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News from around the state of Texas. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/uvalde-community-pushes-for-transparency-one-year-after-mass-school-shooting/3263374/ | 2023-05-23T19:03:11 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/uvalde-community-pushes-for-transparency-one-year-after-mass-school-shooting/3263374/ |
A resale store for shoppers in their teens and twenties is opening a new location in a busy shopping center on the city’s south side.
Plato's Closet leased 4,317 square feet at Tucson Spectrum shopping center, 5373 S. Calle Santa Cruz, from Tucson Shopping Center LLC.
It will occupy the space formerly used by Alan’s Shoes, near Harkins Theatres.
Dave Hammack, with Picor, represented the tenant and Ben Craney, with NAI Horizon, represented the landlord.
Plato’s Closet buys and sells used clothing, shoes, handbags and accessories that are in current style.
Brands the shop is interested in stocking include Abercrombie & Fitch, Tory Burch, Coach, Urban Outfitters and Lululemon.
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Plato’s Closet has another Tucson shop at 7306 N. Oracle Road.
The Spectrum location, on the southwest corner of Irvington Road and Interstate 19, is expected to open later this year.
Other local commercial transactions include:
- Reding Family Trust bought the six-unit Lee Cottages, in the 3800 block of East Lee Street, from Kevin Rapport for $895,000. Allan Mendelsberg and Joey Martinez, with Picor, represented the seller. Eddie Watters, with Realty Executives Arizona Territory, represented the buyer.
- And Go Concepts LLC, doing business as Salad and Go, leased 25,000 square feet of space on the southwest corner of First Avenue and Limberlost Drive from First & Limberlost Plaza LLC. Dave Hammack, with Picor, represented the tenant. Rick Borane and David Volk, with Volk Co., represented the landlord.
- Montoya's Ornamental Ironworks leased 3,315 square feet of industrial space at 2620 S. Alvernon Way from Tin Cup Properties LLC. Paul Hooker, Jesse Blum and Alex Demeroutis, with Picor, represented the landlord.
- Door Church Marana leased 1,708 square feet of space at 8567 N. Silverbell Road from Namaki Living Trust. Rob Tomlinson, with Picor, represented the tenant and Craig Finfrock, with Commercial Retail Advisors LLC, represented the landlord.
- Raw Smoke Shop leased 1,200 square feet at Marana Mercado, on the northeast corner of Orange Grove and Thornydale roads. The landlord, Larsen Baker, was represented by its broker Isaac Figueroa.
- Meziab International LLC leased 1,200 square feet of industrial space at Midway Business Park, 4500 E. Speedway, from Pegasus Tucson Owner LLC. Paul Hooker and Andrew Keim, with Picor, represented the landlord.
Information for Tucson Real Estate is compiled from records at the Pima County Recorder's Office and from brokers. Send information to Gabriela Rico, grico@tucson.com | https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/this-resale-clothing-store-is-expanding-to-tucson-s-south-side/article_59a7b03c-f8e3-11ed-8d1f-a7ab59015026.html | 2023-05-23T19:10:07 | 0 | https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/this-resale-clothing-store-is-expanding-to-tucson-s-south-side/article_59a7b03c-f8e3-11ed-8d1f-a7ab59015026.html |
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PUTNAM COUNTY, WV (WOWK) — A Putnam County man raped and killed a Canadian teen in March 1975, investigators told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) Tuesday.
The CBC reported that the DNA evidence found on a shirt showed that Franklin Romine was the one who killed 16-year-old Sharron Prior, of Longueuil, Québec, Canada.
On March 29th, 1975, officials said Prior left her mother’s home that evening to be with friends at a local pizza parlor, a normal routine for her. However, she never made it back home.
Her body was found three days later in a nearby park, partially nude with her underwear hanging on a tree. The investigation revealed that she had been sexually assaulted and murdered.
The case ran cold for nearly 48 years but it was reopened by Longueuil Police Cold Case Detective Sgt. Eric Racicot.
A shirt was collected as evidence along with a man’s DNA sample found on Prior’s underwear. Longueuil Police Department used this evidence along with modern technology and narrowed the search to the family name “Romine.”
After investigating further, a Putnam County man, Franklin Maywood Romine’s criminal history, including being convicted of rape and assault, made him a prime suspect.
However, Romine was 900 miles away in Putnam County, West Virginia, and dead. That’s when Putnam County Prosecutor Mark Sorsaia came into the picture.
On May 2, Sorsaia, along with the FBI and Longueuil Police officials exhumed the body. Investigators were able to collect the DNA samples they needed. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/investigators-putnam-county-man-raped-killed-canadian-teen-in-1975/ | 2023-05-23T19:11:47 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/investigators-putnam-county-man-raped-killed-canadian-teen-in-1975/ |
ABSECON — An Atlantic City man was arrested after stealing a vehicle from a parking lot outside a city business, police said Tuesday.
A customer inside a West California Avenue business about 5 p.m. Saturday left their car unattended and Sirjackie Bryant III, 35, stole it, police said in a news release.
Bryant refused to stop when the car was spotted by officers, leading them on a brief chase before ditching the vehicle on the White Horse Pike, police said.
He was apprehended after a brief foot chase and taken to the Atlantic County jail.
Bryant is charged with motor vehicle theft, eluding and obstructing the administration of law. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/absecon-police-say-atlantic-city-man-stole-car-from-parking-lot/article_c4409076-f997-11ed-b073-73ada84250f1.html | 2023-05-23T19:18:14 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/absecon-police-say-atlantic-city-man-stole-car-from-parking-lot/article_c4409076-f997-11ed-b073-73ada84250f1.html |
Former NFL quarterback and football coach Ray Lucas speaks to Oakcrest High School students about the injuries he sustained over the years and his history with addiction.
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Students Alana Rose and Heidi Marsh, 18, talk with Ray Lucas after the assembly.
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Atlantic County Prosecutor William Reynolds warms up the audience before Ray Lucas takes the stage at Oakcrest.
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Students watch as Ray Lucas talks about his injuries and struggles with addiction Tuesday at Oakcrest High School in Mays Landing.
MAYS LANDING — When Ray Lucas entered the NFL, he didn't think he would end up in rehab.
However, after injuries that began to mount in college, that's where he found himself.
At 50, following addiction that brought him to the brink of suicide, he's now traveling to as many places as possible, sharing his story with young people, educating them on what could happen if they, too, let drugs lead them down the path to mental pain and suffering.
"When I was growing, one that they taught me was, 'Never ask for help, it's a sign of weakness,'" Lucas told about 100 students in Oakcrest High School's auditorium Tuesday. "I'm here to tell you that it's not. To ask for help is a sign of strength because we can't do it all by ourselves."
Lucas' appearance at the school was coordinated by the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey and sponsored by Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, with help from Atlantic Prevention Resources and the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.
Lucas is using his platform as a former professional quarterback to illustrate to teenagers and children how vulnerable they can be to developing a dependency on substances.
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP — High school student Matthew DiTizio, of Egg Harbor Township, recently …
The visit to Oakcrest was particularly moving for its principal, Michael McGhee, who lost a family member to addiction.
"He was at Coastal Carolina, ran into a similar situation that Ray was dealing with, and we lost him a little over a year ago through his addiction," McGhee said of his brother, Danny. "He fought it for years."
Michael McGhee said Danny began taking pain meds as a child after an injury, similar to Lucas, who said a tackle by Hall of Famer Warren Sapp in college sparked a series of repeated surgeries and prescriptions for addictive painkillers.
Lucas played football for Rutgers University in the early 1990s, finishing his collegiate career ranked fourth all-time in touchdowns (43), fifth in completions (514) and sixth in passing yards (5,896), according to the school's website. He is the only player in the program's history to throw more than 40 touchdown passes and rush for 15 touchdowns, the website says.
He joined the New England Patriots as an undrafted rookie in 1996. From there, he stayed in the AFC East with the Miami Dolphins and New York Jets. He then joined his final NFL team, the Baltimore Ravens, in 2003.
Pursuing professional sports is demanding, Lucas said. He always had to be willing to put himself on the line for his team. That need to show his toughness factored into how willing he would be to take drugs, he said, often with little to no information about them.
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"I was sometimes taking 80 freaking pills a day," Lucas said.
He recalled walking into a bathroom and staring at himself in the mirror. Looking back at him was an unrecognizable shell of himself.
"I didn't know who the hell I was," Lucas said. "I was 169 pounds. That's what I was when I was a senior in high school. You know what I played at in the NFL? 220."
With his body heavily medicated, he often dealt with anxiety and depression, Lucas said. At his lowest, he saw the George Washington Bridge as a way out. At one point, he drove up and down the bridge, looking for a "sweet spot" to drive his car off with him in it.
Athletes, particularly student athletes, are susceptible to developing substance abuse issues because they often have easy access to drugs after sports-related injuries, said Angelo Valente, executive director of the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey.
In a recent 12-month survey by the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, 12% of male athletes and 8% of female athletes had used prescription opioids.
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP — Prescription drug abuse and addiction are an epidemic plaguing many co…
Atlantic County Prosecutor William Reynolds, who spoke briefly before Lucas was introduced, told the students the best way to guard themselves is to ask questions about medications they're prescribed after an injury, reminding them to ask for help if they need it.
He recalled finding a former Penn State University women's basketball player on the Atlantic City Boardwalk, struggling from an addiction brought on by her injuries as an athlete.
Lucas plans to continue traveling with his message, curtailing the chances of addiction in as many young people as he can. He also wants everyone to know that even athletes, often viewed as strong and resilient, can struggle.
"I'm here to tell you one thing: I made it out, so can you," Lucas said. "Don't be afraid to ask for help. I'm telling you, in this day and age, there are people everywhere that want to help you."
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Ava Sheeran finished with seven ground balls, six draw controls and three goals Monday to lead the Mainland Regional High School girls lacrosse team to a 12-6 victory over Washington Township in a nonconference game.
Eva Blanco and Jane Meade each scored three and added assist for the Mustangs (10-8). Meade also added five ground balls. Sofia Day contributed three ground balls and two goals. Madison Taylor scored once, and Lani Ford added an assist. Kylie Kurtz made eight saves.
Mina Lockhart, Brooke Alessandrini and Tori Barbara each scored twice for Washington Township (6-12).
Boys and girls track and field
Nick Scarangelli placed second in the boys 1,600-meter run at the Haddonfield Distance Night at Haddonfield High School.
The Ocean City High School standout crossed the finish line in 4 minutes, 20.44 seconds. Teammate Matt Hoffman was third (4:21.72). Collingswood's Anton Bovone won the race in 4:19.75.
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Ocean City's Maeve Smith placed fifth in the girls 1,600 (5:05.45), and Egg Harbor Township's Michaela Schlemo was seventh (5:07.47). Vineland's Georgina Chalow finished seventh in the 800 (2:21.60).
Baseball
Woodstown 8, Cape May Tech 7: Tanner Oliva went 2 for 5 with a double and scored twice for the Hawks (10-9).
Shelton Marsden went 2 for 3 with a double and drove in one run. Nick Boehm went 3 for 5 with two RBIs. Ronald Neenhold doubled and scored twice. Boehm struck out three in four innings.
Brent Williams homered for Woodstown (16-7). Jack Knorr struck out six in 3 1/3 innings to earn the win.
Haddonfield 9, Oakcrest 0: Dane Samartino struck out 11 in a complete-game no-hitter. Haddonfield (14-7) scored six in the sixth inning. Will Grayson struck out five and allowed three runs on five hits in four innings for Oakcrest (5-17).
Boys volleyball
Pleasantville 2, Barnegat 0: The Greyhounds (17-5) won by set scores of 25-20, 25-19.
Cristofer Evangelista led with 23 assists and nine digs for the winners. Jonathan Baez added 12 service points, 10 kills and eight digs. Jeremiah Hernandez added 10 digs, and John Howard contributed nine kills and nine digs.
Jack Buscaglia led Barnegat (9-12) with 12 assists. Trey DeMeo added nine digs, and Anthony Ryan contributed eight. Nick Block added six service points and four kills. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/highschool/ava-sheeran-leads-mainland-past-washington-township-late-monday-roundup/article_ada66e94-f96f-11ed-b52f-b7105b707080.html | 2023-05-23T19:18:15 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/highschool/ava-sheeran-leads-mainland-past-washington-township-late-monday-roundup/article_ada66e94-f96f-11ed-b52f-b7105b707080.html |
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — We are just over a month into turtle nesting season --with hatchling releases coming soon.
The Kemp's ridley sea turtles are making their way from the Gulf of Mexico to the sand to find the perfect spot to lay eggs.
Turtle patrols have been busy so far along Padre Island National Seashore spotting, but if you venture out, be on the lookout for yellow or blue flags.
"They will look for the inbound tracks ad they will look for the outbound tracks and where the inbound tracks intersect with the outbound tracks, they’ll place a yellow flag,” said Padre Island National Seashore Public Information Officer Kelly Taylor.
Yellow flags help teams mark where a mother has turned to return to the water or to find a better nesting location.
"That allows them to excavate or basically dig out the nest to remove the eggs,” she said. “When they're done, they will fill the nest cavity back in after having removed the eggs and they'll put a blue flag there to indicate that's where the nest was."
Those excavated eggs are taken to a lab at the seashore where they will incubate for roughly 45-60 days before hatching.
If you see a nesting turtle on the beach, make sure to call 1-866-TURTLE-5.
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TEXAS, USA — Drive through Texas on the interstate and you're surely to cross paths with one of the many Buc-ee's convenience stores.
You can't miss them. The gas pump islands have seemingly the cleanest bathrooms and top tier snack options. It's easily a Lone Star staple for road trips.
And among the Buc-ee's brilliant bites: beaver nuggets. The sugar-coated crunchy, puffy corn pop bites were named Texas' best snack in a review by Food and Wine.
The publication set out to name the best snacks in every state, focusing on snacks "able to ship without a lot of effort" that "paint a broad picture of American food culture, and to celebrate the considerable breadth and diversity of what's on offer."
Food & Wine called them "deliciously evil" and "not for the faint-of-teeth."
Touché.
They're so good and such an icon that the Beaver Nuggets immediately came to our mind last year when brainstorming new Blue Bell flavors after two flavors were added to the rotation in honor of National Ice Cream Month. One of those flavors, Dr Pepper, was created this month.
After coming up with our list of flavors, WFAA actually made our own Buc-ee's Beaver Nugget ice cream and tried it. It was also once made into a beer by Panther Island brewing.
Clearly, the Beaver Nugget is the obvious choice for Texas' top treat.
What were the best snacks from other states?
Snacks in the states nearby included:
- Oklahoma: Fried pies
- New Mexico: Biscochito
- Louisiana: Pralines
- Arkansas: Cured venison
- Mississippi: Kool-Aid pickles
- Colorado: Edibles
- Kansas: Sunflower seeds
- Missouri: Red Hot Riplets
For a look at the full list, visit Food and Wine here.
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ATLANTA — Georgia Department of Transportation officials are sharing the best and worst times to hit the road for the Memorial Day weekend holiday.
To assist with the flow of traffic, GDOT is suspending lane closures starting Friday, but transportation leaders still expect congestion at peak hours.
According to traffic forecasts, the roads will start to get busy Thursday. GDOT is recommending people add an extra 30 to 45 minutes to their travel time to get to their destinations safely.
Here's what GDOT is predicting.
Metro Atlanta interstates:
- A boost in congestion on metro Atlanta interstates starting Thursday afternoon
- Heavy, worse-than-normal traffic Friday, with congestion starting as early as noon
- Expect afternoon congestion on downtown interstates Saturday
- Sunday and Monday are predicted to have lighter-than-usual traffic
- Normal weekday commute travel times will pick up again Tuesday. Drivers to anticipate a staggered morning rush.
As for surface streets in the metro, heavy traffic is predicted for Wednesday afternoon and is supposed to be the heaviest on Friday. The best time for travel will be Monday.
GDOT is reminding people to be vigilant on the roads and to move over for first responders especially if there's an emergency vehicle with flashing lights parked on the shoulder of the highway -- it's the law.
If drivers are stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic authorities ask that all passengers stay in the vehicle. If there's been an accident, law enforcement offers the same advice, if it's safe to do so, due to the increased traffic on interstates and roads. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/memorial-day-weekend-traffic-forecast/85-1989cb63-b716-422e-a40a-3e94b30182cd | 2023-05-23T19:19:53 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/memorial-day-weekend-traffic-forecast/85-1989cb63-b716-422e-a40a-3e94b30182cd |
PEACHTREE CORNERS, Ga. — Gwinnett County firefighters battled an apartment fire that displaced several families in Peachtree Corners.
Crews were called to the fire at Peachtree Corners Apartments off Park Lake Lane just before 6:30 a.m., according to a release.
One resident, who was out running errands, called for help after she returned home to find her second-story bedroom up in flames, the release said.
She rushed back into the apartment to rescue her dogs, but could only find one before being forced out of the burning building, fire officials said.
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When crews arrived, they were met with flames reaching from the second story all the way to the roof. Crews were able to put the fire out and confirmed that all residents made it out of the home.
However, one dog was found dead, officials confirmed.
One person was treated for non-life-threatening injuries at the scene and later released, according to firefighters.
Families living in eight apartment units were displaced due to smoke and water damage. Firefighters worked with apartment management to make sure the families affected by the fire would have housing.
The cause of the fire has not been identified, fire investigators said. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/peachtree-corners-apartment-fire-displaces-families-pet-dies-fire-gwinnett-county/85-b802fdaf-f8b8-4652-a99a-29a8aded9769 | 2023-05-23T19:19:59 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/peachtree-corners-apartment-fire-displaces-families-pet-dies-fire-gwinnett-county/85-b802fdaf-f8b8-4652-a99a-29a8aded9769 |
RIVERVIEW, Fla. — A precautionary boil water notice in effect Tuesday afternoon affects about 95,000 water connections in Hillsborough County.
Officials issued the advisory for much of south-central Hillsborough County following a decrease in water pressure — falling below 20 psi — earlier in the day. Although water service has been restored, people are advised to boil their water until the notice is lifted.
The boundary affecting the impacted area includes all customers south of State Road 60 and east of Interstate 75.
Instructions include the following:
- Boil all tap water used for drinking, cooking, making ice, brushing teeth or washing dishes.
- Bring water to a rolling boil for one minute and allow to cool before use.
- Allow water to clear before washing clothes.
- Discard any ice from automatic ice machines.
People who have questions about the notice are asked to call the county's Water Resources Department at 813-744-5600. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/hillsborough-county-boil-water-notice/67-199ef9a5-167d-4135-a900-30ed591968d8 | 2023-05-23T19:20:36 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/hillsborough-county-boil-water-notice/67-199ef9a5-167d-4135-a900-30ed591968d8 |
NEWARK, Del. — A Cecil County woman died after rear-ending a dump truck carrying gravel in a crash just over the state line, in Delaware.
It happened at about 9:33 a.m. May 22, said Delaware State Police. A 31-year-old woman from North East was driving a Hyundai Sonata behind a Peterbilt dump truck filled with gravel stone on Pulaski Highway near Cpl. Stephen J Ballard Way.
The truck slowed down for a red light, but the Sonata failed to slow down and crashed into the back of the truck, said police.
The woman was taken to a hospital, where she died from her injuries. The dump truck driver, a 59-year-old man from Colora, Cecil County, was not injured.
The victim has not been identified yet. Police ask anyone who saw the crash to contact Corporal Grade One P. McAndrew by calling 302-660-3846. Information may also be provided by sending a Private Facebook Message to the Delaware State Police or contacting Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-847-3333. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/maryland-woman-killed-in-dump-truck-crash-in-delaware | 2023-05-23T19:21:31 | 0 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/maryland-woman-killed-in-dump-truck-crash-in-delaware |
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MCCAMEY, Texas — UPDATE: In the UIL State Executive Committee Meeting on Tuesday morning, McCamey High School and head softball coach Michael Woodard appeared on the zoom meeting.
At about 10:25 a.m., Woodard along with McCamey Superintendent Michael Valencia were brought into the meeting.
During discussion it was revealed that the catcher has had at least four other incidents like this, two during warmup games, one during bi-district play and the viral throw during the Cisco game. All of these plays resulted in batter interference.
Coach Woodard said he didn't notice a pattern and if he did he would've took appropriate action.
It was also revealed that the catcher, a senior, was removed from all athletic activity following the incident and the coach received a written reprimand and will no longer serve as the Softball Head Coach in the future.
After the discussion, both Coach Woodard and the school district were unanimously given two years probation and public reprimand.
This entails that if anything else happens like this then worse consequences will be enforced.
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A University Interscholastic League (UIL) hearing has been set, following an investigation into the viral incident during the McCamey vs. Cisco UIL softball playoff game.
McCamey High School and head softball coach Michael Woodard will appear before the UIL State Executive Committee on Tuesday, May 23 at 10:45 a.m.
This will be an evidentiary hearing for consideration of penalties for violations of Section 51(b)(1), School District Personnel, and Section 52(b), School Violations.
The UIL will see if the school district and/or Woodard violated these two sections of its Constitution.
Section 51(b)(1) states, "failing to comply with the Athletic Code, Athletic Code for Coaches, Music Code, Academic Code or One-Act Play Code."
Section 52(b) states, "Violations of UIL rules: Failing to comply with the UIL Constitution and Contest Rules, when not in conflict with State Board of Education rules or regulations."
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The last remaining example of a racially segregated school in Manhattan is now a New York City landmark, officials announced Tuesday, and they hope preserving that building will preserve Black history, too.
(Former) Colored School No. 4 exclusively served the Black community on the West Side for decades until it closed in 1894. It was initially built between 1849 and 1850 on West 17th Street in Chelsea, and became a "colored" school in 1860. It's the only relic of its kind left in the city's most densely populated borough.
Many of the school's Black leaders, teachers and students rose to prominence in an array of fields following their time at No. 4. Among others, they include principal Sarah J.S. (Tompkins) Garnet, an ardent suffragist and social justice champion who became one of the city's first Black female public school principals.
A former student, Susan Elizabeth Frazier, challenged city edicts requiring Black educators to teach only in segregated schools. She went on to become the first Black teacher assigned to an integrated public school.
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The Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to designate it as an individual landmark ahead of a ceremony where Mayor Eric Adams and others announced $6 million in funding to stabilize and rehabilitate the building -- and ensure it stays protected for the future. Work will address water and general age-related deterioration issues.
"As the second Black mayor in New York City history, the significance of this landmark designation is not lost on me, and I am proud we are investing $6 million to rehabilitate (Former) Colored School No. 4 so that this painful, yet important, piece of history is preserved," Adams, a Democrat, said in a statement. "Historic sites like this are crucial reminders of those who came before us, whose courage and ambition helped shape our city and chart the course to becoming the incredible city we are today. We stand on the shoulders of the young men and women that attended this school, and while they may be gone, I am honored to ensure they will never be forgotten."
The full rehabilitation should be completed by 2027. No long-term use for it has been set at this point, but the sanitation department is working with other city agencies to identify one before the renovation is complete.
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Though the school closed in 1894, (Former) Colored School No. 4 stayed a city-owned property and was used for various purposes, including by the sanitation department as a satellite office and locker facility, since the mid-1930s.
While it's the only building left of its kind in Manhattan, Brooklyn has one too -- and its (Former) Colored School No. 3 also has landmark status. Learn more about New York City landmarks and Black history here.
"(Former) Colored School No. 4 represents a difficult, and often overlooked, period in our city’s history, and in the ongoing pursuit of equity and social justice here in New York City," Landmarks Preservation Commission Chair Sarah Carroll said in a statement Tuesday. "With today’s vote, LPC reaffirms its commitment to ensuring diversity in its designations as part of our equity framework, and to the importance of preserving the sites that tell the complete, and sometimes challenging, story of our city." | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/colored-school-no-4-earns-nyc-landmark-status-what-to-know/4359572/ | 2023-05-23T19:32:11 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/colored-school-no-4-earns-nyc-landmark-status-what-to-know/4359572/ |
It's recommended that you "pack your courage."
The Rhode Island house made famous by the 2013 horror film, "The Conjuring," is now letting people camp on its grounds in an experience it calls "ghamping" (ghost, plus camping, equals ghamping).
The Conjuring House is located in the northwestern corner of the Ocean State, not far from the Massachusetts border, in the small town of Burrillville. The remote farm house is said to be haunted, with reports over the decades of paranormal activity and ghost sightings.
"Our new GHamping experience will take you beyond the walls of The Conjuring House and immerse you in the land for an unforgettable overnight investigation within the walls of our 3-4 person tents," the website says. "Visitors are to bring their own equipment to investigate what might await in the darkness because this excursion is sure to test your capacity to experience the paranormal."
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There are eight sites available, which range in cost from $300 to $400, each with their own fright factor rating.
"The Conjuring" film didn't feature this home itself, but was inspired by the story of the Perron family who lived there in the 1970s. The family is said to have experienced frightening run-ins with the supernatural world while living there.
"This mystical farmhouse offers visitors an opportunity to engage with authentic paranormal activity and is considered one of the most active paranormal locations in the world," the website says.
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Forbes reported in May of 2022 that the home sold for over $1.5 million — 27% over asking price. The house, located at 1677 Round Top Road, was reported to have been the most expensive home sold in Burrillville on record.
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A Forest City man accused of first-degree burglary pleaded guilty on Monday to a lesser charge.
According to court records, 31-year-old Victor Rivera Jr. pleaded guilty to second-degree burglary - a class C felony. The plea agreement calls for a 10-year prison sentence and a suspended fine.
The affidavit states that the Winnebago County Sheriff's Office received a call from a female in Leland reporting an assault at a residence. It was originally reported that a gun was involved, but that proved to be false. The alleged victim told deputies that her daughter opened the door after she heard a knock. She said she was immediately sprayed in the face with an unknown substance, shoved into a bedroom and onto her back.
The daughter said once on the ground Rivera took a bandana off of his face and put it over her mouth before eventually leaving the residence.
A sentencing hearing had not been scheduled as of Tuesday afternoon.
Photos: North Iowa history book, 1800s-1930s
North Iowa history: Fire prevention
This photo, provided by the Mason City Public Library Archives, features the Mason City Fire Department shooting massive amounts of water Oct. 12, 1939, at the Foresters building for fire prevention week.
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North Iowa history: Grant valentines
In this photo provided by the Mason City Public Library Archives, children are keeping busy by making Valentine’s Day crafts at Grant School in 1938.
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North Iowa history: Henkel Construction
This photo provided by the Mason City Public Library Archives features workers next to the Henkel Construction truck, circa 1925.
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North Iowa history: House explosion
This photo, provided by the Mason City Public Library Archives, shows the aftermath of an explosion March 21, 1935, at the Meurs household. It was caused by escaping gas, and as a result, the homeowner asked for $20,000 in damages.
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North Iowa history: Huxtable Drug
In this photo provided by the Mason City Public Library Archives, cars are parked on a strip that housed a café, a drug store and a theatre in 1937. The movies that are playing are “Confession” and “Kid Galahad.”
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North Iowa history: Federal Packing Co.
In this photo provided by Mrs. David Murphy (Phyllis Frances), Tony Zamanek’s car is pulling an advertisement for Federal Packing Co. outside of Chicago Meat Market and Grocery, circa 1930. From left are James Belberoff, Phyllis Zemanek and Mary Zemanek, who’s holding Rose Mary. The Mason City and Clear Lake pictorial book has over 250 photos from the 1800s through the 1930s. Order yours now at MasonCity.PictorialBook.com .
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North Iowa history: Boy Scouts
In this photo provided by the Mason City Public Library Archives, the Mason City Boy Scouts are learning valuable lessons in first aid on Dec. 12, 1935. The Mason City and Clear Lake pictorial book has over 250 photos from the 1800s through the 1930s. Order yours now at MasonCity.PictorialBook.com .
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North Iowa history: Pierce with kids
This photo, provided by the Mason City Public Library Archives, shows patrolman Dick Pierce giving lollipops to an excited group of children on May 31, 1938.
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North Iowa history: Woodward Auto
In this photo provided by the Mason City Public Library Archives, people are standing outside of Woodward Auto Company, which was on 124 S. Delaware in 1926. The Mason City and Clear Lake pictorial book has over 250 photos from the 1800s through the 1930s. Order yours now at MasonCity.PictorialBook.com .
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Children at telephone office
In this photo provided by the Mason City Public Library Archives, Jackson School children are taking a field trip to a local telephone office in 1939. Eva Scott was the teacher.
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North Iowa history: Divers at Clear Lake
This photo, provided by the Mason City Public Library Archives, shows a great dive from athletes Helen Crlenkovich and Marjorie Gestring in Clear Lake, 1939. Gestring won a gold medal in the 1936 Olympics for the 3-meter springboard.
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A Mason City man who crashed his vehicle while attempting to elude police in February received a suspended sentence on Monday.
According to court records, 36-year-old Anthony Gregory Holmes Jr. was facing up to 13 years in prison after being charged with eluding, control of a firearm by a felon, driving while barred, driving with a revoked license and OWI on Feb. 7.
Holmes pleaded guilty to eluding and control of a firearm by a felon. The state is asking for the driving while barred and driving with a revoked license to be dismissed. In the plea agreement document the county attorney recommended Holmes be sentence to five years on each count to be served concurrently with one another.
According to the affidavits, the charges stem from an incident in which police attempted to stop Holmes for speeding in Mason City at North Delaware Avenue and Sixth Street Northeast. Holmes failed to stop and continued to run multiple stoplights and reached speeds of more than 60 mph in a 25 mph zone.
Holmes eventually lost control of his 1999 Oldsmobile and crashed into a tree at the intersection of North Delaware Avenue and 11th Street Northeast. A 16-gauge shotgun was allegedly found on the driver floor and an open container of alcohol was found on the passenger seat. | https://globegazette.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/suspended-sentence-for-mason-city-man/article_8a59bdbe-f97f-11ed-bbe0-83e1c0dcb7c0.html | 2023-05-23T19:34:20 | 0 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/suspended-sentence-for-mason-city-man/article_8a59bdbe-f97f-11ed-bbe0-83e1c0dcb7c0.html |
WATERVILLE- The investigation into what caused a fatal fire in Waterville Monday is continuing.
One person died and three others were taken to the hospital.
Crews were called to Elm Towers about 5:40 Monday morning for a report of an alarm activation.
When firefighters arrived they found fire and smoke on the fourth floor of the seven floor building.
The Waterville Fire Chief says they worked quickly to evacuate the building. | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/investigation-into-fatal-fire-continues/article_e44857c4-f99b-11ed-a68b-f78a5f8a628b.html | 2023-05-23T19:34:53 | 1 | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/investigation-into-fatal-fire-continues/article_e44857c4-f99b-11ed-a68b-f78a5f8a628b.html |
PHOENIX — Self-driving car pioneer Waymo is teaming up with ride-hailing leader Uber in the Phoenix area to transport passengers and deliver food in robotic cars that triggered a bitter technological dispute between the two companies.
The partnership announced Tuesday provides Waymo with another avenue to expand a robotaxi service that it has been running in the Phoenix area since late 2020 while competing to attract passengers from Uber cars that still depend on humans who receive portion of the fares.
Phoenix so far is the only major metropolitan area where a robotaxi operates throughout most of the city, although Waymo and General Motors subsidiary Cruise are vying to run similar autonomous services in San Francisco.
Waymo is making its driverless vehicles available to Uber in Phoenix five years after the two companies spent millions of dollars battling each other in court. The showdown culminated in Uber agreeing to a $245 million settlement to resolve a lawsuit alleging former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick conspired with former Google engineer Anthony Levandowski to steal Waymo's self-driving car technology.
After inheriting the technology from Google in a spin-off, Waymo sued Uber in 2017. That led to a high-profile trial that brought Kalanick into court to testify before the two sides negotiated a surprise settlement in February 2018.
Levandowski later pled guilty to criminal charges that arose from the civil lawsuit, but avoided a 18-month prison sentence in January 2021 when he was pardoned by President Donald Trump just before he left office.
Uber subsequently sold the self-driving car division that triggered the theft allegations and also provided the technology in a robotic vehicle that killed a pedestrian in Tempe, Arizona, in March 2018.
But Uber has remained interested in driverless technology as a potential way to boost its profits by reducing the need for humans behind the wheel. The new alliance in Phoenix will involve Waymo dispatching some of its driverless vehicles to pick up passengers and deliver food when summoned through the Uber app at some point later this year.
The two companies didn't disclose how many of Waymo's robotaxis will be used to pick up Uber passengers and deliver food.
The addition of Waymo's robotaxis figures to help Uber build on the momentum that it has been gaining during the past year as the easing pandemic encouraged more passengers to begin summoning rides again while its food delivery service has retained many of the customers who began using during home lockdowns.
Supporting Uber's services also works to the advantage of Waymo by introducing its autonomous vehicles to a wider segment of the population in the Phoenix area. Earlier this month, Waymo extended the reach of its robotaxis to cover most of that region as it gears up to begin charging passengers for a similar service in San Francisco.
Both Waymo and Cruise are hoping to win approval to begin charging for around-the-clock driverless rides throughout San Francisco from California regulators during a hearing scheduled for June 29.
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Moraine police released cruiser and body camera footage from a deadly shooting at DMAX Thursday that stemmed from a feud over a female coworker.
Footage showed officers attempting to get inside the Dryden Road facility. Radio traffic can be heard saying a person who was shot is coming out of the gate as officers run toward turnstiles.
While an officer driving toward the plant, he asks how to get to the receive area and radios directions to other crews.
Around 9 p.m. Thursday an active shooter was reported at DMAX. When police and fire crews arrived, they found the suspect outside with a gunshot wound to the head.
Sgt. Andrew Parish said Monday the suspect remains hospitalized in critical condition. He has not been charged at this time,
Crews found two men injured inside DMAX. Jeffrey James Allen III, 28, of Dayton, was pronounced dead at the scene. The second man had a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.
Two other people had injuries unrelated to the shooting.
During a press conference Friday, Parish said the shooting appeared to be the result of a feud involving the shooter and Allen over a woman.
“We’ve been able to confirm that both the suspect and Mr. Allen were apparently involved in a domestic-related feud over a female who was also an employee of the facility,” he said. “During the altercation between the two males last night, the suspect produced a semi-automatic handgun and shot and killed Mr. Allen.”
The woman, who was also at DMAX Thursday, was not injured.
Parish said the suspect fired at least a dozen rounds and all appeared to be toward Allen.
The other man who was injured is not believed to be involved in the feud.
DMAX suspended operations in Moraine Friday, but resumed production Monday.
“DMAX-Moraine has resumed full production operations effective Monday, May 22, 2023,” DMAX said in a statement. “All employees and support departments should report to their regularly scheduled shifts.”
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DALLAS(KDAF)—Need some good ideas, what about the latest technology without breaking the bank?
Steve Greenberg, host of Gadgetgameshow.com on YouTube, introduced a few gadgets that will put a smile on any dad or new graduate’s face.
Unlike non-electric thermometers that take forever to read temperatures, the Typhur Instaprobe can check your food’s temperature within minutes. This gadget will definitely come in handy during those summer barbecues.
Another tool you can use for the summer cookouts is the Q-Swiper BBQ Grill Cleaner. The tool that makes cleaning up after cooking several hot dogs and burgers seem like a breeze.
If you want to see more gadgets you can get your father or graduate, check out the full list in the video above. | https://cw33.com/news/local/graduation-and-fathers-day-are-approaching-fast-buy-the-perfect-gadget-with-gadgetgameshow-com/ | 2023-05-23T19:37:09 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/local/graduation-and-fathers-day-are-approaching-fast-buy-the-perfect-gadget-with-gadgetgameshow-com/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — Not only will there be a guaranteed heatwave this Summer, but also a wave of new films hitting your local theater.
There are many highly anticipated releases on their way this Summer. What better way to know what to expect than to check out our list of movies coming out?
May 2023 Movies
Coming Out May 26, 2023
Kandahar
The Machine
About My Father
The Little Mermaid
June 2023 Movies
Coming Out June 2023
Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace
Coming Out Jun 2, 2023
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
The Boogeyman
Coming Out Jun 9, 2023
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
Coming Out Jun 16, 2023
The Flash
Elemental
The Blackening
Coming Out Jun 23, 2023
No Hard Feelings
Asteroid City
Coming Out Jun 30, 2023
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken
Harold and the Purple Crayon
July 2023 Movies
Coming Out Jul 7, 2023
Insidious: The Red Door
Joy Ride
Coming Out Jul 12, 2023
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Coming Out Jul 14, 2023
Theater Camp
Coming Out Jul 21, 2023
Oppenheimer
Barbie
Coming Out Jul 28, 2023
Haunted Mansion
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One adult and one child suffered injuries Monday night when a fire burned their single-wide mobile home, the Mills Fire Department announced Tuesday.
Their injuries do not appear life-threatening at this time, the statement said. Three people who lived inside the trailer were displaced and are currently living with family members in Natrona County.
Crews were dispatched to a structure fire at 5:37 p.m. on the 500 block of N. Second Avenue in Mills.
When the first engine arrived, firefighters discovered a mobile home was ablaze, the statement said.
A nearby home was actively threatened due to the extent of the fire.
"Due to the large amount of fire in the trailer, crews immediately took a defensive stand to protect the nearby threatened residence," the statement said.
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The flames then burned through a nearby live power wire, which fell to the ground, making it more difficult for crews to extinguish the fire.
No civilians or first responders were injured by the downed wire, the statement said. Rocky Mountain Power and Black Hills Energy responded to the scene to secure the utility line.
The Natrona County Interagency Fire Investigation Task Force is determining the cause of the blaze.
Those interested in making a donation to the City-County Firefighters Burn Fund can mail a contribution to P.O. Box 1851, Mills, W.Y. 82644. | https://trib.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/one-adult-one-child-taken-to-hospital-after-mobile-home-blaze/article_cf589612-f991-11ed-ad44-175a44325391.html | 2023-05-23T19:37:35 | 1 | https://trib.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/one-adult-one-child-taken-to-hospital-after-mobile-home-blaze/article_cf589612-f991-11ed-ad44-175a44325391.html |
A grand jury has formally indicted a 22-year-old woman accused of setting fire to a Casper abortion clinic, federal court filings show.
Lorna Green is charged with arson of a facility engaged in interstate commerce, the indictment states. Green allegedly "maliciously damaged and destroyed, and attempted to damage and destroy, by means of fire" the Wellspring Health Access abortion clinic, which at the time was under construction along East Second Street in central Casper.
She is facing up to 20 years in prison and up to a $250,000 fine, the indictment states. The trial is expected to last up to five days.
Green is scheduled to make her initial appearance and be arraigned in front of United States Magistrate Judge Stephanie Hambrick on June 2, according to a Monday filing.
She spoke with authorities on March 21 after they searched her family home in Casper, the federal complaint filed in her case states. Green told investigators she was in fact the suspect from the surveillance footage.
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She was booked into Natrona County Detention Center and arrested that same day following a 10-month investigation and search, jail records show.
Those charges came one day after the FBI and other law enforcement agencies searched a home near the corner of East 16th and Newport streets.
Green was then moved to Platte County jail in Wheatland.
Two days after her arrest, Green appeared in federal court in Cheyenne, where a magistrate judge decided to temporarily keep her in custody.
Green was released from jail to live with her parents a week later while the federal grand jury weighed her indictment. She waived her right to a preliminary hearing.
The court ordered her father to remove any firearms from their family home, and she surrendered her passport to the Natrona County District Court Clerk's Office on March 29 as a condition of her release, a passport surrender receipt shows.
She was released on a $10,000 unsecured appearance bond, meaning she didn't have to put up any money; Green will only have to pay that sum if she fails to appear in court as required.
At the time, Hambrick acknowledged there was some risk she could be a danger to the community, but that was outweighed by her "strong ties" to Casper.
On Thursday, it will mark one year since the fire ignited at the clinic.
Casper police responded to a report of a business burglary at Wellspring Health Access, located at 918 East 2nd St., on May 25, 2022. Officers saw smoke coming from the northeast corner of the building and realized the building was on fire.
Although firefighters quickly put out the blaze, the fire cause significant damages to the clinic, which had been scheduled to open within a few weeks. The opening was ultimately delayed until April of this year; it is now the only facility in central Wyoming to provide abortions.
Police released video and photos of the arsonist soon after the fire. In one, a woman can be seen bringing a gas can into the clinic while wearing a mark and hoodie to cover most of her head.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacoo and Firearms offered a $5,000 reward for information that led to the woman's capture, and, in March, the reward was raised to $15,000 with the help of an anonymous donor.
Although authorities in June released photos and video of the suspect, while also offering a reward, it took 10 months to identify Green as the suspect.
Several tipsters identified a potential suspect after the increased reward was announced. Four of the 12 tipsters identified Green as the suspect, which led to the charges, the U.S. Attorney's office statement said.
A detective performed a comparative analysis of Green with the available security footage.
“The similarities are readily apparent, including: the wide widow’s peak with deep hair recession, and the hair can be seen to be combed or lie in the same direction; the suspect’s eyes are relatively wide-set, and this appears consistent also for Green; both Green and the suspect have similarly dome-shaped foreheads,” the official complaint says.
After her arrest, she told investigators that she knew the clinic was going to offer abortions, which she opposed, the federal complaint states.
“Green stated she did not like abortion and was having nightmares which she attributed to her anxiety about the abortion clinic, so she decided to burn the building,” the complaint says.
She was living in Laramie at the time, the federal complaint states. She bought gas cans at the local Walmart and drove to Casper on the night of May 24 with the intention of setting the building on fire.
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GreenPal, an Uber-like, on-demand lawn mowing service, is launching in Midland this week, according to a company press release.
GreenPal’s technology allows local, pre-screened vendors to competitively bid on lawns, ensuring homeowners receive the best price for all their lawn care needs, the press release states. Homeowners can order “contactless” lawn care for same or next-day service to stay out of the summer sun.
GreenPal stated that more than 30% of their customers are over the age of 60. The company said this demographic greatly benefits from the added safety and convenience provided by the platform.
Homeowners can list their lawns with their service date and lawn care needs. After lawn professionals bid on a property, the homeowner can select who they want to work with based on the vendor’s ratings, reviews and price.
Once a vendor has completed the service, the lawn care pro will send a time-stamped photo of their completed work. Homeowners can pay via the app.
“After successfully launching in 250 other markets, we are excited to help homeowners in Midland find reliable, safe, and local lawn care,” co-founder Gene Caballero said in a press release.
GreenPal stated that they currently operate in 48 states and 250 major markets, including Chicago, Houston, San Antonio, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, Detroit and many more.
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Last week, the disappearance of Madeline Molina Pantoja became the story in Midland.
The 20-year-old Molina Pantoja was killed, and her body was disposed of south of Midland -- approximately 3 miles east of County Road 190 and County Road 1160.
As of Tuesday, Mario Juan Chacon Jr. was still in the Midland County Jail, faced with a murder charge and a $3 million bond.
So, what happened and when? This is a timeline from May 9-21 based on events we know happened, those written in an affidavit and other details from news reports.
Timeline
May 9
Around 11 p.m. -- A friend of Madeline states she drops off Madeline at her apartment (Palladium Museum Place Apartments)
May 10
8:30 p.m. -- Mario Juan Chacon Jr. calls Madeline’s brother and said that he and Madeline had an argument, and she was not returning his calls (according to Madeline’s brother)
8:35 p.m. -- Madeline’s brother last heard from Madeline. Her brother states she sounded upset because she was arguing with Chacon.
8:37 p.m. -- Madeline’s brother sent Madeline a text. She didn’t respond.
9:31 p.m. -- Madeline texted a second friend to confirm plans that they would meet at Madeline’s apartment and swim on May 11, according to that friend
May 11
1:59 a.m. -- Security footage shows a pickup near an oil company off Montgomery near the apartment complex of Madeline. The camera shows the passenger side of the vehicle -- which appears to have two different colored rims. The photographs taken later of the vehicle shows this matches the description of Mario Juan Chacon Jr. pickup. (According to the affidavit)
3:22 a.m. – A Flock camera shows a license plate of Mario’s pickup in the area of South County Road 1160 at 3:22 a.m. The continued investigation showed traffic cameras, cell phone data and nearby business cameras, which show Mario’s vehicle at the apartment complex. The evidence shows the time frame of Mario’s location from his residence to the apartment and later back to his residence. The time frame of this evidence is from approximately 12:26 a.m. to 3:37 p.m.)
6 p.m. -- The second friend of Madeline arrives at Palladium Museum Place Apartments to meet Madeline (to swim). She states she calls Madeline numerous times and knocks on Madeline’s apartment door. The second friend also states she could push the door open and see light in Madeline’s apartment. The second friend leaves to get food and called first friend of Madeline.
8 p.m. -- Both friends arrive back at Madeline’s apartment to check for a second time. It is stated that they observed the light, which was previously on, has been turned off. They state calling Madeline’s brother.
9:20 p.m. -- One of Madeline’s friends says she attempted to call Mario Juan Chacon Jr.
9:23 p.m. -- Mario Juan Chacon Jr. calls back and states he had witnesses that he has been at his house all day. (According to one of the friends)
9:25 p.m. -- Madeline’s brother said he called Mario Juan Chacon Jr. to see if he had heard from Madeline. Mario Juan Chacon Jr. said he had been with his dad all day (According to the brother)
9:26 p.m. -- Mario Juan Chacon Jr. sends Madeline’s brother his location (According to the brother).
Prior to 11 p.m. -- Palladium Museum Place Apartments manager lets Madeline’s brother and the two friends into her apartment. Madeline is not there but keys, phone and car are at the apartment/complex. … Missing is a black couch table, Madeline’s dog had no food or water, according to a police affidavit.
11:02 p.m. -- Midland Police Department officer is dispatched to attempt to locate/check welfare at Palladium Museum Place Apartments, 1711 W. Francis Ave.
11:13 p.m. -- Officer arrives at the complex. Madeline’s brother states Madeline lives at the apartment with Mario Juan Chacon Jr.
- Officer then meets individually with Madeline’s two friends.
- Multiple officers enter the apartment, unlocked by maintenance, to confirm Madeline is not inside and to look for a crime scene. An officer observes a dirty mop bucket, a sticky floor (as it is when too much cleaning product is used) and a detective is called. The friends and brother confirm Mario Juan Chacon Jr. has a key to the apartment (According to the affidavit).
- Officer speaks with neighbor who said around 1:30 a.m., she woke up to loud yelling coming from Madeline’s apartment. Neighbor said she heard a woman scream (as if the person screaming was scared).
May 12
12:05 a.m. -- Mario Juan Chacon Jr. gives a voluntary interview and states he last saw Madeline on May 9 and his last contact with her was around 9 p.m. on May 10. Mario Juan Chacon Jr. also said he remained at a West County Road address on the night of May 10 (according to the affidavit).
10:50 a.m. -- MPD receives another check welfare call from Palladium Museum Place Apartments and that a female voice is heard inside Madeline’s apartment.
- Officers observe a mop near the front entry door with dirty water and a Swifter-style mop on the floor near the door that leads to the bedroom. Officers also noticed a hole in the bathroom door and a hole in the door that leads to the bedroom (with hair attached to the damage in the door). Officers also found the bed comforter on the bed was missing and a dark red stain on the bed sheet.
- Note: Foul play is believed to have occurred at Palladium Museum Place Apartments (it is written in the affidavit).
5:45 p.m. -- Mario Juan Chacon Jr. is interviewed at the police department. “The beginning of the interview was a non-custodial interview, and Mario was advised he was free to leave. Mario said he forgot to mention that he went and had drinks with his cousin on May 10. Mario said he drove his pickup and picked up his cousin who lives in the same apartment complex as Madeline. Mario said he dropped off his cousin and drove hack to the West County Road address. Mario said his cousin called him when he got to his address, so he knew it was 11:06 p.m.
May 13
A search warrant for cellular telephone records for AT&T wireless pertaining to a cellular number is obtained. It is sent to AT&T.
May 18
Mario Juan Chacon Jr. is interviewed at the police department (a non-custodial interview). Mario was told lies were found in his timeline. Mario asked if he could leave the interview and ended the interview). Mario refuses a polygraph.
9 p.m. -- More than 200 rally around Midland Police Department calling for Madeline’s return and questioning what the police know about the case
May 19
1:30 p.m. -- Midland Police Department Chief Seth Herman laid out a number of actions taken by law enforcement following the disappearance of 20-year-old Madeline Molina Pantoja.
May 20
Early morning hours -- Cellular telephone records are obtained, and geo-location records are mapped for the dates May 10-12 (with the help of the Texas Rangers).
- A 1-mile area around ECR 190 and SCR 1138 (approximately 3 miles east of County Road 190 and County Road 1160) in Midland County is noticed. MPD members and Texas Rangers conduct a search and discover human remains. Detectives corroborate jewelry Madeline is known to wear to the remains.
- Assistant District Attorney Tim Flathers discusses the case with officials and recommends a charge of murder.
Approximately 3:30 p.m. -- Midland Police Department detectives arrest Mario Juan Chacon Jr.
May 21
Bond for Mario Juan Chacon Jr. is set at $3 million | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/midland-s-madeline-pantoja-s-death-timeline-18114843.php | 2023-05-23T19:41:23 | 0 | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/midland-s-madeline-pantoja-s-death-timeline-18114843.php |
A trial for a man accused of shooting and killing three people in 2018 began this morning with the selection of a jury.
Opening statements for the trial of Jacquail Belcher, who is charged with three counts of murder and a sentencing enhancement for using a firearm in the commission of a crime, will begin at about 3 p.m. Belcher could face more than 200 years in prison if convicted of all counts.
Bechler will be represented by public defenders Ryan Gardner and Gregory Miller during the trial that is set to last four days. He is accused of shooting and killing Dernail Brown, 26; DeShaun Richards, 25; and Breondon Pinkston, 28.
Allen County Deputy Prosecutors Tesa Helge and Tom Chaille gave potential jurors a brief overview of their case at the start of jury selection, detailing how they plan to prove to jurors Belcher was in the back passenger side seat of a car when he shot the three men.
Gardner told jurors he will share evidence that a man ruled out as a suspect by police shortly after the shooting is the true killer.
Allen Superior Court Judge Fran Gull will oversee the trial. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/jury-selected-for-trial-of-man-accused-of-killing-three-people-in-2018/article_bcb5b8dc-f991-11ed-8bac-8f2fd5267c06.html | 2023-05-23T19:41:39 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/jury-selected-for-trial-of-man-accused-of-killing-three-people-in-2018/article_bcb5b8dc-f991-11ed-8bac-8f2fd5267c06.html |
Authorities are searching for a high-risk sex offender who removed his monitoring bracelet and was last seen Monday night.
Christopher Morrison, 23, was seen leaving the Lake Region Reentry Center in Devils Lake wearing black pants, a blue T-shirt with a black T-shirt underneath, a black hat, and white and black shoes, according to the North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Morrison is described as Native American, 5 feet 11 inches, 210 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair. He has ties to Fargo, Fort Yates, and potentially Rapid City, the department said. He is on supervision for felony failure to register as a sexual offender.
Anyone with information about Morrison’s whereabouts should contact their local law enforcement agency or the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office at 701-662-0708, the Devils Lake Police Department at 701-662-0700, or the Devils Lake Parole and Probation office at 701-662-1350. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/authorities-searching-for-high-risk-sex-offender/article_610aa266-f993-11ed-82bc-03fa37bdade6.html | 2023-05-23T19:44:49 | 1 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/authorities-searching-for-high-risk-sex-offender/article_610aa266-f993-11ed-82bc-03fa37bdade6.html |
The annual Blessing of the Fleet and Memorial Service will be held at the Charleston Fisherman's Memorial Garden on Memorial Day.
The service honors the local men and women involved in commercial fishing and the fishing industry who have lost their lives since 1941. This year they will be honoring fishermen Stan Main and Chauncey Woodworth, and fishing industry professionals Kevin Roy Cameron and Fernando Sandez.
The 1954 Buoy Bell will be rung as each name is read, which is significant because fishermen rely on this sound to aid in safe navigation.
The annual event has become a staple for the locals in the fishing industry.
“Commercial fisherman have a challenging job out there so we are calling upon God to protect them and to give them a bountiful harvest and to help their families, said Margery Whitmer, Charleston Fisherman’s Memorial Committee.
“We also honor veterans on Memorial Day,” Whitmer said.
As part of the event, local marine services firm owner, William Elderkin, will speak at the memorial. The U.S. Coast Guard will provide a color guard and advance and retire the colors.
“My family has been deeply entrenched with the fishing industry for 43 years,” Elderkin said.
Elderkin has worked on fishing boats from Seattle to San Francisco including vessel monitoring systems. He also works with the Coast Guard, as well as the Army Corp of Engineers.
“You name it, I've probably done it,” Elderkin said.
Elderkin has also been the Blessing of the Fleet master of ceremonies for 16 years now. The event is personal to him, as he has called out the names of his own family members.
Whitmer, who also has a longtime affiliation with the Charleston commercial fishing industry, calls Elderkin an integral member of the fishing community.
The Fisherman’s Memorial Committee members said everyone in the community is invited to participate in the event.
“It's a matter of showing appreciation to the fisherman and to honor them, and it's a nice event that shows patriotism,” Whitmer said.
The event will be held at the Charleston Fisherman's Memorial Garden near the launch ramp at the Charleston Marina at 10 a.m. on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29.
Following the service, a coffee and cake reception will be held for all who attend at the Charleston Fishing Families office across from the Coast Guard Station in Charleston, on Crossline Road. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/blessing-of-the-fleet-honors-those-in-local-fishing-industry/article_5d6b602e-f5d2-11ed-92ba-afc3aa685485.html | 2023-05-23T19:54:40 | 1 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/blessing-of-the-fleet-honors-those-in-local-fishing-industry/article_5d6b602e-f5d2-11ed-92ba-afc3aa685485.html |
April 19, 1947 – January 16, 2023
Richard Loyal Harrison began his next great adventure on January 16, 2023 surrounded by his family. Richard was born in North Bend, Oregon on April 19, 1947 to parents, Raymond Albert Harrison and Wilma Hazel Faulkner. He graduated from Marshfield High School in 1966 and attended Oregon Technical Institute.
In 1967, he married his high school sweetheart, Dianne Fischer. Always a person to be on the move, his adventures began. Travels took them to Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, and Canada with Dianne. He traveled to Peru, with his son and to Greece with a friend. He traveled twice across country; once in a Volkswagen bus with Dianne and once with his whole family including two parakeets, a cat and a dog pulling a travel trailer for nine months. One adventure took them to Saskatchewan on the border of the Northwest Territories on a 3-day canoe trip on Amish Lake. Other adventures took him on numerous motorcycle trips around the Northwest.
Richard held a variety of jobs: millworker, water truck driver for a logging company, driving taxi, orderly in a surgical ward, custodian in a school. He was a farmer and grew and sold marijuana before it was legal. In Florida, he was an elephant tender for Barnum and Bailey Circus Theme Park. He worked as an intake counselor at Steppingstone Lodge, Eugene. His most important job was helping to raise two children and two grandchildren. Hobbies included singing in the Gold Coast Barbershop Chorus in Coos Bay and Cascade Chorus in Eugene, cars, traveling and collecting. He will be remembered for his deep love and loyalty to his family, dry sense of humor, and his legacy of adventure.
He is survived by his partner, Carol Watt; Dianne Harrison, his oldest and dearest friend and mother of his children; children, Jennifer Rae Harrison and Travis Arlan Harrison; grandchildren, Jared Deloyal Harrison and his partner, Lily Parmenter and Leah Paige Harrison; nephew, Jesse Williamson.
Remembrances may be sent to Harrison 1808 Cottonwood, Coos Bay, 97420 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/obituaries/richard-loyal-harrison/article_d2e063e4-f993-11ed-a1a1-1f51d7fb6fd8.html | 2023-05-23T19:54:46 | 1 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/obituaries/richard-loyal-harrison/article_d2e063e4-f993-11ed-a1a1-1f51d7fb6fd8.html |
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PORTLAND, Maine — Smartphones have changed the way we do just about everything, including taking pictures.
Want to learn how to make your pictures look more professional or perfect your selfie? Rich Brooks, president of Flyte New Media, has a few tips.
Q. What are some of the ways we can improve the photos we're taking with our smartphones?
Rich: The best pictures start before you snap your photos. Yes, you can improve photos through editing and filters, but the better quality of the original shot, the better the final product will be.
With that in mind, start by wiping your lens clean. I don't know about you, but I often grab my camera out of my pocket by the lens.
Second, treat your phone like a camera. Hold it steady with two hands, frame things appropriately, find the best angle, use natural lighting, and so on.
And thirdly, don't use the default camera app. Consider downloading an app like Adobe Lightroom that gives you more options and more controls over your photos. Whatever app you use, consider tuning on the grid lines, which can help with lining up the photo and using the "rule of threes" to take better pictures.
Q. Our smartphone cameras are powerful, but are there limitations we should be aware of?
Rich: Absolutely.
One thing is that many smartphone cameras use two methods to zoom in: optical zoom and digital zoom. Without getting too technical, optical is good, and digital is bad. On a traditional DSLR camera, you can use different lenses to zoom in. On a smartphone, that's nearly impossible, so they use multiple cameras, which is why you see two or more lenses on a lot of newer smartphones. A digital zoom fakes the zoom by just enlarging the image, making the finished product more pixelated.
Smartphones also can't handle light or darkness as well as a traditional camera, so you should be aware of that. Use natural light over a flash, and try night mode if the lighting conditions aren't optimal. If you are taking pictures in low lighting, try and hold the camera still by holding it with both hands and holding your elbows against your body for more stability.
Q. Once we've taken our pictures, how can we make the finished product look better?
Rich: Well, thanks to Instagram and Snapchat we're all familiar with filters. However, that can be like putting lipstick on a pig. Still, editing is something that all photographers do, so there's nothing wrong with that.
You can use the built in editing tools on your phone, or you can download different editing apps that will give you more control over your editing. I mentioned Adobe Lightroom as a camera app, but it's also an editing app. Another favorite of mine is Snapseed, which is free for iOS and Android phones.
Q. Any tips for better looking selfies?
Rich: Again, the better the original shot, the better the final product. So, try and use as much natural light as possible.
Have long arms. The further away the camera is from you, the less distorted the picture.
Always be looking up at the camera, never down. Trust me on this.
Make eye contact with the camera, not the screen.
Try portrait mode on the iPhone. Game changer. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/207/tips-tricks-smartphone-selfie-photography-igers/97-60763db9-aebe-40cb-98c6-b9270937c475 | 2023-05-23T19:59:43 | 1 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/207/tips-tricks-smartphone-selfie-photography-igers/97-60763db9-aebe-40cb-98c6-b9270937c475 |
TEXAS, USA — Drive through Texas on the interstate and you're surely to cross paths with one of the many Buc-ee's convenience stores.
You can't miss them. The gas pump islands have seemingly the cleanest bathrooms and top tier snack options. It's easily a Lone Star staple for road trips.
And among the Buc-ee's brilliant bites: beaver nuggets. The sugar-coated crunchy, puffy corn pop bites were named Texas' best snack in a review by Food and Wine.
The publication set out to name the best snacks in every state, focusing on snacks "able to ship without a lot of effort" that "paint a broad picture of American food culture, and to celebrate the considerable breadth and diversity of what's on offer."
Food & Wine called them "deliciously evil" and "not for the faint-of-teeth."
Touché.
They're so good and such an icon that the Beaver Nuggets immediately came to our mind last year when brainstorming new Blue Bell flavors after two flavors were added to the rotation in honor of National Ice Cream Month. One of those flavors, Dr Pepper, was created this month.
After coming up with our list of flavors, WFAA actually made our own Buc-ee's Beaver Nugget ice cream and tried it. It was also once made into a beer by Panther Island brewing.
Clearly, the Beaver Nugget is the obvious choice for Texas' top treat.
What were the best snacks from other states?
Snacks in the states nearby included:
- Oklahoma: Fried pies
- New Mexico: Biscochito
- Louisiana: Pralines
- Arkansas: Cured venison
- Mississippi: Kool-Aid pickles
- Colorado: Edibles
- Kansas: Sunflower seeds
- Missouri: Red Hot Riplets
For a look at the full list, visit Food and Wine here.
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DALLAS — We knew the Chicago-based hot dog restaurant chain Portillo's was planning to bring more locations to North Texas. Now we have a better idea where and when.
Portillo's is working on new locations in north Fort Worth and Arlington, as well as in Allen, according to online records and the company.
Portillo's earlier this month announced the Allen location, which will be just south of the Allen Premium Outlets mall. Online records from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation showed the plans for the Arlington and Fort Worth locations.
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram first reported the news about Portillo's planned Fort Worth location.
Portillo's hasn't announced opening dates for the restaurants, though Allen and Arlington are supposed to open sometime this year.
The Arlington restaurant will be located at 4200 S. Cooper Street, across from the Parks Mall, while the Fort Worth restaurant will be tentatively located at the Southwest Corner Tarrant Parkway and Tehama Ridge Parkway. The Fort Worth location was noted as being "for review only" on the licensing records.
Construction of the Arlington location was expected to be done this spring, and the Fort Worth location is expected to be completed in December 2023, according to the online records.
Portillo's debuted in North Texas when it opened in The Colony on Jan. 18. And North Texans took to it quickly, as the 7,900-square-foot location raked in $48,000 of revenue per day, on average, according to the company's first-quarter earnings call.
Portillo's is a publicly-traded company ($PTLO) on the NASDAQ stock exchange.
The Colony location was Portillo's top location in the country when it opened to much fanfare in January.
"This means it's been matching the volumes of restaurants in Chicago that have been open for decades," Portillo's CEO Michael Osanloo said on the March 2 earnings call. "Specifically, The Colony has averaged $48,000 in sales per day since the grand opening. Now, that annualizes to $17 million per year; and that's a crazy number, so please don't model that. It's definitely coming down. But we feel really good that this restaurant will significantly exceed our underwriting expectations and sets us up for further success in Texas as we continued to expand." | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/portillos-north-texas-dfw-dallas-locations-new-arlington-fort-worth-when-where/287-9311702f-728e-4d24-9dea-d2605e10e888 | 2023-05-23T20:01:59 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/portillos-north-texas-dfw-dallas-locations-new-arlington-fort-worth-when-where/287-9311702f-728e-4d24-9dea-d2605e10e888 |
A 20-year-old man from Rural Retreat was found guilty of first-degree murder in connection with a deadly shooting in 2020, according to Wythe County Commonwealth’s Attorney Mike Jones.
William Akers III had a two-day jury trial in the Wythe County Circuit Court for the deadly shooting on June 21, 2020, that left 19-year-old Matthew King dead.
As we previously reported, Akers was 17 at the time and was expected to be tried as an adult on charges of first-degree murder and the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
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On May 23, 2023, Akers was found guilty of those charges, according to Jones.
We’re told Akers’ sentencing is slated for August 31, 2023, in the Wythe County Circuit Court, which will come after a pre-sentence investigation report is completed.
“I would like to thank the Wythe County Sheriff’s Office and the Virginia State Police for their incredible work on this case, Jones said. Justice was served today for Matthew King and his family. The day is bittersweet though, because I will never get to meet Matthew, who I have learned, was a very beloved person by all. I only hope is that his mother Betty and his loved ones can be at some sort of peace now,” Jones said.
To read the story on the 2020 incident, click here. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/05/23/20-year-old-rural-retreat-man-found-guilty-of-first-degree-murder-in-2020-shooting/ | 2023-05-23T20:02:26 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/05/23/20-year-old-rural-retreat-man-found-guilty-of-first-degree-murder-in-2020-shooting/ |
Bradenton woman killed on I-75 after exiting her car during a mechanical breakdown
A 25-year-old Bradenton woman was killed on Monday after being struck by a vehicle when she exited her car during a mechanical breakdown on Interstate 75.
The woman was pronounced dead at the scene. There was a 9-year-old child sitting in the passenger seat at the time of the accident.
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The woman was standing outside of the driver's side of the vehicle with the door open when she was struck by a car driven by a 20-year-old Sarasota woman.
Her car also collided with the vehicle and then crashed into an SUV also traveling southbound at the moment. That vehicle then collided with the fourth car that was ultimately involved in the accident. | https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/2023/05/23/bradenton-woman-killed-on-i-75-after-mechanical-breakdown/70247639007/ | 2023-05-23T20:05:01 | 0 | https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/2023/05/23/bradenton-woman-killed-on-i-75-after-mechanical-breakdown/70247639007/ |
Memorial Day weekend in Sarasota-Bradenton: Will it rain?
Memorial weekend is just around the corner. Whip out your sunscreen, hats and weather forecast.
What’s the weather looking like on Saturday and Sunday?
It’s expected to be sunny with a high near 82 degrees with a 20% of rain on Saturday. Isolated showers and thunderstorms are expected between 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. A northeast wind will pick up at around 10 mph, but there’s a low risk of rip currents, according to the National Weather Service.
Expect a cool down Saturday night with mostly clear skies at around 71 degrees Fahrenheit.
Sunday will be sunny with a high near 84. It’ll be mostly clear later that night with a low of 72 degrees.
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It’s expected to be sunny on Monday with a high near 84 degrees. | https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/2023/05/23/sarasota-bradenton-memorial-day-weekend-weather-forecast/70242405007/ | 2023-05-23T20:05:07 | 1 | https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/2023/05/23/sarasota-bradenton-memorial-day-weekend-weather-forecast/70242405007/ |
USM expert talks about the weather. Here is his prediction for the 2023 hurricane season
Hurricane experts, including David Holt, are predicting a slightly more active season this year, but just how active will depend on certain unpredictable factors.
Holt is an associate professor of geography at the University of Southern Mississippi's School of Coastal Resilience in Long Beach.
He said hurricane activity will depend on how an El Niño — weakened trade winds along with warmer temperatures that push from east to west — will play into the weather patterns.
“We are predicting a pretty strong El Niño by the end of the year,” Holt said in a news release.
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Hurricane season officially begins June 1 and ends Nov. 30, but tropical developments can appear at any time of year.
Forecasters with the National Hurricane Center on Monday were keeping an eye on a tropical disturbance near the Bahamas. By Tuesday, the hurricane center was keeping an eye on two tropical waves, neither of which are expected to develop over the next week.
An El Niño tends to curve many storms into the Atlantic, while a La Niña tends to pull many storms into the Gulf, but Holt warned an El Niño does not necessarily mean there will be fewer storms in the Gulf, but the increased wind shear can inhibit hurricane formation.
Based on the 30-year climate period from 1991 to 2020, an average Atlantic hurricane season has 14 named storms, of which seven become hurricanes. Of those, three are classified as "major" hurricanes — Category 3, 4 or 5 — on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale, according to a USA TODAY report.
That number includes Hurricane Katrina, which in 2005 devastated coastal Mississippi and caused billions in damage across much of the state as it continued to move northward as a tropical storm.
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While it is unclear whether the Mississippi Gulf will be affected by a hurricane or tropical storm this year, Holt said it is best to be prepared.
Have a plan in place. Know where you will go if you need to evacuate. Stock up on supplies including nonperishable food items, water, batteries, flashlights, cash, medication, cleaning supplies and important documents. A generator and fuel are helpful during power outages.
“Make a plan now and know your situation,” Holt said. “You need to have your disaster list ready. Have water, get your canned goods make sure your generator works now, not 72 hours before a storm comes.”
2023 storm names
- Arlene
- Bret
- Cindy
- Don
- Emily
- Franklin
- Gert
- Harold
- Idalia
- Jose
- Katia
- Lee
- Margot
- Nigel
- Ophelia
- Philippe
- Rina
- Sean
- Tammy
- Vince
- Whitney
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A 55-year-old woman accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from a Kenosha company she worked for is set to appear in court Wednesday for a preliminary hearing.
Diane C. Sigler, of Kenosha, was charged earlier this month with theft of moveable property valued over $100,000 and unauthorized use of an entity's identifying information or documents, both felonies.
Sigler, a former employee of Expanded Technologies Corporation, allegedly stole more than $345,000 from the company by transferring funds to her own bank account over several years.
Sigler, who made her initial appearance at Intake Court last week, remains in custody on a $40,000 cash bond.
Criminal complaint
On April 12, a Kenosha Police officer met with the chief executive officer of Expanded Technologies who reported that Sigler, his accounts manager, had stolen more than $345,000 from his business's checking account over the past several years, according to the criminal complaint.
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The man said that he had suspected for about a year that money was missing from his company’s account, according to the complaint, and so he conducted a review. The man said he discovered that there were accounts associated with the business that did not exist so asked his bank for a full report.
On March 27, while he was in the process of his audit, Sigler reportedly contacted him and admitted to taking the funds because she needed the money and had spent it all.
Sigler was fired on April 11 and the chief executive officer reportedly said he kept employing her after her March confession was because she was the one who knew all of the banking and account passwords.
Sigler also reportedly told another employee that she "took money" and had been stealing since October 2020.
Sigler, according to the complaint, told the employee "I don’t want to go to prison, I don’t want to go to prison."
The employee later went through some accounting software and found Sigler created fake vendor accounts that had the same or similar names as legitimate vendors.
Sigler would then reportedly create invoices and vouchers for the fake vendor and generate checks to pay the fake vendor’s vouchers before voiding out the vouchers from the system after the money was transferred.
A detective subpoenaed the bank where all the suspect vouchers and transfers were linked to and found it was owned by Sigler.
The detective, according to the complaint, found at least 130 fraudulent transactions totaling $345,499.06.
Investigators installed a recording program on the chief executive officer's phone and recorded a conversation between he and Sigler. Sigler reportedly admitted to stealing the funds alone and promised to pay back the funds once she got a new job.
The chief executive officer said the alleged thefts left the business on the verge of bankruptcy.
Arrested in SUV
On May 12, a detective initiated a traffic stop of Sigler in her late model black Lexus SUV and she was placed under arrest.
After being read her rights Sigler agreed to speak.
Sigler reportedly said that she admitted stealing to the chief executive officer and discussed a repayment plan.
"Everybody knows what happened, I’m just not willing to talk about it right now without a lawyer so that things I do know can be taken care of," Sigler reportedly told the detective. | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/kenosha-woman-accused-of-stealing-over-345-000-from-local-business/article_3f39da5c-f98f-11ed-9e82-1748f21e4a81.html | 2023-05-23T20:07:06 | 0 | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/kenosha-woman-accused-of-stealing-over-345-000-from-local-business/article_3f39da5c-f98f-11ed-9e82-1748f21e4a81.html |
BLOOMSBURG, Pa. — Fourth grade students at Bloomsburg Memorial Elementary are feeling patriotic. The class spent all morning decorating the school lawn with American flags.
"We are placing flags in honor of the people who fought and died for our country because Memorial Day is coming up," fourth grader Londyn Fleetwood said.
"It makes your heart feel warm, and there are no words to describe just how you feel seeing all these flags. It is wonderful," said Charles Brooking, a veteran of World War II.
There are 320 flags in total. Each represents a fallen service member from Columbia County between the Civil War and the present day.
Fourth grader Demarcus Kyler says it is important to honor our country's heroes.
"Because people fought for our country, and some of them died."
Charles Brooking fought in World War II. He and a bunch of other local veterans joined the kids in placing flags and teaching them how to fold the Stars and Stripes.
"It does everybody good to get a look at these flags and realize the freedom that they have, and a lot of people don't realize the freedom that they do have," Brooking said.
"It is absolutely amazing, not only for our students but the veterans as well. They actually form a bond and make a connection. They ask questions. They interact and have real live conversations," said Bloomsburg Memorial Elementary Principal Nicole DelGotto.
The veterans also passed down stories to the students.
This is the eighth year the school has placed flags on the front lawn in observance of Memorial Day. School officials say they plan to do it again next year.
Check out WNEP's YouTube channel. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/columbia-county/students-veterans-place-flags-for-memorial-day-bloomsburg-elementary-world-war-ii-history/523-4f6d917f-12c3-4f0f-b6b1-5220019c6cd0 | 2023-05-23T20:10:37 | 1 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/columbia-county/students-veterans-place-flags-for-memorial-day-bloomsburg-elementary-world-war-ii-history/523-4f6d917f-12c3-4f0f-b6b1-5220019c6cd0 |
LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. — Brian Cosgrove of Weatherly owns BZB Roofing and Remodeling.
19 clients told investigators they paid him for work between 2021 and this year, but that work was never finished.
According to court paperwork, in all, Cosgrove allegedly took more than $73,000.
He faces fraud charges in Luzerne County.
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TREVORTON, Pa. — Brody Campbell, age 8, of Trevorton, was recently diagnosed with Stage III Burkitt's Lymphoma. It stems from a liver transplant he had five years ago.
Phoebe Heath of Trevorton learned about Brody's story while at a local basketball game.
"My niece is on the same team as Brody, and he found out about his diagnosis and had to leave for the season. The game I was at, the kids were out collecting money to support their teammate," said Heath.
Heath owns Anthracite Creative Works, an art studio in Trevorton. She came up with an idea to raise money for Brody's medical bills.
"The art auction for Brody is being combined with our regular spring art show to benefit Brody Campbell," she said.
All the art being auctioned off was created by local kids.
"We had a lot of kids step up and submit work of all ages. I think our youngest submission is from a 5-year-old all the way up to teenage age groups," added Heath.
The deadline to submit pieces for the auction was May 13. Heath is now hard at work preparing for the big day.
"In the process of preparing them for display. They'll be up alongside the spring art show as a silent auction. The minimum bid is $5," Heath stated.
The auction and Spring Art Show is free to attend. It will take place at the art studio on Sunday, June 4, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Check out WNEP’s YouTube channel. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/northumberland-county/art-auction-for-boy-with-cancer-trevorton-anthracite-creative-works-spring-art-show-brody-campbell/523-77c8ab30-2769-470f-8429-f99639bfd426 | 2023-05-23T20:10:57 | 0 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/northumberland-county/art-auction-for-boy-with-cancer-trevorton-anthracite-creative-works-spring-art-show-brody-campbell/523-77c8ab30-2769-470f-8429-f99639bfd426 |
The Florida chapters of two national organizations have filed a lawsuit against Florida’s secretary of state.
The League of Women Voters of Florida and the Florida State Conference of the NAACP are suing over the state’s voter registration form, which they said violates federal law.
It comes after the state’s election police arrested 20 people, including some here in Central Florida, for voting illegally.
The lawsuit specifically mentions people with felony convictions, or “returning citizens,” who were arrested after being allowed to register to vote and being sent voter registration cards.
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Florida’s voter registration application violates the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, the lawsuit alleges.
In 1993, when President Clinton signed the National Voter Registration Act, also known as the Motor Voter Law, Becky Kain, then president of the League of Women Voters, was standing with him, along with the NAACP Executive Director Benjamin Chavis.
“Today we celebrate our noble tradition by signing into law our newest civil rights law, the National Voter Registration Act of 1993,” President Clinton said before signing the bill.
Thirty years later, the Florida chapters of both organizations are now suing Florida’s Secretary of State Cord Byrd for allegedly violating the act.
Cecile Scoon is the President of the League of Women Voters of Florida.
“The application is in the flow of what we consider voter suppression,” Scoon said in an interview with News 6. “The phraseology is very, very basic, very unclear.”
The lawsuit claims that the application “fails to meet the National Voter Registration Act’s basic minimum standards for informing potential voters about Florida’s complicated eligibility requirements.”
“People don’t understand what they should do,” Scoon said.
Florida’s voter registration application asks potential voters to affirm, “I am not a convicted felon or if I am my right to vote has been restored,” according to the application.
Florida’s voter registration application was enacted in 2012, but in 2018, voters overwhelmingly passed Amendment 4, which automatically restored the rights of most felons.
But the application does not “specify that for most felonies in Florida, returning citizens’ rights are automatically restored upon completion of all terms of their sentence,” according to the lawsuit.
Furthermore, it does not “specify that returning citizens convicted of murder or felony sex offenses can only have their rights restored through the clemency process,” according to the lawsuit.
“So having the application state more specifically what needs to be done and where you go to get those answers would be much better,” Scoon said.
The lawsuit points to the arrests of people with felony convictions who were allowed to register to vote and received an official voter information card “which constitutes notice of approval of registration,” according to the lawsuit.
Scoon said her concern is that if the application is not cleared up, that more people could end up being prosecuted for voting.
“Absolutely,” she said.
Byrd filed a motion asking the court to dismiss the lawsuit, saying Florida’s voter registration application is sufficient.
As soon as the court rules in this case, News 6 will let you know.
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It's recommended that you "pack your courage."
The Rhode Island house made famous by the 2013 horror film, "The Conjuring," is now letting people camp on its grounds in an experience it calls "ghamping" (ghost, plus camping, equals ghamping).
The Conjuring House is located in the northwestern corner of the Ocean State, not far from the Massachusetts border, in the small town of Burrillville. The remote farm house is said to be haunted, with reports over the decades of paranormal activity and ghost sightings.
"Our new GHamping experience will take you beyond the walls of The Conjuring House and immerse you in the land for an unforgettable overnight investigation within the walls of our 3-4 person tents," the website says. "Visitors are to bring their own equipment to investigate what might await in the darkness because this excursion is sure to test your capacity to experience the paranormal."
There are eight sites available, which range in cost from $300 to $400, each with their own fright factor rating.
"The Conjuring" film didn't feature this home itself, but was inspired by the story of the Perron family who lived there in the 1970s. The family is said to have experienced frightening run-ins with the supernatural world while living there.
"This mystical farmhouse offers visitors an opportunity to engage with authentic paranormal activity and is considered one of the most active paranormal locations in the world," the website says.
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Forbes reported in May of 2022 that the home sold for over $1.5 million — 27% over asking price. The house, located at 1677 Round Top Road, was reported to have been the most expensive home sold in Burrillville on record.
The house also offers tours, investigations, private events and more in addition to the camping. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/you-can-now-camp-at-the-rhode-island-home-that-inspired-horror-film-the-conjuring/3263502/ | 2023-05-23T20:34:12 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/you-can-now-camp-at-the-rhode-island-home-that-inspired-horror-film-the-conjuring/3263502/ |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Three Wichita teenage boys, ages 16-17, were arrested after vandalizing several train cars at a Wichita museum.
The Great Plains Transportation Museum, 700 E. Douglas, says on Saturday around 8 p.m., vandals gained access to the museum equipment display next to the Union Station Platform level in Old Town, causing at least $10,000 in damage to a locomotive, passenger car, two cabooses and a converted passenger car used as a repair and fabrication shop.
Wichita police found the suspects using video from a camera that operates nonstop.
The teens were arrested on suspicion of burglary, criminal damage to property, and trespass.
“We apologize to those coming to view the museum displays,” explained GPTM President John Deck. “Our resources are largely allocated to existing preservation projects, such as the completion of a working locomotive and fully restored wooden caboose, so it may take several months to repair damage done by the vandals.” | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/teenage-vandals-damage-wichita-museums-trains/ | 2023-05-23T20:34:29 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/teenage-vandals-damage-wichita-museums-trains/ |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The drive from northbound Interstate 135 to Interstate 235 in north Wichita will get much easier next week.
Instead of taking the small traffic loop that gets clogged with traffic during evening rush hour, drivers will be able to use the new flyover ramp.
The Kansas Department of Transportation says the flyover ramp from northbound I-135 to I-235 will probably open on Wednesday, May 31, about two months earlier than expected.
“Everyone will breathe a sigh of relief, and traffic will be much better in the North Junction area,” Tom Hein, Wichita Metro public affairs manager, said. “We look for fewer crashes, just a smoother flow of traffic, less stop and go, and we won’t be dealing with that loop ramp where you have to merge in with the westbound K-254 traffic that just doesn’t work anymore. So this is going to be a great day when this opens.”
Hein said the traffic signs are already in place.
“Right now, the arrows are covered on those new signs,” he said. “As soon as we open the ramp, there will be somebody up there removing … that cover on those arrows, and the ramps will be open.”
The flyover ramp is just part of the North Junction construction. Hein said there is still a lot of work to be done.
“But opening this northbound I-135 flyover to southbound 235 will be a major step, and it will be a big improvement for everyone, so we’re looking forward to it,” he said.
Hein said the next phase should make it easier for drivers on I-235 to get to eastbound Kansas Highway 96. Currently, I-235 drivers have to exit to I-135 and almost immediately exit to K-96.
Hein said the plan calls for a two-lane direct connection from northbound I-235 to eastbound K-96.
“Plus, we will improve and reconstruct the two ramps from westbound K-96 to I-135, both southbound and northbound directions,” he said.
Click here to read about the Wichita North Junction project. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/long-awaited-new-i-135-ramp-to-open-in-north-wichita/ | 2023-05-23T20:35:24 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/long-awaited-new-i-135-ramp-to-open-in-north-wichita/ |
AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin Police Department (APD) is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a pickup truck involved in a hit-and-run on Monday morning that left a victim in critical condition.
The incident happened around 12:09 a.m. on May 15 in the 9000 block of the N. I-35 southbound service road.
Police said a preliminary investigation revealed a pedestrian was hit by a pickup truck traveling south on the service road. The driver left the scene and did not stop or call 911.
The victim was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries in critical condition. They have undergone several surgeries and remained in the ICU, police said.
The suspect vehicle is described as possibly a Chevrolet Silverado or GMC Sierra, dark in color. It is damaged to the front end due to the crash.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact APD at 512-472-8477. A reward of up to $1,000 may be available for any information that leads to an arrest. | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/ih35-north-austin-hit-and-run-may-15/269-7e053492-2c0b-4f32-a022-7db3a1420ef9 | 2023-05-23T20:36:13 | 0 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/ih35-north-austin-hit-and-run-may-15/269-7e053492-2c0b-4f32-a022-7db3a1420ef9 |
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. — A reported multi-vehicle crash in Lemoyne was causing some delays.
According to 511PA, the crash was along the southbound lanes of Interstate 83 near Exit 41 in Cumberland County.
A lane restriction was put in place but has since been lifted. The shoulder of the road is now closed, according to 511PA. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/cumberland-county/multi-vehicle-crash-cumberland-county-causing-delays/521-72126703-d6d6-47d4-a5ab-ba2d2717ab99 | 2023-05-23T20:38:25 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/cumberland-county/multi-vehicle-crash-cumberland-county-causing-delays/521-72126703-d6d6-47d4-a5ab-ba2d2717ab99 |
WAYNESBORO, Pa. — Police in Franklin County have charged a Waynesboro man with firing a shotgun into his neighbors' home last month.
Timothy Honeywell, 29, of the 300 block of Viewpoint Way, was charged following an investigation of the alleged shooting, which occurred around 3:30 a.m. on April 12, according to Waynesboro Police.
The victims contacted police after hearing a gunshot and noticing there were apparent bullet holes in the front of their home, according to a criminal complaint affidavit filed by investigators.
Responding officers noted the holes, and found wadding from a shotgun round at the scene. Police said the home was occupied by five people at the time of the shooting, and that the projectiles traveled over their beds as they slept, the complaint states.
Investigators noted that the trajectory of the holes indicated the shot came from an elevated position. They also noted the home across the street, where Honeywell resided, had two broken out windows on the second floor. Police used trajectory rods to verify that the shots came from the direction of one of the broken windows, according to the complaint.
When police interviewed Honeywell, he initially denied owning any firearms, but later admitted to owning a handgun. He also initially did not consent to any search of his home, police said.
When asked about the broken windows, Honeywell claimed that they were caused by a falling closet door in his bedroom, according to police.
After Honeywell admitted to owning a handgun, police obtained a search warrant for his home, and tested his room, clothing and person for gunshot residue, the complaint states.
On April 18, an attorney representing Honeywell contacted police and said his client did not wish to make an in-person statement, but claimed the shooting was accidental and occurred when Honeywell was attempting to clean his shotgun.
When police asked Honeywell to turn in the firearm, he allegedly gave them a black bag containing a disassembled shotgun that police later discovered did not include the barrel.
Testing later determined there was gunshot residue on Honeywell, his clothing, and the window from which the shot originated, police said.
Damage to the neighbor's home was estimated at $821, according to police.
Honeywell is charged with five counts of reckless endangerment, one count of discharging a firearm into an occupied structure, one count of criminal mischief, and one count of tampering with evidence. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/franklin-county/timothy-honeywell-arrest-waynesboro-reckless-endangerment/521-0f142a4d-5de7-4e89-a301-1aa9bb2701a2 | 2023-05-23T20:38:31 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/franklin-county/timothy-honeywell-arrest-waynesboro-reckless-endangerment/521-0f142a4d-5de7-4e89-a301-1aa9bb2701a2 |
YORK, Pa. — The Community Progress Council in York was awarded a $550,000 grant to expand WIC services through a program called WIC Community Innovation and Outreach Project (WIC CIAO).
WIC, formally known as the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, is a program run by the USDA to improve nutrition for low-income pregnant women, breastfeeding women and children under the age of five.
“WIC is very focused on healthy, nutritious foods. In addition to the food benefits that we’re providing families, which does average about $85 a month currently, we’re also providing nutrition education and counseling,” said Carly Hess, director of the Community Progress Council’s WIC program.
Just 42.6% of eligible Pennsylvanians signed up for WIC benefits as of 2020, according to USDA statistics.
“There’s a whole population out there that may not be aware of the WIC benefits or it may just not be easy to access,” Hess said.
The grant comes two months after extra pandemic-era SNAP benefits came to an end, leaving more families with less to spend on food, even as food prices rose 8.5% from March 2022 to March 2023.
“We have seen an increase in participation just in the last couple months since the benefits ended, and so it helps supplement what they’re missing out on,” said Hess.
Hess adds the funds will be used to hire two community outreach navigators, who will ideally be bilingual in either Spanish or Haitian Creole. A portion of the grant is allocated for translating outreach documents into languages prevalent in local communities.
The grant will also help pay for a mobile unit to travel to eligible families with young children. The goal is to reach more families in rural areas or with limited transportation.
“We’re connecting them with other resources in the community so it can be a really impactful program for them to connect with,” Hess said. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/grant-expand-wic-york/521-62241623-fe09-428a-a431-e48aa233da47 | 2023-05-23T20:38:37 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/grant-expand-wic-york/521-62241623-fe09-428a-a431-e48aa233da47 |
BLOOMINGTON — Bloomington Public Library (BPL) is set to receive a grant from the Secretary of State's office worth over $116,000.
According to a Tuesday press release, secretary Alexi Giannoulias said libraries are the "cornerstone" of communities and that "our cities and towns could not thrive without the services our libraries offer."
The money is part of the Public Library Per Capita Grant program which "allocates money for books and learning materials, staff, equipment, digital access and new technology," according to the release.
BPL plans to use the funds to increase various collections and "bolster programs that support all ages of library users." | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/bloomington-public-library-receives-state-funding/article_4846afc8-f983-11ed-a9aa-67fb170e10f6.html | 2023-05-23T20:42:08 | 1 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/bloomington-public-library-receives-state-funding/article_4846afc8-f983-11ed-a9aa-67fb170e10f6.html |
HAMMOND — Morton High School in Hammond will be hosting the South Shore Summer of Learning Conference June 12-13, according to organizer Josh Craig, who serves as School City of Hammond's secondary technology coach.
The goal of the conference, which is completely free, is to bring together educators, administrators and community organizations from across Northwest Indiana to stimulate discussions, share experiences and inspire actions that contribute to the growth of the educational community in the Region, Craig said.
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Adam Welcome and Cornelius Minor, two authors from California and New York respectively who have written books about education are set to give keynote addresses.
"We're particularly excited about our lineup of nationally recognized keynote speakers," Craig said in an email.
Craig said the event will also include 250 breakout sessions focused on different aspects of education and a social networking event.
To attend, interested parties can register online at www.southshorelearning.com .
GALLERY: The Times Photos of the Week
Beer lovers from all over the country descend on Munster for the Dark Lord Day festival Saturday at the 3 Floyds brewery.
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John and Kay Mastarone of Remington take picture Saturday at Dark Lord Day at the 3 Floyds brewery in Munster.
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Beer lovers check out vintage Dark Lord brews Saturday at Dark Lord Day at the 3 Floyds brewery in Munster.
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Mike Sudol (left) and James Foley of Chicago make their appearance as Dark Lords for the Dark Lord Day festival Saturday at the 3 Floyds brewery in Munster.
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Evan Danszczak of Cleveland purchases T-shirts from Sean Abram at the Dark Lord Day festival Saturday at the 3 Floyds brewery in Munster.
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Thousands of bottles of 3 Floyds' Dark Lord beer are distributed Saturday at Dark Lord Day in Munster.
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Thousands of people returned Saturday to the 3 Floyds brewery in Munster for Dark Lord Day.
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Linda Perez of Las Vegas offers a prayer Saturday at MADD of Indiana’s Walk Like MADD fundraiser at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Crown Point. Perez serves on MADD of Indiana’s board.
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Yolanda Coriano holds a sign bearing an image of her late son Julian Tinoco for MADD of Indiana’s Walk Like MADD fundraiser Saturday at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Crown Point. Coriano is a victims service specialist for MADD of Indiana.
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Debbie Hudson of Highland writes the name of the person for whom she is walking Saturday at MADD of Indiana’s Walk Like MADD fundraiser at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Crown Point. Hudson's husband, Jack, was killed by a drunken driver in December 2002.
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The Rev. Dale M. Zylstra, pastor of Christ Lutheran Church in Hammond, carries the cross into church at the community Ascension Day service Thursday at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Highland. The service brought together Lutheran and Episcopal faithful.
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The Rev. David Adams, pastor of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Highland, offers prayers at the community Ascension Day service Thursday at Gloria Dei.
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Clergy and seminarians from Lutheran and Episcopal churches in Lake County process into church at the community Ascension Day service Thursday at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Highland.
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Schererville police officers keep watch Friday from the roof of the Schererville Dunkin' Donuts, where Cop on a Rooftop raised money for Special Olympics. Dunkin' locations in Munster and Merrillville also participated.
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Thomas Jefferson Middle School seventh-grader Nora Duncan watches as Science Olympiad coach Richard Bender makes sure she has everything she needs for Saturday's national contest. The team planned to leave at 5 a.m. Thursday to head to Wichita State University.
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Crews work to transfer high voltage transmission lines to new towers that are being erected through Lake County. These crews are working in the area of the 8700 block of Taft Street in Merrillville.
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Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb talks with Lee Enterprises Regional News Director Marc Chase during a question-and-answer session Monday at a luncheon for the 2023 inductees to the Northwest Indiana Business and Industry Hall of Fame.
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Flames were showing from both levels of a 150-year-old farmhouse when firefighters from multiple agencies responded Monday outside LaPorte.
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Flames were showing from both levels of a 150-year-old farmhouse when firefighters from multiple agencies responded Monday outside LaPorte.
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There were no injuries Monday in a fire that heavily damaged a farmhouse built around 1870 outside LaPorte.
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Pam Brant tries to keep Glen Patrick from scoring a touchdown in his Paper Football League game.
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In February 2017, St. Joseph's College in Rensselaer made a shocking announcement: It was closing.
"Despite our best efforts, we were not able to escape the financial challenges that many tuition-dependent smaller universities have faced in the past several years," the university of 1,100 students wrote on its website.
The announcement, which saddened alumni and sent students scrambling to find new schools, marked the first closure of a Northwest Indiana higher education institution in recent history. Today, it exists only in limited programming through partnerships with other institutions and in memory at an offshoot institution in Whiting.
However, experts looking forward are fearful that other institutions may struggle to avoid the same fate.
At the height of the Great Recession in 2008-09, the trauma of economic uncertainty prompted many families to delay or forgo having children. The aftershocks are sending colleges and universities across the U.S. into panic mode.
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Experts across the country — including those from the Chronicle of Higher Education and the American Council on Education — have been sounding the alarm about this "enrollment cliff" for years. The idea is that in 2025, the sharp population drop caused by the Great Recession, combined with a U.S. birthrate that was already decreasing, will hit the typical college age, leaving colleges with far fewer students to fill seats.
Many of these experts predict that prominent elite institutions and flagship universities, such as the University of Notre Dame or Indiana University Bloomington, will weather the storm because of recognizable brands and reputations. They might even see enrollment increases.
However, all of Northwest Indiana's universities are either regional campuses or liberal arts colleges, and both types are expected to bear the brunt of this enrollment collapse. Additionally, the Midwest and the Northeast are expected to see more dramatic declines than other parts of the country.
Liberal arts in peril
In 2022, Jill Schur was working at Loyola University Chicago in the admissions and enrollment department. As the assistant vice president for graduate and professional enrollment management, she had access to data and reports that Midwestern private schools share with one another.
Schur, a 2004 Valparaiso University graduate, took particular interest in her alma mater's numbers.
"I could see even before the formal reports go out that they were declining," she said. "And as an interested alum, I was like 'What's going on there?'"
In fall 2015, the university reported a student population of 4,544. By fall 2022, it was 2,964, a figure that saddened the nostalgic alum.
"I truly loved my experience here," she said. "It truly set the stage for where I was."
Schur was a first-generation college graduate. "I didn't know what college looked like and what the experience looked like. And the community here was fantastic."
After Valpo, Schur worked in higher education enrollment management at multiple institutions. In November, Brian O'Rourke announced his resignation as VU's vice president of enrollment, marketing and communications.
"It was like 'all right, put my money where my mouth is'," Schur said. "I learned how they do it really well at some bigger institutions and some smaller institutions. What can we put into practice here?"
Schur decided to accept a role as O'Rourke's successor, beginning in February. She said the main reason she came back was to help the university deal with this enrollment cliff.
The challenge isn't an easy one. Declining enrollment has already forced the university to discontinue several degree programs, including its secondary education major, theater major and minor, Chinese minor, French major, Greek and Roman studies major and minor, and its entire law school.
It's also the impetus behind University President José Padilla's controversial decision to sell multimillion-dollar pieces from its on-campus art museum, including a 1950 Georgia O'Keeffe. Padilla hopes to use that money to renovate the freshman dorms, a move he said is aimed at attracting more first-year students.
Schur said it's been a multipronged approach to address the decline:
- The College of Nursing and Health Professions is launching an occupational therapy program, which the school says is an effort to target industries with lots of job potential, an appeal to a generation of applicants seemingly more interested in career-focused majors.
- The university is trying to attain accreditation as a Hispanic Serving Institution, something it hopes will welcome more students from the fastest-growing ethnic group in the country.
- It's opened Access College, which offers two-year degrees and includes opportunities to transition into a four-year program.
Schur's most immediate duties involve attracting potential applicants and admitting students. She's worked to make the school's marketing literature more unique to VU and to implement newer methods of reaching out to potential students, such as text messaging instead of calling.
Schur said the university is also reckoning with what its right size is.
"We're never going to be a gigantic institution. I don't think that's right, based on the mission. I don't think that's right based on the community. And it's probably not in the reality of things."
However, the university absolutely wants to grow. Maybe 3,500 to 4,000 would be a good number, Schur said.
Fateful copter ride
When Mitch Daniels became president of the Purdue University system in 2013, he took a helicopter from one of the satellite campuses, Purdue University Calumet in Hammond, to another satellite campus, Purdue University North Central in Westville.
The ride took 8 minutes. People around him said he couldn't understand why regional campuses were so close together and remarked that it was a waste of resources.
Soon after, the system announced that the two schools, 32 miles apart, would merge into Purdue University Northwest. PNW — which has campuses in Hammond and Westville but is under one leadership, faculty and student body — opened as a unified institution in 2016.
This unification is what leadership says makes PNW poised to endure this enrollment cliff.
"We were able to do it at a time when both institutions were healthy," said Chris Holford, PNW's provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs. "I'm pleased with many of the administrative decisions that were made to do this early, before we found ourselves in a position that we had to make changes, and it allows us to approach those changes in a different way."
Holford noted that the merger cut the number of deans and department chairs in half and ended what was an unproductive competition for prospective students.
"We adopted strategies because of the unification seven years ago that many institutions are realizing today," he said. Unification "forced us to really understand our student body more and be responsive."
In fall 2016, the first semester after unification, PNW's enrollment was 15,286. In fall 2022, it was 8,911.
"We've been preparing for this for a number of years," Holford said. "However, it's not just the demographic cliff that concerns me. Actually, there's a bigger thing that concerns me, and that's the college-going rate."
Just 53% of the Class of 2020 in Indiana went straight to post-secondary education, the lowest number in a generation, according to the Indiana Commission on Higher Education.
To address this, Holford said PNW has "doubled down" on enhancing the student experience outside the classroom. He called increasing student retention "our principal focus."
"We use the term belongingness, that they feel they belong at the institution. Belongingness starts from the time you first talk to one of our recruiters."
Holford said what they've been hearing from students is they're seeking "a traditional college experience." He said the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced students to learn online without these things for two years, supercharged this desire. He said two-thirds of PNW's students said in a survey they wanted more in-person interaction with their professors and peers.
That was the goal behind the Nils K. Nelson Bioscience Innovation Building in Hammond, which was completed in 2020.
"That building was designed to provide a high-quality student experience," he said. "There's great internet connectivity in there. Every nook and cranny is carved out in such a way that there are little pods all over the whole building, and if you walk through on most days there are students sitting in all of those spaces."
Holford also noted that historically PNW's predecessor institutions had an average age of 27, but the student population has moved closer to 18 to 22. While Indiana prohibits public regional universities from housing over 10% of its students on campus, he said there's a waiting list for around 700 beds the university does have in dormitories.
Despite their optimism, Holford said they're still concerned and try to closely scrutinize each program, ensuring that it's cost-effective and tailored to the interests of students and the needs of area employers.
For example, PNW offers doctoral degrees in nursing and technology, which he said were created because of those industries' prominence in Northwest Indiana. PNW actually hired an outside firm to do analyses on the types of jobs available in Northwest Indiana and the types of degrees required for those jobs.
He also said PNW uses a decentralized budget, which means funding follows students from program to program and will allow them to respond quickly to rapid changes. Additionally, he hopes PNW, 30 miles from Chicago, can attract students from Illinois, where in-state public university tuition can cost more than PNW's out-of-state tuition.
"One of the things that's been most important for us is stability. Growth in today's market is a real challenge, but I think from a stable enrollment, you can start to really look at investment in growth over time."
Unique approaches
Indiana University Northwest is a regional campus of the Indiana University system in Gary.
In fall 2013, IUN had an enrollment of 6,387. In fall 2022, it was 3,198.
Dorothy Frink, associate vice chancellor for enrollment manager, and Aaron Pigors, director of marketing and communications, said IUN isn't trying to fight the inevitable.
"I don't know that you can slow down the decline when the decline is due to the fact that there's fewer people," Frink said. "We can't, in a sense, make more babies artificially appear in that age group. What we're going to have to do is take the students who are here and available and make sue they're interested in college."
While it is accepting that its enrollment may shrink, IUN is doing everything it can to mitigate that shrinkage.
"I don't think we're worried about it, but we're paying very close attention to it," Pigors said. "We're being very deliberate in the programs and experiences that we're curating."
Frink and Pigors serve on the university's strategic enrollment management team. They said the team, unlike in past years, includes a much broader cross-section of the universities. Deans and other faculty who typically worked separately from enrollment management are now getting involved.
IUN, they explained, is leaning into its strengths, which might be a little more modest than other universities, but nonetheless serve an important role in Northwest Indiana; in IUN's case, it allow them to differentiate themselves and capitalize in unique ways.
For example, Frink said, less than 40% of Lake County residents have a bachelor's degree. While the teenage and early-20s population is declining, she thinks IUN is one of the most adult-learner-friendly institutions in the area. Indeed, 29.5% of its May graduates were older than 30, according to IUN's graduation material.
Additionally, the one demographic of young people that isn't declining is Hispanics. In 2020, IUN became accredited by the U.S. Department of Education as a Hispanic Serving Institution and a Minority Serving Institution — something Valpo and PNW are attempting to imitate. That accreditation has come with $8 million, which, although the federal money can be used only for certain things, helps mitigate lost tuition.
Frink estimated that 75% of this type of planning occurs in Gary, saying being part of the IU system is helpful because IUN can use ideas that have worked really well in places like South Bend or Kokomo.
For example, they replicated a Kokomo program that reaches out to middle school students to plant the idea of college in their heads early. They've done similar programming at the high school level, convening a workshop at Gary's West Side Leadership Academy to help students fill out FAFSA and learn about the college application process.
After that, she said, the applications from West Side increased from around 20 to 60.
Still, while it's looking for unique approaches, IUN is doing a lot of the things its peers are doing, such as finding new ways to reach potential applicants and increasing extracurricular programming. Pigors said there's actually more extracurricular activity on campus than ever before.
Frink said the university hasn't had to cut back. She asserted that the quality of education is increasing, citing IUN's first- to second-year retention rate, 66.5% in 2021 — the most recent year available — which is increasing and is the highest among IUN regional campuses.
Additionally, IUN and PNW receive state financial support, unlike VU which is more reliant on tuition.
Frink said they've dealt with population drops before and expects they will again.
"It's cyclical," Pigors added. "Everything comes in waves."
While birthrates aren't expected to rise anytime soon, the data suggest that Pigors may have somewhat of a point. Just like the Great Recession pushed down birthrates in 2008, during the COVID-19 pandemic, births fell 9.41% from January 2020 to January 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That tumble could have higher education leaders equally concerned in the 2030s. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/education/northwest-indiana-universities-are-headed-for-a-cliff/article_fdef08fe-f332-11ed-8ac3-b795c27882bf.html | 2023-05-23T20:43:18 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/education/northwest-indiana-universities-are-headed-for-a-cliff/article_fdef08fe-f332-11ed-8ac3-b795c27882bf.html |
MIDLAND, Texas — The Greater West Texas Blues Society will be hosting an Open Blues Jam event on May 22.
The event will be completely free and take place at Destination Midland from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. People are encouraged to bring their instrument or voice to perform. Sound, stage and backline are provided.
Doors will be open at 6:00 p.m. For more information, people can visit the Destination Midland Facebook page. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/greater-west-texas-blues-society-open-blues-jam-to-take-place-on-may-25/513-38324f77-24e8-40da-8878-c936243559e4 | 2023-05-23T20:45:17 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/greater-west-texas-blues-society-open-blues-jam-to-take-place-on-may-25/513-38324f77-24e8-40da-8878-c936243559e4 |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Black Girls Brunch Club PDX aims to create a safe space exclusively for Black women to connect and build community through monthly events.
Watch the video above to learn more.
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Black Girls Brunch Club PDX aims to create a safe space exclusively for Black women to connect and build community through monthly events.
Watch the video above to learn more. | https://www.koin.com/local/black-girls-brunch-club-pdx-aims-to-create-community/ | 2023-05-23T20:45:50 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/local/black-girls-brunch-club-pdx-aims-to-create-community/ |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The city with the most obvious name in Oregon is asking the public to name its newly purchased street sweeper.
The Oregon City Public Works Department announced its “Name the New Street Sweeper” competition on May 22, calling for anyone under the age of 17 to submit their best names for the street cleaning vehicle. Contestants can submit their ideas by filling out forms provided at the Oregon City Library. All entries must be submitted by 5 p.m. on June 16.
The contest takes inspiration from the UK’s Natural Environment Research Council, which held a contest in March of 2016 that gave birth to the famed polar research ship “Boaty McBoatface.”
“We want to hear from Oregon City’s creative kids,” Oregon City stated in its contest announcement. “Share with us what you think our new street sweeper should be named.”
From these entries, a committee will select five names to be shared on the Oregon City Facebook page. The public will then vote on a final winner, which will be decided by June 30.
“The new street sweeper is replacing a much older vehicle that has been in the City’s fleet far beyond its expected life span,” the city said.
The new street sweeper is expected to arrive in early fall of 2023. | https://www.koin.com/local/clackamas-county/hey-boaty-mcboatface-lovers-oregon-city-needs-help-naming-a-new-street-sweeper/ | 2023-05-23T20:45:56 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/local/clackamas-county/hey-boaty-mcboatface-lovers-oregon-city-needs-help-naming-a-new-street-sweeper/ |
CANTON
What you need to know about Canton's Memorial Day parade
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CANTON – Canton's Memorial Day parade will begin at 10 a.m. May 29 at McKinley Avenue and Tuscarawas Street W.
It will travel west on Tuscarawas Street, north on Elgin and conclude with a Memorial Day observance ceremony at the McKinley monument.
The city will display national, state and city flags throughout the city on decorative light poles to honor the fallen and our military. The Greater Canton Veterans Council is the organizing sponsor of the parade.
For a listing of other Stark County area events, click here.
In addition to the parade and observance ceremony, here are other formal rituals you can participate into honor our fallen military:
- The American flag should be flown at half-staff until noon on Memorial Day, then raised to the top of the staff.
- All Americans are encouraged to pause for a National Moment of Remembrance at 3 p.m.
- Americans may visit cemeteries and memorials that are open to the public.
- Wear a red poppy in remembrance of those fallen in war—a tradition that began with a World War I poem titled “In Flanders Fields” by John McCrae. | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/canton/2023/05/23/what-you-need-to-know-about-cantons-memorial-day-parade/70247722007/ | 2023-05-23T20:47:05 | 1 | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/canton/2023/05/23/what-you-need-to-know-about-cantons-memorial-day-parade/70247722007/ |
Stark County Board of Elections certifies primary election results; races remain unchanged
- The Stark County Board of Elections has certified the results from the May 2 primary.
- The county had a voter turnout of 16.19%.
CANTON – The Stark County Board of Elections certified the results of the May 2 primary election Tuesday.
A total of 39,599 of the county's 244,529 registered voters cast ballots in the election earlier this month for a turnout of 16.19%. That's down from the 22.8% turnout Stark saw in the 2022 primary, according to results from the county board of elections.
The Board of Elections, made up of two Democrats and two Republicans, did not declare an automatic recount for any races. Any local race with a final margin of 0.5% must go to a recount, according to Ohio law.
A candidate or campaign may request a recount within five days after the board certifies the election results at the requester's expense. Regine Johnson, deputy director of the county board of elections, said any recounts that occur would be hand recounts that take place at the board office.
The Board of Elections also certified the overlapping results from the election. The city of Alliance's renewal levy for the parks system included some voters in Mahoning County, and Lake Local's operating levy included some Portage County voters.
Alliance's parks levy passed overwhelmingly, with 949 in favor and 233 against. Lake Local levy's failed by a vote of 3,968 to 1,716 in Stark County. Six Portage voters cast their ballots on the issue, with four supporting the levy and two voting against it.
In the Democratic primary for Canton mayor, William V. Sherer II increased his election night lead slightly from 1,669 to 1,677 votes. Thomas Edward West went from 1,603 to 1,621, Bill Smuckler from 1,117 to 1,121, Willis Gordon 326 to 331 and Kimberly D. Bell from 157 to 159.
Kristen Bates Aylward won the race for president of Canton City Council with 2,803 votes. Incumbent Louis Giavasis, incumbent James Babcock and newcomer Crystal Smith led the Democratic race for member of council at-large and will appear on the ballot in November.
Democrat Richard Sacco kept his narrow win over incumbent Democrat Peter D. Ferguson in the Canton City Council Ward 8 race. Sacco received 508 votes and Ferguson received 501.
In Massillon's Democratic city law director race, incumbent Justin W. Richard defeated Antonia Carbone by a vote of 795 to 770. Democrat Eric J. Ray kept a lead over Jack L. Moore in the primary for Ward 2 Massillon City Council by a vote of 117 to 105. Democrats Holly Bryan-Huth, incumbent Ted Herncane and Robert Williams and Republicans Sarita Cunningham, Jason Hout and incumbent Ed Lewis IV will move on to compete in the Massillon Council-At-Large race in November.
The Canton City School District bond issue passed by 71 votes. Meanwhile, levies for Perry and Louisville school districts were defeated.
The Stark County Board of Elections will hold its next regular meeting Tuesday, June 6 at 8:30 a.m.
Reach Paige at 330-580-8577, pmbennett@gannett.com or on Twitter @paigembenn. | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/stark-county/2023/05/23/stark-county-board-of-elections-certifies-may-2-election-results/70242871007/ | 2023-05-23T20:47:11 | 1 | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/stark-county/2023/05/23/stark-county-board-of-elections-certifies-may-2-election-results/70242871007/ |
BRISTOL, Tenn. (WJHL) – The City of Bristol, Tennessee announced Tuesday that the Haynesfield Pool will not be open for the 2023 summer.
In a post from the city, officials said broken pipes and crumbling concrete have led to safety concerns.
“The pool was built in the early 1960s and has a number of structural issues, including broken and clogged pipes that hamper proper circulation, water quality and visibility on the deep end of the pool,” the post states.
City officials also noted that parts of the concrete walls are in disrepair along with portions of the pool deck. Cracks in the deck area have created an uneven surface and a tripping hazard, the city stated.
In addition, the Bristol Tennessee Department of Parks and Recreation has noticed water loss, which could indicate the possibility of a cavity underneath the pool.
“These issues combined have made it increasingly difficult to maintain a safe environment for the public and staff members,” the post states.
According to the post, the city has completed “an Aquatics Master Plan” and is looking into options for a new pool, but location and funding options have not yet been identified. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/bristols-haynesfield-pool-wont-open-this-summer-city-cites-safety-concerns/ | 2023-05-23T20:48:16 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/bristols-haynesfield-pool-wont-open-this-summer-city-cites-safety-concerns/ |
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — 29-year Johnson City Police Department (JCPD) veteran Bill Church is the city’s new permanent chief and says he’ll focus on a proactive community policing approach to tackle some of the city’s most vexing issues.
“As we build our ranks, we will prioritize a community policing approach to help proactively tackle challenges such as drugs and homelessness,” Church said. “Through community partnerships, additional resources and innovative strategies, we will work tirelessly to keep Johnson City safe.”
With a couple dozen JCPD officers in attendance, City Manager Cathy Ball announced the news in city commission chambers nearly three months to the day after Church was named interim chief following Karl Turner’s retirement. Turner served as chief from February 2018 to February 2023.
Ball said her 18 months as city manager have shown her how important community safety is to the city’s overall success.
“The ability to put someone in a role who could supervise a department that keeps us safe every day, that looks over people, that has a caring heart, is a real honor,” Ball said.
A Washington County native and Marine Corps veteran, Church has served as an entry-level public safety officer, a criminal investigator, a sergeant and a lieutenant. He was also captain of the department’s Platoon 3 and was most recently promoted to operations major in June 2022.
Church said one of his first orders of business will be filling several high-level administrative positions including deputy chief, operations major and administrative major. That team will then assess for ranks of captain, lieutenant and sergeant in a department that, like most, is struggling to fill all open positions.
“We will continue our efforts to recruit officers who will uphold the standards of the Johnson City Police Department,” Church said. He said investments will come in better uniforms, equipment and body cameras.
Mayor Todd Fowler said Church is highly respected by fellow JCPD staff.
“I think they are happy that we had an internal person come up that they respect and that they work with, that they’re ready to go to battle with if they need to,” Fowler said. “It’s great to have that kind of respect in the police department for the person that just got put in person that just got put in charge.” | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/church-sheds-interim-title-to-become-new-jcpd-chief/ | 2023-05-23T20:48:22 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/church-sheds-interim-title-to-become-new-jcpd-chief/ |
MOUNTAIN CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — The community pool in Mountain City was vandalized overnight on Monday, according to town leaders.
Photos posted to the town’s social media show a roll of toilet paper and numerous rocks and rock fragments scattered around and inside the pool.
Mountain City Mayor Jerry Jordan told News Channel 11 that a group of juveniles confessed to the vandalism on Tuesday.
Jordan said no charges are being filed and the pool will still open on time on May 29. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/mountain-citys-community-pool-vandalized-overnight-town-leaders-say/ | 2023-05-23T20:48:28 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/mountain-citys-community-pool-vandalized-overnight-town-leaders-say/ |
LEE COUNTY, Va. (WJHL) – Lee County was hit by not one, but two tornadoes on the evening of May 16, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) office in Morristown.
According to a post by the NWS, a survey team found a short tornado track near the Ben Hur community on Tuesday, May 23.
The tornado has been classified as an EF0, the weakest form a tornado can be classified as. EF0s have winds between 65 and 85 miles per hour.
The NWS stated Tuesday afternoon that it would issue a statement on the EF0 shortly.
The NWS had previously confirmed that an EF1 tornado had touched down about five miles from Pennington Gap in Lee County on the same date. That tornado had winds that peaked at 100 miles per hour and was on the ground for just over a mile.
Scott County was also hit by an EF1 tornado on May 16 that touched down near Duffield. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/nws-finds-2nd-tornado-hit-lee-co-last-week/ | 2023-05-23T20:48:34 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/nws-finds-2nd-tornado-hit-lee-co-last-week/ |
WINSLOW TOWNSHIP — A serious motor vehicle crash shut down part of the Atlantic City Expressway on Tuesday afternoon.
The crash happened on the highway's westbound side west of Exit 33, according to traffic site 511NJ.
One vehicle appeared to have veered off the highway and into surrounding trees, according to a report from 6ABC.
It was unclear whether anyone was injured.
State Police did not immediately return a request for comment.
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A pharmaceutical salesman will avoid prison time for his role in a local health care fraud case that cost state health benefits plans nearly $50 million.
Instead of prison, Richard Zappala, whose last known residence was Northfield, will undergo one year of house arrest and a curfew, U.S. District Court Judge Robert Kugler ruled Thursday. Zappala will also be on probation for five years and pay about $4.25 million in restitution, a spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney's Office said Tuesday.
In 2017, Zappala pleaded guilty to charges that he defrauded health care plans after joining a scheme to sell unnecessary compounded medications through the recruitment of a South Jersey doctor.
Federal prosecutors say Zappala paid Aaron Jones, of Willingboro, Burlington County, to identify people carrying health insurance plans that would provide hefty kickbacks for prescription compound medications. Those medications would be filled by an out-of-state pharmacy in Louisiana.
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Jones, in March 2022, pleaded guilty to helping fuel the plan, which used former Stratford, Camden County, physician Dr. Michael Goldis as a prescriber.
Zappala was brought into the scheme by Steven Monaco, who was convicted in April 2022 of conspiracy to commit health care and wire fraud, health care fraud, wire fraud and conspiracy to violate the Anti-Kickback Statute and the Travel Act.
As a pharmaceutical salesman for a diagnostic laboratory, Monaco made about $350,000 from the scheme, costing public insurance over $4.6 million. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/ex-pharma-salesman-gets-house-arrest-in-health-care-fraud-case/article_0a0d2dce-f9a4-11ed-a722-235ffe91cb48.html | 2023-05-23T20:49:44 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/ex-pharma-salesman-gets-house-arrest-in-health-care-fraud-case/article_0a0d2dce-f9a4-11ed-a722-235ffe91cb48.html |
WILDWOOD CREST — A 6-year-old was nearly shot by a gun discharged by a man walking next to the child at a borough motel, police said Tuesday.
Alexander Wiederhold, 30, of Frackville, Pennsylvania, was carrying bags into a room at an unidentified motel Thursday when he was shot in the leg, police said in a news release. The gun was in his waistband when it fired.
The child was walking next to Wiederhold when the gun was fired but was not injured. Wiederhold was taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Campus.
Investigators learned the gun was registered to Sabrina Sweed, 29, also of Frackville. Neither Sweed nor Wiederhold have a concealed carry permit in New Jersey, police said.
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The gun was equipped with a high-capacity magazine armed with hollow-point bullets, police said.
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Wiederhold and Sweed were each charged with possession of a high-capacity magazine and hollow-point ammunition. Wiederhold was additionally charged with endangering the welfare of a child and unlawful possession of a weapon.
Wiederhold was taken to the Cape May County jail while Sweed was released on a summons pending court.
Police did not say whether Wiederhold and Sweed share a relationship with the child. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/wildwood-crest-motel-patron-shoots-himself-in-the-leg-police-say/article_11d4e344-f99a-11ed-975f-ebb7df7b643c.html | 2023-05-23T20:49:51 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/wildwood-crest-motel-patron-shoots-himself-in-the-leg-police-say/article_11d4e344-f99a-11ed-975f-ebb7df7b643c.html |
WATERLOO — Authorities have identified the woman who died in a Sunday night stabbing in Waterloo.
Waterloo police identified the deceased as 54-year-old Roberta Nagy, who lived in Apt. D at 217 Fereday Court.
Police and paramedics were called to Nagy’s apartment at about 8:04 p.m. Monday and found her inside unresponsive with several knife wounds. Paramedics began life-saving measures, and she was taken to UnityPoint Health-Allen Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
No arrests have been made in her death, and the investigation is continuing.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Waterloo Police Detective Division at (319) 291-4340 #3 or Cedar Valley Crime Stoppers (855) 300-TIPS.
This is the second homicide in Waterloo for 2023. In January, 56-year-old Mac Bass was fatally stabbed in an altercation in the 500 block of Dawson Street. No arrests have been made in the slaying. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/name-released-in-sunday-stabbing-death/article_a492e5f2-f9a7-11ed-a925-7bf359884365.html | 2023-05-23T20:50:22 | 0 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/name-released-in-sunday-stabbing-death/article_a492e5f2-f9a7-11ed-a925-7bf359884365.html |
County to spend $26K for new locks at jail
Wichita County will spend $26,000 to replace locks on cabinets in the jail at the Law Enforcement Center, even though the current locks are only a couple of years old.
The locks in question are located in the inmate pods for the use of corrections officers.
“It’s like desk drawers, basically. The locks they put in there are cheap and an inmate can go jerk the drawers open,” Sheriff David Duke said. “The locks are not well made enough to sustain somebody jerking on a drawer, so it breaks the lock every time.”
He said the designers of the jail did not take any guidance on what kind of locks were needed. He said no weapons are kept in the drawers.
A total of 137 locks will be changed out.
Replacement of locks is one of several instances where the county has had to go back to the drawing board for the center that opened in August 2021.
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The jail failed its first state inspection in June 2021 over minor issues such as smoke detectors, the inmate telephone system, plumbing that did not flush correctly and built-in tables for inmates that were too tall.
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In July 2022, county commissioners allocated $12,000 for bullet-resistant glass that was not installed in the lobby area as called for.
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“They cut that out and never told us nothing about it,” Duke said, referring to HOK Architects, who designed the LEC.
He said he thinks cost cuts were made after the county learned shortly before groundbreaking in late 2018 that plans were several million dollars over budget.
On Monday, Wichita County Commissioners also voted to spend $4,000 to replace gooseneck microphones used by officers at the LEC.
Voters approved a $70 million bond issue in 2017 to build the new jail and Sheriff’s Office. Money for the new locks and microphones will come from what remains of that money, which has earned interest over the years.
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Duke said over all the new facility was working out well. | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/05/23/county-to-spend-26k-for-new-locks-at-jail/70244780007/ | 2023-05-23T20:52:18 | 0 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/05/23/county-to-spend-26k-for-new-locks-at-jail/70244780007/ |
Lake levels unchanged ahead of a rainy week
Thunderstorms that rumbled through Wichita Falls late Monday dropped a quarter-inch of rain. The National Weather Service predicted the chance of more rain every day through Memorial Day.
That's good because the city has slipped slightly behind normal rainfall by this time of year. The normal is 9.88 inches and so far the city has received 9.76 inches. The weather service said up to an inch of rain may fall Tuesday night through Wednesday with lesser amounts the rest of the week.
Wichita Falls lakes, suffering from a severe drought during 2022, remained unchanged over the past week. Lake Arrowhead's water level increased by fraction of a percent while Lake Kickapoo's level dropped by a fraction of a percent.
The combined level of the city's two primary reservoirs was 67.6 percent. That's above the threshhold for water use restrictions, but water customers will remain under Stage 1 Drought Watch restrictions until the City Council decides otherwise. | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/05/23/lake-levels-unchanged-ahead-of-a-rainy-week/70246780007/ | 2023-05-23T20:52:24 | 0 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/05/23/lake-levels-unchanged-ahead-of-a-rainy-week/70246780007/ |
TACOMA, Wash. — The University of Puget Sound (UPS) will remove the name of a former professor and proponent of "eugenics" from the school's museum of natural history.
The UPS Board of Trustees voted unanimously on May 12 to remove the name "Slater" from the Slater Museum of Natural History. The vote approved a recommendation from UPS President Isiaah Crawford, after a student request and subsequent review by a committee.
The Museum of Natural History was named after James R. Slater in 1979. Slater taught biology at the school from 1919 to 1951.
Concerns about Slater's background were brought to the attention of the university after a student researcher, Grace Eberhardt, submitted a paper to the school president's office in the fall of 2021.
Eugenics is the study of the use of selective breeding to decrease assumed “inferior” traits and “social ills” and to increase assumed “superior” traits in human populations, according to the university's release.
For over 30 years, Slater taught a eugenics course at what was then the College of Puget Sound. Eberhardt’s research found that Slater was a member of the American Eugenics Society and uncovered evidence that his teachings included support for sterilization, race-based hierarchies, and the idea that hereditary traits made some people more prone to criminal behavior.
In addition to beginning the process of removing the name from the museum, leadership said they will "explore the creation of educational elements to inform museum visitors about this complicated history. "
“While we cannot reverse the harm that has been done, I believe this is an important step toward healing,” said Crawford. “It is my sincere hope that this change will spur further discussion on campus about the values we hold as a community.” | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/tacoma/university-puget-sound-removes-name-professor/281-5e798fcc-c936-4417-85d3-d6bd01414c2a | 2023-05-23T20:54:43 | 1 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/tacoma/university-puget-sound-removes-name-professor/281-5e798fcc-c936-4417-85d3-d6bd01414c2a |
ELKTON, Md. — A man died after his tractor trailer overturned on I-95 in Cecil County Tuesday.
It happened around 5:30am on the northbound side near Elkton.
Maryland State Police say Anthony Borden, 55 of Alabama, swerved before hitting a guardrail and overturning.
He died on scene. Investigators are unsure what caused the crash.
Two lanes along that section of I-95 were closed for eight-hours. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/alabama-man-dies-after-tractor-tailer-overturns-on-i-95-near-elkton | 2023-05-23T20:54:56 | 1 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/alabama-man-dies-after-tractor-tailer-overturns-on-i-95-near-elkton |
BALTIMORE — In the wee hours of the morning on Saturday, May 13, three suspects showed just how convenient burglarizing a convenience store can be, targeting the Royal Farms on Falls Road.
After smashing the glass front door, they came in and got drinks and snacks before grabbing cigars and electronic cigarettes worth more than $700.
The suspects had already cleared the store minutes before police would arrive here, but then decided to come back.
They apparently wanted to pick up a few items they had dropped on their way out.
A victimless crime?
This is the second after hours burglary in two months time at the same store, and police are putting out images of two suspects from a similar crime committed back in March.
“This is considered a Second Degree Burglary so it is actually a felony, so we would take this just as serious as any other crime,” said Baltimore County Police Det. Trae Corbin.
Unlike the most recent burglary, the images from the March heist clearly show the suspects right down to the smallest detail.
“One of the individuals has a tattoo on the back portion of their neck so, again, we ask anybody that may know this individual to please come forward and help us out with this case,” said Corbin.
Information leading to an arrest and charges in this case may qualify you for a reward of up to $2,000 at Metro Crime Stoppers by calling 1-866-7LOCKUP. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/police-seek-royal-farms-burglars-suspects-targeted-store-on-falls-road | 2023-05-23T20:55:02 | 0 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/police-seek-royal-farms-burglars-suspects-targeted-store-on-falls-road |
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Lee Lambert, chancellor of Pima Community College since 2013, is leaving for a new job as chancellor of the Foothill De Anza Community College District near Silicon Valley in California.
“It has been an incredible honor working with the PCC community, as well as the City of Tucson, Pima County and business leaders to transform the College into an award-winning cutting-edge educational institution that is well positioned to take on the challenge of building a highly skilled 21st Century workforce,” Lambert said Tuesday in a news release. “I leave PCC with fond memories and deep friendships with those who share our collective purpose of transforming the lives of our learners and improving the economic health of our communities.”
When Lambert, who received a $348,935 annual salary from PCC, took the job a decade ago, PCC was working through serious accreditation issues. Within the first few years of his administration, the college’s accreditor, the Higher Learning Commission, took the school off of probation and it is now restored to good standing.
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Nonetheless, Lambert faced ongoing criticism from some of PCC’s community members, some faculty and members of the PCC Governing Board. Last fall, a group known as People4PCC called for his resignation, claiming that Lambert lacked transparency in leadership.
At the same time, Lambert received regular praise from Tucson’s business community for his efforts to forge partnerships between the college and industry to meet the changing workforce demands of the 21st century. His signature project, Centers of Excellence — now in the final phases of completion — was designed to offer the latest training in the fields of applied technology, health care, hospitality, information technology and cybersecurity, and public safety.
“The Pima Community College Board of Governors congratulates Chancellor Lee Lambert on being selected as the new Chancellor of the Foothill De Anza Community College District,” PCC Governing Board Chair Theresa Riel said in a news release Tuesday. “The Board recognizes there are a limited number of college administrators who have the experience that Lee Lambert has. Over the last ten years, working closely with PCC employees, he has used his vision to assist in the creation of PCC’s Centers of Excellence.”
The board will meet over the next few weeks to discuss the search for Lambert’s replacement.
“I am honored to have been selected by the Board of Trustees to be the next chancellor,” Lambert said in a news release put out by the Foothill De Anza Community College District after he got the job. “The district's commitment to student success and educational excellence driven by an equity agenda and guided by a set of core values rooted in integrity, inclusion, care for students' well-being, and sustainability aligns with my personal and professional values.”
Prior to taking the helm at PCC, Lambert served as president of Shoreline Community College in Shoreline, Washington, for seven years. He holds a law degree from Seattle University School of Law, and has worked in the higher education sector for two decades. | https://tucson.com/news/local/education/pima-community-college-chancellor-lee-lambert-takes-california-job/article_69212c36-f998-11ed-b474-5b63d88571ae.html | 2023-05-23T20:57:49 | 0 | https://tucson.com/news/local/education/pima-community-college-chancellor-lee-lambert-takes-california-job/article_69212c36-f998-11ed-b474-5b63d88571ae.html |
BRISTOL, Tenn. (WJHL) – A Tri-Cities car dealership donated more than $35,000 to a clinic that provides free urgent care.
Wallace Subaru of Bristol donated $35,027 to Crossroads Medical Mission, a non-profit mobile clinic that serves Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee by providing free medical care. Cindy Rockett, executive director of Crossroads Medical Mission, told News Channel 11 that the clinic provides care to between 2,000 and 3,000 underserved people in the region each year.
“What this money does is it helps Crossroads Medical Mission to provide free health care to uninsured, generally low-income people in our community,” said Crockett. “This year’s check is so large that it’s helping us to hire an additional health care provider, and we are just so very grateful.”
The mobile clinic has been in operation for 20 years and recently added a free-standing clinic in downtown Bristol thanks to donations.
The funds were raised during the dealership’s annual “Subaru Share the Love Campaign,” which ran from Nov. 17 through Jan. 3. Wallace Subaru has given nearly $200,000 to Crossroads to date, Rockett and dealership leaders stated.
“We could not be more pleased with the outcome of this year’s Share The Love event,” said TC Baker, general manager of Wallace Subaru of Bristol. “We have a responsibility to give back to the community that supports us … and being able to assist a wonderful organization like Crossroads that helps people in need every day is very gratifying.” | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/wallace-subaru-of-bristol-donates-35k-to-crossroads-medical-mission/ | 2023-05-23T20:59:03 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/wallace-subaru-of-bristol-donates-35k-to-crossroads-medical-mission/ |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The Wichita Police Department (WPD) is asking for help in identifying a little boy who was found Tuesday afternoon.
The Wichita Police Department says he appears to be six to seven years old.
He does not speak English.
The boy was found at the Walmart at 501 E. Pawnee around 2 p.m., according to the Wichita Police Department.
If you recognize the boy, the Wichita Police Department asks that you call 911 immediately and refer to case number 23C045239. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/wichita-police-department-asking-for-help-in-identifying-found-boy/ | 2023-05-23T21:00:38 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/wichita-police-department-asking-for-help-in-identifying-found-boy/ |
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BOISE, Idaho — The 36th annual Alive After 5 summer concert series kicks off June 21. The Grove Plaza will host the reoccurring event on Wednesdays from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the heart of downtown Boise.
From the group that brings Boise Treefort Fest each year, Downtown Boise Foundation also brings Boiseans the free summer concert series as a celebration of summer and community engagement opportunity.
"This year's lineup is an exciting one with each week offering a unique glimpse of both the national music scene and local emerging talent as Boise's reputation as a music city continues to grow," said Eric Gilbert, Co-founder and CEO, Duck Club and Treefort.
Alive After 5 supports fun and fresh talent - with local bands as opening acts, and national and international touring bands as the headliners - on select Wednesday's during June, July and August.
In partnership with local music booking agency, Duck Club, Downtown Boise brings new and exciting bands to perform at Alive After 5.
Here is the 2023 Alive After 5 lineup of musicians that are coming to the downtown stage this summer:
- Wednesday, June 21 • The Black Tones with MÔS
- Wednesday, June 28 • Devon Gilfillian with Bittermint
- Wednesday, July 12 • Vincent Neil Emerson with Ryan Curtis
- Wednesday, July 19 • Jackie Venson with Ashley Rose
- Wednesday, August 2 • Imarhan with Moon Owl's Mages
- Wednesday, August 9 • Kaleta & Super Yamba Band with Lobo Lara
- Wednesday, August 16 • Bully with Bev Rage & The Drinks and Plum Vision
"Last year's triumphant return of the community's favorite free concert series, Alive After 5, brought vibrant crowds, a wide array of music, and JOY into the heart of our city," said Jenn Hensley, Downtown Boise Foundation Executive Director.
"We invite everyone down for another summer of fun for all ages with a musical lineup sure to get you grooving and the inclusion of DT Plays – our pop up games – adding to the fun that the splash pad already brings in The Grove Plaza," said Hensley.
"Growing up in Boise, Alive After 5 was one of my first introductions to live music and downtown culture," said Gilbert. "Duck Club is excited to continue the partnership with the DBA to present a rejuvenated Alive After 5 for a whole new generation of music lovers of all ages and the Downtown Boise community."
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Police are searching for a suspect in the shooting of a man who was using an ATM as well as several other shootings and robberies in Philadelphia over the span of several days.
Brian Amerman, 19, has an active warrant for a probation violation for simple assault, recklessly endangering another person and resisting arrest in connection to an incident from 2022, according to investigators.
Police also said Amerman is wanted in connection to the following incidents in Philadelphia:
On May 21, at 12:51 p.m., police responded to the 2800 block of Amber Street for the report of a person with a gun. When they arrived they found a 22-year-old man suffering from two gunshot wounds to the left leg. He was taken to the hospital where he was placed in critical condition.
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On May 17 at 12:05 a.m., police responded to the 6500 block of Roosevelt Boulevard for a report of a robbery. A 43-year-old man told police he was approached by a gunman. When the victim refused to give the gunman money, the suspect hit him over the head with a gun and stole money from him as well as his vehicle, investigators said. The vehicle was later recovered by police on the 1900 block of East Sedgley Street at 11:17 a.m. that day.
On May 17 at 9:02 p.m., police responded to the 6500 block of Roosevelt Boulevard for a report of a person with a gun. When they arrived they found a 53-year-old man suffering from gunshot wounds to the chest and leg. The man – who lives a few blocks away from the crime scene – was on the ground near a stand-alone ATM in the parking lot of a plaza. He was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
The victim’s family members arrived at the scene and told NBC10 the man had been using the ATM when he was shot. Investigators said robbery may have been a motive in the shooting.
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On May 14 at 4:54 p.m., police responded to the 2800 block of Amber Street for a report of gunshots. When they arrived they found a 17-year-old boy suffering from three gunshot wounds to the leg. He was taken to the hospital where he was placed in stable condition.
On May 12, at 12:50 a.m., a 21-year-old man was robbed as he was trying to deposit money from an ATM on the 6500 block of Roosevelt Boulevard. Police said two gunmen approached the victim and one of the gunmen struck him on the left side of the head with a gun. The gunmen then stole money and the victim’s Nissan Murano, police said. That vehicle was later recovered on May 22.
Police released photos of Amerman. If you have any information on his whereabouts or information on the incidents, please call Philadelphia Police at 215-686-3270, 911 or 215-686-TIPS (8477).
There are additional resources for people or communities that have endured gun violence in Philadelphia. Further information can be found here. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/police-id-suspect-in-multiple-robberies-and-shootings-in-philadelphia/3572010/ | 2023-05-23T21:16:08 | 1 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/police-id-suspect-in-multiple-robberies-and-shootings-in-philadelphia/3572010/ |
Two men were arrested Tuesday morning, after police said, they robbed a pharmacy with a gun in East Germantown before they led police on a chase that ended in a crash.
According to police, a 28-year-old man and a 37-year-old man entered a Rite-Aid store along the 5300 block of Chew Avenue, at about 11:45 a.m., and produced a handgun.
The men, officials said, took money and fled in a Dodge Charger. Police followed in pursuit, and, officials the vehicle was involved in a crash along Elmwood Avenue.
The men, officials said, were apprehended after the incident and no one was reportedly injured in the crash.
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Law enforcement officials said that they recovered the money taken from the pharmacy, as well.
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It's recommended that you "pack your courage."
The Rhode Island house made famous by the 2013 horror film, "The Conjuring," is now letting people camp on its grounds in an experience it calls "ghamping" (ghost, plus camping, equals ghamping).
The Conjuring House is located in the northwestern corner of the Ocean State, not far from the Massachusetts border, in the small town of Burrillville. The remote farm house is said to be haunted, with reports over the decades of paranormal activity and ghost sightings.
"Our new GHamping experience will take you beyond the walls of The Conjuring House and immerse you in the land for an unforgettable overnight investigation within the walls of our 3-4 person tents," the website says. "Visitors are to bring their own equipment to investigate what might await in the darkness because this excursion is sure to test your capacity to experience the paranormal."
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There are eight sites available, which range in cost from $300 to $400, each with their own fright factor rating.
"The Conjuring" film didn't feature this home itself, but was inspired by the story of the Perron family who lived there in the 1970s. The family is said to have experienced frightening run-ins with the supernatural world while living there.
"This mystical farmhouse offers visitors an opportunity to engage with authentic paranormal activity and is considered one of the most active paranormal locations in the world," the website says.
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Forbes reported in May of 2022 that the home sold for over $1.5 million — 27% over asking price. The house, located at 1677 Round Top Road, was reported to have been the most expensive home sold in Burrillville on record.
The house also offers tours, investigations, private events and more in addition to the camping. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/you-can-now-camp-at-the-rhode-island-home-that-inspired-horror-film-the-conjuring/3571969/ | 2023-05-23T21:16:21 | 0 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/you-can-now-camp-at-the-rhode-island-home-that-inspired-horror-film-the-conjuring/3571969/ |
BLOOMINGTON — A Bloomington man was sentenced to three years in prison Tuesday after pleading guilty to a domestic battery charge.
Shane A. Dixon, 43, pleaded guilty to one Class 2 felony count of domestic battery with prior domestic battery convictions. Other charges of aggravated domestic battery involving strangulation and misdemeanor domestic battery were dropped.
Judge Jason A. Chambers accepted his plea agreement, and sentenced Dixon to three years in prison, plus four years of mandatory supervised release.
The Pantagraph previously reported that Dixon was arrested in January after Bloomington Police Department officers were called to his home for a domestic dispute. A witness told police that Dixon had been drinking and trying to start arguments before striking the victim and putting them in a chokehold.
Assistant State's Attorney Mary Koll prosecuted the case, and Assistant Public Defender Joseph Moran represented Dixon.
Moran declined comment on the case's outcome.
New Zealand has launched a big mental health support campaign for young people.
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Taking Steps to End Child Abuse 5K Color Run/ 1 Mile walk at Fairview Park in Normal. All proceeds from the race benefit the Family Visitation Center.
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Taking Steps to End Child Abuse 5K Color Run/ 1 Mile walk at Fairview Park in Normal. All proceeds from the race benefit the Family Visitation Center.
CLAY JACKSON, THE PANTAGRAPH
Taking Steps to End Child Abuse 5K Color Run/ 1 Mile walk at Fairview Park in Normal. All proceeds from the race benefit the Family Visitation Center.
CLAY JACKSON, THE PANTAGRAPH
Taking Steps to End Child Abuse 5K Color Run/ 1 Mile walk at Fairview Park in Normal. All proceeds from the race benefit the Family Visitation Center.
CLAY JACKSON, THE PANTAGRAPH
Taking Steps to End Child Abuse 5K Color Run/ 1 Mile walk at Fairview Park in Normal. All proceeds from the race benefit the Family Visitation Center.
CLAY JACKSON, THE PANTAGRAPH
Taking Steps to End Child Abuse 5K Color Run/ 1 Mile walk at Fairview Park in Normal. All proceeds from the race benefit the Family Visitation Center.
CLAY JACKSON, THE PANTAGRAPH
Taking Steps to End Child Abuse 5K Color Run/ 1 Mile walk at Fairview Park in Normal. All proceeds from the race benefit the Family Visitation Center.
CLAY JACKSON, THE PANTAGRAPH
Taking Steps to End Child Abuse 5K Color Run/ 1 Mile walk at Fairview Park in Normal. All proceeds from the race benefit the Family Visitation Center.
CLAY JACKSON, THE PANTAGRAPH
Taking Steps to End Child Abuse 5K Color Run/ 1 Mile walk at Fairview Park in Normal. All proceeds from the race benefit the Family Visitation Center.
CLAY JACKSON, THE PANTAGRAPH
Taking Steps to End Child Abuse 5K Color Run/ 1 Mile walk at Fairview Park in Normal. All proceeds from the race benefit the Family Visitation Center.
CLAY JACKSON, THE PANTAGRAPH
Taking Steps to End Child Abuse 5K Color Run/ 1 Mile walk at Fairview Park in Normal. All proceeds from the race benefit the Family Visitation Center.
CLAY JACKSON, THE PANTAGRAPH
Taking Steps to End Child Abuse 5K Color Run/ 1 Mile walk at Fairview Park in Normal. All proceeds from the race benefit the Family Visitation Center.
CLAY JACKSON, THE PANTAGRAPH
Taking Steps to End Child Abuse 5K Color Run/ 1 Mile walk at Fairview Park in Normal. All proceeds from the race benefit the Family Visitation Center.
CLAY JACKSON, THE PANTAGRAPH
Taking Steps to End Child Abuse 5K Color Run/ 1 Mile walk at Fairview Park in Normal. All proceeds from the race benefit the Family Visitation Center.
CLAY JACKSON, THE PANTAGRAPH
Taking Steps to End Child Abuse 5K Color Run/ 1 Mile walk at Fairview Park in Normal. All proceeds from the race benefit the Family Visitation Center.
CLAY JACKSON, THE PANTAGRAPH
Taking Steps to End Child Abuse 5K Color Run/ 1 Mile walk at Fairview Park in Normal. All proceeds from the race benefit the Family Visitation Center.
CLAY JACKSON, THE PANTAGRAPH
Taking Steps to End Child Abuse 5K Color Run/ 1 Mile walk at Fairview Park in Normal. All proceeds from the race benefit the Family Visitation Center.
CLAY JACKSON, THE PANTAGRAPH
Taking Steps to End Child Abuse 5K Color Run/ 1 Mile walk at Fairview Park in Normal. All proceeds from the race benefit the Family Visitation Center.
CLAY JACKSON, THE PANTAGRAPH
Taking Steps to End Child Abuse 5K Color Run/ 1 Mile walk at Fairview Park in Normal. All proceeds from the race benefit the Family Visitation Center.
CLAY JACKSON, THE PANTAGRAPH
Taking Steps to End Child Abuse 5K Color Run/ 1 Mile walk at Fairview Park in Normal. All proceeds from the race benefit the Family Visitation Center.
CLAY JACKSON, THE PANTAGRAPH
Taking Steps to End Child Abuse 5K Color Run/ 1 Mile walk at Fairview Park in Normal. All proceeds from the race benefit the Family Visitation Center.
CLAY JACKSON, THE PANTAGRAPH
Taking Steps to End Child Abuse 5K Color Run/ 1 Mile walk at Fairview Park in Normal. All proceeds from the race benefit the Family Visitation Center.
CLAY JACKSON, THE PANTAGRAPH
Taking Steps to End Child Abuse 5K Color Run/ 1 Mile walk at Fairview Park in Normal. All proceeds from the race benefit the Family Visitation Center.
CLAY JACKSON, THE PANTAGRAPH
Taking Steps to End Child Abuse 5K Color Run/ 1 Mile walk at Fairview Park in Normal. All proceeds from the race benefit the Family Visitation Center.
CLAY JACKSON, THE PANTAGRAPH
Taking Steps to End Child Abuse 5K Color Run/ 1 Mile walk at Fairview Park in Normal. All proceeds from the race benefit the Family Visitation Center.
CLAY JACKSON, THE PANTAGRAPH
Taking Steps to End Child Abuse 5K Color Run/ 1 Mile walk at Fairview Park in Normal. All proceeds from the race benefit the Family Visitation Center.
CLAY JACKSON, THE PANTAGRAPH
Taking Steps to End Child Abuse 5K Color Run/ 1 Mile walk at Fairview Park in Normal. All proceeds from the race benefit the Family Visitation Center.
CLAY JACKSON, THE PANTAGRAPH
Taking Steps to End Child Abuse 5K Color Run/ 1 Mile walk at Fairview Park in Normal. All proceeds from the race benefit the Family Visitation Center.
CLAY JACKSON, THE PANTAGRAPH
Taking Steps to End Child Abuse 5K Color Run/ 1 Mile walk at Fairview Park in Normal. All proceeds from the race benefit the Family Visitation Center.
CLAY JACKSON, THE PANTAGRAPH
Taking Steps to End Child Abuse 5K Color Run/ 1 Mile walk at Fairview Park in Normal. All proceeds from the race benefit the Family Visitation Center.
CLAY JACKSON, THE PANTAGRAPH
Taking Steps to End Child Abuse 5K Color Run/ 1 Mile walk at Fairview Park in Normal. All proceeds from the race benefit the Family Visitation Center.
CLAY JACKSON, THE PANTAGRAPH
Taking Steps to End Child Abuse 5K Color Run/ 1 Mile walk at Fairview Park in Normal. All proceeds from the race benefit the Family Visitation Center.
CLAY JACKSON, THE PANTAGRAPH
Taking Steps to End Child Abuse 5K Color Run/ 1 Mile walk at Fairview Park in Normal. All proceeds from the race benefit the Family Visitation Center.
CLAY JACKSON, THE PANTAGRAPH
Taking Steps to End Child Abuse 5K Color Run/ 1 Mile walk at Fairview Park in Normal. All proceeds from the race benefit the Family Visitation Center.
CLAY JACKSON, THE PANTAGRAPH
Taking Steps to End Child Abuse 5K Color Run/ 1 Mile walk at Fairview Park in Normal. All proceeds from the race benefit the Family Visitation Center.
CLAY JACKSON, THE PANTAGRAPH
Taking Steps to End Child Abuse 5K Color Run/ 1 Mile walk at Fairview Park in Normal. All proceeds from the race benefit the Family Visitation Center.
CLAY JACKSON, THE PANTAGRAPH
Taking Steps to End Child Abuse 5K Color Run/ 1 Mile walk at Fairview Park in Normal. All proceeds from the race benefit the Family Visitation Center.
CLAY JACKSON, THE PANTAGRAPH
Taking Steps to End Child Abuse 5K Color Run/ 1 Mile walk at Fairview Park in Normal. All proceeds from the race benefit the Family Visitation Center.
CLAY JACKSON, THE PANTAGRAPH
Taking Steps to End Child Abuse 5K Color Run/ 1 Mile walk at Fairview Park in Normal. All proceeds from the race benefit the Family Visitation Center.
CLAY JACKSON, THE PANTAGRAPH
Taking Steps to End Child Abuse 5K Color Run/ 1 Mile walk at Fairview Park in Normal. All proceeds from the race benefit the Family Visitation Center.
CLAY JACKSON, THE PANTAGRAPH
Taking Steps to End Child Abuse 5K Color Run/ 1 Mile walk at Fairview Park in Normal. All proceeds from the race benefit the Family Visitation Center.
CLAY JACKSON, THE PANTAGRAPH
Taking Steps to End Child Abuse 5K Color Run/ 1 Mile walk at Fairview Park in Normal. All proceeds from the race benefit the Family Visitation Center.
CLAY JACKSON, THE PANTAGRAPH
Taking Steps to End Child Abuse 5K Color Run/ 1 Mile walk at Fairview Park in Normal. All proceeds from the race benefit the Family Visitation Center.
CLAY JACKSON, THE PANTAGRAPH
Taking Steps to End Child Abuse 5K Color Run/ 1 Mile walk at Fairview Park in Normal. All proceeds from the race benefit the Family Visitation Center.
CLAY JACKSON, THE PANTAGRAPH
Taking Steps to End Child Abuse 5K Color Run/ 1 Mile walk at Fairview Park in Normal. All proceeds from the race benefit the Family Visitation Center.
CLAY JACKSON, THE PANTAGRAPH
Taking Steps to End Child Abuse 5K Color Run/ 1 Mile walk at Fairview Park in Normal. All proceeds from the race benefit the Family Visitation Center.
CLAY JACKSON, THE PANTAGRAPH
Taking Steps to End Child Abuse 5K Color Run/ 1 Mile walk at Fairview Park in Normal. All proceeds from the race benefit the Family Visitation Center.
CLAY JACKSON, THE PANTAGRAPH
Taking Steps to End Child Abuse 5K Color Run/ 1 Mile walk at Fairview Park in Normal. All proceeds from the race benefit the Family Visitation Center.
CLAY JACKSON, THE PANTAGRAPH
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Waymo, Uber set aside past rift over self-driving car tech to team up on robotaxis in Phoenix
Self-driving car pioneer Waymo is teaming up with ride-hailing leader Uber in the Phoenix area to transport passengers and deliver food in robotic cars that triggered a bitter technological dispute between the two companies.
The partnership announced Tuesday provides Waymo with another avenue to expand a robotaxi service that it has been running in the Phoenix area since late 2020 while competing to attract passengers from Uber cars that still depend on humans who receive portion of the fares.
Phoenix so far is the only major metropolitan area where a robotaxi operates throughout most of the city, although Waymo and General Motors subsidiary Cruise are vying to run similar autonomous services in San Francisco.
Waymo is making its driverless vehicles available to Uber in Phoenix five years after the two companies spent millions of dollars battling each other in court. The showdown culminated in Uber agreeing to a $245 million settlement to resolve a lawsuit alleging former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick conspired with former Google engineer Anthony Levandowski to steal Waymo's self-driving car technology.
After inheriting the technology from Google in a spin-off, Waymo sued Uber in 2017. That led to a high-profile trial that brought Kalanick into court to testify before the two sides negotiated a surprise settlement in February 2018.
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Levandowski later pled guilty to criminal charges that arose from the civil lawsuit, but avoided a 18-month prison sentence in January 2021 when he was pardoned by President Donald Trump just before he left office.
Uber subsequently sold the self-driving car division that triggered the theft allegations and also provided the technology in a robotic vehicle that killed a pedestrian in Tempe, Arizona, in March 2018.
But Uber has remained interested in driverless technology as a potential way to boost its profits by reducing the need for humans behind the wheel. The new alliance in Phoenix will involve Waymo dispatching some of its driverless vehicles to pick up passengers and deliver food when summoned through the Uber app at some point later this year.
The two companies didn't disclose how many of Waymo's robotaxis will be used to pick up Uber passengers and deliver food.
The addition of Waymo's robotaxis figures to help Uber build on the momentum that it has been gaining during the past year as the easing pandemic encouraged more passengers to begin summoning rides again while its food delivery service has retained many of the customers who began using during home lockdowns.
Supporting Uber's services also works to the advantage of Waymo by introducing its autonomous vehicles to a wider segment of the population in the Phoenix area. Earlier this month, Waymo extended the reach of its robotaxis to cover most of that region as it gears up to begin charging passengers for a similar service in San Francisco.
Both Waymo and Cruise are hoping to win approval to begin charging for around-the-clock driverless rides throughout San Francisco from California regulators during a hearing scheduled for June 29. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2023/05/23/waymo-uber-team-up-on-robotaxis-in-phoenix/70249175007/ | 2023-05-23T21:22:02 | 1 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2023/05/23/waymo-uber-team-up-on-robotaxis-in-phoenix/70249175007/ |
One 200K lottery ticket winner in Scottsdale
Ellie Willard
Arizona Republic
Check your tickets! One lucky person in the Valley is $200,000 richer after purchasing a winning Powerball ticket in Scottsdale.
The lucky ticket was sold at a Frys Food Store off Bell Road and Tatum Boulevard in Scottsdale. The Powerball ticket was originally a $50,000 win, but since this player multiplied their winnings with Power Play, the final winnings became $200,000 after the Monday night drawing.
The ticket matched 4/5, with Powerball. And the winning numbers are: 09, 38, 48, 52, 68, Powerball: 25 with a Power Play: 4x
The next Powerball drawing is Wednesday night with an estimated jackpot of $190 million. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/scottsdale/2023/05/23/one-200k-lottery-ticket-winner-in-scottsdale/70249538007/ | 2023-05-23T21:22:03 | 1 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/scottsdale/2023/05/23/one-200k-lottery-ticket-winner-in-scottsdale/70249538007/ |
Police: Teen killed in three-vehicle hit-and-run in Salem
A teenager was killed in a three-vehicle hit-and-run crash early Sunday morning, according to Salem Police.
Police and emergency personnel responded to the crash at the intersection of Lancaster Drive and Beverly Avenue NE at 3 a.m. Sunday.
A preliminary investigation found the driver of a southbound car rear-ended another car and also hit a mid-sized SUV. Police said the driver fled the scene before officers arrived.
A 16-year-old boy was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries and died early Tuesday morning, according to police.
The driver turned themselves in and were taken into custody Monday afternoon. They are scheduled to be arraigned at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday on several charges including manslaughter, assault, reckless driving and driving under the influence of intoxicants. | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2023/05/23/salem-oregon-hit-and-run-lancaster-drive/70249241007/ | 2023-05-23T21:22:03 | 0 | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2023/05/23/salem-oregon-hit-and-run-lancaster-drive/70249241007/ |
Lawmakers urge BHI to help Crawford Manor residents find homes
In a news conference Tuesday, Sen. J.D. Ford, D-Indianapolis, and State Rep. Becky Cash, R-Zionsville, called for the leaders of Indianapolis-based nonprofit BHI Senior Living to meet with and provide resources to relocate the residents of the soon-to-be-demolished Crawford Manor, a subsidized senior community in Zionsville.
Ford and Cash represent Zionsville and Crawford Manor residents as part of their respective districts. The lawmakers said they see their role as supporting residents in their dealings with BHI.
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"We are here today to demonstrate that housing is not a partisan issue," Ford told about 30 people gathered for the news conference. "Housing is a human issue, and we are standing together with these residents to ensure that BHI helps these folks transition to a new space with little disruption, if that's the direction that they're going."
BHI has informed Crawford Manor residents that the organization would not renew its contract with the Department of Housing and Urban Development and would demolish the 100-unit building because it would cost too much to make repairs and updates.
Crawford Manor residents must move out by June 2024. Many hope BHI will change its mind but company officials have said their decision is final.
Crawford Manor are worried finding new homes will be difficult. They pay 30% of adjusted income in monthly rent, with the remainder subsidized through vouchers — as little as $200 a month for some tenants.
Crawford Manor is the only HUD building in Zionsville, and its closure would eliminate HUD housing in the area, something Cash said is a concern.
"The residents of this community deserve stability, and this includes being able to stay with the community that supports them," she said.
Community organizing group Hoosier Action has been helping the residents. In the heat, residents, community organizers and leaders gathered outside BHI's office in Castleton to deliver a petition to BHI officials with 1,000 signatures asking BHI not to demolish the building. They also delivered a letter requesting to meet with the nonprofit's CEO, John Dattilo.
Crawford Manor is located in the center of a larger 300-acre gated community, which also includes market rate houses, apartments and assisted living. The 100-unit building itself is home to a diverse group of residents, including a sizeable Chinese immigrant population.
While BHI officials insist they are making a financial decision based on the condition of the building, some residents believe the decision is more about the value of the land on which the building sits, saying that BHI is prioritizing wealthier individuals.
BHI officials say the decision to demolish the building is not related to the value of the land and they don't yet know what will become of the property. Spokesperson Nancy Nelson said plans for that area will depend on what the market demands — though she has said that BHI’s primary role as an organization is not in providing affordable housing and almost certainly will not be in the future.
BHI already is looking toward that future with more market-rate homes for senior living nearby. In a separate project, BHI submitted a proposal to Zionsville to build up to 89 townhomes on about 27 acres of land southeast of Crawford Manor to expand Hoosier Village.
Contact Claire Rafford at 317-617-3402 or crafford@gannett.com. | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/boone-county/2023/05/23/lawmakers-help-residents-demolished-zionsville-senior-home-crawford-manor/70244488007/ | 2023-05-23T21:23:54 | 0 | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/boone-county/2023/05/23/lawmakers-help-residents-demolished-zionsville-senior-home-crawford-manor/70244488007/ |
MITCHELL — Tending to a century-old downtown building has been a labor of love for Melissa Schwalm.
Over the past few years, the Mitchell native has poured time and money into upkeep for a building that’s been a Main Street staple for decades. The latest improvements she’s made can be seen in the new bricks and polished limestone trim along the exterior to the 322 N. Main St. building that houses Brown Shoe Fit Company and her custom framing shop.
“I want to do right by this place and make sure it stays standing. A lot of blood, sweat and tears of my family have been put into this building,” Schwalm said.
Schwalm’s deep connection to the building, which has been a part of her family’s history for decades, has been the inspiration to invest at least $150,000 into improvements in recent years.
But it hasn’t been easy.
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“It’s constantly something. When you get done with one project, another one pops up. It’s like whack-a-mole,” Schwalm said. “It’s a labor of love, not so much an investment.”
Without some of the resources available to assist downtown property owners in maintaining their buildings like the grant funds in the downtown Business Improvement District (BID) tax and Mitchell Main Street and Beyond’s revolving loan fund, Schwalm said it would have been “nearly impossible” to bring the improvements.
“I’ve got around $20,000 in grants from the BID tax that I’ve been paying into, and that really helped me do the work in the front. I also used it for tuckpointing and a roof hatch,” she said. “I can’t imagine doing this without that."
Exterior improvements are typically the exception in Mitchell's downtown district that's seen a handful of dilapidated buildings get demolished in recent years due to their poor condition.
Looking for momentum
While the list of corroding buildings that have been torn down on Main Street has grown, Schwalm isn’t going to let her property be a casualty. And she hopes other building owners do the same to stave off Main Street becoming a “barren wasteland.”
“It’s so sad seeing all these buildings have to come down. I wish more people knew how the BID grants and the Main Street and Beyond loan can help a ton in maintaining their buildings,” she said.
Schwalm’s work on her building caught the eyes of council member Susan Tjarks, who said Schwalm is one of several examples of how Main Street can be revitalized through tapping into the resources available to property owners.
Although Main Street has taken some hits over the past few years with fewer shops and more nuisance properties, Tjarks emphasized the importance of revitalizing downtown — a place she dubs as the “living room” of Mitchell.
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“I think that anything we can do to improve the appearance of downtown is going to raise all the ships. Everyone in the city will benefit from that. That’s how we raise our sales tax revenue and get people to come shop on Main Street,” Tjarks said, noting sales tax revenue makes up a large portion of the city’s revenue to fund projects and city services. “It’s the living room of our community that cannot be neglected.”
Despite the challenges that come with maintaining an aging building, Schwalm is optimistic that the BID tax and Streetscape project will spark more momentum for Mitchell’s Main Street. However, that will hinge on getting more property owners on board with the BID tax, which hasn’t been easy since it was implemented in 2019.
In 2019 — the first full year the BID tax was in effect — it generated $39,443, roughly $9,000 short of the anticipated $48,000 that was projected in the scenarios that all the property owners were up to date on their payments. In 2022, more property owners paid into it, as the BID tax generated $54,474.
According to the BID guidelines, every downtown property located within the boundaries of the BID is subject to an annual special assessment tax based on the assessed value of the property.
Roughly half of the money property owners pay into the BID tax is allocated for building improvements that are awarded in the form of grants, while the other half is dedicated toward the downstown Streetscape project. The Streetscape project is beginning to take off, as the Mitchell City Council has approved adding bumpouts with green space and foliage to additional Main Street intersections.
Since the BID tax went into effect, there have been a handful of property owners each year who have used grant funds to bring similar improvements to their downtown buildings. In total, $93,414 has been awarded in grants from the BID tax for property owners who have been paying the annual tax.
As Schwalm put it, “those are the wins we need down here.” | https://www.mitchellrepublic.com/news/local/bid-tax-other-resources-help-property-owner-revitalize-old-building-in-heart-of-mitchells-main-street | 2023-05-23T21:26:47 | 0 | https://www.mitchellrepublic.com/news/local/bid-tax-other-resources-help-property-owner-revitalize-old-building-in-heart-of-mitchells-main-street |
MOUNT VERNON, S.D. — The Davison County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a potential burglary and grand theft in rural Mount Vernon after suspicious activity was reported by a property owner in the area.
According to the sheriff’s office, a resident in rural Mount Vernon reported that on May 22 five individuals were found on his property outside the residence. The individuals left the property after being noticed by its owner, who was mowing at the time.
Later in the evening, the property owner discovered people had been in the house and that money was missing. The property owner said that on May 21 a different group of individuals were on the property saying their vehicle had run out of fuel. The owner told this group of people to leave the property, according to the release.
It is unknown at this time whether the incidents were related.
The Davison County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the incidents as potential grand theft and burglary violations, and noted that the only vehicle description is a light-colored four-door sedan with unknown license plates.
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Officials say that anyone with information about the cases to contact the Davison County Sheriff’s Office at 605-995-8630. | https://www.mitchellrepublic.com/news/local/davison-county-sheriff-investigating-crimes-in-rural-mount-vernon-following-viral-social-media-post | 2023-05-23T21:26:58 | 1 | https://www.mitchellrepublic.com/news/local/davison-county-sheriff-investigating-crimes-in-rural-mount-vernon-following-viral-social-media-post |
MITCHELL — The Mitchell Area Chamber of Commerce and its government affairs committee is hosting a candidate and issue forum on Tuesday, May 23.
The event will be livestreamed on the Mitchell Republic website. It begins at 5:30 p.m. and is free for the public to attend. It is being held at the Dakota Wesleyan University Sherman Center at 1200 W. University Ave.
The livestream can be viewed at the link below.
Two Mitchell City Council spots, one Mitchell Board of Education seat and two ballot measures will be decided during a June 6 election in Mitchell. The candidate and issue forum will allow representatives for each seat or topic to discuss their viewpoints.
Susan Kiepke is acting as moderator and members of the media will be on hand for questions, including questions submitted from the audience.
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The event is expected to conclude at about 7:45 p.m. | https://www.mitchellrepublic.com/news/local/livestream-2023-mitchell-election-candidate-and-ballot-issue-forum | 2023-05-23T21:27:08 | 0 | https://www.mitchellrepublic.com/news/local/livestream-2023-mitchell-election-candidate-and-ballot-issue-forum |
Soil and Water Conservation seeks return to county budget
MUNCIE, Ind. − Delaware County Soil and Water Conservation District is looking to again gain some funding from county government after being purged from the county budget in 2008.
The organization, which helps residents to conserve land, water, forests, wildlife and related natural resources, has been funded through a series of local, state and federal grants. Its staff consists of two part-time workers.
Colby Gray, project manager for the Delaware County SWCD, said Delaware County is the only county in Indiana that does not provide any funding to their district.
He said the district is asking for $50,000 in funding from county government.
Commissioners seemed receptive to start contributing to the agency's operation again, but Commissioner James King said he would like to see how the money would be spent.
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The commissioner wanted to avoid county dollars being largely spent on administration.
Commissioner Sherry Riggin said it was embarrassing that Delaware was the only county not helping to fund its Soil and Water Conservation District, and that county officials must have suspended contributions in tough financial times.
She suggested the commissioners look at finding Economic Development Income Tax funds or American Rescue Plan monies to help now while getting the agency back as a line on the county budget in 2024.
In other business
Jammie Bane, administrator of the Delaware County Health Department, obtained approval from commissioners to create a new fund for incoming money from the state, which he said will change local health departments.
Bain said the Delaware County Health Department is in line for $1.3 million in 2024 and $2.6 million in 2025, replacing $116,000 in funding from the state the agency most recently obtained. The creation of the fund will allow for proper budgeting of the money.
Bain said the county has guidelines on where certain percentages of the money can be spent. He formally requested that the commissioners opt in to the new funding. The deadline to opt in is Sept. 1.
He said there will be a county match required to obtain the money, which in the first year, 2024, would be the average of what the Delaware County Council has provided the department in funding for the past three years — about $840,000. In 2025, the county match would be 20% of funding, or $525,000.
More:Design for county mental health facility revised; stand-alone building planned
Also on Monday, commissioners agreed to permit Delaware County's high-tech crime investigation unit to move its lab and offices to the Delaware County Building downtown.
Chuck Zimmers, the director of the unit, said the unit could occupy space left empty after courts were moved from the building. The new location will provide more room for operations than is available at the Delaware County Justice Center.
Also on Tuesday, commissioners unanimously agreed to name Yorktown Emergency Medical Service station No. 2 in honor in of Lt. Kurt Mathews. The paramedic died while on-duty at the station earlier this month. He had been with the service for 17 years. | https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2023/05/23/soil-and-water-conservation-seeks-return-to-county-budget/70237747007/ | 2023-05-23T21:28:34 | 0 | https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2023/05/23/soil-and-water-conservation-seeks-return-to-county-budget/70237747007/ |
LAKE STATION — An 18-year-old man was shot while walking on Monday night on Lake Station's west side, Lake Station police said in a Facebook post.
A subject in a moving vehicle shot the man around 5 p.m. on the 3400 block of Liverpool Road, police said. The victim is in stable condition.
St. John Police CIT Officer Dustin Wartman is trained in mental health intervention.
Police said they have identified a person of interest and taken them into custody on a probable cause hold. Charges should be filed in the next few days.
The case is under investigation.
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into Lake County Jail
Domynic Yerger
Age : 37
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304493
Arrest Date: May 12, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Shanna Taylor
Age : 34
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2304512
Arrest Date: May 12, 2023
Arresting Agency: Merrillville Police Department
Offense Description: FAMILY OFFENSE- NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Damon Wade
Age : 52
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304496
Arrest Date: May 12, 2023
Arresting Agency: N/A
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nicholas Sanchez
Age : 43
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304503
Arrest Date: May 12, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: FRAUD - FORGERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
John Smith Jr.
Age : 43
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304495
Arrest Date: May 12, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
George Stevens
Age : 32
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304519
Arrest Date: May 13, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT DEFENDANT USES A VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Aaron Rawls
Age : 39
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2304494
Arrest Date: May 12, 2023
Arresting Agency: N/A
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ronald Robinson III
Age : 35
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304513
Arrest Date: May 12, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION; OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Dakota Ruel
Age : 29
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304510
Arrest Date: May 12, 2023
Arresting Agency: Highland Police Department
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Juan Salas
Age : 44
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2304522
Arrest Date: May 13, 2023
Arresting Agency: Dyer Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Michael Murray
Age : 35
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304499
Arrest Date: May 12, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Office
Offense Description: DEALING - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Alex Marion III
Age : 20
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304498
Arrest Date: May 12, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: CRIMINAL RECKLESSNESS - AGGRAVATED - W/DEADLY WEAPON (SOCIETY IS VICTIM)
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Crystal McLain
Age : 48
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304507
Arrest Date: May 12, 2023
Arresting Agency: Gary Police Department
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG; DEALING - COUNTERFEIT SUBSTANCE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Maria Hoyo
Age : 55
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304501
Arrest Date: May 12, 2023
Arresting Agency: Dyer Police Department
Offense Description: OPERATING A VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING PRIVILEGES ARE SUSPENDED
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Paris Hewlett
Age : 20
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304515
Arrest Date: May 12, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - AGAINST A PREGNANT PERSON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Joseph Coleman
Age : 36
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304502
Arrest Date: May 12, 2023
Arresting Agency: LCCC
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A FELON; THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750; OPERATING A VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING PRIVILEGES ARE SUSPENDED
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Brandon Dubose
Age : 24
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304504
Arrest Date: May 12, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: SEXUAL BATTERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Diana Enriquez
Age : 21
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304492
Arrest Date: May 12, 2023
Arresting Agency: Munster Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jessica Hermosillo
Age : 30
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304511
Arrest Date: May 12, 2023
Arresting Agency: Cedar Lake Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Erich Boone
Age : 46
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304509
Arrest Date: May 12, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Office
Offense Description: SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION VIOLATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dwayne Smith
Age : 59
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304533
Arrest Date: May 13, 2023
Arresting Agency: Gary Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Javante Toran
Age : 30
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304551
Arrest Date: May 13, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Williams Jr.
Age : 49
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304543
Arrest Date: May 13, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - FORCIBLY RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Vandana Pagany
Age : 49
Residence: Hinsdale, IL
Booking Number(s): 2304539
Arrest Date: May 13, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION - PERJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Matthew Parker
Age : 38
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304554
Arrest Date: May 14, 2023
Arresting Agency: St. John Police Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Daniel Rosario
Age : 49
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304537
Arrest Date: May 13, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - FROM BUILDING - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Obaid Shafiq
Age : 45
Residence: Hinsdale, IL
Booking Number(s): 2304540
Arrest Date: May 13, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: FRAUD - FORGERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Paul Newlin
Age : 54
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304528
Arrest Date: May 13, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Pablito Madera II
Age : 37
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304546
Arrest Date: May 13, 2023
Arresting Agency: Crown Point Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - SERIOUS BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Anthony Manson Jr.
Age : 32
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304541
Arrest Date: May 13, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: RESISTING - INTERFERING WITH PUBLIC SAFETY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Willie McGee
Age : 36
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304564
Arrest Date: May 14, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Donna Jackson
Age : 37
Residence: Aurora, IL
Booking Number(s): 2304538
Arrest Date: May 13, 2023
Arresting Agency: Highland Police Department
Offense Description: FAMILY OFFENSE- INVASION OF PRIVACY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jocelyn James
Age : 25
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304548
Arrest Date: May 13, 2023
Arresting Agency: Gary Police Department
Offense Description: THEFT - VEHICLE - MOTOR VEHICLE - CONVERSION - UNAUTHORIZED CONTROL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kamika Harrell
Age : 29
Residence: Sauk Village, IL
Booking Number(s): 2304534
Arrest Date: May 13, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: FRAUD - OBTAINING PROPERTY - BY CREDIT CARD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Angel Bousono Jr.
Age : 52
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304563
Arrest Date: May 14, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Kenyatta Branch
Age : 27
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2304535
Arrest Date: May 13, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - AGAINST ENDANGERED ADULT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Derrick Daniel
Age : 54
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304545
Arrest Date: May 13, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: ORGANIZED THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Rodney Allen Jr.
Age : 42
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304558
Arrest Date: May 14, 2023
Arresting Agency: New Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Cesar Torres
Age : 52
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304569
Arrest Date: May 14, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - MODERATE BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Toy
Age : 65
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304572
Arrest Date: May 14, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Roman Martinez
Age : 39
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304581
Arrest Date: May 15, 2023
Arresting Agency: Dyer Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lori Minyard
Age : 60
Residence: Munster, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304576
Arrest Date: May 14, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jeremy Lewis
Age : 32
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2304579
Arrest Date: May 14, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
David Keck
Age : 36
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304573
Arrest Date: May 14, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lowell Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Samantha Hellems
Age : 30
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304571
Arrest Date: May 14, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Darius Herron
Age : 30
Residence: Markham, IL
Booking Number(s): 2304567
Arrest Date: May 14, 2023
Arresting Agency: Highland Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Michael Flores
Age : 36
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304574
Arrest Date: May 14, 2023
Arresting Agency: New Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nariana Williams
Age : 23
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304611
Arrest Date: May 15, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Chad Shaw
Age : 29
Residence: Chesterton, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304591
Arrest Date: May 15, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OPERATING A VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING PRIVILEGES ARE SUSPENDED
Highest Offense Class: Felony
John Vann
Age : 28
Residence: South Haven, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304589
Arrest Date: May 15, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Ricardo Vela
Age : 22
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304583
Arrest Date: May 15, 2023
Arresting Agency: Whiting Police Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Justin Neely
Age : 28
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304594
Arrest Date: May 15, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - POCKET-PICKING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Trendarious Peterson Mosley
Age : 22
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304595
Arrest Date: May 15, 2023
Arresting Agency: East Chicago Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Keandrea Robinson
Age : 34
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2304596
Arrest Date: May 15, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Bailey Llamas
Age : 28
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304609
Arrest Date: May 15, 2023
Arresting Agency: Gary Police Department
Offense Description: ROBBERY; POSSESS HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Anthony Hardesty-Berry
Age : 34
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304587
Arrest Date: May 15, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Hope Horn
Age : 49
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304588
Arrest Date: May 15, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
James Lenoir-Williams
Age : 30
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304600
Arrest Date: May 15, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Cristina Galka
Age : 31
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304614
Arrest Date: May 15, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Armando Cartagena-Dhuperoyis
Age : 62
Residence: Silverdale, WA
Booking Number(s): 2304602
Arrest Date: May 15, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake Station Police Department
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Gregory Cormick Jr.
Age : 22
Residence: New Oreleans, LA
Booking Number(s): 2304584
Arrest Date: May 15, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/PERMANENT INJURY OR DISFIGUREMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Genito Balderas
Age : 26
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304619
Arrest Date: May 16, 2023
Arresting Agency: Munster Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
William Betts
Age : 27
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304612
Arrest Date: May 15, 2023
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Benjamin Byers
Age : 21
Residence: St. John, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304599
Arrest Date: May 15, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: CRIMINAL RECKLESSNESS - AGGRAVATED - W/DEADLY WEAPON (SOCIETY IS VICTIM)
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Albanese
Age : 57
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304605
Arrest Date: May 15, 2023
Arresting Agency: Schererville Police Department
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Joshua Baker
Age : 41
Residence: Elkhart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304514
Arrest Date: May 12, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hammond Police Department
Offense Description: POSSESS HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Roderick Atkins
Age : 44
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304500
Arrest Date: May 12, 2023
Arresting Agency: Lake County Sheriff's Department
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Mark Abel
Age : 36
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2304516
Arrest Date: May 12, 2023
Arresting Agency: Hobart Police Department
Offense Description: Confinement
Highest Offense Class: Felony
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