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A 37-year-old prison inmate got 10 to 15 years of additional time for assaulting a corrections officer in August.
Shane T. Burns pleaded guilty to second-degree assault for his actions the morning of Aug. 30.
The Lancaster County Attorney's Office said Burns had refused to get out of the way so a prison corporal could get into a pantry at a housing unit at the Reception and Treatment Center located in Lincoln, so the officer sprayed him with pepper spray.
In response, Burns told him, "I'll beat your a**," and began assaulting the corporal with the handle of a broom, then his fists when the officer trapped the handle, preventing him from hitting him with it.
When another corrections employee arrived, Burns immediately stopped assaulting the officer, who went to a local hospital for treatment of his injuries.
Retired District Judge John Colborn sentenced Burns late last week.
He since has been moved to the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution, where he's serving 25- to 40-years for sexual assault of a child in Douglas County, plus three to six years for three prior assaults since he began serving the sentence in 2012.
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Photos: Nebraska's new Reception and Treatment Center
Reception and Treatment Center warden Taggart Boyd talks about a new dining area at Reception and Treatment Center on Wednesday.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
The new Reception and Treatment Center includes 32 behavioral and mental health beds.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
Reception and Treatment Center warden Taggart Boyd talks about new maximum-security prison beds during a tour of the facility Wednesday.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
A body scanner is seen at the public entrance of the Reception and Treatment Center on Wednesday.
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Reception and Treatment Center warden Taggart Boyd leads a tour of the new prison on Wednesday.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
Part of a prison expansion project that includes 384 new prison beds is seen in this photo taken at the Reception and Treatment Center on Wednesday.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
Part of Reception and Treatment Center's expansion project includes 384 new beds seen on Wednesday.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
A mental health wing at the Reception and Treatment Center seen on Wednesday.
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The new Reception and Treatment Center includes a "blind feed" food line.
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A prison courtyard at Reception and Treatment Center.
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A dining area at the Reception and Treatment Center seen on Wednesday.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
The public entrance to the Reception and Treatment Center.
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A program room is part of a 384-bed expansion project at the Reception and Treatment Center.
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Construction is ongoing at the Reception and Treatment Center in southwest Lincoln.
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The new Reception and Treatment Center includes 384 new prison beds.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
A mental health wing at Reception and Treatment Center.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
A mental health wing at Reception and Treatment Center is seen under construction on Wednesday.
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The Reception and Treatment Center has a mental health wing.
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The new kitchen is seen at the Reception and Treatment Center on Wednesday.
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Reception and Treatment Center warden Taggart Boyd talks about the center's new mental health wing.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
Part of a prison expansion project includes 384 new beds.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
Reception and Treatment Center warden Taggart Boyd talks about a new mental health wing at the center.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
Reception and Treatment Center warden Taggart Boyd leads a tour of Nebraska's new prison.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
Part of a prison expansion project that includes 384 new prison beds is seen in this photo taken at Reception and Treatment Center on Wednesday.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
Part of a prison expansion project includes 384 new prison beds at the Reception and Treatment Center.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
The new structure includes an intake center where nearly every man admitted into the state's prison system will be processed before assigned to a long-term location.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
A hospice bed at Reception and Treatment Center is seen on Wednesday.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
An on-site dental office is part of the new Reception and Treatment Center.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
A skilled nursing bed at Reception and Treatment Center is seen on Wednesday.
JUSTIN WAN. Journal Star
A skilled nursing bed at the Department of Correctional Services' Reception and Treatment Center in Lincoln is seen in May 2022.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star file photo
Reception and Treatment Center warden Taggart Boyd talks about a new mental health wing at Reception and Treatment Center on Wednesday.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
An X-ray machine at the new Reception and Treatment Center.
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An admission cell at the Reception and Treatment Center.
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A man is fighting for his life after he was shot near an ATM during a possible robbery in Philadelphia Wednesday night.
Police responded to a report of a shooting along the 6500 block of Roosevelt Boulevard shortly after 9 p.m. When they arrived they found a 49-year-old man on the ground suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest next to an ATM and a vehicle. The man – who lives a few blocks away from the crime scene – was taken to the hospital where he is currently in critical condition.
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Police said there was a trail of blood from the ATM to the vehicle. The victim’s family members arrived at the scene and told NBC10 the man had been using the ATM when he was shot. Investigators said robbery may have been a motive in the shooting.
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No arrests have been made and police have not released information on any suspects. Police are looking at surveillance footage from the ATM as well as nearby homes.
There are additional resources for people or communities that have endured gun violence in Philadelphia. Further information can be found here. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/man-shot-near-atm-during-possible-robbery-in-philadelphia-police-say/3568860/ | 2023-05-18T03:24:31 | 0 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/man-shot-near-atm-during-possible-robbery-in-philadelphia-police-say/3568860/ |
HANCOCK COUNTY, Maine — The Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, is awarding $1.2 million grant to help towns in Hancock County recruit and retain volunteer firefighters.
According to the U.S. Fire Administration, 93 percent of Maine's fire departments heavily rely on volunteers, but some towns struggle to find people to fill those roles.
"It's imperative we build a system that supports these volunteers and get them what they need in order to be successful," Ellsworth Fire Chief Scott Guillerault said.
Ellsworth, Dedham, Hancock, Lamoine, Mariaville, Orland, and Trenton will collaborate to create a program aimed to increase the number of volunteers in their departments.
The goal is to recruit and train 80 volunteers from all seven communities over the next four years, Guillerault said.
"If we don't have volunteers, we don't have firefighters, and if we don't have firefighters, we can't respond," Naomi Graychase, Orland volunteer firefighter, said.
Ellsworth has a handful of paid firefighters on staff, but departments like Orland runs on volunteers.
Orland's Fire Chief Bobby Conary works full time at Hancock County's 911 dispatch center. But he said he has to leave work a couple times a month to respond to a call.
"I've left from here, my paying job, using vacation time to respond to calls where I've actually got to my fire station and driven a truck to the scene because we just didn't have a lot of people available," Conary said.
Guillerault said this grant will benefit all seven towns, as oftentimes towns need to send mutual aid.
"We rely on the communities that surround us to come and help us to back us up for our manpower, so it's twofold," Guillerault said. "We build up our volunteer base to help our firefighters here at the station, but we also build those volunteer forces in the communities that surround Ellsworth because not only are we going to them, they're coming to us." | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/public-safety/fema-grant-hancock-county-recruit-retain-volunteer-firefighters/97-125bad40-ca3e-48d5-a06c-34425129b058 | 2023-05-18T03:27:37 | 1 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/public-safety/fema-grant-hancock-county-recruit-retain-volunteer-firefighters/97-125bad40-ca3e-48d5-a06c-34425129b058 |
Prescott business owner sentenced after falsely claiming to be veteran, Purple Heart recipient
A man was found guilty of fraud schemes and forgery and sentenced to prison on Monday by a Yavapai County jury.
John Hoyt Fullen, 42, of Prescott, received a 10.5-year sentence.
Fullen, throughout his tenure owning and operating American Veteran Movers company, advertised the company to clients as being veteran owned and operated.
However, according to authorities, Fullen was never enlisted in the Marine Corps or any other branch of the military and misled clients about his own service for a financial advantage.
Fullen claimed to be wounded in combat in Iraq and owned a fraudulent Purple Heart certificate that he purchased in order to receive veteran license plates for his vehicles, according to a Yavapai County attorney.
“I’d like to thank the jury for their service and hope this verdict and lengthy prison sentence sends a message to anyone who contemplates falsely stealing the valor of our veterans. This crime not only defrauded Mr. Fullen’s victims, who believed their hard-earned dollars were supporting a veteran-owned business, but also defrauded the veterans in our community who run small businesses," Yavapai County attorney Dennis M. McGrane said in a statement. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2023/05/17/man-found-found-guilty-prison-for-fraud-claimed-veteran/70230093007/ | 2023-05-18T03:30:55 | 1 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2023/05/17/man-found-found-guilty-prison-for-fraud-claimed-veteran/70230093007/ |
Fort Wayne/Allen County
Parks’ plans to be at open houses
Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation will host three open houses next week that will allow the public to learn about a 10-year comprehensive planning project.
The open houses will be Wednesday and Thursday. Each one will feature six stations where residents can provide input and talk with staff. Residents will be asked about facilities, ideas for parks, equity and other topics.
The outcome of the plan will direct the park system planning for the next 10 years and will guide the parks department mission and goals to provide leisure opportunities and stewardship of our parks.
Residents can attend an open house from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the McMillen Park Community Center’s red room, 3901 Abbott St. The other open houses will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at Salomon Farm Park, Wolf Learning Center, 817 W. Dupont Road; and from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Foellinger-Friemann Botanical Conservatory’s Kessler room, 1100 S. Calhoun St.
Each participant will receive one free admission pass to the botanical conservatory. The process is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2024.
Outdoor grants available for state sites
Educators can apply for grants through the Indiana Natural Resources Foundation if they are interested in taking students to field trips next school year to a state park or a state-managed lake.
Grants from the Discover the Outdoors fund are available for students in kindergarten through 12th grade for all school types, a news release said.
Since the grant program’s inception in 2013, 174 school grants have been awarded, providing the financial opportunity for more than 18,000 students to visit state parks.
The maximum grant award is $250 per application.
Applications are accepted from May 1 to June 30 prior to the school year for which the grant is requested. Applications must be postmarked no later than June 30.
Applicants will be notified by Sept. 1 regarding potential grant awards. The grant application is at on.IN.gov/state-park-group-programs.
For more information about the grants, go online to indiananrf.org/the-inrf-difference/education.
– Journal Gazette | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/briefs-fort-wayne-parks-and-recreation-to-hold-3-open-houses/article_c8a9517a-f500-11ed-ba0a-037fc6cd8c2c.html | 2023-05-18T03:31:01 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/briefs-fort-wayne-parks-and-recreation-to-hold-3-open-houses/article_c8a9517a-f500-11ed-ba0a-037fc6cd8c2c.html |
One of four people charged in connection to a 2022 shooting faces 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to burglary.
Brieon Gray, 22, will be sentenced to 20 years in prison with an additional three years suspended if Allen County Superior Court Judge David Zent approves the agreement. Gray entered the plea Tuesday and faces sentencing Aug. 14.
Gray was originally charged with burglary with serious bodily injury, robbery with serious bodily injury and aggravated battery in December after a man was shot in his apartment Aug. 15.
The agreement also establishes a no-contact order to prevent Gray from contacting the man.
Police responded to an apartment at 1608 Reed Road about 1:30 a.m. Aug. 15 and found the victim suffering from gunshot wounds.
The man told police three masked men walked into his apartment and tried to tie him up with duct tape, according to a probable cause affidavit signed by Fort Wayne Police Detective Matthew Cline. They then shot him and stole several items in the apartment, court records say.
Police did not find signs of forced entry as they investigated the scene, and officers found a key in the door’s lock.
Police spoke to another man living in the apartment who identified it as belonging to Autumn Hayden, a woman who has since be charged in connection to the robbery, according to court documents. She had been asked to leave the apartment two days before the burglary.
Two friends of the victim came to police after the shooting with messages sent from Hayden’s Snapchat account.
“I loved you but I knew it in my gut it (wasn’t) going to work cause (you’re) so stuck in your parents mind. It’s not cute,” the message read. “You friends kicked me out (the previous day) over cats. That’s cool (though because he gonna) get what he deserves.”
In December, the victim told police he did not have control of his left foot and ankle because of his peripheral nerve being severed in the shooting, according to court documents. He was unable to walk without the use of a walker. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/courts/plea-agreement-signed-in-2022-robbery-shooting-that-left-a-fort-wayne-man-in-critical/article_ef090966-f4ea-11ed-a6d3-fb6d8bf30957.html | 2023-05-18T03:31:08 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/courts/plea-agreement-signed-in-2022-robbery-shooting-that-left-a-fort-wayne-man-in-critical/article_ef090966-f4ea-11ed-a6d3-fb6d8bf30957.html |
Master Trooper James Bailey’s name was etched Wednesday into the Indiana State Police’s local memorial stone, placed alongside those of other officers and employees who have died while in the line of duty.
Indiana State Police Fort Wayne Post 22 invited officers and supporters to gather for the annual memorial service. Forty-eight state police employees have died while in the line of duty since 1933.
The state police have traditionally hosted memorials at each post during May.
“The memorial services are a way of paying tribute and remembering the ultimate sacrifices made by state police employees who have died while serving and protecting the citizens and visitors of Indiana,” a news release said.
“These services are also for the family members of these fallen heroes, reaffirming our commitment that their sacrifice as well as the sacrifice of their departed loved ones will never be forgotten.”
The Wednesday service included a prayer and a roll call of fallen employees. Lt. Corey Culler, local district commander, followed each name with a description of what led to the officer’s final call.
Culler also addressed the Bailey family and explained what his service meant to the Fort Wayne post.
Bailey, 50, left behind a wife and two children when he died March 3 after being struck by a suspect evading police on Interstate 69 in DeKalb County. Bailey had deployed stop sticks in an attempt to slow the suspect’s vehicle.
In addition to Bailey’s name living on the memorial stone, his bust plate was added to the memorial board displayed in the Fort Wayne post’s lobby.
Since 1933, six state troopers have died in the line of duty in the Fort Wayne post’s region, which includes LaGrange, Steuben, Noble, DeKalb, Whitley, Allen, Huntington, Wells, Blackford and Jay counties.
Five of those officers died in vehicular crashes. In addition to Bailey, the others were Trooper Richard England of Columbia City on April 22, 1942; Trooper Donald Turner on Jan. 28, 1956; Trooper Robert Garrison of Montpelier on Dec. 14, 1959; and Master Trooper David Deuter of Angola on July 16, 1998.
Trooper Cory Elson of Fort Wayne died April 3, 1999, in Decatur when a driver opened fire on him with an automatic rifle during a traffic stop.
For a full list of state police employees who died in the line of duty, go online to www.in.gov/isp/about-isp/in-memoriam/. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/state-police-host-annual-memorial-for-fallen-officers/article_8121ce18-f4fb-11ed-8d08-bbec2725f5e9.html | 2023-05-18T03:31:14 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/state-police-host-annual-memorial-for-fallen-officers/article_8121ce18-f4fb-11ed-8d08-bbec2725f5e9.html |
Brandon Rocha says he will always have fond memories of his coworker Kyu Cho.
"He was just very selfless,” Rocha said. “If any word would describe him, it would be selfless. He would always be there for you. He would give a listening ear."
Cho, his wife, Cindy, and their 3-year-old son, James, were killed in the Allen mall shooting. Their 6-year-old son, William, was injured but survived.
Rocha says Cho was a wonderful father and a good man who was more than just his coworker.
"He was an amazing human being,” Rocha said. “An amazing man. We started being friends through food."
Rocha introduced Cho to the food of Taqueria and Tamaleria Nuevo Leon and he was hooked.
"Then I told him about Taqueria and Tamaleria Nuevo Leon and he came by himself sometimes, and we were finally able to come together," Rocha said.
Over a good meal is where they shared and bonded.
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"We talked about work,” Rocha said. “Many people not just myself. We would talk about personal things."
The restaurant provided food to the office in Cho's honor. Included in the meal was a burrito, which was Cho's favorite thing to order.
"To me, it really meant a lot because that's what he always ate when he came here," Rocha said.
Rocha shared his story on social media and the post went viral.
He gained approval from the Cho family to share his story with NBC 5.
With the outpouring of support for the victims of the mass shooting at the Allen Premium Outlets, GoFundMe has launched a centralized hub for all verified fundraisers related to the shooting. The online fundraising platform said it was working around the clock to make sure that all funds donated go directly to survivors or the families of victims. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/allen-shooting-victim-kyu-chos-coworker-shares-how-they-bonded-over-mexican-food/3260271/ | 2023-05-18T03:36:26 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/allen-shooting-victim-kyu-chos-coworker-shares-how-they-bonded-over-mexican-food/3260271/ |
Texas would become the largest state to ban gender-affirming care for transgender children under a bill sent Wednesday night to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who has previously ordered child welfare officials to investigate such treatment as abuse.
The bill cleared the GOP-controlled Legislature after a final vote in the Senate over the objections of Democrats, who used parliamentary maneuvers in recent weeks to delay passage but could not derail it entirely.
Texas is now poised to join at least 17 other states that have enacted similar bans.
Abbott's office did not return an email seeking comment Wednesday night. Last year, Abbott became the first governor to order the investigation of families who were receiving care. The investigations were later halted by a Texas judge.
Every major medical organization, including the American Medical Association, has opposed the bans and supported the medical care for minors when administered appropriately.
Texas is among a number of states where Republican lawmakers have given priority status this year to measures limiting the rights of transgender people. Earlier Wednesday, the Texas House also gave preliminary approval to a bill that puts restrictions on transgender college athletes.
Transgender rights activists have disrupted the Texas House with protests from the chamber gallery, which have led to state police forcing demonstrators to move outside the building.
Earlier this month, a Texas hospital’s care for transgender minors came under investigation by state Attorney General Ken Paxton, who said he was seeking evidence of alleged “potentially illegal activity” without elaborating. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/texas-legislature-sends-bill-banning-gender-affirming-care-for-transgender-children-to-governors-desk/3260268/ | 2023-05-18T03:36:38 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/texas-legislature-sends-bill-banning-gender-affirming-care-for-transgender-children-to-governors-desk/3260268/ |
Orlando Arcia hit a tiebreaking solo homer with two outs in the ninth inning and the NL East-leading Atlanta avoided consecutive series losses for the first time this season by rallying for a 6-5 win over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday night.
Ronald Acuña Jr. homered in his fourth consecutive game for the Braves, and Eddie Rosario had a two-run shot in the second that ended Texas starter Nathan Eovaldi's scoreless streak at 29 2/3 innings.
Adolis García went deep twice for AL West leader Texas, those solo shots extending his MLB-best RBI total to 46.
The Braves won two of three in Texas after getting swept in three games at Toronto last weekend.
Atlanta tied the game at 5 in the eighth when Ozzie Albies had an RBI single and Austin Riley drove him home with a double that chased reliever Josh Sborz. Arcia's fourth homer of the season came off Brock Burke (2-2).
Nick Anderson (2-0), the fourth Braves pitcher, worked a scoreless eighth before Raisel Iglesias worked a perfect ninth for his second save.
Eovaldi got started with a 1-2-3 first inning that extended his career-best scoreless streak that was the longest in the majors this season and went back to April 24. But Riley had a leadoff single in the second before Rosario went deep.
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After Eovaldi then got 12 outs over an 11-batter stretch that began with a double play, Acuña led off the sixth with his 11th homer of the season to get the Braves within 4-3. That 429-foot shot to straightaway center came a night after the slugger's 455-foot blast that hit much higher in the same area.
Braves starter Spencer Strider allowed four runs while striking out seven over five innings. He had entered the game with at least eight strikeouts in 12 consecutive games, the longest active streak in the majors.
García homered leading off the fourth, and an inning later added his 13th homer of the season. It was his sixth career multihomer game, and second this season — he went deep three times in a 5-for-5 game April 22 against Oakland when he drove in eight runs.
Corey Seager had a sacrifice fly in his first game for Texas since April 11. The shortstop was activated from the injured list after missing 31 games because of a left hamstring strain, though he was the designated hitter for his first game back.
Marcus Semien had a triple in the seventh before Seager hit a 380-foot flyball to deep center, where Michael Harris went a long way to making a running catch with his back to the plate and his right arm fully extended over his head.
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Rangers: Manager Bruce Bochy said the plan was for Seager to the DH in his first game back, even before his return was delayed because he had a stomach bug. Seager will likely start at shortstop in their next game Friday.
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Braves: A day off Thursday before hosting Seattle. The pitching matchup for the series opener Friday is a pair of undefeated right-handers with the same first name — Bryce Elder (3-0, 1.94 ERA) for the Braves and Bryce Miller (2-0, 0.47) for the Mariners.
Rangers: After being off Thursday for the first time in 14 days, the Rangers open a three-game series at home Friday against Colorado. Martín Pérez (4-1, 4.25) starts for Texas against Kyle Freeland (4-4, 3.16). | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-rangers-lose-to-atlanta-braves-wednesday-night/3260282/ | 2023-05-18T03:36:44 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-rangers-lose-to-atlanta-braves-wednesday-night/3260282/ |
INDIANAPOLIS — Disaster recovery centers in three Indiana counties will now operate with new hours.
Residents of Morgan and Johnson counties who were impacted by the March 31 storms, which included an outbreak of more than 20 tornadoes across the state, can still apply for FEMA disaster assistance through June 14.
The disaster recovery centers in both counties will now be open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. and then from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Saturdays.
Residents of Monroe County will also be receiving assistance after the storms. Recovery specialists will be available to help from FEMA, the state and the Small Business Administration. The center will be open from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. during the week and 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Saturday.
You can find the Disaster Recovery Center nearest you using this tool.
"Everyone is encouraged to apply if you live in a declared county,” said FEMA external affairs officer Roberto Baltodano. “Whether if you believe that you may have not had disaster-related damages, you are in a declared county, so come see us. We encourage you to come visit and sit down with us. We want to know your story. We want to know what happened and then help us determine your eligibility."
People can also apply by calling the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362, go online to DisasterAssistance.gov, or use the FEMA App.
Anyone who sustained storm-related damages in Allen, Benton, Clinton, Grant, Howard, Johnson, Lake, Monroe, Morgan, Owen, Sullivan and White counties at the time of the tornadoes can apply for assistance. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/disaster-recovery-centers-operating-under-new-hours-in-indiana-counties/531-4b934ef5-34e0-48e1-830f-c43230acaef5 | 2023-05-18T03:36:54 | 1 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/disaster-recovery-centers-operating-under-new-hours-in-indiana-counties/531-4b934ef5-34e0-48e1-830f-c43230acaef5 |
WACO, Texas — An 81-year-old woman is dead after a deadly crash in Waco, according to the Waco Police Department.
Waco PD stated officers were called to the 1000 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd around 12:14 p.m. on May 17.
According to the department, the crash occurred when a Mazda 5 was traveling south down MLK Blvd. The Mazda made a U-turn and was hit by another vehicle, which then crashed into a third vehicle.
Two passengers of the Mazda 5 were reportedly ejected from the vehicle and taken to a local hospital.
A 3-year-old girl suffered minor injuries and an 81-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the hospital, said Waco PD. The department said they expect the occupants of the other vehicles to be okay.
Next of kin has reportedly been notified in the crash, but Waco police have not released the identity of anyone involved at this time. Updates will be given as more information become available.
Related stories from 6 News: | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/81-year-old-woman-killed-deadly-crash-waco/500-ce471268-360d-43fb-bc55-a075fbe11a0f | 2023-05-18T03:40:29 | 0 | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/81-year-old-woman-killed-deadly-crash-waco/500-ce471268-360d-43fb-bc55-a075fbe11a0f |
SARASOTA, Fla. — The U.S. Coast Guard rescued one man and helped seven other passengers to safety after two boats collided Wednesday in Sarasota.
The crash between a 34-foot commercial fishing boat with two people aboard and a 23-foot boat with six people aboard happened at around 5:40 a.m., the Coast Guard reports.
The injured man was taken to Tampa General Hospital by a Coast Guard helicopter for a head injury.
"Through the activation of an emergency positioning indicating radio beacon, Coast Guard units were able to locate and assist the other seven people from the vessels in distress," Kevin Coyne of Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg said in a statement. "This rescue is a testament to the teamwork it takes to save lives."
The owners of the two boats are working with commercial salvage for the vessels. The collision remains under investigation, the Coast Guard said. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/coast-guard-rescue-boat-collision-sarasota/67-18414e8d-77ad-4aa2-a585-cc64c3f8a884 | 2023-05-18T03:53:27 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/coast-guard-rescue-boat-collision-sarasota/67-18414e8d-77ad-4aa2-a585-cc64c3f8a884 |
DES MOINES, Iowa — A bill expanding youth employment in Iowa may violate federal labor laws, according to a letter from the U.S. Department of Labor.
Senate File 542 passed both the Iowa House and Senate during this past legislative session, and is now waiting for Gov. Kim Reynolds' signature to become law.
It's designed to let some teenagers work in restricted industries, like manufacturing, as long as it's part of a work-based learning program.
However, in a letter to Democratic leaders, the U.S. Department of Labor said that if a job isn't specifically listed in federal child labor regulations, then it can't be performed by 14 and 15-year-olds.
The Department of Labor said violating child labor regulations in this way would be considered "oppressive child labor."
"The Department will continue to closely monitor the status of child labor laws in Iowa and their potential ramifications for federal child labor law enforcement," the letter reads in part.
The letter also indicates that the department is investigating incidents of child labor in Iowa, saying, "The Department currently has over 600 child labor investigations underway nationwide, including in Iowa, and continues to field complaints and initiate investigations to protect children under the federal child labor laws."
The response from the Department of Labor comes two months after seven Democratic legislators asked the department for it's opinion on the legality of the bill.
Democrats in the Iowa legislature reacted to the Department of Labor's response in a press release, calling on Reynolds to take action.
“Now it’s been confirmed: SF 542 violates federal law," Sen. Nate Boulton, D-Des Moines, said in the release. "Gov. Reynolds needs to veto this dangerous, unlawful bill to protect Iowa kids and ensure legal clarity for Iowa employers."
In a statement to Local 5, Sen. Adrian Dickey, R-Packwood, stood by the legislation, saying it's common for states to have youth employment laws that don't match federal standards and the Department of Labor "has never made an issue of it."
"Despite all the rhetoric to the contrary, this bill is a common sense update to Iowa’s youth employment laws," Dickey said in part. "It responsibly expands opportunities for Iowa youth." | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/local-politics/youth-employment-child-labor-bill-iowa-department-of-labor-letter-concerns-federal-law-violation/524-839868cf-c1c7-42fc-b38d-41f772bcff13 | 2023-05-18T03:57:12 | 1 | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/local-politics/youth-employment-child-labor-bill-iowa-department-of-labor-letter-concerns-federal-law-violation/524-839868cf-c1c7-42fc-b38d-41f772bcff13 |
Following storm of criticism, Dearborn Hts. board reinstates principal, puts superintendent on leave
The school board for Dearborn Heights School District #7 voted Wednesday to place the superintendent on leave and reinstate a principal whose controversial and abrupt removal sparked protest and growing frustration among staff, students and parents.
The moves came after more than three hours of public comment, with many speakers denouncing Superintendent Tyrone Weeks and praising Aaron Mollett, the principal of Annapolis High, and calling for his return.
The audience at 11 p.m. erupted into cheers at the news. Mollett was to be reinstated effective Thursday.
"Tonight is a perfect representation of uniting voices for the better good of a community. And our board heard our pleas and our cries and our demands, and they have started to rise to those," said Lelynn Wolak, an Allen Park resident whose children attend the district through school of choice.
"Knowing that Mr. Mollett is going to be in the building tomorrow, there are no words to describe the joy. Knowing that Mr. Weeks is going to have his own investigation and that our cares and concerns of the teachers were heard, it’s a positive sign that the board is willing to make the hard decisions to make D7 strong."
The board spent little time discussing the decisions. But board president Latanya Gater, who faced criticism from those who demonstrated before the board meeting and those who spoke out during the meeting had called for an legal opinion first.
"We are skating a very thin line," she said.
Many speakers joined the demonstration before the meeting at Annapolis in a show of support for Mollett, who was placed on administrative leave this month after "a tragic student accident," according to the district. Students and parents reported that a girl had died.
The decision prompted a student walkout last week and a Change.org petition seeking Mollett’s reinstatement as well as details in the death. The petition has garnered more than 1,100 supporters.
More than 100 protesters, including teachers and educators from districts across Metro Detroit, surrounded Annapolis High before the board meeting. They chanted and hoisted signs bearing messages such as "Stop the lies," "Missing transparency" and "We want answers not interviews."
Some criticized decisions by Weeks and his team, who they said did not help retain teachers or address programs to help students' mental health.
"It’s really sad what’s going on in our district," said Annette Rozycki, a teacher at O.W. Best Middle School who joined the demonstration.
The Michigan Education Association cited the Mollett suspension as well as other issues related to the superintendent during the protest. The MEA claims Weeks refused to negotiate a virtual learning program, removed a bargaining unit member from the local Administrative Assistants Union and placed her in a non-represented position, refused to compensate a teacher who suffered serious injuries after being assaulted by a student and required central office secretaries to sign non-disclosure agreements.
Weeks did not respond to a request for comment Wednesday or address the remarks during the meeting. He walked out immediately after the board approved a motion by Secretary Leslie Windless to place him on paid administrative leave amid a probe into the complaints the MEA highlighted.
“Local educators, students and families have been through enough these last few years, and they shouldn’t have to also deal with an overbearing superintendent who will do or say anything to maintain his grasp on power,” said Amanda Moran, a middle school teacher and president of the Dearborn Heights Education Association, in a statement before the board's actions.
“For the sake of our students, it’s time our community comes together to demand better from school district leaders and hold them accountable.”
Those who attended the picket and meeting, at which about 200 people turned out, said the climate in the district has prompted staff to leave.
"In my 24 years in District 7, I have never witnessed the amount of resignations in one school year," Charlene Thompson, a teacher, told the board.
Other staff described low morale, fear of retaliation and dismissed concerns.
"I would choose to repeat my first year of teaching 15 times over than have another year like this," Emily Anderson, another teacher, told the board.
Troy Scott, who leads a coordinating council with the MEA, sparked lengthy applause when he called for the resignation of Weeks and Gater.
"Do it for the community!" he said.
Weeks has said the district can't disclose information on Mollett due to privacy concerns.
When a student asked the board when or if Mollett would be reinstated, Gater said meeting rules stipulated questions needed to be written on a public comment form for a later response.
Trustee Mary Beth Beltowski introduced the motion to reinstate Mollett "for the remainder of the school year, until the board has had ample time to receive the information we have yet to receive."
Gater had called for a closed session to discuss the matter, saying an investigation into Mollett had only been completed Wednesday. At other points, Gater called for order when audience members shouted or drowned out speakers.
The outcry and attendance showed how strongly the issues have resonated in the district, said Thea Carrier, an Annapolis High student who spoke out to support the principal.
Parent Iesha Brassell described Mollett as a calming, positive presence.
"It's very important that the board changes their ways and be here for the students," she said. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2023/05/17/students-teachers-parents-decry-issues-in-dearborn-heights-district/70225215007/ | 2023-05-18T04:04:09 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2023/05/17/students-teachers-parents-decry-issues-in-dearborn-heights-district/70225215007/ |
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A procession of cyclists made their way down State Street in Harrisburg. They rode in silence to honor the lives of those who died while cycling on Pennsylvania’s roads.
“I think it’s very poignant that we are doing this in Harrisburg because the city is home to one of the most dangerous roads in the country," said Jonathan Dunkleberger, a cyclist in the Harrisburg Ride of Silence.
In 2022, 15 people were killed in crashes involving cars, including two in Harrisburg. Those lives were represented by white ghost bikes, that sat on the Capitol Building steps.
Dunkleberger said a lack of biking infrastructure on dangerous streets and a lack of driver awareness makes it dangerous for cyclists.
“Motorists tend not to know that cyclists are allowed to use the road as much as they are," said Dunkleberger.
“These roads are used for cycling and scooters, pedestrians have to cross them, and they should be safe for everyone," said Brandon Basom, an organizer of the Harrisburg Ride of Silence.
Event organizers placed a red bike on the steps to represent those who have been injured in crashes, a topic that hits close to home for Basom. Last year, he was rushed to the hospital after being struck by a truck in a hit-and-run.
“I remember being hit, I remember the feeling of falling, but I don’t remember anything after," recalled Basom. "The reality sets in later when you’re at home recovering and you’re in pain, but you realize you’re lucky to be in that pain.”
Cycling advocates say they will continue to fight for safer road conditions for drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians.
Ross Willard with Recycle Bicycle Harrisburg believes having zero ghost bikes is obtainable and that drivers need to be more careful on the road.
“We all need to realize that we need to share the road. This is not NASCAR; your transportation will get you there," said Willard. "If you’re running late, leave earlier to get there.” | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/fallen-cyclists-honored-in-ride-of-silence-memorial-community-harrisburg-dauphin-county/521-2ca2a301-42cf-414f-9bfd-1b0d59f763a3 | 2023-05-18T04:04:41 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/fallen-cyclists-honored-in-ride-of-silence-memorial-community-harrisburg-dauphin-county/521-2ca2a301-42cf-414f-9bfd-1b0d59f763a3 |
MIDLAND, Texas — At the Midland Airport Planning and Development Board meeting held Wednesday, a decision was made to help improve the Midland Airpark.
“We have an engineering agreement with Parkhill, Smith, and Cooper, where they do all our projects at the airport," said Justine Ruff, Director of Airports. "It’s a five-year agreement, and so when we have a new project to add to the agreement, we have to do an amendment.”
The planning board gave the green light to the engineering consultant to start the process of getting those runways and taxiways fixed.
The first step will be to come up with the designs.
“We need to look at rehabilitation of the runway," said Ruff. "There’s a lot of wear and tear; it hasn’t been done in a long time. So we would like to be able to compete for some federal money to take care of that, and so we’ve asked Parkhill to go ahead and do the design for us now so that we have the project ready to go should any money become available.”
The design work for the runways is going to take a while, with Ruff saying the design process could take about a year.
But the first steps have been taken to improve the airpark even more. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/midland-airpark-repair-work-runways/513-c74eec11-eb4a-4478-a1cb-4348b8448177 | 2023-05-18T04:14:34 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/midland-airpark-repair-work-runways/513-c74eec11-eb4a-4478-a1cb-4348b8448177 |
SEATTLE —
A group of patients from Seattle Children’s Hospital will have their artwork flown into outer space to the International Space Station.
Tanesha Ross is a music therapist at Seattle Children’s and set up the project for the children. Thirty patients each got a square on a piece of fabric to paint however they want, then that fabric will be sewn together with other similar pieces from kids around the world, creating a space suit for an astronaut.
“It's kind of like a quilt. There's just art from head to toe, except the helmet. They're wearing the helmet, it goes all the way to the gloves to the ankles, front and back literally the entire space suit is covered in art made by kids,” said Ross.
Nicole Stott is an astronaut and oversees this yearly project. She and Ross connected, creating a bridge for Seattle patients to get involved.
The patients also had the chance to decorate postcards which will be sent up to space.
“One of the things I heard one of the kiddos say earlier is it makes them feel special. It gives them a bright spot in an otherwise dark time. It gives them something to look forward to when they come here because this can be a scary place and an uncertain place and it’s nice to give them something that’s bigger than that, that’s outside of that for them to really give their attention to and focus on,” said Ross.
For a daily roundup of everything you need to know for across western Washington, sign up for our 5 Things to Know email newsletter. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle-childrens-hospital-patients-design-art-sent-to-space/281-9e48d698-fa2b-4ddb-ac75-700013771c3a | 2023-05-18T04:15:51 | 0 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle-childrens-hospital-patients-design-art-sent-to-space/281-9e48d698-fa2b-4ddb-ac75-700013771c3a |
SEATTLE — The state of Seattle's roads are a concern for people throughout the city, from the hole on the West Seattle Bridge ramp to sinkholes and potholes.
Now city leaders are speaking out about what needs to be done.
“Well, yeah, it’s collapsing, you can see it’s collapsing,” said Raven Jewell, who can see 62nd Avenue Northeast from her apartment window.
“I’m very concerned about this road,” said Jewell, who will do anything to avoid driving on it. She either goes through a parking lot or turns the other way.
The ground in the area is sinking in some areas and crumbling in others.
“I think the whole road is going to go to be quite honest,” said Jewell.
“It’s no surprise to most people in Seattle and businesses throughout Seattle that our infrastructure has been neglected,” said Council member Alex Pedersen, chair of the Seattle Transportation Committee, which oversees a budget of $700 million.
“We need to manage our costs better and not build expensive new projects when we can’t take care of the ones we have,” said Pedersen.
There are many reported potholes and work is being done to repair a sinkhole at 19th and Galer Sreet.
Ethan Bergerson with the Seattle Department of Transportation said crews made 350 spot repairs to bridges, last year. Since 2016, the department has paved 200 miles of Seattle streets.
"We’re going to continue to do that as it helps address the underlying nature of potholes, but it’s not realistically possible to do every road in Seattle at the same exact time,” said Bergerson.
Jewell sent a repair email to the department and was told an "emergency response crew would come to secure the site as soon as possible."
“A week and a half ago I got this and right away I’d get emergency response. Where are they? Where are they?” said Jewell. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/residents-concerned-seattle-street-conditions/281-8aa62dd3-6a5b-4f5e-b8cf-75e7ab22e918 | 2023-05-18T04:15:57 | 0 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/residents-concerned-seattle-street-conditions/281-8aa62dd3-6a5b-4f5e-b8cf-75e7ab22e918 |
SEATTLE — The Sankofa Theater opened its doors in November 2021 with ambitious goals, according to its owner Teme Wokoma.
"Our first event was a fashion show. We had vision board parties. All of April 2022, Doctor Theater came in and did Romeo and Juliet. That was really beautiful. We hosted volunteer parties for Africatown. We had Uplift Dance Fitness to come in and offer free classes to the community. We've had drag shows for the community, we've done a lot of things," Wokoma said.
Those community events, Wokoma said, help further the bigger purpose of The Sankofa Theater.
"Having agency and ownership and sustaining Black space in Seattle through art, history, oral history, storytelling, education, financial literacy," she said.
Hosting a variety of events has come at cost. Wokoma estimates 50% of all the gatherings and groups they've allowed to use the theater did so for free.
Wokoma has started a campaign to Save Sankofa Theater. Her goal is to raise $30,000 before the end of the month. It would pay up rent and allow them to seek out sponsors to continue their work. This call for community support comes at a poignant time for Wokoma and The Sankofa Theater.
"A more recent undertone that makes it bittersweet for the work that is and has been done here," she said.
On April 1, well-known and beloved community activist Elijah L. Lewis was shot and killed in Capitol Hill. Lewis co-founded The Sankofa Theater with Wokoma. Through tears, she explained why this space is so important to keep open.
"Losing our young people to senseless acts, it's sad," she said. "Where are the places and the spaces that hold them and have a container for them so they're not in the crossfire of chaos."
Wokoma said Sankofa Theater is one of those spaces. She's doing all she can to keep their doors open.
"We want to be able to continue the great work we're doing in this space. We believe in the mission of Friends of Inscape. We believe in this building staying an art space," she said.
Two fundraising events are being held on May 20 and May 28. Information about them can be found by clicking this link. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/sankofa-theater-fundraising/281-3fec76cd-99ce-4c32-a03d-e47d976ec683 | 2023-05-18T04:16:03 | 0 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/sankofa-theater-fundraising/281-3fec76cd-99ce-4c32-a03d-e47d976ec683 |
TACOMA, Wash. — Councilmember Kiara Daniels presented a resolution during Tuesday’s City Council meeting that would set up youth programs in twelve sites across the city over the summer. The programs will include a range of activities and mentorship opportunities.
The resolution was unanimously approved. It sets aside $300,000 to be put into the summer programs.
Daniels grew up in Tacoma and said she remembers attending city-sponsored activities when she was younger, but consistent funding was a problem.
“I remember they used to have so many programs, and I used to do every kind of program, and then we’d have to focus on different issues, and sometimes funding gets short, and you kind of see programs disappear,” she recalled. “For me, this is really about redoubling our efforts to focus back on our young people to make sure they’re not only surviving but thriving.”
The city is partnering with Metro Parks Tacoma and Tacoma Public Schools to host this summer’s programs, which Daniels says will start as soon as school ends.
Tacoma Public Schools Superintendent Josh Garcia says the program builds on what the district's elementary and middle schools already have in place for students.
“Schools can’t do it alone, the city can’t do it alone, partners can’t do it alone,” Garcia said. “We have this approach called the Tacoma Whole Child approach where we recognize that we got to work together. It has a better business model, has better fidelity, and it has better effectiveness.”
Daniels went on to say that these programs are also effective tools to prevent violence.
The city has seen a rise in youth violence, and like in many parts of the country, gun violence is a rising cause of death for teens.
Vanessa Nelson, founder of Young, Black, and Brilliant (YB&B), says the importance of having programs to engage young people can’t be overstated.
Nelson started YB&B during the pandemic as a book club for Black boys. Since then, it’s expanded to become co-ed and hosts events to provide a space for young people to engage with each other in a positive way.
“Of course, they’re reading, but it’s more of a community,” Nelson said. “These kids now are coming and they’re being their authentic selves.”
YB&B’s President Amber Collins says Tacoma’s $300,000 investment is a good start, but the city shouldn’t stop there.
“It’s unfortunate that there has to be an increase in violence amongst the youth for there to be preventative measures put in place, but I will say for the amount that they’re investing in these programs, it’s a good start,” Collins said. “But we will definitely need more funding in the years to come.”
Nelson also hopes that as Tacoma moves forward on putting these programs together, the city can reach out to those with experience organizing these programs together and running them.
“If we had the means and the funding, there are so much more youth we can serve, and there are so many things we can do,” Nelson said.
In the meantime, a survey from Tacoma Public Schools says 10% of students say it would be easy to access a gun.
Daniels says statistics like that are why Tacoma can’t afford to wait any longer to get these programs started.
“This is the one thing I think we can do this summer, the easiest and quickest thing that I think we can do this summer to show our young people that we care about them and want them to have fun places to be,” she said. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/tacoma/tacoma-youth-summer-programs/281-f7aaa9a2-11c0-46d3-9d3c-3a28932423c3 | 2023-05-18T04:16:09 | 0 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/tacoma/tacoma-youth-summer-programs/281-f7aaa9a2-11c0-46d3-9d3c-3a28932423c3 |
BALTIMORE COUNTY. MD. — The Baltimore County school board is making some changes in addition to electing a new superintendent, the board also voted to close one of the county's middle schools.
The board decided on Thursday evening to close Golden Ring Middle School. It says the decision was inevitable given the conditions of the building.
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The middle school is one of the schools in the district suffering from overcrowding. The building, which was built in the 1930s, is also in poor condition.
The board is also working on a boundary study that will re-zone students to different schools within the district ahead of the opening of the new Northeast Middle School that is being built.
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The new school is set to open in 2024.
Students currently attending Golden Ring Middle School will continue to do so until the end of the 2023-24 school year. The school board will vote to finalize the boundary study decision on Tuesday, June 13. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/baltimore-county-school-board-votes-to-close-golden-ring-middle-school | 2023-05-18T04:17:04 | 0 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/baltimore-county-school-board-votes-to-close-golden-ring-middle-school |
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Johnson City Parks and Recreation is hosting a free, all-day event on Saturday to celebrate “Kids to Parks Day.”
A social media announcement said the family-friendly day of fun happens May 20 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at Winged Deer Park. Department officials say activities are catered to children ages 4 to 14, but some activities are suitable for older kids, as well.
The day’s schedule of events includes a nature hike, fly fishing with Trout Unlimited, a scavenger hunt, disc golf, biking, games with prizes, crafts and food trucks. Some activities happen throughout the duration of the event and some have planned start times, according to organizers.
A full schedule and more details for the Johnson City Kids to Parks Day celebration can be found on the Parks and Recreation Department’s social media. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/a-full-day-of-fun-saturday-at-winged-deer-park-in-celebration-of-kids-to-parks-day/ | 2023-05-18T04:17:43 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/a-full-day-of-fun-saturday-at-winged-deer-park-in-celebration-of-kids-to-parks-day/ |
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SCRANTON, Pa. — In Lackawanna County, a crash shut down a section of the North Scranton Expressway.
Police have not said exactly how many cars are involved or if anyone was hurt.
Traffic was directed off the expressway ramp near Kesyer Avenue and then back on a bit down the road while the crews cleared the wreck.
Want to see what Newswatch 16's newscast was like in 1976? Head on over to WNEP's YouTube. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/crash-ties-up-traffic-in-scranton-kesyer-avenue-north-scranton-expressway-wnep/523-557535ef-48d7-4176-810a-8a2d3c564b67 | 2023-05-18T04:25:46 | 0 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/crash-ties-up-traffic-in-scranton-kesyer-avenue-north-scranton-expressway-wnep/523-557535ef-48d7-4176-810a-8a2d3c564b67 |
SCRANTON, Pa. — Students from Robert Morris Elementary reported to their temporary schools.
School officials closed the elementary school for the remainder of the school year after asbestos was found inside a classroom.
The ceiling will need to be replaced to remedy the situation.
In the meantime, students will attend classes at John Adams Elementary and Neil Armstrong Elementary.
Students have the same teachers, in separate classrooms, in their temporary schools.
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SCRANTON, Pa. — From the outside of St. Francis of Assisi Kitchen, it's easy to tell construction is underway. Executive Director Rob Williams showed us some of the work being done. Williams says this is a once-in-a-generation renovation.
"We were trying to take the approach that we can either put Band-Aids, or we can do it properly."
Last summer, the roof was fixed, and new vents and rain gutters were added. Williams says the renovations currently underway will make the inside feel like a whole new space and bring the kitchen into the 21st century.
"Replace or rebuild all of the appliances; we're putting stainless steel behind all the walls in the kitchen. We're bringing the public bathrooms up to today's standards for handicap accessible, and we're painting all the walls, LED lighting."
A new kitchen means more modern equipment, and that means making the meals becomes more efficient.
"Anytime you get something new in your kitchen, it's definitely to make your day more efficient, easier, get more meals out, and be able to serve the community the way we need to," said Selena Hitchens, St. Francis of Assisi's executive chef.
The kitchen currently serves meals to the community ten times each week, and that won't change.
Williams says they are just adjusting beginning this Friday.
Lackawanna College has donated the use of its commercial kitchen for ten weeks as renovations continue, and there will be a place to eat those meals just down the block.
"During the week, we'll be able to provide a dine-in meal in the Space at Olive."
Weekend meals will be grab-and-go style from the St. Francis Food Pantry.
The renovations are expected to be completed by August.
Check out WNEP's YouTube channel. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/st-francis-of-assisi-kitchen-under-construction-meals-food-pantry-scranton/523-785500bf-8e98-481e-af6f-92fd25243edd | 2023-05-18T04:25:58 | 1 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/st-francis-of-assisi-kitchen-under-construction-meals-food-pantry-scranton/523-785500bf-8e98-481e-af6f-92fd25243edd |
CLARKS SUMMIT, Pa. — If you've passed by the former Glenburn Pond in recent weeks, you may have noticed thousands of trees planted throughout the swampy area; 3,000 to be exact.
"It's a mix of native species native tree and shrub anywhere from red maple and willow to different chestnut species," said Katie Gray.
Gray is the watershed specialist for the Lackawanna County Conservation District.
She says they partnered with the property owner, Natural Lands, on the project to plant these trees on 13 acres.
"It was devoid of trees, and it did look like a very good opportunity for a buffer to be installed there because it does have Ackerly Creek flowing through it without a buffer as well as a tributary that runs down through the property," Gray said.
The property turned swampy after the Glenburn Pond dam was damaged... forcing the pond to be drained.
Bob Smith lives nearby and drives past this area often.
"It's just been an eyesore since they drained the pond, you know, but I hope I see it. It'll take a while for them to start growing, but I hope I do see it," he said.
This is the largest of four tree-planting projects that the Conservation District has done this year.
Gray says the conservation district received about $115,000 from the state for this project.
She says the trees do a lot to ensure good quality water flows into the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.
"It was important to restore the floodplain that had been altered from the dam. establishing those trees will prevent erosion, the roots will hold the sediment in place and bring wildlife back to the area," Gray said.
There are eight more acres of land on the property that will have trees planted in the future once the funding is secured.
Check out WNEP’s YouTube channel. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/trees-planted-at-former-glenburn-pond-katie-gray-lackawanna-county-conservation-district-wnep/523-111cb8d3-9c3e-4fe1-9d60-3c6c310c1422 | 2023-05-18T04:26:04 | 1 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/trees-planted-at-former-glenburn-pond-katie-gray-lackawanna-county-conservation-district-wnep/523-111cb8d3-9c3e-4fe1-9d60-3c6c310c1422 |
FORTY FORT, Pa. — The flowers at Edward's Garden Center are soaking up the sun.
"They're absolutely beautiful now," says owner Edward Kopec.
But tonight, they will be under cover along with hundreds of other blooming plants.
"We will take a lot of plants, and we will lay them own on the ground, and we will cover them with a product called frost cloth," explained Kopec.
The forecast is calling for freezing temperatures, which will likely lead to frost.
Some of the plants here are hardy and can take a chill, but not all of them, especially those in bloom.
Kopec says the expected freezing temperatures aren't the worst part about the forecast for his plants.
"It's not so much the frost burning the plant, but when the sun comes out and hits the frost, that's what'll do the damage," he said. "If it's a cloudy day, we won't have much to worry about, but it looks like it's going to be nice and clear tomorrow morning."
If you have any hanging baskets at home, folks at Edwards Garden Center tell Newswatch 16 you're going to want to bring those inside along with any flowering annuals you've bought over the last couple of weeks.
Just to be safe, folks here at Edward's are going to be using these heaters inside the greenhouses to keep everything warm.
"If you have potted plants on the porch, bring them in. If you've already planted in your yard, cover your plants with a product like burlap or a sheet of some sort. Not plastic, though," advised Kopec.
Even though moving all of these plants and then bringing them back out again is a lot of work for Kopec and his staff, he says that's nothing compared to what big-time growers, like orchards, are going to be doing overnight.
"I feel for them, I mean, they have other means of taking care of their plants, but I feel for anyone in this business that can't protect their plants," said Kopec.
Check out WNEP’s YouTube channel. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/luzerne-county/garden-center-prepares-for-freeze-edwards-garden-center-forty-fort/523-9d81700d-5e22-41ad-8c1e-c198471fba50 | 2023-05-18T04:26:10 | 0 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/luzerne-county/garden-center-prepares-for-freeze-edwards-garden-center-forty-fort/523-9d81700d-5e22-41ad-8c1e-c198471fba50 |
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Another election, another paper problem in Luzerne County.
During Tuesday's primary, the polling location in Hunlock Township temporarily ran out of paper ballots.
"No one was disenfranchised because we had the voters vote on a voter machine in the meantime, so it was a minor little issue," explained Luzerne County Director of Elections, Eryn Harvey.
A worker from the election bureau had to deliver more paper ballots to the polling location.
"We didn't send the extra, we had them in the office ordered because we did have enough ballots for every registered voter, but we didn't send them all for security reasons, and the Department of State recommends that we don't send them. So that is why we didn't do that, but going forward, we have to address that if we want to continue to use the paper ballots," said Harvey
The election bureau uses a formula provided by the state to estimate how many paper ballots would be needed at a particular polling place.
That number is determined by averaging the number of voters who came out for the past three primary elections.
Based on that formula, elections officials prepared for about 250 voters at the Hunlock Township location, but more than 300 voters turned up.
"We've had a decrease in the mail-in ballots this year than we've had in the past, so I think that could be it, people went to the polls than mail-in ballots this time because we sent out 1,900 mail-ins and we got about 14 to 15,000 back here," said Harvey.
Despite this issue, county leaders call yesterday's election a smooth one but know they still have work to do to regain the trust of voters.
"We have work to do, and they people who want to do it, so we will do it." said incoming Luzerne County Manager Romilda Crocamo.
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WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — A lack of safety precautions that's what the parents of a Little Leaguer from Utah say was the cause of their son's serious injuries.
Nine months ago, Easton Oliverson fell from a bunk bed at the Little League complex near Williamsport.
Since then, he's undergone three brain surgeries and has spent many months recovering.
His parents say Easton wasn't the first one to be injured after falling from a bed in the dorms.
"There was another little boy in 2019 who had suffered a TBI. And because of a bunk bed and not taking the safety precautions, it should have taken my son," said Jace Oliverson, Easton's father.
The parents have filed a lawsuit against the league.
Easton continues to recover in Utah.
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WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Mark Mangiardi has one simple passion.
"I absolutely love making pizza."
The owner of Leo's Pizzeria has been dishing up pies in Williamsport since the beginning of 2020.
However, this is his pizzeria's last full week of operations. Mangiardi posted to Facebook that his shop will now only be open one or two days a week.
"Business is just super slow. It has slowed down tremendously in the last couple months, and I had to make a decision to look for a job elsewhere and keep this open on the weekends," Mangiardi said.
Customer Joey Burkins says the news was tough to hear.
"Leo's is the best pizza around, and it is sad to see what is going on around here. The guy has done miraculous things in the community."
Over the past three years, Mangiardi has fed entire schools, nursing homes, and jails for free. In 2020 during the pandemic, he provided $20,000 worth of free pizza to all UPMC Hospital staff for two full months.
"Honestly, it is awesome being able to do that. No business has done anything like what we have done, and it is cool being able to do that. Has it come back and bit me a little bit? Probably, but it was worth it."
Mangiardi says his second job will be another way for him to help make a difference in the community.
"I took a position, basically, being a counselor for troubled youth."
Mangiardi says his customers can keep an eye on Leo's Pizzeria Facebook page to see what two days of the week he plans to open.
Check out WNEP's YouTube channel. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lycoming-county/pizza-shop-hit-hard-by-lack-of-business-leos-pizzeria-williamsport/523-735255ca-921b-4725-94e9-e4d073d5121d | 2023-05-18T04:26:28 | 0 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lycoming-county/pizza-shop-hit-hard-by-lack-of-business-leos-pizzeria-williamsport/523-735255ca-921b-4725-94e9-e4d073d5121d |
SAYLORSBURG, Pa. — Services will continue this weekend after a fire damaged a church in Monroe County.
According to the pastor of Mount Eaton Church near Saylorsburg, people were working on the driveway when a nearby bush caught fire and spread up the bell tower.
There is no damage inside, but the siding of the bell tower is burnt.
Dinner and bible study will go on as scheduled in the church's hall across the street.
Want to see what Newswatch 16's newscast was like in 1976? Head on over to WNEP's YouTube. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/monroe-county/fire-damages-churchs-bell-tower-in-monroe-county-mount-eaton-church-saylorsburg-wnep/523-a3f09c28-1b23-4295-a050-bf5f0bccf2ee | 2023-05-18T04:26:35 | 0 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/monroe-county/fire-damages-churchs-bell-tower-in-monroe-county-mount-eaton-church-saylorsburg-wnep/523-a3f09c28-1b23-4295-a050-bf5f0bccf2ee |
STROUDSBURG, Pa. — With the news of suspected killer Bryan Kohberger's recent Grand Jury indictment, Monroe County public defender Jason LaBar says he doesn't think it changes anything for his former client, who said he was eager to get back to Idaho to be exonerated.
"This indictment is really just the formal charging instrument against Bryan. It's just formalizing the allegations. Idaho will still have to prove him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, so I think his stance would remain the same," LaBar said.
Skipping a preliminary hearing in a case like this can hinder a defense, according to LaBar, but it also works in its favor by not allowing information to be released that could influence potential jurors.
"The defense doesn't have the opportunity to cross-examine witnesses as part of a grand jury proceeding, so we won't know what was testified in the grand jury proceeding. We won't know who the Commonwealth called to testify. That's a huge downside, so you're weighing that against Bryan's right to have a fair trial," LaBar said.
Kohberger's arraignment is scheduled for this upcoming Monday, LaBar says there is no knowing what information will be released.
"It's going to be limited. I don't know if there's going to be more than four homicide charges on the document. I don't know if it's going to say whether or not they will be seeking the death penalty," LaBar said.
As it stands, LaBar expects the case of Bryan Kohberger to continue on schedule.
"Most homicides under my jurisdiction usually take a year and a half two years to go to trial unless there's extraordinary circumstances that would allow the defense team to feel comfortable to take it to trial sooner or earlier, but usually that time frame sounds about right to 18 months to two years a capital case could drag out longer potentially," said LaBar.
A former friend of the suspected Idaho killer Bryan Kohberger speaks out: | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/monroe-county/grand-jury-indicts-kohberger-public-defender-talks-about-former-client-jason-labar-bryan-wnep/523-e4dec3a6-d9f5-4b4a-8c6f-578bce702dea | 2023-05-18T04:26:41 | 0 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/monroe-county/grand-jury-indicts-kohberger-public-defender-talks-about-former-client-jason-labar-bryan-wnep/523-e4dec3a6-d9f5-4b4a-8c6f-578bce702dea |
POTTSVILLE, Pa. — A restaurant in Schuylkill County is closed after flames damaged the business.
Officials say the fire sparked just after 1 a.m. at Black Rock Brew Pub.
Investigators say the fire started on a grill in the kitchen.
The restaurant's owner says no one was hurt, but the business will be closed temporarily for repairs after the fire.
Want to see what Newswatch 16's newscast was like in 1976? Head on over to WNEP's YouTube. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/schuylkill-county/fire-damages-pottsville-restaurant-black-rock-brew-pub-wnep-newswatch16-schuylkill-county/523-369fee3c-243f-4297-93fb-91d1eb262b31 | 2023-05-18T04:26:47 | 1 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/schuylkill-county/fire-damages-pottsville-restaurant-black-rock-brew-pub-wnep-newswatch16-schuylkill-county/523-369fee3c-243f-4297-93fb-91d1eb262b31 |
LEWISBURG, Pa. — It was a sunny day at the Lewisburg Farmers Market in Union County, but the chill in the air is only expected to get colder.
Freeze warnings have been issued for most of Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania.
"It's more of a rare thing to have a frost after the 15th of May, but it still can happen," said Ray Zimmerman.
Zimmerman owns Zimmerman Farms in Pitman. His concern is just how cold will it get.
"We have irrigation set up on our strawberries. We have some row cover. I have string beans out of the ground that I'm going to cover tonight. But you can only do so much," he said.
Vendors at the Lewisburg Farmers Market say they are prepared for a late-season freeze, but they aren't looking forward to it.
"We have a little bit of frost protection with some wind machines in our colder areas anyway. So we'll probably be running them, and the rest, we'll pray they're OK," said Michael Ztahl, Dries Orchards.
"Our greenhouses are set up for summer now, but we can also roll down sides, close doors put furnaces back on, and get heat going in the greenhouses again. We will be turning on the furnaces tonight, making sure everything is sealed up tight," added Melody Folk.
Folk grows hundreds of varieties of flowers at Hilly Springs Flower Farm in Beaver Springs. She has advice for people who have already planted their own flowers.
"Anything that is frost sensitive you want to put a cover on if you can. The best thing to cover them with is an old blanket, an old bedsheet. Don't put plastic on," she said.
Folk also says to make sure everything is watered before you go to bed tonight.
Check out WNEP’s YouTube channel. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/union-county/farmers-prepare-for-freeze-in-central-pennsylvania-lewisburg-farmers-market-in-union-county-wnep/523-a6bc1267-8b81-43fa-9045-85abfee6807f | 2023-05-18T04:26:48 | 1 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/union-county/farmers-prepare-for-freeze-in-central-pennsylvania-lewisburg-farmers-market-in-union-county-wnep/523-a6bc1267-8b81-43fa-9045-85abfee6807f |
PRESCOTT, Ariz. — A Prescott business owner who presented himself as a Marine Corps veteran has been sentenced to prison for lying about his military service, officials said.
John Hoyt Fullen, who had owned the American Veteran Movers company, was recently found guilty in Yavapai County of fraud and forgery.
According to the Yavapai County Attorney's Office, the defendant portrayed himself as a veteran to prospective clients and claimed to have been wounded in Iraq.
Fullen, 42, had a tattoo of the Marine Corps insignia on his arm and used a fake Purple Heart certificate to obtain Arizona veteran license plates, prosecutors said.
It turned out that Fullen had never enlisted in any branch of the military.
YCAO said Fullen misled customers and took advantage of their compassion for military veterans for financial gain.
He was sentenced Monday to spend 10.5 years in prison.
"This crime not only defrauded Mr. Fullen’s victims, who believed their hard-earned dollars were supporting a veteran-owned business, but also defrauded the veterans in our community who run small businesses," Yavapai County Attorney Dennis M. McGrane said in a statement.
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APACHE JUNCTION, Ariz. — The Apache Junction School Board is scheduled to vote Wednesday morning to hire a new superintendent who was allegedly handpicked by three board members and who did not appear at a recent public forum of candidates.
Robert Pappalardo was a middle school principal in the district more than a decade ago and more recently was hired as a consultant in the district, said board member Bobby Bauders.
Bauders said he’s worried.
“I’m concerned the way we went about this is going to make it very difficult for the community to coalesce around him,” Bauders said. “I’ve had multiple teachers reach out me expressing concern, in fact I’ve had former students reach out to me. There are concerns about this leadership style, that he doesn’t believe kids deserve breaks. I’m told that the work environment that he fostered is not the healthiest, which is a great concern to me.”
Two other candidates for superintendent participated in a recent public forum.
“I guess all I can really say is I’m disappointed in the lack of transparency in this process. We presented two highly qualified candidates from the community,” Bauders said.
Pappalardo was not present at the forum. However, Pappalardo showed up last night where the board held an executive session and where the majority of members chose him to be considered for a board vote on Thursday at 11:05 a.m. to be the next superintendent.
Board President Dena Kimble did not respond to requests by 12News for comment as of late Wednesday. 12News also attempted to reach Pappalardo and has not received a response.
As 12News has previously reported, Kimble and two other board members forced out superintendent Heather Wallace last month through a severance agreement. Bauders said Wallace was not given a choice but to leave the district. Wallace’s ouster prompted a group of citizens to launch a recall campaign against two board members.
Kimble, Gil Cancio and Gail Ross represent a coalition majority of the 5-member Apache Junction Board that forced out Wallace. They were supported by volunteers of the local Republican Party during the November election.
Organizers of the recall campaign were planning to meet Wednesday evening to discuss their next steps.
One elementary school teacher in the district said she met Pappalardo this year.
“He does not believe in recess breaks. He does not believe kids need brain breaks. He does not believe in differentiated education for students. He believes all students should be able to do the work that’s put before them,” said Shannon Corbin. “People are worried and they don’t want to work with someone who doesn’t share the educational outlook that we do.”
Corbin said she already renewed her contract for next year and plans to stay in the district regardless because she wants to help students.
“I’m not going anywhere. They would have to fire me first,” Corbin said.
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SOUTH FULTON, Ga. — First, it was Atlanta, and now another metro Atlanta community will have its own midnight basketball with a spin.
The City of South Fulton is adding a new program to help curb crime and keep young residents busy throughout the summer.
Midnight Madness registration is open, and people have until Sunday to sign up. It's a basketball tournament focused on bringing the community together with games planned on Friday and Saturday nights from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
The inaugural basketball showdown is being hosted by District 5 Councilman Corey A. Reeves in partnership with South Fulton Parks and Recreation. The matchups will take place in Burdett Gym starting June 2.
Before the games, players partake in a mandatory one-hour class to build up their life skills. The classes will cover various trade skills, and financial literacy topics and even introduce players to community resources.
Registration is free, sign up here.
The outside of the Burdett Gym may look like a typical building, but inside, what will happen should change the lives of 20 young men ages 17 to 28 in the City of South Fulton. This unusual idea came to South Fulton Parks and Recreation Director Ternard Turner.
“It's all about reducing recidivism rates," Turner said. “We're talking about public safety issues, mentorships, fatherhood, so that's what makes us different than any other midnight basketball league.”
Turner came up with the idea of an eight-week midnight basketball league on Friday and Saturday nights, similar to Atlanta's midnight basketball, but what makes South Fulton's program unique is young men in the program will take classes in a room next to the basketball court to become certified in a career paying $35 to $40 an hour. Young women can take part in the Workforce Academy from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The new midnight basketball program is just for men at this point.
“We also have Workforce Academy that I came up with, and basically what that is, is it's a six-week certification program in HVAC and electrical engineering," Turner said.
The idea of midnight basketball goes well beyond the basketball court. The dates and times are chosen with the hope of reducing crime in South Fulton.
“We've seen that those are two of our biggest days with respect to crime that... occurs inside of the city, so it gives us an opportunity to put them in a central location where we're able to engage and reach out to them and keep them off of the streets," South Fulton Police Chief Keith Meadows said.
Meadows said his department has seen a big uptick in youth crime over the past year, and he thinks this program is just what the city needs.
“That's the big thing that we're looking at doing with our children is trying to give them an alternative to not just that gang life but that crime life as well," Meadows said.
“You own your way to open up your own company," Turner said. "This is millions and millions of dollars that you're going to be able to pass down and feed your family for generations to come.”
The hope is young people can start a new path in life while having a little fun along the way.
Just 20 slots are open for young men in the inaugural midnight basketball program, but Turner would like to grow that to 60 residents after the program gets up and running. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/city-of-south-fulton-midnight-basketball-tournament/85-db8d52bb-104b-4e8e-a54d-d535cec6c6eb | 2023-05-18T04:27:39 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/city-of-south-fulton-midnight-basketball-tournament/85-db8d52bb-104b-4e8e-a54d-d535cec6c6eb |
ATLANTA — HERO units patrol 382 miles across metro Atlanta and since 2014 it's been a 24/7 operation, but with their staffing cut in half Georgia Department of Transportation said they are not immune to the staffing shortage many agencies are also seeing across the state, with their own program down 50%.
"Fully staffed, our HERO operation is about 125 HERO operators. We're currently operating with about 60," GDOT spokesperson Natalie Dale said.
HEROs, which stands for Highway Emergency Response Operators, patrol metro Atlanta interstates working in conjunction with first responders while also providing free assistance to drivers such as changing a tire, providing fuel or jumping a dead battery.
HEROs are dispatched to ensure the safety of stranded motorists and first responders and to clear roads so that traffic flow is restored.
"As far as 24 hour patrolling with half the staff that we need, we wanted to be respectful of our current HEROs and really set the stage for success for the future of the HERO program," Dale said. "And that does at this time mean a reduction of hours. We're hoping that that will only be about a year."
On Wednesday, GDOT announced a reduction in hours, specifically the overnight schedule.
The new schedule, which will go into effect by July 1, is as follows:
- Monday-Friday 5 a.m. – 11:30 p.m.
- Saturday-Sunday 6 a.m. – 11:30 p.m.
During the overnight hours, GDOT said HERO operators will be on-call for any significant incidents.
"These modifications will result in a greater HERO presence in a time that greatest number of incidents occurred," GDOT Operations Director John Hibbard explained.
Hibbard said data shows 91% of crashes HERO operators respond to are between the hours of 5:30 a.m. and 11:30 p.m.
“To provide the most effective emergency response and traffic management within the metro Atlanta area, it’s become necessary to make these temporary modifications to the HERO active patrol schedule and coverage,” State Traffic Engineer Alan Davis said.
He added, “This decision will give our team the time to rebuild the HERO ranks while ensuring better coverage, improving incident response and lowering the chances of existing HERO burnout.”
GDOT said while they are also reducing their coverage area. However, in the area's they scale back in, CHAMP units will cover. CHAMP stands for Coordinated Highway Assistance & Maintenance Program.
The HERO service area covers 382 miles of routes across metro Atlanta. During this temporary modification of their coverage, they'll scale back to 247 miles. CHAMP will pick up the remaining 135 miles of coverage area.
GDOT stressed no interstate will be without coverage. If you do find yourself stranded, call 511 and there will be an operator in dispatch 24/7. While it might not be a HERO unit sent to your location, they will get you help.
The HERO program was created in 1994 and only became a 24/7 operation in 2014. GDOT said their goal is to return to a 24/7 schedule in 2024.
GDOT is looking for fill close to 60 positions for the HERO program.
"We have recently increased the HERO salary at all levels. And all state employees based on the governor's budget are getting an extra $2,000. So, that applies as well," Dale explained.
She added, "HERO's are state employees and they get the benefits of being a state employee. We also have many different methods to engage at all levels."
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RADFORD, Va. – On Wednesday, cyclists from all over the New River Valley gathered in Radford for the 16th Annual Ride of Silence, a slow-paced, silent ride to honor cyclists who have been hurt or killed while riding on public roadways.
“It’s one of the most powerful parts of the whole thing because all you hear is the wheels whirling, and you can hear some toe clips, and otherwise it’s quiet. And it’s very powerful and a lot of spend a lot of the route kind of teary-eyed because it really is a powerful event,” Laurie Buchwald, Representative of Pathways for Radford said.
Cyclists rode down the 6.8-mile route with a police escort on Wednesday evening through Radford.
The 2023 Ride of Silence in Radford was put on by the Pathways for Radford and the New River Valley Bicycle Association.
The global event is to increase awareness of safety measures and bring attention to the dangers cyclists face on the road. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/05/18/nrv-cyclists-participate-in-16th-annual-ride-of-silence/ | 2023-05-18T04:31:52 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/05/18/nrv-cyclists-participate-in-16th-annual-ride-of-silence/ |
ROANOKE, Va. – Family and friends of 32-year-old, Jaleel Tate, gathered to celebrate his life after they say he was shot and killed on May 8.
Tate’s sister, Kiara, said she and her brother had so many goals in life that can’t be fulfilled now.
“32 is a really young age to die, especially in the manner that he did … he didn’t deserve it. He was very loved … very loved,” Tate said.
Kiara told 10 News that the suspect in the shooting is their cousin. Roanoke police released a report Monday saying Al-Sherrief Mahoney was arrested for second-degree murder by U.S. Marshals.
A video shown in our newscast shows Sherrief being arrested. Kiara said the video gives her family a lot of hope to push forward.
“He deserved to crawl backwards … taking my brother away from his wife and his kids and my parents. Seeing that video gave me and my sister hope. That little piece of justice gives us motivation to keep going,” Tate said.
The family set up a candlelight vigil in the same parking lot where Jaleel was shot. Kiara says Tate’s 9-month-old baby was also in the car when Jaleel was shot.
“We could easily be mourning two lives not one right now and I want everyone to remember that,” Tate said.
Family and friends both near and far came to celebrate Tate’s life. People wore red because it was his favorite color and the family had shirts made out with pictures featured on them. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/05/18/roanoke-family-celebrates-life-of-loved-one-shot-and-killed/ | 2023-05-18T04:31:58 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/05/18/roanoke-family-celebrates-life-of-loved-one-shot-and-killed/ |
AUSTIN, Texas — Homelessness in Austin is a problem that is not getting solved, according to some residents at Camden Gaines Ranch Apartments.
Less than a mile away from the complex sits an encampment alongside a trail, which is hidden from view until you go through the entrance and walk a few feet along the path.
Leann Anderson is a resident at the complex and said the people who are living in the camps have made their way into the property and onto the trails behind the apartments, which has access to the Greenbelt.
"People know it's there and the police are in and out. But, you know, they can only do so much," said Anderson.
Anderson explained she first noticed people who were unhoused in the area around two years ago, and recently noticed that the encampment had been set up.
However, she said the situation has worsened overtime.
"I've changed my routine. Now I hike more on fully public trails. Just feels a little bit safer – you know, more people there, more bikers, more more walkers. So it feels a little bit more safe. And it's unfortunate because I should just be able to walk out my door and go right there," said Anderson.
KVUE reached out to Austin Mayor Pro Tem Paige Ellis (District 8) who oversees the area. A spokesperson for her office released the following statement on her behalf:
“Mayor Pro Tem Paige Ellis is aware of encampment-related activity in this area and is urging the City's Homeless Strategy Division and local law enforcement to take effective, humane action to protect residents inside and outside the encampment and locate additional emergency shelter for the unhoused.”
In the past few months, viewers have reached out to KVUE about encampments popping up behind their complex as well as their business.
Larry Maddalena, who owns The Joint Chiropractic in South Town Square, raised concerns about several encampments behind his business in March.
On Wednesday, KVUE reached out to see if any progress had been made, and he stated that last week when he was in the area it "was as bad as ever."
Ellis also oversees that area.
This week, on May 17, 18, and 20, the Homeless Strategy Division is hosting meetings to discuss the temporary homeless shelter capacity expansion. Officials are also on hand to answer questions from the community.
Austin City Manager Jesus Garza announced a plan to expand shelter space, which would convert a City-owned warehouse in southeast Austin into a shelter with 300 beds. | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/homeless/camden-gaines-ranch-apartments-homeless-camp/269-37ac9687-9fdd-41d8-8fb7-8df45c309af3 | 2023-05-18T04:41:37 | 1 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/homeless/camden-gaines-ranch-apartments-homeless-camp/269-37ac9687-9fdd-41d8-8fb7-8df45c309af3 |
Two burglars forced their way into a Manhattan home and stole well over a million dollars in jewelry and watches, according to police.
The incident took place just after 11 p.m. on May 6, police said. The dastardly duo forcibly entered the home of a 72-year-old man near Morton Street and Bleeker Street in Greenwich village.
Once inside, the pilfering pair took about $90,000 in cash as well as $1.3 million in watches and other jewelry, according to police. They then took off in a black Jeep Grand Cherokee, heading east on Bleeker Street.
The man who lives at the home was not injured during the robbery. An investigation is ongoing, and no arrests have been made. Police released images of the suspects (above).
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Anyone with information in regard to the incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/burglars-steal-1-3-million-in-jewelry-watches-after-busting-into-manhattan-home-nypd/4344020/ | 2023-05-18T04:46:09 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/burglars-steal-1-3-million-in-jewelry-watches-after-busting-into-manhattan-home-nypd/4344020/ |
BOISE, Idaho — For five weeks, 18 men and women, 12 actual jurors and six alternates, listened to horrific testimony in the Lori Vallow Daybell Trial. A jury found Vallow guilty of murder, conspiracy to commit murder and grand theft in the death of her two kids JJ, Tylee and her current husband's late wife, Tammy Daybell.
Tiffany was juror #17. She asked KTVB not to share her last name. She sat just feet away from Vallow every day. Tiffany didn't know she was an alternate until the very end of the trial, but she talked with KTVB about what it was like to serve on the jury up until that point.
“It's been an incredibly surreal experience for me, it was just so bizarre,” Tiffany said. “It was almost like, you know, one of those little puzzles with 1000 pieces in it, and you're putting, you know, little pieces together slowly.”
As a mom of a teen, who is around the same age of Tylee, Tiffany said that was the hardest part of being on the jury for this particular case.
She told KTVB, jurors weren't given notice about when that graphic testimony would happen, but the court would provide them with tissue and barf bags, so it was a sign of something to come. She also said, the court provided them with contact info for free mental health resources, which she's considering using.
“Not being able to understand how somebody, how anybody could you know do that to their own children, it was so hard for me,” Tiffany said. “I can't even comprehend, like, what goes through somebody's mind to harm a child, I just can't.”
During the course of the trial, jurors saw autopsy photos of JJ, Tylee and Tammy.
“One of the questions they asked us, you know, in a questionnaire model in the selection process was you know, you're going to be shown autopsy photos, you know, is this something that do you think that you could, you know, be okay with? and I checked yeah, sure. you know, I think so. but I wasn’t, it was the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do in my life…but I know that I needed to do it to be able to bring justice to those kids, because, you know, they didn't have a say in it,” Tiffany said.
She also told KTVB, she spent most of her time watching Vallow and her reaction to the evidence presented.
“I just felt like I had more emotion than she did and the only time I saw her have emotion was when she saw a picture of JJ and she kissed her lips and just went like that (motions her fingers toward a picture) it just felt like so, not sincere to me,” Tiffany said.
When KTVB asked how Tiffany prepared for the trial and the evidence she was presented, she responded: “I’m not really sure I did prepare myself, how can one prepare themselves to see what we saw.”
She also described Vallow’s lack of emotion as “inhuman.”
Once the trial ended, Tiffany told KTVB, she immediately looked up the case to fill in the holes and answer some of the questions that weren’t answered for her during the trial. Even though she didn't deliberate she still feels she was an important part of the process.
“At first, I was extremely disappointed that my number got drawn, even though I knew that was going to be a possibility, but after hearing about the deliberations, I really feel that it's not that I didn't miss out on anything, but I just feel like they voted or not voted, but they found her guilty of the charges that I would have,” Tiffany said.
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IDAHO, USA — You may have noticed the skies are looking a little hazy around the Southern Idaho area. Wildfire smoke is moving south from Canada and Western Montana.
The fire activity in Southern Canada is especially notable. According to NASA, as of yesterday, fires have already burned 10 times the average area for this time of year.
Smoke is forecasted to increase over the next 2 days, however, this will mainly be suspended in the upper levels of the atmosphere.
Air quality is mostly still "good" across Southern Idaho, according to the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality. The air quality is not expected to be greatly affected by wildfire smoke this week. Wildfire season will inevitably start in these warmer months.
Josh Harvey is the Chief of Fire Management for Idaho Department of Lands. Harvey says this water year, North Idaho got less than 50% of the moisture they normally do, while moisture in areas to the South got about 150%.
"So the Southern part of the state did very well on their snowpack," Harvey said. "That's just kind of one of the factors that we look at as we head into the fire season really dictates green up and the amount of fuel that is going to be available later on in the summer for burning."
"Green up" is a term that fire officials use to describe when new plant growth is starting. Harvey said typically that happens between April and May. It's one of the early indicators of when fire season might start.
Harvey added North Idaho may be looking at an earlier fire season, as fuels dry up this spring. "We're kind of anticipating that's probably where some of the focus will be early on in the season."
"As we get a little bit later into the season," Harvey said. "The amount of moisture that the Southern part of the state received this winter really tells us to expect like a lot of grass growth a lot a lot of green up, it's probably going to lend itself towards pretty heavy fuel loadings."
Harvey said in the summer when it's hot and dry, the grasses dry out and leave behind lots of fuel.
"So that for us is a potential "watch out" situations keep this area on the priority list is a place that could potentially look at some big fire growth later on in the summer," Harvey said.
So far, the Idaho Department of Lands has responded to 43 fires this year, 38 of those were caused by people. Only 207 acres burned in those fires, likely limited by the wetter conditions.
"The biggest variable really is the human cost of fires. And that's something that we always struggle with," Harvey said. "There's a major impact out in the urban interface that people have moved out into the woods and things happen, right? You know, most of it's preventable, but those, those preventable fires tend to be pretty devastating. And it's always a point of concern for us."
Prescribed fires are one of the ways officials curb fire activity. The Idaho Bureau of Land Management said they've done 5 prescribed fires so far this year. Four of those have been within the Boise District, which encompasses much of Southwest Idaho.
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A vigil was held Wednesday night for a Temple University student who was killed along with his mother, father and brother in a crash in Connecticut over the weekend.
Daniel Contreras Francisco, 23, his brother, 29-year-old Joel E Conteras Francisco along with their mother 59-year-old Lorena Contreras Francisco Reyes were all passengers inside a GMC Terrain traveling on I-95 northbound in Stamford, Connecticut around 3 a.m. Saturday. The brothers’ father, 49-year-old Joel Francisco Contreras-Paniagua, was behind the wheel when the GMC Terrain crashed into the back of a tractor trailer during heavy traffic on I-95 north near exit 8.
Daniel, his brother, mother and father, were all killed in the crash. The driver of the tractor trailer was not hurt.
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Daniel had just graduated from Temple University a day before the deadly crash. His family had been traveling to Connecticut to visit his relatives to celebrate.
Temple University held a candlelight vigil for Daniel Wednesday night at the Bell Tower on Polett Walk.
“It’s like you’re losing your best friend. You’re losing your best partner. You’re losing somebody who you wanted to grow old and talk to and have communications with forever because he was that type of person,” Frank Acosta, Daniel’s fraternity brother in the Lambda Theta Phi Latin fraternity, told NBC10.
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GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP — An Absegami High School teacher is scheduled to receive the New Jersey Governor’s Award in Arts Education for Leadership in Music Education in a ceremony at The College of New Jersey in Ewing.
Absegami Director of Bands Patrick O’Keefe will be honored with the award at the June 2 event.
O’Keefe, 35 and a teacher in Galloway since 2009, started out at the Smithville School prior to his current role as the band director at Absegami. He also served as the president of the New Jersey Music Educators Association from 2019 to 2021, and currently serves on its executive board.
He also conducted the All South Jersey Symphonic Band at Rowan University this past January, has served as an applied lessons instructor for Stockton University since 2017, and his students recently were involved in executing the annual Galloway Arts Festival in Smithville.
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The New Jersey Governor’s Awards promote the arts by honoring students and educational leaders who have achieved national and state recognition in their fields. The program was established in 1980 by the Alliance for Arts Education and the state Department of Education.
The ceremony June 2 will recognize not only O’Keefe but other leaders and students in the areas of creative writing, music, theater, visual arts and more. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/absegami-teacher-to-receive-governor-s-award-in-arts-education/article_bf14e6e4-f418-11ed-89ea-af7b6d3261e8.html | 2023-05-18T04:57:45 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/absegami-teacher-to-receive-governor-s-award-in-arts-education/article_bf14e6e4-f418-11ed-89ea-af7b6d3261e8.html |
ATLANTIC CITY — The Atlantic City Free Public Library officially opened its Little Library — a standalone box created for sharing books, open and accessible to the public — during the Stockton Community Day Clean Up and Party in the Park on April 22 in O’Donnell Park.
In attendance to mark the occasion were members of the library staff, the library’s foundation and Board of Trustees, local officials, representatives from Stockton University and the general public.
The purpose of a “little library” is to promote the exchanging of books through public bookcases, where the community is encouraged to take a book from the box and share one as well for the next individual to enjoy.
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The creation of the Little Library was funded by the Foundation of the Atlantic City Free Public Library. The library plans to expand the program by adding more Little Libraries to parks in the city.
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Library Foundation Chair Vicki Gold Levi cuts the ribbon during a ceremony for the Little Library unveiling. Also pictured are foundation members Alex Marino and Cindy Owen, Councilman Muhammad ‘Anjum’ Zia, Library Director Robert Rynkiewicz, Library Outreach Coordinator Kristen Reid-Ortiz, Assemblywoman Claire Swift, Atlantic City Clerk Paula Geletei, Adult Services Librarian Melissa McGeary and Library Board of Trustees President Libbie Wills. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/atlantic-city-library-unveils-new-little-library-in-o-donnell-park/article_c3cde92c-f4c4-11ed-9c5e-f72a1458636b.html | 2023-05-18T04:57:51 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/atlantic-city-library-unveils-new-little-library-in-o-donnell-park/article_c3cde92c-f4c4-11ed-9c5e-f72a1458636b.html |
For chocolatier Gaylene Steinbach, Christmas will always remind her of a cold room, a marble slab and the smell of chocolate.
Every year throughout Steinbach's childhood, her mother transformed an empty guest room into a chocolate production space.
Steinbach watched as her mom carefully handcrafted bonbons and topped the treats with cursive letters to mark the filling — 'A' for almond, 'C' for coconut, 'L' for lemon.
"I grew up with my mom doing that in our house," she said. "I was familiar with it, I was surrounded by it, but the bug didn't hit me until much later when my mom sent me some of her chocolates for a birthday."
Decades after watching her mother for the first time, Steinbach said the taste blew her away, inspiring her to delve deep into the craft and eventually start her own business.
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"It took me back home and it piqued my interest," she said. "I was so interested in how someone could create such indulgent tastes within this tiny morsel and so I just began reading everything I could on making chocolates and started to experiment. Pretty soon, my family and friends were encouraging me to make this into a business."
Just as her mother shared the tradition with her, Steinbach kept her children close throughout the process, going so far as to name her emerging business after them.
A combination of their nicknames — Lulu and Bee — merged together to create the face of Steinbach's chocolatiering journey: Lulubee.
Today, Lulubee Artisanal Chocolates is one of 70 stops in the Nebraska Passport program — an annual tourism promotion effort that encourages travelers to visit a variety of museums, parks, restaurants, wineries, retail stores and more across the state.
The 2023 Nebraska Passport program runs from May 1 through Sept. 30, and for the next five months we'll have a weekly feature highlighting stops along the passport.
Participants can qualify for prizes based on how many locations they visit during the program, collecting physical or digital stamps at each stop.
Steinbach's business started production out of a coffee shop kitchen in the North Bottoms in 2014, but demand quickly outgrew the space's capacity.
In November of 2020, Steinbach opened a brick-and-mortar store of her own in Lincoln's Village Gardens. She said it allowed her to increase production and, for the first time, gave her a retail space.
Before, Steinbach did business solely through her online store, event outreach and wholesale customers.
Now that the shop has foot traffic and people wandering in the front door, she said the dynamic has changed completely.
"I could talk about chocolate for days and days," she said. "There's always something new, there are flavors that we have yet to explore, endless combinations of flavor and texture differences. To me, it's just never ending possibilities and it excites me, it motivates me."
While the store is stocked with truffles, caramel, turtles, toffee and artisan chocolate bars, Steinbach said if customers were going to walk away with one item, it'd have to be their gourmet bonbons.
Some of Steinbach's most memorable bonbons include a mint flavor, her favorite piece her mom made when she was a kid; a root beer flavor, linked to memories of summer and childhood; and a pina colada flavor, stemming from travel and living abroad.
"I talk about them being rooted in the past, but these are indulgences, these are gifts to be shared," Steinbach said. "The flavors are rooted in my past experiences, that I want to share with the customers. ... I don't think you can ever go wrong with the gift of chocolate."
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ROCHESTER, MN.-- The Rochester Art Center is looking to showcase the work and stories of those battling chronic illnesses.
Zoe Cinel , a curator for the art center says the exhibit will take viewers through the experience of living with such conditions and give the artists an opportunity to feel empowered.
Cinel says, "we can all be well, and we can all be ill", but for many in the Med-City, chronic conditions have become a way of life. She says she hopes local nurses will come to the exhibit to have a better understanding of what their patients go through.
"I imagine healthcare professionals coming and being inspired and developing more empathy for the patients,” Cinel says. “But also maybe seeing some of their own struggles reflected and the struggles of patients too.”
Cinel adds that many who are ill feel vulnerable.
"I think in society, when you're ill, you just kind of hide and there's a little bit of guilt and shame associated with it.” she says. “Ultimately, illness can be very isolating as because it's tied to the body but it doesn't have to be that way, and I hope this exhibition brings people together around this topic."
The exhibit will be on display from August 26t through April 3, 2024, featuring artists from around the world and locally. The deadline for submissions is June 15.
For sponsorship and other forms of partnership related to the exhibition, you are asked to contact Donor Relations Coordinator Kjellgren Alkire at alkire@rochesterartcenter.org. | https://www.kimt.com/news/local/art-exhibit-highlighting-chronic-illnesses/article_9c86702a-f521-11ed-b634-230e723a3885.html | 2023-05-18T05:00:19 | 1 | https://www.kimt.com/news/local/art-exhibit-highlighting-chronic-illnesses/article_9c86702a-f521-11ed-b634-230e723a3885.html |
ROCHESTER, MN.-- Rochester's biggest block party hits Peace Plaza as well as other parts of the downtown area in June.
‘Thursdays downtown’ is bringing in nearly 20,000 people and 115 different vendors each week, for a day food and entertainment.
It's hosted by the Rochester Downtown Alliance (RDA) and has grown significantly since it's start in 2004. Vendors and artists wanting to participate have even gotten ahead of the game by putting in their applications to early .
Katie Adelman, Director of Content and Communications with RDA, says communicating with a large number of vendors might be the most difficulty part in planning especially when it comes to the number of organizers behind the scenes.
"Thursdays Downtown we have a staff of maybe about five or six that help, at least just core people who are at the Rochester Downtown Alliance that are making this happen.” she says. “But then we utilize volunteers."
The all-day event takes place each Thursday from June 15 to August 10-- with the exception of June 22. | https://www.kimt.com/news/local/getting-ready-for-thursdays-downtown/article_9ee28444-f521-11ed-a36a-0bda1a77d287.html | 2023-05-18T05:00:25 | 1 | https://www.kimt.com/news/local/getting-ready-for-thursdays-downtown/article_9ee28444-f521-11ed-a36a-0bda1a77d287.html |
GRAY, Tenn. (WJHL) — A week after Gov. Bill Lee signed comprehensive legislation regulating the sale of hemp-derived cannabinoids like Delta-8, Tri-Cities hemp sellers say they’re glad to see rules come into an industry that’s been largely unregulated.
“Before it was almost like we were kind of operating in a loophole,” The Laboratory Co-Owner Ashton Smyth told News Channel 11.
Delta-8 and products like it are derived from hemp and give a high similar to marijuana, however, they’ve faced less regulation than marijuana, leading to uncertainty about the product’s safety.
Now, state law will require sellers to obtain a license for all THC products by January 2024 and require product testing to ensure customer safety.
Gold Spectrum CBD founder Zack Green packs cannabinoids like Delta-8 into vapes and other products out of a Gray warehouse and sells them at stores across the Southeast.
He told News Channel 11 this new law puts Tennessee in a leading position when it comes to Delta 8.
“No state besides Tennessee has given such a green light on the hemp industry and such good regulations,” said Green. “We truly believe that these are the best business practices that they’re putting forward on this.”
Green says he already tests his products and marks them with a QR code, allowing customers to find more detailed information online.
“By requiring registration with the state requiring certificate of analysis of what’s inside the product, and batch testing, I think we’ll clean up a lot of the junk that’s out there,” said Green. “Then people will have a quality product that they can feel safe about.”
In Kingsport, The Laboratory co-owners Adam Stalling and Ashton Smyth agree, product testing is a worthwhile investment.
The pair also manufacture THC products in Colonial Heights and test them with the Department of Agriculture, something all manufacturers will have to start doing.
“We have outstanding scores with it and we work very closely with them and what that ensures is that we’re giving you accurately-dosed, good, effective, and safe products,” said Stalling.
Far from being afraid of more rules, Staling says he hopes regulating the sale of Delta-8 will open the door for marijuana legalization.
“It’s definitely a win towards the ultimate goal, you know, which is wide legalization of the cannabis industry,” said Stalling. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/local-hemp-sellers-excited-for-delta-regulations/ | 2023-05-18T05:01:12 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/local-hemp-sellers-excited-for-delta-regulations/ |
Midland County released three alternative routes for county residents used to traveling across Interstate 20 via the bridges at Midkiff Road and Cotton Flat Road.
The Texas Department of Transportation confirmed Wednesday that travelers in Midland can see the new bridge at County Road 1250 taking shape. They repeated that next in line for renovation is the Midkiff bridge followed by Cotton Flat, which has already been demolished.
“Phased demolition of the existing Midkiff structure begins May 31,” TxDOT reported. “The roadway approaches to the bridge going over I-20 will be closed May 30."
County officials have received comments about the bridge construction taking place and the impact on residents, especially those living south of Interstate 20. On Wednesday, Midland County officials released “alternative routes to get across Interstate 20.”
They include:
Alternate route 1: Begins at the intersection of Interstate 20 and South County Road 1232. The county says to follow SCR 1232 South until West County Road 140. From there, turn East (left) on to WCR 140 until State Highway 349.
Alternate route 2 begins at the intersection of Interstate 20 and South County Road 1232. Drivers should follow South County Road 1232 South until West County Road 120. Turn east (left) on to WCR 120. Turn north (left) on to SCR 1223 ½. Follow SCR 1223 ½ to West County Road 116. Turn north (left) on to WCR 116. Follow WCR 116 until reaching SCR 1220. Turn south (right) on SCR 1220 until WCR 118. Turn east (left) on WCR 118. Follow WCR 118 until SCR 1210 (Midkiff Road). Turn south (right) at SCR 1210. Follow SCR 1210 until reach WCR 140. From there, turn east (left) on to WCR 140. Follow WCR 140 to reach State Highway 349.
Alternate route 3 will be available in mid-July, according to Midland County. Drivers should begin at the intersection of Interstate 20 and South County Road 1232. Follow SCR 1232 south until reaching Antelope Trail. Turn west (right) on to Antelope Trail. Follow Antelope Trail until SCR 1250. Turn north (right). Follow SCR 1250 until reaching the intersection of SCR 1250 and Interstate 20.
The bridge work is part of a massive, multi-year construction project expected to improve Interstate 20 from east of Midland to west of Odessa with more lanes, less opportunity for bridge strikes, easier access on and off and service roads going in one direction.
All totaled the state has committed hundreds of millions of dollars to the Interstate 20 improvements in recent years. The Permian Strategic Partnership and Midland-Odessa Transportation Alliance are two organizations that have been working to bring this funding for regional transportation improvements to the Texas Department of Transportation’s Odessa District, which includes Midland.
“Safe roads and effective infrastructure are essential to the Permian Basin’s short-term and long-term prosperity,” Tracee Bentley, CEO of the Permian Strategic Partnership, wrote in an email. “The new I-20 bridges will ensure seamless traffic flow amidst Midland's ongoing growth while reducing the number of infrastructure-related accidents. Though construction poses temporary inconveniences, this project promises a substantial enhancement to the quality of life for all Midland residents upon completion. As an advocate for continued infrastructure investment in our region, PSP is grateful to TxDOT for their commitment to the Permian Basin's long-term future with such transformative initiatives.” | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/midland-county-provides-alternatives-routes-18105563.php | 2023-05-18T05:04:30 | 1 | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/midland-county-provides-alternatives-routes-18105563.php |
A mother in the Keller Independent School District says she's upset with the district's book policy, saying it's causing elementary school librarians to remove certain books such as the seventh book in the Harry Potter series.
Over the past two years, books have been a major topic of discussion in Keller ISD. Last year the district banned books on 'gender fluidity' amongst a list of topics that resulted in books being removed from schools.
The board approved new policies last fall with guidelines for educators and librarians in the district to follow. It includes making sure books are age or grade-level appropriate.
Laney Hawes, a mother of four in the district, has been vocal about the topic. She said she's concerned about recent books that have been removed from her son's elementary school library, not because of content alone, but rather age recommendation.
"It is simply based on its grade or reading level. It doesn't even matter what's inside the book, it could be the most simple benign book in the world, but if it's reviewed for say, 13 years old, it can no longer be in my child's library and I'm angry," said Hawes.
The policy, which is posted on the district's website, has a chart that shows recommended ages, grade span and content access levels.
“I have a fourth grader who's reading at a sixth, seventh, potentially even eighth-grade reading level, and now, we have this policy that's come down that says, well, those books can't actually be in his school anymore," said Hawes.
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She said she learned through educators in the district that books like Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 were being removed from elementary libraries based on their age recommendation.
"Harry Potter book seven is apparently reviewed for ages older than fourth grade and because of that, it can't be in the elementary schools anymore," said Hawes based on information she said she received from educators in the district.
NBC 5 Reached out to Keller ISD to confirm this. A spokesperson said they were working on tracking down answers.
Hawes said she reached out to the district and heard back from an administrator earlier this month. Hawes said she was told that professional reviews for that Harry Potter book are for grades six and up. At the time, she was told librarians had not removed any books because they had until the end of the school year to complete the review process. Hawes and her family could still have access to the book, they would just have to take an extra step.
"I reached out to the district and said I have a child who is an advanced reader and I want him to be able to check out Harry Potter number seven if he gets through one through six. And she said, 'Well, the way that it's working is you still can, you just have to request it be shipped from another library," explained Hawes.
She said that defeats the purpose of her son picking out a book for himself.
"What's frustrating about that is it takes away the magic of the library. Like the library is this magical place full of endless possibilities," explained Hawes. "If a child doesn't know that this book is available at another library, how is he going to ask? How's my son going to ask for the book he doesn't know exists? He can't, unless I specifically asked."
She said she agrees that illicit material should not be allowed, but expressed her concerns that a broad policy may have unintended consequences for books that have nothing to do with such topics.
On the district's website, there is a frequently asked questions page regarding books, policies and challenging books.
Parents are allowed to challenge books per the district's policy. If a book is removed due to a challenge, it will not be eligible for consideration to be added again for at least 10 years, according to the district website. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/keller-isd-mom-claims-current-policy-may-restrict-books-like-harry-potter-no-7/3260263/ | 2023-05-18T05:12:04 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/keller-isd-mom-claims-current-policy-may-restrict-books-like-harry-potter-no-7/3260263/ |
INDIANAPOLIS — A Trafalgar police officer who was injured in the line of duty has received an honor from the state of Indiana.
Officer Dustin Moody was presented with a Sagamore of the Wabash Wednesday by Gov. Eric Holcomb.
Moody was paralyzed in a crash last year when he was trying to pull over an alleged impaired driver.
Holcomb thanked Moody for his service and told him the state stands behind him and his family.
The Sagamore of the Wabash award was created during the term of Gov. Ralph Gates. It is the highest honor bestowed by the state's chief executive, a personal tribute usually given to those who have rendered distinguished service to the state or to the governor. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/trafalgar-officer-injured-in-the-line-of-duty-receives-sagamore-of-the-wabash-dustin-moody-holcomb/531-0954cbf4-2cd5-4516-bfdb-c2ebf643175b | 2023-05-18T05:12:49 | 1 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/trafalgar-officer-injured-in-the-line-of-duty-receives-sagamore-of-the-wabash-dustin-moody-holcomb/531-0954cbf4-2cd5-4516-bfdb-c2ebf643175b |
CASCADE LOCKS, Ore. — A missing 19-year-old is presumed to have drowned after being swept out out to the Columbia River early Wednesday afternoon, according to the Hood River Sherriff's Department.
As of Tuesday evening, the Hood River Sherriff's Department, U.S. Coast Guard and local tribe agencies had yet to recover the missing teen's body.
The search has been suspended and will resume Thursday focusing on recovery, confirmed to KGW by the Hood River Sherriff's Department Deputy Joel Ives.
Around 1:15 p.m., the Hood River SD reported receiving a call regarding a teen that went missing after jumping off the Bridge of the Gods footbridge between the boat launch area and Thunder Island with a group. He got swept out from those waters and out to the Columbia River.
The Coast Guard tweeted around 4:59 p.m. to report that the Air Station Astoria helicopter aircrew and partnering agencies were assisting in the search for the teen in Cascade Locks, Oregon.
At 6:44 p.m. the Coast Guard updated the public that local tribal agencies and personnel will continue to search for the missing teen. While the Coast Guard will hold off their search pending the development of new information. They also reported searching 46 nautical miles of the Columbia River for two and a half hours. Sending out condolences, they stated, "our deepest heartfelt condolences go out to the friends and family of the missing man during this unimaginably difficult time."
Earlier in the afternoon, Cascade Locks Fire and EMS posted on Facebook with an image of responders at the scene reporting that they also have responded to the search efforts for the missing teen. A Facebook user under the post, by the name of Jim Clark, described conditions at Thunder Island as "dangerous" and claimed to have witness a dog nearly drown Wednesday. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/missing/teen-swimmer-presumed-drowned-columbia-river/283-4817abcf-b0f2-4f08-a05d-992c85635558 | 2023-05-18T05:19:30 | 1 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/missing/teen-swimmer-presumed-drowned-columbia-river/283-4817abcf-b0f2-4f08-a05d-992c85635558 |
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Current and former first responders, veterans, and county officials escorted the Tunnel to Towers 9/11 NEVER FORGET Mobile Exhibit to Northwest Arkansas on Wednesday, as part of their national tour.
The display from Tunnel to Towers has traveled the county since 2013 displaying artifacts from the World Trade Center along with guided tours from FDNY Firefighters who responded to ground zero on September 11. The Firefighters recount the experience, saying it "brings history to life for those who are too young to remember."
The Tunnel to Towers Foundation says they're committed to ensuring we "never forget what happened on September 11th, 2001."
According to their press release, "The 83-foot tractor-trailer transforms into a 1,100 square-foot exhibit that features World Trade Center Steel, an aluminum façade from the buildings, radio transmissions from first responders, and items found in the rubble after the Twin Towers collapsed."
Washington County's Judge Patrick Deakins and Veteran Services brought the exhibit to Arkansas, because “We can’t ever forget the sacrifices made that day, and the impact it had and continues to have on America. It also gives us an opportunity to celebrate our first responders, veterans, and law enforcement locally and nationally.”
Ben Dykes with Washington County Veteran Services says he told Judge Deakins that he'd like to bring the mobile exhibit to Northwest Arkansas; The task took $25,000 in fundraising to bring the memorial, which he says they far exceeded. Their goal was to unite the community through history, and education.
"The most united that the country's ever been was on September 12, 2001," Dykes said.
"It not only changed the united states of America, it changed the entire world, the way we do things. And I've had people tell me that that day didn't impact them. But you can believe when I get finished with them, it impacted them more so than they knew," Billy Puckett with Tunnel to Towers 9/11 mobile exhibit said.
Washington County officials expect not only Arkansans but many more from neighboring states to visit since it's the first time the exhibit has visited the region.
Dykes explained that their passion to unite through history became a reality as the two joined the convoy down Interstate 49. Spectators stopped to welcome and recognize the memorial's entry into the natural state.
"My older son finally said, what was 9/11? And that hit me hard as a father because I hadn't explained it yet. And so that's tough to have to explain to your children. But I think it's extremely important for them to know the history of our nation, what we've gone through, and the importance of our freedoms," said Judge Deakins.
Paul Kuehn was part of the multiple motorcycle clubs that joined the convoy into Fayetteville. He is the chapter president of the Blue Knights Arkansas III. The club has a requirement for members to be current or former officers.
"I think understanding the dedication and sacrifice that these heroes made, will sometimes encourage the younger generation that maybe they have a calling to step in and fill that role," said Paul Kuehn.
About the Tunnel to Towers Foundation:
The Tunnel to Towers Foundation is dedicated to honoring the sacrifice of FDNY Firefighter Stephen Siller, who laid down his life to save others on September 11, 2001. For more than 20 years the Foundation has supported our nation’s first responders, veterans, and their families by providing these heroes and the families they leave behind with mortgage-free homes. For more about the Tunnel to Towers Foundation and its commitment to DO GOOD, please visit T2T.org. Follow Tunnel to Towers on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @Tunnel2Towers.
The exhibit is holding an opening ceremony on May 18th at 9:00 am. Washington County Veteran Services Director Ben Dykes will start with an opening and welcome, and Phil Johnson will lead in Prayer. The ceremony will feature musical performances, and a first responders speech from John Luther, spoken by Judge Deakins.
The mobile exhibit will be open to the public thereafter from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 18th-20th and then from 1 p.m. - 7 p.m. on Sunday, May 21. The display will be in the parking lot of the Northwest Arkansas Mall.
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BRADENTON, Fla. — A Bradenton nurse is speaking out after her surprising cancer diagnosis.
At 25 years old, Bailey McBreen noticed she was burping excessively and it turns out she has stage 3 colon cancer.
"I was worried about everyone around me getting sick, but I couldn’t fathom me at 25 I could be diagnosed with something so horrible," McBreen said.
As a nurse, McBreen’s job is to care for others.
"I would have never thought I had cancer," she said.
At first, she wasn’t aware her symptoms were so serious.
"I began burping excessively like five to 10 times a day," McBreen said.
That was in 2020, fast forward to this January, McBreen couldn’t go to the bathroom and started feeling sick.
"The pain started getting worse and I had pain where I had to kneel over to function and breathe," McBreen recalled.
McBreen went to several doctors with results showing her labs were normal. A CT scan and ultrasound also came back normal.
"The pain kept persisting, I stopped eating, I started vomiting," she said.
That’s when her mother decided it was time to go to the hospital. The ER nurse was her sister. After another CT scan, doctors delivered the devastating news.
"They said 'You have a mass, it’s in your colon, it’s colon cancer until proved otherwise,'" McBreen said.
Immediately she froze and recalled her heart racing.
"When he said 'You have cancer until proven otherwise,' my heart was at 170 beats per minute," McBreen said.
McBreen was taken into emergency surgery and later found out it was stage 3 colon cancer.
"As a nurse, it was a very out-of-body experience," she said.
It was her turn to be the patient. She underwent more surgeries and one gave her a glimmer of hope. A surgeon was able to remove 28 of her lymph nodes, which is a high number.
Unfortunately, McBreen still has a high risk for metastasis so she’s undergoing chemotherapy.
"It progressively gets worse, but I am very lucky to have the family that I have and the support system that I have," she said.
McBreen said her family and faith keep her strong.
"I am not a statistic and I will beat this," she said.
As she battles, McBreen advocates for others. Her message is don’t ignore your health concerns.
"Anything that is abnormal for you is abnormal," McBreen said.
That's why she is sharing her story with us.
"I want people to understand it’s not just, 'Oh, she has cancer and she’s young, 'boohoo,' no, it’s on the rise," McBreen said.
Knowing that, McBreen continues her fight as she is determined to continue her career of caring for others.
"I wake up every single day and I fight to feel good. I fight for a normal life," she said.
On top of the emotional toll her cancer journey has had, it's had a financial burden as well.
McBreen has set up a GoFundMe that the community can donate to which will help her pay for medical expenses. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/manateecounty/bradenton-nurse-excessive-burping-cancer-diagnosis/67-35739420-66ec-4e5c-8835-26adfc62ae23 | 2023-05-18T05:24:57 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/manateecounty/bradenton-nurse-excessive-burping-cancer-diagnosis/67-35739420-66ec-4e5c-8835-26adfc62ae23 |
Frost advisory issued until 7 a.m. for much of Michigan
Just when you thought it was safe to plant flowers (Mother's Day has been the rule for gardeners), a frost advisory emerges for much of Michigan, and into Ohio and Indiana.
The advisory is in effect from 2-7 a.m. Thursday and stretches from west and southeast Michigan to the northern part of the state.
"The clear sky, weak gradient and very dry ambient environment affords solid radiational cooling potential tonight," the Expert Forecast Opinion said. "Underlying environment will support lows broadly distributed in the 30s, with the coldest locations briefly pushing near the freezing mark. Forecast will continue to highlight patchy to areas of frost for the early morning hours for all but the urban areas of metro Detroit."
Temperatures as low as 31 will produce frost on sensitive vegetation if left uncovered, the National Weather Service warned. Potted plants should be brought indoors overnight or covered outside.
Thursday should see a high of 67 and a low of 49 as a seasonal warming trend takes hold for Metro Detroit. Friday's high could hit 77, Saturday, 67; Sunday could see another bout of high 70s temperatures. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/05/18/frost-advisory-issues-until-7-a-m-for-much-of-michigan/70230495007/ | 2023-05-18T05:44:16 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/05/18/frost-advisory-issues-until-7-a-m-for-much-of-michigan/70230495007/ |
GARLAND, Texas — It's been a tough week and a half for Caitlin Pitalo, her business partner and staff with Boardwalk Bites Food Truck.
The Allen based small business hasn’t been able to open at its regular location, since the tragic mass shooting on May 6, forced the Allen Premium Outlets mall to close. A gunman shot and killed eight people that day. Several other shoppers were injured.
The food truck was a staple at the outlet mall. The mall’s temporary closure meant no customers and no business for small companies, including Boardwalk Bites. So, the food truck had to shut down.
"It definitely impacted us by having to shut down. We’re very thankful to have been able to move,” said Pitalo.
The team operating the small business said it had to reopen and fast.
"Being shut down for an extended period of time is really not an option for us, or our employees,” said Pitalo.
Boardwalk Bites went to social media. Pitalo said she began asking community members for temporary relocation ideas. It was their landlord who stepped up in a big way.
"I sent them an email and just said, we can’t do this. We’re a small business, family-owned, we have no corporate backing,” Pitalo said. “What can you do to help us?"
Within minutes, the food truck owners said their landlord offered a temporary space at Firewheel Town Center in Garland. It’s about 16 miles from the Allen outlet mall. However, the community is showing up to support the business.
"Just like us, we want to come out to support them, and give them our money to help them survive,” said Valerie Kernan, a small business owner in Richardson.
The new food truck location at Firewheel Town Center is temporary, for now.
“It’s very much a joy in my heart to be back in here. To see the kids smiling faces,” said Pitalo.
The Boardwalk Bites team believes it’s only a matter of time before their small business is back home and open in Allen, Texas. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/allen-texas-outlet-mall-food-truck-business-relocates-to-garland-firewheel-town-center/287-d95e3b99-eeb4-4aa4-8b6f-a1e358cdac71 | 2023-05-18T05:51:12 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/allen-texas-outlet-mall-food-truck-business-relocates-to-garland-firewheel-town-center/287-d95e3b99-eeb4-4aa4-8b6f-a1e358cdac71 |
DALLAS — Weekend mornings for Chef Reyna Duong and her team are busy. It’s a good kind of busy at her small business in the Cedars neighborhood near Downtown Dallas.
Duong recently opened ChimLanh, the first Vietnamese coffee shop in Dallas, after realizing the city was missing a café like this. On Saturdays and Sundays, ChimLanh opens at 9:00 a.m.
In addition to Vietnamese coffee, Duong hand-picks pastries made by local chefs to sell to customers.
She said, “I wanted to bring in other Vietnamese businesses, you know, certain favorites that I have throughout the city.”
Then at noon, under the same roof, Sandwich Hag opens. It’s Chef Duong’s bread and butter, her original restaurant and a staple in Dallas.
Orders for bánh mì sandwiches are placed before Sandwich Hag even opens.
“It’s a sandwich, right? The only difference is the ingredients are different. So for us, we have grilled pork. We have our famous house pork sausage,” she said.
Her recipes are famous in Dallas, and now are getting national recognition too. Chef Duong is a finalist for the 2023 James Beard Awards for Best Chef Texas.
With tears in her eyes, she said, “When I got nominated as a semifinalist for James Beard, it was such an emotional moment. And then when I got the finalist, I was like, 'Wow, okay, this is great.'”
It’s emotional because of Duong’s care for her customers, employees and each and every ingredient she uses. Her restaurant is also an homage to her late mother, who she says would be proud.
“The last bite will be just as good as the first, if not better,” Chef Duong said. It’s why at Sandwich Hag, she has a no-modifications policy. She says she shouldn’t have to explain or change the way she likes her dishes.
Chef Duong is unapologetically loud and proud of the culture she shares.
“So much more than cooking good food is creating a space where everybody feels safe when they're here and they want to come here because it is a celebration of who we are as a people," said Duong.
She heads to Chicago in June for the James Beard Foundation 2023 Restaurant and Chef Awards ceremony. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dallas-texas-chef-sandwich-hag-james-beard-awards-finalist/287-e4955db3-3932-4bc2-936c-59c2d3f0b0cb | 2023-05-18T05:51:18 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dallas-texas-chef-sandwich-hag-james-beard-awards-finalist/287-e4955db3-3932-4bc2-936c-59c2d3f0b0cb |
DALLAS — Former Dallas Police Chief David O. Brown has returned to Dallas, and he’s settling into his new role in the private sector.
"There’s no place like home," Brown said from his office in downtown Dallas.
The longtime law enforcement officer is now chief operating officer for Loncar, Lyon, and Jenkins Law Firm. He’s working closely with Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins and his law partners in private practice.
Brown said he’s working on behalf of clients who’ve been injured and in need of help navigating the legal system.
“Justice travels across industries. We are talking about bringing justice to people,” Brown explained. “There’s a lot of similarities when it comes to dealing with people.”
Brown returned home after serving three years as police superintendent in Chicago. He made history as the longest serving police chief in Dallas’ modern times from 2010 to 2016.
“I do think Dallas has a great chief of police in Chief Eddie Garcia,” Brown said.
He believes the city of Dallas is making strides in public safety and crime reduction.
"He’s been able to put together strategies to reduce violence in collaboration with the community and other city departments," Brown said about Garcia.
Brown’s new office is decked out with a variety of framed memorabilia. Among them are portraits captured during his handling of the mass shooting in downtown Dallas on July 7, 2017.
“The lessons learned were that together we can get through our most difficult times,” Brown said as he looked upon a sketch of him a community member made during a moment he was in prayer in the days after the shootings.
A gunman killed five police officers that day, and 11 people were injured.
Brown said the recent shooting tragedy in Allen was also on his mind.
“I was really praying for the people of Allen. Praying for the police department. The Allen Police Department,” he said.
Brown shared he is friends with Allen Police Chief Brian Harvey. They rose up the ranks together in the Dallas Police Department.
He suggested there are some things the public could consider when processing the tragedy.
“I would just ask that they consider this impact of trauma on the first responders, to the leaders in Allen,” Brown explained. “You know I’ve heard the critique that they’ve taken too long to have the second press conference or release information. Just imagine, many of these people are fathers and mothers. They have kids. When things happen to kids and there’s the victimization of young people, these young kids that were tragically taken away far too soon, it really has a dramatic effect on young people.”
For now, Brown said he’s diving deep into his new role. He said writing another book, teaching and working in the nonprofit space could also be in his future.
"I want to be an example to the people that there’s always a way that you can serve and help others," Brown said. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/former-dallas-police-chief-david-brown-discusses-new-job-in-north-texas/287-d5a4a223-4711-4101-a974-ff43d6635058 | 2023-05-18T05:51:24 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/former-dallas-police-chief-david-brown-discusses-new-job-in-north-texas/287-d5a4a223-4711-4101-a974-ff43d6635058 |
DALLAS — Major John “Lucky” Luckadoo, 101, the last living B-17 bomber pilot from the 100th Bomb Group, is on a mission to recognize "Rosie the Riveter" and other Americans who helped support the war effort from home.
“This is not about me,” said Luckadoo, to a gathering at Presbyterian Village North this month.
More than 77 years after Germany and Japan surrendered, the United States never formally recognized the American war machine at home who helped win the war abroad.
Luckadoo defied long odds to survive 25 bombing missions over Germany and France in 1943, through Nazi fighters and German flak, returning to the airfield once with his boots frozen to the foot pedals of his B-17.
"I shudder to think that you're trying to paint me as a hero. Because I ain't no hero," Luckadoo told WFAA last year. "The real heroes are those who did not come home. And the real heroes are also those who stayed home and outproduced the world."
Lucky is adamant that the United States could not have defeated Germany and Japan in World War II if it weren’t for the thousands of Americans who sacrificed at home, worked in factories, and supported troops from afar.
The city of Dallas marked May 9 as Home Front Heroes Day. But Lucky also wants Congress to recognize it nationally.
“The sacrifice of countless Americans here at home helped our military to be successful in World War II and I’m inspired by Major Luckadoo’s push to recognize their sacrifice,” said U.S. Rep. Colin Allred (D-Dallas). “I’m proud to play a role in his fight to recognize these Home Front Heroes at the national level and was glad to introduce this resolution as folks across Dallas celebrate Home Front Heroes Day.”
Allred introduced a bipartisan resolution with U.S. Rep. Alex Mooney (R-West Virginia) to mark Home Front Heroes Day nationwide.
In 2022, Allred introduced a similar bipartisan resolution with U.S. Rep. Jake Ellzey (R-Waxahachie) but that one never received a vote on the House floor.
Currently, no vote is scheduled on the new resolution, either.
But at 101 years old, Lucky refuses to surrender on this effort.
The veteran bomber pilot remains hopeful that the new speaker, U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy, recognizes the importance of what happened almost eight decades ago and the military support that continues to this day, and finally give the resolution a vote.
More Texas headlines: | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/home-front-heroes-day-john-lucky-luckadoo/287-9fad3029-38dc-4b3d-bb8c-0028ccb4b83f | 2023-05-18T05:51:30 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/home-front-heroes-day-john-lucky-luckadoo/287-9fad3029-38dc-4b3d-bb8c-0028ccb4b83f |
TEXAS, USA — The boy you're about to meet helped his foster mom get through a very rough period in her life.
His name is Silas, and his heart is as big as his smile. He needs an equally wonderful forever family to adopt him.
Silas is today’s Wednesday's Child.
Silas lives in another part of Texas, and WFAA did a Zoom call with his foster mother, Brenda.
The 11-year-old loves to swing! All he wanted to do was smile and play on his swing set outside.
"He's always happy and smiling. He's very joyful," said Brenda.
Silas also loves to dance! Brenda shared a video of him dancing and having fun. He had a big smile on his face.
"Silas is an amazing kid. He loves helping," said Brenda.
Silas is on the autism spectrum. He doesn't use sentences, but he uses his words and knows how to communicate what he needs.
"I consider him really smart. He learns really fast. He knows his numbers up to 20. He knows them really well. He's really good at doing puzzles too," said Brenda.
Silas came into foster care two years ago because of neglectful supervision. Brenda said he helped her in her darkest hour.
In Spanish, she said Silas is a source of strength for her. She explained how he came to live with her while she was going through a divorce and how he motivated her to get up and keep moving forward.
She said there was no time to feel sorry for herself because she had to take care of Silas, and his joyful presence constantly made her smile. When she was sad, Silas lifted her spirits just by being himself. She helps him and he helps her.
Brenda’s prayer is that Silas swings his way right into a beautiful family who speaks the same language he does, which is love.
For more information on how to adopt Silas, please send all approved home studies to LaQueena Warren at LaQueena.Warren@dfps.texas.gov. Please remember to include Silas' name within the subject line.
If you're not licensed, please visit adoptchildren.org to find out more information on how to become licensed to foster and/or adopt or contact LaQueena Warren at 817-304-1272.
To read more Wednesday's Child stories, click here. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/outreach/wednesdays-child/wfaa-wednesdays-child-11-year-old-silas-on-autism-spectrum-hopes-to-be-adopted/287-3b91dab3-4c3e-4968-8c18-99315b5e6316 | 2023-05-18T05:51:36 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/outreach/wednesdays-child/wfaa-wednesdays-child-11-year-old-silas-on-autism-spectrum-hopes-to-be-adopted/287-3b91dab3-4c3e-4968-8c18-99315b5e6316 |
DALLAS — The Texas House approved on first reading a bill that will force transgender college athletes at public universities to compete in sports based on their biological sex.
Senate Bill 15 has been labeled the “Save Women’s Sports Act,” because backers say it protects women athletes from competing against transgender women.
The bill expands on a ban passed during the 2021 legislative session that prevents transgender youth from participating in sports in public elementary, middle and high schools.
Supporters of the measure say it’s urgently needed.
“We must act now, or men will win men’s sports and men will win women’s sports,” said state Rep. Valoree Swanson, R-Spring.
Swanson presented the bill on the House floor surrounded by fellow Republican women wearing pink to signal their support.
But several Democrats said there’s no need for the state to pass this into law because there are no transgender athletes at public universities.
“I can’t even remember all the places I’ve been representing this great country and the University of Houston and never, ever competed against a transgender woman,” said state Rep. Jolanda “Jo” Jones, D-Houston.
Jones is a former college athlete.
“I actually think this bill is regulating something that doesn’t exist,” she said.
Democrats also pointed out the NCAA already governs transgender competition based on, among other things, testosterone levels.
But, Republicans argued it’s the legislature’s responsibility to provide guidance to university administration.
They also claimed women could lose scholarships to fellow transgender female athletes.
State Rep. Jeff Leach, R-Allen, asked how he should talk to his daughter about the issue.
“He’s faster. He’s stronger. He’s taller. He’s taken her spot on a team because he’s physically able to perform better than she is. But he’s still a biological male and she’s a biological female. And she’s lost her spot on the team to him. What do I tell her? How is that fair?” Leach asked during debate.
Democrats tried to pass several amendments to change the bill but all failed.
Their points of order failed too.
“We try to advance more and more bills on discrimination, all while our children and our families continue to be slaughtered in our communities” said state Rep. Ana-Maria Ramos, D-Richardson. “We’re wasting time and valuable resources on discriminatory bills that do nothing to make Texas a better place.”
The bill is expected to receive final House approval within days.
It’s been slightly tweaked since it left the Senate, so it must return to the upper chamber for final passage there.
The governor has indicated he’ll sign it into law. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas/ban-on-transgender-college-athletes-close-to-becoming-law-in-texas/287-862b9b7a-9862-4ff8-ae35-142c9cd742b5 | 2023-05-18T05:51:42 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas/ban-on-transgender-college-athletes-close-to-becoming-law-in-texas/287-862b9b7a-9862-4ff8-ae35-142c9cd742b5 |
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas is on the brink of banning transgender minors from getting puberty blockers and hormone therapies, treatments that leading medical groups say are important to supporting their mental health.
The Senate has voted 19-12 Wednesday to accept Senate Bill 14’s House version and send it to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk, two days after the lower chamber passed the legislation.
The bill is a legislative priority for the Republican Party of Texas, which opposes any efforts to validate transgender identities. It’s also a key proposal among a slate of GOP bills that would restrict the rights and representation of LGBTQ Texans this session, amid a growing acceptance of Christian nationalism on the right.
Authored by New Braunfels Republican Sen. Donna Campbell, SB 14 would prohibit trans Texans under the age of 18 from accessing transition-related medical treatments including puberty blockers, hormone therapies and surgeries — though surgeries are rarely performed on kids.
The bill would also require trans youth who are already getting this care to be “weaned off” in a “medically appropriate” manner. This is slightly out of step with the abrupt cutoff mandated by the version the Senate approved last month, but the upper chamber has chosen not to ask for a conference committee to iron out the difference.
In pushing for SB 14, Campbell and other backers have disputed the research and science behind transition-related care. They also say the legislation is an effort to save Texas families from health care providers who are taking advantage of a “social contagion” and pushing life-altering treatments on kids who may later regret taking them.
“We are the Legislature — our job is to protect people,” Sen. Bob Hall, R-Edgewood, said. “We protect children against lots of things. We don’t let them smoke. We don’t let them drink. We don’t let them buy lottery cards. … And so we are doing the right thing.”
Medical groups, trans Texans and their families, however, say this care is vital to trans youths’ mental health. Treatments are also not rushed, they say. Instead, it’s a time-intensive process to access this care, including multiple required medical evaluations.
They have also warned that the House version’s proposed tapering off process is still likely to bring physical discomfort and psychological distress to a group that is already more likely to be at risk of depression and suicide than their cisgender peers. Some have also called it forced detransitioning.
“That would push me past my breaking point,” said Randell, a 16-year-old trans boy from North Texas who has been on hormone therapies for the past few years. He agreed to speak with The Texas Tribune if only this full name isn’t used to protect his safety.
If the governor supports SB 14 becoming law, the proposed ban would take effect on Sept. 1.
This would make Texas — home to one of the largest trans communities in the country, including around 30,000 teens between the ages of 13 and 17 — one of over a dozen states that restrict transition-related care for trans minors. The American Civil Liberties Union, Lambda Legal and other advocacy groups for LGBTQ rights have sued several of them.
“This legislation is vicious, it’s cruel and it’s blatantly unconstitutional,” Ash Hall, policy and advocacy strategist at the ACLU of Texas, said following the first House vote. “The bigotry and discrimination in this bill will not stand up in court and it will not stand the test of time.”
And already, the prospect of losing access to these treatments has prompted many parents of trans kids — including Randell’s — to consider traveling out of state for care or flee Texas altogether, costly options that are not available to all. Others have also spoken publicly about not wanting to abandon the community that they love or that their families have been in for generations.
“We’re not going to be able to know how many children will be ‘saved,’ as it’s been called, from this lifestyle, but we will definitely be able to track what harm it may cause,” said Sen. José Menéndez, D-San Antonio, on Wednesday. “It is my hope that every child affected by this bill can have a chance to grow up and see that things will get better.”
The Texas Tribune is a member-supported, nonpartisan newsroom informing and engaging Texans on state politics and policy. Learn more at texastribune.org. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas/texas-bill-banning-puberty-blockers-hormone-treatments-for-trans-kids-sent-to-governor/287-c8c32b38-e532-4a2c-9676-9e6c2cd9ac45 | 2023-05-18T05:51:48 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas/texas-bill-banning-puberty-blockers-hormone-treatments-for-trans-kids-sent-to-governor/287-c8c32b38-e532-4a2c-9676-9e6c2cd9ac45 |
EVERETT, Wash. — Seven inmates of the Snohomish County Jail were taken to the hospital for suspected fentanyl overdoses Wednesday night, according to the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office (SCSO).
A corrections officer noticed an inmate behaving strangely around 7:35 p.m. Wednesday night, according to SCSO. They then began to notice other inmates in the same module behaving in a similar manner which they believed to be a symptom of a fentanyl overdose.
Jail medical staff responded and administered multiple doses of Narcan to a total of seven inmates, according to SCSO. The doses are believed to have saved the inmates' lives, and all seven are expected to recover.
Four have already been discharged from the hospital and will be re-booked into the jail.
Due to the number of patients involved, the incident was upgraded to a multiple casualty incident and South County Fire, Mukilteo Firefighters, Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue, Marysville Fire District and Northwest Ambulance also responded to the scene.
In total, 23 fire and EMS units responded to the scene.
The Snohomish County Sheriff's Office is leading the investigation into how fentanyl got into the jail.
The module where the inmates were located is on lockdown. The entire jail was on lockdown for around an hour when the inmates were first discovered.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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Mandan's Main Street from Collins Avenue to just past Fourth Avenue Northwest will be closed to through traffic on Saturday from 1-4 p.m. due to the annual Touch a Truck event put on by the Mandan Progress Organization.
A portion of the avenues in the area also will be closed. Motorists are encouraged to use First Street from Collins to Sixth Avenue Northwest as a detour. Truck drivers may wish to take an alternate route.
Touch a Truck provides opportunities for children and others to get an up-close look at large vehicles including fire engines, ambulances, tow trucks, dump trucks and garbage trucks. It runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with "quiet time" -- no horns or sirens -- from 10-11 a.m. For more information go to visitmandan.com. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/touch-a-truck-street-closures-announced/article_ebd527c6-f4ee-11ed-b354-9b0318caf063.html | 2023-05-18T06:09:03 | 1 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/touch-a-truck-street-closures-announced/article_ebd527c6-f4ee-11ed-b354-9b0318caf063.html |
July 15, 1940—May 14, 2023
JEROME — Constance “Connie” Ruth Barnes, 82, of Jerome, passed away peacefully May 14, 2023 at Creekside Retirement Center in Jerome. Connie was born to Clifton and Reba Richesin in Athens, Tennessee. The family moved to California shortly after her birth.
Connie married Gerald Lee Barnes, October 18, 1958, and they had four children, Tracy (Kara) Barnes; Craig (Alonia) Barnes; Gerald Barnes Jr.; and Jerry Ruth Barnes (David Fox). They were blessed with numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Connie was preceded in death by her husband, Gerald, in October 2021.
Mom and Grandma was greatly loved and will be deeply missed.
A Rosary will be recited at 10:30 am, followed by a Funeral Mass at 11:00 am, Friday, May 19, 2023, at St. Jerome’s Catholic Church, 216 2nd Ave. E, Jerome. Graveside service will follow at Jerome Cemetery.
Memories and condolences may be shared with the family on Connie’s memorial webpage at www.farnsworthmortuary.com. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/constance-ruth-barnes/article_6573fb23-56c2-5329-93f5-55354495ff0c.html | 2023-05-18T06:47:30 | 0 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/constance-ruth-barnes/article_6573fb23-56c2-5329-93f5-55354495ff0c.html |
Aug. 12, 1935—May 15, 2023
MARANA, Ariz. — Emma (Cottle) Coltrin, 86, passed away Monday, May 15, 2023, in Marana, Arizona. Emma was born on August 12, 1935 in Trenton, Utah, to Merlin and Veda Cottle.
She married Gene Stephen Coltrin on July 2, 1953. They were married 66 years until Gene’s passing. Together they raised two sons and two daughters. Emma spent her life devoted to her family, community, and church.
Emma Coltrin was a talented pianist and organist. From her teen years into her 80s she spent many hours playing for church services and choirs. She served in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints all her life.
She worked in the Primary, Young Women and Relief Society Organizations. She was in many presidencies, sometimes as the President. Together Emma and Gene served in the Temple Presidency of the St George Temple. She was the Assistant to the Matron.
When she was 41 years old, Emma received a degree in Education from the University of Arizona. She taught elementary school for 20 years. Fourth grade was her favorite.
Emma Coltrin’s most important role was that of mother and grandmother. She was gentle and kind. She expected her children to excel and gave them the necessary support to succeed. She got up early and stayed late. She made sure that Saturdays were family time. She packed a picnic, gathered her family and headed to the mountains. Those family outings were the highlight of the week. The family fished, read books, played cards, and ate red licorice.
Emma Cottle Coltrin is survived by her siblings: Marba Thompson of Hurricane, Utah, Lyle (Lynne) Cottle of Ogden, Utah, Wayne (Geri) Cottle of Lindon, Utah, Adele (Terry) Russell of Waddell, Arizona, and Brent (Joyce) Cottle from Elsinore, Utah and her children: Stephen (Wendy) Coltrin of Marana, Arizona, Susan (Stan) Vaterlaus of Tucson, Arizona, Lyn (Ernie) Hale of Oakley, Idaho,and David (Rebecca) Coltrin of Mapleton, Utah; and 17 grandchildren and 42 great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, May 20, 2023 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Sumter Building, 3500 W. Sumter Dr., Tucson, Arizona 85741. The viewing will be from 9:00-10:30 a.m. and the funeral service will begin at 11:00 a.m. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m. at the Binghampton Cemetery, 4001 N. Alvernon Way, Tucson, Arizona 85718.
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MESA, Ariz. — It’s no surprise that Chicago is one of the places people are flocking from to put down roots in the Grand Canyon state.
As the Phoenix metro continues to grow research shows that’s in large part to transplants looking for a fresh start. And perhaps the most notorious transplants are those coming from the Windy City.
Chicago native Carmen Starkes and her husband Mareo are celebrating all things Chicago at Riverview Park in Mesa at the Chicago Fest West.
She said, she and her husband, “…came just to visit and fell in love with it."
Mareo said they got a good feeling when they landed in Arizona five years ago.
“We got off the plane, felt the vibe and we were like 'oh yea,'" he said. "We both looked at each other like 'yeah, this is it.'"
Debie Kelly said a prayer and hoped for the best.
"I took a leap of faith because I like hot weather and I'm like 'I’m getting out of Chicago,'" she told 12News.
Chicago Fest West is always a big event where people can celebrate the sports teams and the food. Including Dog On It food truck, owned by Kevin Rice who hasn't looked back since he arrived seven years ago.
"When you're in Chicago you only get about three to four months of good weather and the rest of the time it's not the greatest,” Rice said.
The Chicago to Phoenix connection is nothing new. In 1910, the MacArthur brothers started to arrive in Phoenix from Chicago one by one.
Ashely Johnson is a historian with the Arizona Biltmore. The hotel and resort has become an iconic Arizona structure that many wrongly believe was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
"The oldest brother was a student of Frank Lloyd Wright's," Johnson explained. "Frank Lloyd Wright gave credit to his student. I think he was proud of his student for pulling this off."
There are replicas of the recognizable sprites, designed by Wright for the Midway Gardens that used to be located on Chicago’s southside and the Arizona Biltmore is the only public place in Arizona where you can see them up close.
According to 2022 moving data by Allied, Arizona is still a top destination for people to move to and Illinois is still a top place for people to leave.
But many still want comforts from home. That’s evident with the food selection that proudly advertise their authentic Chicago style cuisine. A cruise down Indian School Road in east Phoenix easily passes at least three restaurants and there are countless others throughout the Valley.
One criticism the Valley has gotten is the blazing hot summers. But Starkes puts it best saying, “I know a lot of people complain about the heat. But we came from a very cold place so we're like 'what's wrong with you guys?' You can't shovel sunshine."
Data still shows most transplants do come from California because of its proximity to Arizona. But behind Chicago, the other large group moving to Arizona is from the Pacific Northwest.
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PHOENIX — A good deed is going viral on Go Gilbert after a Valley couple found a lost wallet in a parking lot and returned it to its rightful owner, Navy veteran, Chris Lane who simply didn't know right away that he'd lost it.
The act of kindness is something we should all be practicing, according to Jaala James and her boyfriend Dante, who found the wallet in the Fat Cats parking lot in the east Valley.
"It's honestly a little disappointing that it's so surprising, you'd think that I don't know I would want someone to do the same for me," James explained.
Meanwhile, Chris and his wife Marcie were shocked by the kind gesture, because they said you just don't see it every day. They're undoubtedly grateful for getting it back because heading out Sunday was supposed to be for a fun family gathering.
"We were just going to have a night out with the kids, bowling typical family night. We spent like two and a half hours at Fat Cats, get in the car, it's not there, get home, it's not there, then panic starts to ensue," Chris said.
He said, he started panicking but couldn't find his wallet, a blow to the whole night out.
"Thinking about losing that, it just added way more stress than I needed to have on a Wednesday night," he added.
More stress ahead of another round of chemo, Chris has been battling cancer since January and just got new medical cards.
"Not only the driver’s license, credit cards, insurance cards, I got my medical info for my port procedure and I got that in my wallet so it's readily available in case something happens," he explained.
However, what happened just hours later was a welcomed surprise, all thanks to the kindness of strangers, who turned out to be Jaala and Dante.
"We were going over to my nephew's birthday party over at Fat Cats and we were walking in and messing around and saw the wallet on the ground, James added. When you lose something, it's like you hope to get it back otherwise you have to cancel all those cards just such a hassle."
"Just doing the right thing, that's all we can do, just pay it forward and continue to do the right thing and hopefully it spreads from there," Chris said.
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Jimmy Butler scored 35 points, including 20 after halftime, and the Miami Heat rallied in the second half to beat the Boston Celtics 123-116 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals on Wednesday night.
Miami trailed by nine at the half before turning it around with a franchise playoff-record 46 points in the third and outscoring Boston 66-50 over the final two quarters. It was Butler’s fifth game with 30 or more points this postseason and he added seven assists, six steals and five rebounds.
“One of the premier two-way basketball players of this association. ... That’s what we needed.” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “Down the stretch Jimmy was able to do everything we needed – as a scorer and as a facilitator.”
Bam Adebayo added 20 points and eight rebounds. Kyle Lowry, Caleb Martin and Gabe Vincent and Max Strus all added 15 points apiece. The Heat went 16 of 31 from the 3-point line.
The No. 8-seeded Heat have opened all three playoff series with road victories. Game 2 is Friday in Boston.
Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 30 points, but didn’t take a shot in the fourth quarter. Jaylen Brown finished with 22 points and nine rebounds. Malcolm Brogdon added 19 points.
The Celtics, who are at their best when they’re defending and getting up more shots than their opponents, were 10 of 29 from beyond the arc.
“We lost our offensive purpose,” Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said.
The tip-off of Wednesday’s series marked the third time in four seasons that the Heat and Celtics have met in the conference finals. Boston won last year’s matchup in seven games.
Wednesday’s opener felt every bit like a continuation of that most recent meeting. Boston dominated inside early on and led by nine at halftime.
Spoelstra said his team was “more intentional” over the final 24 minutes.
Miami took a page out of the Celtics’ book and used a 13-1 run to quickly erase that gap and then nudged back in front in the third quarter, as Butler penetrated to create opportunities for his teammates.
The Heat outscored the Celtics 46-25 in the period and took a 103-91 lead into the fourth, prompting a few boos from the TD Garden crowd.
Boston responded, scoring the first seven points of the final period before a 3-pointer by Vincent ended the run.
Miami led 114-109 with just over three minutes to play when Brogdon was fouled by Butler. But he connected on just 1 of the 2 free throws. Butler was trapped on the next Miami possession before finding Martin for a corner 3.
Tatum travelled, giving the ball back to the Heat. A Miami miss gave the ball back to Boston, but Tatum was called again for travelling.
Miami wound the shot clock down before getting a 3-pointer by Butler to rattle in with 1:03 remaining.
The Celtics let Butler get loose early and he made them pay with 12 first-quarter points.
Boston’s defense tightened in the second and Butler didn’t take another shot until the 5:45 mark, an airball resulting in a shot clock violation. His second attempt of the quarter a few minutes later had the same result. He went into intermission with 15 points.
Meanwhile, the Celtics attacked the rim, outscoring the Heat 40-16 in the paint in the opening 24 minutes – the most allowed by Miami in a half this season. Boston also held an 11-2 advantage in second-chance points.
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Heat: Miami’s previous high in the playoffs was 43 points against Charlotte in 2016. … Lowry hit 5 of his first 6 shots, scoring 13 points in his first nine minutes of action. … Butler (12) and Adebayo (6) combined for 18 of Miami’s 28 points in the first quarter. It marked the seventh time Butler has reached double figures in the first period this postseason.
Celtics: Marcus Smart finished with 13 points and 11 assists. … Led 66-57 at halftime. With the score tied at 47, Boston outscored Miami 19-10 over the final 5:26 of the half. … Brown wore his black protective mask after going without it for the final two games of their semifinals matchup with the 76ers. He fractured a facial bone late in the regular season. … New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick was in attendance. | https://www.miamitimesonline.com/news/local/butler-scores-35-heat-rally-to-beat-celtics-123-116-in-east-finals-opener/article_eafb3fe6-f531-11ed-a9f1-7371b730ed12.html | 2023-05-18T07:23:37 | 1 | https://www.miamitimesonline.com/news/local/butler-scores-35-heat-rally-to-beat-celtics-123-116-in-east-finals-opener/article_eafb3fe6-f531-11ed-a9f1-7371b730ed12.html |
SEATAC, Wash. — Three people were injured after a car crash in the departures area at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Wednesday afternoon.
The crash occurred near the Alaska Airlines check-in. Harborview Medical Center confirmed one of those people injured is a four-year-old girl in critical condition.
According to police, a car accelerated unintentionally and hit the three people.
A total of two vehicles were involved.
Upper Departures Drive temporarily closed around 2 p.m. while police investigated. A few lanes were open by 4 p.m. All lanes were back open by 5:30 p.m.
Drivers are asked to use the upper and lower drives through Wednesday night and to give themselves extra time for pick-ups and drop-offs.
Port of Seattle Police are asking anyone who may have witnessed the crash to reach out at 206-787-5401.
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SEATTLE — About a month out from the official start of summer, Seattle Parks and Recreation is still in need of lifeguards to monitor its beaches.
"Come be a lifeguard, we would love to have you," said Rachel Schulkin, communications manager of Seattle Parks & Rec.
That’s the message Seattle Parks and Rec have been pushing for the last two years. The department went through a lifeguard shortage last year, which forced it to close three out of its nine beaches. Last summer there were 165 lifeguards on staff, but parks officials said they needed 425 to properly staff indoor and outdoor pools along with the beaches.
This year, they didn't have the exact number of lifeguards currently on staff but did say they're on a better track than last year. However, three beaches will still be closed this summer: Magnuson Park Beach, Seward Park Beach and East Green Lake Beach.
"A lot of our lifeguards are new, and so we're not going to put brand new lifeguards on the beach without senior experienced guards to help support and train them and unfortunately we don't have enough senior experienced guards," said Schulkin.
Schulkin said the department did increase the starting wages for lifeguards to $19.51 an hour, but said it's still a challenging job market. Nevertheless, Parks and Rec is excited to open Madrona and West Green Lake Beach as soon as Memorial Day, with the remaining beaches opening on June 24.
If you’d like to apply or learn more about being a Seattle Parks and Rec lifeguard, click here.
Below is the full list of beaches and the hours of operation with a lifeguard.
Pre-Season Beaches: Beginning on Memorial Day (Monday, May 29) the following two beaches will be guarded daily from 2 P.M.-7 P.M. on weekdays, and 11 A.M. – 7 P.M. on weekends.
- Madrona Beach, 853 Lake Washington Blvd.
- West Green Lake Beach, 7312 W Green Lake Dr.
Summer Season Beaches: Beginning Saturday, June 24, the following beaches will be guarded daily from 12 P.M. -7 P.M. on weekdays, and 11 A.M. -7 P.M. on weekends.
- Madison Beach, 1900 43rd Ave. E
- Matthews Beach, 510 NE 93rd. St.
- Mt. Baker Beach, 2301 Lake Washington Blvd. S
- Pritchard Beach, 8400 55th Ave. S
- West Green Lake Beach, 7312 W Green Lake Dr.
- Madrona Beach, 853 Lake Washington Blvd.
The following beaches will remain CLOSED this summer:
- Magnuson Park Beach
- Seward Park Beach
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WACO, Texas — It's been seven years since a 14-year-old had to be rescued by Waco Fire Department from the flooded waters of Harris Creek off U.S. Highway 84.
Dylan Ostlund was playing near the creek with his friends in March of 2016, when he suddenly slipped and was stuck in a culvert.
"Once I was stuck, I just screamed for help and my friends came and saw that I was stranded in there and helped me out a little bit," the now 21-year-old Baylor student recalled, "They just held my head up above the water, but yeah there was definitely just a moment of panic and I was scared. I thought I was gonna die for sure.”
Ostlund was submerged up to his nose in the creek and that was even with people holding him up.
Scott Salmans, who lives very close to the creek, was at the scary scene in a matter of seconds after hearing Dylan and his friends screaming for help.
"I just jumped in, got underneath him and held his arm up on one side," Salmans explained. "I remember grabbing ahold of him and he said 'you're hurting my arm, you're hurting my arm' and I said 'I'm not letting you go."
Salmans told 6 News he could tell the suction of the water was very strong, but he couldn't figure out how to get Dylan out. He needed more help to save the teen.
"My biggest fear was that he might slide down further into the hole and then be stuck underwater," he said.
Dylan would need the well trained men of the Waco Fire Department to save him and give him the chance at life.
"Call came in, possible drowning, teenage person stuck in a storm drain," Lt. Mike Herbert recalled. "We get these types of calls periodically and it could be anything and most of the time it's a false alarm."
Herbert and two of his colleagues, rolled up on the scene at Harris Creek to learn this was not a false alarm, it was the real deal.
"You don't have time to come up with a plan," the 30-year veteran explained. "I actually went underwater and bent his foot back the way it's not supposed to go and pulled on him at the same time, and that led to the wedge and he was able to get out then."
Herbert said the force and suction of the water in the culvert was the perfect elements for Dylan to get stuck. Once Herbert was able to figure out how to save him, Dylan was treated on the ambulance and then sent home to be with family.
"They were so good, so trained, so intelligent and so quick that they figured out exactly how to get him out. He was stuck," said Sandor Ostlund, Dylan's dad.
Sandor had gotten to the scene when Dylan was being pulled from the water. He remembers the fear of not knowing what was going on, but the relief he felt knowing there was a group of "angels" saving his son.
"Just incredibly grateful for these people," Sandor Ostlund said. "We're people of faith and God wasn't done with him. He has big things to do. I think about this periodically, just watching him thrive and life is a great joy and [Dylan] was given an opportunity to say thanks to these firefighters.”
As a first responder you hardly get the closure on the calls you respond to, but sometimes they can catch up to you.
Seven years after his rescue, Dylan met two of his three heroes at Waco Fire Station 1. He got to thank them and ask them questions about the rescue. Dylan said there was a lot he had forgotten.
Herbert said it was a fantastic feeling to see Dylan as a successful student years after the scary situation. They discussed the importance of always respecting water.
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FORT HOOD, Texas — On Wednesday, May 17, the Texas State Senate voted unanimously to approve House Bill 2248, to establish Sept. 30 as "Vanessa Guillen Day" in the State of Texas.
Sponsored by Senator Carol Alvarado and authored by State Representative Josey Garcia, House Bill 2248 will establish a statewide day of remembrance on the birthday of U.S. Army Specialist Vanessa Guillen, who was murdered by a fellow soldier in 2020 while stationed at then-Fort Hood.
"Specialist Vanessa Guillen was robbed of the opportunity to live a long and fruitful life," said Alvarado. "Establishing her birthday as a statewide day of remembrance will ensure that we never forget her memory and we continue the fight to prevent any servicemember from enduring what Vanessa did."
"As the only woman to serve in the Texas House of Representatives, I know firsthand the abuse and traumas our servicewoman (and some servicemen) often face during their service to our country, stateside and abroad," said Garcia. "This bill honors the life and service of Army Specialist Vanessa Guillen whose life was stolen by a fellow soldier at her duty station of Ft. Hood, Texas. HB 2248 will help break the silence and end the stigma on Military Sexual Trauma. This bill is for Vanessa, her family and the over 19,000 female veterans who call Texas home."
Guillen's sister Mayra was especially excited about the news, sharing the Legislature's news release in a post on Twitter.
"September 30 is a special date for us," said Mayra Guillen, "Vanessa's life and legacy are highlighted by the passage of this bill which provides the continuance of her memory and the legacy she leaves behind in order to keep our military safe within its ranks. Sexual misconduct is not incident to service. Thank you Senator Alvarado and Representative Garcia for championing this important piece of legislation. We've done a lot of work in Vanessa's honor and plan to do so much more for generations to come."
In 2021, the Vanessa Guillen Act was signed into law, meant to protect military members who report sexual harassment and sexual assault without fear of retaliation, lack of confidentiality or concern that nothing will be done.
Houston Independent School District, where Guillen went to school, had also had previously established the day of remembrance.
Once HB 2248 is signed in the House of Representatives and Senate, it will head to the governor's desk for final approval.
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TACOMA, Wash. — A Tacoma family of 11 sifted through what’s left of their belongings after the home they lived in was destroyed in a fire nearly one week ago.
“We put pieces of what we can together but even anything we are able to pull out is so smokey and damaged and charred,” said Destany Droge, who escaped from the burning home.
Sentimental pieces like Destany’s late grandmother’s Bible were destroyed. But on May 12, what matters most barely made it out.
“Live every day like it's your last because you never know. We were two seconds away from not making it out of there,” Doge said.
Around 4:30 a.m. on May 12, while everyone was asleep, Kaihla Koroshes woke up to flames.
“I saw some light and it took me a minute to realize it wasn’t the sunrise. I realized it was a fire and I ran out of my room and up the stairs and screamed for all of them to get up and the house was on fire,” said Koroshes.
Eleven people were inside the home including seven kids, the youngest is a newborn. Koroshes went back multiple times to get everyone out, including 15-year-old Kayli, but the home was engulfed.
Kayli was able to get the window open and her mother Destany told her to jump.
“I just kept screaming and no one could hear me. I laid there and I couldn't breathe so I opened the window and jumped out,” said Kaylianna Bezk.
Kayli made what would be a life-saving jump from the second-story window, but now has a long road to recovery. She is still suffering from lung issues and was on life support for nearly three days.
The fire is believed to have started on the back porch but the cause remains unknown.
The family’s dog made it out, but the cat is still missing. The biggest concern for the family is where they will stay next. The family of 11 is staying in an Airbnb, but needs to find a new house by Friday.
“Don’t take anything for granted because you could have everything one day and wake up the next with nothing,” Droge said.
The family set up a GoFundMe to help with expenses and to find permanent housing.
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STROUDSBURG, Pa. — With the news of suspected killer Bryan Kohberger's recent Grand Jury indictment, Monroe County public defender Jason LaBar says he doesn't think it changes anything for his former client, who said he was eager to get back to Idaho to be exonerated.
"This indictment is really just the formal charging instrument against Bryan. It's just formalizing the allegations. Idaho will still have to prove him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, so I think his stance would remain the same," LaBar said.
Skipping a preliminary hearing in a case like this can hinder a defense, according to LaBar, but it also works in its favor by not allowing information to be released that could influence potential jurors.
"The defense doesn't have the opportunity to cross-examine witnesses as part of a grand jury proceeding, so we won't know what was testified in the grand jury proceeding. We won't know who the Commonwealth called to testify. That's a huge downside, so you're weighing that against Bryan's right to have a fair trial," LaBar said.
Kohberger's arraignment is scheduled for this upcoming Monday, LaBar says there is no knowing what information will be released.
"It's going to be limited. I don't know if there's going to be more than four homicide charges on the document. I don't know if it's going to say whether or not they will be seeking the death penalty," LaBar said.
As it stands, LaBar expects the case of Bryan Kohberger to continue on schedule.
"Most homicides under my jurisdiction usually take a year and a half two years to go to trial unless there's extraordinary circumstances that would allow the defense team to feel comfortable to take it to trial sooner or earlier, but usually that time frame sounds about right to 18 months to two years a capital case could drag out longer potentially," said LaBar.
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NORMAL — Parents of Colene Hoose Elementary students are calling for answers and immediate action by McLean County Unit 5 administrators to strengthen student safety.
During Wednesday's school board meeting, around 10 parents of Hoose students spoke about what they described as threatening behavior from another student. An incident that took place at recess on Tuesday apparently prompted their appearance before the board, but several said their children and other parents had been sharing concerns about this student's behavior for weeks.
A few of the speakers said their kids were either afraid or unwilling to return to school for the remainder of the year.
Hoose Principal Gina Tenuta addressed the recess incident in an email to first grade families on Tuesday. In it, she said the student in question had exhibited "disruptive and inappropriate behavior" but no physical altercation took place. As a result of the incident, the first grade class came inside from recess five minutes early, she said.
Referencing this, parent Danielle Gudeman said she felt the administration had been dismissive of parents' concerns and repeated questions. Both she and her husband, Will Gudeman, criticized the district for failing to provide more information.
"The rumors are spreading like crazy, and my 6-year-old daughter asked if it was true that a boy at school wanted to shoot everybody," he said. "... Rumors poison any organization that they come into, and leaders stop them. They address them, and they give something."
Erik Beckner told the board that parents always ask their kids about the day's events, and that often that requires putting several pieces together to see the full picture of a situation.
In this case, conversations with other parents, teachers and staff members made it clear that "what our children are experiencing on a daily basis is unacceptable," he said.
Across the country, he said, teachers, students and staff are forced to confront the possibility of violence in the classroom.
"We chant, 'Not in our town.' We chant, 'Not in our school.' We chant, 'Not in our classroom.' As if our words hold any type of protection," he said. "It’s the policies that protect our students — your policies, administrative policies."
Mary Kentzler, a grandparent to Unit 5 students, said it's up to the board to make sure the district is doing its job to make a safe environment for its students.
"Why is this allowed to happen?" Kentzler asked. "If the students are traumatized, are the teachers and staff traumatized too?"
Board members and administrators did not address the comments from Hoose Elementary parents.
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The board also approved an abatement of the school district's working cash fund in the amount of $8.47 million: $8.2 million would go to the educational fund and $270,000 would go to the operations and maintenance fund.
Tommy Hoerr, director of financial services for Unit 5, said the abatement had been planned prior to the passage of Unit 5's referendum to raise the maximum allowed property tax rate for the education fund, from $2.72 per $100 equalized assessed valuation to $3.60 per $100 EAV.
In order to cover the deficit in the district's education fund, the district sold working cash bonds for operations, he added.
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WATERLOO — Residents and police officers present and past gathered to remember those who gave the ultimate sacrifice to protect the community on Wednesday.
“We all know that police are extremely important to us, that the protection of our freedoms in our community, of the ability to peacefully go about our work, needs protection,” said Mark Nook, University of Northern Iowa president. “But not every community takes time to reflect and thank and to honor those who engage in that service.”
The audience outside Veteran’s Memorial Hall included active police officers from across Black Hawk County, retired officers and family members of those who died in the line of duty.
UNI’s police department organized the annual Peace Officers Memorial Service.
Chiefs from local departments took turns reading the names of the fallen officers – a total of 14 since 1902 – and the circumstance that led to their sacrifices.
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Last week, the FBI released a report outlining line-of-duty deaths in 2022. According to the report, a total of 118 law enforcement officers were killed in line-of-duty incidents last year.
Of these, 60 officers died as a result of criminal acts, a decrease of 17.8% when compared to the 73 officers who were killed as a result of criminal acts in 2021.
Offenders used firearms to kill 49 of the 60 victim officers. Of the remaining officers, three were killed with vehicles used as weapons and eight were killed by punches and kicks, the report states.
A total of 58 officers died in accidents in 2022. Of those, 35 died in vehicle crashes, 13 were pedestrian officers struck by vehicles, six officers were in an aircraft crash, two officers were killed in falls and two died as a result of firearms-related incidents.
According to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, four Iowa officers died in the line of duty in 2022.
Michael Earl German, chief of the Prairie City Police Department, died Jan. 13 of COVID-19 complications.
Sgt. John Karl Williams of the Coralville Police Department died July 3 after experiencing a chest pains while responding to a report of a shooting involving a toddler.
Deputy Austin Wayne Richardson of the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office died June 14 in a traffic accident.
Deputy John Lawrence Grampovnik of the Allamakee County Sheriff’s Office died Jan. 27 of COVID complications. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/fallen-officers-honored-at-peace-officers-memorial-service/article_d6208fcc-141a-5c5b-80a2-68f5a8ae302e.html | 2023-05-18T08:32:17 | 1 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/fallen-officers-honored-at-peace-officers-memorial-service/article_d6208fcc-141a-5c5b-80a2-68f5a8ae302e.html |
Good Samaritan's effort to help leads to deadly accident
A Good Samaritan who stopped to help the victims of an accident inadvertently set the stage for a wreck that killed two people and seriously injured three others.
It happened about 2 a.m. Sunday on U.S. 287 just west of Wichita Falls.
According to a report from the Department of Public Safety:
A Chevy Tahoe had been involved in a wreck and was disabled in the northbound lanes. The driver of a northbound Chevy Suburban stopped on the shoulder to help. The driver of a northbound 18-wheeler saw the parked suburban and steered to the left to give it space, but struck the Tahoe.
Two men in the Tahoe were thrown from their vehicle and died at the scene. They were identified as Francisco Sanchez Sustaita, 45, and Rocio Rodriguez Hernandez, 43. Both men were from Chillicothe.
The driver of the Suburban who stopped to help is John Michael Christopherson, 24, of Midlothian. He was listed in stable condition.
The driver of the 18-wheeler is Rodney Mitchell Cary, 68, of Irving. His passenger was Holliday resident John Evan Poore, 59. Both men are listed in stable condition.
The DPS said wet roads and poor visibility contributed to the accident. The highway was closed for several hours as DPS investigated and the wreckage was cleared away.
Wichita County deputies and Wichita Falls Police were at the scene, which happened just on the outskirts of the city. | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/05/17/good-samaritans-effort-to-help-leads-to-deadly-accident/70226680007/ | 2023-05-18T09:20:12 | 0 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/05/17/good-samaritans-effort-to-help-leads-to-deadly-accident/70226680007/ |
Woman claims Anthony Patterson sexually assaulted her when she was a teen
The latest charges filed against former Wichita Falls car dealer Anthony Patterson are from a woman who said Patterson sexually assaulted her on two occasions between 2003 and 2005 when she was a teenager.
According to arrest warrant affidavits:
The woman came forward after she recognized Patterson from media photos related to coverage of sexual assaults of two children he is accused of committing in 2017.
The woman said she met Patterson in an online chat room when she was 14. She said she only knew him by his first name and did not know his last name until recent news coverage. At the time they exchanged messages, Patterson claimed he was 19. She and Patterson exchanged numerous online messages over a long period of time.
In one incident where they met in person, the victim said she had just turned 15 and she and a friend agreed to meet Patterson at a house in the 4000 block of Gossett.
After the friend left to get some food, Patterson and the victim went to a bedroom where there was a pornographic movie playing. The woman said she and Patterson had sex. After they finished, the victim said she got dressed, her friend came back and she told the friend they needed to leave.
While riding with an officer after filing her complaint, the victim pointed to the house where she said the incident happened. Records show that house was purchased by Patterson in May 2004.
In another incident, in the spring of 2005, the victim was 16 and she and another teenage friend agreed to meet Patterson at a house in the 1600 block of Ardath. She said Patterson gave them alcoholic beverages and they sat in a hot tub.
The victim’s friend left to pick up her brother and the victim and Patterson had sex. Afterwards, she said Patterson handed her $300 and apologized.
The victim said after reading a news story about Patterson she realized he would have been 12 years older than she, rather than the five years older he claimed.
The woman rode with an officer and pointed to a house in the 1600 block of Ardath Avenue as the location of the incident.
Police checked the records and Patterson did own that house and purchased it in June 2004.
Patterson is charged with two counts of Sexual Assault in connection with these allegations. He was arrested Tuesday and released on a total of $500,000 cash bond on Wednesday.
These second-degree felony charges are in addition to multiple counts arising from allegations of sexual contact with two young girls in 2017.
Patterson’s trial on those charges is set for October. Conviction on some of those charges can carry life imprisonment. | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/05/17/woman-claims-anthony-patterson-sexually-assaulted-her-when-she-was-a-teen/70229691007/ | 2023-05-18T09:20:18 | 1 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/05/17/woman-claims-anthony-patterson-sexually-assaulted-her-when-she-was-a-teen/70229691007/ |
This weekend in Bloomington: Pre-Granfalloon, AI under a microscope, Cosmic Songwriters
It's almost time for Granfalloon, but before we get to celebrating Kurt Vonnegut, let's welcome the Cosmic Songwriter Festival to area stages, get our record fix and prepare our brains for what's to come.
One toe in Austin, Bloomington welcomes songwriters
The Orbit Room's monthly Cosmic Songwriters Club has become a festival featuring 30 artists at several venues in Bloomington. Get into the experience May 17-20.
The lineup:
- Thursday, 7 p.m., The Bluebird Nightclub, 216 N. Walnut St., features local songwriter Jason Wilber and The Local Honeys, Jarrod Dickenson and JP Ruggieri, Dakota Curtis and Rikki Jean. $16.50.
- Friday, 7 p.m., The Blockhouse Bar, 205 S. College Ave., features Kostas and Helen Darling, Scott Cook and Tommy Alexander, and Silvia Josefina and Adam deWeber. Sold out.
- Saturday, Noon to 3 p.m., Bloomington Music Expo, Switchyard Park Pavilion, features Matt Lundquist and Rickie Maxwell, Hazy Hollows and Amanda Webb, Millaze and Lenox Monroe. Free.
- Saturday, 7 p.m., Buskirk Chumley Theater, 114 E. Kirkwood Ave., features, SG Goodman and Aaron Lee Tasjan, Charlie Jesseph and The Reverent Few, and The Monon Troubadours and Oso Blues. $18.50.
In Orbit:First Cosmic Songwriters Festival set to take off May 17-20 in Bloomington venues
More information about the festival and the songwriter artists (including bios and awards) is at https://www.cosmicsongwriter.com/festival/
Tickets are available at the Bloom Box Office at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater and online at https://buskirkchumley.org/festival/cosmic-songwriter-festival/
Bloomington Music Expo Saturday
Since you're already going to be at Switchyard Park Saturday for the free Cosmic Songwriter Festival show, you'll want to visit the Bloomington Music Expo. Buy some vinyl records, CDs, music art, and support food trucks. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free.
I should have asked GPT: Nerd Night at Switchyard Brewing
If you hear the following intro at Switchyard Brewing's Nerd Night Thursday, then the hosts typed the same thing into Chat GPT that we did: "Welcome, beer-loving nerds and tech enthusiasts, to a night where artificial intelligence meets the craft brewery scene! Tonight, we gather here at Switchyard Brewing to dive into the fascinating world of AI and explore its intriguing applications within the beer industry."
The return was surprisingly long. Like a whole speech. Here's how it ends:
"So, grab a pint of your favorite brew, immerse yourself in the vibrant atmosphere of Switchyard Brewing, and prepare to embark on a thought-provoking journey where AI and beer intersect. Tonight, we'll raise our glasses to the exciting possibilities that lie ahead as we dive headfirst into the intriguing realm of AI at a brewery. Cheers!"
Hear from real AI expert Derek Whitley, research scientist with the NASA Glenn Research Center, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
Peoples Park opening show in Thursday music series
A live demonstration of one of the most lively routines on "So You Think You Can Dance?" is coming to Bloomington's Peoples Park from 4:30-6 p.m. Thursday when Sofia Crespo performs traditional dance from Spain. This is the first of a series of musical performances every week until Aug. 31. Free.
It's almost time for Granfalloon!
Are you ready for more human-machine interaction and are you of legal drinking age? Visit AfterHours: Granfalloon, Player Piano to dive into what Kurt Vonnegut envisioned in his first novel. The event is from 7-9:30 p.m. Saturday, at WonderLab Museum of Science, Health and Technology, 308 W. Fourth St. Dissect technological conundrums with IU Luddy School professors. Get jiggy with live music. 21+. Members $20 / Non-member $30 / Access Pass $10.
More:Get weird for free at Granfalloon this year with headliner The Flaming Lips
Tickets can be purchased online and in person at the museum.
Visit https://wonderlab.org/wonderlab-afterhours/#falloon for more details.
WildCare's Butler Winery Spring Event
Help Bloomington's WildCare keep raccoons, opossums and other wildlife wild by attending the Butler Winery Spring Event. It's Saturday at the winery, 6200 E. Robinson Road, from 6 until 9 p.m. There will be wine tastings, animal encounters, a silent auction, food and live music. $25 for ages 21 and older, $10 for 13-20, ages 12 and younger free. No pets.
Buy tickets at the door or online at https://bit.ly/422h6lb
Sycamore Land Trust spring plant sale
Provide habitat and food for pollinators, birds and small mammals by planting something yummy (to them) in your yard or garden. You can get these plants 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at the Bloomingfoods East parking lot, 3220 E 3rd St.
Proceeds will support Sycamore Land Trust's plant nursery, where native plants are grown for the many land restoration projects in southcentral Indiana. A pot return area will be available through June at Bloomingfoods East so pots can be reused.
For more information: sycamorelandtrust.org/plant-sale | https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/entertainment/local/2023/05/18/things-to-do-this-weekend-in-bloomington-indiana/70212159007/ | 2023-05-18T09:22:31 | 1 | https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/entertainment/local/2023/05/18/things-to-do-this-weekend-in-bloomington-indiana/70212159007/ |
Ellettsville puts compliance action on hold as Lowers works to move out of town
ELLETTSVILLE — Robert Lowers has made substantial progress toward clearing from his Main Street property what he claims is recycled building materials and town officials call unsightly, and illegal, structures.
The 60-year-old collector and builder's efforts to comply with local ordinances as ordered by a judge have been slowed since he cracked several ribs last week. He was loading and securing dozens of repurposed windows and glass doors onto a trailer attached to his work van and fell off.
"It's slowed me down," Lowers said. "I was in a hurry, got careless and the next thing I knew I was on the ground."
Previously:Ellettsville gives man more time to bring property into compliance after court ruling
The accident happened May 9, the day before town workers were to return to his property to continue their enforcement of a court order Monroe Circuit Judge Geoffrey Bradley handed down in 2021. They had spent two days there in April clearing land and demolishing structures.
In February of this year, the state appeals court upheld Bradley's ruling that Lowers' home and property violated town codes. The court also confirmed the $140,800 in fines the town levied against Lowers, and ordered him to pay town attorney Darla Brown's $8,765 legal bill.
Lowers was given 30 days to clean up his place and bring it into compliance with Ellettsville's plan department standards.
If he didn't, the town could step in "to perform its own compliance and abatement activity on the Lowers property without need for additional notice to Robert Lowers." And they did.
But neither the workers nor the heavy equipment used to tear down walls and bulldoze land in April returned on May 10. Lowers said someone from the town's planning department told him there had been a delay, and didn't know when the work would resume.
Public health at risk?Monroe County Health Department exodus continues; ex-employees, board member worried
Ellettsville town manager Mike Farmer said the enforcement action at Lowers' property is on hold. "He is starting to deconstruct what's there," Farmer said this week. "Hopefully, there will be a resolution, and the end of this will result in a positive manner for everyone."
The town returned Lowers' towed-away Honda motorcycle and the faded 1966 Oldsmobile Delta 88 he kept sheltered in a garage-like structure workers knocked down last month. The car's not under a roof anymore. "I've got to get it out of the elements," Lowers said. He worries about it.
The day the town workers descended, Lowers' son Matt established a a GoFundMe account. He hoped to raise $10,000 to buy his dad a piece of land in rural Greene County, where he can build a shed with walls made from recycled beer bottles donated by friends and scavenged from recycling bins.
The online fundraiser says Lowers moved to the house in downtown Ellettsville 20 years ago, "and began adding his personal artistic touch to it over the years. He would repurpose materials that others call trash into what he called art."
A hundred people have donated a total of $9,300. The money helped Lowers buy an acre of land in nearby Greene County, where he is in the process of moving his life, and all of his stuff.
It's a 20-minute drive southwest to a place with no close-by neighbors, no sidewalk-setback restrictions and no fence-height requirements.
Contact Herald-Times reporter Laura Lane at llane@heraldt.com or 812-318-5967. | https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/local/2023/05/18/compliance-action-on-hold-as-ellettsville-man-cleans-up-property/70222408007/ | 2023-05-18T09:22:43 | 0 | https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/local/2023/05/18/compliance-action-on-hold-as-ellettsville-man-cleans-up-property/70222408007/ |
After two years of decline, Ohio saw an increase in the number of deaths by suicide in 2021, the Ohio Department of Health said in a new report.
Suicide deaths in Ohio increased in 2021, the most recent year that data is available, by 8% over the previous year to 1,766. However, the number of deaths stayed below the 10-year high of 1,836 suicide deaths reported in 2018.
“Suicide is a human tragedy, and any increase is of course deeply concerning,” said ODH Director Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff.
Death by suicide impacting youth
Suicide in 2021 was the 12th leading cause of death overall in Ohio, and was the second leading cause of death among Ohioans ages 10 to 34.
Dayton Children’s Hospital has been seeing an increase in mental concerns in children prior to the pandemic starting, and the limits on social gatherings that COVID-19 placed on people exacerbated what children were experiencing, said Dr. Mary Beth DeWitt, chief of child psychology at Dayton Children’s.
“Many children really use their peer group and that connectivity to help with their coping, and during the pandemic, we shut down some of those things, which really took a toll on a lot of our kids’ mental health,” said DeWitt.
The increases in deaths by suicide are disproportionately represented in some groups more than others. Girls, along with children who have concerns about their gender identity, tend to be affected more often, DeWitt said.
“At Dayton Children’s, we’re seeing increases in presentations to the emergency department for suicidal ideation, for depression and mental health concerns,” DeWitt said.
Over the last year, more than 7,000 children were treated for a behavioral health crisis at Dayton Children’s. There were 211 children boarded in March, waiting for a bed to become available in the behavioral health unit, which Dayton Children’s said was the highest ever and was an increase of 31% since March of last year.
Warren County sees 60% increase
Although the state saw an increase between 2020 and 2021, Warren, Butler and Preble counties were the only in the region to record higher suicide numbers for the same time period.
Warren County far exceeded the state with a more than 60% increase. The county recorded 42 deaths by suicide in 2021 compared to 26 in 2020.
Butler County, which also surpassed the state, saw eight more deaths, from 42 to 50 for a 19% increase, and Preble County recorded seven deaths by suicide in 2021, up one from 2020.
The reason behind the increase in deaths by suicide in Warren County is unclear, but public health officials speculated it was due to stressors from the pandemic and the isolation it caused, as well as the ongoing opioid crisis.
“The increase in Warren County was reviewed and there was not any one thing in particular that seemed to cause the increase,” said Allison Combs, public information officer with the Warren County Health District.
Challenges in getting help
Demand for help in addressing mental health concerns is growing and outpacing the number of psychiatrists available.
The U.S. is gearing up for a psychiatrist shortage of between 14,280 and 31,091 psychiatrists by 2024, according to the National Institute of Health, even though the number of medical students choosing to go into psychiatry is growing. Nationwide this year, 1,746 medical school graduates have matched into psychiatry residency programs, the 12th year in a row that the number of psychiatric residents has grown, per the National Resident Matching Program.
“Challenges in access can sometimes be seen due to shortage of qualified professionals available in the workforce,” Combs said. “This can cause a wait time for visits due to fewer providers.”
Providers are continuing to expand services, though, and crisis interventions are available in each county, as well as nationally through the 9-8-8 hotline. Dayton Children’s recently began construction on its $110 million behavioral health hospital, which will double the number of inpatient behavioral health beds they have available.
“What we are trying to do is expand services, expand services across the continuum,” DeWitt said. “We’re looking at different levels of care. We are hoping to increase our inpatient beds over the next few years. We have put efforts into our intensive outpatient treatment program, a partial hospitalization program where kids actually go home at night but get treatment during the day.”
Dayton Children’s also is working to integrate behavioral health services with their primary care providers, along with in schools and is encouraging parents to talk to their kids about their mental health and start having those conversations.
“Although about one in six kids have a mental health concern, up to 60% of those kids may not seek treatment for those concerns, and so we really need to look more broadly at the public health concern that we’re recognizing,” DeWitt said. “We need to continue our conversations about this issue and that our kids need help.”
London Bishop contributed to this report.
Where to go for help
A national hotline that is available for use is the 9-8-8 Suicide and Crisis line, where crisis resources are provided to individuals by a trained crisis counselor.
The Mental Health Recovery Board, which serves Warren and Clinton counties, offers a 24/7 Crisis Hotline at 877-695-6333 or Crisis Text Line “4Hope” 741741.
The Butler County Mental Health and Addiction Recovery Services Board’s crisis lines are 1-844-4CRISIS or 1-844-427-4747.
In Montgomery County, the Crisis Call Center can be reached at 833-580-CALL (2255), and it is operated by RI International, a mental and behavioral health services non-profit. Since it started taking calls in January 2022, it has received more than 18,000, with 89% of the calls being resolved over the phone. The average time on the call is 14 minutes, and 0.63% of the calls get transferred to 9-1-1.
In Clark County, the crisis hotline is 937-399-9500, and in Greene County, the crisis hotline is 937-376-8701.
The Tri-County Board of Recovery and Mental Health Services, which serves Darke, Miami, and Shelby counties, offers a 24-hour crisis hotline at 800-351-7347. | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/local/ohio-deaths-by-suicide-increasing-second-leading-cause-for-ages-10-to-34/AU5P4YZE4RH2HLRQFYY2ANDD5A/ | 2023-05-18T09:24:02 | 1 | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/local/ohio-deaths-by-suicide-increasing-second-leading-cause-for-ages-10-to-34/AU5P4YZE4RH2HLRQFYY2ANDD5A/ |
In this file photo from Nov. 2, 2021, Lee County residents enter Lawndale Presbyterian Church to vote in the Lee County District 3 supervisors race in Tupelo.
TUPELO — A week after nearly half of those running for public office in Lee County failed to report their campaign finances by the first state-required deadline, only four candidates still have their reports outstanding.
Of the 46 candidates running for election, 20 did not meet the May 10 deadline to report campaign finances. Most of those who missed the deadline cited either forgetfulness or ignorance of the requirement.
By Tuesday, nearly all of the candidates had filed their reports.
Candidates with their initial campaign finance reports still outstanding include Jeff Donahue for District 1 supervisor; Zachary "Bub" Rock for District 5 supervisor; Blaine Wade Holliday for county surveyor; and Jacque "Jackie" Grayson for District 4 election commissioner.
The Daily Journal's attempts to reach these candidates for comment were unsuccessful.
Hal Grissom, a Republican candidate for the first district seat on the Lee County Board of Supervisors, was among those who filed a finance report after the deadline. He said the mandatory deadline “slipped his mind,” but he was able to file the report on May 12 with no issues.
Incumbent County Prosecutor Phillip M. “Matt” Blanchard, who is running unopposed, said he missed the deadline because of oversight on his part but quickly rectified the issue once notified.
Republican candidate for District 5 Supervisor Dakota Gilland said because it was his first time running, he was unaware of the deadline but quickly filed once he got a call from the circuit clerk’s office.
When asked, candidate for Interim District 1 Election Commissioner Robert Keltz said he was unaware he had to file a report and filed Tuesday afternoon upon learning of the requirement. Timothy "Tim" Tubb, a Republican candidate for District 4 justice court judge, cited a similar reason, blaming his late filing on a lack of experience. He said he sent his filing to the secretary of state’s office and found he had to file it at the county circuit court office instead.
It was previously reported that incumbent Republican District 3 Supervisor Wesley Webb, who is running unopposed, did not file his report. According to Lee County Circuit Court Clerk Camille Roberts Dulaney, however, Webb did file the report, but due to a clerical error, it was not provided to the Daily Journal.
Candidates who fail to file their campaign finance reports may be fined $50 a day until they file. The maximum punishment is up to $3,000 in fines and up to six months in jail.
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Stark County explores using CARES Act funds to repair homeowners' septic systems
- Stark County is looking at a plan to use $450,000 in CARES Act funds to help low-income homeowners repair their septic tanks.
- Officials estimate the funds would pay for between 24 and 32 projects.
- The proposal will need approval from the county commissioners.
The Health Department has a long list of Stark County homeowners who need help paying to repair their septic tanks.
The agency receives about $150,000 per year from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency's Water Pollution Control Loan Fund to administer a program that provides assistance to low- to moderate-income households in need of home sewage treatment replacement or repairs.
It would take about three years to get through its list with the current level of funding.
"It's not a lot of money for the number of people that are on our list to repair these systems," said Paul DePasquale, director of environmental health for Stark County.
Now, county officials want to use $450,000 in remaining Community Development Block Grant CARES Act funds to help more low-income homeowners bring their failing septic systems up to code.
County commissioners in 2021 approved $1.1 million in CARES Act money to the Health Department to help businesses outside of Canton, Massillon and Alliance with safety initiatives in response to the pandemic. The board will need to approve the proposed use for the funds before the plan can move forward. The commissioners will likely take action on the matter sometime in the next few weeks, according to Administrator Brant Luther.
Diane Sheridan, chief of community development at the Stark County Regional Planning Commission, said that remaining CARES Act funds must be used to respond to COVID-19 or future infectious diseases. The Regional Planning Commission asked the Health Department to identify its needs. Officials brought up the need for septic system replacements in the county.
"Stark County has the most septic systems in the state of Ohio," said Todd Paulus, a unit manager at the Stark County Health Department. "We're estimated around 43,000 septic systems. So this is a real need in this community, to help folks that need some assistance."
Failing septic systems can lead to sewage backups in homes, groundwater contamination and algae blooms in nearby bodies of water, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Josh Tully, owner of Bosley Drain and Septic in Louisville, said he has been seeing a lot of septic tanks from the 1950s and 1960s that are clogged and need replaced.
"These last couple years, we've seen numerous systems that are failing," he said. "A lot of it came from COVID. There were more people at the houses, more water being used. People are now working at home. Kids were getting homeschooled. That was more water going into the systems on a daily basis that was making these systems fail even more."
Tully said there are a lot of families that cannot afford to replace their tanks and are taking out loans to pay for it.
How many systems will be replaced?
Health Department officials estimate that between 24 and 32 systems will be replaced using the funds, but the exact number of projects will depend on the cost and scale of each.
The department already has a list of homeowners from its assistance program, which covers a certain percentage of the cost of a project based on the household's total income and the number of individuals living in the home. Requirements for the program include that the home is owner-occupied and located in Stark County and that applicants are up to date on their property taxes.
Sheridan said there are certain income requirements that individuals must meet on the Regional Planning Commission side, including that they are under 80% of the area median income.
The Regional Planning Commission will facilitate the repairs, similarly to the way it does with CDBG and HOME rehabilitation jobs. The county health department will manage permits, fees, soil testing, design contractors and coordinate with the Environmental Protection Agency. The Health Department will also utilize $29,400 for administration costs.
The department will still have approximately $177,000 in leftover funds to continue COVID business safety outreach, particularly focusing on childcare centers outside of Canton, Massillon and Alliance, according to the Regional Planning Commission.
Sheridan said the agencies are working to amend the contract and plan to start the projects as soon as possible.
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NORTH PORT, Fla. — A semi-truck caught fire overnight on I-75 near the Sumter Boulevard exit (mile marker 183) in North Port.
The southbound lanes are blocked off at this time as crews are on scene to extinguish the flames.
All southbound lanes are currently closed, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Traffic is currently being diverted at North River Road.
No further details were immediately available.
Count on NBC2 to provide updates as more information is released. | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2023/05/18/semi-truck-catches-fire-on-i-75-in-north-port/ | 2023-05-18T09:54:45 | 1 | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2023/05/18/semi-truck-catches-fire-on-i-75-in-north-port/ |
Looking for something new and fun on the Wildwoods Boardwalk? Here are five new places to try.
Quinn’s Original Fudge Island
After the Original Fudge Kitchen closed at 22nd Avenue and Boardwalk, Quinn’s Original Fudge Island opened up in February at 2200 Boardwalk in North Wildwood. It is owned by John Quinn, who was the general manager of the Original Fudge Kitchen and has been making fudge for over 32 years.
The shop features handmade fudge made by Quinn, candy and popcorn.
Quinn’s Original Fudge Island is open seven days a week year-round; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Wednesday and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday through Sunday.
WILDWOOD — With weather warming and weekend shore visits on the rise, there are still a few …
Bar Fore Sports Simulator
Bar Fore is the Wildwoods’ first multisport simulator and restaurant, brought to the Boardwalk by Full Swing, the company that does golf simulators for Topgolf.
It opened May 5 at 1800 Boardwalk in North Wildwood, inside the Montego Bay Resort.
Guests can customize their games, play anywhere from nine to 18 holes at 53 different virtual golf courses around the world, enjoy drinks from the bar or food from Bar Fore’s full kitchen.
It also has other sport simulation games, like hockey, home run derby, quarterback challenge, lacrosse, bocce ball and zombie dodgeball.
Bar Fore charges by the hour and takes reservations for the golf simulators and dining.
WILDWOOD — The city has been awarded a $400,000 Small Cities grant from the state Department…
Founder’s Grub and Pub
Formerly known as Jumbo’s Grub and Pub in Morey’s Pier, the rebranded restaurant and bar at 3501 Boardwalk in Wildwood honors the founders of the pier.
Founder’s is family friendly and has outdoor seating on its pier patio, as well as a front counter for takeout.
WILDWOOD — Speakers came, one after another, to deliver the same message to Mayor Pete Byron…
Clusters Handcrafted Popcorn
Clusters will be ready to serve people its fresh-batched popcorn at 3314 Boardwalk in Wildwood by Memorial Day weekend, with a ribbon cutting scheduled for May 25.
The family-owned business began franchising in 2019. Clusters has four other locations— three in Pennsylvania, one in Jackson Township, Ocean County.
Clusters’ new Wildwood location will serve flavors like caramel corn, Peanut Butter Blast, Cookie Explosion and white cheddar.
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BASEBALL
4 p.m.
Pleasantville at Atlantic Christian
Absegami at Egg Harbor Twp.
Middle Twp. at Hammonton
Buena at Lower Cape May
Clearview at Cumberland
Wildwood vs. Penns Grove at Maxwell Field
4:15 p.m.
Jackson Memorial at Southern
6 p.m.
Oakcrest vs. Ocean City at Amanda's Field
SOFTBALL
3:45 p.m.
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Pinelands at Toms River East
4 p.m.
Lower Cape May at Absegami
Oakcrest at Atlantic Christian
Middle Twp. vs. Wildwood Catholic at Bill Henfey Park
Cedar Creek at Pilgrim Academy
Mainland at Vineland
Cumberland at Clearview
Jackson Memorial at Southern
GIRLS LACROSSE
3:45 p.m.
Lacey Twp. at Howell
4 p.m.
Egg Harbor at Cedar Creek
St. Joseph at Oakcrest
6 p.m.
Lower Cape May vs. Middle Twp. at Shunpike Athletic Fields
BOYS LACROSSE
4:30 p.m.
Southern at Red Bank Reg.
6 p.m.
Cedar Creek at Egg Harbor Twp.
BOYS TENNIS
4 p.m.
Cedar Creek at Absegami
Clayton at Bridgeton
Lower Cape May at Hammonton
Egg Harbor Twp. at Middle Twp.
Vineland at Oakcrest
4:15 p.m.
Southern at Brick Memorial
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Shore Conference Tournament first round
5 p.m.
(13) Lakewood at (4) Pinelands
Other matches
3:45 p.m.
Barnegat at Manchester Twp.
Christian Brothers at Lacey Twp.
4 p.m.
Pleasantville at Absegami
BOYS AND GIRLS GOLF
3:30 p.m.
Hammonton vs. Mainland at Linwood Country Club
Lacey Twp. vs. Jackson Liberty at Cedar creek Golf Course
4 p.m.
Cape May Tech vs. Middle Twp. at Avalon Country Club'
ACIT vs. Millville vs. Cedar Creek at Renault Winery
Ocean City vs. Absegami at Seaview Country Club
Buena vs. Bridgeton vs. Wildwood Catholic @ Shore Gate Golf Club
Cumberland vs. Washington Twp. at Running Deer Golf Club
BOYS AND GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD
4 p.m.
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