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The Washington Park Velodrome in Kenosha has been temporarily closed for scheduled maintenance, city officials announced late Thursday.
Crews will be working on the track for approximately one week. No one will be allowed to ride on the track until work is completed.
There will be no racing on Tuesday, May 30th.
The City of Kenosha Park Division will send out a notice when the velodrome has re-opened.
Whether or not special Military Night activities, which had been planned for May 30, would be rescheduled was not immediately available. | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/washington-park-velodrome-is-temporarily-closed-for-maintenance/article_6ce46e20-fbfd-11ed-acec-6f76b8132998.html | 2023-05-26T20:09:02 | 1 | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/washington-park-velodrome-is-temporarily-closed-for-maintenance/article_6ce46e20-fbfd-11ed-acec-6f76b8132998.html |
TAMPA, Fla. — Kenneth and Maxine Reyes have been married for 26 years. The couple met when Ken was 19 and Maxine was 20. Ken still has the paper that Maxine wrote her number on. It’s framed.
“You know when you love a woman when you voluntarily seek out to meet her needs,” said Ken. “For me, to feel love is really to be respected. To all couples that, no matter what you’re going through, you can overcome it.”
Both are now retired, but The U.S. Army and US Air Force often sent them in different directions, through deployments.
“It can be even more difficult for persons that are dual military like us,” said Maxine. “You just have to stay flexible, ya know? It was challenging for me. Being away from my baby girl.”
The couple is raising a daughter. Today, they are doing it under the same roof, but while enlisted, it was much different.
“When I came back from a 15-month combat deployment, they sent her out for deployment,” said Maxine. “It was very challenging. The army has a methodology of saying: the mission first. As men, traditionally, we’re conditioned to be very quiet. Reserved. Hold it in.”
Anymore, they share. It started around their 15th year of marriage. They started offering what had worked for them. Eventually, they wrote a book, “Happily Joint”: The Secret to Relationship Resiliency.” The book is a guide for couples. For Ken and Maxine, it’s reflection. They now serve as relationship coaches.
“You have to take an assertive effort to go out there and maintain that relationship,” said Ken. “I only provide male perspective, and she provides the ladies.”
“Knowing our love for each other and we want to get to, you have move on through forgiveness,” said Maxine.
“Happily Joint”: The Secret to Relationship Resiliency” is available on Amazon. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/military-couple-provides-now-serves-as-relationship-coaches/67-6e87942f-cb02-46b0-9a39-5cab89198543 | 2023-05-26T20:17:26 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/military-couple-provides-now-serves-as-relationship-coaches/67-6e87942f-cb02-46b0-9a39-5cab89198543 |
An 8-year-old is in the hospital with serious injuries after being hit by a camper Friday morning in Pasco County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
FHP says the child tried to cross U.S. 301 as a Ford F-250 towing a camper heading north was approaching Long Avenue.
Authorities say the 62-year-old truck driver tried to avoid the 8-year-old by swerving into the outside shoulder, but the left side of the camper hit the child.
The child was airlifted to a nearby hospital, where she remained with serious injuries, FHP said. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pascocounty/us-301-crash-pasco-county-child-hit-by-camper/67-c066b9ac-8d79-44d4-b372-4a6141ae405f | 2023-05-26T20:17:32 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pascocounty/us-301-crash-pasco-county-child-hit-by-camper/67-c066b9ac-8d79-44d4-b372-4a6141ae405f |
City of Carlsbad passes 2024 $81M spending plan
The City of Carlsbad approved an $81 million interim budget for fiscal year 2024, despite up and down trends of gross receipts taxes, a major funding source for city functions.
The budget is the spending plan for city services during the upcoming fiscal year, which starts July 1, 2023 and ends June 30, 2024.
The 2024 budget is nearly $8 million more than the current fiscal year 2023 budget.
The interim budget is due to the New Mexico Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) June 1.
More:Bill fixing lost tax revenue in Carlsbad passes NM House waits for governor's signature
Here is a closer look at how the budget was crafted and some increased spending for 2024.
City feels effects of lost tax revenue
During the 2023 New Mexico Legislative Session the City of Carlsbad and some southeast New Mexico legislators worked to recoup $25 million in lost gross receipts tax revenues (GRTs)
State Rep. Cathrynn Brown (R-55) and State Sen. Gay Kernan (R-42) had success in the New Mexico House and Senate passing Senate Bill (SB) 292 and getting the measure to Gov. Michele Lujan Grisham to restore funds from House Bill (HB) 6 passed in 2019 that changed the state’s tax code for taxes charged for where a service takes place and not where the business that provides the service is located.
HB 6 took effect in 2021 and Carlsbad Mayor Dale Janway said it impacted Carlsbad and Hobbs, where the oil and gas industry largely operates. Services though are largely outside both communities, according to Janway.
More:State lawmakers seek long-term fix for lost tax revenue for City of Carlsbad
The governor vetoed SB 292 April 7 and the City of Carlsbad did not get the $25 million that it was asking for.
City Council and staff worked 'conservatively' on budget
Ward 2 City Councilor Jeff Forrest served on the council’s budget committee and said members met around six times to see what the city could afford in terms of services.
He said the committee was not expecting the governor to sign SB 292.
Ward 4 City Councilor Wesley Carter said the budget committee and city administration had a balancing act to deal with during budget talks.
“With gross receipts being cut due to HB 6, it left us with difficult decisions. Overall, I think it’s a great budget that we can live with,” he said.
Forrest said Carlsbad’s continued growth from increased oil and gas activity could offset some of the GRT losses from the governor’s veto.
City spending more and less on some services in 2024
City of Carlsbad Finance Director Melissa Salcido said the city anticipates 2024’s revenues to be nearly $20 million higher than the current fiscal year.
Salcido projected revenues for 2024 at $133 million and an increase in GRTs of $5.3 million per month a $1 million increase from fiscal year 2023.
She said city employees would get a 2.5 percent pay increase. Labor costs are expected to be less in 2024.
“The city is budgeting $53.5 million in labor costs. This amount is $740,000 less than the current fiscal year’s budget,” Salcido said.
Mike Smith can be reached at 575-628-5546 or by email at MSmith@currentargus.com or @ArgusMichae on Twitter. | https://www.currentargus.com/story/news/local/2023/05/26/25m-of-lost-tax-revenue-does-not-stop-carlsbad-from-passing-budget-finances-michele-lujan-grisham/70238574007/ | 2023-05-26T20:19:28 | 1 | https://www.currentargus.com/story/news/local/2023/05/26/25m-of-lost-tax-revenue-does-not-stop-carlsbad-from-passing-budget-finances-michele-lujan-grisham/70238574007/ |
Cover it up; tie it down. Hail and wind on the way for Carlsbad as spring storms approach
Three-inch hail could fall on Carlsbad this weekend, as the National Weather Service (NWS) predicted severe thunderstorms Friday night lingering into Saturday and Sunday.
The hail could be joined by wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour throughout southeast New Mexico as conditions were ripe for spring storms, according to a Hazardous Weather Outlook issued Friday by the NWS.
Threats of the downpours and gusts stretched through Eddy and Lea counties in southeast New Mexico, and into West Texas as far east as Midland, read the outlook.
More:Less rain. Rising temperatures. Climate change forces New Mexico to plan for water scarcity
"There is a slight to enhanced risk of severe thunderstorms across the western two-thirds of the area today," read the Friday alert. "Large hail and damaging winds will be the main threats with an isolated tornado possible. Heavy rain will also pose a flash flood threat."
Carlsbad's forecast was a high of 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms Friday night, dipping slightly to 85 degrees on Saturday with a 20 to 50 percent chance of storms during the day and a 30 percent chance that night.
Sunday will warm up to 87 degrees, the forecast read, with a 30 percent chance of daytime storms and 10 percent chance in the evening.
As of Friday, Monday was forecast having sunny and clear conditions and a high of 90 degrees for Memorial Day.
More:Wildfire season heating up in New Mexico as political leaders try to prevent destruction
Meteorologist with the NWS' Midland/Odessa Office Chris Stickney said severe storms can be frequent in spring throughout the region as the three key ingredients -moisture, air pressure lift and heat- are common.
"This what we consider our severe season," he said. "It's when we have the best chance for all these conditions to come together. We're seeing some upper level support and plenty of moisture coming into southeast New Mexico.
"Thunderstorms in the spring happen when you're getting daytime heating."
Stickney said the worst storms were likely to develop over Eddy and Lea counties Friday and Saturday, mostly at about 5 or 6 p.m. Friday and carrying into the weekend.
"For the long-term, the pattern doesn't change significantly," he said. "We could still see some storms Saturday and Sunday. We have all the ingredients we need for thunderstorms. It just happens to be over southeast New Mexico and West Texas."
More:Memorial Day weekend: Here's what's planned in Carlsbad and Eddy County
For motorists in the region, including heading out to West Texas from Carlsbad for the holiday weekend, Stickney advised to pull over if a storm is seen approaching and seek a permanent structure if available for safety.
"Pull over, put on your hazards and try to wait the storm out as best you can," he said. "Out on rural roads, there's not much else you can do."
Xcel Energy warned residents could see power outages during the spring storm season, recommending they prepare for long-term outages by stockpiling non-perishable foods, establish evacuation plans and replace batteries in flashlights.
Customers should also check for damage to electrical systems after storms move through, read a Friday news release from Xcel, and report outages to the utility provider.
The company also advised people to never touch downed powerlines.
“Most outages are restored quickly, but it’s important to stay safe and plan ahead if severe weather leads to longer duration outages," said Brad Baldridge, director of customer and community relations for Xcel Energy in New Mexico and Texas.
Adrian Heddencan be reached at 575-628-5516,achedden@currentargus.com or@AdrianHedden on Twitter. | https://www.currentargus.com/story/news/local/2023/05/26/hale-wind-carlsbad-new-mexico-spring-storms-weather-approach-region/70261532007/ | 2023-05-26T20:19:34 | 1 | https://www.currentargus.com/story/news/local/2023/05/26/hale-wind-carlsbad-new-mexico-spring-storms-weather-approach-region/70261532007/ |
A $55 billion private capital firm's real estate group has purchased four suburban shopping centers around Richmond for $110 million.
Miami-based H.I.G. Realty Partners bought Parham Plaza and Ridge Shopping Center, located across the 1500 block of North Parham Road from each other at the intersection of Parham, Quiocassin and Eastridge roads, as well as Staples Mill Square in Henrico County and Stonehenge Village in Midlothian.
All four are owned by separate limited liability companies; the firm responsible for leasing them is Vienna-based Rosenthal Properties.
As part of the transaction, Rosenthal is joining H.I.G. and FarmViewVentures LLC as partners in the shopping centers, according to H.I.G.’s representative, the New York-based real estate group of the Pryor Cashman law firm.
County tax records list the taxpayers for the Ridge center and part of Parham Plaza as LLCs with the same address as Rosenthal, with Walmart listed for the largest part of the center. Target Corp. is listed as the taxpayer for Staples Mill Square and Wegmans for Stonehenge Village.
The purchase amounts to about a 34% gain over the current owners’ purchases of three of the centers in 2019 and one in 2006. It is 64% higher than the combined tax assessment on the properties, according to county records.
Pryor Cashman said roughly 95% of the centers are leased. Besides WalMart, Target and Wegmans, tenants include The Fresh Market and Aldi.
Walmart at Parham Plaza has 116,000 square feet of store and warehouse space on 8.2 acres, while the stores to the north of it have an additional 53,250 square feet on 5.1 acres. It was last sold for $20.5 million in 2019, Henrico tax records show.
Ridge Shopping Center across the street has 66,900 square feet on 6.2 acres. It is anchored by The Fresh Market, a Virginia ABC store, a restaurant and smaller specialized retailers. It previously sold for $26 million in 2019.
The Staples Mill property, with 129,000 square feet of building on 11.6 acres, was last sold in 2006 for $2.8 million, while Stonehenge Village, built in 2015 on 16.25 acres, sold for $32.8 million in 2019.
H.I.G. says it invests in small to mid-size real estate assets in a variety of types, with a focus on special situations – investment jargon for complicated deals where a transaction can have unusual but large effect.
The firm says it takes a hands-on, intensive approach to rehabilitate and redevelop properties that have been capital starved or poorly managed.
A subsidiary of H.I.G., a firm with $55 billion in assets under management, H.I.G. Realty, has invested in more than $7 billion worth of real estate, including office, residential, hospitality and warehouse properties.
This July 1955 image shows the building, at Madison and Grace streets in Richmond, that once sat downtown and housed First Presbyterian Church. Completed in 1853 at the current site of Old City Hall, the building’s outer shell was moved to Madison and Grace in the mid-1880s to make room for the city building. In 1943, the Acca Shriners, who had lost the Mosque (now Altria Theater) during the Great Depression, purchased the old church building. They used it until the mid-1950s; the building has since been torn down.
In May 1977, this 150-foot smokestack came down, thanks to Controlled Demolition of Towson, Md. The smokestack stood behind what used to be Broad Street Station in Richmond; the demolition was part of a contract with the state for removal of the stack and several buildings in the area.
This April 1951 image shows St. Andrew’s School in Richmond’s Oregon Hill area. Noted philanthropist Grace Arents founded the school in 1894 and was a key supporter of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. The school offered a wide range of programs, including sewing, music and physical education. It still stands today, serving low-income children.
In May 1959, the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway announced plans to move about a third of its workforce from Richmond to Huntington, W.Va., by 1961-62. Many employees worked in the First and Merchants National Bank building at Ninth Street downtown, which was partially owned by C&O. The building has been converted to First National Apartments.
This July 1947 image shows the new Curles Neck Dairy plant at 1600 Roseneath Road in Richmond. The building, which cost more than $200,000, gave the 13-year-old dairy modern features including a refreshment room that served up to 50 people, ice-cream-making facilities and curbside service. The building is now home to the Dairy Bar restaurant.
This March 1987 image shows the Independent Order of St. Luke building at 900 St. James St. in Richmond, which was the new home for the city’s Head Start program. The building, which today stands empty, was built in the early 1900s and was expanded between 1915 and 1920. It was home to the benevolent society under Maggie Walker’s leadership, as well as the first location of the St. Luke Penny Savings Bank that she ran. The building is on the National Register of Historic Places.
This May 1935 image shows Herbert’s shoe store at 419 E. Broad St. in downtown Richmond. The store advertised itself as “the first air-cooled shoe store in the entire South.” A fall sale that year offered women’s shoes as low as $1.77.
This May 1957 image shows the Woolworth’s at Fifth and Broad streets in downtown Richmond. The $1 million building opened in September 1954, and it housed several departments for the nearby Miller & Rhoads, which had an earlier store on the site in the late 1800s. An ad for the Woolworth’s Easter sale offered handbags for $1, records for 99 cents, and cowhide and plastic belts for between 39 and 98 cents.
In February 1968, the National Theater on East Broad Street in Richmond was about to undergo a $150,000 remodeling to make it suitable as a movie theater – the building, which opened in 1923, was designed more for vaudeville and other live performances. In June 1968, the theater reopened as The Towne and operated until 1983. It has since been restored again and now hosts concerts.
This July 1955 image shows the building, at Madison and Grace streets in Richmond, that once sat downtown and housed First Presbyterian Church. Completed in 1853 at the current site of Old City Hall, the building’s outer shell was moved to Madison and Grace in the mid-1880s to make room for the city building. In 1943, the Acca Shriners, who had lost the Mosque (now Altria Theater) during the Great Depression, purchased the old church building. They used it until the mid-1950s; the building has since been torn down.
Times-Dispatch
In May 1977, this 150-foot smokestack came down, thanks to Controlled Demolition of Towson, Md. The smokestack stood behind what used to be Broad Street Station in Richmond; the demolition was part of a contract with the state for removal of the stack and several buildings in the area.
Don Pennell
This April 1951 image shows St. Andrew’s School in Richmond’s Oregon Hill area. Noted philanthropist Grace Arents founded the school in 1894 and was a key supporter of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. The school offered a wide range of programs, including sewing, music and physical education. It still stands today, serving low-income children.
Times-Dispatch
In May 1959, the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway announced plans to move about a third of its workforce from Richmond to Huntington, W.Va., by 1961-62. Many employees worked in the First and Merchants National Bank building at Ninth Street downtown, which was partially owned by C&O. The building has been converted to First National Apartments.
Staff photo
This July 1947 image shows the new Curles Neck Dairy plant at 1600 Roseneath Road in Richmond. The building, which cost more than $200,000, gave the 13-year-old dairy modern features including a refreshment room that served up to 50 people, ice-cream-making facilities and curbside service. The building is now home to the Dairy Bar restaurant.
Staff Photo
This March 1987 image shows the Independent Order of St. Luke building at 900 St. James St. in Richmond, which was the new home for the city’s Head Start program. The building, which today stands empty, was built in the early 1900s and was expanded between 1915 and 1920. It was home to the benevolent society under Maggie Walker’s leadership, as well as the first location of the St. Luke Penny Savings Bank that she ran. The building is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Masaaki Okada
This May 1935 image shows Herbert’s shoe store at 419 E. Broad St. in downtown Richmond. The store advertised itself as “the first air-cooled shoe store in the entire South.” A fall sale that year offered women’s shoes as low as $1.77.
Times-Dispatch
This May 1957 image shows the Woolworth’s at Fifth and Broad streets in downtown Richmond. The $1 million building opened in September 1954, and it housed several departments for the nearby Miller & Rhoads, which had an earlier store on the site in the late 1800s. An ad for the Woolworth’s Easter sale offered handbags for $1, records for 99 cents, and cowhide and plastic belts for between 39 and 98 cents.
Times-Dispatch
In February 1968, the National Theater on East Broad Street in Richmond was about to undergo a $150,000 remodeling to make it suitable as a movie theater – the building, which opened in 1923, was designed more for vaudeville and other live performances. In June 1968, the theater reopened as The Towne and operated until 1983. It has since been restored again and now hosts concerts. | https://richmond.com/news/local/business/4-richmond-area-shopping-centers-sell-for-110-million/article_23c329ee-fbe3-11ed-99cf-d3a9effac3b9.html | 2023-05-26T20:22:09 | 1 | https://richmond.com/news/local/business/4-richmond-area-shopping-centers-sell-for-110-million/article_23c329ee-fbe3-11ed-99cf-d3a9effac3b9.html |
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — West Des Moines Police are asking the public for help finding a missing 15-year-old.
Police said Dominic Robert Smith said he was last seen in Valley Junction on Tuesday, May 23.
They describe Smith as 5'7" tall and weighing about 130 pounds. He has brown hair and brown eyes. They said he was last seen wearing blue jeans and a black t-shirt.
Police said there's no indication right now that his disappearance is connected to any criminal activity.
If you know where Smith may be, West Des Moines Police want you to call the department at 515-222-3321. | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/west-des-moines-missing-teen-15-year-old-dominic-smith/524-f425b942-6ca7-434d-ab20-53e959f91f2b | 2023-05-26T20:22:55 | 0 | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/west-des-moines-missing-teen-15-year-old-dominic-smith/524-f425b942-6ca7-434d-ab20-53e959f91f2b |
LYNNWOOD, Wash. — Lynnwood's Scriber Lake was among three Washington cities that received grants from the National Park Service for improvements.
The Lynnwood Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Arts Department was given $2 million to build a quarter-mile boardwalk and two wildlife viewpoints on the shore of Scriber Lake in Scriber Lake Park.
The city also plans to improve the connections to a floating dock, update the parking and route to the parking lot to improve accessibility for people with disabilities and restore the shoreline habitat.
The goal of the development project, according to the city, is to "provide year-round access to the natural environment for residents of the city's lowest income neighborhood by replacing a flooded trail with an ADA accessible half-mile walking loop trail."
With 24 acres of wetlands, a lake, streams, trails, forest and hillsides, Scriber Lake Park is home to a variety of waterfowl, osprey, largemouth bass, perch, river otter and beaver.
Seattle and Spokane were the other two cities that received grants from the NPS. In the Emerald City, the Seattle Parks and Recreation Department received just under $1 million for improvements to Maple Wood Playfield in the Beacon Hill neighborhood.
The money in Seattle will go to grade the fields and add drainage, irrigation, a grass playing surface, backstops, dugouts and bleachers at the Playfield. The play equipment and parking will be updated to provide more accessibility for people with disabilities.
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Bethany Home Road reopens following 'situation' near Fifth St. in Phoenix
Phoenix police have reopened roads after they were working on a "situation" near Fifth Street and Bethany Home Road on Friday morning.
"Several businesses including a school have been asked to shelter in place while detectives conduct an investigation," Phoenix police spokesperson Sgt. Brian Bower said in a statement.
The investigation prompted closures at Bethany Home Road between Seventh Street and Central Avenue, with police advising those to stay out of the area.
At 11:36 a.m., Phoenix police provided an update on Twitter saying that detectives had completed their investigation and have identified "the item of concern." Police said the item did not pose any threat or danger to the community, but provided no further details on what the item was.
Bethany Home Road has since reopened, according to police, along with notifying businesses in the area of the update.
No other information had been released.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2023/05/26/phoenix-police-active-scene-bethany-home/70261667007/ | 2023-05-26T20:31:29 | 1 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2023/05/26/phoenix-police-active-scene-bethany-home/70261667007/ |
ATLANTA — An SUV overturned in a wreck on Piedmont Road in Atlanta's Piedmont Heights neighborhood on Friday afternoon.
11Alive's Cody Alcorn was on scene. He reports both Atlanta Police and EMS responded, and that witnesses helped pull the driver out of the wreck. Any injuries were not clear, but the driver was observed sitting up and receiving treatment.
The incident was causing serious backup on Piedmont Road heading in the direction of entrances to I-85 and the Lindbergh neighborhood.
News happens fast. Download our 11Alive News app for all the latest breaking updates, and sign up for our Speed Feed newsletter to get a rundown of the latest headlines across north Georgia. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/atlanta-wreck-piedmont-road/85-8e0889d4-2826-4204-a7d1-8ca483254210 | 2023-05-26T20:31:29 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/atlanta-wreck-piedmont-road/85-8e0889d4-2826-4204-a7d1-8ca483254210 |
Man indicted in fatal burning of body in Phoenix dumpster
The Maricopa County Attorney's Office announced Friday that a man has been indicted in connection to the fatal burning of a man in a Phoenix dumpster in March.
Dave Jacuan Kahlil Dinkins, 23, faces four total counts including first-degree murder, kidnapping, arson of a structure and abandonment or concealment of a dead body, according to the Attorney's office.
“This indictment is indicative of the hard work that prosecutors in this office put on every case, every day,” County Attorney Rachel Mitchell said in the release. “Bringing justice to victims, no matter the circumstances, is the mission of this office.”
On March 21, Phoenix police originally responded to the area of 11th Avenue and Madison Street for a homicide investigation, where the body of an unidentified man had been set on fire in a dumpster in "The Zone,"an area near 12th Avenue and Madison Street where more than 1,000 unhoused people live on the streets in tents.
Related:ACLU asks judge to find Phoenix in contempt of court over cleanup of 'The Zone'
The investigation initially resulted in the arrest of two of the three people detained, 22-year-old Larry Scott and 19-year-old Isaiah Baskin, with Scott later being released only to be hit with drug charges thereafter.
MCAO did not bring any charges against Scott in the arson murder, but did against Baskin.
Police claimed that Baskin told them that Scott and an unknown third man, now known as Dinkins, beat up the victim, wrapped him in trash bags, and then helped them put the victim in a dumpster. He also told them that Dinkins was the one to light the fire, and he and Scott added firewood to the fire after, police claimed.
According to a police report, surveillance video found by police from local businesses and residents showed Baskin and Dinkins lifting the man into the dumpster.
Baskin has since been indicted as well, with an open case for, first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, and arson of a structure or property.
No other information had been released. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2023/05/26/phoenix-fatal-dumpster-body-burning-indictment/70261463007/ | 2023-05-26T20:31:35 | 1 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2023/05/26/phoenix-fatal-dumpster-body-burning-indictment/70261463007/ |
ATLANTA — With the rollout of mobile licenses, the Georgia Department of Driver Services is reminding people to carry their physical driver's license -- especially during Memorial Day weekend.
DDS said it's the law to have a physical license while driving. Its newly launched virtual ID option for iPhones is only accepted at select Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints.
Last week, DDS announced that residents have the option to add their license to their Apple Wallet on their iPhone. These mobile identification cards are currently allowed at select TSA checkpoints at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
If stopped by law enforcement, drivers are required to display a physical driver's license -- whether a hard card or a temporary paper card. Law enforcement does not accept digital driver's licenses.
“While we are delighted with the popularity of Georgia’s Digital credentials, please be patient as we move through this pilot with TSA and remember to always carry your physical Georgia driver’s license with you,” DDS Commissioner Spencer R. Moore said in a news release.
DDS stresses that digital licenses have been adopted for air travel but it is not a substitute for physical cards when traveling on Georgia's highways and interstates.
For more information about Georgia's digital ID system, click here. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/georgians-must-carry-physical-license/85-dcbd59f7-1194-4223-bce5-5a2b22a537f1 | 2023-05-26T20:31:35 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/georgians-must-carry-physical-license/85-dcbd59f7-1194-4223-bce5-5a2b22a537f1 |
Phoenix wins U.S. Census count appeal, adds 3,500 to population
The U.S. Census Bureau conceded it undercounted Phoenix's population in the 2020 count and is working to correct the record for future population estimates, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego announced Friday.
The undercount of 3,550 residents occurred at 192 group facilities and will mean more federal funding to the city over the next decade to fund Medicaid, nutritional assistance and housing programs, Gallego said.
The update will not, however, retroactively change the 2020 count or affect congressional redistricting and how many U.S. House representatives Arizona received in the apportionment process, according to the Census website.
“This successful outcome will not only mean that we will be able to receive our fair share in federal funding for the remainder of the decade, but also set us up for success for the 2030 Census. As the fastest-growing big city in the country, that will be critical to our future," Gallego said in a statement Friday.
Gallego did not specify where or which group facilities were undercounted. The Census calls "group quarters" places like nursing homes, jails, college dorms, and other group living quarters that are managed by organizations.
The Census launched an appeal program last summer for cities that believed the Census undercounted their population, specifically at group facilities. A number of large cities such as Austin, Boston, Detroit, Memphis and Milwaukee appealed, the Associated Press reported earlier this month, although several cities were unsuccessful.
Other Arizona cities such as Tempe, Goodyear and Yuma also appealed their group quarter counts. Representatives from the cities did not immediately respond to The Arizona Republic's questions about the outcome.
Reporter Taylor Seely covers Phoenix City Hall for The Arizona Republic. Reach the reporter at tseely@arizonarepublic.com, by phone at 480-476-6116, or on Twitter @taylorseely95. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2023/05/26/phoenix-wins-u-s-census-count-appeal-adds-3500-to-population/70261578007/ | 2023-05-26T20:31:41 | 0 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2023/05/26/phoenix-wins-u-s-census-count-appeal-adds-3500-to-population/70261578007/ |
ATLANTA — Georgia's Department of Transportation is hosting a virtual job fair Wednesday. It's part of a partnership with Indeed to find HERO operator trainees in the metro Atlanta area.
The virtual job fair will take place Wednesday, May 31 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. ET. Here's what you need to know:
Job details and requirements
GDOT HERO operators are dispatched to traffic-related incidents on Atlanta's busy interstates. GDOT said its HERO operators' primary duty is to clear roads so traffic can flow normally again. The Department of Transportation also said HERO operators will assist stranded drivers with flat tires, dead batteries, or when they run out of gas or need coolant.
To apply, candidates must be at least 18 years old, have a high school diploma and a valid driver's license. GDOT said during the virtual fair jobs will be offered on the spot.
Steps to apply and interview
- Sign up for an interview slot during the virtual job fair on May 31
- Interview
- Get selected to be a HERO operator trainee
- Attend HERO Academy (8-week program)
- Complete field training (4-week program)
- Graduate
- Go on patrol as a HERO Operator
Benefits
- Salary: $38,000.00
- 40-hour work week
- Health insurance benefit eligibility upon hire
- 13 paid holidays
- Career growth opportunities
Click here to sign up for an interview slot. You can also find more information about HERO online here and additional details about HERO employment online here.
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COBB COUNTY, Ga. — The lead prosecutor who originally tried the case against Ross Harris in the 2014 death of his young son Cooper said Friday the decision to not re-try the case by the current Cobb County district attorney was "shocking" to him.
The decision was announced Thursday by Cobb DA Flynn D. Broady, Jr. after Harris' murder conviction was reversed last year by the Georgia Supreme Court.
The state Supreme Court's decision to reverse Harris' murder conviction wasn't made because they felt he hadn't committed murder - they said, basically, the case had been improperly tried by the Cobb County District Attorney at the time.
The Court's opinion said the basic fact that Harris was responsible for his son Cooper's death was "undisputed" but said much of the evidence presented in court for the murder case really was only relevant to a separate sex crimes case for which Harris was convicted and remains in prison.
That left open the door for the case to be brought back to a new jury - an option the Cobb DA has declined.
For the former lead prosecutor on the case, the decision is a "disservice."
That attorney, Chuck Boring, issued a statement to media outlets Friday outlining his disagreement with the decision. Reached for comment, the Cobb DA's Office said it would not be responding to the statement.
In the release announcing the decision, the DA's Office said "we disagree with the outcome of the majority opinion" in the Supreme Court decision that reversed the murder conviction, but "we are bound by the majority's decision."
"For the last 11 months, the Cobb County District Attorney’s Office has conducted a thorough review of the entire case file. 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," the DA's Office said. "Therefore, after much thought and deliberation, we have made the difficult decision to not retry Justin Ross Harris on the reversed counts of the indictment."
Boring, who tried the case back in 2016 before a jury in south Georgia's Glynn County, said he had not been contacted before the decision was announced. Boring is now in private practice.
"It is inexcusable and unthinkable that the DA now prosecuting the case did not contact those most familiar with the facts, law, and nuances of this case before making such an important decision," he said in the emailed statement.
His statement sharply disagreed with the rationale offered by the Cobb DA's Office. The attorney argued that the case could clearly be re-tried - and successfully gain a second conviction.
"While Broady seeks to blame the Supreme Court’s split decision to reverse the initial conviction and return the case to be retried on evidentiary grounds, his blame is misplaced (here). District Attorney Broady ignores the unanimous opinion of the Supreme Court was that there was sufficient evidence to convict the Defendant of killing his child," Boring said.
Boring called the decision a "disservice" to the citizens of Cobb County; to officers, detectives and other law enforcement personnel who "carried the burden of Cooper's death with them for years;" to EMTs and first responders who were involved in trying to save Cooper; and to Cooper himself.
Attorneys for Ross, meanwhile, called Cooper's death "tragic" but "unintentional and therefore not a crime."
"Charging a grieving parent for an unintentional memory failure does nothing to prevent the tragedy from happening to another," a release said, emphasizing that hot car deaths increased following the 2016 trial. "This nine-year experience has led us to agree with the advocates at KidsAndCars.org that charging parents like Ross further perpetuates the very common, but false, belief that only bad parents can have a memory failure resulting in a child forgotten in a car." | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/ross-harris-trial/ross-harris-charges-dismissed-former-prosecutor-chuck-boring-reaction/85-a2c33065-1aac-422b-abd8-3767f90dc3e5 | 2023-05-26T20:31:47 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/ross-harris-trial/ross-harris-charges-dismissed-former-prosecutor-chuck-boring-reaction/85-a2c33065-1aac-422b-abd8-3767f90dc3e5 |
COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Officers were able to track down a stolen vehicle Friday morning in Cobb County and are now searching for two suspects who took off.
A FLOCK license plate reader pinged a stolen vehicle by Bentley Road around 4 a.m. alerting three Cobb County Police Department officers. According to the department, the suspect vehicle matched a description put out by the Marietta Police Department.
An officer spotted the vehicle and tried to conduct a traffic stop, but the driver evaded it, according to police.
The officer continued to pursue the driver, noting they were driving recklessly to evade law enforcement. The vehicle headed to the entrance of Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen near Windy Hill Road SE, where the driver lost control and the vehicle wrecked, police said.
Three people ran out of the vehicle. One of them dropped a gun, police said.
Officers ran after the driver until police lost them by the Belmont Place Apartments. A K-9 eventually tracked the suspect hiding behind a bush near the complex.
Another officer spotted the second suspect jump a bridge rail and run down a hill. The officer deployed his Taser, according to the department, but was ineffective and the suspect continued to run off. The officer tried to pursue the suspect down the hill but slipped and fell.
Due to the fall, the officer cut his right hand, got a bruise on his left thigh and his left foot is swollen. The officer was taken to Kennestone Hospital for treatment.
Though two suspects got away, three guns were recovered and two have been confirmed to be stolen. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/windy-hill-cobb-police-crash-chase/85-bc2aa8db-63dc-490c-ae2d-06bcdffa6a05 | 2023-05-26T20:31:53 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/windy-hill-cobb-police-crash-chase/85-bc2aa8db-63dc-490c-ae2d-06bcdffa6a05 |
MITCHELL — A new path to recovery for those battling drug and alcohol addiction has arrived in Mitchell.
Tucked in a residential neighborhood sits Mitchell’s first Oxford House that will soon welcome residents who are beginning their recovery journey.
Unlike traditional rehab facilities with teams of counselors on hand, an Oxford House puts all the trust and responsibility in its residents on their road to recovery. As Oxford House Director of Communications Jackson Longan put it, the houses are “democratically run” by the residents to empower each other to overcome drug and alcohol addiction.
“When we put people together, we teach them the time-tested, evidence-based Oxford model that’s been around since 1975. We teach them that model of participatory democracy and encourage and empower them to work together to maintain the home,” Longan said. “They gain social skills, life skills, and most importantly, they gain self-efficacy.”
There are roughly 3,500 Oxford facilities in over 40 states. Since its inception in 1975, the nonprofit organization has been expanding across the country with men’s and women’s homes. Longan said the expansion into Mitchell was based on information provided by local industry professionals and stakeholders who saw a need for an Oxford House.
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Mitchell is the latest South Dakota city to welcome an Oxford House, joining Sioux Falls, Rapid City and Aberdeen.
“There are a lot of factors that go into expanding into new communities, but most of it has to do with talking with people and professionals in the community who are in the field and see a need. Once we get members interviewed and accepted into the home, we train them on the Oxford House model,” Longan said.
As part of the Oxford House rules, all members must democratically support expenses and costs of residing in the home and immediately expel anyone who relapses and uses drugs or alcohol. The self-run model has shown it helps residents start to “believe in themselves” and lead a productive and meaningful life free from drugs and alcohol, Longan explained. Average stays can range anywhere from a year to four years or more.
“To live in an Oxford House, you have to maintain your sobriety and play nice with others. You can’t be disruptive and stay in an Oxford House,” he said.
The application process entails existing residents reviewing the applicant and voting on whether they are a good candidate to join the home.
The house sits in a residential area near downtown Mitchell and blends in like the rest of the homes around it. According to the organization’s website, the all male Mitchell home has a capacity of six members.
Success rates show significant reduction in relapse
During Davison County felony court proceedings, a common culprit repeat drug offenders will point to for playing a major role in relapsing is having no access to a drug-free living environment. It’s a frequent question Judge Chris Giles asks defendants before considering granting an opportunity at probation instead of a prison stint.
For those respective individuals seeking recovery, Longan said the Oxford model “insulates them by putting them around other people who are in recovery and understand the struggles they are facing.”
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The homes have provided a lifeline for people who have a “checkered” criminal record but are committed to overcoming drug or alcohol addiction, Longan said. Finding a rental unit with multiple felonies that show up during background checks can limit a recovering addict’s housing options, but Oxford homes are among the few living arrangements that offer a drug-free, affordable environment.
“From time to time, people will come to us from all sources. We’ll get people coming from treatment centers, referrals from drug courts and we may get referrals from churches. A lot of times, people may have a bit of a checkered background. We get them into productive living through spiritual growth and our recovery program,” he said.
How effective have Oxford homes been for its residents? A 2016 study conducted by DePaul University sought out to determine the success rate of Oxford House residents staying sober. Of the 897 residents the study analyzed over a period of 27 months, it showed 13% had relapsed. According to Longan, residents who stay in a house for over six months have an 80% chance of recovery.
While the Oxford House model has set many up on the path to a successful recovery, Longan said expanding into a new community comes with its own set of challenges, specifically, the stigma of a home occupied by residents battling substance abuse.
“Time is on our side and it will show we are good neighbors,” Longan said.
Despite any potential negative stigma surrounding the new recovery home, Longan hopes the organization’s mission to foster change and spiritual growth in each resident’s life will shine a light on what an Oxford House is all about.
“We’re really interested in seeing people change their lives and grow. And that’s what it’s about,” he said. | https://www.mitchellrepublic.com/news/local/oxford-house-in-mitchell-set-to-provide-addicts-with-new-self-run-recovery-path | 2023-05-26T20:35:11 | 0 | https://www.mitchellrepublic.com/news/local/oxford-house-in-mitchell-set-to-provide-addicts-with-new-self-run-recovery-path |
It’s time to break out those bathing suits and stock up on sunscreen — public outdoor pools open on Saturday.
Unfortunately, the Lindley and Peeler Pools are closed for repairs this summer.
But the city of Greensboro has made cooling off easier by offering free admission to Warnersville and Windsor pools this summer.
Here are the operating hours for pools that are opening Saturday:
Greensboro
City pools open Saturday and close Sept. 4.
Warnersville Pool, 601 Doak St., Greensboro
Cost: Free
Hours: Saturdays, Sundays and Memorial Day: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, June 13 to Aug. 27: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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Windsor Pool, 1601 Gate City Blvd., Greensboro
Cost: Free
Hours: Saturdays, Sundays and Memorial Day: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, June 12 to Aug. 27: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Spraygrounds at Barber Park, 1500 Barber Park Drive, and Keeley Park, 4110 Keeley Road, McCleansville
Cost: Free for individuals; $1 per person for organized groups with 10 or more people
Hours: Mondays through Saturdays: 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Sundays: 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Guilford County
County pools share the same hours and are open through Aug. 20.*
Pools at Bur-Mil Park, 5834 Bur-Mil Club Road, Greensboro; Hagan-Stone Park, 5920 Hagan-Stone Park Road, Pleasant Garden; and Northeast Park, 3441 Northeast Park Drive, Gibsonville
Cost: $5, children under 2 years old are free. A discount pass can be purchased for $40 at the parks and allow 10-weekday entries to county pools, excluding holidays.
Hours: Saturdays, May 27 and June 3: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays, May 28 and June 4: noon to 5 p.m.; Monday, May 29: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
June 10 through August 20:
• Mondays through Thursdays: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Fridays and Saturdays: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Sundays: noon to 5 p.m.
* Special events may affect pool hours. Check the county’s website at www.guilfordcountync.gov for specific days.
High Point
City pools are open Saturday and close on varying dates.
Washington Terrace Pool and Waterslide, 108 Murray St., High Point
Cost: $2 per person
Hours: Saturday, May 27, Sunday, May 28, Monday, May 29, and daily June 7 through an undetermined date: Noon to 6 p.m.
High Point City Lake Park, 602 W Main St., High Point
Cost: $10 residents; $15 nonresidents; children under 2 years old are free. Advance tickets available on the city’s website at www.highpointnc.gov. Season passes can be purchased for between $100 and $175.
Public swim hours: Saturday, May 27, Sunday, May 28 and Monday, May 29, June 3 through Aug. 13: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Southside Recreation Center Splash Pad, 401 Taylor Ave., High Point
Cost: Free
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The public can weigh in on proposed Indiana American Water rate hikes.
The water utility, which has customers in Gary, Lake Station, Lowell and other Northwest Indiana communities, plans to raise bills by $14 per month for an average residential customer using 4,000 gallons a month.
An estimated 328,000 households and businesses in 50 communities across the state would see increased bills. U.S. Steel, Cleveland-Cliffs and other large users already have filed objections to the proposal.
The Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor, which represents consumer interests in cases before the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, is soliciting written consumer comments through July 5. It's reviewing the proposed rate hike and will file testimony with the state regulatory agency that sets consumer rates on July 12.
Indiana sets utility prices as utilities tend to be monopolies that are not subject to the market forces that keep prices in check. Customers have no alternatives if there's only one water or electric utility in town.
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Indiana American Water, a subsidiary of American Water Co. that has offices in Gary and a water intake system from Lake Michigan at Ogden Dunes., is looking to raise more revenue to pay for $875 million in water and wastewater infrastructure investments. It also seeks to recoup increased costs of goods, services and chemicals to treat the water as a result of inflation, as well as the expenses of acquiring new utilities across the state.
The utility plans to invest in chlorine conversion in Northwest Indiana, lead service line replacements, a new storage tank in West Lafayette, new treatment plants in Winchester and Sheridan and other projects.
It wants $86.7 million in extra revenue per year. It would be phased in over three rate hikes, the exact amounts of which will vary by community.
Indiana-American Water last raised rates in 2019, but bills have gone up through its distribution system improvement charge and service enhancement improvement rider trackers.
Consumers can comment online at www.in.gov/oucc/2361.htm , by email at uccinfo@oucc.IN.gov , or by mail at Public Comments Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor 115 W. Washington St., Suite 1500 SOUTH Indianapolis, IN 46204. They include their name, mailing address and a reference to either IURC Cause No. 45870 or Indiana American Water Rates.
For more information, visit www.in.gov/iurc .
NWI Business Ins and Outs: Pierogi stand, Brown Skin Coffee and Alpha Family Resale opening; Ixxa and Dan's Pierogies updating
Open
A new pierogi concession stand at U.S. Steel Yard in downtown Gary has turned every Gary South Shore RailCats home game into Pierogi Fest, especially on dollar pierogi Wednesday.
The concession stand along the first base line by right field sells three potato pierogi with buttered onions and sour cream for $5 and five for $8. The large-sized pierogi are just $1 each on Wednesdays.
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It's one of many concession options at the park, including hot dogs, Polish sausages, tacos, walking tacos and Ben's Soft Pretzels. 18th Street Brewery, which has locations in Hammond and Gary's Miller neighborhood, took over the former Devil's Trumpet spot this season after that Hobart-based craft brewery closed. It offers 18th Street's acclaimed craft beers like Candi Crushable as well as a limited food menu that includes pulled pork sandwiches.
The Dollar Pierogi Night on Wednesday is just one of many weekly promotions this season, including $5 signature cocktails for Sunday Fun-Day, all-you-can-eat hot dogs, popcorn and peanuts for $15 for AYCE Mondays, $3 tacos and $5 margaritas for Taco Tuesdays and $3 domestic beers for Thirsty Thursdays.
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Closed
Righteous Ribs closed its sit-down restaurant at The Steel Yard in downtown Gary and is now operating as a mobile barbecue business that caters to backyard barbecues and special events.
Originally from East Chicago, Righteous Ribs serves ribs, rib tips, brisket, turkey, wings and other barbecue staples. It took over the former R & R Sports Bar & Grill space in the minor league baseball stadium in 2020. It was originally home to a Bennigan's when the Steel Yard first opened as a major downtown redevelopment project in 2002, but that national sit-down restaurant chain has long since gone out of business.
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Renovated
Also in pierogi news, Dan's Pierogies in downtown Highland completely renovated its dining room to have a "new, upbeat" look. The artist Ochoart did a personalized mural with the anthropomorphic pierogi that serve as the Dan's Pierogies mascot. The wall-sized mural depicts the history of the Polish restaurant that dates back to 1998.
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New mural
Dan's Pierogies sells pierogies and other Polish cuisine for dine-in at 2945 Jewett Ave and also offers frozen pierogies to take home. It also does pop-ups and is especially well-known for its annual booth at Pierogi Fest in Whiting, where it draws some of the longest lines every July.
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Opening
Brown Skin Coffee will soon provide Gary with a jolt of caffeine.
The new coffee shop is located at 1921 W. 25th Ave. by the Fresh Market supermarket just off the Grant Street exit of the Borman Expressway. It will serve single-origin coffee, loose-leaf tea and wines from around the world.
A soft opening is planned for Monday, to be followed with a grand opening that will include food and drink tasting, a jazz band and a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
"We are excited to bring the authentic experience of Brown Skin Coffee to Gary," said Shana Tate, a Gary native and CEO of Brown Skin Coffee. "We believe that our single-original coffee, loose-leaf teas and wine will entice the appetite of greatness for the citizens of Gary, Indiana. Our goal is to provide our customers with an unforgettable experience."
She founded Brown Skin Coffee as a mobile coffee bar based out of the back of a Mini car three years ago.
The business grew and she opened a brick-and-mortar location in Brownsburg in central Indiana.
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Opening
The coffee shop aims to provide an authentic experience in a "cozy and elegant atmosphere" that gives people a place to unwind or socialize. The coffee house will hang the work of local artists on the walls, where it will be available for sale. It will have regular events throughout the week, including Wine Down Wednesday and open mic nights.
Brown Skin Coffee has a full espresso bar with drinks like a flat white, affogato and macchiato. Signature drinks include a Rolo Latte, Red Velvet Latte, Lavender Matcha Latte and Brown Sugar Babe Coffee. It prepares coffee in a number of ways, including with V60, Chemex and a French Press.
Non-coffee options include MUD/WTR and kombucha.
The cafe serves breakfast items like avocado toast, breakfast burritos, omelets, grits, biscuits and gravy and chicken and waffles. It also has a variety of baked goods like butter croissants, brioche bread, loaf cake and Madeleines.
Lunch options include quesadillas, air-fried Boujie Wings, a BLT wrap, a fajita wrap, a ham & swiss wrap, salads and soups like tomato basil and New England Clam Chowder.
For more information, call 219-281-2155, visit brownskincoffee.com or find the business on Facebook.
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Coming soon
Alpha Family Resale is coming to Winfield this summer.
The thrift and consignment store plans to open soon at 10763 Randolph St.
"My wife and I want to help people in this area," owner Tim Koedyker said. "The first program will be for mothers and newborn babies who can't afford things. We looked at a resale shop to be the generator for the funds."
It's now accepting donations at its location at the Doubletree Plaza in Winfield, in the same shopping center as the Baja Restaurant and the Strack & Van Til that was previously a WiseWay.
"We just got some demolition done and are doing painting and fixtures," he said. "We're hoping to be open by the end of June or the first part of July."
The resale store will specialize in gently used clothes and household items.
"It's used clothing for people who want something new but are OK with it being old. People don't realize how much it saves the planet to keep these items from going to a landfill," he said. "We can find people that could use these clothes. The cost of everything is also going up whether gas prices or food. Everything is getting more expensive so this can help the community."
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Alpha Family Resale also will sell household items like decor and kitchenware. It will not carry larger items like appliances or furniture. People can donate household items or clothes in bags in a donation bin out in the back of the store.
"We're going to help people afford things they normally couldn't," he said. "People can come in here and browse and see things that weren't in here yesterday."
The store is a 501(c)3-registered nonprofit that plans to pour proceeds into community causes.
"We're talking to the township trustee to find people that do need the assistance, for baby goods or something like that," he said. "Once our bills are paid, our rent and electrical and whatever, we plan to support nonprofit programs."
For more information, call 219-776-2779, email info@alphafamilyresale.org , visit alphafamilyresale.org or find the business on Facebook.
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Expanded
Ixxa Coffee Roasters & Plant Shop expanded in Hammond's Robertsdale neighborhood and is now offering seating for the first time.
The coffee shop and plant store at 1720 Calumet Ave. just opened its outdoor patio and urban garden Saturday, and also recently added an apothecary section. It previously focused on a to-go coffee business as plants take up all the floor space inside the cafe.
It was founded last year by Jose Marin, who does the coffee roasting, and his wife, Stephanie Mora, who runs the plant store. The married couple from Los Angeles added al fresco seating and a garden on the left side of the building.
"It's an urban oasis," Marin said. "There's an urban garden where people can take home a couple of tomatoes for dinner that night. We're about providing value to the customers and community as much as possible. We're in on the urban garden trend. People who want to grab some tomatoes or cucumbers are more than welcome to do so."
They also will grow peppers and herbs in 12 beds.
"They're available to taste for free," he said. "If you want to try something out, you can pick it off the vine. We want to encourage people to eat organic and grow their own food. They can see what it tastes like right off the vine or bring some to add to a salad for dinner that night. We'll have hanging herb gardens where people can take clippings."
The patio also has about 16 seats at several tables. They plan to have live music, hosting different artists out on the patio throughout the summer. Upcoming events will be posted on its Instagram page.
"Hopefully, we'll have some blues or jazz," he said. "We'll also host discussions of gardening, sustainability, native plants and the benefits of native plants."
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Expanded
Ixxa also recently expanded to add apothecary products.
"We have pictures and powders for moods, sleep, anxiety, pain, general illness, immunity boosting," Mora said.
It stocks Anima Mundi goods from Brooklyn.
"They are Costa Rican and indigenous healers," she said. "We've worked with this brand for awhile. They have pictures and medicine like sleep aides, to mitigate pain, for when you're feeling sick, for anxiety or a bit of depression. They have products that help with the mind as well as cognitive health, such as with mushrooms like Reishi, Cordyceps or Lion's Mane. They have health benefits so you don't have to rely on just pharmaceutical medicine. They work with nature for healing like with products for gut health and detox."
They are working to incorporate apothecary products into drinks at the coffee bar and looking to add other brands in the future.
"If you're sick and tired of putting chemicals in the body and really don't know or understand what's in them you can harness the power of nature, of herbs and plants," she said. "You can grow your own medicine from home. We're exploring herbalist tinctures and the healing power of nature."
Ixxa also is looking to add indoor seating, expanding its wholesale business to serve more restaurants and coffee shops and looking to offer subscription coffee packages in which people can sign up to get locally roasted coffee beans every month.
"We're very excited to be adding the patio space," Marin said. "We'll be creating the same vibe and energy sitting with the plants in a kind of urban oasis."
It recently expanded its hours to 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday.
For more information, call 219-232-8138 or visit ixxacoffee.com .
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NWI Business Ins and Outs: Unbeatable Eatables, DRIPBaR Crown Point, Taco Depot and Flashback Antiques open; Da Burger House closes
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Memorial Day ceremony for veterans is set for May 29 in Heekin Park.
Muncie Star Press
MUNCIE, Ind. – A Memorial Day service on behalf of veterans is set for 9 a.m. Monday at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Heekin Park.
The ceremony will feature comments from Gary Turner, a Vietnam veteran and coordinator of the event, a wreath tribune and the Pledge of Allegiance recited by Mayor Dan Ridenour. The event is sponsored by United Veterans of Delaware County. | https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2023/05/26/memorial-day-ceremony-for-veterans-is-set-for-may-29-in-heekin-park/70243268007/ | 2023-05-26T20:43:52 | 1 | https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2023/05/26/memorial-day-ceremony-for-veterans-is-set-for-may-29-in-heekin-park/70243268007/ |
Wells Fargo buys mall out of sheriff's sale searching for buyer
MUNCIE, Ind. − Wells Fargo Bank is officially the new owner of the Muncie Mall after purchasing the once thriving retail center at a sheriff's sale on May 10.
The bank made the purchase after developer Washington Prime Group ceased paying the mortgage on the property in 2020 and filed bankruptcy in 2021.
The move will now allow Wells Fargo to sell the mall, Muncie Mayor Dan Ridenour said.
He said the property was being marketed now but he did not think the bank had a firm prospect to buy the property at this point. The asking price for the mall was $32 million.
More:'So much potential': What can save the Muncie mall?
The portion of the building that include Buyers Markets had already been bought by that retailer.
Two of three anchor spots at the mall are currently empty, along with much of the interior space the mall, which was built 53 years ago.
The effort to sell the property is a positive for the location, according to Ridenour.
Other retail spots in the area, including open-air strip malls and a free standing Target store, appear to be drawing customers. A new pet supply show is being built near the mall and the nearby Muncie Marketplace shopping center, which includes Dick's Sporting Goods, was recently bought by JLL Capital Markets for $14.6 million.
But Michael Hicks, director of the Center for Business and Economic Research at Ball State University, said the future of the mall might not be as a traditional mall.
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"I’m not sure the ownership structure will have much affect on the future of the Mall," Hicks said. "The economic prospects for retail in a low income city with declining population is particularly poor."
But novel and successful functions for the large interior spaces can be found.
"The good news is that with the proliferation of these empty malls, there are many experiments to repurpose them for other uses," he said. "Recreation, healthcare and groceries are all increasingly common uses for older malls."
He said that a healthcare venue is unlikely to be an option in Muncie, "because the region is too monopolized for entrance by a competitor."
But he added that other uses are probably in the future for the mall. | https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2023/05/26/wells-fargo-buys-mall-out-of-sheriffs-sale-searching-for-buyer/70261691007/ | 2023-05-26T20:43:58 | 0 | https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2023/05/26/wells-fargo-buys-mall-out-of-sheriffs-sale-searching-for-buyer/70261691007/ |
ROSEDALE, Md. — It was 2:00 in the morning when Joan Morrison got a call while working the night shift that her home a few blocks away on Radecke Avenue was on fire.
By the time she arrived there, it was fully engulfed in flames.
“The house was all up in fire so I was running around like, ‘Where are my kids at?’ That’s all I wanted to know,” said Morrison, “‘Did they perish in the fire?’ So I was just running and asking everybody, ‘Do you see my kids? Do you see my husband? Do you see my mom?”
Morrison would later learn that all five had made it out in time, even though their smoke alarms never sounded, thanks to her mother suddenly awakening in the middle of the night and spotting flames outside her back window.
“She hadn’t woken up,” said Morrison, “It was just God. She just woke up to go to the bathroom and then she was able to run inside to wake my husband up and then wake up and get the kids. Wake them up and they all ran outside.”
While Morrison and her family were renting the townhouse, tragically, they did not have insurance to cover its contents.
“No insurance,” said Morrison, “I lost everything.”
Morrison says investigators believe the fire started outside the back of her home at an electrical box and then spread to her house and that of her next door neighbors leaving a total of nine people displaced. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/fire-displaces-9-people-in-baltimore-county-early-friday-morning | 2023-05-26T20:46:39 | 1 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/fire-displaces-9-people-in-baltimore-county-early-friday-morning |
BALTIMORE — When Tori King got gallbladder disease in 2018 - "all from bad eating" - it caused devastating consequences, and made it very difficult to eat out in her community of Prince George's County.
"Out of nowhere, I could no longer process food. I had lost 22 pounds, and it had gotten to a point where the only food I could really consume was salads with no salad dressing; it was either lemon juice or lime juice. I could maybe do chicken broth and rice, but if I stepped away from that, I would end up in the hospital with debilitating pain," she said.
That's how Fresh Green was born. Her husband, Duane King, who himself struggled with high-blood-pressure-related symptoms, began making truly healthy food.
Having opened five corporate stores and seven franchisee stores, in Prince George's and Anne Arundel counties, the Kings are planning to soon bring Fresh Green to the Baltimore suburbs.
The eatery plans to open in Pikesville's Festival at Woodholme shopping center, Owings Mills' Valley Centre shopping center, and near Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia.
It's part of the couple's plan to "attack food deserts and to create jobs," by creating 250 to 300 jobs in the next two years.
After getting her gallbladder removed, "it was almost like a reset button," Johnson explained. "I totally changed my entire lifestyle, and in support of that, Duane started - because he is the cook of the family - creating these beautiful salads."
King explained that what sets them apart is a low-sodium salad dressing, which helped him with his own challenge of fogginess, dizziness and being off balance, as well as high blood pressure. "Now I could enjoy the salad dressing without feeling these major symptoms that I was having with eating salad," he said.
"We just had to change our lifestyle of how we eat, and what prompted us to Fresh Green is just making a change with our health and identifying, what can we do to really resolve our health challenge?"
King and his wife are originally from Washington, D.C., and have lived in Prince George's County for about 30 years, where they ran several area Smoothie King restaurants.
The chain offers signature salads - with proteins that include chicken, shrimp, jerk chicken, crab meat and tofu - or customers can create their own. There are also newly-added salads for kids. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/fresh-green-to-bring-clean-eating-from-p-g-co-to-baltimore | 2023-05-26T20:46:45 | 0 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/fresh-green-to-bring-clean-eating-from-p-g-co-to-baltimore |
SUITLAND, Md. — Prince George's County Police have charged a man with murdering a Baltimore woman he met online.
Back on February 4 investigators discovered Andra Sweeper, 38, unresponsive inside a Suitland apartment.
It appeared Sweeper had suffered some form of trauma.
DNA evidence collected at the scene matched that of 33-year-old, of Oxon Hill.
Detectives later learned Redd met Sweeper online, and the two arranged to meet the night of the murder.
Redd remains in custody of the Department of Corrections without bail.
According to online court records Redd has a long criminal history dating back to 2008, including convictions for assault and auto theft. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/man-charged-after-dna-linked-to-murder-of-baltimore-woman-he-met-online | 2023-05-26T20:46:51 | 1 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/man-charged-after-dna-linked-to-murder-of-baltimore-woman-he-met-online |
BALTIMORE — Multiple people were injured after a shooting in downtown Baltimore, near Lexington Market, Friday evening.
Police say the shooting took place near the intersection of Eutaw and Saratoga Streets.
There's no word on the severity of any of the injuries at this time.
This is a breaking news story and will continue to be updated when more information is available. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/multiple-people-injured-after-shooting-in-downtown-baltimore | 2023-05-26T20:46:57 | 0 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/multiple-people-injured-after-shooting-in-downtown-baltimore |
Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced a news conference Friday afternoon at 4 p.m. Live video from that news conference will appear in the player at the top of this page.
The attorney general, who is on the brink of impeachment after years of scandal, criminal charges and corruption accusations, will be speaking from Austin.
Paxton did not say what he planned to discuss, but it's expected he'll address the 20 articles of impeachment that were unanimously approved Thursday by the GOP-led House Committee on General Investigating and a historic vote on the resolution planned for Saturday afternoon.
Paxton, on Thursday night, issued the following statement on Twitter after the adoption of House Resolution 2377. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/coming-up-texas-ag-ken-paxton-expected-to-address-upcoming-impeachment-vote/3266097/ | 2023-05-26T20:47:33 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/coming-up-texas-ag-ken-paxton-expected-to-address-upcoming-impeachment-vote/3266097/ |
The Republican-led Texas House of Representatives has set a historic Saturday vote to possibly impeach embattled state Attorney General Ken Paxton and suspend him from office, just as some prominent conservatives began to rally around him.
Paxton, a 60-year-old Republican, finds himself on the brink of impeachment after years of scandal, criminal charges and corruption accusations. The House will consider a resolution calling for Paxton's impeachment at 1 p.m. Saturday, according to a statement released Friday by the House Committee on General Investigating.
If impeached, Paxton would be forced to leave office immediately. He would be just the third person in the state's nearly 200-year history to be impeached and the first statewide officer since former Gov. James "Pa" Ferguson in 1917.
The GOP-led committee spent months quietly looking into Paxton and recommended Thursday that the state's top lawyer be impeached on 20 articles including bribery, unfitness for office and abuse of public trust.
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Paxton has criticized the impeachment effort as an attempt to "overthrow the will of the people and disenfranchise the voters of our state." He has said the charges are based on "hearsay and gossip, parroting long-disproven claims."
Prominent conservatives had been notably quiet on Paxton until Friday, but some began to rally around him by late morning. The chairman of the state Republican Party, Matt Rinaldi, criticized the process as a "sham" and called on the GOP-controlled Senate to acquit Paxton when the case reaches trial in that chamber.
Like Paxton, he took aim at Republican House Speaker Dade Phelan.
"It is based on allegations already litigated by voters, led by a liberal speaker trying to undermine his conservative adversaries," Rinaldi said.
"It seems Texas Republicans will have to rely yet again on the principled leadership of the Texas Senate to restore sanity and reason for our state," Rinaldi said.
First will come the House vote, where the investigation panel proposed at least 40 minutes to lay out the charges against Paxton and four hours for the members to debate.
It's unclear how many supporters Paxton may have had in the House, where he served five terms before becoming a state senator.
Impeachment requires a majority vote of the state's usually 150-member House chamber, which Republicans now control 85-64 since a GOP representative resigned ahead of an expected vote to expel him.
"We cannot over-emphasize the fact that, but for Paxton's own request for a taxpayer-funded settlement over his wrongful conduct, Paxton would not be facing impeachment by the House," the panel wrote in its scheduling memo to House members.
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The move to impeach Paxton sets up what could be a remarkably sudden downfall for one of the GOP's most prominent legal combatants, who in 2020 asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn President Joe Biden's victory.
Paxton has been under FBI investigation for years over accusations that he used his office to help a donor. He was separately indicted on securities fraud charges in 2015 but has yet to stand trial.
When the five-member committee's investigation came to light Tuesday, Paxton suggested it was a political attack by Phelan. He called for Phelan's resignation and accused him of being drunk during a marathon session last Friday. Phelan's office brushed off the accusation as Paxton attempting to "save face."
The articles of impeachment issued by the investigative committee, which include three Republicans and two Democrats, stem largely from Paxton's relationship with one of his wealthy donors. They deal heavily with Paxton's alleged efforts to protect the donor from an FBI investigation and his attempts to thwart whistleblower complaints brought by his own staff.
Unlike in Congress, impeachment in Texas requires immediate removal from office until a trial is held in the Senate. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott could appoint an interim replacement. Abbott's office did not respond to requests for comment on the impeachment counts.
Final removal would require two-thirds support in the Senate, where Paxton's wife, Angela, is a member. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, a Republican and leader of the Senate, did not respond to requests for comment.
Paxton faces ouster at the hands of GOP lawmakers just seven months after easily winning a third term over challengers - among them George P. Bush - who had urged voters to reject a compromised incumbent but discovered that many didn't know about Paxton's litany of alleged misdeeds or dismissed the accusations as political attacks.
Even with Monday's end of the regular session approaching, state law allows the House to keep working on impeachment proceedings. It also could call itself back into session later. The Senate has the same options.
In one sense, Paxton's political peril arrived with dizzying speed: The House committee investigation came to light Tuesday, followed the next day by an extraordinary public airing of alleged criminal acts he committed as one of Texas' most powerful figures.
But to Paxton's detractors, who now include a widening share of his own party in the Texas Capitol, the rebuke was years in the making.
In 2014, he admitted to violating Texas securities law by not registering as an investment advisor while soliciting clients. A year later, Paxton was indicted on felony securities charges by a grand jury in his hometown near Dallas, where he was accused of defrauding investors in a tech startup. He has pleaded not guilty to two felony counts carrying a potential sentence of five to 99 years in prison.
He opened a legal defense fund and accepted $100,000 from an executive whose company was under investigation by Paxton's office for Medicaid fraud. An additional $50,000 was donated by an Arizona retiree whose son Paxton was later hired to a high-ranking job but was soon fired after trying to make a point by displaying child pornography in a meeting.
But what has unleashed the most serious risk to Paxton is his relationship with another wealthy donor, Austin real estate developer Nate Paul.
Several of Paxton's top aides in 2020 told the FBI that they had become concerned the attorney general was misusing the powers of his office to help Paul over unproven claims that an elaborate conspiracy to steal $200 million of his properties was afoot. The FBI searched Paul's home in 2019 but he has not been charged and his attorneys have denied wrongdoing. Paxton also told staff members that he had an affair with a woman who, it later emerged, worked for Paul.
The impeachment charges cover myriad accusations related to Paxton's dealings with Paul. The allegations include attempts to interfere in foreclosure lawsuits and improperly issuing legal opinions to benefit Paul, and firing, harassing and interfering with staff who reported what was going on. The bribery charges stem from Paul allegedly employing the woman with whom Paxton had an affair in exchange for legal help and Paul allegedly paying for expensive renovations to Paxton's Austin home.
Other charges date back to Paxton's still-pending 2015 felony securities fraud indictment, including lying to state investigators.
The eight aides who reported Paxton to the FBI were all fired or quit, and four later sued under Texas' whistleblower law, In February, Paxton agreed to settle the case for $3.3 million. But the Texas House must approve the payout and Phelan has said he doesn't think taxpayers should foot the bill.
Shortly after the settlement was reached, the House investigation into Paxton began. The probe amounted to rare scrutiny of Paxton in the state Capitol, where many Republicans have long taken a muted posture about the accusations that have dogged him. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/texas-house-to-vote-saturday-on-impeachment-of-attorney-general-ken-paxton/3266081/ | 2023-05-26T20:47:39 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/texas-house-to-vote-saturday-on-impeachment-of-attorney-general-ken-paxton/3266081/ |
Originally published May 25 on IdahoEdNews.org.
North Idaho College will be looking for a new lawyer, again, after a board of trustees meeting Wednesday.
Originally published May 25 on IdahoEdNews.org.
North Idaho College will be looking for a new lawyer, again, after a board of trustees meeting Wednesday.
Art Macomber abruptly withdrew as NIC’s legal counsel, after trustees rescinded a vote to replace him, KHQ TV in Spokane, Washington, reported Wednesday.
Macomber’s departure is effective Aug. 15. “He will stay on in a limited capacity until new legal counsel is found,” NIC said in a news release late Thursday afternoon.
Independent attorneys, appointed by NIC’s insurance company, will represent the college in three active lawsuits, but they do not have contracts to serve as the college’s general counsel.
The ongoing legal shuffle comes as a regional panel nears a decision about the embattled community college’s accreditation.
NIC trustees voted in April to replace Macomber, effective in June, with Macomber agreeing to help on the transition.
Trustees did a 180 Wednesday. On a 3-2 vote, they rescinded their plan to work with Holland & Hart and Bob Faucher, a senior partner in the Boise law firm. Board Chairman Greg McKenzie flipped his vote Wednesday, casting the pivotal vote to sever ties with Holland & Hart. McKenzie said he changed his mind after learning Holland & Hart’s rates were much higher than trustees originally realized, KHQ reported.
But Macomber stepped down about 20 minutes later. In a prepared statement, he said he had tried to warn the college when it was breaking the law or was about to do so, but his advice went unheeded.
A political ally of three Kootenai County Republican Central Committee-aligned trustees, including McKenzie, Macomber had been hired in December.
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WASHINGTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) – The Washington County, Tennessee Animal Shelter has been filled with kittens and is in dire need of people willing to foster them.
A post from the animal shelter on Tuesday states that more than 180 kittens have been taken in over the span of just a couple of weeks. Shelter staff said the kitten nursery was full, and new kittens continued to arrive.
According to the shelter, anyone with a spare bedroom or bathroom is capable of fostering a kitten. To fill out the foster application, click here.
Additionally, the shelter is in need of kitten supplies to keep up with the influx. You can find a complete wishlist for items online.
Shelter Director Tammy Davis joined News Channel 11 during the First at 4 on Friday to discuss foster and adoption options, as well as other ways to help the shelter. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/washington-co-animal-shelter-in-desperate-need-of-kitten-fosters-after-nearly-200-arrive/ | 2023-05-26T20:59:01 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/washington-co-animal-shelter-in-desperate-need-of-kitten-fosters-after-nearly-200-arrive/ |
PENRYN, Calif. — The Placer County Board of Supervisors is set to have a separate meeting in June to discuss a proposed winery and restaurant in Penryn.
The Placer County Board of Supervisors meeting is scheduled for June 20 starting at 9 a.m. at the Community Development Resource Agency’s Planning Commission Chambers at 3091 County Center Drive in Auburn. They're planning a separate meeting because of the "considerable public comments" expected at the meeting, according to the county.
Project 8 Winery would include a full-production winery with wine production facilities, a tasting room and accessory restaurant within a 75-foot-tall structure, and an underground wine cave network.
The project is being proposed by Building Engineering & Maintenance, Inc., which is representing Lecavalier Cellars.
The Placer County Planning Commission voted to recommend the approval of the project to the supervisors including the adoption of the zoning text amendment with modifications. The recommended modifications include limiting the height exceptions to large wineries over 20 acres producing more than 20,000 cases per year.
The proposed octagon building, which is 29,250 square feet, has multiple levels including one proposed underground and five above ground.
Several people spoke at the planning commission meeting, both in favor of the project and with concerns about the project including the height of the tower, the ability of fire crews to respond to an emergency at the location, and noise concerns, among others. The public comments lasted for more than two and a half hours.
At the June 20 meeting, the board of supervisors will receive a staff presentation explaining the project, environmental report, information on the zoning text amendment and the conditional use permit.
The winery would be located at 7615 Callison Road in Penryn.
Watch more on ABC10: Placer County Coroner transport driver charged in theft of victim's wedding ring | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/auburn-grass-valley/project-8-winery-proposal-penryn-placer-county-meeting/103-5e7ed520-0027-4813-857f-38bb9b77332e | 2023-05-26T21:01:26 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/auburn-grass-valley/project-8-winery-proposal-penryn-placer-county-meeting/103-5e7ed520-0027-4813-857f-38bb9b77332e |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A man was arrested Friday for trespassing onto the tarmac at the Sacramento International Airport, the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office said.
A 21-year-old man jumped the fence from Power Line Road to the tarmac around 11 a.m. He went across the runway and was arrested near the taxiing area.
The man was cited for trespassing and was taken to a hospital on a mental health hold.
No flights were delayed and it did not impact the airport, according to the sheriff's office.
Watch more on ABC10: Placer County Coroner transport driver charged in theft of victim's wedding ring | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/man-arrested-tarmac-sacramento-international-airport/103-27c69d81-873c-41f2-85bf-58bdeb402518 | 2023-05-26T21:01:32 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/man-arrested-tarmac-sacramento-international-airport/103-27c69d81-873c-41f2-85bf-58bdeb402518 |
SACRAMENTO, Calif — According to AAA, 37.1 million people will drive to their Memorial Day weekend destinations, a 6% increase over 2022.
AAA says Friday will be the busiest day for travel. Experts suggest leaving early, ideally before noon. The worst time to leave Friday is between 3-6 p.m.
Minimal traffic is expected Saturday and Sunday. If you're coming back from your road trip Monday, 12-3 p.m. is the busiest and before 10 a.m. is the best time to leave.
AAA spokesperson John Treanor says you should always prep your car before your road trip.
"Before you go, have your car checked. If you do not feel safe doing it yourself, have your fluid levels checked, have your battery level checked, and make sure your tires are inflated," said Treanor.
He says heat can impact your car and in summer months they see an uptick in calls for emergency roadside assistance and help at auto repair centers.
"It does real damage to your car, batteries especially. Battery life is short in hot climates during the summer. You want to make sure you have important things for your car. A flat tire repair kit, spare tire, jumper cables, things like that which can assist you on the roadway," said Treanor.
You should also keep water, blankets and food in your car in the event of a breakdown or while you're waiting for a tow. Additionally, planning can help. Plan your rest stops ahead, be prepared for delays and leave early.
Treanor says to minimize distractions for the safety of you, your family and others. It could mean removing screens from around the drive, putting in directions before driving, and appointing the passenger as the point person for snack distribution.
In terms of gas prices, there is some relief for drivers this Memorial Day weekend compared to last year's as prices are lower.
"The good news is that gas prices are a far cry from last year. Sacramento last year was paying an average of $6.03 a gallon, and this year $4.65. What a difference a year does make, but you'll still want to shop around," said GasBuddy's Patrick De Haan.
De Haan says you can drive more fuel efficiently by setting the cruise control to a slower speed.
"So if you're not in a rush – slowing down, shopping around and signing up for a free loyalty program can save you anywhere from 25-50 cents a gallon this holiday," he said.
WATCH MORE ON ABC10: California pools, water parks encouraged Memorial Day weekend as rivers stay deadly | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/road-tripping-this-memorial-day-weekend-what-to-know/103-e77a8d16-0598-4dae-b24f-cace7ccedb2d | 2023-05-26T21:01:38 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/road-tripping-this-memorial-day-weekend-what-to-know/103-e77a8d16-0598-4dae-b24f-cace7ccedb2d |
ROSEVILLE, Calif. — Several streets throughout Roseville are set to be resurfaced starting in June with a planned end date set for late summer.
This comes after the project to resurface 65 miles of streets was paused last year because of the temperature-sensitive materials used in resurfacing.
Roads are set to remain open during construction, but parts of the sidewalks will be temporarily closed.
The city said some gravel shedding could happen because the resurfacing is made of liquid asphalt and aggregate. Streets will be swept to remove any debris, but people can report an area needing extra sweeping by calling (916) 746-1300 or emailing StreetMaintenanceCustomerServiceTeam@roseville.ca.us.
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Construction is expected to begin in late May or early June and continue through the end of the year.
When resurfacing is happening, people are not allowed to park on the street from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Work hours are Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Road work in Sun City is being done in phases and is scheduled to last through 2024 with the final phase of road resurfacing.
Find a map of where the roads will be resurfaced HERE.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — About 3.4 million people are expected to fly to their destinations this Memorial Day weekend; 11% more than last year, according to AAA.
“We are expecting to see travel numbers this week [starting] today that will equal pre-pandemic numbers and we're expecting about 100,000 people coming through the airport,” said Scott Johnston, the Senior Public Information Manager at Sacramento International Airport.
AAA says this could be the busiest Memorial Day weekend at U.S. airports since 2005. People ABC10 spoke with say they are flying early in hopes of beating the largest crowds.
“I want to avoid the excessive amount of people,” said Jazzie Garcia.
As summer inches closer, ticket prices are going up and so is the demand for flights.
“What I was paying last year, like $380 a flight... I’m paying up to $750. It’s considerably more,” said Edward Hurley.
Experts say the best thing travelers can do is make a plan before coming to the airport.
“The main thing that we like to put out to our customers is if you can find an alternate way to get to the airport that doesn't involve driving yourself, we would encourage that,” said Johnston.
He says with 20,000 travelers expected to fly in and out of Sacramento per day over the holiday weekend, parking might be a challenge.
“Our parking garage actually has been filling up every day but Monday for about the past month,” he said. “So any way you can find to get to the airport without having to drive your own car, it's just going to relieve a lot more stress on yourself and really help us out as well.”
Another time-saving step travelers can consider? Signing up for Clear or TSA PreCheck.
Airport officials say the top destinations for people flying out of Sacramento are Southern California, Seattle, Las Vegas, Mexico and Hawaii.
Watch more on ABC10: Memorial Day Weekend Forecast for Northern California | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/surge-memorial-day-air-travel/103-214f4cd6-95ab-4fd7-bd78-48c28aff2035 | 2023-05-26T21:01:50 | 1 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/surge-memorial-day-air-travel/103-214f4cd6-95ab-4fd7-bd78-48c28aff2035 |
A boy was injured in a stabbing outside a West Philadelphia high school Friday afternoon.
At 2:35 p.m. outside Parkway West High School on the 4700 block of Fairmount Avenue, a 17-year-old boy was stabbed, police said.
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The victim was transported to the hospital by police where he was placed in stable condition, according to the police.
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There is no further information from police at this time on the incident.
This is a breaking news story, check back for updates. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/1-injured-in-stabbing-outside-high-school-in-west-philly/3574358/ | 2023-05-26T21:01:55 | 1 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/1-injured-in-stabbing-outside-high-school-in-west-philly/3574358/ |
A 22-year-old Bronx man was stabbed to death by a Long Island homeowner who caught him and two others trying to steal the wheel rims and tires from the SUV parked in his driveway, authorities say.
According to police, Jacob Alvarenga Mejia was at his Jericho Turnpike Home on Saturday, May 13 when he noticed three people messing with his 2023 Toyota Highlander. He went outside with a large kitchen knife -- it was 1:30 a.m. -- cops say, and stabbed one of the men, Luis Pena, multiple times in the upper torso before the group ran off.
Pena was taken to a hospital by the other two men. He died a short time later.
Mejia was arrested in the case on Thursday following an investigation. Detectives claim he was the aggressor in this case. They say he may have been angry his tires were stolen two months after a catalytic converter theft.
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Mejia is charged with first-degree assault and first-degree manslaughter. He is expected to be arraigned in Hempstead court later Friday. Attorney information for him wasn't immediately available. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/long-island-homeowner-stabs-tire-thief-to-death-and-faces-charges/4370055/ | 2023-05-26T21:05:59 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/long-island-homeowner-stabs-tire-thief-to-death-and-faces-charges/4370055/ |
On Thursday, the Conference Committee Report for the 2023-2025 biennium was released. Again, the Permian Basin and House District 82 will see Texas dollars invested in our communities. State Rep. Tom Craddick’s reported the following funding was secured to directly alleviate needs and to continue ongoing work by the State of Texas.
The legislation includes the following funding, according to a release from Craddick’s Office:
New Funding
- $86.7 million for a 100-bed expansion for Permian Behavioral Health Center: West Texas has a dire need for quality mental health care and this funding will allow the construction of an additional 100 beds to serve the Permian Basin region at the Permian Basin Behavioral Health Center. The first 100 beds were partially funded in October 2021 by the Texas Legislature with a one-time appropriation of $40 million. The Permian Basin Behavioral Health Hospital broke ground on April 28.
- $15 million for Rural Health Initiatives: West Texas is in need of quality health care, and this funding helps increase access to care and the challenges presented in rural Texas. This effort will be led by the Texas A&M Health Sciences Center in Martin and Dawson counties.
- $6 million for The University of Texas Permian Basin (UTPB) “Healthcare Workforce Training”: This funding will help strengthen the quality of health workforce education and enhance the skills of Permian Basin health care workers. The funding will be used to enhance programs such as the nursing and counseling programs already in place at UTPB.
- $1.75 million to create a “Mental Health Workforce” Training Program at Midland College: These funds will be used to establish a mental health workforce training program. This funding is a big step in Rep. Craddick’s initiative to ensure the workforce is trained and ready to work in the Permian Basin Behavioral Health Hospital under construction in Midland.
- $61.969 million to develop a Keeping Texas Prepared Strategy: This builds our statewide network of emergency response professionals. Across the five agencies of AgriLife Extension Service, Forest Service, Engineering Extension Service, Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory and the Texas Division of Emergency Management we can count on a professional trained response network in the event of an emergency. These individuals live and work amongst us and are vital in the event of an emergency such as fires, wind storms and other natural disasters. I am proud to help fund this important network of response professionals across Texas and specifically the Permian Basin.
The Sustained Funding
- $2.301 million for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center “Midland Medical Residency”: This funding allows the Midland Medical Residency program to continue. This program is vital to the continued success in attracting the best health care opportunities for West Texans.
- $1.676 million for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center “Permian Basin Surgical Residency”: The Surgical Residency Program has been very successful in the Permian Basin, and this funding allows the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center to keep attracting the finest healthcare professionals to West Texas. The residency was established after in 2021 and seen continued growth and success in our local communities. These funds will allow the program to continue to grow and recruit the best surgeons to the Permian Basin.
- $615,707 for the Permian Basin Petroleum Museum: The Permian Basin accounts for about 40% of all oil production in the United States. This funding will allow the Petroleum Museum to continue its education and preservation of 230 million years of history for generations to come.
- $139,800 for Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Services “Chronic Disease Prevention”: This funding is essential in keeping West Texans safe and prepared from chronic diseases. These agents work in our communities, providing education and resources for a variety of chronic diseases including diabetes, how we can all lead a healthy lifestyle and more. | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/behavioral-health-center-dollars-top-funding-tom-18121637.php | 2023-05-26T21:07:53 | 0 | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/behavioral-health-center-dollars-top-funding-tom-18121637.php |
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The Permian Basin Behavioral Health Center hasn’t been built yet, but there is money in the state budget for its expansion.
State Rep. Tom Craddick announced that $86.7 million in new funding has been secured that will allow for a 100-bed expansion.
The first 100 beds were partially funded in October 2021 by the Texas Legislature with a one-time appropriation of $40 million.
“West Texas has a dire need for quality mental healthcare and this funding will allow the construction of an additional 100 beds to serve the Permian Basin region at the Permian Basin Behavioral Health Center,” Craddick wrote in an email to the Reporter-Telegram.
In March, the Reporter-Telegram announced there was a new funding request for the 100-bed expansion and annual operating cost support
“A proposed expansion would bring the total to 200 beds and would be comprised of a combination of acute child/adolescent beds and competency restoration rooms,” according to the update.
The capital funding request, it was reported at the time, included $65 million for the 100-bed expansion, $10.5 million for infrastructure planning, design and construction to the Permian Basin Behavioral Health Center site and $11.2 million in start-up funding for PBBHC workforce.
The Permian Basin Behavioral Health Center is a joint venture between Midland Health and Medical Center Health System in Odessa. Officials broke ground on the project in April. The center will be located between Midland and Odessa, on 54 acres donated by Diamondback Energy adjacent to the University of Texas Permian Basin’s Midland campus.
The current estimate of the total project cost has increased to $130 million, according to former Midland Health CEO Russell Meyers, who has transitioned to developmental role for the Midland Memorial Foundation, focusing on the completion of the Permian Basin Behavioral Health Center and other developmental projects.
Meyers also stated that the state’s $40 million appropriation has been supplemented by $45.3 million in contributions and confirmed pledges, leaving a balance to be raised locally.
“While fundraising efforts are still underway, indications are that sufficient local philanthropic support will be available to fully fund the project,” Craddick’s Office stated earlier this spring. Meyers was equally optimistic in his comments in April.
“This thing is going to happen, and it will be transformative to this region,” Meyers said.
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In a related item, Craddick’s Office reported the following funding was secured:
- $1.75 million to create a “Mental Health Workforce” Training Program at Midland College: These funds will be used to establish a mental health workforce training program. "This funding is a big step in Rep. Craddick’s initiative to ensure the workforce is trained and ready to work in the Permian Basin Behavioral Health Hospital under construction in Midland," his office reported. | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/tom-craddick-86-7m-secured-behavioral-health-18121606.php | 2023-05-26T21:07:59 | 0 | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/tom-craddick-86-7m-secured-behavioral-health-18121606.php |
BLAND COUNTY, Va. – UPDATE
The crash has been cleared, according to VDOT.
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If you’re traveling north on I-77, you should expect some delays due to a crash, according to VDOT.
We’re told the crash happened at mile marker 53.7.
VDOT provided an update at 3:31 p.m., saying that traffic was still backed up for about two miles.
Stay with 10 News for the latest traffic updates | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/05/26/crash-on-i-77n-in-bland-county-causing-delays/ | 2023-05-26T21:08:47 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/05/26/crash-on-i-77n-in-bland-county-causing-delays/ |
Two more plead guilty in Zachary Wood murder
Two more people accused of murdering Wichitan Zachary Ryan Wood just over a year ago pleaded guilty Friday.
William Andrew Bell was sentenced to 30 years for his role in the killing, and Payton MacKenzie Collier was sentenced to 25 years in 30th District Court.
While Collier had remained in the Wichita County Jail, Bell had been freed on bail in October 2022. He was immediately taken into custody Friday.
Police found Wood, 23, beaten to death in a bloodied and ransacked a home on Brown Street in Wichita Falls on May 21, 2022.
Investigators ultimately arrested four suspects in connection with the murder, which they said resulted from a dispute over drugs and money.
According to court affidavits, police got a tip that led them to the murder scene. The tipster had received texts from Collier in which she said she was beating Wood for stealing from her.
When officers interviewed Collier, she said her boyfriend, Ronnie Lang Jr., and Bell had assaulted Wood.
After they were arrested, Bell and Lang both admitted participating in the killing and claimed Collier did, too. Bell’s girlfriend, Ashley Esselborn, was also suspected of being at the scene and was charged with murder.
Police said Wood was beaten with a baseball bat and a gun.
Collier cried, and Bell sat showing no emotion as members of Wood’s family gave victim impact statements Friday.
“You messed up my family’s life. You messed up your family’s life,” Wood’s father said. “You made him beg for his life.”
The mother of Wood’s daughter said the child will not know “about how he was and will be. She’ll spend the rest of her life without a parent.”
Lang pleaded guilty in September 2022 to his role in Wood’s murder and to an unrelated assault. He was sentenced to 50 years in prison.
Esselborn is in the Wichita County Jail awaiting disposition of the charges against her.
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WF attorney entangled in stalking allegations free from jail again
A Wichita Falls attorney who has been in jail three times this month on allegations related to his ex-girlfriend was free again Thursday afternoon, according to online jail records.
Dean Colin Godfrey, 34, a former Wichita County assistant district attorney, was most recently arrested Sunday and held in the Wichita County Law Enforcement Center on a charge of of repeatedly violating certain court orders and bond conditions within 12 months, according to online jail and court records.
He was initially held without bail, but jail records showed he bailed out Thursday on a total of $35,000 in bonds for charges of stalking and violating a protective order and bond conditions for the stalking charge.
Godfrey was first arrested in early May on a misdemeanor criminal trespass charge in connection with an April 29 incident. He bailed out on that charge but was behind bars the following day on a stalking charge.
Godfrey is accused of repeatedly contacting his girlfriend and showing up at her home and workplace where he was barred, among other allegations, in police reports and the woman’s request for a protective order.
Police said he also posted flyers about the ex-girlfriend on downtown buildings Saturday while his court-ordered ankle monitor had a dead battery, which was a violation of his bond conditions for the stalking charge, according to allegations in court records. Officers arrested him at his parents' home Sunday.
Anyone charged with a crime is presumed innocent until proven guilty in court. Criminal trespass is a class B misdemeanor punishable by up to 180 days in jail and a fine up to $2,000.
Stalking and violation of certain court orders and bond conditions are a third degree felonies with a maximum punishment of up to 10 years in prison.
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Judge says fire retardant drops are polluting streams but allows use to continue
BILLINGS — A judge ruled Friday that the U.S. government can keep using chemical retardant to fight wildfires, despite finding that the practice pollutes streams in western states in violation of federal law.
Halting the use of the red slurry material could have resulted in greater environmental damage from wildfires, said U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen in Missoula, Montana.
The judge agreed with U.S. Forest Service officials who said dropping retardant from aircraft into areas with waterways was sometimes necessary to protect lives and property.
The ruling came after came after environmentalists sued following revelations that the Forest Service dropped retardant into waterways hundreds of times over the past decade.
Government officials say chemical fire retardant can be crucial to slowing the advance of dangerous blazes. Wildfires across North America have grown bigger and more destructive over the past two decades as climate change warms the planet.
More than 200 loads of retardant got into waterways over the past decade. Federal officials say those situations usually occurred by mistake and in less than 1% of the thousands of loads annually.
A coalition that includes Paradise, California — where a 2018 blaze killed 85 people and destroyed the town — had said a court ruling that stopped the use of retardant would have put lives, homes and forests at risk.
“This case was very personal for us,” Paradise Mayor Greg Bolin said. “Our brave firefighters need every tool in the toolbox to protect human lives and property against wildfires, and today’s ruling ensures we have a fighting chance this fire season.”
State and local agencies lean heavily on the U.S. Forest Service to help fight fires, many of which originate or include federal land.
Fire retardant is a specialized mixture of water and chemicals including inorganic fertilizers or salts. It’s designed to alter the way fire burns, making blazes less intense and slowing their advance.
That can give firefighters time to steer flames away from inhabited areas and in extreme situations to evacuate people from danger.
“Retardant lasts and even works if it’s dry,” said Scott Upton, a former region chief and air attack group supervisor for California’s state fire agency. “Water is only so good because it dries out. It does very well to suppress fires, but it won’t last.”
The Oregon-based group Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics argued in its lawsuit filed last year that the Forest Service was disregarding the Clean Water Act by continuing to use retardant without taking adequate precautions to protect streams and rivers.
Christensen said stopping the use of fire retardant would “conceivably result in greater harm from wildfires — including to human life and property and to the environment.” The judge said his ruling was limited to 10 western states where members of the plaintiff's group alleged harm from pollution into waterways that they use.
After the lawsuit was filed the Forest Service applied to the Environmental Protection Agency for a permit that would allow it to continue using retardant without breaking the law. That process could take years.
Christensen ordered federal officials to report every six months on their progress.
Experts say climate change, people moving into fire-prone areas, and overgrown forests are creating more catastrophic megafires that are harder to fight.
More than 100 million gallons (378 million liters) of fire retardant were used during the past decade, according to the Department of Agriculture.
Health risks to firefighters or other people who come into contact with fire retardant are considered low, according to a 2021 risk assessment.
But the chemicals can be harmful to some fish, frogs, crustaceans and other aquatic species. A government study found misapplied retardant could adversely affect dozens of imperiled species, including crawfish, spotted owls and fish such as shiners and suckers.
Forest Service officials said they are trying to come into compliance with the law by getting a pollution permit but that could take years.
To keep streams from getting polluted, officials in recent years have avoided drops inside buffer zones within 300 feet of waterways. Retardant may only be applied inside those zones when human life or public safety is threatened. Of 213 instances of fire retardant landing in water between 2012 and 2019, 190 were accidents and the remainder were necessary to save lives or property, officials said.
As the 2023 fire season gets underway, California Forestry Association President Matt Dias said the prospect of not having fire retardant available to a federal agency that plays a key role on many blazes was “terrifying.” | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2023/05/26/wildfires-fire-retardant-drops-stream-pollution-environmental-damage-judge/70262153007/ | 2023-05-26T21:15:40 | 0 | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2023/05/26/wildfires-fire-retardant-drops-stream-pollution-environmental-damage-judge/70262153007/ |
ATLANTIC CITY — Police have been patrolling the Boardwalk for 153 years, since it opened in 1870, said Chief James Sarkos during a ceremony Friday to celebrate a new rest and equipment station donated by the Ocean Club Condominiums on the historic walkway.
Now, police have a room off the Boardwalk to use as a break room, storage area and a place to get out of the elements for a time.
On Friday, more than 100 residents of the double condo tower between South Montpelier and Chelsea avenues celebrated the opening of the room, which residents paid to renovate and stock with a microwave, refrigerator, coffee maker, sofas and more.
"It's not an official police station. You still have to call 911 or the Atlantic City Police Department to report crime," said Ocean Club security committee Chairman Michael Demartino, in a ceremony outside the new room. "This is an area for taking a personal break, get out of the sun or winter cold ... eat lunch, talk to their wives, then get back on patrol."
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Police will soon also have an official substation on the Boardwalk at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall, several blocks away. The substation will be a place to do official police business, such as paperwork related to arrests.
Sarkos was at the Ocean Club to thank the condo residents, and said there are many changes coming to policing the Boardwalk this summer.
Friday, May 26
First, Memorial Day Boardwalk patrols will be increased by an extra 68 officers, through a program related to the new 11-hour shifts officers are working.
The 11-hour shifts mean officers work 77 hours every two weeks, Sarkos said, which is three hours less than what they are paid to work. So they give back those hours through special patrols on what would otherwise be a day off, he said.
The give-back program was first used for New Year's Day this year, he said.
"We also have our inside-out program," he said, in which officers who are normally on desk assignments at the Public Safety Building spend one day a week patrolling the Boardwalk in summer.
That will add six to eight officers a day, he said.
That program has been used before, he said.
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"This has been a year in the making," said Michael Berezein, president of the board of the Ocean Club. "Now we can say it is real."
The room is a former storage area, he said, and everything in it was donated by Ocean Club residents. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/ocean-club-donates-equipment-room-with-comfy-couches-to-atlantic-city-police/article_0cc516b6-fbf3-11ed-b5b2-1f8196bf1263.html | 2023-05-26T21:21:32 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/ocean-club-donates-equipment-room-with-comfy-couches-to-atlantic-city-police/article_0cc516b6-fbf3-11ed-b5b2-1f8196bf1263.html |
STONE HARBOR — Less than a week after being thrown into the spotlight unexpectedly by a shark attack, Maggie Drozdowski was reminded that being surrounded by friends is one of the best forms of therapy.
She was bitten by a shark while visiting the borough Sunday, the second day in her first-ever surfing trip at the Jersey Shore.
"I've been talking to my friends a lot," the 15-year-old said from the passenger seat of her mom's car Wednesday.
A wave had crashed into Drozdowski, tossing her underwater, when she was gnawed at by a shark that grabbed her foot, pulling her down farther. The teen managed to break free of its mouth by thrashing her leg before reaching the surface, heading back to shore to have her punctured leg wrapped in towels.
"My one friend went over it (the wave), and I went under it, and then I felt the shark bite my leg," Drozdowski said. "I told my friend that something bit me, and she told me to swim in and look at my foot."
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Growing up and seeing her friend's family joyous on their surfboards, Drozdowski gave it a shot herself, trying a new activity, like she did when she chose competitive ballroom dancing over volleyball.
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"We actually went down because it was my friend's brother's birthday," Drozdowski said. "He wanted to go surfing, and she (friend) invited me, too."
That trip would leave her with a story borough officials said only one in about 11.5 million people worldwide can share. It also left her with six stitches.
"It's shocking just to believe because it doesn't happen," said her mother, Lisa Piliero, recalling when she FaceTimed her daughter for the first time after the attack. "They showed me her foot, like the injuries to her foot, and that's when it kind of hit me."
Piliero didn't join her daughter on her weekend trip, learning of the accident by phone from her dad.
"She was still in the ambulance at the time I was notified," Piliero said. "I didn't actually get to talk to her until she got to the ER."
Borough officials said after the attack that they were working with marine experts to examine the bites.
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While officials are investigating Drozdowski's attack further, the teenager is home recovering, trying to also take care of her mental health, she said.
As someone who struggles with anxiety, Drozdowski said, she's been overwhelmed by television appearances and what she and her mom say are insensitive comments on social media in response to the story.
Confiding in her friends, however, has helped her cope.
Once the gauze is unwrapped from her foot, Drozdowski plans to resume her competitive ballroom dancing career, performing the cha-cha and Viennese waltz and aspiring to reach a competition in Las Vegas. She started dancing competitively about a year ago.
In the meantime, she plans to stay at her family's home in the borough for Memorial Day weekend, returning to Bishop Shanahan High School on Tuesday.
"A lot of people are shocked," Drozdowski said. "They're worried about me, but I'm telling them I'm fine."
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She also plans to go back into the ocean once her wounds have healed and she ditches her crutches.
Overall, she hopes she can best be remembered as a dancer, rather than the girl who got bit by a shark at the shore.
"A lot of people are saying I'm never going to go back into the ocean, but I'll definitely go back," Drozdowski said. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/stone-harbor-shark-attack-victim-finds-solace-in-friendships/article_8cf3c5b6-fb2c-11ed-9441-ab6256c750a4.html | 2023-05-26T21:21:34 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/stone-harbor-shark-attack-victim-finds-solace-in-friendships/article_8cf3c5b6-fb2c-11ed-9441-ab6256c750a4.html |
"Taco Tuesday" has become such a wildly popular catch phrase that it's probably uttered millions of times a week in homes across America.
The roots of the phrase can be traced back to the Jersey Shore and Gregory's Bar and Restaurant more than 40 years ago.
Now, an effort by Taco Bell to claim the phrase for all people - and so the chain can use it in advertising - has rekindled that story.
The bar owns the trademark to the phrase in New Jersey. Taco John's, a Wyoming-based eatery, holds the trademark everywhere else in the country.
Taco Bell's argument is that anyone should be able to use the phrase. Not letting them do so is like "depriving the world of sunshine itself," the company claims.
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While the legal battle looms, Gregory's has enjoyed another moment in that sunshine in terms of media coverage
- Owner Greg Gregory told the Wall Street Journal the bar's salsa recipe was taken from a recipe published in Playboy magazine.
- Gregory also said that he created the night to stay ahead of the competition, including a rival bar that promoted a "Drink and Drown Wednesday."
- He may have been referring to a December 1979 promotion for a competitor's "Drink and Drown week," (a worse promotion, if you ask us, in terms of personal and public health.)
A review of The Press' archives turned up a few "other" nights that didn't have the staying power of Taco Tuesday like:
- "Won Ton Wednesday," another Gregory's promotion that coincided with Taco Tuesday in the 80s.
- An Atlantic City bar's weekly "Steak-on-a-Stick" special.
Early returns on Taco Tuesday weren't clear that the night would last, but soon it became a hit and the bar has made more 2 million tacos since. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/taco-tuesday-hit-it-big-at-the-jersey-shore-40-years-ago-drink-and-drown/article_9601baca-fa53-11ed-8234-cff222638a6e.html | 2023-05-26T21:21:35 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/taco-tuesday-hit-it-big-at-the-jersey-shore-40-years-ago-drink-and-drown/article_9601baca-fa53-11ed-8234-cff222638a6e.html |
SAN ANGELO, Texas — What started as a minor hit-and-run on Loop 306 resulted in two additional crashes at Knickerbocker Road and Valleyview Boulevard.
San Angelo Police Department Officer Kvittem said the first crash involved a yellow Ford Bronco and a white sedan. Kvittem said that crash had not yet been reported to the department.
"And that's kind of what caused everything from here," he said. "The yellow Bronco started chasing after the white vehicle, trying to get the license plate number."
The Bronco ran a red light at the intersection of Knickerbocker and Valleyview and hit a blue SUV. The Bronco then spun out and hit a Camaro in the southbound lane.
A citation was issued to the driver of the Bronco disregarding the red light. Drivers of the Bronco, the SUV and the Camaro were all treated by paramedics at the scene.
"The driver of the white car, I learned, that's the vehicle that took off. We had a witness that was actually following him...when he came back he crashed out...that would make wreck number three," Kvittem said.
That driver was rushed to the hospital, the officer said. He did not have an status of the driver's condition at the scene.
Kvittem said in addition to the ticket issued to the Bronco driver, the driver of the sedan will be cited "at least for failure to maintain a single lane of traffic and leaving the scene of an accident (for the first wreck).
The officer said the driver of the white sedan could face more citations after the traffic investigation concludes.
An update from the SAPD said after further investigation, officers and motors have decided to write up both offenses, fail to stop and leave information (for the hit-and-run) and reckless driving. He will have a warrant in the future for the arrestable offenses. | https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/san-angelo-pd-minor-crash-on-loop-leads-to-two-more-crashes-at-knickerbocker-and-valleyview/504-4e894718-43fe-4e95-ab99-528fd7166271 | 2023-05-26T21:21:45 | 0 | https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/san-angelo-pd-minor-crash-on-loop-leads-to-two-more-crashes-at-knickerbocker-and-valleyview/504-4e894718-43fe-4e95-ab99-528fd7166271 |
SCARBOROUGH, Maine — The body of a man from Hudson, New Hampshire, was recovered Friday morning from the mouth of the Nonesuch River in Scarborough.
A fisherman who discovered the body contacted the Scarborough Police Department at about 7 a.m., according to a news release from the Maine Department of Marine Resources. His body was recovered at about 9 a.m. approximately 500 yards from shore.
The man, who is identified as 46-year-old Greg Blute, was wearing a lifejacket when he was found, and a sit-on-top kayak believed to belong to Blute also was recovered,
Blute's body has been brought to the Maine chief medical examiner's office, where an autopsy will be performed.
An investigation will be conducted by the Maine Marine Patrol and the Scarborough Police Department.
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PORTLAND, Maine — Editor's note: The video attached to this story was published May 25.
Homeless encampments alongside exits on I-295 in Portland were removed by state authorities Friday.
The Maine Department of Transportation and the Maine Department of Public Safety worked to clear the encampments at the interchanges of Exits 5, 6, and 7 along the highway, spokesperson for MaineDOT Paul Merrill told NEWS CENTER Maine.
Merrill cited safety reasons as a motive for clearing the unhoused encampments, noting they "posed an immediate risk to the safety of the unhoused people and to the traveling public."
The two departments are reportedly monitoring other unhoused encampments that are on state-owned property, including one by the Park and Ride by Marginal Way in Portland, Merrill added.
Merrill said the departments will continue to assess any safety risk posed to unhoused people, as well as the traveling public. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/public-safety/homeless-encampments-interstate-295-portland-mdot/97-313d2e7e-385d-488f-93da-5840d82981b9 | 2023-05-26T21:23:18 | 0 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/public-safety/homeless-encampments-interstate-295-portland-mdot/97-313d2e7e-385d-488f-93da-5840d82981b9 |
DANVERS, Mass. — A police officer accidentally fired his gun inside a school bathroom earlier this week while trying to holster the weapon, escalating the law enforcement response for what turned out to be a hoax school shooting, authorities in Massachusetts said.
Some students at St. John's Prep in Danvers ran into the nearby woods while panicked parents rushed to the school on Monday after a report of someone with a gun on campus. No one with a gun was found and no one was hurt.
At first, four officers went to the school after police received a report that someone with a long gun was in a bathroom at the all-boys Catholic school, the town said via Facebook on Thursday.
Three officers entered a bathroom to look for possible threats. As they left, Detective Christopher Gaffney, an 11-year department veteran, started holstering his gun, the statement said.
“The officer reported that as he did, his index finger was extended along the side of the barrel, which is consistent with his training, and that a secondary piece of equipment interfered with the holstering process, resulting in a single shot being discharged and striking the bathroom tile floor next to the officer’s foot," the statement said.
No students or school personnel were in the bathroom.
The sound of gunfire elevated the response to an actual active shooter situation, authorities had said Monday.
Gaffney was not placed on administrative leave but was given some time off, Town Manager Steve Bartha told The Salem News. An email was sent to Bartha on Friday.
The investigation is ongoing, including into who made the hoax call. Once the internal investigation is complete, the town will request an independent review by the district attorney’s office, the town's statement said. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/public-safety/school-shooting-hoax-escalate-police-officer-accidentally-shoots-gun-danvers/97-271df4e9-bf89-4c50-b440-fdbe6cc1c087 | 2023-05-26T21:23:24 | 1 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/public-safety/school-shooting-hoax-escalate-police-officer-accidentally-shoots-gun-danvers/97-271df4e9-bf89-4c50-b440-fdbe6cc1c087 |
ARKANSAS, USA — A pastor at Crossroads Cowboy Church in Bismarck was involved in a tragic accident with his family this week.
Pastor Chad Fryar and his son are currently in critical condition after a train struck their vehicle. His two daughters, who were also in the car, reportedly passed away due to the accident.
According to reports, the family was traveling east on Richwoods Road and crossed over Union Pacific Railroad tracks.
As the vehicle moved across the railway, a train heading north hit the passenger side.
The vehicle became lodged in front of the train and was pushed for approximately 2,400 feet before both came to a stop.
Following the accident, Pastor Fryar's church put out the following statement online:
We are devasted by yesterday’s tragic events and the loss of Marlee Jo and Dana Kate. Chad and Bo Henry are stable in local hospitals. Please continue to pray for their healing. Please pray for Rachel as she navigates this loss and ministers to her son and husband.
Chad and Rachel were an integral part of CrossRoads Cowboy Church-El Paso. They have been with us from the beginning and we consider them family. They have a solid faith and understanding of God, which was evident when they stepped out in faith to launch the Bismark location. We know this solid foundation will help them navigate this difficult time.
Please join us in praying for Chad, Rachel, Bo Henry, grandparents (Ron, Kathy, Reggie, and Sandy), their extended family and friends, and the Bismark congregation.
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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.5newsonline.com/article/news/local/george-floyd-arkansas/91-2eed7daf-a55f-416d-b4fc-26ddab6a0819 | 2023-05-26T21:24:04 | 1 | https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/local/george-floyd-arkansas/91-2eed7daf-a55f-416d-b4fc-26ddab6a0819 |
FORT SMITH, Ark. — Fort Smith Police are asking for the public's help locating a man reported as missing and endangered as of May 26.
Police say Dustin Thomas, 41, was last seen leaving Mercy Hospital. According to police, Thomas was wearing a white tank top and grey shorts.
If you have any information on the whereabouts of Thomas, call Fort Smith Police at 479-709-5000.
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Commerce Twp. man charged with killing 13-year-old in crash now faces child porn charges
A 19-year-old Commerce Township man accused of killing a 13-year-old girl in a hit-and-run crash in Walled Lake is now also facing charges of creating and distributing child pornography.
The new charges against Gavin Kassab stem from allegations that an 18-year-old Kassab sent a 16-year-old girl harassing messages and links to explicit videos of the girl and her parents, according to the Oakland County Prosecutor's Office. He also allegedly livestreamed explicit videos of the 16-year-old on his Instagram account.
Kassab is charged with two counts of creating child pornography, three counts of distributing child pornography and five counts of using computers to commit a crime. If convicted, he could face up to 25 years in prison.
"Taking and distributing photos or videos of underage girls and kids is exploitation, and my office will vigorously prosecute those responsible," Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald said in a statement. "My office takes these charges extremely seriously and will fight for justice for the victim and her family."
Kassab was charged last week in connection with a March crash that killed 13-year-old Piper Carrothers and seriously injured her sister and mother. Kassab was not the driver in the crash, but is still charged with manslaughter and reckless driving causing death.
The driver, who was 15 at the time, has been charged as a juvenile, but McDonald said she intends to seek to treat him as an adult. He was charged with manslaughter, reckless driving causing death, first-degree fleeing from a police officer, two counts of second-degree fleeing from a police officer and leaving the scene of a personal injury accident.
Kassab and the 15-year-old were being chased by police when they allegedly ran a red light at 98 mph and struck two other vehicles, according to the Oakland County Sheriff's Office and the prosecutor's office. They allegedly got out of their vehicle and ran away. Police said Kassab recorded the chase on his phone, held outside the passenger window, and encouraged the driver to flee.
Kassab is being held in the Oakland County Jail on $1.5 million bond.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – There was a big shift Friday in who patrols the beach in Volusia County. Just the day before, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a law that took immediate effect that says all unincorporated areas in a county now fall under the sheriff’s office.
In Volusia, that means what was Beach Patrol is now gone, and deputies are hitting the sand.
By Friday, the sheriff’s office had its mobile command center set up at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, ready to take on Memorial Day crowds and a possible unsanctioned event coming to Daytona Beach this weekend.
Sheriff Mike Chitwood said while this law just took effect, they’ve actually been preparing for weeks.
“We’ve been actually out here boots on the ground since May 1. I believe Mother’s Day was a test run for us,” he said.
Now, he said with all new equipment, they’re ready to take on the first official weekend patrolling the 47 miles of Volusia’s beaches.
“It’s all hands on deck not only for the sheriff’s office but the cities as well, so you’ll probably see when you’re up here more cops than you’ve ever seen before,” he said.
As part of the county’s preparations, it gave the 58 former beach patrol officers the option to come on as deputies at their current rank on beach patrol or stay with beach safety as full-time lifeguards and EMTs.
Seventeen went to the sheriff’s office.
“One of the things I’m excited about with the additional manpower is that I want to get out on the rivers more and the lakes,” said Chitwood.
The beach officers were also lifeguards and EMTs.
It’s a cut for the Volusia Beach Safety team who was already dealing with a national lifeguard shortage.
“We’ve got that really rough surf right now poking holes in the sandbars which causes rip currents. We’ve had to rescue about 160 people out of the water since last Friday,” said Beach Safety Deputy Chief Tammy Malphurs.
She said luckily, with the almost 40 former officers staying on and guards coming home from college now, they’re almost fully staffed ahead of the weekend.
“You’ll still see our lifeguards in the trucks, on the ATVs, we will have rescue skis out there, we have a rescue boat. Our lifeguards will still be in those vehicles responding to medical emergencies and water rescues,” she said.
The sheriff said on top of uniformed deputies, there will also be deputies on the beach in plain clothes this weekend. He thinks it’s especially important during these busy holiday weekends to target crimes like theft.
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APOPKA, Fla. – Police in Apopka on Friday announced their search for a 72-year-old woman who was last seen weeks ago at a hospital.
Last contact was made with Jay Ruth Sheppard as she was discharged from Advent Health Apopka on May 9, police said. She is diagnosed with dementia, Alzheimer’s, bi-polar disorder and schizophrenia, according to a missing persons flyer.
Sheppard weighs 230 pounds and is 5 feet, 7 inches tall with black hair, brown eyes, a missing front tooth and moles around her eyes, police said.
Anyone who sees Sheppard or has knowledge of her whereabouts is urged to contact Apopka police by emailing APDCID@Apopka.net or by anonymously calling Crimeline at (800) 423-8477.
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POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A man and woman in Polk County were arrested earlier this month after their 3-year-old child was found in “bone-chilling” condition, according to the sheriff’s office.
In a release, deputies said fire crews were called to a report of an unresponsive child on the afternoon of May 12.
Upon arrival, first responders said they found the 3-year-old connected to a ventilator, though the boy didn’t have a pulse. He was taken to the hospital, where he later died despite several life-saving measures, according to law enforcement.
An affidavit shows the boy had numerous injuries, including large tears on his buttocks to the point his colon was visible.
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The toddler’s stomach was also bloated, he appeared to be green, and there were open sores on the body “consistent with child neglect,” the affidavit adds.
It was later discovered that the boy had been involved in a near-drowning at a vacation home in Davenport back in 2020, and he had been consequently connected to a ventilator since then, deputies said.
“The child had no brain activity, could not even blink his eyes, could not move his extremities,” Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said during a news conference on Wednesday. “And quite frankly, it was recommended to the parents that he be removed from any life-saving measures because the child would forever be in a coma with no brain activity.”
Judd continued, saying that the parents instead chose to keep the boy alive by using a ventilator and stomach tube.
In addition, investigators said they found out the boy had been living with his mother — Takesha Williams, 24 — and her two other children. His father — Efrem Allen, 25 — had been helping Williams with taking care of the boy, though Allen didn’t live at the home, deputies said.
While a home health nurse had been visiting their home since 2020, the parents decided to switch health care companies within the past few months leading to the boy’s death, according to the affidavit.
Instead, the parents reportedly told detectives they knew how to tend to the boy’s medical needs, though they noticed that he had developed large open sores since the prior month, court records state.
However, the affidavit shows that Williams and Allen chose not to contact anyone over the issue due to being afraid of having their children taken by state officials.
Williams and Allen also told investigators that the boy appeared to be alive on the night of May 11, though by the morning of May 12, they noticed that his stomach was bloated and that he appeared cold to the touch, deputies said. They waited until that afternoon to call 911, a release shows.
“This child had an extremely extended stomach, and it was green. This child was rotting in the bed,” Judd said.
According to Judd, doctors at the hospital informed detectives the child hadn’t been receiving appropriate care for months.
Both Williams and Allen were arrested on charges of negligent child abuse causing great harm, though those charges were upgraded on Wednesday to aggravated manslaughter of a child.
“I’ve seen some truly horrific events in my long law enforcement career, but I have never, ever seen anything as sad, as bone-chilling, and as sickening as what this baby suffered before finally perishing from the despicable acts of these two criminals,” Judd said.
Judd added that the other children in Williams’ home appeared to be in good health.
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BLOOMINGTON — The City of Bloomington announced the Market Street Garage will resume regular gate operations on Monday, June 12.
Parking in the garage has been free since March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After the pandemic, the garage kept its gates raised for ongoing repairs.
Those who park in the garage will see a return of a $50 per month charge within the gated area on upper levels.
The free, four-hour, once-a-day parking is still available outside the gated area on the lower level.
Hourly parking is not available at this location.
Those who need a permit card for monthly parking should call 309-434-2207 for more information.
Bloomington plants Arbor Day tree at Sheridan Elementary
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Fourth grader Aliciah May gives a readers theater presentation of "The Giving Tree" on Friday at Sheridan Elementary School in Bloomington. The City of Bloomington’s Beautification Committee chose Sheridan as the recipient of its annual Arbor Day tree and held a planting ceremony there on Friday.
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Bloomington Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe gives the official Arbor Day Proclamation on Friday at Sheridan Elementary School in Bloomington. The City of Bloomington’s Beautification Committee chose Sheridan as the recipient of its annual Arbor Day tree and held a planting ceremony there on Friday.
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Fourth graders help plant a tree on Friday at Sheridan Elementary School in Bloomington. The City of Bloomington’s Beautification Committee chose Sheridan as the recipient of its annual Arbor Day tree and held a planting ceremony there on Friday.
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Fourth graders Christian Nobles, left, and Aliciah May give a readers theater presentation of "The Giving Tree" on Friday at Sheridan Elementary School in Bloomington. The City of Bloomington’s Beautification Committee chose Sheridan as the recipient of its annual Arbor Day tree and held a planting ceremony there on Friday.
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Fourth graders help plant a tree on Friday at Sheridan Elementary School in Bloomington.
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NSB to hear Tropical Storm Ian flood study results at the Brannon Center Tuesday
New Smyrna Beach officials will meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday at the Brannon Center to present the findings from a study that evaluated the flooding impact of last year’s Tropical Storm Ian.
In January, the city adopted a nearly citywide development moratorium after residents raised concerns about how certain developments could have contributed to the devastating property damage caused by the flooding.
Along with the moratorium, set to expire on June 27, the city also hired engineering firm Jones Edmunds & Associates, Inc., to conduct a study “evaluating the impact of new construction and effectiveness of citywide stormwater regulations, maintenance practices and more.”
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The moratorium is limited to residential developments of 10 acres or more, or 25-plus homes, in FEMA-designated flood zones A and AE, which cover most of the city.
At a public meeting in January, nearly 500 residents watched a presentation from the firm on how the study would be conducted and received a sheet with questions about their current situation and how they were affected by the storm.
Gauges throughout the city registered about 20 inches of rain from last year's storm, a representative for the firm said during the January meeting.
One of the hardest-hit spots, the Turnbull Bay area neighborhoods, saw waters rise to 6 feet.
Several residents from that neighborhood and other parts of the city described the damage to their properties and called for better long-term infrastructure. | https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/local/volusia/2023/05/26/new-smyrna-beach-to-hear-flood-study-findings-from-tropical-storm-ian/70260484007/ | 2023-05-26T21:46:18 | 1 | https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/local/volusia/2023/05/26/new-smyrna-beach-to-hear-flood-study-findings-from-tropical-storm-ian/70260484007/ |
A Fort Wayne teen has received a 60-year sentence for murdering a man in October.
Austin Moran, 16, admitted to shooting and killing 19-year-old Yael Edu Esparza during an April change-of-plea hearing. In exchange for pleading guilty to the murder, a sentencing enhancement for using a firearm was dropped.
Of the 60-year-sentence, 55 years will be served in prison and five years will be suspended. Allen Superior Court Judge Fran Gull told Moran she would consider modifying the sentence in the future, depending on his behavior in jail.
Moran told a friend he kept shooting Esparza because Esparza wouldn't die, according to a probable cause affidavit written by Fort Wayne Police Detective Liza Anglin. The friend told police he was with Moran all day when the defendant said he was going to steal some vape cartridges he agreed to buy from Esparza.
The witness told police he left when Moran told him the plan but heard gunshots and screaming as he was walking away. When he ran back to the area, he found Moran on a porch in a daze, according to court documents.
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The Allen County Council has scheduled a public hearing for the first week of June to gather public comment on a proposed income tax increase to pay for the planned new jail.
County residents could pay up to 0.2% more in income taxes under a proposal the county commissioners made to the council on May 18.
The public hearing will be at 6:30 p.m. June 7 in Room 035 at Citizens Square, 200 E. Berry St. in Fort Wayne, according to an announcement Allen County Auditor Nicholas Jordan made Friday.
The cost for each Allen County taxpayer will depend on the rate council members pass – if they pass it, Jordan said. For someone making $50,000 a year, a 0.1% tax increase would mean paying $50 more in income tax a year for up to 25 years, while the full 0.2% would mean $100 more, according to figures he sent out.
A person making $30,000 a year would pay $30 more a year under a 0.1% tax increase and $60 more under a 0.2% increase. Someone making $100,000 a year would pay $100 more under a 0.1% increase or $200 if the council passes a 0.2% increase.
“It just depends on a person’s taxable income,” Jordan said.
The county commissioners requested the public hearing at the May 18 council meeting. The county council, which sets tax rates and allocates county funding, is responsible for holding a meeting to allow taxpayer input.
Council members could vote on the increase as soon as their June 15 meeting, according to the news release. Council President Tom Harris said the council has the option of considering it then or at the July 20 meeting.
The commissioners consider July the latest time to pass an increase, he said. Having the public hearing at a special meeting will give council members the option of two meetings to consider the matter.
The public hearing will be held in the evening instead of the County Council’s usual 8:30 a.m. meeting time because more people will be able to attend, Harris said. Council members may not respond to questions because the hearing a chance for people to give viewpoints for consideration, but they may address the points at the later meetings.
Allen County Commissioner Therese Brown said the proposed 0.2% tax increase is what Baker Tilly Municipal Advisors calculated would cover payments for a bond issue of $286 million. The jail project’s current estimated cost is $350 million, but county officials and the jail contractors are looking for ways to cut costs, she said.
Baker Tilly consultants recommended increasing local income tax as preferable to raising property tax to finance the jail, Brown said at this week's County Council meeting. Since 2018, the state has permitted counties to use a special purpose income tax for correctional facilities.
Chris Cloud, the commissioners’ chief of staff, said an income tax for a jail may legally last no more than 25 years and be used only that purpose. The county’s bond issue would likely last 20 years, he said.
The commissioners started the process of building a new jail after U.S. District Court Judge Damon Leichty ordered them in March 2022 to alleviate unconstitutional conditions at the current downtown facility. Those conditions include overcrowding, understaffing, insufficient inmate supervision and too much violence.
The current jail can hold up to 732 inmates. Leichty set 981 as a new jail’s capacity goal.
The proposed jail is set to be built on 70 acres of farmland at 2911 Meyer Road. The site is part of 140 acres the county bought for $6.3 million in April. The remaining 70 acres will be available for potential growth.
Jail construction is expected to begin in spring 2024 and be completed in 2027. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/public-hearing-set-for-local-income-tax-hike-for-proposed-new-county-jail/article_7e5b36da-fbfc-11ed-89eb-ef72337ddb4a.html | 2023-05-26T21:50:21 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/public-hearing-set-for-local-income-tax-hike-for-proposed-new-county-jail/article_7e5b36da-fbfc-11ed-89eb-ef72337ddb4a.html |
Sentencing for a man who was set to be a co-defendant in an April murder trial has been postponed.
Terry Smith Jr., 36, was originally charged with murder alongside Ajaylan Shabazz, 26. The charges came after 35-year-old Tiffany Ferris was found dead in a bathtub at the Suburban Inn, 3320 Coliseum Blvd. W., on May 10, 2021. Shabazz is now set to stand trial alone in October.
Smith pleaded guilty in April to aggravated battery in exchange for his murder charge being dropped. The agreement will now go to Allen Superior Court Judge David Zent in November, following Shabazz's trial.
If Smith's plea is accepted and he is sentenced, his 12-year sentence would run consecutively to a nine-year sentence for an armed robbery that happened hours after the murder.
Per the agreement, Smith will be required to testify against Shabazz, who is charged with murder and aggravated battery in the case. Shabazz signed a nearly identical agreement last May, in which he agreed to testify against Smith in exchange for his murder charge being dropped.
The agreement was later nullified when Shabazz wrote to the judge, accusing a then-dead woman of murdering Ferris. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/sentencing-in-2021-murder-case-postponed/article_a0e9aaa0-fbe9-11ed-a594-b328a54f3f7c.html | 2023-05-26T21:50:27 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/sentencing-in-2021-murder-case-postponed/article_a0e9aaa0-fbe9-11ed-a594-b328a54f3f7c.html |
MERIDIAN, Idaho — This story first appeared in the Idaho Press.
Sara Brady, the Meridian woman who went to a closed playground in April 2020 and asked police to arrest her, filed a tort claim asking for $500,000 against the city of Meridian last month.
A tort claim is not the same as a lawsuit; it’s a notice that someone believes a wrong has been committed and is preserving a right to sue. This claim was sent to the city of Meridian, the secretary of state and Ada County.
“I was unconstitutionally and falsely arrested while lawfully standing in a public park exercising my constitutional rights,” Brady wrote in the claim. “I was then prosecuted for trespassing which cost me tens of thousands of dollars.”
She wrote that her damages include emotional distress and attorney’s fees.
On social media last month, Brady wrote that her legal costs were almost $50,000.
Brady was one of several parents who took their children to a playground at Julius M. Kleiner Memorial Park, which had been closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Brady and others argued with Meridian police officers about the constitutionality of the decision to close the park. Brady then turned, put her arms behind her back and asked the officer to arrest her.
Tensions were high throughout the state and country at the time, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. A few days before Brady was arrested, a protest against Gov. Brad Little’s stay-at-home order drew hundreds of people.
Brady’s arrest also set off protests in front of the home of the Meridian officer who made the arrest.
In January, Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador dismissed the charges against her, to the dismay of Meridian Mayor Robert Simison and Police Chief Tracy Basterrechea.
Simison called Labrador’s selective dismissal of the case and endorsement of illegal behavior “abhorrent” and “a breach of his oath of office to uphold the rule of law.”
Basterrechea said he hoped the dismissal of charges “is not the type of political grandstanding we should expect coming out of the Attorney General’s Office moving forward.”
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Outdoor adventure takes center stage whenever Dominion Energy Riverrock comes to town.
With beautiful weather and plenty of events to take in, thousands flocked to Brown’s Island and the surrounding areas last weekend to enjoy high-flying dogs, gravity-defying climbers, river sports and more.
Festivalgoers of all ages had the opportunity to try out kayaks and stand-up paddleboards, cool off with a dip in the James River, and take in musical acts from near and far. | https://richmond.com/news/local/through-our-lens-outdoor-adventure-along-the-james-river/article_0ab1154c-fafd-11ed-80c1-dfe97f16fca4.html | 2023-05-26T21:56:13 | 0 | https://richmond.com/news/local/through-our-lens-outdoor-adventure-along-the-james-river/article_0ab1154c-fafd-11ed-80c1-dfe97f16fca4.html |
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Authorities say two men are hurt after a shooting occurred Friday afternoon in St. Petersburg.
The gunfire happened around 3 p.m. near the intersection of 7th Avenue South at 19th Street, the St. Pete Police Department told 10 Tampa Bay.
One of the men shot during the incident reportedly suffered serious injuries that could be life-threatening. The other man is expected to be OK, authorities say.
Police say the shooting is believed to be an isolated incident and there is no danger to the public. The investigation of the shooting remains ongoing. At this time, police have not announced any arrests.
This is a developing story. 10 Tampa Bay is working to provide more information. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/2-men-hurt-st-pete-shooting/67-cdf18d48-6480-4ba1-a921-f5090c625bc6 | 2023-05-26T21:57:45 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/2-men-hurt-st-pete-shooting/67-cdf18d48-6480-4ba1-a921-f5090c625bc6 |
CLEARWATER, Fla. — For physically able people, a broken elevator is an inconvenience. For an elderly couple with disabilities, it's a quarantine.
The Menses contacted 10 Tampa Bay earlier this week sharing the problems their Clearwater condo building's broken elevator is causing.
"I have oxygen and I'm handicapped," 86-year-old Evelyn Mense explained. "And I have a walker, which I can't get down the stairs. So I'm really relegated to this floor."
The building is located in the Villas at Countryside, off of Enterprise Road in Clearwater.
Evelyn Mense said she's had to cancel doctor and dental appointments. Now, getting groceries is a task.
The elevator has been broken for two weeks, Evelyn Mense claims. When she asked her property management company and condo association when the repairs can be expected, their response was bleak.
"It takes 20 weeks. Period," Evelyn Mense said the condo association told her.
Evelyn Mense said she was told to use services like Instacart or Uber Eats to get necessary grocery items. She's done that, but it's an added expense.
"And the only way we get something, I go to the grocery store and come back," Hans Mense said.
Hans Mense is 94. Climbing up and down three flights of stairs is no small task for him.
"I have to—if I don't want it or not. I have to do it. Because there's nobody here would help us," Hans Mense said with a sigh.
The broken elevator impacts roughly 20 units in the building. The notice on the first-floor elevator doors says service will be returned as soon as possible.
10 Tampa Bay's Malique Rankin reached out to Frankly Coastal Property Management. The person who answered identified herself as Laura Cullen. She quickly said, "no comment," and hung up the line when Rankin identified herself as a reporter.
The property management company has not responded to additional calls and emails regarding this matter at the time of this publication. The condo association president has not returned calls for comment at the time of this publication.
An on-site maintenance worker told Rankin no one was on-property to talk to and drove away without further explanation.
"We gotta have that elevator," Hans Mense pleaded. "It's a must. That's the only way you can keep a civil life for what we have now. Now, we're not going to give up. We sure hope somebody will help us."
The Department of Business and Profession Regulation conducts elevator inspections. This elevator failed an inspection on May 10. DBPR said it failed for the following violations:
- H236 – regarding Hydraulic cylinders;
- H302 – regarding Car Top Lighting and Outlet; and
- H201 – regarding Access to Machine Spaces.
"The elevator owner is responsible under Florida law for ensuring required inspections are completed and any cited violations are corrected," Marnie Villanueva, the deputy director for DBPR communications said.
According to DBPR, the elevator owner has 90 days from the date on the inspection report to correct violations cited during an inspection. However, DBPR does not have the jurisdiction to require an elevator owner to fix an inoperable elevator.
For violations of ADA accommodations, the resident can file a complaint with their local code enforcement office or with the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division.
Malique Rankin is a general assignment reporter with 10 Tampa Bay. You can email her story ideas at mrankin@10tampabay.com and follow her Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/elderly-couple-broken-elevator-repairs-20-weeks-stranded-clearwater/67-28d4ff93-0d6f-42b3-ab5a-8bc9eeabb055 | 2023-05-26T21:57:51 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/elderly-couple-broken-elevator-repairs-20-weeks-stranded-clearwater/67-28d4ff93-0d6f-42b3-ab5a-8bc9eeabb055 |
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — If your holiday weekend plans include a trip to Gandy Beach in St. Petersburg — be warned.
Close to half of that area just on the west side of the Gandy Bridge is closed off due to a pipeline project.
Regular Gandy Beach visitors know parking is hard to come by there. And on holidays, it’s that much more challenging.
Add to that, this year workers are installing a 2,200-foot gas line.
So, expect to see even more concrete barriers, heavy equipment, gates – and huge sections of the beach completely off limits.
“It's going to be packed,” Gandy Beach visitor Sue Anthony said. “And there's going to be a lot of disappointing people that come here for Memorial Day.”
“I think a lot of people are going to have to find an alternative just because there's no access and there's no room,” neighbor Ryan Lang said.
In September, the Florida Department of Transportation, which owns the Gandy Beach property, also installed nearly 900 wooden posts to protect the sensitive mangroves. That also limited parking.
The pipeline project, which will increase capacity for the nearby Duke Energy Weedon Power Plant, is expected to last three to four weeks. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/gandy-beach-pipeline-project-memorial-day/67-3a63fab0-5666-4d16-bf30-de2995c529cf | 2023-05-26T21:57:57 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/gandy-beach-pipeline-project-memorial-day/67-3a63fab0-5666-4d16-bf30-de2995c529cf |
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Lincoln Public Schools will hold six high school graduation ceremonies at Pinnacle Bank Arena this weekend:
* Friday: North Star, 6 p.m.
* Saturday: East, 8:30 a.m.; Lincoln High, noon; 3:30 p.m., Southeast.
* Sunday: Northeast, noon; Southwest, 3:30 p.m.
The ceremonies will be livestreamed at lps.org and LNKTV Education.
There is no ceremony for Lincoln Northwest, which did not have a senior class this year.
Dennis Maliq Barnes, a 16-year-old senior at International High School of New Orleans, is graduating two years early and has been offered admission at more than 170 colleges. He's also received more than $9 million in scholarships.
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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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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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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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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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Fifth graders wave to the camera during the LPS day baseball game on, Monday, May 22, 2023, in Lincoln.
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KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — Highway Patrol troopers are responding to a major crash at U.S. 80 and County Road 309 in Kaufman County following a major crash that left one person dead and another person seriously injured, authorities said.
DPS officials said troopers were dispatched at about 12:50 p.m. to the scene.
Preliminary investigation found an 18-wheeler was traveling eastbound on U.S. 80 when a Ford Edge SUV traveling westbound onto the road turned in front of the 18-wheeler and collided into it, officials said.
There were two occupants in the Ford, officials said. One was pronounced dead at the scene and the other was taken to Baylor University Medical Center with serious injuries.
The investigation is ongoing, officials said.
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DALLAS — Clint Bruce and Stephen Holley started Carry The Load 13 years ago because the Navy Seals were tired of Memorial Day's focus on car sales, furniture clearances and happy barbecues, and not focused on what it's supposed to be: a day to honor those who gave their lives for their country.
Now, Carry The Load is a successful nationwide movement spreading that message.
But Holley, the president and CEO of a non-profit organization that has helped funnel more than $12 million to veteran and first responder assistance organizations, agreed to talk about why he knows, with personal experience, the support services as so vital.
"It's a very lonely place," Holley admitted of his own struggles that took place even as Carry The Load was positively impacting so many lives.
"And candidly, I'd tell you it's really be in the last 10 years where I have struggled with depression, anxiety, some mental health issues that I didn't see coming," he said.
Carry The Load's fundraising helps dozens of nonprofits who help active and veteran military and first responders deal with post traumatic stress and other issues: a brotherhood and sisterhood to help see each other through. As Holley watched that success, he said he was fighting is own demons too.
"It wasn't really until some long bouts of depression and anxiety that I came to understand just how challenging it could be," he said. "And it's just such a, it's a spot that I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy."
"If it weren't for my wife, I don't know if the outcome would have been what it is," he continued.
Veterans will tell you that the memories of the fellow soldiers they lost, the horrors of war they witnessed, and the return to a civilian world without the structure of a military life can lead them down a dark and dangerous path.
Holley said he understands that even more intimately now after getting the help he needed.
"I am very thankful for the perspective that it's given me and the lessons that I've learned," he said. "Most people will understand that you learn more when you're getting your teeth kicked in, proverbially, than you do when things are going your way."
And that's where he sees a living benefit of Carry The Load and all that it has become.
"Still safe to say that Carry The Load is partial therapy for you too?" WFAA reporter Kevin Reece asked him.
"100% therapy for me," answered Holley.
"Even as sad as some people can look at Memorial Day, it's still a community that can help with that isolation," Reece said of the community that Carry The Load has brought together to help people carry and survive their shared grief.
"Absolutely. Absolutely," Holley said, referring to the annual cross country relays, the education programs, and the continuum of care organizations that operate with the financial assistance of Carry The Load.
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Seat belt use in Ohio has dropped to its lowest level in nearly two decades.
A survey conducted by the Ohio Traffic Safety Office, a division of the Ohio Department of Public Safety, shows the statewide seat belt compliance rate dropped from 84.1% in 2021 to 80.8% in 2022 — the lowest rate since 2005.
“We want seat belt use to be an automatic habit for drivers and passengers alike,” said Emily Davidson, OTSO director. “Unrestrained deaths are completely preventable. Buckling up is the simplest thing you can do to limit injury or save your life during a crash.”
Ohio remains below the national seat belt use rate of 91.6%.
In 2022, there were 527 people in Ohio killed in traffic crashes where a seat belt was available, but not in use. This marked the third consecutive year that Ohio’s unbelted fatality rate was above 60%.
“Properly wearing a safety belt saves lives and reduces the risk of injuries,” said Col. Charles A. Jones, superintendent of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. “When a safety belt is properly worn, the potential for crash-related injuries and death decreases dramatically.”
The state’s new seat belt survey also found that trucks had the lowest compliance rates of any vehicle type: 76.3% for heavy trucks and 77.7% for light trucks. Also, local roads had by far the lowest rate of compliance in the state compared to interstates and state highways.
The Ohio highway patrol is among law enforcement agencies throughout the state and country participating in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Click It or Ticket enforcement effort.
The seat belt campaign, which coincides with the Memorial Day holiday, runs through June 4.
“Too many times our troopers see tragic loss of life on our roadways due to irresponsible decisions,” said Jones. “Before heading out, make a plan, designate a sober driver and buckle up.”
In 2021, there were 11,813 unbuckled passenger vehicle occupants killed in crashes in the U.S. In those crashes, 57% of those not wearing their seat belts were killed between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m.
Police agencies participating in the seat belt campaign will take a no-excuses approach to seat belt law enforcement, with an extra focus at night, according to the traffic safety office.
In Ohio, all drivers, front seat passengers and children and teens ages 8 and 15 must wear a seat belt. Children younger than 8 must ride in a booster seat or appropriate safety seat unless the child is 4 feet, 9 inches or taller.
Breaking the Ohio seat belt law will result in a $30 fine for the driver, plus $20 for a passenger.
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'Chilling effect': National experts decry decision against abortion doctor Caitlin Bernard
Dressed in white coats, Drs. Tracey Wilkinson and Caroline Rouse were among the first to arrive at Caitlin Bernard’s Thursday hearing in front of the Indiana medical licensing board. When the hearing ended nearly 15 hours later, they were among the last to leave.
Six months after Indiana's Republican attorney general filed a complaint against the Indianapolis obstetrician-gynecologist, the board voted to reprimand and fine Bernard on Thursday, finding that she violated privacy laws in giving a reporter information about a 10-year-old rape victim.
But representatives of the medical community nationwide – from individual doctors to the American Medical Association to an author of HIPAA – don’t think Bernard did anything wrong. Further, they say, the decision will have a chilling effect on those involved with patient care.
Indiana abortion case:Board says Dr. Caitlin Bernard violated 10-year-old's privacy
“This sends a message to all doctors everywhere that political persecution can be happening to you next for providing health care to your patients,” Wilkinson said.
“It’s terrible,” Rouse said. They’d just spent hours “listening to our friend and our colleague be put on trial for taking care of her patient and providing evidence-based health care, and that is incredibly demoralizing as a physician.”
Todd Rokita says 'trust ... was broken'
Bernard told an IndyStar reporter the patient’s age, the state she was coming from, the fact that she was pregnant and her gestational age in an interview at an abortion rights rally last year. After the July 2022 story was published, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita went on Fox News and said his office was looking into whether Bernard violated any laws.
Bernard and her attorneys brought in witnesses – including a top ethics expert from the AMA – who said she didn't commit any violations. But she was ultimately fined $3,000 total for three privacy law charges, and will receive a letter of reprimand. The board rejected Rokita's two other charges, one alleging that she violated child abuse reporting requirements and the other that she is unfit to practice medicine.
Bernard and her attorneys said Friday that the board never identified what protected health information they feel she revealed.
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Rokita cast the decision of the seven-person, governor-appointed medical licensing board as a victory for patients rather than a political maneuver on his part.
"Like we have said for a year, this case was about patient privacy and the trust between the doctor and patient that was broken," his office said after the decision. "What if it was your child or your parent or your sibling who was going through a sensitive medical crisis, and the doctor, who you thought was on your side, ran to the press for political reasons?"
"It’s not right, and the facts we presented today made that clear," the statement said.
But health care experts who responded Friday to the board's decision saw it differently.
HIPAA author Donna Shalala: 'It's outrageous'
Donna Shalala, who helped write federal HIPAA patient privacy law during her eight years as the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services under former President Bill Clinton, told IndyStar Bernard did not violate the law. She thought Bernard “was very careful in what she did reveal.”
“There was just no way that she identified this patient with the information that she released,” Shalala said.
She said that actions in states around the country, like the board's finding, can deter doctors.
“They’re criminalizing the practice of medicine and they’re literally asking doctors in this country to do harm,” Shalala said. “This is the opposite of what they went to medical school for and what their oath is. It’s the criminalization of American medicine and it’s outrageous.”
Previously on Rokita:Dr. Bernard tries to dismiss lawsuit against Rokita. He wants his day in court.
IU Health, Planned Parenthood defend Bernard
Bernard's employers came to her defense Friday in separate statements. IU Health said it disagreed with the board's findings on patient privacy, and Planned Parenthood described her as a victim of Rokita's "politically motivated attacks."
The AMA also published a strongly worded editorial about the case. President Jack Resneck said it was an example of how "harm to patients and our nation’s public health triggered by last year’s U.S. Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization continues to expand and worsen."
"That’s because lawmakers, state officials and other third parties are seeking to exert their influence into the patient-physician relationship, impede access to evidence-based reproductive health services, and criminalize care based on political ideology instead of science," Resneck wrote.
David Jose, a longtime health care attorney who has defended clients in front of licensing boards for decades, told IndyStar licensure actions like this can have a "chilling effect" on how professionals share information.
One outcome will be "a greater tendency to over-report out of an abundance of caution to the authorities," he said, which can lead to "extensive" investigations.
"It just takes a lot of time and expense and it diverts providers from their mission of providing care," Jose said. He declined to comment specifically on the complaint against Bernard.
"Today is a difficult day to be a physician in the state," said Dr. Katie McHugh, an obstetrician-gynecologist who provides abortions and is a fellow with the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
But she also said what happened to Bernard isn't going to stop her from being an advocate for reproductive health care.
"This is an obligation of our profession," she said. "We are compelled to share our experiences, our interactions with people."
The board has 90 days to finalize its decision. From there, either side can appeal in Marion Superior Court within 30 days.
Call IndyStar courts reporter Johnny Magdaleno at 317-273-3188 or email him at jmagdaleno@indystar.com. Follow him on Twitter @IndyStarJohnny | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/2023/05/26/doctors-react-indiana-abortion-case-caitlin-bernard-reprimand/70261267007/ | 2023-05-26T22:13:50 | 1 | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/2023/05/26/doctors-react-indiana-abortion-case-caitlin-bernard-reprimand/70261267007/ |
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News from around the state of Texas. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/ken-paxton-addresses-articles-of-impeachment/3266145/ | 2023-05-26T22:18:21 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/ken-paxton-addresses-articles-of-impeachment/3266145/ |
On Friday afternoon Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is on the brink of impeachment after years of scandal, criminal charges and corruption accusations, addressed the public for the first time since a GOP-led House committee unanimously filed 20 articles of impeachment against him on Thursday.
The GOP-led committee spent months quietly looking into Paxton and recommended Thursday that the state's top lawyer be impeached on 20 articles including bribery, unfitness for office and abuse of public trust. The House Committee on General Investigating plans to put the resolution before the full chamber with a historic vote on Saturday afternoon.
From his office in Austin Friday afternoon, Paxton made his first public comments saying the impeachment was "illegal" and a "scheme" to oust him from office after voters reelected him last November.
"By proceeding with this illegal impeachment scheme to overturn a decision made by Texas voters just a few short months ago, the corrupt politicians in the Texas House are demonstrating that blind loyalty to Speaker Dade Phelan is more important than upholding their oath of office. They are determined to ignore the law," Paxton said. "They have denied me the opportunity to present the evidence which contradicts their politically motivated narrative and they are showcasing their absolute contempt for the electoral process. Every politician who supports this deceitful impeachment attempt will inflict lasting damage on the credibility of the Texas House, which I served in."
Paxton said the impeachment was "political theater" and was a curated "act of political retribution" that must come to an end. He invited his supporters to the Capitol on Saturday to peacefully let their voices be heard.
"This vote is expected to take place Saturday at 1 p.m. and I want to invite my fellow citizens and friends to peacefully come let their voices be heard at the Capitol tomorrow," Paxton said. "Exercise your right to petition your government. Let's restore the power of this great state to the people instead of to the politicians."
The attorney general said he hopes a majority of the House votes against impeachment, but that if the vote doesn't go his way he said he expected to have better luck with the state Senate.
"I hope the House makes the right decision, but if not I look forward to a quick resolution in the Texas Senate where I truly believe the process will be fair and just," Paxton said.
After the committee voted unanimously to adopt the articles of impeachment in House Resolution 2377, Paxton, issued the following statement on Twitter. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/paxton-calls-supporters-to-the-capitol-says-impeachment-is-an-act-of-political-retribution/3266097/ | 2023-05-26T22:18:27 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/paxton-calls-supporters-to-the-capitol-says-impeachment-is-an-act-of-political-retribution/3266097/ |
BALTIMORE — The youth curfew in Baltimore City and the comprehensive plan for summer has been the topic of discussion for weeks.
The Friday before Memorial Day is when the curfew portion for youth takes effect. However, Mayor Brandon Scott and other city leaders announced plans for youth orchestrated by youth to keep them productive and engaged this summer.
“We believe collectively investing in our youth and providing them the opportunities to thrive learn and have fun,” Scott said.
Mayor Scott said part of the sole mission behind the comprehensive youth strategy is geared to help teens engage in community, stay safe and use their time productively all summer long across the city.
“Teenagers will be able to find an event or program that they want to participate in,” Scott said.
The youth engagement strategy called “BMORE this summer,” is made up of a comprehensive plan of events that will take place almost everyday giving youth something to do Monday through Friday and on the weekends to keep them engaged.
Leaders from the Mayor's Office of Children and Family success like Dr. Debra Brooks said they spoke with 300 teenagers across 10 Baltimore City Schools and asked them what activities they would like to participate in.
“We heard from our young people that said they wanted safe spaces to engage,” Brooks said.
Live music, pool parties, and opportunities of employment were just a few activities that were a high priority for teens. Organizers said once the curfew starts being enforced, teens under 14 have a curfew at 9:00 p.m., and teens at least 14 but under 17, their curfew starts at 11:00 p.m.
RELATED: BPD issues new internal memo for enforcing night time youth curfews
Reginald Moore, who’s the Director of Baltimore City Recreation & Parks, said this highlights a fraction of this entire comprehensive plan.
“One of our traditional programs that we continue to offer is our camp Baltimore site which is our summer camp site that’s at 30+ rec centers. We have our Bmore Summer Fun, and we have specialty camp from basketball camp, to tennis camp just to name a few,” Moore said.
This opportunity highlights a fraction of this entire youth comprehensive plan that was created to keep teens productive, active and safe this summer while they’re on vacation from school.
To learn more about these summer initiatives, click here. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/city-leaders-announce-plans-to-keep-baltimore-youth-engaged-this-summer | 2023-05-26T22:20:31 | 1 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/city-leaders-announce-plans-to-keep-baltimore-youth-engaged-this-summer |
Debris hangs from an apartment building on Massachusetts Street in Gary after a fire Wednesday left the structure inhospitable, Fire Chief Sea…
GARY — Officials are investigating a fire Wednesday in the 1900 block of Massachusetts Street that left an infant injured.
Firefighters and emergency medical personnel responded around 3:15 a.m. after receiving a report for a fire in a residential apartment, with people trapped on the second floor of the building. Crews arrived to heavy flames, Fire Chief Sean O'Donnell said.
Firefighters set a 24-foot ground ladder to the second floor. They swiftly rescued a man, woman and their baby from the building. The infant was taken to the hospital for observation but is said to be in stable condition.
O'Donnell touted the quick and effective response from the crews: "Between making the rescue and taming the fire. These guys stepped up to the plate once again and came out and did a wonderful job."
The rescue and firefighting took about an hour, O'Donnell said. The house has been boarded up, and the occupants are displaced. The department worked to ensure that the inhabitants have temporary lodging.
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The cause of the fire has not been determined. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/gary/baby-injured-in-second-story-fire-in-stable-condition-fire-chief-says/article_73c59a2e-fc03-11ed-961d-43f5be86af92.html | 2023-05-26T22:23:54 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/gary/baby-injured-in-second-story-fire-in-stable-condition-fire-chief-says/article_73c59a2e-fc03-11ed-961d-43f5be86af92.html |
GEORGETOWN, Texas — The Williamson County and Cities Health District's (WCCHD) Integrated Vector Management program has found a positive sample of the West Nile Virus in Georgetown.
The Texas Department of State Health Services lab in Austin tested the results collected from a site near Geneva Park located near 1021 Quail Valley Drive.
This is the first positive and earliest sample of the West Nile virus of the 2023 season.
Last year there were four mosquito trap samples that returned positive samples of the virus in Williamson County. Health officials also reported on one human case last year.
“With the recent rain events, we are seeing large increases in mosquitoes throughout Williamson County. As we near the holiday weekend and enjoy outdoor activities I encourage everyone to remove any standing water and use insect repellent if spending time outdoors.” Jason Fritz, MPH, Integrated Vector Management Program Lead.
Symptoms to be aware of include:
- fever
- headache
- body aches
- skin rash
- swollen lymph nodes
People who are 50 and older and/or immune-compromised are at risk for severe symptoms which include stiffness, disorientation, coma, tremors, vision loss, paralysis and in rare cases death.
There are ways to prevent mosquitos from breeding and reducing the chances of being bit.
Officials say there are three Ds of mosquito safety:
- Drain any standing water in flowerpots, pet dishes or clogged gutters so mosquitos don't have a place to breed
- Defend by using an EPS-registered insect repellent
- Dress in pants and long sleeves when outdoors
In Central Texas, mosquitos are present year-round with the most active months being May through November. During those months, WCCHD will monitor and test mosquitos for viruses. | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/williamson-county/west-nile-virus-georgetown/269-241f4eca-df2c-46a5-bfa3-f84631ca35b3 | 2023-05-26T22:26:51 | 1 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/williamson-county/west-nile-virus-georgetown/269-241f4eca-df2c-46a5-bfa3-f84631ca35b3 |
On a clear, warm morning at Big Dawg Auto in Casper, Ali Olson stands beside a small table and chair on the front porch of the shop. To her left and her right are garden plants, house plants, flowers and succulents.
And she has grown all of it herself.
Olson, 19, loves gardening; always has, she told the Star-Tribune that morning. But she also needs to put herself through college so that she can get her degree in botany and, hopefully, open up her own greenhouse-slash-nursery one day. She already has a name picked out for it.
Which leads her here: Her green thumb allows her to grow her own plants and then sell them. She started growing back in January, and after being delayed slightly thanks to April's all-consuming snowstorm, her plants are finally ready to sell. Fully rooted, too.
"I make sure everything is very well rooted before I sell," she says.
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White paper signs with names like "Casper pumpkin" (a white pumpkin), "Yellow bell pepper" and "beefsteak tomato" printed on them, along with illustrations of each fruit or vegetable and the price, are taped in front of their respective shelves or tables. Olson is meticulous about only selling plants that are ready to be transplanted and can handle the high altitude of Casper and its specific soil type. She'll pull plants from her shelves if they start looking "kinda pathetic."
The ultimate goal is to turn the business into a full-time venture, but for now, Olson works a traditional job on the weekends, so she can only sell during the week. This week is the first week that she's doing this, but she will most likely be out on the front porch again on Wednesday and Thursday of next week.
Besides, she's just excited to see people buy the plants. She wants to send people home with ones that are beautiful and healthy.
"I'll tell them exactly how to care for (them), and eventually there will be printed out care sheets," she says.
And a tent. She'd like to be in the parking lot a little more, out front, where more people can see her. But those investments will come in time. For now, it's just her, her mom (who is the muscle of the operation, she told the Star-Tribune) and her plants.
"I try to make sure that the plants will do the best," she says. | https://trib.com/news/local/casper/a-young-casperite-wanted-to-avoid-student-loans-so-she-started-selling-plants/article_5159b340-fb3a-11ed-8fae-2f72972d52b1.html | 2023-05-26T22:32:11 | 0 | https://trib.com/news/local/casper/a-young-casperite-wanted-to-avoid-student-loans-so-she-started-selling-plants/article_5159b340-fb3a-11ed-8fae-2f72972d52b1.html |
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BRISTOL, Va. (WJHL) – Customers are looking for their refunds more than a month after a highly-anticipated Bristol concert was canceled.
Rock legend Billy Idol was slated to perform at the Cameo Theater’s first outdoor street show on April 29. Bret Michaels was also scheduled to appear as a guest.
That show was canceled on April 20. The official cause of the cancelation was not released by the theater or performers.
An email from the Cameo Theater said that customers who wanted a refund would receive it within 30 days of April 20.
That 30-day window has passed, and several customers are still waiting on a refund.
“I did receive an email that said I would receive a refund within 21 to 30 days and that was back in April,” Amy Walters said.
Walter said that her excitement about the concert quickly turned into disappointment after learning of the cancellation.
Now, that disappointment is shifting to frustration. She said her group of friends spent over $500 in total for tickets. She said she’s tried numerous times to reach out to the venue but has not received a response.
“It’s frustrating because this was a concert that many people in our region [were] looking forward to,” Walter said.
Bristol, Tennessee resident David Hunter said he and his wife are frequent concertgoers. There was instant excitement in his household when learning of the concert, and he jumped to get the tickets.
“We were very excited since we saw it online saying that he was coming,” Hunter said. “She wanted tickets immediately.”
David Hunter received the same email as Walter regarding the refund process and has hit the same roadblock.
He said that he only hears automated messages when he has questions about the refund.
“So it rings four or five times and it says, ‘if you’d like to leave your name and number, somebody would get in contact with you,'” Hunter said. “I’ve done that several times and still have not received anybody calling me back about my concerns.”
Concerns continue to grow for customers who have yet to receive a refund. Walters said the process is taking its toll.
“There’s no communication,” Walters said. “That’s where the frustration really builds up.”
News Channel 11 reached out to the Cameo Theater regarding the matter, but as of Friday evening, the theater has not responded. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/frustration-grows-over-billy-idol-concert-ticket-refunds/ | 2023-05-26T22:39:42 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/frustration-grows-over-billy-idol-concert-ticket-refunds/ |
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – Area veterans are set to remember those who served and those who didn’t return from service on Monday.
Gary McAllister with the Johnson City/Washington County Veterans Foundation spoke with News Channel 11 on Friday to outline a few things that area residents can do to honor fallen veterans on Memorial Day. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/jcwc-veterans-foundation-to-honor-vet-sacrifices-on-monday/ | 2023-05-26T22:39:48 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/jcwc-veterans-foundation-to-honor-vet-sacrifices-on-monday/ |
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Girls Inc. of Johnson City-Washington County opened two new educational rooms this week to provide local girls with activities that aim to prepare them for possible career paths.
A total of five unique rooms are in development as part of this project, which is funded in part by donations from local leaders. The rooms aim to provide a variety of educational fun to local girls while showing them the workings of potential career fields.
The STEM and Literacy rooms were just completed after only ten months, with a third room currently in progress, according to Girls Inc. leaders.
“In my mind, I wanted a STEM lab, a literacy room, an economic literacy room, performing arts and music room,” said Nikki Hughes, Girls Inc. CEO. “So we were going to try to do one room each year, but we actually hit the ground running so fast that we’ve completed two rooms and are getting ready to complete our third in one year.”
Hughes said the STEM room is special because it introduces young girls to an area of study that has historically lacked female leaders.
“Women and girls are very underrepresented in the STEM arena,” Hughes said. “So our vision is to kind of break that and start the girls at a younger age so when they leave Girls Inc. and they graduate from high school, they’re well equipped to be able to go into one of these fields. Like I said, we really focus on post-secondary education readiness, and we work with strong women, strong futures.”
The rooms were made possible thanks to donations from the Johnson City Rotary Clubs, Elizabethton Rotary Club, ETSU, and Johnson City’s Parks and Recreation Department. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/local-girls-inc-opens-stem-literacy-rooms/ | 2023-05-26T22:39:54 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/local-girls-inc-opens-stem-literacy-rooms/ |
DUBLIN, Va. – Crews are currently responding to what is being called a devastating fire at the Randolph Park pool, according to Asst. County Administrator Anthony Akers.
According to Akers, the facility is still on fire and crews are actively working to get it extinguished.
10 News has a crew en route, working for you to learn more.
Stay with 10 News as this breaking news story develops | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/05/26/crews-responding-to-fire-at-randolph-park-poolhouse-in-dublin/ | 2023-05-26T22:40:05 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/05/26/crews-responding-to-fire-at-randolph-park-poolhouse-in-dublin/ |
Memorial Day weekend is here.
The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources wants you to stay safe on the water.
The number one thing they are reminding all boaters is to wear a life jacket.
A good day on the water can turn tragic in seconds.
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Experts with the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources said you want to make sure your life jacket is the right size and Coast Guard-approved.
Memorial Day weekend is a great time to inspect your gear and make sure it is ready for the entire season.
The department also said they are expecting a busy holiday weekend and they will have extra staff on the water.
“We are going to be out in full force. So, expect to see us whether it is the ocean or the lakes or the rivers. So we are out just like everybody else,” John Koloda with VDWR said.
They also recommend always having a plan and letting your friends or family know where you’re going, and when you plan to return.
See how Smith Mountain Lake is preparing for the summer season, as well as more safety tips, by clicking here. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/05/26/hitting-the-water-this-memorial-day-weekend-put-safety-first/ | 2023-05-26T22:40:11 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/05/26/hitting-the-water-this-memorial-day-weekend-put-safety-first/ |
BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. – Nearly a year has passed since an E-F 2 tornado ravaged parts of Bedford County.
Thankfully no one died, but emergency officials say the storm caused millions of dollars in damage.
10 News caught up with some people who are still picking up the pieces.
The intersection of Bethany Church Circle and Crockett Road looks a bit different than it used to.
Patricia Spruce has lived in her home for 21 years and never experienced a storm, like last year’s tornado that cause destruction in the area.
“When I opened the door it was so dark and raining, there wasn’t a tree standing,” Spruce said.
Spruce was just one of several people in the tornado’s path, trying to process the damage after the tornado hit.
“We lost our roof, the swimming pool, the decks the trees, the trees hit all three cars,” over here there was a tree that hit the side of the house,” Spruce said.
Janet Blankenship, the Bedford County Fire Chief and Emergency Management Coordinator, said the EF 2 tornado had max winds of 135 miles an hour.
Blankenship said the county helped with debris removal until September. They also worked with local agencies like the American Red Cross to make sure people got immediate help.
“That’s how the county played the role, coming out here and being with them and seeing what their needs are,” Blankenship said.
There are still remnants of the tornado’s devastation the community was willing to rebuild.
Some have even remodeled their homes like you see in Westerns.
While the community has come together through tragedy and healed physically, some folks are still coping with the pain from last year’s storm.
Luckily officials say no one died in the weather event and they encourage people to check their homeowners’ insurance in case a severe weather event happens. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/05/26/one-year-since-bedford-county-tornado/ | 2023-05-26T22:40:18 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/05/26/one-year-since-bedford-county-tornado/ |
GARLAND, Texas — A North Texas school bus driver is being hailed as a hero after saving a young girl from a potential predator, school district officials said.
The Garland ISD told WFAA that one of its bus drivers protected a middle school girl who was being followed by a strange man in a car who was attempting to lure her to his vehicle. The girl was rushing towards the waiting school bus, and the bus driver let her in and shut the doors.
After learning more about the situation, the bus driver, whose name was not released, quickly maneuvered the bus to block the perpetrator's car within a nearby cul-de-sac, preventing his escape, district officials said. While keeping the student safely on board, the driver captured a picture of the suspect's license plate and reported it to the authorities.
Richardson Police Department took the license plate number from the bus driver and found that the suspect was wanted in connection with a sexual assault case. The person was arrested, Garland ISD officials said.
"This remarkable act of heroism by our bus driver demonstrates the unwavering commitment to student safety within the GISD," the district said in a statement. "Administration commends the bus driver's bravery and quick thinking, recognizing that their actions potentially saved the student from harm."
More Texas headlines: | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/garland-isd-bus-driver-saves-girl/287-c0dc6f4c-62d7-4395-b460-ecbd50481507 | 2023-05-26T22:40:25 | 0 | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/garland-isd-bus-driver-saves-girl/287-c0dc6f4c-62d7-4395-b460-ecbd50481507 |
Two new school board members will start their tenures in Hanover County in a little over a month.
The start of Greg Coleman and Whitney Welsh's term on the school board coincides with a tumultuous period for the panel as a long-time school board member -- and the current chairman -- is being replaced, and also coming off a school year that saw several heated political debates.
Hanover County is one of around 15 localities in Virginia that appoints its school board members through the Board of Supervisors. Each supervisor chooses a nominee for their respective districts, to be approved by the rest of the board.
In the Beaverdam District, supervisors voted to appoint Coleman to the school board, at the recommendation of Supervisor J. Robert Manolo.
Coleman, an Air Force veteran, is an account manager and sales representative for Alson, a medical equipment manufacturing company. He and his wife have three children in county’s school system.
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Coleman told Supervisors that he had a “servant’s heart,” and that he takes a great deal of pride in his work for a healthcare system supporting doctors and nurses.
He was chosen as the appointee from a pool of eight candidates from the county who came forward looking to fill the seat.
“While I had several outstanding candidates, after interviewing them all I nominated [Coleman] because he is a strong Christian with leadership experience and he has kids in Hanover schools, giving him firsthand knowledge of the issues faced by parents of school children,” Monolo said. “I felt he would do the best job advocating for parents and children in our schools.”
In the Henry District, Welsh was appointed at the recommendation of Supervisor Sean Davis.
Welsh is a retired business-owner who graduated from Atlee High School. She has two children at Rural Point Elementary School. She said she was “humbled and excited” to serve on the board.
The new appointees are being injected into a school board that has been an epicenter for dispute in recent years.
The school board debated a number of topics that have mirrored political controversies at the national level. Issues like transgender student policies, the renaming of schools named for Confederate leaders and more recently, school book policies.
Beaverdam School Board Chiarman John Axselle III – who is being replaced by Coleman – has been one of the more heavily criticized among some of the county’s residents.
In April, he supported an effort to give a consolidated elementary school the name Ashland Elementary, after it appeared that the school was settled to be named after John M. Gandy, a historical Black educator. Critics said it was a political retribution for the board’s earlier decision to rename schools that were named after Confederates.
Last year, Axselle was accused of violating federal student privacy law by using his personal email to send private student information to Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative legal advocacy organization.
At the time, the board was considering a policy that would require transgender students to submit written request asking for access to use school facilities aligning with their gender identity. That policy passed 4-3, and was largely written by the ADF.
Axeslle has served as school board chair on nine different occasions during his 28 year tenure, and four times as Vice Chair.
In the Henry District, Welsh will replace George Sutton, who has often voted along the same lines as Axselle.
Hanover NAACP President Pat Hunter-Jordan has opposed Axselle’s views during most of these controversies, and announced in August 2022 that the Hanover NAACP was calling for his removal.
Hunter-Jordan said that she is hoping the new board members will be more receptive when she and other residents raise concerns about school policies, though she said she’s upset that diversity on the board is changing very little.
“To me it looks like they are appointing the same [ideas]. There is no difference.” Hunter-Jordan said. “We just don’t know what’s going to happen.”
Supervisors, she said, had a chance to appoint people of color but passed up those options for the current appointees.
Officially, Axselle will retire from his position on July 1 when Coleman and Welsh assume their newly appointed posts.
The Board of Supervisors previously heard a presentation from County Attorney Dennis Walter concerning the legal process for removing a school board member. The presentation made no reference to any specific school board member, though it was given after allegations about Axselle had violated a student’s privacy.
Both Supervisors signaled their intent to issue proclamations thanking the outgoing school board members for their time on the board.
“The citizens may not have always agreed with his approach to things, but be served the county well over those years,” Manolo said. | https://richmond.com/news/local/education/hanover-school-board-new-appointees/article_cbb013c8-fc07-11ed-934d-9362694fe857.html | 2023-05-26T22:42:24 | 1 | https://richmond.com/news/local/education/hanover-school-board-new-appointees/article_cbb013c8-fc07-11ed-934d-9362694fe857.html |
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As Virginians mark Memorial Day, Richmond Fire Station 13 Capt. Brian Dalrymple urges caution around the James River -- saying the danger can be the river's tricky currents along with overconfidence.
With hundreds expected to flock to the James to cool off or to paddle, the biggest mistake that most people make is that they over estimate their swimming skills, he said.
Last year, 70 Virginians died by drowning, with 43% of the fatalities occurring between June and August, state data shows. In 2021, the deaths reached 99, with 42% in the summer months.
Earlier this month, a rafter died on the James after a storm left debris on the river. Dalrymple said the victim was an experienced rafter but died after she got trapped in the rapids, adding that he nearly lost members of his own water rescue as they tried to rescue her.
A year ago, two women, Lauren Winstead and Sarah Erway, drowned at Bosher's Dam on the James.
Richmond is a recreational hub for water sports. The fire station receives responds to well over 100 water rescues per year, with a few dozen off of the James River.
Dalrymple said these numbers are uncommon nationally because few U.S. cities have a river with rapids running through the heart of its community.
“There are very few places that have whitewater class three, class five through downtown. That’s unheard of,” Dalrymple said. “You have rivers that are often distant that have that, but not downtown metro --- that’s what makes Richmond very unique.”
The rapids that run along the James are rated as low as class one, meaning it's the safest, and go as high class five, which are considered difficult rapids to navigate.
Other mistakes that people also make is not being familiar with the river's geography, including the rapids or dams, or using poor equipment, Dalrymple said.
Lauren E. Winstead and Susan E. Erway
Henrico County police
The most problematics spots on the river are the Hollywood Rapids, Pipeline Rapids and Pony Pasture Rapids, he said, adding that at one part when the James comes into Richmond there is a 105-foot elevation drop.
“You need to have a healthy respect for the risks that are associated with where you are,” Dalrymple said. “But we don’t want people to be discouraged to enjoy the river.”
Richmond Fire Dept. rescue workers practice their life-saving skills on the James River.
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Even though summer is not under full swing yet, there already was a close call in the state. On May 14, in Virginia Beach, a family wound up in the surf and had to be rescued even though red caution flags were flying and the water was obviously rough.
The multi-person rescue took 15 to 20 minutes after two adults and a child were caught waist deep near rock jetties far away from lifeguard stands, said Tom Gill, Virginia Beach Lifesaving Service chief and vice president of the U.S. Lifesaving Association.
Richmond fire department water rescue team training on the Hollywood Rapids.
Courtesy of the Richmond Fire Dept.
The Virginia Beach lifeguards average 400 to 600 rescues per summer depending on the weather conditions.
This year already started with “a couple of exciting rescues” during the first weekend back that guards watched the beach, according to Gill.
“This summer is looking like it might be a little bit more active,” Gill said. “We just need the weather to cooperate a little bit more for us.”
The ocean is “dynamic and dangerous,” so the number one advice is swimming near a lifeguard and staying visible to them, Gill said. When lifeguards are off-duty, he advised, stay out of the water.
Rip currents are the greatest safety risk at the beach, according to Virginia Beach’s ocean safety and beach rules . The city instructs visitors to never swim alone, under the influence, or beyond 50 yards from shore.
Water can be deceptive. Even when a river current runs at 2 mph, it is still faster than most people can swim, according to Mike Clark, the director of member training at Freedom Boat Club located on the Potomac River.
Clark, who trains people on water and boat safety, explains that there are many ways to stay safe, including proper instruction, using lifejackets, understanding water conditions and weather, and not diving into murky waters without a visible bottom.
“Most of it is about making good decisions on the water,” Clark said.
60 historic photos from American military history
60 historic photos from American military history
On the world stage, as a leading military superpower, America has been involved in wars and conflicts to protect or ensure American values and democracy, as well as the sovereignty of other nations, and to support allied governments whose own conflicts bear on global peace.
Each U.S. military branch—from the Army and Marine Corps to the Air Force, Navy, and Coast Guard—has gone through dramatic strategic and technological advances throughout its history. Sailing vessels armed with harpoons and single-shot cannons gave way to diesel-powered ships capable of transporting entire fleets from one side of the planet to another and protecting the planet's oceans. Aircraft evolved from biplanes to the modern jet-powered fighters we see today. Warfare went from lines of troops and trenches to highly strategic, multifaceted combat leaning more on technology than on individual soldiers, though the military remains only as strong as the people who comprise it.
America's military history includes countless moments of triumph and loss during conflicts in locations both at home and abroad. From the American Revolution to the end of the Gulf War, over 42 million people have served in the United States military during wartime. The losses suffered are countless, and only a fraction of their work, heroism, and sacrifice stories are known. Often a single picture says more than words ever could.
To that end, Stacker compiled both well-known and lesser-known photographs from Getty Images—each with its own place in American military history. Shown here are mothers, sons, fathers, and daughters who were drafted or enlisted, and who served their country throughout the generations. These snapshots offer a window into the lives of veterans and civilians during various moments in military history.
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1868: Sioux Wars
Several conflicts took place in different territories of the Great Plains between American troops and Sioux warriors from 1854 to 1891. The tribes involved in the battles were the Lakotas and the Dakotas, both subcultures of the Sioux, with help—at one time or another—from the Cheyenne, Arapaho, Kiowa, and Comanche. The Sioux were fighting to keep and expand the compensations and territories they had conquered before the signing of two treaties, including the Sioux Treaty of 1868 , which concerned the settlement of the Black Hills, while the Americans needed a safe passage to lands close to mines and other areas rich in natural resources.
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1862: Abraham Lincoln at Antietam during Civil War
The battle of Antietam was one of the most important wins for the Union troops, though it was also known as the bloodiest battle in United States history. Shown here is President Abraham Lincoln with General George B. McClellan at his headquarters at Antietam on Oct. 3. From left are: General George W. Morell, Col. Alexander S. Webb, General McClellan, scout Adams, Dr. Jonathan Letterman, unidentified officer, President Lincoln, Col. Henry Hunt, General Fitz, John Porter, and an unidentified officer.
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Philippine–American War
The consensus among historians is that approximately 200,000 Filipino civilians died in the Philippine-American war of 1899-1902, alongside 4,200 fallen U.S. soldiers and more than 20,000 Filipino soldiers and guerillas. The U.S. government had offered to fight alongside Filipinos against Spain and recognize their independence once they declared victory. However, President William McKinley annexed the islands to the U.S. under the Treaty of Paris. Despite years of conflicts and war crimes committed by both sides, the independence of the Philippines didn't come until 1946 with the Treaty of Manila.
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1915: Mexican Border War
Beginning in 1910, Mexican rebels and American soldiers engaged in a series of military confrontations on the Texas-Mexican border, skirmishes that would continue until 1919, just after the end of World War I. The pinnacle of these border skirmishes came in 1916 when revolutionary leader Francisco "Pancho" Villa attacked the town of Columbus, New Mexico. The U.S. Army responded with a punitive expedition into northern Mexico aimed at capturing Villa. Though they failed to achieve this, American troops were able to kill two of his top lieutenants.
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1927: US occupation of Nicaragua
The U.S. occupation of Nicaragua, which occurred from 1912 to 1933, was intended to stop any other country from building a canal that would allow marine transportation to cross Central America from the Caribbean Sea to the Pacific Ocean, a feat later achieved through the Panama Canal. The intervention was one of many military conflicts known as the Banana Wars, during which the U.S. Marine Corps occupied several Central American and Caribbean nations, many times aided by the Navy and Army.
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1934: US occupation of Haiti
In 1915, following the assassination of Haitian President Jean Vilbrun Guillaume Sam, President Woodrow Wilson ordered the occupation of Haiti under the guise of ensuring stabilization within the region . However, underlying the occupation were the interests of various American businessmen in exploiting the country financially. The National City Bank of New York had withheld funds from Haiti and paid rebels to destabilize the nation with the goal of prompting an American intervention that would help grow U.S. private investments. This occupation did not end until 1934, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered the withdrawal of troops from Haiti.
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1917: Welcoming
An American soldier in August of 1917 shakes hands with a young member of the watching public as his troop parades through the streets of London. The first world war, also known as The Great War, began in Europe in 1914. After the United States declared war on Germany in 1917, they remained involved until the war's end in 1918.
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1918: Service for war dead
A service is held in Hoboken, New Jersey, for American soldiers who died on the battlefields of France during World War I. The war claimed the lives of over 100,000 American service members and injured more than twice that amount.
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1918: Newspaper headlines on Armistice Day
Jubilant Americans in Washington D.C. show newspaper headlines announcing Germany's surrender, ending World War I, on November 8, 1918. The United States sent over 1 million troops into Europe alone throughout the war.
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1941: Attack on Pearl Harbor
The American destroyer USS Shaw explodes during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, home of the American Pacific Fleet during World War II. The attack from Japan came as a complete surprise and was followed soon after by Italy and Germany declaring war on the United States.
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1942: Battalion of army engineers
Group view of the 41st Corps of Engineers soldiers, an African American army battalion, standing in formation and holding the American flag in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. African American soldiers still fought in segregated units during World War II. The United States military did not desegregate units until 1948.
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Circa 1940s: Women building a bomber
Women workers assemble the tail fuselage of a B-17F bomber, also known as a "Flying Fortress," at the Douglas Aircraft Company in Long Beach, California. Millions of women worked in factories and volunteered for the Red Cross in order to serve war efforts during WWII.
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1943: Lockheed P-38 Lightning
Wing Commander Adrian Warburton DSO DFC (center) poses with the first United States Army Air Forces unit in Malta. American pilots shown from left to right include German, Spencer, Sculpone, Webb, Sugg, and Bury. The United States effort involved over 16 million servicemembers .
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1943: Medal of honor
Staff Sergeant Maynard Harrison Smith of the United States Army Air Forces is decorated with the Congressional Medal of Honor by Henry L. Stimson, the U.S. Secretary of War, on July 16, 1943. Smith was recognized for his conduct as a gunner aboard a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber during World War II. The medal symbolizes the greatest honor given by the military and has been awarded 3,515 times.
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1943: Sailor rescuing pilot from a plane wreck
Lt. Walter Chewning, catapult officer aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise, clambers up the side of a downed F6F Hellcat to assist the pilot, Ensign Byron Johnson, from the flaming cockpit. The F6F Hellcat achieved a stunning 19:1 kill ratio during WWII, showing the dominance of the technology and the incredible skill of the pilots.
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1944: Paratroopers preparing for D-Day
Resolute faces of paratroopers just before they took off for the initial assault of D-Day, June 6, 1944. The paratrooper in the foreground has just read General Eisenhower's message of good luck and clasps his bazooka in the other hand. The assault on the beaches at Normandy included the largest airborne force ever deployed up to that date.
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1944: Operation Overlord
Pictured here are American assault troops landing at Omaha Beach in Normandy supported by naval gunfire. The battles at Normandy, which paved the way for the invasion of Europe, involved almost a quarter of a million casualties for the Allied Forces.
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1944: Tuskegee Airmen
Tuskegee Airmen, with fighter aircraft, at Tuskegee Army Flying School during World War II, Tuskegee, Alabama, 1944. The success of these airmen helped in the breaking down of racial barriers in the war effort. They were known across Europe and Northern Africa for their heroism and bravery.
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1945: Women's Army Corp
Major Charity Adams addresses a contingent of the Women's Army Corps. The group show was known as the Six Triple Eight and was the first group of Black women to be deployed in Europe to sort mail for troops overseas. Though thought to have been set up to fail, they ended up running the most efficient mail service in all of Europe during the war.
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1945: Raising the flag on Iwo Jima
In one of the most iconic photographs in American military history, pictured here are members of the United States Marine Corps 5th Division as they raise an American flag on Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima. In 2019, the Marine Corps positively identified the six men pictured as Corporal Harlon Block, Corporal Harold P. Keller, Private First Class Ira Hayes, Private First Class Harold Schultz, Private First Class Franklin Sousley, and Sergeant Michael Strank.
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1945: Marine charging during Battle of Okinawa
A U.S. Marine charges forward through Japanese machine gun fire on Okinawa. Marines and infantry of the U.S. 10th Army controlled three-quarters of Okinawa three weeks after landing on the island on March 31, 1945. The allied invasion of Okinawa took three months and included 1,300 U.S. ships. More than 12,000 American servicemen from various branches of the military perished in the fight to take the island.
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1945: Sharing food
An American serviceman shares his rations with two Japanese children in Okinawa, Japan, in 1945. Shortly after the Allied Forces took control of the island of Okinawa, which was to be used as a base for an attack on mainland Japan, the Japanese government gave in and offered an unconditional surrender.
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1945: Leaving Nordhausen
A survivor of the Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp at Nordhausen after the camp was liberated by the U.S. Army in 1945. It is commonly stated that over 6 million innocents were murdered by the Nazis during the Holocaust, though the actual number may be almost double that. The Nazis hid as much of the evidence of their atrocities as they could, so the exact number lost may never be known.
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1945: Manhattan skyline
With the Empire State Building and the Manhattan skyline as a backdrop, the aircraft carriers USS Midway (CV-41) and the USS Enterprise (CV-6) make their way to the post-World War II Navy Day review by President Truman on Oct. 27, 1945, in New York. Over 16 million Americans served in the war effort.
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1945: Japan surrenders
Following the German surrender in May, the war officially ended on Sept. 2, 1945. Shown here are crowds cheering on Great White Way, New York City, as President Truman announces the formal signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender. A scaled-down version of the Statue of Liberty is in the foreground.
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First Indochina War
From 1950 to 1954, the United States supported France in the First Indochina War, a conflict against anti-French insurgent groups in the then-socialist Democratic Republic of Vietnam backed by China and the Soviet Union. France had been embroiled in the conflict since 1946, but it was only after 1949 that the confrontations turned into a conventional war when the Allies introduced modern weaponry. At least 1 million people died in the hostilities, which served as a precursor to the Vietnam War.
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Circa 1950: Bed of shells
An American soldier is pictured here sleeping on his ammunition in the Mason area during the Korean War. The war began in 1950 with the invasion of South Korea by North Korea and ended in 1953 in a cease-fire agreement. The war never "officially" ended, however; the Korean peninsula remains divided to this day.
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1951: The Mighty Mo
The battleship USS Missouri bombards Chongjin, North Korea, with her 16-inch guns during a mission to set out the lines of communication between the northern and southern parts of Korea during the Korean War. Chongjin is very close to the Soviet border and the Russian naval base at Vladivostok. Although millions of fighters perished during the war, the Korean War is known as "the forgotten war ."
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1962: Kennedy and military leaders
President Kennedy meets with U.S. Army officials during the Cuban Missile Crisis of late 1962. The crisis lasted only a matter of weeks and was perhaps the closest the United States and the USSR came to using nuclear weapons during the Cold War.
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1965: US combat unit in Vietnam
U.S. Army combat platoon leader Second Lieutenant John Libs (center) of 2nd Platoon, C Company, 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, surveys the situation with his men from the relative safety of a watery rice paddy as they prepare to advance on a Viet Cong sniper position. Libs and the rest of 2nd Platoon participated in the battle of Xa Cam My/Operation Abilene in April 1966, during which Charlie Company suffered 82% casualties.
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1965: US infantry
The U.S. 173rd Airborne is supported by helicopters during the Iron Triangle assault. The Iron Triangle was a strategic stronghold for the North Vietnamese and remained so until the war's end. Over 3 million U.S. service members were involved in the Vietnam War, which spanned 19 years.
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1965: American soldiers arriving in Vietnam
Guitar slung over his shoulder, a trooper of the United States 1st Cavalry walks ashore from a landing craft. More than 2,500 cavalrymen arrived in Vietnam, bringing the total of the Army's First Airmobile Division up to 16,000 men. By 1967, the number of U.S. troops deployed in Vietnam totaled 500,000 .
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1967: US Army rifleman charge Viet Cong
U.S. riflemen from the 173rd Airborne Brigade charge toward Viet Cong positions, holding machine guns in a wooded area of War Zone D during the Vietnam War. Massive protests against the war efforts and the U.S.' involvement were spreading back home while the soldiers fought abroad.
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1967: Soldiers engaged in long crawl to crest
Members of the 173rd Airborne Brigade are engaged in a long crawl to the crest of Hill 875, a steep mound that in just four days of combat cost American forces some of their highest casualties of the war. Pushing inch-by-inch of sloping earth behind them, U.S. paratroopers seized most of the hill on Nov. 22. They were then faced with a North Vietnamese stronghold atop the peak and reports of two fresh regiments of NVA troops moving into the region.
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1968: Soldier shaving colleague's head
Hairstylist service was a rarity at the embattled Marine bastion of Khe Sanh, so Marine PFC Robert DuBois of Brooklyn, New York, did the honors for a buddy and shaved the head of Cpl. Efrain Torres of New York outside their bunker. Scores of Communist troops moving toward the Marines' fortress were killed in napalm and bombing attacks by Allied aircraft.
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1968: Hill Timothy
U.S. soldiers, one wounded and being carried by a colleague, walking down Hill Timothy during the conflict in Vietnam. Almost 60,000 Americans died in Vietnam. The unconventional ways of fighting, and the knowledge the Vietnamese had about their own terrain, led to the United States removing troops without completing their objectives.
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1969: Naval patrol craft
Navy inshore patrol craft (PCF) 43 cruises along a riverbank in the Republic of Vietnam during Operation Slingshot in the Vietnam War. Patrol boats like this one were used to transport troops and secure areas along the Mekong Delta.
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1975: The fall of Saigon
American military Chinook helicopters helped with the evacuation of Saigon in April 1975. America's involvement in the Vietnam War ended as troops from communist North Vietnam invaded Saigon, the capital of the Republic of Vietnam in the South. Chinook helicopters first saw battle in the Vietnam War and were known for their speed and ability to carry large numbers of people.
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1975: Evacuation
A CIA employee (thought to be O.B. Harnage) helps Vietnamese evacuees onto an Air America helicopter from the top of 22 Gia Long Street, a half-mile from the U.S. Embassy. The fall came two years after the Paris Peace accords, which saw the U.S. leave the conflict. This moment is also known as the "Liberation of Saigon."
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1989: US soldiers look into a prison cell
American soldiers look inside a secret police prison cell during the invasion of Panama. The United States invaded Panama in 1989 to bring leader Manuel Noriega back to the U.S. to face charges of racketeering, drug trafficking, and money laundering while making way for the rise of the democratically elected leader, Guillermo Endara.
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1990: Operation Desert Shield
U.S. Marines make camp beside the Stars and Stripes in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, during the Gulf War in December 1990. Operation Desert Shield began after the invasion of Kuwait by Saddam Hussein. The operation turned into Operation Desert Storm when efforts at diplomatic resolution failed.
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1990: Persian Gulf War
Deck crew and an F-15 aircraft from the tactical fighter wing taking off from the aircraft carrier USS Independence in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, to carry out a mission over Kuwait during the Gulf War in December 1990. Operation Desert Storm involved the largest use of United States military aircraft since the war in Vietnam. The U.S. and its allies dropped over 80,000 bombs during the offensive.
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1991: USS America
The bow of the aircraft carrier USS America looms above the sand dunes along the Suez Canal on Jan. 15, 1991, as an Egyptian army truck and anti-aircraft position guard the strategic waterway. USS America is shown here making its way toward the Red Sea to be on alert in the Iraq-Kuwait conflict.
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1991: Kuwaitis with American soldiers
American soldiers have tea with Kuwaiti citizens during Operation Desert Storm. Americans have continued to be viewed favorably by Kuwaitis , and the two nations have maintained strong diplomatic ties since the Gulf War ended in 1991.
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1991: The border Kow in Saudi Arabia
Once the offensive against Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein began, it didn't last long. Within a single day, the United States and its allies controlled the airspace in the region. Hussein fired airstrikes at strategic positions in Saudi Arabia in response. The UN passed a ceasefire on March 2, which included sanctions and a requirement to pay for damages inflicted during the war.
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1992: Intervention in Somali Civil War
In December 1992, during his final weeks in office, President George H.W. Bush dispatched U.S. troops to Somalia to assist with famine relief efforts. The presence of American service members jeopardized the power of warlord Muhammad Farah Aideed. In October 1993, Aideed's forces shot down two U.S. helicopters, killing 18 American soldiers and hundreds of Somalis. President Bill Clinton pulled the troops out of combat and by March 1994, they were out of the African country. The United Nations withdrew from Somalia a year later.
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2003: Oil fires burn in Iraq
U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Robert Dominguez of Mathis, Texas, stands guard next to a burning oil well at the Rumaila oil fields in Iraq. Several oil wells were set ablaze by retreating Iraqi troops in the area—the second-largest offshore oilfield in the country—near the Kuwait border.
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2003: Families mourn soldiers killed during war with Iraq
An honor guard member holds an American flag as he waits for the funeral of U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Wilbert Davis at Arlington National Cemetery on April 18, 2003, in Arlington, Virginia. Davis was killed on April 3, 2003, in a vehicle accident in Iraq, along with journalist Michael Kelly. Suicide bombers and improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, caused numerous deaths during the war.
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2003: The fall of Baghdad
U.S marines and Iraqis are seen on April 9, 2003, as the statue of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein is toppled at Al-Fardous Square in Baghdad, Iraq. After the fall of Baghdad, and the arrest of Hussein, the people of Iraq participated in democratic elections to install new leadership for the country.
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2005: 1st Marine division honors comrades killed in Iraq
U.S. Marines at Camp Pendleton, California, salute behind memorials to their fallen comrades at a service memorializing the 420 soldiers, sailors, Marines, and British soldiers who lost their lives while serving with the 1st Marine Division in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The 1st Marine Division had recently completed a year-long deployment to Iraq, serving in the Al Anbar Province from March 2004 to March 2005.
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2006: Marines return after one-year deployment to Iraq
Gunnery Sergeant Deborah Dangremond kisses her son Tyler, age 4, as her daughter Basia, age 3, looks on. Marines and sailors of the 1st Marine Logistics Group were returning home from a 12-month deployment to Iraq on Feb. 2, 2006, at Camp Pendleton, California. The 1st MLG provided logistical support to the ground fighters, such as maintenance, supply, medical care, and other necessary elements of daily existence in a combat zone to keep the fighters on the frontlines.
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2008: US Army battles Taliban in Kunar Province
U.S. Army First Lieutenant Matthew Hernandez looks down the Korengal Valley from a mountaintop outpost on Oct. 24, 2008, in the Kunar Province of eastern Afghanistan. The remote and isolated area was the site of some of the heaviest fighting between U.S. forces and Taliban insurgents.
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2017: United States in Afghanistan
A U.S. Army helicopter flies outside Camp Shorab on a flight to Camp Post on Sept. 11, 2017, in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. About 300 marines were deployed in Helmand Province to train, advise, and assist local Afghan security forces. At this point, the United States had about 11,000 troops deployed in Afghanistan, with a reported 4,000 more expected to arrive in the coming weeks.
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2014: Airstrikes targeting Islamic State group
A U.S.-led coalition carried out airstrikes in Syria against the Islamic State group in 2014 and the years that followed. By April 2016, it had carried out over 10,000 airstrikes intended to help local forces regain territories taken by the terrorist organization.
Supported by the coalition's airpower, Iraqi security forces recovered control of Mosul in July 2017, and the Syrian Democratic Forces captured Raqqa in October 2017. In December of that year, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al Abadi declared victory over the Islamic State group in Iraq. While in March 2019, the SDF regained the jihadist group's last enclave: Baghouz, ending the organization's caliphate in Syria.
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US leaves Afghanistan
President Joe Biden ordered the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan in July 2021. A month later, the 20-year presence of American militaries in the Middle Eastern country ended. The Taliban regained control of the country soon after, and a refugee crisis developed in neighboring nations and beyond as thousands of Afghans fled the nation. The withdrawal raised concerns that terrorists would use Afghanistan as a safe haven—a fear that held up as Ayman al-Zawahiri, an al-Qaeda leader, was discovered and killed in Kabul by a U.S. drone strike a year after the troops had left.
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US sends aid to Ukraine
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EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP — A monthlong search for a man wanted on assault and weapons charges ended Sunday when he was arrested near a shopping center, police said Friday.
Shron Stotts, a 32-year-old township resident, was arrested near Heather Croft Square off Tilton Road and taken to the Atlantic County jail, police said in a news release.
The charges date to a "domestic dispute involving a weapon" on April 10, police said.
Police were called to the Penny Point Park Apartments off Hingston Avenue that day after being told Stotts was threatening an unidentified person there with a gun. Stotts fled the area before police arrived.
A K-9 unit from Hamilton Township responded and found a firearm at the scene, police said.
Stotts was charged on a warrant at that time with possession of a handgun for unlawful purposes, unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of an undetectable firearm, aggravated assault, possession of armor penetrating bullets and criminal mischief.
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After more than a month of searching, Stotts was seen by police parking his car near Heather Croft, where he was arrested. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/egg-harbor-township-police-arrest-fugitive-on-assault-weapons-charges/article_d31efa60-fbfe-11ed-9c0e-fb2c82e0bca9.html | 2023-05-26T22:44:14 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/egg-harbor-township-police-arrest-fugitive-on-assault-weapons-charges/article_d31efa60-fbfe-11ed-9c0e-fb2c82e0bca9.html |
ATLANTIC CITY — Kelsey Grammer did a pretty good job showing his love for the resort Friday.
The actor, best known as TV's Frasier, helped unlock the ocean in the early afternoon and kick off Memorial Day weekend at Resorts Casino Hotel later in the evening.
"I just wanna say, I love ya, so let's dance!" Grammer told the crowd of more than a thousand people.
The crowd was waiting anxiously for 5,000 beach balls and inflatables, which were suspended about 15 feet above the Boardwalk, to drop. It's a ceremonious beginning to the summer.
The festivities at Resorts, which was celebrating its 45th anniversary, kicked off at noon with music from MC Bacardi Ardi and DJ Gary, who performed throughout the day. They were joined at noon by the Atlantic City High School Drumline. Many more musical guests, including the funk cover band SideStory, joined the festivities.
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Mayor Marty Small Sr. held the annual Opening of the Sea ceremony, joined by Grammer.
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Before the ceremony, Small spoke to a crowd in front of Resorts on the Boardwalk.
"It is my pleasure and honor today to officially unlock the ocean and let the world know that the famous Atlantic City beach is open for business," Small said. "And more importantly, the great City of Atlantic City is ready to welcome all the tourists here to show the world that we are the best in the hospitality industry."
Small wished everyone "a happy, safe and healthy summer season." He then presented Grammer with a key to the city.
Grammer told the crowd he had been coming to Atlantic City since he was 5 years old.
"I walked on this Boardwalk with my grandmother and my grandfather," Grammer recounted. "I once said — my grandmother would repeat this story all the time — in my little blazer and my little flannel slacks and my little penny loafers. I stuck my hands in my pocket and said, 'Damn, I love Atlantic City.' I still do. It's one of the greatest places in the world. ... And if my family were alive today they would be beaming, smiling from ear to ear, to get the key to this city."
Wearing red, white and blue swim trunks, Small plunged an oversized key into the edge of the ocean and turned it to "unlock" the sea for the summer.
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Small then climbed into an Atlantic City Beach Patrol boat and was rowed out into the shallow surf, where he threw a flowered wreath into the water. The crowd that gathered cheered with each wave the lifeguards rowed over, until they passed the breaking point.
Greg Dolan, Ciara Fiorello and Bridget Hammer, all from Long Island, New York, were patiently waiting with their drinks for the ball drop. The group was in town for this weekend's Adjacent Festival, which will be held Saturday and Sunday about a half mile down beach.
The group had never been to Resorts' ball drop before, and they called it a great way to kick off their Memorial Day weekend, which will be filled with music and dancing at the festival.
"This has been great," said Fiorello, 40. "Great turnout, and the drinks have been fun nearby."
In the minutes before the ball drop, a disco-themed flash mob broke out. Resorts President and CEO Mark Giannantonio then greeted the crowd, before a countdown to the ball drop, which was led by Grammer.
The crowd counted down from 12, and as the inflatables fell, hundreds of people scrambled to grab as many as they could. Others whacked beach balls back into the air, while the singing and dancing continued.
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Robert Cintron, 69, and his wife, Maribel, 64, of Burlington Township, had their arms full with several beach balls. The couple frequents Atlantic City and absolutely loved Friday's event.
"This was such a good time, man. I love it!" Robert Cintron said. "We're here the whole weekend until Monday.
Tiffany Fray, 46, and her husband, Ludwig, 54, of Brooklyn, New York, were having fun taking pictures along the Boardwalk. The Frays also brandished their bounty of beach balls.
"This was fantastic, a lot of fun," Tiffany Fray said. "I loved the ball drop, and I loved the band (SideStory). I'm a '70s baby."
The couple plans to visit Steel Pier, check out the Absecon Lighthouse and gamble at the casinos a little bit.
"This is awesome. You have the beach right here, the amusement park, the drinks over here, and you can win some money to make it much better," she said. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/resorts-kicks-off-memorial-day-weekend-with-opening-of-the-sea-ball-drop-kelsey-grammer/article_357951ee-fbee-11ed-acf0-ab2943111e21.html | 2023-05-26T22:44:20 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/resorts-kicks-off-memorial-day-weekend-with-opening-of-the-sea-ball-drop-kelsey-grammer/article_357951ee-fbee-11ed-acf0-ab2943111e21.html |
DULUTH — Local firefighters were called to engage in an unusual water rescue at about 3:30 p.m. Thursday, when they received a report that a dog had fallen off a cliff about 30 feet into the water below.
The dog, a German shorthaired pointer named Wim, was playing in the back yard of his owners' home in the 2800 block of London Road when he somehow went over the edge and plummeted into Lake Superior.
Assistant Fire Chief Brent Consie responded to the call and said the dog repeatedly reached shore but could not clamber out of the water due to the sheer terrain, and kept getting swept back out in to the lake by waves breaking against the shoreline. Consie said the clay cliff and trees made it difficult and potentially dangerous to attempt a rescue from shore. So, the Fire Department deployed Marine 1, a jet-propelled personal watercraft that enabled a rescue team to safely maneuver toward the dog before a swimmer set out into the water to retrieve it.
The wind was out of the east at 5 to 7 mph at the time, and while there were no whitecaps, Consie said about every fourth or fifth swell was large enough to wash over the side of Marine 1.
As firefighters approached, Consie said Wim responded by turning his back to shore and swimming toward the watercraft. The rescue swimmer jumped into the water, reached Wim and helped get him onboard Marine 1. Consie estimates the dog was in the water for about 20 minutes total.
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Firefighters dried Wim off, wrapped him in blankets and then set off toward a gentler shoreline, where Wim could climb ashore.
"That was probably the hardest part — getting him off the Jet Ski — because he didn't want to go back into that cold water," Consie said.
But Wim finally did cooperate. Once back on shore, the dog was checked out by a veterinarian, who gave him a clean bill of health.
The rescue was admittedly out of the ordinary for the Duluth Fire Department, but Consie noted that the team understands that pets are really akin to household family members.
"We're not in the business of rescuing cats out of trees anymore. But if someone's pet is in dire danger, we'll be there," he said. | https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/duluth-firefighters-rescue-dog-who-plunged-30-feet-off-cliff-into-lake-superior | 2023-05-26T22:47:28 | 1 | https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/duluth-firefighters-rescue-dog-who-plunged-30-feet-off-cliff-into-lake-superior |
DULUTH — A few blocks from his boyhood home sits a small cement and bronze memorial to Lt. Wayne Vine, the 148th Fighter Wing airman who died after his F-101 Phantom malfunctioned over California on March 6, 1973.
Vine, a weapons system officer, and Maj. Allan Harri, the plane’s pilot, both ejected. Harri survived, Vine did not. He’s one of 22 members of the 148th who’ve died in the line of duty.
“He was just getting ready to buy a home up on the North Shore and everything kind of fell apart,” Staff Sgt. Fred Vine, Wayne’s brother, told the News Tribune on Thursday — four days before Memorial Day, the national holiday that recognizes members of the U.S. military who’ve died while serving.
Fred, who owns the Fond du Lac Campground on Duluth’s far western end, said Wayne probably would have partnered on it with him. Fred still has a saw and a hammer his brother gave him.
“Every time I pick it up, I think of him,” said Fred, a veteran of the 148th himself.
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Wayne was a bicyclist, a skier, a skilled singer and an industrial arts teacher in nearby Wrenshall.
“My dad always says he was the nicest, the best Vine boy,” Senior Master Sgt. Randy Vine, Wayne’s nephew and Fred’s son, told the News Tribune. “He was the one who didn’t really swear, didn’t really party or anything like that. He was more of a subdued guy.”
The Vines own a trio of houses at the end of a road near the St. Louis River. Randy grew up in one of them, but has since bought and moved into the home Wayne shared with his sister, Faye.
“My entire life, I was here,” Randy said of the house. He still has the mugs in which his uncle would make root beer floats for his family.
When the house belonged to Wayne and Faye, Randy remembered, Wayne would use stereo speakers and an attached microphone to razz Randy and his cousins during family get-togethers and sleepovers. It’s the same stereo Randy and other then-youngsters listened to a broadcast of Wayne’s funeral service.
“All the kids were in here,” Randy said, gesturing to his living room. “We listened to it here.”
Randy was a mechanic in the 148th. He said his uncle’s death was in the back of his mind when he’d work on the base’s planes. Other fatal flying accidents at the fighter wing — a December 1991 F-16 crash in Panama that killed two, for instance — struck him particularly hard.
“That’s kind of hard to take,” Randy said.
Also killed in the line of duty was Master Sgt. George Ion, a flight line mechanic who died on July 16, 1975, while removing a high-pressure air bottle from inside an F-101B jet.
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“We were getting ready for an inspection, and, of course, people were tired, they’re working overtime, working extra hours,” recalled Chief Master Sgt. Bill Ion of Duluth, another longtime 148th member and one of George's three sons who followed him to the fighter wing. “It was a tragic accident. Pretty traumatic — for me and the whole family.”
George was a charter member of the 179th Fighter Squadron, which means he was among the 50 people who first comprised the squadron when it was first activated in 1948. The squadron is a unit of the 148th.
He was also one of three survivors of a C-47 crash on Memorial Day 1954 in Hermantown. Bill, who was 7 years old at the time, said he doesn’t remember much about that crash. He does, though, remember George Ion lost a “chunk” of his leg, and that he worked in the family’s yard and rode a bicycle to rebuild his strength afterward.
George, Bill recalled, was an avid camper and Boy Scout troop leader who nudged his sons to earn Eagle Scout honors. The Ion family went on regular camping and fishing trips to the Lake Kabetogama area. For years, they did so with the family of Earl Sugars, another of the three survivors of the 1954 C-47 crash, Bill said.
He also fondly remembered family road trips to New Mexico and Pike’s Peak.
“I think everybody got sick going up there,” Bill said with a chuckle.
A mechanic in his spare time, George would restore cars: a Dodge pickup that he made roadworthy after a rollover, for instance, and an old Lincoln Zephyr.
“He got that thing running,” said Bill, who would fetch tools and hold the flashlight for his father. “I don’t know how the hell he did that one.”
Now retired, Bill has taken up car reupholstery. It’s a hobby, he joked, that has turned into a headache.
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Every air guard crash or death is emotional, Bill said.
“Whether you know them personally or not … you’re up and down,” he said, moving his hands up and down for emphasis. “You feel all that.” | https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/duluth-veterans-remember-their-fallen-family-members | 2023-05-26T22:47:38 | 0 | https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/duluth-veterans-remember-their-fallen-family-members |
SOUTHWEST HARBOR -- Maine's Marine Patrol is prepping for a busy weekend on the coast. The work they do covers more territory than you might think.
Maine's Marine Patrol officers do a bit of everything, which means protecting life both on the water and under it.
"Marine Patrol plays a huge role in protecting and regulating marine resources, which are hugely important to Maine's economy and lobsters and clams and all of those. We're all really passionate about protecting those resources," said Marine Patrol Officer Kaelyn Kuni.
Officers say that the job brings with it an ocean of opportunities.
"You can pretend that you have an idea when you leave the house in the morning, but the reality is that you can get blown in any different direction," said Tommy Reardon, Marine Patrol officer. "It's a little bit of everything, there's a lot of things you expect, but there's a lot of things that happen and you say 'I didn't see that coming.'"
Marine Patrol officers say they know how quickly a day on the water can go from routine to unexpected -- that's why they're asking Mainers to remember safe boating practices this weekend."
"Limit your alcohol consumption. Preferably, have someone that's not consuming at all. If you're going to be out on a vessel, make sure you have PFD's," said Marine Patrol Officer Adam Atherton.
And, this Memorial Day weekend, they're keeping a watchful eye over Maine's waters.
"Maine's coastal environment, it's absolutely gorgeous, but it's also deadly. Throughout the years, we've seen the impact of that," said Reardon. "Dress for that water temperature because it's cold, it's darn cold."
Officers say they are often working around the clock to safeguard boating Mainers.
"Well be out for 24, 36, 48 hours. We'll match what they're doing. We'll hear a lot of 'what are you guys doing out here?' well, you're out," said Atherton.
Officers ask that anyone who hits the water this weekend brings first aid supplies, flotation devices, and a reliable form of communication. | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/maine-marine-patrol-talks-safety-during-memorial-day-weekend/article_ae53a238-fc0f-11ed-922f-ef3ee303e55e.html | 2023-05-26T22:48:22 | 0 | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/maine-marine-patrol-talks-safety-during-memorial-day-weekend/article_ae53a238-fc0f-11ed-922f-ef3ee303e55e.html |
BANGOR -- The Maine Troop Greeters are a dedicated group of men and women.
Today, the volunteers were honored at the Bangor International Airport for their efforts to support traveling troops.
Maine Troop Greeters run the possibility of being paged at a moment's notice due to the confidentiality surrounding military flights.
12 fallen greeters were honored with their names added to a brick pavilion at the Bangor International Airport.
"During my military service when me and my brothers came back home. We were spit at. Definitely treated badly. We made the determination that never again will one generation of American servicemen and women face what we faced,” said Steve Nut, a troop greeter.
"They were the first people that these troops saw and were greeted with hand shakes, coin symbols, smiles, hugs and just a warm welcome,” said Curtis Reynolds the son of two former troop greeters.
If you missed the annual brick dedication ceremony, you can visit the pavilion any time. | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/memorial-ceremony-honors-maine-troop-greeters/article_ec5bf560-fc0c-11ed-97ce-179c40ffc853.html | 2023-05-26T22:48:28 | 1 | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/memorial-ceremony-honors-maine-troop-greeters/article_ec5bf560-fc0c-11ed-97ce-179c40ffc853.html |
SMYRNA, Ga. — One person is hurt after a dispute led to a shooting near a Steak 'n Shake in Smyrna Friday afternoon, according to the police department.
Authorities responded to the Steak 'n Shake at 2736 Cobb Parkway. Smyrna Police said the dispute began between "two parties and one party was shot."
The person who was hurt was taken to the hospital and is being treated for their injuries. Smyrna Police said a suspect took off.
"We do not believe there is an immediate threat in the area currently," the police department said.
A witness told 11Alive the shooting took place in the parking lot and it's roped off with crime tape.
Detectives are still investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting. Anyone with information is asked to call the Smyrna Police Department at 770-434-666.
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ATLANTA — A metro Atlanta woman has a community surrounding her with love as she brings in her 107th birthday.
Ethel Abrahams, an Alabama State University alumni, celebrates her birthday this Sunday. She was presented with the Atlanta alumni chapter for ASU's first centenarian membership award.
Abrahams was born in 1916, and she graduated from the university in 1938.
After she graduated, she became a 5th-grade teacher in Alabama.
"I love to spend my day with my family and friends," said Abrahams.
She has three grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Abrahams has one daughter.
Even at the shy age of 107, Abrahams can recite the alphabet backward, and she has a great spirit, the alumni community said.
At 107 years of age, she has a great spirit along with an energy that she uses to take walks. She can also recite her Alphabet backward.
Abrahams said the first thing she does every morning is read her bible, keeping her strong in her faith.
"The man upstairs. I go to church every Sunday and praise the lord," she said.
Her family said that she drove and managed her farm in Alabama until she turned 100.
Abrahams also said she takes daily walks to keep her spirits alive.
Do you have a story idea or something on your mind you want to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at WhereAtlantaSpeaks@11Alive.com. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/ethel-abrahams-107-birthday-atlanta/85-25a36387-2a40-465e-8b19-0a022084b2d6 | 2023-05-26T22:51:46 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/ethel-abrahams-107-birthday-atlanta/85-25a36387-2a40-465e-8b19-0a022084b2d6 |
CONYERS, Ga. — Plumes of smoke were seen coming from a recycling center after a fire broke out Friday, according to Conyers Police.
Authorities said the fire started inside the Pratt Recycling building in Conyers. Police said it's assisting Rockdale County Fire with the scene.
"Don’t be alarmed by the large smoke cloud you may see coming from that area," the police department wrote on its social media page.
11Alive has reached out to Rockdale County Fire for more information.
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FLORIDA, USA — This weekend, the country is honoring the lives of those who've died in combat, but most agree more needs to be done for veterans who suffer from mental health diagnoses like PTSD.
This is why, a former Atlanta police officer, disabled Marine veteran has created a nonprofit to support those with PTSD returning from war.
Service members are dying by suicide at a rate four times higher than in combat, according to the United Service Organizations.
"You get in your own head, and it's like, I don't like how I feel on the surface," Service-Connected Disabled Veteran and Deep Blue Dive Therapy Founder Larry Wilson said. "And a lot of people I find feel that way, but the moment you crack the waves, and you crack the seal, it's a different world; now you can see because your eyes are open."
He had already seen a whole lot when he started the nonprofit. Wilson served over a decade as a P.O.S.T. Certified Police Officer and has 1,755 varied law enforcement training hours with the last three years of his police service as an Undercover Narcotics Agent in metro Atlanta.
"Swimming on the surface, there's a little trepidation because you don't know what's down there," he said.
Years after returning home from combat, he was scared to dive into the PTSD diagnosis that changed how he thought of himself.
"It's kind of hard to one day be on top of the world and then needing help. It's a weird thing, I fell into that," he said.
To pull himself out, he had to go in.
"Once you get underneath, literally, they think I am just a big ugly fish. And they don't care," he said.
The water washing away the rigid demands of who they are supposed to be.
"You become part of the world around you. And you don't have all the noise and the things that are distracting and stressful," Georgia Aquarium Salute to Veterans Program Manager Jason Bush said. "You have to be in the moment."
Many of the divers have lost friends in arms to suicide.
"Much like many of us that struggle with the invisible wounds of war, it's much like leaving all of that on the surface. And not being bound by the things you struggle with every day. The anxiety, the PTSD, the depression," Bush said.
The American Institute of Stress is studying the benefits of scuba diving for PTSD. Wilson said diving can save lives.
"Pushing yourself to find ways to help yourself. Knowing there is a problem and getting deeper. And then finding ways to help yourself," Wilson said.
Helping with a new mission to heal. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/veteran-ptsd-found-scuba-diving-nonprofit-help-others-diagnosis/85-6e46c683-5b0e-4bd4-8258-45932ebe2ed2 | 2023-05-26T22:51:59 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/veteran-ptsd-found-scuba-diving-nonprofit-help-others-diagnosis/85-6e46c683-5b0e-4bd4-8258-45932ebe2ed2 |
Arizona motorists traveling for the Memorial Day weekend will see lower costs at the pumps as gas prices drop rapidly — with Tucson-area prices plunging more than a quarter per gallon this week.
The statewide average gas price dropped 13 cents in a week to $4.51, while the national average rose about 3 cents in a week to $3.57 per gallon, according to AAA.
Tucson’s average gas price dropped 27 cents this week to $4.38 per gallon on Friday.
Scottsdale had the state’s highest average gas price at $5.05 per gallon, while the Sierra Vista-Douglas market had the lowest average gas price at $3.77 per gallon.
Nationally, increased demand at the start of the summer driving season is pushing prices higher, AAA says.
“But the increase is mitigated by the low cost of oil, which is wobbling around in the low $70s per barrel. Pump prices could stabilize or fall once this long weekend is in the rearview mirror,” AAA spokesman Andrew Gross said.
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The story is a little different in Arizona, which has seen prices jump past the national average due to a combination of factors, including the changeover to cleaner, summer-blend gas in parts of Arizona, strong demand and a crimp in supply caused by prolonged maintenance outages at a refinery in New Mexico and another in El Paso, Texas.
Those refineries supply Arizona with gas that is cheaper than California gas piped into the Phoenix area.
The refinery in El Paso is back in production, helping prices in Arizona, particularly in Southern Arizona, AAA Arizona spokesman Julian Paredes said.
It is unclear when the refinery in Artesia, New Mexico, will go back online, with work there possibly extending into June, but its return will also help tamp down prices, Paredes said.
Meanwhile, gas prices in some rural communities remain much lower than Tucson, which has historically had among the lowest prices in the state.
Though the gap has narrowed, prices in markets including Sierra Vista, Benson, and Safford have been $1 or more lower than Tucson in the past month.
AAA’s Paredes said demand in those small markets is much lower than in a major metropolitan area like Tucson, and they are much closer to refineries.
“It's quicker and more efficient for fuel to get to Benson or Sierra Vista and the stock of gas lasts longer in those areas, making it cheaper,” Paredes said. “We can't make any major predictions, but I'd wager that Pima County's gas prices will more closely match the eastern counties in the coming weeks. Tucson is at the edge of those supply lines and takes longer to adjust because of its size.”
Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis for the online gas-price tracking site GasBuddy, agreed that lower demand in the rural markets may help keep prices down as retailers don’t have to refill their tanks as quickly.
De Haan said the rural station retailers also could be trucking in cheaper gas from New Mexico, but that won’t work for large markets like Tucson.
“A small area, you can dispatch a truck and take advantage of those pretty big (price) differences,” De Haan said. “For Tucson, we're talking about a lot of trucks that would have to be making it into New Mexico or elsewhere.”
The Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, a statewide trade association representing the petroleum marketing, convenience store and related industries, declined to comment on the recent gas-price trends.
Arizona’s major metro areas also may be getting some more expensive gas blendstock, or base refined fuel, that complies with California’s strict emissions standards.
In March, the state began allowing Arizona fuel distributors to use fuel that complies with the standard for California Reformulated Gasoline Blendstock for Oxygenate Blending, or CARBOB, as a base for finished gasoline.
Kevin Allen, associate director of the Arizona Department of Weights and Measures Services Division, said it's possible some more costly California-certified gas blendstock may have made it into Arizona, noting that suppliers wouldn't have to notify the state if they use cleaner-burning California blendstock.
Allen said Tucson's unusually high prices are more likely related to the loss of supply from the closed refineries in New Mexico and El Paso, while smaller markets may be getting cheaper gas trucked in.
While spikes in gas prices often prompt consumer complaints of price gouging by gas retailers and distributors, the state Attorney General's Office says it has little power to stop price gouging under state law.
"Absent evidence of fraud, collusion or other anticompetitive behavior, the Attorney General’s Office cannot take legal action against retailers who may legally charge what they think the market will bear," the agency says on its webpage about gas prices.
While prices within a geographic market move more or less together as companies move independently and interdependently, such “parallel pricing” is not illegal, absent proof of collusion or an agreement to fix prices, the AG says.
In 2006, an investigation by then-Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard into steep increases in gas prices following Hurricane Katrina found sharply higher profit margins but no violations of state law.
Contact senior reporter David Wichner at dwichner@tucson.com or 520-573-4181. On Twitter: @dwichner. On Facebook: Facebook.com/DailyStarBiz | https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/arizona-tucson-gas-prices-plunge-headed-into-holiday/article_d8c35da2-fbf5-11ed-b3e6-57064bc5e3f7.html | 2023-05-26T22:51:59 | 1 | https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/arizona-tucson-gas-prices-plunge-headed-into-holiday/article_d8c35da2-fbf5-11ed-b3e6-57064bc5e3f7.html |
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