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The fifth-seeded Buena Regional High School boys team earned a 5-0 victory over 12th-seeded Wildwood in a South Jersey Group I first-round match Thursday.
In first singles, Jake Harris defeated Dennis Rodriguez 6-0, 6-0. In second singles, Dominic Longona beat Justin Damian 6-4, 6-2.In first doubles, Matthew Lillia and Joshua Sharpe defeated Bryan Damian and Luis Perez 6-3, 6-2.
The Chiefs (12-4) travel to fourth-seeded Pennsville in the quarterfinals Tuesday. Wildwood fell to 3-8.
Singles: Jake Harris d. Dennis Rodriguez 6-0, 6-0; Dominic Longona d. Justin Damian 6-4, 6-2; Stephen Pepper d. Christhoper Garcia 6-0, 6-0
Doubles: Matthew Lillia and Joshua Sharpe d. Bryan Damian and Luis Perez 6-3, 6-2; Gabe Ridolfo and Nick Sanchez Orrego d. Gabriel Hernandez and Enrique Negro 6-0, 6-0
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South Jersey Group IV first round
(4) Southern Reg. 4, (13) Atlantic City 1
Singles: Antonio Strafella AC d. Paul Schriever 6-2, 6-2; Sean Kahl S d. Jeronimo Ruiz 1-6, 6-2; Rohil Gandhi S d. Reed Burns 6-2, 6-1
Doubles: Connor Addiego and Joseph Woehr S d. Saif Naser and Asif Siddiquei 6-0, 6-1; Sam Fierra and Matt Pleyn S d. Nakib Jalal and Mahir Shahriar 6-2, 6-2
Records: A.C. 4-13; Southern 17-4
(2) Lenape 5, (15) Egg Harbor Twp. 0
Singles: Ethan Kaligis d. Kyle Tran 6-0, 6-2; Logan Knasiak d. Alan Mejia 6-0, 6-0; Justin Lee d. Vincent Zheng 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (14-12)
Doubles: Kunal Gupta and Nikhil Venkatachalapathy d. Zachary Borden and Michael Do 6-1, 6-1; Tanish Gupta and Michael Kravets d. Ari Haubois and John Liberi 6-0, 7-5
Records: EHT 3-12; Lenape 15-4
South Jersey Group III first round
(5) Clearview Reg. 3, (12) Absegami 2
Singles: Colin Morrissey A d. Nanda Guntupalli 6-0, 6-3; Khush Brahmbhatt A d. Gabe Bruno 6-1, 6-4; Ethan Bathurst C d. Arib Osmany 6-0, 7-6 (7-5)
Doubles: RJ Chappell and Gavin McAnally C d. Kaden Boyle and Railey Cabrera 6-0, 6-1; Jackson Dickler and Joey Lindenbaum C. Benjamin Fitzgerald and Derek Tran 6-2, 6-1
Records: Absegami 2-16; Clearview 13-8
(11) Cherry Hill West 3, (6) Lacey Twp. 2
Singles: Chase Destafney L d. Dominik Krzton 6-0, 6-1; Christian Pacella C d. TJ Cooke 6-7 (6-8), 6-3, 6-0; David Murphy L d. Jarett Hoch 6-3, 6-4
Doubles: Victor Hernandez Sosa and Bryan Reese d. Riley Callis and Joe Leonard 6-4, 0-6, 6-2; Aiden Bauer and Benjamin Rider won by forfeit
Records: Lacey 11-8; Cherry Hill West 7-12 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/highschool/buena-regional-sweeps-wildwood-in-s-j-group-i-first-round-thursdays-roundup/article_e19908b8-fb3d-11ed-bfa3-177fb699f45e.html | 2023-05-26T01:37:41 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/highschool/buena-regional-sweeps-wildwood-in-s-j-group-i-first-round-thursdays-roundup/article_e19908b8-fb3d-11ed-bfa3-177fb699f45e.html |
Jack Venneman scored four goals to lead the fifth-seeded Mainland Regional High School boys lacrosse team to a 16-6 victory over 12th-seededCherry Hill West South Jersey Group III first-round game Thursday.
Jude Maurer scored two and added three assists for host Mainland (12-4). Jack Walcoff scored twice and added an assist. Harrison LaMonica and Luke Hall each scored twice. Brandon Gaines contributed four ground balls. Carter Mostecki (six saves) and Tommy Shenkus (four saves) shared time in goal.
Cherry Hill West dropped to 9-10.
Mainland travels to fourth-seeded Clearview Regional in the quarterfinals Wednesday.
South Jersey Group II first round
(3) Somerville 20, (14) Cedar Creek 0: Michael Perrino scored four Somerville (10-6), who led 10-0 after the first quarter. Michael Pareja scored three. Anthony Pieroni made three saves. Cedar Creek fell to 9-8.
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South Jersey Group IV first round
(4) Southern Reg. 16, (13) Freehold Twp. 5: Collin Markoski won 22 of 25 faceoffs for the Rams (12-6), who are No. 6 in The Press Elite 11. Liam Griffin tallied five and had two assists, and Joey DeYoung scored four with one assist. Hayden Lucas tallied two and had four assists, and Konnor Forlai and Ty Murawski each added two goals and two assists. Nick Roesch and AJ Mattern split time in goal for Southern and each had five saves. Freehold fell to 8-9.
(1) Eastern Reg. 16, (16) Egg Harbor Twp. 5: The Vikings (14-4) are No. 3 in the Elite 11. Eastern led 6-2 at halftime and 10-4 after three quarters. The Eagles fell to 3-11. No further information was available. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/highschool/mainland-advances-to-s-j-group-iii-quarterfinals-thursdays-roundup/article_bdccb8ca-fb43-11ed-a0a2-df3dece057b0.html | 2023-05-26T01:37:48 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/highschool/mainland-advances-to-s-j-group-iii-quarterfinals-thursdays-roundup/article_bdccb8ca-fb43-11ed-a0a2-df3dece057b0.html |
The Pinelands Regional High School boys volleyball team opened South Jersey Group II tournament play with a 2-0 win over Camden Catholic.
The second-seeded Wildcats, ranked sixth in The Press Elite 11, won with scores of 25-10 and 25-11.
Brogan Duelly led Pinelands (20-6) with eight kills, and scored his 500th career kill in the second set.
Ian Leeds added five kills and three digs, and Dan Brunke contributed 19 assists, six service points and five aces. Zack Kay finished with four digs, 10 service points and two aces, and Ryan McCorry added four digs and four service points.
Fifteenth-seeded Camden fell to 9-9.
S.J. Group IV first round
(1) Southern Regional 2, (16) Piscataway 0: The top-seeded Rams (27-1), No. 1 in the Elite 11, won with scores of 25-13 and 25-12. Lucas Kean led with 13 kills and added five service points and two aces. Ethan Brummer contributed 24 assists and four digs, and Landon Davis finished with six digs and 12 service points. Aiden Krinic added eight kills, and Jack McKenna three kills and eight digs.
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For Piscataway (11-11), Aaron Wright contributed three kills and five digs, and Muaz Jawad Ahmed Hussainy added two digs and seven assists. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/highschool/pinelands-southern-win-first-round-matchups-thursdays-roundup/article_204d8860-fb55-11ed-b3d4-7ff79ea93a22.html | 2023-05-26T01:37:54 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/highschool/pinelands-southern-win-first-round-matchups-thursdays-roundup/article_204d8860-fb55-11ed-b3d4-7ff79ea93a22.html |
FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – A Flagler County woman was taken into custody on Wednesday after deputies said she was involved in “systematic scheme” to steal from elderly women.
On March 24, deputies were called to a Publix at 4950 Belle Terre Pkwy. around 2:46 p.m. after reports of a larceny, according to an affidavit.
Upon arrival, it was discovered that a man and woman had shown up to the store earlier that afternoon, following an elderly woman around the store for about five minutes, deputies said.
Eventually, the woman — later identified as 42-year-old Megan Steele — asked the elderly woman for help with reading a label, the affidavit shows.
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During this time, the man — later identified as 58-year-old Robert Lohori — took the elderly woman’s $150 wallet from her shopping cart, deputies added.
Deputies said that the wallet didn’t contain any credit cards, but it did hold the woman’s Medicaid card, Humana card, $25 in cash and a paper with the social security numbers for herself and her dead husband.
According to the sheriff’s office, Steele and Lohori had been seen in a Town and Country minivan with an Illinois tag.
The next day, St. Johns County deputies found the suspect vehicle fleeing from law enforcement, and the minivan crashed into three patrol cars before Steele and Lohori were taken into custody, deputies announced.
It was later found that both were involved in “an organized and systemic scheme to commit theft and subsequent fraud by distracting elderly women,” investigators said.
Steele was extradited to the Volusia County Jail on Wednesday.
She a charge of scheming to defraud in the Volusia County case and is held on a bond of $40,000. In St. Johns County, she also faces charges of credit card fraud, larceny and possession of a weapon by a felon and was held on bond of $45,000.
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MEAD — As plans are finalized for a pilot project to determine the best way to dispose of an estimated 99,000 tons of solid waste at AltEn, contractors started hauling a different kind of waste away from the site on Thursday.
Between 6,000 and 8,000 tons of trash, unused materials, and piles of soil will be hauled from the former ethanol plant south of Mead to the Pheasant Point Landfill near Bennington over the next five to six weeks, said Bill Butler, a senior engineer and partner at NewFields.
Clearing one of the massive hoop buildings of old wooden pallets, crates, scraps of liner, unused piping and other materials will make space for the pilot project to study the best way to clean up the pesticide-contaminated waste expected to begin later this year.
The feasibility study, which will consist of solidifying and hauling 1,000 truckloads of wet cake to an as-of-yet undetermined landfill, will focus on how to clean up the waste efficiently and effectively, Butler said.
"The whole idea is to get the information we need to fine-tune the process, verify that it's effective, and look at how much time it might take," Butler said.
Unlike other ethanol plants, which manufacture harvested grain into a gasoline additive, AltEn used unplanted seeds coated in pesticides to make biofuel. High concentrations of various pesticides have been detected in the solid and liquid byproducts stored on the site.
While Butler said the environmental cleanup at AltEn is similar to others he's worked on in his career, the wet distiller's grains — also known as wet cake — has presented a new challenge for NewFields to solve.
"Most of our sites are probably dealing with soil or something similar," he said. "But the wet cake doesn't have a lot of physical strength. Some of the material has a little bit of sponginess to it, so you compress it down and it bounces back."
A big part of the upcoming study will be to look at how to solidify the wet cake in order to prepare it for the landfill, so it doesn't slip under its own weight and can be safely compacted under other layers of waste.
Butler said several reagents commonly used in environmental cleanups — Portland cement, bottom ash, fly ash, or lime — are being considered to solidify the material and will likely be tested in the feasibility study.
The project will also look at how contractors can best control for odors and dust, prevent contact with stormwater, and prevent exposure to the environment.
NewFields, which was hired by the seed companies that form the AltEn Facility Response Group two years ago, will also move forward on an expanded effort to clean up wastewater at the site.
To date, 30.8 million gallons of pesticide-contaminated wastewater has been treated and pumped into new holding ponds dug onsite, each with 26 million gallons of capacity. An estimated 100 million gallons of wastewater remains to be treated.
A filtration system built by Clean Harbors, which arrived on site after a February 2021 release of millions of gallons of contaminated material from a ruptured tank, is able to effectively remove pesticides from the wastewater.
But the process isn't very efficient, Butler said. A new contractor selected after a bidding process will install upgrades to the system this summer, with the goal of bringing the new water treatment process online by August.
Butler said NewFields is also considering its options for disposing of millions of pounds of unused treated seed being stored in one of the hoop buildings and a silo on AltEn's site.
"We'll communicate more about that once we have a plan in place," he said.
A wet cake pile rises from the ground on Thursday at the site of the former AltEn Plant near Mead, where cleanup is ongoing. A pilot project will study the best way to solidify the wet cake in order to prepare it for the landfill.
A wetcake pile rises from the ground on Thursday, May 25, 2023, at the site of the former AltEn Plant in Mead. Toxic piles of ethanol byproduct — called wet cake — are rotting on the grounds of the plant near Mead. Snow and rain send chemical-laden runoff into waterways, contaminating groundwater and drinking water. In dry weather, the wind kicks up toxic dust that has been linked to public health issues in local residents.
A wet cake pile rises from the ground on Thursday at the site of the former AltEn Plant near Mead, where cleanup is ongoing. A pilot project will study the best way to solidify the wet cake in order to prepare it for the landfill.
A wet cake pile rises from the ground on Thursday at the site of the former AltEn Plant near Mead, where cleanup is ongoing. A pilot project will study the best way to solidify the wet cake in order to prepare it for the landfill.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Liner that protected the ground from treated seeds is seen piled outside the AltEn plant near Mead on Thursday, where cleanup continues.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Loading docks at the rear of seed silos are boarded up at the site of the former AltEn Plant near Mead.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
A wetcake pile rises from the ground on Thursday, May 25, 2023, at the site of the former AltEn Plant in Mead. Toxic piles of ethanol byproduct — called wet cake — are rotting on the grounds of the plant near Mead. Snow and rain send chemical-laden runoff into waterways, contaminating groundwater and drinking water. In dry weather, the wind kicks up toxic dust that has been linked to public health issues in local residents.
KENNETH FERRIERA Journal Star
A wet cake pile rises from the ground on Thursday at the site of the former AltEn Plant near Mead, where cleanup is ongoing. A pilot project will study the best way to solidify the wet cake in order to prepare it for the landfill.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Cleanup continues at the site of the former AltEn ethanol plant near Mead.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Seed silos that hold contaminated seed are seen on May 25 at the site of the former AltEn Plant in Mead.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Seed silos that hold contaminated seed are seen on May 25 at the site of the former AltEn Plant in Mead.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
The site of the former AltEn Plant near Mead is photographed by a drone over the site on April 27.
Bags sit outside of the site of the former AltEn plant near Mead, as photographed on April 27. Contractors are working to haul away between 6,000 and 8,000 tons of trash.
A wet cake pile rises from the ground on Thursday at the site of the former AltEn Plant near Mead, where cleanup is ongoing. A pilot project will study the best way to solidify the wet cake in order to prepare it for the landfill. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/preparations-underway-for-cleanup-of-solid-waste-from-alten-site/article_1a6a4528-fb3c-11ed-b6a0-5bf18706ca83.html | 2023-05-26T01:41:26 | 1 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/preparations-underway-for-cleanup-of-solid-waste-from-alten-site/article_1a6a4528-fb3c-11ed-b6a0-5bf18706ca83.html |
FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) - ABC12's Miriam Bingham will be participating in this year's Miss Michigan USA pageant.
The pageant takes place June 2 and 3 at the McMorran Entertainment Center in Port Huron. Preliminary rounds will take place on that Friday with the semi-finals on Saturday.
Click here for information about how to buy tickets on Bingham's Facebook page.
Click here to cast a vote for the People's Choice Award winner. Each vote costs $5, but there is no limit on the number of times people can vote. | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/abc12s-miriam-bingham-competing-in-miss-michigan-usa-pageant/article_9e59de0a-fb61-11ed-87a7-277d1d4e8e88.html | 2023-05-26T01:54:09 | 0 | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/abc12s-miriam-bingham-competing-in-miss-michigan-usa-pageant/article_9e59de0a-fb61-11ed-87a7-277d1d4e8e88.html |
MIDLAND, Mich. (WJRT) - A family won a $31.6 million malpractice lawsuit against MyMichigan Medical Center-Midland on Thursday for their daughter, who suffered permanent brain damage at birth.
Matthew Patterson of the Beam Legal Team argued the case in Midland County Circuit Court for three weeks on behalf of 4-year-old Kendall Berthiaume. The jury deliberated for nine hours before returning a verdict in the family's favor Thursday.
Patterson argued in court that fetal monitor strips from the Midland hospital showed Berthiaume was in distress and required an immediate caesarean section for delivery due to excessive uterine activity caused by medication given to her mother.
However, Patterson said the medical staff present for the labor and delivery did not stop the flow of medication and delivery did not take place in time. Berthiaume suffered severe brain damage due to lack of oxygen, according to Patterson.
Berthiaume has been diagnosed with spastic quadriplegia, cerebral palsy and a seizure disorder. Patterson blames her condition on the lack of oxygen at birth.
"The minor here, Kendall, is severely injured and will forever be permanently disabled," Patterson said. "The verdict in this case can never bring Kendall back, but it does provide her justice for her horrible injuries."
The $31.6 million judgment will pay for Berthiaume's ongoing medical needs throughout her life and other damages.
"It shows that no matter where you are, even in the smallest of counties, justice can be served when the facts deserve it," Patterson said. | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/family-wins-31-6-million-malpractice-award-from-midland-hospital/article_d3ced5f8-fb62-11ed-b9ef-23c5329a1111.html | 2023-05-26T01:54:15 | 0 | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/family-wins-31-6-million-malpractice-award-from-midland-hospital/article_d3ced5f8-fb62-11ed-b9ef-23c5329a1111.html |
MITCHELL — The post-verdict battle between Corn Palace Stampede and landlord Horsemen’s Sports Inc., is continuing with CPS alleging that HSI is trying to hold a July rodeo on the same dates that CPS planned to do so until it canceled earlier this month.
On May 18, CPS submitted a court filing asking for an injunction against HSI to bar the landlord from holding a rodeo or “any other competition or spectator events or in any way interfering with (CPS) property awarded by the jury for a period of 150 days.”
It also asks that HSI be barred from using the names or marketing events as the “Corn Palace Stampede,” Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo,” “Corn Palace Rodeo,” “Stampede Rodeo” or “Mitchell Rodeo,” or any other name that would suggest it is affiliated with Corn Palace Stampede or any other rodeo-type event traditionally held in Mitchell. The injunction request also seeks to bar HSI from soliciting sponsorship from any rodeo events from CPS sponsors.
In an affidavit, CPS Board President Jim Miskimins said, “HSI is attempting to hold itself out as the Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo, and to use CPS’ property to hold a rodeo in lieu of the rodeo they caused CPS to cancel.”
“Those negotiations failed due to HSI’s grossly unreasonable terms," he wrote. "CPS has explored other options for holding the 2023 rodeo, but none are tenable given the time constraints and the logistical challenges with moving our bleachers and other property from HSI’s rodeo grounds. The cost to rent materials and equipment necessary to hold the rodeo at another location is estimated to exceed $100,000.”
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In another affidavit, Jimmie Nicolaus, who has been a CPS member for more than 30 years, wrote that he was contacted by a friend who said his son was contacted about being the rodeo announcer for an event on the third weekend in July. Nicolaus said the same friend was contacted about judging a Mitchell rodeo, as well.
“I am concerned that, given HSI’s history of damaging CPS’ property, that the items the jury awarded CPS will be damaged by HSI if it holds a rodeo,” Nicolaus wrote.
The next hearing in the case is scheduled for June 9.
Earlier in the month, CPS asked for an injunction of 150 days to allow it to remove its property from the Horsemen’s grounds. In response to the second injunction request, HSI attorney Tim Whalen called it “more specious than the first,” and called the 150-day move request a “ransom maneuver.”
“The conduct (CPS) seeks to prohibit on the part of HSI has never been plead or litigated in any respect and is completely new,” he wrote. “Moreover, the actions (CPS) seeks to prohibit as to HSI have never been threatened, mentioned or otherwise asserted by HSI. The action to be restrained by an injunction cannot be speculative or imagined.”
Whalen argued the ball is in CPS’ court once again, especially since the lease between the two is terminated in court and CPS has been awarded monetary damages and received its share of property on the grounds.
“The parties are now able to go their separate ways. (CPS), however, continues to seek to tie itself to HSI. If (CPS) does not want HSI to use its property, the solution is simple — remove the property from HSI’s land,” he wrote.
Whalen also argued that HSI already had the ability to use the property for its rodeo events and the previous lease didn’t give CPS exclusive use or control over the property, and that the court can’t create new rights for CPS that would further restrict HSI’s use of the property.
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“The idea that (CPS) can restrict the use of names associated with the city of Mitchell, the well-known Corn Palace or the term ‘rodeo’ in any regard is exceptionally arrogant and completely unsupported by any facts herein or the law. … Moreover, there are no non-compete or non-use agreements between the parties to this action. … “HSI still has the right under the law to use its property as it sees fit.”
Whalen also charged that CPS can’t bar HSI from reaching business agreements with CPS’ past sponsors for the same lack of non-compete agreements in place.
“The Plaintiff’s audacity in this regard is unbelievable,” he wrote. “The Plaintiff has no relationship with any business or entity which is exclusive.
In court in April, HSI President Brandon Neuegauer testified that HSI was interested in holding more rodeo events on the grounds in the future and has been approached by youth, high school and the South Dakota Rodeo Association circuits, along with a bull-riding specific event. He said HSI would be using the entire facility in those cases.
In the April case, a jury ruled that CPS can take major elements of the rodeo grounds with them to a new facility, plus award $100,000 to CPS in damages after ruling HSI breached the contract with CPS. The lawsuit was spurred in 2020 when HSI members moved fencing and tore out CPS-built VIP platforms as part of the arena expansion. CPS then accused HSI of breaching the lease agreement and argued the improvements it paid for were personal property and could be moved to a new location near the Mitchell Regional Airport.
CPS announced on May 8 that it was canceling the rodeo, but will still have the traditional Saturday morning parade and the Sunday kids fun day and chili cook-off at the new location near the airport on the weekend of July 15-16.
The Horsemen’s Sports Arena, located on State Highway 37 near Lake Mitchell, is the only site the Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo has ever been located, dating back to 1971. Since the start of the dispute, Corn Palace Stampede has created another organization the Mitchell Rodeo Foundation and agreed to a lease in 2021 to use 20 acres of land near the airport for future rodeos. | https://www.mitchellrepublic.com/news/local/corn-palace-stampede-seeks-measure-to-halt-horsemens-sports-from-holding-possible-mitchell-replacement-rodeo | 2023-05-26T01:54:17 | 1 | https://www.mitchellrepublic.com/news/local/corn-palace-stampede-seeks-measure-to-halt-horsemens-sports-from-holding-possible-mitchell-replacement-rodeo |
FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) - The Hamilton Dam has been in place for more than a century in downtown Flint.
After the superstructure was removed in 2018 for its hazardous conditions, more small efforts have been made to completely remove the dam and restore the natural flow of the Flint River.
"The dam is 6 feet high. There's no way for fish to get past the dam now. So, what we're going to do is we're going to construct a series of gravel bars, which is called riffles, which will slowly drop the level of the river," said Barry June, director of Genesee County Parks.
Removal of the Hamilton Dam is part of the $30 million Flint Riverfront Restoration project. Since 2015, more than $15 million in funding has been raised to implement the plan.
Now, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy is awarding $1.5 million dollars, which help fund the efforts of bringing the river back to its natural flow.
The Hamilton Dam is one of 16 dams statewide getting millions in the Dam Risk Reduction Grant Program.
"Dam owners are trying to be proactive about the management of their dams, but there are funding barriers that are preventing them from being able to do that," said Mason Manuszak, environmental engineer of the state's Dam Safety Unit.
The Dam Risk Reduction Grant Program targets work ranging from dam removals to critical maintenance. They're excited to open the door of funding for this long-time endeavor.
"This funding opportunity will help get them through this full scope of work, get the remaining structures out of the river and help restore the channel back to natural conditions," said Manuszak.
"It's going to have a huge impact on the navigability of the river and the ability of the public to use the river for recreational purposes and also ecologically for the fish and the creatures in the river," said June.
Removal of the Hamilton Dam will begin this fall and likely last for about three years. | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/state-awards-funds-to-remove-rest-of-flints-hamilton-dam/article_3a642a80-fb49-11ed-a1e6-b735d0150aca.html | 2023-05-26T01:54:21 | 1 | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/state-awards-funds-to-remove-rest-of-flints-hamilton-dam/article_3a642a80-fb49-11ed-a1e6-b735d0150aca.html |
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – The Charleston Police Department’s one-year-old Honor Guard car has just won the National Police Week Honor Guard Vehicle Tribute competition for its dedication to fallen police officers.
“We have all of our fallen officers on the hood of the car. We have our Honor Guard patch on the side. We also have a lot of lights and stuff on it, things that draws a lot of attention to the car,” CPD Cpl. Eddie Whitehead said. Whitehead also is the Assistant Honor Guard Commander.
The idea to have a personalized police car came about last year when Charleston Police Chief Hunt was in Washington D.C. during National Police Week.
A year later, the car won a national award.
“You will normally hear ‘the officer will never be forgotten,’ well that’s a way for us, and Chief Hunt will agree with that, to not forget them is to place their names on the vehicle. Which the vehicle will be around for many years to come, and after this vehicle gets old enough, we will just replace it with another one,” CPD Sgt. and Honor Guard Commander Keith Peoples said.
The car belongs to Sgt. Peoples, and the car even has his photo on the side of it.
Peoples said the moment when the car won best design during the national police week honor guard vehicle tribute on May 14 was truly exciting.
“My picture on there, that represents all officers too because as you will see, there’s a folded flag with an honor guard member bowing his head, so that represents all the officers throughout the country that was killed in the line of duty,” Peoples said.
It’s not just another police car, but a car dedicated to Charleston Police officers who died in the line of duty.
“That was what kind of what separated our vehicle from some of the vehicles we were in competition with. It was a very unique design. We were the only ones that actually had our commander on the side of the vehicle, along with the picture of Charleston kind of in the background too,” Whitehead said. “It looked nice, and it worked out really well.”
The back of the car also has an image of the state capitol to represent all officer deaths in the state of West Virginia.
The honor guard patch is one the side of the vehicle to represent what the honor guard does for fallen police officers and their families.
“Being a part of the Honor Guard, we travel to several different locations out of state to honor fallen officers all over. Its’ a lot different, but we get to pay our respects, and it’s very important to us,” Honor Guard member and CPD Detective Allison Brown said.
Brown said it was important to bring the ‘Best Design’ title home because it’s more than just a competition. It is about remembering the sacrifices fallen officers have made.
“They shouldn’t just be on the hood of a car. They should be everywhere. The sacrifices they’ve made, and their families have made, there’s no words for it,” Brown said.
Detective Brown said being part of the honor guard for the last two years has meant a lot to her personally.
“Anyone that’s served and lost their lives, they deserve the utmost respect. The least that we can do is travel an hour, two hours, a few hours and just be there for them and their family,” Brown said. “That’s the least we can do, and it is a huge honor and privilege just to be there for that.”
Sgt. Peoples said he plans to re-enter the car in next year’s National Police Week Vehicle Tribute competition, but until then, he hopes Charleston residents continue to remember fallen officers whenever they see the car. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/charleston-police-honor-guard-car-wins-national-best-design/ | 2023-05-26T01:58:51 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/charleston-police-honor-guard-car-wins-national-best-design/ |
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Adnan Syed will not return to jail and his murder conviction is on hold, for now, as Maryland’s Supreme Court decides whether to hear his appeal.
The state’s highest court issued an order on Thursday that prevents the reinstatement of Syed’s murder conviction by a lower court.
Syed’s legal case began more than two decades ago, and gained international attention from the hit podcast “Serial.” He regained his freedom in September from a judge after Baltimore prosecutors moved to vacate his conviction, saying they reviewed the case and found alternative suspects as well as unreliable evidence used at trial.
But the victim’s family said they received insufficient notice to attend the September hearing before the judge in person, which violated their right to be “treated with dignity and respect,” and the state’s intermediate appellate court agreed. In a 2-1 decision in March that was stayed for 60 days, the judges reinstated Syed’s conviction and ordered a redo of the hearing in question.
With the 60 days nearing an end, Syed’s lawyer, Erica Suter, asked the Supreme Court of Maryland on Wednesday to issue a stay in the case to prevent her client from potentially being incarcerated while the court considers whether to hear an appeal.
Justice Shirley Watts noted in her order, which was approved with a majority of the court’s seven justices, that the victim’s family and the office of the state’s attorney general have consented to the stay of the lower court’s mandate while the Supreme Court considers whether to hear the appeal and during the pendency of an appeal.
Suter is asking the court to review several legal issues, including whether former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby’s decision to dismiss the charges against Syed last year made the family’s court challenge moot.
Syed, who has always maintained his innocence, was 17 when his high school ex-girlfriend and classmate, Hae Min Lee, was found strangled to death and buried in a makeshift grave in 1999. He was arrested weeks later and ultimately convicted of murder in 2000.
In Wednesday’s court filing, Syed’s counsel noted he has been employed since December, working as a Program Associate at Georgetown University’s Prisons and Justice Initiative.
The filing also noted that Syed has been caring for his elderly parents. His father suffers from dementia and his mother has been diagnosed with leukemia.
“Mr. Syed’s return has meant a better quality of life for his loved ones as he is able to assist with the day-to-day management of his parents’ health, transport them to doctor’s appointments, and generally be of service to them,” the court filing said. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/adnan-syeds-murder-conviction-on-hold-for-now-as-maryland-supreme-court-considers-appeal | 2023-05-26T02:06:30 | 0 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/adnan-syeds-murder-conviction-on-hold-for-now-as-maryland-supreme-court-considers-appeal |
Fort Wayne City Council members gave Council President Glynn Hines recognition for being Dr. Hines now.
Manchester University in North Manchester awarded Hines an honorary doctorate in humanities on May 20 in recognition of his 50 years in public service. He graduated from the school in 1973 with a double-major bachelor’s degree in history and in speech and drama, he said.
Councilwoman Michelle Chambers, D-at large, started friendly kidding about Hines’ new title during the council members’ comments at the end of this week’s meeting.
When Hines had his time to speak, he continued the good-natured tone.
“Whether you call me councilman or president or doctor, just don’t call me late for dinner,” Hines said, smiling. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/city-council-president-recognized-for-new-title/article_240acb2e-fb56-11ed-b476-231774b8e1c4.html | 2023-05-26T02:10:06 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/city-council-president-recognized-for-new-title/article_240acb2e-fb56-11ed-b476-231774b8e1c4.html |
The Boise Police Department is looking for a vulnerable adult who might be traveling to Jerome, officials say.
Paul Brent Williams, 59, is a white male who stands 5-foot-8 and weighs 175 pounds. Police officers are concerned for his safety due to ongoing health concerns.
He has gray hair and blue eyes, and was last seen at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in Boise wearing a gray T-shirt and dark slippers.
He is believed to be traveling in a 2002 dark green Suzuki Esteem with Idaho license plate 1AJB81U. He could possibly be headed to Mountain Home or Jerome, police say. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/police-vulnerable-adult-from-boise-might-be-headed-to-jerome/article_6524e9d6-fb52-11ed-b775-e748a0f23ef7.html | 2023-05-26T02:15:09 | 0 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/police-vulnerable-adult-from-boise-might-be-headed-to-jerome/article_6524e9d6-fb52-11ed-b775-e748a0f23ef7.html |
RANDLE, Wash. — Whitney McMahan hopes to pull off a family reunion for the ages.
Her great, great grandfather, James Randles, died in 1920 and was buried in Centralia’s Mountain View Cemetery. The rest of his family, generations worth, are buried in the town 50 miles to east that bears his name, Randle, Washington.
The Civil War veteran headed west and established the town of Randle in 1883. According to McMahan, the family wanted free mail delivery and the U.S. Post Office would only deliver to established cities or towns. That’s when the town took his name, sort of.
”He sent in the petition, and his name happened to be right on top, so they picked his name and dropped the S,” said McMahan.
Randles died in a hospital in the Centralia/Chehalis area December of 1920, and it was too difficult to have his remains moved the more than 50 miles on trails back to Randle, according to McMahan.
Ever since she discovered his gravesite more than 10 years ago, McMahan said she’s been working to have the grave exhumed and moved to Randle.
“It’s coming together. It’s going to happen,” said Wes McMahan, Whitney’s brother.
He said county officials told him the permits should be granted to have a re-burial in Randle this summer.
”Active military wants to give him an escort, the Veteran’s Administration wants to give him a color guard,” said Wes McMahan, ”Sort of a little bit of a historical mistake and yeah, we’re just happy and glad we might be able to correct it and bring him home!” | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/lewis-county-family-remains-civil-war-veteran/281-a5fb5022-5740-4ef9-ba48-3646b67e861a | 2023-05-26T02:16:13 | 1 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/lewis-county-family-remains-civil-war-veteran/281-a5fb5022-5740-4ef9-ba48-3646b67e861a |
SEATTLE — Red Nose Day is a colorful, hard-to-miss campaign that’s raised hundreds of millions of dollars to support vulnerable kids across the world.
NBC is supporting the Red Nose Campaign for the ninth year as the effort raises life-changing funds to help end the cycle of poverty and ensure children are safe, healthy, educated and empowered.
Red Nose Day started in 1985 when Comic Relief responded to a famine that was impacting Ethiopia. The idea was simply to get comedians together to make people laugh while raising support for people in need around the world.
In 2015, America launched it’s own official Red Nose Day. The campaign and has raised more than $324 million and impacted more than 31 million children.
The Red Nose is a fun way to show support for the campaign and some local organizations thank you in advance for your donations. All of the money raised goes to the Red Nose Day Fund and select organizations receive grants.
The Northwest is home to several organizations that receive financial support from Red Nose Day and one of them has been silently working away with some local schools.
City Year is is an education nonprofit organization dedicated to helping students and schools succeed. The nonprofit deploys diverse teams of AmeriCorps members to work full time alongside teachers in public schools. The AmeriCorp members are in the classrooms five days a week to develop positive relationships with students that strengthen academic and social-emotional skills that drive success in school, work and life. This is especially valuable for students in systemically under-resourced schools.
City Year Executive Director Tarra Mitchell said they have more than 80 AmeriCorps members serving in eight partner schools to provide tutoring, mentoring and accountability to ensure students are ready for college and career success.
“The money we receive from Red Nose Day is vital to the work we do every single day in these schools and it’s paying off.” said Mitchell.
A study showed that schools that partner with City Year were up to two to three times more likely to improve on math and English assessments. City Year is currently serving more than 3,700 students in partner school in Seattle. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/red-nose-day-continues-to-raise-money-to-support-children-throughout-the-world/281-33991d61-5ac3-4d81-be1a-935fd68b9ec5 | 2023-05-26T02:16:19 | 1 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/red-nose-day-continues-to-raise-money-to-support-children-throughout-the-world/281-33991d61-5ac3-4d81-be1a-935fd68b9ec5 |
The case of three Fort Worth girls who have been missing for nearly 50 years is getting all new attention.
Clear Channel has partnered with the Texas Center for the Missing and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to regenerate tips for the cold case of 17-year-old Rachel Trlica, 14-year-old Renee Wilson, and 9-year-old Julie Ann Moseley.
"It's been a big mystery for over 48 years,” said Terry Moseley, Julie Ann’s brother. "We're hoping these billboards open things up and maybe somebody will know something and speak up.”
Starting Thursday, billboards across North Texas are broadcasting the age-progressed photos of the girls, who went missing on December 23, 1974. Clean Channel is providing the month-long public service campaign at no cost in recognition of National Missing Children's Day.
“This is great news to have this out here,” said Janet Moseley, Julie’s sister, as families gathered outside one of the billboards off I-35W. “To look at it and remember and think back, 'Was I there? What did I hear? Did someone tell me anything?”
The girls were last seen at the Seminary South Shopping Center, now known as La Gran Plaza de Fort Worth. It's believed the girls had first gone to an army surplus store to buy jeans before heading to the mall.
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Terry lived across the street from Renee, who was close friends with Rachel. He was 15 years old and had been dating her at the time.
"It was two days before Christmas. They went shopping and they never came home,” he recalls. “They wanted me to go, but I didn’t go. And they wanted Janet to go and she didn’t want to go. But my little sister, Julie – she’s only 9 and begged her way into going and that was it. They drove away and we never saw them again.”
Rachel's car was found in the parking lot. The gifts they bought that day were still inside but there were little to no clues.
“It looks like they disappeared off the face of the earth,” said Terry.
The next day, the girls’ families said they got a letter that was supposedly written by Rachel and addressed to her husband and high school sweetheart, Tommy. The postmarked letter claimed the trio had run off to Houston and would be back in a week. Investigators retrieved DNA on the letter but no match has ever been found.
The family believes it was a red herring, meant to throw off the investigation.
"We're confident Rachel didn't write that letter,” said Terry.
In the nearly 50 years since Christmases have never been the same. Thousands of leads have led to nothing. The family has created a Facebook group page to post updates and possible clues.
“I’ve been looking for these girls, my entire life,” said Rusty Arnold, Rachel's brother. "I can't tell you how many holes we've dug, how many lakes we've searched.”
Two cars that were removed from Benbrook Lake in 2018 and thought to be tied to the case were determined not to be connected.
All of the parents of the girls have passed away, except for Rachel and Rusty’s mother.
“All the other parents have passed, without knowing the truth,” Rusty said. “Let’s put this to rest. It’s time to put this behind us. We’ve been through this for almost 50 years now.”
Clear Channel estimates the new billboards could put millions of fresh eyes on a problem that still happens today.
"It's important to realize there are so many who are missing and they need our help,” said Teresa Moore with Clear Channel DFW.
The Texas Department of Public Safety Missing Persons Clearinghouse received 47,670 missing person reports in 2022, 34,828 of which were juveniles.
“We know that over 2,300 children go missing each and every day in the United States and that’s far too many,” said Officer Tracy Carter with Fort Worth Police.
The Fort Worth Police Department Cold Case Unit exists as part of the main Homicide Unit. One detective is assigned to the Cold Case Unit and investigates “cold” unsolved homicide cases on a full-time basis.
"If they have a lead, they're definitely going to research it and do whatever they can to bring that person home or bring closure to a family,” Carter said. “Everything is a collective effort. Usually, if someone sees something, you just never know if someone’s going to pass by a sign or billboard, or talk to somebody that may have some recollection of what possibly happened.”
However, there are countless cases to pore through. Families rallied in Fort Worth a few weeks ago to raise awareness for 1,000 cold cases at Fort Worth police.
“Just to bring awareness to the fact that they need help, so hopefully anybody that says these billboards can help us,” said Terry.
The families hope this could help the police find that one lead.
"I know there's somebody out there who knows what happened,” said Arnold.
Information on the whereabouts of any or all of these women can be given to the Fort Worth Police Department at 817-335-4222.
If you have information on an unsolved case or need assistance in this area, please contact Detective Leah Wagner at 817-392-4307, Detective John Galloway at 817-392-4336, or Detective Jeff Bennett at 817-392-4308.
Information may also be provided to the unit by emailing coldcase@fortworthpd.com | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/nearly-50-years-later-billboards-aim-to-regenerate-tips-in-fort-worth-missing-girls-cold-case/3265549/ | 2023-05-26T02:17:43 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/nearly-50-years-later-billboards-aim-to-regenerate-tips-in-fort-worth-missing-girls-cold-case/3265549/ |
Dozens of families in Plano are scrambling to find a new home for their elderly loved ones after getting surprising news this week.
Their senior living facility is closing. They have 30 days to move out.
Concern is also mounting over undisclosed plans for the facility flanked by schools on either side and a daycare down the street.
Ideas are being considered to transform the site into a residential drug and alcohol treatment facility with detox.
The unexpected news came on Monday in the form of an urgent email for residents at Cariad at Village Creek and their caregivers.
“A letter saying that unfortunately they had sold and all of the residents have to be out by June 22,” said Darlene Foster. “Immediately you just start thinking what am I going to do?”
Foster’s 90-year-old mother Pearl Carver had just moved into Cariad seven weeks ago after suffering a fall that landed her in the hospital.
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“For her it’s been great,” said Foster about her mother’s experience at Cariad up until now. “She’s made a recovery.”
Foster and Carver invited NBC 5 inside her home decorated with old family photographs, plants and now cardboard boxes for the upcoming move.
She’ll be moving back in with her daughter and son-in-law. Carver feels for others who are scrambling to find a solution.
“That’s the part that really gets me,” said Carver. “There’s one guy, I think he’s been here seven years, he cries every day. It’s sad. They have no place to go. A lot of them are from out of state and they have no family.”
Representatives from other senior living facilities have been filing in to see if they can provide displaced residents and their caregivers any assistance in finding a new home.
“30 days is not uncommon. It is definitely stressful for families,” said Cameron Parsons, CEO of Parsons Group Inc.
A team from Parsons House Preston Hollow visited the facility off Plano Parkway on Wednesday and connected with four residents, said Parsons.
While the 30-day notice is in line with state law, Parsons says it can be difficult for some families to find the right home for their loved one. There are many factors that are looked at including cost, medical needs, available space, and proximity to family and doctors.
The admissions process at Parsons Group Inc. can take anywhere between two and 90 days to complete.
Parsons acknowledges the process is especially difficult for residents who are very sick or have no family.
“Who is signing these leases? Who is moving these people? Who’s helping with medical records,” he asks himself.
Foster is increasingly worried about the facility’s future after hearing from current employees.
“I did hear that it was going to be turned into a drug rehab facility,” said Foster.
Potential plans she feels parents with children at Prince of Peace School next door, a Montessori daycare on the other side of the senior living facility, and a daycare down the street should know.
“I’m 100% for having drug rehabilitation in communities, but I think it needs to be a little more upfront,” she said. “I just think the community needs to know what’s going on.”
NBC 5 went searching for answers.
SRI Management Midsouth is a third-party management company that does not own the building, according to President Rick Sweeney.
NBC 5 asked for a statement specifically asking whether the senior living facility was sold to someone planning to open a drug rehab facility in its place. Sweeney sent NBC 5 the following statement:
"At this moment, I can confirm that the Cariad facility has indeed closed. As for the future of the site, it's been sold to another entity. I am aware of the many rumors and speculations circulating and understand the community's interest. However, it would be appropriate for the new owners to announce their plans for the site when they deem fit."
Sweeney later added he does not know who purchased the building. Online tax records do not yet reflect changes.
SRI, he says, was just notified that it had sold and residents need to be relocated.
‘We are 100% focused on doing this and assisting our staff in finding new jobs,’ said Sweeney via email.
NBC 5 asked the city of Plano for insight into the situation unfolding at the location.
The city’s director of planning Christina Day confirmed that ‘while no permits have been requested, the city did have a formal zoning verification inquiry in December’ for the address.
An employee at a real estate law firm inquired about a ‘residential drug and alcohol facility with detox.’
Whether the new owners will in fact seek to open a rehab facility remains to be seen, and even then, it’s not a done deal.
At this time, the city says some rehab facilities would not need a change in current zoning but would need to meet other standards before being given the green light to open.
The city requires a certificate of occupancy when a business changes use or ownership which includes a review for compliance with zoning and other regulations. This has not yet been filed, according to the city.
In December, the city told the real estate law firm representative ‘that providing those services to disabled persons were permitted in the area covered by S-306 subject to meeting the other development standards necessary to receive a certificate of occupation.’
Other requirements could depend on many factors including the rehab facilities licensing, what services would be provided and who would be receiving treatment.
Parsons is not associated with the situation but says senior living centers often close over a lack of money, staffing and in some cases to switch over to a different demographic deemed more lucrative or more in need.
Clear answers are hard to come by as this is very early in the process.
But the city of Plano will one day have to decide on the future of the area.
Foster is just happy to have people become aware of what’s at stake. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/senior-living-facility-closes-forcing-dozens-out-building-sold-now-eyed-for-drug-rehab-detox-facility/3265572/ | 2023-05-26T02:17:49 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/senior-living-facility-closes-forcing-dozens-out-building-sold-now-eyed-for-drug-rehab-detox-facility/3265572/ |
North Texans were amongst the millions of Taylor Swift fans frustrated when they couldn't get tickets to her most recent tour. The drama that unfolded shed light on a broader issue with ticketing systems for events and live performances.
The problem stems from bots, or automated programs, buying up a bunch of tickets and then reselling them for an exorbitant amount of money on secondary markets.
Thursday afternoon, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) sat down with leaders from top D-FW sports teams and music venues to get their input as he crafts a piece of legislation to address the issue.
"These enterprises would not exist without the fans, so we've got to take care of the fans, and from a pure consumer protection standpoint, this is not something we should tolerate," said Cornyn who agreed the debacle that happened with tickets sales for Taylor Swift's "Eras Tour" was what brought attention to the topic. "All of this of course causes harm not only to the fans but to the performers who are actually trying to make the fan experience optimal."
Amongst the panel of executives included a Taylor Swift fan who also had a tough time getting tickets. Kate Testone, who is from Austin but is a junior at the University of Arkansas studying psychology, explained how she's been a Swiftie since she was 5-years-old, and was excited about the new tour.
"When we're talking about the 'Era's Tour', we're talking about the eras of Taylor's career, but for myself, this was the eras of my life and I grew up with her. Her music has been a huge part of my life," Testone said as she described the excitement amongst her and her friends about the new tour. "Unfortunately, we would not have been able to anticipate the challenges that getting tickets would present."
She described trouble with the long waiting lists, the site crashing and only finding tickets on secondary markets.
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"I wasn't able to get anything but resale tickets, and so then you're looking at around $450 for an obstructed view, that means you're not even watching her perform, you're watching a jumbotron and then if you wanted to be in the upper bowl you're looking at $900, and as college students, we're not able to pay that. I certainly wasn't, I eat Raman for every meal, so certainly can't draw up $450 for a ticket," said Testone.
Cornyn said he's working on a piece of legislation, called FANS First Act, to curb these problems.
He said it would call for more transparency, requiring ticket vendors and resellers to disclose taxes, fees and refund policies to consumers.
It would also prohibit the use of bots to purchase tickets, prohibit speculative ticket sales that trick consumers into believing they are buying directly from an artist or venue and enact consequences for bad actors.
"One of the things we're looking at is enabling the Federal Trade Commission, FTC, which is a lot more nimble and able to address individual cases through agency action. So that's the primary means by which the enforcement or the consequences would be delivered," said Cornyn who also said the state Attorneys General could also impose civil penalties and create a reporting website for fan complaints.
He said he's working with Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) who he worked with in 2020 on the 'Save Our Stages' bill which helped provide SBA grants to live music venue operators who were impacted by the shutdown during the pandemic.
"This is a topic that has obviously captured the public's imagination, they understand it because many have had a bad experience with predatory ticket scalping, so I think the public is interested, and the visibility, the fact this is not a partisan issue, this is one where we're trying to protect the fans and protect the performers that it's something we ought to be able to get done," said Cornyn.
It's not only the fans who experience frustration, the artists and venues say they receive the backlash since people think they're the ones doing the price gauging when they're not.
Texas country music singer and songwriter Max Stalling explained it from his perspective.
“What happens is they’re mad, they come to the show because they’ve already invested the money, and they stand there crossed-armed at the front of the stage and give me the stink eye all night because they think this guy is above his raising and how he’s charging what should have been a $30 ticket, now it's a $60 ticket and, 'Oh by the way there's a $20 convenient fee that got tacked on at the end.' So not only have I lost this fan moving forward, but they also say to themselves, 'You know what? I'm not buying any of your stupid T-shirts, I'm not buying any of your other stupid merch that you have there that generates revenue,' so it's kind of a double whammy," said Stalling who believes legislation would be good.
Dave Brown, COO and General Manager at the American Airlines Center can be devastating for families who think they're about to enjoy an event.
"In hosting 60 to 70 major entertainment events a year, we see dozens of families coming to the box office with tickets that are fraudulent, families coming to the box office with tickets that have been misrepresented, tickets that they overpaid for and it's very little opportunity on a sold-out show to try and help them navigate that disappointment for their family," said Brown.
"We strive on taking care of our guests and we have control on most aspects on that, how our guests are taken care of, their safety, how they're treated when they come to the venue, but an element of our business has taken that control away and it makes it look bad for us, it becomes our problem, the artist problem and the reseller is nowhere to be found," explained Brown.
"Our team faces these issues with brokers, secondary ticketing, bots anytime that we’re selling tickets for any one of our events certainly tonight is no different when you're in the Westerns Finals brokers are trying to get access to those tickets and market those tickets up at significantly higher prices," said Brad Alberts, President, Dallas Stars.
"These bots and the people behind them are the ones we’ve got to take care of and I think when that happens, we’ll see a major difference," said Doug Dawson, SVP of Stadium Revenue, Dallas Cowboys who believes consequences are needed to see change.
Cornyn said the next step is to seek other bi-partisan co-sponsors, then file a bill in the Senate, then the Senate judiciary committee, get it to the Senate, and work with those in the House to get it to the president's desk.
Testone said she still can't shake it off that she missed the concert, but hopes her feedback from her experience helps.
"I felt like it was important because I think the fan's perspective, is why we're here, we call it fans first for a reason and as someone who was really disappointed not being able to go, I didn't want to repeat when the next tour comes out, I wanted this problem to be fixed," she said.
Last Friday Gov. Abbott signed Senate Bill 1639 that would prohibit bots from purchasing tickets. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/top-dfw-sports-teams-music-venues-and-fans-say-theyd-support-legislation-to-reform-current-ticketing-system/3265407/ | 2023-05-26T02:17:56 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/top-dfw-sports-teams-music-venues-and-fans-say-theyd-support-legislation-to-reform-current-ticketing-system/3265407/ |
Joan Fafford, 85, of Shoshone, died Thursday, May 25, 2023, at the Lincoln County Care Center in Shoshone. Arrangements are under the care of Demaray Funeral Service - Shoshone Chapel.
Nancy Kelly, 69, of Boise, died Thursday, May 25, 2023, at Castle Hills Assisted Living in Boise. Arrangements are under the care of Demaray Funeral Service - Gooding Chapel.
Kathy Lyn Lockwood, 70, of Hazelton, died Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at her home. Arrangements are under the care of Rosenau Funeral Home, Twin Falls.
Shirley Ottersberg, 88, of Twin Falls, died Thursday May 25, 2023, at her home. Arrangements are under the care of Rosenau Funeral Home, Twin Falls.
JoAnn Sievers, 88, of Twin Falls, died Saturday, May 20, 2023. Arrangements are under the care of Rosenau Funeral Home, Twin Falls.
Jeanne Spencer, 79, of Twin Falls, died Thursday, May 25, 2023, at her home. Arrangements are under the care of Demaray Funeral Service - Wendell Chapel.
Anna “Maxine” Williams, 97, of Buhl, died May 19, 2023, at a local care facility. Arrangements are under the care of Farmer Funeral Chapel, Buhl. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/death-notices/article_11a14c32-fb11-11ed-a574-a36aa1159a2e.html | 2023-05-26T02:18:10 | 1 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/death-notices/article_11a14c32-fb11-11ed-a574-a36aa1159a2e.html |
GILBERT, Ariz. — Mason Palmer and Eliza Jones should be safe at home. Instead, their parents are searching for them, wondering where they are.
The two 16-year-olds were last seen leaving Campo Verde High School last Friday after telling friends they were running away so they could spend more time together.
“I just want to know where you are. I want to know, just give me a sign that you are OK," said Whitney Palmer, Mason's mom.
Mason plays football at Campo Verde and wants to join the Air Force after graduation.
Natalie "Eliza" Jones' parents describe her as kind and willing to help people however she can.
"She's my baby, she's my only child, and I just want her here," Eliza's mom Margaret said.
The two kids started to date last month. Both mothers said the relationship seemed to begin normally.
“It seemed like a typical relationship for the most part," Margaret said.
“Typical teenage first love,” said Whitney Palmer.
However, they were not going to be able to see each other as much over the summer as they hoped.
Both families said the teens do not have their cell phones, do not have driver's licenses, and do not have access to a bank account.
Since their kids ran away, both parents have been following up on leads all over the state.
“You have to act on everything. We hear they were at Einstein's, so we go to Einstein's. I'm looking for cameras, I'm looking for witnesses,” said Reagan Poling, Eliza's dad.
So far, their searches have been unsuccessful. Mason's family hired a private investigator to help with the search.
Eliza's family has been active on social media and pushed community involvement to try and locate the teens.
However, they want your help to find Mason and Eliza so they can get home safely.
If you know information about their whereabouts, you are encouraged to call 911 or the Gilbert Police Department at 480-450-8708 or 602-732-0081.
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PHOENIX — A Department of Public Safety trooper was shot and injured in an incident near 19th Avenue north of Loop 101 in north Phoenix Thursday afternoon.
Officers from the Phoenix Police Department responded to the scene.
The west and eastbound Loop 101 transition ramps to northbound Interstate 17 are closed as police investigate. The public is being asked to avoid the area.
The trooper was transported to HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center and is considered stable.
A witness told 12News she heard shots fired between the suspect and trooper. She saw the trooper fall to the ground, the suspect got hit, got up, got into a white car, and took off.
The Maricopa County Attorney's Office told 12News County Attorney Rachel Mitchell visited the emergency room and spoke briefly with a family member of the injured trooper.
DPS officials didn’t say what led to the shooting or whether they had identified the suspect.
This is a breaking news story; updates will be added as more information becomes available.
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Silent Witness:
Arizona's Silent Witness program allows people to send in tips and share information about crimes happening within their local communities.
The program shares unsolved felony case information in multiple ways, including TV, radio and social media.
Anyone who has information on a crime or recognizes a suspect described by the program is asked to call 480-948-6377, go to the program's website online or download the Silent Witness app to provide a tip. The identity of anyone who submits a tip is kept anonymous.
Calls to Silent Witness are answered 24/7 by a live person and submitted tips are accepted at all times. Submitted tips are then sent to the detective(s) in charge of the specific case.
Individuals who submit tips that lead to an arrest or indictment in the case can get a reward of up to $1,000. | https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/valley/police-responding-to-incident-in-north-phoenix/75-3a8c8b85-87d4-44de-9904-7c09583ae845 | 2023-05-26T02:21:24 | 0 | https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/valley/police-responding-to-incident-in-north-phoenix/75-3a8c8b85-87d4-44de-9904-7c09583ae845 |
BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. — The Baltimore County Council unanimously passed the budget for the 2024 fiscal year on Thursday.
Julian Jones, the chairman of the Council, called the budget 'fantastic' for the county and its roughly 850,000 residents.
The seven-member Council OK’d the budget, worth approximately $4.9 billion. Much of it is funded by property and income taxes.
Roughly half the budget - about $2.3 billion - is earmarked for Baltimore County schools, including renovations and employee salaries, inching the county closer to a state-blueprinted $60,000 starting teacher salary in Maryland schools.
"We’re not alone in this problem, in terms of attracting teachers," Jones continued. "But I do think the salary increases will be a tremendous help."
David Marks, a Republican member of the Council, says public safety is one of the budget's biggest components - operational police funding goes up $9 million, and the budget adds 100 take-home police cars - so officers can jump right in from home, especially in an emergency.
"We absolutely have to replenish our police force. We need to retain and attract new police officers," David Marks, another member of the council, told WMAR.
The county budget raises starting police salaries to $66,000.
"The Republican members, for many years, have pushed for property tax relief," Marks continued. "We’re outnumbered. It’s a 4 to 3 council."
Jones says that for 35 years, the county’s property tax rate hasn’t gone up. Marks hoped for a decrease, and for cuts in other areas, but he and his Republican colleagues ultimately decided to approve the budget.
"Two parties in Baltimore County came together. We boosted public safety, public education, and I think overall it’s a good budget," said Marks.
Johnny Olszewski, the Baltimore County Executive, thanked the council in a statement - saying the budget makes investments in the county’s people, communities, and infrastructure.
"With continued partnership with the Council, the school system, our state leaders, our incredible employees, and the public we serve, I know we will continue to raise the bar even higher in the years ahead for everyone who lives and works in Baltimore County," the statement read in-part. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/budget-worth-nearly-4-9-billion-greenlit-by-baltimore-county-council | 2023-05-26T02:25:49 | 1 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/budget-worth-nearly-4-9-billion-greenlit-by-baltimore-county-council |
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FULTON, Miss. (WTVA) — The Itawamba County woman whose disappearance triggered a Silver Alert has been found alive in neighboring Marion County, Alabama.
Sheriff Chris Dickinson said Gaynell Snow, 82, was found late Thursday afternoon in her car.
It was located on Reedy Branch Road, which is what Lockridge Road becomes when driving from Mississippi into Alabama.
A helicopter flew her to North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo
Snow had not been seen since Wednesday afternoon.
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JACKSON, Miss. (WTVA) — The state has issued a Silver Alert for a missing Fulton woman.
The alert is for Gaynell Snow, 82.
Someone last saw her on Wednesday, May 24 at approximately 4 p.m. in the 3200 block of Clay Tilden Road between Fulton and Tremont.
Someone last saw her driving north in a 2009 silver-colored Chevrolet HHR. The Mississippi license plate number is ITB8663.
Family members claim Snow suffers from a medical condition that may impair her judgment.
Anyone with information about her whereabouts is asked to call the Itawamba County Sheriff’s Department at 662-862-3401. | https://www.wtva.com/news/local/update-subject-of-silver-alert-found-alive-just-outside-of-itawamba-county/article_00f7b0f8-fb05-11ed-866c-1feed8629834.html | 2023-05-26T02:28:37 | 0 | https://www.wtva.com/news/local/update-subject-of-silver-alert-found-alive-just-outside-of-itawamba-county/article_00f7b0f8-fb05-11ed-866c-1feed8629834.html |
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A federal appeals court on Thursday halted the Environmental Protection Agency’s rejection of Arkansas' plan to comply with federal rules designed to assure that the state’s coal-fired power plants and industrial sites don’t pollute the air in other states.
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a stay of the EPA's decision in a one-page order without elaboration. Arkansas in February sued over the EPA disapproving the state’s plan to meet “good neighbor” obligations under the Clean Air Act.
The EPA rejected plans from Arkansas and 18 other states.
“The court’s order blocking the Biden administration’s disapproval prevents the administration from imposing a one-size-fits-all federal implementation plan (FIP) that would kill Arkansas jobs and threaten our power grid,” Republican Attorney General Tim Griffin said in a statement.
A 2015 EPA rule blocks states from adding to ozone pollution outside their boundaries. Last year the agency announced its plan to limit downwind pollution from power plants. In cases where a state has not submitted a “good neighbor” proposal — or in cases where the EPA rejects one — a federal plan would take effect to protect downwind states.
The EPA did not immediately respond to an email requesting comment late Thursday afternoon. The agency had asked the court not to stay its rejection of Arkansas' plan.
Griffin said when Arkansas filed its suit that the EPA rejected Arkansas’ proposal based on the impact its emissions would have on the Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston metropolitan areas. He said that was a different standard than the state was originally told it would be held to.
“Depriving EPA of authority to address Arkansas’s sources’ harmful emissions while this litigation proceeds would harm the health and welfare of millions of people who live in areas impacted by pollution from Arkansas,” attorneys for the EPA said in a filing last month. | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/federal-appeals-court-halts-epas-rejection-of-ozone-plan/91-9ebc7a3b-a6cd-42a2-b600-1b67d8151a45 | 2023-05-26T02:28:53 | 0 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/federal-appeals-court-halts-epas-rejection-of-ozone-plan/91-9ebc7a3b-a6cd-42a2-b600-1b67d8151a45 |
PULASKI COUNTY, Ark. — The Pulaski County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in locating a missing person.
The person was last seen on Thursday morning.
Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts is urged to contact the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office or Sgt. Mems at (501) 340-6963. | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/missing-persons-reports/missing-pulaski-county-man/91-ba4749fa-2923-402a-ae5b-005181d58eab | 2023-05-26T02:28:59 | 1 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/missing-persons-reports/missing-pulaski-county-man/91-ba4749fa-2923-402a-ae5b-005181d58eab |
MICHIGAN CITY — A new coal-ash rule proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency could force companies to do what Region activists have been demanding for years: clean up every last bit of legacy coal ash.
On May 17, the EPA issued a proposed rule that would require the safe management of coal ash dumped at inactive power plants. The environmental nonprofit Just Transition NWI issued a news release saying the proposed change could force NIPSCO to clean up legacy ash at its generating station in Michigan City.
“This is our collective moment that we have long been waiting for, to bring a mighty voice to this silent crisis," said Ashley Williams, executive director of Just Transition. "In Michigan City, like so many communities, we are sick and tired of being sacrificed by utility profiteers. Every day the Biden administration waits, another coal ash disaster becomes even more inevitable."
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The EPA will collect public comment on the proposed rule through July 17.
In 2015, the EPA released the first coal-ash rule, which requires the treatment of contaminated groundwater, the closure of all unlined coal ash ponds and the removal of ash from leaky impoundments and landfills. However, landfills that stopped receiving coal ash before 2015 are exempt. In August 2022, attorneys for several environmental organizations filed a lawsuit against the EPA in hopes of closing the regulatory loophole.
Coal ash, also known as coal combustion residuals, is the material left after coal is burned to produce energy. It's one of the largest toxic-waste streams in the U.S. and contains heavy metals and metal compounds, such as arsenic, boron, cadmium, chromium, cobalt, lead, lithium, mercury, molybdenum, radium, selenium and thallium.
Coal ash that cannot be reused is stored by energy companies in retention ponds, some of which are unlined. Over time, contaminants from coal ash can leak out of landfills into groundwater, blow into the air as dust, and release to surface waters and land because of structural failures.
A recent report from Earthjustice and the Environmental Integrity Project says 91% of U.S. coal-fired power plants have leaked dangerous levels of contamination into the surrounding groundwater. The long list of plants includes the Michigan City generating station.
NIPSCO has operated a coal-fired generating station in Michigan City since 1931. In 2018, the utility announced that all of its remaining coal-fired generating stations would be retired within the next decade, with Michigan City between 2026 and 2028.
Under the EPA's current rule, NIPSCO is required to clean up the site's five coal-ash ponds. However, local environmentalists are worried about the "legacy" coal ash that was mixed with sand for made land at the property. The made land is on the edge of Lake Michigan, separated from the water by a steel seawall.
In December, members of Just Transition delivered a petition to the EPA's Region 5 headquarters in downtown Chicago. The petition asked the EPA force NIPSCO to remove all of the legacy coal ash.
"EPA, we beg of you to treat this like the crisis it is," Williams said during the protest. "EPA, the time is now to change and update the federal rules."
EPA Administrator Michael Regan said tightening coal-ash regulations will better protect human health and the surrounding environment.
“Ensuring the health and safety of all people is EPA’s top priority, and this proposed rule represents a crucial step toward safeguarding the air, groundwater, streams and drinking water communities depend on,” he said in a news release. “Many of these communities have been disproportionately impacted by pollution for far too long."
Ben Inskeep, program director for Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana, urged the EPA to adopt the draft rule, saying it would help hold "utility polluters accountable for their coal ash messes."
In a statement to the Times, a NIPSCO spokesperson said the utility is "in the process of reviewing" the EPA's draft rule and how it may apply to the cleanup work being conducted in Michigan City.
In 2022, NIPSCO removed about 171,000 cubic yards of coal ash from the generating station's five onsite ponds.
Contamination has been found in the groundwater at the Michigan City plant, but NIPSCO said it believes that the primary source of the groundwater contamination is the coal ash that is being removed.
"The data collected to date indicates there is no risk to human health or the environment, and no impacts to drinking water supplied by neighboring communities, including resources drawn from Lake Michigan for that purpose," the spokesperson said.
Donnita Scully of the LaPorte County NAACP called the EPA's draft rule a "step in the right direction. This rule places value in humanity over exorbitant profits by industry, and if executed right, will protect the integrity of our community.” | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/laporte/michigan-city/epa-rule-would-force-cleanup-of-legacy-coal-ash-potentially-affecting-cleanup-at-michigan-city/article_39349066-f66a-11ed-8295-035204d8ba48.html | 2023-05-26T02:29:08 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/laporte/michigan-city/epa-rule-would-force-cleanup-of-legacy-coal-ash-potentially-affecting-cleanup-at-michigan-city/article_39349066-f66a-11ed-8295-035204d8ba48.html |
DALLAS — A former SMU graduate student has been arrested after he allegedly made "credible" threats toward university officials, according to the school.
A spokesperson for SMU told WFAA that Brian Ethan Jackel, 39, was arrested at his home in Duncanville on Monday on a felony warrant for the alleged threats.
According to the arrest affidavit, investigators were called by the Dallas VA Police Department to the Bonham, Texas facility in regards to a patient, Jackel, making threats. Jackel was set to be discharged on May 18.
The affidavit stated that investigators spoke to a patient at the facility who said that Jackel told him he wanted to kill the SMU president and faculty members. According to the affidavit, Jackel made the comments while he and the patient were watching television coverage of the Allen outlet mall shooting on May 6.
The patient also told investigators Jackel talked about "making homemade explosives and indicated that he may have pipe bombs in his home," according to the affidavit.
On Monday, May 22, officers with the SMU Police Department arrested Jackel and also search his home, according to the university spokesperson. The 39-year-old was charged with a felony of making a terroristic threat.
Further details on the case were not released as the investigation continues. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/former-smu-graduate-student-arrested-alleged-threat-against-school-officials/287-6934a27a-8d95-4944-8e28-14eab6ff3218 | 2023-05-26T02:30:12 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/former-smu-graduate-student-arrested-alleged-threat-against-school-officials/287-6934a27a-8d95-4944-8e28-14eab6ff3218 |
PUERTO VALLARTA, Jalisco — A Seattle man is fighting for his life in a hospital in Mexico and it all started with a swim.
“It's hard. Seeing your brother in the ICU hooked up, telling him you love him just in case," said Adam Griffis. "I would not wish that on anyone."
Griffis’s brother Evan is fighting for his life in a Puerto Vallarta hospital. The 30-year-old was swimming in the ocean Sunday when he was hit by a wave and broke his neck.
“It must be a fluke accident. a wave struck him from behind, and immediately thrust him to the seafloor, where he hit his head, fractured two vertebrae,” Griffis said.
Adam said his brother did not suffer brain damage and is able to understand what’s going on and being said to him.
“Evan is so strong and he's such a good swimmer," Griffis said. "You just don't think of it, you don't expect it. And when it happens, your whole world turns upside down pretty quickly."
Evan was rushed to the hospital and underwent a successful 11-hour spinal surgery and his family rushed to his side from Seattle.
“He remains in the ICU with an incredible amount of swelling in and around his spinal cord that still threatens his life, to this moment,” Griffis said.
Doctors told his family Evan has a 70% chance of survival, but in the long term is not expected to ever walk again. With physical therapy, Evan will likely be able to use his arms.
Griffis said his brother is still in good spirits.
“Evan has been a champion through it all, and getting to say I love you to my brother meant the world to me this morning and have him look me in the eyes meant absolutely the world,” Griffis said.
Griffis said his brother Evan is an avid traveler and went to Puerto Vallarta to celebrate Pride.
The Griffis family has already received tens of thousands of dollars in donations to help cover medical costs.
“Honestly it's incredible to see just all the communities in Evan's life come together to help him and I think it's somewhat of a celebration of him, and we're just fighting with him,” Griffis said.
Evan is expected to be in the ICU for a week. The next step is for him to start breathing on his own. His family is confident he will recover and be home soon. Griffis is confident his brother will still be able to officiate his wedding in August.
“We got quite a long journey ahead. but as a family, we're gonna get through it for the years to come,” Griffis said.
The family set up a fundraiser to help cover medical expenses. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/seattle-man-fighting-for-his-life-after-breaking-neck-mexico/281-db76fce2-9ce1-4caa-949d-d0f3124b6b12 | 2023-05-26T02:30:18 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/seattle-man-fighting-for-his-life-after-breaking-neck-mexico/281-db76fce2-9ce1-4caa-949d-d0f3124b6b12 |
It's time to be bold for NAZ Elite.
The running team is sending Wesley Kiptoo and Alex Masai to the BOLDERBoulder 10K road race in Colorado set for Monday with the hopes of making some noise on the men's side of the prestigious event after producing some solid outings on the women's side the last few years.
Last year's BOLDERBoulder champion, in fact, was NAZ Elite's Aliphine Tuliamuk, who finished in third place at the 2019 edition of the race and was runner-up in 2018.
“We would love to win on the men’s side, but it’s really, really hard," NAZ Elite Executive Director Ben Rosario said Wednesday.
Only former member Scott Fauble has produced a top-10 finish in the men's race for NAZ Elite, taking sixth in 29:54 in 2016. This will be the eighth year that NAZ Elite has sent at least one athlete to the event since the team started racing in 2014.
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The nature of the team-focused event typically leads to a loaded pack running up front, according to Rosario.
“When you have got three athletes from Kenya, three from Ethiopia, three from the U.S., et cetera, et cetera -- and they are all distance-running powerhouses -- it’s going to be hard to win the race because all these teams have somebody who could win.”
Rosario thinks that altitude also has something to do with how athletes perform at the race, which starts at 5,275 feet of elevation, peaks at 5,377 and ends at around 5,360 feet.
Fauble was born at altitude in Colorado, as was Tuliamuk, who is a Kenyan-born American. Both Kiptoo and Masai were born and raised in Kenya at an elevation higher than Flagstaff.
“It’s not a guarantee that they will run well, but I think they have a better chance to run well and race well at altitude than an athlete who was born and raised at sea level," Rosario said.
And both Kiptoo and Masai are in shape and coming off good performances.
Kiptoo won his last time out, repeating as the champion at the Pittsburgh Half Marathon on May 7. Meanwhile, Masai placed second in a 10,000-meter track event earlier this month and was fourth at the BAA 5K road race in mid-April with a time of 13:27.
“He’s look quite good in training over the last month," Rosario said of Masai, "and I would just say that he’s ready to go.”
Kiptoo normally draws energy from races that feature such strong talent up front, as the second-year pro likes competing with athletes who can produce the sort of times and results he hopes as his career unfolds.
“He’s certainly excited about the race. He’s shown so far in his young career that he enjoys these big road races, and when he is fresh and ready to go, he runs very, very well," Rosario said.
Before Monday's BOLDERBoulder, NAZ Elite will have two athletes in Krissy Gear and Katie Wasserman at Friday's USATF Distance Classic 1500m on the UCLA campus.
Rosario said there will be 17 athletes packed on the track for the "regular-season" race that will provided a chance for Wasserman to get some racing rust off her legs after a pause in racing due to illness and Gear to keep the momentum going and experience building.
Wasserman has not raced since mid-February at the USATF Indoor Championships, where she produced a 12th-place result in the 3000m.
The illness she had battled led to her going back to New Jersey in order to recuperate at sea level from what NAZ Elite has described as a "respiratory illness."
“It really affected her training in a negative way. But, luckily, she strung some nice weeks together at this point, and we felt she was ready to race," Rosario said.
While Gear is fit, NAZ Elite has bigger-picture goals in mind as it uses Friday's race as a way to keep their rookie cruising on the way to approaching the outdoor championships in July.
“Is she fit? Yes. But, I think, she still as room to grow over the next few weeks," Rosario said.
Mike Hartman can be reached at 556-2255 or at mhartman@azdailysun.com. Follow him on Twitter @AZDS_Hartman. | https://azdailysun.com/sports/local/naz-elite-this-week-kiptoo-masai-seeking-big-performances-at-bolderboulder/article_fd1b26f2-fb24-11ed-8219-730b2b312af4.html | 2023-05-26T02:44:09 | 1 | https://azdailysun.com/sports/local/naz-elite-this-week-kiptoo-masai-seeking-big-performances-at-bolderboulder/article_fd1b26f2-fb24-11ed-8219-730b2b312af4.html |
Yearlong construction project coming to Ind. 37. Find out where and why.
A construction project on Ind. 37 south of Bloomington will improve safety, according to state officials, but the yearlong project also will reduce the number of travel lanes.
Here are the project details:
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Where is the construction project?
The project will be at the intersection of Ind. 37 and Dillman Road, about 1.5 miles south of the Interstate 69 interchange.
The project will cover roughly 2,200 feet on Ind. 37.
When will the road be under construction?
Indiana Department of Transportation officials said they expect to obtain bids sometime this fall, with construction slated to begin in spring 2024 and to end in spring 2025.
How will the project change the intersection?
The project essentially will prohibit drivers from turning left from Dillman onto Ind. 37. Instead, drivers who want to turn left will have to turn right first, then merge into a left turn lane and perform a U-turn to head into the opposite direction.
INDOT officials said that prohibiting drivers from turning left will increase visibility, reduce the number of travel lanes drivers have to cross and, therefore, reduce the number of potential conflict points.
Lanes will be restricted during construction, but INDOT said that at least one lane in each direction will be open.
Why is the state making the changes?
INDOT officials said accident frequency and severity at the intersection is noticeably higher than at other similar intersections in the state. The intersection has seen 38 accidents in the past five years. Nearly a third of the crashes involved left turns.
Dave Burnworth, 69, who occasionally uses the intersection, said INDOT’s proposal is “probably the best alternative at this point.”
Burnworth, who has lived in the area since 1995 and attended a recent presentation at Ivy Tech, said the intersection has seen too many accidents.
“Something has to be done,” he said.
Chris Martin, a project designer with INDOT, said in a video that the agency chose the reduced conflict intersection with no left turn from among six options, which included traffic signals, a roundabout and no changes.
INDOT said similar improvements at seven other intersections in the state reduced the number of crashes by an average 68% and the number of serious crashes by an average 81%.
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How much will the project cost?
The project will cost just under $1.8 million, with 90% of the cost being paid through federal dollars. The rest will be paid by state funds.
How can you provide input on the project?
You can provide comments on the proposed project until May 31 by contacting INDOT at 855-463-6848 or indot@indot.in.gov. You can find out more about the project at tinyurl.com/mrk4zapn.
Boris Ladwig can be reached at bladwig@heraldt.com. | https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/local/2023/05/25/year-long-construction-project-coming-to-ind-37-find-out-where-why/70258293007/ | 2023-05-26T02:48:30 | 0 | https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/local/2023/05/25/year-long-construction-project-coming-to-ind-37-find-out-where-why/70258293007/ |
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) – Kingsport Police Department officers began investigating an unattended death Thursday night, officials with the department say.
According to Tom Patton, public information officer with the Kingsport Police Department, officers were dispatched to Brook Street around 8 p.m. Thursday night for an unattended death investigation.
Patton said the investigation is still in its preliminary stages and that no determination of foul play could be made yet.
This is a developing story. Details will be updated as they become available. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/kingsport-police-investigating-unattended-death/ | 2023-05-26T02:48:55 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/kingsport-police-investigating-unattended-death/ |
Trying to get to or from Staten Island Thursday evening? Be prepared to wait.
Service on the Staten Island Ferry was limited to an hourly schedule after a slate of sick calls left vessels understaffed, according to officials. The service disruption started around 1 p.m. and was expected to last through the evening, the New York City Department of Transportation said.
The NYC Ferry said it would offer free overnight ferry shuttle service into Friday morning between Pier 11 in Manhattan and the St. George ferry landing on Staten Island.
Staten Island Borough President Vito Fossella said the disruption "unacceptable and is going to hurt thousands of people unnecessarily.
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"By the DOT’s own numbers, the disruption to the twenty-minute rush hour service can result in as many as 2,228 passengers joining the already approximately 600 passengers on the top of the hour service, resulting in a staggering 2,828 passengers in one trip," Fossella said.
The DOT said that the "vast majority" of ferry staffers — captains, assistant captains and mates — scheduled for Thursday afternoon called out sick (a full boat crew includes a captain, assistant captain and three mates). The department added that they were looking into finding alternative travel options between Staten Island and Manhattan.
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A city official said there was only enough staff to operate the ferries on an hourly service after all others called out. The off-duty workers eligible for overtime did not answer or return calls from the DOT.
It wasn't immediately clear what caused the surge in sick-out calls from workers, though Fossella told NBC New York that a "long-term labor dispute" between the city and the workers that's "been going on for years" was at the center of it.
"All parties must get back to the negotiating table immediately to resolve this once and for all. If this disruption can happen today, it can happen next week and then the week after that," he said in a statement. "Staten Island commuters are once again suffering from issues over which they have not created nor have control over."
Fossella said that previous stoppages and disruptions came during the late-night hours, but doing one during the evening rush hour during a holiday weekend and Fleet Week creates much bigger headaches. Fossella added that there's "no indication how long this will last."
"This was an intentional effort to disrupt service and it's sad. I'm very sympathetic to the workers and I hope that this was resolved swiftly and smoothly," Fossella said.
In Sept. 2022, the I-Team spoke to ferry workers who sounded alarms about a staffing crisis they say had made it difficult to keep the iconic passenger boats running on time.
The manpower shortage is so severe, current and former ferry workers tell the I-Team they are sometimes asked to spend the night in terminal parking lots or makeshift sleeping quarters because commuting home between shifts would not allow for the minimum rest needed to safely operate the 4,000 ton boats.
“Ferry management has paid people to sleep in their cars for 12 hours to cover a shift the next morning,” said Roland Rexha, Secretary-Treasurer of the Marine Engineers' Benevolent Association (MEBA), the union representing ferry captains, mates, and engineers. “It becomes a safety issue.”
An I-Team review of payroll records shows the New York City Department of Transportation, which operates the Staten Island Ferry, relies heavily on overtime scheduling to keep the boats running.
In 2021, more than two-thirds of ferry workers logged at least 500 hours of overtime. One in five staff members worked more than 1,000 hours of overtime. One Chief Marine Engineer worked 3,187 total hours in 2021. That’s the equivalent of working 61 hours every week for 52 weeks straight. One ferry captain worked 2,857 total hours in 2021, the equivalent of working 357 out of 365 days in the year.
Concerns about the ferry staffing shortage were raised as MEBA and the Mayor Adams administration had been engaged in negotiations on a new collective bargaining contract. The union has gone without a raise for a dozen years. In Aug. 2022, an administrative judge ruled the city’s marine engineers deserve a raise to put them in line with workers on private cargo ships.
In response to the I-Team, a DOT representative sent an email in September stressing that ferry workers are not allowed to work more than 12 hours per day and some of the ferry’s overtime bill is due to the fact that the city’s marine workers operate on a four-day schedule with 8 hour shifts. In essence, they are scheduled to work 32 regular hours per week – eight less than most other city workers.
Payroll records show the 2021 base salary for a Staten Island Ferry captain was just under $71,000. But on average, captains added nearly $47,000 in overtime earnings. The union says the city’s base compensation is so low, workers rely on the overtime. But all those extra hours lead to a revolving door cycle, whereby the city loses staff to higher-paying private sector shipping companies. And when ferry workers leave the job, the city ends up asking the remaining staff to work more overtime. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/staten-island-ferry-service-disrupted-through-evening-amid-worker-callouts-officials/4367648/ | 2023-05-26T02:50:15 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/staten-island-ferry-service-disrupted-through-evening-amid-worker-callouts-officials/4367648/ |
TEXAS, USA — This story started with a lie.
“Yeah, my sister, that’s so not like her to not tell the truth,” Greg Dace joked.
Why was Dace’s sister, Carla McCullough, dishonest?
“Beause I love him so,” McCullough said, with tears in her eyes.
To understand how love could compel someone to lie, you have to understand what compels Dace.
In college, Dace became a DJ and he loved it.
“I would do it for free,” Dace said.
Eventually, though, he got married, had a family and quit being a DJ for a job in sales. Throughout the years, he always said he wanted to be a DJ again, which is why he recently decided to do it before it’s too late.
Last year, Dace was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer, just a few years after losing his mom and sister to cancer.
“I thought it was a good time to go ahead and invest into it,” he said.
Being a DJ was his dream. Unfortunately, medical bills made equipment impossible to afford.
Knowing that, McCullough lied and told her brother that she’d set up a meeting with a cancer support organization. However, when the meeting started, she hit him with the truth.
“Sam Pack Auto Group is granting you a Little Wish,” she told him.
Sam Pack Auto Group gave Dace a $500 gift card to help pay for gas and other necessities during treatment, and another $1,500 to fix his truck and perhaps, most importantly, DJ equipment.
He has a long road ahead, but Dace said this wish helps strengthen the journey.
“It gives me so much encouragement to know someone that doesn’t even know me and invested in me,” Dace said. “It’s given me so much hope.”
Ain’t that the truth.
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CAPE CORAL, Fla. — Linnea Falco said a swarm of bees has returned to her home every year for the past six years, but this time she’s had enough.
“I’m an animal lover. I would never hurt them. I would never do anything to harm them. Do I want them here every year? Not Really,” said Falco.
Falco posted a picture of the bees to a Cape Coral Facebook group, asking for help. That caught beekeeper Kenny Balch’s attention, but even he was surprised when he came out to see the swarm for himself.
“It looked like a sheet of bees on the wall from the picture, but when I got here it was like a comforter of bees. It was about 2 inches thick,” said Balch.
He ended up removing an estimated 45,000 bees from Falco’s home Wednesday night, and he believes there’s more living in the walls. Now, Balch plans to do a “trap-out.”
“Basically you build a funnel and it’s a one-way street. So the bees can come out of the hive, but they can’t go back in,” Balch explained.
Trap-outs can take anywhere from 10 days to 4 weeks, but he says it’s better than cutting out a wall and doing any damage to your home.
Falco said she’s willing to give it a go.
“I’ll try the funnel method. Otherwise, I’m going to be the ‘bee lady’– with the bee house,” she said.
If you’re looking for a good beekeeper, Balch recommends going to Facebook pages like South Florida Beekeepers or Cape Coral Beekeepers. | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/lee-county/2023/05/25/massive-swarm-of-bees-infests-cape-coral-home/ | 2023-05-26T02:55:59 | 0 | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/lee-county/2023/05/25/massive-swarm-of-bees-infests-cape-coral-home/ |
BOISE, Idaho — On Tuesday, retired Boise police Chief Mike Masterson officially announced his campaign to become the next mayor of Boise. The event was at the iconic Boise Depot overlooking the City of Trees, Masterson spoke to a crowd of supporters excited about the announcement.
But, there was a part of that campaign kick-off speech several KTVB viewers wanted to learn more about in a fact check segment. Masterson, as expected, criticized the current Mayor Lauren McLean saying in-part:
"The crisis in our city government is not simply a matter of the wrong priorities. It is a crisis of transparency and trust. We are faced with a mayor who has failed to develop strong working relationships with city, county and state officials who has increased her office budget 60% during the last three years, who has approved hundreds of thousands of dollars of expenditures without council approval," Masterson said in a prepared speech.
"Who has hidden her travel records. Who has hidden tort claims. Who has lost senior personnel at an alarming rate. It is clear this mayor kicks the can on every issue. Lacking foresight, skills and determination to bring about real change," Masterson said.
For starters, it is crucial to point out that KTVB can't fact check an opinion, which is heavily featured, as expected, in Masterson's speech.
However, there are some things we can dive into.
Skipping over the opinion claims of transparency and trust, let's look at his claim of an increasing Mayor’s office budget of 60% over the last three years.
Raw numbers check out - so yes, it is accurate. A little nuance to add after we reached out to the City of Boise on the claim: the Office of Innovation/Performance was part of the mayor's office under Mayor Bieter, for a short time under McLean it was moved out of her office and budget.
It was later added back in, so that is a portion of budget growth which is sort of a technicality.
Important to note that the city council has to approve that budget. So, fair to criticize budget growth, but it is not a unilateral decision the mayor makes.
KTVB tried to ask Masterson to clarify his claims and ask for specifics, but KTVB was told Tuesday, before the campaign event and later in the day, that he was not doing interviews at that point, and would only be delivering his prepared campaign speech.
So, how about the "hundreds of thousands of dollars of expenditures without council approval" Masterson claimed Mayor McLean had approved?
Again, not sure what this reference is specifically. Whatever it is, the mayor essentially has a budget approved for her office, within that the mayor has room to make expenditures.
KTVB reached out to the Mayor's office on the claim, they say in a statement:
“The City Council approves the budget for each department and office at the city - including the Mayor's Office. The council determines both the personnel and operating budgets for departments and offices prior to the beginning of a fiscal year. In fact, just this week council held their first budget workshop in preparation for fiscal year 2024. Throughout the year, when spending changes are warranted, council considers interim budget changes. All of those steps happen in public council meetings. The next budget workshop is at the end of June, and a public hearing will be held in July, so there's plenty of opportunity for residents to learn more about how the city council allocates resources.”
Next claim is the mayor hid her travel records. That's a conversation that has kind of been unique over the last few years. It's also a concern rooted in former mayor Brent Coles; he was forced out of office for a travel scandal in the 2000's.
Requests have been made for city council and the mayor’s office to make travel records and expenses more accessible without a public records request process. Council and the community have also debated the value of expensive trips for city staffers and leaders - events such as conferences or professional development opportunities out of state.
Criticism of that is fair, however, a reason behind McLean's specific travel records being kept tight lipped is linked to very serious threats to her safety and life.
Federal evidence photos of bullets with McLean's name on it highlight the very real threats McLean faces, bullets identified in a federal investigation read: “McLean, Die.”
So, you can imagine why travel plans are not as specific as some would like. The City of Boise says they are more than happy to provide transparent records on travel destinations and expenses, they are just careful with the mayor’s safety.
Next, a claim that McLean hid tort claims. It's a very general claim and it depends on how you define "hid." No, not every tort claim made against the city is blasted out in a press release.
Should they be? That is a fair conversation for another day.
Some, specifically in media, criticized response times on documents and retractions made on documents connected to turmoil at Boise Police.
The City of Boise maintains they have met all legal requirements on record requests.
If the claim is a reference to the BPD turmoil, plenty to criticize; but again, KTVB didn't get a chance to ask questions to Masterson about the claim.
Finally, the claim that the mayor lost senior personnel at an alarming rate.
What would be the definition of "senior personnel?"
Of note, recently the Boise Police Chief was asked to leave the department, the Boise Fire Chief was dismissed early in McLeans tenure, and yes, she has had people move in and out of her office for a variety of reasons. There are, of course, city staffers that were also lost in the transfer between Mayor Dave Bieter and McLean.
So, while not specific, but that's what we can fact check at the moment.
The mayor's office tells KTVB that they are not concerned about personnel leaving at an alarming rate and said that they weren't sure what that was a reference to.
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ELK GROVE, Calif. — Two sisters are doubling down on themselves to open up a new eatery in Elk Grove. But the move isn't a replacement, the sisters are responding to adversity by expanding their popular eatery, Gai 'N Rice.
Sonya Chen and Kade Phian are no strangers to the culinary world.
"Yeah, this is in our blood," said Phian.
"Yeah, it's our passion," added Chen.
Chen and Phian grew up in the restaurant industry, having roots that go back to their grandfather opening a restaurant in Thailand.
Locally, they're a staple in the Freeport area of Sacramento with their trademark chicken and rice dishes, curries, noodle soup and basil chicken. However, a fire in the kitchen temporarily closed the eatery back in October, leaving a void in the community and in some hungry customers' stomachs.
"Since we closed from the fire, we get messages almost every day, when were we gonna reopen? They want to continue to support," said Phian.
"We got so devastated after that and then when we see the new messages daily, oh my God, (it was) lighting up our hearts so much," said Chen.
The rally from the community and positive messages pushed the sisters forward, all the way to Elk Grove. The new eatery is settled in the former home of Tea Rex. The sisters gave a big shout out to their broker, Brian, for helping them find it.
"We had Elk Grove-based customers that would be willing to travel to our Sacramento location, you know? So when we first announced that we're coming to Elk Grove, wow, they are so excited. They gave us such a great response," said Chen.
That being said, the Elk Grove site isn't a replacement. It's an expansion. The sisters said the Freeport site is being rebuilt to open again one day.
For anyone new to the eatery, the sisters suggest trying the classic chicken and rice plate, a popular order made with a family recipe. However, the fried chicken plate is popular as well. Regardless of what you get for the main course, Chen and Phian both recommend saving room for their mango with sticky rice desert.
"I work in the kitchen, so I'm very proud of every dish I present to customer," said Phian. "When I cook and prepare the food, I feel like I'm feeding my family, so I put a lot of love and passion to it"
"Serving great food, enjoying it, it's like it's happiness... When you serve customers and they actually enjoy your food -- oh my god, the feeling, it's amazing. It's overwhelming," said Chen.
Gai 'N Rice opens for the first time Elk Grove on May 27 at 11 a.m.
WATCH ALSO: | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/elk-grove/gai-n-rice-elk-grove/103-d89aa8cf-31e7-4b0d-ae3c-ac0fd35ffb6a | 2023-05-26T03:01:39 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/elk-grove/gai-n-rice-elk-grove/103-d89aa8cf-31e7-4b0d-ae3c-ac0fd35ffb6a |
GROVELAND, Calif. — For businesses hoping to cash in close to Yosemite National Park in Groveland, a major road repair project in the park is putting a halt to that.
Inside the more than century-old, historic Hotel Charlotte in Groveland, owner Finn Horsley says very few people are currently staying at the hotel.
"I wish I could sugarcoat it, but it's been devastating," he said.
Out of his 13 rooms, only two are booked.
"Losing these revenues now at this time and with an indefinite reopening, it's been hard," said Horsley.
The re-opening he's referring to is Big Oak Flat Road. The continuation of Highway 120, about five miles in from the Yosemite entrance, extensive construction is underway to repair what began as a 200 foot long, up to four-foot deep crack in the road.
The park says the embankment below the road has moved as much as 15 feet downslope and has significant water flow through it. It may be mid-June or later before the road is open.
At this time heading into the Memorial Day weekend, Groveland would be bustling with tourists and visitors from around the world but not this year. With the exception of local traffic, most of the town is empty of visitors and the Groveland Hotel is half booked.
"Typically from what I can see before the road closure, we were fully booked up... and at least 60% booked-up throughout the summer," said Sarah Rosales, manager at the Groveland Hotel.
At "Trail Less Traveled" bike and gear shop, they're seeing a drop in business as well but not from tourists.
"We obviously support some of the seasonal employees that come to work at the resorts, the national park. You know, they want to go out and bike ride. Well, if they're not working, they're not going to spend the money," said J.R. Rollins, owner of the store.
For now, construction on Big Oak Flat continues seven days a week.
Businesses in Groveland and nearby hope at the very least one lane of traffic will open soon.
The closest route to get into Yosemite is through the Mariposa gateway, a little more than two-hour trip from Groveland instead of the usual thirty minutes to get into the park on Highway 120.
WATCH ALSO: | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/highway-120-yosemite/103-9497599a-73e6-441c-b11c-7787742c7454 | 2023-05-26T03:01:45 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/highway-120-yosemite/103-9497599a-73e6-441c-b11c-7787742c7454 |
CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — A Clayton County corrections officer was arrested and fired Thursday night. He's now accused of planning and arranging a "vicious attack" on an inmate, according to a release from Sheriff Levon Allen.
Corrections Officer Sean William Hollinshead was taken into custody after the attack took place on an inmate in his custody, the sheriff said.
A release stated Hollinshead faces criminal negligence and violation of oath charges, "when he knowingly, recklessly, and without disregard for the safety of the inmate placed him in a high-risk housing unit."
The sheriff said this led to a beating and stabbing-- causing the inmate to be critically hurt.
According to the sheriff's office, Hollinshead did not help the inmate.
"I locked up one of my own tonight and will continue to surgically remove any officers or deputies from my rank and file that places Citizens, Inmates, or Employees at risk," Levon said in the release.
The sheriff's office said there were several other inmates involved and they are also facing additional charges.
This is a developing story. Check back often for new information.
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COBB COUNTY, Ga. — The attorney for Ross Harris -- the man who was accused of leaving his toddler in a hot car to die in 2014 -- said his client is relieved several charges against him have been dismissed. However, he won't be released from prison yet.
The Cobb County District Attorney's Office announced Thursday it would not re-try Harris' case. Cooper, who was 22 months, was left strapped into a rear-facing car seat in the back of his father's SUV on June 18, 2014. It was parked outside Harris' office building and he died.
Two years after little Cooper’s death, Harris was convicted of his murder and several other crimes relating to the toddler’s death. He was also convicted of sex crimes for sending sexually explicit communications to underage girls, which was unrelated to the murder charges. Harris was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
However, in 2022, The Supreme Court of Georgia reversed the counts pertaining to murder. In a 6-3 majority, it ruled the jury “heard and saw an extensive amount of improperly admitted evidence" at the trial court level.
Now, the Cobb DA's office has decided to close the case concerning Cooper's death. Harris' attorney, Carlos Rodriguez, said his client is numb from all of the emotions, but relieved and overjoyed that this phase is concluding.
Harris won't be released from prison since he's still serving on the other counts that were not reversed by the state Supreme Court.
"So the maximum that he could serve on those charges is until June of 2026. But any time that you are representing someone charged with murder, the goal is to save them from a life in prison. And that's what's happened here," Rodriguez explained.
The attorney said he was thrilled by the prosecutors' decision to not re-try the case.
"This is the right decision. This is justice for Cooper," Rodriguez said.
The story made national headlines in 2014 when Cooper died and in the years following with the trial. Controversy surrounded the case, putting child hot car deaths in the spotlight.
"It was only, it was only controversial in the sense that the state wanted to suggest that because he was a bad husband, that he must have left his child in the car intentionally. But the reality is that just because he may be morally responsible, he's not criminally responsible because this was an accident," Rodriguez said. " And what happened to Ross happens to loving parents throughout the country every single year, throughout the year. And in fact, in the two years following Ross's trial, where the record highs for hot car deaths."
According to kidsandcars.org, there's been at least four reported hot car deaths this year in the U.S.; three of them on the website list the circumstances as the child was unknowingly left in a vehicle. The cases occurred in Florida, New York, and Alabama.
Rodriguez maintains that what happened to Cooper in Georgia nearly nine years ago was truly an accident.
"Cooper's legacy should never have been and will not be that he was the victim of a crime," he said. "And so this decision reflects the truth, but it also reflects the legacy that Cooper was loved."
In the statement from the Cobb DA's office, it said they conducted a thorough review in the last 11 months, adding that "crucial motive evidence that was admitted at the first trial in 2016 is no longer available to the state due to the majority decision of the Supreme Court," which is why prosecutors made the "difficult decision" to not re-try Harris again.
"We would like to thank the Cobb County Police Department, all current and prior DA’s Office staff, and all other agencies who worked tirelessly for years to obtain justice for Cooper," the DA's statement said. "Cooper will always be remembered by this office and those who fought for him." | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/ross-harris-trial/ross-harris-cooper-harris-hot-car-death-case-dropped-prison-sentence-other-counts/85-3de1820a-b631-4093-8e03-bd17404c5268 | 2023-05-26T03:02:47 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/ross-harris-trial/ross-harris-cooper-harris-hot-car-death-case-dropped-prison-sentence-other-counts/85-3de1820a-b631-4093-8e03-bd17404c5268 |
FISHERS, Ind. — Two people were seriously injured on Interstate 69 Thursday when their motorcycle reportedly struck the back of a pickup truck.
State police responded to the crash in the southbound lanes of I-69 north of 96th Street just before 4 p.m. Thursday. Callers to 911 reported seeing the motorcycle rear-end the truck and that two adult riders were lying on the roadway.
When first responders arrived, state police said one of the victims was unconscious. Medics provided life-saving aid to both victims before transporting them to the hospital. Their current medical condition is not known at this time.
The driver of the pickup truck was not hurt, police said.
Investigators believe the truck had slowed due to stopping traffic when it was struck by the motorcycle. Both riders, who were wearing helmets at the time of the crash, were ejected from the motorcycle onto the interstate.
Several lanes of I-69 were closed for about three hours while police investigated the crash. All lanes reopened later Friday evening.
The crash remains under investigation by Indiana State Police, who were assisted at the scene by police and firefighters from Fishers, as well as INDOT. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/motorcycle-crash-seriously-injures-2-on-interstate-69-in-hamilton-county/531-3c1d7bfe-2322-4708-815c-159b3f2b2e5b | 2023-05-26T03:03:21 | 0 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/motorcycle-crash-seriously-injures-2-on-interstate-69-in-hamilton-county/531-3c1d7bfe-2322-4708-815c-159b3f2b2e5b |
PORTLAND, Ore. — The body of a Gresham woman who was reported missing late last year was later found in a wooded area in Southeast Portland's Pleasant Valley neighborhood, according to the Portland Police Bureau.
The woman, 22-year-old Kristin Smith, was reported missing on Dec. 22, 2022.
Police responded to a report of human remains discovered in the woods near Southeast Deardorff Road and Southeast Flavel Street in the Pleasant Valley Neighborhood on Feb. 19.
The body was later identified and confirmed to be Smith's, according to PPB. Her family has been notified.
Additional searches took place months after the discovery of Smith's remains in an effort to find additional evidence with the help of Multnomah County Search and Rescue and the Multnomah County Medical Examiner’s Office, police said.
For the time being, police are still calling this a death investigation. In a statement, PPB did not indicate if Smith's death is believed to be suspicious in nature.
The Portland Police Bureau and the Medical Examiner’s Office are continuing their investigation of the case.
If anyone has any information they are asked to please come forward and contact Detective Jeff Pontius at Jeffery.Pontius@police.portlandoregon.gov or call 503-823-0433, or Detective Kristina Coffey at Kristina.Coffey@police.portlandoregon.gov or 503-823-1081.
This is a developing news story and it will be updated when more information becomes available.
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TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa City Council members approved items relating to several locations that will develop as a part of the city's 2045 Comprehensive Plan.
It’s no secret Tampa is growing and changing. The city’s 2045 Comprehensive Plan allows more development over the next two decades to create a bustling city life.
Council members passed several agenda items during Thursday's meeting. Council members approved land in Channelside to redevelop from industrial land to mixed-use.
Channelside is one area the comprehensive plan focuses on to make it an area where people want to live. The area was once mostly industrial, but Thursday it was addressed that it’s changing into a walkable and livable area. Developers have plans to build more residential buildings.
During the council meeting, Tampa council member Gwendolyn Henderson said those on residential projects should consider affordable housing because of the location.
"Well it’s in Channelside and it’s on the HART line, so great interest to people would be affordable housing," Henderson said.
Other approved items that will move forward are new restaurants in Seminole Heights, a small venue in Hyde Park and talks about improving Channelside’s vacant and unused land.
On June 5, there will be a meeting with city officials to give a full comprehensive plan update. On June 15, council members will come back for second readings for the items discussed Thursday night. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/tampa-council-members-approve-land-development-2045-comprehensive-plan/67-6f684399-0496-4203-985f-b266eac1c44b | 2023-05-26T03:12:53 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/tampa-council-members-approve-land-development-2045-comprehensive-plan/67-6f684399-0496-4203-985f-b266eac1c44b |
Liz Martin pitched a complete game to lead the 11th-seeded Cedar Creek High School softball team to a 1-0 victory over third-seeded Gloucester in the South Jersey Group II quarterfinals.
Martin allowed just five hits and struck out one. She got Gloucester to groundout 15 times.
Sophia Montag scored the lone run on a throwing error. Kelsey McFadden doubled for Cedar Creek, and Montag and Ella Marano each singled. Gloucester fell to 16-9.
Cedar Creek will travel to second-seeded Cinnaminson in the semifinals Wednesday. Last season, the Pirates advanced to the sectional semifinals and won the title in 2021.
(1) Haddon Heights 15, (8) Barnegat 0: Sophia Bordi struck out in four no-hit innings. The sophomore is one of the most dominant pitchers in the state, striking out 515 in her career and leading her team to the state Group II title in 2022. Gracie Granate went 3 for 4 with two homers and seven RBIs for the winners. The Bengals fell to 9-13.
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South Jersey Group IV quarterfinal
(4) Cherokee 3, (5) Southern Reg. 1: Sammie Friel went the distance and pitched a two-hitter with 11 strikeouts and one walk for host Cherokee (19-4), The Press Elite 11's seventh-ranked team. Emily Lafferty doubled and scored for the Chiefs, and Avery Obetz went 1 for 2 with a run and an RBI. For Southern (17-9), Kylie Robert had a hit and a run, and pitcher Emily Evans worked six innings and allowed five hits, with one walk and six strikeouts.
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(1) Donovan Catholic 10, (9) Our Lady of Mercy 0: Julia Apostolakos went 3 for 3 and and drove in three for Donovan Catholic (28-1), the top-ranked team in The Press Elite 11. Jenna Giattino hit a two-run homer. Apostolakos struck out 11 in five no-hit innings to earn the win. For the Villagers (12-8), Emma Douglas struck out six in 5 1/3 innings.
South Jersey Non-Public B quarterfinals
(3) Gloucester Catholic 7, (11) Wildwood Catholic 0: The Rams (13-6) scored three in the first inning and two in both the third and sixth. The Crusaders fell to 4-13. Gloucester Catholic outhit Wildwood Catholic 5-2. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/highschool/11th-seeded-cedar-creek-shuts-out-gloucester-advances-to-semifinals-thursdays-roundup/article_1f17fcbe-fb50-11ed-a656-17807be123a1.html | 2023-05-26T03:13:23 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/highschool/11th-seeded-cedar-creek-shuts-out-gloucester-advances-to-semifinals-thursdays-roundup/article_1f17fcbe-fb50-11ed-a656-17807be123a1.html |
Delaney Falk scored a career-high nine goals to go with five draw controls to lead the fourth-seeded Southern Regional High School girls lacrosse team to a 12-8 victory over 13th-seeded Monroe in a South Jersey Group IV first-round game Thursday.
Anna Malandro scored twice for the Rams (13-7), who are No. 6 in The Press Elite 11. Meri Cassidy added two assists, and Avery Smith scored once. Liliana Davis ad four draw controls and three ground balls. Adyson Griffin made 10 saves. Monroe (13-7) led 5-4 at halftime.
Nicole Turco scored two and added two assists for Monroe. Southern plays the winners of 12th-seeded Howell and fifth-seeded Williamstown in the quarterfinals Tiesday.
South Jersey Group III first round
(4) Ocean City 21, (13) Steinert 6: The host Red Raiders (15-4), ranked fourth in The Press Elite 11, led 17-0 at halftime. Madison Wenner scored four and added one assist and five draw controls for O.C., and Gracie Pierce scored four. Brynn Culmone and Grace McAfee each contributed three goals and an assist, and Ryan Cooke scored twice. Delainey Sutley led with eight draw controls, and Breanna Fabi added two assists for the Red Raiders. Goalies Aliza Otton and Ellie Kutschera made two and four saves, respectively.
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Steinert dropped to 10-7-1.
(6) Mainland Reg. 15, (11) Lacey Twp. 7: Ava Sheeran scored six to go with seven ground balls, five draw controls and two caused turnovers for the Mustangs (11-8). Eva Blanco scored three to go with five ground balls, four draw controls and two caused turnovers. Lynn McLaughlin added eight caused turnovers. Jane Meade and Sienna Gizelbach each scored twice, and Sofia Day had one. Lani Ford added a goal and an assist. Kylie Kurtz made seven saves.
Zoey Smith scored five for Lacey (9-8). Lindsay D'Adamo and Gianna Camporeale each scored once.
Mainland plays the winner of third-seeded Cherry Hill West and 14th-seeded Hamilton West in the quarterfinals Tuesday.
South Jersey Group II first round
(4) Barnegat 18, (13) Point Pleasant Borough 2: Alyson Sojak scored nine to go with six draw controls and five assists for the Bengals (12-5), who are No. 9 in The Press Elite 11. Calli Dunn added seven draw controls, six assists, five ground balls and four goals. Samantha Manco contributed five ground balls, three caused turnovers, a goal and an assist. Kallie Kawka scored twice, and Olivia Carll and Giana Germano each scored once .Emalie Menegus made 11 saves.
Juliette Ryan and Brianna Boczkus scored for Point Pleasant (7-10).
Barnegat hosts fifth-seeded Seneca in the quarterfinals Tuesday.
(2) Allentown 20, (15) Cedar Creek 2: Isabella Cote and Mia McColl each scored for the Pirates (10-9). Sierra Sketers made 13 saves. For Allentown (20-1), Chloe Conti scored four and added three assists. She recorded her 200th-career point in the win.
South Jersey Group I first round
(2) Madison 16, Lower Cape May Reg. 3: Hadley Holland scored four and added four assists to lead host and second-seeded Madison (14-3). Gwen Eilender, Gabby Mariani and Sarah Kate Preston each contributed two goals and an assist. Goalie Riley Holland made two saves. Lower fell to 8-10.
(4) Shore Reg. 17, (13) Middle Twp. 7: Maddyn McAnaney scored three and adde six draw controls and three caused turnovers for the Panthers (8-9). Abbie Teefy added four ground balls, three goals and an assist. Eliza Billingham scored once to go with four caused turnovers. Brooke Nabb added five ground balls. Olivia Rodgers made seven saves.
Shore (15-6) hosts fifth-seeded West Deptford in the quarterfinals Tuesday. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/highschool/delaney-falk-scores-a-career-high-9-in-southerns-playoff-win-thursdays-roundup/article_98445e3e-fb41-11ed-9c35-7b7ad99cb836.html | 2023-05-26T03:13:29 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/highschool/delaney-falk-scores-a-career-high-9-in-southerns-playoff-win-thursdays-roundup/article_98445e3e-fb41-11ed-9c35-7b7ad99cb836.html |
Cohen Cook struck out seven and allowed four hits in 62/3 innings to lead the ninth-seeded Mainland Regional High School baseball team to a 3-1 victory over top-seeded Shawnee in the South Jersey Group III quarterfinals Thursday.
The Mustangs (11-13) scored all their runs in the sixth inning. Jake Lodgek and Christian Elliott each singled and scored. Nick Wagner went 2 for 3 with an RBI and a single. For Shawnee (22-4), Jackson Logar struck out nine and allowed five hits in a complete game. Ethan Mitnick earned the save.
The Renegades are No. 3 in The Press Elite 11.
Mainland travels to fourth-seed Hammonton in the semfinals Tuesday.
(4) Hammonton 8, (5) Highland Reg. 4: Kole Bagnell went 2 for 3 with two RBIs and a run for the Blue Devils (15-11). Drew Fields went 2 for 2 with an RBI and a run. Gavin West went 2 for 4 with a double and two RBIs. Eric Barts singled to go with an RBI and a run. Lukas Guerrier struck out five in five innings to earn the win on the mound.
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Tommy Formisano went 3 for 4 with two RBIs for Highland (15-9).
South Jersey Group I quarterfinal
(1) Buena Reg. 15, (8) Glassboro 0: Joey Kurtz, Zachary Strouse and Brandon Strouse combined to give up two hits and strike out four in five innings for Buena. The top-seeded Chiefs (24-3) are ranked eighth in The Press Elite 11.
Tre Carano went 2 for 4 with a double, three runs and an RBI, Riley Betts added a double, two runs and an RBI, and Vinnie Dalponte was 2 for 3 with a double, two runs and two RBIs. Eighth-seeded Glassboro dropped to 14-10.
South Jersey Non-Public B quarterfinals
(5) Holy Spirit 8, (4) St. Rose 1: The Spartans (11-12) scored seven in the top of the first inning. Kyle Lamanteer pitched a complete game with five strikeouts and allowed just four hits. Gavin Cohen drove in three, and Ryan Mallen and Ty Mercado each finished with two hits. Holy Spirit will play the winner of eighth-seeded Holy Cross Prep and top-seeded Gloucester Catholic in the semifinals Wednesday.
South Jersey Group II quarterfinal
(9) Seneca 7, (1) Cedar Creek 2: Ninth-seeded Seneca totaled 10 hits and pulled the upset with two runs in each of the first two innings and three more in the sixth. Top-seeded Cedar Creek (19-8) is ranked 11th in the Elite 11. Richie Gonzales went 3 for 3 for Cedar Creek, which collected nine hits. Jerry McGowan was 2 for 2 and scored both runs.
South Jersey Group IV quarterfinals
(11) Eastern Reg. 2, (3) Egg Harbor Twp. 0: Logan Dawson struck out four and allowed two hits in a complete game for Eastern (15-10-1). Sam Winsett and Rich Iulucci each had an RBI. For the Eagles (14-12), Braeden Thies went 2 for 2 with a triple. Eastern will travel to seventh-seeded Southern Regional in the semifinals Tuesday.
Regular season
Wildwood 12, Pleasantville 2: Joey Mormile struck out 10 and allowed six hits in five innings for the win. Ryan Jarvie went 2 for 2 with a double, three runs and an RBI for Warriors (14-11). . Ryan Troiano went 2 for 3 with four RBIs and two runs. Logan Totten singled to go with two RBIs and a run. Broc Denke added an RBI and a run.
Darian Prensa went 2 for 2 with a double and a run for Pleasantville (5-20). Joshue Matos singled and scored. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/highschool/mainland-baseball-defeats-top-seeded-shawnee-thursdays-roundup/article_f8604198-fb5a-11ed-ab7f-af28ec5b6ffb.html | 2023-05-26T03:13:36 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/highschool/mainland-baseball-defeats-top-seeded-shawnee-thursdays-roundup/article_f8604198-fb5a-11ed-ab7f-af28ec5b6ffb.html |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The Oregon Humane Society has something that’ll make your ears perk up: Their Portland campus will offer half-price pups over Memorial Day weekend.
Dozens of dogs and puppies will be available for adoption from May 26-28, and all adoptions include up-to-date vaccines, spay/neuter and microchip services, and a certificate for a free health exam.
“OHS is full of wonderful dogs and puppies who need loving homes,” said Eleena Fikhman, director of adoptions. “Summer can be a great time to adopt as many of us have more free time to spend with a new canine family member.”
Those interested in adopting can visit OHS or view pets online and schedule an appointment.
The campus is open Friday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., but is closed Monday for Memorial Day. | https://www.koin.com/local/oregon-humane-society-offers-half-price-dog-adoptions-for-memorial-day-weekend/ | 2023-05-26T03:14:36 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/local/oregon-humane-society-offers-half-price-dog-adoptions-for-memorial-day-weekend/ |
One of the YMCA of Lincoln's longest-serving leaders plans to step down this fall.
Barbara Bettin, president and CEO of the organization since 2002, on Thursday announced plans to retire in October.
“I am so fortunate to have had the opportunity to serve the YMCA of Lincoln for 39 years (and) as its president & CEO for 21 years, but it is now time for another chapter in my life,” Bettin said in a news release. “The support that the staff and board of directors have given me to advance the mission and impact of this organization in our community is one of the greatest honors of my life.”
During her time leading the local YMCA, Bettin oversaw the opening of two new branches built in conjunction with Schoo and Moore middle schools. She also shouldered the tough task of closing the YMCA's downtown branch during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 — leaving the area without a YMCA presence for the first time since 1871.
Lori Druse, current YMCA board chairwoman, said she was grateful to Bettin for her service and commitment to the organization.
“She has been a visionary leader for this organization and throughout the YMCA nationally," Druse said in the news release.
She is heading up a selection committee that will lead the search for Bettin's successor. The job will officially be advertised Friday and will remain open through June 21.
“I am grateful to Barb for her commitment to the YMCA,” Druse said. "As we look for our next leader, I have complete confidence that our committee will find an experienced and passionate leader, who will successfully set and execute a strategic vision that is responsive to the community we serve.” | https://journalstar.com/news/local/head-of-lincoln-ymca-plans-to-retire-this-fall/article_4b3dba0c-fb25-11ed-bae3-ab6e52491d8e.html | 2023-05-26T03:17:06 | 1 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/head-of-lincoln-ymca-plans-to-retire-this-fall/article_4b3dba0c-fb25-11ed-bae3-ab6e52491d8e.html |
HARRISBURG, Pa. — After weeks of speculation, former Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano announced he will not run for the U.S. Senate in 2024.
The announcement comes after he said he had been praying about his political future.
"At this moment, the way things are, I am not running for the U.S. Senate seat," said Mastriano during a Facebook Live event on Thursday night. “I know for some, that will be disappointing. I know for others it will not be disappointing, because you’re like, ‘Who is going to fill his seat and be the voice for us in Harrisburg.’”
Mastriano and his wife say they will throw their full support into whichever Republican runs against the Democratic-incumbent Bob Casey. They also called on voters to unite as a party.
"Remy and I do not want any nominee for any future seat to be abandoned or betrayed by their party," said Mastriano. "So we pledge to stand with the person you pick and hopefully the state party will not endorse."
Senator Casey was asked about a potential Republican challenge when visiting York County on Thursday afternoon.
“I try not to comment too much on what the other side is thinking about in a political context, so we’ll see what happens," said Casey.
Republican Dave McCormick said he is considering another run for the U.S. Senate in 2024. McCormick lost the GOP nomination for Senate to Dr. Mehmet Oz in 2022, who went on to lose to former Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman.
McCormick released the following statement after Doug Mastriano's announcement:
“I thank Doug for his years of military and public service and his dedication to Pennsylvania.
I am seriously considering a run for the U.S. Senate because Bob Casey has consistently made life worse for Pennsylvania families over the past 18 years, and our state deserves better. Casey votes for Biden’s liberal agenda 98% of the time; he is openly hostile to our state’s energy industry, endorses dangerous criminals walking freely on our streets, and is enabling open borders, leading to a terrifying rise in fentanyl deaths in Pennsylvania.
Throughout my life, I have had the honor to serve and lead, including as a paratrooper in the first gulf war and later while creating hundreds of jobs in Western Pennsylvania. We need a Republican nominee who can build a broad coalition of Pennsylvanians to defeat Bob Casey and improve the lives of Pennsylvania families.” | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/mastriano-says-he-wont-run-for-us-senate-in-2024-politics-senate-elections-harrisburg-dauphin-county/521-a2435073-e95f-42e6-8cba-9923d2d0cb9e | 2023-05-26T03:24:49 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/mastriano-says-he-wont-run-for-us-senate-in-2024-politics-senate-elections-harrisburg-dauphin-county/521-a2435073-e95f-42e6-8cba-9923d2d0cb9e |
YORK COUNTY, Pa. — Pennsylvania State Police are searching for a missing teenage believed to be in the area of Dauphin or York Counties.
Hailey Williams, 13, from Grand Island, New York was last seen in the area of Bedell, New York on May 24 at 11 p.m.
She is 5'4", weighs around 180 pounds and has red hair with brown eyes. She was last seen wearing ripped blue jeans, a black Adidas jacket, a gray hat with "California" printed on it and was carrying a gray backpack.
Investigators believe that Williams was transported to the Dauphin or York County area. She is believed to be at special risk of harm or injury.
Anyone with information on Williams' location has been asked to contact police immediately by calling 911 or the Erie County Sheriff's Office in New York at 716-858-8477. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/state-police-searching-missing-new-york-teen-believed-dauphin-york-county/521-8a9a5cf5-e25e-4be3-a024-9072c854e42b | 2023-05-26T03:24:55 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/state-police-searching-missing-new-york-teen-believed-dauphin-york-county/521-8a9a5cf5-e25e-4be3-a024-9072c854e42b |
AUSTIN, Texas — Some residents in one South Austin neighborhood said the afterschool pick-up situation at a school near their homes has created a major headache for them.
The designated pick-up area for Gorzycki Middle School is off Slaughter Lane. However, residents told KVUE, parents have moved further down toward the back of the school where dozens of homes are.
Andrew Warren lives off of Colberg Drive and said before students are let out at 3:50 p.m., parents swarm the area, sometimes blasting music and often avoids leaving anywhere during that time.
"With everybody coming here, it's kind of, yeah, it's really annoying. Like I said, especially if you have to leave or you have to go do something. I try to just not do anything during that time," said Warren.
Other neighbors told KVUE that often times parents waiting to pick up their children will block their driveways.
Worry is starting to mount that the traffic in the area could end with a student, who is walking from campus, hurt.
Neighbors said that they have raised their concerns to the principal of the school and called 311, but they haven't received much of a response nor any type of remedy.
A spokesperson with the Austin Independent School District (AISD) told KVUE that district leaders were not made aware of any concerns, but would be reaching out to the principal of the school to learn more.
Classes officially ended on Friday, and although neighbors said they can breath a sigh of relief, they hope the school can put a plan in place for the upcoming school year.
"It'd be a nice relief and not have to worry about, you know, getting into an accident or something like that or just being able to get out during any time I want to and not have to worry about competing with a whole bunch of people that are picking up their kids," said Warren. | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/neighbors-fed-up-with-pick-up-situation-at-middle-school-hope-for-solutions-in-upcoming-schoool-year/269-2a531dbf-de54-49ae-af8f-7e226600466d | 2023-05-26T03:31:16 | 0 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/neighbors-fed-up-with-pick-up-situation-at-middle-school-hope-for-solutions-in-upcoming-schoool-year/269-2a531dbf-de54-49ae-af8f-7e226600466d |
MIDLAND, Texas — One year ago, 19-year-old Veronica Sanchez was killed by her coworker.
Now, her family is working to make sure no other parent has to lose a child in the same manner.
Today, the Texas Senate passed House Bill 915, otherwise known as "Veronica's Hotline," a bill that would bring an anonymous workplace violence hotline to Texas businesses.
"You just basically say, 'hey you know, this employee came in and said XYZ today, and I don't know if they're for real or not, but I feel very uncomfortable working with them,'" said Jennifer Sanchez, Veronica's mother. "They alert the proper authorities and they take it from there.”
The Sanchez family met with State Representative Tom Craddick (R-Midland) in October to discuss the bill. Craddick would file the bill for proper discussion in December.
It was an emotional day for the Sanchez family, who were watching on their computer as the Texas Senate passed the bill without hesitation.
“Us as her parents, of course we want to help prevent this from ever happening to anyone else," said Sanchez. "But it was an emotional moment because we know Veronica is looking down on us and smiling. [We have] happy tears so to speak, but it’s a bittersweet moment because it’s not gonna bring our child back.”
The Sanchez family worked closely with Craddick and other representatives to pass the bill. When NewsWest 9 reached out to Craddick for comment, he sent the following statement:
“Having worked alongside the Sanchez family, who worked tirelessly advocating for this legislation, has been a true privilege. without the family, none of this would be possible. I would also like to thank my colleagues in the Texas Legislature who aided in addressing this issue that we pray no one ever has to experience. With the implementation of veronica’s hotline, Texans will be able to do what they love and be given piece of mind to everyone knowing there are alternative options for workplace violence reporting's.”
While Veronica may be gone, her family strives to make sure her memory will always live on.
“I look at her life, not the nightmare that we live in," said Sacnhez. "I look at her life and what she gave back to her friends, her family, everyone she loved and cared about, which was love. That’s what Veronica was about, it was love. Making you laugh, making sure that you knew that she loved you, that you were appreciated. That’s what I hold on to.”
Meanwhile, this bill now goes to the desk of Governor Greg Abbott to sign. Another bill, nicknamed "Veronica's Law," is currently on hold, but Sanchez plans to revisit the bill. | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/veronicas-hotline-bill-passes-texas-senate/513-17021cc6-e581-497a-a0fd-85a51af9f5e4 | 2023-05-26T03:31:22 | 1 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/veronicas-hotline-bill-passes-texas-senate/513-17021cc6-e581-497a-a0fd-85a51af9f5e4 |
An active and fierce competitor for the Midland High football team, Le’Brian Perez never missed a practice, workout or game. Headed into his senior season, the athlete showcased his talents during 2022 spring ball with interceptions, tackles and more. However, everything changed one day during a weight training session.
“I couldn’t even describe the pain,” Le’Brian said.
An excruciating, debilitating pain took over Le’Brian’s leg. After the Midland High athletic trainer couldn’t find a solution, Le’Brian and his mother — Amanda Jackson — went to the emergency room. Three back-to-back nights at the hospital ended with morphine shots, but Amanda knew something wasn’t right. A few days later, an MRI showed the leukemia in Le’Brian’s blood.
“I just started crying, I burst out. I thought, ‘There’s no way I have leukemia, this can’t be happening to me,’” Le’Brian admitted.
“I fell to my knees,” Amanda added. “Everything just came crashing down.”
Unlike other cancers, leukemia is categorized in phases. For Le’Brian, the four phases included intense treatments, such as spinal tabs and bone marrow procedures, during a 28-day Dallas hospital stay (phase one); an array of chemotherapy treatments (phase two); at-home self-injection chemo shots into his stomach as well as weekly hospital visits, still in Dallas (phase three); and lastly, remission (phase four). The final step? A blood transplant. The donor? None other than Le’Brian’s little brother (and MHS junior) Brylee Perez.
Yet, even after everything, Le’Brian, Amanda, Brylee and oldest sibling Brianzai remain some of the most positive and gracious people I’ve met to date. Turning toward his faith, Le’Brian said he knows everything happens for a reason and that “God gives his hardest battles to his toughest soldiers,” Amanda added.
After missing most of his senior festivities — football season, prom — Le’Brian gets to join his MHS peers Friday night, walk the stage and receive the diploma he never gave up on.
“When we talked with the doctors before my transplant, they said I’d probably not even be able to walk the stage,” Le’Brian said.
Le’Brian wasn’t going to let that happen. By staying on top of his healing protocols and following doctor’s orders, the Bulldog did more than enough to earn a night to just “be a kid.”
In the fall, Le’Brian will head to the South Plains to attend Lubbock Christian University. There, he will major in nursing with a plan to become a pediatric oncology nurse, following in the steps of the medical professionals who became a strong support system for him through this last year.
In the end, Le’Brian knows he was meant to face this challenge, and for anyone going through the same thing, he says to trust your own strength.
“Trust God, believe in God, and don’t worry about nothing. The nurses are going to take care of you, God’s going to take care of you, and just stay strong,” Le’Brian added. “It’s scary at first, but I know I have a long life ahead of me to live.”
Note: Due to Le’Brian’s diagnosis, Amanda — a single parent — was forced to quit her job in order to get him to and from Dallas. Furthermore, Le’Brian wasn’t able to receive any scholarships. With hospital bills, two college tuitions and one about to enter his senior year at MHS, the family greatly appreciates any support. A GoFundMe page can be found at https://bit.ly/3WxSi1S | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/midland-high-school-senior-beats-leukemia-gets-18119964.php | 2023-05-26T03:31:45 | 0 | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/midland-high-school-senior-beats-leukemia-gets-18119964.php |
Waupun apartment complex fire displaces 22 residents
It is not yet known how long the building will be closed, Waupun Fire Department said.
WAUPUN – No one was hurt after a fire at Parkview Apartments in Waupun Wednesday afternoon, but 22 residents have been impacted and 19 are receiving help from the American Red Cross.
Waupun Fire Department said in a news release that crews responded to the complex at 1106 Rock Ave. at 1:15 p.m. Wednesday for the report of a fire in a second-floor apartment.
When firefighters arrived, they found the fire had spread to a second apartment and into the eaves, which stretched the length of the building. Crews were notified everyone had exited the building safely.
Firefighters removed portions of the ceilings of four units because the fire had spread into the attic. The release said crews had the majority of the fire under control in 45 minutes but firefighters remained on scene for more than three hours checking for hotspots.
The 16-unit, two-story apartment building is owned by Integrity Investments, Inc., based in Brookfield. The building sustained significant damage to two units and to portions of the roof’s structure, the department said, adding four other units were damaged as a result of water and overhaul operations.
A Family Assistance Center was set up at the Waupun Senior Center for the 22 residents while 19 were being assisted by the American Red Cross.
Any residents still needing help should contact Waupun Fire Department at 920-324-7910, the department said.
It is not yet known how long the building will be closed and there is no initial damage estimate as more assessments are needed first, the department said.
While no individuals or firefighters were hurt in the blaze, one cat was taken for medical treatment, the release said.
Cause of the fire is under investigation, but it is believed to have started on a second-floor balcony.
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Contact Brandon Reid at 920-686-2984 or breid@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @breidHTRNews. | https://www.fdlreporter.com/story/news/local/2023/05/25/waupun-apartment-complex-fire-displaces-22-residents/70256699007/ | 2023-05-26T03:32:17 | 0 | https://www.fdlreporter.com/story/news/local/2023/05/25/waupun-apartment-complex-fire-displaces-22-residents/70256699007/ |
DA asks for tighter bail restrictions on Anthony Patterson
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The Wichita County District Attorney's Office wants to slap tighter bond restrictions on Anthony Patterson who is accused of multiple child sex offenses.
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The DA filed a motion Wednesday for stricter bond conditions on Patterson after he posted millions of dollars in cash bonds since he was first arrested in February 2021.
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"Allegations of sexual interactions with children over multiple decades indicate that the Defendant is a risk to children," the DA claims in the motion. "The Defendant has access to a tremendous amount of wealth, which shows the ease at which he could flee the jurisdiction."
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The DA said the current conditions of Patterson's bond do not require him to report his home or place of employment to the Community Supervision Office, "Which makes it impossible to monitor his movements."
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The motion also claims the current conditions do not:
- Allow for a search of his person, home or vehicle.
- Prohibit him from visiting places where children gather, such as schools or playgrounds.
- Require random drug and alcohol testing.
- Impose a curfew or restrictions on where he can travel within Wichita County.
- Require him to check in in person to the Community Supervision Office.
- Prevent him from seeking "commercial sexual activities with children over the computer."
The motion also claimed his bond conditions do not require him to pay a fee for his pretrial supervision, "which is unfair to others who must pay for the supervision."
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The DA asked 78th District Court Judge Meredith Kennedy to impose tighter restrictions, "as the current conditions of bond do not adequately protect the community or guard against flight risk."
A bond hearing for Patterson is set for Thursday, June 1.
Nineteen charges have been listed against the former car dealer involving an eight-year-old girl and 10-year-old girl with whom he allegedly had sexual contact with in 2017.
Additionally, a woman came forward this month and claimed Patterson sexually assaulted her at his homes in 2004 and 2005 when she was 15 and he was in his late 20s.
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Patterson has been in and out of jail five times since his initial arrested, paying large sums of bail for each release.
His trial on the charges from 2017 is set for late October. | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/05/25/da-asks-for-tighter-bail-restrictions-on-anthony-patterson/70257946007/ | 2023-05-26T03:32:37 | 0 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/05/25/da-asks-for-tighter-bail-restrictions-on-anthony-patterson/70257946007/ |
Woman believed to have attempted to rescue dog dies in Mesa house fire
A woman died in a Thursday morning house fire in Mesa after she reportedly went back inside the burning structure in search of a dog, fire officials said.
A fire call came in around 11:34 a.m. for about two or possibly more people trapped inside a house on North 80th Street near East University Drive and East Main Street, according to Rural Metro Fire spokesperson Shawn Gilleland. Once fire crews were at the site, a man and woman with injuries were found and treated and sent to the hospital, Gilleland said.
There was one person unaccounted for, but it was unknown if they were inside the house or had fled, Gilleland added.There was partial structure collapse to the one-story house, but once the building was stabilized about 2:22 p.m., firefighters did a detailed search for a woman who had possibly been looking for a dog, Gilleland said. She was found lifeless inside the home, Gilleland said.
Her identity was not released by officials.To preserve the scene for the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office to investigate the cause of the fire, firefighters stopped searching and animal remains were not recovered, according to Gilleland. Photos released by the fire department showed a still-hanging "Beware of Dog" sign on a support post on the house's front porch.
"This investigation is in its early stage, and is all this information available for release at this time," read a Thursday evening statement from the Sheriff's Office.
The home had "all kinds of stuff," including motorcycles, Gilleland said. "The hoarding situation makes it more complicated with just access to the fire and lots of things to burn."
Hoarding is a prevalent issue during fire calls in the area, Gilleland said. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/mesa/2023/05/25/person-dead-in-mesa-house-fire/70258983007/ | 2023-05-26T03:33:03 | 0 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/mesa/2023/05/25/person-dead-in-mesa-house-fire/70258983007/ |
'Concerning' image at Cranbrook Schools leads to early dismissal, police say
Police are investigating an incident Thursday at Cranbrook Schools that led to an early dismissal at the Bloomfield Hills campus.
A staff member spotted "an image that was concerning" and alerted the campus safety team, the Bloomfield Hills Department of Public Safety said in a statement.
As a precaution, the department and Cranbrook officials issued a shelter in place order at 8:30 a.m. Students and staff then were dismissed.
"At no time were there any active threats discovered on campus," police said. "The investigation is ongoing and no further details are available at this time."
All after-school activities, including off-campus athletics contests and practices, also were canceled, according to the Cranbrook website.
"We anticipate that all Cranbrook Schools and Cranbrook Educational Community activities will resume, as typical, tomorrow, and that school will be in session in all schoolhouses," officials said.
The incident came three days after a threat sparked an early dismissal at Chippewa Valley High School in Clinton Township. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/oakland-county/2023/05/25/concerning-image-at-cranbrook-schools-leads-to-early-dismissal-police-say/70259064007/ | 2023-05-26T03:39:04 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/oakland-county/2023/05/25/concerning-image-at-cranbrook-schools-leads-to-early-dismissal-police-say/70259064007/ |
Hattiesburg Gold Star family, Tupelo POW will be honored at national Memorial Day concert
Watch concert live on Sunday; find Memorial Day events in the Hattiesburg area
In April 2010, Patricia Davis and her husband Tony Davis got some news no parent ever wants to hear. Their son, Army Sgt. Anthony Magee was dead.
The 29-year-old from Hattiesburg was killed when his unit was ambushed in Iskandariyah, Iraq, during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Magee was serving his second tour in Iraq when he was hit in the head with shrapnel. Other soldiers in his unit carried him to safety and bandaged his wounds with the shirts off their backs. Despite their efforts to save him, Magee later died at a hospital in Germany.
The Davises thought their son had been forgotten after 13 years, so were surprised when the annual PBS National Memorial Day concert organizers reached out to them, wanting to tell Magee's story.
"You would think people would realize he was a human being, but nobody says anything anymore," Tony Davis said.
They felt like their son, who had made the ultimate sacrifice, had been forgotten.
"That's all you can give," Tony Davis said. "That's all you've got."
A camera crew from the concert organizers came to Hattiesburg to talk with the Magee-Davis family about their loss for a segment that will air during the televised program.
"It was awesome to see my children get a chance to talk about their brother," Tony Davis said. "It was quite an honor. I think everybody is going to enjoy it. They're going to laugh a little, cry a little bit and get to see a snippet of who Anthony is.
"We are so excited."
The program will feature three generations of Anthony Magee's family, including his parents, siblings and Magee's son, Kameron, who was just 5 years old when his father was killed.
Magee is one of two Mississippians who will be honored during the 34th annual concert, which will begin at 7 p.m. Sunday on Mississippi Public Broadcasting and other PBS stations. The concert also will be livestreamed on YouTube and at pbs.org/national-memorial-day-concert.
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The other Mississippi honoree is 94-year-old Carlyle "Smitty" Harris of Tupelo, who was a prisoner in the Vietnam War and retired as a colonel from the Air Force. He was taken prisoner in April 1965, when his plane was shot down.
Harris spent nearly eight years at the Hoa Lo prison, better known as the Hanoi Hilton, where U.S. soldiers, including the late Sen. John McCain, were starved and tortured during the war.
This year's concert will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the return of U.S. soldiers such as Harris, who were held prisoner during the war in Vietnam.
More than 58,000 Americans lost their lives in the Vietnam War. Nearly 1,600 remain missing and unaccounted for from the war.
Another segment of the show will commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice in honor of the more than 36,000 Americans who lost their lives and the many veterans who fought in that war and were able to return home to their families.
There also will be a World War II remembrance for the 16 million Americans in uniform who served, including the more than 400,000 who died and hundreds of thousands who were wounded.
Concert hosts Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinise will lead the program, which will include appearances by Trace Adkins, S. Epatha Merkerson, John Slattery, Dulé Hill, Yolanda Adams, Mary McCormack, Jo Dee Messina, The War And Treaty, Chosen Jacobs, Phillip Phillips, Megan Hilty and the National Symphony Orchestra.
The show will be broadcast live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol, celebrating the nation's men and women in uniform and their families.
“We are proud to continue this national tradition on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol that brings us together as one family of Americans to support our heroes and remember the more than one million Americans who have given their lives for our country since the dawn of the republic,” Capital Concerts Executive Producer Michael Colbert said in a news release.
Hattiesburg area Memorial Day events
- 10 a.m. Friday: The Mississippi Armed Forces Museum will hold its annual program at the Camp Shelby-based facility.
- 8 a.m. Monday: The Commiskey-Wheat Marines Detachment 1073 will honor Medal of Honor recipients Henry Commiskey, Jack Lucas and Roy Wheat at Highland Cemetery, where Lucas and Commiskey are buried. Wheat is buried in Eastabuchie Cemetery.
- 10 a.m. Monday: The city of Hattiesburg's 40th annual Memorial Day program will be at Veterans Memorial Park in downtown Hattiesburg.
- 10 a.m. Monday: The Laurel Veterans Memorial Museum will hold a time of remembrance for those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
Do you have a story to share? Contact Lici Beveridge at lbeveridge@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter @licibev or Facebook at facebook.com/licibeveridge. | https://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/story/news/local/2023/05/25/hattiesburg-tupelo-families-will-be-honored-at-memorial-day-concert-pbs/70248817007/ | 2023-05-26T03:41:59 | 1 | https://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/story/news/local/2023/05/25/hattiesburg-tupelo-families-will-be-honored-at-memorial-day-concert-pbs/70248817007/ |
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A lawsuit filed against the State of Tennessee, its insurance committee and several other government entities says transgender people are discriminated against in the state's public employee health benefits program.
Two people brought the lawsuit to court. One is an academic advisor at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, and the other is a former special education teacher in Knox County Schools. Both required treatment for gender dysphoria and had enrolled in the state's Comprehensive Medical and Hospitalization Program, which covers around 290,000 employees.
"The State Committee and LE Committee, through their members, each approve the plans to be offered under the Program, including the State Plan and the Local Education Plan, and are ultimately responsible for determining the plans’ “premiums, benefits package, funding method, administrative procedures, eligibility provisions, and rules,'" the lawsuit says.
Both UT and KCS participate in the program, and the lawsuit said it denies coverage for surgeries that treat or are related to "sex transformations." It says the exclusion has been included since at least 2016.
The lawsuit says that exclusion only applies to transgender people, because of the specific mention of "sex transformations." It also says that the program denies coverage for all health care related to a person being transgender, other than counseling.
"Program enrollees who are not transgender do not face similar hurdles and indeed can receive coverage for the same care that is denied to transgender enrollees because, for non-transgender employees, these treatments are not 'for . . . sex transformations,'" the lawsuit says.
It says that the exclusion violates the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, Title IX, and Title VII.
Around 21% of transgender people in Tennessee lost a job due to their gender, according to a study by the National Center for Transgender Equality. The Transgender Law Center also found 47% of transgender people and 58% of transgender women in the South saw high levels of violence from strangers.
The lawsuit says Story VanNess worked at KCS until July 2022 and had gender dysphoria. According to several medical boards and associations, gender dysphoria treatment is to help a person undergoing a gender transition in order to alleviate distress and allow the person to live in alignment with their gender identity.
Treatment can have three components: social, pharmacological and surgical.
The lawsuit says VanNess first told others she was transgender in her early 20s and was formally diagnosed with gender dysphoria. It said she was treated with hormone replacement therapy, but faced ridicule and lost several relationships as a result of her identity.
The lawsuit said she had to move back home and pause her transition, worsening her gender dysphoria.
"Although this was exceptionally difficult and worsened Ms. VanNess’ dysphoria, the alternative was homelessness," the lawsuit says.
She started working with KCS in July 2016. Around four years later, she started seeing a doctor who reconfirmed her diagnosis of gender dysphoria. A few months later, she told her friends that she was transgender and asked them to use her chosen name and pronouns. She also resumed hormone replacement therapy, under the supervision of her doctor.
Despite the therapy's benefits, she still faced severe distress as a result of gender dysphoria. The lawsuit also said that she feels unsafe in public.
"Every time she leaves the house, she braces herself for a violent attack. She experiences significant distress because, in addition to treating her gender dysphoria, facial gender-affirming surgery would make Ms. VanNess safer in public, but the Exclusion made this possibility inaccessible to her," the lawsuit says.
In 2021 her doctor, therapist and two surgeons recommended she undergo surgery to treat her gender dysphoria. However, she received a notice from her insurance company denying a pre-authorization request for coverage under KCS' insurance plan. It cited the state program's exclusion of surgeries for "sex transformations."
She appealed the denial in early 2022, and the insurance company continued to deny coverage. So, VanNess ended up paying out-of-pocket for part of the surgery.
"Because of the exclusion, she had to spend all of her savings, get financial assistance from friends, and delay paying other bills," the lawsuit says.
It says in July 2022, she felt she had no choice but to leave her job, "in part because of her inability to access necessary transgender-related care." It says she wants to continue working as an educator and got a master's degree in educational leadership in 2022.
The lawsuit also says Gerda Zinner works at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
Zinner started hormone replacement therapy under the care of a doctor in Nov. 2019 and legally changed her name in Aug. 2020. However, she said the social and pharmacological treatment was not adequate to treat her gender dysphoria. So, she received several consultations and providers determined gender-affirming surgery was necessary to treat her gender dysphoria.
Her doctor and two therapists recommended she have surgery. However, in June 2020, she received a letter that said, "gender reassignment surgery isn't covered under your plan."
She later reached out to a state committee, asking them to include transgender healthcare in the insurance. But still, her surgery was canceled in November 2021 because of the exclusion.
She was not able to pay for the surgery out-of-pocket.
"Ms. Zinner feels that her life is on hold. Her unmet healthcare needs continue to weigh on her, leading her to feel stressed, anxious, depressed, and preoccupied," the lawsuit says.
The lawsuit asks for a trial by jury and asks for the court to declare that the state's exclusion of transgender healthcare in its insurance programs is unconstitutional. | https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/transgender-healthcare-lawsuit/51-2886d24d-e993-4fe5-aab9-51b529bcf50c | 2023-05-26T03:55:11 | 1 | https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/transgender-healthcare-lawsuit/51-2886d24d-e993-4fe5-aab9-51b529bcf50c |
MIDLAND, Texas — One year ago, 19-year-old Veronica Sanchez was killed by her coworker.
Now, her family is working to make sure no other parent has to lose a child in the same manner.
Today, the Texas Senate passed House Bill 915, otherwise known as "Veronica's Hotline," a bill that would bring an anonymous workplace violence hotline to Texas businesses.
"You just basically say, 'hey you know, this employee came in and said XYZ today, and I don't know if they're for real or not, but I feel very uncomfortable working with them,'" said Jennifer Sanchez, Veronica's mother. "They alert the proper authorities and they take it from there.”
The Sanchez family met with State Representative Tom Craddick (R-Midland) in October to discuss the bill. Craddick would file the bill for proper discussion in December.
It was an emotional day for the Sanchez family, who were watching on their computer as the Texas Senate passed the bill without hesitation.
“Us as her parents, of course we want to help prevent this from ever happening to anyone else," said Sanchez. "But it was an emotional moment because we know Veronica is looking down on us and smiling. [We have] happy tears so to speak, but it’s a bittersweet moment because it’s not gonna bring our child back.”
The Sanchez family worked closely with Craddick and other representatives to pass the bill. When NewsWest 9 reached out to Craddick for comment, he sent the following statement:
“Having worked alongside the Sanchez family, who worked tirelessly advocating for this legislation, has been a true privilege. without the family, none of this would be possible. I would also like to thank my colleagues in the Texas Legislature who aided in addressing this issue that we pray no one ever has to experience. With the implementation of veronica’s hotline, Texans will be able to do what they love and be given piece of mind to everyone knowing there are alternative options for workplace violence reporting's.”
While Veronica may be gone, her family strives to make sure her memory will always live on.
“I look at her life, not the nightmare that we live in," said Sacnhez. "I look at her life and what she gave back to her friends, her family, everyone she loved and cared about, which was love. That’s what Veronica was about, it was love. Making you laugh, making sure that you knew that she loved you, that you were appreciated. That’s what I hold on to.”
Meanwhile, this bill now goes to the desk of Governor Greg Abbott to sign. Another bill, nicknamed "Veronica's Law," is currently on hold, but Sanchez plans to revisit the bill. | https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/veronicas-hotline-bill-passes-texas-senate/513-17021cc6-e581-497a-a0fd-85a51af9f5e4 | 2023-05-26T03:55:11 | 1 | https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/veronicas-hotline-bill-passes-texas-senate/513-17021cc6-e581-497a-a0fd-85a51af9f5e4 |
There's a dark cloud of despair hanging over one Haltom City neighborhood. Recently two Kia Soul vehicles were stolen out of the neighborhood.
"I'm a little irritated and a little annoyed," Michael Giddens said about his daughter’s stolen car.
He shared these pictures of the damage.
"Apparently it looks like they just went on a joy ride,” Giddens said. “But a very rough, hard joyride. It broke the rim and the tire. Did quite some damage to the ignition area."
Their car was dumped in their neighborhood close to where another Kia Soul was stolen.
It's likely part of a trend going around targeting some Kia and Hyundai brand vehicles exposing security weaknesses in certain models.
"Unfortunately, there is a lack of an immobilizer in certain year models that isn't necessarily a new feature people were aware of,” Marshal Protective Services operations officer Nikko Linn said. “But most recently a TikTok video made it extremely popular."
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The private security company recently put out a notice to residents at apartments they patrol about the trend.
"A lot of times these cars are being recovered with the damage to the vehicle and with some even being stolen just a few weeks later,” Linn said. “The exact same vehicle just again for the sake of joyriding."
Linn said there are ways to try to protect your car.
"They do make the steering wheel immobilizer that are great tools as well,” Linn said. “They make them in bright colors that you can place on the steering wheel to try and deter them as they are looking into the vehicle."
Neighbors are hoping this is one social media trend that passes soon.
Haltom City isn’t alone.
Forney Police report the department has also seen an increase in stolen Kia and Hyundai vehicles specifically.
They have made two arrests and are searching for a third person in connection to the stolen cars in Forney. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/certain-north-texas-cars-targeted-by-thieves-thanks-in-part-to-a-social-media-trend/3265607/ | 2023-05-26T03:55:14 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/certain-north-texas-cars-targeted-by-thieves-thanks-in-part-to-a-social-media-trend/3265607/ |
TACOMA, Wash. — Gun violence has been called one of our country's most pressing publish health issues.
People in western Washington are grappling with its deadly impact that happens far too often.
In Tacoma on Thursday, Public Health Seattle and King County hosted a two-day conference on gun violence, which featured local and national experts on the epidemic of gun violence.
Dr. Chico Tillmon is regarded as a national expert on ways to combat gun violence.
"We need that mindset that all sectors have a role to play in restricting, mitigating, or quelling gun violence," Tillmon said.
Throughout his talk at the "Together We End Gun Violence" conference, he hammered home the importance of collective efforts to address the issue.
"As opposed to a quick fix.. giving the money to one organization and expecting it to end when gun violence has increased based upon several different factors."
Seattle and Tacoma have seen a rise in homicides in recent years, with Seattle reaching 52 cases in 2022, just one short of its 2020 record, and Tacoma recording its highest-ever number of 45 homicides.
By being at this conference, community stakeholders are trying to prevent 2023 from breaking any more records.
Eleuthera Lisch leads the regional Gun Violence Unit at Public Health Seattle and King County. She says people don't need to be part of an agency to make a difference.
"You can give your time, you can give your money, you can work in the field, you can support the people who work in the field. You can support the hospital workers, you can raise your voices when it comes to ballots," Lisch said. "You can get involved."
However, without collaboration from the community, reducing gun violence won't be possible.
"Together, we can end gun violence but together is everything. If we don't work on this together, if we are number, desensitized, inattentive and not involved, it will not change," Tillmon said. "It's the most pressing social issue of our time." | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/gun-violence-conference-tacoma/281-694b83f6-80ff-439d-af75-aaab259eefff | 2023-05-26T03:56:38 | 1 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/gun-violence-conference-tacoma/281-694b83f6-80ff-439d-af75-aaab259eefff |
TACOMA, Wash. — Dozens showed up in front of Tacoma’s City Hall Thursday calling for the city to do more for its renters.
The rally was held by Tacoma for All. One of its members, Prachi Goyal said she’s struggled to cope with the city’s rent increases, and said if nothing is done, people will be forced to find other places to live, a trend that she says has already started.
“In my apartment, there are these posters that’re like, if you refer a friend, you can get $200 off or whatever,” she said. “You’re seeing that more and more often because a lot of apartments are struggling to fill in based on the price that they’re offering.”
The group also put together a proposal for the city called the Tenant Bill of Rights. The initiative calls for stronger protections for tenants, such as financial assistance for tenants if they have to relocate and longer times to notify tenants of rent increases. It also says landlords would be prohibited from evicting tenants with certain occupations, or carry out evictions during the cold months and school year.
“These are protections that many people and communities in King County already have on the books,” Bill Hanawalt, a Tacoma landlord and supporter of the proposal, said this isn’t something new. "And we know that folks in Tacoma in particular, in our community need those protections as well.”
But Spinnaker Property Management’s Mark Melsness said there could be unintended consequences.
“If an occupant stops paying rent for whatever reason and they have this protection, literally they could be in the home for eight months before any rent would be received for that housing provider,” he explains. “The other impact is that it doesn’t leave the renter unresponsible for those costs.”
Tacoma’s Community Vitality and Safety committee included some of the proposal’s recommendations in its discussion on how to update the City’s Rental Housing Code.
Melsness says while he understands the desire to help, the city should consider all the consequences before making a decision.
“I think trying to make a statement now that has a negative impact on one or more sides of this relationship for affordable housing is going to become costly and create an even greater divide on those who are responsible to shrink the divide and come to an agreement,” he said.
Meanwhile, Goyal simply hopes the city can bring some relief, because she doesn’t want to have to leave Tacoma.
“My partner is a public school teacher in Tacoma. He works here, I live here, I’d have to move my whole life. I don’t want to do that.” | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/tacoma/tacoma-city-officials-discuss-updates-rental-housing-code/281-cb557cc9-f1bb-449d-84b6-7a615a69976d | 2023-05-26T03:56:44 | 1 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/tacoma/tacoma-city-officials-discuss-updates-rental-housing-code/281-cb557cc9-f1bb-449d-84b6-7a615a69976d |
ECTOR COUNTY, Texas — Last month, Ashley Schwarz was found guilty of capital murder and two other charges in the death of her adopted daughter, 8-year-old Jailyn Schwarz.
Ashley was sentenced to three life sentences for killing Jaylin in 2020 by forcing her to jump on a trampoline as punishment, in hot temperatures, while not giving her enough water or food.
Now, we are waiting for the trial of Ashley's husband, Daniel Schwarz, who is also charged with capital murder in Jailyn's death.
Thursday at the Ector County Courthouse, 47-year-old Daniel was in the courtroom, as his lawyer, Michael McLeish, discussed a possible trial date with the judge and the state.
In the courtroom, McLeish asked for the trial to be set on Oct. 16, but later told NewsWest 9 it would likely be Oct. 23.
McLeish also said he will be filing for a change of venue so that the case can be tried somewhere other than Ector County. A hearing will be held for that in upcoming weeks. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/daniel-schwarz-trial-set-october/513-49f07185-efd6-4f67-9678-ab2760d1a19d | 2023-05-26T03:56:53 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/daniel-schwarz-trial-set-october/513-49f07185-efd6-4f67-9678-ab2760d1a19d |
MIDLAND, Texas — One year ago, 19-year-old Veronica Sanchez was killed by her coworker.
Now, her family is working to make sure no other parent has to lose a child in the same manner.
Today, the Texas Senate passed House Bill 915, otherwise known as "Veronica's Hotline," a bill that would bring an anonymous workplace violence hotline to Texas businesses.
"You just basically say, 'hey you know, this employee came in and said XYZ today, and I don't know if they're for real or not, but I feel very uncomfortable working with them,'" said Jennifer Sanchez, Veronica's mother. "They alert the proper authorities and they take it from there.”
The Sanchez family met with State Representative Tom Craddick (R-Midland) in October to discuss the bill. Craddick would file the bill for proper discussion in December.
It was an emotional day for the Sanchez family, who were watching on their computer as the Texas Senate passed the bill without hesitation.
“Us as her parents, of course we want to help prevent this from ever happening to anyone else," said Sanchez. "But it was an emotional moment because we know Veronica is looking down on us and smiling. [We have] happy tears so to speak, but it’s a bittersweet moment because it’s not gonna bring our child back.”
The Sanchez family worked closely with Craddick and other representatives to pass the bill. When NewsWest 9 reached out to Craddick for comment, he sent the following statement:
“Having worked alongside the Sanchez family, who worked tirelessly advocating for this legislation, has been a true privilege. without the family, none of this would be possible. I would also like to thank my colleagues in the Texas Legislature who aided in addressing this issue that we pray no one ever has to experience. With the implementation of veronica’s hotline, Texans will be able to do what they love and be given piece of mind to everyone knowing there are alternative options for workplace violence reporting's.”
While Veronica may be gone, her family strives to make sure her memory will always live on.
“I look at her life, not the nightmare that we live in," said Sacnhez. "I look at her life and what she gave back to her friends, her family, everyone she loved and cared about, which was love. That’s what Veronica was about, it was love. Making you laugh, making sure that you knew that she loved you, that you were appreciated. That’s what I hold on to.”
Meanwhile, this bill now goes to the desk of Governor Greg Abbott to sign. Another bill, nicknamed "Veronica's Law," is currently on hold, but Sanchez plans to revisit the bill. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/veronicas-hotline-bill-passes-texas-senate/513-17021cc6-e581-497a-a0fd-85a51af9f5e4 | 2023-05-26T03:56:59 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/veronicas-hotline-bill-passes-texas-senate/513-17021cc6-e581-497a-a0fd-85a51af9f5e4 |
HOWARD COUNTY, Md. — Howard County Public Schools are the latest to feel the effects of an athletic trainer shortage.
“There have been many incidents that I’ve seen in school where an athletic trainer is vital to a kid's safety and health," said Bill Holland.
Holland, a coach and father to two student athletes in Howard County Public Schools, says he is concerned about the lack of availability for athletic trainers.
Holland and other parents are advocating for having trainers staffed at all sporting events and practices at the schools.
Another advocate is Superintendent Michael J. Martirano, who attempted to add space for funding trainers in the county budget.
“I added the 12 positions; obviously, it did not make the final cut of our budget based upon the priorities of which we established for our classrooms. However, we continue to have the services which we have now with contracted services with our athletic trainers using various firms in which we work with to do that," said Dr. Martirano.
The contract the county currently has is with PIVOT, and although it doesn't have enough trainers to be at all schools due to staffing, this issue isn’t isolated to Howard County.
Dr. Martirano says he wants the parents to feel confident that he is working to resolve it.
“It's at the top of my list for everything that we do regarding the safety of our young people, so another prong is addressing the athletic trainers. It’s another way to keep our young people safe,” said Dr. Martirano.
Dr. Martirano says the county will continue its partnership with PIVOT but also look for ways to ensure all of the positions are filled by the beginning of the next school year. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/parents-worry-about-athletic-trainer-shortage-in-howard-county-public-schools | 2023-05-26T03:58:56 | 1 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/parents-worry-about-athletic-trainer-shortage-in-howard-county-public-schools |
Indiana abortion doctor violated privacy law, medical board finds in split decision
The Indiana medical licensing board found an Indianapolis doctor violated privacy laws in her handling of a 10-year-old abortion patient’s information last summer but cleared her of charges that she failed to report abuse of the girl quickly enough.
The case, brought by Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, could have cost Dr. Caitlin Bernard her license but the seven-member board found her fit to continue practicing medicine. She will be fined $3,000 and receive a letter of reprimand.
The girl's story appeared in a July 2022 IndyStar article about reduced abortion access following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health. From there, abortion rights advocates and politicians, including President Joe Biden, used the story to support their arguments while some conservatives questioned whether the story was true.
Indiana Deputy Attorney General Cory Voight told the medical licensing board at Thursday's hearing that as a result of Bernard’s disclosure, "everyone – the country – learned about her patient. Learned a 10-year-old little girl was raped and had an abortion.”
Voight also said Bernard’s failure to immediately report the child abuse ended with “a child returning to live with her rapist for five days in Ohio.”
Bernard's attorney, Alice Morical, said Bernard properly reported abuse "as she does in every case." The day she spoke to an Ohio physician who wanted to refer the patient to her, Bernard told an IU Health social worker, Morical said, in line with IU Health policy.
Rokita, who promised to investigate Bernard in an appearance on the Fox News show “Jesse Watters Primetime” shortly after the IndyStar story first published, was not present at the hearing.
Bernard testified, however.
"I think that it's incredibly important for people to understand the real-world impacts of the laws of this country," she said in response to a question from attorneys with Rokita's office about why she didn't share a hypothetical story with the IndyStar reporter instead of an actual patient's story.
"That's not your patient's conclusion, right?" Voight asked.
"I can't know what her conclusion would be," Bernard said. "But I can imagine that she would also have knowledge and experience of the impact that the anti-abortion legislation in (her state of) Ohio could have on her."
Bernard's employer, IU Health, said she didn't violate HIPAA privacy laws. Her attorneys noted that she reported the girl's abuse on a state form and it had already been reported to law enforcement in Ohio, where the crimes took place. A suspect was subsequently arrested and charged in Ohio.
Peter Schwartz, chair of the Council of Ethical & Judicial Affairs at the American Medical Association, said Thursday that Bernard had an “affirmative” obligation to speak out when faced with the "most compelling or challenging ethical dilemma of our lifetimes," referring to the end of the right to an abortion.
An expert witness for the state – Andrew Mahler, former official with the federal Office for Civil Rights – said the doctor violated federal privacy laws because it “certainly is possible” the girl could have been identified based on the facts Bernard gave the IndyStar reporter. The reporter, Shari Rudavsky, said in videotaped testimony that Bernard gave her no information beyond that which was published.
Bernard’s expert witness, Paige Joyner, a privacy compliance officer and past auditor for the Office for Civil Rights, took the opposite position of Mahler.
“The information she shared was age, gender and state," Joyner said. "That’s not protected health information,."
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CROWN POINT — The murder charge against a Hammond man who was accused of fatally shooting a tire shop worker and wounding his brother was dropped Thursday.
St. John Police CIT Officer Dustin Wartman is trained in mental health intervention.
Prosecutors filed a motion to dismiss without prejudice, meaning the case can be tried again, on Tuesday. The motion was granted Thursday by Judge Gina Jones, according to court records.
Ricky A. Scott III, 25, was charged with murdering Uriel Arambula, 25, during a fight May 5, 2020, with multiple others outside Adrian's Tire Repair, 1161 Michigan St.
Orlando L. Berrios, 26, was also charged in connection with Arambula’s death. Berrios, Arambula’s brother and Scott were also injured in the shooting, according to charging documents.
Berrios still faces felony charges of intimidation, criminal recklessness committed with a deadly weapon, and battery resulting in moderate bodily injury; and two misdemeanor charges of reckless driving.
Berrios’s next court appearance is set for June 20 in Jones’s courtroom.
Charging records say that on , Berrios got into a car crash with one of the Arambulas friends, who was driving a red or maroon pickup.
The man driving the truck wouldn’t pull over after the crash, so Berrios began tailgating him in his silver Infiniti, records stated. Berrios eventually called Scott for backup, and the two chased the pickup driver until they arrived at Adrian’s Tire Repair, where a physical fight and the eventual shooting occurred, according to the probable-cause affidavit.
Defendants in murder cases are typically not awarded bail, but Scott was in March 2021, according to court records. His petition to let bail was originally scheduled for January 2021, but it continually got pushed back as the COVID-19 pandemic slowed court proceedings nationwide.
Scott was set to go to trial June 12, according to court records.
Previous reporting from The Times shows that defense attorneys Paul Stracci and Michael Woods wrote in court filings that Scott acted in self-defense, as he feared that Uriel Arambula would shoot him.
The state’s motion to dismiss read that “after going through a Petition to Let Bail hearing that was granted, the state cannot presently meets its evidentiary burden of disproving self-defense.”
A spokesperson from the prosecutor’s office was not available to clarify why it took over a year after Scott’s petition to let bail was granted for the charges to get dismissed.
“This was a terrible tragedy for everyone involved,” Stracci and Woods wrote in an emailed statement to the Times. “We are pleased with the state of Indiana’s decision to dismiss the case against Mr. Scott. This is the correct outcome.”
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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Flames and smoke emit Wednesday from the windows of Horace Mann High School on Garfield Street in Gary. The building is one of the city's man…
GARY — A fire that took place Wednesday at the abandoned Horace Mann High School was incendiary, the Gary Fire Department is reporting.
Chief Sean O'Donnell confirmed that crews arrived at the scene around 8:30 a.m. to attack the blaze. It took about an hour and a half to quell the fire. The structure appears to be intact because the fire did not encompass the entire building.
The flames and black smoke emerged from the windows of the three-story structure, where the faces of eager adolescent learners were seen until the school closed in 2004. No injuries were reported in the fire, O'Donnell said.
"It is always unfortunate when someone commits acts of vandalism within our closed school buildings," Gary Community School Corp. manager Paige McNulty said. "We are thankful that no one was injured and will continue to work with entities and individuals who are genuinely interested in purchasing properties. The ultimate goals include the elimination of eyesores and repurposing these locations for positive impact in our community."
The building has been vandalized numerous times since it was shut down, according to previous reports. The Garfield Street property was hit by an arsonist in May 2017, its auditorium destroyed in the blaze. The building was purchased by the Gary Housing Authority in 2020. More than 24 properties that were once fully operative schools were listed for sale in 2020. The school received offers on all properties.
A report by The Times in 2019 showed that many of Gary's abandoned school buildings have been set aflame, painted with graffiti, looted and served as dwellings for squatters and gangs.
The massive brick hulk of Gary's former Emerson Visual and Performing Arts high school sits vacant in the 700 block of East 7th Avenue, gutted and vandalized by local gangs and others. The strangled body of a Chicago teenager was found in the building earlier this month.
Gang graffiti marks the blackboards of a classroom in the former Emerson School for Visual and Performing Arts in Gary in 2015. Tattered remnants of paper, school books, furniture and other supplies were strewn about the floor of the abandoned building, which was completely open and freely accessible via damaged windows.
Graffiti on the blackboard of a classroom in what used to be Gary's Emerson School for Visual and Performing Arts can be seen from the sidewalk along 7th Avenue, the buildings windows and plywood covers long ago broken or removed.
Though it's only been closed for about a year, weeds and high grass have already overtaken the sidewalks and grounds of what used to be Lew Wallace High School, 415 W. 45th Ave., Gary.
An abandoned home faces the west side of what used to be Lew Wallace High School in Gary. The loss of population in Gary's neighborhoods has forced the closing of schools, leaving 22 closed and deteriorating school buildings throughout the city.
Several windows of what used to be Gary's Spaulding Elementary School, 660 Rhode Island, are broken out, leaving the building open to the elements or people. Spaulding is located on the same block as Gary's former Emerson School for Visual and Performing Arts, where a homicide victim was recently discovered.
Enoch Johnson sits on his front porch across the street from the abandoned Brunswick Elementary School. He thinks the kids in the neighborhood have to travel so far to get to school now.
At one time a secretary for the Gary Schools, Dorothy Stewart believes "the schools should not be closing and that at least, they should keep the property up."
Gallery: Gary's closed, abandoned school buildings
The massive brick hulk of Gary's former Emerson Visual and Performing Arts high school sits vacant in the 700 block of East 7th Avenue, gutted and vandalized by local gangs and others. The strangled body of a Chicago teenager was found in the building earlier this month.
Marc Chase, The Times
Gang graffiti marks the blackboards of a classroom in the former Emerson School for Visual and Performing Arts in Gary in 2015. Tattered remnants of paper, school books, furniture and other supplies were strewn about the floor of the abandoned building, which was completely open and freely accessible via damaged windows.
Marc Chase, The Times
Graffiti is visible from one of the many open windows of what used to be Gary's Emerson School for Visual and Performing Arts.
Marc Chase, The Times
Graffiti on the blackboard of a classroom in what used to be Gary's Emerson School for Visual and Performing Arts can be seen from the sidewalk along 7th Avenue, the buildings windows and plywood covers long ago broken or removed.
Marc Chase, The Times
Window openings face 7th Avenue from what used to be Gary's Emerson School for Visual and Performing Arts.
Marc Chase, The Times
Graffiti marks a chalkboard of what used to be Emerson School for Visual and Performing Arts.
Marc Chase
Julian Bey points out the new graffiti on the south side of Ambridge School. Bey says the markings have occurred in recent weeks.
Damian Rico, The Times
The north end of Ambridge School.
Damian Rico
Newly plagued by graffiti, Ambridge neighbors worry about its future.
Damian Rico, The Times
Former Ambridge school newly plagued by graffiti, neighbors worry about its future.
Damian Rico, The Times
Julian Bey has lived across from the old Ambridge school since 1971 and said the school property has started to see graffiti in the past few months.
Damian Rico, The Times
The east side of Ambridge Middle School.
Damian Rico
Though it's only been closed for about a year, weeds and high grass have already overtaken the sidewalks and grounds of what used to be Lew Wallace High School, 415 W. 45th Ave., Gary.
Marc Chase, The Times
A crumbled brick wall sits next to overgrown weeds on one side of what used to be Gary's Lew Wallace High School.
Marc Chase, The Times
An abandoned home faces the west side of what used to be Lew Wallace High School in Gary. The loss of population in Gary's neighborhoods has forced the closing of schools, leaving 22 closed and deteriorating school buildings throughout the city.
Marc Chase, The Times
Several windows of what used to be Gary's Spaulding Elementary School, 660 Rhode Island, are broken out, leaving the building open to the elements or people. Spaulding is located on the same block as Gary's former Emerson School for Visual and Performing Arts, where a homicide victim was recently discovered.
Marc Chase, The Times
These broken out and uncovered windows of Gary's former Spaulding Elementary School are accessible from ground level.
Marc Chase, The Times
Nobel Elementary School in Gary's Miller section is being demolished.
Marc Chase, file, The Times
A sign still hangs on the outside of what used to be Gary's Nobel Elementary School in Miller.
Marc Chase, The Times
A D.A.R.E. program sign still hangs above a broken window at the closed and boarded Nobel Elementary School in Gary.
Marc Chase, The Times
Broken windows above the entryway of what used to be Gary's Nobel Elementary School show exposed and damaged ceiling tiles inside.
Marc Chase, The Times
A West Side wrestling coach, Willie Stewart stays in shape by uitilizing abandoned Horace Mann's track to exercise daily.
Damian Rico, The Times
An exterior shot of the North end of the abandoned Horace Mann High School.
Damian Rico
A welcome sign still sits on the south side of Horace Mann.
Damian Rico
The west side of abandoned Horace Mann High School.
Damian Rico
The west side of abandoned Horace Mann High School.
Damian Rico
Weeds, brush and other vegetation and debris have overtaken the school grounds of what used to be Gary's Aetna Elementary School, 1327 Arizona St. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/education/horace-mann-high-school-fire-determined-to-be-arson-no-injuries-reported/article_b67ef690-fb3a-11ed-abbf-7f9e13be997c.html | 2023-05-26T04:05:04 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/education/horace-mann-high-school-fire-determined-to-be-arson-no-injuries-reported/article_b67ef690-fb3a-11ed-abbf-7f9e13be997c.html |
Firefighters battle brush, car fire in North Salem
Alia Beard Rau
Salem Statesman Journal
Fire units from Salem, Keizer and Marion County were attempting to put out a fire near Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway and Hyacinth Street NE in North Salem Thursday night.
According to Salem Fire spokesman Brian Carrara, what started as a tree fire moved into some brush near Discount Towing and Recovery. It then spread to some vehicles on the property.
Carrara said the fire was not fast moving but was still an active fire as of about 8:45 p.m. Thursday. | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2023/05/25/firefighters-battle-brush-car-fire-in-west-salem-keizer-marion-county/70259396007/ | 2023-05-26T04:07:58 | 0 | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2023/05/25/firefighters-battle-brush-car-fire-in-west-salem-keizer-marion-county/70259396007/ |
NAMPA — Nampa School District is considering a policy that would prevent classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in all grades.
The policy, which would prohibit gender identity, sexual orientation, transgender identity and gender expression to be discussed or taught about in Nampa schools, has similarities to the controversial bill passed by Florida Gov. and Republican presidential nominee hopeful Ron DeSantis that has garnered national headlines.
Known to critics as the “Don’t Say Gay” law, DeSantis’ bill bans classroom instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in all grades.
Nampa schools’ policy explains that the school board recognizes the “rights of parents, guardians, and caregivers to discuss, address, and educate their child on every subject matter, especially the non-academic subject matters not addressed in the District.”
The Nampa school board unanimously approved policy 2050 for first read at a May 15 meeting. The policy is not yet put in place, but could be after a second read in June.
“All our kids are beautifully and fearfully made, and we need to remember that,” board member Tracey Pearson said. “We need to encourage the healthy bodies that these children were born into. That’s what we need to encourage and focus on because the mind is a powerful tool. We need to make sure that we are speaking truth to these children, that’s why this is so imperative. And I’m just appalled that we’re even having to debate such a thing.”
No coach or teacher would be allowed to have discussions with their students about gender identity, so if a student were to express a desire to talk about their identity, they would be directed to a school counselor, who would discuss the issue with the student’s parents, Superintendent Gregg Russell said. This process is meant to ensure there is complete transparency between the district and students’ families.
The district’s priority is to ensure their students are safe, according to Russell. After that is confirmed, the student’s parents will be alerted, Russell said. Under this policy, there will be no “encouragement or confirmation” of how students are feeling about their gender, Pearson said.
“(The policy is) really to make sure the students are protected, that they’re healthy and then after that it’s determined what the family would like to do,” Russell said.
It is not clear if any other school districts in Idaho have enacted a similar policy. Because Idaho is a local control state, policy decisions are for individual districts to decide and Idaho school districts do not have to share their policies with the Idaho State Department of Education, according to Maggie Reynolds, public information officer at the Idaho Department of Education.
The intention behind this kind of policy is to ensure families have primary control over their children’s education, said Jamie Derrick, professor of psychology and communication at the University of Idaho. While the intention is good, these kinds of policies pose a couple of problems, Derrick said.
“There’s probably just a little bit of an unstated agenda here that has to do with the diversity of experiences that people have around to their gender identity and their sexual orientation, and attempts to really narrow the conversation,” Derrick said. “It just it creates silences, and it creates a context where it’s difficult to get information or support.”
That is really hard on children who identify in ways that are different from their families or peers, Derrick said.
She added that kids who identify as LGBTQ+ are at far greater risk for mental health problems and suicide ideation.
“The exploration of gender and sexual orientation is part of normal development. Every single kid does this as their bodies mature, and they start to have hormonal changes and brain changes and their bodies are developing. Every single kid is asking questions,” Derrick said. “And when we restrict conversations about that, it leaves kids in a void — an information void. That can be really scary because lots of kids don’t know what’s happening with their bodies or what’s happening with their brains.”
The proposed policy creates situations where students could be outed by their schools, Derrick said. If students know that whatever they say to a school counselor will be reported to their parents, they will probably keep whatever they’re feeling in.
“They’re going to keep it to themselves, so they won’t get support and education and they won’t get resources. They won’t even get correction about misinformation,” Derrick said.
In the Nampa schools proposed policy, the biological sex of all students will only be based on either the student’s official birth certificate or what the school has on file, Russell said during the board meeting.
When students attend overnight trips that are put on by the district, they will be assigned sleeping accommodations based on their biological sex, Russell said.
School athletics that are under the direction of the Idaho High School Activities Association must be in line with IHSAA regulations. The regulations currently state that a male-to-female transgender student-athlete may participate on a boys team at any time after completing one year of hormone treatment related to their transition.
The district’s dress code policy encourages parents and students to “exercise sound judgement” and wear things that are appropriate for a school setting.
Nampa’s policy reads, “it is not the intent of the District or its employees to be intentionally disparaging regarding the use of specific pronouns. Forcing students or teachers to use pronouns that do not correspond with an individual’s biological sex is for the individual to determine. The District recognizes that it cannot compel speech, nor may it require its administration, employees, or students to affirm any belief they do not hold.” | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/nampa-school-district-considers-policy-that-has-similarities-to-controversial-florida-bill/article_72836b4e-f8db-11ed-8217-ef3d8fb90664.html | 2023-05-26T04:11:09 | 0 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/nampa-school-district-considers-policy-that-has-similarities-to-controversial-florida-bill/article_72836b4e-f8db-11ed-8217-ef3d8fb90664.html |
Whether you're a Swiftie or not, almost everyone is at least aware of how difficult it has been to get tickets to Taylor Swift's Eras Tour without having to give up an arm and a leg.
But with just hours left before the first show kicks off, there's still one way to snag last-minute tickets without handing over a month's rent — and it may be "The Last Time" there's a chance to see Taylor for free during her East Rutherford shows over Memorial Day weekend.
The American Dream Mall, located right next to MetLife Stadium, will be hosting events from 1 p.m. - 6 p.m. each day before the concerts, which includes a shot at a pair of tickets to the show that night.
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In addition to a live DJ playing all of Taylor's hits, Swifties will get a chance to sing karaoke, shop, grab a bite or a drink, and enjoy photo ops at the Tour Next Door event.
The mall will be giving away three sets of tickets, a pair for each night on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Those looking to get the free tickets can enter for a chance to win every day beginning Friday and ending Sunday, with the sweepstakes open from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. each day. Winners will be announced live onsite at 5 p.m. — but an important note: Winners will need to be onsite as well to collect the tickets.
Hoping to snag the free tickets? Enter at AmericanDream.com. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/taylor-swift-at-metlife-stadium-be-the-lucky-one-to-snag-free-tickets-heres-how/4368093/ | 2023-05-26T04:19:57 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/taylor-swift-at-metlife-stadium-be-the-lucky-one-to-snag-free-tickets-heres-how/4368093/ |
AUBURN, Maine — Wardens are seeking the public's help after a woman brought a juvenile raccoon to Petco in Auburn on Tuesday.
According to the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, a woman brought the raccoon to the Petco located on Mt. Auburn Avenue for a nail trim around 1:30 p.m., a Facebook post said.
While the woman was waiting, multiple people reportedly handled, even kissed the raccoon, and may have been exposed to rabies.
Once made aware, the store manager asked the woman to leave and notified the Maine CDC and Maine Warden Service, according to the post.
Those who were exposed to the raccoon are being advised to contact their health care provider as "rabies is lethal unless treated after exposure," the MDIFW said.
More information regarding how rabies is spread and symptoms after exposure can be found on the Maine CDC's website here.
"It is illegal to possess wildlife in Maine, and Petco does not trim raccoon nails," the MDIFW said.
If you have any information regarding the woman and raccoon, the MDIFW is asking the public to call the Maine Warden Service at 1-800-452-4664. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/public-safety/warden-service-seeks-information-on-woman-who-brought-raccoon-to-auburn-petco-maine-public-health-rabies/97-bf4150ce-8fc1-43fd-ad79-5a0ddf240a08 | 2023-05-26T04:22:24 | 1 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/public-safety/warden-service-seeks-information-on-woman-who-brought-raccoon-to-auburn-petco-maine-public-health-rabies/97-bf4150ce-8fc1-43fd-ad79-5a0ddf240a08 |
LYNCHBURG, Va. – The fight to curb gun violence continues in Lynchburg.
Since the start of the year, there have been four people shot and killed in Lynchburg, three of those victims were children.
On Thursday night, the first meeting for the newly formed, Taking Back Our Streets Community Coalition took place.
Lynchburg Mayor Stephanie Reed came up with the idea for the coalition to focus on crime reduction after the deadly shooting of Lynchburg six-year-old, Kingston Campbell.
“To just try and talk about how we can move forward to use our already existing organizations that help direct our youth off the streets,” said Reed.
The goal of the coalition is to pull together the dozens of already existing organizations that are working towards keeping Lynchburg’s youth off the streets.
Organizations like One Community, One Voice, The Boys and Girls Club, YWCA, Peacemakers, and even Lynchburg’s Police Chief, Ryan Zuidema were a part of the coalition’s first meeting.
“We have a lot of people in the room, already doing the work. We just need to figure out how to do the work together,” said Co-director of the Center for Leadership, Owen Cardwell.
Center for Leadership at the University of Lynchburg will be working to bring these activist groups together through coalition meetings, data collection, and creating an asset map, to show people where these organizations’ resources can be found.
“We’re talking about a collective impact model that will help to collect the data that we are all measuring the same thing. And the Center for Leadership is certainly in the position to do that,” said Cardwell.
Community leaders hope the momentum from Thursday’s first meeting will continue on and produce meaningful change.
The coalition plans to meet once a month.
If interested in joining future meetings, contact the University of Lynchburg’s Center for Leadership. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/05/26/lynchburgs-new-crime-coalition-meets-for-the-first-time/ | 2023-05-26T04:22:59 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/05/26/lynchburgs-new-crime-coalition-meets-for-the-first-time/ |
PLANO, Texas — A Plano home currently on the market has gone viral -- for obvious reasons.
The home at 2500 East Parker Road on the .7 acre lot at Jupiter and Parker has been turning heads because of its unique look inside and out.
"This is the most unique property that I've been a part of," said realtor Ryan Ward.
The home is modeled after "The Black Pearl" ship from the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies that starred Johnny Depp. WFAA spoke with retired interior designer Julz Farley who worked on the home back in 2013.
She spent eight to ten months getting the home to the owner's exact specifications.
"When he was first talking about it I was not sure whether to take him seriously or not. When I got to talking to him I realized he is dead serious," said Farley.
On the outside, the home is painted in a dark charcoal gray. Where you'd normally find windows you'll find fabricated cannons sticking out. The dark tones continues inside the home as most all the features have the dark gray hue to give off the impression of the insides of a ship.
One of the first rooms you notice is the living room. It is designed to look like the body of the ship with the sails, mast and even a crow's nest which can get you from the second floor to the first floor down a pole in seconds.
"All the rope that you see is actually from a shipyard. This is real authentic rope," Farley said.
Some of the wood you'll find in the home is from old barns in Michigan. Farley distressed all the wood herself and fabricated all the bricks inside the home. The house is filled with pirate-themed accents, skulls, distressed wood and even hidden doors.
"You pull up on the sword here and give the door a good little tug and here you go," Farley demonstrated to WFAA -- and that opened up to that captain's quarters which was a spacious game room.
The home itself is 3,100 square feet. It has a pool, a sauna, a walk-in shower and more skeletons than you'd ever need.
"We've gone viral. We've had quite a bit of showings," said Ward.
They've had to weed out the people just wanting a tour, and there's a place for them at the home too.
"When you have someone who is being naughty they can walk the dead man's plank," said Farley. Farley opened another hidden door to the outside, which had a plank of wood jetting out of the home.
If you truly walked off the edge of the plank, you'd fall onto Parker Road.
When the city of Plano banned Airbnb residence, it took a lot of investors out of the running to the buy the home. Ward told WFAA that there was definitely some interest from investors who had visions of themed boarding.
It's only been on the market a few days and there have been a handful of showings. The home lists for $650,000 and sits on a gated secluded lot.
Ward is confident someone will cherish the uniqueness of the home or re-do the home to their liking. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/pirates-of-the-caribbean-themed-home-hits-market-plano/287-ba5deb19-5ec2-4701-a7fc-7f39be923251 | 2023-05-26T04:36:17 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/pirates-of-the-caribbean-themed-home-hits-market-plano/287-ba5deb19-5ec2-4701-a7fc-7f39be923251 |
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick made his first statements about presiding over a potential impeachment trial for Attorney General Ken Paxton in an interview for Sunday’s Inside Texas Politics.
"I don’t cast a vote. The 31 members cast a vote. I preside over it," Patrick told WFAA. "But we will all be responsible as any juror would be if that turns out to be and I think the members will do their duty."
On Thursday, the Republican-led House General Investigating Committee voted unanimously to send articles of impeachment to the floor of the state House of Representatives.
The 20 charges alleged by the House committee include conspiracy, misappropriation of public resources, dereliction of duty, abuse of public trust, unfitness for office and making false statements in official records.
If the Texas House of Representatives votes to impeach Paxton, the Collin County Republican would stand trial on the charges in the Texas Senate.
“It comes to the Texas Senate, there will be a trial conducted. I’m not at liberty to say anything really beyond that because I will be presiding over that case and the senators – all 31 senators – will have a vote. We’ll set the rules for that trial as we go forward and we’ll see how that develops,” Patrick said.
Texas has not seen an impeachment of a statewide official for more than a century.
By a vote of 25 to 3, the state Senate in 1917 found Texas Gov. James Ferguson guilty on five charges relating to mishandling of public funds and abuse of power.
On Wednesday, Paxton said in a statement posted to Twitter that “every allegation is easily disproved.”
On Thursday, after the House committee voted for impeachment, Paxton complained “this process provided no opportunity for rebuttal or due process. They even refused to allow a senior attorney from my office to provide facts.”
Sources told WFAA that the Texas House will likely vote on impeachment charges in the next 48 hours.
If the House, which has a Republican majority, impeaches Paxton, the case will then go to the Texas Senate for trial. A trial date is uncertain as the legislature is set to adjourn on Monday.
An impeachment would operate separately from the regular legislative session and lawmakers do not have to be called back for it like the governor would do in a special legislative session.
The criminal allegations charges relate to Paxton’s relationship with Nate Paul, a Paxton donor and Austin developer. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas/texas-lt-gov-dan-patrick-comments-presiding-over-potential-ken-paxton-impeachment-trial/287-43b85329-f7a4-419e-9a2e-fd769c603d84 | 2023-05-26T04:36:19 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas/texas-lt-gov-dan-patrick-comments-presiding-over-potential-ken-paxton-impeachment-trial/287-43b85329-f7a4-419e-9a2e-fd769c603d84 |
MOKELUMNE HILL, Calif. — First responders in Amador County rescued a woman who was stranded in the middle of the Mokelumne River Thursday afternoon, officials say.
According to the Amador County Sheriff's Office, a 50-year-old woman was paddleboarding on the Mokelumne River near Vaught's Beach when she somehow got detached.
The woman, who was not wearing a life vest, held on to a tree in the middle of the river near the Electra powerhouse, along Electra Road.
The woman did not require medical attention, Amador Fire said.
A historic snowmelt has left northern California rivers flowing fast and cold in recent weeks. According to the California Data Exchange Center, flows along the Mokelumne River in the area at the time were at 5,775 cubic feet per second.
The rescue came weeks after a man was also rescued from the Mokelumne River after being swept away while panning for gold.
Watch more from ABC10: 'Stay out' Rafting season put on hold at American River Memorial Day Weekend | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/amador-county-rescue-mokelumne-river/103-3037edda-c6c9-41d3-91eb-fb3a945f4ee2 | 2023-05-26T04:38:01 | 1 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/amador-county-rescue-mokelumne-river/103-3037edda-c6c9-41d3-91eb-fb3a945f4ee2 |
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A driver entrapped inside a overturned semi-truck and trailer was successfully extricated by West Sacramento Fire Department crews Thursday morning.
They were dispatched after reports came in of a multi-vehicle accident on westbound I-80 where a driver was pinned inside their vehicle.
According to the fire department, crews quickly stabilized the vehicle and addressed leaking fluids from the truck and pulled out the driver.
The patient was transferred to the hospital, and crews remained on scene with California Highway Patrol officers to ensure fluids did not leak into storm drains. | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/west-sacramento/west-sacramento-fire-extricate-driver-entrapped-overturned-semi-truck/103-892f5b00-dcf5-4af5-89fc-2e3a65827b4d | 2023-05-26T04:38:07 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/west-sacramento/west-sacramento-fire-extricate-driver-entrapped-overturned-semi-truck/103-892f5b00-dcf5-4af5-89fc-2e3a65827b4d |
ATLANTA — Thursday marks the 40th annual National Missing Children's Day. The yearly observation serves as a powerful reminder of the thousands of missing children and the efforts to find them. One local family is sharing their continued efforts to find their loved one.
“We don't know what happened to him. We don't know if he's dead or if he's alive,” Stewart Knox said about his younger brother Anthony Murrill.
Anthony disappeared decades ago when he never returned home after playing outside.
“My brother went missing in 1971, he was nine. They treated it as if he was a runaway kid and he was never a runaway kid. He was truly love,” Knox added.
Knox said over the years help to find his brother increased, especially with assistance from organizations like the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. Still, those efforts have been unsuccessful but NCMEC officials said the Knox family is one of thousands who are in need of help finding their loved ones.
“Last year we assisted with well over 27,000 missing child cases in the United States, according to what we're told and what we learn from each and every case and how we're assisting law enforcement. One in six children were likely victims of child sex trafficking. It's a staggering number and those children are in danger they need our help,” said John Bischoff with the NCMEC.
Bischoff said the public can help by reporting suspicious activity.
“Behind every image you see of a missing child is a family... sleepless nights wondering where their child is. And honestly, all it takes is one set of eyes to be a hero," he said.
As for Knox, he said his family is hanging on to hope.
“We never found a body so that keeps hope alive just the near fact that they never found a body and nobody never put up a really good effort in those days to look for Black kids,” Knox said. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/missing-in-georgia/national-missing-childrens-day-anthony-murrill-family-wants-answers/85-a529c814-71a1-41f4-8d99-6d7e22c3e2f6 | 2023-05-26T04:38:32 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/missing-in-georgia/national-missing-childrens-day-anthony-murrill-family-wants-answers/85-a529c814-71a1-41f4-8d99-6d7e22c3e2f6 |
LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. — Students who have special needs danced the day away in Luzerne County.
Crestwood Secondary Campus hosted the 'Fun in the Sun' dance in Mountaintop on Thursday.
Nearly 100 students from five school districts attended.
For those who weren't fans of dancing, there was face painting and of course plenty of food at the 'Fun in the Sun dance in Luzerne County. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/luzerne-county/students-have-some-fun-in-the-sun/523-cc0cac6a-3b42-4370-a249-b77f423ac63a | 2023-05-26T04:44:16 | 1 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/luzerne-county/students-have-some-fun-in-the-sun/523-cc0cac6a-3b42-4370-a249-b77f423ac63a |
The Atlantic County Utilities Authority was recently recognized as the second leading donor in the New Jersey Employees Charitable Campaign, with $51,314 raised by employees.
The NJECC allows state and local municipal employees to contribute to various charities through payroll deductions. This is the sixth year the ACUA has participated in the program. The ACUA was second in the state in contributions to the program, behind only Rutgers University. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/acua-employees-recognized-for-charitable-giving/article_9141e92e-fb0c-11ed-9462-db2bef489904.html | 2023-05-26T04:44:45 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/acua-employees-recognized-for-charitable-giving/article_9141e92e-fb0c-11ed-9462-db2bef489904.html |
Events
Friday, May 26
ARTIST MARK KOSTABI IN STONE HARBOR: exhibit on display through May 29; meet contemporary artist Mark Kostabi and experience a newly curated body of work; 6 to 9 p.m. May 27, 28, meet the artist event; Ocean Galleries, 9618 3rd Ave., Stone Harbor. 609-368-7777 or oceangalleries.com.
ATLANTIC COUNTY VETERANS MEMORIAL PROGRAM: 2 p.m.; ceremony featuring the Atlantic County Sheriff’s Color Guard, the Atlantic County Corrections Officers’ Honor Guard, the Sandpipers Pipes and Drums of Atlantic County and presentation of a memorial wreath; Atlantic County Veterans Cemetery, located in the county park on Route 50, Estell Manor.
CAR CRUISE: 5 to 8 p.m. May 26, June 10, 23; show off your car during the Car Cruises; 615 E. Moss Mill Road, Galloway Township. 609-748-8999 or historicsmithville.com.
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MEMORIAL DAY SERVICES PROGRAM: 10 a.m.; ceremony honoring 50 Atlantic County residents killed in action in Vietnam War; features Atlantic City fire and police department members, bagpipers, Last Salute funeral and honor guard with Civil War bell and cannon; Jackson Avenue and the Boardwalk, Atlantic City.
POLICE WELCOME CENTER GRAND OPENING: noon; grand opening ribbon cutting ceremony for a Police Welcome Center outside the front of the Ocean Club Condominium’s boardwalk entrance; the Ocean Club Condominium has donated a space where police officers can house their bicycles for boardwalk patrol and take personal breaks in a private setting; Police Chief James Sarkos will be present for the ribbon cutting; 3101 Boardwalk, Atlantic City.
SHORE MEDICAL CENTER MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE: noon; honor and remember those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom; front lawn of Shore Medical Center, along Bay Avenue, Somers Point.
Saturday, May 27
FANTASY ADVENTURE FEST AT HISTORIC SMITHVILLE: 1 to 5 p.m. May 27, 28; performance of "Peter Pan and the Pirates" by Riddlesbrood Touring Theatre Company; live music; performance of "The Fairy by the Well," a magical fairy tale; Historic Smithville, 615 E. Moss Mill Road, Galloway Township; free. 609-377-9125 or historicsmithville.com.
SATURDAY MOVIE TIME: 1 to 3 p.m. May 27, June 10, 24, July 8, 22, Aug. 5, 19; Pleasantville Branch/Atlantic County Library System, 33 Martin Luther King Junior Ave., Pleasantville. 609-641-1778 or atlanticlibrary.org.
UPPER TOWNSHIP STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; presented by the Historical Preservation Society of Upper Township; strawberries for sale; handmade crafts, live music, food, strawberry shortcake and ice cream; rain date May 28; Gandy Farmstead, 26 Tyler Road, Greenfield (Upper Township). UpperTwpHistory.org.
WALK-IN JOB SKILLS LAB: 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturdays through June 24; receive assistance with job-related tasks; Public Library, 1 N. Tennessee Ave., Atlantic City. 609-345-2269 or acfpl.org.
WALK THE 9TH STREET BRIDGE RALLY: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; organized by Guardians of the East Coast; raises awareness against offshore wind; meet at 9:30 a.m. at the Mark Soifer Park, 9th and Asbury; rain date June 3.
Sunday, May 28
MILITARY MUSEUM GRAND OPENING AND MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY: 1 p.m.; the Simon Davies Military Museum, a private building housing the personal collection of Ocean City High School junior Simon Davies, celebrates its grand opening with a ribbon cutting and Memorial Day ceremony; public invited to attend; veterans and veteran advocates; speakers Cape May County Commissioner Director Leonard Desiderio, Veteran Joseph Altimari and Veterans Advocate Joseph Griffies; Simon Davies Military Museum, 67 Tyler Road, Upper Township. 609-338-2586 or SimonDaviesMilitaryMuseum.com.
Monday, May 29
ATLANTIC CITY MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVANCE: noon; keynote speaker is Atlantic City resident Sergeant Gerald R. Singer (U.S. Army - Retired); refreshments provided; in the event of rain, the program will be held at City Hall; Brown’s Memorial Park, 135 N. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Atlantic City; free.
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP MEMORIAL DAY PARADE: 9 a.m. to noon; veteran's pay tribute to fallen comrades; Veteran's Memorial Park, Ocean Heights Avenue, Egg Harbor Township. 609-926-4027.
LONGPORT MEMORIAL DAY PARADE: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; begins at 33rd Street and Atlantic Avenue, and continue up to Ventnor Avenue and then south to the Park & Gazebo at the foot of the Longport Bridge where a ceremony will be held. 609-645-3511.
MARGATE MEMORIAL DAY PARADE: 10 a.m.; hosted by the Margate Mothers’ Association; along Ventnor Avenue between Union Avenue and the All-Wars Memorial at Mansfield Avenue; parade participants will begin lining up at 9:30 a.m. behind Margate City Hall on Union Avenue at the pickleball/basketball courts; 10:30 a.m. ceremony to follow at memorial.
NORTH WILDWOOD MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE: 10 a.m.; North Wildwood Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5941 and the City of North Wildwood will be honoring our fallen soldiers from every war; North Wildwood Veterans Monument, Spruce and New York avenues, North Wildwood.
SOMERS POINT MEMORIAL DAY PARADE: 11 a.m.; parade will begin at Dawes Avenue and Shore Road and proceed to City Hall, concluding with a ceremony at Patriots Park at Bethel Road and First Street; service to follow after the parade; veterans, scouts, military vehicles, antique cars, bands and decorated children’s bicycles are invited to participate. 609-833-5428.
UPPER TOWNSHIP MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE: 10 to 11 a.m.; James Joyce, Osprey Point resident and US Army veteran, will serve as host; flag presentation, Upper Township Boy Scout Troop 79 Color Guard, wreath ceremony, local dignitaries; Godfrey Memorial Park at Osprey Point, 1731 Route 9, Seaville. 609-390-8006.
VENTNOR MEMORIAL DAY REMEMBRANCE SERVICE: hosted by Greater Absecon Island VFW Post 215 Ventnor; first service will be at Ventnor City Hall at 9:45 a.m. followed by a service at the Post Home at 11 a.m.; 601 N. Dorset Ave., Ventnor. 609-703-1975 or vfw215.org.
For kids
Friday, May 26
BABY'S FIRST STORIES: 10 to 11 a.m.; rhymes, movement, and stories for little ones up to 18 months with a caregiver; Stafford Branch Library, 129 N. Main St., Stafford Township. 609-597-3381 or theoceancountylibrary.org.
Saturday, May 27
DROP-IN LEGO PLAYTIME: 1 to 2 p.m. Saturdays through August; Egg Harbor Township/Atlantic County Library System, 1 Swift Drive, Egg Harbor Township. 609-927-8664 or atlanticlibrary.org.
FREE FAMILY MOVIE AND LEGO PLAY: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; Tuckerton Branch Library, 380 Bay Ave., Tuckerton. 609-296-1470 or theoceancountylibrary.org.
KIDS' EVENT: BOOK BINGO: 10 to 11 a.m.; kick off the first weekend of summer with the return of Book Bingo; a few rounds of Bingo, win books or other prizes; Public Library, 235 32nd St., Avalon. 609-967-7155 or avalonfreelibrary.org.
LET'S GO LEGO: 11 a.m. to noon every other Saturday through Aug. 19; Mays Landing Branch/Atlantic County Library System, 40 Farragut Ave., Hamilton. 609-625-2776 or atlanticlibrary.org.
SATURDAY FAMILY STORYTIME: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturdays through August; Egg Harbor Township/Atlantic County Library System, 1 Swift Drive, Egg Harbor Township. 609-927-8664 or atlanticlibrary.org.
SATURDAY MOVIE MATINEE: 2 to 5 p.m.; for ages 4 and older; Somers Point Branch/Atlantic County Library System, 801 Shore Road, Somers Point. 609-927-7113 or atlanticlibrary.org.
SPRINGTIME STORYTIME: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturdays, May 27, June 10, 24; for ages 3 1/2 to 5, siblings welcome; few quick stories, songs, an easy craft, plus a treat; Somers Point Branch/Atlantic County Library System, 801 Shore Road, Somers Point; registration required. 609-927-7113 or atlanticlibrary.org.
TEEN BOARD GAME AND SNACK AFTERNOONS: 2 to 4 p.m. Saturdays, May 27, June 10, 24, July 8, 22, Aug. 5, 29; for kids and teens, ages 10 and older; Egg Harbor Township/Atlantic County Library System, 1 Swift Drive, Egg Harbor Township; registration required. 609-927-8664 or atlanticlibrary.org.
Groups
Friday, May 26
AMERICAN MAH JONGG: 1 to 3 p.m. Fridays; Wildwood Crest Branch, 6300 Atlantic Ave., Wildwood Crest. 609-463-6350 or events.cmclibrary.org.
CONVERSATIONAL LENAPE LANGUAGE - WITH TERI HISLOP: 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Fridays; newcomers welcome; Lower Cape Branch, 2600 Bayshore Road, Lower Township. 609-463-6350 or events.cmclibrary.org.
'LIGHTBULB' ONLINE GROUP: 3 to 4 p.m. Fridays; virtual group presented by the Mental Health Association in New Jersey; weekly online discussion group and forum to ask questions about mental health and wellness. 609-652-3800 or MHANJ.org.
Saturday, May 27
CHESS CLUB: noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays through May 27; for adults and interested teens and children, ages 8 and older; Ventnor City Branch/Atlantic County Library System, 6500 Atlantic Ave., Ventnor; registration required. 609-823-4614 or atlanticlibrary.org.
Health, fitness
Friday, May 26
ANYTHING GOES FITNESS: 9:15 to 10:15 a.m.; Cape May County Library/Wildwood Crest Branch, 6300 Atlantic Ave., Wildwood Crest. 609-463-6350 or events.cmclibrary.org.
YOGA WITH TANYA DELFINI: 10 to 11 a.m. Fridays through December; no class Sept. 8, Nov. 10, 24; Cape May County Library/Sea Isle City Branch, 4800 Central Ave., Sea Isle City. 609-463-6350 or events.cmclibrary.org.
Sunday, May 28
MEDITATION - ONLINE GROUP: 7:15 to 8 p.m. Sundays; offered by The Mental Health Association in Atlantic County; staff offer a guided calming meditation or breathing exercise; to receive a link by email and join the group online, email btrendler@mhanj.org. 609-652-3800 or MHAAC.info.
Music
Friday, May 26
BROWN SUGAR: 7:30 to 10 p.m.; Rolling Stones tribute; The Lizzie Rose Music Room, 217 E. Main St., Tuckerton; $28-$35. 908-310-2941 or lizzierosemusic.com.
FIRE PIT FRIDAY & LIVE MUSIC: 4 to 8 p.m.; sit around fire pits enjoying live music from John King; Willow Creek Winery & Farm, 168 Stevens St., W. Cape May. 609-770-8782 or willowcreekwinerycapemay.com.
MUSIC TO MY EARS - ONLINE: 7 to 10 p.m. Fridays through Aug. 4; uplifting online discussion group in which participants share favorite music selections and what it means to them; virtual event hosted by the Mental Health Association in New Jersey. 609-652-3800 or mhanj.org.
Saturday, May 27
BEES DELUXE: 7:30 to 10 p.m.; The Lizzie Rose Music Room, 217 E. Main St., Tuckerton; $33. 908-310-2941 or lizzierosemusic.com.
LIVE MUSIC AT WILLOW CREEK WINERY WITH MARK FISHER: 1 to 4 p.m.; Willow Creek Winery & Farm, 168 Stevens St., W. Cape May. 609-770-8782 or willowcreekwinerycapemay.com.
Sunday, May 28
34TH ANNUAL CAPE MAY MUSIC FESTIVAL: ATLANTIC BRASS BAND: 7 to 9 p.m.; Cape May Rotary Park, 400-498 Lafayette St., Cape May. 609-884-5404 or capemaymac.org. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/community-calendar/article_fbb2b512-fa40-11ed-9f5f-8f92d7f70880.html | 2023-05-26T04:44:51 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/community-calendar/article_fbb2b512-fa40-11ed-9f5f-8f92d7f70880.html |
Cumberland Regional High School has been recognized as a 2022-23 Project Lead The Way (PLTW) Distinguished School.
Project Lead The Way is a nonprofit that serves more than 12,000 schools across the country. The organization supports teachers as they work to prepare their students for success in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) subjects and provides courses in computer science, engineering and biomedical science.
To receive the Distinguished School recognition, Cumberland Regional had to have at least 25% of its students participate in PLTW courses, or, of those who participated, at least 33% take two or more PLTW courses; offer and have students enrolled in at least three PLTW courses; and have strategies in place that support reasonably proportional representation with regard to race, ethnicity, poverty and/or gender.
Cumberland Regional is one of 262 high schools across the country, and one of six in the state, to receive the Distinguished School recognition.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The streets of Little Rock and Central Arkansas are no longer filled with demonstrators like they were three years ago, but Natalie James can still vividly remember what got her out there in the first place.
"When I saw that and heard him calling out for his mom, it broke me down," James said.
James got involved three years ago after a video of George Floyd's murder at the hands of four Minneapolis police officers spread around the country.
Protests began in the Twin Cities, and quickly spread across the United States, including right here in Central Arkansas.
"Feel our pain and understand, we're all in this together," James said, as she remembered those first few weeks of demonstrations.
Those lasted for weeks, with many staying peaceful, while some did turn violent. In the years since then, change pushed for by those demonstrators has happened.
Former Governor Asa Hutchinson signed legislation that required training for officers to recognize and prevent the use of excessive force. Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott, Jr. banned chokehold use by the Little Rock Police Department.
Scott was also out demonstrating during that time.
We asked him what his thoughts are on the past three years, and what's changed.
In a statement, he said, "The senseless and unjust murder of George Floyd caused us as a nation to re-examine the systemic and institutional issues in law enforcement. We are reminded today of the progress we have made toward ensuring fair and just treatment, but we know there is still so much more work to be done. I’m proud of our efforts here in Little Rock to institute meaningful reforms and 21st Community Policing."
James agreed.
She ran for Congress as a way to introduce her own change— something she said should be the next step.
"We need the right types of bills that are going to better protect our constituents," James said. "We've made change, now it's time to continue that change."
While protests and demonstrations aren't as visible anymore, signs of what started all of it are. It's a reminder for James, and one she said she won't forget.
"We need to stop fighting against each other and hurting each other, and look at each other as people," she added. | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/george-floyd-arkansas/91-2eed7daf-a55f-416d-b4fc-26ddab6a0819 | 2023-05-26T04:52:32 | 1 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/george-floyd-arkansas/91-2eed7daf-a55f-416d-b4fc-26ddab6a0819 |
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Give to Lincoln Day on Wednesday raised $7.4 million for local nonprofits but fell short of last year’s record-breaking day of giving.
The event, hosted by the Lincoln Community Foundation, encourages philanthropy from the community to give back to nearly 460 local nonprofits, which was down from last year’s 479. Donations were collected beginning May 1 until Wednesday at midnight. Alec Gorynski, president of the Lincoln Community Foundation, said the official donation amount won’t be known until early next week because offline donations continue to be counted.
The preliminary results totaled $7.4 million, about half a million dollars short of last year’s record. The drop in donations was likely due to the fact that the Catholic Diocese of Lincoln and some other faith-based organizations decided not to participate this year because of a policy change that required nonprofits to affirm they do not discriminate based on factors including sexual orientation in hiring matters.
Regardless of the money brought in, it’s the 24,117 donors that truly matter to Gorynski.
“It’s not necessarily about the dollar value, but it’s about an entire community of giving. So the true measure of that is how many people are giving and the frequency of that giving,” Gorynski said. “One of the biggest indicators of success is a donor who perhaps through Give to Lincoln Day, learned about an organization, maybe decided to make a donation to that organization for the first time, and then 10 years later, they’re still supporting that organization.”
Donation leaders The top 10 charities and nonprofits in Wednesday’s Give to Lincoln Day:
Cedars, $424,267
Food Bank of Lincoln, $342,648
University of Nebraska Foundation, $262,635
Center for People in Need, $233,670
Matt Talbot Kitchen & Outreach, $222,534.56
People’s City Mission, $159,563
Lincoln Literacy, $134,254
Community Action Partnership of Lancaster and Saunders Counties, $130,224
Capital Humane Society, $122,215
Friendship Home, $121,743
Cedars is one example of Lincoln’s generosity. The organization that provides services to homeless youths ended the day on top of the leaderboard with a total of $424,267 from 452 donations. The donations received were $117,471 more than the previous year.
Those donations helped Cedars reach more than halfway to its $800,000 goal to help provide more housing. Currently, Cedars provides 300 beds for Lincoln's homeless youths.
The money raised during Give to Lincoln Day will go toward the final stretch of its new Carriage House. This $3 million expansion will be a semi-supervised independent-living house for pregnant, parenting teens. The girls will be able to stay for up to 120 days, where they will be taught parenting and life skills to care for themselves and their new babies.
Another top 10 recipient from last year, City Impact, was one of the faith-based organizations that chose not to participate in Give to Lincoln Day this year and instead hosted its own campaign, “On Faith We Stand.” The campaign continues through the end of the month, and as of Wednesday night, the group collected $131,454 in donations from more than 100 donors, which is nearly $20,000 more than City Impact had gathered from last year’s Give to Lincoln Day event.
Candance Reid, communications and marketing consultant for City Impact, said the money raised will be used to expand services for children including programs focusing on mental health issues, a new athletic summer camp, a STEAM learning summer camp and book clubs. The programs are free for children.
A volunteer shortage is affecting charities across the country. In the Phoenix Arizona, Ronald McDonald House volunteer opportunities like "Dinner Time Hero's" are only seeing 50 percent of the slots filled. Kerry Schulman, Chief Executive Officer, said that while no one knows the exact reason she suspects the amount of people working at home may have an effect. The shortage has forced them to hold off on improvements including hiring more staff. According to a recent U.S. Census Bureau and AmeriCorps survey, formal volunteer participation dropped 7% between 2019 and 2021. That's the largest decrease the survey has recorded since a version of it started in 2002. It’s reached the point where the lack of volunteers strains the safety net that nonprofits provide to many of society’s most vulnerable. The largest drop between 2019 and 2021 in any state was Colorado at 16.1%. Hawaii. Wisconsin and Ohio also saw double-digit drops. Utah also saw a 8.8% drop, but still has the highest rate of volunteering in the country.
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Kloefkorn Elementary School students and teachers walk through nearby neighborhoods for the annual Kloefkornucopia Parade to honor the past year's students and the school's namesake on Monday, May 22, 2023.
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Gov. Jim Pillen kisses newborn Gemma Pond of Lincoln at the signing ceremony of LB574 on Monday at the Capitol.
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Brady's Dillion Miller (right) celebrates after finishing first in the class D 100 meter dash final on the fourth day of the 2023 State Track and Field championships on Saturday, May 20, 2023, at Burke Stadium in Omaha.
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Lincoln Lutheran's Logan Lebo celebrates as he crosses the finish line during the class C boys 800 meter final on the fourth day of the 2023 State Track and Field championships on Saturday, May 20, 2023, at Burke Stadium in Omaha.
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Lincoln East's Troy Peltz (2) celebrates with Landon Sandy (16) and others after his throw to home plate retired the potential game-winning run in the Class A championship game Friday at Tal Anderson Field.
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D Mack and Billie Douglass of Lincoln console each other after senators passed a bill limiting gender-affirming care and abortion in Nebraska. Hundreds of protesters again gathered in the Rotunda on Friday for votes on the bill.
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Lincoln Northeast's Laney Songster and Lincoln Pius X's Kate Campos leap over hurdles during the Class A girls 100-meter hurdles final at the state track and field meet Thursday at Burke Stadium in Omaha.
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Blair's Myles Jackson reacts after he sets a record in the Class B boys 100 meter dash final at the state track and field meet Thursday at Burke Stadium in Omaha.
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They Might Be Giant's trombonist Dan Levine, trumpet player Mark Pender and saxophonist Stan Harrison play together during a live performance on Sunday at the Bourbon Theatre in Lincoln.
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Wayne's Laura Hasemann is photographed through a bush of flowers as she rounds the far corner of the track during the girls 4x800 meter relay on the first day of the 2023 State Track and Field championships on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at Burke Stadium in Omaha.
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Norfolk's Jackson Bos prepares to throw during shot put warmups on the first day of the 2023 state track and field championships on Wednesday at Burke Stadium in Omaha.
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Omaha Skutt players celebrate against Norris during the Class B girls state soccer tournament, Monday, May 15, 2023, at Morrison Stadium in Omaha.
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Wahoo's Conor Booth (14) is called out at third base after trying to steal against Elkhorn's Ryan Ellison (left) during a Class B state baseball game Saturday at Werner Park.
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The ball sails just over Omaha Duchesne's Claire Niehaus, who is defended by Norris' Nicole Keetle (left) and Clare Macklin (right) in the second half of a Class B state semifinal Saturday in Omaha.
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Elkhorn South's Cole Eaton celebrates after scoring a triple in the sixth inning during the Class A boys state baseball tournament, Friday, May 12, 2023, at Werner Park in Papillion.
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Lacey Eddy (right), Scottish Rite Educator of the Year, embraces kindergarten students, including Reina Schomaker (left), after she was honored at an announcement ceremony Friday at Hartley Elementary.
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Creighton Prep's Thomas Pisasale (3) hits a back flip while being cheered on by Max Matthies (7) and Jack Johnson (11) after scoring the go-ahead goal against Lincoln Southwest during a Class A state semifinal match Friday in Omaha.
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Omaha Duchesne's Sophie Owens (left) looks to pass to an open teammate during the Class B girls state soccer tournament, Thursday, May 11, 2023, at Morrison Stadium in Omaha.
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Lincoln fighter Andrew Huffman is stuck in the face by Kwajuan Mensah during their bout in Dynasty Combat Sport's Annual Spring Brawl on Saturday, May 6, 2023, at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln.
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Bennington's Ethan Korth (from left) and Conestoga's Kaden Simmerman and Rowdy Watson compete for the ball during the Class B boys state soccer tournament, Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at Morrison Stadium in Omaha.
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Lincoln Southwest runs to celebrate after defeating Lincoln Pius X in a penalty kick shootout at the Class A girls state soccer tournament Tuesday in Omaha.
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Lincoln Southeast's Angel Arellanes (right) and Papillion-La Vista South's Brodie Anderson (16) clash during the Class A boys state soccer tournament Monday in Omaha.
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Mid-Plains Community College's Casey Reis gets shaken off during a bull-riding event for the Cornhusker College Rodeo at the Lancaster Event Center on Saturday, May 6, 2023.
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Conestoga's Pelayo Biagioni lifts Jayden Widler on his shoulders to celebrate a 3-2 shootout win against Norris in the B-8 district championship on Saturday in Firth.
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Kristin Syde carries her niece Margot Wyrick, 1, as she runs with her daughter Anna Syde, 6, during the Mayor's Run Saturday at the state Capitol.
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Wahoo/BN/LL's players celebrate after defeating Waverly in the B-2 District final at Sam Crawford Field on Friday in Wahoo.
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Lincoln Southwest players take turns kissing the A-2 District championship plaque after defeating Elkhorn South on Thursday at Seacrest Field.
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Lincoln East JV's Reid Voog loses his grip on his golf club after driving the ball from the sixth hole tee box during the LPS Boys Golf Championship on Thursday, May 4, 2023, at Mahoney Golf Course in Lincoln.
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Cars drive across a bridge along North 27th street, as a low water level measuring around 2.0 ft reveals the creek bed underneath, one year before on the same date the water level was measuring nearly 4 ft, on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 in Lincoln. Drought conditions have gotten so bad in Lancaster County that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has declared it a disaster area. This most recent announcement expands drought disaster designations to more than two-thirds of the state's counties. Last month, the department designated 55 counties as primary disaster areas.
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Lincoln City Council candidate Tom Duden (right) embraces his wife Ronda Duden (center), along with his brother-in-law Rob Treptow at a Republican election night watch party Tuesday at Rosie's Downtown.
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Adam Morefeld is hugged by Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird as she enters an election night party for Democrats on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at the DelRay Ballroom in Lincoln.
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An excavator works to clear debris from the area where a section of the Gold's Building once stood as redevelopment of the site continues on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, along 11th and N streets in Lincoln.
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Arwen Wiechman, third grade, spins around while learning ballet during the Everett Community Learning Center after-school program on Monday. Dancers from the American Ballet Theatre led the students in dance exercises in advance of the company's performances on Tuesday and Wednesday of "Giselle" at the Lied Center for Performing Arts.
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Fifth graders wave to the camera during the LPS day baseball game on, Monday, May 22, 2023, in Lincoln.
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Lincoln Southeast's Gavin Gerch hits a ball at the 18th hole during the Class A state golf tournament Wednesday at Norfolk Country Club.
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Educators and students say that Dr. John L Colbert, the 12th superintendent of Fayetteville public schools, spent 47 years breaking barriers and impacting lives. Community members from different backgrounds gathered to celebrate the trailblazer.
Fayetteville Mayor Lioneld Jordan proclaimed May 25th as "Dr. John L Colbert Day."
"I think Dr. Colbert was a really good personification of what 'aim high' means. We were able to look at him and see somebody who was aspirational and had goals for himself," said former student Leon Jones III.
Dr. Colbert started his career with the district as the first Black special education teacher and later became the first Black principal at both Jefferson Elementary and Holcomb Elementary.
"I remember in my first-grade class, there might have been 2 Black kids... a lot of the time I was the only Black person in the class, so seeing Dr. Colbert and the way that he carried himself was a model that we weren't getting. We weren't getting that type of leadership model for us," Jones recalled.
And seeing Dr. Colbert's inspirational leadership has carried over through Jones' educational career.
"Here in Fayetteville there are so many students in a school district, but he took the time to get to know us individually, and help us learn what our strengths and weakness are. Leadership is very important to me— I did student council in high school, and student government association in college, so being a leader and getting to know someone while encouraging them to be the best that they can be... I would say that's something that I've brought with me," Jones said.
Dr. Colbert says growing up he had his own inspiration to be a person of honor and a role model for the next generation.
"As an African-American educator, I saw myself as a role model for people who look like me... it's very very important that they see someone that looks like them... I take pride in the fact that I tried to be that positive role model so that they could see me in that role and can emulate me hopefully one day. " Dr. Colbert explained.
As Dr. Colbert passes the torch to Dr. Mulford, Colbert's successor says he plans to continue carrying on the legacy.
"What I want to do is build on the traditions of excellence that we've established. I'll be engaging a lot with the community within the first 4-6 months in order to learn more about the hopes and dreams of this community... the parents, the students, and teachers," Said Incoming Superintendent Dr. Mulford. “Seeing everyone here today and celebrating Dr. Colbert and his career reaffirmed that this is the type of place that we want to be a part of."
Dr. Colbert's tenure will end on June 30th, but on June 15th his legacy continues during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new Fayetteville school... named the "John L Colbert middle school."
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PORTLAND, Ore. — A person is under arrest and facing arson charges for setting the fire that destroyed a 113-year-old apartment building in Southwest Portland on the morning of May 16.
30-year-old Garrett A. Repp was arrested Thursday evening, according to a Portland Police Bureau statement. He was a resident of the May Apartments.
Repp was booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center and is facing charges of first-degree arson, reckless endangering of another person and first-degree criminal mischief.
Portland fire crews responded to a large fire in a downtown apartment building at the intersection of Southwest 14th Avenue and Taylor Street on May 16. Residents were evacuated from the upper story windows and using ladders.
Thick smoke could be seen billowing out of multiple upper windows of the 5-story building in photos posted by the fire department, and a plume of smoke could be seen throughout downtown. Flames could be seen at multiple points on the roof of the building as fire crews used ladder trucks to spray water at the building from above.
One firefighter was injured when a window blew out and a piece of glass struck his forehead and another was sent to the hospital with elevated blood pressure and remains under observation at the time, according to Portland Fire & Rescue public information officer Rick Graves.
This is a developing news story and it will be updated when more information becomes available.
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2023 Celebrate Michigan contest is here; how to enter your photos
It's time once again to celebrate all that is beautiful and beloved in the state of Michigan.
For the 17th consecutive year, we're inviting intrepid amateur photographers to participate in The Detroit News’ Celebrate Michigan Photo Contest. The competition rewards outstanding photos of Michigan, its people, places, and wildlife, with nine prizes of as much as $300 doled out at the end of the summer.
The contest has three all-new themes for 2023, running concurrently from May 26 to Aug. 24:
- Views and vistas: For your pictures of landscapes, beaches, woodlands and urban beauty.
- Fur, feathers and flora: For your pictures of wildlife, pets, critters, and flowers
- Candid captures: Pictures of people doing the things they love to do -- or have to do -- in Michigan.
You can enter as often you like, as long as you were the photographer, you're not a professional photographer, and the photo wasn’t selected as a Celebrate Michigan finalist in previous years. All photos must have been taken within the last five years, on or after May 26, 2018. Images produced by computers or artificial intelligence are not allowed.
How to enter the contest
Enter the contest at apps.detroitnews.com/submitphotos.
Each week, with the week ending at noon Thursday, judges from The Detroit News photo staff will select four finalists. At the end of the contest, the judges will select one winner in each category. Another People’s Choice winner in each category will be chosen by an online public vote, Aug. 28-Sept. 1.
Each of the six winners will receive $300. Three additional Awards of Excellence, from the remaining finalists, will be chosen by the Detroit News photo staff and will receive $100 each.
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Trades fair today at downtown library
Northeast Indiana Building Trades will hold an apprenticeship fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at the downtown Allen County Public Library.
Training in the trades is free.
Local trade union representatives and contractors will be available to talk to interested people about specific requirements of various professions such as plumber, electrician, bricklayer and others.
Information will be available about hours, pay rates and more. Health insurance and retirement plans are among the benefits.
Applicants must be 18 or older, have a valid driver’s license and a high school diploma or equivalent.
Local NAACP elects new president
The Rev. Saharra Bledsoe has been elected president of the local branch of the NAACP, officials announced this week. She replaces Larry Gist.
Bledsoe’s theme is “A Mind-set on Justice and A Call for Freedom & Equality” with a focus on crime, employment, education, political literacy, assisting in uplifting the economy and various youth concerns, among other issues.
“The local NAACP recognizes that our neighborhoods are in need of a local NAACP that is energized and ready to be of service to all people regardless of creed or color with a prevailing sense of unity and can-do spirit that stands ready to partnership with others to better our entire city including the rural area of Allen County,” the nonprofit said in a news release.
Bledsoe and other new officers of NAACP Unit 3049 will be sworn in from 7:15 to 8:30 p.m. June 19 at the downtown Allen County Public Library.
Glynn Hines, retiring Fort Wayne City Councilman, will officiate along with Indiana State President Barbara Bolling.
Ukrainian hunger victims honored Mayor Tom Henry on Thursday proclaimed May 25 as Holodomor’s 90th Anniversary Recognition Day in the city of Fort Wayne.
This year marks the 90th anniversary of Holodomor, the death by hunger of several million Ukrainians in the 1932-1933 time frame.
“This horrific act ravaged Soviet Ukraine and the areas primarily settled by Ukrainians during the forced collectivization in the USSR,” city officials said in a news release. “This genocide was largely ignored by the rest of the world even though nearly one quarter of rural Ukrainians perished. There were so many deaths that horse drawn carts would go door to door collecting corpses and dumping them into a pit outside the villages.”
Historians say the action was taken to punish Ukrainian farmers for not being willing to participate in the collectivization as the Soviet Union was increasing its grain exports.
“It’s important that our community understand the impact of Holodomor and demonstrate our respect to the Friends of Ukraine group in Indiana and to the many Fort Wayne descendants of Ukraine,” city officials said.
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Police are monitoring one of Dallas' most popular trails after several women report being assaulted in broad daylight.
The message is spreading quickly on social media and by word of mouth - for women to be on the lookout for a man on targeting women along the Katy Trail.
In the past several days, troubling reports have surfaced. Women who use the trail regularly said they've been followed, grabbed, and groped. After comparing notes, they believe the same man is behind the assaults.
Courtney, a woman who did not wish to share her last name, said the trail was once her safe space, but it doesn't feel that way anymore. She said women are sharing their experiences and many are being assaulted during the day. She said a woman online described her assault in detail.
“He reached up under her skirt and she was screaming, and she said no one came to help her,” Courtney said.
The nonprofit, Friends of the Katy Trail said the assaults were brought to their attention and they're posting safety reminders.
Dallas Police, when asked about the encounters, released a statement:
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“The Dallas Police Department is aware of these reports and is investigating, along with monitoring trail systems.”
Courtney said she's seen the man believed to be the suspect and worries that his actions will only escalate.
“God forbid something more extreme happens,” she said. “That's the opposite of what we want. And I think that's why it's so important to talk about it because we don't want something even worse to happen to someone.” | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dallas-police-investigating-reports-of-assault-on-katy-trail/3265634/ | 2023-05-26T05:24:26 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dallas-police-investigating-reports-of-assault-on-katy-trail/3265634/ |
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Tuesday was a bittersweet day for Maureen Himebaugh. It was her son’s 43rd birthday. It was also a reminder of his disappearance more than 30 years ago.
“He’s always gonna be in my heart,” she said. “Always, always, always in my heart.”
On Nov. 25, 1991, Maureen went to the store, leaving her 11-year-old son Mark Himebaugh with his brother at their home in Middle Township, New Jersey. She hasn’t seen Mark since then.
The boy left the house to watch firefighters battle a marsh fire. He then disappeared, with the only trace of him being a sneaker that was found on a Delaware Bay beach near his home.
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“A feeling came over me that was terrible because it started to get later and it was a cold, windy, November night,” Maureen said. “And those minutes went to hours. Hours went to days. And we were just looking for him for days. And then weeks. And then months. And now it’s years. So, we’re not giving up.”
There have been renewed efforts to find Mark over the last three decades. Now, recent technological advancements are giving investigators hope that they’ll finally find a break in the cold case.
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On Wednesday, Middle Township Police announced they and the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office had entered an agreement with a company to utilize their Artificial Intelligence (AI) service to assist in the search for Mark.
“Investigations can result in the collection of large amounts of data and evidence. AI has the potential to help find patterns and connections in this vast array of information that may not be readily apparent,” a Middle Township Police spokesperson wrote. “Law enforcement agencies are increasingly deploying new technologies to advance investigations. The Vollee AI service can help improve the efficiency and efficacy of these investigations. The use of the Vollee Neural AI Assistant, built on Microsoft’s Azure cloud service, enables advanced compute and processing capabilities.”
Maureen is thankful for the continued efforts from investigators to help find her son.
“It just seems like they never have given up on Mark’s case,” she said. “And I know my chief of police told me that he was so excited that apparently whatever it was they had to get to bring this artificial intelligence into the department.”
Regardless of what happens with the new technology, Maureen remains hopeful that she’ll see her son again.
“Hope, you know, is that I get an answer,” she said. “But my most promising answer is that he comes home. But I realize that may not be. But if he doesn’t come home at least I find out, you know, I get closure.” | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/investigators-using-ai-to-help-solve-cold-case-of-missing-nj-boy/3573953/ | 2023-05-26T05:45:29 | 0 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/investigators-using-ai-to-help-solve-cold-case-of-missing-nj-boy/3573953/ |
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BOISE, Idaho — More than one week after a Washington D.C. law firm found no evidence of widespread racism in his department, Boise Police Chief Ron Winegar continues reviewing various recommendations made by the investigation's lead attorney.
The investigation started in November after retired captain Matt Bryngelson posted racist and discriminatory views online. To Winegar's relief, Michael Bromwich – who presented the findings – said they did not believe Bryngelson "infected" the rest of the department with his beliefs.
"I was grateful that what I felt all along in my heart of hearts was that we did not have a problem with widespread racism within the agency," Winegar said. "It was nice to be able to have that confirmed by someone."
While Bromwich did not find racism to be a prevailing issue within the department, he made other recommendations about how Boise Police hires and raises people through the ranks.
He said Bryngelson had a "long list of internal affair complaints" and likely should not have been promoted through the ranks. Based on interviews, coworkers found him "rude, lazy and unavailable."
Winegar did not comment specifically on Bryngelson's previous positions within the department but said promotions are a lengthy and complicated process.
"We are constantly and as a result of these recommendations, certainly looking at our promotional processes," Winegar said.
During last week's presentation, Bromwich also alleged Bryngelson played into a "club-like" culture where everyone succeeds, even if there are concerns about a person's qualifications and attitude.
Winegar said it is not so much about covering for bad behavior but raising the expectations within the department. He believes any "club-like" culture is not acceptable and that creating the right atmosphere starts from the top.
"We tremendously understand the need for a relationship and trust," Winegar said. "We can't have that if officers or members of our agency are doing things that are not appropriate."
Another point Bromwich brought up was BPD's academy. He said in the last decade, no recruit has ever failed out of the program. That is at odds with the national average flunk-out rate of 10-15%.
Despite those allegations, Winegar said it is a bit more complicated. Boise Police actually does let people go, but not usually during academy sessions.
He said about 12% of the people BPD hires are no longer employed by the time they reach the end of their probationary status (the first year or so of employment).
"The academy is fairly academic," Winegar said. "So, if I would say personally, if you are firing 25% of the people out of your academy, you probably have a hiring problem more than a standards problem."
Bromwich also highlighted staffing shortages, stating Boise Police should be selective in filling spots. Winegar said they already are and that they have actually "beefed up" hiring standards over the years.
These are all preliminary findings. Because the city ran out of money, Bromwich said his team did not have time to review the 105,000 documents relating to the investigation.
Due to those reasons, Bromwich viewed the results with "very low confidence." Despite that, Winegar said the investigation raised some important questions.
Winegar asked, "are there things we need to tweak or improve upon so that we don't have a repeat of the situation that we find ourselves in today?"
Those are the answer Winegar said they are still trying to find.
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INDIANAPOLIS — The school year is coming to a close this week for students across central Indiana.
In Perry Township, one dad went all out to greet his son with a musical performance as he got off the school bus for the last time.
Matt Wilson and his band, Union Suit Rally, donned black wigs and rocked "School's Out" by Alice Cooper.
Wilson said over the years, he's always tried to find a way to embarrass his son, Liam, on the last day of school.
"The year before, I wore some Speedos and I was running down the street in some flippers and a snorkel mask, you know, run into the bus to pick him up," Wilson said. "So that was particularly fun and I think that's the most embarrassed I think he's ever been, seeing his dad in Speedos."
Liam now laughs it off. He's moving from Southport Middle School to the high school, so this will be the last year he rides the bus. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/indianapolis-perry-township-dad-alice-cooper-schools-out/531-20819d16-8db0-4c6a-a30a-0777fe982829 | 2023-05-26T06:10:40 | 0 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/indianapolis-perry-township-dad-alice-cooper-schools-out/531-20819d16-8db0-4c6a-a30a-0777fe982829 |
PLANO, Texas — A Plano home currently on the market has gone viral -- for obvious reasons.
The home at 2500 East Parker Road on the .7 acre lot at Jupiter and Parker has been turning heads because of its unique look inside and out.
"This is the most unique property that I've been a part of," said realtor Ryan Ward.
The home is modeled after "The Black Pearl" ship from the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies that starred Johnny Depp. WFAA spoke with retired interior designer Julz Farley who worked on the home back in 2013.
She spent eight to ten months getting the home to the owner's exact specifications.
"When he was first talking about it I was not sure whether to take him seriously or not. When I got to talking to him I realized he is dead serious," said Farley.
On the outside, the home is painted in a dark charcoal gray. Where you'd normally find windows you'll find fabricated cannons sticking out. The dark tones continues inside the home as most all the features have the dark gray hue to give off the impression of the insides of a ship.
One of the first rooms you notice is the living room. It is designed to look like the body of the ship with the sails, mast and even a crow's nest which can get you from the second floor to the first floor down a pole in seconds.
"All the rope that you see is actually from a shipyard. This is real authentic rope," Farley said.
Some of the wood you'll find in the home is from old barns in Michigan. Farley distressed all the wood herself and fabricated all the bricks inside the home. The house is filled with pirate-themed accents, skulls, distressed wood and even hidden doors.
"You pull up on the sword here and give the door a good little tug and here you go," Farley demonstrated to WFAA -- and that opened up to that captain's quarters which was a spacious game room.
The home itself is 3,100 square feet. It has a pool, a sauna, a walk-in shower and more skeletons than you'd ever need.
"We've gone viral. We've had quite a bit of showings," said Ward.
They've had to weed out the people just wanting a tour, and there's a place for them at the home too.
"When you have someone who is being naughty they can walk the dead man's plank," said Farley. Farley opened another hidden door to the outside, which had a plank of wood jetting out of the home.
If you truly walked off the edge of the plank, you'd fall onto Parker Road.
When the city of Plano banned Airbnb residence, it took a lot of investors out of the running to the buy the home. Ward told WFAA that there was definitely some interest from investors who had visions of themed boarding.
It's only been on the market a few days and there have been a handful of showings. The home lists for $650,000 and sits on a gated secluded lot.
Ward is confident someone will cherish the uniqueness of the home or re-do the home to their liking. | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/pirates-of-the-caribbean-themed-home-hits-market-plano/287-ba5deb19-5ec2-4701-a7fc-7f39be923251 | 2023-05-26T06:15:19 | 0 | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/pirates-of-the-caribbean-themed-home-hits-market-plano/287-ba5deb19-5ec2-4701-a7fc-7f39be923251 |
DALLAS — Memorial Day weekend also means it's the annual Energy Star sales tax holiday.
So, if you've been eyeing a new fridge or washing machine and want to save a little money, this weekend would be a good time to do that, as these and other energy appliances from Energy Star will have the 8.25% sales tax knocked off their final price.
A lot of them will, anyway. There are still some other items which will remain taxed. Check out a full list below to see what all is and isn't being taxed this weekend.
The following Energy Star-labeled items will be tax free this weekend for buying, renting or leasing:
- Air conditioners (with a sales price of $6,000 or less)
- Refrigerators (with a sales price of $2,000 or less)
- Ceiling fans
- Incandescent and fluorescent light bulbs
- Clothes washers
- Dishwashers
- Dehumidifiers
However, the following products, even if they have an Energy Star label, will still have a sales tax applied:
- Water heaters
- Clothes dryers
- Freezers
- Stoves
- Attic fans
- Heat pumps
- Wine refrigerators
- Kegerators
- Beverage chillers
Purchases can have the tax knocked off whether bought in-store, online, over telephone or other means.
The Energy Star sales tax holiday runs from Saturday, May 27 until midnight on Monday, May 29. | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/texas-memorial-day-weekend-energy-appliance-tax-free-weekend-see-what-applies-here/287-42b3385f-8546-4026-94b5-86432cdac655 | 2023-05-26T06:15:21 | 0 | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/texas-memorial-day-weekend-energy-appliance-tax-free-weekend-see-what-applies-here/287-42b3385f-8546-4026-94b5-86432cdac655 |
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