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KILLEEN, Texas — May is Mental health awareness month, and the women of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. Mu Theta Omega Chapter are hosting a community health and wellness fair on Saturday May 6th.
The event will take place from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Greater Peace Missionary Baptist Church in Killeen. The goal is to empower families by spreading mental health awareness. The event is free for the entire family.
"Our organization is taking on a multi generational approach to promoting health and wellness in the community," said Ingreg Pemberton, President of the Alpha Kappa Alpha's Mu Theta Omega Chapter. "We will be doing blood pressure screening, Zumba, yoga, providing mental health resources to the community and face painting.
There will also be a Women's health panel.
Greater Peace Missionary Baptist Church is located at 4201 Zephyr Rd Killeen, TX 76543.
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated ® (AKA), an international service organization, was founded on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C. in 1908. It is the oldest Greek-letter organization established by African American college-educated women.
The Mu Theta Omega Chapter was chartered on June 17, 1978, by 18 women committed to the sorority's mission "Service to all Mankind!" They have grown to more than 100 active members and served the Central Texas Area over the past four decades.
For more information on the event, visit here. | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/6-news-talks-to-alpha-kappa-alpha-sorority-about-mental-health-and-wellness-fair/500-00902bc5-d79d-4207-bd6e-237be3bdd9aa | 2023-05-05T16:35:29 | 1 | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/6-news-talks-to-alpha-kappa-alpha-sorority-about-mental-health-and-wellness-fair/500-00902bc5-d79d-4207-bd6e-237be3bdd9aa |
Bowie ISD closes campuses Friday after potential threat
Bowie Independent School District made the difficult decision to close all campuses Friday, May 5.
Bowie ISD Superintendent Blake Enlow said the closure is out of an abundance of caution due to a potential threat against the high school seen on social media.
In a press release from the district, they said a photo was circulating among students and the community Thursday night. The Bowie Police Department was notified at approximately 9:38 p.m. that night. In part of the message, the write claimed they would "make history as the top school slaughter."
Officials have not yet been able to determine the origin of the post.
There were unusual circumstances concerning the message and its connection to Bowie ISD. For instance, the letter was signed "Devyn," and there are no students with that name current at the school. Additionally, the letter noted a bell time of 7:40 a.m. and that is not the correct bell time for the high school. Bowie PD also said that a threat with the exact same photo was reported in Seminole County, Florida.
“With the events of this week and not having time to fully investigate to find the origin, I have made the decision to close all Bowie ISD campuses on Friday, May 5, 2023, out of an abundance of caution,” Enlow said in the press release.
This recent threat follows just days after another threat of gun violence was reported Monday against the school. Officials and police determined that threat did come from a Bowie High School student.
In the earlier case, police concluded the student was acting alone in making the threat and that he did not have a firearm in his possession.
Check back with www.timesrecordnews.com for more on this developing situation. | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/05/05/bowie-isd-closes-campuses-friday-after-potential-threat/70187319007/ | 2023-05-05T16:38:19 | 1 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/05/05/bowie-isd-closes-campuses-friday-after-potential-threat/70187319007/ |
Mother pleads guilty in starvation murder of baby daughter
Sage Angel Rose Wright on Friday pleaded guilty to murder in the starvation death of her 1-year-old daughter.Seventy-eighth District Judge Meredith Kennedy sentenced her to life in prison.
More:Parents suspected of starving child to death were indicted on capital murder charges
Wright, 23, and her husband, Christian Bishop-Torrence, were charged in the death of Georgia Bishop-Torrence in June 2022.
More:Police report: Parents neglected, starved to death 1-year-old girl
The father had taken the child to the hospital when she stopped breathing. The child was pronounced dead a short time later.
More:Wichita Falls man pleads guilty to starving his 1-year-old daughter to death
Police said in court documents the girl was covered in sores and severely malnourished. A doctor said Georgia weighed just 8 pounds when she should have weighed over 20 pounds. An autopsy revealed findings consistent with neglect.
Christian Bishop Torrence pleaded guilty to murder in April and was sentenced to life in prison.
The couple also pleaded guilty to charges of injury to a child and abandoning or endangering a child. Both parents will be eligible for parole. | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/05/05/mother-pleads-guilty-in-starvation-murder-of-baby-daughter/70187895007/ | 2023-05-05T16:38:25 | 0 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/05/05/mother-pleads-guilty-in-starvation-murder-of-baby-daughter/70187895007/ |
Three hurt in mobile home fire
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Three people were taken to a hospital after being injured in a mobile home fire early Friday in Wichita Falls.
The Wichita Falls Fire Department answered an alarm in the 200 block of New Moon Lane shortly after 5:30 a.m. That's in north Wichita Falls near Sheppard Air Force Base.
Five occupants had escaped the home. An ambulance took three of them to the hospital for treatment of their injuries.
The Fire Marshal's Office said fire damage was mainly in the living room and kitchen, but there was smoke damage throughout the home.
Damage was estimated at about $80,000. | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/05/05/three-hurt-in-mobile-home-fire/70187980007/ | 2023-05-05T16:38:36 | 0 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/05/05/three-hurt-in-mobile-home-fire/70187980007/ |
Detroit service remembers police officers who've died in line of duty, marks 50 years
More than 150 police officials gathered early Friday morning to pay tribute to those who died in the line of duty, continuing a decades-old tradition that marked 50 years in 2023.
The 50th annual Interfaith Memorial service began with a 7:30 a.m. roll call at Campus Martius Park, followed by a half-mile march that concluded at Old St. Mary's Church in Greektown. Police officers in full uniform marched through the streets, some carrying portraits of those who've died.
According to the Officer Down Memorial Page, there have been 247 line-of-duty deaths since the Detroit Police Department was founded in 1865, with 160 officers killed by gunfire.
The most recent officer to be fatally shot in the line of duty was Officer Loren Courts, who was killed during a July 6, 2022 ambush. Courts was honored during Friday's ceremony, as were Officers Kahlil Biddle and Lloyd “Mike” Todd, along with Sgt. Raymond Hughes Jr., all of whom also died in the line of duty during the past year. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2023/05/05/detroit-interfaith-service-officers-died-line-of-duty-police-department/70185919007/ | 2023-05-05T16:38:37 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2023/05/05/detroit-interfaith-service-officers-died-line-of-duty-police-department/70185919007/ |
School bus driver in Howell fired after confessing to drinking at work
A bus driver for Howell Public Schools students has been fired after admitting to drinking on the job, officials said.
Her dismissal stems from an incident that happened April 28, the district and the Livingston Educational Service Agency said in a letter sent to parents.
The letter also said the agency, an intermediate school district that provides specialized education and support services for students at county schools, employed the driver. The agency terminated the driver's employment, it said.
According to officials, the driver appeared to have a medical problem while on her bus at Voyager Elementary in Howell. A substitute driver was called to take over for the driver, who was given medical care.
Agency officials conducted an investigation into the incident. It said other bus drivers at Voyager Elementary reported they noticed the driver at the center of the probe was behaving strangely, which is why a substitute driver was summoned.
They said the bus driver admitted to officials that she consumed alcohol after picking up and dropping off high school and middle school students on Friday and before she started her elementary school route.
"We are very thankful for the actions of the other bus drivers who saw something that did not meet with their expectations for professional conduct and acted on their observations," Michael Hubert, Livingston ESA's superintendent, and Erin MacGregor, Howell Public Schools's superintendent, said in a letter to parents. "This situation serves as a good reminder that choosing to say something when you believe someone needs help is the right thing to do."
The letter also said the incident will be reported to the Federal Motor Carrier Administration Clearinghouse, a database of violations of the U.S. Department of Transportation's controlled substance drug and alcohol testing program for commercial driver’s license holders.
cramirez@detroitnews.com
Twitter: @CharlesERamirez | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/05/05/howell-driver-bus-drinking-on-job-fired/70187195007/ | 2023-05-05T16:38:37 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/05/05/howell-driver-bus-drinking-on-job-fired/70187195007/ |
Man accused of punching woman in face, breaking her jaw in Ann Arbor arrested
A Washtenaw County man has been arrested for allegedly punching a random woman in the face and breaking her jaw last month while she walked across an Ann Arbor street, officials said.
The alleged assault happened at about 3 p.m. on April 22, 2023, in the area of Catherine and North Main streets, police said.
According to a preliminary investigation, a 56-year-old Ypsilanti woman was walking southbound across Catherine at North Main Street when a man punched her in the face.
Officers responded and spoke to the woman who told them she did not know her attacker.
Medics took the woman to a hospital to be treated for a fractured jaw.
Police found the assault was captured on video by nearby security cameras. During their investigation, detectives developed a suspect in the attack, a 35-year-old Ann Arbor man.
Officials said Friday that the suspect was arrested late Thursday. They said police will submit their findings to the county prosecutor's office to determine charges against him.
cramirez@detroitnews.com
Twitter: @CharlesERamirez | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/05/05/man-accused-of-punching-woman-in-face-breaking-her-jaw-in-ann-arbor-arrested/70187638007/ | 2023-05-05T16:38:39 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/05/05/man-accused-of-punching-woman-in-face-breaking-her-jaw-in-ann-arbor-arrested/70187638007/ |
Prosecutors dismiss charges against Oakland deputy who shot teen during traffic stop
All charges against a former Oakland County Sheriff's Office deputy who shot a 16-year-old girl during a traffic stop have been dismissed after the first trial ended with a hung jury.
Deputy Christopher Cadotte was charged with careless discharge of a firearm after he shot a teenage girl during a traffic stop in March 2020. He was fired from the sheriff's office in May 2020, said Undersheriff Curtis Childs.
Cadotte had a jury trial in April, but it ended with a hung jury and the case returned to the pretrial state. Oakland County Assistant Prosecutor David Williams said his office determined they would not retry the case and dismissed the charges.
"After a hung jury, we review a case and evaluate all of the circumstances and decide whether another trial is a good use of public resources and is in the interests of justice," Williams said. "That's what we did here, and we determined that another trial was not in the public interest."
Cadotte shot Isabella Simpson after the vehicle she was in fled during a traffic stop, according to the Oakland County Sheriff's Office.
"The deputy positioned his car and the driver's vehicle moved forward. As he was exiting the vehicle, his gun discharged and struck a 16-year-old female resident of Pontiac, who was the passenger in the vehicle," a 2020 sheriff's office press release said.
Cadotte's attorney, Deanna Kelley, did not respond for comment. She said in 2020 the shooting was a "horrible accident."
Attorney Wolfgang Mueller, who was representing the Simpson family for a potential civil case, said the teen was struck in the collarbone. She has since recovered from the shooting, though Mueller said if the bullet had entered a few inches over, she might have died.
Mueller said the Simpson family resolved the case with the sheriff's office without filing a lawsuit.
kberg@detroitnews.com | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/oakland-county/2023/05/05/charges-dismissed-for-oakland-deputy-who-shot-teen-in-traffic-stop/70184916007/ | 2023-05-05T16:38:57 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/oakland-county/2023/05/05/charges-dismissed-for-oakland-deputy-who-shot-teen-in-traffic-stop/70184916007/ |
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning to stop using and to throw out certain lots of recalled COVID-19 at-home test kits.
“The FDA has significant concerns of bacterial contamination in the Pilot COVID-19 At-Home Test liquid solution, provided in the test kit,” a statement Thursday from the administration read.
Direct contact with the contaminated liquid solution may pose safety concerns and the bacterial contamination could affect test results.
SD Biosensor Inc. has recalled all affected tests distributed to certain retailers in the U.S. Approximately 500,000 tests were distributed to CVS Health, and about 16,000 to Amazon. The FDA is working with Roche Diagnostics to find out how many of those tests were sold to consumers.
None of the affected lots were distributed through federal testing programs.
The FDA is advising consumers to stop using and throw out Pilot COVID-19 At-Home Test kits with the following lot numbers:
If your SD Biosensor Pilot COVID-19 at-home test is included in the recall, do not use it and throw out the entire kit in the household trash. Do not pour the liquid solution down the drain.
Talk to your health care provider if you think you were tested with a test under recall or if you have concerns about your test results.
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AUSTIN, Texas —
The Austin Young Chamber is hosting its annual summit for students, young professionals and business leaders on Friday.
The event, happening for the sixth year in a row, kicked off the two-day summit with a job fair networking event on Thursday, May 4, before the initial event on Friday, May 5. The summit will have a variety of speakers, panels and sessions to help new graduates and seasoned professionals network, receive work resources and have advice for starting a career.
Organizers say they planned it just in time for college graduations - while many new grads are looking for jobs and career advice.
"I want it to be an opportunity to also have that bridge of what's next. So this is a fun way to really approach how you start thinking about building your career after and making those connections with businesses," said President & CEO of Austin Young Chamber Joana Ortiz.
While the timing was intentionally for new grads, it's also for others seeking career advice and resources. Those who are a few years into their careers or companies that want to support their younger staff are all welcome at the summit.
Ortiz says making moves in your career is about more than just looking good on paper with your resume and cover letter - it's about building an actual community.
"Oftentimes, people who find jobs are through connections, through advocacy, through, you know, mentorship. And so building that community early on, making sure that you have a network of people who will advocate for you," said Ortiz.
The chamber also has career resources and hosts events throughout the year for those that are still looking for a job and can't attend the summit events.
The career fair will take place at the Austin PBS building and ACC Highland campus, from 8:30 a.m. until 4:15 p.m. on Friday. | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/job-fair-summit-recent-graduates/269-4ff9175a-a5bb-42b9-a5aa-5c9c4f8a9268 | 2023-05-05T16:42:00 | 0 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/job-fair-summit-recent-graduates/269-4ff9175a-a5bb-42b9-a5aa-5c9c4f8a9268 |
BALDWYN, Miss. (WTVA) — The seventh annual Baldwyn County Line Music Festival kicks off Saturday, May 6.
View the image below to view the musical line up or open this link.
BALDWYN, Miss. (WTVA) — The seventh annual Baldwyn County Line Music Festival kicks off Saturday, May 6.
View the image below to view the musical line up or open this link. | https://www.wtva.com/news/local/county-line-music-festival-set-for-saturday-in-baldwyn/article_346405b6-eb53-11ed-a81e-070ce03976b8.html | 2023-05-05T16:42:46 | 0 | https://www.wtva.com/news/local/county-line-music-festival-set-for-saturday-in-baldwyn/article_346405b6-eb53-11ed-a81e-070ce03976b8.html |
LEE COUNTY, Miss. (WTVA) - The Lee County Sheriff’s Department is hiring corrections officers. They have been working to fill these openings since August.
Sheriff Jim Johnson says it is part of what keeps the community running. He says without a way to protect locals, their homes, and their businesses there is no community.
“It’s still an honor to serve and I love doing it everyday. But, it’s getting very very difficult to recruit people to get into it,” said Johnson.
“In my career with the Sheriff’s Office, this has probably been the slimist recruiting period we’ve had,” said Chief Deputy John Hall.
Chief Deputy Hall has worked for the Sheriff’s Department for over three decades. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is looking to fill ten positions in the corrections department. One issue with finding people even comes from competition with other law enforcement agencies according to Hall.
“We tried real hard to impress on board supervisors the need for increased pay,” said Chief Deputy Hall. “So, not only could we attract employees but we could retain employees. Because we were used to competing with jobs maybe outside the law enforcement sector, but now law enforcement are competing with other agencies for jobs.”
Pay has nearly doubled for these positions in the last five years. Sheriff Johnson said last year was the biggest increase they have seen yet. Pay for corrections officers increased from $15/hour to $19/hour.
Sheriff Johnson said the job is not easy, but it is rewarding.
“A lot of people are not in it for the money or the prestige,” said Sheriff Johnson. “They’re certainly not in it for the hours or lack of stress. They’re in it because it’s calling and it’s what they want to do. They’re still people out there and they just kinda need a nudge to do it. And that’s kinda what we wanna do.”
There are perks to the job according to Sheriff Johnson.
“You see people beyond the arrest. You really see what the issue is,” said Sheriff Johnson. “You see their family issues. You see their financial issues. You see their health issues… their mental issues. So, it's a ministry and an opportunity to get to the route of the problem.”
The applications are on the departments’ website with a full list of requirements. | https://www.wtva.com/news/local/hiring-lee-county-sheriff-s-department-needs-your-help/article_cca4b1ae-ead1-11ed-8fec-7750d108b825.html | 2023-05-05T16:42:52 | 0 | https://www.wtva.com/news/local/hiring-lee-county-sheriff-s-department-needs-your-help/article_cca4b1ae-ead1-11ed-8fec-7750d108b825.html |
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WTVA) — Starkville is making biking and walking around the city a priority.
The city has started pedestrian-related construction on Old West Point Road along Highway 182.
The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) also issued a grant to do a similar construction project along Highway 12 and Spring and Russell streets.
Residents are more than happy about the new biking and walking opportunities.
Starkville resident Reid Roberson, “Working downtown I’m able to get downtown and I enjoy being able to do that. I’m also a bike rider so if I can ride a bike somewhere too, I enjoy that.”
Starkville resident and student Grayson McKay said, “I love that Starkville is making everything more walkable. I love walking everywhere and in this beautiful town.”
Walkable and biking-efficient cities have become more and more popular, especially with college students. | https://www.wtva.com/news/local/starkville-making-itself-more-pedestrian-friendly/article_fbb69220-eb51-11ed-9c8d-d379334b421a.html | 2023-05-05T16:42:58 | 1 | https://www.wtva.com/news/local/starkville-making-itself-more-pedestrian-friendly/article_fbb69220-eb51-11ed-9c8d-d379334b421a.html |
The police blotter is a public record of incidents as reported by law-enforcement agencies. All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are innocent until proven guilty. The information printed is preliminary and subject to change.
Thursday 04/20:
North Bend
• 12:01 am, assault, 3100 block of Sherman Avenue.
• 12:46 am, dispute, 2900 block of Sherman Avenue.
• 7:30 am, dispute, 600 block of Colorado Avenue.
• 8:33 am, disturbance, 2400 block of Sherman Avenue.
• 12:19 pm, theft, 1800 block of Newmark Street.
• 3:43 pm, dispute, 2100 block of McPherson Avenue.
• 8:34 pm, 27 year old male cited for driving while suspended, Washington and Harrison.
• 10:20 pm, threats, 2200 block of Pony Creek Road.
Coos Bay
• 6:38 am, unlawful entry into motor vehicle, 2200 block of N Bayshore Drive.
• 9:35 am, disorderly conduct, 200 block of S Broadway Street.
• 10:43 am, missing person, 500 block of Central Avenue.
• 12:53 pm, 58 year old male transported to Coos County jail for disorderly conduct II, menacing, unlawful use of weapons, and criminal mischief II, 4th and Lockhart.
• 1:07 pm, unauthorized use of vehicle, 400 block of Noble Avenue.
• 2:03 pm, burglary, 1100 block of E Park Roadway.
• 2:09 pm, financial exploitation, 200 block of S Schoneman.
• 2:54 pm, theft of wallet, 1000 block of N Bayshore Drive.
• 3:15 pm, 41 year old male cited for driving while suspended, 1900 block of Woodland Drive.
• 3:39 pm, dispute, 1400 block of Highland Avenue.
• 4:07 pm, minor in possession marijuana, 900 block of W Ingersoll Avenue.
• 4:18 pm, located wanted subject, 1000 block of Evans Boulevard.
• 5:57 pm, 35 year old female transported to Coos County jail for theft II, 1000 block of S 1st Street.
• 6:29 pm, misuse of 911, 1100 block of Newmark Avenue.
• 6:31 pm, burglary, 1200 block of Ocean Boulevard.
• 6:34 pm, theft of cat, 1400 block of Newmark Avenue.
• 7:10 pm, dispute, 300 block of S Wasson Street.
• 10:15 pm, 45 year old male cited DUII, Newmark and LaClair.
• 11:44 pm, 31 year old female transported to Coos County jail on warrant, 1000 block of Newmark Avenue.
• 11:54 pm, 27 year old male transported to Coos County jail domestic harassment, 700 block of Madison Street.
Coquille
• 4:57 pm, family dispute, 50 block of S Collier Street.
• 5:25 pm, assault, 96900 block of Highway 42S
Reedsport
• 5:00 am, theft, 7-Eleven.
• 2:07 am, assault, 1900 block of Cedar Avenue.
• 3:14 pm, disturbance, Dollar General.
• 4:27 pm, DUI, N 14th Street and Highway Avenue.
Friday 04/21:
North Bend
• 10:37 am, harassment, 1500 block of 16th Street.
• 11:01 am, disorderly conduct, Virginia and Everett.
• 1:25 pm, theft, 2200 block of Newmark Street.
• 2:01 pm, juvenile problem, 2300 block of Montana Street.
• 6:19 pm, threats, 1300 block of 25th Street.
• 9:31 pm, dispute, 700 block of Connecticut Avenue.
• 10:36 pm, fraud, 3200 block of Tremont Avenue.
Coos Bay
• 1:18 am, 39 year old female lodged Coos County jail on warrant and resisting arrest, 2700 block of N 15th Court.
• 3:46 am, 57 year old male cited for driving while suspended, 63000 block of Highway 101.
• 6:16 am, 32 year old male transported to Coos County jail on warrant, S Wall and Michigan.
• 9:11 am, fraud, 1300 block of Washington Avenue.
• 10:53 am, 56 year old male transported to Coos County jail on warrant, 1000 block of Newmark Avenue.
• 11:40 am, 47 year old female lodged at Coos County jail on warrant, 1200 block of Newmark Avenue.
• 12:44 pm, 46 year old male lodged at Coos County jail on warrant, 1000 block of Newmark Avenue.
• 12:43 pm, custodial interference, 1700 block of S 20th Street.
• 12:56 pm, 54 year old female lodged at Coos County jail on warrant, E Anderson Avenue and S Bayshore.
• 2:43 pm, drinking unlicensed premises, Boardwalk and Glass Pavilion.
• 2:50 pm, fraud, 900 block of Augustine Street.
• 4:11 pm, disorderly conduct, 1900 block of N 7th Street.
• 4:10 pm, theft of services, 2400 block of Woodland Drive.
• 5:45 pm, 51 year old male cited for driving while suspended, 800 block of Central Avenue.
• 5:53 pm, disorderly conduct, 1000 block of N Bayshore Drive.
• 7:32 pm, 39 year old female cited for driving while suspended, Newmark and S Wall.
• 7:54 pm, 45 year old female cited for driving while suspended, S Morrison and Woodland Apartments.
• 8:18 pm, 42 year old male lodged at Coos County jail on parole violation and Escape III, 1000 block of Newmark Avenue.
• 11:34 pm, dispute, 100 block of N Cammann Street.
Coquille
• 10:17 am, suspicious conditions, 1st and Central.
• 7:08 pm, suspicious subject, E 5th Street and N Elliot.
• 11:47 pm, suspicious vehicle, 3rd and Gould.
Reedsport
• 12:27 pm, domestic disturbance, in the area of Reedsport.
• 4:27 pm, trespassing, Clear Lake Water Plant, Winchester Bay.
• 5:29 pm, animal problem, 1000 block of Winchester Avenue.
• 8:34 pm, trespassing, Tides Inn Bar and Grill.
Saturday 04/22:
North Bend
• 1:28 am, 31 year old female lodged at Coos County jail on warrant, 2100 block of Monroe Avenue.
• 8:40 am, RV entered and property damage, 1700 block of Virginia Avenue.
• 1:45 pm, unlawful entry into motor vehicle, 3600 block of Broadway Avenue.
• 1:47 pm, family dispute, 1800 block of Johnson Street.
• 2:24 pm, family dispute, 1800 block of Johnson Avenue.
• 3:20 pm, animal neglect, 1600 block of Virginia Avenue.
• 4:40 pm, disorderly conduct, Newmark and Broadway Avenue.
• 6:50 pm, injured animal, 2500 block of Troy Lane.
• 9:24 pm, dispute, 2000 block of Inland Drive.
• 9:54 pm, dispute, 2200 block of Pony Creek Road.
Coos Bay
• 1:10 am, dispute, 900 block of Elrod Avenue.
• 7:58 am, damage city property, 500 block of Central Avenue.
• 10:56 am, unlawful entry into motor vehicle, 1200 block of N 8th Street.
• 12:20 pm, female subject lodged at Coos County jail on two warrants, 1200 block of Newmark Avenue.
• 12:52 pm, 61 year old male cited for driving while suspended, Broadway and Golden.
• 1:07 pm, theft, 1000 block of Oakway Drive.
• 1:25 pm, 33 year old male lodged at Coos County jail on warrant, 200 block of E Johnson Avenue.
• 3:44 pm, family dispute, 500 block of S 9th Street.
• 3:58 pm, animal neglect, 500 block of S 2nd Street.
• 5:48 pm, 38 year old male cited for driving while suspended, 1500 block of N Bayshore Drive.
• 8:08 pm, 47 year old female cited on criminal trespass, 1000 block of Newmark Avenue.
• 8:37 pm, disorderly conduct, 10th and Anderson.
Coquille
• 12:25 am, theft, 700 block of E 3rd Street.
• 9:58 pm, shots fired, 500 block of SE 3rd Avenue.
Reedsport
• 3:14 pm, civil dispute, 900 block of Juniper Avenue.
Sunday 04/23:
North Bend
• 12:24 pm, 35 year old male transported to Marion County Correctional Facility on three North Bend Police warrants, 900 block of NE Chemewa Road.
• 1:26 pm, unlawful entry into motor vehicle, 1700 block of Sheridan Avenue.
• 1:58 pm, civil problem, 2000 block of Lincoln Street.
• 4:35 pm, burglary, 1800 block of Monroe Avenue.
Coos Bay
• 6:59 am, 44 year old male booked at Coos County jail on warrant, 1100 block of Newmark Avenue.
• 7:29 am, 47 year old female transported to Coos County jail on criminal trespassing and theft III, 1000 block of Newmark Avenue.
• 7:32 am, dispute, 1000 block of Newmark Avenue.
• 8:02 am, theft, 1000 block of Newmark Avenue.
• 8:09 am, dispute, 300 block of N Wasson Street.
• 1:54 pm, 30 year old female lodged at Coos County jail on warrant, 3100 block of Ocean Boulevard.
• 2:41 pm, violation court order, 800 block of John Avenue.
• 2:51 pm, 40 year old male lodged at Coos County jail on warrant, Cammann and Noble.
• 5:20 pm, dog complaint, N 11th and Mingus Park.
• 6:56 pm, animal complaint, 900 block of S 4th Street.
• 7:06 pm, disorderly conduct, 800 block of S Broadway Street.
• 7:15 pm, vicious dog, 400 block of Ingersoll Avenue.
• 11:35 pm, 47 year old female transported to Coos County jail on criminal trespass II, 1700 block of Thompson Road.
Coquille
• 8:01 am, 44 year old male booked at Coos County jail for theft III, 40 block of S Cedar Street.
• 11:05 am, disorderly conduct, 96900 block of Highway 42S.
• 8:03 pm, 42 year old male cited for driving while suspended, 100 block of N Birch Street.
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• 7:03 am, animal problem, McKay’s.
• 10:18 am, theft, Ace Hardware.
• 8:36 pm, trespassing, 7-Eleven. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/police-blotter/article_13dcb572-eb53-11ed-9981-43224bc0bf7f.html | 2023-05-05T16:45:12 | 0 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/police-blotter/article_13dcb572-eb53-11ed-9981-43224bc0bf7f.html |
DALLAS (KDAF) — Cinco de Mayo is a vibrant and colorful holiday that commemorates Mexico’s victory over France in the Battle of Puebla.
“Pro-Union Mexican citizens in the state of California heavily celebrated the victory at the Battle of Puebla viewing it as a victory for the Union’s cause, later formalizing and spreading the annual celebrations across all of California, and Mexican-Americans all around,” National Today said.
In Dallas celebrations will be filled with dancing, music and delicious food! We have compiled a list of different events happening around the city:
Remember the spirit of unity and perseverance that Cinco de Mayo represents as you enjoy your weekend! Viva la vida! | https://cw33.com/news/local/fiesta-in-dallas-for-cinco-de-mayo-at-these-spots/ | 2023-05-05T16:46:20 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/local/fiesta-in-dallas-for-cinco-de-mayo-at-these-spots/ |
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — For many, the holiday serves as an excuse to indulge in tacos, beer and margaritas, but what is the true history behind the celebration of Cinco de Mayo?
Before you celebrate happy hour on Friday here are a few things to know about the day as a Texan.
What is the significance of Cinco de Mayo?
Cinco de Mayo commemorates Mexico’s May 5, 1862 victory over France in the Battle of Puebla. On that day Mexican President Benito Juárez left General Ignacio Seguín Zaragoza, a Texas native, to defend the city of Puebla from French invasion.
The feud began in 1861 when Juárez suspended the nation’s foreign debt payments, and Napoleon III responded by sending 5,000 elite French troops to invade Mexico in an attempt to make it part of a French colony.
Of those fighting on the Mexican side at the battle of Puebla, 500 were Tejanos. The victory was unexpected being that European forces were far more powerful at the time. For this reason, the victory for Mexico inspired national pride and became an important symbol of national patriotism.
It also gave the French and the rest of the world an idea of the Mexican national character, one that had been misunderstood and underestimated by the powers of Europe. After the Mexican victory, Juárez retained control of the central valleys of Mexico for over a year which had long-term damaging results to the dream of the French empire.
Cinco de Mayo is often confused for Mexico’s Independence Day by many Americans, However, Mexican independence is celebrated on Sept. 16.
How is this important to the U.S.?
The battle of Puebla was occurring during the American Civil War which is notable because the Mexican government was aligned with the Union.
“If the French had been victorious that day, it could have put a French emperor in Mexico City and that person could have been aligned with the Confederacy,” said George Diaz, Associate Professor of History at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. “That may have changed the dynamics of the Civil War.”
How to Celebrate
Since the victory in 1862, the state of Puebla has celebrated annually with good food, parades, mariachis and more. The state considers the holiday a celebration of pride in the ability of the Mexican army during a time when Europe dominated.
In the late 20th century beer companies such as Corona and Mezcal commercialized Cinco de Mayo as a marketing tactic.
Today many people celebrate Cinco de Mayo as a direct response to the commercialization of Latino culture in the U.S.
“People go to a happy hour and they have their chips and queso,” Diaz said. “It’s a holiday that doesn’t have a lot of depth beyond happy hour, but I think we can look underneath the surface and see a greater richer history.” | https://cw33.com/news/local/history-of-cinco-de-mayo-and-tejanos-role-in-the-battle-of-puebla/ | 2023-05-05T16:46:26 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/local/history-of-cinco-de-mayo-and-tejanos-role-in-the-battle-of-puebla/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — Are you ready for an unforgettable ride?
Well, look no further than Dallas’ Design District, which will soon be home to a new adults-only roller rink.
Ride On is a new concept birthed by the Dallas-based consulting group, On Brand Hospitality. Described as a retro “social drink rink”, the 17,000 square feet space will have a 7,000 square foot rink, a DJ, and even an arcade.
For updates, make sure that you are checking their website and Instagram. The rink is set to open in early fall at 1001 N. Riverfront Blvd. | https://cw33.com/news/local/hit-the-rink-dallas-design-district-opens-adults-only-roller-skating-rink/ | 2023-05-05T16:46:32 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/local/hit-the-rink-dallas-design-district-opens-adults-only-roller-skating-rink/ |
DALLAS(KDAF)—All things are better in bigger Texas but not cheaper- especially housing!
Personal finance website, Banking Rates listed the top 4 cities that have increased in the housing market. Austin, Houston, Dallas, and San, Antonio are the cities that are known for having reasonable housing prices, but now that has completely changed.
Banking rates said “Since many professionals can work remotely, people are relocating to Texas in record numbers. Plus, because the state imposed fewer COVID-19 restrictions, it experienced a 60% increase in migration during the 15 months immediately after the pandemic started”.
Not all hope is gone, you can live outside the city’s limits in a smaller town that is not so expensive. Bank Rates listed the best cities for cheap housing in Texas:
- Abilene
- Amarillo
- Bryan
- Corpus Christi
- El Paso
- Killeen
- Laredo
- Longview
- Lubbock
- McAllen
- Odessa
- Pasadena
- Tyler
- Wichita Falls | https://cw33.com/news/local/in-these-four-major-lone-star-cities-cheap-housing-is-almost-gone-including-dallas/ | 2023-05-05T16:46:38 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/local/in-these-four-major-lone-star-cities-cheap-housing-is-almost-gone-including-dallas/ |
DALLAS(KDAF)—Let’s face it, the only way to really have a good commute is to never leave your bed.
The financial advisor website SmartAsset listed the 10 cities that have the worst commutes.
Smart Asset said, “To uncover where residents have the worst commutes, we compared data from the 100 largest U.S. cities and ranked the worst commutes by six key metrics related to commute time and the cost of commuting.”
Guess what city near Dallas made the list… Garland Texas was ranked #3 as the worst city for commuting. According to Smart Asset, they average a commute time of roughly 30 minutes.
The list shows California and Nevada as having the worst commutes, with cities in California taking the top two spots.
Check out the entire list below:
- Stockton, California
- Bakersfield, California
- Garland, Texas
- Glendale, Azornia
- Orlando Florida
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- El Paso, Texas
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Aurora, Colorado
- Winston Salem, North Carolina | https://cw33.com/news/local/in-this-city-near-dallas-commuting-is-considered-the-worst-in-the-nation/ | 2023-05-05T16:46:44 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/local/in-this-city-near-dallas-commuting-is-considered-the-worst-in-the-nation/ |
DALLAS(KDAF)— Temperatures this morning were in the low 70s but will rise during the afternoon. From 3 p.m. until 10 p.m., there is a high chance of storms. We can expect large hail and flash flooding throughout North Texas.
NWS Fort Worth said, “Another round of isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms is expected from mid-afternoon through midnight again today. Some of these storms will become severe with large hail and damaging winds. Slow-moving storms and localized instances of heavy rainfall may lead to flash flooding. Timing for showers and storms is between 3 pm and 11 pm”.
North Texas will have a stronger threat of severe storms coming this weekend which will be followed by strong winds and tornados.
NWS Fort Worth said, “The threat of strong to severe storms continues this weekend along a dry line. If storms develop, expect storms to quickly become severe, then shift east through the afternoon/evening. The greatest threat will be large to very large hail, followed by damaging winds and a tornado or two. Make sure to remain weather aware!
The weather coming up the next following week will have more chances for thunderstorms and temperatures in the upper 80s
NWS Fort Worth said, “The active weather pattern will continue into next week with nearly daily opportunities for thunderstorms. A few strong to severe storms will be possible. Warm temperatures are expected each day with highs in the mid to upper 80s. | https://cw33.com/news/local/watch-out-large-hail-and-heavy-rain-today-and-all-weekend-in-north-texas/ | 2023-05-05T16:46:50 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/local/watch-out-large-hail-and-heavy-rain-today-and-all-weekend-in-north-texas/ |
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AMAZON PRIME DAY IS COMING SOON
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Last year, there were two Amazon sales. The first, Prime Day, took place on July 12 and 13. The second was called the Amazon Early Access Sale, and it took place on Oct. 11 and 12. While Amazon hasn’t officially announced the dates for the 2023 Prime Day, based on previous years, there is a very high likelihood that the 48-hour sale will take place on July 11 and 12. Here’s everything we know so far.
EVERYTHING WE KNOW ABOUT PRIME DAY 2023
Prime Day will most likely be held on the second Tuesday and Wednesday of July. It will probably be a 48-hour event that begins at 3 a.m. EDT, and you will need to be an Amazon Prime member to get the deals. If you haven’t been an Amazon Prime member for the past 12 months, you can sign up for a free 30-day trial period on Amazon’s Prime page.
The products that go on sale include everything from recognizable brand-name merchandise to independent products that you may never have heard of before the sale. Besides deep discounts, most products also have fast and free delivery — it’s feasible that you could purchase something on Tuesday and have it at your house on Wednesday before the sale even ends.
Additionally, some companies align their release schedule to coincide with this event, so it’s often possible to get the latest versions of products on Prime Day. However, if you don’t need the newest model, last year’s products are usually available at a deep discount.
It’s important to remember that Prime Day isn’t just for physical products. You can get discounts on music, videos, games and more during these 48 hours. If you’re interested in clothing, don’t forget to take part in Amazon’s “try before you buy” program, where you get to try up to six items of clothing for up to seven days before you have to pay.
BEST BETS FOR DEEP DISCOUNTS ON PRIME DAY
Since Prime Day is an Amazon event, one of the best places to look for deep discounts is Amazon tech. Here are 10 products to consider.
This Echo Show has a 15.6-inch screen. Not only can it stream content, but it has the ability to help you stay organized with sticky notes, to-do lists, alarms and more.
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An Echo device gives you control of your music and your home just by using your voice. You can use it to make hands-free calls, set reminders and automate other compatible smart devices.
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The kids’ version of this handy device comes with one free year of Amazon Kids+. It’s a safe and private way to help kids who are aged 3 to 12 learn and grow and explore.
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While there are many e-readers, none are quite like this Kindle Scribe. This model lets you read all your favorite books and take notes right on the pages. You can even sketch out ideas on a glare-free Paperwhite display.
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Security is a priority in every home. With this video doorbell, you can see, hear and communicate with anyone who approaches your house without putting yourself at risk.
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This affordable smart thermostat lets you control your home’s temperature via a compatible device, such as an Amazon Echo, no matter where you are. It’s a great way to save money on your monthly energy bills.
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The Fire HD 8 Tablet is Amazon’s 8-inch tablet. It offers up to 13 hours of battery life per charge and comes with 2GB of RAM.
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Amazon Fire HD 8 Kids Pro Tablet
The kids’ tablet costs a little more than the adult version because it’s built to endure rough handling. This model has a two-year worry-free warranty (free replacement for up to two years) and a one-year subscription to Amazon Kids+.
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Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote
If you don’t already own a smart TV, the Fire TV Stick is one of the most economical ways to connect your TV to the internet. Just plug it in and you have access to over a million movies and TV episodes.
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Depending on your budget, you can choose from a 43-inch screen to a 75-inch model. This 4K smart TV features hands-free operation with Alexa and has three HDMI inputs so you can connect to cable, satellite and video game consoles.
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Neil Pastore couldn’t believe what he was hearing.
The horse was gone.
Not a real horse mind you, but an iconic piece of South Jersey road decor: the towering White Horse that has stood silent watch over a stretch of the White Horse Pike near Hammonton for 65 years. An instantly recognizable midway point for generations of shore travelers. A proud symbol of an agricultural community. A storied statue that had weathered storms and braved vandalism.
It was April Fool’s. But Jennifer Pastore assured her older brother it was no joke.
“The White Horse is gone,” she said.
Neil Pastore hurried to White Horse Farms, the Winslow Township roadside market his family had recently purchased and where the horse had so long been a fixture. But now only shards of the hoofs and splintered legs remained atop the pedestal. Perhaps the statue had been damaged in the previous night’s heavy storms, Pastore thought. But there were no signs of the White Horse in the tall grass. Then, Pastore found one of the horse’s fractured legs, made of heavy wood, in the shrubs. Hefting it, he knew the White Horse didn’t simply blow away.
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“That’s when we realized this wasn’t any accident,” he said.
MAYS LANDING — The township that houses the county’s new central court is heading for the exit.
Security camera footage solved any mystery. Overnight, four teens hopped out of a pickup in the darkness. First, they tried pushing. The White Horse stood. Next, they used strapping and a winch, snapping the White Horse off at the legs. They loaded the landmark into the truck bed and were gone. The crime took 12 minutes.
Sgt. John Ervin of the Winslow Township Police Department said investigators believe the teens, all high school seniors, stole the White Horse as part of a prank or a scavenger hunt, and then threw its broken parts into a pond or lake in a nearby township. It has not been recovered. As part of an agreement worked out with the Pastores, Evans said the teens, who were caught within days, will not be charged criminally. Just as long as they stay out of trouble and help pay for a new White Horse.
Initially, the Pastores decided against publicizing the theft.
“Kids do stupid things,” Neil Pastore sighed, not wanting anyone’s future ruined over a wooden horse, especially since it feels like nearly everyone in Hammonton can share a childhood story of some horse play at the White Horse. “It took 65 years for them to destroy it though. That’s the disappointing part.”
Still, the jarring sight of the White Horse’s twisted remains now greets travelers along the pike. Whether at the counter of the Silver Coin Diner in town, or in posts on the local Facebook community page, Hammontians wanted to know: “What the heck happened to the White Horse?”
Long touted as the “Blueberry Capital of the World,” Hammonton was first incorporated as a town in 1866. The Pastores, fourth-generation farmers, and owners of nearby Pastore Orchards, go back nearly that far. All to say, they had a good name to protect.
“We DID NOT take down the White Horse,” wrote Neil Pastore in a Facebook post late last month, informing residents of the statue’s theft and destruction. He reassured neighbors that they planned on replacing it.
If a 1927 law was sought to completion, Seven Bridges Road, now just in Little Egg Harbor, would be true to its namesake. The other two bridges would connect the town to Little Beach and Little Beach to Brigantine. That would have provided a shortcut from North and Central Jersey to Atlantic City and the South Jersey beaches, rewriting the shore's history forever.
In fact, the Pastores say they intended to refurbish the aging landmark before it was stolen by the teens, thinking it could make a cool restoration project for local art students. Now, they are searching the internet for a replacement.
It was Joanne Wiessner, 78, the daughter of the original owners of White Horse Farms, who first spotted the empty stump from her kitchen window April 1.
In recent years, under White Horse Farms’ previous owners, the White Horse’s red wooden perch had fallen into disrepair. Wiessner made it her daily habit to peek out across the pike to see if the White Horse was still standing. Then, one morning it was gone.
“Honest to God, it was very upsetting, very disturbing,” said Wiessner, who was 14 when her father, Joseph Battaglia, bought the statue in 1958. “Tell you the truth, it was like another family member.”
Joseph Battaglia had purchased the wooden statue, about the size of a real horse, during a weekend antiquing trip to Pennsylvania Dutch Country with his wife, Anna. The couple, who operated the farm together from 1949 to 1999, figured it would be a fun way to set the family farm stand apart from the abundance of roadside markets then dotting the White Horse Pike.
Battaglia cleared a spot set back from the road. He built a brick foundation and planted marigolds. Soon, he snapped photos for customers and passersby wanting to pose by the White Horse, and sold postcards. In time, the White Horse was another familiar landmark along a 60-mile strip chock full of them, including the giant Renault Wine Bottle and the huge Ideal clothing store sign.
When it needed white washing, Battaglia removed the White Horse from its pedestal with a forklift and added a fresh coat. But no matter how high Battaglia raised the pedestal, people still had their fun with the White Horse. Over the years, pranksters painted the White Horse with polka dots and stripes — and once painted the wooden stallion’s undercarriage red (“They painted its personals,” Wiessner whispered).
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Less humorously, vandals snipped the White Horse’s tail, so often that Joseph Battaglia gave up trying to replace the original horse hair.
When the Battaglia family sold White Horse Farms after Joseph died in 2001, the new owners used the farm more for wholesale. The roadside crowds dwindled. Many days, it could feel like the only visitors were the county cops who used the parking lot as a turn around spot (White Horse Farms straddles the borders of Camden and Atlantic counties.)
Still, its sudden departure has stirred a certain amount of nostalgia, and yes, even a sense of loss in Hammonton.
That’s because everything, even roadside landmarks, mean more when they’re gone, said Gabriel Donio, publisher and columnist for the Hammonton Gazette, who saw the White Horse’s destruction as news fit to print.
After all, every community has its icons, Donio said.
“It was emblematic of a pride of a place,” he said.
For his part, Pastore said he gets that pride. After all, his great grandparents, Frank and Michelina Pastore, first began growing blueberries on 25 acres in 1906. Now, the Pastores tend 500 acres. He hopes to find a replacement near to the original statue.
“Something where if you’re driving by at 50 mph, you’re not going to notice it’s not the same White Horse,” he said. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/south-jerseys-famous-white-horse-statue-was-stolen-and-destroyed-owner-vows-to-find-another/article_64f182da-e9c8-11ed-817b-43e10b2f0284.html | 2023-05-05T17:00:22 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/south-jerseys-famous-white-horse-statue-was-stolen-and-destroyed-owner-vows-to-find-another/article_64f182da-e9c8-11ed-817b-43e10b2f0284.html |
GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WJRT) - Three teenagers suffered serious to life-threatening injuries after an SUV rolled over on I-75 in Grand Blanc Township early Friday.
Police say a 17-year-old boy from Flint was driving northbound on I-75 when he lost control at the Dixie Highway interchange on the Genesee-Oakland county line around 4:45 a.m. The SUV overturned can came to a stop on the freeway.
Grand Blanc Township police say a 17-year-old girl from Burton, who was riding in the back seat, was thrown out of the SUV while it rolled.
She, the driver and an 18-year-old man, who was a passenger, all were rushed to an area hospital. They were being treated for serious to life-threatening injuries.
Police did not identify any of the teens involved in the crash on Friday morning.
Two lanes of northbound I-75 and the ramp from Dixie Highway to northbound I-75 were closed while authorities investigated and cleared the scene. All lanes and ramps reopened by 8 a.m.
The Crash Investigation Reconstruction Team from the Grand Blanc Township, Grand Blanc City and Metro Police Authority of Genesee County will continue working to determine what caused the driver to lose control.
Farther north, all northbound lanes of I-75 closed around 8 a.m. at the I-475 split in Grand Blanc Township so the Michigan Department of Transportation can replace a damaged culvert.
All northbound traffic will be required to take I-475 from May 5 to 13, when the project is scheduled for completion. | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/3-teens-badly-injured-in-rollover-crash-on-i-75-south-of-grand-blanc/article_73531676-eb36-11ed-aeaa-1b82b2008b28.html | 2023-05-05T17:10:24 | 0 | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/3-teens-badly-injured-in-rollover-crash-on-i-75-south-of-grand-blanc/article_73531676-eb36-11ed-aeaa-1b82b2008b28.html |
The Wyoming Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a Casper attorney will be allowed to practice law in the state again after his legal assistant was caught stealing from a client’s trust account while that person was incarcerated.
During Hampton Young’s divorce proceedings in 2020, his legal assistant, Natelina Benson, testified to various matters including his law office’s trust account, the ruling states. Her testimony raised red flags over possible improper disbursements from a client’s trust account to her own accounts.
Young was then flagged for possible violations. The Office of Bar Counsel sent him a letter asking him to produce years worth of records, the ruling states.
He did not fully or timely cooperate with the request despite having “clearly commingled client trust funds held in his operating account over an extended period of time,” the ruling states.
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Bank records and other documents were obtained as part of the subsequent investigation. One of those inquiries related to a probate matter of a client’s estate.
Young appointed Benson as the personal representative of this estate in 2016, and she started embezzling funds from it shortly after, the ruling states. In less than three months, Benson had depleted the client’s account by over $70,000.
“Subsequent discovery confirmed that almost all withdrawals from the account were spent on Benson’s personal shopping and very little was paid to or for the benefit of the Estate, who was incarcerated at the time,” the ruling states.
Benson covered her tracks by embezzling additional funds from her boss, which she used to return the client’s money to their estate checking account.
Young learned of the theft for the first time after the Bar's counsel asked them both for disposition in August 2021.
At this time, Young also learned that Benson had stolen tens of thousands of dollars from his operating and trust accounts. She was able to hide this because she was also his bookkeeper.
“As one example, Benson took $21,000 in ‘advances’ from Mr. Young’s operating account in November 2018,” the filing states. “At the conclusion of her deposition, Benson admitted that the money she had taken out of Mr. Young’s practice the last few years dwarfed Mr. Young’s income from the practice.”
Benson was arrested and charged with theft over the incident. She pleaded guilty last year.
Fortunately for Young’s clients, it appears he was the only victim of Benson’s fraud. The client’s account was fully replenished with stolen funds from Young.
During his disciplinary hearing, Young acknowledged he didn’t properly safekeep property belonging to clients or oversee nonlawyer assistance.
He was licensed to practice law in Nevada in 1978 and was admitted to the Wyoming State Bar in 2005. He practiced in Casper up until two years ago.
Young was suspended for one year, which was simultaneously done by the Nevada Supreme Court in an act of reciprocal discipline.
This wasn’t his first run in with disciplinary action, but what those infractions were was not mentioned in the ruling. Young also had a public censure in 2004 and a private reprimand in 2019.
But the high court found Young has committed to not working with trust accounts anymore, met the requirements for reinstatement and expressed remorse over his conduct.
Young was a “victim of embezzlement by a trusted employee who he viewed as family,” the ruling states. Rather than “play the victim,” he took responsibility for the role he played in Benson’s theft.
He was recommended to be reinstated as an active member in good standing of the Wyoming State Bar. | https://trib.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/casper-attorney-gets-ok-to-return-to-law-after-assistant-embezzled-money-from-client/article_07353bd6-eaaa-11ed-9ba2-53f508c68fbe.html | 2023-05-05T17:11:08 | 0 | https://trib.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/casper-attorney-gets-ok-to-return-to-law-after-assistant-embezzled-money-from-client/article_07353bd6-eaaa-11ed-9ba2-53f508c68fbe.html |
Starting Monday, checks will mailed out to Ohioans who were tricked into paying for free tax services, according to the Ohio Attorney General’s Office.
The checks are part of a $141 million multi-state settlement with Intuit, the owner of TurboTax. The settlement includes $5.3 million that will be sent out to 174,000 Ohioans. About 4.4 million victims have been identified nationwide.
Those who are eligible to receive settlement money will be contacted via email by Rust Consulting, the settlement fund administrator. All checks are expected to be sent out by the end of the month.
People who paid to file federal tax returns through TurboTax in 2016, 2017 and 2018 but were eligible for free services may be eligible. The settlement fund is based on the number of tax years they qualify for, with most people expected to received about $30.
“The checks are in the mail – or will be soon,” Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said. “I’m beyond thrilled that cheated Ohioans will see money go back into their pockets after Intuit’s shameless scheme.”
The lawsuit was prompted by a ProPublica report that claimed Intuit used deceptive practices to lead lower-income users toward paid tax service products instead of free, federally-supported products, according to the attorney general’s office.
For more information about the settlement and who is eligible for settlement funds, visit www.AGTurboTaxSettlement.com.
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A 19-year-old man who was shot Thursday by a Bismarck police officer was still hospitalized Friday and is under arrest on suspicion of terrorizing, according to the department.
Police say two men at an Arlington Drive residence asked Daedyn Lewellyn, of Bismarck, to leave the home about midday but he refused. The men argued, and Lewellyn allegedly pulled a gun on one of them, who is also 19, the department said. The two men fled to the back of the residence and Lewellyn left the area.
Police about 2:30 p.m. found Lewellyn leaving the U-Haul storage center on Interstate Loop. He had a weapon and was shot by an officer, the department said. The extent of Lewellyn's injuries is not clear. No officers were injured. The officer who fired at Lewellyn is on administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation by the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation.
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Police on Thursday said Lewellyn was “known to police” and the subject on an ongoing investigation. They did not elaborate Friday on the nature of that investigation. Formal charges from the Thursday incident are not listed in court documents. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/19-year-old-shot-by-bismarck-police-is-under-arrest/article_454d4ac2-eb62-11ed-abcc-3f617f6db236.html | 2023-05-05T17:15:40 | 1 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/19-year-old-shot-by-bismarck-police-is-under-arrest/article_454d4ac2-eb62-11ed-abcc-3f617f6db236.html |
TRAFFIC
I-10 westbound reopens in Willcox following fatal crash
Kye Graves
Arizona Republic
The Arizona Department of Transportation announced the I-10 westbound has reopened in Willcox after an expected 48-hour bridge repair caused by an accident.
The closure at the New Mexico state line was due to a deadly semi-crash early Wednesday morning, in which ADOT officials said the reconstruction would take around 48 hours to finish after the bridge's pillar had been buckled in the single vehicle collision.
Traffic:Arizona highways to California and New Mexico reopen
Just after 5 a.m. on Friday, ADOT posted to Twitter saying the highway had finally reopened.
Traffic conditions can always be checked at az511.gov to stay up to date. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-traffic/2023/05/05/i-10-westbound-near-wilcox-arizona-reopens-after-fatal-crash/70187414007/ | 2023-05-05T17:20:14 | 1 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-traffic/2023/05/05/i-10-westbound-near-wilcox-arizona-reopens-after-fatal-crash/70187414007/ |
'What we're here to do is lift up communities': Small Business Administration prioritizes needs of Phoenix Latino businesses
In an effort to better address the needs of Latino business owners in metro Phoenix, Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman with the Small Business Administration visited Phoenix on Thursday and met with policymakers and Latino leaders to discuss strategies.
The roundtable discussion was part of the Latino Prosperity Tour, a Biden-Harris Administration initiative to highlight small Latino startups and offer federal resources through SBA that could help close racial opportunity gaps.
"(Latinos) are starting businesses at high rates, they're 14% of all small businesses across the country and growing, and we want to make sure that they can continue to thrive and leverage the opportunities," Guzman said. "We've seen disparities in the past, but the Biden-Harris administration is really focused on all lifting up all our great ideas from everywhere, as these small businesses are job creators."
The event was held in tandem with the annual AZBizCon 2023, held at the National Bank Conference Center in the Phoenix Biltmore area, where Guzman and other leaders celebrated the accomplishments of local entrepreneurs, including naming the Arizona Small Business Person of the Year.
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Guzman: Here to lift up communities
Guzman, who is the highest-ranking Latino official in President Biden's Cabinet, said during Thursday's event that on average two in three businesses start-ups from the past two years are owned by women, and three in five are owned by minorities.
"Women and people of color have been leading entrepreneurship rates for the past 10 years. Particularly Latinas and African-American women have really been leading the rates of star-ups," Guzman said. "What we're here to do is lift up communities, including the highly entrepreneurial group of Latino leaders that we have with us today."
Luis Cruz, 68, one of the attendants of the event, said he grew up in Puerto Rico in a household supported only by his mother, who was forced to drop out of school as a child after her mom passed away. She taught herself how to read, write, and do math, Cruz said.
"I really don't know how she did it, I wish I had asked," he said.
As he grew up, Cruz said he noticed his mom faced challenges in accessing resources and opportunities in education, entrepreneurship and financial growth. Years later, that would become his inspiration to create his own financial advice business targeting professional women and small business owners, "which a lot of times are one and the same," Cruz said.
Cruz said he aspires for his business to help address gender and racial wealth disparities in Phoenix.
"Part of the reason I am doing what I do is that I am hoping some of the younger Latino generations have the resources and the knowledge they need."
He encouraged young Latino entrepreneurs to seek out the mentorship they need.
"I find that we, Latino business owners, have a lot of good ideas but sometimes we give up a little bit too soon," Cruz said. "When a door closes, jump through the window. Follow your dream, and seek advice."
Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Ariz., also highlighted the importance of supporting Phoenix's younger Latino generations during Thursday's event.
"The Latino community is the fastest-growing community, and the youth of this community is the larger portion of its population, so it represents the future of Arizona, and they're starting businesses at a rate much larger than anyone else," he said. "We know that what these folks are doing is really the future of our state, and we can't be successful without their success."
SBA highlights efforts of local small business owner
Jonathan Woody Woodruff, CEO of ORSA Technologies, was named Arizona Small Business Person of the Year.
"It's a great honor and privilege to represent the state of Arizona," he said.
Woodruff, a veteran, said he was able to learn about leadership during his service in the military, which inspired him to start his own government contracting firm, where he has focused on creating a team that he leads and supports in expanding their capabilities.
He advised other business owners to follow their passions and constantly push themselves to grow.
"The hard work doesn't get any easier, if it's something you love, you continue to do it," he said. "Surround yourself with people who are way smarter than you are. Don't fear that."
According to Woodruff, growing without financial backup and finding the talent they need are two of the greatest challenges facing small businesses.
He said he met with Administrator Guzman to speak about the importance of moving programs that support job growth closer to underserved communities in Phoenix.
"The undersupported communities is where the majority of the qualifications (for support programs) happen," Woodruff said. "By reaching those parts of our communities, we make sure that they're getting the benefits that they've earned as part of our state's economy." | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2023/05/05/small-business-administration-addresses-needs-of-phoenix-latino-business-owners/70181017007/ | 2023-05-05T17:20:20 | 1 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2023/05/05/small-business-administration-addresses-needs-of-phoenix-latino-business-owners/70181017007/ |
COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Two deputies who came to the aid of their fallen brothers last year during an ambush-style attack were recognized Friday as the Cobb County's public safety officers of the year.
Deputies Lossings and Hodgins were honored in a reception by the Cobb County Bar Association for their annual Law Day Luncheon.
A release noted Lossings and Hodgins "went to the aid of fallen deputies while disregarding their own safety under a direct threat of hostile fire."
Last September, Deputies Jonathan Koleski and Marshall Ervin Jr. were killed when a man opened fire on them from a home where they were attempting to serve a warrant.
Sheriff Craig Owens called it "one of the darkest days in the history of the Cobb County Sheriff's Office" at services for Koleski about a week later.
Lossings and Hudgins were hailed Friday for going to the aid of Lossings and Hudgins in the midst of the dangerous situation.
Late last year, the shooter pleaded guilty in the killings to avoid the death penalty.
Photos | 2 Cobb County deputies killed | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/deputies-honored-publics-saftey-officers-of-the-year-ambush-shooting/85-903ee979-01ee-48fd-9d54-a4ba914cb058 | 2023-05-05T17:20:20 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/deputies-honored-publics-saftey-officers-of-the-year-ambush-shooting/85-903ee979-01ee-48fd-9d54-a4ba914cb058 |
Man arrested in death of Phoenix hiker Lauren Heike identified
Phoenix police have identified the man they arrested Thursday in connection with the death of 29-year-old Lauren Heike, who was found in a desert area in the northeastern part of the city.
Zion William Teasley, 22, was charged on suspicion of first-degree murder in the death of Hieke, according to Phoenix police.
Heike was hiking April 28 on a desert trail near East Libby Street and North 65th Place before being killed, Phoenix police have said.
Lauren Heike was found by police just before 11 a.m. April 29 in a desert area near a neighborhood in the area of 64th Street and Mayo Boulevard after a resident reported seeing an injured person.
Police on May 1 identified Heike.
On Wednesday, police released camera footage of a man thought to be a murder suspect in Heike's death. The man is seen in the video sprinting in what appears to be a desert area. Police have said they think Heike was attacked from behind while hiking on the trail about 10 a.m. Heike was in a location that would not have been easily viewable by others on the trail, police said.
Lana Heike, Lauren's mother, described her daughter as a beautiful, kindhearted woman who was sweet to everyone she met.
River Hubbel, a close friend of Heike's, said he spoke to her on Friday morning before her hike. The pair had a ritual with another friend where they would ask one another what they were grateful for each morning.
"I had asked what we were all thankful for that day and she had specifically just said that she was so thankful to just wake up another day so positive and to be able to go get a coffee and go on a walk," Hubbel said, holding back tears.
No suspected motive has been divulged by police. The way by which Heike was killed has not yet been revealed by police.
Teasley was released from prison in November 2022 and was on probation at the time of Heike's death, according to court records. He was convicted in 2021 of armed robbery with a deadly weapon, robbery and disorderly conduct, court records show.
He is being held without bond, according to jail records.
Court records show Teasley was residing in north Phoenix as of July 2020.This is a developing story. Check back for updates. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2023/05/05/suspect-in-phoenix-hiker-lauren-heike-killing-identified/70187687007/ | 2023-05-05T17:20:26 | 0 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2023/05/05/suspect-in-phoenix-hiker-lauren-heike-killing-identified/70187687007/ |
ATLANTA — One of the victims in the Midtown Atlanta shooting from Wednesday is heading home, according to Chief Medical Officer Dr. Robert Jansen at Grady Hospital.
He added that all four survivors are doing well.
Two of them remain in the ICU after having surgery Thursday, which Jansen noted was successful. Another, he said, was in the process of being moved out of the ICU to another floor.
“Every one of them knows what happened," Dr. Jansen said. "They know it; their families know it. They are very grateful for the care they received."
At this time, the names of those survivors have not been released.
What happened at Northside Medical Midtown?
Patterson is suspected of shooting five women during what was first alerted to the public as an active shooter situation in Midtown Atlanta around noon. One woman died, and four others were hurt, according to officials.
APD responded to a call at Northside Medical Midtown around noon -- an urgent care and family medicine facility -- where they learned Patterson was with his mother for an appointment. Patterson's mother told the Associated Press the Department of Veterans Affairs mixed up her son's medication.
Police said Patterson was on the 11th floor in the waiting room when he opened fire. He was only in the building for two minutes, according to police.
People advised people to avoid Midtown in the area of West Peachtree Street between 12th Street and 13th Street, where the shooting scene unfolded.
Authorities later said they had refocused their search for Patterson in Cobb County. Cobb County SWAT was activated and the search was ramped up for Patterson in the area of The Battery and Truist Park.
Deion Patterson, a 24-year-old man, was identified by APD as the suspect in the Northside Medical Midtown shooting.
He is facing four counts of aggravated assault and is accused of murder, jail records show. Patterson was booked into jail Wednesday night.
More on the victims
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens said all the victims were women.
The victim who died was 39 years old, APD Chief Darin Schierbaum said. The Fulton County medical examiner identified her as Amy St. Pierre. She is an employee of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to the health agency. A spokesperson issued a statement Wednesday evening, calling her death a tragic loss.
"CDC is deeply saddened by the unexpected loss of a colleague killed today in the Midtown Atlanta shooting. Our hearts are with her family, friends, and colleagues as they remember her and grieve this tragic loss," the statement said.
The police chief said the other injured victims were a 71-year-old, 56-year-old, 39-year-old and a 25-year-old.
Grady Memorial Hospital officials said three women were critically hurt while the other was stable when the four arrived at the trauma center. The three women with the most serious injuries underwent emergency surgery and procedures.
Schierbaum explained all five victims were shot inside the waiting room at Northside Medical Midtown. 11Alive is working to learn more about the victims. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/midtown-shooting-survivors-grady-hospital/85-1c58528a-0da5-4fb6-8539-cacde11ba4fb | 2023-05-05T17:20:26 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/midtown-shooting-survivors-grady-hospital/85-1c58528a-0da5-4fb6-8539-cacde11ba4fb |
WATERLOO – Seventy-eight Tyson plants and facilities received recognition for their environmental management practices. Waterloo's plant was one of them.
The Environmental Recognition Award recognizes a company's dedication to continuous environmental compliance improvement, as witnessed by the development and implementation of Environmental Management Systems.
The EMS model is designed to drive continual, measurable improvements in the environmental compliance performance of Tyson's operations. It is also designed to minimize the environmental footprint of the operations in the communities they operate in.
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The Jonas Brothers are taking over Rockefeller Plaza on May 12 to help kickoff the "Citi Concert Series on TODAY."
The summer concert series is back and brings plenty of big-name musical acts to the plaza over the next few months. This summer’s roster includes performances by Niall Horan, Chance the Rapper and Kelly Clarkson, among many others.
The complete list of the concerts scheduled-to-date is below. All performances are on Fridays unless otherwise announced.
The summer concerts are free to attend, but people are encouraged to register for Fan Passes starting May 5 to get priority access ahead of general admission. Check out TODAY.com/Concerts for all the details.
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MAY
May 12: Jonas Brothers
JUNE
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June 2: Big Time Rush
June 9: Niall Horan
June 15: Chance the Rapper
June 23: Kim Petras
June 30: Karol G
JULY
July 5: TWICE
July 21: Dan + Shay
July 28: Renée Rapp
AUGUST
August 11: Kelsea Ballerini
SEPTEMBER
September 1: Darius Rucker
DATES TBD
Kelly Clarkson
Jon Batiste
See the full lineup here: TODAY.com/Concerts. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/today-reveals-full-lineup-for-summer-concert-series-2023/4306841/ | 2023-05-05T17:30:15 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/today-reveals-full-lineup-for-summer-concert-series-2023/4306841/ |
Hundreds of colleagues, friends and family came together Friday to mourn an NYPD detective who died late last month after a 33-year coma following a shooting outside his Brooklyn home.
Troy Patterson died on April 29, NYPD Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell announced May 1. He passed away at a rehabilitation center in New Jersey, the Daily News reported.
Patterson wasn't on duty -- he was washing his car -- when he was shot in the head by a 15-year-old who, with two other men, approached him outside his Bedford-Stuyvesant home and demanded $20. It was Jan. 16, 1990.
Patterson, then 27, suffered "catastrophic" injuries and never regained consciousness.
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He had joined the NYPD seven years earlier, working out of the 60th Precinct on Coney Island -- and was the father of a 5-year-old boy at the time of the shooting.
His son, who goes by the same name, told the News a few years back that he still felt his father could listen, that he heard his voice and felt his presence.
Friends and colleagues had been holding candlelight vigils on the anniversary of the shooting. As recently as last year, attendees reported he was "still trying to come through," according to the News.
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The 15-year-old shooter and two other suspects, a 20-year-old and a 17-year-old, were arrested after his shooting. They all served time for various convictions and have since been released, the paper reported.
Patterson was posthumously promoted to the rank of detective. His precinct confirmed his death "with a heavy heart" on Twitter. Sewell offered condolences as well. She and Mayor Eric Adams were among those at Friday's funeral. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/watch-nypd-funeral-today-for-troy-patterson-who-died-after-coma/4306869/ | 2023-05-05T17:30:16 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/watch-nypd-funeral-today-for-troy-patterson-who-died-after-coma/4306869/ |
SAN ANGELO, Texas — Four Angelo State University staff members - Ella Kinney Burnett, Ridge Goodloe, Melissa King and Lanell Nichols - received 2022-2023 President's Awards for Staff Excellence, and another, Brooke Flores, received the annual Chancellor's Colonel Rowan Award for Execution.
The honorees were recognized during an awards ceremony May 2 at the ASU campus. The President's Awards for Staff Excellence recipients were selected from more than 45 nominees and the Chancellor's Colonel Rowan Award honoree was chosen from 11 nominees.
Burnett, Goodloe, King and Nichols each received a $1,000 honorarium and a presentation piece, while Flores received a $1,500 honorarium.
Burnett, office coordinator for the Natalie Zan Ryan Department of English and Modern Languages, received the President's Award for Commitment to Excellence. Lauded for consistently going above and beyond the call of duty, Burnett has introduced some modernization to her department, established a "positive, welcoming vibe" in the main office and goes out of her way to do the little things, such as "lend a sympathetic ear and stock the office candy dish." She has also revised outdated filing systems, transitioned the department toward paperless practices, implemented various publicity and recruiting initiatives and worked to establish the department's digital displays, for which she creates new content. She also took on extra duties, like creating flyers for the Creative Writing Club, taking department meeting minutes, helping onboard new teaching assistants and providing valuable assistance toward transitioning the English master's degree program from on campus to online. From her nomination letter, "Ella tends not to like attention to be paid to herself and certainly would demur from this praise, but she is worthy of more praise than this letter will ever be able to attest."
Goodloe, senior administrative assistant in the Office of Development and Alumni Relations, received the President's Award for Excellence in Customer Service. Known for being a "true team player" and "embodying ASU's Core Values of Community and Integrity," Goodloe is often the first point of contact for the university's current, new and prospective donors. While processing more than 5,000 thank you and tax letters per year, she does extra research on each donor to add a personal touch and ensure donors feel appreciated. She manages and organizes RSVPs for more than 20 campus events annually and has the daunting task of formulating the seating chart for the Phil George Blue & Gold Dinner and Auction and ensuring all attendees are seated at the right tables. Since she "has knocked it out of the park" every year, other campus departments and offices will often contact her for help with their own events. She also readily handles the routine duties of aligning schedules, communicating information and booking flights and hotels, while also volunteering help to anyone in her office who needs it. From her nomination letter, "Ridge truly bleeds blue and gold, and we are thankful to have her as an advocate for ASU and the Office of Development and Alumni Relations."
King, lead admissions assistant in the Office of Admissions, received the President's Award for Excellence in Leadership. Praised for having a "strong work ethic," supporting her co-workers and having "a positive attitude and willingness to help," King is "always helpful when questions arise and is available to help others learn." A prime example of this is how she mentors and directs all the student workers in the Office of Admissions, doing an excellent job of training them, communicating with them and leading them daily. She was also a valuable resource for the dual credit staff when they became more involved in the application process, helping to train and transition the staff, as well as working on solutions to various problems. Despite battling several health issues and being allowed to work from home, she chose to work from her office on campus and continually "does more than her fair share every day," including helping various campus departments with questions or concerns about the admission process. From her nomination letter, "While she may not be seen across multiple areas of the campus, she is a key component of the admissions process and the foundation of our department."
Nichols, executive director of materials management, received the President's Award for Excellence in Innovation. Hailed for "thinking outside the box" and "always looking for ways to improve processes and procedures," she is credited with originating several automation projects to gain efficiencies for her office and others. Examples include Chrome River projects for travel and university credit card transactions, Payment Works projects for accounts payable and purchasing, parcel lockers for students to receive packages at the ASU Post Office after hours and electronic signatures for contracts and purchase orders. Under Nichols' leadership, these previously manual processes have been automated and have saved the university time and money, while also improving customer satisfaction. She has also had to meet the challenge of new legislation that affects her area, and she continually interacts with peers and conducts research to come up with new solutions to any issues that may arise. From her nomination letter, "Lanell never complains and always meets the challenge head on and does what is needed for the university. We are very fortunate to have Lanell as part of the ASU Ram Family."
Flores, assistant director of dual credit operations in the Office of Admissions, received the Chancellor's Colonel Rowan Award for Execution, which annually recognizes a staff member who has gone above and beyond the call of duty in carrying out a major project during the last academic year. When tasked with leading ASU's dual credit program through a series of changes, she did it at "an award-winning level." A major change was to the scholarship model, and Flores led a host of campus departments, including IT, student accounts and the Controller's Office, to create a process that would work with ASU systems while not creating extra work for counselors at ASU's dual credit partner schools. She also works with the President's Office, Provost's Office and many academic departments to help make the dual credit program the best it can be.
For the fall 2022 semester, ASU enrolled 3,664 dual credit students accounting for 34% of ASU's total enrollment. Flores is responsible for ensuring all dual credit students apply, are admitted and enroll in their dual credit classes. From her nomination letter, "While we understand that it takes a whole team to have a great experience, Brooke has set the tone. She truly goes above and beyond to make dual credit a success."
Other nominees for the President's Award for Commitment to Excellence were: Brit Raley, Communications and Marketing; Courtney Wilson, Registrar's Office; Dara Anderson, Information Technology; Jennifer Fischer, Communications and Marketing; Jessica Albus, Information Technology; Jody Casares, Physics and Geosciences; Joyce Mechelle Reed, Freshman College; Kailee Malleck, Contracting and Materials Management; Mandy Osborne, Curriculum and Instruction; Melissa King, Admissions; and Sandy Seidel, Social Work and Sociology.
Other nominees for Excellence in Innovation were: Ben Borom, Registrar's Office; Brianna Hodges, Freshman College; Kelsey Russell, Admissions; Melissa Wood, College of Science and Engineering; and Riley Mashburn, Information Technology.
Other nominees for Excellence in Customer Service were: Callie Harrell, Registrar's Office; Carey Taylor, Information Technology; Chelsea Renteria, College of Graduate Studies and Research; Cheryl Jordan, College of Education; Cody Vasquez, Admissions; Daniel Martinez, College of Education; DeAnna Gully, Freshman College; Debra Blair, Mathematics; Julia "D" Chandler, Information Technology; June Moore, Office of Accountability; Marshell Peter, Information Technology; Renee Robbins, Biology; Robin Sebolt, Payroll Services; Rudy Jaques, Health Science Professions; Samuel Tafolla, Parking Services; Sandy Conoly, College of Education; Scott Gartman, Communications and Marketing; Tonya Drost, College of Education; Troy Hill, Athletics; Aaron Kentner, University Recreation; and Brisa Sosa, Alumni Association.
Other nominees for Excellence in Leadership were: Amanda Ritchie, Admissions; Britany Hernandez, Freshman College; Brittney Miller, Communications and Marketing; Christian Salamina, Information Technology; Erin Johnson, Porter Henderson Library; and Jayna Phinney, College of Science and Engineering.
Other nominees for the Chancellor's Colonel Rowan Award were: Amanda Putnam, Porter Henderson Library; Christian Salamina, Information Technology; Debra Blair, Mathematics; Erin Girsch, Freshman College; Jeremy Brake, Information Technology; Libby Einhorn, Special Events Facilities and Services; Riley Mashburn, Information Technology; Vickie Rodriguez, Psychology; Wendy Sklenarik, College of Eduation; and Yulia Priest, History. | https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/2023-staff-excellence-awards-announced-at-angelo-state/504-a52f2470-cec2-4fea-b405-e382a9991466 | 2023-05-05T17:32:00 | 1 | https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/2023-staff-excellence-awards-announced-at-angelo-state/504-a52f2470-cec2-4fea-b405-e382a9991466 |
GRAPE CREEK, Texas — The Grape Creek Volunteer Fire Department will be able to buy new self-contained breathing equipment thanks to a $24,820 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority.
Some of the department’s air packs being replaced are older than some of the firefighters who depend on them.
The Community Development Partnership Program grant, along with $119,000 in matching funds from the Grape Creek VFD, will buy 15 new sets of self-contained breathing apparatus air packs to replace all of its old SCBA air packs. It also will help buy 30 sets of masks, 30 sets of 45-minute air bottles, six spare batteries and a battery charger.
The VFD’s air packs are more than 20 years old and are becoming unreliable, GCVFD Deputy Fire Chief José Rivera said.
“This grant will help us buy the air packs needed to replace all the sets we carry on our six firetrucks to keep volunteers safer with better, more reliable equipment,” he said. “Having new air packs also means we can work more effectively to save as much of a structure as possible because we can aggressively attack fires from inside a building instead of being forced to fight flames from the outside through the windows.”
The new equipment also benefits community residents during emergencies by helping the firefighters provide a better rescue response in addition to improved firefighting capabilities, an LCRA release said.
“These new packs will improve our communication during emergencies because the new masks have built-in microphones, eliminating the need to take off our oxygen masks and yell to one another like we do when using our current air packs,” Rivera said. “Plus, the 45-minute air packs will give us more search-and-rescue time in smoky environments, contributing to the best response we can provide to people in situations where we are rescuing them from the worst day of their life.”
Grape Creek VFD provides fire, medical and other emergency services to a 220-square-mile area near San Angelo that includes subdivisions, industrial sites and high-traffic roadways.
“Our number of calls is going up with the increase in population and traffic associated with the oil and gas activity in the Permian Basin,” Rivera said. “We also have farms that can result in agricultural emergencies due to fertilizers, and the O. C. Fisher Reservoir and Dam and we even have a solar farm being constructed here. We are planning a training session at the solar site to familiarize ourselves with the facility and learn how to approach it safely and work with facility personnel in the event of an emergency.”
GCVFD also serves as a mutual aid partner for the San Angelo Fire Department and the new air packs will be compatible with San Angelo’s gear, Rivera said.
“It’s a huge achievement to be able to respond to an incident with the same SCBA air packs that our largest mutual aid partner, San Angelo Fire Department, uses,” he said. “Our new SCBA air packs will be completely interchangeable with their SCBA equipment, plus the new equipment will allow us to refill our SCBA air packs from their SCBA air packs and SCBA refill station, making for a more efficient and effective coordinated response.”
The GCVFD has approximately 25 volunteers and Rivera said he hopes news about the new safety equipment will help generate interest among others to join them.
“A lot of people are surprised we are a volunteer fire department because they see the high level of service we provide and how seriously we take this job,” Rivera said. “We are always looking for new ways to make our community safer.”
The community grant is one of 34 grants awarded recently through LCRA’s Community Development Partnership Program, which helps volunteer fire departments, local governments, emergency responders and nonprofit organizations fund capital improvement projects in LCRA’s wholesale electric, water and transmission service areas. The program is part of LCRA’s effort to give back to the communities it serves.
Applications for the next round of grants will be accepted in July. More information is available at lcra.org/cdpp. | https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/grape-creek-vfd-receives-24820-grant-from-lcra/504-73d0d9fb-836f-4d9f-b341-df7f1934b1ea | 2023-05-05T17:32:07 | 1 | https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/grape-creek-vfd-receives-24820-grant-from-lcra/504-73d0d9fb-836f-4d9f-b341-df7f1934b1ea |
DALLAS — A Texas man who operates a weather Facebook page is going viral after getting backlash from a social media where he made a threat to shoot a child who rang his doorbell.
Chris Robbins, who has lived in Southlake and runs "iWeatherNet" covering weather events in Dallas-Fort Worth and also Atlanta, Georgia on social media, posted the following:
"A child just rang my doorbell. Folks you do NOT ring doorbells in 2023. My 6 was loaded. Keep your kids away. -Chris"
The post was deleted, but a woman screenshotted the post before it was deleted and said "Just posted by a meteorologist, a gun nut, who covers our area. This is scary."
In her screenshot, the woman, Stefani Seely, questioned the seriousness of his intent.
"So you're willing to shoot someone just because they rang your doorbell," Seeley questioned in response. "Stand your ground isn't meant for that and the way you're nearly threatening anyone, specifically kids, is disgusting and why some people shouldn't have guns."
"I'm not f------ around," the iWeatherNet account replied.
Screenshots show that before Robbins deleted the post, he edited it. The edited version read:
"Folks, it is a bad idea to allow your kids to go around ringing doorbells in 2023. Read the news. Stop it. If my doorbell rings again tomorrow I might pull someone's hair lol. I'm just playing, but it really is a bad idea for kids roaming around ringing doorbells. This is not 1972. If that brat rings my doorbell again tomorrow, I will call the police. Take notes. She was looking for her kitten. I'm so impatient. I feel bad because I warned her that I might pull her hair if they rang my doorbell again. She started crying. Then she told me her kitten was missing. I told her to call animal control. because I saw them in the neighborhood a few days ago. Learning opportunity, She found a nice grumpy old man. Others out there will cause harm. Please teach your kids to stay away from doorbells."
Robbins defended himself in another deleted post, saying "for the record, I never threatened a 6 year old."
"I warned her about ringing doorbells. Good advice in 2023," Robbins said in the post. "Turns out she was looking for her kitten. I saw animal control in the neighborhood. I helped her find her kitten. We got her kitten back. Do not ring doorbells in 2023."
Robbins also said in the since-deleted post that he had been receiving death threats but warned that he knows "all the police and the chief in Atlanta/Fulton County" and that his "6 is over there."
On his website, Robbins says he got both a bachelor’s degree (B.S.) and master’s degree (M.S.) in atmospheric science/meteorology from the University of Oklahoma’s School of Meteorology.
It is unclear whether this incident happened in DFW or elsewhere.
Robbins posted an apology on the iWeatherNet Facebook page that reads:
"I’m truly very sorry for the ridiculous post that I made a few days ago about the doorbell. I was just in a terrible mood so I lashed out on social media. Temporarily lapse in judgment and we all make mistakes. I love everyone and I hope you all can forgive me. My point was, in light of recent events involving doorbells, it’s not a good idea to go around the neighborhood ringing them. I couldn’t harm a flea. I helped that little girl find her kitten. -Chris."
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Midland city leaders will vote Tuesday to negotiate with a developer on the hotel project to fill downtown space, including land where the former Western United Life Building once stood.
City documents show that the “Hotel Santa Rita” has been selected by a city committee, including Scott Dufford, Dan Corrales and John Norman, as the best of four proposals turned in by March 31.
Midland Downtown Renaissance LP (MDR) was the selected proposal based on the scoring criteria. The project to be built is a 135-key high-quality, full-service hotel and parking on adjacent land to the proposal property in downtown Midland.
“Our preliminary analysis indicates the project could cost approximately $125 million to $140 million (not including Phase II, the structured parking garage),” MDR’s response to the RFP indicates. “The hotel will be situated on a surface parking lot owned by FMI directly west from the Centennial Park and the Bush Convention Center.”
The response to the RFP also indicates “private investors that have expressed a commitment to investing in this project understand the challenges and are willing to make a civic-oriented investment that 1) has a low rate of return for them, 2) returns their capital from future debt recapitalizations and 3) is based on a patient investment horizon in order to fully return their capital.”
The response also stated that the cost of the project is not fully covered by private investment and requires public support.
Public support is needed, including but not limited to, the following forms:
- 100% Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT) rebates over a long period,
- Rebate of the city’s portion of sales tax over a long period,
- Rebate of the city’s portion of sales tax on construction materials at the end of construction,
- Rebate of the city’s portion of property tax over a long period,
- Conveyance of a shovel-ready site for the surface parking lot (structured parking garage in Phase II) at no cost,
- Waiving of all city permit fees for construction,
- Substantial cash incentive payments during the construction and opening periods to cover any remaining construction cost deficits (which could range from $15 million to $30 million, excluding Phase II),
- Grants, rebates and incentives similar to those above for Phase II (the structured parking garage) at such time as Phase II makes economic sense,
- MDR will also pursue any federal, state and county incentive programs that may be available to assist with the project and the city.
Council approval on Tuesday would authorize the interim city manager and the Midland Development Corp. chairman to negotiate an agreement for the purpose of carrying out the intent of the proposal
And providing that said agreement shall not become effective until approved by the Midland City Council.
MDR anticipates construction to begin in 2024 with completion anticipated for late 2025 or early 2026. | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/developer-125m-downtown-hotel-come-city-leaders-18081114.php | 2023-05-05T17:32:41 | 1 | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/developer-125m-downtown-hotel-come-city-leaders-18081114.php |
On Tuesday, the Midland City Council will decide if it wants to negotiate with a developer that wants to put a hotel in downtown Midland.
Midland Downtown Renaissance LP is the developer. Information on a city document calls the project Hotel Santa Rita.
Here are things to know about the hotel project.
Hotel amenities
8,000 square feet
Four separate meeting rooms (500 to 5,000 square feet each
4,000 square-feet, three-meal restaurant and bar (approximately 185 seats
Lobby Bar
Market café, featuring coffee, snacks, beverages and sundries
Resort pool
Room service
Concierge service
Retail locations along for level of parking garage.
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Hotel room information
135 rooms
King rooms, 85, 350 square feet
Queen rooms, 30, 350 square feet
Suites, 20, 1,400 square feet
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Entities involved
Midland Downtown Renaissance, LP (“MDR”) is a collaborative effort by leading Midland-based companies and private investors and Franklin Mountain Investments. Those entities include:
Franklin Mountain Investments
Scharbauer Foundation
Hedloc Investment co.
OGX Minerals
Round Tree Design
Jordan Foster Construction
Overland
HHM
Source: City of Midland | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/proposed-hotel-santa-rita-midland-things-know-18081148.php | 2023-05-05T17:32:47 | 1 | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/proposed-hotel-santa-rita-midland-things-know-18081148.php |
HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE, Ark. — The Hot Springs Village Police Department has activated a Silver Alert in the search for a missing 84-year-old man.
Wayne Nelson was last known to be at 9 West Andalusia Way wearing jeans and a polo shirt (color unknown).
Mr. Nelson is possibly traveling to Indianapolis, Indiana, and may be in a 2010 beige Buick Lucerne with AR tag ALN87M.
Anyone with information on his whereabouts should contact the Hot Springs Village Police Department at (501) 922-0011. | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/missing-persons-reports/hot-springs-village-silver-alert-missing-man/91-c6157c2c-8246-4df3-a8cd-8bf3977acc78 | 2023-05-05T17:36:50 | 1 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/missing-persons-reports/hot-springs-village-silver-alert-missing-man/91-c6157c2c-8246-4df3-a8cd-8bf3977acc78 |
On May 3, 2023, Stockton University's Atlantic City campus cut the ribbon on a new residence building.
ATLANTIC CITY — Students at Stockton University will see a 2% tuition increase for the upcoming academic year.
The school's Board of Trustees approved the increase during its meeting Wednesday.
Full-time in-state students will now pay $7,766 per semester for up to 20 credits, representing a $172 increase. This past academic year, in-state students paid $7,594 per semester, according to the school's website.
Meal plan prices will increase an average of 2.5%, depending on plan type.
Also during Wednesday's meeting, the board welcomed four new members: Kristi Hanselmann, Amy Kennedy, Timothy J. Lowry and Stephanie Lutz-Koch.
The board also agreed to rename the School of General Studies at Stockton the William T. Daly School of General Studies, honoring the late founding faculty member who died in January at 83 .
“Bill Daly was the personification of the founding vision of Stockton,” President Harvey Kesselman said. “He embodied Stockton’s purpose. Over 40 years he taught thousands of students in political science and general studies classes.”
GALLERY: Stockton University building dedications and ribbon cutting
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave. The building located on Pacific was renamed Kesselman Hall.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave. The building located on Pacific was renamed Kesselman Hall.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave. The building located on Pacific was renamed Kesselman Hall.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave. The building located on Pacific was renamed Kesselman Hall.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave. The building located on Pacific was renamed Kesselman Hall.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave. The building located on Pacific was renamed Kesselman Hall.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave. The building located on Pacific was renamed Kesselman Hall.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave. The building located on Pacific was renamed Kesselman Hall.
Matthew Strabuk
A crowd of students, faculty and officials gathers for the renaming of Stockton University’s first Atlantic City residence hall, now Kesselman Hall.
Matthew Strabuk photos, Staff photographer
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave. The building located on Pacific was renamed Kesselman Hall.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave. The building located on Pacific was renamed Kesselman Hall.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave. The building located on Pacific was renamed Kesselman Hall.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave. The building located on Pacific was renamed Kesselman Hall.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave. The building located on Pacific was renamed Kesselman Hall.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave. The building located on Pacific was renamed Kesselman Hall.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave. The building located on Pacific was renamed Kesselman Hall.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave. The building located on Pacific was renamed Kesselman Hall.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave. The building located on Pacific was renamed Kesselman Hall.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave. The building located on Pacific was renamed Kesselman Hall. Student President Brianna Bracey gave remarks before the name reveal.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave. At the ribbon cutting, Mayor Marty Small Sr. shakes hands with Senator Vincent J. Polistina.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave. The building located on Pacific was renamed Kesselman Hall. Mary Lou Galantino speaks before the official renaming of the buillding.
Matthew Strabuk
“Atlantic City holds a very special place in my heart,” Kesselman said. “I can’t help but think of how proud my parents would be that, in just one generation, we went from there to here, and the reason that happened is just one word: Stockton.”
Matthew Strabuk, Staff photographer
Raymond Ciccone, center left, chair of the Board of Trustees of Stockton University, and Stockton President Harvey Kesselman yank on a cord bringing down the cover for the new building name Wednesday during a ceremony in Atlantic City.
Matthew Strabuk photos, Staff photographer
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave. Stockton University President Harvey Kesselman leads the ribbon cutting ceremony.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave. Student worker Tamia Kent, from Millville, greets people taking a tour of the model residence.
Matthew Strabuk
Tom Drinkard, left, of Seaville, a 1979 alumnus, is greeted by Kiaraa Fulton, a social justice grant coordinator for Stockton, as he tours the new residence hall.
Matthew Strabuk, Staff photographer
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave. Mayor Marty Small Sr. tours the model residences.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave. Dr.Raymond Ciccone, Chair for the Board of Trustees looks out at the view from a student lounge area.
Matthew Strabuk
On May 3, 2023, in Atlantic City, Stockton renamed one building on Atlantic and Pacific ave. and cut the ribbon on their new residence building on Atlantic ave. and Providence ave. Tom Drinkard of Seaville, a 1979 Alumni of Stockton, in the new student lounge space at the residence.
Matthew Strabuk
Claire Van Haren, left, and Christina Locicero, employees with Thriven Design of Collingswood, admire their handiwork in Stockton’s new residential building.
Matthew Strabuk, Staff photographer
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BANGOR, Maine — The middle unit of a four-unit apartment building in Bangor caught fire Friday morning.
It happened around 6 a.m. at a building on Valley View Lane, Bangor Fire Chief Thomas Higgins said.
Higgins said fire was coming from windows on the front and back sides of the building when firefighters got to the scene. He said it took an aggressive attack to get it under control, and the fire didn't spread to any of the building's other units.
Three people were taken to a nearby hospital for smoke exposure, Higgins said.
The center unit is gutted but should be rebuildable, according to Higgins.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/bangor/bangor-fire-valley-view-lane-apartments-maine/97-fb8b15fc-3726-4525-aaac-d7f474cea270 | 2023-05-05T17:47:34 | 1 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/bangor/bangor-fire-valley-view-lane-apartments-maine/97-fb8b15fc-3726-4525-aaac-d7f474cea270 |
HODGDON, Maine — A man from Cary Plantation has died after he reportedly lost control of his vehicle while making a turn and crashed into a ditch at about 5 p.m. Thursday in Hodgdon.
Timothy Crowley, 49, was traveling south on U.S. Highway 1, also known as Calais Road, when he reportedly lost control of his vehicle, which rolled in a ditch, causing him to be ejected from the vehicle, the Maine State Police Troop F said Thursday night in a news release.
Crowley was pronounced dead at the scene.
The road was closed for a portion of the evening while crews worked to reconstruct and clean up the scene but has since reopened, the release stated.
The crash remains under investigation.
Crowley was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash, and speed is believed to have been a contributing factor, according to the police report.
Agencies who aided in the crash investigation and response include Maine State Police, Hodgdon Fire Department, Maine Department of Transportation, Southern Aroostook Ambulance, and Benn's Towing Service.
For the latest breaking news, weather, and traffic alerts, download the NEWS CENTER Maine mobile app. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/cary-plantation-man-dies-in-single-vehicle-crash-hodgdon-calais-road/97-ac6d31c1-e63e-4d39-a5d4-74badca4cdfa | 2023-05-05T17:47:40 | 0 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/cary-plantation-man-dies-in-single-vehicle-crash-hodgdon-calais-road/97-ac6d31c1-e63e-4d39-a5d4-74badca4cdfa |
NORFOLK, Va. — The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford deployed on May 2, but this time, with a special pup aboard!
Sage is a 3-year-old female yellow Labrador Retriever trained to help sailors cope with operational stress.
According to the U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Sage is part of the Expanded Operational Stress Control Canine pilot program.
The Navy said the USS Gerald R. Ford will be the first Navy ship to have a canine-like Sage as part of the crew.
"The intent is for Sage to provide a unique outlet and comfort for Sailors during deployment. Animals are proven to be another form of stress relief and provide a sense of companionship," the Navy said in an Instagram post.
Sage's primary handler, Chaplain Genevieve Clark, completed 120 hours of training in preparation.
“One of the positives of having Sage aboard the ship is her help in breaking down some barriers to utilizing mental, emotional, and spiritual resiliency resources,” Clark said. “Sailors are coming to more warrior toughness events and improving their morale through the vast network of resiliency resources the ship offers with Sage now present at these opportunities.” | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/meet-sage-dog-trained-to-help-sailors-deal-with-stress/291-76f8e1b6-9ec2-450f-984d-48f6b40362d4 | 2023-05-05T17:47:43 | 1 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/meet-sage-dog-trained-to-help-sailors-deal-with-stress/291-76f8e1b6-9ec2-450f-984d-48f6b40362d4 |
PORTLAND, Maine — Family Dollar has initiated a voluntary retail-level product recall of Advil products, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The products were reportedly stored and shipped to stores on or around June 1, 2022, through March 31, 2023, the FDA said.
According to the FDA, the Advil products are under recall "due to product being stored by Family Dollar outside of labeled temperature requirements."
Advil products listed under this recall include the following:
- Advil 200 MG tablet, 100 count
- Advil 200 MG caplet, 24 count
- Advil Dual Action caplet, 36 count
- Advil tablet, 50 count
- Advil Liquid Gel, 40 count
- Advil tablet, 6 count
- Advil Liqui Gel Minis, 20 count
"To date, Family Dollar is not aware of any consumer complaints or reports of illness related to this recall," the FDA said.
The FDA said Family Dollar has notified its affected stores, and customers who have bought the affected products may return where they purchased them without a receipt.
For more specific information on this recall, click here.
If you have questions, you can call the Family Dollar customer service line at 844-636-7687 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern time. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/public-safety/family-dollar-issues-recall-of-advil-products-fda/97-c9e14b63-e754-4afc-b966-4d20ed485253 | 2023-05-05T17:47:49 | 0 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/public-safety/family-dollar-issues-recall-of-advil-products-fda/97-c9e14b63-e754-4afc-b966-4d20ed485253 |
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Officers across Orange County are being recognized for their ability to help people struggling with mental health.
On Friday, News 6 anchor Matt Austin hosted the Central Florida Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) annual awards banquet.
The ceremony honors those who have used exceptional care when encountering people in crisis.
Officers from ten agencies were nominated for the CIT Officer of the Year Award, which was presented to Orange County Corrections Sgt. Sharla Cooley.
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For the past 23 years, Cooley has been pivotal in maintaining care for inmates with mental health needs.
Recently, she used her training to de-escalate a situation involving a woman who was suicidal.
“Just getting down to her level and being able to just communicate with her and getting a connection between me and her, I think that was the best thing that I could have done,” Cooley said.
Organizers of the awards ceremony said Cooley is compassionate and patient with every individual she encounters.
She said she’s honored by the award and hopes it will serve as an inspiration for others.
“You treat people how you want to be treated,” Cooley said. “You have to have compassion and you have to see it through somebody else’s lenses.”
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KISSIMMEE, Fla. – New video shows moments before a speeding SUV crashed into a Kissimmee home and caught fire.
The crash happened on Camino Real Drive around 6:10 p.m. on Thursday. Florida troopers said the driver suffered a medical episode before the SUV slammed into the home.
Ring video from a nearby home shows the SUV speeding down the sidewalk and hitting a mailbox and nearly hitting a vehicle near it.
Video shows a law enforcement vehicle arriving shortly after.
According to a crash report, the SUV struck the front of the house and went into the living room, catching fire.
There were eight people inside the home, but no one was injured, troopers said.
The driver of the SUV — a 38-year-old Kissimmee man — was taken to the hospital.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Ballad Health lost $17.6 million through the first three quarters of its 2023 fiscal year, and CEO Alan Levine said the hospital system likely faces a year or more of rough financial sailing as it works its way out of a heavy reliance on contract labor.
Ballad lost $18.5 million in the quarter that ended March 30. Since it was formed in early 2018, Ballad has had just one year where it was losing money through three quarters, fiscal 2021, when it had lost $14.4 million. Thanks in large part to COVID relief funding, Ballad ended that year $25.9 million in the black, and the system has had net operating revenue of between $19 million and $36 million during its first four full fiscal years.
“There’s been no secret,” Levine told News Channel 11 of the current financial picture. “We’ve been telling folks this was going to happen largely because of the contract labor and the wage expense.”
Contract labor, the most common form of which is travel nursing, was a $32.8 million expense line for Ballad in fiscal 2019. Since then, it’s gone to $53.2 million in FY 2020, $85.7 million in FY 2021, and $149 million in FY 2022. Ballad’s fiscal year ends June 30, and through three quarters of FY 2023, those expenses totaled $118.3 million.
But Levine said the system’s challenges are part of a wider trend. Reports early this year in several health care publications and from consultant Kaufman Hall noted that “hospitals face persistent expense challenges, particularly related to labor.”
A Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) report from early this year cited a study from Kaufman Hall saying the state’s hospitals continue facing “existential financial and operational threats…” That study found that in 2022, 45% of the state’s hospitals had “unsustainable metrics” financially, double the amount in 2019 and 2020.
Ballad has increased nursing salaries by more than 25% over the past few years and Levine said a long trend of more nurses quitting or getting terminated than coming on board — which spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic — finally started to change last August. The “annualized” percentage of turnover was above 22% from Sept. 2020 through June 2022. That has been in the mid-teens since last fall, leading to the first situation in a couple years of Ballad seeing net increases in local nursing staff.
“It is a problem and it is an issue, but there’s also a strategy behind what we’re trying to do,” Levine said.
He said with many new nurses now working the floors at Ballad hospitals, the system is keeping travel nurses longer to try and ensure adequate staffing and prevent inexperienced nurses from walking into work situations that are so intense they leave the profession.
“So this is a tightrope we’re walking,” Levine said. “It’s costing us a lot of money. It’s worth it because we want to make sure we can take care of everybody that needs care, and we don’t want to see our turnover go back up.”
Levine said Ballad just had its bond ratings reaffirmed by all three rating agencies and had a successful issuance of debt refinancing. That should lower Ballad’s interest payments on a good portion of its formerly variable-rate debt, which has been rising in concert with U.S. interest rates.
Levine said those ratings affirmations, which mean Ballad can continue to get attractive interest rates, came because the agencies found enough to like about Ballad’s fundamentals despite the current financial difficulties.
“They saw that we had a plan that we told them about a year ago,” he said. “We’ve executed on that plan, they saw their results with our turnover, they liked what they see.”
He said the reduction in contract labor expense will likely take about two years.
“The good news is our losses this year that we’re projecting are significantly below what they were a year ago, so we’re trending in the right direction,” Levine said.
That can’t happen soon enough, he added, saying of a sustained period of losses, “we don’t want to have that happen, so we are doing everything we can to mitigate and avoid it.”
He said cash flow provides the ability to keep funding a very expensive system.
“Our plan for next year is to start buying, replacing all our IV pumps. That’s a very expensive venture. It’s over $20 million to do that… you really want to make sure you get back to solid cash flow so that you can capitalize.”
Levine said Ballad’s strategies to improve efficiencies since the 2018 merger of Mountain States Health Alliance and Wellmont Health System that formed Ballad have prevented much worse financial difficulty. Those have included some unpopular decisions — shutting down Holston Valley Medical Center’s Level 1 trauma center and repurposing one Greeneville hospital among them — but Levine said the net result has been both better patient care and better financial results.
“These are all very rational things we’re doing where the evidence shows by doing it, you’ll improve outcomes. And by the way, we also push cost out of the system which those two things are really important.
“Imagine how we would look if we hadn’t done all those things, if we still had two Level One trauma centers, two level three (neonatal intensive care units), two failing hospitals in Greenville, three full-service hospitals in Wise County, all losing money. Net financially, we would be a disaster right now. Those were all really hard things to do.”
Levine said Greeneville’s two hospitals, Laughlin and Takoma, lost about $18 million just before the merger and had 25% occupancy. One was repurposed and the other now has 40% occupancy and an operating income of almost $5 million so far this year.
While much of the heavy lifting is done, Levine said more lies ahead. Ballad will decide within weeks whether to close the intensive care unit at Sycamore Shoals Hospital in Elizabethton, for instance.
“I believe it’s the right decision,” Levine said of the possible ICU consolidation, pointing to studies that show higher-volume ICUs that use “intensivists,” like Johnson City Medical Center does, have better patient outcomes.
“Five years ago when we talked about (consolidations) with trauma and (neonatal intensive care), all people could rely on was our word. Now we’ve got five years of experience, and I think that the compelling evidence shows that the decisions we’ve made have been the right ones and they’ve been well executed.” | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/ballad-17m-in-red-through-first-three-quarters-ceo-says-labor-costs-slowly-improving/ | 2023-05-05T17:54:50 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/ballad-17m-in-red-through-first-three-quarters-ceo-says-labor-costs-slowly-improving/ |
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – A new car wash in Johnson City is kicking off business by donating to a local non-profit.
The Tommy’s Car Wash on 1407 Sunset Dr. off N State of Franklin Rd. is donating all its proceeds from Friday to the United Way of East Tennessee Highlands.
Tommy’s Car Wash is based in Bristol, Tennessee and has been a longtime supporter of the United Way, a release from the non-profit states.
A check will be presented to the United Way following Friday’s community day to aid the non-profit.
Tommy’s Car Wash in Johnson City is located next to Valvoline Instant Oil Change. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/new-johnson-city-car-wash-celebrates-opening-by-giving-all-proceeds-to-united-way/ | 2023-05-05T17:54:56 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/new-johnson-city-car-wash-celebrates-opening-by-giving-all-proceeds-to-united-way/ |
The 49-year-old Lincoln man who died Thursday morning of a self-inflicted gunshot wound amid an hourslong standoff with police was supposed to be barred from possessing the gun he used to shoot himself, according to court records.
Jamie Mitchell had been the subject of an emergency domestic abuse protection order issued in January that specifically prohibited him from possessing or purchasing firearms, according to civil court filings.
Authorities never seized Mitchell’s cache of firearms despite multiple court filings from the 34-year-old woman who sought the protection order warning police that Mitchell owned multiple guns, which she said were always loaded — often with a round in the chamber.
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When the woman sought the protection order against Mitchell, a former city employee, in January, she did so in part because of his cache of firearms, she said in an affidavit seeking the order.
In her sworn affidavit, the woman told Judge Joseph Dalton that she had, at times, been afraid to enter Mitchell’s home to retrieve her children “because of the guns in the house” at 1535 N. 28th St.
And, she said, Mitchell had a gun within arm’s reach of both him and his preschool-aged children as they unwrapped presents on Christmas in December. The 34-year-old attached a photo of the scene to her court filings, along with a photo of at least four guns laid across a bed in what she alleged was Mitchell’s home.
Dalton signed the emergency protection order Jan. 5, ordering Mitchell to stay away from the 34-year-old’s home and workplace, limiting his communications with her to only focus on arranging visits with his children and barring him from owning or buying guns, according to the order.
A Lancaster County Sheriff’s deputy served Mitchell with the protection order at his house on Jan. 6, according to court filings.
Chief Deputy Ben Houchin said when serving protection orders deputies notify recipients that they’re no longer allowed to possess firearms, giving them an opportunity to get rid of their guns on their own accord.
“We don’t safe keep weapons,” he said. “We put it onto the individual that they have to get rid of them and have somebody else take them so they are not in possession of them anymore.”
Houchin said deputies would only seize the weapons if the subjects of protection orders were found to be in violation of those orders after they are served.
Deputies served an amended protection order on Mitchell in April after the 34-year-old woman filed a request to modify the initial order to add her new home address among the list of locations that Mitchell was barred from.
Included in the woman’s April filing was a second reason for the request to modify the order:
“Jamie still owns guns and has (them) in his possession,” she wrote in the April 24 filing.
Dalton signed an amended protection order April 25, adding the woman’s new address and again barring Mitchell from possessing firearms.
A Lancaster County Sheriff’s deputy served the updated protection order the same day, but did not seize Mitchell’s firearms that he had been ordered to get rid of more than three months prior.
On Friday, after Mitchell used a gun to shoot himself amid a standoff with police, Houchin told reporters that deputies didn’t know he still had his cache of guns when they served him with a protection order for the second time in late April — despite the 34-year-old woman’s written warning.
“At that time, there was no information … that said he had any (firearms),” Houchin said. “So we did not know of a violation.”
Mitchell’s weapons went unseized until the early hours of Thursday morning, when police breached his home after hearing a single gunshot at the end of an hourslong standoff.
Police initially responded to Mitchell's house, near 27th and Holdrege streets, shortly after 4 p.m. Wednesday, after he had made verbal threats of violence toward nearby Clinton Elementary School and a city department, Houchin said at a news conference Thursday morning.
An acquaintance of Mitchell reported the threats to Lincoln Police, who found that the 49-year-old was violating a protection order and drafted a search warrant for his home, Houchin said.
LPD's SWAT team converged on the north Lincoln home at around midnight, Houchin said, and breached Mitchell's front door but did not enter the house.
Police negotiated with Mitchell for more than four hours, according to the sheriff’s office.
Then, at 4:49 a.m. Thursday, police rushed into the home after hearing a single gunshot and found Mitchell wounded, Houchin said.
Lincoln Fire and Rescue crews, who had been waiting at the scene, took the 49-year-old to a local hospital, where he died of his injuries, Houchin said.
Lancaster County Attorney Pat Condon ordered an autopsy to determine the cause of Mitchell's death.
Mitchell's death is considered to have happened in police custody, meaning a grand jury will be convened to investigate the events that led up to his death and determine if police acted criminally in the standoff. The sheriff’s office is investigating Mitchell’s s death and the police department’s actions in preparation to present evidence to the grand jury.
The 49-year-old had been an employee of the city until "recently," Houchin said, but he had left the job before Thursday's standoff. It's unclear if he was fired or resigned.
Houchin declined to say what department Mitchell worked for, but said it was the same department he later made threats toward. The 49-year-old man's LinkedIn page indicates he worked as an equipment operator.
Barb McIntyre, the city’s human resources director, did not immediately respond to an email seeking clarification on Michell’s former employment with the city. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/lincoln-man-who-shot-himself-amid-standoff-wasn-t-supposed-to-have-guns-records-show/article_735d12b4-eb47-11ed-9c9f-0bc270b40ae2.html | 2023-05-05T17:55:50 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/lincoln-man-who-shot-himself-amid-standoff-wasn-t-supposed-to-have-guns-records-show/article_735d12b4-eb47-11ed-9c9f-0bc270b40ae2.html |
The Haymarket Farmers Market, which runs weekly from 8 a.m. to noon, opens Saturday and will be held every Saturday through Oct. 14. Market business manager Jeff Cunningham describes it as "one of Lincoln's main social and culinary" events.
Residents gather to shop, swap recipes and meet with friends to explore a wide selection of locally grown produce and animal products, baked goods, flowers, arts and crafts.
Musical performances including folk, jazz, blues, classical and dance are scheduled throughout the summer, in addition to informative presentations on subjects such as aging and nutrition.
Many restaurants and stores in the Haymarket district open early on Saturdays to offer a "unique selection of food, antiques, clothing and specialty gifts," according to Cunningham.
"It is a grand display of how rural and urban business can work together to offer a rich shopping experience," he said.
Saturday marked the opening of the Haymarket Farmers' Market. Despite a few raindrops, vendors and shoppers were out in droves. Take a look at our photographer's pictures from the event.
Kelsey Schmitt (center) of Simply Gluten Free Bakery was among the vendors offering their wares on the first day of the Haymarket Farmers Market.
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Kathy Moss picks out plants to take home during the first day of the Haymarket Farmer's Market Saturday.
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Maggie Bertsche from Harvest Home sells plants and produce to customers during the first day of this year's Haymarket Farmer's Market.
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People get their umbrellas out during a rainy first day of the Haymarket Farmer's Market Saturday. Friday, May 1.
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Mikey Pruitt who performs as Twenty Thousand Strong Men, plays to people passing by during the first day of the Haymarket Farmer's Market Saturday.
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Maggie Bertsche from Harvest Home sells plants and produce to customers during the first day of the 2015 Haymarket Farmers Market. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/lincolns-haymarket-farmers-market-begins-saturday/article_bacbe228-ea08-11ed-9194-13277e83577e.html | 2023-05-05T17:56:17 | 1 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/lincolns-haymarket-farmers-market-begins-saturday/article_bacbe228-ea08-11ed-9194-13277e83577e.html |
INDIANAPOLIS — Springtime at Emmaus Lutheran School grew some healthy competition.
"Ms. Walkman is our language arts teacher, and she came to me a few months ago and said, 'Hey, I’ve got this idea to get our kids reading again, and here’s the thing I want to do.' She knows I’m a big 'Harry Potter' fan, so she came up with the idea to them if they made their goal," Emmaus Lutheran School Principal Pastor Raymond Smith said.
The challenge pitted the principal against students.
"What we want to do is we want to encourage them to read more," Smith said.
The small, but mighty, student body of 38 was challenged with reading 300 books in two months.
It was a challenge made even more difficult without a working library in the school.
"The teachers would go to The Salvation Army, we went to Mission 27, but mostly we went to Indy Reads," teacher Lori Wachtman said. "It's wherever we could find books."
Pre-K through seventh grade students went through 892 books, shattering their goal.
This week, they reaped their reward: Smith will read three hours of "Harry Potter" to the students dressed as Satchel Slytherin.
In Smith's "book," it's a win-win.
"In a day where electronics seem to be the big thing, getting kids with their noses in books and reading at all levels, kindergarten through seventh grade, has been fantastic to see," Smith said.
He hopes it builds a foundation of future readers.
"Who knows? Maybe we'll spark some kids to read on their own and really enjoy books," Smith said. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/indiana/inspiring-indiana/emmaus-lutheran-students-read-nearly-900-books-two-months-win-unique-challenge-indianapolis/531-3fa6e572-74de-496a-a244-d2a3878f676d | 2023-05-05T17:57:03 | 1 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/indiana/inspiring-indiana/emmaus-lutheran-students-read-nearly-900-books-two-months-win-unique-challenge-indianapolis/531-3fa6e572-74de-496a-a244-d2a3878f676d |
DALLAS — A Dallas police officer has been arrested on a charge of suspicion of driving while intoxicated, police officials announced Friday.
Senior Corporal Geoffrey Pettay was arrested around 4:25 a.m. Friday by the Wylie Police Department, according to a police news release.
More information about the incident and Pettay's arrest was not released.
Pettay has been a Dallas police officer since 2002. He is assigned to the northeast patrol division. Police officials put Pettay on administrative leave while they conduct an internal investigation. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dallas-police-officer-geoffrey-pettay-arrested-on-dwi-charge/287-2f5612c3-6b8e-4752-bf50-5eb64af5c139 | 2023-05-05T17:57:26 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dallas-police-officer-geoffrey-pettay-arrested-on-dwi-charge/287-2f5612c3-6b8e-4752-bf50-5eb64af5c139 |
MCKINNEY, Texas — A man died after being shot by McKinney police officers at a hotel Friday morning.
McKinney PD said it received several 911 calls at approximately 5:17 a.m. Friday morning "about an active disturbance involving a weapon at the American Inn Motel," which is located at 205 W. University Drive.
When officers arrived, they found a man armed with a machete. McKinney PD said officers gave the man multiple commands to drop the weapon and he did not. Rather, the man "continued advancing toward" the officers, McKinney police said.
Officers then shot the man, he was transported to a local hospital, where he died, police said.
The Texas Rangers have taken the lead on the investigation, police said. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/mckinney-texas-shooting-police-american-inn-hotel/287-4577dc09-b8f5-4ebe-8a22-c8d0a902efbb | 2023-05-05T17:57:32 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/mckinney-texas-shooting-police-american-inn-hotel/287-4577dc09-b8f5-4ebe-8a22-c8d0a902efbb |
KIRBY, Texas — A man was arrested after officials say he fired a shot at a constable serving papers to a mobile home in Kirby Friday.
Sheriff Javier Salazar gave an update Friday morning and said Precinct 4 constables were serving civil documents to a home in the 100 block of Kirby Heights.
That's when Sheriff Salazar said he fired a shot out of the home, barely missing a constable and a maintenance worker who was assisting with serving the papers.
Constables immediately retreated and got into tactical positions, Sheriff Salazar said.
The chief of the Kirby Police Department, Roxanne Cardona, arrived and began negotiating with the suspect. Bexar County SWAT also arrived to assist.
"Our negotiators did a great job of convincing the suspect to give himself up, and he surrendured just a few moments ago," Sheriff Salazar said. "At this point, we are just happy that no one got hurt."
Sheriff Salazar did say the suspect had previous warrants related to weapons charges and resisting arrest.
See the sheriff's full comments about the incident below:
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PLEASANTON, Texas — A photo of a grocery store employee's good deed is going viral for the best reasons!
The photo shows Pleasanton H-E-B employee Ricardo Muniz helping a woman change her flat tire. The woman had pulled in to get her curbside groceries when the tire went flat. Muniz says he went to his car and got his jack to help replace her tire.
The kind gesture has touched many people on social media, with the post getting thousands of likes, comments and shares.
"I had just arrived to work a little before this had happened. This elderly woman was my second order of the day," Muniz told KENS 5.
He says when the woman asked him to help her with her flat tire, he didn't hesitate to jump into action.
NOTE: The above post says the incident happened in Brownsville, but has been clarified that it happened in Pleasanton.
"Then I went to my manager to ask for permission to help this woman and my manager told me 'yes and Ricky, I’m so proud of you because you do the right thing'," Muniz said.
He said he actually put his jack into his car the day before this happened.
"I honestly felt like it was a blessing to me and this woman. I believe people cross paths for a reason. Because, I had no idea I would show up to work to help this woman with her flat tire," Muniz said.
This was just the type of act of kindness to touch hearts across social media. The reaction was that of admiration.
Monica DeLuna-Arguello on Facebook said: "Awww that’s too sweet. I would have gone inside and ask for his manager. Employee of the day, week or year recognition."
Sylvia Villarreal Flores on Facebook said: "Yes, he’s definitely one of God’s Angels. Sending blessings to him."
We join them in praising this kind young man! | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/pleasanton-h-e-b-employees-good-deed-goes-viral-texas-flat-tire-h-e-b/273-b08e422c-3049-4de9-a519-135bca784fca | 2023-05-05T18:02:10 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/pleasanton-h-e-b-employees-good-deed-goes-viral-texas-flat-tire-h-e-b/273-b08e422c-3049-4de9-a519-135bca784fca |
MIDDLETOWN, Md. — A missing Pennsylvania teenager found in Frederick has been criminally charged for allegedly carrying dangerous weapons on school property.
Thursday morning Frederick County Sheriff's deputies got word of Jesse Allen Crow, 15, showing students two large knives aboard a school bus.
When the bus arrived at Middletown High School, Crow got off but walked away from the school. It was learned he was reported missing out of Pennsylvania.
The bus driver alerted administrators of what happened, leading to all area schools including Middletown High, Middle, and Elementary going into “secure” status.
Deputies and other partnering agencies launched a search for Crow.
Along the way they found his book bag, five knives and multiple CO2 canisters.
Within three hours Crow was located hiding in a residential neighborhood. After being taken to a hospital for evaluation, the Frederick County State's Attorney's Office charged Crow with four counts of carrying dangerous weapons on school property, and one count of disturbing school operations.
“The quick actions of our deputies and partner law enforcement agencies, along with all the help from the community prevented this event from having a very different outcome,” said Capt. Jeff Eyler, FCSO Patrol Operation commander. “ | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/missing-pennsylvania-teen-found-in-frederick-was-allegedly-carrying-knives-co2-on-school-property | 2023-05-05T18:05:00 | 1 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/missing-pennsylvania-teen-found-in-frederick-was-allegedly-carrying-knives-co2-on-school-property |
ROCKVILLE, Md. — A man was reportedly kidnapped and robbed last month on I-270 by someone thought to be a police officer.
Now Montgomery County detectives have released photos of the suspect, hoping someone can ID them.
It happened around 12:30pm on April 23.
The victim told police he was taking the Shady Grove Road exit when he noticed a Mitsubishi partially blocking the ramp.
A man, who the victim believed was a police officer, then flagged him over to the side of the road.
For some reason the victim got out of his car and walked towards the suspect, at which point he was ordered to get back in.
The suspect allegedly followed, got into the victim's car, and demanded he drive to a nearby Bank of America ATM.
The Mitsubishi that initially was blocking the exit ramp remained behind the victim as he drove the suspect to the bank.
According to the victim, he could see a gun inside the suspect's jacket.
Investigators reviewed bank surveillance footage showing the suspect with hand and neck tattoos reading “Vitiligo."
The Mitsubishi driver also remains unidentified.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 240-773-5070 or 240-773-TIPS.
A reward of up to $10,000 is being offered for information leading to their arrest. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/victim-kidnapped-on-i-270-by-someone-thought-to-be-a-police-officer | 2023-05-05T18:05:06 | 1 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/victim-kidnapped-on-i-270-by-someone-thought-to-be-a-police-officer |
A Greensboro man was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to firearms charges connected to two shootings and drug trafficking, U.S. Attorney Sandra J. Hairston announced in a news release.
Lajauren Damitri Wimbush, 36, was indicted in February 2022 for two separate incidents in the Middle District of North Carolina; one involving possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and one in which he was charged with three counts of illegal firearm and/or ammunition possession by a felon, officials said in the news release.
According to court records, in September 2020, Surry County Sheriff’s deputies executed a search warrant on a residence in Mount Airy where they encountered Wimbush and confiscated multiple bags of suspected methamphetamine from his vehicle. During his arrest, Wimbush claimed ownership of the contents of the bags, which were later confirmed by the State Crime Lab to contain quantities of methamphetamine.
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Wimbush was also indicted in another case on three counts of felon in possession of a firearm and/or ammunition stemming from two Greensboro shootings at the Four Seasons Mall on Dec. 21, 2021, and at Studio Motel 6 on Jan. 6, 2022. According to court documents, the Greensboro Police Department responded to reports of a shooting at the mall on the afternoon of Dec. 21 and located a victim who had been shot multiple times.
Mall security footage showed the exchange between the victim and shooter in the parking lot of the mall, and officers were able to locate additional footage tracing the shooter back to a motel room which Wimbush was staying in at the time, according to the news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office.
On Jan. 6, 2022, a Greensboro police officer responded to reports of an aggravated assault at the same motel and located a victim who had been shot multiple times and beaten by Wimbush. Surveillance footage from the motel confirmed the victim’s account of events and showed Wimbush shooting at and attacking the victim, officials said in the news release.
At the time of both shootings, Wimbush was a previously convicted felon and was aware that he was prohibited from possessing a firearm or ammunition. Wimbush is facing additional charges in these cases in state court.
Wimbush pleaded guilty on Nov. 10, 2022, in a combined plea agreement to one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and two counts of felon in possession of a firearm. | https://greensboro.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/greensboro-man-sentenced-to-25-years-in-prison-for-role-in-2-shootings-drug-trafficking/article_d18bd5ce-eb5a-11ed-bee5-e7b5a2b01c52.html | 2023-05-05T18:09:04 | 1 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/greensboro-man-sentenced-to-25-years-in-prison-for-role-in-2-shootings-drug-trafficking/article_d18bd5ce-eb5a-11ed-bee5-e7b5a2b01c52.html |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Portland-based non-profit New Narrative, which provides mental health services in the city, is expanding its housing program to better offer mental health services.
New Narrative is adding to its continuum of housing with three new treatment homes opening in 2023 — which has received legislative funding — and is opening another two housing projects with an anticipated 100 units.
With about 250 units currently available, New Narrative offers housing through its residential treatment homes for those coming from the state hospital, in addition to supportive and transitional housing, New Narrative CEO Julie Ibrhaim said.
“From the very beginning, we have coupled housing with our mental health treatment because we believe that housing is health care,” Ibrhaim said. “Many of our participants come from houselessness. Living on the streets can compound existing trauma and make mental health symptoms so much more severe.”
In addition to providing trauma-informed care, Ibrhaim says the non-profit provides wraparound services and easier access to housing through low-barrier screening and low-barrier eviction rates.
“By addressing housing first, we are able to give participants the opportunity to stabilize. Then, they’re more open to addressing their other health issues and seeking treatment, which we provide, as well as peer support,” Ibrhaim explained.
New Narrative is hosting its annual celebration lunch fundraiser at the Multnomah County Athletic Club on May 25. | https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/housing-is-healthcare-portland-mental-health-non-profit-expands-housing/ | 2023-05-05T18:11:49 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/housing-is-healthcare-portland-mental-health-non-profit-expands-housing/ |
SEATTLE — Three months after an Alaska man missed out on a life-saving surgery in December due to a crippling ice storm in Seattle, he now is recovering after receiving a new heart from UW’s Heart Institute.
Patrick Holland now has a new heart and lease on life.
“Before this I could do two laps around our kitchen counter and I was done chasing my kid and when I get home I'm going to chase the crap out of him on the playground," Holland said. "It’s emotional because I didn't have it."
Holland is a father of seven from North Pole, Alaska. KING 5 first spoke with Holland when his flight was canceled from Fairbanks to Seattle during an unprecedented ice storm grounding all flights in and out of the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Ultimately, he lost an opportunity for a heart transplant.
"I think I cried more that day than I have in my life and had exerted every emotion that I’d never had," Holland said. "To get out of that funk, I immediately said, 'thank God, there's going to be a family that saving someone's dad, saving someone's brother, saving someone's, someone's uncle.'"
Fast forward a few months later and Holland is recovering in Seattle with a new heart.
“I can't even explain it," Holland said. "It's like literally dying and somebody saying here's a new life.”
The road to get here has been filled with ups and downs. Heart disease runs in Holland's family and he was ultimately diagnosed with congestive heart failure at 39. After three pacemakers, major bypass surgery and multiple other procedures, he was put on the transplant list at 57.
“My life has been slowly taken away every six months," Holland said. "Every heart attack. Every cardiac arrest you lose another part of you."
After missing the first chance at a new heart, Holland wasn't going to let that happen again and came to Seattle in January to wait for the next call.
“Then I got the other call and it's like lay down everything and I told everybody sorry got to go and that heart had a sickness they couldn't tell me what it was,” Holland said.
That same scenario would happen two more times then the phone rang on March 30 and he got his fifth call for a heart.
“The doctor looked at me and said, 'I'll see you when you wake up,'" Holland said. "And I woke up and I have this new heart and its pounding with authority."
Holland did have a post-operation scare with internal bleeding and though he may not make it.
“There's genuine happiness that's running through here that's a gift from God for sure," Holland said. "Believe what you want to believe but it's a gift. It's a miracle."
Holland walked out of the hospital on April 27 and that’s when Jim Palzer stepped in.
“I was having my morning cup of coffee and watching the news broadcast and saw one on Patrick,” Palzer said.
Palzer, who is also a native Alaskan, knew he had to help. He closed the door to his Newcastle home and moved to Seattle to be Holland's caregiver for the next two and a half months.
“I enjoy helping people," Palzer said. "I pay it forward. I've had a lot of people help me through my life and this is how I pay it forward with people like Patrick."
Palzer is helping Holland recover and get back to enjoying the little things in life.
Holland has a serving heart and on top of getting back to his family, he’s looking forward to helping care for seniors in Alaska.
“I'm going to help a lot of people with this heart so whoever's out there don't worry," Holland said. "It's not going to be wasted."
If you’d like to help Holland, you can donate to this GoFundMe here. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/alaska-man-missed-out-heart-transplant-seattle-ice-storm-has-new-heart/281-d7048e25-0c8e-4670-8622-449e9d375659 | 2023-05-05T18:18:45 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/alaska-man-missed-out-heart-transplant-seattle-ice-storm-has-new-heart/281-d7048e25-0c8e-4670-8622-449e9d375659 |
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Hugo Esterhay’s parents were devastated when doctors said their three-year-old son had mild to moderate hearing loss.
Their health insurance did not cover the purchase of hearing aids, but his parents were able to afford them and other devices allowing his pre-school teachers to speak directly to Hugo.
Hugo, now eight, said his hearing aids help him play with others and understand what’s happening in his second-grade class.
“Without these, I would be lost in school,” said Hugo.
Hugo’s parents could not believe insurance companies were not required to provide any hearing aid coverage.
“It’s just unacceptable," said Hugo's mother, Jill Bujnevicie. "There are children and adults that go without hearing aids who need them."
She contacted her local state representative, Rep. Tina Orwall, (D) Des Moines.
“I was so surprised that this wasn’t covered, it seemed so fundamental,” said Orwall.
She sponsored a bill requiring insurance companies cover up to $6,000 in hearing aid expenses.
Orwall first sponsored the bill in 2020, but it didn’t pass until this year’s session.
Orwall credits the testimony from Hugo, who in January told members of the House of Representatives that hearing aids are necessary for kids and adults.
Other children who are deaf or hard of hearing also testified as the bill made its way through the legislature.
“Hugo and all his friends just really came to Olympia and turned everyone’s heart on this issue,” said Orwall.
Thursday morning Gov. Jay Inslee signed the bill into law.
“I have a special junior legislator, Mr. Esterhay today, who has been an advocate for this,” said Inslee, (D) Washington, with Hugo standing beside him.
Hugo received the pen the governor used to sign the bill into law.
“I made a law,” said Hugo following the bill signing ceremony. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/insurers-pay-hearing-aids-washington-state/281-02baf40b-bf5d-4b36-8555-59ee6cd79363 | 2023-05-05T18:18:52 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/insurers-pay-hearing-aids-washington-state/281-02baf40b-bf5d-4b36-8555-59ee6cd79363 |
SEATTLE — A ruling from a U.S. judge in Seattle could effectively shut down commercial king salmon trolling in Southeast Alaska — a valuable industry that supports some 1,500 fishermen — after a conservation group challenged the harvest as a threat to endangered killer whales that eat the fish.
Wild Fish Conservancy, the organization that brought the lawsuit, heralded the decision as the most significant government action in decades to provide more food for starving orcas. The group said it would also help recover struggling king salmon populations along the West Coast, as most of the salmon caught in Southeast Alaska spawn in rivers to the south.
But fishing organizations condemned the ruling, saying it threatens the region with economic disaster and would do little or nothing to benefit orcas. The state of Alaska quickly announced an appeal.
“If they can't fish 10 months of the year — the two most productive seasons of the year — it's going to be devastating,” Amy Daugherty, executive director of the Alaska Trollers Association, said Wednesday. “Southeast Alaska has always been very fish dependent.”
On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Richard Jones in Seattle ordered the National Marine Fisheries Service to redo a biological opinion that's required for the fishery to take place. The decision threatens to prevent the important summer and winter king salmon seasons; the summer season begins July 1.
Officials have known for months the ruling was a possibility, and the agency has been working to draft a new biological opinion, said Linda Behnken, director of the Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association. The industry is hoping it will be released in time to allow fishing this year or that the judge's decision is put on hold pending appeal.
It remained unclear how likely either scenario was.
“All we can say at this point is that we are reviewing the ruling and considering next steps,” NOAA Fisheries spokesman Michael Milstein said in an email.
Officials in April canceled commercial and most recreational king salmon fishing off California and much of Oregon for the second time in 15 years after the fish returned in near record-low numbers to California’s rivers.
Meanwhile, people who work on the boats, as fish processors or even in support businesses such as fuel stations and grocery stores in Southeast Alaska are waiting to see if the season will occur or whether they must find work elsewhere for the summer.
“There is so much stress in the lives of every family that relies on this industry,” Behnken said. “We're in a real quandary until we know whether we can have a fishery.”
Emma Helverson, executive director of Wild Fish Conservancy, said she was sympathetic to the communities' plight and hopes the government will make emergency funding available to support them. But she also said the industry had long overharvested the fish, also known as Chinook.
“Chinook populations are crashing coast-wide, and we need a coastal recovery effort,” she said.
King salmon are the largest and priciest of the Pacific salmon species, and the Southeast Alaska troll fishery provides them to restaurants and grocery stores around the world.
They also make up the bulk of the diet for endangered orcas in the waters of the Salish Sea between Washington state and Canada. Due to overfishing, dams, development and pollution, chinook runs in the Northwest are at a small fraction of their historical abundance, and the local orca population has suffered in turn. Just 73 whales remain, inbreeding is a severe problem, and scientists are warning of extinction.
While the endangered whales don’t typically venture as far north as Alaska, a huge amount of the Chinook salmon caught in the Southeast Alaska troll fishery originate from rivers in British Columbia, Washington and Oregon. If those fish weren’t caught, many would be available for the orcas to eat as the salmon migrate to their natal rivers to spawn, the Wild Fish Conservancy argued.
In 2019, NOAA Fisheries approved the most recent decade-long plan for the commercial troll fishery for Chinook in Southeast Alaska, with harvest limits set during negotiations between the U.S. and Canada.
The agency acknowledged the harvest was likely to hurt the orcas and protected Puget Sound and Columbia River king salmon stocks, but it said it would offset the harm by spending about $100 million on habitat restoration and increasing hatchery production of Chinook by 20 million smolts per year, thus providing more food for the whales.
Last year, a magistrate judge who reviewed the case, Michelle Petersen, took issue with that, finding that under federal law, NOAA Fisheries could not rely on hypothetical mitigation measures to offset actual harm to protected species. Because the funding for the restoration efforts was uncertain, because there were no binding deadlines for the mitigation measures and because the agency did not actually study what effect an increase of hatchery production would mean for wild salmon stocks or orcas, that mitigation was legally insufficient.
The question then became whether fishing could continue while the agency addressed the legal errors. Under Jones' ruling Tuesday, the answer was no.
Tad Fujioka, a commercial troll fisherman from Sitka, said it won't be economical to fish only for other salmon species because Chinook make up over half of the fleet's profits.
Paul Olson, a Southeast Alaska troller who lives in Plain, Washington, noted that the fishery has existed for well over a century — evidence that it is sustainable, he said.
And, he said, even as the industry has seen catch limits dramatically reduced over the years, the endangered orcas have not recovered — suggesting that the problems plaguing orcas have little to do with a fishery in Southeast Alaska made up of small operators who catch and handle each fish individually, far removed from massive factory trawlers scraping the ocean clean.
“We should be the poster child of the kind of fishing that everybody wants to have,” Olson said. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/seattle-judge-ruling-alaska-commercial-king-salmon-season/281-a1957b65-0c60-4b3c-90aa-40082583426e | 2023-05-05T18:18:58 | 1 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/seattle-judge-ruling-alaska-commercial-king-salmon-season/281-a1957b65-0c60-4b3c-90aa-40082583426e |
TVA report: Winter storm that led to blackouts cost the utility and its customers $170M
The December storm that led to the Tennessee Valley Authority's first rolling blackouts in its history cost the federal utility about $170 million, according to a TVA-produced report.
The report released May 5 by TVA not only describes the breakdowns that led to the rolling blackouts in the bitter cold days before Christmas, but lists weaknesses in TVA's system that must be addressed as climate change increases the chances of severe weather and the demand for electricity continues to rise.
The rolling blackouts across TVA's seven-state region on Dec. 23 and 24 led to an outcry from customers and state and federal lawmakers who challenged TVA's longstanding claims of reliability in serving 153 local power companies, over 750,000 businesses and about 10 million people.
"When you think about an outcome never, ever do we want to have to curtail load for our customers but to keep this system stable, so that it was a short duration outage versus what could have been a very long duration outage, those steps being effective was just critical to success," Don Moul, TVA's chief operating officer, told Knox News in an interview this week about the report.
Since the rolling blackouts occurred, TVA has released pieces of information explaining what happened, including at the utility's February board meeting and in interviews with Knox News. TVA officials have met with lawmakers, customers and local power companies to explain what led to the rolling blackouts and learn what impact it had.
For Subscribers:Knox News's Timeline of Events that Led to TVA's First Rolling Blackouts
TVA created a team internally that collected and reviewed actions taken during the storm and also put together a panel including former Sen. Bob Corker, former American Public Power Association President Joy Ditto and retired Electric Power Research Institute CEO Mike Howard to consult on its actions after the storm.
Here's what we know so far and what the new report from TVA tells us:
What caused TVA's rolling blackouts?
- TVA underestimated the demand for electricity in its winter storm forecasts.
- TVA did not accurately model how the severe storm would impact its power plants.
- In the early hours of Dec. 23, the coal-fired Cumberland Fossil Plant units shut down as critical instrumentation froze due to the weather. Cumberland is one of TVA's largest single generators of electricity and losing the plant's output just as the freeze settled in drastically hurt the utility's ability to meet electricity demand to heat homes and businesses. TVA had similar problems at multiple natural gas plants, especially ones it had purchased that were built for the merchant market, CEO Jeff Lyash told Knox News in February.
- 38 of 232 coal and gas power generators struggled to stay on primarily due to instrumentation freezing as it was exposed to the cold and rain, and freezing at the plants, according to the report.
- TVA workers were able to bring 14 of the 38 units back online in 48 hours using heaters, temporary structures and insulation around the frozen equipment, the report said.
- On Dec. 24, when TVA was importing electricity from other regional electric markets to sustain the Tennessee Valley through the rest of the storm, some of the neighboring markets had to recall the power they were sending to TVA because they needed to supply more power to their own market. For example, PJM had to reduce some of its electricity demand and as it pulled back about 3,000 megawatts of electricity, TVA was again unable to meet its regional demand, leading to a second day with rolling blackouts, Lyash told Knox News in February.
“Due to the regional nature of the weather event, energy market purchases were curtailed, contributing to the generation deficiency," TVA said in its report.
How much did the rolling blackouts cost TVA and residents?
The winter storm cost TVA about $170 million, which includes:
- increased fuel costs
- increased costs from buying electricity
- repairs and updating plants
- loss of revenue due to reduced power usage from local power companies and TVA's customers during the storm
TVA estimated that average use residential customers would have seen an extra $5.20 on their bills in February.
TVA needs to fix how it predicts weather and electricity demand
In the report, TVA said its forecasting tools "did not accurately predict" the demand for electricity or risks from the storm, noting its system had not seen "back-to-back" mornings with system single-digit temperatures since 1996.
Bob Dalrymple, TVA's senior vice president of resource management and operations services, told Knox News the forecasting tools did not have enough past information and the utility had to rely on its meteorologists but was still unable to get it right.
Moul said TVA is in the early stages of using artificial intelligence to predict weather patterns but the models right now look at what the region has seen in the past. Since the storm was on a holiday weekend, meaning some industrial customers might not need their normal amount of electricity, but most heating in the Valley is also electric, there were multiple factors to account for and the models "did not have a lot of information to base it on."
TVA was not the only utility to have problems with predicting weather and electricity demand, Moul noted.
"So we're looking at, from an action standpoint, what can we do to put some analytics on the front end of our load forecasting tools. So when we're walking into an event we haven't seen in some period of time, how can we help train the load forecasting tools and use the experience of our meteorologists to get the load forecast more accurate,” Dalrymple told Knox News.
More:Jeff Lyash talks after TVA quarterly meeting on fixes made since December after rolling blackouts
TVA is updating its plants to handle extreme weather
TVA's seven state region has peaks in electricity demands in both the winter and summer, and power plants need to be able to function in both temperature extremes.
TVA checks between peak seasons to ensure its plants are ready.
"That winter readiness program had been successful through Winter Storm Uri, polar vortexes in the past in 2014 and 2018, and we did not have problems like this," Moul said.
Lyash said in February that some of the gas plants TVA had bought did not "survive the cold weather" and were not up to the same design standards as the ones TVA built.
TVA will update the current plants and any new plants will be made to meet the same standards.
Relying on neighbors: TVA plans to better study the energy market
As TVA was fixing its plants Dec. 23, it relied on electricity from neighboring grids. On Dec. 24, however, those utilities had their own problems and couldn't share with TVA, which led to more rolling blackouts.
“When another region chooses to pull back the load that they've committed to, they do it because they're in emergency conditions as well," Moul said. "So you'll never hear me complain about that because we all understand that we have these emergency procedures. And those steps are laid out specifically to maintain the stability of the overall grid. And if they don't do it properly, they could jeopardize the entire eastern interconnect, so that's why it's so important people follow the procedures.”
With more reliance on natural gas, TVA says it will plan ahead in the face of problems
TVA did not have any gas supply or pressure issues at its plants but the report said the gas team should "enhance coordination and visibility related to gas supply, pressure alignment and troubleshooting."
This becomes important as TVA plans to build a natural gas plant to replace one of two units at its Cumberland coal-fired plant and is interested in building another gas plant to eventually replace its Kingston coal-fired plant.
"So this is trying to learn from others, even though it wasn't part of our experience during this event," Moul said. "We're trying to think beyond just this event, and build towards our system of the future and thinking about how as coal sunsets and gas becomes a larger percentage of our portfolio, what those risks could be in the future for us and how we can mitigate those risks now.”
TVA needs to communicate better ... with everyone
On multiple levels, the report said TVA must improve communication.
“The flow of information, both internally across the organization and externally with customers, stakeholders, and the public, was not timely or fully effective, which resulted in inconsistent messaging and lack of situational awareness and expectations, and slow internal coordination, approvals and stakeholder responses," the report said.
What are TVA's plans for meeting growing demand?
Looking forward, TVA will need to account for climate change impacts to the electric grid while also decarbonizing and meeting a growing demand for electricity in the region.
Since the winter storm TVA is looking to add more demand response opportunities, which allows the utility to interrupt power from contracted customers when needed, something it relied on during the storm. TVA currently has 1,600 megawatts for its demand response programs.
"TVA has a number of our customers that are on interruptible products and those performed extremely well throughout this event. And so looking for opportunities to expand that so we have more tools in the toolkit related to demand response, but also working with our local power companies. Is there a way to enhance our technology that they have on the distribution system to help us control load more effectively?” Dalrymple said.
TVA has also added 1,000 megawatts of new supply contracts since the storm.
The TVA report said the region is growing six times the national average and saw about a 3% increase in electricity demand from 2019 to 2022. The report listed TVA's plans for more electricity generation, which should amount to about 3,800 megawatts. | https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/local/tennessee/2023/05/05/tva-report-on-rolling-blackouts-winter-storm-cost-about-170-million/70115929007/ | 2023-05-05T18:22:07 | 0 | https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/local/tennessee/2023/05/05/tva-report-on-rolling-blackouts-winter-storm-cost-about-170-million/70115929007/ |
Emily Haavik performs with the 35s at the Earth Rider Brewery Festival Grounds during the Homegrown Music Festival on Thursday, May 4, in Superior. Clint Austin / Duluth News Tribune
Dereck T. Murphy-Williams is dressed as a chicken at the Earth Rider Brewery Festival Grounds during the Homegrown Music Festival on Thursday, May 4, in Superior. A chicken is the mascot of the music festival. Clint Austin / Duluth News Tribune
Thomas “Too Sharp” Harris plays bass with Boku Frequency at the Earth Rider Brewery Festival Grounds during the Homegrown Music Festival on Thursday, May 4, in Superior. Clint Austin / Duluth News Tribune
Smoke from bonfires fills the Earth Rider Brewery Festival Grounds during the Homegrown Music Festival on Thursday, May 4, in Superior. Clint Austin / Duluth News Tribune
Emily Haavik and the 35s perform at the Earth Rider Brewery Festival Grounds during the Homegrown Music Festival on Thursday, May 4, in Superior. Clint Austin / Duluth News Tribune
Festival goers use an umbrella to seek shelter from the wind at the Earth Rider Brewery Festival Grounds during the Homegrown Music Festival on Thursday, May 4, in Superior. Clint Austin / Duluth News Tribune
Elliot “Backbeat” Harris plays the drums with Boku Frequency at the Earth Rider Brewery Festival Grounds during the Homegrown Music Festival on Thursday, May 4, in Superior. Clint Austin / Duluth News Tribune
Ned Netzel wears a Grogu costume while performing with Àlamode at The Main Club during the Homegrown Music Festival on Thursday, May 4, in Superior. Clint Austin / Duluth News Tribune
Nathan Holte performs with Àlamode at The Main Club during the Homegrown Music Festival on Thursday, May 4, in Superior. Clint Austin / Duluth News Tribune
Dressed a Rebel Pilot from Star Wars, Peter Knutson performs with Àlamode at The Main Club during the Homegrown Music Festival on Thursday, May 4, in Superior. Clint Austin / Duluth News Tribune
Nathan Holte, left, and Alex Piazza perform with Àlamode at The Main Club during the Homegrown Music Festival on Thursday, May 4, in Superior. Clint Austin / Duluth News Tribune
Emily Haavik performs at the Earth Rider Brewery Festival Grounds during the Homegrown Music Festival on Thursday, May 4, in Superior. Clint Austin / Duluth News Tribune
Bubbles, lasers and light sabers filled the air during a Àlamode show at The Main Club during the Homegrown Music Festival on Thursday, May 4, in Superior. Clint Austin / Duluth News Tribune
Terry “Redeye Dread” Gums plays guitar with Boku Frequency at the Earth Rider Brewery Festival Grounds during the Homegrown Music Festival on Thursday, May 4, in Superior. Clint Austin / Duluth News Tribune
Emily Haavik performs at the Earth Rider Brewery Festival Groundsv during the Homegrown Music Festival on Thursday, May 4, in Superior. Clint Austin / Duluth News Tribune
Austin Castle performs at the Cedar Lounge during the Homegrown Music Festival on Thursday, May 4, in Superior. Clint Austin / Duluth News Tribune
Fans are bathed in a kaleidoscope of light during an Àlamode performance at The Main Club during the Homegrown Music Festival on Thursday, May 4, in Superior. Clint Austin / Duluth News Tribune
Nathan Holte is dressed as an Imperial officer from Star Wars as he performs with Àlamode at The Main Club during the Homegrown Music Festival on Thursday, May 4, in Superior. Clint Austin / Duluth News Tribune
Alex Piazza plays bass with Àlamode at The Main Club during the Homegrown Music Festival on Thursday, May 4, in Superior. Clint Austin / Duluth News Tribune
Àlamode performs at The Main Club during the Homegrown Music Festival on Thursday, May 4, in Superior. Clint Austin / Duluth News Tribune
Seen in a reflection in a window, Indecent Proposal plays at the Reef Bar during the Homegrown Music Festival on Friday, May 5, in Duluth. Clint Austin / Duluth News Tribune
Indecent Proposal performs at the Reef Bar during the Homegrown Music Festival on Friday, May 5, in Duluth. Clint Austin / Duluth News Tribune
A photographer at the Duluth News Tribune since August 2003. | https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/photos-thursday-at-the-homegrown-music-festival | 2023-05-05T18:23:16 | 1 | https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/photos-thursday-at-the-homegrown-music-festival |
Suspect in murder of Canton man whose body was found in trunk charged
A suspect in the death of a 69-year-old Canton man whose body was found in a car's trunk in Dearborn has been charged with first-degree murder, officials said.
Jeffrey Dwight Locke, 50, was arraigned Friday in 35th District Court, police said. A judge set his bond at $100,000 and scheduled his next court date for May 19.
If convicted, he faces life in prison.
Locke is accused of killing Glen Mclean, who was reported missing by family on Tuesday. They also told police one of McLean's vehicles was missing.
Authorities said police officers in Dearborn located the vehicle and Locke Tuesday evening. They called Canton police and when they arrived, the officers found Mclean's body in the car's trunk.
Detectives said they believe Mclean was assaulted at his Canton home.
During their investigation, police obtained information that Locke befriended Mclean several months before the alleged assault. They learned Locke stayed at the victim's house and helped with repairs on Mclean's multiple vehicles.
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As the climate continues warming, milder winter weather cut Dominion Energy ’s Virginia operating income by 25.5%, the Richmond energy giant reported.
The drop in Dominion’s Virginia income for the first three months of the year, to $386 million from last year’s $518 million, was nearly eight times larger than the declines from either its gas distribution businesses in Ohio and several western states or its South Carolina electric utility.
Ending three surcharges and a drop in natural gas prices will spell immediate savings of $14 on a typical $137 monthly Dominion Energy bill. An increase in September will offset about $2.67 of those savings.
The Richmond-based energy giant's first quarter report also showed how a distant conflict - the Russian invasion of Ukraine - can hit home to affect Virginians' pocketbooks. It reported a more than $340 million jump in what it spends buying fuel to run its power plans as global oil and natural gas prices soared with the cuts in Russian sales of fossil fuel to western nations.
Its regulators allow it to pass on fuel price increases dollar-for-dollar, although the State Corporation Commission agreed to allow the company to spread out last year’s big jumps over three years.
Dominion has warned that this year it needs to recover further rises in fuel costs, though it has said it will ask the SCC to allow it to spread these over a longer period instead of asking for a $17-a-month boost on top of a typical 1,000 kilowatt-hour, $137 residential bill.
Dominion said a key driver of electricity use in the winter – how cold it got, as measured by heating degree days - fell 22.5% to 1,471 in Virginia. Heating degree days measure the number of days and degrees of temperature that vary from a benchmark.
About $67 million of its Virginia operating income decline was due to the weather with an additional $57 million reflecting a decline in renewable energy tax credits and $21 million as customers opted for rate plans that saved them money.
Offsetting those impacts somewhat was a $33 million boost, largely reflecting a large 11% increase in commercial usage from the Virginia’s boom in data center businesses.
Meanwhile, sharp rises in energy prices compared with last year – generally the result of the war in Ukraine and the cut in gas and oil shipments to the western markets that set global benchmark prices – weighed on Dominion’s business.
Fuel costs for its Virginia and South Carolina electric utilities jumped by 50.7% to $1.02 billion during the quarter.
Dominion’s overall profit rose 40.2% to $997 million, largely because it benefited from paper “mark to market” gains of $231 million from its hedging operations as well as increases of $123 million in the value of reserves it holds in the nuclear decommissioning trusts it is required to maintain.
The company’s revenue increased 22.7% to $5.25 billion.
Recognize this? 1950s photos from The Times-Dispatch archives
Richmond in the 50s
Tornado damage from June 14, 1951 storm. Photo taken June 23, 1951. Location is Monroe Park.
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The 300 block South Lombardy Street after tornado. Storm was June 14, 1951.
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Tornado felled trees in front of Commonwealth Club on Franklin St., June 13, 1951.
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In March 1956, jazz trumpeter Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong and his All-Stars played a concert at the Mosque, along with Woody Herman and his Third Herd. Ticket prices were $1.50, $2 and $2.50. Four days later, the Mosque was scheduled to host two shows by an emerging star, the day before his self-titled debut studio album was released. His name: Elvis Presley.
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In July 1950, heavyweight boxing legend Jack Dempsey came to Richmond as a headline attraction for a different event: He was referee of a wrestling match. He stayed at the Hotel John Marshall, which was certainly more peaceful than City Stadium -- not having lost a punch over the decades, the 55-year-old got involved in the match there and knocked out the tag team partners Dick Lever and Wally Dusek.
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South Richmonders had this view of a Dec. 24, 1951, fire on North Side at the F.L. Parsley storage plant on Rady Street. Three fuel oil and kerosene tanks caught fire, sending black smoke across much of the city. More than 100 firefighters were needed to stop the blaze, which threatened a nearby stream, coal yard and other properties. When the owner of neighboring fuel tanks was told that his were saved, he called it "the nicest Christmas present ever."
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In January 1957, the University of Richmond's Boatwright Memorial Library created a vivid reflection in Westhampton Lake. Students were in the middle of exam week at the time.
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Several stories below the clock itself, four small balconies jut out from the clock tower on Old City Hall in downtown Richmond. In February 1957, building supervisors looked out from the platforms, which once were public observation spots.
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NAACP officials Thurgood Marshall (left) and W. Lester Banks made their way to a General Assembly meeting on Feb. 20, 1957. In the years after the Supreme Court's 1954 Brown v. Board of Education ruling, Virginia engaged in Massive Resistance to oppose school desegregation.
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A view of East Broad Street in downtown Richmond on a cloudy day in October 1954. The distinctive Old City Hall, with its High Victorian Gothic style, is at left, bounded by 10th and 11th streets. The building is a National Historic Landmark.
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On March 11, 1952, American poet Robert Frost chatted with students Anne Holmes (left) and Beverly Gilbert at a reception that followed his address and poetry reading at Westhampton College. Two months earlier, he addressed the Woman's Club in Richmond.
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In October 1957, Queen Elizabeth II visited Jamestown to mark the 350th anniversary of the nation's first permanent English settlement. The trip, which featured a 21-gun salute upon her arrival at Patrick Henry Airport, included a visit to Williamsburg and the College of William and Mary. The queen returned to Virginia in 2007 for Jamestown's 400th anniversary.
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In April 1952, Betsy Marrin and Doris Bolton admired the springtime blooms in the Italian Garden at Maymont Park. In May of that year, during Park and Recreation Week, Maymont opened a nature center in what had been a stone and brick stable.
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In March 1957, actor Robert Mitchum stopped in Richmond -- though not for reasons related to his role in the film "Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison," which was playing at local theaters. He had visited Virginia weeks earlier to scout for movie locations, and he was returning to the state to interview promising actors with the Barter Theatre in Abingdon.
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On April 8, 1952, the Brooklyn Dodgers played an exhibition game in Richmond. In the dugout at Mooers Field Jackie Robinson visits with teammate Don Newcombe - a star pitcher who was on military duty at Camp Pickett.
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In April 1951, a couple strolled through the gardens at Shooters Hill in Goochland County. In the 1950s, the historic home was often the site of Tuckahoe Garden Club events; estate owner Mrs. H.C.L. Miller was club president.
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In May 1957, patrons enjoyed the roller coaster at the amusement park in Buckroe Beach in Hampton. Buckroe Beach was a popular destination for Richmonders in the first half of the century as railroads offered direct trips to the area, where visitors could rent a cottage for $50 to $75 a week.
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In September 1954, the Canadian ship Notting Hill was docked at Richmond’s Deepwater Terminal on the James River. Tobacco, textiles, newsprint, machinery and steel were among many products that came into or exited the terminal on cargo ships.
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In October 1981, Melvin “Shot” Walker worked the grill at the White Spot in Charlottesville. The popular diner, located along the Corner in the heart of the University of Virginia, was opened in 1953 by Paul Dunsmore. The building used to house a beauty salon, and a white spot on the floor where a salon chair once sat gave the eatery its name.
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In January 1954, shoppers waited for buses in the snow on Broad Street in downtown Richmond. An accompanying article said the storm brought out a “spirit of neighborliness” among passengers as they “gossiped with strangers about the terrible weather.”
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In November 1950, Richmond firefighters battled an early morning blaze at Monument Methodist Church, located at Allen and Park avenues. More than 150 firefighters and two-thirds of the city’s firefighting equipment responded to the blaze, which caused extensive damage. Four firemen were injured, mainly from ice that formed on ladders and sidewalks in the freezing cold.
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In September 1951, the area of Hull Street between 12th and 13 streets in South Richmond was dug up for utility work and street rebuilding.
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The Dec. 6, 1953, edition of The Times-Dispatch included a photo spread on the Southern Biscuit Co., whose products – under the Famous Foods of Virginia brand – established the company as one of America's largest producers of cookies and crackers. Here, baked cookies moved along a conveyor. The Richmond factory near Scott’s Addition now houses the Cookie Factory Lofts apartment complex.
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1954 Branch House
In May 1954, James River Garden Club members visited the Branch House on Monument Avenue in Richmond to make last-minute arrangements before the weekend’s flower show. As part of event, the Antiquarian Society of Richmond also prepared an exhibit of 18th-century furniture in the library of the house. Proceeds helped restore local gardens
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In April 1956, members of the Richmond Virginians engaged in a pre-practice bull session in their locker room. The International League baseball team held spring training in Haines City, Fla., before returning to their local base of Parker Field.
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In August 1951, June Maile showed youngsters from the Belle Bryan Day Nursery how to play “London Bridge is Falling Down” during the nursery’s annual outing at Byrd Park.
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In spring 1950, work was scheduled to begin to widen this south end of the North Boulevard railroad overpass. The work was expected to cost about $165,000 and take approximately seven months.
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In June 1950, these young ladies cooled off during a heatwave and enjoyed a boat ride on Fountain Lake at Byrd Park in Richmond. From left are Margaret Jones, Betty Evans and Anita Hagopian.
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This September 1951 image shows the Bridge at Falling Creek. The granite arch span, most of which can still be seen today, was built in the 1820s – at a cost of just over $2,000. The bridge was retired from service in the early 1930s after a new span began carrying southbound U.S. 1/301 traffic over Falling Creek in Chesterfield County. The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in the 1990s.
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This October 1951 image shows Forest Hill Presbyterian Church, with its new attached building at right. The church was organized in 1924 and several years later built its first building on West 41st Street in Richmond. In 1942, it started using an old house at 4401 Forest Hill Ave. for all meetings outside regular services. By 1946, the church received a permit to construct a new building on the site of the Church House.
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This July 1950 image shows a crumbling Richmond-Ashland Electric Line viaduct, covered in vines, near Moore Street in Richmond. The structures, which remained after the electric trolley system folded in the late 1930s, had become a nuisance, with chunks of concrete falling off of them at times. It took more than 15 years after this image was taken until the last of the structures was removed.
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In September 1954, floats in the National Tobacco Festival parade completed their promenade around City Stadium before the football game between the University of Richmond and Hampden-Sydney College. The festival ran in Richmond from 1949 to 1984 and was a top event in the city during its run. A predecessor festival was held in South Boston before World War II.
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This June 1950 image shows the former Westwood Circle in Richmond, a traffic circle at the intersection of North Boulevard, Hermitage Road and Westwood Avenue. In November 1961, a $150,000 project removed the circle, added islands and traffic signals, and diverted some traffic around the busy intersection. City safety official John Hanna called the intersection the “most complicated we have had to redesign and signalize in the past 14 years.”
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This April 1955 image shows men dipping for herring in Falling Creek in Chesterfield County. Herring would arrive in rivers in the spring to spawn, and dipping was a popular activity that allowed men to socialize while stocking up on fish that could be salted and eaten through the year.
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Richmond in the 50s
In December 1953, the new whirlaway, a merry-go-round type of gadget turned by the foot power of dozens of students, was popular at Dumbarton Elementary School in Henrico County. The attraction was part of a new set of playground equipment purchased with $750 donated by the Lakeside Lions Club. Watching the children (from left) were H.F. Taylor, Lions Club president; Joseph Rotella, school principal; and F.M. Armbrecht, chairman of the PTA recreation committee.
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This June 1952 image shows one of “Dr. Duval’s pills,” part of a trio of 30-inch granite Turkish cannonballs, in its new location at John Marshall High School at Eighth and Marshall streets in Richmond. After standing for many years on a pedestal in front of Grays’ Armory at Seventh and Marshall, this one was destined to join its two mates at the city Works Department trash heap at the old fairgrounds, where those two had lain missing since World War II until being rediscovered in January 1952. This one was instead saved with a move out of the way of downtown traffic.
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This March 1952 image shows a wagon, believed to have been Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's during the Civil War, as it was retired to the Army’s Richmond Quartermaster Depot at Bellwood. The wagon was among numerous items being transferred from Cameron Station in Alexandria; it can still be seen at the Army Quartermaster Museum at Fort Lee.
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In November 1952, Armistice Day ceremonies were held at the old John Marshall High School in Richmond. Today known as Veterans Day, the 1952 events marked the 34th anniversary of the end of World War I. At John Marshall, the school’s band and color guard took part in the service, and wreaths were placed on two plaques bearing names of former students who gave their lives in the two world wars.
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In June 1950, gleeful children left Ginter Park School in Richmond as they were dismissed for the summer months – though they did need to return a few days later for their report cards.
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In September 1950, there were still working cart and wagon horses in Richmond, in addition to police horses that patrolled the streets. That month, city officials pondered whether furnishing water to this old horse trough – on North Second Street near Bates Street – and two others was still justified. The cost of supplying water to all three was about $500 per year.
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In March 1951, reigning horse of the year Hill Prince came home to The Meadow, near Doswell in Caroline County, after suffering a leg fracture during training in California. Trainer J.H. “Casey” Hayes delivered a pat to the Thoroughbred’s nose. Owned by Mr. and Mrs. Christopher T. Chenery, Hill Prince did not return to racing until fall 1951 and only raced one more year after before being retired.
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This June 1964 image shows the newly renovated Park Avenue Methodist Church. The building at Park and Allen avenues in Richmond housed Monument Methodist Church before a fire in 1950 caused extensive damage. The following year, that congregation was part of a merger that formed Reveille United Methodist. The Byrd Park Methodist congregation, later renamed to Park Avenue, moved into the structure in 1952. The building is now occupied by Community Church of God in Christ.
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In December 1954, actor Paul Douglas was in Richmond to star in a stage production of “The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial,” and he renewed acquaintances – and shared family photographs – with local actress and singer Patsy Garrett, a friend from their days in radio. Douglas may be most known for the film “Angels in the Outfield”; Garrett was known for her roles in the “Benji” films and as the “Purina Cat Chow Lady” in TV commercials.
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In January 1952, Virginia Union University basketball teammates (from left) Andrew Rodez, Herman Howard and Ricky Johnson rested during a practice before an upcoming game against North Carolina College. The Panthers were on an eight-game winning streak, but they lost 76-73 in overtime to NCC.
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In July 1952, the nation's first 24-hour peacetime air raid alert system, called Operation Skywatch, began operation. Air Force members and volunteers staffing the Richmond filter station began plotting sightings of planes as they were called in.
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In November 1953, University of Richmond basketball coach Les Hooker was surrounded by four returning members from the previous season’s team, which won the Big Six title in Hooker’s first season and earned him coach of the year honors. Pictured (left to right) are Ken Daniels, Warren Mills, Hooker, Ed Harrison and Walt Lysaght.
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In October 1956, members of the Richmond Square Dance Federation danced in Bon Air. According to an accompanying article, square dancing was enjoying a revival at the time. The local federation, assisted by the city parks department and state Chamber of Commerce, planned to host a square dancing festival the next month with groups from across Virginia.
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In April 1950, firemen W.M. Alley and J.B. Winston mounted Richmond’s oldest fire engine, Old 798. Though long out of use, the engine was brought out for special occasions and parades. When Old 798 was still active, it was pulled by two horses that responded to the fire bell with excitement, a veteran fire chief said.
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In October 1952, University of Richmond cross country coach Fred Hardy trained his runners – team captain Bill Jordan set the pace – ahead of a meet against Virginia Military Institute in Lexington.
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In January 1957, Dot Perkins led a dance class in “the hut” at the Powhatan Hill playground in Richmond. The playground received the Quonset hut, a semicircular structure made out of corrugated metal, in 1947 after city officials authorized using $15,000 to erect it. It quickly became a center of extracurricular activities for area children.
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In September 1951, a boy fished at the dam of Lakeside Lake in Henrico County. Lewis Ginter built the dam in the 1890s to connect Lakeside Park to the Lakeside Wheel Club. Today, the lake is in on the grounds of Jefferson Lakeside Country Club.
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In July 1950, a curb boy at Arnette’s Ice Cream Co., served Beverly Page French a banana split. The ice cream shop, located on Willard Road in Henrico County, was a popular hangout for local teens.
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In October 1954, a group of costumed children celebrated Halloween at the William Fox playground in Richmond.
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In June 1953, James R. Osterbind posed for a photo during his workday at Tredegar Iron Works in Richmond. Osterbind was one of several members of his family who worked at Tredegar over the course of four generations. Tredegar opened in 1837, was a major manufacturing center for the Confederacy during the Civil War and continued as a production facility through most of the 1950s.
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In January 1953, Richmond city workers painted lane lines on Cowardin Avenue using a new power-driven machine. Previously, it took two men to do the process - one to hold a piece of rope along the line and another to apply paint.
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In May 1955, Richmond fireman W.L. Clary of Engine Co. 1 welcomed some friends on the firetruck: Smokie Jr. and Back Tap, a pair of Dalmatians.
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In October 1954, traffic stacked up at Fifth and Franklin streets in downtown Richmond on a busy shopping day.
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In December 1951, Mrs. Herbert Flax showed her daughter, Susan April, how the light candles on the menorah in celebration of Hanukkah at Temple Beth Israel in Richmond. Flax was chairwoman of Women’s Club gift shop.
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In March 1957, a boy and girl walked through Chesterfield County farmland with their tools, ready to help with planting. Blossoms on the nearby plum tree were signs of spring.
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In July 1954, Kitty Liles performed with her band. Liles had played the drums for years, starting when she was a student at Varina High School in the 1940s. In 1954, Liles was using money from her gigs around Richmond to pay for her pursuit of a social work degree at Richmond Professional Institute.
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This September 1953 image shows the canal locks in downtown Richmond between 14th and Pear streets. After their installation and later refurbishment in the mid-19th century, the locks increased boat traffic and allowed for easier transport of goods to and from the city.
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In June 1951, square dance caller Richard Chase taught playground directors some steps ahead o f a dance scheduled for the Byrd Park tennis courts in Richmond as part of Park and Recreation Week. The program was organized by the city and sponsored by Thalhimers.
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In August 1954, members of the Richmond Civic Ballet rehearsed for an upcoming performance. The open-membership volunteer group, which held roughly a dozen performances annually at local events, was organized almost four years earlier by local former professional dancers Betty Carper Grigg and John Hurdle.
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In October 1954, students crowded into the new Douglas S. Freeman High School in Henrico County. The school, which cost about $1.1 million, opened the previous month and had roughly 500 high school and 500 elementary students.
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In August 1953, members of the Monacan Junior Woman’s Club sought volunteers for the upcoming blood drive at Tuckahoe Elementary School in Henrico County. While Mrs. Allan J. Carter called prospects, Mrs. William F. Thornton worked at the typewriter.
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In January 1950, Bobby Seal (left), 15, and Marvin “Kayo” Williams, 14, played billiards on the new table at the Salvation Army’s Red Shield Boys Club, which was on Church Hill in Richmond.
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In October 1957, about 100 firefighters needed four hours to control a blaze in the 700 block of East Main Street in downtown Richmond. The fire caused $100,000 in damage and displaced Nathan’s tailor shop and the DeJarnette & Paul insurance agency.
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In March 1952, Mrs. V.C. Wiltshire, 85, prepared for spring planting at her home on Patterson Avenue in Richmond.
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In October 1951, Mrs. R.L. Mattox showed off her unique mailbox at her home on state Route 35 in Prince George County. The mailbox post was made using an old log cabin chain and required an hour’s worth of welding. Mattox and her husband were inspired by a design they saw in a magazine.
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In September 1950, ground was broken for the South Richmond Health Center at 14th and Bainbridge streets. Members of the Richmond public health community and South Richmond Community Nursing Service participated in the ceremony. The clinic, which opened in January 1952, was staffed by volunteer nurses.
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In July 1953, tennis players (from left) Cliff Miller, Al Dickinson and Bob Figg Sr. discussed the Country Club of Virginia’s annual tennis competition, which began the day before. Only Dickinson survived the first day of the event.
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In May 1953, shoppers crowded the streets of downtown for Richmond Day, a promotion that began the year before. Like Black Friday, shoppers were lured to stores with deals such as $1 televisions, 2-for-1 car deals and $1 dresses. Merchants reported strong sales.
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In August 1954, Melvin Doggett (left) and Jeff Martin sought relief from the summer heat … by getting even hotter. The men used the “hot boxes” at the Richmond YMCA, which could be set to 115 degrees and could leave the body cleansed and refreshed.
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This December 1952 image shows East Broad Street in downtown Richmond at night.
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In September 1950, Sherry Gilman placed a letter in a barrel-turned-mailbox on Honaker Avenue in Richmond. The barrel was serving as a temporary mailbox for the newly developed residential area in the West End.
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In June 1952, motorcyclists raced in the 10-Mile National Motorcycle Championship at the Atlantic Rural Exposition grounds in Henrico County. More than 4,000 spectators saw Bobby Hill of Columbus, Ohio, the nation’s top racer, ride bike No. 1 to victory in the 20-lap championship race.
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In December 1957, firefighters battled at blaze at L.R. Brown & Co., a furniture store on Hull Street in South Richmond. The warehouse blaze destroyed a lot of pieces intended for Christmas gifts.
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In October 1951, workers constructed a section of Forest Hill Avenue in South Richmond. The segment sits between Westover Hills Boulevard and Prince Arthur Road.
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In July 1951, two women enjoyed the white sand beach of Cape Charles on Virginia’s Eastern Shore.
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In July 1951, Alonzo Moore, 74, walked down a street in Cape Charles on Virginia’s Eastern Shore and blew his horn, alerting locals to his sale of the fresh catch of the day.
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In February 1953, Richmond Department of Utilities workers used a 65-foot hook-and-ladder fire truck to install new lights on Broad Street after attempts to secure other ladder facilities from private companies had failed.
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In June 1951, the summer heat sent crowds to Pocahontas State Park in Chesterfield County for a swim. Earlier that month, the state’s nine parks welcomed more than 77,000 visitors during their unofficial opening week for the season.
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In July 1956, Warren Collazzo and Pat Benedict of the Eastern Parkway Skating Club in Brooklyn, N.Y., practiced a routine they would use in an international skating competition that was underway at the Arena in Richmond. The multipurpose venue at Boulevard and Hermitage Road hosted sporting events, concerts, shows and exhibitions for more than 40 years before being torn down in the late 1990s to make way for Sports Backers Stadium.
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In May 1950, Clifford Burgess (from left), Harlean Bibb, Charles King and Shirley Kingsley, who attended Summer Hill School in South Richmond, practiced a square dance called “Duck for the Oyster.”
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In June 1950, Barbara Kilday (from left), Becky Branch and Jill Arnold set up a net for tennis. The 14-year-olds were attending summer school in the Richmond area.
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In February 1951, Roman West pulled the cord of a steam whistle at T&E Laundry on Marshall Street in Richmond. The whistle was one of nine that was being used in a citywide test of the audibility of air raid signals.
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In November 1950, farmer Ray Welch of Northumberland County used his homemade portable corn elevator. The device scooped grain from ground level and transferred it up for storage, and the wheels allowed it to be moved from place to place. “Everybody who farms has to make every kind of gadget he can for himself,” Welch said.
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In June 1950, a school group followed a nature trail at Forest Hill Park in Richmond and explored a wildflower preserve and bird sanctuary.
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In May 1955, a tugboat from New York City left Richmond’s Upper Terminal with three steel barges in tow. The barges were made at Richmond Steel Co. for businesses in New York.
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In April 1955, students at Ridge School in Henrico County enjoyed their new merry-go-round. It was presented to the school by the PTA, which had collected donations for playground equipment.
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In May 1956, Ann Huxley adjusted the blade height on her lawnmower before cutting the grass at her home on Three Chopt Road in Henrico County.
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In November 1951, a dachshund float towered above spectators lining the curb during the Thalhimers Toy Parade in downtown Richmond. The parade was first held in 1929 and, after a pause during World War II, resumed in 1946. Thalhimers department store employees worked for months to build floats, design routes and prepare costumes. The parade was cancelled in 1973 as in-store activities took greater prominence.
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In July 1950, an employee of Richmond optician J.S. Galeski helped make a plastic eye. Galeski wanted to improve the appearance and standardize the production of replacement eyes, which had been made of glass by skilled artisans. His plastic models came in many sizes and colors.
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In August 1955, Mrs. Burlee stood on her front lawn at Tree Hill Farm in Henrico County’s Varina area and admired the view of Richmond. The farm dated to the 1700s, and a large oak on the property, which was felled by a storm in 2012, was known as the “Surrender Tree” – legend says it is where Richmond Mayor Joseph Mayo surrendered the city to Union forces in April 1865 near the end of the Civil War. More recently, the farm served as a set for the 2015 film “Ithaca,” starring and directed by Meg Ryan.
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In April 1953, 15-year-old Doris Ann Williams operated her ham radio; she was the youngest female amateur shortwave operator in Richmond. The John Marshal High School freshman began learning short wave code the year before. Her father, Roland, was a former radio operator for the city Police Department, which sparked his daughter’s interest in the hobby.
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In May 1953, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad conductor H.C. Rollins (right) and flagman C.H. Smith did pre-trip paperwork in a train caboose before a ride to Washington.
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In March 1953, L. Howard Jenkins, head of a Richmond book manufacturer that bore his name, supervised workers at his plant on West Broad Street. The company dated to the 1880s.
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In February 1951, Mrs. J.H. Boxley diverted her husband’s attention from his bookkeeping to show off new inventory at the L’Pell’s clothing store they owned on East Grace Street in Richmond.
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This October 1951 shows one side of Bloemendaal House, the former home of Richmond businessman Lewis Ginter and now part of Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden.
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1953 Monument and Horsepen
In November 1953, a 10-block section of Monument Avenue between Horsepen Road and Keystone Drive in Henrico County began carrying eastbound and westbound traffic on separate sides of the median. About 20 signs were erected to let motorists know that they no longer shared a single side. The change was in anticipation of expanding the configuration to begin at the city limits.
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In April 1952, Eleanor Brown, a student at Brook Hill School, donned a bunny suit for the Richmond Easter Parade. Local public schoolchildren celebrated with egg hunts and early dismissal for the Easter festivities.
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In September 1953, lightning flashed over South Richmond during a storm that brought heavy rain and stiff wind to the city.
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Richmond in the 50s
In May 1950, motorcyclists raced in the 10-Mile National Motorcycle Championship at the Atlantic Rural Exposition grounds in Henrico County. The winner was “Little Joe” Weatherly of Norfolk, who later turned to stock car racing and won NASCAR titles in the 1960s before being killed in a race accident in Riverside, Calif., in 1964.
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In November 1951, workers constructed a new lane on Monument Avenue in Henrico County. The truck was occupying what used to be the front yard of a house in the 6500 block. The road was being widened for divided lane traffic in the block between Bevridge Road and Roxbury Road.
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In May 1956, area residents enjoyed a refreshing swim in the James River — a reprieve from record high temperatures during the spring month.
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In March 1950, four girls played jump-rope in a Richmond city park.
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In July 1950, women lounged on a floating platform at a swimming hole that was once a quarry. Starting in the 1800s, the area near what is now Willow Oaks was occupied by a large number of granite quarries. As they closed and were allowed to fill with water, they became popular recreation spots.
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In March 1956, a full house at the Arena in Richmond watched the State Group 1 high school basketball tournament. Admission was $1 per game for adults and 50 cents for students. Newport News High School won the tournament.
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In January 1957, Mrs. Hunter Jones hitched a ride behind a ski plane that was visiting Chesterfield County’s Parnell Field, which opened in March 1946 as the first postwar airport in the Richmond area. Located on Bells Road, Parnell Field had two dirt runways, and at its peak, it was home to as many as 30 light aircraft. It closed in 1972.
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In June 1955, Central National Bank opened an "auto branch" at Third and Marshall streets in downtown Richmond, a block from the main office. The branch featured drive-in windows, walk-up service and a night depository. The bank had opened a West End auto branch at West Broad Street near the Boulevard in 1948.
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In August 1956, Criglersville general store owner Robert H. Gibbs served customer Lindsay Utz while they discussed topics of the day. The store, built in 1917 in Madison County, also served as the community’s post office and telephone collection agent. In this rural area, the store was a community gathering place, with an old 1917 Simmons Giant coal-burning stove to keep people warm.
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In April 1950, this coal bin in the Highland Springs High School shop building was cleaned out and converted into a practice room for the school band. The Henrico County school’s band previously practiced in the school basement, which caused a noise problem in classrooms. The shop building was located offsite nearby.
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This November 1950 image shows the Sixth Street Market, where the city of Richmond was set to raise rents to be more in line with prevailing rates. Rents at the 17th Street Market also were going up, and the city planned to raise the sanitation tax on vehicles using street space in the market areas from 10 cents to 50.
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In September 1956, students at the Grace Arents School, located on Oregon Hill, were among those all over Richmond who participated in a fire drill. The students filed out in an orderly column while a teacher remained at the door to make sure all youths exited safely.
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In May 1955, shoppers on Broad Street in downtown Richmond rushed to find bargains at the fourth annual Richmond Day. Deals included winter coats for $1 for early customers, television sets between $1.98 and $19, and a seven-diamond ring for $39. Many stores participated in the sales event, and customers lined up as early as 8:30 p.m. the night before in hopes of getting the best deals.
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In May 1958, Homer E. Pate, whose arms and legs were paralyzed, worked in leather craft as part of his rehabilitation. With him was Margaret Williams, an occupational therapist at McGuire Veterans Administration Hospital in Richmond.
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In November 1959, Mrs. Frank L. Jobson (seated) and Adele Clark admired a banner for the Equal Suffrage League of Virginia, which they helped form 50 years earlier in Richmond. Women won the constitutional right to vote in 1920 – “and neither of us has missed an election since 1920,” Clark said.
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In October 1958, chemists Owen R. Blackburne (left) and Bill Simmons distilled volatile acids at the Richmond Sewage Disposal headquarters near Rocketts Landing.
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In March 1959, employees of the Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles on West Broad Street in Richmond prepared for an onslaught of customers before doors opened for business.
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1951 Lee statue
In April 1951, photographer Ewing Krainin was in Richmond to take a series of pictures for a national magazine. He enlisted the aid of the fire department and its tallest extension ladder to get fresh angles on historic landmarks, including the Robert E. Lee statue on Monument Avenue.
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An October 1952 image of the Monument Avenue median adorned with autumn leaves.
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On April 9, 1955, the Boston Red Sox topped the New York Giants, 5-2, in an exhibition game seen by more than 12,600 spectators at Parker Field in Richmond. Pictured are center fielders Jimmy Piersall from Boston and Willie Mays of New York. (To that point, only a 1954 exhibition between the New York Yankees and Richmond Virginians drew a larger crowd.) Willie Mays (right) and Jim Piersall April 9, 1955
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In January 1955, a snowy slope at Forest Hill Park in Richmond came to life on a cold afternoon. Sledders turned out after school and stayed late on hard-packed snow. Two days before, a snowfall that officially measured 7.6 inches had fallen – it was the most since 1948.
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In February 1952, Gene Autry performed shows at the Mosque that included singing, Native American dances, trick-roping and Autry’s famous horse, Champion. Here, Autry met 7-year-old J. Harvie Wilkinson III, now a judge on the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, who wore his best Western outfit for the occasion.
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In September 1952, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower was on a whistle-stop tour of Virginia and North Carolina in his campaign for the presidency. Here, he greeted a crowd of 25,000 from his train in Petersburg, the last stop before heading to Richmond for his sixth speech of the day.
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In July 1950, heavyweight boxing legend Jack Dempsey came to Richmond as a headline attraction for a different event: He was referee of a wrestling match. Dempsey passed through town the day before the event, and for a bit of relaxation, he got a scalp massage from George Dunn in the Hotel John Marshall barbershop.
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This April 1951 image shows the Richmond skyline as seen from the south end of the Lee Bridge. The span in the foreground was a small automobile bridge to Belle Isle, mainly used by employees working on the island. The bridge was largely washed away in rains from the remnants of Hurricane Agnes in 1972, and now only the supports and a small portion on the island remain.
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On Nov. 3, 1950, Nobel laureate and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Pearl S. Buck addressed the Virginia Teachers Association and Virginia Education Association in separate sessions; the VTA was a black organization. Regarding segregation, she suggested that “in later years we will find teachers of all races meeting here together.”
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On Oct. 27, 1953, retired middleweight boxing champion “Sugar Ray” Robinson headlined two shows at the Mosque. Robinson turned to dancing and singing when he stopped boxing in 1952 but resumed fighting in 1955 when his entertainment career waned. During his show in Richmond, he was backed up by Count Basie's orchestra and completed no fewer than five costume changes.
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In May 1954, swimmers cooled off on a hot day at Granite Quarry in Chesterfield County. Starting in the 1800s, the area near what is now Willow Oaks was occupied by a large number of granite quarries. As they closed and were allowed to fill with water, they became popular recreation spots.
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On July 11, 1950, part of the ceiling of the Park Theater at 810 E. Broad St. collapsed during a showing, injuring 17. The theater, which reopened a month later after repairs, had a long history. It opened as the Lubin in 1909, became the Regent briefly in 1916 before changing name to the Isis in the same year. After closing in 1929, it reopened as the Park in 1938, then closed again in 1953.
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On June 13, 1951, a tornado struck Richmond, causing massive damage in its 4-mile path of destruction --including a truck crushed by a fallen tree at Belvidere and Franklin streets downtown.
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In November 1954, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother visited Richmond on a U.S. tour. Before a crowd of about 6,000 people at Capitol Square, Gov. Thomas B. Stanley escorted her into the Capitol for a tour.
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In September 1953, two boys surveyed the William F. Fox School, which they were ready to attend within days. The Richmond school, on Hanover Avenue in the Fan District, was dedicated in September 1911.
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This May 1950 image shows Swift Creek Mill in Chesterfield County. Now home to the local theater, the site was built in 1663 as a gristmill and changed hands and functions many times over the centuries, according to the theater's history. In 1929, operating again as a gristmill, the property became known officially as the Swift Creek Mill and remained in operation until 1956. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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In October 1957, U.Va. faced Virginia Tech in the Tobacco Festival football game at City Stadium in Richmond. Here, Virginia's Jim Bakhtiar (feet in air) rolled into the end zone in the first quarter for the first of his four touchdowns. The Cavaliers trounced the Gobblers 38-7.
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In March 1950, a surprise 5-inch snowfall covered Richmond and kept traffic on the slushy Lee Bridge moving slowly.
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1959 view of a staircase at Old City Hall.
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Richmond's triple railroad crossing 4th time in history 3 trains lined up TD Oct 13, 1958
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This July 1955 photo shows the view from Richmond’s Chimborazo Hill at twilight, looking across Fulton and the James River. The photo accompanied a “Capital Sidelights” column by Charles McDowell Jr. that promoted the sunset views from the hill.
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In May 1952, new policewoman Martha S. Jackson placed one of her first tickets on an illegally parked car. Jackson, one of Richmond's first full-fledged female traffic officials with full police authority, was tasked with pedestrian education and enforcement when the “walk/don't walk” lights began operation on Broad Street, as well as car tagging and intersection assignments.
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In April 1952, Know-Your-Bank Week activities in Richmond included behind-the-scenes tours for bank customers and school students. Here, students from Thomas Jefferson High School were given a look inside the State-Planters Bank and Trust Co. vault by assistant cashier Ramon G. Smith. Gov. John S. Battle first designated such a week in 1950.
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In August 1950, Richmond City Clerk William T. Wells (left) swore in attorney Lewis F. Powell Jr. as member of the Richmond School Board. In 1971, Powell was nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Richard M. Nixon, and he served from 1972 until resigning in mid-1987. Powell died in 1998 and is buried in Hollywood Cemetery.
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On April 14, 1951, the Deep Run races were held at the Atlantic Rural Exposition fairgrounds, now known as the Richmond Raceway Complex. The co-feature was the Richmond Plate race, a 2-mile course that Crown Royal led over the first jump before finishing third, eight lengths behind winner Flying Wing.
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In April 1951, W.H. Childress’ coonhound won best of breed at the Virginia Kennel Club’s 17th annual dog show at the Atlantic Rural Exposition fairgrounds. The club was first organized in October 1902, and while it put on some shows before 1935, it did not begin a consistent schedule until then.
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In September 1950, the Cary Street resurfacing project was approaching completion. As part of a larger resurfacing and repair project across the city, Cary was repaved with blacktop between Belmont and Nansemond streets by Richmond’s Department of Public Works.
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This December 1951 image shows the “Tummyache” persimmon tree in the back of Retreat for the Sick Hospital at Grove Avenue and Mulberry Street in Richmond. According to the story, in about 1922, the 6-year-old son of a preacher-farmer in Powhatan County kept eating persimmons one day until he developed a stomachache and was brought to the hospital. A doctor removed about a pint of seeds from the child’s stomach – and then planted one, which became this tree.
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This April 1951 image shows St. Andrew’s School in Richmond’s Oregon Hill area. Noted philanthropist Grace Arents founded the school in 1894 and was a key supporter of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. The school offered a wide range of programs, including sewing, music and physical education. It still stands today, serving low-income children.
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In October 1950, Virginia Randolph attended the cornerstone-laying ceremony for a $262,000 addition to the former one-room schoolhouse in Glen Allen that she started in 1892 and that was named for her. In 1949, Randolph retired at age 79 from a long career that encompassed teaching and supervising teacher training and curriculums for black schools in the Richmond area. Randolph, whose efforts focused heavily on vocational education, died in 1958.
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In July 1954, the boys choir sang in All Saints Episcopal Church, which was then on West Franklin Street. The following year, the church decided to move to River Road; the former building has since been torn down.
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In late summer 1951, the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway ran its first diesel-powered locomotives through Richmond on two of its passenger trains. Here, train engineer Mr. Denton got orders from stationmaster Mr. Boykin. By the end of the year, the company hoped to have most of the steam locomotives in its line replaced with diesel-electric ones.
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This October 1956 image shows Tobacco Row at Dock Street, where many cigarette manufacturers were located. Tobacco planters and shippers started building facilities in Richmond in the 1600s. The brick buildings that stand there today were built in the late 1800s to early 1900s. The tobacco companies had moved out by the late 1980s, and today the old buildings have been converted mainly to retail and residential space.
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This November 1956 image shows Richmond disc jockey Alden Aaroe, who started in radio in 1938 and landed his signature morning show on WRVA in 1956. He stayed with WRVA until 1993, just several weeks before his death.
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In October 1953, Mary Workman (holding music stand), better known as Sunshine Sue, sang with her band. From 1946 to 1957, Workman was host of the popular “Old Dominion Barn Dance” music radio show, broadcast nationally on Saturday nights on WRVA from the Lyric Theater in downtown Richmond. The program helped launch the careers of several country music stars.
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In April 1950, some children took a rest and got a drink from a fountain in North Richmond located along the Richmond Henrico Turnpike. This fountain, between Dove and Vale streets just off the turnpike, is still standing, though the lion heads have since been removed and the fountain has been painted.
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This December 1950 image of East Broad Street at Fifth Street in downtown Richmond shows crowds of holiday shoppers visiting such stores as Baker's, Peoples Drug, Swatty's Pants, Haverty's Furniture and Raylass Department Store.
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This December 1950 image of East Broad Street at Fifth Street in downtown Richmond shows crowds of holiday shoppers visiting such stores as Baker's, Peoples Drug, Swatty's Pants, Haverty's Furniture and Raylass Department Store.
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This November 1951 photo from the 3100 block of West Cary Street shows Lord's Furniture and Hofheimer's shoe store. That fall, Hofheimer's offered Stride Rite children's shoes - “gas-filled balloons with every pair!” - for $4.50 to $7.95. (The location, in what is now called Carytown, is occupied by Can Can Brasserie.)
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In April 1950, Roscoe Turner (right), famed speed flier who helped develop Richmond's original Byrd Field, shook hands with Adm. Richard E. Byrd, for whom the field is named, at the dedication of Byrd Airport's new terminal building. Richmond Mayor Stirling King joined them.
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In May 1950, Richmond celebrated Park and Recreation Week with a series of events, including an art carnival, puppet shows and concerts. Square dancing for all ages on the Byrd Park tennis courts was a highlight of the week.
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In October 1950, the Benedictine Cadet Corps adopted new uniforms. Father Andrew (from left), Benedictine's principal, inspected Maj. Wesley Rhodes in the old West Point style top and Col. Alfred Moss in the new, shorter Eisenhower jacket. At the same time, cadets changed to Navy pea jackets as a top coat - the previous style, an Army-type mackinaw that was made at the state penitentiary, was no longer available.
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In April 1951, a little girl met a Great Dane as the Virginia Kennel Club held its 17th annual dog show at the Atlantic Rural Exposition fairgrounds. The club had a longer history, having been first organized in October 1902. While it put on some shows before 1935, it did not begin a consistent schedule until then.
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In July 1951, Office of Price Stabilization regulations were posted at the Thalhimers department store. The regulations were enacted because a surge in demand for goods after the start of the Korean War caused a rapid rise in prices. The office was closed in April 1953.
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On Aug. 28, 1950, Richmond's first black firefighting unit took charge of Engine Co. 9 at Fifth and Duval streets. Capt. J.G. Forristal, seated beside the driver, remained head of the station, and white members who waved to their colleagues were transferred.
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A June 1950 image of the Grand Theatre at 620 E. Broad St. The theater opened in 1917 as the Bluebird, and in 1933, it reopened as the Grand, specializing in grindhouse and B movies. From 1940 until it closed in 1963, it was the home for western movies in Richmond.
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In November 1950, City Council was set to consider a request to abandon the stretch of 23rd Street between Cary and Dock streets, partially occupied by the railroad tracks seen in the distance. A food broker that owned adjacent property wanted to buy the land to expand its warehouse. This land today houses part of the parking deck for The River Lofts apartments.
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In April 1952, no players were in sight at the Byrd Park tennis courts. Richmond endured five days of rain, with an official total of 3.82 inches falling. The James River reached flood stage, and while that was enough to cover docks, the rains finally relented.
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A 1950 image of Adams Street at West Leigh Street.
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In November 1950, a multifaith Thanksgiving service was held at Monument Methodist Church, located at Allen and Park avenues in Richmond. Just days after the service, the church suffered a devastating five-alarm fire – the following year, the congregation was part of a merger that formed Reveille United Methodist. The damaged building was restored and is now occupied by Community Church of God in Christ.
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This February 1952 image shows the High's Ice Cream store at 2410 E. Broad St. High's operated a number of stores in Richmond and had a plant on West Broad Street - its opening-day special in 1932 was buy one Big Cone for 5 cents, get the second free.
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In October 1950, Virginia Randolph helped S.O. Spriggs, worshipful master of East End Lodge 233, A.F. & A.M., lay the cornerstone at a ceremony for a $262,000 addition to the former one-room schoolhouse in Glen Allen that Randolph started in 1892 and that was named for her. In 1949, Randolph retired from a long career that encompassed teaching and supervising teacher training and curriculums for black schools in the Richmond area. Randolph, whose efforts focused heavily on vocational education, died in 1958.
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In June 1951, amid high temperatures and humidity, Shields Lake in Byrd Park and other pools in Richmond were setting attendance records. Shields Lake was a whites-only public swimming facility that was closed in 1955. City officials cited the high cost of necessary repairs, not court rulings against segregation, and said several new neighborhood pools could be built for less than renovating the lake facility.
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This March 1954 image shows Newt, the fire dog at the Henrico County Fire Department’s Station No. 7. The station was formed in 1948 as the Glenwood Farms Fire Department, serving the Mechanicsville Turnpike area. The next year, it was turned over from the Glenwood Farms Civic Association to Henrico County. This March 1954 image shows Newt, the fire dog at the Henrico County Fire Department’s Station No. 7. The station was formed in 1948 as the Glenwood Farms Fire Department, serving the Mechanicsville Turnpike area. The next year, it was turned over from the Glenwood Farms Civic Association to Henrico County.
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In December 1952, while baseball Hall of Famer Ty Cobb was in Richmond for sightseeing and duck hunting, he took time to speak to reporters about his recent articles in Life magazine disparaging “modern” baseball as lacking the individual skill his era demanded.
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This December 1951 image shows the state Capitol’s west wing, which was added in the early 20th century. A 1951 proposal to expand the east and west wings at a cost of $875,000 was ultimately rejected.
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A June 1950 image of Peoples Furniture Store at 514 E. Broad St., where the summer furniture sale included a chaise lounge with mattress for $18.95. From 1896 to 1915, this address housed the Robert E. Lee Camp No. 1 Confederate Veterans Hall. The camp held meetings and parties at this location, while its home for veterans was at Boulevard and Grove Avenue.
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This July 1950 image shows McGuire Hall at 12th and Clay streets in downtown Richmond. It opened in 1912 to house the University College of Medicine, which merged with the Medical College of Virginia the following year. It still houses offices, laboratories and classrooms for Virginia Commonwealth University’s medical campus.
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On Sept. 26, 1953, the Virginia Tech football team celebrated its 20-6 win over the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. When Tech coach Frank Moseley benched star quarterback Johnny Dean because of a questionable knee, former punter Jack Williams made the most of his shot at QB, scoring the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter.
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This 1950 image shows part of the Bellona Arsenal property in Chesterfield County. Bellona was built in 1816 by the U.S. government as an Army post, and the nearby foundry supplied the military in the antebellum era. In the Civil War, the complex served the Confederacy. The Luck family renovated the remaining buildings beginning in the early 1940s.
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This April 1950 image shows a visitor drinking the natural spring water from a fountain at South Richmond’s Fonticello Park, also known as Carter Jones Park. For several decades in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Fonticello Lithia water company advertised the medicinal properties of the spring water and sold it bottled starting at 20 cents per gallon.
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In September 1950, two girls from the Belle Bryan Day Nursery visited Miller & Rhoads in downtown Richmond to see the Dunn Bros. miniature circus – “the biggest little show on Earth,” as it proclaimed itself. The 475,000-piece circus took five men 48 hours to set up on a 60-by-28 foot-table – and seven hours to break down.
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In May 1950, three members of the Thomas Jefferson High School cadet corps completed their daily flag ritual.
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On Feb. 29, 1956, the Virginia War Memorial was dedicated despite the statue “Memory” still being unfinished. The statue’s head was finally placed on March 13, after which the smoothing process was completed. With the ceiling of the memorial only 2 feet above the top of the head, it was an arduous six-hour process to get the head installed.
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This July 1950 image shows the area at the intersection of Axtell and Jesse streets in downtown Richmond. Today, the ramp linking southbound Belvidere Street to southbound Interstate 95 occupies the area.
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In January 1951, three young polio patients in iron lungs were transported by truck and train from Roanoke to Richmond, where they could undergo long-range treatment at the Medical College of Virginia Hospital. Pictured are Eddie Shumate, 18, with Rowena Grisso, 16, at the far end; 11-year-old Howard Taylor is not pictured. While multiple precautions were in place, including having extra iron lungs available, the 10½-hour journey went smoothly.
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In November 1951, work to improve the 100 block of Broad Street, looking west from First Street, was completed. In addition to resurfacing the road after removing the streetcar tracks, a concrete center strip was added along with updated traffic signals, new street lights and walk-don’t walk signals. The entire Broad Street renovation project stretched from Laurel to 12th streets.
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In early October 1952, temperatures reached into the mid-80s, and people around the area found ways to enjoy the unseasonably warm weather. These boys soaked up the sun while fishing at Shields Lake in Richmond. A day later, temperatures dropped into the 60s after a cold front arrived.
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In September 1953, members of the Virginia Military Institute football team prepared for the season. From left are guard Frank Boxley, center Fred Poss (in front), quarterback Dave Woolwine, end Wendell Shay, back Charlie Lavery and backfield coach Clark King. The Keydets finished the season with a 5-5 record.
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This March 1951 image shows the interior of the City Garage at the old fairgrounds property near Parker Field. From its opening in 1908 until 1954, the facility served as an administration building, Army induction center and Army motor pool before housing the city’s cars. In 1954, the building became The Arena and hosted sporting events, concerts, shows and exhibitions for more than 40 years before being torn down in the late 1990s to make way for Sports Backers Stadium.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Monitoring water use for individual residences is not a very common practice on a day by day basis. Most homes have a water meter to measure how much is used and the total usage is listed on a bill at the end of the month.
A company that produces the Flume water monitoring device sells a product that will give a customer minute-by-minute usage data so an individual can make adjustments and see the results in real time.
A division of their company compiled data from the largest metro areas and found some interesting results.
According to data they shared on a webinar, two California metro areas — San Francisco and Los Angeles — were among the most efficient for indoor water use.
Another agency believes strict water usage standards in California for major appliances, as well as state-run rebate and incentive programs, may be part of the success for indoor water efficiency.
Neighboring Arizona and the Phoenix area have no state guidelines for indoor use and was the highest per capita indoor use among the 15 metro areas.
For outdoor use, the "Riverside" metro area, which includes mostly inland Southern California, was among the most inefficient... especially during the summer months. It also has a much higher average temperature than the Los Angeles and San Francisco areas.
The Flume device attaches to your water main via a rubber band and no tools are required for use. The built-in batter lasts for two years.
They claim users save on average 12% very quickly after starting to use the device, mostly from finding leaks. They also claim usage gets more efficient over time. They say combined with smart outdoor watering devices, outdoor users save on average 25% of their water usage.
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CALIFORNIA, USA — This story was orignally published by CalMatters.
California hospitals in financial trouble will soon be able to apply for interest-free state loans, although key questions about the selection process aren’t yet resolved.
The Legislature on Thursday approved a bill that will allocate a one-time sum of $150 million from the general fund to aid hospitals that are facing severe financial distress and are at risk of closure, or that have closed but have a plan to reopen. The loans would have to be paid back within six years, although loans may be forgiven for hospitals that meet certain requirements. Gov. Gavin Newsom needs to sign the bill to enact the program.
Legislators and hospital administrators have acknowledged a loan program is only a stop-gap for a number of hospitals that for months have warned of their precarious fiscal situations. Legislators fast-tracked action following the closure of Madera Community Hospital at the start of this year, which left this San Joaquin Valley county of 160,000 people without a local emergency room.
Since then, another hospital, Beverly Hospital in the city of Montebello, has filed for bankruptcy.
“This bill, this money, will keep them (Beverly Hospital) open long enough to be able to perhaps sell, regroup, whatever, but they will keep their doors open,” Sen. Bob Archuleta, a Cerritos Democrat whose district includes Montebello, said on the Senate floor.
Loans under the new program would be available to nonprofit and public hospitals. Those that most likely need and could benefit are independent and rural hospitals, some of which were struggling even prior to the pandemic, and have had a difficult time managing cash flow after they stopped receiving federal COVID relief funds. Hospitals that apply will have to demonstrate need and viability to the California Department of Health Care Access and Information, which will oversee the program in conjunction with the state’s health department and the California Health Facilities Finance Authority, a financing program within the State Treasurer’s Office.
It’s not clear exactly how many hospitals could qualify and how much each will get, according to officials from the state Department of Finance who testified in a budget committee hearing earlier this week. That will be determined by the agencies in charge, who will have to create eligibility criteria for these loans.
In hearings leading to Thursday’s vote, lawmakers asked why the state wasn’t conducting its own analysis of hospitals’ current situation so that the Legislature knows exactly which hospitals are in immediate need of relief.
“We don’t know how many hospitals, we don’t know which hospitals. We don’t know which areas those hospitals are (in), we don’t know anything. And now we’re asked to approve $150 million to be doled out without access to plans, without access to the finances that would give us the evidence to feel comfortable with this,” said Sen. Maria Elena Durazo, a Los Angeles Democrat, during a Senate budget committee hearing on Tuesday.
Much of the information available to legislators has come from the California Hospital Association, whose job is to lobby on behalf of hospitals. According to a report commissioned by the association, 1 in 5 hospitals is at risk of closure, and half of California’s hospitals are losing money. The report did not list which hospitals are in immediate danger. The association has also not identified facilities, noting that when a hospital announces its financial troubles it can prematurely begin to lose workers and patients.
But aside from the now defunct Madera Community Hospital, at least seven other hospitals have publicly spoken about their financial troubles, either through Op-Ed pieces, news reports, notices on their website or communication to their staff. These include: Kaweah Health Medical Center in Visalia, El Centro Regional Medical Center in Imperial County, Beverly Hospital in Montebello, MLK Jr. Community Hospital in Los Angeles, Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital in Hollister, Sierra View Medical Center in Porterville and Mad River Community Hospital in Humboldt County.
During this week’s hearings, legislators also questioned how the state came up with the $150 million figure, given that the state does not yet know how many hospitals need a loan or would qualify.
“One hundred fifty million is something that we believe we can absorb at this time,” said Erika Li, with the state’s Department of Finance, during Tuesday’s budget hearing. “Trying to address an issue during fiscal constraints is always difficult because you’re always balancing lots of priorities.”
With eyes on the upcoming fiscal year, the California Hospital Association has asked the state for $1.5 billion in one-time relief, a tough request in a deficit year. But Senate Democrats are in support, proposing that hospitals get $400 million annually for four years that would come with requirements and conditions, according to their budget proposal that is to be finalized this summer.
A spokesperson for the California Hospital Association said the loan program is welcome news and promising for hospitals on the financial brink, but more state support is necessary. Specifically, the association has been advocating to increase reimbursements for services provided to patients covered by Medi-Cal, the health insurance program for low-income people, which covers about 15 million people in the state.
“Beyond this short-term relief, a sustainable and systemic solution will be needed to protect care for Medi-Cal patients throughout the state for years to come,” said Jan Emerson-Shea, a spokesperson for the California Hospital Association. “As California continues to reel from the long-lasting and negative impacts COVID-19 has wrought on the state’s health care system, the work must continue if we are to preserve critical hospital services in all communities.
Seeking longer-term relief, Sen. Anna Caballero, a Merced Democrat whose district includes Madera, is also pushing separate legislation that calls for the state to renew a tax on managed care organizations that expired last year. That money would be used to increase Medi-Cal payments to hospitals and other providers, helping hospitals that disproportionately serve low-income patients.
“Ensuring that our hospitals remain open and able to serve patients has been priority number one for me this year. The hospital closure in Madera and other looming closures would be catastrophic in both rural and urban communities,” Caballero said in a statement following Thursday’s vote. “To ensure proper oversight of public funds, I will continue to seek more transparency and frankly more accountability on hospital operations to ensure California preserves health care access for all.” | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/california/calmatters/california-legislators-are-fast-tracking-a-loan-program-to-head-off-hospital-closures/103-9ca70179-783d-4bee-87eb-a24b7164ce68 | 2023-05-05T18:26:18 | 1 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/california/calmatters/california-legislators-are-fast-tracking-a-loan-program-to-head-off-hospital-closures/103-9ca70179-783d-4bee-87eb-a24b7164ce68 |
SEATTLE — A ruling from a U.S. judge in Seattle could effectively shut down commercial king salmon trolling in Southeast Alaska — a valuable industry that supports some 1,500 fishermen — after a conservation group challenged the harvest as a threat to endangered killer whales that eat the fish.
Wild Fish Conservancy, the organization that brought the lawsuit, heralded the decision as the most significant government action in decades to provide more food for starving orcas. The group said it would also help recover struggling king salmon populations along the West Coast, as most of the salmon caught in Southeast Alaska spawn in rivers to the south.
But fishing organizations condemned the ruling, saying it threatens the region with economic disaster and would do little or nothing to benefit orcas. The state of Alaska quickly announced an appeal.
“If they can't fish 10 months of the year — the two most productive seasons of the year — it's going to be devastating,” Amy Daugherty, executive director of the Alaska Trollers Association, said Wednesday. “Southeast Alaska has always been very fish dependent.”
On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Richard Jones in Seattle ordered the National Marine Fisheries Service to redo a biological opinion that's required for the fishery to take place. The decision threatens to prevent the important summer and winter king salmon seasons; the summer season begins July 1.
Officials have known for months the ruling was a possibility, and the agency has been working to draft a new biological opinion, said Linda Behnken, director of the Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association. The industry is hoping it will be released in time to allow fishing this year or that the judge's decision is put on hold pending appeal.
It remained unclear how likely either scenario was.
“All we can say at this point is that we are reviewing the ruling and considering next steps,” NOAA Fisheries spokesman Michael Milstein said in an email.
Officials in April canceled commercial and most recreational king salmon fishing off California and much of Oregon for the second time in 15 years after the fish returned in near record-low numbers to California’s rivers.
Meanwhile, people who work on the boats, as fish processors or even in support businesses such as fuel stations and grocery stores in Southeast Alaska are waiting to see if the season will occur or whether they must find work elsewhere for the summer.
“There is so much stress in the lives of every family that relies on this industry,” Behnken said. “We're in a real quandary until we know whether we can have a fishery.”
Emma Helverson, executive director of Wild Fish Conservancy, said she was sympathetic to the communities' plight and hopes the government will make emergency funding available to support them. But she also said the industry had long overharvested the fish, also known as Chinook.
“Chinook populations are crashing coast-wide, and we need a coastal recovery effort,” she said.
King salmon are the largest and priciest of the Pacific salmon species, and the Southeast Alaska troll fishery provides them to restaurants and grocery stores around the world.
They also make up the bulk of the diet for endangered orcas in the waters of the Salish Sea between Washington state and Canada. Due to overfishing, dams, development and pollution, chinook runs in the Northwest are at a small fraction of their historical abundance, and the local orca population has suffered in turn. Just 73 whales remain, inbreeding is a severe problem, and scientists are warning of extinction.
While the endangered whales don’t typically venture as far north as Alaska, a huge amount of the Chinook salmon caught in the Southeast Alaska troll fishery originate from rivers in British Columbia, Washington and Oregon. If those fish weren’t caught, many would be available for the orcas to eat as the salmon migrate to their natal rivers to spawn, the Wild Fish Conservancy argued.
In 2019, NOAA Fisheries approved the most recent decade-long plan for the commercial troll fishery for Chinook in Southeast Alaska, with harvest limits set during negotiations between the U.S. and Canada.
The agency acknowledged the harvest was likely to hurt the orcas and protected Puget Sound and Columbia River king salmon stocks, but it said it would offset the harm by spending about $100 million on habitat restoration and increasing hatchery production of Chinook by 20 million smolts per year, thus providing more food for the whales.
Last year, a magistrate judge who reviewed the case, Michelle Petersen, took issue with that, finding that under federal law, NOAA Fisheries could not rely on hypothetical mitigation measures to offset actual harm to protected species. Because the funding for the restoration efforts was uncertain, because there were no binding deadlines for the mitigation measures and because the agency did not actually study what effect an increase of hatchery production would mean for wild salmon stocks or orcas, that mitigation was legally insufficient.
The question then became whether fishing could continue while the agency addressed the legal errors. Under Jones' ruling Tuesday, the answer was no.
Tad Fujioka, a commercial troll fisherman from Sitka, said it won't be economical to fish only for other salmon species because Chinook make up over half of the fleet's profits.
Paul Olson, a Southeast Alaska troller who lives in Plain, Washington, noted that the fishery has existed for well over a century — evidence that it is sustainable, he said.
And, he said, even as the industry has seen catch limits dramatically reduced over the years, the endangered orcas have not recovered — suggesting that the problems plaguing orcas have little to do with a fishery in Southeast Alaska made up of small operators who catch and handle each fish individually, far removed from massive factory trawlers scraping the ocean clean.
“We should be the poster child of the kind of fishing that everybody wants to have,” Olson said. | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/seattle-judge-ruling-alaska-commercial-king-salmon-season/281-a1957b65-0c60-4b3c-90aa-40082583426e | 2023-05-05T18:26:24 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/seattle-judge-ruling-alaska-commercial-king-salmon-season/281-a1957b65-0c60-4b3c-90aa-40082583426e |
Volusia, Flagler sheriffs' offices say statewide school shooting threat 'a hoax'
Sheriff departments across Florida, including Volusia and Flagler counties, said there is no threat to local schools after a statewide school shooting/bomb threat began circulating Friday on social media.
"MARK THE DATE 5/5/23 FRIDAY I WILL MAKE HISTORY AS THE TOP SCHOOL SLAUGHTER," the threat, posted on Snapchat and shared across Florida school districts, reads in part.
The Volusia County Sheriff's Office has discredited the threat.
"It's a hoax," the office said on its Facebook page Friday morning. "But please know that deputies, police and school guardians are taking every potential threat seriously, and extra patrols of our school campuses will continue through the end of the school year."
The threat has circulated far and wide.
Martin County Sheriff’s Office has also addressed the threat as it circulated among South Florida, as well as Seminole County, where Lake Mary High School was threatened. The post even reached school districts in Minnesota.
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Volusia County Schools have also said that the district is aware of the threat.
"The threat is actively being investigated by law enforcement and has been determined to be 'non-credible,'" the district said Friday morning in a statement. "We are working with law enforcement to determine the source. Out of an abundance of caution, we will have extra security on campus today. We will stay vigilant throughout the day to ensure everyone’s safety."
Daytona Beach Police said the threat was also made to Mainland High School and officers are actively investigating the situation.
"We have extra officers patrolling the school and on campus and are doing everything we can to keep the students and staff safe," the department said Friday morning.
The Flagler County Sheriff's Office said there is no threat against any specific Flagler school and that patrol efforts are being enhanced around the district's schools.
"This is a precautionary measure against a vague threat trending online throughout the state," the office said on Facebook.
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Flagler County Schools has also issued a statement on the threat.
"We have been working with the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office throughout the night and have determined there is no credible evidence that any of our schools are targeted," the district said. "This appears to be yet another hoax threat being passed around social media channels. Our schools remain safe. Parents, please speak to your children about the consequences of spreading hoax threats."
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. | https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/local/volusia/2023/05/05/florida-school-threat-non-credible-says-volusia-county-schools/70187943007/ | 2023-05-05T18:29:56 | 0 | https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/local/volusia/2023/05/05/florida-school-threat-non-credible-says-volusia-county-schools/70187943007/ |
SEATTLE — Editor's note: The video above was published on March 21.
A King County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) detective shot while serving an eviction notice was released from the hospital Friday morning, over a month after the shooting.
Before his release, Detective David Easterly said he wanted to "keep this whole thing positive."
"This kind of tragedy, I can't tell you what kind of benefit I've had from my own personal family getting together," Easterly said.
Easterly thanked the team of doctors at Harborview Medical Center and credited the two other detectives who served the eviction warrant with him, Benjamin Wheeler and Benjamin Miller, saying, "Those guys saved my life."
Easterly, Wheeler and Miller were serving an eviction notice in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood at a residence just before 9:30 a.m. on March 20 when the shooting happened, according to a press release from the Independent Force Investigation Team (IFIT). After contacting the 29-year-old resident, Easterly was shot as gunfire was exchanged.
The Gilman Park Apartments resident barricaded themselves inside the residence. The resident was found dead inside.
Easterly was sent to the Intensive Care Unit at Harborview Medical Center.
Meeghan Black, a spokesperson for IFIT, said Easterly was shot in the upper torso. The ballistics vest the deputy was wearing did not protect him from the bullet.
Easterly has been with the sheriff's office for about 25 years.
The two other deputies have been with the sheriff's office for 24 and 26 years respectively.
Black initially said two of the three deputies fired their weapons, but IFIT later said evidence indicated all three "probably returned fire." Further ballistics testing will be done to confirm.
“Pop, pop, pop and then there was a pause and then it was another pop, pop, pop,” said Brian Smith, who is a builder working on a property down the street from the scene of the shooting. “I thought it was from that big job site. We went up on the roof and then all of a sudden cops just started showing up.”
A friend of the resident who was found dead said they "barricaded themselves in their apartment because they owed $13,000 in back rent and had exhausted all legal options." The friend did not want to give KING 5 their name but said they came right away to help with the eviction process. “Despair. I feel a lot of guilt. I feel like I could have done more.”
Black said the eviction process had begun back in January and deputies were attempting to serve the final notification in March. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/king-county-detective-released-hospital-ballard-shooting/281-e88a3d58-cceb-4600-b564-08f489cfadc7 | 2023-05-05T18:33:39 | 0 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/king-county-detective-released-hospital-ballard-shooting/281-e88a3d58-cceb-4600-b564-08f489cfadc7 |
SEATTLE — From performances to arts and crafts to food, the Seattle Center Armory celebrates Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month on Saturday with a full line-up of entertainment and culture.
Saturday morning will kick off with a Dragon and Lion dance followed by opening remarks and 20 back-to-back performances including a Bollywood dance group and Filipino beatboxer.
It's part of the Seattle Center Festál series, which puts on 24 free festivals annually.
The celebration will be live streamed for anyone who can't make it in person.
"Tomorrow will be a great way to see all of the cultural differences for AAPI and to see all the different diverse acts and just all of Seattle, which is a diverse city, to see how all the acts express themselves and their passion," Beatbox Panda told KING 5 on Friday morning. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/seattle-center-aapi-month/281-4851deaf-4a9e-4344-b4b1-e4b34d533e02 | 2023-05-05T18:33:45 | 0 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/seattle-center-aapi-month/281-4851deaf-4a9e-4344-b4b1-e4b34d533e02 |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The recently approved state budget includes more than $21 million for college students who need financial help. The money has been divvied out among the Kansas Board of Regents universities.
Wichita State University gets the largest amount, more than $4.2 million.
WSU said the larger amount it got reflects how many need-based students it has compared to the other schools.
The university said its $4.2 million will be targeted toward providing need-based scholarships to Pell-eligible Kansas students starting at WSU this fall.
The money will expand the Shocker Promise Scholarship program and be given on a first-come, first-served basis.
To qualify, students must be:
- A new WSU student for fall 2023
- A Kansas resident
- Pell-eligible with a family income at or below $50,000
- Minimum 2.5 high school GPA
- Accepted and enrolled at WSU by June 1
Priority goes to students admitted by May 1 with eligible Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on file.
To learn more or to apply for the scholarship, click on wichita.edu/shockerpromise. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/kansas-universities-get-21m-for-student-aid-4-2m-goes-to-wsu/ | 2023-05-05T18:35:49 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/kansas-universities-get-21m-for-student-aid-4-2m-goes-to-wsu/ |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A 69-year-old man has died following a moped accident Thursday evening.
It happened around 6 pm at McLean and Walker, south of the Lincoln Street bridge. Wichita Police say the man was riding his moped east on Walker when he crashed into a Subaru Forrester moving south on McLean.
He was taken by EMS to Wesley Medical Center, where he later died. The 72-year-old driver of the Subaru was not hurt.
Police don’t think drugs, alcohol, or speed were involved in the crash and are still investigating what happened. They ask anyone who may have witnessed the accident to call detectives at 316-350-3687.
This is the seventh traffic fatality in Wichita this year. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/moped-rider-dies-following-south-wichita-crash/ | 2023-05-05T18:35:55 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/moped-rider-dies-following-south-wichita-crash/ |
Electric Works isn’t just a benefit for Fort Wayne’s economy, a panel of experts from the Urban Land Institute told business and community leaders Friday.
It’s also an opportunity for greater inclusion, according to panel chair Fernando Costa, assistant city manager of Fort Worth, Texas.
“Fort Wayne stands today on the verge of an economic renaissance,” Costa said.
Electric Works invited the Urban Land Institute to help advise the development project. Cost said the nonprofit encourages developers to make racial equity a part of their practice.
Electric Works is a mixed-use district created as a partnership between Fort Wayne, Allen County, the state of Indiana and real estate developer Ancora Partners. It's being built on the site of the former General Electric campus, which closed in 2015.
The organization studied Electric Works and the city of Fort Wayne, including visiting the city and conducting interviews with many community members.
A common theme most panelists mentioned was a lack of trust among minority members of the Fort Wayne community. Dawveed Scully, a deputy commissioner with Chicago’s Department of Planning and Development, said it’s important to be transparent and help prepare diverse businesses to thrive.
Lorin Carter, founder and CEO of C-Suite Equity Consulting, said she heard from community members that people want action, not just promises.
Carter suggested Electric Works work with nearby neighborhoods and involve residents in the development process. She also said the development needs to integrate with other parts of the city, especially the southeast quadrant.
“Electric Works is not an island,” Carter said.
Taylor Ralph, founder and president of REAL Building Consultants, said it’s important for Electric Works and other local businesses to communicate well, particularly with underserved communities. However, he emphasized that inclusion isn’t just a box to check.
“This doesn’t happen because you put out a press release,” Ralph said.
To make sure Electric Works’ commitment to inclusion isn’t in name only, Jeff Kingsburg said local and statewide members of the Urban Land Institute plan to work with the development over the next year as it implements these ideas.
Kingsburg, a partner with Ancora, said Friday’s presentation covered a wider range compared to what the institute's panels typically do.
“It’s not just about the buildings,” Kingsburg said. “The buildings are here, (but) it’s what we do inside of them and how we make them a place for all.” | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/electric-works-welcomes-panel-on-inclusion-equity/article_8977d082-eb67-11ed-b185-2303d0bf1a43.html | 2023-05-05T18:43:06 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/electric-works-welcomes-panel-on-inclusion-equity/article_8977d082-eb67-11ed-b185-2303d0bf1a43.html |
The Indiana Department of Child Services will soon have a new executive director, Gov. Eric Holcomb announced this week.
Terry Stigdon, who has led the agency since early 2018, is stepping down to become CEO of the Indiana region of the American Red Cross. According to a news release, current DCS Chief of Staff Eric Miller will take over as executive director on Monday.
"I have no doubt DCS is poised to make continued progress under his leadership and benefit from a seamless transition," Holcomb said in a statement.
Before starting at the department, Miller held the chief of staff role at the state health department. Miller said he's honored to lead the agency and wants to build on the work started under Stigdon.
Holcomb commended Stigdon for her five-plus years of leadership, which he said has resulted in more children receiving the right care.
"Terry leads with compassion, kindness and grace and has embraced all of Indiana’s children as if they were her own, and we are all better because of it," he said. "While I will miss her, I’m equally excited for her next chapter of service to others."
During Stigdon's time leading the department, the number of children in foster care has been reduced by more than half since 2017, according to the release. DCS has also reduced the number of children in residential facilities by more than 50%.
"It’s been an absolute honor and joy working alongside this team the last five years to serve Hoosier families and children, and I am so thankful the governor entrusted me with this opportunity," Stigdon said. “We’ve made incredible strides in the child welfare system, and I am confident I am leaving the agency in capable hands that will continue this excellent progress." | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/local-politics/political-notebook/new-indiana-dcs-director-to-start-monday/article_d9df2302-eaba-11ed-b395-3b449b3e4447.html | 2023-05-05T18:43:12 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/local-politics/political-notebook/new-indiana-dcs-director-to-start-monday/article_d9df2302-eaba-11ed-b395-3b449b3e4447.html |
The city of Tucson has improved its turnaround times to approve building permits and plans since installing a new online permitting system last fall.
But there’s still much work to be done, business leaders say, and the city acknowledges there’s room for improvement as it optimizes the new system and looks forward to the arrival of a new planning director by the end of May.
Overwhelmed by record-high construction activity and staffing challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the city last year was taking 90 days or more to review some building permits and plans.
In July, the mayor and council approved nearly $1.5 million in funding to help the Planning and Development Services Department add staff and upgrade systems to alleviate the permit delays.
After a delay due to the pandemic, the city finally installed a new online permitting system last fall, launching Tucson Development Center Online on Oct. 31.
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Assistant City Manager Tim Thomure said the city is in most cases meeting a goal of 20 working days, or 30 calendar days, to perform individual permit or plan reviews, after one to three days for initial staff intake for referral to a reviewer.
“We are in almost all review types meeting that timeframe right now, and in fact, most of our review timeframes are running well under that right now,” Thomure said.
Though permit review times vary widely among cities and counties, local stakeholders cite Pima County, which says it turns around nearly all of its permit reviews for smaller projects in just five days, or 20 days for projects greater than 20,000 square feet.
Aside from larger and more complex projects, the county guarantees “a review timeframe of fifteen business days for all projects.”
Thomure noted that some building permits require multiple reviews, to process plan corrections, for example.
“A permit might take two or three cycles to get approved depending on the complexity, but our commitment is that when we get it in our hands we turn it around within 30 days or less, and we’re doing that,” Thomure said.
Other things like approvals needed by external agencies can lengthen the process, and sometimes the onus falls on the permit applicant, he said.
For example, fees must be paid and before a permit can be issued, the contractor or property owner must submit an affidavit showing who will be performing the work, Thomure said, adding that he’s seen more of those issues holding up permits recently for owners who aren’t familiar with the process.
There are more improvements on the way with the new online permitting system, including new user dashboards to allow easy tracking of permit reviews, and workflow improvements in the works, he said.
New director named
After a nationwide search, the city named Kristina Swallow, most recently director of the Nevada Department of Transportation and a University of Arizona graduate, as the new director of the Planning and Development Services Department, according to a city memo on Wednesday.
Swallow, who is expected to start in her new role with the city on May 30, got her undergraduate degree in civil engineering from the UA in 1994. Before her four-year stint heading Nevada’s transportation agency, she spent more than five years as program manager for the city of Las Vegas.
Improvements to the city’s permitting process couldn’t come fast enough for Tucson’s contracting and development community and businesses seeking to grow, said Michael Guymon, president and CEO of the Tucson Metro Chamber of Commerce.
“We think there’s still a lot of room for improvement,” said Guymon, a member of a stakeholders group working with the city on improving the permitting process.
“We still need to see those turnaround times improve, especially on the commercial side,” he said. “When I’m hearing that spec (speculative) builders are potentially pulling their projects (because of permit delays), that’s affecting our economic development, and we cannot afford to lose out on some of these deals.”
Permitting data the city shared with stakeholders showed some improvement in March but commercial data was incomplete, he said.
“They had a good month, where you’re starting to see those numbers come down, but we would like to see a series of months when those numbers tick down a little bit,” Guymon said.
David Godlewski, president of the Southern Arizona Home Builders Association, said home builders have seen some improvement in permit and plan turnaround times, but the system still falls short.
“There are signs that things are trending in the right direction, but by and large, they are still behind what we would hope for,” he said.
Godlewski — who like Guymon gives Thomure high marks for his collaborative work on permitting issues — said he and other stakeholders hope a new city planning director will bring new focus to the permitting process.
“We are optimistic that having someone who comes in, who’s in a leadership position, who can bring some fresh ideas and a new perspective to this will help them expedite the process of getting to the timeframes that we want to see, and they want to see,” Godlewski said.
Thomure said he understands the urgency of improving the city’s service, particularly on the commercial side, but projects that were submitted for review this year will have a much better experience and shorter timeline.
According to city data, the city issued 679 commercial permits of all types from the end of October through April 24, while receiving 1,125 new applications.
“I have no doubt that we have had an impact on some projects over the past year,” Thomure said.
“What I would say is, those issues have been corrected and we’re now in a space where those issues would not be expected on the work from here moving forward, as long as we keep our eye on the ball and keep investing in our people and our technology.”
Posting review times
Permit and plan review times vary widely across Arizona cities and counties, and across the nation.
Under Arizona’s “Regulatory Bill of Rights,” passed into law in 2011, cities and counties are required to establish and follow time frames for a broad range of permitting processes, consisting of an “administrative completeness” time frame and a “substantive review” time frame.
Many cities and counties, including Pima County, prominently post their permit review timeframes, but Tucson doesn’t.
Phoenix posts online monthly updates on turnaround times for plan reviews. For April, for example, the city reported an average 28 calendar days to approve a medium-size commercial building plan compared with a goal of 35 days, and was taking an average of 48 days to review residential building plans with a goal of 30 days.
While Tucson doesn’t post its review turnaround time goals or average turnaround times, review time frames are included in its Unified Development Code — 20 days for administrative compliance review and 65 days for substantive review, for a total of 85 days.
Thomure said he would look into adding monthly turnaround times on the city’s website in the future, as part of improvements planned under the new online permitting system.
Getting bugs out
The new system has generated some complaints as the city continues to work out bugs.
For example, Thomure said, the system is set up to automatically schedule building inspections, but applicants initially weren’t getting email notifications.
In response to feedback, the city is working to add a feature that allows users to see a big picture of complex projects and all of their reviews and progress.
A local user said the new system is promising, but lacks transparency and is still dependent on poor human workflow.
Dave Norton, a project director for a hotel development company, said it took the city two months to complete a zoning review to build a new fence at his east side property. After hearing nothing back from the city, he suddenly found his request marked as “passed.”
Norton said he got conflicting information when he spoke with city staff, and he had no notification of the $56 review fee, the status of his request, or its approval. His account still shows his review as 19% complete.
“The permit process has not changed, it is not transparent, communication is non-existent. My review should have taken less than an hour, it took almost two months to complete,” Norton said. “The approach and the process are flawed. A shiny website will not fix that.”
Thomure said the city has improved its overall permit-review processes and is studying fundamental changes to improve the flow including separate processes for simple and more complex applications.
He cited the city’s partnership with Pima County on rooftop solar permits, which are now processed within 24 hours through an automated process.
“That’s because it’s very predictable type of work, and it can be automatically reviewed, but not all of the permits we do can make it to that automation,” he said.
Over the coming months, the city will be studying ways to create a “fast lane” for simpler review requests, Thomure said.
“The time is driven by the hard things, not by the easy things,” he said. “So one of the things we’re looking at is creating a fast lane and a slow lane. Maybe it’s multiple lanes, maybe it’s a big freeway with lots of lanes.”
Contact senior reporter David Wichner at dwichner@tucson.com or 520-573-4181. On Twitter: @dwichner. On Facebook: Facebook.com/DailyStarBiz | https://tucson.com/news/local/business/tucson-trims-building-permit-lag-time-but-much-to-be-done/article_a9e13e58-e54f-11ed-9005-0b6ff7c78a3a.html | 2023-05-05T18:51:32 | 0 | https://tucson.com/news/local/business/tucson-trims-building-permit-lag-time-but-much-to-be-done/article_a9e13e58-e54f-11ed-9005-0b6ff7c78a3a.html |
Carroll County man dies in motorcycle accident
- A 53-year-old man driving east on County Road 11 in Carroll County's Monroe Township collided with a truck turning left.
- The Carroll County coroner pronounced the man dead at the crash scene.
MONROE TWP. − A 53-year-old township man on a motorcycle was killed Friday morning in southwestern Carroll County.
Investigators said he tried to pass a truck that turned left on County Road 11 or Antigua Road SW, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said in a statement.
Travis Shull was pronounced dead at the crash scene by Carroll County Coroner Mandal Haas.
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According to the patrol:
Shull was driving east on a 2007 BMW motorcycle shortly before 6:58 a.m. Shull was in a no-passing zone when he crossed the double center line to pass a car and a water tank truck.
As Shull passed, the truck made a left turn toward an access road. Shull's motorcycle sideswiped the left front tire of the truck, causing the motorcycle to go into a ditch on the north side of County Road 11. Shull was thrown and killed, the Patrol's statement said.
The agency said Shull was wearing a helmet, and troopers did not find any indication of the recent use of alcohol or drugs by people involved in the crash. The Patrol did not report any other injuries in its statement. It said troopers are continuing to investigate.
The Carroll County Sheriff's Office, the Dellroy Fire Department, the Sherrodsville Fire Department and Regional EMS also responded to provide assistance.
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CANTON
Canton Hall of Fame Marathon to close streets Sunday
The Repository
CANTON − Drivers take note ― this weekend's Hall of Fame Marathon races will cause temporary road closures.
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The marathon, half marathon, 10K and team relay races start at 7 a.m. Sunday, and roads will be closed about 20 minutes before the first runner arrives. According to hofmarathon.com, those estimated times and roadways are:
- Market Avenue N: Entirely closed between Ninth Street and Second Street ― 6:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Tuscarawas Street W: Reduced to a single lane ― 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
- Washington Boulevard NW: Entirely closed ― 7 a.m. to 10 a.m.
- Seventh Street NW: Entirely closed between McGregor Avenue and Lawn Avenue ― 7 a.m. to 10 a.m.
- Lawn Avenue NW: Entirely closed ― 7 a.m. to 10 a.m.
- Fourth Street NW: Entirely closed between Lawn Avenue and Harrison Avenue ― 7 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.
- Harrison Avenue NW: Entirely closed between Fourth Street and Stadium Park ― 7 a.m. to 11 a.m.
- Helen Place NW: Entirely closed between Harrison Avenue and Edmeyer Avenue ― 7 a.m. to 11 a.m.
- Stadium Park Drive NW: Entirely closed ― 7 a.m. to noon
- Fulton Road NW: Reduced to a single lane ― 7 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
- Monument Road NW: Entirely closed ― 7 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
- Cottage Place NW: Entirely closed ― 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- Ridge Road NW: Entirely closed ― 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- Ninth Street NW: Entirely closed ― 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- McKinley Avenue NW: Entirely closed between Tuscarawas Street W to Third Street ― 7 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
- Third Street NW: Entirely closed between McKinley Avenue and Cleveland Avenue ― 7 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
- Cleveland Avenue NW: Reduced to a single lane between Third Street and 12th Street ― 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- 12th Street NW: Reduced to a single lane between Cleveland Avenue and Market Avenue ― 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Edmeyer Ave NW: Entirely closed between 17th Street and 14th Street ― 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
- 14th Street NW: Entirely closed between Edmeyer Avenue and Wertz Avenue ― 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
- Wertz Avenue NW: Entirely closed between 14th Street and 17th Street ― 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
- 17th Street NW: Entirely closed between Lakeside Avenue and Edmeyer Avenue ― 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
- Lakeside Avenue NW: Entirely closed between 17th Street and 19th Street ― 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
- 19th Street NW: Entirely closed between Lakeside Avenue and Demington Avenue ― 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
- Homedale Avenue NW: Entirely closed between 18th Street and 22nd Street ― 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
- 22nd Street NW: Entirely closed between Homedale Avenue and Demington Avenue ― 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
- Demington Avenue NW: Entirely closed between 22nd Street and 18th Street ― 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
- 18th Street NW: Entirely closed between Demington Avenue and Homedale Avenue ― 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/canton/2023/05/05/canton-hall-of-fame-marathon-to-close-streets-sunday/70182898007/ | 2023-05-05T18:51:56 | 0 | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/canton/2023/05/05/canton-hall-of-fame-marathon-to-close-streets-sunday/70182898007/ |
NORMAL — The Baby Fold's board of directors has announced Clete Winkelmann as the next CEO.
Winkelmann is taking the place of Dianne Schultz and will begin the role June 5. Schultz is retiring June 7 after nearly 30 years with the agency.
Winkelmann is currently executive director of Nexus PATH Family Healing. He has over 30 years of human services experience, ranging from foster care management to leading community support and mental health organizations, as well as experience with therapeutic day schools.
Winkelmann is longtime Illinois resident who moved to North Dakota for his role with Nexus, but he will return to Illinois for the new position.
He also served in leadership roles at United Methodist Children's Home, Peoria Children's Home Association, and Aunt Martha's Health and Community Support Services.
Photos: Baby Fold's Festival of Trees at the Interstate Center.
Contact Olivia Jacobs at 309-820-3352. Follow Olivia on Twitter: @olivia___jacobs | https://pantagraph.com/business/local/the-baby-fold-names-new-ceo/article_c551d674-eabe-11ed-bc46-4fdf8df528dc.html | 2023-05-05T18:52:10 | 0 | https://pantagraph.com/business/local/the-baby-fold-names-new-ceo/article_c551d674-eabe-11ed-bc46-4fdf8df528dc.html |
BLOOMINGTON — A Bloomington man faces felony charges following an alleged domestic battery incident Thursday.
Zachary T. Willis, 27, is charged with aggravated domestic battery by strangulation (Class 2 felony) and domestic battery subsequent offense (Class 4 felony).
According to court documents, Willis intentionally strangled a woman and caused additional harm by striking, grabbing and pushing her.
Willis was previously convicted for the same offenses in 2014, according to court documents.
Willis' bond was set at $50,000 with 10% to apply, which means he would have to pay $5,000 including bond fees to be released from the McLean County Jail.
He was also ordered not to have contact with the victim or her residence. His arraignment hearing was scheduled for 9 a.m. May 26. | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/bloomington-man-charged-with-aggravated-domestic-battery/article_baf516b0-eb67-11ed-9cc2-a3a8ae6e0ce7.html | 2023-05-05T18:52:23 | 1 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/bloomington-man-charged-with-aggravated-domestic-battery/article_baf516b0-eb67-11ed-9cc2-a3a8ae6e0ce7.html |
BLOOMINGTON — A 41-year-old Danvers man pleaded not guilty Thursday to murder and other charges connected to the death of 39-year-old Melissa Ostrom of Bloomington.
Joshua D. Livingston appeared before Judge Jason J. Chambers Friday morning for his arraignment at the McLean County Courthouse. He is facing charges of murder, possession of a stolen vehicle, concealment of a homicidal death, criminal damage to government property, violation of bail bond, burglary and possession of methamphetamine less than 5 grams.
His attorney, Matthew Koetters, entered a plea of "not guilty" on all charges on Livingston's behalf.
Ostrom was first reported missing on April 17, and Livingston was arrested the same day on stolen vehicle charges. Police previously said Livingston was stopped while driving a 2017 Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck that they believe was connected to Ostrom's whereabouts. His charges also included the possession of a 2010 Chevrolet Camaro to which police believed Ostrom had a connection.
Joshua Livingston listens during his arraignment hearing for murder on Friday morning at McLean County Law & Justice Center.
CLAY JACKSON, THE PANTAGRAPH
Ostrom was found April 19, though police have declined to say where. McLean County Coroner Kathy Yoder said preliminary autopsy results indicated she died of strangulation. Livingston was already in the county's custody when he was indicted on murder charges April 26 .
Before sheriff's deputies escorted Livingston back to the McLean County Jail, Chambers said the case will proceed before Judge William A. Yoder.
Livingston's next court date is 10 a.m. May 24.
Judge Jason Chambers and Matthew Koetters from the McLean County Public Defender’s Office speak during an arraignment for Joshua Livingston on Friday morning at McLean County Law & Justice Center.
CLAY JACKSON, THE PANTAGRAPH
Updated mug shots from The Pantagraph
Bryant Lewis
Bryan Lewis, 28, of Bloomington, is charged with home invasion causing injury, a Class X felony. His next appearance is Dec. 30.
Connor Wood
Derek Roesch
Derek Roesch of Saybrook was charged Thursday, Nov. 10 in McLean County Law and Justice Center with several counts, including:
-Two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, Class 2 felonies
-One count of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon while on parole, Class 2 felony
-Two counts of unlawful possession of firearm ammunition by a felon, class 2 felonies
-One count of unlawful possession of firearm ammunition by a felon while on parole, class 2 felony
-Unlawful possession of cannabis with intent to deliver (greater than 2000 grams but less than 5000 grams), a class 1 felony
-Unlawful possession of cannabis (greater than 2000 grams but less than 5000 grams), a class 2 felony
-Unlawful possession of a controlled substance, psylocibin less than 15 grams, a class 4 felony
-Unlawful possession of methamphetamine, less than five grams, a class 3 felony.
-Unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, a class A misdemeanor
Justin M. Mata
Justin M. Mata, 28, no address given, is charged with possession of less than five grams of meth with intent to deliver, a Class 2 felony, and possession of less than five grams of meth, a Class 3 felony. He was released on a $50,000 personal recognizance bond and his next appearance is Dec. 30.
Connor Wood
Marcus D. Wesley
Marcus D. Wesley, 36, is charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon in a vehicle (Class 4 felony), unlawful possession of cannabis (Class 3 felony) and unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class 2 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Phillip Tinch
Phillip Tinch of Normal was charged Thursday, Nov. 10 at the McLean County Law and Justice Center with several felonies including:
- Five counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, more than one but less than 15 grams of a substance containing cocaine, a Class 1 felony.
-One count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, less than one gram of a substance containing cocaine, a Class 2 felony.
Trisha L. Hanke
Trisha L. Hanke, 36, is charged with theft of over $10,000 (Class 2 felony). Court documents indicate she knowingly took $14,000 belonging to a Love's Travel Stop, in LeRoy, where she was employed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
William B. Givens
William B. Givens, 49, no address given, is charged with unlawful possession of five to 15 grams of meth with intent to deliver, a Class 1 felony, possession of less than five grams of meth with intent to deliver, a Class 2 felony, possession of five to 15 grams of meth, a Class 2 felony, and possession of less than five grams of meth, a Class 3 felony. His next appearance is Dec. 30.
Connor Wood
David L. Oliver
David L. Oliver, 51, of Bloomington, is charged with predatory criminal sexual assault.
Kenneth E. Funk
Kenneth E. Funk, 27, is charged with residential burglary (Class 1 felony) involving an apartment in Lexington on Dec. 31, 2022.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jordan R. King
Charges have been filed against Jordan R. King, 34, for violation of the Illinois Violent Offender Against Youth Act.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Holly M. Isaacson
Holly M. Isaacson, 36, is charged with unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a controlled substance containing cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kenneth L. Minton
Kenneth L. Minton, 51, is charged with aggravated home repair fraud (Class 2 felony) and theft (Class 3 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tony L. Jackson
Tony L. Jackson, 50, is charged for violation of the Illinois Violent Offender Against Youth Act (Class 2 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Britley L. Hilger
Britley L. Hilger, 32, is charged with aggravated battery (Class 2 felony) after she supposedly punched a McLean County Detention Facility officer in the chest.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jasmine L. Smith
Jasmine L. Smith, 31, is charged with aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol (Class 2 felony) and five counts of endangering the life or health of a child (Class A misdemeanors).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jackie S. Claypool
Jackie S. Claypool, 46, appeared for a Friday bond court hearing for two new cases which charged her for one count of burglary (Class 2 felony), four counts of forgery (Class 3) and one count of deceptive practices (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Noah R. Demuth
Noah R. Demuth, 22, of Evanston, is charged with aggravated battery of a peace officer, a Class 2 felony, aggravated battery in a public way, a Class 3 felony, mob action, a Class 4 felony, and obstructing a peace officer, a Class A misdemeanor. His next court date is Feb. 17.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Brandon L. Parsano
Brandon L. Parsano, 39, is charged with possession of a stolen vehicle, a Class 2 felony. His next appearance is Feb. 17 for an arraignment.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Alexander N. Williams
Alexander N. Williams, 24, was charged Feb. 2 with the following:
3 counts of unlawful delivery of cannabis between 30 and 500 grams - Class 3 felonies. 2 counts of armed violence - Class X felonies. 1 count of unlawful possession of cannabis between 2,000 and 5,000 grams with the intent to sell - a Class 1 felony. 1 count of unlawful possession of cannabis between 500 and 2,000 grams with the intent to sell - a Class 2 felony. 3 counts of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon - Class 3 felonies. 1 count of unlawful possession of firearm ammunition by a felon - a Class 3 felony 3 counts of violating the Illinois FOID act - Class 3 felonies.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Carlos Sanchez-Solozarzano
Carlos H. Sanchez-Solozarzano, 22, was charged with 1 count of criminal sexual assault, a Class 1 felony.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jaylin S. Bones
Jaylin S. Bones was charged with four counts of first-degree murder stemming from a homicide in Bloomington last year. A McLean County grand jury also returned a bill of indictment charging him with attempted first degree murder and aggravated battery with a firearm (Class X felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jordan R. King
Jordan R. King, 34, was charged with violating the Illinois Violent Offender Against Youth Act (Class 2 felony) a second time in under a month.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Dominique M. Banks
Dominique M. Banks, 32, pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated battery involving strangulation (Class 2 felony). The incident happened in October 2022 and involved one victim.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Austin T. Daugherty
Austin T. Daugherty, 29, was charged with burglary (Class 2 felony) after he entered an Avis Car Rental, 3201 Cira Drive, in Bloomington, without permission and with the intent to commit theft.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Sandra M. Lewis
Sandra M. Lewis, 77, is charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance containing MDMB-4E-PINACA, a synthetic cannabinoid, with the intent to deliver (Class X felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Samantha E. Morris
Samantha E. Morris, 40, is charged with aggravated battery of a peace officer (Class 2 felony) after supposedly spitting on a Colfax police officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Nolan C. Love
Nolan C. Love, 46, appeared in court Friday for a bond review hearing after being charged with aggravated domestic battery involving strangulation (Class 2 felony) on Feb. 26.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Nikkita L. Sandefur
Nikkita L. Sandefur, 36, is charged with unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 2 felony) containing cocaine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Katlin M.B. Wilson
Katlin M.B. Wilson, 32, is charged with aggravated identity theft (Class 2 felony) after being accused of fraudulently obtaining money exceeding $300 but not exceeding $10,000 from a 60 year old man.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Eli C. Garozzo
Eli C. Garozzo, 20, is charged with two counts of home invasion, a Class X felony, two counts of attempted armed robbery, a Class 1 felony, and two counts of residential burglary, a Class 1 felony. His bond was set at $200,000 as a 10% bond, meaning he must pay $20,000 plus fees to be released. His next appearance is an arraignment on April 13.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tysean T. Townsend
Tysean T. Townsend, 35, is charged with possession of a stolen motor vehicle (Class 2 felony), three counts of child abduction, aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer and obstructing justice (Class 4 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Curtis J. Byrd
Curtis J. Byrd, 31, is charged with two counts of burglary (Class 2 felony), two counts of fraud and two counts of financial institution fraud (Class 3 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Noral K. Nelson
Noral K. Nelson, 31, was charged with reckless discharge of a firearm (Class 4 felony) after he was arrested in connection to a shooting along the 1500 block of S. Main Street.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Charles J. Tankson
Charles J. Tankson, 23, was charged with burglary (Class 2 felony), theft and two counts of unlawful use of a debit card (Class 3 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Davis, Micah S
Davis was charged with 3 counts of arson, Class 2 felonies, and 3 counts of criminal damage to property, Class 4 felonies.
His next court date is May 5 at 9 a.m.
PROVIDED BY THE MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Livingston, Joshua D.
Livingston was charged with 2 counts of possessing stolen vehicles, Class 2 felonies, possession of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 3 felony, and criminal damage to government property, a Class 4 felony.
His next court date is May 5 at 9 a.m.
PROVIDED BY THE MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kevin L. Ewen
Kevin L. Ewen, 42, appeared in a Thursday bond court hearing and was charged with aggravated battery (Class 2 felony), obstructing a peace officer (Class 4 felony) and two counts of resisting a peace officer (Class A misdemeanor).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Emmanuel K. Mpay
Emmanuel K. Mpay, 23, appeared in a Thursday bond court hearing following a grand jury indictment for two counts of criminal sexual assault (Class 1 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ahmad S. Manns
Ahmad S. Manns, 19, appeared in a Friday bond court hearing and was charged with cannabis trafficking (Class X felony), unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) and unlawful possession of cannabis (Class 2 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Dylan R Mann
Dylan R Mann, 31, appeared Friday in bond court following four grand jury indictments for two separate cases relating to aggravated assault and battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tony L. Jackson
Tony L. Jackson, 50, was charged with possession of a stolen motor vehicle (Class 2 felony), domestic battery, violation of an order of protection and driving while license revoked or suspended (Class 4 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
William R. Linden
William R. Linden, 79, was released Tuesday on felony burglary charges for trying to pass a forged check at Busey Bank.
Zadek U. Moen
Zadek U. Moen, 20, is facing six felony drug charges after being arrested by the Illinois State Police on Thursday.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Zachary T. Willis
Zachary T. Willis, 27, is charged with aggravated domestic battery by strangulation (Class 2 felony) and domestic battery subsequent offense (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
May 1, 2023
TOWN OF NORMAL
Contact D. Jack Alkire at (309)820-3275.
Twitter: @d_jack_alkire
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BLOOMINGTON — A murder trial is scheduled to begin Monday in the 2021 killing of Mariah C. Petracca, 22.
Michael Bakana, 43, is accused of shooting and killing Petracca and gravely injuring another woman on Jan. 30, 2021, outside a bar in downtown Bloomington.
On Thursday, Bakana's attorney, Clyde Guilamo, filed a motion to continue, saying he has been going through the evidence, but needs more time.
Guilamo said he is the fifth attorney representing Bakana, joining the case in December. As such, he said, he has not had as much time as prosecutors to prepare for the trial.
Michael Bakana, 42, is charged with three counts of murder, one count of attempted murder, and two counts of aggravated battery and discharge of a firearm. | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/trial-begins-monday-for-man-accused-of-murder-outside-bloomington-bar/article_fde9bf60-eabe-11ed-a695-ef318a83b1fa.html | 2023-05-05T18:52:36 | 1 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/trial-begins-monday-for-man-accused-of-murder-outside-bloomington-bar/article_fde9bf60-eabe-11ed-a695-ef318a83b1fa.html |
BLOOMINGTON — A Vermilion County woman is charged with burglarizing a Normal hardware store.
Brandi N. Baker, 32, of Tilton, appeared in a Thursday bond court hearing before Judge Scott Black, following her indictment on several felony charges.
Records show Baker is charged with two counts burglary, a Class 2 felony; forgery, a Class 3 felony; and two counts of theft. One theft charge is a Class 3 felony, and the other is a Class 4 felony.
Arrest affidavits state that on Oct. 3, 2021, Baker provided without authorization another person's check to Menards at 900 Greenbriar Drive in Normal, payable in the amount of $1,872.89. Documents also state she deprived from the business a gift card valued at over $500.
Baker was released on a $20,000 personal recognizance bond. Her arraignment hearing was scheduled for 10 a.m. May 19.
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A 75-year-old man has been arrested for indecent liberties with a minor, according to the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office.
The sheriff’s office said they received the complaint on April 20 that referenced a sexual assault involving a minor.
After further investigation, authorities said they arrested 75-year-old Daniel Woodyard, the manager and a resident of NRV Suites.
According to jail records, Woodyard is charged with taking indecent liberties with a child under the age of 15.
Woodyard is currently being held at the New River Valley Regional Jail without bond, according to the PCSO.
Authorities say they also have reason to believe there may be other victims.
If you have any information, you’re asked to call Investigator Ellis at 540-980-7820 or call the anonymous crime line at 540-980-7810. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/05/05/75-year-old-dublin-man-arrested-for-indecent-liberties-with-a-child-under-the-age-of-15/ | 2023-05-05T18:53:46 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/05/05/75-year-old-dublin-man-arrested-for-indecent-liberties-with-a-child-under-the-age-of-15/ |
KILLEEN, Texas — A Killeen Independent School District teacher, who has since been let go from from the district, was arrested on a charge of injury to a child.
KISD Chief Communications Officer Taina Maya confirmed that Nichole Riley was removed April 13, one day after the alleged incident.
According to the child's mother, Riley choked her daughter at Eastern Hills Middle School. 6 News was in contact with the mother but she referred us to her attorney.
Riley was booked into the Bell County Jail on April 28, according to jail records. She has since been released on bond.
Maya said Riley had been with the district since 2021 as a resource teacher. She said the case is now in the hands of the Bell County District Attorney's Office.
Maya said Principal Nino Etienne was in constant communication with the child's parent. Counselors are working with the student to help transition her back into school, Maya said.
According to Riley's LinkedIn page, she began as a teacher in the Temple Independent School District in 2000. She was also an Assistant Principal in TISD beginning in 2013 for nine years and 10 months. The page did not indicate at what schools she worked. 6 News reached out to TISD but we have not heard back as of the time this article was published.
6 News was also waiting on a response from the Texas Education Agency regarding questions about Riley's teaching background in Texas. | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/killeen-teacher-accused-assaulting-child-middle-school/500-1ce3c474-3bce-4e57-b5f5-ac57036e4df2 | 2023-05-05T18:54:54 | 1 | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/killeen-teacher-accused-assaulting-child-middle-school/500-1ce3c474-3bce-4e57-b5f5-ac57036e4df2 |
WATERLOO — On Thursday, water mains will be flushed in the area from Independence Avenue to Newell Street between East Fourth and Iowa streets, including the City View neighborhood.
Water may be a brownish color during and after the flushing but the water is bacterially safe. Waterloo Water Works urges customers within the area and several blocks of it to not plan clothes washing on Thursday. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/hydrant-flushing-set-for-thursday/article_f4eec1f8-3e59-587f-89b3-e8ae2cb5bd3b.html | 2023-05-05T19:03:45 | 1 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/hydrant-flushing-set-for-thursday/article_f4eec1f8-3e59-587f-89b3-e8ae2cb5bd3b.html |
WATERLOO – The Salvation Army of Waterloo/Cedar Falls is inviting the community to the 2023 'Night at the Ballpark' fundraiser.
It will take place at the Waterloo Bucks home game at 6:35 p.m. on Friday, June 16.
Fundraising packages are $20 for children ages four to 17 and $30 for adults ages 18 and older. The package includes a T-shirt and a ticket to the June 16 game.
Packages must be purchased in advance at the Salvation Army of Waterloo/Cedar Falls by May 26. Tickets bought at the game will not benefit the Salvation Army.
For additional information, or to purchase ticket packages, visit The Salvation Army of Waterloo/Cedar Falls, call (319) 235-9358, or email katie.harn@usc.salvationarmy.org .
Photos: UNI softball defeats Iowa, May 3
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Northern Iowa celebrates on the field after defeating Iowa on Wednesday at Iowa City.
CHRIS ZOELLER Courier Staff Photographer
SBall UNI vs. Iowa 2
Northern Iowa celebrates on the field after defeating Iowa on Wednesday at Iowa City.
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SBall UNI vs. Iowa 3
Northern Iowa's sophomore Kylee Sanders fields ground ball and makes the throw to first base against Iowa on Wednesday at Iowa City.
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SBall UNI vs. Iowa 4
Northern Iowa's sophomore Kylee Sanders slides into home plate against Iowa on Wednesday at Iowa City. Sanders was called out at the plate.
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Northern Iowa's junior Madison Parks celebrates on her way to scoring against Iowa on Wednesday at Iowa City.
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Northern Iowa's sophomore Anna Wischnowski delivers a pitch against Iowa on Wednesday at Iowa City.
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Northern Iowa's junior Madison Parks connects with a pitch against Iowa on Wednesday at Iowa City.
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Northern Iowa's sophomore Kylee Sanders applies the tag to Iowa's Tatianna Roman at second base for the inning-ending out on Wednesday at Iowa City.
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WATERLOO — Fire destroyed a garage and damaged a Waterloo home late Thursday.
The blaze broke out behind 1200 Englewood Ave. around 10:30 p.m. and engulfed the two-stall detached garage. The fire also damaged a backyard shed, and heat melted vinyl siding on the single story home.
Crews with Waterloo Fire Rescue responded and kept the flames from spreading to neighboring structures.
No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is under investigation.
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WATERLOO – Waterloo has been named one of the seven most charming cities in Iowa by WorldAtlas, an online geography resource.
The designation highlights Waterloo for its "unique blend of outdoor recreation, cultural attractions and historical sites" making it an "ideal vacation destination."
Points of interest mentioned include the Cedar River, Lost Island Waterpark, Grout Museum District and the John Deere Tractor & Engine Museum.
The other cities mentioned were Ames, Ankeny, Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Dubuque and Iowa City.
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Police were reportedly called to a New Jersey residence late Thursday for what officials said was an "excessive" number of cats.
The call came into the Brick Township Police Department, where an investigation into the animals' care has stretched into a second day.
Once they arrived, police Thursday night requested additional support from the fire department as well as Berkeley Hazmat, the department said Friday morning.
Teams began removing animals, after it was deemed safe to enter the home. In total, 83 cats and three dogs were pulled. Police said none of the animals discovered at the property had died.
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It's not yet clear what prompted the first aid call or if any criminality may be involved as the investigation continues. Police said additional details would come later Friday.
Authorities in Brick Township have responded previously to other cases where a large number of pets were discovered at a single residence.
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What’s in a mall?
The most obvious: retail stores, like Bath & Body Works, Kohl’s and Hot Topic. Restaurants. Hair or nail salons. Kiosks.
And in recent years, churches.
Religious groups have moved into malls as the general landscape of American religion has changed and the megachurch has risen in popularity. At the same time, with the explosion of online shopping, malls have become increasingly empty.
Casper now has its own mall church.
His Outpouring Church meets in what used to be a Christian bookstore in the mall. It also has a nearby space that used to be a nail salon, which has been made into a children’s ministry space as well as a place to perform baptisms.
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“ … We get a lot of people who will like – if we’re open during the day ... people will walk in and go, ‘What is this?’ Because no one expects a church in the mall ... so it’s given us that unique opportunity,” said Brad Climer, head pastor of His Outpouring.
For a church with the slogan “Not church as usual…”, the location fits perfectly, he said.
For one, His Outpouring meets at 6 p.m. on Saturdays. The church holds interactive services, Climer and his wife, Sharon, told the Star-Tribune, during which congregants can ask and respond to questions as they feel led. The length of each service varies, and sometimes they go until 9 p.m. or 10 p.m., depending on worship and how people respond.
Climer, a born Texan who lived in Oklahoma before moving to Wyoming, was experiencing a period of hopelessness and despair in his spiritual walk. He said that he was “over” his spiritual journey when he received a message from God.
“But as I was praying, I felt like the Lord told me to come up here, because I used to come up here and teach – come up to Casper, come up to Douglas. I used to teach in churches back up here, back in the day. So I used to come up here and have an outpouring,” he said.
So he did. It started in Douglas with a tattoo artist that he helped bring to conversion. Then he helped convert a single mom who was a “closet alcoholic.”
“And then I just started getting calls from people all over the city that were struggling.”
From there, he started His Outpouring with weekly meetings in the community center in Mills, a space that worked during the beginning stages of the church but soon felt “tight” and was difficult to find from the street, he said.
He and other leaders at the church got in contact with the mall manager. She offered them the space. And they eagerly took it.
“So the mall, it was just a great location. And it was different. It was unique; it was orange in a room full of apples. And our take has always been an orange,” Climer said. “We’ve never modeled after anyone else, never tried to.”
That willingness to do something admittedly different has allowed for more opportunities for outreach, Climer and his wife said.
“We’ve had every possible –” Climer started.
“Every possible,” Sharon emphasized.
“ – from the most prestigious to the down and out, struggling, you know, we’ll have to get them a room for the night.”
But different doesn’t mean without cons. The hardest way to get to the church is through the mall, Climer told the Star-Tribune. The easiest way is to go through the back entrance, which is where employees would typically go through. But it’s “nondescript,” so the church uses large signs to denote where to come in.
(The entrance is past the sign for Ross and two big dumpsters, Climer said.)
“They gotta be brave to come in,” Climer said of going in the back way.
That, and the mall locks the doors from the outside at 9 p.m., so if someone goes out after that time and then tries to get back in, they have to text someone to open the door.
Still, they’ve been flexible: The space is large enough for a large screen and “stage” area (though it’s not elevated), plenty of plush purple seats, a podcast corner in the back of the room and a sound booth.
A breakroom has been converted to a kitchen and dining area. The aforementioned adjacent space – the former nail salon – is now used by the children and for baptisms.
And they use the entire mall, sometimes, in their ministry. They will occasionally hold scavenger hunts in which small groups have a list of things to find around the mall. During the game, they invite mallgoers to the church.
The key word is “flexibility.”
“‘Are you a street ministry?’ The answer’s yes. ‘Are you a hospital ministry?’ The answer’s yes,” Climer said. “‘Are you guys a family ministry?’ The answer’s yes. So we don’t say we’re particularly this or that. But we focus on the way Jesus did things.” | https://trib.com/news/local/casper/churches-are-moving-into-malls-casper-now-has-one-of-its-own/article_7dc249bc-eac6-11ed-978b-f3bbda8db849.html | 2023-05-05T19:21:26 | 1 | https://trib.com/news/local/casper/churches-are-moving-into-malls-casper-now-has-one-of-its-own/article_7dc249bc-eac6-11ed-978b-f3bbda8db849.html |
The suspicious death investigated by Casper police earlier this week has been ruled a homicide, Natrona County Coroner Jim Whipps announced Friday.
Daniel Robert Swope, 48, of Casper, was found dead on Tuesday night, the statement said. A large number of Casper police officers were seen working near a duplex in the area that night.
An autopsy has been completed, and Swope's family has been notified. Authorities did not release a cause of death or specify what evidence indicated Swope's death was suspicious.
Officers responded to a report of a possible dead person on the 700 block of East Third Street, the Casper Police Department said in a statement on Friday. They found Swope at the scene.
His death appeared suspicious to the responding officers, which prompted an in-depth investigation, the statement said.
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The resulting investigation determined Swope's death was a homicide.
The crime scene remains secure, and officials are asking the public to avoid the immediate area, the statement said.
Multiple agencies, including the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation, have assisted with moving the investigation forward, police said.
The incident is believed to be isolated.
"[W]e do not believe there is any ongoing threat to the public," the statement said.
Anyone with information about the homicide is asked to contact the Casper Police Department tip line at 307-920-2862 or pdtips@casperwy.gov. If the individual providing information wants to remain anonymous, he or she can provide a tip through Crime Stoppers. | https://trib.com/news/local/casper/suspicious-death-in-casper-ruled-a-homicide-police-and-coroner-say/article_d568bde4-eb71-11ed-8b96-07a41b50e484.html | 2023-05-05T19:21:37 | 0 | https://trib.com/news/local/casper/suspicious-death-in-casper-ruled-a-homicide-police-and-coroner-say/article_d568bde4-eb71-11ed-8b96-07a41b50e484.html |
An Atlantic City man has been found guilty of stalking a municipal court judge.
Nathaniel Russell, 59, was convicted Thursday of making terrorist threats, stalking, retaliation of a past official action and harassment, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said Friday.
Between August 2021 and April 2022, Russell left former Egg Harbor Township judge Marc Nehmad threatening messages. Russell also stalked the judge during the same period, the Prosecutor's Office said in a news release.
He was arrested in 2021 after making his initial threats, and he continued to swarm Nehmad with calls, the Prosecutor's Office said.
Russell is scheduled to be sentenced before Atlantic County Superior Court Judge Pamela D'Arcy on June 7.
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A Weymouth Township man was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison on aggravated assault charges stemming from a September 2020 incident in which he fired a gun at his girlfriend and responding police, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said.
James Weinerman, 31, originally agreed to a plea deal Nov. 2 in which he would serve an eight-year sentence for two counts of second-degree aggravated assault. But the court deviated from the original agreement — to the state's objection — and sentenced him to a term on par with a third-degree offense, the Prosecutor's Office said Friday in a news release.
The state is expected to appeal the sentence.
On Sept. 12, 2020, State Police responded to a domestic dispute on South Jersey Avenue in Weymouth Township. They said Weinerman barricaded himself in his residence while in possession of multiple firearms.
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After speaking with Weinerman's girlfriend, State Police learned earlier in the day the two engaged in a verbal argument that escalated to the point where Weinerman wouldn't let her and her children leave the residence. She told State Police that Weinerman said nobody was going to be able to leave and he would shoot the engine block of her car. He then fired a single round from a long gun, striking the front of her car while she was within 10 feet of it.
A 911 call was made, State Police said, and Weinerman barricaded himself inside the home and refused to come out. Crisis negotiators established contact with Weinerman. State Police's TEAMS Unit moved into position with two armored vehicles called Bearcats to initiate a possible breach of the residence.
After about five minutes, Weinerman fired several rounds out of an open rear doorway in the direction of one of the Bearcats, State Police said. The vehicle had about 10 state troopers either inside or behind it, State Police said. The rounds also struck other unoccupied vehicles in the proximity of the troopers, forcing State Police to retreat inside the Bearcat for safety.
After several hours of negotiations, Weinerman agreed to exit the residence and surrender. Weinerman forcefully resisted arrest, State Police said, prompting troopers to deploy a K-9, which bit Weinerman during the apprehension. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/weymouth-township-man-sentenced-in-september-2020-standoff-and-shooting-incident/article_870a71ac-eb6b-11ed-b33a-abffec072020.html | 2023-05-05T19:24:07 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/weymouth-township-man-sentenced-in-september-2020-standoff-and-shooting-incident/article_870a71ac-eb6b-11ed-b33a-abffec072020.html |
OCEAN CITY — For the 50th consecutive year, the city's hermit crab mascot, Martin Z. Mollusk, saw his shadow on the day that bears his name, a good omen the city says guarantees an early summer.
Martin Z. Mollusk Day is Ocean City’s version of Groundhog Day, in which an animal is called upon to predict the shifting of seasons. To goose a good outcome, Martin’s handlers sometimes provide a little artificial light "to help Martin make the right call," the city admitted in a news release.
But on Friday morning, the sun shined brightly to preserve Martin’s perfect record.
The ceremony was emceed by local meteorologist “Nor’easter” Nick Pittman. The Cape Shore Chorus Sweet Adelines and String Band Novelties also performed. Ocean City Fire Department EMTs checked Martin’s vitals to make sure he was fit for duty, the city said, and children from Ocean City’s Little Rec’ers recreation program had front-row seats to witness Martin’s prediction. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/ocean-citys-martin-z-mollusk-predicts-an-early-summer-for-the-50th-straight-year/article_636d8d94-eb69-11ed-8da5-4708b9297756.html | 2023-05-05T19:24:13 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/ocean-citys-martin-z-mollusk-predicts-an-early-summer-for-the-50th-straight-year/article_636d8d94-eb69-11ed-8da5-4708b9297756.html |
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A mother was arrested on several charges, including aggravated manslaughter of a child, after her 2-year-old son was found dead in a car seat in an Orange County hotel room in April, according to an arrest warrant.
Appalonia Lampkin, 32, was arrested Thursday after her son was found dead on April 18, documents show. Officials said the family lived in the hotel room as part of arrangements by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
According to the warrant, Lampkin left her son and his 1-year-old sister unattended on multiple occasions prior to his death. Earlier in the day, Lampkin left her children in a running vehicle while she was in the hotel room, officials said.
The boy had a medical condition called tracheal stenosis, which created respiratory issues when sick or attempting to eat food, the arrest warrant said. The boy was left strapped in a car seat inside the hotel room while Lampkin met with officials from FEMA in the hotel conference room to discuss her housing arrangements, records show.
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When Lampkin returned to the room after the meeting, the toddler was slumped in the seat and unresponsive, according to the warrant.
The total amount of time the children were unattended that day amounted to 2 hours and 5 minutes, officials said.
Lampkin faces charges of aggravated manslaughter of a child, neglect of a child and culpable negligence.
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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis has thrown the latest punch in his ongoing feud with Florida’s largest employer, Walt Disney World, by signing a bill aimed at voiding the former Reedy Creek Improvement District’s development deal with the theme park and media giant.
DeSantis signed the bill, SB 1604, on Friday. The bill went to the governor’s desk after it cleared the state Senate on Thursday in a 27 to 13 vote along party lines.
The new measure by the Florida Legislature is essentially tailor-made to allow the new board to sidestep the agreement. It would preclude any independent special district with a newly-remade governing body from following a development agreement that was made three months before the law that changed the way the district’s governing body was chosen. You can read the measure here.
Then the measure allows the board to review the agreement and decide whether to readopt it. This must be done within four months of taking control of the district.
The new law officially takes effect on July 1.
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This all comes as a response to a deal RCID made with Disney that was put into effect on Feb. 8 which essentially gave Disney full control over the development of the land within the special district, essentially stripping power from DeSantis’ board before it even formed.
The tourism oversight board, for its part, also voted in April to give itself “superior authority” over the district, including Lake Buena Vista, where the district is headquartered, and Bay Lake in a bid to overturn the deal made by the RCID with Disney.
Disney responded by filing a lawsuit against DeSantis and the state in federal court, claiming it was the target of political retribution for speaking out against Florida’s Parental Rights in Education law, dubbed “Don’t Say Gay” by critics, back in March 2022 when Bob Chapek was still CEO.
The tourism oversight board then retaliated with its own lawsuit against Disney. The suit claims the agreements with Disney “reek of a backroom deal.” The previous board members failed to give proper notice about the agreements, lacked the authority to make them, unlawfully delegated governmental authority to a private entity and the agreements are unenforceable under Florida law, according to the suit.
In addition to the new development provisions in SB 1604, the state also recently passed SB 1250, which will apply Department of Transportation safety standards to monorail lines that connect Walt Disney World resorts and parks.
The plan would require audits, compliance reports conducted every three years and an annual onsite evaluation.
Disney and other large theme parks conduct their own safety inspections because of a carve-out from oversight by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The department inspects amusement park rides except at facilities or parks that have more than 1,000 employees and full-time inspectors on staff.
The Disney monorail system, opened in 1971, covers nearly 15 miles and handles more than 50 million passengers a year, according to the company. The monorail cars were last updated in 1989.
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