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At the Menlo Park Neighborhood Association‘s monthly meeting, an attendee delicately brought up a question that many people have pondered over the last month.
If the city finalizes transferring 10 acres of land to the Tohono O’odham Nation, he asked at the May 11 meeting, will the tribe build a casino there, the same way the Pascua Yaqui Tribe is building one at Grant Road and Interstate 10?
Tucson City Council member Lane Santa Cruz, the author of the land-transfer idea and the west-side’s representative, answered this way: “Not necessarily. I’ve heard a lot of questions and buzz about that, and it’s unfortunate that we essentialize native people into just casinos.”
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She went on, “What I’m asking or what I’m hoping is that we give them the opportunity to explore what would be beneficial to their community, and also as a neighbor and as a partner in Menlo Park. I can have hopes or ideas for what they do, but if we’re really talking about self-determination and agency, that’s kind of letting them make that decision.”
This is the underlying tension in the city’s plan to transfer the historically important acreage to the Tohono O’odham Nation. As conceived, it is part of the “land back” movement — returning lands to indigenous people for them to manage. But that also means that the city government is asking residents to set aside any concerns they may have about the outcome.
As Mayor Regina Romero told me Thursday morning, “One of the first things we have to remember is that when we return land back to the indigenous community it belongs to, that they are a sovereign nation. It’s up to the nation to decide what they want to do there.”
Some West Side residents are willing to defer to the tribe. Only that one attendee raised concerns at the Menlo Park meeting.
And when I walked Barrio Sin Nombre Thursday evening, I did not find outright opposition to the transfer — just a mix of resignation to the machinations of the powers that be and hope that the tribe shares their vision for the area.
Bear and Niki Ballesteros, working outside on the cool, cloudy evening, told me they hope that when the land is transferred, it will stay natural, and they doubted the tribe would try to build a casino there.
“I don’t think it’s enough space,” Bear Ballesteros told me.
Sovereign tribal land
The property in question is historically crucial to local history. There are archeological sites dating back 4,500 years, burial sites and the sites of old structures from the mission days in the 1700s and 1800s.
At a City Council meeting April 18, Ned Norris Jr., the chairman of the nation, expressed gratitude and noted that “We believe as O’odham that we are ancestors of the Hohokam. The Hohokam are those who have gone before us.”
In an interview with my colleague Nicole Ludden, Norris said the nation does not have a planned use for the site, but “whatever the nation considers doing with that property should complement the intent of that whole area.”
In a statement Saturday, he said: "The Tohono O'odham Nation has no plans for this property. Any speculation otherwise is inaccurate and unproductive."
Once the Tohono O’odham gain ownership, they must conform to city zoning requirements, but Norris said they will consider putting the land in trust, which would ultimately make it sovereign tribal land. This years-long process would ultimately allow them to do what they want on the land.
It’s a similar process to the one the Tohono O’odham Nation used to put a new casino in Glendale, and the Pascua Yaqui tribe followed to build a casino near West Grant Road and I-10.
History in Glendale
I have a hard time imagining the tribe putting a casino or similar gaming facility on the west-side site. It’s different from the Glendale property in that it is small and also is culturally important to the Tohono O’odham people.
But the Glendale experience also shows the tribe has not always honored the spirit of gaming agreements. Arizona voters approved the 2002 gaming compact with the understanding that no additional casinos would be built outside of existing reservations.
The next year, 2003, the Tohono O’odham Nation used a shell company to buy 53 acres of unincorporated land next to Glendale in metro Phoenix. When in 2009 they announced the plan to bring the land into trust and build a casino there, the state government and other tribes contended they were violating the compact.
The Tohono O’odham Nation argued everything they did was legal and that the real conflict was over the different tribes’ shares of the lucrative Phoenix market.
During years of litigation, federal judges acknowledged that the Tohono O’odham Nation’s actions violated the common understanding of the compact but said the letter of the law let them proceed with the new casino. Now the tribe has good relations with municipal officials and is opening a new casino west of Glendale.
The legitimate representative of the deepest-rooted indigenous people in this region, the Tohono O’odham Nation, is also a savvy operator of casinos and other businesses and an influential political player.
Little notice of plan
It was a profound moment April 18 when the City Council voted unanimously to move ahead with negotiations to complete the transfer.
“I always felt that in the city of Tucson we don’t honor and revere our indigenous people, the people who made this city possible,” Santa Cruz said. “This move by the mayor and council to return land back to the Tohono O’odham Nation is honoring Tucson’s indigenous legacy, that we are still here, and that these lands are still sacred.”
The decision to proceed may have been a victory for reconciliation, but it was also a moment of top-down decision-making by the city that shut out much of the public. While some clued-in residents of Menlo Park have known about the discussions with the nation for a couple of years, most didn’t.
The woman who has led the years-long process of formulating a Menlo Park neighborhood plan, Wendy Sterner, said only a handful of people knew of and supported the plan to hand over this key parcel up until the April council meeting and May neighborhood meeting.
“Lane (council member Santa Cruz) has never once engaged the Menlo Park neighborhood in a conversation about the issue, and she hasn’t acted as if she believes that people most impacted by development should have any say in the fate of that land,” she said in an email.
“In short, gifting the land to the TO (Tohono O’odham Nation) has not been a part of the neighborhood plan, or openly considered in formulating the plan.”
Former neighborhood association president Zach Yentzer, who took part in the planning process, said “very little consultation” about the transfer idea. He added, “It’s hard to have a master plan when a huge chunk is not on the table.”
Kylie Walzak, the current president of the neighborhood association, expressed support for the transfer plan at the May 11 meeting but noted last week that the association has not taken a formal position on it.
‘Better stewards than the city’
The transfer takes place against the backdrop of city elections this year. Santa Cruz has opposition in the primary and general elections, and Romero will have opposition in the general election. Ward 1 Democratic primary candidate Miguel Ortega declined to comment on the transfer.
Within the neighborhood, there might be more opposition to the transfer idea if action on this land hadn’t been stalled for so long. When voters approved the Rio Nuevo plan in 1998, the idea was that it would become a Tucson Origins Heritage Park.
It wasn’t widely understood, though, that much of the empty land from the Santa Cruz River to South Grande Avenue was an undevelopable landfill. Twenty-five years later, the Mission Garden exists, Caterpillar’s big new office is there, but little else has been done on the land because it costs so much to remediate the landfills.
The tribe’s taking over these 10 acres offers hope that something good will happen, along with a little trepidation.
“I think they’ll be better stewards than the city was when they did the dump sites,” area resident Raul Ramirez said of the Tohono O’odham Nation.
That’s almost certainly true. Still, it strikes me as unfair to residents who live nearby and have been working on a neighborhood plan to tell them that the land transfer is a good thing, but they shouldn’t question what will happen on the land.
It’s the job of city officials to ask those questions and get those answers, not to tell residents that questioning is out of bounds.
Tim Steller is an opinion columnist. A 25-year veteran of reporting and editing, he digs into issues and stories that matter in the Tucson area, reports the results and tells you his conclusions. Contact him at tsteller@tucson.com or 520-807-7789. On Twitter: @senyorreporter | https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/tim-stellers-column-its-ok-to-ask-what-oodham-will-do-with-tucson-land/article_cf123c20-f663-11ed-a95e-075744c42b30.html | 2023-05-21T00:35:04 | 0 | https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/tim-stellers-column-its-ok-to-ask-what-oodham-will-do-with-tucson-land/article_cf123c20-f663-11ed-a95e-075744c42b30.html |
Speedway Motors’ Museum of American Speed, which just finished a physical expansion, will also be growing its collection of auto racing items.
The museum announced Friday that it is merging with the Unser Racing Museum based in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
“The Unser family is one of the most storied families in automotive and racing history,” Carson Smith, director of the Speedway Motors Museum of American Speed, said in a news release. “We’ve had racing partnerships with members of the Unser family for over 38 years and are honored to welcome the Unser collection to our museum.”
The Albuquerque Journal reported that the Unser museum’s last day is May 29. It’s not clear exactly when its collection will move to Lincoln and become available for viewing.
The collection includes more than 40 race, pace and Pike’s Peak cars original racing art, trophies and memorabilia belonging to the Unser family, which is one of America’s best-known Indy Car racing families.
Al Unser Sr. won the Indianapolis 500 race four times, and his brother Bobby won it three times. Al Unser Jr. won the race twice.
Al Unser Sr. and Bobby Unser both died in 2021, and Unser Racing Museum spokesman Bob Brown told the Albuquerque newspaper that relocation of the family’s collection had been discussed before Al Unser Sr.’s death.
That didn’t stop Albuquerque officials from trying to keep the museum from leaving, though.
According to the Journal, the Albuquerque City Council voted to include $4 million for the Unser Museum in a general obligation bond package that will go before voters this fall.
Brown told the newspaper that the move to Lincoln will give more room to display the Unser collection and also will make it available to more visitors.
The Unser museum, which opened in 2005, has 20,000 square feet of space and averages 20,000 visitors a year. Speedway’s museum now has 240,000 square feet of space after its expansion and averages 100,000 visitors a year. It also was named the No. 1 best attraction for car lovers by USA Today earlier this year.
“In motorsports, the Unser name is recognized worldwide, and we believe merging with the No. 1 nationally ranked Speedway Motors Museum of American Speed will provide not only a larger national, but also international, platform for this collection of the Unser’s iconic racing legacy,” Susan Unser, speaking on behalf of the Board of the Unser Racing Museum, said in the news release. Susan Unser is the widow of Al Unser Sr. and the mother of Al Unser Jr.
In Lincoln, the Unser collection will join a number of Unser-related vehicles already owned by Speedway, including the Johnny Lightning Special and Viceroy VPJ Special driven by Al Unser Sr. and the 1971 Gurney Eagle driven by Bobby Unser.
Two-time Indianapolis 500 champion Al Unser Jr. (right) and his cousin, Robbie Unser, stand with their 1965 Chevrolet Nova during Goodguys-Speedway Motors' "Day at the Hay" in 2015. The Unser Racing Museum, started by Al Unser Jr.'s parents, will be moving to Speedway's Museum of American Speed later this year. | https://journalstar.com/business/local/speedway-to-expand-museum-in-lincoln-with-unser-collection/article_78588198-f72e-11ed-b428-9b455448055b.html | 2023-05-21T00:41:54 | 1 | https://journalstar.com/business/local/speedway-to-expand-museum-in-lincoln-with-unser-collection/article_78588198-f72e-11ed-b428-9b455448055b.html |
Energy storage company eyes property for potential development in Saline County
An energy storage company is interested in developing property near Salina and the Saline County Farm in an effort to sustain the local electrical grid for years to come.
Plus Power has been in conversations with various county officials about purchasing land located just south of the Summit Substation, about four miles south of Salina on the west side of Simpson Road. There, the company wants to build a stand-alone battery energy storage system.
Plus Power's Project Developer Nate Bell and Permit Director Ben Weisel presented information about their company and what it does to the Saline County commission May 16.
"We've been talking with various members of the county for a while and we're excited to be here," Weisel said.
What is Plus Power?
Plus Power is a Houston, Texas, based company of about 100 employees that develops battery energy storage systems in an effort to help enable a more efficient and reliable electrical grid.
The company's focus is developing, operating and owning stand-alone battery energy systems. Most of the company's employees come from public utility companies and some were veterans at Tesla.
By 2024, the company anticipates having 10 battery energy system facilities operating across the country.
"It's important for us to develop strong relationships with the municipalities that we're constructing our facilities in, because we are not looking to develop these facilities and then sell them to a third party," Weisel said. "We are looking to own and operate them for 20 or 30 years."
What is battery energy storage?
It is a storage system for energy from an already existing electrical grid.
The facilities are made up of individual battery cells that grouped together in what resembles a tractor trailer box. The batteries housed on these developments are connected to the already existing transmission grid systems.
"During periods of peak supply, when energy is being produced — it could be overnight — if it's not used immediately, typically, it's lost," Weisel said. "So we're actually able to store the energy overnight and then discharge the batteries onto the grid in the middle of the day when demand is high."
As part of the facilities, there are battery management systems that allows the company to regulate and track the battery's performance. Plus Power would have the ability to monitor the facility performance 24/7.
Project overview:
Plus Power is calling this potential development in Saline County the "Mountain Peak Energy Storage Project."
The proposed stand-alone battery energy storage system would connect to Evergy's 345 kV Summit Substation and be capable of supporting the county's average load on the grid.
The project would aim to help with local reliability in weather or other outage-driven events.
Possible benefits to the county
- Approximately 40-70 construction jobs for 15 months
- 1-3 full-time local positions with Plus Power
- Improving grid reliability for 20+ years
- Providing preference to local market for construction and materials
- Property tax revenue
- The facility will prioritize unobtrusive components: no water, no pollution, low light, low noise
What is the path forward in the approval process?
Plus Power has meet with the planning and zoning department to discuss their approach to the project. During 2023, the company would aim to begin the study process for project development.
A rough timeline estimate would put finalizing project plans and beginning to contract for construction in the first quarter of 2025, and begin construction in 2026.
Kendrick Calfee has been a reporter with the Salina Journal since 2022, primarily covering county government and education. You can reach him at kcalfee@gannett.com or on Twitter @calfee_kc. | https://www.salina.com/story/news/local/2023/05/18/plus-power-looks-at-potential-development-in-saline-county/70218629007/ | 2023-05-21T00:51:57 | 1 | https://www.salina.com/story/news/local/2023/05/18/plus-power-looks-at-potential-development-in-saline-county/70218629007/ |
Get a free set of guitar strings and recycle your old ones at S.M. Hanson Music Saturday
This weekend, a local music store is offering a set of free guitar strings when customers come in to recycle their old ones.
S.M. Hanson Music is ramping up its efforts to help recycle used guitar and orchestra strings by hosting an event May 20 in partnership with D'Addario, a guitar string and musical instrument accessories company, and their PLAYBACK String Recycling Program.
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., people can come and receive a set of the new D'Addario XS treated guitar strings. S.M. Hanson Music staff will restring the guitar for the customers at the store location, 335 South Clark Street in Salina.
The special promotion is available for six-string electric and acoustic steel string instruments and is limited to one guitar per customer.
Why recycle guitar and orchestra strings?
It is estimated that more than 1.5 million pounds of instrument string metal could be put into landfills every year.
The PLAYBACK String Recycling Program came about when D'Addario partnered with a company named TerraCycle to come up with a better solution than just throwing away guitar and orchestra strings.
CEO and President Rick Hanson said he found the idea to recycle guitar strings unique and wanted to help be a part of that cause.
"It saves us from having to throw them away and it keeps the strings out of the landfill," Hanson said.
TerraCycle provides S.M. Hanson with a collection box for the strings and when it gets full, the box is shipped to the recycling company. Both nylon and steel strings are collected and can be recycled.
The metal strings are melted down into new metal alloys and the nylon strings are recycled into industrial plastic applications.
The string recycling program began in 2019, and S.M. Hanson Music has been participating shortly after it took off.
Recycle your strings at S.M. Hanson Music year-round
S.M. Hanson recently sent 48 pounds of guitar strings to TerraCycle from its collection box to be recycled. Hanson said they typically send around 50 pounds of guitar strings every few months to be recycled.
"If it's convenient to recycle, I think more people would do that," Hanson said. "So, we kind of make it easy this way. And every instrument that gets strings in the shop, it's convenient for us to just walk around the corner and drop them in the box."
Customers can come into the store at any time to recycle their old strings at no cost.
Kendrick Calfee has been a reporter with the Salina Journal since 2022, primarily covering county government and education. You can reach him at kcalfee@gannett.com or on Twitter @calfee_kc. | https://www.salina.com/story/news/local/2023/05/19/s-m-hanson-partners-with-guitar-string-company-to-recycle-strings/70218618007/ | 2023-05-21T00:52:03 | 1 | https://www.salina.com/story/news/local/2023/05/19/s-m-hanson-partners-with-guitar-string-company-to-recycle-strings/70218618007/ |
Saline County precinct and voting location changes announced after redistricting
Saline County has announced changes to precincts and voting locations for the upcoming 2023 election year.
The Saline County Clerk's office has conducted a comprehensive evaluation and restructuring of precincts in the county after last year's redistricting process, County Clerk Jamie Doss announced Friday.
In compliance with state statutes, (K.S.A.) 25-26a02, precincts may be combined in the year following redistricting and must be numbered consecutively.
"The most significant changes occurred within the City of Salina," Doss said in a release. "All precincts were renumbered, several combined, and a few will vote at new locations. Additionally, USD 306 - Southeast of Saline, due to new census numbers, amended their member districts this year."
Why do voting locations and precincts change?
Precincts are reviewed annually, but most major changes come after redistricting.
Due to last year's redistricting process in the state, Saline County went from 57 precincts to 97 precincts. As a result, in the 2022 November General Election, the county went from 57 different ballots to 97.
By combining adjacent precincts that have the same districts, the county is able to cut down on the number of precincts, which reduces the number of ballot styles needed.
"Once the precincts were adjusted, we reviewed where the new precinct voted and some of those were changed due to the proximity, accessibility and the availability of locations in the area," Doss said in an email.
These changes were reviewed by local Democratic and Republican party chairs, the League of Women Voters, County Administrator, SOS's Office and a few of the County's election workers before going forward.
After its restructuring process, the county went from 63 precincts within the city of Salina down to 30. Outside the city of Salina, the county went from 34 to 32 precincts, leaving a total of 62 precincts in the county.
"We appreciate the understanding and cooperation of all residents as we work together to ensure a smooth and accessible voting experience for everyone in Saline County," Doss said.
Here's where to find your new voting location in Saline County
The County Clerk's Office mailed notices about the changes in voting locations to all registered voters May 19.
In addition to the mailings, there are online resources like VoterView to help voters identify where their newly assigned precinct will be before the next election.
The county is working with its GIS team to create a map showing the precinct locations, which will be publicly available on the county website.
Any questions about the change in voting locations and precincts can be directed to the County Clerk's Office at (785) 309-5820.
Kendrick Calfee has been a reporter with the Salina Journal since 2022, primarily covering county government and education. You can reach him at kcalfee@gannett.com or on Twitter @calfee_kc. | https://www.salina.com/story/news/local/2023/05/19/saline-county-announces-precinct-and-voting-location-changes-for-2023/70237550007/ | 2023-05-21T00:52:09 | 1 | https://www.salina.com/story/news/local/2023/05/19/saline-county-announces-precinct-and-voting-location-changes-for-2023/70237550007/ |
Saline County's new jail is five months away from being complete
Project remains within budget and on schedule
Progress continues at a steady pace at the new Saline County Jail, and with five months to go before it's expected to be complete, the county continues its recruiting efforts to staff it.
County Administrator Phillip Smith-Hanes shared a project update this week, with an appeal to the public for ongoing recruiting efforts.
Much of recent discussions among county officials about the new jail facility has been about the Sheriff's Office's ability to fully staff certain parts of the building. The department has been shorthanded at its current facility on 10th Street, and plans for the new facility included additional programming for inmates.
The new jail will require more staff than is currently authorized for the existing jail. Part of the plans for the new jail includes appropriate medical and special needs housing, along with increased space for rehabilitation programming. Without adequate staffing, Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan said he is concerned those portions of the jail may not be able to open when initially expected.
"I'm struggling to run the jail that I have," Soldan said at a commission meeting earlier this year. "If I had an answer, I'd certainly give it to you.”
The county has taken steps to address the issue ahead of its expected opening for operation in early December. Hiring incentives and increased wages for corrections officers have both been part of an ongoing effort to recruit for those positions, which have seen a nationwide shortage.
More:Saline County continues efforts in addressing corrections officers shortage
Construction stays on time and within budget at new jail facility
Even with staffing concerns, the county has remained positive amid progress at its $89 million facility.
The county expects to take control of the facility from the construction team at the end of September and prepare for staff training, public tours, and exercise of building systems in October and November. Inmates are expected to be housed in the new jail in early December.
"Construction continues at a brisk pace on the new Saline County Jail and Sheriff's Office," Smith-Hanes said in a statement May 12. "Today's theme is 12. For May 12, we have 12 photos to share with you and we're also still looking to hire 12 more correctional officers... if you know someone who would be a good candidate for us, please encourage them to apply on our website."
The pictures included in his statement included looks at the patrol office, staff bathroom, evidence drop off, central control room, video visitation room, booking, records room, server room, a holding cell, special needs pod, housing unit A recreation yard and the annex building adjacent to the jail.
Those photos, more of Smith-Hanes' message and additional information, including answers to frequently asked questions about the jail facility, can be found on the county's website.
In the four months since the jail's halfway point in construction, the crew has been finishing asphalt and concrete on all roads around the jail, installed pre-cast panels, completed roofing in some areas and installed glass in various locations.
In other areas throughout the building, construction crews completed drywall and framing, painting, above-ceiling work and masonry walls. The commission-approved annex building, to be used for storage, is also standing.
Kendrick Calfee has been a reporter with the Salina Journal since 2022, primarily covering county government and education. You can reach him at kcalfee@gannett.com or on Twitter @calfee_kc. | https://www.salina.com/story/news/local/2023/05/20/five-months-to-go-before-saline-countys-new-jail-is-all-but-complete/70218601007/ | 2023-05-21T00:52:15 | 1 | https://www.salina.com/story/news/local/2023/05/20/five-months-to-go-before-saline-countys-new-jail-is-all-but-complete/70218601007/ |
MIDLOTHIAN, Texas — A Midlothian ISD elementary school has released a statement following the release of a video showing an altercation between a father with his son and teachers at a park who called police after asking him to leave.
Footage from the video published on Facebook by that father, Broderick Russel, shows he and his son on a bench at Kimmel Park. The school, J.R. Irvin Elementary, had rented a pavilion at the park for fifth grade park day.
Russel in the video states that teachers from the school had asked he and his son to leave, which he argued against as the school had only rented out a pavilion at the park, not the entire park, which he says he confirmed with the city's parks and recreation department.
Elementary staff in the video can be seen calling 911 and talking with police, who eventually show up and talk with Russel.
"The teachers were uncomfortable with the filming due to the safety of students," the school said in a statement. "They eventually had to resort to calling the police."
Footage shows Russel speaking with police, who tell Russel they can't make him leave the park but advise him not to video any kids at the park.
"I don't come out here to video my kid, I come out here to let my kid play," Russell says in the video.
J.R. Irvin Elementary Principal Khourie Jones says in the statement that student safety is the school's top priority and that no fifth grade students were never in danger.
The teachers called the police as a precaution," Jones wrote in the statement.
"Midlothian ISD and J.R. Irvin Elementary prioritize our students' safety and security."
Midlothian police have confirmed there is no active investigation into the incident. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/father-accuses-midlothian-elementary-school-mistreatment-during-altercation-park-with-son/287-1f831c23-3916-4638-b6a8-098d39f2b509 | 2023-05-21T00:57:41 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/father-accuses-midlothian-elementary-school-mistreatment-during-altercation-park-with-son/287-1f831c23-3916-4638-b6a8-098d39f2b509 |
MODESTO, Calif. — A woman was killed after she crashed her red sedan into a light post, officers with the Modesto Police Department said.
According to authorities, the crash happened around 1 a.m. Saturday at Tully Road and Pelandale Avenue. The driver of the car, only identified as an adult woman, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police say there were no other occupants inside of the car at the time of the crash. Witnesses are asked to contact investigators by emailing ContrerasJ@modestopd.com.
Watch more Stanislaus County stories from ABC10: | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/modesto/woman-killed-crash/103-1d5e6650-a03a-45cb-8539-6395c38d81e6 | 2023-05-21T01:01:42 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/modesto/woman-killed-crash/103-1d5e6650-a03a-45cb-8539-6395c38d81e6 |
STOCKTON, Calif. — One person was hurt after a shooting in Stockton Saturday evening, according to the Stockton Police Department.
The shooting happened at about 4:30 p.m. on Scotts Avenue and Aurora Street.
Officials say a 40-year-old man was found with gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Officers are on scene investigating.
The Stockton Police Department is encouraging anyone with information to call our non-emergency number at (209) 937-8377 or the Investigations Division at (209) 937-8323.
This is a developing story and will be updated as we learn more. | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/stockton/stockton-shooting-scotts-avenue-and-aurora-street/103-3a1f1b06-406f-4eee-b330-dd9abdf61e4f | 2023-05-21T01:01:48 | 1 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/stockton/stockton-shooting-scotts-avenue-and-aurora-street/103-3a1f1b06-406f-4eee-b330-dd9abdf61e4f |
STOCKTON, Calif. — One lottery ticket buyer in Stockton is more than $200,000 richer. According to the California Lottery, one of Friday's three winning Fantasy 5 tickets was sold at the Miracle Mile Market on Harding Way.
The top prize, which all three ticket holders are eligible for, is $200,992. The other two tickets were sold in southern California.
The winning numbers from Friday are 6, 11, 14, 23 and 33.
To claim the prize, the winner has to bring the ticket and a completed claim form to a lottery district office. The winner has 180 days from Friday to claim their prize.
For more information about the lottery, click HERE.
Watch more from ABC10: Stockton Police Dept. short by 100 police officers despite crime rates rising | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/stockton/winning-lotto-ticket-sold-miracle-mile/103-fca6807b-2854-4ae4-98e3-5805e1fc1e12 | 2023-05-21T01:01:54 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/stockton/winning-lotto-ticket-sold-miracle-mile/103-fca6807b-2854-4ae4-98e3-5805e1fc1e12 |
LINCOLN, Ark. — One man is dead after an officer-involved shooting in Lincoln on Friday, May 19, according to acting U.S. Marshal for the Western District of Arkansas, Dewaine Allen.
Officials say they were conducting an arrest warrant on 31-year-old, Zachary Seward for possession of firearms at around 3-4 p.m. Three officers were at his house in Washington County when Seward shot at officers according to officials.
Officers including U.S. Marshal Personnel and State and Local Task Force shot back at Seward, killing him.
In August 2022, Seward pleaded not guilty to an attempted murder charge where he was accused of trying to kill his probation officer.
There are no further details on this deadly shooting but police say this is still being investigated.
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ROGERS, Ark. — A first-of-its-kind event is taking place at the Rogers Convention Center on Saturday, May 20.
True Crime Fest NWA, is an event that helps shed light on cold cases of those who are still missing by telling their stories. It also recognizes the hard work of those that are working to solve their cases.
True Crime Fest NWA is hosted by All the Lost Girls, a nonprofit organization founded in memory of Melissa Witt. Melissa Witt was a Fort Smith native whose body was found in 1995. Her murder has yet to be solved and her case was the focus of this year's event.
Speakers included:
- Melissa Witt Investigative Team
- Nic Edwards (present virtually)
- Karen Steward
- United States of Murder
- Lance Reenstierna and Jennifer Amell from Crawlspace Media
- Charlotte Hopper
- Cherry with the Crimepedia Podcast
- George Jared
- Deep Dark Secrets Podcast
- James Renner
- Catherine Townsend
All of the money raised in this event will be going to All the Lost Girls.
The event is being held from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tickets at the door are $100, or free to active and retired law enforcement and their families. Tickets vary in price online.
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EVERETT, Wash. — A 24-year-old man with a warrant for his arrest was shot and killed in Everett after exchanging gunfire with police on Friday.
The Snohomish County Sheriff's Office tweeted the suspect was in custody and had a gunshot wound shortly after 1 p.m. A police spokesperson later confirmed the suspect died.
According to investigators, the Pacific Northwest Violent Offenders Task Force tried to serve a warrant at the Rivers Landing Apartments around 12:30 p.m. While an officer was sitting his his vehicle, two armed people approached him and were eventually taken into custody.
Meanwhile, the suspect with the warrant came outside, fired a shot into the ground, and ran into a nearby home or garage, according to police.
Officers reported hearing a shot while the suspect was inside.
The suspect then came outside and exchanged gunfire with officers.
The suspect died at the scene.
The other two people who were taken into custody are being questioned by police.
Three officers are on paid administrative leave: an Everett police officer, a Lynnwood police officer and a Snohomish deputy.
The search for the suspects resulted in the closure of East Marine View Drive from the 300 block to the 1500 block, along with surrounding area roadways.
Everett Community College was placed on lockdown as a precaution. It has since resumed normal operations.
The investigation is being handled by an Independent Investigations Team.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland Parks & Recreation is installing warning signs in Forest Park after multiple black bear sightings were reported in the area this past week. The latest encounter — Thursday evening on the Leif Erikson Germantown Trail Head.
"I was going for a run in Forest Park after work and I was on the Leif Erikson trail, had just passed the 3 mile mark and I looked up ahead...I saw a large dark figure," said Kristin Shaw. "And I recognized it was a bear!"
Shaw said the bear she ran into was the exact same bear from a video capture by another person near Northwest 53rd Drive last week.
"That was my bear, I recognized him! That was his gait, that was his size!," she said.
There are an estimate 25 to 30 thousand black bears across Oregon. Officials with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said there have only been five reported black bear sightings in the city of Portland, Forest Park included, in the last three years. With four of those five this month.
"If it's the same bear, which it probably is, but it's gotten into some unsecured garbage. It's gotten into some beehives," said Steve Niemela with ODFW.
KGW reached out to another Forest Park neighbor, Joe Clark, whose home camera also captured a black bear wandering around his backyard near Northwest Skyline Boulevard and Saltzman Road. Clark said he has seen four different bears this year alone, as well as mountain lions.
ODFW has requested for warning signs to go up in Forest Park to remind people not to run, avoid eye contact, appear large and make a lot of noise, which is what Shaw did.
"I stopped and I stood a bit wide and he considered me, I considered, him, but he didn't charge so then I calmed down," said Shaw. "I put my arms out and wide and said, 'Bear Get Away!"
Niemela said he is unsure exactly how many bears there are in Forest Park.
"While bears in Forest Park are not unheard of, ODFW says is unique to have this many sightings over a short period of time," said Mark Ross with Portland Parks & Recreation. "The ecology of Forest Park is hospitable to them."
If anyone encounters a bear, they are asked to call the ODFW Sauvie Island Office at 503-621-3488. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/bear-sightings-portland-forest-park/283-f9bed84f-0a77-4c3a-a735-a5f5f87c79c9 | 2023-05-21T01:06:47 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/bear-sightings-portland-forest-park/283-f9bed84f-0a77-4c3a-a735-a5f5f87c79c9 |
SEATTLE — Time is up for people wanting to file to run for Seattle City Council.
The deadline to file was at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, May 19. No matter the election results, this race will end with at least four new faces on the city council.
As of right now, there are more than 40 candidates signed up to run for the seven district seats. This year’s election is only for the seven district seats and does not include the two citywide seats held by Councilmember Sara Nelson and Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda.
Of the seven seats that are up for election, only three council members are seeking reelection. Those three trying to keep their seats this year are Tammy Morales (District 2), Dan Strauss (District 6) and Andrew Lewis (District 7).
“We're seeing four open seats, which is still the largest number of open seats we've had since 2015 when the council reorganized,” said Patrick Schoettner, who is a political science professor at Seattle University studying municipal politics, elections and specifically Seattle politics.
Schoettner said this turnover will be significant due to the departure of several key players.
“We're seeing a lot of long-term incumbents, particularly District 3’s very own Kshama Sawant, stepping down from the council, which means that we could really see the council take a different tack or a different direction,” said Schoettner.
Council members Kshama Sawant (District 3), Alex Pedersen (District 4), Debora Juarez (District 5), and Lisa Herbold (District 1) are all not seeking re-election. Due to the agendas and working relationships each council member has, Schoettner said this election will change the city's political landscape.
“If you're changing, you know, just under half of the council and the personalities on that council, that's going to lead to a different city politic,” said Schoettner.
This will be the first city council election since the recent redistricting, which Schoettner doesn't believe will have big impacts on results.
“I don't think there will be a dramatic shift in how each of those key districts wind up voting,” said Shoettner.
He said there is one specific topic he thinks will be front and center this campaign season.
“Homelessness is going to unavoidably be an issue. And when we're talking about homelessness, we're also talking about two closely related issues, which is security on one hand and housing on the other,” said Schoettner.
No matter the issue that matters most to you, he said district elections are important, as you choose who represents you and your neighbors.
“Seattle is in a lot of ways a city of neighborhoods,” said Schoettner. “And this is an opportunity for neighborhoods to have their distinctive voices heard.
The primary election will take place in August and the general election will be held in November.
There is one more council seat that could open up in the fall. Citywide Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda is not up for reelection this year, but she is running for King County Council. If she wins that race, her city council seat will need to be filled. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/filing-period-ends-seattle-city-council/281-acff9ba9-2b22-4f98-a39d-bc0dd5fd98f2 | 2023-05-21T01:06:53 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/filing-period-ends-seattle-city-council/281-acff9ba9-2b22-4f98-a39d-bc0dd5fd98f2 |
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — U.S Marshals said 51-year-old David Benavidez was receiving care at Christus Spohn Shoreline when he escaped.
He was last seen wearing a white shirt, blue jeans and yellow hospital socks. Benavidez has brown hair, brown eyes and is about 5 -foot 10.
Cautions for Benavidez include escape risk, known to abuse drugs, and possibly armed and dangerous.
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RENTON, Wash. — A local 13-year-old lived his birthday dream Friday, despite the many obstacles his family has faced.
Renton-based Birthday Dreams was built to celebrate birthdays for those who don’t have the means. On Friday, founders Chris Spahn and Shannon Avery worked alongside her team of passionate volunteers, and former Seahawk Randall Morris, to put on a birthday party for a Seahawks fan named Sam.
Morris said he believes in the importance of providing kids with a party to boost their self-worth. The Randall Morris Foundation for Youth and Families has raised over $750,000 to help those in need and became a year-long sponsor and supporter of Birthday Dreams after learning about the organization on KING 5.
“My wife and I knew that’s where we wanted to direct some money from our foundation,” Morris said.
Morris isn’t just supporting the nonprofit financially, he’s actually delivering the party. A “ride-a-long with Randall” had the former running back packing up decorations, cupcakes, and, of course, a stack of birthday gifts wrapped up for Sam on Friday. Sam got to celebrate his first year as a teenager alongside family, Randall and mentors at Friends of the Children Seattle, a nonprofit dedicated to breaking the cycle of generational poverty through salaried, professional mentoring.
Edgar Masmela leads the outreach and engagement and said simply seeing people show up for Sam makes a big impact.
“Somebody they saw on TV or YouTube coming down and caring about them gives them a spark, that oomph to live another day and be better,” Masmela said.
The Randall Morris Foundation hosts several fundraisers, including a celebrity Gala & Auction, poker and golf Tournaments that benefit Birthday Dreams.
“I hope to support Birthday Dreams for a long time,” said Morris.
Birthday Dreams is preparing for a busy summer and can always use more volunteers as they’ve served more than 12,000 parties for local kids.
Birthday Dreams was founded in 2009 by Spahn and Avery, who discovered there was a need that no other local organization filled. More than 12,000 local birthday parties later, Birthday Dreams is thriving thanks to volunteers and community donations. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/seahawks-fan-birthday-dreams/281-9b774dc2-84ac-4962-9135-95ba3789d71f | 2023-05-21T01:06:59 | 1 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/seahawks-fan-birthday-dreams/281-9b774dc2-84ac-4962-9135-95ba3789d71f |
INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis police have asked for help from the public in the search for a missing woman.
IMPD is looking for 70-year-old Caroline Logsdon. She is 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighs 160 pounds and has gray hair and blue eyes.
She was driving a white Subaru with Indiana license plate BAMAKKG.
Logsdon was last seen Saturday, May 20 around 6800 Fox Lake Court, which is near West 79th Street and I-465.
Investigators believe the car was in Chicago Saturday.
Logston has health concerns and medical personnel should be requested to check on her health when located.
If you have information that could help police, call 911, the IMPD Missing Persons Unit at 317.327.6160 or Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477 or (TIPS).
Amber Alert vs. Silver Alert: What's the difference?
There are specific standards a person's disappearance must meet in order for police to declare an Amber Alert or a Silver Alert.
Amber Alerts are for children under the age of 18 who are believed to have been abducted and in danger. Police also need to have information about a suspect and their car to issue an Amber Alert.
Silver Alerts are for missing and endangered adults or children. They are much more common for missing people. It was not until last year when the standards for Silver Alerts were expanded to include children.
In both situations, these alerts must be issued by police. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/indianapolis-police-seek-help-from-public-in-search-for-missing-woman/531-0cb30ece-aa06-4bf6-ad31-c160cd76d7e4 | 2023-05-21T01:09:36 | 0 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/indianapolis-police-seek-help-from-public-in-search-for-missing-woman/531-0cb30ece-aa06-4bf6-ad31-c160cd76d7e4 |
RUSSELL COUNTY, Va. (WJHL) — The Russell County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a missing 16-year-old named Shylin Dales.
A post by the department said Dales was last seen around 1 a.m. Saturday at her home in the Swords Creek area of Russell County. She was last seen wearing a nose ring, purple flannel shirt, ripped jeans and Ariat boots. She has brown hair and blue eyes, according to the post.
The department said Dales’ phone pinged later during the day on Saturday in the Tazewell County area, and that her family and friends are concerned for her well-being.
Anyone with information on Shylin Dales’ whereabouts is asked to contact the Russell County Sheriff’s Office at 276-889-8035. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/russell-county-sheriffs-office-searching-for-missing-juvenile/ | 2023-05-21T01:12:50 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/russell-county-sheriffs-office-searching-for-missing-juvenile/ |
Superior — Nearly 340 students earned a diploma on Saturday afternoon from the University of Wisconsin-Superior.
While a crowd of well-wishers looked on at the university’s Wessman Arena, university leaders formally presented six students with associate’s degrees, 85 with graduate degrees and 246 with bachelor’s degrees.
The keynote speaker was Mike Wiggins, Jr., the chairman of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. A staunch conservationist, Wiggins Jr. graduated from the university in 1992 and was named one of its outstanding alumni in 2019.
Also addressing the graduates Saturday was Karen Walsh, the president of the University of Wisconsin’s board of regents. A former public information and communications staffer at the university system’s Madison campus, Walsh is now the head of the BerbeeWalsh Foundation.
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CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. — Boxing clubs across the nation are strapping on their gloves and stepping into the ring for a different kind of fight.
Their opponent: mental health.
“People come in here, not only to relieve stress, but to work out,” said Leslie Davis, Co-owner of TITLE Boxing Club in Hampden Township, Cumberland County.
For the past three-years, the company uses one day in May to knockout the stigma surrounding mental health.
“Boxing is mind, body, and soul, it’s everything, we have members that are coming in here that say they just want to hit something, and they need to get their stress out, they need to get their anxiety out,” Davis said.
Felicia Alexander, Chief Revenue Officer of TITLE Boxing Club, and co-founder of BoxUnion were one of the minds responsible for conceptualizing the knockout event after confronting their own struggles with mental health.
“We have about 160 clubs across the country, so it’s a day all clubs, all title boxing clubs in the country celebrate the stigma of knocking out mental health,” Davis explained.
The event doesn’t just raise awareness, it gives boxers an outlet to relieve stress and anxiety.
“You can see it in their face, they are using that glove, that arm as a transition to get the stress out of their body and on to the bag,” Davis said.
Davis told Fox43 how hitting the bag can be a cathartic experience, or a positive outlet for anyone struggling with mental health.
“When you’re punching that bag and you’re feeling that you’re using your mind as a weapon and as a tool to relieve that stress along with your body and your muscles, so you just get an exhilarating feeling.”
The annual campaign is all inclusive and welcomed just under one-hundred guests throughout the day. Boxers could also make donations before exiting the club. All donations will benefit the organization, Bring Change to Mind.
“We do not judge, we are a house of all community, of all genders, of all races, of all ages, between these four walls we are a safe place, we are a family, and we support each other,” Davis said. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/mental-health-boxing-stigma-knockout-local-news/521-1093e49e-c30e-48a1-a6dc-410e6edb840f | 2023-05-21T01:27:41 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/mental-health-boxing-stigma-knockout-local-news/521-1093e49e-c30e-48a1-a6dc-410e6edb840f |
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Have you recently got a call from a Pinellas County Sheriff's deputy? Chances are, it might be somebody else trying to scam you, authorities say.
People living in the Pinellas County area are asked to be on alert for recent phone scams where people call residents and identify themselves as employees of the sheriff's office, law enforcement says.
The scammers have already called multiple people and have used the names "Lieutenant Scott," "Lieutenant Daniels" and "Sergeant Joseph Walker" to tell people over the phone they have outstanding warrants and need to pay $5,000, the sheriff's office said in a news release.
The callers also tell residents if they can't pay the fine, they would be eligible for a "charity fund." The scammers offer to wire $20,000 into a personal checking account, telling a person they can withdraw the money and then pay it back.
"The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office will NEVER call citizens requesting money over the telephone and will never ask for banking information to wire money," the sheriff's office stated in the news release. "We advise citizens not to give personal information or account information over the phone and call the Sheriff's Office to report suspicious activity."
Scammers are calling people from different phone numbers. Authorities say there have already been reports of residents being targeted by this scam.
If anyone has any information on the scam or has become a victim, you are asked to contact the sheriff's office at 727-582-6200. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/pinellas-county-deputy-call-scam/67-f638a2b9-e608-44ed-890d-1204b8999ef5 | 2023-05-21T01:37:13 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/pinellas-county-deputy-call-scam/67-f638a2b9-e608-44ed-890d-1204b8999ef5 |
MPD: Arrest made in Madeline Pantoja's disappearance
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A Midland man has been arrested in connection to the disappearance of 20-year-old Madeline Molina Pantoja, the Midland Police Department confirmed Saturday afternoon.
Mario Juan Chacon Jr. was arrested Saturday and is being charged with murder, a first-degree felony, Midland County records show.
Pantoja was last seen on May 10 at 11 p.m. at 1711 West Francis Ave. | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/midland-police-arrest-made-madeline-pantoja-s-18110509.php | 2023-05-21T01:55:45 | 1 | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/midland-police-arrest-made-madeline-pantoja-s-18110509.php |
SEATTLE — Today thousands of volunteers gave back as part of the second annual One Seattle Day of Service hosted by Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell.
“It’s always an exciting day when we get thousands of people to come out to demonstrate their love for this city,” said Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell.
Mayor Harrell spent time helping in the Chinatown International District with several other volunteers.
“We are rewriting the new chapter coming out of this pandemic, coming out of economic decline,” said Mayor Harrell. “We're rewriting and it starts with public safety, cleanliness, making it vibrant.”
The event in the Chinatown International District was just one of more than 140 throughout Seattle for the day of service.
One of the other locations where groups were cleaning was outside T-Mobile Park. This specific One Seattle Day of Service location was led by the Mariners with dozens of their employees, fans and even the Mariner Moose taking part.
“I grew up in Seattle, my father grew up in Seattle, my grandfather grew up in Seattle,” said Rex Kerby who was volunteering with the Mariners.
He said this city means a lot to him and that is why he wanted to spend his Saturday helping to clean up the area.
“After COVID, I was kind of disappointed in how Seattle was looking and stuff. So that's kind of what drove me to be here today,” said Kerby.
Kerby was just one of an estimated 4,000 people who took part in more than 140 events across Seattle today. Another group was working at the Salvation Army’s SoDo Shelter.
“We're actually building planter boxes to help beautify the shelter here in Seattle,” said Carolyn Romeo, a volunteer with the Machinists Union District 751, which represents many Boeing employees.
Romeo said she hopes the planters they built and filled with flowers can help the more than 250 people who live at the shelter feel a sense of home. People who work for Salvation Army said this gesture and these planters will bring joy to people at the shelter.
“Our clients face many challenges and to come out and see beauty, to see color, it just inspires them and inspires us,” said Felicia Grant, the Director of Seattle Social Services for the Salvation Army.
Volunteers who took part in the event were thankful to be able to give back to the city they care about and the people who live in it.
“If everybody pitches in and does a little bit, it'll go a long way,” said Kerby. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/one-seattle-day-of-service-across-city/281-360f4f7c-451e-4ef2-8f5d-e31bb015e2bf | 2023-05-21T02:08:51 | 1 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/one-seattle-day-of-service-across-city/281-360f4f7c-451e-4ef2-8f5d-e31bb015e2bf |
RENTON, Wash. — On Saturday, a Renton family got a much-needed change made to their home.
The Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties built a ramp to allow their loved one, an 8-year-old boy who uses a wheelchair easier access in and out. It's all part of the association's "Rampathon."
"Getting in and out of the house with those two steps was becoming, as he gets bigger, was just becoming dangerous for them and his community, the people who support him,” said Carrie Avila-Mooney, the mother of Frankie. “It's going to improve all that access and mobility for him and the people who care for him."
Avila-Mooney said her son was born with a genetic condition called Mowat-Wilson Syndrome, an intellectual disability that affects many parts of the body.
"He has been through more in life than most adults have ever endured," said Avila-Mooney.
Despite the setbacks, Frankie's family describes him as strong, resilient and feisty. Qualities that caught the eye of the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties (MBAKS) and Shirey Home Pro.
"They're an important part of the community and we want to make it a place that they love living as well and it's an honor to get to do this on behalf of their family," said Jerry Hall, the executive director of MBAKS.
For the last 30 years, MBAKS has built almost 600 wheelchair-access ramps for families across King and Snohomish County as part of its annual "Rampathon." Over the next few months, Frankie's new ramp will be one of 27 built.
"The ramp is going to be so freeing,” said Avila-Mooney. “It's just going to be so much easier to get in and out of the house and go where we need to go. I can't wait to open that door and Frankie will freely fly down out and into the world, so it's going to be really fun." | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/renton-family-home-new-ramp-8-year-old-uses-wheelchair/281-c2c96de3-2610-4f3e-8dde-91e37e065aab | 2023-05-21T02:08:57 | 0 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/renton-family-home-new-ramp-8-year-old-uses-wheelchair/281-c2c96de3-2610-4f3e-8dde-91e37e065aab |
The herd of black and brown cows and their calves idly grazing just off the road in the Owyhee Front are unfortunately completely unaware of the important purpose they’re serving.
This spring, the cheatgrass in the rangeland is tall and green and full of nutrition for the ranging cattle. When the invasive species is allowed to keep growing long and tall, it eventually dries out during the hot months and becomes extremely flammable.
Livestock grazing on public lands is one tool state and federal land managers are using to reduce wildfire fuels. This doesn’t prevent fires from happening, but will hopefully help slow them down or keep them from growing out of control.
“Livestock play an important role in helping us reduce fine fuel loading out there on our rangelands,” Idaho Department of Lands Director Dustin Miller said. “Proper grazing is a good thing on rangelands. It helps stimulate the production of natural bunch grass communities, helps reduce fuel loading and decrease the risk of catastrophic fire and it’s beneficial for wildlife that utilize the range as well.”
The department is involved in improving habitat conditions for greater sage grouse recovery efforts, which also improves forage potential for livestock grazing, he said. For example, the department is using grants to remove juniper trees that have encroached on areas they hadn’t grown in before. This opens up the canopy and stimulates growth of native sagebrush and bunch grasses — this is beneficial to wildlife and livestock.
With the heavy precipitation at the beginning of spring in Idaho, the range could see a lot of what’s known as fine fuels; these are fast-drying foliage, such as grasses and twigs. They typically cover a lot of surface area, ignite readily and are rapidly consumed by fire, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Ranchers who get permits to graze on public land are held to strict standards, including grazing plans for each individual allotment that regulate timing, how many animals the land can support, and requirements to maintain fencing and protect riparian areas.
TARGETED GRAZING
In the case of the Owyhee Front, a large fire in 2015 has led to an experiment in using grazing to prevent another fire from becoming so destructive. After the Soda Fire, a pilot project was launched by the Bureau of Land Management in the region to create fire breaks on the landscape, which would serve to slow down a fire and provide a safer area for firefighters to work from.
Some of the fire breaks are mowed; 200 meters on either side of the road is trimmed down to help slow down a fire. And some of the fire breaks are grazed, with targeted heavier grazing by the ranchers who lease in the area.
These efforts in the lowlands will also hopefully protect the uplands in the area, which is where more wildlife such as the sage grouse reside, said rancher Brenda Richards, Idaho Rangeland Conservation Partnership coordinator.
In 2018, the BLM began implementing the targeted grazing project in which ranchers graze livestock along 36 miles of Owyhee Front roadways from around Marsing to Murphy.
“We’ve made important gains in rehabilitating the area burned in the Soda Fire with the help of many partners,” BLM Boise District Manager Lara Douglas said in a 2018 release. “Targeted grazing allows us to experiment with a new tool to protect those gains, while at the same time supporting traditional land uses.”
Targeted grazing has been used in other Great Basin locations, such as Frenchglen, Oregon, and Elko, Nevada. U.S. Department of Agriculture rangeland scientist Pat Clark said on the USDA website that this method can be implemented at a lower cost than mechanical methods.
The cows are kept in the targeted area until they graze down the grass to what’s known as “stubble height,” which is about 2 to 3 inches.
The fuel break system in Elko has shown to be effective in three different wildfires: in each case, it was reported that the fire burned quickly through the cheatgrass until it slowed at the fuel break, which allowed firefighters to contain it and protect sage grouse habitat, according to the USDA.
Richards’ cattle were grazing in the area of the Soda Fire at the time and had to be moved three separate times throughout it as the wind kept changing the direction of the flames. Some of her cows had lung damage, but she was lucky enough not to lose any.
She said going through the burn area to retrieve her cattle, she realized the significant impact it had on wildlife. It burned so hot and fast that deer, coyotes and other wildlife in the area suffered lung damage and died without getting burned.
“It’s just a horrible thing,” Richards said. “... It looks like something out of a movie.”
Targeted grazing has a lot of potential for wildfire mitigation in certain areas, but the way it’s currently managed does have some limitations.
The Owyhee Front is high desert at a low elevation, so the grasses can dry out pretty quickly. Ranchers will sometimes have to haul water out for their cattle to be able to do targeted grazing, Richards said.
The ranchers also don’t have flexible dates on their permits for when their cattle can be turned out on their typical grazing allotment, she said, and the weather doesn’t always cooperate with those dates.
Last year, only one permit holder was able to do targeted grazing, Richards said.
“Mother nature predicts everything, and that’s where it gets a little bit tricky for the producers, the operators,” Richards said.
She highlighted an area that had previously been grazed down about two weeks prior, but the ranchers since moved onto their permitted allotments so as not to lose out on them. After they left the area, a warm spell and some rain spurred a second growth of the cheatgrass. Without flexibility in their permits, the ranchers aren’t able to return to graze the new growth back down, Richards said.
Clark, the USDA researcher, found that issues around lack of flexibility affected other targeted grazing projects as well. He said that improved interagency collaboration and communications could allow ranchers to more effectively graze the fuel breaks when the timing is best without concern for losing access to other forage sites later in the season.
GRAZING IN IDAHO: PAST AND PRESENT
Grazing on public lands is a deep-rooted tradition in Idaho. There are 2,100 grazing allotments in the state operated by the BLM serving approximately 1,500 livestock operations. The state Department of Lands currently has more than 1,100 grazing leases.
Jay Smith’s family has been ranching in Carmen, Idaho, for nearly 100 years — predating the Taylor Grazing Act that Congress passed in 1934 to create grazing districts on public lands. Smith and his wife Chyenne have owned and operated J Lazy S Ranch near Salmon since 2006.
“We’ve seen virtually every change public land grazing has had to offer over the last 100 years,” Smith said of his family.
In 2022, the Smiths’ ranch grew to around 400 mother cows that graze on the Diamond Moose Allotment in the Salmon-Challis National Forest.
He said there’s a high level of accountability for maintaining the land they use, but they’re incentivized to responsibly manage the land without the permit restrictions anyway.
“Whether the federal government required it or not, we are going to practice sustainable grazing,” Smith said. “Because if we overuse or misuse, then we’re going to have less resource for the future.”
Last year’s management was particularly difficult as the Moose Fire ripped through the area, burning more than 130,000 acres over the course of four months. The Smiths not only lost out on two months of grazing, but retrieving their cattle could only be done with a “hope and prayer” that they would come down on their own, he said.
Luckily, much of the prime grazing acreage was left unburned or burned at a lower intensity, so the Smiths are still able to turn out cattle this year, albeit at smaller capacity than normal. Their herd is also now about 100 head short from its peak size after the fire.
This year, the range has had a slow start in the area; the grasses are just now starting to mature enough to start grazing after a long winter, he said. Although he has private pasture land too, he said the “mountains make for really good cattle.”
An added benefit is the ranchers are able to use land that couldn’t have been cultivated because it’s too steep and rocky.
“We are able to produce a healthy, nutritious food source on land that could not provide any other kind of human food source,” Smith said.
Richards echoed this sentiment.
She said this type of grazing is, “the most natural way to harvest that resource.”
“Properly managed grazing is like mowing your lawn,” Richards said. “It rejuvenates those plants to come back, so the cows do well, the plants do well, and then with an invasive like cheatgrass, if you can reduce that fuel load, it helps preserve areas that have more natives (plants).” | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/graze-to-reduce-the-blaze-ranching-and-cattle-grazing-efforts-now-reduce-wildfire-fuels-for/article_e02ec27c-f5d6-11ed-ac90-336fa5e2a13e.html | 2023-05-21T02:18:12 | 0 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/graze-to-reduce-the-blaze-ranching-and-cattle-grazing-efforts-now-reduce-wildfire-fuels-for/article_e02ec27c-f5d6-11ed-ac90-336fa5e2a13e.html |
DUI suspect arrested after crash seriously injures 5 people in Phoenix
Three girls and two women are in the hospital after a crash with a driver accused of being under the influence on Friday night.
The suspect was facing DUI and aggravated assault charges, police said.
At about 10:30 p.m., officers responded to a crash near Interstate 17 and Indian School Road. According to the Phoenix Fire Department, two girls ages 6 and 16 and two women ages 21 and 24 who were in the same car had serious injuries and were taken to the hospital. Phoenix police confirmed a third juvenile was in the same car and was hospitalized. However, police declined to provide further information.
As of Saturday, all five victims were in stable condition.
The driver of the other vehicle, identified by police as 30-year-old Benjamin Felipe Liano, ran away from the scene after the crash, police said. Officers later found him and arrested him.
Police said early information suggested Liano was going east on Indian School Road and crashed into the car with the five victims, which was going north on an Interstate 17 frontage road. Details about how the crash happened were being investigated, police said.
Police believe Liano was under the influence of alcohol. He was booked into jail under multiple charges, including DUI and aggravated assault. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2023/05/20/5-people-injured-in-crash-with-drunken-driver-phoenix-police-say/70239857007/ | 2023-05-21T02:19:44 | 1 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2023/05/20/5-people-injured-in-crash-with-drunken-driver-phoenix-police-say/70239857007/ |
Man killed in hit-and-run moped crash in Phoenix; suspect sought
A man was killed in a collision involving a moped scooter on Saturday morning, according to the Phoenix Police Department.
About 10:15 a.m., police responded to a reported collision involving a Yamaha scooter in the vicinity of the corner of East Cambridge Avenue and North 36th Street. When police arrived, they located and identified Leif Chapin, 34, with serious injuries.
Chapin was then taken to a local hospital before being pronounced dead, police Sgt. Rob Scherer said.
Preliminary information from detectives investigating the scene suggests that Chapin was riding his scooter southbound on 36th Street when a vehicle traveling northbound turned left, initiating the collision. The suspect in the vehicle then escaped the scene and was being sought, according to authorities.
This investigation was ongoing and the Phoenix Police Department was offering a reward for tips leading to the suspect's arrest.
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GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL)- The 28th annual Iris Festival kicked off on Saturday with music, food, over 155 vendors and a car show. The festival began that morning with a 3-mile walk.
Jenny Buchanan, co-owner of the family-owned business Appalachian Iris Garden, said they have been coming out to the festival for many years.
“We have been doing the Iris Festival probably since the early 2000s, maybe the 1990s,” said Buchanan. “We love coming out and spending time with our community, and I love seeing the people year after year.”
The Buchanan family grows and sells their Iris flowers and seed starters every year at the festival.
“We love growing the state flower,” said Buchanan. “It takes four or five years just to get a few to [be big enough to] sell, it is a very lengthy process. We have close to 5000 varieties at our house and we’ve got 161 varieties here today.”
The Iris Festival started the Brag Bicycle race last year and brought it back for the 2023 season. Alayna Smith, Director of Tourism at the Greene County Partnership said they wanted to bring a different experience for those coming out to the festival.
“Traditionally, it’s been really focused on shopping, which is great,” said Smith. “That is still definitely a focus but we want to offer something additional for those who are athletes and who want to tour Greene County and see the beautiful mountains.”
The Brag Bicycle race begins Sunday at 7 a.m. and offers rides for different experience levels.
“We have a 23-mile route, a 40-mile route and a 68-mile route,” said Smith. “That 68-mile route covers about 5000 feet of elevation.”
The Iris Festival offers more than just entertainment for the community, organizers say.
“It gives them a taste of our local culture, which I think is important,” said Smith. “Another thing is that it shows regionally the beauty of this area, so as we continue to develop murals downtown, it shows downtown coming back to life.” | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/28th-annual-iris-festival-brings-crowds-to-downtown-greeneville/ | 2023-05-21T02:26:43 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/28th-annual-iris-festival-brings-crowds-to-downtown-greeneville/ |
Three people were shot during a triple shooting in Southwest Philadelphia Friday night.
At 8:47 p.m. on the 5600 block of Baltimore Avenue police responded to a triple shooting where they found three people suffering from gunshot wounds, police said.
One of the victims, 21-year-old Michael Goodwin from the 1200 block of S. Greylock Street, was shot multiple times throughout the body. Medics transported him to the hospital where he was pronounced dead at 9:07 p.m., according to police.
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A 17-year-old and 16-year-old were also shot. The 17-year old boy was shot in the right shoulder and was transported to the hospital and placed in extremely critical condition, police said.
The 16-year-old boy was shot twice in the right thigh and had two wounds to the back of the head. He was transported to the hospital and placed in stable condition, police said.
At this time there is no further information on the shooting and no arrests have been made.
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SCRANTON, Pa. — Firefighters are working to help children stay warm this winter through cornhole.
A bean bag toss tournament was held at the VFW Post 25 on Rockwell Avenue in Scranton to help raise money for the Scranton Fire Department's Coats for Kids initiative.
It was $30 to register to play in the tournament, and that fee included food and live music.
"I think that it's a good opportunity to set a good example for the kids to show them how to get together when a community needs help from a firefighter standpoint; all of us makes feel great to help kids out," said Kyle Savage, Scranton Fire Department, Local 60 Union.
The last band wrapped up around 8:30 p.m. in Scranton.
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SCRANTON, Pa. — Folks gathered to ring the bell after the Stroke Miracle Lap at the Northeast PA Heart Walk at PNC Field in Moosic Saturday morning.
"So the survivors of stroke will walk on the field, they'll ring a bell to celebrate the completion of their walk and be joined by the rest of the group," said Bill Dempsey, NEPA Heart Walk chair.
Hundreds came out to support stroke victims and their families and raise money for the American Heart Association, and for many, the support can be overwhelming and emotional.
"From being paralyzed and your whole life taken away from you to be up walking and talking and seeing all of my friends here and the support from my wife. That's the most memorable thing, and now I've got the kids to follow," said Victor Gray, stroke survivor.
Victor Gray was paralyzed on the right side of his body following a stroke more than two years ago. To walk today is a miracle for him and his family.
"It was tough because he had it during Covid, and I couldn't go in and see him or anything. We didn't come for the past two years, but coming here and seeing everybody is very amazing," said Kimberly Gray, Peckville.
The Conway family was happy to be there, as well as Bridget's daughter Sadie got to ring the bell as a cardiac survivor.
"She's the chair child this year for the Heart Walk. She was born with a congenital heart disease called double outlet right ventricle. And she had to have open heart surgery at two months old," said Bridget & Sadie Conway, Scott Township.
Standing with her daughter not only fills her with hope and gratitude but pride.
"I'm just super proud of her. She's a little warrior. She keeps up with her twin sister Skylar. And I'm just really proud of Sadie," said Bridget.
The event on the field raised more than $180,000 in Lackawanna County.
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SHENANDOAH, Pa. — People marched through downtown Shenandoah with international flags and dressed in traditional wear, all for the Kielbasi Festival and Heritage Day.
An annual celebration showcasing the different cultures of the residents living in Shenandoah.
“I feel proud to be in this town with so many different cultures and ethnicities, and it's cool to see,” said Jesus Paniaga-Perez, from Shenandoah.
After the parade, thousands of people filled the street in downtown Shenandoah to support local vendors and eat food that's special to the area.
“My grandpa was a butcher, and that's where Kowalonek's got their start where I live at. He was a butcher making kielbasa, krakus, all the good meats,” explained Jeff Bohanaick from Shenandoah.
Jeff was one of hundreds who waited more than an hour for traditional Polish bleenies. He stood with Dave from Manhiem, who says the authentic potato pancakes are worth the wait.
“That’s how I taught my children, and they come up here, and they love it. I begged them for years to come, and they wouldn't come, but now they finally came; they can't stop,” added Dave Rombalski, Manheim.
Food is just one of the ways the festival teaches people about other cultures.
“People from here are originally, just like Polish or Irish or Italian, and it's like generations and generations going down the line, and it's just a lot of proud people that I think people need to see,” George Vesquez, from Shenandoah mentioned.
Highlighting how diverse the small community of Shenandoah really is.
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WYOMING COUNTY, Pa. — Officials are still looking for the cause of a fire that destroyed a Wyoming County landmark Friday afternoon.
Flames broke out at Gin's Tavern along Route 107 in Clinton Township, just outside of Factoryville.
Several departments were called in to help fight the flames.
One firefighter was taken to the hospital for heat exhaustion and breathing in too much smoke.
The owner of Gin's says the place has been in business for nearly 70 years, and he plans to rebuild.
A benefit for Gin's Tavern, hosted by community members and friends, will be held at the Fleetville Volunteer Fire Company on June 24.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – The Orlando Pride scored a 2-1 win against the Washington Spirit at Exploria Stadium on Saturday.
Forward Marta Vieira da Silva scored a goal early on while defender Kylie Strom scored a later one with a header.
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The Pride will head to Illinois for its next game against the Chicago Red Stars on May 27.
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FORT WORTH, Texas — American Airlines has reached a new four-year agreement with its pilots union, the union and airline officials announced Friday morning.
The Allied Pilots Association, which represents American Airlines pilots, announced that the union has "reached an agreement in principle" with the Fort Worth-based airline.
American Airlines confirmed the agreement, saying it will give pilots "pay and profit sharing that match the top of the industry with improved quality-of-life provisions unique to American's pilots."
"We have the best and most professional pilots in the business and like all American Airlines team members, they deserve to be paid well and competitively," American officials said in a statement.
The two sides will now move forward with "completing contractual language" for the deal, according to the APA.
More details about the new collective bargaining agreement were not released.
"Fellow pilots, thank you for your steadfast support throughout this lengthy process," the union officials wrote in a statement. "As always, we will proceed with the best interests of the pilot group foremost in our minds."
The two sides were expected to eventually reach a deal to avoid any possibility of a work stoppage. The pilots earlier this month voted to authorize a strike, though a walkout was always highly unlikely. Around 99% of pilots who voted on the matter were in favor of authorizing a strike.
Southwest pilots also voted to authorize a strike, a move that is largely symbolic as pilots negotiate new contract agreements with their airline.
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The Holy Spirit High School girls varsity eight finished second in its final at the Stotesbury Cup Regatta in Philadelphia on Saturday.
The Spartans finished in 5 minutes, 10.59 seconds, a bit less than a boat-length behind Mount St. Joseph, which won in 5:06.77. The category had 27 crews.
The Holy Spirit crew included bow Alexandra Solari, Ava Buccafurni, Gwen Amalfitano, Juliana Gorka, Allison Lee, Taya Anderson, Olivia Bencze, stroke Chloe Cooke and coxswain Sarah LaVigna.
“The kids did a great job, so I’m happy for them,” Holy Spirit coach Joe Welsh said. “I think they found out something about themselves today. You never know in a big race like that with people coming from all over the place. So just making the final was a big feat for the kids. You never know what lane you’ll be in. We ended up in lane-1, which is typically a lane you don’t want in Philly, but the kids came through.”
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The two-day Stotesbury Cup, held on the Schuylkill River, is considered the largest scholastic regatta in the world. Time trials were held on Friday in most of the 31 divisions, followed by semifinals. All the races were 1,500 meters.
The Holy Spirit girls lightweight four finished third in its final in 5:51.19. Montclair won in 5:43.02 and Lake Brantley, of Alamonte Springs, Florida, was second in 5:50.72. The Spartans lineup consisted of bow Grace Fishbein, Melissa Ledwold, Summer Stevenson, stroke Caroline Spina and coxswain Gia Rynkiewicz. Ocean City placed fourth in the girls lightweight four final, Egg Harbor Township was fifth and Oakcrest finished sixth.
The Atlantic City girls varsity four and junior eight both placed fifth in their finals. The Vikings varsity four finished in 5:45.43 in a division that had 46 boats. The crew consisted of stroke Grace Gaskill, Lexi Gormley, Claire Kelly, Melissa Tran and coxswain Tasnova Tayeba. Blair Academy was the winner in 5:33.89
The A.C. junior eight crossed the line in 5:23.96. The lineup included stroke Maggie Morgan, Kaitlynn Do, Zuzanna Turska, Lauren Fox, Anna Tran, Gabriela Tayoun, Sophia Mammucari, bow Mardiha Ahmed and coxswain Isabella Gravely. Mount St. Joseph won the 41-boat category in 5:11.59.
The Holy Spirit boys lightweight double crew of Mike Rodriguez and Nick Sarno was fifth in its final in 5:23.19. Haverford School won the 21-boat category in 5:06.67.
In the inclusion/adaptive double division, the Holy Spirit crew of Anthony Garufi and Eric Martino placed third in a three-boat final in 11:14.62. Conestoga won in 11:01.20.
No area boys varsity eights made the final. St. Augustine Prep finished sixth in 4:37.64 in semifinal 1, and Egg Harbor Township placed sixth in 4:38.74 in semifinal 2. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/highschool/holy-spirit-girls-varsity-eight-finishes-second-at-stotesbury/article_d20705fc-f779-11ed-95b5-af03e5dbee6d.html | 2023-05-21T03:03:47 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/highschool/holy-spirit-girls-varsity-eight-finishes-second-at-stotesbury/article_d20705fc-f779-11ed-95b5-af03e5dbee6d.html |
The Pinelands Regional High School boys volleyball team captured the program's third Shore Conference B South Division title Saturday with a 2-0 victory over Lakewood.
The Wildcats (19-6) won by set scores of 25-16, 25-16.
Dan Brunke finished with a match-high 26 assists for Pinelands, the sixth-ranked team in The Press Elite 11. Brogan Duelly added 11 digs and 10 kills. Ethan Woods had 10 digs, three kills and two blocks. Joe Cardillo added 11 service points, six digs and three aces. Ryan McCorry had nine digs, five service points and two aces. Andrew Albright had seven digs, and Ryan May added five.
Ortiz Edwin led with 19 digs for Lakewood (11-11). Brandon Torres added 17 assists.
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Pineland's Brogan Duelly scores as Pineland's Volleyball defeats Lakewood 2-0 25-16 and 25-16 on 5/20/2023 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/highschool/pinelands-wins-shore-conference-b-south-volleyball-title/article_2f4e681c-f74e-11ed-81b5-d3ef198eb0ba.html | 2023-05-21T03:03:53 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/highschool/pinelands-wins-shore-conference-b-south-volleyball-title/article_2f4e681c-f74e-11ed-81b5-d3ef198eb0ba.html |
HAMMOND — A man who was riding his horse Thursday struck a police officer during a confrontation after the officer informed him that he could not have the animal within city limits, Hammond police said.
Adam Hollingsworth, known as the Dreadhead Cowboy, was riding his horse in the 7000 block of Indianapolis Boulevard. Police told him multiple times he could not possess or ride the horse within city limits. When he attempted to flee, officers moved to stop him.
St. John Police CIT Officer Dustin Wartman is trained in mental health intervention.
Lt. Steven Kellogg said Hollingsworth elbowed an officer and was arrested for battery to a law enforcement official, resisting law enforcement and disorderly conduct.
Hollingsworth gained fame during the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020 when he showed up to numerous protests on horseback. However, he was convicted of animal cruelty in a Chicago court after he rode his horse for 7½ miles on the Dan Ryan Expressway and left the animal with life-threatening injuries, according to numerous media reports.
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into Lake County Jail
Robert Wheeler
Age : 59
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304321
Arrest Date: May 7, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lenell Shearry
Age : 52
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304312
Arrest Date: May 7, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Christopher Vorice
Age : 34
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304319
Arrest Date: May 7, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: UNLAWFUL CARRYING OF A HANDGUN
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Mitchell Nash
Age : 21
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304332
Arrest Date: May 8, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
David Prieto
Age : 43
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304320
Arrest Date: May 7, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jerry Hawkins
Age : 35
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304308
Arrest Date: May 7, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750; THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - W/PRIOR CONVICTION
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Brayan Bravo
Age : 24
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304313
Arrest Date: May 7, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Marque Hatcher
Age : 32
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2304331
Arrest Date: May 8, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Amarachi Amuga
Age : 23
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304323
Arrest Date: May 7, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESS LEGEND DRUG OR PRECURSOR
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jandi Warren
Age : 30
Residence: Matteson, IL
Booking Number(s): 2304301
Arrest Date: May 7, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Shantell Lyons
Age : 29
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304281
Arrest Date: May 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Samuel Strickland Jr.
Age : 39
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304293
Arrest Date: May 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Gary Police Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Karla Johnson
Age : 24
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304304
Arrest Date: May 7, 2023
Arresting Agency: Highland Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Christina Garza
Age : 38
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304282
Arrest Date: May 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Andre Edwards
Age : 40
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304300
Arrest Date: May 7, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Joseph Frazier
Age : 47
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304294
Arrest Date: May 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OPERATE VEHICLE AFTER BEING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Dillard
Age : 60
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304283
Arrest Date: May 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Christopher Coots
Age : 29
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304296
Arrest Date: May 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Merrillville Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jaron Smith
Age : 34
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2304254
Arrest Date: May 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: DEALING - MARIJUANA
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Bonnie Starr
Age : 51
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304258
Arrest Date: May 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Winfield Police Department
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY; BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/MODERATE BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Kasey Stewart
Age : 27
Residence: University Park, IL
Booking Number(s): 2304255
Arrest Date: May 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Deondre Todd
Age : 22
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304256
Arrest Date: May 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Mark Redmon
Age : 48
Residence: N/A
Booking Number(s): 2304242
Arrest Date: May 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Merrillville Police Department
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - W/PRIOR CONVICTION; FAILURE TO RETURN TO LAWFUL DETENTION
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Eric Rickhoff
Age : 35
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304272
Arrest Date: May 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tavares Melvin
Age : 32
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2304276
Arrest Date: May 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jason Miller Jr.
Age : 22
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304248
Arrest Date: May 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Other
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - POCKET-PICKING - $750 TO $50,000; DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Elder Marroquin
Age : 31
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304275
Arrest Date: May 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: New Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Marshall Kathcart
Age : 48
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304243
Arrest Date: May 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Asaia Lang
Age : 57
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304259
Arrest Date: May 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Winfield Police Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Sherida Cesar
Age : 37
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2304273
Arrest Date: May 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE - THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Murray Harris
Age : 46
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2304247
Arrest Date: May 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: N/A
Offense Description: DEALING - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Francisco Ismael
Age : 32
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304261
Arrest Date: May 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake Station Police Department
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kerry Brazley
Age : 52
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304260
Arrest Date: May 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Winfield Police Department
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Anthony Bonner
Age : 38
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304250
Arrest Date: May 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Sonali Aggarwal
Age : 44
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304246
Arrest Date: May 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hobart Police Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL; RESISTING - OBSTRUCTION OF TRAFFIC
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Thomas Anderson
Age : 54
Residence: Philadelphia, PA
Booking Number(s): 2304267
Arrest Date: May 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Winfield Police Department
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Ballard
Age : 62
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304257
Arrest Date: May 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dennis Shaw
Age : 36
Residence: New Palestine, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304224
Arrest Date: May 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Joshua Levesque
Age : 36
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304225
Arrest Date: May 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Christopher Lobody
Age : 33
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304240
Arrest Date: May 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: ARSON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Joshua Patino
Age : 42
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304237
Arrest Date: May 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Emanuel Pugh Jr.
Age : 24
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304227
Arrest Date: May 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hobart Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - USING A DEADLY WEAPON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jerry Knight
Age : 37
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304236
Arrest Date: May 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Elishah Elliott
Age : 21
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2304241
Arrest Date: May 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hobart Police Department
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brandon Elzinga
Age : 28
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304220
Arrest Date: May 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kyle Griffin
Age : 29
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304234
Arrest Date: May 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hobart Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Michael Carter
Age : 48
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304233
Arrest Date: May 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: Gary Police Department
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE - THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jason Cooke
Age : 55
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304223
Arrest Date: May 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kolin Burgess
Age : 24
Residence: Kouts, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304235
Arrest Date: May 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: DEALING - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Roy Walker
Age : 54
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304212
Arrest Date: May 3, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Daniel Torrecilla
Age : 27
Residence: Crete, IL
Booking Number(s): 2304197
Arrest Date: May 3, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Donald Gilley
Age : 37
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304215
Arrest Date: May 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: RESISTING - INTERFERING WITH PUBLIC SAFETY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Steven Medsker
Age : 39
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304207
Arrest Date: May 3, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hobart Police Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Rene Rodriguez
Age : 51
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304210
Arrest Date: May 3, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dante Banks
Age : 48
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304211
Arrest Date: May 3, 2023
Arresting Agency: Highland Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Felipe Cruz-Figueroa
Age : 44
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304218
Arrest Date: May 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Sadie Fuller
Age : 45
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304217
Arrest Date: May 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: New Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - SCHEDULE I
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Walls
Age : 37
Residence: Riverdale, IL
Booking Number(s): 2304192
Arrest Date: May 2, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michelle Wellons
Age : 47
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304182
Arrest Date: May 2, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: CONFINEMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
George Tovey III
Age : 31
Residence: Eau Claire, MI
Booking Number(s): 2304184
Arrest Date: May 2, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION - STALKING VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Felicia Smith
Age : 29
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2304175
Arrest Date: May 2, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: FRAUD - FORGERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Raul Mendoza
Age : 50
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304195
Arrest Date: May 3, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OPERATE VEHICLE AFTER BEING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Devin Price
Age : 23
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2304180
Arrest Date: May 2, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: RESISTING - INTERFERING WITH PUBLIC SAFETY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Reinaldo Rosa
Age : 43
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304186
Arrest Date: May 2, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - PURSE-SNATCHING - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dorothy King
Age : 58
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304178
Arrest Date: May 2, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL; FAMILY OFFENSE- NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS; INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Markus McCoy
Age : 58
Residence: St. John, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304191
Arrest Date: May 2, 2023
Arresting Agency: St. John Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Phillip Davis
Age : 37
Residence: Star City, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304173
Arrest Date: May 2, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESS HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Christin Enyeart
Age : 31
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304172
Arrest Date: May 2, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Darryl Anthony Jr.
Age : 29
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304185
Arrest Date: May 2, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Marcel Brooks
Age : 55
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304189
Arrest Date: May 2, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jacqueline Castro
Age : 27
Residence: Bremen, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304196
Arrest Date: May 3, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
James Taylor
Age : 24
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304144
Arrest Date: May 1, 2023
Arresting Agency: Winfield Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Harold Wireman
Age : 63
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2303717
Arrest Date: April 17, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Richard Reyes Jr.
Age : 20
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304150
Arrest Date: May 1, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brett Kallok
Age : 39
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304145
Arrest Date: May 1, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Nakeda Martina
Age : 37
Residence: College Park, GA
Booking Number(s): 2304161
Arrest Date: May 1, 2023
Arresting Agency: Other
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Julian Ponce Sr.
Age : 33
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304164
Arrest Date: May 2, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brandon Feliciano
Age : 35
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304158
Arrest Date: May 1, 2023
Arresting Agency: LCCC
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Harlan
Age : 37
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304167
Arrest Date: May 2, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Willie England Jr.
Age : 34
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304149
Arrest Date: May 1, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESS LEGEND DRUG OR PRECURSOR
Highest Offense Class: Felony
James Collins Jr.
Age : 22
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304154
Arrest Date: May 1, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
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LAKES OF THE FOUR SEASONS — A grenade explosion Saturday left one person dead and two injured, Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez said.
A family searching through their grandfather's belongings around 6:30 p.m. at a residence in the 3400 block of West Lakeshore Drive reportedly found a hand grenade, Martinez said. One of the family members pulled the pin on the device and it exploded.
St. John Police CIT Officer Dustin Wartman is trained in mental health intervention.
A man was found unresponsive and declared dead on scene. Two of his sons, ages 14 and 18, were taken to a hospital for treatment of injuries from shrapnel.
The Porter County Bomb Squad was requested on scene to search for other explosives. The sheriff did not say whether any were found.
The case is under investigation, Martinez said.
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into Lake County Jail
Robert Wheeler
Age : 59
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304321
Arrest Date: May 7, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lenell Shearry
Age : 52
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304312
Arrest Date: May 7, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Christopher Vorice
Age : 34
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304319
Arrest Date: May 7, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: UNLAWFUL CARRYING OF A HANDGUN
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Mitchell Nash
Age : 21
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304332
Arrest Date: May 8, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
David Prieto
Age : 43
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304320
Arrest Date: May 7, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jerry Hawkins
Age : 35
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304308
Arrest Date: May 7, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750; THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - W/PRIOR CONVICTION
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Brayan Bravo
Age : 24
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304313
Arrest Date: May 7, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Marque Hatcher
Age : 32
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2304331
Arrest Date: May 8, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Amarachi Amuga
Age : 23
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304323
Arrest Date: May 7, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESS LEGEND DRUG OR PRECURSOR
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jandi Warren
Age : 30
Residence: Matteson, IL
Booking Number(s): 2304301
Arrest Date: May 7, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Shantell Lyons
Age : 29
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304281
Arrest Date: May 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Samuel Strickland Jr.
Age : 39
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304293
Arrest Date: May 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Gary Police Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Karla Johnson
Age : 24
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304304
Arrest Date: May 7, 2023
Arresting Agency: Highland Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Christina Garza
Age : 38
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304282
Arrest Date: May 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Andre Edwards
Age : 40
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304300
Arrest Date: May 7, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Joseph Frazier
Age : 47
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304294
Arrest Date: May 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OPERATE VEHICLE AFTER BEING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Dillard
Age : 60
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304283
Arrest Date: May 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Christopher Coots
Age : 29
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304296
Arrest Date: May 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Merrillville Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jaron Smith
Age : 34
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2304254
Arrest Date: May 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: DEALING - MARIJUANA
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Bonnie Starr
Age : 51
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304258
Arrest Date: May 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Winfield Police Department
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY; BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/MODERATE BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Kasey Stewart
Age : 27
Residence: University Park, IL
Booking Number(s): 2304255
Arrest Date: May 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Deondre Todd
Age : 22
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304256
Arrest Date: May 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Mark Redmon
Age : 48
Residence: N/A
Booking Number(s): 2304242
Arrest Date: May 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Merrillville Police Department
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - W/PRIOR CONVICTION; FAILURE TO RETURN TO LAWFUL DETENTION
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Eric Rickhoff
Age : 35
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304272
Arrest Date: May 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tavares Melvin
Age : 32
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2304276
Arrest Date: May 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jason Miller Jr.
Age : 22
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304248
Arrest Date: May 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Other
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - POCKET-PICKING - $750 TO $50,000; DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Elder Marroquin
Age : 31
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304275
Arrest Date: May 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: New Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Marshall Kathcart
Age : 48
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304243
Arrest Date: May 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Asaia Lang
Age : 57
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304259
Arrest Date: May 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Winfield Police Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Sherida Cesar
Age : 37
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2304273
Arrest Date: May 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE - THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Murray Harris
Age : 46
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2304247
Arrest Date: May 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: N/A
Offense Description: DEALING - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Francisco Ismael
Age : 32
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304261
Arrest Date: May 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake Station Police Department
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kerry Brazley
Age : 52
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304260
Arrest Date: May 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Winfield Police Department
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Anthony Bonner
Age : 38
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304250
Arrest Date: May 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Sonali Aggarwal
Age : 44
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304246
Arrest Date: May 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hobart Police Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL; RESISTING - OBSTRUCTION OF TRAFFIC
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Thomas Anderson
Age : 54
Residence: Philadelphia, PA
Booking Number(s): 2304267
Arrest Date: May 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Winfield Police Department
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Ballard
Age : 62
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304257
Arrest Date: May 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dennis Shaw
Age : 36
Residence: New Palestine, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304224
Arrest Date: May 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Joshua Levesque
Age : 36
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304225
Arrest Date: May 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Christopher Lobody
Age : 33
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304240
Arrest Date: May 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: ARSON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Joshua Patino
Age : 42
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304237
Arrest Date: May 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Emanuel Pugh Jr.
Age : 24
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304227
Arrest Date: May 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hobart Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - USING A DEADLY WEAPON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jerry Knight
Age : 37
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304236
Arrest Date: May 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Elishah Elliott
Age : 21
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2304241
Arrest Date: May 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hobart Police Department
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brandon Elzinga
Age : 28
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304220
Arrest Date: May 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kyle Griffin
Age : 29
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304234
Arrest Date: May 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hobart Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Michael Carter
Age : 48
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304233
Arrest Date: May 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: Gary Police Department
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE - THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jason Cooke
Age : 55
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304223
Arrest Date: May 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kolin Burgess
Age : 24
Residence: Kouts, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304235
Arrest Date: May 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: DEALING - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Roy Walker
Age : 54
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304212
Arrest Date: May 3, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Daniel Torrecilla
Age : 27
Residence: Crete, IL
Booking Number(s): 2304197
Arrest Date: May 3, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Donald Gilley
Age : 37
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304215
Arrest Date: May 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: RESISTING - INTERFERING WITH PUBLIC SAFETY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Steven Medsker
Age : 39
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304207
Arrest Date: May 3, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hobart Police Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Rene Rodriguez
Age : 51
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304210
Arrest Date: May 3, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dante Banks
Age : 48
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304211
Arrest Date: May 3, 2023
Arresting Agency: Highland Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Felipe Cruz-Figueroa
Age : 44
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304218
Arrest Date: May 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Sadie Fuller
Age : 45
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304217
Arrest Date: May 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: New Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - SCHEDULE I
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Walls
Age : 37
Residence: Riverdale, IL
Booking Number(s): 2304192
Arrest Date: May 2, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michelle Wellons
Age : 47
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304182
Arrest Date: May 2, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: CONFINEMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
George Tovey III
Age : 31
Residence: Eau Claire, MI
Booking Number(s): 2304184
Arrest Date: May 2, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION - STALKING VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Felicia Smith
Age : 29
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2304175
Arrest Date: May 2, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: FRAUD - FORGERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Raul Mendoza
Age : 50
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304195
Arrest Date: May 3, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OPERATE VEHICLE AFTER BEING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Devin Price
Age : 23
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2304180
Arrest Date: May 2, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: RESISTING - INTERFERING WITH PUBLIC SAFETY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Reinaldo Rosa
Age : 43
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304186
Arrest Date: May 2, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - PURSE-SNATCHING - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dorothy King
Age : 58
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304178
Arrest Date: May 2, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL; FAMILY OFFENSE- NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS; INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Markus McCoy
Age : 58
Residence: St. John, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304191
Arrest Date: May 2, 2023
Arresting Agency: St. John Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Phillip Davis
Age : 37
Residence: Star City, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304173
Arrest Date: May 2, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESS HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Christin Enyeart
Age : 31
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304172
Arrest Date: May 2, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Darryl Anthony Jr.
Age : 29
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304185
Arrest Date: May 2, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Marcel Brooks
Age : 55
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304189
Arrest Date: May 2, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jacqueline Castro
Age : 27
Residence: Bremen, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304196
Arrest Date: May 3, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
James Taylor
Age : 24
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304144
Arrest Date: May 1, 2023
Arresting Agency: Winfield Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Harold Wireman
Age : 63
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2303717
Arrest Date: April 17, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Richard Reyes Jr.
Age : 20
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304150
Arrest Date: May 1, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brett Kallok
Age : 39
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304145
Arrest Date: May 1, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Nakeda Martina
Age : 37
Residence: College Park, GA
Booking Number(s): 2304161
Arrest Date: May 1, 2023
Arresting Agency: Other
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Julian Ponce Sr.
Age : 33
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304164
Arrest Date: May 2, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brandon Feliciano
Age : 35
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304158
Arrest Date: May 1, 2023
Arresting Agency: LCCC
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Harlan
Age : 37
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304167
Arrest Date: May 2, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Willie England Jr.
Age : 34
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304149
Arrest Date: May 1, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESS LEGEND DRUG OR PRECURSOR
Highest Offense Class: Felony
James Collins Jr.
Age : 22
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304154
Arrest Date: May 1, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
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Texas Tech HSC hosts annual commencement, marks last ceremony for the dean
The School of Medicine at the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center hosted its spring commencement ceremony Friday, highlighting several achievements for the school and its graduates.
This ceremony marked Dr. Steven Berk’s last ceremony as dean of the School of Medicine. Berk has served as the dean for 17 years as well as executive vice president for clinical affairs for the past 13 years.
“Through his leadership, the School of Medicine has experienced continued growth of innovative ideas and programs,” reads a statement from TTUHSC.
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More of the Same
Coastal clouds and inland sunshine for the weekend. A weak ridge of high pressure will remain in charge of the region through the weekend with temperatures staying above normal inland. Next week, a trough will dig in from the north ending in a net cooldown, especially for inland areas.
AIR QUALITY: Good
Overnight: Low clouds will move in, but will take over the bay and nearby valleys heading into sunrise. Drizzle is possible, especially on the south/east sides of the bay. Lows in the low 50s on the coast with mid 40s to low 50s inland.
Sunday: More sunshine expected with clear to partly cloudy in the afternoon. Expect highs in the 60s on the coast and mostly 70s to mid 80s inland. Onshore winds breezy at the coast, becoming windy for inland valleys.
Monday: Coastal clouds hanging around and inland sunshine with similar highs and lows. Cool along the coast in the low to mid 60’s and mid 70s to 80s in the interior regions.
Extended: Inland temps will finally fall below normal by midweek. Not much change on the coast, though mid-week next week could yield more sunshine. Very little rain chances next week.
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This week's normal temperatures:
--COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 50ºF
HIGH: 66ºF
--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 47ºF
HIGH: 76ºF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for May 26th – June 1st calls for the likelihood of near normal temperatures and ABOVE normal precipitation.
- El Niño/La Niña STATUS: El Niño Watch
- Forecast: Neutral through the end of spring with El Niño developing this summer.
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Sun and Clouds
Coastal clouds and inland sunshine for the weekend. A weak ridge of high pressure will remain in charge of the region through the weekend with temperatures holding close to average. Next week, a (dry) trough will dig in from the north ending in a net cooldown, especially for inland areas.
AIR QUALITY: Good
Overnight: Low clouds will be slow to move in, but will take over the bay and nearby valleys heading into sunrise. Drizzle is likely, especially on the south/east sides of the bay. Lows in the low 50s on the coast with mid 40s to low 50s inland.
Sunday: Morning low clouds with patchy fog and drizzle, clearing to partly cloudy in the afternoon with clouds focused on the south side of the bay. Expect highs in the 60s on the coast and 70s to low and mid 80s inland. Onshore winds breezy at the coast, becoming windy for inland valleys.
Monday: Coastal clouds hanging around and inland sunshine with similar highs and lows, cool along the coast in the low to mid 60’s and mid 70s to 80s in the interior regions.
Extended: Inland temps will finally fall below normal by midweek. Not much change on the coast, though mid-week next week could yield more sunshine. Very little rain chances next week.
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This week's normal temperatures:
--COASTAL CITIES--
LOW: 50ºF
HIGH: 66ºF
--INLAND CITIES--
LOW: 47ºF
HIGH: 76ºF
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-The outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for May 26th – June 1st calls for the likelihood of near normal temperatures and ABOVE normal precipitation.
- El Niño/La Niña STATUS: El Niño Watch
- Forecast: Neutral through the end of spring with El Niño developing this summer.
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LAKES OF THE FOUR SEASONS — A grenade explosion Saturday left one person dead and two injured, Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez said.
A family searching through their grandfather's belongings around 6:30 p.m. at a residence in the 3400 block of West Lakeshore Drive reportedly found a hand grenade, Martinez said. One of the family members pulled the pin on the device and it exploded.
St. John Police CIT Officer Dustin Wartman is trained in mental health intervention.
A man was found unresponsive and declared dead on scene. Two of his sons, ages 14 and 18, were taken to a hospital for treatment of injuries from shrapnel.
The Porter County Bomb Squad was requested on scene to search for other explosives. The sheriff did not say whether any were found.
The case is under investigation, Martinez said.
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into Lake County Jail
Robert Wheeler
Age : 59
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304321
Arrest Date: May 7, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lenell Shearry
Age : 52
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304312
Arrest Date: May 7, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Christopher Vorice
Age : 34
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304319
Arrest Date: May 7, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: UNLAWFUL CARRYING OF A HANDGUN
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Mitchell Nash
Age : 21
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304332
Arrest Date: May 8, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
David Prieto
Age : 43
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304320
Arrest Date: May 7, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jerry Hawkins
Age : 35
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304308
Arrest Date: May 7, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750; THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - W/PRIOR CONVICTION
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Brayan Bravo
Age : 24
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304313
Arrest Date: May 7, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Marque Hatcher
Age : 32
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2304331
Arrest Date: May 8, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Amarachi Amuga
Age : 23
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304323
Arrest Date: May 7, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESS LEGEND DRUG OR PRECURSOR
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jandi Warren
Age : 30
Residence: Matteson, IL
Booking Number(s): 2304301
Arrest Date: May 7, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Shantell Lyons
Age : 29
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304281
Arrest Date: May 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Samuel Strickland Jr.
Age : 39
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304293
Arrest Date: May 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Gary Police Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Karla Johnson
Age : 24
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304304
Arrest Date: May 7, 2023
Arresting Agency: Highland Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Christina Garza
Age : 38
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304282
Arrest Date: May 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Andre Edwards
Age : 40
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304300
Arrest Date: May 7, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Joseph Frazier
Age : 47
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304294
Arrest Date: May 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OPERATE VEHICLE AFTER BEING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Dillard
Age : 60
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304283
Arrest Date: May 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Christopher Coots
Age : 29
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304296
Arrest Date: May 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Merrillville Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jaron Smith
Age : 34
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2304254
Arrest Date: May 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: DEALING - MARIJUANA
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Bonnie Starr
Age : 51
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304258
Arrest Date: May 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Winfield Police Department
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY; BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/MODERATE BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Kasey Stewart
Age : 27
Residence: University Park, IL
Booking Number(s): 2304255
Arrest Date: May 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Deondre Todd
Age : 22
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304256
Arrest Date: May 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Mark Redmon
Age : 48
Residence: N/A
Booking Number(s): 2304242
Arrest Date: May 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Merrillville Police Department
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - W/PRIOR CONVICTION; FAILURE TO RETURN TO LAWFUL DETENTION
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Eric Rickhoff
Age : 35
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304272
Arrest Date: May 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tavares Melvin
Age : 32
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2304276
Arrest Date: May 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jason Miller Jr.
Age : 22
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304248
Arrest Date: May 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Other
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - POCKET-PICKING - $750 TO $50,000; DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Elder Marroquin
Age : 31
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304275
Arrest Date: May 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: New Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Marshall Kathcart
Age : 48
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304243
Arrest Date: May 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Asaia Lang
Age : 57
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304259
Arrest Date: May 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Winfield Police Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Sherida Cesar
Age : 37
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2304273
Arrest Date: May 6, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE - THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Murray Harris
Age : 46
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2304247
Arrest Date: May 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: N/A
Offense Description: DEALING - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Francisco Ismael
Age : 32
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304261
Arrest Date: May 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake Station Police Department
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kerry Brazley
Age : 52
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304260
Arrest Date: May 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Winfield Police Department
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Anthony Bonner
Age : 38
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304250
Arrest Date: May 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Sonali Aggarwal
Age : 44
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304246
Arrest Date: May 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hobart Police Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL; RESISTING - OBSTRUCTION OF TRAFFIC
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Thomas Anderson
Age : 54
Residence: Philadelphia, PA
Booking Number(s): 2304267
Arrest Date: May 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Winfield Police Department
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Ballard
Age : 62
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304257
Arrest Date: May 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dennis Shaw
Age : 36
Residence: New Palestine, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304224
Arrest Date: May 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Joshua Levesque
Age : 36
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304225
Arrest Date: May 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Christopher Lobody
Age : 33
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304240
Arrest Date: May 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: ARSON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Joshua Patino
Age : 42
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304237
Arrest Date: May 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Emanuel Pugh Jr.
Age : 24
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304227
Arrest Date: May 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hobart Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - USING A DEADLY WEAPON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jerry Knight
Age : 37
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304236
Arrest Date: May 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Elishah Elliott
Age : 21
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2304241
Arrest Date: May 5, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hobart Police Department
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brandon Elzinga
Age : 28
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304220
Arrest Date: May 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kyle Griffin
Age : 29
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304234
Arrest Date: May 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hobart Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Michael Carter
Age : 48
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304233
Arrest Date: May 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: Gary Police Department
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE - THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jason Cooke
Age : 55
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304223
Arrest Date: May 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kolin Burgess
Age : 24
Residence: Kouts, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304235
Arrest Date: May 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: DEALING - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Roy Walker
Age : 54
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304212
Arrest Date: May 3, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Daniel Torrecilla
Age : 27
Residence: Crete, IL
Booking Number(s): 2304197
Arrest Date: May 3, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Donald Gilley
Age : 37
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304215
Arrest Date: May 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: RESISTING - INTERFERING WITH PUBLIC SAFETY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Steven Medsker
Age : 39
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304207
Arrest Date: May 3, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hobart Police Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Rene Rodriguez
Age : 51
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304210
Arrest Date: May 3, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dante Banks
Age : 48
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304211
Arrest Date: May 3, 2023
Arresting Agency: Highland Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Felipe Cruz-Figueroa
Age : 44
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304218
Arrest Date: May 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Sadie Fuller
Age : 45
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304217
Arrest Date: May 4, 2023
Arresting Agency: New Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - SCHEDULE I
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Walls
Age : 37
Residence: Riverdale, IL
Booking Number(s): 2304192
Arrest Date: May 2, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michelle Wellons
Age : 47
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304182
Arrest Date: May 2, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: CONFINEMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
George Tovey III
Age : 31
Residence: Eau Claire, MI
Booking Number(s): 2304184
Arrest Date: May 2, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION - STALKING VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Felicia Smith
Age : 29
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2304175
Arrest Date: May 2, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: FRAUD - FORGERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Raul Mendoza
Age : 50
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304195
Arrest Date: May 3, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OPERATE VEHICLE AFTER BEING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Devin Price
Age : 23
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2304180
Arrest Date: May 2, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: RESISTING - INTERFERING WITH PUBLIC SAFETY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Reinaldo Rosa
Age : 43
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304186
Arrest Date: May 2, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - PURSE-SNATCHING - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dorothy King
Age : 58
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304178
Arrest Date: May 2, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL; FAMILY OFFENSE- NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS; INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Markus McCoy
Age : 58
Residence: St. John, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304191
Arrest Date: May 2, 2023
Arresting Agency: St. John Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Phillip Davis
Age : 37
Residence: Star City, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304173
Arrest Date: May 2, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESS HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Christin Enyeart
Age : 31
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304172
Arrest Date: May 2, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Darryl Anthony Jr.
Age : 29
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304185
Arrest Date: May 2, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Marcel Brooks
Age : 55
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304189
Arrest Date: May 2, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jacqueline Castro
Age : 27
Residence: Bremen, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304196
Arrest Date: May 3, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
James Taylor
Age : 24
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304144
Arrest Date: May 1, 2023
Arresting Agency: Winfield Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Harold Wireman
Age : 63
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2303717
Arrest Date: April 17, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Richard Reyes Jr.
Age : 20
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304150
Arrest Date: May 1, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brett Kallok
Age : 39
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304145
Arrest Date: May 1, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Nakeda Martina
Age : 37
Residence: College Park, GA
Booking Number(s): 2304161
Arrest Date: May 1, 2023
Arresting Agency: Other
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Julian Ponce Sr.
Age : 33
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304164
Arrest Date: May 2, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brandon Feliciano
Age : 35
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304158
Arrest Date: May 1, 2023
Arresting Agency: LCCC
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Harlan
Age : 37
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304167
Arrest Date: May 2, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Willie England Jr.
Age : 34
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304149
Arrest Date: May 1, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESS LEGEND DRUG OR PRECURSOR
Highest Offense Class: Felony
James Collins Jr.
Age : 22
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304154
Arrest Date: May 1, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
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Oakland's City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to rename a stretch of MacArthur Boulevard after the late rapper Tupac Shakur.
MacArthur Boulevard between Grand and Van Buren avenues will soon hold the commemorative name Tupac Shakur Way, according to a city resolution passed Tuesday. This stretch of MacArthur is where the rapper once called home.
Shakur was born in Harlem, New York City, but always held a deep fondness for Oakland after growing up in Marin City. His work with Oakland-based alternative hip-hop group Digital Underground is what launched his career. Shakur would eventually go on to sell over 75 million albums worldwide and be widely considered one of the most influential rap icons in history.
"MacArthur Boulevard between Grand Avenue and Van Buren Avenue where he once lived serves to remind us of his contributions to Oakland and our communities through the celebration of art and culture as an awakening tool towards changes in society," the city resolution states.
Oakland has a history of using commemorative street names to honor artists and community leaders – in December, the city named a three-block stretch of Foothill Boulevard "Too $hort Way" after the iconic rapper. Other commemorative street names in Oakland include Joe Morgan Way, Herbert Guice Way, Peter Van Kleef Way, Dr. Huey P. Newton Way, Deontae Bush Way, and Dorothy King Way.
"Tupac Shakur’s legacy will continue through his contributions in art and social outreach, through his family and fans, touching countless lives of children and elders over the years while alive and after his death, taken too young by gun violence," the resolution states. | https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/oakland-macarthur-tupac-street-18110551.php | 2023-05-21T03:33:53 | 1 | https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/oakland-macarthur-tupac-street-18110551.php |
ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (WJHL) – The more than 200 years old original portrait of Landon Carter, the man that Carter County was named after, was unveiled at the Sycamore Shoals State Park Visiting Center on Saturday.
Landon Carter was an early settler of the Watauga Settlement, a soldier, politician and community man, according to local historians.
“He was only ten years old when he came to the frontier with his father, John Carter,” said Chad Bogart, Museum Curatorial Assistant. “His father was a wealthy businessman who came to set up a trade relationship with people living here on the frontier and quickly rose in prominence in the community.”
Landon Carter fought in battles, including the Siege of Fort Watauga in 1776.
“Landon, just like any other man here in the settlement, was part of the military, the militia,” said Bogart. “He rose in rank and both civil and military affairs, served in the Revolutionary War.”
Bogart says Landon Carter was in the North Carolina Legislature when the region was still a part of the North Carolina colony.
“He was also in the State of Franklin Movement, which was an attempt to create a 14th state here on the frontier,” said Bogart. “And then he became very involved in Tennessee politics when it was established in 1796. He died at a young age of 40 in 1800.”
The Tennessee State Legislature chose to name Carter County after Landon Carter.
“When the town of Elizabethton was established, his wife Elizabeth, was where the namesake of the town came from,” said Jennifer Bauer, Sycamore Shoals State Park Manager. “So, that just tells us how precious they were and important as they were to the community and to the formation of this nation back in the late 18th century.”
Bauer says the portrait more than likely hung in the Carter Mansion, where Landon Carter and his family lived. The portrait then moved to the Alfred Moore-Carter house, which was the home of one of Landon Carter’s sons.
The over 200-year-old portrait became in the possession of descendants of the Carters for many years said Bauer.
“We got together with them and they decided that they would really love for that painting that’s so precious to Carter County and to our community and to history as a whole, that they really felt that people needed to be able to see it and enjoy it.,” said Bauer. “And hence they came to us with the help of Friends of Sycamore Shoals State Park.”
Kim Guinn, the Essyx Exhibits and Displays in Johnson City owner was asked to restore the portrait. Guinn said he trained himself in restoration work and then went into the exhibition business. He said it took him well over 100 hours to restore Landon Carter’s portrait.
“When I received the painting, it was extremely dark, very heavily soiled,” said Guinn.” I was hoping that the varnish that was used would be very easy to remove.”
Guinn said when inspecting the portrait, he found that linseed oil was used for varnish.
“The linseed oil had turned very dark, gray, green, and it took a lot of effort to remove,” said Guinn. “The linseed oil is very difficult to remove from any surface, much less a painting.”
Guinn said he had to use a strong chemical solvent to remove the linseed oil varnish.
“I finally found the right combination and then removed the linseed oil with Q-tips,” said Guinn. “That’s what I use as a tool. Many hundreds of Q-tips to remove that linseed oil and the painting started coming to life. And as you can see, the hair and everything started showing up, which you couldn’t see his hair, the lapel, any of the very little of the details that are apparent now that you can see.”
Guinn said he also relined the canvas and did minor touch-ups. His final touch was to apply a new layer of varnish.
“So if a hundred years from now somebody wants to remove that varnish, they can if it collects any dust or dirt,” said Guinn.
A signature was not found on the artwork, so the artist of the portrait is unknown.
The portrait is now being displayed in the Sycamore Shoals State Park Museum indefinitely.
“Landon Carter, this was his stomping ground when he was a young man and he represented this area when he was in government affairs,” said Bogart. “And he lived here and died here and so it’s only natural that his portrait come back to Carter County for visitors to come and see the faces of these people who were part of our founding generation here.” | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/centuries-old-portrait-of-carter-countys-namesake-landon-carter-unveiled/ | 2023-05-21T03:33:54 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/centuries-old-portrait-of-carter-countys-namesake-landon-carter-unveiled/ |
SARASOTA, Fla. — The Sarasota Police Department gifted 100 iPads to students Saturday afternoon who live at a mobile home park.
The iPads were gifted at the North Orange Mobile Home Park and were all provided through the Deb Kabinoff Fund, which helps nonprofit organizations in the Sarasota County area optimize technological capabilities to serve their constituencies, the Sarasota Police Department said in a news release.
"These devices will support students on their learning journey to help remove barriers some youth in our community face in accessing essential educational tools outside of school," Sarasota Police Chief Rex Troche said in a statement. "This is an opportunity to help students work with technology to stay educated and engaged in the summer."
According to the Deb Kabinoff Fund, students lose 17% to 34% of the prior year's learning gains on average throughout the summer break, which can have a heavier impact on lower-income students in subjects such as math and reading.
“I am excited to help these families maintain their educational efforts during the summer," Deb Kabinoff said in a statement. "Children who participate in enriching educational activities throughout the summer are less likely to experience learning loss."
Students who live at the mobile home parks also received keyboards to help with their summer learning opportunities. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/sarasotacounty/sarasota-police-100-ipads-students/67-f1904326-a2af-48d3-97df-9fb17011cceb | 2023-05-21T03:39:17 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/sarasotacounty/sarasota-police-100-ipads-students/67-f1904326-a2af-48d3-97df-9fb17011cceb |
CLIVE, Iowa — A new music event is giving more to the local community than just some almost-summer fun. On May 19 and 20, the Clive community gathered for the first-ever Greenbelt Music Festival, located just behind the Horizon Events Center.
"We feel like no one ever says 'I'm going to Clive for entertainment, for food.' You know, you got Ankeny, you got Waukee, you got Altoona, you got Des Moines, East Village. We want to be that place for Clive," said Tariq Lundy, Booking Operations Manager for the Horizon Events Center.
And that's a mission that attendees can get behind. Festival-goers said that getting to have live performances in their own backyard is music to their ears.
"It's actually really cool. I mean, most of the time, if we want to see live music, you're kind of stuck to going like downtown. And I mean, it's kind of cool that this is outside of that scene, and having the outdoor space is really awesome," attendee Tyler Hackett said.
The two-day festival featured some nationally-known music acts, like the Infamous Stringdusters and Jameson Rodgers. And a portion of the event's revenue is going right to the Clive Community Foundation, and their efforts to revitalize the festival's namesake trail.
"The Greenbelt Trail is Clive's main street, [with] 75,000 people a year coming across it. We want to make sure it looks its best. They're looking at building a stage out there by the Aquatic Center, we want to be a part of that and help benefit it," Lundy said.
Planned improvements to Greenbelt also include a new ADA-accessible boardwalk and entry points for Walnut Creek. Festival organizers say they're proud to be making a difference so close to home.
"My kids, they play at the Greenbelt Park here, and it needs a little uplifting. We want to make sure our money goes directly to that and help revitalize this whole area and keep it going for years," Lundy said.
And while the show might finally be over for the year, organizers say the festival won't be a one-time performance. They're already laying the groundwork for a return in 2024.
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Northland Preparatory Academy and BASIS Flagstaff held their graduation ceremonies for the class of 2023 Thursday.
Both ceremonies took place on the Northern Arizona University campus, with 71 NPA seniors graduating in Ardrey Auditorium in the afternoon and 44 BASIS seniors graduating in Prochnow Auditorium in the evening.
NPA Superintendent David Lykins gave the graduating class’s top 10 achievements by numbers. Eighteen members of the class finished with a 4.0 GPA, 36 participated in dual enrollment (earning 542 credits) and 37 had earned a letter in athletics this year. They spent 650 hours tutoring their peers and 90% of the class had plans to go to college after graduating, earning a total of $4.6 million in scholarships.
According to a program, 42 BASIS graduates have plans to attend college in the fall, with 18 joining an honors college. Moreover, 32 had earned honors in their time at school, with another six having completed a senior project to graduate with high honors.
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BASIS valedictorian Ryan Crane addressed his class, saying he was thankful for his time at the school. He specifically mentioned how COVID-19 impacted his learning and helped him value interpersonal relationships.
“The beauty of life is it often presents us with unexpected surprises and challenges that shape our character and define our path,” he said. “The truth is life rarely follows a straight, predictable trajectory. It is a tapestry woven with unpredictable threads, surprising us with twists and turns when we least expect it. And while the unexpected can be intimidating, it is also the wellspring of growth and opportunity. It pushes us beyond our comfort zones and teaches us to adapt, persevere and brave the unknown.”
NPA’s valedictorian, Isabel Rushall, spoke of her experience learning Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 9 after a last-minute change in parts. She’s played violin since age 5 and has plans to continue studying the instrument in college.
Rushall said the experience, while challenging, taught her how much was possible when she pushed herself.
“It's so easy to get wrapped up in the convenience of our everyday lives, but only when we’re challenged to go beyond the familiar can we truly grow as humans,” she said.
She added: "It's so much easier to ignore my feelings and move on with my life than it is to take the time to fully understand them, and had I not let go during that performance, I might not have realized that my passion lies with music. If you don't stop every once in a while and take it all in, you might be missing out on very important pieces of yourself. “
As they shook hands with head of school Steve VanDalen after receiving their diploma, each of BASIS’s seniors handed him a small object as a farewell prank. At the end, he was given a jar to place them in, remarking that he was glad they’d returned his lost marbles. The Student’s Choice Speech, presented by Emma Goldstein, Evan Hofstetter and Weston Caputo, was similarly lighthearted, referencing every student’s defining characteristic, plus a few teachers.
The graduates met their families and friends outside after the ceremonies, posing for photos and congratulating each other.
NPA graduate Ethan Pohs was taking pictures with his parents Thursday and said he was “a little nervous” even after the ceremony because of college. He was planning to attend the University of Arizona in the fall, though he hadn’t yet decided on a major.
He said he chose the school after a visit to campus, and was looking forward to leaving Flagstaff’s snow behind.
“I feel great,” Ethan’s father, Keith Pohs, said of the graduation. He had also been an NPA graduate. “Especially with COVID, it was pretty difficult. I’m really proud.”
Chuong Yu and Haiyan Acton had come to celebrate Yu’s twin sons, Tom Liu and Jack Liu, who were graduating from BASIS after six years at the school. Acton’s daughter had previously graduated from BASIS, and the families had come to know each other from the school community.
The graduation was “wonderful,” she said, adding that “every year, this is exciting.”
Both Tom and Jack had received scholarships and were planning to attend Northern Arizona University in the fall to study history and art, respectively.
“I have to say they did a great job teaching,” Acton said of BASIS.
NPA teacher Jeff Hines had come to the ceremony to recognize his former students. While he hadn't had most of the graduating seniors in his classroom since eighth grade, he said the school’s size meant he’d kept up with them all the same.
“It's always different because you're always reflecting on students' growth,” he said of the ceremonies he’d seen over his 21 years of teaching.
This class, he noted, included several musically talented students. He also saw a theme of "perseverance" in the graduates, also noting how COVID had affected their learning early in high school. | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/education/basis-flagstaff-and-northland-preparatory-academy-celebrate-2023-graduates/article_42da047c-f690-11ed-9407-fb23a1534566.html | 2023-05-21T03:53:54 | 1 | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/education/basis-flagstaff-and-northland-preparatory-academy-celebrate-2023-graduates/article_42da047c-f690-11ed-9407-fb23a1534566.html |
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Residents in Port Aransas got the chance to purchase dozens of peculiar items that wash up on Padre Island throughout the year at the 'Tony's Trash to Treasure' event.
The proceeds raised benefit the nonprofit Amos Rehabilitation Keep, better known as 'Friends of the Ark'. The organization is dedicated to rescuing injured wildlife and outreach.
Reserve Director at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute Jace Tunnell said there is an assortment of items that wash up on the beach. While holding a creepy doll, he told spectators at the event, "I promise you, your life will never be the same after you go to bed with this in your house."
Proud owners of their new creepy dolls Jill and Roger Brodnax are volunteers with Friends of the Ark. Jill told 3NEWS, "They're creepy but they don't really creep me out, but this one does. She's kind of spooky."
Port A resident, Deno Fabrie said, "I didn't get a few things that were really exciting."
What was exciting was the amount Fabrie was able to donate towards the Friends of the Ark's mission. "I gave them 200 so I hope that helps the ark." Fabrie.
Jill and Roger Brodnax were pleased with the turnout, they explained. "We're building a new hospital, over here at Friends of the Ark. We do fundraise for them. And so, this just contributes to that."
Tunnell said, "We take pictures of a lot of the things washing up, because we want to educate people." He told 3NEWS that although these unique items washing up on shore are cool, he's hopeful this will inspire more conservation efforts.
"In the effort to try to educate people, we think that that could lead to conservation and protection of not only sea turtles, and birds but just of the places we like to go," Tunnel said.
'Tony's Trash to Treasure' event is named after ornithologist birdwatcher Tony Amos. His son Michael is keeping his legacy alive. "Your legacy is not about so much of all the great things that you said," he said. "It's much more about what you've done over time. Consistently. That's my dad's lesson to me for sure."
Click here for Mission Aransas Reserve's YouTube channel where they post all sorts of treasures that wash up from high tides.
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Casa Grande woman arrested on suspicion of fatally striking boyfriend with car
A woman was taken into custody following the death of her boyfriend in a vehicle collision on Saturday morning, according to the Casa Grande Police Department.
At about 8:38 a.m., police responded to a motor vehicle versus pedestrian collision near Cottonwood Lane and Pinal Avenue, where they located Billy Stephens, 59, lying near the roadway in serious condition.
Stephens was then flown to a nearby Phoenix hospital where he was later pronounced dead, police said.
Shelly Shears, 51, was at the scene near Stephens before being taken into custody on suspicion of second-degree murder, which has been forwarded to the Pinal County Attorney's Office for review.
According to authorities, Stephens and his girlfriend, Shears, had a domestic dispute, which led to the eventual vehicle collision.
After further investigation, detectives discovered there was "significant evidence to determine Shears and Stephens were in a verbal argument prior to her striking him with her vehicle," according to police.
The investigation remained ongoing, according to authorities. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/pinal-breaking/2023/05/20/casa-grande-woman-taken-into-custody-for-striking-and-killing-boyfriend-with-car/70240497007/ | 2023-05-21T04:08:50 | 1 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/pinal-breaking/2023/05/20/casa-grande-woman-taken-into-custody-for-striking-and-killing-boyfriend-with-car/70240497007/ |
JARRELL, Texas — Xander Keith's parents describe their four-year-old son as a fighter.
At 10 weeks old in May 2019, he was diagnosed with Stage 4 Neuroblastoma -- a cancer most commonly found in babies.
Xander has endured several rounds of chemotherapy, radiation, immunotherapy treatments along with surgery to remove the tumor. Months later in November, he was declared cancer free, according to his mother, Linsey Keith.
However, fast-forward to January 2023, the Keith's learned their Xander wasn't out of the woods.
"We thought we were done," said Keith.
The cancer had returned.
"Thankfully they were able to get it (tumor) all, so he's back in remission but due to his -- being stage 4 high risk, he has to do treatment," said Keith.
The emotional burden has weighed on the Keith's, who had thought the nightmare was behind them.
"Being a new mom and this happening -- it was really hard, I guess, being of a young age. Thankfully, he didn't know what he was going through. He still doesn't completely understand what he is going through," Keith said.
As the family anxiously awaits any news to come regarding their Xander's health, One Campaign at a Time -- a non-profit organization -- decided to step in and help relieve them of some of their burdens.
A fundraiser has been set up in Xander's honor to send he and his family to Disney World.
The goal to get them there is $5,000.
"I know that he would be over the moon to see that people have helped him get there will make sure that he knows that it was a lot of people who supported him getting into Disney," said Keith.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke at the Florida Family Policy Council dinner in Orlando on Saturday.
The stop comes as all eyes are on him as he’s expected to announce a run for president next week.
DeSantis is expected to throw his hat in the ring on Wednesday, according to CBS News.
For months now, political experts have been saying the Florida governor would announce a presidential bid after the legislative session, so that he could have those wins to tout.
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News 6 political expert Jim Clark weighed in on if the session was a win for DeSantis.
“You know, it’s really hard to say when the whole set up was that he would pass his agenda and for 60 days, he would be the focus of the entire nation. And certainly he’s gotten more publicity than the other 49 governors combined, and yet almost every week, he falls in the polls,” Clark said in an interview with Justin Warmoth for The Weekly.
The latest polling from CBS News shows DeSantis trailing former President Donald Trump by more than 30 points when it comes to people being asked which GOP candidate they would be voting for.
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Ocoee police marked 31 years since Alan Stephen Rosenblum went missing and took to Twitter to ask the public for tips on Saturday.
According to officers, Rosenblum was last seen by his family in Ocoee on May 20, 1992.
His vehicle was later found abandoned on a remote road near Clendenin, West Virginia, police said in the tweet.
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Anyone with information on the case is asked to contact the Ocoee Police Department criminal investigations division at 407-905-3161 or submit an anonymous tip to Crimeline at 1-800-423-8477.
Today marks 31 years since #AlanStephenRosenblum went missing. His vehicle was later found in Clendenin, West Virginia. If you have any information which might bring Alan home to his family, call 407-905-3160z. pic.twitter.com/aErzoknRAs
— Ocoee Police (@OcoeePD) May 21, 2023
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Events
Sunday, May 21
NEIL SIMON'S 'LOST IN YONKERS': 2 p.m.; Fool Moon Theatre presents Neil Simon's story of two young boys who learn the meaning of family; Margate Community Church, 8900 N. Ventnor Ave., Margate; $30. 609-457-0903 or eventbrite.com.
Monday, May 22
ESL CAREER READINESS LAB: 9:30 a.m. to noon Mondays through July 31; learn how to use the Engen Language Upskilling platform, which provides ESL classes and tutorials with a focus on job interview skills, and the food and beverage industry and hospitality industry; Public Library, 1 N. Tennessee Ave., Atlantic City. 609-345-2269 or acfpl.org.
HOUSEPLANTS: 2 to 3 p.m. Mondays through May 22; learn how to plant, propagate, and care for a variety of popular plant species; Ventnor City Branch/Atlantic County Library System, 6500 Atlantic Ave., Ventnor. 609-823-4614 or atlanticlibrary.org.
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LINE DANCING - WITH SUSAN PENNYPACKER: noon to 12:45 p.m. Mondays; no meetings May 29, Sept. 4, Oct. 9; Wildwood Crest Branch, 6300 Atlantic Ave., Wildwood Crest. 609-463-6350 or events.cmclibrary.org.
MEDITATIVE DRUM CIRCLE: 5 to 6 p.m. Mondays; bring your own instrument or borrow one; no meetings May 29, Aug. 28, Sept. 4, Oct. 9, Nov. 6, Dec. 25; Cape May Court House Branch, 30 Mechanic St., Middle Township. 609-463-6350 or events.cmclibrary.org.
Wednesday, May 24
BORED? GAMES!: 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays through Aug. 31; for ages 10 to adult; games are family-friendly classic board games meant for at least two players; Ventnor City Branch/Atlantic County Library System, 6500 Atlantic Ave., Ventnor; registration required. 609-823-4614 or atlanticlibrary.org.
ONE-ON-ONE COMPUTER BASICS: 1 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays through May 31; for adults; Brigantine Branch/Atlantic County Library System, 201 15th St. S., Brigantine. 609-266-0110 or atlanticlibrary.org.
WEDNESDAY FAMILY GAME NIGHT: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Aug. 30; for all ages; board games provided; Pleasantville Branch/Atlantic County Library System, 33 Martin Luther King Junior Ave., Pleasantville; registration required. 609-641-1778 or atlanticlibrary.org.
For kids
Monday, May 22
PRE-K CLUB AND CRAFT: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Mondays through May 22, June 5, 12; Galloway Township Branch/Atlantic County Library System, 306 E. Jimmie Leeds Road, Galloway. 609-652-2352 or atlanticlibrary.org.
PRESCHOOL STORYTIME - ABSECON: 10 to 11 a.m. Mondays; Absecon branch/Atlantic County Library System, 305 New Jersey Ave., Absecon. 609-646-2228 or atlanticlibrary.org.
PRESCHOOL STORYTIME - EGG HARBOR CITY: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Mondays through Aug. 28; Egg Harbor City Branch/Atlantic County Library System, 134 Philadelphia Ave., Egg Harbor City. 609-804-1063 or atlanticlibrary.org.
Tuesday, May 23
FURRY BUDDIES: 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays, May 23, June 13, 27, July 11, 25, Aug. 8, 22; for ages 6 to 14; read a story to therapy dogs; Galloway Township Branch/Atlantic County Library System, 306 E. Jimmie Leeds Road, Galloway Township; registration required. 609-652-2352 or atlanticlibrary.org.
ROBOTICS CLUB WITH NATE: 6 to 7 p.m. May 23, June 20, July 25, Aug. 22; for ages 8 to 15; Egg Harbor City Branch/Atlantic County Library System, 134 Philadelphia Ave., Egg Harbor City. 609-804-1063 or atlanticlibrary.org.
WONDERBOOK STORYTIME: 4 to 5 p.m. Tuesdays, May 23, June 6, 20, July 18, August 1, 15, 29; for ages 4 to 11; kids will press play to read along with their favorite books and then switch to learning mode for literacy learning; Pleasantville Branch/Atlantic County Library System, 33 Martin Luther King Junior Ave., Pleasantville; registration required. 609-641-1778 or atlanticlibrary.org.
Wednesday, May 24
PLAYDATE AT THE LIBRARY: 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesdays through Aug. 9; for ages 6-36 months; enjoy stories, rhymes and songs designed to develop early literacy skills; Mays Landing Branch/Atlantic County Library System, 40 Farragut Ave., Hamilton; registration required. 609-625-2776 or atlanticlibrary.org.
STORIES AND SONGS: 10 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays through May 31; join Miss Linda for stories, songs, and rhymes; for ages 3 and younger; Public Library, 235 32nd St., Avalon. 609-967-7155 or avalonfreelibrary.org.
Groups
Monday, May 22
AL-ANON FAMILY GROUPS: 11 a.m. Mondays; for those troubled by someone else's drinking; Egg Harbor City Senior Center, 351 Cincinnati Ave., Egg Harbor City. AL-ANON.org.
LONGPORT NEEDLERS: 10 a.m. to noon Mondays; bring your needle/crochet craft project and join us for a time of crafting and socializing; Longport Public Library, 2305 Atlantic Ave., Longport. 609-487-7403 or LongportPublicLibrary.org.
MYSTERY AT THE LIBRARY BOOK CLUB: 6:30 to 8 p.m. fourth Mondays through December; virtual mystery and thriller book club for ages 18 and older; each month a new murder mystery book is picked and a book discussion will be held; presented by the Cape May County Library 609-463-6350 or events.cmclibrary.org.
Tuesday, May 23
INTERMEDIATE SPANISH CONVERSATION VIRTUAL CLASS: 5 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays; intermediate-level Spanish Conversation class via Zoom; Atlantic City Free Public Library, 1 N. Tennessee Ave., Atlantic City. 609-345-2269 or ACFPL.org.
YARNBENDERS CROCHET AND KNITTING CLUB: 5 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Aug. 29; Egg Harbor Township/Atlantic County Library System, 1 Swift Drive, Egg Harbor Township. 609-927-8664 or atlanticlibrary.org.
Wednesday, May 24
LIFE IN WAVES - ONLINE WORKING WOMEN'S GROUP: 7 to 8 p.m. second and fourth Wednesdays; support and discussion group for women in the workplace; hosted by Mental Health Association in Atlantic County. 609-652-3800 or MHAAC.info.
Health, fitness
Sunday, May 21
MEDITATION - ONLINE GROUP: 7:15 to 8 p.m. Sundays; offered by The Mental Health Association in Atlantic County; staff offer a guided calming meditation or breathing exercise; to receive a link by email and join the group online, email btrendler@mhanj.org. 609-652-3800 or MHAAC.info.
Monday, May 22
CHAIR YOGA - WITH LYNNE CATARRO: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Mondays; no class 5/29, 9/4, 10/9, 12/25; Cape May County Library/Wildwood Crest Branch, 6300 Atlantic Ave., Wildwood Crest. 609-463-6350 or events.cmclibrary.org.
'GOT STRESS?' ONLINE GROUP: 4 to 5:30 p.m. Mondays; online group meets to discuss daily wellness, coping strategies and tools to relieve stress and reduce anxiety; offered by The Mental Health Association in Atlantic County; free. 609-652-3800 or MHAAC.info.
Tuesday, May 23
DEALING WITH DEPRESSION SUPPORT GROUP: 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays; hosted by the Mental Health Association in Atlantic County; online support group for those living with depression. 609-652-3800 or MHAAC.info.
MINDFULNESS & MOVEMENT: 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesdays through December; Cape May County Library/Wildwood Crest Branch, 6300 Atlantic Ave., Wildwood Crest. 609-463-6350 or events.cmclibrary.org.
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Eliana Heinz, of Warren E. Sooy Jr. Elementary School in Hammonton, was a finalist in The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s Design a Fourth Grade Folder contest.
The contest raises awareness for substance abuse prevention and encourages students to live a substance-free lifestyle.
Heinz was one of more than 3,000 fourth grade students representing every county in New Jersey to enter the contest and was one of 36 finalists who were recognized during a virtual award ceremony May 10. The ceremony showcased the artwork of the winning students, who each received a medal for their artwork employing the theme “Fun Things to Do Instead of Drugs.”
“All of the students are peer leaders and should be commended for their artistic talent and sharing these important messages that showcase what it means to live a healthy drug-free lifestyle,” Angelo Valente, executive director of PDFNJ, said in a release.
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VINELAND — Judith Zirkle was named the first dental program director for Rowan College of South Jersey during a May 4 ceremony.
The event took place at the The John F. Scarpa Technical Education Center in Vineland.
In attendance were college faculty and staff, the Cumberland County Board of County Commissioners, the Cumberland County Board of Vocational Education, and local government officials, educators, administrators and business leaders.
Zirkle began her new position as director May 1. Pending accreditation, the program will begin in fall 2024 and be included in RCSJ’s Career & Technical Education (CTE) Division. Participating students will be able to take state and national exams to obtain credentials as a certified dental assistant, registered dental assistant, limited dental radiologic technologist and more.
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ROCHESTER, Minn.-- For many, Saturday provided much needed support from the community with reassurance to be true to oneself.
This year, the Rochester Pride board members wanted to make sure the events came back bigger and better. With 2023’s turnout of over 2,000 attendees, one board member, Julie Winters, says, “mission accomplished”.
"It's really heartwarming to see the community of Rochester as a whole become much more progressive, much more accepting of the LGBTQ community." Winters says.
The festivities started at Soldiers Field Memorial Park and went on for five hours. By 7pm the crowd made it's way to Little Thistle brewery for the after party.
The after party also had some of Rochester's favorite entertainers, such as 2 Kings & A Queen, and the headlining act, Dani A'mor.
Members and allies of the LGBTQ community spoke about what it means to be able to celebrate acceptance in Rochester.
"Don't be scared.” Emma, and event attendee said. “ It's kind of a place for us to be us." said a friend, Delilah.
Winters went on to say that the event represents progress.
"I think for the younger generation whose just trying to find themselves, coming out and seeing this amount of community support is amazing for them."
Some even expressed what work still needs to be done to make sure all people are united.
Emma commented, "This whole community has been put down. So many place everywhere."
Meanwhile Dani A’mor also chimed in to say, " I think a lot of acceptance needs to happen. I think the understanding that we are just people and we have a right to love who we want to love."
When it all comes down to it, event attendees say the pride movement means love.
"Love is accepting someone for who they are. I think love just brings you happiness. Love is pain, love is beauty...love is everything." A’mor says. | https://www.kimt.com/news/local/pride-brings-community-together/article_092717fe-f782-11ed-bbad-075520b8f588.html | 2023-05-21T04:39:20 | 0 | https://www.kimt.com/news/local/pride-brings-community-together/article_092717fe-f782-11ed-bbad-075520b8f588.html |
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Melanie Madkin and her son, Casey, recently graduated from the President Clinton Leadership Cohort Program, a project that teaches people how to tackle critical challenges.
As a first-grade teacher in Pine Bluff, Melanie Madkin said she's ready to bring her skills to her classroom.
"All teachers should always want to grow," Melanie Madkin said. "Leadership is constantly changing."
She's always challenging herself to go beyond the norm.
"I'm huge on confidence and building a competent scholar," Melanie Madkin said. "I try to give alternating roles for each caller to get up and show different leadership skills."
That's why she and her son signed up for the leadership cohort program.
The two listened to leaders like Hillary Clinton for six weeks to learn how to lead.
"One of the favorite things I learned was about women's leadership and how it's essential for women to take care of themselves," Melanie Madkin said.
She's already taken what she's learned and is applying it in her classroom, hoping her students will follow.
"Everything that has been planted into me, I'm planting it right back to them," Melanie Madkin said. "They're putting their back into the world."
Melanie Madkin describes her son, Casey Madkin, as a person with "leadership qualities," which is why she also wants him to put his knowledge to good use.
"I want to put him among people who would guide and teach him," Melanie Madkin said. "Let him know it's ok to be different."
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A car was stolen with a child inside of it in North Philadelphia Saturday night.
A 30-year-old man stole a 2012 silver Acura from the 5600 block of 5th Street with a 9-year-old girl in the passenger seat, police said.
As the man tried to get away going southbound on 5th Street, the car crashed, according to police.
The suspect was arrested and transported to the hospital to be checked for injuries. The child is receiving medical treatment, there is no word on their condition.
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At this time there is no further information on how the suspect stole the car.
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A Philadelphia judge dismissed all charges against a former police officer accused of assaulting a woman who accidentally drove a sport utility vehicle into a 2020 protest — but prosecutors quickly refiled the case.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that the judge's action Friday came after a police officer who was a witness failed to appear Friday for the aggravated assault trial of 42-year-old Darren Kardos. The woman wasn't in court either, but prosecutors said they had video evidence to put the case on without her testimony.
The municipal court judge agreed to a defense request to dismiss the case while acknowledging that prosecutors were likely to refile the charges — something Assistant District Attorney Lyandra Retacco said was done later in the day. Kardos was in the courtroom but did not comment.
Kardos, a seven-year veteran of the force, was the only officer charged after the October 2020 events that involved scores of officers and occurred hours after the fatal police shooting of 27-year-old Walter Wallace Jr. Relatives said Wallace, who was Black, was having a mental health crisis and lunged toward police with a knife.
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Within hours, protests erupted and some in west Philadelphia began burglarizing stores and vandalizing police vehicles. During the unrest, a north Philadelphia woman who said she was driving to pick up her teenage nephew in west Philadelphia was stopped by police. Video showed officers surrounding the SUV, breaking the windows, pulling the woman and a passenger to the ground and then removing the woman's 2-year-old son from the back seat.
The woman, a home health care aide, was later released without charges. Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said the officers had “terrorized” the woman and the mayor called their actions “absolutely appalling.” The case drew national attention and the city settled a civil lawsuit for $2 million.
Kardos was fired for excessive use of force and physical abuse with a baton. Another officer was not charged but was fired. Kardos was charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, possession of an instrument of a crime, reckless endangerment and criminal mischief. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/prosecutors-refile-charges-against-officer-in-2020-protest-arrest-after-judge-dismisses-case/3570328/ | 2023-05-21T04:40:11 | 0 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/prosecutors-refile-charges-against-officer-in-2020-protest-arrest-after-judge-dismisses-case/3570328/ |
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A man is critically injured after he was hit by a vehicle along a busy DeKalb County road Saturday night, police said.
Just after 9:45 p.m., officers responded to the area of Covington Highway and Panola Road in reference to a person struck by a vehicle. When they got there, they found the man who they described as "critically injured" in the road.
He was rushed to a local hospital by EMS with life-threatening injuries, according to DeKalb Police Lt. Shane Smith.
The driver who hit the man stayed at the scene, police said. Investigators have begun their investigation, but the circumstances of how the man was hit by the driver are not yet known.
It is still not known if any charges could possibly be pending.
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Night Slice offers free pizza, safe space for UI students seeking alternative options
A safe night out is promised through a recent downtown collaborative effort.
The Night Slice program at Unimpaired Dry Bar in Iowa City is a crucial initiative that aims to curb sexual assault and accidental injuries, as well as provide alternative nightlife options for students. The local establishment has taken charge of the initiative created by a University of Iowa professor and other organizations aimed at tackling hazards linked to the culture of alcohol consumption and binge drinking often associated with college campuses.
Students were welcome to visit Unimpaired between midnight and 2 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays in the final six weeks of the spring semester where they could enjoy two free slices of pizza with a student ID. The program promotes a temporary detox as well as sober fun, with plans to evolve into a full-year initiative at the start of the 2023-24 academic year.
Nina Morrison, who is an instructor at the UI's Iowa Young Writers' Studio and a volunteer at the UI's Women's Resource and Action Center, said the program takes place during a time when crime rates are typically higher in Iowa City.
Night Slice hopes to encourage students to take measures to minimize the impact of alcohol consumed earlier in the night, which can help them return home in a more responsible state. Night Slice provides space for students to hang with friends and play games in a social, but sober environment. The pizza is offered to help students recover from a night out in a safe environment before venturing home, Morrison said.
The idea for Night Slice originated from Morrison's early years on campus when several students approached her with concerns about their safety when out drinking.
“I have had many, many young women come to me and tell me that they’ve been sexually assaulted,” Morrison said. “And usually, they’re coming to me because they feel like it’s their fault, because they got too drunk and they let this happen to them. …I had no idea how pervasive this problem was.”
Morrison took action. In her research, she discovered that bystander intervention, which the university advocates for, has little desired effect in deterring perpetrators from committing sex crimes, Morrison said. Instead, she realized a cultural shift was necessary for real change to occur.
That meant creating a space for students to take a break from alcohol consumption and the culture surrounding it while still providing the fun and social experience of bars, Morrison said. After searching for Iowa City establishments to partner with, she settled on Unimpaired.
“They have a mission to create a sober space and it was right in line with their values,” Morrison said of Unimpaired. “It’s a spot where you can hang out in a space that is sober and have the opportunity to socialize and be out on a Friday or Saturday night, but without the pressure of being in a drinking environment.”
She sought out $2,400 from the UI’s Rape Victim Advocacy Program to help subsidize the free pizza while Unimpaired began organizing the pilot program for the final six weeks of the semester.
Morrison created Night Slice flyers and handed them out to help promote the program.
More than 900 free slices of pizza were consumed at Unimpaired during the six-week-long pilot program, General Manager Matthew Earhart said. Night Slice aligns perfectly with Unimpaired’s goals, he said which is why Morrison sought to partner with Night Slice to help extend their reach.
“Really, it’s a positive social atmosphere that’s also a sober atmosphere,” Earhart said. “It just helps provide a safe space for students to go after they’ve been out if they’re drinking.”
Earhart hopes Night Slice's growth along with an expanded budget will lead to additional promotion since most students attended through word-of-mouth.
Morrison mentioned that the UI Division of Student Life has been in contact with Unimpaired and is currently in talks to increase funding and availability for the program. They are considering adding a session on Thursday nights and extending the hours until 3 a.m. Night Slice recently began fundraising on GoFundMe, with a target to raise $10,000.
The program has hopes to expand beyond Iowa City, Morrison said, with Unimpaired planning to reach out to other Big Ten universities.
“I’ve been really surprised and delighted by the energy coming from Unimpaired and also from WRAC and RVAP,” Morrison said. “Everybody really worked hard to support the program.” | https://www.press-citizen.com/story/news/local/2023/05/20/unimpaired-dry-bar-partners-with-ui-to-help-downgrade-drinking-culture/70235580007/ | 2023-05-21T04:58:23 | 1 | https://www.press-citizen.com/story/news/local/2023/05/20/unimpaired-dry-bar-partners-with-ui-to-help-downgrade-drinking-culture/70235580007/ |
Top stories this week: Missing Warwick woman; Cranston councilman arrested; Raimondo's mom
- Inside RI's biggest and most expensive public works project: a $1.7-billion subterranean network of sewer overflow tunnels.
- How Proud Boys meetings and election falsehoods created a "distorted mindset" for a Jan. 6 rioter from North Kingstown.
- What's on the menu at a deliciously innovative modern deli in East Greenwich?
- News quiz: See how well you kept up with the week's events.
Here's a look at some of The Providence Journal's most-read stories for the week of May 14, supported by your subscriptions.
- You might never set eyes on the costliest public works project in Rhode Island history: a $1.7-billion subterranean tunnel network to capture overflows of polluted stormwater and sewage that would otherwise foul Narragansett Bay. But after reading this piece by Journal environmental writer Alex Kuffner, with photos and video by Kris Craig, you'll understand how the massive, decades-long project has led to astounding improvements in the Bay's water quality — although at a steep price for ratepayers that some call burdensome.
- What set North Kingstown's Bernard Sirr — husband, father, engineer and Army veteran — on an extremist path that led him to take part in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol? In sentencing documents, his lawyers blame a "distorted mindset" created by President Donald Trump's claims of a stolen election, amplified by Sirr's membership in a local Proud Boys chapter.
- Looking for a different kind of deli? Food editor Gail Ciampa describes the innovative delights that await at Downtown Tilly in East Greenwich. They had me at the Toast Tasting Board.
- For the latest high school and college sports news, and coverage of the Celtics' Eastern Conference finals series against the Heat, go to providencejournal.com/sports.
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Here are the week's top reads on providencejournal.com:
Charlotte Lester disappeared from Warwick a year ago. Her family fears the worst
The way Charlotte Lester's family tells it, the bubbly, free-spirited Warwick woman had found happiness in her mid-40s.
Her motto was "Twenty good deeds a day," says Kathy Wilson, who has spoken for Lester's mother and siblings since she disappeared in May 2022. "She was happy. She liked her life."
Police have not provided any definitive evidence pointing to Charlotte's demise, nor have they accused anyone of perpetrating any crime against her. But Lester's family believes she is no longer alive and was the victim of foul play.
Missing person: Charlotte Lester disappeared from Warwick a year ago. Her family fears the worst
Cranston council member resigns following drug arrest
A Cranston City Council member arrested on a drug possession charge Monday has resigned.
Republican Matthew R. Reilly, 41, resigned from his Ward 6 seat on Thursday, and on Friday the state Supreme Court granted an emergency petition suspending his license to practice law and appointing a Special Master to take possession of his clients' case files. A special election will be held to replace him.
Reilly was arrested Monday after the Cranston police found him in a parked SUV with what the police allege was two crack pipes and a "white, rock-like substance" containing crack cocaine and fentanyl.
Government:Cranston council member resigns following drug arrest
As RI legislators near session's end, compromise on expensive proposals looks inevitable
PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island's part-time legislators kicked into high gear this week with votes on abortion funding, a new captain at the helm of the state's $3.6-billion health and human services super-agency, and free meals for every public school child.
The sudden burst of activity reflects an unspoken target date of June 16 for the end of this year's legislative session. It also reflects the time when the state's Revenue Estimating Conference delivered the sobering news about how much the state has to spend. That happened last week with a $64-million reduction in the revenue expectations underlying Gov. Dan McKee's record $14-billion tax and spending proposal.
The news served as a warning that the legislators may not be able to fill everyone's spending requests.
Government: As RI legislators near session's end, compromise on expensive proposals looks inevitable
Patinkin: Former RI Gov. Gina Raimondo's mom, Josephine, left a true American legacy
It was the kind of obituary emblematic of Rhode Island’s fabric. An Italo-American mother and grandmother named Josephine — maiden name Piro — passed on from this world recently at 91.
She was the kind of soul, and from the kind of stock, that is a backbone of the state — a daughter of Italian immigrants who never forgot their roots and worked hard so the next generation could have more than they did.
Josephine did the same for her three children. One of them, Thomas, became a doctor, and is now a pulmonologist in Warwick. Another, Marianne, earned a Ph.D. and is today dean of the business school at Rhode Island College.
Finally, there is her other daughter, Gina, who doesn’t have a doctor title in front of her name, but she’s done OK nevertheless. Gina was the state’s treasurer and governor and is now the U.S. secretary of commerce. She’s even been mentioned on the long list of potential presidential candidates.
Patinkin: Former RI Gov. Gina Raimondo's mom, Josephine, left a true American legacy
Providence basketball looks primed and ready after a busy offseason
Providence College did the unexpected this offseason.
Modern college basketball generally sees a roster splinter after the head coach leaves. Ed Cooley departing the Friars for Big East rival Georgetown could have done the same to a program that has reached seven NCAA Tournaments since 2013-'14.
That didn’t happen, owing to a collective effort by new coach Kim English, his staff and the school’s athletic department. The Friars now can pivot to competing in what should be a monster of a league in 2023-'24.
Sports:Providence basketball looks primed and ready after a busy offseason
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Nearly 45 years ago on a warm October night in 1978, Gail Webster, 48, was bludgeoned to death in her second-floor Somerset Park apartment near Interstate 75 in Troy.
She had been discovered lying on the carpet in her nightgown by her daughter, Terry, then 25. Both Terry and her sister, Wendy, then 21, lived with their mother. The oldest of Webster’s three daughters, Cindy Kujawski, lived with her husband in nearby Berkley.
Gail Webster worked for 15 years as a hostess and day manager at the popular Susie-Q restaurant in Royal Oak where she was well-liked and respected. She had been divorced from her husband for three years after a 24-year marriage. Her daughters and grandchildren adored her.
For more than four decades, the case languished in the cold case files, despite year-in, year-out appeals from family members to get police to investigate their mother’s case more aggressively.
Yet the pandemic that brought misery to so many brought hope to the family of Gail Webster. With a diminished investigative workload in the early days of the COVID-19 outbreak, a Troy lieutenant decided to give Webster’s case a fresh look.
With it came discoveries, including a possible murder weapon in police custody. And the possibility that renewed attention — and DNA evidence — might finally lead to the killer.
It’s an accounting they initially feared might never come. That’s because Webster’s family insist they now know why the case had initially reached a dead end: the fix was in long ago.
“No matter how hard we push or for how long, they can’t find anything because someone made sure there wouldn’t be any evidence to find,” Terry Webster King said. “This case was deliberately bungled from the very beginning.
“We believe our mother was killed because she learned something or saw something she wasn’t supposed to."
There was reason for their suspicion. Up until the pandemic, the long odyssey had yielded nothing. The rollercoaster of hopes dashed over the years had included: a plea to convene a grand jury in the 1980s, the disinterment of their mother’s body in the '90s, and, eventually, a media effort lost amid a conspiracy to kidnap Michigan’s governor.
By all accounts, this case was emblematic of the many pitfalls inherent in long-unsolved murder cases: how time decays evidence but not the acute trauma of the loss; how turnover in law enforcement repeatedly sets investigations back; how varying standards for storage and purging old criminal records can be devastating; and how, while there is hope in the latest science, there is not always certainty.
For its part, Troy Police Department takes responsibility for the missing evidence. “That’s one of the things our guys could have done better,” Capt. Josh Jones said. “Even though none of us were here in 1978, a lot of us still take ownership of this case because it’s our police department. It’s our city.”
But they stop short of anything nefarious on the part of law enforcement. “I understand that people tend to fill in the blank when they don’t know the answer,” Jones said. “And I can certainly understand the family’s feelings. If it was my mother, everything that they are doing, I would be doing."
For all the failures, Webster’s case had promise, however, because there was still a strong lead.
No one would deny that the prime suspect, Robert Van Hengel, had secrets to keep. After all, the former ATF agent who had dated Gail Webster briefly in the past was investigated as a person of interest in the infamous Oakland County Child Killer case. Long the scourge of the affluent county, the unsolved case in which four children were abducted and murdered took place during 13 months in 1976 and 1977, the same time frame Webster and Van Hengel were dating.
Still, the latest effort by the Troy police gave the family new hope.
In spring 2022, Terry Webster King and Wendy Webster Razlog encouraged Troy police to explore sending DNA evidence in their mother’s case to a third-party lab for advanced DNA testing using forensic genetic genealogy.
The increasingly successful technique unlocking cold cases nationwide was first used to identify the Golden State Killer, and, more recently, the suspect in the slayings of four Idaho college students.
Troy police, along with the Michigan State Police, spent months interviewing several of the leading labs in the country to find the best fit and decided on DNA Labs International in Florida.
DNA Labs International is able to salvage degraded or partial DNA samples (commonly found in decades-old cases) and create DNA profiles from them. Genetic genealogists then search for similar genetic markers in that unknown individual’s DNA profile that might also belong to distant relatives in DNA databases.
“We are looking for overlapping DNA,” said Rachel H. Oefelein, chief scientist of DNA Labs International. The more markers, the more closely related a person is to that family line.”
By November 2022, all the physical evidence in the Webster case deemed as the most test-worthy had been compiled, packaged and transported to Florida, along with a rigorous chain-of-custody protocol.
“We are confident that we are submitting all viable evidence,” Jones, the Troy police captain, wrote in a letter to the Websters, “and doing everything possible to do our part to find the responsible person for your mother’s death.”
It is safe to say that if the Webster family or law enforcement had to name whom the DNA results would point to, both would say Van Hengel. On this they agree: the former ATF agent, who died in 2006 at age 70, is the strongest suspect in the killing of Gail Webster.
But why Van Hengel would commit such a heinous crime — his motive — is the point where the police and the victim’s family’s views diverge.
Terry Webster King and Wendy Webster Razlog suspect their mother was targeted by Van Hengel because of his link to the Oakland County Child Killer case. Van Hengel had two tips called in on him, one from a task force officer at the time and another from a waitress who used to work with Gail Webster at Susie-Q, the popular Woodward Avenue restaurant.
In 2009, The Detroit News was first to report that the identity of the No. 1 suspect in the child killings that had seized the tri-county area in a state of panic had been kept hidden in the Michigan State Police records vault for more than 30 years. The story also unveiled an underground multimillion-dollar child sex trafficking and pornography ring operating in Metro Detroit in the 1970s and '80s.
Gail Webster’s family theorize that same cover-up extended to Van Hengel. Someone in law enforcement turned a blind eye, they believe, resulting in critical evidence missing for decades and a suspicious weapon not being recovered until 1995.
“From the very beginning, we felt that we were being shoved aside,” Webster King said. “We approached the detectives many times throughout the years with questions, and we were repeatedly stonewalled.”
Added Webster Razlog: “It’s the only explanation that makes sense.”
It took many years of badgering, but finally in 2020 the sisters say a now-retired Troy cop leveled with them: This case could have been solved long ago.
At the least, the family of Gail Webster hoped for a full and honest accounting. Said Webster Razlog: “That is all we’ve ever wanted.”
COMING TOMORROW
Day Two: The devastating discovery of Gail’s body in her Troy apartment leaves few clues. There is nothing of value missing; her wallet and purse are untouched. Investigators seemingly have little to go on. It is suspected that stolen keys to the apartment might have provided the killer access. Those closest to Gail Webster are interrogated first, including the ex-husband, current boyfriend and former boyfriend. The first two are cleared, but as the former boyfriend becomes less and less cooperative, suspicions heighten. | https://www.detroitnews.com/in-depth/news/local/oakland-county/2023/05/21/gail-webster-cold-case-murder-troy-michigan-robert-van-hengel-suspect-relentless/69860099007/ | 2023-05-21T05:14:45 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/in-depth/news/local/oakland-county/2023/05/21/gail-webster-cold-case-murder-troy-michigan-robert-van-hengel-suspect-relentless/69860099007/ |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Pool season begins on May 29. In the beginning of May, the City of Wichita said it was nearly 40 lifeguards short of what is needed to keep all the pools open this summer.
A lot of interest in the lifeguard openings sparked over the last couple of weeks. The city is hosting training sessions for over 50 applicants to get certified this pool season.
“It’s absolutely fantastic that we have this number of people that are wanting to become lifeguards. Really it comes down to keeping our community safe and helping our partners within the community,” says City Aquatics Supervisor Joe Marten.
The certification includes a pre-course that will test for swimming and diving capabilities. Then, applicants will go through the American Red Cross certification process.
“We’ve got our CPR skills, we’ve got our rescues and recognition skills, we also teach them spinal and mobilization skills for someone who has jumped in and potentially injured their head, neck or spine,” says Marten.
“Upon completion of the course, we will be hiring them. And being that we were so short, we will definitely be flexible and see if we need to be adding more classes throughout the summer,” explains Troy Houtman, City Director of Parks and Recreation.
The city was originally planning to open pools on a rolling schedule due to the staff shortage. They now say that plan could change.
“We’ll have a really good idea by Wednesday of next week. The first few weekends are going to be the toughest, but if everything goes well, I think we will be able to operate without any closures. But safety is always our highest priority,” Houtman added.
Marten also says there are cashier positions that need to be filled, so applicants who do not complete the lifeguard certification can still be hired by the city.
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WIAT) — Many in Tuscaloosa gathered Saturday at New Heights Community Resource Center to answer the question on how families, churches and communities can end gun violence.
The series “Where is God When Life Happens,” which is led by 14 Tuscaloosa-area churches, hosted an event titled “Preventing Gun Violence.”
Former Alabama football player and now NFL athlete Brian Robinson Jr. is a victim of gun violence, as he was shot twice in 2022. The former Crimson Tide running back spoke at the event and encouraged youth to make good decisions.
“One bad decision can lead you downhill for the rest of your life, or one good decision can set you up for the rest of your life,” Robinson Jr. said. “Based off the influence I give off sports is one thing. Go to school. You can do so many things out here that is positive that can set yourself up for a good life and set your family up for a better life.”
This is the sixth year “Where is God When Life Happens” has held a community event in Tuscaloosa. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/brian-robinson-jr-speaks-at-tuscaloosa-event-about-preventing-gun-violence/ | 2023-05-21T05:22:07 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/brian-robinson-jr-speaks-at-tuscaloosa-event-about-preventing-gun-violence/ |
MASON COUNTY, Wash. — The Mason County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a skydiving accident that happened Saturday afternoon.
The MCSO said deputies and Washington State Patrol units responded to the 11000 block of U.S. Highway 101 around 4:30 p.m.
MCSO said officials were already driving on the highway when they got the call and were on the scene in minutes.
MCSO said the skydiver’s parachute clipped the top of a tree and caused an uncontrolled fall.
"The Mason County Sheriff's Office sends our deepest condolences to all those involved," they wrote in a tweet.
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On Thursday May 4, more than 1,000 Nebraskans attended the first call-to-action event held by Justice in Action — a nonprofit organization formed in 2022 by leaders of Lincoln and Lancaster County faith congregations dedicated to creating real, community change.
"Our philosophy is that there are two types of power in the public arena," said Justice in Action co-president Rev. Kirstie Engle of First United Methodist Church of Lincoln. "The first is money and the second is people. We believe in the power of organized people. Organized people have the power to build the collective will to transform our community. That is the core of Justice in Action.”
In October of 2022, faith congregations across the Lincoln and Lancaster County areas hosted nearly 90 meetings where Nebraskans could share problems they were passionate about and wanted to address in the community.
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From the eight issues that emerged from those meetings, two were selected by popular vote at a November assembly as the organization's first challenges to tackle: mental health and criminal justice reform. Two issues will be selected annually, allowing the organization to focus their resources more efficiently.
"In my professional life, I study criminology and public health," said Lisa Kort-Butler, a member of Horizons Community Church in Lincoln and Justice in Action's research team. "When we, as an organization, decided that those were the things we were going to be focusing on, I thought 'Hey, that's right in my wheelhouse, this is something I can help with.'"
By December, Kort-Butler and nearly 200 other Justice in Action staff and members were involved in the research process — meeting with experts, looking through prior studies and attempting to form specific, measurable solutions to present at May's Nehemiah Action Assembly.
"We started meeting with people who we identified as stakeholders in the community, who were experts on these processes," Kort-Butler said. "On the criminal justice side, we met with folks doing prison missionary work, a UNL law professor who specializes in restorative justice, the director of community corrections at the time, the county attorney, and so on."
Kort-Butler said the meetings often took the form of large panel interviews where the research teams would ask questions, take notes and learn where Justice in Action could have an impact.
"We were very pleased with the response from the different offices we reached out to," she said. "It's been exciting to see positive action for change and to bring people together from all parts of the county who have different points of view, centered around this core value of justice for our neighbors."
When all the information was gathered, the two Justice in Action research teams created reports to present to elected officials at the Nehemiah Action Assembly.
The organization invited Commissioner Christa Yoakum, Councilwoman Sändra Washington, Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird, Commissioner Rick Vest, Councilman James Michael Bowers, and County Attorney Pat Condon — hoping to gain commitments to implement the proposed solutions and policies.
“We want everyone to leave here knowing where our elected officials stand and what can happen next,” said Engle to the assembled crowd. "We didn't name this group Justice in Words, we named it Justice in Action."
Yoakum, Washington and Michael Bowers heard the solution from Justice in Action's mental health committee — navigation program modeled after one in Toronto Canada — to increase accessibility to existing mental health resources. Gaylor Baird was unable to attend but sent a representative in her place.
"People experiencing mental health issues in Lancaster County are often unable to access timely and appropriate care and end up interacting with the criminal justice system, which is costly and robs them of the opportunity to receive the ongoing care they need to lead productive and positive lives," the report on mental health read.
Engle said a navigation program would provide trained personnel to help Nebraska's families navigate available resources based on their specific situations and needs, a program that hasn't existed since the Community Mental Health Center closed in 2014.
All three elected officials agreed to meet with Justice in Action and Toronto Navigation representatives in early June to further discuss the program and work to establish a working idea for a Lincoln program by early 2024.
“We have wonderful nonprofits doing really, really hard work,” Yoakum said. “But it is a tough system to navigate.”
On the criminal justice reform stage, Vest heard a proposal to increase the community corrections budget to add staff, eliminate fees for diversion programs and create a real-time online dashboard that publishes data on inmates and individuals in diversion programs. Condon was unable to attend.
"County jails are the front door to mass incarceration," the criminal justice reform committee wrote in their report. "A growing number of people are placed or kept in the Lancaster County Jail for nonviolent offenses because the local system doesn’t have sufficient tools, discretion, or community-based alternatives to address their needs while maintaining public safety."
According to Engle, diversion refers to programs that offer an alternative to arrest, prosecution and incarceration.
"Recidivism for those serving time in the Lancaster County Jail is around 60% while recidivism for those successfully completing a Community Corrections diversion program is only 20%, which means these programs improve public safety,” said Rev. Kirstie.
Vest said some of the requests, like the dashboard, were already in progress and money for the rest will be there "when the time is right."
While he said he couldn't make a commitment while the search for a permanent Community Corrections director continued, Vest pledged to address the budget proposals within 90 days of the new hire.
And this won't be the last Lincoln sees of Justice in Action, though the topics may vary over the coming years.
"Every year we'll decide on, as an organization, two topics to pursue," Kort-Butler said. "They may be brand new ones, or they may carry the torch forward and make sure action is happening. Our intent is to continue until we see change happening and to hold people accountable to that — we're not disappearing in any sense, this is long work that requires endurance and we're in for pursuing this as long as it takes."
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LYNCHBURG, VA – Members of the Christian Community in Lynchburg are saying enough is enough when it comes to violence in their city.
Shirley Paige is the pastor of Crusaders for Christ New Life Church in Lynchburg and says she’s tired of hearing reports of shooting after shooting.
She says it brings her back to a time when her own brother lost his life to gun violence.
“It was 1991, and he was shot and killed,” Paige said.
Paige put together a community prayer walk Saturday to take a stand.
“Lynchburg and the surrounding areas is a city that is representative of love and God has ordered us to get together and to let the people know that there is a better way,” Paige said.
Several other organizations joined in, including Tree of Life Ministries and Jesus of All Nations.
Olivia P. Hall-Flores is a minister with Tree of Life, and worries about the children of Lynchburg.
“It wasn’t your child today or my child today, but if we continue it’s gonna be my child tomorrow and your child the next day,” Hall-Flores said.
Hall-Flores urges people to come forward with information when a shooting does happen.
“We are better together. Anonymously call the police. This is not the time to be silent,” Hall-Flores said.
Paige wants to bring the community together before another act of violence can take place.
“If we are God’s children, then we need to come together,” Paige said.
Paige says she wants everyone in Lynchburg to know that there is a better way. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/05/21/lynchburg-church-looks-for-change-through-prayer/ | 2023-05-21T05:36:23 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/05/21/lynchburg-church-looks-for-change-through-prayer/ |
SCRANTON, Pa. — An iconic diesel locomotive made its return to Scranton Friday.
The American Locomotive Company (ALCO) PA Passenger locomotive known as the Nickel Plate (NKP) 190 has spent the past month on the Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad, making its way from Portland, Oregon, to Scranton.
The train will be on display at the Steamtown National Historic Site before being restored to working condition.
Following its restoration, the locomotive is set to be used for local excursion work.
Check out WNEP’s YouTube channel. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/historic-locomotive-returns-to-scranton-steamtown-national-historic-site-cliff-street-alco-nickel-plate/523-fe9d988f-15d7-409f-8265-16502d227199 | 2023-05-21T05:36:32 | 0 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/historic-locomotive-returns-to-scranton-steamtown-national-historic-site-cliff-street-alco-nickel-plate/523-fe9d988f-15d7-409f-8265-16502d227199 |
TOBYHANNA, Pa. — A STEAM Fair was held Saturday at the Pocono Mountain Public Library near Tobyhanna.
Children and their families explored many booths staffed by local businesses, clubs, and groups to strengthen the connection between science, technology, engineering, art, and math.
"It is called 'STEAM' because I wanted to include the arts as well. I think that is a very important part of everything science-related. Even technology, you need some type of art aspect in it. And luckily, we had the Pocono Mountain Arts Council here to guide us in prospective art-making, so it's kinda cool," said Annmarie Dever, Youth Librarian at Pocono Mountain Public Library.
Newswatch 16's own Stormtracker 16 Meteorologist, Jeremy Lewan, was invited to represent WNEP, where he talked to students about integrating the arts with STEM and what it's like to pursue a career in the sciences.
It is the first time the Pocono Mountain Public Library has hosted a STEM/STEAM Fair, but certainly not the last.
The library announced Saturday that they received a new grant from Remake Learning to support even more STEM and STEAM-related activities in the near future.
Check out WNEP’s YouTube channel. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/monroe-county/jeremy-lewan-talks-storm-tracking-at-steam-fair-pocono-mountain-public-library-annmarie-dever-stem/523-fb54aa88-012f-49cd-9275-f49a62974ed2 | 2023-05-21T05:36:38 | 1 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/monroe-county/jeremy-lewan-talks-storm-tracking-at-steam-fair-pocono-mountain-public-library-annmarie-dever-stem/523-fb54aa88-012f-49cd-9275-f49a62974ed2 |
PINELLAS PARK, Fla. — Pinellas Park held its third annual "Pride @ the Village" festival on Saturday just days after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed new bills into law criticized by LGBTQ+ communities.
A new law effective immediately bars children from attending "adult live performances," however critics argue it targets drag queens and the language could impact Pride.
"The show goes on," John Gascot, who started Pinellas Park Pride, said.
The day's festivities included vendors, live music, food and viewing at its local art studios.
Gascot said while performances by drag artists had to be restricted to adults only, he said he's hopeful LGBTQ+ communities will prevail from the new legislation.
"We're fighters and we're just taking care of each other right now," Gascot said. "We're not going to suddenly go away just because some people aren't comfortable with who we are."
Families attending the event like Kristin Sakora said she's disappointed her kids won't be able to watch drag performances.
"Drag is not a crime," Sakora said. "It is art. It is culture. It is performance and it's beautiful."
Lawmakers in support of the law argue the new law is aimed at keeping kids away from sexually explicit or lewd performances. However, critics said they see it as an attack on drag entertainers.
“It’s kind of sad that we even have some of these discussions,” DeSantis said during the signing of the bills.
DeSantis signed the bills Wednesday at Cambridge Christian School in Tampa, declaring "let kids be kids."
"They're hypocritical at best with some of the content that children are exposed to on a daily basis," Daphne Ferraro, a drag performer based in St. Petersburg, said. "It's just misguided."
This week, Tampa Pride organizers canceled its annual "Pride On The River" event held every September. Port St. Lucie announced it's canceling its own Pride parade.
It wasn't possible to have a closed-off space for performances around the Riverwalk, said Carrie West, Tampa Pride President.
While St. Pete Pride, the largest in Florida, is still on for June, organizers said they are in communication with city officials to ensure they are in compliance with new legislation.
Meanwhile, Tampa Pride, held in March, is still going on as planned. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/pinellas-park-pride-festival/67-d3c28d94-3277-4d4e-81bc-cede645ffc03 | 2023-05-21T05:36:47 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/pinellas-park-pride-festival/67-d3c28d94-3277-4d4e-81bc-cede645ffc03 |
PORTLAND, Ore. — Wildfire season is on the horizon, so staying safe and getting ready is top of mind for many. Oregon firefighters encourage everyone to have a wildfire plan, given the changing nature of the climate and possibility of more extreme fires.
At this point in the year, things look lush and green, firefighters are on high alert.
"The reality is, I mean, we did have a pretty wet spring there for a while with cool moderate temperatures, but quickly it got warm," said Stefan Myers, with Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue (TVF&R). "So what happens is, all those green fuels that look so beautiful then become dry and fire can find its way to move through there."
Across the region, departments like TVF&R are doing what they can now to fight wildfires this year.
"We have to be ready, whether it's fast moving fires, and fine fuels or small fuels on the ground, or if it's getting into a more dense forested area, we are investing in that by doing training right now," said Myers.
Fire crews also want to help everyone protect their homes and communities. At the World Forestry Center Discovery Museum this week, Portland Fire and Rescue (PF&R) and the Office of the State Fire Marshal held a special event to educate the public.
"With the drought conditions we've been seeing and the change in the fire behavior in the Portland area is very much, you know, at risk for a possible wildfire to start," said Kim Kosmas, with PF&R. "And if it did — when and if it does happen — it can be very catastrophic."
Ann Ruttan, an artist, and Apricot Irving, an author, use their work to share their personal experiences — and close calls — with Oregon wildfires.
"I drove through the beginning of the Santiam Canyon Fire in September 2020, and these paintings are the result of that," said Ruttan.
"Writing about the Eagle Creek Fire was a really important part for me, of being able to feel like I could process and heal from the trauma of it," said Irving.
Not only has it shaped their work, the fires have driven them to advocate for wildfire safety.
"Because our landscape is changing so much, this is not a rainforest environment anymore, and we got to get ready," said Ruttan.
"It is possible to still live well in this landscape that we love, and there's things we can do to protect our homes, and recognize that wildfire is here," Irving said. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/firefighters-urge-wildfire-prevention-season-start/283-67690d6a-e1ef-4d2a-87a6-c18807e17fd0 | 2023-05-21T05:44:40 | 1 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/firefighters-urge-wildfire-prevention-season-start/283-67690d6a-e1ef-4d2a-87a6-c18807e17fd0 |
ALBANY, Ore. — The victims of one of Oregon's deadliest highway crashes were farmworkers traveling in a van at an hour when agricultural laborers typically commute home after toiling in the harvest, the state's farmworkers union said.
"I have a one-year-old son...a year and a half, in the morning, he woke up and he asked for mama," said the husband of one of the victims. "There is no power that will be able to give me back my wife... we had plans together as a family."
Authorities have not yet released the names of the seven who died or the four who were injured when a semitruck ran off Interstate 5 on Thursday and slammed into the van as it was parked on the roadside near Albany, in an agricultural area of the Willamette Valley.
But the union, the Woodburn-based PCUN, said in a statement late Friday that the 11 people in the vehicle were farmworkers and it has been in contact with some of their families to support them. It also offered condolences to those affected by the tragedy.
“At this time, families are asking for safer roads for workers commuting after a hard day's work,” Reyna Lopez, the union’s executive director, was quoted as saying.
The Mexican Consulate in Portland also said that the victims were farmworkers in a statement in Spanish that it posted on Facebook and Twitter.
“According to information provided by the office of the Oregon State Police, seven dead were reported in the … accident and four people injured, all of them apparently agricultural workers of Mexican nationality,” the statement said.
The consul traveled to a hospital in Salem, the state capital, to offer assistance to the injured, who had been taken there for “urgent medical attention,” it said.
The consulate also said it was in close communication with law enforcement and trying to locate family members of the deceased. It urged relatives of those killed or hospitalized to call the consulate.
"All of these hardworking immigrants in this vehicle....7 of their lives taken away. The purpose of them being here was to better their lives, and it was taken away," said the daughter of one of the victims.
The driver of the truck, Lincoln Clayton Smith, 52, of North Highlands, California, was arrested Friday on suspicion of manslaughter, driving under the influence of intoxicants, reckless driving and assault, police said. He is being held without bail in Marion County Jail.
Smith is facing seven counts of manslaughter, as well as DUII and reckless driving.
It wasn’t clear whether Smith's case had been assigned to the state public defender’s office or a specific attorney. The office didn’t immediately respond to a message asking about that, and a lawyer whose name appears in court documents said she had not formally been assigned the case and could not comment.
At Smith's arraignment, a district attorney said he had refused a field sobriety test and was unable to focus and answer basic questions, the Salem Statesman Journal reported. The prosecutor also said Smith acknowledged taking “speed” the day before the crash and was in possession of methamphetamine, according to the paper.
The DA said witnesses reported the truck had been weaving on and off the road as it traveled in the northbound lanes Thursday afternoon before it plowed into the van without braking first, according to the Statesman Journal.
The van was then pushed into the back of another truck parked in front of it, Oregon State Police said.
All the victims were passengers in the van. Six died at the scene and one more died after being airlifted to a hospital, according to Oregon State Police. Information on the condition of the four injured has not been made public.
Bodies were seen covered in plastic in a nearby field after the crash, the Albany Democrat-Herald reported.
"I hope that there is a fair legal process," said the husband of one of the victims.
Smith is due back in court May 30.
The crash is one of the deadliest in Oregon in recent years.
A head-on collision on a remote road in Harney County in eastern Oregon in August 2018 killed a family of seven, including five young children. Eight people died in total.
In December 2012, nine people died after a tour bus careened on an icy Interstate 84 and crashed through a guardrail, plunging several hundred feet down a steep embankment. The bus was carrying about 40 people when the accident occurred in an area near Pendleton called Deadman Pass.
Another crash in 1988, also near Albany on I-5, killed 7 people and injured 37 more. Two infants were among those killed in the fiery 23-vehicle pileup.
Albany lies between Salem and Eugene and is about 70 miles (113 kilometers) south of Portland. I-5 is the main north-south interstate highway on the West Coast. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/victims-deadly-oregon-highway-crash-were-farmworkers/283-a684c570-bdb1-481f-aa06-bf66281b377d | 2023-05-21T05:44:46 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/victims-deadly-oregon-highway-crash-were-farmworkers/283-a684c570-bdb1-481f-aa06-bf66281b377d |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The silence from Sacramento echoes into the hills of California’s wildfire country where 70,000 people affected by man-made disasters are still waiting to receive settlement money from PG&E.
A lack of answers about their plight – being paid low-and-slow in a PG&E bankruptcy settlement California Gov. Gavin Newsom brokered, blessed, and bolstered – adds to growing scrutiny of how the Newsom administration handles tough questions and provides answers to pressing issues.
As Newsom assumed office in January 2019, the power monopoly filed for federal bankruptcy protection to settle damages with 70,000 victims of 24 different wildfires.
PG&E was a major donor to Newsom’s 2018 campaign. Just 30 hours after he became governor-elect in November 2018, PG&E sparked the deadly Camp Fire leading to 84 felony manslaughter convictions against the company.
"He doesn't care,” said fire survivor Carol Cassel. “Isn't the governor supposed to be for the people of the state that he lives in?"
After Cassel escaped the deadly Butte Fire in 2015, Cal Fire investigators found PG&E at fault.
But settlement talks were frozen by the bankruptcy, which PG&E declared after starting fires that killed more than 100 people in 2017 and 2018.
The survivors of all of the 2015-2018 fires settled by PG&E were lumped together in the bankruptcy plan, to be paid from a new entity: the Fire Victim Trust.
Nearly three years after PG&E emerged from bankruptcy in 2020, no fire survivors have been paid in full.
They’ve been warned not to expect to receive their full settlements.
“The state should ensure fire victims are treated fairly and fully compensated,” Newsom’s own task force on the crisis declared in 2019. “Any reorganization plan should not disadvantage current and future wildfire victims.”
FEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACCOUNTABILITY
ABC10 has lodged 12 interview requests with Newsom since he was governor-elect, all of which have been rejected or ignored.
In 2021, the governor walked away when asked at a news conference about the shortfall to fire survivors.
It’s not a problem isolated to this issue. The Newsom administration has made a habit of avoiding interviews and comments on stories.
“It's just making it impossible sometimes to do this job,” said reporter Alexei Koseff, who recently reported on the lack of press access in Governor Newsom’s administration for nonprofit news site CalMatters.
“It is a strange position to be in as a reporter, because you never want to make yourself the story,” Koseff said. “But this has been a growing issue for the press corps over the past few years.”
Koseff chronicled a shift away from granting in-person interviews with the governor and state agency officials, urging reporters to submit questions by email instead.
His report also noted multiple occasions when staffers “physically blocked journalists” from approaching Newsom.
ABC10 aired footage Saturday of Newsom staffers using their bodies to block its journalists from asking the governor questions after a March news conference.
“The governor is not obligated to answer our questions,” Koseff said. “But to physically block reporters at an event from even trying to do their job… it's beyond simply ignoring a question then it becomes obstruction.”
QUESTIONS ABOUT FAIRNESS AND MAKING IT RIGHT
With the governor evading questions and refusing to provide answers, the frustration and anger from the victims and their families continue to mount.
In an investor call, PG&E recently announced plans to restart dividend payments to shareholders in the second half of this year.
This means PG&E plans to resume paying profits to Wall Street while its fire survivors go without full payment.
ABC10 wanted the governor to answer two main questions: How is this outcome fair? And what is he prepared to do to help get the survivors paid?
They are questions survivors want to be answered.
"No one should be making any extra money until those victims have been paid for,” said Steve Bradley, whose grandmother Colleen was one of PG&E’s 84 manslaughter victims. “I know legally there is no way to hold them to that standard, but it is the right, moral thing for them to do."
PG&E’s dividends had reached $1 billion annually prior to the Camp Fire.
Before PG&E’s federal criminal probation for its San Bruno felonies expired, a federal judge banned the monopoly from paying dividends as a way to protect public safety. He found PG&E had paid billions in profits to investors, some of which should have been spent on maintaining a safe power grid.
QUESTIONS AND NON-ANSWERS
In an exchange of emails with Newsom deputy communications director, Alex Stack -- who promised on-camera in March to help get answers to our questions -- the administration received and rejected our 12th request for an interview with the governor about PG&E.
In April, we finally had the opportunity to ask the governor the two questions during a press conference the governor called to talk about protecting abortion access:
ABC10: “Governor, PG&E on its most recent earnings call said it was going to go back to paying a dividend later this year. Meantime, the 70,000 wildfire victims are still waiting on their payments. They’re being told not to expect to be paid in full. I’m curious to know whether you think that’s fair and why. But more importantly, after your administration said that ‘the state should ensure fire victims are treated fairly and fully compensated…’ what do you plan to do to try to get those victims to 100 percent of what they’re owed?”
NEWSOM: “Well, we’re here talking about the pending, looming fire that’s in front of us. I appreciate the question on PG&E. That’s well established territory in terms of the public comments we’ve made and the work we did collectively, not only this administration but in partnership with the legislature. I don’t know about the dividends call at PG&E and I’ll have to get back to you on that.”
ABC10: “Why is it fair that they pay their shareholders but not their victims?”
NEWSOM: [Ignores question]
With neither question answered, we emailed Stack to ask the governor to get back to us on that.
Stack replied with a line the governor’s office has sent ABC10 on multiple occasions before: “No governor in California history has done more to hold PG&E accountable.”
The statement, which appears in its entirety below, goes on to describe the bankruptcy process. It does not answer the two questions: Does Newsom think this treatment of PG&E’s victims is fair? And does he plan to help them?
EMPTY BULLY PULPIT
Some fire attorneys asked the governor for a state loan to help pay the victims. It went nowhere.
“PG&E created that debt. They need to pay that debt,” said Bradley, who doesn’t want the state to pay.
If PG&E has enough money to pay dividends, he says the company should pay.
He wanted to hear the governor say that. He wanted to hear Newsom speaking from his bully pulpit as the chief executive of the state, which governors frequently do.
“He could call out PG&E, he could mention the payment to the shareholders, to put public pressure or public shaming on them,” said Sacramento State University Political science professor Kristina Flores Victor.
The governor’s response makes it clear he’s not planning to use his bully pulpit for the fire survivors.
“It seems like ‘we've already dealt with this,’” she added. “Whatever political energy has been expended on this topic is done.”
Newsom has raised his national profile, frequently booking interviews with national outlets about hot-button issues.
But some of the issues the California press wants to ask about: homelessness, problems with state programs, or the bailout of PG&E.
“They don't get him the good headlines. They maybe get him the bad headlines,” Koseff said. “You can understand the strategy, right? Say nothing, and perhaps the story will go away. And sometimes it does. That's what makes it an effective strategy and that's why people continue to do it.”
A CALL FOR COMPASSION
For Carol Cassel and thousands like her, the story won’t go away.
It’s her life.
She finally has a real roof over her head. She bought a house from friends who sold it below market value.
“I wanted to emphasize this isn't because of PG&E. We're not home because of something they did to make up for what they did,” Cassel said. “This is because I have good friends and there are good people in this world.”
She’s received 60 percent of her PG&E settlement. Fire survivors are being held at 60 percent as the trust liquidates shares of PG&E stock used to fund their claims.
The Fire Victim Trust acknowledges victims won’t be made whole in the end, but won’t say by how much.
Some projections forecast that victims will only get 80 percent of their money. Survivors have also asked Congress for help. On top of paying lawyers’ fees out of their settlements, they must also pay federal income tax on them.
Cassel would like to pay only 80 percent of her PG&E bill, but knows she can’t.
“Would we get away with that? They would come after us until the day we died,” she said.
Survivors also have a bone to pick with Congress. Efforts by members of California’s congressional delegation, a majority of which accepted campaign funds from PG&E after the company became a convicted felon, have fallen short of winning tax relief for these 70,000 survivors.
If she gets less than 100 percent of her settlement, Carol will struggle harder to keep the roof she finally has over her head.
She sums up what she wants to hear from Governor Newsom in one word: “Compassion.”
“When you're in that position, you can change the world, you can be part of the solution instead of part of the problem,” she said. “Where's your humanity?”
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is a complete, unedited statement received via email from Alex Stack in Gov. Newsom’s communications office, responding to our questions:
No governor in California history has done more to hold PG&E accountable. The Newsom Administration worked with the Legislature to ensure that PG&E could not exit bankruptcy without first entering into a settlement agreement with fire victims, while also protecting ratepayers from rate increases. That settlement had to be approved by both the bankruptcy court and by a vote of the fire victims themselves, with the help of their lawyers and financial advisors.
Regardless of the settlement terms approved by the court and fire victims, the state is supporting communities hardesthit: providing additional relief for communities devastated by wildfires, including property tax backfills for schools, stabilizing finances of local critical infrastructure, debris and tree removal, and more.
Additionally, the state held PG&E accountable by forcing the company to make fundamental changes by passing strict new safety requirements, creating new protections for PG&E customers, getting PG&E shareholders to pay billions for safety improvements, and more.
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CAMPTONVILLE, Calif. — Two dirt bike riders suffered major injuries after crashing into each other in Yuba County Saturday morning, according to California Highway Patrol.
The crash happened on Marysville Road near Old Toll Road in the Camptonville area at about 10:30 a.m.
Officials say two men, 62-year-old Arthur Shoji and 51-year-old Michael Massucco, were riding their street-legal dirt bikes along Marysville Road.
Massucco slowed to pull onto the shoulder of the road when Shoji accidentally rear ended him, ejecting both men from their bikes and onto the street, according to officials.
Massucco has a suspected broken collarbone and Shoji was airlifted to the hospital with "multiple broken bones, head trauma and internal injuries," according to CHP.
Neither drugs nor alcohol are suspected in this crash and both riders were said to be wearing helmets.
Officials are investigating further. | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/dirt-bike-crash-marysville-road/103-0cba2657-f279-4dec-9636-8fe2a2b82ae5 | 2023-05-21T06:18:08 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/dirt-bike-crash-marysville-road/103-0cba2657-f279-4dec-9636-8fe2a2b82ae5 |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Two Sacramento Police Department officers shot a woman in midtown Saturday afternoon, according to the department.
Officials say they responded to the 1100 block of 24th Street around 12:15 p.m. on multiple called in reports of a woman with a gun in the area.
One caller, Anna Kilgrow, said a woman was pointing a gun at the customers inside Mast Coffee, a café nearby.
Kilgrow, an employee at Mast Coffee, says the woman frequented the coffee shop but as of late had been causing disturbances.
“She started causing issues, which is like yelling or being threatening or spitting,” said Kilgrow.
She says the woman grabbed $5 from the tip jar Saturday, flashing what Kilgrow believed to be a weapon.
“I noticed she had something like shiny silver in her hand. And I'm like, ‘oh, is that a real gun?’ I don't know if it was or not, but like, she pointed it at the entire cafe,” said Kilgrow.
No one was injured inside the coffee shop.
When officers responded, the suspect began running away, leading to two K-9 officers chasing her, where she then allegedly pointed a gun at the officers, according to officials. The gun found at the scene was an airsoft gun.
Both officers shot at the woman. It is unclear how many times she was shot. She was taken to the hospital and is listed in stable condition and is expected to survive.
Both officers are on leave as the shooting is being investigated.
The woman will be booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail once cleared from the hospital.
The two officers involved in the shooting have been placed on leave while the investigation continues. According to police, no officers were injured.
The investigation has closed off the intersection of Q and 27th streets, just north of Albert Winn Park.
This is a developing story and will be updated as we learn more.
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Alan Michael Julius
October 9, 1991-May 14, 2023
Alan Michael Julius was born on October 9, 1991, the eldest son of Eugene and Diane (Frakes) Julius. He was raised in Mason City and attended Newman Catholic High School, where he was affectionately known as Randy. While at Newman, Alan was active in academics and athletics alike and played football, basketball, baseball, and track. Alan graduated with the Newman Catholic High School Class of 2010.
He was best known at Newman for his completion of a full marathon after accepting a dare from a classmate in 2007 as a freshman, unbeknownst to his parents and school officials. With less than one week's worth of training he completed 105 laps at the school track with a time of 4:25 and crossed the finish line to a stadium of classmates and staff cheering him on.
Following graduation Alan attended Augustana University in Sioux Falls, SD where he studied pre-med and graduated Magna Cum Laude with a biology degree in 2014. He then attended Des Moines University where he studied Osteopathic Medicine.
Dr. Julius completed his Family Medicine Residency at Genesis Medical Center through the University of Iowa, where during his third year he was elected Chief Resident. From there he worked as a Hospitalist at Genesis Medical Center in Davenport. Dr. Julius was a favorite among patients and staff alike; he was thought of as a “nurse's doctor” by his colleagues due to his respect and eagerness to hear their thoughts and feelings. Among his patients he quickly developed a reputation of patient advocacy, comfort, and care. He will be greatly missed by all in the Genesis community.
Alan truly loved the outdoors; some of his favorite times were spent fishing and hunting. Alan was a four time Iowa Pro-Am Archery Champion and a two time National Field Archery Association Indoor Champion in 2002 and 2003, with a scoring record of 600/600- 119/120 X's. He played football throughout high school and enjoyed a promising future before being sidelined with a career-ending injury while at Augustana University. His love for the sport remained as he continued with the team as a student assistant football coach.
Alan will be remembered for his kindness and compassion, his approachable nature, and as a friend to many. He is survived by his parents, Eugene and Diane Julius, of Mason City; brother, Ryan Julius, of Tempe, AZ; and paternal grandparents, Alfred and Evelyn Julius, of Bancroft, IA; as well as extended family members and many friends.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Jim and Janette Frakes, of Boone, IA.
Alan died Sunday, May 14, 2023 in Davenport.
A Funeral Mass will be held 10:30 am Wednesday, May 24, 2023 at Epiphany Parish - St. Joseph Catholic Church, 302 5th St SE, Mason City with Rev. Jake Dunne officiating.
Visitation will be held Tuesday evening, May 23 at St. Joseph Catholic Church from 4:00 pm until 7:00 pm.
A Memorial Service for Alan will be held 12:00 pm until 1:00 pm Thursday, May 25, 2023 at the Adler Health Education Center, 1236 E Rusholme St, Davenport, IA 52803. For those unable to attend, a recording will be available on Alan's tribute page at ColonialChapels.com.
In lieu of flowers and customary remembrances, memorials may be directed in Alan's honor to his family where they will be given to Suicide Prevention and Grief Counseling organizations in Mason City, Davenport, and Tempe, AZ.
Hogan Bremer Moore Colonial Chapel, 126 3rd St. NE, Mason City. (641)423-2372. ColonialChapels.com | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/alan-michael-julius/article_4ea70f72-67f5-56da-b8bc-eb925845ee89.html | 2023-05-21T06:23:05 | 1 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/alan-michael-julius/article_4ea70f72-67f5-56da-b8bc-eb925845ee89.html |
Dorothy Fulghum Jackson
February 8, 1924-April 17, 2023
Dorothy Fulghum Jackson, age 99, passed away on April 17, 2023, in Roseville, California. She was born on February 8, 1924, in Mission Hill, Yankton, South Dakota, to her parents Glen S Murren and Alice T Murren (Skaane). She graduated from Mason City High School in 1942.
Dorothy was a devoted Mother, Grandmother, and Great-Grandmother. She was always loving and eager to help out when needed. She loved playing with and teaching her grandchildren. She loved sharing her Norwegian heritage and recipes. Her Lefsa, Chocolate Chip Cookies, and Banana Bread were family favorites and remain so today.
Dorothy was a full partner to her husband, Bill, on their family farm. She operated their egg processing plant and kept the finances for their business. She was an excellent cook preparing four meals a day for the farm and hosting most of the extended family holidays on the farm. She had a large garden, canning and freezing food for the coming winter. She enjoyed entertaining and playing Bridge, both party and duplicate. She was active in Trinity Lutheran Church for much of her adult life and served as the Church Bazaar Chairman among her many roles in the church.
After retiring from the farm, Dorothy moved west, living in Chandler, AZ near her sister, Shirley, and in California near her daughter, Joanne. During these “retirement” years Dorothy worked for a large dairy and for Nordstrom's Department Store. She came to Chicago for a couple of years to help her son David with her three grandchildren.
Dorothy is survived by her three children, Joanne Schumacher, Lincoln, CA, David Fulghum, Western Springs, IL, and Janiece Ehler, Slidell, LA; her sisters: Carol Cary of Daphne, AL, and Shirley Clark of Chandler, AZ; six grandchildren: Bradley (Courtaney) Rampelberg, San Jose, CA, Kristen (Bryce) Martin, Toney, AL, Kaylyn (Amanda Schmidt) Ehler, Abita Springs, LA, Margaret (Andrea) Fulghum, Westmont, IL, Kate (Travis) Kokenes, La Grange Park, IL, Jake (Charlie) Fulghum, Chicago, IL; eleven great-grandchildren: Carson, Andrew, Saryah, Caleb, Leyton, Addilyn, Brinley, Harper, Jack, and Elyse; and several nieces and nephews.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her husbands: Willard (Bill) Fulghum and Merle Jackson, her parents, and sister: Glennys Kermes. Also, Daughters-in-law: Joan Elder Fulghum and Brigid Murphy Fulghum, and Sons-in-law: David Schumacher and Michael Rampelberg, and great-grandson: Declan Fulghum.
Her family wants to thank the kind staff at Eskaton Village Roseville where she lived for the last eight years. They took excellent care of Dorothy and loved her like family. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to Eskaton Foundation, 5105 Manzanita Avenue, Carmichael, CA 95608, 916-334-0810, www.Eskaton.org/Eskaton-foundation.
A graveside service to celebrate Dorothy's life is scheduled for Monday, June 12, 2023, at 1:30 pm at Memorial Park Cemetery, 11495 265th Street, Mason City, IA | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/dorothy-fulghum-jackson/article_032d5b88-1082-533f-95e8-6ac1e1109495.html | 2023-05-21T06:23:11 | 1 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/dorothy-fulghum-jackson/article_032d5b88-1082-533f-95e8-6ac1e1109495.html |
Ellyn Beland
September 11, 1952- May 13, 2023
Ellyn Beland died on May 13. She was born on September 11, 1952 to Lawrence and Joyce Dow in Charles City Iowa. She was a loving wife, sister, mother and grandmother.
Ellyn enjoyed reading, shopping, rose gardening and sunshine. She had a way of brightening your day with a kind word or a smile.
She is survived by her husband, Doug; a son, John, his wife, Kelly, and a favorite granddaughter, Katherine.
Also missing her are her siblings, Jane (Ken) Siefken, Pat (Curtis) Christopherson, Deb (Tom) Chambers and Tom Dow; and special sister, Barbra (Gary) Veeder, who gave her a kidney and 25 feisty years.
Graveside services will be held June 17, 2023 at 11 am at the Rockford Cemetery. A time of fellowship follows at 2701 Balsam Ave, Osage. | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/ellyn-beland/article_a8621ae1-b46f-5a0c-8c1a-1f56804c36b3.html | 2023-05-21T06:23:17 | 0 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/ellyn-beland/article_a8621ae1-b46f-5a0c-8c1a-1f56804c36b3.html |
Frederick (Fred) E. Cronk
May 14, 2023
BELMOND-Frederick (Fred) E. Cronk, 82, of Belmond, IA, most recently a resident of the Rehabilitation Center of Belmond, died, May 14, 2023, at the Iowa Specialty Hospital-Belmond. Public funeral services will be held 11:00 AM, Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at the Andrews Funeral Homes, 516 1St. S.E., Belmond. Public visitation will be Wednesday from 9:30-11:00 AM prior to the service at the funeral home. The Reverend Leila Blackburn will be officiating. Those wishing to express their sympathies thought a card or memorial in Fred's name may direct them to the family % Val Jurgena, 2350 Country Club Drive, Mason City, IA 50401.
Frederick Earl Cronk, the son of Earl Thurman and Delores D. (Kelley) Cronk, was born in Iowa City, Iowa. He attended Belmond Community Schools and graduated from Belmond High School.
In the earlier years of his life following graduation, he was employed in maintenance at Armour Meat Packing Corp. in Mason City. Following the closure of the Mason City plant he transferred with the company to Idaho. He eventually returned to Belmond where he was employed in maintenance for Eaton Corporation until his retirement. During his time at Eaton's, he continued his education through courses at NIACC.
Fred was a free spirit throughout much of his life. He often lived by the philosophy of "Go Big! Or All-in! or don't do it!". He was never one who was afraid to speak his mind, but he was also kind hearted and good natured once you got through his hard exterior. Fred loved to go fast and his passion for speed burned brightly over the times that he raced over seas on the Ice Motorcycle Racing Circuit, along with his love of racing drag motorcycles, and nearly anything else that had a motor and wheels. One might refer to Fred as a "Daredevil!". He loved anything that meant spending time in nature and the outdoors, such as hunting and fishing. Fred loved animals and was especially fond of dogs. He had raised and trained many over the years and received various awards and was known for his well-honed training skills. he raised Great Danes and Dachshunds, and also had trained championship caliber hunting dogs. Fred was always up for an opportunity to dine out and was especially fond of the Mexican restaurant in Clear Lake and the Acapulco in Britt when it was open and of course washing it all down with ice cream, his favorite being vanilla with chocolate and caramel, but no nuts! Fred loved to spoil his grandson Kayden, not just acquiring one transformer toy for him, but the entire collection. He looked forward to visits and an afternoon riding around the countryside in bright yellow convertible Corvette when grandson Mitchell would come and pick him up at the Rehabilitation Center. Fred also appreciated his years together with Yvonne and a favorite past times of the two included bicycling and boating up in Minnesota.
Though his relationships were not always successful for long periods of time, he always found the best perspective of each of many speed bumps that were in his life pathway. He had been a resident of the Rehabilitation Center for about 8 years, where he looked forward to visits from family and friends.
Fred's memory will continue in the lives of his son Brad Cronk, Solon, IA, daughter Val (Korey) Jurgena, Mason City, IA, daughter Kelly Pierce, St. Louis, MO, son Asa Cronk, Idaho, and Michael, Mason City, IA; sister Dee (Alan) Laird, Marion, IA, and brother Allen (Eide) Cronk, Des Moines, IA. His known grandchildren: Matthew (Kristine) Jurgena, Lake Mills, IA, Mitchell, Mariah, and Kayden Jurgena, all of Mason City, IA, and also great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, and numerous friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents and infant sister Vonnie Cronk.
Andrews Funeral Homes, Belmond, IA. www.andrewsfuneralhomeandfloral.com 641-444-4474 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/frederick-fred-e-cronk/article_9f28b750-6795-5db2-bb86-1e2e06fba1b4.html | 2023-05-21T06:23:23 | 0 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/frederick-fred-e-cronk/article_9f28b750-6795-5db2-bb86-1e2e06fba1b4.html |
Janice Fynskov
October 30, 1934-April 20, 2023
CLEAR LAKE-Janice Fynskov, 88, died Thursday, April 20, 2023, in her sleep at River Bend Assisted Living and Memory Care in Rochester, Minnesota. It was Janice's desire to donate her body to the Anatomical Department of Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN to further the advancement of medical education.
A celebration of life service will be held 11:00 a.m., Saturday June 3, 2023 at Galilean Lutheran Church, 4454 255th Street, Clear Lake, Iowa, with Rev. Melinda McVey officiating. A private family inurnment will take place in Clear Lake Cemetery.
The family will greet friends 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday, June 2, 2023, at Ward Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 310 1st Ave. North Clear Lake, Iowa 50428.
Memorials may be directed to Central Gardens of North Iowa, 800 2nd Ave N, Clear Lake, IA 50428, or Galilean Lutheran Church, 4454 255th Street, Clear Lake, Iowa 50428.
Janice Ardell Reynolds was born October 30, 1934, in Alexandria, Minnesota the eldest of three children of George and Agnes (Feigum) Reynolds She graduated from Alexandria High School in 1952, attended the Minnesota School of Laboratory Technique, Minneapolis, MN, and then worked as a secretary and lab technician for two doctors in Paynesville, MN.
Janice started dating Paul Fynskov following her high school graduation, while she attended classes and worked in Paynesville and while Paul was working on the family farm in Osakis, MN. They were married in December of 1954.
After a year together on the farm they made the decision to move to St. Paul so Paul could attend the U of M Veterinary College. Living in married student housing at the U proved to be a great way to make long-lasting friendships. Tim was born in 1955, and following Paul's graduation Todd was born in 1962. Settling in Clear Lake, together they established a successful veterinary practice that lasted 35 years and built the Clear Lake Veterinary Hospital on 4th Ave S.
Over the years Janice was involved in many and various volunteer efforts in support of her church, community, friends, and family. She also had many great travel experiences with Paul. Early in 2009, after Paul was diagnosed with leukemia and died soon thereafter. Janice continued to stay busy with volunteer activities.
In 2016 her efforts were celebrated by the Clear Lake Rotary Club, when she was named the “William L. Nicholas” Citizen of the Year.
In 2018 Janice began to struggle with cognitive decline, and as this impairment became more challenging she sold her home and moved to The Courtyard & Oakwood Care Center in Clear Lake. She stayed there until 2022 when she moved to River Bend's memory care facility in Rochester, MN.
Janice is survived by her sons Timothy (Lonnie) Fynskov, Rochester, MN, Todd Fynskov, Rochester, MN; Grandchildren Elizabeth (Preston) Clark, Benjamin Fynskov, Lauren Fynskov (Joe Barhorst); sisters-in-law Joyce Reynolds and Diane Reynolds; along with several nieces, nephews, great-grandchildren, and many other relatives and friends.
Janice was preceded in death by her parents, husband Paul, and brothers Dr. Glenn Reynolds and Dr. Dennis Reynolds.
Ward Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 310 1st Ave. North, Clear Lake, Iowa 50428. 641-357-2193 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/janice-fynskov/article_8a1ef392-0c8a-5c21-ba64-7535d2ecd98f.html | 2023-05-21T06:23:29 | 1 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/janice-fynskov/article_8a1ef392-0c8a-5c21-ba64-7535d2ecd98f.html |
JoAnn Rathjen
January 31, 1932-May 9, 2023
JoAnn Rathjen, a long-time resident of Mason City, passed away at her home in Blaine, Minnesota, on May 9, 2023, at the age of 91.
She very much enjoyed spending time with her family, gardening, fishing, and golfing. She was a member of the Mason City Country Club for over 50 years. JoAnn had many happy memories of her time spent with her friends and neighbors, and our family thanks all of you for your kindness over the years.
She is survived by her son, Craig (Nancy), grandchildren Lindsey (Dan), Matthew, and Jason, great-grandchildren Kylin, Jace, Tyson and Brody, two sisters Charlene and Kathleen, and her brother Ed. She was preceded in death by her husband Garth on March 9, 2023, and her daughter Lynn, and many brothers and sisters.
A private memorial service will be held in June for both JoAnn and Garth. | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/joann-rathjen/article_30d5a8bd-3628-57bc-a6ea-67133617591a.html | 2023-05-21T06:23:36 | 1 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/joann-rathjen/article_30d5a8bd-3628-57bc-a6ea-67133617591a.html |
Tom Swanson
May 10, 2023
Tom Swanson, 82, of Mesa, Arizona, formerly of Nora Springs and Mason City, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at Banner Baywood Medical Center in Mesa, after battling several health issues the past few years.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM Wednesday, May 24, 2023 at the First Christian Church. Interment will follow in the Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will be held Tuesday, May 23, 2023 from 5 until 7 PM at the Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Ave. The funeral will be livestreamed on the Major Erickson Funeral Home Facebook page. | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/tom-swanson/article_33d244c2-5cc2-5488-8e06-8eafb8f6d3c2.html | 2023-05-21T06:23:42 | 0 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/tom-swanson/article_33d244c2-5cc2-5488-8e06-8eafb8f6d3c2.html |
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Feb. 4, 1938—May 17, 2023
Janet M. Dobbs, 85, of Twin Falls passed away on May 17, 2023, at her “little white house,” spending her final days with her brothers, loving sons, daughters-in-law, and grandchildren.
Janet was born on February 4, 1938, in Buhl, ID to Jess and Eura “Midge” Moore. Jess, a hard-working man of the Depression era, and Midge, a beautiful and double-tough cowgirl, were married in 1933 in the courthouse in Huntsville, AR. They left the courthouse that day and headed for Idaho to begin their married life by herding sheep for Lee Shaver from Roseworth to Fairfield and back. Midge worked right along side Jess, and she made their home in an 8’ x 12’ sheep wagon. With the addition of Janet in 1938, Jess and Midge went where they could find work, earn and support their family which grew to include Mom’s brothers, Bob and Tom. The Moore Family moved many times in those years and Janet attended several different schools from Arkansas to Idaho to Oregon and back again. By 1954, Jess and Midge had settled in Twin Falls and purchased a home. Janet enrolled at the newly built Twin Falls Senior High School. Her graduating class, the TFHS Class of ‘56, was the first class of students to graduate after attending all three years at the beautiful new school. Janet enjoyed her high school friends and attending the class reunions over the years.
Like her parents, Janet was no stranger to hard work. While attending high school, she worked many hours at the Orpheum Theatre and then at Roper’s on Main Street. One day a strapping young policeman walking his beat on Main in downtown Twin Falls observed “the most beautiful girl he had ever seen” working at Roper’s. From across the street, that cop fell in love at first sight. After he finally worked up the courage to ask her out and following a whirlwind courtship, Wesley H. Dobbs proposed to Janet Marie Moore. Janet had but one caveat—She told Wes she would marry him if they could build a “little white house” and never move. Wes heartily agreed and, on September 27, 1957, Janet married the love of her life. Within two years, the couple had built that little white house and remained there for the rest of their lives.
A short time before she was married, Janet began a 25-year career with First Federal Savings and Loan as a teller and later in the IBM Department. She loved her work at the bank and the lifelong friends she made. Through the years, Janet enjoyed bowling, card club and other activities with her “First Federal Friends” Elaine Wigington, Grace Hannel, Elaine Halverson, Jean Peterson and others.
Wes and Janet raised three sons: Wiley J. Dobbs (Christina) of Boise, ID, Gregory L. Dobbs (Gima) of Chino Valley, AZ, and Brian W. Dobbs (Kathy) of Twin Falls, ID. “Nana and Papa” were the proud grandparents of Dylan (Kendal), Aaron (Taylor), Austin, Marcus and McKenna. The Dobbs brothers and grandchildren all agree that they could not have asked for better parents or grandparents.
Through the years, Mom loved to have her family members and friends over to her little white house to celebrate birthdays, holidays, to watch and cheer her beloved Atlanta Braves, Dallas Cowboys, or root on the Boise State Broncos. Dad enjoyed a 50-year career in law enforcement. After serving as a policeman for 20 years, he created and taught the Law Enforcement Program at the College of Southern Idaho for three decades. It was common for Wes and Janet’s “policeman sons and daughters” (Dave Neal, Jim Mildon, Ruben Saldana, Shirley Long, Dan Hall, to name a few) to stop by to visit the little white house on the cul-de-sac to say “hi” or to seek advice from “Mom and Dad.”
In her work and education at the bank, Janet learned how to save and invest money. She ran her household budget like a business. She purchased a small house on 3rd Avenue East and, along with Dad, fixed it up, rented it out for 30 years, and then sold it when the price was right. In 1972, the couple, who had just paid off their 30-year mortgage on the little white house in 12 years, paid for a remodel that doubled its size. Their little white house was no longer “little.” Throughout the years, Mom and Dad purchased additional property and made other very intelligent investments. They were great role models for their children and grandchildren, and a beautiful example of the “American Dream.”
Together, Wes and Janet had an exciting life. For the Dobbs clan, the sport of judo became a family affair. The Dobbs boys traveled to and participated in hundreds of judo tournaments in the Intermountain area and throughout the country. Janet was their fiercest and proudest supporter. The “judo family members” included the Matsuokas, the Benkulas, the Hirais, the Brennans and the Beutlers.
Janet and Wes also enjoyed many trips together across the United States, to Asia and with friends, Bob and Pat Richards, to Europe. For well over a decade, Wes and Janet were “snow birds” and during the winter months they lived in Casa Grande, AZ, where they played golf, watched Major League Baseball spring training games, and enjoyed the company of many friends and family.
On September 27, 2017, “Big Wes” and Janet celebrated their 60th Wedding Anniversary in their home. One month later, we all said good bye to Dad in the family room of their little white house. On May 17, 2023, after one final family chorus of “We love you to the moon and back,” Nana finally left her little white house to join Papa. Throughout their lives, Mom and Dad loved to dance and they were quite good at it. It isn’t hard to imagine them now—dancing together—in Heaven.
Janet is survived by her brothers: Robert “Bob” (Peggy) Moore and Thomas “Tom” (Joyce) Moore, her three adoring sons and daughters-in-law, four grandchildren, Auntie Marietta James, and several nephews and nieces. She is preceded in death by her father and mother, an infant sister, Brenda, her in-laws, Claude and Jeanette Wiley, her husband, Wesley, and her grandson, Austin.
The Dobbs Family is especially grateful for the care provided to our Mom by Nurse Nancy Lee, caregivers Anita Vail-Klott and Helisa Schuknecht, and Idaho Hospice.
A graveside service will be held for Janet at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at Sunset Memorial Park in Twin Falls.
In lieu of flowers, Janet and her family would like to encourage friends and family members to donate to the Twin Falls Education Foundation Dobbs Family Wrestling Endowment or to the College of Southern Idaho Foundation.
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Dec. 29, 1940—April 25, 2023
JEROME — Karen Joyce Haskin, 83, of Jerome, passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at St. Luke’s Magic Valley due to complications of Diverticulitis. She was born December 29, 1940, in Burley, Idaho to Harold O. Martindale and Onda M. (Anderson) Martindale. She attended Burley High School.
Karen married Larry Haskin and they settled in Hailey, Idaho where they raised five children and were Co-owners in a western auto store for 18 years. Karen then worked for Sun Valley Co. for 12 years, and after retiring the family moved to Jerome, Idaho.
Karen was a devoted wife and loving mom, grandma, great-grandma, and great-great grandma. Karen will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.
Karen is survived by her children, Andy (Kim) Haskin, Koleen Drain, Mona Loveless, Karla (Kent) McBride, and Gina (Bert) Slane; 14 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; 4 great-great-grandchildren; brothers: Joe (Ellen) Martindale and Jerry (Mary) Martindale; and many family members and friends.
She is preceded in death by her parents; two sisters; three brothers; son-in-law, Darrell Loveless; great-grandson, Paxton; two nephews; and one niece.
Karen’s family would like to extend a special thank you to the wonderful, loving staff at St. Luke’s Magic Valley.
A celebration of Karen’s life will be held at 10:00 am, Saturday, June 3, 2023, at Farnsworth Mortuary, 1343 S. Lincoln, Jerome.
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March 21, 1944—May 12, 2023
TWIN FALLS — Michael (Mike) Leon Taylor was born March 21, 1944, in Boise, Idaho, to Charlotte Ane Steele and Eliza Chavez (Lee) Carreaga. After a brief marriage, Charlotte and Lee separated ways.
Charlotte married Donald Wylie Taylor of Nampa, Idaho and was the only father Mike ever knew. A younger sister, Maurine, and a younger brother, Bruce completed the family.
Mike’s early childhood was spent in Fresno, California. At the age of eight, the family moved back to Nampa, Idaho.
A lifelong love of Idaho’s outdoors began at an early age. He loved camping, fishing, hunting, hiking and backpacking in Idaho’s mountains.
He graduated from Nampa High School in 1962. Many universities recruited Mike for both academics and football. He accepted an appointment to the United States Air Force Academy, and graduated in 1966. He graduated USAF Pilot Training in Laredo, Texas in 1967.
While home on Christmas holiday leave, he met the love of his life, Christel Schuster. They were married in the Salt Lake City, UT Temple on September 18, 1967.
His first assignment was at Castle AFB in California where he learned to fly KC-135s. Mike served in SE Asia piloting KC-135s while stationed at Grand Forks AFB in North Dakota. Following that tour, the family moved to Cannon AFB, New Mexico, where Mike qualified as a fighter pilot in the AT-33 aircraft.
He was assigned to join the elite Forward Air Controller squadron and piloted his beloved OV-10 Bronco. He returned to the Viet Nam War, stationed in Thailand, while flying missions over Laos and Cambodia as a Forward Air controller (FAC) directing fighter aircraft. He was shot down over the Ho Chi Minh Trail and officially declared Missing in Action (MIA). (SAR) Search and Rescue found and recovered him safe and mostly sound, and returned home to Nampa Idaho, where he was greeted by Christel and his two young boys and the Taylor Family.
In 1973, Mike and Christel’s small family left military service and worked in the electronics industry in the San Francisco Bay Area. They moved to Northern Idaho in 1975, working at the Bunker Hill Mine, followed by a move to Rigby Idaho and a career at Idaho National Laboratory spanning 1977 to 2006.
After retiring, Mike and Christel moved to St. George. They loved living there. However, in 2019, Mike had a strong desire to “go home”. That meant, back to Idaho. Twin Falls accepted them with loving arms.
Mike was a loving husband, an excellent and caring father and grandfather to his four sons and grandchildren. He was a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints all his life and served in many positions in the church.
Mike is survived by his wife Christel, four sons, Derek (Ivy), Scott, Tyson (Jennifer) and Perry (Shae) and fourteen grandchildren, and one great-grand daughter. His Sister Maurine (Reinhard Schuster) and Brother and Sister in-law Norbert and Andee Schuster
Preceding him in death are his parents, Charlotte Ane Steele and Donald Wylie Taylor, his younger brother Bruce Steele Taylor and grandson, Mitchell David Taylor.
Funeral Services will be at the Shoshone Falls Ward with Bishop Blake Pederson conducting. Burial Service will be at the Star Cemetery near Nampa with arrangements made by Rosenau Funeral Services.
A visitation for family and friends will be held on Friday June 2, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. at the Shoshone Falls Ward with Bishop Blake Pederson conducting and funeral services to follow at 10:00 a.m. Burial Service will be at the Star Cemetery near Nampa with arrangements made by Rosenau Funeral Services.
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Oct. 12, 1955—May 9, 2023
Steven Lee Sorenson was born October 12, 1955, to Roy and Dorothy Sorenson in Twin Falls, ID. Steve died after a short illness on May 9, 2023, at the home of his daughter and son-in-law in Sparks, NV, with his family by his side.
Steve was the middle son in a family of three boys. Steve was 13 months older than John which made them almost like twins.
After his schooling Steve, whose nickname was Buzz and is called that by some to this day, decided he liked working underground utilities. He went to work for Dutch Standley Trenching, burying service wires. Steve did many things in his life including long haul trucking, Sorenson Construction with his brother John, Underground Inc., Dasco Inc., Renegade Construction and for the last 20 years at Rocky Mountain Communications where he worked all over as a supervisor. He went from California to Georgia and New York to Texas and many other places in between.
In December 1984, he married Karolee Kelly, with this union her son Kris came into his life. Their little family gained another son when Kyle was born in May 1985. They later divorced. A few years later Steve was working in Ely, NV, and when going to dinner, Mary Sue was there and her dad invited him to join them, and the rest is history. Steve and Mary Sue married in Las Vegas, of May 2004, which added Mary Sue’s daughter Trisha to the family.
Steve and Mary Sue followed their jobs all over the country living in a 35 foot 51h wheel pulling it from job to job. His last assignment was in Ridgecrest, CA, where they found a cute double wide, they called home. Their traveling days were over.
Steve is survived by his wife, Mary Sue; sons: Kyle Sorenson (Jeanette) and Kris Kelly; daughter, Trisha Goldston (Steve); brother, Rodney Sorenson (Sue); nieces: Jodi Taylor, Aisha Sorenson (Josh); nephews: Jim Sorenson, Chance Sorenson (Sandy); great-nephews, cousins and many friends across the US; and his fur-baby; Bentley.
He was preceded by his parents, Roy and Dorothy; grandparents; brother, John; and fur-baby, Lola.
There will be two Celebrations of Life, at a later date. One will be held in Ridgecrest, CA, and the other in Twin Falls, ID. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/steven-lee-sorenson/article_a5c656be-be04-5092-8407-ba2465b9102c.html | 2023-05-21T07:07:50 | 0 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/steven-lee-sorenson/article_a5c656be-be04-5092-8407-ba2465b9102c.html |
JAMES GLEN ROLLINS
Age: 60
Height: 6 feet
Weight: 185 pounds
Sex: Male
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Wanted for aggravated assault, a felony, and battery
Bond: $150,000
The Twin Falls County Sheriff’s Office asks that anyone with information please call 208-735-1911 or Crime Stoppers at 208-343-2677, where they can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a cash reward. Tips can be made at www.343cops.com or download P3 Tips on your mobile phone. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/twin-falls-county-most-wanted/article_9b47c67c-f68a-11ed-b327-a7749916ad5b.html | 2023-05-21T07:07:56 | 0 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/twin-falls-county-most-wanted/article_9b47c67c-f68a-11ed-b327-a7749916ad5b.html |
PHOENIX — Standing side by side and wearing matching shirts, family and friends came together to remember a man who describe as kind, funny and warm-hearted.
"Sean was 34-years-old," Ture Toro said. "And although he had his struggles, I don't believe he should've died the way he did."
Ture Toro is Sean Bickings mother. On Saturday, she wept as she stood quietly near the spot where Bickings took his last breath.
"Sean was my only child," she said. "And I worried about him all the time, endlessly. Sean had a heart of gold, soft spoken kind of like myself."
She came to that specific spot with other friends and family by her side Saturday for a reason. It's been nearly one year since Bickings' drowned, and they wanted to pay tribute.
"Never could I have imagined him dying the way he did and in the presence of people who gave an oath to serve a community, an entire community," she said.
On May 28th, 2022, Tempe Police went to the Elmore Pedestrian Bridge for a possible disturbance between Bickings and his companion. As officers ran their names, Bickings climbed over a fence and jumped in the water. Police transcripts show he begged for help, but it never came.
"He deserves so much better," Austin Davis said. "His family deserves better and community deserves so much better."
Friends like Davis came to the vigil Saturday night to remember and share in the family's frustration.
"Everyone deserves to be treated with respect and dignity," he said.
Since Bickings' death, the city of Tempe announced a new initiative to help prevent drownings, including training police officers and equipping them with throw bags. However family attorney, Benjamin Taylor, said other items promised haven't been fulfilled.
"If you walk all the way down you don't see any life saving devices," he said. "We want more, it's been a whole year and what's taken so long for the city to act? Are they just punting it down the aisle?"
Despite frustration, family and friends are hopeful action will come and their calls for help will be heard.
"In order to honor of Sean, I'd ask the city to put life preservers in, even if it helps one person that would mean a lot."
Tempe Police said because of litigation they have no information or statement at this time to this incident.
The City of Tempe said: "A comprehensive plan to install flotation rings at Tempe Town Lake and Kiwanis Park Lake is on track with installation beginning in early June. The city has consulted with experts about products and placement, and has waited for product delivery and hardware modifications to suit these customized locations."
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Like Wright-Patterson Air Force Base itself, the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force is unmistakably Dayton-bred and born.
The museum celebrates its 100th anniversary with a special exhibit that opened Sunday.
The exhibit offers a detailed look at the museum’s history, complete with rare photos and the citation of little-known facts.
If you think the museum’s story began with President Richard Nixon’s dedication of today’s campus on Wright-Patterson Area B in September 1971, think again.
“There’s more to the story,” said Doug Lantry, historian and curator with the museum. “There’s a backstory to the backstory.”
The origin of what is still called the “Air Force Museum” easily predates the 1947 birth of the Air Force itself.
Born on McCook Field
McCook Field was a modest flight experimentation station just minutes north of downtown Dayton, operated by what were then the U.S. Signal Corps and the Army Air Service.
The Army chose Dayton as a place to experiment with airplanes and aeronautics as the nation entered World War I. The location was chosen (among other reasons) for its connection to the Wright Brothers, the Dayton brothers who invented, built and flew the first motor-operated airplane.
That field, roughly between today’s Keowee Street and the Great Miami River — still easily visible while driving on Interstate 75 — became home to early American military aviation research and development work, where Americans taught themselves to build and fly combat planes.
Credit: Ty Greenlees
Credit: Ty Greenlees
It was as part of that effort that the Army gathered motors, airplane parts, wings and more.
“It started small,” Lantry said. “It started as a collection of engines, instruments and air-frames that were basically an engineering study collection. And these things brought from Europe during World War I, so we could learn to make airplanes better.”
Initially, these components were grouped together in a way that would allow McCook Field technologists to easily find and study them. Engines were often grouped with other engines, propellers with propellers and parts in general were grouped with similar parts.
The nascent engineering collection attracted attention.
“This area was a center of industrial and technology innovation and invention,” Lantry said. “A lot of people who were interested in aviation were here. And they gravitated to look at this.”
It occurred to Army officers that the public may be interested as well.
Americans had just emerged victorious with their European allies from what was called “the Great War.” “Airplanes had captured the public’s imagination,” Lantry said. “Especially combat aircraft.”
The small museum was opened to the curious in May 1923 — a century ago. According to Lantry, members of the public could simply show up at the McCook Field gates and say, “I’m interested in looking at the airplanes.”
“That collection, and that first effort at a museum, is the nucleus of this gigantic institution that we have now,” he said.
Today, the museum has nearly 100 federal civil service employees, four large hangar buildings, more than 350 aerospace vehicles and missiles, tens of thousands of artifacts, all spanning 20 indoor acres with outdoor air and memorial parks. Pre-pandemic, the museum attracted close to a million visitors a year.
All of this is still growing. A retired F-15C Eagle flown to Wright-Patterson by a Massachusetts Air National Guard pilot April 25 was being prepared for inclusion in the museum’s Cold War gallery in early- and mid-May.
Credit: Ty Greenlees
Credit: Ty Greenlees
‘The newest, most exciting thing’
McCook Field — a small field to start with, nestled amid hundreds of homes and businesses — was soon seen as a less than ideal place to learn to fly. In 1927, that early aviation study effort, with the museum collection, moved to Wright Field, roughly congruent with today’s Area B on Wright-Patterson.
Drive east on Springfield Street away from Riverside, and you can see stone gates to the right, off to the side of a now-closed entrance to Area B. Those were some of Wright Field’s original gates.
A bit further to the east along Springfield, before reaching the railroad overpass, drivers can see on their right a building adorned with art-deco flourishes close the road — building 12.
“That was the first purpose-built home of this institution,” Lantry said.
The building opened in 1936. Other parts of the collection were scattered across Wright Field, but here was the core, curated and overseen by a small staff.
World War II shut the operation down as wartime needs took precedence. The museum became dormant for more than a decade.
But staff continued to look after and even grow the collection, sometimes quietly offering private tours.
In 1954, another building on what is today’s Area A was devoted to engine work. A large air park was outside, right off Main Street in the growing community of Fairborn. (The building is long gone, but a semi-circular road that was outside that structure is still visible behind a base gate.)
“That became the museum that many, many people know from their childhood,” Lantry said.
Credit: Ty Greenlees
Credit: Ty Greenlees
Some may remember the Atlas missile outside the building that was dressed up as Santa Claus around Christmas.
While the building may be remembered fondly by those growing up in the 1960s, Lantry said it wasn’t suited as an aviation museum. Poles spaced as regular intervals within made parking airplanes “a huge headache.”
“In the end, it was a losing proposition,” he said.
Steps toward correcting the situation were already being taken. The Air Force Museum Foundation was created in 1960.
Credit: Ty Greenlees
Credit: Ty Greenlees
By 1971, the foundation had raised $6.5 million for a new museum home.
But the design for that home needed to be right. Lantry said an early vision for the museum by Eero Saarinen Associates — designer of JFK International Airport and the gateway to the St. Louis arch — was seen as “super modern and really visually stunning.”
But expensive.
Plans from Cleveland architects Dalton, Dalton & Little pointed in a different, more familiar direction. Enormous hangars were relatively easy to build and replicate, more practical, and, importantly, less expensive.
It was that first hangar attached to a larger hangar, with some offices, which Nixon dedicated in 1971 — the nucleus of today’s campus.
‘This is the mothership’
Compared to previous decades, growth happened with relative speed.
By 1976, $900,000 was gifted for a two-story addition. With $10.8 million gifted by 1988, along with a $5.4 million federal grant, an additional building opened.
The IMAX theater opened its doors in 1991, aided by gifts totaling more than $7 million.
In 2003, another building was opened, with the Missile Gallery following the next year. And in 2016, another building again, fueled by gifts of nearly $41 million.
Credit: Ty Greenlees
Credit: Ty Greenlees
In the early 2000s, the Air Force Museum officially became the “National Museum of the United States Air Force.”
That eliminated some confusion, Lantry said. With a dozen service-related field museums and scattered collections across North America, the name signals that this museum, at this location in the Dayton area, anchors it all.
“This is the Department of the Air Force’s main museum,” he said. “It’s a big system. And this is the mothership.”
‘I always learn something new’
Mike Fitzsimmons, 68, of West Milton, is a retired GM machinist and a 36-year volunteer at the museum. What keeps him volunteering after nearly four decades?
“I’m just interested in history and aviation,” Fitzsimmons said. “It’s nice to come to a place where I can be around other people who are interested” in the same things.
“I always learn something new,” he added. “It’s been interesting to see how the museum is involved over those years.”
Oakwood resident Jason Wysong, 46, started volunteering just four months ago.
Wysong is a veteran who served as an Air Force maintenance crew chief.
“I’m an aircraft fan, historian, wanna-be, just being here, it fills all the blocks that I need to fill,” Wysong said.
With hundreds of thousands of visitors a year, Wysong and fellow volunteers see visitors from across the United States and the world.
“I think it’s amazing,” he said. “Getting to talk to people from Europe and Asia, and you hear all the different languages of people coming in. It’s pretty fantastic.”
Timeline:
May 1923: Engineering study collection at McCook Field in Dayton opens to the curious.
1936: The first purpose-built museum for the Army Air Corps and combat aviation opened on Wright Field, today’s Area B on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
1960: The Air Force Museum Foundation is created to secure funds for a new museum home.
A nationwide fund-raising campaign resulted in the construction of a new facility in the late 1960s, with President Richard Nixon dedicating a new building and campus in September 1971.
In 1976, the foundation donated an addition, and in 1988 the foundation and federal government funded a second exhibit building.
The IMAX Theatre and atrium opened in 1991.
In 2003, the museum opened the 200,000 square-foot Eugene W. Kettering Cold War Gallery.
A Missile and Space Gallery constructed as a missile silo, opened in 2004, and the theatre underwent an $800,000 renovation in 2012 as part of its conversion to a 400-seat digital 3D theatre.
Implementation of the third phase of the museum’s expansion plan, privately financed by the foundation, was construction of a 224,000 square-foot fourth building, which opened to the public in 2016.
Source: National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.
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Cyber Ninjas CEO's voting machine activities in Georgia draw investigation and scrutiny
At 4:20 p.m. on Jan. 18, 2021, Doug Logan was allowed inside an elections office in rural Georgia to examine voting machines. He admittedly did not have authorization from any government agency.
As Logan walked down a sidewalk and approached the brick building in Coffee County, about 200 miles southeast of Atlanta, he could not conceal his smile.
Already inside was an all-too-willing elections supervisor who had unlocked the door for Logan's coordinated visit, which was confirmed by a security camera.
Logan, along with a colleague named Jeffrey Lenberg, left nearly four hours later, only to return the next morning. Logan stayed much longer this time, altering dates on computers, reconfiguring settings, and scanning over 6,400 ballots, according to a lawsuit document that also alleged: "one precinct scanner was physically opened to inspect the internal parts."
Logan's visit is part of a broader investigation that could lead to the first criminal charges for those involved in the push to overturn President Joe Biden’s victory over Donald Trump in 2020.
Logan – a Sarasota County resident who doubted the veracity of the presidential election – spent nearly 13 hours inside the elections office with Lenberg and a county elections official named Misty Hampton who no longer works in that job.
Hampton granted the pair unfettered access to voting machines, admittedly without the authorization or knowledge of the Georgia Secretary of State, which is a potential violation of state law, according to attorneys.
Logan, however, said in a deposition he assumed that proper channels were adhered to and that someone in his working group had received the proper assurance their activities were lawful.
"If there were any indication that it wasn't authorized, I would not have done it," Logan said in a deposition.
A mortgage, a PPP loan and an office sale
On Jan. 25, 2021, a week after the visit, records show Logan – father of 12 children – paid off a $422,750 mortgage on his Sarasota County home. It took him less than four years.
On the same date, government records show, a Payment Protection Loan of $99,081 granted to his business called Cyber Ninjas Inc. for payroll during the pandemic was forgiven.
Cyber Ninjas Inc. also sold an office on Fruitville Road on Dec. 10, 2020, for $153,000, property records show.
"The last bit of money to finally pay off my house came from the sale of the Cyber Ninjas condo,’’ Logan said in an email to the Herald-Tribune. "I've had a 25-year goal of owning my home debt free, and I busted my butt to make it happen.
"I'm so sick of these arguments trying to imply it's because I broke the law and it was from PPP loans, or Patrick Byrne paid it off. I had a successful business. It's not news that I own my home."
'The bigger movement later'
After Logan's two visits to the Coffee County elections office, he wrote a "Special Report" based on his observations.
The possibility of using the information in Logan's report to decertify a crucial runoff vote for a United States Senate seat was discussed, according to an email revealed in a Georgia civil lawsuit that involves voting machines.
The email, at the time, referenced the upcoming certification of Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff's crucial win over Republican David Perdue for a Senate seat that would decide the majority.
The email to Logan was written by a colleague named Jim Penrose, and it read:
"Here's the plan. Let's keep this close hold. We only have until Saturday to decide if we're going to use this report to try to decertify the senate runoff election or if we hold it for a bigger movement later."
It is unclear "what the bigger movement later" was.
Defending the Republic
According to CNN, the potential breach in Coffee County involving Logan is part of a larger criminal investigation into 2020 election interference by Fulton County district attorney Fani Willis, who is expected to announce this summer the results of an investigation that could bring racketeering charges against multiple individuals who bought and peddled Trump's election fraud falsehoods.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has also said it is looking at the Coffee County activities involving Logan.
Logan's involvement in obtaining information about the inner workings of Dominion voting machines was more far-reaching.
Logan was active in several counties in Michigan, along with Georgia, Nevada, New Hampshire, Arizona, and Pennsylvania, records show and was copied on numerous emails of importance to a group mission.
Activities in at least two of those states were funded by a nonprofit called Defending the Republic, which was run by Sidney Powell, a former attorney for Trump and Ret. Gen. Michael Flynn, who lives in Englewood.
Powell's nonprofit was under federal investigation. It is unclear if it remains so.
The nonprofit, which received contributions of $16,390,340 between Dec. 1, 2020, and Nov. 30, 2021, according to its 990 tax filing, has used several Sarasota addresses in recent years for business filings, including a downtown office space and a small home near Siesta Key.
The home belongs to a woman named Mary Pat Coughlin, who has been listed as the chief financial officer of Defending the Republic for the last several years. She signed the non-profit's most recent 990 tax form on Aug. 14, 2022, a form that listed her as working 40 hours per week for Powell.
The same form also said the non-profit gave Cyber Ninjas, Logan's former company, a cash grant of $700,128 for "equipment." Cyber Ninjas conducted the Maricopa audit in Arizona in 2021. Logan said the company lost over $2 million and is now out of business.
How Coughlin became involved with Powell is unclear. Little is known about Coughlin, though records show she is a long-time Sarasota accountant who has been involved in a company that has produced movies about the Florida Skunk Ape.
Coughlin did not come to the door of her house when told by a man living there that a reporter was asking about Powell.
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Criminal investigation in Michigan over voting machine tampering
Logan, who said in a deposition he likely signed a confidentiality agreement with Defending the Republic at one point, remains part of a criminal investigation in Michigan centered on voting machine tampering, and according to the Detroit News, a special grand jury was hearing testimony as recently as March.
Last August, Dana Nessel, Michigan’s Attorney General, said in a petition that Logan was one of nine people involved in a "conspiracy" to gain unauthorized access to voting machines in that state, a felony that can carry up to five years in prison.
Logan, according to the Attorney General's petition, was one of four people who took five tabulators to hotel rooms or Airbnb property rentals in Oakland County and "broke into the tabulators and performed tests on the equipment."
Logan's involvement in the quest to prove voter fraud occurred in the 2020 election apparently began on a plantation in South Carolina owned by attorney Lin Wood called Tomotley.
Logan was at the property from Nov. 14, 2020, through Christmas Eve, he said in a deposition, leaving at least once to attend a strategy meeting in D.C.
Two Sarasota County residents – former CEO of Overstock.com and Flynn – were at the meeting, according to a deposition.
The plan, Logan said in a deposition, was to identify counties that displayed what the group believed to be abnormalities in voting machines, file lawsuits funded by Powell's nonprofit, Defending the Republic, and obtain forensic images from the machines to support litigation.
By Christmas 2020, Logan said he was unable to find counties that would cooperate with an examination, until, he said, someone made contact with Coffee County. That surprised him.
According to a civil lawsuit, "Georgia’s voting system was breached by a team from forensics firm SullivanStricker, was orchestrated by Coffee County Republican Chair Cathy Latham, election officials Misty Hampton and Eric Chaney, and Cyber Ninjas CEO Doug Logan."
The lawsuit also said, "An organization funded and operated by Sidney Powell, an attorney for the Trump campaign, paid for the infiltration."
Logan said they reached out to the Altanta-based SullivanStricker to help them because the forensics company was a "highly reputable firm who would do it the proper way so it would be legally admissible."
Lenberg, a colleague of Logan's, first visited the Coffee County office on Jan. 7, 2021, the day after the insurrection in Washington D.C.
Logan was not there.
An invoice shows that SullivanStricker billed Sidney Powell, and Defending the Republic, $26,000 for work in Coffee County on that day.
Back in Coffee County
Lenberg was back in Coffee County on Jan. 17, 2021, sending an email to Logan that said, "I am in Coffee County now. It will be Monday evening. She thinks she can do it then."
Lenberg, apparently, was referring to Hampton, the elections official who would let the men into the office on Jan. 18 and 19, 2021. Security camera footage shows she did just that.
Logan said he did not touch any voting equipment during the 13 hours he spent inside the office, nor did he scan any ballots. He said he gave instructions to Hampton to perform certain tasks instead. And she would.
A court document said, "SulivanStricker uploaded the data it collected from Georgia's voting system – including protected software from nearly every component of that system – to a cloud-based ShareFile site and provided login credentials to download the data to individuals identified by Sidney Powell. Anyone with login credentials could access the data.
"Mr. Logan uploaded several files, including virtual machine copies of the voting system components and a new version of the EMS server files to the ShareFile site from a location in Florida on Jan. 16, 2021.
"SullivanStricker did not know why Mr. Logan uploaded these files, what they were, or where they came from. Others apparently downloaded data from locations as far-reaching as California, Kansas, England, and Italy."
During a deposition on Nov. 11, 2022, Hampton, the former elections official, was asked:
"Did you inform anyone at the Secretary of State's Office before Mr. Lenberg and Mr. Logan came to the Coffee County Office?"
"I did not," she said
"And why did you not let the Secretary of State's Office know?"
"I take the fifth," she said.
Hampton was also asked:
"Was the visit by Logan and Lenberg to your office on Jan. 18th and 19th related to any effort to decertify the Senate runoff election?"
"I have no idea,’" she said.
During Logan's deposition on Nov. 18, 2022, he was asked by an attorney the same question as Hampton.
"Do you recall how your report would have been used to decertify the Senate run-off election?"
"I don't think I ever knew that," Logan said. "So no, I have no idea."
"Was one of the purposes of your being (in Coffee County) to get evidence to decertify the Senate runoff election?"
"I don't recall that being discussed at any point in time," Logan said.
"Is it possible your work was going to be used for purposes you did not intend it to be used for?"
"I mean, that's always a possibility," Logan said.
'What they could have done'
David Cross, a D.C. attorney who deposed Logan, Lenberg, and Hampton, among others, tried to sum up the Coffee County office visit before a judge during a hearing.
"This is how I think about it," he said. "If we are going on a skydiving trip and we saw a bunch of bad actors unpack our parachutes, take them all apart and repack them, and then the pilot said, 'Don't worry, your parachute is probably fine, so go ahead and jump,' and you find out in the air, no one would jump.
"This is where we are. We have lots of people who are widely considered bad actors because of the lies they spread about the 2020 election who had unmitigated access to the election system – not pieces, not disconnected pieces, but the actual system – for the better part of two weeks.
"And we don't know what they all did.
"But we do know what they could have done." | https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/2023/05/21/investigators-target-cyber-ninjas-ceo-doug-logan-of-sarasota-for-possible-criminal-charges/70235749007/ | 2023-05-21T08:29:19 | 1 | https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/2023/05/21/investigators-target-cyber-ninjas-ceo-doug-logan-of-sarasota-for-possible-criminal-charges/70235749007/ |
State scientists found higher-than-average levels of harmful chemicals in Hopewell’s air, although they say residents should not be concerned about cancer risks from the city’s many industrial plants.
The internal report was released in late March by the Virginia Department of Health. The agency has been testing Hopewell’s air there since 2014.
The most recent data was sampled at Woodson Middle School between 2017 and 2019. The air was tested for what are called volatile organic compounds, or VOCs.
VOCs include compounds like benzene, a known cancer-causing chemical tracked by the Environmental Protection Agency.
The report found that Hopewell’s air was within an “acceptable risk range” for cancer, according to standards put forth by the EPA.
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However, data from the report also indicates that cancer-causing chemicals in Hopewell were found in higher levels than in normal air; in some cases, the chemical levels were trending upward.
One example is benzene. Several years before the current report, VDH samples measured 0.16 micrograms of benzene in the air around Woodson Middle School. In the 2019 testing period, that quantity had more than doubled.
Levels of chloroform, another VOC, also jumped, increasing fivefold in the same period. Likewise, carbon tetrachloride, another hazardous air pollutant, increased by a factor of six.
Chloroform is a chemical well known in popular culture as a narcotic with anesthetic properties. It is also a carcinogen, which means exposure to it can increase the risk of developing cancer. Carbon tetrachloride can cause liver damage and is increasingly believed to be a carcinogen, according to a December EPA report on the chemical.
The VDH report identifies the source for all three of the chemicals as industrial facilities and landfills in the Hopewell region.
The VDH also recommended further monitoring at the middle school for a chemical called acrolein. The EPA says acrolein is a harmful chemical that forms when pollutants, including tobacco smoke, break down in outdoor air. It is not a known carcinogen, however.
The report was authored by Amy Hayes and Dwight Flammia, toxicologists at the Virginia Department of Health.
The report’s authors said above-benchmark levels do not necessarily indicate a health risk. Toxicologists use those benchmarks, known as CVs, to identify outliers worth a closer analysis.
“Concentrations above CVs do not mean that adverse health effects occurred or will occur, but that further investigation is needed. Therefore, the CVs should not be used to predict the occurrence of adverse health effects,” Hayes and Flammia wrote.
The potential for these chemicals to harm Hopewell residents depends on how long residents are exposed to them and at what density. Pre-existing conditions might also affect how sensitive one is to higher volumes of these chemicals in the ambient air.
Hopewell’s health as a locality is significantly poorer than the rest of the state. Life expectancy in the small city is five years shorter than the Virginia average, and residents there have far higher rates of asthma-related hospitalizations and cancer as well.
Previously, VDEQ officials have told The Richmond Times-Dispatch that they do not need to prove poor health outcomes in order to enforce their regulatory laws. State laws allow the agency to issue injunctions — stop work orders — and also issue fines to offenders that violate their permits or break Virginia environmental law.
In April, The Times-Dispatch reported on environmental violations by one of Hopewell’s largest manufacturers, a New Jersey-based company called AdvanSix.
The AdvanSix plant is a little over a mile from where the VDEQ tested Hopewell’s air. Documents from the EPA and the VDEQ show that the company broke state and federal law numerous times by emitting excess chemicals, some of which are known to be harmful to humans.
It recently agreed to a third “consent order” with the EPA. Consent orders are remediation plans used by the EPA to bring companies back into compliance with federal laws like the Clean Air Act. They do not necessarily admit fault, and preempt legal confrontation between the company and the federal regulators.
The company has previously said it knew of no health impact caused by its operations, and that it is committed to being a responsible neighbor to the city of Hopewell, which has a population of a little more than 23,000.
Several legislators — including Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan and local officials — have asked the company to outline how it will mitigate future emissions.
“Our citizens deserve and demand a city that is safe and free from pollution. Towards that end, we will be reaching out to the commonwealth to develop a plan of remediation that addresses AdvanSix air quality and water quality violations that they have received over the past three years,” said interim city manager Concetta Manker. | https://richmond.com/news/local/vdeq-hopewell-advansix-chemicals-pollution-health/article_70d6d03c-e53b-11ed-9a09-9fa4aa383aa3.html | 2023-05-21T09:10:12 | 1 | https://richmond.com/news/local/vdeq-hopewell-advansix-chemicals-pollution-health/article_70d6d03c-e53b-11ed-9a09-9fa4aa383aa3.html |
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