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Grab a fork and napkin, because today’s is National Apple Pie Day. Talk about a holiday you can really sink your teeth into! Apple pie has been around since the Middle Ages. Talk about a yummy tradition.
The inaugural Somers Community Day it today, offering a free admission event for residents and non-residents alike featuring local restaurants, Fire & Rescue demonstrations, raffles and more. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Somers Fire Station 1, 7511 12th St.
Kenosha’s two large fresh markets open their outdoor seasons today. The Kenosha HarborMarket launches its 21st outdoor season today, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Downtown Kenosha at Second Avenue and 56th Street, one block west of the City of Kenosha Civil War Museum and Public Museum. Kenosha Public Market also opens its outdoor season today from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 625 52nd St. (municipal parking lot).
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The 2023 graduation season kicks off locally today. The University of Wisconsin-Parkside will hold its spring 2023 commencement on Saturday, May 13, in the De Simone Arena located in the Sports and Activity Center and will feature two separate ceremonies at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.
The Pleasant Prairie Police Department, in partnership with the Kenosha Area Noon Optimist Club and Southeastern Lakes Scholastic Mountain Biking will hold a bicycle rodeo today. It will be held from 9 a.m. to noon at Pleasant Prairie Village Hall, 9915 39th Ave. The bike rodeo is a free event for children ages 5 to 11, from kindergarten to fifth grade.
Also part of Tourism Week activities locally, you can get a free packet of seeds today at Feed & Seed. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The shop, 7115 38th St., has flowers, veggies and herb packs to choose from. Note: This offer is available to any customer who will provide an email address to join the shop’s email list. You can also stop at the Wisconsin Welcome Center at I-94 and Highway 165 for free sausage and cheese samples (while supplies last), courtesy of Brat Stop. Visit Kenosha staffers are at the center from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.
Yesterday’s Children will perform today at Wyndham Garden Harborside in Kenosha. If you yearn for the “good old days” when you actually “got” the music, this is your band. Yesterday’s Children are an oldies, jazz and rock band preforming the hits of the ‘60s and ‘70s, maybe more. Yesterday’s Children performs at 7:30 p.m. at Wyndham Garden Hotel, 5125 Sixth Ave., Kenosha. Advance tickets for assigned seating are available for $10 at bit.ly/3LL6cbY. | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/kenosha-area-events-for-saturday-may-13/article_bc24490a-f03c-11ed-aa12-2f074c43b81f.html | 2023-05-13T12:29:46 | 0 | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/kenosha-area-events-for-saturday-may-13/article_bc24490a-f03c-11ed-aa12-2f074c43b81f.html |
NORMAL — Three Heartland Community College students were nominated for state-level awards from the Illinois Community College Trustees Association.
The ICCTA awards recognize outstanding contributions from people and programs at community colleges in Illinois, and are given annually in various categories.
Four students were selected as the collegewide winners for their respective categories and were recognized at the April Board of Trustees meeting. They will also receive a $200 award.
Three of those students are nominated to the ICCTA for the state awards.
Andria Merkle of Bloomington was nominated for the Gregg Chadwick Student Service Scholarship for extraordinary commitment to volunteer service. The award was named after the former board chair, the late Gregg Chadwick.
Landon Shaffer of McLean was nominated for the Gandhi/King Peace Scholarship for those who best articulate the peaceful messages of Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Two students won the collegewide competition for the Paul Simon Student Essay Contest: Juan Ortega of Bloomington and Michael Costigan of Normal. Costigan's essay was submitted from Heartland for the state-level competition.
The Paul Simon Student Essay Contest awards students who best describe "How My Community College Has Changed My Life."
All currently enrolled students at ICCTA member colleges are eligible to participate each year, but each college is only allowed one student entry per scholarship in the statewide competition per academic year. | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/education/3-students-nominated-for-illinois-community-college-trustees-association-awards/article_6d2d339c-f01a-11ed-a20a-37cea6ed12eb.html | 2023-05-13T12:58:46 | 0 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/education/3-students-nominated-for-illinois-community-college-trustees-association-awards/article_6d2d339c-f01a-11ed-a20a-37cea6ed12eb.html |
TAMPA, Florida — The ultimate fitness challenge comes to Tampa Bay! Spartan Race participants will put their endurance to the test on Saturday at Raymond James Stadium.
The extreme endurance race will push racers to the limit as they run through the bleachers and climb up and down stairs.
“This 5K in Tampa is like no other. Run through the Buccaneer bleachers, run past the iconic pirate ship and listen to the famous animatronic parrot. Make sure your quads and calves are in tip-top shape, these stairs are no joke,” the race's founder, Joe De Sena, said. “Put one foot in front of the other, focus on the little goal right in front of you, and almost anything is possible.”
De Sena, has hosted more than 200 events in 40 countries across the world, with over 1 million annual participants, according to a news release.
For information about the Spartan Race, click here. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/spartan-race-in-tampa-bay/67-237655c5-39b9-45fa-bba8-97ed107385cc | 2023-05-13T13:05:01 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/spartan-race-in-tampa-bay/67-237655c5-39b9-45fa-bba8-97ed107385cc |
News Tribune, May 13, 1983
- Amtrak's North Star run would receive almost $1.2 million from the state for the next two years under a bill passed yesterday by the Minnesota House. The appropriation, included in a transportation budget bill, provides $575,000 for fiscal 1984 and $604,000 for fiscal 1985.
- Five officials from the Federal Bureau of Prisons toured the former Duluth Air Force Base yesterday to determine whether it could be used as a minimum-security prison. The prison would employ 100 to 135 people, with 60% hired from the area.
News Tribune, May 13, 1923
- Judge Josiah D. Ensign, veteran judge and oldest member of the Duluth bar, will celebrate his 90th birthday tomorrow. Judge Ensign came to Duluth in 1870, served two terms as mayor, was a member of the City Council, and founded the Duluth Library Association.
- Norwegian Independence Day, May 17, will be observed in Duluth beginning at 7 p.m. with a parade from the Courthouse Square. The line of march will lead to Central High School, where a program of speeches and several musical numbers will be given. | https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/bygones-norwegian-independence-day-observation-planned-in-duluth-100-years-ago | 2023-05-13T13:13:04 | 1 | https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/bygones-norwegian-independence-day-observation-planned-in-duluth-100-years-ago |
CLOQUET — "'Nagorski' is the name we're looking for. Ronald Nagorski," Laurie Kelley said as she walked through the G section of Old Calvary Cemetery.
Kelley carried a shovel, kneeling pad, broom and cellphone, which she calls her "tools of the trade" — the "trade" being photographing gravestones for fellow members on the website Find a Grave .
"They recommend not using cleaners on there because you don't want to harm the stones," Kelley said. "Especially if it's an older, softer stone. So I have these things with to just help clear it up a bit. For a lot of people, this is the only photo they've ever seen of their relative's grave."
Kelley is one of millions of volunteers who contribute to Find A Grave and one of a large group based in the Northland. The website was created in 1995 when its founder wanted to share photos of famous people's graves. Today, it's open to all individuals to find, record and present final resting place info with the world. It's run entirely by volunteers like Kelley who take the time to record, photograph and manage memorials for people around the world and region.
Volunteers range widely in their contributions to the site. Kelley has been on the site for seven years and manages 6,656 memorials. One of the largest local contributors to the site, who goes by the username "Duluth Graver," has added 122,000 photos and added 27,577 memorials to the site. "Judy H" up in Cook has added 60,000 memorials to the site in her 12 years working on it.
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It's not about me — it's about helping others find someone they're looking for.
"Judy H is legendary," Kelley said. "She actually transferred some of the Cloquet memorials over to me because she said she knew she could trust me to take care of them. I felt honored. She's over 80 years old and still doing it all the time."
While she knew Judy's username, Kelley and the rest of the volunteers have mostly never met. They just chat through the site and send each other corrections and notes to add family members.
That's how most people get into this hobby — by diving into their own family history on the site.
"I'm kind of the keeper of family history," said Find a Grave member Rita Sherepa, of Gnesen Township. "When I'd look up somebody's name, I would sometimes find them on Find a Grave. It helped so much with my family history. ... And I saw that one of the things on there that you could do was take volunteer pictures for people. And to me, that was a wonderful way to give back because I'd gotten so much in my genealogy from there."
Sherepa joined the website 11 years ago. She started taking photographs of graves at her closest local cemeteries, Calvary Cemetery and the Polish Catholic Cemetery on Howard Gnesen Road. She'd print a list of requests, visit the cemetery's superintendent to get a map, and set out finding graves to photograph.
"Over time, I'd get to know the cemeteries better, like OK, if this is Section A and then B and C, why is there suddenly a Section 22?" Sherepa said. "Some of them are just bizarre. But you start to get used to it and you'd be able to find people easier."
For example, Sherepa once found a woman's grandmother's grave despite it not appearing at first glance.
"She knew that she was there. She'd been there as a child and she was able to send me a photograph of where the grave was," Sherepa said. "It happened to be an area of Calvary that had a little boxwood edging around it and I was able to go around that whole section and I found it. It had a nice, big stone; it just hadn't been properly documented. It just slipped through the cracks. That was just so huge to her."
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Some people in there died 100 years ago, so probably nobody around here still visits them. But I can clean their stone up and capture it as it looks now so that it can be found in the future.
Because of her unusual hobby, Sherepa ended up earning herself a morbid nickname from her husband, who called her Morticia, as in Morticia Addams of "The Addams Family" TV and movies.
"I finally said he wasn't allowed to call me Morticia any more until he brought me dead flowers like Gomez," Sherepa said. "And he actually did it. He stopped at The Rose Man (a Duluth flower shop) one day and explained why he wanted dead flowers and they even wrapped them in a black ribbon."
Despite the ribbing, Sherepa said she enjoys her time out looking for gravestones.
"It's just really nice. You go out there and enjoy the weather and the nice days and you don't have to go out on the bad ones," Sherepa said. "But you're also doing something for people. It's not about me — it's about helping others find someone they're looking for."
While Sherepa mainly stays at her local haunts, other members like to venture out and check out cemeteries when they travel. Tom Edwards is one such Find a Grave member.
"Sometimes we'll just go out for the day and take a trip somewhere and stop along the way at a cemetery we've never been to before," Edwards said. "And we'll do it as an excursion, to go see something and learn more about that place."
When he's back in Duluth, Edwards also likes to document Calvary Cemetery with his wife. They spent one summer mapping out a section of Calvary where children and poor folks were buried.
"We just spend an hour or so a day mapping it out and documenting it so that people could find their loved ones some day. It's sad, but it's worse if they disappear without a trace and are forgotten," Edwards said.
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For volunteer Deanna Glumac, of Carlton, it started with documenting her church's small cemetery, St. Francis Cemetery. She has added memorials and photos for 95% of the cemetery's 150 gravestones. She said it helps her feel connected to her community and honor those who have come before by tidying their gravestones.
"Some people in there died 100 years ago, so probably nobody around here still visits them," Glumac said. "But I can clean their stone up and capture it as it looks now so that it can be found in the future."
This winter she took on a new challenge: Carlton's Hillside Cemetery. She visits the Carlton County Courthouse often to look up info and add it to the site.
"It's turned out to be a way bigger project," Glumac said. "I'm not going to get it done by the time the snow melts, but I'm making good progress. This is my retirement project."
For Kelley, it's also a good way to get to know her new community. She grew up in Silver Bay and has lived in Cloquet for 17 years, but said she learns something new through the site every day.
"You read an obituary and hear about how so-and-so started this business or was one of the first doctors in town," Kelley said. "It just kind of brings history to life, in a weird way."
Kelley knelt to take a photo of Ronald Nagorski's gravestone.
"Now I can add the picture and GPS coordinates to it and the next person can walk right to it. They won't have to search so hard to find Nagorski," she said. "That's rewarding."
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REISTERSTOWN, Md. — It was a week before College Decision Day and Kai Hammond still hadn’t made up his mind.
“Two of my kids knew last month. But there was a last-minute negotiation and compromise figuring out where the next step would be for him,” the Reisterstown mother and physician said.
The family set an in-house decision date of April 30, and Kai ultimately decided to attend Howard University in Washington, D.C.
“As a parent at the end of the day, all you have is your best intention and hopes for the kids as to what they will do next,” Hammond said. “Under my roof, I have a degree of control. But when they are in Washington, D.C., it might as well be a million miles away. The heartbreaks and victories will be their own. You want the best for your kids. You have to trust that all you have done will be for the best of them.”
Camille Hammond said she cherishes moments like this. It’s a reminder of the lengths she went to achieve motherhood, and the help that she received from her own mom, Tinina Cade.
“I’ve never been pregnant,” she said.
Eighteen years ago, Cade served as a surrogate grandmother and carried Hammond’s triplets 32 weeks to birth. She was 55 at the time.
“My mom didn’t do it because she wanted more kids, she did it because she wanted to support her daughter,” Hammond said. “My mom and I have always been very close. My mom and dad and I have talked every single day of my life.”
Surrogate grandmothers are rare, though not unheard of. A 56-year-old Utah woman last year served as a surrogate for a son whose wife had had a hysterectomy, according to People magazine. In 2020, Oprah Daily reported that a 51-year-old Chicago woman (and marathon runner) served as a gestational surrogate for her son-in-law and daughter, who had struggled with infertility. That same year, BBC News reported, a 61-year-old Nebraska mom became a surrogate for her son and his husband.
It was in fact Cade’s idea to become a surrogate for her daughter. She broached the idea with her daughter and son-in-law after researching it with her husband, Ronald.
“I knew I had to do it when I saw my daughter’s eyes. She was that bright, happy, optimistic person, and her eyes had dimmed over,” recalled Cade, who retired last year as the associate vice president for student development at the University of Richmond.
Hammond, and her husband, Jason, an orthopaedic surgeon, were shocked by the proposition.
“They kind of laughed at us,” Cade recalled. “We had done our homework. If it really was possible and if my health would not be compromised, we wanted to do it.”
After age 35, which is considered a pregnancy at an advanced maternal age, the risk of complications that might lead to a cesarean section delivery increases, according to the Mayo Clinic. There is also a higher risk of chromosomal conditions, such as Down syndrome, for babies born to older mothers. And the possibility of miscarriages and stillbirths increases with age.
Despite being told that she would have a 1% success rate, Cade experienced a relatively easy pregnancy. And, Hammond and Cade are quick to say, it did not cause any tensions between the two.
The only stress came in the form of Hammond experiencing PTSD from years of dealing with infertility struggles.
“You’re always worried that something bad will happen. Your mind always goes to the worse place,” she said. “I was waiting for the bad thing to happen. We were holding our breaths until we heard the scream of the babies. And then there was so much joy and gratitude. All of the grief and pain ― I don’t want to say was washed away, but I had come full circle.”
After the triplets were born, Hammond’s mother-in-law stayed in her home for three months helping out.
“Both sets of grandparents have moved up to be closer to us,” Hammond said. “They both live within two or three minutes of where we live. Every Sunday night we have dinner at my mother-in-law’s house.”
Hammond, a physician whose residency was in general preventative medicine and fellowship was in preventative oncology, has redirected her life to reproductive and maternal health issues — particularly among Black women.
Her nonprofit organization, the Cade Foundation, has hosted several events this year, including the Maryland Reproductive and Maternal Justice Summit in March. The organization has awarded $2 million in grants for women and couples battling infertility.
Despite myths to the contrary, Black women have higher rates of infertility than white women (7.2% vs. 5.5%) and are less likely to use in vitro fertilization, or IVF, according to the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.
The maternal mortality rate for Black women in 2021 was 69.9 per 100,000, which is 2.6 times higher than the rate for white women, according to the National Center for Health Statistics.
“I’m a physician. And I am highly educated,” Hammond said. “But I am also a Black woman. My education, my financial resources — all the other things that give me an advantage — don’t protect me because of my race. Black women have the same outcome as women in other developing countries. We are more likely to die of preventable reasons. And it is unfair, but we have to talk about it so women can be more proactive and advocate for themselves.”
Cade, for whom the Owings Mills-based foundation is named, is the face of the organization. Its mission is “Helping families … OVERCOMING infertility!”
“It’s bigger than just our family. Mother’s Day is wonderful for so many and terrible for others,” Cade said. “With a holiday like this, it’s always easier to celebrate with flowers and not realize that there are others who are really struggling that day. We need to make sure there is some care for them.”
Cade showers her daughter with praise for dedicating her life to helping others who are dealing with such a private — and oftentimes painful — struggle.
“I am so proud of Camille,” Cade said. “She decided to help others because she knew how it felt to want to have a child so deeply and to be disappointed time and time again. It’s so easy to become discouraged and give up. What a lot of people really need is a community that really gets them and is positive.”
Stephanie Beall, a physician specializing in reproductive endocrinology and infertility, has known Hammond for more than a decade since joining Shady Grove Fertility, which provides 10,000 cycles of IVF a year.
“I can’t say enough good things about what she does for the community,” Beall said, adding that Hammond provides education, a community for people struggling with fertility and financial assistance to those in need. “It takes a toll. By providing a sense of community for people, she gives them support. It’s so needed.”
Beall describes Hammond as a “bridge” for a community that is oftentimes faced with miseducation, shame and a lack of resources.
“By talking to someone who is also struggling, it helps to make it less scary. She went through her own infertility struggles,” Beall said of Hammond.
Hammond’s three children say they are inspired by their mother’s work.
“I’m extremely lucky to have her as my influence growing up,” Simone said. “To see the work that she is doing for Black women and women who look like me is amazing.”
Kai added: “We’re the product of her hard work. We were conceived in an unconventional way. The process is so spectacular.”
The triplets speak with authority when talking about their birth story. Hammond attributed this to not shielding them — their birth was discussed with them as soon as they could talk. The entire family — including both sets of grandparents — even appeared on ABC’s “The View” when the triplets were 4 years old to discuss their experience.
“It was important for us to talk to them about it, “ Hammond said. “We didn’t want people who didn’t love them or know them to harm them with their family story. It was all love. We wanted them to be proud of that and to be proud of our family history.”
Not that they didn’t have questions growing up.
“I once asked if Granny would be my mother because she birthed me. I was dumbfounded and perplexed by my own birth story,” Kai recalled. “She (my mom) laughed it off. But she clarified instantaneously and said what she would present to anybody. She gave me the full rundown. With my little middle school brain, it was a lot to process. It was a lot. But she explained it.”
Sending the triplets off to college has special meaning for both Hammond and Cade.
“I adore these children on the good days and bad days. These are nice kids. They are bright. They are caring,” Cade, their grandmother, said. “We’re thrilled to be able to see them at this point. When I look at the pictures of them as babies, I say: ‘Oh my goodness, this has come full circle.’ They are going to college, and they will be adults. It’s a real privilege to see that. And to see that you are helping other families.”
Hammond said she is “looking forward” to sending her children off to college.
“They are typical 18-year-old kids. They are ready for independence and new experiences,” she said. “It will be a little scary. But that is the goal. You don’t have these children so you can keep them and have them not leave the house. The dream is for them to be successful and live the rest of their lives. We want our children to be successful and to have their own successful experiences. I want to be a grandma one day.” | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/2023/05/13/exchange--surrogate-grandmother/58b18d26-f18e-11ed-b67d-a219ec5dfd30_story.html | 2023-05-13T13:29:26 | 0 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/2023/05/13/exchange--surrogate-grandmother/58b18d26-f18e-11ed-b67d-a219ec5dfd30_story.html |
St. Dymphna Shrine in Massillon celebrates 85th anniversary
- St. Dymphna was martyred at 15.
- Massillon State Hospital housed the original St. Dymphna Shrine.
- May is National Mental Health Awareness Month.
MASSILLON − In many ways, St. Dymphna is needed now more than ever.
Born in Ireland during the seventh century, St. Dymphna is the patron saint of those with nervous and emotional disorders, including depression, anxiety, autism, dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
Divine Mercy/St. Mary’s Catholic Church is celebrating the National Shrine of St. Dymphna's 85th anniversary. The church, 206 Cherry Road NE, will host a ceremony at 1 p.m. and a Mass at 2 p.m. May 21. The Very Rev. Canon Matthew Mankowski will preside.
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Who is St. Dymphna?
Known as "the Lily of Éire," St. Dymphna is venerated by both Catholics and Eastern Orthodox Christians. According to the story, she undertook a religious vow at 14 to remain celibate. She was just 15 when she was beheaded by her widowed, mentally ill father, King Damon, after resisting his plans to marry her.
She was canonized by the Catholic Church in 620. Her story was first recorded during the 13th century by a canon in France.
Her feast day is May 15.
St. Dymphna was credited with miraculous healings of people with mental disorders after her tomb was discovered in Geel, Belgium, where she fled with her priest, two servants and the king's fool before Damon found them and killed them.
Her remains were kept in Geel, in a church built in her honor in 1349. It burned down in the 15th century. A second Church of St. Dymphna was built in 1532.
St. Dymphna traditionally is depicted wearing a crown and robes, holding a sword, and with a broken chain at her feet.
St. Dymphna shrine in Massillon
The National St. Dymphna Shrine was established on the grounds of the former Massillon State Hospital in 1938 by the late Rev. Matthew Herttna to give priests a place in the hospital to celebrate Mass for its Catholic patients.
In 2017, William and Patricia Crookston donated money for a new shrine after St. Mary's was heavily damaged by arson in 2015. The new shrine was designed by the Rev. Edward Gretchko, a pastor of St. Mary's who retired in 2022.
Historic Massillon church burns:Cause of fire at church's shrine still undetermined
This year, St. Mary's became part of Divine Mercy parish, the result of a merger with St. Barbara and St. Joseph parishes.
The Mass will be broadcast on the Shrine’s Facebook page and then later on YouTube. Light refreshments will be served in the St. Mary School gymnasium following the Mass.
To learn more, visit https://natlshrinestdymphna.org/site/ or call 330-833-8478, or email to:stdymphnashrinemassillon@gmail.com.
Mental illness fact sheet
May is National Mental Health Awareness Month. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness:
- 1 in 5 U.S. adults experience some form of mental illness each year.
- 1 in 20 U.S. adults experience serious mental illness each year.
- 1 in 6 U.S. youths ages 6 to 17 experience a mental health disorder each year.
- 50% of all lifetime mental illness begins by age 14, and 75% by age 24.
- Suicide is the second leading cause of death among people ages 10-14. | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/2023/05/13/st-dymphna-shrine-turns-85/70171480007/ | 2023-05-13T13:29:29 | 0 | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/2023/05/13/st-dymphna-shrine-turns-85/70171480007/ |
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. — Lindsey and Tanner Ratcliffe noticed during their time living out West that coffee shops with only a drive-thru are quite common in that part of the country.
“We always knew we wanted to have a West Coast style on the East Coast,” said Lindsey Ratcliffe.
That plan finally came to fruition this past winter when they opened Space Rabbit Coffee, a drive-thru shop on Christiansburg’s Roanoke Street that’s modeled after many of the spots they saw during their time out West.
The drive-thru operates out of a nearly 1,000-square-foot building that formerly housed a LoanMax Title Loans location. One of the business’ distinguishing features is a mural on one of its exterior walls of a sunglasses-wearing rabbit dressed in an astronaut suit. The rabbit is painted against a mountainous backdrop, and coffee is shown floating around its helmet.
The mural was done by artist and Pulaski County High School graduate Emily Baker, Ratcliffe said.
While the drive-thru store opened at the end of January, it wasn’t the first entity to carry the Space Rabbit brand as the Ratcliffes have been operating a coffee beverage trailer since June 2020. Ratcliffe said they’ve sold coffee from the trailer at various locations throughout the Roanoke area and New River Valley.
Ratcliffe said they bought the trailer — a former crepe trailer — in Utah in 2020 and purchased the equipment from a friend who was closing a drive-thru coffee shop in Arizona.
Despite the successes of the trailer, Tanner Ratcliffe said they kept their ultimate goal in mind.
“We’ve always wanted a drive-thru. We just didn’t know where,” he said.
The couple currently reside in Christiansburg, but previously lived in other parts of the country due to Tanner Ratcliffe’s past work as a travel nurse.
The drive-thru is another addition to a stretch of Roanoke Street most visibly marked by a string of car dealerships owned by the Duncan automotive network and the Shelor Motor Mile group.
Since the pandemic began in 2020, a number of service and food businesses have trickled into that part of Christiansburg. They include a Starbucks, a Sheetz gas station and convenience store and another space-themed establishment farther down Roanoke Street called Lost In Taste.
While Lindsey Ratcliffe clarified that they don’t have a formal partnership with the owner of Lost In Taste, she said she finds it neat that both businesses are space themed.
Other developments are also taking place in that part of town. For weeks now, significant excavation work has occurred on land located just in front of the U.S. 460 and Roanoke Street interchange and in the nearby area behind the strip mall property that is both home to and owned by the Blue Ridge Church.
Although that stretch of Roanoke Street now has no shortage of places that sell to-go coffee, the Ratcliffes said their model avoids hassle caused by parking and intends to be quicker and more convenient for patrons.
“We’re trying to be a Starbucks alternative,” Tanner Ratcliffe said.
In fact, the couple is somewhat appreciative of the coffee chain’s presence in that area, which they noted is adjacent to both the U.S. 460 bypass and Interstate 81. They said Starbucks has shown that there is strong demand for coffee in that area, particularly for people on the go.
“Clearly, this road gets traffic for a coffee shop,” Lindsey Ratcliffe said.
She said she’s glad the drive-thru and other nearby businesses can help draw attention to that part of town, despite the mall area long being associated with retail and dining in Christiansburg.
In addition to its coffees and other beverages, the drive-thru makes and sells its own doughnuts.
Ratcliffe said one goal they’re eyeing is trying to eventually capture more of the crowd that uses the park and ride near the U.S. 460 bypass and Roanoke Street interchange.
Among those who leave their cars at the Christiansburg park and ride are riders of the Smart Way bus that effectively provides a connection between downtown Roanoke and the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg. There’s also a connection to the Blacksburg Transit system at the Christiansburg park and ride.
The drive-thru would need to expand its hours to be able to capture more of the park and ride crowd, Ratcliffe said. The business, however, is looking to grow its staff, which could in the future allow it to remain open for a little longer each day, she said.
Many cars are often parked at the park and ride during much of the daytime, meaning that their drivers are elsewhere during those hours, Ratcliffe said.
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Diane Stevens Robinson to retire from Greater Stark County Urban League
- Stevens Robinson has led the organization since 2018.
- She increased the annual budget from $12,000 to $1.5 million.
- Vice Chairman Kirt Conrad will lead the search to hire the next president and CEO.
CANTON − Diane Stevens Robinson, president and CEO of the Greater Stark County Urban League, has announced her retirement.
Her last day will be June 30, the nonprofit civil rights organization said. Stevens Robinson has led the organization since 2018 and increased the annual budget from $12,000 to $1.5 million.
"It has truly been my privilege to serve in this role," she said in a prepared statement. "I'm incredibly grateful to work alongside the staff, board, volunteers, and supporters who share my passion for the Greater Stark County Urban League and this community. I am so proud of all we have accomplished together to improve lives for families in Stark County. I know that good work will continue."
During her tenure, Stevens Robinson created a workforce development program, added job navigators and restarted the Black & White Ball. She led the league through its 100th anniversary in 2021 and received numerous awards, including the National Urban League Leadership Award.
Ralph Lee, chairman of the league's Board of Directors, thanked Stevens Robinson for her service.
"Diane has set a very high standard for the Greater Stark County Urban League, and the search committee will have a difficult time replacing her," he said in a prepared statement.
Vice Chairman Kirt Conrad will lead the search to hire the next president and CEO. Information about the position will be posted at starkurbanleague.org, and resumes will be accepted until June 9.
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SAN ANTONIO — Officials believe a lightning strike may be to blame for an overnight fire at a home in east San Antonio.
SAFD responded to the 1400 block of Picardie Drive around 4:20 a.m. Saturday for reports of a structure fire.
When firefighters arrived, they found smoke showing from the back of the home.
They made entry and were able to extinguish a small fire inside the home.
They checked the rest of the home and the attic to make sure the fire had not spread.
The residents made it out safely with no injuries.
Officials say the fire may have started due to a lightning strike to the air conditioning unit.
No other details were provided.
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Lubbock Community Theater presents 'Bonnie & Clyde'; Oak Ridge Boys at Cactus
LCT presents 'Bonnie & Clyde: The Musical'
Lubbock Community Theater presents "Bonnie & Clyde: The Musical" on May 14 and 19, 20, 21 at the theater, 3101 35th St. Show times are 7:30 p.m. on May 19-20, with Sunday matinees at 2:30 p.m. on May 14 and 21.
At the height of the Great Depression, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow went from two small-town nobodies in West Texas to America's most renowned folk heroes and Texas law enforcement's worst nightmares. Fearless, shameless and alluring, the Tony-nominated Bonnie & Clyde, from the legendary Frank Wildhorn (Jekyll & Hyde, Civil War, Dracula) is the electrifying story of love, adventure and crime that captured the attention of an entire country.
When Bonnie and Clyde meet, their mutual cravings for excitement and fame immediately set them on a mission to chase their dreams. Their bold and reckless behavior turns the young lovers' thrilling adventure into a downward spiral, putting themselves and their loved ones in trouble with the law. Forced to stay on the run, the lovers resort to robbery and murder to survive. As the infamous duo's fame grows bigger, their inevitable end draws nearer.
The production is based on the book by Ivan Menchell with music by Frank Wildhorn and lyrics by Don Black. Jillian Johnstone directs.
Tickets for this production are $30 (plus taxes and fees) for adults and $25 (plus taxes and fees) for seniors ages 65 and older, children 12 and younger and students with ID.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit https://www.lubbockcommunitytheatre.org/
Cactus presents The Oak Ridge Boys
The Oak Ridge Boys bring their Front Porch Singin' Tour to the Cactus Theater at 7 p.m. Sunday, May 14, and Monday, May 15.
The four-part harmonies and upbeat songs of The Oak Ridge Boys have spawned dozens of country hits and a No. 1 pop smash, earned them Grammy, Dove, CMA, and ACM awards and garnered a host of other industry and fan accolades. Every time they step before an audience, the Oaks bring four decades of charted singles, and 50 years of tradition, to a stage show widely acknowledged as among the most exciting anywhere.
The group has scored 12 gold, three platinum and one double platinum album — plus one double platinum single — and had more than a dozen national No. 1 singles and over 30 Top Ten hits.
Tickets for this show are $95 for the first six floor rows A-F; $85 for remaining floor rows G-M; $75 for standard balcony; and $170 for balcony box seats, which include concessions.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit cactustheater.com
Fathom presents 'Grease' special 45th anniversary screening
Fathom's Big Screen Classics presents "Grease" on the big screen for its 45th anniversary at 4 and 7 p.m. Sunday, May 14, and 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 17, at Cinemark Movies 16 and XD, 5721 58th St.
The kids are cool, the cars are hot, and the tunes are always rockin' and rollin' when one of the most beloved comedies of all time comes back to theaters to celebrate its 45th anniversary! Good girl Sandy (Olivia Newton-John) is new to school, but ready to join the Pink Ladies.
Bad boy Danny (John Travolta), the leader of the T-Birds, has just discovered their summer lovin' wasn't just a passing fling when they're reunited at Rydell High School.
Tickets for this special event are $12.45 and available in advance online at www.fathomevents.com/events
Touring Broadway production of 'Tootsie' comes to Holly Hall
Broadway at the Buddy Holly Hall brings its next production to the Hub City with the musical comedy "Tootsie" at 7:30 p.m. on May 15, 16 and 17, in the Helen Devitt Jones Theater.
This laugh-out-loud love letter to the theater tells the story of Michael Dorsey, a talented but difficult actor who struggles to find work until one show-stopping act of desperation lands him the role of a lifetime.
Featuring a hilarious Tony®-winning book by Robert Horn and an outrageously clever score by 2018 Tony-winner David Yazbek (The Band’s Visit, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels), this New York Times Critic’s Pick is “a joyful delight” (The Washington Post) that’s “so packed with punchlines, it should be called a jokebox musical!” (Bloomberg).
Reserved seat tickets range from $40 to $75 (plus taxes and fees) depending on seating.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.buddyhollyhall.com/
Concert benefits Team Luke
Eli Young Band will be performing on May 16 at the United Supermarkets Arena, benefiting Team Luke Hope for Minds. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. with the concert starting at 8:30 p.m.
TLHFM helps families and children who have suffered from a brain injury. TLHFM has helped more than 480 families in 45 states.
While selling out venues as a headliner from coast-to-coast, EYB has toured with Jason Aldean, Dave Matthews Band, Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts, Toby Keith, Tim McGraw, and Darius Rucker.
With momentum still high following their fourth career No, 1, hitmakers Eli Young Band are releasing an introspective new single with “Break It In” via The Valory Music Co. Under producer Dann Huff, the tune explores lessons in life and love that are only learned over time well spent.
General admission seating for this concert is $34.50. To buy tickets, call the Select-a-Seat Box Office at (806) 770-2000, Monday through Friday, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., or purchase them online at selectaseatlubbock.com
Ultimate Variety Show coming to Cactus
The Ultimate Variety Show: The Edwards twins, top impersonators and impressionists are set to perform at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 17, at the Cactus Theater.
Remember all the variety shows we grew up on in the 1970s and 1980s? Now is your chance to see them live and re-created by Las Vegas impersonators. Anthony and Eddie Edwards use state-of-the-art make-up to look and sound like the superstars of today and yesterday.
All your favorite legendary performers come alive in Super Stars on Stage: The Ultimate Variety Show.
Sonny & Cher, Billy Joel, Elton John, Neil Diamond, Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Lady Gaga, Celine Dion, Rod Stewart, Bette Midler, Olivia Newton John, Barbra Streisand, Andrea Bocelli, Frankie Valli, Tom Jones, and more.
Reserved seat tickets are $25 for all floor seats; $20 for standard balcony box seats; and $50 for balcony box seats, which include concessions.
For more information, visit cactustheater.com
The Edge presents 'American Buffalo'
The Edge Theatre, 4228 Boston Ave., presents "American Buffalo," directed by James Bush, Ph.D., at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturdays, May 19-20 and May 26-27, with 2:30 p.m. matinees on Sundays May 21 and 28.
Don Dubrow (played by Sean Allen Jones), the owner of a junk shop where the action takes place, decides to steal a customer’s coin collection when he feels that he has been bested in a transaction including a valuable Buffalo nickel.
He enlists the help of a young junkie named Bobby (played by Nathaniel Connor Goins) but is later convinced by a manipulative friend that Bobby is incompetent. Unable to trust either, Don invites Walter Cole “Teach” (played by Demetrius “Mechie” Scherpereel) to join them.
Bobby becomes a scapegoat as the burglary plot unravels and tensions build into suspicion, anger, and violence.
This production is for mature audiences only.
Tickets are $17 for adults and $15 for seniors and students (plus taxes and fees). For more information or to purchase tickets, visit https://edgetheatrelubbock.org/
Cactus hosting KISS tribute band
Destroyer, a top touring KISS touring tribute will perform live at the Cactus Theater at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 19.
Audiences loved the recent top touring tributes to Guns N’ Roses and AC/DC, so the historic Cactus Theater is bringing fans another top touring salute to one of the most iconic bands in the history of rock: KISS.
Destroyer is the group hand-picked by the original band KISS and the official “KISS Kruise” as one of the top tributes in the world.
Tickets for this show are $27.50 for the first six floor rows (A-F); $25 for remaining floro seats (rows G-M); $22.50 for standard balcony seats; and $50 for balcony box seats, which include concessions.
For more information, visit cactustheater.com
Walker to perform at fundraiser for expo center
The Lubbock County Junior Livestock Friends and Family are hosting their Second Annual Fundraiser with a concert by country star Clay Walker at 7:30 p.m. on May 20 in the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center.
The Exponanza event was created to continually support the Lubbock County Expo Center's financial needs. This facility will be used to support multiple events for the high plains.
Walker, 53, has been making hit music for several decades. Some of his best-known hits are "What's It to You", "This Woman and This Man", "She Won't Be Lonely Long", "If I Could Make a Living", “Dreaming With My Eyes Open”, "Live Until I Die" and more. He recently released a new album, "Texas to Tennessee."
Tickets to the Lubbock fundraiser show range from $70 to $150 (plus taxes and fees), depending on seating. Tickets may be purchased by calling (806) 770-2000, or visiting the Select-A-Seat Box Office in the civic center between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, or online at selectaseatlubbock.com.
Caldwell pays tribute to Guns, Def Leppard, Whitesnake
Caldwell Entertainment presents a tribute to Guns 'n Roses, Def Leppard and Whitesnake at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 20, at the Cactus Theater.
Back by popular demand, Caldwell Entertainment presents a second night of ’80s rock ’n’ roll featuring the legendary music of Guns N’ Roses, Def Leppard and Whitesnake. The previous performance rocked the house and this is sure to do the same.
Tickets are $25 for all floor and standard balcony seats; and $50 for balcony box seats, which include concessions.
For more information, visit cactustheater.com
'Long Island Medium' comes to Holly Hall
Theresa Caputo brings Live! the Experience to the Helen Devitt Jones Theater of Buddy Holly H all at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 21.
For more than a decade Caputo, star of the hit TLC show "The Long Island Medium", has provided messages of peace and comfort to over a million people worldwide. Through sharing her gift of communicating with those who have passed on, Caputo delivers healing messages directly to audience members, comforting them with the revelation that our deceased loved ones are still with us– just in a different way.
Reserved seat tickets range from $44.75 to $99.75 (plus taxes and fees) depending on seating. There are also VIP packages and add-ons available for an additional charge.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.buddyhollyhall.com/
Dance Gallery School presents 'Portrait'
The Dance Gallery School of Dance Arts will host its 42nd Anniversary with a Major Production, “Portrait", at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 3, and at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, June 4, in the Helen Devitt Jones Theater of Buddy Holly Hall.
“Portrait” is a celebration of the arts and the artists who create them. The dancers will explore a gallery of fine arts from Degas’ ballerinas to Van Gogh’s Starry Night, portray fashion icons like Audrey Hepburn and Marilyn Monroe, and honor spiritual leaders like Mother Theresa.
Audiences will be enchanted by the art of Cinderella and the magic of fairytales and captivated by the art of literary greats such as F. Scott Fitzgerald and Bram Stoker. Enjoy the music of the Beatles, Elvis, David Bowie and more as the dancers pay tribute to some of music’s greatest artists.
Dancers consist of preschool through high school aged students performing pieces in the styles of tap, ballet, jazz, contemporary, pointe and hip hop.
Reserved seat tickets for this production range from $16 to $33 (plus taxes and fees), depending on seating. For more information or to purchase tickets, visithttps://www.buddyhollyhall.com/
Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition coming to Amarillo
The internationally acclaimed Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition is coming to Amarillo on June 9 and runs through July 23. It will be the inaugural exhibit at the newly renovated Sunset Center in Amarillo, now called Arts in the Sunset.
This globally successful exhibit has been all around the world from Shanghai to Chicago, Phoenix, Berlin, Vienna and more. Tickets are on sale today and can be purchased online at artsinthesunset.org.
Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition is a collection of the artist’s renowned ceiling frescoes from the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel, reproduced in a format allowing viewers to be faceto-face with the masterpieces. Through artfully displayed reproductions, this innovative presentation brings the audience just a few feet away from world-renowned pieces like The Creation of Adam and The Last Judgment.
Arts in the Sunset is located at 3701 Plains Blvd. The exhibit will be open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. until 7:30 p.m., with the last entry at 6 p.m. On Sundays, the exhibit will be open from 1-5:30 p.m., with the last entry at 4 p.m. The exhibit is wheelchair accessible. Viewing time is estimated between 60 and 90 minutes. Tickets rangefrom $19 to $26.50, based on age and time of day.
Proceeds from the exhibit will benefit the Downtown Women’s Center (DWC), Catholic Charities of the Texas Panhandle (CCTXP), the Amarillo Art Institute and the Amarillo Cultural District of the Texas Commission on the Arts.
Madagascar Live coming to Holly Hall
Get ready to move it, move it! Join Alex, Marty, Melman and Gloria as they escape New York Central Park Zoo and onto the stage in a live musical spectacular. Madagascar the Musical Live is scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday, June 9, in the Helen Devitt Jones Theater of Buddy Holly Hall.
Based on the Dreamworks® movie, Madagascar The Musical Live! will have audiences of all-ages cheering and dancing as the crack-a-lackin’ friends find themselves on an unexpected journey to the madcap world of King Julien’s Madagascar.
Featuring new songs written for the stage, a bevy of dancing menageries and even some puppets, Madagascar The Musical Live! is an out-of-this zoo fun experience of friendship and more.
Tickets for this production range from $34 to $100 (plus taxes and fees) depending on seating. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit https://www.buddyhollyhall.com/
Moonlight Musicals opens season with 'Hello Dolly!'
Lubbock Moonlight Musicals begins its 18th year with the 2023 season theme of “Trailblazers!”The first production of the season is "Hello Dolly!" scheduled for June 8-10, 15-17, and 22-24, at the Moonlight Musicals Amphitheater, 413 E. Broadway.
This musical adaptation of Thornton Wilder’s hit play "The Matchmaker" bursts with humor, romance, energetic dance and some of the greatest songs in musical theatre history. The romantic and comic exploits of Dolly Gallagher-Levi, turn-of-the-century matchmaker and “woman who arranges things,” are certain to thrill and entertain audiences again and again.
Tickets for this production are $25, which includes Select-A-seat fees. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit moonlightmusicals.com
Bollywood star coming to Holly Hall
Mika Singh, a famous Indian singer, composer, music director, and movie artist of Bollywood fame, is coming to West Texas for the first time at 7 p.m. Sunday, June 11, at Buddy Holly Hall.
Singh is one of the most popular singers in India, with many hit songs and compositions.
He has enthralled audiences worldwide with full-house live performances. Accompanied by his orchestra team and chorus singers, audiences will enjoy an electrifying, colorful, multi-cultural show, with popular songs and dance tunes. Talented Lubbock dance artists will perform along with Singh, singing and dancing with his band.
Reserved seat tickets range from $59 to $249 (plus taxes and fees) depending on seating and VIP features.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit https://www.buddyhollyhall.com/
Valli rescheduled for June 16
The original Jersey boy himself, Frankie Valli is coming to Buddy Holly Hall at 7 p.m. Friday, June, 16, for a rescheduled date from January. Tickets for the January performance will be honored.
Valli's career with the Four Seasons, as well as his solo success, have spawned countless hit singles. With unforgettable tunes like “Sherry,” “Walk Like A Man,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Rag Doll,” “December ‘63 – Oh What A Night,” “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You,” and of course, “Grease.”
His songs have been omnipresent in other iconic movies such as "The Deer Hunter", "Dirty Dancing", "Mrs. Doubtfire", "Conspiracy Theory" and "The Wanderers".
Valli and the Four Seasons have sold more than 100 million records worldwide. They continue to tour throughout the U.S. and abroad to packed houses receiving nightly standing ovations from thrilled fans of multiple generations.
Reserved seat tickets for this show range from $54 to $175 (plus taxes and fees) depending on seating and VIP features.
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Police in Philadelphia are investigating after a man was shot in the chest while sitting in his car in the city's Fairhill neighborhood early Saturday.
According to police, the incident happened at about 2:40 a.m. on Saturday, when officers responded to a shooting along Germantown Avenue at Somerset Street.
Here, police said, officers encountered a 55-year-old man who had been shot once in the chest while sitting inside a red Chevy Equinox.
The victim, officials said, was transported to a nearby hospital where he was listed in critical condition.
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Two Rivers’ Snowfest will bring multi-platinum recording artists as 2023 headliners: Weekly dose
Snowfest is July 28-30 at Neshotah Park in Two Rivers.
MANITOWOC - Two Rivers’ Snowfest has announced multi-platinum recording artists Blessid Union of Souls will headline its July 29 music lineup.
Snowfest 2023 will run July 28-30 at Neshotah Park, 2111 Pierce St., Two Rivers, featuring food trucks, a vendor fair and entertainment for the kids as well as a parade July 29.
New this year will be a cornhole tournament July 30 and mainstage kids’ performances.
Blessid Union of Souls has had eight Top 40 hits since the 1995 launch of its album “Home,” producing well-known songs like “I Believe,” “Hey Leonardo” and “Brother, My Brother.”
The music and fun of Snowfest kicks off July 28 as local favorites Bacchus Lotus will bring their progressive funk rock to the stage. Sheboygan’s High Rollers follows them. Headliners Bad Habitz closes out the night July 28.
July 29, Good Morning Bedlam, a bluegrass band from the Twin Cities, starts off the day followed by Shelly Mack and the ReUnion from Milwaukee. The Nix, including Two Rivers’ Jon Stangel, will take the stage before handing the rest of the night over to Blessid Union of Souls.
July 30, the festival brings Stephen Cooper and the Nobody Famous with its original blues and rock and roll. Closing out the event July 30 are local favorites Thy Dirty Deuce.
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▶ Manitowoc County Peace Officer Memorial Service is May 15: Manitowoc County’s annual Peace Officer Memorial Service will be at 2:45 p.m. May 15 in the 1000 block of South Eighth Street, at the memorial between the courthouse and jail.
The program will honor Manitowoc County peace officers killed or disabled in the line of duty.
These seven officers have given their lives in the line of duty in Manitowoc County:
- Marshal Edmund E. Hanske, Kiel Police Department;
- Officer Leo Rocque, Two Rivers Police Department;
- Officer Fred Mueller, Manitowoc Police Department;
- Officer Thomas Dodge, Two Rivers Police Department;
- Officer Lawrence Metsker, Manitowoc Police Department;
- Deputy David C. Hibbard, Manitowoc County Sheriff’s Office; and
- Officer Dale TenHaken, Manitowoc Police Department.
▶ Manitowoc mayor to give State of the City Address May 15: Manitowoc Mayor Justin Nickels will give his State of the City Address at 6:30 p.m. May 15 in the council chambers at City Hall, 900 Quay St.
The address can also be viewed on the city’s Facebook page.
▶ Portion of Division Street to close for reconstruction: Division Street between South Ninth and South 14th streets in Manitowoc is scheduled to be closed to traffic beginning May 15.
The closure is for the replacement of utilities and reconstruction of the street.
The closure is expected to remain in place until the project is completed around Aug. 25.
North/south traffic on South 10th and South 14th streets at Division Street is expected to remain open to traffic at all times while the work is being done.
▶ Model ship contest and display returns to Maritime Museum: Manitowoc’s Wisconsin Maritime Museum will host the 46th annual Midwestern Model Ships & Boats Contest & Display May 20-21.
This is the longest-running juried model boat contest in the Midwest and will feature modelers from 10 states displaying nearly 40 ships and boats.
Also included will be an outdoor radio-controlled boat pond and the chance for people to vote on the People’s Choice model.
Visitors can view models representing a variety of boats and ships from many eras, including an ocean liner, a Royal Navy Ship, a tugboat, and a USS Wisconsin BBG-64 model.
The public is welcome to view the models, talk with the modelers and enjoy the contest activities free with museum admission.
The model boat contest will run 10 a.m.-4 p.m. May 20 and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. May 21. The contest is associated with the Nautical Research Guild.
The museum is at 75 Maritime Drive. Call 920-684-0218 for more details.
▶ Boys & Girls Club’s second annual golf outing set for July 24 at Autumn Ridge: Boys & Girls Club of Manitowoc County will hold its second annual Great Futures Fore Kids Golf Outing July 24 at Autumn Ridge Golf Course.
The event starts with 18 holes of golf, including course games and raffles, followed by an appetizer reception, dinner paired with wine, and then end with the Great Futures Auction.
A hybrid (online and in-person) silent auction will open for bidding July 20 and end the night of July 24. The auction will feature an array of items from gift certificates to local establishments, themed baskets, and larger items like experiences and trips.
All-inclusive golf foursomes and pairs are available for the outing. Foursomes are $750 and golf pairs are $375 and include 18 holes of golf with a cart, golfer gift for each golfer valued at $50, lunch on the course, beverages on and off the course, appetizers after, and dinner paired with wine. Individual dinner-only tickets are available for $50.
Visit www.bgcmanitowoccounty.org/events to learn more about the event, register to golf or view the silent auction. Sponsorships for the event are still available and people can learn more by contacting Callie Brice at cbrice@bgcmanitowoccounty.org or 920-905-5544.
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To the untrained eye, the black, charcoal-looking substance doesn’t look like much. But in the eyes of officials working to restore forests and reduce the impact of wildfires, the material represents an important piece of the puzzle: a product.
Finding a product that can be generated by forest restoration, and be sold to fund the efforts, has been the perpetual challenge for officials in northern Arizona.
Now, scientists and forest officials are looking at a new tool to help in that effort.
Dubbed the CharBoss, the machine can burn material generated during forest thinning operations and create that charcoal-like substance, a material called "biochar," said Coconino County Forest Restoration Director Jay Smith.
In the future, the CharBoss could come to supplement slash pile burning and other restoration strategies, with the biochar produced sold for any number of uses, Smith said.
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“Everything else right now, we lose money, pretty much. That's exactly the problem we're trying to solve,” Smith said.
Still, the machine is not a silver bullet, said Han-Sup Han, professor and director of forest operations and biomass utilization at Northern Arizona University’s Ecological Restoration Institute, which is studying potential use of the CharBoss and the biochar it creates.
“We need all the tools,” Han said. “We need to open burn, we need the prescribed burns, we need the CharBoss, we need to get anything that is possible and available to be able to manage our [forests].”
Last month, Coconino County worked with the Forest Service and the ERI to test the machine.
Smith said they were testing the CharBoss against the county’s current air curtain burner.
Both machines work in a similar fashion. Small logs, branches and pine needles, often referred to as biomass, is fed into the machines. That material is then burned in a way, and at a temperature, that limits the smoke put off by the fire, greatly reducing the impact of diminished air quality on local residents.
But the CharBoss dumps the material before it is entirely consumed, generating the biochar substance, said Smith.
The air curtain, on the other hand, generates only ash.
Biochar could be used in a myriad of ways, Han said, from supporting soils and agriculture, to being used in water filters.
“It can really nicely improve the soil productivity -- which improves the production of the agricultural products,” Han said.
Han's studies have shown that when biochar is used within soils, those soils retain water more than normal, meaning less water is needed to support the same number of plants. So far, it’s looking as if when biochar is used, it reduces water loss by 15%, and thus that much less water is needed to support the plants.
That could have applications in everything from agriculture, to more pedestrian uses such as on golf courses, Han said.
And putting biochar in the soil has another beneficial side effect: capturing and storing some of the carbon dioxide that would be released in the burning of the biomass.
“When you convert the biomass into biochar, and then use the biochar as a soil amendment product and put it into the soil, then that the carbon can be sequestered and stored in the soil for hundreds of years,” Han said. “That's a really good thing.”
As the CharBoss has been tested, Han said, they have also found that the amount of biochar produced depends on what material is burned.
Han said preliminary findings show that when burning greener material, such as wood that has not been dried or seasoned, or smaller material such as twigs, pine needles and small branches, they produce biochar equaling about 9% of the material that is fed into the Charboss.
In other words, if they load up 1,000 pounds of recently cut small twigs and branches into the burner, they will produce about 90 pounds of biochar.
But that amount increases to 17%, or in this case, 170 pounds, as they feed the machine larger and drier material.
Those logs don’t have to be massive to start seeing that difference. If the logs are just 2 to 4 inches in diameter, a size commonly cut during thinning operations, they start seeing that increase in the biochar produced.
“We found that the drier material, it burns faster in the CharBoss as you can imagine, and it produces more biochar. But if it’s wet material and smaller material, it produces less biochar,” Han said.
Both Smith and Han said they expect improvements to be made to the CharBoss in the coming years, potentially increasing its size so that it can burn more material at one time, and further automating it to reduce the manpower needed in its operation.
At the moment, the county’s current air curtain burner can consume about three times the material that the CharBoss can, and be operated by just one person.
“We're saying it's kind of like the Apple 1.0. This was a 1.0. There will be a 1.2, a 1.3,” Smith said.
But in the meantime, the smaller capacity of the CharBoss does come with other benefits such as ease of transport.
As opposed to having to bring biomass to the CharBoss, the machine is small enough to be towed to where that material already is, and simply burn it there.
“So one application I see for it in a community like ours would be when you have community cleanups,” Smith said. “It's on a trailer with wheels, you can hook it to one truck and pull it to Munds Park or Bellemont ... you could just sit there and burn this stuff up. And you could create all this biochar that then the people could come back and take as they wanted to, and put it in their gardens or wherever they want.” | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/black-gold-for-forest-restoration-not-exactly-but-its-another-useful-tool/article_4bc07188-f123-11ed-85a8-772a678aee65.html | 2023-05-13T13:45:12 | 1 | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/black-gold-for-forest-restoration-not-exactly-but-its-another-useful-tool/article_4bc07188-f123-11ed-85a8-772a678aee65.html |
With an epic winter behind us and the promise of warmer days ahead, our thoughts turn to summer and the gardening possibilities awaiting us.
If you are ready to plan a garden, purchase plants and learn more about gardening in Flagstaff, you will want to attend the annual Plant Sale and Garden Festival presented by the Coconino Master Gardener Association (CMGA) in partnership with the Museum of Northern Arizona on Saturday, May 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
This family-friendly event will take place at the Colton Garden located at 1301 N. Fort Valley Road across the road from the Museum of Northern Arizona. There will be signs and volunteers to guide you to the event and the parking area. The event and parking are free. There will be no sales before 10:00 am.
You will find 21 vendors selling organically grown herb, vegetable, and tomato starts as well as seeds, and native plants proven to grow in Northern Arizona. There will be many other vendor and educational opportunities as well as a used tool sale, tool sharpening, children’s activities, and food. Here is what to expect.
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Let it Grow Native Plants and Lily of the Field flagstafflily.com/ are two local growers selling native perennials, and heirloom and arid-adapted plants. The Arboretum at Flagstaff thearb.org will also have native plants for sale. And Forestdale Farm forestdalefarm.com/ is offering sustainably grown vegetable and herb garden starts.
Arizona Milkweed for Monarchs www.azmilkweedsformonarchs.org/ is a nonprofit organization selling milkweed plants.
If you are looking for a new house plant, you are in luck. Plantae www.plantaeflagstaff.com/ is returning with a varied selection of beautiful houseplants including cacti, succulents, and exotics.
Four artists from the Flagstaff Potters’ Guild www.flagstaffpottersguild.com/ will be selling handcrafted ceramic planters. And Shuttle Bus Studios will be returning with LeeAnn Dodde’s creative pottery. Check out her story at www.shuttlebusstudios.com.
Have tools that need sharpening? Nemo from Never a Dull Moment will be available to sharpen tools and knives on the spot.
Elevated Gardening www.elevated-gardening.com/ and Harvesting Roots harvestingroots.org/ offer gardening consulting and coaching. They will be happy to tell you about their services. Nevermore Gardens and the Bad Seed Company will be offering lavender bundles, dried flowers, and freshly baked bread.
You may find a treasure at the CMGA Second Chance Table featuring gently used gardening tools and supplies along with garden books and houseplants.
AZ Homegrown Glass will be joining us this year with stunning garden art. And the Route 66 4-H Stem Club has been busy crafting macramé plant hangers, blacksmith trowels and hooks, lettuce baskets, seed bombs, and bug houses to sell.
There is always more to learn about gardening, and we are pleased to offer four free talks presented by knowledgeable and passionate gardeners with valuable information and pearls of wisdom to share.
10:45-11:15 a.m.—Learn about how to reduce pesticide use at Dan Devere’s talk on ‘Integrated Pest Management.’
11:30 a.m.-noon—Steve Alston will teach about ‘Seed Saving.’
12:15-12:45 p.m.—Frank Branham will share his gardening wisdom during ‘Transplanting your Plants.’
1-1:30 p.m.—Hattie Braun will present ‘Understanding Garden Soils.’ This is where it all starts!
Grab a Snack at The Northland Hospice Bake Sale or the Baja Mar Food Truck tacosflagstaff.com/ and stroll the beautiful gardens at Colton Garden while enjoying spectacular views.
There is also a self-guided walking tour of season extenders in the Colton Gardens. Pick up your map at the CMGA table. Also in the garden, Willa Pratley will be assisting children with some fun activities and volunteers will be demonstrating pizza making in a pueblo-style oven in that same area.
CMGA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to building a group of well-educated gardeners to teach classes and care for gardens in the community.
We suggest you bring a box to carry home your new purchases.
We look forward to seeing you on May 20. Happy gardening season!
Mary Gaseau has been a Coconino Master Gardener for Arizona Cooperative Extension since 2017.
If you have a gardening question, send a message to CoconinoMasterGardener@gmail.com and a Coconino Master Gardener will answer your question. Or call the Coconino Master Gardener Hotline at 928-773-6112 and leave a message. A Master Gardener will return your call. | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/gardening-etcetera-flagstaff-plant-sale-and-garden-festival/article_16fa84ee-f0e6-11ed-8f27-73ecee43f549.html | 2023-05-13T13:45:13 | 0 | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/gardening-etcetera-flagstaff-plant-sale-and-garden-festival/article_16fa84ee-f0e6-11ed-8f27-73ecee43f549.html |
Meet the Mid-Valley: McKay a cappella takes second place in national competition
McKay High School's contemporary Scots-Appella group took second place at the Varsity Vocals International Championship of High School A Cappella.
The group won first place in the quarterfinals and second place in the semi-finals in California, earning a wildcard slot for the national finals in New York.
This marks only the second year the 19-person ensemble began competing. The singing group started at McKay about 10 years ago. Under the leadership of choir director Peter Sepulveda, the group decided to start competing coming out of the pandemic.
It also is the second year the group competed in the international championship. Last year, it made it to the semi-finals.
On April 28, the group was enjoying a round of celebratory Ben & Jerry's ice cream after singing onstage in New York City, thinking they had finished fourth in the nationwide competition. Then came some surprising news — they had won second place.
"If you would have told us at the beginning of the year that we would be in New York singing in front of a large audience, it would've blown our minds," said senior Jaime Guerrero.
"It was amazing," Guerrero said. "We were able to create music and do art that you can't find anywhere else."
The group performed the songs "What in the World" by Cynthia Erivo, "Best Days" by Alessia Cara, and "The Feeling of Here" an original song from A Capella Academy.
Diego Gonzalez said he remembers being drawn to the a cappella group after they visited his middle school to perform. Now a senior, he said made friends and connected more to many of his longtime friends, like Guerrero, who he has known since kindergarten.
Sepulveda said the group is grateful for the support of Salem-Keizer Public School and the community, which helped make the New York trip possible for the students.
Senior Alli Xiong said the whole experience was thrilling and fun.
"I was just really excited to sing with the group," Xiong said.
Sepulveda said the students put in incredible effort and put aside distractions to be competition-ready.
"They've worked exceptionally hard this year and bought in with each other over a common vision," he said. "And I think that's so rare to see in any school."
Sepulveda said they brought a uniqueness and emotionality to their performance in New York that pushed them to the front of the pack.
"I thought they had the most heartfelt set, a very human set that resonated with the audience in a different way," he said.
For questions, comments and news tips, email reporter Whitney Woodworth at wmwoodworth@statesmanjournal.com, call 503-910-6616 or follow on Twitter @wmwoodworth | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2023/05/13/meet-the-mid-valley-mckay-a-cappella-takes-second-place-in-national-competition/70184102007/ | 2023-05-13T14:04:25 | 1 | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2023/05/13/meet-the-mid-valley-mckay-a-cappella-takes-second-place-in-national-competition/70184102007/ |
Name: Austin Dawson
School: Central High School
Parents: Michael and Amy Dawson of Salem
Most memorable high school moment: My most memorable high school moment was getting my pilot's license alongside one of my friends. My school has an aviation program where students can learn about aviation through hands on experience building an RV12 plane, while working towards getting their private pilots license. One of my friends and I entered the program together, working and learning alongside one another until we both passed the final flight evaluation and became official private pilots.
Most influential teacher: Mr. Jonathan Kao in Biology/Physics; Mr. Kao is a teacher who seems to never lose enthusiasm or motivation when teaching. He makes different concepts within science more relatable and fun to learn about, while also demonstrating the limitless possibilities of science. He has always helped me and contributed to fostering my interest in STEM.
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School activities/clubs: DECA, Future Business Leaders of America, National Honor Society, Eagle's Nest Aviation Club, Math Club/Mu Alpha Theta, Skills USA, Chess Club, German Honor Society, SMART Team
School athletics: Soccer, tennis, track
School offices held: Treasurer of National Honor Society; President Eagle's Nest Aviation Club; Co-President Math Club; President Skills USA; Boys Varsity Soccer Co-Captain 2022
Honors, letters or awards: National Merit Scholarship Finalist; Central High School, Academic Letter, Medal and Plaque Awards; Summa Cum Laude; Southern Lakes Conference 1st Team All Conference Boys Soccer; Central High School Boys Soccer Golden Goal Award 2020 and 2022; Southern Lakes Conference Academic Excellence Top 10; Wisconsin 4H Key Award; AP Scholar with Distinction; DECA State and International Qualifier 2022 and 2023; Future Business Leaders of America State Qualifier 2020 and 2023; College Board National Recognition Program Rural and Small-Town Recognition Award
Out-of-school activities/hobbies: Kenosha County 4H; United States Youth Futsal National Team 2021-2022; WSG Futsal Club; Croatian Eagles and Libertyville FC 1974 Club Soccer; Kenosha County 4H Ambassadors, Kenosha County 4H Council Youth Member
College choice: United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Intended major/field of study: Aerospace Engineering
Role model: Chief Warrant Officer 5 Michael Ferguson
Three words that best describe my role model: Dependable, Wise, Humble
What I hope to accomplish in my lifetime: In my lifetime, I hope to go to space furthering the achievements and abilities of space exploration. I hope to contribute to this growing field, helping humanity to travel and explore further than ever before. In an infinite universe, there are infinite possibilities, some of which I hope to find. | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/todays-teen-2023-austin-dawson-of-central-high-school/article_af8ce818-f033-11ed-a29d-0fb3ff1877d1.html | 2023-05-13T14:09:42 | 0 | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/todays-teen-2023-austin-dawson-of-central-high-school/article_af8ce818-f033-11ed-a29d-0fb3ff1877d1.html |
Manatee Healthcare Alliance conducting anonymous survey to help steer public health resources
BRADENTON — The Manatee HealthCare Alliance is looking for adults ages 18 and up who live, work or play in Manatee County to participate in a 10-minute online community health survey before May 22.
Survey results, which will be published in the summer, will be used to develop a comprehensive community health assessment (CHA) and three-year community health improvement plan (CHIP) for Manatee County.
“This short, anonymous survey will help to prioritize health issues, identify resources for addressing them and take action to improve conditions that support healthy living,” said Melissa Larkin-Skinner, MHA chair and regional chief executive officer of Centerstone. “Your feedback helps us to improve the health of our community."
The survey can be taken in English, Spanish or Haitian-Creole by visiting: surveymonkey.com/r/manateehealthsurvey; surveymonkey.com/r/encuestadesaluddemanatee; or surveymonkey.com/r/sondajsantemanatee_.
The survey can also be accessed using the social media accounts of MHA partners: Gulfcoast South AHEC (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn); Healthy Teens (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn); Manatee County Chamber of Commerce (Twitter); and Manatee County Government (facebook.com).
Anyone who plans to take the survey is encouraged to give the following questions some thought ahead of filling out the online form:
· What do you think are the 3 most important health problems in Manatee County?
· What are the 3 unhealthy behaviors you are most concerned about?
· What do you think are the most important changes needed to achieve a healthy community in Manatee County?
"Overall results from the survey, coupled with secondary data on key health indicators such as chronic disease, maternal and child health, and social and behavioral health will be shared in the 2024-2026 CHA later this summer,” Larkin-Skinner said.
For copies of the current CHA and CHIP, visit the Florida Department of Health in Manatee County’s website (manatee.floridahealth.gov). Results of the survey in 2021 identified communicable diseases, behavioral health, youth development and healthy living (obesity, nutrition and diabetes) as public health target issues.
Earlier this year, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and University of Wisconsin published its annual county health report ranking Florida’s 67 counties using data on health outcomes. Manatee County ranked 14th. Areas of strength in Manatee County included preventable hospital stays, primary care physicians and high school completion. Areas of weakness included adult smoking, adult obesity and uninsured residents.
Submitted by Florida Department of Health-Manatee County | https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/2023/05/13/manatee-healthcare-alliance-seeks-feedback-to-assist-healthy-living/70198315007/ | 2023-05-13T14:25:49 | 1 | https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/2023/05/13/manatee-healthcare-alliance-seeks-feedback-to-assist-healthy-living/70198315007/ |
The 17-year-old Lincoln boy accused of shooting and killing another teen at a crowded house party March 31 had confronted the victim over a bag of marijuana in the moments before the shooting, police said in newly unsealed court filings.
Kashuan McCree, who is accused of first-degree murder and use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony in the shooting death of Damien Brave, approached the 18-year-old within 10 minutes of Brave's arrival at the north Lincoln house party and asked if he had marijuana on him, Lincoln Police Investigator Jason Drager said in the court filings.
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Brave told McCree no, so the 17-year-old walked away, according to witness accounts included in the probable cause statement for McCree's arrest.
But minutes later, at 11:30 p.m. March 31, McCree confronted Brave again at the house party near 27th and Fair streets, inquiring again about the marijuana he suspected Brave had in a bag he'd brought to the party, Drager said in the statement.
According to police, one witness reported McCree said "something similar to, 'So if I were to shoot you, take your bag and look through it, there will be nothing in there?'"
Then, police alleged, McCree pulled out a gun and shot Brave in the stomach.
The 18-year-old lunged for McCree's gun and tried to wrestle it away from him before the 17-year-old shot Brave three more times, witnesses told police.
As some partygoers fled 1834 N. 27th St. and some called police, at least two attendees carried Brave to a private car and drove him to a local hospital, Drager said.
He was pronounced dead at around 2:30 a.m. April 1.
Brave, the city's fifth homicide victim of 2023 who left behind a grieving family that includes four sisters and his parents, "didn't get a chance to live his life," his mother said.
At least six witnesses later pointed investigators to McCree, who fled to Michigan in the immediate aftermath of the shooting, according to police.
Police arrested McCree in Detroit on April 6 for his alleged role in Brave's death, Lincoln Police Chief Teresa Ewins said at a news conference the next morning.
Ewins said investigators had recovered the bag that apparently ignited the feud between Brave and McCree, but she declined to say what was inside.
At last month's news conference, the police chief also stopped short of calling the shooting a robbery gone wrong, but in court filings, prosecutors said Brave's alleged murder was carried out in an "attempt to perpetrate (a) robbery."
Police don't believe Brave and McCree knew each other prior to the shooting, Ewins said. And, she said, Brave wasn't armed when he was shot.
Authorities haven't found the handgun thought to have been used in the shooting, the police chief said.
McCree remained in custody in Michigan until he was extradited this week ahead of Friday's hearing.
Appearing via Zoom from the Lancaster County Youth Assessment Center, the 17-year-old Lincoln boy grappled with the reality of his criminal charges at his first court appearance.
McCree asked Judge Thomas Zimmerman at Friday's hearing if he might be able to see his charges reduced after learning he faces up to life in prison.
"I heard 'life,' you know what I'm saying?" he asked the judge. "So, like, if I get a paid attorney — that's just like the range. But with a paid attorney ... or anything like that, that's just — I can get those lowered down with all the facts and everything, right?"
"Mr. McCree, it's between you and your attorney how you intend to conduct your defense of this case," Zimmerman said, before setting the 17-year-old's percentage bond at $1 million.
McCree must pay $100,000 to be released. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/lincoln-boy-shot-teen-within-10-minutes-of-arrival-at-march-house-party-police-allege/article_177d3c8c-f0f9-11ed-a82e-67faee03d548.html | 2023-05-13T14:30:37 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/lincoln-boy-shot-teen-within-10-minutes-of-arrival-at-march-house-party-police-allege/article_177d3c8c-f0f9-11ed-a82e-67faee03d548.html |
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When the 88th Texas Legislature convened in January, Gov. Greg Abbott (R) listed school choice as one of his top priorities. But with the session set to conclude at the end of May, it's unclear if the Texas House will deliver.
School choice has been a passion project for some conservative lawmakers for decades, said Texas Monthly senior editor Forrest Wilder, who has written extensively about the intersection of public schools and politics. He said unlikely allies have kept it from passing over the years.
"The coalition that has kept vouchers from ever passing in Texas - and it has been proposed and tried and come close in the legislature for at least the last 40 years - is because of this the durable coalition between Democrats, or almost all Democrats, and generally rural Republicans," Wilder said.
The Texas Public Policy Foundation, a conservative think tank, has helped organize Abbott's statewide tour to promote school choice. Mandy Drogin, the campaign director for the group's education arm, said the push for educational savings accounts, a voucher-like program, is not meant to drive a wedge between parents and public schools.
"If there's an open seat in a great public school their parent wants, let's let them go there. If they are unhappy with their options that are provided by the public system, then maybe they want to choose private. Maybe they want to choose to homeschool," she said. "We have a social contract and a constitutional obligation to educate every single child. And that's what this is about."
In the proposed legislation in Texas, money from the state would follow a student, where they went to public, private or charter schools. Rep. James Talarico (D-Round Rock) is a former teacher and said public schools can't afford to receive less funding.
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"Texas is 43rd in the nation in per-pupil education funding. So if we were to add a private school voucher scam on top of that and siphon off money from our public schools to unaccountable private schools, you would see us drop even further in those rankings," he said. "I believe there is nothing our public schools can't do if they're given the right support and given the right funding."
This week's episode of Texas Wants to Know explores why school choice is a priority, how it would impact public schools, and who it would benefit. Listen in the Audacy app or wherever you get your podcasts. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/texas-wants-to-know-why-school-choice-is-a-priority-for-the-states-top-elected-officials/3257459/ | 2023-05-13T14:31:47 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/texas-wants-to-know-why-school-choice-is-a-priority-for-the-states-top-elected-officials/3257459/ |
The Irving Police Department says it will release more information Monday about an officer-involved shooting that shut down State Highway 183 at Belt Line Road Friday night.
The Texas Department of Transportation camera in the area showed the highway blocked off Friday night.
Irving police say at around 7 p.m. police found a man wanted by the fugitive unit walking along the southbound service road of State Highway 183 at Belt Line Road.
Police say when they tried to take him into custody, he presented a handgun. Three officers fired on the suspect and he was hit.
The man was given treatment on scene and transported to Parkland Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
No officers were injured. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/wanted-fugitive-shot-and-killed-by-police-along-s-h-183-friday-night-irving-pd/3257424/ | 2023-05-13T14:31:53 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/wanted-fugitive-shot-and-killed-by-police-along-s-h-183-friday-night-irving-pd/3257424/ |
VINTON, Va. – Organizers for the Charity event for 1st responders and veterans along with a raffle to help the children of Danielle Holloman.
There will be prizes, music, and food, happening May 20th.
For more information. Push/Pull by the Pool | Facebook | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/05/13/pushpull-by-the-pool-competition-at-lancerlot/ | 2023-05-13T14:33:12 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/05/13/pushpull-by-the-pool-competition-at-lancerlot/ |
ROANOKE, Va – Roanoke Councilmember Stephanie Moon Reynolds talks about how she would like to city address gun violence.
Moon-Reynolds said at one point young people were committing to violent crimes, now she says its people of all ages.
Reynolds said she wants collaboration from everyone to figure out solutions to the problem. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/05/13/roanoke-leaders-talk-about-gun-violence-in-the-city/ | 2023-05-13T14:33:18 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/05/13/roanoke-leaders-talk-about-gun-violence-in-the-city/ |
ROCKY MOUNT, Va. – The Town of Rocky Mount Police Department, along with Rocky Mount Fire Department, Franklin County Public Safety and the Franklin County Sheriff’s office responded to the Rocky Mount Bowling Center, on North Main Street, regarding a possible shooting shortly after 11 p.m. Friday evening.
Upon arrival, officers found a male lying unresponsive, in the front parking lot. The victim was 25-year-old Keith Anderson from Moneta. was found to be deceased. Rocky Mount Police officers have charged Joshua Tyler Coleman of Callaway with second degree murder.
Detectives said the preliminary investigation indicates that this is an isolated incident.
Coleman is currently being held at the Franklin County jail without bond. This is an ongoing investigation. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/05/13/rocky-mount-police-investigate-fatal-shooting/ | 2023-05-13T14:33:24 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/05/13/rocky-mount-police-investigate-fatal-shooting/ |
AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin Fire Department said a house on Rainlilly Lane in West Austin caught on fire after being struck by lightning early Saturday morning.
AFD confirmed with KVUE that lightning struck somewhere on the roof line and ran through the electrical wires in the attic. It said a majority of fire was in the attic, but some moved down to the first floor.
The family will to get back inside soon, but fire crews will be staying on the scene a little longer.
"Lightning-strike fires historically travel in many different locations throughout the attic space and electrical system, and so we're going to stay on scene to make sure that all of it is out from the areas we have found through our investigations," said Josh Anderson, captain of Training Division 1, AFD.
AFD said there was minimal damage – firefighters just had to remove some of the ceiling, sheetrock and insulation to get to the wires that were burning behind that.
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How 3 Arizona middle schoolers are preparing for the 95th Scripps National Spelling Bee
Every day when she gets home from school, 14-year-old Karen Opoku-Appoh spends hours memorizing root words and being quizzed by her parents to spell words from past national spelling bees.
It’s a strict routine to prepare for the 95th Scripps National Spelling Bee later this month, where she’ll be one of three students representing Arizona.
Karen’s spelling bee journey began at the classroom level at Marana Middle School. She then advanced through the school, district and county-wide bees to ultimately win the Arizona Spelling Bee in March.
She won the state spelling bee with “passage,” but not before having to spell “kakidrosis,” “sustentacular” and “all these other crazy words,” she said.
“Eventually, the judges ran out of words, so they just started giving us easy words to spell,” she said, laughing.
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Along with Karen, who is in eighth grade, Arizona students Opal Mishra, a sixth grader at Basha Accelerated Middle School in Chandler, and Tazbah Spruhan, an eighth grader at Tséhootsooí Middle School in Window Rock, will travel to Maryland at the end of the school year for the contest.
They are among the 231 spellers who will be competing for the championship prize, which includes a trophy — called the Scripps Cup — and a $50,000 check. The contestants range in age from 9 to 14.
For Karen, spelling bees have made her more confident in herself. “I’m a really shy person,” she said. “I hate going to big events, standing on stage, looking out at the big crowd.”
But to make it to this point, she’s had to be on a lot of stages, she said. She’s trained herself not to be nervous. “Nerves don’t really help when you’re going for something this big,” she said.
Her favorite word that she’s come across, she said, is “kaffeeklatsch.”
“It’s a German word, and I like it because it just means ... an informal meeting, and having coffee and talking, like gossiping,” she said.
Tazbah, 13, is preparing for the competition by learning roots and spelling patterns in different languages. She’s taken German, Italian, English, Spanish, Japanese and French spelling lessons. Her favorite word, she said, is “rendezvous.”
Tazbah advanced to the national spelling bee after winning the Navajo Nation Spelling Bee, where “dorking” was her winning word.
“Growing up, I never really saw anybody that was Native in anything,” she said. “So, I feel really proud to be able to go to Washington and represent the Navajo Nation.”
Tazbah's spelling bee journey has changed how she views her own capabilities. “I’ve never really been one to give all my efforts on something,” she said. “The fact that I was able to study every day, continue working every day to get to this point, it really changed my perspective of myself.”
Last year, 14-year-old Harini Logan from San Antonio won the National Spelling Bee. In the competition’s first-ever spell-off, she secured her win by correctly spelling 22 words in 90 seconds. Her winning word was “moorhen.”
Preliminary rounds of the Scripps National Spelling Bee begin on May 30, quarterfinals and semifinals take place on May 31, and finals are scheduled for June 1.
The semifinals and finals will be aired on ION, which is available free over the air and on most cable, satellite and streaming providers. Preliminaries will be streamed on ION Plus and Bounce XL. Find more information about where to watch the bee at spellingbee.com/watch. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-education/2023/05/13/arizona-students-to-compete-at-scripps-national-spelling-bee/70210078007/ | 2023-05-13T14:43:47 | 1 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-education/2023/05/13/arizona-students-to-compete-at-scripps-national-spelling-bee/70210078007/ |
'Because we are all human': Arizona farmworker gives food, water to migrants at border wall
Standing in front of his white truck, a man with a goatee and straw hat had an easy smile, and bore the lines and tan of someone who looked like he worked in the fields his whole life.
On the other side of the approximately 6-inch-wide, rust-colored steel posts, two children ran around while their parents, looking exhausted, waited for U.S. Border Patrol agents to return and process them early Friday morning in a remote area of San Luis.
They were sitting in a square dirt lot surrounded on three sides by the thick steel posts with the vast Mexican desert on one side and Yuma’s agricultural fields on the other.
Luis Ames, 66, is well-known in that corner of San Luis for distributing food and water to migrants waiting to be processed for custody who could wait for hours or days, according to some migrants.
He works on the land that borders the wall overseeing irrigation of Lee Farms fields.
He will never forget the first day he started bringing food and water to migrants waiting to be processed by the U.S. Border Patrol.
On Dec. 1, 2021, Ames was checking the fields as he usually does.
As he approached the border wall, he saw hundreds of migrants sitting in the square dirt lot.
“When I was passing by, I saw a lot of hands coming out through (the slats of) the wall,” Ames said.
With hands reaching out of the slats, people were crying out for help. He recalled hearing desperation in their voices. They had been waiting there for some time without food or water.
He saw many children, women, pregnant women, and elderly people among the anguished crowd.
Ames sped away, rushing to the nearest store and bringing back truckloads of bread, sandwich ingredients, water, Gatorade, soda, and anything else he could get quickly. He made a few other trips, rushing back and forth, to get enough food and drink for everyone.
Once they were fed, a tranquility blanketed the group.
“That made me realize a lot of things, everything these people suffer when they leave their country. They travel through corrupt countries where they get robbed of their money and everything they own,” Ames said. “Most people arrive without anything.”
This activity has now become part of his daily routine.
Every morning after overseeing the farmworkers who work under him, Ames checks the fields closest to the wall and sees if anyone has been brought there overnight and is in need of food and water.
He has a love of the fields and of helping people
Ames has worked for Lee Farms for 40 years, moving to Yuma County from San Luis Rio Colorado, Mexico, where he grew up ranching with his father.
He thinks he gets his love of giving to others from his father, who grew zucchini and corn in Mexico and frequently gifted some of his crops to others.
“I learned a lot from my dad,” he said. “He taught me to do things well and correctly."
One of 14 children, Ames eventually made his way to Yuma at 28 years old and has lived there ever since.
He loves working in the fields, appreciating the change of the different harvests and the active lifestyle his work allows him.
He has made friends with local humanitarian aid volunteers who also drop off food and water to migrants and the local Border Patrol agents he sees every day.
Ames also sees how depressed the migrants can be. When he drops off food, he also tries to lift their spirits and self-esteem: "I talk to them, try to say anything that might help them feel better."
He remembered one Cuban woman who had been kidnapped and beaten up. He wanted to lift up her spirits.
“You have gotten to a safe country where this won’t happen to you,” he recalled telling her. She is now in Kentucky and still talks to him and thanks him for that moment.
Although he received a plaque for his efforts in April from the humanitarian organization SOS Busqueda y Rescate, he said he doesn’t do this work for recognition.
“Everything I do, I do for humanity. Because we are all human. We all feel the same, and so we have to help,” he said.
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Tribe-owned former gas station named 'endangered historic' site in Arizona
A weather-worn gas station built during the Depression in northwestern Arizona has been named this week as one of the country's most at-risk historic sites.
Peach Springs' Osterman Gas Station was added to the National Trust for Historic Preservation's 36th annual list of Most Endangered Historic Places, the nonprofit organization announced Tuesday.
Osterman Gas Station was a community 'fixture'
The Osterman Gas Station serviced vehicles along U.S. Route 66 after being hand-built in 1929 with a concrete block kit bought off a Sears-Roebuck catalog, according to the National Trust. A Swedish immigrant named John Osterman built the gas station, which operated as a Shell Gas Station, according to the National Register of Historic Places, a federal list that added the building in March 2012.
A "focal point" of the Hualapai tribal community ever since, the centrally located landmark is "the site of many memories for Hualapai elders who used to work or hang out at the gas station in their youth," the National Trust said in its announcement.
The Osterman Gas Station passed onto new ownership in the early 1980s, the National Register's records show. It was unclear when the service station closed.However, Hualapai Tribe Council Member Pete Imus, 42, recalls the gas station running well into the mid-1990s when as a high schooler he would drive up in his new model Pontiac Sunbird for refueling.
The owner at the time retained "old school" customer service standards, pumping gas for customers and washing their vehicles' windshields, Imus shared with The Arizona Republic.
"I just know it's been a fixture of our community, and just the strong history that's associated with it," Imus said of the Osterman Gas Station.
Delayed developments, extreme weather make site endangered
The Osterman Gas Station suffered from the loss of economic development endured by Route 66 and Peach Springs since the interstate highway system came to be, the National Trust explained. Peach Springs is in Mohave County, currently has a population of little more than 1,300 and is situated about 23 miles north of Interstate 40.
Following the gas station's closing, the Hualapai Tribe bought the building to try and preserve it, the National Trust said. The pandemic put a stop to the tribe's downtown Peach Springs master planning process, which included the Osterman site, according to the National Trust.
"The Master Plan is a statement of community values and aspirations, written as goals and policies, and shown on maps and diagrams, which aim to preserve the natural environment and enhance the built environment," reads a statement on the Hualapai Tribe's website.
"Extreme weather" has deteriorated the structure, with "an intense microburst" in 2021 tearing off the roof and a February windstorm collapsing a concrete wall, the National Trust noted.
The Historic Route 66 Association of Arizona recently awarded the Hualapai Tribe a $25,000 grant to fund architectural and engineering services on the Osterman's planned repairs, according to the nonprofit's January newsletter.
The Hualapai Tribe's planning department is working to revitalize the Osterman and reactivate the master planning process, according to the National Trust. The Osterman, the National Trust said, has been eyed by community members for use as a museum, a welcome center, an artist guild, or a gift or coffee shop.
Some people have thought of returning it to its automobile roots, converting it into an auto repair shop or an electric vehicle-charging station, the organization added.
Historic designation safeguards sites
The Osterman is part of an effort by the National Trust to designate Route 66 as a national historic trail. The list "continues to be a powerful, galvanizing tool for historic preservation, with over 350 sites listed and only a handful lost," the organization said in its announcement.
The National Trust's list this year includes 10 other entries; among them are Little Santo Domingo in Miami, Pierce Chapel African Cemetery in Midland, Georgia, and Philadelphia Chinatown.
"One significant theme of the 2023 list is how multicultural communities that grew in parallel with a specific place now face cultural erasure — the gradual disappearance of community landmarks that help tell the story of those who’ve called a place home, along with the loss of treasured local businesses, restaurants, customs, and traditions," reads the National Trust's announcement.
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National Trust includes other Arizona sites
There are at least five other places in Arizona that the National Trust says it works to help preserve and are profiled on the organization's website. None of these, however, are categorized among the country's most endangered like the Osterman.
- Great Bend of the Gila in Maricopa and Yuma Counties.
- Mountain View Officers' Club in Fort Huachuca.
- Painted Desert Community Complex in Petrified Forest National Park.
- S'edav Va'aki Museum, formerly Pueblo Grande Museum, in Phoenix.
- Rosson House Museum at Heritage Square.
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Target and Sprouts will anchor a 23-acre retail spot in Queen Creek. Here's what we know
A second Target is coming to Queen Creek, at Vineyard Towne Center along Gantzel and Combs roads.
The mega-retailer is expected to open in spring 2025 at the 260,000-square-foot retail center developed by Vestar.
“Vestar is thrilled to welcome Target to the growing roster of leading retailers coming to Vineyard Towne Center,” said Jeff Axtell, executive vice president of development for Vestar, in a statement.
Sprouts Farmers Market is part of the first phase of construction at the retail center. Residents won’t need to wait as long for the market as Sprouts is expected to open in July. That phase of development is scheduled to be completed this summer, according to a news release.
Other stores to open at the 23-acre site include:
- Chunk Cookies.
- Couture Nail Bar.
- European Wax Center.
- MOD Pizza.
- Mountain America Credit Union.
- Mr. Pickles.
- Nekter Juice Bar.
- Ono Hawaiian BBQ.
- Pacific Dental.
- Raising Cane’s.
“With Target and Sprouts, we’re confident this commercial center will become a top shopping destination for the booming Queen Creek community,” Axtell said.
This will be the town’s second Target location serving the southeastern area of Queen Creek. Residential growth has boomed over the past 34 years since the town incorporated. With the town now home to more than 66,000 residents, retail is booming.
Vestar also partnered with The Legacy Group to develop the Queen Creek Crossing shopping center along Ellsworth and Queen Creek roads, where the Costco anchors the larger site.
The development company has a large footprint in the Valley. On the west side of the county, it’s developing a shopping center in Buckeye.
Reporter Maritza Dominguez covers Mesa/Gilbert and can be reached at maritza.dominguez@arizonarepublic.com or 480-271-0646. Follow her on Twitter @maritzacdom. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/pinal/2023/05/13/what-we-know-about-target-sprouts-and-more-opening-in-queen-creek/70213078007/ | 2023-05-13T14:44:05 | 0 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/pinal/2023/05/13/what-we-know-about-target-sprouts-and-more-opening-in-queen-creek/70213078007/ |
$2B Paradise Valley development with Ritz-Carlton resort, Fendi homes takes big step forward
The Ritz-Carlton Paradise Valley, part of a long-awaited $2 billion development that also will include Fendi-branded private homes and high-end retail and restaurants, is expected to open by the end of the year.
Five Star Development, the developer of the Palmeraie, a 122-acre project, secured a $585 million loan to complete construction. The loan, originated by Madison Realty Capital, is the final financing needed for the development, the developer announced Friday.
The project is about 80% built based on total acreage, a spokesperson for the developer said.
Portions of the development, located near Lincoln Drive and Scottsdale Road, are in Paradise Valley and in Scottsdale.
The 215-room resort is expected to open by the end of the year, but some pieces could be ready sooner.
The first group of Ritz-Carlton Villas, which are condominiums for sale in the development, is completed and soon will be ready for occupancy.
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The development will include 80 single-story for-sale villas, which are fully sold, and 32 Ritz-Carlton branded “estate homes,” half of which are already sold.
A sales campaign will begin this fall for 52 luxury for-sale residences that are branded by Fendi, the Italian luxury fashion house. Those homes have not yet gone up for sale, a project spokesperson said.
The retail and restaurant pieces of the development are in design review with Paradise Valley and Scottsdale.
The portion of the development that is in Scottsdale is about 20 acres, according to documents submitted to the city. The first phase of the Scottsdale portion will include about 46,000 square feet of restaurants, 98,000 square feet of office space and about 133,000 square feet of shopping, according to city documents.
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A project spokesperson said no retail or restaurant brands have been announced yet for the space, but the area will include “ultra-luxury retail and dining.” The shopping district is planned to include open-air retail around a common green space.
The project, which has been in the works for years, was first approved in Paradise Valley in 2008. Plans were delayed by the Great Recession, and the project resurfaced in 2015. The project also was subject to a legal dispute between Five Star Development and the town about the costs of underground drainage and infrastructure on the site, further delaying progress.
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About a dozen Winnebago County Extension Clover kids in kindergarten through third grade and all their parents toured the Shady Oak Farm in Mount Valley Township, Forest City, on May 6.
“This was the first farm visit that we have done for a while,” Youth Program Director Cassie Armstrong said. “They brought their families and it went really well. I think the kids tend to behave better with the parents there. The kids were so excited to show things to their parents. There were lots of smiles and family interactions.”
The Extension program visitors arrived at the dairy goat heritage farm by 9 a.m. where they were greeted by owner and operator Alexandria Flick. She normally milks the goats in the early morning, but held some milk back for the event, providing hand and machine-milking demonstrations. Flick explained that much of the goats’ milk goes to making her Shady Oak Farm brand soaps. She sells the homemade soaps at crafts shows. The group learned that some businesses in Forest City sell those locally produced soaps.
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“They were all so glad to be able to do this,” Armstrong said. “I was glad to see so many smiles. They were genuine and they were all super happy to be there. Everyone can’t wait to do something like this again. Two of the kids, Alexis Schumacher and Esther Van Hove, even posed for photos while holding two small goats that were nearly as big as them.
Clover Kids of Winnebago County ISU Extension and Outreach began its new year of monthly meetings in November. This was the group’s last monthly meeting before a short break and the start of county fair preparations. About 15-20 children participated from week to week.
Following the farm tour, a graduation ceremony was held with diplomas being presented to third grade students who will be advancing to the 4-H program after this year’s fair. The other Clover Kids were recognized with participation certificates.
Three new volunteers for the county’s Clover Kids program were also recognized. They are Nichole Schumacher, Megan Fjelstad, and Cassie Willmert. A fourth volunteer who has assisted the program before, Robin Charleson, was also recognized.
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A recycling program that turns discarded plastic into construction-grade building blocks will become a sustained fixture in Tucson after City Council approved a 4-year contract Tuesday that makes Tucson the first in the world to scale up the program to a city-wide service.
The council unanimously approved an agreement with ByFusion to bring the company’s waste diversion operations to Tucson. ByFusion’s machines take plastic waste and use steam and compression to churn out 22-pound blocks, called ByBlocks, that fit together with interlocking pegs. Since the material is all superheated, ByFusion can take the discarded food packaging, plastic grocery bags and bubble wrap that standard recycling plants often can’t process.
The city will pay ByFusion $1 million over four years to turn residents' plastic into ByBlocks. Tucson’s also agreed to construct a production facility at the Los Reales Sustainability Campus at an estimated cost of $2.4 million where ByFusion will install the block-making machine and later add on capacity for office space and storage.
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Council Member Steve Kozachik initiated a collaboration with ByFusion to test-run the plastic reuse program in August last year. The pilot program has collected more than 88 tons of plastic waste, according to Kozachik, and the program will now become an expanded city-wide effort.
“It's just an incredible demonstration of what can happen when communities work with government to solve some of today's toughest environmental challenges,” ByFusion founder and CEO Heidi Kujawa said.
The city has been working to turn the Los Reales Sustainability Campus, formerly known as the Los Reales Landfill, into a climate resiliency-focused center to divert waste from the dump. Placing ByFusion’s office there not only adds to the city’s reimagining of the landfill but furthers Tucson’s goal to divert 50% of waste by 2030 and reach zero waste by 2050 through recycling and reuse programs.
Los Reales will soon become home to the second Micro Diversion Platform machine that turns plastic waste into construction blocks, according to Kujawa. She said the timeline for manufacturing the machine and setting up operations in Tucson is uncertain, but the city will keep collecting plastic in the meantime.
Kozachik said he hopes “we're creating Christmas presents this year out of blocks.”
While Kozachik’s Ward 6 office at 3202 E. First St., has collected most of the plastic in a roll-off container behind the council member’s office under the pilot version of the program, residents can now drop off their plastic at two other locations at the Ward 4 office, 8123 E. Poinciana Drive, and Fire Station 15, 2002 S. Mission Road, Los Reales will also open a plastic collection center closer to the ByFusion centers' opening.
The plastic Tucson drops off at the collection sites is sent to local sustainable landscape company Tank’s Green Stuff for baling. The yield so far, Kozachik said, can be processed into 6,000 blocks out of about 88 tons of unprocessed plastic.
The city produced about 1,200 blocks from one trip to California carrying 20 tons of Tucson’s plastic waste. Those blocks have been used to construct four new benches at Himmel Park, while pre-ordered blocks were used for a trash enclosure at the Old Pueblo Community Center and to construct two benches in the San Gabriel neighborhood — the first ever ByFusion project in Arizona.
Under the contract, ByFusion will now supply 10% of the blocks it makes at Los Reales to Tucson while avoiding the carbon-emitting trip to California.
Plans are in the works to use ByBlocks to expand the women’s shelter at Sister Jose, create mural walls at Mission Gardens and build a tack room for Therapeutic Riding of Tucson.
As he waits for ByFusion to establish its operations in Tucson, Kozachik hopes other municipalities across the nation will also buy into the novel plastic diversion program.
“We're the only city in the world that is scaling up a plastic reuse project like this. We know that there are domestic cities that are watching what we're doing, and so we need to get it right,” he said. “The reality is that every major city in the country can and should be doing this because everybody's got the same problem.”
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Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to improve health care delivery for patients and providers. While one of the most common applications are automated bill pay services, the use of medical technology extends to machine learning algorithms to support medical diagnoses and transcribe patient-provider interactions during appointments. According to the Pew Research Institution, less than half of Americans are comfortable with the involvement of AI in their health care management. Young adults, men, and individuals with high educational achievement were more likely to be in support of utilizing medical AI. Nearly 60% of respondents anticipated that the use of AI would strain patient-provider relationships.
The strength of patient-provider relationships have been correlated with improved patient outcomes. The public opinion that patient-provider relationships will worsen is worth careful consideration prior to implementing new technology. Currently, basic patient questions can be answered via online automated systems. However, language models, like ChatGPT, open the door for more nuanced interactions. In fact, a recent CNN article found ChatGPT to have better responses and be more empathetic than communication written from medical providers. The positive reviews suggest that programs like ChatGPT will continue to be integrated into healthcare delivery systems.
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In addition to patient interactions, ChatGPT has been a useful tool for care management and data analysis. ChatGPT has the ability to process large amounts of data faster than traditional methods. Its high processing speed can aid well in a clinical setting, as it can perform real time integration of patient labs leading to faster clinical assessment and diagnosis. The software has the capacity to automate reminders for medications, appointments, and scheduling visits. By aiding with administrative burdens, providers will have more time to interact with patients and to manage more complex cases.
Though technology, like ChatGPT can be used to benefit the healthcare field, there are concerns that automating any form of healthcare through an algorithm can widen racial disparities in healthcare outcomes. The potential pitfalls in using automation of algorithms stems from the data in which the application is learning from, which is often historic and has roots of inherent racism. If ChatGPT is learning from data that is biased, the software can only perpetuate its patterns, further integrating flawed algorithms into standard practice. For example, the Stone Score, pediatric UTI risk calculators, and vaginal birth calculators have been found to underestimate risk for Black patients and are still commonly used today. Authentic human connection cannot be achieved via an algorithm. Personal and culturally competent communication is what separates people from machines. While ChatGPT has been proven to be an efficient tool, we must remain critical of what systems we are allowing the software to replicate.
With the widespread use of AI and the recent popularity of ChatGPT, there is a need to consider how this automated model plays a role in medicine. By managing administrative tasks and improving workflow, physicians can spend more time with patients. ChatGPT could also use the patient history, lab results, and symptoms to help create a differential diagnosis for providers, while also staying up to date on the current guidelines and new treatment modalities. While there is a push for ChatGPT to be more involved with diagnosing and managing diseases, there is risk of reinforcing bias and exacerbating racial disparities in healthcare.
Ultimately, it is the combination of the clinical algorithm, symptom presentation, and the patient’s holistic wellbeing that guide care management.
The latter element can only be acquired through human-human interaction. Thus, ChatGPT or other AI software could never truly replace providers in diagnosing and treating patients, but rather serve as a supplement in guiding care management. Nevertheless, ChatGPT can have a positive impact on patient care, as long as we consider and address the risks of implementing this impressive technology.
Quin Johnson, Priyanka Chilukuri, Fatouma Tall, Stephanie Place, Leesa Lyons are a team of MPH students at University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health. | https://tucson.com/opinion/local/local-opinion-does-chatgpt-have-a-future-in-healthcare/article_81a34ee2-ef52-11ed-927e-dffedd275194.html | 2023-05-13T14:55:34 | 1 | https://tucson.com/opinion/local/local-opinion-does-chatgpt-have-a-future-in-healthcare/article_81a34ee2-ef52-11ed-927e-dffedd275194.html |
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Madison is 16, loves pop music, clothes in shades of teal and raspberry, and hates to miss a single day of school. Few would guess that Madison lost her parents to drugs and prison before she was 10 and landed in the foster system at 11 when her grandmother, who had taken her in, died. With the help of Catholic Community Services of Southern Arizona (CCS), Madison found a loving foster family that fostered and then adopted her.
Madison’s heart, despite her tough childhood, is today the strongest part of her. It led her to take note of a girl her age at school whose slumped shoulders and withdrawn manner drew Madison’s attention. Her new friend felt lost in the shuffle of a foster-care group home where she lived. Her dad was in prison, her mother had abandoned her as a toddler, and she had no other living relatives. Madison’s big heart went to work, and today her adoptive family is working with CCS to secure the foster licensing necessary to welcome Madison’s friend into their home.
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May is National Foster Care Month. The word “foster” means to “encourage or develop.” One can foster learning or new skills and interests. Nothing is more vital for our region and future than fostering the life of a child. It is the responsibility of everyone in the community to pay attention, just like Madison did when you see a child in need.
Catholic Community Services is one of several organizations in our region that stand ready to provide the information and guidance needed to assure every child in our community is safe and has the care and nurturing essential to become healthy adults. We will work with those interested in and qualified to become a foster family. We guide you through the steps necessary to become licensed and provide the support needed to succeed as a foster family.
The Arizona Daily Star in March 2018 investigated the state of foster care in Arizona. Four investigative journalists talked with more than 100 local, state, and national leaders in foster care. They also visited six U.S. states to see what programs were working to support families at home, transform child safety agencies and guide children and families to a healthy future.
The Star reported that the number of kids in foster care in our state peaked at 19,000 in 2016. This peak led to the critical Star investigation and heightened attention in our state to improve the foster system. Today, the number of kids in foster care in Arizona is closer to 12,000, which is a clear improvement, but there is still work to do.
This August, Catholic Community Services, in collaboration with A Place To Call Home and other child welfare partners, will host our 1st Annual Foster Care Conference to boost the number and success rate of foster families while also providing information and resources of care for caregivers. We stand ready to provide the support required for families and individuals to succeed as foster families. We are a simple call or email away: call CCS at 520-623-0344. You can also learn more about becoming a licensed foster or certified adoptive parent by viewing the online orientation provided by Arizona Department of Child Safety’s website or call 1-877-KIDSNEEDU (1-877-543-7633).
Madison’s big heart stands as an inspiration to every one of us in the community to pay attention. Notice a slumped shoulder or the absence of sparkle and hope in a child’s eyes and know that help is available. Together we can foster, for every child, the love and attention essential for children to grow into adults whose hearts are as large and generous as Madison’s.
Lillian Downing is a native Arizonan and is the daughter of Mexican immigrants. She has held leadership positions in Child Welfare, including 22 years of state service with Pinal County Juvenile Court Services. | https://tucson.com/opinion/local/local-opinion-foster-hope-for-every-child-during-national-foster-care-month/article_448e3890-f039-11ed-8502-f3ff59e27a86.html | 2023-05-13T14:55:40 | 0 | https://tucson.com/opinion/local/local-opinion-foster-hope-for-every-child-during-national-foster-care-month/article_448e3890-f039-11ed-8502-f3ff59e27a86.html |
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When it comes to electricity in Tucson, you don’t have a lot of choices — you can choose TEP, or you can choose to not get electricity. So, you can’t really control what the electricity you use is generated from. But, being in one of the sunniest cities in the country, you’d figure that a good amount of it probably comes from solar.
Well, you’d be wrong. Eighty-six percent of TEP’s electricity comes from coal and gas. And in the process, they emit 10.3 million metric tons of planet-warming emissions every single year, making them the single-biggest source of Tucson’s emissions — TEP singlehandedly hastens the climate crisis.
Now, when it comes to climate action, the City of Tucson does pretty well. Back in 2020, they declared a climate emergency, something which the AZ Youth Climate Coalition (AZYCC) played an important role. Throughout 2022, they developed a comprehensive Climate Action Plan, an endeavor that AZYCC worked with the City on as an official community partner. And just a couple of months ago, they took effective steps to advance Tucson’s EV readiness.
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But, all of this missed the biggest problem: addressing emissions from electricity generation. It was a tough cookie to crack. Then, all of a sudden, the City was presented with a once-in-25-year chance to sit down with the largest source of our community’s emissions, and strike a deal that would compel them to reduce it. It was a golden opportunity, and everything lined up perfectly — and then they squandered it.
There are numerous issues with Prop 412. First, the inequitable distribution of rates that burdens the entire community for the benefit of a small portion of the population. Second, the extremely undemocratic process that allowed for absolutely zero public input. But, even in the face of those, perhaps the area where Prop 412 most egregiously fails is on the matter of climate.
The proposed agreement extracts an additional surcharge to fund a Community Resilience Fee, a fee that one would expect would be dedicated towards climate action, perhaps funding the City’s newly adopted Climate Action Plan. Not quite. For the first decade — that’s until 2033! — 90% of the money would go towards an entirely unrelated pursuit. Remember that according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, we have till 2030 to halve our carbon emissions. But under this agreement, the City’s Climate Action Plan would receive a paltry amount of money for a decade as we blow past our 2030 deadline and barrel towards climate disaster.
Despite all that, TEP has the nerve to advertise Prop 412 as promoting “clean” energy on the signs they’ve put up all around town. Consider that for a second — TEP takes no steps to address their emissions, strong-arms the city into a weak agreement, and then spends hundreds of thousands of dollars to greenwash the whole situation and gaslight the whole city into thinking it’s any good.
And who will be bearing the greatest brunt of this? Who will lift the heavy burden that TEP’s carbon emissions will invariably lay on us? It’s the youth of the City of Tucson. If this passes, an entire generation will grow up with this franchise agreement controlling TEP. An entire generation suffering from the dire impacts of the climate crisis: in the southwest, extreme heat — rendering six Arizona counties uninhabitable — and an exacerbated megadrought.
The current franchise agreement expires in three years. We have plenty of time to negotiate a new one. If we demonstrate to TEP that we will not let them get away with jeopardizing our city’s future, then we will be able to reach a better agreement that works for everyone.
The election is in a few days. So I, and the rest of Tucson’s youth, urge you — vote no.
Ojas Sanghi is a student at the UA and a member of the AZ Youth Climate Coalition and UAZDivest. This op-ed was written on the joint behalf of the two groups. | https://tucson.com/opinion/local/local-opinion-prop-412-endangers-the-future-of-tucson-s-youth/article_f3f2fd7e-f0c6-11ed-a860-c76bb3d3c515.html | 2023-05-13T14:55:46 | 1 | https://tucson.com/opinion/local/local-opinion-prop-412-endangers-the-future-of-tucson-s-youth/article_f3f2fd7e-f0c6-11ed-a860-c76bb3d3c515.html |
SPRINGFIELD — Twelve inmates in the Sangamon County Jail have been declared unfit for trial and ordered to be taken from the jail’s custody and committed to a state approved treatment facility.
But all 12 of them are still in jail, having waited multiple weeks or months to access critical inpatient psychiatric care from the state.
One inmate has been waiting for a bed for nine months, Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell told Lee Enterprises. Two others have been waiting for over 60 days. Just one of the 12 is set to be transferred to a treatment facility this month.
“They've already been declared unfit. They shouldn't even be here,” Campbell said. “Now we can't get the other inmates the coverage they need.”
Lee Enterprises reporters spoke to seven Central Illinois sheriffs, state’s attorneys and jail administrators about the inmates declared mentally unfit for trial left in their custody pending transfer to Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) approved facilities.
A spokesperson for the department discussed this story in a phone call with a reporter, who provided a detailed list of questions by email at the spokesperson's request. However, IDHS did not respond to the questions, or to any subsequent attempts to follow up by email and phone.
Some county officials reported inmate wait times of well over 100 days. In Macon County, for example, three inmates are awaiting care. One of them has been waiting for over 140 days. McLean County Sheriff Matt Lane said one inmate has waited since Nov. 3 of last year.
These long wait times, exacerbated in part by the COVID pandemic, far exceed the 20 day notification period formerly required by Illinois law.
Legal background
Illinois' Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 originally required inmates unfit to stand trial to be transferred to an appropriate mental health facility within 20 days of a court order for inpatient treatment.
But Gov. J.B. Pritzker suspended the requirement as part of his COVID-19 emergency orders; in July 2022, he signed a modified order stating that transfers would be "prioritized" based on factors that included the inmate's danger to self or others and length of time waiting for admission.
That did not satisfy the sheriffs of McLean, Macon, Sangamon, Rock Island, Madison and Knox counties, who filed a lawsuit last summer alleging that the continued delays were in violation of state law.
In January, Pritzker would sign into law an amendment to the criminal procedure that extends the transfer deadline to 60 days. IDHS only needs to evaluate the defendant and determine the most appropriate mental health facility for the patient in the first 20 days.
“Rather than fix the problem, the legislature changed the law, and now these inmates remain in facilities where they are not getting the treatment they need,” Campbell said.
If IDHS is unable to meet the 20-day deadline but is demonstrating "good faith efforts" to secure a bed for an inmate, it must provide an update to the court every 30 days until the inmate is placed.
Jim Kaitschuk, executive director of the Illinois Sheriff's Association, said it's up to the judge to determine if IDHS is acting in good faith.
"In essence, (IDHS) could do this somewhat in perpetuity if they can't accommodate the court order," Kaitschuk said. "Obviously, our jails are not set up for that situation."
McLean County State's Attorney Erika Reynolds says the "good faith effort" provision of the statute ensures that IDHS is abiding by the law, but in some cases, inmates are waiting indefinitely for inpatient treatment.
"The frustrating thing for us is we're in a situation where there's a holding pattern until those people can be transferred," Reynolds said. "Unfortunately, sometimes they can be sitting for months at a time."
However, the due process of inmates indefinitely waiting to be transferred to a mental health facility is not being violated unless the case were to proceed without the inmate's knowledge or understanding, she added.
Under the law, once bed and placement availability is determined, the department notifies the county sheriff, who transports the defendant to the designated facility.
Lane said that in McLean County, DHS sends reports via fax to McLean County Circuit Court Chief Judge Casey Costigan but he has been CC'd on recent reports.
"(IDHS) doesn't give any estimates on when beds will be available," Lane said.
Delaying justice
Macon County Sheriff Jim Root, reporting to the county board’s justice committee back in February, said some inmates remained in the county jail’s custody over 150 days after being declared unfit to stand trial.
This has been a “growing problem” since the beginning of the COVID-19 public health emergency in March 2020, Root told Lee Enterprises.
The total number of Macon County inmates declared unfit for trial has dropped since the spring, but Root — like his counterparts in neighboring counties — worries that a backlog of inmates awaiting psychiatric evaluation could cause that number to spike again at any time.
Lt. Jamie Belcher, superintendent of the Macon County Jail, said recently that the facility had “an all time-low of three people” pending transfer to IDHS care. Those inmates were declared unfit on Dec. 16, March 30, and April 6, respectively.
But at its worst points, the jail has had over a dozen inmates declared unfit for trial waiting in custody. At least one inmate waited for care for over 180 days.
Lane said the McLean County jail currently houses 10 inmates either unfit to stand trial or declared not guilty by reason of mental illness. Of those, six are being held in the booking area under increased supervision while the other four are under evaluation.
Although the jail has a special unit to house prisoners with a mental illness, Lane said it could not be used because the jail is not fully staffed.
Under the weight of its staffing shortage, the jail has been forced to transfer a quarter of its inmate population, or approximately 50 prisoners, to LaSalle County Jail at a cost of $45 daily per inmate.
Lane said the state offers no reimbursements for inmates held longer than the 60-day deadline.
Leaving inmates in limbo like this, Root said, can lead to a host of other problems for the justice system.
“One, (the trial) gets delayed, so the victim of the crime doesn't get closure as quick and move on,” he said. “And the person who is housed in our facility, they can't move forward with their court case. They can't participate in it. So that means they're incarcerated longer than what they need to be.”
Once a defendant has been declared unfit for trial, the trial process effectively stops in its tracks until the individual achieves fitness again, said Macon County State's Attorney Scott Rueter.
Defense attorneys can’t make representations on behalf of their clients without their input, and prosecutors must work with witnesses and victims who can end up spending many months or years waiting for answers.
“It's a disservice in terms of the actual administration of justice,” he said.
Drawn-out trials also means higher court costs and an undue burden on taxpayers, Root said. Meanwhile, jails are pushed to the limits.
“We're limited on our mental health resources, and it is a burden on the local taxpayer and is counterproductive to the people that need these services outside of our facility,” he said.
Most of the care jails offer is limited to attempting to ensure patients take their medication. But with multiple individuals who’ve been declared unfit for trial still left in the jail — and demanding a higher level of care — other inmates who might need less demanding mental health care might not get enough attention, Root said.
Smaller counties see far lower overall numbers of inmates declared unfit to stand trial in a given year, but in rural Coles and Shelby counties, at least a couple inmates experienced long wait times during the early days of the pandemic.
“We've experienced both sides of that coin Sheriff Root’s experiencing,” said Coles County Sheriff Kent Martin. “We've had some that we've got right away beds for them, then there are some that we held past the statutory-set 20 days.”
“It really just depends,” said Shelby County Jail Administrator Daine Burkhead. “I mean, there's only so many facilities now that's even available, and some of them have waiting times for beds … It’s just ridiculous.”
Lack of state beds
In 1955, Illinois had more than 30,000 state-operated inpatient mental health beds for adults, according to the Mental Health Inpatient Facility Access Act, which was signed into law last year.
But in 2019, Illinois had fewer than 1,200 inpatients mental health beds. That number has since dropped to fewer than 1,100 after the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the statute.
The state has cited to county jails a lack of available beds as for long inmate wait times, Campbell said. Campbell doesn’t know why there aren’t enough beds available but said the problem has been a long time coming.
“We don't have bed space in our jails, either,” Campbell said. “And we are overcrowded all the time. And we've had to live with it. You know, we didn't tell arresting officers, well, sorry, you can't bring your inmate here. We don't have room. We had to make do. And we've always done that.”
Citing budget cuts and other factors, the state of Illinois closed the Tinley Park Mental Health Center in 2012, Rockford's H. Douglas Singer Mental Health Center in 2012, Peoria's George A. Zeller Mental Health Center in 2002 and Decatur's Adolf Meyer Mental Health Center in 1996.
In total, these closures resulted in the loss of 580 beds for mental health patients and 1,368 full-time equivalent positions, according to data from the Illinois Hospital Association.
The state also shuttered the Lincoln Developmental Center and the Jacksonville Developmental Center in 2002 and 2012, respectively. The Lincoln center closed following reports of abuse and neglect.
Now, Central Illinois jails primarily feed patients into the Chester Mental Health Center in Chester and the McFarland Mental Health Center in Springfield, which accepts transfers from half of the counties in the state.
But according to Campbell, IDHS hasn’t filled in the gaps.
“The state of Illinois shut down Jacksonville Developmental Center. They shut down Lincoln Developmental Center, and never reopened anyplace else … The state of Illinois shut them down and then they shuttered them up,” Campbell said. “They locked the door and forgot about those facilities.
“Well, all those people ended up in our county jails because they can't, most of them could not handle functioning (in) society. And they don't belong in jail, but that’s where they end up because they act up. And they may maybe even commit a crime to have a place to stay. We've seen that happen before.”
Kaitschuk said this decades-long issue causes recidivism amongst mentally ill inmates.
As state-operated facilities closed, a lot of inmates in need of inpatient treatment were forced to return home. Without care, Kaitschuk said, they could end up on the streets and reoffend.
"In fairness to DHS, they've had difficulty recruiting the staff necessary even when they may get beds available," Kaitschuk said.
Mental health concerns
Delaying inpatient psychiatric care can have negative effects on an individual’s mental health, said Mary Garrison, president and CEO of Heritage Behavioral Health Center in Decatur.
“There is going to be impact,” Garrison said. “They’re getting medication in the jails, right, but that's one piece … When you're talking about someone who is needing to become fit to stand trial, and all that's happened before that in the evaluations, this is someone who's going to need to have time in treatment.”
Key to said treatment is an individual’s environment, Garrison said. County jails aren’t equipped with the supports necessary to move a patient toward recovery and fitness for trial.
“In that environment, that's just not a therapeutic environment,” she said. “The sheriff would agree, we all agree, we don't believe that folks should be in there when they're needing mental health treatment.”
Garrison said she appreciates efforts from county jail officials to support mental healthcare with their often limited resources. But with IDHS transfers stalled and resources stretched thin, many patients could see their conditions decline.
As for the lack of available in-patient beds, Garrison said the issue might not just be a lack of beds but also a lack of workers able to staff them.
“We're already strapped in the mental health world and the substance use world already, and so then the pandemic happens, and more need is there,” Garrison said. “The system already couldn't handle who was there. And then we have a staff shortage.”
The state is making efforts to attract workers to mental health careers with various workforce initiatives, Garrison said, but “there could always be more.”
What's next?
The Mental Health Inpatient Facility Access Act requires DHS to draft a strategic plan to improve access to inpatient psychiatric beds at state-operated mental health facilities. It also prohibits DHS from making any further reductions in the number of state-operated inpatient mental health beds.
The plan must include provisions for training and education, ongoing assessments of individuals receiving inpatient care, updating policies and procedures and increasing community-based capacity for individuals in all state-operated forensic beds.
It also must include benchmarks and timelines for implementing each goal and a strategy for obtaining the necessary resources needed to implement each goal.
State Sen. Laura Fine, D-Glenview, who sponsored the legislation in the Senate, said everybody has had a family member or friend who has been in crisis. She said she wants to make sure that everyone in Illinois has the opportunity to receive the proper care and support.
"In the past few years, Illinois has really stepped up when it comes to mental health," Fine said. "We've been focusing on not only growing the mental workforce (but on) accessibility, availability, quality care and making sure that mental health is covered the same as physical health."
The strategic plan must be finalized and made available to the public by May 27.
In Macon County, Root and Belcher are hopeful the worst of their concerns are in the past.
“Whatever they're doing has helped us eliminate the number of people that we have in our custody,” Root said of the state’s actions in recent months.
“Apparently, they figured that they need to correct this."
Contact Taylor Vidmar at (217) 421-6949. Follow her on Twitter: @taylorvidmar11.
"The frustrating thing for us is we're in a situation where there's a holding pattern until those people can be transferred. Unfortunately, sometimes they can be sitting for months at a time."
— McLean County State's Attorney Erika Reynolds
“They've already been declared unfit. They shouldn't even be here. Now we can't get the other inmates the coverage they need.”
— Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell
“We're limited on our mental health resources, and it is a burden on the local taxpayer and is counterproductive to the people that need these services outside of our facility.”
— Macon County Sheriff Jim Root | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/jail-inmates-in-need-of-psychiatric-care-waiting-months-for-state-action/article_1b078be4-f0fb-11ed-954d-8383b443717c.html | 2023-05-13T15:00:27 | 0 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/jail-inmates-in-need-of-psychiatric-care-waiting-months-for-state-action/article_1b078be4-f0fb-11ed-954d-8383b443717c.html |
Average daily flows
Snake River at Jackson 284 cfs
Snake River at Palisades 8,475 cfs
Snake River at Heise 10,364 cfs
Snake River at Blackfoot 6,905 cfs
Snake River at American Falls 7,174 cfs
Snake River at Milner 0 cfs
Little Wood River near Carey 549 cfs
Jackson Lake is 32% full.
Palisades Reservoir is 54% full.
American Falls Reservoir is 83% full.
Upper Snake River system is at 64% of capacity.
As of May 12 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/average-daily-streamflows/article_2094ff10-f114-11ed-8cd7-4ff99353cda3.html | 2023-05-13T15:03:57 | 0 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/average-daily-streamflows/article_2094ff10-f114-11ed-8cd7-4ff99353cda3.html |
Star Wars fans had the chance to show off their knowledge, and their costumes, during an event at the Coos Bay Library.
The “May the 4th Be With You!” event included a Star Wars trivia game to test trivia knowledge, as well as a costume contest and family craft stations.
May 4 has become an unofficial holiday for Star Wars fans across the globe. Participants in the local celebration won fun prizes and free Star Wars-themed books. The winning team of the Star Wars trivia game got a perfect score.
The Coos Bay Public Library is located at 515 Anderson Avenue. To keep up-to-date with the Coos Bay Library's free classes and events, visit their website at www.coosbaylibrary.org. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/may-the-fourth-be-with-you/article_009cc5f8-f114-11ed-bf27-1fd5529acd50.html | 2023-05-13T15:09:53 | 1 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/may-the-fourth-be-with-you/article_009cc5f8-f114-11ed-bf27-1fd5529acd50.html |
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representatives Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Val Hoyle, and Andrea Salinas said they are urging the Department of Commerce to issue an expedited declaration of a fishery resource disaster for Oregon, which would trigger immediate federal aid.
“The value of salmon to Oregon cannot be overstated,” the members wrote in a letter to Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo. “In addition to the economic activity generated by this industry, salmon are an important part of the cultural heritage of Pacific Northwest tribes and are a treasured natural resource across the state.
However, the challenging impacts of climate change, increased drought, changing ocean conditions, and critical habitat loss complicate the recovery of salmon populations along the Pacific Coast. Federal support for this industry is critical while local, state, and federal partners continue work on long-term solutions.”
There continue to be devastating declines in economic activity for Pacific commercial salmon fisheries with an 82% loss in value projected in this area, compared to the recent five-year average.
The National Marine Fisheries Service is expected to close all Oregon commercial ocean fisheries for Chinook salmon through August of 2023. A declared fishery resource disaster triggers immediate federal aid to help respond to the ongoing losses from low salmon populations and provide support to economically distressed communities.
The congressional delegation support letter came in support of Governor Tina Kotek’s request for a federal fishery resource disaster declaration.
We write to urge you to quickly approve Governor Kotek’s request for expedited declaration of a fishery resource disaster under section 312(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, for the State of Oregon’s 2023 ocean commercial salmon fisheries.
The Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) has recommended fisheries affecting Klamath and Sacramento stocks be severely constrained or closed in 2023 to maximize adult salmon returns. Consequently, the National Marine Fisheries Service is expected to close all commercial ocean fisheries for Chinook Salmon from Cape Falcon (on the north Oregon coast) to the California border through August of 2023.
There continue to be devastating declines in economic activity for Pacific commercial salmon fisheries. The five-year average south of Cape Falcon Oregon commercial ex-vessel value (nominal, not adjusted for inflation) of Chinook and coho salmon during 2018-2022 was $2.3 million.
Based on the total closure through August 2023 and the limited fall openings, Oregon’s Department of Fish and Wildlife currently projects the ex-vessel value for 2023 will be about $420,000. This is an 82% reduction in value from the recent five-year average.
A commercial fishery failure declaration is vital to deliver Federal aid that is urgently needed to mitigate these ongoing negative impacts and provide support to economically distressed communities. The value of salmon to Oregon cannot be overstated. In addition to the economic activity generated by this industry, salmon are an important part of the cultural heritage of Pacific Northwest tribes and are a treasured natural resource across the state.
However, the challenging impacts of climate change, increased drought, changing ocean conditions, and critical habitat loss complicate the recovery of salmon populations along the Pacific Coast.
Federal support for this industry is critical while local, state, and federal partners continue work on long-term solutions. Thank you for your prompt attention to Governor Kotek’s request for a fishery disaster declaration. We look forward to your response and our offices stand ready to assist in any way. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/oregon-delegation-urges-the-department-of-commerce-to-declare-a-fishery-resource-disaster/article_e6c8e436-ef83-11ed-95bf-eba269e36176.html | 2023-05-13T15:09:59 | 0 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/oregon-delegation-urges-the-department-of-commerce-to-declare-a-fishery-resource-disaster/article_e6c8e436-ef83-11ed-95bf-eba269e36176.html |
SAN ANTONIO — Officials are investigating an overnight fire at a vacant home just east of downtown.
It happened around 2:30 a.m. Saturday in the 2300 block of East Houston Street near N. Walters Street.
According to Battalion Chief, crews arrived to find fire coming from one side of the home, which was vacant.
Crews were able to quickly get the fire under control and prevent the home from being consumed by the flames.
The cause of the is unknown at this time.
Fire investigators and arson were called to the scene to investigate.
The Battalion Chief says the home suffered moderate damage to one side of the home.
No injuries were reported and no other details were provided.
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LAGUNA HEIGHTS, Texas — A tornado touched down in Laguna Heights early Saturday morning around 4 a.m. injuring at least 10 people, according to officials.
Highway 100 is closed at 510, according to the Port Isabel Police Department.
Officials are not allowing traffic throught the town of Laguna Heights.
"Port Isabel Pd will be stopping all traffic on Hwy 100 and rerouting everyone back towards Hwy 48," says a Port Isabel Police Facebook post. "Laguna Vista Police will be stopping all traffic on Hwy 100 & FM 510 and rerouting all traffic towards Los Fresnos."
Crews are currently working to clear debris and downed power lines.
The police department confirms that multiple structures were destroyed and they have confirmed some injuries.
The Port Isabel Event Center is open for shelter.
We have a crew on the way and will update this story as we learn more information.
This is a developing story.
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Originally published May 11 on IdahoCapitalSun.com.
Researchers in Idaho expect to receive $24 million in funding to undertake a new study of how climate, population and technology affect water and energy use in the Gem State.
Originally published May 11 on IdahoCapitalSun.com.
Researchers in Idaho expect to receive $24 million in funding to undertake a new study of how climate, population and technology affect water and energy use in the Gem State.
The bulk of the funding — $20 million — comes from an award from the National Science Foundation’s Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, or EPSCoR. The state will contribute another $4 million for the study, according to a press release from the University of Idaho.
The goal of the project is for researchers to identify strategies for resilient use of water and energy as Idaho’s population increases, the climate changes and technology evolves.
“This project is necessary right now because the intersection of water and energy issues is critical to Idaho’s people, industries and livelihoods,” University of Idaho Professor Andrew Kliskey, who is leading the research project, said in the press release. “It demonstrates big picture, use-inspired, science-informed approaches.”
For the study, researchers from the University of Idaho, Idaho State University, Boise State University, the Coeur d’Alene Tribe and the Shoshone Bannock Tribes will team up, according to the press release. The researchers are also partnering with Idaho National Laboratory, local utility companies, the Center for Advanced Energy Studies and tribal nations.
“By having such a variety of case studies, we hope our findings will be helpful for many communities across the West as they plan,” Kliskey said in the release.
More than 35 university faculty members, 10 postdoctoral researchers, 20 graduate students and more than 120 undergraduate students are expected to be involved with the study.
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Solid Platforms, Hasse Construction, Falk PLI and Cargill were among 60 Northwest Indiana companies to receive construction awards for excellence at the recent construction awards banquet in Merrillville.
The Northwest Indiana Business RoundTable and Construction Advancement Foundation honored companies for safety performance, project outcomes, job site innovation, professional development and collaborative efforts to improve construction.
"At the heart of successful construction projects lies an unwavering commitment to safety. Companies in Northwest Indiana continually strive to improve their safety practices, even amidst the most challenging of circumstances. We are honored to recognize and celebrate these companies, whose dedication to safety not only sets them apart but elevates the entire regional construction industry,” said NWIBRT Safety Committee Chair and Cargill Health & Safety Manager Rick Foor.
The ceremony was attended by hundreds, with presentations from major companies like BP, Cleveland-Cliffs, NIPSCO, Cargill and Franciscan Health.
"It is truly inspiring to witness the ingenuity and superior craftsmanship that is consistently demonstrated in construction projects throughout our region. We take great pride in recognizing and honoring the remarkable achievements of these outstanding craftspeople and contractors. Their dedication and commitment to excellence are evident in their daily work, as they lay the foundation for the future of our communities and serve as leaders for others in the construction industry,” said Dewey Pearman, executive director of CAF.
This year's NWIBRT Award Winners were Solid Platforms and Hard Rock Concrete Cutters for Contractor of the Year, Falk PLI for Company of the Year and BP and Cargill for Owner Excellence in Leadership. David Cooper with Thatcher Foundations got the Roger Walters Memorial Award for Site Safety Leader of the Year.
Cargill, EMCOR Hyre Electric, Fluor Constructors-Suncoke, Thatcher Foundations and Total Safety U.S. won Innovation Awards.
Excellence Awards went to Advanced Engineering Services, AMS Industries, Brock Industrial Services, Calumet Lumber, Falk-PLI, Fluor Constructors-Suncoke, Hard Rock Concrete Cutters, Industrial Contractors & Engineers, Luse Contracting Group, Meccon Industries, Middough, N.A. Logan, Nooter Chicago, One Way Safety, Petrochem Insulation, R.J. Mycka, Solid Platforms, Stevenson Crane Service, Superior Engineering, Total Mill Services and Valdes Architecture and Engineering.
Achievement Award recipients included ACMS Group, Atlas Technical Consultants, BMWC Constructors, Continental Electric Co., DLZ Industrial, Griffin Contract Dewatering, K2 Industrial Services, Superior Construction and Total Safety U.S.
Recognition Awards went to Barton Malow Co., Central Rent-A-Crane, EMCOR Hyre Electric, Fluor Constructors-Cargill, Hasse Construction Co, Hayes Mechanical, Meade Industries, Morrison Construction Company, Orbital Engineering, Rieth-Riley Construction Co., Sargent Electric Co., SEI Solutions, Thatcher Foundations, The Pangere Corp., Tonn and Blank Construction and Tranco Industrial Services.
Construction Advancement Foundation Award winners included Larson-Danielson Construction Co., as Commercial Contractor of the Year, Hasse Construction Co. as Industrial Contractor of the Year, Superior Construction as Highway Contractor of the Year, DLZ Industrial as Professional/Engineering Contractor of the Year and Thatcher Foundations as Specialty Contractor of the Year.
Hasse Construction won the Excellence in Professional Development Award and ACMS Group the Maintenance/Service Project of the Year Award for the Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor Coke Plant.
Morrison Construction Co. received the Industrial/Capital Project of the Year Award for the United States Steel Pig Iron Caster while Larson-Danielson Construction Co. got Commercial Project of the Year for Northwest Health–LaPorte.
Hasse Construction earned Public Works Project of the Year for its work in East Chicago, while Superior Construction notched the Highway Project of the Year for INDOT Bridge Deck Overlays.
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Region native Joseph S. Pete is a Lisagor Award-winning business reporter who covers steel, industry, unions, the ports, retail, banking and more. The Indiana University grad has been with The Times of Northwest Indiana since 2013. | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/solid-platforms-hasse-construction-falk-pli-and-cargill-among-60-winners-of-construction-awards/article_c631dbae-f0d9-11ed-963c-e7587d3f994d.html | 2023-05-13T15:33:07 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/solid-platforms-hasse-construction-falk-pli-and-cargill-among-60-winners-of-construction-awards/article_c631dbae-f0d9-11ed-963c-e7587d3f994d.html |
It was not a banner day for rainfall Friday at Midland International Airport.
The National Weather Service reported 0.19 inch on its hour-by-hour report. Any amount is welcomed, but it still fell way short of I-20 communities and other areas, including:
- 0.66 by 12:15 a.m. Saturday in Big Spring,
- 1.56 inches by 12:15 a.m. Saturday in Sweetwater,
- 1.73 inches in Abilene,
- 1.64 in San Angelo.
The good news for Midlanders is the chance for rain continues. The National Weather Service is calling for an 80% chance Saturday, a 50% chance Saturday night, a 50% chance Sunday and a 70% chance Sunday night.
Prior to Friday’s rainfall in Midland, the NWS had recorded 0.54 inch this calendar year at Midland International Airport. | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/nws-rainfall-midland-falls-short-i-20-cities-18097483.php | 2023-05-13T15:53:26 | 0 | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/nws-rainfall-midland-falls-short-i-20-cities-18097483.php |
STACKER—A staple of backyard parties, family gatherings, and watch parties, chicken wings have brought family and friends together for decades with its hot sauces, sweet coatings, and ever-so-satisfying bites.
These days, if you do a search for chicken wings in restaurants, you’re likely to come up with a choice of sports bars, sandwich shops, food trucks, Korean restaurants, and Southern shops. It’s clear that the wings have transcended cultural barriers, which is why when we talk about origins, there are many to investigate.
Buffalo wings are the first to come to mind. This popular chicken wing style was born (where else?) in the city of Buffalo. The prevalent story is that Italian-born Frank and Teressa Bellissimo first served these sauce-covered avian parts to their son in 1964 and eventually in their restaurant, Anchor Bar. But another story says that John Young, a Black Buffalonian, was there serving wings on a busy Jefferson Avenue way before then. Young’s wings were served with a mombo sauce that Buffalo city council member James Pitts called the “lip-smacking, liver-quivering sauce (that) titillated our taste buds down to our toes.”
Korean fried chicken is another style that’s captured the hearts of many with midnight cravings. Crispy, messy, and perfect with a glass of beer, these chicken wings are the stuff of dreams that got its start thanks to the popularity of cheap cooking oil in Korea and a sweet and spicy yangnyeom seasoning. Chain stores like KyoChon and Bonchon serving these delectable wings quickly opened, introducing innovations like soy fried chicken, garlic chicken, and even curried fried chicken. As these shops have made their way overseas and onto our plates, they’ve also inspired local chefs to elevate the humble bird on a plate.
So, where should you go to find the perfect finger-licking bite? Stacker compiled a list of the highest-rated restaurants for chicken wings in Dallas using data from Yelp. The rankings factor in the average rating and number of reviews. Read on to see where you can satisfy your next craving.
#29. Pizza Hut
– Rating: 1.5/5 (22 reviews)
– Address: 222 Continental Ave Dallas, TX 75207
– Categories: Pizza, Chicken Wings, Fast Food
– Read more on Yelp
#28. Papa Johns Pizza
– Rating: 1.5/5 (41 reviews)
– Price: $
– Address: 1127 N Beckley Ave Dallas, TX 75203
– Categories: Pizza, Chicken Wings, Fast Food
– Read more on Yelp
#27. Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
– Rating: 1.5/5 (140 reviews)
– Price: $
– Address: 4700 Ross Ave Dallas, TX 75204
– Categories: Fast Food, Chicken Wings
– Read more on Yelp
#26. Pizza Hut
– Rating: 1.5/5 (47 reviews)
– Price: $
– Address: 4540 Ross Ave Ste 130 Dallas, TX 75204
– Categories: Pizza, Chicken Wings, Fast Food
– Read more on Yelp
#25. Domino’s
– Rating: 1.5/5 (20 reviews)
– Address: 940 N Riverfront Blvd Dallas, TX 75207
– Categories: Pizza, Chicken Wings, Sandwiches
– Read more on Yelp
#24. Papa Johns Pizza
– Rating: 1.5/5 (139 reviews)
– Price: $
– Address: 3501 Mckinney Ave Dallas, TX 75204
– Categories: Pizza, Chicken Wings, Fast Food
– Read more on Yelp
#23. Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
– Rating: 2.0/5 (47 reviews)
– Price: $
– Address: 212 Continental Ave Dallas, TX 75207
– Categories: Chicken Wings, Fast Food
– Read more on Yelp
#22. Domino’s Pizza
– Rating: 2.5/5 (53 reviews)
– Price: $
– Address: 4420 Gaston Ave Dallas, TX 75246
– Categories: Pizza, Chicken Wings, Sandwiches
– Read more on Yelp
#21. Domino’s Pizza
– Rating: 2.5/5 (30 reviews)
– Price: $
– Address: 1133 N Zang Blvd Ste 105 Dallas, TX 75203
– Categories: Chicken Wings, Pizza, Sandwiches
– Read more on Yelp
#20. Hooters
– Rating: 2.5/5 (312 reviews)
– Price: $$
– Address: 2201 N Lamar Dallas, TX 75202
– Categories: American (Traditional), Sports Bars, Chicken Wings
– Read more on Yelp
#19. Dickey’s Barbecue Pit
– Rating: 2.5/5 (61 reviews)
– Price: $
– Address: 2324 McKinney Ave Dallas, TX 75201
– Categories: Barbeque, American (Traditional), Chicken Wings
– Read more on Yelp
#18. Church’s Chicken
– Rating: 2.5/5 (18 reviews)
– Price: $
– Address: 4210 Gaston Ave Dallas, TX 75246
– Categories: Chicken Wings, Fast Food
– Read more on Yelp
#17. Domino’s Pizza
– Rating: 2.5/5 (75 reviews)
– Price: $
– Address: 2615 Oak Lawn Ave Dallas, TX 75219
– Categories: Pizza, Chicken Wings, Sandwiches
– Read more on Yelp
#16. Henderson Chicken
– Rating: 3.0/5 (31 reviews)
– Price: $
– Address: 3103 Grand Ave Dallas, TX 75215
– Categories: Chicken Wings
– Read more on Yelp
#15. Williams Chicken
– Rating: 3.0/5 (26 reviews)
– Price: $
– Adress: 407 N Lamar St Dallas, TX 75202
– Categories: Fast Food, Chicken Wings
– Read more on Yelp
#14. Dickey’s Barbecue Pit
– Rating: 3.0/5 (17 reviews)
– Price: $$
– Address: 726 N Harwood St Dallas, TX 75201
– Categories: Barbeque, American (Traditional), Chicken Wings
– Read more on Yelp
#13. Dickey’s Barbecue Pit
– Rating: 3.0/5 (17 reviews)
– Price: $
– Address: 1201 Elm St Ste LL5 Dallas, TX 75270
– Categories: Barbeque, American (Traditional), Chicken Wings
– Read more on Yelp
#12. WingBucket
– Rating: 3.0/5 (52 reviews)
– Address: 2642 Elm St Dallas, TX 75226
– Categories: Chicken Wings, American (Traditional)
– Read more on Yelp
#11. Smashburger
– Rating: 3.0/5 (207 reviews)
– Price: $
– Address: 2222 McKinney Ave Dallas, TX 75201
– Categories: Burgers, Chicken Wings, Fast Food
– Read more on Yelp
#10. Dirty Bones
– Rating: 3.5/5 (41 reviews)
– Address: 2610 N Houston St Dallas, TX 75201
– Categories: Burgers, Chicken Wings
– Read more on Yelp
#9. Yummy Pizza
– Rating: 3.5/5 (58 reviews)
– Price: $
– Address: 2012 Woodall Rodgers Fwy Ste 403 Dallas, TX 75201
– Categories: Food Trucks, Pizza, Chicken Wings
– Read more on Yelp
#8. Louisiana Famous Fried Chicken
– Rating: 3.5/5 (69 reviews)
– Price: $
– Address: 124 S Carrol Ave Dallas, TX 75226
– Categories: Fast Food, Chicken Wings
– Read more on Yelp
#7. WingBucket
– Rating: 4.0/5 (593 reviews)
– Price: $$
– Address: 1200 Main St Dallas, TX 75202
– Categories: Chicken Wings, Chicken Shop, Soul Food
– Read more on Yelp
#6. Wings World
– Rating: 4.0/5 (33 reviews)
– Address: 2310 Martin Luther King Blvd Dallas, TX 75215
– Categories: Chicken Wings
– Read more on Yelp
#5. Hattie B’s Hot Chicken – Dallas
– Rating: 4.0/5 (161 reviews)
– Price: $$
– Address: 3000 Main St Dallas, TX 75226
– Categories: Chicken Wings, Sandwiches, Chicken Shop
– Read more on Yelp
#4. Chicken N Things
– Rating: 4.0/5 (47 reviews)
– Price: $
– Address: 2011 S Lamar St Dallas, TX 75215
– Categories: Chinese, Chicken Wings
– Read more on Yelp
#3. Tacos Y Chelas
– Rating: 4.5/5 (19 reviews)
– Address: 244 W Davis St Dallas, TX 75208
– Categories: Tacos, Chicken Wings, Breakfast & Brunch
– Read more on Yelp
#2. Southside Steaks & Cakes
– Rating: 4.5/5 (123 reviews)
– Price: $
– Address: 3125 Grand Ave Dallas, TX 75215
– Categories: Chicken Wings, Cheesesteaks, Sandwiches
– Read more on Yelp
#1. Ka Thai
– Rating: 4.5/5 (397 reviews)
– Price: $$
– Address: 3220 Mckinney Ave Ste 120 Dallas, TX 75204
– Categories: Thai, Salad, Chicken Wings
– Read more on Yelp | https://cw33.com/news/local/highest-rated-restaurants-for-chicken-wings-in-dallas-according-to-yelp/ | 2023-05-13T16:03:31 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/local/highest-rated-restaurants-for-chicken-wings-in-dallas-according-to-yelp/ |
New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway drivers got a six-month heads up this year about another toll increase coming in the new year.
The head of the state's transportation department said tolls will go up again at the start of 2024 during a state senate budget committee hearing on Tuesday, NJ.com reported earlier this week.
“Yes, tolls will go up on January 1, yes - we’re indexing tolls,” Commissioner Diane Guttierrez-Scaccetti said.
The comments confirm what would become a fourth consecutive year of toll increases. Back in 2020, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority approved hikes by 36% on the New Jersey Turnpike and 27% on the Garden State Parkway.
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Subsequent increases at the start of 2022 and 2023 were milder, as the agency used indexing to calibrate the new rates. NJ.com says indexing ties the increases to economic factors like inflation to determine by how much the tolls jump.
Guttierrez-Scaccetti did not say by how much next year's increase would be bumped, and did not say if drivers will also see an increase on the Atlantic City Expressway. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nj-turnpike-garden-state-parkway-tolls-will-be-higher-next-year/4331096/ | 2023-05-13T16:09:50 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nj-turnpike-garden-state-parkway-tolls-will-be-higher-next-year/4331096/ |
SEATTLE — A local nonprofit that helps women overcome homelessness and trauma recently celebrated a new class of graduates from its program.
Dignity for Divas was founded in 2012 by Nikki Gane-Butler, also the director of DfD. She was inspired by her own experience with homelessness.
The nonprofit encourages self-care and makes it the first step on the path to a life of stability and self-sufficiency. DfD provides essential care packages to women experiencing homelessness, and ongoing support throughout this journey.
Gane-Butler stopped by the KING 5 studios to talk about the recent graduating class from its program which includes several sessions to help women build resumes, learn about nutrition and self-care, financial literacy, obtain temporary or permanent housing, and more.
"We stay in contact with the women every month to ensure they keep the key to the home they're in," Gane-Butler.
To see the full interview with Gane-Butler, click the view player above.
If you want to learn more about DfD or donate, click here. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/dignity-for-divas-celebrates-seattle-overcoming-homelessness/281-5cf50f70-03e2-4396-8053-b5b4a578692e | 2023-05-13T16:19:18 | 1 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/dignity-for-divas-celebrates-seattle-overcoming-homelessness/281-5cf50f70-03e2-4396-8053-b5b4a578692e |
The Nebraska Supreme Court on Friday suspended Lincoln attorney Bradley Sipp from practicing law for nine months involving his representation of four clients between 2019 and 2021.
Sipp had admitted to violating four of the Nebraska Rules of Professional Conduct but took exception to the nine-month sanction recommended by the referee.
In its decision, the court agreed with the recommended nine-month suspension, followed by nine months' monitored probation, saying the record showed multiple instances in which he "neglected matters entrusted to him by clients."
The charges also alleged he failed to communicate with clients, to timely respond to the Counsel for Discipline, and to deposit "advance fees" paid to him by clients into a trust account.
Sipp admitted all but the last, arguing that he earned the initial-fee deposit upon receipt under the fee agreement.
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The referee disagreed, but at the same time acknowledged a number of mitigating factors, including that Sipp had no prior disciplinary sanctions, ultimately cooperated with the Counsel for Discipline and admitted his misconduct and refunded the fee deposits of three of the four clients.
Sipp has been practicing law in Nebraska since 2008.
What you missed this week in notable Southeast Nebraska crimes and court cases
This week's local crime and court updates from The Lincoln Journal Star.
Two Lincoln men have been sentenced to federal prison time for their part in a gang conspiracy involving guns and the recorded sexual assault of two teenagers.
A Lancaster County Judge sent a Texas man to prison Thursday after prosecutors described manipulation that amounted to "brainwashing" before and after the man filmed sex with a Lincoln teen.
Lancaster County District Judge Lori Maret sentenced Timothy McPeak to eight to 10 years in prison for what she called a serious matter where someone lost their life.
A train collided with the metal pieces Tuesday night and rocked back and forth, nearly derailing, according to the sheriff's office.
A 63-year-old man told police he didn't see the teen in time to brake, police said a crash report detailing the incident.
Firefighters pronounced Shirley Alber dead at the scene after they found her in her smoke-engulfed home in rural Cairo on Tuesday, the State Fire Marshal Agency said.
Tyler Foster received a 12-month sentence and with credit for good time will have to serve roughly six months.
The Omaha City Council finalized a $275,000 settlement Tuesday with a former Omaha firefighter who alleged discrimination and harassment based on her race and gender.
The jury Wednesday found Brian Adams Sr., 52, guilty of second-degree murder, rather than first-degree murder, as the state had alleged. He now is set for sentencing in June.
Pilots with the State Patrol took flight in the agency's helicopter to help police track the stolen car, and a trooper later deployed stop sticks on the Chevy, police said.
An Omaha woman accused of killing a security guard during a weekend altercation was denied bail Tuesday.
Police believe the elder Kruger picked a fight with his son after Joseph Kruger "scolded a child" at the family gathering Sunday evening, police said in court filings.
Jason Jones on Monday waived his right to appear in person for a May 22 arraignment and instead asked the court to enter written pleas of not guilty.
The 57-year-old man crashed into a westbound Ford Focus, forcing the sedan to flip and roll into a ditch, according to the sheriff's office.
A 25-year-old man from Fresno, California, has been arrested following a fatal crash in Sidney on Friday.
Three teenage boys from Blair have been charged as adults in connection with an alleged sexual assault that was later distributed on video.
The bill, which has Republican and Democrat co-sponsors, aims to help the program help more people.
The program is meant to help survivors of violent crimes pay for things like hospital bills and funerals. But Nebraska’s program helps a fraction of victims compared to its neighbors.
The 25-year-old headbutted the girl and started lunging toward additional students as a teacher intervened, police said in court filings.
The employee followed the robbery suspect out of the store and reached into his vehicle when the suspect shot him with a pellet gun, police said.
"'It was either him or me,'" defense attorney Jon Braaten told the jury of Brian Adams' own words to Lincoln police within hours of Trevious Clark's death.
Omaha police arrested a woman on suspicion of second-degree murder Sunday in connection with a fatal shooting in the Capitol District.
Police say injuries to the child were consistent with severe child abuse.
A 2016 Kia Rio and a 2017 Hyundai Sonata were both found on fire on opposite ends of the city this weekend. Police suspect arson in both cases.
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., according to fire officials.
"I can't imagine what they're feeling right now," the police chief said. "The loss of a husband and the arrest of a stepson. Our hearts go out to them."
An 18-year-old Omaha man was sentenced on Wednesday to 45 to 65 years in prison for his role in the 2021 double homicide of Jia'Quan Williams and Ja'Vondre' McIntosh.
George Medina's conviction on one count of domestic violence was not the only reason he resigned in lieu of termination from the Schuyler Police Department, Chief Robert Farber said.
After being shot by police in Lincoln on Monday, Chace Abney, 35, died of his injuries on Saturday.
This year, the board’s five members have appeared together at hearings twice as often as they did in 2021, according to a Flatwater Free Press analysis.
Days before the case was set to go to trial, Sarpy County prosecutors dismissed all charges, including first-degree murder, against a man accused of a 2019 Bellevue homicide.
A Lincoln man accused of taking contracts to build fences in the Beatrice area but failing to do the work entered pleas Thursday to 10 criminal charges.
A former Fremont police officer who resigned while under investigation in 2019 has resigned from the Ashland police department because of another investigation.
The 49-year-old Lincoln man who died Thursday morning of a self-inflicted gunshot wound amid an hourslong standoff with police was supposed to be barred from possessing the gun he used to shoot himself.
Police believe that many of the 72 rounds recovered in April's shootout were fired by gang members with ties to Omaha and Clarksdale, Mississippi, according to court filings.
"He knew what he did was awful. ... He tried to cover up his heinous crime," Deputy Lancaster County Attorney Julie Mruz said of Joshua Larsen.
Chief Deputy Sheriff Ben Houchin told police he looked down for a "split second" to change his radio station when he crashed into the girl, according to the crash report.
Police are searching for a 22-year-old Council Bluffs man in connection with the shooting. Police say he was seen leaving in a 1988 green Jeep Cherokee with Iowa plate NAM032. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/supreme-court-suspends-lincoln-attorney-for-9-months/article_bfd5e0b4-f0f4-11ed-8003-73df3b2883e8.html | 2023-05-13T16:23:33 | 1 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/supreme-court-suspends-lincoln-attorney-for-9-months/article_bfd5e0b4-f0f4-11ed-8003-73df3b2883e8.html |
Authorities say two escaped prisoners in Philadelphia were helped by a fellow inmate who's charged with murder in a brawl outside a famed Philadelphia cheesesteak shop.
Police said late Friday afternoon that 35-year-old Jose Flores-Huerta has been arrested at the Philadelphia Industrial Correction Center and charged with felony counts of criminal conspiracy and escape.
Flores-Huerta is one of several people charged in the September 2021 death of a New York City man outside Pat's King of Steaks. Authorities said 28-year-old Isidro Cortez of Queens was beaten with a trash can lid and pummeled, and that two other people, including his father, were injured before the suspects fled in a SUV. At a preliminary hearing last year, his lawyer contended that two other suspects who haven't been caught were primarily responsible.
Flores-Huerta is alleged to have aided the May 7 escape of 18-year-old Ameen Hurst and 24-year-old Nasir Grant, who cut a hole in a fence surrounding a recreation yard. Hurst and Grant, who were in the same unit but in different cells, were gone for nearly 19 hours before officials knew they were missing.
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Grant, incarcerated on drug and weapons counts, was captured Thursday night after a task force staked out a north Philadelphia address where they believed he was staying. Authorities said he was wearing women’s Muslim clothing including a head covering that obscured his face. He's now facing escape and conspiracy charges and is being held on $10 million bail.
The U.S. Marshals Service fugitive task force is now focused on tracking down Hurst, who is charged in four homicides and other crimes.
Court documents indicate that Flores-Huerta is being represented by the Defender Association of Philadelphia in the escape case; messages seeking comment were sent Saturday to the association and to his attorney in the earlier case.
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A woman accused of helping the escapees is also facing escape and conspiracy charges as well as hindering apprehension and criminal use of a communications facility. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that 21-year-old Xianni Stalling is accused of putting Hurst in touch with a potential getaway driver during recorded phone calls he made from jail hours before the escape. She's being held on $500,000 bail; the public defender’s office has declined comment. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/philadelphia-prison-escape-aided-by-man-charged-in-deadly-cheesesteak-shop-brawl-police-say/3565946/ | 2023-05-13T16:27:42 | 0 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/philadelphia-prison-escape-aided-by-man-charged-in-deadly-cheesesteak-shop-brawl-police-say/3565946/ |
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Forbes magazine has named First Merchants Bank one of the World's Best Banks.
The business publication put the Muncie-based bank, the second largest in Indiana with a large presence in Northwest Indiana, on its World’s Best Banks list for 2023. First Merchants, the successor to Citizens Financial Bank in Munster, ranked 31st out of 75 banks headquartered in the United States.
It was the only bank based in Indiana to earn the distinction.
“It is an honor for First Merchants Bank to be recognized as one of the World’s Best Banks by Forbes,” First Merchants CEO Mark Hardwick said. “This recognition reinforces trust in First Merchants Bank throughout our four-state operating footprint. Our vision is to enhance the financial wellness of the diverse communities we serve, and we are committed to meeting those needs with a ‘helping you prosper’ mindset.”
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Forbes partnered with Statista on the rankings of banks in 32 countries around the world. It surveyed customers on their satisfaction with their banks and if they would recommend the financial institution.
They were asked about financial advice, customer service, terms and conditions, trust and digital services.
“Recognitions like this give us an opportunity to pause and acknowledge the incredible work of our dynamic and diverse First Merchants team,” said Mike Stewart, president of First Merchants Bank. “They share a passion for positively impacting lives, creating an environment of inclusion, and attentively meeting our customer and community needs.”
First Merchants Bank has won other honors from Forbes, including being named to America's Best Banks every year since 2018. It also was named the Best-In-State Bank in Indiana last year.
The bank has $18 billion in assets and is publically traded on NASDAQ under the symbol FRME. | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/first-merchants-named-by-forbes-as-one-of-worlds-best-banks/article_b3b834d2-f0d9-11ed-bef9-cb1eef57df04.html | 2023-05-13T16:34:05 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/first-merchants-named-by-forbes-as-one-of-worlds-best-banks/article_b3b834d2-f0d9-11ed-bef9-cb1eef57df04.html |
New dining and shopping options are coming to the Southlake Mall in Hobart.
China Wok, a Chinese restaurant, is taking the former Panda Express location in the food court, Southlake Mall Marketing and Business Development Manager Kristyn Filetti said. It's part of a chain serving items like General Tso's Chicken and sweet and sour chicken.
"They are set to open later this spring," she said.
Clean Eatz also will open this fall in the Pacific Retail-owned enclosed mall at U.S. 30 and Mississippi Street. Clean Eatz recently opened in the Galleria Building in Dyer and also has locations in Fishers and Fort Wayne.
It specializes in healthy food, including prepared grab-and-go meals, smoothies, snacks and a dine-in cafe menu. It has weekly meal plans tailored to customers' nutritional needs whether they are looking to lose weight or maintain their general health.
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The meal plans feature a changing menu of five lunch or dinner options, plus a breakfast and cauliflower pizza, each week. They come with low-carb or extra protein options to suit various dietary needs.
The super-regional mall, the second largest in the state after Castleton Square Mall in Indianapolis, continues to add new dining options. Last year, the food court added the Mexican restaurant Cinco De Mayo and Chicken Paradise, which serves chicken sandwiches, fried chicken and wings. The Chicagoland chain Kong Dog also recently opened in the food court, serving gourmet corndogs that often blend sweet and savory flavors.
Clean Eatz will take over the former Sleep Number spot across from AMC, Filetti said.
ALTYN Jewelers is opening within the week on the upper level in the Center Court, where many of the jewelry stores are clustered, Filetti said.
The entertainment center Kids Empire also expects to open in the former Dick's Sporting Goods site this summer, she said.
The multilevel playground features climbing, sliding, spinning and other play activities for kids. It hosts birthdays and other parties, selling snacks, pizza and birthday cake and renting out party rooms.
Kids Empire is a national chain with locations in Arizona, California, Illinois, Texas, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Utah. It has four other locations in the Chicago metropolitan area but none in Northwest Indiana.
Built in the 1970s by the owner of the then-Cleveland Indians Major League baseball team, the Southlake Mall is home to more than 160 stores, including anchors like Macy's, J.C. Penney and an AMC multiplex. It's the heart of a massive trade area that sprawls across Hobart and Merrillville around the interchange of U.S. 30 and Interstate 65.
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NWI Business Ins and Outs: Buona/Rainbow Cone, Fat Burrito, Pickles Kids and Dear Dani Boutique opening | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/new-restaurants-and-stores-coming-to-southlake-mall/article_a6ee97fe-f0da-11ed-bcba-af71b7626e48.html | 2023-05-13T16:34:11 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/new-restaurants-and-stores-coming-to-southlake-mall/article_a6ee97fe-f0da-11ed-bcba-af71b7626e48.html |
Census rejects complaints of 2020 undercount by Detroit, other big cities
Some of the largest U.S. cities challenging their 2020 census numbers aren't getting the results they hoped for from the U.S. Census Bureau – an effort by Memphis to increase its official population resulted in three people being subtracted from its count during an initial appeal.
Some successes have come from challenges to totals of "group quarters" – dorms, jails and nursing homes. They were among the most difficult to count as campuses closed and prisons and nursing homes were locked down at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Census Bureau created a separate program to handle these challenges.
The Census Bureau has received more than 100 submissions in total for its two challenge programs from cities, towns and villages of all sizes across the U.S.
The challenges won't affect how many congressional seats each state got during the apportionment process, or the more detailed numbers used for redrawing political boundaries. But new numbers could shape how the federal government distributes $1.5 trillion for transportation, health programs and other funding, which is most pertinent for cities.
State, tribal and local governments have until the end of June to file challenges, and any changes will be reflected in future population estimates that are calculated each year between censuses.
Here's where the challenges stand for Austin, Boston, Detroit, Memphis, Milwaukee and Phoenix.
Austin
Austin, determined to be the 11th most populous U.S. city with 964,000 residents, claimed that 7,329 housing units were missed. With an average Austin household size of almost 2.4 people in 2020, that could mean more than 17,500 residents overlooked.
The Census Bureau, however, added only a single housing unit, and provided little information on its methodology, officials in Texas' capital said.
“This outcome is incredibly disappointing and disheartening,” Mayor Kirk Watson said in a letter to the bureau.
City officials plan to meet with Census Bureau officials in the near future to get a more detailed explanation of how bureau officials reached their decision.
Boston
Officials in Boston, a hub of higher education, believed the 2020 census missed more than 6,000 students living in university housing and 419 inmates at local jails. The Census Bureau approved the submission from Boston, which had 675,647 residents in the 2020 census, of which the city claimed 41,776 were students living in student housing.
“It’s no surprise that many of these special populations were miscounted due to the untimely and completely unanticipated emergence of a global pandemic that just happened to perfectly coincide with the 2020 count,” said Susan Strate, senior program manager at the UMass Donahue Institute, which assisted Boston in its challenge.
Detroit
Detroit filed two challenges. One said the count shortchanged Michigan's largest city by 8% of its occupied homes, overlooking tens of thousands of residents. The 2020 census found 639,111 Detroit residents, down from its 2019 population estimate of 670,052.
Detroit succeeded only with its group quarters challenge, adding 1,478 more people in 61 group quarters, said Corey McIsaac, the city's deputy director of media relations.
Detroit plans to challenge its annual population estimates through a separate program.
Memphis
Memphis launched two challenges, saying the census missed 15,895 residents, and that Memphis grew since 2010, for the first time in 50 years. The 2020 census, however, found 633,104 residents, a drop of 13,785 residents from 2010.
Memphis was unsuccessful in its appeal of its housing count in which the city said more than 10,700 people were missed. The Census Bureau actually subtracted a housing unit and three residents, a result Memphis is disputing. The other challenge deals with misapplied geographic boundaries impacting more than 5,100 people, and is still pending.
“The Census count was wrong,” Allison Fouche, Memphis' chief communications officer, said in an email. “The gains we have seen in investments in Memphis, especially in the core city, over the last few years tell a different story.”
Milwaukee
Wisconsin's largest city succeeded with its claim that more than 800 jail inmates were missed, part of a challenge organized with other Wisconsin municipalities.
Milwaukee's other appeal is still pending, claiming 16,500 residents were overlooked in houses and apartments, primarily in communities of color. The 2020 census put Milwaukee at 577,222 residents, down about 3% from 2010.
Phoenix
Phoenix awaits a response to its challenge of its group quarters count, claiming 3,500 people in 192 facilities were missed, according to a letter from Mayor Kate Gallego obtained through a public records request.
The city said two jails were overlooked, along with drug and alcohol treatment centers, a group home for people with diabetes and Alzheimer's disease and a residential facility for juveniles needing mental health treatment.
The census determined that Phoenix was the fastest-growing big city in the U.S. between 2010 and 2020, increasing by 11.2% to 1.6 million residents and making it the fifth most populous U.S. city. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2023/05/13/census-rejects-complaints-of-2020-undercount-detroit-big-cities/70215042007/ | 2023-05-13T16:53:44 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2023/05/13/census-rejects-complaints-of-2020-undercount-detroit-big-cities/70215042007/ |
Woman in mid 30s kidnapped outside Detroit hospital
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A woman in her mid 30s was kidnapped this morning outside of a Detroit hospital and the suspect remains at large, Detroit police said
Patrice Wilson was kidnapped at about 7:40 a.m. Saturday in the 4200 block of St. Antoine St., a Detroit police news release said.
The suspect is Jamere Miller, 36, who is considered armed and dangerous, police said. Miller is believed to be driving a black 2020 Lincoln Nautilus with Michigan plate OPKS20.
This story will be updated. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2023/05/13/woman-in-mid-30s-kidnapped-outside-detroit-hospital/70215195007/ | 2023-05-13T16:53:50 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2023/05/13/woman-in-mid-30s-kidnapped-outside-detroit-hospital/70215195007/ |
Backdoor to reopen Dinner Stage with performance
Backdoor Theatre will reopen its Dinner Stage with "Mad Libs Live!" about a teen superstars competition on TV.
Audience members will complete fill-in-the-blank cards before the show, and the cast will use them live.
"We have such an amazing group of talented youth and adults helping with this production," said Carter Wallace, Artistic and Technical Director at Backdoor Theatre. "I am honored to be directing the show reopening our beloved Dinner Stage."
The Dinner Stage originally opened in 1981, but in July 2020 a fire suppression system waterline failed under the Dinner Stage and flooded it.
Backdoor Theatre is partnering with the Wichita Adult Literacy Council (WALC) for a supply drive for this production. The WALC needs mechanical pencils, general office supplies, and new or gently used books. Patrons can bring donations with them to the show.
Tickets are $15-$21, and the optional dinner is $20 per person. Mad Libs Live runs May 12 - June 3 with no shows Memorial Day weekend. Tickets can be ordered online at www.backdoortheatre.org or by calling 940-322-5000. | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/05/13/backdoor-to-reopen-dinner-stage-with-performance/70209239007/ | 2023-05-13T16:58:15 | 1 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/05/13/backdoor-to-reopen-dinner-stage-with-performance/70209239007/ |
The following is the opinion and analysis of the writer:
Re: the May 9 article “Tucson, TEP zero in on clean energy.”
I thought that basketball player recruiting and letters of intent were over for the season, but then I saw an article in the Star the other day that said that TEP and the City had signed a Letter of Intent, not to play basketball but for more clean energy for City operations and a few other things.
Not to beat up the sports metaphor too much, but isn’t this sorta like those kids signing up to play at the U of A? If they want to change their mind later, they just do and head off elsewhere, letter or no letter. My point is a Letter of Intent ain’t much.
This is a good first step, but it’s a baby step at best! What we need is for TEP to now step up a lot more in support of the City’s Climate Action and Adaptation Plan.
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Gee, TEP did “commit to negotiate in good faith … one or more definitive agreements whatever those are.”
And sure, TEP did also “commit to work together … toward the deployment of electricity-related projects …” such as distributed energy resources like rooftop solar (this is change in the right direction!), EV infrastructure, electrifying city fleets and “nature-based solutions.”
All this is great, but where’s the skin in the game? Where’s the TEP shareholder cash? Where’s the offer to donate solar panels to low-income Tucsonans to put on their roofs? Where’s the help for making Tucson’s old houses more energy efficient so people don’t freeze in the winter, broil in the summer and still have unaffordably high electric bills? Where’s the commitment to provide solar and backup batteries for City water pumping to get us water in the event of a climate emergency? How about funding some real resilience centers on the south side?
TEP was happy to support the Prop 412 proposal that all of us pay an extra 0.75% of TEP revenues for undergrounding and a bit for the climate plan. How about if TEP ponies up 1% of its revenues every year for the life of the franchise agreement to support the climate plan? And not passing it off on us, but on their shareholders?
Just for the sake of discussion, Xcel in Colorado has a franchise agreement with the City of Boulder where that utility committed to spending 1% of its annual revenues for undergrounding power lines! How about that TEP?
When some of these things happen, we’ll know what TEP’s true intent is. Not in a namby-pamby letter, but in an annual climate plan bank account deposit and a bunch of newly solarized and climate-proofed homes. Then we’ll celebrate their good intent, not before.
Bruce is a former City of Tucson Solar Coordinator and a member of TuCAN, the Tucson Climate Action Network. | https://tucson.com/opinion/local/local-opinion-1-1-2-cheers-for-tep/article_bf267ba2-f00d-11ed-9163-db5c698f4c08.html | 2023-05-13T17:01:25 | 0 | https://tucson.com/opinion/local/local-opinion-1-1-2-cheers-for-tep/article_bf267ba2-f00d-11ed-9163-db5c698f4c08.html |
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – The start of summer is just around the corner, and as the weather warms up, more families will be firing up the grill for cookouts.
Just in time for National Cookout Month in May, researchers from CookOut News have looked at numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to see how much more it will cost to host a cookout this year.
For West Virginia and across the South, the data concluded residents could be paying 12.73% more in 2023 than they paid to host a cookout last summer. The country was sorted into four sections for the study – the Northeast, the South, the Midwest and the West.
Nationally, costs for a cookout have risen by approximately 12.3%.
The researchers looked at the data based on a cookout serving 10 people who each get one “plate” of food. The hypothetical “plate” in this study would consist of the following:
- A 4 oz. cheeseburger with a bun, lettuce, tomato, onion, ketchup and mustard
- A hotdog with a bun
- A 12 oz. can of soda
- A serving of baked beans
- A serving of potato salad
- A serving of potato chips
- A serving of cookies
- A serving of strawberries
- A serving of vanilla ice cream
CookOut News says this data can be perceived as the “minimum cost” of a cookout as factors such as alcoholic beverages, additional guests, other food options and guests getting a second plate of food were not included in the data.
So, what is the average total price tag for all of these cookout staples? Researchers calculated the data and found that for West Virginia and the southern states, the minimum cost for a cookout averages to about $83.70.
Researchers found residents in the West will have to shell out the most money to host even a bare minimum cookout, with costs averaging at about $93.29. For the Midwest, the total came to an average of $82.81, and the Northeast’s average total came in at about $85.49.
Cookout News’ researchers also found the following average prices of each cookout stable listed above from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ data:
- Hamburger buns (two packages of eight) – $3.58
- Hot dog buns (two packages of eight) – $3.58
- 3 lbs. of ground beef (for at least ten 4 oz. burgers) – $15.57
- 1 lb. of cookies – $5.23
- Two packs of hotdogs – $6.58
- 16 oz. bag of potato chips – $6.52
- 32 oz. of baked beans – $3.50
- 2 lbs. of potato salad – $8.98
- 1 lb. of tomatoes – $1.93
- 1 lb. of lettuce – $2.83
- 1 lb. onion – $1.46
- 1 lb. of American cheese – $4.77
- Two pints of strawberries – $5.28
- Half a gallon of vanilla ice cream – $5.92
- Ketchup and mustard – $1.99
- Two, 2-liter bottles of soda – $5.98 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/how-much-does-it-cost-to-host-a-cookout-in-west-virginia/ | 2023-05-13T17:04:46 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/how-much-does-it-cost-to-host-a-cookout-in-west-virginia/ |
SALT LAKE CITY (KTVX) – Bakkavor USA, a prepared-foods provider based in North Carolina, has issued a voluntary recall of Trader Joe’s-branded pesto pasta sauce which may have been packaged in containers labeled “hummus dip.”
The containers are not printed with the correct nutritional information, ingredients, or possible allergens that are present in the Trader Joe’s Genova Pesto sauce contained within.
“People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk or walnuts run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reactions if they consume this product,” Bakkavor USA wrote in a recall notice posted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Containers of Genova Pesto with the incorrect packaging were distributed between April 28–30 across 14 states: Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Nevada, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, and Washington.
The products had a “use by” date of May 27, 2023.
Bakkavor USA said there had not been any reports of customers experiencing allergic reactions by the time the company had become aware of the issue.
Customers are being instructed to throw away the recalled products or return them to Trader Joe’s locations for a refund.
On the Trader Joe’s recall page, the company writes that they “go well beyond regulatory requirements” for recall-related communications by sending out email alerts, posting in-store signs, and informing customers on the website.
A notice concerning the mislabeled Genova Pesto had not been posted on the site’s recall page as of Saturday. | https://www.koin.com/local/pesto-product-distributed-to-trader-joes-in-14-states-recalled-over-labeling-allergen-issue/ | 2023-05-13T17:09:44 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/local/pesto-product-distributed-to-trader-joes-in-14-states-recalled-over-labeling-allergen-issue/ |
Places in Eugene, Lane County to stay cool during heat wave
Temperatures over the weekend are expected to reach the low 90s.
The following City of Eugene facilities and community centers in Lane County will be open during regular operating hours during a heat advisory anticipated to last through Monday. Community members are invited to visit if they need a place stay cool.
Eugene Public Libraries
Downtown Library: 100 W. 10th Ave., 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, and 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday
Bethel Branch: 1990 Echo Hollow Road, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, closed Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday
Sheldon Branch: 1566 Coburg Road, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, closed Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday
Eugene Community Centers
Amazon Community Center: 2700 Hilyard Street, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday
Petersen Barn Community Center: 870 Berntzen Road, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday
Hilyard Community Center: 2580 Hilyard Street, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday.
Sheldon Community Center: 2445 Willakenzie Road, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday.
Campbell Community Center: 55 High Street, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday.
Emmaus Lutheran Church (ELCA):1250 W 18th Ave., Closed Saturday, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Sunday; Closed Monday.
First Baptist Church of Eugene: 3550 Fox Meadow Road, Closed Saturday; 8:45 a.m.-noon Sunday, 8;30-5 p.m. Friday.
Saint Vincent de Paul’s Eugene Service Station: 456 Highway 99 North, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. dailyStation 7: 931 W 7th, for ages 11 to 20, open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Springfield Community Centers
Springfield Public Library inside City Hall: 10 a.m-3 p.m. Saturday, Closed Sunday; 8 a.m.-7a.m. Monday
Bob Keefer Center: 250 South 32nd St., 8 a.m-5 p.m. Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday; 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday
Willamalane Adult Activity Center: 215 West C St., 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday
Cottage Grove Community Center
Cottage Grove Community Center: 700 E. Gibbs Ave., 9 a.m-5 p.m. Monday through Friday
Venta Community Center
Fern Ridge Service Center, 25035 West Broadway Ave., noon to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday
McKenzie Bridge Community Center
McKenzie Bridge Church: 56334 McKenzie Highway, Closed Saturday, 9:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. Sunday; Closed Monday | https://www.registerguard.com/story/news/local/2023/05/13/eugene-lane-county-places-stay-cool-heat-wave-hours-location/70212533007/ | 2023-05-13T17:28:50 | 0 | https://www.registerguard.com/story/news/local/2023/05/13/eugene-lane-county-places-stay-cool-heat-wave-hours-location/70212533007/ |
Campaign finances in the 2023 school board races for Eugene 4J, Bethel and Springfield
This is a breakdown of campaign finances for candidates running in the Tuesday special election for three metro school district board position races in Lane County.
A total of $346,000 had been contributed as of Friday between the 20 candidates, according to campaign finance data filed through the Secretary of State's office.
Eugene School District 4J
Eight candidates are vying for four positions on the Eugene School District 4J Board of Directors. Those elected will join the seven-member board.
The $280,000 combined contributions for the candidates makes it the most expensive school board race in Lane County.
Position 1 finances
For position 1, dentist Michael Bratland has nearly triple the funding of his competitor, retired teacher Tom Di Liberto, most of which from his own dental practice.
Read more:Meet 4J position 1 candidates Tom Di Liberto and Dr. Michael Bratland
Di Liberto has received over $30,000 in contributions, with his three largest donors being the local workers unions: Oregon School Employees Association, the school classified workers union, with $5,000, Eugene Education Association, the teachers union, with $4,000 and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 280 with $2,500.
He is supported by individual members from the Community Alliance for Public Education, a teacher-centric group that advocates for more public education funding and less standardized testing requirements.
Bratland has taken $86,000 in loans from Crisdental, his practice that has one location in Eugene and another in Lincoln City. He has just over $90,000 in recorded funding, combined with other smaller contributions, including $2,500 from Murphy Company, a Eugene plywood supplier.
Bratland is endorsed by Parents’ Rights In Education PAC and the Kids for Success PAC. Both groups support the concept of politics- and ideology-free schools.
Position 4 finances
For position 4, incumbent University of Oregon professor Gordon Lafer and retired police officer Rick Hamilton have raised similar amounts.
Read more:Meet Eugene 4J position 4 candidates Gordon Lafer and Rick Hamilton
Lafer has raised about $40,000. His biggest contributors have been from local workers unions. He received $10,000 from the OSEA and $2,000 from the EEA.
Lafer is supported by individual members of CAPE, who were also in favor of his 2019 campaign.
Hamilton has received about $35,000 in contributions, with his biggest donor being $10,000 from Jordan Papé, whose family owns construction materials supplier Papé.
Hamilton is endorsed by Stand for Children, a national organization that values the involvement of parents, teachers and community member and advocates for student success, and the Democratic Party of Lane County.
A flier with transphobic sentiments circulated Eugene with Hamilton listed as a recommended candidate. Hamilton denounced these ideals, releasing a statement: "I emphatically would never want to be endorsed by them. My values are for protecting and supporting all children, including LGBTQ youth, and all marginalized children."
Candidates Bratland, Grant Johnson and Timothy Sean Sutherland also were recommended on the flier, but did not release statements.
Position 5 finances
A significant gap in funding is seen in the position 5 race, with lawyer Jenny Jonak leading in finances over veteran Grant Johnson.
Read more:Meet Eugene 4J position 5 candidates Jenny Jonak and Grant Johnson
Jonak has raised nearly $45,000 for her campaign. Jonak's largest contributors include the unions OSEA with $2,000, EEA with $1,000 and IBEW with $2,500. Jonak also has contributed $5,000 of her own money.
Jonak is endorsed by Stand for Children, the Democratic Party of Lane County and other local labor unions.
Johnson has just over $1,200 in contributions. He received $369 from the Lane County Republican Central Committee.
Johnson is supported by the Kids for Success PAC.
Position 7 finances
For the position 4 race, business owner Morgan Munro has raised more than Timothy Sean Sutherland, who works in insurance.
Read more:Meet Eugene 4J position 7 candidates Morgan Munro, Timothy Sean Sutherland
Munro has received nearly $30,000 for her campaign, the largest single contribution being from OSEA with $2,000.
Munro is endorsed by the EEA, the Democratic Party of Lane County and Stand for Children.
Sutherland has about $5,500 in contributions, more than $4,000 of which are his own funds.
He also has received $500 from the dentist Bratland running for position 1 and $369 from the Lane County Republican Central Committee.
Sutherland is endorsed by Parents’ Rights In Education PAC and the Kids for Success PAC.
Springfield Public Schools
Five candidates are competing for two open positions on the Springfield Public Schools board of directors. Those elected will join the five-member board.
Read more:Meet the candidates for Springfield Public Schools board of directors
The candidates have received a total of $43,000 in contributions.
Position 1 finances
In the running for position 1 are self-employed Geena Davis, retired engineer Ken Kohl and caregiver Violet Olszyk.
Kohl has received nearly $4,500. His largest contributions are $800 from the Oregon Education Association and $1,000 from Oregon State Senator Lee Beyer's PAC. He also is endorsed by the Springfield Education Association and Stand for Children.
Olszyk has received about $10,500, about $8,200 of which are in accounts from Intisar Strategies, LLC, which is a political consulting firm for center-right candidates in Oregon. She is also endorsed by Oregon Right to Life.
The Register-Guard was unable to find records of Davis' finances.
Position 4 finances
In the running for position 4 are nonprofit worker Nicole De Graff and carpenter Anthony Reed.
De Graff has received about $11,600, about $5,000 of which are in accounts from political consulting and marketing firm Intisar Strategies and another $4,.800 from Alan Stout, a former republican candidate for Oregon Representative District 7. De Graff also is endorsed by Oregon Right to Life.
Reed has received about $16,500. His largest contributor is Pacific Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters who contributed $8,000. He received $2,500 from IBEW. He also is endorsed by Stand for Children.
Bethel School District
Seven candidates are vying for the three positions on the Bethel School District Board of Directors. Those elected will join the seven-member board.
Read more:Meet the candidates for Bethel School District board of directors
The Bethell School District board races are the least expensive of the three metro districts in Lane County, with a total of $22,500 in contributions.
Position 3 finances
Incumbent Greg Nelson, teacher Curt Nordling and accounting supervisor Leena Earnest are running for position 3.
Nordling has received nearly $10,000, with $4,000 from the EEA as his largest contribution. He is also endorsed by the EEA, the OEA, and the Bethel Association of Classified Employees.
Neither Nelson nor Earnest had campaign finance activity. Earnest is endorsed by the Kids for Success PAC.
Position 4 finances
Real estate agent Erin Basinger and Eugene city employee Daniel (Drae) Charles are running for position 4
Charles has received nearly $9,500. His biggest contributors are EEA with $2,000, OEA with $1,000 and Planned Parenthood PAC with $1,000. Charles also is endorsed by Stand for Children, Color PAC and Oregon Futures Lab. The latter two advocate for leaders of color to enter public office.
The Register-Guard was unable to find records of Basinger's finances.
Position 6 finances
In the position 6 campaign, incumbent Robin Zygaitis and financial licensing coach Scott Chatham are running.
Zygaitis has received more than $3,000. Her biggest contributions came from Joyea Wilhite with $750 and the EEA with $500. She also is endorsed by the OEA and the Democratic Party of Lane County.
The Register-Guard was unable to find records of Chatham's finances. He is endorsed by the Kids for Success PAC.
Miranda Cyr reports on education for The Register-Guard. You can contact her at mcyr@registerguard.com or find her on Twitter @mirandabcyr | https://www.registerguard.com/story/news/politics/elections/local/2023/05/12/election-2023-campaign-finances-for-eugene-springfield-school-board-races/70208862007/ | 2023-05-13T17:28:56 | 0 | https://www.registerguard.com/story/news/politics/elections/local/2023/05/12/election-2023-campaign-finances-for-eugene-springfield-school-board-races/70208862007/ |
OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – More than two dozen children who are blind or visually impaired put on their harnesses and took part in a ropes course Saturday morning.
The course at Orlando Tree Trek Adventure Park was aimed at helping the children with mobility and confidence, as well as sensory and social skills.
12-year-old Zoe Boleslawski was so happy that she and her friends got to take part.
“This is one of the fun things we get to do with Lighthouse,” Boleslawski said. “We get to do learning skills, but we also get to do fun activities.”
She made her way through the course like a pro.
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The kids are part of Lighthouse Central Florida.
“Some of us are blind, but most of us have visual impairments,” Boleslawski said.
Lighthouse Central Florida is a nonprofit that provides life-changing vision rehabilitation services for children, teens and adults in Orange, Seminole and Osceola counties.
The ropes course can be tough and certainly a challenge, but many of the kids told News 6 it’s fun and also a confidence booster.
“We get to go and do things that other kids get to do and that makes us feel like we’re not different,” Boleslawski said.
What an awesome time with this group of kids from Lighthouse central Florida. They’re mostly blind or visually impaired and are spending their Saturday on a ropes course to help with their confidence, social skills and more. I even suited up and took part, too. pic.twitter.com/qbgzH2TcC4
— Jerry Askin (@JerryAskinNews6) May 13, 2023
Program director Kerri Marczuk said Lighthouse’s services help many of these kids when it comes to mobility, as well as sensory and social skills. Lighthouse also provides education, life skills and job training when they get older.
“It exposes them to different opportunities and gives them something to do,” Marczuk said. “They love getting outside and doing something that every other child gets to do.”
To find out more about Lighthouse Central Florida, click here.
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GREENSBORO — Protestors chanted and held "My Body My Choice" signs during a rally downtown this morning urging voters to contact their legislators about a bill that reduces access to abortion in North Carolina.
The more than 100 people gathered in front of the Old Guilford County Courthouse were joining in with scheduled rallies across the state as Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, vetoed abortion legislation that would ban most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy compared with the 20-week current restriction. Republicans in the largely conservative General Assembly have said they have enough votes to override a veto by Cooper. The governor held round-table meetings in Greensboro and across the state Friday to hear from the public on the issue.
Organizers standing in front of an oversized "North Carolina Will AID and Abet Abortion" sign on the lawn of the courthouse told the crowd — a diverse range of people from college students to grandmothers — that they need just one Republican to vote against the override.
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"If they don't care about people," said Lauren Overman, a doula and an escort at the city's only abortion clinic, "then they might care about their careers."
Some of the abortion-rights protestors spoke about fighting for Roe v. Wade, the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing access to an abortion, which was overturned in 2022 by the high court — and fighting the battle again.
Others spoke of how such legislation could affect a woman's health, but also the "slippery slope" it could create about the intrusion into people's lives.
"Gay marriage, birth control, interracial marriage — all are based on privacy," said a woman who identified herself only as Violet, a South Carolina college student home on summer break. "I just want the Legislature to leave me the hell alone." | https://greensboro.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/rally-abortion-rights-greensboro-cooper-veto-north-carolina/article_2ca87bdc-f1a6-11ed-8177-c789d045150d.html | 2023-05-13T17:56:59 | 0 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/rally-abortion-rights-greensboro-cooper-veto-north-carolina/article_2ca87bdc-f1a6-11ed-8177-c789d045150d.html |
It's not everyday one of New York's most iconic landmarks is up for public auction.
And yet, two months after an eye-popping $190 million offer won Jacob Garlick the Flatiron Building in a bidding war outside a Manhattan courthouse, the 121-year-old building is back up for sale.
Crain's New York reports the building recognizable by its triangle shape is going up for auction once again on May 23.
Garlick shocked the real estate world when he made the winning bid at the March auction, even beating out the current owners who reportedly sought to retain the building.
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But when it came time to pay up, the highest bidder allegedly failed to cough up the $19 million deposit necessary to keep the building. He's now reportedly facing a lawsuit several months later.
The Flatiron Building has sat empty for about four years since its last tenants vacated in 2019. Jeff Gural, one of the building's owners, told The New York Times it's been gutted and wouldn't be a suitable home for incoming migrants -- an inquiry apparently posed by the city, which has been scrambling to get its hands on more property.
Interested bidders looking for a second chance to scoop up the Flatiron Building will have to prove they've got the money to back up their bid. The May auction reportedly requires bidders have a $100,000 check ready to hand over. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/flatiron-building-back-up-for-auction-after-190m-bidding-bungle/4331176/ | 2023-05-13T17:58:58 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/flatiron-building-back-up-for-auction-after-190m-bidding-bungle/4331176/ |
In all honesty, the oil-stained downtown gas station suddenly looks out of place — like it was spilled from a time capsule and landed amid the multi-story hotels, apartment buildings and high-rise condominiums that are changing Lincoln's skyline.
It's an homage to a bygone era — a time when Lincoln was a lot sleepier and a little less progressive, when the tallest buildings on the horizon were the Capitol building to the south and that football stadium just up the block.
The small-town feel was always just fine with Bruce Melichar, who eventually bought into the family business, the Phillips 66 station that his father Gene opened at the corner of Ninth and P streets in October 1969 and will someday be taken over by Gene's grandson.
"It's definitely a family business," he said Tuesday, just days before the gas station and auto shop will be vacated before being demolished to make room for more apartments and condos.
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The politics of a changing downtown — the population density, the potential parking nightmares, Lincoln's transformation from a once small town — is one the Melichar family would just as soon not litigate again. They've lived this saga for the better part of the last two years.
"It will certainly alter how everything looks downtown," said Jeff Melichar, Bruce's son who grew up at the station and has been a manager there since 1997. "Now, whether that's for the good or not, that will be for the future to decide."
He said to ask the question again in four years, when the project is completed. In the meantime, Alex Havlena, a mechanic at the downtown repair shop, said it might be best to avoid Ninth Street.
"It's going to be a mess," he said.
The issue has sparked plenty of conversation in recent weeks as Melichar 66 Sales and Service's closing was made official and its closing date — Monday — loomed.
Nick Cusick, the president and CEO of Lincoln-based Bison Inc., who brought his vehicles there to be serviced when Gene Melichar was still running the show, didn't like the idea of another high-rise gumming up traffic in a downtown that is going through its share of change.
"This isn't the right place, the right thing or the right way," he said, while stopping to say his goodbyes to his friends in the old building. "I’m trying not to be selfish because I've done business with the Melichars for a long time, but it doesn't seem right."
Don't fret, Bruce Melichar says. They will land on their feet. Whitehead Oil, which owns the downtown parcel of land, gave him management of the Phillips 66 station at 48th Street and Normal Boulevard, a busy corner in the heart of town that appears to be an ideal alternative, he says.
"Plan B is a pretty good corner," he said. "We’ve got a great location here in the middle of town with a ton of traffic."
In a perfect world, Plan A — staying put — would have ruled the day. The move from downtown, no matter how enticing, won't be easy, either physically or emotionally.
"We've had 10 months to chew on it," Bruce said. "And you know, part of me is like 'OK, let's move on,' but it will be hard."
The move comes with its share of change — especially during football season.
Sure, the marquee that predicted the score of every Husker game — Nebraska always was picked to win — will be making the move to the new location.
"It is absolutely coming with us, no matter what," Jeff said. "We’ll put it somewhere and put a score on it. You can't just stop doing that."
But because it will no longer be in the shadows of Memorial Stadium — at ground zero to the gameday excitement — the marquee might lose some of its panache.
In addition, the preferred parking places and party headquarters for a number of longtime customers and Husker fans who spent their pregame Saturdays gathering with a cold one and pregame snack while catching up around a gas pump will also be coming to an end.
That comes with its own kind of melancholy, Jeff says.
"Those people were almost our secondary family," he said. "They would be referred to as our football family or Husker family. Maybe I saw these people seven or eight days a year, but I knew about their kids and they knew about mine. ... They saw me grow from a small child to a grown adult."
That's the way the Melichars have always run their business. Customers were treated as friends. A handshake didn't take the place of an estimate or sales invoice, but it might as well have.
"It's about the people," Bruce said. "It's about your customers."
From the business side of things, the Melichars are going to be fine — maybe better off, Bruce says. But in the meantime, the family is battling the nostalgic pangs that come with a move no one ever wanted.
"It’s just like moving out of your house that you’ve lived in 53 years. So I started off with closets and corners, because that's where stuff just gets pushed," said Bruce, who finds something that reminds him of his father with every dive into a closet. "You just look around and he's here. ... It's gonna be OK. Certainly, there will be heartstrings a little bit."
Monday will be the last day of operation and on Tuesday, the move — about 40% complete now — will take priority.
A week later, on May 23, the building is scheduled to be demolished, an event that the Melichar family will watch from the balcony at the Lincoln Graduate Hotel.
Jeff said it started off as a joke — gallows humor, he called it. But the more he talked about it, the more sense it made.
"I said I’d like to watch it. I’ve bought into this place, decades of work — blood sweat and tears," he said. "My last name is on it."
That sealed the deal. The Melichars reserved a block of rooms at the Graduate overlooking their gas station. They plan to watch it fall to the wrecking ball over a bottle of wine — maybe something a little stronger — and, perhaps, a pizza.
"It might be cathartic, something where we get some finality," Jeff said. "There's some closure. This has been an ongoing thing for almost a year and a half. There's been a lot of sleepless nights — a lot of anxiety.
"I want to get closure so I don't have to think about it, so we can just move forward to the new location and be successful." | https://journalstar.com/news/local/as-lincolns-skyline-changes-a-longtime-downtown-gas-station-is-going-away/article_f824fc9a-ef6c-11ed-aede-a7659ecfdaca.html | 2023-05-13T18:12:16 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/as-lincolns-skyline-changes-a-longtime-downtown-gas-station-is-going-away/article_f824fc9a-ef6c-11ed-aede-a7659ecfdaca.html |
The Langlois Lions is hosting the annual Mary Hildebrand Memorial Plant Sale Friday and Saturday, May 19 and 20 from 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. at the club, 48136 Floras Lake Loop. There will outstanding variety of garden, yard and house plants from A – Z.
Special attractions include: Woof’s pottery, Oregon Native Plant Society, South Coast Chapter information table staffed by native plant experts and general plant experts to answer your questions. In addition, a vendor from the LeafFilter Gutter Protection will be in an outside tent with demonstrations on this product.
Business support/ donations include: Valley Flora, Dragonfly Farm & Nursery, B & B Farm supply, Raincoast Arts, Old Souls Studios of Langlois, Currydale Farms, Stillwater Natives Nursery, 101 Plants & Garden Center, Nicki’s Knick Knacks of Port Orford. Copper Goose Nursery, Langlois Market, Candy’s Flowers, Tradewinds Bamboo Nursery, Westside Growers, Ray’s of Port Orford, Sea Breeze Florist, and Shinglehouse Nursery.
This is also a great opportunity to connect with other green thumbs and to support our charitable causes. Donations of unwanted or extra plants of any kind are gratefully accepted. Options include: set up day Thurs, May 18th at 10 am, may leave outside club door anytime in the few days before or bring to the plant sale itself, preferably earlier in the morning. Local pick up on plants and/or more info: Call 541 348- 2507, text 541 2451 1530, or e mail dmcderm@frontier.com. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/hildebrand-plant-sale-coming-to-langlois/article_6b161fa4-ef7c-11ed-a26c-e72391da57a7.html | 2023-05-13T18:13:10 | 0 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/hildebrand-plant-sale-coming-to-langlois/article_6b161fa4-ef7c-11ed-a26c-e72391da57a7.html |
WICHITA, Kans. (KSNW) –Title 42 has come to an end. The controversial policy that went into effect during Trump’s presidency denied migrants the right to seek asylum. With that option back on the table, several state and local leaders are concerned about what that could mean for Kansas.
Sen. Roger Marshall visited Brownsville, Texas, Thursday night as Title 42 expired at midnight. He says with the roughly 170,000 people waiting to cross the southern border, the end of Title 42 opens the door for more fentanyl to be smuggled into the states.
“Last week, the border patrol seized 56 pounds of fentanyl. We don’t know how much got through the border, but we know it was enough to kill approximately 300 young Americans every day,” Marshall said.
“From 2020 to 2022, the KBI (Kansas Bureau of Investigation) saw a fentanyl increase in lab submissions of 900%. This is not coming from anywhere other than our southern border,” KBI Director Tony Mattivi said.
In addition to the fight against fentanyl, Sedgwick County Sheriff Jeff Easter says he’s concerned about other county resources already stretched razor-thin.
“Our resources here are tapped out,” Easter said. “Mental health resources are tapped out. Our social services are tapped out. You see the homeless situation taking place here. A lot of our housing situation is at full max … I don’t know what we will do here if that becomes the policy, and we’re going to receive an influx of people.”
The International Rescue Committee’s Executive Director, Yeni Silva-Renteria, says the organization currently serves 250 asylum seekers living in Wichita. The majority of those came through the southern border. She says although seeking asylum is a legal pathway to citizenship, migrants, on average, wait between three to four years before that becomes a reality.
“Even though they have a residency card, they’re not even eligible for benefits … It’s a myth that a lot of them are coming to take advantage of our services because they’re not even eligible for the first five years regardless of their legal status,” Silva-Renteria said.
She says she’s working on forming a partnership with the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office to better address the effects of the border crisis here at home.
“You see it in different parts of the state how those communities have developed because of the immigrants coming there, but for some reason, it’s not being accepted as something positive,” Silva-Renteria said. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/local-leaders-react-to-title-42-ending/ | 2023-05-13T18:23:03 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/local-leaders-react-to-title-42-ending/ |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Krystina Furst has been a resident of Wichita for the last 11 years. Like many people in the city, she finds peace in taking strolls along the Arkansas River. While en route one day, she noticed something disturbing.
“I was walking along the areas downtown along the river, and I noticed a lot of trash,” said Furst.
She decided she wanted to take action against the issue.
In 2017, Furst used a $500 grant from the City to purchase grabbers, gloves, and trash bags. Then, she started the Facebook group Wichita RiverWalk Cleanup Crew. The group plans clean-ups at various areas on the second Saturday of each month.
“It’s awesome,” says Furst about the traction her objective has gotten, “One person started it, and we’ve ended up here with thirty people picking up trash.”
The number of volunteers has grown tremendously over the past year. In this year’s four pickups, the group has collected 255 bags of trash. That’s only 13 less than the total amount collected in 2022.
Some volunteers say they want to inspire people with their efforts and encourage them to take care of the river.
“It’s part of the city, part of the community. The lifeblood runs right down the center,” said group member Alexander King.
“If we don’t do it, then nobody is going to do it. And we’re always looking for more volunteers,” explained another member Jackie West.
Furst says she believes the city can also take action by adding more trashcans in the area. But until then, the group is picking up the responsibility one piece of trash at a time. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/wichita-group-taking-action-to-keep-the-arkansas-river-clean/ | 2023-05-13T18:23:10 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/wichita-group-taking-action-to-keep-the-arkansas-river-clean/ |
On May 13, 2023, OCHS #7 Ryan Cooke launches a scoring shot at the Ocean City girls lacrosse game against Lenape High School on Tennessee Ave. in Ocean City.
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On May 13, 2023, OCHS #7 Ryan Cooke on the move at the Ocean City girls lacrosse game against Lenape High School on Tennessee Ave. in Ocean City.
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On May 13, 2023 , OCHS #15 Brynn Culmone lines up a shot at the Ocean City girls lacrosse game against Lenape High School on Tennessee Ave. in Ocean City.
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On May 13, 2023 , OCHS #15 Brynn Culmone launches a shot on goal at the Ocean City girls lacrosse game against Lenape High School on Tennessee Ave. in Ocean City.
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On May 13, 2023, OCHS #1 Katie Pierce gets a shot off on goal at the Ocean City girls lacrosse against Lenape High School on Tennessee Ave. in Ocean City.
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On May 13, 2023, OCHS #18 Grace McAfee sees a path up the sideline during the Ocean City girls lacrosse game against Lenape High School on Tennessee Ave. in Ocean City.
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On May 13, 2023, OCHS #22 tries to find a hole in the defense to ge ta shot off during the Ocean City girls lacrosse game against Lenape High School on Tennessee Ave. in Ocean City.
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On May 13, 2023, OCHS #1 Katie Pierce on the move during the Ocean City girls lacrosse game against Lenape High School on Tennessee Ave. in Ocean City.
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On May 13, 2023, OCHS #15 Brynn Culmone tries to find a way past the defense during the Ocean City girls lacrosse game against Lenape High School on Tennessee Ave. in Ocean City.
OCEAN CITY — Delainey Sutley and the Ocean City High School girls lacrosse team were aggressive and dominant Saturday.
So much so the entire second-half clock was running.
Sutley scored five goals and had a team-leading 11 draw controls to lead the Red Raiders to a 19-1 victory over Lenape in a nonconference game at the Tennessee Avenue Fields. Ocean City (12-4) is No. 6 in The Press Elite 11. Lenape fell to 5-8.
This season, the junior has 111 draw controls and 51 goals.
"It's not just a one-person sport," the 17-year-old said. "One person can make a difference, but you need a team to be able to win. We all work together well."
Ocean City scored 10 first-half goals, the reason the second half started with a running clock. Madison Wenner opened the scoring two minutes into the game. Gracie Pierce scored twice to give Ocean City a 3-0 lead. Sutley scored back-to-back goals to extend the lead to 5-0.
Late in the first half, Sutley scored back-to-back goals again to make the score 9-0, and Wenner scored to extend the lead to 10-0. Pierce scored four in the game, and Brynn Culmone and Wenner, each scored three.
Ryan Cooke scored twice, and Breanna Fabi and Marissa Vallese each scored once. Pierce, Culmon, Carly Gallagher and Amelia Govern each had an assist. Aliza Otton made four saves. Wenner added three draw controls. Sutley added three ground balls, and Julianna Duff had two forced turnovers.
"We came off from the jump and were able to progress during that," Sutley said. "We had our moments and went up from there. I don't think there was a point where we ever fell off. As a team, we kept our composure and played simple lacrosse."
Sutley has 223 draw controls and 153 goals so far in her career. She led the Red Raiders in goals and points in 2022, and is currently doing the same this season. Ocean City coach Lesley Graham called her an incredible player and teammate.
"She grinds every day to make herself better and those around better," Graham said. "She is selfless with the ball. She is just top-notch."
Last season, Ocean City lost 22-10 to Lenape, which went on to win the South Jersey Group IV championship. Lenape competes in a tough Olympic American Conference with Moorestown, Shawnee and Cherokee, all Elite 11 teams. The dominant victory Saturday is very telling for the Red Raiders and their season.
Ocean City has won six straight and is undefeated against Cape-Atlantic League opponents. The Red Raiders, who won the CAL Tournament in 2022, earned the top seed in the tournament this spring and will host fourth-seeded Our Lady of Mercy Academy on Wednesday.
"One of the things we have been working on all season is not coming out flat," Graham said. "We definitely have a tendency to be a second-half team. And as a team we really focused on, in the later part of the season, really making sure our foot in on the gas from the first whistle to the last whistle. They did a great job of that (Saturday)."
Along with Lenape, Ocean City has played many other talented nonconference opponents this season, including Haddonfield, Moorestown, Cherokee, Cape Henlopen (Delaware) and Spring-Ford (Pennsylvania).
"Lenape is always a talented team," Graham added. "I think being able to bolster our conference play with these big, strong nonconference opponents really helps us. It helps prepare us for what we call second season, which is the playoff season coming up."
Last season, Ocean City lost to Shawnee in the South Jersey Group III semifinals. The Red Raiders are looking forward to the CAL Tournament and these playoffs, Sutley said.
Graham agreed.
"Any chance to play for a title of any kind is important to our team because it just showcases the depth of talent we have and the ability to put a team win together," Graham said.
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On May 13, 2023, OCHS #7 Ryan Cooke launches a scoring shot at the Ocean City girls lacrosse game against Lenape High School on Tennessee Ave. in Ocean City.
On May 13, 2023 , OCHS #15 Brynn Culmone lines up a shot at the Ocean City girls lacrosse game against Lenape High School on Tennessee Ave. in Ocean City.
On May 13, 2023 , OCHS #15 Brynn Culmone launches a shot on goal at the Ocean City girls lacrosse game against Lenape High School on Tennessee Ave. in Ocean City.
On May 13, 2023, OCHS #1 Katie Pierce gets a shot off on goal at the Ocean City girls lacrosse against Lenape High School on Tennessee Ave. in Ocean City.
On May 13, 2023, OCHS #18 Grace McAfee sees a path up the sideline during the Ocean City girls lacrosse game against Lenape High School on Tennessee Ave. in Ocean City.
On May 13, 2023, OCHS #22 tries to find a hole in the defense to ge ta shot off during the Ocean City girls lacrosse game against Lenape High School on Tennessee Ave. in Ocean City.
On May 13, 2023, OCHS #1 Katie Pierce on the move during the Ocean City girls lacrosse game against Lenape High School on Tennessee Ave. in Ocean City.
On May 13, 2023, OCHS #15 Brynn Culmone tries to find a way past the defense during the Ocean City girls lacrosse game against Lenape High School on Tennessee Ave. in Ocean City. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/ocean-city-dominates-lenape-behind-delainey-sutleys-5-goals/article_e7720d86-f1a9-11ed-8840-4795fba93f73.html | 2023-05-13T18:32:44 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/ocean-city-dominates-lenape-behind-delainey-sutleys-5-goals/article_e7720d86-f1a9-11ed-8840-4795fba93f73.html |
TAMPA, Fla. — A 37-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison on Friday for impersonating a police officer and raping a woman back in 2021 in Tampa, according to court documents.
Justin Evans was convicted back on Dec. 8 for all four counts he was charged with — battery, impersonating a public officer and two counts of false imprisonment. He was also now considered a sexual predator.
The crime happened just before midnight on Aug. 9, 2021, when Evans began following a car with three women inside from the Bull Market in Tampa, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said at the time. His car, a 2016 Chevrolet Malibu, was equipped with LED lights which were mounted on his dashboard, the sheriff's office added.
He used those lights to pull the women over into an apartment complex and approached their car wearing dark clothing. Evans reportedly told the women he was conducting a narcotics investigation and instructed them to get out of the car and put their hands on the hood while he searched him.
Evans told one of the women she was under arrest and tied her hands behind her back with a zip tie, the sheriff's office reported. Deputies said he then took her to another apartment complex and raped her.
Later, Evans dropped the woman off near the area where he had arrested her, deputies said.
The sheriff's office said deputies located Evans and his car the following day near Wesley Chapel in Pasco County. When he realized law enforcement was following him, Evans left his car and ran into a wooded area where he was arrested.
During the trial, Evans gave the following explanation for following the women in the first place:
"I was supposed to get some tacos and go home but when I saw the women pull up and get out of the car — I didn't know their names or nothing...I decided to pull up and engage in conversation...I asked for [one of the women's] number, she did not give it to me but said you could follow me though." | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/justin-evans-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-impersonating-police-raping-woman/67-24005182-4cf2-4cf3-99c1-2ac83523adcd | 2023-05-13T18:49:06 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/justin-evans-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-impersonating-police-raping-woman/67-24005182-4cf2-4cf3-99c1-2ac83523adcd |
TAMPA, Fla. — A fire at the Garden View Motel caused parts of the westbound lanes of East Busch Boulevard near North 26th Street to close Saturday in Tampa, authorities confirmed.
The road was closed for multiple fire trucks that were on the scene.
10 Tampa Bay crews saw firefighters remove what appeared to be a burned box spring from one room. Fire crews appeared to focus on one room that looked badly burned.
Fire officials said the fire was put out within 20 minutes. The cause of the fire is unknown.
Stay with 10 Tampa as this story develops. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/motel-fire-tampa-busch-boulevard-closed/67-0cc277de-579f-48b7-a7dd-9253eae7ade6 | 2023-05-13T18:49:12 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/motel-fire-tampa-busch-boulevard-closed/67-0cc277de-579f-48b7-a7dd-9253eae7ade6 |
Wilmington police investigating fatal shooting of 38-year-old man on Friday
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Wilmington police are investigating a shooting that left a 38-year-old man dead on Friday.
Police said the man was shot and killed just after 9 p.m. in the 1700 block of W. Second St.
Police have not provided more details. The incident is under investigation.
Anyone with information about this shooting should call Detective Michael Hayman at 302-576-3963.
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QUESTION: I have recently been hired as an analyst by a local business. In a week, I have to give my first presentation to management. Do you have any tips that will help me make a positive impression?
ANSWER: Analysts can bring tremendous value to a company by identifying opportunities that would otherwise be missed. However, when presenting their findings, analysts sometimes get wrapped up in the details of how they did their work. This might be exciting for the analyst, but dragging executives into the weeds is most often not the best approach. To ensure an impactful presentation, follow these five tips:
Know your audience – Is the primary decision-maker a driver who makes quick decisions and moves on to the next task? If so, lead with the answer followed by a couple of results that prove your point. Only provide details of the analysis when requested. Alternatively, if the primary decision-maker is an analytic type, perhaps a former analyst, support your recommendations with a bit more detail. He or she will need to see this to be comfortable with what you are proposing. Tailor your presentation to your audience.
Focus on insights – Too often analysts simply present results (e.g., we have a 16.3% market share). That may well be true, but so what? Based on this finding, what should the company do differently? Executives are interested in insights, not just results. Your job is to recommend a direction for the company, not to simply provide the outcome of your analysis and let the executive figure out what to do next. Make a recommendation and use the results of your analysis to demonstrate it is the correct way to go.
Use anecdotes and stories – Anecdotal evidence should never take the place of statistically significant analysis. However, once you have proved your point with fact-based analysis, use anecdotes and stories to reinforce the message. Stories that tug at the heartstrings are particularly powerful. Show an example of how the direction you are recommending will change people’s lives for the better. People remember stories better than facts and figures. Tap into this to make your recommendations memorable.
Engage your audience – Ask questions to pull those to whom you are presenting into the discussion. Bring the audience into the problem-solving process rather than simply cramming information down their throats. Use humor when appropriate. This will spice up an otherwise boring and dry presentation.
Be crisp, clear and well structured – To get your recommendations implemented, people have to remember the changes you are advocating. The fact is, people remember things that are well structured better than a random array of facts. Make sure your arguments are organized and well thought out.
There is little that is more frustrating than listening to an hourlong presentation and coming away not knowing what the presenter thinks should be done. Clearly state your recommendation in the introduction. Then, support the recommendation with the results of your analysis in the body of your presentation. Finally, restate the recommendation in the summary. Tell them what you are going to tell them, tell them and then tell them what you told them.
As an analyst, to be valuable to your organization, you have to cause people to do things better than they would have done them without you. To do this, you’ll not only have to be an excellent problem-solver, but also have to communicate your recommendations in a compelling way. Using the tips above will help you do this.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The debate continues: Is it the size of the hot dog or how you serve it?
The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile stopped in Rockaway Beach on May 12 to pose with the 30-foot fiberglass dog mounted atop the Original Pronto Pup restaurant. Although the replica dogs look comparable in pictures, Motortrend reports that the famed Wienermobile is 22 feet long, falling well short of Pronto Pup’s iconic tourist attraction.
“We had a fun visitor today,” Pronto Pup wrote on social media. “But don’t let the perspective fool you… ours is bigger. We checked.”
Considered one of several businesses to have popularized the corn dog around the time of WWII, the Original Pronto Pup in Rockaway Beach is a place of pilgrimage for wiener enthusiasts. While the Wienermobile is currently taking a planned tour through Oregon, Tesia Hummer, a family member of Pronto Pup owners Diane Langer and Doug Hummer, told KOIN 6 News that the Wienermobile showed up unexpectedly.
“It wasn’t an expected visit,” Hummer said. “It was a pleasant surprise.”
The Hummers bought the restaurant from the previous owners in the fall of 2021. However, the Hummers say that the still use the same batter recipe developed by the original owners in the 1930s.
“The Original Pronto Pup uses the same batter recipe that was invented right here in Rockaway Beach by George and Versa Boyington in the late 1930s,” Hummer said. “Pronto Pup batter is made with pancake batter, whereas non-descript corn dogs use variations of cornbread batter. While both include cornmeal, the difference is in the sweetness: corn dogs have it; Pronto Pups don’t.”
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One of the biggest challenges in “getting sick” or having an unplanned procedure, is understanding your insurance – in-network or out -of-network – and then how to read the explanation of benefits/EOB after the healthcare provider has submitted the bill. Every insurance plan has their own system for communicating what was billed by the healthcare provider, what they allowed and what you will owe out of pocket toward your deductible or your co-insurance- if the deductible has been met. Wow! This can be highly challenging as you will need to have the healthcare provider’s itemized statement which lists every item that was billed and compare it against the insurance plan’s EOB. Unfortunately, every provider, every insurance plan can have their own system that the patient is left trying to sort thru. In this two -part series, we will explain how to read an EOB while comparing it against the healthcare provider’s itemized statement.
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Let’s look at two insurance plan’s Explanation of Benefits/EOBs and provide keys to understanding.
Insurance A: Example oneColumn headings are unique to each insurance company.
Date of service, Service code and description (This includes a revenue code/used by hospitals to identify department-specific charges. EX: 301 laboratory- Hematology. The individual lab tests are not listed -just the categories. 352 CT Scan- Body Scan.) Billed charges, Allowed amount. The allowed amount is the amount that is a result of the in-network contract. The difference between billed and allowed is ‘absorbed’ by the provider. The total amount due by either the insurance plan or the patient is the allowed amount, not billed charges. Plan paid, deductible and copayment. The deductible must be met first before the copayment amount is due. The amount Plan Paid is the net result of allowed – deductible -copayment (if applicable). Non-covered charges. If there were services that are not covered by the insurance plan, they will be listed. It takes a little math plus always reading the ‘remark codes and description’ to further clarify the EOB.
EX) 99214 Office/Outpatient Visit, Established. Physician’s name is at the top of the EOB. Billed charges: $201. Allowed $145. Plan paid $95 Deductible $0 Copayment $50/due from the patient. Adding: $95 Insurance pd + $50 copayment = total amount payable to the healthcare provider = $145. The healthcare provider must absorb $56 difference. $145 + 56 = $201 billed charges.
Insurance B: Example twoColumn heading are unique to each insurance company.
Date of care. Care description (This is a more general description- Medical, imaging, radiology, office visit. No additional narrative is included.) Amount billed by provider, amount not covered, your discounted rate. (The difference between billed and discounted rate/in-network rate is the not covered amount. ) Amount we paid, applied to your deductible, your copayment, what you may owe. Using the ‘your discounted rate – any deductible – the copayment = amount we paid. What you owe is the deductible and/or copayment amount. Any ‘remarks’ are at the end of each charge item.
EX) Medical (sometimes patients have services and do not remember what was actually done. This was a pre-operative EKG interpretation done by a physician/unknown to the patient. Physician’s name is listed for each line item.) Amount billed: $18 Amount not covered: $5 Your discounted rate $13.
Applied to your deductible $13. Amount we paid $0 as the deductible of $3500 was not met so the insurance plan paid zero. The total amount that is due to the healthcare provider is $13/in-network discounted rate/contracted rate.
In Part two, we will show how to reconcile the EOBs against the provider’s itemized statements. Each provider can have their own statements/individual format. We will practice tying it all together. Onward.
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ARIZONA, USA — A boat is like your own floating home: one that moves with the current. But right now, the current isn't taking Glenn Gorichs' boat anywhere.
Because of a floating mass of debris, Lake Pleasant isn't very pleasant right now. Around the boat slips, the docks, and the boats themselves is a drifting combination of sawdust, trees, and sticks.
Gorichs has a 28-foot power boat in a slip at Pleasant Point marina, but he says he can't even use it.
“I came out here and I was like I don't want even start my boat because I was afraid I'd hit debris in the lake in the water," he said. "It's propane tanks. It’s... you name it. If it's been within 20 feet or 30 feet of a creek bed in the trash. It's in here."
Harbormaster Chad Case has spent weeks trying to get rid of it. It's a byproduct of this year's wet winter and the springtime snow-melt flooding that it brought.
"This is all purely storm runoff that's come through one of the creeks or rivers into the lake," Case explained.
And after the flooding of spring carried everything that wasn't nailed down into the lake, the winds and current have brought a lot of it right to the docks.
"We're basically using the same principles we would use for an oil spill, right?" Case continued. "So ideally what we do is we encapsulate it with a boom. And then we need Mother Nature to help us right give us a little bit of breeze to where we can get it over into those areas where we can take it up."
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Many of the boat ramps are staging grounds for construction equipment. Deckhands take to the water to pick debris out by hand. The driftwood is piled up by the roadside, just next to a 40-foot-long tree the crew hauled out.
But the problem plaguing Gorichs is the same problem Case is dealing with.
“Two weeks ago we went through seven boats ourselves just because to get this out your boats are in it,” Case said.
The debris poses a real threat to boaters. Gorichs is worried that the boat he bought, and the slip he pays for, might never even get used this season.
"I think they've been trying to get some things cleaned up," he said. "The lake's been pretty consistent. Been coming here for 15 years -- yeah there's always a little bit of springtime debris that comes down naturally, but this just seemed like over the top."
Case says that they're doing all they can, but there's still a lot of snow up north that has to melt -- and more debris that's going to make its way down to Lake Pleasant.
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As changing policies, rampant misinformation and exasperated, fearful crowds converge in this desert city, faith leaders are striving to provide shelter and uplift.
Along with prayers, they are counseling migrants about the daunting challenges that await them on U.S. soil, with enormous backlogs in asylum hearings and the Biden administration's newly announced measures that many consider stricter than the existing ones known as Title 42.
During Thursday morning Mass at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, a few blocks from the border with Mexico, the Rev. Daniel Mora prayed for goodwill in welcoming the crowds of migrants expected to arrive in the city and at the church's gym-turned-shelter when pandemic-era restrictions on asylum-seeking lifted overnight.
"May the asylum promises of this country be renewed," Mora noted in the Mass intentions. In an office next to the historic sanctuary, one of his fellow Jesuits prepared to visit a shelter at a different El Paso parish to counsel migrants who already had crossed illegally and were detained.
Hearing that some migrants had slept out there for days under the constant threat of being kidnapped for ransom by Mexican cartels, and fearing a wave of rapid deportations starting Friday, they decided to slip through the hole and spent six days in detention before being released to the shelter.
Faith leaders said one reason for the big surge of migrants earlier this week was the widespread belief that the end of Title 42 restrictions would usher in more deportations of illegal migrants, who will now face a potential five-year ban from coming back to the U.S.
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"Trying to get in is their main priority," said Maria Sajquim de Torres, the domestic program director for Jesuit Refugee Service/USA, which also provides counselors in shelters so that migrants can begin to process the traumas - from rape to extortion - most faced en route.
More than 1,000 migrants gathered outside the Sacred Heart shelter alone earlier this week. Authorities closed off the street in front of it last Sunday, fearing another deadly incident like the one where migrants were run over in Brownsville, Texas, Mora said.
Just a few milled about on Thursday, and the shelter - whose maximum capacity is 140 and often has to turn away everyone except women with small children - only hosted 89 migrants the previous night, Gallagher said.
He visits multiple shelters to explain to migrants who have been apprehended for crossing illegally the conditions of their release - including the "notice to appear" in front of migration authorities and later before a judge to make their asylum case.
Some migrants have dates scheduled within a month of arrival in the cities where they're hoping to go. Others have court appearances not scheduled until 2026 or beyond, since the asylum system is straining under historic backlogs.
Wearing a rosary like a necklace, Juaniela Castillo, a Venezuelan, listened intently as Gallagher deciphered her court date - in June 2025 in Orlando, Florida, where she hopes to reach a family member.
She will need to find legal help to file an asylum application well before then - within a year - or she'll lose this temporary relief she's been granted from deportation, Gallagher told her.
With her three children, ages 8, 7 and 3, she traveled through the notoriously dangerous Darien jungle in Panama. After two months on the road, she also passed through a gap in the wall near El Paso and was detained for six days before being released to the St. Francis Xavier shelter.
"I still don't believe it," she said as her children smiled at the pigeons cooing in the shelter's small, shaded patio. "I never lost the faith, never, but one is like adrift, dependent on God."
In a hall set up with cots and tables, Susie Roman, a volunteer at shelter, said she noticed how confused migrants have been by changing policies, and feared the consequences of the latest switch.
"I'm scared they're all going to be out there, and we can't help them," she said. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/el-paso-pastors-provide-migrants-with-shelter-and-counsel-amid-confusion-along-texas-mexico-border/3257081/ | 2023-05-13T19:00:42 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/el-paso-pastors-provide-migrants-with-shelter-and-counsel-amid-confusion-along-texas-mexico-border/3257081/ |
Pregnant and need help? There are a wide variety of resources available to Polk residents
For many women, finding out they are pregnant is a joyous occasion to celebrate with family and friends. Others who struggle with safe housing, food security or lack health care insurance, it can be stressful and overwhelming.
In the past five months, two newborn babies have been found abandoned in Polk County.
On Jan. 28, Polk County sheriff's deputies found a baby girl wrapped in a blanket on a small hill near Regal Loop Mobile Home Park off Bailey Road. The infant was alive and attached to the placenta. She was brought to Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center before being placed in the custody of the Florida Department of Children and Families.
On Thursday, the Lakeland Police Department responded to a call of a dead newborn boy found in a dumpster behind Just Move off South Florida Avenue about 6 a.m. The police have since released photos of four people wanted for questioning in connection with the incident.
In announcing the discovery on Thursday, Lakeland Police Chief Sam Taylor said the newborn's death seemed particularly sad in light of Florida's safe haven law.
That law, enacted in 2000, allows individuals to anonymously turn over unharmed newborns under seven days old to any hospital, staffed fire or police station or emergency medical provider without any questions asked. Taylor noted there are two urgent care centers within a mile of the site where the baby was found, and a fire station just a little over a mile to the north.
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The Florida Legislature last year banned abortions after 15 weeks with very few exceptions. A six-week ban passed this year and was signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis but is awaiting the result of a legal challenge to the previous 15-week ban before it goes into effect.
Nonetheless, there are a variety of nonprofits and resources available to help pregnant women in Polk County at various stages. Here's a list compiled by The Ledger.
Pregnancy resources
- Florida Department of Health in Polk County provides pregnancy care services only for Polk residents. Its available prenatal care includes physical examines, prenatal education, monitoring of fetal growth and development, pregnancy support groups and referral to available programs such as Healthy Start and Florida's Women, Infant and Children, or WIC, program. Locations: Auburndale Clinic, 1805 Hobbs Road, Auburndale or Lakeland Clinic, 3241 Lakeland Hills Blvd., LakelandWebsite:polk.floridahealth.govContact: 863-519-7910Religiously affiliated: No
- A Safe Haven For Newborns is a Miami-based nonprofit founded in 2000 to help support Florida's Safe Haven Law. It offers a 24/7 hotline for pregnant women to seek medical care, including urgent help, referrals to doctors, counseling, support and more. It can provide immediate guidance to a woman looking to surrender her baby or looking to place it with an adoption agency. There is no cost for services provided. Website: asafehavenfornewborns.comContact: 24/7 multilingual Florida helpline: 1-877-767-BABY(2229)
- A Woman's Choice is a nonprofit organization that identifies itself as a "women-run community clinic" offering education and medical testing, according to its website. It offers free pregnancy testing and an ultrasound to confirm viability along with educational classes called Life Steps by which individuals can earn boutique bucks to be used toward necessities, including diapers and wipes. It does not provide medical care. Location: 1234 E. Lime St., LakelandWebsite: yourchoicelakeland.comContact: 863-683-2341Religiously affiliated: Yes
- LifeChoice Pregnancy Center of Winter Haven will provide a free pregnancy test, ultrasound to confirm pregnancy and viability and pregnancy counseling along with adoption referrals for women. This provide does not provide prenatal medical care.Location: 235 E. Central Ave., Winter HavenWebsite: lifechoicewh.comContact: 863-293-0955, 24/7 hotline at 800-712-HELP (4327)Religiously affiliated: Yes
- Options for Women Pregnancy Help Clinic provides free urine pregnancy testing, an ultrasound to confirm viability and STD testing. Once a woman's pregnancy is confirmed, clinic staff said the individual is given an information resource folder including doctors who accept Medicaid, as they do not provide prenatal medical care. Locations: Four locations across Lakeland and Bartow, main clinic is located at 4435 Florida National Dr., Lakeland. Website:optionsforwomeninfo.comContact: 863-393-6988 or ofw@optionsforwomenphc.comReligiously affiliated: Yes
- Suncoast Community Health Centers Inc. offers prenatal medical care from prenatal through labor and delivery for women. The clinic provides treatment for the uninsured, who are billed on a sliding scale fee according to their family income and the number of people in their household.Location: Multiple locations including Women's Care of Lakeland, 1729 Lakeland Hills Blvd, Lakeland.Website:suncoast-chc.orgContact: For appointments, 863-940-2908. For information, 863-940-2908.Religiously affiliated: No
- Health Stated is a free home-visiting program that provides education and care coordination to pregnant women with the goal of lowering risk factors associated with preterm birth, low birth weight and infant mortality. It offers home visits, prenatal and parenting education, stress management and care coordination.Website: www.floridahealth.gov/programs-and-services/childrens-health/healthy-start/index.htmlContact: 850-245-4465
Adoption agencies
- Catholic Charities Adoption Services is a private Florida nonprofit Catholic adoption agency that works with pregnant woman to provide counseling and create a plan for adoption. For individuals who are pregnant, its website states "medical expenses not covered by insurance or Medicaid are paid for by the agency" and women may be eligible to receive "reasonable living expenses" under state law. Location: 118 W. Lemon St., LakelandWebsite: ccadoptfl.orgContact: 863-670-6627 or 24/7 tollfree hotline 1-800-731-5480Religiously affiliated: Yes
- Hearts of Adoptions Inc. has offices in Orlando and Tampa where pregnant women can discuss and set up plans to have their newborns adopted, including selecting a family for the baby to live with. Its website makes clear pregnant women may be allowed reasonable living expenses during the pregnancy and up to six weeks following the delivery if birth mother is unemployed, underemployed or has a medically diagnosed disability. Location: 1604 S. Bumby Ave., Orlando or 418 W. Platt St., Suite A TampaWebsite: heartofadoptions.comContact: Intake hotline 727-314-3956Religiously affiliated: Yes
Abortion services
- Lakeland Women's Health Center provides women with access to affordable women's health care options, including abortion services as allowed under Florida law. Location: 4444 S. Florida Ave., LakelandWebsite: floridaabortion.comContact: 863-644-7541Religiously affiliated: No
- Tampa Bay Abortion Fund is an organization that reports it removed financial and logistical barriers to abortion access. This can be by directing individuals to providers in the Tampa Bay area or providing financial assistance to out-of-state clinics for Floridians who are over 15 weeks.Website: tbafund.comContact: 727-314-3956 or info@tbafund.com
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Southern Arizona could be on the cusp of a mining boom, with two major projects now in the works in mountain ranges east of Tucson.
Australian mining giant South32 wants to tunnel underground in the Patagonia Mountains near the U.S.-Mexico border in search of zinc and manganese, two critical minerals used to make electric vehicle batteries and other products for the growing clean-power economy.
On Monday, the proposed $1.7 billion Hermosa project became the first mine to be accepted into an Obama-era program aimed at streamlining the federal permitting process for what is considered critical infrastructure.
Meanwhile in the Galiuro Mountains, about 100 miles to the north, Canada-based Faraday Copper is assembling property in hopes of developing an open-pit and underground copper mine in the steep hills 10 miles from Mammoth.
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Faraday touts the site as “one of the largest undeveloped copper resources in North America,” with an estimated yield of 4.2 billion pounds of copper and a net value of $713 million.
South32 officials say their Hermosa property is sitting on one of the world’s largest undeveloped zinc deposits, as well as what could be the only viable site in North America capable of producing battery-grade manganese from local ore.
Both of the proposed mines are located in historic mining districts that date back to the 1800s, but neither site has seen significant activity for decades.
South32 spokeswoman Jenny Fiore-Magaña said the company is expected to make a final decision on whether to proceed with underground mining in the Patagonia Mountains later this year. If developed as planned, the project would represent the single largest investment in the history of Santa Cruz County.
The company acquired Hermosa in 2018 and began voluntary remediation at the site, about 9 miles southeast of the town of Patagonia, the following year to clean up historic mine waste left by a previous operator.
Fiore-Magaña said the initial mining work can be done without federal permits on the private land the company owns, but “full development of the project will require some activities that touch on surrounding federal lands and therefore require federal review.”
Hermosa hopes to obtain the permits it needs from the U.S. Forest Service and others in expedited fashion through its recent inclusion in FAST-41, a comprehensive federal infrastructure review program created by the bipartisan Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act signed into law by President Obama in 2015.
Uphill fight
South32 operates 11 mines on three continents and is the world’s largest producer of manganese ore. According to the company, there has been no manganese mining in the U.S. since the 1970s, leaving the country to rely on foreign sources for its entire supply of the mineral.
Both manganese and zinc are designated as critical minerals by the U.S. Geological Survey. President Biden has authorized an increase in domestic mining and processing of manganese and four other strategic minerals under the Defense Production Act to help strengthen the large-capacity-battery supply chain.
“In some ways, it’s this crazy fight between critical habitat and critical minerals,” said Russ McSpadden, southwest conservation advocate for the Tucson-based Center for Biological Diversity.
According to McSpadden, the Patagonia Mountains are home to a number of rare and protected species that could be impacted by a major mining operation, including ocelot, Mexican spotted owl and Pima pineapple cactus.
The Hermosa mine also threatens to further fragment critical habitat for one of Southern Arizona’s most elusive residents. “We’ve fought for two decades to get the jaguar protected in the borderlands,” McSpadden said, only to see those protected areas gradually “picked apart” by developments like this one.
Even so, he said Southern Arizona’s two newest mining projects have largely been “flying under the radar” so far, as national environmental groups focus most of their attention on the Rosemont mine expansion in the Santa Rita Mountains south of Tucson and the Resolution Copper project at Oak Flat, east of Superior.
That has left local conservationists to challenge the projects.
Carolyn Shafer is president of the Patagonia Area Resource Alliance, a local nonprofit dedicated to preserving natural areas in and around their small town 60 miles southeast of Tucson.
The small band of volunteer activists has been battling plans to open a mine in the mountains above Patagonia for years. They worry about how the pollution, noise, dust, traffic and groundwater pumping associated with such a project will affect their community and the treasured wildlands surrounding it.
“The health and economic prosperity of our region are tied deeply to the well-being of the Patagonia Mountains and the Sonoita Creek watershed, which are the source of our drinking water, clean air and the biological wealth that drives our regional nature-based economy,” Shafer said.
If the Hermosa mine has to be built, she said, it must be done responsibly, transparently and with strict oversight to ensure its owner is held accountable in order to “avoid short-sighted destruction of natural resources in pursuit of corporate profits.”
But given the choice, Shafer would prefer to see nothing built at all.
“These mountains are no doubt filled with a lot of minerals, but these mountains are also filled with a lot of species” of wildlife, she said. “The first tenet of responsible mining should be that there are some places that should not be mined.”
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It’s unclear what sorts of federal reviews and permits the Copper Creek project might require.
A promotional video released by Faraday earlier this month depicts as many as six open pits at the site about 55 miles northeast of Tucson. The video also shows a massive, underground block-cave mining operation like the one that eventually caused a large sinkhole to develop next to the pit at the long-shuttered San Manuel copper mine.
In March, Faraday announced the purchase of a ranch surrounding its proposed project. The $10 million deal for the Mercer Ranch included 6,000 acres of private land and 32,000 acres of grazing allotments along the mine’s namesake creek in Pinal County.
The company said the Mercer family would continue to operate the ranch on the property.
In an online overview of the project, Faraday describes the area around Copper Creek as “politically-secure” with access to established mining infrastructure.
That sounds about right to environmental advocate Peter Else, who lives along the San Pedro River just outside Mammoth.
“Us grassroots conservationists are still in the minority,” he said.
Else worries about impacts to Copper Creek and the surrounding area from groundwater withdrawals, heavy equipment use and “endless truck traffic,” as ore is hauled away from the mine to be processed offsite.
He said the project would also disrupt a migration corridor for wildlife moving between the Galiuros and the Catalinas by way of the Lower San Pedro Valley.
Ironically, one of the properties most likely to be impacted by the mine is a ranch along the San Pedro near Mammoth that was set aside for conservation mitigation as part of a 2014 land swap that gave Resolution Copper its controversial Oak Flat site.
Else said the old 7B Ranch and its 800-acre mesquite bosque lies downslope from the mine and downstream from the spot where Copper Creek empties into the San Pedro. As a result, land that was meant to offset the damage from one mining project could now be at risk from another mining project.
“These mitigation designations get degraded every time this happens. It’s just a really sad situation,” Else said. “How do you mitigate the impacts to dedicated mitigation land? I don’t think you can.”
But he also knows that plenty of his neighbors in their quiet corner of Pinal County would welcome a major new mine to the area, even if its benefits are temporary and its drawbacks might not be.
“Yeah, they’ll get an economic boost in Mammoth, but they’ll be left again when the mine plays out” or shuts down because of a dip in copper prices, he said. It’s a familiar cycle in Arizona mine country, where boom-and-bust communities sometimes end up with little more than a mess to clean up.
“This is a story that gets repeated time and time again in the Lower San Pedro Valley,” Else said. “It’s just a really sad situation.”
Contact reporter Henry Brean at hbrean@tucson.com or 573-4283. On Twitter: @RefriedBrean | https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/two-new-mine-proposals-draw-scrutiny-in-southern-arizona/article_5f98f396-ef94-11ed-9b1b-17544fbc97be.html | 2023-05-13T19:03:08 | 0 | https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/two-new-mine-proposals-draw-scrutiny-in-southern-arizona/article_5f98f396-ef94-11ed-9b1b-17544fbc97be.html |
Q. My wife and I are doing some retirement planning and have an updated will and medical power of attorney. We have a few rentals, a small business and some life insurance but the value of our estate is well below taxable values. Why would we want or need a trust?
A. First of all, we must be clear about the kind of trust involved. A living trust (or revocable living trust) is an alternative to a will to avoid probate. Because Idaho has an excellent probate law, I do not recommend a revocable living trust in most situations.
Testamentary trusts are created as part of your will. They do not come into effect until death (and in some cases, never, because they are utilized in specific circumstances, like beneficiaries being under a certain age).
Utilization of a testamentary trust for the surviving spouse is an excellent idea whether the survivor is the husband or wife. If you leave everything outright to your wife (either by will or a revocable living trust), she receives those assets without limitation. They are subject to claims by her creditors, such as business issues, a car accident or bankruptcy. Additionally, since she owns them completely, she can give them to anyone she chooses either during her lifetime or at death.
If after your death your wife remarries, there is a chance of conflict between her and your children. This can result in her leaving all or part of her estate to her new spouse or anyone else. She has no obligation to give anything to your children. If she leaves her estate to her new husband, it’s unlikely he would leave anything to your children, especially if there is conflict between them.
By utilizing a trust for your wife, the assets are available for her health, education, maintenance and support. At her death, the remainder will be distributed in the manner your will directs, presumably to your children.
Trusts are also especially valuable if any beneficiary needs protection because of problems, such as inability to handle money, undue spousal influence, or alcohol or drug dependency.
Note that the trust only protects the decedent’s assets (separate property and half of the community property). However, the spouses can contractually agree that both spouses’ assets pass ultimately to their children or other descendants.
Robert E. Farnam is an attorney practicing in Idaho Falls.
This column is provided by the 7th District Bar Association as a public service. Submit questions to “It’s the Law,” P.O. Box 50130, Idaho Falls, ID 83405 or by email to rfarnam@holdenlegal.com. This column is for general information. Readers with specific legal questions should consult an attorney. A lawyer referral service is provided by calling the Idaho State Bar Association in Boise at 208-334-4500.
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LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Lynchburg Fire Marshal’s Office has been monitoring a release of a chemical from a holding tank at Cathcart Rail on Hydro Street that has been producing strong noxious odors in the area for the past several weeks, according to the Lynchburg Fire Department.
Officials said on April 3, LFD responded to a call for a chemical smell near downtown, which they tracked back to the business on Hydro Street.
A follow-up visit from the Fire Marshal this past week identified the source as a tank containing about 2200 gallons of ethyl acrylate which is used in the production of resins, plastics, and rubber materials, according to the department.
LFD said the tank has produced a very slow, leak, which is currently contained in the immediate area. The Virginia Department of Emergency Management was notified, as well as the Department of Environmental Quality.
Both are working with the company on the cleanup process which officials said is expected to get underway this week.
Officials said Ethyl acrylate is a flammable liquid with a particularly acrid odor, and while residents in the Rivermont and downtown areas may notice a strong chemical smell, there is no risk to public health from this leak.
The Fire Marshal’s Office will continue to monitor the situation until it is resolved. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/05/13/officials-chemical-spill-at-cathcart-rail-in-lynchburg-no-health-risk-to-public/ | 2023-05-13T19:11:33 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/05/13/officials-chemical-spill-at-cathcart-rail-in-lynchburg-no-health-risk-to-public/ |
After three years, Idaho’s tuition freeze could be coming to an end.
Idaho’s four-year schools are requesting at least a 5% increase in student tuition and fees. The State Board of Education will meet Monday morning to consider the request.
According to a State Board staff report, here’s a look at current resident undergraduate tuition and fees — and the proposed increases.
The U of I, Boise State and Idaho State increases would come to 5%. Lewis-Clark is requesting a 5.6% increase.
The four schools agreed to freeze undergraduate, in-state tuition in December 2019, in an attempt to convince more Idaho high school graduates to continue their education. The freeze didn’t apply to student fees, graduate tuition and out-of-state tuition.
University officials have said their schools are nearing a budgetary breaking point, due in part to inflation, and have suggested that they will need a tuition increase to keep pace with rising costs.
The tuition and fee increase proposal comes weeks after the Legislature approved a $678.6 million budget for the four-year schools. This includes $353.9 million from state general funds, such as sales and income taxes, or a 4.7% increase.
The four-year schools expect to collect $301.7 million in tuition.
In other business Monday, the State Board is expected to set salaries for the four college and university presidents.
According to the board’s meeting packet, these proposals break down as follows: | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/idaho-s-four-year-schools-seek-tuition-and-fee-hikes-of-5-or-more/article_307489b0-f0eb-11ed-951b-e7ab1bc56053.html | 2023-05-13T19:11:37 | 1 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/idaho-s-four-year-schools-seek-tuition-and-fee-hikes-of-5-or-more/article_307489b0-f0eb-11ed-951b-e7ab1bc56053.html |
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – A local high school band hosted a garage sale on Saturday to raise funds for a trip overseas.
The Science Hill High School Topper Band hosted the garage sale to raise funds for their 2024 trip to Ireland, where they will perform in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
Science Hill’s band Director Carson Vermillion said that only 15 bands are invited to perform at the event, making it a very prestigious opportunity for the Toppers.
“It’s done through recommendations and we’ve sent in videos of our performances and whatnot, and so the Science Hill band has a really good reputation in our area and in our state and nationally, and now we’re taking that reputation internationally,” Vermillion said.
Many people selling items at the event were parents hoping to chip away at the $3,400 individual trip cost, according to school officials.
Vermillion adds that the garage sale is just one fundraising event that is planned to take place over the next year. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/science-hill-topper-band-raises-funds-for-international-trip-with-garage-sale/ | 2023-05-13T19:16:05 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/science-hill-topper-band-raises-funds-for-international-trip-with-garage-sale/ |
DALLAS — (AP) — A man who didn't want his girlfriend to get an abortion fatally shot her during a confrontation in a Dallas parking lot, police said.
He was jailed on a murder charge as of Friday.
Texas banned abortions after roughly six weeks of pregnancy in September 2021. But nearly all abortions have been halted in Texas since Roe v. Wade was overturned last summer, except in cases of medical emergency.
Gabriella Gonzalez, 26, was with her boyfriend, 22-year-old Harold Thompson, on Wednesday when he tried to put her in a chokehold, according to an arrest warrant affidavit. She had returned the night before from Colorado, where she had gone to get an abortion.
“It is believed that the suspect was the father of the child,” the affidavit said. “The suspect did not want (Gonzalez) to get an abortion.”
Surveillance video from the parking lot shows Gonzalez “shrugs him off,” police said, and the two continue walking. Thompson then pulls out a gun and shoots Gonzalez in the head. She falls to the ground and Thompson shoots her multiple times before running away, the affidavit said.
Thompson was arrested later Wednesday and is being held in the Dallas County Jail without bond. Court records did not list an attorney who could speak on his behalf.
Gonzalez’s sister was at the scene and heard the shooting, police said. Another witness saw Thompson try to choke Gonzalez but couldn't call police because she did not have her cell phone.
At the time of the shooting, Thompson had been charged with assault of a family member, who accused him of choking her in March.
The affidavit from March does not specifically name Gonzalez as the person who was assaulted. But it does say the woman told police that Thompson “beat her up multiple times throughout the entirety of their relationship” and that Thompson told police the woman was pregnant with his child at that time.
The woman “reiterated that she is scared of the suspect because he had made threats to harm her family and her children,” according to the affidavit.
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ANDERSON, Ind. — Anderson Police are investigating after a body was found on the White River Saturday morning near the Rangeline Nature Preserve on the city's west side.
Officers spoke with the kayaker who located the body while paddling on the river approximately a quarter mile west of Rangeline Road.
Authorities recovered the body that police described as a white male.
His identity is being withheld until proper notifications can be made.
The Madison County Coroner’s Office will determine the official cause of death during an autopsy in the coming days.
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Richmond's avian enthusiasts had to survive nearly two weeks without the popular Falcon Cam livestream due to an equipment malfunction, but the feed has now been restored.
The stream went down April 27, a day after the first two chicks of a four-egg clutch hatched in a nest box set up on the 21st floor of the western Riverfront Plaza tower in downtown Richmond.
The Department of Wildlife Resources, which operates the stream, posted on April 29 that the power supply to the camera had malfunctioned, but that they hoped to have the stream back up and running by the middle of the following week.
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But a few days later, the agency put up a new post, indicating that the replacement of a part housed inside the building had not successfully restored power to the camera, which meant troubleshooting parts housed on the building ledge, near the nest box itself.
Because the first two weeks for chicks are an especially dangerous time — new chicks cannot regulate their own body temperature for two weeks after hatching — DWR opted to wait longer to assess the camera issues.
"Not only would this work be incredibly stressful for the adults and chicks," DWR wrote in its May 3 post, "but it would also result in the chicks not being brooded or fed for an extended period of time."
In fact, DWR did not access the ledge at all during the wait, meaning that for a brief period, DWR biologists and the average Falcon Cam watcher were on a level playing field in terms of new information on the nest: none whatsoever.
But just over a week later, DWR announced that the camera was back up and running — and that the other two chicks had hatched.
The fix required to reactivate the stream will leave watchers without sound for the rest of the season, but many viewers will surely feel that it was a price worth paying at the end of the season when the falcon chicks take their first flight.
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AUSTIN, Texas — Austin Police Chief Joseph Chacon said Texas DPS is for now suspending its partnership with the Austin Police Department so troopers can report to Texas border cities with the expiration of Title 42.
Saturday is the last day of the partnership, and Chacon said it is unclear when the controversial partnership will begin again.
“I’d like to take this moment to thank DPS for the work they have done to assist in keeping our community safe,” Chacon said on Saturday. “Over the last several weeks, they have assisted in lowering the number of calls related to violent crime, removed stolen guns and vehicles from the streets and recovered large quantities of illegal narcotics, as well as helping to increase traffic safety in our city.”
The partnership began on March 27 to alleviate APD staffing issues. It had come under scrutiny in recent weeks after data revealed DPS troopers were arresting people of color for misdemeanors at a disproportionate rate.
The Austin Justice Coalition , ACLU Texas and other advocate groups gathered at City Hall this month to call on City leaders to end their request for extra DPS patrols. The groups accused DPS troopers of targeting minority groups and criticized City leaders for not including their voice in the decision to bring DPS troopers to Austin.
DPS Director Steven McCraw said troopers were patrolling areas that have high crime. But Chief Chacon said the police department would shift that strategy.
“It's really not targeting a neighborhood,” McCraw said earlier this month. “We're really targeting crime in the neighborhood. And really, we're about protecting that neighborhood from crime. So that's what's got different terms. And I think that's an important part. We view our role is to go in, and if you see six police officers or six troopers, when you turn around, you should feel safe, not threatened.”
APD will provide more updates on the partnership during the Public Safety Committee meeting on May 22. | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/texas-dps-austin-police-partnership-suspended/269-246706a5-affd-473d-bfe2-d1d64605a52f | 2023-05-13T19:27:32 | 0 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/texas-dps-austin-police-partnership-suspended/269-246706a5-affd-473d-bfe2-d1d64605a52f |
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — A woman was hit and killed after she jumped out of a moving truck during an argument with her boyfriend, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office.
Deputies said the woman jumped out of the truck while riding on the North Freeway near Beltway 8 around 11:30 p.m. Friday.
Witnesses told the sheriff's office that she was hit by a vehicle after jumping out of the truck. She was pronounced dead at the scene as a result of her injuries.
Meanwhile, deputies said the man and woman were in their 30s and in a dating relationship. Investigators are trying to determine if alcohol played a factor in the incident.
"We're checking to see if there were signs of impairment or intoxication on the driver," Sgt. Turman said. "If so, did that impairment or intoxication possibly contribute to this crash...at this time, we don't believe so, but it's still an open question."
The sheriff's office said the vehicle that hit the woman after she jumped out of the truck was not at the scene when the incident happened.
An investigation is ongoing. | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/woman-killed-jumping-out-of-truck/285-0725a36f-bcd9-422f-a6ab-09768e12931f | 2023-05-13T19:27:34 | 0 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/woman-killed-jumping-out-of-truck/285-0725a36f-bcd9-422f-a6ab-09768e12931f |
Officials in Cumru Township, Berks County, said a fire tore through four homes and led to the death of an infant child on Saturday morning.
According to law enforcement officials, the fire started at about 4:31 a.m., at a home along the 700 block of Philadelphia Avenue in Cumru Township -- just outside of Reading -- in Berks County.
By the time first responders arrived, officials said, the fire had spread to three adjacent homes.
Officials on the scene were told that there was a 1-year-old child trapped in the third floor of one of the homes, law enforcement officials said, and first responders attempted to rescue the child.
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However, officials said, heavy smoke and falling debris made accessing that floor of the home impossible.
The child was found in her crib and declared deceased after the fire had been extinguished, officials said.
According to law enforcement officials the cause of the fire is still under investigation.
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Plumas County earthquakes reveal new, active faults under Lake Almanor
To geology expert Todd Greene, the earthquake that struck the Lake Almanor area Thursday afternoon represents something new that needs to be studied further.
The 5.5-magnitude quake that rumbled Thursday afternoon beneath the lake did not happen on any of the known underground faults in the area, said Greene, a geology professor in Chico State University's Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences.
"This is an area where where there are known faults to exist. The faults, however, have not been known to be active, or at least active within the last 15,000 years," Greene said.
"Having these earthquakes occur not only close to these faults, but underneath Lake Almanor is very new information. Not only is it telling us that there are other faults underneath Lake Almanor that we didn't know about, but it's telling us that these faults are active," he said.
While area residents reported they felt the shaking and businesses reported minor damage, Plumas County officials reported no serious damage from the quake. Residents reported feeling the earthquake as far away as Stockton.
Since the quake hit at 4:19 p.m. Thursday, there have been more than 50 aftershocks, including one that registered 5.2 magnitude early Friday morning, according to the Southern California Earthquake Data Center. Eight of the aftershocks were magnitude 3.0 or higher, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Greene said the lakebed should be mapped out to learn more about what faults lie beneath, especially since the Canyon Dam, which creates Lake Almanor, sits on a known fault just southeast of the epicenter of Thursday's quake.
Pacific Gas and Electric Company officials inspected the dam and the many other PG&E facilities in the area and found no problems, said Paul Moreno, a company spokesman.
The quake that rattled the area Thursday afternoon was in an area underneath the lake that does not include any faults included on USGS fault maps, Greene said.
Greene said Thursday's quake and aftershocks aren't necessarily a precursor to a larger seismic event.
But with Lassen Peak nearby — a 10,457-foot tall volcano that last erupted from 1914 to 1917 — officials with the USGS have been closely monitoring earthquake activity, said Jim Richardson, superintendent at Lassen Volcanic National Park.
The park includes many includes many volcanic feature, including boiling mud pits, boiling pools and steaming gas vents known as fumaroles.
The park has not seen an uptick in volcanic or seismic activity since the Lake Almanor earthquake to the south, Richardson said.
"But it's smart to be thinking of that connection because certainly earthquake activity is one of the primary signs of volcanic activity potentially increasing," Richardson said.
Evidence of looming volcanic activity would include an increase or decrease in gases being released from the many vents in the park. There would also be deformations in the earth, such as parts of the ground that would begin to uplift or sink, he said.
So far, though, the seismic activity has remained south of the park, Richardson said.
"The USGS does have a bunch of monitoring equipment in the park in very, very specifically chosen locations. And at least right now they're they're not indicating any changes or upticks in activity," Richardson said.
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GREENSBORO – The McGirt-Horton Branch of the Greensboro Public Library will be closed for the next few days because of maintenance issues.
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The man facing second-degree manslaughter charges in the chokehold death of street performer Jordan Neely is getting financial support from thousands of online donors.
A legal defense fund started by Daniel Penny's attorney had raised nearly $700,000 by Saturday afternoon, a day after the 24-year-old surrendered to police.
"Funds are being raised to pay Mr. Penny’s legal fees incurred from any criminal charges filed and any future civil lawsuits that may arise, as well as expenses related to his defense," according to the online fundraising page.
More than 14,000 donors, and counting, had donated money to Penny, who was released on $100,000 bond and ordered to surrender any passports within 48 hours.
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Penny is due back in court July 17. He said nothing to reporters as he turned himself in at a Lower Manhattan precinct earlier in the day, which was done at the request of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, said one of his lawyers, Thomas Keniff.
"He did so voluntarily, and with the sort of dignity and integrity that is characteristic of his history of service to this grateful nation," Keniff said outside the 5th Precinct a short time later. He added that Penny "has his head held up high."
Penny's attorneys have previously said the veteran acted in self-defense and to protect fellow subway riders from a supposed perceived threat. They say he could "not have foreseen" Neely would die in the chokehold, and have called his death "the unfortunate result" of good Samaritan intervention. They also say he'll be absolved of the charge.
Neely's family has said the 24-year-old's statements amount to a confession.
While the Neely family's attorneys said they were "overjoyed" by the arrest and arraignment, they don't believe the potential 5-15 year sentence is enough if Penny is convicted.
"Ask yourself: Is that enough? Is that enough for someone who choked someone out and took their life?" said Lennon Edwards at a Friday morning press conference, as the attorneys called for a murder charge instead. "He chose to continue that chokehold minute after minute, second after second, until there was no life left. That's what he chose."
Who Is Daniel Penny?
Penny is a 2016 graduate of Long Island's West Islip High School and has most recently lived in Queens.
Military records indicate he spent four years in the Marines, rising to the rank of sergeant before being discharged in June 2021. While in the service he earned a number of awards, including the Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal.
Penny's attorneys have said their client was a college student, though NBC News reported Penny may have at one point dropped out of college to backpack through Central America.
At one point Penny sought work as a bartender in Manhattan, NBC also reported. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/online-donors-flood-daniel-penny-defense-fund-after-manslaughter-charge/4331381/ | 2023-05-13T19:51:36 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/online-donors-flood-daniel-penny-defense-fund-after-manslaughter-charge/4331381/ |
HOUSTON — A fifth-grader from Houston's 5th Ward is going viral for his musical talent.
Traevon Narcisse's video, which shows him playing the piano with incredible skill and passion, has already garnered millions of views across social media platforms.
"I'm surprised because I never knew this day would come, I knew it would come but not as early," said Traevon.
He prefers to freestyle or play gospel music, which is part of his musical roots.
"It all started in the church because I grew up in the same church that I learned how to play music in," he said.
Traevon's musical journey began when he was just two years old when he started playing the drums.
Six months ago, a family member gave him his first piano. He's self-taught, although credits people at his church for helping him.
Traevon says he wants to be a musician, own a studio, tour the world and meet Chris Brown.
"Music helps your mind and it soothes you," he said.
Now, Traevon is getting noticed by celebrities like producer Tay Keith, who is sending him a new computer, piano and speakers, so he can continue to make music.
Laura Coleman, the creative director at the American Music Academy in Houston, says Traevon's future is bright.
"The way that he moves with the music, you can tell that it really is ingrained in him, which is something that's really exciting to see in someone that young," she said. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/houston-5th-ward-piano-player/285-49e4be67-0ff5-4351-9df5-76934583ca06 | 2023-05-13T19:52:59 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/houston-5th-ward-piano-player/285-49e4be67-0ff5-4351-9df5-76934583ca06 |
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Little Rock Police Department is looking for information on the whereabouts of a runaway juvenile.
Jeremiah Culclager, 13, has been missing since May 11 and was last seen in Little Rock.
Culclager is a Black male who is 5-foot-7 inches tall and 160 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes.
Anyone with information regarding Culclager's whereabouts is encouraged to contact Detective Boyd at (501) 404-3016, Detective Dearing at (501) 401-3014, or the Little Rock Communications Center at (501) 371-4829.
LRPD asked people to reference No. 2023-052066 when calling and said that callers could be anonymous. | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/missing-persons-reports/officials-searching-for-little-rock-teen/91-7725bc67-db17-4d4c-97c9-bd1e6cfe75d4 | 2023-05-13T19:54:12 | 1 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/missing-persons-reports/officials-searching-for-little-rock-teen/91-7725bc67-db17-4d4c-97c9-bd1e6cfe75d4 |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Holy Family Medical, a nonprofit health care organization, has officially opened a new satellite health clinic in northeast Wichita.
It’s located at Holy Savior Catholic Church and Academy, 3000 E. 13th Street North, and is called Holy Family Fairmount. The grand opening was Saturday.
The church has been working for 20 years to get a health clinic.
Patients of all ages can get help with preventative care, chronic diseases, vision and hearing screenings, breathing treatments for asthma, immunizations, and annual exams.
Holy Family Fairmount Advanced Nurse Practitioner Cheriana Robinson said the area is under-served, and this will help meet health care needs.
“The goal is to be able to let them come to us in a short distance so that we can help them,” Robinson said. “You know, a lot of times in this area, you find people who have hypertension, blood sugar issues, diabetes, and so it is educating them about their disease processes and help them to get those things under control.”
Holy Family Fairmount is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. but hopes to expand the hours in the future.
Insurance is accepted, and they said no one will be turned away. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/new-nonprofit-health-clinic-opens-in-wichita/ | 2023-05-13T19:58:51 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/new-nonprofit-health-clinic-opens-in-wichita/ |
Although the weather outside was cool and overcast, the energy inside University of Wisconsin-Parkside’s Alfred and Bernice De Simone Arena was celebratory and boisterous Saturday as nearly 500 students received their undergraduate and graduate diplomas.
Hundreds more friends and families gathered in the Sports and Activity Center to celebrate the graduates.
Morning and afternoon commencement ceremonies were also bittersweet as they were the last for Parkside Chancellor Debbie Ford, who announced her departure from the college earlier this year.
"Commencement is one of my favorite days on campus. However, today is bittersweet. As many of you may know I have accepted a new position as chancellor of Indiana University Southeast," Ford said. "I'm excited for this new opportunity, but saying goodbye and receiving so many well wishes from our students, alumni, faculty, staff and so many wonderful community partners has tugged at my heart more than I could ever have imagined."
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Giving the commencement address Saturday morning was Anton House, Delaware State University assistant professor of History, and a Parkside alum. House discussed the importance of building character in addition to learning and gaining career-ready skills in college.
"If you enrolled in a university only to get a degree for the job, I mean no disrespect but you missed out on the most essential part of your academic experience: your character development," House said. "It is from learning and interactions with others that we are able to test our moral compass by learning from examples of the kindness within the network we can grow."
Gabrielle Richardson, who majored in criminal justice and Spanish and minored in biological studies, was the recipient of the Chancellor’s Award. Richardson’s goal is to become a doctor in a rural area, and was recently accepted to medical school.
"Welcome is a synonym of the word accepting, which is what every person is when they stepped foot on this campus. Each one of us came to UW-Parkside with a different story. You were not only students but possibly parents, veterans, employees, caretakers, non traditional or even first generation individuals," Richardson said.
"What I've learned over the course of my time at UW-Parkside is this feeling of being welcomed is not unique. We do it with professors, staff members and fellow students. It truly felt as if someone had left the door open for you<' she said.
Between the morning and afternoon ceremonies eight outstanding graduates were recognized in various fields of study, including: Alice Brecheisen, liberal studies; Jaide Brumfield, sociology and criminal justice; Lamija Coric, biological studies; Colin Erickson, philosophy and political science; Jeremy Jin, biological sciences Julia Jones, physics; Briana Livesay, theater arts, English; and Amber Milojevic, Master of Business Administration.
The commencement also featured a University of Wisconsin System greeting from Regent Chris Peterson, a performance by the Parkside Range, and the singing of the national anthem by student vocalist Walter Smart III, and a performance of "Life Ev'y Voice and Sing: by student vocalist Jackie Labbe. | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/nearly-500-students-graduate-from-uw-parkside-chancellor-fords-last-commencements/article_a122fac8-f1a6-11ed-b361-b31e6ac43260.html | 2023-05-13T20:06:18 | 1 | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/nearly-500-students-graduate-from-uw-parkside-chancellor-fords-last-commencements/article_a122fac8-f1a6-11ed-b361-b31e6ac43260.html |
Thousands from across the region visited Kenosha’s two large fresh markets Saturday as they opened for their outdoor seasons.
Downtown was filled with shoppers who visited the Kenosha HarborMarket, at Second Avenue and 56th Street, one block west of the museums, and the Kenosha Public Market, at 625 52nd St., in the municipal parking lot.
Kenosha HarborMarket Executive Director Andrea Forgianni said the crowds are "wonderful."
"There is a palpable energy here on opening day. People are thrilled to be here. I cannot tell you how many people have told me they're so happy. There's a lot of smiling going on," Forgianni said. "We've been around for over 20 years, so we've had that opportunity to grow and expand and diversify and bring the best vendors in the region all to one location on a Saturday on Second Avenue."
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Forgianni said over the course of the season HarborMarket will benefit over 150 small businesses and serve tens of thousands of customers.
"This is phenomenal for small business owners," Forgiani said. "For many of these people this is their primary income. What they're doing here, the sales they're making here are allowing them to buy their groceries, to pay their mortgages. They are so appreciative and I have conversations with vendors about that every week about how happy they are."
Jack Burns, of Milwaukee-based Ketchup Please, LLC, was busy selling organic, no-sugar added ketchup at the Kenosha HarborMarket.
"I would say we're a lot busier than expected and we already ran out of our Smooth Heat flavor," Burns said. "People are out. People are about. They're loving it."
Burns, who attended HarborMarket for the first time Saturday, said the market is easily one of the largest he's been to.
"This is great," Burns said. "I've been to a couple other markets in southeastern Wisconsin and I'd say it's one of the busiest and biggest," Burns said.
Laura Belsky, treasurer and board member of the Kenosha Public Market, said the season is off to a fantastic start for their vendors.
"It's been phenomenal," Belsky said. "It's been non-stop. We have so many people coming up from Illinois that haven't been up here before so I've been giving personal tours to everyone. They're thrilled with the variety of products we have."
Michael McTernan, president of the Kenosha Public Market, was pleased with the turnout Saturday.
"It's a great day," McTernan said. "It's a fantastic way to start the season."
Angela Kysely, of European larder Auntie G.G's Provisions from Fort Atkinson, was busy selling eggs, fresh herbs and pastries at the Kenosha Public Market.
"Everything is being sold today because we're so busy," Kysely said. "This is a fabulous community. We're always happy to be back here."
Samantha Jacquest, owner of Blue House Books, sold books out of her new bookmobile Downtown Saturday. "This is our very first official event with the Blue House bookmobile," Jacquest said. "It's so much fun being here. It's a great marketing tool."
Jacquest said she brought a "sprinkling" of books for people of all ages.
Meagan Livergood, of Gurnee, Ill., drove to Kenosha to visit the outdoor markets. Livergood purchased books, bubble wands and a purse.
"It's always great and we love coming up here," Livergood said. "Even on a cloudy day it's really fun to walk around a chat. You have people rocking their small businesses here."
Livergood said the 30-minute drive is worth it.
"We love Kenosha. It's beautiful," Livergood said. "It's really special. We don't have anything quite like this where you can just shop and stroll." | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/thousands-turn-out-for-openings-of-outdoor-kenosha-markets-downtown-on-saturday/article_5eef154c-f1ba-11ed-bb6c-9fec734d6b91.html | 2023-05-13T20:06:24 | 1 | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/thousands-turn-out-for-openings-of-outdoor-kenosha-markets-downtown-on-saturday/article_5eef154c-f1ba-11ed-bb6c-9fec734d6b91.html |
PORTLAND, Ore. — A man died at a hospital following a shooting late Friday night in the Portsmouth neighborhood, Portland police said.
Officers from North Precinct were called to the 7600 block of North Portsmouth Avenue around 11:30 p.m. and found a man suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.
The man was taken to a hospital where he died. The medical examiner will determine his cause of death. He has not yet been identified.
There were a few shell casings seen outside the Portsmouth Manor apartments that was cordoned off with crime scene tape.
Investigators have not released information about a suspect.
This is the 33rd homicide of the year according to reports from the Portland Police Bureau and the third reported fatal shooting in four days.
Anyone with information about this shooting is asked to contact Detective Ryan Foote at ryan.foote@police.portlandoregon.gov or (503) 823-0781, or Detective Travis Law at travis.law@police.portlandoregon.gov or (503) 823-0395 and reference case number 23-124584.
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See a typo in this article? Email web@kgw.com for corrections. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/man-dead-apparent-gunshot-wound-north-portland/283-a5e231c9-dc9d-4a69-8e4b-d33916868ae2 | 2023-05-13T20:24:55 | 1 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/man-dead-apparent-gunshot-wound-north-portland/283-a5e231c9-dc9d-4a69-8e4b-d33916868ae2 |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A student from Beaverton School District is missing after disappearing Friday afternoon while swimming near Cannon Beach, authorities said.
According to Cannon Beach Fire, just before 4:00 p.m., crews responded just south of Tolovana Beach Wayside where a group of four had been lost from sight.
When crews arrived, they said they found that two people had exited the water, but the other two couldn’t be located.
A rescue swimmer went into the water and authorities said they brought one victim to the shore where they were then transferred to a local hospital. The fourth person however couldn’t be located.
On Saturday, a representative from Beaverton School District shared that all four were students and that the rescue mission to find the fourth student would continue today.
Cannon Beach Fire pushed to remind people of the dangers of ocean currents and rip currents which can hit quickly and take a person out. If you ever see a distressed person in the water, they urge you to call 911 immediately. | https://www.koin.com/local/oregon-coast/1-missing-1-hospitalized-while-swimming-near-cannon-beach/ | 2023-05-13T20:34:28 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/local/oregon-coast/1-missing-1-hospitalized-while-swimming-near-cannon-beach/ |
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