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SALEM, Va. – A Salem woman was shocked to find four unexpected visitors on her front porch. A family of bears moved through the Beverly Heights neighborhood on Monday.
Neighbor Megan Wardle said she’s seen foxes, she’s seen deer, but she’s never seen a bear — let alone a whole family in her neighborhood.
“It’s just something you might not see in your whole life,” Wardle said. “It was right on my front porch.”
A mama bear and three cubs made their way up onto the porch before they decided to move along.
Wardle said she was shocked when she got the doorbell camera alert on her phone.
“I thought it was a dog walker or someone delivering something,” Wardle said. “Then I actually looked at it and it was a bear, right in the camera, and then I realized it had cubs with it, which is just wild.”
Wardle ran to the window to see if they were still there, but they were gone. However, she said they did take her trash.
Wildlife experts say to prevent bears from showing up on your porch, you should put away your garbage, as well as pet food and bird seed.
Wardle said she and others in the neighborhood will be more cautious from now on.
“Definitely like more aware now,” Wardle said. “My neighbor, next door, was like, oh she’s going to take extra caution when she walks her dogs in the morning and make sure they’re leashed and things like that.”
A Department of Wildlife Resources official said they have no plans to respond at this time, since they expect the bears to move along. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/05/30/salem-doorbell-camera-owner-reacts-to-bear-family-appearance/ | 2023-05-31T00:05:58 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/05/30/salem-doorbell-camera-owner-reacts-to-bear-family-appearance/ |
A woman is accused of shooting and killing her husband at a waterfront park in Bucks County on Tuesday.
Bristol Borough Police responded to the Bristol Borough Wharf on Mill Street in Bristol, Pennsylvania, at 10:53 a.m. for a report of a shooting. Officers arrived at the park, which was occupied by multiple people at the time, and found 40-year-old Sammar Khan of Levittown with blood on her clothing, investigators said.
Police then found Khan’s husband, 38-year-old Faisal Iqbal, in a grassy area near the parking lot suffering from gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Witnesses told investigators Khan and Iqbal had been speaking to each other loudly in another language in the area of the coastline shortly before the shooting. They then said they heard a “pop” sound. Witnesses said they then saw Iqbal, who had been sitting down, stand up and wrestle Khan as more gunshots were heard.
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The husband and wife then walked from the coastline toward the parking lot area and Iqbal told at least one witness to call 911, investigators said. Khan then allegedly shot Iqbal twice and he collapsed in the grassy area between the water and parking lot. As Iqbal was on the ground, Khan walked over to him and shot him twice in the torso and once in the head, according to investigators.
Khan was arrested and arraigned on charges of criminal homicide, possession of an instrument of crime and recklessly endangering another person. She was remanded to the Bucks County Correctional Facility without bail.
It’s unknown at this time whether or not she has legal representation.
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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.
They will need our prayers and support even more in the coming days and months.
Pastor Ron Riddle of Crossroads Cowboy Church in El Paso knows Fryar and his family personally.
"Just became a part of my personal family, and we just love the Fryars so very much," Riddle said. "They came the very first Sunday and never left."
Riddle spoke to Chad Fryar's wife, Rachel, after the crash. He said Rachel was the one who told him the Fryar's truck was hit.
Riddle described the family as close-knit and "the kind of friends and church family you want to have." He said it's hard to understand why things like this happen, but as a pastor, he believes in God's plan.
"Life has no guarantees," Riddle said. "God gives us life one second at a time without ever promising us that another second is coming." | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/arkansas-pastor-son-critical-condition-daughters-died/91-367c4f05-b957-42aa-b6c4-9f017584469b | 2023-05-31T00:12:45 | 1 | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/arkansas-pastor-son-critical-condition-daughters-died/91-367c4f05-b957-42aa-b6c4-9f017584469b |
NORFOLK, Va. — A 35-year-old man is missing after he apparently fell overboard while en route back to Norfolk on board the Carnival Magic. The cruise ship departed from Norfolk on May 25 and returned to port Tuesday morning.
According to a statement from Carnival Cruise Lines, the man "was reported missing by his companion late Monday afternoon and an initial review of closed circuit security footage confirms that he leaned over the railing of his stateroom balcony and dropped into the water at approximately 4:10 am early Monday morning."
The spokesperson said the U.S. Coast Guard had released the ship from participating in search and rescue efforts and told the Carnival Magic's captain that they should complete the ship's return trip to Norfolk.
The spokesperson said: "The Carnival Care Team is providing support to the guest’s companion and traveling party who are on board."
The Carnival Magic arrived back as planned in Norfolk Tuesday morning.
The Southeast Coast Guard said that the man went overboard about 186 miles east of Jacksonville, Florida. The Coast Guard is still searching for him using air and water assets.
His partner, Jennilyn Blosser, told 13News Now his name is Ronnie Peale Jr. and described him as the life of the party.
Blosser, who didn't want to speak over the phone or on camera, said she woke up late Monday to find Peale no longer in their room.
She told 13News Now she didn't think much of it at first, since Peale typically wakes up earlier than she does.
However, she said once she got them lunch and still couldn't find him anywhere on the cruise ship, she asked her family on board to help. When they still struggled to find him, Blosser said reality started settling in and they quickly alerted crews on the ship.
“I think it was about 3 o’clock-ish, they started paging the gentleman,” said Dawn Schrieber, a passenger on Carnival Magic.
“We didn’t know how serious it was until his wife got on the Facebook page that said he has been missing since 3:30 yesterday morning,” said Shannon Wallace, another cruise passenger.
Wallace said someone started a Facebook group before the cruise to meet others. During their last night on the ship, they used that group to try and find Peale.
“They were posting on that Facebook page like 'Hey Ronnie, if you’re OK go to the front desk,'” Wallace said.
A Carnival Cruise spokesperson said surveillance footage ultimately showed Peale leaning over the railing of his balcony and falling into the water.
“I’m really hoping that they find him or he’s able to hold on or something because that’s my biggest fear,” Schrieber said.
Blosser called the series of events devastating, saying, "I never could of imagine something like this could happen."
She described Peale as a friendly, down-to-earth person who would do anything for others. | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/man-missing-from-carnival-magic-cruise-ship-embarked-from-norfolk/291-64b12dac-fe76-45d9-be5f-db8f2f566ff1 | 2023-05-31T00:12:51 | 0 | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/man-missing-from-carnival-magic-cruise-ship-embarked-from-norfolk/291-64b12dac-fe76-45d9-be5f-db8f2f566ff1 |
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Fort Worth Police continue to investigate a deadly shooting at an apartment complex that left a teenage boy dead and a family in mourning on Memorial Day.
Officers responded to a shooting call in the 2100 block of Tanna Lane at the Arwen Apartments on Monday around 6:30 p.m., according to Fort Worth Police.
Investigators said they found a juvenile male dead at the scene and the Homicide Unit will continue the investigation.
Maryta Smith said the victim was her son, 15-year-old Xavier Hullaby.
"I'm hurting and I want answers," said Smith who said she doesn't want this to become a cold case. “It’s senseless and I'm tired of it, I’m tired of it not just for my child, I'm tired of it for other children too. They're supposed to bury us, we aren’t supposed to be out here burying them.”
Smith said she was on her way home from a trip to Houston. She spoke with her adult daughter about what they wanted to eat, who was inside the apartment with her 6-year-old granddaughter and Xavier.
“He was a brother, an uncle, he loved his nieces and nephews. He was looking forward to go on a field day with his niece tomorrow, but she had to watch her uncle be taken away. She’s 6, she shouldn’t have to deal with it," said Smith.
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She said someone knocked on their door and when her son answered that's when the shooting took place.
“I’m hurting, I’m a mama hurting. His dad is incarcerated right now. He's hurt. He's got to come home to bury his child," expressed Smith.
Investigators didn't have any new details regarding what led up to the shooting, but Smith believes it's from an incident that involved former friends of her son.
“Apparently something that happened six months ago that he wasn't even involved with. It was something that mutual friends of his that used to be friends of his that were involved, that’s where the story came from," said Smith.
She learned about it last week when she came home to find more than 20 teen boys trying to fight her son.
"They said, 'Y'all jump my friend, we got you.' He (Xavier) said, 'I didn't jump your friend in the first place.' He said, 'I wasn’t in it then, I wasn’t in it now," explained Smith.
She doesn't know the details of what took place on Monday, but the hallway outside her apartment is riddled with bullet marks.
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“I just miss my baby, I haven’t seen his face I want to see his face," cried Smith. "I just want to lay my eyes on him. I can't sleep. I'm not gonna eat. I can't rest until I see my baby's face."
Smith said she was also upset that wasn't able to see her son when she arrived at the scene. She said he was shot in the head. She said she's grateful to have a supportive family and the means to provide her son with a proper funeral. Smith said she's asking for anyone with information to come forward.
"Speak up. Would you want them to be silent if it was yours? Would you want them silent if they were burying your child? Thank God I don’t have to shake a cup to bury my son, but what about the mother that does have to get out here and set up a page to help bury her son," said Smith.
Smith said they're originally from Shreveport, LA and she moved to Fort Worth to get away from crime.
"He wanted to go back home for the last couple of months, he just started to get where he hated Fort Worth and he wanted to home, he begged to go home, I wouldn't let him go home to just stay with family members or anything because I feared for his life in Shreveport," Cried Smith.
She plans to bring her son's body back home to Louisiana to the cemetery where Xavier's grandmother and uncle were laid to rest.
“I want to take him home to where his granny is and his uncle, then again I might decide I don’t want to bury him, because who wants to put their son in a box, and put him below the ground, nobody," cried Smith. "I haven't seen his face. I feel like he's in a place alone looking for his momma and his momma is looking for him because I haven't seen his face and I don't know where he’s at.”
Those with any information are asked to call Fort Worth Police. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/im-hurting-says-mom-of-teen-killed-in-shooting-at-apartment-complex-in-fort-worth-on-memorial-day/3267858/ | 2023-05-31T00:14:25 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/im-hurting-says-mom-of-teen-killed-in-shooting-at-apartment-complex-in-fort-worth-on-memorial-day/3267858/ |
Memories can live on in photos, in our minds, and in touchstones that provide a physical connection to people and places. That last one is what five friends from Lake Highlands High School will take with them when they scatter to colleges and work in the fall.
Julia Edwards, Kaylee Lykins, Ellee Irvy, Miller McDonald, and Emily Mabry are best friends who all graduated last week. On Monday they were at Wildlike, a piercing studio in Dallas' Oak Lawn neighborhood, to get that touchstone reminder of their friendship bonds; ear piercings.
'I think piercing is such a rite of passage," Wildlike owner Alysa Teichman said. "I think graduation is obviously one of the main rites of passage, and I think it's so fun to be able to do it with your best friends."
"I think it's almost like a sisterhood for us," Lykins said. "You can tell them anything, rely on them, and you have someone to do something with, and so you're never lonely."
The friends all got ear piercings together so that when they go off to work jobs and go college at the University of Arkansas, Providence, and Texas Tech, they will have a physical reminder of their sisterhood bonds.
'If we go more than a day of not seeing each other, we're like, what are we doing," Miller McDonald said. "I feel like we're close enough to where, like, no amount of time of not seeing each other; we'd come back and it would be the same as it was like these past four years."
"I just think there's a lot of noise in the world and a lot happening, and there's just really nothing to me quite like female friendships," Teichman said. "I honestly hope that they can stay in touch and be lifelong friends like I am with my best friends from high school." | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/lake-highlands-friends-mark-graduation-with-physical-reminder-of-sisterhood-bond/3267852/ | 2023-05-31T00:14:31 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/lake-highlands-friends-mark-graduation-with-physical-reminder-of-sisterhood-bond/3267852/ |
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The Allen Premium Outlets will reopen Wednesday morning, nearly a month after the deadly rampage that left eight people dead and seven others injured.
Some employees have expressed anxiety about returning to the scene of the mass shooting.
Community members and faith-based organizations are stepping up to help ease their return.
Allen High School teacher Katelyn Reed started an online push to 'adopt a shop' ahead of the reopening.
The effort aims to 'adopt' as many stores within the outlet mall and fill a basket with snacks for people returning to work this week.
Her basket includes a card expressing support and words of encouragement.
"I think the more people reach out and let the people know we're thinking of them the better," said Katelyn Reed.
Reed, a high school teacher in Allen, has had to contemplate what it would be like to return to work following a mass shooting.
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The May 6th tragedy hit close to home.
"When I found out I was at home and my first thought was my mom," she said. "My second thought were my kids because they're in high school and a lot of them work here or if they don't work here, they hang out here."
Reed spent agonizing hours messaging as many students as possible.
"I was in knots not knowing if they've been hurt," said Reed through tears. "I spent the right of the night refreshing the app, seeing who had responded and keeping track ok, I've got 10 now, I've got 30 now and I didn't hear back from everybody."
She learned Monday all of her students made it out safely.
Eight people, including three children, were killed. Seven others were injured.
"I've been thinking a lot about what it would be like coming back to work here," said Reed.
She doesn't know if the teen workers she knows will be returning but wants to show everyone support.
Those taking part in the 'Adopt a Shop' effort are tasked with filling a basket with packaged snacks and drinks for employees to enjoy along with a card with a message of encouragement.
Out of more than 100 stores, about 30-40 stores still need 'adopting.'
The Lutheran Church Charities' K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry will also be on hand to provide comfort to staff and visitors on Wednesday.
The non-profit responded to the scene of the shooting on May 6 and will return with a team of six dogs and their handlers.
"Just to provide comfort and love wherever we can with this warm soft fur just to greet people and hopefully put a smile on their face," said Janice Marut with the group.
Reaction to the dogs tends to vary depending on how close people were to the tragedy, she said.
"Sometimes they're very sad as they approach us," said Marut. "Very quiet and calm and we just allow them to love on the dogs and what we're looking for is just some reaction from them, whether it is spoken or not. That they realize that the dogs are there for them and just to be quiet and calm and let them love on them. Sometimes we see a smile, sometimes we see tears."
The mall will reopen Wednesday, May 31 at 10 a.m.
Simon Property Group, which owns the outlet mall, posted on its website that retailers will each have the flexibility to set their own hours and resume business at their own pace in the coming weeks.
Allen Mayor Baine Brooks released a statement late Monday afternoon, stating:
"As Allen Premium Outlets reopen and our community continues to work through the process of healing, we will remember those who lost their lives, friends and loved ones. We will be grateful for the first responders and citizens who helped those in need. We want to support the staff returning to work at the outlets and keep them, their friends and families in our thoughts.
We all want to stand together to heal, to remember and continue the compassion and care that makes Allen strong."
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — A week out from the Fayetteville NCAA Regionals, Hog fans lined up outside of the Hog Pen to get first dibs on their sweet spot.
Baum Walker is already sold out and expects full capacity with over 12,000 waiting to pack the stadium. A representative with the University of Arkansas Fayetteville (UARK) said that it's a testament to the commitment and passion of Razorback Fans.
Through the good years with championships or bad years with the heartbreak hogs, Razorback fans stay dedicated to the natural state's team. Ahead of the regionals hosted at Baum Walker, fans were showing that dedication by lining up a week out from regionals. They were lined up before it was even announced that Baum Walker would host the regionals.
"The Razorback fandom is in my blood," Blake Taylor, a superfan said.
Taylor is a sports management student at UARK, following in the footsteps of his parents and grandparents. He and his parents have set up a tent outside of Baum Walker, joining a group of fans waiting for the game day.
"I'm here right now because I want to get a good spot in the hog pen, front row railing," Taylor said. "It might be some superstition or something, but we just want just the spots where we've sat and watched the hogs all year long."
While seating in the stadium may be set for those in the stands, the Hog Pen is more first come first serve with general admission seating. That's why the fans say they've lined up for a week.
"You can be yourself. You can yell, you can scream, we can wave flags. You can bring your drinks and your food and so it's just a big, fun atmosphere," retired linemen Jimmy Sharp said.
While there are a few dozen waiting in line, some have homes, campers, or a place to stay nearby for breaks. One person from each group must stay, however, at their tent to reserve their spot.
"We've all been here for two or three years so we all pretty well know each other," Sharp said.
"They're either retired or off work, taking vacation days, etc. Well, I currently it's summer vacation," Taylor said.
The groups' campsites have fans, couches, sleeping bags, and much more to accommodate their week-long stay. Some of the group have slept in their campsites just a few feet off Razorback Road.
"We cook here sometimes, but sometimes we go to my camper up here... And there are porta potties over here that we can use," Sharp said.
"Some people have houses nearby and so they go get food at their houses and then come back, or we have food delivered here," Taylor said.
While many hog fans go home to rest for the night, or even put up their fan gear for the year after the season, the hog fans on Razorback Road will go the distance to call the hogs.
"It's worth it. Watching batting practice. We've made friends with the centerfielder Tavian Rosenberger, you'll see us wearing a cheeseburger hat when he comes up and do just simple traditions like two down Texas sucks," Taylor said. "Hog fans are the best. That's just plain and simple. I don't see any other fan base in the country do this."
Taylor said that if the Razorbacks move on to the Super Regionals, the group already plans on doing the same to camp out for the hog pen.
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DALLAS — An 18-year-old man has pleaded guilty to fentanyl trafficking charges, and admitted to dealing more than 1,000 pills in the North Texas area, according to officials with the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Officials announced on Tuesday that Stephen Paul Brinson, also known as "Steve-O," will be convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl following a guilty plea.
He was arrested back in March.
Officials said Brinson admitted to dealing fentanyl-laced pills out of a home in Flower Mound and using an Instagram account to do so. The drugs he sold, according to officials, were round, blue pills that were imprinted with "M/30" on them so they would resemble oxycodone pills.
Court documents revealed that Brinson also acted as the supplier to an alleged dealer in Carrollton named Donovan Jude Andrews, who was capitalizing on a market void opened up by the arrests of two other accused dealers, Luis Navarrete and Magaly Cano.
On May 16, Cano pleaded guilty to dealing fentanyl-laced pills to a person under 21 years old. She is awaiting sentencing.
According to the court documents, Andrews is allegedly tied to at least one fentanyl overdose involving a 14-year-old girl.
Authorities found around 1,800 fentanyl-laced pills, cocaine, marijuana and two firearms during a search of Brinson's home, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Brinson now faces up to 40 years in federal prison.
The 18-year-old was part of a fentanyl trafficking bust in the cities of Carrollton and Flower Mound. The cases involved a number of juvenile overdoses, some of which were deadly.
The U.S. Attorney's Office said they are still six other people, including Andrews and Navarette, who are awaiting trial on their drug trafficking charges. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/fentanyl-trafficking-north-texas-18-year-old-pleads-guilty-dealt-more-than-1000-pills/287-2f5ebe9b-738f-4b79-ae5c-f2654cd9ba65 | 2023-05-31T00:18:56 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/fentanyl-trafficking-north-texas-18-year-old-pleads-guilty-dealt-more-than-1000-pills/287-2f5ebe9b-738f-4b79-ae5c-f2654cd9ba65 |
FORT WORTH, Texas — Multiple investigations continue in North Texas as several teenagers were recently involved in deadly shootings, according to the Fort Worth Police Department.
The latest shooting happened on Memorial Day in Fort Worth's southwest side. The homicide involved a teenage boy in an apartment complex that was witnessed by several neighbors.
On May 21, another Fort Worth shooting left 14-year-old Da'Shawn Winfield dead and a second teen injured, according to police.
Fort Worth community leader Darryl Washington said he believes now is the time to step up and intervene. He said he is devastated that yet another teenager in Fort Worth was involved in a deadly shooting. He said hopes to offer the teens' family some comfort.
"It's very heartbreaking," Washington said, "Hug them and see if I can give them anything and that's about it and let them know we are concerned about them."
During the shooting on Memorial Day night, Fort Worth Police got to the scene at The Arwen Apartments off Sycamore School Road. Officers found a young teen boy shot dead outside.
People inside the apartments told police they heard gunshots. After coming outside, that's when they said they noticed the victim on the ground.
Fort Worth Police told WFAA that the shooting is being investigated as “a criminal offense.” As of Tuesday, the department hasn't released any suspect information or the name of the victim.
Family members at the scene told WFAA that the victim was 15 years old.
During the shooting on May 21, officers found both teenagers in the breezeway of an apartment building. Investigators said they hope to find who lured a family online to buy a car and then fired shots injuring a 14-year-old boy.
The boy's family was able to drive to a safe location where they called 911. After the officers arrived, they called for paramedics to treat and transport the teen to the hospital.
Washington said he is concerned that if something isn't done now, this type of crime is something the city could be dealing with all summer long.
"We are not even in the summertime yet," Washington said.
As a community leader, Washington said there are plenty of positive outlets to give teenagers some activities to do in the summer.
Washington hopes to partner with local churches this summer for youth basketball events. Washington and his brother are both Golden Glove winners, so he also does a boxing camp for young people.
"We have a boxing gym if you want to fight, and you want to get some of that tension that comes to the boxing gym," Washington said
Fort Worth Police said the department has an officer assigned to address youth violence in the Gang Intervention & Prevention Unit whose job also includes outreach.
Anyone with information on shootings can secretly call Crime Stoppers at 817-469-TIPS and remain anonymous. All calls to the tip line are 100% confidential. If your tip leads to an arrest and conviction, you may receive a cash reward. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/fort-worth-pd-investigating-teenager-shooting-death-as-summer-break-begins/287-af1edaf1-c62e-4c79-80cf-5f93bb6c1413 | 2023-05-31T00:18:57 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/fort-worth-pd-investigating-teenager-shooting-death-as-summer-break-begins/287-af1edaf1-c62e-4c79-80cf-5f93bb6c1413 |
FRISCO, Texas — Firefighters in Frisco and Carrollton were busy on Tuesday afternoon during some pop-up storms in the area.
The departments said they were working on a total of seven structure fires and that lightning is believed to be the cause of the fires.
According to the Frisco Fire Department, crews were responding to three separate structure fires and had received reports of six lightning strikes to buildings.
One of the fires happened at a home on Silverbrook Lane and another on Old Province Way. Both are near the intersection of Teel Parkway and Stonebrook Parkway.
Frisco fire officials said there were no reports of any injuries to residents or firefighters.
A neighbor told WFAA that she noticed smoke coming from a house on Old Province after she saw lightning around 2:50 p.m.
The home sustained significant damage, and most of its roof is now gone. The homeowners are on vacation, according to neighbors.
And just down the street on Silverbrook, a second house caught fire around the same time as the first.
The third fire was about two miles from the first two.
The Carrollton Fire Department confirmed to WFAA that its crews had responded to four structure fires -- two of which were working fires.
Those two working fires happened at homes on Wood Creek and Whitehurst. In both those incidents, the fires were contained to the attic, according to the department.
There were no injuries reported in the Carrollton fires.
Areas of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex saw some non-severe pop-up storms through the afternoon, which brought heavy rain and lightning. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/lightning-believed-cause-least-six-structure-house-fires-frisco-carrollton/287-e8035429-7309-421f-8e9f-4e3760e2c510 | 2023-05-31T00:18:59 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/lightning-believed-cause-least-six-structure-house-fires-frisco-carrollton/287-e8035429-7309-421f-8e9f-4e3760e2c510 |
Utica, N.Y. -- The Oneida County Industrial Development agency is trying to use eminent domain to take 411 Columbia Street, in downtown Utica, but they don't need it. Central Utica Builders needs it. That's a group of private physicians who are building a medical office building near the downtown Utica Hospital, and they need 411 Columbia for parking.
While Oneida County Industrial Development Agency is fighting the eminent domain legal battle for Central Utica Builders, or, 'CUB', they're not funding the battle. CUB and MVHS have signed an agreement, agreeing to take on all expenses and hold OCIDA harmless, relating to all costs associating with acquiring 411 Columbia, through eminent domain, from Bowers Development.
MVHS has declined to comment on the agreement. Among the unanswered questions- why would they take on this potentially costly legal battle on behalf of OCIDA, and what do they expect it might cost them? So far, Bowers Development has spent about a quarter of a million dollars on legal costs. And OCIDA's appeal of a prior court ruling earlier this year, saying they cannot take 411 Columbia by eminent domain, hasn't even gone to court yet.
Bowers Development, who recently closed on the purchase of 411 Columbia, has until the end of June to respond to a brief OCIDA recently filed in appeals court. The Oneida County Industrial Development Agency also had no comment on the three-party agreement.
From Bowers Development: "The discovery document showing CUB and MVHS indemnifying OCIDA in their unjust pursuit of our property was not surprising. The extent to which that entire team (CUB, MHVS, and OCIDA) will collaborate to steal private property to provide CUB (an affluent group of cardiologists) with additional parking is outright appalling. Though they continue extend the litigation through the appeals process, we continue to remain optimistic and are moving forward with our proposed development plans." | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/three-way-agreement-holds-ocida-harmless-in-downtown-utica-eminent-domain-battle/article_5ea5a4d6-ff28-11ed-8455-2be001544eed.html | 2023-05-31T00:23:44 | 1 | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/three-way-agreement-holds-ocida-harmless-in-downtown-utica-eminent-domain-battle/article_5ea5a4d6-ff28-11ed-8455-2be001544eed.html |
The New York State Thruway Authority has over $276 million in unpaid tolls. The uncollected tolls have been piling up since January of 2019. One of the issues is being able to read license plates. New York is still dealing with defective license plates, and there also appears to be problems with the camera’s that capture the license plate numbers. Assemblymember Marianne Buttenschon, (D)119th Assembly District also believes the automated system was put in place too quickly.
"When we’re moving legislation too fast, and we do not have a system that can handle those changes, this is what happens, and the cashless tolls that was a process that was brought forward by the previous Executive Director. We have an interim at this point, and I find that again more importantly is let’s make sure that we’re slowing down to do this right."
Currently Massachusetts is the only state New York has an agreement with where either State can suspend your registration for unpaid tolls, and that’s a real issue because nearly half the unpaid tolls are from out-of-Staters. Senator Joe Griffo, (R)53rd Senate District says that's just unacceptable.
"One state is not sufficient when you have this taking place, particularly in our corridor. There should definitely be agreements to ensure that there is accountability. You can’t have people just violating the rules because you’re from out-of-state that you can just travel on someone’s toll path for nothing."
The Thruway Authority has put forth 11 recommendations that include new equipment, stay in lane signs, and better methodology for collections to name a few. Lawmakers like Assemblymember Buttenschon have their own suggestions.
"Asking for a biannual report to the Authority so that we can actually again look every 6 months, not once a year because this was in 2020 that this was brought to our attention and we’re in 2023 right now."
The Thruway Authority is also under pressure to collect that $276 million in unpaid tolls before raising the rates.
"It just can’t go unnoticed. It has to be answered and directed in how we’re going to determine how to get that funding." | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/thruway-authority-has-millions-in-unpaid-tolls/article_7d125966-ff30-11ed-94bf-17b3d997df22.html | 2023-05-31T00:23:51 | 0 | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/thruway-authority-has-millions-in-unpaid-tolls/article_7d125966-ff30-11ed-94bf-17b3d997df22.html |
INDIANAPOLIS — It's no secret Indianapolis has seen a lot of gun violence this year. But there are Hoosiers working every day, at the grassroots level, to make our city safer.
In fact, Mayor Joe Hogsett's office and The Indianapolis Foundation announced six local groups just received Elevation Grants to further their mission.
That includes a nonprofit that's trying to prevent and help neighborhoods thrive, through free haircuts and mentorship.
Cutting hair as a crime prevention tactic may sound unorthodox - but Adrian Burney is more than a barber.
He's a healing-centered barber, helping young men in underserved neighborhoods open up, express their feelings and see possibilities beyond their current circumstances.
"There's not too many places you can go, especially with men, especially young men that have dealt with some sort of trauma and be that close to them without them feeling like, 'Hey, you're invading my space,' like a barber can," Burney said. "I have an opportunity to get alongside of them and begin to get to know them and kind of create that safe space for them to try to unpack any type of things they want to unpack."
Burney's nonprofit is called Mended Arrows Academy of Barbering, Inc.
Right now, it's a three-barber team. They are all trained in not only the skill of cutting hair, but also in mental health response.
They give free "T(hair)apy cuts" in schools at boys and girls clubs and in a popup tent at Rowney Terrace, an east side apartment complex known more for shootings than a shave.
Burney uses the intimate setting of a barbershop to create connections one-on-one, without judgment.
"A lot of them don't have anybody to see them, We don't see them as a person," Burney said. "So connecting with that humanity part of them and then helping to bring out the best of them by saying, 'I see you.'"
During a free haircut for a 15-year-old Tuesday, he spent just as much time listening as trimming hair.
And he dropped wisdom along the way -- talking about the dangers of the neighborhood, how to get out after high school, how to focus on education and have a "Plan B" if one future goal doesn't work out.
Now, Burney will be able to expand the nonprofit's mission with a $70,000 Elevation Grant just awarded to Mended Arrows through The Indianapolis Foundation.
The money will be used to train more barbers, get to more locations and give more free haircuts, with impactful conversations.
It's all meant to uplift, empower and curb crime, one haircut at a time. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/elevation-grant-recipient-curbing-crime-one-haircut-at-a-time-elevation-grants/531-bdbdf6c1-85ba-445f-bd47-885a4836e614 | 2023-05-31T00:27:19 | 0 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/elevation-grant-recipient-curbing-crime-one-haircut-at-a-time-elevation-grants/531-bdbdf6c1-85ba-445f-bd47-885a4836e614 |
INDIANAPOLIS — A woman and her husband were coming home to Fountain Square Sunday after a night out.
"After we came home, there was cops blocking our street," said the woman, who did not want to give her name to 13News. "They had just told us that there's two armed suspects on the loose, so you probably shouldn't go home but you can if you want to."
They did, initially, to let their dog out.
"And then we were just being nosy and just sitting on our roof just watching everything happen and what all the police were doing and then by chance I looked on our cameras in the garage and I had seen at 8:44 there was two guys went into our garage, which was six minutes after we left," she said. "They went into our garage and just slid under our car."
Then the witness said she immediately flagged down officers that were canvassing Harlan Street.
"I told them they're in our garage. We saw on our camera, they're in our garage," she said. "The camera didn't catch them leaving yet and we could see remotely that they hadn't opened the garage door."
Lawrence police say those suspects are minors. Earlier that night they allegedly stole an unattended, running car in in Hendricks County. That car was spotted in Lawrence a short time later.
Police say the suspects led officers on a chase to Fountain Square, where they crashed near Prospect Street and Keystone Avenue and fled on foot.
Lawrence police arrested both suspects around 10:30 Sunday night in the 1000 block of Harlan Street.
"They kind of just yelled at the guys in there like an hour after we gave them everything and told them to get out and yelled through the cameras to get out and then they just kind of walked out peacefully from our garage," said the witness.
Lawrence police say this is a perfect example of community members helping officers resolve a potentially dangerous situation. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/womans-tip-helps-officers-safely-arrest-suspects-hiding-in-garage-caught-on-camera/531-0334111c-b152-435b-8b04-a4db71943ce3 | 2023-05-31T00:27:26 | 0 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/womans-tip-helps-officers-safely-arrest-suspects-hiding-in-garage-caught-on-camera/531-0334111c-b152-435b-8b04-a4db71943ce3 |
DULUTH — The filing period for the city's next local election closed Tuesday, setting the stage for three primary elections to narrow the field of candidates and three races where a primary will be unnecessary.
Incumbent Mayor Emily Larson, who is seeking her third term, faces a field of four challengers, including Julie A. Mead, Jesse Peterson, Roger Reinert and Robert David Schieve. Following an Aug. 8 primary, two mayoral candidates will advance to the general election in November.
Absentee voting for local races will begin June 23.
The race for two at large seats also will require a primary election, with eight candidates in the hunt, including incumbent Arik Forsman. Other candidates seeking to represent the whole of Duluth include: Ashlie Castaldo, Asher Estrin-Haire, Lynn Marie Nephew, Miranda Pacheco, Shawn Savela, Therese Wisocki and Jenna Yeakle.
The primary will cut that field of at large candidates in half, with just the four top vote-getters proceeding to the general election. Each local voter will be allowed to vote for two candidates in this at large race.
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The only other primary for city elections this year will occur in Duluth's 4th District, representing Lincoln Park, Piedmont Heights and Duluth Heights neighborhoods.
Previously, 4th District incumbent Hannah Alstead announced her intentions to step down at the end of this year, and five candidates have filed to seek the seat she will leave vacant: Howie Hanson, Nathaniel James Rankin, Tara Swenson, Salaam F. Witherspoon and Bruce Firmin Woodman.
No primary will be required in Duluth's 3rd District, where Councilor Roz Randorf is running unopposed, virtually guaranteeing her election come November. Randorf represents Duluth's downtown and Hillside and Park Point neighborhoods.
Primaries also will be unnecessary in Duluth's 1st and 5th districts, where only two candidates have filed in each race.
With incumbent 1st District Councilor Gary Anderson deciding not to seek a third term — representing Duluth's easternmost neighborhoods, including Lester Park, Lakeside, Woodland and Hunters Park — just two candidates will compete for the vacant seat: Wendy Durrwachter and Timothy Meyer.
Meanwhile, incumbent 5th District incumbent and Council President Janet Kennedy will face just one challenger, Ginka Tarnowski, in the general election, with no need to hold a primary in advance. The 5th District encompasses the westernmost neighborhoods, including Gary-New Duluth, Morgan Park. Denfeld, Irving, Fond du Lac and Cody. | https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/slate-of-candidates-for-duluth-city-offices-takes-shape-ahead-of-primary | 2023-05-31T00:31:58 | 0 | https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/slate-of-candidates-for-duluth-city-offices-takes-shape-ahead-of-primary |
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Funeral to be held Wednesday for Farmland assistant fire chief
FARMLAND, Ind. — The funeral for Kyle Thomas Osgood, assistant chief of the Farmland Volunteer Fire Department, will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Monroe Central High School gymnasium in Parker City.
A procession from the school, 1878 N 1000 W. Parker City, to Maxville Cemetery will include the family of Osgood and other firefighters and their families, Indiana State Police, other law enforcement, fire department vehicles, Randolph County EMS and members of the public.
The assistant chief died Thursday morning when the tanker truck he was driving, en route to a barn fire, crashed as it approached a curve along Randolph County Road 1000-W near County Road 400-N. Also injured in the crash was firefighter Zachary Lee, who was riding with Osgood.
Gov. Eric Holcomb has asked that flags be flown at half-staff in Randolph County in tribute to Osgood. Flags should be flown at half-staff from sunrise until sunset in Randolph County on Wednesday.
Chris Shaneyfelt, E911 Director for Randolph County, released information about plans for a procession to honor Osgood.
The family of Osgood and Farmland Fire families will be the only people permitted to park in the high school parking lot closest to the southeast side of the building during the funeral Wednesday. The only people permitted into the east school drive will be Osgood's family and Farmland Fire families, who must present a card identifying them as family, according to instructions provided by the E911 office.
There will be a shuttle van and all-terrain vehicles on site to help move people from the nearby elementary school parking to the high school.
"Please be early if you are going to walk-through before the funeral, no later than 10:30 a.m. The line will be in the auxiliary gym located west of the main gym on the southwest side of the high school," instructions read.
Those attending the funeral are asked to inform parking attendants of their plans regarding the procession to the cemetery. Anyone leaving the parking lot before the procession will be directed right onto Randolph County Road 1000-W so as not to create congestion at the intersection of Ind. 32 and 1000-W.
The public is encouraged to line State Road 32 in Farmland Wednesday to pay their respects as the procession passes through town.
There will also be calling hours Tuesday evening at the high school from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
David Penticuff is a reporter with The Star Press. He can be contacted at dpenticuff@gannett.com. | https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2023/05/30/funeral-procession-for-farmland-assistant-fire-chief-to-movre-through-farmland-high-school-wednesday/70269782007/ | 2023-05-31T00:35:12 | 0 | https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2023/05/30/funeral-procession-for-farmland-assistant-fire-chief-to-movre-through-farmland-high-school-wednesday/70269782007/ |
A 1,500-square-foot co-op maker space is opening on Tucson’s west side this summer — thanks to the folks behind The Heathenry and Monsoon Mystics.
An area behind curiosity store The Heathenry and mystical shop Monsoon Mystics, located at 657 W. St Marys Road, will be the new home of Heathen Haus — a warehouse space that will operate as a “collaborative learning space for individuals interested in alternative arts and creative skills honoring nature,” according to an Instagram post from The Heathenry.
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“We're definitely going to be doing workshops and classes and lectures and things like that,” said Alex Wolfe, co-owner of The Heathenry. “We also really want to be hosting events and markets. So we're hoping that this is another space where you're going to see pop-up vendors and pop-up events. We hope to be doing social events, similarly to how we did our gemstone social in March, and we have a tarot social coming up on the 27th of May.
“So, we like doing these socials where people who share a common interest get together and just literally hang out and talk about it. So that's sort of in the realm of some of the things we have in mind.”
Currently, the Heathen Haus is hosting a GoFundMe campaign to raise $5,000 to help cover operating costs, furnishings for the space and tools for the workshops, such as dissection kits and processing chemicals.
While there isn’t an exact opening date for Heathen Haus yet, Wolfe says they plan to start hosting events this summer and expect to have their calendar of events posted by June 1.
The space’s first market will be the “Queer & Strange: An Odd Pride Market” from 5-9 p.m. on June 24. Vendor applications for the market open on May 26.
The Heathen Haus also plans to host a benefit party in July. Details for that event will be released on their Instagram at a later date.
“Our goal is that we hope to have open hours where the public can bring their own projects and use the space and get mentorship,” Wolfe said. “That's our next step. Aside from just doing workshops and events, we hope that it's a publicly usable space. But for now, we will be able to teach some workshops and classes.”
For Wolfe, having an educational space has always been one of their dreams (aside from running a curiosity shop, of course).
“Lo and behold, we get The Heathenry started and we're in this beautiful shop space, we love the location so much, and what do I find out about? Another space in the same location that is perfect for a co-op workshop space,” Wolfe said. “So I hit the ground running and found that other people wanted to go in on this with me and wanted to make this dream into a reality. And now we're here with starting the process of opening Heathen Haus.”
Wolfe’s partner and The Heathenry co-owner, Karolina Olivia, came up with the name for Heathen Haus.
“(A heathen is) somebody who is going against the typical expectations of what it is to be upright and civilized,” Wolfe said. “And so we are taking that and we are making a home for these folks. We are making a space where we can all get together and work together, so we are creating a house for the heathens — Heathen Haus.”
“We're just really, really excited to have this space to share with the community and to share what we do with the community. So many people want to know how we do this and we want to teach you.”
For more information about Heathen Haus, check out The Heathenry’s Instagram page. | https://tucson.com/news/local/heathen-haus-the-heathenry-monsoon-mystics-new-maker-space-tucson/article_2beea21c-ff10-11ed-a2b0-7becc62fa4fb.html | 2023-05-31T00:39:15 | 0 | https://tucson.com/news/local/heathen-haus-the-heathenry-monsoon-mystics-new-maker-space-tucson/article_2beea21c-ff10-11ed-a2b0-7becc62fa4fb.html |
Crews contain wildfire near Manton in Michigan as DNR warns forests 'ready to burn'
A partially extinguished campfire caused a wildfire to spread across more than 130 acres in Wexford County on Sunday, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources said Tuesday.
The fire was contained within five hours of its ignition, but it serves as an important warning for Michigan residents as the state enters another week of hot, dry weather, said Don Klingler, DNR Lower Peninsula resource protection manager.
Firefighters say June 1 is usually when the "green-up" hits. That's when trees have their leaves, ferns blanket the forest floors, and grasses are thick and lush. The green-up won't be on time this year because of low humidity and a lack of significant rain.
"It's been substantial," Klingler said. "Day after day after day, all those fuels, our grasses, leaves and logs and everything that's out in the forest floor, is getting the moisture sucked out if it. It's made those fuels more significant and ready to burn."
The Upper Peninsula and northern Lower Peninsula were at extreme risk of forest fires as of Tuesday evening, according to the U.S. Forest Service's online fire condition map. Lower Michigan largely is at very high or high risk.
The fire-prone conditions aren't expected to let up soon. No significant rainfall is forecast and the weather could get windier, "which is going to make conditions even worse than what we've been experiencing," Klingler said.
The fire started at 5 p.m. Sunday after a campfire at a private residence escaped the fire ring. The homeowner had poured water on the fire before going inside, but it wasn't extinguished.
Eighteen DNR firefighters and five local departments responded to the fire, known as the Fife Lake Outlet Fire. The USDA Forest Service provided two tanker airplanes to drop water on the fire based on sights from the pilot of the DNR's spotter airplane. The Michigan State Police evacuated a nearby campground.
The fire was fueled by dry grass and leaves, and burned through jack pine, red pine and oak trees, said Bret Baker, fire supervisor at the DNR’s Cadillac office.
"It hasn't been this dry before this early in the season," he said.
More frequent summer droughts and warmer average temperatures are two of many effects of climate change expected in the Great Lakes region, according to the Great Lakes Integrated Sciences and Assessments Center, a collaboration between the University of Michigan and Michigan State University, and funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The DNR is not issuing burn permits because the hot, dry conditions are expected to persist. Campfires still are allowed, Klingler said, although he urged people to use common sense and make sure fires are extinguished before leaving them.
To properly extinguish a fire, people should pour water over it, stir it, pour more water and then feel for heat with the back of their hand. They should repeat the process until they don't feel heat.
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Bedrock misses key deadline for new Wayne County Criminal Justice Center
Detroit — Wayne County hoped to to take control of its long-awaited new jail this week, but another missed deadline is raising questions over the progress of the long-delayed project.
The criminal justice facility's targeted opening date remains Oct. 15, but key final steps to meet that goal — including a May 30 deadline for it to be substantially completed — have not been met.
The center will house the county's 2,280-bed jail, sheriff and prosecutor staff and administrative offices, criminal courthouse and juvenile detention facility. The criminal justice complex is located on the city's east side near Interstate 75 and East Warren Avenue, about two miles north of downtown.
The complex is the heart of a 2018 deal between the county and Bedrock, the Detroit real estate arm for billionaire businessman Dan Gilbert's Rock Ventures.
Bedrock is overseeing construction of the facility in exchange for gaining ownership of the various downtown sites where the current jail and other county facilities are located. Bedrock intends to develop those sites.
The new criminal justice center was originally expected in open spring/summer 2022. The pandemic and subsequent supply chain issues pushed the anticipated opening to this year.
At the start of this year, county officials aimed to have the complex open by the end of summer. Instead, Bedrock has twice missed target dates for the facility to be declared 98% complete, known as the "substantial completion" mark. The first missed deadline was March, and then May 30. The goal must be met before Wayne County agrees to a "turnover date," which means the municipal government takes possession of the property.
"Turnover will not be May 30. We are still in the process of determining substantial completion," Wayne County Corporation Counsel James Heath said during a recent Wayne County Commission meeting. He added Bedrock was "very, very close to substantial completion," but didn't provide a new date for that target to be met.
The company declined to give a new completion date in an email to the News. “Bedrock continues to work in partnership with Wayne County to meet all project deadlines, in accordance with the development agreement," the statement said. The statement added that a temporary certificate of occupancy has been issued by the city: "We look forward to turning over the Wayne County Criminal Justice Center on completion."
The county is being "pretty tight on the requirements" for Bedrock to meet the substantial completion mark, said Wayne County Commissioner Glenn Anderson, who heads the committee keeping track of the criminal justice center.
"When they turn over the keys, we don't want to be moving people in and having major work still going on because the move in process is going to be a major undertaking," Anderson said.
County officials say there is a "punch list" of items that need finishing. Details of what is on that to-do list have not been publicly shared.
Anderson and other county commissioners toured the facility last week for the first time in about a year. Anderson said he could recall only one major refinement needed in the facility, which was in the refrigeration units in the food preparation areas. "They must have warm air coming in or something and converting it into essentially snow" in the units, Anderson said. In February, county officials described the work that needed to be done as mainly mechanical and electrical issues in the interior.
Once Bedrock informs the county it has reached substantial completion, the county has up to ten days to respond, said Heath, the Wayne County corporation counsel. If there is still disagreement, the two sides then enter mediation to resolves the issues, according to the 2018 development agreement.
It the two sides agree, the turnover date is set, which is a crucial milestone. Once the facility is handed over to the county, it starts a six-month deadline for the various county departments to move in. The county would also be charged $500,000 a month if it stays in the existing buildings for longer than six months, according to the development agreement.
As delays continue, the current juvenile facility has been operating under a county-ordered public health emergency since March due to an alleged sexual assault of a child. The incident followed months of overcrowding and a staffing shortage. County officials hope the new facility will ease the issues at the juvenile detention center and the county jail due to security and design upgrades.
The final costs for the facility have yet to be determined. The county's financial contributions for construction and design was set at $401 million, with Bedrock being responsible for cost overruns, according to the development agreement. The original $533 million estimate for the facility had grown to $598 million as of late last year, according to information obtained by The Detroit News through a Freedom of Information Act request.
The county costs have grown to at least $440 million due to higher-than-expected costs for a utilities plant, changes in the original orders for the facility and exterior environmental costs.
Commissioner Anderson said at this point, the target for the move in to be complete remains October: "What I am really concerned about is once we start that move-in period; the further that goes back then we are into winter."
The next public update will come at a June 6 meeting of the Criminal Justice Center committee meeting of the Wayne County Commission.
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A fire on the third floor of an apartment complex at 16th and G streets late Tuesday afternoon injured one resident and killed a dog, according to Lincoln Fire & Rescue Battalion Chief Jeremy Gegg.
The injured resident, who was rescued by LFR, drove their own vehicle to the hospital to seek treatment, Gegg said. The dead dog was found in the apartment where the fire originated.
The fire, which was extinguished by an LFR fleet of more than a dozen vehicles, took roughly 15 minutes to put out, according to Gegg, who said the damage was mostly confined to the third-floor apartment, although the unit directly below it was also being inspected for damage.
Gegg said it wasn't yet clear if either apartment would require relocation of the tenants, but that the rest of the apartment complex appeared to be structurally intact. As of Tuesday evening, the department was still investigating the probable cause behind the fire.
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HANOVER TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Odes to the American flag kicked off the return of an annual wiffle ball tradition on the Hanover Area High School baseball field.
"We tried to do the life skills game every year. Because of COVID, it was stopped for a couple of years. So, we're bringing it back this year, and I'm so excited," explained elementary physical education teacher Kathy Healey.
The cheers are for high school life skills students as they step up to the plate and face off against sixth graders
"The kids with different abilities sometimes don't get a chance to get out and be active and be able to play softball or wiffle ball with other kids. So, it's just important, and they just melt your heart," Healey said.
"I think everyone's out here to show that just because you're a little different doesn't mean you can't do anything," said sixth grader Alex Jaworski.
Leaders at Hanover Area tell Newswatch 16 this is not only about having fun in the sun. It's also about getting sixth graders playing out here with the life skills class ready for high school.
"It's important too for the sixth graders because they'll be going to seventh grade next year, and they will be able to see all these kids because these are all high school kids that we interact with in the hall," explained Healey.
"Awesome, pretty good. I like it. It's good. I like having friends," said life skills student Darrian Fulwood. "It's good."
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LYCOMING COUNTY, Pa. — If you ask farmers in central Pennsylvania how growing conditions are, they will tell you things could be much better.
According to the Stormtracker 16 Team, this has been the driest May ever recorded in the Williamsport area, with less than a half inch of rain for the month.
"I think it is a little unnerving to know that we haven't received any rain for at least three weeks plus, and we definitely want a nice mix of rain and humidity, cooler and warmer weather, said Robyn Schreiber.
Newswatch 16 stopped by the Green Barn Berry Farm near Muncy. Owner Robyn Schreiber took us on a tour to check out the conditions.
"The ground right now is solid, it is almost like concrete when you walk on it. You're feeling your plants are crisp when you bend down to touch them. It is powdery and dusty," she said.
When the ground is dry like this, it is tough to plant anything. This comes just a week before the farm planned to plant pumpkin seeds for the fall.
"They do take a lot of water to get them up and going, so only time will tell. We will keep our fingers crossed," Schreiber added.
The farm is currently open for strawberry picking. Folks came out early for opening day. Without rain, some strawberry plants are doing better than others. Even so, Schreiber is staying optimistic.
"I would say we are down a big amount of space in our field that is not going to produce this year because of the lack of rain, but the berries that we do have are great, and when it is dry, they tend to be super sweet," said Schreiber.
Schreiber also told Newswatch 16 that because of a mild winter, many of her berry plants are on track to sprout earlier than usual this year.
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NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. — Jacob Hare of Northumberland has had a busy spring. He's been mowing a lot of lawns.
It all started three years ago when Jacob saw something on television about the "50 Yard Challenge". It's a national challenge for teenagers to mow 50 lawns for free for elderly people, those who are disabled, and veterans, who do not have the resources to take care of their yards.
"Asked mom. First year she said no, let's see about next year. I kept pestering her, and she finally said yes," Jacob said.
Jacob started the project when he was 12. Now he's 14 and an eighth grader at Shikellamy Middle School. On this day, Jacob mowed his 50th lawn for Marian Battista of Northumberland.
"He's been an angel. I said I think God answered a prayer when they sent him for me," Marian said.
Marian met Jacob two years ago.
"The grass was getting higher, and I didn't know what I was going to do. All of a sudden, Jacob showed up at my door," Marian said.
Jacob's mom Becky Hare is proud of her son.
"To see him start something, allow me to help him, teach him and just give him guidance as far as what he needs to do, it's been a great opportunity," Becky said.
"I like mowing, so put two and two together, it's something fun to do every time," Jacob said.
For completing the 50 Yard Challenge, Jacob will receive a free lawnmower, weedwacker, and blower.
He plans to start his own mowing business this summer.
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ASHLAND, Pa. — A home in Ashland is still standing after its kitchen went up in flames Tuesday afternoon.
Crews from Schuylkill, Columbia, and Northumberland counties responded to the place on West Center Street just before 3 p.m.
Officials say it took 30 minutes to knock down the fire, saving the entire row of homes.
No one was injured.
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GARDEN CITY, Idaho — Provided interim shelter of three months in Virginia Morris' garage, a plywood sign dating its namesake back more decades than it served in practice has found its final home.
The Strawberry Glenn Airport closed operation in October 1980 along with the purpose of their sign. Sitting north of the Boise River kitty corner to Expo Idaho, the airplanes today are replaced with houses, the runway with West Riverside Drive, the hangar with a subdivision clubhouse.
Morris donated the iconic sign to the Idaho State Historical Society (ISHS) for the purpose of public collection and preservation.
"Well, it was like Frodo [Baggins]. I had the ring, and I knew it needed a home, but I could not get anybody to help me find a place for it. People wanted it, but not for the right reasons," Morris said. "If you grew up here in the 50's and 60's, it’s very nostalgic to hear about all the places that used to be, and it sparks memories of childhood."
Admittedly, not Morris' childhood. She grew up in Hillcrest and didn't have much of a connection to the airport, of which opened in 1946 under a different name, according to ISHS.
"In the beginning, I think, it was called Major Airfield at one time," ISHS Curator of Collections and Exhibitions Nicole Inghilterra said. "If I am remembering correctly, there was a helicopter firm … [that] purchased the airfield in the 1960's. That's when it got the name Strawberry Glenn, and that's what stuck for the last almost 20 years of its life."
Morris' friend, Scott, received the sign after his aunt passed away. The family had held onto the sign since Strawberry Glenn Airport closed four decades ago. In the interest of saving the sign from a trip to the dump, Morris made an agreement that she would find a place to preserve the sign.
"It's the story of many cities, as there are more people moving in, there are a need for more homes. An airfield in the center of a metropolitan attraction becomes a little less attractive," Inghilterra said. "There are people who keep that memory of what our spaces and places were like before."
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ADA COUNTY, Idaho — This article originally appeared in the Idaho Press.
The results of the 2023 annual snapshot count of Ada County's homeless residents show a 6% increase from 2020, the last time a full, in-person count was completed.
This year’s Point-in-Time Count found a total of 687 people experiencing homelessness in the county, according to a press release from Our Path Home. The count, which is an annual one-night survey of individuals experiencing homelessness conducted nationwide, took place on the night of Jan. 25 and was the first full count completed since 2020.
“The COVID-19 pandemic and the rising cost of housing have had a significant impact on our community. The PIT Count is one of a few data points showing that more of our residents are experiencing homelessness than in the previous year,” Casey Mattoon, Our Path Home manager, said in the release. “This data must be a call to action for our state and local governments, philanthropic partners, and community members to make it a top priority to increase support for evidence-based, holistic housing solutions.”
Our Path Home, a public-private partnership that aims to address homelessness in Ada County, conducted the local count. The data is likely an undercount, the release states, because the total number of community members who have been accessing shelter, support services and seeking housing assistance in 2023 is larger than what the count shows.
The count found that the number of residents accessing emergency shelters rose from 540 in 2022 to 572, and the number of those who were unsheltered rose from 80 to 115. Around 7.4% of those experiencing homelessness were between the ages of 18 and 24 and 7.2% were under 18, the count found.
Around 12% of households counted were families with children; there were 43 unaccompanied youth counted.
The percentage of those counted as chronically homeless, which The Department of Housing and Urban Development defines as being continuously homeless for a year or more, has increased since 2020, the data dashboard shows. The count found 28% experienced chronic homelessness, with 130 in emergency shelters and 64 unsheltered.
Overall, the county has seen an 8% reduction in homelessness since 2012.
This year’s count was conducted by a group of staff and trained volunteers, the release said. Surveyors collected demographic information of those community members experiencing homelessness, including race, ethnicity, age, veteran status, and number of years experiencing homelessness.
Our Path Home analyzes the results of the count with additional data points from its Homeless Management Information System to assess progress in Ada County’s local homeless response system.
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VENETA, Ore. — A wildfire is burning about 10 miles Southwest of Veneta, Oregon near a region that experienced an east wind event, according to the Oregon Department of Forestry's Western Lane District.
Crews have been working to build containment lines and have done so around 75% of the fire, which remains an estimated 300 acres as of Monday morning.
"We have 75% of the fire line where we have physically dug a line in the dirt and created just a barrier between the fire and other vegetation where it can spread. The goal in that is to keep it at the size that it's at," said Natalie Weber, with the Oregon Department of Forestry.
Due to high humidity and cooler temperatures overnight Saturday, the fire drastically decreased around midnight, allowing firefighters to make progress in working to put out the flames.
During the day Monday, many crews assisted in continuing to put out the flames, including 12-20 person crews, eight engines, fice water tenders, two bulldozers and one faller, totaling 300 personnel.
"The aircraft line up on the fire remains the same as Saturday, including three Type 1, one Type 2 and two Type 3 helicopters. These air resources are extremely helpful on the steep terrain of the fire, especially in areas that are proving nearly impossible to get firefighters into safely," the Department of Forestry said.
Crews will continue to work towards holding existing containment lines, preventing the fire from growing in size, and keeping the fire threat away from nearby communities.
"The fire was able to spread across neighboring mountain ridges quickly because of continuous strong winds," Oregon Department of Forestry spokesperson Natalie Webber stated in an interview to KEZI 9 News.
Fire crews have been faced with an environment with steep terrain, narrow roads, brushy vegetation, and risks of falling trees and debris. The steep terrain has been making it hard for crews to have a direct line up against the fire’s perimeter in some areas.
"It really just brought it from that hill over to this one up through these trees down this area all the way up here and then around this side of the cliff, and that's where we ended up getting the spot fires further down that way," said Webber.
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Perkins Peninsula County Park is currently closed to the public. Fire officials are asking the public to be aware of the closure and stay away from the area.
The cause of this fire is still under investigation. No evacuations have been ordered at this time.
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DES MOINES — Very dry conditions and relatively warm weather meant Iowa farmers had 6.6 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Sunday, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Farmers were still planting some corn and soybeans and took advantage of the weather to cut a lot of hay. Other field activities included spraying pesticides on emerging crops.
“Nearly all of Iowa’s corn and soybeans are now planted thanks to the seasonal temperatures and unseasonably dry conditions over the past week,” said Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig. “As the calendar flips to June, Iowans can expect scattered thunderstorms and the warmest stretch of the season thus far with weather outlooks indicating a gradual shift from drier conditions to better chances of rain.”
Topsoil moisture condition rated 10% very short, 40% short, 49% adequate and 1% surplus. Subsoil moisture condition rated 10% very short, 36% short, 53% adequate and 1% surplus.
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Planting is nearing completion, with 98% of Iowa’s corn crop planted, eight days ahead of last year and 11 days ahead of the five-year average. Eighty-five percent of the corn crop has emerged, one week ahead of last year and the average. Iowa’s first corn condition rating of the year was 0% very poor, 2% poor, 21% fair, 65% good, and 12% excellent. Ninety-four percent of Iowa’s expected soybean crop has been planted, just over a week ahead of last year and 15 days ahead of normal.
Sixty-seven percent of soybeans have emerged, eight days ahead of last year and the average. Iowa’s first soybean condition rating of the year was 1% very poor, 3% poor, 25% fair, 59% good, and 12% excellent. Ninety-seven percent of the expected oat crop has emerged, six days ahead of normal. Twenty-one percent of the oat crop has headed, eight days ahead of last year and the average. Oat condition declined to 74% good to excellent.
Fifty-two percent of the state’s first cutting of alfalfa hay has been completed, jumping from close to the five-year average pace to nearly two weeks ahead. Hay condition fell 8 percentage points to 58% good to excellent. Pasture condition dropped to 50% good to excellent. No major livestock concerns other than precipitation needed to improve pasture conditions.
Weather summary
A nearly stationary high pressure center, known as a Rex Block, dominated the weather pattern across the region through the reporting period, according to Justin Glisan, state climatologist with Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship. This atmospheric configuration blocked the large-scale west-to-east flow, setting up a dry pattern for the region; most of Iowa’s stations observed rainfall deficits from 1 to 1.2 inches. Warmer to near-seasonal temperatures were reported northwest to southeast with the statewide average temperature at 65.1 degrees, 2.1 degrees above normal.
Only 31 stations in western Iowa reported rainfall with six stations registering just a trace amount. Rain totals were generally under a tenth of an inch. Weekly rain totals ranged from no accumulation at a majority of Iowa’s weather stations to 0.42 inch at Sioux City Airport. The statewide weekly average precipitation was 0.02 inch, while the normal is 1.05 inches. Several stations reported the week’s high temperature of 88 degrees on the 24th, on average 13 degrees above normal. Fayette (Fayette County) and Vinton (Benton County) reported the week’s low temperature of 36 degrees on the 26th, on average 14 degrees below normal. | https://globegazette.com/news/local/planting-is-nearly-complete-ahead-of-schedule/article_583a1143-a63f-50d9-ab43-1c405b31f7ed.html | 2023-05-31T00:51:30 | 1 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/planting-is-nearly-complete-ahead-of-schedule/article_583a1143-a63f-50d9-ab43-1c405b31f7ed.html |
Boil water advisory lifted in Claymont as problems fixed
The boil water advisory issued by Veolia Water Delaware on Sunday has been lifted.
The announcement issued by the water supplier said the advisory was being lifted in conjunction with the Division of Public Health, Office of Drinking Water. They said the problem has been corrected and it is no longer necessary to boil water.
A boil water advisory had been announced on May 28 due to a water main break on Darley Road in Claymont affecting approximately 2,000 customers. Residents were asked to use bottled water or to boil water before using or consuming water for drinking, making ice, washing dishes, brushing teeth and food preparation.
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AUSTIN, Texas — Seven people were hurt in a bee swarm attack on Monday evening at Richard Moya Park in southeast Austin, near the airport.
One couple knows how risky a bee attack can be.
Five years ago, Vern Roberts was mowing his backyard when his wife, Mary, heard him shuffling on the ground. She ended up walking around the front of the house to find him.
"I see my husband and a much bigger cloud of bees following him. I see him just as he's falling, and it wasn't long before there was a bunch of bees trying to attack me," Mary Roberts said.
Nurses estimate Vern Roberts had more than 600 stings while Mary Roberts had almost 50.
"Everybody wanted pictures. They'd never seen anybody with that many bee stings," Mary Roberts said.
Walter Schumacher is the founder of American Honey Bee Protection Agency and warns we've experienced a lot of rain and sun, which makes for lots of bees. This leads to hives. He emphasizes a swarm isn't dangerous though.
"What's dangerous is when a beehive is not attacked but interrupted or disturbed," Schumacher said. "So the more you swat and do those kind of things, the more bees are attracted because they're attracted by motion."
Cpt. Darren Noak of Austin-Travis County EMS said bees are not out to attack for any reason. If you bump into bees while working around the house, take that as a warning sign.
"So heed those warnings and kind of get out of the area at that time. One of the things you can do is kind of hold your breath and leave the area," Noak said. "If the bees are starting to swarm and even attack, you need to run."
You also need to protect your body.
"Number two, you want to protect your face and hand area, your nose, your mouth, your eyes as best as possible," Noak said. "An actual myth though is you know, jump in some water and submerge yourself. That exactly though, that's a myth."
These are all tips you can use while we are in the midst of swarming season. | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/bee-swarm-attack-tips/269-5ea9a615-3be5-47a3-a28d-f0efc980c929 | 2023-05-31T00:57:32 | 0 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/bee-swarm-attack-tips/269-5ea9a615-3be5-47a3-a28d-f0efc980c929 |
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A man was pulled from his car in the Humble Channel Monday night after a crash sent it airborne and over a bridge, officials with Nueces County ESD2 said.
The crash happened around 8:45 p.m. near Red Dot Pier on Highway 358 westbound. Officials said the driver of the car that went into the water was rescued by a fire department boat and rushed to a hospital.
There is no word on his condition.
Tuesday morning, Nueces County ESD2 and the Corpus Christi Police Department Dive Team were able to pull the car out of the water.
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ST. ALBANS, WV (WOWK) – As the St. Albans Junior High School building nears demolition, former students are taking a step back into the past.
“It just takes you back,” said Laura Shank, a former student. “And it brings back all your memories of all the good times we had there.”
Shank and her three older sisters attended the junior high school around the 1970s. Her mom and aunt also went there when the school was a high school over seven decades ago.
“Many memories were made in those hallways, and it’s so wonderful to be able to lookback and see where I got to walk, and my mom got to walk and my sisters,” Shank said. “Those were the days.”
As she was looking through a box of memories, she came across a VHS tape from 1989, a year before the school closed down for good. The video was shot at Shank’s mom and aunt’s 40th class reunion.
WATCH: Clips of St. Albans Junior High on VHS tapes from Laura Shank
It takes you through the classrooms, the auditorium and the gym: a place that former students said was always crowded during basketball games.
“The thing that will stick out is just how loud that was and how much energy was put out,” said Ron Hughes, a former student. “I don’t remember us ever losing a game that I went to in that gym.”
For Hughes, the memories go far beyond basketball games. The school also happens to be the place where he met his wife Barbara Hughes who was named homecoming queen in 1973.
Even though Hughes and Shank continue to hold onto those memories, they said it’s time the building comes down.
“It was amazing being able to see that again, when you see what shape the junior high is now,” Shank said. “It’s really sad that it’s going to be torn down, but we have great memories.”
With only a handful of students left from the class of 1949, she said the snapshots of time captured through the VHS tape will never be forgotten. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/former-students-share-memories-of-st-albans-junior-high-school-through-vhs-tape/ | 2023-05-31T01:00:50 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/former-students-share-memories-of-st-albans-junior-high-school-through-vhs-tape/ |
Lakes rise with more rain in forecast
Wichita Falls lakes rose slightly over the past week, and the National Weather Service predicts more rain beginning late this week.
Lakes Arrowhead and Kickapoo rose a combined half percent to 68.1 percent combined capacity.
That is above the 65 percent mark that triggers stage 1 drought water usage restrictions, but the restrictions will not be lifted until the City Council takes action.
So far in 2023, Wichita Falls has officially received 11.24 inches of rain, which is slightly ahead of the normal 10.79 inches by this date. Lakes were depleted during a severe drought in 2022.
As June approaches, the National Weather Service predicts thunderstorms will begin Thursday night and remain in the forecast through Monday. June is typically the wettest month of the year in North Texas. | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/05/30/lakes-rise-with-more-rain-in-forecast/70268507007/ | 2023-05-31T01:01:13 | 0 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/05/30/lakes-rise-with-more-rain-in-forecast/70268507007/ |
Old Eskimo Hut site to become drive-through for new coffee store
It's going to be a Seven Brew Drive-Thru Coffee location.
That's the answer for the legions of curious motorists who drive through the intersection of Kemp Boulevard and Southwest Parkway and wonder what's going to happen at the site of the former Eskimo Hut — which was in the process of being torn down Tuesday.
Seven Brew Coffee is a drive-through coffee business that started in Fayetteville, Arkansas and has spread to 25 states.
"It's actually a really cool concept," said Beau Tucker, who is with the regional operation in the western part of Texas. "It's one of the hottest things in Midland, Lubbock and Odessa right now."
The company has about 100 locations nationwide.
Tucker said the store here will feature coffee, energy drinks, teas and Italian sodas.
"It's a Starbucks, essentially," he said.
Zac Cockman, director of franchisees, said last year, Seven Brew Coffee made 20,000 different drinks.
"What's great is everything is made to order," Cockman said. "It's going to be a phenomanol blend of expresso-based drinks."
Tucker said construction will begin soon, and the store should open near the end of August. It will employ about 50 part- and full-time workers.
The store will be on the corner of the parking lot of the new United Supermarket that opened in the former Albertson's building this past week. | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/05/30/old-eskimo-hut-site-to-become-seven-brew-coffee-drive-thru/70270937007/ | 2023-05-31T01:01:19 | 1 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/05/30/old-eskimo-hut-site-to-become-seven-brew-coffee-drive-thru/70270937007/ |
Service members remembered in Windthorst on Memorial Day
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Memorial Day was a special day in Windthorst as the Scotland-Windthorst Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2676 honored fallen heroes.
Maj. James Hedgepeth, commander of the 361st Training Squadron at Sheppard Air Force Base, spoke to the crowd about the importance of honoring those who gave their lives and remembering their families.
Organizers laid wreaths at gravestones, and members of Hirschi High School Junior ROTC presented the colors.
An empty chair was placed in remembrance of the POW and MIA service members during the observance.
During the day, the first ceremony was held at the Veterans Memorial at St. Boniface Catholic Church Cemetery in Scotland and then at St. Mary’s Catholic Church grotto in Windthorst. | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/05/30/service-members-remembered-in-windthorst-on-memorial-day/70270522007/ | 2023-05-31T01:01:25 | 0 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/05/30/service-members-remembered-in-windthorst-on-memorial-day/70270522007/ |
WIC to hold community event
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The Wichita Falls-Wichita County Public Health District’s Women, Infants and Children nutrition program will hold a first-time “Summer Kickoff” to promote nutrition and wellness.
It will be 9:30 a.m. to noon Friday at the Lucy Park Log Cabin, 100 Sunset Dr. The family event is free.
It will feature several community partners such as the Wichita Falls Area Food Bank, a fire truck, policepatrol car, animal services, McGruff the Crime Dog, the River Bend Nature Center and others.
In addition to prizes, games such as tug-o-war, obstacle course and parachute will be available.
Every family that visits 12 or more tables will get a one-time day pass to the city pool this summer.For more information, visit the city of Wichita Falls Facebook page. | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/05/30/wic-to-hold-community-event/70270284007/ | 2023-05-31T01:01:31 | 0 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/05/30/wic-to-hold-community-event/70270284007/ |
Wichitans turn out for dedication of new Veterans Plaza
A large crowd turned out on Memorial Day for the dedication of the Veterans Plaza at Lake Wichita Park.
The plaza project was funded through private donations and marked six years of effort begun by late Wichita Falls businessman Harry Patterson.
It was built by Marrs Patriot Construction, a veteran-owned company in Wichita Falls. The plaza cost about $500,000.
The centerpiece of the plaza is a Gold Star Families Memorial, which also includes seating, lighting and a pathway of memorial bricks to the nearby Vietnam War memorial erected by the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Speakers at the ceremony were Chad Graham of the Woody Williams Foundation, which originated the Gold Star Families Memorials, Gold Star Mother Alicia Castillo and U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Amarillo, of the 13th Congressional District.
The dedication of the plaza is the latest step in the revitalization of the Lake Wichita area. The parking area at the park is undergoing an $800,000 renovation for the convenience of visitors to the memorials and other attractions. | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/05/30/wichitans-turn-out-for-dedication-of-new-veterans-plaza/70269145007/ | 2023-05-31T01:01:37 | 1 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/05/30/wichitans-turn-out-for-dedication-of-new-veterans-plaza/70269145007/ |
BRISTOL, Va. (WJHL) — The Bristol, Virginia City Council voted Tuesday to increase non-residential waste collection fees and waste container permit fees.
For non-residential collection of 95-gallon containers, quarterly fees will increase from $120 to $150 for the first container and from $60 to $75 for each additional container. For 300-gallon containers, rates will increase from $240 to $270 for the first container and from $120 to $135 for each additional container.
The following commercial trash container permit fees will also increase:
- Permanent container permits
- Less than six cubic yards: $180 annually (previously $150)
- Six to less than eight cubic yards: $255 annually (previously $225)
- Eight cubic yards or larger: $330 annually (previously $300)
- Temporary use container permits
- Less than 11 cubic yards: $72 quarterly (previously $60)
- 11 to less than 21 cubic yards: $102 quarterly (previously $90)
- 21 cubic yards or larger: $132 quarterly (previously $120)
- Weekly container permits: $30 weekly (previously $25)
The new fees will go into effect on July 1.
The City Council voted to increase residential trash pickup fees last week as the city looks to offset the costs of the city’s troubled and now-closed landfill. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/bristol-va-council-increases-non-residential-trash-collection-fees/ | 2023-05-31T01:01:39 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/bristol-va-council-increases-non-residential-trash-collection-fees/ |
ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (WJHL) – Twelve downtown businesses are renovating the outside of their buildings thanks to facade grants by both the state of Tennessee and the city of Elizabethton.
The Elizabethton local facade rehabilitation grant program designated $25,000 for downtown businesses with a 50% match of a $4,000 reimbursement.
“This comes from our City Council and it’s great to see our council prioritize downtown saying we know that we want our downtown to grow and to be a vibrant, active downtown and so we want to help our property owners and our business owners with those improvements,” said Courtney Bean, Main Street director for the City of Elizabethton.
Some of the projects include painting, window replacements, and removing fake facades. Bean said the antique store The Peddler’s Cart found an old brick archway when removing a fake facade.
“It’s great to encourage our businesses to go back to the historical preservation, but also just to improve their facades, which is what we want to see,” said Bean.
The Downtown Improvement Grant comes from the City of Elizabethton courtesy of Tennessee’s Economic and Community Development Department. They designated $150,000 to give downtown businesses with a 75% match of up to $40,000.
Bean said the project improvements made with this grant are similar.
August Muse and the Appalachian Irish Dance Company are downtown businesses that share the same entrance. Their facades are being repaired by this grant.
“Right now there’s only one entrance in order to go to both businesses,” said Bean. “But, historically it had two entrances and so they’re restoring it back to the way that it was and creating a fresh new facade.”
Kent Edens, property owner of the Coffee Company, bought the building in November of 2020.
“It’s actually a really nice building because I grew up in this building, when I was a child that used to be a vintage clothing store long before it was the Coffee Company,” said Edens. “And, so I was very good friends of the family who once owned it. So, I got the opportunity to buy, it’s kind of like coming home.”
Edens has already used the grant to renovate doors to the building.
“So I decided that I was going to put some additional doors in the back along with updating the doors and the front because you needed to get them up to code, said Edens. “So, I’m putting some co-working spaces upstairs, so I needed additional entries in the back.”
Edens said he plans on re-staining the existing woodwork that’s in front of the Coffee Company as well. He believes these improvement projects are a great way to revitalize Elizabethton’s downtown.
“I grew up here and my grandparents were both masons,” said Edens. “They built a lot of the buildings down here. So, to be a part of the revitalization through facade grants and any of the updates in Elizabethton is just quite exciting. It’s a little bit of a legacy.”
Bean said that these facade projects encourage other downtown businesses to revitalize their buildings as well.
“What’s neat is that these facade programs have spurred other businesses to also improve their spaces even without the grant funds,” said Bean. “So, we’re just seeing everyone really coming together to elevate their space, to grow our downtown.”
The Downtown Improvement Grant facade projects for this fiscal year will be completed by the end of June. The projects in the local grant program will be done by the end of this week.
The City of Elizabethton will open applications for next year’s (2023-2024 fiscal year) local facade grants in the late summer or early fall. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/downtown-elizabethton-businesses-make-facade-improvements/ | 2023-05-31T01:01:45 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/downtown-elizabethton-businesses-make-facade-improvements/ |
GREENE COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — It’s the kind of bear mathematics that can add up to some troublesome spring encounters at campgrounds and campsites: more people enjoying nature and less “hard mast” (acorns) last fall as bears fattened up for hibernation.
“This fall of ’22 we had not a great year,” Leslie Morgan said as she stood at the recently reopened Paint Creek Campground. “It wasn’t a hard mast failure, but it was not a great hard mast, so they woke up hungry.”
The U.S. Forest Service Unaka District Ranger made the call in mid-May to close the campground for nearly a week. That came after a bear rummaged through a campers’ trash bag that was left out, then snuffled around the tent, bringing the sleepy campers face to face with the large dark mammal.
“They both kind of scared each other,” Morgan said of the bear and the humans. “The bear stood up on his back legs and huffed and popped its jaws — that’s a warning. It scared them really bad and the bear ran off, but it grabbed the trash as it took off.”
It was an early sign of bold behavior around humans, so Morgan immediately closed the campground. That marked one of several closures by the USFS of Northeast Tennessee campgrounds this spring.
Morgan said the sparse fall mast season is a factor in the frequent number of bear encounters this spring.
“Bears will gorge themselves on acorns in the fall and put on a tremendous amount of fat,” Morgan said. “That’s what gets them through the winter months when they’re denned up and they’re not really out and about moving.”
If the Southern Appalachians’ estimated several thousand bears have a less than satisfactory fall feeding season, they don’t wake up with just a normal degree of hunger.
“They’re going to wake up in the spring, late winter hangry (hungry and angry),” Morgan said.
But a bunch of skinnier-than-usual bears don’t have to translate into campground closures, ransacked tents and campsites, risk of human injury and even greater risk to bears. The animals sometimes must be trapped by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) and relocated or even euthanized when they transgress.
Morgan lays the primary blame squarely at the feet of people who are enjoying the Southern Appalachian forests and mountains more than ever, but often doing so without adequate knowledge of how to operate in bear country.
“This is their home, this is their habitat,” Morgan said. “They have no other choice, and so you’re invading their home. So it is your responsibility as a visitor in their home to manage your campsite or your area so that they don’t get in trouble.”
Get in trouble they will, Morgan said, particularly in the spring and again in the fall when they enter “hyperphagia” to pack on the fat for winter.
With bears’ favorite natural summer food like berries and persimmons not yet ripe, “they’re looking for an easy food source,” Morgan said.
“They don’t have a lot of energy to expend on chasing and killing something to eat, so they’re going to be curious and opportunistic in any food source that comes available to them.”
Being ‘bear wise’
Kevin Willett missed some family camping at Paint Creek when the campground closed, but he was back at a favorite spot with kids and grandkids in tow when it reopened.
“We didn’t stay the night the bear come but when we come the next night they told us we had to leave,” Willett said as young family members ranging in age from about 2 to about 12 played at the campsite.
He said even his grandkids know how to avoid the kind of outcome the unlucky campers experienced.
“I’m teaching the kids that, too. They made sure I put the peanut butter up so a bear wouldn’t eat it.”
Morgan said while bears are smart, highly curious, strong and crafty, an entire campground can be a no-snack zone for bears if people take appropriate precautions.
“The biggest thing is just keeping your campsite really clean,” she said. “Making sure every single day you’re taking your trash to the dumpster or in the garbage if they’ve got bear-proof garbage cans.”
The problem isn’t limited to camping and wilderness areas, though. Bear populations have been healthy and thriving in the region, and with fewer people hunting them and more people around, encounters in populated areas are also common.
Morgan said cubs in particular are trying to find food sources and “set their home ranges” when they first get pushed out on their own by mothers who are ready to start breeding again.
“They’re going to end up in places just because they don’t know any better,” Morgan said. “So it’s our responsibility living in bear country, to keep your dog food up at night, keep your trash put up at night, especially if you live near a wooded area.”
Just about anything someone would need to know to avoid contributing to a problem that could end a bear’s life or put other people at risk is available on the Bearwise website.
TWRA reported 1,184 bear-related calls in 2020, 870 in 2021 and 1,023 in 2022. An average of 284 each of those years were food-related, and garbage was a factor in 22% of all calls.
An excellent summary on black bears in Tennessee on TWRA’s website provides additional information on co-existing with bears. It notes that the age-old adages “garbage kills bears” and “a fed bear is a dead bear” are accurate.
That summary notes that restricting bears’ access to human food is the “primary corrective action” to prevent the animals from becoming habituated to humans. But, “state and federal agencies have confronted significant challenges in bringing about even moderate changes to human behavior to achieve greater safety for humans and bears,” it adds.
Morgan, who has been a bear biologist during part of a long career with USFS, thinks “our future for bears here is really good.”
But it will be about another month before bears are out of the woods for a few months human encounter-wise. Until then, some that have become habituated run the risk of capture and relocation or worse.
That didn’t happen in the case of the Paint Creek bear.
“It never came back,” Morgan said. “TWRA came down and did set a trap, monitored it, but it never showed up. Maybe it learned its lesson.”
If it hadn’t, the bear would have been attracted by bait inside the long, culvert-like trap with a “slam-door” at the front end. Once a bear gets in far enough and takes the bait, that door slams behind it. From there, protocols kick in.
“Without a doubt, if it goes hands-on (to humans) we’re going to probably euthanize it, but if it’s still exhibiting some natural normal behaviors we may actually what we call work it up like will immobilize it, put a tattoo in it, put a tag on its ear,” Morgan said.
“There’s a lot of research going on on tracking bears right now, we could set a radio collar on it, to be able to track it.”
Morgan said an estimated 3,000-plus black bears live in the massive Southern Appalachian corridor between the region just south of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Southwest Virginia. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/ranger-hangry-bears-pose-risk-until-berries-ripen/ | 2023-05-31T01:01:51 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/ranger-hangry-bears-pose-risk-until-berries-ripen/ |
Mari Love was born and raised on the southside of Fort Wayne, and she grew up watching her fellow community members struggle with their mental health.
Love said she started the Southside Love Link-Up, an event focused on helping people get resources to help their mental health, in 2020 when she also saw her community unable to come together.
“This originally was supposed to be like a block party for kids,” Love said Tuesday, “but it just blew up.”
This year is the fourth annual Southside Love Link-Up, which Love said will host about 50 vendors with mental health resources in the Link’s Wonderland parking lot. This year’s event is June 10 and will feature a Suicide Awareness Walk.
“I was reading statistics about teens who committed suicide, and it’s just gone up in our community,” Love said. “I want to bring awareness to everyone, and I want to let people struggling know they are not alone, and there are people here to support them.”
Love also said she wants to push a self-care initiative at her event, especially one geared towards mothers, who she said “don’t take care of themselves” because they are worried about their children.
“We’re seeing mothers feel burnt out, and we’re seeing mothers and grandmothers get sick because they aren’t taking care of themselves,” she said.
Jennifer Norris-Hale first experienced depression and anxiety in 2010, after giving birth to her third son. At that point, she didn’t think it would be a pinnacle point in her life.
Norris-Hale started Mission: Motherhood – a Fort Wayne-based organization connecting mothers to programs to help them through their mental health struggles.
“I had no other intention except giving other women a story to hear,” Norris-Hale said. “I had been through so much, I knew what it was like to struggle. … I couldn’t just sit back and be like, ‘OK, I don’t know what to do.’ ”
Mission: Motherhood started as an online support group in 2020, and since then, the organization has done peer-to-peer support, educating women on postpartum depression and the importance of screenings.
Norris-Hale said Mission: Motherhood hosted a Maternal Mental Health Conference on May 3, at the University of St. Francis’ Center for Integrated Public Health Education and Research. Mission: Motherhood worked with the Allen County Drug and Alcohol Consortium on the conference.
The organization also worked with Mayor Tom Henry to make a proclamation for May to be Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month in Fort Wayne, with the first Wednesday of the month as Maternal Mental Health Day.
“I love May because we spotlight women and have conversations that we may not have throughout the year,” Norris-Hale said. “Mission: Motherhood has been really good at bringing people and community partners to the table to understand community needs, and we’re just getting started.”
One of the organizations Mission: Motherhood works with is A Mother’s Hope, a maternity home on North Clinton Street that provides housing for women who are pregnant and homeless.
Stasia Roth, the shelter’s executive director, said A Mother’s Hope can house eight women at a time, so they can share their experiences rather than being isolated. Roth said it’s a great opportunity for women to see how maternal mental health is an issue.
Norris-Hale provides counseling at A Mother’s Hope, said Stasia Roth, the shelter’s executive director. She teaches women about infant massages, which encourage bonding through eye-to-eye contact, smiling and mutual interaction.
Roth said she thinks people aren’t talking about maternal mental health enough, and it’s important for the community to provide services for mothers in need.
“(Being a mom) is the hardest job you will ever do,” Roth said. “Women don’t think they can share the terrible and hard parts. They feel alone and like no one else is experiencing it. Women need to be able to share their experiences.”
Colleen Mitchell, access center manager for Connect Allen County, shared Roth’s sentiments. Connect Allen County works with Mission: Motherhood to deliver diapers to women in the community.
The organization also connects families and individuals in Fort Wayne with community resources or social services. The employees – known as navigators – directly connect anyone with mental health concerns to services that can help.
“With everybody who comes in, we do complete a quick mental health scale,” Mitchell said. “(The navigators) will educate them on service providers, the types of services and therapies and counseling that those organizations provide. They let them choose what feels like a good fit and get them connected to those services.”
Mitchell said it’s important to keep an eye on maternal mental health because of the impact it has on the whole family. She said mothers who come to Connect Allen County are appreciative of the access to resources, and they leave with more knowledge about taking care of their mental health.
“It affects everybody, and it affects all facets of their life,” she said. “I think part of what’s changing in our community is that many of the agencies in the community are doing a lot of education work about the benefits of seeking help for mental health, and it is changing the perception of mental health in the community.” | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/fort-wayne-organizations-work-to-improve-community-mental-health/article_b3578590-ff31-11ed-a599-6bb8117bb260.html | 2023-05-31T01:02:01 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/fort-wayne-organizations-work-to-improve-community-mental-health/article_b3578590-ff31-11ed-a599-6bb8117bb260.html |
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — The Birmingham City Council forgave tens of thousands of dollars in loans for local businesses on Tuesday, in a move that Councilman Hunter Williams is questioning.
”I guess my overall question is, why do the taxpayers need to be on the hook for this?” he said.
The resolution approving loan forgiveness for a handful of small businesses in Birmingham passed unanimously. However, Councilor Darrell O’Quinn says it’s important that taxpayers benefit.
“Making sure that we’re doing this in a way that is responsible for using those tax dollars, that’s really having a benefit back to the public,” O’Quinn said.
Roderick Conwell owns the Uptown Jazz Lounge and had a $17,000 loan wiped clean for improvements to his business.
“It will definitely enhance the appearance of the uptown entertainment district with our illuminated sign and a garage door that really make a difference in how our customers get to experience uptown jazz lounge,” Conwell said.
The forgivable loans are part of a federal program and not the city’s general budget. The program uses community block grant funds to help small businesses make improvements that make the business and the city shine a little brighter.
Councilor O’Quinn believes the move is a win-win for the city.
“A lot of them do have storefronts in areas we want to see revitalized and using our community development block grant funds is one of the tools that we make available to assist small businesses with expenses,” O’Quinn said.
Lemar Storey owns Life Touch Massage which has two locations, one in East Lake and the other on 2nd Avenue South in Birmingham. He received approximately $50,000 in improvements to his businesses.
”I’m very grateful for the investment in us,” Storey said. “As a small business owner, sometimes you might feel a little ignored by the city or your government but it’s very appreciated that the city of Birmingham sees us and appreciates us and reinvests back into our businesses.”
The $130,000 in loan forgiveness was applied to four businesses in total. In addition to Uptown Jazz Lounge and Life Touch Massage, loans were also forgiven for Bistro 218 and Jazzi’s on 3rd Music Gallery. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/birmingham-city-council-forgives-130000-in-loans-to-small-businesses/ | 2023-05-31T01:07:08 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/birmingham-city-council-forgives-130000-in-loans-to-small-businesses/ |
CLEVELAND COUNTY, Ark. — The Arkansas heat wasted no time in arriving and neither have grass and wildfires.
Assistant Fire Chief of the 133 Fire Department in Rison, Andrew Roshell, Jr., and other firefighters worked on Monday to contain a small grass fire on Highway 133.
"There was a spark and over a timeframe, it ignited and slowly spread to the forest," said Roshell.
There aren't any active burn bans in the state right now, but it has been nearly two weeks since any significant rainfall.
The recent lack of rain serves as a good reminder that it doesn't take much for a fire to spark up.
"There's great fear and we are prepared for forest fires and grass fires," Roshell explained.
The Arkansas Forestry Division (AFD) reported 287 fires so far in 2023, and in 2022, there were 1,692 wildfires in Arkansas.
AFD said that prescribed burns, tree thinning, and creating fire breaks are helpful ways to cut down on wildfires.
"When we do burn, make sure that we don't leave the area that we are burning in and make sure also that the fire has been completely extinguished," Roshell added.
He has also called on more people to step up and become volunteer firefighters.
"If there were no fire departments that would be able to volunteer fires would get out of hand and quite a bit of damage would result," he described.
The Arkansas Forestry Division also has preventative programs for home and landowners. You can learn more by clicking here. | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/arkansas-wildfire-risk/91-029a4ce8-7463-4ff9-9d95-6ef3f1b4d1fe | 2023-05-31T01:08:19 | 1 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/arkansas-wildfire-risk/91-029a4ce8-7463-4ff9-9d95-6ef3f1b4d1fe |
MORRILTON, Ark. — On Saturday, a 17-year-old boy died after falling from a large rock off the Bear Cave Trail in Petit Jean State Park.
Park rangers were alerted around 4:02 p.m. that a child had fallen and was struggling to breathe. Upon arrival, they found the boy in a tight crevice between two cliffs as they worked to stabilize him.
Petit State Park authorities extracted the victim to an ambulance, where he was then taken from the Petit Jean Airport to Children's Hospital in Little Rock via Med-Flight.
According to authorities, the boy died at the hospital due to injuries from the fall.
Officials said park rangers were able to safely rescue two additional minors who were stranded on the rock with no injuries.
The minors were reunited with their families at Petit Jean Airport. | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/boy-succumbs-to-injuries-after-fall/91-68ade03a-107f-4245-8b95-b8c719f3b761 | 2023-05-31T01:08:25 | 1 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/boy-succumbs-to-injuries-after-fall/91-68ade03a-107f-4245-8b95-b8c719f3b761 |
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Take a drive on any highway.
Semi-trucks are an ever-present constant. However, they need a place to sleep at the end of the day, and finding space isn't easy.
"We try to find a place with open spots, which is hard to do," Truck driver Cat McCoy said. "You have to. There are DOT regulations. Once you reach your limit, you have to stop."
The ones who can't make it to designated resting stops, like the Loves truck station, end up on the shoulders of on-ramps, or the side of the road, which aren't safe alternatives, and the issue is starting to garner attention in Arkansas.
"I think your viewers are probably familiar with seeing trucks parked where they're not supposed to be," Arkansas Trucking Association President Shannon Newton said. "Usually, the driver doesn't want to be there either."
Newton was on hand to watch the ribbon cutting of a new parking lot outside West Memphis. It's a space that'll allow some drivers a more secure spot when stopping for the night.
"This parking lot is going to fill an important role for commercial drivers by providing them with a safe place to rest while continuing to support our supply chain across the country," said Alex Farmer, chairman of the Arkansas State Highway Commission.
It's something McCoy is excited to see. She said she usually parks her truck at the job site, but recognizes the new parking lot's potential impact.
"That would help out a lot of drivers, maybe not me necessarily, but many drivers," McCoy said. "[Drivers] that are sitting on the on-ramps, off-ramps, or clogging up the entrances to rest areas." | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/parking-for-truck-drivers/91-69572554-f945-4e71-86e5-ea23d6aa86d1 | 2023-05-31T01:08:32 | 0 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/parking-for-truck-drivers/91-69572554-f945-4e71-86e5-ea23d6aa86d1 |
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Hammerhead worms have invaded Arkansas and they're not friendly— experts have explained that the worms are actually toxic. While hammerhead worms aren't new to the state, this is the time of year when you might find them.
An agriculture expert with the University of Arkansas said their broad head sets them apart, and added that they aren't your ordinary earthworms.
"They have a toxin very similar to the puffer fish toxin," Dr. Vic Ford with the U of A Division of Agriculture said.
Ford said the hammerhead worms can be dangerous to humans, pets, and especially to earthworms.
"A lot of times they'll have stripes. But the head is the big thing. It's got like I call it a semicircle looks like something from a science fiction movie," Ford explained.
Even touching one without gloves comes with risks.
"If you handle one you can get the toxin absorbed through your skin. So that's a big negative," he added.
The worms are reported to be in at least 10 counties in Arkansas, but Ford said there could be more statewide.
"It can be found all the way from the north to the south, you know, from Missouri to Louisiana," he said.
Ford said they prefer the warmth, but usually, you won't find them in direct sunlight.
"They still need a lot of moisture. So they're under rocks or under flowerpots or in other things where it's moist," he described.
If you end up finding one, he said don't cut it up.
"It's going to make a gazillion other worms. So that's not what you want to do," he explained.
Instead, he recommended that people use salt or vinegar to get rid of them.
"I'm sure as people start watering their flowerpots and moisture accumulates under mulch and stuff, I think people will start seeing him again," he said. | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/toxic-hammerhead-worms-arkansas/91-e2e81651-6864-493a-bf8c-31fa2fb13301 | 2023-05-31T01:08:38 | 1 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/toxic-hammerhead-worms-arkansas/91-e2e81651-6864-493a-bf8c-31fa2fb13301 |
SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. — The California Highway Patrol issued a Feather Alert for Humboldt, Mendocino and Sacramento counties to help locate an at-risk missing woman.
CHP issued the alert for Cassandra Miller. She was last seen May 10 in the city of Loleta in Humboldt County.
Police say she is possibly on foot and wearing a black Bear River tribal hooded sweatshirt.
Miller is described as 33 years old, 5'4" and 210 pounds with blonde hair and blue eyes.
She's a tribal affiliate of the Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria.
Police are asking people to call 911 if anyone sees her.
The Feather Alert is a resource for law enforcement to investigate the suspicious of unexplainable disappearance of an indigenous person.
WATCH ALSO: | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/california/feather-alert-issued-missing-woman-out-of-humboldt-county/103-785229a3-dfed-4a3d-8a69-c7e409e84de5 | 2023-05-31T01:09:53 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/california/feather-alert-issued-missing-woman-out-of-humboldt-county/103-785229a3-dfed-4a3d-8a69-c7e409e84de5 |
MODESTO, Calif. — A crash between a motorcycle and a car turned deadly in Modesto.
Few details surrounding the crash have been released at this time.
The Modesto Police Department the crash happened at Coffee Road and Morris Avenue. Coffee Road has been closed near the Morris Avenue intersection for the investigation.
Police are asking people to avoid the area.
WATCH ALSO: | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/modesto/deadly-crash-involving-motorcyclist-modesto/103-23ae46e9-185e-4026-9490-79a0137f402b | 2023-05-31T01:09:59 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/modesto/deadly-crash-involving-motorcyclist-modesto/103-23ae46e9-185e-4026-9490-79a0137f402b |
POLK CITY, Iowa — A boater who went missing on Saylorville Lake has been found dead.
Crews were first called out to the lake shortly before 6 p.m. on Monday, May 29 after getting reports of an adult male falling off a boat. That search was called off around 9 p.m. due to low visibility.
Around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, crews found the victim, 42-year-old Kalpesh Patel of Urbandale, after picking up the search again. According to officials with the Polk County Sheriff's Office, sonar and cadaver dogs were able to identify Patel's potential location, and divers retrieved his body from the lake shortly afterward.
"It's not a crystal clear lake, so that causes some challenges. And then just the size of it. This is a big lake, they had a big area but we utilized every resource that we could come up with," said Capt. Ryan Evans with the Polk County Sheriff's Office.
The Polk County Sheriff's Office, Polk County Conservation, and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources were just a few of the agencies that assisted in the search efforts. Officials say they are currently in the process of interviewing witnesses who saw Patel overboard to figure out exactly what lead to his death.
"No sense of foul play or anything like this. This is strictly an accidental, a very, very unfortunate accident. And that's the way it's really looking. But we're still going to investigate it to the end and try to figure it all out," Evans said.
This is the second recent drowning in Iowa; Urias Gbarjolo went missing while swimming in Lake Red Rock on May 27 and was found dead the following Responders want to remind Iowans to take the appropriate precautions when out on the water to prevent any further tragedies.
"This is the first unofficial opening of the summer weekends and the lake is going to be very busy, so we would obviously encourage anybody to do everything safe. If you're in a boat, you should have a life preserver on," Evans said. | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/saylorville-lake-accidental-drowning-mile-long-bridge-kalpesh-patel/524-9dbbe03b-c631-4b37-b87d-70956bfe1843 | 2023-05-31T01:14:55 | 0 | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/saylorville-lake-accidental-drowning-mile-long-bridge-kalpesh-patel/524-9dbbe03b-c631-4b37-b87d-70956bfe1843 |
ECTOR COUNTY, Texas —
One person is dead and another person has been arrested after an Ector County crash early Friday morning.
According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, preliminary information revealed that Mario Lopez-Valdez, 30, was driving a 2013 Chevrolet Impala south on State Loop 338, near mile marker 252.
Lopez-Valdez veered off the roadway.
The passenger, Luis Carlos Lujan-Gameros, 51, was pronounced dead at the scene.
After being released from the hospital, Lopez-Valdez was arrested and jailed at the Ector County Detention Center for intoxication manslaughter.
This is all the information we have on the crash. We will update this story if more details are released. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/1-killed-in-ector-county-drunk-driving-crash/513-60ef496e-d3dd-42b6-867a-4746105fef62 | 2023-05-31T01:15:34 | 1 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/1-killed-in-ector-county-drunk-driving-crash/513-60ef496e-d3dd-42b6-867a-4746105fef62 |
MIDLAND COUNTY, Texas — The Crisis Intervention Unit has been around for more than 30 years.
The unit started because when officers are investigating crimes, there are other victims that need help and support. C.I.U. volunteers are necessary to have effective law enforcement, while also supporting victims.
"It could be a homicide, it could be a domestic violence, it could be a stranded motorist, anything like that, they could call us out to help assist with," said Ulanda Suggs, director of C.I.U.
The responders help get the victims in touch with resources, or get them any type of other help they need.
"We normally do a lot of transports for our officers, our investigators, for children who have to be taken to the rape crisis center," said Suggs. "There's a number of things we do to help the officers out in the scene and from the scene."
This often brings them face-to-face with people in difficult situations.
"We meet them on the worst day of their life, when they're going through something that's traumatic," said Suggs.
Something that is tough, but is rewarding and necessary.
"It's a way of giving back to the community, and you do make a difference," said Suggs.
The C.I.U. is asking for volunteers to help support people in our community in times of need.
"You do help people, you do make a difference, you really do," said Suggs.
There are a few requirements to be a volunteer.
You must be at least 21 years old, have no felonies on your record, have a valid drivers license, be a resident of Ector, Martin or Midland counties and attend the 20 to 24 hours of training.
Classes begin on Aug. 29 and run into September.
Email Usuggs@mcounty.com to apply, or call 432-688-4635. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/midland-county-sheriffs-office-volunteers-crisis-victims/513-d2bfc46e-dcc6-4128-9f1f-b7b20bdb9204 | 2023-05-31T01:15:40 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/midland-county-sheriffs-office-volunteers-crisis-victims/513-d2bfc46e-dcc6-4128-9f1f-b7b20bdb9204 |
HAMMOND — The School City of Hammond's Fresh Fruit and Vegetable program (FFVP) promotes healthy eating in its students. Beginning in 2009, the FFVP is a federally assisted program that provides free fresh fruits & vegetables to Elementary age students, Assistant Food Service Director Lynn Strle said. In order to offer the FFVP, schools must also operate under the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), also known as the "free and reduced lunch" program. It costs approximately $370,000 a year to operate the FFVP.
The goal of the program is to introduce children to fresh produce, increasing their acceptance of it, Strle said. Cafeteria staff delivers produce to classrooms for the students to sample while teachers incorporate a nutritional lesson while the students are eating.
"Students like the opportunity to try different fruit and vegetables," Strle said. By offering samples in class, students can discuss which fruits and vegetables they like and which ones they don't. "The introduction of the products is most important to me, it gives students a chance to try a variety of healthy snacks and decide what they like best," she said.
School staff are hearing from parents that their children often request some of the fresh produce that they've seen in class when they go grocery shopping, Strle said. "So many things we eat today are processed and pre-packaged, even fruits and vegetables," she said. "We offer bites size portions to the students so we always include the whole product so they can see what it looks like before it is cut for them to sample."
Through the FFVP, students learn how to identify different produce, where each comes from, and what nutrients are in each fruit and vegetable. The students will take the information they learn from the FFVP and apply it when they or their families select foods at the grocery store, Strle said. "Our goal for the program is to model healthful eating habits."
"Who doesn’t like to learn and eat at the same time?" Strle said. "It’s exciting for students to see what colorful fruit or vegetable will be served each week. Will it be sweet, sour, tangy, or tart? The Fresh Fruit & Vegetable program promotes so much excitement and encourages children to enjoy fruits and vegetables “as they are”."
For more information, visit the School City of Hammond's Facebook page, SCH Department of Food and Nutrition. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/hammond/hammond-fresh-fruits-and-vegetable-program-promotes-healthy-eating-in-youths/article_5cbdf8c8-ff0d-11ed-af19-fbb52371129c.html | 2023-05-31T01:22:25 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/hammond/hammond-fresh-fruits-and-vegetable-program-promotes-healthy-eating-in-youths/article_5cbdf8c8-ff0d-11ed-af19-fbb52371129c.html |
Old National Bank, Indiana's largest bank, is moving its downtown Louisville branch after a mass shooting there in April.
The Evansville-based bank, which gained a major retail footprint in Northwest Indiana after buying out First Midwest Bank, suffered a tragedy in April when a disgruntled employee with an AR-15 assault rifle stormed into its branch in Louisville's Central Business District, killed five and injured eight, including two police officers.
Old National Bank is now moving both its downtown Louisville business operations and retail banking center from the site of the mass shooting at Preston Pointe to a new spot at 400 W. Market St. It expects to complete the move by June 26.
"We mourn the losses and continue to support and care for the victims of the tragic event on April 10,” said Old National Bank CEO Jim Ryan. “Out of respect for the Old National team members lost and impacted, we have made the determination to move to a new downtown location.”
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Old National is taking over a former bank branch previously occupied by Stock Yards Bank & Trust.
“On behalf of our full Louisville team, I want to share how excited and grateful we are for this opportunity to continue to serve, and be active participants in, the vibrant downtown Louisville community,” said Dennis Heishman, Old National’s Louisville market president. “I also want to convey our immense gratitude for the love and care we continue to receive from our friends in the community. Your kindness and support mean the world to us.”
The new location is in a 34-story skyscraper in downtown Louisville that overlooks the Ohio River and southern Indiana. About 12,000 square feet of space is being renovated on the 25th floor of the building for banking offices.
“We are deeply grateful to Stock Yards Bank & Trust CEO Ja Hillebrand and his team for generously offering and working to consolidate their downtown retail space allowing us to quickly transition to the historic 400 West Market building,” said Ryan. “We also want to thank the numerous organizations and individuals that have reached out to us with messages of love, care and support over the past several weeks. We are deeply moved and sincerely appreciate the outpouring of kindness and compassion.”
The bank donated more than $1 billion after the mass shooting, giving money to the Love for Louisville Old National Survivors Fund, the Louisville Metro Police Foundation, the University of Louisville Hospital Trauma Center and the American Red Cross.
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WATERLOO — Every Memorial Day, officials read the names of veterans who have passed away since the last Memorial Day.
And in recent years, the roll call is getting longer, Craig White, a Vietnam veteran and chair of the Memorial Hall Commission, told the crowd during the annual ceremony in downtown Waterloo on Monday.
“As I grow older, the list seems to grow,” White said.
The crowd sat in silence as White recounted some 276 veterans — one-by-one reading the first name, last name, military branch, sometimes a nickname — who died over the past year.
Veterans are important because they teach patriotism to next generation, White said.
Keynote speaker, Brigadier General Roland Albrecht said it is important that the memories of the veterans live on though they are gone.
“The story of the fallen matters and needs to be told by sharing their stories,” Albrecht said. “Let’s carry their sacrifices with us in our heart and strive in honor of their memories by doing good … Duty, honor, country. They lived for it, they died for it, and as a nation we must remember and remind ourselves of the future they fought for and do our best to live up to those values.”
Albrecht served in the U.S. Navy on an aircraft carrier during Vietnam and later joined the U.S. Army.
Memorial Day began 155 years ago as Decoration Day, a holiday to beautify graves of those who died in the Civil War. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/honoring-those-who-served/article_a88f7754-fe45-11ed-bee6-935350f9b835.html | 2023-05-31T01:26:07 | 0 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/honoring-those-who-served/article_a88f7754-fe45-11ed-bee6-935350f9b835.html |
PHOENIX — The vice president of a medical billing company linked to 10 companies suspected of AHCCCS fraud by the State of Arizona said he has no idea what his clients do or don't do.
Mark Stanley is vice president of medical billing company ProMD Solutions.
Stanley said ProMD Solutions also helps set up medical businesses.
According to documents from Arizona Corporation Commission, ProMD Solutions has been the statutory agent for 10 businesses now accused of defrauding AHCCCS and the State of Arizona.
Stanley told 12News he only helps people set up the businesses by helping them file paperwork and get approval as vendors.
“My responsibility was to just get their business approved, being an agent, and that's all I did," Stanley said over Zoom.
ProMD Solutions website shows an address in California, the Arizona address listed with the Corporation Commission is in Sedona, and Stanley told 12News the company is based in Fairfax, Virginia.
But in addition to helping people set up businesses, ProMD is also a medical billing company.
Stanley said his clients mark down the services they provide, and ProMD submits those bills to AHCCCS.
“I'll make it very simple," he said, "I'm just a copy paste machine. I'm going to copy it from there, paste it into the other software and just bill for the services.”
Stanley said it is not possible for him to see how his clients arrive at the amounts they bill patients.
Medical billing works based on codes. Each code is a specific service performed. AHCCCS has rules regarding how often a code can be used for a specific patient, either per day, week or month.
"I'll be very honest to say none of my clients have ever billed for more than AHCCCS guidelines," Stanley said.
However that is exactly what the Arizona Attorney General has accused those businesses of doing.
According to the Credible Allegation of Fraud (CAF) letters sent to at least 108 businesses, 10 of which used ProMD as a statutory agent, officials are accusing them of overbilling, billing for patients who are dead, billing for more hours than there are in a day, even billing all of the patients for the exact same services.
One of ProMD's clients, the owner of Focused Family Services, told 12News she looked at the billing she sent to ProMD to be submitted to the state and found no errors in it.
Stanley said they're working it out with her, but he has no way of checking to see if the billing is accurate, or if the patient is even alive.
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BALTIMORE — A teen who was injured in an officer-involved shooting earlier this month is facing multiple charges.
RELATED: BPD: Officer shoots teen after refusing to drop gun
On May 11, just before 1:30 p.m., officers were called to the 2500 block of McHenry Street for a person that they said was displaying characteristics of an armed person.
Bodycam footagerevealed that the officer involved, detective Cedric Elleby, was sitting on a stoop and speaking with a group of a least four citizens on McHenry Street for reasons unknown.
Among the group was 17-year-old Mekhi Franklin.
Just a few seconds into the video, Franklin and another person get up to walk away. Elleby then stands up and begins to follow them.
Police say Elleby noticed Franklin had a "bulge" near his waistband, which they claim are characteristics of an armed person.
READ MORE: 'This is heartbreaking': Family of 17-year-old shot by police reacts
Throughout the initial interaction an occupied white van is seen stopped in the middle of the street seeming to follow Elleby and Franklin. There's no word on if the van was an unmarked police car or somehow associated with the group Elleby was originally talking to.
As Elleby stops Franklin the video sound picks up. Elleby says "come here," for which Franklin replies "what sir?" before turning around and running away.
Elleby gives chase through a heavily weeded area and down an alleyway. During the foot pursuit, Franklin is seen using his right hand to pull a handgun from his waistband.
Despite several orders to drop the weapon, Franklin continues fleeing towards another alley in the 300 block of Catherine Street.
That's when Elleby fires multiple shots striking Franklin, at which point the gun falls to the ground.
Franklin was treated for his injuries instantly by police, while Elleby was attempting to control a large crowd shouting insults and profanity towards him.
A handgun with an extended magazine was recovered at the scene and turned out to be stolen.
Franklin's mother, Kieria Franklin, spoke with WMAR-2 News stating that Mekhi was a "good boy" and " not a bad kid."
"This is crazy that this is happening to me and my family and it’s not like he got gunned down in the streets, he got gunned down by somebody that’s supposed to save you, Baltimore City Police," she said.
Franklin is still said to be in stable condition.
He faces first and second degree assault and multiple gun charges.
The teen's lawyer, Robert Linthicum, also released a statement:
"Police shootings warrant significant attention, especially where a child ends up in the hospital. The charges here do not fully align with the allegations and could be an effort to avoid or minimize scrutiny of the officers' actions." | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/teen-injured-in-officer-involved-shooting-facing-assault-gun-charges | 2023-05-31T01:30:14 | 1 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/teen-injured-in-officer-involved-shooting-facing-assault-gun-charges |
THURSTON COUNTY, Wash. — Products grown, raised, and sold in the state of Washington will get marketing assistance and branding from the state.
Senate Bill 5341 creates what legislators call a “location-based” promotion campaign for the state’s food and agriculture products.
Bill sponsor Sen. Ron Muzzall, R-Oak Harbor, said he hopes the bill will improve the reputation and price of the state’s products.
Muzzall, a dairy farmer, said the bill should boost local sales because consumers would be more likely to purchase something they know is locally grown.
The bill is a result of a state audit completed earlier this year.
Auditors recommended the state do more to promote state-grown products, including coming up with a brand and slogan, said Auditor Pat McCarthy.
Washington is one of seven states without a statewide agricultural branding program.
Idaho’s is “Idaho Preferred,” in Kansas it’s, “Kansas: From the Land of Kansas.”
McCarthy said the branding could boost business for everyone from the state’s ports to independent farmers.
“It doesn’t just tell you it’s ‘Grown in Washington,’” said McCarthy, “What they’re looking at is, ‘Why Washington,’ is what I think a brand can do.
The new law establishes an advisory committee to make recommendations on marketing and a new brand to state legislators by June 30, 2024.
Fred Colvin, owner of Thurston County’s Colvin Ranch, said the increase in marketing could help his products sell better in local markets.
“Washington consumers could step up to the plate and be able to support the local agriculture by buying their locally produced items,” said Colvin, “It’s a win-win.”
Colvin is a fourth-generation cattle farmer. He hopes to eventually pass on the family business to his daughter and granddaughter.
He said a new brand sticker on his steaks won’t make him rich, but it could help keep the family business going.
“I’d rather have the land, the legacy, the heritage,” said Colvin. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/state-food-agriculture-products-to-get-branding-marketing-boost/281-903c7c3e-5b31-4477-8509-b1b7454a5bf4 | 2023-05-31T01:35:12 | 0 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/state-food-agriculture-products-to-get-branding-marketing-boost/281-903c7c3e-5b31-4477-8509-b1b7454a5bf4 |
Dallas Animal Services Still Recovering From City Ransomware Attack
Staff have been working hard to overcome challenges and operate one of the largest shelters in the country, despite the impact on its computer system
It's been nearly one month since a ransomware attack knocked many Dallas city services offline.
On Monday, the Dallas Municipal Court Building finally opened back up for business after it was closed due to both the attack and planned upgrades.
Dallas Police are also reporting multiple systems, including its evidence retrieval system, are back online.
We're told Dallas' IT Services department is still working to get all servers across the city back online. It's unknown how long that could take. The city continues to update the progress at this link.
But many other city departments are still trying to get back to normal, including Dallas Animal Services.
The ransomware attack totally crippled the computer system, known as Chameleon, that the shelter relies on to function and find homes for hundreds of animals.
"It tracks where animals are in the shelter and it tracks, medical notes, outcomes, and intakes. It's basically just a crux of what we do and that was off-line for the greater part of two weeks,” said Amanda Atwell, the Public Information Coordinator for Dallas Animal Services. “So we were pretty much at a standstill right after it happened."
Staff resorted to a completely manual system of operating – reminiscent of a time before computers.
"We created an old-fashioned, filing cabinet. Every single dog had a file. We ran around and took pictures of every single dog in our care and with paper and scissors, cut out the photos to get them attached to that kennel card. We typed out the notes for the dogs,” said Atwell. “Our shelter staff did an amazing job just kind of acting on a dime and with really minimal information.”
The shelter was also dealing with outbreaks of illnesses in the kennels, which is common in large shelters. However, the ransomware attack just made the work more difficult.
“Some of our dogs can’t go out to the play yard, they can only do kennel side meet and greets. Just having those interactions is so important to getting dogs adopted and not having access to those notes was really difficult. So we had to find a way to off-line that entire system,” said Atwell.
REACHING CRITICAL CAPACITY
New intakes could also not be processed into the computer system during the two-week outage. Upwards of 60 dogs are taken in daily. During the ransomware attack, there was one day when nearly 80 dogs were taken in.
The shelter implemented emergency intake restrictions during the outage but it was lifted last week. The silver lining was that euthanasia for kennel space was put on pause. However, since moving away from emergency intake, the shelter received over 200 animals in just five days – putting them in a critical capacity.
Those hundreds of intakes during the outage are still being added into the system and unfortunately, difficult decisions are being made as kennel space runs out.
In addition, another crucial component that was affected was the adoption software that links the shelter’s main system to its online adoption site.
"That has been completely disconnected, up until the last couple of days. We're finally getting some of those dogs that are showing up on the site again,” said Atwell.
Because the adoption website isn't back to 100 percent, Dallas Animal Services said the best way to adopt is to physically come to their location to see the animals in person.
A full and accurate list of immediately adoptable dogs is available on this Google spreadsheet.
Dallas Animal Services runs one of the largest shelters in the country, with an in-shelter capacity for about 300 dogs and 50 cats. Hundreds more are in foster care. With the site down, it has made it difficult to adopt out fostered animals who could not be seen in person at the shelter.
Dallas Ransomware Attack
“So there was really no way to market these foster pets. They’re just in foster, they’re not on our website, so what are the fosters supposed to do? So that was a really big setback as well,” said Atwell.
The attack also hit just as the shelter struggles to adopt out larger dogs.
“Adoptions have been down nationwide for large dogs, which is a majority of the dogs we have in our shelter and the majority of what you will see getting euthanized,” said Atwell. "I ran the report today and we're at 105% capacity for large dogs at this time."
As the city's IT services continue to get servers back online, the shelter hopes the community can step up to adopt animals who need a home and ease the burden.
"It's taught us a lot moving forward and now we have notes on how to proceed if something like this, hopefully, does not happen any time in the new future,” said Atwell. “But it's always a risk obviously."
The shelter is in need of foster volunteers and shelter volunteers (especially for the neonatal kitten unit). Click here for the application form.
Donations are also needed of beds, blankets, toys, treats, and food are needed and can be dropped off at the shelter on 1818 N. Westmoreland Road in Dallas. You can also donate through an online wishlist.
Those who are interested in adopting can also foster before adoption to limit the amount of time the animal spends at the shelter, which allows more space for other dogs in the kennels.
To view adoptable pets and learn more information about bringing home a forever friend, click here. Vet vouchers of $250 are offered with every adoption along with a pet starter kit.
Shelter Hours
Monday: 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Tuesday: 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Wednesday: 1 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Thursday: 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Friday: 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Saturday: 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday: 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dallas-animal-services-still-recovering-from-city-ransomware-attack/3267921/ | 2023-05-31T01:44:46 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dallas-animal-services-still-recovering-from-city-ransomware-attack/3267921/ |
BEAVERTON, Ore. — Program for Intellectual Empowerment (PIE), a private Beaverton school for people with disabilities, opened an art studio back in February — it's called Artful Autism.
The founder, Pauline Lee, said she created this space for her students and has now opened it to the public.
“We really want to bring down the wall that’s dividing our society,” said Lee. “We want the community of Beaverton to come and partake and try new skills.”
Lee is also the founder of PIE — a school that specializes in unwanted behavior and replaces it with language. She said creating this school and art studio has been a dream of hers for a while.
“I actually grew up with a cousin with autism and watching him grow up and seeing the education in the world that he was in, and then he discovered art, and everything changed,” said Lee.
“PIE and Artful Autism are unique organizations that we have here,” said Alex Berkovich, a parent of a PIE student. “For him, it develops his finer motor skills and he has developed the concepts that he’s learning every day here."
Berkovich is encouraging parents to lean into new opportunities for their neurodivergent children.
"Right now, I enjoy a lot of painting, coloring, making art," said Labonno, one of the 13 PIE students. "And I do like to meet a lot of people."
KGW's Daisy Caballero aske Labonno how she feels when she's painting, she replied, "It makes me happy."
Community drop-in hours are Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Hour sessions or memberships are available — you can find prices here.
Lee hopes people give it a try while keeping three things in mind.
"[I hope that] we can learn from each other, have more compassion for each other and just be more loving towards each other," Lee said.
PIE’s Pure Night of Imagination gala that features artists with disabilities, chronic illnesses and neurodivergent, are looking for artists to be in this year’s show. Contact Lee if interested in being part of the gala. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/artful-autism-beaverton-art-studio-portland/283-a74cdfda-729c-46b7-88df-7fbe10cfc211 | 2023-05-31T01:45:55 | 1 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/artful-autism-beaverton-art-studio-portland/283-a74cdfda-729c-46b7-88df-7fbe10cfc211 |
CARLTON, Ore. — On a Tuesday morning, a man named Miggs whistles to a herd of goats on a farm in rural Yamhill County. He breaks a loaf of bread and feeds a piece to the neediest of the bunch— giving special attention to the one he’s named “Blondie,” whose light-colored fur stands out from the rest of the flock.
For the past 36 days, Miggs has been at Blanchet Farm in Carlton, a free residential program for people in recovery. Five men are staying there now, and as the farm looks to expand soon with a new dorm facility, they'll be able to provide residence for more people.
“It’s been a beautiful thing. It’s one of a kind for sure,” Miggs said.
About two months ago, he was living in Chicago and addicted to methamphetamines. He found Blanchet Farm online and signed himself up.
“It was hard for me to look in the mirror because I didn’t recognize who I had become. Now it’s a little easier on the eyes,” he said.
Other, more traditional rehab programs never worked for him.
“It’s a good kind of therapy without having counselors or something,” he said of the farm, a program he described as healing, on his own terms.
“You have a lot of time to reflect because these animals aren’t in a hurry. You just take your time, reading them, and, in a sense— you learn your own character,” he said while filling a bucket with a dozen freshly laid eggs. "This is how they show me love," he explained. Some of the chickens he's cared for since birth.
Some of the food harvested at the farm is donated to local churches or Blanchet House, which serves food for those who are homeless or in need in Portland's Old Town.
Ross Sears has run the farm for 15 years, after going through the program himself.
"It builds some self-esteem and lets them feel good about something for a change,” he said. “I can relate to them, which is unique in a lot of ways."
Construction is underway for the new dorms at the farm and with it will come more services to help those in recovery. There will be a ground-breaking on May 31 and they expect to finish the project in about a year.
When it's complete, up to 21 men will be able stay at the farm for six to nine months, or however long it takes them to re-enter society.
“Hopefully, when I go back home, people will see the change and the difference not only physically but, in my actions, and mentally,” said Miggs. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/homeless/blanchet-farm-oregon-recovery-program-farm-work/283-a671a0e1-8084-4893-ae08-2f7e6a738d74 | 2023-05-31T01:46:01 | 1 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/homeless/blanchet-farm-oregon-recovery-program-farm-work/283-a671a0e1-8084-4893-ae08-2f7e6a738d74 |
PORTLAND, Oregon — It almost seems as if the city of Portland is getting taken over by graffiti. Graffiti that at times stretches high above downtown, like at the Jackson Tower Building. It’s the clocktower building that overlooks Pioneer Courthouse Square. The task to clean the 12 story building isn’t an easy one, but with the help of mountain climbing gear it’s going to get done.
The building has been getting hit by vandals spraying it with graffiti for the last couple of years. Now Paul Watts owner of Graffiti Removal Services, who was hired by the city of Portland, is responsible for cleaning it up.
“The longer is stays up, more tagging will appear,” said Watts.
It’s a job that’s not an easy task, especially as the city sees more complaints about graffiti. In 2020, they received just 900 with 897 complaints. In 2021, there was more 21 hundred with 2,117 complaints. In 2022 it jumped to 5,260 and this so far closing in on 2,200 complaints with 2,193.
Watt’s isn’t afraid of heights to do this job because in order to do it, he has to use rock climbing gear.
“What we’re going to do now is put me harness and then step outside of a window ledge and we’re going to harness down the building and remove it by hand,” said Watts.
In some parts of the building the job is a little easier, where they just have to put on a fresh coat of paint. So how does someone climb 140 feet and vandalize a building with graffiti?
Watts says they climb the fire escape, by throwing a grappling hook and bring the ladder down and climb up that way. Another contractor that’s also working with the city is coming out to barricade off some areas so people can’t get into the building.
As Watts and his crew scrubs tirelessly he knows his work will pay off in the end. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/jackson-tower-building-graffiti-portland/283-59e7734c-5991-4d00-9866-257b73f47689 | 2023-05-31T01:46:07 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/jackson-tower-building-graffiti-portland/283-59e7734c-5991-4d00-9866-257b73f47689 |
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What to Know
- Ocean City Mayor Jay Gillian signed off on new policies Tuesday in which all beaches in the town will close at 8 p.m. while carrying backpacks will not be allowed after 8 p.m. on the beach and boardwalk. Boardwalk bathrooms will also be closed at 10 p.m. while the curfew for juveniles was moved from 1 a.m. to 11 p.m.
- Both the beach curfew and evening backpack ban apply to people of all ages, officials said. The new policies are part of a citywide plan that includes police staffing, more announcements and a public awareness campaign, according to officials.
- The new policies come after police responded to 999 incidents over the Memorial Day Weekend, an increase from the 869 incidents that were reported last year, officials said. Those incidents included underage drinking, vandalism, assaults, shoplifting and the confiscation of a firearm, according to officials.
A Jersey Shore town is implementing new rules and a curfew after officials say large crowds of rowdy and drunken teens gathered on Memorial Day Weekend.
Ocean City Mayor Jay Gillian signed off on new policies Tuesday in which all beaches in the town will close at 8 p.m. while carrying backpacks will not be allowed after 8 p.m. on the beach and boardwalk. Boardwalk bathrooms will also be closed at 10 p.m. while the curfew for juveniles was moved from 1 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Both the beach curfew and evening backpack ban apply to people of all ages, officials said. The new policies are part of a citywide plan that includes police staffing, more announcements and a public awareness campaign, according to officials.
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“I understand that these new directives will affect many people who are not teens, but it’s important that we stop this type of behavior now,” Gillian said. “In the end, protecting our reputation as ‘America’s Greatest Family Resort’ will benefit everybody in Ocean City.”
The new policies come after police responded to 999 incidents over the Memorial Day Weekend, an increase from the 869 incidents that were reported last year, officials said. Those incidents included underage drinking, vandalism, assaults, shoplifting and the confiscation of a firearm, according to officials.
“I want to support the men and women of our police department,” Gillian said. “They have been doing everything they can – within the law – to address this situation, and I want to give them the tools to get the job done.”
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In a release announcing the new rules, Gillian blamed the weekend incidents on statewide legislation that a town spokesperson claimed, “largely stripped police officers of the ability to question juveniles, search juveniles and confiscate alcohol.”
“The legislation also eliminates meaningful consequences for juveniles who break these laws,” the spokesperson wrote.
The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office also issued a statewide directive in late 2020 for law enforcement in order to further juvenile justice reform.
Neither the Ocean City spokesperson nor Gillian specified the specific legislation they were referring to in their statement however.
“We want parents, grandparents and families to know that we’re all in this together, and we will be holding people accountable,” Gillian said. “I also want to send a message to our governor and legislators that the laws they forced on all municipalities are a threat to public safety, and they deprive families of the opportunity to enjoy the Jersey Shore.” | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/ocean-city-implements-new-rules-following-crowds-of-rowdy-and-drunk-teens/3576074/ | 2023-05-31T01:54:02 | 0 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/ocean-city-implements-new-rules-following-crowds-of-rowdy-and-drunk-teens/3576074/ |
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GREENWOOD, Ind. — Mariah VanDenburgh has an unexpected dinner option for the next year or so.
She just won a lot of food from Lou Malnati's.
"This gift basket includes free pizza for a year, which really pales in comparison to all the kind words these kids said about you," an announcer said at a school ceremony. "So I'd like to congratulate Miss VanDenburgh!"
The pizzeria's contest celebrates top-notch educators during Teacher Appreciation Week.
VanDenburgh teaches fourth grade at Greenwood Christian Academy. Kids say she goes above and beyond to make school fun for students, hosting class elections, talent shows and friendly competitions to help kids learn.
The prize includes a pizza party for VanDenbergh's class and pizza coupons for students.
Educators at four other schools got a gift basket and free pizza coupons for their students, including:
- Amy Chudyk, Pleasant Grove Elementary, Center Grove Community School Corporation
- Kenneth Dollaske, Noblesville High School, Noblesville Schools
- Lance Garvin, Pike High School, MSD of Pike Township
- Jeanine Ritter, St. Pius X Catholic School, Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis
Teachers' Treasures, an organization that gives school supplies to teachers of students in deed, also got a cash donation from the program. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/goes-above-and-beyond-greenwood-teachers-recognition-includes-free-pizza-for-year-mariah-vandenburgh-academy/531-f2fe6503-3eec-483d-8a43-5e2358fc2e5d | 2023-05-31T02:03:09 | 0 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/goes-above-and-beyond-greenwood-teachers-recognition-includes-free-pizza-for-year-mariah-vandenburgh-academy/531-f2fe6503-3eec-483d-8a43-5e2358fc2e5d |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A house has extensive damage following a fire in south Wichita on Saturday.
It happened around 6:15 p.m. in the 4100 block of S. Wichita.
Wichita Fire Department Batallion Chief Matt Bowen said fire crews found heavy smoke coming from the house.
People there were having a birthday party. Batallion Chief Bowen said everyone was able to get out safely.
“Loss is significant. Like I said, the entire garage burned up and at least a third of the house, so we’re looking at probably excess of $100,000 loss,” said Chief Bowen.
The cause is under investigation. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/wichita-house-catches-fire-during-birthday-party/ | 2023-05-31T02:06:07 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/wichita-house-catches-fire-during-birthday-party/ |
A 23-year-old motorcyclist died in Casper over Memorial Day weekend after his Harley Davidson crashed into a large boulder on the side of a road, the Wyoming Highway Patrol announced Tuesday.
Trenton Houck, of Colorado, was driving his motorcycle on Yellowstone Highway late Saturday night, the statement said.
Houck was driving at a high rate of speed just east of Poplar Street when he failed to navigate a left-hand curve in the road, the statement said.
The Harley Davidson traveled off the right side of the road and struck a large boulder, which caused Houck to be thrown from the motorcycle, the statement said.
He was not wearing a helmet, the statement said.
The highway patrol says it is investigating speed and driver inattention as possible causes, the statement said. The roads were dry, and the weather was clear at the time of the crash.
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Houck was the 52nd person to die on Wyoming’s roads in 2023. At the same time last year, Wyoming had recorded 36 road deaths.
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According to figures from the U.S. government, 35,092 people died in car-related accidents in the U.S. in 2015 — a 7.2 percent increase in traffic deaths from 2014.
Why the recent uptick in traffic fatalities? The National Safety Council suggests that declining gas prices have resulted in people driving longer distances. The organization also notes that today's drivers are more distracted than ever, and are more likely to use social media behind the wheel.
Regardless, while driving fatalities have increased nationwide, some states are more dangerous than others. Using data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, data analysts used the total number of car-related fatalities for each state from 2000 to 2015 to rank the deadliest states for car accidents. They then found the average number of fatalities each year per 100,000 people. States are ranked by the average fatalities per year, from least to most dangerous. In the event of a tie, states are listed in ascending order by the total number of fatalities.
Notably, the states that dominate the top of this list tend to be more rural, while states with big urban cores like New York, New Jersey and California rank toward the bottom. This is likely because rural residents face longer commutes and driving distances than their urban counterparts. Urban residents are also more likely to walk, bike or use public transportation.
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#50. Massachusetts
#49. New York
#48. Rhode Island
Average Fatalities in a Year (per 100,000): 6.94
Total Fatalities: 1,176
Percent of Fatalities Related to Alcohol: 45.83%
#47. New Jersey
Average Fatalities in a Year (per 100,000): 7.58
Total Fatalities: 10,546
Percent of Fatalities Related to Alcohol: 30.21%
#46. Connecticut
#45. Washington
#44. Illinois
#43. Hawaii
#42. Minnesota
Average Fatalities in a Year (per 100,000): 9.46
Total Fatalities: 7,842
Percent of Fatalities Related to Alcohol: 35.32%
#41. New Hampshire
#40. California
#39. Maryland
#38. Ohio
#37. Michigan
#36. Utah
#35. Virginia
Average Fatalities in a Year (per 100,000): 11.04
Total Fatalities: 13,636
Percent of Fatalities Related to Alcohol: 35.93%
#34. Alaska
Average Fatalities in a Year (per 100,000): 11.18
Total Fatalities: 1,214
Percent of Fatalities Related to Alcohol: 38.30%
#33. Oregon
#32. Pennsylvania
#31. Vermont
#30. Colorado
#29. Wisconsin
#28. Maine
Average Fatalities in a Year (per 100,000): 12.94
Total Fatalities: 2,725
Percent of Fatalities Related to Alcohol: 34.57%
#27. Indiana
#26. Iowa
#25. Nevada
Average Fatalities in a Year (per 100,000): 13.18
Total Fatalities: 5,224
Percent of Fatalities Related to Alcohol: 36.03%
#24. Nebraska
#23. Delaware
#22. Texas
Average Fatalities in a Year (per 100,000): 14.67
Total Fatalities: 55,899
Percent of Fatalities Related to Alcohol: 31.97%
#21. Kansas
#20. Georgia
Average Fatalities in a Year (per 100,000): 15.80
Total Fatalities: 23,234
Percent of Fatalities Related to Alcohol: 25.86%
#19. Idaho
#18. North Carolina
#17. Florida
#16. Arizona
Average Fatalities in a Year (per 100,000): 16.35
Total Fatalities: 15,613
Percent of Fatalities Related to Alcohol: 32.27%
#15. Missouri
#14. North Dakota
#13. Tennessee
Average Fatalities in a Year (per 100,000): 18.34
Total Fatalities: 17,960
Percent of Fatalities Related to Alcohol: 29.25%
#12. Louisiana
Average Fatalities in a Year (per 100,000): 18.89
Total Fatalities: 13,636
Percent of Fatalities Related to Alcohol: 35.92%
#11. Kentucky
#10. Oklahoma
#9. South Dakota
Average Fatalities in a Year (per 100,000): 19.59
Total Fatalities: 2,487
Percent of Fatalities Related to Alcohol: 40.45%
#8. West Virginia
Average Fatalities in a Year (per 100,000): 19.96
Total Fatalities: 5,846
Percent of Fatalities Related to Alcohol: 36.79%
#7. New Mexico
Average Fatalities in a Year (per 100,000): 20.59
Total Fatalities: 6,474
Percent of Fatalities Related to Alcohol: 39.70%
#6. Alabama
#5. Arkansas
Average Fatalities in a Year (per 100,000): 21.17
Total Fatalities: 9,587
Percent of Fatalities Related to Alcohol: 31.61%
#4. South Carolina
#3. Montana
#2. Mississippi
Average Fatalities in a Year (per 100,000): 26.42
Total Fatalities: 12,349
Percent of Fatalities Related to Alcohol: 23.47%
#1. Wyoming
Average Fatalities in a Year (per 100,000): 28.62
Total Fatalities: 2,446
Percent of Fatalities Related to Alcohol: 38.35% | https://trib.com/news/local/casper/motorcyclist-dies-in-casper-over-memorial-day-weekend/article_f7a1fc26-ff36-11ed-bca3-b3d9f360b0be.html | 2023-05-31T02:06:11 | 0 | https://trib.com/news/local/casper/motorcyclist-dies-in-casper-over-memorial-day-weekend/article_f7a1fc26-ff36-11ed-bca3-b3d9f360b0be.html |
Former Department of Corrections manager C.J. Young will take over as Wyoming’s new state elections director, Secretary of State Chuck Gray announced Tuesday at a Joint Corporations Committee meeting.
Young said Tuesday at the meeting that he’s “very excited for this opportunity to be working for the secretary, working for the people of Wyoming.”
“I look forward to getting to meet all the different clerks and getting to know you all better, so it’s just a really exciting opportunity, and I can’t wait to get started.”
Young will start in his role on June 12, Gray said.
Young earned his law degree and masters in public administration from the University of Wyoming in 2014. The same year, Young was also a Republican House District 45 candidate, losing the race to Democrat Charles Pelkey. He worked at the Wyoming Department of Corrections for eight years, most recently as a policy planning manager.
As the state’s elections director, Young will head a division that assists with the state’s elections, including filing campaign finance disclosure reports, verifying petitions for independent candidates, initiatives, referendums and new political parties, generating voter registration lists, processing candidate applications and registering lobbyists.
Though the secretary of state has a wide array of responsibilities, Gray, a 2020 presidential election skeptic who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, mostly focused on the position’s elections administration duties during his campaign. He’s advocated for banning ballot drop boxes and championed during this year’s legislative session a bill that will ban crossover voting — a topic that came into particular focus in the heated competition between Wyoming’s former Rep. Liz Cheney and current Rep. Harriet Hageman.
Former state election division director Kai Schon, who served in the role for seven years, left the post before Gray took office in January. He was the Help America Vote Act coordinator with the Secretary of State’s Office for more than eight years prior to taking on the election director job.
Schon was among several employees with the Secretary of State’s Office who left the office before Gray took over.
Former Deputy Secretary of State Karen Wheeler, who had worked in the Secretary of State’s Office for 37 years, left in early January. She was replaced by current Deputy Secretary of State Jesse Naiman. Wheeler now works as the boards and commissions coordinator for the Wyoming Department of Education.
Former Business Division Director Lisa Gonzales and former Administration Director Andrea Byrne also left their posts. Colin Crossman, a member of the Wyoming State Bar who has a law degree from Duke University, replaced Gonzales as director of the business division. He joined the Secretary of State’s Office in April, Gray said.
A call to the Administration Division regarding Byrne’s replacement was referred to the secretary of state’s chief policy officer and general counsel Joe Rubino. Rubino didn’t immediately respond to the Star-Tribune’s call and email.
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FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) - The Flint River Flotilla is being canceled for the second straight year after a chemical spill in the river.
The Flint River Water Coalition puts on the event each year.
But leaders are waiting for more testing to be done to confirm the water quality is safe for the event after last June's spill from Lockhart Chemical Company.
The Genesee County Health Department lifted a no-contact order for the Flint River over the winter.
The water coalition also pointed to in-river work tied to the new Flint State Park that's expected to go on this summer. The coalition is planning several other events, including River Kids and a Harvest Festival in September. | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/flint-river-flotilla-canceled-again-due-to-oil-spill/article_bd38d008-ff47-11ed-be10-6faeb0cdae46.html | 2023-05-31T02:09:34 | 0 | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/flint-river-flotilla-canceled-again-due-to-oil-spill/article_bd38d008-ff47-11ed-be10-6faeb0cdae46.html |
GENESEE COUNTY, Mich. (WJRT) - Three years ago, Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson marched with Black Lives Matter and other groups in protest of the police killing of George Floyd.
That moment sparked a local movement known as Walk With Us.
On this the third anniversary of the show of unity between police and public, Swanson is launching another initiative to address homelessness among formerly incarcerated individuals.
Homelessness is a huge barrier for returning citizens. Swanson is partnering with the organization Nation Outside and others to close the gap.
Darrin Arbor has been home from prison for six years. He's landed stable employment at General Motors and has a credit score above 700, but has not been able to secure housing.
"Everything that was on the application that they said the criteria that I needed to fit into to rent, I fit everything -- credit score, job, all of that -- except my background," Arbor said.
Tony Gant, director of policy and program operations for Nation Outside, said formerly incarcerated people are 10 times more likely to experience homelessness than the general public in Michigan and the U.S.
He calls their housing challenges a form of "legal discrimination."
Nation Outside helps provide resources for returning citizens. Gant was on hand Tuesday to announce the new Nation Outside Guarantee pilot program, which works with landlords in Genesee County to get returning citizens into stable housing.
"This program, once we get it up and going, the purpose of it is to bridge the gap between potential tenants and landlords to address some me of those fears that landlords have as to renting with people with criminal records," Gant said.
Swanson made the first $1,500 investment into the program. The check was awarded to Arbor for a security deposit or down payment on his first apartment. There will be a total of 10 participants in the pilot program. | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/genesee-county-sheriff-aims-to-provide-housing-for-released-inmates/article_014dcfb8-ff49-11ed-beea-f3b68a096962.html | 2023-05-31T02:09:40 | 0 | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/genesee-county-sheriff-aims-to-provide-housing-for-released-inmates/article_014dcfb8-ff49-11ed-beea-f3b68a096962.html |
BRIDGEPORT TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WJRT) - The Bridgeport Township Fire Department was stretched thin with simultaneous calls for a deadly crash and a house fire at the same time Monday.
Firefighters were responding to the deadly crash on Dixie Highway when the house fire broke out on Olive Street in another part of town. One firefighter sustained minor injuries in the fire when a floor partially collapsed.
Four people were in the home when the fire broke out and they were able to escape without injuries.
The injured firefighter was doing OK Tuesday, but he is also putting the word out that a number of smaller fire departments could use more help.
Spaulding Township Fire Lt. Nick Conklin, who is a volunteer, was fighting the Olive Street fire when the second floor collapsed and he fell about 8 feet.
"Like a ton of bricks, went right down. There was no stopping it," Conklin said.
It's the first time in his 10-year firefighting career that something like this happened.
"To think that there were other people up there with me that could have just as easily gone down with it, that was the scariest part," Conklin said.
He sprained an ankle and a knee and will be off work -- both his main job and his firefighting job -- for a few days.
"I love helping people, I do it because of people out there that need our help," Conklin said.
A Michigan State Police fire investigator has been called in to help determine a cause for the fire.
Bridgeport Fire Chief Dave Smigiel said his short-staffed on-call department had even fewer firefighters than normal available for the holiday.
"Now when there is only 15, we can't tell on-call firefighters you can't go on vacation. Memorial Day weekend, several of them had things going on," he said.
Smigiel said the need for on-call firefighters is still great.
"We could put on a dozen more people tomorrow," he said. | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/simultaneous-calls-stretch-short-staffed-bridgeport-firefighters/article_03e28c6a-ff2f-11ed-ac26-ef3915a1ec13.html | 2023-05-31T02:09:46 | 1 | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/simultaneous-calls-stretch-short-staffed-bridgeport-firefighters/article_03e28c6a-ff2f-11ed-ac26-ef3915a1ec13.html |
CAPE CORAL, Fla. — A man who now has Cape Coral’s iconic clock tower said he’s been accused of stealing it for profit.
Alexander Peviea-Hernandez is an antique collector who responded to an advertisement for the tower on social media.
“I just wanted the clock. The clock was about to be destroyed,” said Peviea-Hernandez.
Peviea-Hernandez said the contractor who was hired by the city to remove the tower gave it to him free of cost — but paid a small fee to have it delivered.
He said he briefly listed the clock for sale on Facebook Marketplace but quickly took the advertisement down.
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“Somebody said they wanted it but I canceled it because I want to keep it,” said Peviea-Hernandez.
His post had many wondering how the clock ended up in his possession. Since then, he’s been accused of stealing the tower for a quick buck.
“My wife received a threat that they know where the clock is and they were going to come and get it,” said Peviea-Hernandez.
City officials say no crimes were committed in this case and the contract agreement was not broken.
“[The clock tower] was not stolen. We hired someone to remove it. We are replacing it with the exact same clock,” said Melissa Mickey, a city spokesperson.
Mickey said replacing the clock has always been the city’s plan.
She said manufacturers worked to repair the clock twice last year after its hands stopped working and after it was involved in a car crash in July.
Mickey said replacing the clock is more cost-efficient than repairing it.
“I do think it’s important that people understand that this clock was actually manufactured in 2002. It’s not actually deemed historical by any means. It’s mass-produced,” said Mickey.
Community redevelopment board members will meet on Tuesday to discuss where the replica should be installed.
Peviea-Hernandez said in the meantime, he’s holding onto the original. | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2023/05/30/city-of-cape-coral-to-replace-iconic-clock-tower/ | 2023-05-31T02:09:46 | 0 | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2023/05/30/city-of-cape-coral-to-replace-iconic-clock-tower/ |
Roosters, dogs and a tortoise: More than 150 animals recovered near Tucson in cockfighting case
More than 150 animals were seized by the Pima County Sheriff's Department near south Tucson following reports of cockfighting, according to a Tuesday report.
Deputies responding to a cockfighting report on Saturday at an address near East Old Vail Road and South Country Club Road discovered a large gathering at one property and found evidence of cockfighting, according to the Sheriff's Department.
Armed with a search warrant, detectives responded and made multiple arrests, the Sheriff's Department said. The arrests were on charges of cockfighting, possession of a fighting rooster, narcotics possession, driving under the influence, outstanding warrants and intentional animal cruelty, the agency said. Cockfighting is a class 5 felony in Arizona.
It was not clear how many were arrested, and a Sheriff's Department spokesman did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The animals seized by authorities included roosters, hens, chicks, dogs and a tortoise, the Sheriff's Department said.
It is unclear where the animals are being housed now or whether any had injuries.
The Sheriff's Department said the case remained ongoing.
"The Pima County Sheriff’s Department aggressively pursues these types of cases," the agency said in a Tuesday statement.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call 911 or 88 CRIME (520-882-7463). | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2023/05/30/tucson-cockfighting-case-more-than-150-animals-recovered/70271181007/ | 2023-05-31T02:11:42 | 1 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2023/05/30/tucson-cockfighting-case-more-than-150-animals-recovered/70271181007/ |
Man arrested in collision that killed pregnant woman in west Phoenix
Police arrested a man after a fatal collision killed a pregnant woman on Sunday afternoon in west Phoenix.
At around 4 p.m., police responded to a collision on North 71st Avenue and West Thomas Road.
Officers found that a Black Toyota RAV 4 traveling northbound on 71st Avenue was driven by Saul Figueroa, 18, who ran a red light before colliding with a White Chrysler 300, police said in a release. The passenger in the White Chrysler 300 was ejected from the vehicle and was later identified as Ruby Lopez Lopez, 23.
Lopez Lopez, who was 4 months pregnant, was later pronounced dead at the scene, according to court documents.
Shortly after the collision, Figueroa was picked up from the scene in a Silver Nissan Altima. Officers responded to the hit-and-run and witnesses provided police with a description of the driver of the Altima, as well as partial license plates which allowed officers to go to the residence of the driver. Police said that they spoke with Figueroa's suspected accomplice, later identified as Orlando Vega Martinez, 22. He told police he picked up Figueroa from the scene and that Figueroa made statements that were consistent with being the driver, according to a court document.
Officers then responded to Figueroa's house after Figueroa's girlfriend contacted the police and allowed them to search their home and locate Figueroa, documents state. In Figueroa's house, police were able to locate clothing that matched the witness's description. Police said that Figueroa denied that he was the driver in the fatal crash but had injuries that were consistent with fresh blood to his nose, an airbag burn to his left arm and a scrape to his right ankle.
Police said they read Figueroa the Miranda rights and noticed that he showed signs of impairment, like bloodshot and watery eyes, slurred speech, moderate odor of alcohol and admissions to drinking alcoholic beverages. Figueroa invoked his right to remain silent, according to court documents.
Figueroa was charged with two counts of manslaughter and one count of failure to stay/with death/injury, documents state.
The investigation remained ongoing with no clear indication of which vehicle ran the red light, however police believe based on evidence at the scene that the vehicle that Figueroa was suspected of driving ran the red light, court documents state. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2023/05/30/police-find-ledes-to-suspect-from-fatal-hit-and-run-in-west-phoenix/70270612007/ | 2023-05-31T02:11:48 | 1 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2023/05/30/police-find-ledes-to-suspect-from-fatal-hit-and-run-in-west-phoenix/70270612007/ |
Surprise music teacher arrested on charges of child pornography possession
Keith Armstrong, 65, a West Valley music teacher, was arrested at his home on May 25 on charges of having searched and downloaded child pornography multiple times.
According to court documents, a search warrant was served at Armstrong's home after Buckeye police had reviewed multiple tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children since Oct. 19, 2022.
Those tips produced 58 images, all of which were flagged as child porn, and provided a unique IPV6 IP address, which was traced back to Armstrong, court documents said.
Court documents state that in an interview after Armstrong was read his Miranda rights, he told investigators he had been struggling after a bout with COVID-19 and turned to pornographic material. Armstrong began looking at adult content but then began "looking for younger," according to court records.
Armstrong told investigators that the material was on a drive inside the home near the tablet he used for searching and downloading, court records state.
Armstrong said he never sexually touched his family or anyone else, according to court documents.
Armstrong was ultimately booked into jail and charged with 10 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor.
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Several people were arrested at a property south of Tucson International Airport Saturday after deputies say they found evidence of a cockfighting ring, the Pima County Sheriff's Department said Tuesday in a news release.
Deputies went to the property in the 9800 block of South Cactus Apple Lane, near South Old Vail Road, to check on a report of cockfighting. They eventually made multiple arrests on suspicion of cockfighting, possession of fighting roosters, narcotics possession, driving under the influence, outstanding warrants and intentional animal cruelty, the news release said.
Over 150 animals were seized. Among the recovered animals were roosters, hens, chicks, dogs, and a tortoise.
Anyone with information is asked call 911 or 88-CRIME, the anonymous tip line.
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The Lancaster County Clerk’s office will begin accepting 2023 property valuation protests beginning Thursday through the end of the month.
Protests must be postmarked by June 30, the deadline set in state law. Those postmarked after that will not be accepted.
There could be a large number of protests this year: The Lancaster County Assessor’s office has said a revaluation of all property means valuations in Lincoln have increased 10%-30%.
Protests can be filed online, by mail, or in person following the instructions found at lancaster.ne.gov/propertyprotest .
Protest forms are also available by contacting the County Clerk’s Office at protest@lancaster.ne.gov or 402-441-8724. There is no fee to file a property valuation protest, according to a news release.
Those filing protests must use a standardized protest form, and a separate form must be filed for each property being protested.
The following information is required: property identification number; requested valuation amount; reason for the requested change in valuation amount; and the filer’s signature. Protests that omit any of those elements could be dismissed. Supporting documentation can also be submitted with the protest.
The Lancaster County Board of Equalization has contracted with a third party to coordinate referees — real estate experts familiar with property in Lincoln and Lancaster County — who will hold hearings with protest filers and make valuation recommendations.
Filers will be able to discuss their protest with a referee by phone or in person at hearings held from mid-June through mid-July.
Lancaster County Clerk Matt Hansen encouraged protesters to submit paperwork as soon as possible to give filers more time to schedule hearings and provide any needed additional information.
Valuation recommendations will be presented to the Board of Equalization for final action Aug. 10. Filers will receive written notice of final valuation decisions in mid-August.
For more information on the property valuation protest process, contact the Lancaster County Clerk’s Office or go to lancaster.ne.gov/propertyprotest .
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Rebecca Rager greets her grandfather Alfred Zieg (from left) during a celebration before his birthday on Wednesday, in the Gramercy dining room on Saturday, May 27, 2023, at The Residence at Gramercy in Lincoln. 'It has been a life for sure," Alfred Zieg said during the celebration. "And on Wednesday I get to start all over again, right?"
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ATLANTA — A basketball game that usually begins with cheers and the blow of a whistle instead started with a somber moment of silence honoring an Atlanta teen that was shot and killed over Memorial Day weekend.
Midnight Basketball in the City of Atlanta honored Bre'Asia Powell. She was a rising junior at Benjamin E. Mays High School.
Powell was among several teenagers who were on a party bus that ended with a stop on school property. Around 2:30 a.m. Sunday, police were called to the shooting where they found Powell and a 16-year-old boy hurt. Both were rushed to the hospital and Powell did not survive.
Before tip-off at C.T. Martin Natatorium and Recreation Center, Atlanta asked the community to hold a minute of silence to remember Powell. She enjoyed basketball, volleyball, dancing and was an enthusiast of Atlanta Teen Leaders Academy "and always showed up with such a positive and pleasant attitude," a spokesperson with the city's parks and recreation department said.
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens said Sunday that she was supposed to start the city's summer youth employment program Tuesday. Instead, the community remembered her contributions and how her young life was cut short.
“We will miss Bre’Asia, she was an amazing young woman, she was a superstar in her mother’s words, she was the life of the party, she was a scholar and a star athlete," Davida Huntley said. Huntley is serving as a spokesperson for the teen's family.
Her family is hosting a series of events throughout the week to honor Powell's life. Details can be found below.
Bre'Asia Powell celebration of life details
Balloon Release
Wednesday, May 31 | 6:30 p.m.
Benjamin E. Mays football field
3450 Benjamin E. Mays Dr. SW
Attendees are asked to bring pink, gold or white balloons.
Viewing
Friday, June 2 | 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Alfonso Dawson
3000 MLK Jr. Dr. SW
Photos are prohibited
Funeral service
Saturday, June 3 | 12 p.m.
Jackson Memorial Baptist Church
534 Fairburn Rd. NW
Repast
Saturday, June 3 | 3:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
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ATLANTA — Editor's note: The video in this story is from a previous report.
The evacuation order has been lifted Tuesday evening -- a little over a week after a crane collapsed in Midtown Atlanta, according to fire officials.
In a letter, the Tens on West Apartments said residents are now allowed to return home.
"Please remember that the building has sat vacant since last Monday, without services, including waste removal," the apartment complex said in part in the letter. "We have scheduled additional cleaning services tomorrow to restore the building to our cleanliness standards."
Roughly 1,000 people were displaced since the crane collapsed at a building under construction last week.
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Last week, Capt. Michael Roman with the Atlanta Fire Department said people noticed what appeared to be smoke and called to report a fire. Instead, when firefighters arrived, they noticed that a crane had collapsed, sending dust from the crumbling concrete into the air.
Roman said firefighters found four people with minor injuries. The four people who were injured were all taken to Grady Hospital for treatment.
Infrastructure company Balfour Beatty said the crane malfunctioned, "resulting in the counterweights dislodging from the crane and falling to the parking deck below," the statement reads. "First responders arrived quickly to treat four injured workers who were subsequently taken to the hospital."
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) officials have been investigating the incident.
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SPALDING COUNTY, Ga. — Spalding County deputies arrested a woman accused of stabbing another woman to death and then setting a trailer home on fire with the body inside, they said.
Christy Garner was charged in connection to the murder of Patricia Gresham. Deputies arrested the 40-year-old after a fire broke out at the home Sunday off Dutchman Road in Spalding County.
When firefighters arrived, they were told by a witness that a body was inside the burning home. The remains were later identified as Gresham, according to a release from the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office.
“While speaking with the witness, he stated that he was present in the trailer when Christy Garner stabbed Patricia Gresham in the neck and killed her,” Dix stated in the release. “Garner then attacked him, but he was able to fend her off and get away. Garner then set the trailer on fire to cover up the murder.”
Firefighters weren’t able to get inside the home when they first arrived. A portion of the home had collapsed, making it impossible for firefighters to get in, the release stated.
Eventually, crews were able to “beat back the heat and flames long enough to allow for Mrs. Gresham’s remains to be recovered,” according to a statement from Sheriff Darrell Dix.
While crews worked to contain the fire, detectives began to investigate what happened prior to the fire. After investigators conducted interviews and gathered evidence from the scene, Garner is facing the following charges:
- Malice murder
- Felony murder
- Aggravated assault
- Concealing the death of another
- Tampering with evidence
Currently, Garner is being held in the Spalding County Jail without bond. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/woman-stabbed-to-death-fire-set-home-spalding-county/85-82fd558d-85af-4dd6-a8f7-9e0641100576 | 2023-05-31T02:20:38 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/woman-stabbed-to-death-fire-set-home-spalding-county/85-82fd558d-85af-4dd6-a8f7-9e0641100576 |
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) — At least one person was killed in a shooting outside a Vancouver Safeway location shortly before 6 p.m. Tuesday.
A heavy police presence responded to the shooting at Safeway, 6701 E. Mill Plain Boulevard, along with multiple other agencies including the Vancouver Fire Department.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A man accused of stealing a delivery truck out of a McDonald’s parking lot and running over a 67-year-old man in Salem was arrested Tuesday morning, according to the Salem Police Department.
The delivery truck was reported stolen around 7:20 a.m. from the McDonald’s at 1000 NE Lancaster Drive. Officers sid there had been a struggle between Eloy Arthur Tello, 42, and a delivery driver.
As Tello fled the parking lot in the stolen truck, police said he ran over another man. He was brought to Salem Health and transferred to Legacy Emanuel Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Officers said Tello was seen on I-5 and tried to elude police before crashing the delivery truck.
Tello was arrested for second-degree assault, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, hit and run (injury), hit and run (property), DUII, failing to appear, violating parole, and attempting to commit a crime. He will appear in court on May 31.
Stay with KOIN 6 as we receive more information. | https://www.koin.com/local/marion-county/man-67-run-by-stolen-truck-at-salem-mcdonalds-1-arrested/ | 2023-05-31T02:28:25 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/local/marion-county/man-67-run-by-stolen-truck-at-salem-mcdonalds-1-arrested/ |
DALLAS — A bill that some have said could help law enforcement and families at the center of missing children investigation is on the way to Governor Greg Abbott's desk to be signed.
Lawmakers recently passed HB 3556, or the “Athena Alert” bill. This would allow law enforcement to issue a regional alert when a child is reported missing without the criteria or confirmation of an abduction.
The bill is named after Athena Strand, who is the North Texas 7-year-old abducted and murdered last November. The bill passed the Texas House overwhelmingly, making it one step closer to codifying what would be called an "Athena Alert" into law.
“My daughter was taken from her father’s front yard. She wasn’t out on the street,” Athena's mom Maitlyn Gandy told the Committee on Homeland Security and Public Safety in April 2023.
Gandy explained how she pleaded with investigators to issue an Amber Alert for her daughter, who deputies later said was abducted and killed by a FedEx worker.
“Unfortunately, I kept getting met with the same response that she, in her case, did not meet the criteria for an Amber Alert to be issued,” Gandy said.
Under the Amber Alert criteria in Texas, law enforcement must show that a child has been kidnapped or abducted before an alert can be activated.
The new Athena Alert system removed that specific criteria. It would allow a police chief to issue warnings within a 100-mile radius of where the child was reported missing and across neighboring counties.
“I think this particular bill makes perfect sense. I’m glad the legislators took it seriously,” said Dr. Alex del Carmen, an Assistant Dean at Tarleton University and expert in Law Enforcement.
“Clearly, there’s going to be some ingredients in place, that are going to have to take place for that Chief of Police to make that call," Carmen also said. "One of which is obviously that all the other levels of seeking that child, that missing child have been exhausted,”
Former Tarrant County Sheriff Dee Anderson has some concerns with this type of alert system.
“From the day we even envisioned Amber Alert, before it ever even existed, one of our main concerns was are we going to keep this to where people pay attention to it,” Anderson said.
Anderson was instrumental in helping to create the Amber Alert system. He said he’s concerned some members of the public may see another statewide alert system as a distraction and potentially ignore it.
“My concern is, and again, I don’t want to ever say I don’t want to find every lost child, but my concern is adding another layer to this will make it where people are going to be less interested when a true Amber Alert comes out," Anderson said. "When the public is truly needed to find a child whose life is in imminent danger."
Once signed, the Athena Alert system is expected to begin on September 1. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/amber-alert-vs-athena-alert-what-would-be-differences-in-texas/287-6c23eb41-28a6-4f05-b3f6-5d455a6c2753 | 2023-05-31T02:33:46 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/amber-alert-vs-athena-alert-what-would-be-differences-in-texas/287-6c23eb41-28a6-4f05-b3f6-5d455a6c2753 |
FRISCO, Texas — A Frisco golf club has dealt with two incidents of racism in the last few days.
This past weekend, Frisco Lakes Golf Club general manager Linroy “LC” Costly got a photo text message of a racial slur written in one of the course’s sand bunkers.
“I was shocked,” he said. “I was in disbelief to be quite honest.”
A Black golfer playing the par 4, 13th hole saw two people running away from the bunker and then discovered the writing.
“It hit home needless to say,” Costly, who’s also Black, said. “It made me feel extremely sad.”
The golfer’s daughter posted about the incident on Instagram saying, "This has happened too many times in this city."
The family told WFAA they agreed to let Costly speak on their behalf.
“No one needs to go through that whether you’re Black, white, green, it doesn’t matter,” he said.
Costly said that on Monday they got a call for a tee time, and, when asked for a name, the caller said the same racial slur four times. They’re currently working on pulling their phone records to share with Frisco police.
Two years ago, an identical sand bunker incident happened just five miles away at Trails of Frisco Golf Club.
“That’s the sad part that as a Black man at 53 years old, as a general manager of a golf club, we’re still dealing with this in 2023,” Costly said.
All of it is happening in the same city the PGA of America is headquartered in.
"The PGA of America condemns all acts of racism and has reached out to the club to see if we can assist them as they investigate,” the company said in a statement.
"I think Frisco is a pretty nice community,” Costly said. “It’s a diverse community. It’s getting better and better.”
Costly and a new ownership group took over the course last March. He said in 20 years he's never personally dealt with an incident of racism in the sport but said it's been an issue for decades.
“The gap is narrowing. I truly believe that," he said. "There’s more African Americans, there’s more Mexican Americans, there’s more Indian Americans.”
Police are now investigating. Costly doesn’t believe the act of hate was committed by a golfer playing that day.
He said the man who discovered it decided to preserve and finish his round.
“Hopefully someone will come forward. The biggest goal for me is to catch the perpetrators,” he said. “I didn’t think that would ever happen, but it did.” | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/frisco-golf-course-racial-slur-bunker-racist-phone-call-days-later/287-38171be2-06bc-4d0b-b4e6-6e11e6777259 | 2023-05-31T02:33:52 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/frisco-golf-course-racial-slur-bunker-racist-phone-call-days-later/287-38171be2-06bc-4d0b-b4e6-6e11e6777259 |
DESOTO, Texas — Investigators are trying to find a suspect involved in a shooting that left a teenage boy in the hospital, according to the DeSoto Police Department.
The shooting reportedly happened a little before 4 p.m. on Tuesday on the 1400 block of Deborah Avenue in the parking lot area of the Corners Apartment Complex in DeSoto. This is northwest of Moseley Park and southwest of Grimes Park.
The shooting was immediately detected by the DeSoto Police Department's new "ShotSpotter System," which allowed police to quickly respond to the exact location of the single gunshot and locate a 14-year-old teenage boy with a leg wound. The teenager was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment for what police said are non-fatal injuries.
The police officers’ quick arrival also allowed them to locate and speak to multiple witnesses who provided details concerning a male suspect, also believed to be a juvenile, who was wearing a white t-shirt and a lime green ski mask, according to officials. The suspect reportedly ran away from the scene headed in the westbound direction.
Police did not provide any more details about the suspect. Police said investigators do not believe this incident was random and do not believe there is any immediate threat to the general public.
DeSoto detectives have been following up at the scene and are asking anyone with information concerning the shooting to contact the detectives working this case at 469-658-3050.
This is a developing story. We will provide updates as we find out more information. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/police-asking-for-help-in-desoto-shooting-of-14-year-old-boy/287-49093c7e-7341-438a-859f-bb664c33d310 | 2023-05-31T02:33:58 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/police-asking-for-help-in-desoto-shooting-of-14-year-old-boy/287-49093c7e-7341-438a-859f-bb664c33d310 |
DALLAS — A Silver Alert has been issued for a missing 71-year-old woman in Dallas.
Police say Beatriz Totsuka was last seen on Tuesday, May 30, around 4:30 p.m. in the 9900 block of Bethany Drive, near the intersection of North Buckner Boulevard and Ferguson Road.
According to police, Totsuka left the area on foot and may be confused and in need of assistance.
She's described as being 5-foot-3 and weighing 130 pounds, with brown/gray hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a red bath robe and blue jeans.
Anyone who may have information on her whereabouts is urged to call 911 or police at 214-671-4268 and reference case number 099061-2023. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/silver-alert-issued-missing-71-year-old-dallas-woman/287-fc7ba222-2f7e-4f7c-b5cb-176147394d13 | 2023-05-31T02:34:04 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/silver-alert-issued-missing-71-year-old-dallas-woman/287-fc7ba222-2f7e-4f7c-b5cb-176147394d13 |
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A 2-year-old boy died after his father shot him during an argument with his parents at their family home, according to St. Petersburg police.
Aaron Creary, 22, is charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child and violation of probation, the department said in a Monday morning update.
Police say the father lived with his son, Armani Creary, at his parents' house off 15th Avenue South. Officers arrived at the home just after 8 p.m. Sunday after receiving a report of the child shot, the police department said.
"I got my little girl at home asking me, 'Where's 'Mani,'" Armani's mother, Makayla Steele, said. Armani is a twin, he leaves behind his sister, Aubrianna.
At some point, Aaron Creary reportedly got into an argument with his parents and pulled out a gun. When he fired the weapon, it struck his son, police said.
After the toddler was shot, Aaron Creary tried to drive him to the hospital but lost control of the car on 34th Street South at 15th Avenue South and crashed in the parking lot of a closed business, authorities said.
Surveillance video shared to 10 Tampa Bay shows a black car speeding into an auto center parking lot and crashing into a silver car. The driver of the black car is seen in the video exiting the vehicle and carrying a small child.
Later in the video, crowds of people formed and it appeared they were trying to help. Then a fire truck, two police cars and ambulance trucks arrive to attempt to save the small child's life.
"If I had to pick an emotion right now — I'm angry," Steele said in an emotional interview less than 24 hours after her son died.
Steele believes the shooting was an accident, and is fully supporting the father of her children.
"That man loved them," Steele said. "He would never ever put them in harm's way."
Police say they were able to take the boy to the hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
His family described Armani as energetic, lighting up every room he entered. His mom highlighted his love for good food, giggling as she talked about how he enjoyed snacking on some chicken.
Aaron Creary had a hearing Monday morning where his bond was set at $750,000, court documents show.
Family members tell us a viewing will be held this Saturday and a funeral will be held the following weekend.
10 Tampa Bay's Leo Santos contributed to this report.
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BOISE, Idaho — Coming soon to your mailbox in Ada County, the annual property tax assessments. Ada County Assessor Rebecca Arnold told KTVB they are on the way.
“The assessed value notices, some were placed in the mail last Friday and some will go in the mail [Tuesday]," Arnold said. "So, they should be in mailboxes by the end of the week."
One thing you may notice in the overall data on the assessor's website is that it looks like residential assessments seem to be down for the first time in over a decade.
“Single-family residential went down, multi-family residential is up. Duplexes, for example, went up. Commercial values went up, but that's simply reflective of what occurred in the market,” Arnold said.
There are a lot of factors on assessments, but Arnold said there is a major contributor across the board.
“It's simply a reflection of the market. The market has slowed and slowed as of Jan. 1," Arnold said. "It may have increased in some areas since Jan. 1, but that would not be reflected in these assessed value notices or assessed value as of Jan. 1."
Specifically, depending on where you live in the county, every family is in a situation unique to them when they get their assessment.
“Some went down 6-9%, some went down 18%. There are a few pockets where the values actually went up,” Arnold said.
If your property assessment is lower than in years past, there is a chance your property taxes will go down. Still, there are a lot of factors that go into it.
“It’s not that simple. It depends on what the taxing entities do. Boise City, for example, has already announced that they intend to raise property taxes this year, so total property taxes will go up in the city of Boise," Arnold said. "How they're paid will be perhaps a little different. There'll be a shift. Commercial will be paying a higher percentage this year than it has in in the past, and residential will be paying slightly less, but the total tax bill is not going down."
As taxing districts set their budgets in the coming weeks, the property tax bill picture will be clearer.
"They all have to be done by the end of August, first week of September. So, it's important to pay attention to what each taxing entity is doing. Boise City, Ada County, ACHD, the school districts, look at their proposed budgets, attend their budget hearings, provide comment," Arnold said. "It's important that they hear from citizens and hear citizens’ concerns. I know some people say, 'well, I don't know what taxing districts I live in,' but it seems like on the assessment, all of that is answered. It's right there on the bottom of the assessment."
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BOISE, Idaho — May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage (AAPI) month. To celebrate, we are sharing the stories of some of the members in our community who are of Asian or Pacific Islander descent.
"I'm very beholden to my ancestors and the folks that come before me. I'm very aware of that on a daily basis," Idaho Rep. Sue Chew (D-Boise) said.
Chew has had a front row seat to a lot of changes in her 18-year tenure serving in the Idaho Legislature, but her journey witnessing history started long before her time as an Idaho lawmaker.
Chew's father was one of the first Chinese lawyers in California. Having grown up during the Civil Rights era on the west coast, Chew said she experienced great friction during such a time of unrest and discrimination.
"Back in the old days, we weren't recognized at all. So, the fact that we have this is really important," Chew said.
Chew said that even in the City of Oakland - where she resided and went to school - there were very few people who weren't White. Chew said she was "beaten every day" as a first and second grader.
"Where I come from, one of my classmates was Black, and he took the BART station in the Bay Area to Walnut Creek to watch a basketball game. He never made it back," Chew explained of the racism she witnessed in California. "When people followed to see what had happened to him, they found him in a tree, someone had hung him. So, that's what we come from."
These racial hostilities that Chew experienced influenced her decision to move to Idaho - where she had some friends and family residing.
So, when Chew was in pharmacy school and looking to work in geriatrics, she chose to come to the Gem State - which was one of only three places in the country that had a geriatrics pharmacy program at that time.
Chew recounted the pivotal conversation she had with her friend, Sandy, prior to the move, where she asked, "'Sandy, are you in a geriatric residency?' She said, 'yes, I am,' and I'm like, 'and do they hang people like us up in Idaho?'" "No," said Sandy.
Chew said that Sandy's consoling response is what led her to the Gem State.
"I think what's important for me is the idea of giving back to my community, I can specifically give back to my Asian communities. So, you know, when we had the anti-Asian hate that was associated with COVID, our communities had to come together," Chew said. "I mean, for the most part, I find that here in Idaho, folks from our Asian communities that I've dealt with, when things happen to them in terms of anti-Asian hate, they don't want to tell anybody about it. They just want to move on, but we needed to unify our communities."
Chew provided the example of unity she has witnessed in Idaho. She said that 30 local kids, most of them Asian, organized and ran her campaign in the last election for the Idaho Legislature.
She said that children have a different way of doing things, and that was seen when they marched through downtown Boise.
"The kids got standing applauses by all these people. they experienced it in a very positive, uplifting way, and my old ways coming from, you know, the Civil Rights time, is I would have had it shut down and controlled," Chew said. "I would never have done that. The kids found no harm and they found love."
Having lived through the tumultuous era, Chew said it makes having a month dedicated to Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month all the more special.
"I think it's so important that people are upstanders or willing to learn to be upstanders. Right? And help each other," Chew said. "You know, a lot of folks have carried some historic trauma that they themselves have dealt with, or, you know, is in their genetic background. So, if someone's triggered, maybe just give them a little bit of space. Just love each other. We're not perfect, right? None of us are."
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Staff Sgt. Jessieian Paala, with the United States Marine Corps, gets a reaction as he shows off a selection of toys and games available to students at Reed Elementary School in Kuna on Tuesday. The Marines, paired with local nonprofit Astego, the Ada County Sheriffs Office and the local American Legion chapter helped to distribute the toys as part of a program called "Unplug and Play."
Children pick from a selection of toys and games available to students at Reed Elementary School in Kuna on Tuesday. The items were made available as part of a program called "Unplug and Play."
Children gather in the gym before selecting from toys and games available to students at Reed Elementary School in Kuna on Tuesday. The items were made available as part of a program called "Unplug and Play."
Staff Sgt. Jessieian Paala, with the United States Marine Corps, shows off a selection of toys and games available to students at Reed Elementary School in Kuna on Tuesday. The Marines, paired with local nonprofit Astego, the Ada County Sheriffs Office and the local American Legion chapter, helped to distribute the toys as part of a program called "Unplug and Play."
Staff Sgt. Jessieian Paala, with the United States Marine Corps, looks on as children pick from a selection of toys and games available to students at Reed Elementary School in Kuna on Tuesday. The Marines, paired with local nonprofit Astego, the Ada County Sheriffs Office and the local American Legion chapter helped to distribute the toys as part of a program called "Unplug and Play."
U.S. Marines help children pick from a selection of toys and games available to students at Reed Elementary School in Kuna on Tuesday. The Marines, paired with local nonprofit Astego, the Ada County Sheriffs Office and the local American Legion chapter, helped to distribute the toys as part of a program called "Unplug and Play."
Toys are stacked for students to pick from at Reed Elementary School in Kuna on Tuesday. The items were made available as part of a program called "Unplug and Play."
Staff Sgt. Jessieian Paala, with the United States Marine Corps, gets a reaction as he shows off a selection of toys and games available to students at Reed Elementary School in Kuna on Tuesday. The Marines, paired with local nonprofit Astego, the Ada County Sheriffs Office and the local American Legion chapter helped to distribute the toys as part of a program called "Unplug and Play."
Children gather in the gym before selecting from toys and games available to students at Reed Elementary School in Kuna on Tuesday. The items were made available as part of a program called "Unplug and Play."
Staff Sgt. Jessieian Paala, with the United States Marine Corps, looks on as children pick from a selection of toys and games available to students at Reed Elementary School in Kuna on Tuesday. The Marines, paired with local nonprofit Astego, the Ada County Sheriffs Office and the local American Legion chapter helped to distribute the toys as part of a program called "Unplug and Play."
U.S. Marines help children pick from a selection of toys and games available to students at Reed Elementary School in Kuna on Tuesday. The Marines, paired with local nonprofit Astego, the Ada County Sheriffs Office and the local American Legion chapter, helped to distribute the toys as part of a program called "Unplug and Play."
Toys are stacked for students to pick from at Reed Elementary School in Kuna on Tuesday. The items were made available as part of a program called "Unplug and Play."
KUNA — On Tuesday, students at Reed Elementary School experienced something that can only be described as Christmas in May.
All 700 students at Reed Elementary picked out three toys that were donated from Astegos in partnership with the Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Campaign. The program, called "Unplug and Play," is meant to give kids fun and creative things to do instead of playing on electronics, Astegos Founder Tim Flaherty said.
Reed Elementary is the first school in Kuna School District to benefit from the program, and its students wouldn't be benefiting from it if it weren't for two teachers: Mary Holmes and Rocki Beck.
Holmes and Beck have been using Astegos, a community warehouse for nonprofits, churches and schools, for a while, and reached out after hearing about Flaherty's desire to partner with schools and Toys for Tots.
“I totally believe in taking technology out, especially for the summer,” Holmes said. “Nobody stops and plays anymore. Everyone is just entertained.”
Getting students off of technology for the summer is important to teachers, because they see firsthand how technology use changes students, Holmes said. Some students lack communication skills that could be developed outside of school by play, whether it be with Legos or board games.
"In my opinion, there is an addiction to technology," Holmes said.
That addiction is something Holmes and Beck see in their own homes.
Beck, who teaches technology at Reed Elementary, says she wants kids off of technology. Her own kids have an hour screen-time limit on all their devices because after too much use, Beck notices they get more irritable.
“There’s too much of that these days. We just want kids to be creative thinkers without having an electronic device all the time," Reed Elementary Principal Kevin Gifford said. “We use devices at school, obviously, so there's value to them. We just don't want (students) to do that exclusively.”
But this initiative is about more than kids unplugging: It's about kids who have a need that the community can meet together.
“This is a way we can have a broader impact," Flaherty said. "We're impacting the lives of 65,000 students through our community warehouse right now, and we’re one year out.”
Reed Elementary has a diverse population of students and is a good representation of some of the needs in Kuna, Gifford said.
For some of these kids, these toys are all they'll get from now until Christmas, Superintendent Wendy Johnson said.
“We have title students (low income) who have a need," Holmes said. "My fifth- graders, when we brought the toys back, they were so excited about those pot-its, you would have thought that we had just given them a PlayStation.”
It takes organizations like Toys for Tots, police departments, city governments, schools and communities to make something like this happen, Flaherty said.
“These programs are really important for us in a lot of ways," Ada County Sheriff Matt Clifford said. "It's organizations like (Flaherty's) community outreach organizations and victim advocate organizations that really supply us with the knowledge of the things that we should be doing."
In Holmes' class of 37 students, there are kids who don't know how to tally, or play Monopoly — things that the "Unplug and Play" initiative could change.
Staff Sgts. Jessieian Paala, Ricardo Montero and Alexander Lopez handed out toys to kids on behalf of Toys for Tots.
"It's amazing how generous the community is, like all the toys are donated, and if it’s not donated, money is," Paala, Toys for Tots coordinator, said. "I'm also a father, so it's really nice to see people caring for kids."
After a brief discussion about how to use 911 in case of an emergency, elementary students picked out their three toys, grinning ear to ear and laughing with their friends.
“Our teachers are awesome,” Johnson said. “This is the perfect example of going above and beyond (for students).”
Emily White is a reporter for the Idaho Press. She covers Boise and Ada County with an emphasis on education. Follow her on Twitter @EmilyWhite177 and email her at ewhite@idahopress.com
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When the University of Idaho announced abruptly last week it was seeking to purchase a long-standing online higher-education institution, the public had less than 24 hours to react before the state education board took action paving the way for the transaction to move forward.
In that week, many have been trying to understand the ins and outs of the potential purchase of the University of Phoenix (UoPX) — wondering why it’s being considered and what it means for students in Idaho. Because the negotiations were done under strict nondisclosure agreements, most people did not know about the proposal until the announcement made last week.
The Idaho State Board of Education unanimously approved the proposal and showed broad support, but there have been questions circling from the public about the UoPX’s reputation, as it has been the center of lawsuits for misleading incoming students with deceptive marketing.
The Idaho Press sat down with leaders from the University of Phoenix and UI to talk about what this deal means for both institutions.
WHY DOES UOPX WANT TO SELL? WHY DOES UI WANT TO BUY?
The online university has been owned by Apollo Global Management since 2017. Often when private equity firms make an investment, there is a “time horizon,” after which they may no longer wish to continue that investment, said UoPX Provost and Chief Academic Officer John Woods.
“Our owners were not going to be our owners forever,” Woods said. “I think they have a genuine interest in the University of Phoenix being set up for its next nearly five decades and the best place that they thought it could be set up to serve our students ... would be in partnership with a progressive, forward-thinking traditional institution that recognized that the higher ed landscape includes more than just traditional learners.”
Idaho’s flagship university wasn’t the first institution to be approached. In April, the University of Arkansas System Board of Trustees, in a 5-4 vote, narrowly rejected a proposal to move ahead with an acquisition of UoPX, HigherEd Dive reported.
While the Arkansas school system was trying to decide how to move forward, UoPX approached the University of Idaho in March.
Woods said it was drawn to Idaho because UI also serves a high percentage of first-generation college students and both schools are “very student-centric.”
“As we got to talking to the University of Idaho, we realized that we had a strong desire to help students for life not just for a four-year degree, or even a graduate degree, but for life, as needs for new skills continue to evolve,” Woods said.
UI President C. Scott Green said that the opportunity presented to the school would allow it to adjust to an anticipated enrollment cliff that’s quickly approaching. A study by the University of New Hampshire estimates that nearly 2.3 million fewer babies were born in the U.S. between 2008 and 2013 than would have been expected had pre-recession fertility rates continued. This is going to impact the number of students going to college, Green said.
“The world is changing around us, and we have be prepared to change with it,” Green said.
University of Phoenix serves a higher population of adult learners, which could help stabilize revenue to the UI, Green said.
It’s also a profitable institution, Green noted. If the transaction goes through, UoPX will become a not-for-profit entity, but the revenue it brings in will stay around the same. At least $10 million of annual revenue would go to UI and around 25% of additional cash flow would go to the university with the remaining going to the newly formed not-for-profit that would oversee the online school, NewU.
It’s projected that between now and fiscal year 2030, between $153 million and $170 million could flow to the UI, and between $320 million and $337 million to NewU, UI officials said at last week’s board of education meeting.
WHAT WOULD CHANGE FOR STUDENTS AT BOTH SCHOOLS?
In the short term, there won’t be much of a discernible change for students at either school.
UI will continue to operate as it has, which include its existing online courses, Green said. And UoPX will continue to operate as it has, maintaining its leadership structure and staff, Woods said.
“I do think that on just about every level I can think of at least, it is getting down to doing what we’ve been doing already but part of a different organization through affiliation,” Woods said.
For UI, there are potential benefits down the line that officials are still exploring, Green said. It’s possible that UI could utilize the technology UoPX has, such as its platforms or systems to track student progress, in its own online programs.
Green also discussed the potential of making more UoPX credits transferable to UI or even statewide. Currently, the university accepts credits from about 560 classes from the online school. Adding more could help improve access for students in Idaho who want do stay at home for an associate’s degree before moving on or who are trying to take online summer classes to graduate on time, he said.
UOPX IS A FOR-PROFIT; WHAT WILL IT LOOK LIKE AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT?
UoPX has been operating since 1976 and is a for-profit institution.
If the sale goes through, UI will create a not-for-profit entity called NewU and the school will transition to a 501 © (3) organization.
The costs of attending the institution will remain largely the same; it costs $398 per credit with each course accounting for three credits, according the the UoPX website.
However, the revenue generated by the university won’t flow back to investors once it’s a not-for-profit, Woods said.
“In this case, no such investors exist,” he said.
That money could then flow back into the institution and back to the University of Idaho.
For-profit universities have come under scrutiny and are the subject of a number of large settlements. In 2021, University of Phoenix students were awarded a total of nearly $50 million in tuition refunds as part of a larger $191 million lawsuit for deceptive advertisements. In 2009, the U.S. Justice Department settled a False Claims Act lawsuit against the institution for $67.5 million.
Green said he believes UoPX’s reputation will stand to benefit from transitioning to a not-for-profit model.
IS UI TAKING ON FINANCIAL AND REPUTATIONAL RISK?
There is liability that the university would be taking on, Green said. The consultants that UI hired to look into the potential liability estimate it could come to about $7 million annually, he said.
There are thousands of pending Borrower Defense Claims against the online university, which if the Department of Education accepts them, would entitle the filer to student loan forgiveness.
Green said the online university’s insurance policy is enough to cover the expected liability, and that, out of caution, UI is looking into purchasing more coverage.
“All those cases that come forward need to be adjudicated, but I think we feel perfectly comfortable about getting our arms around that risk,” Green said.
As far as reputation, Green said he was impressed with UoPX’s current leadership and thought their business practices would help avoid the mistakes of the past. He noted that other public institutions have acquired for-profit online schools and it hasn’t damaged their reputations; In 2017, Purdue acquired Kaplan University, and in 2021, the University of Massachusetts took control of Brandman University.
“Does anyone think differently of Purdue?” Green asked.
WHAT HAPPENS NOW?
The State Board of Education’s move last week allowed UI to create a new not-for-profit in order to acquire UoPX. To move forward, the accreditors for both institutions would need to approve the transaction.
The two entities are seeking to have UoPX’s accreditor, the Higher Learning Commission, consider the application at its November board meeting, according to a frequently-asked-questions page on UI’s website.
UI’s accreditor, the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, will also have to approve it.
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