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MIDLAND, Texas — The Midland Fire Department responded to a structure fire that occurred this morning around 3:30 a.m.
The fire happened in the 6400 block of Wewoka Pl. and there were only non-life-threatening injuries due to glass, while evacuating the home they were in at the time.
The American Red Cross is currently helping two displaced residents, and the cause of the fire is still under investigation.
We will continue to update this story as we receive more information. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/midland-fire-department-responds-to-structure-fire-near-wewoka-pl/513-daf84cec-aeca-4ec5-a5fa-53a6aeb39856 | 2023-05-08T16:38:59 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/midland-fire-department-responds-to-structure-fire-near-wewoka-pl/513-daf84cec-aeca-4ec5-a5fa-53a6aeb39856 |
MIDLAND, Texas — The Midland High Theatre won the UIL One-Act Play 6A State Meet Championship this past weekend in Austin.
The team performed The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane and beat out Bridgeland and Wolfforth Frenship who both received first runner-up and second runner-up respectively.
As for individual accolades, Alex Gonzales was named to the All-Star Cast for his role as Edward, while Jade Lang was named to the Honorable Mention Cast for her role of Traveler. For a complete list of the winning Midland One-Act Play cast and crew, people can go to the UIL website.
There are also plenty of celebratory pictures of the team on the Midland ISD Fine Arts Facebook page. For those who missed out on the play, the team will actually be performing on May 10 at the MHS Auditorium at 7:00 p.m. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/midland-high-theatre-wins-uil-one-act-play-6a-state-meet-championship/513-94778e98-7561-4d55-ab3a-679667ac9a17 | 2023-05-08T16:39:05 | 1 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/midland-high-theatre-wins-uil-one-act-play-6a-state-meet-championship/513-94778e98-7561-4d55-ab3a-679667ac9a17 |
MIDLAND, Texas — One person has been killed after a fatal pedestrian-vehicle crash in Midland on May 7 around 2:00 a.m.
Midland Police Officers and EMS arrived at the scene and found the 43-year-old male deceased in the 200 block of E. Florida Ave. The initial investigation revealed that the male was attempting to cross the roadway from the north side of the street to the south.
The male was not using the crosswalk and eventually was hit by the vehicle that was traveling westbound. Next of kin has not been notified yet, and the investigation is still ongoing.
We will continue to update this story as we receive more information. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/midland-police-department-investigates-fatal-pedestrian-vehicle-crash/513-e4712a3a-bb29-4569-aa1e-b1292cbd5274 | 2023-05-08T16:39:11 | 1 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/midland-police-department-investigates-fatal-pedestrian-vehicle-crash/513-e4712a3a-bb29-4569-aa1e-b1292cbd5274 |
MIDLAND, Texas — MISD released a statement about a situation on Friday afternoon at Legacy Freshman High School.
According to the statement, "a substitute teacher allegedly allowed students to enter into a maintenance tunnel and prevented them from exiting for a short period of time."
Not a lot of information is known at this time and Midland ISD Police are investigating this matter. We will keep you updated as we get more information. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/misd-releases-statement-about-substitute-teacher-allegedly-allowing-students-in-maintenance-tunnel/513-a1d98609-c33e-4dc5-8399-b30a93d7ba06 | 2023-05-08T16:39:17 | 1 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/misd-releases-statement-about-substitute-teacher-allegedly-allowing-students-in-maintenance-tunnel/513-a1d98609-c33e-4dc5-8399-b30a93d7ba06 |
ODESSA, Texas — Medical Center Health System and Odessa Mayor Javier Joven will recognize Nurses Week on Monday, May 8 during a special proclamation.
The ceremony will take place at 9 a.m. outside the MCH Main Admitting Entrance by the flagpoles.
Nurses Week will run from May 6 to May 12. MCH will be recognizing all of their nurses internally and on social media throughout the week. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/nurses-week-to-be-recognized-by-mch-and-mayor-javier-joven/513-9ba3e8cd-fef0-4c89-b7d1-1c282dd8532b | 2023-05-08T16:39:23 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/nurses-week-to-be-recognized-by-mch-and-mayor-javier-joven/513-9ba3e8cd-fef0-4c89-b7d1-1c282dd8532b |
RANKIN, Texas — Rankin ISD will be holding a special board meeting to discuss the possible resignation of their current Superintendent Samuel Wyatt.
The meeting will take place on May 9 at 6:00 p.m. According to the agenda, the board will consider the action "to accept resignation and voluntary separation agreement with Samuel Wyatt."
The board will also look into naming an interim Superintendent if they decide the accept the resignation.
For more information, people can go to the Rankin ISD Website. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/rankin-isd-school-board-to-hold-special-meeting-surrounding-possible-resignation-of-superintendent/513-eacee6f1-5bef-4d5b-a429-68fa9a496831 | 2023-05-08T16:39:29 | 1 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/rankin-isd-school-board-to-hold-special-meeting-surrounding-possible-resignation-of-superintendent/513-eacee6f1-5bef-4d5b-a429-68fa9a496831 |
(NerdWallet) – Though some workers have returned to offices, remote work has been normalized for others over the last three years. And some now have more autonomy to choose where they live.
For freelancers in particular, it’s becoming more common for workers to settle in a city they like and then seek contracts with companies anywhere, says Keith Hall, president and CEO of the National Association for the Self-Employed.
“I don’t remember a time that I have heard more comments from self-employed people that they are looking to where they live based on their quality of life,” Hall says. “They pick a place to live for their quality of life, and then manage the business around that. I think that is a significant change from 15 years ago,” when the priorities were reversed.
“That’s a fundamental shift that I think, long-term, is positive,” Hall adds.
Here’s the 2023 list of the 10 best U.S. cities for freelancers and self-employed workers. Our analysis used recent metro-area data from the U.S. Census Bureau and state-level data from the Federation of State Tax Administrators. The top cities are those where some combination of the following are true: A large percentage of the workforce is freelancing already, rent is relatively affordable, state income taxes are low, unemployment is low and job mobility is high.
Top 10 metro areas for freelancers
- McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas.
- Santa Rosa, California.
- Austin-Round Rock, Texas.
- Portland-South Portland, Maine.
- Boise City, Idaho.
- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, California.
- Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California.
- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut.
- Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, Tennessee.
Key findings
- Seven of the 10 best cities for freelancers ranked especially well for the percentage of their workforce that is already freelancing. In McAllen, Texas, more than 11% of workers are self-employed in their own non-incorporated business. In Santa Rosa, it’s 9.6%. And in Boise, Los Angeles and Portland, Maine, it’s above 8%.
- Though a freelancer’s tax burden will vary depending on their filing status, deductions and credits, it can be useful to learn about state and municipal tax rules before moving your business to a new place. Texas and Tennessee both have no state income tax, for instance. Other costs, like LLC filing fees, may vary by location, too.
- Remote work may give freelancers the option to choose more affordable cities. For example, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, just 43% of renter households spend more than 30% of their income on rent. In Boise, it’s 46%. “If you’re self-employed in a large city, obviously there are more people located in your community,” Hall says. “Maybe that’s a positive, but I think that’s becoming less and less important.”
- On the flip side, large numbers of people still freelance in costlier regions: In Los Angeles and Santa Rosa, California, 58% and 57% of renter households spend more than 30% of their income on rent, respectively. This may speak to the power of other factors, such as existing networks, that keep self-employed workers in those cities. “For most of my clients, they have established themselves in their local area prior to going into business for themselves,” says Chris Russell, a certified financial planner and founder of financial planning firm Tempus Pecunia in San Diego. “The decision around location is primarily network-driven, which then dovetails into success with the business.”
- Several of this year’s best cities for freelancers saw significant growth in hiring between Q4 2020 and Q4 2021, potentially due to 2021’s strong job market for tech and white-collar workers. In Austin, hiring increased by more than 27% year over year. In San Francisco, it was 25.5%. In last year’s data, on the other hand, Boise — which saw more job growth than any other region between Q4 2019 and Q4 2020, at 12.9% — saw similar growth again the following year at 12.4%. But it was surpassed by numerous other cities as their job markets rebounded from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Relocating is about more than business needs
About 6.1% of the U.S. workforce was self-employed in their own non-incorporated business in 2021, up from 5.8% in 2019, according to Census data.
A key advantage for that growing proportion of the population is that self-employment may give you the freedom to move for reasons other than your work.
“Freelancers typically aren’t tied to a location because of an employer, so they have more freedom to choose where they want to live,” says NerdWallet small-business specialist Kelsey Sheehy. “That might be choosing an area with a lower cost of living, moving to a city or state with a lower tax rate, relocating to be closer to family or settling in a city that matches your desired lifestyle.”
Consider these factors when evaluating your options.
1. Consider your personal and family needs
Taxes and licenses aren’t the only expenses associated with running a business. As a self-employed person, you’ll also need to consider the expenses of everyday life — housing, child care, eldercare and more.
Freelancing may give you the flexibility to move to a place near loved ones, which can help mitigate some of those costs.
“My clients’ decision on where to live has primarily been driven by family matters,” Russell says. “Child care and children become a key component in that overall picture,” with some families choosing to live near relatives who can provide care, he says.
2. Tailor your budget to your location
How much you need to earn may vary depending on your cost of living, Sheehy says.
“Income can be unpredictable when you’re a freelancer. Some months you’re flush, other months are very, very lean,” Sheehy says. “Build your budget based on your lean months and figure out the bare minimum you need to earn to cover housing, bills, food and other essentials.”
And wherever you are, try to save conservatively and make sure to set aside money for federal, state and local tax payments.
“One of the biggest mistakes freelancers make is not saving enough,” Sheehy says. “Ideally, you’ll set aside at least 50% of your income to cover taxes and build a cushion to get you through those lean months. But at a bare minimum, you need to save around 20% of your income for taxes, which need to be paid quarterly to avoid penalties.”
3. Network wherever you are
Few of Russell’s clients relocate their business for tax or cost-of-doing-business reasons, he says. Their professional network may be one factor — or they may be wholly focused on their personal quality of life.
“Geographic location is either important to their network, or is unimportant to their business entirely,” Russell says of his clients.
Wherever you end up, you can seek out other like-minded freelancers.
“When you have self-employed people in a community together, I think they see that as an additional resource,” Hall says. “There are people here doing the same thing I’m doing. They’re looking for their next customer — I might be that next customer, and they can be mine.”
Methodology
To create the list, NerdWallet pulled data for major U.S. metropolitan areas from the United States Census Bureau. We also pulled state tax rates from the Federation of State Tax Administrators. We weighted the impact of each factor depending on how important we felt that factor would be in the potential financial success of a freelancer. We excluded metro areas for which there was negative or no Job-to-Job Flows Census data.
This year, we changed the way the Best Cities for Freelancers index is calculated to more accurately compare metro areas across multiple criteria. We also adjusted the weighting of several data points as the ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic influenced the underlying data became clearer.
NerdWallet’s analysis includes data from the following sources:
- U.S. Census 2021 American Community Survey data for the unemployment rate, percentage of people in Census-designated metro areas who identified as self-employed in non-incorporated businesses, and percentage of renters in a Census-designated metro area who spend less than 30% of their household income on rent.
- U.S. Census Q4 2020 and Q4 2021 Job-to-Job Explorer data.
- State tax rates for 2023 from the Federation of State Tax Administrators. | https://cw33.com/news/local/best-cities-for-freelancers-and-self-employed-workers-in-2023/ | 2023-05-08T16:41:24 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/local/best-cities-for-freelancers-and-self-employed-workers-in-2023/ |
TEXAS (KIAH) – If you’re in the mood for a delicious bite in Texas, you’re in luck. Eight restaurants in the state made Yelp’s annual list of the “Top 100 Places to Eat” in the country.
The rankings — determined by Yelp with input from its community of online reviewers — highlight a diverse selection of U.S. restaurants, including well-reviewed burger joints, highly-rated ramen shops, top-tier taquerías and even a couple of hole-in-the-wall Hawaiian spots. This year, eateries across dozens of states and Washington, D.C. made the list.
Yelp’s 2023 rankings aren’t necessarily a reflection of the best-reviewed restaurants on its entire platform. In compiling this year’s list, Yelp solicited submissions and suggestions from users, and then compared those suggestions against each business’s reviews. Additionally, Yelp allowed its internal community managers to further curate the rankings based on their “expertise” in each region.
“The resulting list is collaborative and passion driven — an accurate reflection of the Yelp Community itself,” Yelp claims.
So while these restaurants may not be the absolute best-reviewed across Yelp’s entire platform, you could probably do a lot worse: The average honoree on Yelp’s 2023 list boasts hundreds of favorable user reviews, and all are currently rated as 4.5- or 5-star businesses.
Texas restaurants earned eight spots on Yelp’s round-up, making it the third-best represented state after California and Florida. (See the top spots in other states here.)
#15: Vietwich
Vietwich in Stafford is a small and casual restaurant for anyone looking to dine on Vietnamese cuisine or grab a sandwich and a bubble tea. The Houston-area restaurant also offers vegan options.
With a 4.8-star rating and more than 470 reviews on Yelp, Vietwich secured the 15th spot on Yelp’s Top 100 Restaurants of 2023. Some of the restaurant’s most popular dishes include bánh mì, the enoki tofu sandwich, egg rolls, and more.
Customer reviews praise the restaurant’s service and tasty meals, among other things. One reviewer described the restaurant’s grilled pork bánh mi as “delicious.” Another reviewer described the service as “top-notch.”
#16: Crumbville
Another Texas spot that made the list was Houston’s Crumbville, a bakery that offers cookies, stuffed cupcakes, called “stuffed cakes,” and brownies. One of the main appeals here are the vegan options.
With a 5-star rating and more than 220 reviews on Yelp, Crumbville ranked 16th on the Top 100 Restaurants of 2023. One reviewer reviewer called the bakery “a hidden gem.”
#22: 1618 Asian Fusion
If you don’t want to choose between Vietnamese or Thai, then Austin’s 1618 Asian Fusion is the place for you. There’s something for everyone at this restaurant
With 4.5 stars and more than 2,360 reviews on Yelp, 1618 Asian Fusion ranked 22nd on the Top 100 Restaurants of 2023. Popular dishes from the restaurant include pad Thai, pineapple fried rice, calamari and more.
Customer reviews praised the restaurant’s service, ambiance, and food. One reviewer described the restaurant’s high reputation as “well deserved,” and said the food was “amazing.” Another reviewer ordered the scallion pancakes and described them as “pillowy-soft, dimensional, and oh-so divine.”
#47: burger-chan
Coming in at No. 47 on Yelp’s list is Houston’s burger-chan, a restaurant that brings everything you love about American burgers to the next level.
The burger joint boasted a 5-star rating and more than 120 reviews on Yelp. Popular dishes from the restaurant include the sweet sourdough burger, taro chips, hot dogs, and more.
One reviewer said his daughter called her food “the best burger I’ve ever eaten.” Another customer said, “The owners are super friendly and accommodating. Makes it very easy to support them and their delicious food.”
#58: Sunny Thai
Another Texas restaurant that made Yelp’s Top 100 list is Arlington’s Sunny Thai, a place offering authentic comfort Thai and Lao food. The restaurant also offers vegan and vegetarian options, as well as delivery and takeout.
Popular dishes from the restaurant include pad Thai, pad kee mow, pad see ew, and more.
With a rating of 4.5 stars and more than 340 reviews on Yelp, reviewers praised the service, food, and ambiance of the restaurant, often saying they’d be returning for a second bite. One customer described their order as “fantastic, fresh, tasty and flavorful.” Another said the food was “exceptional” and the staff and owner made the spot “a gem” for them.
#62: Fattoush Mediterranean Kitchen
Those looking for a Mediterranean dish are in luck, as Yelp’s 62nd pick for their Top 100 list is Fattoush Mediterranean Kitchen. Located in Pantego, between Dallas and Fort Worth, the restaurant’s popular dishes include chicken shawarma, gyro, chicken lemon soup, and more.
One Yelp reviewer recommended ordering the kebab and said, “You will not be disappointed.” Another customer called the restaurant “next-level delicious.”
Fattoush Mediterranean Kitchen also offers delivery, takeout, and vegan/vegetarian options.
#86: Ricky’s Hot Chicken
In the mood for some halal chicken? Yelp’s 86th pick on their list is waiting for you. Ricky’s Hot Chicken, located north of Dallas in Richardson, offers dishes like chicken wings, its signature hot chicken sandwich, chicken tenders, and much more.
With 4.5 stars and more than 660 reviews on Yelp, customers praised this as a “must-try” location. One customer praised the quality of the food and the service, describing the chicken as the “best Nashville hot chicken in the area.” Another customer said the chicken is “moist, crispy, spicy, and dangerously addicting.”
#99: Kiin Di
Nearing the end of Yelp’s Top 100 Restaurants list is a Thai food truck parked in Austin called Kiin Di. This food truck ranked 99 on the list, and its most popular dishes include pad Thai, fried chicken, killer noodles, ka pow, and more.
The food truck has a 4.5 rating and 120 reviews on Yelp, and customers say the hype is to be believed. One customer called the killer noodles “the star of the show” while another said this is one of the best food trucks they’ve eaten from.
Kiin Di offers takeout and delivery. | https://cw33.com/news/local/these-texas-restaurants-ranked-among-yelps-top-100-of-2023/ | 2023-05-08T16:41:30 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/local/these-texas-restaurants-ranked-among-yelps-top-100-of-2023/ |
LUBBOCK, Texas— The Lone Star state has seen a large population growth in the past year – increasing by 470,708 in 2022, according to Census.gov. When non-residents think of Texas, it usually brings to mind horses, guns, cowboys and belt buckles.
A YouTube video, titled “Moving to Texas,” by Dana Pollard said one misconception is that “we all carry guns and aren’t afraid to use them.”
Pollard said in the video, “Texas is scary to some people.”
An iconic movie from the 2000s, “Miss Congeniality,” quoted a relatable theory on Texas and its guns.
“Of course he had a gun. This is Texas. Everybody has a gun. My florist has a gun!” said Candice Bergan as Kathy Morningside in the movie.
Not all, but many Texans do have guns. An article from texascapital.org stated there were an estimated 22.3 million guns in Texas in 2018. According to the Texas Tribune, quoting the Rand Corporation, 36% of Texas adults lived in a home with a firearm as of 2016.
In Pollard’s YouTube video, she also mentioned, “Not everybody wears cowboy hats and boots, however, it is socially acceptable to wear a cowboy hat and cowboy boots in Texas.”
Through a social media post, EverythingLubbock.com reached out to its viewers for more “misconceptions about Texas” and learned that some out-of-state residents really did think that all Texans “ride horses everywhere and don’t own cars.”
“When I came to Texas in 1976 from Florida,” a viewer said, “my [biggest misconception] was everyone wore cowboy hats, and everyone rode a horse and lived on many acres of land.”
The viewer also stated that he was surprised to “not see horses riding all over town,” and another expressed disappointment in the lack of horses.
Many of the viewers who are Texas natives stated the misconception was not true.
“We do NOT ride everywhere on a horse,” a native Texan commented.
Every once in a while, it does happen. In 2016, social media pictures depicted two people on horseback in the Starbucks drive thru in Lubbock.
An employee at EverythingLubbock.com, who was born and raised in California, expressed, “I thought tumbleweeds were only in cartoons until I moved to Lubbock.”
An article from thetravel.com stated that when a relative who grew up in Ohio moved to Texas in the ’80s, “She was expecting tumbleweeds and cacti straight out of a spaghetti Western.”
Another viewer said that her cousins from California had visited and thought “We all wore boots and hats and had big ranches. They expected to see life like the Ft. Worth Stockyards.”
The mention of California brought up another misconception about most Texans: “[That] we hate Californians.”
EverythingLubbock.com reached out to California residents and can confirm that it is true, however, Pollard debunked the misconception in her video.
“Texans don’t hate Californians…Texas don’t want to become California,” said Pollard.
There’s a saying that she also mentioned, “Don’t California my Texas,” and that was because, “Texans love their Texas.”
A few other misconceptions that were stated were the famous “Texas twang” and “speaking with a strong country accent.”
An EverythingLubbock.com viewer had expressed that when he goes out of state “People always tell me to say something in Texan. Like it’s different from English.”
While some residents are unaware of the dust and crazy wind blowing through the air, it is a norm in the South Plains.
“Didn’t know about the winds at all. The Santa Ana winds got nothing on West Texas,” said a viewer.
In his song “My Texas,” country singer Josh Abbott proudly sings, “You say you haven’t hiked through Big Bend, had your hair blown back by a Lubbock wind, Been somewhere where they call you ‘friend,’ Then you ain’t met My Texas yet.” | https://cw33.com/news/local/things-you-may-think-about-texas-but-they-aint-true/ | 2023-05-08T16:41:36 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/local/things-you-may-think-about-texas-but-they-aint-true/ |
DALLAS(KDAF)— This morning, North Texas is getting warmer weather this morning and tomorrow. Temperatures will be in the 80s and increase to the 90s in the afternoon. This week, there will be heavy rainfall starting Wednesday until Friday, which could lead to flooding.
NWS Fort Worth said, “Very warm, humid, breezy, and at times wet weather is expected early this week, especially on Tuesday. Temperatures will remain above average with highs well into the 80s, with even lower-mid 90s northwest zones this afternoon. Very low rain and storm chances are anticipated later today into tonight, but most will not see any rainfall. Possibly an isolated risk for a strong to severe storm across far western North & Central Texas through by this evening. A cut-off upper system over South-Central and Southeast Texas will increase rain and storm chances on Tuesday. Severe weather is not expected, but Central Texas may see localized very heavy rainfall and instances of flooding late in the day and into Tuesday evening.
Starting Wednesday, It is expected to rain heavily and there will be storms. The rest of the week after Tuesday is expected to bring heavy rain, which can cause flooding. Make sure you find alternative routes and watch out for traffic.
NWS Fort Worth said, “A warm, muggy, and wet extended forecast is in store for North and Central Texas as daily chances for showers and storms are expected through the weekend. By late this week, flooding will become more of a concern, so make sure to check back frequently for updates on rainfall totals and the flood threat”. | https://cw33.com/news/local/watch-out-heavy-rain-and-severe-thunderstorms-are-expected-this-week-heres-what-you-need-to-know/ | 2023-05-08T16:41:42 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/local/watch-out-heavy-rain-and-severe-thunderstorms-are-expected-this-week-heres-what-you-need-to-know/ |
(NEXSTAR) — “All My Ex’s Live in Texas” is one of the King of Country’s biggest and best known hits, having been covered or referenced by everyone from Blake Shelton to rapper Drake. But aside from its misplaced apostrophe (grammatically, the title should be “All My Exes Live in Texas”) the song contains another oddity: Why is Strait talking about a controversial meditation technique in the middle of it?
Released April 10, 1987, “All My Ex’s Live in Texas” was the second single from Strait’s seventh album. The song details the narrator’s various former relationships, all of which took place in the Lone Star State — the reason why he now lives in Tennessee.
But there’s one element that may seem out of place in such a salt-of-the-Earth song, and it comes in the second verse:
“By transcendental meditation,
I go there each night
But I always come back to myself”
So what exactly is Strait saying here?
Firstly, you may be wondering: What is Transcendental Meditation?
Known widely as simply “TM,” Transcendental Meditation is a branded form of meditation that was taught in India by a Hindu monk and brought to fame in the 1950s by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, according to Britannica.
TM differs from many other forms of meditation in that, most notably, practitioners are assigned individual secret Sanskrit phrases (known as mantras) by a teacher based on a variety of factors. These mantras — which practitioners are not supposed to tell anyone — are meant to be mentally repeated and focused on during meditation.
Unlike with other forms of meditation, however, TM must be taught by certified teachers and much of its techniques are still relatively kept under wraps (including the list of mantras).
While legitimate studies exist touting the practice’s benefits, the method is not without its detractors. Due to the perceived secrecy, ceremony and fees related with TM, the movement has been labeled a “cult” by some, though TM itself says it is “not a religion, philosophy or lifestyle” and that “no belief or expectation is needed for it to be effective.”
Currently, TM’s course fees can be broken down in payments over four months or paid all at once and depend upon a person’s annual household income. TM notes that some partial grant support is available for those receiving federal assistance, in addition to full-time student pricing. Otherwise, depending on income levels (which users are not asked to prove), the four-session TM course can cost between $540 and $980.
TM, which is a designated nonprofit, explains its course fees go toward charity and other organizations, in addition to scholarships for others to participate in TM.
TM has been embraced by many celebrities, most famously by The Beatles throughout the 1960s. Other advocates include Oprah Winfrey, Hugh Jackman, Katy Perry and director David Lynch, who even has his own TM-centered foundation.
OK, so now how does George Strait factor back into this?
In “All My Ex’s,” the lyrics appear to point to TM’s aim to “transcend” regular mental activity and allow an experience of “being unbounded in space and time,” as phrased by authors in a 1987 research review. The song’s lyrics imply the only way its narrator will revisit Texas is via his consciousness traveling across time and space. While out-of-body experiences (or even astral projection, which is a concept that the mind can leave the body and travel elsewhere) have been reported by practitioners of TM, TM itself does not promote these ideas.
Despite its inclusion in the song, there seems to be no evidence either Strait or the song’s writers — then-married couple Sanger D. Shafer and Lyndia Shafer — were proponents of TM.
Upon release, “All My Ex’s Live in Texas” reached number 1 on Billboard’s U.S. Hot Country chart, in addition to taking the top spot on Canada’s country chart. Over the years, the song has remained a fixture of Strait’s live shows and has earned itself a place in many a Texan’s heart — broken or not. | https://cw33.com/news/local/what-does-this-george-strait-all-my-exs-live-in-texas-lyric-mean/ | 2023-05-08T16:41:48 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/local/what-does-this-george-strait-all-my-exs-live-in-texas-lyric-mean/ |
NORMAL — A "soft lockdown" at Heartland Community College's campus has been lifted.
The college sent out text alerts to students and made social media posts placed shortly after 10:30 a.m. The lockdown was lifted at around 10:50 a.m.
"All buildings are locked and there is no entry," it said. "Regular activities inside campus buildings will continue as normal. Check HCC Alerts for updates. Employees and students indoors will hear an announcement when doors will reopen."
Steve Fast, the college's director of public information, said Normal police were looking for the whereabouts of Michael Bakana, 44, who failed to appear for his scheduled jury trial this morning.
According to a McLean County pretrial services officer Molly Alvis, the GPS monitoring device that had been attached to Bakana was cut off at about 9:20 a.m. on Raab Road outside north Normal.
Assistant State’s Attorney Jeff Horve asked Judge Casey Costigan to revoke Bakana’a bond and issue a no-bond warrant. He said Bakana had been told that a trial could take place even if he were not present because the prosecution always believed the chance that Bakana would flee was high.
Bakana is accused of killing 22-year-old Mariah C. Petracca and injuring another in a shooting outside a downtown Bloomington bar in January 2021
The Pantagraph is seeking more information. This story will be updated when it becomes available.
HCC Normal Campus is on a soft lockdown. All buildings are locked and there is no entry. Regular activities inside campus buildings will continue as normal. Check HCC Alerts for updates. Employees and students indoors will hear an announcement when doors will reopen.
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BLOOMINGTON — Police are searching for a McLean County man who failed to show up for his murder trial on Monday morning, and they say he should be considered "armed and dangerous."
A no-bond warrant was issued for Michael Bakana, who is accused of killing 22-year-old Mariah C. Petracca and injuring another woman in a shooting outside a downtown Bloomington bar in January 2021.
"His whereabouts are unknown and he may have fled the Bloomington/Normal area," the Bloomington Police Department said in a social media post. "... If spotted, do not approach this individual, CALL 911 and report your sighting to your local law enforcement agency."
Bakana, of Normal, is described as a 44-year-old Black man, 5 feet, 8 inches tall and weighing about 145 pounds, with short black hair and brown eyes. Police said he has a "heavy foreign accent." He has previously requested a French translator.
Anonymous tips can also be sent by texting the number 847411 with the word "BPDTIPS" and then a space, followed by the tip information.
The GPS monitoring device that had been attached to Bakana was cut off at about 9:20 a.m. on Raab Road outside north Normal, according to Molly Alvis, a McLean County pretrial services officer.
Alvis told the court that the device showed Bakana went to Champaign earlier Monday and returned to Normal around 8 a.m. She also noted Bakana had been frequenting several auto parts shops, tire shops and other businesses related to vehicles.
Assistant State’s Attorney Jeff Horve asked Judge Casey Costigan to revoke Bakana’s bond and issue a no-bond warrant. He said Bakana had been told that a trial could take place even if he were not present because the prosecution always believed the chance that Bakana would flee was high.
“The time is now — today — for this trial to start,” Horve said. “Without the trial starting today, the victims would not receive what they are entitled to” according to the Victims Rights Act.
Horve noted Bakana faces up to natural life in prison if convicted.
Bakana’s attorney Clyde Guilamo asked Costigan to hold off on issuing the warrant as he hoped to be able to contact the defendant and get him to court.
He also said because the defense had planned to involve a self-defense strategy, the trial should not proceed without Bakana present.
Bakana’s bond had been set at $2 million with 10% to apply and he was released in October, having paid $200,000 plus fees to be let out.
His bond was reduced by $50,000 in March to pay a portion of Bakana's contract with his attorney. At that time, Costigan told Bakana the jury trial would proceed even if he "willfully absences" himself.
On Monday, Costigan revoked Bakana’s bond, issued the warrant and said the court would take a recess, giving law enforcement until noon to take Bakana into custody before he decides how and if the trial will proceed.
This is a developing story that will be updated. | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/armed-and-dangerous-mclean-county-murder-defendant-sought-after-failing-to-show-for-trial/article_622b2d7c-edb4-11ed-9299-1374623440c8.html | 2023-05-08T16:49:51 | 1 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/armed-and-dangerous-mclean-county-murder-defendant-sought-after-failing-to-show-for-trial/article_622b2d7c-edb4-11ed-9299-1374623440c8.html |
BLOOMINGTON — Police are searching for a McLean County man who failed to show up for his murder trial on Monday morning, and they say he should be considered "armed and dangerous."
A no-bond warrant was issued for Michael Bakana, who is accused of killing 22-year-old Mariah C. Petracca and injuring another woman in a shooting outside a downtown Bloomington bar in January 2021.
"His whereabouts are unknown and he may have fled the Bloomington/Normal area," the Bloomington Police Department said in a social media post. "... If spotted, do not approach this individual, CALL 911 and report your sighting to your local law enforcement agency."
Bakana, of Normal, is described as a 44-year-old Black man, 5 feet, 8 inches tall and weighing about 145 pounds, with short black hair and brown eyes. Police said he has a "heavy foreign accent." He has previously requested a French translator.
Anonymous tips can also be sent by texting the number 847411 with the word "BPDTIPS" and then a space, followed by the tip information.
The GPS monitoring device that had been attached to Bakana was cut off at about 9:20 a.m. on Raab Road outside north Normal, according to Molly Alvis, a McLean County pretrial services officer.
Alvis told the court that the device showed Bakana went to Champaign earlier Monday and returned to Normal around 8 a.m. She also noted Bakana had been frequenting several auto parts shops, tire shops and other businesses related to vehicles.
Assistant State’s Attorney Jeff Horve asked Judge Casey Costigan to revoke Bakana’s bond and issue a no-bond warrant. He said Bakana had been told that a trial could take place even if he were not present because the prosecution always believed the chance that Bakana would flee was high.
“The time is now — today — for this trial to start,” Horve said. “Without the trial starting today, the victims would not receive what they are entitled to” according to the Victims Rights Act.
Horve noted Bakana faces up to natural life in prison if convicted.
Bakana’s attorney Clyde Guilamo asked Costigan to hold off on issuing the warrant as he hoped to be able to contact the defendant and get him to court.
He also said because the defense had planned to involve a self-defense strategy, the trial should not proceed without Bakana present.
Bakana’s bond had been set at $2 million with 10% to apply and he was released in October, having paid $200,000 plus fees to be let out.
His bond was reduced by $50,000 in March to pay a portion of Bakana's contract with his attorney. At that time, Costigan told Bakana the jury trial would proceed even if he "willfully absences" himself.
On Monday, Costigan revoked Bakana’s bond, issued the warrant and said the court would take a recess, giving law enforcement until noon to take Bakana into custody before he decides how and if the trial will proceed.
Bakana is charged with three counts of murder, one count of attempted murder and two counts of aggravated battery and discharge of a firearm. He was taken into custody the night of the shooting, outside Daddios Bar, 527 N. Main St.
The shooting was captured by a Bloomington police camera outside the bar. The video from that night was played in court during a previous hearing and shows Bakana firing multiple shots at the two women.
This is a developing story that will be updated. | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/armed-and-dangerous-mclean-county-murder-defendant-missing-police-say/article_622b2d7c-edb4-11ed-9299-1374623440c8.html | 2023-05-08T16:54:11 | 1 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/armed-and-dangerous-mclean-county-murder-defendant-missing-police-say/article_622b2d7c-edb4-11ed-9299-1374623440c8.html |
ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY, Va. – A crash has caused 3 miles of traffic on I-81 North in Rockbridge County, according to VDOT.
Authorities said that the crash happened near mile marker 193.
As of 12:24 p.m., the northbound right lane and right shoulder are closed.
Stick with us as this breaking news story continues to develop. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/05/08/crash-causes-3-mile-backup-on-i-81-north-in-rockbridge-county/ | 2023-05-08T16:55:16 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/05/08/crash-causes-3-mile-backup-on-i-81-north-in-rockbridge-county/ |
AVONDALE, Ariz. — A man was found dead in an Avondale canal Monday morning, Avondale police said. Information is limited at this time, but investigators are working to learn more.
According to early reports, the man's body was found by a canal worker near Indian School Road and 107th Avenue around 6 a.m.
First responders are currently working to recover the body, and Avondale police detectives are on the scene.
Police haven't released the man's identity.
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AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott spoke at the Austin airport Monday morning to provide an update regarding security at the Southern border.
At 7 a.m. on Monday, May 8, Abbott spoke at a press conference held at the airport. Before the conference, it was alluded to that Abbott would discuss the current status of security at the United States-Mexico border. Abbott was joined by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Director Steve McCraw, the Texas Military Department Adjunct Gen. Seltzer and the Texas Border Czar Mike Banks.
The first topic of discussion was Title 42, which is a policy that is enacted by the federal government when there is a contagious disease present. Former President Donald Trump enacted it at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, and it is currently set to expire on Thursday, May 11.
Abbott stated that Biden is "laying down a welcome mat to people across the entire world" due to the expiring of Title 42. Once Title 42 is lifted, Abbott explained that it will be a "catastrophic" event at the Texas border.
According to Abbott, the country saw the "lowest number of border crossings in decades" three years ago - when the pandemic first began and the border had been closed for nonessential travel.
"America is not open to people trying to come here illegally," Abbott said.
To help mitigate illegal immigration at the border, Abbott stated that the State of Texas has deployed up to 10,000 National Guard members and 1,200 DPS troopers that have turned away upwards of 37,000 people attempting to cross the border.
The members have also apprehended more than 37,000 people that did cross the border illegally, arrested 27,000 "dangerous criminals" and seized enough fentanyl to "kill every man, woman and child in the United States of America."
Additionally, migrants have been bused across the country out of Texas through the state's Operation Lone Star, and Texas is the only state to have built its own border wall, according to Abbott.
As part of a new effort to curb further illegal immigration, the Texas Tactical Border Force was formed. The National Guard provided the new force with C-130s and Blackhawks to deploy to "hotspots along the border to stop migrants attempting to enter Texas," Abbott explained. The force will also be supplied with materials that will assist members including aircraft, boats, night vision and riot gear for "anything they may encounter."
Abbott stated that he wants to enact laws to give Texas the "tools" to manage the border, including:
- Make it a felony to cross the border from Mexico illegally
- Allows Texas to place people in jail or be returned to their original country
- Make it a felony for anyone to operate or be involved with a "stash house"
- Provide a minimum 10-year sentence to anyone smuggling drugs or people into the country
Following the information regarding the border, Abbott stated that more information will be provided later on Monday after eight migrants were hit and killed by a truck in Brownsville on Sunday. Abbott also stated that Texas officials are still waiting to figure out what occurred and why for the Allen shooting that occurred at an outlet mall, killing eight people. | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/texas/abbott-update-title-42-border/269-8b55a444-1deb-4d54-8350-0a13e7edf2ba | 2023-05-08T17:04:27 | 0 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/texas/abbott-update-title-42-border/269-8b55a444-1deb-4d54-8350-0a13e7edf2ba |
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Police in Dauphin County charged the operator of a dirt bike who allegedly attacked an officer who was attempting to take him into custody in an incident Saturday night.
Curtis Jayron-Malik Sims, 25, was taken into custody in connection to the alleged incident, according to Lower Paxton Township Police. He is charged with aggravated assault, disarming a police officer, criminal mischief, fleeing or attempting to elude police, resisting arrest, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving under a suspended license, operating an illegal vehicle on a roadway and reckless driving.
Police said they are looking for three other suspects who are accused of vandalizing the arresting officer's vehicle while Sims was being taken into custody.
According to police, the officer spotted Sims and three other people riding dirt bikes west on Union Deposit Road at about 6:15 p.m. Saturday. The officer attempted to stop them, but they ignored verbal commands and attempted to flee on their bikes, police said.
The officer was able to detain Sims, who subsequently attacked the officer in an attempt to escape, according to police. After a struggle, the officer was able to take Sims into custody.
While the officer was attempting to detain Sims, the other three riders vandalized the officer’s police vehicle and encouraged Sims to get the officer’s firearm, police claim.
Sims was transported to the Dauphin County Booking Center, according to police. He was arraigned by Magisterial District Judge David H. Judy, who set bail at $200,000, according to police.
Charges are pending against the other three dirt bike operators, police said. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/dauphin-county/curtis-sims-arrest-aggravated-assault-officer-reckless-driving/521-ddab5ce7-a129-4ea9-b061-77b0b9b4eeb5 | 2023-05-08T17:08:00 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/dauphin-county/curtis-sims-arrest-aggravated-assault-officer-reckless-driving/521-ddab5ce7-a129-4ea9-b061-77b0b9b4eeb5 |
WAYNESBORO, Pa. — A tip from a concerned bystander, the combined efforts of two Pennsylvania regional game wardens and an assist from Waynesboro borough employees led to the rescue of three baby ducks from a storm drain in the Franklin County borough, the Pennsylvania Game Commission said Monday.
According to the account on the Game Commission's Southcentral Region Facebook page, the ducklings' mom was spotted in traffic near a storm drain by a concerned motorist. The duck refused to move and was acting erratically, the Game Commission said.
The motorist contacted the Game Commission, who dispatched regional wardens MJ Graham and Phil Bietsch to the scene.
The wardens quickly diagnosed the problem; they could hear the sound of baby ducks coming from a nearby storm drain.
The wardens were unable to access the drain without removing the drainage cover, so they contacted Waynesboro borough officials, who sent a group of workers with a backhoe to remove it.
Graham was then able to wriggle into the drain and gather up the three stranded ducklings, handing them safely to Bietsch, the Game Commission said.
After a health assessment, the ducklings were reunited with their mother, who led them on their way.
"This was a team effort with a happy ending," the Game Commission said. "A very special thank you to the concerned motorist who took the time to alert our dispatch center of the situation, the Waynesboro borough staff for their assistance, and to DSGW Graham for not hesitating to get herself into a ‘tight situation.'" | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/franklin-county/pa-game-commission-south-central-region-duck-rescue-waynesboro/521-0e52311c-dda9-4064-9cdd-a86ab033f517 | 2023-05-08T17:08:06 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/franklin-county/pa-game-commission-south-central-region-duck-rescue-waynesboro/521-0e52311c-dda9-4064-9cdd-a86ab033f517 |
BALTIMORE — Police are investigating a home invasion in Curtis Bay that took place early Saturday morning.
On Saturday, May 6, around 12:30 a.m., officers responded to reports of a home invasion that occurred in the 8100 block of High Point Road in Curtis Bay.
The victims said two men wearing all black clothing, both armed with handguns, approached one the victims as they were standing in front of the house.
The suspects rushed the victim and forced him inside the house.
Police say the suspects demanded drugs and money from the victims. After they entered one of the bedrooms and started destroying property, one of the suspects stabbed the family dog.
The dog was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The suspects fled in an unknown direction.
Eastern District detectives are investigating the incident and ask that anyone with information contact them at (410) 222-6145 or the Anne Arundel County Police Tip Line at (410) 222-4700. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/family-dog-stabbed-during-home-invasion-in-curtis-bay | 2023-05-08T17:16:28 | 1 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/family-dog-stabbed-during-home-invasion-in-curtis-bay |
DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. — A Douglasville woman is advancing to the top five of "American Idol" this week.
Megan Danielle is making her way through the competition after displaying her vocal talents. However, this isn’t her first time performing on TV.
The now 20-year-old performed on “The Voice” when she was a teen several years ago. Now, she’s taking the stage again, being among the top five in this year’s season of American Idol.
The Georgia native was raised by her mom and picked up music as a child. While she performs a wide range of music, she describes herself as a “Christian singer/ songwriter” on her Twitter bio.
You can see Danielle’s performance on the hit show, which airs at 8 p.m. on Monday and Sunday nights. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/douglasville-woman-top-5-american-idol-megan-danielle/85-6f6fafaa-dbdc-4b55-a0ab-cec39d29eab8 | 2023-05-08T17:17:06 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/douglasville-woman-top-5-american-idol-megan-danielle/85-6f6fafaa-dbdc-4b55-a0ab-cec39d29eab8 |
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Northside Medical Midtown has set up a donation page to help employees affected by a mass shooting that killed one woman and injured four others last Wednesday.
The fund is being hosted by the Northside Hospital Foundation. Residents can make donations starting at $15. Residents also have the option to select the “other” tab to send specific amounts not offered in the web post.
The announcement comes after a gunman opened fire at one of their medical facilities Wednesday, May 3. Five people were shot. While four survived, CDC worker Amy St. Pierre died from her injuries.
She was 39 years old, officials said.
Following the shooting, police arrested Deion Patterson in Cobb County. Police identified the 24-year-old as the gunman, believing he used a semi-automatic handgun during the mass shooting.
Currently, he is being held in the Fulton County jail on one murder charge and four aggravated assault charges.
Two days after the shooting, the hospital held a "Day of Reflection" to honor those hurt by the incident. In a statement posted to the donation page, the hospital asked residents to "consider making a gift in support of the Northside employees and their families affected by this tragedy."
If you would like to donate, click the link here.
Read the full statement below:
The Northside Hospital family is grieving. We deeply love and support the employees and patients who were directly involved, as well as others impacted in different ways.
We are incredibly grateful for the quick and courageous response of Atlanta-area law enforcement. Northside also thanks our colleagues at Grady Memorial Hospital for the care being provided to the victims. Their actions brought comfort and safety to our patients and staff at Northside Medical Midtown.
Please consider making a gift in support of the Northside employees and their families affected by this tragedy. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/northside-hospital-accepting-donations-employees-affected-midtown-mass-shooting-atlanta/85-d8307e32-a5ba-423f-a536-766fc60897f2 | 2023-05-08T17:17:12 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/northside-hospital-accepting-donations-employees-affected-midtown-mass-shooting-atlanta/85-d8307e32-a5ba-423f-a536-766fc60897f2 |
WATERLOO -- Authorities have released the identities of the victims in a dog attack that claimed the life of an infant last week.
Police said 9-month-old Navy Smith died when the family dog attacked her at her Scott Avenue home Thursday morning.
The baby’s grandmother, 49-year-old Susan Smith, attempted to help the child and also was injured, police said. She was transferred to University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics for treatment.
The investigation into the incident remains ongoing.
The dog was seized and put down. The remains were sent to the state veterinary lab for testing.
A GoFundMe fundraiser has been set up for the family and has raised $30,000 in donations as of Monday morning. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/names-released-in-fatal-dog-attack/article_40527165-339e-55d9-a7d8-cf6778ed9051.html | 2023-05-08T17:24:52 | 1 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/names-released-in-fatal-dog-attack/article_40527165-339e-55d9-a7d8-cf6778ed9051.html |
DAVENPORT, Fla. — A man was arrested for stabbing a store clerk nine times in an early morning attack at a RaceTrac gas station, Davenport police report.
Police say the unprovoked attack happened around 4:40 a.m. at the RaceTrac store on Highway 27.
According to investigators, 29-year-old Marc Tucker walked into the store, visited the restroom and began browsing various items. The clerk, a 28-year-old woman who does not know Tucker, asked if she could assist him, but he declined.
As the clerk was preparing to stock the shelves, Tucker approached her from behind and began repeatedly stabbing her in the back and side, according to the police report.
Investigators say she ran away but slipped and fell to the floor, allowing Tucker to stab her several more times in the chest. After she got away again, Tucker left the store and ran into a nearby wooded area.
Other clerks were at the store at the time of the attack but did not see it happen. Police say the other workers ran to help the clerk after they heard her scream and saw Tucker run from the store.
The clerk is being treated at a local hospital for nine stab wounds. She is expected to survive.
Tucker was arrested and charged with attempted first-degree murder.
“This was simply an unprovoked, random attack for no apparent reason other than the suspect, Marc Tucker, committing an evil act. The fact that the store clerk resisted and fought her attacker certainly facilitated her survival," Police Chief Steve Parker said in a statement. "We are praying for a quick recovery of the store clerk, and will do all we can to ensure Mr. Tucker is held accountable for his senseless actions.”
According to police, Tucker has a criminal history dating back to 2013 which includes domestic violence battery, assault, theft and resisting an officer. He was released from the Florida State Prison system in January 2023 after serving less than a year of a 20-month sentence. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/polkcounty/man-stabs-woman-clerk-racetrac-random-attack-davenport/67-325e8dce-4941-4375-b0ea-d82fca13c132 | 2023-05-08T17:26:53 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/polkcounty/man-stabs-woman-clerk-racetrac-random-attack-davenport/67-325e8dce-4941-4375-b0ea-d82fca13c132 |
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – A person was shot Monday in Daytona Beach, police said.
The shooting was reported around noon in the 200 block of College Park Drive, north of West International Speedway Boulevard.
Daytona Beach police said a male suffered one gunshot wound and was in stable condition.
No other details about the shooting have been released.
“Please remain clear of the area while units investigate,” Daytona Beach police tweeted.
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— Daytona Beach Police (@DaytonaBchPD) May 8, 2023 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2023/05/08/1-shot-along-college-park-drive-in-daytona-beach/ | 2023-05-08T17:31:14 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2023/05/08/1-shot-along-college-park-drive-in-daytona-beach/ |
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Federal prosecutors are seeking more than a decade in prison for two Central Florida men convicted for their roles in the Jan. 6 uprising at the U.S. Capitol.
Kelly Meggs
Kelly Meggs, of Dunellon, was convicted of seditious conspiracy, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of an official proceeding, conspiracy to prevent an officer from discharging duties and tampering with documents or proceedings on Nov. 29, 2022.
Prosecutors claimed Meggs was a member of the Oath Keepers organization, and he conspired with other members, including the group’s leader Elmer Stewart Rhodes, to prevent Congress’ certification of the presidential election.
Late Friday, federal prosecutors submitted their recommendations for Meggs’ sentencing.
They urged the federal judge to sentence Meggs to 21 years in prison.
“Defendant Kelly Meggs literally led a military-style stack of fourteen conspirators to breach the Capitol building,” prosecutors wrote in their sentencing memorandum. “In advance of his trip to D.C., he used his position of power as the leader of the Florida Oath Keepers to convince his subordinates that there was nothing in their lives more important than opposing by force the lawful transfer of power following the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election.”
Meggs’ attorney disagreed.
“Mr. Meggs has never been arrested and he has never been in any legal trouble before,” Stanley Woodward wrote in his sentencing memorandum. “But specifically, there is nothing in Mr. Meggs’s history to suggest that he is at risk of again participating in such events or that a lengthy incarceration is necessary to protect society.”
Woodward urged the court to not sentence Meggs to anything more than 28 months of imprisonment, noting that Meggs had been detained in solitary confinement for more than 100 days.
Kenneth Harrelson
Kenneth Harrelson, of Titusville, was convicted of obstruction of an official proceeding, conspiracy to prevent an officer from discharging duties and tampering with documents or proceedings the same day Meggs was convicted.
Federal prosecutors claimed Harrelson was also a member of the Oath Keepers, and they are asking a judge to sentence him to 15 years in prison.
“Just under his co-defendant Kelly Meggs in the hierarchy of the conspiracy, Harrelson was an early member of the group who held a leadership role, arranged multiple planning calls, and served as the group’s ‘ground team leader’ on January 6,” prosecutors wrote in their sentencing memorandum. “Harrelson’s offense conduct constituted terrorism.”
Harrelson’s attorney has yet to submit his rebuttal to sentencing.
Meggs will be sentenced on May 25 at 1:30 p.m.
Harrelson will be sentenced on May 26 at 1:30 p.m.
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The accidental drowning of a Kenosha man Sunday afternoon occurred during a rescue attempt in the Pike River.
The Kenosha County Sheriff's Department released details Monday morning of the emergency call to the river west of Carthage College.
Deputies and Somers Fire & Rescue personnel responded to the 2000 block of Sheridan Road after a report of a possible possible drowning at about 1:31 p.m.
Initial reports from deputies on the scene were that a man was swimming in the Pike River and began to struggle. At that time, a child who was with the man left to get help.
The struggling swimmer's brother and another man jumped into the water to save him.
As the initial struggling swimmer was pulled to shore, the brother went under and did not resurface.
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Sheriff's deputies and Somers Fire & Rescue personnel arrived on the scene and immediately entered the water to attempt to locate the brother.
The Kenosha Sheriff's Department Drone Unit also responded to the scene and searched the river using a remotely operated underwater vehicle.
At about 2:49 p.m. the man was found under the water by Somers Rescue personnel unconscious and not breathing.
The man, later identified as Adrian Sanchez-Trujillo, 39, from Kenosha, was taken to Froedtert South Pleasant Prairie Hospital where he was pronounced deceased by the Kenosha County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Emergency units seen responding to the scene, in addition to Somers Fire & Rescue and the Kenosha County Sheriff's Department, included Racine County Sheriff’s Department, Caledonia Fire and Rescue, Paris Fire, the Racine Fire Bells, Racine Special Team 1, and units from Salem Lakes and Scout Leaders Rescue Squad, among others.
The sheriff's department extended its condolences to Sanchez-Trujillo's family.
"Families that may need assistance in dealing with this tragedy are encouraged to contact the Kenosha County Mental Health Resource Center (available Monday-Friday) at 262-764-8555 or the 24/7 Crisis Line at 262-657-7188," the department said.
Anyone with additional information about the incident is asked to contact the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department at 262-605-5100. | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/accidental-drowning-of-a-kenosha-man-sunday-occurred-during-a-rescue-attempt-in-pike-river/article_07ebb3d4-edc0-11ed-a3ab-9f572a81a0aa.html | 2023-05-08T17:32:09 | 0 | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/accidental-drowning-of-a-kenosha-man-sunday-occurred-during-a-rescue-attempt-in-pike-river/article_07ebb3d4-edc0-11ed-a3ab-9f572a81a0aa.html |
The accidental drowning of a Kenosha man Sunday occurred during a rescue attempt in the Pike River.
The department released details Monday morning of the Sunday afternoon emergency call to the river west of Carthage College.
Kenosha County Sheriff's deputies and Somers Fire & Rescue personnel responded to the 2000 block of Sheridan Road for a report of a possible possible drowning at approximately 1:31 p.m.
Initial reports from deputies on the scene were that an adult male was swimming in the Pike River and began to struggle. At that time, a child who was with the man left to get help. The struggling swimmer's brother and another adult male came down and jumped into the water to save him.
As the initial struggling swimmer was pulled to shore, the brother, who had jumped into the river to aid in the rescue, went under and did not resurface.
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Sheriff's deputies and Somers Fire & Rescue personnel arrived on the scene and immediately entered the water to attempt to locate the man who went under. The Kenosha Sheriff's Department Drone Unit also responded to the scene and searched the river using a remotely operated underwater vehicle.
At about 2:49 p.m. the man was located under the water by Somers Rescue personnel unconscious and not breathing.
The man, later identified as Adrian Sanchez-Trujillo, 39, from Kenosha, was transported to Froedtert South Pleasant Prairie Hospital where he was pronounced deceased by the Kenosha County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Emergency units seen responding to the scene, in addition to Somers Fire & Rescue and the Kenosha County Sheriff's Department, included Racine County Sheriff’s Department, Caledonia Fire and Rescue, Paris Fire, the Racine Fire Bells, Racine Special Team 1, and units from Salem Lakes and Scout Leaders Rescue Squad, among others.
The sheriff's department extended its condolences to Sanchez-Trujillo's family.
"Families that may need assistance in dealing with this tragedy are encouraged to contact the Kenosha County Mental Health Resource Center (available Monday-Friday) at (262)-764-8555 or the 24/7 Crisis Line at (262) 657-7188," the department said.
Anyone with additional information on the incident is asked to contact the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department at 262-605-5100. | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/accidental-drowning-of-a-kenosha-man-sunday-occurred-during-a-rescue-attempt-in-pike-river/article_c34c1260-edb4-11ed-8e98-9fe4fa3228c2.html | 2023-05-08T17:32:15 | 1 | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/accidental-drowning-of-a-kenosha-man-sunday-occurred-during-a-rescue-attempt-in-pike-river/article_c34c1260-edb4-11ed-8e98-9fe4fa3228c2.html |
DALLAS — Several bills that would strengthen gun laws in Texas are stalled in the legislature.
Movement on them in the final weeks of the regular session appears unlikely, even after the mass shooting at Allen Premium Outlets in Allen, Texas.
But state Sen. Roland Gutierrez, a Democrat whose district includes Uvalde, told WFAA he believes there’s still time to act.
“What happened yesterday and what happened in Uvalde is going to happen again. It’s going to happen next week or the following week or the following week. This slaughterhouse that’s happening in our state is becoming all too common and all too normal,” Gutierrez said.
"This has got to change. Lawmakers can do something. The time is now. We have three weeks," he added.
Gutierrez filed several bills addressing what he and other Democrats call “common sense gun safety measures,” but none of his bills received a hearing.
Some of the similar bills filed in the Texas House did receive a hearing in the select committee on community safety.
HB 2744 would raise the age to purchase an AR-15 from 18 to 21.
HB 236 would expand background checks.
HB 4472 would require the Texas Department of Public Safety to provide information about safe firearm storage to parents in Texas schools.
All of those bills appear stalled.
Committee members have not voted to send them to the full House for debate on the floor.
But Republican-backed HB 1894, which would institute a ban on extreme risk protection orders, commonly known as red flag laws, has also not left the committee.
The regular session ends May 29.
The committee has no more meetings scheduled.
In order to get legislation through, the bills need to be moved out of committee this week.
“I’m going to be screaming from the rafters. I’m going to beg, plead, do whatever I have to do to have people create commonsense gun safety solutions. We’re not trying to take anybody’s guns away,” Gutierrez said.
His top priorities are raising the age to purchase an AR-15 to 21, instituting extreme risk protection orders, closing the gun show loophole and enhancing background checks.
Gov. Greg Abbott declined an interview request from WFAA and did not speak to reporters at a vigil he attended Sunday evening at Cottonwood Creek Church in Allen.
But he did grant an interview to Fox News Sunday with Shannon Bream.
Bream showed data from a recent Fox News poll showing more than 80% of respondents supported more background checks for gun purchases, enforcing existing laws for guns, raising the legal age to buy guns to 21 and requiring mental health checks.
Abbott said the answer is better mental health services.
"People want a quick solution," Abbott told Bream. "The long-term solution here is to address the mental health issue."
Gutierrez called that “nonsense.”
“Yes, of course we have a mental health problem. The whole world has a mental health problem,” he said.
“We have people who are mentally ill who can access guns with impunity. Republican policies, loose gun laws, have made our community more dangerous not less dangerous,” Gutierrez said.
Abbott also told Fox News that Texas is working to pass legislation to keep guns out of criminals’ hands.
HB 4843, which would increase the penalty for felons found in possession of a firearm, has passed the House but not the Senate. | https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/texas/texas-gun-laws-reform-bills-filed-legislative-session-2023/287-234cbafe-60a9-43ac-b1a2-9879b5454333 | 2023-05-08T17:35:53 | 0 | https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/texas/texas-gun-laws-reform-bills-filed-legislative-session-2023/287-234cbafe-60a9-43ac-b1a2-9879b5454333 |
Surf Internet has made LaPorte its first multi-gig city in Indiana.
The Elkhart-based telecommunications company is a successor to Surf Air Wireless in LaPorte and still maintains an office there. It now has deployed high-speed multi-gig fiber-optic internet in the Maple City as part of a campaign to bring faster internet service to more underserved markets.
“This is a celebration of the La Porte community’s transformation, the future of Surf Internet, and our ongoing partnership,” Surf CEO Gene Crusie said. “This collaboration is a shining example of how we can work closely with rural and underserved communities to provide residents with the best innovations out there. Multi-gigabit broadband is the next evolution of the internet experience, which opens up unlimited opportunities for personal and economic transformation.”
LaPorte Mayor Tom Dermody, La Porte Economic Advancement Partnership officials and other dignitaries attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the milestone.
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“High-speed, low-cost internet is no longer a luxury – it’s a necessity,” Dermody said. “As we work toward our goal of ‘30 by 30’ – that’s 30,000 residents by the year 2030 – the ability to call ourselves a multi-gig city will be instrumental in attracting businesses big and small to set up shop right here in La Porte. We are thrilled to be partnering once again with Surf Internet to achieve new heights.”
Surf Internet is now offering LaPorte residents and businesses 2 Gig plans with faster uploads and downloads that would especially benefit consumers using multiple devices simultaneously for streaming, working from home, e-learning and video conferencing. It would increase bandwidth 10-fold for commercial customers.
The company serves customers in Indiana, Illinois and Michigan. It employs 140 people at its offices across the Great Lakes region.
For more information, visit https://surfinternet.com/2GIG.
NWI Business Ins and Outs: Biggby Coffee, Flora Plants, Funk My Life and McDonald's open; Aster & Gray and Elements Wine Bar close
NWI Business Ins and Outs: Biggby Coffee, Flora Plants, Funk My Life and McDonald's open; Aster & Gray and Elements Wine Bar close
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A new coffee house is percolating in St. John.
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Flora Plants grew from a home-based business that sold houseplants at local markets to a brick-and-mortar store in downtown Valparaiso.
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The store has been meticulously curated, she said.
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Funk My Life Eclectic Gallery opened in a side room in the Rae Kicks Sass beauty salon in Valparaiso.
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The new McDonald's held a grand opening celebration a few weeks ago at 501 E.109th Place in Crown Point.
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The Aster & Gray boutique recently closed, just a year after relocating to a more visible location in downtown Valparaiso.
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Elements Wine Bar has served its last glass of vino in downtown Valparaiso.
Video provided in partnership with The Times, JEDtv and WJOB. Sponsored by Strack & Van Til.
NWI Business Ins and Outs: Buona/Rainbow Cone, Fat Burrito, Pickles Kids and Dear Dani Boutique opening | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/laporte-becomes-surf-internets-first-multi-gig-city-in-indiana/article_fd5188d6-edb5-11ed-b43d-676077f81ca5.html | 2023-05-08T17:39:52 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/laporte-becomes-surf-internets-first-multi-gig-city-in-indiana/article_fd5188d6-edb5-11ed-b43d-676077f81ca5.html |
CROWN POINT — Mayor Pete Land recently swore in seven Crown Point Fire Rescue firefighters, the most in the department’s history.
The new firefighters: Brett Wisenbaugh, Ben Rosenfeldt, David Graham, Jackie Osborne, Jason Kooyenga, Joseph Bonk and Meghan Mulroe.
Wisenbaugh was born and raised in Michigan City and has 10 years of experience in EMS.
He has worked as a part-time paramedic with Crown Point Fire Rescue since 2021.
Rosenfeldt was born in Munster and raised in Gulf Shores, Alabama. He began his career in EMS and fire in 2012. He is serving his seventh year with the U.S. Army National Guard, where he will continue to serve.
Graham grew up in St. John. Previously, he served as a volunteer firefighter with the St. John Fire Department. He is a paramedic student at Franciscan Health and will be a paramedic by the beginning of 2024.
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Osborne was a volunteer firefighter for nearly three years before joining Crown Point Fire Rescue. She started her career as an EMT at St. Mary’s Emergency Room and is enrolled in their paramedic academy.
Kooyenga lives in Crown Point and received his fire and EMT certifications through Prairie State College in Illinois.
Bonk was born in Beecher, Illinois, and grew up in Dyer. He previously served with the Dyer Fire Department and is an EMT school and District 1 Career Academy graduate.
Mulroe is a Crown Point native who has served for the past two years as a volunteer firefighter and EMT with Crown Point Fire Rescue.
The historic swearing-in ceremony came as Crown Point Fire Rescue received a $2.26 million Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grant (SAFER) from the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency in late 2022.
The grant does not require a match from the city and fully funds the salary and benefits for the seven firefighters for three years. The city will cover the salaries beginning in 2026. Crown Point was the only municipality in Northwest Indiana to receive the grant in 2022.
It has increased Crown Point Fire Rescue’s staffing from 14 people a shift to 16.
“It was only seven months ago we were notified that our department was one of the very few selected to receive the SAFER grant,” Fire Chief Mark Baumgardner Jr. said. “The pursuit of this grant began seven years ago under retired Fire Chief Greg DeLor and former Mayor David Uran."
Appropriately dubbed the Safer 7, the men and women sworn in several weeks ago represent the best of the best, Baumgardner said, noting that nearly 200 people applied for the seven slots.
“It’s not just certifications and experience, it is their moral character. How they were raised. How they treat people. We can train just about anyone to become firefighters and paramedics. It is much harder to teach people to be kind, respectful and engaged."
Land said the swearing-in ceremony was a historic day for not only Crown Point Fire Rescue but the city as a whole, and he thanked FEMA and the office of U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, D-Highland, for their support.
The new firefighters have begun training and began reporting for their shifts April 23. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crown-point-fire-rescue-welcomes-safer-7/article_d70b07c0-e9d1-11ed-b6a0-6314dd20c717.html | 2023-05-08T17:39:58 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crown-point-fire-rescue-welcomes-safer-7/article_d70b07c0-e9d1-11ed-b6a0-6314dd20c717.html |
LIBERAL, Kan. (KSNW) — A Wichita man was seriously hurt in a motorcycle crash in Liberal early Monday morning.
The Kansas Highway Patrol says it happened shortly after 12:30 am on 2nd Street/Seward County Road 3. According to the patrol, 28-year-old Austin Cox of Wichita was riding east on a Yamaha motorcycle when whe failed to negotiate the curve and struck a curb, causing the bike to flip.
He was taken by EMS to Southwest Medical Center for treatment. No one else was hurt in the accident. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/wichita-man-hurt-in-seward-county-motorcycle-crash/ | 2023-05-08T17:40:04 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/wichita-man-hurt-in-seward-county-motorcycle-crash/ |
CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill. — Marian Catholic High School recently held most successful Day of Giving.
The event, known as the 4Mrian, raised nearly $100,000, with money going toward supporting the school's commitment to academic excellence, athletic achievement, artistic development and spiritual growth.
Because the school surpassed its $75,000 goal, President Vince Krydynski, Principal Steve Tortorello and Vice President for Advancement Colleen Peabody have agreed to work a shift at Zarlengo’s Italian Ice in Chicago Heights.
This year, not only did Marian Catholic ask its donors to give back, it asked students, staff and faculty to give back to the community by participating in a day of service.
They contributed more than 3,000 hours of community service for the day. The morning began with a prayer service, then the Marian Catholic community worked on projects on and off campus.
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Some planted trees around the school with the Morton Arboretum; others visited local grade schools, created care packages, helped clean a local church, volunteered at a humane society and painted a mural.
It was an opportunity for students to learn the importance of service and philanthropy.
“Christian service is an important part of our mission. As such, we felt it paramount to accomplish good work together as a community,” said Linda Hansen, vice president of ministry and mission at Marian Catholic.
The success of this year's 4Marian is a testament to the school's commitment to service, philanthropy and education. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/marian-catholic-celebrates-record-breaking-day-of-giving/article_8c776222-ea9d-11ed-b347-03f293a09f28.html | 2023-05-08T17:40:05 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/marian-catholic-celebrates-record-breaking-day-of-giving/article_8c776222-ea9d-11ed-b347-03f293a09f28.html |
The man behind the wheel of a rented U-Haul truck that barreled through two Brooklyn neighborhoods, injuring dozens and killing a food delivery worker, has been indicted on multiple charges, including murder, prosecutors announced.
Weng Sor, 62, was arraigned in Brooklyn Supreme Court on Monday on a 25-count indictment in which the former Las Vegas man faces murder, attempted murder, assault and other charges. The judge ordered him held without bail.
“This was a terrifying incident in which we allege that an innocent pedestrian and numerous cyclists were intentionally targeted and mowed down by this defendant, including a father of three who did not survive his injuries," District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said in a statement.
Back on Feb. 13, one person was killed and 11 people were injured as the U-Haul truck veered onto sidewalks and plowed into bicyclists, moped riders and at least one pedestrian, hitting people at various points along a circuitous route. The truck also rammed a police car, and the officers inside were among the injured.
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According to prosecutors, his harrowing 48-minute rampage over a large swath of the Bay Ridge and Sunset Park neighborhoods left victims with broken legs, ribs, a pelvic fracture, among other injuries.
A 44-year-old man riding a moped died from a head injury after he was hit by the truck roughly a half hour after it struck the first victim. The man, who was identified by family as Yije Ye, was a single father “raising those children on his own.”
The victim's cousin told NBC New York that Ye had moved to the U.S. from China nearly two decades ago. He lived in Bay Ridge, according to neighbors, and was delivering food when he was struck. He later died at the hospital.
Yije Ye leaves behind three teenage children. The family said that the "tragic accident shattered their American dream."
Sor, who lived in Las Vegas with his mother, came to New York earlier in February after spending time in Florida and was pulled over twice in the U-Haul in the days prior to the attack, police said. He may have been living out of the truck.
Police said Sor, 62, referred to an "invisible object" that came at him, prompting him to go careening through streets before a police cruiser pinned the truck against a building near the entrance to a tunnel leading from Brooklyn to Manhattan.
After his arrest, Sor told police he believed it was "judgement day" and was aiming the truck at "the people that disturbed him the most," Assistant District Attorney David Ingle said at the court hearing. He said Sor told the officers, “I wanted to end by taking out enemies. Shoot me, I will not give in.”
Sor rented the U-Haul truck in West Palm Beach, Florida on Feb. 1, paying in advance for a 30-day rental. He remained there until Feb. 4, when he began driving north to Brooklyn, where his son and ex-wife live, Essig said.
On Feb. 5, Sor was pulled over in South Carolina and cited for reckless driving and marijuana possession. He arrived in Brooklyn the next day, surprising his son when he showed up at his door in the middle of the night.
Weng Sor’s 30-year-old son, Stephen Sor, told The Associated Press that his father had a history of mental illness. He said they didn't speak often and described their relationship as "rocky" and that "I try to just distance, as long as he leaves us alone." Records show the father was convicted and served time for multiple acts of violence, including stabbing his own brother.
“Very frequently he’ll choose to skip out on his medications and do something like this,” Stephen Sor said in an interview outside his Brooklyn home. “This isn’t the first time he’s been arrested. It’s not the first time he’s gone to jail.”
The suspect continued to suffer from existing mental health concerns as he tried to visit with his estranged family. An official said police were called back in 2019 after Sor was allegedly screaming and acting erratically in the street. Sources told NBC New York that Sor's family confirmed he has emotional troubles, but he had never been a religious extremist or radical.
The chase with police ended Monday when a police cruiser cut off the winding route and blocked the truck against a building near the entrance to a tunnel leading from Brooklyn to Manhattan, more than 3 miles from where the chase began.
Sor's criminal history includes arrests for driving while intoxicated and evading a police officer in 2002 and multiple instances of battery.
The destruction shattered the late-morning routine and immediately evoked memories of other vehicle assaults on bikers and pedestrians in the crowded city, including a terrorist’s deadly 2017 attack that killed eight people on a Manhattan bike path and a disturbed motorist’s rampage through Times Square the same year that killed one and injured 20.
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Police tracked the start of Sor's rampage back to Bay Ridge, around 5th Avenue and Bay Ridge Parkway, before continuing north into Sunset Park. There were initial reports of the truck swerving onto sidewalks with police chasing close behind.
Security footage captured just a fraction of the danger the driver posed to anyone on or near the road Monday morning.
The U-Haul truck was spotted on video driving up 4th Avenue near 55th Street and swerving without warning into the bike lane, where a cyclist was struck and plowed over without any warning of what was about to happen. A second cyclist in front appeared to see what was unfolding and move out of the way as the truck showed no signs of slowing down. Video showed the driver tried to run over other bicyclists, but was unable to, then sped away on 4th Avenue.
In another video, a person on the sidewalk jumps out of the way, narrowly missing the full impact of the truck as it speeds down the path with a police cruiser in close pursuit.
Here's a timeline of Monday's events, according to NYPD, before the suspect was finally stopped and arrested:
- 10:17 a.m.: Driver of the U-Haul truck hits a 36-year-old man near 4th Avenue and 55th Street in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. The victim injured his leg, was said to be in stable condition at hospital.
- 10:29 a.m.: A 34-year-old man was struck near 5th Avenue and Senator Street in Bay Ridge, suffering injuries to his chest. He was taken to the hospital, and is expected to be OK.
- 10:31 a.m.: A 30-year-old man was hit near Bay Ridge Parkway and 7th Avenue. Police said he suffered leg injuries and is expected to recover.
- 10:36 a.m.: The truck struck a 51-year-old man near Bay Ridge Parkway and 12th Avenue, causing him to suffer head injuries. He was taken to the hospital, where police said he was recovering.
- 10:48 a.m.: A 44-year-old man suffered critical injuries to his head after being struck near Bay Ridge Parkway and 5th Avenue. He later died at the hospital.
- 10:50 a.m.: Another man was struck near Bay Ridge Parkway and 7th Avenue. The 38-year-old was taken to the hospital with ankle injuries.
- 11:05 a.m.: A 33-year-old police officer and a 32-year-old man were struck near 72nd Street and 3rd Avenue in Bay Ridge. The officer suffered leg injuries while the other man hurt his head and chest, but both were expected to recover.
- 11:05 a.m.: Just a block away, at 73rd Street and 3rd Avenue, the oldest victim, a 66-year-old man, was struck. He is expected to be OK after injuring his neck and knee.
By 11:30 a.m., the NYPD had the truck bearing Arizona license plates and its driver surrounded on a corner between Red Hook and Carroll Gardens. The driver was taken into custody without incident.
The truck, stopped against a police cruiser on the sidewalk, was searched and cleared of any possible explosives. That stop was part of seven different scenes across Brooklyn that was sorted through for evidence, NYPD Commissioner Sewell said Monday afternoon. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/u-haul-driver-indicted-in-brooklyn-rampage-that-killed-single-father/4313988/ | 2023-05-08T17:42:05 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/u-haul-driver-indicted-in-brooklyn-rampage-that-killed-single-father/4313988/ |
The planned implosion of a long-standing New Jersey factory, an unofficial town landmark that imbued the air with baked cookie smells for six decades before it closed in 2021, has been scrapped due to staunch community opposition, the developer at the center of the project confirmed Monday.
The Nabisco tower in Fair Lawn will still come down, says construction company Greek Development, which bought the 40-acre site off Route 2018 for $146.5 million a few years back. It'll just take longer -- and it won't be as loud.
"After extensive dialogue with local communities and businesses, Greek Development has made the decision not to implode the remaining portion of the Nabisco Tower," David Greek, managing partner, said in a statement. "We will utilize an alternative method of demolition that does not include the use of any explosives."
"Ownership is proceeding to undertake the additional time and expense to ensure the well-being and peace of mind of the surrounding residents," he added.
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The news dropped hours before a scheduled Fair Lawn Planning Board meeting at which town officials confirmed the future of the site would be discussed. That discussion will apply only to what will replace the Nabisco Tower when it officially comes down, as the Board has jurisdiction only over the development proposal, not the demolition.
It's the latest demolition day for a tower that was supposed to be imploded in mid-April. Last month, it was abruptly postponed, according to the official township announcement, with no real public indication as to why or next steps.
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The massive site on Route 208 has been a part of the landscape for as long as some folks can remember.
The demolition started last fall, but this big boom was expected to be among the more disruptive components. As the scheduled blast approached, residents expressed concerns about air quality and potential soil and water contamination. One school district announced closure plans out of an abundance of caution.
Several hundred people who live nearby also signed a petition demanding more information about the potential health, safety and environmental impacts of the implosion. Greek Development says the safety of residents and its workers has and remains its top priority. It's not clear how long it might take to tear the tower down now.
Fair Lawn officials say more information will be released as it becomes available. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nabisco-implosion-scrapped-ahead-of-fair-lawn-planning-board-meeting/4313855/ | 2023-05-08T17:42:11 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nabisco-implosion-scrapped-ahead-of-fair-lawn-planning-board-meeting/4313855/ |
KILLEEN, Texas — A shooting in Killeen Monday morning sent three people to a local hospital.
Police say it happened around 10 a.m. on the 3600 block of Zephyr Road.
The conditions of all three were unknown at the time this article was published.
This is a developing story, and this article will be updated as more confirmed information comes in. | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/three-victims-rushed-hospital-killeen-shooting/500-01e0d5dd-4422-4535-aee0-d20e657ffc6d | 2023-05-08T17:47:27 | 1 | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/three-victims-rushed-hospital-killeen-shooting/500-01e0d5dd-4422-4535-aee0-d20e657ffc6d |
PLEASANTVILLE — The North Main Street School celebrated Autism Awareness Month on April 20 with various activities, including a unique photo op.
Students and staff dressed in yellow and blue — colors often associated with autism awareness — to mark the occasion. They assembled in the form of a giant infinity sign, a symbol often used to demonstrate neurodiversity. A drone was used to capture the moment.
Sensory activities for the day included a petting zoo and blowing bubbles.
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LeBron James, the Clooneys, and the Kardashians are all fans of pickleball. But what is it and why is it so popular?
ATLANTIC CITY — The USA Pickleball Indoor National Championships is coming to the resort.
The tournament will be held Sept. 19-23 at the Atlantic City Convention Center, officials from USA Pickleball, the Atlantic City Sports Commission and Visit AC said Monday.
The five-day tournament will feature singles, doubles and mixed doubles play in both skill and age brackets. Gold medalists from each division will receive an invitation to next year's event, officials said.
“We’re thrilled to bring the USA Pickleball Indoor National Championships to Atlantic City this fall, a coastal destination city that will serve as an incredible host for our players,” said Justin Maloof, USA Pickleball CEO. “I look forward to welcoming players and fans to this tournament, which stands out on the calendar and schedule. We’re excited to see who in Atlantic City is able to punch their Golden Ticket to next year’s Nationals.”
The 2021 and 2022 USA Pickleball Indoor National Championships took place at the Finley Center in Hoover, Alabama. The 2022 edition hosted 704 participants in total, according to USA Pickleball.
Registration is open and can be completed at pickleballbrackets.com .
GALLERY: A look at the Atlantic City Pickleball Open
A scene from the Atlantic City Pickleball Open at the Atlantic City Convention Center on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022.
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A scene from the Atlantic City Pickleball Open at the Atlantic City Convention Center on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022.
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A scene from the Atlantic City Pickleball Open at the Atlantic City Convention Center on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022.
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A scene from the Atlantic City Pickleball Open at the Atlantic City Convention Center on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022.
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A scene from the Atlantic City Pickleball Open at the Atlantic City Convention Center on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022.
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A scene from the Atlantic City Pickleball Open at the Atlantic City Convention Center on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022.
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A scene from the Atlantic City Pickleball Open at the Atlantic City Convention Center on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022.
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A scene from the Atlantic City Pickleball Open at the Atlantic City Convention Center on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022.
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A scene from the Atlantic City Pickleball Open at the Atlantic City Convention Center on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022.
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A scene from the Atlantic City Pickleball Open at the Atlantic City Convention Center on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022.
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A scene from the Atlantic City Pickleball Open at the Atlantic City Convention Center on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022.
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A scene from the Atlantic City Pickleball Open at the Atlantic City Convention Center on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022.
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A scene from the Atlantic City Pickleball Open at the Atlantic City Convention Center on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022.
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A scene from the Atlantic City Pickleball Open at the Atlantic City Convention Center on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022.
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A scene from the Atlantic City Pickleball Open at the Atlantic City Convention Center on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022.
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A scene from the Atlantic City Pickleball Open at the Atlantic City Convention Center on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022.
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A scene from the Atlantic City Pickleball Open at the Atlantic City Convention Center on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022.
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A scene from the Atlantic City Pickleball Open at the Atlantic City Convention Center on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022.
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A scene from the Atlantic City Pickleball Open at the Atlantic City Convention Center on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022.
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A scene from the Atlantic City Pickleball Open at the Atlantic City Convention Center on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022.
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A scene from the Atlantic City Pickleball Open at the Atlantic City Convention Center on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022.
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A scene from the Atlantic City Pickleball Open at the Atlantic City Convention Center on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022.
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A scene from the Atlantic City Pickleball Open at the Atlantic City Convention Center on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022.
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A scene from the Atlantic City Pickleball Open at the Atlantic City Convention Center on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022.
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A scene from the Atlantic City Pickleball Open at the Atlantic City Convention Center on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022.
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A scene from the Atlantic City Pickleball Open at the Atlantic City Convention Center on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022.
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A scene from the Atlantic City Pickleball Open at the Atlantic City Convention Center on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022.
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A scene from the Atlantic City Pickleball Open at the Atlantic City Convention Center on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022.
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A scene from the Atlantic City Pickleball Open at the Atlantic City Convention Center on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022.
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A scene from the Atlantic City Pickleball Open at the Atlantic City Convention Center on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022.
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A scene from the Atlantic City Pickleball Open at the Atlantic City Convention Center on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022.
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A scene from the Atlantic City Pickleball Open at the Atlantic City Convention Center on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022.
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A scene from the Atlantic City Pickleball Open at the Atlantic City Convention Center on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022.
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A scene from the Atlantic City Pickleball Open at the Atlantic City Convention Center on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022.
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A scene from the Atlantic City Pickleball Open at the Atlantic City Convention Center on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022.
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A scene from the Atlantic City Pickleball Open at the Atlantic City Convention Center on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022.
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A scene from the Atlantic City Pickleball Open at the Atlantic City Convention Center on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022.
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A scene from the Atlantic City Pickleball Open at the Atlantic City Convention Center on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022.
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A scene from the Atlantic City Pickleball Open at the Atlantic City Convention Center on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022.
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A scene from the Atlantic City Pickleball Open at the Atlantic City Convention Center on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022.
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A scene from the Atlantic City Pickleball Open at the Atlantic City Convention Center on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. Martyna Dudek, from Poland, returns a volley.
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A scene from the Atlantic City Pickleball Open at the Atlantic City Convention Center on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. Professional Pickleballer Arielle Butler on the main court.
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Atlantic City resident Jay Bhavsar, 29, focuses on his shot.
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A scene from the Atlantic City Pickleball Open at the Atlantic City Convention Center on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. Pennsylvania resident Trang Nguyen.
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A scene from the Atlantic City Pickleball Open at the Atlantic City Convention Center on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. Brigantine resident and volunteer Eileen Macready.
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A scene from the Atlantic City Pickleball Open at the Atlantic City Convention Center on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022.Michel Briere and Helene Doucet from Naples Fl.
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Lori and Kevin Larkin, from Sea Isle City, before Lori's match Wednesday at the Atlantic City Pickleball Open. "I'm having the greatest time," Lori said.
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A scene from the Atlantic City Pickleball Open at the Atlantic City Convention Center on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. Professional Pickleballer Ava Ignatowitch on the main court during her match with Arielle Butler.
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Brigantine resident Eileen Macready tries out a vendor's training device.
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Trang Nguyen, of Pennsylvania, returns a shot on the third day of the Atlantic City Pickleball Open at the Convention Center on Wednesday.
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A scene from the Atlantic City Pickleball Open at the Atlantic City Convention Center on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. Pennsylvania resident Trang Nguyen.
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ATLANTIC CITY — Efforts to turn the former St. Monica's Catholic Church into the new home of Sister Jean's Kitchen took another step forward Monday.
Through a charitable donation, workers with the District Council No. 21 union laid down a polyurethane sealant on the sanctuary floor, starting what is forecasted to be a two- to three-day job.
The city health department said the church's stained, wooden flooring needed to be sealed off to prevent potential health hazards with mold, said Robert Brummer, a commercial painting instructor from District Council No. 21.
Friends of Jean Webster Inc., the nonprofit that has continued the work of a local woman known best as "Sister Jean," has been operating out of the church parking lot, handing out food and other goods to the community.
In the 1980s, Jean Webster retired from about 40 years of working as a chef in the resort and began serving those in need out of her home on Indiana Avenue.
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"She didn't want to stop working, so she started feeding her neighbors," said the Rev. John R. Scotland, a retired church pastor and current executive director of the organization. "This was a three-room apartment, and she just pushed her stuff to the side and fed people in her living room, her bedroom and her dining room."
The city in 2019 forced Sister Jean's to close at its previous location of Victory First Presbyterian Church at Pennsylvania and Pacific avenues. The city deemed the church uninhabitable because of continued deterioration to the building as result of Superstorm Sandy in 2012.
A plan to relocate to St. Monica’s was nixed by the city that year under former Mayor Frank Gilliam Jr., who did not want to move the social service to a residential neighborhood. Nevertheless, the kitchen operated an emergency food pantry during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Workers from the union on Monday began their day mixing several gallons of gray sealant into buckets, spreading it out over the church floor, similar to what one would do for a painting project.
"It's good-natured," said Brummer, of Newark. "We do lots of volunteer core jobs like this. They come up often. This one was important." | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/union-gets-floor-of-sister-jeans-new-home-ready-to-serve-guests/article_61ab8fc8-edb8-11ed-b5a0-fb370775173f.html | 2023-05-08T17:47:40 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/union-gets-floor-of-sister-jeans-new-home-ready-to-serve-guests/article_61ab8fc8-edb8-11ed-b5a0-fb370775173f.html |
MIDLAND COUNTY, Mich. (WJRT) - A Midland County man died after a motorcycle crash in Midland County early Sunday.
Police say 38-year-old Nathan Alaska Threet was riding a Yamaha motorcycle west on Saginaw Road when an eastbound 2021 Chevrolet Silverado made a left turn onto Old Oak Trail into his path around 1:15 a.m.
Investigators believe Threet did not have a headlight or running lights activated before the collision. He also may have been speeding an intoxicated.
Threet was pronounced dead on the scene. The 52-year-old man from Sanford driving the pickup truck was treated for minor injuries and released by an EMS crew at the scene.
The Midland County Sheriff's Office is waiting for toxicology test results before submitting reports to the Midland County Prosecutor's Office, which will decide whether any criminal charges are filed for the crash. | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/38-year-old-motorcyclist-killed-in-midland-county-crash/article_8af4a8c2-edc4-11ed-8051-8b22457498b1.html | 2023-05-08T17:51:48 | 0 | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/38-year-old-motorcyclist-killed-in-midland-county-crash/article_8af4a8c2-edc4-11ed-8051-8b22457498b1.html |
Tyson Foods suffered a surprise loss in the second quarter, something not since 2009, and cut its sales forecast due to the cost of plant closures and layoffs. One of the plants is in Glen Allen.
Shares slid more than 15% Monday.
Tyson has been trying to cut costs over the last six months. It closed its corporate offices in Chicago and South Dakota late last year and consolidated its workforce in Arkansas. In March, it announced the closure of a plant at 13264 Mountain Road in Glen Allen and in Arkansas in order to better use available capacity at other facilities.
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Tyson laid off 15% of its senior leadership and 10% of its corporate workers last month as it faces steep inflation on labor, grain and other inputs.
CEO Donnie King said in a conference call Monday that feed costs for chickens were $145 million higher in the second quarter. And in 2021 the company raised wages and implemented changes like flexible scheduling in order to combat rising absenteeism at plants.
Chicken sales volumes rose 6% in the quarter but prices lagged as supplies rose across the industry. Tyson's pork volumes rose 1% but prices dropped 10% on lower global demand. And beef sales volumes and prices dropped as U.S. demand sank, with inflation-weary shoppers looking for alternatives.
"I can’t remember a time when our business faced the highly unusual situation that we’re currently seeing, where all three of our core protein categories __ beef, pork and chicken __ are experiencing market challenges at the same time," King said.
The Springdale, Arkansas, company __ which processes 20% of all U.S. chicken, beef and pork __ lost $97 million, or 28 cents per share, for the three months ended April 1. A year earlier it earned $829 million, or $2.28 per share.
Taking out one-time restructuring charges, Tyson lost 4 cents per share at a time when Wall Street analysts had been projecting a per-share profit of 81 cents, according to a survey by Zacks Investment Research.
One bright spot was Tyson's prepared foods business, which produces brands like Jimmy Dean, Hillshire Farm, Ball Park and Sara Lee. Sales volumes were flat but prices rose 2% and Tyson said its products gained market share.
“Branded food is our best opportunity to drive faster growth, higher margins and stronger results,” King said.
King also expressed confidence that global demand for meat will grow as incomes increase, even if U.S. demand flattens.
“We've been through market cycles before. I've been through them before myself. And we've always come out stronger on the other side,” King said.
Tyson's second quarter revenue was flat at $13.13 billion, which is a little short of expectations.
Tyson Foods Inc. now anticipates fiscal 2023 revenue of $53 billion to $54 billion. Its previous forecast was for revenue between $55 billion and $57 billion.
Analysts surveyed by FactSet had expected revenue of $55.19 billion.
The Glen Allen plant is set to close Friday. A total of 692 factory jobs are being eliminated. Tyson acquired the plant in the late 1980s from Holly Farms Poultry Industries. | https://richmond.com/business/local/glen-allen-tyson/article_be34aade-edbf-11ed-bbf9-931ce90a67f6.html | 2023-05-08T17:52:03 | 0 | https://richmond.com/business/local/glen-allen-tyson/article_be34aade-edbf-11ed-bbf9-931ce90a67f6.html |
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Drivers heading south on Interstate 95 are facing major delays in Chesterfield County, with a crash shutting down multiple lanes of traffic.
The crash, first reported by the Virginia Department of Transportation around 11:30 a.m. Monday, happened near the Bells Road exit, causing backups that had stretched to three miles by noon.
Drivers are cautioned to expect delays and seek alternate routes if possible.
From the archives: More than 240 photos of Richmond and Virginia in the 1970s
In January 1978, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts hosted pop artist Andy Warhol (second from left), who was exhibiting his “Athletes by Warhol” collection at the museum. The public opening featured a performance by rock band Single Bullet Theory and refreshments that could be found at sporting events, such as popcorn and cotton candy. The portraits on exhibit included tennis star Chris Evert and basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
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In August 1976, at Glendale Drive and Henrico Avenue in western Henrico County, neighborhood boys showed off their headstand and skateboarding skills. From left were Robert Rice, Bill Robertson, Rusty Hamilton and Kenny Rice. The boys spent the summer practicing headstands, wheelies and other stunts.
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In June 1976, E.M. Andrews, a taxidermist by hobby, displayed a “swamp deer” he created – actually, a rabbit with antlers attached. Andrews had two small backyard buildings in South Richmond where he practiced freeze-drying, a newer and easier method of animal preservation than traditional taxidermy. For the previous five years, he had used freeze-drying to preserve animals for the State Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries.
Don Long
Feb. 3, 1976: Arthur Ashe visits with father, Arthur Sr., and brother, Johnnie, at Westwood Racquet Club.
Don Rypka
In October 1976, TV chef and cookbook author Julia Child came to Richmond, where her itinerary included a book signing, a local TV appearance and a cooking demonstration at the Thalhimers department store downtown. Child traveled with array of kitchen implements and ingredients – she found that her tour stops didn’t always have the utensils she needed. Here, in her hotel room, she carved a Georgia ham while joined by her husband, Paul.
Don Long
In January 1978, Pearl Bailey, the Tony Award-winning actress and singer from Newport News, was preparing to address the Richmond Public Forum from the stage at the Mosque (now Altria Theater). She covered a range of topics – from education to welfare to the United Nations – and said that despite heart trouble, “God blew breath in my face again to I could go out and spread love.” Bailey received the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 1976 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1988. She died in 1990.
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This April 1978 photo shows packages of Pop Rocks, a carbonated candy that had soared in popularity, even if availability was limited. The gravel-like treat offered the sensation of bursting inside the mouth – a reaction created from carbon dioxide trapped inside the sugar. Test-marketing in California proved successful, and the candy from General Foods soon became a national rage.
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In March 1957, University of Virginia alumni football players lost 20-0 in the fifth alumni vs. varsity game. The annual game, which the alumni previously won three times, continued through 1979. Here, former captains join in a handshake. From left are Joe Mehalick, Bill Dudley, varsity captain Jim Bakhtiar, Joe Palumbo, Bob Weir and Bill Chisholm.
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Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe wife of Arthur Ashe, receives a warm welcome to Virginia's General Assembly chambers Feb. 2, 1979 from Lt. Gov. Charles S. Robb.
BOB BROWN
In August 1979, the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway was preparing to close the Sabot Depot station in Goochland County. The station hosted its first passenger train in 1881 and its last in 1957; it limped along until 1979 handling odd jobs. CSX dismantled the building in 1993.
David D Ryan
In May 1979, the Lost World mountain opened at the Kings Dominion theme park in Doswell. The $7 million, 17-story attraction contained three components: the Journey to Atlantis flume ride (soon renamed the Haunted River), the Land of the Dooz children’s mine train and the Time Shaft rotor. In 1998, the mountain was repurposed to accommodate Volcano, the Blast Coaster, which still operates today.
Tim Wright
In April 1979, a crowd of 10,000 gathered along Monument Avenue in Richmond for the annual Easter Festival, which included music from the Richmond Pops Band. The festival, sponsored by the Monument Avenue Preservation Society, included dancers, almost 30 art exhibits, children’s entertainment and food.
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In July 1979, two boys walked along the rocks in the James River near the Lee Bridge in Richmond.
Bob Brown
In June 1979, Terry Woo set bricks for a walkway as construction of Kanawha Plaza in downtown Richmond continued. The $4 million dollar city-financed plaza linked the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond building and the Virginia Electric and Power Co. building.
Bill Lane
In October 1979, a couple dressed as apes made their way through Shockoe Slip in Richmond during the Great Pumpkin Party. The event included live music, costume contents, an art show and a pumpkin pie bake-off.
Bill Lane
In November 1979, the Richmond Jaycees distributed lapel pins to voters after they cast ballots in city precincts.
Gary Burns
In June 1979, astrologer Roberta Massie gave a chart reading at the Festival of the Stars, held at Unity of Richmond Church at Laburnum and Seminary avenues. For $3 or $4, attendees could get tarot card and palm readings as well as personalized astrological charts. The festival was sponsored by the Richmond Metropolitan Astrological Research Society.
Clement Britt
In May 1979, Vann Barden from North Carolina came to Richmond with his mobile smoke pit to put on a pig picking with friends. Depending on the temperature and wind, Barden could use 60 to 120 pounds of charcoal scattered with hickory chips for his barbecuing. An 80-pound pig, which he marinated in homemade sauce, could take eight hours or more to cook.
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In March 1979, a tractor-trailer jackknifed after two wheels came off on the James River Bridge in Richmond. The driver, 25-year-old Samuel Smith, was thrown from the truck and fell 100 feet. A firefighter said Smith survived because he landed about 40 feet from the water on muddy ground, which softened the impact.
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In November 1979, an Army helicopter made a practice landing on the new helipad at Chippenham Hospital in Richmond. It was the first such helipad constructed for a central Virginia hospital. The $5,000 pad was constructed by E.G. Bowles Co. in a project assisted by the state police and the Federal Aviation Administration.
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In January 1979, Miss America Kylene Barker signed autographs during a visit to Richmond. Barker, who was from Galax, won the Miss Virginia title in 1978 and then the national pageant in September of that year, becoming Miss America 1979.
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In January 1979, former Washington Redskins wide receiver Roy Jefferson congratulated participants in the Winter Special Olympics at Wintergreen in Nelson County.
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In January 1979, staff of the Women’s Resource Center conferred in their office at the University of Richmond. The center, which opened in 1976, assisted women with career preparation, education opportunities and life planning. The center’s founder and director was Jane Hopkins (holding book). With her (from left) are Carol Goff, Nancy Moore, Tina Forkin, assistant director Joanne Augspurger, Barbara Outland and Kathy Freeney.
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In July 1979, enrollees of the local 70001 Ltd. program met in Richmond. Funded by the federal Department of Labor, the local program had started in February and aimed to give 16- to 21-year-old high school dropouts pre-employment training and GED support. The program’s roots were in Delaware, and the name stemmed from an account number associated with its establishment.
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Safety Town Opens - This summer's installment of Safety Town opened at Azalea Mall yesterday, and among those on hand were Marcia Carr as Clyde the Clown (in car), Leigh Burke as Cupid the Clown, and Mike Martin as the owl. Children agest 4 through 8 may take one of three classes that are taught for an hour each day for one week. New classes start each Monday through August. Applications for registration should be made with the Henrico County Police. 6-17-1978
Carl Lynn
Where's the engine? The caboose traveling on the bed of a truck along West Broad Street yesterday wasn't part of a new rail line in Richmond, but part of a remodeling project at the old Clover Room restaurant. Owner John Dankos plans to open the new restaurant, Stanley Stegmeyer's Hodgepodge, on July 1. Part of the decor will include two cabooses, each of which will seat 16 persons. May 3, 1978
Wallace Clark
In May 1978, this train caboose traveled by truck along West Broad Street in Richmond was headed for the old Clover Room restaurant, which new owner John Dankos was remodeling into Stanley Stegmeyer’s Hodgepodge Restaurant. Its eclectic decor was to include two cabooses that would seat 16 diners each.
Wallace Clark
March 22, 1978: Hal Burrows serves while partner Courtney Drake looks on at CCV's platform tennis facility.
Masaaki Okada
8/3/2015: This February 1978 image shows a block of West 31st Street in Woodland Heights. The South Richmond neighborhood, which was built from 1908 to 1920, saw a surge of new residents in the 1970s, mainly young families drawn to the charming architecture and large yards.
Carl Lynn
In February 1978, some members of the Philadelphia Phillies and Philadelphia Eagles biked through Richmond during a 1,200-mile ride to Florida to spotlight the Muscular Dystrophy Association. While there were fundraising events along the way, the ride was organized to focus attention on the continued need for research.
David D. Ryan
In September 1978, Arthur Hargrove Jr., a Times-Dispatch carrier in the Glen Allen area, delivered one of his final papers. Hargrove, who was retiring after 35 years, rode his bike on his 12-mile route - a type of route normally covered by car.
Wallace Clark
In October 1978, a group of mad hatters danced in Shockoe Slip during the Great Pumpkin Party. The Halloween-themed festival drew about 10,000 people, many of them in costume to participate in contests for cash prizes.
Masaaki Okada
In January 1978, a longtime Oregon Hill resident walked through his neighborhood. In the late 1970s, the historic Richmond enclave was undergoing noticeable change as urbanization brought new, younger residents into the tight-knit community.
Don Rypka
In November 1978, Mattaponi and Pamunkey Indians performed for Gov. John N. Dalton, continuing their centuries-old Thanksgiving tradition of delivering game, such as deer and turkey, to the governor in lieu of a tax payment. The offering commemorates the 17th-century peace treaty between the Pamunkey and Mattaponi tribes and the English.
Masaaki Okada
In November 1978, African-American women gathered for a beauty clinic at the Thalhimers at Eastgate Mall in Richmond. The clinic, sponsored by Fashion Fair, brought in beauty professionals including Pearl Hester (standing at right) to demonstrate makeup techniques.
Times-Dispatch
In April 1978, John Stone plowed a field on a tobacco farm in Union Level in Mecklenburg County. Owner Joe Warren of South Hill used seven mule teams to plow 60 tobacco acres among several of his farms.
Times-Dispatch
In April 1978, students from Huguenot High School in Richmond worked with director Dave Anderson on a public television series called “As We See It.” Financed by a federal grant, the series shed light on school desegregation across America, with students contributing scripts for scenes. The Huguenot segment was titled “The Riot that Never Was” and included a re-enactment of a tense moment in the cafeteria during the previous school year, which ultimately was resolved.
Bob Brown
In January 1978, Bill Heindl, a co-founder of the Heindl-Evans Inc. construction firm, oversaw progress on building a footbridge in James River Park at Texas Avenue in Richmond.
Don Pennell
In May 1978, pilot Merton A. Meade Jr. landed a 1920s-era Pitcairn Mailwing at Byrd International Airport in Henrico County. Such biplanes carried mail through the area in the 1920s and 1930s for Pitcairn Aviation Inc., a predecessor of Eastern Air Lines. Meade was flying from New York to Miami on a trip sponsored by Eastern to promote its 50th anniversary.
Bill Lane
In May 1978, Danny Shapiro of wholesaler Stanley Toys exhibited new electronic games in Richmond. At the time, products such as Simon and Electronic Battleship were so new that not all Richmond-area stores carried them yet. Thalhimers did not stock electronic games, and Miller & Rhoads had just received Blip and Comp IV, which were battery-operated games.
Staff photo
In May 1978, the Bannerman Family Cloggers and Friends performed at Heritage Day, a celebration of national and cultural traditions found among Richmond-area residents. The city festival, held at the Carillon in Byrd Park, featured more than 30 performers as well as demonstrations of folk crafts such as banjo making, fly-tying and rug-braiding.
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In August 1978, about 100 Elvis Presley fans gathered at the Regency Inn South on Midlothian Turnpike for a memorial service to “the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll,” who had died a year earlier. The service – sponsored by the local Taking Care of Business Fan Club – included a meditation period that featured some of Presley’s gospel recordings, which brought an emotional response from fans.
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In January 1978, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Miller assessed the damage done to their car by a tree that fell after a night of strong winds. The Chesterfield County couple had just purchased the car.
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In April 1978, Capitol Square in Richmond was filled with people enjoying a pleasant spring day. The high temperature was 81 degrees, which was ideal for relaxing on the grass and benches or taking a stroll around the grounds.
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In September 1978, plastic drain pipe was shaped into a 60-foot “serpent” in the Yeocomico River near Kinsale on Virginia’s Northern Neck. Richmonder John Tighe created it to surprise fellow members of a Richmond boating group that was gathering for its annual fish fry. The sculpture mimicked a giant serpentlike creature – later nicknamed “Chessie” – that some people claim to have spotted nearby that summer.
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In June 1978, crowds gathered at the Busch Gardens amusement park near Williamsburg for the grand opening of the Loch Ness Monster roller coaster, which featured quick acceleration, a 13-story drop and a pair of interlocking loops. On hand for the debut were Anheuser-Busch executive August A. Busch III (center) and Gov. John N. Dalton (also wearing tie), plus a number of athletes.
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In December 1978, J.C. Penney employee Janet McCabe modeled a timely trend – plastic jeans – at Regency Square mall in Henrico County. McCabe said the jeans were a bit stiff, but with a leotard or tights underneath, they could turn heads at the disco. Penney stores in Richmond carried the pants, which were originated by La Parisienne.
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In February 1976, Dave Twardzik of the Squires shot over Artis Gilmore of the Kentucky Colonels en route to a Squires victory before a crowd of only 1,017 at the Coliseum. This was the last season for the ABA and the Squires.
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In September 1976, a camera crew set up by the log flume at Kings Dominion in Doswell as filming continued on “Rollercoaster.” The movie, starring George Segal (in boat) as a ride inspector, was filmed at several amusement parks and is about an extortionist who demands $1 million to end his bombing campaign at parks. Extras and crew assembled at 7 a.m., but it was 2:15 p.m. before everything was ready so this scene could be shot.
Amir Pishdad
In October 1976, visitors enjoyed an afternoon aboard the American Freedom Train, a traveling bicentennial attraction that stopped in Richmond and highlighted 200 years of American achievement. The dining car, which allowed guests to experience the 1890s, featured a working player piano, a 6-foot bar, plush chairs, ornate light fixtures and tasseled curtains.
Bill Lane
In December 1976, Jim McCrimmon (right) of the Richmond Wildcats tried to dislodge the puck from Dave Elliott of the Baltimore Clippers during a game at the Richmond Coliseum. The Wildcats were part of the Southern Hockey League, which folded the following month. The Richmond Rifles of the Eastern Hockey League brought the sport back to town in 1979.
Gary Burns
In July 1976, Richmond youths did yard work as part of a summer employment assignment administered by the Richmond Area Manpower Planning Systems. The organization hoped to beautify the city with landscaping projects in parks as well as offer lawn care assistance to senior citizens and the disabled.
Rich Crawford
In September 1976, more than 1,000 rafts, kayaks and canoes crowded into the Jordan Point Yacht Haven and Marina in Hopewell for the second annual Great James River Raft Race to benefit multiple sclerosis research and local MS projects. The race concluded across the river at Berkeley Plantation in Charles City County. Rafters were awarded prizes for speed, design originality and amount of money raised through pledges.
Wallace Clark
In April 1976, men tended to the roasting planks at the 28th annual shad planking in Wakefield, an event in Sussex County that lured politicians, reporters, campaign workers and others to kick off the electoral season. Sponsored by the Wakefield Ruritan Club, the event historically was a function of the state’s Democrats, but it evolved into a bipartisan tradition.
Amir Pishdad
In June 1976, cars and other scrap metal awaited shredding at Peck Iron and Metal Co. Inc., located off Commerce Road n South Richmond. A large machine called a fragmentizer could chew up a car and spit it out as tiny chunks of metal in about 40 seconds.
Bill Lane
In October 1976, Hampden-Sydney College students stayed in motel-style units that were constructed to accommodate them while older dorms were renovated. Each of the four buildings had eight rooms, with two students to a room
John Clement
In May 1976, Owen Smith of the Richmond chapter of the National Association of Miniaturists peered through the entrance of a dollhouse replica of the Wilton House, once an 18th-century plantation and later a house museum in Richmond. The replica stood 50 inches high, and the inside included items, in miniature form, that would have been property of the wealthy Randolph family. The mini-Wilton was displayed at the museum for a special exhibit.
Bob Brown
In April 1976, famed pop artist Andy Warhol – next to one of his Golda Meir portraits – was joined by New York gallery owner Ivan Karp and art collector Frances Lewis, one of the founders of the Best Products Co., at a private party in Richmond. The event celebrated Warhol’s donation of modern art to the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.
P.A.Gormus Jr.
In May 1976, a line wrapped around and beyond the Richmond Coliseum as tickets went on sale for an Elvis Presley concert – about 3,000 people were waiting when ticket windows opened at 10 a.m. His sold-out show in June was his final appearance in Richmond; he died in August 1977.
Don Long
In December 1976, Freeman and Theresa Spencer sat in their Richmond home with Tillie, their prized 6-year-old German shepherd. The living room featured Tillie’s numerous trophies and memorabilia – at the time, she held titles as an American conformation champion and Canadian conformation champion, among other honors.
P.A. Gormus
In October 1975, the Downtown Mall in Charlottesville was in the final phase of initial construction, with some of the square holes in the former Main Street slated to be filled with landscaping. The $2 million pedestrian mall opened in 1976 and, as it marks 40 years in 2016, is home to more than 150 shops and restaurants.
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In October 1976, Ronald J. Roller of Petersburg posed with his beer can collection, which totaled almost 1,300 after 18 years of collecting. He conservatively valued the trove at $5,000. Roller held two of his prized pieces: a 1934 Old Milwaukee can and a gallon can/dispenser of Gettelman.
James Ezzell
In June 1976, Mrs. Kenneth R. Higgins stood at the John Marshall House at Ninth and Marshall streets in downtown Richmond as a 12-year restoration neared its end. Higgins, past president of the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, which maintained the city-owned historic house, would cut the ribbon several days later as the 1790 home reopened.
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This May 1976 photo shows Carter’s Dry Goods and Notions store in Richmond’s Oregon Hill neighborhood. At the time, the store, which dated to 1926, was feeling the strain of competition from larger stores downtown and because longtime residents were moving away. The store closed in 1993.
P.A. Gormus, Jr.
In June 1976, butcher Homer Willis (from left) and assistants Clarence Gilliam and Joseph Scruggs prepared sausage at Willis’ Powhatan Locker Co., a small slaughterhouse and custom butcher shop off state Route 13 in Powhatan County. Willis could handle thousands of pounds of meat for customers every week, and his service was so popular at the time, it might take six months for him to squeeze a new customer into his schedule.
Don Pennell
In June 1976, 4-year-old Beth Vetrovec had a difficult time selecting a kitten for adoption at the Richmond SPCA. (An adoption advocacy poster on the wall behind her featured Morris the Cat, the popular advertising mascot for the 9Lives brand of cat food.)
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In August 1976, what is now known as the Weisiger-Carroll House was still in rough shape at 2408 Bainbridge St. in the Manchester area of South Richmond. That year, a new claimant on the title led to the discovery of the house’s historical significance. The 1½-story frame and brick dwelling was estimated to have been built in the 1760s and served as a private home as well as a hospital during the Civil War. The home is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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In August 1976, former child movie star Shirley Temple Black visited Colonial Williamsburg as part of her duties as the first female chief of protocol of the United States. The president of Finland was visiting the area, though onlookers were more interested in spotting Temple. She previously served as U.S. ambassador to Ghana, and she later was ambassador to Czechoslovakia.
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In June 1976, an automobile (minus its tires and gas tank) was fed into a fragmentizer, which could crush the vehicle in less than a minute using an array of hammers weighing nearly 400 pounds each. The fragmentizer was in Richmond’s Deepwater Terminal area and was used by Peck Iron and Metal Co. Inc. to crush vehicles into fine chunks of metal. Peck Iron estimated that the fragmentizer “ate” about 100,000 autos during the previous year.
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In September 1976, seven former Prince Edward County residents reunited on the lawn of the former R.R. Moton High School (later Prince Edward County High School), from which they were bared in the 1960s during the state’s Massive Resistance to integration. From left are Frank Early, Betty Ward, G.A. Hamilton, Hilda Thompson, LaNae Johnson, Bessie Shade and Douglas Vaughan. Hundreds of former county students from the era attended the reunion.
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On Halloween 1976, young reveler Christopher Gibbs held a balloon while thousands wandered Shockoe Slip in Richmond at the Great Pumpkin Party. The celebration, sponsored by the Shockoe Slip Neighborhood Association, included an auction and a costume contest. About 10,000 people attended the event.
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In August 1976, Hugh Jones (right) and David Whitlock volunteered during the summer at the Richmond Boys Club. Jones helped youths in the club’s reading program, and Whitlock ran a summer basketball league.
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In January 1976, self-proclaimed psychic and astrologer Jeane Dixon was at the Miller & Rhoads department store in downtown Richmond to sign copies of her latest book. Dixon found fame though her syndicated astrology column and some well-publicized predictions, including about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. She died in 1997.
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In June 1976, miniature golf was a diversion at the Virginia Correctional Center for Women in Goochland County. The nine-hole course was constructed by prison maintenance workers to encourage activity by inmates. The center was founded in 1931 when female inmate populations were getting too large for local jails. It was known for its groundbreaking programs, including its self-sufficient farming program in the 1940s.
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This February 1976 photo shows one of the three World Wide Health Spa locations in the Richmond area. The national chain offered exercise spaces for men and women, massages, facials, steam baths, weight loss programs, whirlpools and solariums.
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In March 1976, Rose Hill (left) conferred with Kay Pope Lea, who found work as a welder on a downtown Richmond construction site. Hill was a local recruiter-counselor for the Women in Apprenticeship program, a federal initiative tied to the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act that supported women’s employment in nontraditional and male-dominated fields.
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In April 1976, Jack McKeon, the new manager of the Richmond Braves, surveyed the baseball team’s home at Parker Field on the eve of the International League opener. McKeon managed the team for one year, leaving in 1977 to become manger of Oakland Athletics. In 2003, at age 72, he won a World Series as manager of the Florida Marlins.
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In December 1975, James River Park visitors enjoyed the hand-operated ferry that ran to a small island. Once there, more visitors waiting back at the shore would use the pulley to return the flat-bottom barge so they could then board it and pull themselves over to the island as well.
Wallace Clark
In January 1975, shoppers passed by “the clock” at Miller & Rhoads in downtown Richmond. The distinct timepiece with four faces was installed in the department store in the mid-1920s; it can be seen today at the Valentine Richmond History Center.
Masaaki Okada
This May 1975 photo shows The Jefferson Hotel. At that time, a new investor group was studying the feasibility of renovating the property, which was built by Lewis Ginter and opened in 1895. Today it is in select company as a five-star hotel.
Bill Lane
In June 1975, Richmond chapter American Red Cross volunteers (from left) Lydia Sarvay, Mrs. C.W. Fellows, Mrs. Percy Harton and Mrs. D.U. Galbraith were honored for 35 years of canteen service. The recognition was part of the chapter’s 58th annual luncheon meeting.
Richmond Crawford
This September 1975 image shows part of the 500 block of North Second Street in Richmond’s Jackson Ward neighborhood. The National Historic Landmark District, which became the center of the city’s African-American community after the Civil War, has experienced significant revitalization in recent years.
Don Pennell
This June 1975 image shows a performance of a splashy Cole Porter “Anything Goes” number, one of 25 song excerpts in the 30-minute “Give My Regards to Broadway” show at the just-opened Kings Dominion theme park in Doswell. The park’s top show featured 16 college and high school students; it was presented in the $1.6 million Mason Dixon Music Hall.
Gary Burns
In May 1975, Gov. Mills E. Godwin Jr. greeted a porpoise on the opening day of the Kings Dominion in Doswell. The theme park opened with 15 attractions; its Lion Country Safari area had opened a year before. Today, the park offers more than 60 rides, shows and attractions as well as a water park.
P.A. Gormus, Jr.
In August 1975, Richmond police Capt. Joseph H. Parker sat on a motorized bike and explained new regulations. At the time, police were aiming to clear up a public misunderstanding about a new Virginia law on motorized bikes, which said any bicycle with an assisting motor could not exceed 20 mph.
Don Long
In June 1975, the band Ice Water performed in the Flintstone Follies Theater at Kings Dominion in Doswell. The theme park fully opened the previous month with 15 attractions; its Lion Country Safari area had opened in 1974. Today, the park offers more than 60 rides, shows and attractions as well as a water park.
Gary Burns
In December 1975, Mike Jackson of the Virginia Squires challenged Denver’s Ralph Simpson during an American Basketball Association game at the Richmond Coliseum. The Squires moved to Richmond in 1970 after spending a year in Washington as the Washington Caps.
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This January 1975 image of the Mosque auditorium in Richmond was taken through a small window from above. While the building was best known for its theater, over time it housed an array of other features, including a rooftop penthouse, swimming pool, gymnasium, ballroom and bowling alley.
Bob Brown
In September 1975, handler Bobby Barlow showed off his basset hound, Ch. Slippery Hill Hudson, who was named best in show at the Virginia Kennel Club dog show at the Arena in Richmond. At left is judge George C. Ehmig, and at right is show executive Lawrence W. Bracken Jr.
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In late April 1975, landscape workers prepared gardens in front of the Eiffel Tower replica at Kings Dominion in Doswell. The theme park opened days later on May 3.
Gary Burns
In January 1975, Henrico County police officer Jim Phillips stepped out of a plane used for the county’s sky patrol. The special force played a key role in the recent capture of three armed bank robbers.
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In September 1975, University of Richmond student Marshall Bank posed outside Boatwright Memorial Library. A year earlier, he checked out – and refused to return – some volumes that were signed by their authors, saying the works (including by Robert Frost) deserved better protection than the open shelves. But he did return them and, with funding from an anonymous donor, participated in a project to get contemporary poets to sign copies of their work for inclusion in the library’s collection.
Don Long
In October 1975, Wayne Latimer kicked a 61-yard field goal that lifted Virginia Tech to a 13-10 victory over Florida State at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg.
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In May 1975, Gov. Mills E. Godwin Jr. and Mrs. August Busch III rode the lead car around the Le Mans track in the French village of the new Busch Gardens: The Old Country theme park near Williamsburg. The governor and Anheuser-Busch executives took part in dedication of park, which had opened to the public the previous weekend and drew more than 30,000 visitors.
Masaaki Okada
In October 1975, the Downtown Mall in Charlottesville was in the final phase of initial construction, with some of the square holes in the former Main Street slated to be filled with landscaping. The $2 million pedestrian mall opened in 1976 and, as it marks 40 years in 2016, is home to more than 150 shops and restaurants.
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In July 1976, a crowd filled The Pass, a restaurant and music venue at 803 W. Broad St. in Richmond. The Pass opened in 1975 and was in business for about four years. In its short time, notable artists performed there, including John Mayall, Stanley Turrentine, Lydia Pense, the Atlanta Rhythm Section, Earl Scruggs, Nicolette Larsen and Robert Palmer.
Masaaki Okada
In May 1975, Pat Benatar – before she became a world-famous rock vocalist – delivered her final performance with the band Coxon’s Army at Thomas Jefferson High School in Richmond. Benatar moved to Richmond two years earlier at age 20; she met pianist Phil Coxon during a gig at the Roaring Twenties, and what started as a duo evolved into a larger band. In leaving Richmond, Benatar planned to try her vocal luck in New York.
Bill Lane
In September 1975, more than 50 women attended the opening of A Woman’s Place, Richmond’s first coffeehouse for women. Located in the basement of St. James’ Episcopal Church parish house at 1205 W. Franklin St., the cafe was open on Thursday evenings. YWCA members started it as a place where women could relax and where female entertainers could air their talents.
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In August 1975, city workers installed a granite channel for Reedy Creek near Forest Hill Park in Richmond. About 1,700 square yards of the creek bed was being covered with stone cemented into place. The $107,000 project, which aimed to channel the creek water to reduce flooding and erosion, was part of a larger $1.5 million creek improvement project. The next phase was to build bridges over the creek at Forest Hill Avenue and at Roanoke Street.
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In November 1975, a lunar eclipse decorated the skies of Richmond – for the second time that year (the first was in May). According to the Science Museum of Virginia, it was not uncommon to have two eclipses within six months. This composite image merged photos of the eclipse with a skyline shot from South Richmond.
Masaaki Okada
In August 1975, a cleanup crew from Norfolk worked on an oil spill in South Richmond. Fuel oil had escaped from an open valve at Little Oil Co. on Commerce Road.
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In July 1975, an archaeological team dug near the site of a Native American village in New Kent County. The spot along the Chickahominy River was where Captain John Smith, the English explorer, once recorded a thriving Native American community, Moysonec, in 1607. The dig was funded by a state grant and a donation from the landowner.
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In October 1975, boys and girls lined up at Town and Country Cotillion in Richmond’s West End to learn dance steps from instructor James Lowell. The program, which taught popular and traditional dances such as the waltz, tango, jitterbug and twist, was open to middle and high school students. Town and Country, which had 500 youths across four groups, was among a handful of cotillions in the Richmond area at the time.
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This July 1975 image shows the view along Main Street in downtown Richmond from the intersection with Fifth Street.
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In September 1975, chef Toro Chou (right) was joined by husband Hsin Chou in preparing a meal at Hugo’s Rotisserie at the Hyatt House in Richmond. Toro, nicknamed “Mama Chou,” was a standout in the kitchen, according to executive chef Tony Dawson. “Mama Chou” and Hsin mainly worked on banquet preparations, but on Wednesdays, they prepared Asian dishes for the restaurant’s international menu.
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In August 1975, Larry Rast directed a group piano class at the University of Richmond. Rast, who was director of the music education department at Northern Illinois University, was in Richmond to share group instructional techniques with teachers from elementary to college levels. The session drew teachers from as far away as Colorado and Michigan and was sponsored by UR’s music department and the Wurlitzer Co.
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In July 1975, children sat around the small Statue of Liberty in Chimborazo Park in Richmond. In the early 1950s, the Boy Scouts of America erected about 200 mini-versions of the Statue of Liberty around the country as part of the organization’s 40th anniversary. The 8½-foot tall, 290-pound copper statues were made in Chicago by Friedley-Voshardt Co. The Richmond statue was erected on Feb. 11, 1951, and rose nearly 17 feet, including the base. The project’s total cost was about $1,000.
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In March 1975, Regency Square mall was under construction in western Henrico County. At left, the building closest to completion was the Thalhimers department store; other initial anchors included Miller & Rhoads, JC Penney and Sears. The 800,000-square-foot complex was to be the largest shopping center in the area; it opened in October of that year.
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In June 1975, southbound traffic on Interstate 95 backed up past Main Street Station as smoke billowed from a fire at Little Oil Co. in South Richmond. Two tanks holding a combined 850,000 gallons of fuel exploded at the business on Commerce Road. Fire officials believed that the ignition of an employee’s car sparked the blaze, though the oil company speculated that a lightning strike was to blame. The fire took 19 hours to extinguish.
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In September 1975, Lola Conklin, who called herself the “original bearded lady,” celebrated her 67th birthday while appearing at State Fair of Virginia in Richmond. Conklin, who lived in Fort Myers, Fla., was part of Deggeler Amusement Co.’s midway attractions. She had been in show business for 56 years, including eight with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.
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In April 1974, the Lion Country Safari opened as the first part of the Kings Dominion amusement complex near Doswell. The next year, the park installed a monorail that guests used instead of driving their cars among the several hundred animals, which included lions, elephants, zebras, giraffes and other jungle dwellers. Here, the first visitors paid their admission fee. From left are driver Ken Lion, Lora Becraft and Larry and Mary Tropea.
Masaaki Okada
In April 1974, the Lion Country Safari drive-thru animal park at Kings Dominion in Doswell was ready to open, featuring several hundred animals – antelope, elephants, lions, rhinos, giraffes and more. The Eiffel Tower at the amusement park, which would open the following year, is in the background.
P.A. Gormus Jr
This December 1974 image shows stationary bicycles, once part of the original equipment at the Mosque (now the Altria Theater) and still in the gymnasium that was then being used by Richmond police. The Shriners fraternal organization built the Moorish Revival theater, with its distinctive minarets, in the 1920s.
Bob Brown
8/17/2015: In September 1974, the 392nd Army Band of Fort Lee performed at the dedication of two new parks in the Fan District in Richmond. Paradise Park (pictured, between the 1700 blocks of Floyd and Grove avenues) and Scuffletown Park (between the 2300 blocks of Park and Stuart avenues) were built with money from the U.S. Interior Department.
Don Pennell
In March 1974 at the state Capitol, Virginia first lady Katherine Godwin (second front right) unveiled a painting of the Virginia Declaration of Rights. The work, by Jack Clifton of Hampton (front), was presented by the Virginia Daughters of the American Revolution; it commissioned the painting in cooperation with the Virginia Independence Bicentennial Commission. Assisting Godwin with the unveiling were state Sen. Edward E. Willey Sr. of Richmond and DAR official Mrs. John S. Biscoe.
Bob Brown
In December 1974, young members of Temple B’nai Shalom lighted candles on the menorah in celebration of Hanukkah. The synagogue, which was on Three Chopt Road in Henrico County, later merged with Temple Beth-El in Richmond.
Carl Lynn
In October 1974, J.G. Adams, the Southern regional distributor manager for Litton Microwave Ranges, demonstrated microwave cooking and touted its benefits during a program at the Miller & Rhoads department store in downtown Richmond. He prepared several dishes – and assured people with shielded heart pacemakers that microwaves posed no danger.
Masaaki Okada
In April 1974, pharmacy soda fountains were continuing to disappear. Locally, the Lafayette Westwood Pharmacy on Patterson Avenue and the Sunset Hills Pharmacy on Three Chopt Road had recently removed their fountains, which was happening with greater frequency nationwide, too. Pharmacists said the fountains were expensive to operate and difficult to staff, and that they were no longer as necessary for bringing in traffic.
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This February 1974 image shows Thieves Market, an antiques store in Alexandria whose evocative exterior – featuring ironwork, statuary and more – hinted at its wide-ranging offerings inside. At the time, the proprietors estimated that $5 million to $10 million worth of merchandise passed through the market annually. The business later moved to Northern Virginia’s McLean area.
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In April 1974, several hundred University of Richmond students protested the school’s dorm visitation policy, which forbade visitors of the opposite sex in student rooms on weeknights. The protestors, who wanted unrestricted visitation, marched to the women’s dorms at Westhampton College during the evening, and then female participants visited the male dorms.
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In August 1974, Foreman Field at Old Dominion University in Norfolk was packed with about 33,000 music fans for a Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young concert. The popular band had split in 1970 but reunited for a summer tour in 1974 that hit large arenas and outdoor stadiums. The “Virginia is for Lovers” slogan adorns the front of the stage, and the concert opened with the Stephen Stills-penned hit “Love the One You’re With.”
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In July 1974, a boy fished at an old dam on the property of the Lakeside Country Club in Henrico County. The deteriorating dam concerned county officials; club members said the repair estimate of about $109,000 exceeded their budget.
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In April 1974, an impromptu jam session broke out at Byrd Park in Richmond — which became a gathering spot for music fans after Cherry Blossom Music Festival at City Stadium ended early. The day before, a drug arrest in the stands touched off violence between police and festival-goers, which scuttled the festival’s second day.
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In April 1974, burning cars and debris marked a riot that broke out during the Cherry Blossom Music Festival at City Stadium in Richmond. The two-day event ended a day early after a drug arrest in the stands led to violence between police and festival-goers. An estimated 14,000 showed up for the first day of the festival.
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In August 1974, Richmond-area students learned computer skills at the Mathematics and Science Center in Henrico County. Teletype terminals were going to be in place in 22 area middle and high schools at the beginning of the upcoming school year, and students could dial in to a Hewlett-Packard 2000F computer to work on math activities and other subjects.
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In September 1974, patrons at the Virginia State Fair took in the view from the sky glider ride on the midway. Attendance at the 10-day event at the fairgrounds in Henrico County approached 475,000 that year.
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In September 1973, fireworks illuminated the sky at the Southside Virginia Fair in Petersburg, which was the state’s second-largest fair. The 65th annual fair attracted more than 162,000 visitors. But in 1977, officials announced that the fair would cease operations after experiencing drops in attendance, livestock exhibitors and revenue.
James Ezzell
In December 1973, a man and his dog walked in snow-covered Jefferson Park in the Union Hill neighborhood of Richmond near Church Hill.
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In January 1973, Regina Randal (left) and Marsha English processed wire service copy that had been marked up by editors in The Times-Dispatch newsroom.
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In January 1973, a young customer explored the offerings at the Carter’s Dry Goods and Notions store on Oregon Hill in Richmond. An accompanying article said the store’s biggest attraction was the penny candy counter – and some of the busiest times were after school, when children streamed in the after getting off the bus.
Don Pennell
On Christmas Eve 1973, 4-year-old Greg Murphey (front) and 6-year-old brother Scott slept by the fire at their Richmond home – hoping that Santa Claus would make some noise during his visit so that they could catch him at work, filling their stockings and leaving presents under the tree.
Bill Lane
In April 1973, the annual dredging of the James River channel in Richmond was under way. The previous year’s flooding had deposited a great amount of silt, so Atkerson Dredging Co. would be busy. The project, which usually took a week, was expected to require more than a month.
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This December 1973 photo shows the front counter in Roaring Twenties, a new restaurant and nightclub on state Route 10 in the Hopewell area. It was designed to resemble a 1920s speakeasy, with features including an antique cash register, a diving girl and even a dining table from Al Capone’s Florida home.
Bob Brown
This February 1973 photo shows the home of the Irving family near Farmville. During a roof repainting project several years earlier, the family got creative, adding floral designs that in once case reached 10 feet in diameter. One offshoot: Every year, some new Hampden-Sydney College students would come by thinking the home was a counterculture haven.
John Clement
In October 1974, employees at the Philip Morris USA manufacturing center in South Richmond took a break in the new employee lounge that overlooked the production floor. The factory opened in 1973 and could produce up to 200 million cigarettes per day at the time.
Bill Lane
In November 1951, a dachshund float towered above spectators lining the curb during the Thalhimers Toy Parade in downtown Richmond. The parade was first held in 1929 and, after a pause during World War II, resumed in 1946. Thalhimers department store employees worked for months to build floats, design routes and prepare costumes. The parade was cancelled in 1973 as in-store activities took greater prominence.
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In April 1977, the Ezibu Muntu dancers performed at Shafer Court at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond as part of the annual Spring Fling celebration weekend. The dance group, which started in 1973 with a donation from VCU, aims to preserve African culture and history in Richmond.
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In March 1973, a rider and her horse practiced for the Loretta Lynn Longhorn World Championship Rodeo. The competition, which brought 100 riders and 175 animals to Richmond from all over the country, was held at the Coliseum. Riders competed for about $12,000 in prize money and championship points in the International Rodeo Association.
P.A.Gormus, Jr.
In September 1973, two Richmond women modeled fashions they had created from their own recycled blue jeans.
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In December 1973, Richmond police bicycle patrolman William W. Fuller Jr. stopped for a downtown chat with policeman Glen A. Brinson of the mounted unit.
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In November 1973, a new park in Richmond’s Fan District featured sculpted concrete forms, a large shuffleboard area and several open play areas. A combination of city and federal dollars funded the nearly $150,000 park, as well as a second one being developed in the area. Carlton Abbott, an architect from Williamsburg, designed the parks.
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In March 1973, Panda and her two pups posed with her work of art: a gnawed bone shaped like a dinosaur. A day after the Pekingese had given birth to five puppies, she brought the bone to her Henrico County owners, who were astounded by the “sculpture.” The owners planned to mount the work on a plaque and hang it on their wall as “Panda’s Masterpiece.”
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In June 1973, Richmond Braves baseball player Rod Gilbreath signed an autograph for Patricia Bowen, with fellow patient Cynthia McKay nearby, at the Crippled Children’s Hospital on Brook Road in Richmond. The hospital, with roots dating to 1917, is a predecessor of today’s Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU. Gilbreath played for the Atlanta Braves for several seasons in the 1970s and had a long career in other roles with the organization.
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In December 1973, Al J. Schalow Jr. showed 3-year-old son John an in-progress creation. Schalow had been saving wood from his Christmas trees for several years and carving projects that could take up to a year.
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In July 1973, exterminator Linda Summerlin sprayed pest control in a customer’s basement. Summerlin, 24, said she chose her job with the Orkin Co. as an alternative to office work. One of few women in the field, she made about a dozen service calls daily, crawling into basements and attics to combat rats and roaches.
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On Oct. 23, 1971, Sidney Poitier (left) and Bill Cosby entered the Loew's Theater for a benefit to raise money to rebuild Virginia Union University's Coburn Chapel, which burned in 1970. More than 1,700 people paid $20 apiece to see a Poitier movie and enjoy a Cosby comedy routine. The event coincided with VUU's homecoming, which Poitier also attended.
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This December 1971 photo shows the old Memorial Guidance Clinic in Highland Park in Richmond. The youth psychiatric facility, one of 10 original child guidance clinics in the United States, was formed in 1924 to help families who could not afford care. In 1971 it suspended operations because of staffing problems, then reopened in 1972 on Church Hill with a new focus on outreach. The organization is known today as ChildSavers.
Bob Brown
In May 1971, Duke Ellington appeared at City Stadium as part of an event headlined by Bob Hope and sponsored by Nolde’s Bread. Ellington wore the cowboy hat to shade him from the sun. The event attracted a crowd of about 10,000. (Tickets cost $2 plus four blue Nolde bags, or $4 and buyers received coupons redeemable for four bags of Nolde bread.)
Amir Pishdad
In February 1971, a Times-Dispatch article highlighted the evolving fashion standards in local schools. Conrad Dandridge, metal shop teacher at Armstrong High School, showed off a sporty look, though teachers increasingly were beginning to dress less formally, with women in pantsuits and men in sweaters and slacks – attire that students themselves were wearing.
Sterling A. Clarke
This June 1971 image shows the Highland Park Public School building in Richmond. At the time, there was debate because many of Richmond’s school buildings were old, and their designs were hampering new methods of teaching. Highland Park, built in 1909, accommodated students through the end of 1977. The Mediterranean Revival building, designed by Charles Robinson, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991, just as it was being converted into a senior apartment complex. It stands empty today.
Bobby Jones
In January 1971, Richmond native and tennis star Arthur Ashe conducted a clinic at the Valentine Museum in Richmond. The event was sponsored by the museum’s Junior Center and drew 675 youngsters and adults. Ashe, who had just returned from a trip to Africa, answered questions and demonstrated principles of the game.
Mike O'Neil
In August 1971, Allison Bell (left) and Pat Umlauf participated in ceremonies in Richmond unveiling the Seaboard Coast Line’s new locomotive. The Spirit of '76 was set to travel throughout the nation to remind people of America’s upcoming bicentennial celebration.
Sterling Clarke
In August 1971, a young Richmonder looked over the city’s bicycle laws. That summer, the juvenile division of the Richmond Bureau of Police held a drive at 35 city schools to promote bicycle registration, which aimed to protect owners from theft, accidents or loss.
Michael O'Neil
In April 1971, Ernest Edmund of Bremo Bluff in Fluvanna County headed home after a long day of plowing. His dog accompanied him on the journey home down state Route 15.
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In October 1971, Brenda Faye Childress, the reigning Queen of Tobaccoland, waved from her float during the National Tobacco Festival parade in Richmond. The festival, which ran in Richmond from 1949 to 1984, was a top event in the city during its run and included an array of activities, including dinners, balls, beauty contests, football games and a parade. The queen was selected from a group of crowned tobacco princesses who arrived in Richmond from all over the East Coast.
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In September 1971, the Country Ramblers from Nelson County warmed up for their performance at the first Bluegrass Grove Festival. The three-day event was held at Roy McCraw’s Bluegrass Grove farm in Amelia County and featured bluegrass and folk bands from around the Mid-Atlantic. Other Virginia acts included the Blue Mountain Boys, the Roanoke Valley Boys and the Dixie Hillbillies.
Bob Brown
In January 1973, John and Debbie Nelson were in their junior year at the Petersburg General Hospital School of Nursing. The two decided independently to become nurses, and their paths crossed in 1971 when they were students at Norfolk General Hospital. By October 1972, they were married and transferred to Petersburg General.
P.A.Gormus, Jr.
In August 1971, members of Camp Willow Run gathered outside their dormitories, which were former train boxcars. The railroad-themed camp, on a peninsula on Lake Gaston in Littleton, N.C., is still run by Youth Camps for Christ Inc. The “depot,” or dining hall, which was modeled after an 1890 train depot and was built from plans furnished by the Southern Railway Co., was the focal point of activities.
James L. Ezzell
This November 1971 image shows a monument in eastern Henrico County that commemorated the “calamitous year 1771” flood in Richmond. On another side, the monument included an inscription from Ryland Randolph citing 1772 and memorializing his parents.
Bill Lane
This March 1971 image shows the Richmond Dairy Co. building on Marshall Street in Jackson Ward in Richmond. Equipment was being auctioned in the four-story building after the company stopped operating in 1970. Dairymen J.O. Scott, A.L. Scott and T.L. Blanton started the company in 1890, and the 1914 building was designed by the architecture firm Carneal & Johnston. Today the building contains rental apartments.
Bill Lane
In July 1971, Brown & Williamson Tobacco worker Clarence Dennis picketed outside the company’s warehouse in Petersburg. About 400 machinists were in their fourth week of picketing while wage and benefit negotiations continued at the firm’s headquarters in Louisville, KY.
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In May 1971, Myrtle Palmer (right) taught an exercise class at the Richmond YWCA. Organized in the 1880s, the local chapter of the Y is the oldest in the South.
Carl Lynn
In April 1971, Newton Ancarrow paused during a trek through Richmond’s new James River Park to examine a blossoming wildflower. Ancarrow, a crusader for cleaning the river, had started studying and photographing wildflowers five years earlier, seeing them as a tool to tell the story of pollution’s threat to the James. Passion and hobby intersected, and he had made more than 35,000 color slides of local wildflowers.
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In March 1971, a crowd estimated at several hundred waited outside City Council chambers at City Hall in downtown Richmond. Residents of the recently annexed Broad Rock area were protesting the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority’s proposal for low-rent public housing in the area.
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In May 1971, Mrs. Henry Heatwole (left) and Agnes Crandall served the National Park Service at Big Meadows, part of Shenandoah National Park. The previous year, the service instituted a program allowing use of volunteers for interpretive and other services. Heatwole had established a library at the park; Crandall, also an experienced volunteer, had recently become a paid employee.
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In November 1971, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Peterson of Dinwiddie County welcomed quadruplets at Petersburg General Hospital. The babies, two girls and two boys, were reportedly the first quadruplets born in the state since 1966. At middle are Dr. Charles Moseley and nurse Edna Palmer.
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In May 1971, Henrico County received 130 voting machines to be used in the next election. The machines were the first ever in Henrico, and county authorities planned an extensive program to educate voters on using them. Pulling a handle would close the booth’s curtains, and voters set levers for their preferred candidates before using the handle again to record the votes and open the curtains.
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In November 1971, Richmond precinct worker Walter E. Lewis (left) explained how to use a voting machine to Raymond L. Redd.
Bill Lane
In May 1971, Frances Peyton, a clerk at the postal station at 10th and Main streets in Richmond, demonstrated the new self-service unit for postal official Frank Saller. The machine sold stamps and envelopes, as well as made change. It was the fifth self-service unit in the metro area – smaller machines were in place at the Willow Lawn and Southside Plaza shopping centers, as well as the main post office and Saunders postal station.
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In December 1971, “Mother” Maybelle Carter (from left) performed at the Richmond Coliseum with daughters Anita and Helen as part of a Johnny Cash concert (he was married to Carter sister June). Maybelle played autoharp, banjo and guitar, and her two-finger picking became a signature style. The famous musical family was from Southwest Virginia but lived in Richmond for several years in the 1940s.
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In November 1971, Barbara Smith warmed up with a cup of hot coffee on her way to work on a cold day in downtown Richmond.
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In October 1971, Marvin Cephas delivered bills to Virginia Electric and Power Co. customers in Richmond’s West End. As postal rates rose, Vepco introduced its own bill delivery service for about 90,000 local customers in densely populated areas – it said the cost was less than a nickel per bill, compared with a postal cost of 8 cents.
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In February 1971, James Herbert Bryant (left) and Paul Jackson assessed construction on their new McDonald’s restaurant on Mechanicsville Turnpike in East Richmond. The city natives started Bryant-Jackson Corp. and invested about $300,000 to build the restaurant.
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In May 1971, as Amtrak consolidated passenger rail service in America, E.M.C. Quincy (left) of the Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce presented a gift of Richmond tobacco products and a record about Virginia to Amtrak’s Teresa Cunningham at Main Street Station in downtown Richmond. A number of Virginia mayors, including Richard Farrier of Staunton (center), attended the ceremony, which welcomed Amtrak service on the former Chesapeake and Ohio Railway line from Newport News to Cincinnati.
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In March 1971, Phillip Patterson (left) and John Lane of Richmond operated the first African-American-owned franchise of Chic A Sea in Petersburg. The carry-out food service, which specialized in fried chicken and seafood, was a subsidiary of Carmine Foods Inc. of Richmond. Chic A Sea had about two dozen restaurants in Virginia and North Carolina at the time.
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In November 1971, Noah G. Teates Sr. (left) and son Grove operated a machine outside the family’s Hanover County home. The father and son, with the help of a friend, built the machine to process leaves into compost. Grove hoped to convince localities to use their machines on a larger scale each autumn, and Montgomery County in Maryland became a client.
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The December 1971 image shows the Virginia Commonwealth University Business building under construction. The five-story building had 146, 344 square feet of space and cost $3.8 million to construct.
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In December 1971, truck drivers Brenda D. Howell (from left), Sue Frye and Marion Brennan stood at a highway construction site where they worked in Gloucester County. The three women had worked as waitresses, secretaries, factory workers and department store clerks, but none of those jobs, they said, was as satisfying as driving a truck. The project they were working on at the time was an expansion of U.S. Route 17.
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In August 1971, renovation of the Dooley mansion at Maymont in Richmond included these swan beds, which once belonged to Sallie May Dooley. After her death in 1925, Maymont belonged to the city, and the estate was well-maintained for a period. But during and after World War II, a decline began, and it wasn’t until the 1970s that significant restoration occurred under the guidance of the Maymont Foundation.
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In September 1971, Errett Callahan examined a piece of stone ahead of an experimental archaeology class that he was teaching in the Evening College of Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. The course challenged students to use crude implements or primitive tools to learn how to build shelter and make rope, fire, pottery and weaving like early humans. Callahan was a graduate student in VCU’s art department.
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With the superstructure for the roof of Richmond's coliseum inb place, workmen are busy putting the roofing on the massive structure. August 4, 1970.
JOE COLOGNORI
Oct. 15, 1970 (Staff Photo) James River
This September 1970 image shows players who vied for roster spots on the Virginia Squires (from left): Larry Brown, Charlie Scott, Henry Logan, Roland “Fatty” Taylor and Mike Barrett. Brown later won an NBA title as coach of the 2003-04 Detroit Pistons.
1970, Times-Dispatch
In June 1970, this Seaboard Coast Line Railroad station at Commerce Street in Petersburg was closed. Three years earlier, the Seaboard Air Line and Atlantic Coast Line railroads merged, and passenger traffic from the Commerce Street location was being consolidated into what had been Atlantic Coast’s North Petersburg station in Ettrick. A dozen trains served the city daily at the time.
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This February 1970 image shows a stone house in Petersburg, located between High and Plum streets, that was believed to have been built before 1755, when the surrounding property was purchased by Edward Stabler. The resident in 1970 was Mary B. Scott, who was born in the house more than 80 years earlier. Her father, Alexander Brown, bought the property in the mid-1800s.
RTD Staff
In September 1970, children enjoyed a ride on a roller coaster at the 62nd annual Southside Virginia Fair. Attendance at the weeklong event was running ahead of 1969's record 160,000. But in 1977, officials announced that the Petersburg-based fair, Virginia’s second-largest, would cease operations after experiencing drops in attendance, livestock exhibitors and revenue.
James Ezzell
In January 1970, five straight days of below-freezing temperatures froze the lake at Byrd Park in Richmond and brought out the ice skaters.
Masaaki Okada
A black student peered out of a Richmond Public Schools bus on a rainy morning in August 1970 as cross-town busing began in the city. Amid controversy, about 13,000 RPS students were bused to different schools under a federal court order to help achieve integration.
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This June 1970 image shows Bob Powell at his keyboard, high in the grandstand at Parker Field in Richmond. Powell was the organist for the Richmond Braves baseball team from 1964 to 1971. He made special efforts to get to know all the players and come up with a special melody to suit them.
Bill Lane
This May 1970 image shows the John F. Kennedy High School rifle team marching on East Grace Street in Richmond. Kennedy merged with Armstrong High in 2004, keeping the Armstrong name.
Mike O'Neil
This September 1970 image shows the midway at the 62nd annual Southside Virginia Fair. Attendance at the weeklong event was running ahead of 1969’s record 160,000. But in 1977, officials announced that the Petersburg-based fair, Virginia’s second-largest, would cease operations after experiencing drops in attendance, livestock exhibitors and revenue.
James Ezzell
In January 1970, two senior members of the state Senate – Dr. J.D. Hagood of Halifax County (left) and M.M. Long of Wise County – greeted Richmond’s L. Douglas Wilder, the chamber’s newest member. Wilder, the first African-American in the Senate, had won a special election the month before to succeed J. Sargeant Reynolds, who was soon to be sworn in as lieutenant governor. Wilder later became the nation’s first African-American elected governor.
Amir Pishdad
8/19/2015: In November 1970, the Thalhimers Toy Parade made its way through Richmond’s streets – this view is along Broad Street at Belvidere Street. The event featured floats, high school marching bands and drill teams, clowns and other entertainment.
P.A. Gormus, Jr.
In May 1970, pro golfer Arnold Palmer came to town to team with Richmonder Herb Hooper in an exhibition sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of West Richmond. Palmer shot a 2-over 74 during his two trips around the Country Club of Virginia’s new nine holes on the James River course. Richmonder Lanny Wadkins and Steve Melnyk also played.
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Richmond detectives have located the body of a man who was reported missing from Prince George County in late April.
Cameron Cole, 23, was found Monday in a wooded area in the 2100 block of Commerce Road in South Richmond, according to a statement from the Richmond Police Department. Cole was pronounced dead at the scene.
Detectives are investigating Cole's death as a homicide connected to another killing earlier this month. Police were called to the 1100 block of Richmond Highway around 6:30 a.m. May 3 after reports that a person had been shot. When they arrived, they found Ckristofer Tyler, 32, of Chesterfield inside an SUV that had crashed into a cement truck.
Tyler, who had suffered a gunshot wound, was pronounced dead at the scene. Richmond detectives were then notified that a vehicle connected to Tyler's killing had been stopped after a chase that started in Hopewell and ended in Prince George County.
Two of the suspects, Isabelle Battle and Demond Williams, were quickly detained by Hopewell Sheriff's Department officials, while a third, Xavier Brown, fled on foot and was apprehended with help from the Virginia State Police, Prince George County Sheriff's Department and the U.S. Marshals Regional Fugitive Task Force.
The arrest of Battle, Brown and Williams led to detectives learning the location where Cole was ultimately found.
All three suspects had already been charged with crimes related to Tyler's death: Battle, 19, with grand larceny; and Brown, 22, and Williams, 39, with conspiracy to commit murder. Richmond police say that additional charges in connection with Cole's death are pending.
Anyone with additional information about either incident is asked to call Detective Sullivan at (804) 646-3929 or contact Crime Stoppers anonymously at (804) 780-1000.
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Isabelle Battle (left), Xavier Brown (center) and Demond Williams (right) were arrested May 4 in connection with the May 3 death of Ckristofer Tyler, who was found dead after his SUV crashed into a cement truck on Richmond Highway. Information learned by detectives after the arrests led to the discovery Monday of the body of Cameron Cole, a Prince George County man who had been missing since late April. | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/cameron-cole-prince-george-county-richmond-highway-homicide-suspects/article_769d450e-edc0-11ed-9ea9-2be16bac82ef.html | 2023-05-08T17:52:15 | 0 | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/cameron-cole-prince-george-county-richmond-highway-homicide-suspects/article_769d450e-edc0-11ed-9ea9-2be16bac82ef.html |
NANTICOKE, Pa. — Fire trucks pulled out of Nanticoke fire headquarters on East Ridge Street on Monday, but there was no fire. It was all to make firefighting less dangerous.
This was the yearly test for the thousands of feet of hose the fire department needs.
"This ensures all the firefighters, when using the hose, that there is not going to be any complications when they're in service," said Nanticoke Fire Chief Mark Boncal.
The chief says everything gets checked by an outside company called Waterway—every length of hose, every diameter, every connector.
Blair Fraser works for Waterway, and it's his job to ensure every inch of hose gets a pressure test. All the hose is cataloged and documented. The hose is then marked to show when it was inspected.
Fraser said this is all about safety, saving property, and even saving firefighters' lives.
"We take pride in what we do. We like to come out and make sure everyone is safe."
The hose test is vital because a leaky hose means less water going on a fire. They also check for burn damage and other flaws that could hamper the work of a firefighter.
Fire hose is used under the worst possible circumstances, but it is amazingly durable. Last year in Nanticoke, they tested 15,000 feet. Only 80 feet leaked and had to be taken out of service.
The ground ladders were also tested to make sure they can hold the weight of a firefighter, and according to the chief, the 100 pounds of gear the firefighter carries.
There is so much hose and ladder that the testing will take a second day, and East Ridge Street in front of the fire headquarters will be closed again on Tuesday.
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MONROE COUNTY, Pa. — Troopers are releasing information about a deadly motorcycle crash in the Poconos.
Police said they tried to stop the motorcycle after a traffic violation in Hamilton Township, Monroe County, around 1:40 a.m. Monday.
Troopers said the motorcycle did not stop, lost control, and crashed into a tree. The motorcyclist was declared dead at the scene.
Investigators have not released the victim's name or disclosed the road where it happened.
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ARKANSAS, USA — Spanish version: Para español haga click aqui.
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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SHAMOKIN, Pa. — For the past 18 years, Pastor James Bowers and his wife have helped people get by in the Shamokin area. He has helped nearly 125 people a week thanks to his nonprofit called God's Chuckwagon.
"We did a mobile soup kitchen. We went out and fed the hungry three or four days a week. We also handed out hats, gloves, scarves, and blankets in the wintertime. We also handed out personal hygiene products," said Bowers, the pastor at Shamokin Water and Spirit Church in Coal Township.
Bowers says he can no longer keep the chuckwagon going.
"There's a lot of things. First off, donations are down, plus health issues with both my wife and I."
Pastor Bowers says as the need for help grew, his supplies and resources shrank.
"We were working off of donations. Up until the pandemic came, we were doing 16 towns a week, and after the pandemic, we started doing only three towns a week."
His upcoming surgery will sideline him for more than 13 weeks. Because of this, Shamokin Water and Spirit Church is also closing for good.
"It is all God's plan. We will figure out what is next. Who knows? In a year or two, after our health goes back up, we might start back up again. You never know."
The pastor would like to see someone fill his shoes.
"I hope somebody steps in and starts feeding the people where we left off."
Pastor Bowers says his church in Coal Township is now up for sale.
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ALLEN, Texas — NOTE: The video above was published on Sunday evening.
At least eight people were killed in a mass shooting at the Allen Premium Outlets mall in Allen, Texas, on Saturday, May 6.
Several others were injured and are being treated at hospitals.
The suspected gunman, identified as Mauricio Garcia, was fatally shot by an officer at the scene, according to police.
The eight victims who died have not yet been officially identified by law enforcement, but President Joe Biden said in a statement Sunday that the victims included children.
Meanwhile, families of the victims and school officials have started identifying their loved ones who were killed.
This story will continued to be updated as more of the victims are identified.
Christian LaCour
Family members confirmed to WFAA that one of the victims in the Allen shooting was 20-year-old Christian LaCour, who was working as a security guard at the time of the shooting.
The family said he lived in the Collin County city of Farmersville, which is located to the east of Allen.
LaCour's mother said on Facebook that she and the family are "broken."
"He's [my] baby, my light, my peace and he's gone," Tracye Norris LaCour said. "At this time there is nothing we need except prayers and time to mourn together as a family."
Aishwarya Thatikonda
WFAA confirmed that Aishwarya Thatikonda was one of the victims killed.
She was an engineer who lived in McKinney, while her family resides in India.
A family representative said she was with a friend at the outlet mall when the shooting occurred. Her friend was injured in the shooting and is currently stable in the hospital.
According to the representative, the family plans to have her body sent to India.
Daniela and Sofia Mendoza
Wylie Independent School District emailed their community on Monday to share that two elementary school students died in the shooting.
The district identified the two sisters as 4th-grader Daniela Mendoza and 2nd-grader Sofia Mendoza. The girls' mother, Ilda, is in critical condition, according to Wylie ISD.
Cox Elementary School principal Krista Wilson said the sisters were "rays of sunshine," according to the district's email.
Wylie ISD is leaving it to the parents to tell their children about the Mendozas' passing. Their counseling is also offering services and resources for students, staff, and families.
"Daniela and Sofia will not be forgotten," the district said in their email. "Hug your kids, and tell them you love them."
Kyu, Cindy, and James Cho
Friends of the Cho family identified three of them as victims of the mass shooting.
According to a GoFundMe page, Kyu and Cindy brought their sons, 3-year-old James and newly-6-year-old William, to the outlet to swap out some clothes that William received for his birthday.
"Cindu, Kyu and three year old James were amongst those victims that tragically lost their lives and the family is in deep mourning," the page reads. "After being released from the ICU, their six year old son William is the only surviving member of this horrific event."
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ARKANSAS, USA — Fayetteville Radio Show Co-Host Derek Deek Kastner celebrated the Kentucky Derby win as co-owner of Thoroughbred Mage.
Horse racing has been a part of human history for hundreds of centuries, dating back to Greek Olympic races. In modern-day horse racing, the Triple Crown is one of the highest achievements with the Kentucky Derby, otherwise known as "the most exciting two minutes in sports," being the first jewel in the crown.
"We were mid-stretch and the Kentucky Derby and he passed us on that move and I lost my mind... I went running up the stairs like it was Showcase Showdown on the Price is Right screaming, 'Let's go Mage!'" Derek "Deek" Kastner said.
"Got to the winner's circle. Tons of pictures, grab some roses because it was the Run for the Roses. Had my wife right next to me and people are sending me- I had like 197 missed texts, phone calls, seeing me on TV."
The 94.9 FM Jon & Deek show co-host is part owner of Mage through Commonwealth. Kastner became first involved in horse ownership through his connections at Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort in Hot Springs. He said that he was contacted by the group and asked if he would like to invest in a horse coming to Oaklawn, We The People.
"I lost my mind for a good 10 minutes running around that track, hugging strangers. High-fiving people whisked away to the winner's circle," Kastner said.
Kastner explained that he'd been involved in horse racing since 1986 where he'd watch races at Oaklawn.
"I've been involved in horse racing my whole life growing up in Hot Springs, Arkansas, my grandma would take me to the track. Teachers would let me out of class to go bet for them within the track. So I really had a passion for the knowledge of it," Kastner explained.
"I've always looked at winner's circle and I was like, 'one day I'm gonna be there one day, I'm gonna be there.' And then last year with We the People I was, you don't even think about the Kentucky Derby. Jose, you don't even think about it. And I've never been to Churchill Downs in my life," he added.
Mage comes from a Kentucky Derby second-place sire and a Kentucky Derby winner damsire.
"He won his very first race, then they put him right into a prep race in Florida and he got fourth and then he got second, and then Florida Derby. And I love the movie made in the Florida Derby and I'm like, 'this horse can win the Kentucky Derby,'" the co-owner said.
The Kentucky Derby wasn't a competition met without doubts. Leading up to the race, 7 horses died and the favorite to win, Forte, was scratched.
"To get scratched the morning of the Kentucky Derby. That was awful. And I think he just had a foot bruise is what they pulled them for. But it was a very weird time with horses. It's just part of the sport and it's sad," Kastner explained.
"I'm gonna let you and everybody on Channel 5 know that I have two shares of that horse. $100 got me into the winner's circle at Kentucky Derby, so it's very affordable with Commonwealth," he said.
The next leg of the Triple Crown is the Preakness Stakes held at Baltimore's Pimlico Race Course on May 20. While Deek explained he's unsure if he'll attend, he's just going to enjoy the win for now. He's confident and predicts Mage will be a Triple Crown winner.
"He came from last. He's got a gear that the other horses don't have," said Kastner.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Little Rock Police Department is seeking the whereabouts of a runaway teenager.
14-year-old Deonta Gannaway was 14-year-old last seen in Little Rock.
Anyone with information regarding his location has been urged to contact Detective Boyd (501) 404-3016, Detective Dearing (501) 404-3014, or the Little Rock Communications Center at (501) 371-4829. | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/missing-persons-reports/little-rock-police-runaway-teenager/91-66a187fb-1751-44ea-8d7e-286a3fe1cca4 | 2023-05-08T17:56:22 | 1 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/missing-persons-reports/little-rock-police-runaway-teenager/91-66a187fb-1751-44ea-8d7e-286a3fe1cca4 |
BRANSON, Mo. — Silver Dollar City (SDC) was named the #1 Theme Park in America by USA TODAY’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards, after four weeks of voting by loyal fans.
Silver Dollar City Attractions was awarded three amusement-related awards in the nationwide poll of USA TODAY readers.
SDC's Time Traveler received two awards for the Top 20 Best Roller Coaster poll and tropical-themed water park White Water as a Top 20 Water Park in the U.S.
“Our guests come from all over the USA. We recognize they could visit other states, other regions and other theme parks, but they have chosen to not only visit us, but to also vote for us,” said Brad Thomas, President of Silver Dollar City Attractions. “Our citizens strive every day to create unique and fun adventures and experiences for each guest. We want to provide the entire family an escape from the noise of their daily routines and the opportunity to grow closer together as they experience our rides, our shows, our festivals, our attractions and our incredible food.”
SDC was nominated by a panel of amusement and theme park experts consisting of USA TODAY editors, 10Best.com editors and additional high-profile influencers from across the U.S.
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SEATTLE — For the first time, we're hearing from the family of the Seattle man who died while climbing Mount Everest earlier this week.
Dr. Jonathan Sugarman, 69, died at Camp 2, which is just under 21,000 feet in elevation.
"You know he really lived a great life,” said Dr. Sugarman’s daughter, Maya Sugarman.
On Saturday, KING 5 spoke exclusively with Maya as she reflected on the good times she spent with her father.
"Unfortunately, most of us do have to go through losing a parent at some point and I think the only thing you can really turn to, to get some comfort, is the good memories, the lessons and the fun and everything along the way," said Maya.
She described her father as a man of the mountains and a mountain of a man.
"He climbed Rainier 13 times, he climbed Denali, which is the highest mountain in North America, Aconcagua in South America, did a number of expeditions in Nepal and felt that he had all of the skills and experience to make an attempt to summit Everest," she said.
Dr. Sugarman was pursuing his goal of summiting Everest during this recent expedition. But unfortunately, May 1 would mark his last.
"This was really, really shocking to our family, I can't begin to describe what a terrible day that was. Worst day of my life," said Maya.
Maya said the family was notified by the expedition group and the consulate of Nepal of her father's death. She believes altitude sickness could've played a role in his passing.
"Passed while doing something that he loved so much that we know he had done everything he could in preparation for this journey, that he was passionate and this was him pursuing a dream," said Maya.
It's her father's motivation of following those dreams that she'll take with her.
"He got so much joy from the journey that he took, and I think he would wish that spirit of adventure and discipline and pursuit of goals to others and I know as his daughter that's what I aspire to as well," Maya said.
Maya said the family was able to retrieve his body from Camp 2 and are in the process of planning a memorial. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/daughter-seattle-climber-died-mt-everest-speaks/281-b37d5cc5-069f-468b-a75c-3f1ab9e824bc | 2023-05-08T18:04:52 | 1 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/daughter-seattle-climber-died-mt-everest-speaks/281-b37d5cc5-069f-468b-a75c-3f1ab9e824bc |
TACOMA, Wash — Electron Hydro and its chief operating officer have been fined $1 million over pollution of the Puyallup River with plastic sports turf.
The company and COO Thom Fischer plead guilty in February to a gross misdemeanor violation of operating an unlawful hydraulic project.
On May 5, a Pierce County Superior Court judge sentenced Electron Hydro to pay $250,000 in penalties, the maximum corporate financial penalty. Fischer also was ordered to pay $5,000, the individual maximum.
As part of the sentence, Electron Hydro also will pay $745,000 to the Puyallup Tribal Fisheries to help restore the Puyallup River.
“This outcome directs critical resources towards restoring the Puyallup River from the damage caused by Electron Hydro’s criminal conduct,” State Attorney General Bob Ferguson said. “The Puyallup Tribe has been a steward of the Puyallup River for generations, and the Puyallup Tribal Fisheries is best positioned to preserve, restore and enhance the river.”
In January 2022, Ferguson filed 36 gross misdemeanor charges in Pierce County Superior Court against the hydropower company and its COO. The charges include violations of the state’s Water Pollution Control Act, Shoreline Management Act and Pierce County code.
In October 2020, the Puyallup Tribe claimed that Electron Hydro, the hydropower company behind the Electron Dam, polluted the Puyallup River with crumb rubber from artificial turf, a claim they later sued the company over in federal court.
Roughly eight months later, the Washington Department of Ecology announced it would fine the company more than $500,000 for the violation.
The pollution was caused by an Electron Hydro construction site that was doing work in-stream and using artificial turf to create a bypass channel to divert the river away from the site beginning on July 28, 2020, according to the department.
The goal of the construction was to replace the company’s diversion dam and water intake structure, which dates back to 1903.
Pieces of sports turf were found up to 21 miles downstream, according to the Department of Ecology, and deposits of ground-up tire rubber used as padding for the turf were believed to go roughly 41 miles downstream all the way to the river’s mouth and possibly into Commencement Bay in Tacoma. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/washington/electron-hydro-pay-1-million-fine/281-8dc193a0-0295-4e58-9eb6-8450baa2bcdc | 2023-05-08T18:04:58 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/washington/electron-hydro-pay-1-million-fine/281-8dc193a0-0295-4e58-9eb6-8450baa2bcdc |
PORT ANGELES, Wash. — The Hurricane Ridge Lodge is a total loss after it caught fire on Sunday morning.
A law enforcement ranger on patrol reported that the day lodge was fully engulfed in flames at about 4:30 p.m. on Sunday.
Fire agencies from Clallam County and Port Angeles are on site making sure the fire is completely out. The lodge has been closed to visitors since March 27. No one was inside the building and there were no reported injuries.
Originally built in 1952 as a ski lodge, the Hurricane Ridge Day Lodge saw about 300,000 visitors each year before it closed for renovations.
The Hurricane Ridge Day Lodge was slated for $10.8 million in renovations which were set to be completed in May 2024. Part of the project included upgrades to fire detection and notification systems.
The repairs were to be funded by the Great American Outdoors Act, which passed in 2020.
Repairs were supposed to include an entire roof replacement and structural improvement, replacing doors, windows and floor coverings. The lodge was also supposed to be weatherproofed.
Accessibility repairs were to include improving restrooms, exterior and interior access routes and parking, along with reconstructing the access ramp and stairs on the lower terrace.
As for accessibility repairs, these will include improving restrooms, exterior and interior access routes and parking to comply with the Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Standards. The access ramp and stairs on the lower terrace will be reconstructed.
The 17-mile mountain road leading up to the building has also been closed since construction began.
Temporary facilities were made available to serve visitors during the lodge's closure.
Olympic National Park has not commented on the cause of the fire.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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Artificial Intelligence is disrupting just about every area of life, and local researchers are using the technology in potentially lifesaving ways.
Graduate students under the direction of Tanvi Banerjee, professor of computer science and engineering at Wright State University, are creating their own machine learning models for health care applications. The projects at Wright State range from predicting caregiver burnout for dementia patients to measuring pain in patients with sickle cell disease.
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Master’s degree student Tawsik Jawad’s research focuses on developing models to pre-emptively catch self-harming behaviors in anxious pre-teens. Anxiety in childhood can have far-reaching impacts on an individual’s physical and mental health as an adult, and not only would the model be able to analyze patterns of physiological symptoms and behavior, but may be able to alert parents and caregivers before things take a turn for the worse.
“When we think about proactive measures, it’s hard to do that. I think a model can give us those early warning signs,” Banerjee said. “Worst case, the model is wrong. But best case, it’s right and we are able to do something about it.”
Individualized precision medicine is among several “promising” areas of machine learning that will continue to progress rapidly, said Krishnaprasad Thirunarayan, professor of computer science and engineering at Wright State. Others include disaster response, tracking harmful and deceptive data like spam, phishing and misinformation, recommender systems, speech, image and video processing, autonomous vehicles, and cybersecurity, to name a few.
Banerjee’s research involves preventing burnout in unpaid caregivers for patients with dementia. Usually this is a spouse or a loved one, and taking care of someone with dementia can take an extreme toll, especially if the caregiver themselves have other health conditions or other things going on, Banerjee said.
Wearable fitness trackers measure heart rate, blood pressure and skin temperature, and the patients are asked about their sleep quality, all of which can be used to determine the person’s stress level or heightened emotional state.
“What we can do then is take all these measurements, these signals, these vital signs, and put it into a machine learning model,” Banerjee said. “And if we are able to tie that to different stress levels, different emotion levels, if we’re able to tag that — then the model learns.”
Artificial intelligence and health care is not without its own ethical considerations. It also has the potential to exacerbate medical bias. Many larger AI systems have been trained on datasets fitting one narrow demographic and are less accurate in predicting outcomes for other demographic groups.
For example, a 2019 study published in Science Magazine found that an algorithm commonly used by hospitals to recommend certain people for medical care was less likely to recommend adequate medical treatment for Black patients compared white patients. The algorithm predicted health care costs rather than illness, but unequal access to care means that health care providers spend less money caring for Black patients.
As such, transparency in what data the model is being trained on is paramount, Banerjee said.
“A model is as good as the data we feed into it,” said Banerjee. “The model is not biased, the data are.”
“What are the parameters that we’re feeding into the model? If that information is not provided to us, and if we just blindly use the system, either the system is going to fail, or it’s going to change the trajectories of certain lives forever in a way that it shouldn’t,” she said.
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SEATTLE — There’s some good news for people looking to buy a home in the greater Seattle area.
A new Redfin report shows housing prices are starting to come down.
According to Redfin, in Seattle roughly 1 in 4 homes for sale cost less than they would have a year ago.
“With home prices coming back down to Earth it is amazing for home buyers. Right now in my personal opinion is the best time to buy,” said real estate agent Ali Samael.
According to a new Redfin report, home prices are falling fastest in pandemic boomtowns and expensive coastal markets like Seattle.
“It's more of sellers coming out into the market thinking they're going to get top dollar like people were two years ago and now being more realistic with their pricing,” Samael said.
According to Redfin’s analysis, in Seattle, 23.6% of homes for sale have lower monthly housing payments than they would have a year ago. Redfin notes home prices are coming down to offset rising mortgage rates.
“The same person that was qualified for a $1 million home now only qualifies for a $800,000 home. The buying power is less therefore housing prices have to drop as well,” said Samael.
Nationwide, median home prices fell 3.3%, the biggest annual decline in a decade, but that doesn't mean it's affordable. According to Redfin, the median home price in Seattle is $740,000 nearly double the national median.
Even though interest rates are slowly starting to improve, homes are staying on the market a little longer.
“Average days on market right now you'll find a home anywhere from 50 to 70 days. If it is priced right it will sell much quicker. You'll find homes still selling in the first week because they’re priced more aggressively,” said Samael.
Even though we are seeing a drop in prices there are fewer options as some homeowners are hesitant to sell. Samael said especially those who bought a home during the pandemic and locked in a mortgage rate of around 2% to 3%.
Samael’s advice for homebuyers, especially first-time home buyers, is to shop around when it comes to lenders. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/washington/seattle-housing-market-prices-coming-down/281-6446012e-ea4b-4b6d-8da4-ed192970f77f | 2023-05-08T18:05:10 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/washington/seattle-housing-market-prices-coming-down/281-6446012e-ea4b-4b6d-8da4-ed192970f77f |
SEATTLE — The Seattle Public Library is now the second library in the nation to give teens across the country access to the library's online books.
They are doing this through the “Books Unbanned” program they launched last week in response to book bans at schools and libraries in other parts of the country. The library was able to do this through private funding
“It’s concerning for us as a public library because intellectual freedom and access are really core principles for us,” said Andrew Harbison, the director of Library Programs and Services at the Seattle Public Library. “We want to ensure that there is open and free access to information and ideas.”
The “Books Unbanned” program allows teens to sign up for a free membership that gives them access to online books and audiobooks. In just the first week, the Seattle Public Library had more than 1,500 teens sign up for the program and had nearly 1,200 items checked out.
“We really, really want to defend intellectual freedom and access, and thought this was a great way to do that,” said Harbison
They are the second library in the nation to do this. They shaped their program after the one at the Brooklyn Public Library in New York.
“Over the last several months, we started thinking about it and started talking to the Brooklyn Public Library team and worked together to launch our own e-card and version of Books Unbanned.”
Over at the King County Library System, they are also concerned by book bans happening in other areas of the country.
“Honestly, I never thought at this point in my career I'd be dealing with this now,” said King County Public Library System Executive Director Lisa Rosenblum.
Rosenblum actually worked at the Brooklyn Public Library before coming to King County, although their “Books Unbanned” program was created after she left.
Rosenblum said the King County Public Library System is able to share online access with people in other areas of Washington and thinks it is wonderful that libraries like the Brooklyn Public Library and Seattle Public Library are expanding access to other areas of the country. She said anytime access to reading materials can be increased, it is a positive thing.
“I just hope people realize that exposure to different people and ideas strengthens us all,” said Rosenblum.
This is a hope shared by those at the Seattle Public Library, who are a week into their mission to unban books.
“We're really excited about the opportunity to expand access to these books, and titles, and authors, and lots of new ideas and information for teens and young adults to explore,” said Harbison. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/washington/seattle-public-library-books-unbanned-program/281-664b8fe8-2233-475a-b31b-fd5d034a9c4c | 2023-05-08T18:05:16 | 1 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/washington/seattle-public-library-books-unbanned-program/281-664b8fe8-2233-475a-b31b-fd5d034a9c4c |
KENT, Wash. — A rise in crime and falling staffing levels are trends that have plagued police departments across Washington state.
Washington’s number of officers to residents is below the national average, but some departments have taken major steps to solve the problem.
The City of Kent now has up to 167 sworn Kent Police Department (KPD) officers, which fills all the department’s vacancies.
Chief Rafael Padilla said they hired a record 38 officers in 2022.
However, just one year prior the department saw a mass exodus. Padilla said most left for a law enforcement job somewhere else, others left the field altogether and the rest retired.
"You had officers who felt like they couldn't deliver the service and protection they wanted to under the law here," Padilla said.
Padilla said that’s when they had to change their approach altogether. He said the key was investing in recruiting.
Even though the department was short-staffed, he took some off patrol to help with recruiting, part of which included going to every college in the area.
KPD also developed and grew their social media profiles to attract more people. Padilla said they were one of the first to offer incentive bonuses and allowed better assignments for new hires transferring from other departments.
At the end of the day, it also took money.
"We became the highest-paid department in the state overnight. That's putting your money where your mouth is," Padilla said.
In late 2021, Kent's City Council approved a 16 percent pay increase that kicked in last year. Officers with at least five years on the job jumped to salaries of more than $105,000.
That’s a luxury not all departments in the state can tap into. That's why Padilla and other law enforcement leaders believe state lawmakers should step in with some level of funding.
“It’s always been left at the local level and some cities can't afford that," Padilla said.
Padilla believes on-time or early retirements and short-term stays at departments, which have become increasingly common, are here to stay.
"We're going to start looking at things like hiring ahead and things that are common in the private sector but not in government,” Padilla said. “We're going to have to start thinking more like the private sector."
Padilla told KING 5 over the last two years, low staffing contributed to record years of crime, including a rise in violent crime.
"You've got to have the officers out there that aren't running from call to call to call if you want to prevent crime. Preventative community-based patrols are going to be the game changer, but those take people. We need people," Padilla said.
Even though Kent has filled all of its vacancies, the chief said they still need more officers.
He said in five years he’d like to have close to 200 sworn officers, but believes at the current rate they can only add a few every year.
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GREENSBORO — City officials are inviting residents to attend a celebration of Black culture June 16 at the Lewis Recreation Center.
The free event scheduled 5-7 p.m. at the center, 3110 Forest Lawn Dr., will feature music, dance, poetry, art displays and products sold by Black-owned business vendors, according to a news release from the city.
The event is being held in recognition of Juneteenth — the oldest, nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. It is celebrated annually on June 19.
Poets, artists, writers, dancers, musicians, Black business owners or entrepreneurs who wish to participate are asked to contact Chanel Webster at 336-373-3330 or chanel.webster@greensboro-nc.gov by May 15. There is a $25 cost to be a vendor at the event. | https://greensboro.com/news/local/greensboro-to-host-community-celebration-of-black-culture-june-16/article_84af5952-eda2-11ed-9cc9-cfb17526d170.html | 2023-05-08T18:11:09 | 0 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/greensboro-to-host-community-celebration-of-black-culture-june-16/article_84af5952-eda2-11ed-9cc9-cfb17526d170.html |
A 24-year-old employee at a Lincoln smoke shop was shot in the neck with a pellet gun during a robbery of the shop Friday evening, according to police.
The employee was shot after he tried to intervene in the theft of $136 worth of merchandise from Midwest Smoke Shop, near 48th and O streets, Lincoln Police Sgt. Chris Vollmer said.
The 24-year-old man reported that an unknown man walked into the store and requested vape products and rolling papers from behind the counter before grabbing the items and leaving the store without paying, Vollmer said.
The employee followed the man out of the store and reached into his vehicle in an effort to retrieve the merchandise when the robbery suspect shot him with a pellet gun before leaving, Vollmer said.
Lincoln Fire and Rescue crews took the employee to a local hospital for treatment. An investigation into the robbery is ongoing.
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A fire that started in the garage of a northwest Lincoln home early Monday morning spread to and destroyed the house, according to officials.
No one was injured in the fire, which started at around 2:30 a.m. Monday and engulfed the house at 2910 N.W. Eighth St., Lincoln Fire and Rescue Capt. Nancy Crist said.
Two residents and a dog had evacuated the house by the time crews arrived and found the attached garage fully involved in fire, Crist said.
Fire crews rescued a cat from the fire, which caused $200,000 in damage to the house and another $50,000 in damage to contents. No other pets were in the home.
Crist said the fire was caused by a faulty electrical outlet in the garage.
Photos: Firefighters in action
Photos: Firefighters in Action
A firefighter backs off from the heat of the flames Sunday coming from the roof of Romantix, 921 O St. Fire crews responded to the adult novelty store blaze at about 9 a.m. and needed most of the afternoon to extinguish the flames. The building is described as a total loss, but no one was injured.
FRANCIS GARDLER, Journal Star
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A massive plume of fire erupts in front of Lincoln firefighters Nick Thill (left) and Mark Sullivan moments after Sullivan ventilated the roof with the blade of his chainsaw at a working fire at 1717 A Street in Lincoln on Wednesday evening, April 6, 2011.
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With a fire hose at the ready, Lincoln firefighters look over the underside of a pickup truck which rolled over at the intersection of 16th and L Streets Monday afternoon, April 11, 2011. The scanner call mentioned there was leaking gasoline. One person was taken away on a stretcher to an ambulance.
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Marie Yost (left) and Nancy Harter (right) watch from the median on O Street as Lincoln firefighters pour water on the smouldering remains of the Lincoln Public Schools adminstration building on Tuesday morning, May 31, 2011. Harter, who worked in the building for 11 years, said a supervisor contacted staff at 6 a.m. to let them know of the fire.
FRANCIS GARDLER, Journal Star
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Heavy smoke envelopes the house fire at 236 S. 27th Street as Lincoln firefighters apply water to the attic fire on Tuesday afternoon, August 16, 2011.
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Lincoln Firefighter Nancy Engelbrecht (right) attempts to comfort Shari Elder as Elder watches smoke pour from the apartment building where she lives on Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at 27th and Randolph streets.
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Protected against the 1600 degree temperatures emanating from the fire pit, Dorchester Vol. Fire Dept. firefighter Brant Pracheil tosses the Stars and Stripes into the flames on Tuesday, June 14, 2016, during a flag retirement ceremony at the Dorchester American Legion Post 264. A total of 1957 unserviceable flags from the communities of Dorchester, York, Fairmont, Lincoln, Wilber, Fairbury and Crete were retired from life during the ceremony.
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The Stars and Strips opens to the swirling wind from the ladder of Lincoln Fire & Rescue Truck 1 on Friday, March 31, 2017, during the bridge dedication ceremony for Staff Sgt. Patrick Hamburger at the Spirit of '76 Armory.
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Surrounded by black smoke, a Lincoln Fire Department firefighter uses a pike pole to open the porch ceiling at the scene of a house fire on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019, at 1800 Euclid Avenue.
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Matt Barnard, with Beatrice Rural Fire District, uses a torch to spread flames during a prescribed burn of 45 acres of the prairie at Homestead National Monument of America on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010.
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Lincoln Fire and Rescue teams help Alex Lekai and his mother, not pictured, evacuate from her south bottoms home on Thursday, May 7, 2015.
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Cuddling her grandson's dog Milo, homeowner Deborah Ganz is consoled by a neighbor as she watches her garage burn on Wednesday, April 6, 2016, in west Lincoln.
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A Lincoln firefighter directs his hose on the roof of La Mexicana Market & Restaurant, 17th and P Streets, on Monday, April 13, 2015.
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There's an ongoing stereotype that larger cities are more dangerous. While no larger cities (population of 300,000 or more) made the overall safest list, fewer than half of the 15 least-safe cities in the U.S. The most dangerous cities were determined from the analysis by their per capita cost of crime.
- St. Louis, MO - $8,457 cost of crime per capita
- Mobile, AL - $8,014
- Birmingham, AL - $7,900
- Baltimore, MD - $7,230
- Memphis, TN - $7,184
- Detroit, MI - $6,780
- Cleveland, OH - $6,491
- New Orleans, LA - $6,444
- Shreveport, LA - $6,344
- Baton Rouge, LA - $5,739
- Little Rock, AR - $5,374
- Oakland, CA - $5,329
- Milwaukee, WI - $5,243
- Kansas City, MO - $4,884
- Philadelphia, PA - $4,755
Mass Shootings in American Cities Are Getting Worse
Mass shootings are a particular scourge on American life. According to Gun Violence Archive, which defines mass shootings as any single incident in which four or more people are shot, there were 648 mass shootings in 2022 and 18 as of January 9, 2023.
Mass shooting events are included in our safest and most dangerous cities rankings. Though they are relatively rare, we do not adjust our rankings for these events. The emotional impact of mass shootings is incalculable, traumatizing families and entire communities. To quantify the economic impact, MoneyGeek calculated the total cost of mass shootings in 2021 to be $8 billion — that's about 4% of the total cost of crime in the approximately 263 cities analyzed and a 33% increase in costs from 2020 to 2021.
WORST CITIES FOR MASS SHOOTINGS IN 2021
- Boulder, CO - $108,651,414
- San Jose, CA - $108,393,140
- Indianapolis, IN - $98,457,785
- Atlanta, GA - $86,843,649
- Colorado Springs, CO - $75,875,198
Safety and the Cost of Crime
The direct economic costs of crime to individuals and society include victim medical and mental health care needs, damage to and loss of property and police and corrections costs. Aside from the imminent danger of crime, people living in higher crime areas see depressed home values and pay higher premiums on average for home insurance, renters insurance and auto insurance.
To assess the safest cities, MoneyGeek analyzed crime data, including violent crimes such as murder, rape and aggravated assault and property crimes such as home burglary and motor vehicle theft. This list calculated each city's cost of crime and ranked the cities based on the cost of crime per capita. Additionally, researchers have quantified how much more violent crimes cost a community than property crimes.
While perceptions of safety are vital, crime statistics do not capture any city or community's whole story.
"Behind all these averages that people like to cite about the crime rates in different communities are individual people and their decisions about how they choose to engage in their community," says Jesse Bruhn, Annenberg assistant professor of education and economics at Brown University who researches education issues and inner-city gang violence. "There's a lot more heterogeneity in these patterns that we just can't measure."
Despite genuine threats, Bruhn says, it may be surprising how safe people can feel in neighborhoods with high crime rates. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/two-stolen-cars-set-on-fire-in-lincoln-over-weekend-police-say/article_488d6a40-edb6-11ed-8951-6b52f1a52290.html | 2023-05-08T18:14:28 | 1 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/two-stolen-cars-set-on-fire-in-lincoln-over-weekend-police-say/article_488d6a40-edb6-11ed-8951-6b52f1a52290.html |
BALTIMORE — BPD Sergeant Ethan Newberg pleads guilty to misconduct in office after being previously charged with assault and 32 other counts.
Newberg, a more than 27-year veteran of the Baltimore Police Department, is set to be sentenced on August 14.
The sergeant was involved in nine incidents that took place between July 2018 to May 2019 where he harassed, intimidated and assaulted law abiding citizens.
Newberg was arrested and suspended without pay after he was caught on body-cam footage making an illegal arrest from an incident that happened on May 30, 2019.
RELATED: Released body worn camera footage shows alleged illegal arrest made by BPD Sergeant
Investigation into body-camera footage by the Baltimore Police Department showed a consistent pattern of unlawful harassment and intimidation.
In one instance, Newberg unlawfully stopped, detained, assaulted, harassed and intimidated an unknown man by detaining him without legal cause or justification.
When responding to assist other officers in a situation that was already under control, Newberg saw the man crossing the street and commented to his colleague, "The guy right here in the glasses, remember him running out from us the other day? Come on, take him."
As the man was being led to the squad car, Newberg followed him and said, "you know me bud, you know better than that."
RELATED: BPD Sergeant previously charged with assault indicted on 32 additional counts
When Newberg was challenged by the man, asking why he was being arrested, Newberg stated, "I told you already why you're getting locked up, disorderly and you were putting my officers in jeopardy. You incited a crowd."
There was no crowd. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/bpd-sergeant-pleads-guilty-to-misconduct-in-office | 2023-05-08T18:17:21 | 1 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/bpd-sergeant-pleads-guilty-to-misconduct-in-office |
HUNTINGTOWN, Md. — A Maryland delegate is accused of invading someone's home and letting off verbal threats.
It all began on April 4, officers were called to the 1000 block of Stephen Road in Calvert County for reports of a burglary.
Police arrived to the scene and met with a woman and man at their residence.
The woman stated that the suspect, who was identified as delegate Jeffrie E. Long Jr., entered her home without being invited or permission.
According to police, Long entered the home with a metal pipe in his hand.
She said that Long threatened her verbally, saying, "Keep my name off your mouth or I'm going to put you six feet under."
The woman stated that she was in fear for her life and was afraid that Long was going to kill her. Shortly after the threat, Long left her house and drove away in a Mercedes.
Police later went to Long's residence in Huntingtown where they found a Mercedes in the driveway.
They arrived on scene and made contact with an unidentified woman. They asked the woman to speak to Long when she said, "You know he's a delegate right?"
The woman was on the phone with Long as the police were asking for his whereabouts, she continued to not cooperate.
Long is being charged with first degree burglary, second degree assault, and simple assault. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/charging-docs-maryland-delegate-accused-of-trespassing-threatening-resident-with-metal-pipe | 2023-05-08T18:17:27 | 1 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/charging-docs-maryland-delegate-accused-of-trespassing-threatening-resident-with-metal-pipe |
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The gunman and two victims involved in a Friday murder suicide outside an Annapolis Holiday Inn Express have been identified.
Police say George Edward Huff, of Riva, shot his wife Alexandra Huff and George Michael Petrullo before turning the gun on himself in the hotel parking lot off Somerville Road.
RELATED: Three dead in shooting at Annapolis Holiday Inn
George, 42, and Alexandra, 34, both died on scene.
Petrullo, 38, was able to drive to a nearby shopping center and call for help. He later died at the hospital.
Police could not provide a motive for the shooting, but said it was targeted and presented no threat to the public. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/husband-turns-gun-on-self-after-killing-wife-and-other-man-at-hotel-in-annapolis | 2023-05-08T18:17:33 | 1 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/husband-turns-gun-on-self-after-killing-wife-and-other-man-at-hotel-in-annapolis |
Police officer line-of-duty deaths down 18% in 2022, per FBI statistics
The July 6, 2022 fatal shooting of Detroit Police Officer Loren Courts by a man lying in wait outside a west-side hair salon was one of 12 fatal ambushes of police officers nationwide in 2022, although the year ended with 18% fewer line-of-duty officer deaths than the previous year, according to FBI statistics released Monday.
There were 118 police officers killed on the job in 2022, with 60 caused by felonious acts, and 58 the result of accidents, the federal agency reported. In 2021, 73 officers were killed as the result of criminal acts, according to the FBI.
While on-the-job officer fatalities dropped in 2022, the 60 killed by criminal actions that year was 40% higher than the 27 homicides of officers in 2013, and three more than the 57 officers killed by criminality in 2018, according to five- and ten-year comparisons provided in the FBI's release Monday.
In 2022, Courts and Detroit Police Officer Mike "Lloyd" Todd were the two DPD officers killed by criminal actions. Todd died Sept. 12, 2022 of complications from gunshot wounds he sustained during a 1998 shootout on Detroit's west side.
Courts and Todd, along with Corporal Khalil Biddle, who died Aug. 17, 2021 after contracting COVID, were honored last week during the annual Detroit Police Interfaith Memorial Service downtown.
Nationwide, the average age of the officers who were feloniously killed in 2022 was 39 years old, with the victims having served an average of seven years at the time of their deaths, the FBI said.
According to the FBI, among the 60 officers killed nationwide last year by criminal actions, six were killed in unprovoked attacks, 12 died during investigative or enforcement activities, and 12 were ambushed.
Firearms were used in 49 of the 60 criminal homicides of officers last year, the FBI said. Three officers were killed with vehicles used as weapons and eight officers were killed by the offender's use of personal weapons (hand, fists, feet, etc.), according to the release.
"Law enforcement agencies identified 51 alleged assailants in connection with the felonious line-of-duty deaths," the release said, adding that 10 of the assailants had prior criminal arrests.
"Two of the offenders were under judicial supervision at the times of the felonious incidents," the release said.
According to the Officer Down Memorial Page, there have been 247 line-of-duty deaths since the Detroit Police Department was founded in 1865, with 160 officers killed by gunfire.
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State police investigating possible shooting on I-96 in Detroit
Charles E. Ramirez
The Detroit News
Michigan State Police said they are investigating a possible shooting on Interstate 96 in Detroit.
Officials said troopers found a black Chevy Trailblazer with bullet holes and shell casings on the freeway's local lanes near Schaefer Highway. They also found a victim with two gunshot wounds who was taken to a hospital. Police said the victim is in stable condition.
Troopers have detained two suspects who were at the scene. The investigation is ongoing, they said.
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Twitter: @CharlesERamirez | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2023/05/08/state-police-investigating-possible-shooting-on-i-96-in-detroit/70195429007/ | 2023-05-08T18:21:32 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2023/05/08/state-police-investigating-possible-shooting-on-i-96-in-detroit/70195429007/ |
Popular Detroit bar asks for help identifying vandal who threw chair through window
The owner of a popular downtown Detroit bar is asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect who threw a chair through a window over the weekend.
Video shows an individual walking past Cafe D'Mongo's Speakeasy at 1439 Griswold, grabbing a patio chair that was on the sidewalk, and smashing it through the bar's front window.
The video is timestamped for just before 4 a.m. Sunday morning. The footage shows what appears to be a white male wearing a black shirt that says "Manic" and black pants who walked down the sidewalk, stopped and picked up one of the Cafe's many outdoor chairs and flung it into the window.
"Does anyone recognize this hoodlum, who chose us randomly to exercise his aggression?" asks the Facebook post, which was put up later on Sunday.
Owner Larry Mongo told WDIV-TV (Channel 4) that he doesn't know what motive this person may have had for the vandalism.
Mongo is a longtime Detroit businessman and has been called the "unofficial ambassador to Detroit." His Cafe D'Mongo's Speakeasy is nationally known, having hosted A-list actors and was named one of the Best Bars in America by Esquire in 2014. Opened on and off since 1985, the bar's current hours are 5 p.m.-1 a.m. Fri. and 7 p.m.-1 a.m. Sun. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2023/05/08/suspect-window-broke-vandals-cafe-dmongos-detroit/70194593007/ | 2023-05-08T18:21:38 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2023/05/08/suspect-window-broke-vandals-cafe-dmongos-detroit/70194593007/ |
Jackson man charged with murder in fatal wrong way crash on I-696 in Macomb County
A Jackson man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with a fatal crash that occurred while he was allegedly driving drunk the wrong way on Interstate 696.
Macomb County prosecutors said Stephano Nabors, 40, was driving east on westbound I-696 on May 5 when he crashed head-on into a vehicle near Gratiot Avenue, killing the driver, who prosecutors identified as 63-year-old Steven Vannorstrand of Harper Woods.
Prior to hitting the vehicle head-on, Nabors also allegedly collided with a vehicle near Couzens Road, causing it to roll over, according to a press release from the Macomb County Prosecutor's Office. He also nearly hit a Michigan State Police patrol car head-on.
Troopers followed Nabors after he almost hit them until he crashed with the vehicle near Gratiot Avenue. Vannorstrand was pronounced dead at the scene.
Nabors was charged with second-degree murder, operating a vehicle while intoxicated causing death, reckless driving causing death, driving with a suspended license and fleeing or eluding police. He faces up to life in prison if convicted.
"Thank you to the Michigan State Police for risking their lives to stop this driver. The defendant's reckless decision to get behind the wheel while under the influence of alcohol resulted in a tragic and senseless loss of life," Macomb County Prosecutor Pete Lucido said in a statement. "Driving the wrong way on I-696 demonstrated a complete disregard for the safety of others on the road. We will vigorously pursue justice for the victim and his family."
He was arraigned in 39A District Court in Roseville Monday. His bond was set at $1 million cash. He is due back in court for a probable cause conference May 17. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/macomb-county/2023/05/08/jackson-man-charged-with-murder-in-wrong-way-head-on-crash-on-i-696/70195197007/ | 2023-05-08T18:21:44 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/macomb-county/2023/05/08/jackson-man-charged-with-murder-in-wrong-way-head-on-crash-on-i-696/70195197007/ |
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Dwindling attendance by an increasingly elderly congregation at a historic Alabama church has prompted the difficult decision to close its doors for good, with the final worship service held this Sunday after 182 years.
“There is a certain sadness,” said Sharon Eich, lay pastor of Five Mile Presbyterian Church in Birmingham. She said the congregation “has been such a beacon to the community for so long,” al.com reported Friday.
There were about 40 church members when Eich became lay pastor in 2002. Now it’s down to about nine.
“Most of the congregation is in their 80s,” she said. “It’s just time.”
The white clapboard church, complete with a bell tower, was built in 1880. However, Eich said it holds just 30 people and lacks modern amenities such as air-conditioning or bathrooms.
When the congregation was founded in 1841 — 30 years before the city of Birmingham — it was in a rural area. Birmingham has since expanded, bringing the church within city limits.
Before Sunday’s final service, there will be a historical presentation by University of Georgia Professor John Knox, son of the late Rev. Harold Knox who led the congregation from 1963-1999.
The church and an adjoining Civil War-era cemetery will be placed in a trust. A 1958 brick sanctuary and fellowship hall will be owned by a Presbyterian administrative unit, and will likely be sold to another congregation.
“It’s such a wonderful, loving congregation,” Eich said, “that has been a blessing in my life.” | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/alabama-church-closes-doors-after-182-years/ | 2023-05-08T18:24:06 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/alabama-church-closes-doors-after-182-years/ |
With inflation still eating into American household budgets, middle-class Americans are paying keen attention to their finances and finding ways to reduce spending.
Nearly three-quarters of Americans surveyed by financial services provider Primerica at the end of 2022 said they are not able to save for their future due to rising costs. Home prices, rent, and food inflation as well as higher prices for gas in the last couple of years are making it so that each dollar earned has even less purchasing power than before.
Stacker compiled a list of counties with the lowest cost of living in Alabama using 2022 rankings from Niche.
#30. DeKalb County
– Overall Grade: B-
– Public School Grade: B
– Cost of living grade: A-
– Population: 71,554
#29. Escambia County
– Overall Grade: B-
– Public School Grade: B+
– Cost of living grade: A
– Population: 36,879
#28. Hale County
– Overall Grade: C+
– Public School Grade: C+
– Cost of living grade: A
– Population: 14,819
#27. Chilton County
– Overall Grade: B-
– Public School Grade: B-
– Cost of living grade: A
– Population: 44,857
#26. Tallapoosa County
– Overall Grade: B
– Public School Grade: B
– Cost of living grade: A
– Population: 41,284
#25. Marengo County
– Overall Grade: B
– Public School Grade: A-
– Cost of living grade: A
– Population: 19,397
#24. Bullock County
– Overall Grade: D+
– Public School Grade: D-
– Cost of living grade: A
– Population: 10,386
#23. Geneva County
– Overall Grade: C+
– Public School Grade: B
– Cost of living grade: A
– Population: 26,604
#22. Butler County
– Overall Grade: B-
– Public School Grade: C+
– Cost of living grade: A
– Population: 19,181
#21. Wilcox County
– Overall Grade: C-
– Public School Grade: D
– Cost of living grade: A
– Population: 10,686
#20. Cleburne County
– Overall Grade: B-
– Public School Grade: B+
– Cost of living grade: A
– Population: 15,046
#19. Henry County
– Overall Grade: B
– Public School Grade: B-
– Cost of living grade: A
– Population: 17,165
#18. Jackson County
– Overall Grade: B-
– Public School Grade: B+
– Cost of living grade: A
– Population: 52,548
#17. Walker County
– Overall Grade: C+
– Public School Grade: B-
– Cost of living grade: A
– Population: 65,194
#16. Covington County
– Overall Grade: B+
– Public School Grade: A-
– Cost of living grade: A
– Population: 37,490
#15. Lawrence County
– Overall Grade: C+
– Public School Grade: B-
– Cost of living grade: A
– Population: 33,089
#14. Marion County
– Overall Grade: B-
– Public School Grade: A-
– Cost of living grade: A
– Population: 29,392
#13. Washington County
– Overall Grade: B-
– Public School Grade: B
– Cost of living grade: A
– Population: 15,574
#12. Randolph County
– Overall Grade: B
– Public School Grade: B-
– Cost of living grade: A
– Population: 21,984
#11. Coosa County
– Overall Grade: C
– Public School Grade: C-
– Cost of living grade: A
– Population: 10,442
#10. Franklin County
– Overall Grade: B-
– Public School Grade: C+
– Cost of living grade: A
– Population: 32,034
#9. Bibb County
– Overall Grade: B-
– Public School Grade: B-
– Cost of living grade: A
– Population: 22,412
#8. Winston County
– Overall Grade: C
– Public School Grade: B-
– Cost of living grade: A
– Population: 23,650
#7. Clay County
– Overall Grade: C+
– Public School Grade: B
– Cost of living grade: A
– Population: 14,184
#6. Pickens County
– Overall Grade: B-
– Public School Grade: C+
– Cost of living grade: A
– Population: 19,240
#5. Fayette County
– Overall Grade: B-
– Public School Grade: B
– Cost of living grade: A
– Population: 16,365
#4. Conecuh County
– Overall Grade: C+
– Public School Grade: C-
– Cost of living grade: A
– Population: 11,778
#3. Choctaw County
– Overall Grade: C+
– Public School Grade: C-
– Cost of living grade: A
– Population: 12,792
#2. Crenshaw County
– Overall Grade: B+
– Public School Grade: B+
– Cost of living grade: A
– Population: 13,300
#1. Lamar County
– Overall Grade: B
– Public School Grade: B+
– Cost of living grade: A+
– Population: 13,929 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/counties-with-the-lowest-cost-of-living-in-alabama/ | 2023-05-08T18:24:12 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/counties-with-the-lowest-cost-of-living-in-alabama/ |
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) — The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office has identified four people who recently died.
Lesric Tyrell Carter
- On May 4, Birmingham Fire Department responded to reports of an apartment fire in the 10 block of 1st Street North at around 7 p.m. and found Lesric Tyrell Carter, 44, inside a bedroom of one of the burnt apartments. BFRS is investigating the cause and origin of the fire and the circumstances surrounding his death.
Adrian Dewayne Christian
- On May 5, 44-year-old Adrian Dewayne Christian was found suffering from gunshot wound injuries during a reported assault in the 1100 block of 5th Street West at around 11:35 p.m. The death is being investigated as a homicide.
Imani Nashiem Smith
- On May 7 at around 5:10 a.m., Imani Nashiem Smith, 25, of Bessemer, was the driver of a motor vehicle traveling south on Arkadelphia Road when he allegedly crashed into a utility pole. Authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the wreck.
Mi’Angel Temple Jones
- On May 7, Mi’Angel Temple Jones, 21, of Bessemer, was the passenger in the same car as Imani Smith when the car hit a utility pole at around 5:10 a.m. on Arkadelphia Road. BPD is investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/jefferson-county-coroners-office-identifies-4-people-who-recently-died/ | 2023-05-08T18:24:18 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/jefferson-county-coroners-office-identifies-4-people-who-recently-died/ |
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — On May 8, Birmingham restaurants and bars can register to participate in Magic City ‘Sips,’ a city-wide happy hour event.
The series will take place Wednesdays from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. throughout June, July and August. Sips will highlight and support local establishments encouraging patronage throughout the summer months. The summer will conclude with a ‘Sippy Cup Award’ which will be offered to the best establishment based on patrons’ votes in various categories.
Sips will formally kick-off after Memorial Day, Wednesday, May 31. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/magic-city-sips-to-begin-after-memorial-day/ | 2023-05-08T18:24:24 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/magic-city-sips-to-begin-after-memorial-day/ |
Authorities have dismissed a felony charge against a Bismarck man who was accused of looking through the window of a campground outhouse.
Barry Zacher, 57, was charged with surreptitious intrusion last May after the Burleigh County Sheriff’s Department responded to a call at General Sibley Campground. He pleaded not guilty in July.
County State’s Attorney Julie Lawyer on Friday filed a motion to dismiss the charges. The motion states that new information received by her office “leaves the state unable to prove beyond reasonable doubt the charge as filed.”
Zacher faced a possible five-year prison sentence if convicted. Court records show the charge was dismissed Monday. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/authorities-dismiss-peeping-tom-charge/article_32e32f58-edbc-11ed-a582-8bb583e44476.html | 2023-05-08T18:26:18 | 1 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/authorities-dismiss-peeping-tom-charge/article_32e32f58-edbc-11ed-a582-8bb583e44476.html |
President Biden delivers is set to discuss protecting consumers when flights are delayed or canceled.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is also expected to participate.
You can find a recording of the press conference below:
President Biden delivers is set to discuss protecting consumers when flights are delayed or canceled.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is also expected to participate.
You can find a recording of the press conference below:
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Police are investigating after a gun was fired in a first floor bathroom of E.W. Rhodes Elementary School, in North Philadelphia.
According to police, the incident happened around 11:25 a.m., at the school, along the 2900 W. Clearfield Street, and no one was injured during the incident.
Police said the weapon had been recovered, but did not disclose if there had been an arrest made in this incident.
In a statement, officials at the school said the school went on lockdown after the weapon was fired, though classes resumed after it was determined that there was no ongoing threat.
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"Today, a firearm was brought into the E. W. Rhodes School and was discharged in the first floor bathroom. Thankfully, nobody else was in the bathroom and no student or staff member was injured. The school immediately entered a lockdown at 11:15 a.m. and notified the Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) and the School District of Philadelphia’s Office of School Safety. The firearm was secured. Once it was determined that there was no imminent threat to the students and staff, the lockdown was lifted and the school resumed its normal instructional day," the school said in a statement.
School officials noted that weapons and firearms are prohibited from being on school property, and that the incident "is being handled in accordance with [Philadelphia School] District policy."
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VALPARAISO — A 36-year-old Hebron woman faces felony neglect and drunken driving charges after allegedly showing up intoxicated at Flint Lake Elementary School and touching others, yelling in the boy's bathroom and attempting to enter someone else's vehicle, Valparaiso police said.
Police say the accused, Jennifer Ryan, was found to have a blood alcohol concentration of 0.405%, which is more than five times the legal limit for driving of 0.08%.
Police said they were called to the school at 4106 Calumet Ave. at 7:02 p.m. Thursday and were directed to Ryan, who smelled of alcohol and appeared intoxicated.
They learned she had driven a child to a choir event at the school and officers were told she had rubbed the back of one man, grabbed at children and was found yelling at someone else's child in the boy's bathroom. She was also reportedly stopped from entering someone else's vehicle.
"We want our community to know that we take any threat to the safety of our schools very seriously and will vigorously investigate any threats, and prosecute to the fullest extent of the law," police said.
Police said they found two empty 187 milliliter — about 6 ounces — bottles of wine in Ryan's vehicle.
She faces felony counts of neglect of a dependent and drunken driving with a prior offense, police said. She also faces misdemeanor charges of drunken driving and public intoxication.
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Bob is a 23-year veteran of The Times. He covers county government and courts in Porter County, federal courts, police news and regional issues. He also created the Vegan in the Region blog, is an Indiana University grad and lifelong region resident. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/intoxicated-mom-at-valpo-elementary-school-more-than-5-times-legal-limit-cops-say/article_c8ccde8a-edb5-11ed-ae95-e36803cf680b.html | 2023-05-08T18:32:14 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/intoxicated-mom-at-valpo-elementary-school-more-than-5-times-legal-limit-cops-say/article_c8ccde8a-edb5-11ed-ae95-e36803cf680b.html |
How the Milwaukee Fire Department, Light the Hoan honored 3 Wisconsin firefighters
On Sunday night, dozens of Milwaukee County firefighters gathered near The Daniel Hoan Memorial Bridge to remember three Wisconsin firefighters who lost their lives in the line of duty last year. The Hoan was lit red in their honor behind a backdrop of firetrucks.
Those three firefighters were Captain Brian Busch, 43, and firefighter James “Jim” Ludlum, 69, of the Mineral Point Fire Department, and firefighter Riley Huiras, 20, of the Grand Rapids Volunteer Fire Department.
"We're extremely humbled to be able to memorialize these three fallen that were taken from us way too soon," Eric Daun, president of Milwaukee Professional Fire Fighters Association Local 215, said at the remembrance event. "God bless their families, the communities they were serving and God bless the three of them."
The Milwaukee Fire Department and Light the Hoan partnered with the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation for Sunday's event, which aligned with the organization's annual Memorial Weekend in Emmitsburg, Maryland. Mineral Point Fire Chief Bryan Marr and his personnel traveled to the national event for their fallen members.
During this year's National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service, 144 firefighters from across the country who have died in the line of duty over the years were recognized, including 79 who died in 2022, according to the organization.
"Every day, people of Milwaukee perhaps don't see that our firefighters are out there with great courage, keeping them safe," Ed Fallone, Milwaukee's Fire and Police Commission chair, said. "They don't see that our firefighters are willing to sacrifice everything on their behalf. But we should remember, we should see that every day ... We will never forget our fallen heroes."
The Milwaukee County firefighters who attended the local remembrance event were from the Milwaukee, St. Francis, Wauwatosa, Oak Creek and Milwaukee County Airport fire departments.
Just like the Hoan, landmarks, buildings, fire service organizations, businesses and homes nationwide were illuminated red to "Light the Night," showing support for fallen firefighters.
"We stand ready to serve people," Milwaukee Fire Chief Aaron Lipski said at the event. "We stand ready on the worst day of someone's life. And the work we do on any given day is extremely risky. I just want people to understand, for their firefighters, I want them to just feel a sense of pride that their firefighters are top notch, tip of the spear, always ready and they're always arriving with that duty to act and that sense of community."
The Wisconsin firefighters who died in the line of duty in 2022
Just after midnight on Jan. 6, 2022, Busch and Ludlum were responding to a reported motor vehicle crash on Highway 151 in Mineral Point, according to news releases from the Iowa County Sheriff's Office.
The fire truck was attempting to use an emergency crossover when it was struck by a northbound semi-tractor trailer, per the U.S. Fire Administration. Busch and Ludlum were pronounced dead at the scene.
Busch joined the fire department when he turned 18, Lipski read at Sunday's event. Busch also worked as a blaster for Ahlgrimm Explosives, according to his obituary.
"He was always helpful, always caring," Lipski said. "He could be counted on to stop and help if someone was in need."
He "fell in love" with Laura Rodger, and they married in 2002. The couple had three children: Jackson, Annabelle, and Eleanor, the obituary said.
"He was very much a family-oriented person," Lipski said.
Many of Busch's loved ones' memories are of silly things he would do on family vacations, and the pranks or practical jokes he'd pull, Lipski said.
"His sense of humor and zest for life was contagious," Lipski said. "His quick wit is sorely missed. The memories of jokes and laughs shared continue to provide us all with comfort and laughter — even amidst our tears and sorrow. Brian is deeply missed and forever loved."
Ludlum had been with the fire department since 1984, according to his obituary. In 1985, Ludlum married the late Sheila Gilman. They had two sons, Adam and Troy.
Ludlum "was always available, he had a very calm demeanor, ready to selflessly complete any task at hand," Lipski read at the event.
Ludlum served in the U.S. Army Reserve for 22 years, and was also an ag mechanic, working on tractors at the Farmers Store for over 50 years, Lipski said.
Ludlum had a passion for fishing and farming, and loved spending time with his grandchildren, Lipski said.
"For his sacrifice, the state of Wisconsin owes him a tremendous debt of gratitude," Lipski said.
Both Busch and Ludlum were also active members of St. Mary's and St. Paul's Catholic Church.
In August 2022, Huiras was on his way back from a big fire call when a call came in for a crash in Grand Rapids, according to a Wisconsin Rapids Tribune report. Huiras and another member of the department hopped off one emergency vehicle and directly onto another one to go to the crash scene.
Huiras went home from the second call and, sometime between 2 and 6 a.m. Aug. 3, suffered a brain aneurysm. He died surrounded by his loving family, his obituary said.
Huiras' father is a 20-year veteran of the volunteer fire department and Huiras, like many of the members' children, grew up helping at the station and at fundraising events.
Huiras began volunteering with the fire department in 2021 and completed the Firefighter 1 State Practical Exam in 2022.
Huiras was "an amazing young man, who had a very bright future ahead of him," Grand Rapids Volunteer Fire Chief Robert Piatt said at Sunday's event.
Huiras was pursuing a career in criminal justice at Mid-State Technical College, with plans to attend the Police Academy, and volunteered as an auxiliary officer with the Grand Rapids Police Department.
"He was a young man with lofty goals and the work ethic to accomplish his mission," Piatt said. "Riley had a great passion for giving back to his community."
Huiras "lives on" today through his organ donations, Piatt said.
Karen Madden of the Wisconsin Rapids Tribune contributed to this report. | https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/wisconsin/2023/05/08/milwaukee-fire-dept-light-the-hoan-honor-late-wisconsin-firefighters/70192822007/ | 2023-05-08T18:44:36 | 1 | https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/wisconsin/2023/05/08/milwaukee-fire-dept-light-the-hoan-honor-late-wisconsin-firefighters/70192822007/ |
One driver killed, two others injured in early morning crash in Marlboro Township
- Three vehicles were involved in the crash. Two collided head-on.
- One driver, Joseph L. Kellogg, 43, of the Alliance area, was killed.
MARLBORO TWP. ‒ One driver was killed and two others injured in a three-car crash early Monday on State Street NE west of state Route 44.
The crash occurred just before 5 a.m. and killed Joseph L. Kellogg, 43, of the Alliance area, according to the Ohio Highway Patrol.
According to the agency's new release:
Zachary V. Gottscheck, 20, of the Alliance area, was driving east on State Street in a 2017 Jeep Wrangler. Kellogg, 43, driving west on State in a 2010 Chevrolet Malibu.
The two vehicles struck each other head-on. The patrol said one of the vehicles crossed the center line but did not indicate which one.
The Malibu went off the north side of the road and struck a fence.
Theodore S. Gazdak, 48, of the Alliance area, was also heading west on State in a 1997 Honda Civic. The Civic struck the Jeep Wrangler just after the Jeep-Malibu collision, sending the Honda off the north side of the road. The Jeep came to rest in the eastbound lane of State Street, facing west.
Gottscheck sustained minor injuries and was taken by a Marlboro Township rescue crew to Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital in Canton. Gazdak suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene by Nimishillen Township emergency personnel.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol was assisted by the Marlboro Township Police Department, Marlboro Township Fire Department, Nimishillen Township Fire Department and Canton Towing.
The crash remains under investigation. | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/2023/05/08/head-on-crash-kills-one-injured-two-in-marlboro-township/70195368007/ | 2023-05-08T18:57:19 | 0 | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/2023/05/08/head-on-crash-kills-one-injured-two-in-marlboro-township/70195368007/ |
She Elevates taking registrations for June training academy
CANTON – She Elevates, a nonprofit organization, is hosting the fifth annual She Elevates Academy in an in-person format in June.
The She Elevates Academy teaches girls ages 8 to14 to think like a business owner and CEO. They learn to develop their own business plan and receive training on goal-setting, creative thinking, branding, marketing, sales, financial literacy and public speaking, according to a news release.
Business owners, community leaders, women of influence and CEOs train and mentor the participants. Students will have the opportunity to select a service or product business. No experience is needed. Current business owners will receive help growing their businesses.
This year's She Elevates Academy will be held at the One Center for Leadership, 901 Tuscarawas St. E, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. June 19 through 23. Graduation will be from noon to 2 p.m. June 24.
Regular registration is $200 through May 19 or when registration is full. Additional registration per child is $100. Full scholarships are available to girls who need financial assistance. She Elevates also is seeking sponsors for the Academy. To register for the event or sponsor it, visit https://sheelevates.org/sheelevatesacademy/ or call 877-550-1751.
"Empowering young girls to become confident leaders, entrepreneurs, and CEOs is not just a goal, but a necessity for a better future,” says She Elevates founder and Executive Director DeLores Pressley. “She Elevates Academy is a stepping stone for girls to unlock their potential and build a solid foundation toward success." | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/2023/05/08/she-elevates-academy-taking-registrations-for-june/70188275007/ | 2023-05-08T18:57:23 | 1 | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/2023/05/08/she-elevates-academy-taking-registrations-for-june/70188275007/ |
NORTH CANTON
North Canton Public Library hosts Epic Summer Kick-off Party on May 13
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NORTH CANTON − The North Canton Public Library, 185 N. Main St., will host an Epic Summer Kick-off Party from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 13.
Attendees will enjoy free ice cream from Dairy Queen, a visit from the Akron Zoomobile, train rides on the Reading Railroad, information about the library’s summer activities and giveaways for those who sign up for summer reading clubs for all ages.
The public is invited. | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/north-canton/2023/05/08/north-canton-public-library-hosts-epic-summer-kick-off-party/70188120007/ | 2023-05-08T18:57:26 | 1 | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/north-canton/2023/05/08/north-canton-public-library-hosts-epic-summer-kick-off-party/70188120007/ |
LOS ANGELES (WTVA) — Zachariah Smith and Colin Stough, both of Monroe County, Mississippi, advanced Sunday to the top five of "American Idol."
Smith performed "Ironic" by Alanis Morisette.
He also sang a duet with Haven Madison; they performed "Thinking Out Loud,” also by Ed Sheeran.
Stough performed “Hand In My Pocket" by Morissette.
He also sang a duet with Megan Danielle; they performed "Dive" by Sheeran.
The next show is on May 14 and the finale is on May 21. | https://www.wtva.com/news/local/zachariah-smith-colin-stough-advanced-to-top-5-of-american-idol/article_bbe668fe-edaa-11ed-a60d-2f700a6c5bf5.html | 2023-05-08T19:02:36 | 0 | https://www.wtva.com/news/local/zachariah-smith-colin-stough-advanced-to-top-5-of-american-idol/article_bbe668fe-edaa-11ed-a60d-2f700a6c5bf5.html |
FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – Nine people were indicted for trafficking drugs across Central Florida, Arizona and California, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office said on Monday during a news conference.
The multistate investigation, called “Operation Ice Man,” found that these nine individuals were part of a drug trafficking organization transporting methamphetamine and cocaine through these areas.
Luis Miguel Hernandez, 36, of Phoenix, Arizona; Saul Sandoval, 39, of Phoenix, Arizona; Tyrone James Jones, 55, of Palm Coast, Florida; Zara Adriana Mascarella, 20, of Palm Coast, Florida; Jimmie Lee Bizzell, 53, of Green Cove Springs, Florida; Alfred Lamar Shavers, 48, of Bunnell, Florida; Camarie Dontre Shavers, 23, of Bunnell, Florida; and Alfred Lamar Shavers, Jr., 26, of Bunnell, Florida, face various charges for drug trafficking conspiracy, possession with intent to distribute and possession of firearms by a convicted felon.
An additional suspect’s name was not released as their arrest is pending, according to the sheriff’s office.
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Several suspects used commercial trucks to ship the drugs from Mexico across the U.S. to Central Florida, law enforcement said during a briefing on Monday. Search warrants were then executed in Palm Coast, Bunnell and Daytona Beach, resulting in the seizure of 44.54 kilograms of meth, 2.72 kilograms of cocaine, nine guns and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.
Deputies said Jones, Mascarella, Alfred Shavers, Alfred Shavers, Jr., and Camarie Shavers, were all identified as drug distributors in Central Florida and Sandoval and Hernandez were the sources for the meth and cocaine in Phoenix and Los Angeles. Agents said they also located 1,114 grams of fentanyl pills, 18 firearms, 4 firearm suppressors, and more than $5,000 in cash at Sandoval’s home.
Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly was joined by Roger B. Handberg, U.S. attorney of the Middle District of Florida; Sherri E. Onks, special agent in the FBI Jacksonville field office; and Marcus Anderson, assistant special agent in charge of drug enforcement administration in the Orlando District Office and Miami field division at the briefing.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – The Filipino-inspired ice cream shop Sampaguita is having its grand opening this weekend.
The business opened earlier this year as part of its soft opening, but now an official celebration is set for Saturday, May 13.
“In the spirit of AAPI Month, we are thrilled to announce the grand opening of Sampaguita Ice Cream. Join us as we honor and celebrate the rich cultural heritage of the Asian American and Pacific Islander community by embarking on a delightful journey through flavors inspired by the Filipino - American experience,” the business said in an Instagram post.
In addition to its grand opening, Sampaguita is featuring special flavors and hosting some events leading up to Saturday to celebrate Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
Here’s the lineup for this week:
- Monday, May 8 - Launch of seasonal ice cream floats featuring the flavor lychee strawberry.
- Tuesday, May 9 - The shop will be serving Ube Overload Shakes.
- Wednesday, May 10 - Night market at Kaya from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Thursday, May 11 - The shop is partnering with Nomad Bakehouse for fresh peach hand pies.
- Friday, May 12 - Enjoy ice cream sandwiches from Sampaguita and Salamat Cookies.
- Saturday, May 13 - Grand opening starting at 11 a.m.
- Sunday, May 14 - Wrap the end of the week with a mochi donut from Dochi topped with swirls of soft cream.
News 6 first spoke to the co-owner of Sampaguita, Marie Mercado, about the new concept in February 2022.
“This is a concept that is paying homage to my culture — my parents, (my) ancestry — bringing something to Orlando that doesn’t currently exist and I’m not sure that it does exist in Florida at all,” Mercado said.
Check out the Florida Foodie podcast. You can find every episode in the media player below: | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2023/05/08/filipino-inspired-ice-cream-shop-sampaguita-announces-grand-opening-collabs-for-aapi-month/ | 2023-05-08T19:02:55 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2023/05/08/filipino-inspired-ice-cream-shop-sampaguita-announces-grand-opening-collabs-for-aapi-month/ |
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What to Know
- A man opened fire at an outdoor shopping center in Allen, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, killing eight people Saturday afternoon and injuring seven others.
- More weapons and ammunition were found in the gunman's car, and senior law enforcement officials tell NBC News he interacted with neo-Nazi and white supremacist content online.
- The gunman was killed by a police officer at the mall on an unrelated call.
The gunman who killed at least eight people and wounded at least seven others at the Allen Premium Outlets Saturday has been identified.
Two senior law enforcement officials tell NBC News the man who opened fire was 33-year-old Mauricio Garcia and he had a tactical vest and was armed with a rifle of some kind as well as a handgun. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity in order to discuss details of an ongoing investigation.
Law Enforcement officials also tell NBC News authorities are now investigating this as a case of racial or ethnically motivated extremism.
One of the senior law enforcement officials said more weapons and ammunition were found in his car.
The suspected shooter interacted with neo-Nazi and white supremacist content online, the two senior law enforcement officials told NBC. NBC News has not seen any of the suspect's accounts thus far, and the officials stressed it's still early in the investigation and too early to ascribe a motive.
According to one of the officials, he was found with a patch with a right-wing acronym on his chest. It's not known at this time what the right-wing acronym is.
The gunman was killed by an Allen police officer who happened to be at the outdoor mall on an unrelated call when he heard shots fired. Allen Chief of Police Brian Harvey said the officer ran toward the gunfire, found the gunman and "neutralized" him.
Officials said Saturday they believe the gunman acted alone and that there was no ongoing threat to the community.
Officials told The Associated Press that the suspect had been staying at a nearby motel which was being searched as well as a home in the Dallas area connected to the man. The official told AP the weapons included an AR-15-style rifle and a handgun.
ALLEN MALL SHOOTING
The mall remained closed Sunday, bullet holes could be seen in cars in the mall parking lot as well as in storefronts.
Authorities told everyone to pick up cars at Edge Skate Park at 201 St. Mary Drive, where they will be transported to the Outlets to retrieve their vehicles.
The FBI advises to not go directly to the Outlets:
"Be sure to have your car keys with you. This service will end at 2 p.m. The Outlets will remain closed, and no one will be allowed to enter any store."
"Individuals wishing to retrieve their cars should be dropped off at the Senior Center, or if needed, park next door at the Edge at Allen Station Skate Park, on the west side of the Senior Center. Please drop off only one individual for vehicle retrieval. Be sure to have your car keys with you."
An ATF spokesperson told NBC 5 that agents would trace the firearms involved in the attack.
Witnesses or anyone with footage was asked to contact the FBI by calling 1-800-225-5324 (800-CALL-FBI), digital media can also be uploaded to FBI.gov/allenmallshooting.
On Sunday, the Allen Police Department said four patients were being treated at Medical City McKinney, one in fair condition and three in critical condition. One patient was transferred to Medical City Plano, a Level I Trauma Center, and is listed in fair condition. One patient was transferred to Medical City Children's Hospital and is in fair condition. Another was treated at a different area hospital.
Medical City Healthcare told NBC 5 Saturday that shooting victims ranged in age from 5 years old to 61 years old.
With the outpouring of support for the victims of the mass shooting at the Allen Premium Outlets, GoFundMe has launched a centralized hub for all verified fundraisers related to the shooting. The online fundraising platform said it was working around the clock to make sure that all funds donated go directly to survivors or the families of victims. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/allen-mall-gunman-identified-had-2-guns-and-more-in-his-vehicle-sources/3252862/ | 2023-05-08T19:02:57 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/allen-mall-gunman-identified-had-2-guns-and-more-in-his-vehicle-sources/3252862/ |
BEVARD COUNTY, Fla. – A 36-year-old man faces charges after shooting at another vehicle in a road-rage incident Friday in Brevard County, sheriff’s officials said.
The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office said the shooting happened around 8 p.m. near the intersection of North Courtenay Parkway and North Tropical Trail on Merritt Island.
According to an arrest report, Cody Hobson and the victim were driving separate vehicles southbound on North Courtenay Parkway when they engaged in a “verbal altercation/road rage incident” after Hobson pulled in front of the victim’s vehicle, almost causing a crash.
After the incident, Hobson told deputies the victim was attempting to run him off of the road, onto the median.
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Deputies said while driving over 50 mph, Hobson opened his glove box, removed a handgun with 15 rounds in the magazine and “charged the firearm,” putting a single round into the chamber. Hobson told deputies he brandished the gun at the victim to “de-escalate” the situation, but then admitted at firing at the victim’s vehicle and striking it as it tried to pass him on the road, according to authorities.
According to the report, Hobson said he feared for his safety, but video footage from a local business shows both vehicles waiting together at a stop light after the shooting. Both vehicles traveled around 2.5 miles and deputies said that particular stretch of road has 11 side streets where Hobson could have pulled over, if he feared for his safety.
Hobson never attempted to call 911 to report the incident until after he shot into the victim’s vehicle, deputies said.
A single bullet hole was found in the driver’s side front fender of the victim’s vehicle, according to the report. The victim was able to identify Hobson as the person who opened fire, officials said.
Hobson was arrested and faces charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without the intent to kill, shooting into an occupied conveyance and criminal mischief. He was booked into to the Brevard County jail on $32,000 bond.
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ISLAMORADA, Fla. – Sheriff’s officials said medics airlifted a man to a Miami-Dade hospital on Friday after a shark reportedly bit him as he was spearfishing off the Florida Keys, according to News 6 partner WPLG.
According to Monroe County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Adam Linhardt, the 22-year-old had been spearfishing near Davis Reef, off the coast of Islamorada, at around 11:30 a.m. when a shark apparently bit him in the ankle or foot.
U.S. Coast Guard crews responded and transported the man ashore to the agency’s Islamorada station, he said.
Islamorada Fire Rescue medics then took the fisherman to a nearby park where he was airlifted to Jackson South Medical Center.
Authorities didn’t release the man’s name as of Friday evening.
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Cottonwood Creek Church in Allen can hold more than 2,400 people in its sanctuary. It was full Sunday night as people gathered for a community prayer service following Saturday's deadly mass shooting at the nearby Allen Premium Outlet Mall that killed eight and injured another seven.
"We're here to mourn together as a community and pray together," a pastor said as the service started. "For God to comfort us."
"We are saddened and shocked by yesterday's tragic shooting," Allen Mayor Ken Fulk said. "We offer our sincere sympathy to the victims and their families. We are praying for you and we share in your grief."
Among those in the crowd; Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R), Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R), and Attorney General Ken Paxton (R). None of them spoke during the service.
A couple of people in the crowd did speak out during the service and were escorted out. A few brought signs that read 'Enough is Enough' to silently voice their opinions.
"I've longed for the words. I've longed for the phrase. I've longed for the sentence that would fix it," Cottonwood Creek Church Pastor John Mark Caton said. "God, we trust that You...comfort all who mourn."
"I think prayer is going to be what we need to go forward. Allen is going to heal," Allen Mayor-elect Blaine Brooks said. "You know, we're a very small town that takes care of each other and I appreciate all the people that have come in to try and help us out."
With the outpouring of support for the victims of the mass shooting at the Allen Premium Outlets, GoFundMe has launched a centralized hub for all verified fundraisers related to the shooting. The online fundraising platform said it was working around the clock to make sure that all funds donated go directly to survivors or the families of victims. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/community-prayer-service-held-for-victims-and-survivors-of-allen-shooting/3253016/ | 2023-05-08T19:03:17 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/community-prayer-service-held-for-victims-and-survivors-of-allen-shooting/3253016/ |
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Following Saturday’s deadly shooting at Allen Premium Outlets, officials confirmed eight people had been killed. Sunday, the family of Christian LaCour confirmed the 20-year-old Farmersville resident was among those eight victims.
LaCour's father told NBC 5 he was working as a security guard at the outlets at the time of the shooting.
In a social media post, LaCour’s grandmother called the 20-year-old “a beautiful soul… with goals for his future.” Another family member wrote, “There will forever be a void.”
Medical City McKinney reported Sunday that it was still caring for four of the victims, three of whom remained in critical condition. A fifth was transported to Medical City Plano and a sixth to Medical City Children’s Hospital.
The hospital said those it treated ranged in age from five to 61.
In a statement, the hospital wrote:
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When a gunman stepped out of a sedan and opened fire on shoppers at Allen Premium Outlets Saturday, people outside ran away in the parking lot, while those inside scattered and took cover.
Steven Spainhouer's son works at the shopping center and called him when he couldn't get through to 911. Spainhouer was nearby and rushed to the scene, arriving before the police.
He said he performed CPR on victims and helped find rides to the hospital. But for some others, there was little he could do to help.
"The injuries were so severe there was nothing I could do," Spainhouer said.
His description of the scene is heartbreaking. Spainhouer recounted finding a girl near bushes in a praying position and reached down to check her pulse. When he turned her over, "she had no face," he said.
"I found a 4-year-old under a lady, got the 4-year-old, 5-year-old, around the corner. He said he was OK, he was covered in blood from head to toe," he said. "There wasn't anything I could do."
Spainhouer's son sheltered inside the H&M store with fellow employees and shoppers. Father and son reunited when authorities began evacuating the mall.
"My son came out, and I wanna tell you, to see your son come out with his hands over his head and have to walk past dead bodies it's not something any parent or anybody should ever have to see or experience," Spainhouer said.
He is now joining a growing chorus of people touched by gun violence across the country who are calling for "meaningful gun control legislation."
"I don't care if you are Republican or Democrat, we gotta find a consensus on how to make our communities safer and still respect the rights of people to have their guns if they want to have them," Spainhouer said.
The gunman killed eight people and wounded seven others – three critically — before being killed by a police officer who happened to be nearby answering an unrelated call.
Two senior law enforcement officials tell NBC News the man who opened fire was armed with a rifle of some kind as well as a handgun. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity in order to discuss details of an ongoing investigation.
Officials told The Associated Press the weapons included an AR-15-style rifle and a handgun.
Spainhouer told NBC News' Morgan Chesky that in the hours after the shooting, he was processing a lot of emotions, and his heartbreak has turned into anger over gun violence. He said, "Mental health didn't fire that gun," the victims were killed by bullets.
After witnessing the carnage the guns caused, he believes talking about the shooting will help him process the trauma. He said H&M is offering counseling to his son.
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