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SAN ANTONIO — Two men are in custody after being accused of setting off explosives in east Bexar County.
Fire marshal investigators responded to a report of explosives on Buttercup Lane around 5 p.m. on Wednesday.
Bexar County deputies stopped a vehicle suspected to be involved. Deputies said they saw what appeared to be a possible explosive device inside the vehicle.
Two men, Joey Whitehead, 42, and Robert Pena, 43, were detailed. Both were charged with a felony count of Second Degree Arson, among other charges.
Fire marshals discovered blast damage on an open field as well as property damage. They also recovered two stolen vehicles.
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The next time you take a walk along the Chuck Huckelberry Loop, you may spot some new art recently completed by Tucson muralists.
In April, artists Jessica Gonzales and Rock Martinez finished their work on a new mural titled "Tracks and Trails" along the north bank of the Rillito River near Country Club Road.
The 4,000-square-foot mural was commissioned by Pima County and highlights Tucson's flora and fauna.
A new mural titled "Tracks and Trails" is bringing color to the river walk near Country Club Road. The new mural by Jessica Gonzales and Rock Martinez was commissioned by Pima County and features vibrant depictions of Arizona wildlife. Video by Pascal Albright / Arizona Daily Star
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Less than two miles west of the mural, a new bronze sculpture by artist Joe Pagac was unveiled April 29 near Rillito Race Track.
The interactive sculpture, "Bicycle Built For Two," depicts a javelina riding a bike just off of the Loop at the Mountain Avenue Bridge.
A new bronze sculpture by local artist Joe Pagac was unveiled April 29 along the river path near Rillito Park. The installation features a javelina on a bike with an extra seat behind for passersby to interact with and sit on. Video by Pascal Albright/ Arizona Daily Star
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A map and 110+ photos of Tucson's beautiful murals
First, here's a map to help you start your mural hunt 🎨
Joe Pagac Mural at Himmel Park
A woman takes a photo of the new mural by Joe Pagac at Himmel Park.
Mamta Popat, Arizona Daily Star
La Mujer Empoderada
A passerby takes a look at Ignacio Garcia working on his La Empoderada mural adorning the east side of the MLK Apartments, Fifth Avenue and Congress Street, Tucson, Ariz., February 9, 2022.
Kelly Presnell, Arizona Daily Star
English Salon Spa Mural
This mural is located at English Salon Spa, 27 N. Scott Ave.
Gloria Knott / #ThisIsTucson
Arizona Arts Live mural
This mural, by Robbie Lee Harris, is located at 702 S. Stone Ave.
Gloria Knott / #ThisIsTucson
Amphitheater Middle School mural
Artist Katherine Joyce, left, videographer Arielle Alelunas and artist Ana Santos paint sections of a new mural at Amphitheater Middle School, 315 E. Prince Rd., on Friday. The 1,560 square-foot mural designed by Joe Pagac was inspired by the Amphitheater Middle School mascot, a pirate, and set in a story book format, said Pagac. Pagac and four other local artists are expected to finish on Monday. The mural was funded by Cox Communications.
Rebecca Sasnett, Arizona Daily Star
"Red Fuji" mural
This mural, by Eric Carr, is located at Yume Japanese Gardens of Tucson, 2130 N. Alvernon Way.
Yume Japanese Gardens of Tucson
Fort Lowell mural
Find this giant mural at 290 W. Fort Lowell Road, made by Ignacio Garcia.
Jen Bond, This Is Tucson
Modern Aquarian mural
This mural, by Ashley White of Modern Aquarian, is at 121 E. Congress St.
Gloria Knott / #ThisIsTucson
El Tour de Tucson Inspired Mural
A biker rides past the critters taking a ride of their own in the latest Joe Pagac and team mural at Alameda Street and Court Avenue, downtown Tucson, Ariz., March 24, 2021. The biking themed mural is on the west side of the Transamerica Parking Structure and is supported by El Tour de Tucson and Tucson Medical Center.
Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
TMC mural by Joe Pagac
This mural at Tucson Medical Center was painted by Joe Pagac, Katherine Joyce Lester and Arielle Pagac-Alelunas in March 2021.
Veronica M. Cruz | This Is Tucson
Danny Martin Mural at Nissan
Find a Danny Martin mural inside the showroom and office building of Thoroughbred Nissan.
Veronica M. Cruz | This Is Tucson
Woven Bonds We've Grown Upon
"Woven Bonds We've Grown Upon" by Jessica Gonzales is in Parque Los Arroyos, 18225 S. Avenida Arroyo Seco .
Veronica M. Cruz | This Is Tucson
Zion City Church mural
Pictured is Joe Pagac's largest mural to date, located at Zion City Church, 2561 W. Ruthrauff Road.
Gloria Knott, This Is Tucson
Community Foundation Campus mural
This mural by Ignacio Garcia is located at 5049 E. Broadway.
Jen Bond | This Is Tucson
Frame mural
Jessica Gonzales created this mural on the entryway of Arizona Picture and Frame, 4523 E. Speedway.
Jen Bond | This Is Tucson
Ben Franklin mural
A Ben Franklin mural by Ignacio Garcia on the Frey Financial building at 2329 N. Tucson Blvd.
Becky Pallack
Downtown mural
A small dog looks out the window of a truck driving on Scott Avenue in front of the mural on the east wall of Cobra Arcade, downtown Tucson, Ariz., February 4, 2021.
Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Insect Tea Party
This mural is located at 329 S. Norris Ave., near Tucson Boulevard and Broadway. It was done in 2018 by Cara Gibson, Janet Miller, Lori Adkisson and Greg Yares.
Greg Yares
Pen Macias mural
Pen Macias works on a mural for a client on Broadway between Columbus Boulevard and Alvernon Way on May 25, 2020. The mural represents her client, a single mother of four who works in the health care field. One half of the mural is dedicated to the connection between mothers and their children. The other half is dedicated to the connection between nurses and patients.
Rebecca Sasnett, Arizona Daily Star
Animal bicycle mural
This mural by Joe Pagac and Katherine Joyce is located along Stone Avenue near First Street.
Irene McKisson | This Is Tucson
Ignacio UFO Mural
This new mural, 5055 E. Speedway , by Ignacio Garcia is otherwordly.
Veronica M. Cruz | This Is Tucson
Danny Martin Mural Arizona Avenue
Snap your selfie with this skeleton woman taking a selfie by Danny Martin on Arizona Avenue across from Armory Park.
Veronica M. Cruz | This Is Tucson
Elizabeth Taylor Mural by Sean John Cannon
This mural by Sean John Cannon can be found at Old Town Apartments in Armory Park.
Veronica M. Cruz | This Is Tucson
Danny Martin Mural Campbell Avenue
Find this mural by Danny Martin on the east wall of Momo's on Sixth Street and Campbell Avenue.
Veronica M. Cruz | This Is Tucson
Melo Dominguez Mural
"Community Scholars" mural located at 4801 S. 12th Ave. by Melo Dominguez.
Veronica M. Cruz | This Is Tucson
Joe Pagac Tribute Mural, Barrio Viejo
“Tribute Mural” by local artist Joe Pagac was painted at a private residence at 25 W. Simpson St. The mural was created to honor the original homeowners, Andres and Guadalupe Herrera, who built the home in 1906.
Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Johanna Martinez mural, Barrio Viejo
A mural by Johanna Martinez featuring Lalo Guerrero can be seen at 600 S. Meyer Ave.
Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Jessica Gonzales mural, barrio viejo
A monsoon inspired mural by Jessica Gonzales is painted on the wall of a private residence at 592 S. Ninth Ave.
Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Lash Factor Studio mural by J. Keegan Rider, Barrio Viejo
Kellie Kongnso, owner of Lash Factor Studio, commissioned muralist J. Keegan Rider to create this small mural at the southeast corner of Simpson Street and Meyer Ave.
Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
La Suprema Works & Events mural by Isaac Caruso, Barrio Viejo
A mural by Isaac Caruso on the north wall of La Suprema Works & Events, at 319 W. Simpson St. It's one of several murals and other works of art in the colorful Barrio Viejo neighborhood.
Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Ignacio Garcia Wildcat mural
Muralist Ignacio Garcia painted this cool cat on the west wall of Apple Tree Learning Center, 1010 E. Broadway.
Veronica M. Cruz | This Is Tucson
Jessica Gonzales' Creative Machines mural
This eye-catching piece by Jessica Gonzales covers two walls at Creative Machines headquarters, 4141 E. Irvington Road .
Veronica M. Cruz | This Is Tucson
Safe Shift
Find this Wagon Burner Arts Mural on the west wall of Safe Shift, an estate sale/resale store, at 2801 E. Grant Road
Veronica M. Cruz | This Is Tucson
Rock Martinez "Look Out" mural
Two murals by Rock "Cyfi" Martinez cover the north wall of Cicli Noe at 1622 S. Sixth Ave.
Veronica M. Cruz | This Is Tucson
Wagon Burner Arts
Wagon Burner Arts created this mural on the west wall of a computer repair shop in Barrio Hollywood, 1016 W. St. Mary's Road .
Veronica M. Cruz
The Loft Cinema mural
This mural by Jessica Gonzales is on the west-facing wall of The Loft Cinema, at 3233 E. Speedway.
Josh Galemore, Arizona Daily Star
Tuxon Hotel
The Tuxon Hotel, 960 S. Freeway, has one of Tucson's newest murals created by Joe Pagac and FORS Architecture.
Veronica M. Cruz | This Is Tucson
Las Adelitas mural
This mural designed by Paco Velez Anzueto is nearly complete and is part of a large collection of murals that can be found on the east wall of his gallery Studio One: A Space for Art and Activism and the Toole Shed,
197 E. Toole Ave.
Veronica M. Cruz | This Is Tucson
Camila Ibarra mural
Camila Ibarra painted this Black Lives Matter mural on the side of Hotel Congress in solidarity with African Americans fighting police brutality and racial oppression.
Courtesy of Camila Ibarra
Black Lives Matter mural
Local artist Robbie Lee Harris created this mural near the Rialto Theatre as part of a Black Lives Matter mural project.
Josh Galemore / Arizona Daily Star
Goodwill mural
Painted by muralist Joe Pagac, this large mural is located at the Goodwill location on Fourth Avenue.
Arizona Daily Star
Prince mural
This mural on the side of the Rialto Theatre honors Prince, who died in 2016.
Arizona Daily Star
Jessica Gonzales mural
Artist Jessica Gonzales adds final touches to a mural at Antigone Books, 411 N. 4th Ave.
Arizona Daily Star
Tucson Together
Pedestrians walk past a mural on the west side of Playground Bar and Lounge, 278 E. Congress St., on April 27, 2020. The mural, painted by Jessica Gonzales, was inspired by local businesses, according to Gonzales' Facebook page. Each letter represents a Tucson business. From left to right is Old Tucson Studios, Fox Tucson Theatre, Hotel Congress, Eegee's, the Gateway Saguaro sign on Oracle and Adams Street, Hub Restaurant and Ice Creamery, Ben's Bells and the Rialto Theatre.
Rebecca Sasnett / Arizona Daily Star
The Triumph of the Human Spirit
“The Triumph of the Human Spirit” is a mural by Kurt Schlaefer on the side of a seamstress shop at 945 W. Congress St. It is based upon an art piece and poem submitted to the Resilience Project by a local survivor of sexual assault.
Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
RilitoBend Neighborhood
Sue Ann Breems spent more than three years and hundreds of hours working on the mosaic mural in the RillitoBend Neighborhood. It is located on the northeast corner of Prince Road and Cactus Boulevard.
Rebecca Sasnett / Arizona Daily Star
Tucson murals
Schoolchildren paint a Butterfly Effect mural at the Pascua Yaqui Tribe Resource Center, 2209 N. 15th Ave., May 10, 2019, in Tucson, Ariz.
Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Joe Pagac mural on water tank
Joe Pagac transformed this 250,000-gallon water tank into a masterpiece. Find it at Tanque Verde Ranch, 14301 E. Speedway Blvd.
Courtesy Joe Pagac
Joe Pagac mural at La Encantada, 2905 E. Skyline Dr.
Sonora Brunch Company
A mural by local artist Jessica Gonzales covers the wall of the new Sonoran Brunch Company on South Kolb Road, just north of East 22nd Street.
Andi Berlin / This is Tucson
Goddess of Agave mural
Traffic on Sixth Street speeds by the Goddess of Agave mural on the old Tucson Warehouse & Transfer Co., and the current home of Benjamin Supply, at Seventh Ave., Friday, March 22, 2019, Tucson, Ariz.
Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
UA mural
Artist Danny Martin talks about his mural, The Cactus Comet Rides Again, which features Arizona great Art Luppino, newly painted in the southeast corner of Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Sept. 14, 2019.
Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Palo Verde Pool mural
Part of the Palo Verde Pool mural painted by student artists and Isaac Caruso.
Angela Pittenger | This Is Tucson
Palo Verde Pool mural
Muralist Isaac Caruso and four student artists painted this mural at the Palo Verde Pool.
Angela Pittenger | This Is Tucson
Tucson murals
This mural was created by Racheal Rios and Carlos Valenzuela. Find it at 86 E. Alameda Street.
Samantha Munsey
Tucson murals
Banner - University Medicine commissioned four Arizona artists to create five murals around town. This scene of flying whales, which was not yet finished when this photo was taken, was painted by Tucson muralist Joe Pagac. Find it at 2320 N. Campbell Avenue , near Grant.
Andi Berlin | This Is Tucson
Tucson murals
This mural, created by Phoenix muralist Lalo Cota, can be found on 3443 E. Speedway Blvd. , near The Loft Cinema. Cota is a surrealist painter who draws inspiration from his Mexican-American heritage.
Samantha Munsey
Tucson murals
Another mural created by Lalo Cota for Banner - University Medicine. Find this one near Oracle and Prince at 3540 N. Oracle Road .
Samantha Munsey
Tucson murals
Find this tranquil lady on Fourth Avenue near Eighth Street. It was painted by Tucson artist Ignacio Garcia as part of a mural project commissioned by Banner - University Medicine.
Irene McKisson | This Is Tucson
Tucson murals
Tucson artist Jessica Gonzales created this mural on the street-facing wall of the No-Tel Motel at 2425 N. Oracle Road .
Andi Berlin | This Is Tucson
Tucson murals
This mural is located at Amy's Donuts, 101 E. Fort Lowell Rd.
Jerry Peek / tucsonmurals.blogspot.com
Tucson murals
This mural is at Oury Park on West Saint Marys Road.
Jerry Peek / tucsonmurals.blogspot.com
Tucson murals
This mural can be found at Davis Bilingual Elementary Magnet School.
Jerry Peek / tucsonmurals.blogspot.com
Tucson murals
This jaguar mural is located near East Toole Avenue and North Seventh Avenue. Update December 2019: This mural has been removed, but we are keeping the photo here for posterity.
Courtesy Dave Vangelder
El Rio Restoration Project
The El Rio Restoration Project uses the help of local artists and roughly 20 youth volunteers to restore the murals of Tucson artist, David Tineo. The artist has graced the El Rio Neighborhood Center with seven murals since 1976, however, the murals have faced vandalism and faded over time. This restoration occurred on Saturday, June 15th, 2019.
By David Martinez
Arizona Daily Star
Tucson murals
Detail of the boy in Ignacio Garcia's mural titled "PETA Piñata" in the alleyway near 31 N. Sixth Ave. on April 19, 2019, as part of the Tucson Arts Brigade Downtown Mural Project.
Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Tucson murals
Detail of the boy in Ignacio Garcia's mural titled "PETA Piñata" in the alleyway near 31 N. Sixth Ave. on April 19, 2019, as part of the Tucson Arts Brigade Downtown Mural Project.
Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Linda Ronstadt, mural, music hall, 2022
Dwarfed by its size, muralist Rock Martinez, middle, stands in front of his image of singer Linda Ronstadt while hanging it on the stage of the Tucson Convention Center Music Hall on Thursday, May 5, 2022. The Hall was renamed after Ronstadt during a ceremony at the 40th annual International Mariachi Conference Espectacular Concert. Ronstadt is one of the founders of the festival.
A.E. Araiza / Special for the Arizona Daily Star
Selena mural at American Eat Co.
The Selena mural on the back wall of American Eat Co. was painted by local artist Jonny Ballesteros.
Andi Berlin | This Is Tucson
Tucson murals
Joe Pagac, local Tucson artist, continues work on a bike mural at 601 N. Stone Ave. on April 15, 2019. Pagac is one of four artists who were chosen from a pool of 44 applicants to paint their creations in and near downtown as part of the Tucson Arts Brigade Downtown Mural Project.
Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Historic Y Mural
A mural titled "Sonora" on the side of the Historic Y building at 300 W. University Blvd. was completed on December 18, 2018. Karlito Miller Espinosa aka Mata Ruda, the artist, teaches an illustration class in the school of art at the University of Arizona. With the help of two of his students, Analaura Villegas and Brisa Tzintzun, he completed the commissioned mural within a week. Espinosa says the mural is a quilt of images that represent some of the different organizations that have offices in the building.
Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Sugar Hill neighborhood mural
Murals by Tucson Arts Brigade line a resident’s fence in the Sugar Hill neighborhood.
Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Tucson murals
Andi Berlin | This Is Tucson
Tucson murals
This mural was created by Joel Valdez and Rock Martinez. Find it at 197 E. Toole Ave . This mural has been removed, but we are keeping the photo here for posterity.
Andi Berlin | This Is Tucson
Sam Hughes School
This mural on the patio wall at Sam Hughes School is not available for public view, so we offer it here. It was painted by Carlos Encinas in 2012.
Carlos Encinas
Sam Hughes School
This mural on the patio wall at Sam Hughes School is not available for public view, so we offer it here. It was painted by Carlos Encinas in 2012.
Carlos Encinas
Tucson murals
Rachel Slick, Tim Schirack, and Alexandra Gjurasic painted a mural on the Cafe 54 building at 54 E. Pennington Street.
Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Hotel McCoy mural
A mural in progress. This is one of a series by Joe Pagac at the Hotel McCoy, 720 W. Silverlake Road.
Joe Pagac
Hotel McCoy mural
Part of a series of murals by Joe Pagac at the Hotel McCoy, 720 W. Silverlake Road .
Joe Pagac
Hotel McCoy mural
The first part of an episodic mural by Joe Pagac on the walls of the Hotel McCoy, 720 W. Silverlake Road.
Joe Pagac
Hotel McCoy mural
Joe Pagac is painting an episodic mural inspired by a poem about Tucson and The Odyssey at Hotel McCoy, 720 W. Silverlake Road.
Joe Pagac
Danny Martin mural for Why I Love Where I Live
Murals by artist Danny Martin and commissioned by the Why I Love Where I Live brand on the northern wall of Reproductions, Inc., 234 E. 6th St. on Feb. 14, 2018, in Tucson, Ariz. The murals were commissioned for Valentine's Day and the 106th anniversary of Arizona's statehood.
Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Danny Martin mural for Why I Love Where I Live
A cyclist rides past a mural by artist Danny Martin, commissioned by the Why I Love Where I Live brand, on the northern wall of Reproductions, Inc., 234 E. 6th St. on Feb. 14, 2018, in Tucson, Ariz. The murals were commissioned for Valentine's Day and the 106th anniversary of Arizona's statehood.
Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Danny Martin Mural for Why I Love Where I Live
This mural, 234 E. 6th St. , pays homage to Tucson's diversity. "There are different cultures and connections all playing off one another and creating something beautiful and unique," Kristin Tovar said.
Johanna Willett | This Is Tucson
Greetings From... Tucson mural
A mural by Greetings From... was painted in the alley behind Miller Surplus at 406 N. Sixth Ave., in February 2017 by Victor Ving and his girlfriend, photographer Lisa Beggs.
Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Rock Martinez mural
Artist Rock Martinez' latest mural of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera painted on a private residence near W. Cushing & Avenida del Palo Fierro in Tucson.
Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star
The Talking Mural
Tierra Y Libertad worked with artists Alex Jimenez and Johanna Martinez on “The Talking Mural” on the Raspados Oasis building at 4126 S. 12th Ave.
Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Tasteful Kitchen mural
This mural is located at The Tasteful Kitchen, 722 N. Stone Ave.
Alicia Vega
Mission Manor mural
This mural was painted by Mission Manor Elementary School students during the 1990-1991 school year. Find it at 600 W. Santa Rosa Street .
Andi Berlin | This Is Tucson
Tucson murals
Andi Berlin | This Is Tucson
Farmer John's mural
This mural is located at The Slaughterhouse, 1102 W. Grant Road .
Alicia Vega
Barrio Centro mural
This mural is located on the wall next to the Lucky Wishbone at 2712 E. 22nd St.
Andi Berlin | This Is Tucson
Unity Amid Diversity mural
This mural was painted by a large group of people, and dedicated to the Primavera Foundation's "founders, staff and volunteers for providing help and hope to people of every diversity since 1983." Find it at 702 S. Sixth Ave.
Andi Berlin | This Is Tucson
Tucson murals
You have to get down to the south side to see this gem featuring the Virgin de Guadalupe from Rock "Cyfi" Martinez, creator of Agave Goddess. The mural is located at Desert Suds CarWash, 4610 S. 12th Ave.
Andi Berlin | This Is Tucson
Cesar Chavez mural
Find this mural, by Melchor Ramirez, in Cesar Chavez Park in the Five Points neighborhood, 760 S. Stone Ave.
Andi Berlin | This Is Tucson
Barrio El Hoyo mural
Find this mural on Simpson Street, just west of Main Avenue.
Andi Berlin | This Is Tucson
Barrio Viejo mural
This mural has lots of popular folk icons, like the Virgen de Guadalupe and the Aztec sun god Huitzilopochtli. It was originally painted in the '80s by students under the supervision of muralist Martin Moreno, but was touched up by the artist in 2011. Find the mural at 420 S. Main Ave.
Andi Berlin | This Is Tucson
Tucson murals
This mural is located behind Exo Roast Co. on Seventh Street and Seventh Avenue.
Andi Berlin | This Is Tucson
Clownfish mural
Andi Berlin | This Is Tucson
Dunbar/Spring Mural
This mural, painted by Susan Kay Johnson, is a reminder of the annual All Souls Procession. It's located along Ninth Avenue, south of University Boulevard.
Dinosaur mural
This dinosaur mural, by Chris Andrews, is located on the corner of Main Avenue and Helen Street.
Samantha Munsey / This Is Tucson
Wagon Burner Arts mural
Find this mural by Wagon Burner Arts on the corner of Grant Road and Martin Avenue.
Gloria Knott, This Is Tucson
Jessica Gonzales mural
Jessica Gonzales created two murals at The Tuxon.
Gloria Knott, This Is Tucson
Isaac Caruso mural
Isaac Caruso's juicy mural is located at 9 N. Scott Avenue.
Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Tucson murals
Ignacio Garcia's Bill Walton riding a jackalope is on one of the walls of the Rialto Theatre in downtown Tucson. Find it on the east wall, 318 E. Congress St.
Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
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Over the last year, the name Tucson Tome Gnome has become instantly recognizable across the Old Pueblo.
Now, the group of book-loving friends who hide free books around town is getting recognition on a national level with a recent feature on “The Today Show.” (Yes, The Today Show.)
The Tucson Tome Gnome was featured on “The Today Show’s Morning Boost with Hoda Kotb” on May 4. You can watch the nearly four-minute segment on “The Today Show” website at tucne.ws/1n9d.
“We are still in a state of disbelief that ‘The Today Show’ reached out and wanted to cover the Tome Gnome! Did it happen? It happened! But we are absolutely ecstatic that we were given such an amazing opportunity to showcase our love for Tucson and some of our favorite parts of town,” said the Tucson Tome Gnome in a message to #ThisIsTucson.
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“We are so grateful for those of you who have been following us and supporting us since we started in September 2021 and we couldn’t be more excited to see books, kindness and our beloved Tucson featured in this fabulous (and wildly unexpected!) way.”
A crew from “The Today Show” came down to Tucson in late March to film the Tucson Tome Gnome during their monthly book-hiding excursion.
During their visit, the Tome Gnomes hid books in downtown Tucson, Barrio Viejo and at other iconic locations near a Jessica Gonzales mural and in El Presidio.
#ThisIsTucson was the first to write about Tucson Tome Gnome in early 2022. Since the initial report, the group has successfully held a fundraiser to distribute more free books in the community, hosted multiple book-related social events and recently became a nonprofit.
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PHOENIX — The Phoenix City Council pledged last year to make their police department the highest-paid police agency in the state.
The council fulfilled that pledge to officers in a unanimous vote Wednesday, as part of a larger goal of attracting new employees citywide and keeping current workers on board.
The city's goal: lowering a 17% vacancy rate for jobs citywide.
The Phoenix Law Enforcement Association agreed to a one-year contract with a 2.16% pay raise for officers, plus a one-time payout of 5% of their salary.
New recruits will start at $70,000 a year. The top of the salary range for officers will be almost $108,000.
Boosting the top of the salary range gives veteran officers more opportunities for raises.
The raises are based on an internal Phoenix "classification and compensation" study that compared police pay by Arizona law-enforcement agencies.
The pay raises for the police union and other employee unions are coming out of Phoenix's budget surplus. City Manager Jeff Barton set aside $114 million for the raises, according to city spokesman Dan Wilson.
High vacancy rates are affecting police service.
According to 12News research, 10 years ago Phoenix had 3,200 sworn officers serving 1.5 million people. That was one officer for every 470 residents.
Today, 2,560 sworn officers serve 1.65 million people. That's one officer for every 645 residents.
"We need growth, we truly need growth," Interim Police Chief Michael Sullivan said in a March interview.
Sullivan said that police staffing had stabilized. But 18% of the Phoenix Police Department's budgeted positions are still empty.
"We'll continue to work very, very hard to do what we can to recruit folks in and make sure that we retain the people that are already here."
The police department is moving toward what Sullivan called "civilianization" - shifting some duties from sworn officers to civilian employees.
Last year, the city council approved the hiring of two dozen "civilian investigators." They are new, non-sworn positions that help reduce caseloads by doing background checks, helping with search warrants, and performing other tasks.
Civilian investigators can't make arrests or carry a weapon.
Sullivan was brought in to deal with a U.S. Department of Justice investigation of police practices.
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BLUFF CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – U.S. Rep. Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) visited the Bluff City Town Hall on Friday to send off a group of veterans on their way to Washington D.C. as part of the Honor Flight.
After the event, Rep. Harshbarger spoke with News Channel 11 regarding various topics on Capitol Hill.
Harshbarger spoke on the recent issue of the debt ceiling legislation. The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that would raise the debt ceiling by $1.5 trillion to avoid the country defaulting.
Time is ticking to get a deal done, with the country potentially defaulting some time in the summer if that deal does not come to fruition. Harshbarger said that the ball is now in the court of the Democrats and President Joe Biden.
“It’s in the Biden administration’s court,” Harshbarger said. “We’ll see what they send back to us.”
Immigration is another key issue that will be a hot topic on Capitol Hill next week. Title 42, a public health order that suspended a migrant’s right to asylum, will end on May 11. The order was put in place at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Harshbarger said that the U.S. does not have operational control of its southern border with Mexico. She said that the House is working on a bill to address the issue at the border.
“We haven’t seen the details, but we do have to do something,” Harshbarger said. “The sovereignty of a nation depends on its borders.”
In terms of online safety, Rep. Harshbarger condemned the use of TikTok in the U.S. She said that one of her committees is working on a bill that would address online safety for Americans.
“My committee, Energy and Commerce, is working on a federal privacy law that would encompass everybody and protect your rights,” Harshbarger said.
Last month, Harshbarger announced her support of presidential candidate Donald Trump’s bid for the White House. She also joined his campaign team.
Harshbarger said that the current leadership at the White House is weak, and she wants to lean on a candidate with proven experience.
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BLOOMINGTON — Grammy-nominated Christian music band MercyMe will perform at Grossinger Motors Arena, 101 S. Madison St. in Bloomington, at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13.
The show is part of band's fall "Together Again Tour." Also joining the band will be Crowder and Andrew Ripp.
Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, May 12, and can be purchased on the arena's website.
The band previously toured the U.S. this spring to support their latest album, "Always Only Jesus," with the No. 1 hit "Then Christ Came."
They will release a new single, "To Not Worship You," on Friday, May 19.
World Championship ICE Racing returns tonight to Grossinger Motors Arena. The championship will take place at the arena, 101 S. Madison St., at 7 p.m.
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Kicking into high gear is Ottawa High School's dance team, competing in preliminary rounds Friday in the Illinois High School Association Competitive Dance Finals at Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloomington.
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Lincoln High School's dance team competes Friday in preliminary rounds of the Illinois High School Association Competitive Dance State Finals at Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloomington.
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Lincoln competes on Friday during the Illinois High School Association Competitive Dance State Finals preliminary rounds at Grossinger Motors Arena.
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Lincoln High School competes on Friday during the Illinois High School Association Competitive Dance State Finals preliminary rounds at Grossinger Motors Arena.
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Eureka High School's dance team strikes an emotional pose Friday in preliminary rounds of the Illinois High School Association Competitive Dance State Finals at Grossinger Motors Arena. It was EHS's fifth consecutive year at the state finals.
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Eureka's Matt Kean joins in on a dance-off with other friends and family supporting during a break on Friday at the Illinois High School Association Competitive Dance State Finals at Grossinger Motors Arena. Kean came to cheer on his daughter, MaKenna Kean, a senior at Eureka High School.
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Shown are members and coaches for Fieldcrest High School on Friday before preliminary rounds of the Illinois State High School Association state dance finals. Pictured back left is coach Tina Fortner, assistant coach Natalie Fortner is back right, and left bottom row is Bella Fortner.
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Members of the Clinton High School dance team ripple through poses Saturday during final rounds in the Illinois High School Association Competitive Dance Finals in Bloomington.
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The Edwardsville High School dance team makes moves with poise Friday during preliminary rounds of the Illinois High School Association Competitive Dance State Finals in Bloomington.
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Members of Lake Zurich High School's dance team get jumping during final rounds Saturday of the Illinois High School Association Competitive Dance Finals at Grossinger Motors Arena.
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BOISE, Idaho — This article originally appeared in the Idaho Press.
Boise Police responded to Camel's Back Park on Tuesday afternoon for a report of antisemitic vandalism carved into sandstone by juveniles, city spokesperson Haley Williams told the Idaho Press.
Two citizens and an officer hiked to the image and removed it from the sandstone, Williams said.
“BPD takes all reports of this conduct seriously and the responding officer took a report and began an investigation. As with any crime of this nature, officers investigated to determine if there was any evidence that a victim was specifically targeted and if there is evidence of a hate crime,” Williams said. “At this time, there does not appear to be anyone who was specially targeted.”
Photos on social media appear to show an image of a swastika.
The swastika is the symbol of Nazi Germany, whose leader Adolf Hitler carried out a genocide that murdered more than 10 million, including six million Jews. The Holocaust is infamous for its inhumanity. Its victims were starved in ghettos, killed in trucks the Nazis engineered to pump in carbon monoxide, shot and worked to death, among other methods of murder.
This is not a new issue for the city of Boise. Just last week, white supremacist vandalism was found on the footbridge near Payette Brewing.
Swastikas were also discovered in recent years on a historic building downtown, in a bike lane in northwest Boise, and in the tunnels on the Boise River Greenbelt and the Anne Frank Memorial. Additionally, swastikas were found on a St. Luke’s hospital in McCall.
A mural was painted inside the Eighth Street Tunnel in response to antisemitic graffiti that was spray painted in several Greenbelt tunnels.
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BOISE, Idaho — This article originally appeared in the Idaho Press.
The U.S. Senate on Thursday unanimously confirmed the nomination of Judge Amanda Brailsford as the new federal district judge for Idaho.
She will replace Judge Lynn Winmill, who took senior status in August 2021.
On April 27, the Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously supported her nomination in a voice vote, which is rare for judicial nominations, according to University of Richmond law professor Carl Tobias, who tracks federal judge appointments. During a voice vote, senators all say either aye or nay at the same time, and it’s most often used for votes that are expected to have broad consensus.
“This is a tribute to the nominee, who possesses much relevant experience as a judge and practitioner and was a consensus nominee,” Tobias said in an email. “Both Idaho senators cooperated with the White House to find someone whom the GOP and Democrats could support.”
The Senate also confirmed her in a voice vote in another rare move. Tobias said none of Biden’s 32 appellate appointees received a voice vote and just three out of 93 district nominees had voice votes.
Brailsford, an Idaho native, has served on the state Court of Appeals since 2019. President Joe Biden nominated her and Idaho’s senators supported her approval.
“Judge Brailsford is an excellent choice to serve on the U.S. District Court in Idaho. Her credentials, and sound principles and judgement, make her a great fit for the Gem State,” Sen. Jim Risch said in a statement. “I appreciate the Senate’s expeditious approval of her nomination and look forward to seeing her serve on the bench soon.”
With strong bipartisan support, Brailsford’s confirmation leapfrogged about 15 or so nominees who had been tapped before her, some over a year ago, Tobias said.
Sen. Mike Crapo called the confirmation “historic.”
“She will serve our state well, and Idahoans everywhere should be proud,” Crapo wrote in a statement.
Idaho was one of two states that had never had a woman serve as a federal district court judge; North Dakota is the other.
Brailsford received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Idaho in 1989 and her law degree from the UI College of Law in 1993, according to her biography. She served as a law clerk for Judge Thomas G. Nelson on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit from 1993 to 1995.
She worked at the law firm Holland & Hart LLP as an associate until 2002 and as a partner from 2003 to 2013. Brailsford was a founding partner at Andersen Banducci PLLC in Boise from 2013 to 2017.
This article originally appeared in the Idaho Press, read more on IdahoPress.com.
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BOISE, Idaho — The Gem State's largest celebration of charitable giving, Idaho Gives, wrapped up its four-day run on Friday with a final total of $3,755,500 raised for nonprofits.
12,906 donors helped donate money to 639 different organizations in Idaho. Following the final count, the Idaho Gives "outcome & results" page continued to grow, with an unofficial $3,818,673 raised as of Friday afternoon.
Idaho Gives was created and is run by the Idaho Nonprofit Center, which represents the interests of the 7,000-plus registered charitable nonprofit organizations, and serves as a "bridge between the nonprofit, for-profit, and government sectors."
The charities that received the most in donations are listed below:
- The Peregrine Fund - World Center for Birds of Prey: $133,554
- Boise Bicycle Project: $102,594
- Advocates for the West: $100,305
- Treasure Valley Family YMCA: $79,580
- Ponderosa Center: $74,597
- Idaho Conservation League: $69,612
- Idaho Humane Society: $63,671
- Planned Parenthood: $58,821
- The Idaho Foodbank: $58,204
- Jesse Tree: $57,749
Initially a one-day, 24-hour event, Idaho Gives was extended to a multi-day event in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The additional days allow nonprofits more time to engage and build relationships with potential donors.
Organizers were able to surpass the $20 million milestone this year, after raising almost $19 million between its start in 2013 and 2022. During last year's Idaho Gives event, more than 13,000 donors gave a total of more than $3.6 million dollars for 638 different organizations.
Idaho Gives provides a one-stop place to give to a variety of organizations, but your donation goes to the nonprofit of your choosing.
The event is underwritten by its presenting sponsor, Idaho Central Credit Union, and receives support from dozens of sponsors and media partners around Idaho. To learn more about Idaho Gives and its sponsors, including KTVB, click here.
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DERBY, Kan. (KSNW) — It has been almost two weeks since a fiery crash at a Derby QuikTrip killed a 3-year-old girl. KSN News contacted the Derby Police Department to see if there was any update on the investigation.
It was Monday, April 24, that police say a vehicle on Meadowlark left the street and went into the QuikTrip parking lot, striking a car that was being filled with gas. The gas pump was knocked over, causing a significant explosion.
Three-year-old Harper Ivy was in the car that was being filled with gas. She died from her injuries. Her mother, 31-year-old Stephanie Corey, was severely injured and remains hospitalized.
The driver of the vehicle that crashed survived. On Friday, Deputy Chief Brandon Russell told KSN News that the driver is a 61-year-old man from Derby. Russell said investigators are still trying to determine if the man had a medical condition that may have led to the crash.
A GoFundMe has been set up for the Ivy family. It has raised almost $85,000 so far, with a goal of $100,000. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/police-give-update-on-fatal-crash-at-derby-quiktrip/ | 2023-05-05T22:18:00 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/police-give-update-on-fatal-crash-at-derby-quiktrip/ |
WATERLOO – The Bluedorn Science Imaginarium will be hosting Toddler Time from 11 a.m. to noon on May 18.
Toddler Time is a chance for parents and guardians and their child to join Imaginarium staff for a themed story time and toddler friendly activity. May's theme is 'flowers.'
Toddler Time is free for toddlers and $6 for adults.
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SEATTLE — 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.kgw.com/article/news/local/king-county-detective-released-hospital-ballard-shooting/281-e88a3d58-cceb-4600-b564-08f489cfadc7 | 2023-05-05T22:22:31 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/king-county-detective-released-hospital-ballard-shooting/281-e88a3d58-cceb-4600-b564-08f489cfadc7 |
PORT ST. JOHN, Fla. – On six-and-a-half acres west of Interstate 95 in Port St. John, more than 250 horses have been rescued, rehabilitated and rehomed after their racing days came to an end.
President Dawn Kraut of Hidden Acres for Thoroughbreds (HART) said that across the country, around 50,000 retired racehorses are slaughtered every year.
“We find them a second chance at life,” Kraut said.
Now it’s the rescuers themselves hoping for a chance to continue their mission.
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Kraut said the former executive director of the non-profit, who also owns the land, is retiring and selling the property.
At risk of closing and relocating the horses, Kraut is organizing a GoFundMe fundraiser to collect enough donations to hopefully be the winning buyer.
“We’re kind of in a panic that there’s going to be a buyer come in and want to dismantle the barn or have it be something other than the barn,” Kraut said.
Kraut said an appraiser valued the property at $650,000, so she’s hoping for at least $100,000 in donations to make a down payment on financing the purchase.
“See if we can get some help to keep this vital resource going,” Kraut said.
Along with rescue, Kraut said HART also connects the community with the horses, from children to veterans.
“People that are struggling with physical and mental challenges, and I can’t imagine the community not having this resource,” she said.
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EDGEWATER, Fla. – A Jacksonville man has been arrested after police said he hit a teen with a gun and threatened another while stalking his ex-girlfriend in Edgewater.
According to the Edgewater Police Department, officers responded to the 400 block of Live Oak Street on Thursday around 1:04 a.m. after reports of a “suspicious incident.”
Upon arrival, they learned that a 17-year-old had fled to the property from a nearby home after a man — later identified as William Lean, 21 — had come in and attacked someone, police said.
In an affidavit, police explained that they went to the home along Palmetto Street, where they found Lean, a 19-year-old woman and a 17-year-old girl.
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Blood was found throughout the house on walls and the floor, the affidavit shows.
After interviews with the two females, police discovered that the pair had been hanging out at the home with several friends, investigators said.
During that time, Lean entered the home through the back door and grabbed a 16-year-old boy, pulling out a handgun and pointing it at the teen’s head, police said. According to investigators, Lean then began to ask the woman, “Who the (expletive) is this?”
Court records show Lean pistol-whipped the boy, causing two other teens to run from the house.
According to investigators, as the two fled, Lean reportedly chased them shouting, “I’m going to shoot you!”
Lean admitted to “being hostile,” but denied ever possessing a gun or attacking anyone, police said.
However, the woman told police that she had recently ended her relationship with Lean, explaining that he had been stalking her lately, according to the affidavit.
The injured teen was ultimately found at a nearby gas station and treated for his injuries, police said. In addition, detectives stated that a gray hoodie with blood on it and a handgun were found in the woods outside the Palmetto Street home.
Lean faces charges of armed burglary, grand theft, tampering with physical evidence, aggravated assault and aggravated battery. He is held on no bond.
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HARFORD COUNTY, Md. — Students at Trinity Lutheran School in Harford County are honoring fallen first responders.
They held their second annual 'Run for the Son' fun run.
The event raises money for the Lieutenant Kelsey Sadler memorial scholarship.
Last year Sadler, Lieutenant Paul Butrim and paramedic Kenny Lacayo died putting out a fire at a vacant home in Baltimore.
Sadler's stepdaughter goes to Trinity and the school wanted to do something to honor Sadler.
"When all three of the firefighters died, one of the common denominators at the ceremony was that their sacrifice would not be forgotten. And events like this, memorialize that and help keep the the their memory alive," one person said.
"And I know Kelsey, this is the kind of thing that Kelsey would really want to have happen," added one person.
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BANGOR -- "Without a doubt, there's probably five people who are alive today because of the smoke detectors."
A fast moving fire in 35 valley View Lane Friday morning put fire crews on high alert as soon as they rolled out of the station.
"The call came in shortly after five this morning. The initial call was that people were trapped in the building. Station six was able to see the heavy smoke as soon as they opened the doors at the fire station, which is less than a mile away," said Greg Hodge, Assistant Fire Chief for Bangor Fire Department.
The cause of the fire is currently under investigation, but Assistant Chief Hodge tells us that it was likely an accident.
Officials say no one was injured upon escaping the building, however three residents were transported to a nearby hospital for minimal smoke inhalation.
Residents living nearby shared with us their encounters of the fire.
"About 5 a.m., a few minutes after, I hear some popping outside, and I thought it was the neighbors bringing the trash can out. But then I hear another pop so I opened my curtain, and my bedroom faces the apartment and it was engulfed in flames.," said Raymond Desoremeaux, a witness of the fire.
"I looked over and i saw that whole house in flames, it was shooting higher than the roof, and that's when the police arrived and evacuated our building because the wind direction was right at our building," said Bill Provost, another witness.
The Red Cross was on the scene checking in on those affected by the fire. Assistant Chief Hodge tells us that they plan on living with relatives in the nearby area.
The apartment has been deemed a total loss and will continue to be investigated by the Fire Marshall's office. | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/fire-breaks-out-along-valley-view-lane/article_a837d788-eb8a-11ed-8825-bffff8350aa8.html | 2023-05-05T22:32:20 | 1 | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/fire-breaks-out-along-valley-view-lane/article_a837d788-eb8a-11ed-8825-bffff8350aa8.html |
BANGOR -- More than 100 graduating nurses were welcomed into the profession during Husson University's pinning ceremony.
Undergraduate and master's students lined up for the annual pinning ceremony which showcased academic excellence for newly practicing nurses and advanced practicing nurses.
"It means a lot. Four years of work. Four years of dedication, sweat [and] tears. Quite literally,” said nursing graduate, Bailey Girsa.
According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing the ongoing shortage of nurses will continue as members of the baby boomer generation phase out of the industry.
Chief nurse administrator, Valerie Sauda, says she's proud that Husson University's graduating nurses can contribute to the resolution.
"Today's need for nurses is crucial to the success of the health care system across the United States. We have students going from as far away as the midwest and California even,” according to Valerie Sauda. “We have students going to Florida, we have many [many] students staying in the great state of Maine."
Many employers are already recruiting the recent grads.
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center is currently offering a sign-on bonus of $5,000 after taxes for graduates who sign on for one year at the Bangor Medical Center.
"Being a nurse is both a privilege and a really very difficult job. To be able to offer the highest level of support to people just starting in the profession,” said Catherine Maclaren, Vice President of Diversity for Northern Light Health.
Both Sauda and Girsa expressed that the ceremony feels bitter sweet.
"People have said they're very excited but have also been very tearful. Because it's the end of a journey. It is the end but also new doors open,” said Girsa. | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/husson-university-celebrates-nursing-graduates/article_3bd565ca-eb8e-11ed-a759-5b3490b4366a.html | 2023-05-05T22:32:26 | 1 | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/husson-university-celebrates-nursing-graduates/article_3bd565ca-eb8e-11ed-a759-5b3490b4366a.html |
PITTSFIELD -- The Maine Central Institute in Pittsfield celebrated the renovation of one of the historic buildings on campus.
Timothy Archibald says Founders hall is known as a core campus building but the structure has been in need of repairs for the past two decades.
Archibald is a proud 1984 graduate and architect for $7 mil. project.
The list of repairs include new roofing, renovating classrooms and ensuring the building is handicapped accessible.
"Kids came into the classrooms starting early January 2023. Just a great breath of fresh air and energy from all the kids and faculty and staff,” said Archibald.
He thanks the generosity of an anonymous donor for the funds to complete the project along with donations from alumni and community members. | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/mci-revitalizes-historic-founders-hall/article_28ad8bac-eb8f-11ed-b3f4-b3aabddc36d7.html | 2023-05-05T22:32:33 | 1 | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/mci-revitalizes-historic-founders-hall/article_28ad8bac-eb8f-11ed-b3f4-b3aabddc36d7.html |
STATEWIDE -- Those who enjoy kicking up dust on four wheels will have to wait a little longer to hit Maine's trails.
The Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands issued a notice this week that all ATV trails in the state will remain closed through at least Memorial Day weekend.
The announcement comes after torrential rain and flooding left many trails impassable.
Officials say this has compounded the damage caused by fallen trees and the spring thaw.
Daryl Friedman with ATV Maine says the delay is more than disappointing. Because for riders, hitting the trails isn't just a hobby -- it's a way of life.
"The inconvenience factor is there, people use their machines for work as well as play. There's a lot of people that have farms and other property -- they'll use it around their own property to get work done, and then they'll go play," said Friedman.
The trails normally open around May 15, after the mud season.
ATV club members say that if anyone is eager to ride, they should roll up their sleeves and pitch in to help clear the trails.
"If you're an ATV rider and you have not joined a club, please join a club. It's people like us, we're retired, we're out there working with chainsaws and things... we need help," said Barbara Hildebrandt, vice president of Airline ATV Riders.
Friedman reminds riders that the delay is intended to keep everyone safe.
"Water holes, you don't know how deep the water hole is. Also, some of the landowners still have gates up. Some of the landowners don't use gates, they use cables -- and those are still up. You're not going to see those until it's too late. You'll run into it and damage your machine and hurt yourself," said Friedman. | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/opening-of-maine-atv-trails-delayed/article_d81044a8-eb8b-11ed-bfd7-a7be0fc520a6.html | 2023-05-05T22:32:39 | 1 | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/opening-of-maine-atv-trails-delayed/article_d81044a8-eb8b-11ed-bfd7-a7be0fc520a6.html |
Nampa residents will need to find a detour for a busy intersection near the Ford Idaho Center beginning Tuesday, May 16.
The city of Nampa announced the scheduled road closure for the intersection of Idaho Center Boulevard and Cherry Lane. The intersection will be temporarily closed for improvements and the construction of a new multi-lane roundabout.
The city said the project was categorized as a "priority project" for needed regional connectivity and to assist with the increased traffic flow in the area.
The city said a full road closure is necessary for the improvements, and that traffic will be detoured around the area for the duration of the project.
Nearby residents need be aware that access to residential property and businesses within the project location will still be available.
The statement said that the city has coordinated closely with the Ford Idaho Center and the College of Western Idaho to minimize traffic delays during events.
Project goals:
- Enhanced pedestrian crossing
- Connection for future pedestrian pathway
- Street lighting to illuminate the roundabout and crossing
- Installation of new stormwater facilities
Estimated completion date for the project is early September.
The city said it will keep the public informed of detour routes and changes via the city's social media channels.
Additional information is available and questions may be asked by calling 208-465-2221, or emailing projects@cityofnampa.us. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/busy-nampa-intersection-near-ford-idaho-center-to-close-through-end-of-summer/article_a9924962-eb74-11ed-bba8-9fafb29d0459.html | 2023-05-05T22:33:14 | 1 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/busy-nampa-intersection-near-ford-idaho-center-to-close-through-end-of-summer/article_a9924962-eb74-11ed-bba8-9fafb29d0459.html |
Ada County District Court Judge Lynn Norton ruled Friday that a group of nonprofits and schools can appeal a decision allowing Attorney General Raúl Labrador to continue with his civil investigative demands. The Idaho Supreme Court will decide whether to take the case.
BOISE — A group of nonprofits that are opposing civil subpoenas served by the Idaho Attorney General’s Office will get to move forward to appeal in their case, and further put off having to respond to the demands for information.
Ada County District Court Judge Lynn Norton had issued a preliminary decision allowing Attorney General Raúl Labrador to continue with civil investigative demands, a type of administrative subpoena which asked for a wide range of information related to an Idaho Department of Health and Welfare grant program that’s been under scrutiny. In her decision, she also narrowed the scope on the demand for some of the organizations that were served.
The group of more than 30 nonprofits and school districts, represented by attorney and former lawmaker Greg Chaney, asked the court to allow it to appeal this decision. The group is arguing the requests are overly broad and present an undue burden.
On Friday, Norton said she would allow the appeal to move forward. The state Supreme Court will decide whether it will take up the case.
In the meantime, the 18 organizations that had been given until May 17 to fulfill the civil investigative demands, or CIDs, will not have to comply until the state’s high court makes its decision.
In the initial court filing, Chaney had also argued that Labrador’s office didn’t have the authority to issue the demands, but the judge ruled that he did under the Idaho Charitable Assets Protect Act and the Idaho Charitable Solicitation Act.
The groups served CIDs, which included as many as 80 organizations, had applied for and received grants from the health department for after-school programing. The money had come from federal pandemic-relief funding and been appropriated by the state with the requirement that grants be awarded to programs serving school-aged children ages 5-13. Grants were awarded in 2021 and 2022.
Lawmakers this session questioned Department of Health and Welfare Director Dave Jeppesen about the use of the funds and if they went to programs that served children under 5, which would be in violation of the law.
This grant program is also at the center of an audit by the Legislative Services Office.
The attorney general began looking into the issue, and in March served groups who applied for the grant.
Among those served was Jeppesen and other department employees. Jeppesen and those employees filed a separate motion to end the demand, the Idaho Press previously reported.
Labrador previously told the Idaho Press that he intends to continue moving forward with the investigation and other organizations that aren’t a part of the legal battle have been complying with the civil demands. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/judge-legal-challenge-against-idaho-attorney-generals-action-can-continue/article_9029215e-eb82-11ed-800b-4338ce695ec5.html | 2023-05-05T22:33:20 | 0 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/judge-legal-challenge-against-idaho-attorney-generals-action-can-continue/article_9029215e-eb82-11ed-800b-4338ce695ec5.html |
Boise Police responded to Camel's Back Park on Tuesday afternoon for a report of antisemitic vandalism carved into sandstone by juveniles, city spokesperson Haley Williams told the Idaho Press.
Two citizens and an officer hiked to the image and removed it from the sandstone, Williams said.
“BPD takes all reports of this conduct seriously and the responding officer took a report and began an investigation. As with any crime of this nature, officers investigated to determine if there was any evidence that a victim was specifically targeted and if there is evidence of a hate crime,” Williams said. “At this time, there does not appear to be anyone who was specifically targeted.”
Photos on social media appear to show an image of a swastika.
The swastika is the symbol of Nazi Germany, whose leader Adolf Hitler carried out a genocide that murdered more than 10 million, including 6 million Jews. The Holocaust is infamous for its inhumanity. Its victims were starved in ghettos, killed in trucks the Nazis engineered to pump in carbon monoxide, shot and worked to death, among other methods of murder.
This is not a new issue for the city of Boise. Just last week, white supremacist vandalism was found on the footbridge near Payette Brewing.
Swastikas were also discovered in recent years on a historic building downtown, in a bike lane in northwest Boise, and in the tunnels on the Boise River Greenbelt and the Anne Frank Memorial. Additionally, swastikas were found on a St. Luke’s hospital in McCall.
A mural was painted inside the Eighth Street Tunnel in response to antisemitic graffiti that was spray painted in several Greenbelt tunnels.
Also, in December 2021 the North End neighborhood of Boise experienced something unnerving — antisemitic fliers distributed in Ziploc bags, weighed down with pellet-gun ammo. The North End is also the location of Camel's Back Park.
Carolyn Komatsoulis covers Boise, Meridian and Ada County. Contact her at 208-465-8107 or ckomatsoulis@idahopress.com and follow her on Twitter @CKomatsoulis.
Carolyn Komatsoulis covers Boise, Meridian and Ada County for the Idaho Press. She previously worked at a newspaper in rural Nebraska. She's from the D.C. area and went to school in Boston, where she graduated with a degree in journalism. In her free time, she loves watching football, spending time with Kyoko and Pickles, exploring and going on road trips with her best friends. She welcomes news tips in English or Spanish. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/more-antisemitic-vandalism-found-in-boise/article_caa94ca8-eb75-11ed-89db-6b4e9196e25a.html | 2023-05-05T22:33:27 | 1 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/more-antisemitic-vandalism-found-in-boise/article_caa94ca8-eb75-11ed-89db-6b4e9196e25a.html |
BALTIMORE — There's a new effort to get women and people of color behind the wheel of delivery trucks they own themselves.
The Baltimore-based Accion Opportunity Fund received a $1.5 million grant from the Truist Foundation.
The money will help women and people of color in Baltimore become first-time truck owners obtain a down payment for a trucker loan and allow them to start their own businesses.
"Although trucking is a viable path to improving your well-being, owning a truck is costly and Black women like myself often run into barriers to accessing capital. We need to be successful in the trucking industry," said Nicole Ward, President and co-founder of African American women in trucking.
Her company is partnered with Accion to help guide them on the ins and outs of the trucking industry. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/baltimore-nonprofit-received-grant-to-help-women-become-first-time-truck-owners | 2023-05-05T22:37:59 | 1 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/baltimore-nonprofit-received-grant-to-help-women-become-first-time-truck-owners |
What to Know
- The federal government has given the green light on New York's plan to implement the long-debated, highly-anticipated plan to become the first U.S. city to charge motorists an extra fee for entering its most congested area
- Late Friday, the U.S. Department of Transportation sent a letter to transportation officials in Albany and Manhattan, paving the way for the final stretch-run for the pricing plan. That letter says that federal officials have signed off on the assessment submitted last week
- The next step? A 30-day public notice period begins before a final determination on the plan. If no roadblocks pop up between now and then, drivers could start paying more as early as next year
The federal government has given the green light on New York's plan to implement the long-debated, highly-anticipated plan to become the first U.S. city to charge motorists an extra fee for entering its most congested area.
The MTA’s pricing plan has been discussed for more than a decade now. It’s the plan that would charge drivers, especially from New Jersey, $23 to enter Manhattan below 60th Street. The pricing plan has yet to be implemented.
The practice is commonly referred to as congestion pricing and has been used in cities including London, Singapore and Stockholm. In New York, motorists entering Manhattan below 60th Street would be charged a toll electronically.
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The MTA has long argued that congestion pricing is essential to their bottom line and would net them $1 billion annually. Revenue from the plan would be used to back borrowing for capital improvements to the MTA’s subway and bus systems.
New York’s Legislature approved a conceptual plan for congestion pricing in 2019 and it was initially projected to be in place in 2021. But the pandemic and a lack of guidance from federal regulators on the type of environmental review that was required combined to stall the project.
Implementing the plan has been on hold pending a final approval from the Federal Highway Administration, whose job it is to issue a ruling on the environmental assessment. If the agency had not given the green light, further study would have been needed through an environmental impact statement.
Published last August, that statement provided a fairly in-depth look at the workings of the congestion pricing plan, its proposed scenarios and who could be charged under its rules. The seven different plan proposals in the assessment all planned to cap tolling at once per day for personal vehicles, motorcycles and commercial vans; others could be charged more than once.
Late Friday, the U.S. Department of Transportation sent a letter to transportation officials in Albany and Manhattan, paving the way for the final stretch-run for the pricing plan. That letter says that federal officials have signed off on the assessment submitted last week.
The next step? A 30-day public notice period begins before a final determination on the plan. If no roadblocks pop up between now and then, drivers could start paying more as early as next year.
The plan has plenty of nay-sayers. A big-time bipartisan pushback effort, backed by lawmakers on both sides of the Hudson River, sought to stop drivers from paying more to get into town.
Some lawmakers in New Jersey have said the plan is unfair because motorists already pay tolls at bridges and tunnels to enter New York, and the money from congestion pricing won't be used to improve public transit in New Jersey. Some motorists paying tolls to enter Manhattan from New Jersey are expected to receive discounts or be exempt.
Ahead of Friday's approval, a group of New Jersey lawmakers wrote to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, urging her to suspend implementation of the congestion pricing plan.
“New Jersey commuters already pay a $17 toll when they cross the Holland and Lincoln Tunnels, almost double the toll paid on the bridges connecting Manhattan, Queens, and the Bronx. As a result, this congestion price would uniquely double tax New Jerseyans and result in our constituents paying upwards of $40 just to get to work every day," Representative Mikie Sherrill, and half a dozen other lawmakers, wrote.
"At a time when families across the Northeast are already dealing with rising prices and high costs of living, this added tax on simply getting to work is unacceptable."
New details from a recent MTA financial plan suggest drivers would not see the start of congestion pricing until April 2023, at the earliest. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/congestion-pricing-in-nyc-gets-fed-approval-final-call-likely-weeks-away/4306697/ | 2023-05-05T22:38:26 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/congestion-pricing-in-nyc-gets-fed-approval-final-call-likely-weeks-away/4306697/ |
What to Know
- A 63-year-old Brooklyn man was sentenced to nearly two decades in prison for killing his ex-girlfriend by fatally slitting her throat in 2018, the local district attorney's office announced Thursday.
- Romeo Borneo, of Prospect Lefferts Gardens, was sentenced to 19 years in prison and five years of post-release supervision, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said. He pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter last month.
- According to the evidence, on Nov. 13, 2018, at around 11 a.m., Borneo called police saying that he and Erica Renaud, 47, had a fight and that he had been cut.
A 63-year-old Brooklyn man was sentenced to nearly two decades in prison for killing his ex-girlfriend by fatally slitting her throat in 2018, the local district attorney's office announced Thursday.
Romeo Borneo, of Prospect Lefferts Gardens, was sentenced to 19 years in prison and five years of post-release supervision, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said. He pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter last month.
According to the evidence, on Nov. 13, 2018, at around 11 a.m., Borneo called police saying that he and Erica Renaud, 47, had a fight and that he had been cut.
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When police and emergency medical personnel arrived at the scene, they found Borneo with cut marks on his wrist and Renaud with her throat cut and her body under a pile of blood-stained bedding and pillows on the living room floor. Detectives found a bloody broken knife in the garbage.
Borneo told police he and Renaud, who had recently ended their relationship, had a fight.
The medical examiner later determined the Renaud's cause of death was a wound to the neck that resulted in fatal loss of blood.
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“With today’s sentence the defendant has been held responsible for the vicious and deadly stabbing of an innocent woman and mother," Gonzalez said. "[The] lengthy prison sentence is a step toward justice for the victim’s family and friends.” | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/brooklyn-man-gets-19-years-for-fatally-slashing-ex-girlfriends-neck/4307351/ | 2023-05-05T22:38:32 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/brooklyn-man-gets-19-years-for-fatally-slashing-ex-girlfriends-neck/4307351/ |
A Long Island fire department is accused of spending more than half a million dollars on things like diamond rings, Christmas gifts and vacations on an Alaskan cruise.
The North Amityville Fire Company says all the people responsible for the alleged spending spree are no longer with the department, but officials add the mismanagement drove away volunteers and slowed down response times to emergencies.
According to the New York State Comptroller's audit, the fire department had over $585,000 in inappropriate purchases on travel, professional basketball game tickets and vehicle maintenance on cars not owned by the department.
For volunteers of the department, like 11-year veteran Jerome Moore, the audit finding echoed claims made over a year ago.
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"A lot of things in the reported disgusted me because it wasn't the right thing to do," Moore said.
Of the alleged misuse of funds, over $106,000 went to six board members and the chief in 2017 and 2018. Those familiar with the investigation say then-Chief Aaron Collins and his wife used department funds for a trip to a clothing-optional resort in Jamaica, and they also allegedly spent over $5,000 on gold and diamond rings.
Those purchases are part of a litany of spending by department leaders that included the cruise, as well as air travel to places like Las Vegas and Nashville.
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Babylon Town Supervisor Richard Schaffer and his town board helped force out those running the department last year.
"It was an out of control place that clearly they were using for their personal piggie banks to enrich themselves," Schaffer said.
Now, Schaffer hopes to win restitution of the money and see criminal charges against those responsible.
Jerome Moore is now vice chairman of the departments board of commissioners and is credited with restoring the department's reputation and performance level
"In my eyes it’s moving in the right direction," Moore said. "With the policies and procedures in place, people are trusting us and the community is trusting us knowing that can’t happen again."
The state comptroller's office said its turned the audit findings over to the Suffolk County district attorney's office, but a DA spokesperson refused to comment over whether a criminal investigation was underway.
Collins, the former chief, did not respond to calls or text messages from News 4 requesting comment. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/ny-fire-department-heads-pocketed-thousands-spent-funds-on-lavish-trips-jewelry-audit/4307656/ | 2023-05-05T22:38:45 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/ny-fire-department-heads-pocketed-thousands-spent-funds-on-lavish-trips-jewelry-audit/4307656/ |
Human bones found at Yavapai County home's fire pit lead to man's arrest
A welfare check to a Yavapai County man's home led to the discovery of his skull and the arrest of the person suspected of killing him.
An Ash Fork post office informed deputies that John McCabe, 67, had not picked up his mail in more than a year. Deputies proceeded to conduct a welfare check at his Juniper Woods mobile home, according to Yavapai County Sheriff's Office.While there, deputies found Terry Welfenberg, 76, living on McCabe's property. Welfenberg told deputies McCabe left about two years ago and he had broken into his home, stolen a few firearms and had been there for some time, the sheriff's office said.
No sign of McCabe, and odd behavior from Welfenberg, prompted deputies to alert sheriff detectives. Detectives could not determine whether McCabe was alive and residing elsewhere and so the property was searched for his remains, according to the sheriff's office.
Welfenberg was arrested and charged with burglary and theft of firearms, according to the sheriff's office.
During a property search, a volunteer noticed what appeared to be a skull fragment in the fire pit near the trailer and a search warrant yielded detectives with the discovery of several human bones, according to the sheriff's office. Two days later, a second search found McCabe's medical ID bracelet and his wallet, along with multiple more bone fragments located within the fire pit, the sheriff's office detailed.
Additional charges against Welfenberg, including homicide, are pending, the sheriff's office said. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-breaking/2023/05/05/human-bones-found-at-yavapai-county-home-lead-to-mans-arrest/70189086007/ | 2023-05-05T22:43:09 | 1 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-breaking/2023/05/05/human-bones-found-at-yavapai-county-home-lead-to-mans-arrest/70189086007/ |
Man identified as possibly causing Molino 2 wildfire by shooting incendiary bullets
A suspect has been identified and referred to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for his involvement in the start of the Molino 2 Fire that occurred Monday, which burned up to 200 acres of land across Mount Lemmon outside Tucson and closed a major highway.
On Tuesday, investigators released an image and video footage of a man who was wanted for questioning regarding the start of the wildfire.
The footage released shows an approximately 50- to 60-year-old white male approach the scene where filmmakers were shooting at a homemade target. The filmmakers stepped back and allowed the man to take five shots using his personal shotgun, the Forest Service said. It appears in the video the suspect had it loaded with incendiary bullets causing sparks to fly and starting the Molino 2 Fire, which can be seen in the video immediately following the man shooting, according to Coronado National Forest officials.
The fire began on Sunday afternoon and continued into Monday evening, burning around 150-200 acres and causing the closure of Catalina Highway and evacuations of nearby campsites.
Using incendiary bullets and starting a wildfire are punishable by up to 6 months in jail and/or a fine of $5,000. These violations are considered class B misdemeanors.
Forest Service Law Enforcement said that after it released the video, "multiple timely and actionable tips about the identity of the suspect" were sent in that led to the identification of the man in the video. The case was referred to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
No details about whether the man was arrested were released. He remains unidentified by officials. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-wildfires/2023/05/05/target-shooter-suspected-in-starting-molino-2-wildfire-arizona/70188424007/ | 2023-05-05T22:43:15 | 1 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-wildfires/2023/05/05/target-shooter-suspected-in-starting-molino-2-wildfire-arizona/70188424007/ |
Man identified as possibly causing Molino 2 wildfire by shooting incendiary bullets
A suspect has been identified and referred to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for his involvement in start of the Molino 2 Wildfire that occurred Monday, which burned up to 200 acres of land across Mount Lemmon and closed a major highway.
On Tuesday, investigators released an image and video footage of a man who was wanted for questioning regarding the start of the wildfire.
The footage released shows an approximately 50- to 60-year-old white male approach the scene where filmmakers were shooting at a homemade target. The filmmakers stepped back and allowed the man to take five shots using his personal shotgun, the Forest Service said. It appears in the video the suspect had it loaded with incendiary bullets causing sparks to fly and starting the Molino 2 Wildfire, which can be seen in the video immediately following the man shooting, according to Coronado National Forest officials.
The fire began on Sunday afternoon and continued into Monday evening, burning around 150-200 acres and causing closure of Catalina Highway and evacuations of nearby campsites.
Using incendiary bullets and starting a wildfire are punishable by up to 6 months in jail and/or a fine of $5,000. These violations are considered Class B Misdemeanors.
Forest Service Law Enforcement said after they released the video, "multiple timely and actionable tips about the identity of the suspect" were sent in that led to the identification of the man in the video. The case was referred to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
No details about whether the man was arrested were released. He remains unidentified by officials. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-wildfires/2023/05/05/target-shooter-suspected-in-starting-molino-2-wildfire-arizona/70189583007/ | 2023-05-05T22:43:21 | 0 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-wildfires/2023/05/05/target-shooter-suspected-in-starting-molino-2-wildfire-arizona/70189583007/ |
A Stafford Township man was sentenced to 21 years in prison for a motor vehicle crash that killed a Pinelands Regional High School student while he was under the influence of alcohol and drugs, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said Friday.
Michael Pillarella, 28, of Manahawkin, was sentenced Friday, having previously been found guilty of manslaughter in the death that occurred in Little Egg Harbor Township on Jan. 30, 2021. Pillarella will be required to serve at least 85% of a 17-year sentence before being eligible for parole.
Pillarella was also sentenced to four years for being found guilty of assault by auto stemming from the same crash. The sentences will run consecutively, Billhimer said.
Pillarella was found guilty of both charges March 3 after a nearly three-week trial.
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Little Egg Harbor police were called to Radio Road and Baltusrol Court about 9:45 p.m. Jan. 30, 2021. They found a two-vehicle crash involving Pillarella’s 2017 Hyundai Elantra and a 2006 Toyota XB carrying two girls, the Prosecutor’s Office said.
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Both girls sustained serious injuries and were airlifted to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, Monmouth County. The passenger died from her injuries Feb. 9, 2021.
Pillarella was airlifted to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Campus, in Atlantic City. He was initially issued traffic summonses but was later arrested and charged with aggravated assault and assault by auto.
After the student died, he was additionally charged with aggravated manslaughter and vehicular homicide.
Blood tests found Pillarella was under the influence of alprazolam, methadone, fentanyl and alcohol when he crashed into the girls’ car. Investigators also found he was driving upward of 80 mph when he failed to turn at a curve and hit the oncoming car. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/stafford-township-man-sentenced-in-crash-that-killed-pinelands-student/article_e9efdc8c-eb8c-11ed-85e8-2f1ebceddc86.html | 2023-05-05T22:44:10 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/stafford-township-man-sentenced-in-crash-that-killed-pinelands-student/article_e9efdc8c-eb8c-11ed-85e8-2f1ebceddc86.html |
The Forked River Mountains are not really mountains but sand and gravel hills that peak at 184 feet above sea level in the Pine Barrens.
But that's high enough to give hikers a view of a vast, flat, unbroken stretch of forest.
This week, the Nature Conservancy donated 3,100 acres in the Forked River Mountain area to Ocean County for permanent preservation. The county had already purchased 7,860 acres of pine barrens for $15.5 million in 2019, including the two "mountains" known as East Mountain and Pine Hill.
Together, the two tracts now form the 11,100-acre Forked River Mountain Wilderness Area, which will remain natural and open to the public for hiking, bird watching and other passive recreation. It will be managed under the county's Natural Lands Trust Program. The area falls within the Pinelands National Reserve.
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"This donation is not only adjacent to the largest tract we have acquired under the county's open space program, but it is also one of the most environmentally sensitive tracts we have purchased under our Natural Lands Trust Program," Ocean County Commissioner Virginia Haines said in a statement.
Thousands of other areas nearby are already preserved by the county and state, preserving a largely unbroken wilderness of 20,000 acres not far from the coast. Greenwood Forest Wildlife Management Area and Double Trouble State Park are nearby, as is New Jersey Conservation Foundation's Candace McKee Ashmun Preserve at Forked River Mountain.
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Tricia Aspinwall, land conservation manager for the Nature Conservancy's New Jersey Chapter, said the global conservation organization donated the 3,100 acres because it felt the county would better be able to manage it.
The land is within Lacey Township and has been open to the public for hiking, birding and bicycling, but with few amenities and only a roughly marked trail. The Nature Conservancy also donated $112,000 as an endowment to help protect the land.
"We do routine maintenance and monitoring, but don't have quite the capacity that other land management agencies do for active management and trail maintenance," Aspinwall said. "We knew that Ocean County would be a great partner for preservation with plans to really make this a spectacular wilderness area the public can access."
The land donated by TNC was given to the organization a decade ago by Stephan Leone, a Toms River lawyer and businessman. It contains a forest of pitch pines, scrub oak, Atlantic white cedar, sour gum and red maple. It is home to a variety of wildlife.
Mark Villinger, supervising planner for Ocean County, said the new acquisition contains the Factory Branch waterway, serving as part of the Forked River watershed that empties into Barnegat Bay.
"This will enhance the adjacent area we acquired in 2019," Villinger said. We also acquired another 100 acres next to the TNC property. There is an access point already that has been designated as a trailhead proposed on Lacey Road."
From the beaches to the Pinelands, from morning lows and daytime highs, heat records have been set all across the region Wednesday and Thursday. That won't stop Friday.
Off-roading vehicles have caused extensive damage to the property despite being illegal. It's believed the county will be able to better control vehicle use.
Villinger said all of the county's properties restrict vehicle access to certain areas and prohibit off-roading.
"That is an issue that we deal with similar to throughout the Pinelands," Villinger said. "And it has done quite a bit of damage to these properties."
Villinger said about 60% of Ocean County is preserved and that the new land will help "maintain the culture that we have here for the public to enjoy."
The Nature Conservancy says it has conserved more than 60,000 acres in New Jersey. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/nature-conservancy-donates-3-100-acres-of-pine-barrens-to-existing-preserve-in-lacey-township/article_628c768e-eb5e-11ed-953a-eb1bd2b9a34c.html | 2023-05-05T22:44:16 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/nature-conservancy-donates-3-100-acres-of-pine-barrens-to-existing-preserve-in-lacey-township/article_628c768e-eb5e-11ed-953a-eb1bd2b9a34c.html |
OCEAN CITY — The time for repairs to the Seaspray Condominiums has passed, according to a structural review of the building.
City construction official Neil Byrne recently declared the condominium units at 34th Street and Bay Avenue unfit for habitation, slapping red stickers at the entrances to each of the structure’s 32 units.
While most the units are used in the summer, several are year-round residences.
A scathing report prepared by Charles Endicott of Endicott Engineering LLC, presented to the city construction office April 17 and released by city officials, states the structure is no longer fit for use and must be demolished.
The report outlines decades’ worth of concerns about the building and says little of the needed work beyond Band-Aids and cosmetic repairs was ever undertaken. The report states there were structural concerns when the building was changed from a motel to a condominium complex in 1990, and it indicates things have only gotten worse.
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Endicott reported that the structural elements of the building have reached the end of their useful life, and it is too late for repair. Worse, he maintains that aside from the structural repairs called for by a half-dozen previous engineering reports, the board of directors that operates the building has not undertaken basic required maintenance.
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That has allowed the intrusion of rain water into crawl spaces.
Salt air is notoriously tough on buildings, especially on concrete buildings with interior steel such as the Seaspray. The steel corrodes and expands, weakening the concrete in the process. Endicott states that the board has not come up with a plan to rehabilitate the structure, as called for in an engineering report in September 2021.
“Additionally, it should be noted that the time for remediation has passed, and any attempts at complete remedial repairs or improvements would be futile and would not adequately correct the significant shifting of the structure,” Endicott wrote.
He cited an analysis completed in July 2006 by engineer Michael Hyland of the Hyland Group in Ocean City, which found at the time that the foundations were unstable because of rotten pilings, which threatened the stability of the walls and beams.
“Localized sudden collapse is possible, such localized sudden collapse may cause personal injury or death to visitors or occupants,” Hyland found in 2006. He said the building had at most three years without major improvements.
Endicott wrote that the major structural repairs Hyland called for were not undertaken. Major cracks in the concrete slabs uncovered in a still-earlier engineering report in 2000 were never sealed, leading to more corrosion and damage.
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According to Endicott, the structure is in worse shape than other buildings of the same age that were properly maintained.
One of the residents of the building, Connor Brady, said in a previous interview that there have been disagreements between owners as to whether to invest in repairs or sell the building to a developer.
Attorney Dennis E. Block filed a suit against the condominium association challenging the three-member condominium board for control of the building. Legal documents that are part of the public record put the current estimated cost of the repairs at $7.5 million. A copy of the complaint shows a total operating account for the condominium association of $34,416, and a little over $13,000 in a reserve account. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/report-too-late-to-repair-ocean-city-condo-complex/article_2075dd4c-eb8d-11ed-b93d-63a04926cf6f.html | 2023-05-05T22:44:22 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/report-too-late-to-repair-ocean-city-condo-complex/article_2075dd4c-eb8d-11ed-b93d-63a04926cf6f.html |
Drew Coyle once had no interest in playing lacrosse.
The OLMA senior finally relented and picked up a lacrosse stick as a sophomore.
Good decision.
Now a senior, Coyle, a three-sports standout, will continue her athletic career as a lacrosse player at Kean University.
“I’m very stubborn,” Coyle said with a laugh. “Lacrosse was a new sport, and I didn’t want to be bad at it.”
Former OLMA lacrosse coach Jennifer Valore saw how athletic Coyle was on the soccer pitch and the basketball court and finally convinced Coyle to give lacrosse a try.
“I fell in love with it,” Coyle said. “Unlike any other sport I’ve played, I had the most fun in the shortest amount of time.”
Coyle has been an impact player in all three sports. She scored 14 goals for the Villagers' soccer team last fall. She averaged 5.9 points and 4.2 rebounds in basketball. Coyle has sparkled the Villagers to eight straight wins and a 10-2 record in lacrosse.
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She also excels academically with a 4.65 GPA.
A Vineland resident, Coyle, 18, is the youngest of Brooke and Brian Coyle’s two children. Her older brother, Patrick, is a redshirt sophomore and a long-snapper for the Towson University football team in Maryland.
In a telephone interview Wednesday night, Coyle discussed several topics, including how she has overcome partial deafness in her left ear.
On being a three-sport athlete
It’s a grind, that’s for sure, a lot of time management. I’m going to be honest, I’m not great (at time management), but I get the job done. I like to be busy. I don’t like to be bored. A lot of late nights.
On attending OLMA
You really just build a bond with everyone at school. Everyone is a familiar face because of how close-knit it is. That’s one of the best selling points of OLMA is there is a sisterhood unlike any other school. I feel like sports is a big part of OLMA. Anyone can really play a sport. That’s how you make friends and get to know everyone.
On why she chose Kean
I know someone (Kylie Giordano) who plays there. She went to Millville, and I played soccer with her sisters. She told me how much loves it there and loves the coach. I went up there and just loved it.
On her college major
I’m majoring in speech language hearing sciences. I want to be a speech pathologist. I have partial deafness in one ear, and it’s just something I’ve been interested in. I enjoy helping people, so figured that would be a good path for me.
On how she has overcome being partially deaf
I was born with it. I have a hearing aid to help me. I’ve become accustomed to it.
On how she plays sports and maintains outstanding grades
I feel like in order to play sports you have to have somewhat of a high IQ. I feel like they go hand-in-hand. I’m always busy, so I always have to carve out a chuck of time to get my school work done and everything else done.
On graduating from OLMA
I feel like I’ve grown so much during my time at OLMA the past four years. Definitely in the classroom, but especially in sports. The coaches we have really grow your confidence on the field, on the court and in the classroom as well. OLMA is very interconnected. The teachers are great. The coaches are great. You can have a conversation with anybody. I'm sure going to miss it next year.
On being the youngest in her family
It has its ups and downs. Sometimes I do get treated like a little princess, especially during sports seasons. But I do really enjoy having an older brother to look up to. He’s taken care of me and really been a great role model. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/highschool/my-life-olma-lacrosse-player-drew-coyle/article_c8f1f752-eae4-11ed-b7de-6fe65013f08e.html | 2023-05-05T22:44:35 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/highschool/my-life-olma-lacrosse-player-drew-coyle/article_c8f1f752-eae4-11ed-b7de-6fe65013f08e.html |
POTEAU, Okla. — The Poteau Police Department (PPD) responded to a shooting in the 400 block of Betty Lou Lane on Friday, May 5 at around 10:53 p.m.
Police say when they arrived, they found a 37-year-old Poteau man with a gunshot wound to his leg. He was transported by LeFlore County EMS to Mercy Fort Smith for treatment, according to police.
After investigating, PPD says Brian Jerome Wooten, 35 was arrested in connection to the shooting.
Officials say Wooten is being charged with shooting with intent to kill and felony discharging a firearm.
No further details on this incident were released.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An Alabama man has claimed the $1 million prize from a Powerball ticket that he purchased in Conway, Arkansas five months ago.
The man, who chose to remain anonymous, bought the winning ticket from a Kum & Go located along 1775 Old Morrilton Highway in Conway.
This ticket was one of the Quick Pick tickets and was purchased for the drawing that happened on Nov. 26, 2022.
"I was checking some old tickets in my wallet that I had purchased when visiting relatives in Conway for Thanksgiving," the man said. "So, it was a total surprise when I came across the winning Powerball ticket."
The man was able to match all five of the white balls needed to win, but didn't match the Powerball number 3.
After claiming the ticket, the man becomes the 95th winner of at least $1 million in Arkansas since 2009.
As for his plans for the money? The winner said that he plans to pay off his debt and his children's college tuition.
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The Guilford County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help with finding a missing 67-year-old man.
David Wayne Paschal was last seen more than a month ago and may have been wearing a dark brown jacket, light blue shirt and cargo shorts.
Paschal is white, 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighs 260 pounds, according to a news release from the sheriff's office. He has a distinct birthmark on the side of his forehead.
Paschal is known to frequent the following areas: Elm-Eugene Street, Creek Ridge Road, and Cone Boulevard in Greensboro; Benaja Road and U.S. 29 in Reidsville; and Eden.
Anyone with information about Paschal is asked to call Detective J.M. Allen at the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office at 336-641-2799 or Guilford County Crime Stoppers at 336-373-1000. | https://greensboro.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/missing-man-guilford/article_7b4f1c9e-eb8b-11ed-9820-276cfef5ca78.html | 2023-05-05T22:53:42 | 1 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/missing-man-guilford/article_7b4f1c9e-eb8b-11ed-9820-276cfef5ca78.html |
GREENSBORO — UNCG awarded 2,082 baccalaureate degrees at its undergraduate commencement ceremony at the Greensboro Coliseum on Friday.
Those graduates each got to hear their name called as they walked across the stage — with the university dropping its prior years' practice of having a keynote speaker in order to make time for the graduates' names to be read.
"The best things come to those who don't give up," read the message atop one graduate's decorated mortar board.
In his remarks to the graduating class, university Chancellor Frank Gilliam said about half of UNCG students come in as the first in their families to attend college.
"We provided opportunities for you, but you took them and ran with them," he said.
This year's Board of Governors Teaching Award went to professor Dan Yasaki of UNCG's Department of Mathematics and Statistics.
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The university also awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters to David Sprinkle.
Sprinkle is a major donor to the university and former chairman of UNCG's board of trustees, as well as a donor and volunteer with other local organizations and charities. Before his retirement, he was the president and CEO of The Todd Organization and a salesman for Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. He served as a first lieutenant with the U.S. Army in South Vietnam, earning a bronze star.
"David Sprinkle, your commitment to the vibrancy and well-being of Greensboro and its people and to the excellence of this university and its students is exceptional," Gilliam said.
Natalie Adams, speaker for the class, said, "... while UNCG may be an academic institution, even more so it is a thriving community."
She explained that she has a chronic illness, and as a teen was mostly unable to attend school in-person.
That, she said, left her fearful about what she would encounter at the university — a fear, she said, that had melted by the end of her first semester. At UNCG, she said, she found peers who accepted and supported her. That, in turn, helped her to accept and support herself, as a student with an invisible disability. Together, they weathered the challenges of college, doing it all amid a once-in-a-century pandemic.
"For this," she said, "all I can say, is thank you." | https://greensboro.com/news/local/education/uncg-university-greensboro-north-carolina-graduates-david-sprinkle-frank-gilliam/article_1ad1554e-eb68-11ed-b365-570ed0d1f75d.html | 2023-05-05T22:53:48 | 0 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/education/uncg-university-greensboro-north-carolina-graduates-david-sprinkle-frank-gilliam/article_1ad1554e-eb68-11ed-b365-570ed0d1f75d.html |
ADAMS COUNTY, Pa. — Gettysburg police are investigating a reported scammer posing as an officer.
According to the department, the scammer is calling people stating that he is from the Gettysburg Police Warrant Service of Gettysburg Police Department and has a warrant out for the victim's arrest.
The person being called is advised to provide money to the caller or they will reportedly be arrested.
The scammer has allegedly been identifying himself as Officer Steven Cox and the phone number being used is 717-323-6157.
The Gettysburg Borough Police Department announced that they are aware of several residents being contacted by this individual.
For those who receive a phone call from an impersonator, contact the Gettysburg police department at 717-334-1168 or a nearby police department. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/adams-county-police-warn-phone-scam-involving-officer-impersonation/521-b1c086b5-a1a9-4247-8b76-fc690a11af27 | 2023-05-05T22:55:47 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/adams-county-police-warn-phone-scam-involving-officer-impersonation/521-b1c086b5-a1a9-4247-8b76-fc690a11af27 |
DULUTH — Many gathered in front of Duluth City Hall on Friday for the third annual National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, Two-Spirit People and Relatives rally.
The event went from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and featured a Red Shawl Round Dance to honor survivors of violence and missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. Proclamations from Duluth Mayor Emily Larson and Superior Mayor Jim Paine as well as the lighting of Enger Tower red were also scheduled for the day of awareness.
Dan Williamson joined the Duluth News Tribune in June 2021 where he's involved in digital content such as video, photos and podcasts. Previously, he worked in television broadcasting as a Sports Director/Anchor at WDIO-TV in Duluth, Sports Director/Anchor in Bismarck, N.D., News and Sports Anchor at KSAX-TV in Alexandria, and Reporter/Photographer/Editor with the syndicated show "Life to the Max" in Eden Prairie. He was also the Development Director for the Duluth Salvation Army. Williamson grew up in Alexandria, graduated from St. Cloud State University and has lived in Duluth since 2012. | https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/photos-rally-in-duluth-to-remember-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women | 2023-05-05T22:57:07 | 0 | https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/photos-rally-in-duluth-to-remember-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women |
PLACERVILLE, Calif. — The two men accused of starting the massive Caldor Fire, David and Shane Smith, appeared in a Placerville courtroom Friday as they prepare for an evidentiary hearing.
The father and son each face three counts of felony reckless arson, along with firearms charges in El Dorado County. Both pleaded not guilty.
“They didn’t start the fire,” defense attorney Mark Reichel told ABC10. He represented both Smiths at Friday’s hearing.
The Caldor Fire began in the Western Sierra foothills on Aug. 14, 2021.
It burned 1,000 buildings, many in the foothills community of Grizzly Flats. In the following weeks, it spread uphill. Growing to almost 350 square miles, it later forced the evacuation of the entire community of South Lake Tahoe.
At least three people suffered great bodily injury, a fact reflected in the offenses charged.
Two weeks after the fire began, firefighters watched it leap from Echo Summit across Christmas Valley, running nearly to the Nevada state line. The communities at Lake Tahoe were saved because fire crews kept the flames from establishing in that valley.
Prosecutors have not yet explained how they believe the Smiths sparked the fire, something they will need to do at the preliminary hearing.
Judge Vicki Ashworth set that two-day hearing, which is something of a mini trial to establish probable cause, for Aug. 22.
The outcome of the hearing will determine whether the Smiths have to answer for the charges, a necessary step before holding a jury trial.
Both Smiths are charged with possession of a firearm silencer. Shane Smith is also charged with possession of a machine gun.
Both gave a one-word answer of "yes" to the judge Friday when asked if they understood their rights.
Through their attorney, they declined to be interviewed. Prosecutors declined to answer questions as well.
The Smiths remain free on bond awaiting trial.
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WASHINGTON — A delegation of San Joaquin County government, union and business leaders are packing their bags, preparing to head to the nation's capital for a week of advocacy.
"To be honest, it's something that we all enjoy," said San Joaquin County Supervisor Robert Rickman. "We meet with our elected representatives and fight for our residents here in San Joaquin County."
Rickman will join more than 70 other officials on the 5-day trip, taking off Saturday and ending May 11.
The group, organized by the San Joaquin Council of Governments' One Voice Program, is calling on federal officials to help fund eight local infrastructure projects.
The projects include connecting State Route 99 and State Route 120, improving Manteca's State Route 120/Airport Way diverging diamond interchange, building an Altamont Corridor Express station in Ripon, improving Tracy's Interstate 580 interchange, reconstructing the road and railways on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Stockton, purchasing five hybrid electric busses for the San Joaquin Regional Transit District, replacing a rail bridge at the Port of Stockton and improving San Joaquin County's Grant Line Road corridor.
In 2022, advocacy by members of the One Voice Program set aside $9 million in federal funding for county projects.
"The trip more than pays for itself," said Rickman. "I think it makes a lot bigger difference sitting across the table from somebody and showing them what funding can do to improve economic development and the quality of life for residents in San Joaquin County."
During their 2023 trip, members of the group will meet with federal lawmakers and agency officials to try to gain support for the projects.
One potential source of funding county leaders hope to tap is the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill. The bill was signed by President Joe Biden in 2021.
"The total of the ask that we're looking for is close to $140 million," said Steve Dial, the San Joaquin Council of Government's Chief Financial Officer. "It's a big ask, but the projects are very worthwhile."
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GLEN ELLEN, Calif. — Call of the Wild, The Sea Wolf, White Fang, and Iron Heel... chances are you were required to read these classic novels in school. They are tales of courage, adventure and politics.
Many of these classics were written on the front porch of Jack London’s house in Glen Ellen, California. Today, you can visit his home and the ranch he lived on at Jack London State Historic Park.
In his short life, Jack London wrote more than 50 books and hundreds of short stories. Jack was a Bay Area native, a world traveler, war correspondent and thrill seeker, but at heart he was a farmer.
“His goal was to create a regenerative, biodynamic balance," said Matt Leffert, president of Jack London Park Partners, a nonprofit helping manage and educate visitors at the park.
Jack London was one of the first authors to earn a million dollars for his writing.
“He was also the first writer to spend a million dollars,” said Leffert. “You are going to find a lot of odd things at Jack London State Park.”
If Jack wasn’t spending his money on lavish trips or building sail boats, he was spending it on odd projects around his 1,400-acre Sonoma County farm.
“Jack was notorious for not being afraid to fail, so he really tried a lot of things, and one was he wanted to breed spineless cactus to feed to livestock,” said Leffert.
To be fair, spineless cactus was only a partial failure. The cactus did grow but not very well.
“A couple things. One, the cows didn’t like to eat it and after a couple breeding cycles, the spines came back,” explained Leffert.
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There are dozens of experimental innovations on the farm, including his Eucalyptus tree forest, his vineyard and his most prized innovation, the Pig Palace.
The Pig Palace was Jack London’s specially-designed pig pen. The rounded structure made it easier and more efficient to feed and clean up after the animals.
“He was incredibly innovative,” said Leffert, describing the Pig Palace as both innovative and expensive.
It got a lot of criticism because it cost London $3,000 in 1915, or about $90,000 in today’s money.
“The San Francisco Chronicle got wind of what he was doing and mocked him by calling it the 'Pig Palace,'” said Leffert.
Jack didn’t just build a palace for the pigs. He also built one for himself. The Wolf House, as he called it, was a 15,000 square-foot mansion equipped with 26 rooms, including a massive library and a built-in vacuum system. Unfortunately, Jack didn’t get to enjoy it for long.
“Sadly, when it was completed in 1913, just before they were going to move in, it burned down,” said Leffert.
The fire was determined to be an accident; some oily rags caught fire when no one was around. The Wolf Lodge would never be rebuilt because London’s health was failing.
“On his adventures in the South Pacific he got a disease called Yaws,” said Leffert.
At the time, treatment for the disease contained mercury, which likely killed the author in Nov. 1916. He was just 40-years-old when his ashes were spread around a large rock above his ranch.
Jack London’s memory lives on in the House of Happy Walls Museum, a home his second wife, Charmian, built after his death.
“The walls inside are literally lined with artifacts that Jack and Charmian collected on their travels,” said Leffert.
Charmian was Jack's true love and partner in adventure. They were both writers and helped other aspiring authors who often visited to Glen Ellen, the town below Jack's farm, for inspiration.
“He attracted a bohemian crowd when he was here,” said Leffert.
Whether it's inspiration or admiration, Jack London fans from all over the world still come to Glen Ellen and his ranch.
“Of course people come here because they fell in love with him as a writer, but I think a lot of them walk away with the understanding of him as a rancher,” said Leffert.
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Virginia Commonwealth University Health spent $73 million to back out of a redevelopment plan for the Public Safety Building in downtown Richmond, its CEO said Friday.
VCU made a one-time payment to avoid far greater financial problems in the future, said Dr. Marlon Levy, interim CEO of VCU Health.
The health system has had three different plans for the plot at North 10th and Clay Streets near the MCV campus: a roughly 20-story office building before the pandemic, a scaled-down research building and now a replacement for the school of dentistry. VCU needs approval in the delayed state budget to move forward on the school of dentistry project.
In recent months, VCU Health made the decision to exit the project for the research building, which would have been built by Capital City Partners LLC. Levy called it "the tough, but prudent, decision." By late 2021, construction and "other challenges" had made moving forward impossible and would have caused "dire, long-term financial repercussions."
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VCU Health paid the $73 million from its operating funds. The total represents slightly more than 2% of the annual budget.
Between July 2022 and January 2023, VCU Health produced an operating loss of $62 million, or almost 4%. The health system blamed skyrocketing labor costs for the loss, and many hospitals nationwide lost money in 2022.
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Blue bags have already begun to pop up in local mailboxes as the national letter carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger Donor Drive approaches.
Stamp Out Hunger is a large-scale donor drive set for Saturday, May 13, in which mail carriers collect nonperishable food donations left in bags by mailboxes to donate to local food pantries. People who choose to donate and participate can use the provided blue bags, use their own bags or both
Bags for this year’s food drive will be distributed by mail carries on Saturday, May 6.
Locally, the Shalom Center, located at 4314 39th Ave., and the Sharing Center, located at 25700 Wilmot Road, will be the recipients of donations made in the city and in the county, as they have for the past several years.
“Fighting food insecurity in our community will take a collaborative approach,” said Shalom Center Executive Director Tamarra Coleman. “This food drive gives all of us an opportunity to get involved and provide healthy nutritional food to our neighbors in need.”
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This year, for Kenosha County residents, unused bags from 2020 will be dropped of for pick-up, and are the correct provided bags.
“It’s been the biggest food drive in the entire county as a whole, and we’re always grateful for how generous so many people are,” said Sharing Center Executive Director Sharon Pomaville. “I think part of the reason why is because it’s easy. The food is picked up directly from their home, and with this food for the Sharing Center, it usually stacks our shelves for nearly the whole summer.”
The food drive cames as the winter food drive supplies are running low and the need will be high for children who cannot access food at school during the summer.
“With nearly all pandemic benefits gone, we have seen the need at our pantry roughly double. We anticipate this trend will continue at least through the end of the year. In addition, rural Kenosha County has no student summer meal programs, which will also impact families,” Pomaville said.
Pomaville also added the Sharing Center has taken advantage of special federal waivers to home-deliver summer school meals or for grab and go options.
“In rural areas, these waivers were monumental since travel and transportation (access) is the most significant barrier to children eating in the summer,” Pomaville said. “Our 7,000 rural Kenosha students need it.”
Coleman echoed those sentiments about the importance of supporting the drive.
“It’s extremely important as pandemic benefits have stopped, yet grocery prices are inflated,” she said. “Pantries are seeing the post pandemic participants increase and this drive will assist us provide for those who need our support.” | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/annual-stamp-out-hunger-food-drive-to-be-held-on-saturday-may-13/article_2ed389e6-eb5d-11ed-bd1e-8faeefc26a3a.html | 2023-05-05T23:02:56 | 1 | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/annual-stamp-out-hunger-food-drive-to-be-held-on-saturday-may-13/article_2ed389e6-eb5d-11ed-bd1e-8faeefc26a3a.html |
The Wilmot Union High School academic decathlon team brought home its fifth national title last week after competing in the national competition in Frisco, Texas.
Wilmot Union High School has accumulated five national titles in California, Alaska, Minnesota, virtually and in Texas. It’s also been national runner-up in three times in Hawaii, Madison and virtually.
Wilmot decathletes began racking up medals from the very beginning of the awards ceremony, and the procession to the stage never stopped. Knowing the second-ranked team going in was only trailing by 874 points, the suspense was palpable at the team table before being announced as Division II champions.
Later, when team scores were released, the Panthers had greatly extended the gap to over 3,000 points. Enhancing the entire experience, the 16 Wilmot family members who made the pilgrimage to Texas to witness the win loudly cheered the team on.
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At the start of the competition Thursday morning, an opening ceremony brought all the teams together to kick off the two-day competition. Speech and interview competitions started in mid-afternoon and ended later in that evening. Friday rounded out the competition with the four remaining tests — economics, social science, math and science — followed by the Live Super Quiz event that afternoon.
After three rounds of 18 questions to each of the GPA divisions, Wilmot students tallied 46 correct answers. Moments later, after all the tabulations were made, the Wilmot team was crowned the Division II Super Quiz champions.
Individual achievements
Senior Isaac Keen, the three-year decathlete affectionately nicknamed the “Keen Machine,” lived up to his moniker as he posted the highest score of his career in his very last decathlon.
“It’s arguably the best performance ever by a Wilmot student in any competition,” said Academic Decathlon coach Don Serkowski. “Isaac posted the third highest score in the nation, regardless of division. He was less than 10 points from being second, and less than 100 points from placing first... Wilmot’s never had a decathlete finish that high in comparison with all decathletes nationwide before. Isaac is definitely among the elite.”
Keen was first-overall in Division II, earning a $1,000 cash scholarship for the second consecutive year, the only Wilmot decathlete to ever go back-to-back as the top scorer at a national decathlon. Keen also posted the top Economics score of any decathlete regardless of division, earning him the B. Franklin Reinauer II Economics Prize plaque and a $250 cash scholarship. He also was the highest scorer in the nation with a score of 980 on the Social Science exam, a score he’s achieved three times this year. As the team’s highest scoring decathlete, Keen received an additional cash scholarship of $250 and was unanimously voted Most Valuable Teammate netting yet another $250. Keen totaled $1,750 for the event.
“So happy for all the decathletes to get to experience this in-person competition, but especially for Isaac. To be one of the top decathletes in the nation for so long and not being able to be recognized by the best in the country would have been a true shame,” Serkowski said. “I had a little extra emotion seeing him being able to get his due on this, the biggest stage of them all.”
Nearly all the Panthers improved their scores from state, and three others joined Keen on the Division II all-national team.
Senior Emilee Olenick also posted her career highest score in her final decathlon and clinched the top spot in the scholastic division for the second straight year. She was Wilmot’s second-highest scorer overall. For her efforts Olenick earned a $1,000 cash scholarship and a golden plaque commemorating her achievement.
Sophomore Evan Kerman posted his highest score of the year, allowing him to place third overall in the scholastic division. Kerkman earned a $500 cash scholarship and bronze plaque for his efforts.
Sophomore Charlie Fielder dominated the varsity division with his highest personal score to date. He was Wilmot’s third-highest scorer overall after putting up his highest personal score to date. Fielder also earned $1,000 cash scholarship and a golden plaque for placing first in his division.
In total Wilmot decathletes collected $4,250 in cash scholarships at the event.
Individual medals
Wilmot decathletes collected 47 of the available 99 individual medals handed out in Division II, which was an even bigger share than they had at the Wisconsin state competition in March. Every single Wilmot decathlete earned an individual national medal. Those students included:
Isaac Keen—(Gold) Overall, Economics, Social Science, Essay, Literature, Music, Science, Art; (Bronze) Math.
Mary Catherine Slagle—(Silver) Interview; (Bronze) Economics
Daegan Fragale—(Silver) Art
Emilee Olenick—(Gold) Overall, Essay, Literature, Art; (Silver) Science and Social Science; (Bronze) Economics, Math, Music
Evan Kerkman—(Gold) Social Science, Art, Music; (Silver) Literature; (Bronze) Overall
Mac Keen—(Silver) Economics; (Bronze) Speech, Social Science, Literature
Charlie Fielder—(Gold) Overall, Music, Essay, Social Science, Art, Literature, Science, Economics.
Allison Streitmatter—(Silver) Social Science, Music, Literature; (Bronze) Essay, Art, Economics
Lorelei Glassman—(Silver) Literature; (Bronze) Essay and Art. | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/wilmot-union-high-school-academic-decathletes-bring-home-fifth-division-ii-national-title/article_ed37794a-e835-11ed-a2d5-77efc9cb91c5.html | 2023-05-05T23:03:02 | 0 | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/wilmot-union-high-school-academic-decathletes-bring-home-fifth-division-ii-national-title/article_ed37794a-e835-11ed-a2d5-77efc9cb91c5.html |
A firefighter received minor injuries Friday after responding to a fire that heavily damaged a home on Fort Wayne's north side.
The Fort Wayne Fire Department was called about 2:15 p.m. to 1320 Lakeland Cove. Two people were inside and were able to get out of the home with two pets without help, the city fire department said in a news release.
The fire was under control within 17 minutes, but it left a firefighter with minor injuries, which will be evaluated, the news release said.
The blaze inflicted heavy fire damage to the back side of the house and the attic. The home also has moderate water and smoke damage, the news release said.
The fire's cause remains under investigation. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/fire-heavily-damages-home-leaves-firefighter-with-minor-injuries/article_97a5235a-eb88-11ed-85f2-f3f9d316ca13.html | 2023-05-05T23:04:59 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/fire-heavily-damages-home-leaves-firefighter-with-minor-injuries/article_97a5235a-eb88-11ed-85f2-f3f9d316ca13.html |
ATLANTA — Details continue to come out about Deion Patterson, the 24-year-old accused of opening fire inside a midtown Atlanta doctor’s office.
His mother previously went on record telling the Associated Press that her son was having a mental break and was seeking a prescription for a drug called Ativan.
11Alive did some digging and found out the drug is used for anxiety and it’s believed Patterson went to Northside Medical seeking a prescription for the medication. But medical experts like pharmacist Ira Katz said Ativan is highly addictive and can have major side effects.
“All medications can be very beneficial when prescribe properly, but on the other hand, most medications, including the over-the-counter medications, could potentially have adverse effects,” Katz said.
And Ativan is no exception, as Katz went on to list the long list of side effects.
“Nervousness anxiety, hallucinations even reports of the suicidal tendencies,” Katz said.
11 Alive was unable to confirm if Deion Patterson was already taking Ativan or any derivatives of the drug. However, during a phone conversation with the Associated Press, Patterson’s mother said her son, who was a former coast guardsman, had some sort of a mental instability going on.
She told the Associated Press his instability was due to a medication he recently began taking.
Patterson’s Public defender Shawn Hoover echoed a similar sentiment, saying in a statement sent to 11Alive.
“He is a veteran and suffers from apparent mental health issues,” Hoover's statement read. "They are investigating the details and circumstances of the charges."
As for Katz, he said anyone on the drug Ativan should be mindful of the side effect.
“Typically you don’t take this drug and if you’re on it for a long period time for anxiety, stress disorders, it’s even use for seizures. If you’re on it for a long period time and then all of a sudden you stop it, that can potentially make things even worst, when it comes to the adverse effects,” he said. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/more-details-suspected-midtown-atlanta-shooter-emerge-ativan/85-2d13a561-6c37-4321-8a75-cf38a62f6588 | 2023-05-05T23:05:17 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/more-details-suspected-midtown-atlanta-shooter-emerge-ativan/85-2d13a561-6c37-4321-8a75-cf38a62f6588 |
OLYMPIA, Wash. — On Friday, the state is honoring members of law enforcement who died while serving.
The names of seven law enforcement officers are being added to the Washington State Law Enforcement Memorial., located on the Capitol campus. In addition, 18 officers are receiving the state's Medal of Honor.
Officers killed in the line of duty being honored are:
Vancouver Officer Donald Sahota
End of Watch 1/29/2022
Officer Sahota was off duty when he was unintentionally shot and killed by a Clark County Sheriff's deputy.
Clark County Deputy John Feller shot Sahota near the front door of Sahota's home in Battle Ground on Jan. 29, 2022. Deputies were pursuing a fleeing robbery suspect and responded to Sahota's home, where they found him armed and struggling with the suspect. Sahota was stabbed by the suspect, who ran into Sahota's home. As Sahota was chasing him, Feller opened fire.
Earlier this year, a panel tasked with reviewing Sahota's death could not reach a consensus on whether Feller acted in good faith. The deputy won't be criminally charged, according to prosecutors.
Pierce County Deputy Dominique Calata
End of Watch 3/16/2022
Deputy Calata, 35, died after being shot during a SWAT operation in Spanaway on March 15, 2022.
The South Sound Gang Task Force was serving a warrant for second-degree assault on 40-year-old Jeremy Dayton. The task force had asked for help from the Pierce County Sheriff's Department's SWAT team due to Dayton's prior felony convictions, according to Wendy Haddow, a spokesperson for the Tacoma Police Department, which is assisting with the investigation.
During the operation, gunfire was exchanged between Dayton and law enforcement, Haddow said. Calata and Sergeant Rich Scaniffe were shot. Dayton was killed at the scene.
Everett Officer Daniel Rocha
End of Watch 3/25/2022
Officer Rocha was killed in March of 2022 when he confronted Richard Rotter about moving guns between vehicles outside a north Everett Starbucks.
Rotter was convicted on April 3 of aggravated first-degree murder. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
During sentencing, Rocha's sister, Morgan, said the decision to take her brother's life was Rotter's alone.
"The shots he fired caused a ripple and tear through every person who met and loved Dan," she said.
Bellevue Officer Jordan T. Jackson
End of Watch 11/21/2022
Officer Jackson was riding his department motorcycle on Bellevue Way on Monday, Nov. 21 when he struck a car pulling out of a parking lot and onto the roadway.
Jackson was taken to Harborview Medical Center, where he later died from his injuries.
Jackson's death was the first line of duty death for the Bellevue Police Department in its 69-year history.
Special deputies George Yeaman and John Mines
Mines' end of watch: 07/19/1946. Yeaman's end of watch: 07/22/1946.
According to the Behind the Badge Foundation, Deputy Yeaman was killed in a plane crash near Stirrup Lake while they were conducting an aerial search for another missing plane.
Mines was killed on impact. Yeaman died in the hospital three days later.
Stevens County Deputy Horace P. Stewart
End of watch: 02/18/1867
Deputy Stewart was shot and killed while trying to calm a group of drunk soldiers who were partying, according to the Behind the Badge Foundation. The soldier who shot Stewart was sentenced to 20 years in prison. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seven-names-added-washingtons-law-enforcement-memorial/281-e929f482-59be-481e-a57d-a7bc0440f6ee | 2023-05-05T23:06:29 | 0 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seven-names-added-washingtons-law-enforcement-memorial/281-e929f482-59be-481e-a57d-a7bc0440f6ee |
FISHERS, Ind. — A library system in Hamilton County is reviewing thousands of books on its shelves, checking for content their library board has decided shouldn’t be on the shelves in the teen and young adult sections of their library branches.
The library system is Hamilton East, which has branches in Fishers and Noblesville.
The library’s deputy director, John Helling, said for the past month, staff members have been going through books in the “Teen Zone” section of their library branches, checking for material that, according to a new policy passed by the library board, is not appropriate for books in the teen section of the library.
According to Helling, library staff will review a little more than 11,000 books in the teen section.
According to the new policy, passed by the seven-member library board, the books are being checked for material or pictures that are not age-appropriate.
Under the new policy, the library board has decided that means books that contain nudity, alcohol or drug use, repeated profanity, depictions of violence or incitement to violence and any kind of sexual content in them.
Young adults can still check them out, they just have to go looking for them in the adult section.
“Nobody says that violence is a great thing, but sometimes, it’s used as a story-telling device to help children work out these situations before they have to face them in real life or how to avoid them in real life, so I don’t think the purpose of the violence or the sexuality in these books is gratuitous,” said community member and mom Lori Hand, who also works in publishing.
Hand questions if the new policy really protects kids.
“We don’t see why it’s necessary. Once they move these books, then the kids to find them will have to go to the adult section and to me that defeats the whole purpose of the thing,” said Hand, who also believes the policy wastes taxpayer money.
“I worry what will be taken out of the library budget to compensate for this. Will there be fewer materials bought or what?” Hand asked.
According to Helling, so far, staff has only gotten through 8% of the books in the teen collection, work he said that could take up to a year to finish and involve 8,000 hours on the clock.
Helling told 13News four or five full-time employees are involved with reviewing books and the library has recently added another full-time and a part-time staff member who are also tackling the job.
The library’s board’s president, Laura Alerding, told 13News in a text message the cost to review the books would be around $114,000.
According to an estimate from minutes of the library board’s March meeting, the cost is estimated at closer to $300,000. Helling said that number could go up or down.
13News reached out to members of the library board for on-camera interviews. None were available. The board’s president sent us a copy of the new policy. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/fishers-hamilton-east-library-teen-young-adult-books-content/531-014112f4-62bf-4fd8-8521-c495d737010c | 2023-05-05T23:10:30 | 0 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/fishers-hamilton-east-library-teen-young-adult-books-content/531-014112f4-62bf-4fd8-8521-c495d737010c |
The Thermopolis police officer who was wounded last week shot and killed the man who fired at him, the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation reported.
Soon after the April 28 shooting, police disclosed that Sgt. Mike Mascorro had been shot and injured while at a call in Thermopolis. But that disclosure did not contain information about what happened to the man who'd fired upon Mascorro.
Wyoming DCI says that man, 33-year-old Buck Laramore, died at the scene after being shot by Mascorro.
Mascorro went to 1225 Canyon Hills Road to investigate a crime that happened earlier that day, the DCI statement said. He made contact with Laramore at the residence.
Shortly after they began interacting, Laramore pulled out a gun and shot and wounded Mascorro, the statement said.
Mascorro returned fire, killing Laramore.
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The officer was immediately transported to Hot Springs Health, and then airlifted to Banner Wyoming Medical Center in Casper, the department said in a Facebook post.
The Division of Criminal Investigation is conducting the inquiry into the shooting. Local agents and members of the DCI Officer Involved Shooting team responded to the scene, along with staff from the Wyoming State Crime Laboratory, to conduct the investigation.
Once the investigation is complete, it will be presented to the Hot Springs County Attorney's Office for review, the statement said. In Wyoming, DCI usually conducts the investigations into police shootings.
Community members began raising money on behalf of the officer while he was still in the hospital, a GoFundMe page shows. He has since been released.
Mascorro suffered wounds to his right arm, chest and lungs, according to the GoFundMe page.
He returned to Thermopolis on Thursday, according to a post from the Thermopolis Police Department. His wife, Alyssa Mascorro, said his family will never forget the support from the community and are truly blessed to call Thermopolis home.
"Mike's homecoming was one of the most incredible things I've ever witnessed in my lifetime," his wife said in the statement. "It was through streaming tears that I drove him to our home."
The Thermopolis Police Department and the Hot Springs County Coroner did not respond to requests for comment on Friday.
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A 15-year-old girl was shot Sunday, declared dead Monday morning.
The FBI says when the man threatened the agent, he did so while also referencing a recent killing on the Wind River Reservation.
Sgt. Mike Mascorro suffered wounds to his right arm, chest and lungs, according to an online fundraiser. His wife says he's in stable condition and good spirits.
Multiple law enforcement agencies posted messages online offering thoughts and prayers to the Thermopolis Police Department and law enforcement families.
Prospective Casper police officers typically fail interviews more than any other part of the application process. So the agency decided to hold public mock interviews to give candidates practice.
District Court Judge Bobbi Overfield ordered a pre-sentencing investigation to be completed before a sentencing hearing is scheduled.
Eshelman contends his company, Iron Bar Holdings, has property rights at Elk Mountain that extend above the ground and that the corner-crossing men trespassed even though they did not touch his land.
A 23-year-old Wyoming man is suing an industrial equipment company after he was sucked into a conveyor belt while unloading train cars, leaving him disfigured.
The Wyoming Supreme Court decided a Casper attorney should be allowed to practice law again after his legal assistant was caught stealing from a client’s trust account while that person was jailed. | https://trib.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/man-who-fired-at-thermopolis-officer-died-in-shooting-sergeant-out-of-hospital/article_3e14ee6a-eb88-11ed-9938-5f0d418ec0eb.html | 2023-05-05T23:12:47 | 0 | https://trib.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/man-who-fired-at-thermopolis-officer-died-in-shooting-sergeant-out-of-hospital/article_3e14ee6a-eb88-11ed-9938-5f0d418ec0eb.html |
AMORY, Miss. (WTVA) — A longtime business in Amory is trying to bounce back after an EF-3 tornado destroyed its existing building.
The late-March tornado left the owner of Amory Marine Sales asking tough questions.
“I didn’t know what to think,” owner Herbert Langford said. “What are we going to do? What are we going to do now? How are we going to keep going?”
The business, which sells ATVs, motorcycles, boats and more, has been in business since the 1960s.
Langford had to abandon his longtime store on Highland Drive and move a few miles down the road to a building next to Mt. Zion Road toward Smithville.
The company once used the building during the 1980s for boat rentals. Since then the company rented out the property.
Langford said he’s thankful the place opened up just months before the storm hit. He said a daycare just recently moved out.
Having two locations has its difficulties. His staff are having to go back and forth from the old location to the new location.
The tornado damaged thousands of homes and completely left many families homeless.
“I was thinking about it,” Langford said. “Well, that’s our business. These people, their homes are messed up and that’s worse than a business.”
He said the store is waiting on insurance adjusters to determine the future of Amory Marine Sales.
The business will operate out of its new location in the meantime. | https://www.wtva.com/news/local/amory-marine-sales-working-to-bounce-back-after-devastating-tornado/article_8d080c48-eb8b-11ed-8e58-334757781408.html | 2023-05-05T23:14:52 | 0 | https://www.wtva.com/news/local/amory-marine-sales-working-to-bounce-back-after-devastating-tornado/article_8d080c48-eb8b-11ed-8e58-334757781408.html |
TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) — The 20th annual Tupelo Blue Suede Cruise kicked off on Friday.
Car enthusiasts get the opportunity to view classic cars, hot rods, muscle cars and more.
It's being held at the Cadence Bank Arena in downtown Tupelo.
Car owners from 17 states and Canada are participating in the event.
The Blue Suede Cruise will wrap up on Sunday. | https://www.wtva.com/news/local/blue-suede-cruise-kicked-off-friday-in-downtown-tupelo/article_44740960-eb85-11ed-916b-136950819898.html | 2023-05-05T23:14:58 | 1 | https://www.wtva.com/news/local/blue-suede-cruise-kicked-off-friday-in-downtown-tupelo/article_44740960-eb85-11ed-916b-136950819898.html |
TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) — Some hungry families will have a meal Friday night thanks to a local food giveaway.
The giveaway was held at Redoak Grove Church in Tupelo.
SAFE Inc. along with the Mid-South Food Bank and Red Oak Grove Ministries handed out free boxes filled with meats, vegetables, milk and more.
After suffering through the pandemic, many families are still struggling with inflation and other issues driving up food costs.
Organizers said giveaways like this are one way to help. More than 300 boxes of food were given out. | https://www.wtva.com/news/local/drive-up-food-giveaway-held-friday-in-tupelo/article_9486ab40-eb87-11ed-9aae-efce402b016f.html | 2023-05-05T23:15:04 | 1 | https://www.wtva.com/news/local/drive-up-food-giveaway-held-friday-in-tupelo/article_9486ab40-eb87-11ed-9aae-efce402b016f.html |
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WTVA) — The nation's largest wiener dog race takes place this weekend in the Cotton District of Starkville.
One-hundred-fifty wiener dogs will take part in the inaugural Starkville Derby on Saturday.
The event, which begins at 11 a.m., is a fundraiser for the Oktibbeha County Humane Society.
The idea for the race began at Two Brothers Smoked Meats, a popular restaurant in the Cotton District.
Organizer Alden Thornhill said he was eating on the restaurant’s balcony when an idea came to him. Wouldn’t it be funny to see a bunch of weenie dogs racing down University Drive?
We spoke with Thornhill and his special friend King Memphis on WTVA 9 News at Noon on Friday.
The event has created a lot of buzz.
“I think it’s probably more exciting than the baseball games recently,” Mary Rogers Coon said, referring to Mississippi State baseball games. “I’m really excited for the dogs to race and just see who wins.”
“This quickly might become my favorite event in Starkville,” Two Brothers owner Barton Dinkins said. “I mean how could you not love a bunch of dogs running down the street? I mean we are already a very dog-friendly area. On any given sunny Saturday you’re gonna see dogs everywhere.”
Stevens King of Starkville said it’ll be a sight to behold.
“I don’t know where they are running from but I think it’ll be really interesting to see how it goes,” he said. “I love to see just some goofy dogs, you know, I think those are the cutest ones.”
The winner of the race will take home a golden wiener dog trophy and prizes. There will also be vendors.
Adam Walker of Starkville said, “I mean the Kentucky Derby is tomorrow; but if you want to see some animals with a little bit shorter legs, a little bit smaller torso, then you can come down to the [Cotton] District and you’ll be able to see that. A little bit different type of a Kentucky Derby, Starkville version I guess.” | https://www.wtva.com/news/local/nations-largest-wiener-dog-race-in-starkville-is-all-for-a-good-cause/article_98453ec8-eb90-11ed-be3b-9f701953d41a.html | 2023-05-05T23:15:10 | 1 | https://www.wtva.com/news/local/nations-largest-wiener-dog-race-in-starkville-is-all-for-a-good-cause/article_98453ec8-eb90-11ed-be3b-9f701953d41a.html |
Roseville man convicted of criminal sexual conduct sentenced to 55 years in prison
A Roseville man has been sentenced to 55 years in prison in a Macomb County criminal sexual conduct case involving children, the Prosecutor's Office announced Friday.
Shannon Jones, 45, was sentenced Tuesday on eight counts by Macomb County Circuit Court Visiting Judge James Chylinski.
In March, a county jury convicted Jones in 35 minutes after a four-day trial conducted by assistant prosecuting attorney Lisa Lozen and former assistant prosecuting attorney Molly Zappitell.
Prosecutors allege that from September 2018 through December 2018, Jones assaulted two girls, ages 6 and 8, when he lived with their mother.
When Jones later fled to Alabama, the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office extradited him in December 2020.
U.S. Marshals apprehended Jones in Birmingham, Alabama, in July 2021 to stand trial in Macomb County.
Jone was convicted of five counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, two counts of second-degree CSC and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
In a statement Friday, Macomb County Prosecutor Peter Lucido thanked the judge for "making sure this predator is in prison for the rest of his life so our children are safe. Thank you to the Roseville Police Department for investigating this case and the U.S. Marshals for returning the defendant back to Macomb County to stand trial."
jchambers@detroitnews.com | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/macomb-county/2023/05/05/shannon-jones-45-was-sentenced-tuesday-on-eight-counts-in-a-criminal-sexual-conduct-case-by-macomb-c/70189527007/ | 2023-05-05T23:20:23 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/macomb-county/2023/05/05/shannon-jones-45-was-sentenced-tuesday-on-eight-counts-in-a-criminal-sexual-conduct-case-by-macomb-c/70189527007/ |
St. Clair Shores to unveil new pier at Blossom Heath Park Saturday
St. Clair Shores officials Saturday will officially open the recently upgraded pier on Lake St. Clair at the city's Blossom Heath Park.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled at 2 p.m. during the Big Brew Fest event, which runs from noon to 10 p.m. Saturday. The park is located on Jefferson Avenue between Nine Mile and 10 Mile roads.
"The new pier provides the community more access to the lake," Mayor Kip Walby said. "Not everyone in St. Clair Shores owns a boat or lives on the water. Many people say they would like to be able to see more of the water and this provides access to do that."
He said it offers visitors "a beautiful view of the water, the shoreline and the nearby marinas where you'll be able to see boats coming in and going out."
The new "Blossom Heath Activity Pier" pier is about 1,600 feet long and extends 396 feet into the lake from the shoreline. It also has shade structures and benches. In addition, the pier's railing has lower sections for wheelchair access. Furthermore, a part of the area under the pier was left open for fish to swim through.
The project cost more than $8 million and was paid for with funding from the city's Tax Increment Finance Authority and general fund, the mayor said. Construction started about 18 months ago.
Walby said there was a quay where the pier is but it was removed to make room for the new one.
"Everyone is ecstatic about how it turned out," he said. "Everyone on the city council loves it and I think it will be a real destination in our community."
The new pier is open to the general public, but only city residents will be able to use the parking lot closest to it.
The mayor said he hopes to see people walking along the pier, fishing, reading books, sketching and other activities. He also said there are tables perfect for playing checkers, chess, backgammon or other games while enjoying the lake.
"It's not just a fishing pier," he said. "It's an activity pier."
cramirez@detroitnews.com
Twitter: @CharlesERamirez | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/macomb-county/2023/05/05/st-clair-shores-to-unveil-new-pier-at-blossom-heath-park-saturday/70187070007/ | 2023-05-05T23:20:26 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/macomb-county/2023/05/05/st-clair-shores-to-unveil-new-pier-at-blossom-heath-park-saturday/70187070007/ |
After COVID, then shooting, MSU graduates celebrate: 'We've dealt with lots of adversity'
East Lansing — Like thousands of his classmates at Michigan State University, Tony Cohen overcame daunting challenges during his four years at college.
The COVID-19 pandemic began his freshman year and the West Bloomfield resident, along with the rest of his class, spent most of his second year attending classes online. Then a gunman terrorized campus less than three months ago, killing three students and injuring five more.
"Our class has dealt with lots of adversity," said Cohen, 21.
Despite that, Cohen, who graduated Friday with a degree in psychology, still thinks of MSU as one thing: home.
"A lot of people have considered this place their home. I've considered it my home for these last four years," he said.
Cohen was among 6,978 Spartans who received bachelor’s degrees Friday, marking a moment of joy.
Will Myers, a 22-year-old graduate who studied economics, said: "I feel like I'm part of something bigger than myself here."
Myers said he appreciated those who helped him along the way, but there were moments when he grappled with the unfairness of the tragedy.
"That's just something that's going to stick with me for the rest of my life," Myers said. "It definitely made me appreciate graduating more."
The undergraduates were joined by MSU economist and professor Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, as their commencement speaker.
Across campus, graduates, wearing their green caps and gowns, stopped at campus landmarks to snap photos and capture final memories. Friday's buoyant mood was in stark contrast with the scene at MSU 12 weeks ago, when police tape encircled buildings and hundreds of flower arrangements were left at the feet of the Sparty statue.
'Live in the joy'
Interim University President Teresa Woodruff took time to acknowledge the Spartan community's pain and the victims of the Feb. 13 mass shooting with a moment of silence at the start of commencement. The crowd remembered Brian Fraser, 20; Arielle Anderson, 19; and Alexandria Verner, 20, as well as the five students still working to recover from their injuries.
Fraser will receive a posthumous degree from the Eli Broad College of Business, and Anderson and Verner will receive posthumous degrees from the College of Natural Science at the individual college's ceremonies this weekend.
Despite the challenges, Cook, as commencement speaker, said she could feel the hope radiating from graduates on Friday.
"You've been through a lot these past four years, too much, more than any person or lifetime should accommodate," said Cook, who was sworn in as the Fed's first Black female member almost a year ago. "We carry life's injuries with us. They make us who we are. But ... they do not define us because strength and resilience are measured against the struggles we overcome."
The turmoil of the last few years will likely stay with the class of 2023 in big and small ways, Cook said. But their stories do not end there.
"That pain is important, it should be recognized, but it should not be lived in and it should not define us," Cook said. "Joy matters more. Our capacity for joy and kindness and hope are equally informed by our experiences. Our joy is magnified by the stark relief of the pain we feel. It is sweeter and more life-sustaining and more cherished for its ability to thrive in troubled times."
Cook called MSU the "essence of community" and called on graduates to have hope and "live in the joy."
Flint native Timothy Stokes, 21, graduated with degrees in both neuroscience and physiology. Stokes worked as a resident adviser in MSU's dorms this semester and said the shooting consumed almost all of his thoughts and conversations in the weeks after it. Distance from the event has helped and on Friday Stokes was only thinking about the future.
"The biggest thing that's been... surprising for me, is I don't have necessarily like the next step laid out for me," he said. "After college, it's like, I can do whatever I want."
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former chief medical adviser to the president and past director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, addressed MSU's doctoral candidates at their Friday afternoon ceremony. He reflected on the resilience and strength of the students to fulfill their goals despite the COVID-19 pandemic, which Fauci called one of the most trying experiences of the past 100 years.
Fauci was awarded his 59th honorary degree and left Friday's ceremony an honorary Spartan, while 466 graduate students were awarded their degrees.
Fauci encouraged students to expect the unexpected, a lesson he said he learned from the pandemic, and reminded them that career paths are not always linear.
"Planning your life path is commendable and in many situations advisable," he said. "Yet ... some of the most significant events that I've experienced and the directions that I've taken turned out to be wholly unanticipated."
As MSU's class of 2023 graduated, over three years after COVID-19 interrupted their college experience and sent the world into lockdown, the World Health Organization declared the global public health emergency over. The U.S. emergency is set to end next week. Fauci said the time has come, but it does not mean that the COVID-19 pandemic itself is over.
"What it does mean is that the overwhelming emergent nature of it is really behind us," Fauci said. "The WHO ended their emergency today and on the 11th, the United States is going to end ours, so it sort of is kind of aligned with the rest of the world."
Fauci also called on the graduates to push back against the "cacophony of falsehoods and lies" spread through misinformation and disinformation.
The normalization and acceptance of untruths goes beyond the pandemic, threatening the foundations of democracy, said Fauci, who was also an adviser to former President Donald Trump, citing the Jan. 6 attack by Trump supporters on the U.S. Capitol in 2021.
"Do not hesitate to push back these disruptive forces with all the strength that you can muster and do your best to explain what is known, what is not known and to help people understand and follow the best available evidence," Fauci said.
He also charged the newly hooded graduate students with healing what he called "our divided nation."
"Today is the time to begin building the bridges that will enable us to pull together with a singular purpose," Fauci said. "You are the generation that can make this happen."
hmackay@detroitnews.com | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/05/05/msu-commencement-shooting-celebrate-graduation/70180044007/ | 2023-05-05T23:20:27 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/05/05/msu-commencement-shooting-celebrate-graduation/70180044007/ |
Canton Township man accused of texting foreign sex trafficker to watch children's sexual abuse live
A Canton Township man accused of texting instructions to an international sex trafficker to watch children being sexually abused on camera has been charged in a seven-count indictment in federal court, U.S. Attorney Dawn Ison announced Friday.
Charles Calahan Lowe, 49, is the 112th person arrested as part of a 10-year international sex trafficking investigation, Ison said in a statement.
Federal investigators allege Lowe exchanged more than 1,600 text messages with a known sex trafficker in the Philippines and paid her $30 to $40 for live “shows” of young girls, some as young as 3 years old, who were abused in real time to create sexually explicit videos and images shared over Skype.
Law enforcement learned of Lowe when they executed a federal search warrant on the trafficker’s Skype account and found the detailed text messages, according to a criminal complaint filed last month.
Lowe allegedly sent wire payments for the child-sexually abusive material through Western Union at Rite Aid stores in Metro Detroit in order to avoid his wife finding out, federal officials said.
The trafficker has since been arrested and charged overseas.
The case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations in Portland, Maine and Detroit as well as the Michigan State Police.
Lowe is charged with conspiracy to produce child pornography, production of child pornography, attempted production of child pornography, receipt of child pornography and and possession of child pornography.
He faces up to 30 years.
"The live sexual abuse of children over the internet is a heinous crime," Ison said in a statement. "We will continue to prosecute those who perpetrate these crimes against the most innocent and vulnerable members of society, wherever it is produced, to the fullest extent of the law."
Lowe was arraigned Friday through U.S. District Court, records show.
A not guilty plea was entered. He was ordered to remain in detention.
jchambers@detroitnews.com | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2023/05/05/charles-calahan-lowe-49-is-charged-with-conspiring-to-produce-child-pornography-and-other-related-of/70189662007/ | 2023-05-05T23:20:31 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2023/05/05/charles-calahan-lowe-49-is-charged-with-conspiring-to-produce-child-pornography-and-other-related-of/70189662007/ |
The Idaho Department of Correction is seeking a Twin Falls Community Reentry Center resident who walked away from the facility Friday morning.
Seth Odell Stacey, 40, left the reentry center, near Washington Street South and Park Avenue, at 9:15 a.m. Friday. He stands 5-foot, 5-inches, weighs 160 pounds and has brown eyes and black hair.
He was last seen wearing a black hoodie, gray sweatpants and sunglasses.
Stacey’s convictions include fraud and eluding a police officer in Bannock County. He has been eligible for parole since Dec. 11, 2022, and his sentence was scheduled to be satisfied on Dec. 1, 2025.
People are asked to call 911 if they have information on his whereabouts.
The reentry center opened in 2020 and houses up to 160 male residents who are classified as minimum custody and nearing release.
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A San Antonio woman who bound her “best friend” with duct tape and hog-tied him with zip ties before smothering him with a pillow has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for murder.
Mandy Lou Villegas was 42 when she was arrested and charged in the death of Domingo Sanchez, 36, on Feb. 11, 2019.
Villegas told authorities that she and Sanchez had known each other for 13 years and he was her “best friend.” They lived together in a nonromantic relationship, she said, according to court documents.
She and Sanchez were helping a friend install wallboard and insulation in a home whose owner allowed them to live there and make improvements, she told authorities after her arrest.
According to the documents, Villegas was a member of the MexiKanas gang and had a long history of drug abuse. The day of the killing, she said she and Sanchez got into an argument over drugs. She stated Sanchez “was high and wanted more drugs, and he attacked me and I defended myself.”
Villegas detailed how she restrained and smothered Sanchez, and also said she beat him with a power tool, a drill, the documents state.
Records indicate Sanchez’s cause of death was “asphyxia and blunt force injuries to the head,” and “smothering by a pillow, occlusion of the airway with a gag or combination of these.”
A statement released late Friday by the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office stated Villegas had to undergo several evaluations for competency and sanity because she also later maintained that she did not remember anything that happened on the day of the killing.
Villegas was found competent to stand trial in January.
As part of a plea agreement reached between prosecutor David Martin and defense attorney Adam LaHood, she pleaded no contest to a murder charge in exchange for a 35-year term.
Villegas, now 46, will have to serve at least half of her sentence before becoming eligible for parole.
The case was heard by Judge Jennifer Peña in the 290th District Court.
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Did you look up at the sky and see this line of bright lights? Well, we can tell you they aren’t UFOs – those are SpaceX satellites.
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Uvalde city officials and the county district attorney have negotiated a truce in their legal battle over investigative materials that bear on the performance of police officers who responded to the May 24 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School.
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The city is seeking security video from the school, police body camera footage and other materials from a criminal investigation into the massacre, in which 19 children and two teachers were killed.
The police response to the shooting has been widely condemned as a fiasco. Nearly 400 officers from two dozen local, county, state and federal agencies were on the scene. Yet more than an hour passed before members of a Border Patrol tactical unit stormed the classroom where the teenage gunman was holed up and shot him to death.
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Uvalde officials say they need they need the investigative materials to determine whether any city police officers violated department policy and should be disciplined or fired.
The material at issue was collected by the Texas Rangers and eventually will be handed over to Uvalde District Attorney Christina Mitchell so she can decide whether to file any criminal charges in the shooting.
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Mitchell has said that in weighing whether to prosecute anyone, she will look at the actions of "every adult who was in the hallway" at Robb while the 18-year-old gunman was in the classroom with his victims and that she would examine whether the teen's family or anyone else assisted him or knew of his intentions in advance.
In court filings, Mitchell's office says it has only incomplete drafts of some of the materials collected by the Rangers, not their final report, and that if any of the information leaks, it could affect the integrity of the criminal investigation. The DA's office says it should not have to turn any items over to city officials until after Mitchell has presented the evidence to a Uvalde County grand jury.
The city says it can't wait that long. Its lawyers argue that the city needs the material now because state law and city policy require the police department to conduct administrative reviews of officer conduct within a specified time period. Otherwise, the city could be "harmed" in any potential disciplinary action against officers.
In a court filing last week, the city asked a state district judge for an injunction compelling Mitchell to turn over the items, with restrictions "to maintain strict confidentiality of the district attorney's investigation."
A hearing on the motion was scheduled for Thursday. Instead, both sides met behind closed doors in a conference room for more than an hour. Upon emerging, they told the judge the hearing would not be necessary.
No injunction was issued, records show.
The "city and I are still working together on this issue," Mitchell said in a statement Friday. "With the one-year mark of the tragedy coming up, the county, city and local leaders continue to work together for the betterment of our community."
In a separate statement, Mayor Don McLaughlin Jr. said, "The city of Uvalde and the district attorney will continue to work together to achieve their respective objectives with regard to the Robb Elementary tragedy."
Neither side would say what, if anything, Mitchell had agreed to hand over.
On the morning of May 24, the gunman, armed with a military-style semiautomatic weapon, climbed a fence at Robb Elementary, entered the school through an unlocked side door and opened fire on teachers and students in two interconnected classrooms.
Pedro "Pete" Arredondo, then chief of the Uvalde school district police force, directed the initial response. Arredondo was harshly criticized and ultimately fired for treating the shooting as a "barricaded suspect" situation, in which police could bide their time and negotiate, rather than as an "active shooter" scenario requiring immediate action to eliminate the threat and save lives, regardless of the danger to officers.
The officers assembled at the school included 25 members of the Uvalde Police Department, according to a report by a special Texas House committee that investigated the massacre.
The city last year hired a retired Austin police officer, Jesse Prado, to investigate the actions of Uvalde police officers.
Court records show Prado wants video from body cameras worn by officers from other agencies, as well as statements they gave to criminal investigators. He is also seeking reports and surveillance video from the school district.
Since late summer, the city has served an unspecified number of Uvalde police officers with "complaints," putting them on notice that they are under investigation, according to the city's court filings. Some of those officers could be fired, the filings state.
Since then, city officials have been negotiating with Mitchell to see if she'll turn over the requested materials. She told city officials the criminal investigation might be completed by November. After months passed without a conclusion to the investigation, the city sued Mitchell.
"The city would be harmed if its internal affairs investigation cannot be completed within a reasonable amount of time," the city's lawyers wrote in one filing. "In particular, the city will be harmed by not adhering to its own policies if it does not have the complete information related to the Robb School incident, including information from all law enforcement agencies to evaluate its own officers' conduct."
The city's lawyers said Uvalde "has waited for months to conduct its independent internal affairs investigation. ... And it is unknown how long (Mitchell) will take to complete her own investigation."
Scott Durfee, a special assistant district attorney in Mitchell's office, has argued in court filings that the materials are shielded by "work-product privilege," which applies to documents prepared in anticipation of litigation. Durfee argued that the DA should not have to turn the materials over until after a grand jury has reviewed them.
Mitchell has said that once the Texas Rangers complete their investigation and turn over their massive file, her office will need three to four months to review it and then decide what should be presented to a grand jury. The Rangers, part of the Texas Department of Public Safety, investigate major violent crimes and officer-involved shootings, among other duties.
Uvalde Police Chief Daniel Rodriguez was out of town on the day of the shooting, and Lt. Mariano Pargas was acting chief. City officials moved to terminate Pargas after CNN aired audio from the scene that showed Pargas knew some children were still alive in the classrooms and did not take action to save them. Pargas retired in November before he could be fired.
Guillermo.Contreras@express-news.net | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/uvalde-da-agreement-18081428.php | 2023-05-05T23:27:39 | 1 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/uvalde-da-agreement-18081428.php |
LYNCHBURG, Va. – Lynchburg court records reveal a gun was found shortly after a 6-year-old was shot to death Monday night.
According to the search warrant, a citizen found the gun inside of a city recycling bin, and it matched the description of evidence found at the scene of the crime.
Police said 6-year-old Kingston Campbell was playing video games inside of his Floyd Street home when he was struck and killed by a bullet. They said a group of people fired off rounds towards the home.
According to the search warrant, the gun turned in by the citizen has the same size cartridge cases found at the scene of the crime and the same Hornady brand ammunition inside that was found by investigators.
Meanwhile, the search for suspects continues. Police said they have no further updates at this time. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/05/05/gun-found-shortly-after-lynchburg-6-year-olds-murder/ | 2023-05-05T23:27:45 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/05/05/gun-found-shortly-after-lynchburg-6-year-olds-murder/ |
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. – A Franklin County woman, Heather Hodges, disappeared over 11 years ago.
This week, she was officially declared dead, even though her body has never been found.
Hodges was originally reported missing by her boyfriend at the time in April of 2012.
On Thursday, a judge in Franklin County Circuit Court declared Hodges dead after attorney Holland Perdue filed the petition on behalf of the Hodges family.
“I have not done one and I don’t know any attorneys around here who have so, but we went with the code section and filed accordingly,” said Perdue.
According to Virginia Code, in order to declare a person dead, they must be missing for seven successive years and have not been heard from.
Hodges’ sister, Crystal Songer released a statement to 10 News in response to the ruling.
“We are very pleased with the outcome of yesterday’s hearing. It’s the beginning of a long journey as we are battling to seek justice for this horrific crime against my sister.”
Crystal Songer
Although Hodges is officially declared dead, the case isn’t over.
Hodges’ boyfriend Paul Jordan II who first reported her missing, is currently awaiting trial for charges of second-degree murder and concealing a body.
The indictment came just a few days after the 10th anniversary of Hodges being reported missing, last year.
Jordan’s trial is scheduled to begin on June 13. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/05/05/heather-hodges-declared-dead-by-franklin-county-judge-after-being-missing-for-over-11-years/ | 2023-05-05T23:27:51 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/05/05/heather-hodges-declared-dead-by-franklin-county-judge-after-being-missing-for-over-11-years/ |
LYNCHBURG, Va. – Lynchburg is adding something new to it’s plate.
Nautical bowls recently opened along Timberlake Road, near First Watch and Chipotle.
It’s an acai bowl shop with a focus on fruits, nut butter, and all of the healthy food you could want.
Co-owner Kelly Eckels said her staff is already feeling the love from the Hill City.
“We rarely get a lull,” Eckels said. “We just have had a steady flow of people who have been excited and just giving us great reviews and just wonderful feedback, so we’re thrilled.”
The franchise is based in Minnesota but is expanding around the country, according to Eckels. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/05/05/nautical-bowls-officially-opens-in-lynchburg/ | 2023-05-05T23:27:58 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/05/05/nautical-bowls-officially-opens-in-lynchburg/ |
Crews responded to a structure fire on Elm Avenue SW on Friday afternoon, according to Roanoke Fire-EMS.
At 4:58 p.m. on Friday, crews said they responded to the 400 block of Elm Ave SW for a report of a structure fire.
When they got to the scene, they found a large, multiple occupancy home with smoke showing, according to Roanoke Fire-EMS.
Several residents were able to escape on their own, crews said. Two were treated for smoke inhalation and another was transported in stable condition.
We’re told two dogs and a cat were also rescued from the fire.
Crews said the cause is still under investigation.
You can see more photos from the incident below. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/05/05/roanoke-crews-respond-to-fire-on-elm-avenue-sw/ | 2023-05-05T23:28:04 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/05/05/roanoke-crews-respond-to-fire-on-elm-avenue-sw/ |
ROANOKE, Va. – The Rail Yard Dawgs are still on fire after winning the President’s Cup on the ice for the first time in franchise history and city leaders are planning a celebration honoring the team’s achievement.
The energy inside the Berglund Center was off the charts and fans all over are still excited the Dawgs won the President’s Cup Tuesday evening.
“I’m glad they brought the championship to Roanoke,” one fan said.
Some were fans shocked, but pleased the Dawgs took home the President’s Cup.
“We got a team that people can call our own — people follow them, even little kids, I won’t be able to make it but they’ll be in my heart,” another fan said.
The team will be escorted with public safety vehicles to the Berglund Center.
While the parade starts along 2nd Street and Church Avenue, city leaders say the best spot to catch team is along Wells Avenue and Williamson Road.
The reason for that is because there are no road closures and leaders are urging the public to be safe.
The team is also hosting a celebration at the Berglund Center until 5 p.m. Saturday that’s free.
Staff at the Berglund Center are pleased the Dawgs are the champions.
“You can feel it in the air how excited Roanoke was, it’s crazy, you wouldn’t think of it as a hockey town but it really is, they were starving for hockey, we were happy to bring it back and in a short amount of town they are champions of SPHL,” Berglund Center Director of Marketing Robert Knight said. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/05/05/roanoke-rail-yard-dawgs-prepare-for-celebrations/ | 2023-05-05T23:28:10 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/05/05/roanoke-rail-yard-dawgs-prepare-for-celebrations/ |
SAN ANGELO, Texas — Do you have the best chili recipe in San Angelo? What about salsa?
From 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. May 6 and 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. May 7, the first ever Tejas Pepperfest is taking place at First Financial Pavilion, 4400 Grape Creek Road.
The event will include food and clothing vendors along with a chili and salsa competition to benefit the Hopper House recovery center in San Angelo.
"We've got a variety of everything," Mad Hustle events owner and event organizer Tabitha Evans said. "We've got cutting boards, we got boutique clothing, we have RV stairs, we have a little bit of everything."
Evans is friends with Hopper House owners Brandi and Chris Hopper, who started an addiction recovery center to help encourage a sober lifestyle.
The couple currently house more than 40 men who are involved in a 12-step program and are in need of general labor, office or skilled labor careers.
"They [the Hoppers] started it [Hopper House] out of their own back pocket because they're that passionate about being in recovery," Evans said.
Food vendors from across Texas and New Mexico will also be in attendance and all attendees are encouraged to participate in the chili cookoff and salsa making contest.
Chili participants must arrive at 8 a.m. May 7 and their recipes need to be complete by noon. Entry is $25 per person.
Salsa making contestants must submit their recipes by 2 p.m. May 7, where judges will then decide the best items.
As the organizer, Evans is most excited "To see how good it does."
"I'm curious how many people are gonna come through and if the heat's gonna affect it or not," she said.
Go to events for information. | https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/want-to-show-off-your-chili-cooking-skills-tejas-pepperfest-is-the-place-to-be/504-9581a18a-47f4-4913-9f5d-d71f434817ac | 2023-05-05T23:31:36 | 1 | https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/want-to-show-off-your-chili-cooking-skills-tejas-pepperfest-is-the-place-to-be/504-9581a18a-47f4-4913-9f5d-d71f434817ac |
VALLEY CENTER, Kan. (KSNW) — The Valley Center School District has named a new Superintendent.
Greg Lehr will take over the position on July 1. Lehr comes to Valley Center from Sedgwick Schools, where he has been Superintendent since July of last year, overseeing a $13.8 million bond project and creating a strategic plan.
It is not his first time at Valley Center schools. Lehr was an assistant principal for Valley Center Middle School and principal of the intermediate school for a combined 12 years. Prior to that, he was a coach and teacher at Garden City and Newton Public Schools.
Lehr will take over for Dr. Cory Gibson, who has been named Superintendent of DeSoto Public Schools in Johnson County. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/valley-center-schools-name-new-superintendent/ | 2023-05-05T23:34:24 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/valley-center-schools-name-new-superintendent/ |
DALLAS — It could take longer for Dallas first responders to reach emergency scenes while city data is held for ransom, the firefighter's union warned Friday.
A cyber-attack on Wednesday shut down some city websites and networks, including first responders' computer-assisted dispatch program.
Now, dispatchers cannot track fire engines' locations with GPS. Instead, emergency coordinators are locating crews by calling them on radios.
Dispatchers must then log and update each truck's location by hand. An accurate map of crews responding to emergencies is key to assigning the closest responders to a nearby, developing emergency.
"We're kind of back to doing it old-school, which involves a lot more people," Dallas Firefighters Association President Jim McDade said. "It's a big issue."
Emergency frequencies were busier than usual Friday. The "old-school" communication method requires field crews to remain in near-constant contact with dispatchers.
Instead of pushing a button to notify coordinators their work is complete, for example, crews must radio dispatchers to tell them they're finished.
"As busy as we are, the additional radio communication is causing the whole system to bog down," McDade said.
He added that firefighters are navigating with map applications on their cellphones while special GPS systems built into the firetrucks are unavailable.
Dispatchers are not currently able to relay many details about an emergency, either. McDade said he worries a crew might not know whether they're approaching an especially dangerous or violent scene.
"There are some major safety concerns," he said.
But the union president contends the outage is not catastrophic for residents.
"There's really not too much of an impact on service delivery," he said. "Maybe it might take us a little longer to respond in a few instances."
"It's not endangering any citizens," he continued. "You still have the best firefighters and paramedics coming to your aid, without a doubt. It just might take us a few extra seconds."
The City of Dallas has prioritized restoring emergency services' technology. It's not clear how long it will take city workers to get computer-assisted dispatch programs back online. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dallas-ransomware-attack-delays-firefighters-response-emergency/287-295d512d-bbb1-4acc-b4b5-791c8e987c5e | 2023-05-05T23:40:42 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dallas-ransomware-attack-delays-firefighters-response-emergency/287-295d512d-bbb1-4acc-b4b5-791c8e987c5e |
DALLAS — The music, the food and the dancing are all part of the rich culture of Mexico and a part of the Cinco De Mayo celebrations.
”It was a time of celebration, a time to come together with family, with friends and to eat good food,” said Anthony Lucero, the owner of YuYu Cultural Shop.
Lucero is from the city of Puebla, Mexico. That is where the Cinco De Mayo celebrations began after the battle of Puebla in 1862.
”That is the essence of Cinco de Mayo, the victory of the Mexican Army over the French Army so they could not have control over Mexico.
Lucero loves the rich heritage of his country, so when he immigrated to the U.S., he brought part of that with him and started the YuYu Cultural Shop on Jefferson Boulevard
“To me, it was super important to continue with the traditions that I grew up with,” said Lucero.
At YuYu you will find goods not just from Mexico, but 18 other countries.
”To help remind them of all the beautiful places around the world,” said Lucero.
YuYu sits in the middle of the Mercado on Jefferson Boulevard.
The Mercado is the vision of Amanda Lake, a real estate developer who wanted to help people like Lucero start their own business.
”That’s why we created the Mercado and divided into small spaces and even giving 6-month leases and giving people an opportunity to get started to make their dream come true,” said Lake.
She says, to her, this is what her culture represents: hard work, resiliency and celebration of victories.
“You look at our culture. We start our own small businesses – we aren’t afraid to take risks – we have that commitment, that dedication -- that perseverance to make a difference,” said Lake.
Lake’s vision is to continue bringing new businesses to Oak Cliff and Southern Dallas County and continue to revitalize those areas and give more people opportunities to live the American dream. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/la-vida/yuyu-cultural-shop-mexican-heritage-dallas/287-48b861dc-1825-421f-b8d7-c9b960e7e026 | 2023-05-05T23:40:48 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/la-vida/yuyu-cultural-shop-mexican-heritage-dallas/287-48b861dc-1825-421f-b8d7-c9b960e7e026 |
A new $1 billion contract for Javelin anti-tank missiles — used to great effect by Ukraine against Russian tanks — will keep Raytheon’s Tucson missile factory busy for years.
A joint venture of Tucson-based Raytheon Missiles & Defense and Lockheed Martin was awarded a four-year, $1.02 billion contract by the U.S. Army to produce Javelin anti-tank missile systems and related equipment, as part of a deal potentially worth up to $7.2 billion, the Army says.
The Pentagon did not say how many missiles are to be produced under the contract. Javelins cost about $200,000 and their launch units cost about $250,000 each, budget documents show.
The U.S. and its allies have sent some 7,000 Javelins to Ukraine to help fend off the Russian invasion since 2022, and the Pentagon has been ordering thousands to replenish U.S. stocks.
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Last year, the Tucson-based Javelin Joint Venture was awarded Army contracts worth more than $300 million to produce Javelin missiles and launchers.
Much of the Javelin work is performed in Tucson, where Raytheon is the biggest private employer with about 13,000 workers. Lockheed performs its Javelin work in Orlando, Florida.
Army Assistant Secretary Doug Bush said the Army and its industry partners are striving to shorten the production lead time for production and delivery of Javelin systems.
“This contract award further illustrates the urgency the U.S. government is applying to the acquisition of systems and replenishing munitions stockpiles,” Bush said in a statement announcing the latest contract.
First fielded in 1996, the FGM-148 Javelin is a “fire-and-forget missile” that locks on targets before launch and guides itself to target with an imaging infrared seeker, allowing operators to quickly move off after launching to avoid counterstrikes. It is man-portable and also can be mounted on a variety of combat vehicles.
Equipped with an imaging infrared seeker and tandem warhead, the missile can be configured in a top-attack flight arc to hit armored vehicles where they are most vulnerable, and it can also be used in a direct-line mode against buildings, fortifications and helicopters.
The Army plans to buy 541 Javelin missiles in fiscal year 2024 and more than 800 in fiscal 2025, then more than 500 annually through 2028, according to Pentagon budget documents.
The Marine Corps also fields Javelins, as well as the United Kingdom and more than 20 other allied nations.
Ukraine has used Javelins to destroy hundreds of enemy tanks and vehicles since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, and its success led to a popular meme of “St. Javelin” fashioned after a religious icon.
Besides the Javelin, Raytheon produces several weapon systems that have been provided to Ukraine in its struggle against Russian, including Stinger portable air-defense missiles, TOW (Tube-Launched, Optically-tracked Wire-guided) anti-tank missiles and the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System, which Raytheon makes with Norwegian partner Kongsberg Defence.
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The University of Arizona said Friday quarterback Jayden de Laura's status with the school "remains unchanged," after a court filing this week said he pleaded guilty in juvenile court to a 2018 sexual-assault charge in Hawaii.
The UA Athletics Department said in a statement released Friday afternoon that it found out last fall that a civil complaint had been filed against de Laura by a plaintiff who said de Laura sexually assaulted her while both were in high school. The civil complaint was filed on Dec 2, 2021, about a month before de Laura transferred from Washington State to Arizona.
The statement reads in full: “In the fall of 2022 after a civil complaint was filed against football student-athlete Jayden de Laura, the University of Arizona first became aware of a 2018 incident involving de Laura which occurred while he was in high school in Hawaii. After reviewing the matter, the determination was made to allow de Laura to continue as a student-athlete and his status remains unchanged.”
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The court filing this week in Hawaii said de Laura has settled the lawsuit with the plaintiff, who said he and another high school player at the time sexually assaulted her when she was "approximately 17 years old." The court filing said de Laura pleaded guilty to a juvenile court charge of second-degree sexual assault in the case.
The UA's stance is similar to the University of Wisconsin's, as stated Thursday, regarding safety Kamo’i Latu, who also settled the case stemming from when he and de Laura were star football players at St. Louis High School in Honolulu.
De Laura and Latu reached a settlement and paid the plaintiff, court records revealed this week, whose lawsuit said they raped her after a high school football game in Honolulu on Oct. 27, 2018, when she was about 17 years old. She was named in the court documents. The Arizona Daily Star does not generally name alleged victims of sexual assault.
According to the lawsuit, Latu as well as de Laura pleaded guilty to second-degree sexual assault in the case. Documentation of those charges is unavailable because all parties were minors and the case ran through juvenile court where the records are closed to the public. An attorney for de Laura has not responded to requests for comment.
All parties involved “engaged in a mediations process” in December 2022 and settlements by de Laura and Latu’s families were reached for undisclosed amounts, according to the court documents filed Tuesday. The case was filed in Hawaii Circuit Court, which handles civil cases seeking more than $40,000.
The Star will update this breaking news story as it develops.
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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."
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FORT SMITH, Arkansas — Fort Smith police conducted a SWAT operation on Thursday, May 4, in which they arrested a 15-year-old who is suspected to be involved in the convenience store killing of Chanell Moore on March 24.
The arrest took place in the 9800 block of Mayo Drive Thursday evening.
On Thursday, Fort Smith police said the SWAT arrest was connected to an aggravated robbery in Barling on Dec. 12, 2022.
Police reported that Chanell Moore, a mother of four, was shot and killed after a suspect entered Doug's Eastside Convenience store on Rogers Avenue in Fort Smith while she was working and shot her.
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On Friday, May 5, Fort Smith police confirmed that the 15-year-old is the person they suspect killed Moore, identified as Kemuel Mark Andrew Stucki of Barling.
Since Stucki is being charged by Sebastian County Prosecuting Attorney Daniel Shue as an adult, 5NEWS is electing to use his full name despite him being a minor.
Stucki has been charged with aggravated robbery, first-degree murder, and a terroristic act, FSPD said. His bond was set at $250,000 cash.
According to Shue, Stucki's arraignment is scheduled for Wednesday, May 10 in Sebastian County Circuit Court.
In the affidavit of Stucki's arrest, he was involved in an aggravated robbery on Dec. 12, 2022, when he allegedly entered a Barling gas station and demanded the clerk fill a bag with vape pens and signaled he had a gun under his hoodie. In that robbery, Stucki allegedly was wearing a black ski mask and a gray hoodie, similar to the suspect who killed Chanell Moore inside Doug's Convenience store on March 24.
After leaving the store on Dec. 12, the suspect reportedly re-entered the store and said he'd pay for the vape pens, and took off his ski mask. However, he then ended up taking four vape pens and walking out without buying them, the affidavit said.
It was through the video surveillance of the robbery of the gas station in Barling that police say they were able to identify Stucki as the suspect involved in the homicide at Doug's Convenience.
Stay with 5NEWS for updates on this developing story.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An Alabama man has claimed the $1 million prize from a Powerball ticket that he purchased in Conway, Arkansas five months ago.
The man, who chose to remain anonymous, bought the winning ticket from a Kum & Go located along 1775 Old Morrilton Highway in Conway.
This ticket was one of the Quick Pick tickets and was purchased for the drawing that happened on Nov. 26, 2022.
"I was checking some old tickets in my wallet that I had purchased when visiting relatives in Conway for Thanksgiving," the man said. "So, it was a total surprise when I came across the winning Powerball ticket."
The man was able to match all five of the white balls needed to win, but didn't match the Powerball number 3.
After claiming the ticket, the man becomes the 95th winner of at least $1 million in Arkansas since 2009.
As for his plans for the money? The winner said that he plans to pay off his debt and his children's college tuition.
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ARKANSAS, USA — May 8 is National Animal Preparedness Day and Best Friends Animal Society (BFAS) is sharing tips with pet owners to prepare in case of a disaster.
“When it comes to natural disasters such as wildfires, hurricanes, or earthquakes, it's important for people to have a plan in place to keep themselves and their pets safe,” said Sharon Hawa, Senior Manager of Emergency Services at Best Friends Animal Society. “We encourage everyone to put together an emergency go-bag full of essential items for you and your pets to have ready to grab at a moment’s notice should you all need to evacuate. Also, designate friends, neighbors or family members to quickly retrieve your animals if you are unable to, as well as to be emergency caregivers for your pet(s) should you become displaced.”
List of recommended items for pet owners to have in a go-bag:
- A pet first aid kit, including an extra supply of any necessary medications, current vaccination records, a list of the pet’s medical needs and the veterinarian’s number.
- A 3–5-day supply of wet and/or dry food (and water, if possible).
- Pet toys and/or treats
- A collar with a current ID tag or microchip that includes your cell phone number
- A crate labeled with the pet’s name and contact information (use masking tape and a permanent marker)
- Consider placing a well-worn sweater or sweatshirt inside the crate so the pet has a familiar scent around them.
- Extra poop bags
- For cats, a small bag of litter and a litter pan
- Blanket and towels
- Bowl, can opener and spoon
“Whether you are told to evacuate or to shelter-in-place, the best way to prepare for any type of emergency is to have a plan, for you and your family members, including your pets. Identify beforehand where you'll go, what you'll need to bring so that you can have peace of mind that you have what you and your pets need to get by for several days during a potentially chaotic time,” added Hawa.
BFAS says keeping pets and families together is critical in times of disaster, so animals do not end up in shelters.
According to BFAS, shelters nationwide are struggling with higher intakes, while adoptions and fosters are at an unmatching rate.
It is s recommended to call a local emergency information number (211 or 511) to identify the closest pet-friendly disaster shelter or emergency pet shelter where pets can go for temporary care.
There are local animal welfare groups that offer emergency shelters for displaced pets or even temporary foster homes until owners can recover.
For more information on disaster preparedness, or information about adoption and fostering, click here.
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SAN ANTONIO — Mom may have taught you the value of money, so know she does not want you to break your budget for her gift.
“Most moms would not want you going into debt to buy them a fabulous gift,” said Trae Bodge, a smart shopping expert. “That is tip number one. Just to pull back a little bit if you’re tempted to go overboard this year.”
Instead, try these tricks to celebrate Mom and save:
1. Start with the sales.
Look at cashback sites like Coupon Cabin, Rakuten, and Retail Me Not.
“See what Mother’s Day sales they have and then choose a gift that way,” Bodge said. “They’ll have a list of deals.”
Flowers are a traditional gift.
2. Instead, buy plants that last.
“Succulents are a very safe one if you do that,” Bodge said. “You can often find really pretty plants at unexpected places like the grocery store or Trader Joe’s or IKEA. They have a really nice plant selection and it’ll be much cheaper than going to a florist.”
Jewelry is also a favorite present, but can be expensive.
3. Look for discounted jewelry sites to save.
Try Szul to find inexpensive pieces.
“Prices starting around $20 for things like necklaces and earrings,” said Julie Ramhold, a consumer analyst with Dealnews.com. “It’s not going to be anything crazy. It’s not going to be a lot of fancy diamond jewelry or anything like that, but if you’re looking for something affordable and for a mom or a mom figure in your life, that’s not a bad way to do it.”
Mom probably really wants something that is practically free: Your time.
4. Plan an experience for less.
“Embrace things like Groupon or Living Social to look for those experiences at discounted rates,” Ramhold said.
“You could take a lovely walk with her in a lovely park and have a picnic,” Bodge said. “Something like that is really affordable and something that she’ll really value.”
Unsure what to buy?
5. Try a gift card
You can make a special one for Mom at Gift Card Granny.
“You can upload a photo and a personalized message onto a Visa or Mastercard and that’s a really fun way to give mom some spending money of her own,” Bodge said.
6. Look past the usual Mother’s Day gifts to find the best deals.
“Rather than kind of falling back on those traditional things, try to think outside the box and think of something that really appeals to your mom,” Ramhold said. “That’s going to be sort of how you save. It’s also going to be more meaningful because you put more thought into it.”
7. Shop around if you do plan to send your mom a flower delivery.
Prices will vary and there are often not a lot of discounts. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/affordable-fun-mothers-day-gifts/273-ca64202c-67a6-47a5-b4f1-59bb188f3d33 | 2023-05-05T23:47:21 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/affordable-fun-mothers-day-gifts/273-ca64202c-67a6-47a5-b4f1-59bb188f3d33 |
SAN ANTONIO — The Biden administration is expecting to see 10,000 migrants cross the border each day once Title 42 expires on May 11th. That pandemic-era rule allowed for the faster deportation of migrants due to public health concerns and officials expected to see more migrants after it expired.
Instead, San Antonio is seeing migrant numbers spiking a week earlier.
A City of San Antonio press releases stated, "The City of San Antonio’s Migrant Resource Center is over capacity, as the number of migrants traveling through San Antonio has continued to rise. Over the past week, the number of migrants sheltered at the Migrant Resource Center (MRC) and Airport has quadrupled.... This situation is not sustainable and continued funding from the federal government is uncertain."
On Friday, Texas Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) said he is working to secure more federal funding for issue. That money could be allocated to the City of San Antonio, or to Catholic Charities, in order to find more space to serve migrants.
Congressman Cuellar discussed the challenges of Texas is currently facing at a press conference on Friday.
Catholic Charities already runs the Migrant Resource Center on San Pedro and can house just over 700 individuals. President & CEO of Catholic Charities Antonio Fernandez said they have been over capacity nearly every day.
"There was a couple of times that we were over capacity in the building so we had to have people in the parking lot," Fernandez said.
Fernandez said he was in early talks with the City of San Antonio on where they could put additional people, but funding remained an issue.
"We're talking about different options that we can do right now, soon. But it's hard to know how to do all these things when we don't know how much money the government is going to give us," Fernandez said.
Cuellar's office could not provide the exact funding amount at the time this article was published.
While Title 42 is expiring, Cuellar said the Biden Administration still had plenty of options to deport individuals under United States Code Title 8.
"Under Title 8 there is actually some teeth. If you are deported you cannot come back. There is a bar for five years, 10 years, 15 years, 20 years, or lifetime depending on the facts." Cuellar said. "If it is done correctly you can see what you need to do at the border."
Cuellar also said the Biden administration was making other changes that will eventually help, though he said they should have been implemented earlier.
"It's a little late but they are finally doing some things that will have an impact. Since it was implemented late we are going to see large numbers of people coming in late at this time," Cuellar said.
One measure is an agreement between Panama, Columbia, and the United States that would stop some migrants who are traveling between Panama and Columbia before they attempted to travel north to the United States.
Another measure is to put asylum officers within border patrol facilities so those officers could expedite a migrants' asylum case.
Cuellar also said there could be rules enforced that would deport people back across the border anytime they came across without using an official port of entry.
Finally, Cuellar said that to seek asylum, according to U.S. law, you have to be prove you have been persecuted by the state. He said that law could end up returning many migrants after their immigration hearing.
"A lot of these cases are going to be rejected and a lot of folks that we have here, with all due respect, are probably not supposed to be here if you apply the law the way it is supposed to be applied," Cuellar said. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/congressman-henry-cuellar-federal-migrants-texas/273-accc3364-c3e3-419d-90a3-f278c4f4a67d | 2023-05-05T23:47:28 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/congressman-henry-cuellar-federal-migrants-texas/273-accc3364-c3e3-419d-90a3-f278c4f4a67d |
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Colorado River reservoirs buoyed by snowmelt, but officials brace for drier times ahead
This year’s unusually deep Rocky Mountain snowpack is now expected to lift both Lake Mead and Lake Powell from critically low water storage levels and leave them about one-third full, federal and state officials said Friday at a joint Colorado River briefing in Phoenix.
It means the Southwest’s shortage won’t worsen in the coming year, and that Lake Powell will be able to repay a debt to Lake Mead, the larger reservoir downstream, incurred last year when the government held back water to protect hydropower generating capacity at Glen Canyon Dam.
At least until snow starts flying again this fall, that’s where the good news begins and ends. The river remains in crisis, and recent history during a 23-year megadrought suggests scarcity may reassert itself in the coming year.
“Each time we’ve had one of these better inflow years it was followed by a drier inflow,” said Dan Bunk, chief of operations for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Boulder Canyon Office at Hoover Dam. It happened in 1999, and again in 2011, the only year during this drought that has stacked more snow in the region than this winter did. It also happened after a helpful winter in 2019.
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This year’s snowpack peaked on April 7 at 161% of what has become the median over the last 30 years, Bunk said. The resulting flows into Lake Powell are projected to outpace the norm at 172%. They’re big numbers, but will still leave the nation’s largest and second-largest reservoirs only about a third as full as they were when the 21st century began.
The dangerously low reservoirs will rise to a level that, for at least next year, won’t tip the region into a deeper tier of mandated cuts than it has already experienced, officials say. But Arizona’s already painful reductions will have to stay in place until it’s clear what the future brings.
“We’ll just take what we can get this year and cross our fingers that next year isn’t too dry,” Bunk said.
Arizona's cutbacks will remain in place
Through a combination of federally mandated cuts and compensated conservation actions, Arizona is leaving 592,000 acre-feet of its share of the Colorado in Lake Mead this year. Each acre-foot is about 326,000 gallons and, if pumped only to homes and not onto farmlands, would be enough to sustain perhaps three households for a year.
Those reductions will continue, and the government is working out deals to compensate farmers to use still less on a temporary basis. So far the new agreements have targeted 260,000 acre-feet, Bunk said, with more to come. Next up is rollout of a federal program to help pay for more efficient water infrastructure, and for permanent savings such as grass lawn removals.
The big runoff from this year’s snowmelt will enable Reclamation to move nearly a half-million acre-feet that it had held back in Lake Powell last year, which will help prop up Lake Mead. It also will allow Reclamation to replenish water it released to Lake Powell from Flaming Gorge and other upstream reservoirs on an emergency basis last year.
The productive winter also helped enable a flush of water from Glen Canyon Dam to aid Grand Canyon's environment this spring. That water remains in storage, merely shifted downstream to Lake Mead, but fears about Lake Powell's plunging waterline had prevented such a flood for years.
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A longer-term plan is still in the works
It’s likely a one-year reprieve, and Arizonans must keep working to conserve, state Department of Water Resources Director Tom Buschatzke said.
“We can’t squander that gift” by taking a break from reducing water demands, he said.
The federal government is currently taking comment for an emergency program to prop up the reservoirs, assuming that dry weather returns in the coming year. If that assumption is correct, Central Arizona Project General Manager Brenda Burman said, 2025 and beyond could be “quite devastating” for Arizona, she said.
The U.S. Interior Department released a draft of options for that plan earlier this spring. One idea, which would hit central Arizona hardest, would continue cutting water based on established water rights that reward those who first put the water to use. Those rights tend to favor California generally, and farmers near the river in both Arizona and California. But another alternative under study would cut uses across the region by percentage instead of by priority, and that option would take more from California and less from Arizona.
Federal officials last month suggested they do not prefer either plan in its entirety, but instead treat them as “bookends” bounding a more nuanced approach they hope the states can still work out among themselves.
The states are still working on it, and are meeting for frequent negotiations, Buschatzke said Friday.
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HAMMOND — A Gary man is pleading guilty to firing gunshots two years ago at a postal worker in a moment of road rage.
Jerron D. Williams appeared Thursday before U.S. District Court Judge Magistrate Judge John E. Martin to admit he assaulted a female letter carrier with a firearm.
The 32-year-old defendant was awaiting trial next month on three felony counts and facing a maximum penalty of life imprisonment if a jury had found him guilty.
The magistrate judge cancelled the jury trial and is recommending the court accept the Williams guilty plea as voluntary and that Williams understands he is giving up his constitutional rights to a jury trial and requiring the government to prove the case against him.
The eight-page agreement states Williams will have to serve a prison term because he discharged a firearm in the commission of a violent crime.
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The judge will determine the length of his sentence later this year.
The U.S. Attorney agrees to recommend the court the minimum possible under U.S. sentencing guidelines.
A federal grand jury charged Williams over an April 2, 2021, confrontation between him and the unidentified mail carrier who had stopped her delivery truck, outside Williams' home in the 4200 block of Tennessee Street in Gary’s Glen Park section, to sort mail for other deliveries.
The government alleges Williams was backing a car out of his driveway when he struck her mail vehicle.
Williams began yelling at the mail carrier, who attempted to defuse the situation, but panicked when Williams went into his house for what she feared was a firearm.
She struck Williams' car while attempting to drive around other vehicles in the street to escape.
The government alleges an irate Williams fired four shots from a 9 mm handgun at the mail truck, shattering one of its side windows. The carrier suffered face and neck injuries from the assault.
Williams then fled the crime scene. Police traced his car to a motel in the 1800 block of Mississippi Street in Hobart and arrested him outside his motel room. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/gary-man-admits-assaulting-postal-worker-who-got-in-his-way/article_7e6d9922-eb78-11ed-a48e-7372cfb6562e.html | 2023-05-05T23:53:30 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/gary-man-admits-assaulting-postal-worker-who-got-in-his-way/article_7e6d9922-eb78-11ed-a48e-7372cfb6562e.html |
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Commencement ceremonies for ETSU’s Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy and Quillen College of Medicine were held on Friday.
The university celebrated the graduation of 70 College of Medicine students and 66 College of Pharmacy students.
Both ceremonies took place inside the Martin Center for the Arts.
A third ceremony for the College of Nursing is set for 6 p.m.
On Saturday, the university will hold two ceremonies to recognize graduates of other studies. Those programs will take place at 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. in the Mini-Dome. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/future-pharmacists-doctors-walk-the-stage-at-etsu/ | 2023-05-05T23:56:14 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/future-pharmacists-doctors-walk-the-stage-at-etsu/ |
JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. (WJHL) – After nearly a decade of work, Jonesborough residents have a new spot to enjoy games, gardening and live performances.
Town officials cut the ribbon at Lincoln Park behind the Jonesborough Senior Center on Friday. The park features courts and game areas for pickleball, shuffleboard, bocce ball and horseshoes, as well as a playground and a 100-seat amphitheater.
“Despite Jonesborough’s small size, we dream big, and we have high standards,” said Mayor Chuck Vest. “You see that today. We value our community and we always make quality of life a forever focus.”
Vest said the town was able to add several components throughout the site that typically aren’t found in small parks.
A key aspect of Lincoln Park is its gardening opportunities. Adam Watson, an agriculture agent with the UT Extension in Washington County said the park will be an educational bonus to the area.
“It’s going to give us an opportunity to have classes here,” Watson said. “So we’ll be able to do some hands-on demonstration and help encourage people to do some gardening in their own homes and yards.”
Volunteer gardeners can sign up to work the raised garden beds and take classes at the park’s educational center. Vegetables grown in the park will be used to combat local hunger.
“The produce that’s grown in these gardens is actually going to be utilized by the senior center, both in some of the meals that they serve as well as possibly with their Meals on Wheels program,” Watson said.
A walking trail also makes its way through the 3.46-acre park.
“Well, quality of life is important here in Jonesborough,” Vest said. “So we’re always looking to ask what can we do to bring more pleasure to the people that live here.” | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/gardens-games-jonesborough-celebrates-opening-of-lincoln-park/ | 2023-05-05T23:56:20 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/gardens-games-jonesborough-celebrates-opening-of-lincoln-park/ |
BLUFF CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – Another group of our nation’s heroes embarked on a journey to Washington D.C. this week.
Twenty-one local veterans took part in an ‘Honor Flight’ to the nations capital. One of the many stops for the group will be Arlington National Cemetery. This trip was completely free for the veterans.
The Honor Flight Tour departed from the Bluff City Town Hall this morning.
The Sullivan East High School Band and Color Guard all took part in the Friday morning ceremony to send-off the veterans.
U.S. Rep. Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) attended the event as well. She handed out ‘Challenge Coins’ to every veteran before their departure as a way to thank them for their service.
Honor Flight of the Appalachian Highlands President Michelle Stewart said this is a perfect opportunity to salute these veterans.
“This trip gives them an opportunity to have that closure to visit the Vietnam Wall and to visit the World War II Memorial,” Stewart said. “And to just know that their service is appreciated and know that their service wasn’t in vain.”
The veterans will return home on Sunday. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/honor-flight-veterans-depart-for-d-c/ | 2023-05-05T23:56:26 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/honor-flight-veterans-depart-for-d-c/ |
BRISTOL, Tenn. (WJHL) – Tennessee High School and Seaman Corporation signed the first students in their newly formed pre-apprenticeship program with Northeast State Community College and the Regional Center for Advanced Manufacturing (RCAM).
This is the first pre-apprenticeship program that Seaman Corporation has with a local high school.
“It’s just a great opportunity for the students to come on-site and learn technical skills and workplace operations,” said Donna Tate, senior human resources manager at Seaman Corporation in Bristol. “And, I think it’s great for them to see that and hopefully grow into a four-year apprenticeship that we will do later on with RCAM.”
Mica Hall, Brantley Henard, and Faith Thacker all signed as the first students in this pre-apprenticeship program. They have already started working on-site at Seaman Corporation in Bristol.
“We have one that’s working alongside our maintenance department on general maintenance repair, just various walkthroughs through the buildings, some minor machine repairs using tooling,” said Tate.
Brantley Henard is a senior in the pre-apprenticeship program. He’s been working in the textile plant and working with technicians on maintenance as well.
“I’ve learned how to start splicing yarn and just kind of hands-on things, working with the machines, helping them start one up and pulling yarn and just good hands-on techniques,” said Henard.
Students have to undergo safety training before entering the pre-apprenticeship.
“It’s between 16 and 18-year-old students,” said Tate. “Preferably they’re in the machinery class with Mr. Anderson here at Tennessee High School, which I know they go through a 10-hour OSHA safety training.”
Henard encourages other students to apply for this program.
“Just try it out, because I had no clue if I would like it or anything,” said Henard. “And I joined and I’m loving it. So, I don’t think there’s a bad thing about it.”
He believes the skills he’s learning in this pre-apprenticeship will help him in his future career.
“I think it’ll definitely help me out with communication skills and hands-on skills, if I’m doing hands-on skills in the future,” said Henard. “And, I think it’ll help in pretty much every aspect of any business.”
Tennessee High School also has pre-apprenticeship program partnerships with J.A. Street and The Robinette Company.
Seaman Corporation officials say they hope to expand their pre-apprenticeship program to other high schools in the region. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/tennessee-high-school-partners-with-seaman-corporation-for-new-pre-apprenticeship-program/ | 2023-05-05T23:56:32 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/tennessee-high-school-partners-with-seaman-corporation-for-new-pre-apprenticeship-program/ |
NORMAL — U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen, D-Rockford, said he hopes to bring a message of community progress back to the Capitol following visits to uptown Normal and downtown Bloomington on Friday.
The freshman congressman said the tours were scheduled "to understand where the money is being spent."
He first traveled with Mayor Chris Koos to uptown Normal, noting that the area has changed dramatically over the past two decades because of community investment. Sorensen and Koos acknowledged, however, that consistent flooding in the area needs to be addressed.
A stormwater system developed for uptown Normal in the early 2000s was more than adequate for the area at the time, Koos said. But as the amount of rainfall increases each year, uptown becomes susceptible to flooding.
"Right down here, we were having a problem flooding the hotels (and) Watterson Towers, where 2,200 students live," Koos said. "And so it's an issue we need to deal with and it's a climate change issue."
Precipitation is indeed on the rise, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. In the contiguous 48 states, it has increased at a rate of .20 inches per decade since 1901, the agency said.
Outside of these infrastructure problems, Sorensen said he hoped the tour would give him a better idea on what the town of Normal has done right to build such a vibrant community hub.
"It's not just that we want to build the vibrancy in other places in this district," Sorenson said. "It's that this needs to be a model for you to build an epicenter of a town again."
But in order to do this, Sorensen added that Congress needs to continue to push back against the politics that divide.
Sorensen then toured downtown Bloomington, which is in the process of getting new streetscape designs, with Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe and deputy city managers Billy Tyus and Jeff Jurgens.
The congressman said revitalization certainly exists in Bloomington and he hopes to see the development of assets such as the historic former State Farm building on Washington Street.
"It's about bringing our communities back together to this livable central core, which actually is the way that these towns and most of our cities were developed in the first place," Sorensen said. | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/sorensen-hopes-to-spread-message-of-progress-after-bloomington-normal-visit/article_54cfd4d6-eb82-11ed-a3a7-939635514701.html | 2023-05-05T23:56:33 | 0 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/sorensen-hopes-to-spread-message-of-progress-after-bloomington-normal-visit/article_54cfd4d6-eb82-11ed-a3a7-939635514701.html |
OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – A Kissimmee man has bonded out of jail after deputies said he hit an umpire in the head after a playoff baseball game at Liberty High School.
Jorge Aponte-Gonzalez was arrested on Wednesday after deputies said he hit Reinaldo Mora in the head at a playoff baseball game between Liberty High School and Harmony High School. Mora officiated that game.
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“All of a sudden, I felt something here in my temple, knocked me down,” Mora said. “I don’t know.”
The incident happened on April 18. Surveillance video shows who is believed to be Aponte-Gonzalez come up behind Mora and hit him in the head.
“I don’t know him,” Mora said. “I don’t even know his face.”
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Mora said he initially did not know who hit him until other people told him. He said he issued Gonzalez’s son an unsportsmanlike warning and believes the two events are connected.
“It has to be,” Mora said. “There was nothing else during the game.”
Mora isn’t alone when it comes to incidents like this.
According to a survey of 17,000 officiants conducted by the National Association of Sports Officials, nearly 47% of those who responded said they felt unsafe or feared for their safety because of spectators, coaches, players or administrator behavior.
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Nearly 60% said sportsmanship is getting worse.
Despite the alleged assault, Mora is a ready to continue officiating.
“Actually, I’m relaxed and I go into every game with the mentality of, ‘Have fun,’” Mora said. “If you stop having fun, sell your equipment and go fishing.”
Mora said he is all about accountability, whether it’s on the side of the officiant or the side of the players, spectators or coaches.
Gonzalez is facing charges for battery on a sports official and disruption of a school function.
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KEY WEST, Fla. — Photos taken last summer show Clarks Summit native Devon Fogarty helping the National Park Service search an area near Fort Jefferson.
It's located in the Florida Keys, in Dry Tortugas National Park.
The crew was trying to find a former quarantine hospital used by the fort in the 1860s.
While surveying an area, Fogarty says she spotted something they didn't expect to see that day.
"There's no way that's grave. It's too small. It's my size. We have documentation of burials happening out in on a lot of the submerged Keys, but we didn't expect to have something preserved as intact as that grave was," Fogarty said.
The crew had discovered a cemetery.
After carefully cleaning off part of the gravestone, they could see a name and a date, John Greer, who died in November 1861.
"Because the November 5, 1861 date falls right at the cusp of Fort Jefferson's early construction period and the Civil War mobilization period, we figured he was either a prisoner or he was a contractor for the Army Corps of Engineers because he did not have a title," Fogarty said.
After visiting the National Archives in Washington D.C., Fogarty says they were able to learn John Greer was employed as a laborer at the fort and died there.
"It was very exciting to see it and be able to place his name somewhere so that hopefully, down the road, the citizen science part of it can actually fill in those narratives, maybe find living descendants for any of these people. Who were buried out there," said Fogarty.
While only one grave has been identified, historical records show dozens of people, mostly U.S. soldiers stationed at Fort Jefferson, may have been buried there.
Fogarty hopes the discovery of the cemetery brings new interest to Dry Tortugas National Park in Florida for its historical significance.
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NANTICOKE, Pa. — Police are on the scene of a standoff in Luzerne County.
Trooper William Evans says a gunman barricaded himself inside his home along the 300 block of East Church Street in Nanticoke Friday afternoon.
Police from several different departments are on scene as well as the Pennsylvania State Police Emergency Response Team (SERT).
There is no word yet on what led to the standoff in Luzerne County.
This is a developing story, check back for updates.
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DALLAS, Pa. — A tip about child pornography led police to find children living in filth in Luzerne County.
Earlier this year, investigators received a tip that Bruce Myers uploaded child sexual abuse material from his home in Dallas.
When officers executed a search warrant Thursday morning, they found Bruce and his wife, Cheryl Myers had four children living in what they say were deplorable conditions.
Bruce Myers faces child sex abuse charges. Both Bruce and Cheryl Myers are also facing child endangerment charges.
Both were denied bail and remain locked up in Luzerne County.
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SUNBURY, Pa. — Two of Jessica Beninsky's favorite things are coffee and dogs.
She and her husband found a way to combine them with their new cold brew taproom.
"This is something completely new, and I think a lot of people are excited for it," Beninsky said.
3rd Wind Coffee Company started in 2018 with online sales, and the couple started selling out of a coffee truck in 2020.
This weekend they will open the taproom inside Sunbury's former train station on North 3rd Street.
Last year Beninsky started a non-profit called Watson's Wish, named after her three-year-old corgi, Watson.
The organization raises money for dogs to get lifesaving surgeries when their owners cannot afford them.
"Unfortunately, it is a big issue, and a lot of the time, even young dogs will be euthanized if their owners can't afford it. I feel like money should never be the difference between life or death for a dog," Beninsky said.
Since Beninsky started the nonprofit last year, Watson's Wish has been able to help several families.
All proceeds from this Saturday's opening day will go to Evie, a one-year-old golden retriever from Middleburg.
Evie has cancer and needs her leg amputated.
"100% of what Watson's Wish makes will go right towards her. 100% of the profits of the taproom will go to Watson's Wish," Beninsky explained.
The event is Saturday from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 3rd Wind Coffee Company in Sunbury.
There will be a food truck and a dog photographer.
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HARRISBURG, Pa. — It's award season for the media in Pennsylvania, and The News Station is coming home with one of the biggest prizes.
WNEP's morning meteorologist Joe Snedeker received the Broadcaster of the Year Award from the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters.
Newswatch 16 also accepted awards for the Morning News Special Coverage of the Agnes Anniversary, as well as our Digital Coverage of a Winter Storm in January of last year.
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Mountains of diapers collected during annual Les Schwab drive
More than 96,000 diapers were collected in April during the 14th annual Les Schwab diaper drive.
Local Les Schwab Tire Centers, with help from area businesses and schools, leads the campaign each April during Child Abuse Prevention Month.
The drive benefits children and families in Marion and Polk counties and supports Family Building Blocks, which serves high-risk families. The nonprofit changes 50,000-plus diapers a year in its classrooms and distributes emergency diaper kits to parents.
Since the initiative was launched in 2010, nearly 450,000 diapers have been collected, including a record 108,397 last year. The official tally this year: 96,284.
Family Building Blocks leaders and supporters gathered Wednesday for delivery at Helen's Place, one of the organization's service sites. Later that day, they received a $10,844.38 check from a new business in town.
Killer Burger had pledged 50% of sales to the nonprofit during its soft opening and training week. The restaurant made the check presentation to Family Building Blocks the day of its grand opening.
Capi Lynn is a Senior Reporter for the Statesman Journal. Send comments, questions and tips to her at clynn@statesmanjournal.com or 503-399-6710. Follow her work on Twitter @CapiLynn and Facebook @CapiLynnSJ. | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2023/05/05/les-schwab-oregon-family-building-blocks-diaper-drive/70176600007/ | 2023-05-06T00:06:16 | 0 | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2023/05/05/les-schwab-oregon-family-building-blocks-diaper-drive/70176600007/ |
Crash causes delays on I-5 northbound near Salem
Jonathan Williams
Salem Statesman Journal
A crash is causing delays on northbound Interstate 5 near Salem Friday afternoon, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation.
Drivers should expect delays on I-5 northbound at milepost 248. A detour onto the Commercial Street off-ramp and bypass and back onto I-5 northbound is in place, according to ODOT.
Southbound lanes are not impacted.
This story will be updated. | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2023/05/05/semitruck-crash-causes-delays-on-i-5-northbound-near-salem/70189820007/ | 2023-05-06T00:06:22 | 1 | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2023/05/05/semitruck-crash-causes-delays-on-i-5-northbound-near-salem/70189820007/ |
Burkburnett woman heads to D.C. to support Life Saving Leave Act
As a teacher and past bone marrow donor, Burkburnett’s Jennifer Hawkins is already a hero. Now, she is again helping others by going to Congress to enact change.
Finding a potential bone marrow donor can be difficult enough, however, on top of that challenge some donors are backing out of the process because they cannot take the time off of work and fear they will lose their jobs, says the National Marrow Donor Program/Be The Change.
Hawkins is going to Washington D.C. this week to show support for the Life Saving Leave Act (H.R. 3024).
On Tuesday, Hawkins will join a group of 50 people with the National Marrow Donor Program and Be The Match volunteers.
In 2019, Hawkins, an elementary teacher with Burkburnett ISD, was able to provide a life-saving donation that helped a young boy in Montana.
Hawkins said because she is a teacher and was not working for a time in the summer, she was able to have the opportunity to donate bone marrow. But for many working adults, taking the time off from work for a similar procedure is not possible.
“As a teacher, I was blessed that my opportunity to donate and save a child's life came up during summertime. But not everyone can take leave from work to donate, and we need to change that so we can save the lives of more people in need,” Hawkins said.
While organ donors may have job protections, the same laws do not apply to bone marrow donors. This means individuals may be risking their jobs to be able to take time off to save the life of another.
The reason for this is that when the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was created in 1993, bone marrow donation was a relatively new and uncommon procedure. The Life Saving Leave Act aims to close this loophole for these donors.
This act if approved would update the law to include bone marrow and blood stem cell donations. It would provide protection of up to 40 hours of non-consecutive unpaid time off work.
The National Marrow Donor Program says that currently, about half of the donors on the registry are not able to donate when called with many siting the inability to take the time off work or lack of job protection.
The NMDP says securing donors is critical because donations of bone marrow and blood stem cell transplants can cure or treat more than 75 otherwise fatal diseases and conditions.
About 70 percent of individuals in need of a bone marrow or blood stem cell transplant do not have a donor available in their family and rely on the NMDP Registry.
About one-third of patients only have one match and it is critical that the donor can be available to complete the donation.
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New indictments returned against Anthony Patterson
Five felony indictments against former auto dealer Anthony Patterson were returned by a Wichita County grand jury Wednesday.
The indictments for aggravated sexual assault of a child and sexual performance by a child are the lastest step in a process that will lead to Pattersons's trial in October.
These five new indictments are in addition to indecency and trafficking of persons indictments that were filed against Patterson after his arrest in February 2021.
Patterson is alleged to have asked a Vernon woman to bring two of her underaged relatives to his home in Wichita Falls for sex purposes in 2017.
The new indictments came about after a prosecutor and investigator interviewed the two girls in April and learned of previously undisclosed sexual activity that merited the additional charges.
Patterson's trial had been scheduled to begin in May, but his attorneys asked for delay so they could respond to the new allegations.
Patterson has been jailed twice in connection with the charges and is now free on a total of $5 million bail. He could serve up to life inprison if convicted on the charges he faces. | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/05/05/new-indictments-returned-against-anthony-patterson/70188499007/ | 2023-05-06T00:06:41 | 1 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/05/05/new-indictments-returned-against-anthony-patterson/70188499007/ |
Suspect indicted on charge of soliciting prostitution from a 14-year-old girl
A Wichita Falls man has been indicted on charges he tried to lure a 14-year-old girl into prostitution.
A Wichita County grand jury returned the indictment against Paul Joseph Dalton on Wednesday.
According to court documents, Dalton knew the girl from their church and offered her a ride. The affidavit claims rather than taking her home he took her to the Lake Wichita Spillway and propositioned her with an offer of money.
According to the police report, the girl turned down the offer of money and Dalton said the offer was just a joke. After he drove her home, he asked for her phone number and she gave him a fake number. When questioned by police, Dalton corroborated the girl’s story but said he was only trying to get information to tell the girl’s mother.
Dalton was arrested and charged with Criminal Solicitation of a Minor-Compelling Prostitution Under Age 18. His bond was recommended at $200,000 and he has since bonded out of jail. | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/05/05/suspect-indicted-on-charge-of-soliciting-prostitution-from-a-14-year-old-girl/70188401007/ | 2023-05-06T00:06:47 | 1 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/05/05/suspect-indicted-on-charge-of-soliciting-prostitution-from-a-14-year-old-girl/70188401007/ |
Watts elected director at state association meeting
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Wichita County Commissioner Jeff Watts has been elected director of the West Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association.
It's a 118-county subregion of the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas (CJCAT).
Several hundred county officials and guests honored Watts as he took his oath of office at the Association’s annual conference in Lubbock.
The CJCAT is a statewide organization comprised of County Judges and County Commissioners with more than 1,200 active members. Both the CJCAT and its regional associations promote the interests of county government through continuing education and active participation in governmental affairs, particularly the Texas Legislature. | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/05/05/watts-elected-director-at-state-association-meeting/70188135007/ | 2023-05-06T00:06:53 | 0 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/05/05/watts-elected-director-at-state-association-meeting/70188135007/ |
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