nearly 50 years since the landmark United States Supreme Court ruling Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that has served as a nationwide guarantee to abortion access. Now, the Supreme Court is set to decide whether to curb abortion rights when it rules on the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization case. It centers on Mississippi law that bans all abortion past 15 weeks, except in very limited medical circumstances.
Planned Parenthood believes the country is at a crisis point for abortion access, while the Pennsylvania Pro-life Federation believes the potential overturn of Roe V. Wade is a promising development.
Planned Parenthood believes if the court overturns Roe v. Wade it will lead to devastating and dangerous outcomes for people who are pregnant across the nation.
"It's deeply upsetting and quite frankly we're in rage as well. People are going to be harmed by this decision there's no doubt, and never before has the supreme court taken away a constitutional right that has been guaranteed for almost 50 years," said Melissa Reed, the President & CEO of Planned Parenthood Keystone.
Reed adds that some states surrounding Pennsylvania will possibly ban abortion if Roe v. Wade is overturned, so they will be expecting an additional 8,500 people a year from neighboring states seeking abortion access.
On the other hand, the Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation believes overturning Roe v. Wade will return decisions about abortion to the states. That way, people can decide on abortion policies through their elected officials.
"A pre-born child should have rights under the Pennsylvania constitution and under the us Constitution and I'm very hopeful that there will be a day when all children are protected under the law," said Maria Gallagher, the Legislative Director at the Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation.
Planned parenthood says they expect about 26 states to ban abortion. Around 73 million abortions take place worldwide each year according to the World Health Organization.
The Supreme Court breaks for summer soon and is expected to release the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health prior to the break. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/two-organizations-discuss-impact-if-roe-v-wade-is-overturned-abortion-supreme-court-decision/521-d2855517-d33b-4c1b-939f-864043766a13 | 2022-06-23T14:28:09 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/two-organizations-discuss-impact-if-roe-v-wade-is-overturned-abortion-supreme-court-decision/521-d2855517-d33b-4c1b-939f-864043766a13 |
People who were injured and the families of people who died when a Standing Rock Reservation road washed away are appealing a federal judge’s dismissal of their wrongful death lawsuit against tribal and federal officials.
The plaintiffs maintain the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs knew about the poor condition of the culvert under the road and had a duty to warn travelers of the danger. Attorney Tim Purdon argues further in a brief to the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that two cases cited by the judge who dismissed the lawsuit are different from the case at hand and “should not be extended beyond their own facts.”
Trudy Peterson, 60, and Jim VanderWal, 65, both of Mobridge, South Dakota, died when their vehicles drove into the chasm on BIA Road 3 -- known locally as the Kenel Road -- in the dark, early morning hours of July 9, 2019. Their families and two other men who were injured in the washout filed a lawsuit for wrongful death, personal injury and personal damage. The suit made 11 claims and sought $10 million in damages.
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Overnight rains of 7 inches scoured away at the culvert, which had been designated for replacement several years before the washout. It was bowing but not considered dangerous, a tribal official said at the time.
Purdon said in the suit that the BIA had adopted road maintenance standards from the transportation departments of North Dakota and South Dakota, which he said included inspection, maintenance and signage requirements. He argued that the washout could have been avoided if the BIA had adhered to those standards.
U.S. District Judge Daniel Hovland in March dismissed the suit, saying the BIA and Standing Rock Sioux Tribe had the discretion to determine when, where and how to perform road maintenance, and as such were shielded from liability. Hovland in dismissing the suit also said the rule exempting the bureau from liability was “extremely unfair,” and "is in dire need of correction.”
Purdon in a brief filed Thursday asks the 8th Circuit to reverse Hovland’s order. The issue, he says, is whether the BIA’s failure to provide warning “was an exercise of judgment or choice based on considerations of public policy sufficient to establish immunity."
Purdon disagreed with Hovland’s use of precedent set by two cases in which the bureau did not place warning signs but was cleared of liability -- one pertaining to a fatal crash on a washboard road maintained by the BIA, the other to a drowning on a lake the BIA was aerating to prevent it from freezing.
The failing culvert on the Kenel Road was different because the BIA had known since 2014 that it was failing and posed “a grave hidden hazard” to travelers, according to Purdon.
“Yet (the BIA) failed to warn of this lurking danger, even as it worsened over a period of five years,” he said.
BIA attorneys have 30 days to respond to the appeal. Purdon can then reply to the response. He said he expects oral arguments to take place sometime in the fall.
Joshua Dos Santos, listed in court documents as the attorney representing the U.S. Justice Department, did not immediately respond to a Tribune request for comment.
Reach Travis Svihovec at 701-250-8260 or Travis.Svihovec@bismarcktribune.com | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/appeal-filed-in-bia-road-washout-lawsuit/article_110f1a44-f179-11ec-b2b2-13d235a9956b.html | 2022-06-23T14:28:14 | 0 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/appeal-filed-in-bia-road-washout-lawsuit/article_110f1a44-f179-11ec-b2b2-13d235a9956b.html |
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FORNEY, Texas — In a few weeks, Brooklynn Hollaman will dig through her closet, looking for clothes to wear on her first day of 10th grade. But this fall, the Forney High School sophomore will have to limit what she can and can't put on.
Forney Independent School District announced updates to the dress code for the 2022 to 2023 school year. The district has a 7-page document detailing the entire dress code, but there are two significant changes.
Students can no longer wear clothing with hoods inside, including hoodies, jackets and coats. Dresses, skirts and skorts can no longer be worn by 5th graders or older. Preschoolers through 4th graders can still wear the latter.
In a statement, Forney ISD writes, "The use of a school dress code is established to improve student self-esteem, bridge socio-economic differences among students, and promote positive behavior, thereby enhancing school safety and improving the learning environment."
Students like Hollaman aren't okay with the changes.
"I think people should be able to wear them as long as they're appropriate," she said.
Hollaman wants hoodies to be able to be worn, as long as the hood is down and the logos are appropriate. She said dresses, skirts and skorts should be allowed as long as the length is appropriate too.
She believes this is more of a disciplinary problem for the students who aren't following the rules, and doesn't believe the rest of her classmates should be punished with a new dress code.
This week, she started a petition. Within two days, she gathered more than 2,300 signatures against the new dress code, and the number of supporters is growing.
Her parents, Amy and Derick Hollaman support their daughter.
Derick Hollaman said he spoke to the district on Tuesday to find out why the dress code is changing.
He said, "I was told that basically hoodies were a safety issue, that kids wouldn't take the hoods off their head. [...] When I asked regarding the dresses, I was told that they were trying to teach professionalism."
The Hollaman family disagrees with the reasoning they were given.
"I don't think this extra dress code is going to help the situation at all," said Amy Hollaman.
Brooklyn plans to present the petition to the school board on Monday, hoping they will revert the dress code back to what it was the previous school year.
The Forney ISD superintendent was not available for an interview by the time of this publication. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/forney-isd-student-creates-petition-to-stop-dress-code-changes/287-620102eb-e247-4631-981f-743d074fb496 | 2022-06-23T14:32:19 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/forney-isd-student-creates-petition-to-stop-dress-code-changes/287-620102eb-e247-4631-981f-743d074fb496 |
SAN ANTONIO — Court documents are revealing new information about the two people arrested on arson charges related to fires in east San Antonio.
Arrest affidavits make no connection between the two suspects or the two different fires.
In the most recent fire, on May 21 in the 900 block of East Crockett, a San Antonio Fire Department Arson detective wrote that 37-year-old Cruz Rivas was caught on three different surveillance cameras in the area at the time of the fire.
The affidavit states one witness provided video of Cruz tossing a backpack over a perimeter fence and then disappearing into the property by jumping the fence. The affidavit claims the man jumped the fence at 8:11 a.m., and by 9:09 a.m., smoke can be seen pouring from the two-story wood framed home.
San Antonio Police Officers who work the east side reviewed the video evidence and were able to give arson investigators enough identifying information to arrest Cruz, who they said had been in jail on unrelated charges from May 6 through May 16. Jail records indicate Cruz was released on a $500 bond on a burglary charge.
Even though online court records indicate he is still awaiting trial on previous charges, Cruz is once again eligible for release. Cruz is now being held on a bond of $75,000.
The court document lists a home address for Cruz on Alabama Street that is about one mile from the East Crockett fire, and near numerous other fire scenes that plagued east San Antonio over the past few months.
With regard to another one of those fires, an Arson investigator prepared an affidavit for arrest that states a 34-year-old homeless woman is responsible for a series of small fires at the old Friedrich complex on March 15.
Court records indicate Kathryn Bassignana was arrested and charged with Arson on April 28, almost two months ago.
Bassignana remains jailed on a $40,000 bond.
The affidavit related to her arrest states in the early morning hours before the Friedrich fire, an arson investigator saw Bassignana in the area, got her identifying information and talked with her about the fires in the area. Additionally, a witness told investigators he knew Bassignana ignited the fires to illuminate the area in the building to see her way around, and access her belongings.
Neighbors of the long-abandoned structure have complained for years that the block-long compound is a magnet that attracts people in search of shelter.
With regard to other recent fires in the area, a fire department spokesman would only say that the investigation is ongoing. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/new-details-east-san-antonio-texas-arson-cases/273-14f41f8f-e5af-47e5-bf90-437ec8210138 | 2022-06-23T14:32:26 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/new-details-east-san-antonio-texas-arson-cases/273-14f41f8f-e5af-47e5-bf90-437ec8210138 |
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.kens5.com/article/news/local/update-abilene-pd-provides-new-information-on-fatal-crash-involving-teens/504-fd9f4edd-23bb-4c2d-9d4e-a5d823140d71 | 2022-06-23T14:32:32 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/update-abilene-pd-provides-new-information-on-fatal-crash-involving-teens/504-fd9f4edd-23bb-4c2d-9d4e-a5d823140d71 |
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.kens5.com/article/news/local/yanni-nikopoulos-and-dale-jones-missing-after-sailing-trip-to-portugal/291-8f657429-7d13-4563-be78-375b1b28a5f7 | 2022-06-23T14:32:38 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/yanni-nikopoulos-and-dale-jones-missing-after-sailing-trip-to-portugal/291-8f657429-7d13-4563-be78-375b1b28a5f7 |
Since the first successful English colony settled in Jamestown in 1607, flows of immigrants have arrived on American shores seeking a new life. From Irish immigrants fleeing famine to Chinese immigrants settling in California during the Gold Rush, more than 86 million people legally immigrated to the United States between 1783 and 2019.
There have been four major waves of immigration to the U.S., beginning with settlers from northern and western Europe seeking land on the frontier from 1820 to 1880. The immigrants counted in the 1900 Census hailed primarily from southern and eastern Europe, drawn by the call of industrialization in America. At the advent of the era of world wars, there was a dearth of immigration, but after 1965, individuals from Asia and Latin America began to move to the U.S. in droves.
Though the national immigrant population today and in 1900 is comparable by percentage, hovering around 14% of the overall U.S. population, the raw population tells a different story. Today, the U.S. is home to 44.7 million immigrants, whereas that number was just shy of 10.5 million at the time of the 1900 Census. Stacker compiled a list of the largest sources of immigrants in Texas in 1900 by transcribing a previously untranscribed dataset from the U.S. Census Bureau. Countries are ranked by total residents who were born in that country.
Immigration to the U.S. was handled at the state level prior to 1890, with each state government designating its own processes and checkpoints. New York originally used Castle Garden (now Castle Clinton) as its immigration processing hub, but within a few decades realized that a massive influx of immigrants necessitated a larger venue. Ellis Island opened on Jan. 1, 1892, to the first of more than 12 million individuals who entered the U.S. through its doors.
Keep reading to find out more about the historical immigrant community in your home state or explore the data on your own on our site, GitHub, or data.world.
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#1. Mexico
Texas
– Number of residents: 71,062
– Percent of foreign born residents: 39.62%
– Percent of total state population: 2.33%
National
– Number of residents: 103,445
– Percent of foreign born residents: 0.99%
– #19 most common country of origin
#2. Germany
Texas
– Number of residents: 48,295
– Percent of foreign born residents: 26.93%
– Percent of total state population: 1.58%
National
– Number of residents: 2,669,164
– Percent of foreign born residents: 25.52%
– #1 most common country of origin
#3. Bohemia
Texas
– Number of residents: 9,204
– Percent of foreign born residents: 5.13%
– Percent of total state population: 0.30%
National
– Number of residents: 156,999
– Percent of foreign born residents: 1.50%
– #12 most common country of origin
#4. England
Texas
– Number of residents: 8,213
– Percent of foreign born residents: 4.58%
– Percent of total state population: 0.27%
National
– Number of residents: 843,491
– Percent of foreign born residents: 8.06%
– #4 most common country of origin
#5. Austria
Texas
– Number of residents: 6,870
– Percent of foreign born residents: 3.83%
– Percent of total state population: 0.23%
National
– Number of residents: 276,702
– Percent of foreign born residents: 2.65%
– #10 most common country of origin
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#6. Ireland
Texas
– Number of residents: 6,173
– Percent of foreign born residents: 3.44%
– Percent of total state population: 0.20%
National
– Number of residents: 1,619,409
– Percent of foreign born residents: 15.48%
– #2 most common country of origin
#7. Sweden
Texas
– Number of residents: 4,388
– Percent of foreign born residents: 2.45%
– Percent of total state population: 0.14%
National
– Number of residents: 574,625
– Percent of foreign born residents: 5.49%
– #5 most common country of origin
#8. Italy
Texas
– Number of residents: 3,942
– Percent of foreign born residents: 2.20%
– Percent of total state population: 0.13%
National
– Number of residents: 484,703
– Percent of foreign born residents: 4.63%
– #6 most common country of origin
#9. Poland
Texas
– Number of residents: 3,848
– Percent of foreign born residents: 2.15%
– Percent of total state population: 0.13%
National
– Number of residents: 383,595
– Percent of foreign born residents: 3.67%
– #8 most common country of origin
#10. Canada
Texas
– Number of residents: 2,940
– Percent of foreign born residents: 1.64%
– Percent of total state population: 0.10%
National
– Number of residents: 1,183,225
– Percent of foreign born residents: 11.31%
– #3 most common country of origin
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#11. Russia
Texas
– Number of residents: 2,259
– Percent of foreign born residents: 1.26%
– Percent of total state population: 0.07%
National
– Number of residents: 424,372
– Percent of foreign born residents: 4.06%
– #7 most common country of origin
#12. France
Texas
– Number of residents: 2,025
– Percent of foreign born residents: 1.13%
– Percent of total state population: 0.07%
National
– Number of residents: 104,534
– Percent of foreign born residents: 1.00%
– #18 most common country of origin
#13. Scotland
Texas
– Number of residents: 1,952
– Percent of foreign born residents: 1.09%
– Percent of total state population: 0.06%
National
– Number of residents: 234,699
– Percent of foreign born residents: 2.24%
– #11 most common country of origin
#14. Norway
Texas
– Number of residents: 1,856
– Percent of foreign born residents: 1.03%
– Percent of total state population: 0.06%
National
– Number of residents: 338,426
– Percent of foreign born residents: 3.24%
– #9 most common country of origin
#15. Switzerland
Texas
– Number of residents: 1,709
– Percent of foreign born residents: 0.95%
– Percent of total state population: 0.06%
National
– Number of residents: 115,959
– Percent of foreign born residents: 1.11%
– #15 most common country of origin
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#16. Denmark
Texas
– Number of residents: 1,089
– Percent of foreign born residents: 0.61%
– Percent of total state population: 0.04%
National
– Number of residents: 154,616
– Percent of foreign born residents: 1.48%
– #13 most common country of origin
#17. China
Texas
– Number of residents: 767
– Percent of foreign born residents: 0.43%
– Percent of total state population: 0.03%
National
– Number of residents: 106,659
– Percent of foreign born residents: 1.02%
– #16 most common country of origin
#18. Hungary
Texas
– Number of residents: 593
– Percent of foreign born residents: 0.33%
– Percent of total state population: 0.02%
National
– Number of residents: 145,815
– Percent of foreign born residents: 1.39%
– #14 most common country of origin
#19. Asia (except China, Japan, and India)
Texas
– Number of residents: 371
– Percent of foreign born residents: 0.21%
– Percent of total state population: 0.01%
National
– Number of residents: 11,928
– Percent of foreign born residents: 0.11%
– #27 most common country of origin
#20. Wales
Texas
– Number of residents: 313
– Percent of foreign born residents: 0.17%
– Percent of total state population: 0.01%
National
– Number of residents: 93,744
– Percent of foreign born residents: 0.90%
– #20 most common country of origin
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#21. Spain
Texas
– Number of residents: 280
– Percent of foreign born residents: 0.16%
– Percent of total state population: 0.01%
National
– Number of residents: 7,284
– Percent of foreign born residents: 0.07%
– #33 most common country of origin
#22. Holland
Texas
– Number of residents: 262
– Percent of foreign born residents: 0.15%
– Percent of total state population: 0.01%
National
– Number of residents: 105,098
– Percent of foreign born residents: 1.00%
– #17 most common country of origin
#23. Belgium
Texas
– Number of residents: 244
– Percent of foreign born residents: 0.14%
– Percent of total state population: 0.01%
National
– Number of residents: 29,848
– Percent of foreign born residents: 0.29%
– #24 most common country of origin
#24. Turkey
Texas
– Number of residents: 216
– Percent of foreign born residents: 0.12%
– Percent of total state population: 0.01%
National
– Number of residents: 9,949
– Percent of foreign born residents: 0.10%
– #30 most common country of origin
#25. Born at Sea
Texas
– Number of residents: 172
– Percent of foreign born residents: 0.10%
– Percent of total state population: 0.01%
National
– Number of residents: 8,310
– Percent of foreign born residents: 0.08%
– #32 most common country of origin
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#26. Greece
Texas
– Number of residents: 169
– Percent of foreign born residents: 0.09%
– Percent of total state population: 0.01%
National
– Number of residents: 8,655
– Percent of foreign born residents: 0.08%
– #31 most common country of origin
#27. West Indies (except Cuba and Puerto Rico)
Texas
– Number of residents: 164
– Percent of foreign born residents: 0.09%
– Percent of total state population: 0.01%
National
– Number of residents: 14,468
– Percent of foreign born residents: 0.14%
– #26 most common country of origin
#28. Europe (not otherwise specified)
Texas
– Number of residents: 142
– Percent of foreign born residents: 0.08%
– Percent of total state population: 0.00%
National
– Number of residents: 2,272
– Percent of foreign born residents: 0.02%
– #41 most common country of origin
#29. Finland
Texas
– Number of residents: 118
– Percent of foreign born residents: 0.07%
– Percent of total state population: 0.00%
National
– Number of residents: 63,440
– Percent of foreign born residents: 0.61%
– #22 most common country of origin
#30. Australia
Texas
– Number of residents: 105
– Percent of foreign born residents: 0.06%
– Percent of total state population: 0.00%
National
– Number of residents: 7,041
– Percent of foreign born residents: 0.07%
– #34 most common country of origin
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#31. Africa
Texas
– Number of residents: 92
– Percent of foreign born residents: 0.05%
– Percent of total state population: 0.00%
National
– Number of residents: 2,577
– Percent of foreign born residents: 0.02%
– #40 most common country of origin
#32. South America
Texas
– Number of residents: 84
– Percent of foreign born residents: 0.05%
– Percent of total state population: 0.00%
National
– Number of residents: 4,814
– Percent of foreign born residents: 0.05%
– #35 most common country of origin
#33. Cuba
Texas
– Number of residents: 79
– Percent of foreign born residents: 0.04%
– Percent of total state population: 0.00%
National
– Number of residents: 11,159
– Percent of foreign born residents: 0.11%
– #28 most common country of origin
#34. Portugal
Texas
– Number of residents: 62
– Percent of foreign born residents: 0.03%
– Percent of total state population: 0.00%
National
– Number of residents: 37,144
– Percent of foreign born residents: 0.36%
– #23 most common country of origin
#35. Other Countries
Texas
– Number of residents: 59
– Percent of foreign born residents: 0.03%
– Percent of total state population: 0.00%
National
– Number of residents: 2,587
– Percent of foreign born residents: 0.02%
– #39 most common country of origin
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#36. Central America
Texas
– Number of residents: 59
– Percent of foreign born residents: 0.03%
– Percent of total state population: 0.00%
National
– Number of residents: 3,911
– Percent of foreign born residents: 0.04%
– #36 most common country of origin
#37. India
Texas
– Number of residents: 49
– Percent of foreign born residents: 0.03%
– Percent of total state population: 0.00%
National
– Number of residents: 2,069
– Percent of foreign born residents: 0.02%
– #42 most common country of origin
#38. Roumania
Texas
– Number of residents: 45
– Percent of foreign born residents: 0.03%
– Percent of total state population: 0.00%
National
– Number of residents: 15,043
– Percent of foreign born residents: 0.14%
– #25 most common country of origin
#39. Pacific Islands (except Phillipine Islands)
Texas
– Number of residents: 33
– Percent of foreign born residents: 0.02%
– Percent of total state population: 0.00%
National
– Number of residents: 2,659
– Percent of foreign born residents: 0.03%
– #38 most common country of origin
#40. Atlantic Islands
Texas
– Number of residents: 18
– Percent of foreign born residents: 0.01%
– Percent of total state population: 0.00%
National
– Number of residents: 10,955
– Percent of foreign born residents: 0.10%
– #29 most common country of origin
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#41. Luxemburg
Texas
– Number of residents: 16
– Percent of foreign born residents: 0.01%
– Percent of total state population: 0.00%
National
– Number of residents: 3,049
– Percent of foreign born residents: 0.03%
– #37 most common country of origin
#42. Japan
Texas
– Number of residents: 16
– Percent of foreign born residents: 0.01%
– Percent of total state population: 0.00%
National
– Number of residents: 81,590
– Percent of foreign born residents: 0.78%
– #21 most common country of origin | https://cw33.com/news/local/what-texas-immigrant-population-looked-like-in-1900/ | 2022-06-23T14:38:03 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/local/what-texas-immigrant-population-looked-like-in-1900/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — Goldilocks, it’s your time to shine. Just make sure you don’t break into the CW33 studio.
June 23 is National Porridge Day and we are shouting out this ultimate breakfast dish. Similar to oatmeal, porridge is made by boiling grains in water. You can add toppings, spices and seasonings to it to make this meal your own.
NationalToday.com calls this dish, “Rich, flavorful, and thankfully not the ‘breakfast of champions,’ porridge is healthy and wholesome.”
So, if you want to celebrate the day, here are some spots where you can get porridge, according to Yelp:
- Charm Juk
- Malai Kitchen
- Jeng Chi
- Cho Dang Village
- Vietnam Restaurant
- LA Hanbat
- Dumpling House
- Morefan
- Gomonae
- Dal Dong Nae
For more options, visit Yelp. | https://cw33.com/news/local/where-to-get-the-best-porridge-in-dallas-for-national-porridge-day/ | 2022-06-23T14:38:09 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/local/where-to-get-the-best-porridge-in-dallas-for-national-porridge-day/ |
Animal shelters across the country are once again teaming up with NBC and Telemundo stations to find loving homes for pets in need with the Clear The Shelters pet adoption and donation campaign.
The stations’ month-long “Adopt & Donate” effort features virtual pet adoptions and ways to donate online to participating shelters and rescues. The campaign runs from Aug. 1 through Aug. 31, 2022.
What Is Clear The Shelters?
Clear The Shelters is an annual, nationwide pet adoption and shelter donation campaign that is spearheaded by NBCUniversal Local, a division of NBCUniversal. Each year, NBCUniversal Local’s NBC- and Telemundo-owned stations, plus affiliated stations, partner with animal shelters and rescues in their communities to host Clear The Shelters events.
How Did Clear The Shelters Begin?
NBCUniversal Local’s Clear The Shelters campaign was inspired by a 2014 North Texas pet adoption event hosted by NBC 5/KXAS and Telemundo 39/KXTX and dozens of area shelters that resulted in the most adopted pets in one day for North Texas. Since 2015, NBCUniversal Local’s Clear The Shelters pet adoption campaign has resulted in more than a half-million pets finding new homes.
How Can I Adopt a Pet Through Clear The Shelters?
The WeRescue app enables users to browse for adoptable pets in their area by breed, gender, size and other factors using their smartphone. Users can also submit their adoption applications and ask questions directly to shelters through the app.
How Can I Make a Donation to a Local Animal Shelter?
Clear The Shelters features online donations through partners Greater Good Charities and The Animal Rescue Site, which host the fundraising and cover all transaction fees so that 100% of donations go directly to shelters and rescues in need. Online donations can be made to participating shelters or rescues during the campaign at ClearTheSheltersFund.org, which is also accessible via ClearTheShelters.com.
Where Can I Find More Information About Clear The Shelters 2022?
You can find more information about participating animal shelters, rescues and local adoption events on ClearTheShelters.com or the Spanish-language site DesocuparlosAlbergues.com.
You can also follow Clear The Shelters on Twitter and Instagram to stay up-to-date on this year's pet adoption and donation news:
- Twitter @ClearTheShelter
- Instagram: cleartheshelters
- Hashtags: #ClearTheShelters & #DesocuparLosAlbergues | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/clear-the-shelters/clear-the-shelters-2022-what-to-know-to-adopt-and-donate/2998666/ | 2022-06-23T14:38:37 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/clear-the-shelters/clear-the-shelters-2022-what-to-know-to-adopt-and-donate/2998666/ |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregon’s largest indoor golf venue is celebrating the grand opening of a new location in Tigard Friday. And they’re inviting you and your friends to come join the party.
Kohr Harlan went out to Envision Golf with a look at all the cutting edge technology you can use to improve your game. | https://www.koin.com/local/washington-county/kohr-explores-grand-opening-of-oregons-largest-indoor-golf-venue/ | 2022-06-23T14:47:00 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/local/washington-county/kohr-explores-grand-opening-of-oregons-largest-indoor-golf-venue/ |
SURGOINSVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency (TWRA) on Thursday identified a Kingsport man who died in a boating incident on the Holston River Wednesday.
A release stated that Dennis Wayne Jenkins, 51, was found dead face-down in the Holston River following the boating accident. He was reportedly not wearing a lifejacket.
Investigators revealed they found an unoccupied aluminum boat nearby with personal belongings in it near the Christian’s Bend boat ramp. It did not appear to have been involved in a collision.
Jenkins’ body will undergo an autopsy at the Quillen College of Medicine. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/twra-ids-kingsport-man-who-died-in-boating-accident/ | 2022-06-23T14:52:19 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/twra-ids-kingsport-man-who-died-in-boating-accident/ |
PORTLAND, Ore. — TriMet announced it will shift, reduce or cancel some services until operator numbers increase, starting in mid-September. The temporary change will impact 10 bus lines currently seeing low ridership.
Delays, disruptions and lack of service have become commonplace on many TriMet bus and MAX train routes. Tyler Graf, a spokesperson for TriMet, explained it's not an ideal scenario.
"We understand that 15, 30 minutes is actually quite a bit of time [to be delayed] if people are needing to get someplace. That's why we do apologize to all of our riders for the delays they've seen recently," Graf said. "These temporary service reductions are essentially a reality check. Over the last few months, our service has simply not been what it should be. We've had more service scheduled than we've had operators that can provide service."
Beginning September 18, several routes will have temporary service level reductions:
- Cancel two bus lines: 50-Cedar Mill and 92-South Beaverton Express
- Reduce service hours on three low-ridership bus lines to only run buses during peak travel time for high school students: 1-Vermont, 18-Hillside and 26-Thurman/NW 18th
- Weekend service will be canceled on 26-Thurman/NW 18th Ave
- Cancel extra weekday rush-hour trips on three bus lines as peak ridership trends have changed: 8-Jackson Park/NE 15th, 9-Powell Boulevard and 72-Killingsworth/82nd Ave
- Cancel extra trips added during the pandemic for physical distancing on one bus line: 81-Kane/257th
- Reduce frequency on one low-ridership bus line to hourly service: 82-South Gresham
By cutting down on these routes, TriMet hopes to increase schedule reliability, meaning fewer canceled or late buses. Meantime, hiring remains the top priority. Increase base pay and hiring bonuses are still in effect. TriMet has even taken its efforts out of state, recruiting drivers from other places.
"We've seen a big uptick in the number of applicants since the beginning of the year. I think that we are over 1,000 now," Graf said.
Despite the number of people applying, interviewing, hiring and training takes time and resources. For now, expect service levels to remain the same. To keep up with unexpected delays, TriMet urges riders to sign up for service alerts. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/trimet-reducing-service-operator-shortage/283-a0981616-f9a1-4289-b1a6-1ff75d4b10e8 | 2022-06-23T14:57:21 | 1 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/trimet-reducing-service-operator-shortage/283-a0981616-f9a1-4289-b1a6-1ff75d4b10e8 |
BRIDGETON — Police are investigating an attack of a women near the city's raceway on Wednesday.
City police responded to the intersection of Mayor Aitken Drive and Washington Street for the reported robbery around 11:15 a.m. The victim told officers she was approached by the unknown assailant on a mountain bike, police said.
The woman said the man, from behind, forced his T-shirt over her head and around her neck, grabbing her handbag containing items valued at around $40. He then pushed the woman to the ground and fled on his bike eastbound on Washington Street, police said.
The woman refused medical attention, police said.
The woman described the man as a roughly 5-foot, 11-inch Hispanic man wearing gray sweatpants, white shoes, with a light-blue T-shirt.
Anyone with information about the attack is encouraged to contact Bridgeton Police Detective Marna Coyne, at 856-451-0033. Anonymous tips can be shared with the Bridgeton Police Department by visiting bpd.tips, and information shared is anonymous. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/woman-attacked-near-bridgeton-raceway-police-say/article_e3e7c062-f2f3-11ec-a661-5f73b4df9924.html | 2022-06-23T14:57:41 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/woman-attacked-near-bridgeton-raceway-police-say/article_e3e7c062-f2f3-11ec-a661-5f73b4df9924.html |
AVALON — Owen Pricket, with the oath of office issued by borough Mayor Martin Pagliughi, officially became the borough's newest patrolman during Wednesday's Borough Council meeting.
Pricket, a Dennis Township resident born in Somers Point, completed basic training at the Cape May County Police Academy last week, finishing second in his class for physical training
After graduating from Cape May County Technical High School in 2018, Pricket studied criminal justice at Atlantic Cape Community College. He commenced his law-enforcement career in 2021, as a Class II police officer with the borough. He was later hired as a full-time officer in December, the borough said Thursday. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/pricket-sworn-in-as-avalon-patrolman/article_a4026bf2-f2f6-11ec-8ec9-7ffd0fff14bf.html | 2022-06-23T14:57:47 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/pricket-sworn-in-as-avalon-patrolman/article_a4026bf2-f2f6-11ec-8ec9-7ffd0fff14bf.html |
FORT MYERS, Fla. – A Colorado man was killed while trying to walk along US 41 near San Carlos Boulevard Wednesday night, officials said.
Around 9:20 p.m. the 48-year-old man was walking on the left lane of US 41 near the intersection when a driver in a sedan also in the left lane crashed into the man, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The Colorado man was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver, described as a 26-year-old Lehigh Acres man, received minor injuries in the crash.
FHP is continuing to investigate.
No further information was immediately available. | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2022/06/23/man-killed-after-being-hit-by-car-while-walking-on-us-41-in-fort-myers/ | 2022-06-23T14:58:26 | 1 | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2022/06/23/man-killed-after-being-hit-by-car-while-walking-on-us-41-in-fort-myers/ |
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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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Dag Shapshak, co-director of the UAB Comprehensive Snakebite Program, joined the CBS 42 Morning News to talk about the nation’s first program of its kind.
Shapsak said that even though the clinic is local, the program is linked with the Alabama Poison Control Center and can provide follow-up care to any person in the state suffering from a snakebite.
You can watch the full interview in the media player above. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/wach-uab-doctor-talks-new-snakebite-program/ | 2022-06-23T15:07:15 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/wach-uab-doctor-talks-new-snakebite-program/ |
BOISE, Idaho — The Boise Fire and Police departments are investigating a fire that broke out early Thursday morning in a neighborhood off of North Five Mile Road.
Witnesses told KTVB the fire, which was reported at about 3 a.m., left minimal damage to one home on Constantine Avenue, but spread to a house next door. They said the house was empty and was up for sale.
The area where the fire occurred is just east of North Five Mile Road between Fairview Avenue and Ustick Road.
The cause has not yet been determined.
This is a developing story that will be updated when additional information is confirmed.
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A 32-year-old California man is in jail after a traffic stop on Interstate 80 in west Lincoln led deputies to 175 pounds of marijuana, police said in court records.
Gregory Salyers II was traveling east on the interstate when he was stopped a few miles west of the U.S. 77 exit for driving 9 mph over the posted speed limit Tuesday morning, Lancaster County Sheriff's Deputy John Hudec said in the affidavit for the Salyers' arrest.
Salyers II
Courtesy photo
As Hudec contacted Salyers in his 2021 Toyota Highlander, he smelled an "overwhelming odor of raw marijuana" emitting from the SUV, Hudec said in the affidavit.
A search of the vehicle turned up 175 pounds of marijuana in multiple trash and odor-proof bags, Hudec said.
Salyers was arrested on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and taken to the Lancaster County Jail.
He denied he intended to sell or deliver the marijuana, instead claiming it was for personal use, Hudec said.
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Most dangerous cities in Nebraska
Dangerous Cities in Nebraska
See how your hometown ranks among the most dangerous cities in Nebraska. Ratings have been determined according to the number of violent crimes per 1,000 people in cities of at least 10,000, with violent crime being classified as murder, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault. The numbers are for 2019, the most recent year for which the FBI provides data.
6. South Sioux City
With 30 violent crimes in 2019 and a population of 12,771 (the smallest on our list), the city in northeast Nebraska had 2.35 violent crimes per 1,000 people.
Photo: An RV park in South Sioux City on the Missouri River.
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5. Scottsbluff
The city of 15,862 had 53 violent crimes for a rate of 3.34 per 1,000 in 2019.
Photo: Gering Police Officer Jordan McBride talks with Scottsbluff Police Officer Michael Modeac as he puts up crime scene tape at the scene of an armed standoff in Scottsbluff in June 2021.
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4. North Platte
With a population of 23,705 and 89 violent crimes, the city had a rate of 3.75 per 1,000.
Photo: Union Pacific train engines line up outside a service building in North Platte.
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3. Lincoln
The Star City had a population of 291,128 with 1,115 violent crimes, a rate of 3.83 per 1,000.
Photo: Police in Lincoln investigate a shooting near the intersection of 14th and E streets in August 2019.
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2. Grand Island
With a population of 51,821 and 236 violent crimes, the largest of the Tri Cities had a 2019 rate of 4.55 per 1,000 people.
Photo: Grand Island police and State Patrol personnel investigate after a body was found in a Grand Island yard in August 2020.
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1. Omaha
In 2019, the state's largest city at 470,481 people had 2,833 violent crimes for a rate of 6.13 per 1,000.
Photo: Omaha police and University Police guard the entrance to the Nebraska Medicine Emergency room after an Omaha police officer was shot at Westroads Mall in March 2021.
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A note about the numbers
With eight violent crimes in 2019, Boys Town topped the state at 13.82 per 1,000 people, which is a misleading stat because it only had a 2019 population of 579.
Photo: The statue at the entrance to Boys Town. It doesn't take much to skew the numbers.
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The Nebraska Department of Education is seeking applicants for a school safety task force created after last month's shootings in Uvalde, Texas.
The task force "will review current school safety, security, and preparedness practices and identify evidence-based strategies and solutions to ensure Nebraska’s schools remain safe," according to a Wednesday news release.
Sen. Lynne Walz of Fremont asked Nebraska Education Commissioner Matthew Blomstedt to convene the School Safety Task Force last month following the May 24 shootings at Robb Elementary School that left 21 dead, including 19 children.
Blomstedt told the Omaha World-Herald last month that he would work with Walz to include educators, parents and students in the task force.
Those interested can find more information and apply at education.ne.gov .
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Members of a pride color guard perform their routine during the second-ever Star City Pride Parade at the Capitol on Saturday, June 18, 2022. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
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Nebraska freshman guard Callin Hake gets a high five from head women's basketball coach Amy Williams during practice on Thursday, June 15, 2022, at Hendricks Training Complex. GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star
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Former Husker Jordan Larson does a demonstration during a volleyball camp, Wednesday, June 15, 2022, at Kinetic Sports Complex. JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
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Carpet Land’s Caden Cetak (left) slides for home as Judds Brothers’ Chase Blanchard tags him out during the annual Mike Peterson/Coach K Legion tournament championship game Sunday, June 11, 2022, at Den Hartog Field. JAIDEN TRIPI, Journal Star
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The flyover bridge that will connect U.S. 77 to the South Beltway has steel beams laid the entire west to east distance on Wednesday, June 8, 2022. GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star
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A rancher takes a load off while waiting for an auction during the annual Cattlemen’s Ball of Nebraska at the Cass County Fairgrounds on June 4 in Weeping Water. The annual fundraiser moves around the state, and is held in a new location each year.
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North’s Kamden Dusatko (middle) and his teammates celebrate their win over South in the Shrine Bowl on June 4 at Ron and Carol Cope Stadium in Kearney.
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Northern Arizona Chess Center’s (NACC) Summer Chess Academy has returned in person after a few years off due to the pandemic. Students from schools across Flagstaff are attending the three-week camp to strengthen their strategies and make new friends.
NACC resumed holding in-person chess tournaments this December, after a pandemic pause. Among this year's Flagstaff chess accomplishments are the Northern Arizona Chess Championships last month and the Killip Elementary team's April trip to Dallas, Texas to compete in the Middle School Chess Championships (for K-8 students).
A handful of students gathered around a chess strategy board hanging at the front of a Flagstaff Junior Academy classroom on a recent morning for a lesson on opening moves.
They talked through a series of potential strategies as a class, then coach Cortney Reagle reminded them of three principle before they split into pairs to practice on their own boards.
"Pawn center, castle early and knights and bishops out," he told them.
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Elementary students Rylee Branson and Violet were working together to figure out the daily puzzle from Chess.com, which they had set up on their chess board using the template at the front of the classroom.
Violet said the academy was a way to get to play with other people, since “my father can’t play with me at work.”
Rylee added that her favorite part of camp is “that we can play any people that we want...and that we can learn.”
Schools represented by the campers include Sinagua Middle School, the Montessori Charter School of Flagstaff, Killip and Puente de Hozho Elementaries as well as Coconino High School.
Coach Bill Cheney described the academy as “more focused on advanced chess and advanced moves" than the chess camp NACC held before the pandemic. That said, the camp isn't limited to students on a chess team.
“We want to get the top players together, but it's for everybody,” he said. “We teach that when you lose a game you still win, because you learned a lesson.”
The advantage of Chess Academy, Reagle said, is that students are able to spend more time focusing on their skills than the hour a week they get through school clubs.
“Now we have five hours every day for three weeks,” he said. “They can just absorb so much.”
Reagle started playing chess as a senior in high school and began working for NACC as a student at Northern Arizona University. After playing in a few tournaments, he began coaching for Killip in 2018.
“It just stuck,” he said of his involvement in chess. “I couldn’t get enough of it.”
The academy includes students with a variety of skills and grade levels. Lessons, practice time and other activities are designed to challenge students along this range, Reagle said. Two high school students played against the rest of the campers in a round of simultaneous chess the first week, for example.
“It was really fun because the kids got to experience playing someone harder, but then [the high schoolers] got to experience playing eight games at the same time, which is really hard,” he said. “...There’s just so many things you can do with chess. It’s a game where you’re always learning, no matter how good you are.”
Seventh grader Myla Chee said she had been playing chess since second grade. She said what she enjoyed about the game was “having to use your brain to vision or plan or predict what’s going to happen.”
“I’ve learned that you can use your time wisely if you have a clock,” she said. “Also, being able to plan out or calculate all your plays that you want to play out.”
Clocks are one new element the academy had added to its chess games. In timed games, each player begins with a set amount on their timer. This runs down only while that player is making a move and running out of time is a way to lose the game.
“You usually don’t have a lot of time in the tournaments,” Reagle said. “We’re trying to get them to play with less time, so they learn to play faster. They have to think as much as they can, as quickly as they can, which is really useful.”
“I just got interested,” soon-to-be sixth grader Genesis Hobson-Pereyra said of her reasons for attending the chess academy. She said she found “how all the pieces move and what they can do,” most interesting about chess and that the upcoming tournaments were her favorite part of camp.
Both Hobson-Pereyra and rising fifth grader Krillin Branson said they had started competing in kindergarten or first grade.
“I came to chess academy because I love chess,” Branson said. “Also what I found interesting in chess is how the pieces move and the kids and making new friends and going to the tournament.”
Cheney referred to the game as a "universal language."
“I find chess is for everyone of all abilities and people who have all backgrounds and demographics can excel," he said. "….I ask kids three things: do you like to have fun, do you like to travel and do you like to make new friends? If your answer is yes, then you’re a good candidate for chess.”
To register or learn more about the Summer Chess Academy, visit nazchesscenter.org or email chessnacc@gmail.com. | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/education/summer-chess-academy-returns-to-flagstaff/article_75b95720-e814-11ec-acc8-938d15fe351e.html | 2022-06-23T15:30:09 | 0 | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/education/summer-chess-academy-returns-to-flagstaff/article_75b95720-e814-11ec-acc8-938d15fe351e.html |
If this season’s NBA MVP race sent one message, it was this: The impact of international basketball on the league is undeniable.
For the first time in NBA history, all three MVP finalists -- Nikola Jokić, Joel Embiid and Giannis Antetokounmpo -- were foreign players.
The 2022 NBA Draft, set for Thursday at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, will also have an international flair. One potential top-five pick is Arizona’s Bennedict Mathurin, who grew up in Montreal.
“I think teams are seeing success,” said Chris Ebersole, the head of elite basketball development with the NBA. “I think the fact that we have such dynamic and impactful players at the very top of the NBA now from overseas shows that the game is global, and these international players are clearly here to stay.”
The 2021-22 season marked the eighth straight time that opening-night rosters included at least 100 international players. When Jokić won his second consecutive MVP, it made 2021-22 the fourth straight season an international player has captured the award (Antetokounmpo won the other two), a first in the league’s history.
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The NBA has made an effort in recent years to provide multiple camps and programs to help develop international talent, including the NBA Academy and, more specifically, Basketball Without Borders.
The latter is a global basketball development and community outreach program that the NBA and FIBA hold annually. The program, launched in 2001, has staged 62 camps in 39 cities across 30 countries and six continents. It has attracted more than 3,700 players from 133 countries.
“Seeing the best players from every country come to BWB Global in Chicago was fun,” Mathurin told NBA.com. “Every kid’s dream is to play in the NBA, and I got a preview of the players I will play against in the next couple of years.”
Mathurin is a graduate of the NBA Academy and Basketball Without Borders program. He and Christian Koloko are two out of three prospects from the University of Arizona that are expected to be select in the draft. Koloko, a native of Cameroon, was also a participant in the Basketball Without Borders program in 2017.
Mathurin and Koloko are among six international players on Arizona’s roster. Of those six, five have attended a BWB camp.
Seeking out international talent has been a priority for Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd, who served two decades under Gonzaga coach Mark Few and helped attract many of that program’s top overseas players.
In 2020, the Wildcats brought in seven new recruits and all but one had an international background.
The BWB program is seeing a heightened measure of success, with a record number of 10 BWB alumni selected in the 2021 NBA Draft and a record 35 former BWB campers listed among the record 121 international players on opening-night NBA rosters for the 2021-22 season.
“A lot of people are not familiar with how proactive the NBA has been, particularly in the last few years on the basketball development side internationally. … The connection with Arizona is strong. I mean, we had five BWB alums alone on that roster,” Ebersole said.
As the NBA Draft nears, Mathurin is a projected early lottery pick, while Koloko could be a late-first to early second-round selection. With the life-changing event drawing nearer, University of Arizona associate head coach Jack Murphy believes Koloko and Mathurin have skills that will translate to the next level.
“When you’re talking about Christian, you’re talking about his defensive ability,” Murphy said. “His ability to guard almost one through five, he really can defend almost any player out on the court.
“You watch the NBA playoffs going on now, there are so few guys that can be rim protectors and defend on the perimeter effectively. I think Christian is one of those guys that has the opportunity or ability to do that.”
Murphy credited Mathurin’s elite scoring prowess.
“With Ben, there are not many guys walking this earth that could score 20 a game in the NBA,” he said. “I’m not saying Ben will walk in scoring 20 a game, but he has that upside. He could be that type of scorer in the NBA.”
Koloko and Mathurin are continuing the ever-growing trend of success within the thriving international pipeline of players. With many of the top players in the league coming from counties outside the U.S., college basketball recruiters have taken notice.
“I think that you’re going to see upper echelon teams in college spend more time overseas and do the legwork,” Murphy said. “Every year, trying to recruit the top international players will get more and more competitive. You see the talent these guys are bringing to college basketball and the pros and the success that teams are having with them.” | https://azdailysun.com/sports/local/international-call-arizona-s-mathurin-koloko-symbolic-of-talent-pool-in-nba-draft/article_616c201a-f1c2-11ec-89bb-57763cde1d38.html | 2022-06-23T15:30:15 | 0 | https://azdailysun.com/sports/local/international-call-arizona-s-mathurin-koloko-symbolic-of-talent-pool-in-nba-draft/article_616c201a-f1c2-11ec-89bb-57763cde1d38.html |
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Three bicyclists were left with serious injuries after crashing into a car turning into their path Thursday morning in East Lake, Florida Highway Patrol reports.
The bicyclists, all between the ages of 61-65, were traveling northbound on East Lake Road in a designated bike lane approaching the intersection of Trinity Boulevard.
At the same time, a 16-year-old driving a sedan was stopped in a left-turn lane at the intersection.
The car then made the left turn, driving into the path of the tandem bike and normal bike, FHP reports. The agency says both bikes crashed into the right side of the car.
All three bicyclists suffered serious injuries and were taken to the hospital. The teen driver was not injured. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/bicyclists-seriously-injured-crash-pinellas-county/67-b29d8d22-7c54-4b26-9197-52786ab1c476 | 2022-06-23T15:32:50 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/bicyclists-seriously-injured-crash-pinellas-county/67-b29d8d22-7c54-4b26-9197-52786ab1c476 |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – PBS Kansas officially opened a new building on Wednesday. The new facility is off of 29th and Webb Road in northeast Wichita.
The new building is much bigger than the station’s previous building at 21st Street and Waco. It contains state-of-the-art technology and large studios.
“You can bring in the ballet, symphony, musical groups. You can have a live cabaret production in the studio and do all kinds of wonderful things,” Victor Hogstrom, CEO and president of PBS Kansas.
There is even a children’s education and discovery center inside.
The center has a miniature KSN Storm Track 3 Weather Center with a life-size cutout of KSN Chief Meteorologist Lisa Teachman, where kids can learn about science and the weather. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/pbs-kansas-holds-ribbon-cutting-for-new-building/ | 2022-06-23T15:32:51 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/pbs-kansas-holds-ribbon-cutting-for-new-building/ |
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Richmond police have identified the man shot to death in the Carver neighborhood last week.
Around 7:47 a.m. on June 13, Eric Barbour, 32, of Richmond, was found by officers in the 1200 block of West Moore Street. He was pronounced dead on the scene.
Anyone with information about this homicide is asked to call Major Crimes Detective J. Crewell (804) 646-5324 or contact Crime Stoppers at (804) 780-1000. The P3 Tips Crime Stoppers app for smartphones also may be used. All Crime Stoppers reporting methods are anonymous.
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The new Huguenot High School in Richmond opened in 2014 at a cost of $62.2 million and replaced the existing high school which has been in operation for almost 50 years.
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Students from Open High School participated in the international School Strike for Climate walkout on Friday, March 15, 2019.
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ABOVE: The roof of an apartment building in the 800 block of North Arthur Ashe Boulevard was ripped off during a storm on Wednesday afternoon.
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Roofing Innovations employees climb to the roof top of an apartment building in the 800 block of North Arthur Ashe Boulevard to install a temporary roof. The building’s roof was ripped off during a storm Wednesday afternoon.
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A large tree fell on a house on Swan Drive after a thunderstorm on Wednesday in North Chesterfield.
Three Richmond Public Schools are closed Thursday after severe storms took out the building's power.
A Wednesday afternoon storm barreled its way through the Richmond area, resulting in winds up to 60 mph and leaving 60,000 Dominion Energy customers without power.
The three high schools Huguenot, Open and Thomas Jefferson are closed to students and staff.
"We will notify families later today regarding the status of these schools opening tomorrow, Friday, June 24," a division news release states.
Friday is the last day of school for all RPS students.
PHOTOS: Damage from Wednesday's thunderstorm in Richmond
Of the 15 public colleges in Virginia, 10 are planning to raise tuition. "Our families, especially middle-class families, are just feeling the pressure right now with rising costs."
It's unclear what the innovation center will look like, other than it will train future workers, make sure they have the job skills they need and help build wealth for students of historically Black colleges and universities.
Focal points for Chesterfield Schools' infrastructure plan is five new or rebuilt elementary schools, three new or rebuilt middle schools and one new high school.
The new Huguenot High School in Richmond opened in 2014 at a cost of $62.2 million and replaced the existing high school which has been in operation for almost 50 years.
Roofing Innovations employees climb to the roof top of an apartment building in the 800 block of North Arthur Ashe Boulevard to install a temporary roof. The building’s roof was ripped off during a storm Wednesday afternoon. | https://richmond.com/news/local/education/three-richmond-high-schools-closed-thursday-due-to-lack-of-power-after-storm/article_200c9ff0-bb9f-5bee-833e-7d191edee0bd.html | 2022-06-23T15:44:59 | 1 | https://richmond.com/news/local/education/three-richmond-high-schools-closed-thursday-due-to-lack-of-power-after-storm/article_200c9ff0-bb9f-5bee-833e-7d191edee0bd.html |
TEMPLE, Texas — Temple police shutdown southbound I-35 Thursday morning while officers spoke with a man standing on the edge of the Adams Ave. overpass.
The traffic was backed up starting at around Nugent Ave., according to a 6 News crew on the scene. Police said they were directing traffic to Loop 363.
Police said they called the man's brother to come speak with him.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information is available. | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/i-35-southbound-closed-through-temple-as-police-speak-with-man-standing-on-edge-of-adams-ave-overpass/500-64056870-5d55-4fa3-8072-b08e31fa051b | 2022-06-23T15:45:23 | 0 | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/i-35-southbound-closed-through-temple-as-police-speak-with-man-standing-on-edge-of-adams-ave-overpass/500-64056870-5d55-4fa3-8072-b08e31fa051b |
ROGERS, Ark. — Rogers will soon get its first aquarium, The Blue Zoo Aquarium, in Pinnacle Hills Promenade.
“We are looking for a September timeline, obviously, if you talk to any business right, they’ll tell you how hard it is to get the supplies in and get things put together in time,” said Blue Zoo Aquarium Founder, Wesley Haws.
The 22,000 square foot, $3.5 million projects will feature a fish petting zoo, a diving experience with sharks, a bird, butterfly and reptile exhibit amongst other things.
“Interactive water tables and games and a lot of opportunities to feed and interact with animals as well,” Haws said.
Currently, the Blue Zoo Aquarium has four locations. The Rogers location would be their fifth location. Haws says he chose Northwest Arkansas for several reasons. Looking at places with a metropolitan of one million people that did not have an aquarium. However, he says what made Northwest Arkansas special is the growth of the area.
“I tried to look for a place that’s really growing and a hot area and for sure Northwest Arkansas is booming,” Haws said.
When open, Haws said tickets for the aquarium will cost $19.95 for adults and $16.95 for kids.
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This week, President Joe Biden asked Congress to suspend federal gas taxes for three months, which would shave 18.4 cents per gallon off the price of gas and 24.4 cents per gallon off diesel fuel, as soaring prices at the pump continue to squeeze American families.
He has also encouraged states to suspend their statewide and local gas taxes. See how much you might save if any of those things happen:
It’s unclear, though, if Biden can push his proposal through Congress, where lawmakers, including some Democrats, are skeptical or even opposed to the idea. Many economists also are wary of a gas tax holiday.
To see which states pay the most in state excise taxes for gasoline, refer to the chart below.
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The Supreme Court has struck down a New York gun law in a ruling expected to directly impact half a dozen other populous states.
In a 6-3 decision by the court's conservative majority, the justices ruled that requiring people to demonstrate a particular need for carrying a gun in order to get a license to carry one in public violated the Second Amendment right to “keep and bear arms.”
Reaction to the early Thursday morning court decision was swift among local and state officials, as well organizations.
Gov. Kathy Hochul said that the state is reviewing options "including calling a special session of the legislature."
Hochul said the the decision is "outrageous" particularly during a "national reckoning on gun violence."
New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who has been grappling with an increase of gun violence in the city adn who testified before Congress over the gun violence epidemic in the country, said the decision will "put New Yorkers at further risk of gun violence.
Adams' full statement reads: “Put simply, this Supreme Court ruling will put New Yorkers at further risk of gun violence. We have been preparing for this decision and will continue to do everything possible to work with our federal, state, and local partners to protect our city. Those efforts will include a comprehensive review of our approach to defining ‘sensitive locations’ where carrying a gun is banned, and reviewing our application process to ensure that only those who are fully qualified can obtain a carry license. We will work together to mitigate the risks this decision will create once it is implemented, as we cannot allow New York to become the Wild West.
“One thing is certain: We will do whatever is in our power, using every resource available to ensure that the gains we’ve seen during this administration are not undone, to make certain New Yorkers are not put in further danger of gun violence. This decision may have opened an additional river feeding the sea of gun violence, but we will do everything we can to dam it.”
New York State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins called on states to "step to protect our citizens."
"As communities grapple with the horrific massacres in Buffalo, Uvalde, Tulsa, and the over 270 other places that have experienced a mass shooting this year alone, the Supreme Court today decided that guns are more important than lives in this country. Today’s decision reinforces the fact that states must step up to protect our citizens' best interests and lead the way on necessary reform," Stewart-Cousins statement read in part.
According to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, the Court's decision "severely undermines public safety not just in New York City, but around the country."
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In a statement, Bragg said in part: "New York still has some of the toughest gun laws in the country on the books, and we will continue to use these statutes to hold accountable those who commit gun violence. At this very moment, my office is analyzing this ruling and crafting gun safety legislation that will take the strongest steps possible to mitigate the damage done today. Furthermore, we have already built detailed processes and put them in place to manage any litigation related to our ongoing cases. The Supreme Court may have made our work harder, but we will only redouble our efforts to develop new solutions to end the epidemic of gun violence and ensure lasting public safety.”
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following statement on the Supreme Court’s ruling on state concealed carry permitting laws:
“Today’s Supreme Court ruling, which guts state concealed carry permitting laws, is not just irresponsible, it is downright dangerous. Our nation is in the middle of a gun violence epidemic and instead of working to protect our communities, this court has made it even easier for potentially dangerous people to carry concealed handguns in public spaces.
Studies overwhelmingly show that looser restrictions on who can carry a concealed firearm in public are associated with higher rates of violent crime and homicide. So it is no surprise that law enforcement officers as well as the majority of Americans and gun owners agree, limiting concealed carry permitting laws is a recipe for disaster.
We need to act and we need to act now. And Congress must move swiftly to pass comprehensive gun safety legislation and ensure only those who are trained and trustworthy are allowed to carry loaded firearms.
It’s time we did what it takes to stop the rise of gun violence. The lives of our friends, our law enforcement officers, and our children are at stake.”
The New York State Bar Association also decried the court decision calling it "delivered an ill-conceived decision that will set us back decades and further threaten public safety."
As the nation reels in the wake of the Texas and Buffalo mass shootings and urban centers across the country struggle to contain an epidemic of gun violence, the U.S. Supreme Court has delivered an ill-conceived decision that will set us back decades and further threaten public safety.
New York’s commonsense and century-old law on concealed carry permits struck an appropriate balance between preserving Second Amendment rights and preventing weapons from being procured by those who should not have them. The reality is that most gun permits were, in fact, granted even under the requirement that an individual establish proper cause to obtain a license.
New York’s elected officials must come up with new laws and regulations to make sure that incidents of gun violence do not rise because of this ruling.
Former US Attorney for the South District of New York, Preet Bharara, simply tweeted: "SCOTUS read neither the room nor the Constitution correctly"
New York State Sen. Zellnor Myrie issued a statement which read in part: "New York knows how to defend itself from a federal government unable or unwilling to protect us. We've done it before and we'll do it again."
Myrie went on to say that the decision "by the Court leaves New York less safe by removing common-sense restrictions on gun possession."
"In the midst of the if a nationwide surge in gun violence -- mass shootings that make the front page and daily tragedies that don't -- it's clear we need more, not fewer, barriers between deadly weapons and the people intent on violence. This ruling has the very real potential to make guns as commonplace as iPhones on our streets, parks and subways," his statement read in part.
“I am deeply disappointed by today’s Supreme Court decision, which removes an important barrier to gun violence that had existed in our state for over a century. There is an abundance of evidence that the proliferation of firearms results in more violent crime, and putting more guns on New York’s streets will only make it easier for criminals to get their hands on them. Requiring a proper cause for concealed carry is an overwhelmingly popular policy. We will explore ways to adjust our laws within the scope of today’s decision in order to keep New Yorkers safe,” New York State Senator Sean Ryan said in a statement following the SCOTUS decision.
For its part, the Legal Aid Society, said that gun licensing regulations in the state "have been arbitrarily and discriminatorily applied, disproportionately ensnaring the people we represent, the majority of whom are from communities of color, in the criminal legal system" and that the "decision may be an affirmative step toward ending arbitrary licensing standards that have inhibited lawful Black and Brown gun ownership in New York."
"In this moment and always, we must honor and remember people who have lost their lives to gun violence - the overwhelmingly majority of whom are from BIPOC communities. We must also name the white supremacist and anti-democratic agenda of the gun lobby and the NRA and the hate-filled tragedies that have taken the lives of so many in Buffalo and across this country," the organization said in a statement.
Additionally, the organization went on to say that lawmakers must think about the next steps they should take but not "reproduce a regulatory scheme that perpetuates the same disparate outcomes yielded under the previous law or further criminalize gun ownership. Criminalization has never prevented violence and serves only to further marginalize and incarcerate people from BIPOC communities."
In its statement, the Legal Aid Society concluded: "The solution to public safety challenges can be found in the proven success of community-based, public-health models such as New York City’s Crisis Management System and Cure Violence initiative. Community investment must lead this conversation, not proposals that harken back to an era that fueled mass incarceration and made our communities less safe. New York must find a way forward that will promote true public safety, while preserving the constitutional rights of all citizens.”
This is a developing story. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/hochul-blasts-outrageous-scotus-decision-on-nys-gun-permit-law-heres-what-local-leaders-say/3746435/ | 2022-06-23T15:56:59 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/hochul-blasts-outrageous-scotus-decision-on-nys-gun-permit-law-heres-what-local-leaders-say/3746435/ |
This week, President Joe Biden asked Congress to suspend federal gas taxes for three months, which would shave 18.4 cents per gallon off the price of gas and 24.4 cents per gallon off diesel fuel, as soaring prices at the pump continue to squeeze American families.
He has also encouraged states to suspend their statewide and local gas taxes.
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It’s unclear, though, if Biden can push his proposal through Congress, where lawmakers, including some Democrats, are skeptical or even opposed to the idea. Many economists also are wary of a gas tax holiday.
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New York City will begin offering vaccination against monkeypox to at-risk groups on Thursday, as authorities scramble to contain a global outbreak.
As opposed to the early days of COVID, when there was no effective treatment, there are already multiple vaccines that work against the orthopoxvirus that causes the ailment.
Some 28 people have tested positive for the virus in the city since early May, almost all of them men who have sex with men. In total New York City represents more than 20% of all cases diagnosed nationwide.
The move to offer the vaccine follows similar efforts in cities like Montreal and Toronto.
The Health Department today announced the opening of a temporary clinic to administer the two-dose JYNNEOS vaccine to eligible people who may have had a recent exposure to monkeypox, the city announced.
The vaccines will be administered at the Chelsea Sexual Health Clinic (303 Ninth Avenue in Manhattan). The clinic will open Thursday, and will be open on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. moving forward.
How Do You Catch Monkeypox?
The CDC issued new monkeypox guidance last week as the number of suspected cases nationwide boomed, marking America's largest-ever outbreak of monkeypox, which typically has been confined to other continents.
While the CDC says the risk to the general public remains low, people are urged to avoid close contact with those who are sick, including those with skin or genital lesions, as well as sick or dead animals. Anyone displaying symptoms, like unexplained skin rash or lesions, should reach out to their healthcare providers for guidance.
It is also advised to avoid eating meat that comes from wild game or using products (such as creams, powders or lotions) that come from wild animals from Africa.
What Is Monkeypox?
Monkeypox was first discovered in 1958, when outbreaks occurred in colonies of monkeys kept for research -- resulting in its name. (What you need to know about monkeypox.)
The first case in a human was reported in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which still has the majority of infections. Other African countries where it has been found: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Liberia, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo and Sierra Leone.
Human symptoms of monkeypox are similar to but milder than the symptoms of smallpox, the CDC says. It presents itself as a flu-like illness accompanied by lymph-node swelling and rash on the face and body.
Monkeypox starts off with fever, headache, muscle aches, and exhaustion. Monkeypox also causes lymph nodes to swell, something that smallpox does not. The incubation period is usually 7−14 days but can range from 5−21 days.
The CDC is urging healthcare providers in the U.S. to be alert for patients who have rashes consistent with monkeypox, regardless of whether they have traveled or have specific risks for monkeypox. See more information from the travel notice here. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nyc-to-offer-monkeypox-vaccine-as-outbreak-expands/3746454/ | 2022-06-23T15:57:12 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nyc-to-offer-monkeypox-vaccine-as-outbreak-expands/3746454/ |
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a New York gun permit law that effectively will allow more people to legally carry guns on the streets of the country's largest cities, including the five boroughs of New York City and other major metros.
People have to apply for state licenses to carry a gun in New York and there's additional scrutiny for carrying guns outside the home. Under the law in place since 1913, a person applying for a license to carry a concealed handgun in public has to show "proper cause," or a specific need, to carry the weapon. The justices disagreed.
The 6-3 decision handed down by the court's conservative majority found that requiring people to show a particular need to legally carry a gun in public violated Americans' Second Amendment right to "keep and bear arms."
Thursday's ruling marked the Supreme Court's first major gun control decision in more than a decade. About a quarter of the entire U.S. population lives in states that are expected to be affected by it. So what changes going forward? Here's what we know.
It'll Be Easier to Carry Guns in Big U.S. Cities
In most of the country, gun owners have little difficulty legally carrying their weapons in public. But that had been harder to do in New York and the handful of states with similar laws. Los Angeles and Boston are among the other major U.S. cities that have been bracing for anticipated increases in gun violence-related crime due to the ruling.
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What Kind of Gun Permits Does New York Offer?
The state issues unrestricted licenses where a person can carry their gun anywhere and restricted licenses that allow a person to carry the weapon but just for specific purposes such as hunting and target shooting or to and from their place of business.
Who Brought the Lawsuit?
The challenge to the New York law was brought by the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, which describes itself as the nation’s oldest firearms advocacy organization, and two men seeking an unrestricted ability to carry guns outside their homes.
Will Past Cases Be Affected by Thursday's Decision?
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg sent an email to prosecutors last week warning the looming SCOTUS decision could create a storm of motions from defense attorneys filing to have gun possession indictments or convictions dropped, according to The New York Times.
Bragg told the Times Thursday after the decision was released that it "severely undermines public safety." He said his office has been preparing for the ruling for weeks, expecting it to fall as it did, and he remains committed to "doing everything in my power to fight for the safety everyone in this city deserves."
"New York still has some of the toughest gun laws in the country on the books, and we will continue to use these statutes to hold accountable those who commit gun violence," Bragg told the Times. "At this very moment, my office is analyzing this ruling and crafting gun safety legislation that will take the strongest steps possible to mitigate the damage done today."
What Protects New Yorkers Now?
Earlier this month, New York state legislators passed a package of gun legislation to shore up protections ahead of the anticipated high court ruling. Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed the 10 bills into law, including one banning anyone under the age of 21 from buying or owning semi-automatic rifles. Learn more about that package here. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/what-changes-after-supreme-court-decision-in-ny-gun-case/3746436/ | 2022-06-23T15:57:18 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/what-changes-after-supreme-court-decision-in-ny-gun-case/3746436/ |
BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday will hold a news conference at a sports medicine clinic in Fort Lauderdale.
The governor is scheduled to speak at 1:15 p.m. from Broward Health Sports Medicine.
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DeSantis will be joined by Michelle Branham, secretary of the Florida Department of Elder Affairs.
No other details were shared ahead of the event.
The governor on Wednesday was sent a letter by Florida lawmakers — addressed to both him and state Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo — urging the governor’s administration and the state health department to “change course immediately” on their stance against helping distribute lower-dose vaccines for children younger than 5 using state resources, as well as to cease spreading “disinformation about the safety and efficacy of vaccines, confusing parents and jeopardizing the health of their kids.”
The governor has been adamant that while parents are welcome to get their young children COVID shots, the state does not feel the benefits of the shot outweigh the risks.
News 6 will livestream the conference at the top of this story when it begins. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/23/watch-live-at-115-pm-gov-desantis-holds-news-conference-in-fort-lauderdale/ | 2022-06-23T15:59:44 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/23/watch-live-at-115-pm-gov-desantis-holds-news-conference-in-fort-lauderdale/ |
HOBART — It’s been years in the works, and a new 75-unit apartment facility has opened to assist low-income, senior and disabled veterans.
Many recently gathered to celebrate the ribbon-cutting for the Rauner Family Veteran Apartments by A Safe Haven Foundation.
“Since 1994, A Safe Haven’s mission has always been to set new paradigms and standards of care to address and solve the root causes of poverty and homelessness, especially on behalf of our veterans,” said Neli Vazquez Rowland, A Safe Haven president and co-founder.
The fully furnished apartment facility serves veterans who can’t afford to live independently. The goal is to help veterans in need become self-sufficient and find employment through services provided at the facility.
“Our veterans have been there for us, and it’s our privilege to be there for them,” Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb said. “That’s why the work you do at A Safe Haven Foundation is so important.”
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More than $20 million in U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development/Veterans Affairs rental housing tax credits was secured for the project. Former Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner and his wife, Diana Rauner, also donated $1 million to A Safe Haven Foundation to support the initiative.
“Over the last 25 years, Diana and I have been proud to support the important work that Neli and Brian Rowland, co-founders of A Safe Haven, have been doing to develop housing that all Americans in crisis need to live their lives with pride and dignity,” Rauner said.
“As ‘first movers,’ they were among the earliest to identify the need to build more supportive and affordable housing through public-private partnerships. The Rauner Family Veteran Apartments by A Safe Haven is another example of our long-standing commitment to that effort.”
The individuals who will live at the site are referred by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Onsite services are provided to residents, and the property is managed by KMA Companies.
The facility offers a variety of amenities in addition to the fully furnished apartments. These include an exercise area, flexible meeting space/community room, a landscaped outdoor patio courtyard, laundry room and bike storage.
A Bronze Star monument was created at the entrance of the facility to honor Michael J. Rowland, a decorated Korean War Veteran. He is the father of A Safe Haven co-founder Brian Rowland, a U.S. Army veteran.
“It’s quite a development there,” Mayor Brian Snedecor said. “Providing housing for veterans in need is a great thing.”
Snedecor said the city is honored that A Safe Haven selected Hobart for the apartment facility.
“They have 75 units there, and they are already full. … This was fastest filling development they’ve ever had, so there’s definitely a need in this area to assist our veterans,” Snedecor said.
A Safe Haven worked with Hobart for about four years to plan the project. Hobart leaders on several occasions displayed their support of the facility by approving several requests associated with the initiative.
“Any time we can help veterans, I think that’s something that our city’s always been strong about,” Snedecor said. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/hobart/new-apartment-complex-gives-vets-safe-haven/article_04f443b7-2452-57a1-a378-c0139e8577fc.html | 2022-06-23T16:03:14 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/hobart/new-apartment-complex-gives-vets-safe-haven/article_04f443b7-2452-57a1-a378-c0139e8577fc.html |
This week, President Joe Biden asked Congress to suspend federal gas taxes for three months, which would shave 18.4 cents per gallon off the price of gas and 24.4 cents per gallon off diesel fuel, as soaring prices at the pump continue to squeeze American families.
He has also encouraged states to suspend their statewide and local gas taxes.
See how much you might save if any of those things happen:
It’s unclear, though, if Biden can push his proposal through Congress, where lawmakers, including some Democrats, are skeptical or even opposed to the idea. Many economists also are wary of a gas tax holiday.
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Michigan to destroy some blood spots in fight over consent
Detroit – The state of Michigan has agreed to destroy more than 3 million dried blood spots taken from babies and kept in storage, a partial settlement in an ongoing lawsuit over consent and privacy in the digital age.
At the state’s direction, hospitals have routinely pricked the heels of newborns to draw blood to check for more than 50 rare diseases. That practice, which is widespread across the U.S., isn’t being challenged. Rather, the dispute is over leftover samples.
A blood spot from each child is stored in Lansing while five more are sent to the Michigan Neonatal Biobank in Detroit for safekeeping under climate-controlled conditions.
Scientists can pay a fee to use the Detroit-stored samples for various research projects. Research with newborn blood spots occurs in other states, too, especially California, New York and Minnesota where they can be kept for decades.
Texas in 2009 agreed to destroy millions of spots to settle a lawsuit over privacy.
Since 2010, Michigan must have permission from parents to use spots for research. But attorney Philip Ellison argues that the program still violates constitutional protections against searches and seizures and might not be fully understood by parents who are presented with forms amid the fog of childbirth.
Ellison claims the consent form and a related brochure are vague, making no reference, for example, to the state collecting fees for blood spots used by scientists.
“If moms and dads say, ‘Use them. I don’t care’ – that’s their business,” he told The Associated Press. “But the state is not giving them enough information to make an informed decision. … Most people have no recollection of signing anything. My wife had a C-section. She was still groggy 12 hours later from all the drugs pumped into her from giving birth.”
Ashley Kanuszewski acknowledged that she signed forms allowing blood spots from two babies to be added to the research bank but doesn’t recall receiving an informational brochure at the hospital.
“I don’t like not knowing where or what they’re using it for,” said Kanuszewski, one of four parents who sued in 2018.
In May, after four years of litigation, the health department said it would destroy certain blood spots stored in Lansing over the next 18 months and stop adding to that inventory, according to an agreement filed in federal court in Bay City.
Those spots number 3.4 million, spokeswoman Lynn Sutfin said.
Sutfin declined to explain why the state agreed to get rid of them, citing the ongoing litigation. But in 2021, U.S. District Judge Thomas Ludington said the state had no specific permission from parents to keep a single leftover blood spot in Lansing.
The state has described them as spots that could be used by parents in case future health questions arise.
The agreement to destroy those spots doesn’t end the case. Still in play: Millions that are under the state’s control at Wayne State University in Detroit and available for research, including many that precede May 2010 when the health department began asking for parental consent.
In the months ahead, Ludington will hold a trial to try to determine how many blood spots really are needed for newborn disease screening, including to calibrate critical testing equipment, among other issues.
The health department is defending how it runs the program. It emphasizes that no spots are stored for research unless parents or guardians give permission. Spots also can be destroyed upon request, though the number of people who take that step each year is very small.
A code – not someone’s name – is attached to blood spots that are stored in Detroit, making privacy risk during research “very low,” the state said.
“We only allow activities which pertain to public health for benefit of all, for public good, for getting better testing in the future, for discovering more and so on,” Sandip Shah, director of the state’s public health laboratory, said in an interview with lawyers.
The department publishes a list of approved research. The state last year, for example, signed off on scientists using 3,600 newborn blood spots to determine exposure to so-called forever chemicals known as PFAS in western Michigan. Other projects have involved for-profit companies.
“How this court resolves the issues presented by plaintiffs could dramatically impact the biomedical research environment, potentially chilling scientific progress critical to protecting public health,” the Association of Public Health Laboratories said.
In 2009, Texas agreed to destroy millions of newborn blood spots that were kept without consent. Spots obtained since 2012 now are destroyed after two years unless Texas parents agree to have them stored longer for research. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/06/23/michigan-destroy-some-blood-spots-fight-over-consent/7711248001/ | 2022-06-23T16:04:07 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/06/23/michigan-destroy-some-blood-spots-fight-over-consent/7711248001/ |
Protect yourselves: Virus detected in Michigan mosquitoes
Mosquitoes in Bay County are the first of the season to test positive for the Jamestown Canyon virus, the Michigan Health Department announced Thursday.
While this is the first mosquito-borne virus detected in Michigan this year, previous summers have brought Eastern equine encephalitis and West Nile virus as well.
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“It only takes one bite from an infected mosquito to cause a severe illness,” said Natasha Bagdasarian, a physician and Michigan health department's chief medical executive. “We urge Michiganders to take precautions such as using an EPA-registered insect repellent when outdoors, avoiding areas where mosquitoes are present if possible, and wearing clothing to cover arms and legs to prevent bites.”
Symptoms of JCV in someone who has contracted the virus after a mosquito bite may present within two days to two weeks, and commonly include fever, headache and fatigue. In rare cases, more severe symptoms include encephalitis, an infection of the brain, and meningitis.
The health department said the best protection against all mosquito-borne illnesses is to prevent bites. It recommends using insect repellant that contains DEET, wearing long sleeves and pants, putting up screens around the house and emptying idle water in or around homes where mosquitoes may breed.
Last summer six Michigan residents came down with JCV. The health department says cases have been rising across the Midwest, which, in part, could be the result of increased testing. The Michigan health department's bureau of laboratory began testing mosquitos collected by local health departments last year.
Mosquitos that spread JCV become infected after feeding on other animals, like deer, that may carry the virus in their bloodstream. Other mosquito-borne viruses like EEE and West Nile originate in birds. Last year Michigan saw one human case of EEE and 46 of West Nile, seven of which resulted in death.
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2 dead, 2 injured in crash on WB I-696 near I-275
Charles E. Ramirez
The Detroit News
Two people are dead and two others were seriously injured after a crash on westbound Interstate 696 near Interstate 275, Michigan State Police said.
The crash happened at about 10:15 a.m., they said.
Troopers continue to investigate and a traffic crash reconstructionist is en route to the scene.
Meanwhile, the freeway is closed and motorists are urged to avoid the area for the next several hours, officials said.
cramirez@detroitnews.com
Twitter: @CharlesERamirez | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/oakland-county/2022/06/23/wb-696-closed-275-due-crash/7710775001/ | 2022-06-23T16:04:19 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/oakland-county/2022/06/23/wb-696-closed-275-due-crash/7710775001/ |
It’s been a lucky June for Pennsylvania Lottery players in the Lehigh Valley.
A $1.4 million jackpot-winning ticket in Wednesday’s Cash 5 with Quick Cash drawing was sold at a Lehigh County convenience store, according to a lottery news release. The ticket matched all five balls drawn: 2-7-10-35-39.
The store that sold the ticket, Whitehall Mini Mart on Lehigh Street in Whitehall Township, will get a $10,000 bonus for selling the ticket, according to the lottery.
It’s the second jackpot-winning ticket for Cash 5 with Quick Cash sold in Lehigh County this month. A ticket sold at Sun Mini Mart on North Cedar Crest Boulevard in Allentown for the June 4 drawing also matched all five numbers, and shared the $1.4 million prize. A second jackpot-winner in that drawing was sold in Perkasie, so each ticket holder received $707,016 before taxes.
A $128,000 ticket in the Treasure Hunt drawing June 9 was also sold at the Sheetz on MacArthur Road in Whitehall Township.
Not far from the Lehigh Valley, a $1 million scratch-off ticket in the “$1 Million The Price is Right” game was sold in Sellersville, Bucks County.
The ticket for Thursday’s drawing was sold at the Sheetz on MacArthur Road in Whitehall Township, according to a news release.
Cash 5 with Quick Cash winners have one year from the date they purchased the tickets to claim their prizes. They can contact the nearest Lottery office or call 1-800-692-7481. | https://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-nws-pa-lottery-winner-lehigh-county-20220623-qpdbas3gc5br7kb3sxgqep3tca-story.html | 2022-06-23T16:04:57 | 0 | https://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-nws-pa-lottery-winner-lehigh-county-20220623-qpdbas3gc5br7kb3sxgqep3tca-story.html |
Senior Life Midland will have its annual Meals on Wheels Fan Drive on Saturday at Lowe’s, 3315 N. Loop 250 W.
Senior Life Midland stated in a news release that as temperatures rise this summer, “we are grateful for air conditioning to keep our homes comfortable, but for many homebound Midland seniors, this is not possible. Every summer seniors suffer -- due to a lack of resources -- to cool their homes."
Purchase a fan at Lowe’s between 9 a.m. and noon, and Senior Life Midland will be there to help. By donating a fan, people can assist Midland seniors to gain relief from the summer heat.
If a person can’t join Senior Life Midland on June 25, fans may be purchased through the end of June. Just call the Senior Life Midland office to arrange deliveries. Monetary donations for fans also can be made at https://give.seniorlifemidland.org/ge/fandrive2022
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The summer heat can bring dangerous health risk for the elderly? For seniors who don't have adequate access to air-conditioning, heat stress can cause serious conditions such as dizziness, heat cramps, heat stroke and fainting. Older adults do not adjust well to the sudden changes in temperature, according to the CDC. They are more likely to have chronic medical conditions that interferers with medications, not allowing their bodies to respond the way it should. | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/Senior-Life-Midland-holds-annual-fan-drive-17260737.php | 2022-06-23T16:07:51 | 0 | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/Senior-Life-Midland-holds-annual-fan-drive-17260737.php |
HOBBS, N.M. — The City of Hobbs has issued a warning to its residents about scam calls.
These calls are involving impersonators of the City of Hobbs requesting payment of charges that need to be made over the phone. The scammer is cold-calling people and saying that they owe $3,000 from an Amazon charge.
The City of Hobbs may be calling businesses in regards to their registration renewal payment, but will never ask for payment through a gift card or Amazon.
If people are receiving calls like this, immediately hang up and report it to the Hobbs Police Department by calling at 575-397-9265. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/city-of-hobbs-warns-residents-about-phone-scams/513-65644f5f-5de3-41ac-bcfa-67cad2079ead | 2022-06-23T16:10:55 | 1 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/city-of-hobbs-warns-residents-about-phone-scams/513-65644f5f-5de3-41ac-bcfa-67cad2079ead |
TEXAS, USA — Local high school BBQ teams recently traveled to the Kalahari Resorts in Round Rock to compete in the HSBBQ National Championships.
Midland Legacy sent one team to the competition, while Rankin High School sent three teams.
One of the Rankin High School teams, Kickin' Ash, came in third place overall in the nation as well as finishing multiple times in the top 5 of individual food categories. Another one of their teams, Hot-N-Red, had two top ten finishes in the individual categories.
Midland Legacy's team, The Rollin Smoke Rebels, also had some success for their first year competing at Nationals. The team had a top ten finish in one of the individual categories. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/local-high-school-bbq-teams-compete-at-hsbbq-national-championship/513-835dce6f-97a5-4eed-93db-887e905bfc4b | 2022-06-23T16:11:01 | 1 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/local-high-school-bbq-teams-compete-at-hsbbq-national-championship/513-835dce6f-97a5-4eed-93db-887e905bfc4b |
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Communities didn't act to safeguard homes in the years after the Rodeo-Chediski Fire, but finally began adopting Firewise standards.
As the Rodeo-Chediski Fire blazed through the White Mountains in June 2002, burning across nearly half a million acres of forest, tens of thousands of people were forced to evacuate their homes.
Soon after the fire, local governments developed plans to protect their residents from the worst effects of wildfires. They invested money in reducing the density of the forest to slow the spread of future fires and lessen their severity. They tried to educate the public about how to best prepare for wildfire and worked with local fire departments.
Yet one key mitigation measure stalled.
It took more than a decade for any community in the White Mountains to sign onto a pledge that's considered the gold standard in preventing the most severe wildfire damage in neighborhoods, according to Jim Morgan, the fire chief in Pinetop, a town east of where Rodeo-Chediski burned.
Morgan attended a Division of Forestry and Fire Management conference in 2014, the year he joined the fire district. Speakers there discussed a program called Firewise USA, which helps homeowners prepare for wildfire.
To be designated a Firewise site, neighborhoods — usually through homeowners associations, or HOAs — commit to spending a small amount of money on fire mitigation. The money could be used to remove leaf litter and needle cache, cut down some trees or other actions that reduce fire spread.
Firewise also teaches neighbors how seemingly innocuous things could ignite embers, whether it's the plastic of a skylight or the resinous nature of the flowers lining a house.
But despite weathering some of the state’s largest and most intense fires, Morgan said not a single community in the White Mountains had joined the Firewise program by 2014, over a decade after the Rodeo-Chediski Fire and three years after the Wallow Fire.
Many residents didn’t know Firewise USA existed, even though the program had been around for decades. And while weeks after a major wildfire people might be willing to make changes to protect their property from damage, eventually their attention fades, according to Morgan.
Social science research from Headwaters Economics found that if someone’s property wasn’t damaged, they tended to stop paying attention to wildfire risk 90 days later, even if they had to evacuate their home, Morgan said.
“Nationally, one of the things that we've discovered with these wildfires, is the community has a short memory," he said. After 90 days “it's like the fire goes into the abyss. People go back to normal lives and forget about the danger that lurks until the next wildfire happens.”
That gives public officials about 90 days after a wildfire to stress mitigation and regulation before attention starts to wane. Since 2014, Morgan has made it his personal mission to raise awareness of fire risk in Pinetop and surrounding towns.
"What it really takes is some gung-ho people to keep after it," said David Widmaier, a longtime Pinetop resident. "Jim Morgan’s really getting out and reminding people, ‘It’s not if, it’s when.'”
Wildfire preparation starts with basic cleanup
Several neighborhoods in Pinetop-Lakeside and Show Low joined the Firewise program in 2015. Soon the Pinetop and Timber-Mesa fire districts and a few HOAs began hosting an annual Firewise block party to educate neighbors about how to protect their homes from wildfire. Morgan said about 300 people attended in 2015, but after the Cedar Fire the next year, attendance soared to about 600 people.
As of 2022, there were 15 Firewise neighborhoods in the White Mountains, with seven more in the works.
Fire mitigation steps can be expensive, so Morgan applied for grants to offset some of the more significant costs. Pinetop's fire district received $1.3 million in funding from federal and private international grants.
In the Top of the Woods Phase II neighborhood, where streets are named after timber and trees, David and Marla Widmaier took advantage of the fire district’s heavy subsidization for property thinning. They both have lived in Pinetop for decades and vividly remember the Rodeo-Chediski and Wallow fires.
Small- and medium-size tree stumps, mostly the young, shrubby juniper, were strewn throughout the Widmaiers' forested backyard in Pinetop. The fire district had “thinned” their property just days earlier, cutting down some trees to help their yard better withstand fire. The Widmaiers only paid 10% of the cost, about $600.
“Part of me was a little skeptical,” David Widmaier said. “But on the other hand, I've lived here for 40-something years. I know that if you cut a tree down, you won’t likely miss it.”
Their backyard, while short about 52 trees after the thinning, still resembled a forest, with towering ponderosa pines and junipers encircling the stumps.
Widmaier and a neighbor, Greg Sharp, a former American Airlines pilot, are board members for the Top of the Woods Phase II’s Firewise committee.
“Just like San Francisco lives with the possibility of earthquakes, we live up here with the possibility of wildfires,” Sharp said. “That's why we're trying to do everything we can fire-wise to mitigate some of the risk.”
As part of their Firewise Community Action Plan, they purchased large roll-off dumpsters for $1,350 using HOA funds and placed them in different cul-de-sacs so neighbors could have easy places to dump yard waste.
Not all the trees have to go
But in the White Mountains, like much of Arizona’s high country, a significant number of homeowners only live in the area part time. Widmaier and Sharp said most of their neighbors arrive after Memorial Day, weeks after what's typically considered the start of fire season.
This poses complications for their Firewise plan, they said. The Community Action Plan sets a date of May 15 for neighbors to clear yards of flammable debris, a deadline many neighbors can’t meet if they don’t arrive until weeks later. If a neighbor’s yard hasn’t been cleared by the deadline, the Firewise committee will hire a contractor to do it for them, billing the neighbor the cost, usually a few hundred dollars.
Sharp and Widmaier said there are other reasons why some neighborhoods might not have signed a Firewise pledge. The program seems less feasible if the neighborhood doesn’t have an organized and active homeowners association. And many people live in the White Mountains because of the trees — cutting one down can be painful.
Catrina Jenkins, the emergency manager for Navajo County, said the county and its partners have worked to dispel the idea that residential fire mitigation means cutting down all the trees in front and backyards. Rather, residents can target certain trees to reduce the risk of fire spreading to a house and the rest of the neighborhood.
“I think early on, a lot of people have the impression that Firewise meant cutting down every tree and clear cutting their property,” Jenkins said. “We want you to have your trees and enjoy them. We just want you to do it in a way that is safe for your home, as well as our community.”
Building codes are slow to change
Wildfire preparedness extends beyond individuals doing their part in their neighborhoods. It’s a layered response that often involves systemic change and coordination between government agencies.
On the heels of the Rodeo-Chediski Fire, several government agencies and fire districts co-wrote a community wildfire protection plan to discuss how best to safeguard their communities.
Pinetop soon mandated that new property owners had to thin their yards, but it stopped short of altering building codes to require fire-resistant construction materials.
At the time, the building industry voiced concerns about finding fire-resistant materials. Morgan, the Pinetop fire chief, said that there wasn’t a lot of fire-resistant building material on the market in 2002.
“A lot of times it's the building industry,” Morgan said. “There was a sense, and it was anecdotal … that it was going to increase the cost of the home to use fire-resistant construction.”
Those conditions have changed today, with more such construction materials on the market and at affordable prices, Morgan said.
He encouraged local governments to push for policies that make buildings more fire-resistant. City councils could alter building codes to require fire-resistant construction materials or require roofs be built from metal or asphalt shingles with a fire-resistant underlayment.
The wildfire protection plan offered White Mountain communities a roadmap, but there wasn't a single agent responsible for ensuring benchmarks were met, according to Morgan.
“There was really no champion in our communities pushing the agenda forward,” he said. When he started the position as Pinetop's fire chief in 2014, the plan hadn't been updated in six years.
Still, especially in recent years, local officials agree they've made progress on other measures. Navajo County and other government agencies have worked year-round to increase awareness of wildfire risk through television and radio announcements. They've showed up to fairs and schools, met with stakeholders and sent mailers.
And the public has increasingly acknowledged the importance of preparing for wildfire, especially during the summer months. Though Jenkins, Navajo County's emergency manager, cautions that wildfire season is year-round.
Dawnafe Whitesinger, chairperson of Navajo County’s board of supervisors, said she’s seen fewer people complaining about prescribed burning, a forest treatment method used to decrease forest density and prevent large, severe wildfires.
At the beginning of Whitesinger’s term about a decade ago, “there used to be a lot of complaints about prescribed burning. People would complain about the smoke,” she said. The smoke from the prescribed burns would blacken the ground and cause concern about the town’s appearance.
But a recent 104-acre prescribed burn in the middle of town barely caused a buzz.
“There was so much communication that went out to the community to make sure that the public was aware that that was going to happen,” she said. “I think initially people didn't understand how prescribed burning impacted the future of a large wildland fire.”
Still, longtime residents might be increasingly aware of wildfire risk, but that might not extend to tourists and newcomers. White Mountains towns draw large numbers of visitors each summer, but many aren't always clued in to fire restrictions, like limits on campfires and red flag warnings.
The county has also increased partnerships across different government agencies and the private sector to prepare for wildfires.
When wildfires spread across land, it also means they spread across government agencies. Coordination is key. Different agencies manage different parts of the forest, including the White Mountain Apache Tribe, federal government, state, towns and counties.
Partnerships between the various government agencies that steward the forest and manage emergencies and the private sector are of paramount importance.
Catrina Jenkins, whose job as emergency manager requires coordinating with government agencies, said she meets with partners weekly during the summer months.
The county has also continued to partner with the private sector. Navajo County is home to many tight-knit communities, Whitesinger and Jenkins said, and people from all industries want to help.
“People matter up here. You're not just a number. You're not just a nameless face up here,” Jenkins said. “We live here, we work here and we want to protect it every bit as much as we can.”
Utility companies have also done their part. Along Penrod Extension, a road that runs through forested areas between Show Low and Pinetop, large trucks cut down trees near power lines. It’s work commissioned by Navopache Electric Cooperative, one of the county’s two electric utilities.
Electric lines have played a large role in wildfires in other states, according to Jenkins. And both Navopache Electric and APS, the other power provider, have worked to reduce the risk of a tree snagging onto an electric line and starting a spark.
“They work here, they live here,” Jenkins said of the people who work at the county’s electric utilities. “It's so important to so many of us. I grew up in Navajo County. So this is my home. I want to protect my home and that's how everybody feels up here.”
Zayna Syed is an environmental reporter for The Arizona Republic/azcentral. Follow her reporting on Twitter at @zaynasyed_ and send tips or other information about stories to zayna.syed@arizonarepublic.com.
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A Velva woman has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for making and distributing child pornography, and the Minot man for whom she produced the material has been sentenced to 45 years in prison.
Katie Heidinger, 33, and Derrick Walker, 46, must also spend the rest of their lives after their prison time on supervised release, according to U.S. Attorney Jennifer Klemetsrud Puhl.
Heidinger in June 2020 pleaded guilty to six counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. A jury in January 2022 found Walker guilty of the same charges and an additional count of receipt of images depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor.
Heidinger during Walker’s trial testified that while she was having an affair with Walker he told her he was sexually interested in young boys, Klemetsrud Puhl said. Heidinger produced sexually explicit images and videos involving boys ages 1, 2, and 5, which she sent to Walker. She also created, at Walker’s request, images and videos of her sexually abusing the boys. He further requested that Heidinger engage in similar conduct with three other children, Klemetsrud Puhl said.
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Indictments against the two were filed in early 2020. Heidinger’s then-husband found images and videos on her phone and reported it to the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department.
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Average daily flows
Snake River at Heise9,647 cfs
Snake River at Blackfoot3,435 cfs
Snake River at American Falls10,423 cfs
Snake River at Milner0 cfs
Little Wood River near Carey205 cfs
Jackson Lake is 46% full.
Palisades Reservoir is 73% full.
American Falls Reservoir is 60% full.
Upper Snake River system is at 63% of capacity.
As of June 22. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/average-daily-streamflows/article_a920aac4-f24a-11ec-b292-df5c7aeae9b0.html | 2022-06-23T16:16:17 | 1 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/average-daily-streamflows/article_a920aac4-f24a-11ec-b292-df5c7aeae9b0.html |
Average daily flows
Snake River at Heise 9,619 cfs
Snake River at Blackfoot 3,272 cfs
Snake River at American Falls 10,436 cfs
Snake River at Milner 0 cfs
Little Wood River near Carey 204 cfs
Jackson Lake is 46% full.
Palisades Reservoir is 73% full.
American Falls Reservoir is 59% full.
Upper Snake River system is at 63% of capacity.
As of June 23. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/average-daily-streamflows/article_b0a2b130-f30c-11ec-a89b-03e1ca11ab00.html | 2022-06-23T16:16:23 | 0 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/average-daily-streamflows/article_b0a2b130-f30c-11ec-a89b-03e1ca11ab00.html |
BOISE — The Bureau of Land Management Idaho Resource Advisory Council’s Proposed Lava Ridge Wind Energy Project Subcommittee will host a meeting to discuss a variety of topics pertaining to the proposed project. The meeting will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday, July 7, via Zoom. A complete agenda and Zoom connection information are available at blm.gov/get-involved/resource-advisory-council/near-you/idaho/lava-ridge-subcommittee.
Agenda items will include an update on the National Environmental Policy Act process that the BLM is implementing to analyze the proposed project, the role of the National Renewable Energy Lab in development of the Environmental Impact Statement, and presentations from various stakeholders regarding their perspectives on the proposed project. There will also be time allotted for public comments.
“The proposed Lava Ridge Wind Energy Project is highly complex and we greatly appreciate the willingness of the Subcommittee members to volunteer their time to learn about it in-depth and to help the Idaho Resource Advisory Council to provide recommendations to the BLM on it,” said Karen Kelleher, Idaho state director for the BLM.
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For the past two years, the Lava Ridge Wind project has gathered fans and skeptics.
The 15-member BLM Idaho Resource Advisory Council provides a forum that brings together stakeholders with diverse interests to provide advice and recommendations to the BLM on issues and challenges associated with the Bureau’s multiple-use mission. The BLM Idaho Resource Advisory Council formed the Proposed Lava Ridge Wind Energy Project Subcommittee to compile information and conduct research, in accordance with the BLM Idaho Resource Advisory Council Charter. The BLM Shoshone Field Office is currently developing an Environmental Impact Statement to analyze the proposed Lava Ridge Wind Energy Project, a commercial-scale wind energy facility that is proposed to be constructed on BLM-managed public land in southern Idaho.
A public comment period is scheduled for 4 p.m. July 7. Depending on the number of people wishing to comment and time available, the amount of time for individual oral comments may be limited. Written comments may also be submitted before the meeting via email to MJ Byrne, Idaho Resource Advisory Council Coordinator at mbyrne@blm.gov. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/blm-idaho-resource-advisory-council-s-lava-ridge-subcommittee-to-meet/article_e999385a-f272-11ec-8c82-9b31d57190b8.html | 2022-06-23T16:16:29 | 0 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/blm-idaho-resource-advisory-council-s-lava-ridge-subcommittee-to-meet/article_e999385a-f272-11ec-8c82-9b31d57190b8.html |
Editor’s note: This column ran Feb. 28, 2013, in the Times-News and at Magicvalley.com.
Some came to this new town to make their fortunes. Others brought their fortunes with them.
Charlie McMaster was a prosperous farmer and livestock dealer in Hopkins, Missouri, before he brought his family to Idaho. McMaster heard about the new irrigation tract opening up in southern Idaho when he and his wife, Della, visited her parents in Boise in 1904.
Before returning to Missouri, McMaster filed on 160 acres on Kimberly Road east of Twin Falls.
McMaster sold his land in Hopkins and filled three freight cars with personal belongings to take to his new home in Idaho. McMaster and several employees traveled by train to Shoshone then crossed the desert to Blue Lakes where they ferried the Snake River into what was then Cassia County.
McMaster’s wife and young daughter followed him west after he had a chance to get settled.
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When Della McMaster reached her husband’s tent near Kimberly, she was greeted with little enthusiasm.
“Dell, this is no place for you and Georgia,” McMaster said. “You had better go to Boise until we have had time to make the place more fit for you to live in.”
But Della refused to leave. She was determined to make a home in the desert.
Within months, the McMasters built a home on two lots in the 400 block of Third Avenue West in Twin Falls. McMaster and his business partner, Nick Smith, opened a livery stable nearby and purchased an additional 1,200 acres to farm.
McMaster and Smith began importing livestock from Iowa and Missouri — pedigreed Duroc Jersey hogs and Hereford cattle that would become the foundation for local herds.
But McMaster found his greatest joy in horseflesh.
McMaster is best remembered for his fine saddle horses and is known to have brought the first Morgan horse into Idaho.
McMaster also brought in many hundreds of Percheron and Belgian draft horses to clear the desert of sagebrush. Most of these workhorses were sold to local farmers on credit. Farmers paid McMaster for their teams after their crops were harvested.
Over the years, the McMasters continued to prosper. They had a son, Frank, in 1907, and Charlie was elected Twin Falls County commissioner in 1908, the same year he founded Farmers Real Estate, Grain and Livestock Co.
After Charlie’s death in 1936, Della found thousands of dollars worth of unpaid notes in her husband’s belongings — notes signed by local farmers who were unable to pay back their debt to McMaster.
Della gathered all the notes and set fire to them in the alley behind her house.
Mychel Matthews is the managing editor of the Times-News. The Hidden History feature runs every Thursday in the Times-News and on Magicvalley.com. If you have a question about something that may have historical significance, email Matthews at mmatthews@magicvalley.com. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/hidden-history-charlie-mcmasters-horses/article_5b71dfa5-a9e9-5f0b-ae94-9b9907590158.html | 2022-06-23T16:16:35 | 1 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/hidden-history-charlie-mcmasters-horses/article_5b71dfa5-a9e9-5f0b-ae94-9b9907590158.html |
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FILER — Gordy’s HWY 30 Music Festival roared to a start Wednesday with performers Tanner Usrey, Austin English, The Powell Brothers and The Steel Woods.
The festival continues Thursday at the Twin Falls County Fairgrounds with Jesse Dayne & The Sagebrush Drifters, Mike and the Moonpies, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Sean Stemaly, Aaron Lewis and Palmer Anthony.
Friday’s lineup includes Dustin Massey, Pecos & The Rooftops, Koe Wetzel, Kolby Cooper, and Giovannie & The Hired Guns.
The music fest, which began in 2014, ends Saturday with The Turnpike Troubadours, Jackson Dean, Huser Brother Band and Sam Riggs.
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A woman heads into the Hwy 30 Music Fest on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at the Twin Falls County Fairgrounds in Filer.
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A guitarist with Austin English plays during the Hwy 30 Music Fest on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at the Twin Falls County Fairgrounds in Filer.
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Mitch Wemhoff plays cornhole during the HWY 30 Music Fest on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at the Twin Falls County Fairgrounds in Filer.
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Festival goers mingle during the HWY 30 Music Fest on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at the Twin Falls County Fairgrounds in Filer.
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Musician Austin English performs during the Hwy 30 Music Fest on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at the Twin Falls County Fairgrounds in Filer.
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A girl hangs out during the Hwy 30 Music Fest on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at the Twin Falls County Fairgrounds in Filer.
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Festival goers hang out during the Hwy 30 Music Fest on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at the Twin Falls County Fairgrounds in Filer.
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Fans listen to Austin English during the Hwy 30 Music Fest on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at the Twin Falls County Fairgrounds in Filer.
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Fans listen to music during the Hwy 30 Music Fest on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at the Twin Falls County Fairgrounds in Filer.
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The drummer for Austin English plays during the Hwy 30 Music Fest on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at the Twin Falls County Fairgrounds in Filer.
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Musician Austin English performs during the Hwy 30 Music Fest on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at the Twin Falls County Fairgrounds in Filer.
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Musician Austin English performs during the Hwy 30 Music Fest on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at the Twin Falls County Fairgrounds in Filer.
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The Hwy 30 Music Fest takes place Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at the Twin Falls County Fairgrounds in Filer.
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Venders are set up for the Hwy 30 Music Fest on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at the Twin Falls County Fairgrounds in Filer.
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Festival goers listen to Austin English during the Hwy 30 Music Fest on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at the Twin Falls County Fairgrounds in Filer.
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ROANE COUNTY, WV (WOWK)—Crews are on the scene of a house fire in the Left Hand area of Roane County on Thursday morning.
Roane County dispatch says that this is a working fire, and the house is believed to be occupied.
No injuries have been reported.
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LOGAN COUNTY, WV (WOWK) – Leaders from Logan County and across the state are reacting and expressing their condolences after six people were killed in a helicopter crash Wednesday evening.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration, a Bell UH-1B helicopter crashed around 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 22 near Route 17 in Logan County, killing the captain and five others.
Logan County Ambulance Authority Chief of Operations Ray Bryant says there’s no word yet on what caused this tragic crash. He says the aircraft is from this region.
The cockpit of the aircraft is burned up. The tail boom is laying across the road. It is recognizable, we knew it was a local helicopter. It was recognizable as soon as we got on scene.
While they are still assessing the situation, the entrance at the corner near Kelly Hollow Road will remain blocked off. Officials are urging drivers to avoid the area altogether while they continue their work.
The Federal Aviation Administration is expected to be in the area on Thursday to investigate.
As the investigation continues, many people and leaders are offering their condolences to the loved ones of those killed in the crash.
“The Logan County Commission would like to offer their deepest condolences to the families and friends of the victims of this terrible tragedy. Our prayers are with them.”
Diana Barnette, Logan County Commissioner
“Cathy and I are praying for the families of those killed in this tragic helicopter crash.”
WV Gov. Jim Justice
“Gayle and I are devastated to hear of the deaths of six people killed in a horrific helicopter crash in Logan County. This is a heartbreaking time for the families, friends and loved ones of those in the crash, and I know our entire state feels this loss. We extend our deepest condolences to the families of the victims and my staff and I stand prepared to support the Logan County authorities, first responders and entire community during this time of need.”
US Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV)
“Devastating news out of Logan County last night. Praying for the family members of those involved and our first responders on the scene.”
US Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)
“Please join me in praying for the victims and their families.”
Rep. Carol Miller (R-WV) | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/wv-leaders-mourn-the-6-killed-in-logan-county-helicopter-crash/ | 2022-06-23T16:17:09 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/wv-leaders-mourn-the-6-killed-in-logan-county-helicopter-crash/ |
Sixty-three percent of the Lehigh Valley’s homeless population lives in Allentown.
The city wants to do something about its homelessness problem, and could use some of its remaining American Rescue Plan Act dollars to do so. City council held a special meeting Wednesday to discuss how approximately $18 million in relief money could go toward affordable housing, rental assistance, a permanent homeless shelter and other measures that could help house the 1,400 homeless Allentonians.
Here are three takeaways on how the city hopes to alleviate homelessness.
No one-size-fits-all solution
Experts testified at the meeting that there’s no ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach to alleviating homelessness.
David Foster, a fund manager at BDP Impact Real Estate — which helps connect homeless people to housing — said low income housing tax credits from the federal government can help homeless people secure housing. But it’s not enough; often, the most vulnerable homeless people do not know they are eligible or do not know how to navigate the system and apply for relief.
He suggested the city maintain a by-name list of all its homeless residents and keep track of their whereabouts, and engage landlords in the city that are willing to house those people.
Robert Nicolella, executive director of Catholic Charities, said a coalition of Lehigh Valley organizations has been working on initiatives — such as a list and landlord engagement. The problem is a lack of affordable housing and soaring rents across the Lehigh Valley, which are pushing people into homelessness and making it impossible for those without housing to secure it again.
Monthly rent in Allentown for one and two-bedroom apartments has skyrocketed over the past year, up 38% and 41%, respectively.
“The affordable housing is not there,” Nicolella said. “You have a better chance of solving your own situation than getting on a list for housing.”
‘Housing first’
Though the city could take any of several approaches, experts said the city should take a “housing first” approach. They implored council to prioritize bringing the formerly homeless into permanent housing.
“The way to keep people from homelessness is keep people in housing,” Goldfarb said. “Prevent eviction, expand housing options.”
Cities like Houston, Atlanta, Denver and Missoula, Montana have all been successful at lowering their homeless population numbers by collaborating with federal, state, county and nonprofit agencies, said Abigail Goldfarb, executive director of Lehigh County of Churches.
Sherri Binder, executive director of Ripple Community Inc., said the city would benefit from a year-round, permanent homeless shelter, which it currently lacks. But she said council should instead prioritize securing permanent, stable affordable housing.
“Certainly in a city the size of Allentown, it’s very important to make sure we have access to an emergency shelter in place,” Binder said. “That said, when we talk about homelessness, it should really always be in the broader context of housing. To the extent that there is a solution to homelessness, that solution is housing.”
In 2021, only 14% of households in Ripple’s system secured access to permanent housing, Binder said. The problem is a lack of affordable housing supply, she said, so the city should look at renovating old properties, supporting first-time homeowners and building new affordable housing units.
‘A starting point’
Experts and members of council lamented that the remaining ARPA dollars, though enough to make a dent, is not enough to eradicate homelessness in Allentown.
“I would encourage council to be realistic about what can be done with ARPA,” Goldfarb said.
The cities that have made major strides in reducing their homeless population have invested millions of dollars. Houston, for example, invested over $100 million, Goldfarb said, and has seen its homeless population decrease by 63 percent since 2011.
Still, members indicated tackling homelessness is a top priority for American Rescue Plan money.
“Definitely we’re not going to solve homelessness, with even if all $18 million were to go toward [homelessness], but I think we’ve heard tonight something needs to — I would even venture to say that it should be the top priority for the ARPA money, before other industries,” councilmember Ce Ce Gerlach said.
First Call
“A lot of this money that were getting … a lot of that should go into our housing stock and affordable housing, and I think that’s the way,” councilmember Candida Affa said. “Building shelters and so and so forth, it’s just — they need homes.”
What’s next?
Council will hold another special meeting regarding ARPA expenditures on July 13, focusing on entertainment and tourism.
The meeting is one of a series council is holding that stemmed from a disagreement with Mayor Matt Tuerk.
The mayor had asked council to begin voting on ARPA expenditures to the Da Vinci Science Center and Lehigh Valley IronPigs, but council members wanted to gather more public input before spending the money.
The city has around half of its American Rescue Plan money remaining, and Tuerk proposed spending around $16 million on community reinvestment and $2 million on public health initiatives.
The city has already spent over $20 million in ARPA dollars on capital projects, such as sewer lining replacements and a backup data center.
Morning Call reporter Lindsay Weber can be reached at 610-820-6681 and liweber@mcall.com. | https://www.mcall.com/news/local/allentown/mc-nws-allentown-arpa-homelessness-pandemic-recovery-city-council-20220623-kllybfopyzchlllrjhp7i77lke-story.html | 2022-06-23T16:18:25 | 0 | https://www.mcall.com/news/local/allentown/mc-nws-allentown-arpa-homelessness-pandemic-recovery-city-council-20220623-kllybfopyzchlllrjhp7i77lke-story.html |
Olmos Park City Council pulled the trigger on a $6 million sewer repair project that will get underway in September.
It has been about two decades since the city completed major sewer repairs. City engineer L. David Givler said these upcoming fixes will help address wear and tear on the system.
Council voted Wednesday night to issue certificates of obligation bonds to cover the cost of the project. Olmos Park financial adviser Christopher Allison said that the city will pay back the bonds, which have an average interest rate of 3.86 percent, over the next 20 years. The city’s annual payments will range from $430,000 to $435,000, Allison said.
The funds will let officials tackle 138 repairs along the city’s 10.2 miles of sewage pipes over the next three years, Givler said. In recent years, officials identified 189 “unrepaired problems,” but Givler said the ones that were selected for repair were needed most.
High-priority repairs include fractured sewer lines and buckled lining in the pipes.
“I think this is a really good thing for the city, and I’m excited to get started,” Mayor Deanna Rickabaugh said.
The plan is to put the $6 million in debt toward six $1 million contracts, each covering between 17 and 24 repairs. Two rounds of repairs would be completed annually over a three-year period.
Construction on the first round of repairs will start in September and be completed in April, according to a project schedule created by Givler Engineering. Construction for the second round will start in November and be done in June of next year.
Many sewer lines in Olmos Park run through residential properties, so Givler said last month that officials will need to work with homeowners to gain access to their yards to make some of the repairs.
Early this year, Olmos Park finished paying off $6.5 million in debt issued in 2002 to pay for street and sewer improvements.
megan.rodriguez@express-news.net | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Excited-to-get-started-Olmos-Park-moves-17260872.php | 2022-06-23T16:27:38 | 0 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Excited-to-get-started-Olmos-Park-moves-17260872.php |
Triple-digit temperatures in San Antonio during the summer cause pests like flies, ants, scorpions, spiders and mosquitos to run for shelter inside homes. These pests settle in Texas due to the state's warmer temperatures, and the search for food and water can also bring infestations in with groceries or boxes.
According to the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, common insects in Texas include ants, wolf spiders, crab spiders and jumping spiders, mosquitos, flies and stinkbugs. Common pests in San Antonio include bed bugs, ants, fleas, cockroaches, flies, mosquitos, spiders, termites and ticks.
Prevention and control activities depend on the type of pest, Glen Ramsey, an entomologist with Orkin, wrote in an email.
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"If you see ants, you'll want to immediately dispose of over-ripe and damaged fruit," Ramsey wrote. "For most pests, including cockroaches, you'll want to check and sanitize garbage and recycling bins often. Also, remember to clean and sanitize countertops, drains and sinks on a regular basis."
Ramsey also advised reading a product's label very carefully and following all directions when treating for pests. If the source of infestation can be located, products are not usually needed, Ramsey wrote. However, getting rid of pests like cockroaches and ants can be an "ongoing process," not a one-time treatment.
Different pests can be attracted to homes for several reasons, Ramsey wrote, with overarching themes tending to be food, water, clutter and holes, cracks or damaged screens.
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Pantries and cabinets should be checked for sweet foods in paper packaging or crackers in cardboard packages, as these are "always a point of attraction" for pests, Ramsey wrote. Do a check for any excessive humidity, leaky pipes and overall dampness in the house as pests need water just as much as humans.
Pests enjoy dark, undisturbed areas, so a cluttered home provides shelter for pests, Ramsey wrote. Clutter gathering dust may mean time for home cleaning, and any holes or cracks in the wall provide a safe haven for pests and typically serve as go-to places for pests.
Ramsey further advised the following steps if dealing with a pest infestation in homes or apartments:
- Remove any sources of food, water or shelter
- Store items in safe and enclosed plastic, glass or metal containers
- Dispose of garbage regularly with a tightly closed lid
- Reduce clutter or areas where pests can hide
- If needed, call a pest management professional
shepard.price@express-news.net | @shepardgprice | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/pest-control-san-antonio-summer-17258637.php | 2022-06-23T16:27:48 | 1 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/pest-control-san-antonio-summer-17258637.php |
HARRISBURG, Pa. — On Thursday, Latino Connection hosted a half-day seminar to facilitate discussion and education surrounding the most important topics related to Latino Health in Pennsylvania.
They say the goal is to increase awareness and create intentional, solution-focused discussions around building inclusive policy to guarantee healthcare in Latino communities.
Some of the topics they discussed included: Progress and barriers in creating equitable policies, housing, community engagement, and appropriation.
“The purpose of hosting this state of the union Latino health is to bring together policymakers both in public and private sectors, to help create policies that essentially help us overcome those community barriers to live a healthier, more active, engaged lifestyle," said George Fernandez, CEO of Latino Connection.
According to the organization, the Latino demographic in Pennsylvania has grown by over 48% in the last decade. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/latino-organization-hosts-event-discuss-health-issues-facing-latino-community-crisis-population-access-basic-needs/521-6ec930c5-7cd1-475b-9bcf-f22497fdd185 | 2022-06-23T16:34:42 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/latino-organization-hosts-event-discuss-health-issues-facing-latino-community-crisis-population-access-basic-needs/521-6ec930c5-7cd1-475b-9bcf-f22497fdd185 |
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Editors note: The attached video is from July 2, 2021.
State officials and safety leaders spoke out Thursday to remind those planning to use fireworks this Fourth of July to employ caution.
Acting State Fire Commissioner Charles McGarvey joined local leaders and the Burn Prevention Network (BPN) in urging residents to take the necessary steps to protect themselves during the holiday.
"Our message is clear today, fireworks are not toys," McGarvey said. "First and foremost, we want people to understand the risks, how to properly handle fireworks and to encourage users to be courteous to their neighbors and communities."
McGarvey gave the following suggestions when handling fireworks:
- Never allow children to play with fireworks, even sparklers, which can burn at temperatures of at least 1200 degrees.
- Only allow adults to light fireworks one at a time, then quickly back away.
- Never point or throw fireworks at another person.
- Keep a bucket of water or garden hose handy in case of a fire.
- Never pick up or try to relight fireworks that have not fully ignited.
- After the fireworks have burned, fully douse them with water before picking them up or disposing to prevent trash fires.
- Never use fireworks after consuming alcohol, or other medications or substances that can impair judgment or the ability to react quickly to an emergency.
- Whether attending a professional display, or using consumer fireworks, always remain at a safe distance from the ignition location.
- Be sensitive of neighbors and their pets, particularly if military veterans live nearby.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission reported that in 2020, fireworks were involved in around 15,600 injures. Approximately half of the injuries reported were burns, with the head, eyes, face, or ears being the most frequently harmed parts of the body.
Statistics from the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) showed that fireworks start more than 19,500 fires per year and cause an average of $105 million in direct property damage.
Under state law, Pennsylvanians who are at least 18 years old may purchase and use Class C (consumer-grade) fireworks. Certain restrictions apply, including:
- They cannot be ignited or discharged on public or private property without the express permission of the property owner.
- They cannot be discharged from within a motor vehicle or building.
- They cannot be discharged toward a motor vehicle or building.
- They cannot be discharged within 150 feet of an occupied structure, whether or not a person is actually present.
- They cannot be discharged while the person is under the influence of alcohol, a controlled substance, or another drug.
Local ordinances may include additional restrictions, be sure to check with your local municipality before purchasing or using Class C fireworks. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/state-fire-commissioner-caution-safety-fourth-of-july-fireworks/521-91674358-24fc-436b-89a4-01f6193fc669 | 2022-06-23T16:34:43 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/state-fire-commissioner-caution-safety-fourth-of-july-fireworks/521-91674358-24fc-436b-89a4-01f6193fc669 |
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Editors note: The attached video is from June 22.
Wawa fans can expect closer stores as the chain announces stretching further west along the Susquehanna River.
The gas station and fast-food hotspot announced its plans to expand its footprint throughout Central Pennsylvania. Wawa said it plans to double its store count over the next three to five years.
Central PA Wawa fans can expect the first store to pop-up as early as 2024, with an additional 40 stores planned for the area.
The gas chain currently has 17 stores across Berks and Lancaster counties, but does not currently have the presence that rival, Sheetz, has in the midstate.
"With a commitment to fulfilling lives, we're thrilled to continue our growth and expansion in our existing markets to provide quality fresh food, beverages, and support to the community," said John Poplawski, Vice President of Real Estate for Wawa.
"In addition, Wawa's continued expansion will mean even more convenience and new jobs in the Central Pennsylvania community," Poplawski said in a press release. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/wawa-sheetz-stores-susqyehanna-river-central-pennsylvania/521-ef3f444f-da0f-4f3f-8418-ffea1c2e5c75 | 2022-06-23T16:34:57 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/wawa-sheetz-stores-susqyehanna-river-central-pennsylvania/521-ef3f444f-da0f-4f3f-8418-ffea1c2e5c75 |
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A year after sister's death in DUI crash, sibling says battle for justice will continue in civil court
A year after losing her sister, the emotions are still raw for Makita Lucas.
Her personal journey since getting the phone call on June 20, 2021, telling her about the death of her sister, has included battling investigators and prosecutors and taking in three of her sibling's children.
Now the 36-year-old Palm Bay woman is focused on taking the battle further, one year after the DUI crash-related death of her sister and weeks after watching the woman convicted for driving under the influence in that crash be handcuffed in court and led to jail.
She's asking Florida's Attorney General Ashley Moody to review actions by Cocoa police and the Brevard state attorney's office in the case and pursuing a civil lawsuit filed in May.
"I'm not stopping," said Makita Lucas, a mother of three who took to social media last year to voice her frustration with the lack of progress in the Cocoa police investigation into her sister's case.
"I do not want what happened to us to happen to anyone else. We just have to keep pushing."
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'We have to have justice for Passion':Cocoa woman struggles to find accountability in the summertime traffic death of her sister
Passion Lucas, a 37-year-old mother of six, was walking to a rehab center on a darkened Cocoa road when she was struck by a car driven by Suzanna Norris, 50, then the head of a horse farm and charity. Norris admitted to drinking and driving, with tests showing a blood alcohol at twice the legal limit.
She was sentenced to six months in the Brevard County Jail, of which three months could be spent in residential treatment. That would be followed by 11 months and 25 days of supervised probation. As part of the sentence, Norris will perform 50 hours of community service, pay a $1,000 fine, and pay $3,007.55 to cover the cost of investigation.
The case generated widespread interest as Makita Lucas used social media to criticize an investigation that had several miscues. Those criticisms were compounded by the State Attorney's Office's decision not to pursue a more serious DUI manslaughter charge in the case because the office said it likely could not get a conviction on that charge. Norris, whose phone records from the morning of the crash were withheld by the state attorney's office, was charged with a second-degree DUI instead.
Norris, a mother of three daughters ages 19, 13 and 10, is a horse trainer and founder of the nonprofit organization Hidden Acres Rescue for Thoroughbreds in Cocoa. The organization said she no longer is a part of the group.
The Lucas family filed a wrongful death lawsuit in May seeking damages from Norris. The case will be heard in Brevard County and contends that Lucas’ death was caused by ‘wrongful acts’ carried out by Norris, who was driving her vehicle at twice the legal limit for blood alcohol.
Alan Landman, Norris’ private criminal defense attorney, said he will represent Norris in the civil case.
“(Norris) was driving the car, but she did not cause or contribute to her death. My client’s position is that she jumped, darted out, came out of nowhere,” Landman said.
Landman, who is working with a lawyer from Norris' insurance company, said several experts examined the details of the crash. The state attorney’s office also reenacted a crash scene using a secretary of one of the prosecutors, he said.
His client remains jailed at the Brevard County Jail Complex and is expected to serve at least 60 days behind bars, accounting for time already served while awaiting trial, Landman said.
He said he's arranged for a treatment center to take in Norris for the remaining 90 days of her sentence ordered by Brevard County Judge Judy Atkin during a June 3 sentencing hearing. A trial date has not been set in the civil case.
Makita Lucas, who met with prosecutors several times, said the agency seemed reluctant to file charges even before Cocoa's case file landed on their desks.
"It was more insulting as the case went on. That's why I'm calling the state attorney general's office, so they can review the prosecutor's actions in this case," Lucas said.
She said her sister's death has cratered her emotionally and created an insurmountable grief that still lingers.
"The children ask questions about their mother. It's like this happened yesterday for them," she said. "And it's hard. I got in my car the other day and was just boo-boo crying. It's so much."
On Monday, the anniversary of Passion's death, the family held a private memorial.
"We lit candles and released balloons," Makita Lucas said, adding that the year-long struggle is far from over.
"My message to the state attorney, to the investigators, is this...that we matter," she said. "We matter too."
J.D. Gallop is a Criminal Justice/Breaking News Reporter at FLORIDA TODAY. Contact Gallop at 321-917-4641 or jgallop@floridatoday.com. Twitter: @JDGallop. | https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/2022/06/23/cocoa-woman-passion-lucas-killed-dui-crash-sister-continues-legal-battles/7697946001/ | 2022-06-23T16:57:59 | 1 | https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/2022/06/23/cocoa-woman-passion-lucas-killed-dui-crash-sister-continues-legal-battles/7697946001/ |
SCRANTON, Pa. — Charges have been filed against a father and mother after their toddler was hit and killed in Scranton.
According to police, the 2-year-old boy was hit outside a home along Dorothy Street in February.
Mark Zvolensky, 36, is now charged with involuntary manslaughter, endangering the welfare of children, and related offenses.
He's locked up in Lackawanna County.
Amber Zvolensky, 34, the mother, also faces child endangerment charges.
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LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. — The levee raising in the Wilkes-Barre area was the biggest project to come after the destruction from Agnes.
Newswatch 16's Courtney Harrison spoke with current and former directors of the Luzerne County Flood Protection Authority about the levee that was built to protect the Wyoming Valley.
Jim Brozena was just a junior in high school when flooding from Hurricane Agnes ravaged this part of the Wyoming Valley. Brozena says he knew early on he wanted to be an engineer. His career would come full circle when he began working as an assistant Luzerne County engineer in 1979.
"One of my first tasks, when I went to work for the county, was to go to a meeting at Wilkes College to about the raising of the levees. The federal government said right after 1972, we're going to increase flood protection. They were still working on it., and basically, I worked on the levee project my entire career," said Jim Brozena, the former Executive Director of Luzerne County Flood Protection Authority.
Brozena worked on the $200 million project from 1996 to 2005. One year later, he became the executive director of the Luzerne County Flood Protection Authority. He says he felt confident in the levee and its ability to withstand whatever mother nature threw at it.
He added, "We felt that we had built a robust system and something that would handle what was Agnes, which was the largest storm of record at the time."
In 2011, Tropical Storm Lee rolled in. River levels crested well above flood stage, flooding homes and businesses throughout the area. Current Executive Director of the Luzerne County Flood Protection Authority Chris Belleman says it could have been worse had the levee not been raised after Agnes.
"If that levee raising project had never occurred, I mean, we would have the valley would have been destroyed a second time in 2011 and in the same generation," explained Belleman. "I think this valley would look much, much different than it does today."
It's been 25 years since the levee raising project was completed, and Belleman says there are projects in the works for updates, such as adding movable barriers to replace sandbags and replacing the electronic controls at the pump stations.
"That's to make our system more reliable and in to ensure that it's going to be there when we need it for the next high water event," added Belleman.
Belleman says it will cost about $1 million to replace those electronic controls, but the cost of that project far outweighs the cost of loss of life.
See more Agnes-related stories on WNEP's Youtube page. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/luzerne-county/levee-system-built-luzerne-county-destruction-agnes-hurricane-flooding-wilkes-barre-area/523-a7636238-ac51-44f5-8de9-bdcb1ab222f8 | 2022-06-23T17:00:06 | 1 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/luzerne-county/levee-system-built-luzerne-county-destruction-agnes-hurricane-flooding-wilkes-barre-area/523-a7636238-ac51-44f5-8de9-bdcb1ab222f8 |
LEWISBURG, Pa. — One day before its official opening, we're learning about vandalism to a new park in Union County.
Police released a surveillance photo of the man they believe is responsible for causing thousands of dollars in damage to a new playground at Hufnagel Park in Lewisburg. The pictured individual illegally entered the construction area on Monday, June 13, 2022, at approximately 7:45 p.m.
Officers said a child was with him when the damage happened last week. Since no vehicles were observed on the security cameras, it is believed the individuals live locally.
Although some of the damage was repairable at a cost of over $2,000.00, other damage was not repairable and will remain with the playground.
If you recognize the individual in the picture, please contact the Buffalo Valley Regional Police Department at (570) 524-4302 or office@bvrpd.org.
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WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Fireworks sales will soon start in the City of Wichita. The Wichita Fire Department says sales can begin Monday, June 27. Sales will have to wrap up by July 5.
Fireworks can be shot off from 10 a.m. to midnight in the city.
The department is emphasizing the proper disposal of used fireworks. Many of the fires are caused by improper disposal.
“So we want to make sure that you know when you shoot your fireworks being able to properly wet them down, cool them down before you put them in a dumpster,” said Wichita Fire Department Battalion Chief Jose Ocadiz.
The fire department will inspect all tents within city limits to make sure legal fireworks are sold. The fireworks cannot go above six feet in the air or be labeled “shooting flaming balls” per city ordinance.
Sedgwick County Emergency Communications will also have a designated line to report fireworks nuisances from 6 p.m. to 3 a.m. from July 1 through July 5.
In all unincorporated areas of Sedgwick County, fireworks may be possessed and shot from July 1 through the Independence Day. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/fireworks-in-wichita-go-on-sale-monday-june-27/ | 2022-06-23T17:08:32 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/fireworks-in-wichita-go-on-sale-monday-june-27/ |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Starting next year, Evergy customers will start paying part of the cost of a winter storm from last year. Most residential customers in the KSN viewing area will see their monthly bill increase by $2.82 for two years, starting April of 2023.
However, some Evergy customers closer to Kansas City will get a monthly credit of $6.60 for a year.
The Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) approved the settlement agreement, but it was not unanimous.
The agreement allows Evergy to recover the costs of the February 2021 winter storm from its Kansas Central customers. Kansas Central customers are those who were formerly Westar customers. It is the area in green on the map.
The KCC agreement also allows Evergy to credit its Kansas Metro customers, those were were formerly KCP&L customers, for the sale of excess power back to the Southwest Power Pool during that same time. Kansas Metro is the area in deep blue, including Ottawa and Overland Park, on the map.
The Central and Metro divisions are owned by the same parent company, Energy, Inc., but operate separately.
KCC staff, the Citizens Utility Ratepayer Board (CURB), Evergy and the Kansas Electric Power Cooperative supported the settlement. Kansas Industrial Consumers, the Natural Gas Transportation Customer Coalition, and Coffeyville Resources Refining & Marketing, LLC opposed it, claiming it unjustly shifts costs from residential customers to industrial customers and fails to reward conservation efforts.
The KCC rejected those arguments, finding that within each customer class, some customers made efforts to conserve, while other customers did not. The KCC said that there is no evidence to suggest reallocation on a class-wide basis would only reward customers who curtailed their energy usage.
“The evidence before the commission suggests that, under the circumstances, the non-unanimous settlement represents the lowest interest rate and the lowest customer impact of all Kansas utilities for Winter Storm Uri related costs,” the KCC said in a news release.
State and federal investigations are looking into allegations of price gouging and market manipulation. The KCC order states that if Evergy gets any money back after those investigations, it must pass the proceeds on to its customers.
Click here to read the full settlement agreement. Click here to watch the Thursday morning meeting on YouTube. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/some-evergy-customers-to-pay-more-starting-in-2023/ | 2022-06-23T17:08:33 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/some-evergy-customers-to-pay-more-starting-in-2023/ |
ABSECON — Construction on a new Royal Farms in the city has been in limbo for months because the property it's planned for has been sold to another Pennsylvania-based developer, City Engineer Edward Dennis said last week.
The Verrichia Company will now oversee development of the lot formerly occupied by the city's now-demolished firehouse, buying the land from Wright Partners, according to a notice of sale dated April 27 and filed with the Atlantic County Clerk's Office.
No sale prices has been given for the deal.
The company, based in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, has numerous ongoing projects and has built various franchise locations for Applebee's and Wawa, according to its website.
A Verrichia Company employee directed questions to other representatives, who did not immediately return a request for comment Thursday morning.
Wright Partners remain in control of development in the adjacent strip of land once occupied by the city's sports complex. Crews could be seen Tuesday on a section of the land intended for a new White Horse Liquor location.
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Locals have been eager to see dump trucks and front loaders at the site, at 401 New Road, since the city's former firehouse was demolished to make way for the Baltimore-based company's third Atlantic County location. Not seeing progress and untamed grasses have upset a public that has been looking for updates on the process.
Dennis said he has limited information on the deal besides that it took six months of to complete.
"It's not a simple transaction that you may think of if you're selling your house to someone," Dennis said last week.
The land sale's closing was completed earlier this month, Dennis said.
The city originally sold the land to the Wright Partners for $1.7 million, allowing the former firehouse's demolition. The money also helped the city pay for its current $5.9 million firehouse on New Jersey Avenue
Through the deal, Absecon would land tax dollars allocated to the public school system and Atlantic County. Adding the Royal Farms was also intended to be a step for Absecon to increase its tax ratable base to help ease property taxes for homeowners.
The sale is likely at fault for the land's poor upkeep over the past few months, Dennis said, adding that the new property owner is planning to begin maintaining the lot.
Large-scale real estate transactions involving developers are lengthy and done in confidentiality to prevent a possible deal from being damaged. Given that, the city has been shut out from the status, leaving the public doubting if the land would become a Royal Farms renowned for its famous fried chicken and convenience store, Dennis said.
Dennis said the new property owner "unequivocally" assured him the site will be developed. He could not say if the new developer intends to still bring Royal Farms to Absecon, but the location remains listed on the company's store roster, as store No. 320.
Royal Farms, in the past few years, has opened two Atlantic County locations, both of which are in Egg Harbor Township, with access to the Black Horse Pike.
"This is all be happening in the background," Dennis said.
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MIDDLE TOWNSHIP — The Township Committee on Wednesday unanimously approved two ordinances related to cannabis, one to allow a single retail cannabis license in the township and another setting a framework for how the municipality will evaluate license applications.
That ordinance also sets a nonrefundable fee of $2,500 for the review of applications for support of a cannabis business.
Under New Jersey’s cannabis regulations, a show of municipal support is part of the application process for a state license. So far, only those businesses that already held a license to distribute cannabis to those with medical marijuana cards have been approved to sell to the new recreational market, which means there are no dispensaries in Cape May County.
Middle Township has moved cautiously on legal weed. The Township Committee has supported an application for a medical marijuana facility, but last summer approved an ordinance banning any retail sales for the adult use market.
“I thought that as a group that you were not in favor of … recreational use marijuana being sold in the township. Now it appears that you are, with certain restrictions,” resident Stanley Doniger said at the meeting. “Could you help me to understand what changed your mind about that?”
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“I was never on the record publicly as being opposed to a dispensary in Middle Township,” responded Mayor Tim Donohue. Rather, he said, the township did not have enough information about the state rules under which the new market would operate before a state-imposed deadline of Aug. 22, 2021, for towns to take action on the issue.
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He said towns that enacted strict rules, such as Middle Township’s ban on retail sales, could ease those rules later, but they would not be able to enact stricter rules once voting to allow sales.
The state established six classes of licenses for the recreational cannabis market. Last October, the township approved allowing the cultivation and manufacturing of cannabis products in the township.
The new ordinance would allow a class five license, allowing sales to customers over 21.
In many communities, governing bodies have limited cannabis businesses to specific locations. Middle Township opted to leave that up to the business owner. According to Donohue, the business would be allowed in any commercial zone, as long as it followed established zoning restrictions and state laws.
Several potential business owners have asked about locating a cannabis dispensary in the township, Donohue said. Several beach communities, including each of the Wildwoods, have said no to allowing cannabis sales, so the township could someday be a prime spot for summer business.
West Cape May and Lower Township have also said yes to allowing retail weed sales, and West Cape May has already endorsed two applications. As Donohue put it, West Cape May has a head start, but even then, he said, the first store will likely not be open for at least a year.
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New Jersey’s Cannabis Regulatory Commission has begun issuing licenses for grow facilities that will stock the new, legal market. Cannabis retailers will not be able to bring anything in from other states; it must be grown in New Jersey, or businesses will run afoul of federal law.
Massachusetts-based cannabis company Insa has plans to locate a growing facility for medical marijuana and recreational cannabis on Indian Trail Road in the Goshen section of the township, at the site of a former seafood processing plant.
Steve Reilly, the co-owner of the company, attended the Wednesday meeting but did not speak publicly. After the meeting, he said the plans are being finalized for the building, but the project still awaits license approval from the Cannabis Regulatory Commission. He said he may hear more sometime this summer.
He said his company may be interested in applying for the dispensary license in the township. Once the township government lends its support to a license application, it would still need approval from the Cannabis Regulatory Commission.
Donohue said the township would continue to move slowly on the issue. If cannabis retail proves to be a good fit, he suggested the committee could look at allowing additional licenses.
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AVALON — Owen Pricket became the borough's newest police officer during Wednesday's Borough Council meeting.
Pricket, a Dennis Township resident born in Somers Point, completed basic training at the Cape May County Police Academy last week, finishing second in his class for physical training, according to a news release from the borough.
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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 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, Haworth 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 the referee had made bad calls during the game but said he lost his temper over a call he did not make.
He said 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.
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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.”
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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.
Superintendent David Salvo did not respond to a request for comment on this story as of Thursday morning. At the June 9 Board of Education meeting, board President Dennis Roberts said there would be no response from the board on the issue.
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“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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PHOENIX — Arizona lawmakers adopted an $18 billion spending plan early Thursday, rebuffing efforts by some Republicans to tear apart the deal.
The vote came as Republican legislative leaders, unable to get votes from their own members, cut a deal with Democrats by offering $60 million more in funding for public education than the GOP and Republican Gov. Doug Ducey had proposed. That ensured there would be enough Democrats to offset the Republicans who found the spending proposal too high to support.
But House Speaker Rusty Bowers told Capitol Media Services the foes may have outsmarted themselves.
The Mesa Republican said he made it clear to fellow party members that he needed every one of them to support the spending plan. That's because the GOP has a one-vote edge in the House; an identical situation exists in the Senate.
Bowers said he told them that holding out only forces him and Senate President Karen Fann, R-Prescott, to go to the Democrats.
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"Do your own thing? Great," he said he told them. "March out there in your purity and condemn."
He pointed out, though, that the Arizona Constitution gives the legislature just one mandatory job: adopt a budget.
"And that's what we're doing," Bowers said, saying he informed them that having to work with Democrats meant it would raise the price tag.
The result is that the final budget will immediately add $526 million to base education funding for K-12 schools, an 8.8% increase. That's $60 million more than the original package.
There's more.
As originally proposed, charter and district schools would equally divide up $60 million in what is classified as "additional assistance." These are funds with certain flexibility on how they can be used.
But 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.
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
Universities also will do better than what had been proposed — at least two of them
The original plan provided $41 million for the three schools. But there was a big concern that the University of Arizona was getting more than it's 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 but Democrats did not: 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 it would still allow people to take those credits, though existing limits would remain.
Republican foes of the budget did not give up without a fight.
Sen. Michelle Ugenti-Rita, R-Scottsdale, sought to cut the state's 5.6-cent income tax rate by a penny.
"This is important because we have no meaningful tax cuts in the budget," she said. And Ugenti-Rita said the public, struggling with inflation and higher gasoline prices, needs relief.
Fann said the state can't afford a permanent tax cut of that size, with the plan instead including $300 million in property tax cuts.
She said while Arizona has a $5.3 billion surplus, only $1.3 billion of that is sustainable, meaning revenues that can be counted on year after year. And she said what the Scottsdale senator wanted would cost $1.5 billion annually.
Ugenti-Rita rejected that contention.
"It's not accurate to say we can't afford it," she said.
"It's just that we spent it all," Ugenti-Rita continued. "We put our priorities in pork instead of a tax cut."
She had no better luck with a proposal for a one-time rebate of $250 for individuals and $500 for couples, saying that could be done out of the one-time surplus.
Fann, however, said those dollars are being used for one-time priorities, like setting aside $1 billion over three years to find new sources of water and paying off about $1 billion in debt in the state pension fund, a move Fann said would save the state about $100 million a year in interest payments.
The opposition in the House by Republicans opposed to the plan was more muted, to the point where Rep. Jake Hoffman, R-Queen Creek, didn't even try to offer an amendment to cut some one-time funding from the state's three universities. And Rep. Jacqueline Parker, R-Mesa, withdrew her amendment to slash proposed pay raises for state employees.
"It like protects voters, cuts spending in government, and no one seems really interested in doing that right now," she said.
What the package also did is create 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.
"There are things we love and, quite frankly, there are things we hate," said House Minority Leader Reginald Bolding, D-Laveen.
"But, weighed all together, the good in this budget finally outweighs the bad," he said. "We must not let perfect be the enemy of the good."
But Rep. John Fillmore, R-Apache Junction, said what got approved, over his objection and that of seven other House Republicans, was really a Democratic budget "full of pork."
Among the things the Democrats could not get removed is $335 million for a border fence. That's above and beyond another $209 million for general border security which covers everything from aid to local sheriffs to $15 million to transport those who entered Arizona from other countries seeking asylum to other states.
There also is a tax cut for individuals who have their own aircraft.
And one piece of the final package, set for a vote later Thursday, includes 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.
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 adopted 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 approved a measure to 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%.
As a constitutional amendment, however, it is itself subject to voter approval in November.
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.
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Hughes Federal Credit Union: Hughes Federal Credit Union awarded $2,000 scholarships to seven high school seniors from the credit union’s Annual Scholarship Program. In celebration of its 70th anniversary this year, Hughes increased its annual award amount from $10,000 to $14,000. Since 2005, Hughes has granted over $100,000 in scholarships to deserving high school graduates entering college or trade school.
The scholarship recipients are:
- Ethan Jones and Camille Beeson of Pusch Ridge Christian Academy
- Sierra Jenkins of Marana High School
- Haeleigh Chipman of Sabino High School
- Reuel Florendo and Lainey Caswell of Andrada Polytech
- Ashley Thommana of Montgomery Blair High School in Rockville, Maryland
Carondelet Health Network: Carondelet Health Network is leading a community effort to provide area children struggling with hunger with a healthy breakfast during the summer months through its annual Cereal Drive, June 20-27, benefitting the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona. Donations of cereal are being collected at Carondelet St. Joseph’s Hospital, St. Mary’s Hospital, and Holy Cross Hospital in Nogales. Collection boxes are located in the hospitals’ administration suites.
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WEISER, Idaho — Searchers from Washington County, Idaho, and Malheur County, Oregon, are out looking for a person believed to have drowned Wednesday night in the Snake River.
The Washington County Sheriff's Office said the drowning occurred around 8 p.m. Wednesday about 4 miles west of Weiser.
Washington County Search and Rescue, Washington Co. Sheriff's Office, Weiser Rural Fire, and Malheur County Sheriff’s Office were out searching again Thursday morning.
KTVB is gathering more information about this developing story. Check back for updates.
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A 37-year-old Lincoln man surrendered peacefully on Wednesday after the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office deployed its Tactical Response Unit while serving an arrest warrant in northwest Lincoln, according to authorities.
Andrew Burnham had been wanted for a handful of felony gun and drug charges after a search warrant served on his hotel room earlier this month turned up 14.2 grams of meth, $3,740 in cash and an AR-style rifle that was reported stolen in North Carolina in 2010, Lincoln Police Capt. Todd Kocian said.
Burnham wasn't at the Magnusson Hotel, 3400 N.W. 12th St., when narcotics investigators served the search warrant there June 17, Kocian said. He had been at large since.
The police department, sheriff's office and U.S. Marshal Service took Burnham into custody Wednesday afternoon at a mobile home park near First Street and Cornhusker Highway, Sheriff Terry Wagner said.
Wagner said the Metro Fugitive Task Force was deployed as a precautionary measure due to Burnham's previous firearms offenses.
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The 37-year-old was lodged at the Lancaster County jail on suspicion of possession of meth with intent to deliver, possession of a short rifle, possession of a gun while violating a drug law and two additional felony drug charges.
Tom Casady's list of the 10 most infamous crimes in Lincoln history
Crimes of the times
This is simply one man’s perspective from the early 21st century (first written in 2010). I had to make a decision about crimes that occurred at locations that are inside the city today, but were outside our corporate limits at the time they occurred. I chose the latter.
Before beginning, though, I have to deal with three crimes that stand apart: the murders of three police officers in Lincoln. I’m not quite sure how to place them in a list. They all had huge impacts on the community, and on the police department in particular. Because these are my colleagues, I deal with them separately and in chronological order.
Patrolman Marion Francis Marshall
Shot in the shadow of the new Nebraska State Capital, Gov. Charles Bryan came to his aid and summoned additional help.
Lt. Frank Soukup
Marion Marshall was technically not a Lincoln police officer, so Lt. Soukup was actually the first Lincoln police officer killed on duty. One of his colleagues who was present at the motel and involved in the gunbattle, Paul Jacobsen, went on to enjoy a long career and command rank at LPD, influencing many young charges (like me) and leaving his mark on the culture of the agency.
Lt. Paul Whitehead
In the space of a few months, three LPD officers died in the line of duty. Frank Soukup had been murdered, and George Welter had died in a motorcycle crash. Paul Whitehead's partner, Paul Merritt, went on to command rank, and like Paul Jacobsen left an indelible mark at LPD and the community.
No. 1: Starkweather
The subject of several thinly disguised movie plots and a Springsteen album, the Starkweather murders are clearly the most infamous crime in Lincoln’s history — so far. One of the first mass murderers of the mass media age, six of Charles Starkweather’s 11 victims were killed inside the city of Lincoln, and the first was just on the outskirts of town. I didn’t live in Lincoln at the time, but my wife was a first-grader at Riley Elementary School and has vivid memories of the city gripped by fear in the days between the discovery of the Bartlett murders and Starkweather’s capture in Wyoming.
The case caused quite an uproar. There was intense criticism of the police department and sheriff’s office for not capturing Starkweather earlier in the week after the discovery of the Bartletts' bodies. Ultimately, Mayor Bennett Martin and the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners retained a retired FBI agent, Harold G. Robinson, to investigate the performance of local law enforcement. His report essentially exonerated the local law officers and made a few vanilla recommendations for improving inter-agency communication and training.
Now I know that many readers are mumbling to themselves “how obvious.” Hold your horses, though. It’s not quite as obvious as you might think. I had two experiences that drove this fact home to me. The first was a visit by a small group of journalism students. Only one member of the class had any idea, and her idea was pretty vague. You need to remember that the Starkweather murders were in 1957 and 1958 — before the parents of many college students were even born.
The second experience was a visit by a Cub Scout den. I was giving the kids a tour of the police station one evening. We were in the front lobby waiting for everyone to arrive. As I entertained the boys, I told the moms and dads that they might enjoy looking in the corner of the Sheriff’s Office display case to see the contents of Starkweather’s wallet — discovered a couple of years ago locked up in the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office safe. After a few minutes, one of the confused fathers asked me who Starkweather was, and why it was significant.
No. 2: Lincoln National Bank
On the morning of Sept. 17, 1930, a dark blue Buick carrying six men pulled up in front of the Lincoln National Bank at the northwest corner of 12th and O streets. Five of the men entered the bank, while a sixth stood outside by the Buick, cradling a machine gun. Observing the unusual events, a passerby called the police. The officer who responded, Forrest Shappaugh, was casually instructed by the machine-gun-toting lookout to just keep going, which he wisely did. Returning with reinforcements, he found that the robbers had already made good on their getaway, netting $2.7 million in cash and negotiable securities.
Ultimately, three of the six suspects were arrested. Tommy O’Connor and Howard Lee were convicted and sentenced. Jack Britt was tried twice but not convicted by a hung jury. Gus Winkeler, a member of Al Capone’s gang, winged a deal with County Attorney Max Towle to avoid prosecution in exchange for orchestrating the recovery of $600,000 in bearer bonds. The following year, Winkeler was murdered in Chicago, the victim of a gangland slaying. The final two robbers were never identified.
The Lincoln National Bank robbery stood as the largest cash bank robbery in the United States for many decades. It precipitated major changes at the Lincoln Police Department. Chief Peter Johnstone was rapidly “retired” after the robbery, the department’s fleet was upgraded to add the first official patrol cars, the full force was armed and a shotgun squad was organized. Forty-four years later when I was hired at LPD, the echo of the Lincoln National Bank robbery was still evident in daily bank opening details, and in the Thomspon submachine guns and Reising rifles that detectives grabbed whenever the robbery alarm sounded at headquarters.
No. 3: The Last Posse
My first inkling about this crime came when I was the chief deputy sheriff. One of my interns, a young man named Ron Boden (who became a veteran deputy sheriff), had been doing some research on Lancaster County’s only known lynching, in 1884. I came across a reference in the biography of the sheriff at the time, Sam Melick, to the murder of the Nebraska Penitentiary warden and subsequent prison break. Melick had been appointed interim warden after the murder and instituted several reforms.
Several years later, a colleague, Sgt. Geoff Marti, loaned me a great book, Gale Christianson’s "Last Posse," that told the story of the 1912 prison break in gory, haunting and glorious detail.
To make a long story short, convict Shorty Gray and his co-conspirators shot and killed Warden James Delahunty, a deputy warden and a guard on Wednesday, March 13, 1912. They then made their break — right into the teeth of a brutal Nebraska spring blizzard. Over the course to the next few days, a posse pursued. During the pursuit, the escapees carjacked a young farmer with his team and wagon. As the posse closed in, a gunfight broke out and the hostage was shot and killed in the exchange, along with two of the three escapees.
There was plenty of anger among the locals in the Gretna-Springfield vicinity about the death of their native son, and a controversy raged over the law enforcement tactics that brought about his demise. Lancaster County Sheriff Gus Hyers was not unsullied by the inquiry, although it appears from my prospect a century later that the fog of war led to the tragedy.
Christianson, a professor of history at Indiana State University who died earlier this year, notes the following on the flyleaf:
“For anyone living west of the Mississippi in 1912, the biggest news that fateful year was a violent escape from the Nebraska state penitentiary planned and carried out by a trio of notorious robbers and safe blowers.”
Bigger news on half the continent than the sinking of the Titanic during the same year would certainly qualify this murder-escape as one of the most infamous Lincoln crimes in history.
No. 4: Rock Island wreck
The Aug. 10, 1894, wreck of a Rock Island train on the southwest outskirts of Lincoln was almost lost in the mist of time until it was resurrected in the public consciousness by author Joel Williams, who came across the story while conducting research for his historical novel, "Barrelhouse Boys."
The wreck was determined to be the result of sabotage to the tracks, perhaps an attempt to derail the train as a prelude to robbery. Eleven people died in the crash and ensuing fire, making this a mass murder, to be sure. G.W. Davis was arrested and convicted of the crime but later received a full pardon. The story was told in greater detail earlier this year by the Lincoln Journal Star.
A historical marker is along the Rock Island Trail in Wilderness Park, accessible only by foot or bike from the nearest trail access points about a half-mile away at Old Cheney Road on the north, or 14th Street on the south.
Here’s the big question that remains unanswered: Was there really significant evidence to prove that George Washington Davis committed the crime, or was he just a convenient scapegoat? The fact that he received a gubernatorial pardon 10 years later leads me to believe that the evidence must have been unusually weak. If he was railroaded, then my second question is this: who really pried loose the tracks with the 40-pound crowbar found at the scene?
No. 5: Commonwealth
On Nov. 1, 1983, the doors to Nebraska’s largest industrial savings and loan company were closed and Commonwealth was declared insolvent. The 6,700 depositors with $65 million at stake would never be fully compensated for their loss, ultimately receiving about 59 cents on the dollar for their deposits, which they all mistakenly believed were insured up to $30,000 through the Nebraska Depository Insurance Guaranty Corporation, which was essentially an insurance pool with assets of only $3 million.
The case dominated Nebraska news for months. The investigation ultimately led to the conviction of three members of the prominent Lincoln family that owned the institution, the resignation of the director of the State Department of Banking and the impeachment of the Nebraska attorney general and the suspension of his license to practice law. State and federal litigation arising from the failure of Commonwealth drug on for years.
At the Lincoln Police Department, the Commonwealth failure led to the formation of a specialized white-collar crime detail, now known as the Technical Investigations Unit. At the time, municipal police departments in the United States had virtually no capacity for investigating financial crime and fraud of this magnitude, and we quickly became well known for our expertise in this area. The early experience served LPD very well in the ensuring years.
No. 6: Candice Harms
Candi Harms never came home from visiting her boyfriend on Sept. 22, 1992. Her parents reported her as a missing person the following morning, and her car was found abandoned in a cornfield north of Lincoln later in the day. Weeks went by before her remains were found southeast of Lincoln.
Scott Barney and Roger Bjorklund were convicted in her abduction and murder. Barney is in prison serving a life term. Bjorklund died in prison in 2001. Intense media attention surrounded the lengthy trial of Roger Bjorklund, for which a jury was brought in from Cheyenne County as an alternative to a change of venue. I have no doubt that the trial was a life-changing event for a group of good citizens from Sidney, who did their civic duty.
I was the Lancaster County sheriff at the time, involved both in the investigation and in the trial security. It was at about this time that the cellular telephone was becoming a consumer product, and I have often thought that this brutal crime probably spurred a lot of purchases. During my career, this is probably the second-most-prominent Lincoln crime in terms of the sheer volume of media coverage.
No. 7: Jon Simpson and Jacob Surber
A parent’s worst nightmare unfolded in September 1975 when these two boys, ages 12 and 13, failed to return from the Nebraska State Fair. The boys were the victims of abduction and murder. The case was similar to a string of other murders of young boys in the Midwest, and many thought that these cases were related -- the work of a serial killer. Although an arrest was made in the case here in Lincoln, the charges were eventually dismissed. William Guatney was released and has since died.
No. 8: John Sheedy
Saloon and gambling house owner John Sheedy was gunned down outside his home at 1211 P St. in January 1891. The case of Sheedy, prominent in Lincoln’s demiworld, became the talk of the town when his wife, Mary, and her alleged lover and accomplice, Monday McFarland, were arrested. Both were acquitted at trial. The Sheedy murder is chronicled in a great interactive multimedia website, Gilded Age Plains City, an online version that builds upon an article published in 2001 by Timothy Mahoney of the University of Nebraska.
No. 9: Patricia McGarry and Catherine Brooks
The bodies of these two friends were found in a Northeast Lincoln duplex in August 1977. Their murderer, Robert E. Williams, was the subject of a massive Midwest manhunt during the following week. Before his capture, he committed a third murder in Sioux Rapids, Iowa, and raped, shot and left for dead a victim who survived in Minnesota. He is the last man to be executed in Nebraska, sent to the electric chair in 1997.
No. 10: Judge William M. Morning
District Court Judge William Morning was murdered in February 1924. He was shot on the bench by an unhappy litigant in a divorce case. His court reporter, Minor Bacon, was also shot, but a notebook in his breast pocket deflected the bullet and saved his life.
Many other crimes
Choosing Lincoln's 10 most infamous crimes was a challenge. Although the top two were easy, the picture quickly became clouded. We tend, of course, to forget our history rather quickly. Many of the crimes I felt were among the most significant are barely remembered today, if not completely forgotten.
Some readers will take issue with my list. In choosing 10, here are the others I considered, in no particular order. They are all murders:
-- Mary O'Shea
-- Nancy Parker
-- Charles Mulholland
-- Victoria Lamm and Janet Mesner
-- Martina McMenamin
-- Regina Bos (presumably murdered)
-- Patty Webb
-- Marianne Mitzner
I also thought about the five murder-suicides in which a mother or father killed multiple family members before taking their own life. Though tragic, these crimes did not command the same kind of attention as the others, perhaps because there was no lengthy investigation, no tantalizing whodunit, no stranger-killer, nor any of the details that come out in the coverage of a major trial.
Reach the writer at 402-473-7223 or awegley@journalstar.com.
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WEEKI WACHEE GARDENS, Fla. — Two men drowned while exploring Buford Springs Cave and, just prior to their last dive, may have indicated to a few nearby teenagers that they didn't have enough air in their tanks, according to the Hernando County Sheriff's Office.
Deputies were called just before 12:30 p.m. Wednesday to Buford Springs Cave in the Chassahowitzka Wildlife Park to investigate a possible drowning.
The sheriff's office said one of three teens made the 911 call. They arrived at the park around 9 a.m. to swim and hang out by the water.
A couple of hours later, deputies said 52-year-old Todd McKenna and a 63-year-old man arrived and chatted with the teens as they got ready to dive.
After diving for a short time, they resurfaced, and the teens told deputies they believed the men were talking about going back down into the cave. They also debated about whether they had enough air or not in their takes to complete their dive, the sheriff's office said.
Deputies believe one of the divers may have mentioned he possibly had a leak in his tank.
Shortly after the two men talked, they reportedly resumed their dive.
The teens told deputies that a while later, they saw one of the divers come to the surface and was floating face down. At first, the teens said they thought he was floating on purpose to look for the other diver who hadn't resurfaced yet.
However, not long after that, the sheriff's office says the teens said they noticed no air bubbles were coming to the surface like before. So they swam over to check on the man, but he didn't respond.
The sheriff's office said the teens were able to get the diver to the dock but couldn't get him out of the water.
That's when deputies were called in. When they arrived, the deputies were able to go into the water and bring the diver onto the dock.
He was dead, deputies said.
Deputies said they waited for the other diver to resurface, thinking because the divers had talked about how much air was left in their tanks, he would resurface soon due to running out of air.
But he never did.
Members of the International Underwater Cave Rescue and Recovery (IUCRR) were called to the scene to begin looking for the diver's body. They found him about 137 feet below the surface. He had also died.
The sheriff's office said neither diver had any "obvious signs of trauma" and appeared to have the "appropriate equipment." Deputies said they aren't sure if the divers' equipment was working properly.
Both men's bodies were turned over to the medical examiner.
The sheriff's office said its investigation is ongoing. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hernandocounty/hernando-county-buford-springs-cave-divers-drowning/67-2a2cefe0-0faf-4053-952a-b128ca5bd8ea | 2022-06-23T17:21:46 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hernandocounty/hernando-county-buford-springs-cave-divers-drowning/67-2a2cefe0-0faf-4053-952a-b128ca5bd8ea |
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — In the basement of the Harwell Goodwin Davis Library at Samford University sits an old book.
In its brown, aged pages is a speech that was written by Mary Brown on July 1, 1858 as she was set to give the valedictorian address at Judson College, the first women’s college in Alabama. The title of the speech was simple: “Woman’s Mission.”
“It is now no longer a question whether or not women should be educated. It is no longer doubted that she is endowed with an intellect capable of indefinite expression and improvement,” Brown said. “I’ll admit that she possesses a mind stamped with the likeness of the Deity – ‘a mind formed of the finest mould, and wrought for immortality; and that she has a high and holy mission to fulfill.”
Brown’s speech is one of hundreds of historical artifacts from Judson College that are now part of Samford University’s special collections. Judson College, which closed its doors for good after 183 years due to dwindling enrollment in 2021, donated over 660 boxes of its history to Samford back in May.
Jennifer Taylor, chair of Samford’s special collection and university archives department, said the collection is very important to Samford due to how both schools have a shared history. Not only do both have its roots in the Alabama Baptist Convention, but Julia Tarrant Barron, co-founder of Samford University, had helped found Judson College in 1838. In fact, her son, John Thomas, was one of Judson’s first students and had a part in Samford–then named Howard College– being founded in 1841.
“There’s a joke on campus that if Julia had had a daughter, Samford might not have ever existed because her son… needed a school to come to as well, so they decided that they needed a school for men to go to,” Taylor said. “So Julia’s son was one of the first students at Judson, but became the first graduating student at Howard College.”
Taylor said the collection, which includes yearbooks, photos, catalog records and student publications, was invaluable to Samford because it shed light on so many things that they did not previously have.
“As we were going through the Judson collection, we would get very excited because we would find some very unique history that we did not have in our archives, talking about the history of Sanford or Marion, Alabama or things happening in the state at that time that we didn’t have,” she said.
Taylor said she was particularly excited about the trove of pictures from Judson.
“I just got really excited about seeing the photographic history of Judson because they had so much preserved and saved for their photographs from late 1900s and early 20th century, 21st century,” she said. “I think that we just don’t have that much of it here. So seeing all the activities and traditions was really cool.”
Elizabeth Wells, a 1970 graduate of Judson who co-authored a book on the school’s history called “Daughters of the Dream,” said that the college took education very seriously.
“When Judson was founded, it was founded by four people that Christian heritage for women was very important,” Wells said. “Education for these Baptists was very important. Even in 1838, it was important for them to establish a female institution for learning.”
Wells said that unlike many schools exclusively for women, she felt that Judson gave her and so many others the tools to give back to the world.
“Judson wasn’t just a finishing school. It was a place for academics,” Wells said. “We learned what ladies are supposed to know, but at the same time, we were prepared to work in the world wherever our profession was.”
Wells said that while she is disappointed that future generations of women will not have the chance to become “Judson Girls” themselves, she is happy that the story of Judson College will live on in Samford University’s archives collection.
“The legacy won’t be lost, and that is so important,” she said. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/samford-university-receives-archives-of-judson-college-the-oldest-womens-school-in-alabama/ | 2022-06-23T17:21:55 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/samford-university-receives-archives-of-judson-college-the-oldest-womens-school-in-alabama/ |
VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. (WIAT) — A week since the shooting at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Vestavia Hills, funeral services for the victims are being held at the church.
Walter Bartlett Rainey, 85, was killed June 16 in the shooting alongside Sarah Sharon McEwen Yeager, 75. Both had their funerals held Wednesday. The funeral of the third victim, Jane Easter Pounds, 84, will be held Thursday at 11 a.m.
In the first church service since the deadly shooting during a potluck, Rev. John Burruss spoke to the members in attendance about the victims.
“They took bread and wine, they gave thanks that evening for love of each other and this community and they made that everyone was welcome at the table,” Burruss said. “They modeled unconditional love as they had faithfully done their entire lives, and it cost them their lives.”
The full list of funeral arrangements is as follows:
Jane Easter Pounds
- Thursday, June 23
- 11 a.m. Service of Holy Eucharist in the Nave at Saint Stephen’s
- 12 p.m. Reception in the Gathering Space
You can watch the full service for Jane Pounds in the video player above starting at 11 a.m. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/watch-funeral-service-for-jane-pounds/ | 2022-06-23T17:22:01 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/watch-funeral-service-for-jane-pounds/ |
With rent and mortgage protections set to expire in the coming months, the city of North Bend and Oregon Coast Community Action are offering a reprieve for those behind on their bills.
On Thursday, Mayor Jessica Engelke announced the city had received a $500,000 grant to help people who are behind in their rent, mortgage or electric and natural gas bills. The grant will be administered by ORCCA and is available to residents throughout Coos County.
"The city of North Bend was awarded a $500,000 grant to assist Coos County residents struggling to pay their rent, mortgage or utilities," Engelke said. "The funds come from the Oregon Community Development Block Grant program, which the Business Oregon Infrastructure Finance Authority administers. North Bend partnered with Coos County and chose to take a regional approach for the maximum of $500,000 by soliciting intergovernmental agreements from each of the local governments in the county. Grant dollars will be available for mortgage, rent, and utility payments up to six months past due."
The grant allows utility payments for electricity and natural gas but excluded water and sewer bills.
ORCCA will administer the grant, and ORCCA Executive Director Drew Farmer said his organization is excited to help people struggling with their bills.
"The best way to do it is to come down to our office or folks can call us," Farmer said. "We have a number of programs that run and the half a million will certainly help with rental assistance and energy assistance. These are very high inflation times, and this money can help with people."
Farmer said ORCCA has a lot of programs to help people in need, even if they don't qualify for the new grant.
The CDBG grant does have limitations. To qualify, residents must be low-income based on federal standards, must have a documented need due to COVID-19 and must not be able to access any other assistance program.
Farmer said the announcement was perfect timing because many people are concerned right now.
"There's a lot of panic right now because the eviction moratoriums are about to expire," he said.
Farmer said ORCCA recently did a community survey about housing and 38% of people who have a home are concerned they won't be able to keep it.
But ORCCA is trying to help. In addition to the CDBG the city of North Bend received, ORCCA has money to help.
"Please call us," Farmer said. "Even if it's not past due, I know we have programs if someone has a 24-hour notice or 72-hour notice."
Engelke said the CDBG grant was another step North Bend has taken to find additional funding to help during trying economic times, both for the city and local residents.
"One of the strategic goals for the city has been sustaining long-term," Engelke said. "The city administrator and his staff have been working really hard. This really has been a focus the last 18 months. This grant here will get us close to $6 million."
North Bend began working on the CDBG grant announced Thursday in October 2020. After it was originally submitted, some elements of the program changed, and a second application had to be sent in.
With lingering effects of COVID and inflation hurting man families, Farmer said the money will be help many people who are scared and uncertain of the future right now.
"Of yes, even amongst people who are at the median income," Farmer said.
Anyone interesting in applying for the grant are urged to visit ORCCA at 1855 Thomas in Coos Bay or call 541-435-7080. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/grant-to-hep-pay-for-past-due-rent-mortgage-utilities/article_7590a5a4-f1ac-11ec-9713-53e8dc4f1bdf.html | 2022-06-23T17:24:35 | 0 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/grant-to-hep-pay-for-past-due-rent-mortgage-utilities/article_7590a5a4-f1ac-11ec-9713-53e8dc4f1bdf.html |
Heidi Sause has made it a personal mission to redevelop the Front Street area in downtown Coos Bay.
She has already finished two buildings, and in part thanks to a Main Street grant from the state, she is preparing to start work on a third.
The state recently announced the Main Street grants, announcing it was giving $200,000 to the Coos Bay Downtown Association to help Sause save the historic building at 161 Date Street.
Now, Sause is ready to go. But there are some challenges in the grant requirements.
"They're trying to preserve original downtowns, so you have to really follow the rules of original architecture," Sause said during a celebration gathering Wednesday. "So on the building, we have to re-use the original siding. We have to re-use the original windows."
While that creates some challenges, Sause said she is a fan of preserving the history and saving old buildings.
"It would have been easier to mow the whole building down, but I don't want to do that," she said. "I love the history. It's important to the city and the people who live here. I'll take these buildings over new building any day. Most of the buildings I've restored have had fires in them, and they're still standing."
Sause said the old-growth wood used in the original construction at the Date Street building is perfect to build around. Her goal is to make the building modern while preserving its history an its industrial look.
This week, the original historic windows will be pulled out and sent to Springfield to be refurbished. In addition, Sause will have new identical windows built.
The building itself will eventually have four commercial spaces and two, one-bedroom apartments. Sause said three of the four commercial spaces have already been leased, so she is ready to start construction.
Sause's plans tie in perfectly with the city of Coos Bay's plans to revitalize the Front Street area. City Manager Rodger Craddock said the city will be bringing a Front Street plan to the council soon, with the goal of tying Coos Bay's downtown district all the way to Coos Bay Village.
The plan will include improved streets, extending the boardwalk to Coos Bay Village and a city-owned parking lot that will be constructed directly next to Sause's building on Date Street.
"We don't want another plan that sits on the shelf," Craddock said.
Because Front Street is included in the downtown Urban Renewal Agency district, the city council will have funding available to do the construction projects in the plan.
That is good news for Sause, who can't wait to see the entire area transform to an area that has the traditional industrial work along with places for people to go for fun and food.
"It's a beautiful plan," Sause said. "There's a lot of people who have worked very hard."
Sause is certainly leading that effort. While she is grateful to get the financial help the grant offers, she said nothing was going to stop her from improving the building.
"There was no guarantee I was going to get the grant, and I already bought the building," she said. "The building has not utilities in its present state."
But Sause is already working to change that and is ready to get going once her plans are approved by the state. Her goal is to get it done as soon as possible, to create another reason for people to move from downtown to the Front Street area.
"It's real simple," she said. "Make it fun and repeat and have food. We need to have something to do while we're walking." | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/grant-will-help-renovate-downtown-building/article_bb319142-f1aa-11ec-b80b-e7510f40a846.html | 2022-06-23T17:24:36 | 1 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/grant-will-help-renovate-downtown-building/article_bb319142-f1aa-11ec-b80b-e7510f40a846.html |
Lisa Neal of Coos Bay earned academic excellence from Weber State University.
More than 3,700 students received the honor of academic excellence in the spring 2022 semester, signifying they maintained a GPA of at least 3.5. Of those 3,700, approximately 393 students earned the distinction of high academic excellence for maintaining a 4.0 GPA.
Many students maintained exceptional academic standards while also managing jobs, extracurricular activities, families and household responsibilities.
Visit weber.edu/wsutoday for more news about Weber State University.
Weber State is an open-admission institution, serving more than 29,000 students from some of the most ethnically and economically diverse cities in Utah. The university cultivates remarkably personalized teaching, mentoring and engaged learning with seven colleges, 225 undergraduate certificate and degree programs and 17 graduate degrees, including a Doctor of Nursing Practice. Weber State's 16 teams compete in NCAA Division I athletics as part of the Big Sky Conference. In addition to being a learning institution, the university is a community leader. Weber State makes Utah a better place to live through community building, volunteer service and economic development. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/neal-earns-academic-excellence-from-weber-state-university/article_a0a04282-f1ab-11ec-be08-8749bd237c05.html | 2022-06-23T17:24:51 | 1 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/neal-earns-academic-excellence-from-weber-state-university/article_a0a04282-f1ab-11ec-be08-8749bd237c05.html |
Offshore wind boosted as Biden, McKee, other East Coast governors team up
WASHINGTON — The White House is launching a formal partnership with 11 East Coast governors to boost the growing offshore wind industry, a key element of President Joe Biden's plan for climate change.
At a White House meeting on Thursday, Biden administration officials will meet with governors and labor leaders to announce commitments to expand important parts of the offshore industry, including manufacturing facilities, ports and workforce training and development.
The partnership comprises governors of both parties from Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island.
In working with states and the private sector, the White House said it will “provide Americans with cleaner and cheaper energy, create good-paying jobs and invest billions in new American energy supply chains,'' including construction of wind turbines, shipbuilding and servicing.
Biden has set a goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind power by 2030, enough to provide electricity to 10 million homes, support 77,000 jobs and spur $12 billion per year in private investment in offshore wind. Offshore wind is a key component in the Democratic president's plan to make the nation’s electric grid carbon free by 2035.
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The Biden administration has approved two large-scale wind projects, Vineyard Wind in Massachusetts and South Fork Wind off New York and Rhode Island. Both are under construction with union labor. The Interior Department has begun reviews of another 10 offshore projects that, if approved, would produce 22 gigawatts of clean energy.
Danish wind developer Orsted signed a project labor agreement last month with a national union representing 3 million people in the building trades to construct the company’s U.S. offshore wind farms with an American union workforce. Orsted currently has six offshore projects in five states.
A national agreement signed with North America’s Building Trades Unions covers contractors working on those projects and future ones, with no termination date on the project labor agreement. It sets the terms and conditions for union workers to build offshore wind farms, with targets to ensure a diverse workforce. It contains provisions for training to ensure they can construct the complex infrastructure, which costs billions of dollars.
“We recognize that states are huge players here,'' said David Hayes, a White House climate adviser. With a formal partnership, the Biden administration can “work with the governors on policies going forward and help ensure that there is an American-made supply chain for this brand-new industry,'' Hayes said in an interview Wednesday.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said in a statement that he and other East Coast governors “are united with our regional and federal partners not just by geography but by a shared commitment to clean and affordable energy, economic opportunity and a future in which all community members are shielded from the worsening impacts of climate change.''
New Jersey's status as “a critical supply chain hub uniquely positions us to cultivate the burgeoning domestic clean energy industry as we strive to achieve our (greenhouse gas) reduction goals,'' the Democratic governor said.
The federal-state collaboration comes as the Biden administration has announced a plan to conduct up to seven offshore wind auctions by 2025, including one held last month off North Carolina and earlier this year in a coastal area known as the New York Bight. Other sales are expected in the Gulf of Maine, the central Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico, as well as offshore in California and Oregon. | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2022/06/23/biden-mckee-east-coast-governors-team-up-offshore-wind-climate-change/7711030001/ | 2022-06-23T17:25:37 | 1 | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2022/06/23/biden-mckee-east-coast-governors-team-up-offshore-wind-climate-change/7711030001/ |
Fane tower: RI Supreme Court ruling means building can go forward
A building that would become the tallest in the state has survived a legal challenge to its proposed height.
On Thursday, Rhode Island Supreme Court ruled in favor of the so-called Fane tower, a 46-story apartment building planned for Providence's Jewelry District.
Justice William Robinson sided with New York developer Jason Fane in an opinion, while writing that the building would be "fundamentally altering the city’s skyline."
"We do not take such a review lightly but embark on it with due appreciation for the contested nature of the amendment at issue and the tremendous impact our decision will have on Providence and everyone interested in this case," he said.
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That means there may finally be movement on the development, which the I-195 Redevelopment District Commission approved five years ago.
The decision wraps up a legal battle launched in 2019 by locals opposing the development. That year, they filed suit against the city, protesting a zoning change made by the City Council that multiplied the allowable height of a building by a factor of six.
When residents lost in Superior Court, they appealed to the Supreme Court in hopes of a win that never came.
More to come. | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2022/06/23/fane-tower-providence-rhode-island-supreme-court-rules-46-story-building-can-go-forward/7711239001/ | 2022-06-23T17:25:43 | 1 | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2022/06/23/fane-tower-providence-rhode-island-supreme-court-rules-46-story-building-can-go-forward/7711239001/ |
NORMAL — Forty musical artists are lined up to perform for free this weekend in uptown Normal's Make Music Normal festival.
The multi-genre lineup begins playing at 5 p.m. Friday and then extends from 1 to 10 p.m. on Saturday. A press release said the event is back to full speed for the first time since the start of the pandemic.
Attendees can expect to hear a wide range of musical styles, such as funk, blues, folk, bluegrass, jazz, pop, country, Americana, soul, rock and electronic.
There will also be several interactive activities and demonstrations festival-goers can try. An Afro-Brazilian percussion workshop guided by Bloco Gavião is set for 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday. The Lost Raiders of the ARC will lead a bring-your-own instrument jam session during that same time.
Additionally, The Music Shoppe is hosting an instrument "petting zoo" on both days of the festival, and open mics will be available in the Uptown Lounge.
“Whether you’re a skilled musician or a complete novice, you’ll find opportunities to experience, create, share and enjoy many kinds of music at Make Music Normal,” Normal Civil Arts Manager Adam Fox said in the news release.
For the full lineup, schedule and map, visit uptownnormal.com/1641/Make-Music-Normal.
Check out all the fun from the History Makers Gala
Sandeepa Sangras, Shree and Phani Aytam with honorees Dee Frautschi and Al Bedell
Honorees Myra and George Gordon
Julie Emig, McLean County Museum of History Executive Director
2021 Honorees Jerry and Carole Ringer
2021 honoree Robert Sutherland, Beverly Bell, George and Myra Gordon
2021 Honoree Barbara Stuart, John Freese
Duane and Carolyn Yockey
Janet Hood, Joshua Crockett, Heartland Community College President Keith Cornille, Carl Teichman, IWU President Georgia Nugent, Andy and Kathy Shirk
Takesha Stokes, Chemberly Cummings
Sandra Harmon, Kathi Davis
Kevin and Shelleigh Birlingmair
Mary and Hank Campbell
Larry and Marlene Dietz
Meghan Allen, Stacie Killian
Sonja Reece, Paul Harmon, Honorees Al Bedell and Dee Frautschi
Pat Grogg, Kaye Andrews
Pag Grogg, Jerry Ringer, Kaye Andrews
ISU Trustees Bob Dobski and Dr. Kathy Bohn with Dr. Tom Nielsen, Susan and Stephen Kern
Michelle Pazar, Allison Petty
Dee Frautschi with her nominator Phani Aytam
Jeff Payne, Julie Dobski
Art and Camille Taylor
Karen and Tony DeAngelis
Mike and Connie O’Grady
Jan and John Wohlwend
Kris Williams, Beth Whisman
Carolyn Yockey, Joan Vanden Eynden
Nayoka Griffis, Sonya Mau
Judy Buchanan, Marilyn Freese
Pam and Herb Eaton
Former Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner with wife Melinda
Dan Adams, Adam Morris
Dionne Blake, Christina Rogers
Jeff and Julie Payne
Illinois Voices Theatre actors Cristen Monson, Jennifer Rusk
Illinois Voices Theatre actors Bob Mangialardi, Cristen Monson, Jennier Rusk, Vicky Snyder
Honoree Dee Frautschi
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Julie Emig, Allison Petty
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Dee Frautschi, Al Bedell, Jeanne Morris
Karen DeAngelis, Bob and Julie Dobski
Paul Scharnett, Marlene Dietz
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Phani Aytam, Dee Frautschi, Al Bedell, Paul Harmon
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With previous shell buildings filled, new spec building considered by Delaware County
MUNCIE, Ind. — Shell buildings, built on spec and meant to attract employers to the community, have no vacancies in Delaware County right now. The county redevelopment commission might change that soon.
Brad Bookout, Delaware County economic development director, told The Star Press this week that the commission had not made a decision but was considering construction of a new shell building in the Industria Centre industrial park along Cowan Road, just south of Muncie.
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The county has built nine shell buildings in the past, and all have been occupied or purchased. Most recently, Living Greens farm, a vertical farming company based in Minnesota, announced plans to use a 200,000-square-foot shell building built by the county to produce bagged salad. The work inside the building is expected to equal the production of 2 million acres of farmland when the operation gets going in 2023, according to the Indiana Economic Development Corp. That shell building had stood empty since 2014.
Bookout said that shell buildings attract the attention of economic developers and companies looking for a site to locate. They can help put a community on a company's radar, even if the shell building is not eventually chosen as the facility a business uses.
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"If we don't have a shell building, what do we have to show people? … A cornfield? Everybody's got a cornfield," Bookout said.
He said INOX, the Italian-based stainless steel forming company, first came to Muncie to look at the shell building Living Greens Farm is moving into. INOX decided it couldn't use the shell building but liked the community and decided to come to Muncie and build its own 139,800-square-foot facility.
Bookout said he expects the next shell building to be smaller that the one constructed in 2014. He and county attorney John Brooke have been assigned the task of researching what sort of structure is most likely to meet current needs of an employer, be it a logistics operation, a manufacturing plant or some other commercial enterprise.
The economic development director said any shell building built now would likely feature multiple truck loading docks.
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The shell building being use by Living Greens Farm cost about $8 million to build. Bookout stressed that no decision to build a new another has been made by the commission yet.
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David Penticuff is the local government reporter at the Star Press. Contact him at dpenticuff@gannett.com. | https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2022/06/23/delaware-county-shell-buildings-full-commission-might-ok-more/7704833001/ | 2022-06-23T17:27:41 | 0 | https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2022/06/23/delaware-county-shell-buildings-full-commission-might-ok-more/7704833001/ |
Minnetrista wins national award for Bob Ross Experience
MUNCIE — Minnetrista has received an Award of Excellence from the American Association for State and Local History for the Bob Ross Experience.
The Award of Excellence is part of the AASLH Leadership in History Awards, the most prestigious recognition for achievement in the preservation of state and local history, according to a release. Minnetrista was one of 53 award-winners nationwide this year.
The Bob Ross Experience is the only permanent museum exhibit dedicated to exploring the life, philosophy and art of iconic American painter Bob Ross. Located inside the historic home where “The Joy of Painting” was filmed, the exhibit, which opened in 2020, invites visitors to view Ross' former TV studio, a 1980s-style living room and many canvases painted by Ross himself, as well as media from his life and career. Workshops and classes are offered in a state-of-the-art painting studio.
For Bob Ross Experience tickets, workshops or other information, go to minnetrista.net/bobrossexperience.
3Rivers Credit Union to open Muncie branch
MUNCIE — 3Rivers Federal Credit Union is building a branch in Muncie as part of its expansion into new Central Indiana markets.
Construction of the 3Rivers Muncie branch at 6260 W. McGalliard Road, adjacent to the Meijer parking lot, is expected to be done and the office open by the end of the year, according to a release. New branches also are planned in Pendleton and Fortville.
3Rivers is headquartered in Fort Wayne, and operates 21 branches in the Northeast and East Central part of the state, having acquired Richmond, Indiana-based West End Bank in June 2020, according to the release.
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Police are investigating more than 30 vehicle break-ins in a single Queens community overnight, authorities said Thursday.
Dozens of windows were broken on vehicles parked overnight near Mount Zion Cemetery on Queens Boulevard between 51st and 58th streets, the NYPD confirmed.
Others were damaged by 47th and Roosevelt, officials said.
Some items were taken, police said. Video shows heavy damage to some of the cars, with glass littering passenger seats and taxi windows smashed.
Police say their investigation is ongoing.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Packing and smiling, more than 100 volunteers came out on Thursday for A Gift for Teaching’s The Great Big Backpack Build event.
Volunteers split into teams, grabbed backpacks and began stuffing with them with all sorts of school supplies.
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“It’s all about the kids and I think about how awesome it is for us to be a part of this and all the students that show up on the first day of school and they have everything they need,” said Susan Montanez, a volunteer with Wells Fargo.
For nearly 25 years, A Gift For Teaching has served and donated supplies for public schools in Orange and Osceola counties.
Board members said more than 70% of public schools in Central Florida are considered high need with many families unable to afford supplies for their kids.
The event is held over two days during which volunteers pack all 15,000 backpacks ahead of August for back to school.
“It gives students confidence and if they can start there, they can listen, they can experience a classroom, their teachers, their peers and they can really be engaged,” said Traci Ash-Bjella, A Gift For Teaching board member.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Daytona Beach Police Department is honoring one of its officers who was shot and killed in the line of duty while investigating a suspicious vehicle last year.
Officer Jason Raynor, 26, was shot in the head on June 23, 2021. His suspected shooter, Othal Wallace, was arrested after a multi-state manhunt 56 hours after the shooting.
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Raynor, who was with the Daytona Beach Police Department for about three years, was rushed to Halifax Health in grave condition after he was shot. He had remained in critical condition following surgery until officials said on Aug. 17 he died as the result of his injuries.
“Jason’s sacrifice will never be forgotten,” Daytona Beach Police Chief Jakari Young said on the officer’s death.
Raynor was laid to rest on Aug. 23 in a tribute that took place across Volusia County.
The department said Thursday its officers will be wearing a badge to honor Raynor for the next 55 days.
Daytona Beach police said there will also be a public memorial ceremony on Aug. 17, marking the day Raynor died of his injuries. Details of the ceremony will be released at a later date.
Raynor’s family released the following statement one year after his death:
We have mourned what has been the most tragic loss of our lives. Every second of every day feels like groundhogs day. With each day that passes, our feelings remain the same. Our brother, and son, was taken from us by someone who had motive from the start. Violence and hate was the motivator. In 29 seconds, someone made a decision that put Jason to endure 55 days of pain and suffering until he was called home. We promise that Jason’s name will never be forgotten and we will continue to fight for him. Thank you to the community for your continued strength, prayers and love towards our family. We feel that regardless of the trial, one ultimately has to face their creator, who knows the truth.
The 7th District State Attorney’s Office announced it would be seeking the death penalty against Wallace.
After reviewing the facts, evidence and testimony in the case, a grand jury in Volusia County indicted Wallace on first-degree murder, allowing the state to move ahead with its intent to seek the death penalty against him.
“The homicide was committed in the cold, calculated and premeditated manner,” State Attorney RJ Larizza said during the announcement.
A tentative date of April 3, 2023, was set for jury selection to begin in Wallace’s murder trial. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/23/daytona-beach-police-honor-memory-of-officer-shot-killed-one-year-later/ | 2022-06-23T17:28:53 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/23/daytona-beach-police-honor-memory-of-officer-shot-killed-one-year-later/ |
ORLANDO, Fla. – Whether you are looking for a refreshing drink or you are a bubble tea fan, here is a list of boba places you can try in Central Florida.
Boba, or bubble tea, originated in Taiwan in the early 1980s. The drink consist of tea with tapioca balls. For more adventurous drinkers, many places offer toppings like jelly, aloe very, red bean and cheese mousse.
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1. Shen Tea
This is a bubble tea café that brews its premium tea leaves daily and offers various toppings like popping boba and jelly.
Shen Tea also offers desserts and Korean corn dogs.
Website: https://shenteaboba.com
Hours: Open every day from 11 a.m.- 8:30 p.m.
Address: 2254 Aloma Ave. Winter Park, FL 32792
2. Tea Largo
Tea Largo is a hidden gem in Lakeland that offers dairy and dairy-free bubble tea with a variety of toppings and flavors. It sells its own tea in big bags for all the tea lovers.
Tea Largo also has Acai bowls, coffee and smoothies.
Website: https://tealargo.com
Hours: Monday to Saturday 7 a.m.- 8 p.m. and Sunday 9 a.m.- 8 p.m.
Address: 4634 Cleveland Heights Blvd., Lakeland, FL 33813
3. Royal Tea
They are the first boba store to bring the authentic Asian style tea to the U.S, according to their website.
Royal Tea has more than 130 franchise locations in China and their tea is freshly brewed with modern technology and infused with natural ingredients.
Website: https://www.royalteaus.com
Hours: Open every day from 11 a.m.- 10 p.m.
Address: 714 N Mills Ave., Orlando, FL 32803
4. Ding Tea
It has been in the great Orlando area since 2021 and the restaurant’s tea is made fresh to order.
Ding Tea also offers Asian street foods like Takoyaki fries and popcorn chicken.
Website: https://www.dingteaorlando.com
Hours: Sunday to Thursday 11 a.m.- 9 p.m. Friday to Saturday 11 a.m.- 9:30 p.m.
Address: 4680 Millenia Plaza Way, Orlando, FL 32839
5. Milk Tea Cafe
The Kissimmee tea café offers authentic Chinese/Taiwanese boba and ramen.
It’s known for a variety of tea and ramen options.
Hours: Sunday to Thursday 11 a.m.- 10 p.m. Friday to Saturday 11 a.m.- 10:30 p.m.
Address: 3242 John Young Parkway Suite A, Kissimmee, FL 34741
6. Hidden Tea
It’s known for fresh ingredients free of additives or preservatives.
Hidden Tea is also known for toppings like Flan pudding, yogurt, crystal and regular boba.
Hours: Monday to Saturday 12 p.m.- 9 p.m. Sunday, Closed
Address: Inside House of Pho, 8261 S John Young Parkway, Orlando, FL 32819
7. Sago Tea Bar
It’s known for boba milk tea being influenced by Filipino desserts making it a unique spot in Apopka.
Sago Tea offers milk tea, slushies, coffee and specialty drinks.
Website: https://sagoteabar.com
Hours: Monday to Thursday 12 p.m.- 9 p.m. Friday to Saturday 12 p.m.- 10 p.m. Sunday 11 a.m.- 8 p.m.
Address: 452 S Hunt Club Blvd., Apopka, FL 32703
8. Krungthep Tea Time
The store’s name is the abbreviation of Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, the capital of Thailand. They are known for their Thai cuisine and for blending the complex Thai flavors (spicy, sweet, sour and salty) into a perfect combination.
Website: https://www.krungthepteatime.com
Hours: Open daily from 11 a.m.-9 p.m.
Address: 1051 W Fairbanks Ave. Winter Park, FL 32789
9. Teamont Boba
The downtown Clermont store is known for aesthetic drinks and for offering authentic fresh tea and fresh toppings.
Teamont Boba cooks its tapioca pearls daily.
Website: https://teamontboba.com
Hours: Tuesday to Thursday 12 p.m.-8 p.m. Friday to Saturday 12 p.m.-9 p.m. Sunday 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday, Closed.
Address: 821 W Minneola Ave., Clermont, FL 34711
10. Idrink Boba & Sandwiches
This Minneola-based, Vietnamese family-owned bubble tea shop is known for its cute decor, drinks and delicious food.
Idrink has milk tea, slushies, specialty drinks, baos and Vietnamese sandwiches.
Website: https://idrinkboba.com
Hours: Monday to Saturday 11 a.m.- 8 p.m. Sunday 11:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
Address: 556 S Hwy 27 Suite A, Minneola, FL 34715 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/23/heres-a-list-of-taro-ific-boba-tea-places-to-try-in-central-florida/ | 2022-06-23T17:28:59 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/23/heres-a-list-of-taro-ific-boba-tea-places-to-try-in-central-florida/ |
DEBARY, Fla. – I cover dozens of stories each month, but this one is memorable. It’s one of the first stories I covered when I began working at News 6 and the update is just a perfect Insider story.
A DeBary salvage yard is selling its large property for development, but it was a unique oddity on that property that residents were worried about.
The dinosaur statue that has become a symbol for the city.
It’s been over two years and the property has officially been sold, but the prehistoric landmark is not going extinct.
“Everytime you go past the Claytons’ he was there. Dressed for everything and we really enjoyed that. It was like something only for DeBary,” said 30-year resident Norma Mejia.
Clayton & Sons salvage yard had been in business since 1972. One of the owners shared with me that he decided to bring in a new landmark to help the business stand out. A 20-foot-tall steel T-Rex dinosaur.
“I got the dinosaur because a lot of people just couldn’t find us. It was the biggest thing I could find,” said owner Rodney Beaulieu during a 2020 interview.
For about a decade, Dino the dinosaur turned into an attraction along US 17-92 in DeBary. But it was what Dino wore that grabbed the attention of people passing by.
Clayton & Sons went all out creating themed outfits to celebrate holidays like St. Patrick’s Day, Christmas, even bringing out Dino’s patriotic side with a red, white and blue get-up. DeBary Mayor Karen Chasez said the dinosaur became a city landmark.
“Everyone in the city, from children to adults, always loved that when you enter DeBary there he is to greet you. When it became obvious the property was going to be sold where he lived all these years, everyone was sad,” said Chasez.
The business, now closed, donated Dino to the city of DeBary. The 800-pound steel dinosaur made the trek about two miles up the road on the bed of a truck escorted by police.
“It was a bit surprising. Families came out with their children and lined 17-92 for the mile or so he traveled. That was a bit amazing to me that on a Monday morning so many people showed up,” said Chasez.
“It’s like moving the Statue of Liberty. We’re glad its found a new home. We just had to come out and see it,” said DeBary resident Michael Rivera.
Dino has a new name: Clayton. Named after his former owners and still overlooks US 17-92 outside the community park and splash pad, as a symbol for the city.
So if you’re wondering if Clayton be dressing up for the holidays?
“We anticipate keeping that tradition alive. Our parks and rec department will be in charge of it. I’m hopeful our individual citizens will volunteer to help out,” said Chasez.
“I like it very much and I like how they rescued the dinosaur so everybody can go down there and see him,” said Riley, who shared with Clayton and I that she is going into the first grade.
It appears Clayton got a facelift and new paint. The city plans plans to add a small fence around it. Families are encouraged to visit Clayton and take photos. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/23/looking-for-the-20-foot-debary-dino-he-moved/ | 2022-06-23T17:29:05 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/23/looking-for-the-20-foot-debary-dino-he-moved/ |
ORANGE CITY, Fla. – Police in Orange City are searching for a man accused of spitting in the face of two bus passengers.
The incident happened May 18 on a Votran bus, according to Orange City police.
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It’s not known what prompted the man to spit on the passengers as he was leaving the bus.
In a photo tweeted by police, the man is wearing dark-colored clothing and a dark baseball hat. He also appeared to be wearing glasses and a mask.
Votran, the Volusia County Public Transit System, is the public transportation system in Volusia County.
Anyone with information about the man (see photo above) is asked to call police at 386-775-5478.
On 05-18-22, the subj below was getting off the Votran bus and spit in the face of 2 passengers. If you have any info regarding the identity of this person, please contact Det Theriault at 386-775-5478 or ttheriault@orangecityfl.gov. pic.twitter.com/KLtVsJQ4kN
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WildCare Inc. benefit at Butler Winery among things to do around Bloomington this weekend
With light and warmth come outdoor wonders such as meeting wild animal ambassadors, a three-day weekend of award-winning ventriloquists and "Ratatouille" by moonlight. But the indoors beckons, too. For those who would rather observe than perform, there is country music with comedy, the Prince Experience at the Bluebird and a musical and educational fundraiser for Ukraine.
Help our wildlife and enjoy wine
Spend Saturday evening among Monroe County flora and fauna, as WildCare hosts a benefit at Butler Winery and Vineyards beginning at 6 p.m. Meet some of the rehabilitation center's animals, enjoy live music, taste wines and bid on a silent auction. Buy tickets for the whole family for Wine and Wildlife Summer Bash online or at the door. Cost is $5 for ages 18-20 and $20 for people 21 and older. The winery is at 6200 E. Robinson Road. Buy tickets at the door or online at https://bit.ly/3N4kLGY.
Rock out with Prince Experience's Gabriel Sanchez
The Prince Experience starring Gabriel Sanchez returns to The Bluebird, 216 N. Walnut St., on Friday, June 24. Since 2002, Sanchez has been portraying Prince in his critically acclaimed concert event, The Prince Experience. What started out as a small theater production of Purple Rain, has expanded into a night of entertainment and all the hits of one of music’s greatest icons. Hear songs like “Little Red Corvette”, “Let’s Go Crazy”, “When Doves Cry”, “Kiss”, “1999” and of course “Purple Rain.” Tickets are $15 and the concert begins at 9 p.m.
Ventriloquists festival in Spencer
Landon Harvey has more than 1 million people following him on TikTok. His social media presence is said to be the biggest among young performers on the ventriloquist scene. The three-time winner of the junior performance competition at an international ventriloquist convention opens Spencer's VentFest International Ventriloguism and Arts Festival.
VentFest comes to Spencer's Tivoli Theatre, 24 N. Washington St., Friday through Sunday. Four shows with different award-winners will culminate with Sunday's gala, featuring Jay Johnson, known for his role as Chuck Campbell on the TV series "Soap."
The 7 p.m. Friday opening show features Landon Harvey and Dave Dixon, Richard Adler and Kellie Haines. Tickets are $25.
At 2 p.m. Saturday, it's the kids' show with David Crone, Don Bryan, Kellie Haines and Lesley Smith. Tickets $15. At 7 p.m. that night it's Lesley Smith, Dave Dixon and Richard Adler, for $25.
The gala is at 2 p.m. Sunday, with Landon Harvey followed by Kellie Haines David Crone, Don Bryan and Jay Johnson.
Also enjoy family-friendly comedy, music, magic shows and award-winning juggling. Get tickets at www.spencertivoli.org.
Country music singer is also funny
Jenny Tolman sings country, with a comedic and likable personality. See her at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater, 114 E. Kirkwood Ave. Some say country music lyrics can get dispiriting, but Tolman is known for her new and sweet vision. And she is good at making audiences laugh, not always a thing in country. "Married in a Honky Tonk" is her recent album, and she capitalizes on her ability to tell a story, often from her life, good and bad. She sings about her best friend advising, "get your butt down, here, Jen." A marriage ensued.
Tickets are $20-$35 at https://bit.ly/3xICX2F. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Masks indoors are strongly encouraged.
IU's outdoor films series serves up "Ratatouille"
There's a big hairy secret in a big fancy Parisian restaurant kitchen, and it has a tail. Also a nose for gourmet cooking. The film, part of the IU Summer Outdoor Film Series, is about a winsome rodent who aspires to culinary prowess. The fun starts at dusk, around 9:15 p.m., Friday at the Hamilton Lugar School Lawn, 355 N. Eagleson Ave. on the Indiana University campus. It's free and open to the public.
Prayer service and lecture on Ukraine with folk music: Trinity Kobzar for Ukraine
This fundraiser for Ukraine features a prayer service and presentation at 7 p.m. Friday in Trinity Episcopal Church, 111 S. Grant St. "The Kobzar's Prayer for Ukraine" uses the traditional bandura, or kobza (lute-like instrument from Ukrainian folk music), and torban (Ukrainian musical instrument that uses styles of the Baroque lute and of the psaltery, which is harp-like, from Greece.) The event is free, with donations for Ukraine encouraged. Masks are welcome but not mandatory. | https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/local/2022/06/23/visit-wildcare-animals-listen-prince-ventriloquists-spencer/7697646001/ | 2022-06-23T17:36:22 | 1 | https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/local/2022/06/23/visit-wildcare-animals-listen-prince-ventriloquists-spencer/7697646001/ |
Mike Fleck, who was sentenced to five years in federal prison for his role in the pay-for-play scandal surrounding former Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski, is in a reentry program and will be released 18 months ahead of schedule.
The U.S. Bureau of Prisons said Fleck, 46, was transferred Wednesday from the federal prison in Loretto, Cambria County, to community confinement overseen by the Philadelphia Residential Reentry Management office. His release date is Oct. 19.
Community confinement “means the inmate is in either home confinement or a Residential Reentry Center (RRC, or halfway house),” bureau spokesperson Donald Murphy said in an email. “For privacy, safety, and security reasons, we do not discuss any individual inmate’s conditions of confinement, to include transfers or release plans.”
The reason for Fleck’s early release could not immediately be determined. It is unclear if he is still represented by attorney Philip Lauer, who did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday.
Fleck appealed for a reduced sentence last year, saying he was at special risk from COVID-19 because he has health problems including diabetes, obesity and high blood pressure. But Judge Juan R. Sanchez denied the appeal, saying Fleck was no longer at risk of severe illness because he had been vaccinated.
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However, federal prisoners are able to earn credits toward early release through the First Step Act of 2018. It shaves 10 to 15 days off their sentence for every 30 days they participate in recidivism-reduction programs offered by the prison bureau.
Fleck pleaded guilty in 2016 to tax evasion and conspiring to commit bribery and extortion. As part of a plea deal with the U.S. attorney’s office, prosecutors agreed to recommend a lenient sentence if they were satisfied with his cooperation at the end of the cases he helped launch. Part of that cooperation included wearing a wire to gather incriminating evidence against Pawlowski, one of his closest friends.
In denying Fleck’s early release request last year, Sanchez reiterated the seriousness of the crimes.
“The sentence imposed was sufficient but not greater than necessary to reflect the seriousness of the offense, promote respect for the law, and provide just punishment,” Sanchez wrote. “Deterrence is also achieved by the Court’s sentence. Fleck has yet to serve even 50% of his 60 month sentence, and these sentencing factors would be frustrated if the Court were to reduce his sentence to time served.”
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Fleck — a one-time used car salesperson who served on Easton City Council before becoming a political consultant — was a central player in the government’s investigation of corruption in Allentown City Hall. His decision to record Pawlowski was a turning point in the FBI’s investigation that eventually led to Pawlowski’s conviction. The former mayor is serving 15 years in prison.
In addition to a prison term, Fleck was sentenced to three years of probation. He owes $56,749 in restitution and $77,739 to the Internal Revenue Service.
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Over the next few days, North Texas will feel some of the hottest temperatures in a long time, making it about the worst time to have air-conditioning problems.
Local companies are warning that getting parts and setting appointments can take weeks due to supply chain issues and staffing problems.
The shortages have been ongoing since last year but local businesses said it’s only gotten worse for the HVAC industry.
Steve Stewart, owner of Southern Comfort Mechanical Heating and A/C Specialists in Lewisville has been trying his best to stay on top of it.
"Silicone, which gets used to seal around electrical components – three weeks ago there was only eight of these in the Metroplex. So we had to bring a supply in from Atlanta,” he said, as he went through his inventory on Wednesday. “This week, ball valves are in tight supply. So there's a very limited supply of these around the Metroplex."
Stewart’s team – like everyone else – has been dealing with a shortage of parts due to COVID-19 lockdowns in China, bottlenecks at ports throughout the country, and other problems.
Many businesses have been trying to stock up on parts since the shortages began last year. But it changes week to week.
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“So part of the challenge is trying to figure out what's gone on backorder. It's varied and moved from week to week on what the items are that are tight,” said Stewart.
Freon, the product that helps your system keep you cool, is another item that's been in and out of availability and supply.
“410A, which is the current refrigerant that things are supplied with, has gone through price increases probably weekly. It's steadily gone up just due to supply chain shortages,” said Stewart. “The other item is R22 which is in older systems. At times of the year, this has been in tight supply so this is in phase out at the moment. It's getting more expensive by the week. The availability of it is getting tighter and tighter. So potentially at end of this year, it'll be very difficult to get hold of.”
There are also staffing issues. Stewart said a lot of technicians are retiring and trade schools aren't pumping out as many skilled workers.
"Staffing has become tighter and tighter. So across the nation, the average age of HVAC technicians is in their late 40s. So a number of people are retiring from the industry,” he said. “There's a shortage of people and staffing. So just all of that combined has made things type tighter on the people front.”
Because of this, he said it can take two days or longer for many places to send a technician out to homes, depending on the issue.
But two days in this summer heat can feel so much longer.
“I know being in a home with no A/C is miserable. You can’t think, you can’t function. I've been there with my family myself, which is partly what got me into the industry,” said Stewart.
That’s why it’s important not to wait to call a professional if you’re having issues.
"Typically we see people wait about three days before they call in. Day one, you maybe think you’ve got an issue and shrug it off. On day two, you maybe start playing with the thermostat or do something to try and fix it. And then by day three, you realize you have an issue – then you start calling but you may have to wait to get a technician there."
While waiting for repairs, you should ask the business if you can borrow a portable unit. Some businesses have units available to customers.
But one of the biggest things you can do for yourself – and it's probably the most overlooked – is to just keep your air filter clean.
Change it out every three months max because if you don't, Stewart said it can clog up your system and cause problems.
“So this is one that got pulled out of someone's home yesterday, it's been more than three months since that's been changed,” said Stewart, holding up a dirty filter. “But what this does to the system, it's like putting on multiple face masks, and then trying to run a marathon. It's not fun. The system struggles.”
Another important tip is to get maintenance done on your system, even if you’re not experiencing any glaring issues. Don't wait until it breaks.
Most systems are supposed to be checked a couple of times a year as a standard form of maintenance. If you call and schedule a maintenance appointment soon, you will be put on a lower priority list but at least you'll have the flexibility to wait.
Shortages are also expected to get worse toward the end of summer as demand and multiple triple-digit days continue to put a strain on systems.
“Last year, we had about four days over 100 degrees. This year, I've lost count of the number of days we have been over 100 degrees,” said Stewart. “So those systems are going to be running a lot longer run a lot harder to keep, keep homes cool."
But some industry leaders say these supply strains could last into 2024 or 2025 before we get back to where things were before the pandemic. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/ac-parts-shortage-continues-as-summer-heats-up-in-north-texas/2998641/ | 2022-06-23T17:41:26 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/ac-parts-shortage-continues-as-summer-heats-up-in-north-texas/2998641/ |
The sister of a 9-year-old girl killed in the Uvalde school shooting rampage tearfully pleaded on Thursday with Texas lawmakers to pass gun safety legislation and questioned why so many security measures failed.
"I'm here begging for you guys to do something," said Jazmin Cazares, whose young sister Jacklyn was one of 19 children and two teachers shot to death in the 80 minutes the gunman spent inside Robb Elementary School on May 24 before police stormed the classroom and killed him.
Her testimony came just as the U.S. Supreme Court announced a decision allowing a major expansion of gun rights, saying Americans have a right to carry firearms in public.
Cazares told a committee of lawmakers looking at how to prevent mass shootings that they could honor the victims by adopting gun background checks and "red flag laws" that allow for the removal of firearms from people at extreme risk of harming themselves or others.
The gunman was a former student who days after turning 18 bought the AR-15-style semi-automatic rifle he used in the attack.
The Republican-controlled legislature in Texas has stripped away gun restrictions over the past decade even as the state has suffered through a string of mass shootings that killed more than 85 people in the past five years
The state doesn't require a permit to carry a long rifle like the one used in Uvalde. Last year, lawmakers made it legal for anyone 21 and older to carry a handgun in public without a license, background check or training.
Jacklyn loved singing and dancing and wanted to go to Paris when she graduated, her sister said. "She was one of sweetest souls anybody would ever meet," Cazares said.
She and her cousin, Annabell Rodriguez, were best friends, part of a close-knit quintet of classmates. All five died in the shooting.
UVALDE SCHOOL SHOOTING
Jacklyn's big sister told lawmakers that since the massacre she has reviewed the security measures the school was supposed to have in place, including how teachers are told to keep their doors closed and locked at all times.
"How, when some of those classroom doors didn't lock?" she said, with family members sitting behind her wearing T-shirts with photos of Jacklyn that said "Forever in our hearts."
Right after Jazmin finished talking about losing her sister, a woman who lost her parents in a 1991 shooting that left two dozen dead at a Luby's Cafeteria in Killeen, Texas, told the committee that waiting periods for gun sales are "worthless" and gun-free zones should be eliminated.
"Let's be clear that the gun, it's just a tool. It's a tool that can be used to kill a family, but it's a tool that can be used to protect a family," said Suzanna Hupp. She said she was invited to address the committee by one of its co-chairs.
Days after the Uvalde tragedy, Jacklyn's father, Javier Cazares, told of how he rushed to the school and kept a close watch on the children fleeing the school to catch a glimpse of his 9-year-old "firecracker."
UVALDE SCHOOL SHOOTING
He and other parents grew frustrated that the police weren't doing more to stop the gunman.
"A lot of us were arguing with the police, `You all need to go in there. You all need to do your jobs,"' said Cazares, an Army veteran. "We were ready to go to work and rush in."
Those delays and mistakes in the law enforcement response are now at the center of federal, state and local investigations. The head of the Texas state police this week called it an "abject failure," and said how police reacted went against everything learned in the two decades since the Columbine High School shooting in Colorado in 1999.
Officers with rifles stood in a hallway at Robb Elementary for over an hour, waiting in part for more weapons and gear, before going inside the classroom, said Col. Steve McCraw, director of the Texas Department of Public Safety.
He put much of the blame for the delays on Pete Arredondo, the Uvalde school district police chief who McCraw said was the commander in charge.
The school district put the police chief on administrative leave on Wednesday. Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Superintendent Hal Harrell said the facts of what happened remain unclear and that he didn't know when details of multiple investigations would be revealed.
Arredondo has said he didn't consider himself in charge and assumed someone else had taken control. He has declined repeated requests for comment from The Associated Press.
Uvalde's mayor pushed back against McCraw casting blame on Arredondo, saying the Department of Public Safety has repeatedly put out false information about the shooting and glossed over the role of its own officers. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/im-here-begging-for-you-guys-to-do-something-uvalde-victims-sister-pleads-for-gun-safety/2998828/ | 2022-06-23T17:41:28 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/im-here-begging-for-you-guys-to-do-something-uvalde-victims-sister-pleads-for-gun-safety/2998828/ |
LEE COUNTY, Fla. — Changes are on the way for two affordable housing options in Lee County.
Southward Village is a public housing complex off Edison Avenue, where changes are on the way.
$5 million dollars will go to the Southwest Florida Affordable Housing Choice Foundation.
Those funds will help preserve and reconstruct units in Southward Village.
The funds will help preserve and construct public housing units at Southward Village. It currently has 195 units.
According to the county, 195 units will be reconstructed and 185 units will be added in the same community.
They’ll be rented out and sold to households with incomes at or below the area median income.
$2.5 million will also go to Habitat for Humanity of Lee and Hendry Counties to build 36 single-family homes.
Both will receive funding through December 31 of next year. | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2022/06/23/upgrades-and-additional-affordable-housing-coming-to-lee-county/ | 2022-06-23T17:45:09 | 0 | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2022/06/23/upgrades-and-additional-affordable-housing-coming-to-lee-county/ |
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