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CLEARWATER, Fla. — A northeast Alabama man has been arrested for stalking Clearwater council member Mark Bunker including leaving threatening voicemails and Facebook messages, records show.
Ricky Myers, 58, of Collinsville, Alabama, was charged with aggravated stalking and was extradited from Alabama on April 30, according to documents from a Pinellas County Circuit Court.
Back on Oct. 19, 2022, Myers was accused of making three phone calls from an Alabama area code to Bunker's Google telephone number posted publicly on the Clearwater City Council Facebook page, according to an affidavit. Although he was not identified in the court filings, his initials were published and Bunker confirmed publicly to the Tampa Bay Times that he was the recipient of the threatening messages.
Bunker said he did not answer the first call due to not being familiar with the number, but listened to a voicemail the caller left.
Although the caller did not call Bunker by name, the affidavit alleges Myers began the voicemail with expletives and said he would "mess up" Bunker's face, in addition to calling him a "stupid, fat son of b----."
After the second call, a second voicemail came through. During that message, the caller stated, "I will kill you," the affidavit continues. The third voicemail from the caller came later in the day to which the caller stated they had business to take care of.
According to the affidavit, in one of the voice messages the caller expressed resentment toward Bunker after Bunker put him in prison for 17 years. This confused the council member because he's never worked in law enforcement or been involved with anything that could send someone to prison.
After submitting a subpoena request to Metro PCS/T-Mobile to figure out who the caller was, it was confirmed that the phone number used to leave threatening voicemails belonged to Myers; he was the account holder and subscriber, the affidavit shows.
In addition to threatening voicemails, Bunker also received Facebook messages from an account under the name, Ricky Myers. Among messages he received, one said, "U [sic] didn't realize who you were dealing with." Another said, "I'm getting even."
A subpoena request was also sent for the user's information related to the Facebook account with the personalized URL, "potice.fluker.507." Bunker received the Facebook subpoena return and learned that the Facebook account was registered to Myers with an associated email that included his name and the same phone number used to leave threatening voicemails.
Following the findings, a warrant was issued for Myers' arrest. After being arrested and placed in the Pinellas County Jail, his bond was set at $50,000. However, he bounded out hours later.
Bunker wrote in a Facebook post, "I'd like to thank our law enforcement and the state attorney's office for their actions in this case," and attached a report about the investigation.
Myers is scheduled for arraignment at 1:30 p.m. on May 22. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/alabama-man-stalking-clearwater-council-member/67-1a461cb5-fda5-4e98-aa82-bffdb3eeb9fc | 2023-05-16T03:49:01 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/alabama-man-stalking-clearwater-council-member/67-1a461cb5-fda5-4e98-aa82-bffdb3eeb9fc |
DELAND, Fla. – At New College of Florida in Sarasota Monday, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a measure that could change how public colleges and universities operate in the state.
The law is aimed at eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in higher education.
“DEI is better viewed as standing for ‘discrimination, exclusion and indoctrination’,” DeSantis said.
He said it has no place in public institutions.
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The law prohibits Florida schools from using state or federal dollars on programs that promote DEI.
It also eliminates college courses that deviate from the “classical mission of what a university should be,” which can include gender or ethnic studies classes.
Dr. Melinda Hall, an associate professor and chair of philosophy at Stetson University in DeLand, said although private universities and colleges aren’t impacted by this law, it’s only a matter of time before private institutions are touched.
Hall said she is disappointed in the increasing invasion of classrooms.
“I think it’s deeply shocking to suggest that college students, adults, that they should not be able to ask particular questions and not be able to learn particular text,” Hall said.
Hall said what DeSantis is doing goes against academic freedom.
“I think that any time that you’re saying something can’t be on a syllabus, that’s the indoctrination,” Hall said.
Some of Hall’s instruction includes gender studies. That is a course in danger of being removed from public colleges.
“Whenever people use the language of gender studies in this climate, they seem to be indicating a core set of beliefs about how to live, but that’s far from accurate,” Hall said. “Gender studies can take a lot of different forms.”
DeSantis welcomed students who don’t like these policies to search elsewhere for education.
“If you want to do things like gender ideology, go to (University of California, Berkeley). Go to some of these other places, that’s fine,” DeSantis said.
Hall is sure this latest move will be a determining factor for matriculating students narrowing down their school search.
“I think no doubt in my mind whatsoever that students want to be able to learn and that this will dissuade them,” Hall said.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – The city of Orlando voted Monday on what leaders call a compromise following St. James Cathedral School’s request to close off a sidewalk near their campus.
Understanding the issue goes back to 1996, when the city gifted the school on Ridgewood Street the roadway in front of their campus, but not the sidewalk. That area stretches from Hillman Avenue to Cathcart Avenue.
Then in 2023, school administrations say they became increasingly worried about the safety risks students face with crime in the downtown area.
Under the new agreement, the school will be able to have locked gates blocking the sidewalk for public use from 12 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily when there are classes scheduled to occur.
“I was a police offer for 14 years here,” said Commissioner Tony Ortiz. “Working your streets, my streets around here and I saw plenty. I don’t know how many of you have picked up a child, a hurt child from the streets. I have. I’m not gonna put my neck on this one and see a catastrophe happening and coming back and say we could have avoided that.”
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The Lake Eola Heights Neighborhood Association submitted an appeal to the city-drafted compromise, which ultimately was rejected by commissioners.
“I was not pleased with the outcome. I thought the appeal made good sense and had good merit to it,” said association president David Martins. “I’m going to speak with the principal on a monthly basis and see some of the things we can hopefully work together on.”
Commissioner Patty Sheehan is the representative for the district the school is in. She felt the city was wrong not to take residents’ feelings into account.
“This ordinance, right after we had this hearing, assumes we are not going to listen to any of the concerns of the appeal and that we are just going to move forward. I think that again disenfranchised the neighborhood,” Sheehan said.
The school and the neighborhood association agreed to have monthly updates with each other.
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Police are again seeking help identifying a body that washed ashore 35 years ago on the New Buffalo breakwater just across the state line in Harbor Country.
The Michigan State Police and New Buffalo Police Department ask for any assistance in determining the identity of a body recovered on the Lake Michigan shoreline in southwest Michigan on April 8, 1988.
It belonged to a 40- to 60-year-old woman who was about 5-foot-5 and 175 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. She was believed to be wearing a wig or extensions that had been pulled up from the scalp, according to a news release.
Authorities exhumed the body in 2021 to collect a DNA sample, which it recently re-examined and determined was a black woman. It was previously believed that she was a white woman.
Police also have dental records on file of the woman, who was wearing men’s size-38 denim blue jeans with a wide double-ring striped-cloth belt. She was also wearing red-white-and-blue shorts with full-length pantyhose and black zippered, top-ankle boots.
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The woman was not wearing a top when she was recovered but was wearing a sandy-colored front-clasped, heavy-duty brassiere, according to Michigan State Police.
The woman had undergone a hysterectomy; an autopsy found that she was missing her uterus, bilateral tubes and ovaries. The only scar she had stretched from her pelvis to navel.
"A forensic dental health examination indicated the overall presence of excellent dentistry," Michigan State Police said in a news release. "The examining doctor noted that this individual likely did not smoke nor drink alcohol excessively due to the lack of staining observed. This same doctor also believed this individual may have come from an upper socio-economic group based on the porcelain bridge replacing a front tooth. He indicated this type of work was considered experimental at the time and was probably performed within the preceding five years of her death."
Anyone with any information about the woman should call the Michigan State Police Niles Post at 269-683-4411 or the New Buffalo Police Department at 269-469-1500.
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Our Lady of Mercy Academy's Emma Douglas pitched a three-hitter Monday and the Villagers softball team beat visiting Wildwood Catholic Academy 7-1.
Douglas went the distance and had 12 strikeouts with two walks. Douglas also scored two runs. Destiny Ragsdale was 2 for 3 with a double, a run and two RBIs for OLMA (9-7). Samantha Mazzone and Natalie Bachman both added a hit and two RBIs.
For Wildwood Catholic (3-11), Camryn Glowacka was 1 for 3 with a run, and Allyson Vessels had a hit and an RBI. Crusaders pitcher Rebecca Cessna went six innings, gave up seven hits, struck out 11 and walked five.
Atlantic Christian 12, Gloucester Christian 5: Winning pitcher Ava Nixon went the seven-inning distance and struck out 12.
Nixon went 2 for 4 with a three-run homer. Evangelina Kim was 3 for 3 with three doubles and two RBIs for the host Cougars (9-1), and Taylor Sutton went 3 for 4 with a double.
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Washington Township 2, Hammonton 0: The host Minutemen (14-4) won with scores of 25-14 and 25-12.
For Hammonton (6-14), Sebastian Pangia had four kills, three digs and two service points, and Isaac Fishman contributed four kills and two assists. Joe Tierno added two digs, seven assists and two service points. Brandon Chainey and Hector Feliciano added four and three digs, respectively.
ACIT 2, Oakcrest 0: The visiting Red Hawks (10-10) put together set scores of 25-15 and 29-27.
Oakcrest fell to 3-9.
Freehold Borough 2, Lacey Township 1: Freehold (9-12) rallied to win with scores of 25-19, 18-25 and 25-21.
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The Southern Regional High School girls lacrosse team scored six second-half goals to beat Barnegat 8-7 in a Shore Conference Tournament first-round game Monday.
The host Rams (12-3) trailed 4-2 at halftime.
Izzy Muti scored three and had one assist for Southern, and Anna Malandro scored twice. Avery Smith scored one and had two assist, and Delaney Falk and Deirdre Jones both had one goal and an assist. Morgan Muirhead (six saves) and Adyson Griffin (nine saves) shared time in goal.
For Barnegat (10-4), Alyson Sojak scored three and had three assists, and Savia Singh tallied three goals. Calli Dunn scored one and had three assists.
Rumson-Fair Haven 17, Lacey Township 3: Mia Milkowski scored three for the host Bulldogs (15-3) in the Shore Tournament first-round game.
For Lacey (7-7), Zoey Smith scored twice. Delaney Dittenhofer also scored.
Regular season
Mainland Regional 9, Notre Dame 8: Jane Meade scored three goals for the host Mustangs (9-7), and Sofia Day tallied two and had four ground balls and three draw controls.
Avery Notaro scored two. Eva Blanco added a goal, two assists and five ground balls. Sienna Gizelbach scored one and had four ground balls. Madison Taylor contributed four ground balls, and Kylie Kurtz had eight saves for the win.
Naomi Kahney scored three for Notre Dame (13-4), and Capri Valentino and Sammy Renda both scored two.
West Deptford 14, Our Lady of Mercy Academy 3: Michaela Scirratto led host West Deptford (1-5) with four goals.
For OLMA (13-4), Rylie Gemberling scored twice and Gabby Eaise added a goal. Grace McMahon had three ground balls.
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PHOENIX — What was supposed to be a day to celebrate Mother’s Day, turned into tragedy for the Boteilho family.
Their 13-year-old son, Josiah, was killed when an alleged drunk driver drove the wrong way and hit the car the family of seven was riding in near 30th Street and Greenway Road on Sunday.
“I wish it’d had a different ending, but to have lost him, that’s what breaks the heart,” said Josiah’s father, Frank.
A life gone too soon
The family was on their way to St Joan of Arc Catholic Church. They were on their usual route, but they were hit a mile away from arriving.
After the impact, Frank’s second oldest son told him Josiah, or Siah as they lovingly called him, needed help. The two oldest were sitting in the back seat.
“I crawled to the back of the car and tried my best to perform first aid and stop the bleed,” the father said. “I tried my best to help my son.”
As he aided Josiah, his second-oldest son, “was a hero that day,” after he helped his three younger siblings by getting them safely out of the car and “made sure the door was open for the firefighters, so they got to his brother that needed the most help,” Frank said.
His wife, a front-seat passenger, was pinned down. Although she couldn’t see Frank aiding Siah, she spoke to him.
“Unfortunately, maybe the last words he heard from his mom,” the father said. “She said that she loved him. That she was here for him. That she wanted him to hold on. I had the same words for him as well.”
Frank also told his son how proud he was of him, that he had been a great hiapo—known in his Hawaiian culture as the leader and protector of his siblings after being the firstborn.
“A hiapo usually is the one that makes sure that all the younger siblings stay in line, follow the expectations of mom and dad, and that of the family, and bring honor to the family, which of course Josiah did,” the father said.
“I did see him take a few breaths, so I’m pretty positive that he did hear us,” Frank said. “The firefighters took over. They tried to search for a pulse, but there was not one.”
Josiah was taken to a hospital, but doctors could not save him.
His mother suffered severe injuries. She has been moved out of the ICU but remains hospitalized.
The other children suffered bruises and scrapes. One had a fractured nose and another one had lacerations from the seatbelt.
Wrong-way crash
It was around 8 a.m. when the Boteilho’s family car was allegedly struck by 36-year-old Bartolome Godinez-Perez on Sunday, Phoenix police said.
Perez is accused of driving his pickup truck south on 31st Street when he failed to stop at a stop sign on Greenway Road.
Police say he entered eastbound lanes while driving west and hit the Boteilho family.
“In his state of being, he blamed me for hitting him,” Frank said the suspect told him right after the crash. “He was not there for any care of my family whatsoever.”
Court documents say Perez “exhibited bloodshot, watery eyes, slurred speech, a strong odor of alcohol, and poor balance.” Officers allegedly attempted a sobriety test but could not get Pere to follow orders.
Officers attempted to administer a preliminary breath test, but “it appears as though Godinez-Perez continually attempted to defeat the test by manipulating the mouthpiece or his breath,” records said.
A second breathalyzer test was performed and returned a reading of 0.256, documents said.
During a post-Miranda interview, Godinez-Perez allegedly admitted to drinking three Modelo brand beers and four White Claw Seltzers. However, he claimed he did not know the White Claw contained alcohol.
Perez was booked for manslaughter, endangerment, and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
In 2010, he was convicted of aggravated DUI. When he was arrested on Sunday, he had an outstanding warrant.
He is being held on a $500,000 cash bond.
Honoring Siah
“[Josiah] loved just being people, being a good friend,” said Frank about his 13-year-old son.
Siah was an 8th grader at Shea Middle School. He loved basketball and wrestling, sports he played as part of his district’s after-school sports program.
“He was always a fan of his own basketball skills and to show them off,” the father said. “Many of his friends have reached out to us; they knew he loved them.”
On Saturday, a day before his tragic death, Josiah won first place at a wrestling tournament in his weight division.
“He was happy, but we were all so happy and proud of him,” Frank said. “The last three days were the best three days I could have asked for, spending great father-and-son time.”
The Boteilho family would like Siah to be remembered for his compassion. They hope their story and suffering will make others think twice before drinking and driving.
“As he would always say, just make sure you’re treating people with kindness,” Frank said. “No doubt he is a model, young man, teenager, and a Hawaiian.”
Friends and family created a GoFundMe account to help with funeral expenses, you can donate here.
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NAPLES, Fla. – Four teenage girls were taken to the hospital after a car crash at 215 Mooring Line Drive in Naples on Saturday night.
Crews responded to the incident around 10:38 p.m.
According to witnesses, the white Tesla crashed in someone’s front yard, just feet away from landing in Moorings Bay.
“I was walking with my dad last night down the street, and we heard a bunch of fire trucks and ambulances and police cars, and we came here, and there was a Tesla about a foot away from the water,” Naples resident Michael Marthens said. “There was a girl on the phone crying.”
Brooke Jenkins, resident of Naples, said she was sitting outside her home enjoying the evening with her friends when she heard a loud bang and screams from across the bay. She said she called 911 and immediately and drove over to help.
When she arrived, she said she saw four young girls in their teens.
Jenkins said, “15 to 16, yes, four young females that were totally calling their moms and dads freaking out panicked that they were in trouble.”
“They hit the mailbox, and then they came across the curb, hit the fire hydrant, set it off, and then hit a bunch of their landscape,” she said. “They hit the fire hydrant, so it was going off like crazy. We would’ve had to dive in and try to rescue them from their vehicle, but it was literally just a small little tree and shrub that kept them from going into the canal.”
Jenkins said she put the girls on the front step of the house they crashed in front of and comforted them until EMS arrived. Then, she said she let them know everything would be ok.
“I tried to wipe their blood and ease them because, like I said, I’m a mental health counselor, and I tried to comfort them. One of them had a bad gash to her knee, and one of them had a head wound,” said Jenkins.
Witnesses are glad that everyone involved is alright.
“l thank God that all four of them escaped that and had their seatbelts on; it’s miraculous,” Jenkins said.
All were treated and transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The Naples Police Department confirmed to NBC2 that the driver reported losing the ability to steer, which caused the vehicle to go off the road prior to being able to stop. Additionally, there are no pending charges for the driver. | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/collier-county/2023/05/14/four-teenage-girls-transported-to-hospital-after-naples-crash/amp/ | 2023-05-16T04:06:41 | 1 | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/collier-county/2023/05/14/four-teenage-girls-transported-to-hospital-after-naples-crash/amp/ |
CAPE CORAL, Fla. – The new sun trail in Cape Coral is now open, but bikers and residents have some concerns about it.
Jeffery Cotter has a driveway going through the bike trail. He said he is afraid it is an accident waiting to happen.
“This bike trail is just its been more issues and hassles for everybody. We almost hit bikers all the time. They don’t warn us that they’re here. It’s just more pain and a hassle than it is anything,” Cotter said.
Some bikers who use the trail also agree it’s anything but ideal.
Jennifer Rose bikes on the trail. She says she hasn’t had any issues yet, but that could change any second.
“I’ve had people that don’t realize it’s a thru-way, and put their garbage cans on it or work trucks will park across it and that’s tough, it’s like would you not do that on the bike trail?” said Rose.
Jennifer Rose rides her bike across Cape Coral regularly.
She hasn’t had any issues, but she agrees that could always change.
This isn’t the only place bike accidents could happen.
The Florida Highway Patrol data shows there has already been over 2,840 crashes involving bikes reported this year.
71 of those have been fatal.
Michelle Avola, the executive director of the Naples Pathway Coalition, says a good way to protect yourself as a biker is to bike in the same direction of traffic and to wear bright clothing or a reflective vest.
“How are we supposed to know? I thought they were supposed to wear the colorful vests like hey warn me! Nope they don’t do that at all,” explained Cotter.
Remember to always keep an eye out for bikers when you’re driving and bikers be cautious of cars pulling out. | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/lee-county/2023/05/14/new-sun-trail-bike-path-raising-safety-concerns-in-cape-coral/amp/ | 2023-05-16T04:06:47 | 0 | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/lee-county/2023/05/14/new-sun-trail-bike-path-raising-safety-concerns-in-cape-coral/amp/ |
FORT MYERS, Fla. — A Fort Myers man was arrested for DUI after crashing into a tractor trailer Sunday night, causing both vehicles to burst into flames.
Martin John Bourgeois, 64, was driving east on Alico Road, in the right turn lane, when he then drove into the path of the semi, which was driving on the outside lane of Alico Road.
The left side of Bourgeois’s SUV smashed into the right side of the tractor trailer, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Both the SUV and tractor trailer caught fire.
Both drivers safely escaped their vehicles, and crews immediately extinguished the flames.
Bourgeois was arrested for DUI, and had a blood alcohol level of .102, FHP reported. He was booked into the Lee County Jail. The legal BAC limit in the State of Florida is .08.
The entire eastbound lane of Alico Road was blocked off before Lee Boulevard for several hours but has since re-opened.
FHP continues to investigate this crash. | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/lee-county/2023/05/15/crash-in-fort-myers-leaves-two-vehicles-with-major-damage/amp/ | 2023-05-16T04:06:59 | 1 | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/lee-county/2023/05/15/crash-in-fort-myers-leaves-two-vehicles-with-major-damage/amp/ |
UPDATE: 5/15/2023 7:47 A.M.
All lanes on US 41 in Collier County are back open as of 8:25 p.m. Saturday, May 13.
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COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. –The Florida Highway Patrol states US 41 eastbound is in the process of being closed as of 3:00 pm, from State Road 29 (Collier County) and westbound from Krome Avenue (Dade County) due to poor visibility from the Big Cypress Fire / Smoke.
The anticipated closure time will be for several hours, according to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP).
This situation will continue to be monitored stated FHP. Please avoid area if possible.
Alternate Route: Interstate 75 (Alligator Alley) is open. | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/collier-county/2023/05/15/travel-advisory-in-collier-county-u-s-41/amp/ | 2023-05-16T04:07:12 | 1 | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/collier-county/2023/05/15/travel-advisory-in-collier-county-u-s-41/amp/ |
JONESBORO, Ga. — Former Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill should be sitting in a federal prison in Arkansas Monday. 11Alive is working to confirm his booking status. This would start the first day of his 18-month prison sentence.
A jury found Hill guilty last year on six of seven federal abuse charges for ordering inmates to be held in restraint chairs for hours.
Hill can't run for sheriff again, but Atlanta-based trial lawyer Tom Church said he can still run for some elected offices, and he may not end up serving his full federal prison sentence.
The suspended former sheriff will walk the halls of a federal prison as an inmate.
“It doesn't matter how many votes you get or how many terms you win. No one is above the law," Church said.
Church, who specializes in federal criminal law, said we shouldn't see Hill in an elected role on the state level ever again.
“Traditionally in Georgia, you can't run for sheriff or any other civil office if you've been convicted of a crime that has moral turpitude, a felony of moral turpitude," Church added.
Church said moral turpitude is a crime that's immoral, indecent, and against the norms of society.
“Is that a felony conviction of moral turpitude? I think ultimately the answer would be yes, and he would be disqualified from serving under Georgia office, but he could certainly fight about it if he wanted to, and a court would have to listen," Church said.
Church did say nothing in the U.S. Constitution stops a convicted felon from running for a federal office.
“He could run for president if he wants to. Whether he'd have the votes is another question," Church said. "He could certainly run for a representative that covers the Clayton County area. He's very popular there still.”
Hill posted a video to social media Monday showing him boarding a private plane to begin serving his 18-month sentence.
Church said parole doesn't exist in federal prison, but Hill could still get out early.
“Good time credit, which means if you're on good behavior, you can shave 15% of your sentence off. Then, you're released for about six months to 12 months for home confinement or a halfway house, and then you can also take programs that further reduce your time," Church said.
It's possible Hill may only serve six of his 18-month sentence, according to Church.
“I think that we haven't seen the last of Victor Hill," Church said. "He got a lot of power for a long time, and generally speaking, when someone has to give up the throne and give up the crown, they tend to seek getting it back somehow.”
Hill is also required to serve six years of supervised probation and pay $600. His attorneys are in the process of appealing his conviction. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/former-clayton-county-sheriff-victor-hill-prison-sentence/85-b3bf5352-d82e-4b2a-a37d-4c848f9dac34 | 2023-05-16T04:12:06 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/former-clayton-county-sheriff-victor-hill-prison-sentence/85-b3bf5352-d82e-4b2a-a37d-4c848f9dac34 |
ROCHESTER, Minn.-- Monday was all smiles for Overland Elementary kindergarteners in Rochester, as many of them had their first bike ride!
This was all made possible with the help of the coordinator for Rochester Public School's Student Program, Dustin Morrow who put in a grant for the strider bikes with pedal kicks , six months ago.
Morrow partnered with the All Kids Bike program to help provide 24 Striders, which can have pedals added on once students progress through the 11-step process–starting with balance.
Morrow spoke on an experience he had the led to the initiative.
“The first experience that I had with it was teach a fifth grade student how to ride a back and after we taught her how to ride, she smiled and her teacher was like , ‘I havent seen you smile with your teeth all year’."
While speaking with the school's P.E.. teacher, Lucas Fisher, he says he was excited to introduce the bikes to all the kids, but had some concerns about putting them together.
However, with the help of students at the Rochester Alternative Learning Center (ALC), the bikes were assembled and placed in a custom wooden storage within a month.
Morrow says another set of bikes will be released at another school in the district for 3rd-5th graders. The goal is to also present the bikes to those middle school-aged students. | https://www.kimt.com/news/local/new-bikes-for-overland-elementary/article_6e053c84-f39d-11ed-8dd2-5f2b22f45d3d.html | 2023-05-16T04:15:48 | 1 | https://www.kimt.com/news/local/new-bikes-for-overland-elementary/article_6e053c84-f39d-11ed-8dd2-5f2b22f45d3d.html |
LOWELL, Ark. — The City of Lowell took one step closer to bringing a Costco to Northwest Arkansas on Monday, May 15 when the zoning board approved a few land development codes for the company.
Lowell Mayor Chris Moore confirmed with 5NEWS that "the project has submitted a large-scale plan on Thursday for review by staff," and that "We would be extremely blessed if we were allowed to land this and it is developed."
According to the agenda, the warehouse is planned for development on the southwest corner of Pleasant Grove Road and Concord Street.
Mayor Moore says that he can't say much about the plans, but he does say that "It's a massive project ... it's amazing, we just have to get over the finish line."
To reach that finish line, the city of Lowell and Costco must agree on a few adjustments— with the number of trees, sign visibility, and lighting for the parking lot being particular topics for conversation.
5NEWS reached out to Costco for more information about the project. A company spokesperson released the following statement:
"Unfortunately, it is our company policy to not comment regarding future Costco warehouses until we are ready to share details about the new location (usually 2-3 months in advance). In the future, please visit our website. There you will find the names and dates of upcoming locations."
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UPDATE: Trussville City School superintendent Dr. Patrick Martin stated there is no immediate threat to the middle school following an investigation by Trussville Police Department. Students are safe to return to school Tuesday and TPD will provide additional police presence at all schools throughout the remainder of the week.
Original: Police investigating after threat made against Hewitt-Trussville Middle School
TRUSSVILLE, Ala. (WIAT) — Trussville Police Department is in the process of investigating a threat that was called into Hewitt-Trussville Middle School Monday night.
TPD Lt. Clint Riner confirmed to CBS 42 that a threat was made via a phone call to the middle school. Parents have been notified of the investigation by the Trussville City School System. No other information is available as officers continue to investigate.
This incident follows others earlier in the school year in which two students were suspended after making verbal threats towards Hewitt-Trussville Middle and High School. In the following days, a third student was removed from class after bringing a knife to the middle school.
Stay with CBS 42 as this story develops. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/police-investigating-after-threat-made-against-hewitt-trussville-middle-school/ | 2023-05-16T04:20:49 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/police-investigating-after-threat-made-against-hewitt-trussville-middle-school/ |
U.S. News releases 'Best Places to Live' list; see where Daytona, other Florida cities rank
Daytona Beach has broken into the top 50 of the U.S. News & World Report Best Places to Live in the United States list.
The birthplace of auto racing and home to the World's Most Famous Beach, Daytona Beach has been rising steadily in the U.S. News rankings since 2019, when it was No. 99.
In all, 12 Florida cities made the top 100, far more than any other state.
What accounts for the 50-place jump in four years? The rankings' methodology cites four indices it compiles, using government and other data: quality of life, value, job market, and desirability.
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Daytona Beach Mayor Derrick Henry said the city has been on a roll and considers the U.S. News ranking "good news" and reflective of the city's rise.
"We by every metric have improved over the last 10-12 years," Henry said. "The only trouble spot is the increase in the cost of housing, although that also speaks to desirability."
The U.S. News article on Daytona Beach from 2022-2023 cites things to do, including beach driving, arts and entertainment, and Daytona International Speedway as amenities, while Henry noted some of the newer family-friendly businesses to open in recent years.
Those include GameTime and Dave & Busters in two of the new commercial/retail developments, One Daytona and the Tomoka Town Center, plus the announcement of plans for a new PopStroke golf entertainment center, co-owned by Tiger Woods. The article also gives Daytona Beach points for its low cost of living and great weather.
"It's really a great time in Daytona Beach, overall," Henry said. "We are experiencing a renaissance for quality of life."
Which city is No. 1?
Overall, Green Bay, Wisconsin came out on top nationally, followed by Huntsville, Alabama, and Raleigh & Durham, North Carolina.
Florida landed 12 cities in the top 100. The next closest states were North Carolina and Pennsylvania with six, followed by New York, Ohio, and South Carolina with five apiece.
Here are where the top Florida cities ranked: No. 5, Sarasota; No. 6, Naples; No. 15, Melbourne; No. 16, Jacksonville; No. 24, Tampa; No. 28, Pensacola; No. 49, Daytona Beach; No. 52, Orlando; No. 60, Tallahassee; No. 63, Port St. Lucie; No. 67, Ocala; and No. 91, Fort Myers. | https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/local/volusia/2023/05/16/daytona-beach-was-no-68-on-last-yearu-s-news-releases-best-cities-list-see-where-daytona-beach-ranks/70218584007/ | 2023-05-16T04:25:09 | 1 | https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/local/volusia/2023/05/16/daytona-beach-was-no-68-on-last-yearu-s-news-releases-best-cities-list-see-where-daytona-beach-ranks/70218584007/ |
Bleeding hearts in bloom at Foster Park
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Allen County/Fort Wayne
City taking reports for grass violations
The city kicked off its Tall Grass/Weed Program on Monday and is now accepting reports of possible violations, a news release said.
Neighborhood Code Compliance oversees the city’s program, which calls for weeds and grass to be no taller than 9 inches.
People can call 311 or 260-427-8311 to report possible violations. To make a report, the caller must have the property’s address.
The city department employs eight seasonal, part-time inspectors to respond to concerns from the public and to identify areas in violation, particularly along high-traffic corridors. Inspectors take date-stamped electronic photos and send an abate notice to the owner, who has five days to correct the violation.
After five days, the city’s mowing contractors will inspect the property and will mow to bring the lawn into compliance.
The owner will then be charged for the mowing.
Feedback sought for Pontiac Market
The city’s Community Development Neighborhood Planning and Activation Workgroup is seeking feedback on preferred products and services for Pontiac Street Market.
The market is planned to be a full-service grocery store at 918 E. Pontiac St. The goal is to encourage residents and nearby business owners to share their input for the future store.
The city is hosting three open houses, which will each be from 5 to 7 p.m., this week: Today at Renaissance Pointe YMCA, 2323 Bowser Avenue; Wednesday at Faith United Methodist Church, 207 E. DeWald St.; and Thursday at Weisser Park Elementary School, 902 Colerick St.
– Journal Gazette | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/briefs-residents-can-now-report-high-grass-weeds/article_f4db340e-f364-11ed-9f67-1366a956c031.html | 2023-05-16T04:34:03 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/briefs-residents-can-now-report-high-grass-weeds/article_f4db340e-f364-11ed-9f67-1366a956c031.html |
A car fire damaged Monday several storage units at a facility south of downtown, the Fort Wayne Fire Department said in a news release.
Fort Wayne firefighters were called to BTE Storage at 2206 Broadway about 2:15 p.m. and found multiple storage units on fire. The flames had spread to the buildings from a car fire, a news release said.
The fire took crews about 30 minutes to extinguish.
“Several storage units and their contents were protected as a direct result of an aggressive/coordinated attack,” the news release said.
The facility had heavy fire, water and smoke damage, the news release said.
The fire department was assisted by Fort Wayne Police Department, Three Rivers Ambulance Authority, Indiana Michigan Power and other city agencies. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/car-fire-spreads-to-fort-wayne-storage-units/article_a2784cd2-f38d-11ed-aabb-cb13cd65cf53.html | 2023-05-16T04:34:09 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/car-fire-spreads-to-fort-wayne-storage-units/article_a2784cd2-f38d-11ed-aabb-cb13cd65cf53.html |
An officer and the dispatchers who helped stop an active shooter last year were honored for their work Monday night at the annual Fort Wayne Police Department awards ceremony.
Fort Wayne officer Matthew Childs and 16 dispatchers coordinated the police response to reports of shots fired Jan. 1, 2022, that led to an exchange of gunfire between officers and an armed man. While Childs was on the scene, the man fired shots in the direction of police, streets and occupied homes.
Childs was able to shoot the man, Blake Stephen Parton, 44, causing him to retreat back into the home. Parton, who later died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, was found wearing body armor and in possession of semiautomatic rifles, handguns and hundreds of rounds of ammunition, said Deputy Chief Mitch McKinney, who presented the awards.
Childs’ actions “prevented the loss of life,” according to a state trooper who wrote to Fort Wayne Police Chief Steve Reed, asking for Childs to be recognized for his actions that day.
Miles away from the standoff was another team, directing the proper emergency services to the area to ensure a safe outcome. The Consolidated Communications Partnership team of dispatchers included Nancy Burton, Jessica Cote, Anna Davis, Jesaca Farrow, Julia Garcez, Rikki Johnson, Jessica Likes, Amanda Paulson, Amanda Ramon, Tamara Reust, Janet Ritter, Nathan Rose, Susanna Roth, Bud Sherwood, Derek Smith and Jodi Terman.
Amid the influx of emergency calls around celebrations of the new year, every dispatcher in the center was engaged with the incident in one way or another, McKinney said. They fielded calls from victims, neighbors, witnesses, the shooter and the emergency personnel responding to the scene.
For their roles, Childs earned a Distinguished Service Citation, and each of the dispatchers earned a Citizen Service Citation.
The story of that night was one of many heroic acts shared at the awards ceremony, which also included officers saving the life of a woman who suffered major bleeding from a fall; apprehending a suspect who stole a car with two children inside; and saving the life of a woman who attempted suicide.
Awards included the Award of Excellence, a Community Service Citation, a Letter of Commendation, a Meritorious Service Citation, a Distinguished Service Citation and a Citizen Service citation. More than 100 people were awarded for their work.
McKinney thanked each recipient for their work. “You’re all heroes in my book,” he said. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/combined-efforts-by-fort-wayne-officer-dispatchers-honored-at-fwpd-awards-ceremony/article_913e381c-f335-11ed-b581-b7704f740f92.html | 2023-05-16T04:34:15 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/combined-efforts-by-fort-wayne-officer-dispatchers-honored-at-fwpd-awards-ceremony/article_913e381c-f335-11ed-b581-b7704f740f92.html |
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World Baseball Academy plans to add two more fields and more parking to its campus after getting approval Monday from the Fort Wayne Plan Commission.
Commission members approved the primary development plan for the sports facility’s expansion at 1701 Freeman St., which includes two softball fields, more lighting and additional parking. World Baseball Academy currently has four fields.
The members also approved a do-pass recommendation for a rezoning request for four of the property’s 26 acres, which primarily affects the parking lot. The request will go before Fort Wayne City Council for final approval.
Several Wildwood Park residents opposed the project at last week’s public hearing. Some residents said they were concerned about adding more lighting when some of their homes are already affected by light pollution. Residents also shared concerns about additional noise and storm drainage issues.
Commission member Rachel Tobin-Smith asked fellow members Monday what discussion led to the commission’s site committee’s do-pass recommendation. Member Ryan Neumeister said the new lighting will not worsen conditions for the Wildwood Park residents.
Bob Eherenman, the commission’s attorney, said additional baseball fields and lights are allowed under the current plan and zoning. The choice that commission members faced was whether to approve waivers to allow taller light poles, higher fences and less landscape buffering for the parking lot than the county comprehensive plan requires.
Member Karen Richards asked about other possibilities for the lighting, including poles shorter than the proposed 60 to 70 feet.
City Engineer Patrick Zaharako said shorter poles would require the light to project outward to cover the field. Taller poles allow lights to be pointed straight down, which helps with light pollution, he added.
Tobin-Smith said she remained concerned about the additional light creating issues for nearby residents.
“I lived there, and I can tell you what it’s like,” she said.
Neumeister said denying the requests would leave residents with the same issues they have now.
At the end of the discussion, Richards said she recognized that the members couldn’t find any solutions within their scope to fix the residents’ issues.
“All right, I get it,” Richards said. “I don’t like it, but I get it.”
Tobin-Smith sided with the residents and was the sole vote of opposition against the facility’s plan and rezoning request.
Members Paul Sauerteig and City Councilman Tom Freistroffer, R-at large, were absent. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/world-baseball-academy-expansion-approved-by-fort-wayne-plan-commission/article_87f520a6-f37e-11ed-9573-d74a5478c150.html | 2023-05-16T04:34:27 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/world-baseball-academy-expansion-approved-by-fort-wayne-plan-commission/article_87f520a6-f37e-11ed-9573-d74a5478c150.html |
Detroit News staff take home 18 first-place SPJ honors
Detroit News staff won 18 first-place honors Monday during the local chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists annual awards ceremony.
The newsroom notched nearly 70 accolades overall across multiple categories.
SPJ Detroit presented nearly 300 first-, second- and third-place award winners, along with honorable mention awards during the event at the San Marino Club in Troy.
It recognized the work of Metro Detroit journalists during 2022. The winners were selected by a panel of veteran journalists from media organizations outside of Michigan, the group said.
“Often in the face of adversity, the members of our profession continue to provide honest, fact-based, essential journalism that informs the people of Michigan and seeks to make this a better place to live,” said Marty Fischhoff, SPJ Detroit Chapter president, in a recent statement. “The Excellence in Journalism awards ceremony is our time to gather and celebrate our peers, who truly represent the highest caliber of journalism across the state."
The News first-place winners included:
Digital Media Presentation: Reporter Sarah Rahal with photographer David Guralnick and Tom Gromak, director of digital innovation, for "Belle Isle Zoo: Where the wild things aren’t"
Breaking/Spot News Reporting: Sarah Rahal, “Video shows struggle before Grand Rapids officer shot Patrick Lyoya”
Consumer/Watchdog Reporting: Carol Thompson, “Overloaded child welfare system lands kids in ER confinement”
Environment Reporting: Carol Thompson, “Tracking threats to public, waterways"
Explanatory Story: Candice Williams, “Detroit’s Black developers are doing more and bigger projects”
Headline Writing: Steve Wilkinson, “MAW-VELOUS: Lexus NX’s signature X-treme grille fronts a smooth hybrid powertrain”
Feature Page Design: Antone Amye swept all four places
Inside Page Design: Genna Barner swept all four places
Open-Government Reporting: Craig Mauger, Beth LeBlanc, “Tracking the Michigan Legislature’s billion-dollar spending spree”
Page One Design: Antone Amye
Portrait Photography: Clarence Tabb Jr., “Freed”
Sports Column Writing: John Niyo for columns on Wolverines, NFL diversity, Red Wings depth
Sports Page Design: Page designer Richard Epps
Sports Photography: David Guralnick
Sports Reporting: Angelique S. Chengelis, “UM helps three-star recruit stay hopeful in rare bone cancer fight: ‘I’m blessed’”
The News also secured wins in the Open Category:
Automotive Reporting: Breana Noble, “Tracking a transforming auto industry”
Informational Graphics: James Hollar, “Miggy’s 3,000 hits”
Videography: Andy Morrison, “Michigan Marvels: Grand Island ice caves”
Detroit Free Press' Christine MacDonald won Journalist of the Year; Briana Rice of Michigan Radio was Young Journalist of the Year. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/05/15/detroit-news-staff-take-home-18-first-place-spj-honors/70220892007/ | 2023-05-16T04:40:57 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/05/15/detroit-news-staff-take-home-18-first-place-spj-honors/70220892007/ |
A submerged vehicle was pulled from water on the south side of Towanda near Interstate 55, which was closed to traffic as multiple agencies responded to a crash late Monday, authorities said.
A Pantagraph journalist at the scene watched as the car was pulled from the lake in Boyd Wesley Park, which is between I-55 and Old Route 66.
A major police presence gathered at the park starting before 9 p.m.
The union representing Normal firefighters said in a social media post that the department was responding to a crash on I-55 northbound and asked residents to avoid the area. Later, the Normal Fire Department posted that the interstate was closed in the area as agencies responded to a "dive incident/possible vehicle in the water" one mile south of Towanda.
Traffic should detour to Old Route 66, the department said.
Members of the MABAS 41 Underwater Recovery Team, commonly known as the Hudson Dive Team, were among those responding to the scene. Before the vehicle was pulled from the lake, a boat could be seen circling the water while a drone hovered overhead.
Other responding agencies include the Towanda Fire Protection District, Bloomington Fire Department, McLean County Sheriff's Office and Illinois State Police.
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Inch & Co. warehouse plan for Prospect Hill site includes walking path, conservation area
Inch & Co. recently sent a new potential plan for a warehouse next to Prospect Hill Cemetery to cemetery owner Matt Seyler, but Seyler says "it's just putting lipstick on a pig."
Seyler said he received the rendering on May 3, but he has refused to meet with Inch & Co. about it because he is opposed to any warehouse being placed on the property adjacent to the historic cemetery.
"It doesn't matter what type of warehouse they propose. I am opposed to any warehouse going there," he said.
"The plan we showed Mr. Seyler was a possible plan. This plan was used to create dialogue on the development plan, as he will be our neighbor and thought it would be good to have input on any plans," said Jeff Inch, co-owner of Inch & Co. "We are not ready to go to the Planning Commission yet. I have no clue when that will be. Any plans we submit to the Planning Commission will be a 'by right' plan. We won’t be asking for any variances."
A by-right plan is one that is requested when a development proposal strictly conforms to zoning and building codes, qualifying it for construction without requiring discretionary approval.
The 50-plus-acre property in question sits between a Met-Ed facility and the cemetery, along Pennsylvania Avenue, which divides York City and Manchester Township. It was purchased by Inch & Co. in October 2021.
In the Residents Against the Warehouse Facebook page, started by Lettice Brown, manager of the Stormwater Department for the York City Public Works Department, many people have listed concerns about the potential warehouse. The only known rendering before this new one was sent to Seyler was listed on Loopnet, but it is no longer there.
In that previous listing, the entrance to the warehouse was shared with the entrance to the cemetery off Pennsylvania Avenue. That proposal showed a 473,000-square-foot warehouse, with 70 truck bays and 200-plus parking spaces.
The rendering provided to Seyler shows a new entrance on Pennsylvania Avenue, away from the cemetery driveway. It also includes a walking path along a wooded area on Pennsylvania Avenue, as well as a conservation area. One of the biggest complaints from opponents of the warehouse is that it would take away wildlife habitat.
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The size of the warehouse has not changed in the new plan. One thing that concerned Seyler about that plan is that there are trees located along the perimeter of the property, shielding the warehouse from the cemetery.
"Those trees will have to go under powerlines, and I just don't think Met-Ed is going to approve them," he said. "This new rendering is just a way to appease me, to appease us, but it's not a feasible plan, in my opinion. It's just putting lipstick on a pig."
"While we appreciate their efforts to provide an area of wilderness with a walking trail, we still stand firm on our position of no development on the site at all," Brown said. "The small amount of open space or walking trail doesn't do any justice for the enormous eyesore of a building next to this historic cemetery. We are not satisfied with this rendering. We want zero development." | https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2023/05/15/inch-co-shares-a-new-warehouse-plan-for-prospect-hill-site-cemetery-york-manchester-township/70219728007/ | 2023-05-16T04:53:07 | 1 | https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2023/05/15/inch-co-shares-a-new-warehouse-plan-for-prospect-hill-site-cemetery-york-manchester-township/70219728007/ |
Inch & Co. seeking tax relief for sports complex project at former Central York field
A prominent York County builder and land developer is seeking tax relief to aid its proposed sports training and performance center project.
Inch & Co. officials are now one step closer to acquiring their all-important certification for LERTA − the Local Economic Revitalization Tax Assistance program that encourages development and renovations for blighted, deteriorating and often long-vacant properties.
LERTA rewards new development by allowing property owners, such as Inch & Co., to pay property taxes at a reduced rate for up to 10 years.
The North York Borough Council voted last week to approve the company's LERTA request − the initial step in the process. Even though Inch & Co. officials said they will only seek tax relief from York County and the Central York School District, they still needed borough approval because of their project's location.
Inch & Co.'s proposed 250,000-square-foot sports center will be built on the vacant playing fields of the old Central York High School, which have been vacant for several years. Groundbreaking on the 13-acre complex abutting North York borough and Manchester Township could happen as soon the summer, according to officials.
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They're billing it as "one of the region’s largest indoor recreation facilities."
Inch & Co. brothers Johnny and Jeff Inch have long planned to open their spots complex at some point in 2024. Their website highlights the project here.
Their proposed center will include side-by-side structures housing fields and courts. Amenities range from food services for kids to mental health coaching to ample parking (nearly 800 spaces to accommodate weekend tournaments).
Massive glass windows, showcasing the workout center, will face Interstate 83 South − providing the endless stream of drivers with a billboard view. The Inches want their sports complex to be a magnet for tournaments and teams near and far, to be a training hub for college and pro athletes, to be a saving opportunity for local kids just looking to learn and stay off the streets.
Frank Bodani covers Penn State football for the York Daily Record and USA Today Network. Contact him at fbodani@ydr.com and follow him on Twitter @YDRPennState.
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PORTER TOWNSHIP — A 49-year-old Crown Point man faces multiple felony counts after bloodying a woman he knows and pointing an AR-15 at her, threatening to "put a bullet in her head," Porter County police say.
James Relinski, who clams to have once been a police officer in Illinois, faces felony criminal counts of domestic battery in the presence of a minor, strangulation, intimidation and pointing a weapon.
Police said they responded at 12:35 a.m. Sunday to a home in the 1400 block of Happy Valley Road after receiving a 911 hang-up call where they heard a crying female repeatedly saying "leave" or "please."
Another person then contacted police saying the woman in question had texted her asking that she call 911.
Police said they were initially told the woman in question was not home. When police persisted, they heard a man from inside say: "Go lock the door and don't let them in."
Police entered the house and found the woman in question in the basement with blood all over her face and shirt, the arrest report says. Relinski, who was also in the room, was placed in handcuffs.
The woman said Relinski was intoxicated and repeatedly choked her to the point of nearly passing out, police said. He also struck her in the head and ear, and pointed the AR-15 rifle at her and "racked it back, which she believed was him chambering a round."
"When I walked up to the vehicle, I had to knock on the window multiple times to wake the male up," the officer wrote.
She told police she pushed the muzzle of the gun to the ground and was able to text a friend for help and dial 911, although she was unable to speak to the dispatcher because Relinski was in the same room.
The woman "hung the phone up so that James would not be made aware that officers were called to the residence," the report says.
A juvenile was found to be in an adjacent room and close enough to have heard the incident in question, police said.
Police said they recovered the rifle in question, which had blood on it. The gun was not loaded.
A second firearm was found and confiscated with the AR-15.
A jail mugshot of Relinski was not available Monday morning.
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into the Porter County Jail
Porter/LaPorte County Courts and Social Justice Reporter
Bob is a 23-year veteran of The Times. He covers county government and courts in Porter County, federal courts, police news and regional issues. He also created the Vegan in the Region blog, is an Indiana University grad and lifelong region resident.
A 49-year-old Crown Point man faces multiple felony counts after blooding a woman he knows and pointing an AR-15 at her threatening to "put a bullet in her head," Porter County police say. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/woman-places-discreet-911-call-after-man-chokes-and-bloodies-her-points-ar-15-porter/article_9a3be32e-f326-11ed-99d4-e3fd02294f96.html | 2023-05-16T04:54:02 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/woman-places-discreet-911-call-after-man-chokes-and-bloodies-her-points-ar-15-porter/article_9a3be32e-f326-11ed-99d4-e3fd02294f96.html |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — As parts of the Columbia River Gorge and Southwest Washington saw heavy rainfall Monday evening, officials are warning of the heightened risk for landslides and flooding.
The storms immediately caused power outages through some parts of the area, but the biggest causes for concern are in sites of recent wildfires.
The late spring thunderstorms across the region bring heavy, sudden rainfall, increasing the landslide and flood risk in burn scars.
“It’s because the risk of flooding and debris flows after fires really increases and that’s because of all that vegetation loss and the exposure of the soil,” said Bill Burns with the Oregon Dept. of Geology and Mineral Industries.
Throughout Southwest Washington — from Woodland to Battle Ground — saw lightning and power outages as a result of the heavy thunderstorms.
One of the most recent fires near that area in Clark County was the Nakia Creek Fire last fall, terrain that could be more heavily impacted by the storms with an increased risk of landslides. The Columbia River Gorge also saw some of those thunderstorms move through where areas like the site of the Eagle Creek Fire are also top of mind for officials.
“These fire areas that we’re talking about, all up and down the Cascades, means one of them, unfortunately, was also associated with a main river and a main highway,” said Burns. “Anyone that lives along those corridors, traveling through those corridors, should be a little extra careful.”
Geologists and emergency management are additionally concerned about debris flows, which are more rapidly moving and destructive landslides that contain boulders and logs, traveling up to a mile or more, putting those near the mouths of canyons at high risk.
As for why the heightened risk is happening now, Burns says the land is built for the drizzling rain we see throughout winter, rain that usually doesn’t cause these kinds of emergency events. Landslides are more often associated with heavy bursts of rainfall like thunderstorms and atmospheric rivers.
“The soils just cannot handle too much rain at once,” said Burns.
Officials are also urging anyone in areas at risk for landslides and flooding to be on extra alert this week and be prepared to evacuate if it comes down to that. | https://www.koin.com/local/be-a-little-extra-careful-local-officials-warn-of-landslides-and-flooding-after-storm/ | 2023-05-16T04:55:27 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/local/be-a-little-extra-careful-local-officials-warn-of-landslides-and-flooding-after-storm/ |
AUSTIN, Texas — It was an early morning leaving Plano. And a late night returning there.
A group of about 40 mothers and fathers from across Collin County made the 440-mile round trip to Austin on Monday.
They were hoping for productive conversations about gun laws in Texas, nine days after eight people were killed and another seven were injured when a 33-year-old man armed with multiple guns and hundreds of rounds of ammunition opened fire at the Allen Premium Outlets mall.
It’s a mall where they all shop.
“It’s just in our backyard now,” said Kelly Karthik.
“How many more people have to die before they listen?” asked Ann Bacchus, who helped organize the trip.
They wore orange t-shirts with the title of their new group, Collin County Parents Against Gun Violence, and set up in a conference room in the capitol extension.
Democrats like state Rep. Victoria Neave Criado of Dallas, state Rep. Salman Bhojani of Hurst, and state Rep. Rhetta Bowers of Dallas were eager to take meetings.
They shared in the parents’ frustration.
“That’s not the type of Texas we want or deserve,” Neave Criado told them.
Lawmakers from Houston and San Antonio stopped by too.
The Collin County families said they wanted clarity on where lawmakers stand on five priorities: raising the age to purchase from 18 to 21, instituting universal background checks with no loopholes, enhancing safe storage laws, passing extreme risk protection orders and creating a three-day waiting period between the purchase of and delivery of a gun.
Every Democrat said they agreed with those priorities.
So, the moms and dads saved their most passionate pleas for their Republican representatives.
“We feel unsafe. We feel scared. We feel angry. We’re frustrated,” Bacchus told state Rep. Jeff Leach, whose district includes Allen.
“When it comes to solutions, I want to be at the table and lock arms with you to pass measures that actually work,” he said.
But, he disagreed with the priorities the group – which included many of his own constituents – put forward.
“Show me the law we could have passed in this building that would have prevented what happened in Allen last Saturday,” Leach told them.
He told them he would not apologize for being a “fierce” supporter of the Second Amendment and that he believed owning a gun was a God-given right that the government is meant to protect.
But, he also said he believes laws could be passed to stop mass shootings from happeningm, like ensuring discharges from the military for mental health reasons appear in background checks.
The group stopped by Republican state Rep. Matt Shaheen’s office and spent a few minutes face-to-face with him before walking to what they thought would be their final meeting of the day with the state senator who represents them.
They were about 10 minutes late to a 4:30 p.m. meeting at state Sen. Angela Paxton’s office.
Paxton’s staff told them they were a larger than expected crowd, so they moved them to a hallway around the corner.
As the group waited, state Rep. Mihaela Plesa, a Democrat from Plano, stopped by.
She had sent her chief of staff to meet with the group earlier in the day because she was in Collin County attending one of the victim’s funerals.
“He should have never been able to legally acquire an arsenal of weapons and go in and commit a hate crime in our county,” Plesa said about the suspect in Allen.
They applauded. And then they kept waiting.
Paxton’s staff told them the senator had been ready to meet with them at 4:30 p.m., but by 4:40 p.m. had moved to the Senate floor to vote and could not leave.
The group waited, but had a bus to catch at 5:3 p.m.
So they left without seeing their senator.
“It’s depressing,” said Maury Marcus who lives in Plano. “I feel that there’s a partisan divide and the pro-gun faction has the upper hand.”
As she was leaving the Capitol rotunda, frustration was visible on Rekha Shenoy’s face.
"I don’t feel good, but I don’t want to give up. So that’s one thing I’m not doing - I’m not giving up," Shenoy said.
The mass shooting in Allen was only the latest in Texas.
Nineteen children and two teachers died at Robb Elementary School on May 24, 2022, in Uvalde.
Twenty-three people died at an El Paso Wal-Mart in August of 2019.
Weeks later, seven people died when a man went on a shooting spree in Midland and Odessa.
This week marks the fifth anniversary of eight students and two teachers being shot and killed at Santa Fe High School.
And in 2017, 26 people died in a church in Sutherland Springs. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/collin-county-texas-parents-lobby-lawmakers-tighter-gun-laws/287-10df5799-a638-45e6-8ff7-969745e879bc | 2023-05-16T05:04:42 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/collin-county-texas-parents-lobby-lawmakers-tighter-gun-laws/287-10df5799-a638-45e6-8ff7-969745e879bc |
SAN ANTONIO — In a new twist on kidnapping scams, would-be criminals are now calling people saying they have taken their loved ones hostage and demanding a ransom for their release.
Avoiding falling victim, however, is no longer just a matter of not falling for a lie. These scams are more believable thanks to artificial intelligence that can easily clone voices of those you might know.
“In the past, if you tried to use AI to clone a voice or reproduce a voice for a kidnapping call, it was pretty obviously robotic, monotone, not much expression,” said Walt Manning, CEO of the Techno Crime Institute and an AI expert. “Those days are gone. Now, AI is very easy to use, very simple to use... to reproduce the voice and to make it say anything you want.”
Scammers often source voice clips through videos posted on social media. And they don't need much sound to make a voice clone.
“Very little, actually,” Manning said. “Thirty seconds to a minute, and depending on the size of the sample you give them, that will increase the accuracy and the believability.”
Social media can also provide scammers clues to increase the believability that they have your loved one.
“We all share so much information now on social media about ourselves, our family members, and then what they share on social media also provides enough information about them that it’s easy for a kidnapper to describe what they look like, to know what their interests are, to know where they go to school or where they work," Manning said. "That adds to the credibility of a fake kidnapping call.”
How convincing it is?
I tested the technology on my friends and family to see if they would fall for an AI Niccole.
Using sound from our Zoom call, Manning cloned my voice. I kept the stakes low and decided to ask the people who know me best – my dad, a friend from high school and my husband – to text me a photo.
I then called each of them from an unknown number, just like a scammer would.
Here is what AI Niccole said when she left a voice message:
The results varied.
My dad called the unknown number back for more clarification. Here is the message he left: “This is Dad. I got in from working in the yard. I did get your message. Something about you want a picture and you’re at work. Is that correct? Give me a call now that I’m inside. Let’s find out here specifically what you want. OK, love. Bye.”
He later asked if I had a cold.
My friend texted me my sophomore school picture from high school to my actual phone number. She later told me it sounded like I had a bad connection when I left the voicemail.
My husband wanted to know why I was leaving “weird messages from a suspicious number” when I got home from work that day.
Only one of three of my closest loved ones confirmed I was actually the caller, which proves how easy it is for a voice clone to trick someone into giving out information—including in a kidnapping scam seeking large amounts of money.
Your best defense
Scammers will ask you to send the ransom in a way that it cannot be refunded including wire transfers, gift cards, cryptocurrency, cash, or peer-to-peer apps like Zelle, Venmo or Cash App.
Local banks like Randolph Brooks Federal Credit Union (RBFCU) have trained staff to detect these scams and stop them.
“Some fast acting by some of our employees where they were able to mitigate and prevent a recent attempt for an extortion scam,” said Alexander Aguillen, RBFCU’s assistant vice president of enterprise fraud management. “Once you fall victim to one of these scams and the funds are sent out, whatever the amount, chances are that you’re going to retrieve them is very slim.”
There is an easy way to tell if it is really your loved one on the line, and it involves remembering just one word.
“The best defense here is basically very simplistic,” said Michael Skiba, known as Dr. Fraud. “Be proactive and talk to your family members about a code word, just a simple code word that can be used and shared.”
Other clues a kidnapping call may be a scam include:
- The call comes from an outside area code or blocked number.
- Calls do not come from the kidnapped victim’s phone number.
- Scammers will try to prevent you from calling or locating the “kidnapped” victim by threatening to hurt them.
Other ways to identify if your loved one is really in trouble:
- Ask questions that only your loved ones would know the answer to confirm it is them.
- Text, call or message on social media your loved one to find out their location.
Report kidnapping scams to local law enforcement and the Federal Trade Commission.
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ELKTON, Md. — Around 3 p.m. Monday afternoon, Elkton Police announced that they found 3 year old Mykell Richardson in Little Elk Creek near the Elk Landing Community.
Officers completed the search for the 3-year-old just over 24-hours after his disappearance.
"About just before 3 o’clock this afternoon sadly, we did find Mykell in the body of water that runs close to where he was staying at his family members home," said Lieutenant Ron Odom.
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Mykell's family members say they have unanswered questions as to how the boy ended up in the water.
"All I know is that my daughter contacted me and said that he was missing when i got over here nobody had any answers for us," said Natrice Blackmon, Mykell's grandmother.
Mykell's grandmother says while she is not sure what happened, she says she doesn't think he wandered into the water on his own.
"I need justice for my grandson. I don’t think that he was just missing. I think that something else happened. he’s three years old, he was autistic, and now he is deceased on mother’s day , I'm crushed," said Blackmon.
Elkton Police say they will not rule out foul play until the investigation is completed. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/family-reacts-to-missing-3-year-old-boy-found-dead-in-little-elk-creek | 2023-05-16T05:08:29 | 0 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/family-reacts-to-missing-3-year-old-boy-found-dead-in-little-elk-creek |
BALTIMORE — It is amazing what you can learn from the back seat of an Uber.
WMAR-2 News producer Kevin Johnson met a driver who was blaring gospel music when she picked him up.
“You’re in a good mood,” he said.
You want to know why? Well, lets take another ride.
Latricia Taylor is very excited.
“Me and my son are graduating from Coppin at the same time,” she said.
She goes to pick Garyn up.
Garyn Mercer admits he was lost. Northwestern kicked him out, so he ended up going to an alternative school.
“You have choices, job corp, military or homeless, he picked the military and I said, yes, yes, yes,” said his mom.
Five years in the military changed him.
He could have started a new life out of state, but the state of his mom made him come home. She couldn’t remember things, couldn't use her hands, couldn’t walk.
She was diagnosed with MS.
So, on disability and using money from Uber, she managed to pay her way through Coppin State University.
“I don’t even like to drive, but I like money,” said Taylor.
Her son says he never walked across the stage because he left high school, so he is very excited for this walk. A walk with his mom.
Mom wants to be a probation officer and son wants a job in IT. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/the-graduates-mom-and-son-take-same-walk-across-stage | 2023-05-16T05:08:35 | 1 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/the-graduates-mom-and-son-take-same-walk-across-stage |
INDIANAPOLIS — The Metropolitan and Economic Development Committee voted 9-3 Monday night to move forward with plans to take over financing of redeveloping Pan Am Plaza, including a convention center expansion and building an 800-room Signia by Hilton Hotel.
The plan isn't new. It's been part of a larger expansion project to the convention center while adding needed hotel rooms to downtown Indianapolis for nearly a decade.
But now, that plan is pivoting from a developer-financed plan to a city-owned hotel after the developer hit a major snag.
"Kite came to us early in the year and said we cannot find private financing for the project. We looked at what other cities are doing. Over 25 other cities have already done this model of financing publicly these types of projects," said Scarlett Andrews, deputy mayor of economic development for Indianapolis. "And frankly, it allows them to issue bonds on a tax-exempt basis and to find that this is a project we can take on ourselves and have this comfort knowing it’s going to get done."
The council has already approved a $125 million project in TIF funds for the convention center expansion, according to Andrews. And now, the city will need to buy the site at Pan Am Plaza from Kite for around $50 million.
The Hilton hotel's $510 million price tag, plus additional funds needed for debt service reserves, will be backed and paid for by the hotel revenues themselves. That ensures taxpayers aren't on the hook for it.
Chris Gahl with Visit Indy said not going ahead with the project could cost Indianapolis in the long run.
"If this project doesn't take flight, we will absolutely lose convention business. We will stay stagnant, if not take steps back. And we don't want to do that for the important reason that 83,000 men and women depend on tourism for a paycheck," said Gahl.
Moving ahead with the expansion of the convention center and hotel has the potential to bring in $3 billion in business from new conventions, existing conventions and new tourism dollars for Indy over the next decade, according to Gahl.
The Metropolitan Development Commission will meet Wednesday to approve buying the site for the hotel. Then, the decision will go before the council for a final vote in June.
If approved, a groundbreaking would happen in summer 2023 with the Signia Hotel set to open in 2026. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/committee-votes-to-move-forward-with-panam-plaza-development-council-metropolitan-economic/531-5f99667b-099a-4c2c-964c-7877588ab197 | 2023-05-16T05:13:05 | 1 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/committee-votes-to-move-forward-with-panam-plaza-development-council-metropolitan-economic/531-5f99667b-099a-4c2c-964c-7877588ab197 |
INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis family wants justice and accountability claiming they were racially profiled by a Fishers police officer.
This happened during an investigation into an alleged road rage incident. Now, the family is taking the first steps to sue the police department.
13News spoke with the family's attorney Monday night on the phone.
Attorney Faith Alvarez told 13News the family would like to see the officer involved in the traffic stop held accountable, but would not elaborate on what that looks like for her client who has already detailed the traffic stop in a Facebook post that went viral.
The April 21 post on Malcom Bunnell's Facebook page describes a traffic stop by the Fishers Police Department earlier that day.
"Just a few hours ago I was held at gun point in the middle of traffic by the Fishers Police Department," Bunnell wrote. "I was forced out of my car at gun point and placed in hand cuffs. They then forced my girlfriend out of the car at gunpoint and place her in hand cuffs. My 4 month old daughter was in the car."
Bunnell explained in the 20 minutes before the stop, he had pulled out of a Walmart parking lot on to 96th Street, trying to avoid a man who he said followed him there, after the man tried to start a fight with Bunnell while they were both in traffic.
According to Fishers police, Dustin Martin called them to report a fight in the parking lot with another person who was driving a white Cadillac Escalade and had a gun.
Bunnell was the person behind the wheel of that Escalade which Fishers police pulled over in what they called "a high-risk traffic stop," acknowledging that after officers searched the vehicle, they did not find a gun.
In his Facebook post, Bunnell writes after the stop, police officers told him, "Hey, you gotta see it from our point of view, he said you had a gun."
Fishers police say when they went back to question Martin in the Walmart parking lot, he was gone, despite their orders to stay put.
Bunnell's attorney said officers that day "were peacefully investigating a white man who had actually been harassing the family at the store." Alvarez went on to say, in a statement, "Upon learning that the family was Black, officers left the scene to stop the family with deadly force."
Fishers police say they later tracked Martin down, who is charged with resisting law enforcement and false informing.
His initial hearing was Monday.
In his Facebook post describing the traffic stop, Bunnell wrote that police let Martin "go on about his day, while they hunted me down in the middle of traffic." Bunnell called the traffic stop "a traumatic experience" for him and his family because of what he said was implicit bias by the officers that day.
Bunnell's attorney said she hopes to talk with city officials before deciding on filing the lawsuit. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/indianapolis-family-files-tort-claim-against-fishers-saying-racially-profiled-traffic-stop/531-3d98248d-c397-4f00-919f-6e5d6bfb33c5 | 2023-05-16T05:13:11 | 0 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/indianapolis-family-files-tort-claim-against-fishers-saying-racially-profiled-traffic-stop/531-3d98248d-c397-4f00-919f-6e5d6bfb33c5 |
ALLEN, Texas — Warning: This story may contain disturbing audio.
The first release of 911 and dispatch calls from the mass shooting at the Allen Premium Outlets mall reveal 911 operators flooded with hundreds of simultaneous calls for help from frightened victims and witnesses -- while also trying to wade through the chaos to help police find the shooter.
Operators received so many calls that they often resorted to asking immediately if the caller was a victim or was with someone who was a victim. If not, the operators tried to manage the next urgent phone call.
Operators can also be heard what sounds like them their own calls back to callers who had previously hung up on them.
"Witness where are they at? Do you have eyes on the shooter?" a 911 operator can be heard asking a caller. "Sir, do you have eyes on the shooter?"
"He is in front of Perry Ellis, walking northwest," the caller answered.
The calls create an apparent path the gunman took, starting in front of H&M rounding the corner and heading to the northwest: a trip of roughly 300 yards.
"Allen 911, are you calling about the shooting?" an operator asked.
"Yes, we have a victim," a caller said. "In Boutique 632. It's the suite number 632. It's Francesca's."
"We have help on the way, and we do have medics in the area right now," the operator said.
The release of the 911 calls shows that they continued long after the gunman was shot dead outside Fatburger. Investigators have said the entire shooting spree lasted approximately four minutes until the gunman was killed by an Allen police officer.
In the chaos, people continued to call, asking if it was OK to come out of hiding.
"We're hiding in the store. So should we come out?" a caller asked in a quiet, hushed voice.
"You're going to stay right where you're at until you hear the police officer say you can come out. Okay?" the operator replied.
"Okay," the caller responded.
"Okay. Just stay right where you are," the operator said. "And if anything else happens or anyone is hurt, you, call us back. But they are already clearing out stores. They'll be with you as fast as they can."
WFAA reached out to the Allen Police Department and DPS Monday for an update on the investigation but have not heard back. Meanwhile, WFAA continues to comb through hours of 911 and dispatch calls to see what else they might reveal. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/allen-mall-shooting-first-911-calls-released/287-14235d7b-51dc-48dc-a86e-f99e6e00ee5f | 2023-05-16T05:16:36 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/allen-mall-shooting-first-911-calls-released/287-14235d7b-51dc-48dc-a86e-f99e6e00ee5f |
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee company could be heading for a legal battle with U.S. auto safety regulators after refusing a request that millions of potentially dangerous air bag inflators be recalled.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is demanding that ARC Automotive Inc. of Knoxville recall 67 million inflators in the U.S. because they could explode and hurl shrapnel. At least two people have been killed in the U.S. and Canada, and seven others have been hurt as a result of defective ARC inflators, the agency said.
The recall would cover a large portion of the 284 million vehicles now on U.S. roads, but the percentage is difficult to determine. Some have ARC inflators for both the driver and front passenger.
In a letter posted Friday, the agency told ARC that it has tentatively concluded after an eight-year investigation that ARC front driver and passenger inflators have a safety defect.
“Air bag inflators that project metal fragments into vehicle occupants, rather than properly inflating the attached airbag, create an unreasonable risk of death and injury,” Stephen Ridella, director of NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation, wrote in a letter to ARC.
But ARC responded that no defect exists in the inflators and that any problems are related to isolated manufacturing issues.
The next step in the process is for NHTSA to schedule a public hearing. It could then take the company to court to force a recall.
"We disagree with NHTSA’s new sweeping request when extensive field testing has found no inherent defect,” ARC said in a statement Friday night.
Also Friday, NHTSA posted documents showing that General Motors is recalling nearly 1 million vehicles equipped with ARC inflators. The recall covers certain 2014-2017 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse, and GMC Acadia SUVs.
The automaker says an inflator explosion “may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.”
Owners will be notified by letter starting June 25, but no fix is available yet. They’ll get another letter when one is ready.
GM says it will offer “courtesy transportation” on a case-by-case basis to owners who fear driving vehicles that are part of the recall.
The company said that it's doing the recall, which expands previous actions, “out of an abundance of caution and with the safety of our customers as our highest priority.”
One of the two deaths was a mother of 10 who was killed in what appeared to be an otherwise minor crash in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula in the summer of 2021. Police reports show that a metal inflator fragment hit her neck in a crash involving a 2015 Chevrolet Traverse SUV.
At least a dozen automakers have the allegedly faulty inflators in use, including Volkswagen, Ford, BMW and GM, NHTSA said.
The agency contends that welding debris from the manufacturing process can block an “exit orifice” for gas that is released to fill the airbag in a crash. Any blockage can cause pressure to build in the inflator, blowing it apart and hurling metal fragments, Ridella's letter says.
But in a response to Ridella dated May 11, ARC Vice President of Product Integrity Steve Gold wrote that NHTSA's position is not based on any objective technical or engineering conclusion about a defect, "but rather conclusory statements regarding hypothesized blockage of the inflator orifice from ‘weld slag.’"
He wrote that welding debris has not been confirmed as the cause in any of the seven inflator ruptures in the U.S. ARC contends that only five have ruptured while in use, and that “does not support a finding that a systemic and prevalent defect exists in this population.”
Gold also writes that manufacturers must do recalls, not equipment manufacturers like ARC. NHTSA's recall demand, he wrote, exceeds the agency's legal authority.
In a federal lawsuit filed last year, plaintiffs alleged that ARC’s inflators use ammonium nitrate as a secondary propellant to inflate the airbags. The propellant is pressed into tablets that can expand and develop microscopic holes if exposed to moisture. Degraded tablets have a larger surface area, causing them to burn too fast and ignite too big of an explosion, according to the lawsuit.
The explosion can blow apart a metal canister housing the chemical, sending metal shards into the cabin. Ammonium nitrate, used in fertilizer and as a cheap explosive, is so dangerous that it can burn too fast even without moisture present, the lawsuit says.
The plaintiffs allege that ARC inflators have blown apart seven times on U.S. roads and two other times in testing by ARC. There have so far been five limited recalls of the inflators that totaled about 5,000 vehicles, including three recalls by GM. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/arc-refuses-airbag-recall/51-752b6f3a-6d88-473a-891a-95253673d385 | 2023-05-16T05:16:42 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/arc-refuses-airbag-recall/51-752b6f3a-6d88-473a-891a-95253673d385 |
DALLAS — Read this story and more North Texas business news from our partners at the Dallas Business Journal
Arizona-based Pickleball Kingdom sets its sights on Dallas after securing a five-unit franchise deal, according to a news release.
The indoor pickleball brand will partner with franchisee and Dallas businessman Dan Jenkins to establish the new locations.
“I am honored to join forces with Pickleball Kingdom and bring their unrivaled indoor pickleball experience to my home city,” Jenkins said in a prepared statement. “I'm excited to provide top-notch facilities for players of all skill levels, including beginners.”
Pickleball Kingdom opened its first location in Chandler, Arizona, in May 2022. The Arizona facility houses 15 pickleball courts.
"We're thrilled to welcome Dan Jenkins as a valued partner in our journey to revolutionize the pickleball experience,” Ace Rodrigues, founder of Pickleball Kingdom, said in a prepared statement. “His passion for the sport and his love and commitment to his community align perfectly with our brand values. With this new partnership, we are confident that Pickleball Kingdom will flourish and become the go-to destination for people in Dallas who want to have fun and be healthy."
A date was not disclosed for when the Dallas locations will open. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/arizona-pickleball-kingdom-could-be-coming-to-dallas-north-texas/287-492f70c8-8e5b-4b68-9c80-f9cc377085b9 | 2023-05-16T05:16:48 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/arizona-pickleball-kingdom-could-be-coming-to-dallas-north-texas/287-492f70c8-8e5b-4b68-9c80-f9cc377085b9 |
HOUSTON — Police have confirmed the identity of the young man whose body was recovered from Brays Bayou Friday morning
The good Samaritan who died trying to save a couple of kids was Miguel Calzada, 23, the Houston Police Department said Monday.
He went missing Wednesday after he and another man realized the kids were in trouble and jumped in to save them. They rescued both 12-year-olds the second good Samaritan also made it out safely.
Calzada wasn't a strong swimmer and he was swept away in the current. His body was found near Texas Spur 5 and Wheeler Road and recovered by HPD's dive team.
Watch the full update from HOD below:
The search for Miguel Calzava
On Thursday, family, friends and church members joined in the search efforts in an area near the Texas Medical Center.
Claudia Moreno, Calzava's sister, said her brother would give anything he had to help someone in need.
"He could have $20 but you don’t have nothing ... he’ll give it to you. He’s the best uncle for my daughter. He’s so sweet and caring," Moreno told us before her brother was found.
She also said the incident serves as an important reminder to parents and children to stay away from the bayou's edge to prevent something like this from happening again.
A GoFundMe has been set up to help cover funeral costs. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/body-brays-bayou/285-811b87db-51fb-4156-9fb9-78c316862c91 | 2023-05-16T05:16:54 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/body-brays-bayou/285-811b87db-51fb-4156-9fb9-78c316862c91 |
DALLAS — Editor's note: The video above is from a report on May 11, 2023.
The city of Dallas is still trying to recover from a ransomware attack that brought down network systems across the city's departments.
In an update on Monday, May 15, the city said it could likely "take weeks to get back to full functionality."
The attack happened on Wednesday, May 3, and has affected numerous network systems within the city and the police and fire departments.
A hacking group called "Royal" previously claimed responsibility for the attack.
When the attack happened, the city was immediately forced to take systems offline, which included the police and fire department's computer-aided dispatch system and the police and city websites.
The city also closed its municipal court’s system. The city’s development services, public works, permitting and zoning couldn’t take applications or payments, nor could permits be issued.
As of Thursday, May 11, the computer-aided dispatch system is partially back online. The websites have been restored. Development services can accept payments, issue permits and receive plans electronically.
However, the municipal courts still cannot take payments in person, online or by phone, according to the court’s website. It also says there are “no court hearings, trials or jury duty until further notice.”
On Thursday, officers were still having to handwrite reports. They couldn't use their in-car computers to check license plates or check for warrants, and instead they had to rely on dispatchers to do it for them.
The city said the 911 system has continued to make calls through the network attack.
"There is still no indication that data from residents, vendors, or employees has been leaked," the city said. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/city-of-dallas-says-could-take-weeks-full-functionality-ransomware-network-attack/287-16b3c4bf-5d46-4061-a33c-efa8ec026687 | 2023-05-16T05:17:00 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/city-of-dallas-says-could-take-weeks-full-functionality-ransomware-network-attack/287-16b3c4bf-5d46-4061-a33c-efa8ec026687 |
AUSTIN, Texas — It was an early morning leaving Plano. And a late night returning there.
A group of about 40 mothers and fathers from across Collin County made the 440-mile round trip to Austin on Monday.
They were hoping for productive conversations about gun laws in Texas, nine days after eight people were killed and another seven were injured when a 33-year-old man armed with multiple guns and hundreds of rounds of ammunition opened fire at the Allen Premium Outlets mall.
It’s a mall where they all shop.
“It’s just in our backyard now,” said Kelly Karthik.
“How many more people have to die before they listen?” asked Ann Bacchus, who helped organize the trip.
They wore orange t-shirts with the title of their new group, Collin County Parents Against Gun Violence, and set up in a conference room in the capitol extension.
Democrats like state Rep. Victoria Neave Criado of Dallas, state Rep. Salman Bhojani of Hurst, and state Rep. Rhetta Bowers of Dallas were eager to take meetings.
They shared in the parents’ frustration.
“That’s not the type of Texas we want or deserve,” Neave Criado told them.
Lawmakers from Houston and San Antonio stopped by too.
The Collin County families said they wanted clarity on where lawmakers stand on five priorities: raising the age to purchase from 18 to 21, instituting universal background checks with no loopholes, enhancing safe storage laws, passing extreme risk protection orders and creating a three-day waiting period between the purchase of and delivery of a gun.
Every Democrat said they agreed with those priorities.
So, the moms and dads saved their most passionate pleas for their Republican representatives.
“We feel unsafe. We feel scared. We feel angry. We’re frustrated,” Bacchus told state Rep. Jeff Leach, whose district includes Allen.
“When it comes to solutions, I want to be at the table and lock arms with you to pass measures that actually work,” he said.
But, he disagreed with the priorities the group – which included many of his own constituents – put forward.
“Show me the law we could have passed in this building that would have prevented what happened in Allen last Saturday,” Leach told them.
He told them he would not apologize for being a “fierce” supporter of the Second Amendment and that he believed owning a gun was a God-given right that the government is meant to protect.
But, he also said he believes laws could be passed to stop mass shootings from happeningm, like ensuring discharges from the military for mental health reasons appear in background checks.
The group stopped by Republican state Rep. Matt Shaheen’s office and spent a few minutes face-to-face with him before walking to what they thought would be their final meeting of the day with the state senator who represents them.
They were about 10 minutes late to a 4:30 p.m. meeting at state Sen. Angela Paxton’s office.
Paxton’s staff told them they were a larger than expected crowd, so they moved them to a hallway around the corner.
As the group waited, state Rep. Mihaela Plesa, a Democrat from Plano, stopped by.
She had sent her chief of staff to meet with the group earlier in the day because she was in Collin County attending one of the victim’s funerals.
“He should have never been able to legally acquire an arsenal of weapons and go in and commit a hate crime in our county,” Plesa said about the suspect in Allen.
They applauded. And then they kept waiting.
Paxton’s staff told them the senator had been ready to meet with them at 4:30 p.m., but by 4:40 p.m. had moved to the Senate floor to vote and could not leave.
The group waited, but had a bus to catch at 5:3 p.m.
So they left without seeing their senator.
“It’s depressing,” said Maury Marcus who lives in Plano. “I feel that there’s a partisan divide and the pro-gun faction has the upper hand.”
As she was leaving the Capitol rotunda, frustration was visible on Rekha Shenoy’s face.
"I don’t feel good, but I don’t want to give up. So that’s one thing I’m not doing - I’m not giving up," Shenoy said.
The mass shooting in Allen was only the latest in Texas.
Nineteen children and two teachers died at Robb Elementary School on May 24, 2022, in Uvalde.
Twenty-three people died at an El Paso Wal-Mart in August of 2019.
Weeks later, seven people died when a man went on a shooting spree in Midland and Odessa.
This week marks the fifth anniversary of eight students and two teachers being shot and killed at Santa Fe High School.
And in 2017, 26 people died in a church in Sutherland Springs. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/collin-county-texas-parents-lobby-lawmakers-tighter-gun-laws/287-10df5799-a638-45e6-8ff7-969745e879bc | 2023-05-16T05:17:06 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/collin-county-texas-parents-lobby-lawmakers-tighter-gun-laws/287-10df5799-a638-45e6-8ff7-969745e879bc |
FORT WORTH, Texas — After getting more and more complaints from drivers experiencing reckless drivers on the road, the Fort Worth Police Department is increasing enforcement.
The complaints are backed up by alarming numbers shared with Fort Worth City Council members recently.
The number of fatal crashes in the past six months comes as no surprise to Linnette Rogers who is on the road every day for work. She commutes about an hour to work most of the week.
What’s even more devastating for Rogers is reckless driving has impacted her entire family after losing her 74-year-old mother Linda Miller to reckless driving behavior last year.
"We are still suffering the loss of my mom,” said Rogers.
Making it through this past Mother's Day was rough for Rogers and her family, and she has a big family, too.
They lost her mother last year in a hit-and-run crash. They are still praying for justice because no one has been arrested in the case even though there is a reward available for information leading to an arrest and conviction of the person responsible.
The fatal crash changed Rogers' life forever. Her mother was not alone in the car when it was struck by a driver involved in a race, according to police.
Her father survived but still suffers.
"He's suffering mentally, physically and emotionally from from losing his in a tragic accident that could have been avoided,” said Rogers.
Rogers' parents got on the road around 8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 11, 2022, after attending a viewing to support another grieving family. Someone struck their vehicle on westbound Interstate 20 near the Hemphill Road exit.
Officers working traffic enforcement at the Fort Worth Police Department hope to avoid another six months of disturbing traffic crashes. That’s because the past six months add up to some disturbing numbers.
From November to April, Fort Worth PD has issued more than 12,000 traffic citations, nearly 1,700 of those were school zone violations. And in the same six months, officers responded to 61 fatal crashes.
Among those crashes was one on Dec. 26 involving a pick-up truck where one person died and another crash on Jan. 23 on University Drive that killed a driver and passenger during street racing, according to police.
On Feb. 3, a driver on MLK Freeway hit a stalled vehicle, killing one person and injuring the good Samaritan who stopped to help.
And in April, two people died when their car collided with a tow truck on Highway 287.
Officer Bradley Perez told WFAA his department must do something to stop the deadly reckless driving on roads, especially as Fort Worth continues to grow at a record pace compared to other major cities in the country.
"Fort Worth is a growing city. And the fact is, is that there's more and more people that are moving here. The thing is that we have more people on the road," said Perez. "We're going to have more cameras, more patrol in those areas and definitely a lot more enforcement."
Fort Worth police are also concerned that the summer will bring more people commuting across North Texas highways and roads. Perez encouraged people to report reckless drivers when it safe to do so.
“We don’t want to write you a citation,” said Perez. “This is frustrating when you look at the number of these that could have been avoided. Unfortunately, we just had one over the weekend where a fatality was involved.”
As police beef up patrols, Rogers urged drivers to slow down and drive safe, so they aren’t responsible for taking someone’s loved one in an accidental crash.
"You don't want to cause anyone to lose a loved one because of your bad driving, your reckless driving,” said Rogers.
Her plea comes as she and her family still await the day the driver responsible for her mother's death is brought to justice.
Anyone with information on the March 11, 2022, crash involving her mother and father can call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 817-469-8477. All calls to the tip line are 100% confidential and if your tip leads to an arrest and conviction, you could earn a cash reward. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/fort-worth-police-to-ramp-up-traffic-enforcement-jump-driver-complaints/287-50837050-e4bc-4174-90fd-7939f37a5da7 | 2023-05-16T05:17:12 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/fort-worth-police-to-ramp-up-traffic-enforcement-jump-driver-complaints/287-50837050-e4bc-4174-90fd-7939f37a5da7 |
MIDLAND, Texas — A 20-year-old Midland girl, Madeline Pantoja, has been missing since May 10 and her family is desperate to find her.
"It's something we don't wish this on anybody, we never thought this was going to happen to our family." said Ruby Urias, Madeline's cousin.
Madeline Pantoja was last seen at her apartment complex on May 10.
"Thursday at 1:30 her neighbors heard her arguing with her ex-boyfriend and after that we have not known anything about her." said Urias, who was translating for Roberto Pantoja.
Her phone, purse keys and dog were all left in her apartment, something that is very unlike her.
"She's been a very independent young lady, she gets her stuff paid she's very responsible." said Urias.
The Midland Police Department is investigating this case right now the family has no new information from them.
"He says absolutely not, they have not let us know anything." said Urias,
The family and others have searched for Madeline around the apartment complex and places in South Midland.
"We've gone to lands over there just empty lots looking, we've had people we don't know searching with their drones, they've sent us videos, pictures of the footage they took. We've had people offer horses to us so that we can search." said Urias.
The family just wanting to find Madeline as soon as possible.
"That all he wants is to find his daughter." said, Urias.
If you have any information about Madeline's whereabouts call MPD at 432-685-7108.
She is approximately 5' 4", 130 pounds with long dark hair. She also has 2 butterfly tattoos behind her right ear and a tattoo of a snake on her right arm.
There will also be a gathering on May 15 at 7:00 p.m. at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church to pray for Madeline's safety and return. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/midland-family-desperate-to-find-missing-person/513-8a133354-349a-4b43-84af-176130f05933 | 2023-05-16T05:17:18 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/midland-family-desperate-to-find-missing-person/513-8a133354-349a-4b43-84af-176130f05933 |
DENTON, Texas — Opal Lee has another title to add to her portfolio.
The 96-year-old activist famously known as the "Grandmother of Juneteenth" received a honorary doctorate from the University of North Texas during the school's spring 2023 commencement ceremonies over the weekend.
It's also the same school where she got her masters degree in education back in 1963 when the school was called North Texas State University.
The Fort Worth native has received numerous accolades for her work in turning June 19, or Juneteenth, into a federal holiday. Her dream became a reality when President Joe Biden signed a bill into law in 2021 to recognize that holiday on the national level.
Juneteenth commemorates the June 19, 1865, day when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, to let the last group of enslaved Black people know they were free. It came two months after the Confederacy surrendered and over two years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
For her civil rights activism, Lee was also recently nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize in October 2022. She was among 343 candidates to win the coveted award.
She was nominated after a letter signed by members of the U.S. Congress was sent to the Nobel Prize committee. Congressman Marc Veasey of Fort Worth shared the letter.
Lee is also working to open a National Juneteenth Museum in Fort Worth. Demolition began at the site back in March but funds are still being raised.
Lee received her honorary doctorate on Sunday and joined more than 6,700 UNT students who celebrated their graduations over the weekend, according to the school. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/opal-lee-grandmother-juneteenth-honorary-doctorate-university-of-north-texas-unt/287-d48df041-bc74-4511-87a1-316ef0e2d722 | 2023-05-16T05:17:24 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/opal-lee-grandmother-juneteenth-honorary-doctorate-university-of-north-texas-unt/287-d48df041-bc74-4511-87a1-316ef0e2d722 |
SEAGOVILLE, Texas — A North Texas suspect is in custody after multiple law enforcement agencies were on the scene of an active SWAT situation Monday afternoon in Seagoville, police said.
A little after 11 a.m., officers arrived at the scene of 301 Modene Street in Seagoville, which is north of Simonds Lake Park and south of Balch Springs in southeastern Dallas County.
The situation began as a welfare call, according to Seagoville Chief of Police Ray Calverley. When officers arrived, the suspect reportedly fired a shot from a long gun at the arriving officers. At that point, police started to increase their presence.
"When officers got here, he pretty much immediately, he started taking fire. At least one round was fired at the officers," said Calverely.
Around 11:45 a.m., tactical unit officers could be seen getting to the scene as well. A little after noon, officers blocked off Modene Street. The Waxahachie Police Department's Response and Rescue team could be seen arriving around 12:15 p.m. A police negotiator arrived at the scene soon after.
After some time, a tactical unit launched gas into the house and the suspect surrendered, Calverley said in an update a little after 2 p.m.
Police said there were no injuries reported.
Police said the investigation is ongoing and Modene Street will also remain blocked off Monday afternoon. The identity of the suspect has not been provided by police yet.
Waxahachie Police on the scene of active situation Monday
Larry Zuniga lives two houses away from the SWAT situation and just moved into the area a couple of days ago. While Zuniga got blocked off from the scene, his younger sister was still in their house with her two babies.
"I'm just worried right now, and I can't even get to her," Zuniga said Monday afternoon while the scene was still active. "My heart is beating. I'm just real nervous. And there's nothing I can do. I'm just worried."
Rodney Morgan and Angela Morgan are a brother and sister who said they live right behind the house law enforcement was focused on. They said officers initially told them they had to stay in their house and lock their doors. They were later told they had to clear the area.
I guess it got to a situation where they told us we had to leave," Angela Morgan said while in her car away from the house. "I'm freaking out because I got my grandbaby."
The Kaufman County Sheriff's Office was also on the scene. Neighbors said they had seen units from the Mesquite Police Department and Balch Springs Department as well.
Around 1 p.m., Mesquite Police said they had initially been requested to assist but officers had since been relieved from the scene.
More information about what happened to prompt the police response was not available. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/seagoville-texas-swat-situation-police/287-95747081-f043-45f9-8103-057a5d3530c1 | 2023-05-16T05:17:30 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/seagoville-texas-swat-situation-police/287-95747081-f043-45f9-8103-057a5d3530c1 |
DALLAS — AAPI groups in Dallas made a public plea on Monday at a news conference for the Texas Department of Public Safety to thoroughly investigate whether the shooting at the Allen Premium Outlets was a hate crime.
DPS officials have confirmed the shooter displayed neo-Nazi and racist ideology on his social media. But investigators said at a news conference last week that they believe he targeted the location of the mall, not specific groups of people.
“And it’s outrageous because clearly a full and thorough investigation had not been conducted,” Lily Trieu from Asian Texans for Justice said at a news conference Monday.
“You can’t separate location from the people who live there," Stephanie Drenka from the Dallas Asian American Historical Society added.
"And what Allen is known for is being diverse as being an area where there’s a large Asian American and South Asian American population."
Caroline Kim, a business owner in Koreatown, got emotional at the news conference when she told the crowd most of the victims were people of color.
“And now I wonder how close was that to being me? And worst of all how close was that to being my 6-year-old?” she cried.
The speakers also held a prayer vigil following the news conference at Oak Lawn United Methodist Church, where many people advocated for gun control legislation.
“Prayer without action often goes unanswered,” Ramiro Luna of Somos Tejas told churchgoers.
“Let's continue to pray but let’s not give hope and remember we have a responsibility to knock on every legislator's door, and make every call, until common sense gun legislation is passed here in Texas.” | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas-aapi-groups-urge-dps-to-investigate-if-allen-mall-shooting-was-hate-crime/287-f577ff1c-4f16-4b27-9bce-40917160884c | 2023-05-16T05:17:36 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas-aapi-groups-urge-dps-to-investigate-if-allen-mall-shooting-was-hate-crime/287-f577ff1c-4f16-4b27-9bce-40917160884c |
TEXAS, USA — The Texas DPS Criminal Investigations Division conducted a Joint Human Trafficking Operation on May 9 with the goal of recovering and locating reported missing children in both Midland and Ector Counties.
The operation also targeted individuals seeking to exploit trafficking victims, and to apprehend and identify the suspects involved in human trafficking. As a result of the operation, there were a total of 30 children located or recovered. The youngest child was 13 years old.
There were multiple agencies that assisted Texas DPS with this operation. Those agencies included Texas Highway Patrol, Homeland Security Investigations, Midland Police, Odessa Police, Midland County Sheriff's Office, Ector County Sheriff's Office, US Marshal Services, Midland County District Attorney's Office, and Midland and Ector County ISD Police Departments.
On top of the law enforcement agencies, some other groups that helped out included Harmony Homes Children's Advocacy Center, Midland Rape Crisis Children's Advocacy Center, DPS Victim Services, Midland County Juvenile Probation Office and Midland Memorial and Odessa Medical Center SANE nurses.
Texas DPS said that if you are a victim of human trafficking or have any information about this type of criminal activity, call the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 888-373-7888. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas-dps-locates-and-recovers-30-children-in-joint-human-trafficking-operation/513-f51dcff2-2b96-44a8-9b63-ca9d6e85689b | 2023-05-16T05:17:42 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas-dps-locates-and-recovers-30-children-in-joint-human-trafficking-operation/513-f51dcff2-2b96-44a8-9b63-ca9d6e85689b |
DALLAS — If you have ever driven on Interstate 35 and felt a little nervous about some of the large trucks surrounding you, this might not be the article for you.
A new study based on fatal crashes shows that Texas is the tenth most dangerous state for truck drivers in the country, according to transportation services company Simplex.
The research analyzed the latest data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration from 2020. It measured the percentage of large trucks involved in fatal crashes compared to all fatal vehicle crashes per state.
Texas came in as the tenth "most dangerous" state in terms of large truck drivers, with 11.39% (622 out of 5,460) of Texas' total life-endangering crashes involving large trucks, based on the 2020 study.
Wyoming was considered the most dangerous state for truck drivers with 33 of the state’s 174 fatal vehicle crashes involving large trucks in 2020. This comes out to 18.97% of the state's total crashes involving large trucks.
Here's a look at where all the states rank, based on the study:
- Wyoming - 18.97%
- Idaho - 16.33%
- Nebraska - 15.92%
- Iowa - 14.35%
- North Dakota - 13.24%
- South Dakota - 12.57%
- Alaska - 12.50%
- Kansas - 11.94%
- Indiana - 11.80%
- Texas - 11.39%
- Montana - 11.11%
- Minnesota - 10.77%
- Kentucky - 10.61%
- Alabama - 10.57%
- New Mexico - 10.37%
- Oklahoma - 10.26%
- Illinois - 10.16%
- Arkansas - 9.92%
- Georgia - 9.64%
- Tennessee - 9.58%
- Utah - 9.57%
- Virginia - 9.33%
- Oregon - 9.30%
- Maine - 9.26%
- Pennsylvania - 9.20%
- West Virginia - 9.19%
- Missouri - 9.10%
- Mississippi - 8.67%
- Louisiana - 8.65%
- Colorado - 8.36%
- South Carolina - 8.31%
- Ohio - 8.21%
- New York - 8.07%
- Wisconsin - 7.64%
- Washington - 7.56%
- Arizona - 7.56%
- Rhode Island - 7.53%
- New Hampshire - 7.43%
- California - 7.29%
- North Carolina - 7.26%
- Florida - 7.24%
- Nevada - 7.10%
- Maryland - 6.97%
- New Jersey - 6.60%
- Connecticut - 6.02%
- Massachusetts - 5.74%
- Delaware - 5.56%
- Hawaii - 5.26%
- Vermont - 5.00%
- Michigan - 4.72%
- District of Columbia - 4.00%
Overall, Texas had the most fatal crashes of any state in 2020 with 5,460, according to the study. California came in second with 5,268 and Washington D.C. had the fewest with 50.
In October 2019, Dallas ranked as the third most dangerous city for drivers, according to a recent Car Insurance Companies study. Mesquite came in at No. 16, Houston at No. 19 and Fort Worth at No. 21.
Based on the recent Simplex study, here is a look at the type of vehicles involved in fatal crashes that happened in Texas in 2020:
- Buses - 10
- Large trucks - 622
- Light trucks - 2,248
- Motorcycles - 499
- Passenger cars - 1,873
- Other - 208
- Total - 5,460 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas-some-of-most-dangerous-truck-drivers-in-country/287-09888592-e127-4ab7-8160-5e6788d2eff0 | 2023-05-16T05:17:49 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas-some-of-most-dangerous-truck-drivers-in-country/287-09888592-e127-4ab7-8160-5e6788d2eff0 |
DALLAS — Governor Greg Abbott Sunday suggested he'd call a special session if lawmakers do not send him his preferred school choice bill, angering parents who begged for a special session after the mass shooting in Uvalde.
Abbott, who declined to interview with WFAA for this story, contends the school choice bill lawmakers are currently debating does not apply to enough children.
The House committee's version would only allow students who attend F-rated schools or those with disabilities to capture taxpayer dollars for private education.
"This latest version does little to provide meaningful school choice, and legislators deserve to know that it would be vetoed if it reached my desk," Abbott said in a tweet.
"Failure to expand the scope of school choice to something close to the Senate version or the original House version of the Senate bill will necessitate special sessions," he continued.
The Senate already passed a version of the bill which would apply to most K-12 students. The state would invest up to $8,000 in educational savings accounts, which work like vouchers, for each eligible student who enrolls in private school.
That money could cover tuition, as well as textbooks and tutoring.
But the Senate plan apparently lacks support in the House, where rural lawmakers fear public dollars would be diverted away from their public schools to private schools in bigger communities. The bill has been stalled in committee for weeks.
The clock is ticking on such legislation, prompting Abbott to threaten a special session. The regular session adjourns May 29.
"I'm furious," said Brett Cross, whose son Uziyah Garcia died in the 2022 attack on Robb Elementary school.
"He wants to say this is for the children's best interest," Cross continued. "My son's best interest would be to still be alive."
Cross and other victims' relatives begged Abbott to convene a special session last year.
At minimum, they wanted lawmakers to bar people under 21 from buying AR-15-style guns. But the governor did not call lawmakers in for overtime work, and legislation to "raise the age" failed during this regular session.
"I don't understand why he wants to push and push something nobody wants and will call a special session for that, but in the wake of Uvalde last year he couldn't even be bothered," Cross said of the governor.
Cross said he will continue to "call out" the governor and other lawmakers "until they hear me."
Debate on the school voucher bill is likely to continue into Monday evening. Lawmakers will not take public testimony, instead opting to invite panels of stakeholders who both oppose and support the legislation to testify. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/uvalde-families-angered-abbott-special-session-school-choice/287-dd6816dd-1f8a-46dc-93d8-9d9e0187737e | 2023-05-16T05:17:55 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/uvalde-families-angered-abbott-special-session-school-choice/287-dd6816dd-1f8a-46dc-93d8-9d9e0187737e |
SEATTLE — The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program or LIHEAP funding has a program that offers free ACs, but according to Byrd Barr Place, that program isn’t open yet and there’s already a long list of people in need.
"We have had hot summers; these are the hottest in my life. I’m 66 and born here," said Janice Richardson who calls herself a neighborhood volunteer. Even though we’re experiencing a summer-like heat wave, it’s only May. That’s the problem.
“I’ve tried calling the low-income programs and what I’m being told is they don’t plan on allowing anybody to go on the application list until June,” said Richardson.
LIHEAP is operated through various nonprofit organizations based on the county, like Byrd Barr Place. It has a federally funded program to offer air conditioning units, but it will be a while longer until they're available. In the meantime, some neighborhood volunteers are working together to find AC units for women and families in need.
“If somebody needs something, we try to help them out,” said Sue Ashenbrenner who is also a neighborhood volunteer.
Ashenbrenner and Richardson mainly help domestic violence survivors, many of which called over the weekend in need of AC.
“Some of them can run between two and eight hundred dollars and some young mothers are month to month,” said Richardson.
Richardson said she was able to find three free units on social media and her husband bought fans. “Some of them cry, some of them are so overwhelmed and happy and feel like their problems are solved,” said Richardson.
The need for AC units is growing.
“The need is there, most houses here being born or raised here, I’ve never lived in a home with air conditioning,” Richardson said.
“Until we can get them and hook them up with air conditioning, we’re going to help them survive until they can get that,” Ashenbrenner said.
Richardson hopes these early heat waves encourage the AC program to open early.
“Let's get the program rolling as fast as possible if this weather is continuing all next week.” | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/neighbors-help-single-moms-ac-units-in-need/281-f493e25d-a20f-4f41-8249-eba9b139ca06 | 2023-05-16T05:19:46 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/neighbors-help-single-moms-ac-units-in-need/281-f493e25d-a20f-4f41-8249-eba9b139ca06 |
SEATTLE — The Seattle Police Department announced a new emphasis on using “less-lethal” weapons while on duty. Seattle Police officers demonstrated using four less lethal weapon options on Monday, all in an effort to save lives.
“With these tools it allows us to actually get somebody into compliance or gain somebody’s compliance without having to use lethal force which is what we really intend for we want to make sure we save people’s lives,” said SPD Chief Adrian Diaz.
One less-lethal weapon includes a new remote restraint device called the “Bola Wrap.” The device has a 20-foot range and is designed to wrap around an individual’s legs or arms.
The department distributed this new tool to 30 officers who will use it during a six-month pilot program before SPD considers purchasing it for the entire department. Meanwhile, you may be familiar with the other less lethal options. That consists of an upgraded taser, that has a range of 45 feet, and it gives officers 10 shots instead of two. The department hopes to have these new Tasers by the fall.
Along with the taser, SPD showcased pepper spray and a 40-millimeter launcher. Chief Diaz hopes all these tools will provide safer outcomes when officers respond to emergency calls.
“Trying to reduce officer-involved shootings,” said Chief Diaz. “And being able to have these options from different levels of force so having a Bola Wrap at a level 1 use of force and having a taser at a level 2 use of force and that just gives officers options in how they’re being able to address a situation so they’re not hurting somebody.”
Officers will still have their firearms with them. Chief Diaz said firearms are to be used as a last resort. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/seattle-police-introduce-less-lethal-weapons/281-dc8ed2ce-94f6-450d-bf62-ab6747b2107d | 2023-05-16T05:19:52 | 1 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/seattle-police-introduce-less-lethal-weapons/281-dc8ed2ce-94f6-450d-bf62-ab6747b2107d |
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A man was killed Monday night after he was hit by a car while walking across a street in St. Petersburg, authorities say.
At 8:40 p.m., the man was crossing 34th Street North near 5th Avenue North when he was struck by a car, the St. Pete Police Department said in a news release.
The man was reportedly taken to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
The driver who hit the man stayed at the scene of the crash and police have not yet said if they will face any charges.
Law enforcement says the investigation of the incident remains ongoing. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/man-walking-street-killed-by-car-st-pete/67-9cabd871-a3c9-43f5-b581-11e75ce19c11 | 2023-05-16T05:33:14 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/man-walking-street-killed-by-car-st-pete/67-9cabd871-a3c9-43f5-b581-11e75ce19c11 |
Nuncie Sacco was old-school when it came to sports.
"Horse racing, boxing and baseball were his favorites," John Sacco, the oldest of his four sons, said Monday morning.
Small wonder the national pastime had such a strong hold on him: He was captain of the 1949 Hammonton Little League team that won the World Series before 12,000 fans in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, an achievement that bonded all those boys for the rest of their lives.
But his sports and community legacies went far beyond what he accomplished as a speedy, 11-year-old leadoff hitter and second baseman.
Sacco, who died May 5 at 85, played football at Trenton State College (now The College of New Jersey). He became the first boys basketball coach at Mainland Regional School and guided the Mustangs to three Cape-Atlantic League championships and a record of 131-51 in nine seasons, local sports historian Tom Williams wrote in a tribute on his website.
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He got a master's degree at Glassboro State College (now Rowan University), coached some football, was a teacher and later became the Mustangs' athletic director. Sacco, who finished his career as an assistant principal in 1995, was a 2017 inductee into the South Jersey Coaches Hall of Fame.
"For me, a very, very sad day," Mike Gatley, a former Mainland athlete who is now the Mustangs' AD, said Sunday of Sacco's death. "But at the same time ... he looked great for so many years."
As a past president of the South Jersey Coaches Association, Gatley played a key role in getting Sacco considered for the HOF.
"I felt it necessary to bring his name to the table," he said. "He was welcomed with open arms. He was a person who truly deserved it and never would have been asked to be recognized. He was such a deserving guy."
Sacco's survivors include his wife of 62 years, Kathleen, sons John, Michael, Steven and Mark and seven grandchildren. John Sacco says his father enjoyed being involved with the lives of his kids and grandkids. "He was always just keeping up with us. ... He enjoyed going to games."
And being out and about at a game or anywhere else typically offered Nuncie Sacco the chance to do something else he loved: talk.
John Sacco says his father invariably would run into someone he knew or even just wind up in a conversation with people he encountered as he went about his day. A quick errand could be held up by a 15-minute conversation with a friend, a casual acquaintance or even a stranger.
"He had a lot of friends. My dad was a very gregarious guy. He loved to talk," said John Sacco, who is 61 and recently retired from the state Department of Environmental Protection. "It was just amazing how many people knew knew him."
One of his best friends was Jim Schafer, who taught history at Mainland and later was director of the guidance department.
"He was a very friendly person. He would sit outside (his Linwood home) and kind of converse with everybody walking past," Schafer, 86, recalled Monday.
They met in high school, Sacco a member of Hammonton's class of 1955, Schafer a 1954 graduate of the old Egg Harbor High School.
"We became friends, and it lasted his whole life," Schafer, of Linwood, said.
In retirement, Sacco, Schafer and another former Mainland teacher, Bill Advena, would meet for breakfast every Wednesday. "Some of his former Mainland players would stop by and have a cup of coffee," Schafer said.
Gatley considered Sacco a mentor and then a friend with whom he had "an immediate connection."
"I got to know Nuncie when I was a student at Mainland back in the late '70s. Actually, we had some nice conversations, student to AD, never in a million years thinking I'd be in the same position he was."
Over the years, they bonded over their shared experience of overseeing a large high school sports program. The Saccos lived for years on Wabash Avenue in Linwood, just a couple of blocks from the school. On Gatley's way home from work, he would often see Sacco out front, tending to the lawn, and he'd stop to chat.
"We would just laugh about some of the same things that ... here it is 40 years later and I'm dealing with some of the same things" he did, Gatley said.
He laughed again Sunday when recalling their many chats, one AD to another, saying they were "more of a therapy session" to him.
Fishing, friends and family
John Sacco said his father stayed active throughout his life. He loved fishing from his boat, Fast Ball, and spending time with his grandkids. He kept in touch with many of his former athletes and remained lifelong friends with his Little League buddies.
His father "was strong to the very end. He was a strong guy. He looked great. Full head of hair. Not much gray. ... The decline, he went quickly, thank God."
Gatley said he last spent time with Sacco before the COVID-19 pandemic. "He looked fantastic," he said.
Nunice and Kathleen, who shared a lifetime and a love of ice cream, moved a couple of years ago to a complex in Egg Harbor Township, their longtime Linwood home with three flights of stairs having become too much. They also had a home in Sea Isle City they had inherited years ago from a grandmother. Always good with his hands, Sacco rehabbed the 1920s- or '30s-era home.
"Was always busy," John Sacco said.
Schafer has a lifetime of memories of his dear friend. One dates to the days when Sacco was juggling his duties as the freshman football coach while also coaching the basketball team. Schafer was his assistant basketball coach. Sacco would come in from the football field to join the basketball team already on the court for practice. One day, Sacco called out to Schafer from the other end of the Mainland gym.
"He said, 'Jim, you need to help me put my arm back in the shoulder socket. An old football injury.' I looked at it in horror. I just couldn't do it," Schafer said.
Help was called, the injury was fixed and it never even fazed Sacco.
"After practice, it was like nothing" had happened, Schafer said, still in disbelief all these decades later.
"I always tell this story when someone asks me about Nuncie."
For a while, Sacco also juggled his duties as a mechanical drawing teacher with his responsibilities as an AD. Coaches would stick their heads in his classroom and say, "Hey, I need shirts, I need socks for my team."
"The kids used to kid about that," Schafer said with a chuckle. "There was not a whole lot of teaching, but there where were a lot of conversations."
'An incredible thrill for him'
Nuncie Sacco was born and raised in Hammonton and began his career in education at the high school there before heading to Mainland. And it was in Hammonton that he and his friends embarked on a journey that created memories of a lifetime. Seventy-four years ago, Sacco scored the first run of a 5-0 victory over Pensacola, Florida, in the Little League World Series championship game.
"He cherished the memories" of that magical 1949 season, John Sacco said. "I think that was an incredible thrill for him."
In August 2009, the 60th anniversary, Nuncie was one of six members of the team who were honored in South Williamsport before a Little League World Series game between Georgia and California. They spent much of the evening getting photographed, shaking hands and being applauded.
Sacco and his boyhood pals waited on the field at Howard J. Lamade Stadium prior to that U.S. semifinal game. His teammates had chosen Sacco, then 71, to throw out the first pitch. Repeatedly, they asked if he had warmed up.
"You don't warm up anymore at our age," Sacco said. "You just pray a lot and then hope it doesn't go in the dirt."
His pitch sailed into the catcher's mitt.
Press archives contributed to this report. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/nuncie-sacco-member-of-1949-hammonton-little-league-world-series-champs-and-a-mainland-coach/article_0cff932a-f277-11ed-a738-7b7846e107d3.html | 2023-05-16T05:41:11 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/nuncie-sacco-member-of-1949-hammonton-little-league-world-series-champs-and-a-mainland-coach/article_0cff932a-f277-11ed-a738-7b7846e107d3.html |
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas — Airbnbs and VRBOs— many have been turning to these rental options over hotels. Though cities like Little Rock are hoping to crack down on these types of properties for the sake of safety.
On Monday night, the City of Little Rock hosted a public meeting for a proposed ordinance on short-term rentals.
"The biggest issue I can see from Airbnbs [is] that I feel like you need to tackle is negligent homeowners," said one property owner.
"Airbnb owners want clarity to move forward. Residents want clarity to know that if we bought something in a zoned residential area it means zoned residential," said a Little Rock resident.
The proposed ordinance would increase license and inspection fees.
Some of the requirements would include:
- Proof of homeowner’s fire, hazard, and liability insurance
- Installment smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors
- Accessibility of fire extinguishers
- Annual inspection fee and renewal of business license
The annual inspection fee and renewal of the license will cost between $100 to $500, but the city plans to offer a grace period for existing properties that need to get up to these standards.
Though the conversation at the meeting went beyond the inspection fees, as several people spoke about whether or not short-term rentals were affecting the quality of life in Little Rock.
"Of course the first weekend, there was a party and there was a problem with too much noise," said a Little Rock homeowner.
"It's not always a money thing. We need quiet. We need peacefulness," said another person living in the city.
The ordinance is on Tuesday's board of director agenda. | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/little-rock-short-term-rental-regulations/91-646744ea-1ce2-4b5a-b50f-61c2e7aba4eb | 2023-05-16T05:43:04 | 0 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/little-rock-short-term-rental-regulations/91-646744ea-1ce2-4b5a-b50f-61c2e7aba4eb |
STUTTGART, Ark. — The town of Stuttgart took time to honor the life of a former student who was killed just over a week ago.
On May 4th, 18-year-old Johnny Howard's body was found in a burned, stolen truck.
Stuttgart High School held a celebration on Monday, where they honored Johnny's life with a balloon release.
In his 18 years, those who knew Johnny Howard expressed that his impact on the Stuttgart community is something unforgettable.
His second cousin Tamika Harris shared, "He just loved everybody. He loved football. He loved the staff. He loved his parents and siblings. He just loved the community."
"I'd be smiling because he smiled. You know, but he was a very good kid, a very good kid," Stuttgart High Assistant Principal, Robert Tate said.
Before they released the balloons, classmates shared memories of Johnny and held on to one another.
"It was good to see everyone come together for Johnny because he was such a light just not only in our school but in our community. we miss him," classmate and friend Paige Dean said.
Johnny was a victim of growing violence in the area— friends and community members like Frankie Bledsoe explained that the violence needs to end.
"We're tired of losing our kids, the community is stepping up. We're not going to allow them to continue taking our children away from us," he added.
Now as police search for justice, Bledsoe has been doing what he can to keep kids safe through a mentorship program.
He explained that the program is meant to "kind of get a hold on the younger generation to keep them busy to keep them occupied with something to do keep them off the streets."
The high school has also been working to educate kids about ways to stay away from violence.
"So me as a black male here, I'm going to do my best to try to stop the violence here as much as I can; try to educate young kids and show them there are better things they can do and there's a better way of life for them," he shared.
All of this is being done as the community grieves and lets go of the balloons— but holds on to the memories.
"I just want everyone to stop the violence and come together to see what our kids is going through or what we can do to put the guns down," Harris said.
The Arkansas County Sheriff's Office explained how Johnny Howard's case is still under investigation. He has been the fifth Stuttgart teen killed in the last four years.
Stuttgart city officials believe some of the recent violence is connected to a group of people claiming to be a gang, they also believe the group has been recruiting teens in the Stuttgart area.
The Arkansas County Sheriff's Office also reported similar information that it is believed at this time some of the parties involved in the student's death may have ties to the same group.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Arkansas County Sheriff's Office. | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/stuttgart-high-honors-student-killed/91-2d3ba82d-4464-4710-8d9c-cae6847de47c | 2023-05-16T05:43:10 | 0 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/stuttgart-high-honors-student-killed/91-2d3ba82d-4464-4710-8d9c-cae6847de47c |
ARIZONA, USA — The House of Representatives has voted to pass a bill that would make possessing, trafficking or importing a sex doll that looks like an infant or child a class 4 felony in Arizona.
HB2169 passed the House unanimously on Monday. The vote comes a week after the bill passed the Senate.
The dolls in question have been found in increasing numbers across the United States, including three in Pinal County.
An FBI brief sent out in February prompted Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb and Pinal County Attorney Kent Volkmer to bring the trend to the attention of the bill’s sponsor Representative Quang Nguyen.
“We live in a civilized nation and there’s no room for this type of product to exist anywhere, especially in our great state of Arizona," said Nguyen.
“We need to do all we can to make it impossible for pedophiles to hurt children,” said Lamb.
Det. Julia Stoltz is currently an Internet Crimes Against Children investigator for the sheriff's office.
“With regard to child sex dolls, they’re nothing more than a 3D, physical representation of child sexual abuse material,” said Stoltz.
Stoltz said these cases are the hardest cases to investigate but the reward of getting a perpetrator behind bars is indescribable, and this law brings about a new way to do that.
“Knowing we can help the victims, and this is just one more tool to do that because these perpetrators will use these dolls until they can get their hands on an actual child.”
The bill defines a child sex doll as an anatomically correct doll, mannequin or robot that has the features of an infant or child under the age of 12, which has an intended purpose of sexual stimulation or gratification.
The bill will next move to the desk of Gov. Katie Hobbs who will decide whether to sign it into law.
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PHOENIX — In a ruling issued late Monday, a Maricopa County judge granted Republican candidate for governor Kari Lake a new trial on one of her seven claims challenging the election of Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs.
The trial, scheduled for Wednesday, will focus on Lake’s claim that there were serious flaws in the county’s signature verification process for mail-in ballots during the 2022 election.
Hobbs’ attorneys had asked Judge Peter Thompson to dismiss the signature verification claim. Hobbs defeated Lake by 17,000 votes.
Thompson did rebuff Lake’s attempt to retry three other claims that had been thrown out.
The Arizona Supreme Court dismissed six of Lake’s seven claims in March. The signature claim was sent back to the lower court for a possible trial.
Lake was among the most vocal of last year's Republican candidates promoting former President Donald Trump’s election lies, which she made the centerpiece of her campaign. While most other election deniers around the country conceded after losing their races in November, Lake did not.
Attorneys representing Arizona election officials and Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs say Lake’s allegation that the election was rigged is based on unsubstantiated speculation.
Lake’s lawyers say there was a flood of mail-in ballots in Maricopa County, home to more than 60% of the state’s voters, when there were too few workers to verify ballot signatures. Her attorneys say the county ultimately accepted thousands of ballots that had been rejected earlier by workers for having mismatched signatures.
The Arizona Supreme Court revived her claim challenging the application of signature-verification procedures, reversing a lower court decision that found she waited too long to raise that claim.
The state Supreme Court sent the claim back to the lower court to decide if there is another reason to dismiss it, or if Lake can show that enough votes were affected to change the outcome of the election, which she lost by over 17,000 votes.
Lake alleged at least 164,000 illegal votes were counted, according to filings by her attorneys. Three signature verification workers have said they experienced rejection rates due to mismatched signatures on 15% to 40% of the ballots they encountered.
“The math doesn’t add up,” said Kurt Olsen, one of Lake’s attorneys.
Opposing attorneys said the workers’ speculation doesn’t amount to a violation of the law or misconduct by election workers, and raised questions about whether the three workers truly knew the ultimate outcome of the ballots they had flagged.
Abha Khanna, one of the attorneys representing Hobbs, said Lake’s allegations are “wholly untethered to reality.”
Earlier in her lawsuit, Lake had focused on problems with ballot printers at some polling places in Maricopa County. The defective printers produced ballots that were too light to be read by the on-site tabulators at polling places. Lines backed up in some areas amid the confusion. Lake alleged ballot printer problems were the result of intentional misconduct.
County officials say everyone had a chance to vote and all ballots were counted because those affected by the printers were taken to more sophisticated counters at election headquarters.
In mid-February, the Arizona Court of Appeals rejected Lake’s assertions, concluding she presented no evidence that voters whose ballots were unreadable by tabulators at polling places could not vote.
The state Supreme Court declined on March 22 to hear nearly all of Lake’s appeal, saying there was no evidence to support her claim that over 35,000 ballots were added to vote totals. Earlier this month, the court sanctioned Lake’s lawyers $2,000 for making false statements when saying more than 35,000 ballots had been improperly added to the total ballot count.
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ROCHESTER, Minn,-- Tuesday is the big day for one Florida man who is coming to Rochester in an attempt to achieve the Guinness World Record for pickleball. It’s all happening at 11a.m. at Chip Shots.
Dean Matt , a pilot from Sarasota, Florida is hoping to set the world record for fastest time to play 48 pickleball games in all 48 contiguous states, within 48 days.
The record attempt began on May 1 in Dean's six-passenger, single-engine aircraft and is expected to end on May 26.
Rochester will be Dean's 25th stop, where he will take on Chad Clark--a fire fighter for the City of Rochester, and his partner.
KIMT News 3 spoke with Chip Shots General Manager, Hannah White, to see how they're feeling about being one of the stops for the record.
"Really exciting, because that gives us recognition more than just Minnesota.” White says. “So it's going to be broadcasted through all the states that they're going to be visiting. So it's kind of exciting that a little restaurant--bar area in Rochester, Minnesota is going to be known worldwide."
Initially , Rochester native and former Minnesota Vikings player, Marcus Sherels was expected to participate, however, pulled out of the match due to a back injury. | https://www.kimt.com/news/local/florida-man-coming-to-rochester-to-set-pickleball-world-record/article_bcefe330-f39d-11ed-b11f-dfe80b4504b1.html | 2023-05-16T06:29:56 | 0 | https://www.kimt.com/news/local/florida-man-coming-to-rochester-to-set-pickleball-world-record/article_bcefe330-f39d-11ed-b11f-dfe80b4504b1.html |
Ammon Mayor Sean Coletti has set a goal to build a new Ammon aquatics center in the next five years. He announced that target at the third annual “Freezin’ for a Reason” event Saturday in McCowin Park.
“I want to do a ribbon cutting five years from now on a new pool in a building (that’s) indoors (and) bigger,” Coletti said. “When this pool was built, it was built with the help of the community, and so the new pool is going to be built with the help of the community. Businesses, residents, if you can help — we’re going to need a lot more money to make this happen.”
Crowds of people gathered as volunteers dropped 10,000 pounds of ice into the Ammon pool, lowering the water temperature to 42 degrees. Natural Spring Ice donated the six, 6-foot tall pallets of bagged ice.
Approximately 90 residents cannonballed, leaped and dove into the frigid waters, splashing in to raise money and awareness for the pool.
Participants paid $10 and received a T-shirt, swag bag and free hot chocolate after the event.
The event raised $1,000.
“It just helps us raise awareness of the pool’s age,” said Randal Miller, Ammon parks and recreation director. “… This pool was built in 1967. It’s pretty old.”
The location for the new pool is yet to be determined.
“If it’s too big, we may not have enough space to fit it here (at the existing site), but this would be Plan A,” Coletti said. “But if our plan is too big, then we might have to find a Plan B for a location.”
The existing layout of the pool hasn’t changed much in 56 years, and the facility is nearing the end of its lifespan.
“The pool’s not supposed to last that long, so we’re just planning on maybe another five years, or another few years until we start breaking ground to do something new,” Coletti said. “It’ll be several million dollars. This pool was built with $19,000. Not any more, especially with a building on it.”
The city of Ammon intends to raise more money for the project in the future.
“We’re going to have a fundraising campaign that unrolls in the next little while so that we can give people opportunities to put your name as a sponsor of the building, naming rights, and show your support bricks,” Coletti said. “We’re going to make it happen.”
In the meantime, residents enjoyed playing in the freezing cold pool water.
“The initial thought before hitting the water was ‘I’m going to die, because it’s so cold,’” said Shelley resident Shayla Martin. “But after hitting the water, pushing up and coming up, it was so exhilarating. When I got out of the water, the adrenaline rush was amazing.”
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JEROME — Cynthia Irene (Barton) Rost, "Cyndi" or "Tiny," passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 14, 2023, in Yuma, Arizona.
A funeral service will be held at The First Christian Church, at 334 W. 4th Avenue, in Gooding, Idaho, on Saturday, May 20, 2023 at 11:00 am, with a dinner immediately following at the Gooding County Fairgrounds Office, at 201 Lucy Lane.
Inurnment will take place in a private family ceremony at the Elmwood Cemetery in Gooding, Idaho.
Arrangements are under the care and direction of Demaray Funeral Service – Gooding Chapel. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/funeral-notices/cynthia-irene-rost/article_e02c9bfb-52eb-5e4d-82e8-f0955d3d9be6.html | 2023-05-16T06:40:55 | 1 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/funeral-notices/cynthia-irene-rost/article_e02c9bfb-52eb-5e4d-82e8-f0955d3d9be6.html |
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Rodney Keith Pauls Jr., Memorial Graveside Services will be held on May 20, 2023, at 12:00 noon, at the Elmwood Cemetery in Gooding, Idaho.
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TWIN FALLS — Steven Max Hailstone, 81, of Twin Falls, passed away May 13, 2021, at his home in Twin Falls.
Friends may call for a viewing on Friday, May 19, 2023, from 2:00-4:00 PM at Parke's Magic Valley Funeral Home, 2551 Kimberly Rd., Twin Falls, ID. Funeral services will follow at the funeral home at 4:00 PM. Burial will be held on Saturday, May 20, 2023 at 3:00 PM at the Montpelier Cemetery in Montpelier, Idaho.
Arrangements are under the caring direction of Parke's Magic Valley Funeral Home of Twin Falls. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/funeral-notices/steven-max-hailstone/article_b6ac0435-47c3-5c50-8a82-4c31611ed54d.html | 2023-05-16T06:41:07 | 1 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/funeral-notices/steven-max-hailstone/article_b6ac0435-47c3-5c50-8a82-4c31611ed54d.html |
TWIN FALLS — Thomas Clifton Sharp, 84, of Twin Falls, passed away Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at St. Luke's Magic Valley. Services will be at 11:00 am Saturday, May 20, 2023 at Sunset Memorial Park, 2296 Kimberly Road, Twin Falls, Idaho 83301.
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April 12, 1962—May 10, 2023
LOGANDALE, Nev. — Kimberly Iva Pulsipher, 61, passed away on May 10, 2023, in St. George, Utah. Kimberly was born on April 12, 1962 in Somerville, NJ, to Robert Wilkinson and Betty Jean Price. As a young girl, she and her family moved to Riverside, CA. She would attend Riverside High School and graduate in 1979.
She moved to Overton, NV to be with her dad. As a young, single mother of three children, Kimberly worked hard to provide for her family. She worked at the Horseshoe Casino for over ten years, while picking up small jobs to support herself.
She later moved to Twin Falls, ID, and met William Pulsipher. She and Bill were later married in Reno, NV on July 3, 1997 and were married over twenty-five years.
After marrying Bill, she had the opportunity to further her education and earned her Associate’s in Nursing. She became a Surgical Assistant and worked in home care. She loved working as a nurse and helping people that were in the most need.
After retiring, she and Bill sought warmer weather, and moved to Logandale, NV. She grew to fully appreciate the outdoors, often going fishing or on ATV trails. She always enjoyed painting and decorating her home, and was always keeping busy, and often going shopping. She loved her family, and always treasured her time with her grandchildren and great-grandbaby.
Kimberly is survived by her husband, Bill Pulsipher; her children: April (Jacob) Rose, Anthony Wilkinson, and Melonie Jacobson; grandchildren: Harmony, Gavin, Layne, Zyla, Breanna, Shayla, Dakota, and Zander; great-granddaughter, Nirvana; and her two sisters. She is preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Betty Wilkinson.
A viewing will be held on Saturday, May 20, 2023, 9:30-11:00 a.m. at the Moapa Valley Mortuary, 5090 N. Moapa Valley Blvd., Logandale, NV, followed by the Funeral service at 11:00 a.m. Graveside services will follow at the Pioneer Hill Memorial Cemetery. The family invites you to leave a message or memory in their Guest Book at www.moapavalleymortuary.com. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/kimberly-iva-pulsipher/article_f57e89ff-bab7-55f1-aa00-1f556fe2b512.html | 2023-05-16T06:41:20 | 0 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/kimberly-iva-pulsipher/article_f57e89ff-bab7-55f1-aa00-1f556fe2b512.html |
Jan. 7, 1950—May 11, 2023
FILER — Elaine Johnson entered Heaven on May 11, 2023, at the age of 73.
She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend who was loved and adored by so many.
Elaine was born in Paola, Kansas, the daughter of Alfred and Betty Fuller. She grew up with her siblings, James Smith, Donna Nass, and Dottie Wolfrum. Her dad, mom, and Dottie preceded her in death.
At the age of 17, she met the love of her life, Cliff Johnson, and they were married for 56 years. Together they raised three children, Robert (Jennifer) Johnson, Misty (John) Spradlin, and Tim Johnson. Elaine was a proud and loving grandmother to: Hannah, Holden, Johnny, and Kelsey and great-grandmother to Jordan.
Elaine was an active member of her church in Montana and later attended the Filer Nazarene Church. She had a strong faith in God and is now being fitted for her crown in Heaven.
Elaine was well-known in the small community of Filer, Idaho, where she lived for many years. She managed the Casa Grande Apartments for 32 years and made many friends during that time.
After her retirement, she went to work for the Valley House and loved helping people. She was also a dedicated member of the community, serving as a matron on the police department and made a daily lunch for the officers on duty. On special occasions, she would deliver her homemade cinnamon rolls to the city office.
Elaine had a generous heart and welcomed anyone into her home with open arms. Her house was always full of friends and family, and she made sure everyone felt loved and appreciated. She loved to decorate her home, and craft, always coming up with new business venture ideas with Cliff, including selling spice ropes, soaps/lotions, and jewelry. She loved to shop and never passed up a garage sale. She had a sweet tooth, and especially enjoyed cheesecake.
Elaine will be deeply missed by her husband, children, grandchildren, siblings, and many friends. Her kind and loving spirit will be remembered always.
Memorial service will be held at the Filer Church of the Nazarene on Saturday, May 20, 2023 at 1:00 p.m., 315 Yakima, Filer, ID 83328. All are welcome. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/mary-elaine-johnson/article_35f8c7bd-c86d-50f5-a9f2-2abb34ec3307.html | 2023-05-16T06:41:26 | 1 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/mary-elaine-johnson/article_35f8c7bd-c86d-50f5-a9f2-2abb34ec3307.html |
CAPE CORAL, Fla. — A waterspout that appeared seemingly out of nowhere picked up a kayak right from the water and nearly tossed it into the mangroves in Cape Coral.
A group of eight kayakers were parked in a little fishing hole just west of Sirenia Vista Park off Burnt Store Road on Saturday afternoon when the wind picked up.
“We went through the mangroves,” said Elizabeth VanHorn. “We got to a spot where it opened up. Everyone got out to fish.”
Within a few minutes of setting up, the breeze started picking up, offering a reward for the sweaty journey through the blistering Southwest Florida afternoon sun.
“That feels good,” said someone in the recording — capturing the waterspout.
“I remember saying, ‘Wow! That breeze feels amazing,’” said Judi Brown, who owns the blue kayak that went airborne. “I had just opened a big tub of fruit. Next thing I know, it was all up in the air.”
The burst of air picked up her kayak while blowing around everyone else’s stuff.
Judi: “We had, what, watermelon coming down on us.”
Gage: “Really?”
Judi: “Yeah.”
Gage: “What was going through your head in that moment?”
Judi: “I just spent so much money on this fruit!”
That wasn’t their biggest concern. If you watch the video closely, just before the kayak is lifted in the air, a paddle sitting on top of it is launched like a projectile.
“It was gone as fast as it came,” VanHorn said.
A simple knot was the only thing keeping that kayak from flying away. Just minutes before the wind picked up, they tied all of the kayaks together, likely saving them.
“That kayak absolutely would’ve been in the mangroves,” said Randy Bettenhausen.
So what caused the waterspout?
According to our team of NBC2 First Alert Meteorologists, this was a “fair weather waterspout.” They can form without a bigger storm, but can still come with quite a gust.
Thankfully no one was hurt and they didn’t lose much.
“Never did find my fruit bowl,” Brown said.
Instead, they’re left with a story you just might not believe if it weren’t caught on camera.
“It was an interesting experience that I hope I don’t have again for a while,” VanHorn said. | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2023/05/15/caught-on-camera-waterspout-picks-up-kayak-nearly-carries-it-away-in-cape-coral/ | 2023-05-16T06:48:15 | 1 | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2023/05/15/caught-on-camera-waterspout-picks-up-kayak-nearly-carries-it-away-in-cape-coral/ |
NAPLES PARK, Fla. — White supremacist flyers were scattered throughout the neighborhood of Naples Park Sunday morning.
The Collier County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) said deputies collected 70 flyers in total. The flyers were enclosed in Ziploc bags that contained grains of rice.
One woman, Donna Pappas, was afraid to open the bag thinking the rice could be laced with something.
“I just looked at it and I opened it and read that and I threw it right into the trash can,” said Pappas.
CCSO said the rice was used to act as a weight when the suspects threw them out. They said that the flyers do not seem to have been targeting specific people. The flyers were thrown out at random, but neighbors in Naples Park are not happy with it.
Sashy Zachmann takes pride in living in his friendly neighborhood.
“You know, sure it’s disappointing, I mean we have a good neighborhood here,” expressed Zachmann.
The Aryan Freedom Network is the group behind the flyers. The flyer leads the reader to their website where they state their mission is, “determined to protect our race from going into extinction.”
Residents of Naples Park have made it clear they are lovers of every color.
CCSO said this case is under investigation and they do not believe there is any threat to the community at this time. | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/collier-county/2023/05/15/deputies-investigating-white-supremacist-flyers-found-in-naples-park-neighborhood/ | 2023-05-16T06:48:21 | 1 | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/collier-county/2023/05/15/deputies-investigating-white-supremacist-flyers-found-in-naples-park-neighborhood/ |
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NORMAL — Dozens of new homes could be built in the Blackstone Trails subdivision after the Normal Town Council's approval of two additions to the area.
The changes would be the fourth and fifth additions to the subdivision at Hershey and Shepard roads on the community's northeast side. They were OK'd at a town council meeting that also featured approval of a new Route 66 roadside attraction and extensive road and sidewalk repair on East College Avenue.
The two additions span 4.8 and 7.79 acres, together creating enough space for 57 detached single-family homes, according to information distributed by town staff to council members.
The developer also plans to construct an outlot that would serve as an easement for utilities, drainage and pedestrian access, the town said. The lot would be connected to the trail around the subdivision's detention basin.
Monday marks the second time the council has approved the changes. They were approved by the council in September, under the condition that the developer pay certain required fees and post a bond within 90 days.
However, town staff said, the project timeline was delayed "for various reasons," and the money was never paid.
"It's not unusual because oftentimes when projects are platted and then the final plans are approved, the developer has to act within a certain period of time," City Manager Pam Reece said. "Sometimes it's contingent on financing and interest rates and things like that."
The developer is now prepared to pay the fees and post the bond, Reece said.
Route 66
The council approved a new Route 66 roadside attraction on Pine Street, adjacent to the south edge of One Normal Plaza.
Reece said Normal and other municipalities in McLean County are partnering with the Bloomington-Normal Convention and Visitors Bureau to pursue grants for Route 66-themed attractions along the historic highway.
The installation in Normal would include 8-foot-tall letters spelling NORMAL with a 10-foot-tall Route 66 shield at the end, according to council documents. The entire structure would be 43 feet long and would sit on a concrete pad with illumination from ground-mounted lights.
The project comes as communities along Route 66 from Chicago to Santa Monica, California, are preparing for the 100-year anniversary of "The Mother Road" in 2026.
"It's going to be a neat, unique experience as Route 66 travelers are coming through the community," Reece said. "I don't know if kitschy is the right word, but it kind of fits, and I think it will fit the overall Route 66 experience and we're convinced it will be a popular photo destination."
Road, sidewalk repairs
The council approved almost $1.8 million in road repairs on East College Avenue from Blair to Young drives.
The work includes milling and repair of existing surfaces and an overlay of hot mix asphalt, town staff wrote in a memo to council.
Work will also include pavement patching, removal of concrete curbs and gutters, and adjustments or the replacement of various water and sewer structures.
Reece said the resurfacing project is one of three separate projects proposed in the 2023 street resurfacing program, which was presented to the council March 6.
The total amount bid out to Rowe Construction, of Bloomington, is $1,794,411 and will be funded through the roadway fund.
Sidewalk repair work along East College Avenue is already underway, and resurfacing is expected to begin in June with an anticipated completion date of Oct. 15.
Youth on A Mission
The Youth On A Mission Advisory Council, featuring high school students from Unit 5 and University High School, delivered informational presentations to council members.
Members Cana Brooks, from University High School, and Shloka Ravinuthala, from Normal Community High School, spoke about what they described as a need for accessible female hygiene products, gender-neutral bathrooms and lactation stations for nursing mothers across the town.
Shreya Nallamothu and Richa Shukla, of University High School, advocated for revised version of the town's 2012 Sustainability Plan that would include a focus on energy conservation, expanding community-wide composting and continuing a relationship with the Ecology Action Center.
"It's great that you've taken issues that are important to you and study the issues that need to be addressed and really eloquently put those forward to us," Mayor Chris Koos told the students.
Trustee Chemberly Harris, who heads the program, highlighted the group's April 19 visit to the Capitol for the Illinois Municipal League's lobby day. There, they met with Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias and other elected officials, she said.
"To the young women who presented tonight, I beam with pride because you could be doing thousands of other things and you can get distracted by other things that you all are committed to," Harris said. "Continue to stay engaged, continue to do the work for our community."
To learn more about the Youth on A Mission Advisory Council and apply, visit www.normalil.gov/1447/Youth-on-A-Mission.
Other business
The council also appointed Matthew Coates to the Zoning Board of Appeals and Brian Peterson to the Human Relations Commission. They both will be filling vacancies and their terms expire March 31, 2027.
In other news, the town council did the following:
- Authorized the renewal of the town's participation in the Municipal Insurance Cooperative Agency insurance program for 2023-24;
- Approved the recommended Harmon Arts Grant Awards;
- Authorized an agreement with the City of Bloomington, McLean County, Bloomington-Normal Water Reclamation District and the Ecology Action Center for the Tree Corps Program services;
- Authorized a contract with The FPI Inc. (Athlete Factory) for services from provided through Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity grant funds;
- Waived the formal bidding process and authorizing the purchase of a Kubota RTV utility vehicle from Nord Outdoor Power for $39,592;
- Waived the formal bidding process and authorizing the purchase of refuse containers from Schaefer Systems International Inc. for $45,696;
- Waived the formal bidding process and authorizing the purchase of a Toro Greenmaster Greens mower from MTI Distributing for $55,675;
- Approved a site plan and a final plat for the Apostolic Christian Church at 4408 E. Raab Road. | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/normal-reapproves-blackstone-trails-additions-oks-route-66-attraction/article_026363b8-f387-11ed-a493-e7dbc9fe94ce.html | 2023-05-16T06:59:51 | 0 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/normal-reapproves-blackstone-trails-additions-oks-route-66-attraction/article_026363b8-f387-11ed-a493-e7dbc9fe94ce.html |
Otsego County townships schedule pick-up days for unwanted items
GAYLORD — The Otsego Conservation District is reminding residents of the county’s free recycling and disposal programs.
Many items, including glass, plastic, metal, paper, cardboard and styrofoam can be dropped off at one of the five recycling drop-off sites. While there, the conservation district encourages residents to pick up a copy of the 2023 Recycling Guide for a complete, up-to-date list of where to recycle, donate or otherwise dispose of common household items.
Big bulky items like old carpet, mattresses and furniture can be expensive to eliminate. The City of Gaylord and many of the townships in Otsego County offer a free trash day to help clear out unwanted junk. Township residents must haul their garbage to the GFL Transfer Station, located near the corner of U.S. 131 and M-32 in Elmira. Please bring proof of residency to the transfer station.
Township trash or pick-up days include the following:
- Bagley Township: from 7 a.m. until 11 a.m. on June 3
- Hayes and Livingston townships: from 7 a.m. until 10 a.m. on June 10
- Elmira Township: from 7 a.m. until 11 a.m. on Sept. 16
Charlton, Chester, Dover and Otsego Lake townships do not have a clean-up day planned for 2023.
Household Hazardous Waste Disposal, Electronics Recycling, and Scrap Tire Recycling will be conducted from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. on July 8 at the Otsego County Road Commission, 669 W. McCoy Road in Gaylord. This event is free for Otsego County residents and landowners, except for a $5 fee to recycle TVs.
Household Hazardous Waste accepted: aerosol cans, propane cylinders, batteries, paint thinners, pesticides, fertilizers, lightbulbs and more. Electronics accepted: computers, tablets, printers, scanners, cell phones, computer keyboards and more. Scrap tires must be smaller than 4’ tall and 12” wide. Maximum 15 tires per household. Visit otsegocd.org/recycling for a complete list of accepted items.
Call the Otsego Conservation District office at (989) 732-4021 with any questions. This program is made possible by the Otsego County Recycling Millage and EGLE grants. | https://www.petoskeynews.com/story/news/local/gaylord/2023/05/16/otsego-county-townships-schedule-pick-up-days-for-unwanted-item/70207891007/ | 2023-05-16T08:01:20 | 1 | https://www.petoskeynews.com/story/news/local/gaylord/2023/05/16/otsego-county-townships-schedule-pick-up-days-for-unwanted-item/70207891007/ |
PITTSBURGH — Retired Army Sergeant Major and Lycoming County resident Kevin Bittenbender tackled the Pittsburgh Marathon earlier this month. Just 444 days after his left leg was amputated at the knee.
"I was overcome with too much emotion. I cried, we cried because everything felt like it was worth it," Bittenbender said.
Bittenbender says the amputation came after suffering injuries from a burn pit.
"Result of that burn pit exposure, I developed neuropathy, neuropathic pains, and a loss of feeling in my feet and hands," he added.
In 2022 he hand-cycled the marathon. But this year, he was able to run. He was accompanied by Lynn Eckrote, the surgeon who amputated his leg.
"I know no other provider that would take the time and sacrifice their own personal time from their own family to train for a marathon over the course of the year," said the veteran.
The veteran says he had others on his mind for all 26.2 miles.
"I thought about the guys I lost in Afghanistan first and foremost. I think every so often they came to mind."
Hope For The Warriors, a nonprofit dedicated to helping military members and veterans reintegrate back at home, provided the video in this story to Newswatch 16. Bittenbender suffers from PTSD and says the organization is a reason why he is alive today.
"I would fully attest that I would be a statistical number of 22 if it weren't for Hope," he stated.
Bittenbender says he plans on running in all the military branch-sponsored events this year. You can also check out Hope For The Warrior's full recap of Bittenbender's story here.
Check out WNEP’s YouTube channel. | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/army-vet-runs-marathon-444-days-after-amputation-kevin-bittenbender-sergeant-lynn-eckrote-amputee/523-d8e50f3c-4a1b-498f-89e5-cbb4ee7479cb | 2023-05-16T08:04:47 | 0 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/army-vet-runs-marathon-444-days-after-amputation-kevin-bittenbender-sergeant-lynn-eckrote-amputee/523-d8e50f3c-4a1b-498f-89e5-cbb4ee7479cb |
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If you like dining al fresco, you will still be able to continue eating under the stars.
Many Richmond-based restaurants faced uncertainty regarding their pandemic-related outdoor patio seating this past week following a recent slew of notices sent out by the city of Richmond’s planning and zoning department .
The notices, initially sent out last Wednesday afternoon, said that some local restaurants’ patio permits would expire the next day following the Richmond City Council ‘s recent vote to declare the COVID-19 health emergency over.
The notice left many confused — an issue further exacerbated by subsequent social media posts — as to what may happen next to their temporary patios and whether they would have to take them down to avoid penalties.
As a result of the confusion, the city has responded by saying that outdoor seating is not going away. Due to the recent vote to end its COVID-19 emergency, the city is transitioning its temporary pandemic permits over to permanent permits under already existing policies.
Richmond restaurants that would like to continue their outdoor seating and those that would like to introduce it will now be required to apply through the city and, if approved, pay a $150 fee.
Previously, in April 2020, the city relaxed its outdoor dining permit process in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In doing so, it expedited application processes for businesses to set up outdoor seating on sidewalks and parking lots.
The city’s notices alluded to the end of these practices, not the elimination of outdoor seating.
From the Archive: Remember these Richmond-area restaurants?
Organist Eddie Weaver at the Miller & Rhoads Tea Room
Masaaki Okada
Lunches in the Miller & Rhoads Tea Room with Eddie Weaver at the organ have been so popular that he cut his own record.
Lindy Kest Rodman
The recently closed Venice Restaurant at the Corner of W. Cary and Thompson streets in Richmond. The Venice had operated since 1958; the owners recently decided to retire.
BRUCE PARKER
The new Julian's - Julian's, an Italian restaurant that has been operating for 40 years, has moved to larger quarters on West Broad Street. The restaurant left 2529 W. Broad St. and is leasing space in the former Automobile Club of Virginia headquarters, a block to the west. The restaurant has about 50 percent more space, with seating for about 200 people on the main floor. In addition, a wine cellar has been installed in the basement, private dining areas have been set up, and office space is available on the upper floor. The vacated property may become part of a redevelopment project involving the William Byrd Motor Hotel.
Don Long
Miller & Rhoads Corner Shop, T-D Mag. Camera Quiz.
Staff
Byram's Restaurant, 3215 West Broad Street.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
March 16, 1967 ( Staff photo - Netherwood ) Collector's Corner is between the Tea Room and Ladies Room on Miller & Rhoads 5th Floor
Charles Wood on ladder. Jimmy Aldred climbing down. Talley Neon takes down Julian's Restaurant sign
Clement Britt
Little remains besides the brick walls at the Capri Restaurant (right) and a chiropractor's office. July 4, 1983.
Gary Burns
A Julian's Restaurant menu from the early 1950's.
BRUCE PARKER
In January 1975, shoppers passed by “the clock” at Miller & Rhoads in downtown Richmond. The distinct timepiece with four faces was installed in the department store in the mid-1920s; it can be seen today at the Valentine Richmond History Center.
Masaaki Okada
The new Kelly's Jet System restaurant which is due to open in mid-August on the northwest corner of Fifth and Broad sts. is shown above.
Where's the engine? The caboose traveling on the bed of a truck along West Broad Street yesterday wasn't part of a new rail line in Richmond, but part of a remodeling project at the old Clover Room restaurant. Owner John Dankos plans to open the new restaurant, Stanley Stegmeyer's Hodgepodge, on July 1. Part of the decor will include two cabooses, each of which will seat 16 persons. May 3, 1978
Wallace Clark
This January 1952 image shows the intersection of West Broad and Lombardy streets, home to a White Tower restaurant and a Firestone automotive service center. White Tower restaurants were a rival of White Castle eateries. The Firestone site is now home to a Dollar Tree store. Lombardy & Broad St.
Staff Photo
This January 1952 image shows the intersection of West Broad and Lombardy streets, home to a White Tower restaurant and a Firestone automotive service center. White Tower restaurants were a rival of White Castle eateries. The Firestone site is now home to a Dollar Tree store. Lombardy & Broad St.
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A view of the water at Chesdin Restaurant, 629 River Road, Matoaca.
DEAN HOFFMEYER
A dish from the the Chesdin Restaurant, 629 River Road, Matoaca.
DEAN HOFFMEYER
In the small kitchen of Jumpin J's Java, owner Je Depew (right) creates unique entrees with chef Gene Smith (center) and Chris Pierson. Sept. 25, 2004
P. KEVIN MORLEY
At Jumpin J's Java, owner Je Depew (left) shares a laugh with customers Denise Lawus and Melvin Carter. Sept. 25, 2004
P. KEVIN MORLEY
Je Depew, outside her cafe' and restaurant, Jumpin J's Java, at 2306 Jefferson Avenue (corner of Jefferson and Leigh streets) in Church Hill.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
Exterior of Six Burner Restaurant on Grace Street in 2010.
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Roasted Red Pepper appetizer at Six Burner Restaurant. Roasted Red Peppers, local goat cheese, roasted garlic and shallots seved with grilled bread.
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One of the many seating areas at the Mexico Restaurant in Mechanicsville on May 17, 2004.
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The Upper East Side Restaurant Jazz Lounge and Sports Bar allocated at 7103 Brook Road March 30, 2004.
CINDY BLANCHARD
The Upper East Side Restaurant Jazz Lounge and Sports Bar allocated at 7103 Brook Road on March 30, 2004. Grilled mushroom melt burger, (left) Upper East Side hot wings, and grilled chicken wrap.
CINDY BLANCHARD
Kobe Japanese Steaks & Sushi. March 24, 2004
DEAN HOFFMEYER
Ancho chile strip (front plate), Coconut jumbo shrimp (back plate), creme brule cheesecake (right plate) and Firebirds 2000 Napa Valley Red are some of the items on the Firebirds Rocky Mountain Grill. Photo taken Monday, March 1, 2004,
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
Bookbinder's Grill in Alverser Plaza in Midlothian in 2004.
BRUCE PARKER
Bella Arte on Bellevue Ave. in 2004.
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Sushi from the Young Bin Restaurant in Chippenham Square Shopping Center February 24, 2004.
CINDY BLANCHARD
Shrimp and Scallop Scampi with linguine at Portabella's Restaurant & Pizzaria
CLEMENT BRITT
Paxton Campbell, owner of The Oak Leaf sandwich shop on West Franklin, holds a picture of his grandmother Pearl Campbell, who had a restaurant called The Oak Leaf at 307 North Boulevard in the 1920's.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
The "Plato Gordo" at Rio Grande Cafe at Stony Point Fashion Park.
DEAN HOFFMEYER
George Porcella, general manager of Pasta Luna restaurant in Richmond, VA, holds a menu as he talks about how the mad-cow scare has affected their business Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2003.
BOB BROWN
El Azteca Mexican Restaurant in Ashland . December 22 , 2003
CLEMENT BRITT
Valentino's Italian Pizza and Restaurant, December 2, 2003.
Joe Mahoney
Interior of Valentino's Italian Pizza and Restaurant. Photo taken Dec. 2, 2003
Joe Mahoney
Coctel De Camaron, (Shrimp Cocktail) at Los Rios Mexican Restaurant on Tuckernuck Road, November 12, 2003.
MARK GORMUS
Satoru Sato, head chef at Hana Zushi Japanese Restaurant, prepares a variety of sushi delicacies February 18, 2004
P. KEVIN MORLEY/TIMES-DISPATCH
Anthony Clark, a host at Croaker's Spot in Jackson Ward, waits to greet guests as they enter the restaurant on December 19, 2003.
Rebecca Reid
The Edible Garden, 12506 River Road, Goochland County. Phot o taken June 17, 2005
DEAN HOFFMEYER
Harold Thomas III, 14, works at Harold's Kitchen every day after school. The restaurant has been in the family since 1971, when the first Harrold, Harrold III's grandfather, opened it.
EVA RUSSO
La Casita's home made sauces - Red, (Medium) White, (Hot) and Green, (Very hot) compliment the restaurant's Shrimp Quesadilla, served with guacamole, sour cream, and pico de gallo.9/6/05-
Lisa Billings
Diners munch under the festive lights strung over the dining room at La Casita Restaurant in Richmond Tuesday.9/6/05
Lisa Billings
Joe and Camilia Trak (center) with their children John and Mona, with some of the items on their extensive Greek-Italian menu, including Greek and Italian wines. Trak's Greek and Italian Ristorante
P. KEVIN MORLEY
Visitors to Trick Dog Cafe in Irvington, Virginia, can rub this trick dog statue for good luck. Photo taken Wednesday, July 19, 2005.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
Smoked Salmon in a crepe with flower petals with chives, cr me frais, microgreens accompanied by caper berries, chopped white onions, parsley and quail eggs. 1 North Belmont Restaurant on North Belmont Road in the fan. May 13, 2005.
TIMES-DISPATCH
Chef Matthew Tlusty with two Rock fish at Limani Fish Grill on W. Cary St. July 14, 2005
MARK GORMUS
Isabel and Mehmet Akpinar, owners of Zorba's Restaurant June 1, 2005.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
Homard en Poche, Rock Lobster Tail & Oyster Mushroom Duxelle baked in a Beggar’s Pouch. 1 North Belmont Restaurant on North Belmont Road in the fan. May 13, 2005.
CINDY BLANCHARD
Smoked Salmon in a crepe with flower petals with chives, cr me frais, microgreens accompanied by caper berries, chopped white onions, parsley and quail eggs. 1 North Belmont Restaurant on North Belmont Road in the fan. 5/13/05
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Thyme crusted rack of veal served with asparagus flan and prosciutto wrapped asparagus is one of the entrees served at Bistro R, on W. Broad St.
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Bryn Purser (foreground) and Adam Schumm (background) working in their restaurant, Zuppa, at 104 N. 18th St. in Shockoe Bottom in 2005
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Bottoms Up staff prepares for dinner customers beneath a reminder of Tropical Storm Gaston's flood damage on August 11 , 2005
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Brasilian Cafe owner Rogel Venson and employee Isabel Gonzalez inside the restaurant on April 14, 2005.
LINDY KEAST RODMAN
Contractor W. Samuel West, West Builders LLC, (right) was instrumental in rebuilding many flood-damaged restaurants in Shockoe Bottom including the River City Diner in which this photo was taken.
LINDY KEAST RODMAN
Mr. Bojangles restaurant is located at 550 E. Marshall Street.
CINDY BLANCHARD
A wooden casket containing a dummy corpse is brought into O'Toole's Restaurant as part of a "wake" that harks back to a centuries-old papal dispensation that allowed Irishmen normally abstaining from drink during Lent to drink in the event of a wake for the dead. The ritual with the dummy corpse is a tradition of many years at the restaurant/bar on Forest Hill Ave.
BRUCE PARKER
Wingstop Restaurant featured a variety of wings for every palate. From left: Lemon Pepper, original hot wings, and a mild variety. They are served here with fresh-cut seasoned fries.
Joe Mahoney
Darryl and Pramvdee U. McGuire owners of Thai Country Resturant on Staples Mill Rd. .
CLEMENT BRITT
A list of restaurants supposedly available at the Sixth Street Marketplace, but alas, several are closed down and one whole block of restaurants listed has been demolished.
LAD
Rod Bennett (right) a partner in the Martini Kitchen & Bubble Bar venture, said that the 1911 West Main Street restaurant will boast 85 martinis on the menu. It will also offer certified black angus beef, duck, and lobster.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
Lois McCarn of Richmond (center) eats lunch with her daughter Carolyn Barker of Richmond in Brio Tuscan Grille at Stony Point Fashion Park
TIMES-DISPATCH
Little Europa Strogonoff (stroganoff) at Little Europa Restaurant and Gourmet Deli in the Gayton Crossing Shopping Center on 11/5/03. Flambe version.
DEAN HOFFMEYER
From left, Thomas Haskins, Andrew Williams, and Fred Middleton preparing food in the kitchen of the Positive Vibe Cafe in the Stratford Hills Shopping Center.
BRUCE PARKER
Chef Peter Caserta is opening a second Pasta Luna restaurant in addition to the West End location. The new location is in the Commonwealth Center at 288 and Hull Streets.
JOE MAHONEY
Chicken Biryahi, adorned with egg, is available at Curry House restaurant on West Broad Street. Photo taken October 7, 2003.
Rebecca Reid
Gade Reddy, of Wilmington, Delaware, eats a meal at Curry House restaurant on West Broad Street Tuesday, October 6, 2003.
Rebecca Reid
The bar at the Grafiti Grille in the Tuckahoe Shopping Center. Feb. 27, 2005
BRUCE PARKER
Marie Antoinette Elbling grew up on a farm near the village of Thanville in Alsace, France. Her family ate seasonal food only at three meals. After moving to Richmond 34 years ago where she and husband, Chef Paul, opened La Petite France, she eats the same way. She doesn't exercise because she is in constant motion. Life is her exercise. If a light bulb needs changed in the restaurant, she'll grab a ladder and do it.
DEAN HOFFMEYER
Chef F. J. Sabatini, with his Seafood Bouchee, in the restaurant in the Henry Clay Inn in Ashland on March 28, 2005
P. KEVIN MORLEY
The Brasilian Cafe is located in the basement of Stuart Circle Apartments on Monument Avenue. Photo taken Sunday, January 20, 2005.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
Among other dishes, guests at Can Can, a brasserie on Cary St., can savor the roasted salmon served with lentils, wild mushrooms and red wine shallots. April 20, 2005.
EVA RUSSO
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The bar area of Shula's 2 restaurant at the Sheraton Richmond West November 6, 2004.
MARK GORMUS
Guests dining at Cielito Lindo who might be in the mood for something sweet can try the flan de calabaza, the pumpkin flan. March 15, 2005.
EVA RUSSO
Christopher Bak, chef at Fusion, watches over chocolate truffle cake. Photo taken Monday, March 7, 2005.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
The Lucky lounge, located on E. Cary St., opened December 28, 2004. This restaurant/bar also offered live music, including Jazz on Thursday nights.
EVA RUSSO
Lunch crowd at Perly's on Grace St. March 11, 2005
MARK GORMUS
A fire broke out at Firebirds in the Short Pump Town center on December 20, 2005.
NATHAN GRAY
India Garden & Grill WAS a family-owned Indian restaurant off of Midlothian Turnpike. Pictured here in 2005 were masala dosa (front), an Indian-style thin pancake served with onion and potato stuffing, curry and coconut chutney sauce, and vegetable jalfrezi (behind), a mix of cauliflowers, carrots, beans and green peppers sauteed in ginger, garlic, dry fruits and authentic Indian spices.
EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Looking out of the front window into the "sidewalk cafe" portion of Escabar at 5806 Grove Ave. December 21, 2005
BRUCE PARKER
Kevin Brown (left) and Nancy Cohen in the kitchen at Cafe Mandolin Feburary 18 , 2005
CLEMENT BRITT/TIMES-DISPATCH
Using savory custard with dijon mustard in filo shells as the base , David Shannon of Dogwood restaurant created seven holiday party foods using leftovers . December 20 , 2005
CLEMENT BRITT
Cluck Bucket (left), Gravy Fries and Perogies from The Pour House om 2005. Photo taken Dec. 3
NATHAN GRAY
Martini Kitchen and Bubble Bar. Rack of Lamb, field greens and shrimp cocktail. November 28 , 2005
CLEMENT BRITT
Beverly Mazursky, owner of Bev's Homemade Ice Cream shop in Carytown in the Carytown store on Thursday, February 10, 2005.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND/TIMES-DISPATCH
The driver of this pickup truck was taken into custody on Dec. 9, 2005 after Hanover authorities and patrons at Mulligan's Sports Bar said he drove into the restaurant after being kicked out.
“To the dining community: Don’t forget to bring joy wherever you can; it will go a long way.”
Stella Dikos, namesake of Stella’s and Stella’s Grocery
DEAN HOFFMEYER
French artist Gilles Cheramy, right, poses beside the butterfly-shaped bar he has created for The Can Can restaurant at 3120 W. Cary St. in Richmond, VA, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2004, as his assistant, Bruno Perrigouas, left, polishes the edge.
BOB BROWN
A table set in front of the fireplace at Azzurro Restaurant in 2004.
DON LONG
Vitello's is located at 101 N. Fifth Street Sept. 22, 2004.
CINDY BLANCHARD
Peter J. D'Amelio, president and chief operating officer ot the restaurant division at The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated, photographed at their Short Pump restaurant Monday, September 27, 2004.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
Cheesecakes and desserts are ready to be served up on Monday, September 27, 2004, at The Cheesecake Factory restaurant in Short Pump.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
The Tavern salad in The Veranda at Michelle's Tavern in Hanover Courthouse . September 21 , 2005
CLEMENT BRITT
Barbara Roll is one of the items on Ichiban's menu. Photo taken Friday, October 21, 2005.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
Avenue 805 features Sunday brunch. This is French Toast with fresh local figs, toasted almonds and maple syrup. The Rail Bloody Mary is a signature brunch beverage. Photo taken Sept. 18, 2005.
JOE MAHONEY
This sushi and sashimi combo plate is one of the items on Ichiban's menu. Photo taken Friday, October 21, 2005.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
Interior of Avenue 805 restaurant on September 18, 2005
JOE MAHONEY
Vinny Sanzone of Carini's Restaurant with a large pizza, in the newer section of the Italian restaurant in 2005. Photo taken Oct. 12.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
Sosie Hublitz outside her Gaston-damaged Shockoe Bottom restaurant "The Kitchen Table" on October 6, 2004.
LINDY KEAST RODMAN
Sosie Hublitz's Gaston-damaged Shockoe Bottom restaurant "The Kitchen Table." Photo taken October 6, 2004.
LINDY KEAST RODMAN
Jen Clayton, a manager at Gutenberg Cafe', explains the flow of the high water which severely damaged the restaurant in September of 2004, when remnants of Hurricane Gaston flooded Shockoe Bottom. Photo taken Sept. 29.
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5/10/04 - Diners prepare to order while enjoying their cocktails at Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar at Stony Point Fashion Park in Richmond Monday.
LISA BILLINGS
Carolyn and Bob DeCapri in their restaurant, Cafe' di Pagliacci, in the Fan District.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
Lynn Cochran and Jim News, the owners of Mr. Patrick Henry's Inn on Church Hill, are selling the place. The stand in the restaurant's lunch room. The restaurant also had formal dining rooms. Photo taken November 15, 1999.
BRUCE PARKER
Dennis Hickman at the new Julian's at 1129 Three Chopt Rd. He is holding a framed 1947 menu from the restaurant's earliest days in downtown Richmond.
BRUCE PARKER
H.L. Reed Design Inc. decorated the Main Street Beer Co. with a poured concrete bar. Photo taken Tuesday, August 3, 1999.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
Edward Martin calls himself 'The Drink Man' at his job with Cafe Mosaic. He moves quickly through his work filling water pitchers, and other drink related tasks.
DEAN HOFFMEYER
The Jade Elephant RESTAURANT
BRUCE PARKER
Folks come to the Texas-Wisconsin Border Cafe, shown Aug. 24, 1995, in Richmond, Va., for its mix of Tex-Mex and hearty Wisconsin fare. Or maybe it's because of all the memorabilia from its namesake states, including stuffed animals, football helmets and license plates.
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John Felico, owner of Dominic's of New York, will soon sell his sausage products at selected Ukrops. He is shown in his Willow Lawn Food Court location.
LINDY KEAST RODMAN
Watchful Waiter Awards Acacia Restaurant on Cary St. View from the porch on December 21, 1998
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A school bus with children still on board had its side ripped open during a crash involving four vehicles in the Bronx, according to officials, leaving seven people hurt — including a child that was critically injured.
The crash took place after 3 p.m. Monday in Co-op City , officials said. The bus was traveling on Einstein Loop North and a Jeep SUV was on Hutchinson River Parkway East when the collision occurred.
Witnesses said they saw the Jeep go through the intersection and hit the bus. The SUV then crashed into a Chrysler and a sedan at the intersection, according to FDNY officials.
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There were four students on board the bus at the time, as well as an attendant — who is pregnant — and the driver. One student was taken to the hospital in critical condition, the fire department said, while the other three were recovering at Jacobi Hospital. The attendant was treated for minor injuries she suffered, while the driver was treated and released.
A good Samaritan told NBC New York he ran over to help after the crash and opened the bus door.
"Inside the bus, people were screaming. It was like a movie. Chaos. We got them out," said Justice Kwansa.
The FDNY said there were two people in the Jeep that crashed. The passenger, a woman, suffered critical injuries, while the man behind the wheel was taken to Jacobi Hospital but will recover. There were no known injuries to the occupants of the Chrysler and the other sedan involved, fire officials said.
The NYPD is still investigating how the crash occurred. There is a traffic camera located at the intersection, the footage of which was being reviewed. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/seven-people-hurt-including-4-students-in-bronx-school-bus-crash/4336635/ | 2023-05-16T08:26:59 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/seven-people-hurt-including-4-students-in-bronx-school-bus-crash/4336635/ |
Animal Services Advisory Committee members were hopeful volunteers will come forward and help those working short-staffed and our four-legged friends at the Midland Animal Shelter.
With programs, like Rescue Runners, Animal Services members said there are plenty of opportunities at their meeting Monday at the MLK Center.
Rescue Runners takes place on the first and third Saturday of the month. It allows volunteers to walk, jog or run with animals, providing a chance for dogs to stretch their legs and socialize with other animals.
The number of volunteers has averaged in the upper 30s or lower 40s. Officials have said oil companies have or are planning group volunteer efforts.
Officials added that students or other Midlanders looking to pick up volunteer hours can help with the Rescue Runners program or stay around and participate in other activities needed around the Midland Animal Shelter.
Currently, the shelter is battling a lack of staffing with nine of 22 positions being empty.
Those with questions can email midlandanimalservices@midlandtexas.gov.
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Those at the meeting also learned about changes to the distribution of spay and neuter vouchers for individuals, the efforts to bring a veterinarian to the City of Midland and the efforts to stop those selling animals out of their cars and without the proper permits or without providing animals with the proper shots, records or other requirements. | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/volunteer-opportunities-available-midland-animal-18101027.php | 2023-05-16T08:30:16 | 0 | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/volunteer-opportunities-available-midland-animal-18101027.php |
DENTON, Texas — Opal Lee has another title to add to her portfolio.
The 96-year-old activist famously known as the "Grandmother of Juneteenth" received a honorary doctorate from the University of North Texas during the school's spring 2023 commencement ceremonies over the weekend.
It's also the same school where she got her masters degree in education back in 1963 when the school was called North Texas State University.
The Fort Worth native has received numerous accolades for her work in turning June 19, or Juneteenth, into a federal holiday. Her dream became a reality when President Joe Biden signed a bill into law in 2021 to recognize that holiday on the national level.
Juneteenth commemorates the June 19, 1865, day when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, to let the last group of enslaved Black people know they were free. It came two months after the Confederacy surrendered and over two years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
For her civil rights activism, Lee was also recently nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize in October 2022. She was among 343 candidates to win the coveted award.
She was nominated after a letter signed by members of the U.S. Congress was sent to the Nobel Prize committee. Congressman Marc Veasey of Fort Worth shared the letter.
Lee is also working to open a National Juneteenth Museum in Fort Worth. Demolition began at the site back in March but funds are still being raised.
Lee received her honorary doctorate on Sunday and joined more than 6,700 UNT students who celebrated their graduations over the weekend, according to the school. | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/opal-lee-grandmother-juneteenth-honorary-doctorate-university-of-north-texas-unt/287-d48df041-bc74-4511-87a1-316ef0e2d722 | 2023-05-16T08:40:07 | 0 | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/opal-lee-grandmother-juneteenth-honorary-doctorate-university-of-north-texas-unt/287-d48df041-bc74-4511-87a1-316ef0e2d722 |
AUSTIN, Texas — Temple ISD Superintendent Dr. Bobby Ott provided testimony at the Senate Bill 8 or "School Choice" Bill hearing on Monday, May 15 at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas.
Senate Bill 8, if passed, would essentially grant families taxpayer money to send their children to schools outside of the state's public education system.
In the past, Ott has come out against this proposed bill as he believes it would separate and segregate children and our future.
On Monday, Ott spoke at a hearing over the bill and said that he opposed a new version of it as he cited and addressed three major questions:
- Should parents be the ones to decide their child's education?
- Should students remain in low-performing schools?
- Are school districts meeting the needs of special-education students?
In a transcript of his testimony, Ott explains that parents would have the same amount of discretion over where their child goes to school regardless if the bill passed or not. Ultimately, he describes how it is up to a non-public school's discretion on whether or not to accept the child based on certain factors including transportation and space.
Ott also talks about how there is no transparency or an accountability system to determine whether or not a private school is a "good' school. This could upset taxpayers who don't have children in the school system as they would want to know where their money is going.
The superintendent then explains how the answer for fixing a failing school is not to offer a "parachute" for students, but to invest money into those schools and the programs around them.
Lastly, Ott says that special-education programs in the state are the most underfunded sections of public schools and that increased funding would reflect a greater impact than the proposed bill.
Despite his stance on the bill, Ott is not in agreement with Gov. Greg Abbott's threat to veto a restricted version of the bill as he states, "I was disappointed in the statement that the Governor released last night ahead of the public hearing as it was unfair to the democratic process."
"The Texas Constitution has checks and balances to allow voices to be heard and for legislators to make fully informed decisions in the event that the majority of Texans support policy decisions over one elected official’s priorities," Ott added.
Ott also provided feedback to the governor on Twitter:
6 News will continue to report any developments on Senate Bill 8 as they become available.
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MONROE COUNTY, Pa. — With perked-up ears and his tongue hanging out, 3 1/2-year-old Oliver loves to play and run around outside in his yard in Pocono Township.
The miniature schnauzer is one of the most talented dogs in the United States.
Oliver's competition name is Estimated Prophet. He is the third fastest dog for his breed in the American Kennel Club's Fast Cat competition for 2022.
Leah Hall is his handler and owner.
"My other dogs do agility, so we tried to put him over some jumps, and he was like, 'no.' He got super excited and would bite you and be crazy, but I noticed he was really fast," Hall said.
That's when someone introduced Hall to the Fast Coursing Ability Tests, known as the Fast Cat.
The competition is a 100-yard dash where dogs run one at a time, chasing a lure.
Each pup runs three times, and its speeds are converted into miles per hour and then averaged.
Oliver's speed is a whopping 24.6 miles per hour.
"People can do Fast Cat," Hall said. "That's why it's so super popular. It's growing so much every day because if your dog has any prey drive at all to chase, you can do it."
While Oliver's handler says not much training goes into this, she does put a weighted vest on him and has him run uphill to help improve his skills.
She believes the resistance training is what got Oliver invited to be featured on ESPN's Fast Dogs USA segment
"I can't even believe he's number 3, let alone. I got the email. I was so surprised they were like ESPN's fastest dogs USA; you're invited," said Hall. "They invited 25 dogs out of the whole country, yes, and my little red man is one of them."
Hall says while she loves competing with Oliver, her favorite part is spending time with her pal.
"It's all about having a good time with your dog, being with your dog. I mean, the ribbons are great, but at the end of the day, it's you and your buddy like hanging out and having fun together," Hall said.
The two leave Wednesday to head to South Carolina for the show's taping later this week.
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Fewer people call for second Sarasota Memorial Hospital inquiry of COVID-19 response
Dwindling attendance matches dwindling number of speakers
SARASOTA – Several speakers renewed a call Monday for the Sarasota County Public Hospital Board to empower an independent panel to investigate the public hospital system’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but on a day when fewer than 50 people were in the audience, only 11 spoke during public comment.
Of those, six continued to question how Sarasota Memorial conducted an internal investigation of its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The speakers did not suggest how such a panel would be chosen or compensated.
It marked at least the fifth hospital board meeting at which the issue has been raised, though the intensity has waned at the last two.
Related:Sarasota Memorial Hospital board votes against second COVID-19 response inquiry
Venice East resident Barbara Vaughn and Osprey resident Ann Vandersteel, who is also co-chair of the Zelenko Freedom Foundation, took the hospital to task, again for following Centers for Disease Control protocols or for how it treated COVID-19 patients.
“If you had truly started with the patient first and the patient always being put first, you would have immediately abandoned the protocol fed to you by the CDC," Vaughn said, adding: “And you would have done instead what was best for each individual patient.”
Earlier:COVID-19 response: Sarasota Memorial Hospital had better than anticipated survival rate
Dr. Stephen Guffanti, a former emergency room doctor who was treated for COVID-19 at Sarasota Memorial in 2021 and a frequent critic of the hospital, kept his comments brief and praiseed hospital board member Patricia Maraia who has been working with him to develop an independent evaluation of his case.
“It’s been almost two years and I have been grateful for the progress,” he said.
With board member Bridgette Fiorucci on an excused absence to attend a class, none of the eight members present indicated interest in an outside investigation. The majority of the board and top medical officials have contended the hospital's pandemic performance was exemplary.
Fiorucci had sought an outside inquiry at the April 17 meeting. That failed on a 6-2 vote with only Fiorucci and Second Vice Chairman Victor Rohe in favor of a separate investigation.
The "Health Freedom" movement, which helped propel Fiorucci, Rohe and Maraia to hospital board seats last November, led to a packed meeting late last year calling for an inquiry, which resulted in the February release of Sarasota Memorial's COVID-19 investigation. The consultant hired for that study concluded that Sarasota Memorial's COVID patients' had better treatment outcomes that most other comparable facilities in Florida and nationally.
That release sparked a social media frenzy among conservative hospital critics that led to death threats against hospital staff. The critics held a rally in Venice that served as a warmup for that day's hospital board meeting. | https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/sarasota/2023/05/16/fewer-people-ask-sarasota-memorial-hospital-for-2nd-covid-19-inquiry/70217696007/ | 2023-05-16T09:30:26 | 1 | https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/sarasota/2023/05/16/fewer-people-ask-sarasota-memorial-hospital-for-2nd-covid-19-inquiry/70217696007/ |
New College students plan alternative commencement for graduates
SARASOTA — As graduates around the state and region prepare to put on their caps and gowns for one of life's biggest milestones, students from New College of Florida are preparing for an alternative commencement ceremony for this year's graduating class amid the controversial conservative transformation of Florida's only public liberal arts honors college launched by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
The student-led "Commencement On Our Terms" event Thursday will serve as a supplemental commencement experience for this year's New College graduates. The graduates will celebrate in a private gathering at an undisclosed location in downtown Sarasota ahead of the school's traditional graduation, which is slated for the following evening on May 19.
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The alternative graduation was organized by New College seniors, with support from the alumni-run Novo Collegian Alliance, which wanted to provide an opportunity for graduates to celebrate their accomplishments while supporting one another following the close of an unusual and trying semester.
Myranda Pierce, a New College alum who graduated in 2010, has this year's graduates navigate the recent commencement planning.
"Part of this event is to remind them that they are supported, the entire community is behind them supporting them," Pierce said.
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"They wanted a night to decompress and celebrate together, really as a family. New College graduation is quite a festive event... it's just really lively. It's never been a stale commencement because New College is really special. Students have been feeling like everything special they had has been taken from them, and all the joy has been sucked out of them and the campus... it's really a chance for them to celebrate together."
Students sought assistance from alumni supporters of the Novo Collegian Alliance and raised more than $60,000 in less than a week using a Go Fund Me campaign to hold a graduation on their own terms.
The board of Nova Collegiate Alliance organization came together earlier this year not long after the January appointment of new Board of Trustee members by Gov. Ron DeSantis she said.
Since then, the Nova Alliance has helped students in a number of ways in response to the college's overhaul and takeover.
Pierce said students are being supported through financial assistance, legacy gifts, and demonstration organization. New College students have received donations from around the world since January, Pierce said.
Interim President Richard Corcoran announced that Dr. Scott Atlas will be the commencement speaker for the regular graduation ceremony on Friday at the Ringling Mansion.
Atlas, a radiologist, is the Robert Wesson Senior Fellow in health policy at the Hoover Institution of Stanford University. He was a controversial figure in former President Donald Trump's administration, serving as a special White House advisor during the COVID-19 pandemic. His views often contradicted the prevailing medical advice on how to combat COVID.
"Dr. Atlas' perspective and resume are impressive; he is a champion and fighter for free speech and a renowned national leader,” said Corcoran in a statement from the New College. “We are happy to welcome him here at New College, where we place a high value on personal freedom and individual autonomy, as Dr. Atlas does.”
Corcoran's statement said he sought Atlas as a speaker in part because he "is a first-generation college student in his family, he knows the value of hard work and what a path to higher education can lead to in one’s future. He has spoken about being bold and rising up over challenges, even amongst criticism. That spoke to me as we seek to stand up for the future of New College, our students and faculty - and now our graduates." | https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/sarasota/2023/05/16/new-college-students-plan-private-alternative-graduation-ceremony/70207464007/ | 2023-05-16T09:30:32 | 1 | https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/sarasota/2023/05/16/new-college-students-plan-private-alternative-graduation-ceremony/70207464007/ |
TUPELO – When Steve Holland graduated from high school in 1973, he didn't want to farm like his brothers. Growing up, he'd gotten his fill of feeding cows and pigs on the family farm.
Instead of the new truck his father offered to buy him as a graduation present, Holland said he'd take his already souped-up Mustang to Mississippi State. All he wanted was his father's support while he was there.
Holland initially planned to go to medical school, but his dad had other ideas in mind. And if Steve didn't want the new truck? No problem.
"Dad at the time had a pretty good interest in what was then McGrath-Raspberry Funeral Home, and he gave me those shares instead," Holland said. "And I can hear him now: 'A funeral home would be wonderful exposure to gross anatomy.'"
Holland went on to MSU, where graduated with a business degree in four years. During the summers, on weekends and on holidays, he worked at that funeral home.
Now, a half-century later, Holland is marking his 50th year in the funeral business. Friends and colleagues helped celebrate the milestone Monday evening at Holland Funeral Directors in Tupelo.
"I just learned the trade, and when I graduated from Mississippi State, I went to Washington and worked for three years and came home to mortuary school, got licensed, and the rest is history," he said.
Through the years, Holland's had interest in or ownership of several funeral homes, including Lee Memorial, Seven Oaks Funeral Home in Water Valley, Century Funeral Home in Batesville and chapels in Nettleton and Okolona. Today, he has only Holland Funeral Directors — which he started in 2005 — and the chapel in Okolona.
Even at 68, Holland believes his career is far from winding down.
"I'm just getting started," he said.
Located in the former home of Western Connection, a sprawling nightclub and beer joint, Holland's funeral home was purchased through the engineering of Holland's late mother, Sadie Holland.
Initially, Steve Holland didn't believe would be able to pull off the nightclub's conversion into a stately funeral home.
His mother, however, did.
"She had the vision, and she drew the plans up with a No. 2 pencil. The rest is history," he said.
For the past 13 years, senior funeral director Vicki Rushing has worked with Holland. She described Holland as a very caring person who puts his clients' families first. She said that caring extends beyond the walls of the business.
"Every family is unique, and he provides each with their unique service," she said. "I've never known a man who does so much for so many as he does. You might not agree with his politics or agree with him on everything, but you can't help but like him."
As for the next 50 years of Holland Funeral Directors, Holland said he's not sure what it will look like. But he said the culture of the funeral home business has been quite revolutionary during his last 50.
"In 1973, we were still doing home deliveries— taking the body home — in rural communities around Tupelo, and certainly taking to churches," he said. "Then we'd have the funeral at the church or gravesite."
These days, the process is much quicker.
"People want to get in and out pretty quick, and cremation is about 40% of our business," he said. "It's a growing trend I'm not opposed to at all ... we're seeing people reflect the culture of this era. They want to see things done as methodically as possible, with as much dignity as possible, as quickly as possible and as economical as possible. I understand that."
The memorials and services themselves have also become less about death and more a celebration of life.
"Funerals are always tragic," he said. "But people are more upbeat now – it's not that old social ritual anymore."
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If there was an elixir that could keep your skin from looking old before its time and protect you against the most common type of cancer, and it was easy to find and inexpensive, you’d be in a hurry to get your hands on it, right? Well, there is, and it’s called sunscreen.
Yet many people have issues with sunscreen. They think it’s greasy or gloppy, they forget to apply it, or they don’t use enough of it. Or they’re just overwhelmed by the number of different products to choose from.
That’s why Consumer Reports rates sunscreens. We’ve tested dozens of sprays and lotions in the lab to determine how well they will protect your skin against radiation from ultraviolet A and B rays from the sun. UVA rays are primarily responsible for aging, while UVB rays are the ones that mostly cause sunburn. Both types contribute to skin cancer risk. Our sensory specialists also objectively evaluate the scent and feel of each sunscreen and provide a description so you can choose a product that appeals to you.
Below are some of the top-performing sunscreens in our tests, listed in alphabetical order within their category. CR members have access to our full sunscreen ratings.
Best Lotion Sunscreens
With lotions, use about a teaspoon per body part or area that’s not covered up with clothing: 1 teaspoon for your face, head, and neck; 1 for each arm; 1 for each leg; 1 for your chest and abdomen; and 1 for your back and the back of your neck. If you’re in a bathing suit, you’ll need about an ounce of lotion to cover your body. That’s about the amount that fills a shot glass.
Best Spray Sunscreens
Spraying the sunscreen into your hand and then applying it to your body helps ensure better coverage. But if you don’t do that, hold the nozzle close to your skin and spray until your skin glistens, then rub in the sunscreen. Do this even if a spray is labeled “no rub”; smoothing it into your skin increases its protection. Never spray your face because you could get sunscreen in your eyes or inhale it. Instead, spray it into your hands and rub it onto your face.
Finding the Right Sunscreen for You
Any sunscreen is better than no sunscreen at all. But we have found crucial differences in performance in our tests. So top-notch protection is the first thing to think about when choosing a sunscreen. But there are other factors to consider.
Price
We include the price per container and the price per ounce so that you can weigh all the factors when you’re choosing a sunscreen.
Spray vs. Lotion
It’s easier to make sure you’re getting adequate coverage with a lotion than with a spray because you can see how much you’re using. And proper spray application isn’t always easy, especially when it’s windy. Oftentimes you end up protecting the air more than your skin.
There are also health risks to using sprays for some people. Inhaling the mist can cause lung irritation. And sprays can be flammable, so be sure to stay clear of any heat source—such as a grill—when using a spray.
Consumer Reports recommends using a lotion on kids rather than a spray, but if you choose to use a spray, be very careful when applying it. Children are more likely to inhale the mist, so the best thing to do is spray it into your hands and rub it onto your child’s skin. At the very least, have children close their eyes and mouth and turn their head while you spray.
Chemical vs. Mineral
All the sunscreens at the top of CR’s ratings contain chemical active ingredients, such as avobenzone. Some people may prefer to use a mineral (or natural) sunscreen, those with zinc oxide, titanium dioxide, or both. But in our tests over the years, mineral sunscreens haven’t performed as well. See “Best Mineral Sunscreens of 2023″ for CR’s picks.
Scent and Feel
For many people, the way a sunscreen smells and feels on their skin is as important as the UV protection it provides. So in addition to our performance tests, our trained sensory panelists also evaluate sunscreens for scent and feel. Sensory testing isn’t factored into our Overall Score. What people prefer is subjective, so we can’t say, for instance, whether a sunscreen that has a tropical aroma is better than one with a classic beachy aroma. But our panelists objectively describe the scent and feel of every sunscreen we test so that you can pick the best product for you.
Environmental Concerns
A majority of the sunscreens in our ratings don’t contain oxybenzone or octinoxate. These two chemical active ingredients are highly effective UV filters, but they’re the ones that are most often flagged as being potentially harmful to coral reefs.
How We Test Sunscreens
In our tests, we have found big differences in performance, even among products from the same brand. In particular, sunscreens don’t always match the SPF (sun protection factor) number listed on the label. We test only broad-spectrum sunscreens that are labeled SPF 30—the minimum that dermatologists recommend you use—or above. Many of them still achieved at least an average SPF 30, but almost 40 percent of the products in our ratings averaged below SPF 15 in our tests.
CR uses a testing protocol that’s modeled on the one the Food and Drug Administration requires sunscreen manufacturers to use. But as is the case with other products we test that have government or industry standards, we use those standards as benchmarks and develop our own methodology to identify differences in performance and give consumers a comparative evaluation.
“We buy the sunscreens for our tests off the shelf, the way consumers would,” says Susan Booth, who oversees our sunscreen testing. “We use three samples, preferably with different lot numbers, of each product.” For SPF—a measure of how well a product protects against UVB rays—we test the sunscreens on fewer people than the FDA’s protocol calls for, and we test only after water immersion because if a product holds up on wet skin, it should hold up on dry skin. We also do a different test to determine UVA protection, which we think gives more helpful results.
To check SPF, a standard amount of each sunscreen is applied to a 2x3-inch rectangle on each panelist’s back. Then they soak in a tub of water for 40 or 80 minutes, depending on the product’s water-resistance claim. Afterward, smaller sections of that area are exposed to five to six intensities of UV light from a sun simulator for a set time based on how quickly the panelist’s skin burns without protection. (We also use a reference sunscreen with known performance to ensure the accuracy of the testing.) About a day later, a trained technician examines the areas for redness.
In order for a sunscreen to be labeled broad-spectrum, the FDA requires that it protect against UVA and UVB rays. To test for UVA protection, we smear sunscreen on plastic plates, pass UV light through, and measure the amount of UVA and UVB rays that are absorbed. That information is used to calculate our UVA score.
This test is similar to the critical wavelength test the FDA requires sunscreen manufacturers to do in order to label their products broad-spectrum. This is a pass/fail test, and just as you can pass a test with either an A or a D grade, some sunscreens do a much better job of defending against UVA than others. The test we use, similar to the one used in other countries, allows us to measure the degree of UVA protection a sunscreen provides.
Our ratings are developed from the average results of all the SPF and UVA tests on a particular sunscreen, as well as how much the average tested SPF varies from what’s on the label. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2023/05/16/tested-and-true-best-sunscreens-of-2023/ | 2023-05-16T09:56:28 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2023/05/16/tested-and-true-best-sunscreens-of-2023/ |
Three NYPD detectives were indicted after allegedly stealing thousands of dollars in champagne from the VIP area of New York City's annual Electronic Zoo Music Festival, the Manhattan district attorney announced.
The alleged theft took place at the 2022 concert on Randall's Island, DA Alvin Bragg said Monday. Jonathan Gonzalez, Wojciech Cech and Warren Golden were working narcotics enforcement on Sept. 3 and were in the VIP area around 7 p.m. as the concert was ongoing.
Concertgoers at a nearby table had ordered bottles of Ace of Spades champagne, and then stepped away, according to court documents and statements. That's when the 33-year-old Gonzalez took two of the unopened bottles — which cost a total of $2,900 — and put them on a table. Gonzalez went to get a backpack, and Czech, 44, allegedly handed them to him to put in the bag.
One of the concertgoers saw what happened and when he and the rest of the group returned to the area, the three cops left, court documents state.
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Golden, 31, was allegedly watching as the incident went down, but did nothing to stop it or return the bottles to the concertgoers.
The three detectives went into a restricted area for festival staff only, where they were stopped by festival security. Gonzalez identified himself as a police officers and insisted that the three were allowed to be there. As that was going on, two of the concertgoers from the VIP area finally caught up with the cops and confronted them in front of the security guard, according to court documents.
The bottles were taken from the bag and returned to the attendees. The security guard notified his employer, who then informed the NYPD of the incident.
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"In addition to the alleged theft that occurred, none of these Officers stepped up and stopped this activity. Public confidence in the criminal justice system depends on members of law enforcement acting with the utmost integrity while on duty and following the same rules that apply to everyone else," said Bragg.
Gonzalez and Czech were charged with grand larceny and possession of stolen property, both felonies, while Gonzalez was charged with misdemeanor official misconduct. Golden faces the misdemeanor official misconduct charge as well.
Attorney information for the three detectives was not immediately clear. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/3-nypd-cops-stole-3000-worth-of-champagne-while-working-at-e-zoo-festival-da/4337279/ | 2023-05-16T09:58:11 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/3-nypd-cops-stole-3000-worth-of-champagne-while-working-at-e-zoo-festival-da/4337279/ |
A New York City hospital employee is facing criticism over a confrontation caught on cellphone camera that shows her get irate and scream amid a dispute over a Citi bike with a group of young Black men.
The viral video has been viewed nearly 37 million times since it was posted on Saturday, with many blasting the hospital worker for potentially putting the young men’s safety at risk.
The roughly two-minute video starts with a woman, who is white, wearing hospital scrubs straddling a Citi bike as she screams for help, even though she doesn’t appear to be in danger.
"Help! Help me! Please help me," she can be heard shouting loudly.
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But the young Black man standing next to her repeatedly tells her that "this is not your bike," stating that he just rented that Citi bike, as his friends stand beside him.
"This is my bike on my account, please move," he tells the woman, to which she says "get off me."
While the video doesn’t show the young man touching her, it does show the woman remove her hospital badge before grabbing the young man’s phone. He immediately reaches for it and demands she return it — which is when woman tells him he’s hurting her fetus.
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“My unborn child," she yells.
“I’m not touching you," the unidentified man replied.
Eventually, a man also in scrubs inquired what was wrong. That's when the woman suddenly appeared to begin sobbing.
The other man in scrubs tells the woman to choose another bike, and she calmly removed herself.
Another young man recording the video can be heard saying: "How you stop crying? Not a tear came down miss."
It's unclear what occurred before the video recording started the now-viral incident near East 30th Street and First Avenue in Kips Bay. But many are blasting the hospital worker, a physicians assistant who NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue said appears to work for them.
"We have recently become aware of an incident that occurred off campus over the weekend and appears to involve one of our employees. We are sorry this happened and are are reviewing the incident," a statement from the hospital reads. "NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue is committed to providing the highest quality care to all New Yorkers with dignity, cultural sensitivity and compassion."
Civil right attorney Ben Crump also released a statement on Twitter, stating "This is unacceptable! A white woman was caught on camera attempting to STEAL a Citi Bike from a young Black man in NYC. She grossly tried to weaponize her tears to paint this man as a threat. This is EXACTLY the type of behavior that has endangered so many Black men in the past!"
No one answered at the woman’s Brooklyn apartment or returned calls for comment from NBC New York. A woman who lives in the same building appeared shocked that she shared a building with the worker seen in the video.
"It’s clearly like a Karen, a Central Park Karen," said the neighbor, referring to the May 2020 incident in which a woman walking her dog called 911 on a black bird watcher. The neighbor said the young men seen in the video could have ended up in jail.
"She thinks that she’s viewed as a victim because she’s white, because that’s obvious in this America we all live in," said the neighbor.
But another neighbor who knows the woman in the video said he believes the incident is being blown out of proportion.
The NYPD said it is aware of the video, but no one called 911 and no report has been filed. They advise anyone who feels they've been the victim of a crime to come forward. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nyc-hospital-worker-yells-at-young-black-men-over-alleged-stolen-citi-bike-viral-video/4337081/ | 2023-05-16T09:58:17 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nyc-hospital-worker-yells-at-young-black-men-over-alleged-stolen-citi-bike-viral-video/4337081/ |
WATERLOO — Busy touring the Midwest and Florida and with plans in the works for performing at a major Las Vegas blues festival, Friday may be one of the few times the Avey Grouws Band performs in the Cedar Valley this summer.
The show from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the RiverLoop Amphitheatre opens the RiverLoop Rhythms Concert series. The popular – and free – event is the fourth or fifth time the red-hot roots-and-blues band has performed on the Cedar River stage, said vocalist/songwriter and rhythm guitarist Jeni Grouws.
“We were so thrilled that we were asked to kick off the season. Number one, it’s a beautiful space – it’s like a piece of art on the riverfront and when it starts getting dark and the lights come on, it’s spectacular. That’s the visual, but the part we love most is that the acoustics are great and it’s free and open to everybody, especially younger folks from all over the area,” enthused Grouws, who lives in Decorah.
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“We play a lot of venues where music is relegated to late nights at bars. Outdoor summer shows like this are a great experience for families, especially young people. Kids get excited about the drums and guitar. I grew up going to music events with my folks, and it was inspiration for me.”
The band has built a strong regional fan base with its playful and often raucous live shows. A four-hour show like RiverLoop Rhythms is demanding, especially for Grouws. Critics have described her sound as “a choir full of angels on a runaway train,” and she’s careful not to shred her voice.
“With that in mind, we’re going to put together a great show with our songs that people want to hear, along with some unexpected, fun covers.”
Grouws and guitarist Chris Avey met at a blues jam in 2015 in the Quad Cities. The band’s first album, “The Devil May Care," recorded at Catamount Studios in Cedar Falls and released in 2020, reached 10th on the Billboard Blues album chart. It was nominated for numerous blues awards and several songs lead 2020 lists of top blues songs.
Their sophomore album, “Tell Tale Heart,” was released in 2021 with 10 original songs veering between blues, R&B and rock to funk, ballads and country. It was recorded in Nashville at Navy House Records with Grammy-winning producer/engineer Casey Wasner at East Iris Studios and the Purple House in Leiper’s Fork, Tenn.
Writing songs for their third full album has been a tough go.
“Some of the songs we wrote on our 29-day tour of Florida, sitting in the van on a rainy night. I came up with some melodies from boredom being in a car for 20 hours. You never know where the next inspiration is going to hit. We’ve grown so much as a band and added Kansas City as a regular market, and we’re so busy touring that it’s hard to find time to write,” Grouws explained.
With the exception of Grouws and Avey, the band’s personnel changes periodically. “And it’s up to Chris to decide if we’ll record this winter. We slow down when we start to hit December, and it’s hard to do any recording until January, February and early spring.”
Sept. 7-10, the Avey Grouws Band will be on the bill for the Big Blues Bender at Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino, along with Jimmy Vaughn, Keb’ Mo’, Samantha Fish, Beth Hart and Tab Benoit, among others. It’s one of the country’s biggest and most prestigious blues festival and is already sold out with a waiting list.
“That’s a giant big deal that’s going to propel us even further, and it’s exciting to think we’ll be performing there,” Grouws said, marveling. “And in September, we have an East Coast-West Coast tour coming up that will keep us busy into fall.”
Avey Grouws runs a “tricky line” between the need to “stay busy because music is our full-time job and we’re feeding our families and encourage growth to play bigger venues. As a team, we have to find the best way to move up to bigger shows, not quite as many shows a year,” Grouws explained.
And Grouws still does all the band’s bookings and management herself.
“I’m a very Norwegian-minded person who never puts myself above anybody else. It’s not bragging. We’re just very confident in what we’re doing and know it can happen. We’re a working band, and we like still getting to play local places. That’s in our DNA.
“We never want to forget where we came from,” she said.
Food and beverages will be available for purchase at RiverLoop Rhythms.
Upcoming concerts include Dry Run Creek with Gina Owens, June 2; Bob Dorr & Friends featuring Jeff Petersen, June 30; Brad & Kate, July 28; and Dred | Dread, Aug. 18. All performances are from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the RiverLoop Amphitheatre in downtown Waterloo. Concerts are sponsored by The VGM Group in partnership with Waterloo Center for the Arts. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/avey-grouws-brings-raucous-live-blues-show-to-fridays-riverloop-rhythms/article_469d679d-66c7-54d4-b9b8-0b3f104506d6.html | 2023-05-16T10:15:15 | 0 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/avey-grouws-brings-raucous-live-blues-show-to-fridays-riverloop-rhythms/article_469d679d-66c7-54d4-b9b8-0b3f104506d6.html |
HAWKEYE — A Hawkeye woman has been arrested after authorities found unsanitary conditions in her home last week.
Jessica Lynn Mikesh, 36, was charged with two counts of child endangerment, an aggravated misdemeanor.
Authorities allege Mikesh abandoned two minor children to fend for themselves, leaving them in an "unlivable" home.
School officials notified Fayette County sheriff’s deputies Feb. 9 that a 7-year-old boy had missed a few weeks of classes at North Fayette Valley Community Schools.
When deputies arrived at the Burger Street house, the boy answered the door, and officers found Brian Charles Brainard, 36, and another child were also home.
While in the home, authorities followed an odor to the bathroom where they found sewage had backed up in the toilet and bathtub, completely filling it, court records state. The children told officials the bathroom had been broken for three months.
Sharon King pulls out more memorial bracelets to offer during the Evansdale Child Safety Day on Angels Island Wednesday, July 13, 2016, in Evansdale, Iowa. Evansdale is hosting a child identification day for the 4th anniversary of the Elizabeth Collins and Lyric Cook-Morrissey disappearance.
The statue at Angels Island during the Evansdale Child Safety Day Wednesday, July 13, 2016, in Evansdale, Iowa. Evansdale is hosting a child identification day for the 4th anniversary of the Elizabeth Collins and Lyric Cook-Morrissey disappearance.
Heather Collins and Andy Christie work together to send up a sky lanterns during the Evansdale Child Safety Day on Angels Island Wednesday, July 13, 2016, in Evansdale, Iowa.
Evansdale Police officer Dan Taylor helps Owen Dudley, 3, with his fingerprint card during the Evansdale Child Safety Day on Angels Island Wednesday, July 13, 2016, in Evansdale, Iowa. Evansdale is hosting a child identification day for the 4th anniversary of the Elizabeth Collins and Lyric Cook-Morrissey disappearance.
Evansdale Police officer Dan Taylor helps Jake Dudley, 3, with his fingerprint card as his twin brother Owen, right, looks on during the Evansdale Child Safety Day on Angels Island Wednesday, July 13, 2016, in Evansdale, Iowa. Evansdale is hosting a child identification day for the 4th anniversary of the Elizabeth Collins and Lyric Cook-Morrissey disappearance.
Jason O'Connell, top right, with the help of Drew Collins, top left, demonstrates how to get away from an abduction at a self defense class offered during the Evansdale Child Safety Day on Angels Island Wednesday, July 13, 2016, in Evansdale, Iowa. Evansdale is hosting a child identification day for the 4th anniversary of the Elizabeth Collins and Lyric Cook-Morrissey disappearance.
Eathan Stock, 7, of Waterloo practices his techniques on Drew Collins, right, on how to get away from an abduction at a self defense class offered during the Evansdale Child Safety Day on Angels Island Wednesday, July 13, 2016, in Evansdale, Iowa. Evansdale is hosting a child identification day for the 4th anniversary of the Elizabeth Collins and Lyric Cook-Morrissey disappearance.
Evansdale Police officer Cass Dietz gives Payton Randall, 6, a snow cone during the Evansdale Child Safety Day on Angels Island Wednesday, July 13, 2016, in Evansdale, Iowa.
People release sky lanterns during the Evansdale Child Safety Day at Angels Island on Wednesday in Evansdale.
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Sharon King pulls out more memorial bracelets to offer during the Evansdale Child Safety Day on Angels Island Wednesday, July 13, 2016, in Evansdale, Iowa. Evansdale is hosting a child identification day for the 4th anniversary of the Elizabeth Collins and Lyric Cook-Morrissey disappearance.
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The statue at Angels Island during the Evansdale Child Safety Day Wednesday, July 13, 2016, in Evansdale, Iowa. Evansdale is hosting a child identification day for the 4th anniversary of the Elizabeth Collins and Lyric Cook-Morrissey disappearance.
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Sharon King, right, hands out memorial T-shirts for Elizabeth Collins and Lyric Cook-Morrissey.
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Heather Collins and Andy Christie work together to send up a sky lanterns during the Evansdale Child Safety Day on Angels Island Wednesday, July 13, 2016, in Evansdale, Iowa.
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Evansdale Police officer Dan Taylor helps Owen Dudley, 3, with his fingerprint card during the Evansdale Child Safety Day on Angels Island Wednesday, July 13, 2016, in Evansdale, Iowa. Evansdale is hosting a child identification day for the 4th anniversary of the Elizabeth Collins and Lyric Cook-Morrissey disappearance.
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Evansdale Police officer Dan Taylor helps Jake Dudley, 3, with his fingerprint card as his twin brother Owen, right, looks on during the Evansdale Child Safety Day on Angels Island Wednesday, July 13, 2016, in Evansdale, Iowa. Evansdale is hosting a child identification day for the 4th anniversary of the Elizabeth Collins and Lyric Cook-Morrissey disappearance.
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Evansdale Police officer Dan Taylor helps Jake Dudley, 3, with his fingerprint card.
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Jason O'Connell, top right, with the help of Drew Collins, top left, demonstrates how to get away from an abduction at a self defense class offered during the Evansdale Child Safety Day on Angels Island Wednesday, July 13, 2016, in Evansdale, Iowa. Evansdale is hosting a child identification day for the 4th anniversary of the Elizabeth Collins and Lyric Cook-Morrissey disappearance.
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Eathan Stock, 7, of Waterloo practices his techniques on Drew Collins, right, on how to get away from an abduction at a self defense class offered during the Evansdale Child Safety Day on Angels Island Wednesday, July 13, 2016, in Evansdale, Iowa. Evansdale is hosting a child identification day for the 4th anniversary of the Elizabeth Collins and Lyric Cook-Morrissey disappearance.
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Evansdale Police officer Cass Dietz gives Payton Randall, 6, a snow cone during the Evansdale Child Safety Day on Angels Island Wednesday, July 13, 2016, in Evansdale, Iowa.
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ROSWELL, Ga. — Crews battled an overnight fire in the Lakeside at Ansley neighborhood in Roswell early Tuesday.
Fire officials said two people were checked out for minor injuries and everyone was able to make it out of the house safely.
They add that the fire started in the back of the home and eventually spread to the attic. The flames took crews hours to put out.
This is a developing story. Check back often for new information.
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Artist to the stars joins Latino art group showing at Redding's Old City Hall
Whether speaking Spanish or English, Antonio Fortuna's primary language seems to be art.
He communicates using his heart, while his fingers create the message in a variety of media, he said.
Fortuna paints, sculpts and designs furniture and clothing. His subject matter ― dancers, people standing in landscapes, a cyclist in the rain ― are as varied as his painting styles, which run the gamut from surreal to semi abstract.
Three of Fortuna’s pieces are included in an exhibit called "Celebrating Hispanic and Latino Culture and Heritage," on display through May 27 at the Shasta County Arts Council’s gallery at Old City Hall in downtown Redding.
The purpose of the show — launched on Cinco de Mayo, May 5 — is to celebrate Latin American artists living in the North State, the arts council’s Arts and Grants Coordinator Agata Maruszewski said.
The exhibition includes work by 23 established and emerging artists. Media represented include acrylic, watercolor and oil paintings, charcoal drawings, ceramics, graphic design, mixed media, photography, leather work and textiles, said Maruszewski.
“We didn't suggest a theme to the artists, beyond that the focus was on Latino and Hispanic culture,” she said.
Maruszewski said the arts council “champions accessibility and diversity in the arts community,” with the exhibition at Old City Hall just one means of spotlighting Latino artists from diverse backgrounds. “It’s a collaborative effort to bring forth the works created by Hispanic and Latino artists in the community,” she said.
What brought Antonio Fortuna to Shasta County?
Fortuna is new to Shasta County’s art community. But he's established in the art world.
Before he and his wife Edith moved to the North State in April 2022, his work sold widely throughout the southeastern United States, he said.
Tennis star Serena Williams owns one of his paintings. Fortuna designed furniture purchased by celebrated musicians Shakira and Julio Iglesias. Former President Barack Obama has one of the ties her husband created, Edith Fortuna said.
"Though my canvases are varied, their aim is to create pleasure through creativity and color," Fortuna explains on his website about what drives him artistically. "My joy is that 'wow-moment' for the viewer, when something within me captures something unsaid within them."
Murals on the Stress Ribbon Bridge
Antonio Fortuna, 77, moved from the South American country of Colombia to Miami 40 years ago “because I would like to change my air,” he said ethereally. Then, the couple relocated to Redding last year for a more down-to-Earth reason: to be close to their children and grandchildren.
“I’m trying to expand here,” Fortuna said of creating art in his new home.
While North State residents are somewhat familiar with Mexican culture, Fortuna said he has found that many have not been exposed to the traditions of other Latin American countries, including his own. Through his artwork, he wants to encourage people to gain an understanding of the diversity of Latino people and their varied experiences.
Since coming to the North State, Fortuna said he has met people from Argentina, Brazil and other parts of the world, and hopes they'll share their own Latino identities.
Fortuna strives to bring that world view to his subject matter, which isn't limited to Colombian culture.
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“I’m an international painter, not just” one who focuses on the unique aspects of Latin culture, he said. Not limiting himself, and “painting from the heart, not the hand,” allows him to create a more eclectic body of work, he said.
Redding is a great place to create art and to live, Fortuna said: “For sure, it’s more relaxing here. The climate and the people are great. They’re very welcoming. We’re very happy here.”
Gallery hours at Old City Hall, 1313 Market St., are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays. For more information call 530-241-7320 or go to shastaartscouncil.org.
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Increased flows on lower McCloud River bringing rising water levels
Flows on the lower McCloud River are expected to surge in May and Pacific Gas & Electric Co. officials are urging caution.
PG&E spokesman Paul Moreno said flows may be be about a foot-and-a-half higher as the winter snowmelt increases and the utility performs planned maintenance on the James B. Black Powerhouse.
Officials anticipate the McCloud Dam will start spilling over on Monday night, which is expected to increase flows in the lower McCloud River from 900 cubic feet to 1,000 cubic feet per second. Flows in the lower McCloud this time of year are usually about 450 cfs.
More:Ask the R-S: While Shasta Lake is brimming, Trinity Dam is not even half full. Why?
“Those recreating in or near the river are urged to use extra caution during the increased flows,” Moreno said in a news release.
Moreno said one of two generators is operating at the James B. Black Powerhouse, which means less water than usual is being diverted from the McCloud Reservoir to the Iron Canyon Reservoir and then to the powerhouse on the Pit River near the rural town of Bend.
This will cause the McCloud Reservoir to fill up and make excess water cascade into the dam’s spillway and into the lower McCloud River, which stretches from the McCloud Dam to Lake Shasta, Moreno said.
Moreno said the powerhouse should be back in service May 31. Once the facility's back online, PG&E will gradually reduce flows to the seasonal norm, around 200 cfs from the dam, Moreno said.
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Traffic alert: Drivers should expect long delays on Bechelli Lane this week
If it’s possible, drivers will want to avoid the Bechelli Lane corridor this week.
Asphalt grinding and paving on Bechelli Lane from Cypress Avenue to Hartnell Avenue and on Leila Avenue between Bechelli and Beverly Drive is taking place through Friday.
Redding’s public works department says to expect long delays.
“The city of Redding is advising all motorists to drive with caution and when approaching these areas or avoid them, if possible,” the city said in a news release.
Grinding and paving will start as early as 4 a.m. and there will be flaggers and pilot cars used to help vehicles navigate the area. Work could go as late as 6 p.m. each day.
More:Ask the R-S: While Shasta Lake is brimming, Trinity Dam is not even half full. Why?
Officials said drivers should expect to encounter traffic delays of up to 20 minutes. Other work on Bechelli south of Hartnell will continue, too.
Crews will be closing some lanes to traffic during the work
The work is being done by Tullis Inc., and it’s part of the $9.5 million Bechelli Lane Improvements Active Transportation Project that is bringing continuous sidewalks, bicycle lane enhancements, better pedestrian crossings and other improvements from Cypress Avenue to the new Costco at South Bonnyview Road and Bechelli Lane.
Loma Vista Drive between Bechelli and Churn Creek Road also is part of the project.
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Battle Buddies: Want to help Greenville area veterans receive service dogs? How to help.
Joe Clark played in his first cornhole tournament at Simpsonville's Warehouse at Vaughn's several years ago.
The competition was a fundraiser run by husband-and-wife duo, John and Jo Anne Creed, founders of Battle Buddies of the Carolinas. Battle Buddies serves North and South Carolina, raising, training and placing Labrador retriever service dogs with veterans suffering from PTSD.
As Clark became friends with the couple, he learned more about their organization and decided to get involved.
On Wednesday, May 24, Clark will host a cornhole tournament at Simpsonville's Clock Tower Taproom & Billiards. The tournament begins at 7:30 p.m.
Entry for the tournament is $5, and each person who pays to play will be put into a drawing to win a set of cornhole boards. Half of the proceeds from the cornhole tournament will go to the three top players. The other half will benefit Battle Buddies.
The fundraiser has currently raised $696. Their goal is to raise $2,000.
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John, who served in the Marines, Jo Anne have raised and trained service dogs for three years to assist organizations and individuals.
John has undergone eight spinal surgeries from non-combat-related injuries. Swayze is his service dog of four years who helps him with mobility issues and anxiety.
After their oldest son, Ryan, returned from his service in the 82nd Airborne, the Creeds recognized the complexity and severity of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Meeting more South Carolina veterans who struggle with the disorder and traumatic brain injuries showed the couple the need for service dogs, especially as soldiers returned from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
In 2012, Battle Buddies was established by the Piedmont couple.
The Creeds breed Labradors for veterans due to their intuitiveness towards anxiety attacks and seizures, as well as their people-pleasing nature.
"Recently, (during training) we had a female veteran who has a brain injury from the burn pits, which causes seizures and stuttering." Jo Anne said. "On the last day, we were at the graduation ceremony, and she had another seizure. The dog jumped up under the table and held her head up so she wouldn't hit her head."
For Jo Anne, one of the organization's biggest successes is its ability to partner with Clemson University.
"We partnered with them three years ago. We have the Animal Science and pre-vet majors raising our puppies from eight weeks until the veteran gets them. Then we do the final training. So that has been a huge success," she said.
Still, the need for service dogs continues to increase, JoAnne Creed said. Currently, the organization's waitlist for service dogs is one year.
Breeding, raising and training a service dog costs $10,000. The organization depends on fundraisers and events like the upcoming cornhole tournament in Simpsonville.
Clark said he comes from a family with a strong military background. He's motivated to show his appreciation and respect for veterans. He eventually wants to create cornhole jerseys geared toward suicide awareness for veterans.
"The common phrase for that is, 'I got your six.' There's a company out there that's called that and that's really what they're all about." he said. "Yes, they're making money making uniforms and stuff like that, but the whole point is keeping that mindset that there are people out there that are struggling."
To pre-register for the tournament in advance, you can visit the link here. $5 cash is due on arrival to the event. To enter the cornhole board drawing, visit Clower Tower Taproom's Venmo @clocktowercornhole.
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How Time Flies is a daily feature looking back at Pantagraph archives to revisit what was happening in our community and region.
100 years ago
May 16, 1923: The Division Street subway is the last of the large passage ways built by the C. & A. railroad in accordance with an agreement entered into with the city council. The subway, recently completed, is not as large as the East Washington Street subway, but is not surpassed by any in the city. Seven tracks run above the street.
75 years ago
May 16, 1948: McLean County taxes this year are 25% higher than they were in the boom year of 1928. Greatest tax increases have occurred in the last two years due partly to changes in tax laws and partly to increased tax rates through elections.
50 years ago
May 16, 1973: A $320,000 carrot was dangled before the Normal Town Council on Tuesday, but the council was offering no guarantees before it finds out what the carrot will cost in return. John M. Hess, president of Hess Construction Co. of St. Louis, wants to build an enclosed mall shopping center at the north edge of Normal.
25 years ago
May 16, 1998: Twenty-four students took part in the first state deaf spelling bee at Illinois State University. Bee coordinator Theresa Konrath said each student's teacher signed the word, and then the students spelled out the word with their fingers. "It is time that deaf children had a competition like their hearing peers," signed Garrett Noble of Roxanna, winner of the 11- to 14-year-old group. "It makes anyone feel good to be part of something that other people take for granted."
101 years ago: See vintage Pantagraph ads from 1922
Gerthart's
Union Gas and Electric Co.
Hoover
Dr. J.A. Moore Dentists
Moberly & Klenner
W.P. Garretson
W.H. Roland
Pease's Candy
Thor 32 Electric Washing Machine
The Kaiser's Story of the War
Ike Livingston & Sons
Gossard Corsets
Cat'n Fiddle
'Stolen Moments'
Case Model X
The Johnson Transfer & Fuel Co.
The Pantagraph want ads
Franklin Motor Car Co.
'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court'
Calumet Baking Powder
Mayer Livingston & Co. Newsmarket
'The Emperor Jones'
'California Fig Syrup'
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In my family's continuing adventures with Brownie, our jindo/collie mix, we have been exploring as many dog-friendly restaurants in Oakland as we can. While considering the city's tasty offerings, we’ve discovered a wide variety of pup-friendly establishments — from family restaurants to hipster beer gardens. Most have outdoor seating to take advantage of Oakland’s Mediterranean-like climate.
Brownie is more than happy to lounge under a table and wait for messy eaters to fumble their food onto the floor. He’s even open to complete strangers petting him on the head — a perfect drinking and dining companion. If you're looking for a place to enjoy a beer and some bites with your four-legged friend, keep reading for six of our favorite dog-friendly Oakland restaurants and bars.
Drake's Dealership
The structure at Drake's Dealership was built from the wood and steel of the sales and service department of an old Dodge dealership on Oakland's Broadway Auto Row. The full-service restaurant features over 30 of Drake’s Brewing Co.s best beers on tap, plus tons of appetizers, wood-fired pizza, sandwiches, burgers and sides. Our pup Brownie loves the inviting open-air beer garden, where he can lounge by one of the fire pits and keep warm on a chilly night. The kids are happy to chow down on crunchy pizzas; my husband and I enjoy perusing the gargantuan beer menu — it’s not easy choosing just one (or two) for the evening. The atmosphere is cozy and relaxing, as if you are eating outside in a rich friend's gravel-floored garden in Wine Country.
Reservations are accepted but not required, although Drake's can get busy in the evenings and on weekends.
Find it: Drake's Dealership, 2325 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612; 510-568-2739 x40
Brotzeit Lokal Biergarten
Did you say "sausage"? Brownie's ears perk up whenever we utter this magical word. His fave sausage place is Brotzeit Lokal Biergarten, which looks over the Oakland Marina on the Bay Trail. It's a great place to get a nosh after a walk on the waterfront. Brotzeit, which literally translates to "bread time" in German, refers to a mid-meal savory snack. You can find eight varieties of sausages here, ranging from bratwurst to a spicy vegan with chipotle. The kids love the cheesy Kasespatzle, housemade egg noodles. I usually opt for wiener schnitzel, because how often can you eat authentic wiener schnitzel outside of Deutschland?
Adults can wash it all down with one of the 20 rotating beer selections, mostly from small German and Austrian family breweries with a few local and Belgian faves thrown in. Or if you must drink wine at a beer garden, Brotzeit offers a nice collection, as well as ciders and cocktails. At sundown, don’t forget to bring a jacket or even a blanket — it can get chilly when the fog rolls in.
While reservations for six or more are accepted for indoor dining, dogs must be outdoor on the patio space. Outside, it's first come, first served.
Find it: Brotzeit Lokal Biergarten, 1000 Embarcadero, Oakland, CA 94606; 510-645-1905
Two Pitchers Brewing
Brownie and I first visited Two Pitchers Brewing for a fundraiser for HARA, the volunteer organization that rescued Brownie from South Korea. Each week, the brewery donates $1 of each boozy slushee it sells to a local non-profit; Two Pitchers also hosts dog-friendly events, like bingo and trivia nights. The brewery, which was started by two friends who were pitchers on their college baseball team (hence the name), specializes in radlers (beer with fruit). They also offer house beers, beers from other local breweries, wine, cocktails, hard kombucha, cider and non-alcoholic drinks.
The taproom of the craft brewery is located in a century-old former auto repair shop in Uptown Oakland. Dogs are allowed both inside the high-ceilinged space and outside in the beer garden, which is decorated with string lights and lots of plants. Brownie loved meeting other HARA rescues on the patio, while we waited for food from Lovely's Burgers. Lovely's serves old-school hot dogs and burgers made with quality ingredients.
Reservations not accepted.
Find it: Two Pitchers Brewing, 2344 Webster St., Oakland, CA 94612; 510-999-4939
Ghost Town Brewing
Ghost Town Brewing has two locations — one in West Oakland, where they make their affordable craft beers, and one in the Laurel District. The vibe at both locations is heavy metal biergarten, complete with a coffin logo and an accompanying soundtrack. The West Oakland location offers huge indoor and outdoor spaces with pinball machines, cornhole and other games. It’s a great place to go with a group after a walk with your hounds; food trucks are nearby if you are in need of a nosh. (Bonus: it has plenty of parking.) The Laurel spot has a dedicated kitchen with fish tacos, burgers and yummy Buffalo cauliflower (seriously, it's good!). All seating here is outside on the patio, where you will often find Brownie and a host of other neighborhood dogs and their owners. Umbrellas shield visitors from the sun on hot days, and there are plenty of heat lamps for cool nights.
Reservations not accepted.
Find it:
Ghost Town Brewing (West Oakland location), 1960 Adeline St., Oakland, CA 94607; 510-926-6728
Ghost Town Brewing (Laurel location), 3506 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland, CA 94619; 510-227-6009
Beer Baron Bar and Kitchen
Located in the heart of Rockridge near the BART station, Beer Baron has plenty of space for you and your dog on its large outdoor patio. The Bay Area mini-chain is known for its almost overwhelming selection of whiskeys — over 200 in all — and, of course, beer, with over 20 craft varieties from the Bay Area and beyond. I’m a big fan of their inventive craft cocktails, like the Lemony Snicket with Tito's vodka, limoncello, lemon and cream. My husband loves the whiskey flights, where he can try varieties from all over the world. But the absolute favorite item for everyone, including Brownie, is the Belgian-style, duck fat fries. Served with three sauces, these fries are so luscious you will have dreams about them. (Just ask Brownie: I’m pretty sure he whimpers for them in the middle of the night.)
Reservations are accepted online for parties 6-12; for larger parties, call directly.
Find it: Beer Baron, 5900 College Ave., Oakland, CA 94618; 510-338-3464
Homeroom
The kids' favorite dog-friendly restaurant is Homeroom for their macaroni and cheese. Since Brownie’s favorite food is cheese, he is happy to tag along and hang out under one of the outdoor tables. Located in the Temescal district, this Oakland institution has been serving inventive mac and cheese since 2011. The kids usually opt for the Classic Mac, while I go for something with a little kick, like the Elote Mac with roasted corn and serrano peppers. I’m pretty sure I can convince my carnivore son to try their newest creation, the spicy Kogi Short Rib Mac, since Korean food is his favorite. (Maybe he can even save a rib for Brownie.) If mac and cheese isn't your thing, Homeroom also serves salads and sides, as well as delicious cocktails. If you have room, try the peanut butter pie or a sundae for dessert.
Reservations are not accepted.
Find it: Homeroom, 400 40th St., Oakland, CA 94609; 510-597-0400
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Christina Castile shows off the renovations at Design 710 at 112 Park Place, now open for medical marijuana patients with hopes of securing an adult use license this summer. The spot had been vacant office space, unlikely to see new life as food service or other commercial space.
Bill Barlow, Staff Writer
Christina Castile, whose background is in design, said Design 710 invested about $1.5 million in improving the site. On the other side of a wall is another 8,000 square feet of possible expansion space if the new business takes off.
Bill Barlow photos, Staff Writer
Design 710 at 112 Park Place is open for medical marijuana patients with hopes of securing an adult use license this summer.
Bill Barlow, Staff Writer
Last year, the city approved a “green zone” that includes much of the commercial area of town, where cannabis businesses are an approved use.
ATLANTIC CITY — Christina Castile stands in the lobby of Design 710 at 112 Park Place, the latest cannabis business to open in the resort.
Behind her is an enormous display screen showing a loop of colorful digital smoke and the words “Atlantic City.” The dispensary is loaded with eye-catching touches, including rotating panels that separate the lobby from the dispensary area, with designs from old Atlantic City on one side and display shelves on the other.
The site had been long vacant office space, which Castile and her business partner Ted Flowers described as moldy and in otherwise terrible condition. Castile, whose background is in design, said the company invested about $1.5 million in improving the site, which they lease. On the other side of a wall is another 8,000 square feet of possible expansion space if the new business takes off.
It seems like exactly the kind of investment Atlantic City officials have in mind when they talk about the potential for the new cannabis industry in the resort.
“We’re trying to position Atlantic City as the cannabis hub for the East Coast,” said Kashawn “Kash” McKinley, the city’s director of constituent services, who also leads the city’s Cannabis Review Board, which advises Mayor Marty Small Sr. on cannabis-related issues.
Early indications look promising, with multiple potential cannabis businesses seeking state licenses to open in the city and more on the way. About $35 million in new investment is expected as part of two large-scale cannabis businesses in town, and MPX NJ, which became the city’s first business open to the recreational cannabis market on New York Avenue on April 20, is building a new and bigger structure right behind the current location.
There have been multiple other proposals to seek, and receive, planning approval for cannabis businesses, and two more are on the agenda for the Tuesday meeting of the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority: Honeybuzz Farms for a micro-dispensary at 1724 Atlantic Ave. and Everest Dispensary, seeking the OK to sell weed to the adult use market at 1226 Atlantic Ave.
Last year, the city approved a “green zone” that includes much of the commercial area of town, where cannabis businesses are an approved use. The plan is to encourage the businesses, and the potential for jobs and money coming to the city.
ATLANTIC CITY — Pungent clouds of resinous smoke wafted on the breeze Thursday afternoon as …
There are more than a dozen cannabis businesses in the works in Atlantic City, with many awaiting needed state license approvals from the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission.
That includes Castile and her business partner and childhood friend Nicole Stermer at Design 710, which they describe as the Jersey Shore’s first women-owned cannabis business. The business is currently open only for those with medical marijuana cards.
They have applied for an adult-use license, which Castile hopes to have in hand this summer.
She expects summer to be the busiest time for Design 710, named for a designation for concentrates. Much like 420 is used to indicate cannabis, the number 710, which spells “oil” upside down, has also been used.
Castile said few in her design business got the reference, but many did immediately within the cannabis community.
The city’s first legal dispensary, The Botanist, has applied to the NJCRC for permission to relocate out of Atlantic City. The business is on the Boardwalk, the only commercial area where the city has said no to cannabis.
Castile hopes to pick up some of those customers once the move is approved.
In some respects, New Jersey’s closely regulated cannabis industry has been slow to get off the ground, or at least slower than some investors had hoped, said Scott Rudder, who is back as the head of the New Jersey CannaBusiness Association after several years with Edmund DeVeaux at the helm.
ATLANTIC CITY — The city’s first legal cannabis shop looks set to also be the first to leave…
Rudder said the industry is doing well, especially in comparison to other states that have legalized cannabis for adults. Sales are increasing, and as more retail locations and growing facilities are licensed, those increases will continue. He expects cannabis to be a $2 billion to $3 billion industry, he said, and with its influx of visitors each year, he believes Atlantic City may be in a good position to lay claim to some of that money.
The city is also one of the few beach resorts that has been listed as an impact zone under the state’s cannabis laws, meaning areas where the state wants to direct the benefits of a cannabis industry.
The Cannabis Regulatory Commission has sought to prioritize licenses in impact zones, and for businesses owned by women, minorities and veterans over large-scale operators from out of state.
The trick is funding, Rudder said.
With marijuana still listed by the federal government as a schedule 1 narcotic, cannabis start-ups have no hope of getting funding through programs such as the Small Business Administration and many large banks remain wary of any connection to the industry.
“Everybody has dreams,” said Flowers at Design 710. “Some of the people we encounter, they have a great name, a great theme, but they don’t understand the investment and the headaches of dealing with the regulatory scheme.”
MPX did not respond to questions about their level of investment in Atlantic City. Rudder said it is difficult to generalize, because of the dramatic range in rents and purchase prices in New Jersey, but anyone trying to launch a cannabis business would need at least hundreds of thousands of dollars to get started.
That may change if a much-discussed federal bill on cannabis and banking makes progress, but for now, new businesses must look harder for investments, especially with interest rates and inflation continuing to climb.
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In 2017, money was flying toward cannabis, he said. Now, potential investors are much more careful.
“You don’t want to be in a position where you have to lay off employees before you even get started,” Rudder said.
Design 710 is close to High Roller Dispensary LLC, planning to open a large dispensary and lounge in the Claridge Hotel near the Boardwalk. That project is also working toward a full state license. Flowers said the more cannabis businesses the better, as it will help “normalize” cannabis sales and offer customers additional choices.
Castile wants to be one of the first open, to set the bar for future businesses.
“I think that’s huge,” she said.
Casino gaming looks set to remain the main economic driver for the city, bringing in millions of dollars every month. Cannabis investors don’t expect to overtake gaming, but see potential in the city.
“Atlantic City has always been an exciting opportunity,” Rudder said. He’s heard proposals for cannabis-centric hotels, along with consumption lounges and dispensaries. There are already cannabis events, such as the annual 420 festival. The city’s cannabis businesses will have to do more than sell weed. They’ll need to offer visitors an experience, Rudder said.
“Everybody I speak with in Atlantic City, they want to cater to the tourist crowd,” he said.
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Christina Castile shows off the renovations at Design 710 at 112 Park Place, now open for medical marijuana patients with hopes of securing an adult use license this summer. The spot had been vacant office space, unlikely to see new life as food service or other commercial space.
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The College of New Jersey softball team, led by the efforts of three local players, won the New Jersey Athletic Conference Tournament.
In TCNJ’s 7-3 win over Ramapo, Elizabeth Gosse (Southern Regional H.S.) allowed one run and struck out one in 4 2/3 innings. Ally Schlee (Cedar Creek) pitched the other 2 1/3 innings, allowing two runs, and earned the win. Kaci Neveling (Egg Harbor Township resident) hit an RBI single and scored.
In TCNJ’s 4-0 win over Rowan, Neveling singled and scored twice. Gosse struck out three in 6 1/3 innings, and Schlee struck out one in 1 1/3 innings for the save. In a 4-0 win over Ramapo in the title game, Neveling singled twice and scored. Gosse pitched five shutout innings, and Schlee went the final two innings to get the save.
The Lions earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament.
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Jenna Gardner (Cumberland Regional) singled and doubled in Bryant’s 11-1 loss to Maine in the America East Conference Tournament.
Kaylin Flukey (Absegami) hit a two-run single in Iona’s 4-1 win over Sienna in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament game. Brianna Bailey (St. Joseph) added a single. Last week, both were named to the MAAC All-Academic team.
Emily Cimino (Wildwood Catholic) had two doubles and two RBIs in Lehigh’s 5-1 win over Army in a Patriot League Tournament game. Last week, Cimino was named to the All-Patriot League first team and to the All-Academic team. Cimino hit .330 with 17 doubles, three triples, six homers, 46 RBIs and 36 runs.
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Bridgette Gilliano (Buena Regional) doubled, scored three runs and drove in three in Nevada’s 11-0 win over Colorado State in the Mountain West Tournament. She singled and scored in a 4-3 loss to Boise State.
Rian Eigenmann (Millville) went 3 for 3, scored one run and drove in one in South Florida’s 7-0 win over East Carolina in the America Athletic Conference Tournament.
Western Kentucky’s Faith Hegh (Mainland Regional) was named to the All-Conference USA first team last week. She hit .371 with 19 doubles, seven homers, 36 RBIs and 34 runs.
Arcadia’s Megan Sooy (Millville) was named to the All-Mid-Atlantic Conference Freedom second team last week.
Emma Barbera (Vineland) singled and scored in Cabrini’s 8-0 win over Marywood in an Atlantic East Conference Tournament game. She singled and scored in a 9-3 win over Marywood to win the championship and earn an automatic bid to the D-III tournament.
Nicole Ortega (Vineland) allowed three hits and struck out two in a complete-game in Salisbury’s 8-0 win over Mary Washington in the Coast-to-Coast Conference Tournament. She allowed four walks and struck out one in 5 2/3 shutout innings in a 1-0 win over Christopher Newport to win the title and earn an automatic bid to the D-III tournament.
Zoe Bork (EHT) had two hits and an RBI in Susquehanna’s 10-3 loss to Catholic in the Landmark Conference Tournament. She singled and doubled in a 2-1 win over Scranton.
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Jake Schneider (Ocean City) had two assists in Cabrini’s 18-9 loss to York in the D-III Tournament.
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In Cabrini’s 19-15 loss to Roger Williams in the D-III Tournament, Maggie Cella (Holy Spirit) had a goal and an assist. Carolina Gallagher (Middle Township) had a goal, an assist, three draw controls and three caused turnovers.
Anna Devlin (Ocean City) had three goals, six draw controls, two ground balls and a caused turnover in TCNJ’s 14-6 win over Messiah in the D-III Tournament. Kira Sides (Middle Township) also scored for the Lions. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/3-local-players-help-tcnj-win-njac-softball-title-college-notebook/article_9b1196e6-f28f-11ed-97c3-abf043fff53e.html | 2023-05-16T11:20:45 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/3-local-players-help-tcnj-win-njac-softball-title-college-notebook/article_9b1196e6-f28f-11ed-97c3-abf043fff53e.html |
BASEBALL
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Lower Cape May at ACIT
Absegami at Cedar Creek
Ocean City vs. Middle Twp. at Clarence Davies Sports Complex
Atlantic City at Millville
Egg Harbor Twp. at Oakcrest
Buena at Penns Grove
Cape May Tech at Pleasantville
Holy Spirit at St. Augustine
Delsea at Cumberland
Wildwood at Clayton
Jackson Memorial at Southern
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Buena at Cinnaminson
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Hammonton vs. West Deptford at Union Field
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Ocean City vs. Middle Twp. at Clarence Davies Sports Complex
SOFTBALL
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Toms River East at Lacey Twp.
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Our Lady of Mercy at Atlantic City
Mainland at Cedar Creek
ACIT at Lower Cape May
LEAP Academy at Oakcrest
Egg Harbor Twp. at Hammonton
Absegami at Ocean City
Cape May Tech at Pleasantville
Millville at St. Joseph
Delsea at Cumberland
Wildwood vs. Clayton at Fox Park
Jackson Memorial at Southern
Buena at Cinnaminson
BOYS LACROSSE
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Central Reg. at Absegami
St. Augustine at Lenape
GIRLS LACROSSE
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Millville at Lower Cape May
Winslow Twp. at Oakcrest
Atlantic City at EggHarbor Twp.
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Pinelands at Lakewood
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Absegami at Atlantic City
Millville at Cedar Creek
Lower Cape May at Hammonton
Mainland at Middle Twp.
Wildwood Catholic at Oakcrest
Bridgeton at Vineland
Triton at Cumberland
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Absegami at ACIT
Cedar Creek at Pinelands
Pleasantville at St. Augustine
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Egg Harbor Twp. at Hammonton
Barnegat at Lakewood
BOYS AND GIRLS GOLF
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Cape May Tech vs. Middle Twp. vs. Oakcrest vs. Wildwood Catholic at Shore Gate Golf Club
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Vineland vs. Absegami vs. Mainland at Seaview Golf Course
Barnegat vs. Pinelands at Atlantis Golf Course
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OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – One person was killed and another was injured early Tuesday when flames destroyed a home in Osceola County, officials said.
The fire broke out around 12:50 a.m. on Hidden Springs Circle, just south of Osceola Parkway, in Buena Ventura Lakes.
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The state fire marshal’s office said two adults were sleeping inside the home when the fire started.
A man in the back bedroom suffered smoke inhalation but was able to escape the blaze, officials said.
The victim who died was found on a couch near the front of the home, according to fire officials.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
BREAKING: An investigation is underway after a deadly house fire in Osceola County.
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One man died near the front of the home. Another was taken to the hospital with smoke inhalation.
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Lane split on I-195 West in East Providence shifts to the right starting May 19
Drivers headed to Gano or South main streets need to use the right lane
- The shifted split starts on May 19, 2023
- Only westbound traffic is impacted
EAST PROVIDENCE — The lane split on Interstate 195 West in East Providence, just before the Washington Bridge, is moving to the right starting on Friday, May 19.
The new split, starting in the evening, will have one lane on the left and two lanes on the right. The split will last until late fall. As with the current split, all traffic will still lead to Interstate 95.
Before the May 19 change, two lanes split off to the left and one lane to the right, while roadwork is happening in the space between.
The new lane split occurs just after the road changes from four lanes to three, after the Broadway interchange.
Traffic entering the freeway from Veterans Memorial Parkway and Taunton Avenue won't be affected, as they merge after the split.
Drivers who want to take the Gano Street exit (1D) will still need to be in the far right lane, as should people who want to get off on South Main Street (exit 1C).
"I-195 West drivers should not slow down or suddenly change lanes at the split, as this unsafe behavior will cause traffic delays and could lead to a crash," Department of Transportation Spokesman Charles St. Martin wrote in a news release.
The bridge carries an estimated 96,000 vehicles per day.
What else the Washington Bridge project will entail
The goal of the $78-million project is to reduce the morning commute from 16 minutes to 9.5 minutes, according to the state's website for the project. Final completion is scheduled for 2026.
Other parts of the project include:
- Widening of the road to allow for five lanes of westbound traffic over the bridge.
- A new bridge for traffic from Gano Street to I-195 West.
- Adding a lane on the western end of the bridge to alleviate weaving between the Taunton Avenue, Warren Avenue and Veterans Memorial Parkway on-ramps and the Gano Street off-ramp.
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The plan for congestion pricing in New York City is on track to begin in Spring 2024 — but not if New Jersey has anything to say about it.
On Monday, Sen. Bob Menendez introduced federal legislation to fight the city from moving forward, hoping to put the brakes on a project that nearly every Garden State lawmaker on either side of the political aisle has come out against.
Menendez, a Democrat, was heading back to D.C. right after a morning news conference at the George Washington Bridge, planning to propose a law that would take away New York's Federal Highway Administration funding in retaliation for congestion pricing, which he says is an attempt to close New York's budget holes by asking New Jersey drivers to pay up.
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"It's the very definition of taxation without representation," Menendez said. "It's a blatant attempt by New York and the MTA to make up for their budget shortfall by squeezing every dollar out of out of state residents."
Menendez is appealing to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to consider the broader impact of congestion pricing on New Jersey. And he's promised to try to pass a law that would ensure New York loses as much money in federal highway funding as it would gain in tolls collected from drivers.
New Jersey drivers fear they will be charged twice to drive to Midtown: Close to $20 to cross the Hudson River, and then again up to $23 to drive south of 60th Street.
"It's already expensive as it is with inflation, adding more to it on a day-to-day thing, cost of living, I think that's ridiculous," said Myra Cordon, who drives into the city.
If the MTA plan is adopted, commercial vehicles could be charged upwards of $80 to drive into midtown.
"Pricing inflation is so hard for small business owners, there isn't a day that goes by when a small business owner doesn't share a story about how hard it is to stay in business," said Jim Kyrgos, of the Meadowlands Chamber of Commerce.
Gov. Phil Murphy and the state's economic development group began running billboard ads near the Hudson River crossings on Monday, encouraging people to avoid the congestion tax by moving their families and their companies to New Jersey.
In response to Menendez's proposed law, the MTA said in a statement that "“The idea of penalizing the MTA for taking steps invited and approved by the federal government is slightly absurd."
Logistics of the congestion tax are still being worked out. Another sticking point for New Jersey's congressional delegation is that their state didn’t have a seat at the negotiating table for a decision that impacts so many drivers hey represent. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nj-lawmakers-hatch-new-proposal-to-fight-back-against-nycs-congestion-pricing-plan/4337362/ | 2023-05-16T11:29:32 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nj-lawmakers-hatch-new-proposal-to-fight-back-against-nycs-congestion-pricing-plan/4337362/ |
AVALON — With hopes high for the summer tourist economy in 2023, the borough is going to have a wide, new beach for visitors to enjoy.
Other communities will not be in as good a shape.
A federal project just added nearly 600,000 cubic yards of sand to Avalon beaches from Ninth Street to 27th Street.
The work now moves to Stone Harbor, which will also see its beaches rebuilt with sand from offshore shoals, pumped up by the dredge Texas.
Avalon officials added that the work was completed just weeks before the start of the hurricane season and the summer tourist season.
The federal rationale for funding beach replenishment projects is to protect lives and property from coastal storms. Having robust dunes and a wide beach helps reduce the impact of hurricanes, nor’easters and other storms, but the economic benefits of having a beach wide enough for miles of blankets and umbrellas are undeniable.
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What’s an ocean without a beach? One Atlantic City casino that takes its name from the sea doesn’t want to find out, and so it’s spending up to $700,000 of its own money to rebuild a badly eroded beach in front of it. The Ocean Casino Resort began the work Wednesday, and plans to have a new 110-foot-wide beach open for Memorial Day weekend. Chronic erosion near the casino has reduced the beach to just 5 to 8 feet wide in places. Bill Callahan, the casino’s general manager, says Ocean simply can’t wait for the next government-funded beach replenishment project, which could take another year or two.
Early this year, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers signed a $28.8 million contract with Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company of Oak Brook, Illinois, to rebuild the beach and dunes of Stone Harbor and Avalon.
The contract called for 231,000 cubic yards of sand to be added to Avalon beaches, followed by another 464,000 cubic yards to be placed on Stone Harbor beaches from 90th Street to 123rd Street, with the costs to be shared among the municipal, federal and state governments.
“Beach fill projects are perfect illustrations on how federal, state and local governments can work together for the betterment of communities,” said Avalon Mayor Martin Pagliughi. “This project could not have been timed better and provides a protective and recreational beach in advance of the summer storm and tourism seasons.”
He said the community was grateful to the Army Corps and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection for completing the work before Memorial Day weekend and the June 1 start of hurricane season.
The project began April 17 and continued 24 hours a day, seven days a week until completion May 12. The only delay was a coastal storm that forced the dredge into safe harbor until rough seas subsided.
With the conclusion of the Avalon portion of the work, the pipes leading from the dredge to Stone Harbor will be submerged well off Avalon’s beaches, according to borough officials.
Some serious dilemmas tend to occur for certain outdoorsy sorts this time of year. While there is plenty of yard work, spring cleaning, house sprucing and honey-do lists that need attention, the mind tends to retain only such thoughts as huge striped bass hammering lures and nearly ripping the rod out of one’s hands.
A booster pump for the Stone Harbor project will be visible off the Avalon beachfront near 31st Street.
According to Steve Rochette, a spokesperson for the Army Corps’ Philadelphia office, the Stone Harbor portion of the work will likely begin next week.
This year, Ocean City saw its 10th beach replenishment project along its Boardwalk, under a $21.5 million contract completed in February, with sand pumped in from the north end to 14th Street.
The rest of that barrier island is expected to gain sand as part of an additional project after the summer, with beaches in Strathmere and Sea Isle City also set to be replenished under a project expected to cost about $30 million, also divided among federal, state and local sources.
Sea Isle Mayor Leonard Desiderio told residents that most beaches are in good shape for the summer, with some local work undertaken to add sand south of 88th Street. Ocean City’s beaches appear to be fine for the summer, which leaves Upper Township, where the Strathmere section has again seen serious erosion.
Several beach paths have been blocked off because of steep cliffs in the dunes.
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Members of the Upper Township Committee discussed the Coastal Research Center at Stockton University’s most recent report on the Strathmere beach, but as of Monday that report had not been posted to the township website.
“It doesn’t really say anything that you can’t see,” township engineer Paul Dietrich told committee members: There is little beach left at high tide in the north end, although some sections of the Strathmere beach have gained sand.
The Coastal Research Center’s report for 2022 indicates the Army Corps project “will provide an exceptionally large measure of long-term protection,” with plans for decades’ worth of periodic replenishment projects.
But in this case, the replenishment will come after the end of the tourist season.
“Southern Ocean City, Sea Isle City and Strathmere won’t take place before fall 2023,” Rochette said.
The websites of the DEP and the Army Corps indicated yet another beach project is on the way in Cape May County, with the latest round of work expected in Cape May this winter.
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That was the first federal beach project in the state, and the first to include a 50-year commitment from the Army Corps to keep sand on the beaches through 2039.
That leaves the Wildwoods without a beach project so far. In the north end of that barrier island, North Wildwood Mayor Patrick Rosenello has sought to accelerate a proposed island-wide project, or at least get sand added to his beaches.
For the past several years, North Wildwood has been trucking sand from the wider beaches in Wildwood and Wildwood Crest to shore up the area close to the inlet, but erosion from an autumn storm made that impossible this year.
On Monday, Rosenello said he was thanking God for a relatively mild winter storm season.
“Hoping it holds,” he said. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/beach-work-complete-in-avalon-set-to-start-in-stone-harbor/article_1431bc04-f367-11ed-a477-63cd6dcdc8d3.html | 2023-05-16T11:29:34 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/beach-work-complete-in-avalon-set-to-start-in-stone-harbor/article_1431bc04-f367-11ed-a477-63cd6dcdc8d3.html |
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